Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 5, 1875, Page 2

+ oned, the WASHINGTON. fwo Moro Persons Implicated in Pacific Mall, Tho Names Not Divulged---Irwin’s Account at Riggs & Co,’s, An Officer Sent to Minnesota for Bill King. R. H. Linderman Shows the Feasibility of Siver Resumption. The Spanish Question Again. PACIFIC MAIL. THE INVESHIGATION HESUMED. Sneetal Diepatch to The Chicago Tribune, Wasutatoy, D, C., dan. 4.—The sub-commit- tee of tho Committce on Ways ond Moana pri- rately resumed tho Pacific Mail investigation to-day. ‘They spent the morning in the banking- house of Riggs & Co. In Irwin'saccount at that bank tho discovery wna mada that Irwin had mado tno paymonta to poraons not before named. Tho aub-committes declined to make public the nimes of theso porsons until they eball have been ab!o to summon them. It is believed, how- evor, that ono of these paymente waa made to quo 8 prominent porsonago in thiscity, aud ono to an ox-inomber of Congress. KING RUMPUNAED. ’ A subpeona has been issued tirongh tho offica of tho Sergoant-ot-Arma for Dill King, and an oficer has been eent to Minnesota to verve tt, whore it is eupposod bore that King is, King is roported to bavo stated hore two or threo wocks ago that, in case disclosures in tho Pacitic Mail ‘pusinese should personally injuro hit, he would mako it warm for certain Detwoctatie Congress- mon who be thought were perscenting him, ‘King at that timo is raid to have mentioned tho names of prominent Vemocratis Cont evsmen as connected with eomo jobs other than Vacitic —-—— NATIONAL FINANCES, TUB SENATE FINANCE BILL, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Wasurxorox, D. C., Jan, 4.—Tho question of a caucus of House Republicansupon tho Finance bill has boen mucd discuesed to-day. Tho Rep- Tosontatives aro not united upon tho subject, Speaker Blaine is reprosented as being oppored toacaucus. It is stated that, in case the bill is opened for oxtended debate in the Honso, Will- iam D. Kelley, Ben Butler, aud Judge Lawrenco intend to attack it, SPECIE-PAYMENT MADE EASY, Dr. R. H. Linderman, Director of tho Mint, is of the opinion that it will not be difficult to sub- utitute silver coin for fractional currency under tha new Finance bill. Ho bnzes his opinion upon tho prerent condition of tho eilver markot and the wint facilities. Tho following is an ab- atract of his views on the subject : ‘The condition of the allver market fs such ae will en- abla tho Government to obtain enough silver bullion from the mints at their full capacity ou moro favorablo terms than at any time befure, The stock of German iver coins fa ostlnated at $350,000,000, ‘Thin remal indisposed of, and would doubtless feck » favorable ret, sinca ‘the demand for silver in Europe and Bids Is quite troited:, ‘Tho recent. discoreries'in tite Pomstock lode in Nevaia indicate that the production of allver bullion in the United States for tho noxt five feata will be much greater thon for tho past five, No atminution ia to expected fn the fannual silver product of Mexico. ‘ho German surplus and estimated production of Mexico and the ted Btates ganrantes a supply largely in excess of any demand for coins, It would appoar that the amount of the bullion required for* coinage in the United Bates can be obtained without any increaso over the present prices. ‘The price iu London is 67411 per ounce, ‘Tho British atandard is 92.5 fine, “or $1.12 9-10 in United States currency, against Gla in 1865, a depreciation of over6 per cent. The pricoin New York is about $1.13% per ounce, United States stand- ard, dolar fine, or, on the Pacific Coat, about $1.12, ‘Taking the New York prico of bullion, the value of tho dollar in aubsidiary coins ia 90 4100 cents, Tne value of the greenback dollar with gold st 112, is 92-10 conta, or 12-20 lesa: than the dollarin sub- ridiary pilver coin, In tho event of the passage of the pending lill, tt would be ucceasary to prepare a stock ‘of $10,000,000 to $12,600,000 of ailyer coin before com- ucing to substitute it for fractional currency, The titat ot San Francisco and the mint at Carson rould be able to pply the Mirsiasippi Valley, tthe P fludelpkia Mint the Atlantic States, Tho traneportstion from tho Pacifio "Coast tha depoaltoriey in tho Mississippl y. woul! mot exceed 1 per cent, tho export yaleu of silver coin would need wefruinl to per cent above the value of ‘eudiia to warrant the shipment of thes coing wrk for export, ‘The probable demands for ape inan important fact or in consider- ect of the increased production of tho tes mines upen the market, price of balllon Greet Bub. ance, Belgium, Switzer- nilinavinn States, and the Netherlands ure Wo'l supplied with silver coin, Russia, Australia fot ojain have au inconvertitie Paper currancy, anc Hale sliver for coluage purposes, It {a probe Wi.le that thy German surplus stock will be sufficient ant to mest tho demands of the other Eu~ rorean coutitriea. for allver for colnago tor somu years: to come, This would Iwao the product of the United Ht-b-s and Mexico to- supuily India and China, If tho Gerinan Government dually disposes of ita accumitlated stock, ‘The pice of tlver during the coming eummer will proba- bly be Jower than fur many years, If the gol pre= aiam ds kept below 110, and tho proseut prica of all- ver in not incressei, of which thero re-ma to be no pabllity it will nof be difttenlt to mamtuin the eir- ewation of sliver coins, and if gold eliould advance to Ud it in certain that silver willqdeprectate enough to stil majutain a ailyer circulation, ee OUR RELATIONS WITH SPAIN. FRONADLE POLIOY OF TUE YRESIDENT. Special Dispatch to Ths Chicago Tribune, Wasurxatos, D. C., Jan. 4.—Tho relations of the United States to Cuda have boon a daily subject of conversation between tho Prosidont and Sacretery of Stato alnce the accession of Alphonse to power. Thore is little doubt that tho protmblo futuro policy of tho President may be inferged from the following synopsis of tho situation, which is derived from o semi-official wouros: It is not practicable to accord to tho a ition as bolligerents, aw thoy porgces neither ships nor seaports, It in however, poxsible to demand that Spain shall treat prisoncrs of war with more hu- mauity, It i# probable tho United States will ineiat upon, and tho President may request other powers to join the United States in a» for- qal domand for a rigid observance of thy usages of civilized nations in this regard, ‘Iho United Bratos can also iusist on a strict compliance with the demands in tho Virginius cago, and the Unit- od Statos can insist that Spain shall fulfill her ro- peated solemn pledgo to pravide for the abolition of slavory in Cuba, - It is believed that the prab- able future policy of tho United States toward Bpain ie foresuadowwed in thoxe points, —— NOTES AND NEWS, TUE LA CNOSSF, BRIDGE, Wasurraton, Jan. 4,—Purauant tothe act of Congress authorizing the construction of the bridgo across the Missisvippl River ator near LaCrosse, Wis,, a Board of Enginoers, to con- sist of Col. J,N, Macomb and Maje, Godfroy Weitzel and W. E. Merrill, has been ordored to zonvone at La Crosso on tho 1th inat., to com- ply with euch of the requiremonts of the act as are contemplated for thoir action, THEASURY DISbUUSEMI ‘The payments mado by warrants from tho Treasury during Vocomber wera; On secount of civil aud miscellancons, 202,470; War, 99,027,192; Navy, 21,802,207; Interior, Indiane, and Pengions, $5,393,412, Total, $15,095,927, Thoabove docs not include payments made on account of intorest or principal of the public dobt of the United Statos, “SI. LOUIS, — Business Excursion—A Jinilway to Moexico—Ico Gorge-A Nippinyg aud an Eoger Aire Sr. Louis, Jan. 4.