Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 22, 1875, Page 8

8s THE CITY. THE NEWSBOY'S HOME, 118 DEDICATION YESTERDAY. The Newshoy's Homo, on Quincy street near Fifth avenue. was formally dodicated yesterday afternoon. Tho lectnre-room where the core- monies tock placo was wall filled with Indies and gontlemen, acd two rowa of sents wero filled with newsboys, inmates of tho institute. Tho platform was occupied by the Rav, Dra. W. H, Ryder, J. L. G. SfoKown, and E. P. Powell. Ma. IL T. Morrill had charge of the choir and the organ. The oxorcises were conmencod with the anthom “From the rising of tho sun,” by the choir. Prayor was thon offered by tho Nev. J, 1, G. MeKown, after which tho Geporal Sttpor- intondent of the building, Mr. W. B. Billings, malo his .report, It is = very brief document and commencos by stating that the first methodical work was done in tho year 1867, over Wright's alable on tho North Side. In 1859 the lots upon which this building stands wore purchased of Mr. Ogien, throngh tho activo ex- ertionn besides Inrgs subscriptions of monoy by 8. 0, Klarbark, Ok. Hough, and N. 8, Hauton, Theso men, with othora moro or leas active with them, laid the foundation to the Chicago Nows- boys' Home by nocurloe the ground upon which this building stands. Soon after tho ground was purchased, an old building called the Mission Chappol was bought and moved upon them, and need ago Homo until ita destruction by the fro of 1871. Nothing waa done towsrda tho gom- moencontent of tho work after tho firo nntil tho spring of 1873, whon tho Board of Mauagera voted to bogin tho work upon tha plan and method ‘of the Cinidren's Aid Socioty of Now York City as goon as munoy could bo raivod to carry it on. Through n donation made by the Reliof and Ald Sccioty, au offort waa mada in Juno, 1373, which was unexpoctedly success{nl, somothing over 3,000 way raised, and the work begun in an okt fira rolic of a bullding, No. 44 LaSallo atrect, Tho result of the effort was so eatinfuctory that, im March, 1874, tho Board of Managors decided to eroct a not building apon tho lot they bad purchased in 2869, and the contracta for the wroction of this building were mado in May and tho work begun, Tho donation from the Reliot and Ait Socicty was $12.00, and during tha sxammer of 187% they raised boot $7,000 worth of roateriale. - This, together with tho $3,000 proviously raised, gave them $22,000 to expond on tho now building, Tho now structure which they were now dedi- eating cost Just about that amount, and he was happy to say that thoy wero entirely out of debt, ‘This Htatouient, howover, should not detor those charitadly inclined from making further contri- Wntions to the inatitution. Monoy was yot needed for varionn expouditures, and to carry them through until summer, Mleasiras shogtd be taken to take care of tho boys when they cro on tho streets ay woll a5 in tha Homo, if thoy wanted to earn chara. Thoy shoul! bo taught to work, Vkers wera now two industrial branches in tho inatitution, and good rosulta Nave alroady been dorived therefrom, With tho roper caro sud attontion the boys can nitimately fo nado 8 xotirce of royenuo instead of boing en expense, Kttor tho submission of the rorort, tho Dodi- cation Hymu. oxpressly composed for thin ocea- sion by Mr. W. B. Dillings, was sung by thochoir and congregation. Tho Rov. L.¥. Powell followed with an ad- dross to the boya,showing thom tho photographs ofan number of very respectable-louking young men who had been under bis caro as stecot Araba when connected with tho Noward Atiusion in New York. {fe urged tho boys to imitate the young men he showel them, and, like thom, bo- come good aud asefal members of eocioty. An anthem, ‘Sing Jehovah's Praises,” woe then snug by tho chulr and concrogations Tho Rev. J, 3. MeKown adidrosacd tho boys, giving them somo montal pictures in contrast to the photographs explained by Mr. Powell. Mo ‘was Yory happy in his remarks, and tho boys lra- toned with the utmost attontion to tho boautiful snocdaotes, illustrating the various ways in which boys can be saved. Aftor the choir and congrogation had sung tho hymn, “ Sboll wo gathor at the river?" the ov. Dr. WIL Hyder delivered s very eloquent ad- dross, He said be bad given up the evening: sorvice at his church to coine horo and ansist in the dedication services of this building, He welcoined the Institution asono of tho nobloyt charities to stand sido by sido tho many ober charitioa of this city, The lady who took no intereal in this ~ iuatitution docs not deservo tho name of 9 Christian, ond bo hoped they all would lond a helping hand to malo the Institution a miecoss. Uo oloquontly urged to Loys to walk honestly and ‘uprightly through tho world, and try to become rood, if not great, men. Thero were heaps of good and heaps of bad, aud he hoped they would only aad to tha hoaps of good and shun tho heaps at bar Tho Doxology, From all that dwell,” was then sung, after which benediction was pro- nonnced, and tho oxercisos for tho day wore over. Tats evening a grand opening entertainment ‘will be givon at tho Nowaboys Home. Dart I. is a concort, in which Mra, O. L. Fox, Liss Ella A. ‘White, Mr. 8, G. Pratt, aud the ‘Tomple Quar- $etto will take part. ‘hen suppor will bo servo’, after which the boys of tho Heme will appoar in ehumber of spocialtios, Tho proceeds will go towards furnishing the svhool of the ome. —— : THREE BUCKETS OF COAL, Tow Mi. FOSTER DISPENAES NELIEF, TNobert Fustor, the man who bas boon in charge of the froo lodging-houso at tho old ole station on North Union street, botrcon Lake and Randolph, was caught at 10:30 olctock Jest night by Ofiicer Topping fn flagrant do- lictu with o povorty-stricken and friendloxs prostitute nomod Kittie Wilson, in o squalid house, No. 140 North Union atroot, Ho was tukon to the Madison Stroct Statlon, aud thora acknowledged ~ bis guile by asny- ing to Station-Keopor Wylio that if he weuld lot him go ho would guoranteo that ho wonld over be canght in Jiko manner again. Ve was lockod up in a coll, and wit! bo oxamiued this morning bofora Juatice Benlly, Tuo woman ‘Wilzon corroborated tho statement of the aliicer, ood wan held aso witness. Sho stated that sho isd sent for Foster Jast evenig, ond informed him that sho wanted Sim to give her 50 conte which ho owed her. Ho doclinod to give her tho wsonoy, and offerod her thres buckets of coat if sho would accede to his dovizes. Bho was hadi. in neod of tho fool, aod complicd with bis demand or reynost. Topping and other oflicora had Leon crrogantly treate by Voster at tho lodging- houto, and lust night he camo upon tho latser ag above ateted, after shadowing bim ond concoal- . ing bimaclf in a vacant apartincnt of tho house, Night bofore last Topping received a note from Foster's wife, of which the following js a copy: hele pptag, Police Oftrer, care Capt, BU eae Bink You wil oblige ah by calif ‘f On meat No, 46 North Groom atreut, in reat, na Lwant to noo you personally, Mus. Axnty Foutzn, Tho missive was at once shown to Capt, Ells, who, having recofved raporta rogarding Mouter'a bad conduct at the lodging-house in turning out pour wrotches intu tho street during tha yecent severe cold weatbor, ant kooping thare cosstant- ly a number of dead-beate and vagrants agarat tho remonstrancos of police ofticors. orderod ‘opping to call ou Mrs. Poster and ixquiro her wens, Ho did eo, and found tho woman aud her two little childron in vory deatitute circum- wtancos, Without money or fuol. Hie fs a crip. plo, aud not being able to obtain sstistsnce aud support from her husband, stated to the oficor