Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 13, 1875, Page 10

. Se BRR IINN cara a baa LE THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1875.--TWELVE PAGES. iW MINNESOTA. { Ignatins Donnelly and the Mem: phis & El Paso Exe posture, ft. Paul Streota Frozen to the Depth of Over Eight Foot, Dtscusstons in the Sonate on the Old Five- Million-Loan Bonds. Correspondence of The CAtcaye Tribune, Br. Pau, Fob. 10.—The eaddont of men i IGNATIUS DONNELLY. Hie has tollod for yoara to build » Peoplo'a patty, of, which ho was tho head, and so which hoskould appeat as an embodimont of public virtue, To haa riden the Antl-Monopoly hobby up and down among bis Granger friends, and, in season ad outof season, declaimed to them that tho ono npardonsblo in was to entor into a combina (ion against the paople, Out of his own mouth 1 be condemnod, and his so-called denial of connection with the Memphis, El £nso & Pacific goliome of 1869 fa really a plon of guilty. ‘One good offect must follow Dounelly's ex- pornra, Thore was danger that the yotors of the Third District, incensed at boing cheated and forced into the éleotion of King, would fill tos placo with Eugono Wilson, the Domocratic oan- didato, who will bo again « nominge, But thw discovery that Donnelly, tho most promineat among tho Opposition leadera in tho State, hin aclf took tho rolo of lobbyiat, aud waa ready to bo the paid agent and corruptioniat ins sobomn oven moro culpable than that of tho Pacific Mad ‘Company, will turn the edgo of their indignation. ‘They will remomber that tho party is responsible for (ia bad mon only so fat aa it sustoins them, ‘and they can soo that tho Republican party not only docs not austain William 8, King, but is evoryehore placing {taclf on record as entitled to acontinnance of popular favor by its PROMPT PUNISHMENT AND DISGTACE of mon who havo misrepresented the party or abused its favors. Romemboring the crimes of Bing avd Donnolly, they will moro clorely scat ‘tho history and consider tho reputation of can- “didstes. Wien Eugene Wileon again conios uv “tor Congress, thoy will not blamo him that, sehen ho satin tho House a8 guccessor of Mr. ‘Donnolly, ho supported the Notthorn Pacifle projects af that ‘dys but thoy will recall the. suspicious alrcumstance of Lis coming out of Cougress in allisnco with the North Pa cific rig and {te attornoy in factyand at Jaw. ‘Mnay will bo apt, too, to Inquire inte his ‘connection with ¢ortain combiuations of innd-epoculators. ‘Tho Ropublicans have ouly to nominate @ man of food repute, who hos in no sense belonged to any of those combinations which have injured the party or wronged tho jsoplo, and their eticcoss by a larger majority jan King received will bo ageured, ‘Next to its griof over the fall of Donnolly, tho blic mind ia most agitated by approlonsiona or tho futuro, resulting from the uupleasant foot that the oarth about boro is FKOZEN ABOUT § FEET DEEP, ‘What wo would ike to bo steured of ie, that {tis poasible for tho ground to be thawed out in timo to raigo our green peas to oat with our regular mutton noxt Jourth of July, Until last week the arth was baraly covered with anow; and tho steady cold of tho noason may bo judged from tho fact that not more than Sinchos of snow furnished ten weoks of slotghing on all our city slrects, But thnt gives nd idoa of tho oxtromo cold which has provatled throagh January, aud thue far into February. Tho Suporintondent of aur Water-Worka Company roportod twonty- three hydrauta frogon last Friday night, in the ono night, and has to koep o large forco of mon thawing out hydrants aod giving better protection to eido-maing and supply-pipes, while s number of teams aro eniployed in dolivering ico or water at houses whoro the water-supply bas been stopped by the frost. His mon have found, in making repolre, that, in some placos whoro there was least sno, the atroots are frozen 814 foot deop. If tho cold torm prevails two weoks longer, all tho side- wmains in tho clty will be closed. As for tho con~ aumers of gon, they have theirtroubles aluo trom the frost, for frequent doses of alcohol aro ro- quired to out out frozen gas in tho supply-pipes, which frozen gas gathors in a cobwet-like sub- stance, untili¢ etopa the flow of gas from tho wmaina, Dut the sun to-day glvcs os hope. There ato two or throe favored wpots in tho city whore fis rays haye produced s visiblo moisture ‘on the {oy watke, (ihe unl ortunate holders of Minnesota bonds 0! ‘THE OLD FIVE-MILLION LOAN may justly find some oncouragemont in the State Heuate debstos of Thursday and Friday last, whorein Mr. Drake (Jtopublican), of Ram- wey Cousty ; Gon, Berry (Democrat), of Wicons County ; Mr. Bucknam {iterutbllesn), of Rico County ; and Judge MscDonuld (Democrat), of Beott County,—four among tho best lawyors iu the Btate, and probably the movt influontial, though the most indopendont, men in the Son- ate,—argued that the State must redoom ite crodit by settloment with the boudboidora, aud that the Stato ia both loyally and equitably bound to redoom tho bonds. Truo, thoy wero opposed by Mr. Folsom (Itepublican), of Chisago County,—who was & Hepublican mombor of tho Senate which pacyed the Loan bill, aud thon sud there protested agalnst its logality,—and = by = Mr. = Donnelly — and othera who doubtlows fairly represent tho popu- Jar prejudicos on the subject, and certainly gavo oll the argument against the validity of the bonds, which is to- declare tha people wero cheated into thoir issue, and the State was do- fraudod by tho companies who received them. But the weht of usgument, in the opinion of all unprojudicod hearors, waa on the sido of tho bondholders, Mr, Drako espocially deserves credit for bis atraightforward advocacy of strict houesty iv the