Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 20, 1874, Page 7

A THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1874. THE COUNCIL. Rallrcad Tracks on Indlana and Wells Streets. Amondmonts to the Rulos of the Oouncil, Miscellaneous Dusiness. Tuo Common Cotncil mot last ovenlng, Preol- dent Dixon iu tho chair, LICESSE FOR DILLIARD TADLES. An order, introduced by Ald. Lokbardt, fn- structing the Comptroller to allow a rebate of 816 oach upon billierd tables whero the liconse for tho samo was drocured prior to tho passago of tho now aidinance reduclug tho liconee feo from 325 to $10, was roferred. WATOUMEN, Ald, Mldreth offered an order directing tho Board of Polico and Fira Commissicners to sup- ply thirty-eight watehmen, and authorizivg the Comptroller to mako a temporary loan to cover the cxpouse. Referred to the Committeo on Tolice. NEW DRIDOZ AT RANDOLTO BTREET, An order, presentod by the Board of Public Works, authorizing tho Comptroller to mike a temporary loan of $12,850, for tho construction of an iron bridge over the river nt Randolph gtrcot, was roferred to the Committce on T'nance. " AN EMEROGENOY CLAUSE. Tho order, passcd last weok, providing for tha purchaso of 200 fire-alarm boxes, was rescinded sud pnesed over sgnin, with su cmorgenoy clauso, the Comptrollor bnving rofused to make the temporary loan until Lbis was done. THE HORSE-RAILROAD LAW, In reply to the resolution asking whether Sce. 87, Chap. 10, City Ordivances, recoghizes the volidity of tho liorae-Rallway nct passed Fob. 6, 185, the City Attorney submitted an opinion to the offect that the seclion in no way recopuizes 1ho legul autlority of tho Legistaturo, without the concurrent ussent of tho olty, to graut the oxtongion of timo montioned in said act. Tho Ianguage omploved n this xco:iou is clear and unmistakable, and the City Attorney cannob un- derstand how it can poesibly be construed ns 1 any monner assenting to or ratifying the act of the Logislature teforred to. ‘Therefore, by the ndoption of ‘thls scction, the question as to tho power of the Logislaturo, wilhous the concurront asseut of tho city, 1o extend suoh iime, remnalns unaffected ; and, after tho time ariginelly granted to the Compauy by the Coun- il to operato ita franchive sball bave oxpired, tho legal authority of the Legislaturo to exerciso suBl powor may bo ealled in question, in the tame manner, and with liite effet, as might bave been doue had the ordioance containing said uec- tion nover boen passed. S THE COURT-NOUSE BQUARE. Ald, Richard:on oflerod nn order, which was paased. awesting the Board of Public Works to confor with the Law Department, and to pro- Litit the ercction of an inclosure around tne eaat ball o1 the Coutt-Liouse S.quara, 1f it cau bo logally dove. RAILIOAD ON NOBTH WELLS STREET, Tador the bead of * Unilnishod unsincss,” the Couceil took up the roport of the Committes on Raitronds, with an ordiasnco granting to tho Xorili Chicago Railway Company the night te construct and operato o hoirse-railway oo 14fth sycuue and North Wells sireet, from Randolph street to North Clark street, Ald, Fitzperald understood that thero was gomue opposition on tho part of property-ownors on North Wells straot. Ald, Schatfner and Ald. Corcoran both gave assurance that thera was no opposition wuatavor to_the railc.ad traet, Novertlielesy, Ald, Fltzgerald insisted that it was a nchemo of speculation, and tuat tho prop- oriy-owners wora opposed (o 1t. Ald. SchafToor demanded thoname of In singlo proporty-owner who was opposed 10 it. 1d, Titzgerald was unnble to givo any nemo, but continuced to opposa tho ocdinuca. A motiou tu waive enzrosament was lost, and tho ora,nanca was refurred to the Clork for eu- frossmeut. ON WEST INDIANA BTREET, Tho majority rcport of the Committeo on Btreets nud Alleys, West Division, embodyiug an ordinance for & railway track on Wess Indinun etroot. from Inlstad to Iloyne sireot, was con- curisd in and the ordiusuce reforred for engtosy- ment. TIE NEW NULES. Tho new et of rules for tho government of tho Cuuncil, reported by the Committeo ou Judiciary, wero adopted. The chapges from tue old sules are as follows: In the order of bLusiness the reports of city ofiicers como firnt nttor tho teadiug of the win- utes, and tho preseutation of pesitions, ote., seo- oud. A now rulo is edopted Lo tho effeot that only ity ollicers, ex-Aldermon, snd parsons connecteit with the press, vhiall bo allowed within the bar ot ibo Council, oxeept upon tho iovitstion of the Chairwan, Lobbyiug sin!l not bo permitled. Bmolung shall bo stiictly prolnbied in the Couucil Chamber duting the session of the Coun- cil. A spectal ordor may be set upon s majority voto. Tho Cleirman, and not tho Clork, shall an- nouuco all votes, and no vato sball be changed after tho tally-list Las passed from the hnuds of tho Clerk, Terhaps Lhe most importaut rule of all .in the Rure 40, The Common Council shall at all regular meotings 103umo business ut the samo vrder on which 1t was cogoged fmnediately preceding the last adjourn. ment, with ths exception of Order No, 1, No, 2, of Rulo 2, which shull ba ceiled and dispored of bofora ro- stuiing busincss s herein provided, On tho subject of committees and their re- pors, the 1cllowing ore the now rules: ROLE 43, Unlces fu cases of emergeucy, committeo mestings shull bo called ut leant twenty-four hours prior to the time of meeting, and esch member shall sttund pronytly at tho hour btated in tho notic; or, if wunuble 1o do so, shall nolify in writing the Chalrmon of tho committes’ to thut ollect 3 aud tureo cousecutive violations of this rule shall subject tne ofender to re- moval from tho commiitea by the Preeident of the Qouncl, RuLy 48, Standing and sclect committees {o whom xefereuces arg muudo shall in all cases roport, n writ- ing, ut leust once fu each mouth, unless furtber thno be prauted by a vole ot the Council, the stuts of fucts, witih their opnion thereon, Mnority reports may bo ocolved ot tho sutae time with majorlty reports, COMMITTEE REPORTS, . Tho Committee on Finauce reportod that thero i4 uo legal way Ly whioh the Bonrd of Public V/oiks can issuo vouchors tor 1,200 1o the un- Faid workmen of Dunovan & Deuoghue, sower- soutractorn, A.ud. Cullerton opposed the report, and wanted 4ho order pasked. tle did not bulive the pay- aucnt would be licgal. “Iho roj.ort wax Iald over. 7 Tho Committce on Judiciary reported recom- mending L‘Im paseage of un ordluance requiring zl:': City Commisstonaires to pay o liconso, Lmd T, The Committee on Licenacs reported recom- mou;l.lmz the placing on file of tho potilion of the Times [unters tiat a oortain galoon i the vicinity of that oftice may bo kept open after 12 o'clock ut night. ‘The report was concurred i, Tu secordance with the report of the Cowmit- toe on Markous, the Council proceeded to the olection of varjous hav-weighers, Tho facility with - which these important ofiic ¥ filled, and the folal absonce ul::'f ‘;fr:: combinatiors wherein nationalities aud consderationn of a mare materlal charactor out 8 ngnre. wns in marked contiast to the cloction of Court-1louge architeets and Cily Physiciny, The uewly-elected hny-woighors wors John D, Buttor, corzer of Ogden avenuo and Murrison gtreeb; Ii O, Darteo, corner of Clak and Twolfth strests; William Wiedemoyer, ccrner of Conalport avenue and Halstod utreot; 3, W, E, Thomus, cuuer of Van Buren and Market Btreoty, ‘Ihe Comu:il adjourned, —————— Tho Expases of - the FruncoeGerman Ware The Puriscorrespondout of the London Times writes 3 * Lutatomant of tho oxtraordinary ox- Innscs conmetod moro or lose dirgotly with the asl war, shdincurred up to the end ol 1878, Lng ust been prisontod to the Germun Bundosrath mony the ciiof items are £240,800 for mobif tlon, £1,000,100 for curront war oxpensos, £30,. 