—A delogatioh of city of- fclala and prominent business men of Omeba sad Council Bluffs passed though Kansas City to-day en route to Galveston, where tliey yo to consult sbout trado interests, ‘Thomas Allon, Preaideut of the Bt. Louis, Trou Mountain & Southern Railway, recvived in- formation to-day from the City of Mexico that a eontract had, been entered into Letween tho Mexican = Governmont and Edward 4. Runb, . representing tho Juteruational way Cmpany, of ‘Texas, by which Goverumeut urant a subsidy of botween 69,000 and $20,000 por mile to the Luteruatiousl ampany. ‘This it ts bellowed, will -furuish @ whieh willeaable the Hailrozd Company to build this road, and it will be but a fow yoars: » age of $1.94 per ton, before thoro will be a direct rail route from Bt, Louis to tho City of Mexico. Tho ica is gorgad at Carondolet, 6 milos below here to-day, aud the water has risen about a foot by backing up. Tho ico in tho barvor moves vory sluggishly, and if thls cold woathor con- tinues a few days tho river opposite the city mill bo closed, and navigation by ferry rtoppod. Last night and to-day were the coldest of tho soason, SELF-DESTRUCTION, Suicide at Sharon, Wis, of a Young Man Who Is Supposed to Hinve Cons mitted Some Crime for Which a Guilty Conscience Pursucd flim, Spectal Dispatch to Tha Chicago Tribune, Suanon, Walworth Co,, Wis., Jan. 4.—About a month sgoa fine-appoaring young man, giving his name as T. 1. Chfford, camo here from tho Northwestorn Telegraph Instituto, Jancaville, to asnist Mr. Brigham, sgout and operator of tho Chicago & Northwestern Railway at thie place. Mo appeared well oduented, had traveled a groat deal, and gained friends fast, On Thursday morning, Dee, 91, ho did not appear at the office as usual, snd Mr. Brigham's son was sont to his boarding-house to ascertain tho reason. Iie found Clifford sick in bod, having, as ho eald, o severo attack of cholora morhua, Io toldyoung Brigham he would soon bo allright, Isughod and’ chatted with him about how ho folt when first attacked, and — refnsed to havo oa phval Ho remained in bed very sick until Friday night, Jan. 1, when ho was nnteh Lotter and said ho would be able to go to tho office the noxt morning. Morning ar- riving, and, ho not appearing at breakfast, his landindy wont to bis room to inquire aftor hin, and found him lying on is sidy dead, the body still warm. Under tho pillow was found an emy- ty vist Iabolod ‘“chtorate of gold,” and on tho floor, beside the bed, a paper which liad cou- tained morphine. a little of it still cluging to the paper. ‘Pho Coroner was notified, and at ongo stiinmoned a jury, who, after taking all tesuimeny attainable, rondered a yordict of au tide by poison, ‘Lhera wero tivo lotters left, ad- dressed to Intvos Mattice, Telegraph Instituto, Janesville, and one to Me. Brigham roquosting jum to telograph bis father, brothor, and Mr. Mattice, tho latter being authorized’ to take uarge of his body aud effects, Mr. Mattico ar= rived on tho afternoon train Saturday, and the letters wera delivered to him, which read os fol- lows TANESVILEE, Wie, Nov, 8, 1874.—70 James If, Mate ie.—Dean Frtexp: Wonld you kindly tke charge cof mny worthless body, and of the meposal of my ef~ fects? Bury me w.thovt any ceremony, Allow no preaching over my dead body, vlso Frise in ny conia and euirae any priest that dare way ono word over me, Put me in the plainest coffin that can be procared, and bury mo where I will be forgotten Roouest, think there will be ruMecient money to pay all ex- peures, but if uot, state it to my brother, and he will tee that all is satisfactory. Pack up all my eifects, without examination, and express them to iny broth= ers address, which ‘is Charles 1, Carpenter, Bell ower, MeLean Co,, Til, Read by ‘American Expreaa Company, T conuot enter futo an explanation of the reasoua of this act of mine further than that Iam sick of life, and have veon for yoars, Convey my Kindert wishes to alt tho boys, and believe me eitl- cerely your fricnd T, 1. Crirzonp, Ocberwieo known a8 0, B. Carpunter, P, §,—Ono thing I nearly forget ty montion: Tet no stone Ve piaced over me to mark tho spot where the snicide’s body lies. Friend Mattice, if there be truth in Spirituahem I shall labor ty cot.yine you ofit, Lam but a partial believer myself, but will test the fruth, Onco more farewell, With this lettor was recoived tho following, written somo sovon weols afterward: Buanon, Wis,, Dec, 27, 1875,—Dxan Frienp: Sin: ‘writing the other noie, which will Lo inciossd with this, I fud it necessary to make somo sltozativns, aud gise soma further instructions tn the ovent of my sudden domise, “Iwill leavo a requost with SIr, Brie hain that iny father bo telegraphed, and to him you can’ look for reimbureement for ‘all expenses ant trouble incurred by you in taking charge of my boi and effectn, Although my parents do not think much of mo, yet Leannot believe they willnot pay my fu. 68, Further than thirepleaso carry out all jons contained In tho sheet dated Nov, 9. step that I liayo, loug contemplated, but have never beforo been driven to it by actual necosvity, Leoutd not hve and be degraded aud disgrace would bs eventually, Although you may have formol the opinion that Tam thorougiily honest in all thinge, this will teach you not to rely on ontsido appearances always, I lave Seen guilty of nome deeds I would nut wiab the worl! to know of, and in my proreut stato of finances the temptations ‘ire almoat’ too great to be resisted, Tean reo uv object in stroggiiug aud tolling through lifo—for what? A maro existence, andl, 1. the oud, to dio, and what is secomplished 7. Nothfug, Wishiug you all the euccoss in tho world attainable, F subscribe tayself for the last time, Your friend, T. I. Ceirronp, In another envelope was incloscd ,the follow- ing, written three days latter: Buanos, Wis Dee, 30.—Dran Matrice: In my other note to you I forgot to mention one thing—thiit is in regard to what letiers may come to thiy oflice after my demise, Vlease bave them aeut to yo, and yaa can open and onswer all of them as you sco fit, It f1 not probable that tery will be ® groat number cone, and none of them of much importance, I sjok+ 10 tho agent last night, and told bim that I had tv lesre on account of shortness of funds, Ho said he wis sorry, and won't he ba sorry when ‘he learns what bi deiven me tothe atop? He may think bo might ha Helped st; and, perhape, prolonged my urclcss life yet» short ‘tlme longer. Aa I remarked iu the other, and let mo repeat ft, for any expense of money and trouble, look to my father, 8, W. Carpen- ter, Ho will seo thxt you wilt not be ‘tho loser, Ho isan honest man, but a mean one, I feel somewhat sorry for my mother, but cannot help i, And now, my beat friend, farewell, untit we meet ‘whero thers pull beno parting, There ix much lott uudutstied that I would ike to'bave seen the end of, Dut it $a not You kuow my age, 25 on the’ 21st of this and my namie, Odillon Il, Carpeuter, urually called “Dill,” but so lohg ago that T have forgotten the sound, ‘Ask of tho boys to remember me kindiy, and take heed and pat foltow in my foatutepa, A last —along farowell, My beat friend, No signature. Thore wore several othor lotters addrensed to various relatives and frionds, sll of which wera forwaried without opening, | ‘'o brother of tho unfortunate young man was telegraphed, and started at once for Sharon, to tako charae of theromains.:Carpenter's parenta reside at Paines- ville, O. Holeft homo several yeara ago aad went to the South-African diamond-foldy, whore bo remained three years. Among his affocta were ton fair-sized cut diamonds, unmounted, and quite a Jot of very minute ones, such as ars used for ginae-cutters, Having these gems in hia possession, bis reason of suiciding on account of lack of fundsis 9 poor oue, That he bad contemplated this step for some timo is evideut from lits lotter written Nov, 8, somo weeks bo- foro hocamohore. Mr. Mattice saya he was one of the bost behaved studonta at the Instituto, aud a favorite with all with whom ho associated, It is quite evident that ho bad committed some crime which woighed very heavily upon his mind, but what it waa ho nevor gave the slight- est intimation to anyone, as far as can bo Joarned. OHIO RAILWAYS. Annual Report of the Ohteo Commis«= sioner to Gov. Allen. Special Diavatch to The Chicaga Tribune, Cincinnati, Jan. 4.