Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 24, 1873, Page 5

THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 74, 1573 T gress, thon from tho noxt which thoy shall cleot, No whitownshing will answor tho pur- poso now, Thero must En a decreaso in Govorn- montal oxponditures, ‘Iiat is tho public voico. A more examiuatlon of tho appropriation bills will not nuawor, Buch an examination will not £atlafy, It must out down oxponses, . . . I'ho Administration that attompts to incronse, taxation at tho prosent time, {nstead of roducing oxpounditures, will- be burled so deep ot the noxt olection under tho wrath of sn inconsed con- stituoncy, that & rosurrection will nover reach or awakon it,—Peoria (1il.) Democrat. —Congrosa having adfournad for the holidnys, membora will now bave tho opportubity of hoor- ing ,"uomn:hlng to their advantage " by conenit- infi{ho views of their constitucnts on tho exhi- bition made by s mnjority of tho Iouso, tho othercday, in tho attompt to saddlo a now e -grab” on the country undor tho pre- l]l!vl;l_l of “ropoaling tho old ono.—Quincy (IIL.) i, —\Vo qui?‘t dwollora in the country aro quito unablo to ubderatand or to approve of that state of Republican slmplicity in sooial life which ro- gniros nu exponditure of mora then $36,000 & yoar upon the Prosidontinl housckeoping ; es- Ppeially while 4o largo an ndditional amount is ngpronl‘lnwd in tho form of porquisites, It may boraeplied thot the anciont Ropublican simpllcity isout of placo in the Washington of tho prosgiit timo, but that is just what we complain of, Wealth adds'no digmty to that M,j:h oflico, but with groat woalth and lavish oxpenditure too often como corruption and decsy. With oconomy the rulo in tho Presidentinl manaion, economy would bo fashionablo in Washington society, and for ri- valtios in ostentation and vulgar dlsplay would Lo substituted rivalries in other and m Iaudablo diroctions, . . . Tho eccupauts of tho Whito ‘Houso st tho oxample for 40,000,000 of people, and the bonefits of an exnmple of economy thore would bo incaleulablo,.—Syeamore (Ill.) Tru Republican, —Mr, Samuel J. HRandall, a8 o Ponnsylvanian, end Mr., Aloxander II, Btoplions, n8 a rossoner upon tho moral aspeets of politics,would do wall to ponder the thirty-sixth article of tho primi- tivo constitution of "Pennsylvanis, the author of which wus onjamin Franklin, aud which do- olnrea that *“ As”every frooman, to progorvo his Independence (if he has not a sufficient cutate) nuiht to havo somo profestion, calling, trade, or farm, whoroby ho mey honestly subsist, thora can be no necessity for, nor uso in, ostablishing oflicos of profit, the usual offects of which are do- peadence and soryilily unbecoming freomen in tho possessors and _expectants, faction, conton- tion, corruption, and disorder amoung the poo- flo. Whorefaro, whonever an oflice, through ncroase of fecs, or othierwise, bocomes so prof- itable as to ocemsion many to apply for it the fimmn ought to be lesgenod by the Logislaturo.” ero is o rulo for Mr. Ruudall and & losson for BMr?Btoplions. Tho contemporary rulo in Ponn- :fi]mnhx'. however, is * addition, division, and lenco ** for local offices, and back-pay for Con- gressmen.—Netwo York World. ~—~Thanonunation of Attorncy-General Williams for tho post of Chief-Justico Was recommittod to Jthe Judiciary Committeo on Monday, & fact ‘which scema’ o indicato that thers is'groat op- &nuldon in the Benata to his appointment, This ono of thoso casos in whick a serious responsi- bility is thrown upon the Scnato, and which it caunot ovade without doing itself great injury, Very little is” known by tho general publio abcut the Attoinoy-General, but it cauuot bo donied that bis fitness for the high office of Chief-Justico bas beon impugned, on gronnds which aro nppmrz}ly vory strong. The Senate must Lave in itd posacesion full informa- tion in regard to his charactor and abilitics, and It that fnformation is unfavorablo to Mr, Will- inms his nomination ought to be rejectod. Tho Bar in this Btato is opposed, almost to & man, to Mr. Willisms. The Bar of every other Btato acemns to be of the snma mind, The Prosident, thero can be no doubt, has acted in perfect good faith, but ho may hove bLeon mistaken in bis delection of tlus particular man. If 8o, bo will doubglees find it out, and we_trust ho will then * mako another nomination, which will proye moro sceoptable to the Bar and to the country.—New York Times. DEAN STANLEY AND MAX MULLER. The Latter’s Lecture in Westminstor Abbey. London (Dec. 4) Correspondence of the New Fork Times, Yostorday was tho day appointed by the Arch- bishops for * intercessions for missions," and thers were services in most of~ the churclies and ehapels connected with {he Established Church, Dean Btanley signalized the occasion by invit- ing Dr. Max Muller to doliver a locturo in tho evoning iu Westmivster Abbey; and this has produced a groat seneation in tho ecclesins- tical world, Xt had, of coursé, been announced boforohiand that the Jocture would be delivered, but it was expected thot some mesns might, per- hops, be found of persunding the Dean not to violato customary usages. I need hardly say that the clorgy of the Church of England olnim to themselves tho exclusivo right of lifting up their voices in church. A bill has been repeat- edly brought forward in the House of Commons to authorlzo laymen or clorgymon of other do- nominations to doliver lecturcs or nddresses in tho churches of the Establishment, but 1t has nlways beon rojected, Itis stated, apparently on authority, that as rogards tho Abboy thora Is, nt lenst, one precedent for permitting a lay- man to reada lecture on a religious subject from the Jectern in the nave. It appears that Mr. Gil- bert Scott ?now Bir Gilbert), the eminent.ecelesi- matical architect, once gave an archmological lec- turo in tho Abbey. Morogver, caro was taken— 80 wearo told—to give Dr. Max Muller's nd- dress o * character distinct from that of the cathedral services.” 'I'io choir-did not sattend ; the Deau and others of the cathedral clergy who sora presout wore only their colloge gowns and hoods, and not their ccclesinstical vestmants, ko that the nssombly had rather the charactor of & B::buu ‘meeting than a congrogation, Bishop He- v’y Lymu, * From Greenjand’s Iey Mountaius," was sung befors aud the One Hundredih Psalm after tho locture, aud the Dean wound up the “procoodings by o blessing. Notwithstauding these procautions—aond it 1 underatood that the Dean aud Chapter took the opiniou of counsol . on tho subject—it is protty cortain that this - novation will produco n fermont iu the Church, Denn Btanley has long been rogarded as & kind of bele noire by the orthodox clergy, Ho is brond church in'the broadest imaginable sense, and 1 accusd of thinking one religion as good as nuother, and hottor too, _His conduct cor- teinly supplies o cortain kind of justification for tho suspicion that ho looks npon religion gonerully 88 ou open question, on which every gide sbould have a faix hearing in the hope that posuibly some day all ‘socts may bo reconciled on some very broad aud comprehensive plat- forms, Dezu Stanley hns taken a conspicuous part in cultivating an allinnce bLelween tho Qreek and the English Church, and it is for this reason that he has been choson to officiate at 8, Potersburg at the marringe of the Duke of Edinburgh and tho dsughtor of tho Ozar. He weut to the Cong¥ess of Old Catholics to offer them tha hand of friondship; be proachies in Beotch Presbytorian Churches, und insiste that thoy too are of the brotherhood; sud he isalso meeusod of coquotting with Unitarians sod Rationalists. Not long eince Lo admitted & Unitarian clorgyman to the Loid's Supper in the Abbey, aud of course there was a -great outery about it. Putting all theso things io- gother, you can wnderstand tho sort of alnrm with wliich all