Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 27, 1875, Page 6

6 THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, MARCI 27, 1875.--TWELVE PAGES, WASHINGTON. Tttsranoes of Would-Be Candidates for tho Presidenoy, Vice-President Wilson Opposed to the Practico of Pensioning Lx-Con- gressien, Prominent Jurists Declare the Civil- Rights Law a Dead Letter. A Suit Growing Out of tho Publication of tho Schenck Poker Lettor. . CURRENT NOTES. WILHON—NONTON—DEATSE, Special Diapateh fo The Chteago-Trtbune, Wasttxatoy, D. C., Marth 26.—An interviawor who has talked with Vice-Presidont Wilson, Bikine, and Morton, says: “ Wileon opposes pensioning ao insny ox-Congressmon; doca not believe fu mating Governmont oficoa nsylnma for dofeated politicians; thinka the Republicno arty wonld be botter if one-third of the office. aolders wero changed, aud ia. conildent his 3pringfold lotter is holping to cure the Demo- arata, Mr, Wilson does not concoal the fact that hois © candidate for tho Presidency, Blaine is hopoful, but not over-contident, of Republican success in 1870. Mo says, a3 to tho attacks of Ropublican papors upon himself for bis consorva- tivo attitude last sesaton, tlnt the Republican party is not ina condition which makes it wise or oxpediont to expel those who helped to found tho party. Bforton is gloomy. Ilia private utterances sro in liarmony with fe public — specches. Ny forebodes tronbio; honertly fears that the Southornors mean to Innugurate a ew robellion, aud docs not know whethor tho North would bo willing to gatutue anothor debt to save the Union. MENMMON, OF NORTH OANOLINA, Friends of Senator Merrimon, of North Caro- ling, stato that thera is no ground whatover for the allegations connecting him in any way with railroad swindtes jn that State. ‘Tho rosolutions roqueating him to resign wero offered in tho Legislature by 8 political opponent, and for po- litical offeet. THT CIVIL-RIGHTS LAW, © Hoveral eminent lawyors at the United States Supreme Court to-day reecived tho various de- emions that linve been mado ty United States JIndges aud United States Commissioners upon tho now Civil-Rights bill, heir unasimous judgment was that, with tho exception of tha jury clause, If the devisious siroady = rendered = whould bo gustafued on —appont, there is nothing left in tho bill, Tho jury-clauge, pending the debate in Congress, was concodol to bo, in a legil Rouse, the weakest foaturo in tha bill, Tho da- visions thus far rendered declaro that tho law sannot affect the rights of States to coutrol inus, theatres, common carriers, billiard-halls, cating~ saloong, and barber-shous. UTAM OFTICES. Thoro nro intimatioun that tha remaval of Chicf-Fustice MeKeou, of Utah, ts to bo foltowed by changes in the olher Fedoral ofticos in that Yerritory. Ex-membor Lowe, tho new Chief- Justive, bas arrived hero, SPECIAL INDIAN COMMISSIONER, =, Tho Hon. J.P. 0. Sinnks, lato Congrossman from Indiana, Las been appointed by Secrotary Delauo aw Special Commisslovor of Indian Af- fairs. Ito will stort in a fow daya to reguiate vintter# in tho Indian ‘Territory, and will prob- ably bo m eervice for a year to come. Mr. Rhanks hag beon peoulinely fortunate, and has heretofore, for eeveral years, recerved appoiut- tients similar to the ono mentioned during cach racesd of Congrous, A QUERR ¢. Gen, Ben Butlerix the atturnoy in a caso pond- ing In tho ‘Yreasury Dopartmont under yory jeculizr circumstances, Tho cavo ty n claim for §50,000 for property solzed in Now Orleans for tho use of the Northern Army by Gen. Butlor, in command of the Union Army. Butlor now ap; feats ascounscl in tho casc agalust the acts of Sutler as Genorat. LIPE+EAVING STATIONS, Congress approprinted £30,000 for life-saving etatious on the Atlantic const and Weatern lakos. ‘Lhe uumbor of Western stations wns deeignuated, but tho amount which shonld bo oxpended upon them wna not stated, ‘Pho plans and speciticn- tiona for these stations on the lattor havo just Geou comploted. nud advortisements for bida will soon be published, prina, Gen. Shiras, Commiasary-Goneral, one of tho oldest army officers, ia dying, Iu tho ovont of his death, Gon. Bockwith, of tho army, brother Of Judge’ Beckwith, of Chicago, will doubtless succeed Lim. THE SENATORIAL EXCURSION, ‘Tom Beott is to bo of the Senatorial excursion parly, which leaves for Mexico on Mouday noxt, and will not probably be on unimportant person fn the expedition, TUE SCHENCK TORER LETTER, Thero was quite 8 eonsntion iu tho District Court hore to-day, arising from tho fnet that Charles A. Dana, editor of tho Sun, had received a eubpenn aso witnoes for Monday nextin tho Nor- man Wistd-Schenck poker letter Inrceny case. Daun had telegraphed Judge Cactter te know what he moaut. Itis alleged that Dana knew something of this letter, and hud of- fered $100 for it, Dans wos sus- picious that the summons might be o trap to servo him with a process in somo libel suit, This subpana, tt appeurs, was isaued by tho forainau of the Grand Jury without tho Knowledge of tho United States District Attor- ney: or of Judge Cart-er, the presiding Judgo. Judge Caritor was very {udignant at this, aud stated that if any porson interferes with Dana while bere tho sevorcet ponallics for contempt will bo visited upon such person, Dana cannot ‘bo excused from coming. THANSYONTATION IN BOND, Tho Treasury customs ofiicials Lavo observed attempte in vorious quarters to retutn to the ola mothod of transportation of goods in boud which Prevailod’ beforo the soal-lock frauds wero diu- covered, Gon, Brintow to-day offectunlly de- feated all those atlanta by dirovting « new genoral order to bo issued to the effect that goods passing from Canada through the United States for exportation aro not outi- tled to be transported under seat, Qoods from Canada for consumption in the United States aro to pass under acal to their place of destination, ‘This order is cspeclatly designed to correct al- loged improper practices in importationa of Canadlan goods for export on tho Mno from Island Pond, ¥t., to Portland, Mo, THE WAWAMAN TREATY, Tho Benate, ju oxccutivo session, romoved tho seal of secrecy from debate on tho Hawaiian treaty, as to any Benators who dosired to have the specchoa printed. Ono only, that of Mitcholl, of Oregon, has thus far appeared, due country will doubtiess be surprised to kuow ‘that tho strongest argumonts in favor of tha treaty wore those which wore baxed upou what is called the protectorate clausa, This argumont waxy mado by most of the Senatora whufavorod tho treaty, If all tho speeches aro published, they will not prove in- tereattug reading to Grant Britain. THE NEXT BPEAKERSINY, Sam Randall ss pressing his cawpeign for the Bpeakorship, Ho wea in Itehinoud ‘Ehureday, sud was received with marked houors by the Virginia General Assembly, The Sonate took a secesw for tive minutes ia order to give hima Handsbabing, aud the floor privileges of both Mouses were tendered him, PACETIOUH TALE, The Evening Star waya ex-Senator Chandler was tet inthe corridor of tho ‘froasury this maorning vy ‘Lom Murphy, of New York. + Well,” woid Murphy to tuo ex-Seustor, “wo aro both out of public oflca now, What do you propove to doe" Well,” replied Chandler, “1 havo been in training for the Hussian mission for tho aut ton and I amuow so far advanced uat 1 cau eat blubber,"" EX-HLNATOU PATTERAON, Tt Is stated that tho frionds of ex-Bonator Pat- terton, of Now Hatasphire, ure ‘about to take eteps to yindicatoghiin in rotation ta tue Credit- Mobilier mattor, Some uew fucty have cone to Hight confirining bla assertions of his entire in- nocence, ’ ‘THE PACIFIO MAYL SUBSIDY SUIT, The persons who wore sued by tho Rufus Hatch Directory of