Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 4, 1875, Page 2

o THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 1875, a fochlo wife, shown to bo weak and yiclding, by a fnsband shown to ba of mirong and energotic will, when they wero locked in o room togethar, was not to ba received as tertimony outitled to weight. 9 Ho then gnoted other authorities npon ‘the wvalno as on&cnc- of statewonts obtained from wives P UNDER THE CORNCION OF TUFIN HUSDANDS. * Mr, Evarts anid that the oid common-lnw nle in regard to the responsibility of a hnsbang for Iiis wife wae still held nnchanged by tho law in this country and in Eogland, 5 Connrel then reaumed hin consdoratinn of the oecurrences on tho night of Dec. 81, and referred to the ofier of Moulton to accompany Beochat to his Liouro. Unless Moniion wan ncting that uight as o rctamer of Dilton, and was whxious that Tlecchor ehoulkl not, on that night at lenet, re- ive any other conneel, or even auy other “heathon friondshin,” why rhould he offer ta go with hiw to hin bouse? Mow did Mr. Beecher acoed his company ? Referring ta (ho eharacter of Mre, Tilton, Mr, Evaria eaid hier lotters to her hinahien L sliowed that sho was & woman of gewuina snd humblo piety, who belfeved 1n tae realitios of religion aud 1 the divinity of Lhat Savior whom ber hus- ‘band erucitied in a wicked leiter of scotf and ocorn. '1hey ehowad, alen, HER LOVE TOR IEB HUSDAND, hor humkle eubimtssion to bis wil. and the fact that #he was willing to take npou herscll thn blumo of almost nuuiterablo wickeduces, of ale most unutieratile shamo, in licr anxiety to anve him from reproach, Now, on the night of Dee. 40, Tilton went bome sud found his wifo." as ho fcstified, in gmreat distress of mind, Khe gave him, b eald, in consequonce of this mental dis- trens, the pasor, dated at midulght, in which sho sakl ehie inrd copied a lettor dictated by Deecher, 10 bo used by him for his vindication agalnst any accuser other than er busband, ard that both ber husband aud herself wore pledged o avold publicity, After tha recers Evarts faid: T have not asked you tu detract ona jot or tittle frow tho tesuimo- Lt g doulton and Tilton, except wherp they La sween cantradicted out of their own mouth o «y competont witnessos, Mr. Tilton eavs Lo retutned Lo tho bouse that night of the rotrac- tion, and found his wife greatly agitated, The nureo tetificn thay Mrs, Tilton was perfectly calin when she (the munn{ went to bed, nud that Mia. Tilton fell aslesp, Mrs, Miteholl testilies :‘lmd(ur un hour after sho left the rvom she car ANGRY TONES OF THE JIUSDAND and the pleading voice of the wife,undnfterawhils Tilton came 1uta the study, g0’ a pen, fuk, and puper, aud returned to lus wife's boustde, Then e went ont, and s#ho went in aud tound Mrs, Tillon groeatly ugutated, and scoming sy if she i1au bocn weoping, Ho you see how taleo Mr, ‘Iiiton's testimony in regard to tlus condition of Lis wifo was, Ho ondeavors to throw the bur- den of her agitation upon tue intarview with Mr, Deecber, Wo wout toknow what the whole trath is in this matter, and I give it to you in the words of Mre, Mitcheil, wbich show thiat Mrs, Tilton, inatead of having snything elro on her con- ecience, mny troablo’ to rodtoes, wan quiets ly sleoping, Aud there you have tho firat proof of tho husband's coorcive power over his wife, You fiud that Tilton, anxious to find out the temlt of the interview with Deocher, wakens her, and finds to bis consternation that ehe liad given the retroction, aud that Lo was Ju exactly the ame vosition, if vot worse, than befote. “Fho intluenco of tho sympathies of Mr. Becclier, which e bad soughit to produce, and the degreo of fear on Brecher's part, slich bo boped to producs, by the meking of auch a charro by A respectablc woman, were outiioly out of the quostion, 1o naw thoughe that all this artangement to affoct Beechier was_ npoiled, aud the weapon he expectod to use agatusy Xr, Doucher IAD TURNED AGAINAT HIMFELF. Now. gentlunen, do you bullove that tory thas thenuree tells, or don't you? Hhe has not duen coutradicted by Mouiton or Tiliun iu any re- speet, Counsel liere reed the paper which Tilton showed to Mr. Storrs, as Lis wife'’s oxplanation of tho facts, Iuibly ho sxys Lbat the tluding of the rotraction Lad pleced her in o hostilo ate situde 10 her busband, She wrote tue third let- tor, Counsel presumed tho jury now under- acwod that the first paper was esacted from Lhe wife the night Tilton aud Mouiton were storm- iog in her chamber, on the 29th, sud they saw tho enmo coercion produciug tn explaustisn of 1he retractivn on tho 30th. When Mr. Boecher asks this woman, fu astonishment, as sho lay there: * How could you do thm?* —not becauss it would tnjure tne (Beocher), not for this or that reasun, but oo the siwple di- rect appeat twice or thrice repested.—**How could vou do ttw, Elfzabeth, wheo 1t was not trua ¢ and thon rho tells Lim, not that sho thouglit it was true,uor that tiicra had beon any- thing between thoin that could be of equivocal import, aud that she bulieved it to bs true for tho moment,—~unothing of the kind; but * How could I help impoitunity weariness, rickness, dinaster, aud my relation to a hustand” (which tlio didu't need to represent to AMr. Beochier be- causo he had poen lot luto & full knowledge of that duriug his rasort to bis wife in the precod. ivg weok of the same month), and the assuranco that this tewj orary contrivauce, tf nnmediately used, would uut an end to sl trouble botween we sud my husband ; that wes wy reason,—not to burt you, but to aid him aud me aa I8 BUBIECT AND BULILSSIVE WIFR." After digcursing ut length tho mouvey that led Mrs. ‘Tiltou to]retract the retinction, Evarts nassad to 8 dincteston of tho mutives which led “Tiltay und 3loulton to destroy the confeseion, » docinent wlics would bavo roitlod the nature of the chusgo beyond all controvessy had 1t beon proservedd. Couneel noxt tarned to the Interviaw of Dooch- erand Monltun o the $lst of December, at tho lutter's houre, Moulton went to Beecher's Louse to go: tho 1ctraction, aud ho succeeded, but not 1 getting I3 wurrendored to tho coutrol of Mr, nud Mrw, Telton, but as & safe deposit In his Lauds, and with a yuarantee that Mr, Dooch- or should uot uso it against Mr, ‘Liltou, and M. Tilton could not use tho one without o othier. Moulton pressed Beecher for this ‘paper, urging that it Wi to yresesve the peaco and restors bappiness {o tho family, and proms dsod that it should be beld in his Keeping and sololy fur uction when ho should waut i, Accoldingly the jury foand that the whole ob jc%t of that intorview was to rotraco a fuldo atep, an GET OUT OF TIIE PALSE FOMITION Bowen had placed 11lten in whao he took tho lot- ter to Beecticr, Connsel then read tho tnsile wmony given Ly Moulon o relation to tho plviug up of the retiaction of the charge. Moulton uoys bo uasured Boeoher that if bo gavo up this ‘:nper. both tue coufersion aud retraction would e burned, or kept ss Lo (Beecher) dosired; Moulton represents Beocher au saying, when giv- ing up the fett. r of retraction, “I rely on your dosire to savo mo,"” snd that alterwards Beecher 8aid Jis cousidered Lin sexual relutions with Mra, Tilton » natural snd justisiable oxpression of his Jove for bLer, Muulton then maid to Beecber that Lo bad crituiual counection with Alrs, il ton aud hud goue and pot tho letter of retrac- tiou from her, aud ka did not know how Beeclior eould do two stch things, 1'wo such scte wero too much for Moulton,” The accumnlated hon- o wers Loo mucl, for hie was in the position of Tord Dundreary when bo said thut 1t was vne of thowe things **no feller conld ud out.” Moul. ton urgod Beechor to surrendor this paper, aud rolated to him the smmucblef that hod beon wrought