Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 29, 1874, Page 10

THE CHICAGO- DAILY . TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, MARCH .29, 1874 10 Roas e B P kin of a wild beast, falling over | worked hard for good many vears, and i¥'stims " JUSTICE. COURTS. How They Are Managed in Chicago. . The Incorruptible Juryman and How .He'Is Rewarded, The Law's Delays and the Insolence of Office, }:‘xtnrfions of Constables. To the Editor'cf Ths Chcago Tribune: B1e: On genersl principles, 1 am oppoeed to Iypch 1aw, nor can T conceive suy excuse sufi- cient for ita enfdrcement, were the victims ever certain of Justices of the Peaco and l}!w Batellites. Not that'they would be a serious 1das to the commaunity, bul the precedent would ‘be immor! and pernicions in its Reacral results. No puuishment, howerer, could be commensurate with their guiit, and they scarcely deserva the ‘proteciion of those laws itis their duty to sd- minister in & righteous manner, but which they pervert to the accamplishment of their sinister and predatory purposes, 3loralsuasion is outof the question with them ; fear is the only mesns of hringing thoss baso cresturesto s senss oOf thoir dnty. Their minds are 50 vepal and cerrupt, from the oncoctlor’ of dwshonest and villainons &chemes of plander, a8 to have loat all notions of bonorand justice ; their hesrts 8o obdurato from tha perpetration of wrongs, deceit, and outrages on' the innocent, the ignmorant, the poor, sud o wretched, &8 ‘to have grovn deaf to the voico of humanity and the whisperings of conscienco; 80 to:ally des moralized are they as to have Lecome destitute of all seutimonts of true manbgod and civiliza- tion. Why.presch morslity to men who mako & Dnese of perjury and ecll their souls for Iucin? Tisey Liave become 80 bold from the ply- ing of their nefsrious practices with impunity 28 to give thewsclves Little or mo trouble to cover them up. A fow vieits to these courts, and the eecret of their modus operandi will Toveal iiscif to the uranitisted. At firat, you will Le surprised at bebolding daily the same crowd of disreputable charactera thronging the stairways and sm Proaches {o the court-room, their familiarity th the Constable, snd their good understand- ing with the Justive; but later, you will learn that they are 8 most xmportant and indispensable art of the judicial oppstatus. Now, enter the Zorum of justice, and behold in the sugust per- konage that reigns eupreme therein the com- bined sv.sdom uf the great luminaries that shioe in the legal firmaments of sutiquity and modern times, Msri the wondecful dispatch and the equitable disposition of the many avd comoli~ cated cases submitced to the Coust for sdjudica- tion. B His Honor oalls a cass—the defendant asks for & jury of ‘‘raspectable citizens "—the Con- stable siarts off iu quest of same, and, in the twinkling of an ey, convorts the vazabonds who arrosted your attention on the stairwny in- tosjury of *rospectable citizens,” und con- ducts them into coart. ‘They are wworn touch- iug their compeiency to serve as jurors, aud, with solemn aud sanctimonious muen, answer the vanuus qucstions with referenca thersto, 1t puzzles you to recongile their statements with the evidoucs of your scnses—how they oll bave Lonorable tiades or occupaticug and wera actu- ally exercising the same at the time they were enaiched away by the Constable, when yon bavo scen them oay after dsy lounging sbout the Justica's office sud kmovw that the Constable did not Jesve tho bmlding to find them; how thay have not served as jurors for the laat ¢ix monthbs, whea you saw them the day provious actig 1 that capacity at the oflice of & neigiboring Jus- tice; how they never eaw either party io the suit before, aud Loow notbing of the cate, when 2 een them in close and earnest confab with” the defendant and Coustab.e not ten minutes before. You are still further con~ founded and awazed when for the second time {hey ere sworn aud _call upon tne Almighty to withese that they will n truc verdic: rendered ac- cording to the evideucs, and though a clear case is maae out by the Flaintiff, still, contiary to sll evidence, they decid in favor of the defendant. If you should yet Lave any doubiaof foul play, follow them up still further, aud ther irvecon- cilable conuuot will exjtan itself, The jury dis- charged, their solomnily vavishes; satistaction ilunines their countenauces (uo doubt fram the coneciousness of having done their duty)— tuey rush st the defendant, shakehim franticaly by tho band, burt & volley of congratalatary ©aths at his devated head, aud, forgetting in the exubaaace of their joy the urgency uf their Tespective business, form a procession mar- ehsied Ly sbyster and Constable and carry the defendans off in trinmph to the adjoinicg salocn, ‘where they drink to hus heaith at the expense of lus puree, ‘When this gontlemsn's spirits are sufficiently elated o inance hun to believa. thar he 1 some extranidinary person, to whom some great ser- vicd has been rendered by Lis faithful sdherents, aud Lis beart 15 bumsting with gratitnde aud liverahity; he proceeds to rettlo secounts with Lis siystor, who settles with the Constunie, who in turn setiles with the respectabla citizens. ‘This is Lo suuner dope than they &lf disgerse, to resume onee more their honoiable occupa- tions, loaving the delondsut to lus own mequa.ions or reflections, When ho has awak- caed 1xom his severy and dieabused his mind of the1doa that he is olher than simple John Smith #ud must render an account of tus disbursements to Aurs, Hmith i tho eveuing, bie opens 018 pucse o inepecs 1 contents. but to his utler ssiouish~ ment and desmey finds 1t ampty. sod viscoveis that his triuwpl cost bim a far grester sum then vould hava hquinated the honest deot due bis zeighbor, John Robiasoh, the pluntiff to tne swe. Mr. Smith forms a depreciated opinion of Justices' Courts—tuinks tust ** Honesty is the best policy,” and lesves a wiser if nat & happier Ry, This is what is alled a * put-up job,* but put up in such & way 88 to redound to the bepelit of the hy ater, CoLstable, or juror atthe expenso of boil purtics to the swt. \Why should the Lms!.imx conservator of the peace avd order, as e 18 sapposed to be, msntain 8 horde of vagziants in lus court and encourage vice, whila it 15 fus duty to fino them and wuppress it. He knows fail well, even whiie 15.cring tho ©oatha to them, that they willrender a vesdict not 2czording to (ho ovidence and the dictates of their consciences, but according to the instrace tions of the Coustable and 1 favor of him wuo _randers mos: to their veualiy. Tno groatest Eource of éorraption in thesn colirts isthe jury. It Las proved an eacrely useloss andexpensive ap- Y-eudage, und 1s usually composed of men who are incapasle of decidiug correcdy the most or- cinary qaestious of life, to ssy nothing of unrav- eling the intiicacies of o law-guit. The Justica is scarcely ever duectly bribed,—it would be too great risk for him to ran.