Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 5, 1875, Page 7

TIHE CIIICAGO TRIBUNK: M.ONDAY, APRIL 5, 1875. KISSING. Pire., Swisshelm Continues Her Testimony § Reafirms Ier Statements ns to Oscns Intory Amusements Among Churelt-Teoplos And Intirates that the Custom Is 8till Practiced in GChicago. 011 Waller's Desoription of , the " Tos- Driukin,” with Ita Accompanying " Kiss of Penoo! MRS, SV/ISSHELM'S TESTIMONY CONTINUED, Qv the for of L'he Chieaqo Tribune: Z020N1a, Pa,, April 1=y lotter on kissing sccms to havo atirred up somo fll-feeling, ¢ W." in indignant about my statements as Lo the prac- tico of mombers of orthodox chuiches, and tho goneral tendoncy of tho courso takon by most of thoe churchoaon the subject of amusemonts. I can but reiterate my oxpressed couviction that this coursa teschos that promiscuoun kissing sanctiios promlacuous dancing, and I should bo willing to try tho caso ou th dssuo Leforo any Intelligent and fmpartial jury, 1 wuny have beon guilty of great ‘fudiscre- tion v kiesing tho ead face of tmy poor, dead boy-patient, aud maybe it would have been bot- ter Ihadnot Jotthe world kuow of my great weakness ; but 1 have not ropentad of the aet, aud do notcare to bo thought better, or wisor, oratronger, than I roally am, It may hinvo been very illogical for mo to unscrow (o lid of tho cofiln desigunted oa Lis, to soo that he Lad not Leen put iuto It alive, and not, at tho samo time, ta opon tho othier four, nono of the ocenpants of which Ishould probably have recoguized, for thoy Lind not boon smong mv special pationts,— those whém I had doarly loved, and whom I eervod almostat tho costof life, No doubt #W.” would thon havo been wisor and moro im- artial thowl, and now would be moro prudent § 1‘1‘" Lm i wistakon n disputing iy suscriiovy abon TUE NADITA OF CHURCN-FILKS, ‘Time and agnin 1 havo witnessed, in the homqn of prominent churen-members, nwhols svoning’s perfuimmnco of kissing plays, in muny of which tho porformers went through the most general figures of & quadrille, and went Lhrough them, rhythmieally, to the sound of music,—Lho rulo Leng that overy man tn tho play kissed every woman in i, and ofion more than once. Nay, more : tho women ware often required to kissihe mon, wlnle thoy wero to be passivo. Moreover, the public sentiment ot the community always was, thut the pirl who rofused o submit” or oboy had beon gulity of s rudeucss, 1f my momory serves mo, Mr. Fggleston, in “Tho Circulte Rider,” deserihes o rcoue of thiy kind at tho “ husking " with which he openy s story, where tho hetolne, Patty, rofused to go aud kisa tho village-fop, who laiolt and walied for Lor walute, ond waa mortally offended thut slo refused to comply with the rules.. Aluch os I bave scon of thess plays, T have heard moryy aud can, with a licle tionble, furufeny #W." with wuy smouut or testimony, 1n oue of them thioro is A MOCK MARIIAGE-CEREMOZY, In which tho groom Kkisses tho bride asa econ- cluston; aud, 1 n county nojeining the one in which L i writing, 8 young und wonltiy bach- clor wag, mupy yenis ago, the partner of & poor aud very uuwomanly old maid, ‘The mau whbo enid tho ceremouy happoned to bo w Justio of tha Poace. Sho clamied hor bucholor, on the etiength of that coromony, 04 hor husbsud, compulled hitn to support” hor, provenied iy marringo with tho girl 10 whom hie_Liud beey en- gaged, wreckod his lifo, and livod until Lo was auold, gray-haired man, ) Thut play was permitted by tho Church ag an fnnocout substitute for duncivg. In tho aeighe- borhood m which I now live,~—und t is ono of tho most ordeely in Popusylvania,—if a compnay of young folks mcot, tins ovoning, in the bouso of uny Christian wan o woman, sy swict cliurche member, thoy will have thoir kiesing plays, nlias **prownkcuous daucing sanotilied by promiscu- ous kieetog;" white, it thoy muot iu tho houso of vue of the world's people, thuy will have the danoing withous the klseing. In tho first cano, youns wcewbers of tho Chureh, o old membors of tho Chaureh, can participato, DANCINY AND RIBBINU, IISSING AND DANCING, until broad deyligut in_ the morning, and tholr social und ehurch stauding be nothing tho worso ; but, iu tho second, overy one would bo brought np for church-discipting, and bo made to * re- pent, con(ens, snd l;;n'u satiztavtion,” or Lo cx- cidod from tho fold, Thia customis not peculiar to this neiglibornood or this State, It {s ono 1o which wy attention wns called abn vory early pariod of life, nnd about wiach I bave been writing, publishiug, aud protestiug, for thirty-odd: yeurs, 1t Las come up in overy publi uversy [have bud with preachiers ubout the vt dnncing, and these havo not been fow or far Lobween, and [ have kopt watch of it. Inwost of all thas noigbbor- hoods L buve vixited, or tu which I have resided, 1 havo found remmants of it. 1 hoard of it, layt summor, in the rural dwstricts of nuois, and lisvo boen assured that it 18 slill Jracticed In Chicago, or was two f'mma azo. Tho cuscom grow iuto general use, nll over the couutry, under tho sunction of tho churghost and these plays were by tho olurch onc.iteaged ns an fnnocant substituto for that * prounscuoue dancing which iu prohiblted, and in which thero is no prouuscuous kissig, Tum only toa glad if the Chureh has soen the error of her ways, or if the peuple haveoutprown bor, 20 that (e haoit hos fallen into such disuso that 1t Indes from public oye. I sl be glad il tho indignant dizclutnier of “*W." would touch the still nucenverted to realizo TitE VULOARIIY OF TiE OLD TIOUS PRACTICE, I, Rouss™ has my thavks for bunging up that stapid Llunderof wive, (b tho First lffnth- odiat Chuweli of Chicago, lost fall, L was trying Lo bo witty, nud falied of ¢ urso, Leing out ot my rolo, Lo 1doa of Jliss Anthony huving sat npon Tilton's kneo alwsyn scomed to me 8o tlioroughly absurd as 10 bo e subjeot for jost, and notbing more, Bo, when she udvired exttome mensurcs by wotaen to gatn the ballot, such as retusing to pay taxes, I nuderiovka joko at her expolwe, saylog it would bo wiscr to e on a mnan's Juieo tnd coax bim for tho ballot, 1t was very stupid, sod I was thoroughly ashamed of it but [t was so ridiculons for any ono to think 1 could wish to wound my fricnd, Husan B, Autliony, o woman whom I #o thoroughily respect sud admuve, that I nover conld ace my way to soutradict the inpression, Lut lot ma say now Mhat, had I thought for an justant that any one precout could supposs I wished to wound Miss Antuony, 1 ebould not have mado apy such famurk 3 and 2 horo ask bor forglivenoss, and uc- septuuce of my lusting friondship aud respuct, COAXING FOR TIL DALLOT. 1 think Lier wothods on that occasion woro ill- Mvicod, sud amn still of tho opiuton that the wvaman. who wauts to volo would do more to at- tain hor object by gontlo menus, and such por- Euasionn as are appropriato to tho rulstions 1ps vhio bears to the men of Ler family and acquainte Auco, than by rexistanca and augry protesty, the woman who sat on the kuev of ber bLusbaud, father, or brothor, sud argued lier olulma to qual iglits, would, I think, be more likely to tauvinco bim than it she implicated lum ju all #ho trouble of refusing to pay Lior taxes. 