Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 28, 1875, Page 3

i OUR REVENUE SYSTEM. b S An Anomalons Ono That Cannot e Managed, — Tho State Board of Equalization Wrestling with It. i Attorncy-Goneral Edsall's Corkeorow Opinion to Bo Sustaired, * Which Will Kerew Down tite Cofin-Lid of the Sfnte Bonrds Bpeetal Correpandence of The Chicano Tribune, Brmixariry, 111, Aug, 20.—Tho tovenuo aye- tem in voguo in tho Stato of Iinols, over aluco ita admission into tho Union, hna Licen of the mort critde and unentisfactory charactor. In altempting to reform it, overy succeeding Logla- Jaturo has Inborionaty overkinuled the worl of ita predecensor, with resalts far from setiafactory, Tho large aren of territary, tho manydivorse in- terests, tho ntter dirsimilatity of habit and apinion provailivg among ita eltizens, bave al- : ways operated to bring any 7evenue law into disrepnte. A minglo illastration will prove theso things: The peoplo mhabiting tho soutliern portion of tho Htate arn as differont {from tho peopld inhablting the northern pottion of tho Stato as the people of Alabamn differ from tho peoplo of Mame. No statesnanship, no financinl skilt, conld, or over did, hnrmonizo tho contheting intereutn hetween the o scctions of the Hiale, Hence, overy nltempt at improv- ing tho Revenmo law, cmanating from ono soe- (ion, has beon bitearly opposel by roprorentative men of tho othor soction. As the Stato Increased in population sud wonlth, theeo differoncos hecamo greater, until, in 1867, it waa found absolulely necoseary for both sce- tious to mako conceasions In order to got aony roveno whatover, TFor moveral yenra provious, the valuations as obtained by the Aescssors woro manifestly below tho actual worth of the property assessed, and far from leiug usiform. Orlin H, Minor, thon Btato Auditor, tLus oxphined TUE SITUATION to Gov. Oglesby “It migtt bo expectod, when tho assessments of property for any year have been mado by Anscaeors, all actiog 1ndor the sanctity’ of othy Dinding them Lo Lonest and fmithful performanco of tho laws regulating thoir duties, thiat such a result wonld Lavo Leon attald¥d s« would not only exhibit with approximato asccuracy tho wealth and resourcos of the Btate, but also fair- Iy and justly distributo tho burdens of taxation a8 contemplated by tho Constitutton snd laws,” Auditor Minor thon wonton to say that dif- forout valuations of vimilar property in difaront portions of the Etaté wero 4o bo oxpoctod, ns actual variance In valuo would naturally ariso from local and temporary causes, and the lonest Judgmont of difforent Agtoasors would doad thom 1o varying estimates ; but what kind of honesty could Asscesors posscus who should roturu, as was dono In 1865, horecs {u Franklin County worth au averago of 200; in Kano, $15.62; in Iardin, £01.34; and €20.74 in Lake? Or that neat-cattlo ehould bo valued at £20.8 fu Piatt, and only §4.36 in Jo Daviess and [atnam Countich? That mules were worth 129,80 In = Madison, 811366 in Wayne, and only 815.61 in Kane, and £10.69 in Hamilton Countles? Or (hat hogawero worth £3.50 v Douglas, and only 60 ceuts in Joffernon 2 Buch anomalous rotitrns 08 tho above—whoro It could not Lo luufior disguized thnt certain connties wero disposcd to shirk theif fair banden of taxation—-onerated upon the Logisiaturo of 1667, and tho Btato Doard of Equnlization was broughtloto exiatenco. Toshow still furthor why tho Htate Doard of Equalization beenmo o neces- Hity, tako the retutin ns mude by County As- evenors from 1853 to 1865 1 Fotal seealth of 1tiinenn, 10,138 fuXs Hero was A BTEADY AND LEGITIMATE INCREARE In the valuo of taxnble proporty, ns bocame a rapidly-developing State. But the Rovente law, which’ former Legisintures had not meddled with very much, bogan to bo undaratond, and tho Asecsaory bad lewnad Low to dodge aud warp its provisious, Ko, Tu 1859, tho total wealth droppe to. I TKGLIL dropped (0,ee.eon Tu 1663 1t mlood at,...oi0 In 1565, at the close of the War, I camo along, aud tho Asscssors foun: total of 393,427,006, 1€ the returns by couhties are_looked at, ono seca ju a broader light how assiduous the Asses. +ora wero in_coucealing from the tax-gathorer tho wealth of tho peopla, Tor 1ntance, 1 Jo Davicss County, the Aesessors returnods - Tor 1y For 14 Tor Ix Yor 136 Yor Ias Now, can any honos cliovo that tho aluo of {axablo property of Jo Davicss County fell off £8,410,548 hetween the years 1857 aud 18652 To mhow 1hat it dlid not, the Uniled States connus, taken ghortly nflorwnrd, found Jo Da- views to bo worth 15940415, That waw bes causo tho peoplo wore mot o ba taxed an tho re- futny mm‘n to the United Biates ofticers, I'or toutra, Masmao County returtied to local Amacas- ord moro proporty in valuo thau it did the Unit- od Slatos cenmus-gatheress, g COUK CUUNTY TAKES A TTAND, Porbaps ono of tho ureatest discrepancies muticeabla fn the returns ia that of Cook Cottnty, n 1859, tho County Asdmsors found 39,269, oith of taxable proporty. But, m 1860, the Tederal cenws-takers found 116,741,831 worth of rmparlv. In 161, tha, County Anser 2ord coulil only find £31,070.191 tuznbla’ prop- eity ; & ebamcful falling off in two yoars, whon ths population mukt have increased 16 per cont, Buch outragoous violations of tho Itovenuoe Iaw conapired to bring tho Stato Board of Equal- ization into existenco, In fact, the croation of the Stato Board waw u confeesion of tho eutire Tailuze of tho Kevenno nystom as sdminigigrad. by county ofticials, At fivat, it way contemplated {hat tho Stato Board of Equalization shoula only harmonizn the Amsossora’ 10turug from tho vari- ous cfl\lmlew, and whero ono county natuifestly concealed the truo valuo and amount of its (nxa- + blo property, the Lioard should no discloss, aud, by reducing tho gross sum of tho Laxablo prop- Tty in Boma Lionestly-nescased county, put tho feduction on the value of tho shirkiug county. Lhus : Jo Daviess undorrated her (axablo prop. erty 10 por ceut, and Massse roturned the full ¥2luo or her property ; doduct § per cent from Masuac, Aud add G por'cont to Jo Davices, Ag- Rregating overy counly in the Btate, and equalizing thom ou tho above plan, aud (lo. grand balaucessheot znxn atrack, which onded tho lalora of the Htato Loard of Equalization, Tho Ntato Auditor then noufied each County Cletk of sitch alterations ae the Stato Board had cansed to bo mado on 1ts Huts of tasable proper- ty, aud collections wore mada becordiug to theso revistony, TUE STATE BOARD UNWIELDY, Tho original Stato Hoard of liqualization cone fisted of oo member from eacli Honatoria) Dia- trlet, After one or two osmons, It was found 100 nawiolay, and, iu 1872, tho number was re- duced to nlueloen,—one from each Congreasjon- al Diatrict. Tor awhilo, tho Doard seomed to moct the genoral expectatjon of thopeople; but, two yoara ago, it began to fall inty duflyq,. A mo"fi effort was mado lust wintor to sbollah it, und uhio effort would Lavo mot with success. if. lmlortunnlalr. ** Ll worat Logisluture that over convened fn llilnois ™ had ot been in scasion, ho Board hus brought upon itself mueh critf. cism, especially since the Farmers' Movement Ccae ou the eurfaco as 8 political organization, Tbe continued barping upon tho subject of reil. Toad-monopoly, extortion, elc., taught u gooq Wany members of tho Stato Buard of Equaiza. tlou” thiat tho priucipal labor dovolving upon them was that of * calching railroad-corpors. tions and makiug ther wmoko,” Lust yoar tho Boand was iu_scssion duse, { aum credibly inforaied by A slllful ae- Countant tbat, with the same clerical assiutance, aud wndor the diroction of the Auditor, he would havo turmed out ail their tabular state. Hents and perfocied the uqulhi:llull of 1874 in twenty davs, That is to sxy, thd mneteen mem. Lers of tho State Board for ility-eight dsvs worg tuerely usoless add oruamental appendages.of tho Rovenno Department, for st last the princi- Jal and only logitimate aud neceseary tabor per- formed way Ll work ol thesstute Auditor aud tho clorks. 