Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 30, 1875, Page 4

THE CH ICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, JANUARY 390, 187 5.--TWELVE PAGES. “GOTHAM. Tho Ice-Pridge Between Now York and Brooklyn. Wholesals Smuggling, in Which Cus- toms Officials Are Implicated. A Fechile Movement ta Compel Sirect Car Companies to Furnish Seals to Passengers. Special Porrermondence of The Chieaco Tribunt, w Yont, Jan, 27.—-Metropolitan lifes full of incidont and escitemont nowadave, but some- thing has happened to us that bay not occurred before sinc 1867, I refer to the firm shat forme nightly between our city and Urooklyn, over which 20,000 people crors each day, ead that forctells what a luxury the real bridgo will be, if it is ever finisted aud put to bractical use. Ahout noon cach day, the beavy ateamois and steam-tugs, snorting and dofisnt, combined will tho down-running tide, open the channel in the middio of tho river, and, from either shore, the “fierce, wild waters" run in wider current. Thero always happen to bo men, women, and expecially boss, on theeo top- pling fce-flocs; and as tho bystanders, that line tho shores on either mde, from Fulton Forry to tho Battery, hold their “bated breath,” or shout ont unheard and unroagonable suggestions and ndvica to thosa who aro sailing away, down to tho open sen, beyond Castle Garden; while tho imperiled pocplo themselves seem to tako this impromptu trip very coolly, as a goneral thing, ond are in no way frightened. Occasionally somo women will get nervous, and ery, and pray, and wring (heir banda; but they soon become reas sured by tho boya, who danco lively Jigs and in- ciulgo in base-ball, until all of them aro safaly taken of by fiorea int friendly little toy! There las been no fora of life so far, although daily tho tide and tho steamers break up the ice-chain, to permit the ferry-boata to run every hourorao, Lut, whon the boats stop rnnning, and night aottles in, cold and windy, the icy fields again form Reicss tho river; and, in the morving, up till nearly noon, thousands of people cross safely. AniLitious vendors Lave ovo» operad little stands and booths, half-way across, and retali hot col fee, cakes, and apples, until drivon off by beili- Rerent but cautious policemen, - In 1867, when tho ice-bridge waa as firm as to- tiny, the Rov. Honry Ward Beecher, his wife, and several Indica, woro the first to try tho icy plain that sirctched, aa row, securely from Yrooklyn ta New York, That’ they have not neain tried tho ico is probably dua to the long aud protracted TILTON-NECCUER TRIAL, which, it is exnected now, will oxtend into April! Mia, Woodhull ia to testify—aond, if possible, detine her pouttion, it is sad—as 9 witners on Mr, Beocher's sido! When this trial is ended, a complaint, itis rumored, ia to bo made, and o uit at onca begun, against Gon, Tracy, for act- ing ay attoin:y, on the Doocher ride, aguinst his yiromika; aud Gon, Butler, Montton, ond ex- Judge Fullerton are to bring the suit, After that, tho deluge! A violent upheaval threatens corrupt Custom: Rouso officiais, moro damaging than the mug ling of Madame Jouvin’s batl-dreuses for tho Murray-Hlall bellos, It hag been found out, among tho clean pruniug and deep penctration that has been going on lately in the Cnatom- Tiuneo, thas over £1,000 worth of fino silks bna Leen SIUAGLED 1%, and each invoice marked 58 a cngo of cheap cot- ton goody, subject to a low rate of duty, has ro- ally neld a cage of elegant heavy sill goods, with & piece or tivo of cotton goods on tho top of the ease, A prominont Ouetom-House politician is the alleged offender in tho case, being & uear telativo to tho broxer who ontcred the goods. And sundry Custom-Houre oficials now tramble at tho disclosure, as well thoy inay, 1 have often stated that New Yorl was a city of benayolent enterprises, ond that it OAVH OLNEROUSLX, and outdid every city of itd kind in ita chasit Au sppeal from "St. John's Guld,"—ono of our most worthy fustitus tions,—in Raturday’s ovoning papers, setting forth that ita storchousa was empty, eniled fortn the tollowing uusnawn aonations oo Handay, which were acknowledgod in Monday Inoruing’s capers: 60 Larrals of flour, 60 barrola of ontmoal, 60 barrels of tiominy, and 60 bar- rels corumeal; and itis expected that as many. barvole of solalocs and of meat will ba donated fiom Warhingion Market mon. Over 8,000 starving people have been fed at that institution alona, nines this cold weather set in. In contrast to this are nino bails advertisod to be given tho comme weok and upto Lop. 4,—fiva out of the nino Leing for charitable Institutions (mostly Orphan Asvlama), aud tio other fuur, gonuine “Club” balls,—public, though seléct, Barnum's Hippodrome had becomo simply a trottipg park" under tha managoment of Dan Maco, Lt has now merged into a grand arcna ; and tho *Kuigbtly Tournament,” that was given op Monday night of this week, was a pore Ject succegs, Lt depictured tho ight and Crusadors Of “ye olden times," their tilts and Jjousts, und wonderfal thrusts of tance and aword, by majiod and botmated warriors. Aepnsmodic atsempt as becn made to com- pel tho etreet-car companies to FUUNISH 8 ‘TO PABSENOTLH, or elsa get uo fare, ‘Ibo daily papers have long called for a nnived effort in this direction, and udvine cae ¢lorks and duginesd-men who go down town thevo cold mornings, hanging on to 9 trap, of with ote fout on the icy step uf the platform, to. jola im one genoral effoit, and refuse to pay fare unti) furnished at) Beat,—thoreby compollinge the companies to pat on moro cara, “But, though the nuvico was conzidersred as right an! propar, yrt there were only four or fivo men daring or willing to make a move ip that direction, aud act up to the suggestions of the papers; aud so the atfoir has ended whore it begun, and nothin: has come of it, And streot-car conductors still buliy and swear; and divers pay uo heed to the shouting passenger; and tha people sland up, jostle ubont, and hang on, as they sro secuc tomed to do. and oxpact tu do, until they become rich cnough to rido in their own stately cure mages, Bevis, nee ee eae A Californtn StrychnizeEatere Tyne the (ervey Adlvocnte, A correspindent, oyor tho siguituro of TR. BS Wiles from this city to the New York Drugyists’ Curcutar and Chemical Gazelle, wvter duto of December, 1574, the fulluwing singular account ofthe habit of a man well known hy many in this community, Lho facta theroim stated avo hard to behove, but tho truck of thom in nubstantiated by uiimpeachatis testimony. Wo think Gilroy con boast of the champion r ater of the world: “L relate @ circumstance that to ma aroma woth) of noto, for itis nut ou everyday avear- reno, 1 wid mention tho facta aud loaye you to judgo; for what might seem new and strange ta die way bo old aud common tu you. though I Lavo uayer noticed o pimilar caso in tho Cirewar for tho Jart eixtceu years, Orin the clher jour- hile which L have rend, *‘About ona year ao I was told by my friend Dr ‘MM, of sinsn Wom lie hud known to take strych- nia aa ay antidote for winsky; he would tae it Trecly afters debauch of a week or two's Bland- ing, ‘Tne quamity that he knew bin ¢o take weemed meredibl:—nauoly, a drachat bostte in the epaco of a fow hours. [tried to believe it, bue it camo vory hard, uutil Jost week, whew this wouderiul specimen paid our town o& Vivit. ‘Lhe auctor told me not to be afraid to five him what Lo wanted, which was enough turme. The maucamo to tho store the next motning after his arrival m a cunditlon pluinly showing thay no had speut a wholo night iu tho faithful pressing of grape-jnice, or some other stimulatiog partormunce. “iacalled for a bottle or atrychina, which 1 gave him; £ measured out 2 dauchins, which be psd was enougn, Mo thea produced (wo needlos, aboug an inch and a half long, with limou threadé sttacaod, and, taking the skin of the Jett hand Le- tween hiv thumb and finger,be requested me to pave the neodlo through ‘it, sud to wind the thread from ono side w the other, ‘Lula stopped the circulation through the skin uedup. (Chere oscation it, tuougk I don’t neo Whatetfect it could buve.) 2£ performed tha wane operation upon the other hand, and all wormed to be iu readiness, tie turned out