Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 2, 1874, Page 2

2 THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1874, _— T LhAko b dustriously and most malignantly, the worst passionn aro aroused aud tho pencoful eottlomont of Southern troubloa (s thus ron- dored infnitoly hardor (han it would olliorwise bo. A honrty co-operation of lending Domocrats could speedily produco n ohnngo for tho bottor 1 tho South.' Ifo had wade bold to sy that ho could nowo ten Demoerats wlhoso united volco would bo potentlal in tho promlacs, tywo of thom from Now York, ITe had no hesitation in giving tiie names ho mesnt,—Horatio Soymour, Iate Democratio candidrto for tho Presidonoy, and Bamuel J. Tilden, tho present Domocratic candi- date for Governor of tho Lmpivo Stato. —————— BIXTH ILLINOIS CONGRESSIONAL DISTRIOT. ELLIOTT V8, IIAWLEY. Roox Isrann, 1M, Qct, 31,1874, To tha Editor of The Chicago T'ribune: Bin: A cannon and o brass band suceceded in drumming togothor & vory slim audlonce, com- posed of Independents, Democrats, boys, and Republicans, to hoar Gou. Hondorson this ovon- ing. Tho spooch was very tsmo, entlrely do- fonsive, and olicited no onthusinsm or intercst. Tho fact is, thnt the Republicans do not want Honderson elocted. Why? 1. Beeauso of hig ‘horribly bad political record, and his unroliabili- ty. 2. Bocauso ho pledged himsolf, in writing, to Judge Lyndo's friends, not to be & candidato, thus gotting thém to bring out Lyndo and slaugbiter him, 3. Becauee ho Pln yod "the samo amo, ' verbally, on Mr. IHawloy's friends, 4, Eennulu tho futuro_politienl prospects of both Ilawloy avd Lyndo dopend upon having Honder- son defeatod, Mauy leading Ropublicans horo are oponly for Gen, Elliott, and declaro that they shall vote for lim. Many others aro indifferent, and will not voto at all. Dlr. Hawley has mndo n fow spoech- o8 in tho othier countics ; but ho has nover said a word in favor of ondersun, or evon mentioned his name in 5 singlo speoch, This I8 significant, and his fricnds kuow what 16 moane,~—that Elil- ott onght to bo olectod. Gou, Elliott is a (armer, and has every accom- lishment necoseary for o food Congrassman, ll"ha farmore and the industrinl classes can roly on him a8 their fricnd. Thoy have tho power to cloct himn, and, if they fail to do it, the fanlt will bo wholly theirs. 'Thoro is every inducomont for $hom to work, for with worl success is certain, ol v M BUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIO IN- STRUCTION. A WOMAN'S OPINION OF TUL BEPUDLIOAN CANDI- DATE. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Brooxivaron, Iil,, Nov. 1.—A lotter was re- colved this morning by the I'rincipal of ono of tho city schools from Alrs, Lliza Reod Sunder- land, of Northfield, Masg., formorly Principal of tho Fiigh School of Aurora, Ill., for a period of fivo years, and & lady of rare accowmplishmonta B8 n teachor. Sho writos and gives many Instances coming undor hor and other tenchors' obeervations of the utter incapacity and unfit- nosa of W. B. Powell, tho Ropublican csndidate for Superintondent of Public Instruction of Il- linois. Tho letter is vory longthy, and ably written, - and an carnest call is mado to tho 19,000 teachers in the Btalo to rofuse to place in oftice W, 1, Powell for tho rensons abovo statod, The lotter also roviows tho careor of FPowoll ‘whilo occupying tho position of Superintendent of the city achools of Aurora, aud recites quito a number of cases showing that he failed to ren- der proper eatisfaction whilo in oflico in that ciey. The lotter is considorably commouted upon in this city. —_— POLITICAL MEETINGS. PEMALE-SUFFRAGE MECTING AT SOHOOLCDAET, Mo, Special Dispatch to Phe Chicago Tribune, BerooLcnarr, Mich., Oct. 81,—The Ilon. O, R, Brown, of Kalnmazoo, dolivered a splendidly well-written and cavefully-prepared lecture this pveuing on woman suffrage. It was ontiroly srgumentative. o was followed by s, Graham, of Threo Rivers, with su appenl to .the men to voto yon for tho question, promising o thanksgiving divner to thoso voting yea. BREPUDLICAN MEETING I Syecial Dispalch to The Chicago ‘I'ribune, Brooxryatos, IlL, Oct, 81.—A very large Ro- publicsn meeting was held this evemmng iu Thanix Iall, Jloro enthusiasm charactorized this meeting thun bus been noticed before dur~ ing tho presont campaign, and the nttendanco was cousidered Juiger than on_auy other occa- sion. Col. L. R. Too, United States Marshal of Springfield, addressed tho meeting in an able and lengthy speech, roviewing tho political issues of the day. 'Lhis district lLag boon weil can- vasged, und it 18 thought thut tho Republican candidates will receive large mujoritics, haps a little falling of of the usual count, e e o MISCELLANEOUS. WISCONSIN LEGISLATIVE NOMINATIONS, Special Dispateh to The Chicaae Trivune. JaxesviLLe, Wis,, Oct, 81.—The Reformers of the Xifth District lnst night vomiinated Joln Winans, of this city, for the Assembly. DLOOMINGTON, TOE CAMPAION IN THE BIXTIC WISCONSIN OON- ONUSYIONAL DISTRICT. Special Dispateh to T'he Chicugo Tribune, Osmuxosu, Wie., Oct. 81.—The cunvass in this county las rcached o fever Leat. Ouly ono political meeting Las boon beld in this city, but o groat deal of work bus boon done on both sides. 'Llie indications ure that thp Republican county ficket will bo clectud by o grontly ro- duced majority, and tha prospect is Dbefioved certain for four Hepulican Assemblymen, In this, the Bixth Cougrcssional District, tho contest will bo close botween Bouck and Kim- buil. Drown Connty, tho Democratle strong- hold, is said to bo stroug for Kimball, which doubless turns tho scale t his favor, Bouck's frieuds are confident of his success, but guod judwes prediot Kimball'y eloction by 1,000 or 1,200, ADNENES TO THE SPRINGIIELD PLATFORM. Special Dispateh to P'he Clacago 1yibune, Quixcy, IlL, Nov. o, Ilon, Scott Wiko, Democratic cundidate for Congress in this dis- trict, dolivered a speech in thus eity lnst evening. 1o dwelt av lengih upon tho financial issuos, declaring that ho still ndhered to the Springfield platforns, and declating, also, that tho Govern- ment ought toreceivo greenbocks for at lenst o ‘portion of the import dutics. There is no doubt fhn(- Wike will be olected, though probably by loss than tho usual Dewocratic majority, in cons scquenco of dissousions among the Democrats, i PROSPECTS 1N X COUNTY, ILL, Snceiud Dispatel to The Chicauo L'ribune, GAcesuuna, 1L, Oct. 31.—Tho convnes for 1ho approaching eloction hag beeu DIOgressing quietly during tho past weelk. Whiting's pros- pects for election to Congress from tho district aro brightoning. Tho vegroes aud s groater nrt of tho fureignors of this city will sustain Aim. The Nopublican county tickot will prob- ably bo elected, IN TENNESSEE, Mexrene, Tenn., Oct. $1.—1ho Hon. Horaco Mayuard and Judie Parker, candidatos for Gov- ernor, spoko to an audience st the Opora-Iouse to-night. TOLITICAL TIOW AT YORRTOWY, YA. } RucistoN —Tlhore was o disturbanco yestorday Letwoen two factions of colored men 8t o political meoting in Yorklown, Sevoral shois woro fired, and two won wera wounded. =] e THI OAIRO CONORESSIONAT, DISTRIOT. Special Disyateh to T'he Clacago Tribune, Cario, 111., Nov, L—Clemants, tue ltopublican Congressional champion, doliverad n pretty good speech in this city st night, Dan Munn spaaks to-morrow night. Tho clection of Clements is gonerally conceded, bt by w emall majority. PR ol S THE SICKLES WMATTER, Special Ieputeh to T'he Chicuuo Tribune, o, TN hio decivion of the Attorney-Goneral iu the Sickles® matter is_ ox- pocted to be made publis in & day or two, It is understood that bo will rule that Gen, Sicklos iy entitled to restoration to lius old rank on the re- tired list of tho army. 1f this improssion shonld rave correck, Gon, Melgs will nceopt the l‘mh" ot dlinister to Ruesla, und Gen, Rufus Ingails will be prowoted to Quarlermaster-Goneral, DISHONEST JOCKEVS. New Yonk, Nov. 1.