matter. Io the coureo of biv and others’ romarke wero mentioned numerous {u- atanoos of hardships rosutting from tho repudia- tiou of the bonds, as of familles reduced from allluenco to poverty by farnishing mouoy to build our railroads on the socarity of the State's written promides to pay. Bir. Drake, io defending Sclah Chomberlain, of Clovoland, tho principal holder of tho bonds, from fome disparaging remark, sald that Me. Chamborlain paid money for evory foot of the grading ou which he received bonds); that le ro- lcemed with good money every dollar of tho bank-currency be iysuod on soourity of tho bonds; and that lie fultilied overy condition of tho State loan, evon to paying interest on the bonds ho pes to othora, until the Stato’s dia- eradit of her own papor, aud rofural to abide further by her prowiso of loan, compolied him to suspoud work on the roads, and caine near being hie utter financial ruin. flo said, alyo, fhat, in negotiating for money for his (Drake's rabtoad, he bad Leon froquently ombarranset and, {n some inetauces, defeated, by the bad ropulation Minnesots has obtained through this Fopudiation, Br. Donnelly estimated tuat the debt, upon ita face, with idterest computed upou futecest, would now amount to about SEVEN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. Gon, Berry hold, however, that there were clr- cumstances convacted ith tho history of the debt which would justify tho Stato in nogctiat- jog fora compromise with the bondbolders ; and he thought the 500,000 acres of unappropri- ated internal-improvement landa might bo mado foclear sway the whole of the debt, Mozsrs. Folsoin sud Donnelly both conceded that about ‘25 per cent of the face of the bonds Is justly duo $0 Brat holders of tho bonds, aud both avoided the quostlon of what is duo to innocent holders. Mr. Drake held that none of the boods Nava ro- mained in diet hands, HH nn MacStingor's Boye From the Ghwo State Journal, Somotimes, whew ho is very buay, MacBiioger Gon’ Lave time to go home to dinnor, aud Mao- Btloger’s boy carries the dinner to bin (n one of those wondorful Little tin pails, BStivger's Boy happened to mtercopt the school rere 4a they wore going up State street from K ef jalhvans School builaing, aud be etoppad to x01 went Shesrtations mth some of the boys, p ‘aie low dye git along now sald (he boy, with tho easy iaditforenco of a man bile bbe ‘who lett school ages ago, and hap prossrtes Pier Skpeuuey on bis mind, but biher yout rier collections of mumble peg aut fobnute rotumed the salutatl - whet of modest pridein vigdemeauor, sa beste gue who Nas ingled out tor apecial attention {rom the higher powors, sud the two bove at once ecaue the coutte of au admiring circle of wome- thing under thousand schoolvoga, -*Z oai complsiu—how do y' Sud youraolt?” said Jolin- nis. paid tho boy. Ono day Afac- 4 “Oh, kind o° modorate like," Ewing a cigar wtuMmp fi tebtlag iv wil’ ‘acaba ait sort au Vhat y’ got thore ?” inquired a but Z pushing bis way throu; ihe crowd, Siren Stepping dog at his heels, who scemed to take & morose view of things, a8 ff he hadbocn disap Hotnted fn love, and looked s¢ life throngh a Byron collar. Me Ita pa'a dinner,” eaid MacStinger's Boy, with shaken confidence. "I must git it up to the old man in tims, or there'll be trontble in tho family,” and ho started up Foyith street, cant- Ing wistful glances at tho miaduthropic looking doi by Did y' ever notios what bntly cymbals y' can make ovtof @ tin bucket like that 2?” inquired the butcher's boy, taking the tin-pail ont of the MacStinger Boy's hand, ‘Thon he Ind MacSting- ors dinner near by, and, putting one hand throngh tho handle of tha cover and tho other through the hnndleof the bueket, began rapping the cover against the bottom of tho pail, after thea mannor of playing cymbala, marohing alon, Mikes brags band. Tho boys altfell tp, and marchod after the butcher boy, singing tha Mul- lian Guarda lke mad. Tha butober boy's dog cast a disconted glance at tha proceedings, and thon went up and amoll- ed at Old DlacStinger's dioner, He stood on hia hind toga Follouing aminuto ovor it, then oan- tionsly bolted it in two pape, and then sat down on his stump of s tall, looking plous and forlorn, aa if all was vanity aud voxation of spirit. i‘ bore took » martial turn up the Atrest and came back, looking refreshed (n bady and mind. “Motto! erfed the butcher's boy, the dine no's gone! Tigo mnst ‘a’ siallored fer ‘Tigo looked up in his mastor’a faco mournfally mith ono oyo, aa If Lio belonged to the orusaders, and thought theto was ontirely too much ruin abroad in the laud from reckless indulgence tu the intoxicating bowl, Mac8tingor’a Boy looked tho image of dospatr, netyously fMoylng his right hand up and down, and rabbing hia Joft baud over the lower part of Qife spinal column with an abstracted oir, as if trying to recall a painful incident of personal biography which liad partlally sllpped bia mem- ory. te fll show yot how wo'll pay him off for it,” #ald the putdhor's boy, with sudéen declaion inhis mavnor, Ho put ofow pabbios in the bucket, then whipped ont = string from his eae and approached the dog, tnaking a loop- not, Tho loop waa slipped over the stump of A tall, which wagyed defiance to a wicked world, then all the boys set up 4 simultaneous yoll. Tho dog gave ovo bound, than sottled down to buai- ness. Tho last soon of him be was going down Fourth street with a crowd of boys after him, MacStingor's dinner-patl bouncing snd rattling like a snare-dtum beating tho long-roll, and the dog hurrying out to tuo picket line as if the safety of the whoto Union army depended on his spesd and bottom. MacStinger's Boy locked after him onal w foty minutes, and thon slowly went of rubblug his coat-talte wit o