1 thiuk thas chasuty is ot naturai, and, in proof, paint to tho bListory of savage tribes and ancducated communitics. As the rave advances, R losvos polygamy behind. 3lea and women grow pure as woll g wise, notwithetanding all ilo scandaly whiok ailliot us to-duy 1 and 1t 1s not through ohildial fgnorance, or through hid- mg our heads from the tomptations and dangors o1 sex, that we are to be helped toward a higher nd bottor lfo, It fs tho duty of him “wiig suinkoth be stands to take heed lost bo fall," and ¥ the Iilflflg 10 guard tha weak. No matter how well foxtiled any one may foel lu his or Lsr own F"“W. ho or she ia ju duty bound to soe to 1t Lat n |hln;§‘ in his or her conduct may injure others fu ihelr ‘*purlty of heart, mpeecls, or boliavior ;" and a woman who distributes pers sousl carceson among her friends, a8 slio would Loo-tons to childrow, or traots to stuners, Is & £angorouy wember of community, JANE GnEY Swissuena, KISSING AND THE g 0 the Ediorof 1he Chclo Tramr O S Cuicaao, Aprll 8.~For somd time I have greatly adwived Blre. Bwissbelw's writings, and especially Ler indepondeuco of character; but | cauuot forboar waying sho waa greatly in error ou'tho subject of kissing. Inzegard to all thy orthodox churchiea teaclung it, sbe fa Ereatly mistakou § for I am qulte suro it is ot taughi W our Eplscopel cburches, I know somy shurches cast asido all (ho harmicss smuscmonty oh a8 dancing, card-playing, ©o80.5 therefory the yanng must rosort to some other resonrco for amuspmont, and will meot In the eveniug to onjoy a kissing parly, sa some termit, In fact, 1 hiavo known church donations sud rociables couverted into that sort of party, for tho resson tuat, whon the young ansomblo, they must have nome harmioss amuaamont, and, If they are nnt sllowad esrda and dancing, tuey must resort to kwsing, Ilence the orlgin of Mra, 8,' atato. ment that all the ovithodox chnrches tench pros miscuous kissing, Sl lna wade an erronsous wtatement §n saying it 1 taught in all the oitho- dox clurches; for I can say, for one, it i bot. In fact, I do not think it {s faught (n any, al- thaugl It may bo practiced by sowo for tho rea- son T havo atated above, 1t kiysfng ju no bad of itsolf, why did slis kins tho boy, evon after lie was in his coflu? I can Eco 110 olher motive except to satisfy lior own olflah desiro, which she must have had bofore the poor Loy died. How much good that ooo kigo might have dono him bofore hiy dear form became Inaninate, 0o ono can tell, Lecuuso some of tho stars—such aa Boecher, Tilton, and othera—rofusa toshiue, shall;we leas. or orbsalso neglect our duty? Are ail thinga to bo changed, and our finer naiure cant a-ide, becauno gomo, whomn wo have been taught to reveronco and look up to, havo stepped from tho poth ot virtuo? God forbid that it ehould bo 80! Thero are plenty loft in_this broad uni- verao who have decision snd firmness enough not to ho mibverted by o low wolves who bLave been walking fu ehicep's clothing. JANE. OLD WRLLER'S ACCOUNT OF TUE *'TEA-DRINKIN'" Zothe Lditor of The Chicago Tribune : i Cnircaao, Apnl 2,—Tho practica of osciilation hins bocn 8o foreibly nesailed during tho past fow days, in forma @ such originality, both aexes having views peonlizr thereon, with your optton, Iaubmit tho followitng. It in very familiar, but may not oceur to tho minds of many, oven though thero is & practival demonstration of its truth beforo us. Mrs. Weller, during the absenco of eon Samuel, had soized hold upou ons of the orthodoxies lovaled agninst sccularity. Weller pore, after rolating cerlain facla thoroto sppertaining, qnariod ¢ “ \¢hat do you think: hem women does, Vother day, Samuiy 7! L “* Du't know,” replied Sam ; # what 21 * Uaes and G3ta np 4 grand tea-deinkin® for a feller they calls thetr auplerd, T swas b standing atari’ {n at a plctus’sshiop down at our place, whon I scos a Jittlo bill about tt, *Tickele, balf & crowi, All applications o he nunde dg tho Commiltea, Hacrotary, Mem, Wellers? und, when T got home, thoro was the Commitico w sfttin' In oue back parior, Fourteen women] 1 srish you could ba Lientsd ers, Sammy, Thore they Was, u puasin® resolutions, and wotin’ supplios, sud ail surt of gamos, Well, whiat with your auother-in-law a woresiu me 10 go, amd what withi my lookin® forard t0 weclit? romo quicer starts i Tdid, T put my nawo down for s ticket, 1 drostes myself oub wory emurl, and oif 1 goes with the old woniat, and up wo walks 16 a fust floor, where thera waa tea-thinga for (lirty, auck & wholu Jot o wawon begina whisparin’ to ono au- otber, aud Jookin' at me, "as though theyd nover secn @ royther stout geu'l'i'n of eight-aud-Aiity afore, 1y uud by, thiero conies & great bustle dowil stairs, und a Jauky chap with nred noso and whits necke cloth ruslies up and sings out, *iero's the sbephcrd a-comdu’ fo visit hla tlock:: und o comena fat chiap in black, with & great whito face, & smilin’ away like clock-worl, Such yoiu's o, Sy 1 Tho kirs of potes? sxyn the sheplird ; snd then Lo kissed tho women ail aronnd 3 and, ven hio'd done, tho man with thio red noso Legaw, Just @ thiukin' whetler / hdu'l better begin too,—'spacdally an thure was & wery nice lady slttin’ net @ie,~ven 10 cowe tho tea and woter mother-im-laie, Yory fortunately, all aro not “weasola of wrath,” like Mr, Wollor, aud can stand boing called sinner whon guilty of no other oflcuso thuu & desire L0 kiss a * wory nico lady,” Whilo ngreeing that fanatical kinsing is scarce. Iy & mark of divinity, L belfovo a good woman's kles is sowotimes promotite of greater blousing than the bestowal of rubios,—yes, than much lino guld, Gronax, Brage, THE COURTS. Feccord of Hustucss Doac SMnranys TIE GNEAT WESTERN INGUBANCE CONPANY, Tho following 18 an alstract of the monthly report of 0. W, Upton as to the candition of the Great Wostorn Insuraucs Company Amount ou band, Marcs 1 L$31,007,60 Rocelptu BIuos.lsevn e 0 7 o) EIpended vosessessaronssonssssassrsnssnsanes il Balanee 00 BaDduesesrerorasssessarensss$35,785.60 TEMs, Judgo Hoplkins fs expected to bo bers to-mor- Yow, to romain about two wecks aud aid Judges Diuwnmond and Blodgott, ay may bo nezeasary in tbo trial of caues or Licaring of arguments. In tho matter of tho llome Insursuce Com- pany, on petition of the Assignoe, Judge BlodgBtt wade an order for adividend meeting, to be held April 49,8t 2p.m. A dividend of 2 por cent will probauly bo made. A dischatgo waa irsuod to William Datterman, UNITED STATLH COURTS, . Ielon O. P, L'air, oxecutrix, filed a bill agatnat T, 5. Fiteh, I, B, White, It. L. Hundenborg, James Domarest, Jr., the ‘Lrustecs of the Second Hotormed Dutel Chureh, Lowis Viele, J. D. On- derdouk, I, 3L Yoncher, C. E. Northway, Iid- ward Walter, aud the miatsters, eliters, and doa- cons of the leformad Proteslant Dutol Clurch of New Yorl, to forecloss o mortango for 55,- 000 on_Lots Y, 4, und b, of Block 40, in Carpone ter's Addition, SUPERIOR COURT IN DRIEY. Joun W. Waughop Legun asuit ugainst Loigh- tan Turuor to recover S3,000, William Gorman brought suit for a