Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 18, 1874, Page 11

THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1874--SIXTEEN PAGES. e, 1w ecnsisrly 180T P co my business tline of DUEE ixteen houss out of the el encugh 0 00 pever seeme a burden, 1 o‘;g:-‘.{‘m too griovous to bo borne. . ootc the occupation we love, by -Pflgin";f,"m‘ i we be oot driren {rom iapar ! 2 s {0 our fasks 7 gmorfifiwn ‘encounter in = i this usiness S fessions solarecly oocu: XAy secount for s from i ints profession are usually e mea i and unselfish ,,gfhfll;“’*nm % 10 othes class of men who i REE! 3 top wor! ity, or who are 8o ready to ;fiflw ,flf;j’{d’fi" ‘izmes, when I look _over o wers oven willing e ol st 1 0T, 1 *Tho Chica. Blopounss 008 oorin, 20 Temue bave 1id Sod 1 [ Wty : 5 " for joarnalistic conrtesics, m‘:’?g::}-ffgimusuun of North~ hgleibe % s lot of great good-natured o indisss £ IO L and then T am'fmpaled on ey A0 % 5 always o peutly and {5 pot of SRS, o ever soriouely Lt 3 Sl s G LI ol o o 1o e B2 Mot dsan endlcss progres- oy ohes U Sorld in mewspaper life. 4 o more HEL ity and busiuens tact can wib (60 8T o to four vears, while Jearn the busioH bo but imoorfect in many Yoo arod0W &3 Lo fonr o five yoars. ‘lbar PASE [ eds mozg women Joormiliss, ThecoantrT, ST work for the development e nesd mor UREGT o1 roformy. Woman has afoar reoRRE 1 g0y largor field of action until i DIEL ed to es 4 oiclock i this o centary, but it lsvein to e hand Lo oren the Goor, and Lo e to your lips. She who would et sl 1o 30 e blow ! Liberty never il e hey must alsa hemeeles to gescends it few hundred women jour- Boatr, 1 "fin“‘:_vmr;fifymw ‘str.bo for the right T palea fn b8 COUDIEREE revation. proserity, bap- S e wilog L petion of Amerivsn, women, R o o oL, Yes, i the Lroadest senss e conglosi er the Secretary jon of tho pap! tary ‘if’.:e? ?E:‘:uatn ‘meeting of the Executive E;mima, held in tha forenooa, 7 ‘Y5 OFFICERS OF TOE CONOUESS for the. ensuing year bad been caosen. @lollomB o stecta Antehell. Prutient—Trol. ¥ lake, Msssachu- i diary Siford Dlake, Aaseichu e B2 g [ She rend Yaine: e r h, Conpecticut 3 C.B. i} Penneyivania; >irs. Gen. Bobe: § i fn Tond; e Lacinds Bione, i o3 Mrs, Marth McHay, D o meota; M. & 3. Caroline, O aritoi. C, Hitchen, NewTork; F. E, Willar, Sreanerer—Alrs, Sophia C. Hofizmen, New Yerk. e et tire. O, A. S3ule, Ne by AL Louizo ts. District g{ Longley, Ohio; Mrs. A, H. L:!:” e !!oslme:. Wisconsin; Miss § ., Frances 3linx, Mary- N icaigan: Alida Arcas. » Indispa; Mre, Chamberlain, EREEE 0. Delsmater, New York; s H. ?E;m%, .\'ae Jersey' Mos, B. L. Ohapp, ire. Emma Bagcon, Wiscqusin. 5 N vige o, donigg €13 Papers—ilrs. Julia Ward chnepite: Mra. AL P, Jacobs, M. D., Nirs, Ellén Yitchell, Ldinols; Mrs, L ‘Arermore, Mastichusetls, K . The Chair then caused a circuler on co-opera- tiye honeekieeping to be dismbated through the sudience, end, predicting that co-operative bousekeéping would soon be the iule rataer than the exception, urged its careful siads. K DRESS REFORM. ) & papes: by 3re, Dr. H. . Johnson. sublect, _#]ress Beform,” was then reud, from wiueh make tho followinz extract : ‘The discussion of this quzstion, £0 less than that of others, must be based on the juherest demands of pur Sbysical and meptal organization, if we would arTive st comprebensive nnd logical zasulis,—and thus sac- iy cope with the prejadize znd jgnorsnce which - retards the progress of this reform. In the normal rdatiops of the exes, there can fo po en- 2 of “interosts, This question i3 mot, tlerefore, ome relating eiler {0 m3a “or weman séparately, but fo botl; for o truly are (hey *but fractions of o anit, mazkind, that thero canle 2oills of dress 10 gvercome, 5o €rTF0s b Church or Btike, or in family, which are not equally counocic with the bappinoes and usefaincss of esh. Heacer, through the d#arfing of Women's natare cnd the coa~ nent demoralization of coclety, the Frogress of the Eolrs oo Tas besn retarded, “"But {bis hisa not resuitcd primarily from ber drase, for it has been only the egpomen: of internal cndidons, which ‘in thoir turn criginated in the -whirary Testrictiops that confined ber interests ‘wiiy the ity of her home. If in additon to e wers cxfumed Lo repeneihiics of matermity, sad dutles growirg from thein, there was still @ wealth Now 1§ o etber dormant or perverted inteilcstual, moral, i om Efi;ua! ‘Power in wowza, whick coacenTated on 43 b dretn, becunso here w=s apparent froedoia of judg- i sed action. Though Tae TIL PROGRESS IN WOMNTN'S DRISS. Tesat times spimsently retrograded, it will be found i carefil review of the facis to have steadily ket wee with Ll cess in othier directions, Lu pro- 2 ages, when Lifs wasfire: evoived, tlie stzuzgle vib bhe tlementa commenced. Hugo enimzli—com- peied with yhich mz, o all eave dntelloct, &5 tho et peay—livd, Jod Gaalls ssidad o cohditions Z;.w" not eaptrol. After Jopg ages the wurld be- G f67 hiiodn life, and man zppeared. SHIl the sesioat with tho clements continied, aud in this &rsggio the germ of the present fashion’ was oTiginat- SR Al eBhorscion o orcarment. . s, though Lile lower thn thejsng:ls, was still ec Sxelyallied tothe brates 25 to require, with them, € et paysdcal ‘existence, iy food, and varauch e was obliged fo furnish the y best, sud rude, huts and ¥ ts wore the freb proc- f his Ll ‘Siowly thravg long. saee, but ever Reeping face with Lts intellectas] growih, did toe rude Buiacd eacouts germent take on mew forms of nsa -3l benty, matfl £5-day the world s studded with the works of i, in their grandear ard bezuty foreshad— in the ages, Though the practical Sy g e o e = not this By been made sudservicat fo Leialf? Ay exesirive development. of 3. eingla_part mmnm 304 harmoniocs growia of the equslly Impertaat prineipig of 15 oxistence : and bfimw.mmuhpa' ile,—in contrzdistinction s a0d £rstocracy, —aro eteadily arising from B ’fiffi‘gd w' & t0 3 higher plane of B comtmatit s fo ooy, P e i 3 esity has fergely zence portant cle- By, & & L3 discaselon of this subjoct i £ ; joct in tho faturc, palid 10 B e prorer adjustment of the weight 'ty 00 toaiozical ower of varlous pirts b the ol 0 SPPOIt it without injury, vou 1 Bep oy 22zdation principlos of “ arede-reform.” Bermen s, estfially éiscovered and defined, 3d | Bty e concisely stated, @l clse may 0 Individuy etg, aag 119 varyiog mesns ¥ and tizme, ,é!??i-m«u with and resulting from the q ohyghoSbvelogstiracted {he sttention of 3 R:gnd,dm—gm theayitfnl and cstnest of our iy e g6 (18 et thicty sears, there have beea o St individiicls and “assotitions Lo adopt Nt oo Teform drets. Bus,za these efforis ot s gesOf_Peronal prefercrices and_eoavic- ot el Bt Supported by say orgapized ot B ignadact insiraction, with ‘those who were -Mumgu y}flun ully violating nstursl laws laady sy Progressed, and calied forth ridi- ) Pt B0 less from women than from men. ¢ pngw\iz‘gmg portion of the paper cousists “Whm, ichi have been €0 often published fiyd s bo omitted withoat loss. Mm;a.déutnex: acnounced that the mes- fimfifif ‘angress were aboat to close. She 5 “do the success of the Second Con- N.n felt that it had been the means of ; gfln'en' ideas in the public mind. i D, the niess of the city wes thanked o ng!m giving so much attention to : nmf?‘mm was then declared adjourzed for ] ” £ ! _ THE PLACE OF MEETING . 3 whey oG iad not been determined gent, hfltz:‘i:i &)fl'{ udjourned, but a very ""‘F_f“mhl_vmgc '} 9_{: rl.“ in New York was i e TEMPUS ALCTUMNALE, %o §: hflq-‘d']:::h tfl:fih( “'bdflfi;! the night; Ted, earted roses breathe delighit; 2onesting birds song unto sang requite T fil&a 1s something of the Summer stays, glory of the sun-ripe days, Teshies of Autumnal Laze. Tho woodiey, P d-maples flame with gold and red ; T Ty daye sre shost and qgkm;nrmfi? i i A28 2ro ehill; the sky fa Llue o'erbesd. e pes froat etealy 3 out beneath the eflent night, Y54 tho grasace with & rime of an 1o y 22d vapors in the early Light. “ Te peany iy 5 leaves tn sloping vinesards s u;;'gfif clastered fruit that hangs b:!:;; ' cliff s brown edge, bright asters glow. 5 The sunny skl ; o o T 1y skies grow dim ; + torn from the pareat limb, + F4I3 204 Blegk wingdy wad ont 1 roqien: e CHARLES NOOLE GREGORY, e g a0 & New London, Conn. 2 i ., 8aw her b‘wfi:mgnmy's suichel, and she tore Bt g rees off beforo discovering that it gy 20ar, wlio Lnd dropped dow on the oyt ,hm_ surprise her. Every husband Cin ai0is gut erenings akould road this er , £nd hold up the dangers beconing suspicions withoot the baes of SUMMER-LAND. The Next World According to .Scers and Spirits. A.