in this family, and finally Boecher gavo ap the lettor, snd Betcher thinks'uiiat It ho hiad wou thils woman's affections, esirangeda themn from her husband, and 1 it was true that tua calamity woa attributed to him, she bad fatlen into 1t through chastizy aud affection, nnd not through lust, ra Lsd been cLarged to bim. Tuls was THE MOST PRODAILE VIEW of it, eontonded couusel, the view that waa takon by Me, Boecher, Couneel thon comparod tho testinany on this wvoiut by Mr. Moulton with that of Mr. Beucher, and which Mr, Evaris said ho thought was more compatibio with the rrnblbllme-. £ thoro had Loeu iu tho consciousness of Mr, Beocher. Moulten, er Tilton, any idea of 'ilton Laviug power over Heectier, any person could 800 the wuomaly of Muulton at that juterviesw urging the tricudliness on the part of Uescher to Tilton, so that Milton should uoy fear that Meechor hold o weapon to pursne bim, The whole.object was to koop triondliness In Beechor'a heatt. * All the frivolous falsshoods in Moulton's testinons are denounced s fatus- Loods by Boochor, The jury muet judge wheth- er tuey were uot faleo in tle cousclousnows of tha witoeas, ‘Lhe Court adjourned, —— FACTS AND COSSIP, HOW U3, TILTON LOVES MYl HMUSBAND, Lrveklyn Avqua. , ‘Thaoks to an spparcut necessity put upon Mr, Boeclor's very ablo advocate, we may.aqw begin weee throngh the fog in which tho refusal of the lawyers to let Mra. Tilten testify has euvel- wped the grast scandal case. Iu lus wpeech, Judge Porter sald s That womau, loathing this man aa she does to tuls aour, loves Liui as § bave uover st woulst love taau, it 18'tue stratigost aupiialy that 1 Liave ever wiltencd @ the whole course of evenls, The wost {dolatrony, iud, if 1 might 8o usa the tem, abjoct love; Lut it fa 10 Innger thiat love which fa steslutely blind.' Then 1t o fioiatruus snd Llind, but now it 8 love idulatruus, nat blasted, o In connection with this romarkable declarhtion s public oughit to Lave the funlior fact, wel authonticated, thiat the lawyors, In their prelimi- nAry conversatioua with Mrs. Tilton touching hor propoasd toetimony, weto surpriecd and priovod to hear hier interrupt the uamh'xumn with such oxprossions s« 0 1'heonl.1rov Theo- dora | haw 1 have wringed yon I" accompanied Ly ttiong £olf-raproaches aud tearful wringing of handa, To the last, it was imporstois to restiain this lsmentable emotional tendongy. ne I am tnformed. Of courss, a mitness of “this kiud conld not bo trusted upen the stand in s en<o o critical, Tuo fact is also of inforest as Indicating how Mt. Dorter obtained tho data for Lis very sigmfl- caut siatement. 2 ;j I‘AI}I’HH:SS.' New Yerk dun, Magsra, Tilton and Monlton, according to Mr, DBeechrt's lnwyers, are & rair of black-heaited acoundrols, whow thero ara scarcely words in tue Eoglish Iangnage to fttingly describe. Yot tois samo wicked palr wero Mr. Bsocher’s choson companions aud confldauts during tho wholo wretehed business \which now occines public attention, and one of tham had beew his intimato foewd for_years before. Among tho stoticd which Mr, Evarts i» a0 fond of telling tho fury ought to be included that of Drot larto's Call- tornis mincrs, York nud Scott, who, alfter laving been partners for n long timo, quaricled, and became desdly enemles. Their fond was the amuscruent of the wholn teittement whero they hived, and whon, finatly, they ran as rival candidates for tho Logie- Inture, ovelyhaidy turned ont to hear them speak 2EAinst uncl{unwr. York began, and uafald-d Scott'n diggraceful carcor vory much as Juduo Lorter did Mk Tilton'a, no less to the satonisti- went thao tho amiaement of the sudionce, who mot had the privilege of knowiug thetr tol- law-cltizen as intimately a6 the speaker, Whon Lo pot throngh 1t was Beott's turn, * There's naught, entiemen,” paid bo, **there'a nuught a8 that may liez said an fen't true, I wasron onter Carra; 1 did boloug to the Regulators; I did desert from tho armny: T did leave a wifo tu Kaueas, Dut thero's ona thing ho didn't chargs me with, and maybs ho's forzotten: For (hree years, gentlemen, Iwas that man's pardner.” A burat of applanse, according o Mr. Harto, artis. tically rounded and enforced this climax, aud vitually elected Scott. CRROPS AND GRABSHOPPERS, THE GRASSHOPPER SOARS, Spectat Inapateh to The Chieard 1rivune, LeAveNworTH, Kan, June 8.—The alr has baen 1iled with grasshoppers a!f day iylng over, tho most of them at u great altitude. Somo of those nearcst tho ground wers driven by tho wind a httle to the westward, bat the genoral course of the body was from the south, Homo of thoso thiat havs bocn oporating bere found their wings etroug enough to boar thew, and fell ju with the graod army for pats uukoown, but the most of thoso tuat Lave been reared in this locality ato still with us. Thoso who have passcd over to-day are sup- pored to be gonerally from the ludian Torritory and the gontbern part of Kausas, and will prob- ubly bo Leard from oon in Northern Iowa or Missouri, though they wore flying 8o bigh that it is thought by some they will not comn to tho ground again before they get to British Amorica, Spectal Dupaleh to Tha Chicao Tribune, Kawsas Crry, Mo, Juno 8.—The’ praver test rravcd wondorfully succesaful lbero, tho grass- hoppers taking wing sud flving away by millions, ‘The mir was filled by locusts, Thay moved Ina northwesterly direction, and thie peoplo aro glad over thelr departure,, Evorybody haw taken courage, snd s bright scason of prospernty soens to bo dawning. | To the Assomialed Prest,) Kaxras City, Mo., June 3.—Lko people are pencrally observing tho proclamstion of Goy. Hardiu, * The grasshoppers. iu cousequence, be- gau thoir tlight westward this moinivg in jm- wense masses, nod are Atill Hying. Dangor s apprebended fu Kansas, From the namber which hiave gouc over the border, Missouri mill bo 1roe of Loppe:s to-night., IN THE BLACK HILLS, Spectal Linpatch to T'he Clicado Tribune, Brovx Crry, 1A, Juno 8.—TIudiaus arrived at Su'ly to-day eay that the country in tho vicinity of tho Dluckyllilia s full of grasshoppers, but ¢ old not tellghother moviog 1 tus durection or not. ILLINOIS, Srecial Dispatch to The Chicaan Trituna, Cutaxvatox, L, June 2,~1lLe woather atill continues fino, and all crops aro gruwing well. Tho air is filled with ohinch-bugs, and they will in timo donbtiess doposit eggs enongh to do tho small gralo much damage, Colorado boetles ars not 80 plenty as usual, aud a good crop of pota- toes is oxpected. Tharo will be but little frult here this rcason, ouly strawberries and grapes promsiug avythlog, Curreacandence of The Chieaaa Tribune. JergzasoN, Cook Co., ill,, June l.—In read- ing Tur Tnipuxe of a receut date, In ticed in your reruxtlmm LPenusylvania that the ground Was tull of putato-bugs, which mado the futmers fecl somowhat oluo, I kuow how to more than sympathize with them, as they Lavo our experi- cuce to bovefit by, Wo lad to expotiment in various wavs bafure wo had them fully under coutrol, Wobave bad them oight yoars, and shall bhuve tbem again this mossou, They ars on tho potatoos uo«, aud their eggs sro found ondry weeds, We have used Patid.groen in atYorsut ways; we bova mixed it with ine, plaster, tlour, aud ashes, aud durted it on tho potatoes ; but, awiog to the aifiioulty of spplsing it, water wan suostituted to mix it with, which could te used at aoy time in the day, but it would soparate from ~ tho water, sud roquired stircing every fow momouts, It was sprinkied on the potatoes with a watering-cau by some,~—tho greator part preferriug (0 usc a wisp or brush, sud carry the miaturo in a bucket, Then there wero some who weto opposed to it, as thore way daugor of being poivoned, Thia continucd un- til Iast peason, when the bugs commouced to work, at which titne one of my neighbors, Frank M, Gray, had a epnukler mude which [ cousldor canuot bo oxcollod. 