762,001 It timoy a graud ffty-eight TUE YRESENT BOARD e o e hney, i el plct—Willlam A, L 3 W e oy, el dader, s ¥inie D District—R, P, Dericknon, Chicagn, Cook it dealer, H Tietemlomer Willmath, Tt T Dimgine, Marvard, StcHenry * Dhefrici=t:d 10, Waraer, Sorsinon, Whitesido o wdealir, e et L., \¥iley, Galva, Henry County, hanker. : centh District—S, 1T, Dewey, Morris, Ornndy alYnplementa, t—Ira ¢, Mosier, Wiimington, Wilt -, W far Jiatrict—Dantel D, Parry, Stonmouth, Warren oty Treastirer. Seventls Diddricti—L, T, Whilealls, White Stali, Areenn Connty, farner, weilth Dirttet—Tolin W, Savage, Dluft Hprings, s County, Connty 3l hirteentll District, Slewien 1, Flehor, Atlants, FLo- an County, agricultieal fmplementn, “Eouricent Distrlet=—," 0. Eulinb, Denville, Ver- illion Covuty, bunler, i 3 Samugl McNutty Paris, Edgar ‘iftecuth Lt . 1. McCawlos, Clay City, Clay e Dol deorge lluntar, Catliuville e S R, StcManter, Busris, Tiane dolpl County, banker, i ieentl? Distti--A, Tt, McCaba, Blawmeetomn, Galiatin County, Connty ‘Treasurer, From tho diversity of their u-lllnrn ono wounld onturally expoct fait and impartinl dednctions and generons equallzations. ‘Thoy are all sol, substantial moou, and, 1€ ongaged “in tho Hamo Kind of buninoss for thomsalves, would have no troublo in harmouizing nnd arbitrating diffor- cnces of opinion. But talo Any body of men, clothe them with oflicial authority, and penson them nt £5 per dny, and, if tisro i any dispnta- tlon or wrangle i them, it will come out. The trouble with the present State Board of Equali- zatlon in, that it hns just discovored that it hiaa legiiativo an well as excentive fanctions, Upan = no other bypothess can ono account for the persirteni manner In which the Board adheres to the very foolish and suicidal opiion of Edeall. A thorough canvass of the memberd of tho Board on this opimon of the Attornoy-General discloses tha fact that uemly every member sinads bythe Attorney-General beeauso it is AN ANSTIACT DEDUCTION from false promines ; that is, bocause they can without Inying thomsclves open to proso- Darrington, Miles, Rnoxville, Knox cntion for excoss of _suthority, Tako MeNutt, for instauge. Baid lo: *There s no doubt in my med what was the intention of thoe Legiaiature, Jut thon—- and thon tho dignilicd cattio-dcaler leaned gracofully back in the arms of the Attomncy~ deneral. To-day, undor the influence of outsido pres- aure, the Board made an offort Lo reconmder its nction ow tho ovinion of the Attoruey-Cieneral, but tho old melln€ of hatred 10 corporations wia too strong. Warner, who ad ibtioduced a resolution to construe tho amendment to tho Revenuo law tauching capital ktock of corpor- stlons an tho Logislators iutended, cama bofore the Board aml actuslly moved to indefiniely postpono lus own tesolution! ‘Tho npintoa of tho Attornoy-Genaral will Lo nua- taned by o largo majority. The effect can o casily forescen. Thenext Leginlatug will most nssarodiy abolish tho Doard, and tho Auditor of Iublic Accounte, the proper and re #ponaiblo ofticer, will harenfter ook afier equalizativn aud the collection of the rovenue, T'uocton, —_— THE ARMY. A Gonoral Court-Mortinl assembled st 8t Louis Barracks, Mo., on tho 23d inst,—Surgoon B. A Clemeuts, President, and Assistant Bur- geon J. L. Morrill, Judge-Advocato, Leavo of absonce for aix monthd has boon granted Fust-Lieut, Thomas Sharp, First In- fantry. 3 Firat-Licut,,B. T. C, Ridhmond, Second Ar- tillery, is dotailed ns I’rofessor of Military Bel- onco and Tactics at tho West Virginia Univorsl- ty, Morgantosrn, W, Va, Leavo of absonco for eix months haa boen granted Capt. Charlos Btoelmmmer, Fiftoonth Infantry, with permission to go boyond sea, A Qeneral Court-Martial is to nssomblo at North I'latte, Nob, on the Tth of Hoptember prox.,—Col. Jefforson C. Davis, Tweuly-Third Infantry, Prosident, and Oapt. William I, Dis- bee, Fourth Infantry, Jlldi: dvocate, A company of infabtry hise beeu tomporarily ntationod at Corinne, Utah, Company 1, Fourteonth Infantry (Capt. Davis), bas botn ralleved from daty at Fort Cameron, neat Boavor, and ordored “to Camp Douglas, Utab. —_— THE LOAF-GIVER. "1 there a lndy yet Under tho sun 1 Damos of Olynipus Called down, ona by one, Y It atnio lndy Bo left of earth's race, Beati o tie goddesses Offor er place,” Anawor came slowly From Lumispherea two ¢ Dosd peenied the Ot World, Andl beedlusa the New, .« “Iamalady, then, Beel for] weat feat of bonnta, Last twist of hair, French glove and laces— Whiat woru cau 1 need 17 Lajigiad mighty duno, **Alady, fudoed 1 “Xamalady bornt X have n namo )y An unbroken sucer Seitioa wy claim, P “Weak!” sald Minerva g 4 Irrevelaut toat . Bubstitute Iadybaod Nuver will do," “Yama ladyt o tolien of toll Inou ny tingers— Vilgarity's sol 2 mix with no workfolk 1 SARTY Venun exclaimed 3 I wedded o lucksmith, And way not ashawed," Vhat face, Lright as Mabe's, Tllumints yoo strect? That beautiful muiden Ulves beggars b Uer graceful bund “I'o bonor utid. By kigh for lost ladiea,” Bald Veuus, I ccane.” 1, to0,” called Minerva; And pointed to whero 1n.a dreary log sclinol-touse, A girl, young and falr, Bpeut e, atrength, aud beauty— * Bho scatternliv aced | 8ho worka it wild thougbl-felds; Thio atarved woul to feed, Crled Juno, “ Yon farm-wits, With whito aruns like wine, Touud, snowy loaves shsping, 0 1tip woernn divi 8l, mokled a goddess, Wio vot ean prefor To Lo useful avd helpfal— What lady Hke bur ' Nodded the sky-women, dlad, ono by ouv s * 8l theru aro fadics Toft Under the sun. * Counlesfeit creatures May borrow tho name} But tho deep-nceing heavens Accept not Aheir claim " “Lady [a Inat-giver " Zchivad {he thires, o world's hunger, y 15 sho " iyt of Work —_—— The German Element in Russin, ++ Pall Alall Gazelte, Thbo Qerman eloment, which goes on increas- it in Ruseta—thoro being st tho present time little short of a million nutives of the Fathorland cutablisned in tho principal towns, and furnish- ing Russia wilh nearly tho wholo of its chemisty druggists, aud il its bakers—has ita own spocial orgaus. 1u the Capital it 18 rapresented by tho St Pelerabuirger feitung,dorivinic no small provortion ot its ek trom tho Lorh press ureau ; and at Moucow by the Moscaner Zeituny, conduiad by M, Katkofy & journal whoso high charscter aud oxtouded iutluonca hiave besn vomowhat damaged of 1ato by its tuo ardent Bup- Bon of the Mulstrg of Public Iustruction. A orman uowepaper Publishod at Riga ropresents tho Qorman population of tha Battie raviuces, whilo another publishod at Octessa is dovoted to tho Gormau iuterest in Bouthern Itunsia, 'Tho Hlavopbllists have two organs—Sarfa, or the Daton, published as Bt. Petorsburg; and Zeasedu, or Couversation, at Moscow, In Warsaw the Warschavski Drewnik, in Russian sod Yohah, jo ihal (.:'nwmmuut organ for the Kiogdom' of 'oland. “Tlow's politica?”