his_proccodings uro regnrded and the fears which have now boen excited that the introduction of Dr, Max Muller into the Abhey ia only tho thin ond. of tho wedge, and that weo may 80on oxpectto see there Mr. Voysey, oroven Mr. Bradlaugh himself, Tt is not very loni. moroover, siuce, by tho Dean's permission, Bach's * Pussion " was porformed in the same building by s secular orchestra and chorus, as if in an ordinary concert-hall. Dr. Max Mullor himself, although perhaps orthodox onough on tho' main points, in chiefly known as # sclontitlo mytliolugist, and has rather & atart- ling way of olassifying Christianity as only one of a serics of religions which have (aken hold of the world. -This was ono of the principal points of luat night's lecture. There were only eight oat hintorical religions, he waid: thres oraitic—tho Jewleh, tho Christion, and tho Moiammodan ; throe Arian—the Brahman, tho Buddhist, aud the Parsce; togother with two Ohinoao—the systems of Confucius and Lao- Tse. None of ‘these religions wero intelligible uoless they were studied togethor, and the ro- 8ult of that stullfl' would be a scionca of roligion, Into this wido flold, howaver, the Doctor (per- haps from_prudential roasons) refrained from entering. o confinod himeolf to some remarks on the different religious in their missionary as« Eu}l&. Judaism, rfimfirium,“nud i Zxarnn& erlam woro opposed to all _mission pnterpriso ; Iluddfihlm, Monhsmmodanism, :fi Chyistianity woro misslonary religions from the begining, aud would ceaso to wxist unless thoy continued Bo, Thero woro at prosent only some 100,000 Parscos; tho Jows wero thirty times as many, but were not incrousing; Brabminlsm waa profossed by 110,000,000 of souls, hut was ractically dead, becuuse it could not -atand the flght of day. The deoislve battlo would lie be- tween Buddhism, Mohanumedanlsm, und Chirluti- fiuty. ‘Thoro wero twice as many Ohristiany as ohammoduns, but uddhiem still oconpliod the E‘m plaeo n tho religious consus of mankind, 'he lecturer said that Christinnity had doue n t doal in pnruimg sud othorwiso mndllfllng m.enm two great roliglon, slthough perhaps - fiod axsatly in tho way the misslonaries ked, THE MARD SCRABELE SILVER-MINES, A Visit to the Town,of Posita. Effects of the Panic--~Prospeets of the ! Mines. The Principal Lodes, and Thoir Ownerse- Investigations by a Scientist, Speetal Correspondence of The Chicago Tribune, Oanox 0rry, Col,, Decombor, 1870, One fine morning, & fow daya ago, » morcantile friong, fully armed and oquipped ns tho lmw dircots, with » Bponcer carbino, blankots, saddlo- bags, and a bottls of fair proportions covered with wiokor-work and beariug n suspicidua ap- poaranco gonorally, challonged Tne Tribuse correspondent for o ride over to the now mining town of Posita, situnted in what {s popularly known g the Hardsorabblo silver mining dis- triot, and distaut about 95 or 40 milos to the -southwest of Canon City. Tho prohminarios wore soon sotflod; o fow additional supplies ordered; revolvers wore sirapped on in hot haste ; adioux .with admiring groups of jealous frionds were oxchanged ; and, gracofully sented upon tho bncks of two flory, untamed Lronchos, your correspondent and **mutnal friond® van- ishod over the crazy cottonwood bridge that spans tho Arkansas at this point, and struck out for the famous silyer minos of tho mew El Dorado. In thoe cvoning, attor a ride throngh a lovely and romantic region, we drow rein in front ot a “eottonwood cabin, known as the Elkhorn otel, and oituated in the Leart of the tlourishing town of Posita. THE HARDSURAUDLE BILVEN-MINES aroa late discovory, and are now hardly dovel- opod. They take tholr namo from Iiardscrabble Crook, & small stronm which emgtics into tho Askonsas about 40 mites above Pucblo, but ,the mines proper are not located in tho vicinity of tho stream, and should bear no rolationsuip in tho way of title. Tho silvor-producing ore is all found within, & scope of mountain-country 20 milos square, located in tho southern foot- hills of the Wet Mountain Valley. The prizo was flist stumbled upon by Dick Irwin, the famous guide snd prospector, in the fall of 1868, Dick kept tho discovery to himeelf, and visited tho San Juan.country, hoping toflnd something still richor; but, falling in this, ho roturnod o fow yoas lator, put up 8 cabin, and made his discovery Lkuown to the world. The first specimens of oro assnyed remarkably rich, and there was a rush for the now flolds.—a rush which still continues, and promises to swoll in number for some time to come, TOBITA, according to observations wade by Lisut. Whool- er, of tho Government Scientiflo Expedition, has nn olovation of 9,500 foot above sea-lovel, “ho town is now aboutsoveu months old, Liaving boon started in April last,-and contnins sixty log-cab- ins, with ono frame store, andx settled and flont- ing population of 400, or’ porhaps 600 persous. It also boasts ono hotel, tho Elkhorn, before mentioned, tho ususl complemerit of drinking saloons, fivo or six goods and grocory stores, and a public hall, now used for o church, During the past fow weoks, Messrs, J. and D. James, of Mattoon, Ill., bave erected some smolting works for tho reduction of the oro upou the ground; but whether theso worka aro to prove & succoss or not, tho future must determmo. They have cortainly failed to reslize public expectation thus far; but the trouble poems to be in finding an exporienced smelter. It geoms that tho proprictors bhave abandoned tho job in disgust, aud roturned to tho East; but the works aro now in chargo of the miners, who Bwear, in their mild way, that they will either smolt oreor bust the machine, A grand trisl will soon be mado, and, if suc- cesuful, Posita mining stock will command a big promiui ; if otherwiso, s number of thousand- doltar lodos oan bo bought cheap, and scores of sturdy miners will bo scen tramping for moro in- viting tields. Writing of {hings preciscly as ho found them, your correspoudent is compelled to sny that Posita possosses NONE OF THE OHARACTERISTICE of o mining town, except in appearance, Tho finaucisl panio Las ovettaken the placo, aud prospocts that a few weoks ngo were rose-colored are now gloomy. Saloous abound, but currency i8 searco, and the drinkers are fow. Thers s no noigo, bustle, or oxcitement, and but vory little work in tho minga. Just now overybody ia busy wnlching the oporations of that’ smelting ma- china. Pom, Dick, Hungry Jim, aud Thundera- tion William como out overy morning aud squat down in frout of their mud cabins, and wait for dovelopments, To hear thowm talk, Lowever, thoy are the richost men on the face of = the oarth. This one Thas _just struck a lode, that would swamp tho Byndicate to purchose ; aud onother, with a knowing wink, deolares ho lins something thav will throw tho Emma or the Comstock in tho shude. At firat one is apt to feol insignificant whilo talking to such men, but he soou learna better. In nine cases ont of ten, thoso moueyed lords, who own &0 many thousand,feat of precious oro, who talk 5o glibly of dividonds and nuuing stocks, LAVE NOT CASH ENOUGI to pay for o side of bacou, and are nctusally in- debted to the almond-eyed oxponent of cheap Iabor, * Whong-Chee,” whoto shingle {8 con- upicuously dispinyod on o dry-goods box. Theso men are only talking for eifect and to keep uj ‘their spirits,” Your true minor, ot tho first tri will bo suro to _aulc $5,000 for a lole in the ground; but a little patience, coupled with s lit- tle stratogry, will ofton cnablo one to secure tho prizo for $25. ‘Cliere i8 no question but that tho Posita mines, with pmgnr outlay of capital ‘'and_development of the lodes discovered, can be made o pay well. Taking the surface-ore, wo find the majority of tho specimons very rich, ausaying from 5100 t6$1,000 to tho ton. Homo specimens from the Benator— tho principal lodo—havo oven aseayed s Ligh