Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 28, 1874, Page 8

8 THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: MONDAY, DECEMEBER 28, 1874, LABOR AND PROGRESS. The Workingman’s Share in the World’s Civili. zation. Interesting Sunday Afternoon Lecture by J. J. Lalor, Esqs Tho regular lecture in the Sunday-Aftornoon Lecturo Syclety course at the Grand Opern- Ilouso yeaterdny aftornoon was deliverod by J. J. Talor, Esq., formorly connected twith tho ed- itorial stafr of Uz Tuinose, but now & practic- g attorney. 'Tho leclura was ontitled ** Tho Workingman's Sharo n Civilization,” and was ay followa: “Thero {8 no doubt thnt tho world progresses, Mon perish ; nutlona riao and Lall; inolated and incompleto eivilizations liko those which'overy sehool-boy hua read of, hiavo thelr time of culmination sud thon paws away, wr, Tuther, seom to pasd away, Bitamidall the clanges wihich history records, humanity nbides, snd ratbers fnto her cternal grannrios tho ripened fruft of fiIvidual und natlonm glories,—\lolr it to o race, In the physical world nothing in lost, “Matler I nover deatroyed, ¥orco in nuver annibilated, In tho morat ‘world uothiig good, nothing worth preserving, la ost, Exil, it would teem, doos dit,—nay, is @Yer dylig, Tho penalty of ein in ' death, Tho penally of all avil Iy denth,” Good pernista, Goad, not ovil, I (rausmitted perminently ; ind tho rate, kumanity, 1s the heir of ail the good which nations nid {udividials have pro- dured, Thevo_ lntter porish, but tho ** world fa more Bud more W are, in tuo strict sunso of tho cxprea- wion, Lulré of all tho ages and all (as wations ; bolrt to {lw poetry, Beul nrehitecturs - of Gregeo; to e’ philosophy ' and her drama: to the' jurisprudence, miltary art, amd polit sagacity f Itoie,—in & word, to n}! tho experiouco and allth icbicyermeits of the Great Yast, Tho nygregito of vur inhieritances constitntea elvillzation, Giviilza- tion by tho result of man'a progressive character, It Iy thio suni of b3 moral and” amaterlal posyeasions,—of tho malter, capilal, and _thought,—capitul of tho race, oo wnd of vl alllio; slinco good ongondars frood, and_even of ovil we kiow that, i tho ong run, foo'comes, Civilization in not tho excliustyo property b any one élase or of any ono judividual. Ta Dicaslugs aro shared wnoqually by diiferent elawsos of m and by different individunls in tho different clats The queation I wikh to exawino hia aftornu: o, What is tho worMogman's sbaro in tac DLissings? Whellier o has ony wharo i them, nnd how great, ‘Tho oxpression, {ho wworklug classes, 1 _an unfortimalo ono. It was iever used before the present contury, and & would have Decn well 1f 1t bad never heen s atall, I elinll bo compelled {0 use it for want of n hotier, howover ; aud 1 need scarcoly defing what it means, OF worlsinjmen thero aro all kiuds, und therefora wiien I usy tho word worklugmau, 1 shaii mean TIE AVERAGE WOBKINGMAN ONLY, It 1s a notorlons fact that the working clacses in Jnost countrios iu Lurope, and of n portion of tho Juborfoyy clossos in this country, aro molther comfortabls mor fuppy, Conununivm, Hockl- fam, Cand - Iuterustiougliem, count n - thols Tupks thoumnndu—naz, hubdreds of thonsands— of laborers aud nrtleans, Thero ate again lundrods at thoussnds who, slthoughi not open advocatss of tho principles of Socialism, ot of tho Iuternationul, ayme pathize in their neatia 'with thoso who nre, . Otliera ain, and thoy, too, may bo counted by the hundreds of thoussnds, there' ara who ure kept from Jjoinfng Communistic Arsociationy, not by inclination, convic. tiou, ur dlsposition, 1ot from vhynical fear_ofther, but by & coupclenco which toukes them cowarde, 'Aud thase of tho working clakses who aro nost Tasigned 1o tuelr lot_go juto uo raptures over our civiiization or our yrogress, Hud the working classes their yocts, thoir phtlosophors, aud thelr eceayiets, il that Lan Tooh Rafd it prai<e of our woudmifal achlevoment by wadern writers woulit Le more than offvet by TILE, COMPLAINTS OF LiLL: ook, Tho facts of progresw they would perbups not deny, Dut they would probably assert that they Lud no share in the progress of thoword, Walkiig alung our buiit avenues, on o cold, wintry ulghit, tho Janded meebanié, out of work and oitt of money, s, if care and want hovo left him the power 10 hink atail, ool his braln invaded by strange, dixtress fug fanclos, Lvidences of vivilization and wwhat civiii- zatjon brivgs thero uro In abundance sbout im, Tha pumptitous parlors bluzy with a hundred Jighte, A Bundred_dellcato feet beat thma t the music of (he dance. 1o rellects thal Lupusauds of money aro liers 2 beipy squandered that A few may kil the timo that hongs eo heavlly Con their bande, whilo his wifo and children aro fanushing inhia wretched home for want of the nee- corarics of life, Civilization, ba enye, Los brought Rim, whon things go best with hiny, but's strugglo for existencas o shen they go {1, tarvation or bergary, Wihat wontler if Gtcha tian n” such & state of feullny should yield _acquicscence to Proudhon’s formulu— Tgoperty 18 robbery 7 Nor can the luborer be binmed {f Tic 1oughts 01t acros hfs juind inclining him to Communistn, when n thinker ‘Iiko Joln Stunrt Mill Boneaid: If tho choleo wero to bo mado between Communiem and all #u chauiees sid tho preseut stat af socicty with oll its sufferiugs and fujustices ; if tha dintsibution of privato property necésmarily carriod wills ity w1 0 consequence, that the produce of lubor ehould "o apportioied a8 o now e it, almost in the inverso Tatlo to tho labor, tho largest portlons to thoao who bavo never worlied ut all, tho nest largest to those whoto work 18 almost nowival, and so, i u deucond- g eeale, tho xomuneraion dwindiiyg a8 tho vl v liarder wnd more disagrecable, until tho most fu @ nuil eshisusting bodily lbor eantiot count with rteinty on being able to carn even tho nocossaries of £ 1015 o Communlsm werg tho aiternative, all thy dititcullies, great or small, of Communism wonit Tio bt as dust n the balance.” Nor is Mill the onfy writer of eminence wha bos secn THE DARK SIDE of {ho present order of things, Bald Gladstono in the Houne of Commons, in 1814, * It fe one of the most melneholy featurés fu the socinl state of this conntry that, whilo there was an nd- vaneo in tho colsuming power of tho people and au fncrexse fn tho privation nnd dletres of tho laboring class and operatives, thore was, at tho tnine tine, a couatant accumulation’ of wealth i tho upper classes, and a constant ucrease of capital,” 1t wuny, erhapy, bo_ doubted whother thoro really was, an Gladstote xaye, u conatant increaso i tho privation and distresaof tho laboring clses whilo capital was fu- croasing, At Jeast such Increase, population remain- ing the wanie, could only havo leen temporary, The ‘pusnagze, howwver, 13 alguifieant, and bas beou wiads to doservice in the cause of tho International by Karl Marx, Bul, tru or not true, much of what Mr. Mill Liug i i (e passigo Just futotod 3 fex uslania ago nobudy witl deny contadiis only too great on smount oftruth, Confess it wonust, thera §a » great deal in our, Doasted modern civillzationwhicl mist Lo olimiuated efore it can be called pertect ; beforo It cau bo_eald oven that it ppprouche forfevtion, Bpile of alt the 5 we lavo made, it 2 yet truo that tho_life of ajority of manldnd, oven in eivillzed caun- A STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE § endt thio cacen are not unfrequent in whicli ihe sirugglo I8 u fruitless one, | Pauperism 33 not {u: extivet, It amay be doubled it i over will b, The children_of torlero badiy honsed und not nufrequently bodly fed, “Chcls existenco 183 precurions one, Tielr quys ko speut surrouuded by horrowimg: pletires of wani aud nere, Thoy ore full of viclssitndes, anxlety, “Cliers 15 not a little truth in tho complaints no_ mpartinl tho ~ average shro, 1 our chslization, I Lopo to b ablo to substantioto {hix esiiertion. Bad i Lia condition now 13, it {a botler than it everwan befora, 1118 condition hiss slezdily incroased 4u comfort und fndependence, It has kept pace with to udvaucement of elvillzation, ¢ Viswed from tho standpoint of alsoluto well-belugs, thers is much tobo desired in tho situntlon of (e laboring clasacs, Com- Fared, or rather contrusted, with wliat it wia n the Tunt, thero is overytliing fo congratulato Lim upon, Injuetico thero 1 atill towards tho workingmn, bu noue such as existed of old fu lees clvilizul ages, or Douw 1 leaw eivalizod countries 1un Awerien, Englund, Franee, Belgiuni Austrla, or dermauy, To decidd hethier the laboriug man has a slisro i civilization, it will ot do to conteast hiy condition with that of (he wilifonairo of to-duy, You