Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 27, 1873, Page 11

¢ “THE CITTCAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: SATURDAY; DECE MDBER 27, 1873« SUPPLEMEN " CHARLES BRADLAUGH. An DLvening with the Noted English Republican, A Reminiscence of Gerald Mascey. How DBradlanugh Beeamo hn Atheist, == The grent inan has como and gono, and, by thoso who have soen and eard hiw, will never bo forgotton, It was tho writor's privilege to apend two hours in plensant convorso with hins aftor his lecturo, in reculling jncidonts of early lifo, o part of whioh was spent USDER THE SAME IOOL. Charles Bradlangh was thon about 10 yonra of ago, and nlrondy gave mugh promiso of his fu- turo nchiovements; s tall, hnndsemo, clovor young follow, shaplo-mindod and good-patured to o fault, whom wo gitls delighted to tento and Impoao upon, At that time Lovo and Ifilarity clnimod Lim for thoir own; hio was tho soul of Tuu and frolie, and it was good to seo the gleam of tho old ruling passion, still strong within him, breaking over lus faco yot, desplte nll tho strugglos aud hard knocks he has encountored during the lnst twouty-five years. Still bettor than ail this was it lo noto the recolicctions of favors past; to nca’tho toar dim the eyo ot old momorica of tho loved and tho lost, and tho' hearty and aflcctionnto greoking of old feiouds. Al Lhis loavos o grateful and pleasant impression, It hngbeen truly sald that Gratl- tude is tho atiribute ‘of o great mind; narrow- minded aud sollish pooplo are nover gratoful, WHAT A PLEASANT REUNION was that of Luosdey eveningl In answer to our ‘muititndinonsinquirics, wo gleaned tho following wheaf of interest, which I give in his own words, though not in exietly tho manner in which it camo, being in dialogne, which might prove tedions to tho renders “8inco wo met,” said Mr. Bradlaugh,. “lifo ling boon A seone of many struggles and somo triumphs, There have beon times when it teowmed as though overy man's hand avas against me., My view of lifo has indeod bLeen a vavied one. - Applauded by thousands, and greoted with tho neclumutions of crowds, thore hnvo still been some lonely pauses in my lifo, Atheint though lam, I have bregkfasted with Cardiuals and Bishops, T hnve boon entortained at the homes of Priicos, aud bnvo brokenbrond and slpt con- tentedly in the but of n conl-minor. Tho cuuso 1 upliold Lins beou overything to mo, and, whon- over and whorever I could put in a word for it, I have dono so, **Yeos,” ho continned, in answor to a romark, Lair is tarning gray In spots ; and thore ara 8pots upon my heart, too, but it is not ali giay; thero nro yst somo patches fresh nnd greeu lott, thongh'sorrow has feft doep furrows upon it surface, DBut this ifeetiug does-me pood, aud earrics mo hack TWENIY-FIVE YEARS, whenwo wero gil young togethor. Yourvoicestako mo baek—LUnck, "X enn close my eyes and forgot the intervening tine. X 800 ngain the besutitui Tace and form of. your mothor,—our mothor I ni proud to eall her,—who gave mo shollor when I hid noue, and bread when bread was dear and hard to *Can you never forgot that ?" wo asked. **Can I cver forgot it #" lo roplied. * Not till 1 die,—nol till I dig!” Iow sacred tho siloneo that foll upon us all for g fowv minazes at thit, none but ourselves may know. 110w diffor- ent this from the mecting which took place fn tie lobby of the Music lal last wook. Dut of 'this berosfter; let us keep awhile to Dradlangh, n satieiactory subjoct, with his impressionnble nature, with whom tho tear succeods the laugh, the lsugh tho tear ; but tho dud hears and noble nature 10 always prosent. * Iow strange it is,” ho suid—-** it goems to bo my fate—to OWE MY 5UCCESS IN LIFE 0 WOMEN : Tirat, your mother, who guidad and counseled mo when I fivst started out. After her deuth, nnothar,—proud, patricia, nnd. Lenutiful,—who vame to my roreuc whon I was in despondency 3 recetved mo at her housd, whers woro nssomble tho wealth and intotlect of J'rance ; demanded formo a hearing from them ; aud, cspousing 10y causo 0 wavinly, made iy uame and object kuown in circles I could not otherwise linve pen- otrated. ‘And, lnstly, my daughters, For their 4 1 am proud to give my offorts in o noblo u enuso, and make my name a power in the land, whicl: shall live a littlo while after me, and with which no suspicion of dishonesty or wrong shall sver bo mingled ; but they shall kiave it io say, thelr father died as ho bBad lved, an Lonest und conecientious Athoist, who had done what i could to reliove the sufferings and better the condition of his fellow-man.” ¢ Rather singulur, in it vot, that you and your old acquaintance, GERALD MASSEY thould como to Chicugo at the same timo?” wo usked. ~* Have you met 7 * Ouly ouca,” bo ro- phed, “at the rceeption given us’ by tho Lotos Club, of New York. Never till thon, sinco thas raomornblo night when you and I went to hoar o Jectura ou Co-operation by o gentlemou numed Cooper. Sinco then Gerald Maegoy rathor fights why of me,” I remembered this incident well, and, us it i8 not without interest, give it here. A gentleman nomad Waltor Coopor, who was Manager of tho Co-operative Lnilors’ Associn- tion, ntroduced into the Socioty, in the capne- ity of clerk, o young man who wus not o tnhur. und. therefore, not & mombor, at u atated salary, I'his was in direet and flagrant violution of the rules and by-laws of the Associntion, which de- clared that 110 ono but & memboer could ill suy offico in tho concern. Uhe muin body of tailors robelled, aud demanded the instant dismigent of Gorald Massoy, A war ensued, whieh cnded n tho digcharge of one or two of the most eflicient and netive members of the So- cioty by Walter Coopur, who, it somo lioeus-pa- cus way, ot tho keopuie of power into his own hauds, and kopt his favorite in oflice, Tho wholo of this Lrepaaction was illegal,—the cons stitution of tho Sceioty oxprossly doclaring that no measuro should bo decided or acted upon withont o two-thirds voto of the ontive body, It was c this fuyor was au its height that Uoop- or advertived o lecture on_'* Co-operation " ng the Hall_of Seience. City Rord, London; and Charles Bradlaugh, thon & young mau, nlmost aunknown,-who wes intimate with the discharged tailors, wos appointed to attend tho lacture, aud, at the closo, PUT A FEW QUESTIONR to the lecturer; while tho others should bo sta- tioned in differont parts of tha hall, to rise, Banguo-hlke, and contront him, to his dismay aud final confusion, whon hig | veplics should warrant thom in doing so. ' Coopor was_complotely misled by DBradtaugh'a youth and innacent upprirance, though ho showed con- eiderablo surprivo and somo ombnrrassinent nb the tendency of the questions put, and soon found that e wad indeod stopping awong lornets. tiereld Maesoy, who wra on the platform, with Lis new-made wife, camo to the reseuo of hig superior, but only added fuel to tho flame, Tho excitement ran high, and nofse predominated, nid ut ouo time tliera wore fears of o gonoral meleo, in the wmidst of whieh Mvs, Mussoy vushed to her busbund, enoireling him witl hor urms, and was finally borne from tho hull in & swooning coudition. GRAND TABLEAU! Cooper confonnded! Magsoy annibilated! Pradlangh trinmphaut! snd the disehurgod nvenged! Oh! what s merry thne wo had po- ing home from the Ifall,—a party of us, Brad- Taugh at tho:head, In tine spivits, 50, althqugh soma twonty-six yonra have tlapaed sinco ?llcu, thera fu yet n cooluckd be- sweon tho bwo grest men, and the recotloction of that night nlways provokes merrimont in tho minds of the attacking party, Aud this is wln{ somo of us, who formad o parly who waited in tho loliby of the Musie ITall to seu the poot at the