iuto the pain of bis baud what] should judge to bo Btour 20 gramy, cortainly nor led than 13 greina, of tho deadly ding,—my judgmon: Me that it was fully 20 giaiug of ptryeu- ufa—which ho placed upos his tongue and swallowed, ‘Lhen, as if he did nut pot ough the first time, Le turned more vut of tho fouid into bis mouth—bow much { could nor weo—and dinvk tho 2 drachms of brandy. stood around for five or ten qinutes, aud wequested moto bleed him from the arm, which Ho | I dit, Ldraw 8 ounces of blood, to which ha desired mn to add about a teaspoonful of Urandy., Hasing done so, he dravk it, saving that one drop would deprive me of life. upon which noint Iwan satiafied to accent his word anasuficiont anthority. ia condition fiftean minutes after tha above oporation, aud through the ontire day, was remarkablo for its cliange. Ifo wan quick, cheorful, firm, and docided in his conversation and actions. He ia s® man abont ears of age. Ho had eaten strychnia sinca 1 Whenover lo has felt that his ‘drink bad gone loug enough, or that funda will not permit it to go furtier, ho will entlona friend for atrychvia, ‘This occurs only four or five times & year now, ad ho claima to haye ‘abut down” on deiuk very manch daring tho last few yoara. 2 ----- LADIES AS DOMESTIC SERVANTS. ANovel Experiment Grant Britain. Curreapanilence of the Cincinnald Cammerctal, Loxnox, Jan, i,—Mra. Koso M. Orawshay, nlveady widoly known for her advocagy of ore- mation, enthanasis, and other novel idess, is about to publivtt a patapulet, giving an account of her exporienco in a matter which has for some time been ono of mitch sapecuin- tion aml curiosity, If has been known that this Indy is trying, st Cyfarthfa Coatle, of which slic ig tre wealthy mistrese, tho experi- mont of employing geutlewomen ga domestic eervants, It is ta tuis experiment that the forLicoming pamphlet relates, and a proof-copy of it, whith 1 havo bofore me, abows that Mrs, Crawahey has not only tha benevolence to de- rign 8 goud work, but the executive ability lo dircet it, aud tha literare art to represent t. to tho public simply and aatiafactorily. "Lhe facta which influencad Mra, Crawshay to this ¢xperi- meuts wero thore; ‘There are_near 900,000 more wonen than men in Great Britain, for whom, conrequently, marriage ia impossible. ‘Tho Iawa of Euglaud shut women Gut from most, of the work that pare well. Among thero women, none aro so ifikely ta guffor as those who have been delicate- Jy nurtured, for whom thers appomato ba no provision at all, oxceptin the overtilied accupa- tion of povernosses. Mra, Crawshay told tho * Women's Employment Saciety "that if it would discover five poor geuliowomen willing to uador- tuko domestic rervice at Oyfarthfa Casile sho would soo that ao long as they remained thoy suould be trented as adios snd should find ita home. Five ladies ware found, and be- camein the castle cook, lady's maid, kitchon- inaid, dairy-maid, and upper hougomald, They wero highly connected, the name borze by some of thom being a distingiusbed ane in tho courts, Tbey wero oducated and musical. When they srrived at the castle they wore placed in tho samy spartmonta which had been previously oc- oupied by the gervants who had doe the sama king of work. ‘Ino other sorvanta beside the *Iady-holps” are six ordinary sorvanta indoors, two men servants, Misa Crawshay's imnid, two under bousemaids, aud o tcallery maid, who comes daily fy do rough work. Any ono ac- quainted with tho disposilion of the lower classes iu thie country might bave been par- douod for bolioving that Mrs. Crawahay had got togethor tho matorialy for @ first-class domes- tie explosion when she thua bad under ono roof lady-helpa and ordinary domestics. Nor can I doubt tho absenca ef such sresalt must Lo ageribed in largo part to the tact and courago of ube lady of Cyfarthfa herself, * Whoo,” sho writes, tho idea was first named to the kind- hearted matron of the Women’s Employment ocioty, it seomod fairly to take her breatn away, Whon I sald, *E shall slways, if at leisuro, varnish my own shoes aud oseit in making tay bed,’ sho secmed to think there wax somo hope, for she repiisd, ‘If you will do this, so a3 to Bhow vou do not yourself sco auy- tung iguoble in work, perhaps it may sicceod ; but tell mo, will thesa ladies bo treated as if of your family?! TI said, *Vo troat jive lady etrang- gora naif of the family would be quite impos- sible, for if thoy all dined with us thero would bo no such thing ay privacy Jeft; but thoy wall bo treatod with every consideration, and have § room appropriated to their nee, in which thoy will eit aud take meals, and Eehall ba very glad of the company of one or two ata time, I may add thatitia my constant habit, when drviug out, to sond s mesuage that I am going our ab auch an hour m open of close carriage, and have roam for sa many ladies. I alwaya sind that thoy are realy in a few minutes, and, of course, enjoy the little break io their ragular work, 1 which, oa requrn, they apply themselves with rodoubled ardor." é ‘“hey seom to hava declinad an invitation to vome to tho drawing-room of an evening one or two at atime, on tho ground that it woald ro- qiure @ Ineger expenditura on drees than they could sfford to mix with tho companiog at the Castlo-~which, I may aay in pasa- ing, arenumorons,snd such aa might naturally bo wxpocted tu enrround the woalthjest gentleman of South Wales, Mra. Crawshay romarke that the objection offered by the lady-helpa to com- ing Intu the drawing-room ** will, doubliesa, bo an insuporabie objection until such time a5 a gentlonoman cau ba comfortable in society al- though her diexa may haves flounco less than or noigkbors,” Mrs, Cvawslsy hasthe advan- tages of porsonal beauty of a particularly atstely kind, and maurora at ovc0 digailied aud simple ; 80, Oe may iinayine Wast on impreagion would be made upon bor sorvauts, whether of the upper or under clas, by such an incident aa the fol Jowing; “he frat time this (swooping oil- vloth) waa required, I rightly guessed that tho young lady whom I begged to do it was not a proficiant ia aweopiny, eo I as- sumed a knowledge, though [ lisye it not; and, each taking a broom, we worked togother with mony a laugh at our mutual awkwardvesa; but we wore by no moane discouraged Ly tho result, and tho young lady haa. goue un improving by practice, Whila I tear I have stood atill, as [ have nover beon required to repeat the pracesa.” With regard to vuratebinug boots, Mrs. C, did that once ortwice; her reason being that sho folt that the “helpa” must varnish their own, ora revolt af the footman might bave resulted, In this, sa in otber casos, she found thatit was not the wtaount af tha work dene by the mistress that waa of bonetit, but the polut is to put worl oy ita prop- er bass. ‘Thora ts nothing particularly vistu- out in @ lady blacking soos,” remarke Mra, Crowehav; “for from it, she might i most cases, to hettcr employed looking atter Lor household or children, nod, 1 some cases, oven in blyokon- Ing papor; but, 28 4 protest apainet work being adegrudation, such ao omploymont might oa. casionally bave ite use.” ‘Tue lauy-helpa proved to be admirable servants—ro broaksgos, carpet tearings, and the minimums of dirt and disordor, Uut how uid the poor, illiterate undorservants regard tho tuntter? ‘Chie cha cruz ot the exper- iment answers fully ; ft may be thought that sorvanta woul! dia. like baving to treat éhems with respect, but E Iunvo not found it av; all servauta worth baying bave beou fur tore williug to accord them cou- sideration than in most families they are dis- posed to accord to tha yoveracss. While the wholo family was away, aud workmen were in the houko, tt happoned that some exnoctod extra help did not airive, What was to bodouo? Alarge hall required waabing, and tho family ware expected home, Cho ladics were oqual to tho omorgenoy ; they armed themealves with buckets and flannels, and, locsing the hatl-door, prococdod to try their powors of ecrubbing, At this momeut an under-housomsid Lappened to pass, who esprossod bersolf thorouguly suocked, and fairly drove thom away, gayiug bow sugry Mrs, Crawaliay would bo, and that ele horsolf would work later ta got through it, I record. this, vo fous a4 houvrable