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z THE CHICAGO oaken, spples, ste., wero recoived, Among the donors qura Mra, Ranney, Mis. Mary Foltanabre, Mra, Charles Follansbes, Mra. Mersh, Mre. McDonald, Mra. Gon- Ary, Mss. Iesing. M. B, Bottatord, Mrs. D. B, Fiske, Mrs. Young, Mrs. Tennov, Bira, Drawater, Mra. Lawis, Mrs. Honry C. Du- raad, Mrs. Blanchester, Mre, Runpion, Mis. Mirsck, Mesars. Garlaod, Tibbats, Lucker & Bherman, Mca. Borger, and othera. = The ding.rocm was vacy sttractiva with its ong son of tables, furnisbed with all the geod things that chilaren could ask for. The room waa particalarly hight and chaertol, and, 88 tho 120 childron of the inatitution filed futo the room in the best poseible order, it wae, indeed, 8 protty sight, Friends eatled duriog the day, and at evoning the childron partoox of n supper which was furnished by tho sumo kind peoplo. THE NEWSBOYS' HOME, DOW THEY ENJOVED THANKS(1VING. Through all the busy din And noiny buatlo of the grost dity, tho Nowsbogs' and Bootblacks' Homo was not forgotten, It stands on Quincy Btreot, near Vifth avenue, & trne and living monttment to a noble charity. [a this Homo, where, through kiudly influonces mnd liberal Christian teachings, the poor, unfortunste little wanderer and newaboy, who can claim no roof- troo for his coveriog, save tho broad canopy of Heaven, with the curbatone for a pillow whereon to Iay his bead, finds kindly shcltor and caro. The minisirations of good peoplo are shown hete, and to an extent that is notoworthy and commendable, The poor Arab who gathers & few penoies and » precatious livelihood by peddling papers or blacking boots, is bronght within the bounds of sivilization aud {s madn a good and honest citi- xen of, aud ofton proves his appreciation by be- ooming sn ornament and honor to society. These poor waifs were uot forgotten yes. terday. Buperintendent Hooko atated that np to Wadoerday ho had almost bogun to thiok the Home would he without ‘tho usual Thsnkegiving dinner; bnt Wodnes- day evening tho goodies and substan- tials camo ponring in. First there would bo a ring at the door-bell, and some neraon, of per- haps very limited means, would leave a surkoy : then camo chickons, and ducks, and bunchea of celery, and crapberries. and fruite, until the tarder wan stored to repletion, and all the young hoarts within wero made FM by the proapects of & good, wholesome, snd subatantial Thanks- giving dinner. Apples cane in by the barrel, gnflcu by tho boxes, and cranberries by the ec| P 1f tho boys over had n good time, they had 1t yoaterday. They sat down to thefr dJinuer at about 12:30, apd, tad thoss who contributed tho food been prosent, they would havo fully appreciated that "1t was more blessod to give than to receive.” Tho bumble offorings made at the shrino of Clarity wero appreclated and heartily rolished. It is Bearcoly neceseary to say that tho mmiablo Superintondent, Mr. Hooks, looked happv, aud that ho and {ho Ma- tron, Mrs. Hooke, did thelr best, aud gavo tho been reduced to anch A scionco that scarcely susthiog la loft to bho desired in tho way of usefulncss or oconomy. Tho ax- penditures bava becu calenlated and limited down fo thie lnat cent. Any ostra approprist:ons far food, therefore, even o1 enzh a general fonat-day as Thanlirgiving, wanld bo absurd, as they ato imposaible, Tho dioner yeaterday was af tbe usual plaiu desciiption, and was sorved in tho primitive stylo adopted in all euch (nstitne tious. Mush and milk, with achunk of meat, formed the principal, and in fact the .only, srticles of dlot. A fewr of tho prisoners who wera foriunato cnouglh to bhave familles or frionds outsids wero rejoicad by recoiving do- nations of eatables, which materially belped out their frugal I'DYI.'L Those who were not so Incky woro obliged to sit by sod grumble out their discontent. No charitable contributions woro roceived from dininterosted paities, In the afterooon rome of the moro peacoabls prisoners were allowod, a8 a special favor, the liberty of tho coridors. They paced up and down, or gathered in Rroups, talked, BRDR, anghed, and evidently did their best to hiave 8 good time. Many jokes wore passed, and somo good-oatured altercations took placs, Somy of the mois active ones enoyed themoelvos by playing leap- trog, while othars formed littio impromptu eard- parties onthe pavomont, By theso meann tho long bouts wera whilad away with perhapa a lit- tle less monotany and discomfort than umu:.1 pasae And this was how Thankegiving-Day wal in the fail, g 1N GENERAL, { IN ILLINOIS, | CHESIER, (al Disrateh to T'he CAteaco Tridune, Cxuiflrmm X)I’I., Nor. 25.—National Thankegiving wag to some extent observed hore to-day. Tho Post-Offics and eevoral places of businesa wero closod, and rehigions sorvices were held at Bt. Mark's Eptscopal Church, STRINOPIELD, Special Disvateh to The Chicaao Tridune, SrrixarisLp, 1L, Nov. 25.—Thanksgiving Day wan colobrated by a genoral suspension of busi- ness, Tho Stato ofices, banks, ote., wero closod. L Dirpaten s T Ehreagn Trib Spectal Dispateh to The Chicagn Tyibune, LABIL’:LB. i, Nov, 25.—~Ths pubhe schooln have boen olosod to-day. And there lins peca a goneral suapenaion of business. OTTAWA, Special Dispatch fa The Chteano Tribune, OtTawA, 1k, Nov, 26, —Thanksgiving Day was onoraily observed at Ottawa. Ali tho lesding fiminem housos wora closed. ALTO Srecial Disvateh to Phr Chicaqo Tridune, Atzox, 1ll., Nov, 25,—Thanksgiviug Day. wes vory generally obearvad iu this city to-day, busi- ness of ll kinds belpg vory generallv suspended, The Rev. T. G. Fields, Puslor of tho Uaptist Church, preached the Thankegiving sermon at the Congrogational Church, all the dilferent de- vominationy atteuding. WISCONSIN, A LITTLE PUFF FOR MANISON WILLINOLT PRINTED. boys ample chanco to epjoy themeolves to their hearts' content, ‘After dinner, tho lada went to thoe reading- room or pymonsiuin, as they saw fit, and mado & gennine Thanksgiving-day of 1t in their own wild and rollicking way, They had s programmo prepared for Lhe evening, which was & grand dramatio and mmn- ntrel exhibition given in tha lecturo-room of the Homo. A stage bad been improvised asnd sconcry painted, one of which was a view of Doarboto stroet, looking south from Madison, snd gave a very good pioture of Tur TRIBONE and Journal buldings; sl painted by the boya, Then there were costumes, gofgeous n the ex- treme, to pay tho least, slso manufactured at tho Home, and, by the aid of those acd natural tal- ent, tho boys maunged 1o havo o ploasant time, sod gave an onjoysblo entertainment. NORTH SIDE INSTITUTIONS, AT THE UILICH OBPUAN ASYLUM, on Burllng street, corner of Contro, tho chil- dron woro treated to a torkey dinner, to which was added all the Jittlo pication of which thoy are o fond. The institution contained thirty- two inmatos, varying in sge from 2 to 14 yenrs. There waa no show or display made, but tho littls folks thoroughly appreoiated the kind- noss of the managoment, and onterod Lieastily into the enjoymont of the affair, Tho dinner was partakon of guiotly, no onnbemlg present oxcept the officors of tho institution. It waa provided from the resources of thio Asylum, and was all that could be dosired. AT YMLE NUBSERY AND HALF-ORPHAN ARYLUX, located on DBurling satreot, noar