concluslon of hi lecture, felt & little dubious as (o onr reception, and onr_ap- probision was prolty woll warrguted, though we fad only been wilent spectators of tho little zeono just related. DBut wo Lbud liopad that time and cirenmstaneo had dimmed nll ~ that was nn- pleasant in the past, and wa hiad rend his pootry, ana glorivd in hig success, sud lintoned with amels dellght to his abio and Intorosting lecture an Churles Lamb, A'hough tee had no claim whatever upon his favor, thoro was one with uy WHO UAD A CLAIN,— sno who hud fed him whon fo was hungey, 4soused him whon he was homeloss, and contyibe ated In n great measuro to bin suceess in lify, mid from whoro houso his firal pooms wore pub istied,—who Lind warted with the most dolighe- ful autieipationn for his visit to Chicago, who *. und spent vwo wholo days bimting him, with aw muely plonsitra an & farhior would & won whet ho aud seon for youra; and for iim to bu met with 4 cold shonlder, und (ha toneh of the tips of the dugers, was a differont thing, * Woll, * camparisons aro odions,"” our writing. pooks uned 60 tell may bus o vau burn with xo- newod zeat Lo our_own plonsant ramoembrances, nnd Ieave Goruld Massoy's actions {o Lis own conseionco, Mr, Dradlaugh oxpoots Lo return to the Woat i fow waaks, whon, wo trust, bie will stuy ovor in this cll{ for n faw days, if his many engago- menty will allow hint, 1To has boon warmly welcomod in the Wast, and, whon hio spoko nt Omnha, ]rn(lplu cumo from aw far as 160 milos away to honr him, 'ho leading railvonds in the Wesl have offored many goncrous and unususl inducenents for him to mfl\ru( aud it iy doubt~ fulif lio goos back to England Unfore spring. 1in higgh Yiopon und aspirntions for the future are all good and truo, aud of noble purposo, but, boiug told in confidence, must not o ret pontod hovo, I'ho writer could fill a Yngo ansily with the ac- count of hiy advantures, hoth serfous and come io; buttho way in which ho struck tho lead to FAJE AND FONTUNE was this; 1o and Lis father and mothor were mombors of an Lplsoopal Ohurol, - wud ho wna frequontly sont out ns a sort of temporance- missionary, and In this way commenced to speal In publio, by and by displaying unusml _and growing abilitios na o speakor and debeter, Now thero was a_sconlar and scientifio hail in the nolqhhurhoml, whoro public dikgunsions worn hold. ‘Theso woro frequontly thoological, and nt ono timo the eubject wae, *Is thoro o' God?” Charles Bradlaugh undortook to provothe aflirm- ative, and ouo Colin M. Campbell was choson for tho nogativo champion. Both able men nund pood debntors, T'ho discussion was to Inst three nights, Bradlough onterod into the discussion with all the fire, the ardor, the zonl, aud tho enthusinsm of yonth and genius, His opponent —tho son of n clorgymnn—wns oldor, ealmer, and wisor. The first night, Dradwugh earriod tho aubject through withconsidorablo dash tho sac- ond night, ho wavored ; and, ou tho Inst, ho throw up liis band, and oponly doelorod it im- possible to coufuto such argumeonts s his op- ponent bronght Lo bear upon the subject, and acknowledged himself complotoly couvineod and CONVENTED TO ATHEISM, Aud now,— 7 Oh, for tho ratily Of Chrintiun ehurity Under tho sun,— his father, heariug of this, turned Dradlaugh out of doors, without oven a chango of clothes, for ho wns uot yot of age ; withdrew iy socurity Tor the position of trust which ho thou eld, say- ing that his son had “fallen smong thioves,” and ho would not bo responsiblo for him auy longor ; and ovontuaily procurod his dischuargo from hix atation,—Tollowing him aftor thut with tho most bitter and rolontless porsccution, in which, I grievo to sny, his mother joined. 3 NeW Iriouds, tho_Atheists, recoived him with open nrms, and shorod with bim: what little thoy had, and started him on his now carcer ; and Ho our* ncquaintanco began, THEO, e, THEh FARM AND GARDEN. ‘he Potnto Crop-=1he Cause nnd Cure OX 1y Foifures=The Proper Soil, Cli= muate, and Conditions. L'rom Qur Agricultural Correapondent. CHAMPATaN, 1L, Dee, 25, 187, Tho potato crop appenars to bave beon vory near & genoral failuro tho past year,—in somo Dpatts of tho country from drought, and in.others Irom too much ruin, Northern Now York and o part of Vermont have been the most fortunate; in short, those seetions aro almogt corlain of a erop overy seagson,—nol on sccount of soil, but adaptation of climato, Northern Minnesota, Wisconsin, .and Michigan also produce good eraps of this vogotable, WIEAT CAUBES THE FAILURE? istho important question; for, wheu we have learned this, wo may be able to apply a remedy, That we hnve given too much regard to suil, and too littlo to climatoond coudition of soil, is now protty ovident, And, now that the failure is right before us in its most unplessant aspoct, it in the best timo to invostigato tho subject, and to securo the future against o similar loss, pro- vidihig that such a thing is posviblo. Thoro ara mauy poople who have great relinteo on Provi- denco and the soason ; and, when wo havea crop-fuilure, it is not their fault, but the fuult of the wenson, or somo othor eswse beyond their control, We have hind too much of this kind of tonching, and it is timo to take Y A MORE PRACTIOAY VIEW of the subjeot. #The Ferm and Gardon,” for more than twenty years, Las turned itseffarts in that direc- tion, with moroor loss of eucoess; but it re- quires Jino upon line and precept upon precept, Lors o littlo aud there o great deal, and then this oft repoated and as often enforced, We hinve anticipated much aid from our Agri- enftural Cotloges ; but they, too, have followed the oid, bonton path of tha books, that toll us tho same old story about deep plowing and timely seoding, as though this was all of the scienca of ealture. Dut wa have seen throe droughty sonsous overflow tho corn-cribs, two of thom overload the orchards, and thon soriously damago the trees; while other erops have beon, os it wore, the mero plaything of tho sensons, The farmer must look boyond the moro idea of loarning how To plow, ta Aoy, To reapy, o muws e must know the natural habits of the plants ho cultivates and the animals that he roars. And, in addition to the habits of plants, he must loarn how fur thoy will bear clmngo from thoir normal eondition, It is eusy to soo that tho potnto id rentive under change, and that the con- ditions must conform nanoar as possible to thoso Presontod in its wild stato. A rich, moist goil, with a cool, moist elimato, are of TARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE. 1f, after planting, the ground ean be kept cool by & mulch of straw, loaves, or othor auch littor, wo will invo supplicd u part of the conditions ; and if wo can grive plenty of moisture, in connees tion with good drainage, wo shall havo supplied nearly all of its noods. For threo years wo inve had dry wonther, and in puch weather we muy plow very daep; in short, doop planting is essontini to unccess, Tho Rood must have moistura sufliciont for gormina- tion,—a littla vapor from_ tha water, nothyng more; and this 18 found ot the depth of 2, 4, or G iuchos; but, if the soil is ovon a moderatoly-tonucious clay, pinotivg at ibat depth, when the soil is suzurated with moisturo, would J)rnduunn vory differont rosmit. If the #oil did not rot outright, tho planta wonld make but o foeble gru\\'tf)', and a fooblo growth of plants makes small tubers, sud small tubers ure gouerally stigmatizod s SMALL POTATOEH. Thue wo #ea that it is tho conditions, and not so much tho soil, that makes or mars tho potato crap, Ono senson tho wame woil gives us largo roiurng; and tho noxb souson, with the same cultnre, the crop may bo a failure, And this