Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 26, 1875, Page 5

WASHINGTON. Rumors Regarding the Cabi. net Still Flying Thick and Fast. — High Authority for Saying that De- lano Will Goj Also, that Ho WIll Stay. The Fxpross Compoanios Hope to Thrive Under the Postal Amendment. Zach Chandler Avers that He las Spent $10,000 in Prose- cuting Buell CHANGES IN THE CABINET. 0DSHIT ADOUT DELANO. Spectal Dispateh to The Chieago Tribune, WaswtNaToN, D. Cuy April 26,—Many personrs Tholding bigh position, whoa sro geuoraily woll in- formod, insist that Seoretary Dolano will cor- tainly immodistoly loave the Cobinat, There fs, ‘howovar, etill excollent authority for saying that Dolauo docs not intond to resign, and that o geema to fool assurcd that the Prosident will not request ifs resiguation. Delano's most intimato frionda ove vory cortafn that o will remain in tho Cabinot, at least nntil tho fall. Young Do- Jano Lias boen roprimanded by both tho Pres- idont and his father for what Is termed ofilcious {utermeddling. If, fudeed,tho stories concorn- jug bim do mot prove to bo unfounded, o Mr. Cralg, who was defoated in an attempt to socuro a jand patent, is understood to bo ono of the porsons nctive in circulating theso stories sbout Dolano. 'The details of tho published charges oro idontical with the statements which Cralg has privatoly mado to parsics horo. Pock, of tho contracting firm of Durfeo & Pocl, of Loavenworth, has alno been aggrioved on ac- count of some transportation contracts, and Las also made charges similar to thoso which bava ®ocn publihed, Rdwards Plorrepont iustill most prominently montioned a8 tho Toxt Attoruoy-General. I€ Ierrcpont should bo nominated, it would mettlo tho third- torm fol-do-rol. ITa Daos bLeen veory oube apoken in_his denuuciations of the (hird-lorm ¢heory, and _nt the rocent Lonlsiaus moeting tu Now Yoris sharpiy ertticivod tho Adwimstrauon. Aot o the e, Sark Son. Wasmancn D G April. s8—fowords tho «elose of tho loto uesaion of Congress o vory coli- sidorablo pressiuzo was brought to Loar on tho Proaldent Ly somo of tbo best Iispublicans in ho Bouato aud lopue, and by othors iu tho groat Btatos who neither hold nor desiro oflice, with o viow to chouges jn the Cabinet. They teld him frankly and firmly {lat 1t was indisponsabio to anload domo of the desd woight the puity was forced to carry, and unl:e thiat policy was adopt- ed quickly, neither Lo mer wuy uther exudis dato would huve o ghost of u ehaucs for clection i About that timo Judgoe Plorieront appeared hore, and, i cruss-gxtinivea on tho stand, wight bo ablo to relzio su intoresiiug vxperiesco o this subject, ‘The eiforts wero prineipally di- eoted agaiost Jit, Willisns aud Mr. Dolano, onef rccount of the corruplion, oxtr uce, sud Jobbery which liavo charged nRainet thoir Doparuuanta, snd with the strang- est proofa of guilty connivauee, if nos personal participation 1 tho plunder. Althougit tho Prosident is directly rosponsiblo dor much of this miscondust Liusoll, he was quite willing to throw tho wholo blame on i subordinotcs, nod to offer ona of them, at least, us a sacrifico lo npfmnzn tho angor of tho pro- sosting leaders, 'Ibls {o the principal enuso which now threatons tho downfall of Willinms, ‘but thora aro othors of a porsonsl nuiuro whici way yel o discloscd, ver &nto he was nominated for Chiaf Juo- tico through tho inducnce chieily of Mra. Will- inms, thore has been discord in tho Cablnet ro- sulting from 1ivalry, jenlonay, and xcoeutmont. he Fresidont stood up fof his falr frisud an QGon. Jackaon did for Mre. Batow, nntil ho wos confronted with eocisl intluences and political defoction that compelled a final surtonder, As o public ofiicor, Williains Lias baon submie- | Eivo aud gorvilo to the last dogree. 'Fhero could be no_dicugrcomont with tho Lresident, for ho obeyoed every order with zeal, aud scemed to an. 1lclpate neery wikh with (ks training of a meniel whose only souso of duty was obediunce to u mavter, Consoquently, no such causo cau bo } truly aseigned for a separation, snd it Mr. Will- lams is dismlsced, sa now uooms to be dter. anined, Judge Pierrepout will probably be calied to succead him, It is doubtful if Dolano will bo turnod out at this time. Ha Lollutho koy of tha situntion through the Indinn and othor “Rings which aro all-paworful at the Whita-ifouso, and buve tho ear of tho Prosident at ull tines through Babe ©0ak, who I8 an oxpert in the sclonce of Addi- tion, Divislon, and Sileuce. Robrgon will be rotalued to tho end of Grant'a termn, in epito of oll the demund for Lis ro- wmoval. —_— NOTES AND NEWS. HONE OF TIE POSTAL AMENDMENT INIQUITY. Speciat Diepateh (o T'he Clicago Tribune, ‘Wasniyoroy, D, C., April 25,1t s probable that the lucroase of tho rate. of postage upon merchandlse ond third-clasu matter will have the cfftact to enliance the cost of tho transportas tion of gold bullion frown tha Paciflo States to the Enst, Bofore tho marchaudiee Jimit was ex- tendod to 4 pounds tho chargea for transpor- tation of bullion were very high, Whon the low that was changed by tho Hamlin amendment ,went into effect, there was an immo- dlato roduction of two-thirds in the exponse of trausferriog bollion, The Iates from the Woat to Chicago wero thoroby Jyeduced ‘from 76 ond U0 to 90 couts per 21,000 in bullion, welghing abont 4 pounds. Do- fore the Homlin smendmont it could be carriod from the Western mines to Chicago for $1.04. Bofore tho admisalon of 4-pound packagos to tha malls the express companies chiarged for this from €5 to @0, and tho- oxpresa companios charged Obfeago bankers the samo aa thoy did New York bankers at the termival poiuts. The Tost-Ofica ofilcials underatand that tho express companles will return to these old charges when thoy are eertain of thestabllity of thoir now law, TUE RUVENUR DEFANTMENT, Tho Bearetary of tho Trossury hesmado su entiraly now clasaltication of thu Colloetors' Dis- tricta, They are arranged in seven divisious, Alton, Quincy, and_ B, Louls, of Western eities, are in the Diyision ; Omsns, Burlington, Keoluk, Dubuque, Chicago, Milwaukoo, .nfi tho sastorn lako poxts are iu the 8ixth Division, TxSonator” Chandlor miy fhie 1 nator havdlor aa) at hos 0] 810,000 in bis attompt to -cZ:ro the convl'g.l:: of Buoll, thea nowspapor correupondont. The 1n- vozzect imprezufon provails that tho procesdings sinst Booll were under tho Poland gag.law, 2ho truth Is Buelt was indioted under tho old W bofora the Doland law wasin full oporation, AN UNSEAWOLTIY Bui¥, Toar-Admirel Iiovoolds fs just moking his final propacations for takivg commaud of tho Tennesses, at anchor in Now York barbor, pres Yious to ker trip to Chiun and otber importaut !