Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 14, 1875, Page 3

THE- CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1875.—SIXTEEN PAGES, drawn out of the water and turned over on their sides, a8 if comfortably sleeping after a battle «with the waves. Thero ig & bospital whers tho ‘maimed are cared for, and there i8 & cove under shelter of one of the piers crowded with boats that rock ¢ anchor and tug at their chains as if impatient to be off again sporting with the hig ‘waves of the bmzy‘gx‘izh. The men are mostly off at se: their sails drift op aod down the hborizon ; and the fishwives come out and look at them under the palms of their h for the fishwives aro the queens of _the village. Tbey sent their fathers, husbands, brothers, lovers, away at the gray dawn, and were waiting to welcome the toilers on their re- tum, and to reckon the sum of their spoils. The wives prepare the fish for market, go up to Edioburg by traiy in glr::es o “ifly orat h::— Canny red, sell their merchandise, ace urn wif 8 that the Pope 23 protits, which_they ate caréful to koep 1n thewr . Grant Titles, own hands. No doubt a good husband gets his drink-money and a suit of clothes now and agadn, but the husbands seem to know litle of the world beyoud that pars of it which smells of Newhaven and the broad Frith that glowers itself abreast of their bumble homes. The children paddle sbout at low tide with their skirts tocked up under their arms, buntiog seaweed and limpets in the shal- low pools where their images are reversed. These sea-bred babiea ara a hardy lot: they &peak 2 lingo that is quite univtelligible to any but Scotch ears, and they chew seaweed like little mnimals, and evidently relish it. Thero are rxve fish dioners to be had at *‘The Pee- cock.” There is oothing else in the place worth poting save the industry of the people and the very practical way that their lives are apeut from the day they first eater the salt water titl they are lmd at last under the #hort crisp grassin the desolate cometery on the bill-top. A" buxom lass, io thick shoes and coarse blus_bomeszpan stockings, of uancommon plampness o skirts that twmnst bo pumberless, Judging fnna their circumference, aud having shoulders twoader than most men, meets and loves coc of the supple-jointed lads who bang about the bwaits whea they are drawn to shore 23 if they were the darlinga of their lives, Probably this maid takes this man in her net just asif he 'were some delightful marino crea- ture, and he axcepts bus fate us the fish do, with a faint strogghs that is as hopeless as it is brief. Then they settile inone of the cottages, hang their nets out of the window in the sup, cover the sidewalk with fich-scales, and enjoy life. When the warm weather comes sud the men go down to the pier and leap off into the sea liko brown ssvages, the women foilow them snd plaud the best swimmers. It is a very simple existence, and ti 2y seem Lappy, butthe odor of it is a tritle lond. EUROPEAN GOSSIP. fhe True and Original %Cham- pagaoe Charlie,” Bootch Fishwives: Their Husbands, .Their Children, and Their Homes. 4 Doclsion by the French Government Dan Cazlos’ Debancheries—" The Fhenix a5 Seen on s Railroad-Train, CHAMPAGNE CHARLIE. #) Cockney” writes to inform the Bt. Louis can that tne distinguiched member of tbe Avcient Urder of ** Rollicking Bams” wiao pore the above sobriquet *“1a not & myth.” He ; “The true and original Champage Char- Tie was & fast man about London thirty-three or thirty-five years ago. His name was supposed $0bs Charles Wright,—or that was the name un- gerstood to be bis sub;ross in the rlums and aight-saloons which be frequeated in the vicinity of the Haymarket, Coven: Garden, Drury Lane, Bow Stzest, and other theatres. He was s gen- temsy, 88 is understood in tngland, by eduea- tion and the marked refivement and gent{eness of bis manoer, which there are supposed to de- pote good birth s0d the possesion of o grand- tathar. He waa s graduate of Cambridge and s wyer, snd at the time whea his faai career was o its wildest wag abont 80 yoars old, blase in ook, sod bresking down. The pace was fast,and, u pace will tell in time on the strongest, it was wlling aa him who never wss strong st oy period of bis life. His command of money was liberal, which fodicated an mndependant source of income ; he was igordinately fond of champagoe and of giv- ingitawaytothe crowd of cads and eharpers, aud such of the demi-monde 23 could be tound in the ocalities above named. Hence bis festive title of * Champagne Charlie,” which appeared totickle his vanity as thouzh he had been a Conde saluted with a pew order. His haunts were various, but *Baron ™ Reaten Nicholson’s, the *Gamick's Head " in Bow street, young Duteh Bam’s ** Public House” in Brydges street, pext door to Drury Lsuo Thoatre, ™ Mother Bs, s all-night dsncing-room, on the samo strest. noar the Sitand, aud a wine-rocm, pame forgottan, in the Hsymarket, ware his chief re- sorts, His appearaoce st any ope of thess places ¢ 2 or 3in the mo.oing was hailed with a avof * Here's Coampague Cosrie ; " the har- jos would gather round. and for an hour the wauid be busy shooting off * Moet,” that beivg the braud m #t1n request ac that day. Baron Kjcbolson's plece qeserves more ihan paseing notice. Benten Nichulson was & broken- down gentieman, of which class thousands are o be found prowling by night around the etews, spealang s Uving out of the inexneriencs of the omng who are geeiug ** Life in London.” He iid been 8 bainsier, 8 Bohemian on 1he press, sad CAN THE POPE GRANT TITLES? A Freochmsn of' wealthand some prominence in public life (s o Paris letter) has just becn grantea a titlo by the Pope,—in recognition of his money, I fancy, rather than his services,— sod the French Government refuses to recog- nize the title or to permit the newly-msde no- blemsn to bear #. The reason given for the rofusal is that the Popo is no longer a temporal govereign, and hence has no right to grant titles of nobility. This Jaas fallen like a thunderciap upon a great many ambitious men. The num- ber of Frenchmen v:nuobled by the Pope is con- siderable, and many members of noble Freach famulies bave receivved new titles from Rome. An examplo is found in the Comte de La BRochefoucanld, w0 was created Duo de Biesaccia by the I'ope, and whowasalwaya calied Dac de La Rocheloncein!d-Basacera, much to the disguat of the old Duc who was tue clet of this distinguished family. 