Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 10, 1875, Page 7

. THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 1875.-~TWELVE PAGES, 4 . FOREIGN. Anotlier Minfsterial Crisls Imminent fu Spain. A Venturous Inventor Goes to Son in a Lifo-8aving Suit, Freach Railway Stafisties—Tho' Aerial Rayigation Company, Russian Caliclics Refect the Dogma of Infallibility. 5 . Cardinal Manning Malkes o War- 1ike Specch nt o College Opening. —_— @coount of tho Blaughtor of Chineso Convicts at Singapore. SPAIN, ACCTASION TO THE KING'S STANDATD, Pants, April 0.—I¢ {s s2id that Gan, Eho has piven in his adhosion to Don Alfonvo. Tourtoen ofiicors, who abandoned Don Carlos, bave nrrived at Biarritz, 'Iho Carlists tried to stop them at tho frontior, A MINISTERIAL CRISIS INMINENT, Aapmip, April 9.—Tha conflict Letacon the Government and Ministry is bocoming sorlous, and may causo o fall of the Miulstry. Several moro of the Professors wero oxiled to-day. The King's principsl phvseion was offered tho hiead ogition in tho Unlversity, hut rofuscd to necept v. A conforanco of Ministera took place to-day for tho purposa of discussing tho accusations mado by Conchin against Jovollar, No courso of sctlon waa determined Il‘uun. 1t {8 rumozed that Toucha Las beon ofeially fnvited to loave Bpain. e CREAT BRITAIN, CATIDINAL SANNING'S PNEDICTION, * Cardinat Manning opened tha Catholic collego st Kensington yostorday with an addross in which lie sald ho regerded himself intrusted with o commission of warfare, for ha belioved the Church was appronching s ciials, tho most Gosy fur 80 yeatu, A NOLD CXPERIMERT, Loxnos, April 10.—Taul Boyton will attempt %o crows Lho Chaunel to-day in bis life-saving decrss. Tlo Ia to start from Dover at 3 p. m., and axpiets to reachk Boulogne botween 8 and 4 p.n, ——— i FRANCE, MILITARY REAGIST: Tants, April 0.—~Thao French Government has sout {ustructiona to its Consuls to summon, for tho Isst time, Fronch subjects abrond who ar liabls to military sorvice to have their namos roglutered us tho Uonnulates, ¢ RAILWAY RETUNNS, . Panms, March 25.-Ofilelal roturns published to-day ehnw that the recelpts of Fronch raflways during 1874 omounted to 757,863,340, a8 com~ pared with 802,204,8131. in Inst year, though the mileago had incrensod from 18,100 to 18,764 kil- ometres, T'ho socond Lall-yoar showed an increnso of about six 1mlilions, but, the fitab half-yoar presenting a docrocss of moro than 10,000,000, tho dcerenso on_ tho year was 4,838,900, ~ Tho recelpts of 1874 ‘oxceeded thoso of 1909, tho last year beforo tho war, by 109,646,128, simost overy lino sharing in this increaeo axcept tho Eastern, which, owing, of coursn, to tha loss of the Alsnce-Lorraine soc- tion, ceded to Geunany, exhibita a decroago of, 21,000,030, Tho naleazs hnd fneroused in tho jutorval from 16,482 to 18,754 kilometros, The traflic bns increasod in o groater ratio by only viout 1 por cont, ' : LALLOONING. The French Erial Navigation Socloty bave ro- solved to orgauizo o soriow of night ascenta for tha purposo of spoctroscopic nnd eloutrical ob- servations, and a balloen callod tho Zenith, con- taining fivo pargengers, accordingly started from Paris about G o'clock on Tuesday vvoning, Yes- torday passod sithont any tidings of thom, and somo uneasiness began to be entartained; but thia morniug s tolegram arrived from Bordoayx cunounciug that, after & twonty-throo hours' Jonrnoy, “tho balloon alighted on the dewert tracts near Arcachon. Tho miui- mum temporaturo thoy oncounterod was 4 dograos ceatigrade below zero, A splendid Inuar halo was geen in tho form of a cross, tho posuibility of which has boon quesiionoed by Bomo physicists, aud thoro was a eplendid day- hréak with the sea on tho lorizan. The balloon slurted tho const for eloven hours and passed plong tho Cirondo. Thero was nfierwards n valm aud a brilliant sua, two oross-ourronts, ono * nbova tho othor, drivlulvzhtnn balloon by turng ovor land and sos. Latwoon Oand 11 soma interesting nkotches were taken. I'our pigeona were sent oif, but do not appear o have found trqelr way to Paris, Thia trip is 'said to bo tho tongont ever made by a balloon. #PIES, The epy mania atill provails in some parts of Prauco DBundsof gypsies, it scoms, nru‘:mvuru- ing two Loire and nelghboring! dopartments, and a Jocal papor given an evidontly highly ox- npperatod account of their composition aud movemouts, It ilogos that Prusaiun spics bave Joined tho gypsien—men with fair comploxions, woll-drossed, with & military bearing, tolorably tluont in Fronch, and woll nosted up in the char- seter and position of the Mayors to whom they apply for lcave to ‘oroct & tont for & day or two, 2 Thowo new-faule loned Ublans, it says, scom to Le flush of gald, pay whato ver price i asked (hem, and 1n one caso sold cloth at a ridiculonsly low rato, telling their custonors they wero paid 107, & day for solling It 'I'wo of theso men, it adds, wore mronted as spies, and plans oud notos wors found on them. Bapuational storica of thin kind, rondoring simple-minded peopla uncasy, and fanning the lames of nnllonal animosities, can- uot be too etrongly condomnod, TUR COMPTE DE CIAMBOAD, The Unfon de I'Ouest, n Luqmmlu: organ, mays It ;I’E“u certan that tho Compie da Chambord Lins authorized and even urged his trieuds Lo acoepl soata in the Sennte. OUL_CENTEANIAL, Panis, March 0.—Tho Urouch Commission on the United Statoa Qonteunial 13xposition wmet to- day, M. do Lafeyotto prosiding. = Minister Wash- burne and Measre. Fornay and Biddlo wore pres- -snt. A lottor waa rocoived from tho Miniater of Commerco, who kays: “'I'he French Govorument 0.pu0t romaiu indifforsnt Lo thogrand solomuity ot Phuladelphia. My prodecessor decided it was wecostary ~for Frauco to participate, bLe- ceuno ho wes porsuaded the exbibition wonld result ju the development of French rolutions sbroad, ‘I'he pormunont Uommission will soon bo callod upon to consldor tho bost xoans of rmmmhm Franch participation in tho Dfifimiyll uhil‘»:lu:n." f i r, Forney usld ho waa in communioaty tha Duke de Cases sud the Viscount de nox:lu! ‘:3 e subjeat. i GERNANY, . OYRIAN GRIEVANCES, Lonoox, April 9.—Tho Herlin Post, reverting Lo the subjoct of its lending articlo of yoaterday, ayss “As long aa Count Andiassy remains in oflieo, tho good underatanding betwoen the three Pmparors will continug, and thero ueed be no Toar of immodiate war." LELGIUM'S QPFENSK. ‘The Cologne Gaztle, commouting on the Bole pian dificulty, romarks that Balgium may have boon encouragoed in hor denial of the Gorman demapd by a nelghboring power, whoso ablo ll(inmar of Forelgn Affairs bas certaluly ueg- octad no opportuuity of oppouing the Intorests of Gormany, Wa Liopo thia incidont is Aniahoa, 00Dt in 'w‘%. Uo:? far s it volajea to the Duchesno fu- WILL VISIT jrALY. Thie Barlin Toal statos that frinco Frederiok Elumonthal, Goneruly Moliko, ad and wost Aouday for Ty Tuiots, toaves Hariia 9 London Loxpox, Apzil 9,—The Ing tho text of tha_Gornan mge . vr % eviow- dayas Onr expociations. woro: ju‘.'u:\fiafl“l:“n‘:l 0 Bote would remove the mo::wn(x’fl: e it, Germany romonairates il Daigiascn.SF 4 W elgium, ;i i Duendations beyoud u.\flbm’luln?nd c‘tm"u‘:ar&::!:: ut nothiog which wo oo able falily soeall o 1t 18 tho intorest of every free tion, throat, rrotest againas a claim thal expresulons couse in @ " oympstby « with aay foreign country boloug to the ord: o fil‘i wrongs which tha Bku:rlln E’fln‘?'{"o"fifi atraln. Tho clrenmatance that neithor party to the dispute hiae apposted to the Powara guaran- teaing Dolglum indepondenco alao somowhat diminlshes the importance of tho amair,” Ol diffenlty betwn raean, Aprll 0.