—jobs are usually put up_through tne intarvention of the Cocsizbie ud the meaus of & jury. Yet wa ara 6o weaded to the system as to have raised s safeguard in our Conetirution sgalut its abolition, oven in Justicos’ courts. But what are wo to think of the dichonest Cotstable who has thus degraded this syssem? I cannot find words sufliciently strong to de- nounce his unscrupulous isscality. Not ouly does ho pack juries, bus iu hundreds of ditferent ‘ways imposes on the pubiic. In add.tion to his legal foes, he will exact the most exorbitant ‘piices for every step. For instance, vou plaze 22 execution in hiy hands, wita directiona to make & fovy : be siarts off with two or thrce 2ids, to whom he allows & percentage on tho mouey they receive ir that capacity. Arrived at the locus dgendi, you aro informed that, before Le procoeds to Suainese, you must pay theso men from 93 to $5 each for their services, You oboy the commang, or nothing 18 done. After the levy 18 mado, he suddenty remem- bere toat he has an appointment with another penson, wh.ch requires his immediate attention and will admit of no defay. Ho then dismisses bis expressman, to whom yon have paid a coupla of dollars, and coofly telis ¥+ u to be on hand to- morrow with the neceasary belp. You are tharo at the appointed hour, but the Cons:able is not. Aftor wailivg tll your patienco 18 worn out, Fou start uX in quest of your man, and find hica Bt the Justioe's offica unconcernedly smoking hix cigar 1o the midst of & pack of idlers. You ask bun why bo did not keep hus ecgagement, “ What engagement 7" says he. After tho ex- planaticn is givea, be exclaims *Qh, yes ! [ for- got sll about it,” and turning to 'bis aids, he cries onu s * Bitl, Tom, come along bova : I want von to give me & hund,—Lere's » chance for you make a coupls of doliars.” You remind him that yon paid himself and heip very. liberaily yesterdsy apnd expected thatyou would have Tothing more to pay to-dsy. Whereupon you 2re called a pice mac by the Constable and a mean cuse by Bill and Tom, to expect men to do Work to~day foryesterday's pay. It 1s uselesa for you to remonatrate, - Xou are told that * un- les: [a—13" Reluctanily you yield to thaic requost, 1 the fond expectation of their dowg thewr duty and of your being relensed from their clutches, But how vain tue hopo! Your interests are of Tittlo account to thew, and must be sacrificed to their copidity. Thoy remove, it is truo, some of the goods levied upon the day bafara. but Sust waiciont, a8 you will percaive. whon sold in dae courss of law, to pay tho costs of suit. This 18 done for the purpose of obliging vou to taka out an alias execulion sud extorting from you as much money-as vou had to par on ths firat. How many of those who will read this.lotter can, from their own sad experience, testify to the'truth of its contenta? Yet we, the gover- cign citizens of this grest Republic, 6o jealous of our liberties, and 60 ready a all times aud on all oocasiona to bewail and denounce tyranny abroad, do tolerate in our very midat, and sub- mit to the ronster tyrauny esercised by Justicas of the Yeaca and their minions without any cffort on onr part to crushit? Isit that tho public think that thore is no means of «:l;lly;m g Le law believe that if the laws rogulating of Justices and Constablos wers mor ganerally koown to the public, frequent recourse would te had therew, and a more whole- soma and pure administrabion in thesa courts- secured: thereby. A num- ber of persans who eaw my lsst letter or the subject and have gone through some of thesa judicial milla themsclves, have zssured mo that nothi: g'would give them greater satisfac. tion than to seo cortun Justices and Coustables brougt ta an zceount snd punished for thew misdeeds; and that any mesns fo that end would meet with public approbation. To such and'all éthers similarly_disposod [ would impart the following informstion, huping that they will avail themselves of it at ihe very first opportu- mty: Art. V1. Sec. 28 of the Constitution 0f1870 pro- ides for the romoval of Justices of the Peace in the City of Chicago by summary proceeding, 1 | the Owrcuit or Superior Court, for extortion or other mslfeasance. Y . In Sec. 30 of tho same articlq is contained a provition by virtue of which any Justice or Con- stable can “be removed from office on prosecn- tion and fival conviction, for misJemesnor i office.” Ca. 80, Sec. 87, Vol. 1L Gross’ Ed, of the Stat- ates, reuds thus: Any officer who shall knovwingly charge, colleat, or re- celve any greater foe for olictal services than fs allowed by sw, ahall bo fined fox each ilem o charged, col- Iested or received, Dot less than $10, nor. exceeding $200, to be sued for and recoverel befora any Justice of the Peice of the proper county, in an action of debt in tie name of the people of tho State of Iilinois, and for the use of the people against whom snch feo fs f:anfid, or f10m whozm the same is 80 received o col- te Scc, 83 f the same chapter provides that, in addition to theforegoing pevalty, suck officar: Shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, snd shall, on the first_conviction thercof, be fined ih any sum not less than $25 and not mara than $200, nud upon & subscquent, conyiotian of a liks offense, e hall forfeit his office, and be imprisoned in tho County Jail for & term not less than thirty days, uor mord than one year. Sec. 89 of samo chapter provides ihat if any person ehall, directly or indirectly, give or offer to give any bribe to any such ofiicer; with intent to influence him to execata any of 'tho powers vested in him, or to perform any duty required by law, ot in consideration that- euch officer has exercised any power vosted in him, with partiali- ty or favor, or othefwise contrary to law, the person so giving or offering to give, and tho cfficer 60 recoiving or offering to receive such bribe, with intent-and for the purpose forcsaid, sball be deemed guilty of bribery, and. on convio- thereof, ahall be punisheil by confinement in the Penitentiary for & term tot loss than one year or more than fise yeazs. ‘These aro o few of the remedies prescribed by lasr for the moral diseaso thas aiicts soma of our Justices and Copstables, a_fow doses ot which would prove a sure cure 2ud purgo taem of the many,impurities that have corrupted their souls. WLy not relieve the unfortunate suffer- €rs 28 moon 18 possible of these remedics, and; lest the contagion should spread amongat their tribe, remove tho patients to the small hospiral in tho basement of the old Court-House. until more commodious spartments are prepared for them ac the biz institution at Joliet. In my last letter Iauggested the idea of a vig- ilance committec, to be composed of young at- torneys, who, for thoir own sako aa well as pro bono publico, would keep a atrict watch on the conduct of these cowrts and prosecuto to tha itter end those whom they would detect in_the perretraticn of auy fraud oo the citizen, Ihave emee spolken to several of theso gentlemen whom I thought would take an interest in the matter, and the most they are willinx t0da is to protect thewr own clieuts sad expos¢ any fraud that might come under their immediate” notico, Besond” this they cannot afford to go, and say, that, as thun is a matzer which interests the en- tire community, it would be unfair to csst the whole hurden on them. But the poor, who are the greates: suffercrs and cspnot afford to pur- chata the protection of an honest attornoy, and the ignprant and suscoptible, who are_entrapped by the wiles of the shyster, wnatof them? Must they eubmit to tho tyranny of tho Justices' Courts until they grow rich ar acqui wiadom by experience ? Wiy, I suppase 8o, un- losa te publio talio the matbor in- hand and, availivg themsclves of the logal remediesat their disposal, frighten the rapacity of the obnozioas courts into subjection—by a fow severe exam- ples. From the lqoks of things at present, it i not unlikely that 1 myself shall be obliged to tako to task the thieving propensities of “a cer- tain Constable who makes his headquarters at one of the Justices' offices on the South Side, 1¢ myclient can only procure the necessary evi dence of the man'a guilt. I sball 1039 no time iy bringing him to the puuishment he deserves. I sincorely hapo that others will do likewise whon- ever the occasion presents itself, for in thie way only czn we free oureelves from tyrauny of Jus- tice and Coustable, and'meke them feel that they are not masters but servants of the public. J. A. Roxavye. RSO DROWNED. The tide coming in, with its wild, restless mosning ; And night coming on, Wi b no glimmer cf stars ; The sea Line—vague, difm,~10st 0 sight in the distance, ‘Whore ii fading lips kiss the Dorizon's grey Lars, The rea-gulls wheel Tow 2 the storm threatens nearer, And uiter their plaintivs and desoluto ery, One plunge] and for me all life's wrongs will bs aver: Thuva nothing 1o livefor, Despairing, I die] A pale corse that the breakars have tossed on the beach, With wide-staring eyes, Iying cpld on the sznd : Ob! whereisthemoul? iaa it drifted, unblessad, TUnforgiven, o'er the cenfines of that'shadowy lind ? A woman ! so handsome, well shapen, and soung ! Bo\gglz scawesds cling close in her long, tangled Poor lips, that in Dzath wesr a comforting amilal Poor hands, meekly folded, as if framing a prayes | Somewbers {n the wide world thes'll watt for your caming; But they’ls aope, and they’ll pray, and theyll wateh, but in vain 3 Tared fect ! soon you've = “vd life's journey forever, And you never sball v, v, tho old taresbold again [ Bomewhte there’s & mother, in har small, humble weing, Turaivg, oif, weary eyes, dim with tears, 10 the oar ; But the daughter whose erring fact led to this ending, Tl Ererudty oo, she sl mever see mope] And €0 caver Lar softly, and bear her sway, The Tequiem Cver Lek, Ocean’s low moan 3 Lay ber Lody t0 Test in the grave's sbent keoplag s n Ler tombstone this only: *Drowned~A woman —Unkuown,” BiTLam, New Yonx, dudch 25, 187, ——————— A Morganatic Wifes One of the most famihar and popular peraon- ages of Coponhagen Sccicty has passed away in tue Countess Dauner, whowe doath, at the age of 60, bas just occuired at Ganoa. 