Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 22, 1875, Page 3

FOREIGN. fhe Extremo Republicans tu France Support to Now Senate Bill. ‘Pho Bonapartists Still Playing Fost and Loose, fohn Mitchel to Be Returned to Parlla- ment from Tipperary. Pwo Slave-Ships Captured Of the Const of Africa, 3 FRANCE, FHR RADICAL NEPUNLICANS DFSINOUS OF END- ING THR TEMPORARY GOVERNMENT. Pants, Fob, 31.—ho Extremo Loft, at a moot- Ing yooterday, resolved to support tho now Bon- ata Dill, after a speoch by Gambotta, who + showed tho dangor there was that tho Nonapart- {sta will tako advantago of s prolonged Provin- oriam. Only ton members dissented from tho action of tho incoting. THE IMPERIALISTS DESIRE A PLENISCIT VOTE. Tho Bonapartists contemplate offering an ent to tho Sonate bill, = pro- seem that “'Sonatore be lected by universal —_ssnffrage. Thoy hope by this moana to bronk up tho mafority, but tho Loft has agreed to potas allamendmonta. ‘They ‘will support o demand for * urgency,” move that the bill bo added to that for the organization of public powors, and then voto fur tho eptira project, — GREAT BRITAIN. EXPLOSION, Loxpoy, rebr 21,—An explosion oconrred in the safoty-fuso works a Redraths, Cornwall, yeaterday. Five girls killod, Thoro were many uiraculous cszapes, JOUN MITCHED. Dont, Fob. 21.—Joln Mitchel has issued an sddroes to the olectors of ‘fipporary, pre- senting himself again ob o candidate for Parlla- ment, A monster mocting was hold in Tip- + porary to-day, at whieo it was uteved to support iH Witcliol, It ie Lolieved thora will be no oppoui- “ton. —-— THE ISTHMUS, , THE BILD-CANALe Panasta, Feb, 21.—Tho eurvoy for the esnal route scroas this port of the Iethmus is pro- groualng favorably, undor tho diroction of Capt. + Lull, A much lower summit-lovel than that of Aho rallroad has beon found, ‘BRITISU FLAG-HOTATING, Ui tho arrival of tho Britis slip-of-war Dryads a Jamnaicso living in Aspinwall Lolsted the Englieh tlag oyor lia house. Au ofiivar and tho uelitors ‘ot tho State militia immodiatoly came and haulod the flag down and sent tho Jamaican to prison. SPAIN. ATPOINTHESTS. F Mapmp, Fob. 21.—Gon. Lasorna haa been ap- pointed Afd-de-Camp to tho King: Gon. Quesada, Commandar-in-Chiof of tho Army of the North ; Gen. Echague, Commander-in-Chiof of tha Army of tho Contre; and Gon, Echevor- ria, Commander of the Second Corps of tho Army of tho North. —————— AFRICA, TWO SLAVE-SItITS CAPTURED, Lonpoy, Feb, 22—5 a. .—Advices from Zan wibar report that a flect of British men-of-war bombarded aud captured Fort Mombazique, on tho ‘Teland of Mombaz, off the east coast of Africa. The ongagement Jasted five hours. Bev eutosn of the garrison wero killed ond fifty wounded, Two stavo-shipa were capturad, with $00 sinves on b neers CASUALTIES, ACCIDENT ATTENDING DEMOLITION, New Yous, Fob. 21.—While Inborors wore pulling down an old building at 121 Fifth avo- nuo, youtanlay, tho walls foll in, killing William avis and injuriug two othore, HUNTING ACOIDENT. Brectal Dispatch to the Chicuve Triiuna, Moxuorvitre, Ind., Feb, 21.—Wiltiam Rut- lodgo was shot through the right arm, tho ball alo onterlug hia body, while hunting this after ¥ noon, To wan not found untlt somo time aftor tho necident, and was thon uoarly dead from losu of blood, He was brought to town, aud is now ‘tt his rogidonco, still lusenuible. ‘THE BURNING OF PONT-AU-PRINCE. From the New York Times, Feb, 23, Tho steamer Alps, which srtived in this port yestorday from Hayti, briugs tho particulars of a destructive conflagration in tho City of Port- au-Princo, on tho night of the 10th of Fobruary, whioh Inid two-thirds of the city in rains, and do- stroyed property to the oxtontof @2,000,000, Mr, Ebort, a paxsongor on tho Alps, stated ton Times reporter yesterday, that on the morning of Fob. 11, when the steamer Alpa was entoring the har- bor of Port-au-Prince, the dock-baudu porcoived that a portion of the city wag on tlro, Tho atten- tion of tho Captain and crow was at onco calted to tho fact, and all on board wore soon upon dock watohing tho progross of tho flames, A Strong wind provuiled, and ox tho fire sprond ng tho wharf and slot voluines of smokeand mo high into the oir, agrond but sppalliuc spectacle presented itself fron: tho deck of tho Alps as sho ateame into the port. Tho fire raged go flercoly that at tho distance of over balf a milo from tho quay ashos and burying embers * wore thrown upou the deck of tho yexsal, When tho stoomer reached the wharf at the Custom-boure, Mr. Ebort says that all the vea- sole lying along the quay wero moving out from the burning city to osuapo from tho flames, Ac- companied by somo of tho ofilcors and - crow, bo wont on ehoro to sonder Gsaletanco «to =the terriflod ~inhabitaute. Hore thoy wero met with scencs of tho most distroseing and pitifal character. ‘The wildest excitomont sud terror ovorywhora pro- vailod. Bleu, women, and children wore rushing . through the streets iu very direction in tho hopelessness of despair. Men who wont to bed “== the ulght before wealthy and indopondont, found thoir proporty laid in aulos aud all their pros- Peota ruued, Some claspo! thelr hands and Razed in silont amazcment upon the conilagra- tlon that was turning thelr oarthly possessions into a heap of ashes, Othors rotated tho story @ of thoir misfortuney to those around them, Ono man might be scon standing over a heap of B furniture, with o revolver fp Hand, guarding the ouly relics of his‘property that bad boon saved from tho burning wreck. Others carried bun- dles of clothiug and valuables upon their shoul- dors toa place of wafoty, glad to be able to wavo anything Fane the sins, ‘abulng iuto tho busineus quarters of tho cit: slong the quay, Mr. Ebort wtatos that thos found tho tivo dritting at euch a furlous rate Loforo tho ) Wind acrows the Liocks of frame buildings of @ which PortauePsinco ta comtpouod, that it ap- Pearod evident thore way no means of erreatlig tte progters. Exertions wero mado by the city authoritica to bring tho flre under control, but tho tiny utroams of water which woro poured Upon tho burning bulldings from houy not much Ovor au inch in diameter ouly added fuel to tha lanios, hero was uo mean of ktaylug tho con. Oem Cagration, and auch afforty as woro as to ox. ‘Asm Unguiah the fire wore utterly unavalli A few Sugold ruvty pumps, their mall euginey and hove Bmore adapted for sprinkling tho widowalks than for putting out such # contlagration, wero all that could bo Lrougit tuto operation, Mr, Ebert anya that groat cradit in duo to the B Priests of the town for their exertions to save Bator prea eeaarts orlor sri the peo) y ig that portion of tha city lyly lang thaguay frou the cutrauce or wortierd Heide a9 far as the dock of tho Atlgutic Stoam- at any, including an ares of about ton ‘aca aia) nth by four in broadth, waa totally lotroyed, ‘th lu Was the moat deuyaly populated ‘Bart of the city, | ‘Luo lous of lifo, howaver, Wad nto Haale by an ogo HAM, One taan Llown \ and heard of some lly, Others having boon kilied or fatally injurod. It fs catimated that t, ‘wore burned dow: and het’, 2,000 houses lice have been "Nett touched the docks of the Atl feause any damage. ito was wtall urning, but ag the wind had abated {t' eieonatdered that the flamou mad rae eS Port-au-Prince has a porube eee Population of .