to the housemaid than as ubowing tho davotion of the ladies, who would. willlngly bave thus stepped beyond the torms of the coutract rather thau the family should be invonvenienced,” ‘Yo the information supped by Mre. Crawehay in ber pamphlst, may add that [have heard on ood authority that these lady-helps Lavea pisno in their roum, aud munuge to get feisure for praciiva, and that, ato lttle concert given fora charitable purpose in tho noiglboriood, one of thom appeared, aud wou great applause by her performance. It must be understood that no diferouco in paymant fv mada to these Iadies be- cause of thar rang, Ono thing L have qluo heard, which way bo thought of with somo posture by thove who have boon entertained in Hugs mansions: fn conuideration for the feclngs of tho lady-belps, the guests at Cyfarthfs Caatla aro requested to offer them no money on doparture, accurdiug to the univerual custom, Qno itnportant household bax already adopted tho plow 1 hove been doseribing. Uthers—I be- heve many others—aore awaiting tho resulta of Mrs, O.’s expericuce as given iu this pamphlet. Whoethor tha movemout will became gunoral ro- muinsto bo scou. ‘The oblet ditloulty, I sus- pect, will oriva from beneath. Tho wit and courage of Mra, O, way bave beso able to secure kinuly co-operation botween tha twa claswuu of servants; but tke qualities of that lady are nos vory common, aud it may bo doubted whether, a8 a general thing, relations wil) be secured be~ tween theslltarate and the educated domestic more plenvant tuan those which mark the aucient foud betweou Mary Jano aud the yovorness, which tnukes the uormal condition of the lattor ond of tears. rear ae A Passionate Porters In Yom [food's “Como Aunual” for this Yeariuthe Culowing clover story; “He wan tug students’ pig, and rubbod his aout against the knees of ovary roysterer: who passod, fe roved wbout the Quartior in the morning « char- tored libertine, and uobody molested bim, buy invariably, aod with the regularity of clockwork, ho rat down as noontida approached on his hannches opporite the window of the Itobemian tavora, which was thon called ba Cochon d'indo —' Tho Guinea Lig.” The studants never failed to hand him out platter of slops nud to pat iis sleck head, but whan tho platter was licked cloan ho did not stir, Thero fe satin tho same posi- tion, motionless, ag if he were cut in stuns, wilh hin gaze wistfully fixed on tin dame du comptoir. She wasn bonute, buxom dameel, with laughing gray oyes and cheery checks, and hair that fell on her phen: shoulders like thick skoins of soft, sliuing golden silk. Ono nooutido Titino wan not in her accustomed place; and tno fomate who was Titine'a eubstitute—a vixou sho —beat him about the head with a eramb-brush, and angrily shouted, “Pas de cochonverie{” The pig slunk back, mortified at the rebulf, and, atnggering to the old pot at the aideof tho lans’ sprawled at full length on tho hard pavement. Whon night fel) he sorrowfully departed. Noxt day ho roappeared, but Titino did not. He did ‘not daro to enter,—tho vixon was there; bit ho sank heavily down, and groaned and whined in tho moss pitemts human manner, Tos atudents contrinuted the ous- tomary platter, but ho rofueed bia food. Lor ton days this sceno was ropeated. Titine was sick in the Hospital of the Vitio, and then sho returnad, paler than won she had left, but BUI the same bright, Joyous Titine, The sig oamo down As usital, stoppiug feobly and wear- ing a dejected air; his ribs were all spare riba, and the flesh hung on bis sides in great idle collops, Suddenly ho saw hor; his | eyes Nt, bis nostrils distended, his whole framo quivered with emotion, aud he gave one oxul- auf grunt that echoed throuch tho neighbor- hood. ‘Liine, who was receiving conratula- (ions, turned round at the uoisea, murmured, “Che obor coohon |" and tickled hie oar with her fofthand, ‘Sho pig was an aitorad pig that day. He ate ravonously, and visibly—almost miracu- lously—improved in appesrance Ilo was him- Bolf again. Noxt morning ho trotted up brisk and bhitho as ever. But no Titino was there. What was tho monuing of this? Thero was 5 holiday group at the threshold, and by and by ‘Vitine camo out arrayed in virgiual lsco, white gloves ou her hands, and a wreath of orange- blossoms on hor hair. Ab! then the pig know what was moant. ‘Tho welding: party hivd into the adjoining Church of St. Etienne du Mout; the pig naver made s complaint, but followed it to the Placo da Pantheon, aud, doliboratoly put- ttog himself in the way of aa omnibus, Waa ran over and killed, ‘his is bolioved to ba tho first instance on record of 8 pig uaving committed suicide through dissppointed affection. May it be the Inet!" THE PARIS OPERA-HOUSE, whe Formal Anauguration of the Ldatice. Correspondence of the Philadelphia Presa, Pani, Jan. 6.—Xbo inauguration of tho Opoia bas taken placo at last. ‘Tho tickets for the first represontation woro issued by the Min- istry, who maungod tluvgs in s wort of half- aud-half way tast was uelthor pleagaut vor polite, Two courses remained open to tho an- thoritios ou the occasion. Ovo was to let mat- tera take their usual course, to throw open tho ‘box-ollics 83 on ordinary occasions, and to sell the ticrota as usual. ‘{hs othor, aad tho propor mothod, would Lave boon to bave taken pos- geasion of tho house for the night, and to have insned invitations to the leading dignitaries in the social snd diplomatic world. Jaostead of which, tioxeta wore souk to tho favored porgonages, with o poite intimation that thoy might have them If they choxe te pay for thom, Eact of the Ambassadors of tho foreign powors received two, ‘The rest wero divided among tho Parisian fashiovablos, to the almost total exclusion of the American colony. Iu fact, Dr. sud Thomas W, Ryana wera simost tho only Americans of suy note who were present, of course wilh tne ex- coption of the American Ambassador. Tho Lord Mayor of London Gteayen eave tha mark!) was tha grest feature of tha Occasion, owing to much giltcoach, official robes, maces, heralds, otc.— all ‘the pararhernalis, fa fact, of bis civic olllce, It was certainly an odd choice, this iavication sont to the head of the City of London inatesd of tooncof the reprosentatives of the Huglish nation—ono of the Royal family, for examplo,ven such @ coilateral reprosentative of Eaglaia roy- aity ne the Princess uf Teck or the Luxe of Cam- bridge would, methinks, have proved a niore appropriate guest tuau was this heavy clyls oficial. The night was mild and, as is usual in mild weather bere, extremely misty. The houses afl around tha Opera aad in its immediate noigh- borhood—the American Club, the Traveling Ba zasr, tha Tiotel Splondido, the Grand Hotel, ete.— were all brifliantiy ht up with lines of gas-jeta. Tho Opera-Houso itsolf Jouked dark amid the surrounding radiance, ‘Tue rows of lamps eu- circling it aro found to be totally inauilic.eut to illuminate the exterior of tho vast budding, and the bronze statues which uphold tue uuruare are too dark to bo effective st nights they dianppear amid tho shadows, Asrecardy tho perfarmaaco, the old ill-luok of the Opera-Housge clung to it still, Nilwson refused to siug, owing, is ia said by aome porsons, to eevore iudiapoaition, white others declare that se lias taken olfouno at tho conduct of tho manager respociing the Invi 10- hearsals, ‘Tuis last ststemeut appears to be the true one, It seams that whou Mus, Nilssoa went to the Opora-Hougse ou Igst Suuday wight, in order to go turouga the last yoneral rencatsal, sho found the house pasked frum tup to bottom with s fargo and ormlliant audieuce. Haviag come to rehearse, sud not to gu through a Hot po,formance, the lady retirad aud declared sho would not sing at the first roproseutation, Hor witidrawal pnt an ond, of course, to the rapro- sentation of *Hamtes.” Thea *aure got miited because * fIamiet” was not to be glvon, aud he withdrow also. However, tt ude bat fictle dit- ferenco sa to who sang or not on that night, ‘The Louse, and not tha stage, was tho attrac- tion ; the audience, aod nos tho performors, at- tracted univorsal attention. Antoug tho firat to arrive was tho Alursial MacMatuu. wuo catno in very quiotly, ag way holltting the Presidout of a Nopublic, “Lhe blind