'Hor life was one of more than ordinary vicissitnde arnd romance, Born of an humble parentage, her besuty aud ginces socured for her first the houest affection and theu the hand in morga- satic warriage of tae Danish Crown Prince, who afterwards resigned as King Proderick VI, the predecessor and coasin of his present Dunish Mefestr. Up to tho period of her mesting with Frederick sho had supborted hersolf by thy'exer- cise of talents which raturo had added to her personsl charms ; drst a3 8 school-mistress and then 28 an actress. Her marriage with she King of Deomark was publicly celebrated at Copenbagen iz 3350, and although she could not share his throne she kept his affection, as well us the hoarty good will of his people, down tothe day of his death. Her fitéle * morga~ natic " court was always the resort of the best Dlood aud culture of the Dauish eapitaly aod this resulted from the modest graco with which sho carried hervelf in her position, her sctive charities and her elegant hospitalit; he ac- campsvied the King on many of nis journeys, and received all the _soeial afteutions, at least, due to the sovereign's wife. After Ler hus- Land’s death and the accessior of King Christiau, Countess Danner made har chief residence nt Genoa, but on ber frequent visita to the econvs of ber formar sociul rcign she was received with 28 mauch respect and wolcome a8 if she had been ofliciatly tho Dowsger Queon. —It may be dangerous to visit the New York Qismpio Theatre. * Lust week thers wos mightly <8 volcanio eruption of talent,” sn “* overwhelm- Ing cataract of varicty stars.” aud 2 “maslstrom of artistiv sttraction,” s fork over oneo mure vou may §0 o the | FASHIONS. Modes for the Spring and Summer. Silks, Poplins, Cashmeros, Grenadines, Jop- anese Goods, Cambries, Organ- dics, Piques, &, Ruffs, Revers, and Fichus. Before we commenca a report of what is really on the counters, we will quots, for the benefit of our readers, the following upon THE ART OF DRESAING 3 y %ho b de the Art of Dressing & study cop T3\ Sonng femalos Bave 3 wilo lituds allowed them for dressing ; gayer colors and more fanciful styles may bo indulged in, o long s they do not amount 10 over~lresting of unsuitableness. Elderly fomales ahould attirc (kemselves in 8 neat, quiet man- mer, Dark femslss look best. n light colors, Xais femgles 3ppear 10 the best ndvantago in black, @ hope that farmera will espeoially read and notice the abova. Black Spanish hens might be adorned with white ruffg; and, whea it iz necessary to festen a board to & white cow's horns, to heep her out of mischief, let it Ly all meang b paiated some datk color, Young and frisky chickens of the hen persuasion should be allowed lerge license in respect to ruffling their feathers; buy, when tbey are iu the sere 2nd yellow lea!, by all means have them colared black, or drab, or datlk-hyown. This would be according to the proper rule for female dressing, and of great advantage to the housekeoper when she selects her poultiy; as she would thet know the patriarchs af the baro-yard {rom the teuder and juicy youngsters that she is looking for. Wo wonld merely euggest tiat, it the aforesuid lady bod studled the Art of Dressing, she cor- tainly has not loarned the arf of clegant diction. Fomale 28 a syuonym for womau is a valgarism which might bo dropped from the language without any serious dotriment, and it is really 8 matter of surp:ise that it should bo 80 frequeutly used. Wo read of fasnions for men; why not, then, fashions for women? The alliteration which, introduces femalea would scarcely bo -sanctionod by any.suthority on rhetorie. And now, wa will toll tha women af Chicago what they will flud to male themselves beat {ul with duriug tue present snd coming season; 1N SILES thera are the usual sssoriment of heavy goods. The shiades are varictics of grays, cameo tints, and miguonettes. The sage ana peacock-colors are dropped out or are very much medified, while the new graya all hava a pink tinge, which contragta favorablv with the cold blue-grays af last year's wear, The two spacially-naw cal- ors are Bacehug and Pouckard, which are modi- fications of wine-color, Threo new tintsare called Lopis, Alouetio, and American, They are simply grn{ ar stone-colore. For evenings, and more particulariy for wedding rocoptions, arc salmon, flesh, sbell, jossamipo, and palo- Narcigsus tints, in qualitich rauging from $2 to $5 & yard. Elegaut embroidered robes in two shadee of silk, in all tho evening colors, are vifcred at $250 the dress-pattern. These have the tablier em-~ broidered, while the Lack breadths have sevan flounces in tha two shades, allernated. A emall § apron-vverskirt completes this portion of the robe, The coreage is basque-shaped, with am- broidered revers collar, and ozf: Al the flounces, (ablier. apron, and basque, ato ox- quisitely oruamented with the mlk-smbroidery. In chenfer su.nmar silks, there are the usuel anay of black and white etripes, black and gray, and the littlo checks. These differ from last year's goods in baving a silver-grey tint, which is far more pleasing to the eyo; and, instead of being in solid, decided stripas, thev are delicate- 1y shaded. The colored silks ail haves chame- Ton effect, tho cameo tints having light gronnds with dark stripes. There ace also combinationy of gilver-lavonder and lead, gold and brown, sil- ver-gray and bluc, gray and chocolate, and steel io two ehades. There are vslued at R1.50. Very prptty striped silks are shown in Prench grava ot 6195 Silvor-grays with whits stripes are ciieap at 8ka yard.” The blacks and grays, and blacks and whites, which may be re- +ded a8 staclo goods, ranied from 75 cents to 52.25; while 8 very good article is £hown ab 81.25. These are glaca silks : and a silvery laven- der with & black-line stripe is especially pretty. Pretty striped silks for mivses, 1o all ‘the light ehades, are offercd 28 low a3 85 cante, Next in order we Gua French, Lycns, and Irieh FOPLING. The firet of these are offerad a3 low as 65 cents, but are ecarcely worth parchasing, for they soon wear rongh aud ehabby-1 olivg. The Lyons are much more eatisfaciary, even b the regalar price, 81.50 per yerd. lrisb poplins are worth 82; ‘and theee poods, 1n all the now shades, closely- follow the new tints io eilks, Tn fact, this may bo €aid of ull tle Fpring-goods, whatever tho ma- teriol may be. Poplins, with plain goods for the under dress, and stripes for the potonaiso, are | etill shown ‘in verv fine goods ‘at 8150 2 yard. Si'k and wool velours, in solid colors, are 22,50 & yard; bigognes, brilliantines, mohairs, and- de- boges are, n tine gevds, worth from 65 to 75 cents & yard. Pongees vary in price and quality from 75 cents to €1.25. 