must contrast i with WHAT T WOULD IIAVE BEEN nd bo heen w workingmen five hmndred, or n thous- aud, or four thowsnd “years ago, Dorn kg enough fram e yesr of greace, his whole proporty would buvo coundiied of o stono implement and o skin to cover Liuwelf n.th, Tk wholu lifo wonld bove eon u Atrig- e with Ui wild creaturss abowt Liwm, 1l Lowe would “biayo Leen a eave, Ho mizut have kuown noiling of flie w0 of firy, or of the Workitg of miots aly, nothiug of Lo culturs of corn, ot of tho rervices of 1ho domestle unfmals, Tils meaieat physiont watly alone coulil he hope to gratify ; wnd ks only at the exp-vas of un_aniount of vhergy suich as ho' f8 not called uron now to put forth, i order to gratify much higuer und moro. wumicrous neods, 1f, Jeaving pruhislorlo_times, Wo como 1o withid u fow ihwussnd years of eur own day, wo find thal our workiugman wontd havo been born a slave, Tiorn 3 thousund years 650, sl oven less, lio would have coie into the world 'a thitg nnd not a persun,—the sppeadilys of sowo birontal esato, wnder o snont al puinto contral, wa to e, liberty, i proporty, of hix muster, Yorn within o fow Witidred 3 earo, b conld B0 w1070 liopo Lo £is0 by 1k awn unadided ulfdrts sbove tie conditin of tho clavs fn whicl he first suw tho Bght, than 50 way now Lo fly 40 Jupiter or Baturn, 1f Vo to-tlay whero the effecti of civilization are not Tuit a8 thoy aro among onrgolves, hio woild Lo ufnitaly awarko Oft than b $5, Horn au' Affca. o would run thu rigk of being onet of tho 1,00,000 caunibals thut walst thiere atill{ with s good o chunco of Lelng rorvad upin tho shapa of refroshment to % man and brother an of Laving @ wan snd brofhar korved up in sluilar £tylo to bini, eud care, of tho Communists, and yet I bellovo student of history will deny thut workinguun has o sbare, and o large TORN IN KURDISTAN, 1o wanld ho compelied to vo fu a b bufll of mud, and withont wintows, 1l wonld Lave (o find ot ent in i wstivo viilugo, starve, g for tho Turkinh bw would not uf v 1he placo of his untivity b search of einploymont, sud 80 lio wonld live ll I duys tled Lo ouo little syot o anetl, In tho cntira year ho would earu Just about 123 “nud tho Jabor of lis wiy und daughter would swell thixgum jusl $0 mors, = From dauuiry 10 Dee cember ho would 30t tusto 6 Lit of meat, 31:6 clotliny oulil o fow rugu, Aud thie 15 L0 Yiost b conl Jook forward to, 11 ha happetiod 0 gt Invalyed in bty from aclof enyloyynets ig would bo wold au i H1a¥6, or Lecomya thy chisit:d personal of Ls_cradlior, Ory ogzatty, bori e Auatolfa, ho would Iive without o fised linbltatlon, fn thy open alr, or slcop at {ho en- Irnicn 40 & mowuo, Iy ford work s tal Parn 16 centnn quy, Jarn o Turkey in Sorop workingman Would fare o 1ittlo Loiter s (0 pay— Miat i, o would cien from 25 o 05 cents of o Ameziton noney i th twonty-four honra, In Al- banta ho would work with s iniwkoton bis shonlder— i3 porpotual readinesu to oxchanife tho urls of ficace for tlo practicos of war ut & moinouts notice, Uoru in Clinn, ho would bo sver Bubject tu tho rapurily of auululerd aud maudorine, 'TU6re s oue liance on record n which a Chinexe miniater wan puniahod for oxtortion practiced on the Worklug_populations bt 1t was_ hecaune the sum uxlorted aniounted 1o $20,000,« 000, Anoflier fustanco ia relafod in which £30,000,000 was btafnod fn o similae way, Asmd ovon' if our Ciucro warkingmat would contpara Tis Iot with that of n wealthy Chinauinn ho would find tho differenco greaer {hun_smong ournolvs, AL flie tabiea of the wolthy, ropasts of W0 covirnes nfo served up, whila tho workingmnn §s ayen o the vorgo_of kiarvi- tlon, Jtats nud Annlies aro thero nob mi Mcommon articlo of food smong tho Iaboring population, Tho Chiuess niphabot expreasion for Banpluess i A MOUTH WELL-FILTED WITIt qttck | | Tinatly, born in varions paria of tho Jes clvilized world, lengal, for instance, our workingman weould Dava boen exponed to fumino perindically ; aud hia Chances, of o hurrled exit from tho world by that eatiro alono wonld havo bean increared o thoumaud fokl, 1defore tho workingman, {berefore, complalns that o s 1o wharo In tho progress of elvilization, lot Dim way in What other country than this ho would pre- fer {a linve been horn, or whether 1io would bo bori by Wy of preference in'any age less elvilized thon out own, 1 repoat, then, Wit Tliave slready naid, it it in Iniposstble 6 glance back nt the road over which Tmanity han_aiready moved nnd not recogntze {lut tho condition of the workiug claeass baa {i- proved, rolatively, a4 nuch ns that of msuy othor | clsey fhat uuch 88 fa yob to Do desired, ' 4t 18 bost whero clyltization ia bighest, and that 1t improves na_civilization nd- vancen, In this elvilized age, no ot in o civilired conntry—fools nlwnys oxcented-—lerpiscs Iubor or thio workinguon, No ono trgats liim ss . _mero mn~ ching or Least of burtlien, 1n hiw, an in all mon, the diguity of human nnturo fa rocoguized. 1iosno Jonger n Helot, urged on to ull mantiers of vica nud lsnipation in order to break lis power of ofToring re~ sisteuco to tho vivlonco of Tia mastor, or to_serve ns & warning {0 th yonth of tho highor claasos of soctot; of Lo tarelblo offacts of debatictiory, profigncy, and oxceas, No Juet Catonow mowrns over tho ood old thmoa of Roman logialation, whon tho_slaylug of an ox was punishied with death, whilo thio murder of o Work~ man was conskdered bensath £ho notico of tha law, 1fo 1 uo longor eructfied for the theft of & quail, nor ”oast {0 tho Hiahes a8 food becaugolio hins broket crystal vasoe No ono can now comipel his wifa or dauglier'to appear befora hor mistross with baro arins and necle ready for tho Liodkin or other sharp iuatruzuent, whish {lio Ro- e sdies carrlod, (o - puatal iee, U patally or tho slightest neglect In waiting upon ier, No Plato eladus, ay AU Plato of old, that Alavery is tho natural condi- tlon of tho workingan, nor Justifiea -thnt barharons institution on_tho grotnd of tho connnto infetlority o baseness of thoso engnged in phyelenl labor, - No Ariutotlo dovms the workigman a mero doniostio an- Imal, different from u horsy or a dog in this only, that 1o 3w endowed with tho gift of speech, No Lyeurius in s codo decroen that 1o sl bo wholly witliout tho protection of the laws, No novellat can oitoc to tho eso of tho acaker after sensstion pleturo of himan lalior to campare for Iidcounncas ond barbarity with that of & Ttoman writer,of thocity workingmen of s timo—tho wholo body covorad with blick stripes, yroduced by {hoomployer'a Tasth, tho back ull Uloody, tho forehoad branded witl thosnork that declared thom siuves, thok nakednesa flly concenled by ragn, somotimes with o sluglo picco of cloth, thele eyea lullamod from worlng in nahop flled with an atmosphero of smoko and dunt, Nono of all ths, ALL THE AYERAGE WORKINGMAN OAN COMPLAIN OF ot preaent o {hat {horo s o wider gap between whint ho Jnand whot possibly ko may be, thon o could wish s but how narrow the gap i compared witl it wani Hov civiiization, o8 it lis ndvanced, na kopt closinie itun? Ilow small tho difforenca botwees tho work- Inguan of toalay and his omployer and (ho slave of tho days of Ariuiotlo and hiy owner; between tho vawal of o fouds] King ond 5’ drayman of Ohicogo; between tho lowest sworkingman. sven and bis_great-great.grandfatlier who fuhabited n cavo in company with tho beasts | Tquality of condition thero 18 nut, Equulity thoro tiover can be. Just na on troo fa bettor than unothor and moro robuat ; Just antar Qiffcrs from star in brightniess and magniliide, sen diffor from men in physleal, mental, and moral endowments, Naturo malies inen unoqual, e aro ot born equial, Thoy aro born unequal, Ono comes into the world strouger, Withn finer sud miors ca- yacious brain, with luiicrited tendenclos and capablli- tlea different,'from anotlier, Nuy, ono man fs by nn- turo weul, unotler etrong oito’ iteligont, suotlick weak-minded, ono_fnclined to gaod, another” to ovil, Ono fs tho suighest education; auother to poverty, lmuo- runce, amd conruen Thua it 5, whd thus it evor will be, Blarling out differently equinged gor tha baltlo of 1life, both by Naturo aud Ly Fortuno, it 19 impossible that men should not continde o qual; nud that thero should 1ot bo an unegual di fom of tho goods awd pleasures of this warld among mon. Tt s hmpossibio_that, in tho siruggly for exit- cneo,—a atrugglo thut obtains us much nmong men w soiong tho lowor forms of organic tife,—tho Physlcal- Iy, mentally, end morally stroas shoull not crush out o physiealy, miontally, and morally wosk, Incnal. ity of montul, phyelcal, 'sud moral endowments et fnoqualily in everytblug clae. Of thia inequality, it were o rensouablo to_complain a5 of the lw