thatabe baa beon grously uegtected and even Deaton by Voster. ‘Topping resolved to watch Lis man, aud arrested hin ag above narrated. Fonter was {a the Madison Stroct Station halt an hour previous to lis arrest, aod when an ap- plicant sppeared and astol the Statiou-Keeper to yive him a ticket for the lodging-house, Mos. ter informed him that be could not go thoro, ag ke had fo room for bia, and the man was told to go and obtain a lodging se boss ho could. It wan sudsoquently lesrued that the lodging-bousa on pot full, and thoro wero acconimodations fur ceveral more. Toppluy charges that kouter hay kept fully twonty-fivo bummers at the lodg~ lng-house all winter, to the exclusion of many opplivanta, and contrary to his exprons lustruce thuta from Superintendent Trundell, of the Ro- href and Aid Socisty, who plncod him in charge, Jn some instances mon have frozen their limbs utter being refused admittance, Tho ofticor alao stloges that Foster bas roiued a young Norwe- gian git! vbo came to him for assistance, and hoaihe proposes to find and produco as o wit. ness, —_—. : . AMUSEMENTS, + | THE BENEYIT concent, ‘The benofit concert to bo given this evening by {ho cholra of the First aud Becond Presbyterian Chusches, at tha First Church, corner of Indians avenue and Twenty-first streot, promises: to bo en unusually insoresting affair and to be largely aitended. The reputation of those two choirs fs so wall known in this city that thoy will nu- doubtedly draw an audience not only from the Tho two olnirs include some of our beat solofate, and thelr programme is an admirable ono, no that there ia no dangor tuat the concort will not bo an enjoyable ono, A BECOND GORDON CONCENT, Dy “especial requost" of many Wost-Siders, the concert and literary entertainmont tendere Thureday evening laat, will bo repoated at tho now tothe Rey. John Gordon, st Farwell Hall, on hall juat erected by Ald. Campboll, corner of Van Buren ntreot and Campboll ayenno, on Mone day avening, March 1. Mra, Slayton, Mies Busher, Alo Holmes, Mr. Goclwillio, the Blaney quartotto and others will take part, THE APOLLO CLUB. ‘The Apollo Club have accurod tho services of Miss Juila Rivo, the ominont pianinte, Mr. Lowls violin}, Mr. Leadochownki (piano), and Atta, jones (soprauo) for thoir noxt concert, a % OBITUARY. DEATH OF AN OLD AUMY OFFICEN. Col, Caley C. stbloy, United States Army (retired), died at his resldoncetin thia city, No. GOL Michigan avcnuo, last Friday night. Col. Sibloy was born at Sutton, Mass, April 20, 1306, In 1825 be was appointed acadet nt tho Military Acadomy at Wost Point, graduating therefrom July 1, 1829 and was appointed a Sec- ond Lieutenant in the Fifth Infantry. From this tima until tho year 1845 ho was continously on duty in Michigau, Wieconain, and Minnosota,— atibat time the frontior of ciyilizatiou,—ond lad attaincd §=tha = rank = of ~— Captain, Ho was sont to Texaa in 1815, whore ho romainded until tho breaking out of tho war with Mexico, in which he took an activo part under the command of Gen. Scott, and was presont nt the taking of tho City of Moxico, On tho breaking out of the Rebellion in 1861 be was a Major and cominsnded 9 battalion of infantry in ‘foxa, which he was forced to surrendor to tho Rebel Gen, Van Dorn, Daring the Rebellion ho eerved in Califoruia, where no commanded tho Ninth United States Infantry, having been promoted Iieusonant Colouel of that rogimout in 1861. In 186£hoe was promoted Colonel of the Sixteontn Infantry, ond commanded lis regiment until 18¢6, when ho was placed in command at Nashville, Tenn, snd was in command ot Savanna and of tho Diu- trict of Georgia fron 1867 until placod on the re- tired list in 1269, aftor having served for forty years in the United States Army. Since his re- tiromout he has resided in Chicago, During tho time that Col. Sibloy was on daty in Michizan ho mot with Mis Nancy Davenport, aud on May 18, 1841,—two years aftor ho gradu- ated from the Acadoiny,—bo waa wodldod ta that Jady in the Town of Machinac, in that State, Col. Sibley has beon au invalid fer wome yoars past, sufforing from slow paralyais, which noally resulted iu his death, fo leaves wnr- viving him his widow and five cbildron, connisting of Frod W, Sibloy, of tho Second arvalry, Gaited States Army ; his only daughter, wifo of Capt. C. McKibbin.of tho Fiftecuth In- tantry, United States Army; 4. Sibley, of tho firm of Sibley, Endicott & Co., wholesslo gru- cors, of Chicaya; iomry 1. Sibley, o druggist, also of Chicago; end I. ©. sibvloy, of Lonia, ich. Col, Sibley’s remaina will bo carried to thoir lagt resting-placo to-day, from his late rosldence, alo'clock p. ti, by the following named gon- tiomen ag pall-boarcrs: Gon. Drum, Gon, Clark, Col. Sheridan, Col. flouston, Vol. Gillespio, and. Col. Bridgmsn, of Liout.-Gon, Shoridan's staff. — GENERAL NEWS, A corrospondent writes toinquiro: 4 Which du the brightoat star in tho frninmont?” Sirias is tho brightest of tho fizod stara, Dotectivo O'Connors, of Now York, arrived hero yesterday, and willtako back to that city George Maymund, arronted hero by Dotectivo 8imoions on charge of forgory ip siguing the name of D. UH, Arthur, a Wall-stroot broker, to achock for $1,100, A young cat-condustor on Van Buren street wonterod why his pussengers always uscd to usk bita how mach ho was going to chargo this summor for ivo, and when tha opera-troupe would open, After giving tuo matter his mature dehLeration he shut the ear-doar, and now tlaga no moro than a hon cauary-bird in moulting- tino, Virtuo is ita own reward, Yesterday a young man on a Madison-streot car gave up hie veat to old lady, and crossed tho alslo to ono auch teas doslrablo in gome respects, since there was a draft from tha duor on one side of him anda protty girl, whose mother bad juat loft tho car, onthe other. Giving his mnutsche a fancy twiat, ho had just dropped into tne seat vacated. by the pretty girl’a ma, when bo ran himeolf into tho shaw}-pin sho had Jott inadvertently on tho wont. . ‘Tho Marshal and alds of tho 8t. Patrick's Day rocession not in Fathor Mathow ‘lompranca Tait yestorday aftornuon, and agroed upon a line of march, to be reported to tho Convoution of Sociotieg noxt Sunday. ‘l'ho procoediugs were harmonious, and tho seasion was bricf. ‘ha Committes appointed to draft s Constitution and by-laws int at tho samo tite, and elected » sub- committee, which will report to the Genoral Committe next Thursday evening at half-paut, To'clock, Tho report will be ready for submiu- sion noxt Sundao, Sovoral sociotiea fuot ropro- sented at tho ryt meeting ront in their dalo- ates yesterday and wore clavaed amon those that vould take part in the demonntration, TUE JOURREYHEN PRINTERS of tho city held a aaentins yestorday afternoon af 2:30 o'clock, in tho hall at No, 79 Dearborn utreat, for tha purpose of orgnulzing a tomper- auco club, under the auspices of the Temperance Roform Club. About 200 persons were presout, including a fair sprinkling of Indies. PD, H, Me- ‘Logan was eloctod temporary Chattrmoan, aud M. HT, Madden Secretary, Mr. H. Tilden, Chairman of the Executive Comumittes of the Keform Club, explained tho lan of organization, and Atated that five clubs fave Deon organized in various parts of the city with gratifying results, Uho Cotlior Club, ho anid, Wa composed of 200 mombers, rosidont on Aabloy strect, principally, and by ite orgauiza- tlon ttvo ealoons in tat vicinity Lad boon clove, up. “ho Varney Club, at tho corner of Weatorn. avenue epd Madison streot, bad 100 mtiahory, the North Rolliug-Milla Club 68, and the Railroad, Chapel 82, iHourgod tho printors to