Wiilow, tho day was fittingly observed. A dluper, consist- ibg of tarkey, chickens, eto, was provided and servol about 1 o'clock. The Asylum containod 106 inmatos, ranging, in ago from 15 montts to 14 yoars. Boarcely evor waa ihore a happier lot of littlo onos congrogated sround & (ablo, Thoy ato iith great zest, and {o tho truo spirit of thankfulncea. In tho evon- Ing they were entortained in tho school-room by sn exhibition which had been kiudly arranged for them. consisting of tabloaux, rocitations, and dislogues, to which the larger childten took part. This waa followed by the sorving of refroah- ments, and_ altogethor the day was a memorable w00 at the Institution. & ——— MISCELLANEOUS, OLIVET CHURCH. ¢ SHEIR THANRBOIVING DINNER. On Honth Doarborn strect, between Polk and Taylor, the Qlivet Baptist (colored) congroga- tion hava recently ercoted a four-story brick church edifico, of which » doseription has been previonsly published in Tur Tnisuxe. The building ia plain but substavtial, and is not yet completod, and will not be for some weeks to come. Undorneath the church proper are three sture-rooms, on the ground floor, which are of- fered for rent. Up-stairs, besides the church, sre a locture-roow, reception-rooms, church- parlors, and officos. The lecture-room is oply partially ready for occupavcy, and hers tho Rov. Richard B. Do Baptiste, the pastor of the church, Leld firet servicos on Wednceday evening, which proved interesing to tho participauts. The church bullding and grounds bavo cost a great deal of money, and to complote sod furnioh the house of worship the congregation was comosliedto inour a debt of 817,000, in which dilemma it now £iode itself, and with hard times to pull it back. ‘The members of the flock aro not of the class that may'bo termed rich, but consist of the bot. ter olasg of onr colored Yopulnunn. and their paator is a very oncrgetio laborer 1n the Lord's noeyard. In order to ralsa the wind, so to speak, or, in other wo:ds, to gatherin kome money to belp ay its debt, tho congregation yesterday gave a E‘blnhglvlng dinper free to everybody who was williog 6 pay 50 cents, It was a soild and gub- stantial mea), gotten up by the fair onos af the flock, who worked hard for thosuccess of the affalr, They confributed Jiborally thowsalves of turiteys, dishes, knives, forke, spoous, celery, sud other ot ceteras, and in that way mansged to make tho sfairs grand avd desorved euc- o088, Dinper was served in the vel uncarpoted shurch parlors, and (asted from 12 to 4 o'clock in ihe afternoon. It was very creditable and enjoy- ble, and those who invested in the dinner re- soived the worth of thoir money. The tables were lnid with immaculately white cloths, and fairly groaned with tha substantials and delica- tes glu:zd upon_them, Tho colored belles their dark-hued beaus to a dromstick, or or a little of the bresst, just as they desited. Then there mas tho pasiry, as only colored cooka can maka and mince pies, and plum pudding. Thero was s great deal of these dain- ites ocomplacently stowed away. Previous to commencing tho rop the Rav. Mr. De Bap- d naked a blessing on ation, 1In the evening s grand eutertaloment, cousiat- ing of an ** 0ld Folkes' Concerte,” was given in ihe lecture-room by members of the congre- xation. ‘The hall was crowded, and the songs and eayiogs wero thoroughly relished by the oadience. Quite ahsndsome sum was realized. A1 THE JAIL, AMONO THE CUNVICTA, Whataver occasion for thaukegiving other people might bave hisd yesterday, very certatuly tho queer folke who inbablt the vounty prison bad little need to exhiblt any gratitude. 'I'o the wofley crew af dupraved men aud women who oecupy cells in tho jail oneday s like auotuer, and 4sy atter day paases without any break in the desd monotony of prison-life. There is uo ackuowlodgment of bolidsys. When tho outaide world {8 makiog morry, feasting, and abstaintug from lsbor, tho people who are cooped upin duogeatis by process of law kuow Lttlo or acthing of what Ia uainE on beyoud tho walle. Prisoners have no nghts, and few privilegoes. ‘Yhie Cook County Jadl {s & model iustitution of ta kivd. Jtu wally are thick snd ita regulstions telugents The wanagenent of its iuwates has Special Dinpateh to The Cricago Trivuns, Mapison, Wis,, Nov, 25.—Thanksgiviug-Day was genorally observed as & holiday with a good attendanca at the churchas, a general suspension of business, sod sundry entortaioments, the youth haviog good timo skating on Monona Bay. Themostnotablo discourso was atb tho union servica of snvoral congregstions by tho Rev. C. H. Richards, of tho Congro- gational Church, who, from the text: + Boantiful for Bitnation.” eloquently treated ol Mndieon, her glory and her needs. speaxing of her beauts as ber chiot carital, and suggesiing how to malto the most of it and render tuis mode! Capital, physically, rocially, intellectually, and politicallv. Inspeaking of onrgrowth aa rapla comparad with the older eities of tWd country, ho 8aid it was far bohind some of the yonng monstors in tho noighborhood, and thus reforrod to your city. \Whon wo came to Chicago, a mud- hole audaciously winolng the charter of b city 1n the very year our first log houss was bullt, ‘and by s snccession of stupendons jumps becom- ing in forty yearn to tho position of one of the cities of the world, with a population of nearly half & miltion, and s rush of business which it makes ono apopiectic to think of, our Hitle city looks small in compariron, MILWAUREE. Spectal 1ignaten o Lhe Chicago Tribune, Miuwaukee, Nov. 25,—Thankegiving was ob- servod a8 & general hollday, all private, newspa- per, aud publio offices and stores being shut, Church services wero generally hold, MICHIGAN. LANSING, Special Disvateh lo The Chcaao Tridune, Laxarxo, Mich., Nov. 25,—To-day was genor- slly observed. Business was suspended. Usion worvices wera held. Lady Washinglon and her Court 1n 1776 was exhibited in the State-House during the evening. INDIANA. INUIANATOLIS, Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Inpuaarorts, lnd, Nov. 25.~Thankegiving was observed in this city by a general suspon-~ sion of busivess and services, in moat of tho churches. Tho weather waa vory beantiful, and the day passed off with nothing unusual to mark its occurrence. THE EAST. TE NEW ENGLAND CITIES, Doaroy, Nov. 35.—Thankagiving was observed in tbis aud in sl other Now England cities to- day by a complote suspension of busine! ‘The ohne;vmce of the day was more goneral than usual. WASITINGTON. Spacial Dispatch to The Chicano Tribune, Wasuinorox, D, 0., Nov, 25.—There has baen DO Lusiness iranasoted hore to-day. Al tho De- partmonts wero olosed, as they will bs to- WMOTEOW. THE SOUTH. MEMPIIS, TEMN. Mexrms, Tonn., Nov. 25.—Thanksgiving was Renarally obaerved, and the attendance at chuich was largo. About noon raln commencea falling, and bas contioued sinco. LOUISVILLY, KY. Lowsvriix, Kv., Nov. 25.~Thankegiving was moro generally obaerved than it has been for many years, Most all business was suspended, ABROAD. AMERIOANS AT BERLIN. LoxpoN, Nov. 20—5 a. m.—A speoial from Berhin roports that the Americsn residents and visitors hold & Thaokegiviog servios in that city veatorday. The sormon was preachod by tho Rev. Dr, Thompaon. e TS RN THE WEATHER, ‘Wasmyaron, D, O., Nov. 26—1 s, m.