King of Hanover, with his daughcer and the young King of Spala, wero tho represoututivos of Novalty on the occasion. "Lhe Deputies of tne Assambly who wero invited wero chosen by lottery, and chance favored many of tho Bonapactists, ‘Tho Louse, whex full, pro- sented a mout brillant coap d’ail, Nearly eyary lady waa in tull dross, and tho few bonnets worn louked horribly out of place, ‘T'wo grave defects are noticed in the auditorium; itis gloomy, and the boxes are cramped aud comfortlesa, whilotho yontilation, ad ia usual iu Parisian theatres, has boen totally ueglectad. The acoustic quatitiea of the house aro ulso far from being above ro- proach, “though fairly good for the voice, tho orchestra thercin Jacks sovority, und Josea its volume of toue, owing partly, it iu smid, bo its bo~ ing sunk below the level of the stage. Duoro- fore, the opeuing morceau, the ovelture to Masa niollo, was livtoued to with gomno disappoiatment by those who did listen to it, but moat of the audience was wtill lingering in admiration on the grand stacaso or in the superb fovor, ablaze with light ,and with gilding. Too change from this glittering hull to the conpara~ tively sombre and ill-lighted auditorium Was vot feyorablo for compariwon to the latter. Had it not been for tha guy dresses, the glittoring dia. monds, and the wuile shonldors of the fouumne portion of the audience, the thoutre would havo looked .extremely gloomy. At inst tha guoste (invited at so much per head) got setilod into place and the curisia roso on the first act of “La Juive.” Tho scone, a street in Constance, with the saperb Cathedral at one side, way a tri- umph of art, aud-was loudly applauded, ‘no organ, which reyounda tu celebrate tha reunion of the Couucil, bas a moxt divagreeablo, suiting tone, aud ought to ba put to rights. ‘The driuk- Jog chorus, usally sung by elght volcou, was 6: acuted by sixteen. ‘Chen caine a Bohemian di- vortixgomons, and the long and guperb pro- ecostlou, the men at arms with luog hat. bords, archers, valota, monks, Koigats in arnsor, golden vhrines, banuery, aud penuanty, and finally the Emperor Sigismund, who waut before the door of the Cuthedral amid tho ace clamations uf the crowd. In the soo.nd act the powors of Milo, Krause and M, Villaret found op- portunity for display, Mo. Krauss proved hor- volf to bo, as over, & great lyric artivte, aud sho as almost wholly overcome the Germanic ac- cent whieh used Soren to war her prouuucin~ stion of Froueh, But Al, Villaret, ooarsa and plebeian of person, commonplace in gesture aud exprassion, 8 Voice and nothing olae—s nizbiin- galo in a bearrbairel| O, Grand Opers of Purin, whithor bave you sunk wou this in the bavt teuor you have to offer the public on wo solemn anocousion! Aud whero are tho groat Fiench wingoraof tho duy? ‘Thoero are two of them, if no more—J1tng, Miolan, Carvalho, and AL, Lauro, ‘Phd istter bas “gong off iad;” tho second bos been coptemptuousty ignored, although awaot Nilugon barvelf made interest tor hor appearance on this one svyeving, Very, the autnurittes have managod thiuge charwiugly frow an artis- tio pomt of viow. “But sve! the curtain mes for the batict. (foro, at least, Lrouch artistes will rajzu supreme—the poctic Leaugranud, tho besutiful Fiocre. Not at all! Our old favorito of the warily doya of the “Bigck Crook,” the splendid and dauhing Nangalll, divides the hou- ore of the dance with pratty little Burtolotti. Both of thom aro Italians, ‘ous is Fronch art seprovented in the greatest templo aver reared to drematio ars upun Frenoh soil. It wast a’ctusk before the performance was ended and the crowd begau to pour forth, Aw the last per- wons of (he audicuce loft the doors tho crowd of outside gazely mado & rush with au sttempt to forco au eutrapoe, but were driven bask by the \paliog, who closed aybings them tho iron cmt. Inga, Thus ended tho artlatically memorable ovening of tho Cth of January. Two clasass had boon exejuded from ropressntation anid the audienco and wore rigorournly shut out—tho reprosouatives of the American proas aud tho monybers of tho dowi-monde. ‘ Ivor It, Toorzr, pea THE PRESBYTERIANS, Falturo of an Attempt ta Neouro Fra~ tornnl ftclations dctwoon tho Northe ern nnd Sonthern CL chess. Froin the mecrale Tho proceedings are publishod of tho two Commitceos appointed by the Gonorat Aveom- bies of the Prosbyteriau Churches, North and South, to nogotiato with roferouco to ¢losor fra- tornal relations, ‘I'no Southern Church, eiuco its organization in 1861, bax had no featerual reia- tons with tho orizinal body from which it nopa- rated. Tho reagons for tua votuirso are set forth at lougth ja tho report. Whey felt thomsclves aggrieved by tho charece mado against thom by tho Northern Asscmbly, that their separation from tho parout body waa “ uuwarrantod and achiamatical,” and that thoy had organizod their Cuurch “in tha intorest of robollivu and "+ 9 conserve slavery.” On the otber hand, the Y srthorn Church ins ropsatedly oxpressed itself desirous of fraternal relations, and through its Commi,taejearnestiy declares to its Souther brothren that the obnosxions daliver- guces of which they complain ara ‘null and void," aud no longer applicaole to them, ‘Tnelt language on tuys point iw very strong and ciear, gud, asit oxpliins tho whole position, wo give itin full: Our communication of Jan. 9, in answer to your statement of tha, obstacles in the way of cloner “fra torusl relations bolween the Assemblies We represent, cons not to bs fully underateod by you, We beg leave to repeat, 1a brivf, tts true spirit and intent, (1) All tue acts and dellveraucca of the Nurthern Assembites of which you complain are wholly nuil aud vold, and of no binding adlcucy.aa Judgments of the Church wa represent, or as roles of }rocecding for ite Presbyterics aud Church scasions ; andin 60 far an they, ur any of then, ost be supposed to tmport any injurious imputation upon tue present charactor aud standing of the churches and members of the Southern, Assembly 28 Curstiaus, or as Preabyteriaus, such an application of them would be unjust ty you, and would Le disapproved and regesttod by us, (4) That tha actw aud dalivorances of Northern Assumblies of which you complain, were madain pecul~ ing times, and under strauge and ‘oxciting cjrcumetan- cos, when the puswlons of mon Were profoundly moved; this acta of Assemulys which we do u0. represent, ‘wo cannut ait in Judgment upon them, nor exyrose any opiuion tothelr character; that we do feel compe. tent to express the doaire that they may be cousidered by you in the same spirit of charity snd Caristian for- Bivoness that we trust tue poople wa ruprasout will ox- ercisu towards auything to wach they may object in the proceedings uf your Assembly, It acems, howover, that the Committeo of the Boutharn Axsembly aro not satiated with this, gud demand as o condition for the eatablabinent of fraternal relatioue that tho Northern Agsem- bly shail apologize for the deciaratious it mate nigh ten yearsago. ‘Jo tunis domand the Cum- mitteo of tho Nusthorn Axsnumbly rafuse to ac- coda, and fo the matter stands, 1tis to be re- grotted that theso negotiations, begun im 60 much hope, have so far faited iu tuoir dasiga, Ir the Christians of our common country, wu, ao cording to tho injuuction of their Divino Master, aro “to loye ouo auathor,” cannot agree to atand oven in tho formal relation Or correspondiug bodies, then, indeed, there iy litlo hope of poaco aud union botween the North aud South, Qu tho Southorn Commit~ tee wero the Rey. De. Paimor, wollkaown for the part ho tov4 in the lute Rovellion, and Judge Englis, farmarly Cuaacellor of South Caralius, who tia: drafted tha ordinance of ssceasioa in that Stato. If these gouciewen, by thoir action at the Baltumore Confersncs, ropreyent tho stato of mind provailiuy in the Southorn Church, it must bo confossoa that ths prospect of uaion batweon tha two budies, North aud South, is dim and distant, x ORIENTAL EXPisRLENCES. A Sourncy to the Groat Wall-of China. —khe LEmpcrors Summer Gurdene ‘The San Francisco Alta publishes imteresting extracts from private letters roceived in thar city from a gentleman connected with the Wat- gou traasit of Venus party, One of those, dated Poking, Chins, Ovr. 