1v obviates all danger of boiug poleoned ; applies tho mixture without wasto ; 18 so coustructed that the Parts Kreon or other poison 18 kopt mixed with tho water; is so proportioned that there 18 no clog- ging of the pnrta; aud makes tho labor easy and tho application rapid, 6 to B aocres bawmg duy's wak, with less then 1 pound per acro of geen, 1 got one of (hewm after I paw thomn used ; they were used by nearly every fapmor that heard of them last soason, Any tiuamith can mako them, Tho sprinkloris magoe to it tho back, to whick It in fusteuad Ly straps, Luis a tiy can, provided with two handies aumd sprinklary, which counect with the can by rubber toben, which aro comproseod with the anum tw stop tho flow while passing from bill to bilt, As I bave uot soon anything esid of it in your paper, vour readers may bs Louefited by-your makiog these few facts known; at least, our Xawern trienda conld protit by it. How would the Pats green work on tho grass- hoppera b{ mowivg and buraing the straw or grasy that it waa sprinklod on F Ciopss look prowising here, all hut the cherry crop ; it wil not bo ona-vlghth of & crop thiy year, P, 1. Kuixe, —_— A BAD MISTAKE, Josoph DBarker; an _attomnev at Iydo Park, took & dose of corrosive sublimate 'Tuesday night, in mistake for bLitters, and st last sccounts way reported o a dylug coudition, e D Wil Men. Lundon Acadsuiy, Durlog laat seasou Mr, Boud, an Indian sur- voyur, while at work iu the Madias V’rosidency, to tha southwest of the Palanol Hills, mausged to cutel a couplo of tho wild folk who livo 1 the lll jungien of thio Westein Ghats, Thess Ppeoplo somutimes britg Liousy, waz, and vandal- wood to oxehunge with tho villagers for oloth, rice, tobaceo, sud botel nut, but thoy are vory shy. Tho man wan 4 feet 0 inchen high: ho bad a round head, coarss, black, woolly hair, aud & dark brosn skin, The forehead was low and shghly rotrostlng, the lower part of thefaco puojocted hike tho muzzta of a inonkey, and tue mou.h, which was wmall aud oval, with thick lips, protrudod about an duch veyond thenowo ; be Lud short, baudy legw, n comparatively long bdy, aud srme that exteudod almost to Liw kuees, the Lack just above 'the buttock waa ooucave, making the stern appaar to be much protruded. The havds wnd fingeiws weio dumpy aud always coutiacted, #0 tLat they could not ba made to'stretch out «uito straigut aud flat; tho palms aod Augors wore covered with thick skin *(1a0re eapocially the tips of the flugers), tho ls were small aud hwperfoct, sud tho feot broad and thick-skinued all over, Uhe womau wus the meine haight ns tho v, the color of the skin was of u yellowish ho huir black, long, and straight, and the ures well formed, This qualut foli oce: slonally eat tlesh, but feod cluely upon roo aud houvey, Thoy have no Aised dwelling-places, but slvep’on any conveniont wpot, generally be- tween two rouks, or in caves uear wiich'they Lappeu to be benighted, Woreip 16 pald to cortain local divinities of the forest, Although tho race Las been roduced to a fow familiey, thelr oxistence was not uukuown, but this is the first ine thay thoy have bean dascribed with any winutenesd. FOREIGN. Germany Again After Belgium on the Subject o;‘ Pro- cessions, Tho Proposed Mecting Detweon Thiers and the Czar, What COaribaldt Must Do Abont Ils Annuity, BELGIUM, MORE NOTES IN IROSPECT, Pants, Juno 3.~La Republigue Francaise re- ports that Count Yon Iorpouclor, the Gorman Ambassador at Drusacls, has made frest ropro. soutations to ths Hulgian Governmont in rogard to tho Catholle processious. AURESTS. Bicssers, Juns 3.—Torty persons have been arrested at 8t, Nicholas, nenr this city. for tak. ing part in an afliny growing out of intorfercuco with a religious procesaion, ez CERMANY. NO CONSPIRATON, AFTER ALL. Loxpoy, Juno 4—5:00 . m.—The Telegraph’s Deriin dispatch says the German Gavernment posecases proof that thoe charges of consplracy made against Duniu are unfounded. Duuiu'a arrest wus duo to the oxcossive zool of s Pras. aian polico agent, uud the prisoncr will soon bo roleascd. —_——— CHINA, A DESTRUCTIVE CYCLOXE, Loxpoy, Juuo 3,—The Oriental Telepram Agency publisties & dispateh reporting that a heavy cyclons on tho Chineso coast wrockod sov- oral vessela, —_—— INDIA, WAR TUREATENED. w LoxpoM, Juna 8.—Tha condition of affalrs be- tween the British Govorumont and Burmah s erltical. DUOWNED, Taspox, Juno 3,—Sixty pereons wore drowned by the capsizing of o lightor in the Tagus, near this city. —— AUSTRIA, IT WILL NEVER LETURN T TUE BYSTEN OF PRO- TECTION, Viexnxa, May 17.—The Monday Review, dls- cussing the sgitation carried oo respectiog tho ocustoms question, declares that the Anatrian Govermment will never deeide to take any Btep Involving & return to tho system of Protection. On the other haud, it may bo ox- pected to bring about ths abrogation or modifi- ion of the supplementary convention with Zugland, & beltor classiication of goods, and a new curtoms tariff, in which rogard will bo paid to the rual wtcrests of Auatrian commerco. g ITALY, OGATIIALDI'S ANXUITY, Panm, May 18.—It is etill uncertain whether Garilaldi will accept the 60,000 francs annulty for lifo and 60,000 {ranca additfonal, with re- wainder to hia beirs in porpotuity, to which the Italian Heuate has given ils covsont, a8, with the dotativa al- lotted to tho Pope, arrears cannot be clalmed after tho lapse of five vears, Just as it within & vonr the 1’ope, if he doea not accent tho 15,000,000 lire nccumulaung to bis credit durivg five years, will forfeit his right to the artoars, so Garibaldy, if by 1978 he does not dras the acon-~ mulated aunuity, will only be entitled fn 1880 to 100,000 Lire, —_——— SPAIN, 4 ROYAL DECREE. P Baprmp, May 19.—A decreo has beon pub- lished permittiug nowspapera to disctss all con- stitutlonal questions, and authorlzing publle meotings of ali legel partles, It Is proceded by a notablo preamble from tha Minister Ayala, reviowing the oxisting circumstances and doclaring to be open tho preparatory lend for the general clections for 'arl.amont, Flattering refercnco s mado to tho arrival of tha Nunclo, ond the intoution of the Govorument to do jue- tico to their favored Oburch s avoved. A hopo- tul sketoh of the war sitnatlonen given, and fa- varabla allusions to Cabreara’s® Joclarativn are also 1n the document, — FRANCE, THE PROPOSED MEETING DETWEEN X, TRIEDS AXD ‘THE CZAR. Correspendence Londan News, Panis, May 18.—3. Thiers bos been in con- stant comnunication for somo woeks past with hig personal friend, Prince Gorichakafl, through the medimm of the Russien Embassy and another channal, It is as good as sottled that bo and the Czar will soon most at Brussols. It is no myatery thatin bislato froquent visits to Prince Orlofr, M. Thiers endoavored to forestall tho argumenty which bave bean made use of at Berlin iu trying to induco Ruasia to accopt Princo Dlsmarck's schiomoe for disabling Franco.- It bay been stated that & groat Ultramontanist movement hoa been eot on foot ngainst Getmany; that the French Government {s au Uliramontanist sabro, snd that DBolgum is playing into tho Lands of tho elorical faction, which affected tho vota of tho 2ith’ AMlay. This AL ‘Thicrs cannot gaineny, Dut- bo oan ask the Czar to suspond judgment uutil tho clections for the Sennte nod tho noxt Assembly Liave takon place. 