}flm- The Admiral has boon in chargo of the quipment Dureau liero for sevoral yoars past, 8ud bears tho zoputation of baing ouc of tho gn:‘o siliclont oxecutive ofiicorn n the sarvice. morng Sooretacy Rtobeson's abssnce last wim T Mmlrllll Roynolds was Actiug Naval i 6 is & fine epechnen of 8 outivated oileor. gelal, intoligeut nd full of auscdota, Tho Teunessco is uluuuub: Ject of & groat deal of com: L just g‘h;\ ln:gn, 82y shoiya ml‘:‘;‘:h : ;fl‘:!‘.’r‘.hu;:dh::: & Td. 1! ‘uhndod trip for which nba is do- gnt socms, after aho was flrat built, hor angines were fouad to be defoctivo, aud thoy :rh.n mun‘ out and new ones put in, and then oy wore found too ‘ml-s' 1or tho hull, aud that h.huj ::"k;: ::modd:\nd. 0 that about, §2,000,000 R nl:x.lx:ly. d on the ship, aud yot abe is THE XEW MTYT, The Presldent has asslgned’ s Dircetor of the Miut, o.:u’kh L.{L?‘:‘,f.ffi':x?s 8 to what point in the Weatern Bt and Mis. Risaippl Valloy posscases ths besg adyantages for The #ill be during the u.wuucunn . @om. Cowan, dasislaut BaGroliry of 1he Tns . THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: MONDAY, APRIL 26, 1875. torlor, goos to New York to-night on official buainoss connected with proposals to furnish Indlan supplies, eto. ————— POWERS OF ATTORNEY, CINGULAR IN RELATION THERFTO, Bpecial Dapaleh to The Chieaao Tribune, Wasmixaroy, D. C., April 25.—Thors have long been conflicting rulings in the Troasury Depattment on the subject of claim-agonts and their powors of attorney. It has somotimen linpponed that s claim-agent has improperly ob- tainod posscssion of monoy and withliold it from lisclient. It has more froquontly happonod that tho clfent lhas recofved his jmonoy dirnct from tho I'ronsury and has loft his lawyera with- out thoir foen, Thore wero sovoral ralings upon this mattor under Secrotaries Itichardson and Boutwoll. They failed to meet the necossities of the ease. Accordingly, Biuford Wileon, So- licitor of tho Treasuay, hns drafted tho follow- ing order, which Secrotary Dristow has approved. Thia ordor Is of genoral impnrtance, i that it ives o now dofinition of what horeafler the Troasury Dopartiment will in all cases consider & power of attorney. Tho order roads: THEARURY DEPAITMYNT, April 10, 1835,—Tho atten. tion of oflicers of (his Department, aud of personn ronceuting clafma _beforo 1, 15 called to Seo, 1177, of 5o Tiavinod Statiton, o8 follows ¢ " All tranafers aud nssignmionits made of any elula npon the United Slates, or of wuy part ox ehavo there- of, or interost therel, wheilier abxolute or condition- ol, snd whatovor msy Lo the consideraliun thiroaf, powers of atiornoy, crders, or othior attliorities for recelving yayment of ony wucls elaimi, or of any part or nlara_ thoreof, alinl Lo alsa- Jutely nutl and void, unloss thiy mada and exccuted in Ue at leaat two alfcallng witnesres, ofter allowanco of such a ciafim, tho necoriwinment of tiio amount diic, and tho fuiilng of & warmant for tho payment thcreof. Bnclt frausfers, srsfenments, and powers of attorney must recits the warrent for g Inent, and must be acknowledited Ly thn pereon make ing thicm beforo on ofilecr hioving anthorlty ta tako ace knowledgmentn of deeds, and shall bo cerilfled by tha ofiicer ; and it must apycar by o certlilesto thrt the ofticer, at the timo of tho ucklowledizment, read and sully explained tha tranafer, acelynticut, or waerunt of attorney to tho porcon acknowlediin:: tlio Kaiuo,” Tho ordor of tho Department of Maicl 10, 1574, ro- 1ting 1o pawers of aliotiey, inliervhy rovoked, sud the following adopted fn lieit thereof Tho Treanury Depariment wili Lieresfler recosnizo and act o tho rulo of law, thal, to constitiite a power coupled with & fnlercst, thers must bo an fu- tercat in thie thing lsclf, and uot merely i that whic {s producod by the oxerelae of tho puwer, An Intorest in's clatin to the cxtent of 8 fo3 coullpgent upon sue- coen, i 1oty therefere, mtch om Intercat us will prevent a prineipol from revoking o powe 1n all casen, draftn for the procceda of elnlma wili bo mado to the order of (i clainant, nud il ba deliva ered 1o the elsdmant or (o an attorney having tho latest valid power autuorizing hira to receive it, 1, 11, Lintezow, Seerctars, sl RUSSIA, AR SCRUYLER'S NEPOBT RELATIVE TO TORRESTAN, Spectal Dispateh tn T4c Cliaeuao fribune, WasmNazos, D, C., April 20.—Private informa- tlonreceived from St. Petorsburg prescnts a now phaso of the excitemont caused by tho publica- tion of the raport of Mr. Schuyler, United States Sacrotary of Legation nt 8. I'eleraburg, relativa to Turkestan, According to this fuformation, tho dispatch of Mr. Schuyler, which eommented 8o Aovercly upon coitain Tusslen ofldlaln in Turkestan, did noticroate an unpleagant fecling fo tho Cabluet ot t. Potarsburg, On tho con- {rars, it is statod Lhat tbe Gaverumentof tho Czar was woil pleased (o bavo obtamned from o porson ko competcnt aud o frioudly fo Rurwin 8 Dr, Henylar, 8o claboraleand faithful u report uvon tho ndministraticn 1 Turkesiso. Apert from the detaled cnticlsme, which have refarouco only to certainindividuals, tho dinpatoh of Mr. Schayler containg spprezialive comments of o general chovncter, which it was certainly very plongant for the Cebinet at 8t. Petetubury to goo produced in o pallic, ofi forn. This Iy ospocially trus of tha puarngos in which Mr uvier ohows that the cfforts of Iuesin to civilizo ei:d pacify Contral Avia aro paralyzod by josloualus and dotiant oppeeition, which Hugland Tian onccwagod in tho tiative population of “Turkostan, eed, it 13 vors frequently moid {lat, if Mr, Schuyler ind ecked Princo Gorts- chuloff to Indicato that portion of tho Ruesis policy towards tho Onent most worthy of com- mondation, ho could not hnve boen bottor eorved, Tho dispateh of 3ir. Bchuylor, tnoreover, way not of an ofticial cbarceter, sad enly el dentully enmo to the knowledgo of the Dopart- meat of Btate. I Behuylor's dispateh was ad- dressed privately to Goy, Jewoll, then Mlinistar to Bt. Petersbury, who transmilted it to tho Btato Department. Tha wholo excitoment about ibis Bchuyler watter originated Iu o vory bittor personal controversy ketwoen soversl Lursian foumnhs. notably tho 101z nod the Monde Luaae, n v:hich Geu. Tscbormaieff and Gon. Ieines, who Liuve served in Turkostan, porsonally par- tieipated. ‘I'ho Govornment terminato:d this ocontiovoray by tho summary procaas of e pending tho Inttor jowmmal. Mir, Bchusler, moosnwhile, is on the best tormig with the Rusojan Government, CAPTYT, 8% JOMN'S SUICIDIL, o An Aged Rillionaire’s Groundless Ape- Prohenslons ef Souliraptey. New York sun, Al 24, Tho venerabla Alnnson ', 8t. Johu, ono of tho bost known of North River sieamboat men, shot Diwoelf through tho Ubrein yesterday, whilo on board tho Albany steamer Bt, Juhn, of the Yeoplo's Lino, which was at Ninctoonth stvect uudergoing ropaiva, Capt, Kt, Jokn, as ho was kuown by ovoryboiy, wao o pentloman of pveat weelth, tnd