3aoy of cur Couuts Liave their titles from **the Holy Roman Empite.” ‘Lhi= decision on the part of the French o, ern- meunt opeus up a curiove diecussion. for if the Popa cannot grant titles, can he grant the deco- ratioas that are ecatterad about so liberally? Ir those decorations are re>c gnized oy the Chancel- lerie, why sboald it refuse to recognize the ti- tles > This action on the part of the Goverp- ment i8 not very well ceceived in any quar- bad 1nsugurated an entertainment called #Judge and Jury.” These trials were uoap- pEoachable m that day. and have remained so umce. ar have been succoeded by other amuse- @ents less intelligent and viler. Tnals were wrtten and played by broken-down comedians and “mea sbout town.” The cazes were of the most Indicrons and imposeible charso- i | I i i : ter, for the number of mun who aenm P monetmes £ob of the foet | I gemag ‘tifea for Suemseiros ot the Pove 18 emply incredibie. I fear that th.s decision will be resanted at the Vatican alzo, for if it is no loneer allowed to 2raut such favors the | number of its srdent paiiisios may be sensibly | dimivished. Tho mavia for titles 18 something | easily comprehensible to aB who live in Pavis, & <city which contaivs a larger proport:on of nobles | than any otber in the wo:id. With the excep- ' tion of Inglish sad Amaricans, all foreigners who come hete have some title, and it would be hard to find a Cuban who was zot ac least & Couut. And we bave one Arierican here who calls nimsaif 3 Baton, snd whe is received as suct mn _society. In his cage no ove has 8 night to cowplain but Mr. Washburne, snd he would not inierfere if ail the Americans | in Paris were to come outas Princes. A French- | man who gives himself a title is amenable to the law, Lut a fareigner cannot be & ;uched nuless he is guilty of some escroguerie, and then his as- sumption of & title i8 onlv brought up against him a8 supplemeatary proof. Waen one lives n Pauis 16 18 not & bad idea to have s title, and if Americana bave plenty of mooey to spend, and are wiflicg to speod it like nobies, they can eail themaelves what they plense. Al they hnve | to fear 18 the ridiculs of their compatriots, for in French society, sll that an American ever Bees, the Duke of ths Southw ** Baron Tidewater,” created by = ling Komus," of New O1leans, uld pass entirely unques~ tioned. DON CARLOS DEBAUCHERIES. . ‘Whon one bas in his vems the bkood of Henri 1V., who récoguized five of the mauy illegitimate children he wae known to have, orof Lonis XIV., who recoghized fifteen, he may be a little more excugable than otber men for being s veri- galant, or & Don Jasn, bat Doo Carlos (ss5s & Paris correspondent of the New York Times) seems to have gone {smither in tbe footsteps of his ancestors than could well be endured in his uncertain domains. According to reports, he bhes far exceeded the tridizions of Lis fam:ly, and | bas certainly shown that the ** veligion he wishes | to estabhieh 10 Sprn ' does not occupy all of his Jucholson preeided 58 Judge, robed en segls, a8 wete the consieel. nbo. in an admirsble niauner, imitated leadmg barnsters of the nme. Lora Broogham's doulle, for ¢xample, was admitted 10 be meomparzble, sud there were vars few of the notabiliriss and of 1he Pearage of thirty-five yeare agowho aid ot either cali I af the ** Gar- rics's Head "—pot 10 e coufounded with the Garrick—to Lear ** Brougham " or listen to hum on the sly somewhere clye. It was an Lumenge thing to see the huge Nicholson rofl into his chair onthe bench with forensic dignity, look zoand the conre. call for ** A glas: of brandy and water " with tho air of Falstaff valing at Francis for sack at the Boar's (ead, and ben cry #0rder!™ It may be flat in che rending, but it was 8 piece of br. ad comedy never e ccelled even Vy Liston or Jona Reese in their best of asys, Oxford and Cambridge were always well repre- #ented, for Nicholson, who wrote most of the trsls, was a scho’arls fellow, and wicaal, 10 his w5, a0 extrao:dinary conversationalist, and he wae guversally & favorite with col.egs wen up- town oz 8 frolic. Hincha ges to the jury wers sametimes marvel: of fegal kuowledge, 22 well 8¢ of bruilian. w1, s2d weie on_several occa- aions quotea in the es. Poor Nichiolson! He went over to the majo.ity in abject poverty, and with ooly ome triend 1o the world,—the woman who bad'shered his success, his recklessness, sod b ¢ nurs. Cbampagne Charlie, waen 0t a0d this was oiten. kept the Court from thirsty during the tral, aud not only the £oart, bat conneel, wituerser, and jury, gurged shopagoe 1o their souls’ content. . Bai the end of Champague Charlie's deys and ich:s of frolic came =t last. 1t became appar- ext for two vears before impaired heal:h snaffed bm oat that lus fioanoee nad gone onc before Champagne for the ccowd of * The lana”™ and * The Garden™ became like angels’ vy, few and far beiween. Cousimption bad bim for its own. At young Dutch Sam's, 0 oid einger named Martin Box uved to tako the nightly chair. Dox bad been 8 maguificent bari- $ode in his day, and suny the old-fashioned bmting, fieid, asd ses ecngs with fissbes of au sdmirable v ice even thew, eaen up as he was with chalk-gout and povertr, strugghng wich @ daily raquiremente ‘of & clesn shirts Box bsd kmown ail the tage, torf, and ring celebri- ties for fitty years, aud 1 bis compauv Cham- Pagoe Charlie vonld sit for hoars listening to time. We bave had eome scandalons stories of Jate. A year ago he was said 10 have szared the life of ane of bia disgraced Generals, because “0ld 6o0gs and old toies, 0ve of which was the | that life was purchased by & dsushter’s ©of Ware by Thurtell, Probart, and Huot. | hosor: but recent cases ara equally They were all gamblers except Huot, who wasa | Lad. Iie 16 said to spend his time in the worst of saturnalian pleasires, aud was amasing him-~ self with & pessan: girl daving :he racent oper- ations of bis armv. EI Tiempo gives u- some ides of the conauct of *the Ring,” who cortainly oughto set an example to Lis «ubjects, and says that he bas just added murder to his other crimes. The **Roy" never geis aup till after mid-day, sud then [roceeds at once in search of new plestures. At Esella he had 50 scandalous & debauch that the people were moved, and a omoert-singer, aud they enticed Wars down to Probarts coitage. Tharioll murdered it i g geen line, and threw the bodv into a pond, Yhich circamstances form the groundwork of &q_nd Yases' last novel of *The Silent Wit~ The erowd ceased to follow Charlie when the zll:::u;xd xf fl_v.hhm th?_v paid lum respect ;o - He lost his veual neatness in dress, ho descanded ¥ et e o LT Bio. Bt forwhat ) £ 26) was appoinied to remoustrate with " rave cure i boxme ™ from t;::l‘:ltshngflm::; o‘;.f: the Kivg. When introduced into the Roval pres- ence the cure complained of the excesses of the Zrisod stood by Lim. 1t w n im. It was a woman of course officers, which were not excussblg even iu time When be was at colloge st was a wirl of 16, and in coure of time dnfted up to London, and | of war, aud wore not compatible with the #m00g the demi-monde that. housed 15 b | patriazchal morals of the people of Estolla. clasic mews of R :ea court. Long Acre. she was on Carlos promised io inquire into the conduct of bis ofticers. The oure added that the best way to correct such abuses was for tne King himself to set the example. and hn begged Don Carlos to moderate his o+n wild passions, which had already roused the cancans of the city. At these words Don Carlos flow in a rage, cursed the cure, and showed him the door; but whea be was pass ng out the King gave im a pash which sent him hesdiong down the stairs. The poor care bad hia neck broken, and was picked up dead. It is only fair to say, while say- ing algo that some Carlist officers recenily re- known as ** Cambnidge.” She was with Cham- Pagne Chartie at bis best and staved with bim 7 Wihelset. A dark-esed, pale, baughry beanty Staclasaic trpe, she was 23 cold as a stons Rage 0 eversbody but the man burryiog to his Ere. Charite becamo so poor that_he conld 2o longer furnish ber with movey, and "then, a8 & sppears, they determmod to die together. TbsY had bean cut together the night bofore. i ver the money came from. they hsd found {0 tave a chamiagne sapier by themselves. | Arank heavily, they made the rounds of the W elnma in & cab, aud paid the driver and then | turned have contirmed the story, that this comes Y3 taken to ber rooms. | Thev alept oteis | Eoansa hoasio onrce.. Teis 40 be hoped that 80 fextduy, and one of the girlsof the hoose | odious a tale will ba found untrue; but there is knocked at the door to ask * Cambnidge ™ if she | Bo fort of doubt