—For tho Upper Lake region, Upper Mississippt aud Lower Misejesippi Valloys, high barometer, briek suod bigh norihweat to northenst winds, coldor aud clear or clearing woather. LADAL OUHERYATION, Umicago, Nov, 25, ar, [ Thr|TT Wind, (fiain] Wthe Time, minimuwm, 21, GENEUAL OBSENVATIONS. Cu334g0, Nov, 23-Midalaht, —_—_ lllig o Stalion, ;uur.rm Wind, —|Hain| Weather, Plascanlt il 29,7 0| —1 20,7 9,90 "3 Cloudy. Clear. Cloudy, Clear, ST Tt EI A B 81 STNIW, frehil 02 Threating, 23l -10[N" Wi, € . {Glear, 261 _salcaim 05, LigLt snow, PR, TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES, An Indiacs Amstour Press Assoclafic: formed iu [ndisnapolis to-day by 'ouuv.-on‘:'n:ulz' man who are struggling for fama in publicatiops 1ssued for Jove, not mouey. Prof. A. O. Bhortridge, Presideut of the Pyy- duo University, in Indisns, bas placed biy res- ignstion {n the hands of the Trustees. Iy roasous for resigning are not publio, but it is ruported that they sre bssed upon {ha con tinued apposition which bas beon mudo to bis adwinistration by severst parties, A STRIKE ENDED, Avany, Nov. 25.—An oxtensive strike among llmmm -will upetativon at Amsterdam, N, Y. bas euded, thoy Liavisg submittod to reduced WG s @ I TRINDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1875, FOREIGN. Rumors of Military Action on the Lastern Question Exclting Lngland. Report that Great Britain Has Bought a Large Interest in tho 8nez Canal, Mr, Disracli’s Speech at the Rocont Ban- quet of tho Lord Mayor of London, Tho Santiago Bntoher Burriel Ignored by an English Diplomat, Don Carlos Evidontly Getting into tha Spanish Equivalent of Our * Last Diteh.” GREAT BRITAIN, LXCITING RUMORS, Loxpoy, Nov, 25.—-The Hcening (Hlobe anys : ** Our stock market bas bson greatly projudiced Ly & rumor which was circulated ro-day that Par- lament will be summoned to consider tho East- ern question, particulacly with roferonce to Egspt. Wo have boen ablo to learu (hat the rumor is unfounded,” The Foening Standard, in its financis! column esys: * Tho matkes closed dull. A rumor bas been circulatod that a Mritish fleet has boen ordercd to the Moditer- ranoan Sea.” ATILL ANOTIHIER STONM. Thoro has been a hoavy and disastrous gale off tho coast of Iifesbire. Sonio fishing boats wore lost, Bixteen flahermen aro known to bave boon drawned, and fourtoen aro missing. AUBPESBION OF A DAXK. The Mercantilo Dank of Locds has failed, with liabilitics ostimatod as 350,000, ENGLAND DUYING AN INTEWLST TO PROTECT IN EOYPT. Loxpoy, Nov. 206—56:30 a. m.~The Times pays 1t Las reason to bolieve that the Briish Government has bought from the Khedive of Egvgn £4.000,000 worth ot shares of tho Buoz Caual Company, aud that the Egvptisn Governmont 14 anthorized to draw on Rothschilds at sight for the amoant, Tnis sunouncement is tho sab- stance of & telogram rocelved by the Bank of Egypt from tho Alexandria branch. ‘The Tunes nfin that tho Khedive made the offor and the Bridsh Government acorpted it. subjocs to the anproval of Patlismens. The Kbedive's halding which is thus sold consists of 177,000 out of 400,- 00y sbarey into which the c¢apital stock of tbe Company is divided, y I, DISEAKLI'S BPEECH AT TOE LORD MAYOD'S BANQUET. At tho banquet st Guildball on Lord Mayor's Day, Nov. ), Mr. Disraell, responding to tho tonst, * Hor Majosty's dininter,” paid A yoar ago, wy Lord Mayor, whou T had tho honor or addressing your prodecessor, the oouuiry was sgitatod with rumors of wars, and wars that w6 wora told wore to be carriud on 1o the centroof Europe, and botwoon fls most civilized commupities. I ventured then to say, on the patt of the Government, that it waa ot only our hopo, but oar belief, that war would not ensue ; and that the conulry might depend upon our utinost efforts to prevent such & calamity, War has not onsued, mv Lord; and a8 o any sharo ber Majoety's Mlinisiers may havo bad ‘in tho prevention of "that ovil, ol that I will say of it iy this~that it is one of wlich thoy are not astiamed. TUE CRINESE DIFTICULTY. Had it fallen to my fot, my Loid Mayor, per- baps only 8 month ago to bavo retuinsd you our thanks for tia honor, 1 shonld, perbaps, havo had to annonuce n war botwoen this couotry and one, friendly rolations with which it is the in- torest and Wish of tho citizens of London eape- cially to maimtaio and cherish, A war mith Cln- na, which was then imponding, would have boen & war with & country with whioh, of all athots, Eogland would not 'ba placed in colliston, e bave no wish to invado or |gnrcprma theur tor- ritory, Auhnx‘i(h 1 cannot but balievo that any military proceedinga on our part with tham must bo cestain of succcss, tho result, though suce cosatal, wwould be scarcsly trinmphnut, Bosidos, it is our interest tostrengiben the centralizea Goveroment which socmed to be propared to ke war upou us, and which always bocomes moro foeble wheo war 18 waged by thom. ‘Tbe Road sense of the Cbineso Govornment, aud in a grent dogreo the energy and resource of her Majosty's Minlater in that country, bave, I be- lieve, provonted that evil, and 1 think wo may 1sirly count now upon that calamity not ocenr- sing. ¥or myaslf, I have always been of cpinion that tho looger peace was maintained with China tho greator was the chanco of that peace bolug permanent, bocausoe the mora the pocpla ate au- riched by commorcial communications with Europe, the more cobtented and losa trouble- #oma thay become to that Contral Government which it is our wish and interest to strongthen. THE HENZEGOVINIAN TAANSAOTION, My Lord Mayor, I wish I could esy with re- gard to lumlfin affairs nosrer homa that they wero 10 a position as eatinfsotory as I think wo may now conetder our ralations with China, 1t would be an affectation to pretend that s pactisl rovolt in & provinco of European Torkoy has Lrouphit atout & state of affaira which in that art of tho world very often becomes critlcal, In e {rosout instance, the wiss forbearanca of the gront powars immedlately intoreatod in the quos- tiou—a wise forboorance to which [ beg to offer 0y most sincers testimony, and which cannos be too highly appreciated—produced an effoct mo happy that at ono moment, some mouths sgo, we bad A righit to believe that this serions disturbe suce would immediatoly ceaze. Ay Lord Mayor, a0 uofortupate ovent which I will not dwoll upon—the {loaunciatl catastrophe of ous of our allies—revived the expiring struggle, Fave a pew naspoct to all the circumatances. and creatod hopes and foars in quarters and in clroles which before that did not axiat, It is imposmble to deny that circumatan- cos of this character are csitioal, but for my own part I havo still groat confidencs in that forboar- ance to which I have roferred. I believe that it will continuo to be exorcised, end I have myself not only & trust, but a convictlon, that meany wil! ba ascertatned which will bring about » eaf factory rosult—a result which wllls bo consiutent with the maintenance of peace, and which will bo eatistactory to tha publio opinion of Earope. My Lord Magor, [ will not contemplato any othar rasult, and, therefors, I will ouly eay Lhat the in- toreata whioh tho imporial powers havo in this question no doubt sre more direct than those of (iroat Britain, but, though mora direct, they