loads to tho question of cultnre, uud how it must Do modilied 1o suit the changlng veasony, »s part of the ussentinls to succous, ‘We huve shiown the offact of deep planting in & dry season, aud now wo must look ut the op- posito, Ono of Luo most prolitable crops that we havo grown, or at loast tho lurgost yield for tho Jonst Jubor, tho seed wuk droppoed ‘into the Lottom of tho turrow; bub this is un oxceptional rutlo,—that in, if tho furrowa ure cut from 4 to ¢ inolics, us is the usnal yule, 'To overcome ihis difiieulty of covoriug too daoply with tio plow, and yol toloosen tho enrth below, 1 Lave, for the pask Lwo yous, used A BUIHO0IL ATTAOIMENT to tho common plow, This is sot 4 inches: ho- low the bottont or thaplow, aud, ns it is o small plow,—n goil-liftar of itsolfi—it Lioldy the plow in Placo, and the plow oan bo #ot to wsub & vory shallow furroy, say 14 to 2 inchos doop, Thi thin furrow-slico 18 nmplo to cover the seed, and pormita of vory cheap planting. With the Inose, parous hod below, and this thin coy~ cring of the seed, wo are in n mensuro forlifiod aguist an excesy of woisture; wnd yet, in o dry time, thore is aufliciont to imsure ‘gorning- tion, This would hasura o piuco the crop IEYOND 'WIIE ADVERWE COMDITION of the senson, In cars the sonsow comos off dry, o may harrow tho ontiro surface just ag tho olants bogin to nppoar above grouid, or ovon Ilolm'u; amd, by composting the surfuce with o heavy irou rollor, we shall prevent evaporation und fhe moistnrs'that urises by eapillary attreo. tion will bo sufileiont Lo insuro o bealthy growth, Tut, should heavy raing fullow, the harrowing whould follow st suitablo titeu, nu that touds to dry the woil by admitiing tlio air nnd tho honty and, in this easo, the ralling may Lo owittod, Wao ara now roidy to moes ANY OJIARGE IN THE CONDITIONS, whethor of rainfall or dronght, 1t wat, wo use tho arrow aud _cullivator botwoon the rows, slmply to hold the woods in checl, and, as far as ponmblo, fodiy tha eoll by ovaporation; uud thin iy nccomplishod with ropented stivring, 1f drought foltows, wo turn the enltivator-shovels towards the Luils, a turn a layer of ourth on thom ; and this {s repeated during the poriod of tho drouglit, ‘L'his choaks ovaporatiou from tho roots, and the normal condition i womewlal mafulained, Wo will now oo what the farmer shonld do who has no sub-soll attachmont, and does not Jinow just whon to gat one, ‘U'wo yonrs ago, u fow of thoso attnehmonts wero mado at Falrbury, In thin Stato; vt I havo loarnod that the doniand did not Justify the mmmfacture, and that it han boun discontinmed ; but, if they wero put on sale at the implement-atores, thore would bo o de- mand for them fm'lrululo-p]tul‘flug, 1f for nothing olze, Pulting tho seed at the botlom of n_deop fur- row i not the bost thing as a rule, and we must adopt rome othor rule, though, 1f it {8 possible to got the nttachmont, do Ho, ns tho cost is only §5 or €0, and will save iteclf in tho planting of anly n faw ncres, In some #olls, and in some con- ditions of it, wo may" . TURN A BIALLOW FURROW on tho goed, provided wo use & gago-whoe), and by keoping tho sharo vory sharp. Dut, if the sotl 1 o tritle too moiat, this is not 8o oasy of no- complishment, and the furrow will bo too deep for tho snfoty of tho reed, Our noxt plan is Lo low the soil I the wsmal way, harrow t down smooth, mnrk off the rows 3 fect apart, andso shellow that tho mmpression will only sorvo as & pulio to drnm»lng tha rood, which is cavored with the eultivator by turning tho sliov- ol Inward, and _thus moking o miniature ridgo along tho row. 1Ifad tho nbove precantion been tnkon the paat N‘)rlun, wo should hoard littlo of tho loss of iced by boing drowaed out, or rotting by deop planting. ‘Fhen, too, 1o fariner wonld hinve beon ready to tnko advantago of thoe aftor condition of the wcnwon, whetlier wob or dry, Iut o good stand of plants is of tho firat impor- tance, and, failing in this, thero must bo & fail~ ure in thae crop. The potato-crop has become ona of great im- portauce, uand it 18 propor that wo seck to adopt o system of enlture thut will insure regular an- nunl erops, TITE NATIVE JIOMT: OF THE POTATO i# in o coo], moist elimate, with & rich, humus- elinrged soit, and well-drainad, gravelly 'sub-soil. In our more arid climato wo must produce thoxo conditions ny mowly uy possible, This may bo domo by a top-dressing of straw, leave: or other litter, which will sorvo to keop tito ol moist and vool, a# it checks ovaporation. Ihave foind @ tops drossing of manuro to bo of great value, ag this slso sorves to Lold moisture, As a general rule, the furmer does not repont the potato-crop on the aue loud, and also finds what Is enlled BECOND 50D, or tho accond crop attor breaking the award, to bo the best for tho purpose, 'This soit contning & largo proportion of hnmus, and this retaing molstire, aud i8 nlso susceptiblo of drainage. If wo contivue Lo erop thin Jand, wo must sup- }wl_v tho samo conditions by an ‘application of pirn-yard manure, pwamp-mnck, or straw ; and thiu is the more valuable when applied as a top- dressing. ‘Wae must, therefore, select a goil for this erop that contains humus lile the decaying sward or ground inclining to be swampy ; but, at the samo Lime, it must bo well drained, Yo, with plenty of uurotted burneyard muuiro, wo con 1ako amast any soil appronch theso conditions. With ationtion to the roquired conditions, and thoroughufter-culture,wo may insure o fair crop IN THE MOST ADVERSE SEASON. Tho most critical poriod of this crop is tho throo wecks that follow blooming, for thon the tubers form rapidly, if the conditions nre favor- able, At that poriod we should bo ¢arelul not to disturd tho hills by adding onrth or by stirring thiem ; yob wo may cultivato betwaen the rows, awd tais will be found of value, as it will admit thie i ind dow, and by keoping down tho weeds 1lsoso will not bo presont to pump up_ the littlo moisturo from the roots, aud to dissipeto it by avaporation, 1 the growth of vines has been such as Lo shado tho entivo surfuce, we mny be woll agsnred of o fine ylold, even in u dry season, for this &hooling proveuts ovaporution, When wo pub A NEW VARIGTY in tho garden and given it oxtra caro, tho yield astoniehion us, and we at onee full in Jovo “with tho new varicty ; but tio nexs vear it in sont to the fleld, and 1cceives tho usual field-ouniture, aud is found to Lo no botter than its compeers, and Dy tho third yonr in thrown nsido, and nli forgot tho Iesson that had Leon taught us in tho bottor culture of the garden, and that, by plonting lous ares, and giving this a1l tho laoor, wo should receivo bettor roturns than by our prosent sys- tem of fleld-culuro, of ALY WEEDS AND JIALE TOTATOES, a8 thougl wo iad dotermitied to_grow tho prop on shares, contont to roceiva bLalf, or less than Lnlf, of what should bo an syerago erop. Whilo there is no largo aren of country that produces good sununl crops of pontoes, wo muy, by proper managemcnt, grow good, fair crops in all seasons, whether web or dry, and olgo in a great varicty of soily, Totatoes at o dollar o busheldo not argue good farming, espocially as farmers thomsolves are lurgo buyors at this rate, as thoy mo m“umsant. URAT. —————— NEW YEAR'S EVE. Thie years go by with silent tread ; Aud some nre distnnt, Kome aro dead, "hat once were dear' 3 And, aw I rut along to-night, Aud'sadly watehied tho fuding lght, o dylng year, Full uany w mei'sy of tho tomb, Of uany & mad and meysy e, Of funerul-knell and weddiug-climo Camo gath’ring with tho early glovmn, And fueen long forgot wers tliere, And voives hushod forover apoke, Aud recollections hard to boar “Chat twilight-rovery awoke, “These marka along the slream of years, Thieno afrokes upon tho fatal bell, They ve butmonuments of grief sud tears, Thao chime In but s funera| ; Yor griofs veealled uro griefy v d agaln And joya romembercd—toy aro kadder yot, Oblivion Liings alono hor Joys to men, Aud appiness I8 only 10 foruet,’ © . CuArts N. Guraony. Philnde) Frone the Philadelphie Presa, William A. Porter, who scted us judgo of the election in tho Heventl Division of the Llovenil Ward; on Tuesday Inat, was bronghit befors Ald. MeColgan laut ovoning, charged with ballot-box stulling in hiy division ou the day mentioned above.