‘l’]ncn as Real as This One-Cities, Streets, Elouscs, Soctal Arrauges meats—Pistance, 063,000,000,000 of Miles from Fhis Eacth. Ze From the New York World, Sumx_ner-Lnnd " is the namo given by the seer Davis to that bourne from whonce—it was popularly supposed beforo the day of spirit- rapping—no traveler returned. In other words, itis the heaven of the Spiritualists who beliove in ]}Ir. Davis’ teachinge. TUpon scarching [Smmmhstm literaturo there is found a provoik- ing aifference of opinion among the oracles as to the <character, composition, and location of tho spirit-land. They all claim equal gifts of seer- ship, end yet flatly contradict ecash otber. Tor instance, Andrew Jackson Davis has been ablo to discover an jmmonso rango of spiritual ter- ritory in the milky way, ighabited by the souls of those who havo lived mortal lives on the planets of our eystem, whila others, wise men in ihe pro- fession, bave had it revealed to them that the spirit world1s all around us—tint, indecd, we are living in it now, aod are unable to behoid its manifold beauties and tho spirits of thosoe whose bod:es we hava buried in tho dust because our senses zre clouded by oar fleshly envelopes, When wo cast away our body as wo tako off our clothes at night, wo sea all. Then agaiv the learned Spiricuslists disagroe s to reinearna~ tion or tho theory of the dwelling of tho eonl in suceessive earth-bodies until cowmpleto puritiea- tion i3 reached. Kardec and the mllions of his followers on the Continent of Europe aro re- iucernationists. Buj Andrew Jacksou Davis do- clares ibat reincarnetion isa bhallucination in- vented by Diakka, or mischicveus spirits, What shall we beliove when these dociors disagren ? If spirit-land is & real place, and spirits of ivtellj- fence ‘permiticd tocommunicato information to us, it xeems strango thet thera should bo any variauce in tho description. What would wo think if a thousand eonsible peoplo liko Bayard Tarlor ehould return from vieits to the intérior of Afries, and tell us that the peopio there were 40 feet high, and carried their beads under their shoulders, while another thousand should como back av_differcot Limes, and say tha; the sama veople thero wera 4 foel high, and wore no Leads atall? But these tiavelers would not give each other tho lic more flacly about a place about which there ought not to be any mistaie, than Duvis, and Kerdec, and fifty othergcers, do ebout the world the soul inpabits after mortal deatp. SUMLER-LAND SEEN I¥ 4 VISI0S. The Summer-Land to be descrited in this article, for the beunefit of the curious in such things, is that believed in ndrew Jeckson Davis and his fotlowers, Li%e & nborg, Mr. Davis has seen this spirit-world in visions. He bas writien volaminously on the sabject, and 1t must bo cot fessed that it is neeessary to strig- glo throuzh oc#ans of unmeaning words to get it au intelligent idea of the cunntry Lie attemp:s to eketch. »The speculations of the seer, b ever, are inteiesting, and no apology is_neces- sary for giving o much space to an exnosition of a belief which i3 shared in Ly mauy ihousaads, if not millions, of our fellow-countrymen. Be- fore_going ini0 & description of tho Summer- Land, Mr. Davis’ statomest of the maaner in which the spirit quits its cartbly tenement by the process called death will be entertaining : DEATH—S0-CALLED. Suppose & Luman being to do lying in the doath-bed Lefore you. Persons preaent no: secing anylbing of '“tho beantifal processes of the inierior™ ure grief-stricken and weeping. Tho departing oue, it may be supposed, is & beloved memboer of the family. But there 1n the corner of the romm of sorrow siands one (the seer) wko secs through the ontward phenomena presented by the dying ona. To the ourward sensos tnp fegk aro there, the hoad on tho pillow, and the havds clasped, outstretchol, or crossed over the breast. # If tho person id dring under or upon cattou there ere signs of agony, the head and body changing from side to side. Nover allow any soul topass ont of the plysical body through thas agquy of cgjtog or tenthers, eithier beneath or in folds abont the sufferer.” ‘Thio person 18 dving, and e will sup- pose that it is 2 rarid death. ‘L he feet first grow cold. Tho clairvoyant secs Cirectly atove the Dead what may pe called a maznetic balo, *“an ethereal emanstion, in appearance goldan, and throbbing as thoazh congcious.” The body is now cold up to tho knees and gibowz, aud ths emanation bas ascended higher in the air. The legs cro cold 1o the hips and the arms to tho enoulders, and the emanation, though it bas not arisen higher in the room, i3 moro expanded. Now tho deathi-coldness steals over the breast aud around on eitber side, and the emeoation hias attained a higher position nearer the ceiliug. The person bas = CEXSED TO BREATIIE, the pulse is st:ll, and the emauation is elongated and fashioned in toe outline of the human form. encath it is connected the brain. Tue zolden cmanation is conoected with tho braiu by 2 very fino Life-thread. Now the body of the emnapation ascends, Then appears something whiio and shioing, ke a human head; next, in 2 tew momente, a faint outline of thefaca divine. then the fair neck and beautiful shoulders; thon in rapid succession como 2ll paris of the new body'down to the 1ect, -3 Lright, shining imuge. a hittlo smaller than this paysical body, Lut a perfect reproduction in_oil except its disfigure- meote.” ‘e fine life-thread coutinues ztiaced to the oid brain. Tue mext thing is the with- drawel of the clectric priuciple. When this thread snaps the spiritual body isfree 2ad pro- pared to accompany its guardians to Summer Land. **¥es. therois tira spinlual bodys 1t 18 1ghtucsa.” sown in dishonor and raiead n by THE SPIBIT-JOURY! Tte nowly-aricen spiritnal body moves off ta- wards s thread of maanetic light which h etrated the room. ‘he spiritaal beig is asivep, just like a nev-born, happy babe; th eyes zre cluged, 2nd there se¢mms to be 1o ean of exirtence. It is an usconscious slumbos, In many caces this sleep is long, 1. othors mot =t all. ~Thae loye-thread now draws the wew-born o the outside door. A “thonght-shart™ nds upon ono who is basy in about the bods. s person is impressed to” opea tho door of the dwelling and leave it open for a few mo- ments. Or some other egreas 18 opeued, and the spiritual body is sitently removed from th2 bouse.” Coleatial atiractioa draws it obliquely trough the 45 miles of air. 1t is sarrounded by & beautiful nssemblage of guardian {rieads. Taev throw their loviny arms arouzd the sle ing ono, aud on tkav 21l speed to the World Light. When the time approaches for the spir- il’s awakening, ** then celestia] music, or some gentle maniptlation, or the murmirinz molodr of distant sireatns, Or sometbing Liko breathing passes made over the sleeping 0ae, causes sousn- tion toreturn, and thus ths new-comer is intro- duced to the Summer-Land.” THE LOCATIQY QF SUSMER-LAND. Such is Air. Andrew Jackson Davis' pictare of the casage called death. "1t would ceriainly be = very plersant thing to beliove if he could bring zny other evideuce than hin visions to prove it, znd it would rob the last hour of all ifs teirers. Now, having taken the spirit into its new abods, it is next in order to ascertain what that abode is. 1In answering the ingairies wich will natural- 1y arizo under this Lead, we are opporiunely as- sisted by 2 commurication from the late Thoo- doro Parker, which appears in & Boston Spiritual aper. Beiog asked, * Whero Is tho Spirit- \World 2* he repics that 1t is * zbous 65,000,- 009,000 miles from the planct Earth. It is a spiritual planet, revolving on its own Axis, zround its own spiritual san, ond in its own epiritual golar