Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 6, 1875, Page 7

~ NEW YORK. Ex(rmyrullm\ry and Unneceessary Waste in Life.Insuranco Busincss, Another Crack Bhot Coming to the Front—Theatrical Advertising, An Advertising Epldemlice- fngseseMatrimony and Economy. How Oollegos—Acquisition of Moxican Ter- ritory—Chicago Enterpriee, Freefat Curresnondence of The Chicago Tribune, New Yons, Dee. 4.—Thero 18 not a shadow of doubt in the mmd of any observing person that thero i a great deal of atunecossary wasto and extravagance In Jife-Wwurance buminess, Think of s company pronuning (through e adverts pronte and solicitors) eustumer 30, 41, or 60 per ceut dividends tho sccond, thinl and fourth gl o't it molf-ovident that if a compauy a pay mo bnck i 1878 ono-fourth or third of my premiam, that they ars charging mo too much in 1875 2 Then think of tho {at places in scompany, Thojy are tho ventable flesh-pota for 8 vooro of nephows, nnclon, brothers, broth- esvin-law, aud cousing nt fibcral snlarios. Tho gucagets aro richly paid. lero nre mormo of tha ealarics paid to the DPresidents of & fov loading cowpauies: Mutual e, €90,000; Equitable $£25,000; Kntck- abocker, #10,000; Now York Lifo, £20,- 0; Olobo, 5,000 Universal, #10,000 ; Jtatuat Lencfit, $15,000. Then lookattho agont's commigslons. 'Lho general agents recetve all tho way from 20 to G0 per cont on tho first year's gtetniums, and from 715 to 15 per cent on avery subeequent year. Now, do you wondor that they chargyn mo sn 1875 a rato which will enablo {hew in 1878 to return mo & dividend? I ascor~ uined in coafldenco from n friend in tho bust- ess, ou exlimnte that overy first-yoar promium [2id toa leading company was loaded with an wpeneo of commiesionn, salaties, phyeicians' feos, advertiving, ete., vo that out of #100 the ¢ompavy received nbont &14, ASOTIER CRACK SHOT COMING TO THE TRONT. Ttea of tho Creadmoor and other rifle- matcties, eluco tho return of the Amcrican team, pust Lave noticed the uuiform high record made on {hosd orcasions by a noweomer in the niefield, named Willard I Farwell. In sev- anl compotitivo matches ho hins excecded the peotes taade by Yulton, Yalo. Lodine, and oth- en of the famous American team, and, al- Liough bic has failed to carry off thoprizo o few occacivns, hiv averagoe scoro has been 10 exttoordinary that lo will undoubte dhy be cuo of tho erack shots select ol for tho team to shoot againet *all the wozld snd tho rest of mankind " at tho Centen- ) match pext year, Intho last contest for 1o Hepburn trophy ho mado tho bighest soore and beat all the Amncrican team who wero pesent. Mr. Farwoll iy an old quilldriver, & mstive of Blassachusotts, who weut to Californis 11549, and, nfter o brief oxperionca a8 A miner, ettled down in tho newapaper lifo 1 1853 in Nan ¥rncisco. 110 was known ay a erack shotin ibst city, and whilo editing tho Alta California 10180, o Lind w0 Lilter controvorsy with oue of Ibe Bouthiorn chivairy cditors, il wos ono Gy matted wpun by o son of tho South sad askod 1f bo lind any conacientiouy somples ngainkt acceptiug & challonge, s prompt nnswer waw, ** No, if rilles aro tho e weaponw.” Il ekl in the ueo of tha riflo buog & matler of notoniety, uothing furthor was beard sbout tho clhallonge. Nr. Farwell was United States Naval Uttieer for tha port of Fo Franciveo from 1661 to 186, und subse~ quently Govornment Agent In Eurone, UOW AETISTES GET ADVERTISHD. Ton muat buve noticed how w ewntom has wmisen of porading the personal allws of ne- leeees eud oeiors bofors the public ne § means of sociTing gratuitous adverti i Lrolubly tho worat cass, noad (he Wik teste.” 13 cunnection W thiy feint, was tho yeinarkable wtory circulated aleusively n Tuw Mol ago about that painful argical operstion on paor Clary Llorny, It waw seatly dento, wid £ o't knoyw that the lady her- telf W Ligdf o tvich Lo blamo as the roporters aod publishers. J5ut the way the theatrieal pro- feesion 18 wausgod nowadays it Ecoms necossa- iyforevery popuiac thestra to bavo ncorys of nesepaper writers whose cspecinl businoss it is lopraiso and wivettiso every nctross or actor baring any conmection withs the catablishmont in »ach & gensutiounl way am o erouto s furora of suuiety 10 #es his or Ner ot furniance This ju ne under the cover of **iuterviews™ and an- wdates of o)l roite. Certaiu actors (perhaps Fecltor uverdacs the art worse than unybody tlte) are forever Leing rabbed, or thrown from umiages, or awauitel, or meotnyg with other sirewtures which eorve to Leop thewr names jroeuentiy befure ths puthe. [t isa cheap ny of gaining notoricty, bub it i u xuccors. .m0 of the weklien gols oft & good_thing by futing 8 list of notabley who sio roliey upon bigiviug b nenkatonil teud-off to ovory play at sermain -~ thoatre Tho_ *wafl™ consiuts of Auguatin Duly, Efeplien ¥irko, M. 1. Ii,, John D, Lord & "1 This i a fawr lt. AREOUS GOSUIZ. veurle huve Leen having a gay Houghtou, untit_ho suddenly Warted for Lutopu lasy week, If le judyes bmericaus by the avorago of thio novdlen who liod to hitn hiw obsesvations will not be the l‘t“l;lhhméllumglunlytu. i e ey biny *' (Lt buny gosslping jade) haa it ssun reported that rais Gy unu{%k )ul tho lerald, conteinpiates mattimony thi winter, tod¢hat s finncou st present in luropo, Tee story now fn thiat tho Hera!d owuer pro- Motea s graud snrprivo to bla friouds, and tho it that hio has latoly bwilt a Iargo ball-roowm Militow 1o Jus lmlfllml rosidones on Fifth Meoue Is regarded 88 proof positive that the 2t story is true, The liorsc-cor condactors aro in despalr, o7 4t now compolled to doposit £25 ns 4 tearly that Aoy woni's staal, sad (o courts bare decideq thist 1f dotectod in stealing o sioglo bickel they forfolt tho deposit. One of tho tocklyn companies is about adopting n kystom ¢ glring buck n tickeb boaning » bumber, sud u drawing n lottory with 10 prizes to the ten A4ky oumpers overy thren monthw, as an in- ’lt:nnt to car-tiders Lo demund and retnin tho whwa time ago the Arcadian snid Ldith Gotiaan, the excaned tuw, was o fraud, and fome, Edithy sued for libol, and convinced tho ® was wrouw, This wook he gracofuily Musets, and ways Edith is no such womnan. m“nmsud\-mmm debutant in Now York is 'y Hall, ex-Mayor, ote,, who Is shortly to 7mron the stage. The papers treat him oy i ® Wau goingr to purgatory stralght, and, with 9 Tinies at tho head, thoy oxcinim with ono ‘“"?N * Wo wish you woll, Oakey, Wo havo .ltllhml thiugs sgafnut you, old fellow, but you W need alltho grace you can gob ; st wo withi- I Al our offenstye remarks. God blex you,” [ low is this for hard timos? A woll-known .I\lxh Avenuo man lutely catlad on s loading jow~ ,‘tuud bad by thousand-doliar wolitaira wnis ed in pauto ko ko could gell the xeal gem ! Beavry. Correavondence nf The Chécaga Tribune, 8 Yorx, Deo. 1.