500 for the ey, £1,200 for tio Post-Oilic, 2,27 for tolopraphmanungowment, £114,600 gumponsn- tion tor requeitions, £1,819,000 for interest and redemption the wur dobt, and .£14,160,000 for nepisting tho needy familics of (ho Monerva und Lendwolirj Le total ohargeablo to tho North Geemanto Ooitoderation bethy £4,227,030, ‘Tho oy clmrgablo to the whole of ' Gormauy amonut to £46,803,647, and Include £005,000 tor thio oxtra cost of the Army of Oceupntion, £000,~ 000 for gartironing Alsnco and Lorraiue, .£1,609,- 000 for tho rostoration and oquipmont of tho fortrosson tn thoso provinees, L£785,000 for com- enantion for ivjury to proporty, £1,082,000 far he Imporial ruilways lu those provincen, £1, 60,000 for the redomption of the !lunlln? dobt, .£478,000 for tho strengthoning and equipmont of Gierman foriressos, £7,950,000 vale:‘ or tho erection of fortroases, .£32,809,000 for n fund for invallded moldiors, and ' £1,200,000 for tho Reichstag buildings,” TIE LIYERARY SOCIETY. Paper by the Hove Dr., Kohlor on Miyths nnd Miracloss A regular weekly mecting of the Chicago Lite orary Boclely was held yesterday ovoning at the olub-room of the 8hermnn 1fonso, and was very woll attended. The Rov. Dr. Kohiler, of tho sinal Congrogation, rond tho following paper‘on * MYTHS AND MIRAO) HS, "I havo always endeavored tocomprohond human actions nud opintons, instend of Iangh- ing at them,” enys Spinozn, Thero wea a timo when the enlipbtened class looked down with n ecornful smilo upon the religions beliefs ot tho peoplo at largo, and mado the Biblo, with its etiango talen, o Jaughing-stoclk, o mockery, bo- holding 1 rollgion nothing but & 'cunuing decop- tion, o willful dupery of pricsteraft. About o conlin’y ago mllf ons toples woro ecarrely dise oussed fu philosophical clrcles for any other purposo than for sport aud dorision, An attiole on God way declinod by the Lrenoh philogophers for thoir Fneyeopadia on account ot the insienificance of tho subject. Dut times Linvo wondorfully changed, Our ago haw, by i18 Inborious stuales and _doep [nvestisations, learned bettor to undorstand antiquity, aud con- soquontly to bo moro bumano and fust toward thowo whio ara our fathors in bistory, sud our childron, o it wore, in oxporienco. Instend of dwelling on thesurface, whils pas-ing judygmont upon tho different rnlxlé‘mus {rom the sinndpoint proseribed to us by birth and edueation, tho Seienco of Taligion bid4 ns to wenotrate into thelr depihs, in order to discover tholr common sources and pprings in tho Lonrt of mun., Laking A8 our motto the Roman poot's vorso ¢ Homo sum, ot nil humani a mo alientim prio— (Inm » wan, and uothlng‘ that is humau I hold to bo rirange to me), we liston with sympathy toalt the utteringa of primitive mankind, por- celving in all its orrora a soul of truth, and in its durkest superstitions the vestiges of man'a grop- ing aftor light, *All men yearn afcer tho gods,” #ays Dolstsistratos to Talomachos in Iumer. Thne, having no pastioulnr refigion inview, while treating of mylhs and miracles, I do not intend to euter into any discussion of the nossibility aud impos-ibility of miraslos, totako sides cither withy A\L‘:zloy or with Tyndall I am iuno way coucernod with the question of the authonticity of tho miraclos told about Moses or Buddha, about Apollontus, of ‘I'yaus, or Jesus. Ituls tho general .naturo and eedonco of iracles as swell as of myths which Anihropology inguives nftor, not the particular truth thoy muy convey to somo pooplo or sect. No mattor” what the contont of a drenmn may be, or tho offect it has on a corinin person, Peyenology deals with it, not as stlin witd fanev, but s with a ract, suoject to certaiu laws of reliection and association of idens, aithough with gome singuiar-casted souls somo dreams, betokening a kind of forsboding, point to n spir- itual aphoro which stiil puzzles the sctoutist. In likke maunor Scieuco doaly with miracles, not as wattets of behef, but of fact, nsking for the ?1"““ and the psycliological procegses thoy un- orgo. . B IFHAT ARE MYTHS? Ever since Svlou gazed with amazemont at tho Lgyptisn monuments, hearing from the learnea” priests of Bals the worls, **Oh, ye Groel, yo oro with us but children of yester- day!” the hioroglyphics wore belloved to contain the sublimest thouglts snd docpest wisdom, ton- cealed by a jealous priesthood from the cominon pooplo, wutd, b tho ond of tholast contury, Clhnmvollion, the 1gonious Froneh scholar, diy- covered the key for those seoreb transuiecs, aud, upou unlocking thom, lo! fuuud no seorets thoro at ull. Tho sigos and pictures pioved to Do leers belonging to {he oldest mothod of writing. L'no sumo was the onso with tho oldeat exprossions of thouglt, with the picture-Innguago of primutive mankind, presorvod and petiilied in mvths and logeuds, Iany o wiso man, from Tholes and lato down Lo Lord Bacou, or oven to Krouzer and Glad- stono of our own dove, attempted to deteot in thom the philosoplier's stoue, to find 1o them pacrod relics of divino myalories. Ilistory and natural philesophy, nioral and political lore, wora thought to be tressured up in thoge odd und monstrous fubles, aud what not. * ‘They are too abaird and tov extravagant not to involvo somo highor meaning "—that 16 the way Lord Bacon reasons in bia anvious book, ontitlon *’I'ie Wisdom of tho Ancionts.”” ence he feols justified to interpret tho classic myths of Gieece o moral and political atlegories. ‘Lhus the many-shapod Spinx i to ba 1aken as tho persouification of many-sided Wisdom, Orpheus us n metapuer of Philosophy, whoss study draws man awey trom the cear bouds of conjugal life, U'esseus as a symbol of war, and Seylla” snd Cha- rylulls a8 figures of the rock and tho whirlpuol encompassiug tho middlo wuy of viitue. All ;Enuu wtorprotations lnbor under the false aseumption that Mytholopy 18 tho invention of poots und sages, maso for tho purposs of con- voying koruels of truthh to tha neovle in somo fiuranve way ot speceh. llaving outgiown cuildhood's fuble~world, men wondered at aud pondored ovor tho sigaiticance of chose fancitul araditions of bygone ages, which sounded to them liko echoes from sweet Eden-land, A vail of illusion biung over hallowed antiquity, lified only within onr days by tho dircovery of the Vedic jaugunge asnd comparative Philology, Thoy nt_oduo oponed & now ineight Into the worfshop of primitive thought. Lhey brought to light all tho supposed bidden wisdom of the apcieats, and lo!