Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 26, 1874, Page 8

THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1874 e e e e R e e e e e o o o SOCIAL EVILS. Two Remarkable Onses of Abortion of Recent Occurrence, A Terrible Butchery in Towa, (he Victim a Lady in High Standing, Belle Werts’ Sin, and Its Awful Consequences. The Daily Record of Crime, THE 10WA BUTCHERY. From the Dubuque Times, Dec, 25, Hampton, a thriving vitlage of betwoen eoven and eight bundred inbabitants, (he county-seat of Franklin Couuty, located about 140 miles wost of this place, is in u condition of fronzied excite- mont over tho wost barbarous and brutal mur- dor over heard of, Tho victim was a Mrs. M. A, Ivos, ono of the loadivg and most rospocted la- dica of the town and county. Sho wasa mem- her in good standing of tho Baptist Church, and hor husband at tho last clection wns chosen Clork of the Distriot Court for Franklin Cou Mrs, Ivos wna found to boin the condition which, according to Byron, *‘all Iadics lovo to bo who love thor lords,” Whothor this was sntis- factory to the lady or not, can now probably novor bo known, Cho nart borne by the lusbaud in connection with tho affair 1 in dispute, The Hampton Recoraer says plainly that **he pro- cured a physician to produce nh abortion on his wifo." His own sworn statement botoro tho Coronor's jury wag: *‘Idid not know that an aboition would bo produced when Hurd was called, ar that that was tho intontion,” The physiclan involved is Dr. J, 8, Hurd, for many years a resident of Chapin, Franklin Couaty, a practitioucr of much moro than ordi- nary medical knowledge and surgical sxill, but of fitemperate babits. Tho story of thowe'who make the husband the primo instigatorin the affair js, thot on Tuesday evaning last, about 10 o'clock, Mr. Iveswent in search of Dr, Hurd, and found bim in o saloon in Hamptou, 8o deoply under tho influenco of liquor ns scarcoly to know what ho was doiug, of courso utterly unfit for any duty counected with g profession ; aud that Ives lod him by the arm to his (Ives’) honse, telling him on thé way what was wanted of bim. After rencblns{) tho houso, Ives roturned to tho Lotol where Dr, Hurd was stopping, and pro- cured s suigical instrument to be used in pro- ducing an abortion. Ives, however, swenrs it was only to the Doctor's wagon that ho went for the fostrument, At tho Coroner's inquest, Dr, J. B. Galer testi- fled 08 follows: ** I havo seen the deconsed; saw hier Inst ovening; my first visit was yostordsy afternoon ; M. Ives refused to have anoxamina- tiou of the body, but wished mo to examino the contonts of the pail; I found them intestincs, neatly all the intestines in the human body, nearly 28 feet in length, togother with a child or fotus; tho child was somewhat mutitnted ; child wad about five months along. Tho next fimo 1 saw the body waa Jast ovening about 11 o'clock; I found all the intestines had been removed from tho body excopt about 2 feet of the largor in- teatines, also the posterior portion of the vagina was removed; tho Ieft arm of tho fetus wns taken off, and there were otlior Incerations; the evidonco would indicnte un abortion.” “Who jury brought fu & vordict * that Mrs, A. Ivcs camo to hior death on tho 1Gth day of De- cowmber, 1874, from the offects of o _provoked sbortion, commutted on her person by Dr. J. S. Hurd, hor husband,—M. A, Ives, being present snd haviug knowledge of the intonded abortion.* THAE BELLE WERTS OASE, Greenaburg, Ind,, (Dec. 23) Correspondence of the Crictinati Guselic, ‘Tho Deile Werta caee 18 peculisr, The further it progresses the more it gets mixed. As it stands at present, it presents two distinct phasgos in two diforent Statos. Tho Miamitown jury, in theirinquest on tho body of Belle Werts, found thas sho lind boen murdered by an abor- tionist, and itnplicated certain parties in the crime. It was, morcover, the opinion of four leading phyvicians, representing as many different villages in Hamiltou County, that an abortion had been procured, and an aggravated ouo at that. So much for tho Obio juquest and post-mortem. Tho Indiana jury and doctors, at tho inguest lLeld on the dead body of the sup- posed child of Belle Werts, arrived at differout conclusiond. 1t 18 the opinion of the two physi- cisng who made the exatination—one of whom (Dr. Hitt) nstlended the deceated woman and is implicated bt' tho Ohio jury—that there wus no aboztion at all ; that the child was born at tho patwal time, and was knocked ou tho head by somo person who wished to spare itself and its mother the rhame of public expos- ute. Dr. Liw testitled befora the jury thot Mrs, Cotherine Little told him that Lelle con- fessed to her that sho bad killed the child with n board, a8 soon ns it was born ; but ho expressod tho opinion to your correspondent that tlie mur- der of the child was not sccomplished by its - mother, but by or through the instrumeuntality . of Mis. Little. Tho jury rendered n vordict that tho child came to its death by violence, having ita skull crushed a3 the hands of some person or ‘poreons unknown to the jury, and that Catbor~ ino Littlo and Cherles Lattle Were nceessorios to tho crimo, Thoey also oxouerated Dr, Hitt from tho cbarge of abortion. DESPERATE TIGIT AMONG FIREMEN, Speciul Maputch to The Clicaao Y'7ibune, Br. Paur, Minn, Doc, 25.~A fire at 2 this motping destroyed Bruggermun’s old browery, unused, and the two-story framo lhouse and frumo barn belonging to Jacob Mainzor, on Oak sstroot, nenr tho hend of Ninth wtroet. Loss about $1,800. When Company No. 4 roturncd to thoir engine-houss, twouty or more wero drinking, * A desporate fight ensued, growing out of o standing quarrel betweon volunteer and pud members. Frank Gruber, o driver, was knocked down and stamped on. He is still bleeding from tho lungs, which were some way soriously injured. His brother George, not o membor of tho company, came _to his help aud was seriously puuished, Delaney, foreman, hnd his sculp laid open to the boue ovor the forchead from one tomplo to the other, and veeoived numerous othier wounds on the bead, face, aud noclkr. ‘Fhomas Nor, one of tho volunteors, wne soriously injured. Irank Gruber and Delaaoy aro so much hurt that fatal resulta aro feared. 'The othors are confined to bed by theiy injuries, Spaunors, motal knuckles, and cluby wore used freely, and tho wonder is tbat more were not seriously hurt. Iights hove occurred in this company beforo, and tho citi- zous complain that the Cuief of the Departmont should have before now reorganizod the com- pany. Unfortunately, under tue City Charter,. the volunteers have_ practically tho election of Chie! iu their hands. Liorts will bo made to amend the law go that the Chief will bo op- painted by the Mayor or elected Ly the Council ‘witlout nontination from the Department, SHOT BY A LOAFER, Spectal Lisputch to The Chicage Tribune, RusuviLry, Ind., Dec, 25,—Lovi Pea, nn bon- eat, hard-workifig man, who bas resided hore a number of years, was sliot Iato this aftornoon by CGioogge DMitler, a low follow, who came from Bhelbyville a few weeks elnco with two women of questionablo character. Lnst aight Miller shot st somo one, the ball etriing Pew's lttlo brothor on ono fingor. 