the Pacuio Muil Company for the money thoy reveived in lobbying for tho subsidy are comtident that the now Directory will nut preds the wuite against thom, or attempt to search further ino the mystery. (To the sescerated dese.) * 2 TUE LovIstANa JUDOMUNTP, Wasutyoton, D. ©., March 26,—At the Cabi- det moeting to-day the question arose an ta the power of tho President to Bppoiat a Judge tur the vacant Judicial Districk in Louisiana to which Judge Pardee was nominated, but which nomination failed of bewy counted. ‘Ibe a Pas Prealtent referred tho arbject to Attorney-Con- eral Williains, who cavo an opinion to the offect. that the vacant Judgoship cannot be tilled watt tho next soron of Usngress, A Now Orleans dispatch says: Judro Woods has decidod that tho statutes rive him tho powor toselect a District Judge in his Cirentt to All tha Durell vacancy. — He has written to ench, roven in all, to aveertain who can boat core. To ree lies on See, 591, United States Novised Statutes, for thie authority, THE BLACK ILLS, Tho Secretary of the Intotior hag apnointed Waltor PD. Jennoy geologist for the exploration of tho Black Hills country. Ho will enter upon hig work Immodiataly, APRLSIDENTIAL ‘Thur, Tho Presidont wttl loave hero next week for s puet yale to Now York, with the members of bis family. NAVAL CADETSHITS, Thero will bo about 100 vacancies among tho cadet midslipmon at the naval armory, to bo filed at tho annual examination in Juno noxt. Lho menibers of the Hours of Representatives, whovo districty aro not ropresented ot the Academy ara making theic nominations to tho Seeretuty of tho Navy. DEStANED, MeCarteo, Chief of tho Durean of Engraving and Printing, to-day tendered lus resignation, pile CAPITAL VIEWS. THR ORFAT NATIONAL DAI SCIENCE AB CONS NECTED WITH TIE DEVELOPMENT OF ONIONA, ET Corresrondence af The Chicago Tribune, Wasurnatox, D, C., March 20,—Yesterday af- tornoon, boing slone and iv ndespondont movi, I walked out, and, falling in with a gloomy friond, wo sauntered wearily aud wretchedly down through the great publio grounds weet of the Capital, conatituting what was origivally in- tendod fur (ho most APAVIOUN AND MAGNIFICENT CITY PANK in the Now World, We walked sorrowfully down past the ratlroad-switches, dingy car-sheds, aud palatial dopot, which lie like a horrid night~ mare right across the park-area, almost midway botwoen tho Capitol at the east end aud the nn- finished Washinglou Monument nt the wost ; and, as wo walked, wo discoureed moralizingly upon tho anti-esthetio cupidity of railway corpo- rations,and tho susceptibility of the average Cone Rreaaman tothe soductivenosa of subsidy-swag, which, it is anid here, conspired to plant this foul blot upon tho beauty of the Queen City of tho Repukhe, My gloomy friond and I agreed that, if the Congrcasmen who voted for this outrago are not riddon o’ nights by flery-oyed antl emoke-bolehing goblinu, wo really could soo ua roason why the whole race of goblins dainued should not be exterminated, for inattenticn to businces. ‘hore can be no tso for spooks, if thoy are vot going to fright tho fearful souls of subsidy-speculators ine cago like this, Iaving duly anathematized tho foul blot, wo strolled disconsolately down into tho tree-planted portion of tho grounds, on which stands that architoc- tural paragite, tho Suittheowion TIurtitulo, Wo picked one way along tho border of tho amain drivo jon mo narrow ond dilapt- dated board-walk, which seemed to mo to Lave boon originally o rudo paling fence, that had stood tnere till, through neglect aud old age, it had become discouraged, and bad ilnally Inid down to reat aud rat, ‘This portion of tho paric improssod me as a sort of Recond-hand forest in dyspeptic health, nnd a glotowhercm the ghosts of departed impcennious lobbylete might dolizht to congregate aud gibber together about their littlo echomes in thy tleah for plucking the on- tonal gooay, ‘Lha garkis not badly kopr, cither, How ouuld 5 be when Congross aunually voter no nny greeabacks inte the pockets of so many park-keepers, and chargea thom, with all the solomnity cf a atatnte, to lot it alone? Theno public stipendinries aro law-abiding mon, tqo, and they perform their only arduous duty with tho most rigid punctuality, as the pay- ing clerk ab the Treusury will choorfully toutify, if investigated on tho subjact, TR ANCIUTECTUNAL PARABITE, built with the defunct Mra, Smitnson's monor, iso voet, Irregular, and unique pilo of bricks aud mortar, with a number of towors, chimueys, and other caxicllated deformities, arocted probably meroly for tho purpose of malting it unlike any other building in tho world, Ioan't conceive of any othor purpose thoy answor in on nrobiteo- tural view, ‘Tho 'Inatitute” ie said to contain An attenuated * curlosity-abop,” a fow books, a great many ompty roomsMind a Profoesor of Seionccs,—all for the advancement of learning, A patrinrchal Janitor, with o inummicd os- pect und 8 dust-broom, atnika about with tho airof s#pectro of tho Alexandrian school, and gives the placo what cheorfulnevs of appearance tean borst, Nobody Imows how old tho Professor and janitor aro; all that ia certainly known is, that they have boon hero o long time, and that they atill wear tho eaino musty and mumrmiod appearance o4 whon thoy were dug up from somo ancient ruin and put in hbero,—not a featuré changed, not a cobweb or apock of mold missing frown their wardrobes, nor a hair moro or less in thoir vonarnblo wigs »gNo- body over thinks of visiting tho intorior a netoud time. Lifois too short; and, besides, tho at- tractions are hardly numerous enough to com- pongate for the chilly waves that chaso exch other up and down the visitor's back na he cons somplates tho ghoatlinoss of tho house and its resident apectres, ‘UNCLE HAM's FARN—SCIENTITIC ADNICULTUNE, Ashort distanco farther down, Pussalg. our melancholy explorations, we ontored upon « bar- 1en-looking wasto, which, for Bone imeompre- honsiblo reason, is callod ‘tho Agricultural Grounds; or, in other words, it is Unclo Sam's “form.” It how an Agricultural Department building on ft, around which there are somo stiuted avorgroen treos, and a vory Jaint suspl- elon of an intention to Mave somo flower or onion bots when spring opens. I may, in thia last statement, wrong tho Varmor-lu-Chict, alr, Watta, but ‘that {athe way it looks” to mo. Tho reat of tho farm" has the appearance of having been engaged In wrostling with the blight for a great mnauy thousand years, and as though it had ‘boon, so to speak, tho under dog In tho fight. Howover equal tho contest may havo been at any period sinco the morilug stara began to sing together, It ia palnfully evidant now that tho bilght los tho farm in chancery, Ag wo passed through the oponing {n the fenco (it {4 dnipas sible to guces what the fence is thera for) into the inclosure, au unuttcrable oxpreasion of woe intensified Itkolf upon the faco of my melancholy friend, and I know at onco that ho Lad at Inet discov. erod a scone where sick fauey and aspect could hold congenial converse. Failing at onco, an becanio us, into a funeral paco, we followed whorever tho slouous roadways lod, aud rovelod inthe dosolation and bight that Jay dond all around us, Occasionally wo camo upon some startling avidonee, like the rovolation of a lone foot-print in tho sands of & bunndicus desort, that somobody had been there before us. In one placo, for {uatance, near the path, there stood a dwarfod, crooke: and atraggling shrub, in a hopalosa, bowed at tude; and boelde it leaned n bit of board, berr- ing a Latin inseription, My dolorose friend, who is learned iu ancient higoes, raid it wau tho name of the shrub; but, to my uneducated and guiloleas eve, tho