—Tho advortistug opidomio - Sgain made fts appenrance ou all rallronds “Piotching our city, Loug sigoe, of tho shapo form of board-fencos, face every traln in- o OF cutward bound,—the rooxs na longer . ‘;nhnn suflciont surfaca o satisfy the latest Fl:l“ Walking {clangles, peinted olotbiug, thoard uigns on Lreass and back, still prouie taado our loading thoroughfares ; but b.‘l‘ll THE LATEST NOVELTY Fyies 000 of about 0 feet clrcurforence, with s Uaual petting, oto, with accompanying b nl.: the name, place, and pursuit of the ad- ”rmnphyou, 80 {| “he wha runs may :&.hm susponded about 13 faet iu the air, Imhmt:uamdlm gently and slowly travels up i J:Rtsxir&wded atreeta; and 1|1‘~ novelty o wuo - Pinimm “llfijn" T cesd bt nsually mccom: Ppublio socia) gatheringy this wictor bave (’:”::J:I‘u bolow tho axpoatationd of the owners Iy hore bally and socisblos are wont to be nepipd 403h gaps osis in tho dutea of the N!u.a: for which sald halls sro ougaged ; e ‘n former yoars, it was ouly tho earlier . Auls that could be mccommodated Mh—the comers st tye elovomh bour Ha r‘lm":‘fnmw to acoopt the inforior places Iy locations. The private gatberiugs, Wn bold tholr own, but abowa decided Beeal N increane of that peculiar doctrine whera itin "' 8 Llunder to get s yoarer hat ant cost than vour own, and & mistako when you obtain a hetter ono.” An individual, socially inclined, who nt- tended ono of theso fashionablo Jams, oxelauned that somo (hief of New York gontleman had stolon lim Lint, that had his cacd and addrees init fi two or threo places, and forced him to get ancthor ; and, whilst Lo was foming overt, back it came, with a pulito apolugy, to whick ho replied that, if tho wriler yray niore Rorry than lie was, ho contlid havo & new hat dirt-choap, TilE: MATHIMONIAL MAIRET i littlo dull ; bt tho Iadn rzem determinod to maintain their repatation for ** flying vt puteues, and pursiing those who Ilee.” Tho univer~al rotrenchment has devoted followers amongwt tho young and old uniarried men, nud the invitations shosered upnn them for dinners, veceptious. and partivs, pinces thom 1 rituations ndveren to their financial policics, #o that tho strong-mindad accept tho dining Invita- tione, and avoid tho full-dress, kil-glove gather- ings, And 1 hardly think I overstato tho fact when 1 say that hints to drop into theatros sucl and gieh an evening, o nat meot with a8 much complianco aa formorly. It cosls littio to walk and talk, providing the walkers aro able to steer clear of Liokhmonico's and similar tnatitution Tho tlorists also are sufTering ; manv have given [ up tn utter disgust, and tho rest, with somy fow oxcoptions, are alntost equnlly disheartenod. 1t 18 veportad horo that Chicago is to huvo A NEW COLLEGE, to ba called tho University of the West, and bo nndor the control of {he Roeformed Fipiscopal Churel, with Bishop Cheney as Chancellor, "It world almost seem ns if wo hiad tou many ool- logon now 3 for many in oxistenco are atruggling along, boping for sutoetbing to turnup that sliall make' their fature prosperous and gloriots, Tho old institutions with rich ~endow- ments bavo far grealor facilitics for instruction than wro wow roauired of them. Whilsl tho abovo now Anro)l}cl is & departuro from tho established order of tho vasty it may possess tha neceskary clenouls of nuccesd, cithor from its vownesn or the dovoledness of Uty projectors; and, if 1t does succeed, to them whonld tull praiso_aud commendation bo civen, ntortivg, oe they do, in times ndverso to indica~ tions of prospai ACQUIBLIION OF MESICAX TENRITONT, It may not be genorally known, but it is o fact ihot at Now Orleans, for more than two yoars, accumulations of forage and Quartermuator- #tores binve been going on by privalo partics ; aud Gon, Bhoridan, whea thero last year, duriug the molitical troubles, mado varions trips to (ho Gull coast wost of the moaths of the Missivsippi, oasily reached by or from Morgan's Rtailwny to Galveston. It may ba more generally known that, during tho last five yeats, prominent Eastern capitalisws have been buymg claius aud taking actual possession of gold-minca ail through Northern Mexico, anid especially in Durango, Thoe Columbia College Bebool of Mines, of this city, has furnished from itw graduates sommo of thoss now in charge, with ono of whom I travelod as far as Nazatlan, whon on lus way from Now York, vin I'auama, to take chargo; awd, vy parting (ho to travel ovorland to the mmu?, be 1omarked that he expected to be in tho United States wathin four or five years. 1f ever tho Awcrican people wera inclined to war, now is the time, with destitute aud suffer- iug poor, with winter nt hand, Lusiness and manufacturers idle, agricultnral products ylold- ing a Jovier and lower price, It necds but the spark to oxplode the magazine of discontent thot has been slowly but surely sceumulating #ivce Lho panic of 1873, cuieaao, A Chlcago invention for rogulating the pross- 1o of gas whilet Lurning Is moeting with de- cided succesn ; aud it inuy beeald that worthy representatives of tho eidewalk-peddlors of Chi- ©ago Aro reaping & harvost 1 our city, by hawk- 11 overy imagivable thing of fashicn or form, ut prices ranging from G to 50 cents. Weo have averything, T think, oxcopt tho_wood-polish and Jiquor-mixing me, but 1look daily for their ap- rumnce, Cuicago baving captured the Westorn jo0t-and-sligo trado from Boston, aud plato-glass trado from New Yurk, might, I think, now give ns o rest and o respito, that wo may breathe froe- Iy ond look np sowething olso that she can't competo in, Itis said that a nationsl 3-foot gango railrond from Now York lo Clicago is wrongly urgad, £ Lo conducted on the princi- plo of s canale~tho road furniching motive power and road-bed, and the shippers or trans. ot tation cowpany the freight-cars,to bo charged o fixod toll for hauling. Bex Bacurrox. STARILING SUICIDE, A School.Girl in ERamilton,0, Drowns Ilersoll. Cinennati Gazette, Dec, 4, The neighboring city of Hamilton was alartlod Inst eveuing by o romor that Miea Miriawm L. Hanford, daughter of tho Rev. Thomas Hauv- ford, pastor of the First Baptist Church, of that placo, had committed suicido. The young lady was hut 15 years of age, a bright and intelligont pupil of tho public schools, and was the gonoral favonito of hor schoolmates. ‘Ihe first intimation any person obtained of tho calamity wos [rom n note Jeft abous dark last oveniug at the grocory of A. Smith & Bop, on Hligh wireet, near tho Post-Office, directod to hor fatlier. She wad last socn slive abont 6 o'clock, going north ou Third stroet, probably directly after tho dehivery of tho letter at tho grovory. The letter was soon afterward dolivered to hor futher, who lives on tho corner of Front and Ttoss stroots, Lirst Ward, It was dated Hamil- ton, 0., Dec, 8, 1875, aud addressed to ** Dear Ta, Ma, sud Bister,” After informing them that she hiad beon meditating suicide dunng tho past two wocks, ft wout on to eay that it soemed to beras fsho wasin evory person’s way ; that tho only mesns of getiug out appeared to bo suicide, and sho had, thero- fore, concludad to drowu liorsoll that ovening; thiat gho was in earncst, aud fully dotermined upon tbat course. Sho hoped that tho act would not causo ber parents to foel sorry, and clused by roquesting that no fnquost bo beld ovor her body. 