Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 8, 1875, Page 12

Gf this smount, €15.213,500 wero fortarded to the respoctive associations by which tho notes were issued, and 8115,109,445, unfit for ure, dolivered to the Comptrotlor of the Curroucy for destruction. Tha ogarogate exponse of this redomption was $200,965.37, each bank paying ita eharo thereof in proportion to its circulating notes so redeemed, At the commoncement of tho curront fines! yoar the Division organized undor tho shove act camo, in accordance with tho third eection of the actof Maret 3, 1875, under tho direction of the Soerctary, having been, prior to that time, attached to the Troaduror's offico, and no specitic authority givan the Secretary over its opera- tions, — BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING: ME TNE NKPORT eUBMITTED NT THE CHIRF OF THs BENEAD will bo found a sketch of the history of this im- portant branch of tho rorvico, with a atatoment in dotail of ita operatious for tho past fiscal yoar. From thls report it will bo acen that the or- ganization of the Bureau is such, aa respocta both its mochanical appliaucos and its methods of administration, 28 to moot all tha require- ments of tho Govornmont. Thie Buroau {a chargod with fungtions closely affecting the pab- lio credit and the integiity of tho national eur- roncy, and its manngoment for many years has Leon most ratisfactory, whether roference bo had to its usofulness and ofiictoncy or to tho faithfulness of tho officers directly in chargo, ‘With the uso of a special and distinctive papor, maoufactuaed under the supervision of the Do- partment, and the eystom of checks and counter- cheoke, enforcing tha accountability of each officer and employo connected with the business of engraving and printing tho public securities, it is believed that the highest practicable meas- uro of socurity has beon attained, and that tho Governniont 18 fully protected against unauthor- Jzod issues. Discropancics rarely occur, and when thoy do ara roadily nnd casily corrected. Tho Buroau is thoroughly equipped with all requisite machinery of improved patterns, snd has scorps of skilled artisans whoo ongraved and mechanical work shows a bigh degreo of ox- cellonce. Pursuant to tho direction of the act of tho last Confess the work of proparing United States and National Bank notes las been divided bo- tweon tho Bureau of Engraving and Printing and auch responsible, capable, and oxperionced baok-note companies and engravers aa would contract for the work at tho lowest cost to tho Government, and st prices not greater than those thoretofore paid for the same class of work, —__— PUBLIC BUILDINGS, THE CONDITION OF THE TUDLIC NUILDINGS under tho chargo of tho Supervising Architoct may bo said to bo gonorally satisfactory. The large amount of work imporod upon that ofticor rendors it impracticable to proceed with tho con- struction of all buildings authorized by law a6 rapidly ss demanded by local communities in which they aro reapoctivoly situated, apd neces- sarily delays tho boginning of some. The aug gestion of tho Anporvising Architect, touching tho desirability and oxpodiency of causing plans for public buildings to bo prapared by architects whose whole timo is not required to bo given to suporvision of those already in process of con- Ptruction, merits tho attontion aud cousidoration of Congrose. It ia desirable that all buildings constricted for public uso should bo of tho most durablo matorial, and conveniently adapted to the pur- poste’ for which they aro designed. ‘This can bo out accomplished by bringing into requimtion, by competitive means, the best architectural talent of tho country. It is, therefore, recommended that Congress make provielon for carrying tuto offect tho mod- Ification indicated by the Buporvising Architect in this regard. Tho Secretary roposts tho suggestion of his ant report, that the prosont is not a favorable time for making jarge appropriations for public Duildings, —— CLAIMS FOR PROCEEDS OF COTTON. IN THE REYORT OF DECEMBER LAST, reference was mado to tho action of tho Depart- mont in the disposition of claims for tho pro- ecods of cotton, under the provisions of the fifth section of tho act of May 18, 1872, The rulo of docision thoreio stated haa been strictly adhorod to, aud all claims havo boon ro- jected which did not appear, from satisfactory evidence, to come within the plain letter of tho statute. The onmbor of claims Oiled under this act was 1,336, which bave boon acted on as follows: ‘The amount paid out on the clsime allowad, as aforouaid, is €150,358.43. ‘Tho claima uow undor oxamination will bo dis- posed of ina short timo, Upon thuir decision all proceedings under tho act will ba iinally closed. ‘The following table contains a summary stato- ment of tho procecds of captured and abaudoned property covered into the ‘Trossury, und tho amounts that lave boou awarded and paid there- from undor tho several acts of Congress : Proceeds of captured and absndoned isoperty covered into the Treaauzy. ...$20,910,650,44 led “to claimante by Court of Clatma under the act of March 12, 1863, ,....821,548,247.73 Paid to claimants by tho Heo- relary of the Troasury un- der theuct of Msy19,1%:2 180,358.43 Paid on Judgments against ‘Treasury ugents under tho art of July 2% 1003 ..0..4, 39,188.17 Paid under yarious Ielte! acta of Congress. 224,250.81 \irwed for exp der joint resolution of March YO, 1U09s.seeeceeeee 75,000.00 Total. ..seresceserercersescees cee ee Slt STL ONS IE ‘Which, dedncted from the total amount received as above, leaves a balance of...,$ 9,039,621.90 —_>—__. CLAIMS AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT. TUE STATE OF Thy LAW relating to tho oramiuntion and paymont of cer- fain classes of claims againet the Governuient should roceive the attention of Congrous, The Third Auditor aud Secoud Comptroller, wecounting oflicers of tho '‘fressury Dopartment, are required by law to adjudicato and settle claims upon the United Statoy for tho valuo of property lost or destroyed whilo in posaoesion of the Goveromont, olther by contract or improus- mont, and claims for stores received or taken and used by the army. Tho power con- ferred upon these officcrs {9 an anomalous oue. Before the yonr 1816 clatma of thia naturo wore prasentad directly to Congress, and, whoa found to be just and proper, wero provided for by special legislation, By tho act approved April 9, 1810, provision was made for paymont to owners of proporty lost or destroyed [n the war batweon tha United ststos and Great Britain, DPursuantto this act, aCom- missioner was sppointed by the President, with the advico and consent of tho Senate, whose duty It was to decide sll cases sreing under the act, and upon his adjudication the amount found dus the claimant was paid out of the Troanury, By an amendment to thie act, made tho next year, the Comtniasioner was required to report the facta in each case to