aro not more cansidersble ; aud those to whom the conduct of your affairs s now intrusted, are deaply conscions of the naturc and the magnle tude of those Dritish interests, aud those birit- lsh futerouts thoy aro resolved to guard and maintain, TUE VISIT OF THE PRIKCE OF WALXS TO INDIA, My Lord Mayor, I will advert for s moment to & more diatant Oriental country, which last year I Lind to notica as in a condition very different from thiat which it now occuples, Indis laat year bad only Juat vscaped from the direst visitation that can visit humanity—axtonsive famine amid s toeming populstion.” It escaped from the oal- amity by the ability of its Guvernment, and os- pacially by the aucrgy and the resourco of the Queen’s Viceroy., At the pressnt moment India ~to which you™ yourself, my Lord Mayor, have 80 bappily adverted—offers a vory difforant con- trast to that scoue. The Prince of India, as well a8 of England, bas plsnted his foot for the first time au that we which Lo iy, perhiaps, des- tined to rulo, which nouo of his ancestors l, Itswould be tdle to look npon #uch mn eutespriso ou Lis part 88 a more pastime of pleasure, A Prince of hisintolligonco, 8 P'rince who himsolf has had more exporlunco of travel, probably, than any Individual even in thia ball, visits 1ndia with no ordinsry motive, and for no ordinary objects, No one can doubt thatis in a visic which will be rifo with consoquences of im- portauce both to Iudis and to England. This 1 will only say, that, enthusiastic a8 may be bisre- cuption in Hindostan, of which wé hiavo aiready heard, nothiug can be more complete than tho sympatby be left on our own shores, and which ha recoived from his own countrymen, shared only with the beaatiful and gifted hu{ whom he sorrowing loft, but whom, wheu ke left, e In- teusted ta the alfuctions of the British people. LNOLAND'S GOLONIAL KMIIBK, It tho cundition of Iudia Li ous at this mo- muut interestjug from the ovonls which ure ue- curring in tho Peniusuls, aud one I may fairly desenibe as highly prosperous, and juilnitely so wheu compared with the condition 1t ocoupled ouly the, lsuy time I sddresscd you, I douot think our Colunial Empixa need oucasion us aoy other feliugs than those of pride wud cougrat- ulation, oven yoare 8g0 the wombers of the present ~ admiustration, scsrcely with _ any = excoplion ihe same ueu, establishiod (e Dominlon in North Amorice—i behiove 1u our finuunuou uot the lasut import- ast political feat. Beveu years have passcd, and Liave demoustrated the depth, tho wisdom, l aud manifeated tho bucqoss, af that groal uadec- | toking. The eamo mpirit animates Hor Ma- featy'n Miniaters at prosent. There I8 ovory brosvect of another confelora- tion of colonics nnd rocietion being satablisbed {a Soath Africa which will add power to our Bra- ‘l-n and diTusn fmmenso advantazo to tha world n geneial. 1hesa are i acts of a Govornment that haa conildenco 1 tho Colynial Emiire of Great Britaw, who, justead of lolioving, ae tomo havo belioved, that it was ap exhaurtive inctmbrance on our remourcon and polltical lifa, feel, on tho contrary, that it ought t3 be to En- gland s source of wealth, of power, audof lory. And purauing that policy, we judicated Ast;year a wise conlldonce that year after year tho ro'ations botweon our colonial fallow-sub- Jocts and ourselvos will lucrens i futorost, In sympathy, And advantago. DOMESTIC AFFAIRS, My Lerd Mavor, I hardly liko to advert to do- mestio conditions, becauas It may eanily bo sup- poaed I can searcely do 8o without touching on matters of thnt personal charactor which on occasionn like tho present wo wish to avold, But At the same timo it would bo a vory imperfect shotol of tho stataof Engiand it T did not, liowevar slightly, touch upoen the events, the logisiativa aud publio evants, which bave occur- rod muco Tiast bind tho honor of addressing your predocessor. I wiil eav, thorefore, only shortle, what I trust will ot ba challenged, that at tis period of tho year, in tbe month of No- vember, it in porhaps onsior to come to a calm de¢ision upon tho merits of the political avents of Parliament chan it 18 eithor in the excite- ment and oxhaustion of & sossion; aud I tuink Iam not using the language of oxnggeration whon 1 #ay thal the verdiok of the poople of En- gland 18 this—that thoy recognizo on tho part of Hor Majesty's Governmeat, in _tho condnos of their domnestlo affairs thers liaa beon & scrious, a «lucero, and a syatematio offort to carry out poliey of social improvemont. All the measures wo have fntroduced have tended tothatend, whother we Lave endoavored to imorove ihe hoalth of tho people, whother o bave endeay- ored to improve the homes of tho people,—an improvoment which, nfter all, ia the oply mafe foundation of all ocial happiuess and political entisfaction,—or swhothor wo have stiempled to rut an end to thoss misunderstandings batweon argo classos of our fellow-aubjocts, whother thoy bo omployera or omployed—wheth- or they bo landlords or tonants, our policy has had tho same snd ono ond. Wao aro somotinios told that the wenknoss of that policy is that wo bave counted on tho co- operation of our follow-subjocts, That, o my oplufon, 14 its atrength; and I have roceived evon this day proofs of tho confllence that wo Emm} ia the senso and spirlt of tho peoplo of England, advanqing tho causo which wo aro ad- vocating, and carrying into pffoct tho meusures which we paesed with a vigor, 8 unanimity, and a hesrtfelt sentiment, whick uo compulaory legalation can over socara. My Lord Mayor, 1 am told scmelimen that the poilcy of the presont Govornment in not sufliclently startiing and molodramatic for tho temper of the paople of Logland, I cannot say thatIagroe sith thet opinion, I believe that a polioy that diminishes the doath-rate of a groat nation ia a feat as con- sldorablo as noy of those decisivo battles of the world that gonoraily decide nuthing, ey SPAIN, AMORE TROOPS FOR CUBA. Maonip, Nov, 25,—Additional rofoforcemonts to the number of 1,365 men Wwore embarked for Cuba. BUANIS VIOTORTES, Gon, Quesada haa captured San Cristobal, with all tha Carlist positions in the neighborhood of Pampoluns. LONG LIVE THE KING ! Mapnip, Nov. 25.~The municipality of Vitto- rinare preparing 1o receive King Alfonso on his way to the front. i THE HENNEMY 18 IN FRONT OF YE." Hxxpave, Nov, 25.—Don Carlos Liaa issued s proclamation exhorting his soldiors to sn oner- Rotic remstance agninat tho fresh attack of tho Northern Army. QUESADA'S VICTORY. An officinl dispatch from Gen, Quesnda an- nounces that Pampeluns has been completely roteased. Alter thioo daya’ fighting twoive bat- talious of Carlists were routed with o boavy loss, THE CENTENNIAL, The !mdmrclal staton thut 7,000 persons in Span, Cuba, aud the Phullippine Isiands, will sond goods to the Philadelphis Exposition, BULLY YOI M. LAYARD| - Loxpox, Nov, 26—7 &, m.—A spocial to tha Daily Telograph from Madrid aasys that Mr. ZLayard, ‘the Bntieh Dinistor, while recently traversing Bilbao, refused to re- celva "a visit from Gon. DBurriel, tho butchor of Santiago do Cuba. who is Captain- QGoneral of that province, Ibisroported that tho Spanish Miniater of Stato has remonstrated with Az, Layasrd for his action In tus matzer, TUE GUDAN QUESTION, Dinvalch to the New York Ierald. Loxpoy, Nov, 23.