'Milter and kis women started to roturn to Shel~ brvillu ou the local freight this oveuing, When ahout to entor the cers P’on, passing iu search of his borses, usked Miller if Do shot iy brother, Miller_ m ~ anawor drow a small rovolver at Pea.. Pen told him to put it up, but Miller advancod, s01zed Pen nronnd lhe noeic with his left arm, and fired Lwico, the fieat ball striklog Pea'y toot, and the seoond tak- ang offect ju_ the abdomen, 'The bull, ranging upiard toward tho bonart, struck tho point of tha storum, Drs. Swith and Spuriior succoeded in exiracting the ball. ‘The wound is painful, but not fatal, Miller was promptly wrosted and imprisoned, nud his trial sot for Mondny. YOUND GUILTY OF MURDER. (OLEYELAND, O., Doc. 26.—The jury in the case of John Johuson, on trial for the murdor of his friond, Audrow Johugon, noar this city, last Au- 81, returned n vordict Iast night of murder in 1o firat degree. The prisoner will probably ro- coiva bis sautonce next woek, 3 BRUTAL ABSAULT, JerrEnsonviuiy, Ind., Deo. 26,—Two broth- ere, Bill and NatLicek, noted rowdies, while on s wproe last night, entored John Ramspot's valoon @ gaizo & disturbanco. Thoy purposoly beoamo 80 bolaterous that Ramspot ordered thom ont of tho Louse. They declined to go, and Bill atruck Ramspot with a beor-mng, cutting his forohead badly, when Nat advanced with a knife aud” unid be bolievel o wonld kil Ramspot. Mo thon commenced cutting at bim, inthicting ghnstly wounds on tho head, fce, and Lody, novo of which aro hikely to prove fatal, Doth agsailants woro nrrested and are now {n jail, RIOT BETWREN WHITES AND NEGRORS, CiNcisNaTy, 0., Deo. 25,—Tho Enquirer's Texington (Ky.) epecial saya it {s reportod thero that o collision ocourred betwoon the whites nnd bincks at Versailles Thursday evening, in which two negroes wero killed and othera wonnded, I'o whiles aro perhaps mortally-wonnded, Tho affaly onginated in tho eportivo shoot- jug of firc-cruckets between ~the lwo parties on ench sido of the mtrect, A whito man passing on horsoback, annoyed Dby the flring, discharged a revolver, which way followed by “indiscriminato firing on both sidos, I'ho negroes woro driven for retuge into a houso . which the whites set lire to and compolled their nder, All the negrocs wore jailed, aud restored. BTABDED 1118 ASSAILANT. Parcnos, N. J., Dee, 26.~To-night James Vreeland (colored) wns attacked by a gang of while mon, who tried to rob him, noar the Erle dopot, 1Io ran and they followed and tried to shoot him. Yinally ho stabbea ono of his ns- sailants, Robert Babceoelk, in tho neck, intlicting o serfous but not fatal wound, A gront crowd ihion chasod Vroeland, threatening to lynel him, but Lie conconled himuelf in & house, and ment for the pollco, to whom ho surrondercd himsolf, The policonlso nrrested Chatles 'Titus, ono of Vrooland's pesailants. Grent oxeitement pro- vails in the neighborhood. INOENDIARIES AT WORK. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Laronte, Ind., Dee. 25.—1t is ovidont that a got of professionnl robbers aro in the city. Thoro lns boen suspicion of it for somo time, and the police-forco ns boon doubled. Thin ovening seems to have beon the time for their work, Thora have boon iwo fires ginco 9 p. m, to-day, the work of theso villains. A large barn, owned by B, B. Arnold, is now iu flames, Two horscs rnd four cows aro burned, Tho Iive Dopartmont is doing oxeellont sorvico, and thero is no dauger of tho lire spreading. DUSPERADO KILLED, 8. Lours, Dee. 26.~1Tuo Globe's Chester (T11.) spocial says Jacob snd William Fisher, aud Amos Young, of Ellis Grove, Randolph County, mado a murderons asspult upon D, . Roborts last night. Roberts took refago in tho storo of Chriat Boare, aud Young, who is & notorious desperado, fol- lowed with the intention of killing him. Boaro ordored Young to leave tho promises, which he refused to do, and threatened to shoot Boara and his son, whereupon Joseph Boaro, Jr., shot Young, killing him instantly. HELD FOR MURDER, §peciad Dispateh to The Chicaao Tribune, Oanie, O., Deo. 25.—Hack Iiall and Joseph Jones woro oxamined last evoning on the chargo of murdering Robert Lymins, Saturday night, tho 10th inst., near this place. The testimony was vory Btrong against them, and they woro sont to juil unt:l tho next torm of court. The ovidenco Uaring tho trial devolopod tho fact that John Hall, brother of IIack Iull, was one of tho primo_movers in the murder, Oficors are in pursuit, but bavae failed so far to find him. — o DRUNK IN CHURCH. A Minister in Cinciunati Vanquished by Brge-Nogg-—And Ilc Wns ¢ Boadly OfE? from Alis Christmas Sermon — The Congreguation REctires from the - Churchs Specaial Dipateh to L'he Chicago Tribune, Cixcrsyatt, Dec, 25.—Thero wasa stunning sensation to-day in ono of wour bigh-toned Episcopal churches (St. Jotn's) on the occasion of the Christmas services and Communion. The Rector of this church, tho Rov, C. B. Davidson, died recently, nawud his placo lma mnot yot been supplied. To-day snothor miuister, of Covington, had been sccured to officiate. Unfortunatoly, the latter gentleman had par- taken rather freoly of egg-nog before geing to the church; and worse still, whon ho got thero ho dived into the jug of Communion wine, drinking lon and often of tho rich juice of o grape. 1llo managed to et through tho formal Borvicos docently, ut by the tima ha commenced on bis Clristmag germon, the mixture of epg-nogg and wine had 8o worked upon bis brain that ko was badly “oft.” and wandered eadly, Iorambled around, jumping from ouo topic to nauotherin such n woy that all could see that tho man was drunk. At last, when tho thing be- came unbearablo, the Wardous gave tho signal, and thecongregation, & small ouo, got up quiotly and left with dignity, leaving tho minister to talk to empty benches. —_—— OUR ROYAL GUEST. New Yonx, Deo. 25.—King Kalakana this morning attended tho services m St. Thomas Chwired, Fifty-third streoband Fitth avenue. In tho afternoon the King held sn informal recep- tion, at which former residents of his Xingdor nud many prominent_oitizens wera presentod. In the avening His Majesty attended Looth's T'heatro. From the New York Herald, Tho Kiug walked along behind, freely, ensily, swingiog a gold-headed can in his glovod hands, and chatting to tho chargo at bis side. Tho crowd was decorous and respoctful, and did nou even venturo nt n cheer, Ono ninn ventured & sood dent more—vatrick Flynn, ag Irishman ol over, look, and dress, and mauner, Tho King was expecting & waem roception somuwhere, Frohubly. but Lo loalied about 89 surprised s o Ting could lock, really mote surprised than a King ought to loolk, when Patrick Flynn jumped forward, and, soizing the royal hand like o ‘pleboian pumphandle, rapidiy shouted 1 his car, ** Your ilighuess is welcomo to Jarsey Citys Your Highnens is wel- Lcome Lo overy futof thosoil. Yonr Highuess— ‘romenbor that!" and a8 his astonistied Majosty passed on,Patrick Flynu clapped his hands on tho m’k;nl ovoreoat, with” an approving ‘‘Good byo.” **That was cortainly » very wurm welcome,” sald King Knlakaua, turning to his compagion with & swile, and it certainly wos. From the New York Sun. of the city lins provided quurtors for i1is Majusty and “ stafl,” or “suite,” a Sun roporter had an juterviow with him a8 soon a8 ho bad sufliciently 1ecovered from tho fatiguo of bis journey from Washimgton, and tho preposterous tlunkies who surround him could bo elbowed out of the way. “Ilow do you feel? ™ was the first question p pounded by the roportar. I am tired and sick,” soid tho King. “I understand that you havo o bad cold,” continued tho reporter, interroga- tively. * Yes," said tho King, **this climato