—it dissolved iuto vapor, 20AN'S PRIMUTIVE LANGUAGE is poetry. Iluthinks und spouks in pioturea, Mythology is the lieroglyphics of human ihought. = With theso plotures the primitive mun reads and truuslaies unto lnmself tho workings of nature. Endowing every being with lifo, and with o soul like Lis own, Lo be- Lolds swimmiug mermaids in the gray waves of tho stormy saa, heats whispering wood-nymphs 1 the rustling trees of tho furest, and witnassos, with awo, tho battles fonght in thesky by lumin- oust hosts rosplondent with glory, Lisiening to 18 ourious tales, we aro struok by his keen poetical gonius, being unawave that oll that makes upon ue tha impresvion of a frea play of imagmation is with hiw a drondfui ronlity, Ho hns not yot lonrned to discern the ideul from ths real; objeot ond fizure are to him idontical. 1l cannot percoive the. idea of God, oxceptod o mighty thuuderer, ortholike, ITedoes not sea tne clouda excopt 08 rain (mulk) piving cows, or flying birds, or bags, fillod wifh Water. Renading in tho Vedas of tho heavon-god India, who Liwrls his thuudorbolts sgainst hid enemics, shattering thom into fragmeuts to pour down rain on onrth, and dispellng them to make tho suu appoar again in {8 triumphant brigatnoss, it, of courso, affects us lika skillful pootry. Finding, lowover, the storm-cluuds to De ofteu called dragons, and tho llghtnings thundorbolts, tho = god Indrn bemg always roprosented s 8 warrior-god, mimed with a rolden bow, the oharm of poctical play disap- poara mora and more, the more weo see the poot 10 bo in enrnest. Wo aro comipetled to ronlize to our mind the world of the Hindoo, by foryetting for a momout all that wo know about tho luws of heat and ovaporation, of clectricity, and radin. tion of light, and looking uvon all the phenom- cun of nature with thoohildisb mind of u Buvago. _ Indeed, we seldom recognize {ho enlightoniug influenco langusge hus upon our way of thmk- ing and inquiring. On heariug us say: 1t raine, it thundeis, there is atorm and lipghtning,— tho smallest child of our day s searcely tempted to ask: “\Vho powrn down rain from abovo? Who makes that terrify- ing moise up there? Who throws forth thome lightuing iluslies wnd blows thoso fonrful bollows?" Dy wuying, It thunders, it raing, wo point to some normal eauso working in naturo in 8 way we try to find out, but no wmore to any diroct intorferonce of (fod, Uulo tha snvaga's witd raiu is un actiou, On eeoing wn- tor pouring down on earth, ho asks, not for the reason, bug for the seior.” Who shed theso wa- tors thore abova? and how did ho do it?" Wit~ nousing ut anotber tino a storm followed by hoavy ehowera of ram, and beariug thunders sounding, whilo Hery urrows fly hither aud thither, tho viets of tho rky opens boforo him, the puzzle s solved, e ‘curloulty in seisfled. Wes this not w buitls raging bo- tween tho bright heaven and the davic clonds ? Mehold, there appoears tha golden bow {n the eky, with which_ the focs wero smitton by tho great warrfor-god! Theve aro the oharactotistio railn of all the buttles fought by gods or legondary herces, Lut au long as name sud action of the god are perspleuous and alearly understoad, thore is no rootn_loft for mythological growth of tho talo, Tho Indian, knvwing the awful birds of the Groat Mauity to bo tho stotm-olouds, over bololds with the sumo appalling terror the flashing eoves of theso birds, as thoy shoot forth from ‘Lhundor Capo ; oaly when for- grottng the significance of tho nnwo Bavugoo, onee glven to tho flery bird or god, Lo tolls o story of u mighty captaln, who blew tho ilvo, forged tha thunderholt, and gave’ the rain, sud wad uftepward changed into a bird, It lo by dis- 6asv of Janguago that langungou grow lato lilgher furms, buys Max Muller; Jikowlso mythology growa by tho shrinking of nsmen and tales from thoir origlual meaning, Thus tho forger of the thunderbolt turns into ephatstos, and Wieland, tho smith and_ the dragon-slayer, assumas the shape of Apolion or Siegfried, of Horacles and” Thosous, of Permuza, the god of good- news, or of Bt QGoorge, the gallant hero- sninf, 'Fhus tho ourth, belengriorad by tho blaok clond-monster, aud waiting for the rodoemuing min and light, takes thenppearnnoe of foir Danao, or Audromedn and Iolen, or gome cap- tivo Princoss, winle tho cloud-dragon in trans- formod iuto some sorpent or devil, into the voraoious Sphilnx, or into_a mountain hiding in- stead of the sun, some goldon {rousuro, the Nib- cluugenbiort, or tno King Barbarossn. I all theso storics THE EVER-RECURNING STORM-NATTLE Is roduced to s slugle ovent in the life of the Lera, and the highor tho god rises in the popular adoritlon, the farther the ovout pushed back to, tho boginning or end of his caroer, B0 a8 to keep him as far a8 possible aloof from tha interforonce with carthly ocenrrences, ‘hus tho war of Jupiter, the thun« dorer of Olympos, with the glants, took place at the bepiuniug of tho world, and 80 does the bat- tlo of Ormuzd with tho doviliah Abrlman of the Tentonlo gods with the flre-sorpent Lokl find placs nb the twilight of the ending world, Passing from tho Aryaus t» the Bomiue world, wo mieot the same mythical sorpent, the dragou- cloud, which devours the sun and keeps tho rnin in tho shapo of Rabab, which has wuo smaller combatant than Johovah (Jahve) himsolt. Hava Job (Chap, 26, according o tho translation of Delizeoh, thoe best commentary I know of Job): Ho bindoth up waters with hounds, untit whers ilght bordors on darkness, Tho pillurs of eartl tremble, aro terrificd at Iila threat enlog, ‘With Ills. |fi)wcr 1o shakea tho ocean, and in Iis wia- «dom Ha amitctls Ribab, the mouster, By Hls breuth tho heaven cloars up, s hand Lath piorced tho flying serpent, This is » deseription of a storm, like that given In Pealm xviti, 1o (tho Lord) rides upon & flying cherub, upon tho wings of tio wind, 12is pavillon round sbout Him sro dork waters and 1hick clowds, “The Lord thundoroth {n heaven, the Iighest sondeth Torlh, 1u nofso, hall-sfoncs and caals of fire, 1Mo semletliont 1Tls arrows und scattoreths them, Ile shootetl out lightnings, and discomftoeth them, “'nent tho chunnels of watcra ore scen, und the founda- tions of tho world ara uuvovered at Thy tlrcats ening, O Lord, at ths blast of Tisy nontrils, Tho mythical serpont is left out hers, but re- eurs in other, aud, ( belicve. ecldor, pngsages, as n Ppalin 1sxxtx,, reading thua s Thou rolcet tho raging of the sea, Thou atillest the rislug Waves, Thou muitest Ribab as one rlnin, Thou scattercst “Luine cugmles with a strong urm, Or 1o Psalm Ixxiv. ¢ "Tlou, O God, ald'st Al¥ide tha sea by Thy strongth, Thou brakea? o ieads of the drogona fu tiio witers, ‘Tuou smatterodest tho bead of the Leviatbun into pleces to foed dry Tands, ‘Thou did'st cleave the fountujn and the flood, Thou ditadst up nighty rivers, But tho original moaning of tho cloud-monster Tabab o Leviathan bolug soon forgatton, Isain, speaking of tho day of Lud.;munt sa{u (Clp. 47): %On that day the Lord with [His birong sword will puuish Leviathan, tha piercing soi- :ent aud the erooked sarpont, and ile slisll slay tho dingon in the sea.” * swako, ol arm of tho Lord!" exelaima the prophet of the Dabylonian oxtlo in Isninh, Chap. 51; *“asin tho ancient days. Hust 'Thou ot cut Habab nd piorcad the dragon? 