of grav~ tatlon that it cansea a stouo thrown from the earth to Teturn to it cgai, Dut thero wan on_ inequality of which tho workingman complatucd in tho past, uid of which ho hnd o perfect right to complam INEQUALITY DEVORE THE LAW, Tlere was an dncquality notof Naturo's maling but of s moking 3 an fequality produced by th strong {0 ako thenwsvlves strongerand to mako the weal weaker; to keep the poor 1oor; to provent tho poor inn from mislng, whatever hls ustural capacities, Wheleyes happy combinatlon of mental, woral, and plsmical pomer o nlaht be posmcased of, Tty oquality hins lsappeared, Al men aro cqual beforo tho law theoretically, Practfeally they nvo - Lecoming nory nearly cqtal baforo it overy year, ‘Dhiero Is some- ihitg yot 1o bo doue, to romova” tho jurcly arzificial Tindersuces i tho way of il lboring . WGt tho men of intellect who adyoeate thelr removal aro moro merous then ever; sud e destinlesof the working- clnsgea re moro thad over i their own bands. So we Jivo reachiea n perfod wwhon overything is dolng to placo the workiugumun s ncarly on an_oquality with Fio capitalist s Naluro and w dito rospect forjtho rishtn af property will permit, For nges legislation favored 1hio rich at thio cxpenea of o poor, Now It favers tho yoor, and what it shull accomplish will bo Timifed by thin: that it can nuvor mako equal Eioso whom Naturo s o unequal, Physteal debility, montal incapu- clty, dlgsipatlon, vice, crime, cn wover Lo put ou o faoting with self~deniul, {ndustry, frugality, and fem- perance, Legal enactmonta in civilizell countries nro 30t auy lonet ealled i1 fo_supplement tho forces of Notura, Deredity, snd birth, When tho equalily of 2 e bofuro iy low was proclimed the workinge wan entered on a new career, LCOK AT TH¥ STEPS § Cannibalism, elavery, feudulism, clnss, equality of alt maukind beforo the faw [ Thinkof what Ploto, Avis- totle, Lycutgus, Cato, thought of the workitgman, and {hon relieet that §f Mato, Aristotle, Lycurgis, oF Cata was living to~dny, he might possibly bo reatol in thio sdmo legislativo Dall with bl own workingmun; and, afler you have dono thnt, say whether thio iworl:= ingihon has auy sbare in civllization! Contrast tho tinio when the Stata yras ono vawt piceo of machinery to keop thu workmal {n_subjection, with the pres- ent, when tho Stato offers him an education, looks ofter i health i looking nfter the public licalth, nnd_provides for Lim when bo fs fn wunt, Compire tho Grecln with thy Roman_slave, or tha foudul slave of the Middle Ages—lic was not much boltez—with tho workingniun of to-day, who, to a cer. tafu extont atlenst, chjoys, oither directly or indirestly, wil tiat the raflroad-and tho telorraph ias brought to nunkind—and how much that is it 1 searcely possiblo tooluburuto Lore, Hemeniber the Huto whin it was fakn as @ matter of coursy by tho best minds ub tho Jaborer wa3 na better tan o liorss or a dog, und when, in cousequience, all their efforts wero dirodie Lo lieep- Sugg him {n subfection, sud then remombor that 8t ‘present o best minds aro occupled with A TOTALLY DIFFERENT QUESTION, viz. : how tokeep the workingman from degradation ; Jiow toralso bim abovo thoplano on which ho wus bori, aud plico him 88 near to- themsclyes s they can, Toot tho workfngman think of all thin before ho qucs~ tions whother 1o has or hias not L shavo I tho elvili- zatfon of mankind, It is ovident tho history of tho past fs full of encour- agement fo tho Workingman, And wo moy add, tho Tuturg is full of hopo. Things sro tonding to'dny, wore thun over, towurds mproved distribution und i larger roward of labor. Scicuco 38 busy dovirng woss nnd means to mako bim better off, Lminent polltical cconomists aro like physiclana of the body social, Trobing Its wounds, making o diaknosis of its discasc, aind pointing ot the romeidies which shall beal thom, Thio workingman Limsulf, armed with tho sword of universul suilrago, 14 not Wwithout o volco fi any qutes- ton of tho day, whotlier it allectu his cmploger's inter- et or only Lis own, And oven capitalists aro everywhcre ralslng “him o tho dignity of parierabip with “thommelves, Modern gozi- oy i weothine © with fdeas on tho soclal (ication—ideus not ouly critfeal bus _recoustructive Zall pointing to an era whon tho workiugman shall Cusno to aemumo o position sulagoutstic to tho capitulist, and vhall co-opetate with lim, nud slwro 1 u cortail Droportion th profits of is business, Indecd, co- operative organization han mado sch Tapid_progrons already that thera s every reason o hoiluv what dobn Stuark MiIL hus vald : * That tha statuy of hired-labore crs whil gradually tend to confiue itself to th descrip- ton of workpeoplo whosy low moral qualities uufit tiiom for unything mor fudependent: and that tho relatlon of ruater aud workpeople will bo gradually, suspendod by partnerebip n ono of two form; toni- Yorarily aud {u rors cases, assvciation of tho laborers Vitlt the vapitulist; and periaps Anally, u all, assuciation of laborars amony themyclves,” THE PRESENT RELATION of cupitultet andworkingmn will havo of courae to digout gendually, Just wt slavory and sorfdom have dled out geaduany 3 bub thery fs a8 muvh reason to bo- Dovo thwt ft will ‘ovautually dbsappear as thore was ouce that slevory wouhl. Saliors workiug on Ameriean slips trading with Chins lave s interost in (ho prolitn of tho voyago, in Coruwall the mines aro wworked on th co-operative system, Similar ansocia~ tlons Letwaen capitaliets aud workingmen lavo bech Inown far o lang Limo in Pranco, ‘Lhcre aro cv-opera~ tivo foundries i Now York and Massachusctts, 1n twedun, co-operation Lus fakou o very strong hold upou thlo cople, Indeod, tho purmaneticy of thio co~ oporative’ movement, 'epito’ of on - fudividusl fallire hero ond | thers, miay be consider- wd b fuanred, nnd, o8 the omfneat writer Inst quoted s wadd, ¥ in thut movemont wo sba exemplifiod tho which of the omical udvantapes of uggrogate production ; aud whie, with- out violeucs or ayoliation, or auy sudden duturbauce of exiuting hubits nd expootationw, would realize, ot least Ju tho industeial departiment, tho beat sapirutions of {ho democratic spirit, by putting un end to tho dis viston of aocloly suto tho indrisirions aud tho §ilo, and citnciuyg all social distiuctions but thoky falely carned by parwoual services wid cxertion,” From slavery nud oven Wotse,~from total sublection to b master, to assoclution'with bim,—tlis 8 WIAT OLVSLIZATION IiA8 DONE for o workingran auid i dolag for the. worklugman —and tho distarico botween alavery o partneraiin f the measyiro of the worklugmun's shure in aivilizstion, Luulght hero call your attention ta - tho Avbiteution Courts now fding fuvor (o udt and other coun- teon, in which b Is proposed %o settlo all dinputea ad diiferences urlsitg bebwoots lsborers sud thote cuiploy= ors, And I which, 0o, tho former ara ropreschted equnlly with tho latter, Imight call your uttention, Jikawine, 10 tho movenient on foot Lo provids working- ‘mon with homes at u Tent witbin thielr power 1o puy, and i which, on_s modeut acalo, they will Lave tiis bowsdt uf oll modera jmprovemiouls, gus, water, Lathe Lorn to weslth, refingment, und honso—to eay nothiug af puroair and an abunilanco of stinshine, A number of ch workingmen’s clties aro aleeady i operation in England, Dt it I not l|ulr in vight and equality that the warkingman ha advanced with tho advaneo of efvili- zation, Iio knn o largor sharn fn the goad things of this world than ever before, Tho sae Amoeunt of exertion hringa him oversinezeastig roturns, In tho rolgn of Blizauoth 1t required foriy-oight ddsa for workingman Lo carn & quarter of wheat, During tho sevontoenth eentury It wau enrned fu forty-throo days; botween 1500 and 1766, in (i wo_ days § botweon 181 und 1848, In ninoteen duya; Mluca 1600 In fourteen daya, Inother words, tho samo amount of Iabor Dbrings tho Engilsh latorer abont threo and one-halt times an mueh foed to<tay an it did i tho relgn of Quoon Elifavoth. Hotweon 1747 and 1707, tha wagen of Inbor In England dabled, exvept In tho noighliors Tivod of the isrgo towns, In Heotland the married agricnitural laborer car %0 per cent higher wages fu 1817 than i Ayt {hereass af over 1 per centn yenr, Tho Fronch farmer, with o family, made Srancs in 1500, 161 In 1988, 400 In 1813, 600 fn 18350, Wayes In ¥ranco increased 30 per cent between 1540 nnd 1848, In tho proviuces of the Ithine the wages of nminlep havo rison 100 Emr cent In tha last thirty yeam ; tho wages of females from 73 (o 10 per cont, And this s the history of wages tha world ovor, THE LEYSON TO Nt LEAUNED from all the foregotng is this, that it §s by fmproving OIF prencnt aystam, 1ot by ovorthrowing it, that tia