Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 21, 1873, Page 4

4 THE VILLE DU HAVRE. Acconnt of the Collision Given by Capt. Robertson, of the Loch Eartts The Responsibility for the Disaster At tributed to the Officers of the Sunken Steamer. Horoic Eftorts of o Mother to Save the Life of Her Child. Subroriptions in Aid of the Vietims in Havre and Paris, New Yonk, Dee. 20.—London papers of tho 8th, racoivod to-day, contain the oficial roport of Capt. Hobertson, of the Loch Earn, which sunk tho steamor Villo du Havro. It is aa fol- lows, 5o far ns relates to tho collision : Nov. 22—2 a, m.—Latitude, 46 dog. 64 min. north ; longitude, 96 deg, 6 min, west. Wind, south-sonthwost true. Ship bracod up on the port tack, hoading by standard compass north- wost by wost, orwest half-north true. A steamor's mast-head was scon from one to two points on tu portsbow ; onr sido lights out, und burning ‘brghtly. Shortly after we saw tho stoamer's cnceo lights, Ble was coming straight for ny. Almost immodintely she showed onl, her port and mast-hend lights, aud was stecring apparontly to pss -upder our storn. _After & short time we rang bar bell and porced the holm, a8 we thought sho svae coming too nenr, tho steamer atill showing only bor pott light. ¥hen closo to our bow, tho stenmer’s helm was starboarded, and sho was acrosd our how, A collision was inevitablo. Thoe order vins given to back our sfter-yards, but be- foro {he bracos could bo let go the two vessols CAME IN COLLISION, tho Loch Earn strikivg the stoamer amidehips. *Ihe ships immediately separated. We threw our after-ynrds aback. Lalf the crew then shortened snil, and tho remainder clorred m\'n.lyl tho port lifo-boat. The carpenter, being at the pumps, reported that the ship was making no water, sud then went forward snd found tho bowaprit gone, snd the bow smashed complotely in, bub tho collision bulkliesd wa4 gpprrently unin- jured. A boat from the Villo du Havre thon tamo elongside, containing nu officer and four men. Iasked if the steamor w8 much injurod, He said sho was injured, but did not soy sho wanted nseistance. A8 no siguals of digtress wexe made by tho steamer, Ithought at the time the boat was sont to _rendor us ussistance, but while talking to the oficor I saw tho stesmer APPARENTLY BETTLING DOWN, and lowered the port life-bont at onco in chnrgo of the Second Oflicor and four men, who made Yowerds tho sinking sltip. Our cutfor and ptar- board Jifo-boat were then cleared awsy, ond 1 o fow minutes dispstched to tho scoue of ihe catastrophio, their only guide belng thu eries of tho drowning people, tho steamor having disap- pecred. Wo kept our boats out till daylight antil evory ono flostiug among the wreck was pickod up. Wo succeeded in FAVING EIGHTY-FOUR TENSONS v of tho 506, & Jargo proportion_hnving gons down with tho stesmer. The Ville dn Hayro unly doated about fiftcen minutes aftor being straels. Capt. Robertson then proceeds to give an ac- count of nis FALLING IN WITH THE TRDOUNTAIN, and trausierring the steamer’s passengers aud crew to her, with the oxception of Messrs. Cook and Weiss, and one_of the stesmor's firomon, who was injured. Hethen gave an account of 4is shuggle to eave his vessel. "The following incident of tho disaster is told by the Captain of the Loch Barn : A LADY SWAM ALONGSIDE with 8 child In hier arms. A rope wus thrown to bov, which sha seized, but, in attempting to bs p\l\&cd up, holding on by one arm, with the ather Tound tho child, hor strongth failed ber, and the hild way Jost, but the poor mothor was hauled on board. AN IMPOSING REQUIEA( JAUS waa golemnized at Havre on tho Bthinst, in nonor of tho victime. The Cathedral was draped o black_from the roof to the floor, and was thironged by o congrogation of 5,000 porsous. ‘Phe catzefalquo was surrounded by woilors of the Bopublican navy, and ol the civic, naval, and military dignitaties of the place were prosent, The Cure’s sermon was interrupted by Lurats of griel from the worshipors, Al the shipsin the faruor dressed thoir flsgs’ half-mast high, snd business was b a stand-still, THE PIULIC SUBSCRIPTION araounts to 40,000 france, including contribu- tions of tho company. The singers of tho Paris opera aro_to give a performance of * Ln Fayor- ita” at Mavre for tho benefit of the fmuailies of tho victims. 3 Drof. Rufct, of the Goneva Thaological Semi~ nory, in which’ Cesar Pronier, lost by tho Ville du "Hnvre disaster, was a Professor, writes to 1his country asking if the American Christions ¢ould do soinething for Pronier’s numorous fam- ily. He loaves a wifo sick for many years, and gi% cbildren, the oldest only 13 years and 6 ‘months. CRIME. In Chicago. John MeArthur does not bolieve in the au- thority vosted in policomen, aud go when ono of them undortook to arrest him for disorderly conduct bo rosisted, end would not go until ho swes overoly clibbed and the ofiicer badly pound- ed. The result was, that Justice Boyden fined John £50. Joln McHonry and George Gilbort broke into the storo of Willinm Archdeacon, No. 211 Enst Randolph streot,end were entering when arrested. ‘They wero up before Justico Boyden yesterday, Dut he contivued thelr caso inbail of $260 until the 280 inst. Charles Frauk is o youth who does not fill Lis ‘head with useful knowledgo,but does fIll his pock- ets with tho proporty of others. Tho result was, that Friday Charles was arrested with sun- dry stolen axticles in his possession and locked up. Yesterday hio was sent by Justice Scully to thie Roform Kehool for three months, Henry Billivgs, as & boy, could not keep his hauds off the property of otlior poople, and 8s iedoveloped into vigorous manhaod tho samede- siro to cmbezzlo grew even fastor than bis body, ond, ~with & hoight of nix feet four inchos, e can steal with auy one for_tho champiouship, Deoing found with Mr, J. B, Garterman’s whip, Henry was arrested, and yosterday sent to the Bride- well far & month. While the Tempersnoe Club was holding o mooting in Karlo's Hatl, on North Clork streot, num—?flfishlgnn. TFriday night, & disputo aroso be- tween two young men about a young girl, ro- sulling in ono of thom, name unknown, draw- ing & revolyer and firing two shots, ono of which ool offect in tho leg of his rival, Jamen Castello, whilo the othor eut off s finger from the hand of 2 man who was trying to separate thom. No ar~ zogta wero made. The Coroner was ungu%ul yostorday in_hold- jug 2 inquest upon the budy of Maurice Olern, 3t No, 1 Myrick avenue, It will bu rememborod shat, on the 28th dey of November last,deceased, “whils in the ssloon of ona Johu Dawus, at tle corner of I'wonty-sixth strect and Cortage Grove Syenue, gob in & Gght with the latter, and whilo beiug ojected from the place struck Downs with & loaded whip-haudle, Dowaus retulinted, striking Ohorn with s billet in tho head, The lattor then junped idto his bupgy and drove away. It Heous that Ohorn then, instead of going Lome and having his hend sttonded to, went ou a Bproo whica did not have_ an ending untll tho following morning, Ilo was sick the noxt day. Dr. Ward wes called in, who found that the blow with the billet had fractured Ohern's skull, Downs, herring of the stuto of afinirs, dofiverod himself up into tho hands of Justico, but was rolensed on Lall, Ohorn