- Benjamini. emplo_appeaved for the prosecation, and Col. James ¥, Koogan, of tho Now York Bar, for the dofondant. T'his caseistho flvut of u vories of casos which, it is suid, will bo Droglit bafore tho publio, and will evontually tond to the puvitieation of the ballot, 'Phe wit- nesses were clection ofiicers in tho division and the party who deposited the first voto on the morning in queation, Lho flst witness was ono of the luspectors, Mr. Benjnmin Lutor, who teatifled thut Lo saw tho defondant at the polls on tho morning of ‘Cuesdny lust, neting as judge of tho election’; was thers when the polls opon- thon Frauds, phia od, in company with the defondant (witness produced miomorandum of ik of votors__takon from_tho tally list by his clerk, Mr. Fredericke) ; Alan M, Robinetto deposited the first Woto on the morning in quostion ; suspiclon was first avoused * by the defondant teking chargo of the ballof, aud kit~ ting with his arms over it3" when Portor de- posited Rtubinetto's voto in tho box ho put in other tickets atso; looked in the box aml Auw other tickets in_ there ; romouatrated with do- fondant, and pnid ho had placed them thero ; thin he denied ; witness bolioved ke suid, “Tako all tha other-tickats ont and loeve Rabinotie's in,” it Portor vefnsed to uct upon sggostion ; thoro were 172 votes polled during tho eutiro day, and 2756 were found in the'box i st tho ilird hour wat alongside of Portor, and the votes in tho taliled with _ the number polled, The witnoss produced & memorandum of ihe votos polled during ench hour of tho day, und the number fonud in the box at the clozo, Witnoss did nob know what beeanio of the ballot-box aftor the polls closed ; Portor took tho box with him; 1 took no copy of (he names [rom the tally list ; tho pupers’ were not slgned by tho minority ofiteors, Adolphus Lex was sworn and Lestillod that ha lind ohargo of tho registry book on Pues- day lant: hoard Tutor eud Portor lhavo words about placing votea in the box; Tator eallod hos Porter to _necount; if Lhero wore _any votes in the hox they must love boen there when tho polls* wore opened; Dor- {or lad charge of tho box wnd kept his arm_over i, John S, Fradericks, sworn: I wa olork for Mr. Tator ul the election on Thos- duy lust: the lirst mun who voted wos Mr, Rob- inotta; Portor had churge of the box; at 1 o'clock Mr, Portor hud charge of thie hox, nnd sub resting Lils arms upon it, facing me, and in s Joft hiatidd held a numbor of ticketys ha turned uronud with his back toward mo, and when ho vosumed his fivst position tho ticketa had disap- ]im\rml' whon the voies wero counted for that our (sixth) it wan found that 23 ballots had Loon east nnd thore wora 51 votew in the hok, Alan M, liobinotto wworn: Vole in the Bevenlh Division of _the Lloventh ‘Ward, ab tho hougo coinor of New Markot wud Drown ftreotd; votod thore on Tuordny morn- ingg dant about 8 o'olock : after I pub my voto i, heard w wranglo hotweon Tntor and Tortor ro- (otrdingthe last named stulling the box ; Tutor wislied to have the hox oponod, but Porter abe jdotad, nud anfd, Il bo d—d it anybody would open the box, uud he would like to roe eny one doit.” Aftor argumonts for progeen- tion and dafouse the Alderman hold ucensod in 1,000 butl for his_appouranco at theprosont \armkot tho qourt, Olurles Liltun becoming hiy wnratvy ; “ METROPOLITAN MODES. Frugality Among the Rich-~-Worih, and Nis Bad Taste. Round Waists---The Latest from Paris. Robes of Xymeneal Sacrificc--- Velvet Bodices with Thin Trom Our Own Dorrespondint, New Yonk, Dec, 25, 1873, This Is, nmong many Cuthamitos, a8 morry o Cluistmasg, perhaps, us they bave ofton passod. The renowod financial easo i# 80 welcome, aftor tho closeness of tho autumn, that it iy botler appreciated and enjoyed than if there had boen vo dark outlook o fow weelks ago. Besides, ovorybody hia boou, and is, dotormined to make 1ho best out of the situation, and to bo ag cheor- ful ny possible over pasl and prospective misfor- tunes, ) BENSIDLE ECONOMY. My owa ohservation in public oud privato ig, thot, whilo cortaln fashionablo circles aro curtail- "Ing their oxponcos bub slightly, tho mn- jority, oven of wenlthy — porsons, aro practielng auw cconomy herotofore un- Imown. At an elogant recoption, givon 1ast weok, which, in respect lo prominent por- sons present, s likely to bo ono of tho most ro- markablo of tho senson, fuily half the dresses worn wera of last yoar's ‘mako, and some wero yet oldor, It is vory sonsiblo and altogethor ad- mirablo in’ fashionablo womon to wear their gowns o socond yoarj but, until tho current season, It cortainly ling not been customary, The old toilettes, nt tho party mentionod, were %0 much prottier aud more graceful than tho now, that the dames who had appeared, with inward dissntisfaction, in their anciont gowns, w homo more than content that thoy Liad prackiced econamy, and, ab the samo time, Vin dicnted their reputation for good tasto. SEVENAL DRESSTS IY WONTH woro amony; the now costumes,and woro‘‘worthy of his reputation as on original, Nobody, for n moment, could havo mistaken thom for nuybody olso's denign ; nutd nobody wonld have thought thom in auything but most oxecrable tasto, lind it not been for their costly makor. Forinstance, {hoto wnsndross of mignonette-groen gros-grain, demi-train, round ‘waist, low, round neclk, and vory short sleaves. Ho far it was woll anough, barring the nock ond sleoves; bub whon I tell you that it hed oight verie- ties of trimming of all widths, put on in overy conucivable figure,—no two lines baving the smallest relation to ench othor,—nand, to crown tho whole, patohes of & duil, pale-blus sillk appenring now und again, like spots of iy through _clonds, you will undorstand that tho drees Iind only its oxpenso and Parisian nativity to recommen it. - In contradintinction to this motley is o lJovely dress of motropohtan ovij long, ewdoping irain of poach-bloom-brown ‘gros-grain (do_you know the tint 3) is hordored by o close-plaited rufilo of - satin® two shades dwker. A curious littla nrrangomont of the satin, finished with sill, eerves for overskirt and basque in one. The round waist has o squaro neck, filled fu with finost Juco : and the pufted sutin sloovos, renching to the elbow. are also frilled with luce. ‘Fhe noticeable elo- ganco of this robe, bare'of all attemps at_oraa- Thontation, with tho exception of tho ono-finger- wide rufilo about the adge, is 50 great thnt the Trench dress looked, beside it, like & bundlo of rags. . other Wortl toilette was a dull-pink silk, finishad with palo-sngo-green folds, which mean- deved over the skirt in such n wity us to suggost little strenms of sen-water trickling down from oma mystorions Eourco, COMBINATIONS OF GOLORS aro, in the eyes of the nutocrat of Parisian modistes, morely putting in juxtaposition the Tiues which 10 other sane porson would dream of bringing together. 