30, 89 “My laut clogod with the ivformation that wo wore yoiug to the Great Watl ou tha uext morn- ing. Siuce thea wo have woen there, aud havo retutned, and aro now estimating. how much we would caargo tu go through the same thing over again. Sovyen a, m. Triday, the ud ult., was tized as tuo timo for our start. Our proceweion consiated of uine caris,—ono apiece for aur- solves aud two servacts, Those carts L hinted auvcut in my last,—we bocamo bettor scquainted with thomion thus tip, ‘thoy ara covered alfuira, with s rounded top, furvished with two Leavy wueoly, aud spriaglows. ‘bo donkey is well harnessed woll vac in the shafts, lus toil almost touching a listin protruding sill on wincl tho dcivor sits, and where you also tuke rofugo when yuu can no lovger aland the bumps inside. In- sido those cary wo pucited our bedding~a hair wattress—oue tiled with cotton-batting, & cover- let Uiled with tho same—aud tuea uurselves, We had not gone 100 yardw before, tho cart giv- giving alurcn, I gsvo my esd a fearful bump agdiuct the wide, and, taus adodonished, crept out of my hole cid davgied my loga over ine alatiw. I tinally got used to it, go that 1 could stand itinside, excopt in the roughost places, but tho other was inmost comfortable, Our thee stoppipg plato was abuut linile ontade tho north wali of the city, at ao Brubmia temple, which contaiuy a Imge marble mouument to thi Holy Liama, somo al feet high. ‘bo baxo is octagonal bearing raided carvings ropresouting tho ito of taeir dpity, Ho was born from a treo, sad after sttuining mau'v estate tell sick ‘aud retired ty the wilderness, where he passed bis time fn a crovs-logyod positiun, besoiged by wild bassts wud Gowanus, sud tempted by iattory aud gifts, He tualy dies, jus deadh-bed bom sunounded by wooping friends and dogs. From his coils he im ropresouted as riuiuy to the clouds, and the last rspresouts him in bis oxhall- ed state mitting, stul cross logged, ona wuito elephant, which hus the unstabio fouudation of the clouua to stand ov, A muly orso to thu west brought usto the great boil, Li feet high and, iL fect across. ‘Yuo ontire oxtorior aud interior of thin boli are covercil with Chinse chaoruaters, which are cast with aremariablo whatpnoss, I sound you sone autume (vie) leaves which grow hero, aud at the Summor Gatacu of the Empwior, which was the noxt place we viuiicd. Tueto gardons woro dos- troyed by tha bombardment of tho Eugheb aud Fieuch, ag you know; and, althouge it ruemed to use picco of vandalism, ft douutiess saved many lives, a8 Pekin ig in full sght, and the inkavit- aute, terrified at suoh trea:ment of what thay considered almost holy, yicided without resis- tauce. And but for thig vaadahsm we would never Lave obtained entrance. 1 cannot doseribo the scous, Imagine.a beautiful sleet of water, several miley foug, covered with thelotas Howar, and sunouuded by odd biuidges and summer houses, then a hill thivkly wouded, topped with a havdxonie building, aud surrounded by numor- ous smull cuex, upproachod by seriea of stops on steps leading duwn.to the marble boat-land- ing. ‘hon imuyino ail excopt the highest build- ledolated by fire, Which Was wu ibtenso as to puui off in huge Hass tue marbie from tha guard- ing lions at tue catrance, aud to ealcine into Shapeloss mass tho moworul tablet-vearinz turtios, Imagine tho ruins of something beautifal beyond desorption, aud you will have forniod souto idoa of big Colostial Majoaty’a Suu- mar Gardens. ‘Their value before being deatroy= od iM ewtinated at %5U,W,U0, Severythiug in loft as tue fire (eft it; tha Cuiueso oauaot aiford to resturo thom. ‘hore isua chauye except whore later yaudals have broken ol pieces of that which was bull loft eutiro, ‘The etopa aud Brouuds are cutirely cumbered with the glazod tites aud bricks which tormed the roofs and balustrades, I have ono of the tiles; a brick Was foo muoh for me, We slept that ulgbs ins tomplo, the next day wo traveled in @ ralu-storm to the mouth of Nankow Pasa; tho noxt day wont up the Pyas to the Great Wall, and, after taking domo yews, Toturuod. ‘bo tomparaturo waa Wo, and wnow all around, Ou Monday we visited tho Ming ‘Lomb, whore ia tha avenues of gigautio marblo animals, oud slept that night {us Cainoso inv, ay vugual, with a lov of doukeys, mulos, chickens, doga, and smaller and more lively animels, and tho next afternoon arrived in Poking.” Patent Medicines—Why no Now Pate ents Mave Soeu Grantodes Washington Letter to the Hartford Courant, Tt iy well knowa among those interestot ia the potormedicns business that no patonts hayo eon grantad forsomo time. This, of courag, croates quite & atir aujouy the tralo, Boo, Yt of the Pateat act passed July 8, 1370,. providoa, among other thiuge, that inventors of new aud wieful compositions of matter alall, upon the payuunt of feda aud a& com- fiance with other requirements of the law, be eutitied to patents toerafor, Undor this soution aud the provision alluded to, it has been the pravtice of the Patent-Ofiive to grant patents for medical compounds. Applications apes however, often Leen refused, when in the {isament of the ofice patents tor them would contrary to publio policy or morals, and ine Jurious tu their teadoncios, Such, tor instance, ay compounds for producing Abortion and the hike, Yor some three mouthy past all applics- tioua for wadisal compounds have been refused, on the follow fe prannds ; By tio ead sae f quires no Invention for aperwen akilted In the art of healing, or, more properly apealing, « whyalcton, bo prescribe a compound which ahall change theve coudl- dona and produce a cure, ‘The physician te taugtt before wbtaining hin dogree certain. princtplon In wed- reine, and thelr application, which guablo lin to pran- {ice Mix ptofosston, Ait io mora invention tn oxce= efxod by him in writing @ prea ription than by a taw- yer who, after obtaining hin ogres, is ablofrom hia generat knowledge of what ie fundamental in hia pro- fesnion, oven Without carne praciacly analogous, to conidact hie clint auccaaatally through 2 sult. Seeant—A medical compound can never become a specie ao lnug an temporaments aro unlike fa the human race, and therefore thoy lack the certainity of thelr effecta, which tholaw contemplates in affording protection by pationts, Third—=TWiey ara injurious to the publiotsince in the handa of peraons ignorant of the “healing art they would be Ukely todo more harm than gooil, the con ditions of the diseare whieh they arto cure hela only coentaable by too who have spent tholr tine {1 profound and exbauativo atudy into such maltors, A RISKY ADVENTURE, Orossing tho Niagara River on an Ico Bridges An Oswogo papor is pormitted to make publica the following oxtract from a private letter from Niagara: “Minny have nover seen tho beantier of tho Niagara in winter. ‘Ihe wondors it proseuts in sugimor aro far boyond adequate doacription. Thowo of winter, if they do not surpass the Aum- mer, present now and yaried aspects oqually boyond adequate description, Among those may bo montioned the ice formations, particu- larly the ice bridge. ‘Kho river above the Falis freezes over gonerally soveral times doring the winter, but a sudden riso im the river, which frequently occurs from a sonthwost wind or other canso, breaks up tho ico and carries it down tho river from abovo and sometimes from Lako Exio i inmenso quantities, “ During the very cold weather of jast week {co formed acrogs tho river nearly all the way from tho Folie to Buffalo, aud probably for somo distance ont of Buffalo Harbor. ‘nia waa dur- ing north and east winds, which mode tho water very low, Tho firat of this wook strong winds from the aowuthwout raised the river Bov- eral fect below tuo Fallo—tho risa waa fully 12 feet—aud broke up all tho ico, sonding it down over tho Falla in immense quantitics, The river below was actually full of it, and, after running a whilo, is became choked just below the upper bridge, and holding nearly alt Liat camo after- wards 1t soon formed 6 bridge halé a milo sloug thie river, from 20 to 50 feat thick. “‘Luowlay morniug a number of peraons pathered in Prospect Park to seo tho ice forraa- tious, Which were magniticont and brilliant be- yond description, ‘Lhe spray had frozen ou tho twige and