sochal question Ia (3 bo eolved, With sil, s lnequall- tios nnd injuatfcon,—tnequalitica and Injusticos, vo It romarkod, that ar Yoty disappenting,—it v botter thon auy fystom which reforiuors huvo propaned fu tn stead, * IEfn preferablo to tho Communistic systom propased by abnonf, Owon, aud Rapp _Theeo funlie. mei, when they | proposcd & communily of oos 04 tho panaces for nil the jils_ socioty i ol to, forgot tho leeson taught vy tho listories of Spartn and Crote, andd of the Russion villaga communi- ticd, that whon tbo institution of privato proporty is ot known man Is tho victim of Jdlences, and comfort, culture, civillzation and wenlth decay, 1t fu better than tho stato proposed;by Baint Simot, In which tho right of inberitunce shold Lo abolishod, Atdlioh thy right of Inhorttance, and the inducement to savo ls takon nway, caplinl conses 1o fucrenso, and mon ooy Tot us ety and drink, and bo marey, for Lo-MOFTOW Wo «io, anid can leave uotling to onr children, 1t s bole ter than tho nystem of Yanrior, snd of Uonsfdersnt, 18 disclplo,wliich uetimes that oft nicn Jovo labar for itk own sake, It J8 Letter than tlo substitute proposed Ty Lowa Biane, in which the State would do every thing—carey on_indusiry oud manufactures, In such n Hlate overy oflicer would bo l\}’flllmfllnn‘ and every pubject or citizen o slsvo of tho Btate, It 18 Totter than Prondbon's proposed systom of loaning withont interest ; for who svould Joan bis eaviuga withe ont ronutueration 3 or what reason would thero bo for Toaulng them rutlier than for onjoying them, §f_tho lonning wus to \)rln], 10 compensation with it? It is Detter than Lugsello’s propowed aystem of corporations to boaided by capitul furntahed by the Btate; for srliero tho ftata hios {0 bear all the ak the laborer or ovoracer will naturally grow carcloss and Idle, No, it i lieat for the workinguan to learu that tho presout stata of things bias, in ity esscntial elomentn, s roots fu bu- man taturo s and canttot bo tpect wittiout putting him in a2 womso condilon thau ko s, Looking ‘hack ot tho dreary wildorners through which ho has passed, lot him, whilo confessing that there {a much rom sl for the Improvament ot iy lot, confess thaut whatever ehnngro for the betler cotnes to lmn wil conte gy all others iave come, not in a storny, but quiclly, slinost impereeptibly, BY NATURAL GROWTH, -~ by no catastrophe, Thy. workingman's worst enomics ara tho Communists and Soclallsts of every kind,— nineo thoy advocato destruction, not recoustruction, aud slart with the absurd nasumption that our oy ayatem ia nll wrong s thiat ft hns been wroug ab initio § aud that they are commissioned to tear it down, in order to rebylld it after their own wild fancfes, It is o, 18 o sutle, a love of the workingman in genoral that nctuates them, It 18 a desira 10 lead, and a de- #ivo of galn; for they aro emphatically the yuen who woull gathier whero thoy hod not seattered, and reap ‘where they bave not sown, 1 livo purposely abatained from elaborating the workingman's shuve in the gradual enlightensuont and ntolligenco of mankind, although that is not to be reckonod among the loast of the glits which elviliza. tion hias brouglt him, 1 have conthned mygelf malgly to o matomal eldo—~sinco it I3 of that wo hear tho most froquent compluints, But, adding this Intter to the other gifts, L do not think that auy fuir mafud witl douy that tho workingmuan Las a share, and an over-in- creaslug rhare, in the blessings of elviifzatlon, —— - - MHE GRASSHOPPER. Kts XMistory and Loculiar Mahite. My position 1n charge of the Immigration Bu- roan-of Nebraska, ono of tho States ravazed in pact by the grasshopper, kas led me to inquire into tho history uud poculins habits of these do- struetive insccts, 1 bave consulted many persons who have given tho subjeet much atteation for mony yenrs, The wtatements and opinious of these numorous per- wous do not ontirely harmontze, hub they agroo subetantinlly in tho most nnportant respects, ‘Lhe abiding howme of the grasshopper i found on the high, dry platoaus of Now Moxico sud Arizona, and tho southern foot-hills of tho Rocky Monntaiun, Thoro thoy ure ehrays, for itis thoir congonizl Lome. In somo Hoasons, os- pecially adaptad to thin end, thoy multiply with astonishing rapidity, and become too numerous 10 subsist. ‘I'hen, like bees, they swarm and migrato to other conntrics. ‘Lhey follow no rute of omi- gration, but o withi tha wind. Thoy fly until Thoy becomo woary and hungry, and then drop down to rost and eat. Thoy do nob all go at onco nor to ono placo, They become widely sop- arated and much divided aftor starting ; but in almiost any caso, whethor the grand army or some principal dotachmont, thoy are us tho sands of tho sea, myrinds of millions. Coming 1 tho distanco they look like o lighs cloud 1apidly rid- ing on the wind, nud under the blnzing noon-duy sun they glitter like snow-flakes, extanding from near the ground to the hoight of half a mile, but cast a gloomy shadow on the earth, Whon they drop duwn to feed, overy graen and gey thing iy covored in n moment, and the errth is gray and dismal. Ouly o fow things do they disrclish—as sorghum, Lroomeorn, aund tho peach. Wheat and oaty, when the straw or giaiu is groen, are dovoured in n fow hours, When the straw or grain is somewhat dry and tougl, they oab off tha stem just below the hoad, and tho grain falls to the ground. Corn is thoir staplo, thoy go for the tassel and sille (if thewo ro out), thon tho tender grain ; serambling and crowding cach other like hungry pigs. They aro very foud ot potatoos, beans, aud eabbago ; bt onions nre their mnoat delicious morse,I—thoy will dig mnto the ground for the last perticlo. Usually thioy somnin not mote than twonts-four to forty-oight hours in n place, if the weather is warn and tho rky cloar ; but somatimes o week, if tho air is chilly and very damp, snd tho micy cloudy. Aftor loaving thelr nativo home, thoy have nover boen known to propagato fn their colonios moro than threo years, und that buc twvico in tho history of tho Unitod States, Bomo- what moro frequently thioy have boen known to hateh during tho socond yoar, Dut out of twon- ty sworme this hns happoned only throo timoy, I othor casos they huve ended tlieir oxistonce aud their raco, in any givon nlace, in onoe year, Of thoso which mveded Nobraska this yoor, 1874, tho fivet swarms Inid ougs in soveral coun- tics ; but the loog, dry fall hatched thom out, ond thus stopped further production. ‘I'ho swarms that camo last scemod to lave ‘een hatehod tao far north uud too lsta in the* sonson to como to maturity, and conscquontly thoy lald no egge, Al theso porished in the first 1rosta. 1¢ witl besovoral ?'cm bofora their pative land will be overcrowded, aud when thoy 1se up to 1miggeato thoy will be'ns Jikely to go in oug dirco- tion as another, From extensivo correspondenco in Nebraska, Rensas, Tows, and Mannosoin, it s secertainod that 1o ogxs havo beon nid that will hateh next spring, except in a part of ono county in Kansas, Liver inco the yoar 1840 tho plaind haye boon travolad over constantly, and the movements of this Dorart Locust, as it should bo callod, havo been noted, In all thiy timo thovo has boen no such dovastation ag this yoar, nor in it likely thab thoro will bo u resurronco of this calamlty for many years, and let us hope never, Tho number of persons made destituto and dopondont on aid from abroad for the noxt six or oight months is not vory fully ascortalned. But for the last two or threo years thoro haw Loon u hoavy tido of immigration to the interior and frontior of thin fair Btate, where millions of rich ueres hivo boon awalting the brayo pioneer, and Ltho number who must bo helped or suffor actual hungor wnd nakedoess will probahly ho fonud to bo botwoon 000 nud 10,000, Lo all theso tho Btata Ald Socioty will isane an allow- neo of food for about 260 dayn, Olothing nlso suliciont to pravent sufTering will bo judiciously hestowed through the samo ofticient and wateh- ful ngoney, aud seed o plant the smitten district will o furnlshod cithor by the Ntato or Nation, or both, and_bo oquitably distributed, when this oulumity will bo over-past, nnd Nobrasks bo hersolf anin, J. 1L, NoTEWARE, Blate Bupetintondont of Tmmigration, Nebragka, et Ustng thoe Sume Towols onlth follows noatness, and disonse the de- parture from it. Tho use of tho sumo towel by mnny, common in & publiv place, thoush moro allowablo than the usoe of tho samo tooth-brush, 18 novertholess, o not much healthior pragtico. A prominent ooulist buys thut the contaglous Egyptiun or granular inflammation of tho oyen it sproadlug rapldly throughout the country, aud adds, ** T huve in many, and