lke atmouut sgaiust the Chicago City Railway Com- pauy. Duvid Schooneman sucd I, B. Galpin to re- caver golun furnituio aud othor piersonc] proporty valued at 81,000, . CInCUIT couRT, 5 Willism Swinburn counnenced eult agalnst eury and Tutus G, Suliangor, elafing 2,000 dniusges for an alleged malicous prosecution, Jutz & dalter tiled & petition agamst Durthold D. Muellor sud othars, sskivg for & mechanic's lion to tho amount of £2,650 on the B. 34 of tho B. W. 4 ot 8ev. 18, U, 16. CIMINAL COUNT, Baturday cloned tho March term of this Court, and way whut s termed sentonce-day, ‘Lhe prise oners convicted during the term, and who had not previously reooived their sentouces,—twen- ty-cignt 1 all,—wero arfuigued before Judge Williswa for final dispoeition. L'no court-room was ronsonably pucked with fdlers and hangets~ ou, The tollowing criminals were dispused of 3 Jolin MeQurihy, a ebyater luwyer, forgory, one yoar in Lenitontiary; James Alorton, larceny, vix monthy in Brdowell; Krauk Soaman, la ‘cony, ouo mouth in Couury Jail ; Georgo Woods aud ‘Walter ogors, burglary, ‘ono yenr oach in Penitentineyy Thomas Burus, lafceny, ono your in l‘nnnuuflnr{g Wil Robiuson, lare cenly, ono year fn Pemitontiary ; Jawes Rey- unolds aud Deunis Hanlé$, larcony, ono monil each in Cuumy Juil; Jobn O'Neal, larceny, ono year in Yomtontlarv; Frank Auderson, burgiery, ono yoar ju Penitentiaryi Cusrlca Liduy, Jarceny, oba year lu Leniteutiary ; Looe puld Guonninz, larcony, ono year in_ Yeuitontine ty§ John Eilott aud "Joho Quiun, larcany, ano veur aach i Pouiteutiary ; Jumes Morn, bur- glury, aue year i Petiitoutingy ; Nicholas Dran- utgan, joil oy under Fola, huxfimry. one year u Poplentiury i Jumes Crane, Johh Caray, and Jumes Wildon, larceny, four months eacl llouse of Currection ; Jacob Larmow, Joseph Heliept, and Lcnry Ieiser, burglary, ono your cach ' Penitontinry i Chatles Kraus, lurcuay, oue yoar fu Pemtentiary ; Willikm yo, robbery, oue year in Veniteutiory ; Goorgo Hauking, 1iene 1y Leavitts, and Jersy Yitcomb, keoping com. non gaming-houses, linod 100 and costs each, Houtouce was suspendvd In tho following cagod: Biducy Wilume, larcony;* Abrabawm Graliam, larceny ; Frank Miuce, laraguy, Aftor dlsposing of ths above ofendoty, the res maluder of tho day was taken up in buaring tho lrEum_vnm from counsol {u tho caso of Charles B, Simmons sud Abuer If, Btogk- er, of the tirm of Haudy, Binmons & Co., ab. stract mon, wdicted for ‘exturtion fu overcharg. ing Mr, J. A, Oweus for an avstract of & titlo to atiact of land, Lhe ocouwsel for the invicted partics bad eatored » motion to quasl the fndicte leut, on tho ground that tho statuta did not sustain ft. Judge Willimms dechued to decide the motion, and passed 4 ovor to Judgoe Booth, who will yucocod him on the Bouck for tho come lu&‘ three months, . 'bis moruing & Grand snd Potit Jnr{‘ will be impanoled, thio firsy to sorve during tho Apnl terin, sud tho laiter for tho firat two wecke, Thore will'bo no jury trialy, Lowever, baforg Wedneadsy, TUE CALL. Juvos Qary—1 ¢o 40 on April calendar, JUDGK Movrk—~1, 3, aud 4 of April eatondar, Juuuz}}onuus.’l’erm Nod, 2,600 uud 3,397, Jupum LRER—166 to 175, * JUDGMENTS, : Unirep S7ivza Cioust Count—Tupos DLoparsr T, K, MU va, Town uf Ottawa, $1,0 3000, W illam Lalles vy, Couuty of Kondali, §1,100,—Oitvee iead v, Tawn of Osage, $, 43007, —Hlta v, Town of Oswoyo, B, Fuineid ve, Town o Keudal .08, A Biubory va, Town of Lyaus, §7:2,80,~ Jolinson ve, Town of Usige, §1,110.50,~ 4, E, t al, vu, Towd of Daytow, §3., 5 108 CounT—Couvixsion thuuiel Ous, 197, ~Geosga B Louiv Bieais uud Jomitns B.eus Jio. Vi, Catbicring Jcia wd Peter. Ehifya Bico:uloger ve, Carl vad Marle Scbwmaler TR THE BRITISH MUSEUM. Its Numcrous Treasures of An- tiquity. Works of Phlilins and His Pupils-=-Egjp- | tlan Senlpinres «=« Tho Ito- seltn Stone, . Assyrian Stnfuus and 8lahs—Coing, Medals, « and Gems, Tho 8tory of Oboli---A Numismntical | Romance, Writtos for The Chicago Tridune, Tho perusal of the highly-intercsting scconnt of tho, Annyrizn discoverics, which nppeared in o Inta vumber of Ty Toisuxe, and of thoe sn- nouncomont therein mado, that tho tublots bonring tho arrow-hiead intcriptions, tha irans- Jations of which will bo looked for with a0 much ovidity, are now within tho walls-of tho Drltieh Musoum, naturally awakens tho recolicclion of many of the numerous treasurca of autiquity al- ready gathorod Into that MOST COMPREUENSIVE DEFORITORY. Origluating from the boquoest of ir Ilans Kloano, in the middlo of tho last cenlury, this Muset lins, by rapid strides, attained its preg- eus aud daily-incrensing usefulness. 1t was not, however, watsl tho yonr 1825 that tho build. 10g now known as tho Britlsh Musoum, situate in Great Russell stioct, Bloomsbury, was com- meuced ; nor was it completed until the year 1854, Itisenable edifico, faced with o portico whose columns, forty.four in uumber, extead round tha wings of the buildivg; and its coat wns somotling over a miliion of pounds ar- ling, Tho Muscum proper is open to the public every alteruato week-day, with cortain accasion~ al excoptions; whilo the Reading-Itoom, an im- menso rotunds, 140 feet ln diameter, i open dailyto adults,—tho only terms of admirrion Leing a eatisfactory recommendation from svmo Loaseholder. litbherto tho worka of . THE GUCAT SCULPTOR PIIDIAG and of his pupils havo Leen reckoned the glory of all the collections, In Art, fudeed, thoy must conlinue to bo o conaldored ; for nothing at all equal to them has beon produced in modern doys. Bays Finxmean (whoeo **8hield of Achilles™ is undoubtedly ono of tho finest achievements of modern Art), whon deseribing tho Theseus intho cast pedimeut of the Iarthenon, in which tha Lirth of Miuerva—tho virgin who gave ber name to tho templo-—ls represoated, * It is a work of the fluest order. . . . I prefer it to the Apollo Delvidere, twhich I Uelicee to le only a copy. It has mora idenl boue ty than any male statue I Lnow.” And, of tho horees in tho friezo in tho same (Elgin) collection of marbles, bo eays, *‘They aproar to livo and move,—to roll tlolr oyes,— to gallop; pranco, and curvet. Tho veina of their facesnnd legs scom dislended with circulation, In them avo distinguishod tho hardnoss and de- cleion of bony forms from the clasticity of ten- don and tho gofiness of flesh. Tho bobolder ia charmied with ¥ho deor-liko lightuoss and clo- gonco of their make : and, nlthough tha relief is notabove an Inch from the backgrouud, and they are so much smallot than Nuture, wo can gearcely suller reason to persuado us thoy aro 0L a Dut cyen Art itself, fazclnating aa it {s, scoms to pale Lefaro tuo nli-absorbing Intorest which, at tho prosent momout, attaches to auy dicovery which throws tight upon the early history of tho world and of tho huinan race. THE EOYPTIAN ANTIQUITIES— the oarlieat cxnmplea of ncient sculpturo—oe- cupy threo Inigo hatls, and comprise 1o loss than 6,410 fdividual abfects, They sro arrauged in chronological ordor, beglomng with the fourth dynasty, Of these, by tur the most intercating hefore ar egainat tha Lrac: His gnn rol were alike the