Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 4, 1875, Page 3

“WISCONSIN. The Political Canvass of 1875 fn l“o Badger State. Cheoring Prospeots of Republican Bue- cess at the Coming Election. The Republicans Unanimons and Jope- ful—The Opposltion Discordant and Despondent. Disgust Among His Own Partisans ot the Impending Renomination of Gov, Taylor. Rebellion Already Broken Out Among the *Re- formars,” and the * Reform** Fraud About Played Out. Bpeeial Correspondencs of The Chicago Tribune. Mavisoy, Wis., Aug. SL—It is nealy two months sines the Republican Biate Convontion was held in this city, nod wo aro now on THE EVE OF ANOTHIKR CONVENTION, ealled by no name, but to which thoso indorsing the **Peovlo’s Keform" vlatform of 1473, and the declaration of tho Reform and Indopendent membera of the Logisiaturo fu 1375, oo in- vited; the primaries for which arc called uoder the varioys mames of ** Itoform,” “Demoerat,” avd * Liberal Demociat.” 'fhe Convention [9 to moot on Wodnosday of next week, during the timo of the Stato T'air at Mil- wankee,~that place and timo having boen ao- locted with & view of getting & goodly number of Grangers—~particulatly thase conneeted with tho Stato Agricultural Sceioty, of which Gov. Taglor Laa boan President—~under tho tutelage of Democratic politiciaus. Two mouths Lavo wrought a groat chango in tho aspect of our politics, Only a few wool ago fears woro felt thst differont factivns of the Republican party, giscordant and belligerent, would meet i Con- ventfon to contest with cnch otlier for suprem- scy with such zeal snd bitternean that the party would bo 1cnt fn twain, whichover camo out aliead, —slicuating 8o many that defeat wonld Vo juovitable. lnstoad, when the delegatos came togetber, their chief desiro secmed to ba, to do what would Lo best to promoto tly common good ; thero was o gen- ¢ral dispositicn Lo concedn prefercuccs for men and meawnires, il olbers wero khowu to bo better sdapted to win. ‘Tho Convention was Lor- wonions und enthuefastic ; an exvollent ticket was vomiunted, ropresenting diiforent arts of tho btate, dificrent occupetions aud interests, snd different natfonalisics ; & gencrnlty-nccepia- Vle platform was ndopted ; snd the party thor- ouglly ronniicd, dotermined to orgamzo and work to alepossert tho bogus Raformaty and GALN CONTROL OF THE £TATE. Tho acticu of the Cenvention reccived a more geueral and bearty indorsemont than ever be- fore, with boraly n bresth of fault-tuding, sod » general dikportion was showu fo take hold ang clect ity kot ‘The Dewocrats oponed thelr batteijen of falso- tood oud ubuse o socio of the Bepublicsn can- didates ; bug their firo bes proved iweflectual, sud bas been ucarly stlenced, ‘The worat thing thoy could 1ind to nay nbout our candidate for Govornor, liarnkon Ludivgton, was o cry that be was & ** Know-Nothiug,” aud to quotz tn him the Koow-Nothing vath snd obuoxioun Kuow-Nothirg expressionn, Lecause, for a Joke. bis nawo wee put. ¢n o Fillmose Electoral ticket In 1856, when he was o supporter of Freont. Dhis ery Lag lost its terrors, bowever, In view of tho fact that Mr. Ludiugion’s immcdinte constit- tents, who aro durgely foreigucts, have thown their disbelisf in his ertainiug auy progerip- tive noticus, by votiumyg for and ciecting lim ovor forcignets whoso politics wero moro in necord with their own; aud the further fact that Mr. Ludiogion, in tho bestowment of places within his gift, Los given o Inrue chare of thom to men who were born in other laads. Maj, Baetz, our cauai late sor State Treasurer, wag assailed becauce, ot tho timo of tho grest punie fu 1873, Lo happoned to buve omo movey dorosited fu benls which fsiled, especially asum of $10,600, et tho requeat of tho Tressurer of 1ue Stato Hoxpital for the Insane, in the Bank of Madieon Lero, in winch ha was -uterosted, but which was unatlo to stand the pressuro, Though it was clearly ehown that had made good bis accounts with the State, and It biad not Jost & cont, tho cuanges wers rung of the cnormity of Lis baving $10,000 of the Btato's monoy in s ** rotten Lank," till one day Kr. Hollasrk, of the Corn Exchango ank of Waupun, disappoared, and it wos found that the Reform Warden of tho Blate Prison D $10,000 1¥ A ** ROTTEN DANK" TIERE. Binco then that iseuo hes beon dropped,—ah the moze readily, too, Lbocause it aypoared that the preacnt Btute Treasuror was pursuing the 1mo policy, and keeping doposits not oaly in ther pooplo's banks, but, tu a large amouat, in ono wheroof be was chiof owner. & shung effort ias boen niade to excite proju- dice, cupocially among biy_conntrymen, aguiost the Republican Cllfl]lgllo tor Hoeretary of Stato, Hauw B. Warnor, on the allogod ground that Lo was erowded on the Couveution nstead of other Norwegians who would bave becn mors acceplable; whoreas, no ono else who would no- ecpt had any considerable number of supporters iu the Conveuliou, aua the Norwegiauy of the Dorthweszoru part of the State, where he fa best known, warmly supported, uim ; aad on the fur- ther claim that ho was nat & it represontative of tho Norwegian naticnality, becwuse ho was brought up by & Gormau, and hsd pot distlnct- fyely identified himael? with his countrymou,— it belng oven asserted that Lo was not & Nor- wegian at all, and could not wiite aud spoak the luigusgo, The facta have beon developod slowing his Norwegian birth, his orphansge, the creditable and pacriotic manner in \'h‘flllid had worked bis way and won honor and csteem suiong his countrymen snd all who kuew him; a0d, wherever he hi I i g goes, his appoarance sifvuces In vy B ow of the above faots, the Republicans Q00D GROUND TO NOPE FOR BUCCEAS fnthis falls campaign, sgaines oven a united Opposition, Furtbormore, nearly all the llo- pullicans who, diecouragad by wrongs withiu thair own party, a8 Liborals in 1872 or Roforu- s in 1873, joined hands with the Democrsts, #ro roturning to the Republican fold,—almost tho only exceptions being those who have ou- \ained or espect offica from thielr now allics, Thay bavo sson the empliuess of Reform profes sloos, and the dangers of slloming the Democ- racy to gain control of tha destiniea of the patlon, 'Iuey are alarmod, t0o, by the demands of ome of the Democratio orgens of the Htalo, —amoog other things, the eatiro zopeal of tho Registry law, vow limited 1o citica and vil- lages; ‘the further removal of restrictions on the ssle of liguor; the abolitlon of tue Blate Board of Oharlties and Refarms, whase Oversight of the charitable and peoal institu- tioos of the Btate haa baen productive of so much good; an inflstion of the currency, after the manner of the Oblo Democracy,—aad can- cluded that the best place to work for noeded civil reforms is in the ranks of the Republiosn party, 1t"the Democraoy of the State wera - onu and enthusisstic, thoy could apdly eegast $0 anccesd in thiv Htate this fall. Such’ & com. binstion of hetorogeneous elements ay secured S0 unexpected triumph two yoans ago CANNOT AGAIN BE FORMED, Notes cannot again bo obtained on the false Pretenses of two years sgo; uor is the Whisky og in poaition now, ss tlen, to upoud it teus of thousands of dollars to seure the suc. Cess of ita frionde, #omo of whom were sup- 8t the sawo time by those professing mpernce, Nor can the influonce of a pow- 4 :dul Tilroad corporstion be secured to lubor )?lelhu with (isugers for tho same ticket, 23t for years have there beou such division ad wirife among the Domocracy of tho State : #ow, The Admiulstistion Laviug determio- fiat {ts members wlall bo renominated, .