raflectiva alr, Sete tptnaco lass: COLORED OATHOLICS, Sermon of @ishop Vaughan te Col- ored People, ut Bultimorc. Krom the Baltimors Str ‘The Rt. Rev, 1H. Vaughan, Biebop of Sal- ford, England, Suporior Geuersl of the mission to the colored pooplo of the United States, who, with sovoral priests, camo to Baltimore o the 22d of Jauuary, proached a sermou to colored poople at St. Francia Xavior Chutch, corner of Saratoga and Calvort streets, yesterday murn- ing. lio gave bis conclusions of tho condition of the colored peoplo in the South from ao visit through the Soutlert: States threo or four yeata ago. ‘They aro divided into throe class- oa: Firat, tho uttorly degradod, who, in Mississippl and Louivisua, ste Youdoo worshipers, and scom to be {mbuod with tho powers of Satan; this olassis fow in numbers, Becond, those who have no roligion atall, numboring many thousands, and those who belong to somo of tho sects, desire to do right, and servo God au woll asthoy cau. Third, tuo Catholics, many of whom have fallen sway because of tho want of pricata to instruct them and be their pastoral guides, Ho found tho col- ored people often rising to great heights of sanctity, and many inetanovs aro bad among thom of poople who aro oxamples in tho faith, ‘Chix, so far from beiug sdisconraging mleaion, is one that givos sho priests covsolation and gratitude from the paoplo swong whom thoy tabor—all that the priest asks to cnoourage him, ‘Tho ove great nood of the colored poopie of the South 18 tho teachings of tho Catholio faith. Bishop Vaughan asked for the missiouaries tho assintauce of tho colored pooplo by their prayers and their charity. ‘Tho Church of St. Francis had been mado ‘0 heautitul edifice, wad the con- regation waro providod with every kind of spir- tual ndvantago, A debt of $20,000 had beon contracted, which must ba paid, Tres of the four pricats of tha miegion had bocn kindly re- coived by the Bishop of Philadelphia, and thoy are to preach ana collect fundy iu that city, but the pooplo of the congregation must also assist. ‘Che Bishop noxt spolie upon tho aubjoct of con- grepational singing, Said he, musicin thoosyan gallory is very good, but bo though’ it wrong fant tho colored peuple, who could sivg swactly, would wit in the church ond only Maten to the music. In Gormauy thoro is not a congrogation fat docs uot ausist in singing at the oburch ser- vives, and the music is not sonfined to balf a cluzon voicos, In Italy, also, tho congrogationa take part inthe churol servicos. The Italiane wud Gorinans have good voices, 80 have tho cole cored peoplo, and thoy bave equally ss good an gar for music. dn England and Ireland tho poople sre said not to havo as good voices, but the Bishop did nos thiok so, Whou he went to Salford ho found tie people did not take part in the singing, and ho was not satistled, so ho arranged the service in English, aad instructed tho peoplo in it though tho wook, Tha Latin vosperd wore given up, and as soon as the Coglish sorvioo bo- gnn the ouurch wos fled, bevause the pooplo likad it, "The Bishop wished the eame would bo dotio at St, D'rancid, when ho bolioved that by a lits'e teaching thoy would bocomo ao woll ploased witli tho service that tho church would not con- tain eitting-room for the colored people, and the while people srould crowd tho aislos. ‘I'he Bishop wished tho colured people to undorstand tho cburoh service, and he hoped to hear that St. Francis waa a model in this country, and that all the cougrogation joined in singing aa they do in Southern aly in Gormony, and in lus own cattodral at Salford. Tho offoring, whiok was large, wont toward tho fund for paying off tho churva dobt. Bishop Vanghan will shortly ro- turn to England. 5 DAMAGES RECOVERED. Hpectat Dispateh to The Chteado Tribune, Orrawa, Il., Feb, 12.—This morning tho fury in tho Citenit Court, in tho cago of Lucinds Howo againet the City of Ottawa, returood s verdict for ttre plaintiff of $300. Tho oauso of action Was an injury which plaintiff suffered by Zalling upon @ defectivo sidewalk four years ngo. provicus trial in the Couuty Court resulted in #300 damages, but, owing to some euficient rea- Bob, & now trial was awarded, ond in the moao- timo tne County Court lost its furiadiotion of the case bya touddle of logiutative onactinont, ond tha cate camo to tho Circuit Court, with the re- sult as given, ——— A Modern Othetlo. From the Ban Antonio (Ter.) Herald, Yesterday afternoon Mr, Anton Adam waa ab- sorbed st his desk making out the doath-war- rants of thoso who had not money enough to pay their county texca, No absorbad was Anton that ho did not observe the presence of s Low-legged darkey ne %ack as ro our railroad prospects, bowing aud sosaping like mad. At length the colored voter Joaned over tho railing and uaid, pleseantly, * Captain, in you do Lous of do Grand Jury?” and then rotroated in dismay at hls own recklossntud. As soon as the official could ro- cover bis presence of mind he inquired what was wanting, whereupon the colored votor replied, “Kase, if you ls, I wants to suo outs writ ob folony agin Jim Wobstor, do misorable, sickly, aller ekuak, 'Foro God, bows, if ho was my kia Yo cram upanollow tros aud dio, Z would—de low-lived, willing whelp! Save Anton; ** What did he do?