einves of his lawg, At his loiaure hours, whila in towi ha visited tha Suaenm, and, b accows, through the accommodation of lis nutasrons friends, Lo tho collection of coing, hia wan & fraquent visitor thern. It wan his defigit to compato s oo privato aid really oxienmive collection with what Do waw in iblw mighty apgregation § sod ho felb (hat, wm smong individusl collectors, ha had no tivals, At Jengthy, & decided chaugs was chsarved in Lin mannor, ffe RIOY mioody and resorved, and became as unlike hus former fAcll as cat be supposed. Io at Jast gave up go- cioty eutlrely, aud fod on BOME BZORET WOE which ho would impart to noene, Hin visita to tho Museum weto, however, slill as froquent, nivl mare prolonged. At length, the droad trutl Lewsn to bo suspocted. Jio Lad discovarack in the Mueonm a completa serics of a Macedonian com ; whoreaa bis own was incowmplito 1 one only particular, and this bad Leen pupplied by o Lwiluan, to koep the appearance umfurm, An irrexintile dosire to ponsces thin individuul colu elzed on poor Oboll. No mantal resolution or exetcino contd expel it, Lven the attendauty tanls tho liberty of ospreseing their regret that tha much-coveted coln could not bo spared, n the hope that the vory fact of Lin finding him- welf watched would induce li to sheent intmselt from tho temptation which did wy constantly beset him, It waaall in valn, Poor Oboli, fv tho maducrs of Lis onthusissm, fancying, one morning, that 0o 036 Wad upub Lim, found muana ba eore 'y gawed T0 BTEAL THE COVETED CO1¥, which he was rcen to repluco with the Paduan from his own collection. . Alasl what could bo dono? 'Fhocrime hiad Leen committed, aud the Jaw rust tuke ity course. Lvery exortion was made toshield tho entlusinet, atid much ntresa wun laid on Lis pay. wion for puminmatics, and the scknontedged fact that the study has no wortof reiation to the valuo of the eoin as a circulsting medum, Lut to ita historical value alone. Dut thocrune had beou comtnitted, and the Jaw 18 no respecter of norrons, After his conviction, the Kecretury of Htate, vpon awple represeutations, wmade to him, procured o mollitication of Lis rcutence, but——o * I'oor, poor Obali! f ————— T SCHOOL QUESTION, Finnt Action of the Buffalo Common Council=No Sepirats Schouls, * Bugile Courier, Our oxpectation Las been realizod, 1In the re- port of the School Committee, which wan yes- terday adopted by a vote of 2 fg 4 of tho membors of the Common Council, an au- ewar §s given to tha momorial of several lending citizens asking the adoption into the public #chool system of tho parochisl frec acliools now mnfutained by the Catholie congregations of the city, Tho responso of the Council may uot be such as tho momorialists havo wished, but it scems to uwa to-be the only one possible m the caeo. The Cowmmitteo iightly declate tho question raised to be, sofar a thoy are conceroed, ** one purely, of logal power and anthority.” Thoy expose tho etructure of law on which the common sehools of this Blnte rest, and show that the public schools of Buffalo uro *‘commou echools ™ in the meaning of the general statute. Under that statuta the city is pronlbited from raising moncy by tuxation for any schools other than its own public echiools. That the schooln establinhed by any roligions denomination for denominational or 16higious purposcs are not putlic or common kchools, iu tise logal souse. has been afirmod by the Bupromo Court of the State. It pecion to us that the opinlon of that Court, 83 cited by the School Committes, is absolutely conclusive on the subjoct, Spoahing of n claim preferrad on heholf of certain solicols maintuined in 1851 by the Roman Cathiolic Orpan Asylum of Brooklyw, tho Court snid : If we aro tosustain such & claiin as this In behalf of 2 Romau Cathiollc orphan arylum to-day, we whalt irabably bo callod on to-niorrow to do tile same for it o dozen Protestant denominations wiio inay de. thro to progagale thelr own viws at tho pubiic ex- Jeane., W du mot futend to peak distaragingly of Liero tnatitutions, In thelr proper sphere they aro worthy of ol prafee and all legitiinate support, = Lt We 876 unablo to dircover uny good rensons why the children supported and protasted by thees sylums cannot attond (bo ordinary public schaols of their dis- frict, If the ubject of thin spe=ial leglslation Is to af- ford thiom such education as tho Htato furaishies to all, 18 tuny as woll and better bo obtained through the or: Ia tte Roselta Btone, which bears an inecription ropeated in throo characters, viz. s in hicroglyph- ics, in tho Demotic or Enctioreal churacter, and Inntly in tho Grock lsnguage. This stone was the Hirst clew 1o tho trauslation of the ancient Ligyptian bicroglyphics, and takea its nawo from tho place of ity discovery, whero it lny buriecd among tho ruins of an ancicnt templo which hnd beon dedicated by Pharaoh Necho to Lis namesako, the god Nechwo, near tho Rosetta mouth of tho Nile. Tius stone {s a pioce of black basalt, abont 3 foet loug, 21¢ feot wido, andabout 1 foot thick, Itexbibitamany evidonces of rough ueage, but the inecriptivns still ro main 1 o legiblo condition. It contains a da- cree set up tu the reign of Ptalemy V. 5 and the priveipai Liastorical faots mentiuned aro tho birth of tho King; tho troubles in Egypt, and the do- ceaso of Vhilopator, tho King's fathor; the ate tack of Autioclius by sea aud land ; tho siegn of Lyccpolis ; the inundation of the Nilo ; the chas- tisownnt of tho revoltera: tho coronation of the King at Momphis; and the issuo of the ducroe iteell on tho fullowing day. Y& Letweon tho Elgiu aud’ Egyptian Ialls ard & series of gallerie tillod with ATSYRIAN ANTIQUITI®S, from Nimroud, Koyunjik, and Khorsabad,—tri- umphs of the lalonts and exertions of Layatd, Ranlinson, Lofus, Ruasam, aud others, Ilcre is a notics of slatuea biought from sucivnt Nine- vah, the very latost of whick is not more modern thay tho year 700 B, C,; aud* the eculptured slaly line tho walls of tho gallerles se thoy did in the pulaco of thnAunfirmu King, On thoso slaba wro roprosonted tho wars and conquesty, the battics and siog: nd oven tho hunting exe ploits, of tho Aswyrian mobarch, Tho on- struction wlso of tho vory palace in which thoes morbles were fouud, s falthfully do- limoated on thom, a8 woll a8 tho rawing of tho mound, and the plnnllx:{: thoroon of the colassal, huwau-headed, winged lons and buils, now dopesitod 1o the same chambors of tho Museum witn thom. llopresentations in bas-reliof aro hera collected of the sicpo and destruction of Lachish Ly Sonuncherih, sa dencribod in theBouk of Kings: und Senun- cliorib is himself sesn on bis throno, with Jew. ish captives bLafors him, Hure, too, are the torra-cottalovhinders and tlles whicls, 'coverod with arrow-hend characters deciphesed byRawlin- son and ollier travslators, vear tho rocords pf tho roigns of Ligleth-filesar, Bargon, Fonnn- cherlb, Eearliaddon, and Sardnnapalus ; and the Nimroud Obolisk, enriohed with mmall, higlily- finishod boe-roliafs, with DIke arrow-head logends, ropresenting n conquered nation boar- ing tributo to their victor, the King of