'The noto bore hor signature in full, Ior half-distracted parcats at ouco iu- stitutea vigitany scarch and diliyout Inquiry, From Miss Lizzio Paul, s schoolmate of Miriam, thoy learnod thiat during the uoon recesy yestur- day in gchool, Aliriam had written five letters, saying that ono of thom wae intendod for hor, tut would not bo givou Lier unloss somo cortain thing should happen. "o following 18 & copy of the lotter addrors- od to Mies Paul, couched ju tha simple languara of sehool-girl breathing n achool-girl's attach- mont, but none of the horror of denth, common to children ospocislly : ILaauvioy, Dec, 3.—7o Sallic: T am golog lotell you suwethibig, 1t in that [ sm golng to drown ury- wolf o tho deep water, I know uot where, Itssn awful thinujthat I toll ‘yon, but It Is true, Pieass member me aa a fricud, unifl death orertakes 1t may bo our lob o cet ngain in bt btter Your itiend, _ Maniay, Her walk up Third streot naturally suggestod that sho bad gona oithor toward tho bydraulio or tho reservoir, and earch fu those directions was sccordingly prosocuted diligently, the water beiug wtirred with boards aud poles, and tho gravelly bottom dragged with bost-hooks. About a quarter-past 8 o'clook the body was re- covered 1 the bydraulio diroctly i frout of tho Nilos Tool Works at tho hoad of Third street, No other raasona thau thoso coutawod in the note oau bo assigoed fur the sad act. A Small=Pox RRomedy. A correspondent of the ftookton (Cal,) Jerald writos as followa: **1 hereby appeud a rocipe which has becn used to wy kuowlodge in hund- roeds of cases, 1t will proveut or cura the wmall-pox though the pittiugy aro Alling. When Jonner dikcovered cow-pox iu Ingland, tho world of scionce hurled s avatancho upon hin hiead, but when the most scioutillo echool of maodleine in the world—that of I'aris—publishod thid recipo as o panacea for small-pox, it possod unbocded, Tiis as unfailing as fato, and con- quers i ovory lustanco, It iw haruloss whon taken by a wall person, 1t will also curo scarlot fevor, “ilere s tho rocipe as [ buvo nsod it, aud cured my childron of carlet favor : horo it is ny T hiavo used it to caro small-pox ; whon learned uhvumunn sald the patiout wmust dio, it cared, ulphate of zine, 1 grain : fox glove (digitalin), 1grain; balf o teaspoonfal of sugar; wis wish two tablespooufuls of water, When thoroughiy mixed, odd 4 ounces of water, Take s spoontul overy hour. Either diseaso will dissppear iu twolve bours. Tot a obuld swalier doses sucord- ing to aze. 1f countrics would compol their physlcians to nwe this, thers would be no nead of post-houres. I you value advice and expo- riouco, uro thus for that torrible diseaso, e Anothor ftemninisconce of Mr, Wilson. New York Iudependent, We give, on_tho authority of Ar. F. B. Car- entor, s notable story of Honry Wilson that a8 naver yot boan published. The ovening bofore his® jpsuguration s Vico-President ho called on Mr. Bumser, and said; Sum. nor, can you Jend mo o buudrod dollars? I have not gov wmouoy euoukh to be insugursted op," Mr. Buwner repliod: “Qor- tainly, If it had been a laigo sum I might not have beon able to hulp you; but Icanal- ways leud s frieod a hundrad 'dollars,” He then gave Mr, Wilson a check for the amouus, and, ufter the latter bad retired, Mr. bumner, luruiog Mr, Carpenter, rumarked incident worth romembering: could never havo occurred in any country but i A Few Notabloe Cases THE CHICAGO TRIBUNFE: MONDAY, DECEMBTR 6, 1875. OUR NERVES. in 8t, Joseph’s Hospital, Resulta of Davotion to the Sewing=Ma«= chine and Ironing-Table, An Electrieal Woman, and Another Who Talky with the Deyil, Specinl Noeds of the Hospital. On the North Bide, an the corner of Burling and Hophis atreets, stands an unprotontious brick stracturo, throo mtorien and basomout in helght. It iy 8 building that has been described in thesa columns, snd is occupled by ft. Joseph's IHonpital, uno of the most dewcrving but unos- fentations charitios 1o the citv, and as such #eomingiy tho lenst npprociated by tho charity- glvora of Cliicago. Tlo {natitution Ia in chargn of the Bisters of Charity of the Hocioty Ht. Vincent do Paul, who devote thoir ives to caring for tho sick and liolpless weak-minded. Tueir mission on earth 4 truly a holy ouo, giving over life's aervico to tho chastened of the (ireat Mastor above, hoping for their roward in tho Lereafter,—in the groat world to come. Such in briof is tho inatitution visited by a Tntnuse reportor yestordsy, who, in making o taur through tho hospital, found thotitis slso a puvato asylum for tho curabilo insano, and n wpocialty 18 mada of the troatmeat of nervous diseaes, the miost intercating of which wore taken noto of. Tho upper floor is used for operating rooms, clinfoal locturos, snd nsano wards, As\psiant. In one of these tooms was the pitiable wreok of oman, 42 vears of age. Ilo was suffering from partial induration, or hardening of the brain, following » homorrhago of the brain, which accurred about fourtesn monihs agoin Watorloo, Wis., where the man bad held a ro- sponsiblo position, ‘The resultof tho fnduration is & paralyzationof tho outire left efde, tonguo, ond lips, with a complote loss of tho faculty of spooch (npbawin), with coutraction of themus. cles of tha oxtremities, drawing up the aem, Land, and foot, and placing them in s turned and dofurmed posttion, The intollcct of this man bos remained unjm- paired, bus TIE EMOTIONS oro very excitablo,—to auch an oxtept that tho patient would ery when apoken to, Ie also had great difiiculty in swallowing, a partial paralysia of the museles of deglutition also Laving taken place. At times, al8o, ho becomen exceedingly irtltable, prescnting sltogethor a pitible and | deplorable slglit, although & not altogother hopolesy caso, as within tho past two woeks of his reeidenco in tho hospital ho laa &0 far recovered as to.Le ablo to control par- tially tho movoments of the tongue and Hps, aud thoe power of apeoch to tho degree of artic- olating in quito a distinct whisper, snd theroby making known Lis waots and condition fn- tolligibly, ‘Chis patient bas apparontly been used to writiug very rapidly, but in consequence of his diseana hus writing 18 now illegible, His condition 18 improving. AN AGED PATIEST. The next floor is used for femslo wards, pri- vato patients, and nervous disoascs genorally. In tho nmervous ward are Bt prosont fivo cascs, ouwe that of an aged woman, B3 ycars old, who scems halo nnd hoarty, manages