system, and 18 subject to laws just as peifect as the laws governing in tho physical eolar eystem that comes within the range of human gense; aad yof, wherover a spirit oau exist, thore, 1n degrac, i8 3 aperit- world, but not the spiritual pianet proper of this material earth.” SPBING GABDEY CITT. AMr. Parker also eays thet ho lives in Spring Garden City. Spirit is but snblimated matter, and matter, after all; thereforo it requires =z given time for that body of matter, or spirit, to pass from ore poiut to another. Ths time re- quired depends very much upon tho etreugth or will of the epirit, and upon its knowledge of the clements through which it has 1o pass; of the uuiversal powers with which it bao o deal. ‘Bome spirits can pass through spaco more guickly than others ; some find it exceediugly 1flicuit, because they do wot know how to take the best adventage of tho cucroats and cross- carrents of magasticand electric life that they meet with. “So then,”” continues tho disem- badied Mr. Parker, “if I say 1 can legve this place and be st my own villa in Spring-Gardon Ciry in 1ive scconds of earth-timie, you are not to Aupposa that every other spirit can do the same thing, only that I can doit.” Theso hu- man wills, in the epirit world, arc the fast or the slow horses that you bave to drive. + CELESTIAL SCENER Mr. Davis eays tiat the Summor-Land is vastly more beautiful than the most beautiful land- acape of earth. Celestial waters are more im- pid, the atmosphero more sofs and genial, the streams ere -aiways musical, snd the fertile islands thero aro always full of mezaings. The trees ara ot exotics, and the birds are litorally g Ppazt of tho celeatinl clime, overy oue having its leason of divine significance, Tho Summer-Land 18 every way & world a8 actual is. Ttis comprobensivesphero. AstronomicAlly spoaking tho carth is on ono side of that vast™ galaxy of suns and planets termed tho * milky way,” and directly across this groat physical belt of stars wo find tho sublime repose of tho Summoer-Land, and this is but thereceptacleof theimmortal in- habitants who ascend from tho difforent planets that belong to our solar system. Theso plauots 21l have colcatial rivors, wici: lesd irom them toward tho hoovenly shiores. The spirit-land has 2 firmamept. 1t is filled with scars and guas and satellites. It rollsin the blueimmensity. The eky there is not without itsclouds, Thoy chanze very much like the clouds in our tropics, yet they do not much resemble them. ‘Tho changes aro like thoso in tho southern skies, but the clouds themselves azo very differcat. A SUMMER-LAND CITT. In a volume containing communications from distinguished porsonages in the other world, soll at the Sniritaalists’ bookstores, thero is an accout of the City of Spring Gaiden, beforo al- Juded to, a8 the rosdence of the spirit body of Theodoro Tarker. The lato Margarct Fuller, Countess d'Ossoli, is tho alleged authority for tue statoments contsined 1o this comnection. Probably the description will answer for ofher cities in tho spirit wortd. Spring Garden con- tains between 69,000 and 70,000 inhabitants, o majority of whom .aro engaged in literary and artistic pursuits. It is just the placo whero all £ood newspaper mon are likoty to go when they shuffic off. The strecis are handsome, the pave- ments being covered with a brilliant ensmel, whicl is formod by dampening = cortain yellow powder, which, when hardencd, shies like am- ber. They are laid out in circles surronnding a large park of several acres, which forms tho centre of the city. This park is embellished with ° trees and owering piants of every description. aud does not differ materially from the extensivo parks to bs found on carch, excopt in the management. Forming an outer circla to thoe park, is the main thoroughraro of the city. The buildings are of 3 light, gzaceful stvlo of architecturo, adanted to {he out-door life which the peopls generally lead. ‘Tho stroct facing the rark is devoted to the dis- play of commodities and creations of the soirit world and its mbabitants. AMore heantifal fab- rics, finer than tho web of a spider, and oraa- mented with the most exquisite floral desizns taken from Nature, are exposed to view. There are, however. no millinery establishmonts in Spring Garden City, and tho females wear simply their own beantiful hair, which they adorn with flowers and o peculiar lacs “as thin 28 & breath.” There sre many artists’ studios in the streets, and the art of painting 18carried to great- er perfection than it ever has been on earth. Tha city contains many institations of learning, whicl are accessible toall. Among tho residents of Spring Garden City, montioned by the Countess d'Ossoli, are Theodore Parker, Nathaniel Haw- thorne, and Abrabam Lincolo. The late Presi- dent has some members of his family with him, and appears very Hapny snd contented. Tho son for whose loss he grieved amid the honors of the White Honso is now his friend aad eompanion. Alntters of S.ats cceupy his mind but littlo, but he is deeply intercsted in humanity, and is anxious to elevate and bnrmonize the whole humen family, Tbeodore Parker, when ho first came to Spring Garden, decided to devote bim- self Lo the cultivation of land, but he scon drift- cd into the rostrum, and twica a week one with clairvoyant exes may seo the fair maidens and gallant” swains of this beautiful city wending their way to his little home and garden in the subnrbs, where, amid the flowers, he descants to them, in his cloquent way, on Jife aud the at- tributes of the human soul, and also upon his life experiences. . TERS. apors issuad in Spring Garden, znd only three. Ore is especislly do- voted tq reporting news from earth,—revolutions thar. transpire, changos in State and nalional politics (how the Spring Gardeners must be dis- gasted with Graot’s policy in Louisiana!), recont accidects which have thrown individuals sudden- Iyinto the epirit world, and to recording the Kames, 28 far as possible, of porsons who have recently died on earth. It may be well surmised that the obituary column is the moet interesting in this heavenly journal. Henrv J. Raymond is following the journalistic professionin spirit- land. ANDSTNESTS. Thera ars numerous theatrss and other nlaces of amusoment in Spring Garden. Two theatres are devoid to dramas origioating with in- habitants of the Summer-Land, and another to those written by mortals. ‘Tho places of amuse- ment are of large capacity sod free Lo all who may wish to énjov the performances. Among the actors who bavs rccently played engage- monts in Spring Carden, accordiag to the Countess d'Ossoli, are Garrick, Macready, Kean, Hemble, the elder Booth, Cooke, 3lrs. Siddens, Mme. Rachel, George Holland, and William E. Burton. BShe ways that sho is informed that tho Tov. John Newlapd Aaftit, the onco celebrated revivalist, who had just sach 3 domsstic afMiction while on earth as Jr. Beecher is troubled with, is ntl present 2 distisguiehed actor iu the spirit world. SIATRIAGE. In the Summer-Laud (we again quote from tho volemes just alluded to, and mot from A.J. Davis this time) the union of male and female oceyrs from very similar canses to thoso which bring about like” uvions on carth. Tao parties 570 drawn 10 cach other through tho operation of a nab law, and the result is greater happi- nesa than is usually found on earth in” theso re- latjons. tlarriazein tho spirit-land isnotan indiesoluble bond. Some minds asgacinte toxether in harmony and expand in tho same diwection, and with taese tho union is bermaneont. Thero are others whose stites and conditions after a whilo' become changed. Sush zeck new com- panious, and this is permitted without discredit to the individaals. Many forms of muriage s ara extans in the ciEerent societics os. Garliads of flowers and sympho- ne muzic are besiowed npon the bride and bridegroom. From theso spiritual riages aro bora soul attributes [sic]. Ilmman bsings are never generated. 'Fhoy need what iy known as the material workl for their nurture and growth. THE CONGRESS. Thore is a boly, or assucialion, in tho epirit world called *Tho Congress.” 