1last Thou not dricd the sea waters of tho great deep, to mako way for the redeomed to pass over?”’ In tlus Inst passage, however, the vattlejwith Rabab is translocated from tho clonds to tho Rel Sca, mude o singlo hstorical event, and tho drngon Iabab gradually pasace, with Ezolicl and_othets, into a metaphor of Lgypt, with which God makes war, b Emnuating from this provalent mythical con' coption of a butt'e in tho sk, many other de- setiptions of a revela ion of God make (L ap- pear oy viding upon bovses, on Ilis chariots of triumpb, winlo with his nated bow Lo cloaves tho cloud-mountains to give their water awidss thundors_and lightume. 1 merely refer to the song of Ilabniskul, the sonz of Debotah, and Pelun Glst. _Ara wo to wondor, then, that the bosw of tho Lord was recogwzea in tho po'den raiubow appeariug in the sky after vach storm- battle? Yex, aller tho groat flood, when the wicked glants woro smitten, God hunz up His bow 1 the sioud, promising to do o uftor cach raiu-giorat, ‘'L'lio samo mythical explanation of TUE RAINHOW is found with the iindoos, whils to the Grools iv ropresented tho descont of Iry, the messengor of tho gods, from heavon, and Lo the Norsenion 1hio golden bridge of the gods, Raally, how can we expect 1o find a serentitic explanation of thase phenontena in thoe eky, a long us tho heavens shove aio regurdod a crystal cover, made onlv for a rosoivon of rain, us 1t 18 described in Job aud w the fiyst chioptor of Genoais. * llast thou onteved iulo the trasures of thosnow 7 Or liast 1hou seon tho tronsures of tho Lail, which 1 have rerorved for tho limo of baltle?” Job is nsked Ly God, **Who hah di- vided n comse for the water, or showu tho way to tno lightning to oauso it to rain un earth 7 Water aud snow being stored up 1 treasure-louses above, Gud must, of ouurse, open tho windows of heaven to lot the rain full, and shut them again to restentn the waters, Linin 2ud stormisan agtion of Gol, benco e manifcats imeelf to Jub or to Eliag, to lsrnol on Mount 3inai aud elsewhers, iu storin aud whirlwind, i thunder snd lightoing, “Uaing another examplo, lob us glne ut THE SEITING AND RISING OF TIE SUN with tho oyos of & cinidiel age. Lraiued by long habits of ubutract thinking, wo easily ovarcome tho diticulty langungo till pubs 1 our way, m porsomIying sun aud moon and making thew e aud set of tueir own will or power, As oasily o, wa rectily the roverso pleturs of au objees turown upon tho retina of our eye, our mind coirec.s tho isaccurasy ot our langungo, abd wo tako no more paln io iuterpreunz to our young wual maces tho earth swing erouud thoe sun, and the woon around tho earth, than to explaiu tho mo- tiou of u stick ¥wung in o enclo around s, uito ditferont waa tho impression tho woyi orbs mada upou the poople of autiquity, Xven Plato nud Avistotle boelioved tho siary to bo ani- wated by colestial soiats, and the same bohef wes provalent during tho whole Middle Age, Pythagoras belioved in singiug stars, ood so did the awor of dob and tho rabbis iu the Talmud, Whence dues the sun ariso? Whero docs 1t go? Fhas {8 uw puzzle to muukind for huudieds ol centuries. Wich oxquisite truthfulness Loung- fellow, in bis * Hiwaths,” depiets the impros- sion of the uncouth chuld of the praivies, made by the soiting suu: O it by tho sun desconding O'cr the lovol plufus of water 7 O the Red Swan doatiyy, tyiug, Wounded by tie wugle abrow, Stuining ull the wavea with cringon, Witlh tho criuisou of its Iite-biood ; | Fitling wll tuoalr with sploudor, With thio uplondor of 4id plumago ? Yeu, it 1 the sun desconding, Binking doyn fnto tha witer'y All (e kky {s stained with purplo, Al the weter Husted wits crimcon, Not it 1 th Ked Swan floatug, , Diviug down Leucatys the watur'; o tus eky is wings ave Liftei, With it Liood the waves uro raddened, Yes, with ovory ove Ielios ridus on bis goldon chariot homo to his fair lund beneatks tue veoau, tizers bathing befure lie rotires uuio lus chuarme ing pulace, to resime with the dawniag day is majostio courso aiong tho sky. Heading tuww besutiful possage of Lelios' ride in Humer, are wo not1emiuded at Lho same time of Lhe nine- teeuth psalm, whero thowunis doscrived us cowing out of hig chambor us s Lridegroom to waite ois civouic along **tive heaven from ono end tothoe other, aud thoro 18 nothing hidden from his sight” 2 Do not tho tiery chaviot and tho flery hoises, with which Lilijul nscends up to heaven, likowiso suggest tho provalont concoption of tho sun's red hurses snd clurioc? ‘Lhero are but fow romuunts loft of Sountie Heatheulsm, but all that is as yet brought to light of Phosniclan Mythology and of the marvol- ous ruins of Babylow aud Assyria, betrays strik- ing resomblancos betweon Aryan aud Homitio Mythology, 'ho sawo tales of gods or heroos, who, like the sun, are retained in somo dork pluoo boneath the water, or inthe laad of the dead, in some vessel or in 1ludes, and riso agam {frow tho giave or captivily, ure touud here and tuero, Yo uccount for Lhe six or soven wintor wouths (tho soven sleepors fu the Christinn lo- gond), tho story of the doscont of Proserping or Astarto luto the dars kingdom of Pluto, or of the missing Adonis, or Lsmmuz, i told by Ari'un and Bomitio nutions, The sawe conewrrencs of opinion provails awmong botu races regarding ANOTILER OLASS OF PUESOMENA, whicl I would also like to illustiote,—tho cnses of eicknoss befalling udividuals or wholo countries, and the like. Pestilonce is in Iobrow exprossed by the word Deobor—wmeaning arrow § it s the sawo arvow which is suld in Psalm 01 to fly ot noonday. Lestilonco wan nnivorsslly asoribed to the intlus encuof tho rayn of tho sun; hience Apollo with lis floreo arrows sonds 1orih the dovouring plague into the Achiesn onmp, 1In like mauner Itis tho band of the Lord himsolf which wmitos tho Egy;nhnun and tho peoplo of Tavael in the tiwe ot Duvul with pestilenco in the opinion of ths sucred writer. Men wore bolioved to be possessed by demons, porvading the niv, whon fouud in any. sbuorwal meutal or bodily condi tion, whother dolingm ov opilupsy, dumhe nons or Dindness, Tf n leislun bas Abio loprosy, says 1larodotus, ha is not alluwed to outor fnto'w aity§ ho must, thoy suy, buve ninaocd agaluot tho oud, e thls not a um&lu parallot o the old Hobrow's notlon? It Is quite nutural | unsuepassed ©* cunsedness.” to find, aldo, the sawmo sympathotic antes and oxozclums spplied in Grocco os woll ns in Pales- tine, Thore aro slready many cuneiform-tablete disgoveroed and rend in " tho British Muscum con- taining ahmms and exorclams against almost auy ovil 8pli it of-slozness, but