to liave a good appetite, naud ways ibo needs no physician, for she is too old to havo any good dono to her by modicine. Hho is patiently waiting' for the eall from the Lord, and quito child-lise and volublo. Bho s sufforing from tho goneral dobility produced by old age, ior features being furrowod with wrin kies, but boaring thio imprit of a mind contonted and at peaco with all mankind. LOCOMOTOR ATAXIA. In this ward aro threo of tho most romarkable cascs—tlirco such a8 aro rarely found to- gothor—sido by side. ‘Thoy aro casos of locomotor ataxis. The Fronch torm, as de- seribed by Duchionne, of Boualogue, in known pmoug physiciauy s ataxio locomotrice, As ulltmfrlbn there aro threo cases st presont conflued in tho bospital, which is unusual, and yot woro raro is the fsct of fiuding them all ‘smong women, a8 the disenso is or much more froquent occurronce among men. Thedincano is in & majority of cases by in- axperioncad observers, aud oven medical men, rogarded as o form of paralysis, which it is not, It 18 indeed o very curious siglt to geo o pationt who is able whoo in 8 kitting position to push vigorously witn tho feet, sufliciently so as to push away a chair with 8 heavy man rosting in it, neross thio floor, and who {s et uuablo to walk, oxcopt with great diflicuity, or somatimes oveu to staud without assistanco, ANOTHER NAME, ‘Tho diseaso is kvown au’ uclerosis, and is an affection of the posterior portion of the spinal cord, attended with o loss of senuibility, sy o reault of wlich the power of co-ordi unt\u‘: muscular activn v dlwminished, the pa- tiont losing tho sbility o maintain s or her equilibrium, Aunutlier intoresting fact is, that tho patiout {9 unavle to stand with oves closed, apparently becominy top-tieavy aud ralling. The atsistanco of tho senso of sight boing absointely nocossury to sunply tho deficiency occasioned by tholoss of feeling: THE CAUSE OF TIE DISEASE. Thin discaso is tho direct result of excessivo muscular action, as a consoquouco of which in- flammatory action iu cortain portions of the spinal-cond with secondary degenerstions takes p‘nao. Ttis ono of the carnes ontailed upon the victima of a lifo of drudgery or bard labor. Aw av illustration : OXE OF THE VICTINMS, Ono of tho patients now under treatment at the hospital, for nine yeara consocutivoly, for & poriod covoring ton liours each day, workod at tha irontng tablo of a Iaundry in ono of our best~ Iknowa Lotols, all that timo atanding immadiato. 1y over a stoamecoll, which was constantly kept hot. She in literally hoipless, and her iod is shattered. Sho iy tho poor wreok of a onoe heelthy woman, who, haviog worked out hor strongth and hoalth for her employer, & mig- erablo pittance, lies to-day upon s chatitable hospitable pallet guarded over by tho good nurses who inhabit tho Losmital, THE DEADLY BEWING-MACUINE TREADLE, ° ‘Tho noxt caso is aleo ons - for commisseration and pity, Itisa picture of Iood's *Song of tho Bhirt " brought into a terrible reality, ex- copt that the **stitebivg,” which thu poot so feolingly mentions, was dono by tho sowing- machine, sud it bus brought this torrible dincasa, The victim is a Bwede, who, for seven long and waary yeams, worked the tresdlo of n sow. ing-machine” in making clottung for a wealthy clothing-huouse, recolving thorefor her misorabloe weekly etipoud. To-day sho liea Lelpless, tho victim of avarice aud woslth, o touching lesson of tho unappreciation of the effcots of masual 1sbor on wumau. She bears up wonderfully un- der her misfortune, sud hopes to-recaver her fealth somo day. A IEMARKAULE OABE, The thivd aud last caso in tho ward {8 that of 8 youny gigl, scarcoly 20 years old, Hheisan usiusually (mmx subjoct Lo saffer from the dinoaso, and no causo can bo assiguad for it, un« Jess it be that prolitlo source of human maladies, walaria, There in vo record to be found of one #0 young suffering from locomotor atazia, sud the writers ou nervous disoascs have fuiled to discovor a pimilar cazo. 'The patlent-iv & boauti~ ful wnd intelligont-looking girl, boru fu Uauada, sud a relief patont. OTHER PROULIAR PEATURES. Anothor feature of this disenso is that, where it attacks thio upper portion of the spinal card, tha rouse of touvh in tho flngers is as & couse- quonco lost. ‘I'ho pationt 18 unabls with tho aves shut to tonch any dealgoated postiou of tho Lody with tho linger, boing unable sometimes to como within soveral Inches of the apot aimed at. HBaving written so much of peculiar nervous dig- uns08, lob us take a look-in on the uufortuuate INUSNE PATIENTS, ‘Those whom (tod has boreft of zeason as well s chastonod with diseasc, aro 1adesd worthy the ommiseration and sttonsion of the publia, Thiore ar a number of cased in Lkie hawpital, bus only four, aud they the priucipal ones, will be citod, as thoy aro all'of interest and widaly dif- forent iu thoir natuses, causes, sud condition, AN BXAUTED MANIAG, Oue case s that of & youug girl, Bubjoot to manis with exaltation, whose peculisr favcy i, shat sho iy smartar than all tho rest of the world, who are, usw & cousequence, eunvious of bor, and wish to shus ber up in an asylum gr-mi' thele. upite. Her tiwe is oocupled maiuly fn doing fancy work, at whioh she is very skill{ul, varving her occupation by maiataining sn extensive but oue- sided correspondeuco witls all the Buahops, mout | hor & great deal of tronblo, to much an oxtent | of nge. n wad but interesting one. of tho Covernors of the ftates, inoiuding Caltmat an 1 Iindgepert, and namerona Sugeri- tendents of lunatic anyluma throughout tho eonntry, Hha is somntimes vary excitable and very hand to cantrol, She, Liko ‘many othors, s A VICTIM OF THE OREAT CHICAGO FIRE, having recelved a mevero mental shock, fromt feight, also from lomses wn:talncd by thn confia- geation, and from s wound upon the heal, rocolved Accidentally at that tine. ‘This patioot inimproving. £ho Lsa been in the Hoapial pix months, and from a taving maulac Lo becomo quito controllatlo. A WOMAN W10 TALKS WITH THE DIF1L, ¢ Another patlent ia tho mubject of religious ! malancholia. ho ia convinced that-tho devil in conelautly whinporing it her car all worts of towptstiona and sugyostions; and sho i aleo troubled with flamea that #tart in her etomnch and got intohor head and eet her braln on fire, Khn alao has the delusion that her 1ood i3 poi- sonod., 1t Laken a great deal of persussion to ! compel hLer to eat, aud slie woull undoubtedly atarve horaelf if not fed. This fa an old cato, sud almort hopeless, AN ELECTRIC FEMALY. Another patient s nleo a femate, and in troubled with electricity, Bhic ueon it coming throngh imaginary holes in tho walle, through tho ceiling and crevices in tho foor, aud it pives Lisat #ho in at times Tmu anmanageablo. A fow daya ago eho hecam tuo much imbued with the imagiuaty efectticity, and sl madon violont assault upon one of the gaod Kiste and probably wonid #0on Liavo ended lier o table anrd usafnl carecr but for tho interp of neveral of the convalercents. AN EPILEPTIC CAYE. The next can in that of a youug girl, 15 yeam Sho 18 of a vory mild sud gontle disporition, and sympathy 14 aroused for her at ouce, a4 ono in brosght in contact with her, Ifer Listory is sorrowful and sliort, Bho in tho victim of epilepsy, Buperin- duced by tho maltreatraent and brutality of n drunken mother, who rondored tho chill's Iifo wretched during lior early i'cnn py the mort cruol beatinga abont the hoad, and #ihe unnatu- ral motber finaly onded her carner by CUTTING NER TUROAT in tho presenco of her child, 'I'his terrible scone moema to havo heen indali- bly impreseed upon the child's brain, and 14 fro- quinntly reproduced a4 the procursnr of epileptic | convulsions. ‘This cbild furnirhes an illustra- tion of tlio benotictal effects of the now romedy, witrito of amy), in opilepay. 