organize, Addroason wero mada by Moxars. MoLogzan, O. P, Martin, BY. 1. Maddon, WW, W. Clark, Jona Collier, J. D. O'Connor, M. L. Varnoy, aud othors, ‘The spoalors depicted tha ovila of in- teniporance, and warned thoir hearora sgainat the urinting habit, ie pledge was presonted, snd 7 mombers signed it. Tho mocting then olecatod the following oficera: President, T. W. Bishop; Heerctary, Edward Irwin: Firat Vice-Promdont, M. HH, Mulden; Second Vico-Preaident, H. Galvin ; ‘Third Vice-Presidont, A. J. McCarthy; Traasaror, J. ¥. Thompson, : Tt wan agreed that the organization should bo eae the Typographical Yomporauce Rotorm ib, Aftor the appointmont of a committee to frame aconatitution and by-lawa, tho meeting adjournud to mect gain ot the samo hour sod place next Sunday, # pe ANNOUNCEMENTS, © Art "is the subject of the Rey, HI, N. Pow- ers’ lucturo to-morrow avening in the Dime Lec- sure Conruo at Farwoll Hall, Tho ninth annual ball of tho Mulligan Zouaves Will be given at McCormick's Hall on tho eyen- ing of the 17th of March, ‘Tho Rov. J. 11. Walker will lead tho noon-day prayor-mocting to-day on Arcade court, Btrang- ors’ meoting this ovoning at No, 144% Madison utreet, Tho faneral of the late O. 8, Wend has beon postponed ono day beyond the frat announce: mont, aud will take place at Kenosha to-morrow, instead of to-day, Dr, J. 8. Jewell will lecture this evening at the fltcarto Athonmum, No. 114 Madison street, ‘Tho lecture will bos continuation of the samo Kubject,—" Norvous Hygiono,” which was deliv- on last ‘Lhureday afternoon Iu the Athoum- pas Dime Course. ‘Tho public ara invited. Seats ree. : Tho concort, suvpor, aud the part taken by the boys in the eutertainmout at the Newsboys’ Home ou Quiney stroot thia evening claims a good ehare of patronage bath for the oxcollonce ofthe entertaiument sud worthy object for which it is given, The supper haw been con- tributod by tho Grand Pacific, Palmer, Sherman, Deltas House, and Tivoli Gardon, which vill enable something handsomo to be realized If the frieuds of the Home turn aut and fill the house, No oxtra charge will bo mado for the supper, which will be served at 9 o'clock. —— Persons Afraid to Laugh, lust they stout clgclose tho discoloration of thoir teeth, havo duly to bruah them overy day with Fre @rant Bozodont fu order ta removo the blemuh, ee Kocont tables publisticd by the Fronch Gov- ernment show that tho exports and importa of 1874 araivunted to aver 81,500,000,000, exccedlug auy former year, and showing au increase over 1873 of $58,000,000, oud over 1868, when tho Eepire wasin tho tido of prosperity, of nearly $280,0' 0.000, During the last year the exporta ‘Wore iste than $2,000,000 in oxcouw of the in. pourbern part of the c3\., Vu from other party. | Porte ot THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1875, WASHINGTON GOSSIP, Tho Observance of Lent in Social Circles. Charity Tea-Parties---Surprise Germans ~--Somo of the Protty Droaees, A Leap into Death—Reading Among the Butterflies, Concert at the Marine Barracks---The $20,000 Picture---Senator Eaton, Spectral Correspondence of The Chtcaga Tripune, Wasntxatox, D. C., Feb 19.—Lent has ar- rived, fo! thoso many dayn, according to tha letter of tho calondar ; but tho spirit of ploss- uro-ecokers nooma Ices disposed than usual to humblo itself in symbolic sackcloth and sehes, Tho beau monde has resolved itself into a Com- taiiteo of Ways and Moans, whoso sole datios shall consist in dovising methods for “killing tima” and mitigating tho rigours attondant upon, forty days of fasting and prayer. A NEW DRpPAUTORE, Quite an unprecedented thing, and » course of action which has provoked varicus commont, is tho ronewal of Cabinet and official receptions after Aph-Wedoerday. Bocioty is largely formed hero of Romaniat and Episcopal eloments, and mostof the Cabinet fadics aro strict Church- womon, But, this year, the sossion of Congress 43 of such pbort duration that Mrs, Fish—who is the “law and the prophets” combined in the Boeial world—decided to keop her house open during Lent, and the lesser lights followed in tho wake of her illvstrioua example. . Mrs. Jewell, however, determined to renow hor dancing receptions undor any or all clroum- atances, os her family are Congregationalist in their predilections, and, of course, observe Lent no moro roligiously than other days of tho year. CHARITY THINKETH NOT ROR OWN, Mrs, Gen. Walleu—way off on the bleak heights of Capitol Hill—hos takon {t into hor Kindly heart to do somothing for tho hordos of suffering poor who meot ua at cyory streot- cornor, with hangry bands and bonooching eyes, She understands human nature well onougb to know that auch a thing as disintorested charity basa very proscribed limitin this solfish world of ours, and that people do not litte to givo uu- less eorne oquivalont ploasuro fs offored in re- turn, Sho has, therefor, asked several of the Prettiest and most attractive girls to wtudy up the costumes worn by their Ravolntionary an- ceatrossos, and powdor their locks, and adorn their faces with becoming patches. Thon sho intends theso lovely visions shall deal out oystor-stows, salads, iccs, and flowors, to tho youth, who must buy tickets in order to gain admittance into Paradise, Birs. W. bas trendy realized over $200 from tickets alono, which sho is disponsing among the genoral poor of tho city, irreapectivo of color, or religions bo- Hof, or political bearingu, ‘The * Yoa-Party," as itis called, will tako place on the 22d inut., in unison with vory inuch grauder affairs in New York, Boston, and Baltimore ; aud, a8 thero aro tivo very protty Slissos Wallen, and tho causo jy Lighly praiaovorthy, thero is no doubt but that A street, Capitof 1filf, will bo ® popular resort on tho ovening in question. “pile Pook YE HAVE ALWAYS WITR 12.” In Baitimoro, tho now Academy of Music is to bo devatud to tho ** Tua-Party,” and the procoods scattored among tho forsaken and noady ones. Tho guosts ure oxpocted to dress in contumes similar to thous worn af Lady Washington's Inst reception, in 1776, given in honor of her bus- band’s Glst birthday. Gunn, GONE ANE THE OLD, FAMILIAR FACES, This party Wao given in a Philadeiphis thes tro, the pit of which was floored ovar for tho occasion, The guests were nttinerous and dls. tingitshed,—euch aa Alexander Iamilton, the Inndaome gallant aud youtbtul statesman; Joh Adama aud Thomaa"Jofforson, unconsciously atopping towards future Presidential honors; Hancock and Randolpl. names interwoven in our carliest historic momorics; our youthful champlon, Lafayette, tho bravo; the son of Georgo Tif. ; Baron Stauben; Marquiso d'Yrufa; ‘Lady Tornplo, fair Eloanor Curtis ; Misa Duor, compared to a “lily awasing on ita stalk in a summer broezo,” so gucpassingly graceful wae tho; and Gov. Wolcott, with bis beautitnl trio of duoghters, Bloat of tho cliaractors have been airoady assigned, but no one yot solected to ro} repent Lay Washington herself, In Now York, Mea. Join Tavlue Johnson lisa beou proposed as the Martha Wasehington of New York City, on account of bor resemblance to our mater patrw, Axsories of impromptu Germans was inaugur- ated this woek, undor tho title of SURPRISE PARTIES, ‘but an the Indy uf the houso is supposed to be ndylsod that tho party will arrive on such an ovenlng, and aa sho is oxpected to furnish tha refreshments, the surprise part of the mattor oxiuta moroly m name, Some gentlemon and Indies, “in for a good time,” invite s certain number of young mon and girls, taking upon thomaclvea the task of assigning to each hia or hor vnrtner. Thon, aftor assembling at somo proconcorted