branches of tho trees, so that they formod almost = masa of powdered crystala, branches ocoasionally broakiug wlth tho woight, Mr. Charles Biorstadt was thore on tho lookout for viows for pictures. He could, of course, point out the finest views. A frioud attached bimsolf to him for the purpose of getting in tha best position to appreoiate tho wonderful scenc. He yoon led tho way down tho ferry-stair to the foot of tbe Amorican fall, Here tho ico-mounds wora piled hnif way up tho fall, Theae wore ensily climbed and pskeod. In front of tho main falitho bridge nad formed ‘acrons tho river. The bridue wos new, aud thore had boon no doelgu to cross. “Mr, Bierstaut (ed the way nearly to tho cantre of-tho tlver and up to within 100 feet of the faco of the fail, and thea concluded to attempt to cross. His companions here, of course, bocama impreased-with an interest not wholly inspired by the wonderful magnificence of the apoutacie, ‘Tho bridge was formed of ico cates not frozen together, but piled up ivto o vot mara, aud whon each side of tho aliore, npposred about equally distauco, “ Ausorbod with the scone, be liad hardly no- ticed their Progress until thoy reached the middle of the river, ‘Chere waa rfothing to do but fol- low Bierstadt. ‘Tuc sun was ebiving brightly, and it was quite warm thore in the gorge when quits cold on the olitf, ‘Tho bridge was vory rough, having been joined gradually by blocked ice, In some placce there wera bicaks and Giesives that they could look down into 16 fest, ‘Who last half of the passage was hastenad by tho Craquent sounds of the cracking aud ciuabing of tho ice,—in fact, it was as rapid aa the rough, broken surface would permit. ‘Lhoy were met a little distance out by the ferry= mau's: boy and dog. ‘his quieted the revidue of tho passage. ‘it was the first trip over and likely the last for some timo, for liardly bad.thoy reached the top of tha cliff, when tho crushing and grinding process had become ovident over tue whole inass, In 5 fow minutes tho whole bogan to move, ‘Tho noise of tho cracking was like thun- dor; the odgey were ground to power, and blocks were neayed up into little monntaina, ‘Kho broken masses wero carried rapidly into the whit!pool, whera the whirling, crushing, grind- ing process was carried on in a woudorful man~ er” ———— TRE REGIONS OF LOVE, Who knows tho doops, whero the wator aleaps Tenguos from the Hylt awuy ? rayrind lights ‘Who knowi the heights where Bil buaven with endleve day ‘The carth gona on—seeks and loses tho sup, And meu in the chunes delight; Love wuirla ts away tuo changeloss day, ‘OF whelins us iu changeloss aight, FW. Hourdillon tn Scrivner for cebruary, ——_—-—__ They Couldn't Trade. Koysor bad lightniag-rode placed upon his barn three or four yoars ago; but doring tho laut sumoyer the building was struck by Riuvaing aud burned, Wuacu no got the uow baru done, aman came around wita a red wagon and want- ed totoll hima sotof Bolt & Buruam’s patent lightuing-rods, ‘* T believe not,” sald’ Keyser, “ 1 had roda on tho barn at the time of the— “{ know,” waid the agent. T'know you had, and yey. likely that’s the reason you wero stuck, Nothin’s more hkety to attract lightnin’ than worthless rods," ‘How do you know thay were worthloas?” “ Why, I was driven" by yer i the epring, and T seen taem rods, and [ says to mywoll, taat baru'll be struck some timo, Lut there's no use in tryin’ to convinces Afr. Koysor ; 60 [ didn't cull. Lknow'd it, becauso they bad iron’ tips, A rod with frou tips is no bever'a @ clothes<prop to ward off lightum'.”" "‘Yhe man who sold them to me aaid they had platinum tipa,” remurkod Keysor."” “Al this ig a wicaed world, Mr. Keyser. You can’t be teo cautious, Noma of thase ver agouts lio like a gan-moter. [t's awful, sir. ‘They are wholly untrustwoithy. Them rade was the most ridicklue sham I ever seo. ‘ucy wa'nt Worth tho labor ittook to put ‘om.up. They Wa'unt now, that’s the Loneut crath.”" “What kind do you offer?” “Well, wir, L've got the only genuino lightnin' rod that’s mado, it's cupstructad on weicutile Principles, Prof, Huxlay says 1’ gure to rua of the ofectiic fluid evary timo. ‘Twisted char- coal iron, glass insulatorg, eight poluts on cach rod, wanautoed sold platinum. Wo give a write ten guaranteo with each rod, Never hed a house struck Btuce we began to offer this rod to tho public, Positive tact. Tho jightuiu'll play all around & house with one of ‘en aud Dever touch it, A thunder storm that'd tear the bowels out of tue Amoricau coutinent would. leave your house as wafo ag a polar bear in tho middle of un icoborg, Shall I run you one up?” “I don't know,” wald Koysor, musingly, “Tl put you up ous cheap, and thea have somotbin’ reliavle, discount on.” You gay tho old rod was a fraud?” “The deadliest fraud you ever heard of, It hadn't an ounce of platiuum within a milo of it, Huo wan that sold it vught to ba prosecuted, aud the fellow that put it up without fuaulators should bo vhot, It's too bad tha fermor should be gouged in this wort of way.” “And Bolt & Burwam’s rod is not a fraud?" “Afraud? Why, really, my dearsir, just cant your oye over Prof, iuslay’s lotyor wud these egrtiflcutes, aud romomber that We give » writtun yuarantoe—a pouitive protection, of course," Juut cast your eye over that,” suid Keyser, handing him ‘a piece of paper, “Weil, upon my word! ‘Chis {s indead somo- what, that um to say, aa it wore—it looks—It tooks alittle like ona of our own aurtilientox.” “Sunt ao," waid Koysor. “That ald rod was one of ait & Barosm's, You wold ts tomy-sau- fu-law; you gave this cortiticate; you aworo sho pointe were platiwum, and your man put ib ou'lt Somethin’ theres no B. “Then I suppose wa can't trada!”” * Well, Lebould think not,” waid Keyger. Whereupon the mau mounted the red wagon, and moved on,—AMas Adeler, ——_—_—__. New Kind of street-Rubbory. Acorrespondont of tho London Daily News ‘Writes co (bar journ@t: * Many ladies just now are woaring deep Sur trimmings sound tdeir valking drossew, Tho Landon utrest-thieves have just tnveuted a now todo of robbery, which it is as well thatthe ladies should kuow. Coming bo- hind the lady at s favorsbie momeut with a anarp kuifo, they cut the fur dawn right io ball Just at the centro uf the back, and then, giving & wbarp tug with each hand, tuare off as mich fur as will come of at oug pull, Lodios should, thereforo, be careful to saw their fur trimmingy on ta the cloth a5 firmly as possiblo, fur it will pooosbly ges fanre claus Of wa hn guvad pro! wanes oF Vou the suateb,' # = — ‘A SLIGHT MISTAKE, From Tom Hood's Comia Anunal for 1875, My brotnor and I ato twins. There can be no mistake abont that, for awe likeness to anch oth- or is no great that ibis positively unploasant to our friends and ontsolyos. Tha colebrated Cor- fican brathota Were not more alike than we are; thot is, a8 fac as personal appearance gona; be- yond that Jim and [ are utterly dissimilar, For Instanco: 1 am fond of trade, Jim hatos it; Taro ® gront dislike to borse-racing, Jim dotes upon what bo pleases to call “the Turf." I avoid danger to auch an oxtont that I have hoard somo uncharitablo peaple call my cantion cowardice; wow, nothing ploases my brother better than running risks; I am quict aud peaceable ton fault, while Jim is nlwaya up to mischief and countantly in Lot water; th a word, two creatures moro alike fo features and unfike iu charactor never oxisted. How I did {t Teannot tell, but, by somo moans, I managed to offend a big, hulking fellow, whom Trecoguized ng the owner of a butcher's shop exactly facing my establishment. Itried all I could to soothe the manstor, but he glared at moe like.an ogio, and made euch vory atrong remarks that I thought it better to keep silent, hoping thereby to Jet tho storm blow over, Vain hope! the butcher being unable to speak to me, in consequence of my silence, vented hia malice by speaking at mo, He com- plainod about tradesmen oponing now shops in | opposition to the old one; declared that ho had boeo mais quite sick by somo bad butter bo had acon that day, and hoped, whon tho Inspector of | Weights and Moastres visited the ovighborhoad, that bo would look after some ahopkeopers in varticnlar, for he, Mr. Grote, had watched ono follow tempering with hie weights aud scales all day, I know hs moant moe, for I certainly had amused myself in the intervala of sorving my customers by polishing up my scales and woights, and as I enw by their looks taat tho company knew that the wretch iutended me, 1 had no help for it hut to reply. “Sir,” said I, in the most conciliatory mannor possible, Tam exceedingly aorry that I should hove unwittingly offended you, as it appears I havo done, but I canuot fail to sea tha your ob- sorvations are evidently intended for ma,” “Tf tho cap fits you may woar it,” grinned the bruto, “I sban't meution names, to give any one the opportunity of gattivg tho Jaw of me; I eia’t so green.” Tho cap does not fit," I raplied, * for I beg tosay that my butter is excollent, my scales fost. aud that ull your accusatious wre eutiroly false.” With a hol of rage tho brute sprang from his seat and dashed his pipo in my tace. Luckily, tio of bis companions seized him, go that I was able to make my eseapa from the room ; but es I fled L could hear him voouferating, '* Cumo on, you coward—lot me foie! you cur!" and so on, until I had ieft the honse, rom that moment my life was fall of misory. 