8he ia provided wita & emall phinl containing a fow drops of this drug, upon & small bit of kpongo, after tho fashion of tho viunigretto, which sha has been taught to inbiale upon the approach of the pro- mouitory symploms of a convulaton, the effect Leing Lo arrest tho parozyem immodiately, 1ler improvoment has beea very decided withina few montha past, OTHER CASES, Thora are other casea of nrervous disnanes, but nono that offer suy specially Juteresting foatures other than those above noted. Iu othier wurds gono through by tho reporter there wero soveral cames of typhotd fover, all of which aro improving. Then there aroc s number of sorions suryical cases, Juclnding simplo sud com- pound fracturces, and sovoral formor amputa- tios, nil of which, without excoption, ara dong well, and the condition of tho paticnts is gener- ally good, reflecting credit upon the kil and ansidoity of the nurser. AN APPFAL, Beforo concluding this article, morg than a mero passiug good word should be said for St. Josopl's Iospital, It ia ominently s chisntable institution. No one, no matter how poor he or sl 1nay Lo, is over driven from its sholter while aufferivg, Creed [s immatorin), aud the resby- terian or Metbodint confined by diseazo or injury within its walls in allowed the conrolation of his own ministers: The institution needs mond Tho Btaters of Charity of Bt. Vincent do Paul hiavo tho special misaion of canng for tho siok. ‘I'he community I8 peculiarly fitted for tho call- iniz by original intention and life-long training n tho wards of hospitals aud lunatic ssylums in evory quartor of the globe, THESE GUOD WOMEN deservo tho sympnthy of all. Nu sectarian feol- ings should linut their iucome, as their doors are oz\un to all alike. Their presont rexources aro still mors heavily taxed by tho onerous domands of tho Heliof Association, which compels them 1o koep a bed on tho interest of £1,000 per yoar, which 18 wholly inadequate, ns it costs over & dollsr a day to keep a patient, including medi- cino and attendance, Tho funds of tho Reliet Boclety are meant for tho niso of charity, but, usod in this way, thoy ooly hamperit, Iet- tor by far to bavo one patieot well carod for than two neglected. Tho Hospital, by all menns, should bo dowuo justice by. Aud, then, thio Histora labor under anothor great difficalty, Patients aro often brought to the Hospital uu- der tho protense of payibg, and do pay ono weok's boatd in advanco; stay far months, pe liaps, until thoy are cured, and never pay suoth- crcent. In this way tho Siaters aro greatly bompered, for it necds monoy to eare for the sick. Tho privato rooma in the Iiospital sre \'cr{ neat and comfortable, and olosuiincss pro- vails everywhero, Lot tho charitubly iuclinod Delp this noblo charity, which 1s truly worlby and in need, as, Losides having iardly income enough 10 wuAtRIN is Iargoly 1n debt, ~At present only about one-fi(th of tho patients aro paying ones. ks s AIBING THE CENTENMNIAL. “ To the Editor of T'ha Claeago Tridune : Banswoo, Sauk Co., Wis., Nov, 30.—The Cen- tenmisl Commission baviug issuod o coll to tho citizons of tho Republic for §3,000,000, that amount being yet uccessary v mako our Na- tiount Exhibition s succoss ; and the ladios of th Htato Contonnial Sooiety at Madison baviug resolvod to roplenish the exhausted tremsury of thio Natioal Commission by donating & painting to the Btato of Wiscousin or ite Historical 8o~ cioty, It was rosolved, at an onthusiastio meotiug in this villago last oveniug, that wo would assist our slutors of tho State Cayital in (he laudsblo eydoavor slluded to. At first, sovorsl of onr shrewdest financiers could not understand how o gift to tho Historjcal Bocioty would toud to cancol a portion of tho 3,000,000 deficiency; “othors, 0f 8 moro patriotie turn of mind, wero oquslly snxious to kiow in what manner thoy wera to bo benefitod by bodily oxertioun or a privato subacription iu sid of tho Historical fand, Tho disalfocted wore enlightencd and wratified, by Leing informed that our sharo of the National Centennial expenses was to bo cau- csled by a loan of the painting to its Art-Gallery; aud that the individusls who avaisted in purchas- ing it were to bo immortalized by uwm‘.x their pames placed upon au impershablo seroll, which was to bo attaciied to_thu frame of the picture. This ;cheap and oasy mothiod of settliug our uharo of the Contonuial debt, and recoiving o gusranteod immortality, proviog satisfactory to the msjority of those present, the meeting adjournod, with the undor- ntanding thub tho oticors would meot un tho folloming day in order to porfect arraugo- menta for a 76 danca and an old-time fead, The quostion now ariscs, Can the Natioual Commis. sion afford to- gratuitously sdsertiso tho artist whold to palnt aur picture, aud, a$ tho sawo timo, R#sist in immortaliztug thuds who vay his bill7 Moro chef-d'wurres have aloady boen offored to tho Natiousl Art-Gallery thau it cau accommodate; in fact, tho paiutings aro so uumerous that a- Commitios of oxperts is to bo appoluted to select the most wmoritorious, thore not being snficieut space to accommodats them ‘Theb, again, the gontlomen aud artisls who makotho offeriugs L have alluded to, donot considor they aro conferring fayor upon the inszitution, but know they are receiviug one by having their names or productions advertised to the world. 'Tho fact ix, cash, aud ocauh alouo, will meot tho emorgency. 'Lhis belug the case, tho monoy ;Epwpmml by our Legislature, aud that raised by. privato subicription, stould be I to tho treasury of tho National Socioty; there it will do tho most good, If this is dono, then tho ladios of Wisconsin will be creditod with nnoble and patriotic act, inutoad of bring- ing ridicule upon our Commouwealth by the paltry loan that 1 have alluded. 