Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 24, 1875, Page 9

CAIRO. Notes from the Capital of Egyp- tian INinols, A Swarm of Tramps---Tho Newspapers =«-Oberly’s Congressional Aspirations, A River-Cyclopedia---The Misslssippl Tevee--+Condition of Dusiness. Spesfal Corvespondenice of The Chicago Tribune. Caino, 1, Dee, 2L—Cairo s o city that en- oys tho ndvautages of a geographical porition. t is trna that all roads do not lead to tho Capi- tal of Southern llinois; but, as the tvo groat rivora—the Jlissinsippi sl Ohto—Iave ils houndaries, aad some ten or & dozen railroads convorge hicre, 1t 1s omphatieally in the tho track of commerco and travel, Ichauced to got futo tho curreat that drifts aver on towards Cairo; and, whilo hore, I will improve tho timo between tratns to jot down eome of my observations. A OEOORARNICAT, LICENSL, ‘Whon s achinolboy, I, in commou with other schooiboys, waos faught that tho Ohio River pmphicd into the Mimsssippl ; but T find that this bit of geographical Iuformation i not literally rorroct, but rathor a liconsy of (he map-makers, At the peint of contluence, tho Ohbto appears to ho the larger of tho two streamy, and, pursuing Ita courso majosticatly, tho Miuslssippl emptics ita turbid current, as a tributary, into the Olnto, In fact, tho Fathor of Wators Is lost in the hosom of La.Zielle Riviere, and tho formor rotalng Ws namo perhaps on nccount of tho eaprion, or may be tho partiality, of the oarly goographora. Thpsamo partiality to the Miealsaippt fs noticeablo at 1ts confluence with the Miseouri, At that point tho Iattor can boast, 1 bollove, o having rolled its waters down from n greater distance; but its namo and fame, to- gothor with jtu muddy contents, are merged jo the Migstegippl. A DOGDTFUL ADVANTAQE. Just at this timo, Calro's goographical poeition {8 of doubtiul advantago in one respoct. Jt s not only tho avenns through which desirablo com- amerco and traval flow, but, in the train of this healthlul clomont, comes an army of tramps, ~vagabonds, sud dead-boats. The city is full of thom,—a scody, bungry horde. All the vario- ties of peripatetic vagnbondago 10ny bo seon on tho loves, on the corners, and ahout the dopoty, loro the tramp ig forced to eall s bals, if be Lo Southern-bound; aud timt iy tho di soction of moxt of tho horde at this season of the year. ‘I'horois a body of water in front of thom, wator fo the right of thom, water to tho loft of them. They panso on tho bauvks of the rivor, aud look wistfully to the South, whore fheir imagiuntion pictures delighiful orange- -groves, among which tho Dbitter blasts of tho &'Drthem climota are not felt. But they baven't tho neceesary quarter to {iny tho faro across the siver; henes they pauso, I Jiavo bicen fu tho city only three honrs, aud in that time I have fur- mished trausportation novors tho Tiver for two nomads, who escured me they wonld be “all right " when they arrived at somo point which they namod, Fo o third professcd starving fellow-crentura 1 turaiehied o section of gingerbread at an outlay of anickol ; and, when o fonrth one strock mao for aquarter, [ declined further investment in that direction, but ho stuck to me like n brothior il I at last’ compromised with bim by giving him o chew of fine-cut. When a fifth specimon of the Darwininn theory of evoiution appronch- admo, I put my hand to my hip pockat, aeif to draw o weapon, and safd, pen your mouth sud It shoot you on theepot!” ¥ Bhoot aud ba —— 1" eaid tha paunt scarecrow, with moro ouerygy than I thought was fn hit, As 1 noither wauted to ehioot nor bo —=— 1 fied from my tormentors, and visited the NEWSPAPER-OFVICLS, The Dultetin—the ouly morning daily in tho city—=ocenples a bullding, and carrics on a gon- eral printing eatablixhment, which fudicates that it ts fn a proaperons way. Yet sugularly euough it publishies felegraph nows ouly ut sec- ond-hand. Mr. Jobu 1L, Oberly, the editor and proprictor, is ju. Washington, ropresenting ing city in ou effort to seoura a Congressional nppro- riation for tho improyement ot tho Mi=sisalppt ovee. This it no novel mission from Mississippi River towns and vities, Alt of them are now, und alwsys havo boon, scolfsy lovoe-approprias tious from the Genworal Government; and the most intluential cilizens aro eoloct- ed to press such clims in Congress, Alr, Oberly is 8 modest man, aceording to tho voport of hia meighbers, tut cuough of his # truo interiorness ¥ has cropped out to place bl m the list of Cougressional aspirants fromn tlus District, I did not, of courso, fimmer this informatton at the