8o uitorly without beauty or suitability are somo of his mixtures, that 1 gomelimes wonder if ha Lo nat color- Dlind, His favorite tints nre duil shades of in- distinct eolors, noither plensing to tho eye nov becoming to the complexion. fHowaver, nobody is compelled to wour his drarsos, aud certainly the few who can afford to pay his pricesnre quite at liberty to admire his ill-tuste, HOUND WAISTS aro coming back,—moro’s tho pity! Thoy are nro less comfortablo and convonient thun busques, and lose generally liked. Dut thon, you tee, wo've had our basques in peace for ahout four yonrs, which s certainly ng long us any, faslion can be expected to ondure. A'lady just from Paris tells mo that all the now Loio-drosses £hoto aro made witis wbsolute- 1y unttimmed domi-trains, and round waists, with searcely any decoration excent the inevitn- Dbla fralso round tho neck, Al varietios of lace- rufiles aro tho mode ; but necktios and most col- ared bows nro of tho pnst, Broochos nlso avo little used,~lockess und other pendants tuk- ing thoir pluce, 5o you sco that, probubly by uext suwimor, it will he possible to get au cle- gant costume ont of fifteen yards, and, 1f wo ¢hooko, wo can hirve two gowns Lo our present one. 1 think the roturn of round waists, and con- sequently of belts, will bo generally regratted; but the report is moro than confirmed by most of the imported robes I heve recoutly noticad. This advance beekward in styles will, undoubt- cily, soeurs o restoration of the churming Gnbriello dress, then which nothing better sots of o symmorieal figure. Indood, o cos- tuma of {his description hns _alroady beon do- visod, It is intended for a dinner-Gross, and the 1naterinl Is lilua gros-grain of beautiful quulity. Tho skirt is finishod on tho adge with o coption, The largo, Roft cord, coverad with the silk. A fall of fiuger~wido Chantilly Inco forms the outline of u vost, wnd, tollowing the reams of tho front brondth (boing eaught up twico in shallow sent- lopn), ends in & Inrge rosctto of Inco on tha side hroadth, fifteen inchas from tho hottom, whero #lvo beging n twelve-inch Chautilly {lounce, which continues round ho train, Lho lea is all hended by n full-fringed rucking of tirs grou- gruin, The V neck has a box-pliited rufile of Chantilly, and an _inner one of Valoncionnes. 'I'he sloeves are tight to tho arm, aud ¢loso abthe wrist,—the hand being sot olf by tho full rufle of blnek and white lace, Bows, made of Chun- tilly barhos, close the front from hom to neek, and comploto one of tho simplest and most tusto- 1ul drosses T have seen. WEDDINGG-OWNS, ‘Apparently there hus ne been o ularming o mutrinonial manin ay isprovailing this weason. “'he poorer men grow,. tho movo responsibihtion ihoy seom willing to nssumoe, Weddings and wodding-garmonts aro the subjoct of constant gosuip, and you aro daily rominded of morringo and giving in marriago by gotling involvad in fong lines of bridat curriagos, stumbling ovor strips of oarpet lnid from curbstono to chiirch- door, and beims compelled to walk under nwvne ings never intonded to cover your uninvited bead, Whother the nowly-wadded sro dotor- mined to starve togethor, or have Loon ox- coptionally fortunate during the lnto monotary diflicultion, 1 am unnwaro; but it cortninly ap- as il tho usual number of matrimoninl slings hns hoon donbled thin sonson. Ono of tha richoat forthcoming bridul robos is of white, thick gros-grain sille. 'The court-train hus an apron-front, and s worn ovor i tulle- &mlflum\l. ‘Cho train is bordored witl oxquisite yalonciennos, two flngers wide, lhoaded by n fringed rucho of slilkc, T'ho petticont is compasod of lapping foldw of tulle, Inid #o us o bring four thicknosses togolhor, ‘Lo tullo, of courso, Iy over u dond white sills, and the goveral thivk- nosses lend It o lovely, cloudlike effect, The round waist is trimmed with Valonclonnes ; sud 1lie plooves, cut page-fushion, and lined with taf- fota silli, ara odgod with it nlso, Tho veil ia tulle, und fulls to within a few inches of tho hein,—tho train not boing lang, Anothor wodding-gown is for a young Qualior- o8, Who, as she b tukon the liberty to marry ont of tho brothorlood, e taken the liburcy likewise of woading somothing boside her con- vantfonul gurd, A eostumo wholly of tuile wan choson, and thus coustructod’: ‘Aho skirt in covorad with rufos made of sivips of doubled ' luco gathorsd on the ray edgo, The rufles, twelve inchon wida, Inp about half-way, ‘Tho skirt I8 » very enort domi-train (Guut imogine n Quukoresi in u Jong train [) and thoso hulf-pufts und hulf-ruf- flen give it & peoulinrly soft und dinphanous npe ponranco, uh thero is no silk slip honeath,—tho potticonts all boing thin, lnoe and twustin, Lho waist in_raund, aud formed ontiroly of similar putf-nfilos, bad perponciculavly bohind, and erossing, surplice fashion, in front, over u lue ing of doad-whito will, As mny bo snpposed, tho neok is high, ‘Lho modest young slstor ean- | not assumo all tho would’s folilow & ouee; but iho sleovas ara thin onough to show to advan- taga tha protty, plunp arms throngh tho airy pudiige, Fho veil matehen tho dreas, nnd its enrht-el hom is run with soven throuds of Mous, 2 IMIDAT, VEILS, Ttis a wonder, in_the {hut placo, thab any woman sliould bo willlug to o nerind withont voil, and, in tho second, that whe shonld con- sanl, to nuything but o tullo_one, Pofut, and Mochlin, and ifoniton, and Valoncicunes nre fino and bonutiful for evorything oxcopl vollu; far which, T wm convineod, ' they woro novor de- sugnod. T dofy tho trliost womun in - tha world Lo look i} in hor hridal robes under tulle veil ; bt T havosnon vory prolty womon_Josa their comeliness undor hand-made Taco, ~T'rdmombor n - point-lnco’ voll (valued at thonsnuds of dollars), which stood out- from the woarer's hoad : " g0 stifly thal it would havo +beon no wurprine to disgover o wire-framo undor it. " If o brido fnlierit nn elegant voil from gomo anceator, T ean undarstard that nho would like to woar it ; bitk why 8l should buy one, nxcept: u‘) #how that shie ean, is hoyoud my. comprohon~ slon, s OLDY AND ENI Trane-Allantic roports indicato that plaids aro Tikoly to Lo worn again by ladies ns well as_chil- drow, onpeclally for wnlking and morning dross- 8. Dluo nnd groon Seotell plalds aro tho fn- vorites, Velvot waiats, with thin skirts, ara fashionable for evontug. 'Ihey. are gonernily of black or vory dark colors, low-nacked and “short-uleoved, with n, very ronnd, shallow pointin front, _Thoy are not specally pretty or hecoming, and have little in thelr favor save novelty. Trimming on tho whlsts of dropsos grosws loss and less popular, tho dnlll?‘ reutd nud - jabots of laco and silk rondoring otiier ornumont supor~ flnous, Tndin shiawla and Tncos aro so cheap, just now, thnt thoir purchnso can bo honestly recomnend- od to thoso having the monoy to spero, The winter, thus far, has boen so mild, and the city so oxcoptionally clean, that walking hng grown Into unusunl favor. L‘nnsuquunu( stroct- Anits havo hecomo shorter nud hoots thickor, the Tatfer ofton having nn extra solo, ranching fi the too Lo tho ball%of the foot, TFunuero ANOTHER NEVADA PHENOMENGN. A Coluu of Phosphorescent Flanto xty Eeet in 0 The Virginia Oity (Nov.) Enlerprise, of Deo, 7, containg tho. following: ** About 4 o'clock yostordny morning some of tho rosidents in the ‘Westorn part of this cily woro startlod by oligercing what gscemod o column of flamo fitty or sixty foet in height shooling up out of o shaft noar the old Orhiq works, 1t was at firal thonght that the old timhers in tho mine wero on fire, nnd three or four nien vau to the spot to sco what conld bo done toward smothering tho flames, On roaching the sluft, however, they found that thoere was no smell of smoko, and alko that tho supposad firo was 1 light wnlike auything they had ovec hafors uoon, in1ts weird whitonoss and