™ Dat's what J say—be ain't wuff dat de son shines on him, and ho's dono got Ugeon, and sings de by tcum wuss don aeaw-milll, T wonders de porlice dun't tie arock to his neck, and jous drap bim off de mill bridge, de wulless, teitha’ popitjay t “But what did he do?" shontod Anton, “Well, yorn 80, boss, I don’t mind telling you, kaas you jaa gentleman, you is, You see, the last bright Sanday I took & young, colored lady » promenade, nud I prosonted her dat evening wid & greau necks, wid biue tavsela, like—”” “Well, feuppose you did,” remarked the be- wildored Antos. “ Well, boss, ‘fore God, I jass mect dat same no-account, pompkin-taced, knock-kneed, egg- sucking thief, fore God, if dero is one nigger dat Ispines—" “Woll, what of it?” inqaired Anton, who felt ho was rapidly Ising bis reasva. “Wot, boss, Jhope I may dio dis minute sud ‘0 to hobban, dat wuiluss trash of a niggoh idn't habdat berry samo cravat wid de blue on bis unk, ‘Fore God he did, aud L'se gwine to bab do law ou hint, I want to swear outs felopy to uake him prove how he cum vy dat necktie—de w uflus, trifling,” etc. Anton mado sm ation to gather vomothiug ft to Wirot, wheroup on there wud aupcody adjoura- ment. After Mr, Adam had requmed his labors the head of the mucl-injured darky waa inserted through the door, and he inquired where be could find the disunvst Judge, referring possibly to Judge Noonan, Judge of this district, ua, when last acon, thea bow loge were making dne time du pursuil of him. ., THE BIG SHOW. . Programme of the Exposition for This Year. It Will Begin September 8, and End October 9. OMfotal Announcemont by the Excoutive Oommittes. ‘Tho managera of tho Chicago Inter-State In- dustrial Exposition baye just comploted tho programme, classification, rules, aud regulations for 1876, fixing the date of the oponing st Hopt. 8, and tho closing at Oct. 9. In tho roorgania- tion of the Anscolation for 1876, the following ofticers havo Leen lected : Preailont—2. , Crane, Viee-Presidenta—tononhs Medill, 1, % Letter, Jacob Tomenherg, William 3. Dogyett, Georgo M. Pullmay, Treamurér—J. ieving Pontes, Seoretar} john P, pokdn, Board wv DHrectore—DPotter Palmer, N. 8, Bonten, Jobn Ii, Uraks, 8, K. Martin, Gaorge $t. Georgs Mason, Guorge W, Gage, ‘I. W. Warroy, 1. %. Leiter Monroe Heath, Gcorge M. Pullman, Hf. i, Taylor, Jo soplt Modiil, J. Teving Poarce, 1, T. Crane, 0, F. Gun~ ther, Edwin Jeo Drown, Charion Fargo, Joba’, Woyu= olds, Jacob Nosenbers, vonrad Furst, A. if. Reed, Willinm 'T. Allen, C, Stidetiaker, Franklin Mac¥eant. Bereutive ConinttieeK, 8, Bouton, Chatrmany Grave, dohn i}, Denke, T. W. Harvey, Courad urat, Mourve Ifenth, Mranklin ‘sfueVengh. THE OFFICIAL ANNOUN EST of tho programme, ote, by tue Executlyo Com- mittee, is as follows: ‘Tho Third Annuol Exhibition under the auspices of this organization will bo opened on tho Bth day of Sep témbor, and elneod on the Ith day of October, 1875. In cohnection with this annoancement, the manugern repectfully e4l] attention to the nuperior facilities and inducements offered to those who nisy become ox- hibitora, du comparison with suclt as sre usually found eleowhero, ‘THE NUILDING AND FIXTURE. ‘The magnitude, cieganco, sud perfect adaptation of theas ta the roquicanients Of a fepresentative exhib. tlon of tho best quality, aro, now so well understood that itscemy almost superfittons to mention them, ‘Tho tnulliding ttaoll in 1,000 feck in lengthy, nving au average width of 340 foots is admirably Hgbted in covery part night and any ; haa water supply, #0 dine tributed by ecrvice pipes Over aud throughout, and in tho control of @ well-urganizod Bre-brigade, always on duty, a to render thd odcurretice of serioun loss by fire simont imporsible, ‘The Mechanical Department §# furnished with 840 foot of ne-siatting, i fut soparate sevtions, cach propelled by an chgino of ample power tu meet uny contingency, and under tho supervision of 9 competent muator meelianic, ‘The Art- {all {6 762120 feet, constrnctod aubstanitally fire-provf, and in tho latest and best fashion fur tho display of paintiugs aud other works of art, ‘Tho hanging surfaco {3 not beau tint 15,000 nquiate fect. ‘Tae Conservatory is an olegnnt structure, with an area of lout 7,000 aquare feot, built in the best ap proved modern atylo, for the display of plants und flowers, and having ample grounds attached for tho oxbibitlon of hardy trees, shrubs, aud plants, ‘The location 1a on the fake shore, within five to ten minutes! wal of all the principal hotels of the city, and flanked on tho eaxt with tho lines of tho Ilinois Centrol, Michigan Central, Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, and the Baltimore & Olito Iailwayn, Freights can bo Uiecburgell at the buildiug from tie cars of any Inne entering the city. THE ATTENDANCE, ‘Ana rute, tha. primary object of evory oxhibttor ts business, He seeks to advortisenud to bring his contrivu. tons to public notice, iu the cloupest antl at the sume time the most effective manner posalble. Hence, after Dolng desured of propor facilities for dinplay, tho most {inportant conaiderstion is tho attoudance uf visitor, ‘The oxpvsitions of {his organization iu 187 aud 1974 aufficfently demonsttaled that the great public of the North-rest aro deowly intetoited u these exhibitions and willattend then, Awida from residents of tho city, nuudreds of thousands aro annually drawn from the population of the surrounding cauntes, tu this and other Btatos, of which Chicago ia the commercial eon- tro; ® popuintion unexcellcd, ff not nurivaled, in Polat of futelligence, enterprise and thrift, ‘Tho management of the Exposition isin” perfect ac- cord with a1 railway aud other transportation Unes having terrain in the city, and feel warrunted in say- ing thnt excursion schemes over all the routes will be of the most lberal and comprehonsive character dur~ ing the continunuca of tho oxilibitlon, avon more ao than during thie jnattwo years, ‘Thore Ja, therefore, evory reason to boliove that {uo attondance uf viritors will ho ll that the exhibitor con desire, ante at leant ccyuat to thas which any otter alinfiar gcossion in this country may hope to attract, SPECIAL FFATUNES, Whilo, an will be infotred from tho classification, the geuurol scupe of the uoxt