Duliclin oflice. Iloweyor, it is cerlnin that Mr, Oberly bas s very decidod hovkering lo graco the xest in the National Logislaturo now occupied by the Hou. William Hartzoll. Mr. llsrtzell’s election s Dewmocrat over his Itepublican compotitor was a wurpriso to bimsclf, g well as to tho catire din- trict; and, mnce hiy friends elaim for him tho honor of baving redeomed the district from Lo~ ypublicanlem, thoy will doubtless Insiat onro- tarning bim to Congress by way of indorscment, notwithstanding the pronunence of Mr. Obetly's eandidacy. During tho absenco of tho editor of tho Iullefiny Mr. Cyrua Uberly, Lis Lrother, manages tho papcr editosially, Tho Evening Sun also sheds lght unon the motaploricn! darkncss of the Lgyptian Cavital, 1 found the editor in. Ho iy assistad by his sou, 1 did not learn that elther was an aspirant for offico, 1t I bad, Ishould certaluly give thom a boost fn this Jotter, in ackuowicdgment of the courteons mannor iu which thov recoived ms. When I quoetivned thom as to tho movoent of DLoats ou tho rivor, thay relerred mo to W. P, McKee, who las his oftica on the wharfboat, ami who, by vYeusou of s Joug naud coutinned servico as river- cormepuudent, baa become n complote Tiver- eyclopedin, Lo kiows all tho rivei-men, all the boats, ul) the localities, 1o will lio flat on his back fn his bunk, and, beanng a whistio, will tol) you, Lefore he has ween tho craft, that 1t 18 tho Busio Hilver, tho Dollo of Bfemphin, or otlior boat that is approashing ; aud that So-aud-vo is i charyo of the cugine-room, TIE MINBISHIIPL LEVEE, The Cairoites, in common with tho citizeus of river cities and tosns, bovo a torrible aversion to water 3 and, by this, I do uot jutend to con- voy, 1nan obscure jocular way, that they aro fond of mowothing” stronger.. Dub what [ mean ¢ i3, that they bavo & cone tinual apprelicusion that, vomo fluo morning, they will wako up to find themselvos, thalr honses and propertly, mubmerged by an averilow of the Mirsiesippl. Tho contompiation of such su ovent in not o vory pleasant pastimo 80 1t in nut to bu wondered at thut tho people Loro bave boon nuxious sbout the construction of tho new levee, sinco tho broak {n the old oue, Tho work I8 progressing Tapidly, with a "largo foroo of mon § snd it s now reasouably certain that 1t will Lo completed bolore o rise i tho river, 1tis an nudivguisod fuct that, sluca the break fn the leves, Cairo has beon in an exponed coundition, Tho ecitizens draw o Lreath of reliof 8t tho prospoct_ of protection which the now loveo will atford them. HUFINESS, 18 not as livoly ou the levoo, T am informed, as usual at this sosson of the year; yet couwdor- sble activity is observable, Tho wmurchants, particalarly thoso who cater to the wanta of boliday-gift-makers, are dulng quito o lvety busincas, and somo of tha storod prosuut quito a handwome display of such articles as wo wero laught in our cbildhocd were tho gifts of tho munsticont Banta Claug. 'Che poople hicra havo an uafaltoring faith in “tho futuro of Mhoir city, It v e *‘meographical pogition," ey say, aud can't Lolp but sovh becowo & placo of wmuch greater imporisuce than 1t now ja. eliall not take tho rik of incurring the cuwity ot Lo people by intimating thay their pleasing an- tictpations are groundless, or that Cairo 1s not destined to Lo the ** Luture City” of the Mia. Msaippi Valley. Cavitot. ——— Concerning Boques . ANew York Graplde, The polloy of the Astor famlly in concen- trating and” koepiug togethor it enormous wealth 18 noteworsby. As Johu Jacob Astor dig uot boqueath bis ‘estatcs to his children, but ovly appointed Lls sou s trustos to protocs and 0ard up tho property for future gencratious, s0 William 1. Astur docs not uow give bis prop- erty to bid immediato_Loirs, oxcopt io trust for bis grand-childron. 1o this way, while ull near relatives aro musde comfortabla by gltts dunng tho lifetime of the testator, the bulk of the properly s kopk togutber aud allowel to se- cutaulate. The edect of wuch a policy upon soviety mav #cll be doudted. It ia quostionsbla whether any family has a moral nght to vrgavize atrelf uto a Vaat cuguo for accuwuluting wod Losrding prop- erty, For svoicty ot only furnishes tho pro- tection of law and tne diversifica machivery vlueh wakes o ecbmblation Of V236 ctsied poraibl, kut it furnislies tho aativity and com- torcial outorprise which causa the nccumu- Iation, It waa no ouo man's ekil, - gacity. or ndustry, {hat mnde . Astor'y ortates treblo fu valua; it was tho marvel- oun growth of the city and sho whole canntry, Mo grow rich throngh other