in tho strange corrus- cations of ity companent, particles. In the light shod about, tho facea of the men wore 1 corpse- liko pallor, 'wo or threc of thoso prasont wora miners roturning from worl with their dinner- pails an their hands, and it was obsorved that the yaila (tin) appearad of o brillinut steol-blua color, 'Their clothing and huir also purtuol in gomo dogree of the antno ghastly and uvnatural color. Tho light came up the full sizo of the largo square slnft, and, seon ot n distanco us it rowo up through ¢ho falliug snow, closely resom- bled one of Lo shaoting spiros seon in tho anrora Loreslis, aud it seomed to Lave somothing of tho sawmo waving and inconstant motion, Although tho mon fole crcopiusi over them a ort of super- sticious awo, they still haa suficiont conrage to nF;;rmmh the shaft aud gazo intoit. A strange Bight wae thoro soen. ‘The whole interior of tho shaft scomed to bo at n white heat, and glowed like o furnace, The timbors on the sides wore particulnrly brillinnt, and ench spliu- tor, excresonoe, or bit of fungus seened darting duzzling rays that streamod stoadily out in ali directions, A warm, stenmy curront of air asconded from the sweltoriug rogions below, and thore was obsorvod a gickening musty smell. All those who looked iuto tho shalt alterward folt a sovero pain in the temples, and two or threo wore mada sick at the atomach. This singular ap- peatnugo lasted for wmonrly hnlf an hour after it wss firab obuerved, ana before it was all over eight or ton. men, mostly miners roturning from their work at vavious 1inoz(itbeing about tho time of chenging shif(s), lind collected alout the shaft, Tuo light dicil out from the top downwards, and protubor- ances from tho gide of the shalt continued to glow for woue minutos aftor tho light way 1o ongor visiblo nbovo Lo top of the shaft, The light would scom to have buen csused by the bolching forth of some kind of highly phosphor- ated gus from somo of tho (leu\n undorground chambers in the old abandoned —works. Tho rush of gas—for gns of wome kind it must hiave boon—was probably csused by an ontensive cave-in some place whore tho old timbors had rotted away. One of the men who had the good fortuno to witness the strange phanomenon it of the \}pininn thet the mixing or mingling of the gay from the mina with tho atmospheric air had romothing to do with mtensifying the light, ay ho obxorved iu the sscendiug current of psuedo flsmo myrisds of small particlos of some sith- stanco, globulos of vapor or somothing of the Lkind, which apporred to flash nud scintilnte ns they darted upward, aud which presented i tho gonoral column of light much tho sumo sppear- anco a8 niotes moving about in a sunboam. The light was o beeryved by o fow persons on I sirect, bt was suppsed by thom to be o stream of light thrown up into tho air, and roflected from the ffllliug snow, by some favgo reflecting lan- torn, e S e S A FAREVELL. Tiowe, 1€ (£ 2ive for o venr and doy, Shatl do wel, sl it not 7 *11% s most ficklo thivg, so they sy 3 And ' your mul u day' 15 soui tig, s 1t not 7 Oura hus lived for 4o long—yes, o year, And o month too, I weeit § Thut 4 well—if it dio now and tiere, Tt will do full us well a3 most loves, T woen, 0.1t us ki, liold cach other oneo more, hen—Farewell,—shnll wo not ¥ Lave has parted from wa—Ilet up part boforo Sousething como in 1ty psco that s worio—sball we o For us Lot thero aro ields that are frosh, Vaxtures now for u both New loves woshall find wio'il o dear, moro or less That & year, ora year and a day, o us botls, “Thora, enongh—lot us take what tho Fatos shall allat § Faro thee well, fare thee well ¢ My bes wisliea éro youra ; yours aro mivo, aro they Lstiieaa uok? They sliould be at leart—onee more, fure thes well, Citteaao, Dec, 19, 1t DUATR VINING, Eenrticss Newloot, In its igsuo of Dee. 18, the Maryville (Enat Teunossco) Republican gives tha following nar- rative, spenking of it ns among the many mstan- vos of dostitution that have como to its know ledge, aud & that it i» folly snbatantintel *CAbout five weeks ngo, o little givl, 13 yonrs of_ago, named Robinson, living on the further side of the Chilhowee Mountain, had her back brokan by the fall of a chestuut tree, A8 tho nceldont oconrred within tho limits of the district attonded to by tho East Tonneasee Christinu Aesocintion, tho doctor, who i tho agent, was sent for, 1o prowmisod to vistt aud examine hor, bnt did not go. A short Lima siuce, her moiher walked nine miles to Marywille to obtain gome asmistancn, and spenking of the condition of her child romarked that sha muat rewnen to hor that night, oven if alie wont by torchlight. Exhaus- tod with fatigne and anxioty, she toll dead when sho roached Lomo. Tho condition of the ohild is represonted by some who attended tho funoral of tho mothor us almost boyond desoription, sie having inin in the same position mad with the same clothing sinca tho accident coonrred, Weo understand that the Holping Hand Association hos tukien the girl into ity care, although not within its limits, sud that tho poor sufferer will be made more comfortuble.” ——— The §10,000 Cow From the svirit of the Timer, ‘fho short-horn cow, Eighith Duchons of Gona- va, that way purchused ul_tho lato New York Mills #alo by Dr. . Pavin Davies, of Gloucostor- shire, Bnygland, at the snotimous prien of 40,000, has again changod nands, and will remain in Amorica, & purt wnd pareol of the hord of Col. Towis G. Morrls, of 'ordlnm, N. Y, Itscomsthat Mr. Davics’ agent, bolng unaceustomed to our carroney, in the oxcitomont of thoe sale beeame confused a4 to the velative value of dollars and }Voumln storling, und bid far boyond his antbor- z0d Hmlie, O bis roburn to Iugland lis prinei- al wrolo to Mr. Cawmpboll, requesting him to isposo of thoe cow far his nccount on us fuvoru~ blo Lormw a6 poasblo, ' Upon henving of this Qal, Morria at once offered the pric fim Tord neradalo peid for his promiuent purchuso, &36,000, which was accoptod, [n addition to this cow wa lewn from Col, Morels that ho hos purchnsed Thirteonth Duclioss of Thurnedalo, lwelftls Muld of Oxford, Third Conntews of Oxfard, and sovoral othor females of prominent breeding, that wero disposod of nt the Now Yol Mills salo; also that bo has purohwsed (he old Lull, Boau of Oxford, from My, Izra Uornell, These wake u strong combination, sud add Prowinence o the Buarsdale hord, 'A STEAMBOAT RACE. Ity Lxeiting Tneldents, and Kis ] Merrible Results An Extract from #5'ho Gilded Age,” u Novel Writton Conjointly by Mark Hwiin and Charlos De Warnors At night fhe bont forged on through the deop solitudos of the rivor, hinrdly over discovering o light (0 teatify to n human presonco—mile aftor ‘milo and lorguo aftor lengnto tho vast honds wore gunrded by unbrolen walls of foroat that had nover boon disturbed by the voico or the foot- fall of o man, or folt the edgo of bis ancri- logious nx, 3 - An lour after suppor the moon came up, and Clay and Washington [two' Loys] nunanded to the harrleano decle to rovol again 1. their now realm of enchonimont. Thoy ran racon up and down tho deck; climbed about the bell; made frionds with tho passonger-dogs chinined under the life-boat; tried to make frionds with a pssénger-bear fastoned to tho vorge stafl, but wore uot encouraged ; **skinnod the cnt* on the hog-chning; in o word, oxhaust- od tho amusoment possibilities of tne dock., Thon thoy looked wistfully up at tho pilot-house, and finally, littlo by little, Clay ventured up thoro, followed difidontly by Wasbington. The pilot turnod prosontly to * get his storn marks,” sw tho Inds, and invitod them in. This cozy littlo house, built entirely of glass, and com- manding o narvelous