as 7,600 to tho ton ; ‘but this is far above tho av+ orago. Up todate, TIIE PRINCIPAL LODES DISCOVERED are the Senator, Loviathan, Stoveus, Del Norts, Vlrfiiull, G. W.,and BM. 1. Mr. Charles Good- night, ono of the most prominont cattle-mon of Bouthern Colorado, also hing & mine, the Frank- lin, located on the Iastern extonsion of the digtrict, which is now down n distance of 58 feot, and turning out some very rich ore. The others are all situatod in and about the ‘Lown of Posita. Tho Virginin s down 50 foct, with a narrow crevice, but turns out some very rich oro, yielding 2,000 ouncos to the ton. Tho ~_ Benator, which waa firat discoverod, aud is tho mammoth lode of tho dis- trict, has & maiu shaft which s run into the sido’of the mountam, atan_angle of 65 degroow, to the dopth of 40 feot. It is nuderstood that somo Douver parties recontly offered 76,000 for this lode; but the offor was refuscd, and nego- tintions aro now on foot to soll it to Linstern capitalints for the snug littlo pilo of $1560,000, Nearly oll tho pay-crovice-ore now boing taken out from the Bonator showsto the naked oye pure silver. The Leviatlian, ownod by Hoborn & Gaun, is down 41 foet, und’ turns out surfaco- ore which assays $200 to tho ton. 'Cho Senator, Virginia, G. W., aud Dol Norto bolong to the Hoyt Mining Company. The leading spirit of this vorporation, . arm, V. B, HOYT, is a Connecticut Yankeo, sharpened fo the last degreo of sharpnass, nud keoner ona_ bargain thaw & bloodhiound ou a frosh trail, Io is conti- dont that Posita has tho richest silver mines in the Torritory, and Is nover wanting for an auecdoto or illustration to carry out lus favorite Lobby, e swears by tho Bonator ; he worships its ore, and considers all othor mines in the countyy comparatively worthless, But the Ben- ator has o poworful rival in the M, F., o lode which was oponed a fow wooks ago by n vener~ able Dutchman who responds to the name of NIOK MAST, > Nick Is not o professionul miner ; in faot, had nevor seen & silver-mine before ; but ho grabbed his pick aud ehovol, and atruck into au sbandons ed shaft, Hoput it down about G0 feet, and was rowarded by striking an 8-nch crevice of uilvor-ore, which assays $1,200 to the ton, Tho mine i not for ale, tho fortunato owner lmvlnfi writton to all his kinufolk to cross the big pon at once and help Lim develop it. Upon our urrival at tho Elkhorn Hotel, wa found the miners much exolted over the visit of A FULL-BLOODED PROFEBSOR, Y Mr. Stophenson, of tho Wheelor Scicutifio Corps, ‘Iho Professor examined all the mines in detail, inspeoted the ore, went down the shafts, took drawings of the dlfferant sirals, and fuivly over- powerod tho veleran prospector, Dick Irwin, with fome of the most wonderful®and unpro- nounceablo named in the vocabulary of soiouco, Dick hus somo aspirations that way himaolf ; but, Wwhon thie Lrofossor camo at him with tho diffor- ont varloties of stratified and unutratified rookst when he discoursed lesmodly on the eorotnclons poriod ond old rod sand- slono,—Dick wilted, and hu'tmd his - tagonist over to Iogt, Tho lattor attompled to soduco the Professor into purchasing some sharos in tho Bonator, but tho cunning old aciontist was on Lis guard, sud, while ho way roady to confoas that thie minors all hnd o good thing, and that Posita must becomo tho future mining-town of thio ’.l‘i\rdlmx yot hio was not exaatly propared to by, 1lls vislt, howovar, tondod to ingpiro confidonico, aud it is altogethor likely. that tlie Profossor wiil take_occaslon to mz\yl somo very prolty things of tho Posita mines in’hils forthoomiug roport. MR. GAGE. E Tho Bondsmcn Refuvo tho Proposis’ tion Made Them, and Will ¢ Sued . by the Oivy. A couferonce of the attornoys ropresonting tho clty, Mr. Gago, and. Mr. Gage's bondsmon woa to have beon Lold yestordsy sftornoon, in pursunnce 6f the adjournment of tho mocting Liold Baturday, but, au the city was notified yos- torday morning that the Londsmen would do nothing, tho conference was indofinitely poat- poned. The city domanded "of tho bondsmen that thoy should stipulate that they would take no advan- tage of tho turning over of Mr, Gnge's proporty, le that, it tho sum realized from its snlo did not cover the doficiency, they would make good tho deficit. Tho bondsmen doclinod to make any now contract, 5o the nuthoritieshnve decided to suo on tho bond without unnocossary dolsy, ‘Thoy think it baroly possible Mr, Gago may bo thrown iuto bankruptoy by some of his craditors, and any one to whom “he owes $200 can do it. In that ovent, the city would hayo to tako 1ts chancos with K the othor croditors, © and even it ' Mr. Gago's Eropurl.y woro in its possossion, it would binva to o surrendered in court for tho bonefit of All lus creditors. Fearing this, it has boon deciddd to procood against tho bondsmen, takiug tho property at tho same time, and deducting tho amount realizod from it from tho amount renl- ized from thoe bondsmon. Other gontlemen, however, well acquainted with the condition of Mr. Gogo's_affairs, do not believe that thors ia the least danger that any procondings in baul(rux:\wy will bo bogun, Judge Norton aud Mr. Cnulflold wera ab tho Pacific Hotel lnat ovening, in consultation with Mr. Gage. Nothing wns mado publig as to what bappened, but it 1 understood that Mr. Gage's o{H;Lnnl proposition to turn over Lis proporty is atill standing. AMUSEMENTS. THE ACADEMY OF MUSIO. Tho advent of Mr. Bothern at the Academy of Dusic was an ovent in the theatrical world for which tho patrons of the drama looked anxious- ly. Lord Dundreary is mot a new creation. It ia ono which hns formed the subject of magdzine articles, nowspaper articles, and all sorts of articlea; Las furnished small-talle by the eart- load, and been discussed od' influitum for the past decndo, Chiengo, it is true, has not been favored with Mr. Bothern's Dundreary for yoars, but whether that should maxa Mr. Bothern's engagement moro or less accoptablo wo don’t koow. Tho character is so woll known that there is nothing loft to eay about it. It is sy familiar, almost, to thosg who have novor scon Mr, Sothern as to thoso who have, tho advantage with tho Intter being that they have seon tho original, the former Laving only applauded Mr. Bothorn'a imitators, more or less bad, all of thom, ‘The character, if it evor oxist- ed, has Qlsappoared from actusl lifo, and the author’s croation romsing ouly o8 n reminis~ conce ; whilo tho nctor's, rich and amueing as it is in lts altornato brightnoss and imbeoility, novor did exiat, uxcugt a8 @ caricature, and is, therefore, as accaptablo by thoso who hiave nover soon it till to-day, as it was when first brought out, or ea it will bo if somo fortunalo actor of Mr. Sothern's genius can unearth it balf & con- tury bonce. ‘o original drama, * Our American Cousin,” has boen entiroly romodelod, 'I'he_situntions ore changod, aud, naturally onough, Mr. Soth- orn's version has bees filed down whera other charactors had prominence, ro as to leave Mr, Sothern vory conspicuons indeod. Thore aro four acts,and but one sceno to oncki act. lonce the scenery is suporb., ‘Thero is but one charac- ter, and only one mau who can play it. Thore- foro Mr, Sothorn is irresistible, Ho ia not fue- ny only; he is artistic. Ifo absolutely makes Dundreary o living reality,—uot & mero possibili- ty,—and to do this s to nccomplish what no ‘other fellow™ can do. Not & gesture that is unnatural ; not a a;»ceclx, how- ever idiotio, that 18 forced, can bo found’; and this ia owing to tho nctor's efforts, nud not to anything else. It ia not strange that hundreds of thousands of people have laughod themselvos hoarse over Dundreary ns })luym.l by Mv. Soth- em; it would bo strange if nuything oleo had occurrod. And although Dundreary's imbaeili- ties have boon quoted on 'Change, raared over on the street, and formed tho bon-mot of the firoside, a8 