8, e e e ocoher on Danoing, Henry Ward Hoecher took occadion, {n & re- cent sormon, to alludo to rocreation aud amuse- monts lin tho bowmoe circlo a4 being hoalthlul aud oatural, “Home porsons, when thev join a church, (bink they must put ali tho yloo aud mirth and musio out of tlieir lives. Don'tdoit! If a love- soug ripples up to the surfaco of l)-nur honrt, sing Il wmug it! Don't let it diel My second wotber, for | remembor no othor, was my ideal of wowanly geutlcness, propriety, and elegauco, Shio was not, however, very demobstzative, Hhe usod, bofore tuarringe, to be quite a bells, and was often kunown to trip the light faatastic too. Que evauing, us my father played ou the violiu, wy mothior srose aud ju the most graceful mau- nor possible to couceive, commonced to danco sonnd tho room. 1 did not kuow what to make of it. I was specchless with consternation and dolight. My futher looked ou with surprise, Never in the whola course of my life had I seeu such a thing lt(amgwl i my father's housa, was delicious, aud I got & lesson thun which hi Iastod o over siuce, I think to this day that it my wothur kad danced oftenor aud said my catechism a litsle Joss, it would have beeu Lotter for all of vy, If you have a talent for music, cultivate it ; for dancing, cultivate ity whatever gifts God bas given yon, make the most of them, whothor of voicy, fust, OF oye.* AN UNWRITTEN WAR-CHAPT ER. A Story of tho “ Peace Negotine tions” at the Clifton HMouse, What Those Interviews Were In- tended to Accomplizh. Crrrerpand. 1 o2 New York Times, N1aoanms Farrs, Nov, 80.--A essual visit to thin now lonely and deuerted resort hias remind»d e of o very curons and sather starthing epi- roda of tho War, which was narrated to mo hero komo three Fears tiuce by & genticnan who helt ! n prominont anl confidential position on Geu. Dux's atafl whilo tho latter was in commsod in New York. Thin gentlerian is uow, or was quile recently, o reaident of satavin, T scud von his nawe with this, and avow wy own couflderce 1t the perfect truth of his storg, Itisona of the bundreds of unwritton chapters of thn preret luetory of the War, whicl, if publishel, misht Rive a uew aspect o many itnpertant featres of the groat struggle. At pages 664-5 of Greoloy's “ American Contlict,” Vol 2,may Lo fouud that author's account of the famous peaes negotine tionu of the snmmer of 1404 at Nisgara Falls, Atpago 667 follawing, relativo to the ottside seenos at tho Domocratic National Convontion at Chicagu, i4 thoe following lsnguage, Fo pertiuent to the subject of thls letter that it bLecomes ity slraost vecersary introdustion : one can say bow maus of the vast gathering who lled aneent to such utteratices knuw tnat they wers murroumded by aud mized up with Rebol viticers frusk Srom Canada, who Lad been sent Liere vxprasaly to co- «porat with certain domeatic traitors, Ligh in oftice in recet organization aforesahd, (o tho midden mns- ring of a furce, mainly of “Aerican Kulglin” (o~ eally known as *'18:ini ™), which shauld firat Iiberato thio %040 ltebel captives then beld in Canp Dougias, nwar that city ; thence rushiug with rantdly aug nunbers (o ihe sehlevoment of sinilar nucce pris m catp near Indianapolis—thus raleing 1 of Jebmand aud Atlants by ““a fire in the rea that suck o commpiracy bad for weekn exiated ; that many then fi Chiewgo wore hesrtily engagod in 1t; and 1hat, but for tho extraordinary satutouess, vizi Iauer, and energy of Col. B. J. Sweet, then in com- wand aver Camp Dovgles, thers would' have boen at Jesstn desperate attumpt 10 exceuts the bloody pro- gramme—are facty whist 7e3ton testimony o0 [ou- tive, and drawn from oo wany independent sources, to Lo dixtrusted, In a foot-nuto tho author says etill further on {hosawmo snbject : Weekn later, with larger meana and a etter organi- 2ation, the conapirators had prepared for au outbreak un thoday of tie Vrosidentisl cloction, ote, Tho story of my informant, itself a rocord of personal experience, conclusivoly shows thas the vlaus of the ltebol conspirators hiad at that time another object, and ooo well calculatod to throw tha whole North into consteruation and dismay. The scheme Lappily failed, hut its succesa might Lave Jed to another and very different reanlt of the War thau that which I'rovidence vouchsated us. dNy iuformans eball teli bus slory in Lis own words. t Early in Julv, 1864, and before snything had gotuto tho nowspapers alout peace uegotia- twnsat Niagsra, private intelligenco resched Gen. Dix's headquarters at York of o gathering of eminont Ilebels at the Clifton 1louse. Beoret di<patches from Richmond—and ftis 8 fact not goverally kuown that a week Tarely ‘mmed witbout our Loing furnished with soch—had for somo time foreshadowed thiat something of {mportance was being coucocted fn Cannlin against the national cause. Many men i ofticial aud soni-ofllciul positions in the Confederscy wero known fo bhave repaired thither, and the air of Richmond—so our spics roported—was full of jutimations of ** good news from Canats.” Thess expoctations wero nfterward partially justified by tho piracies upon tho lakes, tho attcmpt to bumn New York, tho “infacted-clothing® plot, the ottempted ro- Ed loase of Rcbel prisoners, ete., Birangs to say, tho darkest eud most hideous item of tho wbhole list of objects of this border conspiracy bas noxer been put 1n vrint. Thero were reasons, as you shall hear, for supprossing it, as far as that was posrible daeing the War; there can bo nono that I know of. _¢en. Dix being ignorant of the desigus of tho Rebels in that quarter, aud approciating tho unportance of secaring trustworthy intolligence on tho subject, dispatched me to’ discover all [ could in my own way, 1weunt to Niogara, snd—in citizen's clothes of courso—crosod the river and put up at the Clifton Houso, There I ved until the so- cailod ** peace negotiations ” wero fimshed, and unti! I had learned the roal object of tho ny- sowblago of Confederates thero, Many I mot whom I bad known i former years. but it so hapnencd tuat I eaw no one wio kuow of my oflicial conucclion with Gen, Dix. 1 woe thus cnsbledto find out ol that any wan of ordinery acuteness could have diw- covered, whoro mind waa not agiray by tho flimuy pretext of ** peaco negotia- tians.” That thia subject was o mero protext, intended solely an a maslk to tho roal desigus of the Rebel ** Commissioners,” I have positive and certain knowledge. 