prospect in every direction, was o magician’s throne to them, and thoir en- Joyment of tho plrco was simply boundless., + 'Wney snt them down on @ high Lench and looked miles nhond, snd saw the wooded ecapes fold back and roveal the Dbonds beyond; and they lookod milos to tho rear and saw tho sil- vory highway diminish Its brondth by degrees and closo iteelf together in tho distance, 1'ros~ ontly tho pilot said : By Georgo, yondar comes the Amaranth}” Aspurl appearaed, closo to the walor, soveral milos down tiio river, 'Tho pilot taok his_glass and locked at it steadily for a moment, and snid, chiefly to lnmisolf s “ltcan't be tho Bluo Wing, Sho couldn't piok us up this wey, It's tho-Amarenth, sure.” o hent over o speaking tube, and snid ¢ **Who's on watch down thero 2" A lollow, nuhumah voice rumbled up through the tubo in snewor: “I am, Hecond onginaer.” ““Qood! You want to stir your stumps, now, Harry—the Amaranth’s just turned the point— and gho's just a-humping borwolf, too ! The pilot took hold of a rope that strotohed out forward, jerked it twice, and two mollow strokes _of the big bell responded. A voico out on the dock shouted : i ‘:])?t‘nuvl by, down there, with that labboard ead " +No, I don't want tha lead," eaid the pilot, “I want you. Loust out the old man—tell him the ;sgnn!'nuth'u coming. And go and call Jim—toll " #Ayo, ave, sirl" The “*old man ” wag the Captain—he s always callod Ko on stoambonts aud ships; “Jim" was theothor pilot. Within two minntes both of theso men wero flying up the pilot-louse stair- way, threo stops at a jump, Jim was in his shirt-gloovos, with his cont nnd vest on his arm, ITe suid: T wag justturning in. 1lo tool it and looked & “Don't appear to be any night-hawk on the Jackutalr—it's tho Amaranth, deud sure!™ The Captain took o long Jook, zud ouly said: “ Dawmnntion! " George Davis, the pilot on watch, shouted to tho night-watchman on dock ¢ “Jow's she loaded 2" 'y inchos by tho head, sir’ nb anougl 1" o Captuin shouted now: *4 Call tho mata, Telt him to eall all hands and get a lot of that sugar forrurd—put her ten inchos by the head. Lively, now I™ “ Ayo,nyo, ie]” Ariol of shouting and trampling flonted up from bolow presently, and the uueusy stdering of the hoat soon showdd thas sho was gotting *down by tho head.” 'Tle threo mon in the pilot-honsebegan to tall in short, sharp sentonces, low and onrnostly, As their excitomont roso, thair voices went down. A fasl as ono of them put down tho spygless auothor took it up ; but always with a studied air of calmness, Fach time the verdict was ¢ *Bho's o gaining ! " The Captain spoke through the tube: *\What Bteam are you carrying? " “A hundred and forly-two, sirl Dut she’s getting liottor uud hotter ull tho time.” Lo bont was straining, and gronning, and quivering lilie & monster in pain. Doth pilots woro ut work now, ono on ench sido of the wheel, with their coats and vests off, their bosoms and collors wide opon, and the perspiration flowing down thoir fncos.. Thoy were liolding tho bont 0 claso to tho £hore that tho willows swept tho urds almost from stem to slern, Stand by 1% whispered George, All ready 1" snid Jim, undor his breath. * Lot ior come 1™ Tho bout sprang away from the bank like a cer, and darted in_a long dingonal toward thoe other shoro, She closed n again aud thrashed hor fiereo w ni' nlong the willows us before. The captain put down the glogs : “ Lord, how sho walks up on us! I dohate to ba heat ! ™ *+ Jim,” said Goorge, looking straight nhead, watching tho slightost juwing of tho boat aud prompily meeting it with the wheet, * how'll it o to try Murdorer’s Chuto ? " * Woll, it's—it's taking chancos, Ifow was {hio cottonwood stump ou tho false point below Boardman's Island this morning ? " ““Water just touching tho roots.” Whore's tho glags?” **Wall, it’s protty close worls, That gives six fect seant'in the hond of Murderer’s Chute. We e just bavely rub throngl if wo it it oxactly rigint., But ivs worth trying. She don't dare tueklo it I"—meaning the Amuranth, In unothor instunt the Borcus plunged into what soomed n_crooked creck, and tho Ama- | runtl’s appronching lights woro shut outin o woment. Not n whispor was uttored now, but’, the three meu stared nboad into the shndows, nud two ol them spun the wheel back and forth with anxious waichfuluess, whilo the steamer The chuto scemed to come tonn yards, but always opened oubin w the liond of it was at hand, Georgo tappod the big bell threo times, two leadsmen sprang fo thoir posty, and In & moment their weird cries rose on tho night air, end ‘wore finthL up and repested by two men on the upper ock : +*No-o-boltom!"” “Quartur throo 1" “Mark under wa-n-tor three!” “Quarter Lwain l——" Daviu pulled u couple of ropes—tliera way o jingling " of small bolls far bolow, tha boat's spoad sluekened, end tho peut steam bogan to whistle and tho gauge cocks seregm ¢ By tho mak twain 1" ¢ Quar-tor-her-or-lezs twain " + Tight and o balf ! © Tight feet!" * Baven-au-a-half | —" Another Jingling of littlo bells nud the wheols consed turntng altogother. Phe whisiting of tho stonm was somothing frightful, now—it ahnost drowned all other noises, “Brand by to moob hev!” Gaorge lnd the wheel hard down and was standing on the spoke. W AlLraady.” The boat hesitated,—acomed to Lold her breath, ns did tho Captuin and fiilu(»,—nud then she began to fall away to starbonrd, aud overy oye lightod, ! “lA'mu. thion !—meot hor! meot her! Sunteh horl” ‘Tho whaol flow to port #o fast that the spokos Dlended Iuto & wpidor woh,—the awing of the boat subsided,—sho steadied horsolf,— #Soven feol !" # Sav,—six and o kalf " ** Sue feot! Six f—" Bungg! Sho hit the bottom] George shouted thraugls tho bubo: + Sproad bor wido opon! Whale it al her I Tow—wow—chow! Lo eseupo pipos bolehed snowy pillars of stoum wloft, the bout aground, and surged, andtrombled--und siid ovor into— Nperele bwain 1" ! * Quartor-her—" -”L'gyl tap! tap!” (to signify “Lay in the loads™), Aund sway sho wont, lyiug up the willow shore, with thoe wholo silver won of tho Mississipyl strotehing nbroad on every bhand. No Awuranth i sight | 44 Hn-hn, bovs, we took a couplo of tricks that tmo!™ swid the Capain, Aud just ot that momont & rod glare appeared in tho head of the chuto, aad the Aramanth came upringing uttor thou | *Wall, L owour!” “Jim what s tho meaning of that 7" $41'L0 toll you what's tho meaning of it, That Iinil wo lind at Napoleon was Wash ITastings, wanting {o cowmo to Cafro, und wo didw't stop, Ho'w in that pilot-homse, now, showing those mud-turtlos how Lo lmnt for casy wator, Shats it! T thought it wasn'b any slouch that was running that middle bar in ITog-eyo Tond, If it's Wash Ilnstings—well, what be don'L Ty about tho rivor ain't worth kuowing, —ua regular gold-leaf, kid-glovo, dinmond-hreast- pin pilot, Wash Iastings is, Wo won't tako any tricks off of Zdm, old man " ‘I wish I'd o atopped for him, thal's all.” ‘The Arwranth was within 800 yards of th Dovens, and still geining, Tho * oid man " spoke through the ubos “What iy sho carrylng now ? "' A huudred snd sixty-flvo, sl ” * How's your wood 2" s * L'ino all out—oyproes bnlf gonc—onting up cottonwood like pial™ * Break into that rosln on the main deck—pile it n, tho boat oan pay for it * Boon tho boat was plunging, aud quivering, and gerenming moro mudly thun ever, = ut thy Almln:-nu!h'u hend was almost abreast the Boreus' storn, . ¢ ow's your alom, Marry 7" * Itundrod and olghity-two, nir " * Break up tho castos of baeon in the forrard hold! Diloitin! Lovyon that turpentine In L]u:" fantail—-droneh overy stich of .wood with A'lio boot was b moving - earthquake . by this me, “Tlaw is pho noiv ? " “A bundred and