lived i Lofays olte, N. J. o wan tho ‘Ureasuicr of tha Co pany, and exercised o goneral supervision ovor ity teamors, 1u considerarion of his old apo and bis vast expericoco in boating, he was por- mitted to do an Lo ploxsed, It was his castors, a8 woll an tho custoin of the ofilcers of tho Com- pany, to diuo on board the stesmer at tho prer, At noon yesteraay Capt, Bt. John and his fel- low ofilcexs dined in tho Diow, ‘The Captain of tho steamer tlought that Capt, St. John was un. usually jolly. Ha sccmod to ba ounfoying tha bost of bealth, ond said that he had been i scarcoly mora thau four wecks throughout the winter, ia. mind was ovidently at caso, and whon Iio parfed with the company ot tho diniug- tablo ha enid, L guess I'll tako o run over to tho Bt. Jolin nud sce how they are gettimg aloug with her" With that tho oped Captaln went away. The Bt, Jobn was at Ninotoeuth street, and mony men were working upon her, Capt. St. Johu was voxed when ho fuspocted tho work, and ra- poatedly said thai ho thought tuo muh money ‘was boing exponded in retitting hor, After care- {fully exnwiuiug overy part of the big steamer, and ropoatodly suying, *t'oo much expease, wo much expense, too much cxponde,” he went inta tho barbor stiop. No sttontion was paid to Lim by the workmon. Juat after § o'clock an cmploys on tho steam- orwoub into the barbor-shop and discovered Capt. Bt John stretched Lack In a chair, dead. "Thero was a bullst wound in hils right templo, sud tightly clouchiod in his hand wak n revolver, ‘Tho ofticars of tho Compuny say thut thoy can fruagine no other motive for tho Oaptain's ace than that he feared tho Cowmnpany might becoma bankrupt through the hoavy outlays upon the Bt, John, o wes a heavy atockholder, and Lad meat woalth, Thio Company, aceording to tho ofticers, nevor hoad o firnnor footlug than now, My, John Eughu, tho sbip-builder, of Groen- oiut, % stuckbolder, was doing the work on o pteamer on vory reasonablo terms, and ali was socure aud 8870, Uapt. 8t Join had fro- quoutly of late oxbibited much norvousness, and urgontly counselled econumy, No ouo for a momuni doubted Lils honoaty as Treasurer of tho Company, or saipected that he had any domeatio difiicultion, and all aro thoroughly eatisficd that ho killed Limself eimply becauso his views of rotrenchmont in tho managoment of tiio numruli”u afalrs woro mnot thous of tho other stockbolders, Ho sovmod to think that he had been superscded a8 tho genoral ovorseer of the line. Ho was ovorywhore liked, and tioated with tho greatost doferauco. 101835, Daniot Drew, Capt, Bt, John, and oth. ars, cstablishod a line beiwoon New York and Albany, touching at all juterincdiste landings, “Ciuia cutorpriso was tho germ of the well-known ¥ People’s Lino.” 2ir. Drow Is the only wurvivor of those origiually associnted iu the undertak- ing, MMr, Isqao Newton was tho first Prosident, Mr. Diew tho Treasuror, Upon the death of Mr, Newton, Mr. Drow beeamo tho President, sud Capt, Bt. John tho Proasuror, 'I'he St, John, nemod after the Captaln, cost sbout &600,000, und was tint run to Albauy I 1664, "Tho prinalpal credit of deelguing sud superin- tondiug the conelruction of tho Bt. John, Dean Llichawond, ond the Drew, wes due ta Capt, Bt Jolwi, who mado the iuforest of the lino his study for forty yoars. 1o retired from active Servico na & ateamboat Captaln in 1832, Ho wag then commandar of the L‘ow World, Qopt. #it, Jobn waa 78 yoass of age, g st EDUCATIQNAL. Corvwnvus, 0., April 24.—The Stala Board of Behool Examiners mot bere yesterdsy and do- clded to bave four examinatlons duriug the yoar a; Cloyeland, Columbus, sudCincluati | &lso one :1:: Put-in-Day sfter the State Teachors' Assooia~ D, T — Qov. Bagley, of Mioh hi Inted J. g Fsige &1 Bodmaiar soit o':;:fi‘:?‘x’:?-:u ot enal, P 4 proal, beu otuatary Iastitatlous tor HOSPITAL CONSTRUCTION. Paper by Burgeon Woodworth, of the Marine Hospital Service. Location, Design, General Hoan- agement, Material, Ete. The Dest and Cheapest System for Cook l County to Parsuc, Ground Plan of the Hospital A few weelts ngo, when it became apparent that Cook County was soon to havo a uo hose pital, Jobn Jones, of tho Hospitat Committee, wroto to John M. Wooaworth, Bupervising Sure goon-Gonersl of the Marina Houpital Bervice, aaklog him, as & rocognized snthority upon the aubject, to furnish thio Committeo with = state. ment of tho esscutiala of n general hospital, #nrpoon Woodwortl'n elaborato and interestiug roply 18 as follown : TRIMARY OBIECT OF HOETITATS, tospitale nre established primarily to facili- tatotho recovery of mick and disabled Iut whilo thi 1s tho first and fundamonial principle, to ths enforcemont of which aif others should he snbgorviont, tho cesontial reason for tho exist- ouca of b hospita), na such, s tho azgregation of patients under such conditions o6 that a relative- 17 emall number of modical attendants and uusses mny Ruffice for their treatmont and caro, EVILS OF DADLY-CONSTRUCTED HOSPITALS. With this aggregation of paticuts, however, como certain evils, which il not met aud counter- acted in the mode of congtruction and in tho gon- ceral admiuistration of tho hoapila!, frustrato tho primary objeet, and even bacome tho cause of other and gravor disoass, and of & consequontly increasad porcentago of mortality. width s 28 feet. but in no case whonld itho leas than 25 nor more than 10 feet, and the height ahould be 17 feot. The latter will, how- evor, bo governed in & measura by the leogth of ho ward, but shouwld not be lces than 14 .nor mora than 20 fect. CUr1? APACE, Tho smount of cubic tir-space necernary to each patignt copenda, first, upon the offoctive~ nusn of the veotiiation, and, couscquently, upon tha riza of tho ward, sud, noxt, upon tho losa~ {inn of tho hospitsl, whethor it bo lacated in the contre of & large city or in tha open country. In & city tha allowance 1oald not bo leas than 1,800 feot per pationt for aro wards ; while small warda should have o capacity of about 2.600 enlic feot per patient, for the reagun that nevere caces are usually placad In tho small wards, and alro because of tho greater dificnlty of ventilatiog them, Atoatter quist as imporistt axthe cublo eir- #pace is tha suparticinl ares sliowed to exch bed, h, unarulo, should uot e fexs than 100 re the eleeping apartmenta of the ateward, apotliccary, matron, etc, GUESTION OF CoIT. If nothing otee conld be urged in favor of the pavilion plan, the tax-paser will not fail to ap- procinte thn argumomtum ad crumenam to 1‘,,, fonnd in the woll-connidercd nintement thnt such a hospital 8 I have indicatod ean ho entitoly built, and tho wards destroyol and robuilt " ovory ten yeara for the slmplo Intorest on thie snm noccesary to Orlf;]- nally build tho old-fashioned orthodox inspital ot like capacity, leavivg the tlam