is not like my own, and, besides, I smoko too much.” " **1low have you enjoyed yourself sinco you have been in . this country? ™ wns tho raportar's noxt leading question, ** Well," sold tho King, in _answer, “I've been hnndsomely treated, I'm pleased, and I must aay somawhat surprised at the commotion Ihave made, I wish, howover, I could quietly travel in this country, and seo what it to bo scen with- out ko much fuss,” “Dut o lflnf con't travel, unlees incopnito, without sttracting uttention rud vemark,” continued tho sagacious reporter. #That muy bo true,” responded the King, * but pooplo ought to remoember that I am simply the gal ropresentative of my peoplo, Our native population in Al our islands is not grenter thun that of ono of your small cities, and the title I beur is in some Bensen extravagant.” ** What do you think of New York¢" askod tho roposter. " \Well,” kaid the King, *'I Linve almply tho lcol- ing of boing in a big city, I notice thal your streets nrodirty. I think I honrd somebody say thoy were ‘sluehy, on account of the snow.' What docs that moon " Whilo the veportor was trying to eulizhton thosovoreign on thia timoly subjoct, & orush of oflicials ont short the inter- viaw. —_—— OF INTEREST TO MOTHERS-IN-LAW. duecial Dispateh to T'he Chicago 1ribine, Tupianaronts, Ind,, Dee. 25.—During the past wook u caso in court has ntiracted much atton- tion, O, B, Btout snod Lis mothes-in-law, Mrs. Harah M, ‘Waggart, for domnges for allonating tho affections of his wifo, who produred a di- voree from him some timo ago, Tho caso result- ed in a verdict for Stous for 500, It is reported that Mra, Stont bas become insane from tho effecls of ler troubles. RAILROAD CONVENTION POSTPONED. Speciat Diseateh to LPhe Chicago I'ribune, Semnarieu, 1L, Dee. 25,—TLhe Convention of tho tailrond Comumissionory for the Northwont- ern States, whicli was to havo bosn held in this city on the 29th inst., kg boon postponod at the raquest of the Commlaxzioners of Wisconuin till tho 20th of January, 1870, In the Winduor Houso, whero the munificence * BOARD-HUNTING. Out of the Frying-Pan Into the Fire, ’ From Boarding to Housekeep- ing. Anyhody's Account of Everybody's Experience, Poopla generally go to boarding whon they ro- turn from tho weddiug trip., It is 1dle, within the limits of thin short atticlo, tospecuiato upon tho heart-rending exporionces of the spros- peotive husband as ho racos wildly around at such odd hours ns bo can suntch from his busis nosy, nud looks for a boarding-placo for himaelf and future wifs, How porfectly at sea ho is a8 to whnt kind of n room would sults woman! Any den would do for o man, whero ho could aling his boots ronud and store his traps. Ilow woll bio Jearns to kuow and locato tho soml- cunning, somi-mmused look the old stagors at laudladies wonr when lo remarks, in what he would fain mako. an off- hand, Dbusiness-like way, that he s going to bo married soon, and wants a placo to bring bis wifo boma. When his decision is at last mnde, ho 1s dissatisfied at heart,~romem- Doring thnt tho room looked bare and shabby, though ho was unable to eny why. ‘'‘Sho mmust have a bird i tho window, and some flowors, and a sowing-chair, and—and—rell, whatover & woman wants to make a place habitable, How should & man know?” ho meditates. Well, tho nowly-wodded roturn and tako pos- geseion of the pre-ougaged quarters, and THI FRYING-PAN EXPERENCE COXMENCES, The first boarding-plnce is gonerally one of tho hind known o8 * nico, quiet houses,” Theland- lady talks o grent donl about “our ladies,” *Wa aro a soclablo set hore,” gho says to tho now- comers, ‘‘and ‘our ludies' visit a great doal in ench other's rooms,” At another tino she draws tho new lady-bonrder aside, and snys, confi- doutially, “Idon't know that your husband un- dorstood, but ‘our ladies' all prefor to tako caro of thelr own rooms, and make sn oxtra chargo when it s dono for ~ them.” 1t is moutha after that boforo tha little innocent discovors thae sho ju the enly lady in tho house who oven males hor own bed, and that sho has been fooled byono of tho oldest and most throadbaro of landindios’ dovices. Beforo hor martioge, overybody hsd said to tho futuro wife, **Of course yon will do n great doal of fancy work after yon aro marriod, Your husband will bo gone all day, .and you will bavo nothing clso to do.” Well, now shois marricd, and sho hos nothing olso to do, and soslio sits by tho window hour aftor hour, with few or no acquaintances to call, and bueies hor- self over fauoy work, which onco, when seated amid s chatting circlo, was so pleasant o tosk, and such a Leip to conversation, and yot now, in her solitude, has grown so monotonous and woarisomo a labor. Hor husbaud novor fails, when ho comes home at night, to ask hor what sho hiaa boon doing with herdelf all doy; nnd sho 18 dimly conecions that, as day aftor day passes, nand tho rug or tidy is still incomplote, his adiniration of that bbjoct of beanty anmn to pall. But bo makes no com- micnts on tho manner in which she spends her tumo, e supposcs it is the * way of womon.” “Tho Iandlady makes short incursions daly into Ter room, and keeps o unm-? Took-out on her sowing, and puts out hittle innocont queations which mny sorve as feolers for tho gratifying of boarding-house curiosity, At Iast tho day comes when thoy have ' DECIDED TO MOVE, Early Monday morning tho wife starts out, armod with o list of boarding-houses, cab from the Bundny's Tuinuxe, and accompavied bya fomalo friond. Buch places as sho penetrated, guided by tho advertisomonts! No, 6701 proyes to bo a dirty tenomont-housg, and the * dexirable front room™ has an unmado bed in it, anad is up threo flights of staira. ** No, 548+—Lnarge room with an alcove,” proves to be a back room, with an_old four-poster of a bedstoad, one or two nickoty chairs, and a weak-logged table. Prico, 318, ** No. 7362—Elegant nccommodations for & gontioman and wifeo,” is tha sceno of an animated vorbal contest betweon o small boy, who is _banging to tho door-bell, aud a womnn, shawled and’ bounoted, who hes in ber hand & molst browu-paper parcel, from the open end of which blushiugly peopa forth a pieco of raw beof. The subject of their debato is a quart of milk. 8o it gocs, Tho back rcoms look outoa the neighbors’ clothes flapping iu the wind, and dirty back-yards full of rubbish, and enlivencd only ~ by tho presonco of * two or throo dejacted fowls, Tho frout rooms have a pleasantor outlook, but range in prico from $18 to $25. Nearly overywhoro tho furuituro is ehabby, sad the Isadlady sharp of oye and barsh of feature. ‘Tho afiernoon comes to n close, and the list is exhousted, as woll as tho wife, She goes bome dejectod aud waary, and pours the recital of her failures into tho wympathizing carof horspouse. Lhis programme 18 repected for sovernl weoks. Every Monduy morning sho starts out,—nlways with ‘the same companion to remind her lost she should an- gwor the samo advertisoment twvico,—and evory Monday uight sho returns crostfallen to suffer the ‘(:lsl nuissuces and discowforts for cnother woek. ; ‘The husband, on his part, has spoken to ovory- body about ** tiie offico,” tu soe if thoy know of a good boarding-placo. Swgular to relato, ov- erybody to whom tho discontonted pair roveal their wielies ngsures thom that * there are nlonty of good places,—nice rooms, good location, eplendid “tablo,” at incredibly low prices. “Whoro ? O everywhore. All over, Iknowa man whobonrdson —— avente, nenr —— stroot. Everything first-clnes, e ouly pays—well, let ‘mo seo. I think it is''812 “for him- solf and wife.” DBut, although overybody knows somebody clso who boards at one of these romarkable places, the soelter for boavd nover runs across the lucky person himeolf, nor by any chanco can light on the remarkablo livuse. Ad laat resort, the discontoted couple CONCLUDE TO ADVETISE; and 8o thoy notify tho public that thoy wish for acectmn Kind of rooiw, to be locaed botweon such and such strects, on such au avenue, on such sido of tho river. ‘The uoxt night the hus- band comos home twith his pockets crammed with mmsives directed to J 2422, Tumone ofico, Tha lettors aro of all kinds; and half tho writois acknoswledge that, ‘“Although they bavo noliced. J wishes n place botwoon, say, Fonrteonth snd Twontieth street, yet, if he would not mind comiog a few blocks furthor, to Thirty-sccond, sy, thoy Lave o nice room,” ote.; or they romark that, * Though his adver- tinemont says South Bido, if ho would not object to the West Side, they caa offer bim a large {front room, ete., with tho use of a piauo gratid, aud other superior inducoments.” Thoe woeks wear nway,—tho wife restless and discontonted, aund the husband wishing to 1eaven they could move, und get whero Ius wife would be satistied, Finally it ends in their hears ing, through Brown, at ** the oflice,” that his old landiady, that ho bonrrded with for two years whilo a’bachelor, has roowms to lot : and they go there. Sho hus ronted her rooms, but directs thom to hor eister, oud on that slight rocom- mendation thoy hiro a room, and move, By this time it is sununer, snd, althongh thoy livo not beforo suffored from imosquitoes, onr unfortunate couplo uro tormentod almott ot of thoir lives by theso invaders of tholr chamber. Tho lsudlndy i3 sstonishod when this fact iy mentioned, " It seoms nlmost incrodibls to her, No one has complained In that room beforo. Aud it Is o romarkable faot in bonrding-houso lifo that, whatover tho complaint may be, tho lawdlady heays it for tho flest time, and the come pleiner has che vight of discavery to the gilov- auco. Bt tho mosqnitony bito worko, and thoy aro vory still ubout {t,—pretornaturnlly still,— and then, one night, the awful discovery ia made, that thoy ure NOT MOHQUITOES AT ALL, byt— T.ot us draw a vetl ovor the scane, Night aflor night after utht the unhappy couplo retire un- dor protent, Thoy #ay ** Now I Iny me down to sleop” with profound unbelief, and, exbausted with tho hont, fall into semi-unconsciousness, ouly to be ronsed by u rod-hot needlo punoturing some tondor spot. ‘Lho wifo risoy, umE sitting In the casy ohalr, gazos at tho comot with an opoin-glaws, Tho husband tossey, nnd seratches, and eays something undor hLis broath, and, rising, **wraps the drapory of his ocouch about him, and lics down "—upon the loungo. Aftor some weoks of murtyrdom, snd the sudden mystorious o~ lmmu'a of ono or two bonrdery, our couplo learn hat evorybody in tho houso is privately com- buting tho b—b—gs, undor a souret compnet with the landiady not to ruiu the roputstion of her housy by lotting it bo kuown to the rest of the boordors, In ovory caso the wily old utagor had Insinusted to tho complalner that it ' prosiont from & man to & Woman ps 8 aglnation, Doing confronted with tho b—g, sho was {uvariably astonishod, and could not bo brought to believo that it had not been rocontly importaed by the discoveror, Being brought to soo with her own oyes tho croaturo inith hnbitat, sho wah a pleturo of astounded innocenoe, and could hnrd\i" bo Lrought to believe hor own oyes. This happonea fi every eane, and the programme was never vailed., Bo our frionds, not boing ablo to hvo harmoniously with tho other ocon pantsof thelr room, packed up onco more, and set out again on o voyage of discovery. Thoy tried all tho styles of Frying-Pans: Tho ono whoroe they nover scomed ablo to count noaes, and somobody niwnys got nicked out of gomething at tablo, bocauso thero waa nover enough to go around. ‘Tho house whero the lad{ coming up-stnirs, with her ronm-key so- curoly In hor pocket, hoard n mysterious rustling iu the hall, and found o second’ key sticking in her unlocked door. ‘Thoy moved after that to o Yiousie where the wator-pipes wero always out of order, and tho Lusband was obliged to b dodg- ing round tho halls nt uncarthly hours, with hrir unkempt, suapouders hanging, and o pitcher his hand, “Thon wintor camo, and thoy found themsolves in'n honso whoro tho landindy had to ask n dollar oxtra for flro, '“to ouablo hor lo live," sho sald, 8o twico n day tho servant, aftor being duly rung for an unlimited number of times, appoared nnd put on coal ; bub scute tlos, pokers, and shovels wero articles which mi(ihl a8 woll nevor been invented, and from whioh boardors wero carefully dobarrad. gEAnd thow it was that jour heromo concived a whalesala diagust for the Fryiog-Ians of Board- ing-Houses, and resolved to jump luto the Fire of Honsokeepmg. Bnt that story s long enongh to last another weclk, Wircu-llazEL. —_—— FOREIGN. GREAT BRITAIN, A NEW ARCHIPELAGO DISCOYERED, New Yonx, Dee. 25.—Tho Times' London lot- ter says Her Majonty's ship Dasilism bas just raturned to Logland aftor n commission of noar- ly four years, and brings word that a large archipolago of igiands has boon discovered in tho neigbborhood of Now Guinon, and that two mountnina in this region, each about 11,000 feet high, havo been named Mount Gladstono and ount Disraell. PR FRANCE, GARIBALDT AND THE ARMY OF THE EAST. Panis, Dec. 26.—Garibaldi bas writion n lettor in roply to tho statemonts coutained in tko ro- cent roport of tho Investigating Committeo of tho Fronch Assombly on the Army of tho East. Grabaldi blames Gen. Bourhaki for not commu- nicnting with him, and nsserts that he opposed MontoufTol to the last extremity, In the samio lotter Garibaidi makos n bitter attack upon tho French priosthood, CASUALTIES, SAD ACCIDENT. Speeial Duspatch to The Chicago Tribune, Arrox, 111, Deo. 25, —A 8ad accident happenod 1ast ovening, about 4 milea sbovo this city. The circumstancos wora as follows: Yestorday af- tornoon, & son, 16 yoars old, of BMr. Charles Btoiner, of this F]mu, atartod up tho river on o huuting oxpedition, and, whon near Clifton, landed, and took hold of his gun by tho muzzle. In drawing it towards him, the trigger caught on tho aant of the skiff, which discharged it, and ho raceived tho entiro contents in bis breast, Young Steinor died this afterucon. PATALLY INJURID. Special Pispatch to The Chicaco Tribune, Oan, 0., Do, 25.—John Gray, 20 years old, was fatally injured thls morning by the bursting ot s log with powdor. Ho bored a hola in the log and fillad 1t with powdor, It ignited before ho got out of roach and oxploded, bronking ono log and arm, and causing internal injurics. No Liopos of ls recovory. RAILROAD ACCIDENT. Spectal Disvateh to The Chicago Tribune, ‘LA Cnossg, Wis,, Doe. 25.—Froignt-train No. 8, on tho Southern Miunesola Railroad, loaded with morchandise, broke through the bridge just weet of Lonesboro yosterday noom, and uine cars were complately wrecked, Conductor Roo was sorously hurt about the head. ACOIDENTALLY SHOT AND KILLED, Sneclat Dispatch to Tha Chicago Lridune. Buoyrus, 0., Deo, 25.—Four milea west of horo to-day Lwo sona of Isanc Hommakor, aged 14 and 16, were playing with o shot-gan, which ac- cidentslly discharged, killing oue of them in- atantly. FIRES. AT GALESBURG, ILL. Sveciat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, GaLesnunag, 1il.,, Dec. 26.