enunciated by Mr, Sothern at the Acadomy of Music last ovening, they wera as crisp sid froah a9 if they had never before been uttored. We doubt whother thore was more thun a small percentage of the nudionce who had not hoard that romark- able soliloqny of the noble lord upon birds of a feathor tlocking together, and yot tho audienco laugliod lnst overiing, and lnughiod threo succos- give rounds at these romarks bofore the noble lord could proceed with his observations, Avd this was at once o specimou of the whole performance, and & criticism, too, Ar. Bowers played Asa Trenchard well.' Tho charactor, of courde, is that of a stage-Yankeo, and all that i £00& and noblo is conterd in it. 1t is n ohuractor part, and one whigh takes with on_ sudionce, in upite of impoasibility. Miss Minnio Walton, of course, as_Georgina, was only s foil for Mr. Sothorn. Bho is vory protty and graceful, and thut is all thot is neoded in this part, Mr, Lytion Sothern, son of the groat comedian, playod tho 'tho part of Bwidicombe, valet to his lotdsbflg, without effort, It is not a part to shine in, but the young geutioman made & vory favorabla imprassion, Migs Nellio Boyd played Mary Meredith, and_lett littlo to bo deaired, " The part calls for nothing but swest simplicity and nativo grace, and that Miss Boyd can furnish without ditliculty. The romaindor of the cast calls for no espocial commont, Tho orchoatra was up to its usual marlk, and tho scenory was fn overy act quite worthy of the digtinguished star and of the theatre. UOOLEY'S THEATRE, The opora over, Hobloy's is itsoit onca moro— not quite the Parlor Home of Comedy, hut tho home of the logitinate drama, 'Phe drama with which the second part of tho scason opens s uu- qualifiedly tha mont palntablo that Lan boon put upon the stugo siuce tho woason commmonced, snd spoaks woll for the judgmont of the new mau- agoment, Wo v alranly mpoken of ‘o oucya Oross,” by Mr. George Faweott Rowe, a8 boiug a drama that has ealled forth thoe praise of the critics of New York, aud have partlally familiarized tho public with its main points, by publisling a synopsis of Ltho piaca, After seolug 1t playod, weare reudy to indorse the unusus! raigo with which it hies been grooted in the Cuat. Mr. Rowe, in troating a French subject, hos caught tho Fronch air. His languago is Trench in thought; lus women are Fronch women ; tho nction of the play is Froneh, in: much ag it iv brilllant and decisivo ; and tho con- striction of tho drams, the preservation of tho unitics, tho masterly ¢ working-np " of tho actu lml(vldllnllr‘ and the play us o whole, aroIronch, becauso they aro faf ~superior to auythung thut bas beon accomplished by an Euglish or American dramatist for a long time, Tho play is symmotrical, and overy not i8 as complote in itselt aatho drawma of which it formua stap, The interest gradunlly intensifios throughout tho yhole, and culminates in the last scone, and tho ploce ' {tsolf may bo compared fo o orystal, oachi of whoss edgos hos a lustre of its own, Unfortunatoly such a dramn is rarc nowadays, Unfortunately we soldom seo apleco in which tho oharactoers are drawn with fresdom aud bold- noes, and yot without dangor of”burlesque; whoro tho dialoguo i sprightly “an scintillating, nud whero tha tabloau is a climux {ustoad of a more tabloau. Fortuuutoly " 'I'he Gonevs Oross ™ 18 an oxcoption to tho genoral rulo, aud fortunatoly it in placed in a thoatro :\fl;nm the mounting, thouglt suporb, lsnot overy- ng. . 'l‘og the author und the maunger, gront prajso— almost unqualitlod prajso—is due, buk tho players, aro goarcely up to the demands, In fact, while tho " modorn socloty drama” rolgned ub Hooloy's, the company nt 1looloy's was equal to tho task, *The Geneyn Oross " 1s nob o ** mod- ern Hoolety drama.” It is o pleco or a wchbol which domands infinitely more of the suthor, and a groat deal moro of the actor, aud itis & pleco which canuot but disoloso to Mr, looloy, cortain woaknossos in Lis Company, To bogin with the leading man s Mr, Diulsdoll ns Riel du Jlourg, munnges to Lkeop up with tho constantly iucrausing dewands of the pioco for two acts— but there ho stops, Hols Jnut half a8 good du actor e the part roquives. In tho thivd not, {n uu intorviow with Gabrielle, where ho roveals to tho lady—s womsn thoroughly Fronch and thorefore patriotlo even 0 faroce fiy~thas ho 18 @ Prusion epy. Alr, Dlaise doll {8 almplly wanting, Io is unequal to the ocongion, 1o s tamo, commonplace, and ruinous to tho scono, Andif ho is wanting in tho third not, Lo i even furthor from tho ro- quiremonts of tho part in tha-fourth, Mr, Binladoll 18 at homo {u * Bohool ’ ynd ** Crate ;" o Ia woalc bt fair 4n * Mon and fifo," but in ¥ Tho Gonava Oross " Mr. Diniadyll shows that his onlibro is pmall. [lis dofectivguess in net- ing is made moro conspicuons by i refusal to disguiso himself, Is it storn Roman scorn of appeartng what ho s notb, or s it Dbecnuse ho profors himsolf ns ho is? Mr. Blais- doll * ndwmits that ho I8 always Mr. Blaiadoll. Kuowing this, ia ho not opon to erili- cism beeauso ho rofusod to muke an offort to bo somebody else for u fow honrs, It is not a quos- tion for” Mr, Dlaladoll, any longor;: it is ono whiah tho patcons of Hio thoatro fool intorastod in haviug answored. Mathiew Monfeay is o vil- Iain, and Mr, Salsbnry suswers for him. Vil- Ining, so far ag the oxporienco of tho casual obe Borvor goos, aro not blustering, loud-mouthed follows, ‘Ihoso’ aro bulllos, ' not _villaina, Matliew Monicau a8 playod by Mr, Sals- bury, th?rulom. is o bully, a fluo spocimon of o bully,—s bully whosa languago Is #mooth and troachorous, and whoso manners are loud nud bolsterous. Mr. Boggs na M, Le Irun playad the part with his nooustomad fidelity and approciation®of ita povition ns a merely “accon- sory charactor. Ilis make-up was excoliont, and bia playing throughaut ovon and eolf-contalnod, oxcept in the last net. Simon Cornichet, n work- man fu & French factory, is a pleasaut charnctor, allowed certain priviloges, of which Mr, Bishop avalled himself clovorly. In_the last two nats, hels u soldior, and hioro'Mr. Blshop pro- sorved the clinractor in ita sltored olrcumstances, Wo have no fault to find with Mr, Bishop, - Mr. Gidldons Liad, as usual, a vory Insignifleant part to I)Iuy, and, ns usual, Buccecdoed in imparting to it sumo of those mastorly touchos of charace tor which hiave aided in forming for him the en- ‘vinblo roputation hio hag oarnod. - Bat whon Mr. Giddons essays to sing tho * Marsoillnise™ in Fronch would it not be just us well to 'got tho accont whoro it belonga? Miss Mooks Dlays Gabrielle, tho contral fomalo -figure in tho fi"’"‘" aud in this part atill retains her alaims 0 tho prainc she has proviously earnad. In the lightor partions of tho firat two acts, sho s a little out of place, “owing to tho fact that sho is talfor than the man gho is playlng with, and tallor than auy of the ladics. But in tho third and fourth nots, whore the moat intonso feolings avo called into play, Miss Meoks stands above any of tho other players, both in appreciation and in oxprossion. Sho succcods in om- bodying tho nuthor's idos of n Froneh woman, and, with the power of o truo artist, roveals those conflicts of omotion, the struggla betwoon her love for her husbaud, and her love for hor conatry, with an admirablo oxpression, blending thorsanguiuary natrod of tho onemy, with the tender fear for the safoty ot bor husband, without violont contrast, and nt tho same Lime without confusion, Miss Clino a8 Mariagon, appesred to botter advantago in this part than she has done in any othor, and deserves to sharo with Miss Meok, Mrs. Dnoder, "and Mr. Dishop,, tho lonors of the porformanco, 'The other characters aro morely accessory, and whilo thoy are desorving of notico, want of space precludes it. 