men's I bar and sntotiriso hy simply keopinyz what ho bad and wisoly nvesting tho fucreaar, In viow of this fact it Almost seoms ws though kocioly seqnired » propristary clolin to & wharo in the ostatos whiono vatno its own oneray hiaa muiti- plled. At lenst, ity en-nperation placed tha hinll- &r of thum unsder oral oblignlions not to e i trast eo!tistily, nor to luck v the money for tho aggrandizomont of 8 _fow who had no hand it oarntng it, Lut to arganizo impnrtant schemeas of philanthropy, md s oxccuto them as o pro- wnta the public wellaro, The land roformers of England, of whem Jobin Stuart Mill was a Jeador, put forth as a ronwnn {for tho stato ownorship of renl extato that the increase of its valun fs owing almost sololy to so- cint efforta and piblic improvements, and n va- rinty of nccidental circumstances over which tha holdor lias mo control, ‘I'hey urgn that tho fand in tho vicinity of London hny grown imnonsely valuahle, not becauso of skill st managing it or tanta in beautifying it, but sololy bocsusa of the rapid Increase of population. binply Ly ability to hold ou wmen liave becomo millionaires 1n every country, whilo thay have fought overy public Improvemont, resistod ovory tgx, and be- . comn graaping aud inlserly, Tho rpontuteous and universal public expecta- tion that o rich man will dovoto a part of his wealth for public or charitablo uses hoa a lewiti- mato Lasis in_actual facts m8 woll a8 in social philosophy and moral obligation, Bocioty is the tilont partnor in evory succowsful busincss, ca- peeinlly whon roal eatato 1 vno of its chief clomonta of wonlth, Andilis only just and proper that ono who basaccumulaied millions bythoriso in tho valuo of lund through tho grawth of a city and tho onterpriro and labor of & population shonld give backn lareo percentago of tho gnin in_wis public boguesta, 1o s ro- quired todo g0 much at least Ly tho atrict Jutter of justice, witbout regard to tho calla of philanthropy, It da not cortain by nny weans that Jlegacies for miscollnugony charitabla objeets are greatly nceded by the community nor specially helpful. largo bo- quests mado with bonevolent matives and in- tended to promotae tho eawfort or advantaga of {ho peaplo froquently fall short of their con- templated ende, A’ dsposition to give fs one thing; wisdom in giving I8 quito snotlicr, Gicard Collego has not been as half o8 velusblo A it ought to havo beon. Peabody’s bagues: wiero many of them of quentionable expedicncy, snd his Southern school fund s Leon voured out liko grallovy of water in a deserl which noth- ing loss thau an Amazon could irrigate. Mon wlin are engacious in the accumulation of prop- erty oftow digplay tha groatost fally fu ita distribution, lenving it for trustees ta mi approprinta oud disicd Lo wasta i cudless litiza- tion, - Tho truo way of giving Is that adopted by LUoter Coopor and Ezea Cornell, who adminis- tored ou their own extates and becamo (ho bene- factqra of society by the wiwdow with which they appropriated thelr splendid giftw. Thin method avoids the posthuinouy torture to which Ward and Biuger hnve beon nubjected, and ro- lieves childveu from tho uccossity of proving that o purent was sn idiot or o woneter. Lho building of & ugeful insticution or the ondow~ ment of & needed chariby is o sourcs of con- etant and ennobling sstisfaction and prido to the wiro nud gonerous donor, givkug him & forotaste of immortality, ‘T'ha only monnmont posterity will not forget is tho oue's man reurs for him- nelf. P WAR AMONG C Il;XA\ JIEN. A rierce finttic fetween the Ffop Sing and Snm Ning Factions. Virntnta City (Nee) Chronicle, Dee. 11, Oupe of tho blgirest battles that over oceurroil among the Chinese residents of this city was fougut fast ovening. Aho fight began ot 8 o'elock and Jasted nearly half an hour. Tt ro- sulted in the killing of & Chinaman pamed Al lion, who formerly kept o wash-houso on North © street, aud the woundiog of four othors of the Mongoliou race; also in tho wonuding of 8 young white tuau vamed Jobu Welch, 1t is sunpored that two or thros Clinamen wero kilied in the fight, and that tho bodies of all but the ono found (Ah Lien) woro carricd away by their friends and socreted fu eamo of “tho undor- ground dena but little known -to auy but tho Celestinls themsolves, It is also suppoeed that miore ten wero woutded than wero seported last night, T'ho fieht bogan on Union etreet, in tho upper part of Chinatown, & short distanco below the oflics of thw Virzimin Gas Company. low it started or who first opened fire, in of conrse ouly Luown to tho Clunawmen