rendezvous, thoy march to tho houso about bo aur prigod, acconipanied by the piecos of music, which the gentlomen hare provided for the ocva- sion, ‘Cho Gorman is danced, although nu favors aro given,—tha idea beiug to have a lively, on- Joyablo timo, with aa little expense and prepara- tion as poesiblo, ‘he gentlemen atiend in oven- ing drags, while the Indies aro only expacted to Bppoar in demi-toiletta, SOME PUETTY DRESSER wora worn the other evening at Prof, Coffin's, UL. N, Miss soa Jowell, daughter of tho Vost- mastor-Gonoral, was dreased in a falnt eliade of pink sil potticost, trimmed up the ontire front with pufla and dainty pleatings of crepe lisse of tho samo dolicato Luo, while the court-traln wasof palo-gray; tho sleeves, tightto tne olbow, blow wormed out like flowers of gray and pink, with thelr full knifo-ploatings, Sho looked likos “Little Marchioness," with her potite figure and lon; troin, Her slater Moronce—tho most original piquant, frank piace of tininasy in oxistonce— Wore an exquizita combination of Froncl gray oud palo bluo silk. Atias Woddon—auweet-facod girl from Now York, who hay commandcd a roat doal of admiration through her charming. scoquottigh manners, aud delicate, refined style of beauty—Wwas dressed in @ lovely com~ binntion of dark-bluo yelyct pleeves and skirt, and lightor-blie silk waist and ovordress, Miss Htout, niece of Mra, Secrotary Robeson, woro a pale-green ailk, Sho is a bright, cunety Ril, with & gracuful elasticity of movement, aod plen- ty totale abot, Her halr is a bright auburn, aud hor nkin of milky whitencss, Bhe is a great favorite with young and old. Milas Bolle lich. ardaon wore ‘a black velyot undorslirt and sleeves, with palo-blue brocaded waiet and over= wkirt. Tho othor dreuees wero prlucipally binck silks garnished with some gay trimmings, Ono purticularly-elogant-looking drosa wag a trained Dinele silk, embroidered with clustore of white lilles-of-the-valley, and s slcavoloas jacket of net lace, with a frill of white face underncath, aud black leco over. Above the frill was an em- broidered wreath of lilies. ‘Ihe offect waa ex- quimte, Some of tho young ladies aro, atrango to say, inclined tewarda HOOKS AND READING forachango, ‘Iho Misuea Jawoll happily oom- Dine tho redsh for enjoymont with a cultivated taste for mental improvemont. Misa Florence, a miodarn bp-o'-Aty-‘humb in #izo, canoe up to BHroup of girls, the other oveving, aud, with’ her frank, peculiar littte manner, said: + Girls, Tfool as if L had spout ouough tims in Simey frivolity, all this winter; lot's Lave something substantial during Lont, What do you say toa Reading Club, two or throa imorningy in tho weot?” Some of the girls looked comically down upou thatiny creature, as if to say, “Can you road yout prime: Auothor one replied: Oh, yea, grla' that will be eo very nico! What shall wosead?" Haye any of you road Draper's ‘Sciacca of Religion?’" asked little Mixa Floronce, with all tho gravity of a Profes- por, ‘Tho girls bad to slou$ af tho absurdity of hor oipping foto anything o abstruse, They floally, howevor, arranged to moot dunng tio of threo morsings of the week to sew or em- broider, while ovo vf the nurabor akould read aloud from such books as ‘Taine’s ' Englisis Lite orature,” or ‘Art Criticisms,” or a pleasant in- ternporsion #f pocmy or lyshtor literature. = ¢ ‘Yo-morroy, the officers of ‘THE MARINE NARNACES have invited a unmber of their friends to Usten tobn upensir concert by tha, Band, sod to wit+ heat a dri} of the Marines. ‘Tueso drills aro the mout pevectly conducted of auything of the kind ave over wituessed; and the Band. which njmbera GU-odd pieces fa avery good one, afhough by no means equaling Gilmorgs of Dodsworth's combination. Ef- forte ‘pave been mado to releo thie Band poong the first the country; boi mehorw or other, thors ta not the requisite matorial in Waabington wherewith to form sich # demdoratim, aud not sufiicient energy or omtt- Iation in the munical fraternity to neck {t else- whore, Aftor tha concort, an impromptu dance wil bohelds aud all who have attended theao {informal little affaire kuow how vory charming they ara, Yostorday, the FUNERAL ONSEQUIES OF 31, MoOrRR toro held in tho Houno of Neprosentativer, and tha crowd in attendance filial the building and all ite pasangen to moro than ovorilowing. ‘Tho body will ba carried to Oak Hill Cometery, in (tourgetown, to romain in the vault until’ fur- ther aArrangemonts are mato for ita future dinpo- sition, To-day, anothor orowd wae atiractad in tho vicinity of the Capitol, catteod by the BUICINE OF ROME UNFORTUNATE NXING, who, "crazed with caro or crossed in hapotona love,” throw himself headlong from tho simmit of the domo, and wna dashed into a sickoning, almoot unrecognizablo macs of bleeding tlesh and brokon bones, For days past, 8 reatlers man, wan and pinched in features, and with shabby, ill-clad figure, lina shaunted tho Capitol. What iis intoreats wore no ono cared to inquire ; whence he camo, or whither ho wont, noone asked. Perhaps he belonged to the army of ‘hungry claimants, with o righteons patition for indemnification, which no ono heeded. Whon tho post-mortem oxamination was held, nothing was found of auy value upon his porson but 9 pawn-ticket ; and. whon the pawn broker's oflice was visited, ho said tho man hed visitod his office that mornings and rold his veut for 75 cents. Olt [tas pitiful, that any poor mortal ahould suffer so much at tho Lands of lifo that the s0- eloty of death should bo courtod in preforonce. Mad from life's history, Glad to death's mystery, Heft to be burled,— Anywhere, anywhere, Gut of the world, A HIGIE TANBOM, Gen. Garficld lisa been quite Interested in the aucceaa of tho picture of Gen, Thomas, painted bys Miss Ransom, of his Stato, and now on ox- hibition at the Capitol rotunda, "Urvonty thot sand dollsra was at first auked for it, which would seem to be rather ou oxtravagant domand for a portrait painted by a brush not widely known to fame. Miss Iansom, I undorstoud, fs a vory good artist, and on tha highroad to per- fection in bor art; bué ‘Lal vas from little acorns grow,” avd one cannot immodintely stop from tho foot or middio round of experimental moorit into tho heights of crowned anccees, Misa Ransom expecta too much of a comparatively obscura name. Poraona who knew tho heroie Genoral well criticiso tho porsrait advorsoly, and say $1,000 would bo o gonorousawardal. Wor charity's eake,—no, for tho sake of truo art.