uufortunste thing was morcly on indiferont sample of the Amorican crab-apple treo, sud I foll to wonderlug how or by what tolechanco it came thero, and why it was at- tompted to crush the poor thing with auch a none, Iti no wondor to mo that evorvthing on tho farm louks fatigued, crushod, aud dis- couraged, 4 NOMENCLATURE {a what has dono it, In another placa, wo passed a fow broken and trampled briera. Au Inacripted board lay prona on its back, near by, weighed down with the Information, in Latin, that the: wero bramblos, ;We contemplated tho weoue wit: mourulul, almost tearful, omotions, It was so allectluy to know that our farmor-in-Chief takes a loarned interest in even wo humble a thing a¢ obramblo. Passing on, wo camo, at intervala, upon bits of board upon which wore painted, in bold and fearless characters, the warming words, ‘Koep off the grass.” It was pausing alranga, We looked about us for pross, but failed to do- tect any, We woro, perhaps, nnfortunate in not having about useuch a thing usa microscope ; itis aid to be au juwtrument that iy wonderfully bolprul In masing discovorics, Ag it was, tho iuscriptions were wmotely an inexcusable woata of paint. In one place thus marked, there was an expanse of yellow toud, and nothing moro; iu anothur, there Was & heart-broken ‘Jymp- um” stalk and a fow congenial neighbors,— volunteer weods, specles unkuown,—but no grass. Ablade of grauw there would havo do- niroyed the Larmony of the placo, I meutally bauked Farmer Watts for the care he bad taken a preserve the unltica” of the park; but my dugubrious friend remarked that bo thought thuse painted bearda au ovideuce that the Agri eultural Commlsuiouer was disposed tu indulge in UNSEEMLY LEVITY, to tho ordinary mind (hoy do scom suggestive of practical Jokes, A Io siiotleve toon bushes (called everxrecn through courtesy), with sono- Tous Latin ies, stood ta a atisgeling bind of way on varius portond of the grounds, Hike so miany cnmned lawyers, yawning and waltivg in chilly discowfort fer watso chanee—any chanue —terelicve thew dcspersts condition Of fiezo- dom. Tf it contd bo conevived tnt they wero making any eifort whatover, It was that thoy wor trying to got ont of sight—not by fight from the field, but by Inglorious subsidence ito tho elreumfacent yellow mud. A half-doxen contrabauds snd gentiomen of Milesian traction, with au indeseribablo — araort- ment of imploments, and oan ale of noutterable woo, wero moving about, ond, as near ag we could niako it out, exhausting their physienl encrgica in tho effort to preserve tho xenoral drenriners ond blighted aspect of tho place, We tearnod afterward that thoy are called, [eran opfeiat ietton, Iaboror-farmers. Another jokoof Farmer Watta, Isuspect. THF AQNIOULTURAL BUILDING is tho only thing on tho premines that In out of character with the surroundings, It fa a bries airucturo, somewhat imposing as to aizo, pallt- Jess of tasto or architectural symimatry ; but it looks freak, as though it were built within tho pant century, and this it ia that marks it sharp. yin contrast with tho surromuding * farm." Within the building, however, wo bohald tho Rights that mont alfeutad un, ‘Ihirty or forty clerks, omployed to auelat Farmer Watts, wore reclining,—somo in cary chairs, with their heels Fenoslog upon thelr tables in front; othera Janguiehing upon thoatrical-looking bunks or lounges; and all wearing au aspect of extromno woariness and oxhaustion, Tho spectacle of thirty or forty youug, healthy, aud woll-dressed men devoting thomeclyes tu the advancomont of Agriculture, scientitically cousilored, wearing out their heels over their agricultural desks, sulter- ing the loss of thelr back bair by abrasivo con- tact with ngiicultural easy chairs, racking their brains and wasting their norvous forces in the oxerclso of signing vouchers for monthly poy, and reducing theninelyes daily to tho stato of montal and physica) oxhaustion in which they scomed plunged tipon tho occasion of our visit.—-tho spectacia is ono to oxcite not only tho liveliest wonder and admiration, but the profonndest sympathtes of the averago Atmorvan citizen, 1 loft the iresanica wih oa reformed — nuct on larged =con¢eption of the Importance to our whole glorious country of the Agricultural Department. And especially was I impossed with the institution ag relates to its scientitic Inbora for the henetit of the hardy Uillors of tho soil, and scarcoly less with the grim Getormina- tion which sat upon ench clerkly face, and shono from each uplifted foot, to “KEEP THAT “Ans” UP TO THE MARK, whatover tho mark may bo. Paronthotically, let tus pray, “ Heaven eave tho mark.” 1 suall nover again recoive a secd-package of lettuce or cab- hago from tho Agricultural Burean through the post without thiuking sadly of the prodirions wrentinge of thoen thirty or forty farmor-clorica with the United tates “farm' and the oveult acienco of Agriculture. Turmp hass new sige nifleation to me now, and tho eseulont boot con- tains world of science, ludepentont of its snc- charino possibilities, Nover again can I iting at tho felino concortizors in tho back ya copics of agricultural documents, though 1 may nover find ao substitute combining eqtial convenience and choapness. , Watle meins ory holds her seat in this distracted globo (I ota from W. Shakepeare to take this deelara- lon itupressive), Lean mover ngain handle ir- rovorontly an Agricultural Report. T should ox- nect contidontly, in such an event, to sco 8 pro- eusvion of all tho aguicuitural spooks that havo passed into tho ghostly shades, through tho portala of that Agricultural Bureau, since the day when eciones and onlon-growing wore united under its roof. Katyen Pau. RIVER NEWS. Sigusof Breat-Up in Western Strenins Condition of tue IceeGorges at the Siunte Speetal Dispaten to The Chicago Tribune, Nines, Mich., Marott 20.—A Jarge quantity of wator collected in tho low sag, West Niles, camo rushing down Ctant and Clay streets this af- ternoop, and, when it reached tho yi- cinity of Mill etreet, vont tho rivor, broke over its confines, flooding houses, undor+ mining tences and trees, and nearly destroying Grant street, betwean St. Josoph pyenuo aud Mill street, ‘Cho damage amounts to sayoral hundred dollars, “Special pfapateh (a The Chienao Tritune, Sioux City, In, March 26.—River men predict that tho ico will break by Sunday at Fort Sully aud polots this side. ‘Tho weather is romarkobly warm, and tho snow {a meltiug rapidly. Croza- ing at all pointe Is sueponded. Pont Jenvis, March 26.~—Pho Erie Railway has stopped running throngh freight ovor the Delaware, Lackawanna & Weatorn Railroad, yes- terday, and are filling tho stations on the Dela- waro divisions with loaded oars praparatory to resuning travel on thoir own road on Saturday night, whon tho bridge will be souaplatod: In- dications of a heavy storm prevail, which will bo followed by immenso damago down tho river, Maver Cnuxx, Po, March 20.—Tho two dama at this place aro atill covered with ico 15 inches thiol, On tho dam at Purryvillo tho ico 16 12ineches. Thodam ot Whitehaven is tho Inrgeost on tho Lehigh River, and {6 filled with thousands of wawlogs and — ico 20 inches thick. It ratned two hours this aftor- noon, but it will not raise the river very much, The past few days have dono inuch towards ro- duoing the snow and ice along tho rivor, but thoro 14 no serious difliculty oxpected. Winkesuarne, Pa., March 26,—It has roined all tho evening, with tho appoarance of contin. uing all night. Reports from Towanda and other polnts up the river etoto that it is mining hard. Tho anow is disappearing rapidly, ‘Tho low places In tho fluids aro tilled with wotor adoking pasinge to tho straame, but tho rivor hay notriscn perceptibly, ‘wenty-four hours of auch woathor will {ill tha tributaries of tho river full to the banks, and dangor will bo at hand, New Your, March 26.