}yAbout 26,000, end with the oxception of FE Meals bulldicge i oastata distsios the Lousna SY 2 ae all built of wood. ‘Tho fire origins fvam tho oxplceion ofp kerncone tamp ins faiue uid fng tn the contre of a group of niti'ar struasures: containing stores of Intlaminable materials. AN INSANE MAN'S LEAP, fho Jumps from the Capital mome, Descends 170 Cee obestteiaremonty and fa Pound Pend ant Mangiced. From the Washsnaton Renubilean, 1b 18, Many mou have Leen fuolinh enough, at dif- foreut times, to conceive the idea that for a manto win proatnoss no casior way was prescnt- able than to do adeod of daring that would atiilco terror to tho hearts of acommunity, Ono of the deods most frequently sugeosted, but leas likely of being committed, wan that of jumping from tha demo of tho Capitol to the ground balow, 9° distanco of -noarly 400 fost, It was mover Kupposed that @ man in his nano nerves would «ever attempt auch an oxploit, as the odds for life wero fontfully autbalanced in tho peala of chances, Stil the attemnpt was mnde yesterday, abont1 o'clock, and with tho rogult that might havo licen oxpected,—the mau, whon found, Lolug an almost unrecognizable mana of cloth- Ing, blond and bones, An hour provious to making the lonp ho had boen seen by a toloyraph operator on the roofa about the main building, climblug; light Inddora and making dangerous ventures toward the caves, but acting in a man- ner to indicate that lo poxssesnod atrong norres and perfect control ovor Liosself, Not havin, time to spend in watching lim, the electelcish proceedod to attend to hia business. Aftorwards he mounted to tha uppor outside gallery that encircloa tho creat of tho doine at the bago of tho pedestal to tho statue of the Goddess of Liberty. Dale aview of tho dif- foront wections of the city which this point com- mands, ho fivally halted on tho enst silo directly overthomainentranco, Hero ho firet attracted tha notice of a coachman mounted on the box of his carringo, whitch was situated ov the roadway near tho ost park, by olitubiug upon tho railing of the balcony. Ifo was secon to aestimo an np- right position, look sround, thon gathor himsalf up and shoot out info the apaco intervening bo- twoon whore ho stood and tho ground. Ho turned a8 ho descended andeama bead foremost, soon striking tho iron cornice of tho lower gal- lory, which forced fim off on thn fron braces be- nenth, oud alro show marks of blood where he hit in passing. He then Janded head first on tho copper roof of tho main building, a distance of nbvut 170 feot from whore ho started. Infurma- tion of tho fact wns iimmediatoly given to Capt. B.S. Blackford, Chiof of the Capitol Polico, who, accompatied by somo of bla ofilcora, at’ ance proceeded to tho spot. On roaching the roof, thoy found the man complotaly doublod up and lito oxtiuct. Ho was somewhat etraichtencd ont and remoy- edtoaemall spaco near tho rocm whero tho electric batteries for lighting tho dome are uta- tioned, and left to await tho arrival of Coroner D. O. Patterson, who liad beon notified. The body presented s horrible eight to gaze upon, Tho lead had been completely crusled in and ono sido of the faco was porfectly flat; a desp cut, splitting the skull, traversod scross the head about the mght eye, and through which portions of the braiu were protruding. One oyo haa sprung from tho eockat, aud appoarad ready to drop out. ‘Tho noso was crushad lat, all the teeth gone but oue, sumo loose in the mouth, and tho tongus cut aud blocdiug., Tho right shouldor was broten, aleo tho arm. Tho neck had heen driven into tho body, and the head ap- peared resting betweon tho two shoulders, About tho physiognomy and clothing way « pro- funion of blood that aaaisted in making up tho nickoning aight. ‘Tho man spponred to be abont 36 yoars of ago, had light ovey, brown hair, and was about 5 feot Ginches in boight. His clothing way coarse and svoll worn, and gavo evideuco that lo was o lo- boring man, On his banda wero a pair of buck- alin glovos, with tho ondsof tho fingora worn out, Inoue of tho pockets was found a pawn- tickot, dated yestorday, signod by Moldonheimor & Co., corner Thitteonth streot and Pennsylva- nis avonue, for 6 vest, ou which 76 cents bad been advauced, ‘Tho dood croated considorable excitement about tho Capitol, both Houses of Congress boing in scaion at tho time, sua many jordans endeavored to obtain a view of the un- fortunate mau, which was pormitted in a number of instancog, but no one recognized lum provioug to the errival of the Coroner, Tho ovldenco roceived at tho inquest was very moagre, and was of little profit in enlightening tho jury os to tho cause of death, ‘Mrs. Wallingford testified to reeing the man walking on tho roof of the dome on tho ontnide of the uppor gallery, holding on to tha railing. Yor 9 mornent her attention way attracted oluo- where, aud, on again looking at tho map, she saw im falling, Boyond this sho was unable to give any Information, : vout this tine Mr. Edward McMehon, ao in- telligent-looking irisman, camo in, aud, after examining the body, recognized it ns that of bis son, James McMahon. Ho stated that tho do- coased was born in Ireland, bué had been in thia country about fiftoon yotrs and this city nix years. Ho was & carpontor by trade, bnt had docided to atudy for the ministry, and with that viow Lad boon attending » Catholic thoological institute in Baltimore. Tho roverend father in chargo of tho inetitution thonght him studyin; too sasidnously and overtasking tho brain, an supgostod that ha return home, ta tomporary rolaxation from his studies, and ssek roat and quot. Ho accapted tha advicc,.and cama homo some threo months ago, buts ould not romain gontented idle, and finally resumod his studics with tho Chrintinn Brothora iu this city, but again focling ur:ablo to progress, he discontinue: thom a few wooks since. ‘To have # thorough chango, le went to hia trade and asspistod in building @ house for his paronts and himself an Fourth stroot, noar Boundary, which ja now inthe conrsa of completion, Yestorday morning, Jnat previous to leaving tho houge, ha was not ticad to place somcthivg boncath his coat, which, it ia presumed, was tho yout pawned at Heiden- heimor's, His sanity han never been tho subject of convoruation betwoon hia paronts, slthoush at timos bis athor noticad, in talking, that his gontouces wora disconnected aud ha wes #omo- what Fouling iu his speech, Ho was not ad- dicted to drinking, and io causo could bo as signed for tho act, unless ho was temporarily in- wane, ‘hore boing no furthor information accessible, tha jury, aftor consultatjon, ronderad the fol- lowing verdict: “That James MoMahon came to his death about 1:20 o'ulook p. in., on the 17th day of Fobruury, 1875, by jumpin from the ralling sarroNLuGin ihe thor hat of a Monte, of tho Capitol, while Inboring under a tem aberration of tho mind,” saint ——. ——— THE WEATHER. Wasntxatox, Fob, 21.—During Monday, for ‘Tennesseo and the Ohio, the upper Missiselppi and Lower Miasourl Valloys, tho Northwest, and tho Upper Lake region, falling Larometer, south and east win Warmer, cloudy, an closting woatner, ponsibly follawod by colder westerly winds iu the Uppor Alisuieelpp! Vatloy and westward, LOCAL OBSERVATIONS. Curwaao, Feb, 2, Wind, Har.) TAr| iu... “Maximum thermometer, 245 muinirmun GENERAL OBSERVATIONS, Cu12400, Feb, 21, Glation, | har, the) Wand. [iain] Weathers fs aA IC a 07} 39)H., frewts fOlear, 8 ai|N Ee ear 39. sesee fe. Denver ,.../29,70} Davenport,,|::0.04) Dalat ¥L Gory ¥r, Ost oleae, Ueokour'ge HO} Light snow, «{Glonay, Clear, Marquet! TaCros Talodo, Yaukton,...| Concouy, N. H., Fob, 91.—Elyht to ten inobes of snow fell in this vicivity last night, Toad are almost impassable, and trains ara much de- layod, —__.