—Tho Madrid, Nov. 18, cor- respondance of the Daily News sayas ** Lo tid- inga with regard to Cubn are serious enough in alt consclonce. 'Chate can ba no doubt but thay tho ultimetum of tho United States to'the Span- fards will be, 'Bell or figut.” Lvory ono admits that it wonld cost Alfonao hia throno to llsten to tho fdes of tho sale of tho Island of Cubasta momont when the Spanish nation I3 enjoviog peace. The tlme for Bpsin to thluk of selling will bo {f tho Crown grant of s judiclous ropre- sentative system, with emanclpation, prova im- posslble for the pacieation o¢ the Cubane,” e FRANCE, IMPORTANT NRWHPAPER-BEIZURE, Pants, Nov. 26.~The journala of thin city have been officially warned that they will be progocuted if thoy roproduce M. Da Oaseagnac's spocch to the Bonapartists of Delloville, Fro. cocdings have already boen takon agoinst 2o Gaulois, and this evoning Le Pays was soizod. BREVENUE BECRIPTS. Pans, Nov. 0.—The receipta of tho Treaaury during October, ss caloulatod at the Alinistry of Fiuouco, woro 13,000,000 over the eutimate, thus makiog tho total excoss of the past ten months 82,100,000f, and foreshsdowing an ox- coss of nearly 110,000,000f for the wholo year. This excess covers by moro than 40,000,000f tho deflcit existing at tho beginoing of the year, and not met by any frosh tsx, It is one of tho most flourishing fioanoial situations ever known in Fraoce, and an argumont agaloal thoso who al- lego that the prosont roglme is {ncompatible mth the prospority of the country. hi el GERMANY. HOUSES SEANOIED. Loxpox, Nov. 26—8 8. m.—The Berlin corre- spondont of the Morning Post states that the police are scarching the Lousea of the Boclalist Demoorats. RAILROAD NEWS. THE MEMORIAL COMMITTEE. 81, Louw, Nov. 28.—Judgo Stanley Mathews, Presldent of the Rallroad Convention, Las ap- polnted tbe following gentlemon as & committen {0 prepare tho address to Congreas provided for by the resolutions adopted by the Convention: The Hon. James O, Broadhoad of Aissouri, Chairmau ; the Hon. R, W. Thompson of Indi- ans, the Hon. J. H. Kennatd of Louisians, Mor- ton MoMichanl of Penusylvania, Potor Cooper of Now York, Gon, Josept It. Anderson of Virginis, Col. William Johuson of North Carolins, D. Fel- nenherd of Californis, A. G. Olofton of Texas, 1f, G. Bmith of Tennessso, Gon, J, E, Johnston of Ounrfln. and G, K. Marauail of Miissieeppl. Judge Alathews Is also a member of the Com- mitieo, In nccordance with the provision of the resolution. C.C. &\ G, Special Disvatch to Tha Chicago Tribune, Inpranaroris, Nov. 23.—~It s reported that new complications have arisen in rogard to the Bnanofal troubled of the Columbus, Chicago & Indi- sus Cootral Mallroad, aod thas tha ficat-mort- gare bondholders tsve isaued tho foliowlng no- tice: **'The delay in obtaining the necessary smount of sigoatnres to the flrat-mourtgage Londholders' sgreement of Feb. 23, 1875, haa in- duced s cousidurable number of subscribers to witbdraw from it and organize under & new sgreement, As thoro is no lougor any probabill- ty of complebing the oxlglmf agrocewent, weo Bereby notify bonduolders that wo withdraw it, and shall couslder thoir funvtions sa & commlt~ too to have terminatod." AN INDIAN A ROAD. necial Dispateh to The Chicage Tridune, Twpianarorrs, Nov, 35.—~The New York Tall- road Covutruotion Company will take hold of the Lake Erie, Evanaville & Bouthwestern Railroad, and moet rapresentativos of the rcad at Evans- villo to-moirow to consummate pogotiaticus for the completion of tho road. KANUCK TEMPORALITIES. Moxraear, Nov, 25—To-day Judge Besu- dry dismmsed the Rev. Gavin Lang's ection to gaio plossension of the temporalitios fundof ihe Preabytorian Church, on bebalf of the Preabyte- rinu Church of Canads, in copnestion with the Church of Bootisnd. Thoe asme num spplies to :Iu action sgaiush the wadows’ orphany’ CASUALTIES. Description of Soma of the Beones Attending the Wreck of the Pacific, Womon with Death Staring at Them Weeping Over - the Loss of o Child, A Wile’s Implorations for tho Retentlon of Her Husband in a Boat, The tuddiing Together and Chaltering of tho Chingse Passengers, THE WRECK OF THE STEAMER PACIFIC, The Daily British Colonist of tho Oth Inst,, publiahed at Victotis (. C.), coutains an {oter- vlow with Henry T\ Jelly, tho first survivor of the Pacifle who was picked up by the Messonger. e gives a graphic description of somaol the Liarrowing scones thst camo undor lis observa. tlon, o says that if the crashh hie heard while Iring in bed was caused by a colilalon with ane othoer ship, it was s vory alight one. 1o is posi« tive, howovor, that on gaining tho deck ho snw, on tho atarboard quartor, threo lights 83 from a vesmel. Ifo hoard no hall. Tho weathor was vot foggy at that time. The wind waa fresh, but tho ses emoolh. 1o was told that thoro had boen, o collision, and that the steamor had eusialued no damage, Provious to gning on dock the first time ho hoard the bolls to stop and then reverao the engines. Whea ho renohed the dook tho steamer was going shoad seatn, Yassongors woro told not to ba siarmad, that thore was no dangor. Aud matters quioted thua. Mr. Jolly wont' baok to lln atate-room. and was gotting iuto bed whon ho falt the abip rnva s sudden lurcl, and board & rush of water, 10 ngain wout on deck, and discoverod that the ship wns wnking, Ilo eaw Capt. IHowoll standivg fo Lis room, and aeked Ilum **Whero do you keop your blue lights?" The ensxmu answerod, **In the pliot-house.” Mr, Jolly wont thero and found the wheol doserted, and tho ship nln,nrlnic wildly, while the ongines wora still worliog., Ho burned four lights, and thon eaw peoplo getting into tho boats. 1la saw a boat Stholnmcn into which tho women wera bolng placed, and fook his stand there, and saw Mrs. Otis Parsons asgisted in. Mrs. Pardons was bowalling tho death ol her child, & little boy of a yoar and half, which sho said & man had fallon “on and killed instantly, Another lady Snu;vpnma from tho description to bo Jiss Allcin Mandovills, ~AMre. Parsona' siater), Btood by har and also wept bit- torly at the child’s dosth, Mr. Jelly says hehelped a young lady who, from the doscrip- tion, must bave beeo Miss Faony Palmer, of this city, Into tho launch. A number of the ship's -erow crowded into the bont, which waa in charge of Chiof-Englnoor Houston. Thoy were re- monstrated with, aud replied that thoy were thera to lnok after tho ladies, and ordered all the men to got out of tho bont, but would not go themsolves. They seized ono man—a passon- ger—whose wifo was in the boat, aud threw kim out oa tho deck. 1ils wifs implored thom to let him stay, saying, *Ob, my God! Bave him!