—Tho Amoricau Jockey Club hasruled off of the courso Johu Cufce, owner of tho horso B, I, Carver, and Hugh Gaffuoy, l’l"‘lh:: h action rales both off of ull courses in the coun- of Nesoluto, tor throwing races yesterdn, 5y, i S i LAKE MARINE ITEMS, Dernoir, Mich,, Nov. 1.—A vestol, name not ascertained, lumbor ladon, i ushore on Greon {eland Bloal, Ktraits of Mackinaw, Tho burgs H, H, Brown, which wagaunlk at the wed hevo to-day. “Limekilus,” Detroit Rivor, a [Erssndeym e - OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, Tonpox, Nov. 1,—Steamabips Clmbria, Minnes et aad Weeer, froma Now York, arrived out, CRIME. Outrago of a Littlo Girl--Tho Crimi- nal Manged by a Mob. The Hammill Murder--A Re- markable Story. Violenoe in the Pennsylvania Conl- Regions, A Dwelling-House Robhed and Fired by Burglars. A Servant Girl Porighes in the Flames, * A Torrible Shooting Afl‘my'l‘in Dayton, 0, Minor Criminal Items, A Man Outrages n Littlo Girly nnd Ix Hoanged by o Mob. Port Jervls, N. Y. (Oct, 28), Correapondence of the New York Merald, Tho following aro tho particulars of a fendish crimo pernotrated noar Gibson's, a small mining Villago in Ponnsylvanin, and as flondish, howevor morited, n rotribution following It: Martin Groves, au ignorant and dissipated man about35 voars old, hnd lived for yonraon the mountnin back of Gibeon's, Ro wasin tho habit of mak- ing perlodicnl visits to tho village, where ho in- varlably bocamo moro or less intoxicated. Drunl orsober, ho was always considered o man of Dbratish and unbridlod passions, On Saturday last ho was in Gibson's. ITe was not very drunk, and about tho middle of the afternoon was miss- cd. This waa somotbing unusual, as it was his custom to continuo Lis orgles late into tho night bafore dopartmg for homo, As hia absenco was of no importance, it merely excited a passing remark, : About 2 o'clock on Saturday afterncon Mrs, Davis, the widow of n minor, bad sent her daugh- tor, nbout 13 yoars of ago, on an errand abont o milo out of tho village. 8he had not roturned at 4 o'clock, and hor mother began to grow unonsy about her, A fow winutes after 4 the girl was cartied Into the houso by two men in an almost insensiblo condition. They said they had found Lor Iying near tho road, in a pieco of woods, about half a mile out of the villago. Hor clothing was badly tom and bor faco was Dbleeding from n large but not dangerous cut above the loft tomple, When spoken to sho openod licr oyes and esanyed to speak, but was too weak to artic. ulato. Recoguizing tho girl, tho mon brought hor a8 quickly aa possible to her mother's house. It waa clear that sho had been violated by somo fiond, who had ovidently knocked her sonseless by the blow on her hond,” ‘Fhomine surgeon waa summoned, and, undor his treatmont, sbout 9 o'clock at night tho girl was nble to talk. Her story was that she was on Lier way home after doing hor errand, and when she roached the picco of woode near Moon's Creok she sayw Martin Groves sitting by tho side of tho road. ho was afraid of him, and stooped, undecidod whother to 'fn throngh the woods and come out in the road bolow him or nass right on. His hond was hangiug down on his brosst'as i ho wore neluol), and sho concluded to go noiselossly by him 10 the rond, When sho got nbaut oppo- 8ito tu whero ho eat hio raised his head nnd then rop:; to hus fect. Ho stepped in front of her and Bnid: * Yer afrald of me, ara yo 7" * Yos, Mnrtin,” aid the girl, “ but plesso don’t hurt me.” 3 1o mndo no roply to this, but taok hold of hor by both skoulders and pushed her towards tho wooda, Sho seroamed loudly for holp, when b struck hor a_blow with his fist on tho side of bor hend, and eho remembers nothing until com- ing to hor scnsos somo timoe boforo tho men found her, 8ho knew she was lying in the woods, and bor condition, but was too weak to move, When this story was mada known throughout tho \'v]ln};c tho greatost oxcitomont provailod, A crowd of twouty-fiva men gathered, and docided upon #eeking out Groves and giving him sum- mary justice. They proceeded in a body up tho mountain, and eaptured him in the woods, Thoy then took him down into a deap dopression be- tween twoof tha lofty hills, In that lonelyvale, Dy tho light of tho maon struggling throngh & Loavy mist, the infuriated mivers exceutod the sentonco they Jxmnuuumd upon him, which was that ho shoutd dio. Tis oyes woro bandagod, and his hands bound behind bim, and then he was hanged to tho limb of n chestnut treo, nnd Joft thero until he was dead, Ife was after- wards buried nenr the bLut where bo had lived for yoars. “Tho oufrago on tho Davis girl was not Groves' firat ering of that uature. The comunission of threo eimilnr outrages was laid at his door by general Loliof, which had made him a torror to il women and childre The Hammill Murder—firss Morrie gonts Remarkable Story. From the New York Herald, Oct, 81, Mra. Sarah C. Merrigan's trinl for the murder of Miss Maggio Hammill was coutinued yestor- day in tho Kings County Court of Oyer and ‘Terminor bofore Judge ‘Pappun. Aftor soveral witnesses had been oxnmined to prove the good chaorncter of tho prisoner, tho counsel for the defonao called hor us a witness to toslify in her own hohalf, 8ho gave her evidonce in o clear, unagsuming manner. BSho was 24 years of ag and first made Maggie's acquainianco at school ; their relations wore very friendly, ss thoy wero in tho snme clasy together at the convent and stulicd tho same studics; * they were confidentinl friends and thelr friondskip continued up to tho timo of ber death; Maggio never made her any presents, but sho made tho children prescats of clothing; sho belisved in fortune-telling, and told Maggio about the gypsy fortunc-toller, Bortha, wheu they wero on their way to a fortune-toller in West TForty~ fourth streot, New York; told hor of her per- formauco about mensuring the head, the tom- ples, tho feet, tho toes, ote.; sho measured wit- nosg’ toos, eho enid, to@eo if sho was parrot- toed: Magglo, when she camo ovor, asked hor tohow hor liow tho gypsy did it, aud thoy went through tho same performanco; the beut thing to use as n moasuro, sho said, sho thought was tho clothes-line, #o ehio went to tho clothos-bag- kot nud got it ; it was necessary for Maggio to got upon a chair and place tho line about Lier neck ; tho two ends thon hung down; the meas- uroment about Lier neck was 14 inches ; marked it with & pin, but tho pin would not hold woll, o Maggio made n nooso about hor neele ; witnoss wan measuring lier feot and toes ; Maggio, to got. tho ather end of tho Jine out of the way, sud also to bring the rapo tight, threw enaoud ovor the top of tho doar; thoy hourd somo ono coming up stairg, and Magglo erid : “* Don't let them como in and seo how foolish we aro netiug;" ko she lott Maggio on the ohair and an ont, umolqu Mry, Knowlos Just ug sho way coming up steirs i search of her daughtor; Mes, Knewlos asled for Mary Jouo and Ireno ; Juet the tho girls called out from tho foot of tho stulv, td ulso callod witness to como down and teo whav thoy woro doig ; sl