~Ths diffienity Detwaen fl::mmy'nml Chins, ralativa to the plun-erion of tho bark Princa Dismarok, has Lecn satinface torily sottlod. * flflfl"fllflflfll- ¥ Pants, March 25,—The Cologna Gazelle ane nanuces that the Prussian Qovernmant lins givon ordors for tha activa prosecution of the forlifiza- tious undortaken two yoars ago at Uologne, Coblon! Hpandan, Kustrin, Losen, Thorn, Dantzie. Koulgaberg, Glogau, Newsse, Memol, Philau, Colberg, Bwinonmndo, Btralaund, Friod- richeort, Bunderburg, Duppel, Wilholmsuaven, and the mouths of ' tho Weser and Elbo, The axproprintion of tha groued not slready coded by agroetonent is to bo procoedod with, THE OATIOLICH Benruiy, March 26.—Tio Viear-Genoral of the Pelnco Archbishop of Breslau promnlgatos the lato P'apal Fnogelleal In tha ofticial acclosiastical orynn of that gincesc. Thin atop ia likely to pra- cipitato tho monsures threatoued upon the Luwo n(, tho Eucyclical, Prepaintions aro made to closa the canventa of tho orders in connaxion with tho Jounita. 'Iho Intter ara soml-oNicinlly stated to bavo solocteid Byria as & now ficld for their operations, Twenty louscs were Jaloly boughit by them at Boyrout, —— INDIA, THE SINAATONE MUTINY AND SLAUGHTER. Tho Siraits Tines of Fob, 15 contains o long account of thd mutiny of Chines conviots nt Singapora on tho 13th of I'ebruary, In the suppresslon of which Mr. Digby Dont, the Su- perintondont of Prisons, receivod injuries which proved fatal, aud soveral of the Priscon Warders wora soveroly wounded. Tho outbreak occurrod, whilo the prisoncra woro taking their evening meal, aftor baving fluishod work : * Mr, Digby Dont was walking up and down tho rondway sg usunl at this time, aud tho wardota wero all at thoir stations, oach watchiug tho prisonors undor his care, when suddenly, amd without warning two of thoe middle- grade Chinoso prisoners sprang fiom tho pground bolind ono of the Warders, Mr, William B, Bendford, Ono stabbod bim in the back with a small chiol or similar pointed Instrument, whilo anothor nimed a Llow at his hoad with & Chinesa hatchot which ho hud seeroted bolow his walstband, but fortunatoly missed his afrn. Mr. Dent rusticd In under the slied at onco to resono Sandford from thom, when they tutned upon bim, ono stabbing lim repeatedly in tho back and about the body, whila the othor mado o blow with the Dhatehet;' at tho sawa momont thuso two mon shouted & word of signal, aud, lu o mo- ment, fifty or sixty of tho worst characlers in tha fall—pleatos, roblhers, sud murderora— sprang to their foot aud rusbad upon thoir koop- ors with koives, clusoly, hatciots, poiuted picces of iron, and such othor weapond na thoy had socroted about thoir poraons. Mr. Dant aud tho warders hiad no wospons save atout walking- sticks, of which, howover, thoy made good usn whilo tho native snb-wardors, Wwho were mostty old Indian convicts, fought bravely to roscus the Luropeans, ond in endeavorivg to do #o thoy wero nearly all wounded, two very soveroly. Mr. Dont, in addition to his other tetriblo wounds, was tnally folled to the ground by a blow over the hoad with a chioppor, Banford received fresh wounds, Warders Burton, Clarke, Bavage, nud Tloading roceived cuts and bimscs, aud others wore Lonten with carryiug-sticks userd by tho prisoners in bringing water wto the fail. Al this occurred within tvo or threo minutos, and a8 goon aa tho Buperintendent and Warders had Dboen overpowered the mutineers rushod for the gato leading to the work-vurd, This gate was uarded on the iside ouly by & native peon,who was knockod down, and this avontio of escapo thus thrown opon to thom. Thoy camo in poll-tnall, and, ruaning o tho tool-chost, Lroke it opon, thote who weio unarmod Laro providing them- solves with weagons, Tho door leading from tho wood-vard to tha engineor's ofiico, which which could Lo fastenod oo the outside, wans well servod by the couviet chnn, who secured aund backed up_ tho wiclotegate with all their ntrength, and. boing bulkad in this avenua of ascape, sowe of Ll prioners seizoi laddors nnd poles, which thoy plicod against tho outer wall on oither aide, and,elnmbering up, stitl retatning their axes and wenpone, leaped from the top at tho risk of fracturing thoir imba ; Lut tho maiu body of them rushed baelk into tho yard whenco thoy had coto, a3 though, elatod with their suo- conh €0 far, they thought to get possosrion of tho euttre jail, The European prisonors, mostly sol- diors and satlors, begged hiard to bo lot looko to anaist tho jail aulboritics in putting down tho uprising, sud their gate was oponod by Mr, Lamb, the jaller, “Lho alarm had also bgen comn. municatod to the Europann guard, thres of ‘whom came Iu with thoir riflos. A soidler named Falton, whals undergoing imprisonmout for killing's polics poon withs s boll, wa_ure tol, scized arifle rrom one’sf tho guard, and, with another soldior namod Headly, who followed his oxamplo, was enabled to save tho lifo of Juiler Lamb, who had boon bore down by two Chi- nese, who, with axes uplifted, would, in another socond, bave hurled Liminto otornitr had not theas two noldiors providentially shot thom dead on tho Iuatant, The Buropeau prisonors woro armed with muskets and ammucition, and thon tho work of slanghtor bogan, The mutincers, despernto savages though thoy were, found tho Europoean prisoneras testibloenomy todenl with; a fow attempted to makan stand, bt the muskets did doadly oxcoution among them, and thsy wore uhot down or bayonetod by the Kuropoans, whom the eight of blood seomed to infuriato even moro than it had the Chinose. Theso woro driven back, and took refugo in tho work-yard ; aud whilo somo, still armed, sought ta Avail thiemsolves of o Iast chanco to escupo by allmb- ing the ladders, numbora hid thomsolves in tha buildings,—soma benoath the furnrco of the Loiler, some 1n_the drains, somo among ths rubbish ecattorod about tho place. The figut- ing tnwido tho §ail lasted somo time, From tho various accounts it appeara that nearly half an bour elapyod from the outbreak bofore tho mu- tinecrs wero fully overcome, Ar. Dent died of bls wounds on tha following eveniug, Tha wounded Europoan Warders were, whon the mail loft, recovering. Fourtoen of tho nativo sub- warders woio wounded, Lwo of them aeriously. Fiftoon of the prisonora were killed and {wonty- four wounded, — PERSIA, DEPLORADLE CONDITION OF TI¥ COUNTRY, Pants, March 20.—Tho Allgemeine Zeitung glves n doplorablo account of the condition of Dorala, The rovenue, it eays, ia 7,000,000 or 8,000,000 tomans, or £3,000,000; while tho cx- ponditure, including tho lavish outlay of tho Shol and bis wumorous harem, is 5,000,000 tomas, A cortaln sum fu gold Is yearly deposit- ed in o gigantic vault, whero, since tho times of .