of ropairs 1o sucly a structure out of cousidoration, . AN AMDULANCE WYNTPL Owing to the Inrgo extant of tnrritory coverod by the City of Chicsgo, it will be found necessary t0 doviso Bome mode of casy aud rapid trans- portation of tho nick and injured. Tho most feamble plan, itis believed, will Lo to provide smbulances proverly filted for traneportation of tho patients, and furuished with surgical fnstrue monts, baudagos, reetorafives, ete. Thew ambulances to be stationed In each divisfon of the city, say at tho divisron polica slations, aud in chiargo of an susletant surgeon, to secompany tho ambulances when supmoned by telegrapn from any purt of tho city, laviog thny enumerated tho chief pointa Lo be cousid cred in oetablishing o hcupital, there romalos ouly to consider the question of itx adminintra- tion when complated, aud nlthough of quite an much jmportance nd corzect eanrirucdisu, tho ‘whole subjoct may be sammed up i a very fosr words, ‘Whother you have n Board of Manngers. com- posed of non-professional men or of surgoous and physiclang, or of Loth, thero siould be ono executive lesd, who should bo & competent medical man. For, notwithetanding your losuvital may be constructed on tho most approved econatuic and fnitary principles, both it economical adminietration and thae resnlts of ita clinlcal treatment witl depend upon the pro- feswional acquirements, businers abilicy, and perzonnl futezrity of thus ofiicor. When the proper man Is found—and Lo can be readily found in Chicogo—pay liim n ealary such s the oRica descrves, To il such positions, as thoy sometimes are filled. for politicul considerations, or for qualifications othur than those of comjio- tency aud fitnees, should eurse anv man or hody of mon. who, by so doing, jeopardize tho lives of thelr fellowa; and I ean, fu clovinz, wish far the new Chicago bospital no better foriune than cu- tiro frecdum Trom euch ivtlucace, » tert, In neeordance with the foragoing rules o ward 98 Tect wido, 17 (¢ high, 8ad 120 feot loug, will accommodeto Lhirty-two prtionte, giving to each 105 feot of surface oroa, and shout 1,500 cubic feet of air-npace. o Hmall wards are necesPAty in connection with nlargo howpilal, for the yurpeen of irulating certain _patients. hut a4 far us possible such wards should be independent of the lorgo ones. JATHA AND WAKH-DOOMH, AND WATEL-CLOSETH, ‘Iliera abouid bo separated from the ward by a n well-ventilated pasaagoe. In the plau of the ward which i1 hero given the building for these purponcs 18 shown attnclied to uno earner of the ward, noarest to which {8 tho washeroom, pro- vided with porcelain veuecls supplied with Lot aud cold water, Next bayond 18 the hath-room, which hos n bath-tub, #itz and steam Lath, aud o wnrblo table, which fs eonvenient in treating cages of +un-stroke, ote. The roum comuimni the waterclosets shonld Lo separate from tho poadage (0 the wad by a dobr fitted to swing both waye, and which ehould always remain clozed when not in uso, The bnsius with sypbon-trapa eliould Lo well supplied with water, and arranged with cloge- fitting coverw, and a steam-pipo opening within tho Ihclosuro to cuablo the basm to Lo disine fected from time to timo by steam. The sink for ward ulops, ete., should bLe iu the same apartment with tho water-closets. The wator system_for closets, nlthouul attendad with The csuses which ronder a badly conntructad Lonpital unbicalthful aro due to those uatural in- fluen cess which are continually at work fn the body suffering from diseaco 1o restoro 1t to ite nermal coudition of henlth, Tho lungs and skin mo two great chanuels through which constontly cronpie from the system, oven fnlioaltl, thi wost deleterious or poisonauy clemonts. In dikeate, theeo emanationa bocome moro actively and even specifieally poisonous ; honce, o number of petients conzregated fu n comnion ward gonciate o mizem wlach accumulates, if not rapldly re- wmoved by adeguato ventilation, unul overy purt of the room s pervaded, und after i longer or whorter period, dopending upon the persisloszy sud degreo of cinn. Intion, tho fioor, walls, faruiture, aud bedding of the nard becomo raturated with & misem, wiich in capabla of puisoning a large percentogo of thoso whionre expoeed to its infiucuce. 'Cho phoses of hoepitel diseasa produced by hospital mignm vary under the dificrent condi- tionw of tho victinw exposod to it. Thug ono is nttacked with oryoipelas; auntlior with pywnua, or vith gangrene, or with puerperal fover, eue, ‘Whilo wounded or suppirating surfucen appenr o faruish tho conditions st fuvorablo to tho reception nud activity of the pofeon, it eannot Lo douptod that mest disauses ara aggravated by o ity intiucuce, nlthough tho pationts msynot show the characteristle ovidencen ol it. 'Thoup ovils ohtain in noatly all old hespitale. o 1t fu usclons for tho sargenn to battlo sgainet {hem with divinfectunts. Tho plestering and tloors should bo rawoved and roplaced by new materinl, aud, if 1ho zymotic disciees still con- tinuo to apyear, the ouly remedy s the destrues tion of the Luildng. Ihnd the hovor to recom. mond, i my Lrst anuuel report of tho United tates Marmo-lionpital Eervice, the building of Lionpitaly ou tho pavilion piaa, and constructed with viow to being destioyed attor sbout ton years’ use, thus_securiug s minum outlay, with the most adveutageous provision for tho hospital treatmont of tho pick. ‘Ibis plan has beeu adopted by tlio Qovernment, #o far as tho Muine-Hospital Bervico {a concerned, and a Jurgo marino hospitel 18 now being builk at 8an Francigco, to nhich I chall bava Gecasion to ro- fer in the following discucnion of HOSIITAL CONSTRUOTION, as & prerequitite (o which, the selection of a enliablo losation in jmportant, A horpital de- sizned for the lroatment of neuto diecases should Lo so Jocated ag tobo easily uccesslblo, Tho kito ehould be fico from nuisances of overy kind, ebundantly auppliod with puro, frosh water, suf- ticisntly elevated to insuro good surlaca and suls roil draipego, and isolated to an oxtont suflicient to give tho grounds tho necessary exposuro to curronts of air, BAGI3 OF HOADITAL ARRANGEMENT, Tho hespital proper shoutd conkist of pavile lous, or soparato detached buildiugs, ons etury in helght preferablo, of simple acchitectural do- gigu, 'Tho only strictly permanent parts of o Loapital shiould’be the vxccutive bullding, kitch- on, lsundry, and ougine-housc, Tio ol magnificont. Lospitala of tho past, it is bolloved, Luve ‘¢ had their day,” end it is hoped that thelr repotition will soon bo nbandoned for the simple pavilion or cottsge, of definite oxist- cuce, TIE QUOUND PLAN. The following will give an idea of the plan of tho San Fraoeisca Hospital: ® ] k4 [ a=Wards, b,~Huteroom for reading and umu'llns. &—Lavatorics, Lath-rooui, aud wat oseta, d.