Congross, to the end thet provision might be mado for the reliof of the claimant, and all cases in which the amount alowed oxcecded €200 woro roquired to be ra- vised by the Secretary of War, and coutirmed by bi before paymont, Ly the act approved April 20, 1818, all claims under the act of 1810 and its amendment not acted on by the Commissionor wore traneforred tothe ‘Third Auditor, who, in bis adjudications, sas to be governod by tho rules presertbed for She Commissioner, Ayain, in 1822, it was cnact- edthat the accounting ofticor of the ‘'reasury Departmont should audit und uettle, without Yimitation, clams of opicers, voluntoara, aud other persone in tho campaien againet tho Som- inole Indians, under rulos prescribed by the President. When, towover, in 1833, Cougrons passed @ similar act for the settlement of clainw for property tost in expeditious sgainet tue In- diaus on the frontier of Miuole aud Michigun, rd Auditor of the Treaaury was required amine, allow, and pay theni, whatever the emount, ag similar claims wore souired to be al- lowed and paid under the nets of 1416 and 181° Bue Ren. by the actof Juve 30, 162, ifn claim of this charactor exceaded $200, instoad of deciding the vame, the ‘Third Auditor was re- uired to report the whole proof to Conzress, y tho subsequent acts of Jau. 18, 1837, March 2. 1847, and March 3, 1549, all of which wero en- actments in relation to property loutor do- atroyed in the military service of tho Unijed States, the Tnird Auditor bad the power to de- cide and pay, without revialyu, ander ruled pro acribed by the Secretary of War, with tho assent, of tho President, ail claims, whatever tho 7 emount, Qyam amendment to tho act of 1U1y, | = = made July 23 1866. the Third Auditor wan re- quired to tranamit his adjuetment to the Second Comptroller for his decision, By tho nctof July 4, 1 acts of Veb. 21 7, Dee. 83, 1R60, nud March 3, 1871, and bea. appenix to Revived Statutos, tho junsdiction of the Court of Claims was do- clarod not to includy any claim agains tho United States growing out of tho destruction or appropriation of, or «amnga to, property by the army or navy ongared in the auppresstan of tho rebellion, but clafins of loval citizona in Staten not iu rebellion for Quartormastor storea and Bubsiatonco received or taken for the nao of the army are to bo reported to tho Third Auditor by the Quartormaeter-General or Commnlanary-Con- eral, vith a recommendation for settlement. Whilo no uniforin rulo has been adopted in tho Bottlomont of those claims, it ia not casy to pore ceive tho reasons which induced Congrona to depart from that first establishod in tne act of 1816, Lut, whatover may havo been tho reason, experience has shown that the accounting ofli- cors of the Treasury aro not the proper porrons to have the doty of” passing upon such claime. In almost ovory cago those Rottloments rewire an investigation which Properly belongs to n court of law, In practice, this fovestigation la often not made cithor by the Third Auditor or Kecond Comptratter, but ts nocersarily intrusted to subordinates not acenstomed to consider and weigh ovidence. Thus great injuetize ia dono the Government by tho allowazco of claima upon evidence taken ox-parte, which would not band- maiseiblo in a court of low organized for tho as- certainment of truth. Tho act of March J0, 1809, reproduced in Sco. 191, Revised Statutes, alos 12 at east doubsfal whethor tho Secretary of tho Treasury har power to prevent this evil. unless ho should take upon himeelf tho questionable roaponat- bility of refusing to sign Warrants for tho pay- ment of sdfadicated clams, Claims agaiust tho Govornment have boen permitted to sleep until the officers connectat with the transactions out of which they aroso have died, or yone ont of sorvice, and then been revived and supported by ox-parte testimouy of tuch chameterae to causa “their allowance by tho accounting ofticers. Asa partin! remedy for the ovil, it is recom- mendod that all anch claima be barred if not presented within o spocitied time. Thero practically, no limitation now. It will bo seen that the act of 1816 barred claims not proeonted within two years, Perhaps this porlod is tuo short, Hix years is adopted in tho lominlation of most of the States as tho timoin which actions ou simple contracts are hatred. Clalms agaicet the Governmont ehould not be valid for a longer timo than this, aud thoro aro strong reasons for roquiring them to bo presunted in a shorter time, Lute better and more effectual remedy for tl:e ovil would bo tho enactmont of 9 law re- isl all wach claims to bo proseuted in tho nited Scates Circuit Courta of tho districte whorg they arise, by proceodings in the nature of enits against tho United States, under ench imitations and rostrictiona, both as to tho right to inutituts the sult and as to tho modo of pro- cedure, a8 Congress may Kee proper to impose. It may to satd that such a courso would bo nt variance with the idea that the sovereign should not bo subject to suit. Tho United Stutes, a4 o sovorcign ‘power, however, has practically sub- jected itself to sult by tho logisiation alruady cited, 36 well aaby tho establichment of tho Court of Claims. ‘Tho theory of exemption from suit has beon Jong: since abandoned iv England by tho allowance of tho petition of ght in any ono of tho superior courts of common law or oquity at Weutminstor, Besides, no jnat Gor- eromont can now afford to withhold from ite citizend tho right to present and prosecute their propor domands upon it in aomo form or othor; and itisbetter both for the Government and the honest clafmant that tho claim should bo paused upon by a competent tribunal, armed with powor to sucertain the truth and to prevent fraud, ‘ho advantaga to tho Government of xuch # conras ia manifest, Claims, inutead of bog paul on partial and ex-parto testimony, would be aubjectod to thorough examination by acourt and jury, and the intcrests of tho Gov- ernment would be protected by its attornoss. Tho highcst test of the crodibility of s witnera consiate i croas-oxamination by opposing coun- sol in the presence of cho tribunal which is to woigh the avideuce, Experienco bas shown that, ass rulo, no claim subjected co the scrutiny of n court in the viciu- Ity whers it orisos ia likely to be sustained if it is unfouadsd in fact, while, on the contrary, ach claims are ofton carried through tho Department out attracting the attention of thous who cithor kr-o1 thom to be falao or have tho means of proving them to bo so, and not until thov aro made pudlic, after parniont, is the evidence of thelr fraudulent character producod. It hag happoned that claims Itavo beon psseed br tho accounting officers, which were subsoquently ascertained to be fraudulont anil fictitious, and tha Government has felt called upon to proceed by clvil action to recuyver the monoy, anil to in- stitute cilminal prosecutions agatnet parties en- gaged in the fraud. in England, by an act