'The piece, a8 wo have said, is mounted os it dosorves, and tho Inst sceno’ ospocinlly claims s tho highost praise, *“‘Tho Gonova Cross” has ‘beon rohearsed carefully, and works vory smooth- Iy, and should have neariy, if not quite, as long & run hero as it did in Now York, THE MINSTRELY. The Minstrols camo out last ovening with a now programme, including not a few novelties, The oponing mongs wero frosh. Some senti- mental, somo comic, some a littlo of both. Tho; woro sung with the usual amount of ubility, and, of course, wore applauded, * Tho Girl With tha Curl,” “an offort of Mr, Newcomb's, wus givon Ly thnt artist in .his own stylo, ond the ~Messrs, Mackin and Wilson appeared in their specialtios, *The Cuaban Voluntecrs ” is & farco with a good share of fun in it.” “8imple Simon,” a spectacular comical triok pantomime, wound up thio’ entortainment. ‘Tho aconery is flug, tho music sparkling, tho costunies gorgeous, and the tricks amusing #Tho Fairy Haunts of Dreamland " is a brilliant spectacular scone, which concludes tho porforni- suce, aud which is the best eyer given hero, Al- togather, the porformance is very good, and those who want a couple of hours’ genuine fun can flud it bere. ———————— CRIME IN CHICAGO. d Mr. D, Godfrey, who lives at No, 102 Sholto street, was knoclted down nnd robbed yesterday mor ning at an early hour, at, the corner of State and Taylor streets, The robbers got away with o watch 'and chain, and o small amount of monoy. Yosterdsy afternoon Mrs, Emily Phillips, of No. 1400 Wabash avouue, tind hor pooket picked of o wallet containing' about &15, in & Madison stroot car, at tho cornor of Clark’stroct, Mrs, Philipa discovered Ler loss soon after it hap- Iumml, aud at once got off tho car and told a po- licoman aboat it, but ho did not succeed in‘hr- reating' the thiof, although Mrs, Philips gave & description of him, . : Thomas Deader was found, Sundsy night, trying to brouk into Knight's grocery store, No. 035 West Madison stroet, 1o was srrestod nud taken, yostorduy morning, befors Justice Scully, géln lield him to the Criminal Court, in bail of Honry Willingtou ia a sablo brother, who Droko juto the gracery stora of Ar. Wise about three weoks ago. This store is on Fourth avenuo, near Polk street, and at the titho of the burglary Millington escaped. His caso was yost’uxdn[v\ continued, under bail of 81,000, till ‘the 30t} inst. Horatio Robingon, tho Troasuror of the School Board of Maine Townsnip, lin this county, was arrostad, somo wadks ugo, on the churgo of om- bozzling 1,200 of tho school money. Yostorday Lio was taken before Justico Haines for an ex- aminntion. Tha chargo was sustained by o mass of evidonco, and Robinson was sout back to jail to await o trial boforo tho Criminal Court, Mary Piorco and Mary Huff aro a couple of onterprising young women, who formed s part- norship i tho embozzlomont business. Monday sfternoon, the{l found James Koarsley drunk, and * pioking him up” thoy took bim to their rooms, whore they druzged him aad stolo 8125, They aftorwards %n.vo lim back 860, but ho Lad them arrested and yestorday Justice Boyden con- _tinued their coso inl bail of 3500, . . John Kerwin desorves credit for his ingenuity. Whilo many delight in pounding their wives, and o fow whip thoir fathers, John ia tho first wayward 8on who hns boen arrogted for thrash- ing his mothor, Bocauso his coffes was not cloar for broakfast Monday morning, ho soized a broom-hundlo and made the nld‘indy fool tno fulk mensurs of his wrath, The result was, Justice Soully Aned him 850, Mondsy “afternoon, as Patrick Galen, of Tulton County, in this Stato, and J.” L. Kuth, of Circlevillo, Obio, wore going to the Illiuols Contral dopot, thoy wero accosted by Hugh Hige gins, and inducod by him togo to & ** loltors storo,” whore, of courso, they woro * bunkood out of all thoir money, about $9%). Higgins, na soon ag uceused by thom of boing s party to the robhery, rau away. ‘lhoy roportod .tho caso to Ofiicor’ James Drury, who went to 109 Wast Madison street and there arrosted Higgins. When tried bofore Justice Boydon yestorday morning, tho usual taclics woro tried ‘but uso- lously. ‘The Justico hosrd tho case, and flued Higgine 3100 and gont him to the Bridewoll for ninoty days, * About Llt-pnst 0 o'clock on the night of the 23d Inat., Oflicor Michaol Burke, of 0'Callaghan's forco, while examining Martin's grocory storo, corner of Fourtoonth and Stato streots, discav- ered a colored burglar coming out of the rear door of tho basement. ‘o uoized tho man, and a touflle onsuod, duting whicl: the nogro u]|p[|wu out of his cont aud got awyy, nlso leaving his onp behind. The oflicor fired three shots after him, with no_other offect than to bring to tho spot Ofticors Oumpbell aud .Cotdy, of the same {orce, who found in tho basoment colored bur- glar No, 2, ono Clurloy MoKay, whom thoy ar- rostad and took to the polico station. Ho was fauud with a xovolver and an assortment of buy- glll"fl tools on his pordon, aud tho contonts of he monoy-draswer wero stowed sway in his ockoty. At the Polico Comrt he was held in nil of §1,000, + Tho proprietors of tho Grand dacific Hotol liave beon vory much anunoyed of late by sneak- thioves, Quito s numbor of thelr guests have mado complninty’ that valuable articles wero missiug from thoic rooms, Lvery offort has hoon mado to detect the guilty party, without aocoss, until yestardgy oveniug, when he way onught by un En‘;lluh gentlomau, = The thlef proved to'bo a sleck youu fellow with a waxed muatacho, who calls "himselt 'homas Valontine, hut whodo real namo s ‘'homas Bherldan. Tho eapturs was brought about in thiy woy: Lord Turbat and 'Thumaes Tattorson, who are making o tour tbrongh tho coun- try, ocoupy Roous 211 and 214, wlioh are on tho thivd floor, -About half pust b o'clook yostorday afternoon, My, Puttorson way passing to hin room, whon ho snw n ‘light in Lord Tarbat's roowm, 'Phinking it unusual, ho was about to go in whon hio was et at the door by t young man, who bowed politoly aud aid: * Do pardon; | BUPPOSG you - aro. the. gentloman who ocouples thivroom. Tam a doteotive," Mr, Iattorson repliod courtoouely, but snspected that the man wad o thief, His suspiclon was confirmed when lio saw him drop behind thio door n book which e know olonged to Lord Tarbut and ho ang the boll, an sont for Mr, Ham Parker, Tho mnn ropoated tho dotoctive story to Mr. Parkor, who morely answored that {t wns * too thin,” and thon sont to tho Contral Station for a policeman., Borgt, Lllls camo in aud took the foliow to tho Coutral Btation, An oxamination of hils pockets discovored saveral articlos,moat of which belong- ed to Lord Tarbat, and two bunches of hotel-kpys. 1o also biad a valuable gold watcls, which is be- lioved to haye Loon stolon out of tho Iacifla Iotel, ; o is aaid to bo the most skillful lotel thief in tho city. Ifo Lias beon hora s long timo, Lost wintor o taught phonography at Drow's Business Collogo, on tho West Side, and is snid to be quito an export in phort-hand writing. 