'Asoft roods in the fashionsble rosy-gray huee is called cashmerce serge, and 18 worlh %5 _cents o yard. Crepe clotbs, wifh large polka-dots, are worth $1.00 & | yard. Flbe crelonues are valued at 90'cents: while very fne dingonal serges are offered at #1.25. Btriped balzerines, which me wool goods with elternato thick #nd thin stripes, ,aro 8 new as sny ihing shown, thofsh our mcthers were very well acquainted with these goods in other decigps. Rubaix poplins cost from 35 to 50 cents a vard'; while gray mo- bairw, for rough teaveling suits, are worth 25 to 0 cents. Tleee also make very respectablo shopping-ruite for Chicazs damés, Who havs | woodep eidewalke, plenty” of projecting nails, and sbundaut soft-canl emoke and dust, to epeedily ruin the freshert dross they may don. CASRMERES, to form parta of smts, range from 50 cents to £1.75.—the luttor being in all shades, and ex- quisitely ine goods. 'Tho usus] array of- mised cotton and wool goods is valued at 60 cents, hut eannot be recommended, becanse (hey wi)) shrink and cockle. - Prabably every one bas suf- fered'more or less from that canseé, and it is nl- ways tafest to ienore all urion goods, and make one's purchases of such fabrics 28 contain but one substance. Strired nongees are worth from 50 to 75 cents: _Cushmere roles, in new designs, for morning or invalid wear, range from $12 to 225 paitern. Dingonal serges cost 75 conts o yard. The usual plaids, which ollox serve to make children hideous, cost from 25 to 75 centa. Turning to the GRENADINES, we will [eave the diecussion of staplo bleach goods for some future timo, sud only speak of the very fine ones in colors, which are eapeciall simple, as they constatly induce one _to'brea the tenth commavdment. Very beautifal oncs, in slternating stripes of _brocade-satin and gauze, are 87 8 vard. The e¥ripes aro ubout two chies wido,—(he eatin cues having a brocaded vine, while' the gauze are omamented with Toses, or tiny bonquets. Another line of goods 8re brecaded thick stripes and plain thin ones, at #iayard. These are in inch-wido stripes, and, in cameo tints. will be much ueed forpalonaises, and. 1o the more delicate shades, for overskirts to thin drosses for watering-place toilettes. Stripes in silk and gauze, the sitk lecking Iike a rich ribbon, are worth $2.50; while plain ailk grenadines, in all shades, are valued at $1.25. A vory large line of JAPANESE GOODS * are offered. In the changfir goode. thess sre not worths tne money that is 80 often wasted on them; but, iu iner goods, they ars verv pretty, and are said to wear well. A specialtv is in the imitat:ons of the fine greoadines. teing in thick and thin stripes, and in light colors. For sum- mer-house diesscs, one can scarcaly imsgine anything prettier than the white onow trimmed with gowe contracting sbade of ribbun or_ silk. The light colors of all sorts will also make np charmingly. A silver-gray brocaded Japaneee k. at ¥1.15 a yard, would aiso make pretty &pring-dress. % IN THE LIGUIER FABRICS, - wo find beautifal cambrics and lawna with gay _borders, fermed of delicate garlanda of flowers, at from 40 t0 50 conts & yard. These are par- ticularly pretty and noticeable. Striped cam- brics, with laco borders, aro 40 cents s vaid. Thero seems to be.s prevailing fancy for lace- ‘borders, as the satines are alko decorated in the eamo way. There is really notlung few in or- gandies. There are besutiful striped onmes, of exquisite texture, at 50 cents*a yard ; but it is so hard 1o keep these delicate fabrica fresh, that, grateful s they are on a-hot summer's [t most women shrivk from them. When washed in the usual way, the result is not eatis- factory, snd even the’clear-starcher seems to failhere. A word in your ear, my friend : dont | bavo theom wadhed ‘st all. - Tuke the soiled, ‘wrinklod dress, | amovg things | The Fates had #o decroed t.” Brokenly aod bave it carefally sponged with u eolawtion of barax,— about & haif-ounce to ‘s quart of vater. This will take out all the dirt. Very much soiled par:s msy be dipped in and gently equeezed. Then have s second eponging 1u clear water; and, attor that, 6till snother ina {resh solution vf borsx. Iron, while wet, on the wrong side, and your organdy will look ag fresh 4 when it first left the modiste’s hands. Very pretty frosted piques are shown for 30.cents o yard -The lace-stuped ove aro GO ceuts ; while corded jaconets, in pretty designs, maw be bought for 25 cents. ‘LLiare seems to bs very little excnse for any ‘womannotiooking fresh, neat, and clean s suni- mez, oa tliera it a wide seloction of thin_fabrics 4l a corresponding range of prices; and, if she does not overtrim her wash-dresnee, 80 38 to male them a reason for tho lauudress to give warning, why, she may easily provide horself with a sufilciently plentiful array of robes at a minimum price, XUFFS, REVEDS, AND FICHTS are haviog it all theiw own way, ‘Ihey are ex- bibited in endless variety and designe, and in such opulence that cne may sufely predict that, iho aema of fuxary being attamed, decadenco must foliow, until they are_soon registered of tho past. We will loave s furtber description of thase, and eome smaller az- ticles, fora future time. The now fisringcuffsand collars arestill decorated with the frosted gold, silverand oxidized talls, whilo tiny bells are striving to gain thq trecedeaco. These, unlike the Chicago nuisance, haveno clappers, but they jingle melodiouely agninst ench other. Happy thought, o la Durnsud! Doa't wear them to concart or theatre. Taab they have mek with decided favor, may be inferred from the fact that tho leading dry-goods house in Chicago sold 1,500 sets of them in a single month. Alas! New York importers whisper that they are al- ready supetceded. In our next artidle we hopa to tell what bas taken their place, ‘An the mylinery-openings io New York did not tako place uutil last week, the fincet goods have ot raached here, and will have to be commented on at somo future dote ; but wo can assure our readers thnt they will be here in time for the graud show at Easter, when evory one is sup- Posed to shaw Lier joy by gala-aitire. IDA LEE. A golden moment came to me, ane day, Now Luried desp in the old heart of tme, And clusterod round with sunset mepwrics, That pour a mellow lustze on my path, Unsoen by other eyes : 1 had a nook, Pormed by God's hand, sequesterzd n the hills, Bmbowered with ivy und with eglantine, ‘Whercin the pure and pearly-fooled morn Entered with Jay; and where the thousand ghta Qf auuset mngled, lingering lovingiy, Careaxing die wild Tosoa til thoy blusied And vellod thelr dauby faces in the leaves. One summen-dsy I wandered there alons, Fatoed with o weary passions af the world; 1ts sordid friendsips, woalng tme o guiz ; Confused with ail ita Lollow sophistrica ; Ciutching my dimn, grolesque finagining ; Braiding my morLid funcies nto rhymes, I never loved the world: T never songht The nofsome plaudits of ita'babilicg tongues, Nor touched its baubles with a finger-tp T Aly daya have alf been sy rnkled 0t with tears— Siddencd with lonzing sfter sympathy— With vzt and fruiticss vearniug after lave. My waya have been among the slavea of toil; My bread is won in dungeon-dens of teil; 3y soui {8 chained to fran wheels of torl] My beart is wreaking in the gyvos of tulll Ona summer day I trod upon the world : My free beel brulsed the mouster’s hydra-head I grow 3 monarch in a fowery realm, Just whon the great Sun Ht his crimson fres, Filling the bollaw West with clouds of famo, Dashing the rsinbow lights along the world, DPainting the forents with o touch divine, Fiooding the valleys witha eplendor djm, Edudiing strange beautics on the slocping hills, —A presence, gentle 2 the evening’s hush, Cams Jike soft lustre filiered from the stars, Gliding into my dreama ; sweet Ida Loe,— A tendex English girl, with farlike eyes An bounding step, and cheeks in ine And lips that parted but in melody, Ad buir that fosted Uko a summer clond About the sun. T think it waa not love, Eor scarealy twice tlio moon nd walied and filled S nce first the gracious Fates transplanted her, 4 7ara exotic, from the cultured cenca Of Shakspeare's England. Love's a slower