™ But thoy would not allow bim to get tn again, All this timo theship was gottliog,—sottling into her grave. Bomo ouo cams along at this moment and ssid: “Twoof tho boats Luve got off ou the other sige.” Thoy then tried 0 let this boat down from the davits, bat thoy could not. As the sbip settlcd. howsver, tho launch reached the water, and somo brave spirit standing on the deck out the fastenings looso with an ax. The boat rode for a moment, and, na the sen was siill smootn and the boat woll provided with oars, 1t was hoped that sho wounld get clear, Unfortu- nately, however, the launch had been filled with water during tho day (for reasons that will bo presently uxnlnlnud), and was moro thon haif-full now. Tho weight of wateraud people, thorefore, cauaod the boat to careon, and sho turned complotely ovor, nmid the nbricks of tlio women and tha despalring cries of the mon. Mr, Jelly and four othor men man- agod to olamber oo “tho boat's bottom as she came up ; but tke poor womon, woighed down by their clothes, could not avall themselves of that forlorn hope, and speodily disappeared. About this time our Informant observed the stoamor sottling down on the port sido—that {s, tho side on which ho and the others wero float- ing on tho boat's bottom, and tho smokeatack or funpel fell into tho wator. 'The stesmer gave two or threo lurchos and then broke in two amid- ships with a crushing uolss, and went down, earrying sith hor at loast 100 persons, who wero standing on the docks at the time. Tho Chineso, who numbored about fifty, had huddled pear the smoko-stack, whither thoy had dragged thoir baggago, aud had kept up an in- cesgant and loud conversation while tho exciting scensa wero peing enacted, \When the ship broke In two and sank Lonoath the waves, theso poor croatures sank with her. ‘I'he surface of the water was preeontly covered with wreoksgo from the lost steamor, to some of which men and women clung with that tenacity which oaly a feehing of despalr can impart. ‘The shrieks and oriea at this moment were dreadful. Tha wind snd s0a wero ragiog, and the poor 'moplo adrift ou ** Old Ocean's molancholv waste " wete washed by every wave that broke. At this moment Mr, Jolly saw the top of the pilot- boused with a man seated upon it. o made an effort and reachod it, Ilo fouud tho oconpant to be a Iarge mag, evidently an,American, with full black whiskers and mustache, ‘The two drifted away fromn the scone of the wreok sod wore 80on out of sight of the othior unfortunatea, Tho hands employed on the dredmer eay that whon the Iacific passed out on Thursday sho had a decided List to starboard and steered mo badly that the remark was mado that namothlnF must be wrong with ber. At Port Townssnd, it in soid, the veesel leakoa &0 badly that thoro wero 5 feot of water in har lower hold, and that the grain was not pur down thers for fear of damaging it. If this atatemoat be cosrect the list 18 aacouated for, TIUK BTONY OF CAPT, RAWTER, OF TIIX ONPREUS, Tho following oxtracts wero taken from the story of Charles Sawyer, master of the Orpheus. Ho sayn that at balf-past 9 on the evening of Nov, 4 o light was reported on the port bow, The seoond mate, who was in obarge of the deok, altored her courss to southwost by west, and brought tho light on tho starboard bow, I wonb on dock and saw s Bteamer's masthead light; Icould see no colored lights, but saw several ealoon lights. I kopt tho light on the starboard bow aud brought the sbip up to west southwest, with the yards square and tho ssils aback. ‘T second mato thought he conld ses & red light, but I could not. I told the msn at the whool to *hard-a-port,’ and before she paid off two pointa I countermandod the order and had the whaol put *bhard-down.* ‘* About two or thres mloutes the steamor, then about four and s hal? polats on tho sisz- board bow, blow ber whistlo, and 10 half & min- ula aftorward she struok us cn the staibosrd foro channols, carrying away the foretopgaliant- mast and backstay, nnd the maxt broskio, our ral for about 40 foot, splitting the covering- board and k-sheer, and eplitting the planka Irom plank-sheor to copper, and slaviog four piaoks in through the timbers, Hhe also carried awav sll the starboard braces, msintopgaliant backstays, mizzen t,opmnn:I aund topgaliant baok- staya aud bumpkin, 1 halled tho steamer and asked ber to lia by apd mend wo a boss, for 1 thought my ehip was sinking. +* Alter sounding pumps, ote.,2I commented to shorten sail and heave the ship o, with head to souttiwost, ‘The steamer huiled me threa times, but I could not make out what she mald, About miduight I had the ship undor threo lower top- salls, main sad forotopmast stay-ssils, and xoeled apanker, heading f7om south-southiwest to southwest, and driftiug to tha west-northwest about two knots, 1t was then blowing vory hard from tho eoutheast anda badses was gotting up.” ACCIDENT IN A VARIETY THEATRE, CLEVRLANY, 0., Nov, 35,—A young boy named Lazelle, about 8 years old, while perform- ing at tho Theatre Comique last night, wade & leap from & trapeze and struck on ithe carpet hold by attendsats.. In some way the carpel elipped from their hands, throwing tho boy onto the atage and so sevoraly injuriog bim thst he it Dot expected to live. STEAM GAIS AND STREET OARS. Wazrering, W. Va., Nov. 25.—A yard engine belonging to the Daltimors & Ohlo Rallroad Company collided with a siroet carin thia oily. "Tho car waa thrawn from the track sud soversl of tno ocoupants had bones Lrokeu, and were otheswise injured, nuna serioualy, however, TERRIBLE KEROSENE ACOIDENT, Pritavecriua, Nov, 25.—This moroiug & cosl- ofl or fluid lsmp exploded ia tho bed-rcom of Mrs, Charlotte Chew, of Csmben, N, J. The lamp wsa slttiog on the mastel Au;} Lurat. y wi hrown over . the car- T o mesiately ignited, Laura Obow, aged 18, spravg oub of bed and ruafed 0 1o, (doar Lo eall for holp, whon her nlght-olothos tank firs. She thon openod n wecond-atory window, from which she eithor Jumped or foll, aud wan in- furod so terribly that sho died In a fow minutes, Thoclotheu of tha mother alao took fire, aud beforn assiatance conld bs rendered aha ton wan no dreadfully burnad that she ox- pired to-day, Willinm Cher, son of tho decensod, was sevotely burnod. A TUNAWAY TEAM. Sreetal Corree w.ndeitceof The Chicaga Tribune, TLaxstxa, M eh., Nov. 21, —Michaol Mare and wifo were seriously, and porhaos fatally, injarod by thelr team running away yostorday, a” mila west of tho city. J SPORTING. THE TRIGGER, TAROYT-ATOOTING NEAN SPRINOFIELD, ILI Speciat Diapateh o The Chicago Tribnne, Srnixarienn, L, Nov., 23.—Tho (lovernor's Guard targat-ahooting took placo to-day at Oak Nidgo Park. The Company's prize-bndge was wou by Frank Willlams. The line_officais’ spos cisl prize-badgo waa takon by Charles Post, e PEDESTRIANISM, A YOUNO U'LRARY, Soectal Diepateh to The hiegan Tridune, Otrawa, 1l Nov. 25,—~This moruiog O. T\ . Hobert, atad aged 15, walked 1mile n nice minutes and twenty-five aoconds, on the connty tair-grounds race-track. A large pumber of speoctators witnossed the performanco, iy LORD HOUGHTON. ¥gow flc Was Intervicwed at Washe ¢ ington. Washinaton Capital, Lord Houghton—old 'Outon, as ho fs lovingly called—han baon upon a visit to Washington, tho guost of Bir Edward and Lady Thornton, Tho wmost entertainiog ovent that marked our noblo buffer'’s visit wa8 an attompt mado by o nows- papor mau to got lua viens, ord 11, wau sitting in the clegant drawing- rooms of the Eoglish Logatioa, whan & card was bronght in and handod to the solomn old subjoct of Hoer Graoious Mn]au?'