-___. {The Russian Navy. Tho crows of the Russian navy serving on board whip or on shore in 1874 amounted to 25,- 787 men j 28,500 of them belanged to the Black Bea fleet, 1,400 to tho Caspian tect, 500 to the Aral floal, and 2,460 to the Siberian fleet, the ro- maining 18,000 bulng numbered with the Jala eatablishmont, ‘hore wore 19 Admiral, 40 Vico~ Admiralg; 32 Rear Admirals, 205 firnt-claus Can- tains, second-class Canteina, 803 Captuln- Licutenants, 443 Lieutenants, aud 125 aiden: mou of tho spocial corps attached to tho wary. Tho navigation detachinont contained 5 Gon- erale and 508 ata ollicery, the naval artillory 4 Gonerals and 107 staff ofticors, the naval on- gincors 6 Gonerals avd 199 uta officers, the na val mechaniciens #. ; aameraln ‘snd 643 staff ofii- cord, the corps, 8 Generals ani stat oficert, ae THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: MONDAY. FEPRUARY 22, 1876. Tho Family Which Ortwein Butcherod Ho Hopes to Meot in Heaven To-morrow. wo Barglars Shot While Rob- Ding a House at Moores ville, Pas Horrible Discovery in a Graveyard at Orrville, O« ORTWEIL, Fpectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Pirrsnuna, Vo. Fob. 91.—Tho preparations for hanging Ernest Ortwein, the murderer of the Haninott family, hava boon completed, A Nigh fonco baa boen crected around tho jail-yard, ‘Tho gallows Lave boen fixed close to it, so as to ho out of the gazoof tho public. Ortwein takos hia leap into oternity Tnexday noon, Io saya. ho oxpects to meat tbo Liamnott family in Loavon. BUNGLARS SHOT. Spectat Diapateh to The Chfeauo Tribune, Lancastrn, O., Feb, 20.—A report reached this city thia evening of the killing of two bur- glara last Sunday night in tho residence of Abram Moyor, who lives near the Village of Mooroa- villo, In Hocking County. Mr. Moyer loft iw house in the evening in company with o peddlor whom ho was lodging, to visita nelghbor. ‘They roturned sbout midnight, and, on nearing tho house, discovered s tight in the front-room and the door open. Btealiug up, they boltield two mon ransacking a buroau ond fired upon them, with revolvers. Ono was kitted instantly, but tho othor escaped. Hoe was traced, how. ever, tothe house of Mr. Moyer's brother-in- Jn, whom {t proved to be, aud who was wound- od 80 badly that lo dicd Sfonday merning. A HORRIBLE DISCOVERY, Apectal Dispatch ta The Chicaae Tribune, Onnvinte, O., Feb. 21.—Great oxcitoment has been caused hero by the discovery thls morning of the corpse of 8 woman in an empty gravo from which the corpee of Mra. Miller bad been Teroved in December, 1874, and tho gravo loft open, The corpse must have been in this poal- tion five or six weoks. ‘Tho hnir was cither cut or burnt from tho head, aud tha body wag per- fectly nude and frightfully mutilated, tho throat being cut and the abdomen gaelod ‘in eoveral places, evidently with o knife. The skull was crushed on ono sido of tho head, os if struck with somo beavy iustrumont, AS yot the body has not beon idontitied. POSTAL MONEY-ORDER FRAUD, Spectat Diavateh t The Chicago Trioune. Fonr Warne, Ind., Feb. 31.—T'homas Martin, formerly a railroad conductor, was arrortod at Lims, 0., and brought to this city to-day, for obtaining money under falgo protenaca, as fol- lows; Soma days ago a monoy-order camo to this Post-Oftice, from Philadalphia, for ‘'homas J, Martin, traveling sgont for a hardearo tirm of Philadelphia, Tho Martin who te now arrested drow tho monoy snd suddouty loft tho city. Next day the rightful Martin called for the monoy, but did not got it. * COUNTERFEITING. Pontiann, Me., Fob. 21.—Thoro {a much un- eauiness over a dlacovery of countorfolt bonds of tho Leeds & Farmivgton Mtailrond. About $3,000 have been discovered. Tho full amount is yot- nulnawa, THE BRYANT TESTIMONIAL, Description of the Vase. From the New Yor Evening Port, An wo have alrendy announced, the Committeo of the Century Club having charge of tho matter havo chosen, asa dosign for tho Bryasut tosti- monial vaso, that ove prepared by Mr. James H, Whitelioueo, of tho houso of Tiffany & Co, Tho following is a {ull description of the design: ‘Tho vase is of oxidized silver, and tncasures 25 inchos iu hoight. It is, in consonanco with tho character of Mr, Bryaut and his works, pure and simple, It isaomowhat Grock in form, yot covered entirely with studies from nature, nooo of which aro allowed, Lowover, to project bo- yond tho mits of the outline, the ground being cut down, leaving the uppor surface of all tho ornamentation projeoting to a givon fino, ‘Thiw plan of decoration has boon adopted in order to prowerve a clear and wibrokon outline, and at the samo timo to givoan opportarilty of iutroducing ornamonta suggested by tho moral Tosson drawn by Mr, eeu from a moat minute and cheorful stady of the works of naturo. On tho sido of the vase is the head of Mr. Bryant wearing the Inurele, aud on either sido and rauning wround the piece aro wnedalliops with bas-rollofa illustrating varlous points in hin * @ and works. In tho first modaltion his father iw inutructiog him in voraitication, and. Points to Momer ay his model ; For he ja in bis grave who taught my youth ‘Tho ort of verse, auc in the bud of hie Offered me fo the mnusew, ‘The accout shows tho post in tho woode: Btr rif thou hast learned a truth which needs No schoal of loug experiance, that the world Ta Cull of guilt and nusory, aud baat acen Enough of all ite sorrows, critace and carca ‘To tire theo of it, enter this wild wood, Ani view tho houul of Nature, It aleo suggests tho “ ‘Thanatopsis :” ‘To lin who in the love of Nature hold Communion with her visible forms, she speaks A varlous language, Tho third medallion marks his lifoasa jour. nalist, and tho fourth commomoratcs his labor, whon moro that 70 yoars of ayo, a8 a translator of tho Iiad and Odyusoy. Above tha Lead is tho lyro for hig vorso, and below the most primitive form of printing press, rominding us of his tifty yoara’ councetion with the Kvening Post, Thaso aro worked into symmetrical orna:nonts. Banoath thia ond holding s somawhat prom. inent posltiaa, du tho “ Wator-fowl,” which not only illustrates hia moat widely-road poo, but is ueed ag tho koynoto to the tendency of all Lis Works: a nover Wayering faith, Hie who from zone to zone, Guides through the bounsdleas Tn the long way that I must tre ‘Will leat my wtope aright, The cup or lower part of tho body fs orns- mented, in place of tho usual docorationy of Luropean vases, with tho staples of Amorica— Liiaee and ier corn, ‘The heavy cross-lines, forming tho cbiof foun- dation of tha frotework which Covers tho vase, are drawn from the appte-branch, which, while it fg, togothor with its blossom, a groat favorite with Bir, Bryant, anggesth that bix wnitinga ave notenly beautiful na vorso, but that they all bear o fralttul moral ; na tho applo-troo shows a dolighttul blogeom in the spring, and in tho au- turau produces fruit. Munning uudor this and. forming tho finor linea of tho trot, in the eslan- tine (the spirit of tras pootry) and the sinas ranth (immortallty). ‘These travorao tho entire comporition, ‘The neck fs ornamented on the lower part with the primirosa, tho ‘omblom of early youth, and the ivy,ropresenting age. ‘fhe " fringed gen= tian" ia aluo iutroduoad, with obylous jutention; J would that thus when I ahail soo ane Bone of Sanity fue Hoar tg me, lope, blowoming within my heart, May look to Heaven wet depart? The famous tinos peyinning ‘Truth crushod to earth ars bere glyen literally, forming an ornamental ‘Tho ornamont at tho foot of tho vase fs taken from the water-lly, elgnifying Mr. Bryant's ora tions, the pieely boing the symbol of elo- quence, for itis aid that good epealdng eLould bo tike water that flowa so smoothly that wator- Ulles will grow there. : ‘The handics, which are simpto in ontline and sugeestive of thoir ‘Uvo, aro orpatnentad with the