—Tho annual report of John G.'Teompson, Commiasioner of Iailrusda and ‘Colegraplis, was filed with Gay. Allon to- duy, It suows following facts and Agures: Dur- ing the year roporty have been received from sixty-nino roads,—nino of these hnye done little mora than mako a preliminary survey, and have spent very little money for construction. ‘Iho aggregato lougth of lines reported oith- er wholly or partly in Obio, main lines, branches, and —aldings, fa 4,730 miles of track, au increase over last year of S62 miles, ‘The aggregate cout of thewo’ tracks was $451,208,484, au iucrease of §22,173,187 ovor last year. ‘Iho aggregate of paid-in and iewuod capital stock of hres ts reported at §251,057,620, an Increase, within the your of 917,857,707, ‘Tho ainount of the funded debt 1s $10,872,641, Total, $27,697,097, boing an incroase of #29,076,053,51, fonded, and'34,399,867,64 unfundad, a total lus erease of tho debt of $24,005,821.05, or an in- crease of wlock, and combined of $41,923,523,73 for the past year, ‘Chere ia @ reported increaso of rolling-stuck over laat year of 271 locomo- tives, $8 oxpiees and baggago care, 86 passon- gor end 3,416 freight and other cars. Au asgro- gate of 27,711 persue aro eimployed by railroad companies in Ohio, whichis 1,722 loss than for 1873. During tho your $117,650 was pald for iu- juries to persons, 957,647 for auimals killed, aud 287.972 for lows of goods and baggage, ar, for theyethrevitems, ¥163.470. Dividunds were ovly paid by weventecn companics, and amounted to $6,515,218, o falling off of 27,36 per cent from Jat year, During tho vear 219 poruone were killed and 243 1bjurad, ‘Phe total uutaber of passengers reporled earriod during the yoar was 14,880,201, an ioroave of 1,600,000, ‘Thouo passengors pad €172,223,304, or an averago of €1.16, During the year 25,004,770 tons of freight were carsied, which yields a revenuo of $49,008,690, an aver- ‘Tho roport’ shows nine roady which charge aa amount in oxdoss of that Bilowed by law, —-———__ CCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, Nauirax, N, Jan, 4,—The steamship St. Loureut, from Havre for New York, having ex- perieucod rough weather, put in here for aoal. New Youk, Jon. 4.—Arrived—Stoameblp Buevia, frow Hamburg, LONDON, Jan. 4.—Steamahip Greece, Now York, bas arrived. , my. TNE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: TURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 1875. “THE PLYMOUTH MARTYR, He Is to Be Tried as by Firo in Brooklyn, And Ilo Does Net Seem Particularly Anxious for the Test. Lingering Attachment to the Bill of Particulars. Why Judge McCue Is Preferred to Judge Neilson. Tho Case Postpoucd until To-Day. Epectat Disvateh to The Chieaen Tribuna, New Yonx, Jan. 4.—For aoveral days paat the activo partizans of Mr, Boechor have beeu as- serting very coniliently that thoir caso would come up bofore Judge McCue instead of Judgo Neilson, Judgo McCue is the Judgo who granted tho bill of particulars, which Neilson and Roy- nolda, setting iu the Gonoral Term, dewied on ap- posal, McCue's ruling in granting the bill of particulars was of coursa favorablo to tho Deechior party, whereas Noilson's was adverse to them, Naturally, therefore, Beechor'a counsel want the caso to go before Judge McQue, and ‘Tilton’s counsel waut it before Neilaon. 1b was sot duwn to bo called at2 o'clock to-day, and was 80 announced in tho pross, and understood by counsel. Thiy moruing, at the opening of the coart, Beecher, accompaniod by his couusol, en- tered tho court-room, aud Judgo MeCue, who was presiding, called tho caso. Nona of ‘Vilton's conveel, however, were presont, and the dudgo put ‘the case over for ao whilo to wait thoir arvival, ‘They failed to ap- poar, howover, at 12:30 o'clock, when Mr, Shear= man brought the matter up, and Judgo McCue at once allowed tho matter to bo discussed, so that really the case was brought ou before him by Beevher'scounsel, instead of going, a4 1t wan un- doratvod to du, at 2 o'clock befure Judge Neilson. ‘The discussion was unimportant, excopt as do- yoloping y THE TACTICS OF DECCHEN'S COUNSEL, [The question wiuch now arises is, Will the caso to-morrow ba sont Lotore Judge Nailson or mill ‘MeCuo insist upon trying it? Becchor’s counsel tay to-night tiat the caso is on trial boforo McCue, ‘Lilton's counsel insist that it be sent ‘to-morrow before Judgo Neilson, theio is likely to bo A protty elt over the question who shall try it. ta thrown out by Boschor's partians, it is evideut there was yomo little schomo aloat I probe sou will to bring about this very result. bun. in ability, Judge MeCuo and not Judze try tne case, (Ta the Aarcetated Press.) Le Nev Yons, duit ing, tho Lo Messrs, rd Boucher, accompanied ny W : \ Yraey and Shearman, appeared in the City Court, Brooklyn, where Judge MeCue was presding. ‘Kho Judge was busily ovcupied in neacting the regular Lusinces of tho day. Pisaily ho reached tho case of ‘Tilton againat Beecher,” Mr. Shearman, for the defendant, rimug, answered “Ready.” ‘Chere wasno reaponse on the part of the plaintiff. A momont elapsed, and it was evident that tuero was nobody in the eoutt-room authorized to reapond ia pohalt of Tilton, A roporter mmmadiately vivited Jadge Morris at his oie, and the following converaa- tion ensued: Reporter—Did you mnppose Beccher and his counsel would bo in cous at 10 o'clock this morniug ? Judge Morris—I ruppored Beecher’s counsol would keep the pledze they gavo us, which was an agreoment that we shuuid go before Judge Neilson at 12 o'cluvé to-day. Shearman, upon being asked how he acconnted for tho absence of counsel for plaintiff, said the other side were preteaging they did not know they should be ine surt on time. Gen. ‘Tracy addretcod Judgo McCuo at 11 SGulock, desitine ia ULsnug ta’tidioale winedias position wonlt bo mads of tho casa of Tuton against Beecher that had been called, ‘Lhe Judge rephed tint ho would Lear a caso that prounsed to constias only about an hour, aud woul! probably eall tho caso of Tilton againge Leccner about 12 0% + Yolk DEPENDANT, ja I4asers then left’ the Court, and afauies Drake's teotimony waa taken de bone ote in apolhe: room, Lo tesiified that ly was a gram importer, and was acquainted with Francis D. hloultun, ‘wo or three days after tue pablication of tho chargea against Beecher ly sire, Woodhull, he questioned Moulton regarting the truth of the allega- tions, and” ho” prononueed them 5 mass of wondious fables," aud added: ‘As to crimiuaiity, it ham’ a wietow of proof, and if Beosher's ver is nos a suilicient refutation to slander from # eh a xouree, you don't deserve to lave your mind satisiied.” On cro-s-examina- tion Witners sinicd that ho was not nor nover had been an intimate friend of either Moulton, Tilton, or Beocher, REMANKS OF COUNSEL. Athalf-past £2 the minor casn before Judge MeCuo was given to the jury, aud Ar. Shearmau £ befure Jute AleCue and said: wo havo waited until 12:30 o'clock; waited iu yan, Our advoreary is Pearsall, law-partnor of ex-Judge Morris, addressing tha Judge, said: ‘Your Honor, I have beeu requested by Judge Morris to eay that tho plautill is ready to procecd with the trial at the time agreed upon, which waa to- morrow morning at 11 o'clock.” Judge McCuc—1 know of no auch agreoment, ‘Mr. Sbearman—Your Honor, as a matter of mutual accommodation, we have agreed to lot the cago go over until to-morrow at 11 o'cloci. The defendant is ready to procesd now. Mr, Beach and Mr. Evarts, senior counsel, could not possibly be hore to-day, but both will bo here to- morrow. Wo ask #& postponement, if Your Honor please, in order that faith be kopt be- twoeo counsel, Judge McCuo—Tho caso willstand over until to-morvow at 11 o'clock. During this discussion, Beecher, accompanied by his son, Col. Henry