—Ritchou aud dinjug-rooms, Exocutive bl ! . operatiog oo sie 2 - neaining dispanmiry, oMk Iu the block plan of tho new Marine Hospital st Ban Lrancisco, whioh {8 here givon. it will be observod shat tho wards sud tho buildings do- voted to the kitcheps, dining-rooms, laundry, and ptorg-rooms, aro grouped around tho execu- tive buildinz, with which they are connected by 8 covorod, frooly voutilated corridor, which s provided with & eunk roll way-track, on which to rm o hand-car for oasy {rausportation of hesvy artioles from oune bulding to snothor. Tho pavilions in this hospital are arranged on radi- al fou-shaped) Lies, running 8s noarly as posdiblo north aud south, thereby recelving tho direct raye of the sun durlng tho largor portion of tho day. Anothicr deairablo block plan {s ex- etplifled in tho Horbert Hospltal, at Woolwlch, England. DISTANCES BETWEEN TUE WARDS, In dotorminlug the distanco between the pavilion, e clevation of the sito aud tho natwal oxposure to sun light and ourrents of air should bo taken iulo acconut. An inter- venlug distance between tho buildings of double m hf‘“t“ cf the pavilions will usually be found iclent, NUMDER OF YLOODS. The moat healthy Liospitals are pavilions with ooo floor, This is bocause thoy require lems practical earo to socuro good ventilation. A pa- Vilion with two tloors I8 noz_seriously objection- ablo, rru\'flod tho systom of veutilation” ta dis- tinet from each tloor, Ileyond this the ventlla- tion Is apt to be impertect, aud the caro and K?‘l’" supervision roquired greater than 1 aly to be given, NUMDEL OF WARDS TO A YLOOI, + There should bo Lut une whrd to & floor. Orosa-wally, or partitions, obstruct $he ventilze tlon, and it 14 not probublo that the strictoss caro can provent tho foul air passing from ous ward into another an the game tloor whoro thero is & communloatiug door, Tho culy plan iu which wo wards on ono tloor aro sduiesible {a where tho adminlstrative afficos and tho stairway to tho upper werds are in tho centro of tho baild- ing with socess to the wards vighs and left, BIZE OF WARDS, The Jarger the ward tha greater the numbar of Patients that can bo accomnmodated, the Fower thio relatlve number of aitendsnts vequired, and tho greater the faility of supervision, Thero is & limit, however, to the sizu of tho ward, fized by senitary and cconomical conditious, Theven. tilation (& found to becoms impoded it tho loagth of tbe ward s over five times tho width, Ag s genaral rule the leggth chould wot exceed foar e widia The most daslisbls e FOREIGN. GREAT BRITAIM, 3I00DY AND EANDIY April 25.—Maody sud Sznles'a ro- vival meatings ta-day were weil atteuded, Awoug the distinguished peraous present to-night were 3r, Gladztoue and Lord iiunaied. [Rity A roport that the Marquis Do Caux was killed tn a duel is wholly without foundation, OBITTARY. ‘The morning popers aunounce the desth of the Rev. Mr. Beltvn, chaplsin to the Quesy, aged 69, wnd I W. Pickersgill, the portrait paiuter, in bis 9ith year. —— THE PARACY. 18 TOR POPE COMING TO THE USITED STATES? Parts Corresgandeie Lonitn Telcyraph, Tho correspondent of tho Debals in Rome writes thus ¢ many disadvautages, §8 belleved to Lo presor- ablo” i Iarge hospitals, provided i soworage la good sud tho drain pieperly ven- tilated.” Tho latter can be accomplishicd Ly carrying tho soil-pipe, fall eize, through the roof and loaving it open for the ceeapo of 2l gases, HEADING AND BHOEINA Loy, Tt {5 desirablo to havo o room counceted with cach maie ward where the raticuts vio uwra cwough fo JTerve thelr keda cau kit duriug the da; to read aud maoke. NURDES' NON2A, The nusaes' reotn shocld Lo plreed near the enttance to tho ward, and provided nith o win- dow which commauds & view of its culire length, 1y this menns the supersision by the nuise 1 wade easy and more effcctual, which fa quite enncutial to tho proper earo of the ek, Pationts aro often waved from sorions mirchiuucss by tie umely jnlorferonce of tho nurse, o thet tho im- ctance of this is obvious. 3 listanding & gencinl dining-room may bo provided, it is desirablo that tacio hould Le a mom coimeeicd with each ward for this pur- poso, which uld ba sauplicd with wsmall raage for epeciul-diet cooking, jrcparing for- metations, otc. STATENIALS FOI FLOORS, Tfospital flgory elould be raada of a compact, close-greined wood, such as cherry, oali, or agh, aud with the jownts tilled witl whito tead in oil to msuro an imparvious surfaco, 1tis impor- tant to 111l the poren of the wood to prevent tho flcor from abdorbing or boiding water. ‘I'nis may bo accomplished by laying ot with & brusl citlier paraflino dissolvod in ono of the cheap hiydroearkou olls, or boilod linsced oil, or bees- Wi The old cuatom of serubbivg or scourig tho ward floors ehould Lo abolished. WALLH AND CEILINGS. Searcoly logs than tha floors, tho walls and cottings of a bospital require o rwooth, bard, and, as noarly 88 possible, non-sbuorbent snr- faco. ‘That ‘pinatered walls absorb organic oflluvis, and become polsonous to the ocen- pauts of the huilding, sbundant exomplos provo. The Jews, tho ocarliest samtarists, understood this subject, and spplied a practical rcmcdfi. Thoy ecraped the walls and carricd tho duat ‘-without the city into an _unclean placo™ (Lev., xiv., 89-45), acd whea tlis did not suflice, thoy toro down thelr stono houses and disposed of the stonce, mortar, and timber jo the same way, Walls of Parlan’ comont aro recomuicnded snd ysed abroad, but the comont, from its bardnoes, is liable to erack whoun applicd to latbed walls aud ceiliugg, Until some batter material for covering walls 1a discoverod or inveouicd, it is Lesievod that o smooth luns and eand plastersd surfnco, paintod with sovoral coats of lead oil, and’ frequontly *whitewashed ” with limo, and_perodically oraped, will givo as good re: sults ag any plan now used. ‘Pho precess of painting or scraplng and * whitowashing” the walls would necosxituto the vacating of the word fora time, but this io deeltadlo, sinco the va- cating of & ward from tinte to timo and open- ing wido tho sindows to admit free currents of outer alr will removo tho peculiar lospital odar,—n feet which I have observed in ox~ smining somo of the old marina hospitals which Lind been abandoned for o time. Tt seoms almost supertluous to add that the walls should bo treo from all unnccessary sugles sod oruae mentationa upon which dust would bo hable to lodge, 'The wood-work uf nward should bo so- veroly plain, 80 s to bo casily cloaned. I'lne, covered with #everal conts of ehollso varnieh, suswers tho purposo well, and Is cconomical, LIOUT, MEAT, AND VENTILATION, Tho windowa of & ward glonld bo oppasite oech other, and arranged at such intorvals that not more than two bedaneod bo placed between sy two of them. Such an arrangement affords abundant