1o can also, and Idoubt wot will, sy that if sn Uitramoutanist sabre represouts thas Itepublie, 1t t8 beceuse Count Arnim absttod tho fusioniet plot wnich led to 2L Ihlers’ ovor- throw, 1f the Count did not foltaw tho instruc- tions of Priuce Blamarck,he unquestionably rep- rerented 8 Pruselan intluence of somo sort. What A, Thiers will, in the moro than probable event of his meeting the Czar this summor, lay himself out to prove is, that a sinceroly Repube liean government in France, directly 1opresent- ing the laburious 1oillions, aud baving no dy- vastlo interests to servo by war, would bo In iteclt a guarantea of & pmlflo pol icy. Thero ia wvery prospoct of tho moxt geueral clections retutuing aun Asseambly suything but Papal i {ta views aod tondoncies, Tho Honate, if loss advanced, will not expoao Itsell to the roproach of Ultramon- tanfsm, Nobody is more compotont than Af, I'hiers to go intv the datatls of the orgamzation of the torritorinl army, which is regarded at Borlin a8 a menaco to tho poace of Europe, An interviow between M, ‘Chicrd and the Czar may bring forth changes not anticiputed by tho fram- ory of the Septeunnto bill. If itdoes uot lead to the remignation of Marshal MacMabou it must open L eyea to the necossity of cesaing to rop- 1esent the long-defunct Conservative majority . which ratusd him to tho Presidency and teach him the poticy of leaving the entlre trausaction of public business to his Ministera, Carlotta. New York World, Tho long tragedy of Mazimilian and Carlotta, of Mexleo, tho most pictarosque and pathetic utor{ i {ta way of our times, ha not yet reached ftn close. Tt waa rumored o yoar ago thut tho unbinppy Curlotta wus st the point of death, aud for a loog time, indeed, bLer life hovercd in the baance. Thoso who hold to the Cbris. tisu's hope of mnother and a bettor fifa beyoud the grave will lurdly think It a merciful dispensation by which her woary spint was donied rost, Tho Leskib of the ox. Lispross [s pow perfect; but her moutat coudition {4 {nexpressibly strange and ead, Bhe 1u in the world, but uot of it, Bhe belleves her- solf to bo mmfn-nlly wurronndod by belnga of anothor aphiere, with whom alone sho couversees. iha never utters a word Lo any of Lor sorvauts or attendants, and the presence of any human Luing throws ver futo & fevor of enoul and vexation, ller sistor-in.law, the Queon of the Belgisus, comes ouce a month ta viait bher, in copauy with bor physiclan, The ex-Empress rocolves thom with cold courtesy, Tho physi cian auls after bar hoaith, ‘*Iam very well," shie roplies, and, tuening away, walks out of tho ruom. fibo mauagos Ler wholo ostsblivament, winch is worthy of her exalted ravk, attho Palaco of Lacken, by Icttor, Thorae in a mosaic tabls in oue of tue grand saloons ou which overy day sue laye down ber commands in writiug, ‘Theso noles sre taken by the vervants mp s regular bour and duiy siteuded to, bho draws up overy dnj thé suenu for ber talle, com) BILK I with good pastrouomic judgwent, aud dines with a good appetite, If Ly acoldent any dish wihich sle orders is uot norved, slo makes s uote of tho fact the next day, but nover with one word of pomlalut. Blo is very careful with hor tollotte, sud droanes with all her taste mud dis- tinetion, droeaing her awn hiair and dreesing It in the tlat banduauz which woro fashionable when sho Iast saw-lier husbaud and was with him the dark houra that preceded the Lloody echyso sud midnight of Queretaio. Ifer femme de chambra I8 nevor admitted ta her_toiletio; mt after y reparing ber hath and hor dressos leaves tho room to coms back only In the morning. When the weatler i3 fino sho walka {n tho park— always at 11 o'clock, alwayn along thosama path, and withn very raphl step, Of course sho is earofuliy watched by lnvisible sentinels, but xhe has never manifested any disposition $o suichle, Bho plays oxquisitoly on the plano, and passes houra th that way., Bho paiute ond deaws also oxiremely well, and still keeps up thisnrt, Tho marked featvro of her caso s Llin aboolito hor- ror which phe shows of _all company but that of her vislnus and her memo. riea. ~Ono la rominded by it of tho curiously simitar exporioncn of & vory clover Uotman writor, Justinus Kerner, tho author of the *'Socrors of Provorat,” who need to live nbeolutoly with what hio called *his Khosin,” Ono of bis friends describos bim stand. ing at the doorway of a ball-roons, with & do- Jectod face, and_saying softly to himsolr, **Oh, me! oh, mal Whv aro not all these pleasant ghosts 2" To tliia . widowod, childlers wife, thia oxiled and dincrowned Iimpress, what socisty of the living, Indoed, could bLring happincss, or Desce, or hopo? FLORIDA. Its Climate—Healthfnlnoss—Soil—Pro- ductions—Peoplc—Clicap ' Landa, Inducements to Settlers, Correspandence of The Uhteago Tridune, Live Oax, Fla, May 20.~1 have now been in Florida ovor aoven munths, and have endeavored by careful inquiry and obsorvation to ascertaln the wholo trath about tho climate, healchifal~ noss, an:d political condition of tho Btate, as well a8 (ts agcultural and commorcial resources. I am eatisfied that Northorn pcoplo will not find the hent oppressivo in sammer, and that thero ia po objection to exchanging from a Northern climato to thls soy mooth in the year, and remaloing here, working lands or attending to business, through the entire yoar, One thing scems cerinin—tho country is blessed wilh abundance of raw, and lu tropleal climates, no matter how poor the soil, a plenty of water and good cultivation will mako the productions of the eoil abundaut. Not ono man in a hundred who spends 8 yoar or two o Florida, ond foels tho rofreaning broozos from the sure rounding great bluo waters, plucka tho flowors, end eats the fralt of the eoil every day and every mouth in the year fresh, can bo induced to ex- clango this country for the cold Nerth nith atl 1ts wealth and commercinl advantages. THE MPALTH OF THE COUNTHNY in good, There are uwhoalthy locallties, asin all countrics, but they are fewer Lotothau fnthe Northwost, It hos boeu eaid that the chmate 18 debilitatiog. This is » mistake. Men aro as strong and vigorous in Florida aa at the North, Here tho necessitiea of lifo are caeily obtained, and whero thoro f8 no necessity for exertion men wuy becomo lazy. Lbey do wot woik us hard hero as ac the North, Thors aro good reasons shy men should, in omigrating, keop nearly in the ramo latitude. ‘Tuoy are accustomed to that climate, and to the mode of cultivativg tho soil, If they move 10" a tropical climste, thoy have much to learn and some shings to unlearn. 'Iliere 19 no great eo~ cret or duliculty, however, iu learning, for exam- Plo, how to raiso sweet potatoos sud fruits, or aufnr and cotton, 'loridians are juet waking up to the tanco of giving more attontion to the CULTIVATION OF FRUITY AND VEGETADLES, The rwlronds ara eoeing tho necostdty of In- crous.ng their bnsiness Ly reducing tlie cost of truusportation, They now offer to takae o care losd of vegetsbles and fraits to Ghicago for §1U5, Bweot polatoos, superior t0 ony others in tho world, oan bo landed and soid in Clicago {rum this Stato for less than s cost of 81 por bustoi, Melons, fruits, and vegetablea caa bo slupped two months carlier than from sny mare kot except the West Indin Islauds, and much cheaper, too. Laud is very cheap, Thoro ia a largs qrantity of Govornwent laud, not for pale, but waiting 1o boclaimed by humestead settiors, It can be foneed aud cultivated % un susil an outlay as tho broad prairios uf the West, Lho products ot the farm cen ba seus to markst ly water or rail, within easy reach, Thero are no blighting drougbts, no des.ructivo grasshoppery to deso- late the Jand aud canso famine and distress, as in tho, Far Went, whero lands are 8o choap. Allin ull, Iain Porced to tho conolu-lon that it t8 much better for thio pour uud tho landloss to GO TU FLORIDA thaz to go weat of the Missisbippi, Some may objocs to the negro. It is my opanion that in'a fow yeais this country will bo oceupnd by the Anglo-Buzon raco chiofly, sud what tow of (ho Afiican race remaius will bo a bleswing to tho country, 'Llic Biata i slowlv recoverng from this cosos futo which it waa thrown by the sud. den aud entira clange in its social and businoss rolations, consoquent upoo the War and its ro. sults. ‘Ihe old plaotors nro accommodating thomeelves to tho condition of thingy, au are hopoful, Hchools for the colered childron are established In she districts and supporied at publio oxpenss, Tho coloted churches aro better sustaiued by their own people than are the wiuts, showing their etrung rongloas pro- clivities, and, whilo the progress of any great moral change must neceasarily bo slow, I foel quite hopeful, Many iu Llinols are not able to buy the high- priced” Jaude and mako themmelven homes, Bhall thoy seek thom iu the Far West 7 Why not in tho moro genial and productive Flonda? This 18 & grave quostion, I know. dany are ablo 10 look out for these lands for themualy 080 wha Lave lands and good homes cun stay and eujoy them or look for bhetter. 