I may eay ju tho mo-~ jority of cakcs, boon ablo to trace the disouso to tha uso of tho so-called volling-towels, Huch towels ure gencrally found in our country lotols und tho slooping apartmonis of tho ‘working clasyen, and bowmg thus nsed by nearly overy one, aro madta tho carilors oF ono af tho” most. dan’ gorouy, nnd ag Togurds its symptoms, most troublesomo dikoases of the eyo, I thercforo would strongly recotnmond thiat the use of the rolling-towol bo svolishod, for theroby wo wiil disonrd ono of tho groab lustranionts for tho sproud of such a dangorous diecanc of tho eyo, by whioh thousands of \rork(nu-msnrn nunul{l: doprived of thelr moans of suppost, . . TIiE CITY. GENERAL NEWS, Tho Suporiutendant of tha Nowsboys' tomo wiuties to reutn thanks to Monsrs, Preaton, Kean & Co, for tho douation of a 20-pound tarkey, Monura, Ellson, Pomoroy & Co., autionoors, romomborod onoh of thelr omployes Christmas ivo with n Hboral gift of groonbacks, bolioving that to Lo about the most usoful artiols thoso timay. ‘I'to Ooronor was notified yestorday to hold an inquest on tho body of n man namod Joln Diang, Fhio hung himael? In a hotgo at tho eornor of 8tato and Forty-third stroets. Tho causo of tho suleldo Lins not boen nucortainod. Tho alarm from Box 512 nt 0 o'clock last aven- fug was occnsfonad by nalight fire In tho two- story frame building, No. 43 West Washington ptroot, ocenplodd Ly Mr, Adueyas n tn-shop. Iinmoge, $26, No insmanco, The osuss of tho five ia not known, ‘ A young man named Drowster wns nrrostod Baturday by Detectivo Chapin on suspicion of being tho party who attompted to rob Mrs, . A, Gaxr, and throatenad hor with n pistol, which sho bravely kuockod out of hiy hand. "Tho Indy was eallod ‘to idontify tho prisoner yestorday, and, :lfitor tnking o look at him, stated that hio was not 6 man. ¥ Bylvatua Crozier was walking nlong Weat T dolph atreot, noar Canal, Inat ovoning about 6:40 a'clocls, and 'was mot by Goorsa Renil, who, tak- ing advantago of tho formor'n boozy condition, praceoded o reliove him of #3. Oficor Dogroot camo upon tho scone just in timo to tako Konift in custody, and alwo roquired Crozior (o necom- pany him'to Madison Stroet Station, whoro both ara dotained to await a hearing, ‘Thomns 1fownrd was rogaling himsolf with nwmerons drinks i & snloon nt No. 8% Clnrk streat, Iast svomng, and sonie party presont took advantage of hin intoxicated condition and rob- bod bim of n watch and o fow doltars, Charlos Welsh, the barkespor, way supposod to kuow gomotbing of thu mnttor, and, on refusing to give {nformation to o ofifear, was nrrested. and looked up 1 tho Arniory to auswor the chiargo of ncceasory to larcony, & The Gorman velorans of tho French war of 1370-"71, and thoso of the Danish war of 1864 and Austrian war of 1800, hald anothor mooting yoaterday afternoon at tho corner. of Randolph nugd Wells stroots, for tho purpose of completing thoir now organization for mutual nid and ro- union, A Coustitution, which had been pro- parod by o commiltco appointod for that pur- posg, was frond and ndopted. A committeo of five was eppolnted to propare by-Iaws, and re- port at tho next meotivg. Tho Society numbors now {ifty membory, TH{E GRAND PAGIFI0 GOMPLICATIONS, . Yestorday was observed with becoming quiot- noas by tho two factions in possossion of tho Grand "Pacifio llotol. Mr. John B. Drako ap- pearod to be in solo posscasion na custodiav, and a8 tho utmost good feoling otists between him and Messra, (ingo & Rico, thero wora no now devolopments. All tho old employos, and the managenont of ench dopartmont, thus far con tinues withani chavge. The lobby was well filled ol day with tho friends of iho former proprictors, who were ongorly can- vossing {ho postion and giving “advico and sympathy to thoso ~whe _guffer most by " tbo misfortuno. A now sot of books and n uow register woro oponed yosterday, and all tho old bills woro bronzht wup to dato_and presonted to tho bonrders for prymont. TFrom what can thus fur be learnod, it fs probablo that an amicable sottloment will bo completed to-dny, by which J. B. Drake will becomo proprictor, Mosmrs, Gage & Rico rotiring. It is nlso thonght fhiot tho loss will not oo of any groat oxtent, eithor (o tho hotel company or to the old propriotors, Mr. Goorgo W. Guago and Mr. Rico wero presont nearly all day, but nesthor took any active iuterest it tho mavngemont. g GERMAN WORKINGMEN'S ASSOCIATION. AN EXCELLENT ORGANIZATION, Thero ia & German Workingmen's Association in thia city which, unlike tha Communists, goen to work in the right way to cducato and culight- en tho Iaboring classes. While the Iatter aro lolding mass-meetings, and Lowl and complain about the opprossed wotldngmen, tho former meot ot their hall two or three evenivgs of tho weok aud recoive logsons in sll the arts usoful to artisnnrymechanies, and weriktingmen. Thoirmotto is, *“Arbeit 18 dea Mannes Ztordo, Segou iy der Muebo lobn * (worlk is mnn's noblest ornament ; blensing in tho prico of toil). Almost avery Sun- day som seiontitio subjeet s disonnued, nuid tho momuors aro nowgeollecting & library, which will o of groat ko £o them. Tho organization is called the Workingmou's Liducationat Bouioty, aud numbors ak prosent nbous 100 mombers, At amecting held ut their hall, No, 278 North av- enue, yestorday ovemng, Mr, 1% Ianstoin, an able chemist, snd teacher of tho drawing- class of tho Hociety, delivered nn able los- ture on * Cooking-Salt" (chlor. natrium) and its uses. Who speaker commencod by oxplain- ing the principles of ehomistry, and then showod what anlt consists of, and how it in ¢ocurod, Ho then explained its importanco to the inbabitauts of tha oarth, and how sadly wo would get alousy without it, a4 nhmost overy article of food pro- parud without salt would have but little tasto or lavor, Thore woro, bosides the membhers, 8 uum- bor of laties present, who ook a great-interest in tho subject. Tho olicers of this oxcellont Society aro ns folluw: Presidont, Conrad Iipeler : Vico- Dresidont, S, Steen ; Sacrotary, Jolin Rumpf, e ANNOUNCEMENTS. Mzs, Scott Biddous® readings ocenr in Farwell 1Iall on Now-Year's ovo. ‘Tho noonday mooling to day will te led by tho Tev. 8. W. Duflleld, Strangers’ meeting thia ovening at the Young Mon's Christian Asaocia- tion rooms, No. 148 Sladison strect. + Bundays in Germany,” will bo tho subject of the ltev, C. W. Wendto's locturo in tho Athen- wum fieo courso ELis ovening. | Now-Yoar's night i3 announcoed as the iimo for Tull-dress party ut tho b} cornor of St, John'a placo and Tako sliocot, under the nuapices of tho Clrel of the Redeomor. The occasion gives promiso of being vory cnjoyable, and ono of the Dplonsantest ovents of the season, ——— SUBURBAN, LAKE. The Take Trustces mot in rogular session Baturdny with oll tho mombera prosent, The Comultics appointod for tho purpose of nogo- tinting » loan of £10,000 for tho bonofit of the town reported that, in pursuanco to tho iustruc- tiona of & regolution pansed at the tocal moeting, they reccived Deo, 23, 1874, from tho Town Clork, forty bonds at a par value of $1,000 onch, datod Dec. 15, 1874, and duo Jan. 1, 1877, each with two interest coupons atinched, and sold tho same to parties reprosented by Calif & Barnoy ot par and the nccrued interost, aud roceived from thom 40,086, loss 4 por cont bLrokerage, which they allowed the smd Colit & Darnoy, in pursunnco to inntructiony, In nccordanco with tho inatrue- tions of tho ynmo resolution thoy reportod that thoy deponitod tho nat vroccods of aid bonds, being 39,286, in the Union Srozk-Yards and No- tiona! I3ank to tho crodit of the Town of Lako ns diroeted, Whon the Clerk finishod reading the report n livoly timo eusned. Colman asked Muirhond aud Condit if they know they wore violatiug the charter of tho town. Brinkman thought they ought to deposit the mouoy with the Lreasurer, Muirhoad eald tho Board had the right to dictato whoro the loan should bo placed. Condit did not thinlt but what tho action of the Comumitteo was ull right, John McCaffery, tho ‘““Doss ™ of tho Cicoro Board, thon put in an appearance aud gave the Committeo ** particulur it 1o had not tho alightest doubt but what ** thero was & nlizger in the fouco " somowhore. o charactorized thoir action as the oponing wodge of u big atoal. Turthor digeussion was ent short by n motion from Condit,isocondod by Brinkman, to tho elfoct that the report be nccopted, The motion was onrricd by a voto, o follows : Yens, 4 nays, 1—Colmun, Alittle further tulk was then indulged Inon tho Hubject, but,tho Clerk eathing their ntiontion to o stack of bills to bo audited, & gooa hour of rost wingiven, during which Brinkmun wos ox- cozed, At tho end of nn hour, nbout 