| tha carly Kings, cheats of gold have been placed aud lio unproductive, thuy gradually exliausting tho woalth of the country, Tho Blah canuot Lo inducod to spend any of it on rallways, canalg, or mines, Tho Provincial Goveruors sro mostly tho 8hah's rolativos, and aro dovold of auy ndininistrative capacity, Their tonure of offlca mainly depending on tha sum thoy forward to the Contral Treasury, thoy are samotimos si- porseded by men who offor to furniah a larger amount, The abjoct of the Goveruors, there- fore, 18 to oxtort av mnuoh reut as poasible, eo- cumulating all they cau for thomselves, and bribing the Shal's conttiors in order to securo thelr Euml oftices for thio retoutlon of their posta, Whether the crops are abundant or doficlent, the samo amount {s exaoted, in tho luttor caso the possoesions of tho poasanti boing conflscated and tholr fields bocoming waste, During tho groat famino many ote porsons dicd from the appros- tiona of (ho Govornors and officials than from any othier caugo, The (lovernur of Rascht, fn. daod, asked the Sultan to waiye tho payment of ront, aud the request waa granted; but on bis fall tho Bhal rovoicd his decivion and appoluted & pow (fovornor, whoao oxactlons drovo hune dreds of the peasants into Nussian torritory, whato thoy rocolvod land and seod, with pro- vialon for their immediate wants, This exodus croatiug a groat wonsation, tho Bhal excouted tho Governor and reappuiuted hia predecessor, But iv was too ate, Only the intlim, blind, aud lame remained, and this Provinco, once the richest in Perals, exportiug largo quantitios of ailk, corn, and cotton to Ruseis, has ot yoi tecovered from the blow, Cousidering the dls- mouds pousosded by the Shah sud_his wivos, Lo is, personally, tho richest Bovercign in the world, but s country is the poorest which cau bo found, 'The 80,000 persons who Ja%”l' mako & pilgrimage probably expond 9,000,000 rupecs out of the country, aid atl imports 8 %0 ba paid for {n casb, w0 that gold has almost disappearod. On tho sum advanced by Daron Ttouter to the Bhah while in FBurope belng repaid l;; r.:;l\:l.dr' h{;hls:uu wero u'n:bln ra 0xc nxgu] |1t . Tho water supply s very unequal distributed, and {y not au';n’nmlzed.r’ !hmh ;.K canale wuul_:.l fostiliza hundreds of milos of bar- ron goil. T'ho tolla lovied on jelegraws passing through khg Persian portion of the line amount 0 obLar SRR of Tofac Boade.oke e vonue besides the Urown rents. Badr Azim bollavod to bo the oaly man {uaccousiblq Lo blbaa in suy forie, aud Las scon enough of Europe $o domre reforms, "The priasts and officialy aro apainat him, but popular feoling will soon avercoms the ophoni- tion of his onomien. 'Tha Hhali himself avpre~ ciatos European civllization, and would resdily opan his purse to develop the remourcos of the country® 1ut no knowa that hia ofticisln would ombezzlo the monaey, as happenod with ailk-spiu~ ning - and othor entorprises. Ifo hos him- solf to eount Lhe gold depomted In tho vauits, Laron Dionter commoucod hin un- dertaking in ecarnest, survoving the railway and heminuing tho works belwoen Teohoran aud Rascht, Dut tho Iluskians aro op- oaed to the acheme, and their intriguen induced hia Bhial Lo stap tha oparations on tho plea that somo clausce i the contract bad not beon ecar- riod oul. Baron Iloutor has sastained groat loegos, and 1u endoavoring to bring soma In~ fluouco to bear Lo remove the Interdict. Ile ean- not, howoyor, instituts a_lawsuit nst tho Bhah, and his materials and ymplements aro anf- foring depracintion, while the Lnglish Govern. mant, whose protection ho vainly solicited at the ontsnt, rofuss to nterfora, Hls agents clalm the working of iwo coppor-mines, dikcovered & fow miles from the summar residanco of the English Ambassador, but with hitle chauce of icraRH, ; ——— RUSSIA, TRE POLISI CATHOLICH, Braury, March 26.~Tho clorgy of the 250,000 Poles, tho so-callod Unitad Catholles, wito aro on tho point of abandoning Catholiclym and eme bracmg Grook orihodoxy, in a memorandum prasented to tho Itussian Government account for their intentions by ths moral fmpossibility of acoepting the dogma of infalhibllity, INDIAN CRUELTIES. Captive Among the Comanches. Avoung "loxan who was captured by the Comwancno Indiane about a yearago gave the following accouut of lila experionces recently to a correspondent of tho Galveaton Avws: 1 wan trying to got five beofl steors baok to the herd early one moruing lagd May, when I way suddenly murrounded by about twenty-five Comnneelio Indinng, aud tnken prisoner. This lappened noor suarino, 1 was tiod ou my horsa and earricd somo 30 roiles thav day, At night wo arvived nt a sort of camp, where wo joined fln‘y mora Indians, and I fond thoy had anothor white man prisoner, I was not nllowed 10 spoak with this man, but I conld see from the hlood on his face and clothos that ho was wounded, As woon as the Indians bad kindled a fire and oaton scmo moat, thoy Lsgan to toriure this wecond prisonor, though for what renkon I lave nover earned, They beat tum with n cartridge-box stran with o large buokle on tho end of it, after stripping tum of his clothes. 'They cuc gunlies on hi with kuives, They sawod off his thwnbs with an old cavalry wabre, nnd mashod his loes Letweon n took and tho butt end of o carbive, Atter gouping out some of hia tooth with o bayonet, and silcking eactus thorns fn his flosh, thay poured powdar in his ean and burntit. Al tlug time tho man did not comiplatu or cry out, ns ho probably expectod, by hiv fortitude, to fuduce tho Indiana Lo #paro bis Life, But In this he was mistaken, for they, finding that Lo did not com- nlain at all these tortures, begau to cut piacos vt flash out of his loga and back nudeas themn s orag lenst pretond to ont—I think they only choweid up tho fosh aud apit it_out, Seolng that all af thia tortura did not moka him cry out Sror ho had faintod), tho chief stop:ped up with & sharp knifo and cut out onu of hily oved, and pnta live coal of firo in tho sockat, and thon putan eud to lus hfa with a knifo. Tha Indiqua thon had n grand dance. I was iot to a small tree. I Liad no water or anything to aat for thirty-six hours, Tho next day about midday tho party moved in o northweat course, traveling nbout 20 miles ; aud aftor this wo moved n n novthwont coures about 39 mlles, whore wo mst wovernl largs pattles of Indians, Roms of whom had bogn on ralds in Nofthern Tesa, 1 remninod in that wection of countcy with tho Comanch nnd wus kept onuuoyuu t0oRtly herding ponies, nud somotunos droasing deors skivg avd buftalo Lides. My clothes wero all taken away from mo a fow duys aftor I was eap- tured, aud I onty had & palr of drawers and o blanket aftorward, I ofton hiad to oat raw _voml- aon aud buffalo meat without salt. After I had been with the Indians somo six montis, they coused to trent ma 84 & pridonar, and I was al- lowad to go some distauce from tho camp, I think it waa sbout tho 1ist of Fobruary 1 left thom. I was hording ponicr, and was allowod to rida one of tho best without o saddlo. The socond nizght 1 took my bulfslo roba aud ueed it 4 o Baddio, filled a wack with driod meat, and stracl out far tho settlomenss, which I reached towards the lnat of tho month. 1soid my horse aud butfals robe, and collectsd threo mionths' pay that was due mo at the timo I was captured ; aud now, with God's holp, I shall keep out of tho way of the Indiaus heraaftor. —_— COMING NORTHl. Dexisoy, Tox,, April 9.—Tie oxcursion party in tho Intorest of frumigration to Texny, cousinte ingof fifty-two delegatos from twouty-seven counties in the Btate, and in chinrga of Col. Alligon, loft at 8 p, m, to-day, by apecial train, en routs for St. Louls, Cinomnatl, ludisunpolis, Louisville, and Cluasgo. MINNESOTA STATE FAIR. Syeeial Dispatsh to The Chreaso Tridune, Br, Paut, Aian., April 9.—~The Excoutive Comuiittoa of tho State Agricultnral Assccintion 1ot to-tay, rovised the promium-list, appointed Buporintondants and Committees for the falr to be haro the dirat weok in October, audadoptod & plan of lito mewborakip, - — TELECRAPHIC BREVITIES. All idoa of o parade in Now Yoric City {n honor of the Isto Jobn Mitshol has beon ontivsly abaudoned, and thore will ehoply ben farewell oration hy ‘homas Olark Luby, aud a testi- wonial for Mitchol's family, Tho numbar of smigrants Westward-bonnd at the, presont nason i unnracedonted. Niuoty- three hundred bave 'oft Omaha since March 1, QOver 1,000 wore delayed at that placo on Thurs- day for want of card, but wero gont out on spo- cial traing yestorday. iy -Ovor fifty emigrant trains, with 200 pereons, are oncamypoed juus woat of Couneil Bluffs, 1a., nwaiting transportation aver the Missouri, The ferry-hoat will commonce runnng to-morrow, Tive bundrod londed frelght-cars are in tho yard &t tho t1ausfor awaiting shipmont. Tho Naw York Z'vibune colobrates it thizly- fitth annivorsary to-day by taking posseaslon of ita new bullding, vrluting a quadruplo sheet, with nll];lc‘L]nrn “"dzdfi"fllpm}" ?l tho building, giving tha figuros of its clreulation, slhow! Svorage to b brar 80,000 dally, " "o the —————— Xho 'Tomb of the Dulke of Urbina, Charles Hoath Wilson, writlug from Il 0 tho London Academy, deseribes tho o:::lll:;’: ot the tomb of Lorenzode AModlci, grandson of Lorenzo tho Maguiicent, which took placs in tuo Chapol of the Stedicl Feb, 47, He says *“Tho etatucu of Dawn and Twilight beiug rafaed, 1t wasresolved Lo elido off tho hid and as- cortain tho conteuts of tho sarcopbagus, and so soitla tho question whothor tho monnment was that of Lorenzo or Ginliano, Two bodies would be found if it was that of Lorenzo, The might within was strange. 