naver Tacovered aftor lie took to his bed, but saukinto 2 comatose state, aud diod Friday ovening, Di. ‘Ward made & post-mottem oxnmination of the Jody of decensed, und fonnd a wound in tha loft panital eminence of tho slull, under whioh was an abecess, Tho other organa of the man's body werein a very unhoalthy condition, the (unzs being compleioly gone, “Lho doctor cou- sidered that tho wound vas not nevosparily a futal ono, but that douth was s\xper‘lnd\_wod by tho bod condition of the decegsed, The inquest ou tho bady is not yo concluaed, “Phioro is somo excitemont Iu Burlington, V.. o\*fyg{x% Qiscovery of & doticionoy of 817,000 in ho gccounts of the Interusl Tovenue oftice of zho DBurlington Distriot. The dofaleation is charged by the Collestor (Crane) to uahmfl A, Jewett, who is now Asslutant Bup " THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBU of the Ohlengo Divislon of the Pullman Car Company, and Ia said to have beon_commitnd two years and o half ago, whon Mr. Jowalt wan Dopity Colleator for tha District. Tt o sacod If A ovemwg papor Tridn TEY et Uhon " Hinten arshal - of Vormont was on his way to arroat Col. Jowatt, A raportor of this paper “ealled at Mr. Jowolt's oflico yostorday, and found that that gontloman wns airendy in Burlington, Vi, having gone thero of his own froo will, soon nltor tho firit of thio month, whon ho hoard through frlonds that ho was chnrged with tho dofaleation, o nssortis that the charo {8 abrolutely without founda- tion, nnd was made by the Colicctor, Crane, tocover n{) his own erimo. _Upon arriving at Burlington, M, Jowott secured ablo connrol, and by tholr advice will romain thore until the difficuity is sottled. Ilo wrote, in a lotter toa friond, that thora wasnodonbt thatthe defleienoy existed, but that ho had no knowledge of it until ho rolurned to Burlington, Ho will ymunculo Crana for dofamation of charactor if an investigution of tho charpo sgninst him {8 not made. ‘I'he Pull- man oftleials have porfect coufidonco in Mr. Jowott's integnity, and aro confldont that 1t will bo shown that 1o did ot commit tho crime with which ho is charged. A Now Phuso of the Cnse of Pettis, tho Convicted Boston Forgor—Iiiy Doublo Turns Up Under the Name of Woods waolls Special Dispateh to The Chicago 'Pribune, Tostoy, Doc. 20.—Tho now famous case of Spence Pottis, the notorions forgor, who swindled Mathew Dollos & Co. outof soveral thousand dotlars’ worth of railrond bonds, by forged checks, toolk a now turn to-day, when tho Dis- trict Attorney moved for soutenco. Pattis, who Ting long heen kuo wa a8 & most successful forg- or, was convicted somo months ago, but tho cago was takon Lo tho Bupremo Court on oxoop- tlons, which have winco boon overruled, To-duy his counsol moved for a new trial, on the ground of nowly-discovered eyidenco, and submitted an ufldavit from William A, Tinker- ton, o dotoctive, Botiing forth that, in an interview with Austin Byron Bidwell, who waa in jail in Cuba, tho latter acknowledged that ho and George MacDannld, who nro now sorving & life-sontenco for the Benk of England forger- ics, committed the forgery for which Spenco Pettia is now held, and that the reogon for not holpiug Pottis in tho matter was thot o wasn dangerous man to them iu the prosccution of thelr business, Lettora were also eubmitted in the haudwriting of Bidwell, which it was clnimed boro no resemblonce to tho handwriting of Pattis, but which was identified with tho handwriting of one Woodwell, who committed forgerios in Tounton, this Woodwell heving always hoou taken for Petiis, In this connoction an afiida- it wan produced from Mr. Fullor, the Postmus- for ut Taunton, in which bo says that tho photo- gruph of Bidwell boars o utrlklni redomblauco to Woodwell, and hoe went to tho SufTolk County Juil m tho summer of 1873, aud smw Sponco Pettis, who was not the person who took out lottora ot Taunton in the samo of Woodwell. Turther written testiniony was offored to sliow that Bidwell was in Boston about the time of tho forgory, nnd went by the name of MHulliu, The Judgo took tho matter under ndvisement, and will render & decision noxt Saturdsy. Eecleslastienl Sentencess Special Divpateh to The Chicaqo Tribune, LaxsiNo, Mich,, Dee, 20,—1The trin of tho Rov. Willimu Rica wau concluded to-day. He was found guilty, and suepended from the min- try. Special Dispateh to The Chicaao Tribune, Foxn pu_Xae, Wis, Dee. 20.—Lawyor Eli Hooker, of Waupun, & member of tho Mothodist Chutren of that place, was tried this woek by un ecclosinsticnl court of that church for adultory and fummoral conduct with a lady of his town. 'The trial lasted four days, and was the cause of 1o littlo oxcitement nnd taik during the progress. Tho Rev. R, M, Walker, of Groen Bay, acted ag counsol for the prosecation, and Capt. J. H, Tlausor, of this city, was nitornay for tho do- fonso, IMr. Hooker was found not guilty of udultory, but hoe was found guilty of ‘immoral conduet, and oxpelled from tho church. Washington Craminanl Ttems. Special Dinvuteh o The Chicayo Tribune, ‘WasuixNgros, D. C., Dec, 20,—The man Cbris- tian, who was arrested, tried, and sontenced to & year's imprisonmont, and to poy o {ine of 81,000 o liort (ime since, for the resurrection of dead bodies from tho city comuteries, and solling thom to medical colleges, wns o hospitul stowsrd in the army, and was discharged tho sorvice on tho 18t inat. Tho Prosecuting-Attornoy has rofused to bring Blisy, the man. who so brutal ly whipped bis daughtor, a fow days 8o, to trial, alleging ns nu excuse that a father has & Jogal right to dietato to hia doughtor whore she may or may not visit, and to punish her when sho disoboys him. Five Executions in_Caonada During the Dlolidays. Speciat Diavuteh to The Chicayo Trilmne, Tonoxro, Can., Dee, 20,—~The Christmus holl- dsys in Cavadn are io bo varied with no less than flve executions of eriminals convicted of mur- der. On the 22d, a man nemed Nesbitt is to be hanged at Lindaay ; On the 20th, Drinton, at Poterborough; on the 27th, Osier, au Pem- broke; on the 80th, Tryon, at Barrie, all in this Provinee, and the mail man 2t Lunnn‘mrg. N. 8. All of tho murderers are mon of years, and the deeds for which they wero convicted were out- rageous in tho extrome. Exocutions are now conducted privately here, Bajlot-Eox Stuffing in Phladelphin, Special Disoatch tn The Chicago I'ribune. Prurapereiia, Dec. 20,—Last night Willlam Porter, & Judgo of Election, was held in $1,000 ‘bail by Ald. MeColgan, to auswer the charge of pleciug fraudulent ballots in the box. Ilml;?nmin Intur, Democratic Inspector, deponed that, nfter tho first voto had heen polled on Tucsday morn- ing, he eaw Porter, without mllhorilfl, place a largze mmbor of tickots in the box, Duriug the dny 103 non-voted tickots bad been inserted, nll'of thom ngainst the Cobstitution, Intw's ovidence was n\nxgartud Ly John C, T'redericks, & clerk, and olphua “Lox, kaoper of tha windaw book, who testified that & large numbar of tickets wore in the box when but one ballot Llind been cast. New York Criminal fiatterss New Yonit, Dee, 20,—Tt is reported that frauds Dhave been diecovered in tha Coroner’s offico in Brooklyn, nud that a largo number of flctitious Su?