1o such I do uot speak now, but to such as are mecking bomes I say ceme and vea for yourselves, if you can, It you caunot sfford the oxpenso of he (np of iusiection, then como with your familied at onco, trusting to your stioug arma aud a kind Providence. You will be kindly wal- comed by the peoplo Liere, and, in a fow yours, you will have bomes of your own, THE MOST DESUAADLE COUNTRY, Tho country ou or near she Gult Coost, south of the Withlacoschao, 1 consider the moat do- rirable for olinate, ‘Clie objection to it now 1y, that it has o rallioad, Tho same may be snid of Lafayetio County, Buwaneo Usunty is uot as sleh eotl, but in Loalthy, hne & good ¢ of inhabitants, sud smiroad” facilitied. South- eastern Ueoriiais Lioalthy, bias a botter Govern- meut than Florda at predent, Lias ratiroad facili- impor. tiew, is woll vatered, avd somos good land, Ic '1s too Dbw asnd lovel to suit me, I thivk tie summers cooler and more pleasant about Tamps Bay than at ltichmond, Va. Plums are uow 1ipe, and pesches uearly Iull-grown, We liave green orn, boans, pess, elo. aad plooty of borries, The mag- uolls, ths capo Jesamine, tho oloander,aud overy variely of roscaare in il vleom, Tuo flowors, 1 thunk, bhave mire briiliuut culors than thoas 1n P ko vole mt beeauso T 1 write this mt becanso I havo any personal luterest in thin Bate, hut bocauso I huh’gva that hera is an undoviloped country oqual fn all ity atiractions to u, Great WuuLP M. Jomwsoxw, the Gullows, (1ex.) Lutmmereial, A Jetter from Capt. Stuvons gives us some in. tereating sewa from Montague Cosuty, The nogro Frauk Bojth was executed on tus 14ih, A Inrge crowd gatletcd at the piaca of execution, aud, aftor tho risoner offered up a prayor, bo sduressod the pople o great peniience, and exhorted all to feet him in Hoaven, The Bler- 1Y theu adjusted the noows sbout his neck, snd the guards crdded up to bid him good-bye. ‘Lo Hueri thy ordered thom to stand back, but they rafusedio do o, sud cooked therr guns, swoariugr that thy would bid llm good-bye, Somo called ont § © shoot the repe,” * libes. “’hhm'" .w“‘h £9,” sto. ! The greateat oxitoment prevailed, and 1t was ovident that the grpastiy of.thu entiro crowd was with the doojod man, ‘The eori to relenns hun would have Yen succeasful had it not been for the doomed upn himself, Ho was the only man that was firy and solf-posaes Ho ox- Lorted bis frieud{to demst, Ita courwe,"” suld "1 dis like a 10an, not dig enld A Texas Nani'o ety to o Smaved tatoly presonted piotura of o orafvary 1 eut, Al o sigual o om the Eherldl, the propara. tiona were complded, she traps epruug, sud he foll aud died whout a struggle, Tfia crowd soon dispersed, b still muttosing sgalngt by exscutionurs, I COUNCIL B UYFFS, Rebuilding of a Burned Hotol--A Bold Highway Robbery. Shooting of a Horso-Thicf ond a Prison-Breaker, N Mall-Robberfos.==A Epecimen of Lega Humor-«~Grasshoppors. Srectal Correspondence af The Chieano Tribune, Couxcit, Burrs, May 30,—Your resders wero mado awaro last Uctober, through apecaly, that * THE OGDEN JOUSE, onaof the fincst lotels in tho Weat, waa do- stioyed by firo, To tho funumerable company of commorcial travelers from Oliengo, this waa & mattor of gerivus consequence, and tho Josahng since boon groatly fell. Plans, howsver, have beon matured thiough whioh this justly-onrned prido of our clty i3 to bo sebuiit, and ina few wecks the bui'dors will ba at work. Tho owncrs of tho slte and tho ruins have negotlstad o salo to o joint stock ecompany, who will rebuild, Kiaco tha favorablo declsloy of the Usited Statos Circuit Conrt ou the transfer quostion, our eiti- zens hava domonstrated an onorgy that wos re- garded a8 8o tar dormaut that Gnbriel's (rumpct would never roach it. The project of rebullding the Ogdon Mouse Is one early offsboot of this now facling of entorpriso, 5 TGIWAY ROBOERT, {s agalo rifo in this viciolty, togother with a large amount of horee-stealing. Severa) months 8go, tho Rov. R, M, Bmith, of the First Motlod- ist Ipiecopat Church of this eity, loft homo on n miesion of ralsivg money among the wealthier churches of Illinois, where b was well known ns & popular preacher, fu aid of tho diecharge of o debt banging over tho edifico hore, bwilt soma years ngo at a.cost far axcsoding the financlial ability of the congregation, Ilis trip was a roasouably-suocesstul one, sad his wifs and frionds roccived, a day or two ngo, the nowa that ho was on his wey home ; and it was expected that moxt Bunday he would fili his pulpil agatn, with tho church debt wiped out. It soema that, on bis return, he sas visiting some of the wealthier pazluhos in Iowa; and, mght beforo last, when commg noith toward Attantic, in Case County, aud 20 unles from tho towu, he was halted iu his carriago by a highwayman, and bis purse deruandad.. As Lie Lay 8 largs sum of mioney on Lifs peison, he xu!u&nd to comply with the demand, when ho was sthbbed in soveral places in tho left arm, an.d then shot aud beaton to a atato of inecnsibiuty, and bis pockes sod valhio ritled of thoir contonts, to tho amount of 4740, tiust fands, ‘The rubber escaped, snd the woundea 1nan was braught to Atlautic, whero he in wntteriug frem s injwicn, Ahey aro not ro- guraed av tutal, but nre ovidence of the brutality of hig assatlaut, RONSE-THIEVING #oems to have beoume a wottled business with & conti-lont and rosclute cluss of pooply m West- ern Joau and Lasteru Nubraska., Lhtes or tuur cuuvicts for tus crimo bavo just been sent fiom this connty to the Fore Madlson Ienitentiary, aud quite o number are on tho stocks, and wtll b am\.lu-l'v dispored of bofore this tarm of the Distriot Court enda. Summary puunishment, however, ovortook one of them yeuterday, nt ‘Waluut, in the casters eud of the couuty, The name of tho man i8 unknmown. Ilo went to Atbautle, sud re-formed the acquaiut- snce of a party bo had pefore kuown, and muggoated the ides of goiuy 1nto Liorso- atesling, Tho friend informoed tho authorities, and thess suggested that he acceds to tho plan, which wse doue. A harmo wan stolen, and a man opamod Ilinckley aud the Eheriyr followed, and, when & mile out of town, tho Sheriff orderod s bait, The frioud oboyed, bub tho roal thief keut on his way, turned and fired threo ghots at Hinckley, oo of thom taking effect in hia horse's oye, whon klinckley pulled on him, and the vagahond was placed onthe cooliug board, to awit tus recognition of hiis friouda, PUISUN-DIEARING has been attempted sovoial tines ta tho Nebras- ka Pemtentiary by as doterinined a ros of des- melofia a3 ever saw tho gluom of scell, The ust cusay has rosulted in the inutant killing of il McWatere, onoe of tho roughest aud most b.oudtbirsty vilielua nho over went unhuug, About two veais ngo, be khled bis man ot No- brasus Cil{, 1n a trivial disputo over s whisky- bull, and, alior a desperate