‘},‘,“m“ and outapoken opposition to the cou- by ‘Iflhhw'u’ of tho presout iucompetont ‘;‘I bas bosu daveloped, sud will not down at 138 bidding of auy men. ‘Thoro have been mut- "ogu of discontent for s longtimo, sud cursos, ot [oud s Gt;n;f %n have besn visited ou the 'ftleo, ‘aylor Mimoat ever alnse he went e resson was that be tound it im- THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE possible o keep tho promisen Lo hadmade of giving paying places an tho reward of mapport T easo of Auccenn s mud o i opeuly aceised of treactory and falsohood I rosant to appoint. ments, Tho grievanco of Sat Ciavl, who wanted to bo fmirond Commisioner or State-Poson Warden, is of thia claxs. Othors, howaver, wero DISOUSTED AND IEIMLIATED at the bearing and tho action of the man whom thioy hiad clovated abovo his capacily or sxpecta- tionw. Thore in listdly & prowducnt Demociat hero at tho Capital who hna not rejeatediy and emplintically —oxprensed Iis dinsatisfaction. Most, howaver, concluded that ho had made s much capitsl among tho masses, who dul not Luow Jim so wail aa thoso who saw moro af bim, out of the subjugation of tho railronds, that, wonk 8 110 wag, he waa their strongeat man, and his ronomination waa itovitable, ‘Thers wero somo, howevor, who could not aeo it inthar light, and s few of thom mot fo il wankeo s fortnight ago to coneult aa_to whal could be dono about ft. They found the Uor- ernor's Private Hecretary at their piace of meot- g, to mpot thom ; but they met notwithatatd- aig, and, supposiug they sero by tiemselves, ox- pransed their omnhm ‘of is incapacity and utic worthincen in [anguage that was oxtremaly plain, and was quilo shocking when put i priut nost l'numlnnrll»yn wehitel smang thom takiu' notes. Those participating in tbo meoting, capecially thoso unqualifiedly fllvpcn!cll 10 tho GovOrROr's ranomination, wero denounced without ntiot by Lis orpans in’ Milwaikoo,—which, by the way, quarrel butween themsolven like cats and dops,—- and by his porsoual vrgan here, na if they biad no 1ight to expreas au opinjon or to uppoto his con- tinusuco whero he was bringing roproach on his party aud the Btate, "Thus sroused their iro, and a fow, who could not Lo clasred as soroheads, drew up & ducamort peveraiy arnigning the Governor, to which thoy afiixed their names, 310 now tho vials of wrath have beet emptied on tham. They still live, howevor, sud pro- poso to FIOIT IT OUT TO THK MITTER END, Thos showed up vory cleatly bow unsise and icions was tho Governors courso in the roflruad controversy: how uatle lie is for s stution ;s how hml cconomy th“ inly beon confinod to reducing Lo siarvation :‘:geivum pay of cwmployes al.out tho Cavitol,— Wekels, by tho way, has s incensed the leboriug Slunken hero that Lliey vow vongeauco; and mako other pomts ayaiost him. ‘fhey mlght bave 2ddod bt many of his appointmouts to our Stato Inetitutions have beou of tho pioat un- Worthy cliaractor, und have bred o much mis- ehiof in these institubions—ss fn tho Industiial Rehool ot Waukesha, the Doaf aud Dumb Ingti- tute at Dolavan, tha Lustiteto for tho Blind at Jancsville—thiat tho friends of our ate chari- tab'e, ponal, and educational inatitutions feel it juost bazardous to their welfare to have him coutinued in power. . Hinco tho pronunciamonto roforrod to. the editor of the ouly Damacratic Norwegian paner in tho Btate, tho Liberale Liemokrat, hiny become dingusted with Domoeracy when expounded to meen support of Tavior for ruior, aud has #old ous, nnd now the Governor's organ tectus with abuse of bim. Every day, Democsats alioxa time, monoy, and efforts buve heretofore been freely given to aid the party, declare thoy WILL KOT LIFT & FINGER it ‘Taylor is renomiuated, as they forebodo ho will e, Such rovelations aro threatened by 1hoso who bhave boen Letind the seenies ws must malio it very unpleasant for His Excolloucy it he is agam put on tho course at Milwaukee uoxc weel:. ‘1he disstTection 1 much more wido- sproad and doap-seated thisn Jio supposes. Thero is somo epecial opposition, here and oleowhern, capecially mnong s viwn conntes- wew, to thio renommation of Secrotary Doyle, who s acousod, iu a three-column article, by an Qabkost Democrat, of groes maifoasance, i allowing Iuxurance Computics to transact busi- nens in tho Btato contrary to law. Avother elomont of dicord will bo the Chair- mauship of the Btato Committee, unless Nail- road Commuesioner Laul mngnsmmoubl{ do~ clines & coutivunnce. State-Ucologist Wight, many of the Germans, sud others, vigorously op:noso bis te-cloction. . ‘I'uoso best posted on tho political situation aro counidens 1hiot, with reasonabla efforts ou the part of Hopublicrus, whatover the action of tho Convention at Milwatkes, the Domocratio party will be defeated in Nuveniber by u8 }arge & ms- Jority aa it Liad fu ite {avortwo yeurs 950, LCw. e sy FINNEY AND MASONRY. To the Iditor of The Chicago Tritune: Waratoy, Iil, Au My attention baa been colied to Tz TRIDuNE's omission, in ity Notico of Chatles G. Fiuney, lato Prosidont of Obailin College, and known sod honored more widely then almoss any other Christisn wmivistor of his ago, of any meution of his sentiments and writings on Secret Sociotles. To omit from au othierwiso full catelogue Mr. Fiuney's book on Froc-Masonry, it an wtentiousl omiaston, would bo damaglog 20 tho credit of & publio journal for fairnoss and mosapuper integnty. It s pro- sumod thot your ofiteaiou wee not such, but tuat you will be glad to have me eay to your roaders eoncerumg this truly great mon that, 1witiated aud miado a Master Masou iu early lifo, 110 said to o, ** As s00n 1# L wes converted to Cbrivt, wmy moral naturo loutlicd i¢, suy I imme- dimoly domauded wy dischorgo from tho Lodge." "Tls was before thao desth of Blorgan. tlo ook mo pare in the pohtical Anti-Masonry which lolowed. But when, after tho fall of 1500 Lodges by thuge discussious, ho saw tha Order returniug io popularity snd power, ho wrate aud publizhed ** Fiunoy on Masoury,” ono of tho sllest books Lo ovor wrote, and which was omitted by TUE TRIUNE writor in giviog & list of Lls works, Very respectiully yours, ete., J. Braseuann, i e THE POWER THAT ENDURES. Amidst the changing sceries of time, 1311 Arctic euld una Fropio clime, Uninoved by bate or fuar 3 Tuvugh natiun Tive, oF notion wane, hougn eewy recedo, or mountalu-cliala Disaolvo aud dissppear.