'The lottor to Horaes Greo- loy (p. 604, **Amenean Contlict,” Vol. 2), tho solemn consnltations swith him at the Chfton, tho filling of our papers with columus of stuft about thoso nogotiations, and the imporsiblo peaco thoy woro thought to promise, were all art- fully-coutrived adjuncts. intended to lead tho attontion of the peaple sWay trom the real ob- ject of tbo conspiracy. Tho ** Commussioners " cartainly succerded in that, if in wothing elso, And if wo may judee from (irecley's remarks on te subject 1" Vol. 2 of his book, pp. 66i-5. ho laft Niagrara after his incffoctual closetingy with Meserd. Clay, Holcombe, and Saunders it 1ho be- lief that ho had been talking with men whoso bona tido objoct was to do something by way of private treaty for thoe restoration of peaco. I remained at tho Clifton while theso inter- views woro yolug on; L remained aftor the do- parturs of Mr. Greeloy. The * Commissioners™ still tarried ; and thers were othor Confederatos of moro or leas noto remaining. Ordimarily, wo understand (hat great diplomatic wission comes to an end with the failure of ita object, and wo usually Jook for the da;urmn theroupon {rom the kcone of the treaty of those at all con- cerned in the nogotiations. 1t was not so here. Thers wan etill su sppareut expectation of some- thing of the greatest importanco yet to comio manifosted by the crowd of Coufederates sud thoir sympathizers in and about tho Clifton, I waw that my own misslon bad but juet bogun. Soon thoro camo arrivals frum tho American aide, Tozons of men camo aml wore closatod with the * Commissioners,” and futerviows with- ont number were held in their privato spart- mont, Some of theso men wero unknown Lo me; nome I recognized as the most bitter Copperbieads of Nuffalo and neighborivg citics; others, 1o my unrprise, I learncd 10 be patriotic and intluentisl War Democrata. Wiile I continued to watch clogely all that took piace within my obeervation, one of the * Commissioncrs™ one morning rec~ ognized mo as a friend of former years and an old party associata. Boveral davs bofore I had rocognized bim, but a regard for the sucoess of niy mission restrained me from making mysell known. Bat when this man tovk.me by the hand and cordially grectod mo I saw that he know nothing of my ofivial position and sus- pected notlung. Affor a fow casual romarks, Lo Hal #8——, you usoed to be 8 Democrat before tho Wa ‘os, and I am ono now,” I respondod, “That's right,” he said, rubbing Lis handa. “Come with mo; I havo something to teli you, Wo are pot tallivg it to everybody—only to a fow 10 begin with—wliom we can trust.” o walked apart, and e deliberately gave mo the ma:mn fontures of tho infamous conspiracy that ho was arsisting to orgamizo, Its object waa 1o less than the aseassinution of rosident Lincoln | It detarls wers v bo atranged with au eyo to resulta which he thonglt certaiy 0 in~ sure the ropogeition of the Confedeiaoy aud the ood of tho War, ‘The plot was Lo Le communi- cated to tho losding Democrats of the North, aud they wero to avsist in mnklu(.i, the orgauizs- tlon porfect. ‘The plans wero to be seorctly and «uictly matured, and the fatal blow was to bo struck ou the night befors eloctian. Thid, it was anticipated, would prodaco the ntmost con- sternation throughout the Nortli. Tho news of tho President's assassinstion reaching the poople on the moruing of oluotion, thousauds of liee publicsus would fsil or refuse tovolo their oleatoral ticket, not knowing who the chioice of tho eleclors would be, It was not thought posuible, under thess circum- stuncen, that the Republican olectoral tickvt could be chosen. The party would be utterly demoralized ; without time or opportumsy to consuit, sud bowiidared by their novel sud dis treanug position, tha rosult would certaialy bo 80 groat & falling Off of their votes as to give all the “clodo™ Btatos to the Democrata. Lo eloction of & Deuocratio Preusident would thuy bo mado certain, with & cousequont cossation of hostilities and & treaty of peace butwoen the Nortt aud the Bouib, which would eveutually ta sure the independenco of the Istter.® la fia- ished Dis revolstion by seking mo whst I thought of tho plot. Bupprossiuyg sy judigoas tion, [ told i that it appearod impracticable ; shat lesding Dowocraty could nut bu nduced to oin in it, sud that socrecy was almost inipossi- to. §le diffored with wo, sssuriog we that the conapirsoy had already mat with groat favor from wauy (whom ho did not name), and added that £, of couswe, would pot weation it on **tho othior rida.” And, of eourse. T asanred him that 1 would not. Ifa endod by saving timé ho watrld liko to talk with mo furthor on 16 subjoct, bt that about that hoar ha amd bis e leagiiea wero to mees & very distinenishicd New York Denn cint. T aaked his name, and he reahly answeio 1 Dean Bienmond ! ‘That interviow took ptacs the nama dax, and ¥ trarned of it g moon aci wasover. S, 1 mond camn from Duffaoat tho raqueat of ane or mora of tho throo, unasvired of swhat they wlehed to communicato i heard tha Difamans plot that hed bren whisperad to mn, ana pronpt- ly declined to Liear auything fitrther, or to ba in any mawaer conserncd in it Ilo further tol1 theso high-mindrd Southrons that the foyal 1 mucrazs of the North would neither engage in | nor ccttutenanta any seliemo of murder; and for tumself, bo told them, (2 the most emplatic language, that if the conspiracy was not fmme- diately stouped, anl sl nee tion4 with peopio on tho othrer ride of the nver dincontinnad, ho would publishi the whole plot fi the Lufialo pa- pers the nest morning ! That, o! aren, euded the matter. Whether this conspiracy had any dicect retatlon to that otler one Sith the samd_objcet, winel unhappic iy wucceefed in Anril, 1835, T cannot uay. I hagtoned tack to New York and reportod all i 1 had lomined Lo Gen, Dix, aol bo wenb poieun- aliy to Wasbington with the iutellivence, Aul hero tho Suquiry will oceur to evuryouly, Why 2w net this plob pallaned to the conucry, jopuiar idignation sroused ? It wan, in fact, na-lo the subject of & Cabinet confe this view wus urged Ly tho wajurit argned that the revelation would Le s owerfa: stimulun o the war feeling, and woukl strength- | an tho nationul cauge, The conler judginent of tuo Dreevlant tumeelf decided sgatust it, el 1 am inclinod to think Lo was righi, Jt wan perhaps tho piocmiest porfod of (he war, Graut was njjarentis bafilod before | Ltichmond, Shorman was sl onterdo _Atlanta, snd tho Lebols were raiding through Maryland and Houtbern Pennsslvania uud throatemni thn Capital ateell. 1o pubhicu at guch ntimo the uews of tho detection of su audacioun and iro- mendous & couspiracy woull, tho DPresident thonght, ateike terror or abject despondency ta the hoatts of thousands of discouragod Uuionints, and produce a paralyzinz cffect 1 5010 qunFtets, Ko it a8 AUPpreatd. 1 have ouly to add that the facis Liers dotailed ore, 1 prosumo. aubstantially withi the knowi- edge of soveral Lundred poreour, komn of whom ey now be toved to spcak on the *It will not te forgotten that the resolutions of tha | Democratic Nationat Couvention In Cricazs du the n ndieated, month foliowing weut far in the diree: _AMUSEMENTS. “"ADELPHI THEATRE, This (Monday Evening), Der. £, Jartieniar Naties, LADIHS' NIGUT, THURSDAY., 1 In reinsgurating the Oid-Time Adelphi Folicy, geeat care Lias been takets 1 seloct t VENY BEST COM, IN AMERICA : Angie ichiott, Andy aud “Anule Hughes, Aifred Lie- ton, J. 