growth, ‘That twines aloct the heart with siken touch Ao clasps it tendris to the Lo o life, ot lave! but something, when ehe spoke my AMado twmuly In my being ; aud my hears ) Staod stili w moment, 1hea throbbed painfully, D.ehing the heated Dlood futo my brain Until [ recled, he *came to 83y good-bye ”; She “hopedt Dywould fonyot her ; we must par Thpso words were utterod, wiilo T held ber cioss, With tremliling arme. * bavo bean happy here— Ob, bappier thun the angels ara in Hoaven— Tueso brief, Lright days 1" ahe muzmured, sobblugly, “ The world looks dark before me: full of woe, And ein, and bitterne-s, 1 go from bere, But leave my life bebind 7 She Lid fer faca; “ne great tears conquered ; aud her siender form - Bhook with emoticn, 3y poor lips were dumbj A thonsand passions quivered in my frsme; And in that moment all the summer world Taded to jess than nothing at Ler foet = My woul fell down snd worebiped bier as God— Not love—not love—but mad idolatry | How long she tarricd T shall nevor knows T dreamed that bllseful eons rolled away 1n giory, as uhe placed hor crowned hoad, Upon w¥ breast, while (remulous seas of flous Ruppled along bir shoulders, But tho spell Dissolved, at lest. Her kits uron my ligs Was liko a draugbt of festal wine to one That thirsteth by the wayside : Hke the dewa That keop the tropic summer gieen : ar like “Cie balm of pity 1o the wounded heart. At laxt wo parted. Down the winding path Bhe glidad, like a sunbeam, from my sight, Leaving the world descrt waste, She went To mect a frowning father at the door : For ha {t was who 6t00d, betwixt our lives— ‘A stately churl, wearing tlie hasry crown That claims respect. Oft, In the busy atreet, 3o beat his knotted brows end reowied ot 16, And goaded me with {ll-dieguised con! empt, 241, Bpits of faebie stop anJ sluver bairy, 1 must biave scourged bim fn the markef-placs, But that be wa her father, Ida loved “Che tineat air upon his aged head ; Aud her transmuling gresenca had & charm “fo mae bz gentle. But hie hated me, God knows for what ; and I~I count it far The sweetest duty thut I have in life o revereace hoary hafrs, Moat willingly, Hud ho not epurned me from bis house and heart, 1 would bave bora Lis burdeus, every one ; 1 wonid Liave cleared the thorns from out hia path With bieedipg hands, L] i Alns ! of what avail Aye empty words 2. The tales of thwarted love Are dutl to chen eara; sud thoee who scan, These broken echoes of a lonely life Will pass them Ughtly by, The worldly man, Who connts a womau's s a8 naught, will snees And call me fool ; but I can no'er forget T'hat summer night, when (he red sunvet dled Augong the hills, and all the world grow dark ‘Aud horrible, . The reas divide us now, Tossing white brewiters on the winds shorex. ‘The past is eaies foxever : 1da*Leo A holy memary in my heart of heartr. THLO, CARES Cmesco, 1574 R —————— . The Way They Make & Judge in En= gland. 4 few weeks ggo Mr. Richard Paul Amphlett was nppoiuted one of tae Barons,of the Courtof Exchequer in England. Mr. Amphlett bad al- ways practiced ab the equity bar, and thus bad never become a Sergeant-at-Law,which it ia cas- tomary for s Daron of the Exchequer to be. It was therefors necessary o make him a Bergeant, which was dous in the following manner : He ap- pear=d {n the Court of Common Pless, attendod by aaotlier harriater, who, on 8n occasion of this kind, 18 called s “colt.” Risingin s placo, ho em;m tho widow's dower in the oass of Ann \Wyno, widow of Francia Wynn, againat Richard Jones, and demanded a tliird partof 300 acres of iand, messuages, and barus in Yorkshire. Theioupon s lesrned Sergeant sppeared on bahalf of Richard Jones, and opposed tne appli- cotion. Ann Wyon and Richard Jones, be it nae deratood, are related to and sre as real parson- ages as Joho Doe and Kichard Roe, wko formerly g]nyyd a part 80 frequently m oz oo law courts. ot the counsel ou buth sidis, with the most un- blushing assurance, fuformed tho Judges that both Ann Wynu and Richard Jones were then sctually presout in conrt. After a little, however, the counsel of Jones withdrew his opposition, and Mr. Amphlott, having been thus successfr in his cause, was admitied to the rank of Ber- gean -Law by the Court, which, we are told, maintained its gravity with great dufficalty, Tho Chief-Justice then askea the Lew Sergeant if he ksd snything to move, who ansvered in tne negative by a bow. Directly after he withdrew to the Court of the Quecu’s Dench, with his *‘eolt” trotting behind lum. The *colt” went to the Lord Cuancellor for the writ appointing the pow-Judge, st the eame time prescating to the Chaacellor two massive gold rings, one far the Queen and ons for himeelf. Sargeant Am- ‘phlett, upon presenting a third ring 10 his **colt,” wax sworn in. Having become a Baron after this fearful and wonderful fashion, ke passed into tha Court of Excheguer and took his wost upop the bepch. It is probable. that, under s Judicature act lately passcd, he will be the ¢ Last of the Barons,” and the last of the Ber- geants. o Whitney, Miss Freowsn, and others, show AMERICAN ARTISTS ABROAD, The Charges Made Against Them by Messrs. Healy and Norion. A Defense of Harriet Hosmer. Sketch of That Lady’s Princlpal Works--- Her Points of Artistie Excellence. A pgeptloman by the nsme of S W. Healy has Tately brought upon bimsalf consmderable notice Ly a lotter from I:aly professing to reveal cer- tain iniquitons practices which he declares % be widely enrrent among the American arbists of Tome and Florance,~votably among the sculp- tors. The scensation mnae srainst the latter is thst of employing foreign artists in tha wodel- ing and cutuing of their stataes, to snch an ex- tent as to destroy, on the part of the American, AN? CLAIM TO TUE FRODUCTION of the works credited ta bim. or to the fame arising from thom. The Nafion quotes thece charges in a manner which is a tacit acceptance of them aa triith ; and ice latest issue containg & letter from Iir. 0. E. Norton, commendaturs of Mr. Healy's. exposures, and extonding these criticisms to the whols subject of American art abroad. If A, Healy’s revelations doncerncd the al- loged practices alone, they would call for no un- favarable comment, since it can never bs of nd- vantsga to Att to cover up anyabuses perpetrated under the shicld of its name, But when, amoeg tho artists accused of being, or of abetting, “ f1guda upon the public,” we find the uame of Harriet Hosmer, it not only sugmesta a very large “Quod erat demonstrandum™ as to the chargea affecting the other persons, but leaves ua doubt whatever asto the degreo of credit which ehouotd be lent them in one at least uf tho, instunces ciled, It gave much satisfaction to some of {he lovoraof Art in Chicago that, in i brief mentign of Mr. Healy's Ilofter, Tue ToiseNs, with ita customary appreciation of fair play,” called at- tention to the necessity of a suspension f judgment until the appearance of teshmony leadivg to such demonstration, or a refutation on the park of the arcste themselves. Mean- while, focte heving a goveral bearing_ upon the ‘matter ocenx Lo those comewhal ecquainted with the atedios of reulptore abroad. : A fow years ago, 8 visitor to the Etornal City made THE ASTOUNDING DISCOVERT that the chief American sculptors tbere did not, a3 & rule, gut their own statucs fiom the marble, and were, therefore, not entitled to the eredit of the works bearing their names. . Miss Hosmer —who,, 88 8 shining wark, recoived & liveral sllowance of -~ eriticism—uwns finalle petsunded to xoply in_ the Atlantic Montaly, in an atticle espleining thab, 8o far Trom this praotice being pecqliar to berself or countiymen, it was aimost universal ak the pres- cnt day among tha leading squlptors of sall natiors, The reasone for this departure from tha Liabit of Fraxitcles zre obvious, and indicate -an sdvanc in the mechanicalpart of sealpture. The curting of full-longth statuo demands fra- quently e 1ull vear. The eupply of excellent artisans io marble in & couvtry where thore is a