— Thero dwells 8 powes thal till serono Tough Time grow ol ; for, hiulo and green, It to.ls trnmortal youtl. Tuln power, that wiasures timo and spaco, Nor moriat knows its natul place, 1s Truth—unchanging Troth, It knew tho firat.croated star; 1t saw the punliglt trom uiar Bpread ot b primal gloom; It saw tuo deluged Estth wrise; It waw great latel ueat the skacs, And aicet ita wudden doow; 1t kaew thie Pharuchy, sous nid stre,— 1t saw tho last of the expire, ‘Aud stood bestdu bis bier; 1t wus tho hand slong the wall 1n prond Lowbaziars bauquet-bially That apresd appelling fear, It saw carved out the Theban gatcs, "o wouder of tho World's extates, Aud eramble all ulone ; 1t gruund snore fiuely than the mills Of ail the Gods on Jiome's proud Lulls 1t know tho Canaru' throuo { It walked with Patriarcta of yore; "Ewas with the Judges whn they 'wore Their rabes from passlon frev; Time's scroll to Prophets it unrolled Whon they of wonders prest fussiold Tio dislaut years ubould sco. 1t beard tho Man of Love sud Tears Discourse to glad or doubiing cank 1tow wouls 1rom guiit miebl 189 3 1t beard I apeak tho August Naioo, And to s listeners proclai, “*The Truth aball wako you freo,” "T{u thts tho candid ever neek *Lwan ot alone for Ktole Greok Nor for tho favored Jo “Fip Janor to 10 Fuco aloue,— No Enipiro Lolds It for its own,— No lavguoge, old of uew, Tta Leritage (e with tho Justt 1ta guidatico they securcly trust ‘Wi battlo fur tho gt & 1t Is the pillared cloud Ly day, The abaft of flame that loads thio way “Through Error's somibro lght t 14 i tho toimpasa and ite sar § ¥I1a Futue thiat slander cauot war g “Fis Wisdao's aol(d grouud ¢ For it tho atudent’s ol} burna low , With it, Art's greud orostions glowy "Tis Muaic's perfect sound 1t s the ring of mwetal pure; 1t ia thio Isndmark, irm oud sare, T'he beacon on the bill; 1t ia the fountatn, sirong and clear; "Liu day and nighi, sacl season, year, That Thuo's procesulon fll, As graudly ou it spreads ite sway, The sounds of discord dlo away, Nor auclent feud remal Tt quards the weak, controls the strong, ends (be Right,'coudeinns the Wroog, o And each just oalue maintatus, 1t tells Bow all, though small o gres Or poor or aizble in s, o b ‘rom oue All-Fatlier cau Aud they who shun thia d T aid o sud aud belplces L 0 sweot roward sy Let Truth by theu our uoLieat slmy 1 every actiou let its vame Our copstant. It tuny Lo for & tuie O'ercast § ear tot, true soul, for, a4 the laat, 1o wing the victory, A¥, 4, or Usitow LobaxNo, 9, 1, 0, 0, P, Gov. Trldea {4 » bacholor, sad worth 5 €00, If Lio should Lppen a"».:r.%..%%".“.‘i‘.. dent he would probably have no difioulty in ding sams weoan 10 WALsy bikt —Jndidnagols L] COPPER. The Michigan Legislative Excur- slon to the Upper Pen= Insul, A Visit to the Cnlumet and Hecla Mine, tho Riche:t in the World. Taking a Trip to {he ILower Reglonge-- Descending 800 Feet on & ¢ Man-Euglue? — s Tho Operations of Drilling, Blasting, Stamp- ing, and Smelting, some Stupendous Stulistics---A Mine that Has Pald $6,250,000 in Dividonds. sspecial Correrpandenceof The Chicnzo Tribune. ANR Arvon, Bich, Ang, 31. @ copper- wines of Lake 8uperior are THE WONDER OF THF, WORLD, Their vast rosources ato perhaps unequaled by thoso of any otber businesa of likn dirmousions, ana cortainly far aurpses all other remults iu minink. Untold ages of timo Lave swept by while thia great storehouss of wealtti han Loen locked up from mau, and it I8 but recently that tho door Lias been opened aud the conteuts ro- vealed. Au elsowhere, and at other times, tho great world bias Keps in Teserve fin irensnres il needed ; 50 hore, in vaults from which * thioven 4o nat break throngh and steal,” whe has kept a cappor-tund in reserse, but ready for delivery on demand, Copper ia not s thing of modern times, how- ever. Wo read that it was one of tho FIRST METALS ENOWN T0 MAN, and that Tubal-Cain wae “an fustructor of every artiflcer in brass and ron.” Job tells us that “Iron i8 taken outof ihe earth, and Lrass is malten out of the stone.” Tho rulera of Egypt worked & copper-mina fu the Foninsuls of Biusi in tho fourth dynaaty, It was uwsed by tho Kyr- {av, Phamicians, Greeks, and Romane, jn the manufscturo of monutmcuts avd statues of brouze. It roguired 900 eameln to carry away the pieces of bronze trom the Colossus of Rhodes, nitte centuries aftor this structure had been tumbled into the dust. Obrcure races before tho Indian used this meta), ay sliown by tho rolics now aud then turned up from tho soil. Tho Aztecs of Mexico used it 1n their chisols and axes; 1t Las beon fouud, sccordig to Proa- cott, fn Iargo, hialf-finisbed blocks of granite, in tho quarrien of Mitla, The Peruvinns and Sean- dinavisns employed it for various uses ; and au- ciont coius overywhoro were made of coppor, Our aucoators employed 1t for purpoacs that we cau- not, ay wo find the Dlible full of roferences to its use in chainy, pillary, lavers, mirrors, helmets, gpears, ote. Evan bows of copper were used by thein. Tuey must have known some secret of alloving or tempering which wo do not possess, About the ouly miues iu the world tuat ARE WORKED WITIt PROFIT aro those at Lake Buperior. Beforo tho year 1842, this was u wild, almoss inaccesei- blo region, occupied by the lo- dipna and wild Leasts, Irou and copher were 8o abundant that tho savage found them upon the surface of the ground, sud fash- {oned them into tools he told the white man of their oxisteuco when the Iatter camo to this region. After 1844, tho country was rapidly explored and soitled by Eoglsh sdventurers, Dr. Doug- las Iloughiton, the Btato Go ologist, was the Tirat to call attention to tho wealtls of coppor here. Ia 1845, tbo CIMT Mine was openod, aud the work of copper-mining really begau. Tho richest deposits lie on Loweenasw Pomt, and tho mont fortunato of the mines at preeent aro the Calumot and Ilecla, which in reahity sre oue. The Legislative excvrsion party_ visited thia misne, aud, as ove of the company, I tried to got o truo idea of Its oxtent, and of the manoer of itawerk, Althougls a portraval by s feablo pen must comparo 1gnobly with the reality, vet 1 sball etato eimply focts that will berdiv be credited, wo oatouldluogly productive ia this Rreat enterpriso. OIENING OF THE OBEATERT MINE IN THE WORLD. Thoe Calamet aud Hecls Mo was opeued in 1807,—ono baving beeu dircovered in tin placo two yoars bofure by Edward J. Hulburt, Tt soon roveald tho fact that tho mine was to bo a profitable ono, Heavy capatalista were introduced to it, aud their money wag invested. A Company was organized with a capital stock of 80,000 shares at a par valuo of #45 por mhare; 84,000,000 was cxpended in cquippiog tho mive, and 450,000 in building stamp-milly. Some shares chauged hands at an carly day at €5 eacti; but the Compauy waus con- fident of succoss, and kept carnestly mad ateadily at wark, To-day thoso ehares cannot bo bought for €150 each; in fuct, thir awnors cannot bo induced to part with them st auy roasonshle price. Quincy A. Shaw, of Bus- ton. is Presidont of the Compauy, and Alexander Agsasiz 14 ono of the largest stockholders, Mr, Agesaiz apont last year at tho mino, with his family, Tho work 18 superivtonded by Air. J, N. Wright, who gots tho comfortable esalary of £10,000 o yoar. Although, as nready etated, tho two mives are viriuslly ono, cach keeps & wepa- rate account of its prodncts and exj:enses, and 18 lookod aftor by fis own euburdinate Buperin- tandent. Upwards of 2,600 MEN ARR EMPLOYED by the Company, aud the mincs support a pap- ulation of 5,000 poople. Mauy of the workmen bavo familios, aud their bomes maks the thrive 1ng and boautitul Villago of Calumet. 