about the ssturnalisn fetes of Tuted any breacfasi. As no arswer came, the | the King in Estells, or abous his general charsc- 200z was broken open and Champarpe Charlis | ter as & verfgalant. g &;:ndge * were fonod to be dying from e SR 1 e oampagne Lottle a1d & 5. Biatt, fo his Noves Abroad, sys: We Boison vial lay rogether on tue table. They ln- sfew days, and that was the last of oe Charlio and the woman who had been true enocgh to him to destroy traditions of Tanm's infidelits. There have been scores of e}mm Chbazlies snco then, but Charlis 'ight was the zret of the name. SCOTCH FISHWIVES. Coarles Warren Stoddsrd writes: The fish- ives of Nowbaven, sunburat, brawny Amazons, With wbort exirts and broad shonlders—thess troop 1nto Edinburg every moraing, ®ch having s hoge basket strapped on her the coutente of which impregnates o air for hatt a block to leeward. You ean ran tothe ses st Newhaven in halfan hour. 8 long row of squat stone houses lines the for a mile or two. The placs looks windy %24 weather-wormn. Two long piers resch cut ::mmu of Forth; tso piers hong thick were traveling from Paris to London on the night-train, and honored by the care of AMrs. Cleveland, her two charming daughters, and the beautifal Miss Gabrielle Groeley. A minute be- fore the train started a friend put his head in at the window of our carriage and gave the startling information that the Phenix was in the next compartment to us. To appreciate this cheerful information, our resders should know that the Pharuix is the American lady who cap- tivated Russia’s Tmperial Prince, and not ooly mado off with his heart, but also & large assort- meat of jewels belonging to the Imperial family, Looking through the triangular glass that ex- ista between the compartments, we saw the Phenix gitting on the eeat opposite, coally smoking & cigarette. She wore a gray uleter, with a peaked felu hut, with gloves and boots to | match. and was—well 88 wo could determine.. about 25 sears of age. Her hair was light chest- ea-grass, nt the ends of which ‘rise | nut, and feemod to be abundant. Her eyes, by o welcome bescons, the lighthouses. hrfl ux_am flnu;.::nme, were hhrgg lustrons, Fs 32 either gTA¥Y oOr bazel and M ra Ahrao yiecs all dap pacs thei| L1, NI, el T ob bacel, and e Chlliren of the village, who a8 yet are o0ly | noge, in exquitite proportions, had el as the recipients of a fair Proportios | that coid, delicate outline and thin nostrils that indicate the bird of prey, be it in Letty or Van- derpilt. A short apper lip was in keeping, while .ha month, fulland fair, confirmed the € victuals and all the outgrown clothing in the 0 The very air is redolent of fish dried weeds; everywhere there axe boats imoression the nose had made. The cheeks and full jaw were rather heavy, and the whole faco told of s Judith that wonld go in on Holofernes with sssurances of distioguishod considera- tion, with a knifo ready fo sever his jug- ularbid in her bosom or bustle. We wonld as eoon think of making love to Lady Machbeth or Vionie Ream’s Lincoln as this fomale American eagle. We could uot help con- trasting the hard, handsoms, cruel face of the sdventurer with the yonthful besuty of the young giris i our carrisge. Gabriello Greeloy h: lia face of an aogel, with the figure of the Venus de Medici. Thers is & dreamy besaty in Der expression, thet it seems to be more of & wurer world than of this. Her faceisa perfect oval, with large, lustrous eyes, delicats yet firm nose; s mouth On which the honey-bee might sij And Gream of blise 1n Jtflf 4 2nd all crowned by !‘EEm, wavy bair, 1o heavy masses. that might make fhe Empress Eugenie jealons. But her great attraction is in the sweat, mnocent, spiritusl expression of her Jovely face, that s a8 winning, frank, and confiding as that of & chid. And, ohildlike, she would take & look at the etrange celebrity in the next car- risgo. While 50 doing she borrowed the back of a letter from ns, u:g, drawing out her pencil, made an _exqusite. sketch of the Pheenix. It was & remarkeble likéness, conmidering the cir- cumstances, and as s drawing was singularly free and easy. Gabrielle would make an artiat, HUMOR. B Captains wera less reckless, thore would be less wrecks. In what metre should * Upia a Balicon " be sung? Gas-meter. Pablic spint—Readiness to do anythiog which ig likely to prove lucrative. Let's ratire twonty cents of the irredeem- able,” is the way they ‘‘ask ” a man in Kentuozy now. L The Locomotive Engineers provide s pension for the families of deceased members. This is & case of very creditable engine'nuity. From the journal of a Henglish tourist in America: “Telk'habout their Yankee Doodls! Their vational toon is the spit-toon 1 * He waa milking the river sad fell in,” is the Rochester Democral's epitaph on the milkman who was drowned in that city the other day. Brstandar: * KE!F the Iid on, old man, or rou'll mako it weak!” Milkman: * No fesr; reckoned on rain, and brought it out over proof.” Lady to waiter: *Don't put that ice into_the goblet with your fiogeis,” Waiter: * Lor, ma'm, I don’t mind, my hands are very warm.” The stove was cold and the kettle worldn't bofl, 80 sho tilted the can and poured on a little oil : Gono o meet the man who blew out the gas, A poble Omaba mastiff has saved the lives of three children within a month past, and bitten {:men men who called to sell & patent clothes- r. Mellow Philosophy—*‘T have ceased,” re- macked a blase cynic, o care enough- about my species to take any plossure in saying dis- agresable things." Prodenco—Very Small Mite of eugar-plums ?” Lady son!" VerySmall Mite: them for me, please 7 " MS. found on the teps of a cheap boarding- house (wiiter probably *deparied™): The only thought my sojourn hera inspires Is, e’en in our hashes live our wanted fircs ! “* Mount Holyoke Seminary bas supplied 115 wives {r mis<ovaries.” On reading this in her paper Marthe Jane rolled up her eyos and ex- claimod : * Holy yoxa! how appropriate! " Good ressons—M'Phierc'un—** Good morning, Sandy; will ya come and driok, mon?” Sendy Ar'Grogeer—* Ns. us, mon ; it's ower sirly yet. Besides, I've had two mutchking l'rendv"'—l{m. Map (with hands in pockets): *‘Seen any- thiug of & job o' work Iately, John ?" Otaer man (with hands in_other pockets): “Saw one Cother day, but dido't like to ask, 'cos they might 's ¥aid yes."— London Fun. A voter on the train to Weymouth, Tuesdav, ‘when aszed by the conductor for bis ticket, said : “T bave (hic) made a d-r-e-f-f-ul mstake; voted my (hic) raiirvad ticket ’siead of the (hic) Democratic ticket."