Indian corn, tho cotton’ and the bobolink. ‘This Jat, whito be id purely au American bird, 16 in- troduced here as “Lobort of Lincoln,” ta’ repro- Sent tho humorous verae, On the baso which sunporte tho vase is tho lyre (for poetry) and tho crossed pens (for Prose). aud those, with the broken shackles at heir feat, Indicate Afr, Uryaut's efforts im the cause of the abolition of ulavery, ‘hiv vayo, if uuearthod centuries hence, would tell its own talo, It would show by the bay- crowed hoad aud the lyro that {t was iutondad fora poot ; the maize and cotton, the staples of this couutry, who show the poet's nationality, th outline the genoral tendency of his works, aud the other decorations and maunor of troat= ment that te was a yroat lover of the works of Naturo, and that he tad @ wtrong roligious focl- ing (eed the Author of tho world and all itg if thy certain fight | aloue —_—___. A Strange Colncidcnce, trom the Loutectile Commerctal Peper tere aye he . his note scr, tle goon rom Lrwin—| of the Pacitlo ‘Mall corsupiion fund, ras oat used to tell a FOUL DEEDS. | Flory of Webster and Hnfus Chonte—a caso iu point. Neither of thesa-goutlomen, it soomea, asa good nancier, and though eash of than aw in tecalpt of Iago fume from his engase- Lionts, they wore always in watt of muney, Sr, Choate called ono moruing, vory arly, at Mr. Wotster'a lodgings in Washington, and, after witting © moment, asked of Mr. W. the Joan of €500, dr. Wobstor, looking fearfully crest- fallen and disappointed, Faplied : “Why, by Jupher, Choate, T waa ‘on tho point of asking ‘on for tha loan of alike niin, 1 haven't a cent in the world.” Setting their wits to work, it was: finally agread, at the suggeation of Mr. Choate, that the bert and perhaps the only chances was to mako a joint noto of £1,009, nhuch wonld givo to euch tho amount desired, and soll it to their friend Corcoran, tho great banker in Wash- nzton. Acting at onco npon the suggestion, a joint note was propared, acd they loxt no timo Mn calling: at tho banking-houro of dr. Corcoran, ‘They found Mr. 0. in bie oftica ; they ware ro- ceived with gront cordiality, and, without hea- itatton, Mr. Corcoran bought their note aud gave them the monoy, Leuving tho bank togothor, it ia anid Mr, Choaso wan rently dolighted at tho success of the negotiation, was frill of anecdoto, but soon hia wit was lost on Mr. Webster, who, from tho timo thoy loft the bank, was completly abe sorbed in hin own reflections, abstracted, wear- ing a puazled, confused look, and acemingly ut- torly unconscious of his companion’s presence, At length Mr. Choate said to lum: “ Webster, what's the matter with son; you look rathor Jikea man who lind faited in great fnancial offurt, than like tho euccoas{ul nogotiatur you pro?” “Woll, Choate,” sald Mr. W., (1 wag jaat thinking what in h—I Corcoran wanted with tho note." POLAR VOIL Lecture of Americus Symineson tho Polur Regiony wud Conc Lund on the Inside of the Earth, Which is Filled with Gay Birds and Rich Vegetation, From the Loutaviite Ledger, Feb, 19. Mr, Americus Symmes deliverad a lecture be- forethe Male High School to-day, at noon. on tho Aretio Regions, dovoted especially ta reviy- ing the theory of uals father, the late Capt. Jobu C. Symmes, of tho United States Army, concern- ing polar void and concentric aphiores, The looturor bogan by saying that lio had un- derlaken this tag axe ilial duty; aud apoaking of his father, aod his thoory, he eaid, iu sub- stance: For tho last ton yoars of bin lifoho nover da- yoted thirty consecutive days to bueinony, tut dedicated afl his time, energy, and strength to the atudy of phitosophy ; aud be workod ‘out a theory of his own in relation to tha formation of our arth, which he called “Symraes’ Thoory of Concentrie Spheron aud Poinr Voida,"—this thoory being, that tho earth is botlow and habitablo within, ‘Tho climate there, ho coutended, was open and genict, aud the whole. country abounded in lifo of almost every kind, all of which hay beow proven tric to tho letter, a8 far ag explorations in tho Nort havo been mado, sinco his day, ho having died in May, 1829, Ay fatnor, being without the moans to fit out an expodition for oxploring these regions, peri- tone, Congrers for aid; ‘but his petition wan politely jaid on the table, Ho mado an effort, in atecturing tour, to fit out av expedition by private wubscriptions, but slao failed in this, His health atso foiled, aud ho way brought homo to die, deoply improssed to the Inut with the idea that there was an opon Polar Sea, and that tho earth was hollow, and habitablo within, which ho arrived at by *‘pntting this and that together,” ~-by putting the fdea of 3 hollow earth along- sido of tho known phenomena of nature. terrestrial and oelostinl, To tha very Isat ho held to his thoory, and contondad that thoro was a now world beyond tho Arctic and Antaro- tic lines awaiting a now Oolumbus,.—s new In- forno that Dauta bad not visited within this outer vheil of earth. Capt. Symmos was conversaut with Sir, Isaac Nowton's theory of tho Jaw of gravity, Newton was nudofended in ono point. Ho never thor- oughly understood magnotisin. Thin was olways aniddioand a bother to hin. Tho earth isa magnet, or bas s magnet init, How was this magnet made? Aualogy—not always right to bo gure, but more ofton right than wrong— would load ug to bollove that any section of tho earth perpendicular to ity azoa,—to the mapnot, say, within it,—that section, for instance, nado by tho plano of tho Arctic or Autarctic circle, liko that made by a wtif paver, on which, if you place iron filings, they will’ gradually arrange thenwelvea into concentric spheres if 5 bar mag- not bo held over the filings, aud the prpor be tapped,—would give conceutric circles. From tu if thoory of tho maguet uprang my father's theory. My fathor was not @ more theorist, but I will relaio bis thoory, which is as follows: According to bis thoors, the earth Is globular, and widely open at tha poles. Lhe diamoter of tho northern oponing is about 2,000 miles; tho sonthorn opeuive is somewhat largor. ‘Tho planes of thoso oneniuga aro paralicl to each other, but form an angle of 12 deg, with tho equator, so that the highast patt of the north plane is directly opposite tho lowest part of the south plane. ‘The shell of tho earth about 1,000 miles thick, and tho odges of this shell at tue opening aro callod verges, and measuro, from the regular concavity within to tho regular conyoxity without, avout 1,590 miley. The vores occupy about 25 deg., and, if delineated onamap, would show only tho outer half of the vorge, while all abovo or farther from the equator, both north and south, would Ue on the apex and Within tho verge, All polar regious upon the presont map out of — eight. The mo- lines axtend at right anglos from tho equator to the outer dgos of tho vorges, and thon wind round along the aurfaco of the vorges, terminating at tho pointa directly uuder tho highest parte of tho vorges, both north and south, From the regular convexity of tho interior concavity of tho earth across tho verge is ) miloa,—a distance so great that o ‘vousot eailing aver tho verge wonld not porceive tho change in her dioction, excopt from tho apparent change of tho heavenly budica, or from observations of tho difference in the ex- pause of tho visible horizon. The ship going uorth nlong the deflected Meridians upun aud over tho yorge cnuses the Apparent change in tho North Star that Capt. Parry moutions, for ho saya, when sail- ing northward in high latitude, the North Star rises ovor tho bow of the whip to the zenith, and thon deciles towards thostern, On the Nowtonian theory, tho Kip muat