'T'wo hodies woro distinotly vistblo, They hind fallon (at, but st oue oud of the parcophngus lay o elull with a black cap upon it, and tho body aud arms in what scomod to Lo 8 whito shist, whilst close to me was & hondless body in a black tunic, the form of swhich was lain anough, with a white ombroldery at ita lowor extremi| ‘The Profousor destived to ox- amine tho bodios was summonod, and ruised tho black tunle, Undorit waa thoskuliof Loronzo, for uow thora can be nodoubt tist this monumont fa that of the Duke of Urbiuo, On each wide tha ohast and bead of Loionzo wore tho log oid feet of Aloxander, who apparcutly was lgu tallor man, aulass when ho was buried” the hend of Lorouzo waas pushod down uuder bis tunie, Whero it waa fuund, which is uot unlikoly, ‘the banos of the logs of Alexander wero in whito lin- on haose, If it was linen, snd under hls hoad wed @ white pitlow ; & wtout irou spiko projocted {rom tho botlom of the marble sarcopbaguy, apparently put thoro whon Alosandor was do- podited, ‘The remalua of a similar upiko wore al- 80 observod et the otbor ond whore the head of Tiorenzo shiould bave rested, It is probable that thoue Bplkes had somothing to do with tho fast- ening of the firat 1id, ramoved to muke way for Aloxauder, The spiko was fastoned Iu Il placo with mortar, which glistened with & gumn probably used 18 embalming the rather, ‘'L skull of Lo~ renzo {u llr?. and well-formed, with flue testh, of which about oight seamod to be absent, e wag born lu 1492 aud died in 1519, eged 27, Tha Pro- fensor was thoroforo right iu exclaiming, *This 14 the hoad of & young wan.' The oiher skull wau gualler, the forchoad lowor, tho nose mast Lave beou aquiltue ; tho Lair, somo of which ro- malned, black, coarso and curlod (/! Moro), The bony us gatherad wero arrauged on ono of the of the Chapel. They woro a dark bravry, black in some places, aud looked hitu- mino Doth akulls wero dark brown. Theso were taken by the Frofessor and duly measured with callipers, and thoir proportions registered, whilat tho bonos aud fragments wore pul_ back into the llmophlfiun, it haviug boan proved that :l‘aammon;uarn% y uk-hfil Anz:ilqr 'u‘:"L the atues of ¢ Ponseroso, Dawn and Twi [ thist of Lorenzo, tho Duke of Urbiuo." L WASHINGTON. The Post-Office Frauds te Be Legally Investigateds Mr, Jewell Detormined to Probe the Matter to the Bottom, The Unearthing of Much Rottenness Pre. dioted as the Result Thereof. Treasury an;nrtment Preliminaries for the Issue of Bilver Change. No Alarming Cases of Yellow Fever at Gulf IPorts, THE POS¥-OFFICE FRAUDS, CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS DECIDED UPON, Suecral Dupatek to The Clacaan Tridune, Wamuxsotos, D, Cyy April 2.—Tha investiga- tion of tho Fost-Ofice frauds was continued to- day, It hos boen decided that eriminal prosceu- tions A}l be commonced apainst Hinds, the contractor, and agelust one of the inculpated clerks, If thero fs 8 logal bastn for such action, The law oficors of the Governmont are now ex- amining that quostion, and bave not yet ron- dored o deciston, Thero ara nona of the Jarge coptractors who can feol safe at the {nvestiga- tlon, Thero can bo no doubt that similar frauda have boen practiced for yoars, snd thnt (bo whole syatem of straw-Dida and tha wealth of contractors lina been dependent npen them, Postmnster-Goneral Jowell sees no roason why the Uovernment should uot bo UUN ON HUBINESS PRINCIPLES, When ho sesumed his preacut # found an apparont judierouco to detaiis, schich roudered various irregulanities poseible, ilo immediatoly mltiated tho work of roform, 1fow succoesfully it haa boen carriod un in alreauy Jown ; but the results thus far aro ouly partiai. The oxtent to which the frauds in question have berctofore bLeon carrind on has not yet been fully dovelopod. Boverl parties, ut presont far abovo suspcion in tho publiz mind, aro boing praduslly onwmcsved in the toils, nud, jn mll probability, will soon bo called npon to step down frow the pos tions which thoy lisve used for thelr o perion- al aggrandizoment. or years paut tho advor tising of proposala, tho vpoving of bidy, sud the award of contracts have been A MERE MOCKERY AND A FTACD, Honest men who came here from disiant Btates, in splto of their best endoavors found then solves continunily ciroumvented by the machina- ttonu of thieves and pliuudorers, and o far was thia systom of fraud carriod that many contract- oré sbpadonod tho teld indisgust, finding thom- solves unublo to copo with their more unserupu- lous compotitors, Uov. Jewell iy devermined, no mattor who may o affectod, to QUNTISUE TIE PUOBING PROCTES until it reaches oyvery peison who has connived at or sided in fiandnlent schemes. 1f rucn per- sony Luvo commuttod no offonse recosmized as such under oxisting laws, thoy cau at loast bo ignomuiously disniasod from the positious they liavo abused. and debarred from Lercafter hold- g any offico of profit or trust in the public sarvice, Tho Post-Ofice Dopartment secured tho ar- rent of Ilinds thng evoeniug. Ile was Latted to appoesr to-morrow. ‘Il warrkut charzed bim wich bribing n clork for the purpose of detraud- fug the Goversmont. Hiods will doubitless malto the detcusa that hls uct wou'd not have rosultod iu defrauding the Govornment. e .DISTRICT MATTERS. THL PILFERING LEGILLATORS, Svectal Dispatch ta The Chicaor T'ribune, ‘Wasninatoy, D, 0., April 8.—The expiring act of tho ring Legislaturo liere Inat enmmor was to rob tho Houso of Dolegatea of evory moveablo thing. Thera was an echo of tho caruival econes of tho last daya of the Logislature in the Circuit Court horo to-day, in whick the caso of Godlrey & Goalt, of tho Clicenpeako rastaurant, azainst Poter Campbell, ox-Speaierof tho I1louse of Dologates of tho District Legislaturo, was called, ‘This {8 an action on a bill for refreshments al- leged to havo bacn providod on the order of de- (eudant tor tho members of ths ilonse of Dale- gates, smounting to 1,019, . TOD MUCH TAX. The Citizons' Tax-Uayers' Commiltoo bave submitted their roport relativo 1o tho uew Per- sonal Tax law. They malo no recommonda- tton, but. nfli that the law was not intendod by Congreas to be as comprehensive and onsrous as it Lss bees made by tho iatorprotation of the Coninissionors, and “that it adwits of o mildor and difforent interprotation. Thoy call attontion to the fact that the act of Congress exacts from the tax.payer ¢ sfstemeut of only wiat Is subject to taxation under ite provieion, without conferring any spacial suthority upon any one to intorprot it or to dotermine what is vo subjoct to taxation, ‘They add that the declsion of doubtful quosions arlsiug uuder thu law must be remitted (o tha conucienos of individu- al tax-payors, and intimate that the Committoo will arrauge to defray tho expenses of any liti- gaton. —— NOTES AND NEWS, THE YXLLOW-FEVEN BUARE, Speetat Dispatch (o 1he Chicido Tribune, Wasuixatoy, D. C., Aptil 9.