— iotns have no moro crude sttempts or carica~ tnros in tuo Capitol of onr Nation. Vinnie Renm's Lincoln is onough to antiafy tho flend of the ludicrous for all ages. But, os long a8 Cougressiuen insist upon pusbing the claims of personal friends nud favorites, to the ox- elugion of morit aud thoso wearing well-oarnod laurels, 80 Jong will the Capitol be a rendezvous for oxporimental art, for whick enormous prices will bo pald from tho public rovenucn. ANEW FACE AT THE DOOR, MY FRIEND. The now Senator from Connecticut, Mr. Maton, waa sworn iu a day ortwoango. Ho is bolow tho medium hoight, with o.woll-shapod head, and bright, dark eyes. Io appears tu bo somewhero iu tho viclutty of 60,—his hond boiug guarded by a rcanty remunat of hair lung since turned grey, His faco ie genial, kindly, and clesn-ahnven,—no board or mustacha marring its outline. — His mouth is firin; bis maunora quist and dignified. Ho nits on the Democratia sido, batweenSenutors Gardon au Davin, political allice, of whom he May perchaoca grow woury in tho stormy days to come. Ouran. Si ees, THE (MISH HOME-RULERS. To the Rditor of The Chicago Tribune: Cutcaao, Fob. 20,—Perhops some of your readers ate interested in scalng s word on the other side rozarding Iho Homo-Nnlers, og against the urgont appeals of your correapondonts. I am owure that on untruth or miastatoment con- btantly itorated at Jength pasues for tenth, Just 8, domo people who havo imbived ideas with their inothers' milk canvot, by any procoss, be mado tochango. .80 well has this been uuder- stood that Dryden wrote: By education most hare been misled ; As they were born, just au were they bred ‘The piket coutintcs what the nurao be; And thos tit outta tepeses em tie mane" Buppouo tho fifty follow tho oxampie ar John Martin, who somositnes speaks but never votas, would this dismomber tho British Empire? I trow not. Infact, the fifty Irish patrtots aro, collectively, nobodies, ‘Their ancestors might ba decent people, who made monoy under British rule; but, in » country tke Iroland, whoro old families oro looked up to and prized, parvenns, who, many of them, cannot speat Engliah cor. rectly, nro, despite of their boing Al. V.4u, not thonght of, Tako thelendor, afr. Butt. Yoara ogo ho was M.P, for Youghal. In consaqnouce of his tik- ing afeeinan East India cuse, and voting for his cliont, bo waa ostracised and dinmisuad by lus Youghal constituency. Nay, in earlior times, it was weil known he lived above his flaanciatability, sud so was constantly in troublo. ‘Thozo things bindored his judicial elevation. Bhall I give sketchos of tho rest of tho Honorablos? Inva- riably you will Gnd the woalth, mntolligenco, and Teupect bilby of Ireland, in toto, against wach Iegislation,—they knowing their incompoteuco to speak on foreign policy, colonial policy, or Muancial questions.” In fact, the country, for sevonty-four years, han raroly sent a law-makor to represent her. O'Connell uaver brought in a bill; nod, as for tho hungry barristers, his fol- lowers who wero in Parlionient, all they sought was tho loayea aud the fishos: in this they wera Buccossful, I¢ucems strango that 9 profossed Christian, on LL, D. and A. 8.8. should, in your columna, dofend tho pugnacity of irishmon by tho ex- amples of Cain and Abel, or by how many Saxous wero slaughtered in tho ward of thy Roseu, Honest iuildels will truly say that thoy could not be the followers of Hin who tanght, ‘If one smite thoo on the cheek, turn to him tho other also,” that, if the ao-called Vicar of Christ did not iuterfore with Mia fMocis, ho was an im- poster anda humbug. Doubtless ho approved of what was golog on,—just ns, for conturios, he Spproved. of tha burniug of womon ag sitchon without a shadow of remonstranco., I would Juet ask tho learned scribo, tha most potent podagogue, in tho ‘Annals of tho Four Mas- tore,” how many Irish chieftains diod of old aga? ‘there is one clasa in Iroland miserably undor- id, viz.: the achoolmaster; yot no “patriot” rings bis case before tho {myorial Parliament, Now, the deposite Iu the saviugs banks in Iro- and. aro mbar of €360,000,000; protty well for 5,000,000 of people, Also, thoro ia class ji Ireland risioy up, neither Protestant nor Catho- Ue (a gamplo of whom is‘fyndall)s tho first frults of such is tho school opencd in October, du Lurgan, where no chaico, nor any species of Tohigioua inatruction or dovotlon, i¢ pormittod. Bolfaat has doubled {ts population and com- Morco in a fow yeara,—it returus no Home- Rolera; whilat Wexford, Cork, Limerick, ote., ote., pond the opposite, A thinking reader can eauily fiud tho solution. ‘rade, cummerco, and God’a blcwning equally avoid whore tho pa- trlote" have the mojority, Wii Puancis, ‘The Now SonntoreElect in Minnesota, Jyom the La Crosse Henublican, After a conilict, which as been marked for ita bitterucus aud carnestuoss, beginning just » month ago to-day, tho Logistature of dlinnegote has chosen succoeuor to the Hon. Aloxaudor Nameoy, Whose term dxpiros March 4, 1873, Tho choice falls, as in this State, upon's man ‘who did not seek tho office, and who was not, in the proper sense of tho term, « candidate, and who steadily and persistently rofusod to use pore sonal influence to obtain tho favor or yotou of members, ‘The ition bse sought the man in this instance, and it is regarded » fortuuate tere mination for tho people of Minnesota, Chief Justica 8. J.B, MoMiilan, the Senator. elect, is of Scotch descent; is about 45 years of age, in the prime of vigoroue manhood, and possessed of & hardy constitution. Ho is an un- ring worker aud a patjont studont, Hla miud is clear and logical, and fa rathar iuclinod to bo technical, Iie has always boon regarded as a. sato and careful Judge, ‘and it iveaid of ‘him that during his long wervico on the Bench ho has not been known to ronder a decision or givo an opinion upon an important quostion without the moat thorough {nvcatigation. Lin charactor 16 in overy respect without a blemish; aud he on- tora upon the broader and = moro exalt caroor = =oof =a =§=6Bonator of the United States, with its various aud arducus duties and respouribilities, freo from all political association that might tond to corrupt bie mind and worp bis judguient, Judge NeMiltau wau one of the pioneor sot- tlors of Minnesota, baying tuken np o residence in Stillwator sone fone befure tho ‘Lorritory way admitted into the Duion nga State, He was ono ofthe first Pufietet onilgowolecton ster tho Stato's admission into the Union, and remainod in that position until 164, when bo was cloctod to the juprome Hench, with Wilson ax Chiof Justico, and Berry and bimoelf eo Associate Justices, succeeding to the Chair of tho Chief Justios of the Coummonveakth as the successor of Judge Ripley. Chief Juntico MoMillan in an oxcood- ingly modest and quiet, but yory capablo and worthy man, When Chiof Justica Wilson ro- signed, sovoral yenra aro, tho Govor or tendored the Chiof Justicesnip to At socinte Justice MoMillan, who declined an; prometion: Provious to hile eloction a Chiof- natico, ho resided at Stillwator, but ie now a cititon of St. ant, where ho has bean an active momber of, and oxomplary leador in, tho Proaby- torian Church and rocently, in connection with Ilon. Mr. Wilson and othor influential mombers of that society, organized a now Minsion Church in tho upper part of the city. Ifo has boon unis vorually recognized oa n straight, consistent, and uncompromising Republican, but haa novor boen an activo partisan or party worker. Until choson United States Senator, wo boliovo la nover occu picd a political ofico, having confined lumself strictly and consciontionsly to his profoasional duticn; and wo are safo in’ paying that of all the condidates named for the oflico of Aonator in Minnesota, Judgo MeMillian is the safoat and porhaps the most ablo, A COTTON ROMANCE, ‘The Victastttdes of a Claim Against the Governinont—Oncoe Said for 620 and Afterward Worth 6197,190 in Gold. From the Cinctnnatt Gazette, Feh, $9, ‘The award In ou ot ‘OWOr $104,008, “conde by the Britiah and American Mixed Commission ta Augustine R, MeDonali, o subject of Great Britain, but for some. years a resident of Louisville, has beon paid by our Governuent, This claim was brought for loares aus. tained in the buruing of cotton during the late Civil War, and was the second largost claim adjudicated by she lato Comimitter, Tho clain was oriptnally for $2,501,000, Witnesses were examined, and. the teutl- mony covers 0,009 printed pages of record of the Com- mission, c ‘This intelligence, which waa flashod ovor tho wires of the Western Asnociated Press from Washington Inat Wednesday night, was a rathor atarthug bit of nowa to quite a _numbor of por- sous inand about hia city. It rominded