! suked a politicla; newapaper wan. ** Woll," was u&orepl ."u%n'. tica and nowspapors are somewhat n{mu ust uow. As tho newsboy sald, ¥ o' & good deal riwom, bus nothing o hollos,' "—Zoston Jour- n | THE UPPER PENINSULA. An Exenrsion ot Wolverine Notn- bles to Northern Michigan. What They S8aw on the Railway-Routs Betweon Chicago and L'Anso, Tho Tron Mineses-Classification of Ores «erd Yroduct of Nearly 7,000,000 Tons In Eighteen Years, Kneetat Correspondence of The Cheann Tridune, Manguerte, Mick., Aug. 23.—Tho members of tho Logislature of Michigan, anumbor of The ed- itorn of tho State, and tnvited guests, are about complotiog mn excarsion to the Upper Peninsuta. ‘Tho trip hag been an unosually interosting ono, s many of the party nevor boforo visited this rogton. Utter astonishment, even, has marked the visago of moro than ono, as they bave looked upon scenery, and loarned of remources, scarcely boforo dreamed of. It was to anlighton this ignoranco of our lawmakora and the south- arn pross that this Jonrnoy was taken, THE ROUTE TAKEY, The oxcuratoniats Jeft Chicago on Tuosday morning, the 17th of this month, and wers transported by tho Chicago & Northwostorn Itaitway, (through Dlinols, Wisconsin, and a portion of tho Upper P'enlnsuts, to Nogaunco, and thonce, by tho Marquetto & Ontonaron Linilway, to Marquette, tho headqnarters of the party. Dunor o tho first day wos procurod as Mitwaukee, and on the socond an excellant moal wan provided by tho citlzens of Escaunba, Greon Doy City ebaltered tho company on Tueaday night, and on Wodnesday night thoy rested their woary hoads at Marquotte. For some distance below Milwaukoo the ride was full of Intereat, for tho country appeared to bo produc- tive and well-sottled,—tho late harvest and hoavy crops of spring-whoat attracting specinl attontion, Tho southera part of Michigan ean find 1o prafit in spring-wheat, but herolt scomed tobe a8 heavy andof as good quality ns any wintor-wheat, 8pring-wheat ralsod in Michigan brings only a third or fourth rate ptico, but this, Tam told, solls readily at tho highost price; and 1o wondor, for good baker will uso no other for bread whon this cau be bad. A point to which Michizanders Laye yet to bo educated is tho employment of women in tho larvest-field. Hero farmera’ wives and daugh. ters scem to entortain no scruples, conacientions or olherwise, against taking up an equal ehare of tho gralo after a machine, with the men, Farther on, tho countrr becomos witd nnd bar- ren, and, whero boundless swamps do not line the road, tho desolato regicoa swopt by the ro- cent fires como futo view, Peshiigo is passed on the way, and its sad misfortune iu tho fall of '71 is recounted : how tno prosperouns villago was dealroyed, and mauy of its inhabitauts burned ; bow & small lsland in tho rver waved hoso who cscaped the flames; and how the little bund suffercd afterward bo- foro their homes were robuilt, To-day, Fealy; tigo atauds as it did bafore the fire, and hins pros- yerity'for its companion. It Las 500 Inhabitants, three churches, and tho largest saw-mills on Qroen Bay aboro. At 12 oluck on Wednesday, tho boundary line betwoon Wiscousin and Michigan was crosed, and a spirit of patriotism suggested to tho minds of all that tho, contutry was impraving, Soitlo- wmonts and grotring cropa bocama more frequent, uad the timbor testifiod to better soil. It was tomrnuu no criticlsms, Lowevor, upon growing products that these Iadios and gontlo- uon camo into this country. 'The mines wero to bo looked after ; and for this purposo, on Thurs- dny morning their corso wa directed towhrd the Calumet and Ilecla Mines, on Koweunaw l'|uim., tho great coutro of tho wholo mining re. glon. DEAUTY OF THE COUNTRY, Through tho hilly country, betweon Marquetto and L'Anes, the journoy Ia mado by rall, and jx very delightful to” those who have nover scen rocks of wuch stupenaous * muko,”, porpendicu- far bills, aud deop raviues. A long-pouteup do. #ire to ride on the locomotive was gratiied by tho writer on this line, through the kindness of tho gentlemanly engueer ; and, to gl the full bonetlt of the magumficont keenery, a seat was tokon upon tho coweatcher. At 25 miles an hour, it made ono's finir stand s ho slot down atecp grades, around whurp curves, and under overhanging wasscs of rock, seemingly just roady to tumble upon tho track and wreck the tratn, It will try your nerves,” said tho angincer as I mounted to my post of houor, *If a band-cnr comos climbing up hiere. You know we are s wild train,” Butn littlo prabable daugor only sharpenod the dosira to ride in that particwtar place, and the 20 miles thyg traversed will bo over remembered by at lenst ono parly. Thore s somothing indescribably-beautifut about this country, although thore are not siatoly pines, delicato tlowers, nor level plains. Itw very ruggoducss, aud oven desolatencns, make it grand and impressive. Hero and thera wo pass tho fincst fakes tho country can honst of, among thom linke Michigammo and tho ‘Phreo Lakes; rivers filled with spockled tront; ansmaller stroas of tho purost wator, dsh- i:xg down the rocks aud rippling over stony e, ‘I'ho railroads soom to caro nothing for gradea hioro, and it is almoet & mystory how tho truins can clhimb them with such easo.—many of them rising at the vato of 60U feot, #nd more, to tho mile. At Marquotto, we start at tho sea-lovel, and find onreolves at L’Anso, 63 mulea awav, again &t tho aurince of tho late; but, ou tho way, bhavo attawed an elavation of 1,167 feot, 10 milea onst of L'Anse. i THE IRON-MINES, On this ehort tnp 1o L'Ause, wo havo passod through a wront iron country, and its oxtensive mines aro seon at distauces of but fow nules npart. Somo bave been ¢ abendoned, aud tho pgroat rmass of etono Iymg around tostlfics to their unprofitable character; whilo many still remain, and aro being worked with tho rmost taitering rosulls, Lron wae kuown in this vielnity to white men an early na 1830, but there is evidenco that tho Indians know of its existenco long bofara, Mr, Larbeau, uu old Indisa srador, is credited with tho discovery of this motal hero, having trn- versed tho forosts, and crosead the hills and mountaing, years beforo tho immenso miucral warlth was dreamed of. In 1815, an old Indian Chiof Informod tho whites that ho kuow whero thero waa & mountain of iron, Aftor visiting it, in June of tho samo year, tho Jackson Company was organized,” and lo:ated what i uow tho Jackson Mine, and the work of iron- mining began, Mr. 1. M. Lvorett, of this vil- age, lu onu of tho ploneers in this uovement, aud waa ono of the original _incorporators of the Jackson Company. The first iron from Lako Buperior ore was mado from the products of thia wiuo, at an old forgo at Coldwater, Mich, Sinco that tigo, the imita of the iron-mining country Lave boon_exteuded, and new veins of tho vi ublo ore ato being conetantly dis- covorod, Atready “ mines aru in suce ceaaful oporation beyond Laks Michigamme 35 unloa woat of hore; and, although the annual shipments sum up into the million tous, tho iron intoreat is sull in its infanoy. Immense deposits aro also kuown south which rival {n oxtent tho groatost minos of tho world, Mauy oponiugs have been abandoned,—n much, however, becauso thoy lack ore, and valu- ublo are, but becsuso there Ia Jack of ‘capital to proporly oquip and work a mino, A com any organizes with a fow hundrod thoussud dollars at ita disposal, thinking that {s an immonso sum; but soou flods that its t g0 m § u{upou into iron ready for the market; aad wo thore is nothing lofy for it but to work along at disadvantage aud loss, or abandon tho mino, Wesltny * companies bardly vver fail to ek great sitma of mouoy. Tho country ia baing rapldly sapplied with railronds, thus groalty facilitating the working of the mincs., Lha mmcLFAl rulroad, aud tho firat built, 18 the Marquotie & Oatonagon, whose tormini wud - longth Lave bech already wentioned, It bad its originin » plank-road runving from DMarquetto to tho Jackson Mine, which was aftorwards convorted into & team-railway, on sluch tho cars wors drawn by mutes. Tho portion of the road bobween L'Ansa aud Ontonsgon wtill remsins uobuilt; but, with a hberal grant of land from the last Legislature, it prowises to be soou I operation, ‘Tho Uppor-Feniusila folks have beeu reported to bo womowhat dissatistied with tho so-called weagro grauts of Jand of tho Logislaturo, aud, iu_cousaquonce, bave beau accused of boing avariclops; s tho swed of disonsion bo- tweon tho two portions of the Btato #eemoed likely to grow Into sotust aop- aration; but, whea the two parties are brought bogother, $ho bonda of fratoroity soem to be THE CHITAGD TRIBUNE: SATURDAY AUGUST 28, 1875.