iight, which ia as necessary for man as for plants, and, in sddition to s savative offocts, enables tho patients to road in bod, tbua aoffording lealthy exerclso to their minds,~an ciaploymentgworchy of on- corragement ns o Ranitary mossure. In the plan of the Han Francisco Murine Hospital tho wine dows aro il foot wide, 7 fcot apart, and come within 3 feet of the floor. Over cach window thero fe 6 large transom, which may bo opened to suy dogree, or closed, by means of o cord and pulley. By opening every othor traveom, and raising tho oppoeite corresponding window from Lolow o few inchos, placing verticaily on tho ill 3 board abous twico as wido as tho open- {vg, and a fow inches removed from tho windoy o freointerchanga of tho outer and inner ajr may be obtained without cxposing the pationta to dircet draughts. This mode of ventilation can bo used to any couniderablo extent ouly whon the temperature without is mitd, ‘Tho open fire-placo ia the best ventilatioa of o ward when the weatbor s such o8 to_rondor it heccssary to koop the windows aud doors cloeed, and 1o ward sliould bo with- out au_open grote, no mattor what other mode of Lioating s adoptod, 1t I3 inteuded to warm tho Ban Francisco hoe- pital by two open fire-placos situated ucar tho centro” of each ward,—a plan_ndoptod in the Herbort hospital, Woolwich, Englaud. The chinney will pass under the tloor, mud, on roach- ing thio outer wall, cuter and pass up through tha contre of tho freshesir tlue, opening into the ward noar the coiling, By this errangoment the outer frosh awr will ba wermod sovoral degreoa 1u 1ty passingo to the ward, thus utilizing to someo oextout the cacaping heat of tho chimuey. DUAINAGK AND BEWELRAGE. All draiue should be ventilatod, Tbls ia beat aczomplished by continung the wain drain-pips (futo which tho leseer onow enter) straight up ""uufih tho top of the. building. ''be drains should not psus undor any portion of Lie hLos- pital, and cansequontly must not bo placed in the outer walle, Caroshould bo taken that no frosh- slr supply-lue opous uear tho sower. : XITCUEN, ‘Tho kitchon and provision etore-room ebonld bo eeparatod from the wards. Proporly couked food iu & doalderatnm of primary {tmportance in a houpltal, and in order to securo it tho kitchen uliould bo provided with ndequate fucilitios, LAUNDRY While it may bo admissiblo under certaln cir- cumutauces to placo tha kitclien in the ame building with the wards for the sick, tho lanu- dry should nover be so located, tut shocld be sulliclently reaiote from the wards to avoid cou- tsminating tho air breathiod by the patients, prelute who carrivs to Moosimeur McCl retta will not performt £ mere act of ceremo elisrged with 8 newt fluportaat mbedon, The Holy Buc bsa Ariuly resalved 10 traneport feelf 10 (e United Siates should thie stoy fn Rome iecoma lusupgortable. 1t Lnows well that ucitlier France nor Austris conld give t n3glum without un cimoxt certaln risk of war ‘willi Germony, It is doubiful whelker Lagland would mointaln the offer #Lo onco 1wade of the lelwud of Malts, snd Spain $s to0 much dislurled for sho T 10 (hihk rerfowsly of refuge there, st least undor ¢ iatlag circumstancee, Wo must Lot forgat that the 8aint Siege liny tokeu thy precaution to eseato & consids erablo reserva fuud, which woulil b2 by 10 Iuealis Uve- Iesa fu tho Btates, 'This reserve docn ot count hune dreds of millions, b Fomme papeiy, nzuaed 1o calrulate, are pleaned o dediare, Lut it auonnt to over 10,000,000 {£1,000,000), and fucriame ulmost duily, I hinvo often beard this idea broached In Paris by ultramontanes, and thero i3 overy reason to believo tha Jcbats’ correspoudont to be wall- in- formed. It remains only to learn how thoetates- men of Amorica will receivo tho notion. The same obvious reasons which kavo made England tacitly vithdraw lor profiered hospitality wilt carry their woight cven over the Atlautic. GABIBALDL ON THE OEIGIAN CHUDCH STRUGGLE. In reply to & recont anti-Papist manifesto of Karl Blind, Garibaldi wniles to Lho latter ; Tonr, Murch 23, 155—3¥ DEAR Futesp: Tbe- Meve there §s not fn afl thio workd & country Jees Cath- olic thau_ Italy, Goverumeni and the upper claxsca alloct o Catliolfe devotion which they do nos feel. As 10 o 1nss of the people, they neitlier do Leifove in bigotad ol women, ‘o obtain from Government and from \be nusjority of the Chnmber » docree for petung Tid of tho Prpacy Is for tio wmoment ditficult fudevd, Nevertheless, you may be perfeclly convineed that tho great 1majority of the Italian nation sympathizes with Germany Iu its cuergetic war (giierve @ ¢ oulratice) agaiunt Jesuitinm under all ity forms, Ever yours, ‘arl Blind, Loudon, G, GantuALLL, GELMANY AND TUE POPE—AN AMEUICAN'S OUT- 100K, Dr, J. P, Thompeon writea to tho Christian Tnion thut, instond cf the German Government perscculivg the Catholic Church, in doference to that Church it recommended people residing in Cetholie communitics to observe the Em- poror’ubirthday ou March 20, instead of 224, the real day, which this year fell in Holy Weel; that spocial services Lave boou held and collec- tious for the Pope's Jubilco takon up in the Catholi¢ church behind the King's palaco, aud that s fair for the Catholic Hospital has Leen beldin & Jmncsly palace sdjofuing Bismarck’s house, and bas been vieited Dby all tho Royal family aud encouragod by tha liberal prost—all of which Dr. Thompson “citos ns {acousistent with tho theory of persecution, It is imposei- Lle, Lis 8075, to specify s point of faith or wor- ship, any 1eliglous act or bolief, in which Qatholles ara meddled with by the Govern- ment, To moot tho nanomalous state of things in Catholic congrogations produced by tho disloyalty of the Bishops, tho Government iad brought ‘into the Prueaisn Purlinment s bill crocting ench Roman Catliolic parish into a sop- arate corporation, to bo administered by tius- teca elected by tha body of tho caugregation, t tho samo tinio it was proposod to malie » Iarger grant to Catholic pricsts, in viow of the increased cost of liviug, Not much poreccution Lero in giving the poople control of monoy fur- nished by tho Btato for the liboral pupport of their religton, Tho l'ope’s bull, sotting asido the eccleastical laws of Vrussia, he ways, fell like a tbouder-clap, sud * uow, he adds, Parlic- ment'propoaea to withhold all snpplies for tho napport of tho Catholie clergy, except whoro tho Biahap or prieat ehall givo bio pomoual written doclaration of allegizneo to tho Government of the country. Public sentiment i stroogly in favor of this measure, aud it is suro to becowe a Iaw, ‘Thisis hrlughqj mattors ton boad. Threa thioga are cortalnt 'Ako Government will not o backy the Catholia laity will not put theic hooda into their pockots to enupport a dieloyal clergy ; the Iaity, having once ganed eontrol of Church proporty, will nover surronder 1t to the Bisbopa. — N THE WEATLER, ‘Wasnivotoy, D.C,, April 26—1 o, m.