went down, and flm‘y shoyad Lor somo sonsational papors aad oards 3 shicwag abyont wbout soventean min- utos, and whon 819 roturned Mugglo was strans gled, banglig sgdust Lho door ; uhe hardly ro- monibored What g aidsitor that; sho rouiombered - taking hior hand and askuig hor whut she could do £y bor, praying for_ner, and #sourching for the sewsory 1o et limr down'y all sha romeiborod was Yine ghe auy Magsio's oyes and teeth staring al b Maggio had artiticinl tooth, and thoy soemed » “bg looking at hor ; it all weewned Lo her 1ko u dun, yomothing which ocourred whon nho was & oL and of which sho ouly had an {udstinet remotiyruneo ; who did not kuow how Magiie was BUrniygq unloes by full- Ingg from tho ehale agulvst th Joor nud cfoulnx it tightly “l‘“" tho rope ; sha gl of Muggio's hiourt, und 1t Lind consod Leath s 1o ‘.,h,fi‘l,,,_ 1 to m?, aud she took 1 up, bt \yyut geourrod atter that shie was unablo to wuy. Astrict-Attor- ney Winslow oross-oxamined “the yijwonar for some length, trying in overy mum,, to shele her tostiuony, butshe rolatod the .o story oven moro distinelly, Up o tho tuw nigy, g eor rible aifair hor monory unpearsd o ho veu, ood, 1A dispatoly publishod yenterday stuted by tho % 1ur{ in the cnso of Mra, Merrigan failed to agroo, snd wore disohnrgod.—En. Tianune.] Violenco In the Pennsyivanin Conls Hegion. 3 Ashland, Pa, (Oct. 20), Correspondencs of the New e York Heralc Lawlessnoss stili provails in tho conl-reglons. About o weel aggo Jamcs 1irst was stonod to donth nenr Fishbach., 'Tho murderera bound and gagged his wifo before thoy committod tho crimo, At last nccounta tho perpetrators had not boon arrnatod. Immediatoly aftor this erime, tho supposed murdor of Elias Iisher, a woll- Lnown citizan of Frackvillo, occurred, Although Mrs, Fishor has offored $1,000 roward for tho recovery of her husband's body, it has not beon found yot, 'Tho greatest excitement continucs yot in tho noighborhood whora Fishor's teamn and a bloody hatchot and revolver woro faund, Tho man Hoyfurs, who wns errested at Malionoy on auspicion of boitg conneoted with the myate- rlous disnppearauce, ia still in custody ot Potts- villo, Recontly Xu-Klux noticos have baen sent to sovoral’ mino-bosson, threntening them with death. unless thoy leave tho roglon, Tho last notico was recolved by Edward orbot, inside- ‘boss at tho Wadesvillo saft of tho Hiokory Conl Company. . Tho notlfication wns to the effock that Lo should leave his position within amonth, or donth would be tho consoquenco. Tho notico wan dccorated with o coffin nnd pistol. Tho District Branch of the Workingman's Bonevolont Asgocintion bave passed rosolutions condomuning ko act and offeriug n roward Ffor tho dotection of the party or partics who eont the noto. Consldornble commotion hng boon creatod in tho ranka of the desperate mon (whose seorot organ- -ization aregtes much torror in somo sections of tho conl-country by the onactmont of law- less and bloody " decds) by the Iate de- nouucomont againat them of the leading Cntholio clergymen of Schuylkill County, Ono atatemont condemning the Order was au- thorized by the Lit. Rov. Bishop Wood, of the Dioceso of Philadelphia, sud signed by three clergymen, somo of whom_have experienced tho porsceutions of the Inw-breakors. Fathor Michael Bheridan, of this place, and TFather Jogoph Bridgemnu, Girardvilla; Bdward J. Fiold, Centinling Joseph Koch, Shamokini D. 0'Con- nor, Mahonoy Plain; Heory I, O'Reilly, Sheu- andoali ; Thomns Quiny, Hugh J. MoManus, I;ouavmn; and D. J. McDormott, arc among the siguors, fib wag Fathor Kach, whom Pat Hestor, the vo- called “King of the Molly Maguires," triod to coorco into allowing » dond uember of the or- ganization to bo received in consccratod ground, contrary to tho rules of the Catholio Church, Foiling to gain his end, ho caused o riot, for Whll:hli\o was arrosted and incarcorated in the Enstorn Penitentiary, Dhiladelphia, whora ho is now serving out his torm of imprisoumout, Burglars IRob and Sct Fire to o Dwell~ ing—A Servant Porishes in the Flamena, Prrrsnung, Pa,, Nov. 1.—One of the most startling cases of robbery and arson on rocord was porpotrated early this morning at No, 224 Tederal atroot, Allegheny City, in o dwolling- houso ocenpied by Jacob Fell. Mr, Foll awoko at 8 o'clock, and discovered tho houso on fire. Hoalurmed bhis family, cousisting of his wifo, two sons, and a servant-glrl. Finding escapo by tho stairway imposaible, Mr. Feil's wifo escaped by moana of a rope from the sccond-atory front window, and his #on Solomon jumped from & socond-story back window un- harmed. His son Joseph rushed down tho stairway through tho flames and waszerious- ly burned. "Tho girl Margaret Lynch while at- tempting to escaps fromn tho third story way overcomo by tho smoko and suffocnted, Her bady, blackenod and distigured, was found aftor thofiro had beon extinguished. The burglnrs carried nway silvor-waro and other articles of vatuo and then fired tho .house in two places. Mrs, Foll had 81,000 in her hand whilo escaping, but during tho oxcitomout it was dropped and loat. Losa by fire, $2,600: covered by insur- anco. dNo claw to tho porpotrators hns boen dis- covered. A Torrible Tragedy in Dayton, O. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Lribune, Davroy, 0., Nov. 1.—A bloody tragedy was onacted in o houso ocoupied by Mrs. McCartor, near the corner of Englo and McLoan stroets, in the eastorn part of tho city, Inst night, resalting in tho fnatant doath of William Blusser, and the mortal wounding ot Charles Carpentor from pie- tol-shots fired by J. N. Smalloy. About 7 o'clock, Smnlloy was iu the house in s back room in compauy with Mrs. McOarler, to whom, it is claimed, ho was engaged to bo marricd, when Blussor, Carponter, and Cooney Coonan entered tho houso, and were met by tho woman in the {ront room, They attompted to entor the back room, Sluseer uttoring threats ngainst auy ono who might bo thers, and, when refused admi ftanco by Mrs, McCarter, pushed her nside, and kuocked bor down. Instantly, Bmalley amor[i‘ud from the back room to protect tho wom- an, when ho waa assaulted by Sluseer, when he drow u pistol and fired, shooting Blusser through the heart, killlug him iustamly, In the melee which followed, n second shot was fired, which eutered _Charles Carpontor's left sido, penetrating tho abdomen, and inflicting o fulal wound. Though ho is still alive this evening, thore is no hopo of his recov- cry. Corpenter, 1t is alloged, assaulted Smalioy ofter ho fired tho fatal shot at Slussor, After. the shooting Smalloy walked across the river west of tho city, fo the residenco of his fathor, where he wus arrested during the might by tho polico, aud committed to risou. ‘Cho Coroner commenced an investign- 10n to-day, but, without coucluding, adjourncd the inquost uutil to-morrow. 'Tho deceased, William Slusser, wae nged 23 years, and was en- goged as omuibus driver. It i buid that ho was o frequent vigitor at Mrs, McCarler's house, who is divorced from hor Lusband, J. N. Bmalley is » soung man nbout 30 yeara of ago, a photographer by ocuupation, sugaged in busi- ness bere, and eays Lio was to liaye beon married to Mra, MeCarter Thursisy evening noxt, which 16 corraborated by hor, 1o claims to have dona tho shooting in eolf-defenso, in the dark, and did uot know who his nssailants were. Charles Car- pentor was formorly employed ns o biareman on the Cincinnati, Ifamilton & Dayton Short Lino Railroad, The examination of Smalloy will Lake, placo boforo tho Mayor to-morrow, Ancendiarios at Worl. Speciat Disvaleh to The Chicagn T'ribune, Gavtoy, 0., Nov. 1.