~Tho dwolling-house of Dr. Tyler was destroyod by fire tlus afternoon. Loss about 32,000, upon which there is no insur anco._ A plentifuligupply of wator from tho nowly completed city resurvoir provented the fire from spreading to tho adjoining buildings, AT NEWPORT, KY. Crexsnaty, O., Dec, 25.—A fire in Nowport, Ky., to-night destroyed Robeson & Co.'s distil- lery, with its contouts, and two small buildings ndjoining, Loss on distillory, £80,00f anco, $6,000. Loss on tho other buildings, %4,000; insuranco, $1,000, . THE WEATHER. ‘Wasmixaroy, . C., Dee. 25.—For the North- west and Uppor Lako region, increasing cloudi- noxs aud colder weatlior, with southwest to north- west winds, stationary or rising barometer, and snow north of Iowa and noar Lalto Buperior, (i o ey OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. New Yorg, Dec, 25,~Arrived—Steamors Italy, from Glasgow; Iolland, from London. Pryyoury, Eng., Dec. 25.—Arrived—Steamer Behiller, from New Yorls. _— An Arcquipn Woman’s Foible, For a fashionablo woman of Aroquips, tho vory beight of bon ton is'to have for her carpet- bourer o litile ndian from tho Sierrs Nevada, whether a boy or u girl is of no consequence, bus the little dwarf ehould be a8 round ns 8 tab and. clotbed in the traditional costumo, which is do- signedly exaggerated to ronder it grotesque, To be followed by s couple of these marmots is tho vory tip-top of fashion, The gift of & veor yovng Indisn, of from 4 to 5 yoars, 18 sucl hows the very best taslo, The swoetest of whooulings, tho most express eonmands aro broayht to bear upon the troveler who eaves howe for the Sierrs, *Vida min, no se olvide U. Mandarme un Indiecito,” (My life, do not forget to bring me flittlo Indian.) Buch is cure to be tho part- ing phrase, and if "tho traveler hns no reason to decling complinuce, ho soleets from somo family of tho Indiuns ong or two chilgren of tho requir- ed ago, whom ho purchases of tho fathor tor a few pinsters and » supply ot cocoa nud brandy. Tho mother, who Lps recoived nothing, of courso raises & groat outery at tho iden of part- ing with the Benjamiu of ber family, but the travolor lcongoles hor with & new petticoat, and for o littlo sum oven abtains her consont. Pos- sossed of tho prlze, he proflis by the doparturo of tho first earnvan to pack him off like luggage to tho lady of his heart. The arrival of tho youuy autocthion oxcites no end of transports; thoy 1ift Iiim down from the mule upon whioh he is porohed ; thoy admire bim and Juugh over him till theyery, Whon he has to be undressod, scrapod alt over, and his skin scrapod, nay, almuost slrippod off ; lastly, ho s clothed in a costume with which he is delighted and proud, Aftor n cortsin swmounnt of indigostion, for tho child eannot bo expocted to change with impu- nity the poor living of his home for tho cakes und othor luxurios which he gets nmnong his now friouds, his stomnch scquiros the necessary do- lectation, and the_littte actor plays, to tho'gon- eral satiufnction, his doublo part "of pago aud lll]»daa. Unhappily nothing is stabla horo bo- low, Our little Indian finds this to his cost when he reachics his twolfth year, and his own- ery, finding that his logs havo grown too long for'the vilize of carpot-boarer, bynlsh him from the parlor and deprive bim of “his livory. 1o ls than passed on to the kitchen, wharo tha domos- ties, of whosa littlo soorets he had o long boen tho tslo-boarer, mako him pay by many o bwitch of tho noso for his past Indiscrotion and pros- perity.—Laul Marcoy's Lrav psastal it S St Another GSpiritunl ? Oxposure, ‘I'he Spiritunlists aro baving bad luck on both eldos of the Atlantlo, It willbo romembored that tho Kutie King phenomonon was first Introduced at the seances of Miss Florance Caok, in London, o Spiricualiuts have hitherto stood by hor ns an honost modinm ; hut now hor oroditis runed, too, A wicked unboliever, named Iipp, caught and held Miss Couk by the haud in the courso ot o manifestation, whioh, It was roprosented, was fiulng on through seplvitusl agoncics alouo, Ho a8 oxpoacd the fraud in the London Xcho, THE CITY. THE PACIFIC HOTEL, T8 FINANCIAL CONDITION, ‘Tho proceodings in court Weduasday ngainnt Meners. Gago & Rico, propriotors of the Grand Paoiflo Hotol, creatod quite & fluttor in business circlos, nnd tho reporta published conveyed a crudo idon of tho finaucial troublos of thoso gen- tlonien, Yestorday tho dotaila of tho situation woro aearched out by n roporter, and whilo thoy may not do Mossrs, Gago & Rice any matorial good with tho publie, or promoto their fiuancial standing, envious rivals, if any there bo, will find in thom vory littlo to chucklo over. It was found that John I, Tracy, of Now York, Prosidont of the Chicago, Rock Talana & Pacifio Railrord, through his ngents, Mesars, W. ©. Drury and Thomas Parker, waa in possossion of the hotel, by virtuo of a chintiel mortgage for 250,000, and that tho action in court by Messrs. Allan, Mackoy & Co,, Wednosday, was brought ostensibly to oujoin Mr. Tracy or his agents from disposing of the property of tho houso, oithor at public or private salo, ox- cept iecomeal. Tho bill ssking tho ipjuoction had many atrapge featnres, under the circumstances, Xor inwiance, granting it would prohibit the salo of the furni- ture of tho houeo as an entirity to any one, but demanded in subsianco that tho entire property should bo putup a piece at o timo and oxposed for salo to tho highost bidder, T'his position wes takon in the Dill, it was stnted, to protect tha unsectired ereditors of tho firm agaiust n sale ot o sacrifico by Mr, Tracy under his mortengo: but many of the creditors yenterday wero of tho opinion thnt the strange provisions of the bill wore inserted simply to unfurusl the houso, and thus close it, . ‘Whou tho interests of thoso filing the Lill aro considerod, tho theory gains in plauaibility, It is well known that Mr. Palmer, who 18 tho moneyed mon of tho firm of Allen, Mackoy & Co., hns long beon fighting Mosars. Gago & Tico and tho Grand Pacifie, which would scom to justify the assortion that the dificulty in ques- tion 1a but tho rosult of that fight. Messra. Gogo & Rico are gentlemen who hava alwaye stood high in the cily, and against whom noono can Hey nufht. Thelr ombarrassment, which it is hoped will only bo temporary, avokes adesp puhlio_sympatby, and from pono mors thou their oroditors, Ono gontloman, holding o claim of 81,800 agalust thom, said ho would can- col1t.to holp thom ous of their troublo, and & largor creditor, who waa standing by, said ho would cancel doublo the amount from his cloim to seo thomn wucceed. Under their managemont the Pacific has been o credit to tho eity, the clos- {ngll:l which at any time would be a’ public ca- nmity, ———— LOCAL LETTERS. CORNECTION, To the Teditor of The Chicago T'ribune: CiticAco, Dec. 25.