—Springfield Republican. ** It's & burning shame that be didp’t cut any kindliog !" sbe mnuttered to berself as she toox up the Lerosene-can o start the fire; and “ A burniog ehamo " was what they chi cled on the tombstone which atood over her ciaders. A man who called in at & Newburg jewelor's ** Are you fond 0, my deer, thank “Then, will you keep i the otber day to consult the regniacor, rema. ked, a3 Jie got out paver and pencil, that, s he dida’t hap-en to have his watch with hum, he'd * just mark the correot time down, and set the watch when he got home.” The season is now fairly arrived when the father of the family absenr-mind=dly picks np tho poker by the not end, and then lsys it dowrn again not 60 absent-mindedly. Suli, no | man of epint will admit that a woman knowa how 10 fix the fire. Tha Glasgow Times would spoear to have fig~ ured the thing out pretiy accurately when it re- marks : “The man who ie carious to see how te warld could get along without him can find out by sicking & cambric-needls 110 a mill- pond, ond then withdrawing the holo.” Dariug a clerical conference the following con- versation was heard betwesn two newsboys: I 8ay, Jim, what's the meaning of 83 many minis- ters being hera tozether 2" * Why," anawered Jim, scornfully, ** they always meet once & year to swap scrmons.” ) I doo’t thinx there's a preacher in the world could resist the fagcinations of that woman,” ha said. And the other agreed with him. ¢ No, indeed ; why, I believe thers's even a layman couldn’t. ‘bus does the world evulve m new indiroct comparisors, _““ Apt alliteration’s artfulaid” isn’t & bad thing in its place, but, really, 1t would seem that one of our great poets goes too far when he wrives: “The eummer it summeth the swestoess of things; departed the dirge which the doodle- bug sings ; uo humming-bird hammeth the live. loog d,ay, nor bumble-bse bummeth the hours avay!” * Leander, my love,” remarked Mra, Spilkina, roptoachfully, 88 sho' opened the front door. about 1 o'dock on the morning after election, and giscovered ber lioge lord outside, fumbling for hus nizht-key ; ** Leander, my love, how late you've returned ! * ¢ Yes, my love," bicconghed the incorrigivle Bpilking, ** but late retarns are ip order 10-night, you kuow." A few Sundays ago a voung Unitarian became drowsy at church, and, pattiog bis head on his fathar's Iap, ciosoddus eyes. Just as he seemed to be fauly gone, the proacher sai + Every man has at least ane drop of Adam's biood 1n b veins.” And at this the small boy rose up to ‘¢ Pg, Adsm must have been & mighty The question i8 being again agitsted, *Sball women be permi.ted to pass the bat in oar churches ? " A few years ago, when boops were in voeue, the Iadies couldn’t **pass a hat™ in the aisie without dragging itup to the pew they catered. But the present style of dress permits them to pass the hat easy enough.— Norristown Herald. Darwinism.—A littls 5-yenr-old, who wag al- wayu allowed to choose the prettiest kitten for 8 pet and playmate, bofore the other nurslings were drawned, wss taken to his mother's sick room, the other mornivg, to see two tiny, new, twin babics. He looked reflectively from one to the other for a minute or two, then, poking his chubby fluger into the cheek of the plumpest baby, he sa.d, decidedly, ** Save this one.” ‘*Yes,” he eaid, dreamily, * wo ars always siriving for & subjective goal, Unconscionsly, it may be, but &:ill we strive. We lean over the verge of the influte, longivg to grasp ils mya. taries, and loat in the profundities of its immen- Bity.” **Yes,” she replied, thonghtfully, * bat, Jobn, wouid vou mina my putting a brown patch on the seat of these old black pants of yours 2" A Detroiter bad his hair cut the other day, and after the barber had finished the head was the worst looking job ever turned outin Detroit, ‘The man was hopping mad a8 he looked into the glass, and he roared out: “ Why. you blamed fool, you don’t know 2nything sbout hair-cot- ting I * Dat's 80, boss,” said the owner of the shop, coming forward. ““I told him to take your head to learn oo, but it don’t 'posr to ms dat he'll ever make much of & barber [ Rour¥ixe THE Cnances,—Thbe other day a colored resident of Vicksburg fonund a bottie of whisky io the suburbs of the city, and balting a edestrian he inquired: **Dat's whisky, ain't it 2.7 **Smells like it, and I guess 1t ia,” was the_reply. ‘An’ders ain’t mo pizeninit?" ““Well, there may be—I can't toll: I shouldn't want fo drink it."" **If dere was pizen I'd be & desd nigger, eh?” *You would” *An'if dere wasn't 0y pizen T'd be a wartin' & pint of ood whisky? "~ ** Yes." ‘The finder turned the Emtle over and over, smelt of the contents three or four imes, and finally made ready to drnk, saying: *Dero's hesps of pizen lyin’ around loose, but dere's aleo heaps of miggers in Vicka- burg, ao’ Ise gwine totip up de bottle an’ ran de chaacea."— Vicksburg Herald itana loosing at | | GOSSIP FOR THE LADIES. | “Yhose Was the Hair I Call My Own 2 The Bridal Tour: A Mother-in-Law Who Wasn't to Be Bluffed. A Man Who Had Nothing Mean About Him---Woman’s Rights in Wyoming. A Tapenese Girl's Idea of Reform—Miscel- Ianeous Notes of a Feminine Charecter, MY FALSE HAIR. the bair I own, O R ons aix waves the st s thrown His beams of golden light ¥ We maiden, pale and To.:n“!‘:o:n the r_hyp:llld charnel mold 1In the depths of & silent night? Was she a pessant, young and fafr, To whom this weaith of gold-biown hair Proved clothing, warmth, and food 2 1 know she wept s & cruol band Gathered ber treasnrey, strand by strand, In unrelenting mood. Was she 2 matron of stately grace, Whore dark-brown eyes and tinted face Preferred an auburn tone? - Was she a eaint, with dove-liko eyes, Who found her pata to Paradise ‘Through convent-gates of stone? As the organ bresthed its plaintive air, AR the stistors gloamed fa her golden halr, ‘Was fnll atonement given ¥ DId the priestly touch and the sisters cowl Hush the yesrnings of Ler soul, Or draw it nearer Heaven? 1n fasting, eolitude, and praver, “Doea sue truiy think her work lies there, Or Is sho racked with doubt s . Wil ebe come to me some, still, cold nigh And wake my soul in sad afright, - To pull my hair-mns out? ~Louirville Courser-Journal, THE BRIDAL TOWER, There were three of them (says the Detroit Free Press). One wass a bride, the other a happv groom with red ears and maiden whiskers, and the third was the bride’s mother. They were at the Grand Trank depot yesterday to take the train west. The youog man clasped his young wife's fat hand, rolled up hia eves, and they seemed happy, while the mother-in-law paraded up and down thecitting-100m with lordly air and seemed well satisfled. Protty aooo the groom weat ont, and when he returned Le threw five pop-corn balla and & big bar of peanut candy 1mto the bride's lap and handed the old lady an- other. She turned mp her nose, raised her spectacles, and thus addressed the young man with red ears : *'Bee here, Potar White, you are married to Sabinths, ain’t you. “Y¥hy, of conrse."” “4And I bavenright to fesl su interest in you?" * Of course.” “ And we ars now on your bridal towor, ain't we " “Yes.? *Well, now, yon'vo been squandsring money all along, Peter. You took a hack; you bonght oysters; you bought a jaok-knife, and you've just thrown moneyawar. I feel that 1t is my duty to tell you to hold up before you make a fool of yourself!™ 3 ** Whose monovy is this?" be asked, growing very red in the face. *‘It is yours. aud what 18 yours is Sabintha’s, and it is my duty 88 ber mother to speak out when I see you fooling your money away.” “I guess I can take cme of my money!” he retorted. ** Perhaps you can, Pater White, but there are those in your family who can's " He stroggled with his feelings. as the bride ghook her head at him, and then askod: “Did 1 marry you ?* “ No. air, you didn's, you little bow-legged apology 10r a man, but I'have s right to peak for my danghiter.” ** You can speak all you want to, but I want vou to unders:and tbat Ican manage my own affairs. and that I doa't care for your adwice.” *‘Peter White ! she slowly responded, waving the peanut candy close to his mose, * I sea we've go to have & fuss, and we might as well bave it now " *ia! ma!” whispered the brido, pulling at the old lady’s sbawi, “You needn’t mame, Sabintha! This Peter White has decelved us both about his temper, and I'm going to tell him juse what I think of him! He commanced this fuss, and we'll see who'll end it !” “You mind your businessand I''' ttend to mine !" growled Peter. **Oh! you humi-backed te!