pnseod in 1860, to amend the potttion of right against tho Gor ernment, itis provided tbat, so far as applicuble, tho course of procoduro in the trint of anite he- twean subject and subject should be extended theroto, Triol in the victnago Is no less important to tho Governmont than to the honost claimant, Roquiriug a citizen from a distant part of the Union to come to Washington and bring his Proofs with him to try his claim againut tho Govoernmont, often operates oppresmively on him, ond ia without corresponding benotit to tho Government. It is dificult to perccivo why such a caxo should not be tried in the vicinity whero it aiisce, and where, aa baa been before said, if tried with tho publicity attending a jory trial, with tho witnesses present to undergo cross-oxamivation, tho catablisiment of falao and fraudulent claims would certainly be render- ed more dificult. Tho Govornmont would bo placed st no disadvavtago — by tho yomotonces of tho placo of trinl from the departmenta whore tho public records are lept, for the atatute alrondy makes cortitiad copies of such records competent ovidonce, aud they could us woll be sont to distant parts of the country aa to the Court sitting in Washington City, In taro and exceptional casos, the pro- duction of -riginal records may bo required, but dieses could be sontin charge of a proper cus- todian, as amonded by tho — REPORTS OF BUREAU OFFICERS. THE HEPOUTS OF THE HEADS OF BUREAUS aro borowith transmitted, and reforred to an containing statements und information of the businoes of the Department more in detail than could properly bo embodied in this roport, The Socrotary gratefully acknowledges hin indebt- edness to the officers of tho Departmont gon- erally for the zeal and fidelity with which thoy have discharged their duties. 3B. HM. Bairstow, Beeretary vf tho "Peowury. To the Honorable tho Spesker of the Mouse of lepre- wentatives, —_—__+____- A Connecticut Farm. A Connecticut correspondent writes: The Rroat auccess of ottr tobacco farmers fora fow yoara past loads so many into farming in these Gaya, that it eecms as if Connecticut mizbt real- ly become an agricultural State. But 1 fear that too many who may try it will learn there was amore truth tian they opine In the story told of Col. W., of Danbury—brave soldior and true Rentleman. Maving hada farm willed to him, the Colonel, backed by the fortunes of two New York brothers, mado hie tho modol farm of Foirield County. Aftor having: abel vaut suid of money upon it, ie one day tuvited his broth- erm to inspoct hie modot farm. He showod them Kround that bad under his innosgement increased ite production of bay from half s ton to two tons per acre, the lot that now produced manunotn squashes Which Was once B swamp, bid spplo orchard, poar ant cory troo, the garden That Produced beats that took tue prizo at the county fair, oto. otc, Aftorthey had suade o tour of the wholo farm, ono of the delighted brothers exclaimed: “Well, brother, we aro much pleased at what you show us, but now that tho farm is euch auccoas, don't you think it about time thnt it whould begin to port itself 2” “ Support itself!" said the Colonvl, * who ever heard of wuch 9 thing? That shows how auch you Now Yorkers know about farming,” ——- ‘Mr. Keres curly Life, The Erie (Penn.) Diepateh relates the follow- ings ** Michaol 0. Kerr, ono of the candidatus of the Democratic House of Neprescntatives for Bpeaker, was bora on 8 larm near Titusville, and itis statod that {t waa on his fatnor's farm that the frat oil way struck, 1n the your 1862 hiv fathor wold out for $9,600, Subsequently the discovery of oll way mado, and in 1850 tho same pisee eold for over 8 quartor of a tnillion of dole jars. Mtr, Korr receivod his uducation at the old Erie Acadotwy, and spent sevoral years in thie city, While student bere ho conceived a yas. sion for a Miss Coovor, 8choo)-mistrees of thie city, aud immediately after his graduation, ho belng at the time ouly about 18 years of age, ho martied her, and soon after went Wout, wheraho stayed about two years, at tho end of which tine he Teturned and claimed his bride. Tho mar- riage had inthe meantime boen kopt 5 secret at big request, and his friends wore greatly autou. iuhed co learn that he was married, and that tos judy several years his senior, During hie ab- sonce in the Weat his wife fall out of a window aud received injuries whicti marred the beauty of her faco, Notwitbatanding the gloomy ropheocies of hts friouds, the match turucd out bes fortunate ono." MORMONDOM. Mormon and Gentile Sentiment as to Ann-Eliza, Brigham Young's Emigration Swindle +-eHow tho Prophet Skins the Greenies, Qbedienco to Counsel Without Ques- thon %--Tho Caso of Elder Stenhouse, Matrimonial Qoremonies—Tho Procoss of "“Bealing"—Taking Dogrecs— “ Endowment-Robes.” “ Blood-Atonement "—The Garden of Eden and tho Temptation of Eve—Brigham as Our Savior. Special Correrpondence of The CAfcage Tribune, Saur Lane Crry, Utalt, Nov. 30,—The rocent order of Chief-Justice While, releqsing Brigham Young from imprieonmont for contempt of court in refusing topay tho £9,600 slimony to Ann Eliza, his ninoteenth wife, as ordered by Justice Bore-, man, is regarded a8 a Mormon victory, and tho Sainte aro especially gloritied over tho nows that tho Attorney-Genoral of tho United States ap- proves of this action of Justice Whito in over- ruling on ordor of his predecessor, and construo it to mean that thoy can henceforth practice their “peculiar institution” in peace. Tho Goatile eloment, although thoy regret that THH FROPIVT ESCAPES PUNIMUMENT thereby, also claim a victory, ne they understand thia order to moan that tho United States Courts do not intend to logahzo tho rights of a wifo } ubon tho ninoteouth mistress of a nian, evon though he be a Prophot and without honor in his own country. ‘This practically ends this cage, which had almoat grown as tirasomo as tho | Nogor-Tichborno suit, and whoso claims wero about ay just, Our laws cannot disoriminato in favor of spostata Mormons who foreake thoir lifelong faith and becomo virtuous suddonly j after realizing that their ambitious hopes woro | Dlasted. ‘This marriago was merely a *contl- | dence” or * bunko” gamo on both sides,—purely o Mormon affair, and in dellaut violation of tho ; law; therefore, our courta cannot recognize the | Prophot and-Ann Eliza, oxcopt to punish ono a8 | a tigamist, the othor as an adulteress. It soos strange that thuso who go forth to enlighten a Gentilo world as to THE DAMM PEECS of MOnMONDOM confine their digcourses mainly to thelr own priovaucea, and touch vory lightly upon tho eccursed teachings aud yenal practices of the Mormon faith und its brutieh feadors. After dwelling among the Saints toss than threo months, your correspondent can expose more of the rascality of Brother Brigham and bis crew of cut-throat ‘Destroying Augola” than iy con- tained in tho Iectures of Mrs. Stouhouso avd Diss Ann Eliza; and that is net