—For tho Upper Luko region, tho Uppar Mississipni and Lower AMissouri Valloys, iucreasing cloudiness snd light ralvs, with rising tomporetura, variablo winds, shifting to eastorly and southerly, snd falling bayomoter duribg tho day. LUUAL ODSELYATI . 11CAG0, Arill 25, Tind, (R "lme e, |ll:lr.11hl|llfl-| GENEKAL DLAZBVATI N . Cuszaao, April 5.0 Weather, Statron, Wty Brackenr'go, FIRES. Partial Destruction of the Now York Union League Club-House, The Six-Story Building Flooded with Water, and $36,000 Damage Done. Two Serfous Disasters In California. AT NEW YORK. NEw Yong, Apill £5.—A fire originated Sune day worniug in & china clorsot oy tho second atory of tho Union Leagus Clab-11ouse, corner of T'wenty-sixth street ond’ Madigcn aveuns, which quickly rushed up o Gumb-waiter to the fourth atory, aud theo to the Mansard rouf, which wns fruil and inflamma- Vo, The roof en tho pixth floor wan occupied by colorod mervautu who becamno panic-stricken, and were only saved from death by boing thrust on the roolof an adjoining boilding, The roof was entitely dsstroyed, but 5 fey In dclining his offer lost them hin pervicos, and also thoso of Pingrat, two artista who havo #inco takon the lead in this department. The viar, in connection with & lack of enterprise and adantation to tho noew orler of things, fnally dentrayod the proupeats of this natabliyamont, aad, though it« head 1ntends to ninct anothar, it cannot be expacled to attain the high position of ita prodecoasor, UIGH WATER. AT OMAHA, Ostams, Nob., April 25.—Tho rlvor st {his point 18 the highest for many years, The bot- toms aro covered with wator on bath aldes of tha' river g far as the eya can reach, and still it is rising. ‘The Union Pnclfle, Turlington & Mis- aaurl, and Omnbs & Northwestorn freight do- pota aro entirely surtounded by water, and all tracks, except the mains to tho Uslon Paclile shop sard, ara covered to tha dopth of 2 to 3 fect with water. A Lieavy stream of wator is ponr- ing over thio boltoms botween the Union Pacifie ehopa and the sand hills. Considerablo anxicty 18 felt for the safety of tho ebiopa and smelting works. Tho water in also cuttingnway the groat 1111 at thse east approach to tho briden, _ A larzo uumber of men were at work enicavonng o etop it, IM DAKOTA TERRITGRY. tholowerflovra wero not much burned, thongh the Critbolicirm, oud 1n the Popish churches one ouly sees fire communieated by the dumb-waiter to the firnt floor, but all tha ntorics were dolugod with wator including the fourth and fifth, occupeid by guents aud lodgers, uud the third floor, occupiod as re- ception 1oom. parlor, aud library, ‘Tho res- tawzut, and eccond etory, and reading- room, a8 woll ns the kitcien and collar, were also flooded, Lo pictures, statuary, ctc., were promptly rowoved from the art gallers, and the only work of art destroyed wad tho picture of tho soldiars’ burisl-ground st Oeliysturg. On the third floor the carpets aad froscous wero budly dam- aged, and some ol tho furuiture rosked, Tho bvillinrd-room &nd theatro weto not in- jured. Tho building was owned by Leonard Joromeo, who bult jt in 1836 for hin owh occaupation, In 1863 o leased it to tho Club at £17,600 per onoumw, tho couditious being that tho club shoutd insure tho property for 100,000, A clause iu the lonso provided that, ju casoof & fire doing more thao 340,000 damaye, tho leaso rhould lopee. The loesed nro cstimated as fol- laws: On boilding, 25,0003 ou _pletures dowiroyed, €1,000; on frescoing damaged, £3,0003 on mtotes, ete,, €3,000; on furuiturs and carpoty, $2.000, Tho bullaing wos insured for £100,000 ; the furniture wae insured for £30,- DUV the works of are for £25,000, and the stores tor €5,u. Al the policica expired on the Ist of 3May mest. The offieers of the Club meot to-morrcw at the club-house to ariange with Jerome, As tho Club has a build- ing tuud of nbout £170,000, 1t is not improbable tliat the members will decide to_take sdvantago of the lapse aud bund a pew club-house. AT LANSING, MICH. Srectal Correependenceaf Tha Chicago Tridune. Lassixa, iich., Apnil 2L.—A firo in the east viug of the Reform-School, this morning, was extinguisbed, after great exertions, by thoe splen- did mrrangeent there for throwing water. Loss, $400 or £L00: no inenrasco. One of tho Loys wan brouzlit Lefore Justico Campbell, and conferred to seliiug his own cell ou tire, Lo will now tako a bigher coursc—thio State Prison, AT TERAE HAUTE, IND. Brectal Lizvateh ts The Chircao fritune, r HavTe, Ind., Aprit 25.—A fite Lroke out this oveming. ebout Lolf-past 8 o'clock, in tho ofiico of tho JDaily Erpress snd Scturday Fvening Mail. Probabla danage, alout £1,500, Tbe publication of the Lrpresa will bodeluyed for koveral duye, s tha caeen and type in tle composiug-rooms are rozod. ON THE PACIFIC GOAST, Spectat Inepatch to The Chicaao Tribune. * Ay FraNcisco, Aprit 25.—A beilding containe iug 8 book-storo and the Post-Ofdice burned lays night in Qakland, Oregoa. Loss, £2,000, The wails were eaved. A firo fu the work-shops of the Central Pa- gxfluc'(. &; Sactamento, laat uight, causcd o lozs of AT EAU CLAIRE, WIS, Minwauker, April 25.—A fira ot Fau Clare destroed the Americau Houre, nnd five storeain thae sama black, and the barus of the Ean Claire Tumber Compavy, Loss £10,000; insurance 30,70, AT RUTLAND, VT, TRorraxp, Vi, April 25.—The Rutland Herald building and bookstore, and the rooms of Tatzlo & Co., wore considerably injured by firo this morning. Fully ineurcd, and the papor ap- Fears as usual in the morning. AT EO\VMAH—‘IELE ONT. BowmaxviLLe, Oat, Amil 25,—A fire thia morning deatroyed the blosk owned by William AlcMurtoy, and occupied by McMurtoy & Co., dry goods and grocerics. Loas, §37,600." . CASUALTIES. BURIED ALIVE. . Soretal Dispateh to The Chicaoo Tridune. Brooxixatoy, IlL, Aynl alter Baraand, living 4 milos east of this city, was killed on Basurday by the caving in of a'well ju which he was at worit, BOILER EXPLOSION, Snecial Correspanuciice of The Chuweago Tribune, LaxstNa, Mich., April 25.