~In the report contain- ed in your paper of tho 24th inst, concerning the procoedings in Court tho provious day In Sturgoea va, Boord of Trade, ete., tho position of the Hon. O. B. Lawronco in the onso is incor- rectly statod. Judge Lawronco appenred a8 counsel for the Board of Trado, and not for the complainant, snd ho opposed the prayer of the complainant for an appeal to tue Supremo Court from an interlocutory order dissolving tho in- junction, and maintsined that, beforo any ap- peal _should bo allowad, tha bill of complaint should bo disposed of and tho case in tho Circnit Court ended. T. D, e GENERAL NEWS, Mr. McIntosh, of St. Paul, arrived hore yes- tordny on his way to New York with tho steor Prido of Minnesota, which wolghs 8,807 pounds. Jobn Scott, the man who foll in front of aCot- tago Grove avonuo caron the 21st inst, and suf~ forod dangorous injurios, at tho corner of Stato and Monroe strodts, died yestorday at tho Coun- ty Hospital. o loaves family at No. 361 Weat Kinzio streol. John Kolly, the drivorof the car, is uuder bail, pending nn investigation, PRESENTATIONS. Mre, D. H, Danolds, wifo of tho propristor of Bt. Caroline's Court Iotel, was prosented yes- terdoy, by Mr. W. H, Parks, on bobalf of the guosta of the louso, with a complote sot of Chambors® Encyclopedia. Thore was o very ap- propsinto spooch by’ Mr, Parks, and & suitable reaponso by Mis, Danolds. Christmas i8 o Beagon of presents, Yestords & gontleman thhl.ly off the porpondicular, wit! a twinklo in bfe cyes anda shight twitohing of tha loft eye-lids, ‘mot his friond. * Didyou hoar of the prosent 1 had Iast night ?" said ‘the party of tha first part. ‘‘No.” responded the other. *My mother-in-law arrived last night, and [ am not going homo to-day." Among the Christmas gilts wortbily bestowed was that of nfold wateh and chain_presented yostorday to IR, B. Gough, by his Stock-Yard fricuds, * For some six years past Mr. Gough hiag bad charge of tho Biock-Yard office of tho Westora Uniou ‘Lolegraph Company, tho duties of which position he has discharged to tho entire entisfaction of the business men of that busy suburb, Ro is a gonis! gentleman, with whom it is & ploasuro o como in contact. GEN, SHALER. Tho New York World of the 23d has the fol- lowing about tae Consulting-Eagincor: Gen, Alexsnder Shaler retursod to tho ity Monda, and il rematn natl aftor the holilays, wihen be wil g0 back to Chifeago snd reaumne his labors in tho roor~ anization of the Yire Department of that city. Gen, Shalor says thiat tho movement 1 which ho s cngaged 18 progreasing favorably, his recommendations lisving been without exception adopted by the Chicago Fira Department. The poople of Chicaga aro becoming futliy sware of tho uccessity of reforming their former aystom, Yet, being hesvily burdencd by tazatiou, $hey nre somewhat cautlous nbout increasing the clty oxpenses, Tho Costitution of the Siato forbids tho increasing of tho oily Qebt, and all such _improvomenta ns oro mow o progress will bave to be paid for by dircct tazation, ‘Those, however, who are acquainted with the amount it it costs tho people of the city yearly for insurance, which has been ostimated st $6,000,000, racogolze the fact that by spending $300,000 or $100,000 on the re- organization of tho Fire Depattment tho amount of in- suranco can bo cnvrmously roduced, aud aro willing to pay bighor taxes, Tlo fre-insirance companica that withdrow some tima ngo have In most inetauces rosumed business in Chicago, carefully limiting thelr risks, Many of tho people ontertsin bitter feelings ugaltist the jusurance companies for withdrawing, willo others, more farsighied, admitting that the withis drawat was largely instrumental in bringing about the ‘movoment for roform in tho Firo Departmont, say tlat the insurance compunios cumo back too soom, If any- thing, for the future good of the city. WHAT DID HE WANT? Tho Rov. Dr. Kittredge, of tho Third Preshy- inn Church, bas recontly bad on experionco which will furuish his congregation subject for 1cuuvcnnnhn.l fora weok. 1t i8in brict ss fol- ows : At 8 o'clock Thursdny moraing the Dostor ‘heard & tromondons ringiog st bis door-boll, e drossed and wout down, avd nskod tha caller, a man, what ho wanted. o replied that ono of tho Doctor's parishioners, a gontleman living about, s blook ¢istant, was at the point of duath, and his prosenco wis roquired that he might ad- ministor spiritual cousolatio® Dr. Kittrodgo obaerved that that was rather singuinr, since ho had soen tho gentloman that aftornoon, nnd he was then in berfect hoalth, I'ho man replied that lio had had very sudden #oizure. 'I'ho Docior then said he would finieh dressing himself and accompauy him, Beforo doing this, howover, he took & procau- tion, Bomo tino ago his houss was entered by hur{xlurs. and at present, in ordor to get somo se« curity, it is_conuccted with tho oflico of the Amorican Dintrict ‘Lolograph Company, on Wout Madison streot. tho Doctor " called a policoman with his 1litle instrument, and thon wont on dressing, Tho officor camo, and a8 ho drew near tho door was observed by tho waiting messenger, who at onco took to his heols and_ran off with groat speed, being soon out of sight of the olicer. What Lo wanted is o myatory, Whother ho in- toudod to rab tho Doctor whon they wore to- gother In the stroet, or whother an accomplico was near by rosdy to onter the houss when lts propriotor “had doparted, is unknownp. But whatover his iutentions, {8 isa new dovico of the enomy, ngaiust which clergymen must be on thoir guard, —— CRIMINAL, A snonl-thiof made away with L, Btrauss ovoraost, from his house at No, 283 West Cou- gross streot, Thursday moruiug, Lottn Loonavd was arrosied Insb avening on the vomplaint of B, Fisenberg, who acousos her of robbing him of $301n a Olark-street den, Charlos Ateon was taken in enstody yestorday by Officer Libby, on the chargo of highway- robbery, porpotratad upon A, B, Jaakson, of No. 183 Fovquer stract, J. I\ Kolllo, of No. 304 Nerth Fifth stroot, Bt Tionis, hnd o valine containing valuable clothing ptolen from him at the Fort Wayns dopot, last ovening, about 8 o’clock, ‘William Bpool and Morris Yayes engaged in sn altorcation at houso of jll-fame on South Olark strook, Inst evening, aud tho formor cut tho Iatter {n tho hand, Inflicting a sevors wound. Bpook was arreated, Tho saloon of Jolin Bchaack, No, 84 Woat Van Buron street, was ontorod by hurglars yostorday morning, and £32n monoy, & nots for 870, some clgars, nndn pair of pauts utalon. Iintranca wos offectod by takingout o pane of glaes in a sido window. Jomnos T, Kenrnoy roported at tho Madison Stroot Station that some potmous robbed bim on Desplaines stroet, Liotween Admns and Jncksou, botweon 7 and 8 o'clock laat avoning, and took n old watch and ehintn valued at $150, and 2,95 in currancy, Chinrlon Smith, of No. 621 Carroll avento, re- ported nt Maedison Street Station yu»touimle 'll:nb somo timo during the earlier hours of the morn- ing burginrs ontorod his howse and robbod bhim of cignry, canned-fruite, vegotables, candy, and soap, to t\m Yriuoe of 2C0. The storo of . McDonough, No. 171 Bouth Halsted utreot, wns broken futo nbout 7 o'clock yestorday morning, and a Chinchilln * ovorcoat ond e gold chaiu valued at &100 stolen, ‘Two mon were seen to leavo the placo under sus- protons circumstancos, Butranco was obtained throngh the front window. Moscs Young, a colorod man, was shot through tho oar and slightly wounded, about G:30 last ovening, by J. II, Hud- not, a enloon-keepor at No. 16 South Halated streot. Tho lattor states that ho wan handling & ravolver and it went off accidontly, to the injury orYolmiz‘ Ilo was arrested by Sorgt, Byrne, and charged with an assault wth intent i:» kill, Young bolioving that he intonded to ghoot im. —_— ANNOUNCEMENTS, A night school ia to Dbo startod at tho News- boya' llomo early in January. ‘There will be a meetivg at tho Washingtonion Home this eveniog at 7 o'clock of the