B, Heecher, re-entered and took seats beside each other ear the coun- tel’s table, ‘Thero was quite a LYOAL exInsan, tho defonto wanting to have the trial declared “on” by Judge McCue, so that he abould try it. In this they wucccode:l, bus accordingto McCuo's own statoment ho lias the power to sand it bo- fore another Judge, and it is belevod he will relegate it to Chici-Justice Neilson to-morrow, ‘The defonse, it ix stated, will, however, then prosent afiidavits alleging reasons why the caso whould be tried befora MeCno, but, unleaw they are very strony, the caso will go before Judgo No’ son, Se Canine Smuggiors. The Pall Matt Gazelle save: ‘ihe faithf{ul- ness of the dog huy never been more atrikingly ihuatrated in soy book of anocdotes than in the fact lutoly roported at Paris, that the douauir wlong tho jonnes frontior have been so f e- queutly bafted by animals trained to bring pac! ets of Helgian tobacco across to hiding places prepared by their mastora, that they lave had to meot tho trick by training dogs of their own, au woll as by suares placed at suspicious openiigs and tho free use of flroarme aggiust all aus- Picious canine strangors. §t sooms that the winugglors do not depend wholly on the sagacity of thoir pote, for besides the collar round the neck which supporta the 3-pound packet of to- bacco which thuy carry, thoso taken havo iu- arisbly a medal attached with along prayer on it, Ube following inscription was found on ono killed Istely near Verving, for all tho devout wishes expreaged did not availto save poor Revell from & dylug shot; "INL arnabe ‘Toutia Cucotla Aigla Tetiamagaton Adouay. Graud Dieu adwirsblo scouroz Revell. Delivrez- Jo do tout danger de la mort ot do ses ennomiu, Quo les saints soient proiitables a Roveil, Diou, ie Gus conserves Hons corps.’ ‘This curious jumble of necromancy and waint-worsbip las oon prezorvod at tho dousne of Vervins, and tha fuct of tho superstition chronicled iu the local Jourual,” Se Wasted Wines Tho Patt Malt Gazetle ays: great feature of medivval rejoicluys waa the agreeuble condi tion uf the public fountains, which on great o2- casious ran with wine. ‘hey probably did not keep up this exceptional wupply for uny lougti, of tine, aud means were doublious taken to pro- Yout the (high crime of ‘wasting good liquor,’ Evidences, however, of the perpatration of this wolecivin have begun to attract public attention in Pariy, whero the Seine has been runoiug wine and water. not because that river ix in » particu- larly cheerful mood, but beoause it is tho cus tom of the municipal authorities to throw adul- terated wine into it, A few days azo the waters of tho Soing, near Borey, wero acen ta glow with ® crimson flush; this was owing to the admix- tro of about 1,810 heetotitres of condemned wine. A correapondont calculates that ax wine, von whon adulterated, containg on an average 10 per cent of alvohol. which in Daris is quated at 70 franca tho hecolitro, hore was a lows of 12,880 france, that the aum which would have been paid on tho wine as duty would havo amounted to 44,160 france, so that doducting 7.040 franes for coxt of manufacture, ete. thera remains a dead toss to the Treasury of $50,000 francs, and that a adulteratad wine in disposed of in thia manner every month, 600,000 francs are yearly spent in turning tho Seine intonogus.” — ~ FOREIGN. Anlmmense Radical Demonstration at the Funeral of Ledru-Rollin. A Spanish Decree Suspending the Jury System, FRANCE, ASSEMDLY CONFERENCE, Loxnoy, Jan, 4.—Daris dispatches state that another conforence of loading membors of the Arsombly and President MacMahon was held at Elyeoe last Saturday. Asomi-official note concorn- ing tho proceorings asya that, in rosponso to tho appeal from MacMalion, oach Deputy oxplained tho viows of tho paity whict ho roprosonted with perfect franknoss, No further detalle of tho mecting aro given, but tho note con- eldod with the hope that the conference will dispel the misundorstandings and offaco tha divagreements, Correspondents telegraph that the noto signities that no party is willing to Bacrifico ite protensions. Miaunderstandings havo indeod coased, for the impossibility of an agreement is no longer denied. Upon tho mect- ing of tho Assombly, Dotbio or Dufaur wilt do- maui, it is said, immodiate debate on tho Con- stitutional bills, or s dissolution of the Mousa in tho ovent of a refusal. THE ELECTIONS, Panis, Jan. 4,—An election to fill o vacancy in tho National Arsembly was held yesterday in the Dopartment of Hautoa Pyronoca. Bouanar Repubheane, and Soptonatists each liad a cau: didato. Yartial returns indicate no election. FUNERAL OF LADRU ROLLIN. Panis, Jan. 4.—Tho funoral of M. Ledru Rol- lin took placo to-day. Thoro was no religtoun ceromony. M.M. Lonis Blane, Victor Schoele- her, and Arago wero prosent._Immonse crowds, numbering upwards of $100,000 peorla wit: neased tho procession and burint, Tho affair is regardod as # formidable Hadieal demonstration, CLOSE ELECTION. Asecond ballot will be uecessary for mem- ber of tho Assembly in tho Hautes Pyre- neos. The uuitod voto of sraniauban, Ro- porlas: and = Alicot, Septonnalis oxcoeds y 10,000 that cart for tho Bonapartist candidate. Mr, Branhauban will retiro in favor of Altcot, who has adortod 8 moro Republican tone in his latest polttical manife-to. A Repub- lican triumph is coucidero:| certain, —-— SPAIN, MATUMMONIAL ALLIANCE MINTED AT. opeciat Dispatch to The Chica Trioune, Wasuinaton, D. C., Jan, 4.—The wformation at the Spanish Embasny is that the Alphonse Gov- ernment will be succeraful. An allhianco botween Alphonse and the daughter of the Dike of Mont- pensier is suggested. ‘The Regoncy nro said to fayor the alliance, It is not behevol at tho Em- bassy that Isabella will return te Spain, ox hor presence woul cimbarrass tho Regency. ‘Tho Spanish retivesentatives hero appear to bo on- tel in sympathy wilh tho Alphousterimuves ment. THE JUNY SYSTEM SUSPENDED. Mapnip, Jau.4.—A decreo has beon iesaed suspending the jury syatem. SERRANO AT DAYO! Baxowwg, Janu. 4.—Serrano hia city. 4 arrived in this a SW-DEN, onrruany. Srocexorm, Jan. 4,—Prof. Johann Wilhelm Zetterstedt, of tho University of Tund, tho ominout Swedish naturaliet, dic. to-day, aged 90. FIRES. IN CHICAGO, Tho Fire Patrol oxtingnished a slight fire in the bailding Noa, 163 aud 165 Washington street, at4o’clock yesterday altornoon. Tho ignition of gaaconsod the blaze. D. 2. Holt occupiod the promison. ‘Tho damage amounted to S100, ‘Tho burning out of a chimney at No. 118 Lar- rnboo atroot caused the alarm last night at 0:50 o'clock from Box 743. AT MONTGOMREY, ILL. Avnona, Ill, Jac. 4.—A barn belonging to M. YP. Cheenoy, at Montgomery, two miles wost of thie city, was discovored to ba on fire this morning at 2 o'clock, and so far ander way when first seen that the only things saved from tho flames wero acarriago and o milk wagon, Along with the barn was burned « large quantity of hay, ninoteen cows, and four horses, ‘Che barn, cows, and bay belonged to Mrs. Choonoy ; tho horsea to Bir. Wier, who conducted the milk businors, Loss $7,000, Ng inaurance. ‘Tho cause of the firo is unknown. AT ALLEGHENY, PA. Special Dispatch to ‘I'he Chicase Tribune, Prrrspuro, Pa, Jon, 4.—An oxtensive brew- ery, dwelling, snd ealoon in Allegheny, at tho foot of Troy Hill, was destroyed this aftornoon by flr, Tho property was owned by Heid’s heirs, The person who had occupied tho saloon moved away wovoral daya ago. It ix bolioved to havo beon the work of an incendiary. Loss, $10,000 ; partly ineured, DISTRESSING CALAMITY AT PUT-IN-DAY. ‘Speeral Dispatch to The Chicaao Tribune, Sanpvsny, O.; Jan. 4.—Tho residence of Milo Tugglos, at Put-in-Bay, burned this morning. Ruggles, hla mother, sistors, and a sister's child, were in the house, and Ruggles jumped out of an upper window, receiving, perliaps, fatal in- juries. Tho others wero suffocated by smoke, gud burued to death, HOTEL AT FRUITPORT, MICH, Special Dispatch to The Chicuge ‘tribune, Gaanp Havex, Mich., Jan. 4.