ospecislly azulngt the soyon dovila who tormontod tho_poople of Nini- veh as woll as thoso aronnd tho Jordan, Taving thus far analyzod the moutal atmos- hore of mythopootio antiquity in o few out- mes. Idonot find it very ocasy to deaw the boundary lino betweon mylhs and muraclos, whou now turniug to tho NATURE AND ESSENCE OF MIRACLES, Yot T fool confideut to say, that David Friodrich Stranss and othera groatly missiato faats, whou fdontifying myths and miraclos, to throw Lotk of them {fito ono and the sama eanldroa, Tho hail thiat dostroys tho fruits, aud the rafn that lolpa produce them, 18 not one and tho samo thing, though the cloment they contan and tho sourco thiey cowmo from is the samo. ‘Thero is, methinks, a much widor differenco botwoen polythelstio my- thology and tho boliof in o wonder-working, ail- wigo, and Almlgmiy Doity, than thero 8 ho- twoon tho belief in"mntraclos and the bellof {u the divine rulo of inflexitle, adnmantine law. Tor miracle-boliof lncludos; and aflirms even the sovoroiguty of a wiso and universal mnd ; it tm- plies tho genoral rulo of an nnuhnu;zublu law, only ailowing somo excepiional intorruptions for the sake of the chosen tow. It is the connocting link botweon elinotio henthenism aud absolute monotholsm. As divino revelation was at no time an fustruction in natural pllflusuphi’ and science, wo cannot oxpect the Iuraclitos In the wilderness at onoo to ghange their notlons about atorm and rain, or the mation of tho sun, All sho change they bad (irat to undergo was in tho diraation of poluting out the true managing and aoting powor in the great thealre of Nuturo, but not of explainiug the modes of action, For many centurics thoy stragglod, unbil they ar- rived at the pomnt of aitributing tho mauifold minivtrations of hfo m Natuve, bithorto divided amony the (ilferent gods, to one sud only ono God. " Thoy could not so_ snslly part with the old fructifying heavon-god Baal, sud thelr freait- producing god, Mothor Astarto, and their short-lived child Adonis, an their clear-sigated prophets wanted them to do. Only graduaily thoy woro olavated to trust in the all-providing power, wisdom, and love of Jehoval. But, aven then, tho old notion about thio battls witih Habab, the rtorm.cloud, still pravailed, and wae to be applied to Jelovalr. The aturbutes of tho warrior-god, the bow und £ho atrows, tha flery clierabs or the olistlot of tho sun-god, still present to the mind of the pooplo, wera givon to- Jehovah, At 1lis eall, henoeforth, the sun rose sud set, and the rain fell after tho storm- battle. God apenea the gatos of tho esst and the west for the aun, and the windows of hoaven for tho rain, At 1lis bidding tho destroyivg ar- o8 of posiftonco did their foarfal work, ali the wpitits serving His plan, s goad and wiso pur- pones elther ad good or 88 bad ones being His anpols. But over keeping the roins of the world in His haods, why shoutd Ho not mometimes, for some wingular contingencics, bold them » little looser or tighter. As Ho always admin- istern the conrso of the sun, why should Ho not ston it for afow hours to help Hischoson people ? As Ho supetintends the work of Nutnc, why whould Io not, at some appropriate timo, have sent down n flood to drown the wicked giants, or made fron swim for the glory of s name pro- ciaimed by His sorvant Elwshna? As Ho puts different tonguos into the months of meu wud beasts, why should Ile not contound the tongues of mou or maito o sorpont or an asa speak when 1o plonsos? Why shonld 1o not act somelimes in o more striking ior to prove himself to bo tho ouly nctor? nt i the goutral iden of miracles, Sarab, whilo doubting tho realization ot the promise to bogot n son ut the age of 90, iy ropiovod by tho Lord: T there any- thing too hard for God? 'The highest questions tho collision hetween God'a ommipotenco and owmaiscionco being hero at stakto, it must bo sduutted that miracle-velief presents o far Ligher standard, {n rogard to philosophy and to woraly, thanmythology,whore thove is no unity, no rule of wisdom or of good- neas, but ol chaos, Leunving, Lowever, the motaphysical side of the guestion untoughued, 1t rewains for mo to point out some historiosl foots, illustrating S0ME CONURUENT LINES OF J(YTHS AND MIRACLES. Wandering in tho old countrv, wo avervwhors tind rooks and vivers, old cak trees or ruined palaces, each striking local siugulority toll- mg its legond. When once nscendiug the Saxon Mountains, I romember our gulde to havo puinted out to uw a prominent pioco of rozi iu the shape of au auunal npon the top of the mountain, ** Du you #oe tho bear up thoro #* enid Lo, ** Oar old, good King Charles Augustus onco hunted that baar, aud was near falliug down the deep abyss, had God not turaed the bonr into stons to save our Kiog,” Hearing the plain man spoaking thus, 1 idid not waive tha quost.un of the possivility of tho miracle at all, bot sympathized with these poople, who made the stono speak ao \\‘ulk for their gool King, Most of the putriaschal tales have thoir oigin 1n localitics tolling tuoir own stories upon tho im- pressive mind of the simpls inhabitauts. Tho \queation of the possibility of God's turning Lot's wife into o pillar of walt Is as opportuns as tha quentiow of the truth of tha story of bLaughty, God-delying Niobe's turning into stone with all hor cbildvon, by tho wrath ol the God. Horathe map of toe prilar of the salt—aud thore tho forms of tho rocle toll tho wholo story, 8o did the woll aud tho onk tres of Abraham, or the jaw-bone- sbapo of the mountais, whora Samaon, tho ilo- brow Heroules, lived his immortal lite in tho month of the people, and almost all cthe funous 1icalities of Palestine, create and sbape "many o Diblical tale, The story of tho sun-god wrest- ling with a dark power of the bpight, and bemyg wa o o i thio etyusylo, was inotcorlainly toid by the Causanites belura tho Israclites in- beiicod their lund aud their tales. But tho myths wore gradually purified nud trausrormed to suit their rafined tolizious views. Otherwise was it with the superatitious belief in soreory aud witcheraft, It huving too strong a liold upon the poopte, the pawerof tho sarpont of Bseulaptus of heuling the sick was nsoribed to tho divine power posscssed by DMosos and other prophots, The magie art exercised by heathon pricsts aud wise men was reparded also aa o divine gift bestowved on some choson onea, but iu & way far excolling tho power of thelea- theus. Houce Balnam, tho sorcorer, and tho viteh of Endor as well a8 the ngpuun priests, must with cheir megio testify to tho glory of Jehove, Indeed,the law-giver,in Doutaionomy, Chap. xiii warny Iurael ngainst the delusive pLoofs of mi elos, wrought by idolatious prophiots or_dcon era for the parpose of entiviug thom to Leathon- iwm, for, xays ho, God tries vour fuith by lobting theo things be_done. * Miraclea you want ¢" waid Molimmmed to his people. * Ye yourselves arc wiracles, Mirncled aro not oxorted by the founders of religion but by the wind of ther fullowors,” Bolleviog in miracles, or