—~Tho boiler in Moore & Co.'s mill, at Groenville, blow up Wodneaday, fujuring three porsons,—nono soriously, Losg about $1,000, ———— Whitticr on War and the Chureh, The Boston Globe publishies the following lat- ter of dr, John G. Whittior, wittten 1o his {friend, Rov, J, 1. Miles, D, D., Goneral Secrelary of the Asnociation for tho Tieform aud Coduflcn~ tion of tho Law of Nations: AMESSURY, 1, 4th Montl, 1435,~70 Jame B, Miles, sterelary, eté,: ' Me Dran FREND: 14 {3 emincutly Btting 10’ counect the coniennfal sunivesary of the openitig battlea of 1Bo Revolulion witl tho growing seatitnent of civilization that thera fs o more exvei Tent way " of wettling the disputes of nations than 1o ondeal of war, It i3 chrering to hiote the very yeucral favor with willch the plan of arbitration haa bovn ree celyed Ly otatesnicn and cwaliane in this country awd in Ruropos but thire ur otuer sfgns of tho times weil caleulated to occasion rolleitads on the pirt of every lover of peaco, Thn supnaco of danger now reems io come from the Church of Chriet, At this maomnent the peace of all Burn‘-oll throatenod by tho socrut pl sud, monatrour publlo pretenslons of cc- elcsiaatich 1f war comed in_conmoqte oc, 11 tho Lairvst horvest-fields of the world are raade o ancua ot battle, men who clim to bu capocially thy priuls nd represcntatives of the Qospal of pusce will bo Neld responsible, Woo o that church wihich, for tho nako of power and dogma, breaks thy truce of God among ibe untlors, makes Jia mirstons srics rasasaing, aud miogles blood with it wine of sacrament, It }s high Lo for the Christian Churel toawaken to o full kenso of i awful responsilility, 11, efter tho dreadful cxverienca of 1,600 years, it fuils 10 porvelvo the necodsity of shakiug iteclf elear of 1 barbariam of war, 1t has amall cltim wpon the world's respoct and coutidence, Ita leavos aro not for ho Lealing of tue nations,’ I am, vers truly, thy friend, Juny G, WHIITIER, e marriago of tho Shah’s Daughter. Ono of the Bhal'a daughtors wes married on Jan, 26 to tho Tman Juweh of Teheran. A car- respondent of the London Acadeny writes that viblio opinton fu Persis regarded {tio mamago a8 anothor lnk in tho chain with which the King tries toattach himself to the priosthood, and thon adds this desaription of tha fostivilica attonding tho wedding s *#The brido velled, and covered with what looked Iiko n waviog maxs of molten gold, was takou to Lor husband's Loueo at batf pact 0 ; voldiery, with candles fn the muzzles of thotr guns, linod tha rosd, the walls of tho houso were Itlumluated with ol Japs, and na tho Priucess left hor fathor's 1!.\Iu'e, fung wete flrod aud flvaworks ot off. The tiroworks went off very woll, with but o few excoptions ; on tho roof whero wo had taken up our staud noma hundreds of rockets suddonly burst off fu all directions, burning many of tho epectators, and some sund and staos osploded just s the bride's carisge was pases iug, frightoniog tho Liovsas and burulug tho uni- Tha room devoted to waabivg the linoi should baof amplo aize, woll supphed with water, aud provided with meana of ventilation adoyuato to the spoedy removal of stoam, Tho soiled linon shoul romaved to the wash. houso a4 soon a8 (aken from the beds 'E,, goutl, 2 L3 8,y geatlo .. (Cloudy, 91N, W,, goutiy]Ciear, G|E, gt Light ral sils, orperdons of tho patieuts, aud s4 soon a8 wuplrmh dried, aua monded, should bo clasalfied £ tuten and Iaid on snopen frame’work to admit of & uls."v.. geatie/Olea thorough atring. EXROUTIYE DUTLDING, Thoe exeontlvo bulidiug shiculd bo contrally lo- cated 60 88 to adiult of easy and rapid commu- nication with all of the other buntdings, It should e THE RED RIVER REBELS, O1TAWA, April 25.--A proclamation was fagued forma of many soldiors and gervants, To-day s geand salvo of arifllory was fivod off, and some feativitica took pleco in tho groat squars,” Parjsion Dress=tinkors. Mrs, ¥oopor, fu bor Jast Taris letter, chron- iclos tho dawivo of ono of tho oldest aud busi- patronized of the uross-makivg eatablishs ments of V'aris, which wout back 10 tho days of Loals XY, ‘I'me was the Maison Gagel, &3 ltue do Richehen, sud in ouo ef ity priucipal roums thers usod to hang au okl peucil drave ing ropresonting darlo ~ Autojucito nzkiug yestorday granting pardon to sll persous eugngs ed [n tho Northwest Itebelllon oxcept Riel, Lo« gx‘na. and O'Donoghuc. ‘The two former sre muhod for five years, ———— The labllitios to dopasitors Ly the Vaughn Bang faliure at Eaton Rapids, Mich,, smount ta about 850,000, =-uoatly small -doposila Ly padr persons. coutan the oftlce of tho susgoou, 8 recoptions roomw, a dispe and laboratory, sud wmay so- comiodate tho operating-room.” Tuo executive ‘"‘u“mfin" provided in the plap of tho Han ucleco Hospital containg the sooins named, and conuected with tho opert ST AT, M T ward for Orury use oi on operptiona. Iu tEA secoad m:yp& ke omegue E o purchagss at Lo I'rovidence, 3 tho houso was then called. Worth used to be desiguer of costnmos for {hiy establishmont, aud while there the Princers de Moiteruich, adaurine bis exquisite tasko, advivod Mm to sct up tur bimself, Btill he was so0 willing to lot well alona, that he offered to roamin with the firm it thoy would increass his salary 2,000 franod & yeax. Thalr sbort-alghted pole Spectal Dipateh b The Chicago Tiivune, Brovx Crry, Is,, April 25, —Tho river coutinued to rige liers untit about '8 o'clock this afternoon, and it I8 now more than 12 feot above low water, and at aetand. Tho Tawn of Gagvillo, D, T., on the Dakota Southern Railroad, i1 overifowod, causing conslderablo damage to property, Maut of tho hottoma between thers nud Vermillion, - and a considerable distanco tlsia eldo, aro sub- merged. Crops in that vicinity aro greatly dam- nged by the uverflow, but Lo what oxteut cannoli Lo definitely detormined. It will bo Imposaibla for tho Dakota Soutbern to got trains through beforo Tucaday or Wednesday. The milroad bridge on the Iig Sionx, whicls was carried avay by tho rocont floud in tunt river, will bo replaced Tucadny. The road-bed In tho vicinity of Yer- million is reported to-day not 8o baidly waslicd ay at first pupposed, ————— Swearing atthe Deginning of tho Levolution. At tast two mon awore n¢ ths beginning of the RNovolution. Oue of theso waas Capt. Lrawn, who eaud, when his comrade, Capt. Davls, killed at Concord by tho Dritisl, *CG—d d—u them, thoy are firing balls. Fire! men, firal"” ‘The othier was Gon. Putnam, who led the Con- cut troops at Bunker Hill, snd indulged in &0 much profavity when the old Coutinentals retreated nndor the fire of the enemy's artillery st the end of tho tight that Lo apologized to iy church after tho war, on ‘tho ground that “it wos almost enough to mako an angal swear to Aee tho cowards refuss to securo o victory no neurly won,” le did the brave men injustice, but the recordinz angel, wo hava uo doubt, hlotted out his oatba with a fiood of tenra, as it did i thocnea of Uncle Toby. Theso .two in- rtances are tho only ones known of profanity in tho early daye of ‘tho Revoultion. As tho war progeessed profanity bocnme more frequent, o4 with Gen. Etban Alleo whon ho summoned tho astonnded Driteh Geucral to surrender fn tho noma of Almighty God and tho Contineutal Covgreu. o5 wns T Pleuriey palna and all acttrmatic and bronchial affecs ticns ary koon relieved by that certain remedy for cunign and coldR, r. Jayne’s Expectorant, the West Sido." 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