1t is an or- ganization devoted to reform, to gatheriug to- gethor tao best ageats or means by which to Inaugurato various reforms on eattl: ple, m temporance, in war, in fact, ¢ piace on eartn this Con- ts Las something to do. A spirid icating in 1efarence to this Coug: Z 1t jropoges, as a basic power, to ov ilrow old theology, znd ta ugurate, in its €tead, o fibera), uetural religior, something that will meet the demands of every aze; something that wilt grow.—that need no: aad cannot be put upon parchments, for tiey do not grow ; bub something that will grow as eocicties grow, as people grow, as earths grow, and thas will meet tio demands at all times.” Among the American membets of the Congross are Behjamin Frank- lip, Thaodore Parker, John A. Audrow of 3as- and Dr. John W. Fraucis. Themay all the re- sachise ‘Thema Paine, antaor of the **Ago of Koasoa,” is Preai- dont of the Congress. : TIE ISLAND OF AKLOPA Ar. Davis has discovered an Taud cailad Akropanamede. S ery vast oody of what would be cailed water on (hiocarth, There i3 & spriug ou toc istand calied Porifeum, -aod_thoré 18 a beaatiful cluster of springs ome _distance to the west which they name *#The Porilla,” and every ova of theso gprings gives off exccedingiy swees musical sounds, wnich are fall of *uuutterable signiii- cance.” 'These hiarmonisus notes blond with the mlcte, which lose themselves in a boautiful Tiver that flows along the lowery paths of tho Hospitalia. Thia nnme is given to - oue of tho temples whero persons who had becomo at- tached to somo peculiarthing in this world, so {hat it bad become aa infattation with them, aze taken tobocured. Itis onoof the many Sitractive sanitery templos of reform’ on that beautiful island.” Here, also, is situated *the erandest temple of troasured antiguities ? [sic]. Tho Drotherhood call it Aggamede, moaniug “'The Cabinet of Antiquity.” Nothing on earth can equal this woaderful edifice. In extent, Tichness, and finish it is overwheimmng. The building substanco 18 called aureola, and is cighiy timos finer then the finest enrthly glass, It 18 wondrously strong. ROSALIA. Tosalia is also an island on which dwell people who nover ivhabited the planet earth. Mr. Davisunderstands that the resideuts of this spot aro from the just maturing plansts of Mercury and Venus. *‘Lonalia” is o neighboriug island inhabited by young persons from earth who died as orphans, **On this heavenly spot they are 1ntroduced to those who were their parentsin epirit, but of whom they weze not always phys- iologically born on earth.” TRAVELING SPIRITS. There is a clags of persons in the spirit world who are great travelers. They are almost like our rypsies. Thoy form themselves into afiini: tive groups and go on protracted journeysto far- off planets and suns, and do not retum to their paviiions for years. Ar, Davis says that ** Katic, my former companion, came to mo and said that she was then to siart upon a journey, and sho has not et returned, or I should have heard from hor.. Sho had joined the group of excur- gionists without lLnowing whither they were oing." B GERMANS TV HEAVEN. Zellsbingen is & vast German association. It is musical throughout, and is composed of persons who had not, bofore death, aflmd the power of song, but who yei posee an enthusiastis and ardont love of music,—souls whose desire for song had not been gratified” on earth, Lin- denstein and Morsneski are Russian and Aus- trian nssociations. The former are immarsad al- most wholly in mstters of hitory with reference {0 racos on this and othor playets. Thbey are almos}, Teutonic in their modes of study, and associate themselves in largo sdemblages. The Austrian brotherhood is engaged in studying the best forms of government ‘for the difforent tribes and poople of tho earfh.t COLORED PERSONS. There are_persons of color’ in Spmmer-Land. Monazolappa is the only exclusively African realin that Mr. Davis has been able to discera in the spirit world. He describes a number of other national brotherhoods, and it seems that the tend- ency among the_inkabitants of the better world is foward nssociation. Thers are aspecies of spirits inhabiting a locality of their own which 3r. Davis bas take tho trouble to write s book about, by way of warning us againgt them. They 2ro mischief-loving spirits. DIAKEA. - i They inhabit the belt called Duco Major. A Diakka is av unbzlanced, not=n evil person. He wanders ju his own congenial forest, never rest- ing, never satisfied with life, often amusing bim- eelf with jugglery and tricky witticisms, invaria- bly victimizing ~ otliers,.. secretly tormenting modiume, causing them to exaggorate in specch and falsify by acts, unlocking aud unbolting the street doors of yonr bosom and memory, pomnting your feet in wrong paths, and far more. Ho delights in flattering modiums, and more par- ticularly in making magniticent promises to fortups-seckers, who, prompted by the cvils of thelr solfishnesy, interrogato mediums for their private gain. Vain-minded investigators receivo mout gorgeous promises of great pensonal prom- inouco. Somq of these smazng promises are accompanied ‘with the moa} gatisfactory evi- dences of spiritual intercourse, In short, the Dinkks is tho spirit who comes quickest at your call, who moves the table, and produces the ravs ; who misclieyously personates your dead relstives, and crentes toenoises and habbub heard iu haunted houscs. The strange mani- testations of flying ssuopans aud pokers in Miliwaukee, and animated vrick-bats in Georgia, must be attributed to tho pranks of the Dinksa. 3lr. Davis saysthal it is che Diakkas who ma- terialize, *Katie King" is g Diakks. The spirif forms, therefore, which matarialize a} the house of the Eddys in Ckittenden, Vt., and pretend to Lo the friends and relatives of persons in tho audiance, are only Diahkus, or. as the orthodox clorgymen put it, domons. They are arace uf decéive.s, aud it 1s o pralitioss business to Liston to their preteuded revelgtions. ———————— PASTORAL VISITS. To the Editor of The Chicage Tribune: 8im : It iv melancholy to see the way that #31. M."” autempta to dispose of this question. She seems to take it for granted that every ** woman who regardsher own good name and respects her husband” must be lamentably defiofent fn all thoss qualities which are the stamina of good character, and, keenly conscious of this terriblo state of things, ** would rather not entertain aoy gentlemen inhis absence.” At the same time, 41T, M.’s” representative woman, wio eares 8o much for her name and lier husbaud, rather than be thonght * rude and inhospitable,” and at the fearful risk of losing character and’ con- jugal rospect, gives waytos conventionslism, aud opens her door tothe unwelcome guest. It were sad indeod to think that all women were composed of such woak ma- terisl. Who can swallow suchan absurdiiy ? Who can be induced to bolieve that there arenot women—yes, thousands of them—all around us, whose characters are grounded in that purity of motive and action which is able to stand on its owp merus, and scorns to be supported by any- thiog elge? Sush as thess need not the con- tinual presenco of husband or fatner to keep them within the bounds of morality; but they may fearlcesly and courtcously eutertamn any gentleman in thoir absence,~ycs, sny man, from the minwier to the milkman. Huppily, the ma- jority of men have 3 more exaltea opinion of tueir wiyes' and_ sistors’ strength of character than is expressed by ** ). AL” The experieues of * 3. M.” in regard to pas- toral vizitation as been sad and unprolitable. Unloss uhe is very oged. and bes jived in many 1ands, it Lias prabably been very limited. and i8 nota just criterion. Granted that sho is inti- mstely acquaiuted wWith the visiting matives of at least & dozen pastors (and that is a larko num- ber for oo person to know), aod knows shem to botrivial, yet, as 810 sespocts the truth, let her oxercise “sweet cuarity " 83 to the wotives of the lllxuudrcda that sbe is mob acquainted with atall. It must be admitted that there are other ob- jects far pustoral yisitation beside the ** ostensi- ble " one. Thie pastar doea not always come into the famiiy simply L0 inguirealtor its epiritual wel- fare. ‘Taat may often be done at church-zather- ings and_piayor-meetings ; but_such welfare is piomoted Dy other meaus than simply inquiring. He wishes to know the peonlo that bave agked hitm to preach to thcm. When recognized on the street, or grasped Ly tho hand of one of his parishionors, it 13 desirabla that be should know whether it 18 done by John Brown Smith, or by John Smith Brown, or by their respective wives gad_ cihildren. How “much istiucoce for good will a pastor (f be bo ever 50 good) have over the rieing generation of Lis congregatiop if he never kuows them, except in their Sunday clotues ? Surely, the social life connected with tho eburch is of paramount im- portauce £3 Loth pastor and people. As for gos- Bip, those who possees 2 good name have nothing ta fear trom that quarzer. ** 3L AL admits that visiting may be of use in afliciion. Ifarastor's adsice aud prayors are worth aoythiag then, why no: i henith and prosperity ? 