™ sghe hissed, jaboing ac his eye with the peanut-bar. ** Onlys mouth ago you cslled me ‘Mother Hull.” and w28 going to give me the best room in the uew house!"” ~“You'll over bave a room in a homse of mine!” be exclaimed. "A‘nd Idon’t want one, you red-eared hypo- crite! " *“Don’t, Peter—don’t ma! ™ gobbed the bride. It my duty, Sabintha; it's your moth- er’s—{" *Don't cry, Babby,” ho interrapted, *don’t wind what she says ! " ) “Try to st my daughter up agin me, will von?' hissed the old Iady, as she brooght the peanat-bat down on his nose. “Oh! ma!™ yelled the bride. ‘‘You old wretch!™ higsed Pater, as he ciawed at her. ** Nove of the Whites will ever run over me !” exclaimed the mother-in-lax as she got hold of his shirt-collar and hauled bim around. ¢ T'll knock vour o;d— " ** You can't knock nothiog 1" she interrupted, backing him against the wablo, “Ma! Ob-b-b! ma!™ howled Bsbintha. The dozen ather nsssengers in tha room who bad beeo iuerasted and snused livteners, hero interrupted, and Poter was released from the old iady’s grasp, his collar having been torn off and his cheek £craohed. ¢ * [ expected this and prapared for it I” panted the mother-in-law asehe leaned egainst the wall, ¢ Thisdosen’t end it, by aay means ! ‘This bridal tower will come to & stop to-mortow, snd then we'll see whether I'va got any bnsinens to Bpenk up for Sabintha or not 1" the train moved sway the old Jady woro & #rim smile. Sabintha was weeping, snd Peter was struggliog with another paper coliar. NOTHING MEAN ABOUT HIM. A man went into Blight’s. confectiouery store a few days ago (8878 8o exchange) in an excited manoer, and, rushing up to the proprietor, said : ** Do you make wedding-cakes ? " “Yes sir,” said Slight. “‘Well,” said the othor, P'm goin'ter git mar- ried ter-day, an' I wanc & cake. I'm no slouch, and I'm goin’ tew dew things right up to the handle.. I don't intend ter git married but once, and you bet I'll make things howl.” Blight smiled blandly, and commenced lifting out ten sod twenty dollar wedding cakes, gor- geous in beantiful frosting acd artificial flowers. Among tho rest was a smail plain cake. ** How much is that ?" asked the excited par- chasar. “Four bits,” said Slight. **That'a the one for me ; here's your money, old pard; wrap her up. Thars notling mean sbout me. I wouldn't care if it was six Lits.” Blizht gazed after the purchaser, us he went «out, nbont five minutes, the pictare of amaze- meat, aad then he sat down and fanned himselt for balf an hour, and then got up aud consumed baif an hour mwore in stowing away the piles of fancy cakes and talking to himself softly, bat his biand smule had passed away for the time WOMAN SUFFRAGE. A woman at Medicine Bow, Wyoming, justas she was depositing her vote last election-day, was surprised £0 besr a rough sing out : “*1 challenge that woman's vote,” */On what grounds, sir?* “Bte hasn’ been long enough in the Terri- tory.” Did the woman sit down and cry overit? It is Dot to pe recorded. Her dainty ‘ittle hand glided back into the folds of her puilback, and the next thing that audacions cuss knew he was g82ing into the muzzle of a Dernnger, whils the air voter said: How long bave I been in the Territors, BIr *‘Look out, madam—don't. That oussed thing might 2o off—take it away ; I beg !ymu rdon ; I—don't touch that trigger—~I-I-I'm misiaken in the womsn. Pleuse point that the other way. Il lick the lyin' sheep-thief that 8ay8 you havon't lived right here in this town for ten years. Isw'ar I will” . He gcooted around the corner, and she smil- ingly passed in her ticket. FORCING THE ISSUE. The following story is related in the Paris Charivar:: Quartier Maubeuge. Result of the Marembot affeir. Gustave 18 alone with Jeanpe. There is & ring &t the door-bell. The servant snoounces the arrival of & Notary. **But 1 bave no need of such sn officer,” says the yooug man, in graat astonishment; * have you sent for s Notary? " “i"’Yes, " replics Jeanae, *‘I want bim to marTy Gustaye is still more amazed. ‘ Yes," ahe aaded, I sent for him to come in s burry; for my father arrived here from the country this mormog, and he 18 now idden in Fonder closet. Armed with & revolver. He knows the whole truth abont our relations; and s father permits no joking where the honor of hia daughter is concerned.” Tablean. COULDN'T BE BLUFFED. At a0 agction of honsehoold goads near New London, recently (savs the Ralla Co,, Mo., Record), & wornan had made & bid on a gallon croci which waa worth about 10 cents. A boy (interested ia the sale) slipped sround to an- other voman snd whispered: “You see thmt 'omy‘n with & wart above ber eye?” “Yeg." *!Well, she say8 no woman with bow-le, buy austhing 2t 3his aele B The bow-tegged woman elbowed her way into the crowd, and put the prico of the crock up to 30 cents, and, 81t was “knocked down " to her, she remnrkbad ba ‘I may be bow-legged, but Warf- dovil can blutt mare o o el WASTING POWDER. . Mr. and Mrs. Jeaks (says the Louisville Cour- ler-Jowrnat) were Preparing to go to proyer- maeting, & fow days ago, when the cannon was Toaring in & distanc part of the citvto call tae voters to & politica) meeting. Mr. Jenks was sittiog with his bands folded, looking into the fire, donbtless contemplaing the sinfulness of politics and politicisns. The csnnon roared and tho reverberatious almost shook the house ho #as sittingin. That isa shamefal wasto of powder,” he remarked. It ain’t no such 8 thing, you old brute " replied the amiable wife. aa gho 8tood before the glass arranging her toi- let. ‘*lhaven’t any moro powder oo my face than you have!” FEMININE REFORMERS. Mies Ude Tsuda, s Japanese young lady st Bebool in New York, has written to the Japan Gazetle suggestiog cortain reforms of spiritual, materis], finsncial, and social kind which, if sadopted, will, she thinks, change the entire char- actor of Jopavese cirilization. The comprehen- sive measures she recommonds aro: firat, the conversion of the wholo population to Christian- ity; second, an incressed importation of scis- sors; third. a .restriction of taxation: aud, fourthly, the ittroduction of the American cus- tom of wedding-breaifasts. What could be more feminiue than this outiine of & new politi- cal, economy—Christianity, scissors, low taxi aod wedding-breakfasts—the four great civiuz. ers of the nineteenth century ? TOO YOUNG FOR HER. **Jennie, you're my sweetheart,” said & 9-year- old suitor, 18 he 8at alone with his heart's idol, the other evering. **How canI be vour aweet- heart,” asked the littla miss, **when I sm 13 yeara old and you are only 92" ** Are you 132" “0f curse I sm.” ‘'Well,” answered the juvenile besu, after reflecting s little, *“I'da been 13, too, if 1 hadn't been sick so much when 1 was little.” & » MISCELLANEOUS NOTES, How Patrick proposes to get over his single~ blessedness: By proposing to Bridge it. A disgusted young mau says, ** When I find & gir! who has got the stamps, I find one who does not want me.” A hen of rare specios died in Boothbav, Me., Intely, and in her gizzard was found a shawl pin. Sbe had evidently attempted to pin berself back. The Toxas wild-boy turns out to have been a follow who hid in the bush to see if his girl would dare go homs with another fellow. Romance of the Kitchen.