saying much in favor of my own ascquisitivancss, Neithor of theso lecturosses ventilstes tho groatcst windle porpetrated by the Mormon Church, or rather Lrigham Young, Ib 1s called TUE “ EMIGRATION BWINDLE.” ‘The Mormon Conference, which meots twice » year,—April avd Octobor,—appoiuts miesiona- Tiesto go furth aud preach tho Goupol of Mortaon- ism to everybody, Thoy go without purse, scrip, or inflated greenbacke. ‘Lhoir most proiific vinc- yard is England and Denmorks With tho do- scriptive powers of 8 land-speculator, the w oqualed fertility and picturosquo boauty of this wouderful country aro cloquoutly portrayed to tho poor emigrant, Tho wonderful teachings of the Mormon futth sound like Divino inspiration to his ignorant oar; and on being told that Solo- mon and soveral othor Patriarchs bad moro than one wife, sud that itis a roligious duty, he is at once converted, and smites his bresat in anger that be has beon living a0 Jong in disobedienca totho ‘will of the Lord,” The missionaries first ondenvor to convert thoso families contain- ing the most women, EMPECIALLY IF YOUNG, For instance : A family of tou aro checked from Livorpool to Now York, at a cost of $400, Thoir pasuaze is paid by thoagent of the Church at tiverpool out of the ‘Church Enugration Fond.” Tho agent of the Church at Now York thou forwards thant to theit deatination, at a cost of, say, #500,—paying the money out of tho “ Church Emlygration Fund " at that city, This Church Emigration Fand " is raised by a sys- tom of taxation, callod * tithing,” which ro- quiros avery momber to give one-tenth of bis urous receipts and income to the Church; aud, furthor, every conyert must givo one-tenth of his ontire posseasions on joining tho Church. Whor thevo emigrants arrive at Salt Lake City, the “ Prosident” of tho Church counsolt that they go to 4 cortain part of tho ‘Territory, whore he prophosies the land will bo fruitful; and ho opjoins them to be tho game. Brigham Young is also A OREAT | AQUATTEN.” He has located all of tho most valuable agrical- tural and timber Iands in tho Torritury, in bis own andin the namo of the Church; and, as “ Progident” of the Church, ho is ita ex-oficio ‘Trustee, These Iauds aro carved up in small forins, ‘Tho emigrants aro seut to that par- ticular portion of tuo Torritory he wiuhes settled up,—locacing thom on his owa land, which he solla to them at a pretty atiff prico. Tho $1,000 passage-moncy—though paid out of tho genoral Church Fund, and with the provious under etanding that they would pe brought over freo of chargo—iv now chargod aguinst them as a debt to Driyham Young, with 8 per cent interest year, At tho timo of cach yoarly harvest. the Tithing- master takes ono-tenth of the poor omigrant’s crop, in the pame of tue Lord. Tho collecting agent of ‘'Ziou's Mercantile Co-oporative Store” (sthero all Mormons aro compelled to trade) noxt comes, and takes produce in psymonut of supplics furnished. ‘Then comos Urigham's financial agent, aud TAKEA THE NALANCE ed ieee paymont of the $1,000 passago-monay aud accruing intorost. After this has been sot- tled tho farm must be pald f agotlor with accruing interost on tho purchase-prico, And, by the timo the poor omigrant pays all this, after yoarly giving one-tonth of his labor to tho Chureb, ho is about ready to yield up the ghoxt, and reallzed, too Inte, that Mormoninm is far differnt from whst tho seductive missionary painted it, ood that Brigham Young is A PROPHET ONLY TO HIMEELY. The wrongs of those poor, detuded people are nover beard. Thoy bear the galling yoko sub- intsnively and in silonce, and are not xv fortuuate asto be atlo to recuperate tholr broken for tunos by playing upon the crodulity of Gentile audiences, Ono of the strongest sults in the Mormon faith is to * Obey counse) without questioning,” Ifthe “ Progideut” orders a brother-meinber to give up his own wifoto him (Bngham), bo must dowso. To refuse, ho would be cut of from tho Church as “ disloyt and turned over to tha “butfutings of Satan.” After this, he is per- Tense graced in the oyca of all orthodux. jormous, ‘THY HCGHAND OF MkA, BTENUOUSE, the lecturess, whila on8 misuionary-project in Denmark, converted to matrimony a boantifut young girl, and Elder Stenhouso dwelt tu peaco with bis two wives for soveral years, Tho lecturees found vo fault with polygamy theo. Just before thu Coutral and Union Pacille Ralt- roads mado tho junction at Ogden, Brigham Young located all the laud iu that vicinity, and out tt upinto lots, with a speculative view. He prophesied that it could nos bo built up prop- erly unless there was & newspaper thera; which shows that the Prophet's head is level, Elder Btenhouse was thon publishing a paperio this city. Brighatn ‘counseled Stenbouse to move his nowspaper to Ogdon; which, of cours, ho did. Tho new town grew up to be & sccoud-clasy eatiag- station and tho great comniercial contre of tall road-ticket “ecalpers "; and tho papor collapsod for lack of patronage. Stantor thon at- tempted to re-establish bis paper here; but, in the moantime, anothor newspaper had been utartod. aud occuptod the tlold bo had teft, this attempt ho lost all of bia monoy; ny x ied bis offlco and dwolling-bouve, and Jost at In TUEN UE LOST WIS ¥AITH ALSO, = & Ho eaw that his own judgment was botter than the Prophet's counsel, aud ho and bis wifa ro- nounced the Courch. Tho potitics, or rathor religion, of his paper, was changed, and it became a 'yed-not," “live” Geatlio shat, But it wont tho way of all flashy nowspapers, He then turned his attention to sriting books sud drinking lager; who to lectur- jug. While in a fovada town, lat apring, 1 endured one of hor two-aud-a-halt- Aagor leoturea, in which sho wont for the Prophat in a bnsineas-like way, detafiod her personal in- Juries at great length, but failed to roveal the eccrota of the ‘ Endowment Honso™ and tho pernicious teachings of the Cburol,—all of which sho must bo fully cogoizant of, Sho touches lightly upon this intorosting marraigo- theme, sald ahe waa yory much frightened, sud that tho ecoromony lasted * fully soven hours.” If i$ took weven hours to marry a woman toan Eldor in the Church, {t must have roquircd at Jost fourtcon hours to goal” Ann Elza to its "'Preaidont,” as tho coromontos aro length- ened in proportion to tho rank of the brido- groom. Thore are quito a numbor of DEGREES IN THIS "RATING" PHOCESS, somo of which aro only conferred upon ths high- est oficials of the Church, ‘Tho common herd only tako tho firat degree, which ts almost simi- tar to our form of marriage; and as overybody is familiar witb that, and somo probably too much 60, I neod uot describe it, oxcopting that the coromony plightly varios whon a man takes bis rocond wife, Thon his first wifo "gives away” tho bride, Sho is ssked, ‘“Sistor, do you con- ront that Brothor — shall take Sister —— to bo his wife?” ote, Sho, of course, covsonte; and, toking tho right hand of the bride, slo places tt in tho rigue