'Puat horrid wrateh, Grote, would net lot mo alone ; bo tensed mo morping, noon, nud night, until 1 bocams the faugbing-stook of the neigh- borhood, and consequently my trade foll off until ruin seemed to atare mon the taco. My neigh- bors avoided me aa tf I haa the plague, and soma evon tent 80 for ay to Juin the butehor jn anyoy- ing mo, so that st lavt I became frightened to go out, and passed my evouings ip tho littie parlor vohind tay shop, making up my booka. One night whllet I was ao engaged, 8 ring camo at the boll, Iopened tho door, and aman clad in ao long cloak, the collar of which was turned up #0 as fo conceal his favo, rushed into the pasgage, a proceeding I no sooner remarked thon I immodiately propared to ruab outinto the ssrect, for I cannot boar burglars; but before 1 could execute my purpore the fellow caught mo by tho shoulder, aud, in tones that froze my very blood, whispered in my ear: *Dou't be s fool, Diok ; como in and shut the door, or Tabatl bo seized.” Jim!" I stammored; “Why, what is the attor 7 “Shut the door and como into tha parlor, then T will tell you.” Idid as he commanded, and thon waited im- patiently for tho explanation of thie suddou and maystorious vivit. “Phow!" gad Jim, as he threw off his cloak, “Tve had a narrow esczpo.”’ “ Bug how have you.had an oscapo ? and from What lave.you escaped 7" “Dick, Iam ruined!” cried my brother, throwing hitnuolf into a chair, ‘1 backed tha wroug horsso fur the St. Leger, and have lost.all my money.” “I kuaw you would, Jim," I said; I knew you would. Butit's no use crying over spilt inilk, as the proverb Haya; you must come aud share with mo, though Heaven kpows that I hove not much to offer you, for that bortid butcher hag nearly ruined me.” “You're a good follow, Dick, but I have warro news still, You must know that I had £1,000 placed in my hands.to buy horses for o gontle- map, Bocopvinced was I that Vanderdecken would win thia race, that I not only pur my Inoucy on him, but also that which I lad in trust. Tayo lost all, aud havo bad to ily to avoid the police.” Tho frightiul nowa so overcame ma that I could only wriug mv hands aod oxclaim, “ Oh, what is to bo dovo? what is to be dono?" “ ‘This is what must bo dono,” said Jim, ina hurried whisper; "you must take my clothes and my namo, and I will take yours in exchange ; you must go down to Acton to my rooms, and 1 will carry ou your businesa hers, Doyou sea?” * Yea, Lgo0; but the polico may arrest me by mistake.” “Ox course thoy will; that’s the boanty of the thing, Iaxpect yo make a hatful of monoy over the uext race, and whon I tave dono that I will show up, decloro that the whole affair has beon a mistake, either pay the 41,000 or buy the horsos; you will be roleased, aud can bring an actiou for damages for falia Tmpriiouments: “Yeu, that’s ail very woll, Jim; but suppove you should not win thia money!" “*Nousense, my dear foilow; I-must win it, It's ws safo as the bank.” ** You, bat so waa Vandordecken." “Oh, bother Vauderdecken! L tell:you T must win; besides, whould 1 fat), I bolt ovor to Frauce ; then you prove your identity, they muxt release you, and there you ara,” - “Yeu; but in tho meantime I shall boin prigon.”? “Not necesearily ; yon must keep close, and then porhupa they may vot tiud you, I will give you o jotter to my friend, Bob Kirby,—you aro eure to tid bira at the ‘Dit and.Bridle,'~aud ke will tell you what todo, You muut uot writo to unc here, Dob wil! do al) the wriung, and leb ou know how things are going, Now come and Tee us change clathes ; theis 1s not a moment to lowe, or yau will be too late for the traip.” But my businesa ¢" I gaspod, for I did not like the job at all. “Onl FE cau take cara of that; you know I i undorstand the trade.” : But the butcher 7" “ Tmust put up with him I suppore,” said Jim, looking rather blus, “ Of course it is not plement but nothiug jain thig word, and ag you have atuod ls insults fur wo long » timo, I Bup- powo Lsbull be nble to baar it tor w litle while, ‘hore ix the letter; uaw of with your clothes gud put on mina.” How dio did it Toan’t say, but in less than 5 quarter of an hour I was dressed in his clothes aud turaed out of my own house. A Lerept along the road, trombling at tho aight of a policeman, aud wonderiog at the tittle uatice they took of me, I reached she traia in aalaty and arrived in Actou without being ar- rected. Ltouud the "Dit and Bridle," snd Boh Kirby, to whowi 1 dotivered the letter. Ho road it, aud at once took me to Jim's rooins, advising me not to wove therefrom if'l yaiued my liborty, Need L-way thatI felt very uncamfortaole, and obayad his orders to the letter? On the second night after my arrival in Acton Mr. Kirby cama to wy rooms aud told mo I must prepare to start for London at onco, “You must take caro You @re not geen,” ho | continued, '* for if you were vanght now shinga would be very awkward. ‘Tell Jim he must come down here at oaco; ho bad bottor walk down, for the traina may be watcted. If be cau et down without being ween all will ba wall; fot if not, t tear thoy will try to make it a cane of conapiracy.” Ob, Low bitterly I ropented having consented toleavo my butter-whop! for, all things con- widered, the pulico were ta me worue tlan tho butcher, My keeping myuelf a strict prisauer in my own houve, Leould avoid the butcher; but there Was no wafety from the police, With a boating heart I cropt up tomy owa shop, aud knockad goutly at tho door, which wus apeued directly by Lum, to whom I delivered my dreadful messaye, “1 must be oif at once, Dick,” he said, wo must change clothes disectly! You will be ai) right, for Lhave mada every one believe i way you. 1 makes capital tradesman efter ali. I've wont yous business up woudesfully.” | tained by the Court, that while grow | were part of the realty sud nore subject o! with him, Tdan't bellevo ho bas half the plac | * he protonds to have.” “ Tdo—T know $61" as my refi) anarwor; “buti? the business iq improviog, L stall try to Put up with the annoyance,” “That's right, Dick! And now, good-by! "m auch obligod to you for what you have dono. Iany of the girls nay you mado love te thom, you will know that I em the oulprit~only don't you say 60, but koop the fun up, 1's not disngroeable work, Ican assure you. Fn! ha! haf nobody would bolieve you if you were ta swear it waame! So good-hy, sud take caro ot yonrnelf |" With 9 hoarty laugh Jim wont on jie road; and | 1, with ead hoart, sought my bed, L arono vory early the next morning and took | down tho alnitters, so as to avoid mooting thet | horrid buteber, A fow minnten afterwards a vo: | protty girl camo fluttoring into tho slap, and, i with many a protty emilo and rimpor, puraliased { hatf a pound of By best freab butter, | “Why, bow dulf you are thia morning, Mr, ‘ Parking eho exolaimed, with a pretty, aly } glaneo, “Dall?” L replied, in a draamy manner. “Ob, nonsouse! the orind ; “it Id no good patting on that modest air, aftor the way you behaved yesterday, Do you know, whet yon first caino here, wo alt thought you auch a aveak —st loast, most of us did; but Ialways said you wore not Ko demure as you wished to make out— and the way you snatched that kiga from mo yee torday proves 1b 1" “M0, Shonelit I, “this ia tho way Mastor Jim has heen improving my busincas, i6 it?” Llookod at the little rosy mouth, aud could not { blame him,—nay, J ventured to follow hiv exam. i plo, and did so with the greatest success, "Da you know,” suid the young lady, puttin, her arma on the counter, “do yon know that i have liked you ever since you thrashod that big bully, Grote, the butcher 2” “What,” L oxclaimed in amazemont, * thrash. ed Groto 7" “Of course yon dil, when ho came over hora awenripg ho would pull your nose! Ob, I did \ like the cool way in which you went to mect him, aud knocked him down, “Ic wan aplendid {” Could it be puasivle? [fad ray twin brother thrashed tho butcher, and left mo to roap the tlory? Asif toconflim my suspicions, at rhat yory instant Groto appeared in lax shop—and ob, his facet it waa ono mass of bruiges! 