—The yellow- favor scaro seemis to bave been a honx, lufor- mation at the Burgeon-Ganoral's offica shows that there wero but oneor two light oases at Koy West, and that they yleldod readily to troat~ ment, 'Tho Burgcon-Gonasral states that there is uot tho elightest ground for any uncssiness whataover ou this account ; thak thero la not the shadow of o ronson for believing at prosent that our Guit porta will be vieitod with the scourze n aun cpidomio form. A K"" of wealthy and educatod BMoxicans, who arrived bhero to<lay ditect from Mloxico, terviowed as to the nllngnd prevalenco cf the dircsso In that country. Tlioy asaert that thore his not beon o single case of yollow taver oither in Vora Cruz or any of tho Moxican ports this yoar. CUATOMA REOULATIONS, ‘Tha Maino Cougrossional dologation is mok- ing = uoitod olfort to socurs a recousideration of tho order promulgating new rogulations for the exportation of goods from Canads through the Unitod Btates, 'U'tas ordor haa not yet boou approved by tho President. It wounld very so- tlously affoct tho commercial intarests of Maine, T Jvmmm ocean outlet for tho Grand Trunk Road 4 DPorilaud, whero that rond hss Jargo warohousos, Durlnug u large portion of the winter, Portland in the export porl for ali tho Canadas. Hithorio all Roodu for export at Porte land lave boen shipped thirough under Cansulur seal to tuat port. Tho oxcitoment about scal-lock smuggling hing given rigo to a new order, which roquired the sxamivation of much goods to be nado at Island Poud, on the border. Thia would, it i3 clalmed, deasroy Portland, and divert thie trade posmbly to Halifux. CUSTON-LIOUSE IXVEATIGATION, M, L. Hale, 8pecisl Ageut of_tho T“““fl wero fu- leaves to-night to inveatigato aud roport upon Wentorn castom-housos, ~ 1sle s this Agont wl tast voar rocommondod the ubalition and ounsol- idation of so mauy Easteru custoi-houses, HILVEIL COIN, ‘Tlie vaw Fluance uot provides tbatthe Becre- tary of the Trensuty whiall arravge o substituto silvor coin for fractioval onerency au ourly us practicablo. ‘I'ho policy of tho Becretary suems ) bo to asoumulste s Iargs amonnt of coln sud witbdraw fractious! currenvy. Durg the last wonth $0600,000 of frntlmn[’eumuny wera paid into tho Treaaury which, it {s not probable, wilt be rolasnsd excopt as ailver coin, (0 the Ascosiated Presr) TUE MISBISSIPIT WIVEN DUHOVEVNENT. ‘Wasninoror, April 9.—Ma}. O, Ib. Cometook, Corpu of Enginoers, In addition to his present duties, hus baen datailed to report upon the depth of water aud widih of chauuel socured sad nialntained from time to time in improving the Bouth Pasa of tho Misslssippi River under tho plao of James B, Hads, WILL VISIT MASSACIUSETTS, ‘The President will lave on Friday for, Massa- chusotts (o attond the coutonnial celobrativn of tho battle of Loxington ou the 10tk inst. APPOINTMENTS, The Presfdent bas signed the commission of Robert W. Hoaly to bLa United States Muralsl for tho Bouthern Distsict of Alabais, in place of Jerome J. Hinds, ' Jousthan Bherman fa appointed Htorokeepor for tha Twelfth Distriot of Ohio, { The Prealdent to-day made tho following ape olutmouta uf Postmastery: Michuel O. Garber, o0, Ind., vice U. F. Ooffin, devessed Frederiok Q. ffarris, Lockport, I, viop Amos ©. F'axson, whoss commivaion explres Aprill7; Oenrga W. Porter, Clinton, Tl a raappnint- meut. = TIE TAESIDENT FAYONS ANBITRATION, Preaidant Grant, In an intorview with Dr, J, 12, Miles, General Bocratary of the Asaoriation tor the Reform and Codifleation of Interuational Lnw, exprossed heaily appioval of tha wori of tho Association, and sald 1t would bea nreat blassiug to the world if tha rank and file of tho standing armies eould ho trankferral to indus. trial pursuite, and he declared himaclf strongly in favor of the sottiomant of queations betweon nations by arbitration, UTAIL AFPAIRA, Gon. D. I, Comell, Aunistant Secratary of the Tnaror, returned to-day from Hait Lake City, whoro, by dirociion of the Freeident, ha has recontly been ongaeed {n poraonal fnyesttgation of the condition of Utah nifairs, aud eapeonlly of tho disagreoments and ditlenitios regarding Federal ofticen. He expresnoa tho oninion that no further changen are tecossary, and that, whila tho antagonism botwean tho Xormon snd tho Gontils elements will continue to excits con- coutroversles and il fenuinz, the minimum of troublo, mo far a3 tho Government appointosy aro conseined, has now probably Licen attained. THP TREASURY DEPARTMENT, The Benaie Commlttes on Civil Sarvies and Retrenclunent, authotizod to sit during the ro- cess, will hold a meeting shorlly to consider what ehanges, I auy, can be made in the Treas- ury Department, 60 a3 to increane tho eflloioncy ol tho korvico. Tha Committaa will be urged to reeommend the crestion of several naw oflices, among otliers that of Onief Coinptroller for thn Department, whose work shall be supervisory in its charactar, COTTON CASE. . Tho argnment in the sreat Iizes eotton easo wan opened to-day by Solicitor-Ueneral DPhilliys for tho Unitod Btates. ile will be followed by John A, Grow, of New Orlezus, and Gen. Dut- lor for the clalmants, ‘Iho argument will bha cloeed by tha Attorney-Ganeral. Tuo case will oecupy the Csure nutil Wednee, The amount involved is £267.000, and arriscs from eaplure by the Unitad States of entton grown by Elgeo on bis plautation in Missinstppt tn 14y, gl i covbee, THE THEATRE AND THE CHURCIHL. T the Editor of The Chicaao Iribune: Onscaoo, April 8,—I desiro to submit a few thoughts, without elaboration, In rogatd to the attitude of the churchos toward thoatres and of thoatrow toward cburches. It 18 now uufortu- nately one of mutual bitternoss and dewuncia- tion, Tlis avised in part from mutual misuns dorstanding, and partly from auch a strong do- sire of the Church to preserve tho purity of the memborablp that #lio kcems Lo slandor the thea- tre. lence the frinds of the latter 'aro embit~ tored, and inutual criminations follow, Now, “let ua reason togethier.” The Church, throngl its represcntatives, frequentiy charges tha nefora of tho stage with immorslily,—that porsouaily thioy are not moral. T have 1o doubt that injus- tice haa been dono in this airection. ' Bomo of them may not be moral, whils mapy are us moral a5 the €awe number of persons found inthe poss of the sanctuars. Mang acturs uro married panple, and live togethior 28 virluously as any others, Many a **Misa —" is really tha wife of a gentieman on the eamo stage, Otherd nre young Iadies living at home, aud acedompanied homo Ly some one of the family, They poor, and taie tho stage to Lelp support a owed mother and tho youuger children. a simplo fuct, and cannot be ignored. Acters often manifest a largely lineral and it, They oro charituble aud sympathatic. llustrations of this lave appoared. Kn theno things sro ro, is it wonderful that the foel deoply indignant and incoused opaiust clorgymen’ and eburchmen who 1maxe an indik- crimivato onslaught upon the wholo rrofeasi.n as an immoral eet? A worm will turn when trodden ou. 1f possible. 1 s reminded of the wigo saying of an old cud excclont man: 1 have found more baduess in goud mien, and more roodness ih bad inen, than 1 thought pousible in enrly lifo.” That in it exacily, and {t s my ox- perience and that of every thorghtiul man of 59 or 00 years of age. ‘Tha Church sccuses tho thentre of ~ belng _ n hot-bed of 5 WISCONSIN. Disintegration of the Oncoe.Fa- mous Reform-Larty. Democratio Longings for tho Flesh-Pots of Bourbonism. 0id Liberal Democracy Still a Long Way from Pure Repubilcanism, B The Rallroad-Oontroversy an Unresting Element of Discord, The Next Canvass---Taylor Likely to Ba Re. nominaledessThe Angus Cameron Platiorm. Tothe Editor af The Chizazo T ibuine ¢ Miwavkse, Wis.. April 8.