tho court reporters of tho press and tho various oficinis Sugaged in tho United States courts of an old bankruptey caso long sinco adjudicated, aut upon whose papers the ditst of years had necumulated, but which have been influcneed by tho gront political ovyouts of tho last four years, ‘The facts in the case may not bo new to all our readora, but they ara excoodingly intoresting, and will boar ropotition. In 1861, Augustine Ralph McDonald, » Britiah subject, nod for three preceding years a resident of Montreal, Cauada Yast, made application in Waahiugton, and reccived o promise of protection and tho necessary permite from tho Treasury Dopartmont of the United States, authorizing: him to purchase cotton in the inoue rectlonory States, fe also secured an autograph letter from Presidont Lincoln to tho officers of tho United Statou army aud navy, directing them to nssisthim. Le sppoarod to Lave fabu- lous wealth, aud mode enormous purchases of cotton in Louisiana and Arkansas, thon in in- surrection against the Governnient. Lofore ho could removo his newly-acquired property to markot Congress, by a law, prohibited the trans- fer of cotton from twithin tho Confederate Hucs, In January or Iobruary, of 1865, Gon. Oxboric, of Hiinols, and his troop, came upon some 7,000 or 8,000 bales of eutton, bolonginyg to Mr. ‘Mo- Donald, 19 Tonisiana and Arkansas, ovor which tho British flag was flying, and barned it. Thon tho Confoderato soldiors in turn got hold of Mr, MeDonald's precious poruon, and, 6 the story goce, malo him pay £50,000 for his life, Mr. Augustine Ralph ‘McDonald noxt appears in Vincinnati, aud aa n member of tho firm of 3, P.G, Clarke & Co,, of Momphis, 'fonn., files petition in the United States District Conrt for the Southern District of Obio, Judgo HH. If. Loavitt providing, on the 19th day of Deeember, 1868, praying to be adjngad a bankrupt, and offering to surrender all hig assets for tho bone- fit of hia ereditora, Ho roports his inbilities at $177,380, and bis asacta consist in a multitude of clalins againet vatinus particsia the South, some litigated, but all indorged either “worthless ” or “doubtful.” On tho schedule, classed in the first category, wou the following ontry: Claim against Gen, Osborne, of the United Sratea Army, and others, for tho burning, in Jaunery or February, 1865, trom 7,000 to 8,t40 balog of my cotton in Arkansas and Lousiana,” At tho timo of filing, this petition, ho still owod allegiance to ber Britannic Majesty, Quoen Victo- ria, the elnueo fa tha printed forme, containing the usual oath of citizenuhip, being crasod. ‘Tho proceedings in bankruptcy took the usual course, and oxclted vo tnusualintorest. It was roferred to Eamon Ball, Esq., Register ws Bankruptcy for tho Second District, and at 0 meoting of tha croditers, hold on tho Bth of February, 1869, Thomas Joforron Pheips, Eaq., was chosen na- ignas. An ordor was granted to sell tho sup. posed Worthlest clutiua at private gale, and tho doutical claim mentioned above wan coli ti My William White, tobacco dealer on T'ront strect, in this ctty, who had had other business tronenctioun with dr. McDonald, for #20. ‘Tho bankrupt applied for his discharge, and, 2a objections being urged, he was diechargod of hin debts on the 16th of March, 1869, and took tha ‘usual oath on tha followings day, ‘Tho month of May, 1871, witnessed tho croa~ tion of tho trosty botwoon England and ths United States undor which tho Mixed Commit~ siou on British and American claim was organ ized, To this Commission Mr. Augustine Ralph McDonald submitted a claim for indomnificaticn in tho suta of 22,500,000, It was the snme old claim which Mr. White bad purchased from tan Avsignes for $20. but which now again appesrod in tho lauds of Mr, McDonald, About tho surie time the orders of salu, under which thoclaim hud been sold, dlesppeared from the files of (ho United States District Court, ay also tho return of alo, and the entries upon the roport submit= ted by tho Registrar relating to the sale woro erased by the marks of apou. This lesusnod the labor of tho claimant bofore the Mixed Comuifs- sion, sinco tho Jaw creating it complied tho claimants to specify how thoy caino in possession of theirclaims. Mr, McDonald, who had dianp- peared from this city, pashod his claim diliqout. y, and in eptember, 1873, the following award wan mado by tho Commission: Ovsion oF THe AMixEp Cosson on Barer AND AMERICAN Crataia, UNDER tt ‘TREATY oF MAY 8, 1871, Pont, I, Io, Pept. 25, 1873,——-Auguat! na It, BleDonuid voraus tho ‘United States, Now, 42 und 33L.— Wo award the sum of ono hundred’ and’ nluety-eaven thousand one hundred snd uinety dollara, to bo paid in gold by tho Government of the United Btat ra, to the Government of Her Hrttannic Majesty, In mapoct of tho above claims, L, Contry (signad) Avesen Guncurt, Commireson, When tho intelligence of this award reached Cincinuati, there was a rattling of dry bones and, duaty papors, aud legal documents bogan to rain thick and faet into the United States Court Clerk's oftico, First on the 17th of August of Inat year Mogers, Porry & Jonnoy, as attornoyy for the firm of D, A. January & Co., of Mis souri, one of tha original creditors of Augustine 2, McDounld, filed a petition, supported by alll- davitu, for tho romoval of Thomas Jo-Xorson Phelps, the Assigueo in bankruptoy, on the ground: that ho had removed from the State of Olio, and waa now # residont of Kentucky, ‘Then on tho 18th of the following month came the Assignee, Phelps, who filed Apotition agaist Ala- Donsid to recover acsots aud for an injunction, at tho samo time moving tho Court for an order to restrain McDonald from collecting, or receiving, or assigning, or tranaforring, or makiug any diaposition “whatever of tho smeunt of tha award made by the Sized Commincion on Claima, numbered 42 and 84, Judgo Swing, on tho sains day, issued an order requiring tho de- fendantto show cause against the prayar of tho Potion on the drat day of the Octobor term af It) sour, and & eatrelntugekter a8 prayed for, The timo within which thls was to be done sas afterward oxtouded, as tho dofcntant waa not to be found. Jinally, on tho 2d of Novombor, Jamox I. Maguire, Esq. an attornoy-at-law in Washington, D. @., sorved a copy of tho ordor on McDonald in porson, in a law offles in Warh- ington, Tho parties thon bogan to arbitrate » coin protaide, with what euccess has not yet Bp Pearoi . —_ MISCELLANEOUS, ‘The clogant summer residence of EB. B, Bige- low, at North Conway, N, H., waa burned, last weok, Friday night. Loya 850,000, , Theodore P. Bowker, for twonty-tw employed iu tho Toston VosteOnive hae bere guilty of robbing the matla, Me us now under arrest, ° Capada has a trig little dobt which grows well, Her interest account ia now €5,724,000, aud her last yoar wero $23,316,000, of moro 4 a8 much ay ours wore before the War, agalunt §17,600,000 in 1872, A drugpist in Lowiston, Mo., ataten that he bag no doubt, from information at his command, that moro than que ton of snuff is annually con. sumed in that clty in “dipping,” practice which has become in vogue among some of-tha peoplo within o few yours, Lheso enuff chowors aro mostly women, Ambrose Williams, tho colored man who cam. mitted tho outrageous aseault laut Decomber pan Judge Lowell's little duughter at Chestnut i), bas bad an impartial buaring, the evideuca of bis guilt was conclusive, and the punisumout —a life sentence in tho Stato Prisou—is no prvaler than bis crime domauds,—Boston Jour nal, ‘The system of ‘indeterminate sentence,” which waa at one time pressed so stropgly on We aibcamon of the Alcan