—A Port Doposit (Md.) dispatch states that tho leo-gorgo. thora fa muclt foarod, and itis believed that when if moves, ubless somo vary favorable ciroumstauces arinc, it will sweop away most of tho place, and also carry off tho bridge at Havre do Grace, Dispatches from the wort branch of the Bus- \quekanua River stato that a tolegraph ofice hay been cstablisked at Glen Union, to warn pooplo whon the gorgo there moves, Aca-cutters are at worl at Lock Haven and Williamsport, ond blasting haw beon tried at the Jatter place to mnko a channel, Pout Jenvis, N. X., March 20.—Tho Erle Rail- way Company hos completed tho now bridgo acrosa tio Delaware Itivor, to replace tho ono dostroyed by tha flood, Passonzer aud freight train aro running agaln over the main line. GOOD FRIDAY, Ata Observance at Home and Abrond, Lonvon, March 26,--Good Friday was obgorved aes goneral holiday. Business waa suspended, and tho churches filled morning and afternoon, Creenwich Park, Black Meath, Hampstead Heath, and other parks woro throngod with poo- plo, The weather was fino, and the crowds of ploasure-seekers woro immonso, Accidents oc- curred, and somo disorder is roported, but noth- ing serious, New Yong, March 20.—Tho lower part of New York Is comparativoly dull to-day, ‘Lio number of peoplo in tho wtreots this morning way rorhaps little leas than on ordinary weok doye, But very ittlo business was done. Large con- regations assembled in tho Roman Cathultc and Protostant Episcopal Churches, and the Lenton wervices wore of tho tsual impressive charactor, Nenrly oll tho courts ero closod, aa aro also tho Stuck and Gold Exchnnges, and among brokers .tho day is ag closely obsorved av if it wero m logal holiday. ‘Tho banks and private banks are obliged to kop open, but they oro doing ttle business, Thero sro aomo counter orders for Goyernmont bonds, and something has been done in forelgn ox- chango, all on the basis of yoatorday’s pricos and rates, Botrowers of money yesterday mado ar- raugomonts for Joans uutil Saturday. {ho city can scarcely bo sald to have worn a holiday ap= pearance, av tho cloudy sky and dirty streets Prevonted its assuming so cheerful au aspect, Mempeuts, Toun,, March 26,—Tho Cotton Ex- chango was closed, businesa Fonerally, alts. pounded, and tho observance of Good Friday more general than usual, the attendance at tho Episcopal and Catholic churches, on tha solemn aud Improselyo sorvices of the day, being va- uaually largo, IN MEMORIAM, Special Diavatch to The Chicago Tribune, Ottawa, Ont., March 26,—Tho Irish Catholla Donovelont Socioties in various party of the Do- minion are passing resolutions oxpressive of their extecm for tho late Jobn Mitchel, cham- Plon of Irish rights, New Youu, March 26,—The Pollca Cammis- loners hayo informed the parties who vers ux. bocting to parade iu the funeral pageant on Suns day in favor of the momory of Jobu Mitchel, that such a parade canuot taky place, as the law forbids any euch demonstrations, ‘The public parade hes therefore boeu abandoned, sud an ovation will take place on Sunday afternoon um the Hippodrome, New Youx, March 96.—A convention of Thivh soctotios to-night adopted rewolu- tious oulo¢iutlo of tho Memory of tha Jute Jobin Bichel, ‘The Kocioties are agerioved at not being consulted by the Fenian Hrotherbood with regard to tho parady, end uve declded to take uo part mit, but call an oarly meeting and mako srraugoments for 4 proceasion to bo purticipated iu by diiwh wocuetice. A CHAT ABOUT CHATTERTON, The Marvelons Boy That Perlsh- ed in Jhis Pride.” Old Bristol and Its Ancient Landmarks e--Lomb of the Poct---The Muni- ment-Room. Chatlortows Gontus for Lying and Writ- ing Poctry---}lis Early Disap- polytment, and Sulckte. Written for The Chteaas Tribune, Ono of tho most noted sights to bo seon by tho curiosity-linnter in old Bristol, England, is tho large, vonorablo chureh, which is now known in this stenm-tranalt ayo elmply ad tho Radclift Church, but which, in the olden time of tho slow coach, and when people had more time for words, wag #tylod THE CHUNCI OF BT. MALY RADCHIFT. By this latter phravo it sounds bettor as a rolic of antiquity, and an {uepirer of wtrango okt senantions, This is tha placo, above all places, in that old-fnshioned city, respected oven now for hanging upon the remnants of tho past, in which tho said inhabliants take pride, It is espectably notablo, and fs laudably choriahed, as tho birthplace of tho genius of ono of tho most remarkable yonths that have gained tho fame of prevocity,—Thomas,Chatterton. Tho assoointions and surroundings of this mnag- nificent old pilo of reconstructed stono are well entculated to beget and inspire such a gouins. Thochurch atands—s prominent object on rising ground—on the right bank of tha Avon, just abovo whera that river takes a bond and forme the modorn harbor of the shipping. It ia on tho opposite elde of the river, and somo distance from tho original city, When firat built, it must havo beon upon the crown of o beautiful bill, eurrounded with a green lawn and delightful rural acenory, whilo the city stood upon another hill not far off, surrounded by tho wall and moat of foudal times, inclosing the fourteen clurches, tho ‘spires of which rogo above tho wall, and standing so near to each other thats sportsman, perchod upon a contre ono, might lave shot o pigeon from tho belfry of elther other one. Now tho churoh stands in tho midst of A COMPACT CITY POPTLATION, who oceupy bluck and greasy brick buildings, two stories high, built on’ narrow streots, which aro tho shops fur insignificant retail trade, or for worknion in all pradoe of handicraft, or mora city cabins, which oto the dark and dreary homes of tha laboring poor, ‘Lhis old temple of tho worshipers is the companion of numberless heor and gin shops, the places where congregate doal- ers in old clothes, old fron, old furnitao, and junk in bottles, rags, aud rops. In tho narrow atreots of tho snrroundinga aro toa-shops, and picture-frama inakors, with windows full of old prints, and grocers, who show forth their calling in pyramids of choeso and pillars of butter on their cotinters; and within stone's throw of tina church, whose patron and restorer was the groat merchant Canyngo, is tho Canyngo House, io which uow is kept ono of the fluost old boolt-shopa of the Kingdom. As seen from the aristoceatia suburbs upon the hills around, tho church stands forth tho most prominent ob- Ject of nll,—tho inassive equaro tower, with cor- nor turrete snot flagstam, the principal figure, whilo tho ates sround Acems sproad out os a fleld ridged with tho peaked red-tilo roofs, bris- tliug wish tho potted tops of tho chimuoy pots. TUE FIRST BIOT-TOWEN, Acroza tho streot from tho front stands an- othor tower, a8 a foil, destitute of all architec: tural motit, which in a shot-towor,-and built thoro, aud tho business still kept ruvning, to commemorate tho fact that hero was first discov- crod thoart of manufacturing shot, from tho avcident thata plumber in ropairiug the lead roof of tho church-tower spilled bis pot of mo!t- ed motal, which, falling along distance to tho Rround, tools the form of ephores, og tho drop of water freezing becomes tho rouudedl hai atong. a Standing ttho south porch, tho visitor will seo, ob tho distauce of 8 gr 4 niles, THE DUNDRY WILL, andho may bo told, as a tradition, that tho Btones of tho thick walls about him wore taken from tho quarries in those hills, and that they woro brought there, not on wheels, for in that early day wheols woro not much in