1f the sick and the poor need pastoral visitatioz, so do the well and the rich ; for all are alike mizerable siuners. If o man holding the ofiice of & passor has nct cnough of Christinnity 1 his character to carry hitn through the dulies of Lis calling, and to co- able him to mmngie with all kiuds of pecpie, without devialing one iota from what ho knows. to be true and right, then the sooner he **steps downaud out" tho better for him and the Camreir; and if, i tho varions churches, there aro women confeszedly weak, who dare not trust themselves to enteriain & gentleman=—not even their own pastor—in the abseace of their hue- bands, let them take speody waming by the eorrowful carcer - of Mrs, Tilton, aud procecd to laie astaud g0 high on the plane of recti- tudo that, even in view of all the scandalous re- ports which beve surfeited our ears and sickened our hearts, iz will not bo nescssary for husband and father to jeaipusly guard his home; for it will be a homo that he can lovinely watch over, with perfect confidence in irs sure and tried foundation. Happly far socioty, there zre thou- eands of cuch homos alresdy established, and thero is no reason t» fear that pastaral visitation will lessen the number. 1t scems to me 2 miscroble concession on the part of those munisters who, in their meetings for confereuce, ctz., have condescended to de- bato on this quection. Thore oro no two wavs about it ; if the pastor is ‘what ho ought to be, no ovil can come of the oustom, even though, in tho course of his miuisiry, he migat encounter some woman who was both weak and wicked. Tho Beecher-Tilton scandal fails as ou argument against pestosal visitation, R.W.F, S A Good Firht EBctter ihan o Speech. From the Cincinnati Commeraal, Cangreasman Saylor admits that he can't spealk azainsy o Gizhit. Said ho lest night: +Joha Kyan cams to me to-uicht, and, says he, *If you don’t como out and speai sz our ‘meeting on Wainut Hilis to-night vou'll lose fifty volca there; pow, you will, sare. Well, I had to speak down in my own ward, the Fourth, and there we had a fine, lively, rousing mesting, Jeke Garduer mado a lively speech ‘on account.” It wns rather rough to bave to gooutin the country after speaking in the city, bat I didn't want to disappoint the peoplo ont there. I have mado fourteen speaches i six nghts. It was as cold as Iceland, but Ryan said I must come, a8 e would announce me to appear positively at 7 o'elock. So I got a carriage and took Jack Con- nolly in with mo and went out. Oz. Docds was epeaking vigorously when I go. there, and I had to wait for bim fo got through. There were abcut twenty-five men at the meeting. It wag cold. Well, I started in, and, aficr my introduc- tory, began to talk about Western iuterests, whea a fight commenced a little distzoce off. I waa just getting warmed up when that fight commencod, but that cooled me off. You ought to have scen that crowd edge over toward that fight. It was funny. Ina mioute tho fight hal all the andience, and I hadn'v & manleft. I simply quit, with tho remark that a good fight was better than a speech, snghow.” ittt i« SAER Bishop Lees ‘The policy of accidental insurance held by Bishop Lee, of Towa, wil! avail nothiug for tho estato, A clauso in tho policy has it that in the event of death occurring within ninety days after the injury is received,” then the company will pay the heirs or assigns the$10,000. Bishop Lce was ivjured on the 26th day of June, and died on the 26tk day of Saptember, or pinoiy- two days after tho acciden ——————— —Borlin Jadies wear Paris fashions just as theyused to beforo the war, notwithstanding their protestations that they never would. THE SPIRIT OF THE PLATTE, 5 BY COL. ALBERT G. BRACKETT. ‘We all koow how, in old times, men, women, and children, used to foil slong the road that leads up the Platte River. e koow how tired and foot-sore the horses and cattle used to get, and how weary every animal became. The hot sand reflected the rays of the sun, and became botter than ever ; the dead trees and drifting logs seemed blue 'in the silver waters of the river ; and the far-off cottonwood trees appeared to dopbloin rize sad spread out on the other sbore, The grass was pale, yellow, and sickly; the weeds cremped and sinewy ; aod the long flags of the marshes waved slowly to and fro in the breeze, that came lazily from the south, as hot as if it bad been Leated n a furnace. A few birds eailed slowly overhead, surveying the dull landscape below them, and then disappeared—no one knew where. The distant knolls and hil- locks were covered with hot air, that shifted and shimmered in the most singular maonoer; now ; dancipg up sod down, and then rolling off in ‘buge waves, far away to the right and left, unti lost to view. On a bright, sunshiny dey. a crowd of immi- graats were glowly moving along this road. The party cougisted of several men, womon, and lit- tle ones, who were all on their way to the land of promise, toward the eotting eun, Tho wagona had immense_covers, and were comfortable enongh in every respect ; they coutained cook- ing utensils and crockery ; and every,pight, after going into camp, & supper was prepared in the beet’ possible style. <The jevening-camp was agreeable enough, after the hot experiences of the day, and all looked forward to it with pleasure, - . One family, named Dandru, will claim our partioular attention, as it was composed of a father and mother, and several handsome dangh- ters. The famjly were moving from Misgouri to the new couptry in the Far West. The girls were all excallent housekeepers, and, after nding for hours in the wagon, were glud enongh to vary tho experience by engaging in cooking, when the train hajted for the mght. Bevoral yonng men belopging to she party were only too glad to wait upon the youug girls, and bring them 28 much wood and water as they required. The damsels went to work cheerfglly, and many s pay Jaugh was heard while they were making their bread, preparing thoir coffee, and cooking their meat. Miss Tmogene, ono of the daughters, was s uni. versal favorite with everybody ; and ber fair littlo form, laughiog eyes, aud dark bair, made s hand- somo pictire, 8s she stood near her fire, engaged in her womauly dutjes. 