—Anothor attompt to de- stroy Galion by firo was mado last night. Oune five occurred ut 10 o'clock, the worl of incendia- ries, but the flames wore subdued before more tlnn one building was destroyed. Othors were fired earlier 1n tho evening, but wors discovered in timo and extinguishod, The night police forco has been Inrgo! ]y incronsed and = high state of oxcitemont prevails, Catholic Parsonage ftobbod, Svecial Dispatah to Lhe Clucaun Tribune, Dayrox, 0,, Nov. 1.—The parsonnge of Bt Josoph's Catholio Church was entered by bur- glars lnst night, who enrrlod off a trunk belong- ing tothe Rov, Father Coll, who, in the tempo- rary absenco of Father Cavoy, is in ohatgo of the congregation. The trunk was taken to a woods shed, vitled of its coutents, coosisting of raro gpoclneus, gold and silvor coiuy from Chios, Japnn, Joxico, aud other forcign collections by Father Coll Auriug his {ravols ns a missionury, nnd highly prized o8 rolics. A gold watch sud sovornl nuggots of gold wero nlso smong: tho apoily carried away, Tha total is valuod ab 500, No eluo to the thieves. Ilot Botween Firomen, PorrsviuLe, Pa, Nov. 1.—Laat night soveral stables wero burnod at Mabonoy City, and aftor the flvo o disputo aroso botwoon tho mombers: of differont flro companies, which ended in o riot, Distoly, billies, and all kinds of available woapous wora froely ueed, (oo, Major, chief of the Bura Fc“ company, was shot, nud {8 now" ly- ug In o critieal "oonditlon, tho ball oa- tnrlmf noar tho hoart. ~Dunlel Daugtiorty, who, it is thought, sliot Major, was shot In the nock by William Mnijm-, oand dungorausly wound- ed. Othors wora injured, ant “tho oxcitement throughout tho town runs high, ftoody Afiray in St Loniy, Az, Towms, Nov. 1,—A row In & low groggery on Poplar streel, oarly this morming, resulted i o woman namod Maggie Btocklin Doing stabbhed in the breast by an unkuown man, tnd tho mau bo- fngg shot through tho head Dy tho woman, Tho men will die. An Editor Asunsninttod, §r. Lours, Nov, 1.—Tho Ion, Jorominl Whito, ono of tho awners of tho Houston ('Lex.) Connty Democrat, wos sliot and killed by Juhu IT, Huh- bard on Fridny lngt, Tho nct was doliberato nannsaination, no offense, beon given. b is allogod, having A Snfe Xobbod. Corvmnus, 0., Nov. L—Tho safo in Andor- son's papor-mill offco was broken opon lnst night and robbed of $100. No arrosta, THE NORT]IWESTEEN_S—TATES. Nows ftoms Tolographosd to The Chi cugo Tribune, SICHIGAN, A row took placo on Fridey night in ono Flannery's enloon, in Aun Arbor, durlng which Taunory was beaton with a chair, and is likely to dio. Ono of the mon implicatod, numed Asybeo, haa boon arrested. —A foot-raco on Saturday ot Ann Arbor, 100 yards, botwoon ten memhora of the University, wans won by Wayne Ilayman, of that city. ' —Capt, John Canflold, of tho rchooner Will~ iam Bandorson, was drownod from his vosgel abovo Alponn on Fridny. —E, 1L Davis, Ropublican namineo for Sonn- tor from tho Boventoonth District, ns tondored hia resignation ns membor of tho Board of con- irol of the Reform Behool. —Soparate ballot-boxoes will bs Hastings for women's votes for t smondments. - —The Yuughnn Houso, at Enton Rapids, that was rocently burned, will bo robuilt nt a cost of ,000, ot —I'he big marsh botweon St. Johns and Ovid was rocontly burned, and abont 200 tons of hay woro destroyed. 8o’ rapld was the progress of tho flamea that men at work on the marsh with toams wero obliged to run for life, Loss $1,600, INDIANA. Luthor Denson, notod a8 tho reformed dennk- ord and great Weatorn tomperanco lecturar, bo- iug upoun tho cvo of dopartura to fultilt numer- ous cagagonmonts in Now York, Maino, and Masa- nohusetts, became Intoxicated at Richmond, Tnd., on Salurday night. —At o danco on Fridny night Jast Willinm Beatty and John Hine, both residing noar War- saw, got into o disputo about a stolen whip, They ngreed to sottla tho difliculty outslde.” Hine knooked Boatty down bwico, nfter which Deaity drew o inifo and stabbed Hino soven {lmes, cansing sorious, if not fatul, wounds, ~Snturday night an old wannamed Bosrdsloy, aged T4, who ‘s cauvassing Fort Wayno for Binyan's works, dropped dead at Lfs boarding- place. o was from Connocticut, and bed uo friouds in Fort Wayno. rovided at 0 suflrago oo, Two womon stolo £600 worth of silks from Osborn, Kenshay & Co's dry-goods store at Columbur, on Triday, by the suonllmng plan, By tho uso of tho tolograph, 8srah Albert and ary Lllis wore arrosted Saturdny at Logans- port, Ind., and the goods wera recoverod. Tho women oscaped from an oflicer, however, while enting brealtfast ab o hotel. —Stephon Whoolor, o farmer liviog 4 miles from Perrysburg, was accidentally shiot and dan- gerously wounded on Saturday, whilo picking up corn in bis cornfleld, by & boy who wag hunting quail, Hia recovery is doubtful, —Tho Assignea of Willard 8. Hickos, of Mana- fleld, hos lenrned that cortain pereons, baving obtainod possession of cortain sharcs, 100 in number, of sloeping-car stock, are trying fraud- ulontly to dispose of the same, and has notitied the transfor-agonts not to- trausfor any stock standing in tho name of Mary Jano Hickox or Willard 8. Hickox. 1t would bo well for all par- tiea to take notico, Tho certiflcato is supposed to bo No. 261 Woodra¥ nlno[iing-cru- stock. —Aaron Ritenhouse, of Wooster, ngent for thao Wilson awlus;-mnchlno. was found dead in lis stabloabout 12 o'clock Baturday night, with two revolvor-shota in his right tomple, Tho Corouer's jury rendered o vordict of death from au unknown hand. MISSOURL. The closing work of the campaign at Kansss City is vory spirited. The Democracy aro very activo and firm in tho contest. Meotings aro beld in all the wards, and tho strongest faith felt in o signal Democratio triumpls ou Tucsday. An immenso outdoor mosting is to bo held to- day in tho Public Square as a fitting wind-up for tho campaign-work, ‘The eclty will not poll ns maoy votos a8 usual for either tioket. —The conductors’ excursion arrived at Kanans City from St. Louis Saturday. 'The party eamo a8 guests of the Missonri Paclfio Road, aud go through to Donver over tho Kansas Pacific na tho gnests of that road, An invitation hns beon issued tho ofiicinls of tho St. Louis, Kansng City & Northern Railroad to the party to retwrn to 8t. Louis by that rond. MINNESOTA. The Wells & Mankato Railroad was comploted on Saturday, makiog a uew routo from tho Laust to 8t, Paul vin T.aOrosso. —William James, of 8. Charles, Winona County, died on Snturdey from lockjaw, caused by & threshing-machine accident. CASUALTIES, A Tugz Upset in Lalke Erie, Special Dispateh to The Chicago Trivune, Dernorr, Mich,, Nov, L.—Tbo tug ITavorito was upseb in an unceromonious manuer last night 5 miles froru tho river out on Lake Erie. Bho was towing tho achoonor William Koelly, whan a suddon aréunll took the echooner with such violence as to immedintely upset the tug. All handy wero saved oxcopt the cook, Eliza Monroe, Dica from Exposure, Special Dispateh to The Chicaao Tridune, Quixcy, I, Nov. 1.—On Fridoy last a man named John Williams, of Millport, Mo., came to this city with & load of rye. Aftor disposing of Ius grain ho drank frooly at soveral saloona, end toward night wandored down tho rivor a fow miles below tho city, where he was found dend yeatorday morning by the roadside. As the night was cold, he iz supposed to have dled from oxposuro, Vessel Foundereds Special Inspateh to The Chicaao 7'ribune, Ponr Iunoy, Mich, Nov,1.