1t wos & matter of surprise to find Lere such & town, with iis botols and busiyess-Lousew, and, abovo all, a magmficout school-building of etoue sud wood, just completed st a cost of §75,000 or 880,000, It took away all ideas of ** wilderness " and ‘*aboriginoa” ‘that bad been ditting through tho mtnds of those visitors. Oue thousaud men work underground ju drilliug snd blasting the rock and in losdiug it into cars, in rhich 1t {8 bauled to tho surfaco, A DESCENT INTO A MINE, 1 was fortunato enough to b one of a party of six to tako a trip la tho * lower regions.” Tho other members of the party woro Prof, C. K. Adums, ot Michigan University; the Iiou. Claslea W. Clisbee, of Cassopolls, Heador in tho House of Represontatives at Weabingion ; the Hou. 1, G. D. Holden, Becrotary of Stato ; C. O, Allison, of ~the Nalwonal JDemocrat, 'Casu- and Charles A, Brodie, repre- sentative of tho Dotroit Free Press, The par- ¢£ did not Imagine that they were on tho road to that fabled Hades whichi Xuess visited, for nothiog on the way suggested it but tha down. ward movaent aud the blackest darkucss. In- stead of increasing warmth tho characteristics of \bo atmosphere woro cold snd dawpness. Bofoge estering, wo wora clad fu miners’ suits and provided with candles, one lighted and 1o the hand, while tho other rosted in one of our capacious pockots, to be usod in emergency. Thio deuccut was made for 800 foot on A **MAK-ENGINE," which ls perfectly safe, and works somewhat as follows: ‘Timboers § or 8 inches ars aro bolted together at tlhe ends, till ous contiuuous piece ls obiained lony enough to resch the required dis- tance futo the miuve. This rests npon wheels, which move en tho [nclined plane of the shaft of the mive, ‘T'he wholo is operated by steam-pow~ or, aud is drawn upwerds about 20 foet, and then sllowed to return slowly. This alturnate motion of up sud down s allit bas; but by ita side 18 anothor of like coustruction aud “movement excopt that thls moves upward, whils the ~ other f““ downward, aud vico versa, Those timbers, at distances of 10 feet or theroabouts, ara surmounted by platforms large enough for a maa to stand upon, ‘I'ke passenger steps upon ove of theso, aud descends 20 fees ; then, stopping to the aprnus platform, which i ready (o receive him, ho goos till farther on his way; aud, lu the course of ton minutes, hias 1eaclied tho bottom. ('%‘L\l otlier 600 feot is traversod o ladders, "lis mode of descout fs easy aud very safe, No one, unless escesdingly Loedless, can meet with an sccident; and yet, we wero told by our guides that miuers wuoliave worked bere for years never rode upon this + ougine” without fear, and that many times they have preferred to ollmb the whole di tance on Indders. On lauding at the bottom, we were conducted thraugh the dril dlrections, aud ehown thio various proc 5 DUILLING AND TLASTING. While it takes bours to farce s drill with sledge- hamoera iuto the solid rock, » drill cperated by compressed air doos the work in a few minutes. Both methods are osed. The rook, when blasted, is in lsrye wmasses of tons' weight. Theso ~ are rolled inlo oare and hsuled out of the mine on the luchined raliway by stesm-powar, The whole systam of work {4 60 parfact that the wotkman 1hs tatue hag bus 0 bud u bell-rot+ tigualing SATURDAY 1 operator at the en thia oro Ktar:s on ita upaard never ween tho (oad hin Dbun eaused to ba banlal up, and ot with perfect acenracy, guided by & enln heforn him, o rine it out of the mino npou an elovated track, and cansea it to bo dumped into railroad-cars below, which in turn carry the oro to the stamp-mill or to tho *crusher.” As wo grope alont the dark recesson of tho ming, wo sre impresscd by the deep darkness, which onr kinglo ights cannot penetrate farthar than & fow feet, and by the awlal stilinees an wa linten, broken only by tho shont of some tnek- 1nnn an bio jushies hin Inad of cra along the drift, or by soma distant binst, yot the rcrne in indo- weribably Leautiful anonr lights aro retlected from tho glittering sutfaces of the copper- cryatals, ‘The men at work hero ara mastly Welsh, who aeem to have a spocisl iking for thin buniness. Thavwork by the fathonuand earn from 870 to #%0 amonts, Thin mine is well sup.plied with frests sir, and is quito freo from waler; it canoot bo & very unhealthy placo to work. THE KTANIMILLY aro full of intorext, for here the copper is sepa- rated from the refuse, DPoweriul machinery pouads the are to the consletency of powder, whien, by & freo yss of water and rinves, the cops ser 1 frecd from tho other material, Much of t. of course, ix vory fine, but molid nug- gets of uaveral pounds’ weight are often obtamed. fut into barreis, it than goes to tha &meltivg-furnace, and 1 wabjerted to transformation into ingots, bara and piater, when it i ready for the markot. Mont of it is vhipped to Lastern cittes, wnoro it #ells far A prico varging fiem 22 to 45 cents s lm""d' Tho wtamp-milis of the Calumet and ecla Companies are locatod 5 mi from their mine, and on the bank of Torch Lake. A ratle rond connects the wo, fording quick ard essy communication, "I'ha vewn of copper worked by this Company rang nearly noith and Bouth on Kewee- paw Point, and extends into the earth at an sugle of 36 degreos, and to s depth immeasurablo, go far as is known, Tie mcress- ing depth of tho mine shown no dimiution tho quantity or quulity of tho ore. The ven varien in thickness f1om 12 to 15 fret. It Lag liecen worked over & distance of 1 mile Iu length. o i known to bo a8 good for suotuer milo, Tho mine is practically inexhauatible, IMPORTANT TATIREICH, Tho follnwing statistics will corroborate all {hiat has bHeew kit anont the magnitudo of thin This operator mine: lu it declared a_ dividend of 21,200,000, and ity total dividends bave Dbeen £6.430,000. During the year onding July 1, 1867, it produced 635 tovs and 465 ruunuu of oro. Tho 1vcrearo from this amonnt bas beon mradual, till, during the year onding Dac, 31, 187, 9,750 tons wezo raised. Tho total product of the mine during the four year pre- ceding and {ncluding 1473 was over 32,973 tons, and thero Liave been takon from the mino, since its opening to the cloeoe of 1871, 42950 toua. ‘Fho whols amount of dividends declared by all the paying miucs to thecloks of 1873 18 £13,720.~ 000, and tho whole amount of copper-ore raigod up to 1874 i 195,028 tone. ‘The auncxod tablo shows tho amount of iu- got-capper produced in tlia region sinco tho firat mines wera opoued, snd ity total value, Tho rapid iucioase in ita jroduction will also Vo notieod : Apyrozimale statement of ingot—copper produced, and ua value: Value, w0 400,00 261000 500 P TN L. MO83 $54,500,83) Tuat thiv business in destined to becomo a leading one in tho couutry, if not already so. thero 18 no doubt. 