Legislature, is Lu rnctical operation in Arzstratis, There Jn an nebrinte anylim at Victoris, to which the hiabite ually iutemporate aro sent, and whores they aro dotained until the medical snperintendont {n his Wiacretion secs fit to diacht.rge thom, The moaneat man in Iowa lives in Atlantic, ‘On St. Vatontino's Day ho bought ten of tho ng- action of emigration-agents pald b: corporations, Rents Bald BY Amuericay Tho Government of Spain ts to pay Alston $81,000 for the Virginitis atone atts fit immediately upon tho Presoptation of ia Cushing's credentials to the new Government’ ‘Tho rumor of now complications botwoon ce Vont valontines he conld find, each ove carica- Inany and Spain ia denied. ice turing some woll-known fault or folblo of his In Bi 1 P wifo, ond sont thom to hor. While tho poor | _ 20 Ragland, Me. Martion, ‘9 Liberal, has be woman was crying ovar tlysm, and wondoriny If ta-aleptiel to Parliamont from the Strand, Lon thore really Woro ton peopta iu the community who thought no moanly of hor, the boy of tho family sold: “Vs, aro Unoso the pictures you bought at the store whore you got my whintlo 2" ‘Tho position of Circuit Judge in South Caro- lina seems to bo rativer dangerous, In 183 thoro wore cight electeit by tho Loyislaturo, of whom tivo are doad, two rosigned, and ono only remaina on the euch. Orr, Piatt, Greon, Rut Jand, and Boozer are disad 5 ‘thomas and Vornon rosigned ; Judge Carpenter injon tha Bench, though not in his original circuit, Of seven Judges since elected threo aro dead, viz.: Loo, Graham, and Townson. In spite of this mor- tality, wo hear of etrroral gontlemen who aro In Franco, a Bennto fs lkoly to bo Organized, > George AV. anid Hin Progeny, . From the Hostut Serra, Avriterintho Zraveller elahus for for roaldent of Boston, one Dr. Coopor, tho poanbie ity ‘of being the son of Goorgo tha Fo: i aid Brn, Fitzhorbert. 1b is not at all prot’ though the Coopor is claimed as one of Qearges numerous progeny. A regiment of so-called ““iMegitimatos ” ofaiming Rosal patoruity on a aide could oasily be raised. Ernest Jones, t woll-known Luglish Obartist Jendor and? who diod in 1838, just ag ho was clected toite anxious tojtako tho risk of filling Judge Towne | Matmont, was always tbolioved to bo a at send’s vacnnt soat.—(J2lumbia (S. 0.) Herald, of tho infamous Duke of Cumberting On Monday of Inat ‘rook William, Frockleton, | fterwarda King of Hanover. Iie at who fs employed nt the Now York Contral freight-house, on Platt atraat, was assleting in unloading some machinery from tho cars, It was ono of tho lat extremaly cold days, and, his hauds boing belly chappod, it 19 supposed that some of the verdigria which had formed on the mata! was forced into tho flosuros of tho flesh, and thits conmuniented tothe blood. ‘Tho hand soon showod signs of the prosonco of poison, whieh rapidly extended wp the arn and Sppeared in othor parts of tno body, It gradu. ally forcod its way into tho ssetem, and lant pet father was an equory at that Cour; his mother won known to bo vlosoly relay King Ernest, Tho Earl of Munstor, King Wap, jams oldest wou, by Mra. Jordan, was Constatj, of Wiudeor Castle under tho presons Quaoa, tt committed suicide in 1819. Thoro soems to bay, been but ono really decont man among all nH family of George the ‘Third, and that was tt Duko of Sussex, who married a Indy nop . Royal blood, deciared always and openty be bis wif, and sought in every public WAY ty havo his childron recognized. Mr. Bradlay 4s 61 fg > | indictment of tho * Mouse of Brunswiek” pitas the sufforer diod.—Rochester’ CN. ¥-) | tsckoray's torriblo arraignmont. of how id Georges,” ara not overdrawn. It ts on ty & ‘Tho Troy (N. ¥.) Times notes that the frost lisa ponotrated ito tho earth tos groator depth than ever bafars known there—in soma {u- stances full 6 fout below the stroat bed. Many of the lataral watar-tmains conducting water into houses bave been frozen, and those maina oro laid & fcot blow tho surface, Families hnvo thus beou deprived of their supply of water, and it has required from forty-oight to soventy hours to get down to the mnina through tho earth, frozen nlmost os solid as a rock,so os to thaw out the gonduits, and secure water again, whole tho moancst Royal family in Europe, ; ocean ‘Tho South African Dinmong Tlelds, From the Saleny (Muss) Regater, A lottor recoived in Salom from’ a routlems of this city, now located at Cayo ‘Town, €. G H., roportu that tho dismond-felds ara inatsy way—a very few paying expenses. Many of th claims aro 160 feot daop, and what with wy dabor of hotating dirband pumping water, ( pay nothing of tha hundreds of tona Of eany, that fallin nt short intervals, and conseques, 5 All this is untreecdontod thoro, aud certninly | oxtra tabor and danger, digs i there ag bet no such depth of frost siuca the | fing that iho old ways aca. giving out saa ae wator-maina ‘vere put down, forty yoara ayo, K i atock companies must soon take their Diaces, Not ovor 3,000 whites and blacks ara now at yt Halda, while & fow yoars agu thoro wore ten tt fifteen timos thas number. ‘Tho bueiness of ta; flelda Las, of course, on influence upon thy business of Capo own nnd Lort habe if Both porta ara glutted with stocks of all kind, = far boyond prosent requiremanta, Gon. Francin A. Walkor, of Yalo Collega, Inte Saporintendont of the United Stntes Consus, has written a lester strongly advocating tho proposed census under tho auspices of tho Stato Govern- ments this year. Ho sayy thatthe cenanses taken by the States half-way between thoso taken by the Goneral Goycrament, evory de- onde, sroof tho ntmost valno to the United ‘Staten coruny oficors, at ehowing tha canses of tho movoinents of tha population. 1 am not an alartaiut,” ho saya, ‘'and have no fear that our country is avout to decline in wealth and poration. or, indoad, that it will coase to grow 2 both elementa of yrentness; but my awn oh- sorvations and studies have convinced ma that Yory poworful causes are nt work smong ug, the offectn of which ought to be as carefully and Troumently. measitrod and registered aa pou- ible,’ Reerpercrereeme Lt 2; f GASKY—Ga tie Slat inst, Thomas Garey anf eral from the*roskdones of bla aon-ta: Th (Monday) iuornlng, ae 10 sete ERP At bt. ft A be Bt, 4 Hla resilonce, No, Gt Jolintonsaty He hy Bp, aged St ‘Wrnoral from rostdenee, an Tuesday, Feb. 93 In HANGDON Feb. 21, at the, ro Mrs. BL 5 sidence ot bindareie [i vay, ‘Ar, John U, Langdon, Tonaetg} nged 36 yoars. fi'Go taken Eat for totermont, WILSON-—In this city, ob. 81, with Inflammatics g the bowels, Johu MaAudrew Wilson, 3 yuna, tod ut Hobert Wilsoa, reaideuen ‘Ey sea eorineet Yanerat on Tuseday, stu, to ames fi Trina ara invited to gutend, ©2 HOSSHUL by crmsen. fh G2" Rasuiro aud Puror News, Scottand, please cory, SUNDAY NEWS. LOCAL, On tho 26th of February, 1871, the diozevarod remains, minus tho head, of aa unknown man Werv found in tho South Branch of the Chicago Nivor, and, as nothing was luarued leading to an identification of the remains, tho affair svon diod out of the public memory, On Friday morning a@ young man named Dennis Haesete, who was Anca $90 for boating nia father, before depart ing to the Sridewoll mado n stntemout to Capt. Buaklay, of tho Armory Polico Station, accusing its fothor of having murdered s man some throo yuatszgo. Thocircumstances as uarrated by the 69 brought vividly to mind tho mysterious mur- er discovarod in March, 1871, and the old man Hassett was orrostod on a chargo of murder. Tho caso ts creating intense excitemont, and tho wpublic ara anxiuusly awaiting future dayolop- SPECIAL NOTICES, Centaur