struggle, having bean lm“pl‘innugd. ho and several otuers wade their 04daio,—Ly _Lcading toc sho L'avilo onast, A roward of €1,000 from tho Btata inducod bis arrese in Orogon, He was brought bac, paced ou Lrial, was convicted, aud seutonced toaterm of years in the Lonltontisry at Liu- colu., Laat winter he headed a gangof con- vicws, aud succeeded iu ootalvjug tho srms of tho prison, aud maklug peiaoners of tho guarls aud of tho Warden's wife and family; but, by tho timely arrival of tho armed ciuizons of Liue coln, and the formivg of a cordon around the outer walls of the Peuiton! y tho desperadoss woto kept at bay until {he -arnval of a body of Umited Htates troope from Sherman Barracks, by whom the insurrect.on was quoll- ed and the ocouvicts roturucd to thoir colls, Biuco then, matters have gono on quietly; but yontorday Molywiars, dotermined to bo fres, made snothor assanlt on tho guard, using asa weapou o largo stous; but tho lattor, awnro of tle dosporate character with whom ho hud to daoal, made uwa of bis musket as MoWaters wa advanciug, 'Lbe ball, outeriug tho sule of the fuco, rungoed downward aud sovered the jugular vetn, thus forever puttiug at 1est tho unvaey and troublesome apirit of this worst of oatlawa, COMPLAINTH, Liave been frequent of iate, by business men on tho Pacitig Conat, of tho loss of their mails, and the Pus..Oftice Dopactmout Liaa beeu aunvyed at tho mauner in which thoso complaite arewe, L'raceis Liave baen busy st work for sama time, and Kearnoy Junctlog, on.the Lue of the Union Laciflo Itaitroad, sbout 190 uulos weat of this, waa dikcovored to bo the plage where the mails woro tampered with, Tho robberics are tracod to the negligent hnudHuF of the maila at tho do~ pot. Upou tho srrival of the trains over tho wiffarent roads ot that point, the bags are piacad in tho bhands of the atation-omployes, and gou- einlly thrown ou the platforin, whero thoy ro- main without guard for sevorul Lours, unthi tho dopartuto of the twaink carrylug thom, Mcanwhile (ho officors are busy about othier matters, and tho platform thronged with all clageas of poople, Doad-boats, gamblors, and shiysters of all kiudds, bover arouud the atatious to plck up something of valuo; sud it iy Ihmufh thia carelossness ava thls instrumnoutality that the business publiy’ Las boen syatematically robbed. It in ascor- talnod that valuable and” bulky maily Lave been Toft unguardod vn thiy plattorin all night,—the rallrond companics uot oven employing & night- police to guard their own Intercsts, and those of tho pooplo using the roads. On tho priveiple that an ounce of proveution in botter tnan & pound of cure, it would ba woll for th) L'ost. Ofice Dopartmont to **louk a Jootio out ™ at all theso prominont isilway-atations, and esjcoially st thia railtoad-junctlons, where pegligonce aud opportunity esem to go haud fu L‘mud. to the dotriment of tho public. \ LAWYELE' nUMOn, Berions things sometimes Legot the ludicrous, and I glvo tho followlog as su fllustiation, I wrole you, several weeks ago, of tho Lrulal mure der of 'Dolan by s soldier usmed Ilenrd. Tho Iatsor was auxious to postpons biw trisl, aud maido a taotion to that offect. Capt, Price, ona of the men of the *oldon time," in mith tho prosecuting oficor in the case, and prepared and filed the following objeotions to the motion for » continuance ; and the Court, after examiniug the motion and the objoctious, sustainod thg lat- tor, and ordered tho caso to a Loaring on a day certain i this torm. After tho ususl capiivn, the objections read s : . And now comes the Diatrict Attorns rosec tho plous of Aie Bate fn s behalf, unc sijecty 1y S oontluusnca of the 8 ‘-lnnuea €ause fur 4o reas od by d o My, Lecause said apyiteation doon ot any of the causes for contluuanuce prewcrived and sequired Lo be set fortl by law, Aud specitically, for that the cortificate in afd of aatd spplication, not bedng -made uuder oaik, do‘a nct inforn the Caurt that the stalonienis made in 1he opinions thereln expreesed are thoss of » pricticiug Physiolsn competent and akilied In kis profearion; snd the Court, baving o pertonal experience of the fact, will not take judicial notice lhur:ci of whisky, sud excosslvo nervousuess csused thereby, will jnca- cltato & party from communicating fo Lis conntel 0 facte i bis case, 3, For that the sitidavit made—as therein by an sitorusy-at-lsw, (s valucless as to (he 1 body and mind of Iho defeujant, althouy %0 be Verily belleved—attorneys mot genvraily g exporta (u ybyrical urganicatiou and tuentsl atatus sud, an to the second allegation {n kaid umdarit, con. coivlog thut It would be cqually fmportant, (o & duo prosvcution uf Uik cause for ihe Histe's counsal 1o ave view and plat of Lhe exnct spot of exrth upnn whiloh the persan aliegod to bave boen muzdered was bora, a8 for tho counsel for the defenns fo have vivw snd Tiat of the blsce ‘wlero “he died, aud tie Biste being willing to waive the manifest advantige aud fuportance such kuowledge would sfford in the couduch aud maasgement T of Wit caums, fbfs ineisted tha, falr troatment of tha connol thoreln, a8 wall na fho Kneedy mimiplnteal ptice, wonld E8 beat che werved Ly overral npsdlention o dcfandant Derain, verdly bt g that. tho finbility o ) ru he kuawledga refecred to at e prow nt verm of Conrt in 1ia goed cumo for auch eontinnance, Aa ta the thisd ullogation,—an expocted eall of the atliant amd uitnrney 1o practics in m o uire {1 one of tha ligh consts of i United Btaten, aimd tho farihar fact of the BEortang « of hils cdunection with sahl canna, us th yaur abjoctor exn_only wiy fat, I such e o mde, It will 16 for the d fwlint Lat ano of tho i tociuuate canualiies to woleh morta) lifo in suhjectel, t which nelthier goils nor men can fo ify, tho law Wil Lot recogulzo an grousd for watce, Becanso the aMdavit of defen-tant—mndo two ubacquent to the certif.cate futnfrlird by the nt- Laged physleian, snd in which fs detatled the uiter proatration, mentally and physeally, of salil defend- —gives & cloar “aud auccinet vitatl of the crine the dato of ita commirslon, the ¢, {he lcugth of Lis furlough, the are ani catkeo of Ty allment, the way aunl matmer of hiw arrost, all evidencing ,imt ftnprovement u i vandition ae' sct forth {u mald certificate, and giviog tokan that such rapid couvalescenco muat soon auimi- nkto du tho abillfy, on Lis part, to anssar promptly ot (hlunmgl-mh of triul, All of which fu ronpecifully aub- witted, Iu your telograma during the past woek, T ob- serve from diforent quartors of {owa nud No- Lragka acoonucts of tho ravages of tho urassho - por amougz tho carly vegelation, ‘I'his section of Town has, during tvo wools, beon sulcring gmnlly from dry wenthor, it the grasshappor a8 08 yet done “littlo damago, 1lis appearance in the ‘extremo souihiwestorn part of lowa {a chronicled, and his dovastativna despond- ingly pletored, by eager and gluomy correspondents, A trlp down the o of tho Kanans Citr, 5t. Joseph & Couucil DlufTs Railroad within tho last torey-cight hows convinces mo that thoro is loss cause of alarm than published dateits warinnt, Tha uncortainty 08 to the course theso pests will tako whon onco thov a1 Jargo onough Lo fly creates a gluomy un- corininty pwong tho farmuts, and muct doponda on tho wind, as o rule, their migrations depend- fug oo 1te course rather than upon their own {ustinots, Lury Criv, JAPAN, A Firo in Nagnwaict. One writing about tho transit of Venua from Nepasaki to the Boston Advertiscr talls in paese Ing bow oddl thoy mismanage n fira in that conntry, as follaws s We arrlved at tho fire ovi- dontly somo timo siter it had begun, nnd found tho stroots (nll of pooplo, all ‘with lantorns, 1lero all poraous arerequ.red to carry lavtorns at night, having psinted on tho_outeldo at tho bot- tom