1le dressos quito.ologantly. His hair is ourly. Ile has groy ayos, and-a soft voico, Ilo will bo ex- aminod bofore Justico Boyden this morning. —— ) LOCAL ITEMS, The Herald, s small penny daily, startod about fivo months ago, 1s no more, ‘Tho alarm from Box 108, at half-past 8 o'clock yeaterday morning, was caused by o firo in o framo building, No, 101 Crosby dtrcob, occupied by Thomas Stark, ~Loss, $100 3, uninsured. Yesterdsy morning about 6 o'olock Michael Dalton, of Clinton Junction, Wis., in uying to get on a freight traid of the Pittsburgh & Fort ‘Wayne Ruilrond, slipped and foll, tho whoels of two cars passing ovor his left log below the kneo, crushing it, Ho was romoved to the County Iospital, ‘ Thoe Bazasr of the Union Catholic Library Asgoolntion,which has boen one of the ploasant- ot and best managod nffaira of tho season, olosed yesterdsy ovening, Tho gentloman's tollet 8ot was won by Mr. Chatles Whyland, after an animatod contest, The nlarm from Box 345 at half-past 2 o'clock yotordsy morning was occAsioned by tho discoy- eryof a in s two-story building No. 135 Blue Island avenuo, owned by Frauk Kolly and occupied l:g J. B. Bray 08 o dry goods Htoro, Logs, §1,200 ; fully coverad by {usurance. Tho firo was started by tho explosion of o keroseno lamp. « The alarm of fira from Box 857 at Lnlf oclocle yestorday morning was coused net 4 y tho .dlscovory of flomes In o oncestory building, ownod by William Payno, in_tho rear of No, 307 ‘West Polk stroot, The building was damagod to Lho oxtent of $400. The flames spread to a barn standing on tho samo lot and owned by John Genry. Loss about $150. Tho fire is supposed to huve beon the work of an incondiary. The North Bido streot-cars erossed the river to the Bouth Side for the first timo yesterday. Thoy camo as far south as tho Cdurt-House, betweon \Vn!hhlf.lnn and Rondolph stroots. It is under- stood thint srraugoments are making with tho South Side Cunlpunfl by which the southern tor- minug will bo at the cornor of Van Buren and Clarle stroots, The starting time will bo tho snmo ah heretofore, the last car leaving the Bouth Side at midnight. » To ong accustomed to tha old manuer of con- duoting business at tho South Side Polico Courts, the chango is vory notiseablo and agrosable, There is Do shyster who is the Justico's spocial favorito, as undor the rulo of Banyon, but this worthless class of the community are compellod to behave in o semi-respectablo manner, ‘The old,aud fawiliar drowd of bummers and black- legs no longer hob-nob with the Justice, In a word, Justice Boyden Las thoronghly aud effcct~ ually Jmt down Lho many abuses that had crept in and mado the South Bide Court, under Bau- yon, o disgrace to {ho city. Formerly Appetito Fl: " Chancion Colter, Iaery. Lawrenco, ugh Tiggios, or auy of thoir gaog, hud only to be taken before Banyon and they were discharged, Last evening the residouco of. Polico Commis- sloner Matk Buoridan was crowded with & nu ber of his fricuds, who desired to participate in tha presentntion of o magnificout gold wateh and chain which was voted to him at St. Mary's fair, n_short time ago. Among thoso presont wero the Rov. Fathors Noonan and Dunne, May- or Murphy, of Davénport, In, Col. Cloary, cx}::. Buckloy, Mr, Dan O'Harn, Gapt.’ Hickoy, Ald. Toley, Ald. Corcoran, Mr. Philip Contoy, M. Jumas McGarry, Mr, J. K. C. Forrest, Mr. Bor- nard Collahan, Mr, J. W. Tiernoy, Mr. Dan- jol Wrenn, dr. " Willism * McNamara, and Sorgeants © Fitzpotrick, Eborsold, Barvett, Fitzpatrick, and. Ilood. The ' presonta: - & tho oxorclaes, tho hall was cleared for dancing, in which tho young Iadies nnd thoir friends con- tinuod tho evoning's eutertainment in a highly onjoyable manner, MONTGOMERY, WARD & CO. On tho Bth day of November thero was pub- lished in the local columns of this papor an artis clo purporting, and Inteuded to bo, an exposurs of tho business of the firm of Montgomery, Watd & Co,, of No, 104 Michigan streot, Tho articlo was basod on whnt was supposed to Lo correct informatlon, but » thorough investiga- tion by thia officé satiufies us that tho articlg way grossly unjust, and not warrantod by the renl faots. ‘The firm of Montgomory, Ward & Co. is & bona fide firm, cormaposed of respectablo per- ‘sons, and doing & perfoctly legitimate busincss in n porfoctly logitimate manner. This businces may bo briofly doseribed: Thoy advertiso, by ciroulnrs aud otherwise, catalogucs of n grent varioty of merchandise, including all mauner of dry goods, cotton and woolen; plated waro, toflot_goods, mon's undorclothligy carpote blankots, hoslery, audfwomen's wanr; quilts and othor bed clotbing ; Jowelry, watches, cutlory, boots and shoes, furs, hata sud caps, oto., in= cludiug all tho articlos sold in o store of gonoral trade, ~ ''noy profess, and we have no doubt truly, to purchaso theso articlea for cash direct from the mauufacturers, and in largo quantitics, nnd, of courso, at leas cost than denlors who buy on crodit, They also save all tho cost and profits which are incidental to trade through several intormediary hands. They keop no lnrgo stores and warchousos, hnve no runners nor salesmon, and thus avold i:onvy ronts and salarics, Thoy donot rotnil goods, Whoy soll upon writton ordors only, and for cash. Mhey sond_thoeso goods by expross, aud onch consignoo ig, by ex- press contract, authorized to open the packago of goody, oxamino thom, and, if not satiafied, can docliue toking the things sont him. 1f the consignoo 5 sntistied withithe goods, ha pays tho Dillto'tho express company, and 'in no ovent is he in any way obliged or com- polled to take tho yoods, or pay therofor, oxcopt by. his own yolition. It in-diffioult to sce how mny porson can ho swindled or imposed upon by business thus transgeted, Wo have taken pafng to investigate this Uitainos, and linve no question that Mont- (';ufiory, Ward & Co.-are doing s logitimato X . This plan of doing business was suggested by tho growiug comYinations of farmora aud Grang- ors, to deal dircctly with first houses ; and, to meet this, manufacturors havo alrondy mnde ar- rangoments in many casos to deal - through sgonts with Granges or Clubs, at wholesalo prices. Montgomery, Word & Co. are offoring the same arrangements, but extond the advau- tage to sll persons, clubs, or iudividuala, —— kil MISCELLANEQUS. Amorican stecls aro clnimed to bo fully equal to English steels, but the Amorican steals ara cortainly for ahead of Anyuur;i( in the world. —Iincvard was not, aftor all,- the first Amori- can college to reject a woman as o student, for in 1783 Miss Lucinda Footo, of Choslire, Conr., was declared by Presidont Stiles, of Yale Col- Tege, fully qualified in overy way, oxcopt in ro- gard to sex, to bo recoived asn pupil in the freshmnn cluss of that nuiveraity. The Court Journal recontly hended an‘ articlo on Mr. Gladatone and Mr. Disracli, ** Joseph and Chvles Surface.” Thora is one placo,” soid a Partingtonian Amerlcan who was boasting in Puris that ho had boen everywhoro and seen overythiug—* thero in ono place that I hinven't yet visited, and that 18 Complet, rur, whenover I have wanted tu go, somohiow or other the omvibugos that aro marked to'go there are nlways full.” —The passongers on an” cdstern-bound cor woro much amuted one aftornoon lately at tho ojaculation of a good-natured conductor when told bF n dend-bent that o bnd nothing where- withal to pay his fare. “No tickot! Nomonoy® You just bounce right out nt (ho nost station ; .P:l'-llu\l!‘.'fl are full down Eust."—Boston Adver- isér, —Hard times nnd dishonesty ameng servants hinvogot . protty tight grip on tho clubs of New York City. The Manhzttan Clublias got to raiso 96,000 at once, to meat its obligatious, whilo tho Long Island Club will probably hinve to bo sold out oon, and nearly all tho rest are baving a Lard wrestlo with tho financial question. —St. Louis hoa a vory pleosaut kind of man; Lo carries a uent of black ants in his coat-pocket, and teaches Fagr Lo dance. —Tho Boswon Adverliser romarks that Prof. tion speach’ was made by Mrs 0'"Hara, ond was o vory neat affair. Mr. Suoridan responded in suitable torms. The party were then invited to supper, duting which the Firomou’s Baud, under tho londérship of Mr. W. T. Phelps, of Company No. 8, discqursed oxcollont rausic, 'Tho inserip- tion on the'watch is ag_followa : * Proseuted to Mark Sheridan, Eeg., Polico Commissionor, be- ing tho rasult of & popular voto declaratory of public estecin aud rospect at thefair held by the Itev. P. M. Noouan, Dec. 17, 1873, at St. Mary's Churek, Chicago."™ A sud caso of accidental sliooting happened yeatordny at the house of Mr, Lenuh, No. 1432 Indiana avonue, In the morning, Percy Colvin, a hoy 11 yoars old, whose parents live at No. 1432, on tho same strecty wont to Mr. Leach's liouso to play with Robert Leach( a boy 17 years old. While playing about the house, Rtobert got hold of & double-barreled shot-gun. 