—The woll-known summer resort hotel at Fruitport, tho Pomona House, burned down, and proved a total loss, with its contents, on Sunday morning. The loas ix ostimated at between with an insurance of about $50,000, ported that it will be shortly rebuilt. 150,000 and #60,000, At ig ro- Cusyenne, W. T., Jam David Russoll, originating in the quartors ocou- picd by Liout. Pardee, consumed six double houses, occupied as ofllcers' quarters, . AT NEW SYCAMORE, 0, Special Dispatch toPhs Chieago Tribune, Tiwrin, O., Jan, 4.—Last night tho bardvare store of J. M. ‘Tell, at New Sycamore, in this county, burned to the ground. Loxe, £5,000 ; insured for $4,000, Supposod to Lave been the wors of tn incendiary, AT FONTIAG, MICH, Special Dispatch to The Chicuao Fribune, Dernort, Jan. 4.—{ha houxo of Mortimer Oumur, at Pontiac, wan burned yesterday with moat of the furniture. Lous about §5,000. Partially insured, —_+—_—___- RAILROAD WAR IN PROSPECT, Neapina, Pa., Jau. 4.-—All the shops of the Philsdelphia & Reading Railroad Company inthis “city, and along the entire lino of the road, will suspond operations to-morrow, owing to dillicul- ties in the Schuylkill coal rogion, ‘This in- cludea tho car-shops, rolling-mill, machino shops, foundries, oto, A railroad war is threat: ened botween the Wilinington & Reading and the Reading & Lebigh Companies, the former having servod a» notice upon the latter of their intention to take poswession of the leading & Lohigh Road, In turn, the officers of tha Read- ing & Lebigh Rosd have uotified the Wilming- tou & Heading Hailroad Company that their engines end cara will not bo permitted to run farthor on the Reading & Lebigh Ioad than Court street in this city. Tho euginos aud carg of the Wilmington & Reading Road wero taken wut of the engine-bouse by the Roading & Lobigh Bailroad and run below Peun stroot this even- ing. ———— Rufus Hatch, the Mauaging Director of the Pacile Mail Hteamship Company, bas rewoved Charlos C, Niebubr from the ofiice of Accountant and ‘Treasurer of the Company, onthe ground of rotrenchment. Niebulr bas appealed to the Board of Directors, THE BAR OF ILLINOIS, Remarks of tho Hon. Thomas Hoyne _ ab tho Bar Association Disuer, Reminisoonces of the Old Lawyers of tho State. Judge Breeso and the Pacille Railrond, The following iss full report of the speech of tho Hon, ‘Thomas Moyne, dolivorad at the annual dinnor of tho Bar Association last week, Tho information it containg, and its rominisconces of the past, oro deserving of moro than the bricf abstract published tho day after its delivery. Inu reply to tho to: * Tho Bar of Ilinois, and Ita Eorly Days," Mr. Moyne said: ‘Tho hour tn Inte, and If thore wore not some things omitted which, perliaps, onght to have been afd, I should not trespass on the timo of the gentlemen Htescnt, at go Iate an hour of the night, I) resume I ows tho cull mace npou me to what may seem aitnoat iny patriarchal relations to the old Ohi- cago Har, Though uot tho oldest, yet I am, perhaps now the oldest resjdout lawyor of ‘Chicagy,’ who still remisitis tn tho active duties of professional fe. When Leamo here tt 1857, tho city had a poyntlation of 3,000, ono draw-brilge, au old ferry, two old dock= landi ksintth-sup, and two larga or pticl- pal tavorie,—the Lake Houxeon the North Sido, and City Hotel on the South, There wero tuen about twenty-one lawyers, and four etudents, among whom Judgs Williams, William 8, Brown, the lato Judge Manterre, and nisscif were to be fuelled, Tuero ‘were two or tlirce origiuala of that day fn ‘bur profession, whors names have not beau none tonoil toenight, Aud first chero was our tall Kustucky: felund, the sumiewhat Lister COL. TRUDE, of Black Iawk War memory, It was often sald of him that he never croesod the prairie without fearing thosa gentlemen without hats,” whom he regarded as no. friouds of bia, after Stillman's run, Tt iseald that up- on ous oceasion, that, tho celebrated Indian chief, Tilack Hawl, madoa capluro of his saiddie. 8, CON $ullng lly ried nhirts aud two voluuaey of “Chiity’s Moadings.” Air, Dutierdleld ured to say, when Strode met mth any tulshap in pleading properly, on account of the lons of his “Chitty, ?taat ho had each Black Hawke Wearing his ruities pon hia buskius, and golug arotnd to find Btrode with a volume of bis “Chitty? uwder each. atm—but Strode always kept out of his way, Tt fs not ettdiciently understood that we then had » a historian au tho profession, THE LATE JUDGE nROWS wrotoand pubilshed’a history of this State, Mo wasn quan of almplo habits, pure fo, and. of great lexraing. Asa lawyer and Justice of tho’ Peace, he wus auch us jou milyiit concolye Scott's Dominie Sampsun would Rave heon, had ho atttdiod Jaw in black-iutter times. Lut, whe, this history of 700 pages wos 9 remarkable work,’ Tt'perhapa colitained more general information upon'all other subjects tan the subject of tho work, tuan any history ever written, Battertield’a caustic wit once characterized tas bent Wko 8 work onco commenced Ly a Roman author, But that author never goton farther than a tite page to his book, ‘This contained a Latin inscription of {ho mdst comprehensive promlso—e omnibus rebun et quibus- thw athe-—concerning all things and avine others, [itt~ terfatd said, that Browndid much better than this author, beeauso Brown fulshed uta work, It hegine with tho discovery of tue Ameriran Continent ly Cohinbua, Jt contains a comyicte narrative of the canqnest of Souts Ameries by Cortez aud Plzarros the French rettlemonts and Preach and English ward upon this coutinauts the English revulition of 165%; the American revolution war of 14 the Hfe of the Mormon Propiel, dov saath, unt tho bietory of the Hlinvis & Michigeu Caual. ANOTHER OnIGINAL, named Phelps, tried lin Justice's cuten amt otlera al- ways in the uewapspers, and kept no ote. ‘4 wet mornings, Butterilel alwaya rought Phelps to Know why ho did not kesp hls oftigy elern ! 1 ho hack nexso in court, Butterfield wished to know whirh of the two Journals then published wag next te try bis care, and where be shontd file brief, At {li thie Judge Caton (la 1437) was on the Board of Aldcrman; NB. Judd, now United Stites Co! lector, was City Attashoy : and the ffoa, Taaae N. Arnold wan tho City’ Clerk, Of theso, tho first aud last ara proent to-night, Of tho sixty-four volumes of reports wo now have, herides that execilent Journal. the Leaal Nera, thera was then but one, Judge Breasa had published that ouv ta 181, io whilen be had fucluded the decisions of the Suprento Court for clozen years, from 1319 to 1830, At was published at Kaskasifa, whero lo biusolf set up a part of tho tyre with which it ts prluted, Tinlght recall many other instances of the fow dis- tinguisied lawyers of that day, if there were tinue, ‘The truth ts, eff, Chicago, then like Galena, abounded more 1h groat meu than {h Ler grost worke, But, Mr. Chairiann, allow mo to glance at tho Dar of Mlinols froma staudpoint differently takeu from those who have preceded ime thie oveniuyr. ‘As ono or the other speaker apoke of tho judiciary, and the legal profession, it struck me, wiry that tho great eervices rendered by tho BAR AS 4 WITOLE havo been somewhat remarkublo, ‘Tho early days of every Stute whose origin is a little vaguo i filled up with Nerova, Authora delight to trace the orlyin of tutes back to tho Lerole tnen,—traditions aiid alte pernatural prodigtes soens to be discovered, under the attspices of which, as well ag tho Iabora of some great horo, the futuro greatness of empire is revealed or pretigurated, Now Euglund had bor Pilgrita Fathers ; New York her Knlekerbocker origin; Penusylvania ber Quakers; othor States have, according to thelr Listo~ Fiaur, tomo pocullar mythical origi, But. whence caine’ aul where aro to Le fuuind those early Leroes— or pligtim fathers—-sf Tilnote 7 If wo overlook the two woltioments of the French and Catholic