Lave tailod directly under tho tar, aud over and dawn upon the opposite aide of thd earth, But this cannot be true, for no navigator has sailod 60 faruorth, But tho yeusol must huve been salling over tha yorgo and into the carth, which must necosasrily bring the North Star over tha stern of the voesol, Capt. Ross, another experienced navigator in tho North, when in bigh latitudes Loyond tho yorgo, speaks of tho Arotic Sea as ben: calm aud clear of ico, whilo south of him was a wide beltof tco, le describes the curronts of air coming from the North av boing so warm as tu dlagolyo the enow and ice around lint and far tu theSouth, Capt. Parry mnkos froquent mon- tion of thosa warm etirronts of air coming from tho Norh aud Hast,—that fy, from tho interior of tho catth, ‘Lho true causes which produced this ohanga of climate in the Arctlo regions—horetofore — supposed ta be ono vast aolitude of oternal ico—may uot bo fully known, ‘The progreus of scionvo and the diacoverlos of explorera will suon shod moro light on this {utorosting aubject, All explorors agtoo that 68 and 70 doy. uorth latitude is tho summit of the vorge, and the farthor you go north frown that polnt the warmor it gota, for at 80 and up to 8adog, Capt. Malt found it much warmer, and got intog roglon of country full of lito, Driftwood ty found lu groat quantities on the north sido of Icoland, Norway, and Spitz bergen, whilo nono fs found on tho suuth side, ‘Hreos of large gizo and of different Lindy, such as were wupposed to walnut and ash, are found, some iy good preservation, Vogetables of singular character, sud tlowore of pocullar fragrauco aud color, unknown to botsulets, are sometimes found im this drift, ‘Thiv interior world woutd bu lighted by the couverging of tho raywof tho sun refracted and reflected, Smmonso shoals of herring, in good ordor and condition, acvarding to Hutfon, came down frou tho Polar Sas, aud aro siover known to returu. T¢ thoy return In the spring, why aro they uever obsorved, a8 wotl ay whon they go South? Ad- init the Symmes theory, end the conjecture would not bo unreagonable that thoy imako tho annual clrouit of tho earth over the oxtcrior and faarige surfecey, and through both openings at the palea, All these facts belng fully eatablishod by iu- contextible proofs, the conclusion is logitimate, that, far to tho north of the frozen regions of tho verge, there extutw a putder climate sud an open sca, Whose axiutopico has never been fully, explained, and is iuconsistent with the New- sontan theory of the eartu, pee KNOXVILLE PRESS NEWS, Kyoxvit.y, Teun., Feb, 21.—Scuator Brown- Jow Lag purchased a, half jotereas iu tho Kuox- ‘ville Dally aud Weekly Chronicle, which ia here- sfterto be known as the Whig and Chronicle. ‘The daily sppeare this morning with Brownlow's utatary end the yaledictory oal BEECHERIANA. The Effect of Mrs. Moulton’s Tes- » Uniony. An Unsuccessful Attempt to Interview Beecher. The Plymouth Pastor o9 Mark Taploy at a Proyer-Mecting, ‘THY EFFECT OF MAB, MOULTON'S TESTIMONY. Prom the New York Hera'd, rb, 20, ‘The econo at receas was that of blank amazo- mont. Vooplo arono and fooked at each other, and as Hawthorno rolates in onc of hin stories, each man sow his noxt neighvor trombte, but was not conscious that Le trembled himeolf, Mra. Tilton arose from the chair where sho had been sitting, with Ler head bent forward and hor oyes partly closed, Ler veil down and her face pale and thin, and eho walked out of the court-room, attended by one man and three or four ladies, among thom Mrs. Shearman, tho lawyer's wife, aud Mra. Field. Meu. Vieid ix lookang very white and much worried, not nearly ko much like Zenobia as early the week. Sle looked up at Mrs. Moulton esterday with a {aco oxpreesive of gloom, and hinperturbable opinion. Tho dulluesa of the averazo middle-class face ie not in Mrs, Mou!- ton’s features, and when she was asked yesterday if whe cousidered Mrs. Tiltor an acquaintauco and affectionate friend thero was just a trifle of discrimination in hor look. Tho question an- wwerod iteclf. Several other Indios wore in the court-room, outof regard to him that I reserve it, for it would burt his cage,” MEECHER'S JOLLY PMAYERMELTING, arom the New York Sun, Feb, 20, ‘Mr. Heecuer partly qualified hin aswertion that fio ia the Lappirat man in the nation, ast night, Dy a jovial. rolicking talk to his peopta, full of fin and mimicry, albeit that thoro was in somo kontenc-n a inanifost undercurrent of sorrow aul Uastanchiely feelng. While tho congregtsion Our pathway oft {9 filled with tears, Our akica with ctoude o'ercust, to the folemn tune of “Cross and Crown,” Mr, Beocher interjectod now aud thou a line of base, tnt most of the timo ho wat atill and thought, Most of tho lecture talk was about. prayer and tho readiness of God toanawer it, ‘The very look of Mr. Beochor seemed to promixa ono of his n;roarioua talks, and ho had tho reapoctfal attention of 1,100 persons, Ina far corner of tho side galiory wero Mrs. Putnam, Mr. and Mra, Phelps, who aro Mra, Tilton's companions daily in the court-room, and subpeenaad witnessex for the defonae, Horaco 1, Claitin leaned arainat 5 pillar, Walloce Caldwoll wtoud rgatuat tho wall, aud Henry Cleveland aat in a corner near the pulpit. ‘fue Rov, Mr. Halliday rat ina proup of Fenortern, and emphasized the pastor's romarzs in Halliday’s peculiar ray: After Mr. Beecher had eald that wa probabty havo no absolutely correct report of the Bermo: on the Blount, a6 tho four Aponties iu all did not givo everything that our Savior said, be reomed te bo tired of this part of his talk, and, thinking & momont, said: “TI think thore Is an uncon- scious conspiracy in the world to take away our God." [Lasghter.) As ho uttered tho word “conspiracy,” which f4 said to mean something: in Piymouth Church, Assistant-Paxtor Halliday gave the reporter an unmorciful punch under his arm to emphnaizoit. “One of the wavs,” Mr. Becchor continued, “is to destroy tho eMcacy and unroasonableneas of prayer, to teach that thera ix» God, but that Ifo is unknowable, unattainable, and that the breath of prayor bas no mors effect on Him than the cur! of tho morning smoke out of tho chimney has on the burning of tho globe. It destroya all yery much absorbed. Ansistant Pastor Halliday's | our approach to our Father, and the Now faco was looking very fone. Ho ecemed etup Testament down to the very keel. The first step fied a tye or the dav yesterday. Mr, ‘I'ra: to destroy usin the faith in prayer is to deatroy dropped that grizzty smile be carries, aud looked | our faith in God." straight before hin, Tho old Judgo on tho bench lonke: painfully, almoat tearfully intense, ag Mre. Moulton, in tho furenoou, had entered upon the steep and narrow dotiles of her darker | oxpericuces. Hoe had not, up to that moment, shown moro thac a mastiff’s watch over tho cane, Ju short, Brooklyn was in tho profoundest agitation all day yesterday, At tho clueo of tho day, Mr. Evarts loolze?t pale and old and rorioux. ly Porter aud Mr, Abbott had heard Birs, Moulton with aa interest go absorbing that they oppearcd to loye their professional relation {0 the caso in the importance it had nowly acquired through a newor liwnan revolation. Prior to this day wo bad seen worldly men st work suivivg to bury somothing, to drag it away, to push It out cf oxistence, In place of thoir savage contention and futlio ingonuity hero had been a witness saying, “Confers! Speak! It is easy and noble} ‘Mr, Moulton had been to this tragic opera what Little Pearl had boew to the Bearlet Letter, ready to advise. ‘Preacher, will you atund hore at noon to-morrow in tho pillory with mother