8he kuew very well the power of her charmg, though she never wegt out. of her way particatarly to captivate anybody. It must no: be understood thay these young ladies were uneducated or coarse, agthey had all re- ceispd the benefic of an excellent education, and were skilled in many femals accomplishments. Inthe evening, after sunset, they sometimes sang near tne tent, which was pitched close to the wagons; and, in the clear, starlight night, the effoct was charming. Over plain and river thie sounds floated sweetly,—the pure night-air seeming to carry them to s great distance. This, cdded to the convergation in regard to the vari- ous eveats of the journey, served to make tho timo pass agreeafly; and, thoush the dass were hot and tedious, the nights fully compensated for them. The men of the party understood traveling on the Pluins, and kuew how to take advantago of every circumatance, All of the ar- rungements moved qn Lke clock-work; aud what would bave cost a greatdeal of labor to in- experienced bands segmed hera to cagse no trouble at all, but to give way at once before the practiced plainsmaa. As Miss Imogens sst ons evening talking with 2 brisk young fellow, named Harry Ingoidsby, shio asked bim what the men had found to inter- os} them 80 much lately, especially in regard to acertain sppearanco near the banks of the river. Harry replied, that there was a atory gomg the rounds, to the eTect that most yneartbly spec- tacle had sometimes been secn near the Platio, waich had appalled every one. +What is it like 2" gha inquired. *1tis an immeuse form, sad has the appear- ance of a woman, with her arms crossed upon ber breast.” ** How do you account for this strange appear- ance ?" said Miss lmogene. “~None of us can account forit, and, to tell you the truth, but few believo in itatall. it has besn seen only by a few men, who have como in from the west, and, I think, amounts to nothing.” “When will o be likely to sce it 2" 4 That 18 nitogether uncertain, and perbaps wo will not see it on this trip across the plains, 35 I have met but few non who claim to have ever witnessed it.” “Wheu 18 it geon by thoso who say they have secu it?” “ Generally toward the closo of the day. Itis secn on the plainy only, and never on the moun- tains.”, At that moment, a tall mountaineer passed near them, and Harry called out o him, and asked hum to come up. *Here,” said Harry, *is Ashley Logan. He has seen the appari.ion a8 ¢ften as any man liv- ing, and cau tell you ali abous it."” Alias Imogeno asked Ashleyto take a seat near ber, and then inquired of him what he bad secn. Aubley besisated somewhat, and 1emarked: + Miss Tmogeue, this is & matter I do not like to talk muck sbout. Ibhaye oftenscen the phan- tom, which wo mountaineers call the ¢ Spirc of the Platte’; aud Liave naver kuown any good to come of it, but, on tho coutrary, it always brivgsevil.?' +* \ill yon describe it to mo? " said Miss Imo- £eno, * Yes, Iwill endeavor to do so, though no doscription of it can couvey to the mind any 1u5|‘. understanding of it. A3 we movo up the placte, wo gco this wonderful spectacle. Usually, ] we oing into camp. the ‘west secwns wonderfully Tazy aud cloudy, and, whila Jooking at it, tho mists and clonds cssume a wondrous form, that is unsurpassed elsewhere in Natare. The formis that of a woman cled in snow-white drapery. Her bands are crossed upoa her breast. Her features are sad and beautiful, her eyes downcast, and her dark hair fallain beavy maszscs over her shoul- ders. The figura is many miles io heiglt, tower- ing way up in the beavens, aud is ono of the most appalling sights man ever looked upon. It continnes sometimes for an hour, aud until long after sunset.” is mdoed very atrange. Is there no way of accounting for it 2" said Imogene. i+ None that we koow of,” replied the moun- taincer. 1 have heard sevoral people try Lo exp{lnin it,” but the explanations amounted to npthing.” T biope wo will see it _as we go o, for I am most noxions to get & look at this wonderful sight ; and shall propare my nerves for the shock they will undoybtedly receive.” *“For my part,” said the mountaineer, *‘T trpst we shall see nothing of the Spinit; far, if we do, we shall have bad cnough luck before we get to the end of our journey.” The trio talked a considerable time longer, and then retired ; the camp through the nighit being guarded -by & chain of sentinels, detailed from among the men composing the party. On the fullowing morning all hands were ready to resume the journey up the Platte, and, like tho preceding days, the weather was very warm indeed. The harses wero hitched up, and, at an eurly hour, the wholo column of wagons was slowly moving along $he rcad. Thero wes & good deal of monotony about the march, and little to atiract the atten- tion. Occasionally a emall band of mounted men would be met with, who were on their way to the eastward, or who were out looking for boraes and cactle that had strayed away during the night—for animals have a strange way of wanderiag off during the hours of darkness, and generally go back over tho routa they have trayeled during the day. Though ever so tired and hungry, avay they go on theiraimless er- just before guoset, a8 we aro rand, and often travel long distances. Aleeting | tliese men was quite an event, angd usually a fow minntes were spent in asking tie news of each other, and giving such_information as might bo required. These meetings were sometbing like the meetings of ships at ees, where, after hail- ing each other and getting o few meagre details, they part again, and drilt away in opposite direc- tions—the great, wide-stretcaing plaius regem- bling the ocaan in mora thau ono respect. As the day advanced, Imogene thought more and more about tho wonderful spectre, and had more fears upon the subject than she was williug to confess to herself, The wagous wero just passing through o ravie, in_which there were only a few bushes, when a singlo rifle-shot was lLeard. Thess shots wers so common that no- body thought much aboutit; but a horseman came nding along the column, and gave notica that the Indisns iad attacked the train. For a minute or two thare was & hittle confusion; but directly oversthing was straightened oat again, the men looking at their gunsina business-like sort of & way, and a la part of them moving to the front. The Lrain was, of course, halted. After the men had moved woll oat in frout of the train, and thorougbly searched in the bushes, nothiog could be dissovered of any Indians, and theie was no sign of ther having been aronnd, except a ringle moceasin-track in the soft ground of the ravive. The ahot liad been an unlucky one, however; for, as it proved, voung Harry Ingoldaby hod been siiot throngh the brain, and scalped, even before his companions had been awaro thas there was soy paticulsc danger. Tho news spread rapidiy, and on no opedid it pro- duce a more sorrowful effect than upon Miss Imogene, who appeared perfoctly broken down when she heard of it. The body of young Harry was carefally wrapped up in bianket, placed in one of the wagous, and carried along, as the men had no time to stop to dig a erave; and it was thought best to wait nntil they stopped for. the night, in order that 1t might be buried with decency and decorum. The attack had been 60 sadden, and there had been 8o little excitement about it, that it wes some tims before they realized what had really occurred. Oue Indian, nlone, had crapt up besida the road, in a little clump of bushes, and, 38 Harry camo along, had shot 2nd scalped him, and then disappeared ; and, though a vig- orous segron was made, and every effort put fortls for the discovery of the assaesin, nothing could ba found of him. This was very strange, a8 there seemed scarcely bushes enongh any- where 1n tho landscape to bide awsy a wolf; but Indians have a facalty of lying tiat on theground, covering themselves with grass and weedsin such 8 way 88 to renderit impossible to find them. The traio went on, and o few men ‘were left 1 rear to keep a good look-out and see if they cuuld not discover the wheregbonts of the mor- derer. Some of the pasty went a considersble distance on the side of the road, and closely scrutinized the whole country in the vicinity of the place ; but no sign, other tban the moccasin- track, conld be found in any direction. ! Harry had beensuch s favorite with every one that his loss was soverely feli, and tho party wont on with sorrowful hearts. He hed np blood-relations 1n the train ; but it was thought that Aiss Imogene was engaged to be merried to him, though nothing was posittvely known in re- fig.rd to it. . That she mo“gllimfl‘ great deal of im, was plain enough ; and Harry, on his Dad ‘alyays wanifested a decided S aterencs. i) her. His loss had been 80 unexpected, thatas yet there had been bu little time to talk abont it by the différent members of the party. The men had been out looking for the enemy, snd women, n the wagons, were obliged to attend to the horses while they were eo engaged. They lLad, therefore, been unable to meet end converse about the matter ; for, as soon as they could, the whole tralo moved oo, in order to get away from the nonlucky place as soon a8 possible, aud to make as mavy miles oo the journey during the day as they cou!d. Ail wers glad when the unjucky spot was left behind, snd they were once more out on the long, heaving plain, whera the hillocks are sometimes seen, rising one be- yond the other, ag regalarly and as eveuly as the waves of the ocean. Ou the left was the ehallow and treacherous river ; in front, the hard, white road, stretching way off in the distance; aud, on the right, the boundless plains, spreading out tothe north and west, until they reached the bases of the Rocky Monntains, ‘When s good camping-place was reached, the train balted, and the horees were unbitched and lariated out, 80 that they could graze to their bearts’ content. A party of men, with pickaxes and shovels, soon dug o grave, and prepared to bary the body of Harry Ingojdsby. AJost of the femsles belouging to the train followed the re- mains tothe grave, where a short, but at the same time impressive, ceremony was performed. 