ninety-six nud still o swell. ing—water bolow tho middle guuge cocks—cur. rylug every pound sho can stand—nigger rovst. ing on tho safety valvel” v “Goout! Tow's your drafi?" “ Bully! Lvery tino a nigger heaves a slick of woad “into tho furnaco he goesout the chim. noy with it1" The Amaranth drew steadily up till her jack- staff hroasted tho Borcaw’ wheel hotise— climbed’ along Inch by inch il her chimneys brosted {t—crept nlong, fur- thor and farther, tlil the boats wore wheel tu ‘wheol—nnd then thoy closed wp with a heavy ot and locked togothor tight and fast in tho niddlo of tho big river, under tha tlovding nioan- light] A roar and o hurrsh went up from the crowded decks of both steamers—all lands rughed to the guards to look, and shout, and gosticulnto—tho weight carooued tho vessels over toward each othor—oftioers flow bither and thither cursing ahd storming, trying to drivo the people amidships—both Captaing woro loaning over thelr rallings shaking tholr fiuts, swearing and throstoning—black volumes of smolte rotled up and canopied the sceng, delivoring o rain of sparks upon the vessels—two pistol shots raung out, and both Captalns dodged unhurt aud tho packed mass_of passongers surged brck wnd fell apart whilo the shricks of womon and childtou oared abovo the intolerable din. And then ther ywas &_booming r u thun- dering crash, and the riddled Amavanth dropped loose from thoir hold aud drifted holplessly awayl g inatanily tho fire doors of the Boreas were thrown open, and the mon bogan dashing Luck- atg of water in_the furnaces—for it would have Deen death aud desiruction to stop tho engincs with such n head of stoam on. A8 Hoou ns possible tho Boreas dropped dowr to tho floating wreck, and took of a0 doud, the wonndod, and the unhurt—at least all thitt conld bo got at, Tor tho whole forward balf of the boat was 0 shapoless ruin, With tho great chimney: lying croseed on the top of it, and undern wera a dozen victima imprisoned alive and wi ing for bolp. While men ith axes worked with nught and ma to freo those poor fellows, the Boroas' boats went about, picking up stragglers from tho river. And now a new horror presented itself. The wreck took fivo from tho *dismantied furnuces ! Nevor did mon work with o heartior will than did thoso stalwart bruves with axes. But it was of nouso. e fira ate its way steadily, despis- iug tho bucket brigade that fought it. scorchiod tho clothes, it singod tho hoir of the axmon~it drove thom baek foot by foot—inch by inch—thoy wavored, struck & final blow in tho teoth of (ho enemy, and surrendered. And as thoy fell back thoy heard prisoued voices say- ing: “Don’t leave us! Don't desert us! Don't, don’t do it!" And one poor fellow eaid: “I am Honry Worley, striker of the Ama- Tanth! My mother lives in St. Louis. Tell Lier a lio for a poor dovil's eake, please, Bay I waw killed in nnjnstant and novoer know what hurt mo—though God kuows I've noither serateh nor bruise this moment! It's havd to burn “l]’ v coop like this with the whole wide world sc nenr. Glood bye, hoya—wo'vo all got to como to it ut Tnst, anyway 1" ‘I'hte Borens stood away out of danger, and the ruined steamer went drifting down tho stream an island of wreathing and climbing lamo that vomited clouds of smole from time Lo time, and glared moro flercoly and sont the luminous tonguos higher and higher after oach emission. A shrick st intervals told of a captive that led met his doom. The wreek lodiged npen a saud- Lur, sud when the Boreas turned tho next peint on hor upward journoy it was still burning with scarcoly abatod fury. Whon the boys c¢ame down into tho main aalvon of tho Lorens, thoy saw n pitiful_sight, and heard a world of pitiful sounds, Eloven poor creatures Iny dond, and forty more lay moaning, or pleading or soroaming, whilsa scors of Good Bamaritans moved among them doing what they could to relievo their sufferiugs; bathing their skinless facos and bodies with lin- seed-oil and lime-water, aud covoritg tha placos with bulging masses of raw cotton that gave to ovutry taco and form o dreadful and inhuman aspect, A little wee TFronch midshipman_ of 14 lay fearfully injurad, but nayer muttered n souud till n physician of Momphis was about to dresn Lhis hurts, *Can Tgotwell? You need not bo afraid to toll mo,"” “*No—I—I am afraid you cannot.” “Then do not wasta your timo with me—help thoso that can got well.” *But: * # Ilelp thoso that can get well ! It “is not for mo to bo a girl. Tecairy thoe Dbloud of eleven genorattons of soldiors in my vouw 1" "Iho physician—himsell » man who had seen servieo in tho navy in his time—touched his hat to this littlo hero and passed on, "o head enginacr of the Amaranth, & graud specimon of physicul manhood, slrugaied o his foob o ghnstly spectnelo, and strode {oward hin brother, tho ascond engineer, who was nuhurt. ‘Ho puid ¢ ‘‘ You wero on watch. You wero hoss, You would not listen to me when T begged you to ro- duco your stenm. ‘Take thut!—trke it to my wife, and toll hor it comes from me by the hand of my arderer! Tako It!—und tako my curse with it to blister your hoart a hundred jears— aud may you live ko long !" And Itg toro n ving from his fnger, stripping f]lenl{ 'nnd skin with it, chrew it down, and fcli deasd ! But theso things muat_not be dwolt upon, The Boreas Jauded hor drondful eargo at the noxt largo tomn and delivered it over (o a mul- titudo of ouger hande and warm Sounthornt hearts —n cargo amonnting by this timo {o thirty nine woundod porsons and twenty-two dund Lodies And with these she delivered a list of ninely-siy missing poruons Lhat hod drowned or otherwiss perislied at tho scena of tho di o A Jury of inquost was impausled. nd attor due deliberation and inquiry, they returncd tho it evitablo American verdict, which’'has beon sc familiar to our cars all thho days. of our lives— “ Nobody to bigme," {In a noto the aunthors vouch for the cutir authenticity of the above account.] s g Oldest Woman in tho State—~0ld Aggic Bower Still Al From the Moberty (Mo,) Montor, ‘Wo wore purprisad to lenrn & fow days ago thut Agnes Bowoer, an old colorad woman who: waan plave of the late Dr, G, M. Bower, o! Paris. Missouri, fu still ailvo and in good honlth, Bho In now 118 years old, aud is still able to wall to Paris from the Bower plantution, n dine tanco of o mile and a hulf, Dr, Dowor, hor mes- tor, diod nbout ton yoars ngo At thoage of 71, Ile wna a soldior and commanded u company in tho War of 1813, and was ono of tho earhest ropresoutativos of Missourl in the Congress of the Unitod States. Whenn baby, “Aunt Aggio” was his nuree, and in consideration of thin fact, and owig to hor oxtromo ago, ho gave her bor fracdom ovor thivty yonrs ngo, and ossistod her in entablisbing o small bukory and candy storo it arin, Many of our five cont proces whan u smail Doy hiave found their way into hor locker. She prosgeuted this business about ton years, md ro- tirod to tha farm of her old mastor, She s doubtloss tho oldost porson in the stato, e : Iillod by Lightuing in Winter, Frow the Lurlington (Kansas) Patriv!, Dox. 18. Last” weekt during one of the heavy rafne storms wo oxperionced_about ihe_middle of tha weok, v, Thornbury, Nving nesr Lo Loy, had 4 vory narrow oscapo from doath, 1o wus roturi- ing from Lo ltoy aftor dark, with his horses und wigon, und whon within a fow voda of his ko an eloetrie bolt from the clawds doscendad, - stantly both of his bovsus and parulyZing My, 'Phornbury so badly ho foll forward from hix Sout, striking tho tongilo of tho wagon botwoon (ho dead horses, e rocovored aftur a fow min. utos sulliciontly to fnd himselt only badly stunuod by the shook, while his hovses woro stal doad, . . . [