Linimonts alloy palo, subdue amelliogs, bol burma, and will cura rhewnsicy spovin, and any flenl, bone of mys ailment. The White Wrapper ity fanutly nso, the Yellow Wrapper bite 0 animals. Price Gy conte; large te tes 61. oe xolyrper n Croup and peute Larynaltin, Pacino I ee rel, Giles’ Lintment ade of unuon wal merkod nud decided benstit, Hovenz A. Newrow, M.D, ‘monta, at Horty.soven's sh De ‘A Sizth-av., Now York. Sold by all dengsic: Tho cago of Heth Wadhama and others va, | weak Hanne VaW SOIRAOR. STAVESMGT Luoy C. Flaglor Gay, involving part of the old | HID, Wholesale Acents. Garrett Block on ako and South Water atrouts, in which tho complainant got 6 decroo in the Buperior Court, has bean decided by tho Su- promo Court in favor of the dofendant,. Col. W. O, BicCarthy, who nome timo ago tried to srindlo sovoral Chicago capitalists into en- tering with him with o mining speculation, ro- vestly turned up apising, his peculiar avocation, Bb Orod with womne show of guccesa, but finally failod signatty, Tom Foloy is at pronent at Now York, trying to bring about 1» billtard-match at Chicago bo- AUCTION SALES. oR A A By GEO. Pb. GORE & CO, 63 & 70 Wabash-av. DRY Goowns TUESDAY, FES, 23, AT OM A, My W offer rerular linos of Dry Guols, Woolen Cu Baliners, Cottonadca, Maunols, Jorus, Clty et ¥ Aisa Ugstom: toting for Men and Boys, ot Fargo lino i. ‘ovals, Wdk¢s., Damaskn, Rp tween Maurice Daly, of Now York, and Georgo | ines: Krbrotderton, ftuey +) Dress Pel Slosson, of this city, % BO | inEina line ot Biare and Colored SUk Rie eee Qutlery, and a lino of Silver-ptatod Gomte. Fall lize Unik rts, 31 une eat Eage sore an ata ELOSTEERY, Inglndiog Genta’ British Enso, ot, Uarriago Whips, Hin eto. Blache Yonkos Motta ty fa eOLs ete. Tollet Soap, Blain FULL LINE INGRAIN OARPETS AT 11 OCI EO. P. GORE & CO. is fSani Ba aba. Large and Full Lina OF ALI: GRADES SPRING STYLES Boots, Shoos& Slingas WILL BE OFFERED AT OUR Regular Wednesitay Catalogue Atetion Sule d Feb. 24, at 9 1-2a,m, Perfeot Goodsand Regular Sizes gunrantet, pix EO. P. GO! Shand AT AUCTION, ON THURSDAY, FEB, 25, AT 10 O'CLOG, 2,500 Unclaimed Packages, For the Amerfoan Fisprea Company, Goud! Gores MEROY & CO. Monday Morning, I'eb, 22, at 10 o'clock, WE CONTINUR THR GREAT BANKRUPT SALB Fine Watches, Jewelry, and Diamoads, AT OUR STORES, z Nos, 84 and'86 Randolph-st fa A. {atl ino Bt Winding Watches 1204 aad Silver Cescas Gantt Veot Gneiae fades ate Gold Gackets, Brain Gold end Fisebs diva’ Fina Hots, Bracelets, &¢ WASHINGTON, In tho Sonato, tho credontials of Androw John- £0n wore read and placed on file. A resolution ‘was passed for {ho appointmont of a committco of ilve Senators to examina tle workings of tha Civil Servico, with intont to recommend some re- organization aud improvement. Tho joint rovo- Jutlon which pasacd the House lsat winter, ro- Inting to Civil-Sorvice appointment, was passed, At provides that in all cases undor Civil-Nervico oxaminntiong for a position under tho Govorument, when a disabled — Unitod Statew soldior, his wifo, or tho widow of dc- coasod soldior dying of wounds or diecasa con: tracted in tho line of duty as such soldior, or his orphan child, shalt puss such axamination at tho standard fixed by said rutes, such porson shall lave procedence for tho appointment to any ox- isting vacancy, anything in the rules of tho Civil-Servico to the cortrary notwithstanding, “ho Indian Appropriation bill was considered, and a numbor of amendments agrocd to, It io thought that tho Louisiana poonlte will be ablo to harmonize on tho Wheolor compra- mize, A caucus was hold, at which leading Ro- publicans aud tho Congrossional delogation from that Btuto 55 reed to Icavo out the question of the olection of 1872, and to recognize Kellogg ay Govornor as long as the Govornor chall con- So sustain him as suck. Tho four Consorvatives unseated on the 4th of January are to be admit- ted, and 8 new organization of tho Logisiaturo igto be secured, Tho Louisiana Committee will report to-marrow. Tho Tax bill was debated in the Houso at some longth, aod is thought tobo pallu in atrougth. Funoral addrowsea were dehverod iu the after- noon upon the latoly-deceayed mombers,—Hica, Fort, Corwin, Crocker, Iersoy, and [arper, Proaldont Orton, of the Westorn Union Telo- graph Compouy, was oxamiuod before oa part of tho House Judiciary Committes aa to discrimi. uations in tho rates charged difforent patrons for sorvices ronderod by that gorporation. Tho ‘Lom Scott lobby Is in gleo ovor the action of the National Grango in recommending tho £0. ‘abard st 0. Anette, By fayorablo cousidoration by Congress of thelr serprecrattds prayors for a gift from tho mations SMEROY RCO. Auetlonttte, ‘Tho passage of the Chicago Mint bill is not HODGES & CO. hopod for by its frionds, —- oo LEGISLATIVE. 272 North Sedewick-st, conver of Diss (North Bide). Wa tall nell an MONDAY, eb. £ 0) o'eluck a.m. the eutira Htouseliotd Far ; aft ¥taa HL, ©, Partor Hoty, tirussole and Ingista xe Ghambor sete Di mn and Ktrohon Furnitiit ty § Tho Mouse Committao on Edneation in tho Tiinoia Leristabure reported a bill providing for tha compulsory attendance at school, for thre months each yenr, of all children of schoo) age, ‘Tho Judicisry Committes of the same body ro- ported against the oxpodioney of abolishing the Grand Jury syetem, Tho Iilinola Sonate voted down a resolution to adjouru over Washington's birthday. Tho West Virginia Legislature passea a bill Taestay Afternoon, Feb, 23, at 2 p. 2, looking to the immediate wattlemnout of the dix. | Household Goods, Carpets, Crocker, Olas oy f Fated Boundary line between Wont Virginia aud thing aaually kopt for housokvoping. Don’t 3 Iarylond. ‘Tlie controvoryy involvos an aron of | Mme aad place, 6 Wost Latest. ‘ SWAT. IF, HODGIS & CO., Anction: d 8 TPs, eAlegon, Wednos aes By JAS. P. MeNAMARA & COs : 7 Hast Wathingtoo-at. BOOTS & SHOES | AT AUCTION, cule TUFSDAY MOMNING, Fob. %, at 934 o'clock (Oe 40 nguare miles, Tho bill removing the Capital to Whoottng has become a law by limita don, without the Govornor's signature, MISCELLANEOUS, The Second Comptroller of tho Troasury de- cided that tho bridge betweon Council Blusfe anit Omaha iw a part of the Union Pacific Toad, and {ustructy that the Govornment freight shall bo paid for pro rata por milo ovor it, the same as | of Call Hoots, Cougross, Alexis, Ties, Ladios Over any olbor portion of the at and Children's Shoay tu be ch nod ue A verdict waa given in Now York against the Now York & Now Mayon Malroad Company for ovor $15,000, iu favor of a paasengor wlio’ Was robbed of that amount. Tue decision affirmed that a railroad company must protect ita patrons, Antonio Smith, s Portuguouo, living at Spring- Mold, {1., was buried in a sand-| - colvod lijurisa from wuleh he diogs wt “4 °° Roports reooived at Sioux City from th - mikes of tho Dlack Hills are of an enon eg AUB. An $83,000 dofantt kdllod Lim. solf at Wyandotte, Micke ea. Fion hiny ql’ Hoopar, murdorer, was hung at Augusta, By WIL A. BUTTER, AT BALESKOOMS, lus BAST BANKRUPT SALE TO-MORNOW MORNING (TURSDAY), at8550 DRY GOODS, READY-MADL OLOTHINY, BOOTS AND SHOES. AtcHonsers, & East Madison-xt., oppor! ‘theatre, New and Second-Hand Furnitur On Tuesday, Fob, 23, at 9:20, comprleing Parlor, Dining-room, snd Kiael nijure ta great variety. Carpets, Bedding, Storm LEONARD & 0O,, Au FOREIGN, Tho Germania at Berlin, « Dewspsper which published tho circular of the “ope, has beou seized, aud the proprictore are to fs punished. ‘The different Statoa of the Empire of Germany are taking nossures to make it loss of au object fos Wo enugtate, and to oppose the