fashion; noither by peck aulmals of ase, horse, or donkey, which latter did oven thon considorsbly abound, but by man powors sndin this wo Arowofmen \was formed from the Dundry hillsto the churoh aud agch ston Was thrown from hand to baud till it Lind mado its Journoy'’s ond; ond for this service onch man received only, according to the Soriptnro 1ulo, n penuy a day, A wall protects tho front of the ecburch from tho dug way mado for o busy strect, and a» noisy “profile that passes horoby; and o bigh iron fouco surrounds tho grounds, in whioh aro s fow dis spirited treos, andin patches hore snd thero award that is covered with grass intonaoly groon, —an oasis of natura in tho midat of brick wails and stony paving, All around, lying upon tho ground or standing erect by the irou fouce or Gillxed to the church wall, aro tablets aud tomb- Btoncs, that slow, as was evor tho custotn in olden timo, that this grand old church, instituted for tho worship of tho living, is in tho midat of ® gravoynrds and that tho churchyard, os the ro- postory of the dead, is moro sugycstive of gicom than glory. ‘THE TOMD OF OMATTRUTON, On tho nurth vido of the church, and within tho high tron fonco, botwoen the upright hors of which tho faco of wany o stravger has poored to see who it fuclosed, amid prone troted gravestones, staode @ taaty monument, aud ou tho ton, of it tho stono image of a doll- ontelyeformed buy, facing the publia thorough. fore, draped in thogarb of one of the obarity- eebools of the city; and this ts the monumont which the Briatoliaus have erectod to tho mem- ory of tholr young tomnoam: sud roully the most distinguished porson: f their city,— ‘Luomas Chatterton, the tmarvelous boy who porlebed in his pride,” it {y orocted in the most appropriate place, for be was born in one of those tile-coverad tenemonts on one of those narrow aud dark streote but s few rods distauce, From the tower of thatchurch sprung the thought that becamo tho inspiration of his genius; and the wholo surrounding ie tinctured with romance and antiquity, in which he revoled, and intouse> ly suggcativo of the current of tinte rolled baol- ward. When thachild had becomes boy, ho would wandor ontho hills of tho surrounding country, aud Me down on tho meadows in viow of this St. Mary's Churob, tix hineyos upon tho towor,and atataly edifico, and seem ag if ho wore itt a trance, nursing the eutbusiasin that becanie his. destroyer, Within tho church will ba seen monuinents to tho distinguished auclont Conynge family, aud other eminent notabilities which bave been eclipsed by that boy in the blue coat and yallow stockings onthe outside, and fron tho etligios of which, as the padded vorgors will toll tho visitors (in spite to that old fuo of tho State Church), Cromwell knocked Of the uosos and the tingers, aud left them in a ridiculous plight, surely, Here also may boxcen somo choracteristic paintings by Hogarth, aud tha tattorod bauuer of old Admirable Penn,—a fayotto old warrior, and father of William Pout, the Quaker, who exchuwod oll that florce folly in which bis father took dolight. But te most at- tractive sight of ail within js yot to be soon. ‘This is reachod by paselng into tho yostibule and Up @ narrow psssayo Of winding atono stops, dlenty lighted by long slotted qorha jou throigl tho thick wall, whore {s roschod, over the north porch, THE MUNIMENT-noow, mhatoyor that tay be, ‘I'uis ia but a cell, 12 foot aquoro, in the tmmense wall ofa section of tho tower, arched ovor aud envased in atone, tighted by one or two clouded windows, the walls festooned with cobweba, the stone floor earpetod with the accumulated dust of gouora- tons; the vory dust should be shaken frow tho fout in rovorouce, for bere it veomy to bo har. bored a sacred, ‘Iho only oLjovta in the room urea couple of worm-outcn vakon boxes, {n ono of these, it ia wnid, wore depoulted the private papers of tho great Canyugo, the puta- ive fathor of the church, Horo is the box in which “Chatterton claimed to bare discoyored tho ancions manuscripts, from which came tho Howley poems, and other literary productions, written on parchimont, aud in such bad Bugllsh, and words so badly spelled, and in a laudwrit. ing a0 uncouth, as Jod to the suppopition that thoy must havo beoun vory ancient. Thin poet, Howley, wan # veritable person, & wort of priestly friend, and depoudont on tho good aud devout Cauyuge, ‘This, and the tuild- ng of tho church, wae when tho Popo lad a good standing In the Mritlal Isle, and when bls teligion had a strong hold on the hearte aud causcionces of tho people, Itmust havo boon so, or thoy would nut have built fourtcon churches within a gunshot of each other, and ‘built suother yroat church by carrying its wacro stones 8 miles band to band, A BIOGKAYHICAL BERICH. ‘Thomas Chatterton wag born in Pyle street in Uristel, ucar the Kodeliff! Church, ou thy 2th Novombor, 1752, Mis fathor was a acliool-teach- erandcontected with the church, and died bos fono tho birth of thisson, is mothor taught him to road from au illuminated block-lotter Hiblo, Mo lad an tntuitivo fondness for all anciant things, sud x» readiness to take np tho writings of the anetont achool of tho Englivh, like tho literature of Chaucer. Hs mothor betig poor, the boy waa aducated nt tho Colston chatity-school, Thoro ho had the lesson of tho romantic and antique constantly boforo him in the very institution in which ho was learning to road and write, This Colaton wan an oll merchnnt of the Merchant Vonturora’ Soctoty, whom Sobastian Cabot founded, and ho ntado a marvelous amount of monoy by his trade in tho shipping line, and deyotod it to institu. {ions of porpatnal charity to his town, Colston in tho ennonized saint of benovolonco fa Bristol, aml they have thes soctetics thore that annually entagreat dinner and drink barrels of wine in commemoration of lis charity to thoir city, which svems to have become a stream that will flow on furover, Ona of ite grontcst products was tho boy Chattorion, AT sonoat. Whilo at this school, aud wearing tho uniform in which ho is pottrayed in marble on the top of his monument, he commenced writing postry. aA marvolous production of his is preserved, which ho is anid to havo writton at the ngo of 13. Thora {s no doubt ho exhibited tho most remark- ablo development of precooity, in the groat art of tho ready writer, of any porson who over lived, to give uttoranco to thoughts in tho English lan- gnago, His carly productions show a complete mnaturity of mind, in thought, oxprosaion, and judgment. ‘They are comptetaly divested of all appoarance of childlatnos. ‘Khero is at tho Kamo time aw equal appearance of maturity of evil,‘and development of passion, os if tho writluge were the production of a inate Byron, A copyist. At tho nge of 14, he was appronticed toa seribe, and engaged asa legal copyiat, Tore lio aoquired a alill in the art of using tho quill oly teaniorras worning will anthoritatively dony that enabled lum afterward to completely imitate tho style of ancient writing, and pon old parch- ment, which so succevafully docolyed many ox- ports. 