\\osm havo been made, tho inqnisition papers belng made out on physiciang' cortificates and chargzed for ag if tho luqueats lind boon held on bodies ; and, furthermore, that within threo yoars 629 bogua cases of smell-pox lave been Charged for, 3 Plie Committeo of the Bupervisors who aro now overbauling matters, find that monoys sp- roptiated by thio Brooklyn Commissioners of hnrities have beon squsndered in tho mast out- ragoous manner, doublo prices being paid in nenrly every instanco for purchases made, and no,vouchers have boen returned. It is understood that the *ring” prosecutors, efter the trial of thic lenders, will commenco suits sgainst some woll-known law firms, to recover & portion of tho enormous focs recoived by thom from tho ecity. Loulsvilllans Swindled. LouisvirLg, Doc. ’.’IJ.-—]:bxu'ing‘l tho past two wocks this eity has been visited by 8 number of rofcesional swindlors who have, iu & small way, I:nd yarious successes. ‘Lhe lnst swindlo was by two partios atyling thomsolves Raymond & Co., who went nmongmorchants for advertisomonts to ‘Lo placed on tin to bangin stationsalong the ontiro Louisville & Nashvillo Raitroad, and niter pro- sonting to tho patrons n copy, they loft after the usual fashion with tho ‘monoy collected. oy oxliibited & forged cortificato of tho Bupar- intendoug of the railrond and othor documents, Taymond & Co, suceeoded in gotting sovorsl i:d\lr:rti‘;amcms. The deteclives linve the case n houd. Fammany 5all Applaudy the Convics tioi of the §Ring Thioves. New Youk, Dec, 20.—The Tammuny {Iull Gen- oral Committee, in sossion to-mght, adopted resolution congratulating the peoplo on the ton- vietion of the wmombaors of the lato ring, and auyiug the Justices, juries, and sttorneys who Tiive baou thus faithtul to sociely ao autitled to the gratitude of all good, honeat citizons, Guinbling Dens Brokon Up. Toutsvitie, Ky., Dae, 20.—4A large numbor of gamblers who were foroad to discontinuo faro in thiu city by police regulations, aud took eir touls to Jetfersonville, Ind,, whero they lavo hnd fll swing for & mouth, within the pas two doys have beon driven from tho town by the prossuro brought to boar on thom by tho Joffersouville x'n{mdcr for tho Courfer-Journal, Threo latgu, well patronizod banks hnve hoen brolcon up withuut thio aid of tho polico Ly pop- winr indignation resultiug from thoe exposure of tho ganbling Jocalitios, It in supposed that the grmblers will now generally leave the olties about tho Falle, THE ERIE CANAL. Nrw Yonx, Dec, 20.—The oxverlment of got- ting ihe ieo-honud bouts of tholiric Canalthrongh tofide-wator, 18 likely to prove o docided suceeks, Aruasy, N Y., Ded, 20,—Dispatches vecolved by Auditor Dayton to-dny sliow thatif the weathor ia favorablo, u number of boats that left Sohoe nootady yeuterdny wiil be got to tdoratar, /NE: SUNDAY:, DECEMBER 21, 1873, B e e e e e e eeereeeemssrreerere WASHINGTON. Littlo Prospect, of the Confirmation of Will- inms for tho Chiof-Justicoship. Numerous Protests Against the Ropeal of the Bankrupt Law. Special Dispateh to Tha Chicago Tribune, THE CIIEP-JUSTIORSIIP. WasmixaToy, Deo, 30.—A prominont Adminis. Aration Bonator statod to n friond m convorsation fo-dny, that bo intends Lo voto for the contirma~ tion of Mr, Willlams to tho Ohifof-Justicoship, because of his (tho Sonntor's) Irlendship for Gon. Grant, but bo Ia satisflod that tho nomina. tion will bo rojocted by the Sonate if a voto is taken, Ho addod that ho hopes, aud has reason to oxpect, that tho Prosident will withdraw the nominatién of Williams immodintely upon tho roconveuing of tho Benato aftor the holiday ro- co8s, TIE JODGE DURELY, OASE. Meses. Wilson, of Indians, and Eldridgo, of Wisconsin, of the Iouse Judiciary Committeo, Iinving been diroctod to go to New Orleans dur- ing tho holiday roccss to talo testimony upon which the Committeo may prosent articles of impeachmont agalust Judgo Duroell, will loave horo to-morrow night, GOING IIOME, Tho railrosd trains trom this city last night and to-dsy wera crowded with membors of the Jobby, or ‘third house,” and other visitors who intend to spend the holiduys nt thoir homey, It 18 romarked, howover, that o largor numbor of Congrossmen and residents of other cities pro- poue remaining in Washington during the ap- proaching holidays than on formor similar occa- slons, This is acconnted for by tho factthat tho hotole and boarding places are better, and many moro outsidors now rent restdonces hore snd settlo down fu them with their families {o spond tho winter than horetofora. OCEAN MAILS, A decision in regard fo the carringe of the oconu mails between New York and Europe will probubly be arrived at by the Postmustor Gon- ornl_on Tuesdny next, in ordor to socure tho uickest nud most roliublo trauaportation of these mails. Mr, Croswoll is inclined towards no pormanent or lengthy contracts, but to so nmm}m the servico as to onable him to rovise, oud if necessary chungo the schedulo of vougels overy throo months for the purpose of giviug the trans-Atlanticmauls to thobest und fastest stonm- ors louving New York on onch of the days on which mails aro sent. Where is groat compotition smong the various linos of steamors that run to snd from New York and Europe'for theso ocenn mails, not o much on account of the compensa~ tion involved us to obtain the prestigo of carry- ing them. THE TRANKPONTATION QUEHTION. Hovoral mombers of Congress from the sco- tions of the country immedintoly intorestcd are opposed to tho proposition contained in the cir- cutlar which has heen hunded around for signa- tures by which u union of ihe membars from the West, Northwent, and Bouth is intended to be uffected, tho objoot being to secure combined action on messures for the cheaponing of transpoctation to the seaboard. A miecting of the members fuvoruble to the several projects of tho abave charactor is to bo held in tho hall of the Houso of Representutives on the Tneaday following the rensserubling of Congress, INVESTIGATION WANTED. It is suggosted that, under the resolution of tho Housoe, the Committes on the District of Columbiu would do woll ta secure tho servicos of Wnrren, the oxpert who ferroted out the Tammany frauds in Now York, to cxamine tha accounts of the District of Columbis, the Board of Public Works, and the former municipal gov- ernmonts of the citics of Washington and Georgetown, and of this District 8o far as ro- gurds the oxpendituros for improvement, TUE BANKRUPT LAW. Protents aro coming in from different parts of tho country, signed by business mon quite gon- erally, aguirst the ropeal of the Baukruptlaw. They urgo, that whilo o modifleation js noces- sary under tho cireumstauces, a sweopliug rapeal of ilio ontire lnw would bo productive of grost injury to the busincss intercet of the country. [0 the Assoctuted Press.) 'CREASURY, STATEMENT, WasuiNaron, D, C., Dec., 20,—Receipts of in- tornal revenuo for the mouth, 865,306,076, and for tho fiseal yonr, 845,119,567, Outatanding logal-tendors, 375,008,218, FORTION MAILS, The DPostmastor-Goneral announces that he will arrange a system by whieh European mails shall bo dispatched from Now York four times o weal, on ateamers sailing on any given Tuesdny, Wednerday, Thursday, or Saturdny, which, se- cordiug to past record, hava best fulfilled their conditions of specd, socurity, and certainty. —— et SPRINGFIELD. nor’s Jiessaze to the Legs tate Charitable Anstitie The Gove: islatures: tionn, ¢ Special Dispatoh to The Chicaao Tribune. Srarerrewy, Il Dec, 20.