hand of ber husband, then Bteps a fow fect to tho rear, and the ceremony proceeds, Lefore marrying, howevor, tho bride- groom must firet walk up to the Clerk’s ofico and sottin his indebtedness to tho Church, ‘Tho brute and bridegroom nro thou led ito s chapel, whore they kuecl, facing oach other, and pray, and are forgiven for their many sing, Thiv is cated UECEIVING THEM “ZNDOWMENTS,” ‘Thov are thou roparated,—the ride to tho right, the bridezrvom to tho loft,—and are conducted into batu-rooms, where thoy ara bathed by fo- mate and malo attendauts, respectively, This 18 typical of washing away their sins--and roal estate. Each is then anointed with olive-oll (furnished by tho bridegroom) from head to foot, poured over thet bodies from sinatl wood- on horns, entlod “hora of plonty"; aad aro tuon pronounced the “anointed of tho earth.” Thoy sro then dressed in what aro called ‘ dowinent robes," which are a ktud of a cantin upus garmont, on the stylo of pants and jackot sewed together, reaching from tie neck to tho ankles. There is no distinction in tho ‘inaka-nup" of tho clothing on ac- count of rex. Ovyor tho heart and right knoo tho garmonte are slit dismond-stapod, Thoso pantaloon-ebirts aro usually mado of iinen. ‘Tho eouplo aro each given a Biblical namo, by which they willbo known in Heaven, ‘They aro then enjoined NEVER TO TART OFF THEIR “ EXPOWMENT RONEA,” and warned that, ag long as they aro worn, to misfortine can over vetall them; in other words, they are fira-proof against tho tem; tions of the world and thodovil. (These 4 monte ato worn under tho nether clothing, aud ate worn by all orthodox Mormons, even to tho dayef their death, and then thevsorve of shroud, tis proper to state, in justice to the Suinta, thae the same garments aro not always Jiwrally worn. When change become necos- sary, one ie gradually taion off while the other ig Leing put ou). ‘Tho couple thon meets In an adjoining room, and again kneel ab prayer. ‘They cau marcy at this stayo of the proceodings, if they wish; or can tole auother degree, by boing led into another room, olaburately farniatiod, and decorated with allegorical paintings represonting Jfeavon, Earth, Holl, ete., with tho Prephot dn the back- ground, in tho kneeling attitude of recoiving a revelation commanding bim to do somothing—~ prabubly take nto himsolf somo hrother-mom- Bor'e young wife, or sellsomo of tho Church- Tands tothe “Bing” of which ho isthe chief, ‘There ia aluo a pauting of Abraham sbout to slay his son Isnac, Luis is cited iu dofeuso of their doctrino uf '* NLOOD-ATONEMENT "5 which is, if any fomalo commits aduleary,— an unpardonable #i.—the must authorize tho CAurob-nuthorities to kill her in liko = maunor. This murderous doctrine wan practiced tronty years ago, when Mormon: dom was in the hoight of its power. ‘There aro alsa portraits of Solomon aud other " boss" polygamists, and ono representing an imaginary cago, of a man clawing tho unoffooding wir ia hia ‘impotent attempt to fly out of tha world, whilo aoyon women are cleaving to his spiked cost-taily, Ln short, this roum may bo called a cross bet:veon & muscum nnd an art gallery, Prayora aro again repeated. Loo marriage ceremony cau slao be porfermed at thiy junc. ture, unless the high joint contracting parties fro of stich importance as to entitle them to tho last dogreo, whou they sro_led into still another room. Only the highest Charch officials—such au tho Twelve Apostios, etc.—aro permittod to take this deyroo, Abaut this timo tho bride and groom, as wellas tha attondants, are euppasod to bebungry. If so, they ont hunch, which In neually provided un such state occasions. The lower elavscs bring $heira from home, o ts selzuol-boy. ‘Cis laut inner room is ATYPICAL GARDEN OF EDEN, with a dim, soft. metlow-whitish light pervading it, ropresouting the Gsrdon at earlydawn. In its contro [a & pine bush, about 4 feet high, roprosonting tho “Treo of Knowledge.” Un ita branches aro bunchesof (California) grapes, —omblamatio of that historical applo vo ate. At the root of this troe reclines a roal, live man, droagod in dark, closo-iitting tights, similar to tho Magician in the phantom-danco. All can and who be ropreacuta, On onteriug, tho ride takes n neat uoar him, while the bride- groom, being of an inquisitive naturo, takes o walk’ around the Garden, udmir- ing ite beautioy, etc, Satan flirts with Lvo (the brido),—she tis highly Iusulted; ho bogina talking,—she listona; he arguos,—sho slowly whakes her head; ho porauados,—her head je now tnotionloas; ho flatters,—sho hesitates gund is lost, Just aa ho is in tho act of handing hor the apple, or rather bunch of gravoe, Brighain Young (ropreaenti.g Our Savior) entera the Gardon, and drives them hence. The attend- ants thon givo cach semall apron of genuine fig-loaves, whon they re-enter the Garden AND ARE MARRIED, W. W. Phelps seeayed the rolo of Satnn until his death, a few yoars ago, A Saint named Pope is the present ‘etar.” At tho conclusion of the ceremony, the Prophot inflicts upon thom a turgid homily on thoir religious duttos, loyalty tothe Church, ‘‘obodionce to counsel without question”; and, after epjoining thom to placo implicit faith in the iufallibihty of himaclf, and to go forth and sin no moro, ho dismisses thom with a “God bless you!” WOMEN CAN HAVE TWO AUSDANDS, Tt is an erroncous idea thats woninn can havo Dut one hueband ata time. ‘he ceremony is so Accommodatingly constructed that a Saint or Saintess can marry for this world or tho noxt, only, or for both. For instance: A woman is married to hor husband for Jifo,—that is, for this world, Sho can marry suother man for eternity, —tho conjugal dutios not to commence until thoy moet In the next world. ‘horo Iu no provis- ion mado for the ovent of their goiug in ouanlt directions. Dut, ifs man wishes s monopoly, both in this and the next world, the ceremony is yarlotao asto marry them for both time and etoruity. A man marriea the widow of s de- ccasod brothor-member, who married for both time end eternity, ‘Lhe childrea by this union aro scored to tho croditof the deceased frut busbaud, and not tho second, as he ix only por- forming 8 Church duty. Inthe noxt world he algo vutrendors her to husband No. t. do Taare second Lusband for oternity, tho wife is forbidden by the administration of THE MOST MOMMIYYING OATHS to tell husband No. 1, to whom eho is only mar nod for this world, Soho is in the dark obout his succrssorsbip. Gentile women have bean convorted to this faith, and, under tha persua- sion that their Gontilo marriage was illegal, hava marriod Mormon dignitarioy, and thus pot only rojoiced in tho luxury of two husbands, but tho cholca of partners from tho rauks of both sin- ners and saints. ———_>—__—_. An O11 Melle Detroit tse Preaa, It was one day iu tho carly history of Detroit that Johu Snow was bora, Ho would probably havo weighed 9 poonda if thoro bad beon any scales inthe Territory to weigh him on, Aw thore was no way