—In the communlea- tion which T had tha houor to lay Loforo tho roaders of Titr: ‘Cninuxs tho other day, Upon the volitical situation in Wisconsin, I vointed ont - homa thinga which the ltapublicnn party groatly tioeda at tho presant time, and briotly alludad to tho dangers thet confrput it, and to the probae Bllities of its succesa at the noxt olection, On tho presont occasion I proposo to go into the eamp of the Democratic nrmy to roview it soldlors—[uspect its armies and ncecutroments —examine Ity commissary departmout—decido 1pon the competenoy of its ofiicers, and to got an {asight into ita plan of battla. As bafore wtated, THE ELECTION OF WILLIAY B, o s Governor of the Htate in 1474, by the Demo- eratn and Roformors, was as nuch of & sarprise to them af it waa to their Kepublicau opponeuts, and it 8 nafe to say that if the susvicion of suc- cosd hind over croasied the Domocratic wind at the timo tho ticket was made up, Mr, Taylor wonid nat hava recelved tho nomluation. 1ia was put in nomination mercly ns o matter of form, aud bin eloction waa what billiard-playera woulid calla “a peratch.” Taylor is a thick- beaded, matter-of-fact, unlettered, honost mau § coarso-grained aud unimnginutive, pou #ewsing & kind heart and good intentious, with & certain amount of teuacity of purposo that mncunats to downright stubbornness when he 1 in tho wronz, Consequently, tho party-lead- ers hiave found bim rather hard to minuage nusco ho wat down tn the Guaboruatorial chalr, and ho often fnvints on baving bis own way in defiance of the ndvice of friends, after he gots his head Lrandistun g thelr shillalahs in the ate, and pro- poue to turn the next Reform Btate Convention into an old-fashioned Irinh wake, at which thoy agroo to farnish tho co and tho whisky. They say that all the Reformers in the Htate who once voted tho Republican ticket can bo drawn nup A ateop hill at ouo load by four good horses, and that they il not nropoue to provide ail the vinews of warin tho alispo of votes. and then ba mada to act merely a8 the tail to the kite, Moreover, they hatothe namo of Roform, and long with yosrniugn that cannot be nttorad after tho amoek sound of Democracy, In which faith thoy wera baptized and reared, whose history aud tradi- tions they utill lova and cherinh, whosa reign over the country for forty yeara they rogard As tha acmo of porfection in human govornment, and whoso restolation to powor in the nation and in all o Btatus of tho Union thoy verily bos Utava to Lo as gortaln asths lapas of timo, ~ Foe this thoy watob and pray, labor and wait; cone sequently the roader ‘may conclude that tha welding “hent that was taken on thean two frage menta of the party In 187 was not & vary good oue, and is growing weaker anl wenker ovory ‘Inan the party is widely weparated on tha question o RATLWAY LEGISTATION,— ths Governor, the Attorney-Uenoral, and others, with the Madison Zemocrat as thelr muuti-piece, taking tho Grango nide of tho cone troveray ; on tho other aro arrayed ail the iafl roads, hieaded by tho Hon, Alexander Mitchell, President of the Kt I'anl Company, will the Milwaukeo Neres na their_organ, denounclng il Potter Iasw and all xindred ncts ss perniclouy ...3 Tiinous to business, and clamoring for thoir res pesl. How theso two factions are to bo got to- gother on this question in the next State Cons vention, and o piatform constructed that will suit both siden, und cateh the votew of the Giane wera aud railroad-men, is a tatior that will b likely to puzzle tho wisest hieads nmong them, Eomo of their ntwspapers whoss oditors nre of an independent turn of mind avo Juet now look- ing for tho net profit that accruew to thoir party by saaiating in TIHL ELECTION OP ANGTS CAMERON to the United States Senato. 'Tne Roformera fn the Legislature very geuerously gave Mr, Cutoe ¢ron 51 votes, ol thoy bad oxcopt one, and thus rznoved i bone of contention from among the livpubhcaus, but somchow the act onrrlufi the haue aforensid fnto thoirown party end they are néw having A nico wrangle over i, Somo say that tho support of Cameron was tho greatost mistako 1t wae possible for tho party to have made, as hio i an ont-nnd-out ltoe ubfican, while others anawer that tho party de- serves cradit for having assisted in placiug an excellent man in the councids of the uation, It in true that the Hepublican house wse on fire, aud in preat danger of bowg entirely consnmad, with all ity valiaulo contents (no_iusurance), when their traditional euemics galiautly cauio forwnrd with thelr buckets, aud halped to ox- tinguish tho tlames! Aud now some of thors seliish fellows ars mean enough to rogret tho ueighboriy act, and winh thoy ind stood around with their hands stuffed deop duwn into their broeches pockats, aud Iet tha Lepnblican dumle cile buarn, Such i3 poor human nature oven in a luwt of Dibles and Leformers, and whero the most delightiut theorics prevail concerning progress, evolution, aud tho survival of tue litteat, Bob. Dr. U, W. Wight, the putative fatber ot that whicl is known fu Widcousin us tha Libe eral portion of the Reform party, has groat in- fluence with Taylor, aud it was through Wight's asertions ciiielly thal the Uow. E. G, Ryan wos appoiuted Chief Justice of tha Supreme Court, That appointnent was grently to tho credit of Taylor and his adviseis, aud was in accordance with the principles of tho pasty that clected Lim, witch declsred in favor of the best man for oftico; nud 1t waw all the more magnani- mous on tho Governor's part when wo conaider that TTAN DID NOT SUPFOBT TAYLOR, but derided the coalition betwoen tha Damooracy and the Reformers ty which Taylor owod his success, Dr. Wight i au able, scholarlyr man, with pu immenso brain surmounted by an onor- vioa aud corruption. The tusatra ac- cuses tho Church of worldliness and hypocrsy, As n fact, tha Church {s no botter than ehe should bo, ‘Thero are worldlinza and hypoentes in ber membership, but this why not annibilate the Charch, ‘Thero are mauy reputablo and truly Christian mon and women whoso life and infltience are doing untold good. Chuistiamty boldy tho world togother, a8 sirong iron rods keep n brick buildivg fromn bulg- ivg to ruin. On tho other hard, eomo of tho nctora on the atago aro corrupt, nucnr.lm;i. to tho confossions of kome of il own hights, lik Macready and others, Eore have bLaga proved 80 in courts of justico, likoe Forreat aud o:hets, Dut bavo not prominent laymen and leading mintaters, doctora, aud Bishops been proved guilty of tho worst oifenses, too? Do not Chrin- 11ans bave to hang their heads in shamo in there daya? * Homan natare” js an old and wicked institution, sud lets out B running wora of de- pravity tn overy grado und profession of lita. 2t 1A admit tizis 88 ono ground of n bettor wue tua}l good undarstanding, Now, then, in the nost place, let tho Church domand that the theatre shall prodice such voputable and mornl plays that good men and women, inoluding clergymen, cay atiend them without loss of melf-respect or character. Oue roason why Christians dare not go to the theatro ia, that they do not wish to griove others who aro oppokad to tha playhonse, sud do not wish mako trouble in tho churches to which they belons. ‘I'hls 13_a good and honorabls reassu for not go- ing. Othors caunot endure the proiauity and obuceno_binta sud bawdy innuendoes of the atago, T wish tho monagers of tho better class of our theatrea Lodw how disgusting these thiuga oro to ** well-bred " people, whether Christlons or not. They lose more thaa they gatn by {t, I'monn profanity and obscenity, not sparkling wit and fmcn(nl ropurtons, uot even dancibg or partial pudoncsa, It is1o vain w0 expect nn ontiro roformation of tho stage. [ mean that i o city like Chicago, all tho thoatren will not