'The boys took 1t iuto the kitchen to play with, not know- ing it contained two hoavy loads. Leach's sister, who was ironing at & tablo in the room, told him to handle it carofully, for it might bo loaded. The boy did mot mind the caution, but, raising the gun to his shoulder and pointing it at young Colvin, who stood near the young lady,lifted ono of the hom- mers, and, &nllng tio tniggor, 1o fun oy dis- charged. 'When tho smoke clearad away, tho boy #ow both his_sistor and his playmata lying ou tha floor, tho Jattor motionless. Tho roport of tho gun soon brought tho other occupants of the house to tho scomo, Young Colvin was found to bo dead. The shot had entered his head, breaking hia skull,in mauy places, and seattering the brains about the rooms. Misa Loach had received & number of shot in her back, but was not badly hurt. Ymmfi: Leach wag placed under arrest, ‘T'ho Coroner held an in- quest yesterdsy afternoon. Tho jury-brought in o verdict that tho shooting was tho result of the careless handling of the gun, and the boy was released from custody. * DYHRENFURTH. . The pupils of the Dyhrenfurth Colleges, of this clty, gave a Christmas Soireo to their nu- merous frionds, yesterday avoning, at tho North Nido Turner Hall. Tho kall was crowded oven to tho gallory, and the many excellont featuros of the evening's performance recoived vory) hoarty recognition from tho audienco. Tho pro- Rramme was nocessarily rather long, and tho ex- oroisos, commencing at 7:45 o'clock, wero not euded until 10:30. . Among the studonts tafting part, who doserve especial mention are Master Horry Dyhronfurth, for very correct gosticulution; Miss Florenco Plows, for clear uttoranco, propor emphasis, aud onso of manner; Muator K. Loowenthal, for a Jumorous roudition of “Dor Klooke Uss,” in Platt Doutsetr; Miss Salla Plowe, who showed s graco uud e3so not excolied by many profes- sionul aoubrelle nctresses ; Miss Lina Zoll, for correct prouunciation of 'n French soleotion Miss Bmma. Gorstonberg, whoss proficioncy in eluention was quite surprising iu one ko young; "|'this common _day Agassiz died on the seventy-fourth anniversary of thie death of Washington, and almost at tha samo hour of tho duy, Washington dying bo- twoen 11 and 12 o'clock on thae night of "the 14th of Decomber, 1799, and DIrof. Agassiz Lotween 10 and 11 o'clock oh tho night of Dec. 14, 1874, —Tho Asblaud (Wis.) Press, montioning o Thanksgiving dinner among tho Tndians, says : * If thoro is any one thing o Chlg.{m\m Indian likes, it's dond *lioss,’ and especially one that bas died o natural death, *Old Curly," 08 usunl, took part fu tho feast, and whon last scon was guawing tho ‘port’ Boof of its hind leg. Mo fins lived about 70 yenrs, has caten overything from o fine-tooth comb to o * square meal,’ and still ho énjoya good Lealth.” —A frec sehiool for poor children boing openod in Livorpool, the firet thing which the toncher did was to subjact tho pu][:fls toa thorough washing. In ono respect this gonorally dosir- nblo process proved to be unfortunato, for tho boys and girls were o motamorphosed by the serubbing that their own paronts didn't know them, and great domestic confusion cnauea, —~—The will of an eceentric citizen of Cornish, N. H., who made n bequest of 81,000 to the town, the interost to bo oxponded fot flags, tobe unfurled in various parts of tho town during plersant weather, has been contested by his hoirs, latoly, on the ground tlnt it provides for o usoless exponditure. Judge Fos- ter, of Concord, says differontly, however, cou- sidering it o vere proper boquest, ono calen~ lated to keep alive tho spirit of union nnd patriotism, and the memories of tho historic periods of the nation, and the flags will continue 10 wave. —Hugh Miller, whose famo is world-wide, was first brought to the notice of sciontific men b; Prof. Agassiz. At nmeeting of tho British Sci- entific Bociety, Miflor, who as then & common duy laboror, approached Agnssiz with s specimen of rock in his hand, and began to make certain iuqulriescnucomh:;;lt. During the conversa- tion that onsucd, Agassiz discovered that leborer was possessed of n large fund of goological information, which he had ncqluirm] by porsonsl investign: tious, induced solely by his innato love for tho solonco, Agassiz wad dolighted ot meoting him, and introdnced Miller to the membors of tho Society, explaining the manner in which ho had become scquainted witht him, T'he friend- ships thus formed continued throngh their lives, and Agassiz wroto tho introduction to Hugh Miller's first published worl, Thae presonce of a good quality of bituminous conl, and in gront abundance, in Montana Tarri- tory, is no longor a question of doubt. Tho lmople of Helona and othor towns in tho Terri- ory., after having given tho matter thorough teuts horotofore, have this winter made defnite 4| arrangoments for u\\butltuliugfi coal for their pino wood In o practical use ns fucl ° —The Sioux City Journal has tho Iollmvlni\': @ F, A. Ifarroun, who Ia buying wheat aloug the line of the Dakotn Southeru Railroad, estimates tho number of bushels of wheat in Dakota spd Nebraska, tributaxy to tho Daketa Ruad, at 1,000,000 bushels. This ostimate is based on carefully collected inforniation,” —Porl: is #o oheap at Albert Les, Minn., that Miss Ida Joerudt, for a very caroful rondition of au excoodingly ditlieult picce ; and Master Con- rad Willins, who won & mnotable success in o comio.selection in Germau, entitled “ Der Afe und der @eizige,”” Tho two cliorusos by, the wholo schiool wero giveu in o very satisfuctor manner, the volees belug porfectly in avcord, and keeplug timo most accuratedly. Iho last pieco on the progrumme was the comedictta, ** Boeingy,tho Llephant,” with the followlug oast & Bilus Boieroy (a farmer) achel Somorby (Lis wife Hally-Bomerby (s dangh! Jouiiny Somerby (bis sun), er 3, 0, Outhlertson Horry Holden (i ally),. Mustor W, A, Stilos Bluw Bluck (o negro teamalor). .. Master J, Dyrenfurth Pat Murphy (s nolghbor).. ... Muster Johw Emerson ‘Pravious to the porformance of this como- diotts, howovor, Prof, Dylrenfurth'presented.a number of valuable gifts to the teaokers in the Colloge, ns follows: ~Mra, Walton, & beautiful work-Lablo from the young ladies of tho North Side Collego ; Mr. Fowlor, a Musonio ring and wot of studs from, the pupils of the North Bido; Mr., Ebronstoln, a handsome gold chain 3 Mr, W, Dyhrenfurth, threo volumes of tho American noyclopudia, from tho Flomontary and Prim x? Dopartments of tho North Sido; and Mr. Philip Dyhrenfurth, a sil- vor cako basket, fruit dish, sud card-rocoiver, from all the nnyfln in the High Hehool and Pro- puratory Dopartments’ of the North Bide Col- u,Ivu. Tho rociplants respondad briotly and graco- fully, aud the curtain then roso on” tho come- diotta. This was playod with much spirit and was hoartily nlmlnmled by the audience, partion- larly the part introducing tho elophant. A number of piecos of fine ncodlowork, em- broidery, and crookiot-work, the results of tho ludustry of the young ladios, were dimplayed, and thoir quality was such as to give evidence of groat patience and skill, At the vonolusion of + Muster Willlam A, Skinkle Mixs Livydelt Plows w G, Lalis B, Piuws a farmor who was unablo to sclln hiig hog he brought to market, stuck a lalf dollarin its mouth in hopos ome ono would steal hog and all, but the bait wouldn't take. Peoplo there- about profer to stonl their pork ready pickled S el e The Dogs and Cuts in Paris During the Sloges From the Leeds (Eng.) Mercury, It is & curious quention whotlier animals tako notico of_the ovents which are passing around thom, but which novertheloss are apparontl outsido of the sphoro of tholr instinct, M. T'hoophile Gautier, the woll-kuown Fronch jour- nalist and writor, lias