—Gov. Deveridge is engged upon bis message, to be Inid beforo the Legislaturo ut ita adjourned sesgion in January« Ife bas not given out the topies which Lo will discuss, bu) it js underatood that the condition of the Roform School at Pontinc is such, as to demand prompt attention, occasionod partly by a fallwro in tho appropristion mude to tho institation to meet the incroasing demands upon it : and, agam, o class of hoys are being gent to the institution never contemplated in the ack croating it. Tho Stato Board of Charities have completed their inspection of tho charitable juktitutions in tho southorn and central portions or the Stuto, and have fixed upon the first woek in January to visil the inatitution in Chicago and the Northern Insane Asylum at Elgin, LEGAL INTELLIGENCE. A Case Invelving tho Legulity of Vers < bal Contracts. Speetal Diepateh to T'he Clicayo Tribune. Osnxosn, Wis., Dee. 20.—Tho suit of Chop- man & Chanoy, lumber manufacturors, of this city, ngaiust Spafford & Beovill, of Rockford, 111., to recover for 200,000 foot of lumber sold dofondant, snd burned Oct. 24, 1872, has jusl hoen decided for defondant by the Clreuit Court. Plaintiff proved the salo of the Jumber to do- fendant Lofore the fire, but under the statute of frauds the jury found for defendunt on the ground that the bargain was not in writing, sud no part paymont was made, ‘Lho lumber wes cnd by pluintiffe, piled in _the yard, snd aftorwards destroyed by fire bofore any payment was made. ‘Tho caso jnvolved the Iegality of verbal con- traots, and attracted considorablo nttontion. FIRES. At Pariw, Canndz, Special Lpatch to The Chicago Lrbune, Tonoxto, Can,, Dec. 20.—Yestorday, a hitle after noon, the Grand River Knitting Mills, at Taris, wero destroyed by fire, causiug a loss of $26,000. Beventy hnuds are thrown out of om- ployment, In Detrolt, Spectal Disvateh to The Chicayo Zribune, Dernorr, AMich,, Dee, 20,—This ufternoon A, B, Hiuman'a oil store took fira nud was ontirely destroyed. 'Tho loss iw ovor 10,000; partly m= sured,” The Champion Mills stack in the samo block was wmoroe or less dnmuged by water, Qircus Norses nnd Wagons Hurned. Pmavcrnis, Pa,, Dee, 20,—A five in Foro- 1 Bflne;h‘n managerio _at Goermantown to-night wned the sialile ond fivo valuable horses; also all the wagons belouging to tho show, — MORTALITY IN SAN FRANCISCO: 8ax Fraxcwsco, Dea, 20.—Lhoro wero 101 deathn in this eity during the weel, the groatest mortality for tho samo time thus ycar, Tweuty deaths occurred from searlotiug, Which {a epi« domio amouy the children of the vity, MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY. pecial Dispath to The Chicaga Tribune, ASN Annon, Mich,, Deo, 20,.—1he Webator So- clety of the Law Dopartment Lave chouen tup following officorsfor tho enewng term: Presl- dent, (teorgo P, Voorhelu: Vico-Prosident, 1, N. Toudloton ; Socrofary, Migs Btrickland ; wrer, D, Rowon: Marsbnl, D, D, Furell; Bonior Oritle, 11, B. Frllass ; Junior Oritio, Wayno Hay- wan. The souior class of the Literary Dopart- ment has appoluted b committce conslatiug of W, If, Wolly, J. D, Wasuor, E, H, Withoy, L. Aezwell, Jry) Jan, ¥ Pottor, Al Brounan, Jo T. Woodruff and 7. 8, Hall, to co-operato with the Committeo nippointed by the Alumni lnst Juno to doviso mauns for incrensing the attend- anco of the elags dly and cominoncement oxor- ctsen, U0 oxorci nos In all departmonts ol the Univorsity closod yostorday, and will ho rosumed on Monday, Jan.° 4. dacob Hangatorfor, the wtudonti’ old fritmd nud favorlto reatnuratour, dlod lnst ‘Thurada i ovening of tho dropuy. — e —. CIASUALTIES. Collislon Om an Eastern ¥nilroad Caused by Crimina) garclessiosss= "L hroo Pern ms Killed and 'Hwo Dane govously In jureds - Svecial Dig oatch fo The Chicago Tribune. Bosron, Dee, 20.—The nccidont on the East- om Railroad, just bolow Keonobunk, to-day, was the rosult (1 tho grouscst cnrolossnoss and negligenco on tho part of tho watchman and tolograpl-oponstor at thot station. Ou arriving at that station, Bisbeoe, tho conductor of tho up froight of forty«-four cars, drawn by two ongines, missed tho and pon-var on his traln, aud notified tho (olographroporator to stop all eastward- bound tralns, as ho wan going baok after bis ear, Ho nleo Lmi s signallight bung to stop tralns, Tho oporator at Konnobunk talo- gruphied to tha train—dispatehor at Portemouth “glioll T stop tho train?" Back camo tho an- awor, *No.” T'ho watchmau thon pulled down tho signal, andina fow momonts tho down freight train of twonty cars, drawn by Engino 78, whizzed by at no modorato spood, and whon about two miles out, running at o fearful speod down grade, collided with Bisboo's train, which bod just sbnrted back. Bisbeo, tho conduccor, w8 on tho fiTat engino, and was instantly killed, liits body hot ribly mangled, and s braive seat- tored about on tho track. Gower, the ongincer, paw tlo appronching train in_tiwo ta rovorso It engino and jump. He struck in o brook, | somo 20 foet from tha track. Fravk Day, of Kanucbunkport, was alao on the ongiue ond oscapeid. Tho threo engines aros total wreok, 8i3¢ cara aro piled up with them, Throe mon nrekillod ond two dangorously injured. i nocldé mt will probably cost tho read some- thing ko £900,000. The stock, which weut from 105 t1) 101 aftor tho Seabroof accldent, waa at 88 yosb orday, and foll off only 1 por cent at the nows od tho accideut, 70 the Awsociated Press.) Pontemy o, N. 8., Dee, 20—Two freight trains on | ko Esstern Railroad camo in collision at Konnel uult nst night, sud a conduetor, & brakoman,,, sud o fireman were killed, and two others wtire injurod. The trains wera hadly wrocked. Drowned in a Cistern — Mystorious Clrcumstincess Specdal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, YreiAlirs, Alich,, Doo. 20.—Mra. Robinsou, residing i n this city, loft lior houso Lo draw water from n obistern, Not roturning, ufter & rensonn- ble time, search was instituted, and tho appar- ently liloless body was found in tho wator. Althoug! 1 not dead, no offorte of the physiciay, immodia Loly summoned, could rostoro connclous- ness, ap 4 she shortly ogpired. A Corouer'su- xuent is bringlug to light facts which mako it oubtfu! whotber she committed suicide, waa murdor:d, or was accldoutally drowned, Hor fifo wna insnred for 15,000, =0 that every effort will bo:mnde to_olicit ovidence as to the mannor of h(ur ideath. The affair croatos unusunl excito- ment. Wreek of o Eretght ‘froin. LASs ark, 11l Dee. 20.