Tomper- anco Reform Club, for the election of ofilcora undor tho new constitution adopted, and for such other businoss as may proporly come before it The Baturday Sunday-school teachors mecting to-day at noon in Farwoll Hall will bo ono of un- usunl interest, Tho oxercisos will consist of n roviow of tho Sunday-school lessons for tho last quartor, aud tho following_will take part in tho oxercises: The Rov, E. P. Goodwin, the Rev. A.E. Kittredge, the Rov. O. L. Thompson, tho Rov, B. Dobaptiste, tho Rov. R D. Shophard, tho Rev. I L. Patton, the Rov.J. M. Gibson, tho Rov. Charles E. Chenoy, the Rov. W.O. McDougall, J. W. Dean, J. V. Farwell, E.B. Albro, and B. T. Jacobs. IMPORTANT DISCOVERY. O1d Art 'Ereasures Recoverods A oorrespondent of the London Times, writ- ing from Athens on tho 28th of November, saya: * On Tueeday last o most important discovery was made in_tho oxploration at tho Outer Co- ramoious. TWhon 3 about 30 foot boyond tho old city wall towards Pirmus, the worknten camo upon a cubical block of apparently solid masonry uuder 10 or 11 foet of earth. n romoving & portion of this masonry, a most boautiful mar- blo sorcophagus, 9 foot long, 4 broad, and ¢ deep, was rovealed, Itisshaped like an empty 80fu or couch, with a larga flat pillow (with o tag- sol) at tho right hond, Iying upon o loxurions-looking mattross, along the round- od odgo of which ars carved alter- natoly four bands, containing vine, olive, Tos0, and onk- lenves, and four sguarcs with son nympha and trifons in various positions, Tho back and_oxtromitios of tho couch aro raigod, and on tho outside of each end are threo largo dinmond-shaped panels swrounded with roscs. “The whole i apparently supported upon four massive legs, which terminate in lions’ foct: whiio all round below tho mattress, in imi- tation of hanging drapery, aro curiously-twisted fluted lines, and at the bottom, formivg the lowor edgo, i8 & band of onlk Joaves with run~ ning stags and dogs as tho cornors. On the front of tho curved arma of tho couch are olive borrios and leaves, and herona with their long boaks aud lege curiousty entwined as wo soo in old manuscripts. Tho whole sarcophagus, formod of two enormous blocks of Peutelic marblo, without a atain, i6 10 the highost atylo of art,and in the most perfect stato ot presorvation, 4 Ou remoying tho npper slab, which, being of hugo size and ponderous substanco, was a work of no little difficulty, thore weroacon a male and fomale skercton lylng sido by side, almost por- fect, though without hair or integument, ‘or, in- decd, anything oxcopt the following beaufiful and costly objects : “1 A }mixat pendants for the ears, each 3 cen- timetres long, and formed in two parts, connect- ed by a loop-hingo, tho upper beiog a small cube snd the lower o fong aud short pyramid, connect- ed at thelr bases; tha wholo being of solid gold and 80 heavy a8 to be suggoestive of considerablo punishment to the woarer. w9, Twobesutiful octagonal, open-work brace- lets of tho samo pattorn and exquisito dosign and fluish, baving hinges at the outer nad inner edges, the pin of one of which belng movable pormits the bracolets to bo opened and closed, The work is composed of longsquare bars, which on each of tho eight facets are formed into an antiquo Greok lotter, and eithor bracelot con- taing & propor nAmO, 3, Two massivo rings of gold (armlets), with ten regular protuberances on the outor surfaco, oach of which originally contained blue glass or cuamel intaglios; ouo of Aitomis (?) still re- maius tolorably intact; many, kowovar, aro too imperfect to bo decipteced; and some have en- tiroly disappeared,, 4, A lmge, plnin shoet of golil of long, oval shinpo, aud peiforated at_onch oxtromity. It in 24 centimetres in length by 6 in width, sad about tho thickness of cartridge paper, nud appears to Live been an adorument worn over the brow, %5, A hollow, spherical piu-hesd, having five facots oud & shors tube, On tho facets are sock- ets which once probably contained gems, but it 80 thoy hnve disappeared. This may have been the beautiful bond of an ivory or cbony pin for fastoniug the hair, 4G, A gold coin, about the size of a sixpence, in perfect presorvation, with s head sud tho words, *Hadrian—Augast,’ on the front, nnd a trophy of arms on tho roverse, This gives an approximato idoa of tho sepulobro. 47, Four ‘piccos of twisted flne gold wire, 36 contimetres long, lu‘obnbly used for fastoning the gold plato. ‘This complotos the list of preotous artioles, which woigh ultogether nearly 2 pound of very puro gold, and aro as bright and polished a8 on the day thoy lett the baud of tho jewelor, Thero is, bosides the above, ouly a Bmaoil pinstor modnl, thi gilt, tho design of which is obseuro, a little oross-sbaped morsel of gold tinaol, found on tho spinous process of the soventh corvical vortebrs, and #even pieces of silk thread, tho surface of which was covorad with gold.” —— A Marshal of tho IRRepublic. From the Cneinnati Star, Among the Americans who attonded a ball givou at tho Hotel de Ville, Paris, wheu Johu Y, Stason was our Ministor thero, waa Jack Spicer, of Keutucky. Jack rushed tho dress somewhat strong, and sported epaulettes on bis shonldets largo cnough to utart four Major Genorals in business, Jack was the obsorved of all obsorvers, ond pot mixed up with a party that his frieuds could not account for, Wherevor the Marshals of Franco wout, thoro wout Jaok—and whon the Murshals sat down, Jucle did tho same, always taking tha pout of honor. Tho day aftor the bali Juck called on our Minister to Yranco, who starled up n conversation in the following way : : "’{hmn', Jack, you wore at tho ball last oven- 0g. “1 was, sir, and had s high oll timo,” or which yout wera iudebted, I suppose, to tho high old_company you got mixed up with, Dy the }vny; how canio you associated with the o Marshnls “*1jow? By virtue of m( office, Thoy wero Marshals_ of Frauco, while 1 am nothing olse than s Marehal of the Ropublic. Ishowed my poeition, and took post nccurdiugl(.“ WHy nght of your ofice! What do you monn ? " * Rond nnd aco ! " Hero Juck prosented Mr. Mason with n whitoy- brown papor, with a soal big enough for a 4« pound woight. “\What it tho nomo of heavon is this 2 " My commisgion of ¢ Marshal,’ I recelved in 1850, ‘whon I sssisted in tuking the census in Yrankfort, ;‘ You don’t mean to sy that you travel on this ? " # T don't mean aupthing elso. That makos me o *Mayshal’ of the Republiv, and I iutend to haye the offico duly honoroed,” Mr. Mason allowed that Jack was doing & vory largoe businesy on & vory swull capital, —— Wofore The Cost of Living Now and the Wour, From the Philadelohis Ledger, A comparison of tho pricos of tho staples of the country in wholosalo markets in Novombar, 1869, 1804, and 1874, shows that prices aro nearly a4 low, aud In some casos lower, now than bofora the War, if thoy are reduced to the gold stan- dnrd, Whoat is solling ut aboul tho same pricos in currenoy as it cld for in gold in 1850, " Corn i solling for half what it did in 1804 (the year wheu gold touched 285), aud sbout the snmo prico, gold valuon, as it did fu 1859, Cotton is worth a little moro than In 1859, but is about oue-ninth the prico reached fu 1864 Provisions, sugar, aud cofon show a heavy doolins, but the prosant curronoy quotatiuns are above the gold rices of 1850. Dry goods show a groat decling sinco 1804, prints boing below the prices of 1850, Boof waa rathor Lighor i tho local