—TWELVE PAGES, strong. and thn beopls hera My they desire to #0 thieir ann way an hittlo aa their brothren rars to havn e, fe et s excasston piom. mea Lo exingaaisn all tae ittlo famos of discong thiat biave ever beon kindle L ad bo o nonrce o profit to ot the ehildren of Michigan's fauly , for they mII“nx moro cloarly umicrstand tuan ever befora their interdepradence. 1t may bo of itereat to stato maro deflnitely regarding tho minok and their working : CLASSIFICATI There aro five vancties of iron-ora fonnd in thin reeton, Tho most valualle is the Apacnlar hematte, which yialdy b tha furiacn from 60 1 70 per eant of metalic iron, Tho oro is both klaty aud granular or maesive. Tuo noxt I im- portanco is the moft hematitn, w witich hiko tho brown hematito of and Connectiont, It vields about 55 ner cont, and in mora eantly redaced thau any other ore in the district. Thoe maguetic oro cumes next, and 18 found in tho mines weat of the othiers, The mont abuudast oro of tho ditnidt i tho flag oro, & ulaty or rehistosn silicionn hemas tite, Compantively littlo of tum hag been Ahupped. Itis much more ditienlt of reduction tinn any of tho athiers nated, An ora of groat value as & misturo bas been discoyered with tho flag ore, and Is known as the siliflous iron orc, swinaford's Hisorv of the Lako Supsrior Irou Dintrict says: Tho generally-roceived geologte cal theary ‘of tho grigin_of theso orea 18, that they worn aqueous deposits which have been bighly metamorphosed. Tho maskes aro Iens-aliaped, varving much in thick- nows, on which the = valno of tho nass chiesty dopends. Theao maswos are intaratrati- fiod with n nolt greon slato, which aiwxavs accom- paies the apocular nnd maguetic ores, Over- Jymg thers bedn is unually found a quartz Tock, *hich 13 probably ono of tho most recent of the dintrict. Ielow tho specular 18 n green mtono, often slaty; and bengath this in vno or more liorizons of tho tleg ore, Beparated by cryetatline #chisty, Next older than the flag orea ¥ anothor quartzitn, which scoms soumetimes Lo bs replaced Ly o silicious marble. Yet older aro the granste rocks, wlich are supposed to Lelons to the Turobide system. Thowo rocks Aro mi+h bent and folded,—sovoral axos, runving nearly eant aud wont, hoing plainly discernibie.” In additian to the Sacksou Mine, the more im- mortant along tho hino of thorailroaii are tho New York, Claveland, Lake Buperior, Lako Angaolino, Spure Mouttain, Michigamme, Champion, and many others. Hpace will not permit a detailed dercription of the work of aume of those, whigh ia full of intereet to tho visitor, TEALLY PRODLCTS, The total amount of iran-oro produced during the year 147 was 1,173,870 tons, whith, at ity VAlue of 7 per ton, amounta to $9,231,158.—an astoninhing wam for a country supposod to bo Lnt a wilderness. The Jackson Mine sloue, sinco 1654, bas given to tho world 1,305,679 tons : whilo thero is one, the Clovetand Mine, that i producing more now than tho Jackeon. Thero linvo been 6,912,792 tous of iron taken fromn ail the miues duriug tho years from 1836 to 187 fu. clunive, with nothiug ke n poembility of vx. houstion yot. [t is already well known that Lako Buperior irou is the best that tho world proditcon for mang purposes, ‘Thera is oaly'ono rogret to bo expressed concerning this busiuess, namelv: Tnnt there ian't au abundauce of coal Ziero to work it up. While large amuuuts of tho ore aro elipped to meet tho coal half-wny, much of it Is warked into vig-iron, either at tho mines themsclves, whero blast furunces have been con- ITHCLOd, OF At TOAT pointe. Une oxtensiva furnace at Marquette turns but daly avout 40 ton of pig-tron. TIE COPPER-MINEN. Tlie most inferesting part of tho journer, thun far, Iy beon the visit to tho coppor-mines'; and #o wonderful wero tho developments there laid boforo thio party that an account of them must be reserved for 8 separato article, After leaving ’Anko, on Thursdsy, tho excursiomists pro- vocded by steamer tirough Portage Lako to Iloughton, aud, by tho kinduees of tho Captain, wero taken up through the Lake Buperior Ship Canal, which cuts across & peninenla of 2 miles’ width from Portage Lake to Lako Buperior, thereby saving forty-cight lours of travel lor throuzh steatners. Tho canal I 60 foct wide, and of suflicient denth o ndmit bosts which deaw 12 foot of water. Ithes been in puccessful operation for two years. After epending Thureday night at Houghton, the party occupied tha following day at tho corpor-mines. Baturday #as tho day of retnrn to Marquetto, whero Sunday was #pent in going to church, resting, and leoking about this beautiful place. To-day will by devoted ta a fishing-oxcursion to Htanuard'y Iock, 40 wiles out in the lake, This remarkable fishing-placo abounds in trout. formor excursion-party caught Liero 8 toos of fish in ono day. WHO GONSTITUCE TILIS EXCURSION-PARTY. ‘This very enjoyablo trip is made by about 200 Tersong, who may Lo classitied s follows: Tho Governor and bis Atafl, twenty Benatorw, forty- soven Ropresontatives, twenty-threo membicrs of fho press,zand tho remamder invited guests. About fifteen ladics aro among the number, " Among the distinguished pesrons sy bo wentioned Gov, Dagley, the Iien. IX. D. G. Holdeu, Bacrotary of Btate, tho Hon, 1. 0. Grosvonor, the lion, 'N. W. Murphy, tho flon. €. AL Crorawall, the Hou. Juv A, Iu bell, tho Hon. I, I' Chistisncy, Prof. W. Il Tottee, Prof, €. K. Admny, the Hou. James DBiruoy, and President 'I'. C. Abbott. Q. I B, THE STATE DEBT OF 10WA. Tothe Editor af The Chizaga Tribune, Dunvoque, Ia., Aug, 20.