—The propeller Alagkn roports o veusel foundered, with all hands, on Saginaw Bay. The particulara could not bo learned, s tho propellor did not stop, —_— FIRES. Large Amount of Charcon! Destroved. Speciat Dispateh to The Chicago T'ribune, InoxroN, O., Oct. 81,—Tho charcoal in the stock-houso of tho Vesuvius furnace took fire yesterdny, burning until midnight, when the hands succeeded in covering it up. Loss, $10,000. MEora Forest Fires, Special Dispateh to Phe Chicayo Tridune, Rosseny, Ky, Nove 1L.—This morning two boys sol tive Lo & log to eme'ic out a skunk, Tho firo spread through tha woods b the edgo of town, Beveral citizons turned out and fougut the firo all the afterncon, and havo stopped it at tho lower ond of tho town, bub it is spronding in tho woods nhovo town, - Partios from back in Kentueky sny tho woods for 30 miles bek are on tiro, and o groat deal of damuge is being dono, Cixcrsnat, Nov, 1—The flres in the forosts iu Obio nre reported abating, Danger to the town of Summit, Ind., I8 roported to-night from tho forest fires i that vicinity, OBITUARY. _ Ex«~Gov. Throop, of Now Xori, Avnunx, N, Y., Nov. 1L.—Ex-Goy. Enos T. Throop dicd at Willow Brook this aftornoon, W H, I, Shinn, of Golumbus, 0, Covvuus, O, Nov. 1,.—W. IH. I, Bhinn, o prontinent Pan-Iaadlo Rallrond oficlal of thiy city, died this morning of cousumption, Ilis funeral will take place Tnesday, when tho rail- road oftices and warohouses will be closed, ol ek o Aee e PACIFIC COAST ITEMS, Bax Fnaxcisico, Col,, Nov. L—Giov, Sunford finvu the stalies wou by Ocoidont to Budd Doblo, - biw driver, Willlam Johns, ono of the men injured in the Belcher fivo, died last night. Iatrick Kolly was found dead in the ruins. He Ind neon suffo- cated, Tho funorals take placo to-duy. Sy SALE OF GOLD. gitiyaToN, D, ., Nov, 1,—Tho Becrotary of thz\v'?‘mx ury hios dircetod the Assistant Uroasur- or ub Now Vi to soll #600,000 in gold cach “Churadsy durig tho month of Novembor, The agprogute will be 52,000,000, el (iront oxcitement {a caused in German musieal clrolos by tho rumor that the Minlutry of Publie Tustruction n Baden Intonds Lo funnd o ** ithone iedu Muslend Academy ¥ In Wiosbudon, It is ro. portod that Mumo. Jenny Lind, hior huabuud, Hore Qo Goldschmidt, and tho violnist, Prof, August Wilheln], have already givon i thele ndhesion to tis subeine, wnd Juachim Kall aud alme, Belmmanu take greut intorest in the uow foun- dation, OREIGN. Don Carlos to Iold an Importani Conforenco on French Soils The Difficulties in the Way of Commer- cial Treaties with Roumania Continue. The Porte Insists that the Treaty of Paris Must Bo Maln- tained. ROUMANIA. TIN COMMERCIAL TREATIS, Lospon, Nov, 2.—1ho Times' correapondent at Constantinoplo tolographs that the difonitics In tho way of tho foroign powera which nock to make commorclal trontics with Ronmania indo- peudently of the Porto continue. THE TREATY OF PARIS, Tho Turkish Ambassadors at 8t. Potorsburg, Derlin, and Vionns have hoon fustructed that tho Tienty of Laris must bo mnintalued. Should it bo violated in this caso, the signatory powors will be I\Epmhd to. I, howovor, Rouninnin will subnlt tho question to the Porto, o satlsfactory promigo i{s probablo. —— SPAIN. WANT TO STOF VIGUTING, Mapnip, Nov, 1.—It s nuserted that severnl loading Carlists waited on Daon Carlos at Toloss, and roprosculod to him that it is usoloss to con- iinuo tho war, DON CARLOS TO LOLD A CONFERENOE. Tho Iberia lws iutelligenco thut Don Carlos intonds to hold au important couforonco on Troncl torritory, and exprosses tho hopo that tho Fronch authorities will provont it. MUTINY. Tho dotnchments under Gen. Estaban, sta- tionod at Granollers, mutinfod last weok, ~ Iho Oaptain-General of Barcelonn sent a strong foreo to restoro order, and soveral mntineen woro shot, Tho Cantonalists aro accused of tampering with tho army, CARLISTY DEFEATED, Gon. D'Espujol lina dofeated the Carlists undor Cucaln, near Maeatrazza, Tho insurgents lost 120 in the fight, Seosage s GERMANY, TIE RLIOHSTAG ORGANIZED, Berury, Nov. 1.~—1ho Roichstag orgnnized yestorday by electing Forkenbock President, aud Btauflouborg and Lacnol, Vice-Prosidents, AN INVESTIGATION, Loxpoy, Nov. 2.—1he Prussian authorities aro investigating tho circumatances of tho publica- tion of the officiul “correspondeuco botween Bu~ low and von Arnim, O —— FRANOE. A DONAPATIOT ELECTED, Pans, Nov. 1.—~Tho sccoud eleotion for mem- bor of tho Assombly in Pasdo Calais wos held to- dny. Rolurns nearly complota give 3, Delisso Lngrand, Donnpartist, 77,000 votes, aud If. Brnomo, Ropublican, 67,000, LSBT ROCAEFORT s cstiblishod s publishiug offico of tho Lanterne in Borno, Switzerlaud. —_— ITALY, ANNUITY ¥OR GARIDALDI. Narres, Nov, 1.—The municipality of Naplos propoao to {endor to Gon. Garlbaldi an annuity of §6,000. —_—— RAILROAD N; BUITE AGAINET RAILROADS IN 10WA, MUZCATINE, Ia., Oct, U1, 1874, To the Editor of The Clucugo Tridine - Bin: Thore Lins been u cago on trial befors the Circnit Court of luscatino County tonding to oxomplify tho law's dolay. I'ho case I rofor to i that of John Artz, of the Town of Bloscow, in this county, versus the Rock Island & Vacific Itailrond Company. ‘Tho plaintifl pleads that, April 14, 1870, hio was run into by Lhe mail-train passing through the "own of Moscow at o high 1ato of spced ; that tho cmployes of tho Coin- pany noglacted to nso the ususl precautions of ringing tho bell or blowing the whistlo, otc., ow- ings to which cauges his Wagon was demolished, and be himself so injured that his leg Lad to be amputated, ete., ote. On tho frst trial, in 1871, tho jury roudered a vordict of $5,000 damnges agaiugt the Compauy, which verdiot was set aside by tho Supremo Court on the plen that **Lhe faots did wot warrant tho verdict of tho jury.” On tho mecond lrial, the Judge, in chargiog the jury, ueed tho word material in conncetion with tho injurics sustained by tho plaintiff; and, owing to that word being intro~ ducad, the Bupromo Court set tho verdict aside; and hencae this presont trial, being tho third timo that this county lLus been put to the oxpense aud troublo of trying a caso that should have been ended by tho ilrat trial, Somo two or three years siuce, a man named Paine brought suit ngainst the samoe Company sor & liko injury sustained on the Wintorsot Branch of thut road. Tho case was tried in Central Towa, before Judgo Mitchell, aud {ho jury gave o verdict of 38,000 for tho plaintiff, when the Judgo sot tho verdict aside. It was afterwards brought before Judge Maxwoll, of tho Distriet Court, wheu tho jury gave n verdict of 310,000 daranges ngainst the Company. An appeal waa taken to tho Bupremo Court, and that body roversed the dicision of tho Court be- low, thus giving the caso to the Ruilrond Com- pauy, Thero 18 a similar caso in Des Moines Conuty, with liko results, Mr.” Artz's cnso was ably managed by his counsol, D, O, Cloud (suthor of the now work, **blonopoles and tho I'eople”). He ashed a verdict of the jury for $10,000- damages, The Jury has fust returned a verdict for 7,100 for the plaintifl, Who defondauta Liave given notlce that thoy will carry tho case up to tho Supreme Court again by motion for arreal of judgmout, DECISION UNDER THE POTTER LAW. Correspondence of The Chicano 7'ribune, Manisox, Wis,, Oct. 81.