Asmyrin, rowards tho carv of tho imtolligent and painse takilog oxsminer, In tho contomplation of such treasurcs ns have just boen, for want of wpace, bul barely outlined. thae imagination res at the tnousht of tha fload of sutiguarian wealth which tho late discoveries ara about to pour upon tho intelli- gent workl, Teaving the reader to contont himself, at his Ieisuro, with the catalogue of tho Museum's con- tents,—auything liko a particular AIoaelellfln of whiali would bo found' far too expanrive fora siugle articlo,—Lls attention is mow directed to tho collcction of COINS, MEDALS, AXD GEXS, which, for obvious reasons, In nat thrown open to the pronnsouous orowd, aud is to be soon ouly by astlsts, counoissenrs, and othor suppoesd trustworthy peraons, snd then by epooial per- wlkeion of "tho authoritios, 1t is well kuown that among tho modern Groeks.are to bo found some of the most en- thusiustio numismatists {n the world. And this iu readily to bo socounted for from tho fuct that Grecco was not only the bisth-place of tho sydtom, but Las, from bor earliost days, con- tinucd to give wo ample and varied a coinsgo to tho world, Thero are etill in oxlstenco moro thon o thousand porfect serios of coins lssucd at #ome poriod or othor of Groeisn history, many of them beiug of what is known as the autono- moug olasa, or colus fukucd by self-governing dinary chanuel, It the object {s (o furnish thens with nslruction of yarial or eectarian chiracter, the State ought not and canuot constitutionally contribute to such a purpose, 1liers may bo difference of opinion &8 to the mindom or justice of the law, but an to what the law is n this matter we do not #oa how men can differ, Ths Beliool Committee draw from it tho only poseible infereuce when thoy eay *‘Itis cloarly boyond the power of tho Conncil to prant tho prayor of the memorialists,” The ocond Infereqeo of the Committea report will donbtloss be augrily assmled in somo quurters, Lubit 1sequally woll fonnded sud inovitaole from tho lezal premises of tho caso, Itis ~that neither tha School Jawof the State northe charter of the city contempates or anthortzes religiova instruction fu the district schools, or i suy sclool wupported by taxation., T'he wideat diversity of view may and does obe taiu as to tho vistuo of a syelom of oducation from which religlous instruction is excluced, But that does uot affect tho fact that our lnws havo ostablishod n rigidly non-religious system. Haya tho Committee ¢ The schools aro part and parcel of our system of Btate sud Blumicipal Governent, and they oirLt not 10 Ls uade silwervieut to roligious propogandiem i any form or uuder auy protuxt, Furthermoro : Thozo who scck the schools for this purpese igno- rantly or wiifally do them az inlury, for when they aro diverfoa froi thelr trus milssion to a greater or less extent publie contidenco u them in thaken nmud thele uocfulices dpaired, . ., The common schaols are ucithier Protestunt nor Cafbolio} thoy aro not establisticd and mofutained as nirseries of creods; thioy are and ought to Lo sustained csclusively for the tultfon of childrun fu the studies which aro recoguized 88 osaential to & good busiuess edueation, Yuur Com- wlttee do not undervaluio religlous (raining, but this 18 not the jroviuce of tho city or tho Statc, Nover wero sounder words spoken on a public question, The whole community owes & deht of gratituda to Ald, Zellor, the Chalrman, and to hiy Commitces, and to the Common Couucll, for having thus anow aod irrefutably atfirmed a fundnmentsl princivle of American ‘institutions. I'ho Council should now go a stop furthior, and adopt an ordinance earrying it right fntopractico and prohibitiug in_our public schools whatever in the nature of roligious instruction or religious oxercigos, 110 mattar accordiug tq, what denomi- untional ordor, maythere bo permitted a place. This it should do, not as s concession to any class of citi nor in despite of auy ather class, but sunply becanse it is_logaily right andin hanmony with the spirit 6f onr public echool aystem. ~ We linve alreadv maid that the action of tho Common Council is » sottlomant of tho_school controversy, so far ms it has Leen mado a local or municlpal quostion. Agilution and effort for a chango of tho 921 e1m st nOW toke n Jarger sphore or ceako, They must um nat a moditication of tho siatute, if not the con- ehitutional law of our State, In an effort ta that end, if it bo made, the Couricr cannot take & part, Ou otho sbsolutely non-sectarian, non- religlous basis whoro the law has placed them the common echaols ebould stand, S FARMERS AND MECHANICS. To the Edifor of The Chicago Tridune lowa City, April 8.=Tho reason the balance of trade Ia agaiust this country, sud that {418 o Tnavily iu dabt to Europo, {8 becauso our manu- facturera oxport but litle or nothing, The an- vil aud tho loom do not help the plow and the hoe to praduce surplus products for exportation § and the sesvon iua Ligh tanf Lea so increasod be cost of wanufactured goods that they canuot bo expoted aud gold at a profit fur tho sake of Amierican labor ] Moanwlnlo, our farmers mune age to lve by exporting thousands of tons of graln, despita tho high tariff. Tho renson of this ditforonce [s that tha cost of labor and materials I8 smaller part of tho cost of the fruits of for- et aud farm than it ia of tho cost-of tho wares cltios, Tho Groek numismatist, theu, who Lias #nccedafully traced and classliicd theso varlous coine, haa mufillently indleated hig tasta for ‘the study of numizmatios, Lut when, aa Is ofton the caso, Lo has brought inta order the Parchian, Macedonian, Armenian, Bactrgln, Hyrian, Thrsciaw, Bitbymisn, Oapp docla, Carian, sud Ptolomala (Egyptian) series, v 1udustiy may well ho characterized as partak- dug of outiusinsm itelf, Of such & turn of mind was a Grook gentle- mau of high oultnre and ample woalth, who will Lero ba designated by the name of ODOLL C o oamo to England:u the hoyday of his early &nd mature manhood, aud was & favoritou every oitele it which 'lo was rocolved, Ifo Wus nu socomplished linguist, apanke ing evory polite Luropean language with ualivo case and ackuowledied eleganco; and bio was equally cosmopolitany in hus duii "K‘"" aud pastiucs, Ilo rode to hounda witl tho carolessnoas of & whippor-in, and no other belom thau Lis own was wore skillfully directod of the worksliop, The farmer ususlly gols his land at a low price, ilo often oulors it at a merely nomival rate. It the proscnt tldo of demagogio logislation continues, he soon can, if ho drove a mule In tho home-guard. got auy numbor of scros for moshiug. DBut, taking things a8 they are now, we fiud most of our farmera sottled on lands which they own, " and for which thoy bavo'paid but a littlo, Thoy and thclr wives aud thoir childven work., They Liro vory little labor, 1¢ they avo exceptions to thelr ciass {u this lattor reupect, thoy aro apt t» sink out of theclusinta the poor-house. They ive ou cticap, substantial food, and consamo only what they canuot scll, Tho natural in- creaso of thele hvewtock aud pouliry gives tlom gome othor rosources, Their capital does