aud mo7" Sho had. according to her outh, naid ta Mr, Beecher, Your ouly way out is to copfeus, Twill bo ® frieud ta you as long ny you live if you will do 80, On tho supposition that Mrs. Moulton bad not told the truth, atill hor story liad all the faycina- tlon of simplicity un the raldat of a dondly tableau. Ag if a woman had walked intoa den of licus and serpents, aud talked to one palsied there, as if she had uot ecen any terror, so reemed Ara. Moutton's relation to the caso. Tho Woudhull scandal bad uot touched hor. Sho talked about going to Mrs. Woodbull’s houso, and the asrocin- tion lost ite fatality by tho fat that with her went her mother, now dead, and her only child, Mr. Beecher way vot in court when sie vegan her testimony. He come in late, and Mrs, Beecher, who had beard it with 0 piteous face, told bim, iu a ecutence or two, wast it was, Ho mado a fow efforts to look incredulous and tot Jaugh ; but after a while the crimson color, aa of agrspe-skin held up to the light, began to fill the cheeks and brow aud extend to tho roats of tho hair. His osea half closed. aud looked entreatios or prayer. Hin breath conld almost be heard. Ho was, to sll appoarances, tn real azouy. if, B. Claflin came in while the testimony was attho full, The witness had just ceased to speak, with that awoctness of solemuity which made the scene like a Quaker racetog Mr, Beechor took tho occasion to whleper to him and to smile again, PAL recess Mr, Deechor spoke loudly and at length, about thirty roporters aud others around poking in their cara to listen, He eaid that he had lied from beginning to ond. Still his face was very groatly disturbed. Nothing like it Los boon «eon all tho trial. Evoo Mr. Beach, of Plymouth, who always laugle, looked queor yes- torday. ‘Tho expression of Sr, Boccher as ho marched ont of court aud through the corridors was that of pain, auger, and pramouition. Mrs. Beacher followed Lim mechauically aud stoopiug, Threo of the boys had beon preavnt, and Mrs, Moulton’s reference to thom had been dopreasing, On tho other sido, Mra. Moulton was treated ag sho descended from the witnosa-clair with o little ovation by Tilton’s counsel. Nozer A. Pryor offered hig arm na sho left tho conrt-room. Mr. Beach looxed yonuine admiration. Futler- ton said that tho only defect about her testimony was tho interest of such » wicked fellow as hin- uelf gottlng it, Morris was too full for utter- ance, ‘Tho jury ad also beon profoundly impressed, The religious people on it wero etruck with tho woman's spparontly inatinctive good principle and personal piety; tho young and commonplace Jurymen with a protty woman talking so awostly. A VISIT TO PLYMOUTU'S PASToI. From the New York derald, Keb. WO. In view of tho daninging tontimony to the do- fendant’s causs in the great Brooklyn scandal caso givon voxterday on the witnoss etand Mra. rank D, Moulton, a representative of the Herald paid o visit to the Rov. Henry Ward Boechor last night in order to obtain, if pousible, some exprosaion of oplulon from him as to what, construction ho could put upon s story so usc ecinctiy told, and, at the samo tino, 60 damaging, TSo ovidonce adduced from threo of tho wit- nesses who heye beon examined ainco tha Degiuning of the weok have #0 far groatly added to tho weight and quantity of ctimulative facta which sre daily being put in tho scale against Mr. Beochor, It waw with a desiro to afford him an opportunity of making an explanation of thoso so far uncoutro- verted facts that an intorviow was sought with hin laut evening. ‘Tho dofeudant in tho “ groat caso” was found at hid comfortublo residence on Columbin Helghts, It was only aftor some minutes after the Herald representative was admilted to the hall that Mr, Beecuor was visible, and then ho evidently came out from tho parlor aftor a consultation with numerous friends, In re- yy to tho questions put to him Bir. vechor said under present clreumstancos it would, he thought, bo highly improper for him to imako any remark whatever on the ovidexco, Tho timo would come whoy his allo of tho queation would bo board, bnt for the prosont he mnat decline to say anything. Ula counsel would not approve of any Huch action on his part. At this poiut a fontleman descondod the wtaira and sald to Mr, Kcecher that bo waa wanted up wtuln, Mr, Boochor theroupon ovinced a great deziro to ho rid of hig intorrogator, which was, under the clrounintancoy, appreciated and respected, While tho conversation was being bold, how- aver, thy roportor noticed that tho hat-rack in the hall had overy peg covered with a hat, and womo of theso jiad a singular rosembiance to thoxe noticed ae saving beou worn by the cuuu- sol during tho trial. ‘Chis naturally led ta the inforenco that a conference of the lexul Inmi- natios was being hold:upon the signiticaut facts adduced durlug the Boye dt was found imposti- ble, however, fo definkely aavortain whe were present, but there waz reason to believa that among the couclaye were Measure. Tracy, Hhoars mau, Portor, aud Keady. ‘Chie council ovidently Jautod until a late hour, for no one was ycon to. Jonvo tho Boocher mansion until shortly bofore midulght. TUE LCENE DETALEN UEECHER AND RODINBON, Fram tha New York stun, tb, 20, Just after the adjournment alr, Jiovchor stood up, gad, looking straight at Mr. Jeretuiah }, Tobinson, walked toward bin, took him by the haud, and etandivg apart from him satd'a fow words which no ous but Gon. Tracy and Mr, Robinson beard, and continued in » voice loud enouzh for # dozon veruous to hear: “What te as has 6 foundation fo truth, but in effect it ia o lio.” . Mr. Hobingon flushod up, aud ropliod in a low toue, and quickly dropped the pastor's hand. Gon, Tracy made a ehrowd attempt to bush up Mr, Robinson pagyed ito thocrowd, the words, t and a reporter asked Sr. Hobinuon to Topoat tha couversation. Mr. Robingon was very much excited, sod turned to Gou, ‘Tracy and told bin the reporter's request, Gou. ‘tracy begged him not to repeat. a0) tho remark, ag Mr, Boocher was oxcited and rash, end ought not to havo said avythlug at all, Sir. Robiuwon turned to the reportor, aud suid: “Mr, Beecher’ counsel object to my repostiog tho conversation. Ido not care for mysolf, but Dir. Beecher will think better of it 10 bis calmer soments, and will be sorry thas be aald it, lt la Mr. Beechor quoted from one of the Apostics the Muetration given of one man who went to his neighbor and eked for bread, beconae ho hada hungry guest, and the uogbbor, who waa in bed with Dia children, said that le could not get up, but ot lonath did get up. not becanse he ‘was his friend, but Lecauas af the importunity, Mr. Beocher quaintly mimicked the gruff neivsis- bor, ‘A friend is s good thing to have when You are in trouble,” said he, and at this tho Rev, ir, Hallidsy gave the reporter another vigerous puoch. “And,” continued the pastor, “if yon fo to him andtell him you lave s hungry friend, and he won't stir oat of his bed, you nay what a. mean fellow bocauyo hojia ealf-indulgent and sleopy, and will not get up. Lut {mportunity makes him generous, and ho rays he wou't get any bleep at all if you don't get the bread, and ho gets up, but from the loweut instinct, and tho slowest justinct to move.” ‘Thon Mr. Beecher ran np a sort of ladder with his words, and presontod the roadincus with which tho neighbor would hrve holpod the mau, if it had been from sympstuy or benovolence, and still moro how much would God have helped him. “If seldshnens will give, what will love do, and what will the all-full, all-emptying hand of God do for those who love Him." "Mr, Borcher elaborated this thonght—man acting seltistly, God