4 iio first appeared in print on the oponing of the stono bridge across the Avon that councots tho old city with the stroot that leads to hig old eliureh, on which occasion ho produced in anciont stylo a detailed account of the oponing of tha previons bridge some conturies before, stating that be had found the account aniong the ancient mauwecripts, ‘This waa published in Felix Fartoy's Beistol Journal, a nowspapor which yet survives, after tho olapse of moro than a eontury, Inu this. jouinal many cf his oarly productiony appoarod, somo of them in tha straightforwatd Mnglish of tuo day, But they do not scom to havo attractod much attoution in that form, It was bis protense tlint ho lind dis- eoverad tho auclont manuscripts, and thoir pub- lication as such, with tho Bowler posms. thot attracted attention to him, and became tho foundation of hia fame, which briyhtened after his melancholy death. Ho lind thon before him tho example and the public fascination of the publication of ‘tho Ousinn poom by Mauphorson, fot tho foundation of his fanto was a great Ie, aud it was the artfulness of it that brought nim into notoriety, It is strango that ono having Buca a gonius, sid keowing his own power, ehould seek to palin off that yenius to another. But porhaps in tho maturity of hie Judgment ho woil considered tho adyantago of scoming to rixo on borrowed wings, though thoy were truly his own. THE ANGIGNT WNITINGS TESTHD, Bome of thosa ancient writings lo eont to Horace Walpole, addressing ins such a noto as only a man could Iiave written, Walpole anub- bed him, for which ho has beon unduly cen- sured for putting tho oxtinguisher upon gonius, Walpolo found out that the manayeripts wero forgerios, and trented tho writer as avy man of the world would havo donc, Chatterton aftar= wards wrote him domanding bavk his mann. seripts, and addressed the great Lord and favor- ito of tho public nb if ho were an oqual. ‘tho damooratio spirit in his nature carly croppod out, A LITENARY IAC. Chatterton bocame 9 correspondent fora num- ber of nowspapora and those quaint old maga- zines of the timer, all of which pattorned after the Gentleman's, tho fathor of poriodical litera- ture, which then had poan published nearly forty years. ‘Bho so-atyled anciont manuscripts of tho Howloy posins woro published in tho Zown and Country Magazine. ‘Thoy produced on earnost controversy among tho learned men of tha day as to thelr genuinenoss. Tho high charactor of the productions was tho strongost argumont. that thoy must havo beon tho com- position of & poraon of greater talont than could’ tost in tho mind of the boy Chatterton, At the ago of 17 he was refeaved from his ap- pronticestip in Bristol, and wont up to London to try his fortune IN THE LITERARY JINE,. aud to earn his broad by becomingin correspond- ent of tho vowspapora aud periodicals of tho day, Io was, ot an carly ago and at an carly tino, a Bohemian of tho prees, Tors timo, as ho happened ‘to bs a recognized gonius of tho hour, ho waa measurably succosaful with his pen, Ho that he bocame very nitich elated aot his peouniary prospects, and wroto yory enthualastio und hopeful lottora to his mother aud wistor at Bristol, for whom, {n all his waywarduces, he over ontortained the mont davotod affection, and dlyided with them tho small pittance of his carnings, It was in tho year 1760 that he wont to Lon- don, It was in tho time when tho question of the lborty of Britons againat the despotiam of tho throne wan deeply saltatin tha country. It was whou tho tronblo with the American Col- oulos was brewing for outbreat in rebollion, Thero was appatoutly as much hostility to tho Governmont nt homo as there wasin tho Colo- uloa with all tho classes that had not an intores$ atatakein tho perpotuity of tho royal succes- sion. Lord Bute, tho lated Scotsman, had got joxsossion of the throne, on which tho pudding- hoaded Georga IAL, formally sat, and ho was adroitly pushing tho policy of Kingly authority that camo near Initiating a rebellion in tho King- dom, and did sever tho connection af tho Colo- nice from the unnatural Mothor Conntry, ‘Tho hoy Chatterton took aldes with the people in hel ASPIRATIONS YOR LIDENTY, and played a manty part with Iie pen along with Dr, Prico, Dr. Pricstly, Wilkes, Horn Tooke, and Junius, It way in this conueetinn that ho wrote the poom of “Prophecy.” In which are stanzas in character liko tho following : When at Buto's feet poor Frantotn les, Marked by tho priest fur cacritice, And doomed a vietin for tho el Of half tho owts and all the £ Look up, yo Britons t ceaso to nigh, For your redemption drawoth nist, Chatterton at tho time was a atrong friond of oud sympathizer with the prospoctive robels in Amorica, With tho friends of Ltborty in that day,—he delighted to cali them the op- fiossed and porsocnted brethren,—ho sung ho songs of oxultation when Boston harhor was mado 8 hugo teapot of British tea. Ho pro- cured an introduction to that storn, patriotic lover of Uberty, Boukford, the Lord Mayor of Lonilon, who was tho fathor of the fanious Will- jam Beokford, author of * Vathotk,” and tho builder of Fonthill Tower, By the Lord Mayor hho was most cordially recolved, and tho boy- author wae much dispossd to stand by tho stn! wart Mayor with his pon, and espouse, as ho did, the cause of tho gonoral opposition to the Gov- ernment and Lord Bute's rulo, On (his aldo, however, thoro was poverty aud poor roward. On tho eldo of Govornmont word power ond monoy, Aud in tho frailneas of his nature, at tho cravings of his stomach, and tho realization of the wants of bis poverty-stricken mother aud wlster at hore, ho was much inclined to play THE PANT OF THE LOUEMIAN, and ho confessed that on tho one side thora was Ho mouvy, on tho othor intoreat; and showing knowledge and maturity much beyoud hls yoars, he contloues, * But ho la a poor author who can. not write on both sides." With tis pen howanted tooarn the money toonsblo him to slaughter with bls pen thofoo that fodhim., ‘Therots nothing moro Inbotesting inall tho carecr of thin inarvelous boy than that in which he tried ta orform the parts of otruo, patriotic Briton on io aide of personal liberty of tho subject, DINAPPOINTMENT AND DEATIV. But he anid of hineelf, hie ruling passion wae “uneonquerable pride,” Ho soon learned the frailty of trusting to woak human naturo, even iu London, — Disappointed in the hope of com- pensation from lis literary Iabors, divappointed in the means of subsistouce in advocating the eauso of oquality which he loved, dissppointad in the reward oped for in serving the party of money and powor, abd disconraged in the Liopo ofover having his creation of Rowley recog- nizod as a poet of the anclout timo, or his own cnius appreciated by his own gonoration, or nawn by posterity; not having learned anything “of ® Divine Belong on whom he could rest all his hopos, Lo gave way to that consuming pride, and ruthlessly dashed his young bara upon the shore ere his life voyage had hardly bognu, -Having beer rejected in on ofticial application to sorve ay Surguon'sa Mate on au oxpodition to Africa, be soomed to give up all hopo, Ile ropuired to Lia lonely attic, destitute |- of food; and in his pride refueiny an invitation to partake of amesl with his landlady, ho took argonic, aud wos found dod op the 25th of Au. pus, 1770, being only 17 yoars aud Y months old, Lhotoom in which he died was found strewn with {raginonts of paver, und cvoty Kerap of his writhigs which he had rotalued in bis possouelon os BO. attesly dostroyed by bis own bands that nota thought could bo gatherod up. Thuy ho foomad to nim to commit eulcide upon his own famo as woll ns upos his person, At tho very momont ho was destroying himsolf, influontiil friends had arlscn tu invostigato tho claims of the Rowloy pooms, and would havo donbtlens recose- nized tho gonitus of the hoy-post who bad produce thom. ‘Thue waa cut of one of tho brightont ir- tellects that over livod, who might have ranted. with Shakapeare, Campboll enys, ‘No English Poot ovor equaled him at the same ago." %, Basten. | | | — POLITICAL, RHODE ISLAND REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET, Pnoyinenor, Ri, March 26,—Tho Ropublice an State Convention was in session all night, and this morning nominated Btato officers, ax follows: Honry Lippott, of Pravidenco, for Uovornor, by Just tho requisite number of votes, Ifonry T. Bisson, of Little Compton, was nomi- natod for Livutenant-Governors J. W. Adde- mat, Bocrotary of Bato; Willard Baylos, Attor- noy-General ; and Samuel Cork, Gonoral Tri urer, Tholant throoaro the prosont inoumborita. The chlof roasonof tho prolonged struggle was the opposition of tha temporance mon to Lip- pott, Tho Prohibition Btnta Convention will moot on Monday and the Domucratic Siato Conyon- ton to-morrow. ‘ MIGHIGAN POLITICS, Svertat thapateh to The Chreauo Tribune, Tansixo, Mich. March 26,—Threo of tho four Prahibitlon candidates on tho State tickot having deolinod, tho wholo ticket fs withdrawa, 4'ho Democrats ond Republicans will run tleketa thin spring In thia city, with the chances In favor of tho success of tha Domocrata. A WORD FROM GOV, HENDRICKS, Inptanavoits, Ind., March 20.