ininaiounries iu tho fifteenth century, yon will find the origin, government, and developemont of thls State from ita begiuning is'to bo traced. ouly to tho" Bar of Iilluois,” ‘The membora of tho bar, yhether as Judges, atatcamon, or lawyers, aro tho Lie grim Futuers of thls State, THE FIRAT LEGAL APPOINTMENT ovor made of an olliccr to take charge of any Govern- mont under the Stato was fasned, aud the cammiesion iw signed by Patrick Wenry, Governor of Virginia in 1074, to Jobn ‘Tadd, a lawyer, ax a Lieutonant-Com- muuilant In the Couisty of Idols, Wien Lelonying to ryinia, 1u 180i, another lawyer, Ninfan Edwards, was ap- poluted tho frst Governuk of tho Hlinol# ‘Lerritory, anit Nathaniel Pope Secretary, Init not worthy of romark that, when tho State wis without institutions of learning of achools, Loyoud tho pule of civil codea of law, of social Itfo, ¢hat the law- ere, who lava shaped the dostinice of thle Stato, should not have Leen, as it were, the ploneore of Amer= {can progcens in tho wilderncas, the founders uf States, the architects of sovereignt; And, Bir, Preeldent, it {a 10 amall thing to be ablo to aay that, when our grout national sovercignty was in danger, in. the very hour of its doadtlest poril, that members of the Illinots Dar were found in the front rank of thora who saved tho American Coustitution, aud ro-establlehen the Hbortios of tue people, aud thd causa of democratic gover ment It {snot to be gaineatd, that all the policies aud moasutres of political or mterial progress that havo ad- ‘vancod this State to her'present imperial rank, have originated with and bec executed by tho lawyora of thts State, If you take the very first of tho moaaurca which, upon tha aduission of {lliuols into the Uuton, stripped Wisconsin of fourteen countica now consti: futing thecholcest portion of the Binte, removing the boundarles fixed Ly the ordinance of 1787, noriaward from the southera bend of Lake Michigan, the wisdom and offect of this chaugs Ja’ now soen in the growth of s metropolis belonging to Hiiuote Instead of Wisconsin, ‘The Tiinols & Michigan Canal was tho result of an effort. the first muccess of that kind which socurcd s graut of land frum the Gensral Government to ald tho Btate {u com Pleting this work, It was the suiggcation of the Hon, John P, Cook, in’ whose honor this county baa beet named, Wheb tt falted—or the Stato afterwards fatled for lack of funda and eredit—Juatin sutterfeld, of Chilenyo, fitwt auggeatod, and then drew the act of”45, turniug'ovor the Iandy’ and canal as security to auch bondholders aa would advance the necessary funda to complete the caual, and so it was completed,” Let ino dnatance now an act of ingratitude and injuatico wilch no loss tho har thau tho prosa of this State has allowed to go unchallenged, as 18 affects tho credit duo another distinguished meniber of thie profession in our Btate. Ona yelition from one Wultney to Congress tn 1845, eking lauds for a company to build a Pacino al” road, austice: pnensr, of this State, then {u the United States Renate, made » report ta thet zbody, frota tho Cummittca on Public Lands, Tula report, which I had publisted iu a pam- phlet, some fow years siuce, is a inoat extraordiuary document, and reade, ju tho light of thin dey, ae in- aplration, or prophcoy fuldlled, Tho report deslg- nutes the linea aa now laid down scroes the pasa of the Rucky Mountali It explores the resources, mineral aud otuerwiso, as thoy have since bees developed, It ia a history of Wuino, ne well as ® statistical dotail of all the industries of the Chinese people, Obicago, without being named as the initia! poiut on io Michigan, is distinctly indicated, Ne the clatin eet Up for a Benator of Missouri, to (ue has been orected in St, Loubs, aa if in honor to his title to the origin of thiy great work, is rofuted by the Congreasional record, It is @ curious iustance of infringement upon » claim toa reputation so made, that the same Senator ridiculed the project of the Bresse seport when it was fiesented, moving against oven the printing of ft, and bat thiv claim tosuch ® work should not bo vludi- cal Bir, the Iilinois of this day, is governed by lawycra, and, 88 ew becn sald, it fm fortunate it{s0, There is no other clay to whorn it hay soome:d #0 safe to intrust {ho making of a lay, since in overy body of men now jutrusted with powbr, outalde af thie courta of Justlea, Shere i no wafely for right, liberty, oF property, Dut, aa 1 sald before, the thine of' ulght does wot pex- anit mo to closo up this subject, I will take it up ayain, and ata more fitting tino, plates Ridsehs oe Cost of a Kis: The Continental Herald says: ‘ Very receusiy at Vevoysu, in tho canton of Frieburg, & young baker received 9 visit from two young girls, whose object was to sottle a bread ac- cou: Tn squaring the account thera wass centime short, aud the baker laughingly propos ed tu liquidate the indebtedness by xiaving tho elder of tho two sluters, who way J6 yours of ago, to which sho acceded. This sunused the ponnwer irl, who, in her turn, slso received a te en thoy returned home thoy recounted the ciroumsteuce to their parents, ass pieco uf ploasantry ; but the futhor wus by no mvsuw dis- posed to viow the ocourrence in this light. Ho immedistoly went off to consult the Cure, who characterizoit the ect aa OU scandal; the latter forthwith went to the Syndic, and this funetionary, without Joe of timo, muaterad the whole “Communal Council, and the affair began to aysumo eolusnal proportions. A charge of attempt at corruption waa Inunched againat the baker, and jucdictal provocdings woracommoucod, But the. father of tho young baker Licard of what tas parsing, and wained his son, who judged it prudent to toava his bnsinors and the town and tako refugo in Genova; but jnatico wag not defeated, and tho authorities of Trieburg demanded tho ox- tradition of the youth from the Government of Geneva, Ho waa given up, seemingly, wituout hesitauon, ant wns incarcerated in tho prison of Chate! for eight days bofore tho case camo on for hearing. ‘The charge was ovantually reforred to the Chambor d'Accuaation, who, howover, dovlated that itwas unfonudod, It was sug Rested aa posxible that the yonng follow will ab- fain somo compensation for the loss be has sus tainod in bis busitoss.” CASUALTIES. “ PLAYING SHOOT "--A BOY KILLED. From the Riron (Wis.) Commonceaith, Jan, 1, In that part of our city formorly called Ceros- 80, about 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon Inst, four boys, Eddie and Robert Mathwig, aged 8 and 5 yoars, with Frank and Woury Eckert, aged 11 and 8 years, went to tho homo of tho latter, whose paronta wore absont, ‘to play shoot." Frank, the oldost of tho four, tovk tho wotnon, a single-barroled slot-gun, and said ho woald shoot them all. He raimed the hammer, aud, a4 iw companions say, «aw that a cap was upow tho nipple, and pointed it at them. Thy companions, fearing the cap auidicuted that the’ gun was loaded, toll him to Book tho dvor, which wns standing partly open. Ionry and Hddto rtarled toxethor to slut the duo, and just as thoy reachod it, tho picce was discliarged. ‘Tino two wero in rango, Henry emg nearest. ‘Tho full charge took offect in Honry Hckert's neck, killing him instantly, and, paseing through, sov- erod the tips of tho first threo fingers of ddio Mathwig's loft baod, which was elovated to close tho door, and lodged in his Joft chcels, near the oye. ‘Tho Eckert parouta boing still absent, Frank immodiately started for lls mother, fol: lowed by Lddio, who, coon recovering from tho shock, rau toward home, Frank ot first sald a ragged man caine ia and shot them, but after- ward snddled the deed upon Eddie, ‘This last statement will bear but little invertigation, as no. boy only 8 yerrs of age, cau, ot o single mnancuver, discharge a gun, shoot'bis own band and face, and kill another. Eddio and itobert Mathwig both kay that the fin owas In tho hands of | Frank Eckert when it was discharged. His brother Menry waa buried on Monday ut 2 o'clock, Ed- die, although loving his left eye aud having his hand maimed, will probably recover, Frank, the ono who must forever boar the blame, and earry with him through lifo taut two-fold sorrow, tho stinging knowledga of lieing the canto of his own brother's death, and tho erippling of an- othor fellow-bemgz, 18 IL years old, fully old enough to have kuown berter than to handia firo- army, loaded or not, 11 uci a deliberately eare- Icke mauner, DESTRUCTIVE BOILER EXPL h Bostox, Jan. 4.