Exposition tx intended to be fg broad and comprohonsivu us tt 8 practloablo to ren- der it, and while, too, tho invitation to become v: hibitora 1s addroseed to all, whether manufacturer inventors, attisens, producers, dealers, artists, amo toure, or collectura, yet there ato u fow special features whieh it fs proposed to malo partietilarly prominent, Among theta ore PAOCESSHS OF MANUFACTURE, Every munufucturer, whatever his spectalty, will find tt largely to bly fiterest, when at all feasible, to inako an ealiibitton of a part or the wholaof the pro ceas aunployed by lum tu the ordiuary monutacture of his products, Tu no other manner can be more cer- tainly arrest the attention of visitors, contribute to the gonersl interoat and information of tho pubitc, and Teap hia full share of benelit from tha occasion, Among the lines of mannfacturey tn which this may be readily done, ara most of tho lighter metallic and wooden wares, toxtile fubric, cordnge, willow-ware, combs, brushes, gloves, Wookbinding, blank-books, printing, ruling, ouvelopes, typo making, glass-blow- ing, glass-decurating, engraving, gem-cutting, e1n- broldery, batr-work, eto, All necessary power, apace, and ofher facilltios required by extibitors of procesacn, of manufacture, and within tho province of the man- gery, will be supplied, MAOIINERY IN OPERATION. Allozhibitors of machinery which can be operated jn the bulldiug by atesm power, are also urgod to pace {tin motion, and, if possible, to arrange for {ta opera tou for regular work. Tt ta the desire of the managers to devote about one-balf of the ontire bulldiug to ma- chinery in operation and processes of manufacturo, 80 that it may be, in fact, n veritable work-son $x active duty, No manufacturer can advortiso hin bust teas more choaply or more thorouguly than to take part ib auch a display, ‘Lhoay who, in’ the past, have Adopted this meltiod of exhsbiting, aro uneulmous in thelr teatimony in its favor, ‘WORKS OF ANT, The éxporiencs of last year gave ample evidence that meritorious works of art, whather the product of native or foreigu artists, aro apprecluted iu thia com- munity, and when for sale aro sure to fod « roaly market of remuuerutive prices, It isa markot which artista Aad dealera fn works of art will do well to culti- vate, ‘The sale of pictures by oxhibitora at tho cloas of the Iant Expoaltion exceaded $40,000, This cily, aa the reault of the grost fire in 1871, f comparatively destitute of fine paintings, and will take, as will also the surrounding country, large number of them, if those who havo them to sell will tut manifest the enterpriao to place them on exhibition in our balls, Full information in regard to this departmont will he glvon to those intereatud, in due time, by, the Com- sailtes having it in charge, MINERALS, METALLURGIO PROCENBIS, ETO. ‘Tho recont impulse giving to wining industry in this country, eapoctally that relating to the procous motale, Warrant the expectation that tha dinplay it this class will be very large. Thera la no better polut than Ohicaya, sud thore can be no butter opportituity than the next Exposition for making an exhibition of the ores, oa well as of reduction Rrcossned end mining Buehindey. Every porslblo (facility su this direction will be afforded to exhibitors, Private parties, cont- anion, aa also Territories abd Biotes, interested in Hugthg to public notice the minoral resources of any aniniug diatrlot, will be awardod aultablo space, NATURAL HISTORY, It de regarded 88 vory deairablo that this dopartment sual assiume more ‘mportauce than herotofore, or than {s Usual iu ordinary annual exhibitions of short dura tlon, To this end, acloutiNe bodies, of thia clty and elsewhere, ate specially invited to contribnte speci- mene fu ally departtacnt of natural bistery, a8 ato also fadividual colluctors, A well scleoted, aitractive dts. play, illustrating any cue of the uatural sciences, or auy ‘singlo departinent of it, matutalned throughout one Expoultion, will buexamined by more persous, and Will be llealy td do moss good. by exciting interest im the subject and popularizing ita study, than a whole rillgeuty of natural Listory in many years, aa ordinari- Jy placed, out of view by the gonvral public, ‘Tho organization itself will make & oomplote exbtbl- ton of domostic edible flah, togothor with tho noccs- sary apparatus and fxturce'for breeding hom, COLLUCTIVE DISPLAYS BY BTATES As originally contemplated, and practiced to rome extent, In the two previous fairs of this organtzution, auy Slate or Territory may havesot spart in a coinpact body wuiatent space in which to make 6 collect display of iia manufactures, mining, agricultural, and ollier produicta, oxupt that aechitery lu operation and works of art will necessarily conform to the geo~ oral urraugomeuts of these dupartmguts, ‘Tho classification of articles, rules, and regu- Jstlons, vtc., oan now be obtaimed uyon applica- tun to'the Sevretary. Sn ee & Ohtu Protest Agaiust Christian Mussionarie: AChiness teacher of English has written to one of the San Francisco papers aproteat agalust the rending of Christian iniswionariosto his coun- trymen, that will make ita readers realize, per- bapa for the frat time, how that practice must seem to the nations who experience it, ‘The pro- tout reada very much liko tho itoy. Mr. Murray's temarksble Jocture on our roligious inforiority to cortain hoathan, in somo rospects, Fanoy, saya this Chinatnan, my people sending tmissionarios to the United States; what would you do about it? Why, ways be, “nob only joers and tuuutu would inéet us at every turn, but the press and pulpit would vio with each other in denouuolng us, and our Yory Uvex would bo in danger, ‘They would ery: ‘Our holy religion is menaced |' it i ours