tho bearar's business. Foc iustance, this [a iudicatod for tho navy by one gzag lino, for thoarmy two. .In the midale tho crost, aud nt tho top 'the rank indicated bethe namber of borizontal stripes. ‘Tho nariow stroets were 11l of mon looking at the fire, but not moviug. We ' happsnad to bo noarono of thewr peculisy fire-engines, ‘They oro made throughout of nood, tho. main pait baing an oblong hosvy box. Running ‘parallol with tho length of thia s beam worked up and down, carryiug on each wide of its ceutral support the plunger of apump, These pumps a:0 coungeted with the bamboo nozzlo about five foat lung, whicl is fnetencd by a rude nniversal Jolnt, ro that 1t may Lo turned in nll{ direction, This muchine 1s broucht on wheels, and put down [u a convonient p!MuI buckets of wator aro brought sud poured into this box, nud five or six meu work cha boam while another atands on thn bux avd directs the nozzlo, The houscs ara all low, sbout onoand o half story, and made of weod, exoept tho Leavy, tiled toof. Whon wo first eaw tho flio, they had ono of theso squirts, but no water, so we joiwed the croad in yelling, “mitzee,” Tinallv fomo was brought in largo bLuckotu and jourvd iuto tho box of (ho appsia- tus, aud they bozan to pump: but, boing too far frota tho firo, did not do much with thelr water, Bo three of us porsunded them by va:{ enorgetic Kestured to movo nearor. “Lhis thoy did; but as soon s il becamo a little warm they withdrew and sgain played from a distance, We next tried to pot thom Lo uss nxes and cut thirough tho pobta of tho houses. This they did to soma ox- tont, bt did agt begin sitiviently far from the fire, sud wera too late. About tids tino somo Russian saitors appearod with ropea and buck- ota, Tho ropea wo tied to beams, and a number of mou pulling on these throw down sowo of tha houees which had bLeon partly cut awny, Foro few minutes wo siopped activo work, and 1 tried to mslio somo of the Japaneac who were there in unuform understand the advantages of outting down the houwes in front of tho tire. I took ono of them, who I found aftor tho tire was thin Ghlel Lngiuser, by the arni, ang walked him up a lad- der to the top of n honeo, and tried to point ont to him tho advisability of levellng somo of the liouses in a certalu dircction, {10 took all of it very quietly, and scemed to like the vlan. Wo noxt passad buckots of water and throw them on tho flio, thero haj poniug by good luck to Lo n cistern near by, Thora appoated at this moment aamall iron force-pump which had on [t aboug 40 feet of hoso, Tho nozzlo of thix was pnased ‘up and I piayed flzeman by dliecting it. B fore long wo Lind cliocod tho fira 1n ouo divection, and retlted toanutlivr putt, whoro wu found the Ruseian wnilors Lad tho flte nearly undor con- trol. Went home at 8 a, m., tired and wet thiough. In casp of ufire, tho man who lives in tho houee wharo the firo originates muet pay for tht houso, 1 1oy poot to to ko, ha Lae to 80 to prison and woric uttil 1t {8 pald for, ——. ‘The Training of Ohimnay-Sweepers. In his sreech in tho Ilouse of Lords ov Mav 11ou tha Clampoy-8weep ru bidl, Lord Shaften. bury gave soma revolting duta ls of the eruclties prugticad upou climulog boys. It appearsd, e said, from evidenco tauon in 1843, that the nge At which traimng commeneod way from 6 to 8, genovally 8—'*a moo tintusblo age,” watd tho mantors, ‘Llore wera jusiances of 5, and sven of 43¢, Tha hours of work in tho emaller towns werg oighit to nine ¢ in the lurger from twelve tn sixteon, work beginning n: 4 o'cleck, 3, and ovon 2 §n tho moruing, Mixts-threo whneeses wers oxamined fiom all parts of Eugland, tlurty-thieo of whom wero master pwnojs, Then fallowed the mode of doing it Of the tralning, Mr. Kuff, of Nottinchnm, o master sivoep, sald : * No ona kuows the cru- olty which a boy bas_to undergo in luaruing, The tlesh muat ba hardened. Tl must bo doue by rubbing it, chiofiv on ths elbows and knoes, with the strongost brine, close by a hot firo. You must stand over them with a cane, or conx them by a promiso of a haif-pennv, eto,, it thoy mill stand a fow moro rubs, At fitst the: will come Lack from their work streaming with Dblood, and 1ho kuoes looking as if the caps had boen pulled off. .'len they must be rublied with brino again," **Tle fol owing description,” eaid the Commmissioners, * i wo painful that we should hesitato to record it wore it not amply conlflrmed ™'t *'1f, a8 often happens,' pays a mastar uvnaf, *‘n boy I8 gloomy or sleopy, or anywise ‘linty,' and yon have othor Jobs on at ‘tho eame "time, thougy I ehould ba a8 kind as could, you' ruust 1ll-troat bim samoliow, eithorwith chio bami or brush, or somothing, It s romemhering the ctualty nhich I bava suffered whiol makes neso strony against boys boing employed, I have the marks of it on wy body now, and I belisve tho blggnubjllut af $ha sweeps i the town have the suwo, - That [showing a deep acar across tho botlom of tho calf of tho log] was mads by a Llow from my master with an ash-plant—I, e,, a young ash trea that ia supplio sud will not broak ~—whon I was 6 yosra old; it was cut to tha bono, wrhich had to bo serapod 'vo hient the wound, 1 havo marks of uniled boolw, ete, on other parte.” {Efear, hoar,] Mr. B oid, anothor twastor-awoop, #uid § ' In leacning o child you must usa, violonco, I _ehudder now whon I think of . i, bave gone to bod with my kneo and elbows scabbed and yaw, and the fusido of my thghs alf scari- fled.” Anothor saidy **As fire thay will come Lnck from thejr work with tholr arus and kneos atioaming with blood, and tho kusos lookivg as i1 e cais hiad Leen pulled off, Thon thoyust be rubbed with urino agais, and pethaps go off atones to anothor chimuey, In smio bLoys I Lavo heard that tho fleels’ doos nut Lardeu tor yeara," f{lear,} *Ifound a boy,” states one of the Commiisaioners, **of aboutd, in tho mur- kot, who sl run away frum some placo of core roction, Pars’of tho kuoo-caps tot torn off, tho ;irhtlu oll showod white, and the guidms (ten- dpow) all around were like white strlug, oran imltatiun of white cotton, Hie baok was covored with sores all the way up." 'To harden his knces n Jouun made of *old neltiug "—i. e, urine Kept long for the purpoee, siminorod with hot cindora—was piat on thom, ** It wag hike kilting him," sald tho sweup, “*sud I hsd to etund by nud voo it all.” v Why 1 mveclf,” snve another, | ‘*hiave kept » Ind four Lours up a chimney, when Lio was vo aura that be could scascoly move; but I would uut let i come down till e hiad Halshe ed, It hus often wmado my hoart acho to hiear them wall, even when I was what you mayeala party to ft. Io lestning a child,” hogues ou, l"ynu'l':nn'i be sofs with bim, you must use viow lcnco,' ¥. Worlstaents Wages in Crance, ‘Workuon's wagoes have gralually sdvanced in Fraco, The avernge daily wagoeiobtamnol by thore employed 1n 62 trados iu 1858 was 1,50 fiscg or 31 cants, Iu 18/1 (Lo dally wages ave eragud 3.68 frauas or 67 conts—au (noreass of 40 per cont, In Lans wages groatlv oxcecd the ates meutioned, Thoro ornamontal seulptors earu $1.40 par duy ; watclmaxers, §1; jowelers, §1.90; metal-turners, $1,20; sroné-cuttore, $1.20, snd rope-makors B0 ceuts, ‘Lho averszo wagos of the Paris workwmen is 81, sud tLoss of tho workwowen 85 contu, RAILROAD NEWS, Annunl Mceting of the Chye & Northwestern Stock. holders. ago Transfors of Town Ronds---Tho Wigeop. sin Central, CHICAGO & NORTHWESTERN, ANNUAL MEETING OF TUK !OK’OCHIIULUENI. Thu annosl micoting of the stockholders of th Chieago & Northwestern Ratroad wa hold m: torday at tho oflica of , tho Company oy Euat Kioztoatroct, Pwe hundrad and forty. gt {housnnd seven hundred and twonty-saven ghar, of stock weio 1upredented at the meeting, T;I,“ fiscal yoar nut having yet