—Cook (from the area): 0, 'Liza, gi'me my wimgretta. ['ve ad a— offer—Irom ths promenade-sweeper ! "'— Punch. - When a strangar asked s Detroit gir! whom he et at a party if she was married, she promptiy replied : **Not quite, but I've eued thres or four chaps for breach of promise,” ANew Haven Iady recently went sbroad in order to take charge of the remains of her hus- band, who had died there. She 1s expected back vex: Week, aud, boiug s Wwoman of thrift, brings both a Live and dead busband with her. “ Ho builded better than be knew,"” remarked & shoemaker's wife about 2 o’clock in the morn- 1D, 38 she nervouslv grasped one of his pegged- 8ole byots in her rignt hand and pa:tiently waut- ed for the sound of his footfall on the stairs. A Nebraska jury bas decided that & husband bas no right o whip his wife with & stick and then sprmkle her with red pepper. Buw faris this encroachment an our rights ta procesd ? Can't a man aad a little spice to matrimony ? Womsn suffragists ot New Haven are wrest~ liog with the question, ** Who1s the superfluons womaa ™. Of course wa can't tell, but we know a number of family-men io town, each of whom thinks he has married ber.—Norwich Bulletin. It was a diplomstic husband who protested to his wife, ** My dear, if it doeen’t make any dilferenca to you. dou's sav ‘ Brute !’ and ‘Dol:!” Use terms milder, if not less incisive. If I must bave curiain leciures, let them &t least be dam- ass-curiain opes.” A Louiaville girl was shot in the foot & day or two ago, and. the dociors are now engaged in wining for the bail. Oue of them has worked his passsge into the foot for 80 great a distance that they aro obliged to Iet his provisions down to him by a rope.—S¢ Louis Republican. Lady Clara Vere de Vere: *‘Can you teil ma, Jane, what vau most waot_for your wedding " Jene: *Really, my lady, I cau’t 'ardly say. 1 "av'ot got nozhing‘.mnn; yon‘ddknovL best. h‘xin_v Iady. Anything just what yow'd want, my lady, 1# o0 vy in ths satue postion.—Punch. All oalm snd bean:ifal she lav upon her dying couch. It wasaead aud mournfal scene, snd, 1s the relatives and friends of the dymg maiden gathered aronnd the death-oed, she ojened her eves, &id, clasping ber bands, cxelgimed: I never wore a pin-back ! 1die happy !" and then expired. Briefly stated, our financial views are these : Tiebu:kz are better l‘l:’m greenbacks. ?he"vl are in greater demsud ; they are more constantly in biroulation ; thay ave always boyant—dresdfaily bosant ; they are alwoys good for their face ; snd are always quoted above par or mar either. —Burlington Hawkeye. A littlo miss, upon being one day bantered be- csuse she was & gitl, and kaviog represented to her that boys were much wmoie useful crea- tares in the world, althoagh they wers wiually more trouble, was asked 1f she did nos wish she wera 8 boy. *No, indeed.” she quistly raplied, «I'se worse than most boys now. Shy as a fawn, blushing sa Aurors, shrinking 88 the mimogs, famting, almcst, at the coarse- nees of ber surroundings,” is what the reporter of & San Franciaco paper 8sys of s voung girl whoain jail i thas city. The offemse with which she is cbarged is stabbing a man four times, and then ponnding hum on the hesd with a brick. correspondent sends the Brooklyn Argus a vaev Luur.h:gg description of & scane of domastic felicity he witnessed at the homa of & young mar- vied couple in Conpecticat. “I came upon themy quite unexoectedly,” he wntes. *‘She was ititting m the tront parlor esting peanuts, and L@ was crawliog around on hia kness picking up th » sheils.” i, ; e Norwich (Conn.) Bulletin save abou! 1 :;I"Su,:i: the mb(er ‘morniog & policeman found a man sitting on the sidewatk on Franklip street. . i him what was the matter. ** Well.” ?:d‘:;:‘mn sadly, ** my wife thioks £ am drunk. T've triod: Lwice to get in at the front door, and she pot e out both times. snd my self-respect won't allew meto trv it agsin. So I'm waitin till ghe's quieted duwn = little, and then I th Ican crawl through the cellar-nindow.’ ¢ p% remarks are aften made which occur toI:::c inwnediately after s opel to interprata- tion that you did not intend. Itienot ll‘.uys safe, however, to correct them. Blobbs'was dining with s hitle party st Mrs. Beroggs' rho, despite her angu.ar ontlines, :omd ue_nrlo-; pecked .drwises. Blobna was “* pot particular sboat what viece of the turkey he had. and con- sequently gat the neck. After striviog in vawn toobtain any’ sustensnce from it. be remarked, in what he intended to be ® th_vfn.\ TmanDer, “Mrs, Scrn; 8, your neck hasn’c any meat on it. Thotis,” he added, blushing funously, se the double ent ene struck hum, **I m-m-meao tha neck of this tirkey."—Cincinnali Timss.. MIND-READING. A Chicagoan Finds Himself a Possessor of the Power. Results of a Series of Carefully Made Tests, Some Peculiarities of Mr. Moyer's Men- tal Organization, A Friendly Contest with Brown Sog- Rested. The phenomensl eupremacy 20 long enjoyed by Brown, the mind-reader, will s0on have an end. One of our city merchanta has developed the same oxtrsordinary power iu a wonderfni degree, and, thongh he has no intention, at this time, of publicly manifesting his uniqne sttain- ments, he is in all things the peer of tne nonde- 8eript who has so long bafiled the scientific men of the country. Miflin Randolph Moger, the subject of thia sketch, is & jobber in cigars, who hashisresidence at 674 Wabash avenne. Torough~ out his life he has been sensibly influenced by presentiments, which invariably possessed bim before events affucting tumself, or kindred. occurred. He bas sevoral times manifested the Ppowers of second-sight, a8 it 1s termed, but he was at all tunes inclined to believe that the oc- casions upon which this faculty secmed to be eviooed were queer concideuces, rather than coufirmations of his supernatural powers. In- deed, apon maters supernatural Mr. Moyer was, and is. & skeptic, and untit ten_days ago he did not know that he poasessed the phenomensl ability which he hes since doveloped in aa high 8 degree a3 Mr. Brown, tho only mind-reader herotofore kmown. This knowledge came to tum in A MANNER MOST BEMARRABLE, When Brown was advertieed here Mr. Moyer £ad no curiosity to witness bis performance ; on the contrary, he ecoffed the notion that such s power existed. He did not go to see Brown, and heis ignorant of that person's svatem. A fort- night ago, & party of ladies aud gentlemen, frieuds of Afr. Moyer, were in_8ocial converse at his residence, and in a desuliory conversation the phenomenon of mind-reading was. intro- duced. Beveral fun-loving misses were in tbe party, and it was immediately res Ived that the penetrative powersof the company sbould be twsted. One aud anotber attacked the problem, but general failure was the result. ‘I'he aspir- sots (aled to_80 govern their minds a8 to g;ive tle person whom they desired to control their actions such power a8 wonld cornmand the obe- dience of their pbysical organization ; conse- quently tney were unsuccessfal. The ming-resders were, according to the cus- tom, blindfold, aud their performance was an exaggerated blind-man’s bufl. Though Mr. Moyer isa very Btaid, sedate gentieman, after evervone eise had failed, one of the hoidons urged him irtesistibly to make the tuial, and the result was 2 A BTARTLING STCCESS, The test was very simple. The controlling mind willed thac the mivd-reader should touch & certain object npon which it bad concentrated its attention. Tie parties to the performance joiued bands. aad it was suppased that this con- nection would provide a way of passage for the subtie influeuce from the one mind to the other. Before Mr. Moyer was [airly blindfolded. the young isdy who bad hoid upon bis left hand willed that he chouid touch oo object m the room, and, to theic mutnsl surprise, his hand suddenly jerked out in front of bim, and, fo'- low.ng