dishelloving in them, wa all behold the true majesty of God in tho ju- ulssolublo ¢hain of causes and offecty, linking overy bolngto tho graat source of lite in which man rollecws tho Craator's highest glory by the miva- cles wrought by solf-conquoring love and truth- sooking ntollect. — THE COURTS. itecord of Busincss daye MAHER V8, FARWELL. Yostorday was the day act for the hearing in tho easo of Maher vs, Farwall, but Mr. Caultield, on the part of the complainant, stated ho was not rendy, and asked Joava to amend his bill. Judge Willinms gave him until this morning to filo an aflidavit in support of his motion, and the quention will be argitod to-doy probably. %089 VH. BOSE. After an Interroguum in the Doss warfara n new movement wag mado yesterday by the flling of an auawor by tho defondant, lu this doou- mont Boss indulges in an avalanchie of classicals, donios almost everythung, in fact, but his vwu Huperiative goodnoss, aud bis mothor-in-law's The woman, he says, was Lo whole cauee of ull the trouble ab No. 1000 Wabash avenue. Headmite that ho was matried, and that ho Lies & chlld, but I8 not Buro of auything olse that hia wifo hos slloged against him, ana aftor, In concluslon, haviug mndo puother wholosalo denial, Mr. Bosa ocloses by o modost request that the Judze should be- liove Lis utory, and dismiss tho bill, DIVORCES, Mary L. Pomoroy filed a bill for divorce against hior husbuud, Mr. Myers Pomeroy, oh tho ground of adnitory. Aunnio Hovan also thinkas sho ls entitled to a divorco bovauso hor husbond, Oharles Bevan, lflnn boen iu tho hubit of beating and kicking or. ‘Annio Loadloy I8 likewiso disgusted with hor lo1d, Jumes Lerdley, on account of an irreprossi- blo tondonoy of lus to kiok bor intu tho streot. Bl, theraforo, wuke to be allowed to go inaud out at lior own unasslstod cunvonience. Julin Faorber asks for s divoroo from hot Ltts- band, Fredoriok Faotbor, bocauso of his eriolby and oxcessive iudulgenvo in splritous liquors, ansncted Yester« ITEMH, Iu the case of the Cousolidated Fruit-Tar Com- puuy against L, G, Case aud eihory for infiinge. wont of potont a proliminary injunclion wag granted, UNITED BTATEH COUBTS. Gllbert A, Robartson bogan » auly for €3,000 against. the Tadinnapolla, Bloomington & Waste orn Tailyay Comginoy, Nathantol Myony, Asslguce of the 8t, Louls Bonp Company, coamonced & sutt sgainst A, H. Androws, claiming 310,000, DAMNRUPICY ITEMSE, Jacob Eborhardt,! a tailor of thisaity, filed & voluntary petition to. bo adjudicated bankrupt. According to his statemont, his lfabilitics amount to 80,004.51, while Il assels.foat up the gratify- ing amonnt of $0,208)40, Tho case was reforred to tho Reglator, SUPERIOD. GOUNT IN IRIEY, Tho Calumet & Chicigo Caual and Dock Com- ny began & snit in @jsctment against Josoph mlmur, laying damagas at 82,000, and anothor for a lilco amount against Matthew Ludwielgo, Morelar Limoges & 8t, Orze suad W. H, Came oron and Jolin Worr for 1,000, s Flmdt I‘(vouge% finml;nmluc‘ \J an sction for $3,000 nst W. 8. 8hephetd E‘l‘.h"hmnr Bro ,:!o Go. bt gan a salt o attach- ment siaiust Albort Klein, elaiming 2,600 dum- agca, JolnBexton aued J, I, Linll, W. H. Lidoll, and W. W. Watklos for $1,000, Tranlk Latohom bogan a sult for $3.000 »gainst C. i1, Bwain, G, W, Bamard, aud G. H. Cols. Frod W. Olarke filod a Jmuclpo in assumpsit agalust the Chicago Tranaior [ailvay snd Clear- ing-House Company, cloiming 52,000, GIRCUIT COUAT: Magdalena Simpson commouaed & ault in tres. pans ngninst Patiiok Pepper, Inying damages at §10,000. Obriatophior Doyle 8inG bogan a similac suit to recover n lilto- amount of Rapper. Patrick Flood commoucod an sction in oass agaiuat the Chicago, Burlington & Quiucy Rail- road Company, claiming §10,000, Margaret Carlin_bogao o sult alvo in trespass agalust Franols D. Latehford and Bmma Lateh- ford, claiming $10,000. COUNTY COURT. In tho mattor of the esiata of Knle Van Ars- dole, graot of admnistration to Qeorge A, Chambors under an approved bond of @100,000; Josoph 17, Bontlold and Johr W, Ourrington, Jr., quahiled as snrities. 1T'he olaim of If. B. Norton agninst the estate of Mathow Coffy for $230.17 was nllowed, sud loava granted to sell pernonal proporty belong- iug to tho ostato, 0 the mattorof tho oatats of Jacob Groono- baum, Monry K. Whiton was appointed guurdian ud Jitem for Harry Milton and Lina Greeno- baum, aud leave to filo amondod petition ; ap- pearanco of Annie Groonebaum and lorva to file amended angworon or before Nov. 1. Johannn G. Ackerman was appotnted gnardian gtj g) T, Actorman, undor an approved bond of In the matter of the Village of Hydo Park, in rolls 29, 80, und 81, order of confirmation nutered oxcopt whero objectious Lave boen fliled. In No. 47, contirmed oxcept o4 to- Lot 13, Block 9, and by agreemont judgment refused on enid lot. On petition of Qouunty Ageat, in the caso of the alloged insanity of Patrick Casey, wxrcant and veniro ordered, roturnablo the 22d inut,, at 10 o'olock a. m. THE CALL.. Jupox Munpny—97, 102, 103, 106, 108, 108}, 111 to 134, 1iuumfi JasesoN—100% to 127, a§cep: 107 sud Junes RoceEra—101 to 105, inclusive. Jupor Boorie~163 to 171, except 165, Jupox Tues—S81 to 95, except 82, 87, 00, 03,93, JUDOMENTS, 8 QIeuir Counr—Junoe Brobarrx mpuny vé, G, F. IHall and Dlosew Drarator Counr—Jupaz Brob- .yson, ABuigues, ve. Ronjamin T, liay, UNITED BTl oxTrT—J, $503.40, Supeiion CounT—JUDOE Dlunrur—George 8. Harrls vs, J, M. snd Hiram K, Bouriuen, $855,3%,— Georga ‘Taylor, use, ete., v8, Tue Bank of Cuteago, . BTue, .05,—L, 8, Major va, 8ymuel E. Gross, $202.16.— ,'0, Davls vs, Henry R. Payion aud E. E. Gauds, $770,55,~Benjamin Thackna vt al, v, 8. 8, and D. B, Grduer, $31¢,47.—Bamo va, Bame, $618.47,—Charlos J. Beora va. Jacob, C. Aluglll, $L11%,—L, L. He:strom et al, e, Jolin A, Abrons und ‘G, 1L, B 337, —Argitlo Works vs. Anton_Borring, Hoover vs, Doujamin F, Dowaing, Joimson v4, Patricl \V, Loftus, $354, Cincurr Counr—CoNFusstoNn—Ifalan Kellogg et. al, v, Benjamin 1%, Stanjey, $146.30, Jupoi Rooxus—J, J. Powers ot ul, vs. d, A, Nourse; wverdict, 3107, and motion for new trial, Junas BooTi—John A, Leanird va, Samuel Mayer : $i0.—J. W. S.ofker va, John Thom; ver- ?ll,‘.;ml.fifi.