—In a recont finanoial srticle, you copy from tho Philadolphia Ledger a statemont of Btato dobts. *Iowa does not appear in tho list, ana L desiro to record the facts thirough tho modium of your widely-circulated Journal, g QOur Stato indebtednees in 300,000 ouly, of ona fusuo at 7 por cont, and not vet due, No float. ing dobt. Cash now in Treasury, £225,000. Amount of Btste valuation, 100,442,140, Amount of wealth per capita, about 8308, Amomut of dobt pe capita, abbut 23 couts. Tho Btalo tax is &3488,439, or 2 mills on valuation, Amount of revenuo yearly oxcoeds exponditnros by about 150,000, which is bieunially appropristod to support and ercction of finfrovements to Stato Uuivorsity, Agricultural College, Reform School, Insana Asylum, Blind Asylum, Penitontiury, aud for erectton of now Capitol, if, an tho Philadolphin item states, Oregon, witl o Btato debt of obly 8218,000, 18 tho lowest ontho list, lowa {8 noxt; aud s fax of three- fourtlia qf a mill an present valuation would ox- tinguish our dobt. Ponor to whom honor 18 due, —manifestly tho Ropublican managoment of our Btato tarough the War and since. ¢ lowan, IL CAPUCIN. Josquin Biller's poem, *Il Caputcin,” which we priut tils week, desorves espectal attention just now, whien wo have tho cable-news thiat tho Talian Govern: went liae pensjoned tha Capucin monks anft diss mautled thair convnt, It was one of the most strik- lug curiosities uf Home, and Mr, Miller's poom i Teally ita wbituary,—Independent,) . Ouly a basket for frulta or bread And tho bita you divido with your dog which you Uad left froni your dlaver, Tho round year through He nevr onco smiles, 1o houds biw head To tha scorn of mon, He gives tho road Totho very asa groantug under bin load, Jlo 1 overatone, To! uevor a hana InIatd fu bia hand through the whola wido Jand, Have whun o man dics nnd ho shrives i home, And thiat I8 the Capucin Monk of Home, Jlo cougba, ho fs humped, and he habbles about In sandais'of wopd, Théw & hempen cord [t bis loathsowe gown, Ablorred ! Ayel ugly, fudeed, uvil cant out. e gowu iu thive'years § aud—bali | iow be smells | Ho slept Laat night In Lia coia of stone, This mouk that cougl, this akin and bone; And so do they all, in their damp, cold cells, Yea, and up 411 the morn, come storim or suine, And forils t four to wail'at the sliriue, GG yo where thie Pinclan, now balf.levoled down, "Te wizth of (hu soven rent billy of Rome, Hloped wlow (0 the south, Theso men in hrown Liave s moukery thero, quaut, builded of stone ; And, living or desd, 'tix tho brown meu's bome, Theao dead brown fonke that are lviug tn Rote | You will bear wood saudals on tha souuiling floor, A cough, then tho lift of a latel, thion the door Groous open, sud borvor ] Font walls of stouo Are gorgeous with flowers ol fewacoes of hone! Thero are bones 10 tho corticra aud bones on the wall; Aud ke Larks like » dog (hat watchew Lis boue, Tl monk 11 brown whtn Lis bed of atone— Yea, barks, aud he coughs, snd thal fa all, At last Lo wll couglhi aw if up from Uis eolly Willateut with considerablo pride abant, Will lead tlrough his gardun of bonos, aud smell Their odore, Lo taik, a4 bo poluts them oit, Of thia virtivs aud decdu of the dead whio wore “Fle reapective boues but tho Yéar Lefore, st last ero (he bones are through, |, ud talke a¥ Lo turae them about . s of bis brown dead brothers till L, a4 they 7o, 10 doubl, lu—well A very d .+ o o And thst mey bs why, Aw by shows you the door aud bows geod-bye, "[liat Lo buwa 00 luw £Ur & (£ato oF two, +sbipivy theic suule and Lo get (hew out— “These bony Lrown men who bave their homs, Dead or allve, lu tbetr cells in Rowe, What good docs e do fu the WoRl Y AR T well, Now that 18 a pusser, . o . Butlstenl U prays. 10 lafy du tho fast of ihe Corty days, Aud theu wheu the thief aud the beggar fell Aud nlm died dn thoway 1 Whea fho riague camo down, ‘Then who wid {t cried to (hiess men I brown When other won #ad 7 Aud what wan waa seen Btand firm to the death but the Capucin 7 Aud wl hlo's day dwiudles 10 dusk sud gloom, Wiy theru kueels my Capucin Monk uf Lowe, —Joaguin Hillers '{'au the chestunt trem, L b went, my Lover, away o e, Ao the'Lranchie brown Ito promiaml Bad and tlos oRin o mivet m in, Aweet o et b trew, ad bring my lover sg4n t tar, Thin hlnom wan white on the cheatnnt tres When ha came, my lover, again th e, 1int ho eaine with & cures, for a nvate putle Kvare to another 1 gaye my emule. ‘Tnrn flower to frult, Awsst chertnut tre, And turn my lover sgain to e, The ripe poda fall from the chestont tree When he cane sgain, Lt not fot me, Far 1ay false, falae tival wan st his mde And the ehurchebrlls rang for the worthy bride, Bnower down thy dead leavee, chr@uut tres, At by my broken heart and me ! —F\ W, bourdillan w the Independent, THE PHILIPAINE ISLANDS, Littlo ia Lnown of tho Plulipping Inlands, bot tho atmilanity of koma of the provaiiing customs romind one strougly of amora civilizea condi- tion, especially the of the United Ktates, The women seldom marry baforo tho 14th yvear, 12 boing tho legal hmit. Ayaganeralthing, iowever, the ceremony is dispenned with to save the e penwe. Tho girls cateem It an honor to hasn children Ly Europeans, still moto wo when (ho prist vouchsafes to becoma tho parent, aa the cure always suppotta hin offwpring, though une der an askumol nome. Matnmonial infidehty, which often occurw, iy punished by cudgoling thu soman, tho keducer going scot-fice, tho preva- lent opimian being that itia 8 matter of courso far tho male offender, and that the blame rests eatlrely withthe woman. In ono caso that came under tho notico of our traveler, & woman in- duced her huebend to rovew! who had been the pattuer of kia pmtt, wheteupon aho ent off her ul's long linir with & st:oko of hor wciasors, Tins was the only caso of personal vengeanco winels Liad occurced for a year, Thn Bicol women are generally weil treatod, doing vnly light work, suchi an eewing, weaving, embroidery, aud mane n:ing the houechold : while ali the lieavior labor falls to tho men: A curions practice is that Ahich prevails for fathers to offer* th#tr dangh. ters to Europeans as sccunty for loans. his fort of mortgage. of courno. varien in market valuo according to tho heauty of the girl, which is oftentimen very notable. In spiteof the cleanly habits of thn Bicols, the itch is o wido-uproad malady, brlicyod by the plissiciaun to be the renult of oo low & divt, the food beiog mostly fish aud vegstabie. Under certain conditions, theso natives uro ntterly uy- ablo Lo endure hungor and thirst, aud whou pur- ened by nunppeared wants becomo critically ill, and often dic. A morbld mania for smitation i tho result of tho discaves altuded to above, a mauia utterly besond eoutrol. Tho attacks of tho mnlady consist fu this: that a man suffering under tho influence of terror or coneteruation will unconscionaly, and withont the loast senso of sham, Imitats evarything that passos beforo lnm. Bhoutd ho bo offended L falls into & rage, raviug and shrieking, and precipitates hiwself at tho kamo time, knife in hand, on thoep who bava placed him in the predicament. Tho'practice of tunnivg amok, frequent in tho Malay countries, is aleo not nucommon in the Plahppines. Oar author mentions tho guse of & #oldier tn Manilla, who rushed into the flouso of 8 echiool-teachier, atabbed bim and his son, and, Paking feo into the streot, mortally wound- eduwon . and Lo young girle, a bov, & coach- man, anntker womau, o sailor, sud threo soldiers, On arriving as s barraaks ho plunged the dag- xer 1 lus own breast, Thus twelve victima be- nides himself fell beforo his homicidal frenz; It is quite singular that the runming ok often awxgeiated with tho results of the disoans atluded to above, Ono of the greatest {neults is to strido over a slecping native, or to nwakeo lim suddenly. ‘They aronso one another with much eirenmanéc. tron, aud br slow de: This grows out of tho provalent superstition that tho moul leaves tho body in pleep. Tha senso of smell in 20 ex- traordimarily developed that they aro ablo to tell tho owner of a packet-handkerchief by tho odor, and the lovers at partiug oxchange picces of line en which they may be wearing, that during tho roparation they may inhalo the odor of the be- loved beiug, Tho manner of kissing is poculiar, Instead of presetug lip to lip, they inbalo the breath