1t {5 to be boruo tn mind that mining in tho Upper Peuinsnln 1s still in its fufancy. Tho Companirs are just beginning to got familiar with their work, and ¢o aro becom- ing able to maio tho most of their opportunis tics. "I'hiera is 1o indication of exhaustion yet, nor probability that the work of centuries csn ma- terially diminieh the 'npl{"lly of this vast mtore- Moueo of wealth, Tuo bueiness will oxalt not only the Grent Northwest, but especially our onn State; aud it is quite likely that tho most Jiveral mid will bo prauted by the authorities Lereaftor in developing this region, G. . B. THE LIQUOR QUESTIOXN. A Mcmorial to Congre: To the People of Indiana : The nccompany- ing memorial to Congress 1 herewith wibmitted to tho votors aud womon of Indinon for their siguaturcs. It specificatious wero detormined by tho lato Hinte Tempersnce Cenvention, and the Executive Board of tha Woman's Christian Temperance Union fustructo] to propare the memorinl sud iswue it for signatures. It is the liope of thoso who havo thin matter most at heart, that it may be presented to overy man and woman in fudians, sud ga to Cungress this win- tor with tho name of & majority of tho votors m;l 'tlm Stato, and 88 many of tho womel a8 pos- wblo. Forward all names to Mra. 7. G. Wallaco, No, 274 North New Jomwoy stroot, Iudianapolis. Lefore Dee. 1, 1875. The Hon. William Baxtor to repressnt the temporauce voters, Charlos F., Cofiiu the Btato charities, the Rey. Dr. J. 1. Bayliss the charchics, and Mrs. Z. G, Wallace the women of lodiana, were appointod a committeo by the Stato Con- vention, to present tbis momorial at Washing- ton during the coming winter. It ia alwo con- templated asking the co-operation of the other aightaen Statoa organized under tue Woman's Clinatiun Tomperauce Union, in s similar me- morial. [ns, 7. Q. WALLACE, Pres't, Miss Auserra Horr, Cor. Soc'y, © Woman's Christian Temparanco Union, of Indi- aus. MPMORIAL. Ta the Honorable Senate and Hotss of Representatices f the Uniked Sates, in Conaress arsembled s Wizneas, The liquor traflo is fraught with ovil to the property, loslth, homes, lives, and poaco of our aitizons ; sud Wursras, (ovornmenta are institoted to soe curo the peace, prosperity, sud woll-being of th- citizen; thoreforo, Wa, the undersigned citizens of the State of Indiata, horoby pray your honorable body— Firsi—To appaint & commission to inveat- gato and report the effocts of tha liquor trafic in tho United States, on the bealth, intelligence, industry, prosperity, crimo, and pauperism of the fndividinls ; also upon taxation, revanue, sud the goveral wollaro of the country, Second—1To prohibit the importation of alco- hiolie liquors from foralgn countrios, Third—To prohibit tho msuufacture sod ssle of alcobotio liquota &a a beverage tn the Distnct of Columbis, in the Territories of the United Htates, sud all_places whore Cougress exarcisos exclunive logislation. Fourth--1o sequire totsl abstinence from alcholio liquors aa a beverage, ou the part of all ofticials and subordiuates 1n the elvil, mili- tarv,and navsl service of the United Btates. And wo will continue to pray, B ELAINE'S 5ONG TO LANCELOT. Yea! Taball slcep, Teed not thia idle sobbing : Sued o'r my sl e love-lglt of your eyus, Soou, woon tils hoart ahall ceaso fia painful throb- Livg, To seck tho soundices sea and ajlent ekien, Blovp, ureawmles sleep, will como forever utore, 1 Wit helther past 0 mourn, nor future to deplore, Yea! Ishall aleep. The nightingale is singin, A \Loru Las deeply plorced her guntlo breas Thoao troubled totes within my soul are rivging, Hut I must shortly sleep, sud ahe muust reat. God hiears thy plant, aweot Philomel: He hears, X2 o han heard tio plaint of men through sil the years, Yoa | 1 must aleop, Too long the day Liss tar Al‘lfl olu! too usrd the ways of flnd’lnd mul..d' Though brave the Leart, aud groat the Lopo it carried, 1o vain its longiug wish 107 happinoes has bosn, Dut T cap rest 1o this aweet, allent And thow wilt say, lieloved, softly, e welt,” Litir Laxs, —_— NEW TANNING PROCESS. ectat Corresyondence of The Chteayo Tribune, Dgs Morxes, 1a., Aug, 80.—lowa will soon be Indepondent of oak-forests and hemlock-uwawps. A new process of taunlog leather, by using the tanning-plant instead of bark, has o fully teutod, and proved wuccessful. Ona ton of the plant = will tan pounds of lesther, which I8 mora than tue same 1ght of bark will do. Dsrk costs out €13 por ton, tha plant nok to exceed 85, and the ter produces & r quality of leatber. Ibe plant grows wild In this Btate inlarge quantities. In a singla tract in the western pare of the Blatu there la over 15,000 acrav, which will produce 8 tous tothescre. Iowa now has the mesus to make its own loather, Tl process of tsuning {8 precisely the same as wish bark, excaps tLad the julce of sho plant, produded by steamlog, 18 weed Lustasd of basky ~TWELVE "~ PAGES, VICINAL. Waukesba Enjoying the Late Freaks of the Weather-Clerk---Roses Bloom- ing a Becond Time, Shipments of MInaral Waters-~=Dullness In Real Estale---Late Arrivalge-- The Dodge Club, Events at 8t. Ubarles and Geneva—A Wed- ding and a Picnic—Peraonal Notes. WAUKESHA, 03 1N THE BUADE. Spectal Correapondrnce of The Chieago Tribune, Waukesna, Wis., Bept, 2.~ Have wo not made a mistako I our reckoulug, aud does not our calondsr noed revising again? Burely, for the Ieet fow days tho warmth of midsummer las been upon us rather than the cool broezes of au. tnmn, 'Tho vegetation that ten days ago shiv- ered in the cold 18 now shrivelod with the boat; sud tho roses, somaof thew, thinking that sam- mer haa como agaiu, aro bloaming for the second (ime. ‘The cooling owers this moruing are ius deed refresbiog, Fishing-parties 1o Pewaukes Lako are ail the rage just now, and extravagatt succoss is ro- ported by the dirciples of Hir Isasc. Lakeside was full Iast woek ; 120 spent Hunday there. PIOGRESS, ‘Yo Carney Opera-tHouso in nearly complated, o there i littlo doubz but that it will meoc tho want 50 loug felt of & nuntable placo for public amusements. ‘The Luli proper in 70 by 38 foet : the gallery and dress-circlo extond around thres siden, sud the ouliro weating capacity is som tlang over 600, Lue attention Las oeen given to tho acoustics and veutilation of the room. The utago in well srrapged. The bcencry was dewigued by Mr, Frank 5kiff, of Cuicago. The goueral good offect of tho wholo is largely due to the taste sod wkill of ir C, 8. Hartwell. of this piace, who received the contract for the woodwork. Qur citizovs will appreciate tho business euterprise of Mru. E. . Carney that hay farnisied a hail so neat and desirable. We may expect s groat improvo- ment in the nomber and style of our public en- tertsinments now that wo Lave #0 inviting a placo iu which to see and be socn. REAL BATATE. Thera Liaa beon cousiderable butlding golng on during the summer. Growth and progress are nsmifout on every side. At the samo time, many of tho most desirable placos are ufTered for sale, and it 14 & watter of aurprivo among the visitors that, lu so thriving » town. woch should be the case, The high prices at whi..: propetty i held, and the fact that scarcely auy suies aro actually Je, probabiy explsive b, Owners wouid bo perfectly williug to dispose of their property at » landsome advantage, sud with the profity put up modern houdos, whila purchasers prefer to build to suit thewsalves, rather thao buy old Loures st exorbitant pricée. It ia uoticeablo that there are no buildings walliug for oceu pauts ; scarcely & vacanot room can bo found iu il town. The plank walks that Lave recentiy been laid in” different parts of the village ate a prest improvement ou the rough stone blocks that lave ro long lardened the eolos of thia wou'' community. “Tne old walks forn an ex: .t foundation for she pow onos; and, thoul i. acows too bad to cover up the curious old fussits. and tho gras Browing between tho cracks jn such & pictur- eaque way, tho board walks are vasily better snd mura comtortabio. HCHoLS. ETC, The Union School sud Carroll College oponed this week,—tho former undor tho charge of Mr. W, J. Bowen, and tho latser with Prof, W. L. Rankines Principal. Tho wmauy friends avd patrons of tho Cotlogs oxpect kreater prospenty aud success {or the iustitutios than ever beforo. It aima to Le & thorough acadomy aud tral schiool for teachers, The course of y in very sitractive, User seventy-tive stu- deuts havo been