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RAILROAD TIME TABLE, ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURR OF EXPLAKATIOS 07 Ryrrns eaptan s Saniluy axeapto . tivesundarat8:00e. ;. 41 CHICATD & oeket w3 0o, 0a Cla JAINS Jreaday vee ¥ TARKY. £ Muaday or: Dailr, ¥ : " an i i} ity and af the desy's, 4 Cousts " a=Dirpot éarnor of Welln 3-Depotoarnerof Canal MICHIGAN CENTRAL RAILROAD. Depot, four af . Lak 7. Tl o Mafl (via mata line) Iay Bapreas aud Marr, In addition to thie vnezampled Clio, on the Azmo vecuaiun the Teading Star Come dam, W. T. MELVILLE, and_a Powerful Drawatic Cowpany, i TRk PIRATES OF T CiikFRRRE, Qtwerve—'erformancn beging at a quarter to b o'lk. THE OLD-TIME FRICLS; F Orchistra 7 COLISEDM, MOSDAY, Dec, 6, engagement of the Juveatls Wonder, BABY BINDLEY (Onls 5 Years Old), 1n Character Songa, end Muslea) Drrformances an the * Gobletoulcon™* ant Munical Giasncs. Appesrs ing 1 costuzne a3 “Muldoon, the Solid Man,” &e., Assinted by hee fatlier, brated Concertica Player. " STAR LECTURE COURSE. You Cannot Afford to Miss tho Popular . (OGRS, To-Night, i, To-morrew Night, Dec, 5, Only 76 Cents. Admission, 75 cts. No extra cliarve for reserved #eata. liuy “Option Tickets,” 10 fur £, aud exchunge for reserved seats, ad Jansen, McClurg e Jiov. sk, Pansons, Ded, 13, Plywbuth Churel Carpsnter & Sheldon. MoVICKER'S THEATRE, Enrasgeraent of tho beautiful yonng actress, MISS FIAY HOWARD! onday, Tuerday, Wedzcrday, aud Saturday Matinee, THE NEW MAGDALEN, Thursdsy, I'riday. and Saterday the Lpliant pew comedy, SOLLD SILVER, HOOLEY'S THEATRE, MAGUIRE & HAVERLY. vessavss LESSEES Aonitay, Dec. 6—Firet appearanco in elght months of the great Ilantation S~ng and Danee Artistw, KL’ OLDS BHOS., Geo A Cunrles, with the famuus CALIFORNIA MINSTRELS! PROF. BINDLEY, the cele- Atiantle 1 press (i Afinntie Kapress Nigbt Expres *Sunday Ex. 3 Fatas CYICAGO, ALTON & BT, LOUIS. and Chirgga, Kaneas Clty and Denter Shorf Lines. Tnlon Depot, Wrst Side, Madiven-et, Tieket T ecrs 4t Depaty and 125 Randighrte LT Lt Arrire, SNV, G Alinatic Tixprem, dally. Mickigan_Accummodaiip Nigit Exorers.... CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL RAILRRAD, Tirket Ofles, andat Desot drrire. Inion Deret, corner Mariion and Canal-ilr, 3 8outh Clark~tt, oppvsrte Sherman Houss rum. | Wisconstn & Mianerota Through 11y Kapress., 943 8 | %500 p. . 103 AD irains run vis Milwankes, Tickets for St Paul Minacapolia aze kood eltior via Madian nod Przirio do Len, or via Watzrtown, LaCrosse, and Wincas. ILLINDIS CENTRAL RAILROAD, Depet, oot o7 Lukest. and fuostaf Suentysecandat, Office 121 Tundolp e, near Clark, 20 p. m, Tk Bt. Lonis Raproes. Kt Louia Fast 1 Calrod New Uy Cnirok New Ux Springneld and Peoria bpringtieid Nighb Zlfl)rn Peoria and hokak Kz Dubugue & Bloux Uity 1ubuaus & Stunx City 1 PAsIO0RUT, CHICAGO, BURLINGTON & QUINCY RAILROAD, Depoty, soot o, Likest,, Indlanasar. and Stctomi. et st nad Sisieenihate, Tieiet anm.uvfl'n'f." i af depio! Mailand Fxprose,..., Tezas Kapres Aururs Passon| Blundota, Uttaws Entire New Progratome for this week, Every even- fug and_Wedneaday and Saturdsy Matinces, Aunds sion to Matinees, 25 and 50 cts, Mouday, Deo.” 13—First appearance of the croatest Iriah Cowedy Sketch Artints, Ricxey & Ban: 00L. W00D'S MUSEUM. MONDAY, BENEFIT OF IIAROLD FORSBERG. SIX DEGREES OF CRIMB. VAIR SCENE; from Grigith Grum. And T TWO MLGDERERS. Slonday, sud Tuesdsy afteruoon at 3 i, CA- SMILL Or, The I'ste uf & Coquotte, ___UNDERTAKERS' GOODS. __ ORNAMENTS IHF@Q AND SILVER, UNDERTAKERS, Now Dostgns, Tmp rovemonts in Contriction, ty not excellend, A, &c, CRANEH, BREED & CO., #43-713 Wet Etuhitl ____NEW PUBLICATIONS. Birs. Hery Wood's Great Story, PARKWATER, COMPLETE FOR 13 () THE LADY'S KNITTING AND CROCULT DOOR, Just publiahed, 14 Tor ealo by oll newd tealet WEH arfe Liutngs, Rubes, Friuges, Dry Goods, —___ WINTER RESORTS. INTER RESORT. ROYAL VIOTURIA HUTL . N, 1t mas—Now opett, The tio-d wi Hteamers wil leave Bav sunabi, Ua,, overy ten ndt make the trii fn w0 days, TOF particulany S, LIDUERWOOD, 75> Urosdway, N, ST. AUGUSTINE HOTEL, st, Augustine, Florida. layiug bevts duubled 10 alxe, anit sutire- o latgeat hotel in Florids, A “Thiws tlote! Iy refurnvabivil, fe now th l;;uiuu.nn«ml :ml-‘u ;\;-'hl‘n’u bw'lxll:ua.w gn‘-, ::1;‘-. irlo Anuuuclator, Lat ams, Telegraph Oiico, e, B. VhLL i Proprietos £h ERIE AND CHICAGO LINE, Drpat, Experition fiuilling, Ticket uflu,lMEfluvk-n..em ner up’ Waskingtuns Teice, | Aveive, Dry Rapress—Pullman,_ Denw- R i . G Vork withoat ‘chance...oo| 8:59a, m.| 8 Al Kapreas- Uuiliman Bai:| T8 % M| 840D, m i %! Blooping| A Ouly line iuniag the hotel cara to New Yark, e EE U0 rom Central Iopol, oot Liakett.: an 3 et Tickrt ces 15 Randophatr it wh oy Leare, Indlananalle, Loutsvitle & Cincin- At Day Lapross . 158, m, 8:00 p. m, * 8:50p. m. Tuauwpoli, Louieriih Ut Al g Exprose (dally)e NI CINCINNATI AIR LINE AND KO! 2 AR AT e ek . S * 7:150. m. Leaser | _drrive, JnX;Qam,r:’m-.rflhnn. & Cineln. Indinuapalia, Loutevitle & i yitdmen _uath (daily},] s0p. .| 7 PITYSBURD, CINCINNATI & ST, LOUYS RAILROAD. Hrum degot carner n el Crottutey Ve s |_drrive, e land at Leare, Columbus, Pittsburg & New York Day Exjr Calumbus, Pittaburg & ) Nighy Eipross (daily).. * 8138, m, | 80 p. m, PITISBURG, FT. WAYNE & CHICAGD RAILWAY, * 9:00p. m. 7:308. m. nday orcopted. § Dy, ept Satusdazs and Sundaye, DALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD. Jrous fear @ Lapuslii . “Devol cormer AnAranae, Cuy ufice, 100 Clarks indton, 303 1408 1) 9:10 b, Tasundneoscaptod. Dall CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND & PACIFICAAILAOAD. Depot, corner & l:_:unr";:‘t:nd- Shermanis, fickeleNes rpteiy (o Iy, Huston Puaty U8 Co. k. SN A3 i X it 13 wall st Kiow ¥ oo OPTICIANS, JANES W, QUEEN & CO, OPTICIANS, GUL irondway, New ¥ 024 Chentant- Thitisde iy ilstacs, Bpy Olasses, Telescopes, Glassus, Bterecscopes’ and Views, Bpwctuyl Ifl"xfik:i:ll s e of all grades, Mathomatiral, Drawing, a1 Hurveying Tustruweuts aud Matertals of alf do- Hptiune, oot Catalogues to sny addreas, 10 conta oach, UOriabs, Loavenw'thd Atobilson Bx *10:40 & m, Py 2 asenel® o A e g, PROPOSALS FOR BEANS, OVNIORUNCLASING AN DEPOT G, B,y Ear Wasiisuiox-at, 11caa0, Nov, 17, 1478, Hoalod propotals, fu duglicate, will e "recelr thifs ufice by the undergued uutil 13 0°clock ., Sate urday, Deo, 13, 1313, fur furalsiing the SBubsisteuce Departnent, U, 8. Army, (o Lo delivrsd within tweuty daye of {heaward, at such place L this city as insy be Fequired, 10,000 ‘poinds Privia While Ieaus, now crup, baud picked, of unlforus size, aud {0 Lo packed 1n round hoop barrels, full lead duied. Proposals will bo reveived, subjwt {0 the usial cone ditiony, which cau e ascertained by application to Sl of AL 1, BAIALT, BOajor and ., s, e, U,