stronglv. ‘Tho form of rpeech is nob *Uive mwoa Kiss," but **Swell me.” SARATOGA SPORTS. A Baratoga letter to the New York Sun, dated Ang. 19, eavs: An exerting fraens occurrod hero to-day at tho Grand Union Iotel. The parties involved wero Judge Schley, of Savaunab, Ga., ond John A. Kornochau, of Massachusetts. It #eomn that a short timo ago a case involving & largo amount of properts, in which Mr, Kor- nochau was interested, was declded by Judge Schley ndversely to tho interesta of Mr. Ker- nochan, The decision made Lim very svgry, His first vengeanes fell upon Lis lawyers, who, ho charged, ind not dealt fairly by him. Mean- time the Jndgo had come North to Saratoga, aud has been for moveral days a cuest at tho Grand Upion 1lotel. r, Kernochan alss came to Sara- toga. asis now supposed, to punish the Judge. At about Lalf-past 10 tLis moruing, just sstho band waa gotting ready to play. and whon a largo num- berof ladics and geutlemen wele upon tho vlazzas and in the corridors, Judge Schloy and Mr, Kernochan met each other in tho doorway leadiug from tho mam oftico and upon the north piuzza. Mr. Kernochan, who is « man about 33 years old, accosted the Judgoin a vory menacing wanuer, and, aftor o fow words, struck him & Lieavy blos with hix fist in tho facoe, etaggertng lin aud seattonng his oye-glasses over the pavo- meut. Tho Judge soon_ recovered and struck o powerful blow back, cutting Kernochan's face and making tho blood flow. Soyeral exchanges woro mado by each party, . the Judge linving tho " best of i, punishing bis assailant protty badly, ¥ Dy this time thoro was great excitement—women rerenmed and men awore, Vinally tho belligorents wero eparated, cach an augry as s fighting achool- Loy, Hoon hiterward Mr. Kervoehan aporoschied tho Judge, and, with & good deal of stern and cold politeness, handed him hin eard, wheretpon tho Judge vaid, fn a most withermg mauner, ++ Keep your card, youug man, I dou't want your card ; 1 cau whip you any time," ‘Chin i8 tho pmnfntending of tho matter ; what elso muay ocenur 1t i dillicult to surmise, as Kor- nochnu i6 a fiory fellow, and has come bere with blood in bis o3¢ to do mischicf. . JAPANESE PAPER, ‘The Merue Orientale Mensuclle gives some cu- rioua dotails coucerning tho manufacture of pa. perin Japan. Most of this article is prepared from the bark of Droussosetin papyrifers, the paper mulborry cultivated *in our gardens, The oftier materiala that contribute a sharo aro tho bark of Paseorina gampl, and somo species of Fdgoworthin, which generally yield a sort not uoliko our etraw-paper. But lho first-named plant gives all kinds, from tho coarsest packing todho tinest note-papor, aud even that whicl is ueed for tiltering tho well-known Japan varuish. ‘o most_romarkablo proporty of this bark 1a tho tenacity it 1mparts to tho paper mads of it, which 18 m\huf to its fibres belog proserved throughout nll tho manipulations it undergocs, whoreas in our Europcan sortu thoy aro roe duced to s pulp, bolh- Ly chomical precceses and the offerts of machinery, Cortain it iu that our papers, daung from two or throa centurles back, are infinitely stronger, though Tewa pleaslog to the ofa than ‘our modern onvs, which, whon once folded, aro sure to tear in a very short timo along the fold. Japaneso papor, on “the_cantrary, like our old kinds, does not tear casily m auy diroction, aud thisfe why it ean ho employed in many ways unknown to us in Europe. * Thoy mako umbrellas, parasols, bags, and oven carpets, window-panes, and ropey ol it ; 1t 18 woven fnto stutfe with eilk or cotton. It dipped into the oit ot Perilla yegoma, it bo- comes cxeollont packing paper; and the sort called **erapa™ bas a wounderfol olastieily, su- porior to that of our toxtile fabrics, Our paper qu fost tho quslitics wo fud in that of old books ; tirst, because raga are scldow used alone on accaunt of thelr hugh prico; then becwuso oven they biave jost’ much of thelr tenacity by being; wovon by machinery ; alao, becauso thoy are bleached by mean of chlorine, It would bo woll if our paper-manufacturers wore to borrow a few hiuts from their predecessors of at leact & contury ago. THE TWO ORGAN-GRINDERS, On Baturdsy, says tho Detrolt Free Press, thero was sitting i frout of tho residence of 1! A. Brush, on Randolph street, an organ-grindor who had been blinded by fire. His faco bore droadful truces of the calamity which doprived Ljm of lis oyes, and theoro was a pitiful Jack of nickels 10 bis bos. Bill, he hopofally ground out s dismal tunes, nodduyg now aud theu as he hoard tho chink 6f coln dropping into his littlo “bauk,” aud at each such sonnd spurnng bimself to fresh exertion. Pour follow! "It was his only way of testifying his dosire to give bis patrous their wouey’s wuril, sud oue could not withhold » seutumont of rospoct fur his houeaty of purposc. DPrescutly thero como Lt way suothor orgsu-geindor. Ho carzicd bis instru- went oo Lis back, 1o bad ouly one leg, aud hat wis ot & good one. but Lo thauked for- IR eSS TSN tuno for * am good & pAir of ryes Am ever did duy in a voor dovil's head.” Aw camo Abresat of the blind organist he paused, unshung his own organ, and, thiumping hia oraten down ot the mdewalk, tooked at him long in silence, Finally o dived into his pockets, raked wp & bawdfat of penafes, G.cont pieces, and othor emall eoing, awd depomted thom in tho blind bhruthers oz, Buil, without a ward, be picked i b weratened and Lattered old instrument, reaunied s emgl.. ol stamped away. Tho incudent was witfeased by eevaral gontiomon, who, 8% it an repentanes of thelr own thonghtiess neglect of tho Moor wreteh, lnoked ol each nther an instant and then doublad, auadoupled tho girt of the man trith tho eruiten, filing tho voor fellow's box with & harvest of shioriaeters, the Ll of which fn quantity Lo hiad not r ved in many o day. A NEW ARGUMENT FOR HARD MONEY. Pergans who aro the most carofal, aayp ho New York Lrening Post, to guard their treasarog fram tho moth and rust that corrupt nnd the thisves who braak in and steal aro sometimes very imprudent in their choice of means ta tls end, The experfence of Mr. Smith, A worthy but rather absent-mtudnd widower, living in a Ganada town, presants o caro in poiut. 1l slolo Alew lours from his hosy round of toil the other day to go to n Sandas-school piculc, first taking tbe precautinn to put his houso in order and hido eversthing of valuo from the oyn of chanca intruders. On his return from tho fes- tivitien, in which ho hiad Jomed very yhesr hio lyilc a roaring firo in tio katchen atove pri pardtory to cooking his ovoniug meal. @ A neighnor lappened in, howsver, and invited Inm to take wea elsewhere, Mr, Smith assonted, bt the damplr, turned off the drafty, and rne patred to hia frishd’a bonse ; *but no rooner had the meal fairly bogun than, as if stricken with wudden Tunacy, he dropped his bread and buttar, pprang fron’ linecbair, and, without waiting to put on hun hat, hounded out of the door and fled an tho direction of hin owa ahode. His host and hostees arnd ali their ebldren aped after him and entered his Latchen in timo 1o #os him a from lusosen o miaws of charred paper, which, on examination, proved to ba tho remains of mundry printed pubstitutes for tho metalite curroney of tho Lritish realm, It meorna that 3tr. Smith, anxious i seercto his money wiiera the must wirenions of robhars wonld nover think of secking it, hied #hut It un sn hus oven and for- rotten atl shout it. e is now devisin a plan for a emall