to weigh bim he weot hia way unwelghed, (Patent,) When Jobu Boow bad crawled ovor the ploncer logs, rolled in tho mud and eaten johuny-caky until he was 14 yeara old, his mother died, If hie father bad been hike seme men be would havo puta weed on his hat, engaged a choap housekcepor, aud continuod businses at tho old sland without any interruption, But bo wasn’t liko some men, He murried a cousin who bal two or throa vluldren big enough to tight Jobn, and otha boy’d aunt became his mother, and his fathor becamo his uncle. Jo duo time Johu Snow had asister, No, ho Uadn’t either, Tt was u girl, but he dida't know whether sho was a btes-dister or ® cuusiu oF 4 bolf-vister, Homo ssid that the girl would bo his grandmother if sho lived tong enough, and ho was almost discouraged. In about two yorrs more a boy wad hora, aud Jobn figured and Hgeured unlit ho mado ont that ho wos 9 half unclo to hiv styy-brother, and that bis stop: brother was bis own uncle, While Joho was of on a fishing excursion at Lake Superior cue of his hatf-brothers marsicl und John came home to find unother baby. Ha wanted to kuow what reluton bo waa to this youngstor, and he marked the fonce all over With chalk aud could not reach uuy vatisfactory conclusion, It ruthor seomed to bim that be wus a quarter-brother ofa utep-uacle, but thero way tho fact staring hia in the face that tho child's wtep-unylo was also ite wtop-grandfathor, | ‘and it might bo {ts own cousin for all ho could make out, For twoor three years John moped around among the Indians and far-buyars, and thon in a fit of dorporation married one of hin nunt-Atop- mother’s daughtors and becamo brothor-in-law to his cousin-lnalf-brothor, son-in-law to hin annt- stop-mothor, and tho xamo to his fathor-stop- uncle, Ho might have tived on and beon happy if tho public had Ist bin alone, but school-teach- ore wont on and mado out that be was his uocio's aunt aud bie stop-:nother's grandfather, and that he wan no rolation to himuelf and ho pined away and died. It fan't s proat big four-story with a basement ‘and bronzo trimmings, but John Snow's woather- beaton tombstone was uncarthod at the Dotroit enstorn hay inarkot by somo diggors Baturday, and it is woll that hia fate bo known, JARD TIMES FOR MINERS, Bohnylkitt Mines Suspending=The Yenr’s Conl Wrade. Dispatch to New York Timer, Porrsviuue, Fa., Deo. 3.—A general suspen- sion of coal-mining inthe Schuylkill rogion wilt tako placo to-morrow. Though not total at first, it will tocomo Drag tlcally go within a fow dasa. Out of abaut 125 collioiles in this region, prova- bly loss than ono-tifth wilt be in operation ton aya from now, Though anticipated ag a neces- sary incident of tho coal trado, occurring ovory yoar, tho announcement came eo suddenly to-day hs to surprise evo thoxe in the burinues, ag the Schuylkill Coal Exchanygo, which mot Inst Wodnoadayin Philadelphia, adjourned witht tho understanding that the collioriea would continua working until tho 15th inst. To-day, howover, the Phitsleipina and Reading Coal aw) fron Company issued ordega to close ali ita collieries to-morrow, With the oxception of tho following ten: Merinm, Best, Locust Run, Tunnol, Indian Hidyo, Mahanoy City, Eoglo fill, ine Forest, Mino Lill Gap, and thy new Mammoth Vein slafts, nono of which ato allpping coal. Lhe company has beon working forty collieries this Keasou, 60 that this order will stop thirty. ‘hero Aro about uy nany moro which send thelr coal to tho cumpauy's yarda, oithor on gale or commix- sion, which aro known to the trade as "pool" colltorio#, and neurly all of these will stop, oithor immediately ot very soon. ‘Tue balance belong to tho Schuylkill Coal Eschanjo, and that body will hold 9 incoting noxt Wadnesday, the probablo result of which, tho membors say, will bo to close all the golliorios except a fow which may have a steady #alo for thuir coal tu furnaves or other large consumers, ‘Tho caso of tho suspension in tho duiluoss of the market. lew or nu odors sro coming in, tho storage yards aro full, and thero is uo salo for coal. ‘The tou colliones which the Philadel. phia and Reading Coal and Iron Company. will coutinuo working will bo sbie to supply tho com- pans's own cogines, tho firnacos along tho lino of tho road which take thoir coal from it, and a4 niuel: transiont trado as fs expected to offer itsolf duriug the winter. No dato is fixed for resump- tion, as it will dopond entirely on tho rapidity with which tho tmarket ts cleared of eval, but tho officers of tho company say thoy do not autic~ ipato the reopening of tho coflicries iu less than three months, and mombors of the Coal Ex- change say that a general icaumption of opera tious iy not to be looked fur bofore navigation reopens, thougha few colllerics may start up from timo to timo after tho holiduya snd duriug tho winter, , This ig speaking for theSchnykill region slono, ‘The stato or the trade in tho Louigh and, Luzerno regions cannot bo ascertained ho1e, but as ailthe rogions havo, toa great extent, tho samo markets, tho same couditions affecs all. it is known, too, that the upper rogions have been running on short time for nome wooks, and it is anticipated that thoy will shortly bavo to follow Schuyllall's examplo, for the camo causes, The sothracite trade during tho yonr now vir- tually onded bas beon of an encouraging char- acter notwithstanding tho great depression in tho iron trade, its principal customer. ‘The total production of anthracite for the year will foot up over 23.009,000 tons, and show ‘an incroaso of from 250,000 to 300,000 tons, all of which, oxcrp: thosmall amounts now lying in the storage yards, found o market, and whore it wont is ebown by the steady demand and romunerstivo pricoa for domestic sizey, aud the alow ealos and low prices for the largo sizes uscd in the jron business. This shows that tho authracite market ig constantly extending. 'Tho announcement of a susponsion of micing for so long a time, and during the incloment sea- eon, naturally leads to tho inquiry what the miu- ora aro poing to do, ‘heir caso ia a hard one, They have worked haid aud faithintly during tho summor to make up for the time lost in tho long utriko, but with the low rato of wages and tho hoavy load of debt saddled on thom by thoir uulucky movements they hnve bad small chauco to provido for threo montha’ idleness recurcing Bo #000, ‘here is no probability that they will got up anothor strike tha winter , though the Teadora of tho Minora' and Laborers’ Benovolout Association aro trving to rovuscitato that almoat defunct institution as if with o view to somo gach movemont. The mon loaruod ao bitter toasnon Inst spring, whicl they have not yot for- gotten. Thoy will go to work again us woon as it is offered, but in tho moantime tho miners themeolyes and this whole region, which is do- poudent upon thom, will be terribly poor, eedatea a: THE SAMOAN ISLANDS, Progress of Stoinbergor’s Finn of Clvitization, San Franetco