—Justico Lyon propar- ing tho opinion, the Bupreme Court te-duf ron- dered o decision 1n n case under tho Pottor lawy,— Ackloy vy, tho Milwaukeo & St, Paul Iiailrond Company, appealed from the Milwsukee Cirenit Court,—which allirmed tho validity of eald law regulating railronds. Other points involved hav- ing been decided fn the Stato ivjunction suit agaiust tho railroads, the one remaining heing as to tho division of chnrges betweon tho roads,— froight having been taken ovor two ronds,—the Chicago & ~Northwestern and tha Chicago, Afilwuukoo & St. Paul,—it was hold that the luw govo no right to ono road to absorb all the pay for transportation, but it should bo fairly divided between tho rouds. —_— '‘The Women of Schorndorf, From the Aldine, In the southwentorn portion of Gormany is tho Viilage of Bcehorndorf, Although now little more than 4 moro postul etation, it way formerly oue of tho strongest fortitled towns-of Northorn Bwabia, and tho pride of the beautiful valley of the Rtems, After the treaty of Wenlvhnlln, whon the Bishopries of Metz, Tul, and Yorduu wore ceded to Fiance, tho iden entored fnto the French mind to search carofully through the publio records for tio nates of all towns und cities which dur~ iug any formor period hnd been tho proporty of elthior of tho thros Bishopries, nud to domand thom from Germany us a portion of the rightful spoils, Although this prepostorous domaud fail- ed to bo presontod in 1ls oviginal shapo, it led to a sorios of nggressiony which flaally enlinlusted in that devastation of tho Puls in 1688 and 1680 by the TFrench srmioy under the direotion of Mouiclas und Melue, Manuneim, Rastast, Baden, IHoidelberg, and many othor placos, wero mivoudy in ruinw, and the Freueh forces were wpldly advaneing toward tha boundaries of Swabin, thefs thival for robbory and destruction incrcasing with overy slop, ‘Iho Govornumieut of Wurtemburg, in tho hopa 1 tho towns of of enviyg Stuttgart, delivore Northeru Swabm into tho eneny's hunds, sidiho only fortiflcation which hud nof beou dostroyed by the Fronch traops was that of Schormdorf, to which the peaplo luolied ns to & last hopo, ‘The Fronel comuundor eut conildontly in his cump ab Baslingren, loyivg plos for his” winter quurters in Wurtembury, he Jtoyal Commission- ars had nlrendy left Btuttgart to givo orders to Hehorndor! to fliug apen ity gates to the Invading host, und the Trouch guvo litils Lioed (v thiy last stronghold of the Wurtembury Gavernmsnt, so nuro wore thoy of its speedy surrondoer, Dut oxuctly at this point wan tho fuvading wrmy to meot it chieek ; for within the walla of Beliorns dort was s debormined man, and, whut was still moro itportunt, o dotermined womnn | 4'ho mu wa the comuunder of tho forilfiea- tions, Votor Krammbuar, Alhongh o I 10 coived (o Royul coumnnd Lo mako & slight sl of rosigtanoe, und thon surrendor tho vity, hio re- Tuted Lo oboy, At length ' upoelal messenger appeared from ting that tho TFronch commandor 1ven ordors to burn tho Roynlresidonoe, and mmodiato possession of the oity, unloss tnko Hchorndorf complicd with the domaiids mado tpon it. But, iu spita of all demnuds and ordors, Krammhanr romainod firm, 1%o lad strongth- onod his forcos by drawing i Jargo numbors of patriotic villupors from tho surrounding country, and was dotorimtnod Lo hold out until thi Imporial army arrived. But troachory and cowardica woro Ho rampant m the highest places, that Krumm- hanr found his strength growing lows nnd loss. At lougih ho sinmoned s mooting in the Town- Iinll of all tho officinls and leading 7 mon, to con- sult upon the Tnuulblllly of & continuad defenso, Frau Kunkolin, the wifc of tho Mayor of the clty, was a tall womnn of shout G0 years, whosa word wos Inw with all the womon In°8chorndort. Qf o fitm, upright charactor, sho hed made hor- dclt univorsally beloved and rospooted. 1lor patriotism was of that kind which allows nathing to stand in [ts path, but saerifices everything to tho beloved country. Bho suspected that tho voico of tho Oty Fathera would bo for surron- der, and, seerotly following thom to the counell lull, sho hid herself to listou. As sho had foared, tho patriotic dotermination of Poter Kraminhaar was overrulod, and the city doomed to fall liko ita riutem, Fran Kunkelin rushed wildly from tho hall, Sonding messongers through the town, aho sum- moned all tho womon to assemblo bofors hor, armed with whatever thoy could Iny hands on. Wo Lave not lnid up richos for thess raseally TFronchmen to livo and grow fat on,” said_sho, +*aud Btuttgart will sco that Schorndor? will nof gn humbloddn tho dust, like Tubingon snd As- o An army of womon wos soon- nssemblod. Armed with every concolvable woapon, from g broomatick to a word, they prcmmtu.‘y & vory sirango appearance. ‘Then, with Fran Kunkelin at their hond, they marched to tho 'Town-Hall, oud broka in upon the solemn couclavo of their husbands, Frau Iunkelin, advancing toward the nstonished City Falhors, monde thom a speoch, in which she called upon them to protect their homes, closlug with these words, addrossed to lior husband bimself: “I will Lill you with my own hand if you ack the part of a traitor,” Aftor nunouncing thelr intontions, tho women proceeded to tako possession of tho Town-Iall, and, organizing thomaelves into companies, Lold striet guard over tho gatos of tho city. Tor two dazs and threo vights the town remained in the hauds of tho women, the City Fathers * on pain of doath,” being compelled to obey their com- mands. Meauwhilo, Poter Krummbnar was asgisting tho womon fn evory way. TLivery mio- ment was a stop toward saivation, for the Im- perinl remy was rapidly appronching. Tho moral cifect, too, of thiy patriotio nprising of the wom- en wns immonso, and tho wholo country, which had been cowed down with nbject terfor, rose with ono record to sava tho Fathorland, _The horoino of Schorndorf, Frau Kunlkelin, lived many years aftor the uptising of the women took place, and, it is enid, rolated tho bislory to a goadiy number of grandchildren aud great- sraudchildron. —————— TILE GREEK 1'O0L, A Collcction of Amcient Grecian Fae coti, Prof. Alfred Eberhard, of Berlin, bas made n collection of anciost Graok facotie—u kind of Jent-bools of old storiey, **bulls,” aud practical Joken—from the Greek authors. A writor in Llackicood's Magazine gives n ukateh of tho con~ tonts of the volino, andfrom this we take the following cntortaining passages, quits wacrant- ing the author's remark: “or rich aud rave de- velopment of dowuright, inconseccutive, unrea- soning absurdity of folly, commend us to tho Greek fool | * “Not nfowof the absurditiosof which tho Greol: simploton {8 gailty wiil bo found to arise from imperfect dofinitiou of tormy, Ambigaity ig induced by his taking in ono sonso what wos #ald in nnother, or by his refusal to accept u plain statoment, uvdor the tompting oncouragaes ment of # verbal fallncy whick ocenrs to hum. An oxnmple of the former is to be found in tho capital story about a water-proof cupe, which the Grecks called ‘birrus.” ¢\ man said o & fool,’ #Lond mo a capo just o fleld's-longth,” T cah Iend you one," lio wlfliud. “ ronching s for o8 tho oukle; but I hnven't ono o fiold's-longth,'” Itis obvious that tha ono understood the word ‘length’ ag rolating to fect and incnos, the other a8 having reforonco to timo measuro- ment. Tho other cao may bo illuatrated by s story of n foolish™ traveler given by Iierocles, whose equipago came to stand-still becauso the mules wero too tired to go farther, Upon tho drivor's wuloosing them for o littlo rest, on finding thomeolves froed from tho yoko, thoy took to runming away, *Knave,” said Scholesticus to the driver, ¢ don't you seo that tho mules are running? It's tiae vehicle which is in fault, and too tired to run,’ (* Philogelog,’ Nos, 99, 100). Not very unliko this story, in the ambiguity arising from two aspocts Of the sumo object” beiog contomplated by thio interlooutors, is that of tho Abderite who wus going to sull o pitcher that was bereft of ita ours, Whon asked why ho Lad removed thess, be replied, ‘In_order thet the pitcher may not run away when it hears that it bas been sold.’ **1t would seem from tho annals of Boholasti- cun that the contemplation of {wins wns o vory froquont trap to catch aod bowray fools, On ouo occuzion, happening to o in compnay with persons who wero remurking the wondorful likeness batween two twin brothers, the worlhy whoso romarks wo are_chionicling delivered him- solt of tho obscrvation : ¢ This one’s not so ex- actly liko that as that ono's liko this. But snch profundity and show of subtloly doos ot scem to bave eharacterized our friond in hus actual in- tercourse with twins, for we read in Hiorocles n I’OM about him which repests itsolf in man onguages: ‘Uno of twin brotheradied; o fool, moeting the wurvivor, accosted lim thus: *Was it you thet dicd, or your brother 2”° Tho question recalls ot onco a similar ono addroseed, soys gossip, by a certain Lord-Mayor of bluudeting notoriety, to s fontlonan who Liag lind tho small-pox twice: *Did it prove fatal’ e inquired, ‘tho first time or the sccond?’ As to twins, n littlo smbiguity of speoch is not necessarily proof positive of folly, Not very long sinco wo read 1n o lattor of somie twina who, when they woro babios, were always getting mixed 5 but one of them was drowned early in lifo, and the survivor used to sny, *Nobody would ever toll whetlier it was me or my brothor, *I always kunow, was tho nmwve conclu- sion of tho secount given by one of those in- toresting . individuals, * what n sourco of con~ stunt confusion lio and his twin brother were to tho nurses, houscraids, and schoohnastors,” *¢ Anothor and wider flold, as might bo renson- ably expected, for tho display of our hero’s tulont, or want of it, may be designated that of mal & propoes. In porfeet good Tuith and honent gravity the simploton utters sontencos meant for compliments ; though, if tukon in their natural intorprozation, thoy might convoy an ill-wish or a dircot ailront, “Some of thesd spocches have thoir modorn countorpurt, and are ot confined to tho znnals of tho Gresk Yomfool. Tho Duchess, for oxamplo, who in the innocency of her heart told George Il ‘bow much #ke ghould like to sc0 a coronation,’ way wot have passed in- her day for on absolute simploton, especinlly T sho wad pretty ; and yet, thoro was littlo too chooso botween Lor wisdom nnd that of Scholnstious, who, when his fathor-in-law, meoting him on his return from foreign travel, mquired after bis fellow-teavelor, vopliod : *‘L'hank you, he's vory woll, and in_ capital spirits, for ha's burlod Lis wifo's fughor.' “L'horo 18 uo ronson to doubt thut #ilioh an suswor muy have hoen mudo, for we ara eopnizant of o well-uttostod incidout of o oall upon newly-wadded folks, in the course of which one of the visltors, going through the compli- ments and formalitios of tho custumary calie and wino, lifted his gless toward the bridegroom and snid thut ho hoped ho shoukl often hnve to wish him health and happinoss on a_similar oc eagion, This vory roply, in truth, is tho sub- stanco of tho seventy-second of the facotie of Hiorocles in Iberhard's collection, whoro the unconscious jokor ¢ hopos often to colebrato the same fonst, “und alwave ss prosperously.’ In somo exumples of this wlly kind of specol, tho el s propos is broadencd iuto an uninton- tional dlsvogurd of fihal plevy,—aw, for iustanco, whon our fool, whon lis sged father was in oxtrumis, invited his friends to atlond ou the worrow with gurlnmde, as for his funeral, On the morrow tho friends arrived, and findiug tho old wan not dend, but soiwewha botter, wera notwrally voxed at havingcome on ufool's crrand, But their vidder's politonesy—tho oifupring of cuucolt und foolishuoes—was equal to tho ocea- sion, *X, Loo,' Lo snid, ‘um ashumed at your wuste of timo, and love's labor lost ; but bring thy gurfinds to-worrow, and wo'll bury him, be ho how ho muy.” It was a parity reasoning, or of nureasoi, which way manit. iU by the Abdorite's son Jn tho wamo collustuu (o) 153), who, huvivg busne his doceased fulbor, ns tho Inw difceted, ran into tho houro, where his motls- or luy sick, und sald to hor, *Ihere's stiil a littlo wood over'; if you're ugrecablo, and its fensihio, eomo und lio burnt with tho eame fuol! 1o lost sight of hin filinl piety in & ouo-sided group of the iden of *meking one job of Bo, indeadl, it in 1 many ot thevo exhbitions; the dominant id s erushos overy othor outof the narow uppie tory of tho aumshkull. Beholustions, we™ nro toll” elsowhore, wiud writiog to Nis fathor from Athove, *aud pluming himeolt on Dis progross m rhoetorlo und eloontion, to nequire 1 bo hied boen sent thither, 110 added this paraztspies CAnd T opray, wir, that, on retusne y L ma stind yewa dofondnng on o eapi- o, that Lz ate my oratory in yeur doe Thiv 15 worthy of {ho liish horeos stonlor, who, whon 0'Connoll had obtained his acquittal, oxclaimod, in the oxuboranco of his fmlltudn, Och, counselor! 1've no way hers 0 llyfu\k your honory but I wish's I saw yon knocked down in my own parish,—wonlda't I bring a faction to tho rosous ¥ It ought to be Jmmrr'l, however, that, on oceastons, tho Greok fool waa Lho fathor, and not tho #on, and that his mal Dr‘lo‘)nn Was 08 unparontal as tho othor's wos unfilinl, A fool's sou, on baing sant to tha warg, bragged that hie would como back with tho tiend of ono of {ho enemy, ‘Gaod!’ sald the old simploton; “‘but, oven if T seo yon como lioma twifhout o lead, T ghali bo thapke ful und dolighted.’ " Bat, 'lo' judgo’ from those facotim, & twiat or a narrowness m the brafn is apt to provolto tho oddest contro-tom and ro« criminations botweon son and sire, f:,‘ ous cago, fgrown-up son, boiug twittod by hig father with having a child to maintan, and’advised to Lill it becauso the expenso foll bractieally on the old pntormmflin«, afforded a fina illusiration of the tib for tab' In & fool's mouth, whon ho rotort~ ed, *Just yon kil your own children, and then adviso mo to destroy my little ongl® Anotler, Living an alterention willy his father, ‘gaid g him, to erown ‘all, Bnso varlot! don't you ey how you have wronged mo ?—for, it you hadn't beon” horu and stood in tho way, I should haye como into my grandfatier’s monoy.” Wo are ro- minded of the’ Irish clorgyman who, notielng sanong tho portraits of tho Scoltish Kings in Iolyrood Palaco ona of youthful uppearance,whilg his Bon was dopicted ag old, nnd 23 having o vone grablo beard, excletmed, Iu wondorment, “Bancte Marlnl 18 it hossible that thin gontloman wasan old man when his fathor was bon ?