—Oue of the buitera of the Francouis Iron Company's mill, at Warcham, Durst this morning, domolishing tha west end of tho immonec building, nnd ¢ ing tho entice stiucture, Que man waa and four sti ly injured. ‘Tho mill belo: i Cd. Boston. Pho dainagos aro huavy. A Srecial Lis New Have: Sand fell dwt tent aud injure fang Him go Leddy th is evening. Mo was ingonsible tu the |. Chlornl 2a Oure for Tho London Medical 1 Ghaldea lis published, in tho ‘Journal de Therapeulique, au account of the means by which Lo avoided sea-sickuess during two pa vogea to Lupland and back, Mo was at Dou Jogna last June on tho way to London, when the weather was so rough that many ietendings p: eongers hositated to cross tho channol, Ur. Gi aldes waa mformed by a collueguo at Boulogne that American physizaus usod tuo sirup af ehlur- al ag a prevoutive of goa-nichuozs with stccoss- fal resulta, Hy thoreforo obtained voma situp of chloral, put himeelf into a quict comer, and took his sirup directly the vessel way in imotion, when, althouzh his follow-nassongers oxporicn- ced the uyual unpleasant cous quences, he ar- edat Folkstone without havang wulfered tho Jeast inconvenisneo. ‘Iho samo rowilts were ob- tnined on tho retuin voyage, bat ke fucreased the amount of chloral. Ifo had again occarion tu crous the chauuol at the end of Soptember, by the mizht beat fromm Calais to Dover, aud thinking wich reayon that the eos would be roughor at that soason than usual, hoe had o draught made up, composed of chloral, threo grammes (forty-five grains); distilled’ water, ifty grammes; gooseberry simp, visty gram mea, and Fsench esacnco of peppexmiut, txo drops. ffe took half of the draught as tho ver- sel loft tho harbor, and artived at Doyor without having suffored in tho loaet from nea-aicknoss, while his companions wore in tho usual condition of prostrate misory, A very heavy sea way rune ning. On bis return froin London, on tho 30th of October, thera werea highses and much wind, He’ accordingly took the rematning por- tion of Lis draught, Hoon wont to eloon, aud only awolo on his arrival at Catais in the bast possi- blecondition, Dr. Giraldes remarlos thathos, o% arulo, affected by sea-rickuoss when ho crosses the channel. aud that his two trials of cblorat Davo convinced him of its oMficaoy #8 a preventlvo of that most disagroeablo mulady. Ho addy that ho nover goca down in tha cabin, but maicos himrolf as comfortublo as circumstanecs will alluw on dock, —-_—____ Klow to Furnish a fouse, Tho New York Times draws n picture of tho timo when our houses ehalt bo furtushed as they should bo: " Heavy raga will purtly cover the poktwbed floors. Paporof some neutral tint, froo from glaring figurog, will stretch from tho rich- ly-coloved dado atthe bottom to the gay border at the top, ‘Tho picturo-rod will nof bo of the etornal gilt that wearies us now. It will bo painted some decided color that will harmanizo with tho provailing shado of the whole room. Bofore the windows and before the doors, which open outward, curtains, heavy in texturo and subdued in tono, edged with strong lace, will hang from woodon rlugs which move freely on a slender wooden rod fastencd to tho sheathing. Ringe and rod will be of tho huo of tho pictura- rod above, Tho einglo euttain befora each opening will be looped to one sido ; low book- cases, bot over 3 foot high, df dark wood retioved by a fow chiseled designs pictsed out in color, will line the wall, No glass doors will dipfiguro thom. Ono general pattorn, varicd in ench ploce, will stamp tho furuituro, Last and groat- ost, an open wood-firo, cithor in a flroplaco or in one of tho Franklin stoves which atill lurk in tho garrots of old country-houses, will cast ite cheery light over everything. ‘The closa stovo, tho registor, tho fi ‘ato, and the radiator, will bo taboood. ‘I'he blazo of wood burning scrosa brazen andirona is ‘somethin so beautiful that no artist has over succecded in painting it. ‘Cho first of all hints on household tastes should be : dIavo an open wood-iro in the room in which you moan to live,” LS" A Texas Duel From the New Yurk Sun, Banning and BMolete, rival physiciana in Gid- dings, Vox., quarroled,' ay out rival pliveiciana do, Thoy agroud to wottle their dificulty with knives in & quict place in tho woods just out of town. ‘There were no seconds or spectators, and each of tho physicians took along lint and bt ages to dress his wounds, Their accounts of tho ight are alike, and as follows: Tho weapous were long bowie-knives. | They stripped te tho waist, and at tho flral onslaught got such a firm hold of each othor thet the weapons could uot bo used, After a loug atrugele they scparated and atood warily watching for a obanco, As they at length rushed together Mauning ro- coived a alight stab in the ueck and Moloett a more serious cut across the arm, ‘Toy stopped tong enough for each to dross his own wound, and thou. faced for auother round, With great caution, and many foluts and dodgos, thoy spont what thay say seemed like half an hour without com. ing togetner. Fivally Molett caught Manning's hosd under bis arm, and, while for an instant [i was able to hold bim in that position, stabbod nim deeply twice in the broast ; but Manning, with hig arm free, was able at the aame time ta plunge his kuito into Molett’s back, ‘I'heso serl- ous stabs ended the fybt, Molett was able to rvach hig surgical appliances and attond tu his wound, Manving faintod, und fell insonsibto and bleediag. | Aftor attending to his own hurt, Molett says he was about ba go away and leayo dia adveisary to bived to death, hut his better pature dowiiated, and with considerable elfort he waved Mauntng ‘lito, Avslutauco soon camo, and they wore takon to their Lomes, whero thoy will be confined loug time by their injuries. ——————_ The ngvigation of the Hudson River between Newburg und Now York closed yeuserday, THE MENNONITES. Their Sottlement on tho Burlington Missouri Lands in Nebraska, Special Advantages of the Gow cation. . Tho following {9 a litoral tranclation of # lot tor written in tho nativo Hussian-iorman by Mr. Cornotius Janson, who bas tomporarily located at Mount Pleasant, In., {a order to place hia children st tho university in that city, Mr. Jansan’s porsoval history haa peculiar Ine torost, juasmtich as lio has for twouty years hoon ovo of the leadors of tho Mennonite poople, and wan oxiled from Russia by an odict of the Gur ornment, because of bis foarloss advocacy of Ito publican principles as found in this country, Mr. Jansen oud fsmily arrived in this conptry about eight mouths ago, sud in connection with acommuuity of his friends he has mado pur chase of a largo tract of land in Jolferson County, Nebraska. Wo take pleagnre im publise ing his views: ‘Chery inno wich now written of the Ueriiaa-Rum sian exodus—-ae well truth ws nut trath—that J,-oue ot the eo-caited Mennonites, would not take. te subjor’ itt moro if au articie in « Kansas uowspapor, that ‘Vue Tnuwusg and other nowapapera have copied, did not mistukouly atate that to Kauman only our Drotitren 0, Wuen for our new Losier Li thls Hew eountry wo Seo choosing Nebraska, Kausns, Daltuts, and Mlatiesoe ta, tough (ue tye furmcr Blules are reeefving tho ma Jchity of tose eomlug 10 tho Uulled state, Of tho Se IIBTORY AND DESCENT OF OUR PEOPLE Twill nut say much, Wo call ourweves “ defencelese Chriss,” from tho fuel that wo alvozate the