the impuise, they crossed the room. and he pressed ber hand agains: the object that she bed mentally desired he should touch. The test was repeated ssvaral times, snd on every trial Mr. Moyer succassfaliy obeved tha beheat of the mind o whose control be was sub- jected. Hus friends were astounded, and. sabee- guently, 8 number of them, soverally, put his powers 10 the test. He was invariably succoss- ful. On Wedneedav night of last yeek. a pum- ber of his friends induced him to exhibit his peculiar pawers. The writar was one of the party, sud 8 mcre WONDEBFUL PERFORIANCE be never vitnessed. The company met in the parior of Mr. Moyer's residence at 671 Wabash avenue, The room h3s no extraordinary features, and the performancs waa such as to render the aid of mechanical ap- varatus unneceseary. Of those who witnessed the exhibition, not ove lived in the house. Thers was 1o relative of the performer present in tus company. Under the circamstances, a system of im, erceptible telegraphy bot.oen Mr. Moyer aud o confederats was &impiy impossiole. The writer bad ‘very litle faith in tloyer's ability, apd by request be %83 permitted to tes: his powers As o condition of good faith, Mr. Moyer con- seoged that all the company, save himsvlf and the wrier, shonld leave ihe room. The liret test was with the alphabet, the performer speliing s word which was tixed upon by the mind of the writer. Mr. Mover had the lesters of the alpha- bet printed on small slips of paper, which were scattored promiscuonsly over tne table. The writer tossed the letters aboat until they were atterly disordered. and then Mr. Movor was blindfolded. His mode of sscertaiving the toought of the person with whom he iz operating is to take the left hand of the tester aud direct it to the object which is desired to be touched The firet word selected was * Cincin~ pati.” It is necessary tha: the controiling mind ©ho31d be concentrated upon the letter of the word to ba spelled, which follows naturally in the order of spelling. If the person should bave his, or her, mind fixed npon the entre word «nly the mind-resder would have greater difficulty n spe:ding the word, though Mr. Mover successfully accomplished this teat. Tbe other wethod. however, is more popalar with him. After Ar, Moyer was blindfolded and the writer el a word for him to spell, it seemed that at the vory instant_ the _thought setded mpon i3 mind the hand of the mind-reader moved to- ward the table, and almost instantly found aud settled down upon the letter G, the first letter of the word. The movement was 80 rapid aod direct that ins letter wa. discovered by the blivded mao before tha writer, sbo was looking for it, saw 1t among the mass on <he tab e. Afier fluding the first lotter, Moyer's hand reinred to bis side, and, after 3 momeotary pause, again siarted over the taole, ana founa at oncs the vec- ond letter in the name. So with all the rest. One after another they were all selected, aud ihe word waaspelled completely in less time than one could find and arrangs the letters with all the aid of his evesight. Several other pames were thought of, and in evers case the biind- folded man spelled with tbe alphabet the upex- pressed thought of the writer. When this test was concluded, Mr. Mover wasaskedif, ashs found the letters, their names became fawiliar to hi> mind. He said they did not, and be at no time knew what letters his hand rested upon. He conld not explaio what it was that impeiled his arm in the direction of the object selected for his eearch ; ha merely had an irresiscible impnlse to move his srm in & certain direction, and obesing that impulse he invariably found the object of bissearch. Aftar = few moments of rest, Jr. Meyer was again blindfolded, snd, taking his band, the writer willed that ha should Z TOUCH A SMALL XX0B , op the centre-piece ot a gas pendant in the room. The experimenters were soms distance from the pendant, but the moment thatthe thonght obtained passcssicn of the mind of the writer that moment Moyer started in the direc- tion of the ges fixture. When fairly under the centre-piece, Moyer's arm raised slowly, and, when just about to touch the knob, ths writer thought he would ltke to have it describe a cir- cle tiree times around the kaob before touching it. About the time this thought occurred to him the band of the reader waved siowlyin s circle around the centre-piece, and after the third rouna it settled upon the knob. It was not Jarger than s chestnnt, and, as 1f he realized thia, in touching it Mover uzed bui s finger and thumb, the rest of his band being awasy from any other part of the fixtura. ANOTRER TEST was tried.—s mose dunculi ona thaa the last. After lesding Mr. Moyer to & remote corner of the room, & small pen-knife was hidden under s piece of statutey. Taking him by te haad, “the wish that he should find the koife was ac once given cuntzol of the governiog mind. No noige was made in hiding the knife. zad there was mothinx efse in the arrange- ment of the prelimipaties to give tha mund-reader a hint of the hiding-place. Withont an instanc's heaitation, after Moyer took the hand of the writer, he across the room in the direction of the piece of statuary, and fol- lowiog tbe inclination of his arm he stopped, put his band under the statue, sud brought out the knife, . i 1 Finally, the writer, leaving Moyer blindfoided il arlor, explored the house in rearch of B oivg Gy baie. 1he misdTesdsrs powes of discovery. in » room on the third stury a pin-, cushion was found and secreted in the middle- drawer of a copvenient buresu. _There wars three drawers in the burean. On returning to the parlor and tawiag the hand of Moyer, ths writer desirod that he should find the pin- cushion. WWhen the articie was bidden, Do oue was io the room but the hider. Afters short pause Moyer, still blindfolded. walked with the writer across the parlor, up one flight of stairs, past three rooms, and into the lsst apartment of the flat, where the cushion was hidden. Withe out the slightest hesitation he went directly to the bureau, opeued the centrs drawer, put in big hatd, and from a greast numberof articles of gentlemen's wear, picked out the pin~cushion, aad said, ** This is the article hidden by you.” The rejorter was no longer a nkeptic, and it wes egreed that, during the rest of the evening, geaerally shonld participate in the performances. What followed was sven mers wonderful than tbat which had goue betore. All tho testa that the repurfer had been a party te Jere repeated for the edxfimi&n of the guesta. Subse-quently, it was & ted that Moyer de- rived bia powsr froma o i . 