sgcred to us? ‘But! * you aro wrong aud wo @ thin nativus are not competent to judge,’ Great [ aud litle you! ‘The question of sending mix. wonarios from Cnine to Amorica has been srgued in aur councily at ome, but our best meu (as they would) frow upon it at once, and eaid, {1 the words of Confucius, ‘Let us aoind out own business,’ Their religion is as nacrod (0 them ss ours tous” Tue this un- comfortably elirewd heathen proceeds to dort trast the morals of this Chratian land with China's, much to tho detriment of the former, quite in tho style of Murray; and quotes from the writings of Confucina s few woutonces which, he points out, bave been dap! cated in the Now Testament, and » few of whic! wo append,—as follows; ‘Do unto others oa thou wouldat be dealt with thyself. ‘Shou ont neorst this law alone; tt ia the foundation and principle of ali tho rost.—The wigo man has no Aouner fixed hia syes ona good man but he en- doavors to imitate his virtue; but the samo wise man has no sooner fixed his oyen on a man givon up to his vicos, but, mistruating himself, he in- torrogates himsolf in a trembling manner if ho be not Uke *that man.—It is not enough to know virtuo, it 1s nocoasary to love it: but it ia not wuflictont ta love it, it is necassary to poanoan it. —Acknowledgo thy benefits by the return of oth or benofts, but never revenge injuries,” WHAT L KNOW ABOUT FARMING. AOlty-Man’s Lixperionce in Agticnl« taral Purniutts, To the Hattor of The Chicago I'ritune: Under a pressuro of overwork, and admonished by health that had pateod the verge of frail, I yioldod to the urgent advice of my physician to givo up oity life and take to farming. Drod to commercial purauita, aud adhering to then with & Suelity that rewarded mo with poor health— and with scarcoly anything elae,—~it was not to bo expected that my knowledge of agriculture (or what I should bavo to enduro) would be very extensive, In fnot, tho ignorance in which I was enyolopod was simply appalilugy ond 7 would have gono back to my old ways, or rather nob givon thom up, but that the spectre which stoul by mo, iko # policoman kept urging me to “move on,” ‘Tho dio once cast, wo sct oursolvea—my wifo and I—dillgontly to tho taek of reading up in tho various branchos, aud those fo par- ticular to which we epdcisily meant to devote our talents. Obarmod with boing freed from tho slavery of the counting room, my mind took cheerfally to tho taak, and I grow daily moro interested. Tired with watching and svolding tha onuuing devicen of the sharp business-man and his questionable practices, tho prospect of sssoblating with the mau who earned his broad by tilling tho sil—tho honost farmorbocante & pleasure. and onded in a joy that ia only to be found in contemplation. ‘The fins! day came, snd fav us on the farm. Once on the ground, wo actto work to take in tho situation, and, comprehending tho whole, wo Inid our plans, and arranged for puttiag them into execution, Maving Jesrned by oxporionco tho force of that old Latin maxim, that "Tast makes slow,” wo determined to profit by it in (athoring oroynd us the little requisites neces- sary for the limited farming we meant todo, Wo took this procaution oapecially to avoid fall- ing a proy to the fow disreputable persona who are alsays on the alert to yvictimizo the ' stucs~ up" city-maon, Our advent into thesé parta drow around wus many persons whose professions of good-will, and dosire to afd, quite overcamo us; sud we congratulated ourselyos many times a day that ourlines had fallon in such pleasant placos. Preserving our native caution, when the timo came for selecting our cow, we decided to buy of an old farmer with whom we bad boarded a year or two before, fecling sure that wa kuew him. ‘Tho bargain was soon struck,—that is, we abided by bia Judgment;—and, a8 a consequence, patd him hia price, and the cow, ® short-lorned yomi-Durham, svas driven home: and thon troubla began, It has been my fortune to wit nossa xomo blooded Englieh hnoters (horren) jump the hurdles, bat their canta palo before tho efforts of that cow. But 2')) not anticipate. Having & cow, the noxt most desirable tuing wasn horro. Evory man in the countryside nad the herea we ought to have, and didn’t want to roll, Imt wanted to make it comfortable for tix, and would sell as a favor. After eaating about, we finally Jit npon # ruare,—black as coal, and as Leautifn) in form on anything Lover beheld. It apparcutly was without 4 blemieh, and I after- wards found her to bo an exceedingly geutlo and affectionate anima}. The second day a cough made ita appearance, and developed on the third day into au anmistakable chronic trouble which would goat resultin death, Lafterwardsleartiod that tho owner hind causod her to swallow s piece of fut bacon tho day she vamo ito my pos. goxsion. ‘Tuo next things on our programme wore hogs and chickous; but two liad, by this time, begun to have some doubts about the strict integrity of our neighbors, and deckled to estisty oursolves thatno horriblo disento provailod ‘among tho chickens, and that the hogs were {reo from their troln of evils, Inoon became satisitod that wo had ‘no :need of hogs; that our adjoining nelghibor's drovo was quite enough to satisfy the caprices of the mont Indnstrions inan. I contd not learn to what breed they belonged; but this 1 imow: thoy manifested an amonnt of amateur mochauical talent and skill that east into shadow the oxploits of the Learned Pig, and cansed mo to think better of Darwin. Thoy could lot down “bara” and railfences faster than two mou could put them up; and, when you went todrive them ont, they would wait until you were upon them, and thon, with a look that sectnad to eay, “What do you mean ?” would walle quietly off. No sooner would they