* In tho nylngn oud doings of somo of Hioro. fi‘ru:u ;:’::I'll;afi ‘l‘b]r‘:loln(xlcnl out n‘llm, tnu}er fl:m:l son atiled for o degrao in daft Witness the rollmvm;': illfilmm‘é:o‘A !uol'sni?x; wad plaging ot hall, Tho ball foll into 8 woll. Young “Topefal hant over it, naw his own shudow, aud domanded the ball of it. When no auswer was mado, ho complainod to his fathor thut tho boll was not given back, Thoroupon tho fathor stooped down, and, addrossing his shadow, expostulnted: “ Cono, mnstor, you give my eon his ball buck " * (No. 93). Wo havo no it dox, Liowevar, of the statoof the Cunyenn {ather’s intellect whose daft won, being condomned to death in hiy fathor's nbsonce, besougnt nall tho lookers-on, ou the way to oxeoution, uot to toll 'his father, for ho would certainly beab him to death if he heard of it. ‘Teach” him to know bettor next timo, sir; tench him to know boblor next fime,’ was tha moral reflection in our hearing, of & half-witted otd mun, whon told of the hanging of n cortain murderer, In noue of the Greok Jacetic that we have mot do wo find any case of fraternal affection wo puzzle-honded a5 that doveloped by tho Irishman who enlisted in the Soventy-(ifth Regimont in order to bo near his brother in the Boventy-sixth, ** A grand commonplace of the fool in his folly 18 tho category of ¢ aleop and dreams.’ Tha head that can baroly carry ano ideaata timols in- capable of distinguisling waking sights and thoughts from those of sleep. Thus o man mot 4 fool, ns wo read in Hiorocles, and said to Inm, *Biv Llockhond, I saw and spolts to you in my sleep I’ * A thousand pardons,’ was ‘his reply 3 ¢ I was 60 busy I didu't hoar you.! In liko mane ner, oo ono snid to another simploton, ¢ Da- meas, Igew you hiero, three days back, ' in my drorns.’ ¢ You lio ! o ropliad ; ¢ I ywas in the country.' Tiis braiu scoms to ignoro the disting- tious of waking and sleoping, whother it bo to paiveny aud confute auother, or to muke the best of o bad bargain, a8 in the follows ing inatanco of an Abderito: This worthy dreamed ho wag unlhug a aucking-piv; for which he acked 100 penco. Homo one bid Wim 603 ho stoutly rofueed, and, in Lis enorgy, woko up. ~ As pig and money ware aliko denied to bis waking sighit, ho speedity closed his cyes agein, and. exe tonding his palm, said to tho drenmland bidder, *Well,"wall, lots bavo tha G0P' A very odd story 1s told'in tho Afty-sixth joko of tho colioo- tions boforo us, of greator longth than thoss Josts comwonly are, and Jooking more like cutting from {uble-lore, auch ns M. Minas might linve introduced into them by mistake, We citait iutlus plnco becauso sleop has its purk in ity mud tho fool's confusion aud blundoring are connected with it, thougli not go directly as in the abovo instances ; *Scholasticus, s bald- ato, and n barber, wera traveling togother, l]rl?ting ina desert thoy agroed each Lo keop swake for four hmm{l and ‘to wateh tho baggtago in turn, It fell to tho barber s lot to watch frst, and'he, baing o wag, played {ho foolish follow tho trick of ehnving his hond bofore waoking him at the end of Lis watoh. _Arouced from his #000z0, tho fool Legan to rub his heud, and, fludin; that it was bald, seid to bimuolf, “This barber’s 2 poor Rood-for-naught, for, by mintake, hio has awake ened the bald-prto instead of me.” " — T FIGHT IN A THEATRE, A Man’s Face Poundcd Almost Be youd ccognition — 6 R2INY Y Bde wards) Snaguiuary Encounter with ¢ Ciddler? Neary, F'rom the New York Sun, Oct, 31, Thoy hod » spectaclo on_the Bowery stago Ingt might. A play eallad “ Lifo in Now Yorl " had becn sdvertised for the occasion of *¢ Billy Ldwnnde' bonefit, with o sparring match botweon Ldwards and * TFiddler " Neary. On Thursday Noary smd thot he would not attend, and “Datey ™ Hogan was substituted in his stoad. ‘The thaatro was pucked from pit to dome. On tho stage wero Arthur Chambors, Mike Coburn, Johuny Anrons, George Siler, Bill Clack, Harry” Hill, ond o crowd of others of the * profession.” Xidwards stopped to tha {footlights and said that a8 Neary was not in tho houso he would put on the gloves with Hogan, At this an\? Jjumped from bis scat in tho gallery and shouted that ho was *“on hand” and was not afraid of Bdwards. , pomn down, theu,” said Edwards, “ and lot's 8eo,"” Neary descondod to the Btage amid adeafoning shout, and stripped for o fight. Both men were oxcited, and it wos ovident that they “ meant business,” The stiege was surrounded by polico« nien, and others wese stationed in difforcnt parts of tho house. A riot scomed imminent. Old ' BIll " Tovao atoppad forward and tried ta pacie {y tho excited crowd, nud called for fair play. At length the combatants stepped toward tho foote lights nnd shook handw, smi Iingugjrimly. At the word * time™ tho horculean * Fiddlor® aimed o blow with & fist liko a sledzo-hammer. Xdwards stepped aside and strack Neary o foar= ful blow on tho sido of tho faco, The men then closed, and a terrifio round. onded with the fall of both, with Edwards uppermost. Six rounda followed, both pugilista fighting m carnest. “Tho ‘* Fiddler,” finding his antagonist moro akills ful than bimyelf, stopped sparcing aftor tho 8o~ ond round, and sought only to throw Edwards, deponding upon Lis own suporior physiqus, A6 length ho grow dosperate, and Inid himeel? opon to the flerco nssaults of his advernary, who kept caol, waiting for his chanco, Livory round ended with o fall, 2nd gix times out of "tho sevon tho “Tiddler” was under, Whon tho mon fell thoy atrugglod desporately, rolling ovor aud over, ntriking savagely, unfil the “asports™ on the stage hud to @leongago thom. The contostants allowed oach othor Lurdly avy time, but alnost as suon as sepnrated renewed ‘the fight. ‘Cho admiring orowd aroso from thoir seats en maseo, aud shonted thoms selves hoarse, Lofore the ond of the 1ifth round the “Tidaler's” face was battorod almost past recoguition, and tho blood, whioh flowed frecly from his nose, waa spattered over Edwardn, At the oud of tho ovonth round Neary *throw up tho spongo,” and the spoctators on tho staga lifted 1dwards to their shonlders, and _carried him to tho *‘liew.” 1o was loudly called for, Tor sovoral minutes tho uproar was so grout that ho could not make himself heard. Whon it ouded, ho walked to the front, and, panting for breatl, sald; ** Gentlemen, { hopo this will bea losson' to Mr. % TFiddlor™ Neary; and the nest timo ho promises to put on tho gloves with we I guoss bo will keop his word.” P —_— Fish, Seth Groon, pisciculturist, whila exhibiting a tank of finh in publio rocently, mado a fow roe warky on tha nature and Lubits of those animnls; nud roferring 1o tho mooted quostion, ** Do tish hear # unywered cmphatioally in the negative, T'o domonstrata his opinion, Ku uskol tho baud to arrango themeolves in close proximity to the tauks, nud blow thoir londest blagt. Titis thoy did, bul not ouo of the multitudo of {lshes ntirrod o fin, 0lr, Green then said that, althougl {ish woro thus unsuseeptiblo to sound, they wora keen of vision, and sensillvo of tho siightest Jar, Toillusirato tho Iatter point ho tnpth on tho bottom of ona of tho tront-tanka witl onough foreo to causca slight vibration In the water, when overy jnwato of the tank dartod oft like u flasl, e Tha work which Mr. I . Baucroft, of San Trneloco, is preparing on tha “ Nativo Races of the Lucitle Stalos ™ in to consist of five yolumos, of wiich the firat will whorcly ba published by the Appletous, It will bo rather a culnylluuon than wn original work, embodying all that waa Iearnt by tho flvat Jinropeans who camo to tha vountry o regard Lo e aboriginal peoplos by wlueh it wan inbabited, aud will comprise o vast wimount of uniqua tnfovmation of un sthnologis cal, hiatorioal, nud blographion! charactor, It ix {:l‘uuumd {0 advunge 1o theary or spooulation, ut only to present in ovder au acourate oxbibl. tion of ‘facts whiolt hithorto have boen seattered through thousands of volumes in ull lavgangos, My. Euneroft, with thie ald of w numorous corpy ol nesletants, hos epent fifteon yoars in propur ing tho woik,