31,600 worth of tho indlspensnblo “Willlams " were aliowod, and ordored to be paid. A wubjoct Doimg then brought up which ro- quirod to bo puld out of tho “epocint deposit," ny Joudit enlls it, tho ‘P'ronsurer attomptud to resont the insult offered to himy tho town, und hin bondsman. Mr, Condit moved thut the Prosident of the Board bo authorizod to pay tho interest maturing Jan. 1, 1875, on the water loan bonds, Qjoforo voting, Mr, Colman wanted to know it tho mongy bolonged to the town, and, on being Informed 1n tho aftirmative, ke wauted to kunow why it was not placed in tho Irossurer's hunds, 06 tho chiartor dictated it shonld be, Muirhend stated that ho did not care shout the charter, but that the Doard Lind & right to may whoro tho monsy should bo placed, Colman thion lngormed thom » littlo on what thole dutles woro in the promisos. Tho town chnrtor compelled thom to placo all moneyn holonging from whatovor sonreco to bo pinced In hin lu‘op(n{t whilo A'ronsurer of tho lown, Agnin ho won olected Wronsuror of tha town, and had given honds to tho nmonnt of $260,000 for tho tulflil- ment of hig dutics and Lo wecuro tho town nagnunt lons, and hio thought 1t was n mont Mlagrant viulntion of tho ohnrtor of tho Lown rnd an in- ault lo Nimaell and his bondsmen, one of whom olouo s worth 700,000, iven wupposo Lhey D tha tight. todoposl, monogn whoro (hay lonsed, thoy Tad no right to lonve 40,000 in tho keoping of the Prosidont withont Aocurity, nor find tho Drosidont any right to pay ont monocy lolanging to tio Lown withoul an ordor from the Clork, whicl: ho would Tave to contorsign himself, IL was, Colninn thought, the biggost pleco of humbiggary over |xarpnunlad on un Intolligont community. ‘Nolthor Muirhond nor Condit had iy argu- monls agalnst Cohinan, but, for afl that, Muir- liead soconiod the motion, wiuch was earriod by " the following volo: Yeas, Muirhead and Condit, 25 nays, Colmun, 1—Tahor rofusing to vote. After o littlo discunsdon, however, ne changed his mind, and voted in favor of the motion, The Commitlon to whom waw rofarrod tho proposition to purchuse tho Lown tax cortilloatos ot par by noto at 10 per cont por annum, payablo 11 Lo youw, roportad advorsely, Tha rapact of tho Committoo way concurrod on motton of }\Iulnmml. Yong, #; nnyn, 0—Colmnn not vot- ng. Ou niotion of Condit tho Town Tronsrer wan fnsirncted Lo tako np the order of the Union Btock-Yarda and_ Natlonal Dank of 810,000 for motnoys advanced on town orders. T'ho volowas Yons, #; nays, Colmay, 1. Adjoumetd, MANSFIELD V8. FISK. Josic Winu iler Sult, From the New York lierald, Dec, 2%, Among tho mpny Inwsnits Toft by James Flek, JIr., for posthumous settlement hotween Ll wifo, Mrw. Luey D. Fink, tho oxocutrix of his ostate, and the hordo of litigants nuxions to pross their caseato trinl was ons brought by Joste Manstlold againgt him on two promissory noles. Ono of theso notes way for £16,000 and tho othor for 25,000, ‘Ihe actlon wns commonced in the Supromo Court, tho plaintiff soting up that the notes waro givou for valuable cousidoration,— that ia to Bay, iu paymont for cortain stooks, and the defenno bolng subsequout nlleged paymonts of monoyin amounts sufliciont Lo countorbnlance tho clmm, On the doath of Col. Fisk tho uuit i not ole, however, bt wus rovived ngainst Mrs. Tisk, og his oxecatrix. At longth the caso cama to trial yestorday in the Hnpremo Court, Clrenit, boforo Judge Van Drunt, 'The court-room wnt not densely erowded, yot there wero nob many vacant scats, 'Tho'fact is tho crowd of frequenters thronging the courts had soon MicaMausfield so ofton during the prog- ress of tho trinly of Bdward B, Brokes thatthoir curioity to soo her nd becomo satisfied, Bho wag prempll{' in attondance, nccompauiod by hor sistor, Mrs, Willlamy. ‘Timo aud travel aud ox- citiug secnes ginco huyo not apparently improved her personal heauty, but lor taste in dreos has ovidently changod somovwhnt, for, instend of flash- ing dinmonds and silks of gaudy hues and abon- net of startling pattern and ¢olors, sho appoared most plainly, thoughneatly and tastofully,attired, weurinig i drees and closk of dark bluo’ clotl, a Jack folt Juat, trimmod with black volvat, and a . gray foathier, nnd with no show of Jowelry. Ilor walor, Mrs, Williams, was oven ‘moro " plainly dressed, Noither appoarod in the slightest de- greo nervous, but gavo their testimony in a vory clear aud straighttorward manner, Miss Man fleld was roprosonted by John D, Townsend and Mrg, Fisk by Mr. Ball. " Mrs, Ik did not put in an nppearanco, buk this, it 18 said, sho novor doos in any suit broupht againat hor unless sbo has to rppear ag o witnesds. From tho uatiro of the presont snit tho tostimouy was briof aud the ond quickly roached. Mr, Samuel G. Courinoy toslified to having in November, 1869, commonced a sult for 5,000 and 815,785 against James Fisk, Jr., and applied Tor an order of arrest agatnst Lbim on tho part of plaintif, _Tho time to answer was extended un- til after Misk was killod, 'Lho defondant was gubstituted for him in Aay, 1872, and tho anawer Waz sent 1, Mr. llenry Belden waa handed tho two notes sued on, nnd ho positivoly identifled tho signa- ture to theso notos as Jumes Fink’s, For tho delenso 1lenry . Antes proved thab ho was bookkeoper to” tho Lrio Itailway and familiar with Fisk’s signaturo ; ho docs wot rec- ognizo tho syzuature to thoso notos as Pisl's ; could not tell In whoso Landwriting the hody of tho notes is; ho kuew ofa check for $1,250 being_ paid by Fisk, through Georgo C. Hall, to Mign Mansflold. On cross-oxamination witness admittod o had no personsl knowledgo of what Ir. 1all did with tho money ; he wilt not swear positively that ho avor hunded money to Miss Mansfield himsoll, Augnst Sehommol, employed in tho Audit Da- partment, eaw Fisk sign vouchers hundreds of Lims n diy and does not rocognizo tha Kignaturo to these Lwo notes ns Fiek's. On cross-gxaminatlon witness was shown tho bottom of % ho recognizod the word ““Wednerday” s Fisk's 3 during the last years of Dbis Tifo Iisl’s writing vavied vory much. ~ Lottor handed to witness, and ho 1dentifiod it as Fisk'n wriling (the signaturo boing folded back). ‘Lo tho groat bosldormont of tho witnoes, Mr. ‘Townsed took back tho lottor, oponed ju and road it in full aa ono to coungo! (r. Townsand) Irow Joun 11, Comnn, inguiring about,tho proy- ent it Justin D, Whito testified: IIo was familiar with Fisk's siznaturoe and doc nob think the sig nature to tho notes 1 his writing ; beiug hunded a 315,000 noto ha thought tho signatute moro liko Figk's, Willinm Dolden, braker, forcierly of ITowo & Bolden, ealled for plaintift, tostitieds He wan fa- miuliar with Fisk's handwriting and o positively identified the body of the writing aud signaturers to the uotes sued o, or ono for $5,000, tho other for 515,785, as Jumes Lisk's, Ho also proved to huving purchased $14,000 worth of houds for Miss Mansflold, Counsol for tho defondant hero offered in evi~ dence nn indictment for attempting to black- mail Tisk, provod ngalust plaintifl ju 1869, but the Court oxcluded it. Mims Munsiield tostified sho enw tho £5,000 nota written, Alr, Iisk and Mr. I, Morso, her mother, aud herself woro prosont; sho saw tho £15,000-n0te deswn, The question whothor any consldoration was givon for those notes was exolnded. Aariotta Williams proved thas eho domanded paymont of thoso notes in 1870, and no part of them was prid. Cross-czamined—That was in Qctober, 1870; they were shways on friondly torms; tho last timo Fisk visited hor was in Docombor bofors his doath; Lo was thon nsked for tho money but did u?rc. pay; tho provious domaud was-mado by wysolf. At_the conctuslon of tho testimony, Judgo Vau Brunt brlefly chargod the jury, Aftor short nbsonca the jury returned, bringiog in s vordiot for $20,201.31 againut Mra, ik, BROKERS® CHRISTMAS CARNIVAL, A Bogus King Kalaknun. From the New York Herald, Dee, 25, Chrlstinugt Day 13 always o season of insaue fentivity at the Stock Iixchange, for that istho oceasion which the brolers seizo upon to uncork ali tho bottled-up mnducsa of tho yeur up Lo dato, and when it is wncorked tho offorvosconco it roally tromendous and can hardly bo deserib- od; and it it somowhat moro daugerous to wit- nedr it than to witness o bull-light or a lion- tumer's oxhibition, for tho avornge broker is like ou infurinted avimal on Christmos Evo, and has 1o rogard for aox, ngo, quality or condition., Ilo will havo his caruival and ita attondant excosses, whilo the stono and brick walls that oncirclo him #o safely provent any interforenco by tho polico, It bas sometimes boon n fashion with tho brokers to wear visors or musks or fulso nodes, but yestordny thoy wero contonted