pok ueed to be large, A house snd Larn,” often bulle at itret with timber growing ou their own land aud costivg thom rothing bub the culting, , faver enimals, and £ome tencing, aro tas Leginnora' stock in trada, Xature supplies most of the praductive powary, —althougl #ho ocearionally tries to balancs tho recount withs a destriclivo power i the abape of Grought, grasehoppere, eud hail, Theagricnitural community, therefore, s to spend littlo for cy ital and Httlo for Iabor, 1tas, therefore, loas affected by the tariff than tho manufscturer, who Liss to huy great quantitics of raw materialy aud el fabor, And pust own o large sud costly “plant,” It has tho ad. vaniage, morcover, of producang o come modity which uvcople must have [u order to live. I'ood is tho primo nocosaity. And- it bas the adyan'sge, again, of being trained to nigid frugality aud economy far more thoroughly thau any other claus of tho community, It sponds littlo for amusements, littls for doctory’ bilis, Little for lawyers' foes, For thoso reasons, tho plow and bou export more than the auvil sud loom, ; 1t has beon shown why our birbarous tariff doen not wholly preveut the exportation of grain. It is naverttuolosa a curso to the farmers, AMUSEMENTS, | ADELPHI THEATRE, MONDAY EVENINO, APRIL 5. THE ADELPHI COMPANY REMAINS IN CROICAGO! BTROXGT AR EVER TIIS WEEK] PO T AR A RS The Teopleally lomantic Drama. TACIE XTATITL UWV.AY AT HOSIE AND ABIOAG L Drilliant ead NQ. Fi n"rl"ll;:.;:ulllnuulul Heauory by STRONQ. Fispoclal ?/IR.EDWINBROWNE Cast present, mates, Cegt przsen gauffi,'m firt, tima, ¢ his Tuate 5 NON, W, 4 kit Mok Juste i eh 513 wna Miee THLLOE JOIN W B L LRUCK R togatue Wit tha » iy, g, Sartiig, T LANUDO Posltively Laat Week of THE GREAT BOISSETS, 84 toovey other claxs. 'Tho farmer sells ot froc-trade prices, bocauna the Liverpool market for lia gratu controls evory muarkot in this coun- try, and buys st protective pricos, IHis tools, bis clothing, his boots, his wilfu's dresses, his childron’s clothes, ~ hix furniture, = I books, his newspapiers, his evarything that ha bugs, cost him far moro than 1t wonld if trada wero freo. To-day he complains of the charges ho Ling to pay for transportation, for- ge:teing that bis failute to vote down protection hias adidod millions of dollars to the copt of rail- roads, and that he and his descondasts must pay tho mterest on that cost forever. As things are nuw, the tiovernment of the United States in- teiceitn the fartuer un lis way (o the seaboard, and ays to him: * Brown would give you two vards ot good cloth for that whoat, but Drown in an Englisimou ; I Lave therofore forbidden you Lo exchane yonr whoat for bis two yardu of ood clothi, and you must givo 1t to Hmith, ao American, for one yard of poor cloth,” “ Why can't I take the ‘two ywrds of good cloth 2" anks the farmer. ** Becauun," ayy the maplent Government, ** we Lave decided to * protoct* your labor [ A Fanxcn, Memoirs of Sanson, An addition s noon to bo mado to the litera- ture of hotrure, Tho Memoirs of Sauwon, the hereditary Fionuch exseutioner, who odlo the decapitation of Louis XVI., have b digin- terred, and will soou be published, Itia saud that Sanron's sot, who was also on the scaffold on thy wmemorable Jan. 21, bad at the Hastors- tion a sccret interview with Louis XVIIL, to whom Le recounted minutoly the deathi of tho laut Freuch King, The Memoirs havo hecome vory rara aven 1n France, Thoy aro written in the twpgid and vulgarly eentimentsl stylo of n philantbropist whum fate has condemrced to oftviate at tho guillotine, Iofore he died San- Aon founded a perpetual anniversary mass for the repoxe of tha soul of Louin ____ IRON WORKS, THE CHATTANGOGX ™™ FOUNDRY AND MACHINE WORKS, Mining and Manufacturing Company, Late Webster & Mlarks and Thos. Websler, CHATTANQOGS, TENN. Inenrporated under a charter granted by tho Statanf Tentessoor Caplial, $610,00, 1n 5,00 sharvs of &1 oach, with power t [ncecars 16§10 100, Bubserihed canlisl, 310,000, 12 1,000 sharas of 8100 , fully paid up, his Gompauy f+{urmed for tha purpose af acqnirin and extemling’ tha ovntlhed busiees aat ks ol Watster & Marke, well_ k Websto: “oundry and Muatiian Work Chattanoog “Tenmn. ahlialicd in 1807, of I s. Mochauical and for the pu.puss tands and erocting wor for bullding svery desceiption d b.nmnnorln.‘ Nl‘uh‘!m. s, purchasiog or leaslog mineral 8 thereon. utlally ereoted on about five acros ch is {recholdy nnd are rituated in s 1o for making all of lind, ali of most ehigible p iadsof Castins and Machincry, tn 4hs centreuf (ho Caal, {run, aad Slalng Districts i uncsses, Ucorgia, 1d Alab: ud sur- absin; routulod by at lesst twoaly Fig-Iron l'urnacas in thurs Btatos, They ace locsted aboro high-water, In the cantra ol thoclty. and ooauzoted by otrack 'with sl th linaa of railroad cetering la Chaftanoog Appearance of the St. % - N {"((x"‘;°f*'\;1'\|§f;i'z'nfiv i r{'éfl“myt A B MELNTY R e O DONITH L a1 Thn M ineo, Wednawlay snd fatuday, Thursdey. Remombor 1he pric HOOLEY'S. Pasitively 6 Nlghts Only and Saturday Matinee, (LN ROUTE TO CALITORNIA), Commeneing Monduy, April 12, The Uadie-utad 2nd Regal Quacn of ENGLISEI TRAGEDY, ‘Tha World-Renownod JANAUSCHERK, Supparted hy her nowand mast beilliwnt NEW YORK STAR COMPANY. Aut Wodnesday, Avell 13, 13, and Ziuaelns Dickena” eclobeatud no'el : : o VLIS K, oni CHESNEY WOLD. n hine eolebratad Dual Chiractars of L ad Hatton Lrench Mald, THPK T, L} UARE, ST Ight —HENRY VIIL, e Seaty vl c.nitenes on Thireday ox Ofties ot Houduy's. STAR LEOTURE COURSE, MeUitMICK JIALL, TO-NIGHT, April 5, APOLLO CLUB, CARL BERGHTE Gondnstor, Assisted by the Enucat Planlst, puptiof List's, MISS JULIA RIVE, L d. € 0! B, AN Resarved seats, main fl: Noticy tokets koo, Coula._Free ‘sl HOOLEY'S THEATRE. Grazd Revival of the Fopnlar Sacesss:s of the Seasom! Monday, Tuesder, and Wednesdsy Matines—Bartl Camiboli's Amicrican Drama, oY v =Harey The Virginian! rid lirown, &l Meury ta 1h: GRAND OPERA HOUSE, KELLY & LEON'S WINSTRELS! TILE COMIC OPERA, BARBE BLEUE! Doeolohanty & IToxmpglox Ta thelr Masieal Skoteh, TRICKS IN LOVE. And ane of the finest Oliss avor pressated to tho Chleago AUADEMY OF MUSIO, LAST WEEK of the erainent Dislect Actor, JOSEPFPE MURPIHETY! and Patito Violinlsts amd DUCHOWAII, Phnlst. Ualcony, 3 centa, anses, MoClurg & Crane, Balshury, Sng: eadamer Hawinorn Doyto, oy e, Dorter aud ‘Ses ™ Thioso works liave hacis inoat siccesslully esrriod on by ‘Thonina Webater, are fa full sporation, AR comorizy d well squipped Foundry, concectod with tha bt by & UAFFOW-gauye 1EACK, and contain oo Englith Patent Gesr Whoo! Mouldiag Ma- chines, Tho Macnine Ktop, tl rgost in ths entira South, Ls fully equippod with the hest and most modern impraved punahinory, conslsting of Lavliow, Planors. Horing Wi 1ocl Proiins, e, Tho Dattorm Bliap f fited nprith o 1l thio nocessary Toots and Blachinory for making Patteras, ‘o laris Diacksaith #ad Hollor Shops 420 Tuly quip: A ‘o atook o hand ls of recent parchate, and all in gaed worklug sordition, | Thero 1y 41 & 15r¢s aad veneble TouRso patten ‘Sud niihing machiners, ey ani. for 4o OldInE . "I'he Warks ddareiopmatt ol o 1o U bt o miseral praparcios i e Rolgbhoring cauates, with & Tipdly IMoFeasiag popala: fon: ‘aumbina to. Iaeresss (s Jomand fos maSIoey of SO be tracfereed to the mow C 5 o' Vorks wil bo tra ompazy In with all B!flvatll' contracts, and taltmoridag dnadiifon will [mcludo the whotn the jaud and Lullgiags thateon, Il}'f‘fll'hll ‘Hllldl thunz‘\flemnrn:l"nluhln Plaat, i,lflhlfl!l!