be driveu out of ond ond of the farm thaa the Third Brigade of tha Sec- ond Corps would make a tlank movement and cn tor at some other point which I had supposed secure. Not baving tho power to be in more than one place at ono time, and haying run after them until I was in as perpetual lather, 1 took to load- ing my gun wita boaus; bat 1 might aa well have fired af tho turrot of » monitor. Of course, this state of things could not go on for, by thie lino, another patch of peas neodod sticks, aud tho hog-parsloy had spruag up again with a frostings that would have made anybody oleo think it had navor beon closued out. A sind friond osmo to my assintanco, giving mio 8 fayor- ite dog, and took groat comfort out uf that dog; for ono day—either driving tho hogs out was ‘not psstime to bin, or ho sought a foo more worthy of his ateel "—ho took to my neigh. bor's uheon, no that it became simply & quastion whother L killed the dog, or bought 9 hunared dout sheep, Ho died. It must not bo supposed that allof my time was: dovoted to the objects cuumerated ; on tho con- trary, L was diligently scoking (ond tlyding) practical kaowladgo of gardening, and was amazed how soon each particular product fol- lowed the other, keeping me overlsatingly “wrastling " with them and the wceda, Thon, too, the cow did hor part towards making things lively; she divided her time between tho thicket, and jumping into the adjoining fields, andiuto the road aud wandering homo, somo 7 miles dis- taut, I was conatautty being sont in one direction or tho othor by some ono erying ont, ‘ha hogs are in tho meadow," or ‘Phe cow Ie in the oorn.” In, the floid where wo fastened tho cow was a thicket of about 5 acres, so dense that an object conld not be dissernod 6 feet from the outer adge, It was commonly reported to bo 9 har- bos for all kinds of snakes, and, indeed, lovked ag though any kind of roptile night be found in it. ‘Thin thickot was the favorite resort of tho cow, aid no Hort of persuasion from the outeide would induco her tolearo it, I have hurled as many asa bushel of stonos into it {n one day, and, finally, had to plunge in, perliaps to tind dor not 10 feet from whore I had boon standing. ‘the worst it was, that her pround and lofty tambling" had a demoralizing offect on our uvlghbors’ cows (they haviug the imitative faculty), aud otentod diseatiafavtion ; #0 that tho tials camo when she made ber last effort. I followed the next morning, “* moaning buniness,”” ‘Tho old gont was astoniihed at tho habit sho pad develuped since i bad bought her; ‘‘never knowed that cow to do that afore;” but had ono that wouldw't juinp; and ‘a lootts the best caw intho country.” Romaimberiug that my wife know something about this ** best” cow, I docided to take tor, She didu’t fuap 5 abe dida't sou in- clined to du anything ; she bad arrived at thas time of Hfe when the graestoppor is a burden’; dba would ataud by the hour, ala Buosby, gazlug st tho North Pole, aud giving ont sucl hoart- ronding sounds that we were all like to fall mito solronio tit of the blues, Peace to her ashoa! Our hora and cow experiance brought words of sympathy from our ueighbors, They didu't luke to meddlo with other pooplo's busivess, but, if wo had only asked then a few more questions, they could Lave told us somethivg worth know- ing,—meaning thereby that thoy could have warned us against the ‘fiireuao, if we bad asked to bo warned, Wo had ‘askod quos- tony" concernlng other niattors rolating to agri- culture, but found the hWormation lvoked towards Ferpt, whilst our book pointed to a promised land. " Attor looking the ground over, wo decided to turn the genorat farming over to our neighbors “on the elisres,” and confine our- solves to the garden andthe minor matters. Vhiv wo conducted according to book. Our success brought forth our own applauso, aud “brought down” the vountzy-side. Indeed, the koawledee we soquired more thee repaid us for our trouble gud lavor, uot to 4 tom the crop. Besides, wo trust, ite guod exaqapts tad a lasting offect, and pauued pode bo f eld aud Luwit- ed paths, and betake ¢ en to broader and more fruitful flalda of agricniture, My tacing and ** bellowing " atter the hoga anil the ¢ow, Gnd ths work, which graw on mo from day to day, wero not empty of reaulte, Bleep—that blessed goddess, who had poen a wayward guest fot yoars—now returned with all the froshness of maidonhood, and roothed my tited fimbs and brain ag in my yonthful daya, Attendant on her train camo a vigorous appetite, and with ita digeation which rent flying to the winds tho last vortige of a dyspepsia which had stayed with me for mare yeara thanI caro to toll. My modesty almoat forbide ray telling of anuther foanlt; but, ss a true chronicler, I muat * putit down.” For yeate it had boon a matter of wonderment to me that, when Isang in eburch, whole seats full in the vicinity conacd thoir outpouriuga, Conclud- ing, and rightly, that I was the cause, I ceaved, Hat now T had © bellowed” snyeclt Into. beiog called upon to load tho singin’ in the meetin. Precious result! But I'm not » proud man. The freedom we enjoyed was a constant novel- ty. Indeed, I am not stro that we over took it quite io, although we bad reason often to be thankful that there wore places on (Mod's carth whero mon avd women could live the healhy ond comforlablo lives it wasintended thoy should, One scatcely realizes what slaves thoy are until relloved from the restrainta and constraints of elty-lifo; and Iam puro yeara are cut off by our bowing down to the custom of our times." Aa for myseif, being emancipated from white shirts wan & woudsrful. revelation and a priceloss laxury; and to be able to sitdown where I wonkd, without fear of damage to apparel, was——well, 1 aivottupl True, thin