acting from love, Hie life flowing out to ba tho life of the universe. ** Ob," sald Mr, Beecher, “3 Is to God wo can go with the cry of trouble. Tn the sudden waking in the night, with tho globe of darknosy all about you, os if you wore 0 be smethered by it, who fs there to zo to but toGod? Thero are many things which the hu- tnou hoart can tail to uo oue but God, and into that holy of holies, the innermost temple of the foul, noone can enter but Him. Iu tho days that aro dark, and the sorrows that aro Litter, and tho diaappointments that are many, God is our golden gate, our refugo, aud our shield,” Thora wos a little touch of andness in those words, and Mr. Beecher anid slowly and medi- tativoly, sa if ho meant every word of it: “If Goi bo for us, who cau be againat vs," and then letting hia head lower towacd his breast ho added, “ Amoi After the hymn, Mr. Beocher made slong, rich, and remarkable prayer. Its petition was; “0, Lord, teach us tu fly heavenward, too high from the world to bo reached. too high to bo harmed. O, for tho soul-rest—that resting in the bosom of Uod. In every azo ‘'hon hast hed Thy servants in trouble, inthe dungeong, in tho wilderness, and yot ‘Thon hast neard thom, and they are with Theo. ‘Tho world could not hurt them, the prison cord could not bind thom, aud ther aro with Thee evon now, How near we aro totho pleasure ground of the univorso, Why should we demean ourselves, or grovol, or walk as diahonored paupors, when wa sto our Pathor's ? Glvo us the peace that the world cannot take away. Glorify Thyself in us—in our faith and trust, in hopor and dishonor. Graut pesce to all thosa who are Jaboring with vulgar cares aud sordid burdens,” JOHN GILPIN OUTDONE. How Andy Johnsou Saved 2 Votes=A Wild Ride for the Stutestonse. trom the Nashrille (Tenn,) Lanner. During tho Inte batloting for the eloction of United States Senator, which rosulted in the choico of Mr. Jolagon, a little incident ocourred, ludicrous enough in ite naturoto admit of its reproduction, One of the mombersof the Hongo bad, on tho Monday pending the day on which Mr. John- son was lected, changed his voto in favor of Mr. Johnson, and, on that samo evening, had gone hometo reetsccuro for the night in tho bosom of his doar family, and take on more hog and hominy and Johnson backbone. Hisa mind was made up to stick to Mr. Johnson ax Jong as the everlasting codara of Lebanon them- selves whould staud, and it vo happoned that noone was better advived of this fact than ® certo shrewd rnilrosd conductor, who had chargo of the train which was to bring tho honorablo Solon back tothe Capitol in timo to yote on the opening ballot of Tuceday, Thig samo railroad inan was opposed to Mr. Johnson, anduinca tho change had taken place in tha mind of our Roprexeutative, our railroader'y mind began to wonder whother it would not be noceawary for bis traiu to leavo for Nashville a little cariier than usual. Woll, morning camo, ‘The aforesaid railroader lind spout a restloss night, ag bis mind Lad Leon burdened with the weight of 8 temporary chango of schedule, ‘On the othor hand, the honorable Solon lad rigon early and stood about the depot ore yot the tlres in tho depot stoves had beon kindled; he stood on ons foot, and shivered hike a Demoeratic roouior in a heniors baru-yard. Looking at hia watch, be discovered that it wow a half hour still before time for the train to start, Suddenly, tho railroador bustlou in, and was Justabout to ery out ‘all aboard,’ when ifs anti-Johnson optlo fell on the un- Jooked-for and altogothor unhopod-for presence of the Jobason mewbor, and, thereupon, it was detarmined that tho contemplated temporary chaugo of schodute whould not occur on that morning. .Ou tho oatitrary, something clue khould bo dove, and done quickly, Not long waa a new plan in being porfocted. A scoond party way iuitiated, who was known to Le un ardont advocate of a Jaw for tho protece tion of such birds ay quails, pheasanty, ote, aud who was also known, by the way, to bo apposed ta Mr, Johnson, ‘This worthy constituont ine yited the Sulun to step to one sido with him, that he might warta the biood in hiv honorable veins with a kindhug shorty for tho defunnatess birds of the land. Atroady had the Solou's heart boou touched go far that ho liad promised to havo tho protecting arm of tho State of ‘Lennousco lifted high avd far over his county, in ordor that tho rothluss huttsman wight not invade the haunts of tho gregarious quail aud pheasaut in tho love. making weagou of tho yoar, faving o listed hiv energies in “ bebalf of quail aud phossant, he was progead- iug to amend tho Solon'a heart in bohulf of woodneckors, grange, and othor gamo, when Jo! a briof rumbling waa heard, sud stopping fiom behind the depot, they beheld the tralu for Nashville moving out promptly on its way, The Holon yolled and attracted the attention of tho railroador, who voted to think that Solon wi only wiubiug to way — goodsby, and #0 mado a very courteous sud profound bow, and gavo the signal to the engineer to quicken up. Wide open went tho throttle-valve, on whirled the traiu, and Soluu— whore, ol: whoro was ho? Thore ho stood, some ‘80 tiles from the halla where he was so anxious to hoar his volco send out tho name of the Com- mouor, ‘Tho traiu hed fled with cover « word of warning. Our avti-Jolnson manager had ap- prosched the enginoor at au nuguarded moment it jn the life of the cuginecr, aud this is avout the Jauguage which was used to the euginoor : “Look hore; don’t you soo Mra, ‘Tillor's mare yonder? Sha fa awful scaroy—monstrous ‘fraid ofan engine, and f ot afrald we'll throw that poor old croatuzo aud burt hor wheu we goto start.” (Mra. Tillor was witting on the maro that whe bad ridden {or twouty-tive yoars,) Now," voutinued tho conductor to the eugi- neor, I waut you to steal out forthe first 60 yards without nisking any noluo, audthen I want you to lethergolike h—Il, wo thattbat djory young anima! won't know whore the noise comes fra: Twon't call ont ‘all aboard’ this inorn- a Wa have seon how the plan worked, AO fay 8 leaving tho Logislator. Ife tore hin’ honor able hair for a moment, and then tore away from the dopot for s livery stable to sca lf ho conld make it by a horso. Tho livery-stabla inan took in the situation yory speedity, and told, him ho might have his Dost hora avd kilt himif necessary, On he went on tho fast flying Ducephatua. ' Every time ho rozo in lua saddie ho gave him tho spar, and when ho lowered Lis mount le gave the steed the larh, The rido of Join Gilpin was an absolute foil- tro, compara? to tha. Women and childron flocked ta the doors along the route, as tho heels of the Horseman's gallant gray rattlod over the stony tike, Swifter than tho oast wind, and wildor than s tempest, on and on ho dashed, . Tu vain did an aged matron, with teara iu her eyes (from tho wind which he raised in hia Mighty Plead with him to kuow if thero was any trouble in hia family, Ho spoke not s word. No “banner with tho strange devico” moved above his stream of legislative looks, but excol> sior” was written on that riviq and turbid brow, He waa bent on making {ho beat Ume ever mado. On and on ho aped. is palfroy had pone somo 10 miles when, as thongh he had ont mn the very wind, there was none of it loft in bis body, Gur gallaut knisht would know no word ontsido of tha ht lexicon of youth and chivalry; 10 lure” was nuecdily put away to hia back again, He took forcible possession of the frst horga he met, and mounting vf ef armin, on ha dashed, laughing in bis suecors at tho shouts of “robber™ and horee-thief” which fell on bis doparting eats. Io telegraphed, before mount