with carrying the tin horu 8o "boloved by uoisy boys, and which i used by tho howling gamin to horald tho approach of the Fourth of July, Christmas, aud Now-Yesr's Doy, Tarly yesterday, soon nltor tho aponing of the Bonrd, tho fun commancod, and rough fun it was, Mauy of tho brokors had drunk liquor and were i o framo of mind to on- courago uny kind of doviltry, and not tho loss on aceouut o tho fact (hat businoss i go very bad now in stooks nud tho brolers have beou taking in vory littlo money and muking vory fow snlos, T'ho fiyst performance of tho day was that which In ils nature was intondod to throw discredit on all monarchical institutions, Homo poor darhy who had nover, probably, offonded any ono, asud whose ocoupation iy that of wattor, was induced, for o oo of &5, Lo ontor the Htook Exehisnge and porsounte IKing Knlakaun, Hin Majesty of the Bundwich Islinds, The wrotehud darky Tmd his pockets filied protty woll with sandwichus, und then, to uso tho nio of wome of tho boys, *“the wigger Kimg was fired futo™ the Stock Exobango witl frighttul velocity. Thoro ko wes bustiod nnd Jaumod and ho bad his hot broken; a thousand blasts from s hundrod horns were blown ab lim, Tuto hin onrw and his mouth, and ho was lifted oIt lis fest by Lho rash and ho was upsot, hub still tho crowd horo him upward, and, as tho liquor formentod in the broliors' hrain, the mock King lad a tin fish horn pluced in bis hand and he wus diiven to and fro, and flnally wau holstod to tho rostrum or tribune, and from thenos ho was told to addross the muddonod and jumping orowd bolow, who woro now grunting Itk pigs and alternately mowing lko sick cats, In torror of his lifo tho poor darky was forced to blow hia horn as loudly o4 hia lunas would pormit, Boon aftor an organ- grindor was brought Inta the Exchange, and was trentod in o mannor somowhat similur to tho nego, and ho was hnstlod and his clothes wero torn 1o asnil boforo o rongh Bincay galo, T'ho frighted Itnllan was doprivod of his hroatl ne if henrs had boen lm;;r.ln; him, and thon ho was “'ulightly howncod. " and fud is halt shampooed by n” hugh serubbing-brush procured for tho purpoeo, Aboub n quartor liofore 8 the real Xing Kala- Iiaun, with his suito, outered the bullding, and wau tho reclpiont of much bilarioun discordance, ;vhluh wmfm:ldnub! lnll’(lunl ;}:r;&uly tho henrifolt omngra of tho nesembled Board of Brokers to- ward His Hawalian Majonty, SUNDAY’S NEWS, LOOAL, ‘The foreclonure of two chattel-mortgages on tho furnituro of tho Graud Pacifle Totol, nmounting to nently §100,000, has brought abou n oriels In tho afairs of tho houso, and kas led Lo ite tranefor to Mr. Jobn B. Drake, who will hatentter bo the propriotor and managor, The faliuro of Moesars, Gngo Bros. & Rice I8 attribut- od mainly {o the financial complications of David A, Gingo, and the Nabilitles of the Company nre placed nt £160,000, The failuro ia sald to Linvo rosuited in the complote bankruptoy of Goorgo W. Gagoand John A, Rice, The trial of Mike McDongld, chargod with an ausanlt with intent to kill James McGarry, wos concluded in the Criminal Court Saturday, Lo jury, having boen Instructod by tho Court to tho eftect that, in ordor to seoure ‘s conviction, the rronncuunu munt prove that tho pistol flonrahed by McDonnld was loaded, returnod o vordict of “uot, guilty.” "o Mostor, in Chancory, appointed by Judgo Willlsma somo months ago, to take ovidenco in tho caso of the Groat Westorn Tolograpn Com- nny, flled his roport Saturday, showinr that tho Sompnyy owed Helah Ttoove for building lines, elc., with intorost, §565,058.90. Tonry F. Kooppe, wijo Is suspected of having ot firo to the promiucs on tho cornor of Halated and Mouroo ateeots, was arraiguod befors Juatico Hoully Saturday, on the chargo of arson, and wag léald In $1,000 bail for trial in the Crimival ourt. LOUISTANA, A gorious stroet aifray took place Saturdsy, in Now Orloans, botween ox-Gov, Warmoth and Danfel C. Byerly, managor of tho Dullctin, It wag tho legitiniato result of tho mixed-schoal controversy. \When, last wealk, tho educational ofticors were compelled to cloeo the publio schools in consoqtionca of tho war waged unon thio calorod pupils, the Bulletin oditorinfly stated that but one more duly romsined to bo per- formed by the white peonlo of Now Orlonns, and that was to compel the stroct-car componies (o put star-cars on their lines, a5 was tha custom till Warmoth's Adminiatration, and mako colored pooplo ride in thom, At that timo overy fifth or oixth car was marked with a star, in which col- ored l‘mupln could ride, and in no others, 'l'o this oditorial Warmotls roplicd stating that tha Democratic and Iusion party of tho Btato had boon pledged on numerous occusfons to the roce ognition of the civil rights of the coiored peoplo, citing differont platforms and declarations, and ospoclly tho grent unification meoting two yoars ago, whore Gon. Buranugard preeidod nud 3 Inrga nmnbor of eminout citizens adopled stronger languago on tho subject, and going furthor than most Republican contventions havo gono. The Govornor argued that tho propossd war tobo waged in regard to the streot-cars was in opposition to the privciples and declared pol- ley of tho Democratic party. ‘Tho Bullclin nc- companied the publication of the communieation with nu cditorial articlo, not attompting to con- trovort tho srgument, but attacking lim per- sonally in o very violant manuor in regard ta hig Administration,and doclaring that Ctov. War- moth's motives in giving vent to theso viows was to lngrnllflio himsolf with thecolored poople. Gov, W. Szturday published iu the Picayune a eard, ueing G} the most coustio lauguage in giviog eomo'_ of tho porsonal history of Mr, Edward owott, editor of tho Dullelin, who,durlng Warmotl's Administration, was Stato Senator, and who has olways boen ouo of tho ‘most inilammable of the mauy flrc-nnuu{: Demo- eratic politicians of the Stato. Warmoth stated that Jowett offored, if £50,000 worth of Stato printing ywas givon Lis papor, tho Commercial Julletin, that ho would vate for the Printing bill, which he (Jowett) now dononncos ns infamous, ‘The Governor charactorized Jowott ns the great- ot of Jiars and cowards, and as being possessod of most nttributes which aro genorally consid- orad objoctionnblo_in a man, and Byorly was forentinlly included on tho chargo of lying. To this Jewatt sent n poremptory challengo to War- moth, which Warmoth promptly accopted, and pistofsat 10 paces svoro dosignated s tho Woapons. To-day, at balf-paat 11 o'clock, ng Gov. Warmoth was standing on Canal, botweon Royal and Bour- bon stroets, Mr. Byorly stepped up to him, and, without warning, struck him over tho hond with a hoavy_came, Warmoth, staggering, turned towards_him, whon Byarly struck him tvo mota henvy blows, Warmoth was entirely unarmed, and seoing, o8 ho fuya hio thought, Mr. Brorly attompriug to draw his pistol, he took out his pocket-kmife and closed with Byotly, thoy both going $o tho ground togothar and rolling ovor on tho sldowalk, Byerly on tho top. During the senfile, Warmoth eut Byorly six timea, causing Lis death at 10:20 in the ovening. Warmoth was arrested and locked up. Tho fipat complotion of the official returns of tho Iato clection, which are to be promulguted to-day show o total vate, with tho polls and pur- {slies thrown out, a8 mentioned in tho_voport of tho Roturning-Bonrd, ns follows: For Stato “T'ronauror, Dibuclot, 69,54%: Monure, 63,680 ; majority for Dubuelot, Republican, 958, A Washingtou dispatch says Gen, Sheridan has boen ordered to Now Orleans to reliovo Gen. Ewory. WASUINGTON. The Congrossmen who romain are busy dis- cussing the prospects of tho new Iinunco Dbill in the llouso. 