—Soven curs of a way- froight, train, bound south, un the Illinots Cen- tral Reuilrond, were thrown from tho track this forena on by & bad rail, at the zino works, half & mile n orth'of the dopot, and smashed futo kind. ling-% ood. One of the wrecked cars was londed with v7heat in bulk, and two with pork. Nobody was Irart, The wreck was cloared nway about 4 a'oloy ft thiu afternoon. s THE TURF. Last; Doy of the Loulsiann iJockey Club Races. Niav Onreaxs, Dac. 20,—Tho fall meoting of tho Tiouislaua Jockey Club closed to-day with & fair nttondence and good track. Weather clear aud «cool. Fi rat race, Haflin stake, for 2-year olds, one mile, 326 eutrance, pley or pey; 700 added ; twerity-gix nominations, ten startors, Won by Balipukool; Bay Rum second, Paryleo thind, benting Col. Neligan Btone's b. o _Bweet Bay. Tom Aloxauder's Lurry, Hurt's Stampede, aud Bonaventura, ilims, 1:4635. Baliankeol took the lead and kept it tiaroughout, winning by & leugth, Colbrili's Plu ntor ran away, going throo and o half wilos, ancl was withdrawn, Bay Rum wne the favorite. Fiocond raco, congolation purao, $400. Fal- meuth took the lead, koeping it, winning by two lengths; Western Star second, 1. . U. third, heating Tidal, Tom Lonth- ortr, Quartermuster, ~ Alovile, Mary L, nud Capt. Hulchingon. Time, 1:143¢. Westorn Star was tho favorite, selling 1n the pool firat, for50; I O, U., 46; Tom Loathors, 45; Fal- mouth, 80; tho flold, 55. Third Race—TFour mile heats, Club purse, 1,200, Rilent Friond 11 Oarrington 3 3 Honnabel 9 8 Tow Alke 4 dis 6. Silont Friend wag the [favorite, two to one agaiust tha field, and wou' esily —— THE LATE PROF. AGASSIZ'S SUCCESSOR. Bostox, Mass,, Dee. 20.—Dy the deod of en- dowment of tho sehool at Ponikeso, givon by Mr. Auderson, tha tobacconist, Prof. Agassiz had tho right to select his successor ns Prosidont, aud be chose his snnl.‘Alnxnudnr Agassiz. [By Mail,] afr. Alexander Aguasiz, the only son of the Iato distinguished nsturalist, according to the Boston T'ranseript, inherited iu n marked degreo the ability aud ¢be tasto for patient, thorough investigution posscescd by bis father. In proof of thin it rofors to the mark of distinguished morit recontly conforred upon him bythe Boston . Socloty of Natural History, iu rocoguition of tho valuo of hig_investigations upon the Echino~ dorm, for which he received the grand honorary prizo kuown a8 the Walker prize—ic being the 1lrst occnsion of its award. Tho terms upon which the prize ia given aro that the investiga- tions shiall oxtond over s poriod of five years, the rosults of tho investigation to be published at Joast one yoar pravious to tho decision of the judges, thus’ leaving it open to tho wearching analysls and eriticism of all compotitors, Tho fact that his work successfully passod this ordeal is [u itself on unquestionable proof of the ox- linustive rescarch sud scientific sccuracy of his conclusiony, and places him in the front rank of American uaturalints. e PERSONAL. Special Dispateh to The Chicngo Tridune. Br.ooaNaToN, Iil., Dac, 20.—Richard Edwards, Prosidont of tho Stato Normal Hchool, s dos cided to enter tho ministry, and accordingly will bo ordsined in tho Congregatioual Church on noxt Tuesday, in the Baptist Church buildiug, at Normal, His ontering the ministry will not m- torfero with his untfes in the Norwul School, Dy, Post, of 8t. Louis, will prosch tho ordina- tion sermon. New Youw, Dee. 20,—Gou. Julius White, tho United Statos Minister to thoe Argentine Repub- lic, arrived in this city to-day, in tho steswmor 1o do Jauoiro, on his way to Chicago. Roar- Admiral Taylor {8 o pasgengor by the somo stenmor; also Commodors Zumborling, of the Byazilian Navy, who comes by the order of his Goverumeut to axumine inte the naval ergauiza- tion of tho United Btates. WORKINGMEN'S MEETING IN LOUISVILLE. LousvirLy, Ky., Deo. 20,—A large maeting of workingmen of this city was lield to-night at the Court-1louso, to consider the needy rituation of tho thousnnds out of ctaployment. The burdon of the speoches made was that the work- ingmen want either aid labor or monoy to ouablo thomt to got through the winter. A petition was framed, ad- dregsod to the Gonerad Conucll, -asking for im- modinta aotlon iu the way of assistanco in labor ou publie works or au appropriastion of mouoy. A committes of flve was sppoiuted to orgauize & Mapufaoturing and Laborera’ Exchauge, to xo« porg on Mondwy. — DECLARED BANKRUPT, New Yonx, Deo, 20.—Howes & Macey, who suspendeddaring the recont panlo, were declared baukyupts by default to-duy, they muu{; to put in an anewer to the Court to the potition that thoy be ro declarad. — DETROIT’S PARK BONDS. Spearal Dispatch to The Chloago-1'ribune, Derior, Mich., Deo, 20,—In reply to an in- quiry of tho City Comptroller, tho City Attorney to-dsy declarod the pnrk bonds ordered by the Counoil on Tuoaday legal, OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. New Yonk, Dee, 20,—Arrived—Steamship m}:u%r;mgfimaxb. Steamships s and ONDO] a S Eiyps Lavo asrived ouky Hasis-an FOREICN. Rapid Progress Made in the Siege of Cartagena, Additional Duteh Victories Reported in Acheen, SPAIN, Mapnm, Deo. 20.~Tho troops bosleging Cavtagenn advanced to within 800 motron of thot oity yosterdny, and took some prisonors, Tho fusurgonts mado soveral gortics, but were repulsed. The Minlster of War has complimont- ed the commander of tho Governmont forcan. — ACHEEN. PeNANG, Deo. 19.~Tho Dutoh troops in Acheon aro in posrossion of all the country on tho left bauk of the Achcon River. iy B GREAT BRITAIN, ONDON, Dec, 20—6 &, m.—Hpacial dlspatehon from Madrid sny thnt there in grent nrjnlclug thore ovor Lho rumor that tho Unitod States hus decidod that the Virginius wus not entitled to curry the Amerlean ilag. The London 7%mes, commenting on the report, enya: * Such a d chion ouli b3 consistont, widh truth and” jus- e T, Dog. 30, i feo 0810, Deo, 20.—Tho roport that Dartl of thio Frouich Logation at S5, x-ummm.r‘}'u,wflgé heou appoiutod Minister Vi ! - (\mefl*.] : stor to Washiugton, is con. e Oxtores, Deo 10 Ouoelt f ty ec. 10.—Ono-half of tha food in Bougul is exhnusted, nud it e e that o famine cannot bo averted. ¢ THE INDIAN TERRITORY. Tho Semi«Civilized Kribesy Decline to Mix with the Wikt Snvages of the he Former Desire to Sle od as Citlzenw of the United 'he Negroes Also Cluim Citle zenship, Usyrea, LT, Dec. 20.—Considorablo exeite- mont exists in the Indian orritory over the recn‘mu\cmhmuu of the Prosident in bis moessage to Congress to orgnizo tho Indian Torritory tor the purposo of locating the wild Indious among thoso pooplo. At the recont meat ing of the Okmulgoe Convention, thoy declined to take auny aclion in ropard to modifying the Constitution until Con- grose changed its poliey in regard to the Indian, of thoplainy, Thoy say for sixty yonrs the; bave been tryiug to civilizo themselves and tlmg childion, and now to placo tho Modoes, Kickn- poos, Arrspahioos, Kiowns, nnd Comenches along- side of thom as noighbors would demoralize their childron zud destroy the labor of years, A large number of them told Supt. Henagoe that i the Government would limit tho bounda- 1y fo the nhml,y»ni§hth moridian, adopt themn ns citizens of the United Btates, and confine the wild Indisus to the tovritory west of them, there would he no opposition among tho peoplo to o Territorial Govornment and nllotment of the land. A dolegation of prominent colored poople will visit Washiugton in January, to urge Congresa t0 give them their property” Hght in tho Torri- tory, and citizenship in the United States. All the peoplo seom anxious that Congross should at this session give them conrts and a form of government that will protect them in all their rights, Thoy are now satisfied that oiti- zonship aud restriction of limits of the Territory 80 28 to excludo tho settloment of wild Indinns in their midat will alone save thom from dograda- tion, and advance the civilization of the puoplo, RAILROAD NEWS. Reduction of Passenger Rates on the Dajtintore & Ohio Rond=-Chesapenke & Ohio Rallroad Election. . CixcINNATY, Dec. 20.