prine ciples of yesco, and ever ayy partaken tu the Wars of the nations, Itisa mistake tu say that wo were founded by Menno Sinouls, aud su after fim call ours folves, We clain to he only reformed aid gathored by Jum, and trace our history buck to the Waldenses, got tng neat, througa them, ty tho earlicat Quritlan cua grexatious of the first centuries, ‘Tw caves uf our emigrativn is not that which brings thyusinds of people to these shore, We do wot to tui country come because wo want better bomos and to nucuntulate wealth. ur fret emigration from the various portions uf Germany, Mollaud aud Switzer lami tuok placa about 1790 to Ituasia, under the En Peror Paul, Our odject was to exercise onr reilgion, aud to carry out our princsples of peaco undisturbed; When tnat despot was vanquiguod,udJer the great ruler: Katherine If,, our priviiegon continued; ud they werd sigued wud indorsed by alt the followlag mogurebs, 8) the wtnlgrativy of Our breiarea {col Prussia to Iuseia murs oF lean weut Ts 1: was struck by the cruel etroke ‘bromgh: home, mide prospero: aud the indastry of our p amigcity from Soutuer privtieges were violated, uglous” Mbery de t This Tinto many a peaccablo id happy, by God's blessing opto. We liad no desire tu Hoseia, but when our unt’ chielly aur ree Wo feit ” compelled to turn from oar io farms and Leautle fal hwines on tho shores of tue Black Soa ond 4h of Azoy, to tuis country and to tho Lritlsh viucus, te culmmence 4 ag uur fathers had dono times, Letter contenied tv begia ugain where uur religious Hiquts wil be respectol than to keep Our ety sud ou fr ao ure the foro. 3, Wilh our cavica ary j and, a ong nade fertile their actth in tho! wild ra L Ruswis, wu ts alw iupo to cover with flocks of Bley tae pruddiu where our now fro, and did not make ALA evut this) came last aus Nu tulluwed. UF the Dre havo gous, and (he y vised Kausa, ital wor 20d cnt to Minnesota pid Dakota withe of tiv Laniues Wao a Kauses ntayed wituoul yolug uny~ tut, UL phe f Dake piaseods ae out il what our brolhren are doing In the 4,02t%0 Inds of the Burlington titeoul Uoinpany,, ‘Cay frst pareuaca is’, butts yes im defcreou County, tot the State. The lw sation, suat out for tho zutlon, had looked caco ywus. “Cue laud eolveted ts Tinks amounted ty Over reves of qtiewtural Jand and ft wae ir to the Ke. Jumpany inestiy in cash, ‘The li Atay numbered beiwoon thirty-ve and. uilien, Gud tacy wt ouce weil to work to erect Hy and by tis! ume in their own cumtortable houses taey d, TUG SECOND Conny, Py of about the samo nut of familfes, was founded at tho eud of Septeinter, x74, near Sutton, which iy one eC ths mary thrifty Httte towus on the "Burlington, & ‘M tsourl Reload, Hera thera was clrondy a coustcerte bls nuunber of or countrymen, though Not of att boct, but cated * Iteformed:” — ‘Thoy.-hid moved there from Dakota, from which place (they tuld us), after a {ow weeks! edjourning, they bud bosu seared, ‘aa well by the stony doll uud Lad water, ax by the nelghbor= hivod of ts Bi Sivrx Indian Hoaorvation, About the eamo amount of lund was bere bought inder good eon Gitlons, att, altaouss {t was uo lato in tho season, our breturen went cacorfally to work, atl now neatly all of then have ticir owa roof, Allogether, in Nebraska, the number of uswan tamiies 18 120,” and they are settled on 50,000 seres of land Longht from tao Burs Mogton & Missourl Raliroad Coinpany. THE BUNLINGTUN 4 MISSOURI RAILROAD COMPANY grostly ts Lolped us, Wa do not doubt tis Company Vanity to ull ite Linda, and obsorven sho aulyautays of settling on theta a well-known class of farmers, Bo it hes built for us, in proper | tio, three largo emigrant houscr, beaidos ono alveady in ostatenco before wa ar rived; ‘and has sold w4 the Tun at Loy prices, besides giving us chsap farea anid freig its, “Tha lumber for tue party who have setiled at Sutton was brought par ly free from Chicago; aud ulna oter uecdfal supplica and finplements, Tn tho way that I bayo atated, then, it has come about thata Mennonite emigration has Lequn to tho Uulted States; atid fir tue way that, Ihave sated our brethren arosuttiing. Accordiig to letlors from our old home over 1,000 families wil ieavo noxt_enring, {f they can get pinsparts from the Rasalan Governinent, Some Will Join tho brothren in Nebraska, and olliers will ge cleowhere, I want (o mo thom fu tls oountry, where they con have tho bicealny of e free government and Teliqlous Hherty, but 1 wast tom to Lave a treo choice about tio Hiate’ whore thoy will co, 68 woall so fat ava lid, and Tauall try 10 woeuru’a treo eoiea for thein, THE DRATHREN IN NEDRASKA. aro well aatisdot; and my own bedlif is taat it is by far tie best Weswern Stato for our people, Qua thing ja certain beyond dispute; that Nobvaski ts eg, vclal- ly amplendid agricallaral State} and the samo Le asld of other localities west of the Miasourl River, ‘The elimasto ix very huslthy, and wheat, whtch we uperior} aud we are pleasud, though wa ne Htato'ina moet trying yair, We alo Sind good prospects of inaricot with tho threo rail- Toads to Chicago, and otters running wo.t and south ¢ and we alse pereetva that horo wo will be freo in oUF Teligion and woclal life. Yours very truly, ConneLids Jaxcig.s ee eee iene sae TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES, Tho Nobrariia Slate Logisinturo convenes ab Linco cn Thurwstay noxt, A lively aud oxciling teveion is anticipated, Binco the thermometer has been down to 99 below zoro, pooplo in Bluo Eurth and Nicollet Counties, Minn., havo boon convinced thas fropzing will not kil! looust’a oggs by trying thi oxperimont of hatching frozen oggs before ® fire. A small but important part in tho Miuns. sota Vailoy is suro to be overrun by hoppers noxt summer, On Saturday Inst, A half-witted young Cer- man, residing with Adam Monday, a prominont farmer pear Arilugton, Burdan County, fired a salute to tho New Year with a gun which another young man bad loid- ad with 9 half pound of powder. fragments of the barrel turo off his left thumb, © portion of tho pato of that hand, and badly \scorated his wrivt, and o pices of the utuok tore pest his right cheek from bis mouth ncurly to 1H Ont, 6 nowspapera of Denvor publish the usual ieal information of trade. Tha solleetion uf ivtorsal revenue (360,003) equals those of any two other Tortitories except Utah. ‘The ase seased valuation of property is 44,000,000; Inst year it wus §iU,060,000; Increnuc, 80 per cont. Bail ings ercoted In Denvor woro shy yalne, €1,500,0u0. ‘Tho total number of build ings eyected in Denvor fur four yoarw [a 700, Dullion shippod, §6,000,000 ; Increaso, 100 per ceut Popuintion of Doavor, 22,0W0; of the Norritory, 109,000, a Tho Ento of StockeThicvos, From the dirownaville (Yex.) fanchero. On Tyosday morning wo were summoned ons Corouer's Jury by Justice Klabn, to viow the bodies of two mon found hanging to an elm treo & short distance from ¢his city, in the direction of Point Isabel. A ride of twonty minutes brought us to the spot, about 5 miles from the city, aud & fow rods from the main road we found two mou, who warg recognized ag Autonio Guerra aud Pedro Garza. The Bodies were hangs irg near together, one his feet about 8 inv estrom the jground, the other abous 2 fect. ‘Vhoir clothing had not been removed, nor theie ockets exainined, In ona pockot was found 734 cents and two pawnbroker's tivkets, given iy Matamoray, aad iu the othar oues a flint aud steal, otv, Sheir asma wore tied at tho elbow with pleces of luir-ropg, and they wora hung with tho com- mnon rope, found fur sgle iu every store in the city, wovaddles and bildies, blankets, eto wore loft under the samo treo. Aftor the inquost the bodies wore taken to the Market square, whore they were viewed by sbout 1,000 pogple, after which they were turned over to tholr friends for interment, Wo have always been on the side of the atock- raisers againat the thieves, but we oaunok ta dorse auch @ brutal murder, oven of bad mas.