present decont plays any more than all tho nowspapors wiil print a decont sheet, A cortamn claes will patronize tho ** Satanic press* and will demand indecont plays. divige fon into good sud bad, then, will take placo, s in evorsthing olde. ‘'Fhe sooner it comos, the better,” 'I'io Inw of demand and sup- Py provails liera as in avery departmont of life, Lot the Clhurch domaad fuse or mosml plase, with tho undorstanding that thoy will bo sus- tained by church-going people and membors, and it fu done, Lat tho Church agroo tothis plessantly, and let one or moro thoatros in Chi- ca o take tho ground that profanity snd ob- scenity shall bo abjured, so that parents and childron can sttend togother. Could not such & theatro be sustainod 7 I should bo ashamed if 1t conld not. fil.nksfuuru'n plnya, Dartloy Camp- hell's comodics, which have boen adinired at Hooley's for a year or two, and muny playa of the character “of * Enoch Arden,” *Rip "Van Winkle,” *Our American Cousin,” *Ticket of Leave,” ' Magnolis," ** Pygiulionand Ualatea,” # Littlo Em'ly,” and others, shich are usnatly calied moral plays, would bo patronized, If T am mistaken in regard to soma of thous, lut it pasa, Isimply wish to Indicate that if the stage can bo roformod Clristiand will patronizo it, and tho mutual war botween tho twoceaso. I must {oave many things unsaid. The human mind . domauds amuseniout, and ought to havo it,—will bave it if all Christendom opuosoa ft. Most people admire econio dle- l» sy aud dramatio exhibitions. 8o doclded s this that (ho Churchos do nadopt amateur theatricals or patlor exhibitions. Theio nead bo no sin {n thia love. 1f the Church for- bid sinful amusemonts, thev must furninh those that avo not muful, The yacunu inuss bo filled, Let us mako a dutinction botween good and cor- rupt theatros, as e do on tho subjoct of dan Ing cnd novels, Lot us bo candud and digorimi- nating, L anm not puttivg the Church aud the thoatro on tho same lovel at all. Lhbd onefs u divine fustltution, mado np of very human ele~ wonts, The other 1a & forn of smuscment, but wmay bo, and ought to be, 8 moral educator, Lot Christian aud uoral people sco that it ia so, and it will not ho five years beforo pastors and poo- e will go to tho theatres as readily as thay now do to » spelling-schio Hore, £ iy Profituble Poisoning. Phitadelphts Butletta, Thoro may Lo seon daily ou Chestnut sirect s mau drorsad mlmumm apparel, with a great dismond upan his breast, vaiuly endeavoring to outglitter the mu;sinmo_anz solitalre on his tinger, 1u a Germay_university he learned clhemistry, and not oven Liebig knows it botter, Il occu- pation is tho mizing wud the adultoration of liquors, Givo bim & dozen caske of deodorizod aleahol, audtlo next day each of them will zopresont thie namo of & genuine wine or a popii- lar splrit. lio entora » wholosalo drug-storo bosring & lago basket upon hLis mrm. Five ]mllml:i of Icolund woswe aro tipst weighed out to im. To raw liquor this fparts s dezrce of wmoothuess and olesginousuces that givea to fwitation bravdy the glibness of tust whichis wost watured, “An aatringent callod catechy, that would almost closa the mouth of & glase fnk- utand, is noxtin order, A couplo of outives of wiryelinino, uext called for, are qulckly convey- ed to thie vout pocket, and & pouud of ‘white vit- - rlol is s silontly placed in the bottam of tho basket. The oil ‘of coguso, the sulphuric acid, Azd oblier osticlos that givo firo aud body 2 $jie Liguid polson srp always kovs in atore, ~ moua orgun of self-osteow, which leads him into egotiatical ways not always to hia advantage, He wroto tho high-sounding platform, mainly, that Taylor aud his colleaguos want to thoe peo- ple un in 1873, and thie sorvice and his speechien upon tue stump fitied the good Doctor's mind with tho notion that ho was boss of tho cutire Job, nud lio was not slow iu assorting his pre- rogative. ITo declared that the Old Bonrbous and " Copperlicads " must take back seats, and theu inconaistently helped to placa tho chief of * Copperhoada™ upan the Buprome Bench., Ha aftorwards became ® candidate for the United States Benate a8 tho succoswor of Mr. Carpenter, aud ran over tho course so the admiration of all bebolders, exhibiting oxtraordivary spoed aud bottom, until it was discovored that tho Repub- licans hind elected a large majority of the Logis- laturo and wou'd chooso a Senator in place of Carpenter, and that it wonld nof ba Dr. Wight. Ho violently opposed tho coalition by which Aungus Camerou was elec.ed to the.Unitad States Souate, bolieviug that the re-clection of Carpen- tor, ns ho eaid, would *bust™ the Itepublican party quicker than snythiog olie that coutd hap- Ppen toit. The reader may think that I ant paving a mood deal of attenttou to Dr. Wight, bat the Doctor in a good deal of 2 man, and cannut Lo diamissed with a single paragraph. ey the fathor of tho Roform party, n Granger, State Geologist, the Govornor's rchisf privato counsclor, Bur- goon Qoneral, a doctor of medicine, of of thoology : an ciditor, thor—hae s too great o faz! tica to bo oliminatad by a dash of the peu. Like mont othor dootors, e dislikes to take bils own medigino, and, the other dey, when he accepted tho positiou of State Ucolagiat in placo of 1, A, Lapham, LL.D., ono of the most accomplished scientlats 1 the United States, Mr. Wight for- got that in bis platform of 1573 he thundered moxt eloquantly againet rewarding wen for party sorvices at the oxpeusa of the public good. THE JOUNIIE AND THE REFORMEDH, Notwithatanding tho success which attonded the unfon of the Democracy and Liberals in 1873, the tamily relatlon has nol buen n very Liappy ouo, aud’thero have beoa violant threuts alieady of an application for divorco—conung from tho Liberal Republican sido of the house, of conrsa; to which theold * Copporhoads Lave modo auswer signifying their willingness, The four conspicuous wmen fu the Keform party of Wleconsiu to-day, who were formerly Republicans, are tho present Attornoy-General, A, Beott Sloan, tho Houn, L. G, Bloan, of Janos- ville, the Hon. Wyman Bpooner, aud Dr, Wight, Tue Kloans are Lrothers, and have been prome went in our politics duriug tho lavt twouty yonrs, A, Scott Sloan, tho ulder, served ouo term In Congrees in '62 and '63, and was onco the nomineo of the Republican party for Chiof Jusuico of the Suprome Court, I G, Sloan servod four yoars 1n Congross, from the Madlson Dustrict, and is one of tho best mon and ablest lawyors in the State, ‘Tho Hon. Wyman Bpooner haw'verved six years a8 Lioutonant.Goveruor of the Stato, has filled othier oflices of honor and trust, but hin great age now preciudea him from taking an active hand n political afuits, All throo of thoso gentlomon wont out after (roc- loy, but Dr. Wight stuck to tho Mopublican party until aftor Qrant's socond electiva, when hr girdod up Lly loins aod took Lis doparture ko, Thoss four able and Intelligent pentlemen carrlod a groat deal of Ropublicanism weth them, and lhalr'l(nlvml Liay tondod 10 Josvon the wholo Bourbon lump, Nor bs it surprisiog that they should think it best for tho old Copperhioads who opposod the war, to “stand back & little where thoy cun see just as woll,” and let thom run the Roform machine, whichi iv an Jntricate and dillclll affair to manoge. Thoy have con- verto oll- AEORGE I, PAUL, the Chalrman of tue lofutm Stute Contral Com- mitteo to theie views, aud ho s uow controlled aud actustod by thoir mdvico, Paul, like hls great upostolia Lamosako, was ons of the hard- oit cases, bafore hLis converslow, upon which saving graco was over lavished. Ho was editiog a littla paper in New York when tho war broka out thut wea 8o robellious fn its tone sud sym- pathics that it was suppressed by order’ of the