enrolled. It is confidently hoped that the endowment fuud will be woil under way before the year closes. Tho Milwaukeo Districe iothodiet Confer- once is in senvion horo this week, Tho Rov. Mr. Btowe, Presidiug Eldor of the district ; the Hev. 3ir. Haddock, of Racino ; the Rev. Mr. Hoskiue, ot Milwaukee, and many others, are prewent. Yesterday aftornoon quite s livaly discussion followed sn esssy mupon tho **Atouement,” wnitton by tho Rev. W, E. Walker, of Pewaukee. NOTES. Tho Rev, Mr. Erown, of Oconomowoc, preached 1n the Daptiat Church last Buudsy evening, giving sowe account of the labors of Moexrn. Noody aud Sankey. The Rev. Mr. Martin, of Mazomanie, aod the Rev, Mr. Fassctt, uf Miltou, are spending a fow duys here. The Hon. Vornon Tichenor bas gone to Iows to visit lis son, Mr, Frier and 3, King, of Chicago, Jave been at W. 8. Green's., The Hon. C. G, Hesth was in town laat week. Tuo Hon, Chiaries G. Williams, M. C., speut & fow dags at Waukosba lataly. Three bighwaymen sttewpted to rob the ear from Ocovowowoo last ‘fuesdsy. ‘They mote captured thio vame day, and lodged in the County Jmil vosterday. Thoy wore taken back to Qeono- mowoe for tral. The enmmet-lime, when pearly sll who pat. rouizo mumeral waters nre off to tho spriogs. and drinkivg 8t fountaw-bead, is the poorcst 4ims - for whipmonts; but about 2,000 bLarrels of Bethosda have been ordered from different parts of the couu- try during the last four months. Bomatting over 200 arrivals at the various hotels are reported an tho lsst Flawdealer. A jargo pumber are from Chicsgo ; among are the following : ¥. 1, Chusse, H. B, Jameson, I L. Williws, P. 3. ealy, ¥, H. Qoirk, Willam F. Boumn, Mre. Thoru: to, Miwe Efnstoits, J, [, Bracken, D, Treecuer, Mrs, Josepls MacDonala, N. B. Drowsead, J. ¥ Hsrds, George Keer, John Alston and wafe, slisa Annis Alswa, . tou, Charles Heper, W, I, Hraflord, e, L. Jatia and ‘son, Mim Nins Kent, H, B i, Towry aud daughier, Chatles Fardy 3bd i Farga, iss, Oifbarty Ar M, Daw;d. Av Davel ud wile, £ W, Noyea i wife, To, M, Taglor, D. A, Gagy, ¥, Al Hall, Gals, Charlea J, Whie, J. C. Carroll, D. Audrede, W H, Androws, Mise Wiipjle, Mrv, W. ¢, Dlusts, Misy'A, AL Blues, Col. (fearge T, Cline, THE WUOLEN #ACTODY. Bometimes wo Liave 10 go awsy from home to sea outsclves a8 others ses us. Iu a lato Mil- waukee paper occurs_ tho followiug prragraph caucerning oue of tlhe leading interests of village : ‘The woolen-mill a¢ Waukesha, ous of the beet man- the sged and most pruBtable’ nauufsctories in the ftate, has never ceased runuing up 1o its fullest’ cupacity during wll the hard times, Under tho very able management of ir. itchard Htreet, thio Buperintendent, tha finest canslineres, ¢tc,, aro turned out, ‘During the yoar e sutll will conaimss at lesat 180,000 of Yool ‘Tl valll employs seventy ands, and peys out upwards of $2,500 8 ponth I fle pay-roll, Al Htrest Wika just comploted & contract of 000 alawls for Fleld, Leiter & Co., of Chicsyo, e Las now in Lis Toams & sarie lot of entirely niew patterns of cassimeres and coatinge for winter wear, Tbe products of this Lianuiactory roade a Sus dlspixy at the different fairs and esposilions lset fall, and undoubledly this year ey will Lave s L Graater varioty of ‘§oods o exbi- bition, BOCIETY. The hop st tho Bruss House to-night promisos to bo oue of the most enjoyabls pmtics of the season. Thero hag been & lull in the woctal fentivition of the town since Jack Frost's lass appeacance. Tho Dodge Club, & sacrat eocacy composed of three popular young gentlomon of the place, is oue af its promiuant aocial fostures acpigsont. It is quite s mysterious affair; it memuers havatheir sacrot seaaions, ther ludiu. and pagg-words. All plans for picnics, parties, d ploasurs oxcursions of every sost aither orig- iuate fu thelc fertilo minds, or are subjected to thom for sanction sud spproval. Of the object and_origin of wonderful Club uo oue uows, but it seeme to be & coutinustion of New Year's custorus, aud to be dovotod 1o making calis upon the young ladies. On w cortaln avons {og of each week those young geatlemen sre mure to mako thelr appearsuco at somebody’s houss, well supplied with coufections, conun- drums, and cowpiicients, and, a4 they axa lively sud agreoable, and quita genersl in their atteu- tions, thoy ate slwaya moat sordially recelvad. — ST, CHARLES, A MARELAOR, Buectal Corvaspondemes of The Chicage Tribuns, 87. Cuances, 11, Bopt. 3,~0ur cisy ls becom- ing moro aud more Jively. The graud eveut of the season is the marsisga of Alr, Carl Loeman to Alias Belle Moaster, both of 8t. Charles, by tho Rev, E, N, Andrews, Congregational pastor, The ceremony t00k pluco at the rostdeacs of the bride’s pareuts, Wedneaday, Best. 1, 8811 o'clock & m, Both pariies atand very bigh in the oity, ‘baloaging 40 the bash famillos, The bappy 00w ple wers attended by a largo numbor of thelr frionds, among whom wore Mr. sud M. D. L. Zsbriskio, Capt. and Mra. Booman, Mr, nod Mrs, Frank McMasater, Mr. and Mra. H. H. S$mith of Turner Junction, Mrm. Atkioson, Mts. Merodith of Chicago, Mr. snd Mrs. Colos- harry of Lodi, IIl. 5 C. F, Bussoy of Aurora, IIL; Dr. Bussey, Edward Boeman, Miss Kato MoMas- tev, Mr. A, Merrl of tue 8t Charles Leader, oand Miss Townrend. Tho bridal presents wore numerous and beautiful: A soiid silver berry- baskot from Dr. Dussey: sllver card- basket from C. F. Dusey; silver froit-dish from Mr, and Mr. D, L. Za- briskie ; card-basket from Miss Kate McMaster ; wot of miver toaspoons and forks from Mrs. Booman; an ejozaut milsor card-case from Mr. Carl I 0 10 hin bride ; & pair of gold braca. i A magmificant gold Caten” and.chain_ from Cagt. Tecman. i b brido; Bhkapeate'n completa works, from Mr. and Mre. Mann: an olegaut fan from Mus. i1, M. Smith. After partakiui of btidal by Liappy couple took the cara for lhe , on bridal tour, on which they wilt ba gous' sbout four weeks, PICNIC, The Congregationsl Cburch of tlng city gave a jenic at Town's Grove, betweon Geneva snd 3atavls. ‘Tho grove ls auo of the finest spots on the Fox River, It is the privato park to the residonco of its gonerous and kind proprietor, Alr, Town, Tho usual games and sccompaui- ments were freely indulged in, 2ud & moat ploas- ant time was tho experlonco of atl, Among those rocognized mav _bo mouvtioped Mr, and Mrs. . L. Zabriskie Mrs. and Mra. Furnald, the ltav. E. N, Anderson and wife, Mr, aud Mrs. L. C. Ward, Ed Bross, Mrs. D, C. Cregior, Mra. 8. B. Huls, Mre. Lowman, Slre, Jobn Strader, Mra, J. N. Lloyd, Nis4 Emma Zabrinkie, Mise Florenco O'Iiryari of New York, Misa Lraunhold, Miss Belle Kelley, Jlss Winteringham, Mien Vlumber, Misa Flor- suco Cregier, Misn M. Lontley, Misa Moy Dross, 4 Buiab Gillet, Misy Libbie Veeder, Miss io Maybourn, Minv Jowsie Durant, Mr.'Arthur Mornil of thu St Carles Leater, Mr. Moore, Frank Baird, Georgo Bennott of Genava, James Myera of Evaustou, Ed Lowman, I, M. Greens of Saratoga, and Charies 3, Warren of Chicago. FEUEONALS, Misn Lillio Farron, who Las hoov hers on s ¥init 107 tho past two weoks, has rotuined to her homo ju Cmeayo. Charles T, 1'arson, graduate of the Union Law Collego of Chicsgo, s visiting Lis aunt, dlre, Reed Farvon, Capt. Boeman's now asd elegant store will so0on be rosdy for occupancy. Ube worthy Fonmmater, Euquie Sill, tias ves turned home from a sjourn at Syring Lako, whoro bo Lias been rusticating