demand for their services isabundant; the num- hor of porgons gifted by Nutme with's special talent for theconception of fina atatuee, indicating a bigh ordey of imagipution, must ever remain liouted. The transter, thesefore, of thia labo- rious part of tho wotk to assistants, whose greator Tobustness of phyeique, and superior dexterity, derived from long pructica in a nar- row field, 1sure ita accomplishment, with great- or ease and perfecticn in tho minor details, leavcs the creative mind of the real author more leisnre and girengeh for tha finer furctions of the artist. The eame observations apply ta &0 much of the mere mecbanical par of wodeling 28 relates to gettiug the clay into the rongh cut- line of the aitist's drawing, or wooden model, | and prepared for the skillful tauch of tho sculp® tor's tiexible fingers. Nor is thia ECONOMY OF FORCE unparalleled iv tie other arts. It is well known that Raplael, ia_bis St. Cecilis, cmploysd his fiiend Giovannt do Uding ta yaint the musical instruments, on cccount of lis superior excel- leuca in those deteils ; but Raphael's right ta bo considered the astist of this pictare Las nover teen questioned. . Indeed, it was quite comon among the great fizuze-panioss of his day to re- ceive assistance in the small bits of landscape sccompanying their groups from artists whose part 1p the whole was uever publicly noted or acknowledged. Cuxton was bis own compositor, ‘prossman, proof-reader, and book-binder, not to say ink-mauvufacturer and bookseller; but it daes not in our day detract from the fame of & groat suthor or jownalist that, in placing his { 1de0s before the public, he delegatea thesaleseor | offiges to othots. In euggesting that Afr. Healy may have been liable to micouceptions arising froma too recent or slight scquaintance with the art and the class ho 80 contidently ciiticises, we hate no_desire whatover to excuso the adoption of foreign aid beyoud the just and reasosable limita mdlm!u!a nox to defend any poreon of whose habits an oharacter we aro ignorant; but nothng can bs more gvident to thoso scquainted with Miss Hosmer's works aud chaructcr, thab the con- Toundiug hor, even by implication, with any ciesa | of gay triflers ‘premenading befure a model,” aud founding their fame upon the lsbors of others, is & GEEAT AND FLAGRANT INIUSTICE toone of the mast original ana remackable of modern geulptors, whether American ar not. Hers wis 1o euddon leap to emunence. Io the bemnmog of Ler cawer, sho must have “toiled rerribly.” In the seclusion of & Nov England bome, without models and withont masters, without the stimulus and guidance which the Itslian student recoives 1rom tho very: air Lo breathes, and the -mastér- preces all axound him, she found ont the work 1or which Nature Lad fiied ber. Iu iaking it up, she entered on _the xough road of & pioneer. It 18 rather fashionabls now for women ta chaose Professious ; and the names to-day on Roman siudios of Miss Foley, Misg Stebbios, Miss that the professiun of eculptor is fur irom unusual or unpophiar AMODY them. But, when Harrict Hosmer choso \lat oareer, sbe could look bagk into the Pastaud eco bardly apy other name than that of tho Properzia 1ossi, whote statues adorn the old Cataodral of Sious, to keep hery company ; and in Lex own day - SHE 8TOOD ALONE. It was, then, in no light mood that sho made her choige, and she atiempted no short cut to excellenco. - Sbo set out on thatold path taarked out Ly the Greak sculptors, aud tiodden by Michael Angelo after them ; sho nypliod her- self to vevere sud esbaustive study of the apat- omy of the body. Procecding then to Rome, she remained for yems an indefatigable student of the remains of Greek Art, and a.dili- gen popil in the studio of the Euglish Gibson. One of this sculptor's pet idoas wns the tinting of his Atatucs; but, in spjte of precept and ex- amplo, Lo was navergble to make popalar bis pink Venusos or golden-haired Sirens. Mirs Hosmer canght from the better part of his ides, that tho dead white of ordinary marble is unfavorablo to expregeion only a fow degrees less than plsster itzelf. Dy a peculiar process, shie imparted to her on works 2 soft cream tint, like that found in the ancicnt Parian marblo, and: observablo in tho masterpieces of the age ¢f Periclos. Tefore ebo loft Gabson's studio, ziie bad begun to dis- play & style entirely ifer own, and o choice of subjects equally marked and characteristic. ‘The best ides of botl these features can Lo con- veyed Ly a brief sketeh uf the works themselves : Ora of her earliest works is the By N pgCE.” ‘This little sprite is & personification of beantiful babyhood. He is seated upon sn cnormous mushzoom, his_disorderly curls capped by & shell; 1 one of his dimpled bands Lo hoda tightly & boetle,—in the other, a Lizard. His face overflovs with rompant, rollicking, ir- reprossible_mirth. He 18 own cogsin 1o tbo Faun of Praxitcles. Look in his face, if you can, without saiitinge The tlesh of this ststve is eomething exquisie. It seemsasif it would yield to the eugutest touch, so round, full, aud Boft it appears. fzeNOBIA . is too well koown in this country to need de- scription here. The finest thiogs abont thie Sg- ure aie the freedom of the limbs in tbe the uct of walking, and the great diguity in face and bearing of the captive Queen; The expression of the counlenance is not baughty, but absoibed: * Her beast was in Palmvra,” £5ys the historan. “THE SLEERING FAUN " was the glory of the Americon Department of the Exposition of 1867. “The Uniied States,” £aid the oondescending critic of tho Fino Arts of the Exposition, * iz undoubtedly a great conn- trv, and the Xorth Ame 8 & grest people ; but they are aa yet—how little artintal” No just eritio conld say this in frost of tbe Faan. ‘Ha 1a a beantiful youth asleep in- the wooda, his. A thrown over the frunk of s tres. The only the thighs aid trailing ¢ Behind him an impish little Satyr is_delightedly engaged in tying togetber around the stnmp the long tail of tte Faun and the other end of the ling carelessiy on the ground. skin, Of this statue it can be eaid, asit wasof the ‘Night” of Michael Angelo: ‘“He sleaps: therefora he lives.” Warm _breath seems to iseue from the parted lips. This is 0o marble-like repose,~no cold thatrac- “tion Iaborionsly wronght in stone. The eyelids close lightly over the cheeks. The forehead wrinkles slightly, as if =ome gay fantasy per- vlexed the happy elumbprer. The head shrown slightly back, the drooping band which has just let fall the rustic pipes, the langnid disposition of every limb, show the delicions abandon which such slumber gives. The clustermg curls, whose luxariance tbe slight fillet restrains, are inatinet with tho wearer's life, ard ecem to etir fointly now and then ss the breath comes and goes. But the sleeper's ro- pose is too rrofound for him to be aware of the Inquisitive lizard who creeps below, or of the occupstion of the wicked little elf whose axch face i8 quivering with baby mirtb. : “TUR WAKING FAUN " bas canght the offonder in the act, and is vainly endenvoring to awe the culprit by the poor as- sumption of anger in his happy, beautifal face. Tho writer of this ariicla was o foriunate a8 to spead seme littlo time, in company with two other Amaricsu students, in Miss Hos- meg’s studio, at the time when the clay model of this statue was in preparation, and he will not soon farget the kindness with which she grati- fied our caricaity s to hor mode of working, ner the marvelous dexterity of her fingers a3 sho molded the pliant elay, altering the saucy little Satyr's expression rapidly from uproarious mirth to alarmed surprise, then to demure penitence, and back azain to gap impudence sud liliputina- dofianco. '[o bava seen Ler go engagzed would Dbava boea to mast people o enficient zuswer to imputations such s Mr. Healy's, for no pereon eified with such skill would willingly or neces~ sanly rely upon that of of There is also her P CHARMING FOUNTALN, where the beautiful Siren sits on her lofty it destal, singing