—The officors of the Bal- timoro & Ohio Railrond here aro advised that, on and aftor next Monday, pssengor ratosfrom Bal- timoro to Civcinuatii aud othor Wostern cities will bo reduced 20 to 83 por cent bolow tho pros- ent rates, The stockholdors of the Chesapenko & Obio Railrand re-clocted ita old Board of Diractora to-day, and the Board organized tho samo 28 lnst your, | * Not Absconded. Kaxsas Orry, Mo, Dee. 20.—The roport that M.B. Hall, contractor of the Poolo & I'all River Railrond, Lad sbsconded is proved untrao. Tt sooms that he lind been_disappointed in money matters, and had gono East to negotiate bonds as & moans of paying. Tho road will g0 on. —_——— FINANCIAL, New Yonx, Dec, 20.—Monsy closed up ensy at 4@0 after londing as high as 7 per cont gold. Torcign oxobnugo closod dull at 1081¢10856 for primo bankors’ 60-dnys'storlug,and 10854 ror domand. 4 Gold closed at 1103(@11034, aftor eolling at 1100 and 110}, Markot wenk to-dny, with vory below Olnoinnati fall at stations pUITIT Lmld the Minslasipp! River will olow Cniro, oxeept ut Now Or- OENEIAL ONSIRVATIONA, © P ftin| eather, v.Clear, % ol Wicalm L, OFs 24N, W, et ol oM, W freshy) 0 ) froens) O[Clondy. 0Clnar, niClenr, 20Eint 0'Clear, 10w, geiitio. oClear, 1|N.'W,, gentie| 0Ciear. BlCalm ", ojlear, 0[N, fresi, olGloudy, THE DEVIL-FISH. Something More About i Dovil Capture Correspondence of the Toronto Glabe. A pleco of raro good fortuno haw fallon in my way, in connection with this extraordmary fishi, Inmy laat letter, I guvo your rondors an account of o nterviow which two of our flshermon had with a monstrous specimen of tho race, in Con- coption Bay, and of the amputalion of two of its arme, * Yostordey n fishermen from Logic DBay ealled on me and informed mo that he hnd eaptured o dovil-figh In s net, On examination I found that- his stutemout was corract, and thnt though the dimensions of this spocimon aro small, compared with tho monstor of Con- coption Bay, it is by no means *to be snecezed at,” aud 18 mueld lnrfor than Victor Ifugo's colobisted dovil-fish, Tam now tho posscssor of u comploto specimen of this romarkablo cut- tlo-flehi; and, judging from the articles which havo recently appearod on tho subject, in tho Seientific American, there la no othor spocimen on this sido of tho Atlantie, tiook four stout fishormon to kill it ; and thoy woro at longth compolled to cut off its head, in ovdor to accom- th their objoct. Hnd it not beon entangled n & horring net, ap that its hugo arms wero not available, a it could get no hold by ity suckors, tho men would havo Liad to chanes of capturing it. I have just boou oxaminiug snd monsuring Tuy prize, aud cortainly it is ono of the must ox- trsordiuary and horriblo croatures ever drawn from the grent deep. 'I'ho entire length of tho bul]filn ehont nine feot, ond about five foct in girth at tho thickest part. Tho beak is small— not much Dbiggor ihsn u men's flat—and shaped exactly lilke that of a parrot. Round the head cight urms extond, two of them being long tontacles, twonty-two feot ju length, ribbon-liko strips, not mote” than two inchiea 1n circumforanco, and armod at the extromities with rows of suckers having teothed edges. The remmmuvg wix are powerful arms, oncls aix foet in longth, nnd ut the junation with tho body almoat ag thick us o man’ thigh, Thoy taper ton flno point, and are entirely covered with Jarge suckors, heving denticulated odges, diminigling in szo towards the extremitics, whoro they oro not lurgor thau asplit pea. Qlasped in {hoso six clammy arms, with Bome 300 suckers man at one moment, aud their sharp edpes sinking into tho flosh, and scoming to drink the blood, Low poworless and baploss & vietim would at onco become! Tho suckers stand out prominently from tho surfaco of tho arm, to which each is attached by stout ligature, Ifow the creaturo can work theso long tontucles, which ara bt o strip of cartilago, darting thom with al- ‘most lightninug spead, is mcouceivable. 1t scems to mo that thoy must be tsed as cables to an- chor itsolf to the rocks, or to the bottom of the son, whero the water is shallow, and thus give it “ plrchaso™ in grasping its proy. Posaibly, too, they may bo uscd as organs of locomotion in ‘moving forward along tho bottom of the sos, or for the purpoge of graspingmoro distant objeots, and drawing thom withiu tho reach of tho short~ er and stontor arms. Tho loug arms of . this specimen Aro very much thinuer, aud vot within ten faot of being s long g8 the arm brought in by thio fishermen of Portugal Cove, which must nave belonged to o vory much largr cuttlo, Al togotlior, my specimen is & wondorful sight—s. huge cartilnginous tubo surmounted with & beak and oyes, but no face, around which the immonse arms radiate lilke tho spokes of o wheel. T'ho glutinous mass has o lived corpso-like ap- pesrunce. IF Barnum lied it in his show-room, what u rush there would bo to seo it ! At pres- ent it ocoupios an ignoblo peaition on the loor of an out-houre, but I am taking moasurcs to hiavo it preserved. =~A Littlo ———— . Napoleon the Fivsts From Temple Bar, History has not represented the First Napoleon 28 Lo was in reality, Posts, privato secretaries, courtiors, enthusiasts, enemies, aud clumorers Liavo dratwn tho portrait, Wo proposo 1o cxame ine his chayactor from tho point of view of physi- ologist sud positivist, Napoleon was neither davic nor fair. Ho had dark chestnut_ hair, oyes gyay, complexion of u pale brown, without any redinat, and & pmooth ekin, Tho brain was largo ; the ukull bolonged to thoe Jargest develop- mept ever known; his cirenlation was slow, the pulso counting forty beats = minute; ho porspired littlo, and was in- senpible nlike to beat and cold, hunger and thirst ; his chest was prominent, and his Yimys 'woll proportioned; his Leight was five feet two inches, Of a lymphatic temperawont, ho could wupport alike axcess of physical and in- tollectusl eaartion, It was o constitution of grunito, Warm baths, coffoo, and ntrong wines rostorad his circulation. 1D intolloct was vast and many-sided, applying itself to dotails and generalizations ; mado up of a prodigious mom- ory thut rapidly took zecount of place, number, fow traces of thio late bull feeling, " The rates paid for carrying wera 7, 1-16, G, §, sud 7 per ccut gold, Tronsury opotations for 'tho weel at the New York office included thoe disbursemont of $835,000 and tho rocoipt of $1,599,310 for cug- toms. Specio slupments tho samo' timo S416,- 000, principally silver bars. Imports of dry gouds, $878,162. Morchendigoe, §4,180,799. Governments dull and lower, State bouds quict. Tailwoy and miscellancous speculation firm o and higher. the ndvance in prices ranging from 3 to 256 por cont. Tho principo! dealings wero in Western Uunion, Union Pacifle, Pacitic Mail, Wabnuh, Lake Shoro, and Northwestorn com= mon, Timto in tho day Huvlom roso from 120 to 121, ox-dividend, but tho goneral list weekened, and closed at o reaction of i¢ to 5§ por cont from tho highost point. Bterling, 108, QOVERNMENT DONDH, Coupons, '81 183¢:Conpous, 07, 17 Couyons, 0. 13}¢ Coupons, 68, 117} Coupons, '04. 