—Iho Sentinel the report going tho rounds of tho pros to tho effoct that Gov. Hondricks has ongaged a anite of rooms nt Washington for polities! or any other purposes during the noxt session of Con- gress. . CAPITAL AND LABOR. ‘THE LEHIGH COAL-MINERS! STRIKE, Mavor Cituncr, Pa., March 26,—Tho situation {uy tha Lehigh coal region remains in tho aamo condition, not one'of tho largo opcratora giving avy hopos of resumption. Coal fs gotting acarcor every day, ‘Tho large atock of coal ot tho Hnzardvillo yarda ia noarly oxhanstod, ond will only Insta fow days nt tho longost. The miners remain item, and will not go to work for Jose than tho 1874 basis, KANSAS CITY COOPERS, Snectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Kaunas City, March 26.—Tho coopers’ strike has onded by tho employera neceding to tho torma dtemanded, ‘I'his will place over 100 mon at worls agaln, THE INDIANS, TROUBLE THREATENED AT THE SPOTTED TAIL AGENCY. Cunyennn, Wy., March 20.—Col, Stanton, of tho United Stutes Army, snd party arrived to- day from tho agenoles near tho Black Ills, Tho Colonol reports the Indians in bad temper at the Spotted Tait Agenoy. No rations havo boon igaued totho Indiana for month. ‘Tho beof issue is oxhausted for tho fiscal year, Tho In- dians are eating ponies, Spotted Tail says somo of his peoplo have died of starvation. ‘Che pros- ence of troopa provent outbreaks. Tho Indians threaten raiding acrous tho Platto, and say thoy can’t atarvo, ee TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. Tho Dotrolt Common Connoll lant night re- fusod to accept Mayor Moffat’s resignation. Tho Troasury disburaemonts of gold at Now York yeatordny wora $111,000. Imports of dry- goods for tho weols, $1,958,019. ‘Tho St. Paul Read isnaw open. Tivo passon- gor trains arrived at Sioux City on ‘huraday night, bringing over 200 pasvengers, most of whom had been snow-bound along tho line for nearly two weoks, ‘Tho Cincinnat! Southorn Ratiroad Trustecs yesterday awarded to tho Roam [ron Compnny, of Chattanooga, Tonn., n contract for 1,000 tons of {ron rails nt 853,75 8 tou, to bo doliverod on. tho cara at South Danville, Ky. Gov, Bagloy, of Michigan, has ordorad a special olestion for Itopresentative in tho Legizlaturo in the Sacond District of Van Buron County, to fill the vacaney occazioned by the doath of Georgo G. B. Yockly, the cloction to bo held on tho bth of April, 1875. Atnaspecinl meoting of the Michigan Stata Board of Agricutturo, tho resignation of Prof, Bulos was accepted, and tho office of Supor- intendent of Farm and Horticultural Dopart- ments was abolished. Tho salary of onoh Pro-~ fossor was fixed at &2,000, ——— How “Aunt Martha” Prayod Mim Out. Detroit Mree Preas, You've mot horif you'vo lived long in Detroit, A withorod-up old ‘woman, bow-backed, gray~ hated, having 6 cana in ono hand ond carryiig & bnekot of notions in the other. All who know ber know her as‘ Aunt Martha,” and sho's trav- oled up and down, and been nt the dopot so ofton that hor donth would bo tho occasion of goneralromark. Tho old woman found a now snioon on Franklin streets tho other day—a placo juat oponed by wicked Bob Smith, whose red faco aud bloodshot oyos havo more thon onca been set in a framoof pridon-bars, ‘Aunt Mar- tha” wout In, hoping to make nemall sale, Bob waa wiping bie glasses, aud half-n-dozet: mon eat around tha atove hol: cigars. “Git out!" growlod Bob as tho old woman on- tored, Bhe did not hoar iin, sud, loaning over tho counter, she aulod: “Would ya bava a paper of plus—a cake of soap—a comb, or something 2" “Git out you old beggar!” shouted Bob, rals- Ing his arm ne if ho,would strke, “Jn no beggar, and don't you daro to strike fo yoplicd * Aunt Martha,” nover moving an nel, “Why what's to keep mo from wringing your old nock it I want to?" inquired Bod, “Pho Lord, slr!” she auswered, ding glassea or smoking 0 Lord, ia ho! hol” Joughed Bob, “Thoro, take that!" And ho doluged her with rinsings. ‘Tho filthy Iquid struck bor iu the faco and ran down ovor her faded bisck shawl and oft-woshed calleo dreas, but sho did not move. Looking at bin across the counter, abo whisporod ¢ You need praying for, ond I'm going to do it now aud hora.” 2 No you don’t!" ho shouted, as sho moved'to- ward a chal i ** got out of here or U'llsmash your head with this bottle!” Sho never minded him, sod he raisod tho bot. tle for a throw, whon a sailor—rouj), dissipated, but having some mabhood left—loapod up aad orlod out: “Bob Smith, if you"throw that bottle at her auTy atavo in your bulwark in & precious min- a . “You will, ch!" whoopad Bob, as bo daucod out. “Yeu, he willl" cried the rest, ring up, ‘They wore too many for Heb, and ho had to atand thore while Auut Martha knolt on a chair and prayod for him. Bho wag atill praying whon ho dashod ont to klok her, but “Foxy BI," who camo out of tate Prison only s month ago, pranbed him by tho thront, forced him into a ohalr, and hiseod’: " Bab smith, if you harinahalr of that old woman's hoad I'll mako s funeral Lore!" une Martha” knelt again, folded her Lande, and said ; “These young mon were children not jong ago, and thoy lad preying mothors and God- foaring fathors. Thoy aro walling tu wloked paths, and thoir hearts kuow no good, I Dry hers tholr eyes ey bo opencd to their wicked. nous, and that thelr fect may be turned into other aud botter paths {" ‘Hho’ right!” callod out a stoamboatman, ag tho old woman paused. “ Shoot mo if eho taln’t 1" orled another, “ Go ahond, mothor {" shouted a third, “TH be —-—{f she doca 1” yollod the infarl- ated Hob, and ho roached her and gays her a heavy klok before any one could intorforo, Sho scroamed with pain as sho rose up, and then there camo torrible alleuce. Dob stood with bis arm raiued to strike, Att Marthe leaued on the ohotr, tears rolling down hor wrinkled oheoka, and tho half-n-doon mon wore spolt-bound with intliquation, “ Boxy Hilt" broko the ellonos by saying “Stop out doors, nother, aud Joo out for aplintors.” Bho oboyod, aud Dob Bmith waa choked sud pounded nintil bly sonsew loft him, and everything that could be handled waa thrown ont of ‘doors, "Yhey worked swiftly, fearing the police, and iu flvo tniuutes the ealoon waa u wrock, and its propric- tor, still nucondioun, was tying bahind (he coun- tor. ‘Tho work Hnuted, tho mon disappoared like suadows, and ‘Aunt flortlia"” bobbicd away, whisporing: “1 prayed too Lard; but it wasin mo to pray!" 4} of Nov, 24, 1873, while the martyrdom 4 FOREIGN, Twenty Communists Esenpo f, ° 3 us rt New Caledonian, am Address of the Gorman Catholics Popa, to thy NEW CALEDONIA, ESCALE OF COMMUNIST PHisoNERS, Mrnnounxe, March 26,—Twenty Dromini Seeder Pprisonors, under tho londornhin a astaoul, encapod from Ni built by theinselvor, ow Caledonia tu bony —_.— ITALY, ‘A CONTIAST, Rose, March 26.