3Miss Imogene was almos: broken down. bat kept up her conrage as well as ehe conld. She took & last Jook at the face of the deceased. the man baving carefully covered tho topof the bead, and made it look as well as possible, Whilo the grester part of tae people belonging to the train were standing round the grave, some of them looked toward the weat, and there, re- vealed in all its majesty, etood the colossal Spirit of the Platte, seeming to be hovering di- rectly over the grave. The eyes of the phantom appeared to be half-closed, and the hands were preszed together as if in tho aititude of prayer. A pair of shadowy wings were seen reaching above its head, oud - the drapery of clonds and mist wag as dolicate and beantifully-formed as can ba imagined. The featurcs were supremely handsome, and a gorgeous nimbus of golden rays appeared shining aronnd and above its hair. Anjthing so enchantingly magnificent in all its details, and at the samo time awe-iuspiring in its size had “:.“ before been dreamed of by any one pres- en Harry's remains wera lowerad into the grave, sud, as they reached the bojiom, the BSpirit bowed its head slowly, the pals features beam- ing with & clestinl light, 08 soft 83 the rays of evening. The sublimo phantom. brilliant in all its details, stood as 1f transfixed. The sereme brow, the downcast eyes, tho straight noss, and. the mouth besming with supernatural grace. formed o picture surpassing any conceptions of the buman mind. There it remained, in all its superb _proportions, until tho grave was filted up, and the men and women bad returned to their wagons. Then it gradmally faded away end the stan of evening mads thei rappearance. Tho death of Harry, and tho yision of the Spirit of tho Platte, of conrse gave rise to 2 great deal of talk, aad various were the explana- tions given. ‘The effect of the phantom upon Mias Imogene was pecaliar. She had befo; been bowed dowu with tho groatest grief ; but, upon secing tho celestial vision, her sorrow ap- peared to leave her at once, as sho scemed toses init an asenrance that Harry was happy and at rest. Thero was o great desl of sympathy mani- fested for the young girl, and her sisters did wverything in their power to cause her to forget tho losa of her lover. Before going to tho grave, she could not bear to mention Harry's name, and it gave bor pain to Liear it from tie lips of others ; but, when she retarned, she was slmost cheerfal, and spoke of Harry as oune who wonld Te- turn to_ her in a shoit time. The tferror which death inspires had wholly Fass- ed away, and " she thought '~ of * the vision in tho Western skies as au omsn of good rather than a presage of pvil. She even went so far as to sssist in clearing away the things after the supper was ended, thongh her sisters en- deavored, by gentle means, to prevent her doing n0. The eveuing was calm and pleasant, aud many a knot was gatbered around the camp- fires, discussing in & quiet way the sirange events that had transpired within the last twen- ty-four hours. Harry’s own messmates were ef-stricken, and determined to avenge his eath whenover an opportunity offered. The good qualities of the young man were brought 1p, and talked over, in the freest possible way, and it was conceded on all Baods that ho was one of the most amigble cters they had ever known; his death b d a painful void in the little circle. . - Little is known of the subsequent bistory of the Dandru family. They continued with the train until it reached tho Sacramento Valley, aod then disappcared. After Hacry's death, Miss Imogeno was more cheerful than ever, and en- deared herself more fully to every onein the train, buc 1t could be seen that ber days wero numbered. She drooped like lity, and every ddy became weaker and more fair. Her friends did everything in their power for ber; but it was of no use. _ She kuew, and frequently said, tlat abe was going to join Harry, and that tho Spint of the Platte had so assured her whilo sho was standing beside bis grave. Hor sistors tried to overcome this strange superstition; but it availed nothing, and she continued to fade away. At Iaat, as the train was camped for the night in a beantifal valley on the western slope of the Continent, Miss Imogene told those who were with her that Ler journey was ended, and that she wished tobe buried mear the place whero they then were. Her fow trinkets were divided among her sisters ; eha bade a kindly farewell to every one ; and, as the sun sank behind the mountain-peaks to the westward, her spitit took its flight. ~Her death was as peaceful aa her life had been pure and unsullied. 'RESIGNATION. We, calmly, would await thy troke, O Death, - \¥hich parts at auce the chain sud ends our pain fe When the faint-heaving, hosfsating breath, Dissolved in alr, returneth not again When the wan forehsad and tha lid-veiled e5es Sarenely shed thelr halo of Topose,— And lips, oft traversed by impassiosied sighs, With pallor dyed, in final firmuess close ; ‘When the shrunk form—the mass of listless clay— Its dismal rites of sepulture receives ; “When soars the unimprisoned soul nway To that reality which undeceives ! . J. P. Leavicr. —_——— An Ancient Grotio. Among the recent diecoveries of anclent rolns in Mexico, ia that of an artificially executed grotto 15 miles from Tansitarro, in the State of Ilichoocan. This grottc is represented to be of immense dopth and vast extent ; the remains of Walls and arched corridors aro st:ll 1o be sce, and many curious speciment of the handiwork of an unkoown race Lave been bromght from this subterranean palace. Two citizens of a neigh- boring village recently penetrated into the cav- ernous dopthis of the grotto and lost their way, Three daysand nights were spent in wandering throngh tho Iabyrinthine passavee of this won- derful place before they found an outlet from their strange imprisonment. Subsequent to this, compotent persons made a more thorough exam- n of the groito, when the fect that at so :nl;‘nnwn period in the past it Lad boea sh ¥y buman skill, and wailedin on evary sida b human hand, vas fevoiled. It Is & Gaik ialo rinth, surpassing in extont and intricacy tho fulled one constructed by Dadietns. Thu walls ars of masonry, and the passaggways, which con- iect vast chambers, are arched over with stoue. Chose evidances of buman lebor and contrisanzs 1cad to the supposition that it i tho work of zg aboriginal raca which loag ago porished. —_— HUXOR. Unpopular music—Thomas' 'nmckr-‘y:rd s a8’ concerte on the slicons might be i 5 mk_f]ggmnsplztrl;; used by policomen for obn Smuth, of London, ran away with two Miss Moores, and they are ail X et i ] @ after him and hia _—A man in Cincinnati, advertising for a situn- tion, says: * Wark is not 80 much an object as good wages.” —A student at an Jowa collego boarded him- self on 65 cents per weok, aod studied twenty hours per day. He 18 now an Oversees of High~ ways. —A County Treasurer in Alabama can't read or write, but he has put $7,000 where no one but himself can find it. ‘This shows that @ collegiate ednTmnn isn't essential to acquirement of weal . —Grindstones are considered safe proparty to invest in, becanse, if yon cannot sell them " for nlah,‘z'allhc-ln al th'l them. oshua,” said Quiz's landlady to her ha £l at breakfaat, * What iaan beir lppuan?g:' . ;Efi?