- , Biding, ABd good will o Sentrao ries ot cho Warks to the Company will 'Tha contraot price of ba !lm.mli 50,000 I ¢ o 30,000 in 00 ordinary Hits vty ta baxed a aliaren of BI0G each, fully “The os!imate oo which Is from & cara. Inlly made valuation of froahold land, buildings, ma. chiiiory, plant, patiarae, sistares, siding, and gnod wil, “Iiio Wirectars nad otticors of this Company will b an- polnted at tho Hrat mn=ting of the stoektoldors, of which duw notice wiil be given, Krospectus Gapy uf charter and forms of appliostions for shiaros oay bo peacured from the Seerolary (pro teum.), At tun nmess of tho Cumpany, at the Work: coompanted by s Inch applicatian for shares must be paymout of 10 por sbaig ol plication, Stiauld no allitineat o wade, the. deposit will ba re- turnsd without deduotina [More {allows "ml Ohartor, which s very full i fta 1Ty o¥ o Mining franchis Bl UPON VAL AKTER, Cou: Ch. [Cory.) Cia: THONAS WEDSTER? Sir: gompansing, copy of ehartol ATTANO0G4, Tenn., Jan, 19, 157 Wo Laye oxamined 1ha ace r of ¢Tho - Chatranoogs Foundry and_Machine Worke, Mining and Mannlantur. o Goripany, ! with & elow to oariaia” {1 validiny, Se., Aod have como (o (e conclurlun that the charfor war Undoar it the Company 9y r 1y abrainod and s Iogal. Paratin ey satols organizoanit {nvesttheir min: or oratlior xpital, romrs _ enus n salid o All the merated chartor ara consivient with the Constitution uf the alto. Statesand of tho State of Teunesso: aud they will ho {Rforced in th Contta of thp country i lawand i equity, losbact[ul ) Ngned. Virrer, ARy, & TREwnITT, Avty e e ——— ] PROFPOSALS For Sprinkling, Swoeping, and Cloaning Streets and Avonues in tho Citios of Washing. « ton and Goorgotown, NOINELR'S OFrice, DINTRICE OF COLUMDIA, MING1ON, D). Uy March 24, 18,5, will be yecolvad at this sy Avell 10, 1623, foc anelnling, swaop: o strcets and dvanaos {n 1o Citle Sganeoiowis (oF (ho period of ano s ottice until 13 o . wad o'oaul. {rom: tha 8th ds Fisst four nights and Wadnorday Matines, ELIDELI ! I which he wustalus eleron distinct cliaracters and e ol Hevmcit woior €0 ls degarbiire for Call forala. Too grost Plays: 5 MoVIUKER'S THEATRE, ENGAGEMENT UF THR FAVORITE, T Q T AT Supported by r. E. A, LOCKFR. Monday, Tussday, sad Wednesday, The LITTLE DETECTIVE. o s;mlzrs, Dances, Deets, Bandd Solos, EOOLEY'S THEATRE, Satarday, Avrll 10, Afternonn and Night, FAREWELL BENEFIT MISS LOUISE NAWTHOANE, Priortaher doparture for Califorala. Matinesat 2o'slook, ROMANCE OF A FOOR YOENG DY, Marguorite., s Aliss Hawiborna Frenlagat 8. m. SCHOVL FOI 5 DAL, Lady Tearle, iss Hawthorne oz Shcot " EXPOSITION BULLDING, JERUSALEIL In Her Grandgor aod fn Her Fall, 2 Magnificent Paintings. Now on Eshibition~Vay and Evening. ADMISSION. **1¢ standiog upon their artlstlo marila alons, theso Paintiogs wonld maxo the fama of any Artist, while fu polut v historie value theyara porkaps unrivaled in the worldof Axt. Totho stuleat of Biblical Histary they aro warth a whole vclumo of priutad description."—{Lon. don T EXPOSITION BUILDING, Spring Exhibition 7, 15 Tlank formi. and ail fecesiary fnformation, can he obe tokiod o anplieation st (his Gilcas ad i b0d il e e coinldaration unlets ads wjch said back fur: o Co ; 1 mhsonet: g 1. moxIE, Lioutenant of Rnaineers, U, 8, A., Fngiaver of I, O, “Qyrioe or Tux Liwur.Tioves Poxms soro D e T fsigl] Rofners and i) tad ta roenny st danlany idherdt clis arv, sguouisd to 0 Inapeato; (naviife e, Btaten Isiand, Naw R emplonat % .: l; * the United States for ent o 10 (hckt HiRCRRT0F Liette Houbs DaRass: finen amnlo, WM cuntain ot bt bus d a\l:ll i) o o v Tom York, ssmplos f miuer b0 Dlatnly mistked wilh sondors uame aud ade X oommunicat) 1 at tho asmo tore be addross o110 BIRe, She ok h peies by Chote e ‘casy e fur. wiahed o1 tablianment. e STOCKHOLDERS' MEETINGS, Secretary's Ofice Affnil and Tacilc Telegrapi G, 100 Broadway, Now York, April 11876, F:;Ih"'Alfln‘:i"lL Mnu‘lnu of }hu Fxrfiihuhhn ol I.hh Come. 21 al thaoftico of Uompany 00 \Vaduosday, Aprtl & 1813, at 1p. ., for the 0t Travicesfor tlie envulug’ yoar, ‘au fzon ta wjere st tho snsuitg olectbu, aud bl Vo conridutailu of snohi othor busiuess as may properly come bofore the Tanstin fer bookwot the Company willbe losad ALK HELSON, Booratary. LAILWAY CoMpaxy, K LRI 4., 1, ok OYFICE OF TUX LaXE BIQUE & MICHIGAN “ a tha Oliy of Olrve. In:'du of Maynoat, bes PAINTINGS! NOW OPEN, Day and Eveing, fiom 9 a.m. to 10 . 1. The Collestion containa 546 WORKS OF ART by 3 Hwinent Arthts of EUROPE AND AMERIOA, Nothing entitled to morv recoguition from Att peopla ins avar hoen senn West. Admission, 25 cents, Twelve Tioksts, 82 NOM, D & 11 NASSAU.ST. OIMOULAR NOTES snd LETTERS OF OREDIT AVELERS 1N BUROPE AND TIR BART, K the prlnclxvll cltlon; alo for uso {u tha Weat Indivs, e’ TLLEGTARHIO ONDONCPARLS, UALIFORNIA, 0, NA, TAPAN, A ., liankars siud uthors taceived. Furopean & American Cavital, 1 amoants, 4 ou t-‘;m‘i"h.f‘a"‘.ll.':‘:‘? "E%&t‘"}fi.fiu'&fi' ks, fr fik ‘mhnuul:co.. s NEW YORK, G t . ur'g}fggr}:: tha’ torendon - and 3 L BAILT LT, Roe —__FRACTIONAL OURRENOY. _ $5.00 Packages FRACTIONAL CURRENCY IN EXOUANGE FOR Bills of National Currency, TRIBUNE OFFICE. MISCELLANEOQUS, " Dividend Notioe. The Dirootors of the TRADERS" INSURANCE COMPANY havo de- olared a dividend of three (3) per cont on the capital stock for the flrst quarter of the yoar 1875, pay- able &t tho Offico of the Company on and aftor tho tonth (10th) inst. R. J. BMITH, Secrotary, _EDUGATIONAL, _ MORGAN PARK, ILL, MT. VERNON MILITARY AUADKM ¥ yriitie an b avon and chrdilars A Syt i inck, oor. Dearbora sud Washingtor duslug the S oo tha adrut Aveie b8 HORFAREY alh x Lo 1o 81l 0f Aptil. B 3, L, g i Aol £ s PROPOSALS, FOP-SUPPLIES FOR TDIARS DPPARTMEST OF THE [97nn; UFFIGE OF ISDIAN A} Barled pranaeate witl s eacetved o Bem Yotk i) 12 ks o o T dxyor Apif, 1975 (o FROPOSALS BANTEFR AGENCY (NEBRASKA), 400,00 00nnds, gross welght, of Bosf Catlls, onthe e hatouls W st poundi Meas Lark, In barrole, YANGTON AGENCY, . a@ron weight, of Lloof Csitlo, omthe 2,000 bushels Wheat, 25,009 pounds Bacons clear shin S0 poutnds ey Bock, [ barrole, i hs Dot o, wild mazclianiable Shiolled Corn. WHETETONE AGENCY. 580,000 prnds, gross welght, of Baof Gattle, on th £0,00 pninds XX Flonr, L4400 pounds Bacon, clear sidass, 0 punds gyod, sunl mirchaatable Shelted 8 80,000 paunds Beans, UPPER MISSOUR! AGENCY, (CROW CRERK), 10,600 ponds, gross welghty of Dset Cattlo, om the 30,000 painils XX Flour, i A powa:ly Bacon, clear sides, s R B, o S i o merSiiacivls St Oorn. RIVER AGENOY. n.w,oo'mauad:. Kross walght, of Bao! Catlle, en the 92,060 puivds XX Flnar, ko i Nacun, eliar sldes, o T barte, i wersiialablo SheNed Corn, ING HOCK AGENGY (GRAND RIVER), 400,00 ponnds, grow wolzlt, of Hoet Osttls, on the OUISI XX P, T pugads Bacan, cloar abter, S0 a3 Mase otk 1 byt 410,L0 pouaeds g ud sauad micaautab ) sauad maicanutablo Shellod Corn. X Flonr, e, cloar sldos, ud svund wcrcantablo Bhelled Cora, uns, PORT BERTHOLD AGRNOY (DAKOTA), 8,000 poavde, erow welzht, of American or Northers ot 5 1900 pondy X Faag e OU 1 ook L0, pounds Mess Purk. PUNOA AGENCY (DARGTA), 20,000 poards, gron walght, of Beef Catth. on the £0,000 pounds XX Flanr. 