. Bupposing tho card to ropresént some onoof the several distingnishe ed Amertcans to whom ho Lsd been mtroduced, 'Outon sald, ** Show tho gontioman in.” ‘Chin was not at all necessary, for the gentlo- mon had shown himsslf 1n, being at the hoeis of tho sorvaut. Ho was & alondor, koan-oyod look- ing Zouth of 40 or theroabouts. and advancing briskly, ho soized 'Outon’s rigbt hand, and work- 1ug 12 up and down llko a pump-handlo, Lo cried choorily: How are yo, mo Lord? Hopo you'ra well. Hope mo Lady Houghton 18 woll; and all the young Houghtons, how are thoy 7" Old "Onton fairly gnsped for breath as he Razod liko a fenthorless owl ab the lively iu- truder. **Beg your pardon, mv Lord; forgot to tell you: I am Jenkins of the -——-—ui»l]vnwnpnyor Iargest clronlation of any journal in the world —was telographod to-day to get your views.” “hly viowa " “Exactly; distinguished nobleman—nama writton in tho apnals of fanio. American pooplo anxious to have your views." + Gawd bless my soul ?" gasped the sufforor. Yo, precisoly ; no doubt Ilo will. But we did not want so much & theological expression of flour viowa as a politicM or soclal one, you soo. jow, what {8 your view ai to tho coursa” of En- gland, in case ws call Bpaln to account for ber brutal trastment of Guba ?" Lord Houghton gazed about him bawllderod. Ho was plone—rainer old and flufly, It was droadful—worao than a first-class carriago with a woman fuit, Tho reporter mistook tho look, of vourso. +0bh, nover foar; wo aro alone. Thornton won't hoarus, and it makes no differonce if he did, Now, what course will Eugland tako in caso wo mske tho demand—" “Gawd bless my soul,” responded Lord Houghton, *'1 don't know." **Jaxactly,—that's it oxactly; walt a bit while Inoto it dawn;” and then he wrote, “ Now, here it is," he added, roading: **Lord Hough- ton gaya it will be extremoly problematio what will be the coursa of the Engilshh Miolatry in cazo the Govorament of tho Unitod States should demnnd a ceeaation of hoatities in Cuba, or recognize belligerent tighta {n the patriots.” ‘Then the roportor added: ** You 8en, my Lord, 1 liko a gentloman I injerview to toad 8l I rc- port, 80 ho can Liave no causo for complsint. Sa much for Cuba, Now, my Lord, Las tho visit of :ho Pri?nct.\ of Wales to Iudia any political slgm!- oance 7" $ (tawd bless my soul, how should I kuow " “'I'bore, there—all rigoti” aud ko wrote: ** Lord Houghton eays it i3 not koowa lo him or in Eogland whothor the Prince of Wales' visis to India Liay any political sigolficanco, tho Miniu~ try beiog vory close on that point.” “ Now, my Lord, bad it any social slgnifi- csoca? \yales, you know, waa & wild boy, ardit may bo nocessary to gat bim out "of England. What ia your viow on that palnt " * Gawd bless my soul, how should I koow 2" “'\alt & bis, my Lord, waita bit; this is of importanco; " and thon he wroto and road: ** Lord Houghton, howovor, said furthor that the supposition expresacd tuat Wales had been sent out of Lnglend to bieok off a sadder but disgraceful domesticinfidelity ——,” At that point poor old Honghton fell back in a fit, fortupately tumbliog into an arm-chair. The enurrwog reportor butried o a tablo whero a bottie of wine and somo glzsaes wore. Hao dranlt throe Apd thon throw tho fourth in tho fnce of tho Lord, Lord Honghton rovived with & yell that brought in the eutiro force of the Legation." *'Lord Houghton," said the roporter, putting away lis potcs and taking his hat from tho door, **had an attack of apoploxy while giviog mb some vary important views ; better put him in muetard and a hot briok to tho amall of his aristooratio back, .He'll be belter in a dav or so; thon I will call and finisls tho futerview.” And then he withdrow, leaving the diplomatio bulls in a porfect mazo ct astonlshmont, —_——— SUICIOE, 87, Lous, Mo., Nov, 25.—Mark Harper, Shor- i of Hamtlton County, Dl, committed aulvide at MoLuausboro yestordsy by shooting himeelf, Financial embarrassmont was the oauss, =om Speciat Duvatoh to The Chicaan Triounc, Lepaxon, O., Nav. 25.—A prisoner confinod in the Oaunty'Jail here nimed Louls Buaw, cliarg- ed with attemptiog 5o kill his wifo & short timo ago, committud sulcide this mornlog by cutting 8 throat from to ear with a ponknite, kili- g himself instantly, —_——— THE NATIONAL GRANGE. LovtavitLe, Ky.,, Noy. 26.—In ths Nationsl Grange, afternoon and evening sosslous, tho only resolution of importancs uader constdorn« tioa waa the foilowing ¢ Resolced, That we hereby pray snd ask the Congress of the Uniled_Htatos to ramova thess heavy burdens from thie mecks of the people by forihwith repealing tho law crosting ihs Ni 3l Danks, and to withdraw tholr {asues from circulation, and substituta the Gov- umsmk issuss, commonly called Rrssubacks, lu thele L 3 . Michnel Angelo. A writer In Hlackwood gives us an eotertain~ Iog bit of gosaip concornivg Michsel Augela's method of working, e asys that tirougl his impationce Michsol Angolo ruined block after block of marble by. worklug with too greae yehemence near the surface, Ilo further ways: #'T'g0 eager to arrive at & foint wharo Lis true genius would fina play, he asrailed the marble with guch violence thet ho often struck off ploces which trenolied Into tho Just Jimity of the Hurface; and, aa they could not ba roplaced, ho was_forced to finlsh as ho could—nol a8 bo would, Had he coufined humsolf inose to slabor« ating bus work in olsy, and then latrustsd the tlockiug aut in marble 'to mechanlcal workmen, wo lbmfld Lisve had not only & much lazger num- ber of grand works by bim, but the; would hayo been frear of gvestdefecie. For instance, tha baok of the head of Moses haa been obisoled away until it s an impoasible hoad. Again, to David is sacrificed to the exigencies of the mar- ble. And the head of amous Day was prob- sbly left unfiuished becsuse be perceived hat 16 was turned beyond the Limit permitted to oatura withoyt & tho mock.” v —————————— Porchase of & NMoissonier by A. T Stowari. New York Worid, ) My, A T, Blawart, of this city, has bonght for 500,000 franos (860,000 gold) the lstest work of Ble olez, which is now ou its way to ihis ouuntq. 1t yoprenents » regiment of Frouch culrasslers golpg into battle aud salulivg thelr chief, Napaleon L, who is seen standingion a pll) in the coutre of the ‘The troop of horeainan covers almost ole foreground, the nearost figures being about 18 inobes bigh. The excited and warlil pruuuu of the soldiors, ju marked coutsast with the cool and dignifled exterioe of the great Napoleou, ia 8ald (o be sdmirsbly lmmyns. ‘Tuls paluting, b9 largeat Meissonior has yeb done, beiug b foet loug, was bogun n the Istter paré of 1865, Iu 1847, when the work was far frowm belpg com- leted, thie arilss was offered 160,000 frauce for t by Mr. Probasoo, of Clooluuati. ‘I'his offer was declined, and the work, ehill iucamplete, wes oxbibited at the Vienua Expositiou. - Tho pioture wes la Bopteamber, . = e a———1 CRIMINAL NEWS, Horrib'o BMurdor Perpotrated {3 a Baznio Near Oguawka, 11, A Sort of Bill-Sikes Eng, Wwih Fiendish Exaggerations, Probability that the Murdersr Wiy p, Brought Before Ohlef Justico Lynoh, A HORRIDLE MURDER, 0quawA, 1ll., Nov, 26,—Rumoro havs been afloat all day hore that wera collocting for a raid on our County Jail, op tha County farm, 1} miten from town, Tn.nylm Buierif® Boll is on guard thoro with aboot twey 8pecials, A man coming 1o from the conntr; this evening camo seross a camp of ahout Mty men in the wooas, abotut 2 mlles BOutheas, of tho jail. Tho prospect now Is that Tili Leo wili not answer at roll-call to-morrow morning. Rurltnaton (1a,y fawk-Eye, Nov, 