—dn.m Iichardson va, lfiran G, e vorufe dict, 3. —_— An Expensive Poir of Vascs. From the Boabin Traceller, A gentlomun well known in_Boston, accompa- nied by s clereal friond, visited Ningnra once unon a time, anid was _moved to erosy the bridgo and enter Ganada. Whilo 1 ing, attention was ¢nlled by o padiler to o pair of vuscs costing $12, and tho geutlemun, against tho advico of tho clergyman, made the purchnse. Soon the two friends wore stopped by one of Unclo Sam's Oustom-House oflicers, avd a duty was demand- od. Greenbacks were proffored but refusod, nud tho gald was only procured by the payment of 37 in biile. Tho cost of cho vasos thus far way 319, and the chagrin of tho purchaser on reaching Ningara may be imagined on his finding that precieely similar ones could oo purchnsed thero for 86 a pair. Bat, baving beon bought, the next tbing waa to oxpress the oxpeusivo arlicles {o Boston, at the owner’s rixk and at o cost of $2, To cap tho climaz, the gentleman, on raach- ing home, oponod tho package only to tiud the vased woro broken in pieces, and his timo, troublo, and 321 wasted in the using. Ho doos not propuse to purchuse any more Canadian VAKOY. — A Smart Cockney. An English cockney lot a house near London to a Now Yorker, on a soveu-years' lease, for £150 a year, Whon, aller two or thres veam, tha tounnt wanted to 1ovo, he sublet for tho re- maiudor of thoe term for £90a yenr, tho best lmce ho could got. Aftor the leaso had expived, ho New Yorler discoverad that he had sublet to Lis own landlord, and bad thus paid the cocknoy LU0 ayear to live in his own house. X LEGAL, ASSIGNEE'S SALE, Pollio notlos {s horeby lven, that the wndarsizacd, AVEa 5103 astate of Mirmerut B Haoioh wad Siss ¥, Conaor, bankrupts, will on tho PATIOTIE DAY UL UCTOBER, A, D, 1801, at 1 olelock 8, pa., at tho shops knuwu as the Alton ‘Arelonitural Works, Alton, [iinols, soll at pablic sustiun, foc oasii, the fallowing escrlbold possiual propersy) belunging to snid eatatas RON, WOIKING MAOHINURY: 1stxtoon fuot Eugiuo Latho, 1 oligit and vao-half foot Fogino Latho, 1 ton ‘foot’ agiuo Laie, 1. savon fout linglno Lathe, 8 Rorlug Latiios, 3 Drill Lathes, 3 Ercss Drills, ouo 551t Gatior, TNorew. Cuttor snd ies, § Powor Punch and Shears, 1 Powar Punch with Punotics and Dioy, and solf-acting gauge for cldor mill houp, 1 theeo aud ono-half foot Biaver with wiliiog sttacuniat nud key scat cuttor, 1 Balanolng Framo, Palloy and Guuntor 81alt, 3 Horton Onucks, 3 csst Gear Ohucks, 1 Patnt Chuok, 1 Kuy Soat Giticr, 1 Nut Maching, ninoly {30t Lino Bualting and, Pulleys, b Griud Stouos, shafis and [rames, machivists' tols, taps, diss, die platus, ete., ota, 1 Binckemith's Fan with counter shatt and pipe, Bolt Maculues, Tiro Uonder, Lye Bolt Maching, 1 Trlp Hammar trith conntor shaft, Auvils, Sisdgon, fammers Tougs aud othor Backsmitl's Toolw, T Fyundey Fau and Plyo, lot of frun Viasks, lot of woudsn Flaskw, Paitoens, Lalis, Ratelo tox, Qust M, Stovos, 3 Patférm Sealok, Jans WOOD.WORKING MAGHINERY, Rip:Saw atid Table, 1 va and ‘Tables, | Usiuing vy agd Latly, 1'lead Saw anz Mo (g Machiue, 1 3 {uor aud Hurlng Maobiao with ouls, 1 Foot Mordaor, 1 Turning Lachs with als, 4 Pin Madufues, I an Sids Machiae, 1 Band Papering Machinuy, 1 wery Whaot Saw Guulmer, | mur ana Dios, 1 Rogers’ otiinn, 1 Foioniuy Unuitering Aachino, 1 Dantols® Planer, o' Iron Frumo Molding' Maehine (Iargost slzo), 1'Sixtooi. fool. Latho with Kooloh, ltast, 1 Palnt Mifl, 1 Powor s Haws, Augors, Slodgrs, d Soraws, Trucks, Whoaloarrows, {ly: Line' Bhafiing, and all othor’ toala about naid Machino’ Shops, towutber wih 2 Ghamplon “Uhroabing Muchinos, cumpleto, 3 svcond:hand Ghamplon Wiiresoing Machines, 129 Oldse Mills, | largo Portablo Proms, Lumhor, Iron, Machino oxtras, Safos, Dosk, Lets tor Preas, and othor wificy furnituro, o, tho 1 Margatot I, ansou fn tho fol. lowing_ d=sarihed roal otato, viz.: Lotal, 2, anad, i Bluck 8, {ncluding tho buildfngs thoroa, kuown av'tho Alton Kgrloulturat Works of Hanson & Guinmors tho M. chiiio Shap 138 story brick, withs slste ragf 50 by 194 foot, SIIEE fourtey 6 by 80 Toot, brOK Lleckesit 830 50 by 6 loot, “Tlio abiova propatly s dosirably Joosted on the bank 1 Hssemiol Rlvor, newt o danots ot ts GB{eanor A ton & Kt Louls and Tndinnapnils & At Louis Halicoads. i AT HAWLEY, Assigoce, "EDUCATIONAL. e, QOUND BOgOLARSIIF, st T o % L el iaroldpment ACYONKIRS MILITARY 1NSFT] 0L Tor oo Bopjumin Mason, Bax No. i, Yonknors, N. V. MEDICAL, ; NO CULRE! No 2a¥t Dr. Kea,n, 360 SOUTH CLARK.ST. URITUALD, May Lo conaulted, persunally or by mat], treu o oliargs, oiall chronlo or torrous dixeasos, DIt J, KIBAN f0a) ouly phyalolan in (s olty who warrauts ouroa or no pis, Qiioe hotirs. 98, 1, (08D, 0,3 Bundays froned to i3, DR. A. G. OLIN, 187 Washingtonat, Tne longest ongeged and uiost suc, coustul nhyulclun 'in tho oity In tie apvoial treatuiout v will Uhgoute, Nervous, and spooisl Diosee, DI oullar o fomalos spocdlly curod.. faval rivata apastinouts, board, attondange, & ur treutiso, Patlonts at a distanco 1 MANHOOD RENTORED, Aviotimol yuuthul Inurudousos onmiug prowntura % deoay, usrvous debility, of having trho vain_ ovory S e Bk A s S RV, Nl RKew York, o Z : 7 oo AMUSEMENTS. MoVIOKER'S THEATRE. LAST NIGNTS OF THIE OPERA BEASON. The Kellogg Grand English Opern, BN O, D, 1LES8.uuuissiorerserns TURSDAY KVNI) Director. , Oct, 20, Walla MARITAN.A. MME. VAN BANUT, MISS BEAUMONT, MESSTS, MR, A SRLETON, PEARES, and OANTLE DIGAM, Munfoal Direst ot Vodnosday—DON dIGVANNT, (0 b EELT 8 ANK, for the BENEFLE O THE HAUNRMANN HOAPETAL FALIG Tintday~ ‘Theatea slosed for reliaarsal of MIGNON, Feiday and Saturday Kreninga-MIGNON, LASTMATINGG ON SATURDAY, GRAND Ulackat, OPERA HOUSE, + Oppunite Nhorman Homse, Manager AN IMMENSE (1T of the Now Opora, CEIIN G-CELO W -EIT KELLY & LEON’S MINSTRELS IN NEW ETHIOPIAN SKETOINRS, Erory Fyoning_and Wednowtay and Satarday Matineos, MYERY' OPERA-HOUSE, Monroo-st., bot, Statoand . OAPT. DICKEY. ... e i The Paclor Varloty Thaatreof tha Wost, Qroat Sucezsy Nightly of the i Nlanlyof the luimouny Vaciaty Cousioitation, Socond Groorgin Minmtrols Firit wack_of Miss POLLY D. W Sdund waske of 1o was” Lol ANP D ppearanen of tha Dutels Comedian, DAN Artiste iz all, Frvocy night a Ladios® Night, Matf, Satndaye” Urnint prioos o 0, nid har cancaday and HALSTED-ST. OPERA HOUSE, ‘Uornor of Halsted and Marrison-sts, TO-NIGHT! TO-NIGUT! FRANK MAC BVOYS NEW HIBERNICON AND IRTHH COMEDY COMPANY, Now company, new sconory, now sange, now ol 0N dramass Admisslot, 00 cgnias GANory. 4 con ‘Malinoos ‘Thinrsday and Baturday, 3 p. in,§ aduits, 95 aonta; chlldren, 10 conts, ACADEMY OF MUSIC. TRIUMPIIANT BUCCRSS. [OUSES CROWDED. A Terfoct Uvation Nightly to GEO. L, FOX WITH HIS SUPERE NEW YORK HUMPTY DUMPTY TROUEE. Matines Weduosday and Satardayat 2, HOOLEY'S THEATRE, THE PARLOR HOMK OF COMEDY. THE SPIINX. A IIT! e BRILLIANT EU(‘fll'S'q“"ll;‘. .?1[‘"“\.\{ IA e ok And &b tho Woducuday” Miilnoe, pealiively® s nighis of TEXLIR SESEXTINI X! Striking Ploturas! isutl nl Bceues] Tho Star Rrack Conspany In the ong. e day afiorunun ant uigit a now w of Latoninn, Oot, &, 1oy tho ¢, % 1y Dla ¥ this Fhudiror catted TITE . SLEEPING COACHGS, - Via MICH, CENT. G, W, & ERIERY'S Puilman Through Palace Sleeping Coach EW YORK, 815 p.m: Dally. __RAJLROAD TIME TABLE ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF TRAINS. [SRELANATION OF REPRIZNGE MARKS.