as she did to Homer and his Ulysses; while below, in the basin at her feet, splashing sbout smong the brosd lesves of squatic plants, threa jolly littie fellows bave | stopped their gambols, aud, with tiny band shad- ing the ear, are listening with intende delight to the music. , 3 At the eame time with the * Fauo,” MiemHos- mer wus also engaged in moi ing & wonderful masatel-piece, calied 5 ‘THE DEATH OF THE DETADS. On each side of tho mantal was a noble forest- troo, Whote Uroad branches met over tho top. Littlo Sigures were chopoing off the limbs of the tree; the last bough was pearly severd; and, ovar the top, two nymph-like figures, atretching out arms of mute despair, were dying. Bitting oppoeite that mantel, what visions of summer- areenwuods would visit one n the long winter- 6veninge! But Miss Hosmes's most remarkahlo | and suggastive work is, perhiaos, her * MEDUSA.” To fulfill the Greek idea of the 01d myth, 3fe- dusa should reslly be wonderfully beautiful ; but most modern scuiptors have not 8o represented Ler. This ia the head of a lovely woman. Her hair, Kept, back by a fillot, departs fram tbe no- Lle forepead in waves which terminate iu ser- ents. Tut these excite na feoling of 1epnision, he face, whose eyes lock upward, is filled with incxpraséible longing, » subiime’ sadaesa; to this the sarpents =43 an idea of suffer- ing aod doom . which iccressea the mysterious beauty and fascination of the conutonanco. As Promethens i3 the immortal type of genius embodicd in the manly, 5o this Medusa scems %o us that of genins embodied in the woranly form. Aiss Hosmer's OBEAT EXCELLENCE A3 A SCULPTOR 1s mainly in two pomnta: One, that her outlines are of ideal fullness andparféotion, and her fiesh of remarkable koftness. Considering taa limits of squlpture, ¢his ia much. But the spirt of ber art ia finer tl its body, or mechanical part. It will be mnoticed that she has shown =& great fondness for claseical eubjects, Now, cla-sical subjocts, when thev represent only dead ideassnd de- turoned divinitios, muy be, and genorally aro, frizid aud tedicus thinge. WLat'a Hecuba to us, orwa o Hecuba? Bit human patnre was the «ame among the Greeks that it is with us, and tho uames of Venus, Cupid, Peycho, aro only the chrysalia of ideas which bave s living power over cur beatts to-day. The sculptor who under stands this fids the old Hellenic myths as fine a vehicle for tho conveyanco of abstract thonght 83 were M. Browning s Sounets from the For- tuguesa for that of jmpassioned love, and a refuge from A S0-0ALLED REALISH, which disfigures no art so much as that of sculpture to day. You exult, sir, in the aamira- ble counterfeit which your local sculptor P. has produced in marble of vour cherub Tommy ; and, indeed, it must be coufessed that, 23 was said of ® certain statue of Livcoln, ordered by .the nation, ““The buttons on thecoat are well done.” Bat in me, who copsider your idol rather s Yulgar little boy, the sfatue awakens no emotion ofher than mild contempt, not to say disgust. But I defy you, father, or mother, or lover of children, whoever you be, of what- ever type your darlings are, not to smilo at this beautiful Puck, and fecl the refreshing influence exercised by childhosd from the beginmng of tbe world. Itis not o great athing to put into marble the fringe of 3 shawl, the folds of a Tobe; neitherw—though that is & 8tep beyond— ig hig work 50 very yuluabla who models i stone yous Pamals, your Miranda. Mirsnda, I confess, i8 a preity gir—bac her beanty does mot pro- ducaupon me the impression which it does on you; and your Pamela's nose is a tiifle foo itrgular for my taste, snd her coun- tocfoit preseptment is likely to have more_irterest for you and your grandehildron thsn for the citizens of the world, But Le, O friend, who puts . IDVE OR WOMANHOOD FTSELY into marble. illumines my beart avd my home equally with yours, aod Land the wbole world will contend for bis works, and charigh thom throngh a long immortality. A eculptor of this, Do 18 no plagiarist, and euch a senlptor is Har- riet Hosmer. - It is the well-deserved foma of such workers 88 herself and Bsll which has allored the psendo-artists and gordid impostors to whom Mr. Norton slludes, aud whom Mr. Healy perhapa meant to decry. I he had agsist- ed the pubnc to distinguish between these trua Amerigan sculptors and the pretenders who bave not been unhonored in the seat of Govern- ment itself, ha wonld bave rendered a real sor- vice to his country and to Art. CrARLES LANDOR. HURIOR. A Western Granger has written for some Maxdi Gras seed. i —James eays the ladics don't seem to pive s thought to us fellows yho keep away from ea- loous, i —A burglar who was fotnd under a man’s bed in Philadelphia excused himself on the gronud that he was looking for his dog, —A pickpockot arrested in Rochester said: ** 1 was only searching that man's pockets for praof ‘of frauds egainst the Government. —**The une thiog,” says Jean Paul, ** which s maidon easily forgets, ishow sha leoks—honce mirrors wera inventea. —The song of the ! * Going ILTo' the rye. —'*Farowell, Sufan—~you have driven me to the grave,” wroto John Larch, of Alabama, four years ago, aud left the pote oa the nver-bank. Ho was amested the ather day in Civcmnati, living with snother woman, —Abean in Irasburg, Vt., took his girl out for aride. The eleigh tipped over and broke herleg: then the besu sent Ler howme on s wood-loij that chanced to come alang, and continued bis rido alone. i —Pbabe Conzios eays she is willing to ba married, but it's seriously doubtfulif Phiebe,— Ot of 35 Mr. Tobbs, : —**Think of it, Mr. the Unitead States %?Elm X owd.?c)n \\‘nx;}x of 8pirits every year " bs (excites : " How I wished I was ¢ United Staten ! 4 Hetle —A fomals help, who owred up to having left scven places in a year, ingeuuonaly scknowlodged sfw. negl "““‘Z"'"’ ';l‘ve beep looking for & e with an old couple with property, who Would cansulor me Tiko 3 Ganghters ' 1! " —A woman entered a Taunton (Aass.) store and notleng tho window draped in sombio mourning, asked who was desd. “Why, r. Sumner,” Baid the polito attepdant. ** Ob," responded the juterrogator, *‘wag be & clerk here 2 —The origin of the word muf, applied to a fool, is kaid to be that & maf hu{l'v‘.!s unpwcmln’a band without sqaeezing it. —When you repeat the proverb, ¢ Frilty, tby pame is soman!” yoa must except hereafter lza. Chloe Joncs (colored), of Ralaigh, whoso waiat at its elenderest point measures seven feet in circumference.—Delroit Tyibune. _—3r, Lushington Philpocts (prond of hus for- eign ¢ast of countenance)—These's precious lit~ tle of the Saxon about me, Lcan tell yon. My people, the De Loucactons de Filepatence, came over from France jears ago—ages 2go! Ar. Chaflingtoy Smyley—Ah! before the extra- dition treaty, I supposo l— Punch, —8impson—* Brown has failed.” Jones— *“Hzs he indeed! Well, I'm glsd of it. Ho's | ies' tomperance bands— he bezan to lny Off and take things easy. [y poss he will set up a carrisge now, won't he?" —In Colorado, the jails are built of ahods—, sun-dried bricka—and "spades aro tornishedtg the prisoners g0 that they can cat their way ig af night witbout disturbing the guards, The Pisn ia peculisrly useful where convicts are in thy it of keeping late hours, —Tha London Hornel gives the follawing ay one of the «Tcets of the In'e Roval marriaga; Bookselier— Will yon have thesa volomey bound in Russia or Moroceo, sir?” Ratired coal-dealer— Well, if [ can’t have 'em boung in London, send 'em 15 Russia. We must en. courage that Czar now, you know."” —4'small boy arose ot & Sunday-school con. cert and began quito plibly: * A cortain mey went down from Jeraselem to Jericho, and fal andtell— (bere bis memory bogan t6 fai kix) +* and—and—fell by the roadside, and the thoray sprang op sod choked him,” ~Hoigt with His Own_ Pomada—Customer (worried intoit) : ** Well, I don't miad taxing 3 umall botdle.” Barbor: Botter 'ave s tng shall’ ono, & it ‘olds four times 83 much ag the other.” Customer (turning upon him)s 40, then if T take this shilling bottle T shal} ‘, done out of half my monev's worth! then I won't bave suy ! ” (Fscapes in triamp.) —A Yale student, who is evidently in tyg journabstic ™ department, wwitee a twelve-varsg 0em whick is cutitied, ‘““We kisred cach otisr ET the sea.” **Well, what of it ?" asisa West. ern journalist; *the seasde is such practices than any other lac wo bave put in somo very sweet work of ioat kind on the towpath of a cansl in our time, bt did ngs eay snythiog about it iu print.” oreis oua reporter ia Loutwsville whose en. terprise and capacity cannot be questioned. Hy haa fonnd where therois & woman who keaps s pet doz aod kindles hec firo with coal-oil, and be 8 competent to write asuitatle azcoans of either a bydrophobin caso or a conflagration when tha timo comes, for which he is patieutly waiting.