raised this question in re- gard to tho auimuls which wero in' Paris during the slsfin; and Lo bringa forward soveral facts, which hio, uu{:; fell under his own observation, to prove that thoy not only took notico of pussing avonts, but regulated their movements accord- ingly, 1o obsorves that the dat:u took notice, from’ tho vory first day, of tho ‘bnormal condition of Parls, “flie unusual move- ments of the inhabitants, the almost universal chmuiu from civil to military costume, the oxorelsing of the Mobiles and tho National Guaras oh tho public parades, the continunl sounding of tho trumpot and besting of drums Lopt them constantly excited and unousy, and 8ot thom to roflecting, Somo of them, yofugeos from the subwrbs, with their mastors, visibi, lost theln powoer of flnding their way about, They hesitated in the choico of stresty, wore un- cortain of the traces, soontell thoir path, and, at overy corner, consulted somo othor dog which lived In the neighborhood, These miburban dogs wore senved at the nolwe of passfug ve- hivlos, und run from thom, while the city dogs soarcely took tho troublo to got out of tho wiy of tho whoels, * Every worning,” says M, Gautlor, ** thore assemblod bofors our door what appeaved to bo a council of dogs, proelded over by » broad-baokod, Laudy-logged, browue and-yollow terrior. The othor dogs paid him frunt deforonco, and lstoned to him utiontively. t was ovident that ho epoke to them, not nites tho munnor of mon, in un artieulato language, bat by short barls, variod muttorings, pursing of tho lips, movenionts of tho {ail, and expros~ sive play of tho physiognomy, _ Iivory now and thena new comor seomod to bring news ; and tho council commented on it, and after n while disporsed.” - This went on during tha first month or two of tho sloge, whon brond was Flnntl(ul, tho stock of boef was still considern~ blo, aud the dearnces of forngo roudorod borso-meat abundant, The auimals did not auffor theni but soou tlugs bezan to changs, “and thelr rations diminished &8 thoso of men did, 'Ll poor crentures counld not understand it, and gazed ot their ownors with wondoring eyes whon thelr mongro pittance was plnced bofore them. Thoy soemed to ask what thoy had dono to bo o punishod, Many maslers abandoned tholr dogs, not having tha courago to kill thom : and these animals wore to bo soon at night wandorinyr, like shndows, nent tho walls, and tiying to induco kind-looking por~ #ons to havo Flty on them, M. Goutlor savs ha was continually followed by them, thoy uttering faint crics all tho whilo, and somotimen_ventur- ing to putb tholr noscs to his hand. Soon tuey begnn to porccive that pooplo look- ed ‘ot them o n strange mamior, and, undor protense of caressing themy, folf their flesl, 88 & butcher would, to nw cortain it {hey woro in good condition, Thn caty percefved thiy sooner than tho dogs did, and becamno exceodingly cautious as to whom thoy allowod to touch thom ; on the least quick movomont thoy fled to tho roof or cellar; but af longth the dogs “‘smeltn rat,” and ran uway whon any onc called or whistied to them, Thae canino councfl, bofore tnentioned, dimished daily, and thero soon remained no one of its mombors but_the dreaming torrier, who, how- evor, wae only droaming in appensrance ; for ir renllty ho wns slways on his guard, sconting dangor afar off, and showing s liools ot the ap~ proach of avy one at all suspicious, ———— Failure of o Xlotel-ilan, New York Corrcspondcnce f the Livston ost. Tho announcoment of the failuro of the lesses of tho8t. Jamoes and Grand Union Ifotoly, ix Now York, creatos & gouuine sousation among the Hro cegional hosts of {ho motropolia. Mr, Eliag Hotchkias, tho lesseo of these woll- known louscs, finding himsolf pecuninrly cridmlud Ly tho recent monctary disturbances called & meeting of his ereditors and announcod his inability to meot his obligations. Mr. Hotehkiss last year renowed o four yonrs' lensa of tho hotel for $£30,000 a year, and immo- dintely thereafter redecorated it at & cost of $16,000. It accommodates 250 porsony, is pro- vided with elovator and stesm-hoating appa~ ratus, aud othor modern conveuiences, It waa woll patronized from the day of its opon- ing, but toward autumn Jr. Hotohliss found himeelf unablo to meat tho expenses of both hotels, and jast Thuraday made o statoment of his nffairs to his creditors. Wm, H. Durroughs was appointed Receiver, and the house is now conducted on a strictly cash systom. ‘Uho Grand Union, on thoe corner of Forty-flrat atrect and Park aveuue, cost, with ground, nearly 2600,~ 000, and contnins 850 rooms, Mr. Hotchlisa lensod tho Liotel for term of flve years, begin- niug with the prosont year. Mr. Richard Som= ors, of tho Shorman ouss, Chicago, wns on- filgcd as mounger, but tho hotel was nover & nancinl success. But fow guests lived in the house during the summer, and Ar. Hotchkise needed all his copital for the St. James. At « mocting hold lest night Mr. Shaw was chosen to conduct the hotel on behalt of the credit- ora, Mr. Hotclkiss' linbilitios avo estimated at $220,000. The Automatic Felegraph. From the New York World, ec, 15, TPostmaster-General Oraswoll having been takon to task for tho complimentary exproasisn in his roport concorning the sutomatic_tel- grophy last evonlng rosolved to make jood all 0 had said, ned arranged with tho Company for the transmission of tho Prosident’s messago from Washington to this eity, Accordingly, ae- companjed by Mossrs, Ramadoll and Gurtlold, e took station in the Company’s offico in Washington, while' Postmaster James represont~ od bim ot this torminus, Some preliminary mesuages of greoting and srrangemonts werd fivst gont, then, at precisely four minutes befora 10; the DPresident’s mossago was announced to bo coming, and a loud whiz filied the ofico a8 & wheel \wfinn to revolve, turning off ! tako™ after *“tako" of the document. The whiz con- tinued, broken only by short intermissiona to supply mnew tapo, until eightcen miu~ utes and thirty seconds boyond the hour, when it stopped na fluddanl{ a8 it bogun, and the Prosident’s messago of 12,000 words was in the ofice in the form of twenty-threo bundles of narrow paper, hung upon as many hooks. 'Tha time occupicd in transmission was twenty-two mitutes and a half, and this with » single wire. ‘he number of words a minuto sent was 500, ‘The mossage was thon tranemitted to Washing~ ton in about tlie enmo time it had takon to come, and then Postmaster James bade ** Good-night " to tho Postmastor-Goneral, and Puck's promiso tg girdlo the earth in forty inutes was put to shame. F]ZES. IS {00 Presenis PRICES DOWH! FIELD, LEITER & CO. STATE & WASHINGTON-STS,, OFFER THIS DAY: COhildren’s Fur Sets at $1.50 re- duced from $3.00. A large assortment of Children’s Fur . Garments at correspondingly low prices, Bargaing in Misses' Chinchilla Sets ! Ladies' Real Mink Sets, $14 and up. Ladies' Real Sealskin do., $25 and up. Ladies' Im, Sealskin do., $12. Lynx and Siberian Squirrel, White and Grey Lamb, Real Ermine Sets, $16 and up, Beuver Sets, $15," reduced from $26, Ottor, Alaska Sable and Alaskn Mink ; Beal Sacques, trimmed and plein; Elegant Rus- sian and Hudson Bay Sable, and full lines ot FUR ROBES' Of overy description, to bo closed out low. Tho beat opportunity that will bo offered this senson to provide valuablo gifts largely une der price, STATE & WASHINGTON-STS, FOR SALE. FOR SALE. Ono of thebest mouoy-making Morohants' Lunch Roomt In Chicago s offorod for salv to vloso a copartnarship. ‘Wil bo suld at ono-half its value, Tho CigarStand alono, in one yoar, will not ono-half the purchaso-woucy, und doublo tho amount of purchaso-muney roalizod tho frst yoar guurantoed to an oxporioncod party, Torms, ono- Lialf oash, and 6 and 9 montha, secured. Addross B. B. HAMILTON, Trlbuno ofive. FRACTIONAL CURRENCY. $5 Packages oF FRACTIONAL CURRENCY FOR BALE AT | TRIBUNE OFFICE.