—Tho Observatore Toma; referring to the manner in which Arcbtiets McClosiey's appofntment to the Cardinatat, y recoived in tho United States, and tho ro oi proparations making thare to celobrate { to the painful contrast afforded in whora tho naw Cardinal, Archbisho ownld, is condemned to Imprisonment refuses to hotray his eacrod mission heat of a despotis Govornmont. + SPAIN. THE CADRELA MANIFESTO, Pants, March 26.—It is roportod that de: Dorrogaray joins the other Cartist enon their protest against Cabrera's course, Mapnip, March 26.—Gen, Lams at Zurugnay, an advanced post. phat aa there fratornized with tho Atonnistn and fi oustratious wore mado in fayor of peaco, ie; se KHIVA, ARBISTANCE ASKED FROM nvgsrA, Bentz, Marcel: 26.—Tho J’ost has & Toportthy the Khan of Khiya recently asked Tussle for Tortie neatatiniea hkatnae dus unruly eubjects and (tis said ho has offered to i gether a vagual to the Czar. Meron te —-—— GERMANY. ADDRESS OF OERMAN CATILOLICS TO THE por, Translated for the St, Loule Globe, Moat Holy Father: Pending your Bloriony Pontificato, the Catholics of Germany, together with tha olber membors of tho gront family ¢ Christian nations,—tho direation of Which by beon conferred on you by Obrist,—have Tnid the vows of thoir filial devotion to tho Holy vharsy at your fect, whilo yon have at all timos roceirey our declarations with that patornat lovo wis which your heart ombracea all nations and a Christians dwalling upon the faco of tho earth Lato oventa cateulated to Inerengo yout sors: folt over tho monsures nlready resorted to droce tempornl Govornmenta agninat the oly Charey now lond ua again to you, Not long sinco «circular ine beon publisney which, aa touching the noxt ensulng election: the Popo, the Chaucollor of the Gorman Eris has addrossed to the Enopenn powers, todiy dated 20th Decombor, 1872, Lilo our Dishoys, wo protest against the miaropresentntions of doctrine of falth fn thls ofreulers botore il things, wo are Wont to coufess bofors you, Mog Holy Fathor, that no worldly interference a3 keparato us from the logitimato Popo, miindtalt that truth, that enbjection to the P is necessary to salvation, a You havo sirengthened us mightily, Father, by tho sublime words of your ency t md Doi Germs! eo eied, ati RE tho ‘n ‘po of oz, = suffered by go many of our Bishops aud pri ibablag: up to your noble exampto, bears mites that tho grace of God has been mighty incur weakuass, It fs not in our power toratain the Ambasud:: of tho Government of tho Gorman Empuedt your aldo, Bit hig post will not bo racatt Whorofare, we rond you from our country o:r ouvoss, tho envoys of tho Catholio peop's. I this addross thoy shall submit our sentim ut your foot; they aro to toll you that wo ar your sido; that above all things wo dosiro tole united to you by tha virtion of this messy borne by tho holy angels, that at all mes cr proyora aball ascend for your wolfare, our tid tollow your tenchiogs, and our obedienca sen your commands, At all timos wo shall recognizohim, and nt but him, 08 tho legitimate Pope, who ts olera'd tothe Apostolic See of Poter, nocording tots directions Inid down by the canons. Tho Government of tho Gorman Empire, vith tho consent of s majority of tho Reichetag, ei agaiuat tho decided and eloquont opposition tt oar representatives, has revoked tho Emtey, Germany's reprosentative at your Holy fa Taught by tho more recent avonts, it is tras, fit tho timeboing, wo behold in this monsure les any Gland vantago as to the maintenance of yor own righta, or that of tho Chureb, and for oz aliuation, than ns rensible want of regard tor! 16,010,000 of Catholics of the Gorman Ex piro,” and angtoor stop on the road of that tation of tho State from the only firm tows don of political and social ordek. We, tho Catholica of Gormany, desire toc: tinue Immorvably on this foundation. Thebes bouds of love oxiating betweon yoursolf andy shall be tightenad but tha more olosely, Alli tompts to soparnta us from the centro of Church, and to make us wavor in tho abserractt of ite precepts, shall bat Actormino ts the mee to continuo faithful to our duttos, enjoloedty that conscionco, enlightenad by diviue faith, a directed by tho declaiations of the jofalie ministry of tho Ohuroh, We aro woll awaro, however, that muy & sovero conflict fs In storo for we Tu moro joyful do wo approach tha source cf all grago, which yott, Holy Father, baw ononed up to us, and to all Clinstend by tho annunoistion of tho Jubilonm. We By too, hones that, by prayor and workaof penitent’ Bye alone, the Divino wrath will bo propitiated, thus ond tho dlatross and tnisery callod dowoty tho sins of the century ovor all nations. Merwt § all pilgrimage to tho tombs of the Princes of ti Apoutloa! Yok we know that you can blessusia tho diatanca, and that wo aro onvoloped iu ed heart, Whorofore, you will roturn us your boy Dbotiediotion by our envoys, and implore the & vino heart of Monts, by His immaculately co* colyed mothor, to grautus the grace of end auco, With theao eupplications, Holy Falher we lle humbly at your fect. ‘ouB OEDIENT Bons 1x OEaMANT. ge Ephesus. Toston Advertiner, 1 Itjs just twolvo yoors sinco tho Trustees tho British Musoam inaugurated the esearch at Ephesus, which six yoars lator entmlanted ie the discovery of tho Templo of Disna—o0t the so-callod sovon wondora of the world firman waa obtained from the Turilah Gore mont, and Mr, Jobn ', Wood, of London, x# solucted to suporintond the oxcayations 2 cheivo of Sr. Wood, an architect by proferuch wa toat happy, and thera liave boot great 1 sulla from tho wludom of tho solcction ms by tho ‘Trustocs. or sloyen yoars the inve! i gations continuod, and wore brought to 99 ¢t wore told, through motlvos of aconomy 00 tt art of tho Lritish Govarnmont. Not. howell foxtunataly, before somo of tho alec rolles wore enfoly placed within the ¥ ae tha British Muyoum, Lefora Dir, Wood f on Ifa work, Uttle “was known definite Ut Epbeaus,—ono of the asvon churches—s' its day o clty magnificont iu all its Le 4 Tha dite of the founding of tho clty watt) ‘a 1043 -B, ©. It was tho anciont cal tay doula, and waa celebrated for, its vont ‘he first prominent roan! ? avork Was tub dlacovery of a beautiful ‘balldins 50 foot in’ dinmetor, haying sixtoot ele Q standing in tho middl fo of a quadrangle, be! to bo tho tomb of St, Luke, as 9 most ere : historian has atated that tho Apoatlo gh i at Ephosus. In 1846, tho oxploration © oe Croat 'Thoatro was commenced. This ar at fice wis found to ba 405 foet in diamoteh 5) Mr, Wood calculaton that it was capable 0 ing 24,800 porsons, On tho ast day O72 yoar 1809, Mr. Wood camo upon the Po ted of tho Tomple of Dians, 4 below tho present surface, and 0 oof preclnces of the anclont city. At ® Li ‘one ranco tivo ronda wore found to diverie, a § which bad deop ruts of chariot wheels ty n't ing which to temple was reached. a ao the dimonslons of the templo as 425 bined ft 220 foot wido, bat Mr, Wood found, tre tase tho dimonsions of the lowest atop of enensind which the building stood, the ac tual 3 of the tomple itself being 808 by 163 pe a phon ja namod as the chief arciteck, ‘ tayy thore wore 127 columns, 60 fool Fe rian marblo, faruished by wo many Wood found tho altar in ite proper hey avculpturod flgure of Disna was sisore yast block of marble, shout 11 tons Tabor! part of the frieze of tho temple, © aculptared with s representation 4 lavor of Horculos, was among # en every trove,” and may bescou, togethor with oe or morusl of the soulpturo, st the it rolice be) um, Mr, Wacd found eviderice in ¢ ki tha tomple was adorned with gold wnt he lowe oring. ‘ho dincovory of a jimne-! 110 0! o porte step of xho platform, and a larce hosp: fo chips, is suggestive an to what be nilesing part of the odidleca.