— le Courier-Journal. —A thing noman can find out—Tho herole firm. ness with which a woman will persist in carying aoll of dry goods as large a8 8bo can hold iy her arms, ia only equaled by the politoness with which ehe raquests her grocer ta deliver 3 paund of butter ax the house.—Danbury News, —Rather a keen giecoof sarcasm is indalzed in by the anthor of * Lidorado,” the new bag. lesquo at the Strand Theatre, Londaa, Hs makes the son of one of tie characters wolcoma his father to Paris, and ask h:mif he hads pleasant railway journey. ** Ob, yes," eays tho pareut, * canital ; we Dad a rulway ascident.” * Indeed! What was it 2™ says the som. * Wa arrived safely!™ —A lady. lml{ _reported a visit to a bar-room, and, after desceibing the horrible paraphernalia of the bar, she went on to state: ‘“Ib the rear, upon a table, tha soul-destroying, aw ful zame of 1870 was being played by a crowd of maddened, excited men. This game of faro is played with twa ;l}tfis\ four balls, aud sny vumber of piecod of ehalle batter # In fact. —In the preparation of epitaphs, says Lord Humes, concisouess is quits as desiruhle as truth, © We do not rememocr to have seen any epitaph fn which a muw’s virtues are more ¢on- cisely stated than that upon the late Mr., Mink: The angels to-night, in thetr mansions of light, Are a waltzinround Auticny Mink; He was faithful and kiud, a3 asy you'll find, And gin ws his favorite drink. —Brockiyn A xgus. —There is no placo on earth that can excel San Fraucisco in fleas. Thoy arg very largo aad i healthy, and they ars done up in s thicker crost thaa thoes of anv othor gection. Que way £y Kl 'era i5 to drill boles in their bacis, blow 'emy up five or six times with muwgllchriua, aodl they become s Litle faint, then lay themoaa railroad-track, lefting the freight trams rug over them for a week or two. By that tima thay aro likely to be dead,;nud can be used for coale Lolo covers, -~ A PROBLEM SOLVED. “ What will you be when you area man?® 1 zsked of my littls boy last night, ‘Ax be eat by my eide Thiers the rovy Hght Of tha fading day full saft and brigat Over his brow, that was low and white, “What will Tbe2™ Tho soung face uptarned, And the blue exca blazed out a sudden flame, tho fush on Lis round cheek went axd came, % When T am a man, I be grest ; Vil hava fame g Ul mzke for myeclf 80 grand 2 namo Tiat t1:0 nations shall bosrd it to Jove and revsre Whea the 50da 5a¥a gTO¥T OVOT TS TDADS & year, 44 Birobgeat in yesce and bravest in war,* - Shall be wy molto ; my guiding star Wil 1esd me onward 3ad up atar ; And each new hefght thst T gain will be Only » stopping-stone for me, From which I thall higher climb, and higher, Till all that I crave, or that beart can denire, 13 mine, and there’s nothing moro to which 0 aspira® 1 looked at ray boy, and my eyes grew dim : Not 80 had my mother-lov For the rain in m; w3y, That would grow more dreary day by 44z, And the gifts of the siven that hel him in thraut Bg butspyies of Scdom and draugats of gail In the window-seat sat my littles girl, argurite—darling, dimplsd pea i Aud what will vu be, iny baby," T aatd A5 X18id my hand on bir gold-<rowned besd “5h—h, Mamma,” slhe answere witn praity frows, A5 sae doretally 1ld bt Doty dowa > 1n i1s Lttle erib, ena with matronly care Covered it exfe fram tha dewy sir § Thes, with dajniily-sirp.red joe, - She swung the cradie {0 aud fea, Humming a lullaby soft and lew, ~A¢Tast, whe the Uit ono sept, o 10, Elowly lifting her curly hoa Her brown oyes, us over, with miachlef rife, 14 liko o be somebody lirtle wifo, And live in a play-houss out in the grove, A=d never do anything, but Jore, “1n every room, from the oof 1o the T'd have dollies, such luta of them sittin, o many you néver could count them ali’; And if oue of them died, or got broke in s 2%, Like Eve when sbe clmbed np the arplo-tres, Another would grow 5o quit X, you see, Tbat I shouldn’s miss ber at alt, may ba: And I hall be mother to avery one,— 4 hundred or tmore,—twill ba splendid fan, And that's al) that T want fo b when I Am gruwn {0 8 [ady, large and high,* Ilistencd emiling, but bright and clear Waa rolved & praclem tnas many » yexr. Had puzzled my brain zbont * Woman's Splere.? - “Samebody’s wife,” snd * s plas-house,” and * dol'y' Would save them, 1 ween, froin to glating folly Of gaing off itp ridicuious And raving around alout their W ta, Give euch apinster who sighs for a *sphere™ sads “ misgion A ““play-houso " and *doll » and you'll ses har ambl- ion ool down *Hl 1t% saft as the cootng nolo That swells the bronze of the ring-jova's throaty And shed (il you, ‘twizt snatcles of cradle-songt, Xe is humbug, all, sbout “ Womsn's Wronge.® Gaznszr K. Fi resident Fillmore sbraad. Reminiscences of Mr. Fillmore's visi§ to Furope are given by the Bilalo Commergigl Adertiser. %nring ihe wLols of his trayel i foreign lands, Mr. Fillmore was received with tha greatest conrtesy aud respect. On fizsb #oing ta Londan ba was invited to visit Queea Vietoria. Hesitatiug ta accept tie Invitazjoy 63 accognt of his unwiilingness to appesr o ¢Q dreeg, the fact was commuucated to Ber Majesty, when rhe sent a rerly to the faes that sho shanld ¢ be pieased to foa Afr. Fillmore it any dress he might choose to wear,” The visi was made, he was presented, and the occaaiuz Was a very pleasant one. While ia pariy, throogh the American Mhnister, Judge Muson, arrsnze: Ex. 1 mants were made sor Afr. Filimnro'a presaniatiof to the Emperor Louis Nepoleon. Ituo haogen that the day fised was one apon which a jargs number of persons were usually received. i Fillmore nas waiting in the proper apartmen! the time for his presentation had passed, and b w128 geiting impatient, when Judye Meson madt hie appearance. Mr. Fillinore stated the esse 19 the Minister, when the latter, gaining admssica to the Emperor, informed him that Mr. Fiilmare was waiing by appoictment. The Emperor wsf much surprised taat he should bave forzosten the appointment, desired Judge a%on tc Io" turn to Mr. Fillmar with an ;{\o\s\gy rom i3 and the aeeurance thathe woull nce him i & very short space of time. In thecourse uf & fo% moiments a message was sent for Mr. Fillmore to come to the Emperor; tha lattor mes him & tho entrance of the apartwent, shook him moeh cordially by Lot hands, apd persopally apck ogized for haviug kept him” waitiug. dir. il rmore, by special myitation, weut to the Vaticad to call upon Pore Pius IX., and_had s protrasi ed and very pleasaut iuterviow with lum. e Osficial Engagemsntss A Paris_correspandent wyites: * The ofhe? day I was paging s visit, whea & lady and bed dauglter were esmounced. ‘They were botd srmid cap-a-pie,—that is ta‘eay, in 1hemost ceremonious of toilets,~and Had come to makd ofiicial announgement of tho daughier'a mAl risge. It is tho fuskion mow in the noble fai bovurg for the bride-elect thus to .go round, it persan, tq all the friends and acquaintances, 9 . gfl:pfl:!l and position of the fuzure bridep! g freely discussed on such occasiona.” A e The number of Episco) has increased from 588 in 1307 to 79 Siuce 1870 the churches with weekl? edmm“”‘:j g:igog‘mlm from 169 to 270 ; free sexts &rom &7 in Londo opal ohmh@:amiz‘ e o TIYAL