and inexpenaive fire-proo? valt, aod 1t i raid that ho rends with evmpathizing com- nienta thoee newsrarem puldished gonth of the S Lasienes It lLiich condemn in the leant equivocal torims the urs of & denreciated paper enrrenzy. CONSOLATIONS OF EARLY RELIGION, Dr. Bertillon, in the Popular Scicnee Monthly, saye: Lill tho otber day nothiog was known that would indicate the oxintenco of a religion among the people of tho Stono Age. Lt lit- tle over & year ago there wera discovered clear traces of & exltus. tho most anciout of which wo have avy idea. I propose here to narrate how wo gained onr first knowledgo of the gross and oftentimer kavago euperejitions of our enrly an- cestors. This important "discovery wwas made Ly Dr. Prunicres, of Marvejoles. As bo was clean. ing somo skutls from tho dolmons of Lozere, e found in the interior of ono of them a hone dik, ourcfally polirhed on the edges, and evidently made of a fragment of a craniom, perLaps of thio parictal bonc. * The akull in which this disk was found presented a great holo, throngh which it might have passed: siill evidently it hod not come from tha part destrosed, being conside; thicker than the other honos "of the skull, and, furthermore. dilfering frown them in eolor, On oxaminiug this eranium at the point whero it was mutidated. the edges of the opening were found to bo carefully polishied and beveled on tho ex- terual murface, und jt was plain that tho hols itnell, like thodisk of boue, hiad been wrought by tho hand of man. Was it alvo man who put thio boua disk inkide ot the skull? One might think at firet that it was tho effect of ao accident similar to that by which the beads of & necklaco ofton drop into the skull; Lut, when other piccen were diecavaied rimilar to that desoribed, it could vt be doubted that it was tho band of man which placod the disk of bone in the skuil. What wae tho inteution? It is impossible to pay with certainty. bat it is. difficult not to bo- Heve that the practica was coupléd with o re- ligious 1dea, =3 THE HAY FEVER. Hay fever, if not a malady of the most serione chiracter. is neverthicrless an unpleasant ouo; and, in the intereat of those wha are liablo to it, n discovery which two Continental ‘Professors appear to hava made Letseen fhem cannot be too generally known. Tho victims or this curie ous opidemic can never venturo futo the mune shine or zet heated by exereiwo betweon about the middle of May and tho end of June without Av attack of violent socezing. inflammation of the nose, revero headache. and general depros- slon,—in short, all the avmptoms of a most dis~ tressing cold. * Prof. Heluholtz obdorved that the runlady was invariabiy characterized by tho presence of very mioute infuroria, not unlike tha queer littls creaturcs that wo sometimes aco in rain-water butts, only much ematler, ‘These ho found sticking most tenactously in the Jower cavittes and rocesses of tha noso, and ho noticed that at low temperaturos thoy wero very sluggish and nactive, but woka up, a8 it were, when warmed. Here, then, was tho gecrot of fuo discaso ; but it was L'rof. Binz whoso inves- tigatiou auggested the romedy. 1lo found that infusoria might bo powsoned by this fact Helmbholtz availed himacif fu his treat- ment of Lisy fover, from which ho himself Lad been a sutforer in the early snmmer for twenty years, The learned Professor mado a very weak wolution of sulphate of quintue, and, lying flat on Lis back with his iead doswn, ho poured s lit- tlo of it into each nostnl, and found fnstant re- lief. Tho remedy isa cheap and simplo one, and ought to prove very valuable to thore whom thin queer aflection deprives of bhatf tho pleas. ura thov find in n country walk at this delighttul seasou of tho year, RECCNSTRUCTED, An incident occurred in a Buffalo (N. Y.) varietica theatre, which was not in the bil), and which even in that institution of mizcollancous amusement was novel aud startling, An ¢ edi~ torial excursion " of elx Mississinpi editors had bean traveling North snd wound up in Buffalo, With & natural desire to sco all that was to be #een they vielted tho theatro and took souts In the parquet, When the curtain fell for the last time tho manager stepped forward and proposed *threo hoartycheors for the Misxissippl oditars,” a call to which tho sudience hoartily respondod. A responee hud to bo made, apd Col, Stackhouse, of the Hazleburst Copialkan, was called on to makott. Mo took the stage snd mado ona of tho most origiual speechos, wo tako it, over, heard in that quaeer placo, After comparing him- #olf aud tus friends to the Quoen of Sheba on & visit to Solomon’s Donrinions, ho kaid : Fellow-citizens 6f Buffalo, swe asmire you that th Invasion of ours 1y altogethir Larmivis in its object, Woare hotapylig out the fanfl will auy hostils ine tent, No, wa are much oblied (o tho fow bloodys slifri geutlemen winong 3011, who, for kom0 juscruts. Dlo yurpose Providence may have I view, aro allowed 10 1ivo and delay the year of jubiles n this American family, but wo hiave Iad cuough of War—rater too wtich of ft, Oute voiee b for yeaco, (Applause,) Wo aro ko the little dare-devil boy who played avound tho beels of a wule, gt badly kicked aiid his faca frightrully mangled, 1te aeked hin fatber if (1o kears oull ever dpappwar from ble faco again, % No, iy, replied L you will nevor be pretty g3, but (then » damu sight moro wetive,” [Laughte .} Woure not golug into auy toro war with you fellows, 17 wo had knowt BOW coufou 4 BUNEEOUS YU Wore—what vast re sources you had—what a-nation of git up and gitters you are—wa should tever Lave been gty of thie abe surdity of trying to whip you fn the first place, AN INDELICATE POCKETBOOK. Tho Louiswlie Ledger eayws Yosterdsy afternoon about 4 o'clock agparied lady residing on Green streot, betweon Floyd and Dreston, was standing at her gate fooking a¢ tho passcrs. by, when sho suddenly throw up Ler hands aud sereamed, excluimivg that o spider was in hor bosom. A gontloman passing by, na well ss & Jarge number of othier persons, were altracted Ly tho lady's distress. Ble called to the koutlomau iwmplorlng him to kil tho spider. The puttivg of one's Lland in a lady's bosom s & vory delicato affair, sud the geutleman, promptod by au extrewmely "fino seuea of decorum and propriety, refused to ut Lis hend where the indcct wad, but seized old of tho place whero it was thought to be, and bold it tight uutil tho lady™s husband cume up, When that gentloman srrived ho jmmedis toly toro the olothing from bis wife's breaat, and'iustoad of fluding & poisovous ingect, there was nothicg to bo seou but s swall pocketbook, witel, by some sccidvut. bad alippsd iuto that quarlér,” Tho gentluman who had tried to kill the wpider weut avay very muchout of humor, A COLORED MONSTROSITY, ‘The bitth of monstrosities sumilsr to iba. Bimeso I'winsis not by sny means uncommon. It was tho faot thoy so loug sutvived and were able to perform tho full fungtions of lite which quiniue, ana of |- made them famous, A 4mbnstrobity somewhat rimtlar was born st Augusta. Ga., in June, and Iived nearly two monthr, The two beings were Joined together by a wido band, which pulsated ropufarly, responsive to tho movaments of tha lunga. “Thin pnlsation led to the suggostion that one of tho Intiga of the monstrosity was located in tho connecting fak. - Whethor éno sot of vital organs served for both bolngs, is Atili an opem question. One of the beings thuy pormanantly linked togethor waa o fulty doveloped