8OBT OF MUSCULAR ATIRACTION,— that is, that, by & nervons movement of the hand of the peron whase mind songht to cantrol Moyer's ly in the direction of the object which it had gelected for him to touch, the whereabouts of that object was manifestod to the mind-resder. Mr. oyer said that shab Trxesuon bhad chailenged his atteotion when he st became aware of the possession of this Ppo- caliar power, and to put himself to s sunroms to-t he atiempted to rend the wishes of an ex- perimenter through & wire. This operation is performed by the narties to the expsriment each taking au end of the wire in one haod. Moyer was successfal on the firat trial. Hs produced s pieca of wire, and giving the writer ane end of itio his left hand, aod taking the other end in his own hand, he anmounced himself ready to proceed. One after another the saries of tests above described were nerformed by means of the wire. There was not the slightest apparent hesitation on the pait of Mr. :flyn, and each test was succesafully performed. TUE FIVAL AMD CBOWNING EVIDENCE of Mr. Mover's abilities was given just befors the company-dispersed. He asked any gentla- man or lady present to Write & Bentence and give 1t to him, folded so that he conld not see the writing. The writer wrote a simpla sentance up- on & piece of note paner, and, after folding it 8o that tho writing wae concealed, handed it to the miod-reader. He crushed it up io his band and shut his band upon it, and, going to the tabla where the alphsbet was scattered, spelled the words that formed the sentence. Asin all the other tests, this was done guicklv, unheaitating- Iy, and without the alightas error. Untl the performance was concladed the busi- neas of the writer was unknown to Mr. Mover, he baving attended upon the invitation of a mue tual fniend. A: first he was reluctant to have hig peculiarities made the subject of newspaper comment ; bat after being counseled by Dr. Je- rome, who was present, to make his power kuown, he consented to have the result of the trial made pablic. Since witnasmminthe performance of Mr. Moy er the writer met Mr. Brown, who somehow had heard of the new wonder, and who was very anx- 1ous to learn the extent of the power of the new phenomens. The performance was described to him. as it 15 here described, and when he learned that Moyer conld perforrn thronzh s wire he un- besitatingly said that, if he conld read and fol low the thoughts of another, the means of com munication between the two minds being & prect of wire, the coonecting-link of the mental on faniza‘ions, So to eneak, he was berond donbi genuinely 1o possession of the wonderfal power that he claimed. Taat he can perform by meane of the wire the writer bas indubitable ocular evie deace. The couversation, after the demonstrae tion, took the form of AN INTERVIEW. In replying to questions rogarding his person al history Mr. Mover said that he was born in Logansville, Clinton County, Pa., thirts-thres yesrsazo. At various tmmes during his life he has hod experiences of & some- what supernatural matnre, but, wotd the development of the mraterions power of which he is now the master, these curious oc- currences were dismisged from his ming as un- worthy of epecial seflaction Mr. Moyer has been un invetarate traveler, and from & time so remote a8 £ be beyoud Lis recolleciion he has poasessed the faculiy of, when entering a strange house, at once locating every apartment in the buildicg. This pecaliarity extended to a complote knowledge of the farniture of the rooma. and he has repsatedls upoo frst entering a strange builaing tested this faculty by descriv- ing minutely every articie of furniture that the seveal aparimenta in the building contained. Operzting with another in a demonstration of his phenomenal ability does not wesry his mind, acd he requires no_specinl preparation to mnsnifest hie power. The condition of his own mind durine a tect is a perfect blank. As Lo says himself he thioks of nothing in partica- lar; his mind during the experiment is perfectly . pargive. His own mind does not ditect him to the falfillmeunt of the wishies of the persop with whom he is experimentivg. His arm moves in the direction of the selectea object involuntarily 0 far as ho is concerned. He "bas no mental control of his phveical orgamzation. his mind beine, 18 befora asserted, & perfect binok. Just now Mr. Mover is not willing to give a nublic seance, but many of his friends inaist that ho sbould weet 3ir. Brown i a friendlv contest, and 1t is extremely probable that at some time in the near futnre the two will be brought to- gether for the edification of the publio. PROF. PROCTOR, Germs of IXis Present Views in Ris Earlier Writings—Caasev for Now Ewmphasizing His Expression ol Thosc Views—Relations of the Ev- olntion Theory' o His Religious Belief. New Yorr, Nov. 10.—To the Edilor of the Rews York Tribune: May I venture to correct a mis- taken impression which might, I foar, be cons yeyed by your editorizl of Nov. 8, entitled ** 3 Convert of Science?" 3v viaws in science have undergone no sudden change. The germs ot my present views can be recognized elexrly in my earlicat works, and have since been grade ually developed to their present, which fs, I unst, not their final form. This Is tene of biological _evolution =s well a8 of cosmical vvoluuon. (The review of Darwin’s **Deecen! of Man" in the lesding English waokly paper— the Obserter—was writton by me, and was one of the eacliest iv which his reasoning was cor- rectly summarized and ita force indicated.} At New York, on April 8, 1875, as ro- ported in the Tridune of Apnl 5 I used these words: ‘It seems fo me illogical to accept evolution as saffrient to ex- plain the history of our earch during miliions of years prior to the existence of iifs, sud to deny its sudliciency to explam the development of life npon thn earth.” Where, them, may bo asked, is the chango in my views, apart, that is, from the professions I bave referred to? Yermit me, without entering into details, to show what has really taken place. Lot tbe doemstic tenchings of a particular Church be called A, and let the teachings of science be called B. Then esther (1) A znd B are consisteut, or, beiog invonsistent, the error lies (2) with A or (3) with B. Two years ago 1l was satisfied with the firat of thess expiavativns. Bus you kuow what happened afier the Balfast addrees. Theologuans, who ought 83 losst te know what their church requires, pro caimed londly that the views B are ut- terly inconsistent with the viows A. They convinced me thas that is 8o ; while I remained: a» weil satisfied as evey that visws B are right in the main My obvisus infarence is that some error exists in views ». Theologisns who teach A sssore me that [ niuas aither accept A, with out question, or depart from among them. My choics between these altornatives could not pa doubtful. Honce simoly the most cir- cumstaace of my change of positi Wita regard to ** the sol " with whicn you say that [ formerly discussed the graver troths of which astconomy offers glimpees,” T trust my tone msy never alter. The mysterien of tha universe grow more impressiva to me, more awfaf, the more [ study them. They have never seemed 8o wonderful or so solemn to science workars as mince science established the doctrive of evolution aod conserva- tion of energy. The little light we have gained has but rendered visible the infinits deziness enshrouding and overshadowing us, A few linin of the mighty chaios which bind the universs together have been traced, and others msy one d:_vbormnvod. but we know that the chaine are endleas. We stand in the presence of msay infinities, befora which the soul trembles, per. plexed and dismayed by inficity of mystery. Rrcaanp Capital Punishbment 1o England. Lendon Timex. Tn the last tan years 214 ciimivals have been senteuced to death in Engtaad aud Wales, but only 103, or less than balf tho uumber, were in face exscuted. In the yesr 1574 as many as twenty-aix wers sentenced to desth, and rixteen of them were executed. In the thirty-mine years 1536-"74 there have been 432 criminals ex- ecuted in Eogiand and Wales, or elsvea s year upon an aversge. The largest numbor in that period wes tweaty-two, in1863; the mualleat was four, in 1871. There were 1il exscuticos in the first tan years, and there were 103 in the Iastten. If we go farther back than 1885, we find very different figurea; in the three years 18335 the execgtions wers 1O leas than 101, avemging thirty-fouz & year.