Lulletin, Nov. 25, Among tho passengers on tho steamer Mikado, from Australia, was J. A, Stoinbergor, bruthar of A. Li, Steluborger, Promler of Samoan King- dom, Mr. Steinberger wont tothe Samoan group last summor for the doublo purposo of paying Ina brother a visit and obtaining a fow months’ recreation on tho balmy isloa of tho far-off Southoro seas, From him the following information fa gathorod; ho uatlyo population of tho nine isisnds comprising the Baimoan group is 30,000 gouls. ‘The tomporaturo of tha land is described ay most agreoable, Mr. dtoinborger noting that the highess rogist n of the thormometer while lhe was thore waa 80 and tho lowest 74 dogrocs, The {aco of tho country may be dexcribod sa mountainous, although ¢horo aro numerous broad aud fortilo valleys, whilo the hilla and mountaiog aro olad with vordure and thickly studded with largo, floa troce, to the yory sam- anits of Lhe loftiout poake, ‘Tho group is situated 2,900 muitos south of tho Kquator, and diroctly in tho path of tho steam- ships plying botween Australia sud Sau Fiaocia- co. Tho natives are tall, ‘well-built, athletic follows, who bsve demonstrated since the ud- vout of tho missionnrioa that they are Buscopti- ble of average intellectual aud moral develop- ment, ‘Tho natives wear some clothing, but not enough to como within tho rules of pariiamonta- ry decorum ; hence special rules wero adopted imposing a floes of €100 upon overy member who should appoar in the legislative halls in a partial or complete state of uudity. Lant July tho Constitutional Governmont, so calicd, with A. B, Steinberger aa Promier, was organized, and eight Governors were appointed, ‘The Legislature, composed of two bodies, known ag Tatmua, the Souate, and Taipula, tho Assembly, is vow in wossion. ‘Fhe membors of tho Upper House, numbering fifteen, aro solect- ed to worve for lifo from the high Chiefs or prominent familics of the islands, Tha basis of Tepresoutation In the Lower House is one mem- ‘ber to ovury 2,U0 iuhabitants,—eighteen repra- sentatives under the present population. Thoy Bro elected to warvo for two years, ‘The school law, recently passed, levies a tax on each villago to support schools in which pupils aball be taught in both the ontive and Eughsh language, Tho Marriage aud Divorco act does not differ matorially from tho California law ou this subject, That boon of fresdom known as tho jury trial ,hea already beon be- ttowed upon the bonishtod iububitanta of tho ivlands, and [tis sald that tho standard of intol~ higence ly just high enough to render the natives firet-clave jurors, When a white nauis to be tried, the Consul of whatever mation tho ao- ctded may hail from is entitled to the privilego of selecting two jurors of the prisonor'y own countrymieu, When the accused happens to bo a uativo, the Jurors aro all copper-colorod. Afr. Steinborger epeaks Iu unqualificd praise of the chastity of the native womep. ‘The ‘inilitary force of the Government con- sista of 150 woll-dniled militiamen, In tho town of Apia, the seat of Government, where the population has rosched tho uumber of 800, jo~ ica oficera patrol tho stroete rogularly, and make prompt airests of Jaw-breakers. Thora aiv only three saloons in Apla at prosont, yot formerly thore wero tirouty. Awmoug tho ofticial documents forwarded trom Samoa to tho United States by the steaipe ETS kado was a lotter from the natives addrested to President Grant. ‘The opistlo is oxtanalvoly sigued by tho native chiefs, and at some lengt! thauks the Promacnt for tho lively interest he hax takeu in their bebslf, ‘They roport to the President thut peace reigns throughout all the Jand of Samos, and oxpreea_ the wish that peaco snay forover provail in tho United Htatoy. Mr. Htoluborger avers that bie brother, the Premier, hos no annexation scheme on fout, that ho is simply eugsged in tho task of comploting the civilization which the missionarics boxan, hoping im the end toture the commerce and trado of the islanda tu the United Status, Col. Stcin- bergor in building sroad from the peninaula, whore bis residonuce ie situated, to the town of Apia, sud also projecting other roads in diffor- ent directions, Nogotiations aro now pending withan IUlluols jouralixst for eotablishing » THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE:“WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1875.-TWELVE PAGIS nowapspor at tho capital. The principal product of tho islnnda in cobre, but the trade te almoat monopolized by two Gorman ‘rms, ADVENTUROUS AMERICAN WOM Thoy Cliinh a Steep Granite Monntain in the Harbor of ki Erm A Successful Senrch for Ferns, The Soult American Mailot tho Nth Inat.—n nowspapor published in tho English tanguaye at Ibo de Janeiro, Biazil—gives an account of tho ascont of Bugar Loaf Mountain, noor that city, by tito Amorican Indios, Mra, O, ©. Jatuca anit Mra. Moury A. Blythe, Mra, Jamies ix the wifo of Maj. O. O. Jamos, tormorly of lending, Pa, but for soma yoars past a resident of Mio. object of the portions trip was not the moro do- siro tonchiove famo, but for the purpose of so- curing raro varietios for thelr botanical callec- tious. Mra. Jamos, who [san enthuciast in thin puretiit, has forsardod to tho United Staton 2,000 specimens of buttorites, and i now making a ecolloctinn of forus for Cornoll Untyorsity, which will number nearly, if not quite, 2.000 specimons, This was tho puryjose which animated thoxo jadios, Tho success of their undortaking is thas graphically nurrated by the Mail: *"1n wrocont {sao of our journal wo noticed tho succosi of Mr. J.C. Binnuor in reaching the top of the Sugar Loaf Mountam. It is new our pleasure to record a still more dangerous and courngoous fent, tho ascent of thin cono of granite by two Amorican Iniliea, Mra, 0. C. James sud Mrs. Honry A. Biytho, who, with their husbands, woll-known romdents of Rio Janetr, and Mr,’ Edward Donost, » young Evglisn- man, placod themsolves under Mr. Branuer's charge, and, provided with ropes, alpou-stocks, | nud overy adjunct Imown to mouutnin craft, euccessfully achieyod tho poriious enterprin ‘The little party left Howfogn long before day hight on Saturday, Uct. 2, and rowing out of the bay mado s landing with much diMicutty on tho oenan side of tho pont, then puraning a ling but little doviating from n tangent setween tho baxo of the poak oposite Hauta Crux and its apox along tho bulging outline of tho crest of the cone, they began their courageous and tollsomo journey. Tus Indioy woro obliged tu make nyo | ‘of the ropo nearly afl tho way, and at tho point whoero tho mass of tho top overhanze, like tho visor of a hcluot, it was nevessary to uccuro thom to the line aud draw them up bodily, 3 Exannor having, sith the agility of an old mous aincer, first attained a fooung above. ‘The ervi- eal posttion at thin momont may bo imagined, whon it iexolainad that aypatontly thoy sectnad to bo overhanging ou abyss 600 feat in dopth, with tho purging ocean roaly to