21, Yostorday mornlog the MHawck-Lye publishal an account of a horriblo murderat the bagnio oy tho Illinols shore, as furnished by an BFeemit neas and unwilliog aceeemory of tho deed. Tht story was {0 tho effect that somo time sinco an¢ of tho femalo inmaton of tho oatablishment, be low tho bridge had beon murdered anq throws Inta the river, and that tho moveral witnesses o the deed had boou forcod 1o keopit a secre; through fear of tho awful youg eance of tho por potiator. Monday afternoon tho oatablishment was ullel and tho inmatos takon to the Henderson Connty Jail ot Oquawks, and yosterday mornimg Cbiot of Polico Johnaon, of this city, wont un to thay place, taking with him tho man Brazler, who hag firat glven Information of tho nffair, Ariving 8t Oquawka, the Chiof procced teaighiway to tho jall snd intcrrogated oach o tho threo womon who wera accused of bolng wiy nosses to the murder, and, aftor many oavasiony and anbterfuges, tho girls gave up all hopea of concenknont, and corroboratod in ovory partion. lar the awful story as told by Dan Drazier tg Ald. Huut, Ono of the girls tald baw, twg wecks Ao Baturday night, Bill Leo was in J i MoCarty's room, up-staits; how somn diflicalty aross, and bow Lee grasped the uafortunaty Woman by tho bair aad pulled hor out of bed how ho kicked and pounded hor nutil hernoreany for holp brought Drazler and smothar maa it 1ho houns to her rescuo; how they found the door locked, and Leo throatonod thom wit inatant death if they cutered tha raom; bow finally dragced ber” down miaira into the kit chen, still ecreaming for holp. and thore, with g drawn revolver, dofled nll fntacterances untit he bad flnishod his torrible work and made the room & very slaughter-bouso, running with human gore. " Tho poor girl's back was broken, her noclk was broken, one of hor oyes stampad out, her tomblo brolton i, her face stamped ouf of all recoguition, and tho brata nevar desistes from his fiondish work until tho Isst moan hnd coased and tho body lay an {nanimate heap upon tho kitchon floor. "Thon t was picked un aud carried out to tho rivor bank, whera it was cov- orod with blankets to keop it from the obanr. :'at!on of any atray viullora who might pasa that Ay, * During tho ovening two boat-lands of guesty atrived at the houso, one of them from Burling. ton, and, whilo the gnrlinn wera iusido carousin, sad passing tho night in recklesa dissination, .fl uuconacious of the terribla sceuo which had boer enacted on the promises 8o shortly previous tc their srtival, Leo, accompanled by Prazier, took ono of tho akiffs, and, roiring the corpss of the murdered woman out into tho chaonel, throw |f overboard into the dark waters, and then re surned to the house, Aftor this confesslon, -tha admiesion of thy two othor women was easmly abtained, sud, though vono of them had commuvication witk each other, or with Brazier, provioua to the con fesnion, tho stories talliod a0 oxactly as to loave po dogbt In the minda of tho officers that Les waa o blood-Atained murderer, guilty of hrutallty which stamps bim as descrving swift, terrible, and certain punishment, A PRIEST SHOOTE AT A PARISHIONER, Disvateh to Gincinnatf Gazette, Cavowent, O., Nov, 24.—The case ot Ohls sgainst Ryan, for shooting Smuthberger, ons of his excommunicated parishioners, with intens te Inll, is o progress yet to-night. Tho Btate hay Just concludad its ovidenco, which, a¢ thisstage, looks dark for the priest. Fifteon witnosset wero oxaminod for tho Btato, sud the sube stanco of thoir tcetimony s, that of the 24 of Auguut last, the two young' Smith bergore, whoso father bad bacn éxcommunioato ! for Leiag & Grangor, wont to tho prieatls housl 6 talle the matter over, whon ho came to & wine dow, and flicd throe slots with 4 ravolver, ex- claling, “I'll kill you and your father;" that tho Lally passod oloss to, but missed them, To- night the defongoe are putting in their testimony, aud the oase Will probably closs to-marrow, Ths conrt-room I ecrowdod” with Catholics and Grangars. Fathor Ryan’s couneel aro vonfident of procuring his acquittal. 5 omo diilienlty was foucd in obtainiog s juey, becauwe of the projudice exiating biern. The de. fondant claima thut Lie 18 lnucoont of shooting BSmithborger with intent eithor to wound, ma:m, or kifl, the thros counts in the indictmout. He #ayy that tho partiescame to his Loues, aitor tho diilionlty growing out of tho Grangerm of Bmithbercer had eaused hiu oxpulaion, and vlo- lontly threatened him, nud that to frighten them away bo Gred hia pistol from the window, in- teuding no one bodily harm-—-simply to scaro thom away. Dut the Proseouting Attorneyclsims tha it was done with felonlous purpoao. A MURDER-TRIAL. Speciat Dispateh to Ihe Chicaga Tribune, Oxaua, Nob,, Nov. 26.—A murder-tiisl of gront interest torminated at Diarr, Neb,, to-day Millara Randall, 20 yosra old, was accused of smurdering Roks Clinebarg, & young married wo- mau, noar Fqntonelle, the 8th of lust Fobruary. Thae crume was committad iu deylight, the body lying nerr ber honse in (he snow, with furea lafge gaslies' in the throat. ITor Lusband, sb- #ent & fow hours, was, on his roturn, the firet to diacover the budy. Footstepa i the snow pleia- 1y tracked to 8 house half afknile dlstant, where andall had boen staying alono, Tho shoes found iu_tho Bouso correaponded in elzo with the tracka. 'The trial lastod threa days betoro Judge Maxwell. Dintniot-Attorosy Connell appesred for the Btate, and Col. J. W, 8avaga, of Omaba, and John Carrigan, of Blair, for the dafonse. The jury were out twolvo hours, and wore dia- cherged this morping. They stood ssven for cohviation. e TWENTY-ONE YEARS, Soecial Diavutch lo The Clicaon Tribune, Font Warng, Ind,, Nov, 26.—The jury in the caseof tho State va. -Gharles Krout, charged with murdor jn the first dogroe, camo Into court st 11 laav ovoning, after an sbssnce of seven hours, with w. verdict findiug tho dofendaut guilty of mavsiaughtor, and eentencing bum to twenty-ono years in. the Penitentiary. A motion for & uew trial was made, KILLED BY A BEDLAM, Pirtapuno, Nov. 325,—~To-qay a luonstle named Liile, st the County Hospital, killed & women by the nams of Boalty, who wont into the room to clean it. Ho chokod hor until she was ingeusiblo, avd thion drove the small end of a broomatiok jnto her brain. AGOIDENTS IN MICHIOAN. Bpecial Discateh to Tha Chicago Tribuns. Kavamazoo, Mich., Nov, 95,—Jacob Fonds linds was crushed betwecn two freight carson tns Schooloragy Bouthern Road, Iils right srn and two rlba wore broken, e will dio. Madsm Bloom st Vicksburg was rau away with and fatally injured to.day. TED. ¢ &pecial Dmfl?\t?flm Tvhsune, InpjaNavuLis, Nov. 25.—-Simon D. Hostellet and Albest Corn, drovers, of Whitesvillo, ont- gomery County, werh swindled ous of drafta sod money swunting to #2,760 by a lottery gawe. sunnunv,; ”‘ Spectal Dispateh fo The Chicago Tribuns, EALAXAZ00, Bioh., Nov, 25.~Lsut night, burg: lars robbed the propristqr of _wxnu'o Hatel st Hastlngs of 8300, g e AN INJUNCTION. i Suactal Dispatch (o The Chicago Triduns, Lawso, Mich., Nov, 35,—Judge Crano Ly grantsd an jojusction sesiraintng the Qouueil ing bridge bouds, which sction s fi?.'?ur}“ o%mnddgx by u:a.iu-pqns tho Vigilant Commiyygy *

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