110-403. 110 Couons, 5. k3¢ [Currency 63,1\ v 1197 Conpony, '05 (aow). . ARG New 6. kity BIATE 025 Virginina, old. 80" North Caroll 80 0 | Quickeilver ... Adams_Express Wells F4rgo, .. ve Auerivan Lxpress, inited Stotes Ex. Tiurlem, ox. aiv, Harlom' pfd..ovsom Michigan Coniral Pittsburgh Ft, W Northwestern, , Northwestern pfd ock Tland .. 11 73| iilinols Central 84" |Union Pachilo s 65| Union Pactfic bouds 683 |Contral Pacific. . ovu.s U8 Del, & Lack & W../101 it 083(] N, J, Contra] 100 |Hartford & Erle..... 4% 8t Faul 0.l 40| e ORIENTAL EXPEDITION. New Yong, Dec, 20.—Tho firat scotion of the Orieutal oxpodation of the Topographicnl Corps aullud to-duy for t, with Prof, Jamos Stroug in charge, “Ho whl ba joived by Qeorge May, Towoll, and axedstants, at the mouth of ihe Nilo, in March, and proceod through Sinsl, Boab, Dashal, Contral and Westorn Palestino, Asin Minor, and Qresece, und thosame month the third ueation will loaso from chis country. e DRIED FRUIT FOR CHICAGO. Speelal Drspateh to The Chicago Tribune, Bosrax, Doc. 20.—'T'he Amarican brig Allce . Pathnm bas just sirived in this ert, containing 80,000 boxes of raisins for J, W, Doane & Co., of Ohicsgo, - P THE WEATHER, D, O, Doc, 20.—From the New o Statos, nud Lower Luko roglon the prossuie viill increaso with decldodly Jower temporsture, and possibly areas of lght snow, followed by loss cloudlness and oloar- ing wenther darivg tho day, For the Southern Btatos genernlly cluar and cold weathor, with northerly winds, nxcnixl. in the lower Missiesippl Valloy, whops the wlnds will veer to casterly, with i’llarnnnlll clondiness, For tho Oho Valley and northwastd over tho Uppor-Lake ruf;mu. WASHINGTOM, Englund, Midd( olear or olesring weathor, with northerly to westerly _ vrinds, and lowor tempera- ture, ~ Vor the _Northwost, continued cold and gouernlly clear woather, with wiuds radually slafting to oastor) aud_southerly, coldodly oid and clear woather in the caual raglous of_Mow York, Ponnsylvauin<and Oulo, he Olio River will coutinue to fi b atations | of hogs anid causo, and tho bearings of things ; & gonius, in fine, eminently practical nud positivist, Dige simulation, nn extraordinary power of general- ization, and s sluggish tompdimont, mako up this wondetful man; theye qualitios aro the sources of hia groatness. Ilo was o fatalist. Tvonts are brought about by & power superior to humun will, ho snid. ‘There “is ueither good nor bad in tho world, Tho morality of ma action istobe judged by ite expodioncy, Religions aro humau institutiony, serving 88 a sort of vac- cinato protect us aguinst lowor snperstitious, toba dofondod, not in tho interests of socioty, but in the intercsts of tho priosts, Huch wus his creed, snd Lo naturally hated thoso who possossed & higher ono. Consul, Emporor, pris- oner, and oxile, he hated philosophy and phi- Josophors fromtho firat to last, end nccused thom of tho misfortunes Lie had bimuolf brought upon Franco—tho failureof tho Russisn oxpedition, the wore disconteut of the nation, and so on. #Thoy beliove noithor in myself nor in my priaata,” ho aaid, theso motaphysiclons, speaking of B. Constaut, L, Chenior, Guignene, and othe ers, who showed hostility to tho Concordat, “and aro good for nothing but to be thrown into apond, Jolos ai comme uno vormine sur mes Labits,” It was naturs! that being, as ho emi- nontly wos, a mystifior of the people, dazzling them with cherlatanry and words, ho should foar nd bate tho spirit of inquiry and indopondouce. Thus, Tacitus Was more writer of romance, Gib- bon & brawler, beeausoe thesn twa writers axposed the crimos of 'tho Roman Jmperors, _ Voltairo, Toussosu, Neckor, doStacl, J. B, Bny, Gall, Montlosier, Raynouard, Lemorcler, woro equally hatoful to biws, 08 were all writers suciont sud rodorn, who dared to think for thomsolves. For tho oxaltation of Cmeavism, he wanted the Ro- man history to be written ovor again, and main- tnined s host'of litterntours for that purposo— Barbre, Mme, do Genlis, Fioree, Montgaillard, Toulanes, Lucopedos, &c. = Authors who ven- tured upon criticism were eithior oxjled or thrown into prison. Foreign books aud journsls were | prohibited—aud quite logieally. Tveo thought tronds down the structure of falsehood and _ mystification called Donapartism. He loved uolse, movement, martisl life, drums, trumpots, and the dostruction of lifo upon n lnrgo seale, Though circumspect m no small deyreo, hio revealod this by ouo of hisdispatchous +Bur une espace de licuo carree, 9,000 a 10,000 caduvres, et 4,000 n 5,000 chovaux tucs; tout cola avait plus do roliof sur un fouds de neigo.” Tho East was tho land of his dreams, Thora 1ife fs nothing; there, to uso his own language, “on pout travalller au grand.” To sum up the charactoristics of Napoloou, hio possessad ouo of the yastest intellects over known, owing such superiority to his utter ingonsibility to im- presgions, his sluggish tomporamont, his wondorful faculty of combinution aud reasouing; war was to him o pastime; polilics & porsonnl affair only f ho possessod neither religious, moral, nor political boliofs ; ha hold the Lhuman yace in profound contempt, and was the groatest egotist ovor known ; & man of prodigions aptitude for knavery and mystifica- tion, and for administrative power; an intelleo- tnal’ ginng, who csused {he retrogression of Franco and of all Europo, and who possessed ono of the worst hoarts that tho history of the hu- man yaco hag diselosed, All lovors of progress ought to make & pilgrimage to Waterloo onco in their lives : not to exult over the destruotion of a Fronch mrmy, but to contomplate tho spot whoro this gront enomy of the humsn race fell & viotim to his own oxcossos, pune, ) rrLE—Goad tugulry i Fondy’ unio, thougl offerjugn aro mieagro ; sales of govd uative steors ut $4,00 ; Colurudu wid Toxou wtocrs, $47)¢ § through Toxas btoers, $.25, ‘Moas—Roocipts, 1,041 5. briek uquiry from puckors i good gradse uicadyy ond i 35@4.70, Total alsughtored to date, 19,000, T sinall aupply h Aban at the same time las) yean, trom dealers, AN ECCENTRIC KING. e Oceuputions nid Amusemontss. #rom Applelons’ Journal, Whon King Goorgo of (reoco arconded the thrano of the He]lones, it was goneraily bolleved that his roign would ho short-lived, and that the younjy gentleman from Donmark would speodily Mling away hin crown, and return to his dolightful homo on the shoren of tho sound. I'ho contrary ing hoen tho caso; tho Basileys from Denmork I8 not only a very happy mau, hut an excoodingly popular raler. * Nothing can bo losn protentiond than the manner i whick ha lives. Ihrought him s Jotter of introduction trom his fathor, and, It heing a fino Beptembox day, atrolled down between 7 and 8 o'clock in the morning to inquirs of the palaco guards what hour would bo mont convenioent for the King te recelve mo. To my nstonishmont, the Greok soldior nt tho galo, in his picturcsqua uniform, roplied to ma » “You cun seo His Majeaty now. ITo is always up bofore,6 o'cloolt.” ' This was siogular but welcomo nowa to mo, *Whoro may I oo the Master of Coro. moniea? " I agked. ‘Tho soldior stared at me. fond in your eard by one of thoso boys," poh:lhxg to two or threo fimgna loitering about :I:u pgr ico, * aud you will probably be admitted once,” Buch proved to