ing at first, tho follawini word ‘Lam coming, Uncla Andy; send relaya by pike.” Getting within 8 miles of town, bo wag met by a swift-footed trotting nay already in harness and champing tho bit. Into the buggy ho Jumpod from hie foaming steed, and reached Pasi ville iia for the firat roll, 1 ‘The raltroad man wasup in tho gallery. He had gone thoro ta hear, with bis own soot carr, the roll-call. A mild sinile lit up hie foatares ag tho call proceeded through the Senate, ‘The smile broadened into a thevignent grin as Neil Brown Legan the roll of the Ifouse, Presently the uname of the left legislator waa renched. “Johnson,” ho sang ott in remarkably clear notes, and—they say tho railroad man nover did tell the gentleman who was sitting next to him what Lo yas Jaughing at tle moment before, Se LATE LOCAL ITEMS, There were no devclopmenta made in the Haesott murder case yesterday. ‘The opinion ts quite general that if Hassett senior committed the crime, his son and aceuser hud a hand in it, Many peopla discredit tho story of young Tins antt. oud attnibnto the startling dinclosires tt motives of revonxo an the part of the nou. Yenterday aftarnaon abaut 3 o'clock, while 1 workman was cuganed with a lamp in exataiain; tho water-pipes tinder tho eidewalk nt Nixon's Building, corner of LaSalle and Monroe utreets, an explosion of confined gaxes from tho sewore eusued, and burned him badly about tho face and hands. Tho covor of a catch-basin wat blown into the air some 20 feat or more by the fores of thocxplosion. ‘The injured man refused to give hia name. Thomas Ctosnes, one of the parties charged with conspiracy and arson in setting fire to the honso of Charles Cramer, on Wallnco street, ot the 3d inst., for the purpoxo of defrauding the National Insurauco Company, of Philadelphi Of £860, delivered hiuwelf up ‘to the police yoa- tutday, at tho Spring Strost Station, and atated that be 80 because of the reporis in tho papers, aud was not proviously aware that ho = wan wanted. Ha says that Clancey, the accuser, las concocted the story of the conspiracy becauro I:imeclf aud Cramer sided Mrs, Claucoy in tho divorce suit bow pending. Ho also states that tuo fro waa discovered un the roof of tho building, ina placa whoro it would have been impoxsible to sot is without incurring discovery. Sergt. Mood locked: Cloynos up to awalt a Loaring boforo Justice Boyden, A atranger, who, from papers found in bin Porwerniou, {8 aybcwsd to the D Huber, shot fmarlf last evonitig abotit 6 o'clock, tu front of No. 8 ark piace. ‘Tho Seayon way’a, revolvor, and tho ball entered the Laily ctuso to the heart, inflicting = @ wonud which mill prubs- bly provo fatal Two patrolinen dis- covered the unfortunate man immedintoly after tha ehooting, and took him to Dr. Dale's oftice, near by, sud liad the wound attended to, They’ anbsequently romoyed him to tho County Hoapital, Owing to tue comatose eandition whica tho wound placed him in, nothing could be learnod as to the cause of the act, bor of the eins connoctions and reaidence of the nan, young may of respectablo appearance, SN eae Pinchback Deneribed. Tho Washingtou correspondent of the Boston Glove 1 “*Pinchback Is of medium keight, rathor slightly wade, while his skin is but very little tinged with thanhadow he would gladly ob- literato, If ha could. is hoad has tho curious uofro formation, tho broad. high forchead re- ceding until i¢ mects tho live of tho wavy hair, This 18 very closoly ent, and oiled until the gloxt ia distressingly greasy. His over have an wimis- takably African look, but the thick-lipped mouth spolla everything with ite inceasuut sinister sinilo, Tao mustachs is long, mooting tho board, which is also long, and carefully trimmed to a point. At this bo is constantly pull lng, an if ho would gladly straighten it utter- ly." His dross is faultlesa, from tho pollah of tho dolicate linen collar aud cuffs to tho oquully perfect shine of tho bouts that fit too nicely, for tho tell-tale foot is not shaped aftor purest Caucasian models. When atanding among othor men, and woarlng his hat, almost auy one would call him Spanish or French, ‘This fact rominds mo of n story, apropos just hero ; Pinchback was dining at tho Ebbitt louso, a yest ago, with a quartette, ono of whom wasa ‘nows- papor” mou. ‘The party attracted tho attontion of overy one by their apparently unlimited en- Joyment. Very fow drenmed who tho stranger could bo, and when, after dinner, tha newoy ine dividual sought tha parlor to spoal: toxomo youn, ladies, tho dear creatures immediately bese! him to know who had boan bia " distingnished- looktag friend.” Did you over kuow a now paper man at fault for au oxplanation? B. eclearod his throat—I wonder ff bis coneclonva is clear yet ?—and oxplainod, after this man- ner: ‘You mean the gentleman on my right 2° ‘Ot conras wa do; wo kuow all tho rest |’ chorused the oager girl, ‘Well, that waa Sonor Nodorigo Viciato Sanchoz, an attache of tho Brazilian Loxation, Jo ay but juat arrived, snd nobody hardly knows him ; “but thoro hasn't beon a man in Washington for years who has croated such » sousation sa tho Seuor will make bofore the weok id ovor. Ho ig im- Mmeunely rich. and it will Low same if he gots away from Waaltogton without taking an Ameri- can wife to show him low to spend his money!’ OF courve, the damsols blushed, but bogged Bir. B, to prevent the distivgulshod toroigner assoonau possible, The mondacious wroich gravoly peoialen aud then, finding his emotion becaminy uncontrollable, walked off where he could safely Jough it ont. When tho girls dincovorod that they lad Loon * regularly sold! thore was great wrath and fudignation, hut ono of them, on exquisite Kentnety bolic, tousod hor lovely head, oxclaiming: *I don't caro! Ho ia nice-looking, and has made himeclf mora famous than moat of tho whito men that I know, aud I sbuil be introducod.' But she wasn’t, Hor papa kuew bettor.” ed A Matt nw Prom a Puri Lelter, A horrible tragedy was enacted s fow days ago on tho top of ous of tho omnibuues that stop at the Palata Hoyal. A mau ou the imperiato wae observed to bo In great paln, twitching hie mouth aud favo wo that several about him suked him if he wav ill, When taal ecoup he sprang upou the driver, biting him foriously, and then in hia rago ghaving bie own flosh, As you may well imaziuo, great conutcrnation followed ; tho omnibua was quickly emptied of Pisongers A throa police mounted to the top, who, with the bid of soyed, succeeded, only after tho wildest struggled aud amid cries of * Shoot nim! shoot hinf to secure him. ‘That dono, thoy lowered the bundle upon ® bandbarrow and carried it away. ‘lwo hours later the mau was dead, wound ov the driver was cautorized, but a dog Infuctod by the mad froth excapod, At loast 2,000 people witnessed the occurrence, : —+-—— The Spauish Conquocrorw of the Inw * diane. ‘Those old Spanieh conquorors had a monstrous Rrocd for gold, and a wondorful Inat for saving souls, ‘lroasura thoy must have, if not oncarth, why, then, ia beavon; aud whan thoy failed to find heathen templua bedecked with ailvoz thoy propltiated heaven by seizing the hoathous thomuelves, ‘There is yot oxtaut ® copy of om record mado by a heathen artist to express ble concopliou of the demands of the conyuorors. Inu ove part of the Ppicturo we havea lake, and voar by stauds a priest pouring wator on tha bead of a native. On tho other sido a poor Indian has a cord sboud. hia throat, Tinos rau frow these to groups t osttcal au, 5 pao ire a bead d fot papia pavoply, Lhe tuterpretaiion o| @ pleture wilting ti this: ‘He baptized asthe waved heathon, or be hanged as damned hoathou,"——Ma/, Powell tr