1060 Puaaids Ses Yorks KI§SE1ON AGENCY (DAKOTAY, 42,60 prande, gross welght, of Americea Cattle, on HA 20,00 p.mih): XXX Flour, (Sawaplo roquired with tha 000 it Moss Park, 08 st Beanr DEVIL'S LAKE AGENCY (DAKOTA). 25,060 pounds, geoms welght, of Hoat Cattle, on the 200,009 s XX Flour, »iat pounds Lacon, cloar slies, CHEYENSE ASD ARAPAHOE AGENOY. 1,900,X0psunds, grom welght, of Beet Gatils, on the ot 287,020 puunds XX Flour, W, 10 pounds Basan, cléar sides. KIOWA AGENCY. 22000 proads, groms welglt, of Losf Catie, on the 220,00 pounils XX Flane, 41,400 puaiids acon, cleas sides. WICIHLIA AGENCY. 700,00 ponnds, grass waight, of Lce! Catilo, on the €000 pounls ot XX Flour. 101004 Pounas Tiaco, clonr sides, BLACKFEET AGENGY (MONTANA), 10,000 pounds, arvss welght, of et Catilo, on tha ot 2% ponnda XX Flour. oA et Stoes ork, or Dacnn, clnae idos. CRUW AGENCY (MONTANA), 10,00 prunds, mross welght, of Lot Caitl, oa tha 50,62 pounds XX Fluar, A0 pronnd s 1 Por) TORT Pl £0,000 pounds, groas wo hoot. s X tlour, o) ponind meceliantablo Shelled Cora, atun, cloat siias. FORT BELKNAP AGENCY (MONTANA). 30,00 pygnds,”grons wolght, of Boaf Cattle, on tha 22,000 patin Flour, Wao pouuls Sices Tork, In barrels, o Dacon, lear s, LEMHI AGENY (IDAHO), 100,000 P’I;un;ls. gross welght, of Hoct Cattlo, on the oot 75,000 puunda XX Flour. 4,000 pounds Bacon, clear sidss, FORT HALL AGRNCY (IDATIO). 206,00 pouds, ross welighty of Dol Catile, on the 120,000 posiuls XX Tlour, 4.0 pounds Bacon, clear aides, ALSO FuRt TILE FOLLOWING OROCERIES: 42,500 pounde of Coflee, green, B, 000 puund good Hraih Sugar, 61, L0 pounds Plug Ful Y (MON NAL ¢, of Voot Cattle, on the ' bouius gos hfud buats bal, iog, o batecla, o - 0 ounds Hakiog P Aar 24,5 pounds RKico. b )0 abore sapplies the (f-acorles will by fnspocied And secclved st New York, Philacolpliis, Chicago, St. auisy or ' Blous City, and inust he Gelirered, yockon, and niarkd for sbip i nt, by thal5th day of 3 Al oter supplilss, "sicept Tieol, murt o reads: ot 15 apoction and delivery al In suct quantl. 183 will scoure at oaoh AgouGy, At ALL timcs, £h jesnt ous it upile: HHids mill bo recoled for IMour, Whest, Corn, Ticon Purk, and lcans, dolivercd atthe soveral agoacics, of ol #uch othor poluts as bidders may designate. Tao catife for the Slouk swoucica 1 Dakots must average nul loas 1) 830 pounds for six monthe, from July 1 to Jan, 1, ¢, and frum Jan. 1 ta.Jul; 130, Flrailaintt adsucic ood Worchaiatle aitle all ba ied. ‘o collvery of the cattlo must commenoa at esch of tho poluts narodon tho Tat day Ut iy hoat, aed thorealier hu cuntinuod, 1ot GNEU3F than el invaLLly, i toe wiltoa urdet of 1he Departoicnt, at saeh Hincy Atd i3 ot quanitive as wmay Lo requirai for the servico. Waen pirscticablo, (0o eattlo for i during o inonths of danua, Fobrusiy, aad Mazch will Lorucstved 1a Dé- eopbar ot recting, e ert ’ k ore may ba no fatlure on the part of thaeantract. or, o will bo Fequirod Lo koap suticlons boet eatils 1 114 pilaly of thoayoncy for broper Gelverive, aiity sbokild ha tailla this rospeet, or, fue any rosson, should wot do- liver caitlo b’ wiuaiod s undenigava wil pusotsee ¢ 4 ooutraciot, st 00 Irurd ground, of XX quallty, made o, Wl o ai) QN e e ch ok to bo Liranded ** Taalan, Departs suinplos of whish, 10 quantity nut fews than aust bo furnistied by the succesaiul bi 5 pu Iitders ta tho Couinisetonor of Indlan’ Affairs, st No, 8 Whita troef, Y ccution of agy’ contract, w Yrk, boforo tha o1 uich all dolivorios will bo atrlotly held fa tho 4 spsetiva, o/Khe Haconmut be souad and swoot, and putvp ta Snnite. ‘i Usitna et bo detivared tn doutlo sacicr, ll;“‘l‘ Bugar must bo dolivored 1u barruls, full beade ‘I'he Corn most be in strang gunnles, resewed, Dida for Heel Uattlo will stato the prlce ver pound gross, Parties Lidding fer thie ot articles will state prica ,V"' pound not, and furni wnplo ot each articlo bl fu; oacept 1he Klour (S goucy oxcopted), Who: B 1, Pork, Cury, L uttlelus Huratelic 13121 i bo s oxe ents will be made an proper roceipts after th tuoruf | Liavo boun properly abproved. uust Liavo s copy of this adveriisament n osocuting the contract, the right will he rosorved 1y Increaso or dimiulsh thie guantityof any of thio articles ombraced I ihs loregolug sehodulo, aud the furtbor rigiil il bo rostryod G lucheass oF ducroass the amoust apeci- fied fu auy ountract toau cslentnot vxcesding tweuty, ber cont, aud tha right I8 ulea tesorvoil 1o tejoct Ay it such s courss should ba deowod for of the tivveronens, durod tromn ‘porsons who have Ja dfaulted fn any Lid Berotiliro isdo, o sauuplo sncihd b any way ndioats the' nains of thie bididar, bt abould b tdouthtled with fbe prapossl b privaid mack, which shauld butho wuma_uhon fho pros pural as upod tho sample, Rpecial caro shivaid ba teken 10adopt wuch & privata wark as will kuure distnction froin ottier biddars, 3 bidddors witf mark the pelog on eweh o 1o addition 1o glving the auy pope facllltato the Tk Aearie. " Ro” eimpton Wil gy v o’ Suakig (f anarde, No N ollenad wutiiaHur Al tho Lids sbill Bave bovd wublicl Fond, A contract, o part thorso, wil by permited to b auli 1ot o aslined b, ur gihar party widkiaut tho wiltta Clll;ll?li D= the menl f!l‘llll Iflfu L:fll,!l.’a-nfl aplication t Ritka 1or pragoeals Al be fur sation thin Litce oF L No. 3 White Bireot, Now York Fyory Uil amouiting to 55,40 oF Gver ma or dralt, artiiiod cito dopositurz, 6F BPou e 020 f the. a1 ik liknk, 2 New Yok, : tank, Cbicago, Tl Syl i, o, Lo Moy {Han & st af survilos piopusad ta bo luralatied snd H 3 olnx swardod n oo o vtécubshe satno with god and suticlent surarion a o pue e “ cordiog Bl liloh " Bis bId whd mads and g Soptudy »uch bldder s9ANl” forfbit the aioant sy vpesliey fa tho {initod Hiates,aad the sxmosball fori hwith Lo paly inta tho Tressury; HAV it waol cuutumot sall Do duly ot ditod uald, sudh " draitor oliock 20 dwposiivd sbal B e Bt b piaiaset: T o na o of bustnts Paal-uco addruwr, a4t s rocommionied 10 bWAers o aidiug out of New York ta furalah u New. ith Eacie blde, and a1 {hols aathiaes o A} the ezecition of the contract ired tofte tull smouat tor ko faith fhereof, with twa er moru surotiss, whos ortitled to by a United Statos or bosals ahoald bo tnclasod n an snvalope, addromsed aadenles Ry o A e Pt Ufda will b6 opens dia the presance of the Bosrd o Indisn Commisslonsrs and & commitico (0 bo daglgnatos Dy o Bocretary of tho Inlerlor &y 8008 84 tho fo il s taited 1o o pessel Fo aro lurita i) EDW, P, BMITH, Conmileslons TREARURY DEFARTM OF¥ICk oY CoMNFUOLLER OF sy s b T i IR A Al o e g Viosen i r, Macover, 0 prual. threo fhonLa trocs this tate, oy i