be tho case, 'I'vo or thrao minntod sfterward I was in the presence of tho Xing. Tmagive n elondor young man of 28, with thiu, light-colorad lair,” a very exprossive, bandsonie face, ruddy” chooke, “dressod in & chieckored plaid, with stecl-framed_oye-glasses, swall hande, and small feot, ancased in red mor- oceo slippers, and you have the Basllous bofore T Hlanaod Iottor of fntrod [0 glanved over my lottor of introduction, and thion aekod mo £0 b soata: i “You hinve como Loro all tho way from Copen- hagdn #” he asked. . "“Yen, siro; sovon daysngo I was yot at tho ‘Civoli, and took leave of your royal father.” **Oh, yos, Lio Mikes to go there and mingle with tho poople,” enid tho young King, smiling, “‘and to langh over tho farces %n the open alr thoatre,” “Your Mujorty hos no theatro horo,” I ro- marked, ** it must bo o groat privation “ Not at all,” he #aid, “I buliove I would have no time to go, if there was & good ono in Athens. I'nm vory budy, Look at this,” he added, show. ing mo o pilo of munuecript; **X am writhog." “\Writing ! " T oxclntmed, in surprigo, Tho K Innghod. “Yea,” ho sntd *writing s book.” 1 iook tho liberty to ask on what snbject, “On tho ‘Bees of Hymottus,' Times mast have changed groatly, or the anciont Hellenoa must have been poor judges of koney. Wait!™ o jumbed up, and” brought & tumbler fillod with honoy, and a teaspoon. ¢ Tasto thin," I did su; whila ho looked at mo expectautly, ‘T8 it good 7" hio nalked, ~ “Not very," I snid. " Not pear so good sa Danish honay.” i “|T‘X‘m in just what I am goivg to prove in my o0k, 1o asked mo to nccnmflmy Lim to his cabinet. 1t was & emall room_full of chemical crucibles, aud glosses covered With waxed paper. ¢ Mere,” snid the King, ** are niuety differont ports of honey—even from Australin and New Zenland. ITymettus honoy ranks far below mest of thom," . Hig Majesty mndo e tasto s half dozen differ- ent kinds, T asked him if he thought that in olden times he busy bees of Hymettns had done better, **1 am inclined to that opinion," o answered, # and I am sure Ihave found out the trusreason. The climate of Greece 4 no longer what it waw 2,000 yonrs ago, .That is my discovery,” he odded, almost triumpliantly ; *and, if I canprove tho astortion, nm I not (ontitled to somo philos Bophical honors 2" ) % I voutured to ask for the rossons of thia bo- *AR " ho said, laughing, “that is my secrot. tnt bellgvo o, £ am ol foriad it ancat ments. Ilhave my classics at my fingers’ ends, and I bave waded through an onormous quantity of loarned literaturo,” I asked the King whether ho dovoted his leis- ure hours entively to this branch of study, “No, no," e kaid, engerly ; *to my bixds. Wil you geé my aviary 7" ‘Ihore was no refusing, of course. Aud so 1 followed Ifis Majosty into the court-yard, where he showed me o tiuly superb aviory. 1 oxpressed my surprise, and Lo ssid, with gonuino prido gleaming from his oyos: “Ia it not bomuliful? It cost mo s great denl of monoy—almost moro than I was sblo to afford.” < And now ho showed mo his pots—the famous fiva trained magpies. Ho took off his hat, and pluced flvo bright brnss rings on hie hoad. 'Lho magpies took them from him, ono after enother; and then he whistled, aud thoy brought them back to whero the§ had got tlom. They also Elncnd thomselves, at his command, upon his ead, forming o sort of crown ; and when lo shouted ** Oikou!” (go hiomo), they flow back to their coto, Another curiosity was o tame vul- turo, of gigantio sizo, captured near tho site af anciont Dolphi. At the King's rall tho ¢orrible creature placod itsolf wits both Jogé on hid shouldors, Linstinctively shrank baok from the yulture 3 but the King eaid : “Nover mind, old Miltindes is very good-na~ tared, Ho will now shako hauds with you.” | Bure cuough, Miltiades grasped my ahrinking hand with an sutiquo grip worthy of hia ntme- Bake, and with on- exceodingly ludiernus alr of gravity. ‘The King thon ordered him to ratiro, bt the bird was ovidently reluctant, The King ordsrod « picco of meat to bo brought to Mimgd~y, who theroupon withdrow, with an unmistahaiie air of satisfaction, whilo Ilis Majesty pro - ¥ told that hio alone had trained tho bird to all tnis. ‘Wa ventured into tho palaco, and the kindly showed mo tho most romarkablo apart< aonts, ehasting all the while sbout his paronts, and his brotuors and sistors, Ho oxprassed hid regrot that naughty little Thyrs, as he called Lig younger sister,was also to bs marriod to hor- riblo, fafigy England, which ho seomed to hold in special ubhorreuce. ¥ Y gupposo,” I said, “your Majosty will be progent at the wedding ? " “Not if it comes off in Englaud, I waa there once, six months, and hardly over saw s sunny dny. Now, I have become so accustomed to the glorious sun that I cannot live without it.” I was over an hour with this cceontrio young King. He was tho soul of simplicity and kind~ ness. His subjacts ke him, and Do is hunwy, How fow Kings are thero like him, —_— — LAID AT LAST. Bhortly after 12 o'clock last night a gang ot sbout soventy men, acting under orders from the Chicago North Division Railway Company, began laying tho track along that part of Clurk siroct about which thero hos boon so much troublo botween the railrond lines and the property-holders. It i underatood that tho ar- rangoments botween the North and South Side Compnules are not porfected, but on Fridny the former Compnny deeided that immodiate action should be taken to securo tho track before any adverse clrcumstances intervened. It f8 ex- pocted that the track will bo comploted by 7 o'cleck this ovening. ?ATALLY STABBED. A man, named Patrick McGofiln, was fataly atabbed lnst night, atabout 13 o'olock, attho ‘corner of Twelfth stroet aud Nowbersy avenuo. st Sy The Winter Decimation of Cattle in Californine From the San Francisco fulletin, Dec. 10, The recent atorm, as was anticipated, hns !:zen very destructivo to eattlo in this State, Whor- ever tho cattle hind fallen into o low condition from want of abundant pasturcs, thore was lit~ tle atrongth loft to remstthe cold and pitildss storm. Bnow foll where it had not fallen before in twonty yoars, as for jnstance at Sauta Gz, whero tho oldeat while ~nottler had Kot scon anow boforo, Al the high mountaing ere covered with snow. The dry grass of last year in spoiled by tho rafns, sud over a large oxtout of country the new grass {8 not far euough ad- vanced to sustain weak cattlo which have no sholter, Tho Montorey Zemocrat enumorates tho following losscs in that county: * Weo hear of o numbor of coses of loss among stook, as onused by the extrome cold “with whish the late stormn begau. Au roported to us, Brad, Sargent lost tweuty- five or thirty hond 'of cattle ho Lad on stutble s Carr Abbot Jost some fifty hoad ; Braudonstoix & Co, abont thirty, und John Abbott twouty- threv, Lhe catiie wore in fair condition, but, lelug in expouad poaitions, suceumbed to the cold aud web, Tha weather was very much such &d charactorizes o Toxan ‘Northor,’ and the actual casualtios amang wll our steck men will whon sumuod up, prove to bo o long List.” If cattle in_faw coudition succumb to the storm, thoso which havo beon roduced to skiu and bones would etand a poor chauge Witho®t shelter during such woather as we Lave had 48 the last ten days, .