fomalo, ‘I'io other of danbtful sex, but wasan embryonlo creature, Tho body and neck wore similar to thosa of tho female, Lut tho lows, arms, and Liend weré the mero tudiments of those portionn of tho human form divino, The nosd, eyes, and mouth wero wanting, and_only faint indicationa of thesn organs wero discornlblo. Tho oxist enco of evan a small portion of brat was dount- ed. Tho eArs wero promibent, and prosented more tho appearanca of thoso of an mnimat than ahuman being. Tho femala alone nuraod, the other depending upou its rister for eustenanco, Tho «ens® of pan was cvidenily lotated In the developed child alone. THE NEW YORK CENSUS, Tho censun of all the incorporsted citles In New York Hato, oxeopt the motropolis, is now comlete, Tho popalation of the City of New York i1 very nearly estimated st 1,064,000, The izaokisn tnion pivas st of the ofties In the order of their population as followa s 187, 971,211 RL efr0. Komgwion ..., Toughkecpeis Elmara. Auburn’ Cohoen, 12428 10,076 ROSES BY OTHER NAMES. Tho English eporting papers, siace the recent prosecutions for botling advertisements, ara bo- coming at onco tioun and comlc. In the London Sporting Times 8 botting firm sdvor- tices as **The Youny” Men's Christian Afsocis- tion," another as ** Greengrocers and Coko Mer~ chants, ith the humorous addition * Coals seot to Newcastle or any other place.” Othor members of the fratoraity give themsolves out ssa ' Chimney-eweoper and Hatter,"” a * But- terman and Paranip-prowor," & ** Brimetons and Treaclo Merchant,” a * Dealor {n_Secoud-hand @Goode,” & tirm of *Town Counselors and Mu- wicipal Cootiactors,” adding ‘*Mayors Sup. plied.” Another bln&—mll}:cd advertisement in fested by n firm of **Undertakers," *Mugs Duried " being added; while snother gentleman humorouly aunounces himself s one wha * Bporte his opitlona and races his belexrame,” 8t the samo timo publishing & testimonial from the salicitor to the Troamury as to the ** prompte ness of lus payments,” and_sonouncing tnet lus * Dranck Ollico i tho Lighthoy h G Grisnoz." ¥ i THE ART OF CONVERSATION, Punch, with the truo spirit of evety wefl- Intentioned publication to improvs its teadars, gives ho following dislogue sa illustrative of the art of conversation : First party (opening conversation)-—=* you "eard uu Jim atos' father says ho'll give 'im tho sack ?" Socoud ditto (after pauso)—** Whosa father #* Firet ditto—** Why, Jim Dates’ father.” lh'c;nml ditto (after .pause)—''Jim Batoa® who 2" Firat ditto—* Why, Jim Dates’ father I Hecond ditto .(after panse)—*'Jim Bates® father! -Woll, what docs he say ?" 3 Tirat ditto—+ Envn he'll give 'im the sack!® h’ f?fl"l ditto (alter pause)—-*Give 'm the what First ditto— Give 'im the sack,” " Sltt;guddllw (after pause)—* Give who the sack?" | Tirst gut?—';‘rn;_v,lnm Batea!” ccond ditto (atter long pauro)—'* Ah ! I g, that tao day beforo ycblemny!") S Hreea KNOCKED DOWN BY A QOOSE. The Cumborland (Md.) Cicilian haa this so. count of a eingular collisfon which happeried on Knox stract, in toat city, Monday noo: *Soma ten or twelvo goeso toddling aiong the railroad ag the foot of that street thought thoy saw s pood ou Schriver's IIill, and, yielding 4o & love for suck places, took to their wings and mada for tho #aid imagiuary pond. But tho 0 fan't much on tho up-bill iy, and they whizzed slong,| gradually nearing torrs firma, until suddenly soung man who was making for Columbia streat, aud thinking of nothing but his djnner, picked | himsolf up from mother earth, and wanted to H know who had hit him with °that eand-bs, £ 0h, that was rioliody,’ replied another man ; was a go—' ' But Le didn't finish the Bontence, ! A another goose struck him plump in the rear, aud brought bim violently into that ‘position usually senumed by novices just before aitempt-. ing to turn o back hand-upriog. Tho geeso Wwero 8o clumsy that thoy could not turn aside,™} SOUTHERN AMUSEMENTS IN_IOWA, Tho loyal but licentious Stata of Iowa shonld not bo allowoed to go to tho doga, for some of | them don't seom to hava boon recoustructod. Tho Davenport Jemocrat tellaof one of them tbatisnot: ‘A hunter’s hound,"” it a3y, “in a Leo County foreat, the other day, struck s trail aud followed it persistently, but for a while' no ouo followed, Tha hound's long-contloued abeonico finally led to an investigation, His trails waa followod, and about 2 o'clock in the morn~ iug his bayiug betrayed his wheresbouts, and,- whou the party arrived whers the hound’ w: thev found—nat an otter or & coon, but & da koy treed, The hound had struck hiw trail, run him down, forecd him to taks to the tree, and hod kept him thero from abont 10 at night until 2 in the moping. ‘The colored citizens are’ goiug tqulynch that dog," GOOD FISHING GROUNDS. Thn4 olimate of Minnesota i celobrated for its clearness and aalubrity. Not only do cereal and human beloga thrve in it, but thevery fish in tho lakos appear to attain s magunitude and fe- rocity seldom Loard'of outaids of tho story of *Stbad the Balfor.”” A man lost his litile tos whilo bathing in a lako, near Falribault, Inat week. s foot wau suddenly melzed in & savage mane ner, and o was dragged under the water sevon times. o kicksd himsalf looss and started for the shore, but his foot was se1zed twico mors bes fore he got out of tho water, Wnen he feached the shore, his littlo too waa gooo, evidently bite ton off am noat as n knife would cut it and the marks of sharp taoth showed iu sovoral places on bis foot, It is supposed to havo been & plokerel that did i¢, i 5 3 ALL BLOWED OUT. . A minfpler, nowiy settlod in one of the ‘*wasta places,” was walking Iu the villsge cemetery ona day, when ho saw oue of his parishioners stand- ing by a “family lot.” **Aro theso the flaver of your children 1:;“ hn‘ -lt;kod.l “;u." l‘;ld tha , looking about, *' Hore Is Tam ; thers is DU this s Koty + fuat's tho Daby 1° ad theny; contentedly to & corner gay with « Thoro laye the old woma, ali bloped pointinj tlows out! A Battlo on the Prairie, e ir ot (Kanc) Momar, - A _terrible sflair occurspd near Dallas, Tex., on Satunlay of s8¢ wack. "About twenty wagons et on tho prairio en souto for Dallss. They, cowbined iuto ouo train and camped togotber, Iutho tralu was & young widow, who in her wanuer was sociablo in the extreme. A man who bad foined the train from some quarter hegan payiug bis devotions to her, which she rather encaur-Fed. He pushed his sult with vigor, aud Lually made certain sdvances which sho resontod, and {uformed oue of hor adtirers of the iusult put upou her., He immedistely took-up hor causo and callod upon the offending party, who ackvowledwed the fach. Au apology was demanded and yefused, and “a fight detormined on. The ruale mewbars of the train divided Into three pagiies. Ono favored the lgdy's cauge, another the of- fonding party, whils the third advocated ol ful measures, and sought to reconcile matters. TFinding this to be iwpossible, the peaceful party pulled up slakos sud- left, dotermined to take 10 baud in the sffair. ‘l‘ha{ had not provl.x‘dod {far whoirthe sourd of pistol shots, la uo- ceelon, .were heard, acoompan! )y shrill dcrennd of wowen. The battle had beguu. Boil the remaiuing parties had taken up arme i support of their companions, sud fought te the bitter ond. The. ufht was furious, but aftes time the pleadings of tho women soparated the ccmbatauts, but not until throe mon were mor- taliy wounded and soverst others dangoroualy soe About fteen mon were engsged in the aflrsy,