during the suwe mer-mouthw for hin beaith, Ar. William Beolt's hose and buggy, while standing 1w frout of Mr. Cregior's resideuce, started off ou their own hook,—the buggy turu- ing over and breakivg ; uo damage otherwiso, Wilbar C. Hunt, & youvg sud promising law- yar, who lately graduated in Chicago, Lias beca sppointed City Attornny. Mies Lizzie Enatroan ls sisitiwg with Gov. Bov- ctidge at BpringGeld. GESETA ITEMS, Monday morning the govu people of Geners wero huppily surprised by s viait from Brother Moody's cburch. _Fiftecu car-loads of picuickers spent the day on Herriugtou's Island. Miss Leleu Heath, of Chicago, ia visiting with ber triend, Mixs Jessio Conant, Miga Mamie 8. Mernman, of Baratogs, is vis- iting ber friends in this place. T. C. Veoder, John Strader, Charlos Anderson, William Stryker, William Mareball, J, Nute Lloyd, aud tho Hev. Mr. Scott, started for Nebrasks, on 8 plesgure-trip, last Tuu!dlfl. Mrw. Sarat L. Utter, of New York, who has been viaiting at Cregior's_summer residence, ia now visiting her mister, Mrs. Frank Wells, of Chicago. Mre. KNOXVILLE, The Clity=St. Mary’s School, and the Swedivh=Amenican Coliege. Becial Correapondenice of The Chieaoo Tribune, Exoxvire, IlL, Aug. 31.—There aro fow places prosenting more business advautages to the sur- rounding country than Knossills, aod none more desirablo and plessant aa & place of resi- dence. Tho ercetion of the new &toro-bulldings on the north side of the Bquare, the kite of the late disautrous fire, dwclosos to the most casual observor the facts of 1te recuperative force (ro- tired as It 18) and the vitality of it pusinesy ro- sources. Tho work of rebuilding bas been pushed forward with great vigor. This, togethor with the rapid Leadway alreads mado in the con- struction of tho new Higl-School, on Main stroot,—a bullding which will comparo favora- biy with any of Ita class in this section of the ocountry,—ana the progress made in the ersction of the Hwedish-Americsu College, indicate & spirit of enterpriso and business activity for whichh Knosville is Justly distingusbed ; sud the fncessant click of the msson’s trowel on tho main thoroughifaro for weoks past adds & now chord of music to Knoxville and mingles sono- rlously in tho noisy bum of its business mart. 1t would naturslly bo supposed tuat the recent loss of the County Beat would havo been a sevoro blow to the hopea of ths communjts, and the 1ate destzuction by fire of somo of ber finest buriness buildiugs would have Luon felt asan additionsl misfortune; but to-day Lttie ir any despondency is visible, Sho seems soon to” bave ral and from theso disas- to bave directed bor evergles to ather sonrces of improvoment and distinction,— manifesting cloarly a spirit to_aull beautify Knoxville and the sdvsntagoous sito which she ocoupios as & city. RT. MART'S BCHOOL. Ouns of ita Doblest featares, St. Mary's 8chool, tho palatial bome of educatioual Tefinemont, i of the city » vital psrt. Mumficently endowed by the geueromity of onoof Kuoxvilla's mout proounent and wealthy citizons, the Hon, Jamen Knox, and wustained by patronage from various soctiaos, tho East and the Far Weat, tho North sud e South, under the efficiant dirsction and masagerial tact of ite talentod Buperinteudent, Ttoctor C. W, Lefiingwall, aided by & well-choson faculty, and the perfect harmony and home- like str which peryade the iuterior mansgoment, this nstitution bids fair to place itaell aa promunont in tho front rank, with .oducational {facilities second to uone throughout the length and bredih of tho land. 1o outward sppearance 3t 18 ImposIug to tho ey of the atranger, by its statoly proportions and architeotural beauty ; ths interior iu owbollisued by ars aud taste bo- stowed with a lavish band,—psintiogs, sculpture, orusmentatioon of artistio beanty ; sud sll tho applisuces of a thorouguly classical audscientide school wra evident throughous, * " TUE WEDINU-AMERICAN COLLEGE, now In courss of eroction, in snother Lising evi- denca of the philanthropy of the benefsctor of 8t. Mary's. It is & uignificant featurs in the his~ tory of Knoxville i tho future,—engrafting upon our soil snd identifying with an Awmencsn fnsti- tution the scions of & foreigu race, who in time will sasimil hy tho foroe of educationat afiin- itios, with the freomen of our Amorican ltepub- lic, giving to the future multiplied forms in evi- denco of tho great work now but just begun. The Swedos, A8 & clase, &0 coorgetic, physically and intellectually, roadily adspt- ing themselves ana their intorests to thoss with whom thiey aftiliste. This, the country of thoir adoption, weloomes them to her sotl with & willing heact and an open hsnd,—a token of which s tho establishment of & College for tho oducation of their youth. Tho Collegs, of which Mr. Knox w the founder, in_ architetursl design is_chasto and iml.osing, aud, when fin- Istied, will be smother utruotural roment to Kuoxwille. Bitusted at the terminus of Main stroes, within the city limits, on the east, it 18 retired, though easily scoesslble, It will em- bellish that portion of the city, rove an lue teresting feature, The site iy well choson, have wg beou selectod with dlscerniog judgmant, Kuoxville has reason to cougratulate herself nad 10 be justly proud of her ‘d“““"“,} odie doed, ‘) DAYS OF ABBENCE, TLove {s @ lamp uttean, buratag to waate.~N. F. Willis. They tell ma thou art happy, Have tne dsys of ab- sence o Al \h:l{:&vol of the paasion that thy heart onocs fondly Does no thought of vanished pleasures waken ia thy mamory now E'en one u'n Tecallection of thy first and fondest vow In mo&m indeed forgotten? Can the besrtsosoon rget T Has the * farewell " ightly uttared lafe with thise no sad regret In aach suniy hope then endad,—sdad {0 Tetura no more Must the m;dnw of estrangemunt 1inyez NOW endever. more Yet, amid the deys unnumbesed, scme of plessure thare Ty be, Aud deep-bid witiua the futures forgetfulness, for A surconh from the mem'rise ound o7 spisit lngiae g i G L HAY-FEVER. Tho Woes of a Regular Sufforer from This Anncying Complaint. An Additional Afiction This Year-e %“0n Horror’s Head, lorrors Accumulate,? To the Editor of The Chicano Tribuns : Brzauixe, 1L, Bept. 1.—Ualortunately 1 am ono of the sufferara from tho annual attack of what is known aa Hay-Fever. For more than Lalf-a-score of sears Ihave borne up nnderita terribla afllictions with such pationce and fortie tude aa I conld mustor from year to yesr. Bome- times 1 bave felt that my powera of endursnce wero all gone; and once I did flea to the cold, bracing Isle of Mackinaw, where relief spesdily came. But this means money and valuable time ; hence, as & rule, I have remained here and saf- fered it out., If the tantalizing dinease iteelf were all T had to endure, I migbt bave some coursgs to “fight it out on that line" until frost comes. Iu gessons gono by I have bad to run the gauntlat of every old woman whim and quack-doctor I was unfortu- pato enough to meet with, Ono doctor was sure thiat electricity was & mure cure ; and, as » Hay- Fever sufferer will submit to snything in sci~ onze and old-fogy doctors in finding s rewmedy, 80 [ resigned mysolf into electric batha until T was & walking lightniog-rod, with every hair on oud from its effects. Auother wan euro of some- tuing eise, and I tried all, until thero was hardly enough of mo left tomako & raspectable snsezo ; aud, if Iny-Fover had any respect for iteclf, ‘the doctors, or the apeech of tho people, it would bave Loou asbamed to hang on o 8 man 8o long after he had surrendered and spoke for s cofin, Al these and many mors 1 bavo endured, snd csu endure; but the present scason hed devoloped a new afilic- tion, that promises to overvholm sit othors, and what litila thore is of Hay-Favor sufforers with ite ido It, all the rost of cur sorrows and sufforings dwar{ futo jusigoificance, Lot me tell what it is, and how I discoverod it. Whether you know it or mot, it is true that Hay-Favor commences about the 16th of Angues ovory year, and lasts until frost comos. Prompte Iy Iv” made its appearauco this year, and, as 1 woa watking $hrough this quick, hard-working city, I waa dolng & large amount of sneczing. Thind got used Lo seeing people look snd won= der, the doga rueh from tho eidewalk, and httlo children .Lnnm- in groups and {augh st mo. All this I can patiently pass by unaoticed; but, tho first tims 1 under- 100k 10 go out this year, # friend stopped me and {oquired, ** What ia the mstter 2" Lowween s suicozo, and & _dovire to, and a false alarm. [ made out to gasp out, throngh my noss aud bandkerchiof, **Got the Hay-Fever.” *:Ohl1" 8aid wy {riond. *got the Hay-Fover. have you ? Doas it affect you in the same way it doos Henry WWard Beechor 7" 'The sly, Insinusting look ha gave me told volumes of moaniog, sod for a mowmcat [ wau filled with a sickly-looking dis~ unt, and then 1 burtied along, 1 weot ioto & auk to do aome business, when the sume ques- tions were askod snd lizo avewers returued a8 beforo, I began to get smazed, but pretended I koow what meant, let mo go where I will, I bear this same insicu- ating wonder about its affecting me s it doos Beescbor! Even the ladies will inquire what ails me, when ther know as well as 1 do; and, whon Itoll them, they atart off, throw s knowing glance back, and, with & furking devil in their ayc, any, ** I bolisve Mr. Baechor s troubled in tio’ samo way!” To such an extent bas this thiog gone thst even our clergymen insinuats that there ia something suspicious connected with the baving Hay-Feyer. The very idesof u:.z&ufinn this uew affliction drives mo almost wild. From the first moment I had this malady, { was given to undosstand that it was an arstooratio disesse. Y'rof. Wayland says it broke out some 250 sears ago, among tha Toyal famlly of En- pland; and tbat it has steacily maintained its great preferouco for that class of people since then. So fully 18 this believed that I have heard peaple wish they could have it. Ceriain it Is that, until the yesr of our Lord 1875, the dis- ease Lias nover been known to contract bad hab- ith, or mix with bad company, but haa rotained is ancient reputation unaullied. Can it be that w0 are to bo deprived of this satiafaction? Is it possiblo that we poor sufferers from it must 0 through lifo with a world insinusting that the fimng of Hay-Fevor tmplios something not re« spectablo? We call npop the great aud infiu- entinl Hay-Fever eulferors to entar shelr indignant protest sgainat thig baso attempt to not only ruin us in our good nawe, but to rob thin disesds of every rodeeming trait therola in it. If needs bo, let’ ua imitate political parties, pig-iron men, banksers, churchos, and evorybody alae, by calling & National Convention of ** An- nual SBoeczers™; and thers, in thunder-tones 1Gat shall attract even Europo, enter our solemn and indigosnt protest sgaioat this vew and dangorous attompt to crush out our liberty to eaze annually, aristocratically, mnd respoct- AN IxplaNANT SUryEnzn, —_— A Duecl About o Haofe Arsans Toussaye's Paris leiter in New Fork Trivune T once had & bat adventure myself, 1t waa in 1850. 1 was attho ball of the” Hotel de Yille, wscorting Mmo, Vietor Hugo, while M. Hug Have kis arm to Lime, Housssye. There wi & chair empty and the ons next o it contatned & Imt. Itookup the Lat and gave the chwir to 0, Of eourso I did not propose to hold the bat all night, so put it on the floor. lia owner soon arrived, It waa a celebrated duolist, M. Sherbette, » Depaty from Baissone, He came Btraight to the chatr which had had the bonor of holding his hat, Hewas about to attack Mme. Victor Hugo, but, 28 I was talking with ber, ke turued upon me. Iy it you, sir, wbo hsve dlsplaced my hat 2™ = Yeu, wir.” “ Did youjput it on thefloor 7" * Da you thipk I ought'to have pat it an my bead?” **Dut, sir, you bave tusuited me. Hare is my cara.” 1 took out a card snd threw it In his b * Mousieur !" sald tho Deputy, lllfloul{ *da you supposo I am goluy o pick ip my hat$” Do you supposo,” I aaid, *thatIam going to put 1t on your hesd ?' Victor Hugo lsughed, Mme. Fugo amilod, but Mime. Houssaye was not st all amased. I requiro, sir,” said the Deputy of Sowmsons, + that you roplace my Lat on the chair whore it was.,” "1 bexan to laugh. A littlo circle bad gathered. M. Blierbette finully picked up bia hab under protext of taking my card, + Moosiour Araene Housusye,” he sald. *We are r;om {be same place, & reason more for our masting. u:dl await your meconds, M. Bherbetto," Ire- P At what hour?" ‘At this hour. We oan fight a8 500D & Wa loave the ball.” ‘M. Sherbette bowed to the two ladies, and went fifl in lndu:u Lul‘ two fi“"fiflfi l‘uknii .‘.Lc::r ngo aud the Marquis de Lelloy to act wituesses in this ridicalous affair, H.Hhurb-tu‘{ seconds soon appeared. 1t was decided that we should fght with pistols at 20 pacos st the Bols do Bouloguo at dsybreak, It was then hardly mudoight, but we resolved to pass the rost of the night a¢ the ball. At ths: time I was very fond of waltzing, Thoy told Mme. Houssaye that the affair was amicably sctiled, w0 that we amusad oursolves leuumly uoti] nearly dawn. ‘A ll-lock wonld bave it, we sll met in the priveipats and soconds, 3t Is & nuleance,” said ono of Bherbetie’s seconds, ‘‘to g0 to the Bois ju thid suow storm.” ¢ Coms.™ waid the other langhiugly to 3. Sherbette, *as ou are the injured party, you can spologize." “Nover!" said M. Shorbette. "Tho two secauds came (0 ma, * Bay ons word to free uu from chis task, We want to go to bed, " wNovor!" I cried Inny tnrn, 3L, Sherbette put on bia bat with & slant over the right . I put on miue with 3 alant over the lafi. The four secoudu besieged us, and said they would not agcompany U UDISEs o weremore good oatured about it. v After all,” said Victor flulso. “1 think that Arsene Houssaye, h“lngl ted only M. Bher~ betia'a but, might make bis spologies o it.” At this moment s word from AL Blerbaite clisuged the face of tbluge. 1t M. Arsene Houa- aaye deciares that in nlandlxafdmy bat ho did oob mean to offend ma I will hold myselt satiafied with this deolaration.” 1 declared thas I Lisd not aimed st*M. Sherbette under s hat and the duel was ut an end. It was sgreed, in the vorbal proces-verbal, that when- evor we met thereafter wo wers 0 slate other by a touch of the hat. e S cloak room, To put the case into figures 88 nearly exsct s pmmEll. 000 per anuum would bo regarded ss an exoeptional price to psy to the mao beat qual- ifled iu the coustry to train our sons i while & 1irut-class architect would recelve ss wuch for & siuglo buildiog : » popular preacher would bs given double that sum per sunum § and an A0L02 who oould eatertain us with a8 hearty s laugh ‘a b ey st I woul L1 o York rouns