'Tho provalont opinion nmong Rtopublicans of all phades of viewn upon tho financo nuestion ig that tho Semto Lill must bo passod fn iteprasent shape, or thero will be no tinancial logislation this wintar. Republican Sountora aflirm that, if tho brll is in by wey amendad, it would fa) of suother passnga in tho Senate ; that it wonld bo utterly impossibla for Ropublicans Iu the Sopnto to unite upon any comprowisa meaguro, The bill, thoy claim, con- taing tho' inal compromiso of buth financinl parties. The ort[on of the Byndleate upon tho remnin- dor of tho 6 per cent Jonn cxpires In Fobruary noxt, Yho information recoived at the Treasury from tho Syndicato is ot of n sufticiently dofinife character to dotormine tho cortain course of tho Syndicato with regard to that option, but it is genorally bolioved by tho I'rensury ofticialy thut tho Syndicate will chooso to tuke the option, FORKION, The ITavan Diaro of Snturday eays Senors AldamaandXquilera baye purchased bwo steamers for the purposo of bringing filibustering oxpedi- tiond tu Cuba. Uen. Jordan is to return to tho Istind, accompuniod by Aquilora, and the former will asuuno clief command of tha insurgonts, A lotter to tho Diario roports that stronyg oforts aro being mado in Washinzton to obtain tho re- coguition of Cubans as_belligorents. Tho lottor conplos the naumes of Aldama and Collector Casoy with theso offorts, and says the object iy ta throw on tho market the Cubun bouds Liold in Washington, Tho Drand Diko Nicholns, son of the Graud Duko Constautine, and naphew of tho Iimgporor, Lins been doclared insane, and placed undor tho guardinnship of his father, 1o was associnted with the dinmond geandal of a few months ago, Tho Carlists havo offored to restoro the Gor- man brig Gustav upon poyment of the custom duties nlloged tobo due. Ilere Postel, Councillor of Yoration at Parig, has boon appointed Minister for the Netherlauds at Washington, ———— ‘Cho Dend of the Yenrs From the Niw York Times, Tho neerology of tho year now drawing to s closo does unot contnin 80 muny distivenislied mou ae that of 1873, but the list Is still a long one, and containg many nuwmos linked with our politieal and socinl history. Amoug ihem mo Charles Bumuor, Ix-Prosident Millmore, I13x- Honator Wigfali, 1x-Chiof Justices Porley, of New Iampshire, and Thompuon, of Pennmyl- youla s tha tlon, Whitlng Qviswold, tue Haow, Lzra Cornoll, Mayor lavomeyor, Gon, John (. Toster, Admiral Buchanan, Irosidont Thomson of tho Pounsylyaunin Railvend, Dr. Goorge Derby, the Itev. Dr, Kivk, Eldor Knapp, tha Rov. Din. Carloton, Blicor, Marvin, Abbott, and DoWitt, Judge Ldmonds, of New York; Chatles Astor Dristed, N. 8, Dodgo, and Witliam A, Wheelur, ———— An kngonions Porsini. ‘Tha London (raphic tolls us that Monte Chiristo’s escapo from the saok in which ho was flungs Iuto the sen from tho Chateau d'If haw bean imitatad by an ingonlous Vorsian, Having inourred tho displeasure of o high fuuctionary at Shiraz, Mobammad Mivza wae condompod to be fastonod up i nsaok with a vipor, a cock, aud a oat, and aftor an hour's time, whon this Lappy family bad improved tholr acquaintence, tho snck and Ita contants wero to bo thrown Into tho rivor, Fortumntely for Molammad flira, his exocutionors forgot to renrch lls pooket— which contained a smnll knifo, Diroutly tho mouth of tho snck was closed upon him nnd hin companlons ho cut In half tho viper, which was already enciveling his log, tho cock nud the cak woro next dispatehed, aud aur Poralan oceupled tho romninder of lis honr by simulating n violent fight of tho threo aufmals, and glving farth tho most excruclating ories of agony, In duo timo snole ond all wera conglpiod fo tho wator, and thon Mohammod Mirza, apeadly féco~ Ing bimdolt from tho prison, gaitiod tho” otltor eldo of tho river, and canio poat-linste to Turape, for tho fuluro o voluntary exile from hiy fathorlond. ——— Lot Day of tho Froo Exhibition of Benscll's great painting, “Tho Advance of Civiliss- tlon,” which, togethor with other fina patutings, will To_positivaly clood out b uction ta-day, at 105, m, and 2 p, o, at 160 Btato.stroot, oppoalte” the Palmes ouso, : — Hainos Broe’, Planos. Prices exeoodingly reanonnblo, ‘Warrnnted firat-class In quality, erma, 850 casl 3 balance, $25 monthly, Moed's Templo of Musio, 03 Van Burvn strost, o o Hoorts aro Gaptured Ly fine mels of teoth. Therefora let Indies who wish fo l-acl:nle, !':ll‘lyllvnu {his attraction by tho useof tho groat vegetable pre ot vegetablo presarver anil boautifer of ho too, ——— e DEATHS, AR A AT A SN e MOORHOUSI-On fiatueday, the Z6th Inat., La Tenrl, ouly duugliter ut Willion 1. od Fausia Soors L ol teu Fealdentaut iadnte, mul‘mu.uy o vt {o il C oK Ve - Bondsot RTOUFFIER~On Sunday morning, the 27th lnst., of ehost but painful filaos, {outfor, on of o 1s i .'3“7?‘."‘3" F"{ii"%g:"‘”“ 7 i, Siouttor, won of 1. 10 Ry noral will tako placs on i it tio family ato zoepeottinny instied < pireir Yorky St Loule, Waltimore, shd Ustons papors NISPE,— , the 27 J 1o V[SERL-On Bundaw, tho Z7th inat., John O, Nispol aea un Taceday, (ho $9th Deoemby Hichigan avor sl uaral Wil take oo i i, inyt.) at halt past 12 o'clock, tron i [Llie docensod wasa devoted mombor of the I, 0. 0. I, Mouhers o the Unler ara respeotfully Invitod to'sttoud 1o Papors ploasa aops. GOIE—On Sundar, thio 27tk tnat., at G o'clock s, - 1l T, Petor loyegh, o, 813 West D 548 Wost Diviaton Tunoral front 1 oo, No stroat on Litsadas, tho it i 1 icloc ANDERSON—Un Brldoy, 1o L0t inst,, 1t 10:35 e, dirideat Andotson, ? 2ol Taia uémka:lm"::fighnt:nu “:;[ull:: yoars, redet of tho lale antoral wiil loavo family ren , No, 43 - Tarunte ot Mnass (360, Hat G Srbinge ol avest Tare Holy Fawily Guurh, wiier> requlem Ligh ninss will 'by colubiated, tienco by aarclagosfo Galvary Gematery, ILEEL—~Inbin city, Doo, 26, 1934, D Ipvo w5 of vt aiely ago 35 voarss 8 o Fuitoral from hor latn restuonce, No, 631 Wost Erlo streot, on Mouday, tho st at 1 o n SPECIAL NOTICTS. Centaur Liniments b~ allay paly, subduo mwellings, hoal burns, aud wilt cure rhoumatism, apasii, nnd any flerh, Lono or muscla KeTAvpoe allmont, Tha White Weapper Is for family use, tho Yellow Wrapper s for Prica K conta; latge bale i BOORION BALES. . s By GO, P. GORE & GO., U8 & 70 Wabagb-av, A HAPPY NIBW YEAR? REGULAR AUCTION SALE OF DRY GOODS. On Tuesdey, Dec, 29, at 01-2 0, m,, Wo sl offor n largo and varlod assortniont of ssasons. bin gouts, ocAather fino lot of Custom Olothiag for Mo, Bays, d Youth, "Also, nlg of Sheotings, Notlons, Toslery, Gloves, Ua- Gouds, Waolons, Oloths, Chisimeros, Ts- dorweir, K Blankois, Gavorlats, Quilts, &a. bla and Packot RBeache Shawrl , Hats and Caps, £6. Full Hino Ingrain Carpots, ‘GEO. I, GORE & CO., 69and 1 Wabasirear, OUR LAST AUOTION SALE OF BOOTS & SHOES FOR 1874 Will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 30, at 9:30 a.m. Az offort will Lo made to closn all of this yoar's cons slgaments witiout regard to pricss. 0. P, GORI: & CO., ‘63and 70 Wabasli-ave By WM. A, BUITERS & CO.; AUCTION NS, 108 BAST MADISON-ST. Cutlo: v Linor RUTALL SALE GOLD AND SILVER WATONUES, DIAMONDS, FAI(N()'"KQ;‘,(?I'-}’ JH\\'EL]’.‘I. NEW YORK MONFY LOAN OFFIOR, MONDAY MORNING, DEC. 28, AT 10 O°CLOOK, AT 108 EAST MADISON.S EATE SATE 15SK4", AND GENTS' FURS DALITY AND STVLE, LUNISG, BEG, 20, AL100'CLOOR, QULAR SATLE HOUSEIOLD GOODS, BIANOS, AND OARTETS, PARLOR AND OITAMBER SETS, TOVES, OROUKERY WARE, TARLE OUTLERY. AND A LARGE VARLETY OF OTHER UODS, WEDNESDAY MORNING, Deo. 1, AT 8% G'OLOCE, AT 10 KAST MADISUR! TO FURNITURT u’“l"\ri'lj)hs ASSIGNEL WEDNESDAY MORNING, LY WM. A, BUTPIERN & 18 MADISON-ST TADE SALE THURSDAY MORNING, D B Ga00S, WOOL s ol o NG, BOOIS ARD SHOES, F10,, AT 103 A ! By ELISON, POMEROY & CO. REGULAR WEEKLY SATE NEW AUD. SECOND-AAND.FORNITORE, Thnratny, | 3 ot Warde (Friday Leing a Lo Sf Naiw and Hocond and Furnituro, Durain Fohos, 4o. Carpos, Hodding, Binikota, Maitress: Floves, &0: and a largo wivek of Gonert Adcchrndiso und Thotiday Govde. EEESON, DOMEROY & G0 Bijnnd € Kandolph-st, ROCKWELL, WILLIAMS & CO. Auction Sale to the Trade, MONDAY, DEC. 28, AT 10 4, M.y HOLIDAY GOODS, Goatlating upast of a full lins of TOV, Susieat Toe atruments, 1 Ulocks fu yarion, paterns, Gold and Sllver Watclios tnd dowalry, Alsoa full ino of Ladlcs buesy and a varinty of other goods. Phoso ol sire tro o aald n luts to sults ~ Also 150 Hoxs! and Ml-son ROCKWELLL WILLTAMS & U0,y Auotlonocrs, 01 and 2 fll By SMITH & HARRISON. On Tuesday, Deo, 20, nt 10 end 2 o'clock, AT 180 STATE-ST., Tniers o FOIL A, GOLDSIND, Wo shal el 34 1o 'n‘ui.%m;m‘x‘!‘ I!Iu% tn latg con- it i Silvor \ntahoer inae, Sipting ol s e Solid Siivor and Flated \Wasos i It MSAEVO, ote., ota. Halo WLk R RRISON, Auctiomars. SONARD & CO., posito Fiold, Lofter & Co). fi_\' L} . 34 East Washington-st HOLIDAY GOODS. Japanoso Goods, Brouzes, Parians, Pronch Chinn, Moerschnum 2ipos, &o., &0, 0N WEDNESDAY, DO, 80, AT 10 O'CLOCK, €O, AL Our Wareraoms, Mo, 638 Vest Lake-st, By WHL ¥, HODGES alo on PULSDAY, Wu shall muke a Gircat Cloariu: oo, 24, ut 113, ., 0f Guc ontire slock i HOUSEHOLD GOODS, Oonststiug of evoryihing usually kept fur honsskeaplug, Carpot Gu)vul. l{. B, Bravvels, Threo-ply, el lu‘"r;\-;; Marblo-top Chambur Bots, with' Deeasthic-Ua u“ 'arloe Furndture, Stovee, ata, Caods taust be wold fo or- dor {0 clovo i {11s yunt'n biisincas, Look out for yruad baraatms, WAL B RODHLYE 00, Anatlonvor Ly JAS. I, MONAMARS a7etast Waeblugton-st, Trado snlos of Boots und Shoos at Auotior nvfl; "It‘l{u:«‘lny usnd Thursdoy Morniagy, &b U L8 0al00: . MONANARA & v, Auctionoers REGULAR SALE OF BOOTS & SHOES AT AUCTION, Tuosday Moruings, Deo, 24,at 8:30 o'olock 3 A4 00, Honouis, JAS, 1 HONAMAT ok 0 Kt