‘era one DL: thu::;tz‘x;, uwltber," replied the sfilial youngster. e old lady lit him Zélh :il.xa coffee-pot. i b _—At a dioner party recently, Benator Nye put bis new silk tile carelessly upon the IO(’L ¥ A few minutes after, Gen. Butler eat down upon n;duemuheld the h;t fearfully. “D—n it!" roar- ed Nye, *I could have told you it wouldn" M‘Ofi, you ltried it on.” i e —The oply excnge a Tenneasee man shooting & stranger was, that the afl@fg name was Moses Bogardus Smith. He said po- ‘I;ody could bring thag name into Tennesses and ve. - —If W-or-ce-s-t-er spells Wooster, wh doesn’ R-0-c-li-g--t-e-r spoll Rooster? 4 ~A schoolboy spelled **sob,"” and, when asked to defing it, blundered out: *It means whep s feller don't want to cry, and it bursts out itseif.® Al;og'hez defined & comma ag,a ‘period with & —An anxious parent, whose son has already mastered French, German, and Italian, has do- ?rn:me@ o lz:eng-my;,' th:l yoath to Finlaud, in or- lor to give the boy's edncation just the littl Finlah it required. i " -i“Il 'twe‘;n dons wjen 'tis dun, then 'twers well twere dun guickly,” as the remarked to his i}llar. % #ousl Junik —A young man bas been arrested in New York for eleeping in a standivg position. He would stand on the street for hours at s stratoh, with his eyes closed, and not move s muscle. Itis hercditary. His father waa a policoman. >~ 7 —A keep-witted eervant girl told the milkman the other day that he gave his cows tob mnch galt. “How do_you know that?” paid the lao- tealist. *‘Sure I'lan tell be the milk that the, driok too much water entirely!” said tue m{ ‘The milkman drove off in a hurry. —A gentleman just from Wilcox, Ga., asked an old veteran of that country if thers were any candidates traveling around that portion of the State. * Well, stranger, to tell you the truth, T'se got a beo tres leaning over the public road, and I've been trying to cut it for weeks, but I'm n!r.;xd of Lilling a candidate withit,” was the reply. A toscher, questioning little boys sbout the graduation in 'the scale of bwing, asked, * What comes next to man?” wherenpon s littla shaver, who was evidently smarting 8 sense of previous defeat. immediately distanced all eora- petitors by promptly shouting *‘his shird, m“l‘;‘l"wry Me - H sgular —Direc! an—* How many r», and steady boarders are there in thia house? " Landlady—* Well, there's fifteen o' them in gll, gir ; but some stzys out more nights than I like, aud only four 18 what yon can eall regulsr steady, awing to sickness.” —Tha Dignity of Labor—Martha—** Ob, i Bmta Haggia et parding, Mish, 1 ** Beggio’ yer ing, Mies, it ain’t. 1¢’s the iardresa | "—Punch. ~Mrs. rop has a cousin, snd he lives i3 a country town, Young Malaprop was examine ing a bottle of extract of lemon at a eity grocer's, yesterday. * D'ye think fhis is pure #* maid young M. © Yes, sir'ee,” was the reply. “ Wal, I'll bet if yer take it to s chemsist's and ‘have it paralyzed, you'll find if isn’s pure at all,” said young M. —QGallantry,—3aiden Aunt (remonstating with Dublin street Arab)—** Don't you koow, &ir, it's very dangerous to throw stones ? That ons very nearly hit me, sir! And sapposing it had pat my eyeont, aud blinded me, what would you bave done then?” Street Boy—‘Shure, I'd have married ver, av coorse I —A certain hostess, who=o tabls is noted far its uniformity of dishes, hasa brisk daughter who eloctrifies her ma's hoarders with the fol- lowing parody, sung to an accompaniment on a new fitty-dollar piano: ‘¢ While beefsteak snd venison costs lots of cash, be it over so grialy, there's nothing like hash; the srcapings and leavings of no use elsewhere, when mixad altogether make excellent fare, Hash, hash, pgood meat hash! Beit ever so grisly, there's nothing like hash! A stranger from home, hotels dazzle in vain! 0. give ms cheap eating-house food that’s mora plain; the waiter who gayly re- echoes my call for a mice plate’ of hash ora siogle fish-ball. Hash, hash,” etc. —Scene—Biown's parior in Springfield, Mass. —Brown, hatin hand, just got home froms walk with his eldest—an enfant terrible. Mrs. Brown: “Now, John, I smell your breath; you'vs been drinking sgain.” * Ko-no, my dear, you—hic— allus had & sharp nose. I—(desper- ately)—you must emell the bay ram the barber put onmy hawr. Iwvent intoa barber-ehop; didn’t I sonny?” * Yes, ma’am, you bet. Pop told me to stand outside and suck that stick o'candy while he got shaved; and he weot into that shop on Main street, near Wight's Block, where them creens made like window blinds stands juct inside tho door.” Exit Brown, just in time to escape a crusade of articles of bigotry and virtuse. ~Another version of an old storv: It was on tho ragged edge of the wood. Theybad come thither from different_points in purauit of the seasonable partridge ; but in the shrubbery ons startled hunter discovared that the other had drawn s bead on him. **Don’t ehoot.” he said, “Iamnota partridge.” ‘I must shoot,” wag the response, **for Ihave sworn that if ever I §aw a man homelier tban I am, I would kill him.” The intended victim gazed curionaly for 2 moment, and then said. placdly : * Fire away: if T am Liomelier theu you are, 1 even wish that ¥ were dead.” ‘They adjonrned to get a statement {from s competent witness. g ODE 0 THE BOBTAIL CAR. (Rerpectfully dedicated to the L'{lcn,n City Railway Oos> 5 0 bobtail car, that from ou? daiy toll, Drawn by one miserabie, apavined horse, Dotk bear us Lome whea evenlag.ahadaws fall, Thou art the cause of mady cruel woes. The angel that records thae faults of men ‘Would need an ocean full of briny tears To biot the oaths of us, poor, hapless wights, ‘Who are compelied to use thea, fzom Lis books, And that foul fiend who revels i our ‘And seek our weak and sinful 50nls to gais, st look upoa thea with his balefal eyes, And say, © Thon art my fuithful minister I* é Thy o is wrapped 1n mystery, Dloss tha Devil: wath & pacpose dack, Transported thee from his domains below. And I have somewhero read a le welrd, That, Charon’s boat becoming and worn, A brldge wag built aaroes the gloomy 85X, Sapported by the Eodies of the asmped, O'er which thou, boblail ear, drawn by s fiend ‘Whose nostrils breathe forth fize, dost swiftly Lnden with countiess numbers of the lost. ‘Were we, poor wretches thou dost carry here, Lost, ruined souls, we could not suffer mors ! How long, O bobtail car, must we endure Tho unto!d miseries which haog around The awelling change-box and the clanging bell,= ‘That dread alirm which falls upon our ears, Cansing esch timid heart to lead with fear, The strong man’s cheek to tura an ashy hull, And each 10 Iook inta his neighbar's face 3With horrible suspicion and distrust? And O that awful voloel ‘which chills our blond, And nightly haunts us I dark, troubled drosmas : « Bed.’lg, yo'd belter pass yer fare up now !"— ‘When shall its terrors be forever husher] And we onee more have sweetand pesceful elsep? Gad only knows, e can bat trast, and wait Tae dawning glorious of that hrighter day Wwhen Palace-cars on Wabash avenue, Well warmod and lighted, and—O blessed thonght — In charge of spruce conductors, us shall bear, 1o peace and qalet, to our happy homes, Feris e Death of an Ex-Governor. Ex-Gov. W. H. Gist died at his residence in Tnion County, 8. C., on the 20th mit. The Charleston News saya: * Gov. Gist was one of the leading men of the State in_ ber palmy days. His lifo was dovotea to her intereats, and the poople whom ho bad so faithfully served honor- ed him in 1853 with the highest office within their gift—that of Cnief Magistratc of the Com- monwealth. He was the last anle-bellum Governor of the State. Daring the War he was an active’ and valued member of the Executive Council whom Gov. Pickett, his successor, called to bis aid during the stormy toones of ‘bl At ;l}l: close of tue War he withTrew frar+ dublio le.”