matket be- foro tho War than to-day, Hales wars roported In the ZLedger In Novembor, 1808, for 7 to 0 conts por pound, ‘I'he corresponding catilo report published thls year quotes &nlos ag from 4t 714 conts, DBut Lofore those articlea roach tho vonsumors items of cost aro added to thom, which have not heon reduced in pro- nortion Lo the rednction in primo cost, Tha tax rato of 1859 on real outato was 8175 on avory low valustion of property ; to-dayit ls 62.20 on o cacly valuation, honso which was worth 81,600 in 1859 could not bo banght for twico that amount now, and rents nro from two to throo timos ax high now as before the Wur, While it is trne, therefore, that what aro ofton ¢alled tho * nege enunrica of lifo" havo boon roduced in price ag wholosalo to nonrly tho pricos which ruled fu 1859, it is not to bo’inferrad that tho cost of live ing to worldug men loa bosn correspondingly reduced. Provisions consume about one.t] to one-linlf working-men's incomes. The othor bulf js oxpended for rent, clothing, fuol, lights, and othor exponditures of all kinds, and in many of thoso thoro haa beon no reduction from anto-War prices, But with areduction in tha primo cost of proviaions, thero will undoubtedly como in timo 5 reduction in tho value of things for which corn, beof, whoat, otc., are exchangoa; in othor words, a_reduction in all the many Hxvlmg which togotlior make up tho roal cost of e What the Mud of Paris Is Worths Inonoof my provious Iotters I gavo an ace count of tho vaite aud the deslination of the doad loaves of Larls, I have just loatned whot the mud of Poris is worth, In its crudo etate it is valuod at 120,000 por annum, but when pro- pared for manuro it solls at pricos ranging from 60 conta to §1 for o cubio yard, and is worth £600,000 for the nuuunl product. THo biddera to whom it is ndjudged must pay for sweeping the streets, and for romoving all accumulated fllth, undor tho surveillance of the authorities. Hoveral thousavd porsous aro employed in thak sorvice, In 1823 tho T'aris dirt was old for 75, 000 francs_($16,000); in 1831 the purchasors potd over $B1,000 ; 11 1845 Lho valuo hnd rigen to $100,000.—Paris * Correspondence Phitadelphia Press. —— Christmas 1—A. Love Tokon | To 8 wifo, mother, sister, or asrcothoart, & Chrshe ‘mns prosent shiould be useful, beautiful, and not nece camarily oxpousive, ‘Tho Wilson shuttls sowing-mae chino combines all of theso slements, It ia usoful, elos gont, durable, ond ornamental, and 1t s the most ap. propriato tokon of affoction, It raceivod the highest award at Vienna. It {s 50 vory almple that a child can casily learn to use it, Instructions given at purchase o’ homes free of chargo, _ It 18 Aold on easy monthly payments at 167 Btato atrect, and in all of tho principal ciiten and townn of tho United States, Wilsou Sowing Machino Gompany, msnufacturers, Gleveland, O, — S8ince the Panio tho Homo Sewing-Machine Company hava greatly res duced tho rates on Sowing machines, having led the way in the diroction of hard timo prices, Laving s most trustyorthy wachine, which they #cll at o vory reasonable prico, ft 18 it thada s s a. Aoipiabing. oomoition s {oat cheorfulucss provails at thelr ssleas N Blate wiroot, st B 1L —_—— Fino Oil Paintings, Do not mies the last chance to viow Bonsell's greay work entitled tho ** Advanco of Civilization,” now on froo oxhibition at 180 Btato streot. A fine collection of oil paintings will bo closod in tho saloon Saturday at 10snd 2'o'clock, Bmith & larrison, auationsers, g = o Chickering Upright Pianos, Elrangdlml clear in tone; stand in tuns splendidy Farranted durablo: aceupy vory small space. Bood's Tample of Muslc, 04 Van Buren strects A Love Turns His Back on slovenliness, a regards fhe fooll, Kesp them pure, all Yo rio wish to bo boloved aud caressod, Hozolont Is unequaled ns o means of whitening, pol< fahing, and preserving thor DEATH! 'MILLURI:—Tn this ofty Doc, 31, 1874, Marla Bowers, belovad wifo af Jobn B, Afillure, A tho W36l yoar of Hot oy Nunoral from No. 235 Wost Ms troot " S5UBs oE 1L OB, Moot Shanes Lo HOrORIU COROLAEs b cars'on the 1 o'cluck p.'m. train, OLARKF-At D Mich,, on t 2 st M o T ChSee, mhoriosof Der Wit Ciacko, of thixoity. Tomsins takon to Now Drlghton, Poun., for faterment. ANDERSON—On Friday, tho Sth inst., at No, 42 Whel taglor tireot, Meor Hetdiot Andorees, sollov ot ths lato George Anderson, Notlico uf funoral horeafter. For Upwards of Thirty Years MRS, WINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP has boon usod for ohildren with never-failing succoss. It corrocts acid- ity of the stomach, roliaros wind aclic, rogulatos the bow. els, curcs dysentery and dlarrhos, whother arising from toothing or other causes. An old and wolltried romady. For all Parposes of a Family Liniment, TIK MOUSEHOLD PANACKA witt ble. linmigiliato roliof will follow 1ta usa inall casos of valn in tho stomach, bowoels, or sldo rhoumatism, calle, colds, apratns, nud binises. {for intornal and oxtornal use, Ohildren Often Look Pale and Siok From no othor cauro then having worma in tho stomach. BROWN'S VERMIFUGE COMFITS will deatroy worms without Injury ta tho child, bolng porfectly wire, and freg from all coloring or othor Injurlous ingrodionts usue allyused inworm proparations, Sold by all drugglata, % goata 8 hox. ____AUGTION SALES. By WM, A, BUTTERS & CO., AUCTIONEERS, 108 EAST MADISON-ST. o found {nvalna. .1 D CARPE’ Arov) xts,“‘ REGULAR 57 HOUSEHOLD GOODS, PARLUIL AND CII %, TABLI: GUTLERY, TURDAY SA TIANOS, AN 4 1A MBIR SETS CRUBKERY W i AND A TARGE VARIEPY OF OTIKI GOODS, BATOUDAY MO BEe SOl DR, GOTD AND S B WATONES DIANONDS, fia}l.;'n}p,w’.mwumlv. NEW YORK MONEY LOA BMONDAY MORNING, LEC, 23, A1 104 BAS L MADISON-ST, Attention, Barbers! Ta borald as sustinn, by W, A, Tlutters & Co., to the highest biddor fur cash, nn old-ustabliehed stiop, 31l com- [isto and dolag & good busiuose: ruit cieafy wlth privi- oge of leany for many yoara if wantad, ‘Ioro aro five Fudiug abovn tho eliop very convontont for & small family. “Ina tradu whil ploako xll and {uspoct, samo binfero the walu, on dlanday, Deo. 29, at00'clock, at J. & A. LINO'S, Nu. 131 Twonty-socond-at., upatairs. RETAIL SALE A N N AR TUESDAY, Mu“l'%mfiu AT 00'GLOOK, = = e By SMITII & MARRISON. . On Saturday, Dec. 20, at 2 and 7 o'clock, GREAT BOOK AUCTION WILL BE CONTINUED. Ten cases Now Hooks, just arrivod, will booffered, Groutast opportunity evor wllcred in Chicaga for hng Goka. IAENT S TIARRISON, Auctihnors 81 Madison-st., oppasite MoVicker's Thoatrs. On Satarday, Dec, 26, at 9 1-2 o'clock, REGULAR BALE OF . Furniture, Carpets, &o. Targo 1ot Socond-and Goods §ast rocelvad, which mastbo seld (e HOTARRISON, Aucttonsers, 8 aila MéViskars theatrs. By GEO. P. GORE & CO,, 48 & 70 Wabasheav. AT ATOTION, On Saturday, Dec. 20, at 9 1-2 o'clock, 10 Crates W, G Crockory, 80 Docoratod Toilot Sots, Household Furniture, Patlor, Library, Chamber, Dinlng-room and Kitohex Furnltare, Book Gasos, Waedrobus, Mirrors, Csrpolay Ottice and'Parlor Dosks, Shaw Osses,' &0, K0, . GORIE & U0, Austionsers. ROCKWELL, WILLIAMS & CO,, Auctlonoars, 304 and 20 Kast Madisou-st, Suturday, D;c._%,_nt 9:30 8, m,, FURNITURE, Household Goods and General Merchandise, Au immensa stack o Lo so)d without regard o cost o¢ yil RS, rlus, W WA W il WILLIAMS & 0O, By JAS, P, McNAMARA & (O, a7 Kast Washilugton-at, TFrado anles of Boots and Bhoes at Auctios gvory Buoaday sud Thuradsy Joraings, = O L4 0ol p. MONAMATIA & uus Austiousecs.