1 stepped outon tothe pavoment to havo a look at bim closar. On soeing me he bowel politely, ! but I merely shook my fist at him, oud he ree treated rapidly. Teannot desenbe how my bnainoss increased from that day, and ull through Jim's boldness aud light-hoartedness. Dusing tho day I received a letter from dear brothor, in wich he informed mo that ho nad not font his money; but, having heardof my miaory, ho inventod this littls plot to save mp, ’ Lhave now several large shops, Jim han nover joined me, ho baving retired trom the turf ond become 8 gontieman farmer, I am married, and have a large family. My eldest boy is about to marry lise Grote, Grote having become verr good friends with me, and, what is batter, very rich, Lut, good friends as we are, L have never Chought it worth my while to inform him of his light mistake, a HOFELESSNESS, Lone wandering with the woo within me hushed ‘No wiut tho less my surrow atings and -emarte, For tho keon feeling, the kecn sense, fs crawled’ Into my heart of hearts, My aky of life inall with clonds o'erdrawn, ‘Aud night draws round me now that duy {a gone Anight uo wakeulog, duak-dfapelling dawa, ‘Will over rise upon, Hope's luminous Gngers T no longer nes, Potutlug me where to go with wuidance kind, Doomed evermore to roam dospairlugly, And aitaless ag the wind, Alss for me, poor mo, whose acalding tears, Wept inwardly, burn to my boseu’a core f Whorn lifo can reach with aught that Hfe endears No mare, ah, never mors | —Chumbers’ Journal, The Cats and the Targntulns Thad a pair of jat-biavk yallow-nyod cats, twin Drothera, of vary large size, which followed me when L walked about my grounds, and they Usually accompanied me when I hunted tho ‘Texen haros on the adjacent mesquite praitto or wheu Tangled in my tishing-boat on tho Colorado River. ‘Lhoy were very much attached to me, and commonly sat near mo or-slept under mv chair or table when Iwas reading or writing. ‘hey pos sesued unusual intelliconce, andi badtaughtthen s voricty of amusing tricks, ‘Thoy werous uuoful to meinmy war upon the tarantulag as the pointer was in my contest with the snakes, although tho spidera wore unt 8 numerous oF dangorune os tho ‘conperhenda, QGnoday, I waa sitting in a passage batween two rooms of an unfinished houge apon which thecarpenters wero nt work, Careleasly leaning back against the wall reading, while the cats wero lylug near ma on tho roax pavement which formed tho floor of the passexc, Que of them sprung suddenly aud gave me a sharp blow upon the wide of my knoe, wluch attracted my notico slightly; but os they | often did something of the sort to Induce mo te } lay‘aside.my book when they wished me to givs i i them wator or play with 'taom, I drd not pay pare ticular attention to it, andresumed my reading. Soon one of them loapad 3 or 4 foetin the ; alr and struck me on the shouldor, aud instantly the athor sprung almost a8 bigh aa mv hoad and knocked » huge tarantula from the collar of my cout, which fall heavily upon the pavement, It immediately “made battle” by facing the cate and raising ita two fore-loga at thom, and thrent- ening them with a display of ity fauga, I aid not iuterfero with tho fight, knowing that tho cats underatood woll howto couduct it, Ther quickly separated, aud ono confronted tho epomy while the other placad uimeelf ia the roar. When the spider mado a furious. but ineffoctual apring at the one which facad it, tha othor bebind fave it a sharp pat upon the-hoad with hla paw which paralyzed it, I thou took it up.with a pair of tongs, and placed it upon the top of x» large j conical bill of the nsofal insectivorous yellow ant of Westero ‘Texas, which w very different from the grazing ant, for whioh it is often mintakouLy ingoraut or unobservant people, sod which is + post to horticulture. Myriuds of there insect. gators soon covered the black, Lairy carcasa, a0! whoo T eg yieey it was added to theic winter atores,—" Lone and Schcol.” pend aoe Small Editions of Mumanity. drum the Boston Journal. The Troy Limes of Luursday ovening seyt. “The litte 2spound specimen of — liumenity that was mentioned yevtorday ax having bect reported before tho Medjcal Association wed born in this city about a month ago, and whet the child first appeared in the world it had much the appearance of avery aged person, Sty skid was abriveled, and ity eyes covered with « film as though aged had dimmed tham; but, by care ful nursing, these peculiazizion have dikappeared, aud ite skin iv now smooth, ite eyes bright, aud if haw every piomixo of long lite before it. is proud mothorcan ontirely hide the Iittle one from view by covering it with her outstretched haads. But thi is not a svlitary instanco, Ther ig now ‘residing in Bouth ‘Tray a lt 7 yours of age, stout, rugged and hearty, who, at the day of pity birth weighed ouly 12/ pounds, A physician residing jn the clsy relates an instance of a ohild bong born in January 1874, of & mothor who was inthe laut stages of consumption, which woighod 17 pounda, ‘hia little one was perfect ja forms tion, and survived eightoou days. Anothor old physician relates the citcumutnuces of meeting a short time avo In Detroit, Mioh., a young mal upward of 15 years of age, tall, robuut, aud well tormod, who when be aided bun inte tho Wo! weighed 23f pounds, ‘Tho above birtha ail x curred in fuis city. Another ingtance is brouglt to our kuowlodge of @ case that cocurred Albany, of a little ona that weighed at-barth oul 231d pounds. ‘Phila child was algo wall forms and was doing woll until seized with that terre! to children, the croup which torminatad 114 lift Wo kuow a bright, intelligent little nas, Dov residing in this city, who is AL years old, aad woo welgha about 6 pouude, who, whan she opel! her eyes upoo this world, weighod less than me nd and @ half, Bhe waa the tiulest pice umenity which wa ever Leard of. Tao ou in washing and dressing her, uscd to lay borle | the paim of her hand, aud the first-fow days 0 her tife wore mostly spent wrapped up in cotton wool, and placed in a keap wara. Her head would go into a 8 im wized teacup, Can any one tell of a ‘ems a4 i edition of humanity” that lived and grow 0 @ bright and promluing tittle lady ? ————— A Toxas Decision. From the Decatur (Texav) Advance Guards 1, TPhorcase of the Risto of ‘Texas agaiust a cou? of youths for the theft of buslel of ovious he triad in our District Court lust wooic, ‘I'he pe was that the oniopa, when takon by she Leads were growing in the gardon, und tad wot bet detached from the geil provious to the tating: ‘Tho State failed to show that ataay tims ir they had been detachod thoy had been out of a oussusion of the dofendanta, Honca i la old by the defendants, aud the position # 10) thelki that the momout they were detached ter "8 ~ in the powmedsion of the defondeute, and 0° * Vea very. glad to hear it, Jim; 1’m suse it needed it. “But bow. about the putaber 7" “Ob, he's been s great nuisance, certaloly ; bus look bare, Dick; dou’t you-be half ao easy Wore in the po: jon of the owner trom de time thay became personal property until thet Jivered to him by the dofendants, Hence Wore aoquitted under this ruling, bgipk #7) WAY Af tronages Qp.real Drovorty "eee pasate wot bowlde the arove f disappoared with ft in their subterraucas vaults, , -