yivo thom a wolcoma reception shout tho rope part or stip, Fortunately tho sky was overclouded go that the temporature waa favorabie to tho physical effort demanded of the hardy adventiwers, and at half an hour past midday thoy allreached the furmmit safely, whora Innekeou aa spread aod partakien of with keon appetites, Thev collected wonie taro forns and many yariction of beautiful orchids, trailers, aud Liiva, Auothor object of thisexpedition on this trip was to dotermine tha height of the Suxer Loaf, which is now do- cidod by Messrs. Biannor and Dencut to bo 1,272 feot above high-water mark. Tho peak ovor- hangs its basco on ono aidd, but doclines by o grncofn) curve toward the mouth of tho harbor on tho othor, resombling the outline of a gigantia Doar's tusk, While the sides aro Mat or rlmost perpendicular from the spox to tho water'a edu, so that a stono cast by the band in either direc tion would fall inso tho ocoan on one sido or tho bay on the other, The Inst agscont, previous to that mado by Mrs. James aud party, was por- formed by a young American, woo, without companton and tho usnal ap, liances or ekill of a won-faring man, worked bis way np to tho very summit in tho full blaze of a burning ann.” Tho Mati conchiden ita article by stating hat ‘Our friends desconded tho summit safely and without accident of any kind to mar tho ploasure of their oxtromely hazardous ontorprise, nad wo cou gratilate ther ttpon this oxbilation of tho cour- gy8, :ersoveranco, and enorgy which Lavo in all chimes and ovory country wou for our nation 18 charactor for the posseasion of ‘clear grit.’ " BRET HARTE’S STORY. Adonl Courtship u¢ OneeWMorse Gulch. {In Mr. Tarto’s now soriat story in Scribner's Monthly for December, the hero, Gabriel Con- roy, gives to hiv little sister the following men- dacious acconut of his vilt to tho Widow Mar- Klo's on business matrimonial 2} Olly tikd drawn a wmall box, her favorito rest, between hor brother's legs, and rested tho back of hor hoad comfortably against bis waistcoat. Apa Gabriol had lightod hia pipe at the solitary edndle, ho gave one or two prolimmary puts, and thon, taking bis pipo from bis mouth, oud gently: : “Olly, it can't bo dono,” “Whet can't be done, Gabo?" quoried tho artful Olly, withs switt preconception of the anewer, oxpanding her tittle mouth into & thoughtful amilo, “Phot thing. This yer marryin'o’ Mra. Mare idle,” said Gabriel, with an assuimption of easy, businevslike indifference, + Why ?” aukod Olly, “Sho wouldu’t have me,” “What ?” anid Olly, facing swiftly around. Gabriel ovadod his sister's eyos, aud, looking in the tize, ropeated lowly, but with great firm- ness: “No: not fur—far—fur a gift!” “Sho'sa mean, sttick-up, horrid old thing!” anid Olly florcoly, ‘*1d fost Ho to—why, thar aint man az kin comparo with you, Gabel Liko ter impudenco!” Gabriel waved bia pipa in the air deprecating- ly, yet with such an evident atr of cheorfnl res- fgnation that Olly faced upun him again sus~ piciously, and asked + “What did she way?” “Bho aid,” replicd Gnbo slowly, ‘thet her beart—was—givon—to another, I think sho atruck into poctry, and ead: «My heart it4a another's, And {t nover can be thins,’ Thot 4, [think so, I disromomber hor special romark, Olly; but you know women allers spout poetry at weech times. Ennyhow, that’s about tho way the thing panied out,” “Who was it?” said Olly suddonly, She didn't lot on who,” said Ga bricl uneasily. “TY didn’t think it tho equara thing to inquire,” “Well,” enid Olly. Cabriel looked down, still moro embarrassed, and shifted hia position. * Well,” ho repeated. Ay ae aa you say?" snid Olly. jon?” py “No, afore. Tow did you do it, Gnbe?" com- fortably tixing her chin in ber hands, and looke ang up in hor brothor’s {ace, “On, the usual way!" eald Gabriel, with s motion of hia pipe, to indicate vaguo and glittor- ing genoralities of courtship, ** But how? Gabo, tell me all about it,” “Wall,” ssid Gabriol, looking up at the roof, “wimenis basbful ez a generat thing, and tHor's about only ono way cza man can get at ‘om, and that ez, by being kindor keorlesy and bold. Yo goo, Olly, when I kem inter tho house, Leortor jost chuclled-Sal undor the chin—thot way, you know—nnd then went up and put my ari around the widder's walet, and kissed her tio or three timos, you know, jost to bo sociable and familior like,” “And to thiuk, Gabo, thot after alk thst sho wouldn't bev yo !" sald Olly, « Not at any prico,” sald Gabriol positivoly. "Tho digustin’ peast!" guid Olly, I'd jest like to ketch tuat Manty hangin’ round yor after thet!" sho continued savagely, with a vicious shsko of her little fist, “And just to tuink, only to-day wo givo her hor pick o' thom pups!” “Hush, iy, yo iwustn't do anythin’ o° tho sort,” said Gabriol hastily, “Ya must vovor let on to any one anvthing. It's confidence, Olly— confidenco, oz these fort o° things ellus 14— atweon you aud me. Desides,” ha went on re- sasttriugly,** that’s nothiu’, Lord, afore & man’s married bo baz to go through this kind o° thing adozen times. It's expectod. Thoro was aman na I once knowed,” continued Gabriol, with sliameless mondacity," oz wont through $t fifty tines, and ho was o better mau nor mo, and could shako » thousand dollars in tho face ofany woman, Why, bless your oyes, Olly, some wen Jout like it—it'a excitoment—like perapectin',” ————— A Woman and & California Lion, Bunora (Cal) Independent, ‘A California lion, which hae Joug vecn a terror to tho solitary African of Indion Bor, was killed by « woman koown a4 "Slim Josie,” undor tho following olrcumstaucos: Josiu camo to tho county last spring, aod owns o small ranch, oceupied by her, # cow and calf, Pale. of pigs, and a large dog. Tha dog and calf are now no inoro, and their taking oi ted tu the killing of tho liou, Two woaks ayo Joulo's dog Bully went out on a hunt, snd returned no more. Josie, who Ia strong-winded, and fears not the demon man, Wout out aod sconred the woods for threo days. On the eveniug of the third day she found poor Bully, cold aud atlll, olaspad in the embrace of death, Ho had Loon fearfully mangled in the encountor, 10 which he had come off second beat. Josie returnod home, and al} went well until Saturday pight, when sto was aroused by tho bloating of ber caif, She arose, took hor trusty ritle, aud sallied out to the peu, On ber arrival at the pots sie paused, and in the bright moon- ligot sho plainly porceivad @ tstge lion tearing gud eating hor calf, The rifle was promptly leveled aud the lion sprang into the air and. dropped duad with » butlot iu bis brow, As soon astho African hoard of the taking off of lis chemy, be went aud popped the question to Josio, who apswored him by bostiug bins off tho seneh. Blo new reigas sapreni.”* + Gilman Pas: __RAILROAD TIME TAnLE ARRIVAL AND DEPARTIRR OF Rath F-PLWUATION OF REERATNOR MARKS. —t Natard, cepted. * Bunilay exoe jouday ex ‘qi Hive Sunday ets:00a. ma. 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