— Saturday e KICHIGAN CENTHAL & GREAT WESTETN RAILADADY e o, vat @ Troentyasern bos'y 1, Soiibeast curner o Ramdoly i, corver” s’ Haitison, g Mall (yia main aod alr Hoe), Day Fxpross,. Jacknon Acuoii Atlante Fxvrol Night lixpross, QIAND RACTLE Mormiup lixpross, Nigay K CHICARD & ALTON LAMLRNAD. Chucago, Kansas Clty and_Denver Stor} Line e o et Chlcngoy Sprivgfelds Alion an Through Line. Union Iepot, "Silde, mear Vadiron-st, bridgs. Ticket Ugices : AL Uepot, and |33 Handoipli-st 7. Arrice, 83 Clty aud Denver Fast E: s Uiy liapross,s s nd xoxas v Pearis, Kookuk & Buriit Chlcaga & Padugak Raliroad Hx. Firmenfudes, Wastiagtan Jico it 41 Joliot & Divtrhit Acommudation, | 43 CHI"ARO. MILWAYKSE & ST, PAUL RAILYYY, Uimen lepot, e Hudison and Canal-ate,* Hetat Ofies b3 Nouth Cluriate oppasiés Sherman House, andut Depiots Traer Milwaukee, Madison & Prairls dul Ghlen, M . Milwaukee, Gregi Pulnt, St Paul & 31 Dav K 004, 1, 9:30 8, m, Pulut, Prainie du Nuriliorn lnsa, Mail. Milwauken, 8t, Paul & olia, Nieho Liprose, * 7:50p. T, 1$ 643 e m ILLINOIS ¢ Depot fotaf Lutsst, end ront ey, sty secondaat, Gty L2 Sendolpivatey_dsir G Ty 1. Tauls Expross, St Louls Fast L Culro & New Orloaas 1451 Galro & Naw Urle ais £ () Ruus ta Unsmpaign ob Satacdass, CHICARD, BURLINGTON & DUITDY RAILTMY, Depotse-tovt af Lukeats. Indianaave, and Sielsentiot,, ‘and Ganat und Sizteenihesle, = Dicker Ujicas, No, 9 Ulurk. irand Paciio Hotel, and ot dipote, Wrs. Anmie Edwaris TEATFT- A Woman of Fashion, 18 COMMESOED IN TIIR NOVEMBER GALAXY, CONTENTS: Inmlnd A WOMAN or FAsmoN, Dy Mrs. Anole X4~ wards, .‘"Iy Cluvtlvn'. By Loniso Chandler Monltan, eitn Stunley and the English Establl Glnreh, By Justin McCar hy, i Sabnon Fisllug n Cunnda. Rhvae and Reason, l&'{’;’r‘f lhla Greok of Plato. A Wheel that Starts Itself > Stepa. o welf nnd Nover 8 Tho Acorn. By F. W, B, With Acld and Naedie, ‘falernbly Selentitie, By ¥, A, Marrh, (l::xmnle;nl—lfllflm Honth, By Mrs, Platt, ‘e Foundlings of Parls. By Albors Rhodes. Two Bablea. By Faooy Barrow, Tle Jewinh Dietary Byatetn., Substauce or Shadow? By M. B, W. 8, tho duslcnl dMouster, By Rlolard Urant White, 1ttaWoond, By Philin mxlllbol.“ b Scientitle Miseellany, Current Literature, Nebuln, X1 r8x Kotton. PRICE, 35 CTS. PER NUMBER. Subsoription Frice, $4 por year, SHELDON & COMPANTY, 677 Broadway, Now'York, This l)-uy Published : A SPLENDID HOLIDAY BOOK T'OR BOYS AND GIRLS. St. Nicholas for 1874, OF this book CHANLES DUDLEY \ATNER writos ST, NiCHOLAS moro than fultills the promise of iteaus- plelous birth: and in thie bound volume, with its glory of sed and gold, we havo a pernanent ndditlon to tho litera- turs of tho young. Ihiave watchod tho magazlne overy month of Its existonco, and bave seon ita boauties of pon and poncil untold, but I am surprisod now that it be- comes & book—and a5 bandsomo a book as St. Nicholas iiimincl{ can hopa to find on Christmas—by the varioty and wealth of its coutonts, Novor beforo, I think, bas so much ltorary and artlstic talent sooporated in tho sar- vice of children, and L will not reslst the hearty impulse tosay to you that you havo mnde the best magazine for children of all ages I have over seon; it is oven more en- tertaining for grown peoplo than some of the quarterliss. Ikaow the high fdeal Mrs, Dodge bad for it, and her do- #ire thut it should exort A swoot snd annobling influsncs In the boussholdg of tho lands It has boon made loveY with the comprobension of children, aud yot it is & con- siunnl educator of thelr taste and of their honor and cour g0, 1donot soe how it can be made better, and if the children dow't ke 1t 1 think it Is time to chango tho kind of childcon lu this country.” Price in red and gold (Bevoled Boards) $4,00/ with gilt edpes, and extragilt sides, $6,00, For Sale by all -Booksellers, SCRIBNER & 00, K, Y, 'OCEAN NAVIGATION. CUNARD MAIL LINE. REDOCED RATES 10 EURE To Liverpool, Queenstown, Glas- gow, or Londonderry, PlE. Apply at Company’s Ofieo, northiwest cornor Clark and Randdph-sts., Chicago, P. 1L DU VERRET, Gunoral Wustera Asoat, NEW YORK TO CARDIEF, The South Wales Atlantic smzmtmr Uompany's Now Fir-t-clase, Vull-powerad, Clyde-nuill Steamships will sufl from Pounrylvaniz Railrond Wharf, Jersay City; P - ‘..dunl. 2. | GLAMORGAN.,,..Oct, 81. o0y ing poads and passengors at through rates t all pasta i Gl Unitad Matov-and Cagadn 1 norts I the Fintol Chaanel, and all ntlise polats fn fnataud, Thase stoamatilys, buili expreasly for the trade, srepro- wlied with all thy latest iprovemens fur thu comfortand couvenlcucs of UABLY AND STRERAGE PASSENGERS, . Lirst Gubln, 875 aud 30 carronor, - Socund Cabio, 334 crericy. S a4l ourrSiaY. L SN A L S S Tt rtw tar 21 K upwarvs Surtiier partiouinrs, apnly (o Candif, at toe G- 53 Ot oo 1 Dok Cainh ora, 4t th Now York o AHOMTHALD DAX It & Qiy Aoats, No. 11 B diear. Dubunue & Slouz Oity ap, Puoiitd Fust Liug, loe Umaia, Riuis Uiy, Lekroanorii, g ‘Autora Passengor. Dubnaye & & Pacitio'Nlght Kuneas Qity, Soavonwarts ohisou & St, Josoph Exi Down-v's icuva Acasmnudatf i) Downer's tirovo Accommortatiai Downor'sGrove Ascummatlatio., *Ex. Bunda;s, 1Kx, Saturday, 1Ez. Mouday CHICAGO & NORTHWESTERY RAILTIAN, Ticket afices, 62 Clarkat, (ShermainsHouse), und 75 Tenals W curner Nadison-ste, suid ul tho dejobs aPaclfip Vaat, Line, + i Gl Hatod auo I a Froeport & Dubuquu Lvcoss, z “llwnuke Aoke & Mitmagkos I b Gengva Lake Expire $e 1| STBa0et Sormer of Chaatand Kiariommis: CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND & PAGIFIC NAILRO3D, 3 ¢ Fan furen and Seridan.ats, Bevel, corner of Vantieren and Niernanais, - Dickst o, Omahs, Loavonyr'thd Atchison Iz Poru Acoombiodation Nichi K3 $5.00 Packages FRACTIONAL CURRENCY IN EXOUANGE YOR Bills of National Crvency, TRIBUNE OFFICE. STATE LINE. New Yark to Glasgow, Liverpool, Bellus and Londouderry.~1ieso ‘clesant, oaw, ‘Olydy-buily flowmois Wil il t70ia Plr No. ), Nonu Ravar, as fol- jows: W STALK OF NEVADA, Wodnesdas, NIATE OF INDIANA, Wednosd; T OF FLORIDA, Woduosila, SPALE OF VIRGINIA, Woduosday. STATE O PENNSYLVANLA, Wadi And avory Wodnesday thoreafter, taking passsugers ab {liroush ratos (o all parts of Great Hrilaio and frolan Norway, dwadon, Doamark, sud Gormauy. Drafta for £ and unwird, Ior feolcht ne pas-ace apply to AURTI BALDWIN' & CO., Agents, 73 Broadway, Now York. Stocrago Otfive, No, & Hroadwar, 5ty aslo aoy uitier o, Y 1Rk, s i) Wastorn Agon, bl (larkeat., Cildago. National Line of Stemmships, NOTIOE. Tupmost southerly route has always heen adopted by R i Bl e aillog tm N ol for. 1| BN & N oy SA LU DAY 0 Satling from N, York tor London (diract) brory fartalghts Uubin aasago, §30, 50, furrouoy: alourago, at yreau reducad rates, ‘Iotirn tlekots at fawest ratas. Dralia Tur 21 wnd, Upiacd; P, B, LA RBON, W Nostheast cormer Olark and Randalpls o 18,y Ohioa, 74 LuSullo-sh urIngs .+ (0ppostLa Bew e TG b T LY tho dill l:-{‘magl:flfflflufi:’a" AN DR it . Whred wokly sallings. e eitys, loae avsommodarting, - Shoclest evafe; I AT ALLAN & €0, Gon'l Weatorn A, Nos. 72 au ; ¢ to Belatol (suguad ) dicoct, arost Wantoen, )1('3:»:‘5»12%," I:')fv A Tiosday, v, 12, rEagon, 704 Jutonn ' 0, et Sk, A Frolght Dopod 0. MoDONALD, Axout, asgow, Quocnstown, Lous el e Suulied pra- torn Azent, Montreal Oceau Steamship Gompany, ol VRRA A SPEOTA Anbir o 'Q LURUFE EXPEED!NUL\’ CGireat Westorn Steamship Line, ¥ taarigo, 830, Lako Bhoro & M. 8, R. NCHOR LINE PASSAGE, [ LT o | = RULEAWRKRS' ETANDALD SCALES OF ALL KINDS, ) FAIRBANKS. MORGLE & GO, 111 & 113 Lake St., Chicaga, Bezarclultobuy only the Genulne, \