raiment was notof the costly kind, but it was attractive—to tha ‘one bors.” ‘Thero was ono large red patch which thoy eyed with jJoatousy; but tho four bine ones thoy parsed by Inaitonce, Thexo patches served the purpose of the imperious Cirnar, Following the example of toro ambitions of displaying their agricultural lore, I ought. por- haps, to give aomo statietics concorning pro- ducta, and rome general information about the “rotation of crops,” etc, ete. ; butitin not ail of farining to plaut snd to gathor, to sow and to Toap:-thorefote. J havo nought t2 impart other tuformation, which, ff it do no: inetract, may amuag, A Rermep Fausgn. Seton aie “Old Pomp’—Grent Deings Over a Dore Groraetown Corrernanit-nce of the Colorarto Rentater, Pow of your readers who have visite Goorge- town anit stopped at the Barton have not known something of Jim White's splendid, but aged and infirm Nowfoundiand “ Pomp.” In his youth and prime le was s ooble animal, full of life snd joy, and desperately devoted to his master. It has sincé been plainly evident that tho affection was mutual, Batidat downto tell you that “Pomp” ig dead at inst. Agaand ith infirmi« tics catches dogs agit dees men, and ¢arries them away to tho * hereafter" by much the same process, On Tuesday morning about 8 o'clock bo passed away. A bandsumo casket, silver monnted, was male, avd the remains inciosed therem. As ho lay In state, sirctched out at fnll lengtu, his bead reposing as naturally as life pon his rans, xeores of people who lind known aud loved him came totako their Jast farewoll. At 10 o'clock Thuraday morniog Sr. 8. W, Nott drove np to the Barton with = fonr-horge sloizh, and the re- 1osins were transferrod to it. ‘The horecs were appropriately adorned with streamers of crape, also tha pall-bearers who took charge of the coromonies, Six large dogs, bearing crapo streamers abont their shaggy necks, were ranged in double file ip rear of the sleigh, as mourners, and tho solemn cavaleade moved slomly away to thecometery, Arriving at the grave tho yen- erable S:ephen Decatur made a few touch ing remarks on the life, character, and nobility of the deccarod, aud wae fole lowed py ono of Georgetown's prominent lawyers, Mr.N-——r. Mesiis. L——, ?——e, and B———tt, pall-bearors, thon lowered the body to itr final rest. Tho procession then re+ formed, and warchod diroctly to the Barton Hfonne, and drank penco tu Old Pompey” in his happy ponting-ground. Thus, efter nine years of fnithful devotion to his master, whose appreciation wan always tender and kind, a noble te wont, let us hope, tothe bighext epliere of dog-heayen, Jim, his owner and triend, is incon- solublo. —_+___ Askett God to Motp Ter. ‘The Danvitle (IKy.) Adrocale says: ‘An ine tercnting httle daughter of Prof. C., of this city, Vast sumimor, 1 eating 8 watorme)ou, got one of tho weed, dodged in ber wivdpipe. Tho offurt wae rondo to dislodge it, but proved iucifectual, and it was thought that the child would havo to be taken to one of the large cities to have a opora- tion performed by a skillful surgeon, To thin sue was docidodly opposod, and pleaded with hor mamma to toll hor if there was no other way of relief, Finatly, in ofder to quict her childish feare, her Chrintian mother told her * to ask God to help Lor,’ ‘Sho little one went tnto an adjoln- ing rou, and shortly thereafter came ruoning to hor mamma with'the seed in bor band, nnd her beautifui and intelligent face lighted up with joy. In response to tha eagor inquiry of tho mother, tho little one said she had askod Mod to help her, aud while she wes praying sha was taken with o sovere cough, in which sho throw up the weed.” “QCEAN NAVIGATION. | National Line of Steamships, NOTICE. ‘Themost southerly route hiss always been adopted by eee et eon or hive RE Cand QUENS- VOWN every SATURDAY. Bailing from N. 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Ree in Vs 5 Bi A Cabin Passage, 930 aterci el laces dss petty ppc Grost Weatorn, ‘Aragon, J Racurston tekota, 912 c er w is ‘App a Exe Store’ a sti n APY & apob RBANKS’ STANDAKD, SCALES ‘OF ALL KINDS. 4 FAIRDANKS, MORSE & OO. 111 & 118 Lake St., Chicago. reful to buy: ISCELLANEOUS, tt BAAS erintion fi e = te eer oninieaan et atplie Maan It is prompt, it ts rellabio, tary, it over Jungs, Teia a Constimy'ion fur tho lat 40 years. Wholotale Druguista in Caicago. WINTER RESORT. N. 1. J. Hor fell Information addreas d. Lidyorwood, 764 Broa war Ne Ve Rtoammea sail npory two wicks, FRACTIONAL CURRENOX. $5.00 Packages OF FRACTIONAL CURRENCY IN EXOHANGE FOR Bills of National Carrency, aT TRIBUNE OFFICE. 1 fy eal fall to bens ret of Ws nace af tha Lauccess hy treating Try Wt. Buld by GILMORE. Union Park Congregrational Chorch, Monday Evening, Feb. 15. McCormick Music Hall, Tuesday Evening, Feb. 16. TWO GRAND CONCERTS ny GILMORE'S FAMOUS 22d Regiment Band AND Grand Concert Organization OF NEW YORK, EXCLUDING MISS EMMA 0, THURSBY, A young and charming Prima Donna of extraordinary musical abtiity, MR, M. ARBUCKLE, ‘The famous Cornot Player. MR. E. A, LEFEBRE, ‘The celobrsted Sarophond Bololst. AND BEVERAL OTHER ESUXENT SOLOISTS, ‘Under the direction of MR. P. 8. GILMORE, Projector and General Director of the GREAT MUSICAL JUBILEES. Ths following Programmes, comprising ebniee eclec- time from tue works of shu grust inassters, will bo por- euned UNION CONGREGATIONAL OHUROE, Monday Evoning, Feb. 15. PROGRAMME, PAUE Ss 2. Ovortare, ** Oberon, 2. Bolo for Barophony, 8, Invitatlon a 14 Danse (Concort Valeo Brilliante), Weber mnero'e Hand 4. Ate and Variations for -Proch Mise Kmma O, Tiureby. &, Fantasie, Ea Prnplieteyss weston Gilmore's Fate 6 Ororture, Dar Frelseihutt f y Giiaare’ 7, Bolo tor Cornet, ** Ale. atd At. 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