inilitary commandar, and after that evant he camo this eity and got hold of tho Laity News, which ho conductod with marked ability and success for ten yoard. llis sins of constructive troason, which wore us scarlet, liave boon mado white as wool in the wators of ltefori, and instoad of tho old Copparhosd rufrain, thet e used to siug in 1803, o new soug has bovn put in his mouth, Uov. Taylor, wko was not a very ardent patriot during the unpleasantness with tho Bouth, has alvo turved his back upon the old Bourbous, aud gives 1o comfort to any of that crowd who come buzzivg about the Exvoutive offce. A florce dispute hiss arieeu betwoen the Governor and Bat Clark, ono of tho cbicf apostlos of the Old Hchool Democracy, which Is not likely to ond without burt to somebody, sud that somebody iy woroe Hkely to bu Uoy, Tuyler than anybudy else, UL OLD STAGLIS of the party, like Sat Clark, ox-Attornoy-General George B. Binith, ex-Gov, Dewey, Gion, Hurrison 0. Hobart, ex-candidato for Governor itenry L, Palmer, i Enrnest, A, Hyatt Swith, and thoso whom they ropresent, do uot feol kiudly towsrds thg Goyerogand Ljy bow alliga, but are already ! T GULERSATORIAT, CANDIDATE. Tutated wimy Formor communication tisat thero Waw i Vars hbe pronpect of au eieitiog woad Note ly-conteste:d cotopaign in this Stato the coming full. Tho reusous given for (hat espectation were, that tho Domocracy carried the Stato Jaut full & tho pupular vote, while tha Republicans secured o large majority of tho Legistature, and olected five ont of cipght Congressmen. This fact pives both parties encouragement, and will ncite the Ilepublicats to strivo to regain thoir lost pawer, and at the ynme tima Inspiro the Re- formers to put forth extraordiusry efforts to hold on to thmir Jeass of olicial Jife. “Taylor hay mado o becter Governor thau anybody belloved o would, and_the queation now agitating the ftefurm bosom in these parts s, Can Taylor bo rominated, and alter that cau ho be ro»efncmd ? 1 huve already luuted st tha strong opposition to hita 10 bin own party smong the old Lourbons, but lie podsnsses boino elements of strovgth thas m3y possibly overcomo tho liowtility of Lis ad- veraarics, ang place him agzain at the front as the standard-hearer of lus purty. ‘That the Govar- nor i strong with the Grangers must be admit- ted, nod thut clag of voters now are very numor- oud i 1 ths rural districts of the State, whowill be, espoctad to giupport him ln preferonce toanothor cundidato, aud porhaps without rogard to past pulitical dilferences. 1lis courss lass wintor on th railroad question was not axtrowe, and his action was not especially objectionable ‘to the ruiirond intercuts, uor way is Of such & character aw to lose him tho conildonce of his bLrother furmers. Tavlor han atao the prostige of auce cess—ho Deiug tho firt Demoeratic Governor that Las Leen olocted sinco tho days of * Dar- ntow and the Balauce," elyhteen yosrs aizo,—nnd bhis personal fricuds sd usdocinies now in oflica who expect to bo renominated nlo will gn fn strongly for tho dovernor's nomination for a socond teim. My own opinton iy that TAVLON WILL DE BENOMINATED, and if {lus prediction turny out to bo correot, the quostion whick confronta the Republicaus i, how cun biv mojority of 15,000 of two yoars ago bo overcomo? "It isa problem the sclution of which calls for tho selection of the best candi- dates, tho wisest counsels, the most earnest and united offort, aud some self-nacritics an the part of tho Repubticaus, 1f tho loformera can hold the Stato for their eandidatos noxt fall, they will bo encouraged to hope that thay may alaocarry it in the noxt Prosidential cainpaign, when, judg- ing from presout apposrances, the Ropublicans caunot alimd to losa Wisconsiu, TIE 14HUEA OF TI: OAMPAIGN, Ho far as merely Btato affairs ave concernad, iho insuea of nost fall's campaign ara not likol; to ba strougly detinod mnor hotly contested. DBotl parties nre in adeord upon the question of State control over rallronds, sud neither is likely to doviate from the seitlod policy and mako it- el obnoxlous to tho projudices of the agricul- tural claswed by espousing tho side of those corporations, A resolution introduced into tho Ausombly at the commoncemont of the last san. slon, declaring that, in all logislation upon that subject, tho principle of State cantrol over raile roads ouglit to be presorved, received svery voto of both Domocrats aud Rapublicaus, Thiy will provent the railroad compiules from throwing thotr influence wolldly for or against either par- ty 3 but it 18 oxpected that they will carry on a guorrily warfate against both™ in all locahtics whera the leginalativo nominees aro known to bo patticalarly hostilo to corporations, Tho rail- road compauies have too much st utake to make it expediout for thom to taka a vory active haud 1 the contost ; and, aa thoy all sfood aloof v tho recont acrimonioud stripglo for tho election of o United States Benator, 80 thoy will not liko- Iy mako themsolves oiticlous next fall, bug oultl- vala awicable rolations with both parties, NATIONAL POLITICS, There beiug no othor question of rauch {nter~ et in our local affaird that either party is seeke Ing to make capital out of, both being agroed as to tho fmprovement of tho ¥ox and” Wisconsiu ltivory, and in view of the noar approach of tho uoxt Providential eloction, it iu probable that the dlscussious next fall will partake largely of na- tional pollitics, It will bo a sort of pretimivary skirmish slong the whote liue, beforo tho great natioual battlo for the posvcssion of tho Govora- ment will be fought aud decidodt iu 1870, And it tho lteformors adopt na their platform anything liko that which was presonted to Augus Cameron Iast wiuter fur hty adoption befora tho Domoorae ¢y @uvo bim thoir votes for Unitad States Bonwe tor, the two parties will bo noarer togothier than over bofare, It will be recollected that this con fosslon of political faith wss judorsed by Mr., Camoron, and that Mr, Carpenter, in bis upoach 8t the Acadomy of Music in tiua city, accopting iy dofeat, declared thut thero was pothiug in the platform prosontod to Mr, Cameran but that any good Ropublican could accept, Mats lun't rogardud in Wisconelu 88 o very vound Ropublican suthority eithor In precopt or vxample, and bis testimony winst bo taken for what it i worth, ‘The dociuont was originally drawn up by Alr, * Goorgo 1L Pow, Chuirmanof the Democratio Siate Contral Committes, and rovised and ape proved by tha Hon. James R, Doolittle; sud any oo who will rofer to it will be conviuced of tho truth of my rowark {u tho oponiug of this jotter, to wit, that the Ilopublican leaven of the Libe erals lias loavencd the whola lump of Wikcousin Bourbonisni, 1 may state auother fuot in this councction that umi} not bo geuerally kuown, which in that Judge Uolo also fudoruod tho Cams eion platforny, whils he was liejug balloted for as the wuccoduor of Mr, Carponter, It iw duo tho Judgo to eay, Lowevor, that he adoplod it as Au. drew Jackson awore he wonld support the Con. atitution of the United Blatos—'as he under. stood it." . Tl Lawyers in the Leglsintire, The followivg was a law in Jthode Island many Yours ago, and tho Frovideuco Jouraat thinky the tBum might bo benefited by its re-enuct. mont s A% AoT vestricting all lawyers from being chi Delitios of aty wous b tuls Golony dufl..° e pructicing the law § ‘harefure, s {t oacted by IM General Aseendly of this Colony, und by tive authority of the sawa it 1s en- acted, “That uo practitionur of the law whatsosver whull bo chosen & depuly for any town in this Oolony Quring ble practicing ss such, — It {s gaid that Mr, Fournlor will be rwade one of thoe Judges of the Usoadian Buprems Court, Tadg et TaTuaell it T