expired, no (1nn|mh‘: siatement was submitted. The annual e, org will bo sont to tho stockholders at o fator meot. ng. THE MAIN LINE. Tho following D.r.ctors, whoso term of Officy had oxpired, wore re-eloctod + Wilham 11, Forry, Willian L. Scott, Milton Courtwvriglt, Taryey Keunedy, and 3. I, Ton Haro Fryn, ‘Tho uamo of Mr. Goorgo 8. Heott, of N, York, wus dropped, and that of Mr, N, ,\L'af\.fl" ot New Yo k, wubstituted. Tho names of t)y Divoutar Lioldini over aro ea follows: Ajyey Keep, Jubn I, Traoy, Heury IL Dorter, 1, i\,\luivx. ?I. L.I ¥ fiu.filr., Uu;‘rloi lli Marviy, A, . Baylw, David Dows, R, I T i L‘rn{nqm 1L, Tows, t ! " oen il At o subsoguent meeting of the Dirscto; following ofticers woro ru~§leulcdx e Lhesident—Albort Reep, Vice-I'remdent, Secrelury, and Trensurer—3f, Bykes, dr, fanbant Seerelary and Trawurer=g, 0, fows, e, utive Commutlnem\lhert Kovp, M, AJG, Duiuisn, aud W, 1, Fyrler, ey THE CHICAGD & MILWAUKEE, Tha stockliolders of the Cicszo & Milwankes moet and eleoted tho fallowing Board or Dj. rectors: Albart Keow, John 1% ‘T'racy, Dawg Dows, A. G. Dulman,' A, B, Havis, A, Y, Svkes, Jr,, IL. 1L Lorter, J, B. Nedtield, and Wilism 1L Ferry, Bubssquently the following offlcors wera alogt. ed by the Directors: President—~Albort Keep. Voe-l'restdent, Secretary, and Traasur Byken dra i Tk Asaiatant Secretary—T¥, B. Nodfold, Lixecutive Connnitee—Aluert Keop, A, L, Jr., sud H, H, Porter, THE STATE LINE & UNIOX, + Tho folloning Diroctoss wera ohoson for the Stoto Lino & Unlon Raitroad: Albort Keop, John 1. Thacy, M. L. Svgos, Jr, 1L 1, Vortor, William 11, Ferry, Marvin Hughitt, M. oL Kirk! man, J. B, Redlield, aud E. D, ltichacdron. Thy Director then, elected the followiug oflicers ; Lresudent—Albert Keap, Vice-Preandent—3, L. Bykes, Jr, Seevetary and Ireasurer—J, B, Rodficld, Ezecutice Commuttee—Albert Koep, M, Jr., and 1, H, Vorter, THUE WINONA & BT, PETER. Tha atockloldery of thin road elauted the fol. Iowlnf; dircstors 1+ " Alboit Kvep, Jobu F. Tracy, David Dows, A, G, Dulinan, A, B, Bayliss, A, Bykes, Jr., 11, 11, Portor, Willism L. Boott, and Willlwm I, Fervy, ‘Tho Diroators subsoquantly olucted the following offlcers 1 Prendent—Albert Keep, Vice Preaident und Treasurer~31, L, 8y kes, 78 Secretury='T, O, Howe, Aavustant Secretary—, B, Rodfiell, Lzeentive Commudteg—Albert Koop, M. Ly Bykes, Jr,, sud U1, I, Yorter, THF LACROSSP, TREMPELTAU & PRESCOTT, Tho following wera chusea Directors of this road for the ensuing year: Albert Keop, John Y., Tracy, David Dows, A. G. Dulman, O. It Marvin. M. L. Bykes, Je,, H. I, Porter, Wilam | 11, Ferry, and M. M. Kirkoan. ‘Ths Dirsotors thon elocted the followying ollicera ; President—Altert Roep, * gphice-breatlent, Secrciary and Treasurer—2, L, o8, Jr, ’Aml dant Secrelary—J, B, Redcld, Exventis Comnntice—Alvert. Koep, M, L. Bykes, Jrq I, 14, Yorter, THE ELOIN & BTATE LINE. The following Directors wora chosen for this road: Albert Keep, John 1 v, David Down, A, G, Dulman, M. L. Sykes, Jr,,” 1L 1L l'orter, William 1L, Ferry, Marvin Hughitt, aud J, I, Redtiold, Afterwurds the Directors mob snd olected tho following oflicor: * Presideni—Albor Keop, Vice-Prawdent=>, L. Bykes, Jr, Seerelary und P'reaurer~J, T, edfold, Execulive Commitlee—Alert Keep, M. L, SyXes, Ir, and 1L 31, Porter, L Bjkes, L. Bykas, e MISCELLANEOUS. ENDING UIEIR DIFIICULTIES, A supplemontary sgructiont was executod day befoio yestmday betweon the Milwanices & Northern Itailrond and the Wikcousin Central I'milruad, which ends all tho controveraies which Lave Jately orisen under tho lease of tho Mile waulce & Northern Railrond to the Wiscousin Coutial Nailroad, The scttlement in mado with tho sanction of tho Trusioes of tho Northera Company's bonds, and iusurca the poascssion of the fine by the Ceutral Comvany. The Trusteos of the Noitlern bonds wome tima ogo ' bronght emt to sct usido the lease of lbo 10ad to tho Wiscorsin Central, alleplug, among other things, that tho Contral had failed to meot tha intorest on bonds wineh it lad assumed, oud that it was alio uot keopiog the road and roluny stock th er!r. Iu b Journe od that tho managers of tho Wisconsin Central Liavo watinfled tho Tiusteos of the bonds thut thoy are able aud willing to parform thelr part of tho'contract. ‘Tho pendiug lawsult will bo dia- poscd of 8o as to bind nll parties to tho vew arrungowmont, and ult will now join in dovoloplug the businesy of both lines, THE BAILROAD CUMMISSIONERS, frnivorien, Ill,, June 8.—~The Rulroad Come miesiono's of thin State roceived a cumuimnics- tlou from tho Rallroad Cowmmilssioners of Mis- soury this morning, luvitiug thom to a coafer- ouca with tho othier Doards 1n . the West, Tho writers suggest that tho meeting bo held Bpringfold on the 20ih day of Julyuext, Tho mepling {4 to be Lo'd fur tie parpose of discusss mg the teansportation question, 10WA RAILLOAD TRANAPER. The Shorifl of Deu Moinss Connty Tuesdoy made the trunsfor of tho property of thys Des Moiues Valtoy Hailioad Company to the Keoknk & Northwostern Iinilroad Company § considern- tion, $175,000. H. A, Johnson, George Blisy aud J. 0. M, Patton are the trustees to whom tho con- yoyance {s made, avd the road ls Leld by thom intiust for the bonduelders, ——— A Prenchmnu’s Life of Lincoln, M. Joualt, who was a wituces af Prouident Tincolu's surnssivation, Las writton lus hfe, and Ilachette & Co., of Paris, publish it, .Ho thus deseribes Lincoln at his aecond joauguration: * {is movements wore slovenly aud awkward § Liis form was lunE. lauky, and aagular, an was more than U feob in hight: bis whoulders were staoped, and at lis side l‘nuulcd long, listlees arms that mlght havebelited s bostman,and which termluated in lands of extraordinary size, not disproportionnte, liowever, to that of his feet. He ware an Hl-fittiog black cont that gaye him the appearance of an undertakor, aud a bluck otavat fasteued with a larpe bow, tho ends of which bung carelowsly over hia coat-flaps, Ilis turncd-down shert-collar dispiayed to view tho muxcles of n sallow aud slnowy thioat, abovo which, emerging from a quantity ol wiry black hair, just like 8 grove of Urs, roue n face irro- sla.ibly a:tractive, If I was astounded at fisst Ly wa longiby extremitios nud onormons oars, I Was soon fascinatod by the Lenignanay, the iu- tolligence, and tho air of almjle wisdom, that charnolerized his physioguomy.” The same oveulug, our author was prosented to Mr, Line coln at the Wiute-1loune, flasaw biw twice, af- torward, ata bunquet and at® ball, and then fiually ut the scono of Lis death—Ford's ‘Leatre. Ilo witneesed tho incidents of the murder, and 1t way the Lorror created in. his mind by the evout, as well as his admiration of tue filustrious viotim, which Insnired the presout voiume, for 1t waacommenced a fow daya after 8lr. Lincolu's death, though only now completed, **Since thon," says M, Joualt 1o hita prefaco, * falthful to las mewmory, I buvo ondoavored {o roproduce bim syl kuew hiw. andto maka the wisest, Juntest and honostost man of this ous nluetveuth contury hivo over agaln,* - = —— FhoChampion st 0la " Turile, Of & balo uld turtle that livos in s weadaw st Bowthington, Coun., the New Huveu lLepsler enyss It wus flrst caught by Mr, men Lowid In 1628, who cut b iultaly, ¢ L, L, aud tue date, *182)° on the under ehell, and then allowod 1t to dopsit, I¢ was nost captuicd in 1431 by Mr. Asal Upson, whoalss puth's Iujtists aud (he date of: his .oapturs upod ite Iu 1858 Bir. Hiran Bradioy found It, aud, following the oxawmpla of Mossrs, Lewis aud Upson, ho out- iy Initials and the date by the e1do of tho others, and aguin depositod it 18 the meadow, Hosidus thaeso, bisishrsjesbip Lss boom oaptured and subjectod to the nuunvmg procera by at loset two other porsong—ouce [n 1345, sl sgalu b BIg~ - [BA