themselves, It was but & short timaaiter the first two or throo shots worn fired bafore the battle hecamo very brisk, They scemed to lmhrm;i Loth across and up nud down tho street, ami tho shoute and yelis would have dona no discredil totwo tribos of our tioreest American Indiany whea going for oach otber’s biair, 1t wan a Bubel of Mongolian oaths nnd curscy. Tho butlets £o ralued about the doors and windows of the aftice of the Gas Com- rany that the Supetintendent, Johu S, Knueen, bonght an attack wes being made ou i, 1le detertnived, whatover tho shooilng might mean, to take o hand {o it huneclt and drive tha shoot- ing away from his placo. About the time thet Tio lind got hix doubla-barrelled shot-gun out of o imlow, Oticors Uigbeo sud Jlills camo up. "Lhoy woro gomng down among tho lighters to try to szop thashooting. Tha bullots wero whistilng on all sides of them and striking tho gronnd ane fonces, Officer Mills obtsined Mr. Kancen'a hot-gan, and ho and igbeo advanced toward the placo where the battlo seemed thickest, As thoy moved toward the fietd of buttlo tho oftfcurs called out to the Chinaman of all pacties 10 utop firing, but shey blazed awny tho sutue Ay cver. J'ew of them apporred boldly in the mid- «llo of tho stront, 88 tho moon was shining Lrialitly at the time, Thoy fired around corusry, trom windows sad from douvrways mto which they squeezed and flnttened thomselves, The olicers made o dail to catch some of tho shoot- ory noarest them, whilo the Chivamen turned louse on thetn, beivg np‘mmnfl)‘ almout frenzied with rage, Milla with s shot-gun and Hizhoo with his platol then turned Jooss ou the China- men promiscuouely, Tho bulleta stitl whistted shout their beads for gomo timo, howevor, as tha Chinnmon fired at overything \‘\my AW OYS, Other officorn presently arrived and the Chineso, seemg that whito mon woro boginning to como down from the oity in gomo furcs, tired & fow straggling shots and then gradually withdrow to their hiding places. Tho desd Chinawan was found lying on the north sido of Union strect, about the ¢outrs of Chinotown, Ifo waa shot i tho head, the fatal bullet striking bim s little atove tho loft cyo. e was 1o doubt instantly kitled. After the battlo tho police found it diffieult to get Lold of sny ot tho men they wanted. The Chinsmen on both mdes wero reudy enongh to givo tho namea of thair enemies, 8nd to point out the buildings in which thoy were likely to Lo found, but thbro wore so many huck ways and underground galleries, that it waa only by chance that those wantoed were caught. Theiron shut- ters of koma of 1ho brick Luildings wore cloned, and to all tho calls and koockings of the Chief of Polico aud oflicers no anuwer conld bo ob- tained. By tho timo au entranco was effectod 1t was found that thero was n baok way oponing in- to vome shicds adjommng, or into somo *dive®™ that opeved up from the ground. What it is ull ubout is probably known to no ono but the Clhigero themaelves, It is & tlgnt butwoon oompautes, The Hop Sing, Bam Biug, aud half a dozen othier companies soem to Lo mixod up in ft. Bome of tuo fouds of these curl. ous peopla appear to havo origluated fu their own conutry, aud they land un our shores on the war path agaiost each othier, g Losing Throo Childron in Ono Night. Leavenworth (Kan.) Tuner, 3 ‘Tho mortality in this city a the present time, oapoclally utong the young, is almost unproco- deutod {n weasoua when sn epidomis has not swopt over the couolry, Membrane croup, typhold puonmonis, quinsy, and all of the locsl discason of and wintar, aro now e0 preva lont s to amonut almost to an opidamic, and tho doath yate haw fincreasod during tho past ton doys so yapidly ss (o cause fiuucml elarn, UOge of tho saddest cases which a3 cowe to our notice lately lu that of Ar. Hwagles, living at the Threo-Mile Hotel, who lost, thiree children night bofore lust from mewm- braue croup. A short tinie ago Lo loat two chil~ dren, wakng lve within s brief period. 1o came futo town yestorday and purchi three colling, and the funcrat will take place to-wmor- oW, . e i British Sciudal, New York World, 1t {a romarked that the children of mombers of Queosa Victoria’s houscholl very ofteu make 1ll- assorted or miseraple marriages and utherwise como to grief. ‘Lho Marchioness of Ely's only duughtor is a divorceo, Tho Duchess of Nox- burgliw's dsughter fs tho wife of Dr. Qoorge Russoll, whose notorious card slisrping com- pollud bis resigantion of su_ofiiclal post, ‘Tha eldest son of Lord Charles Fitzroy is marrled 10 s member of the dewl-twondo, and that noble- 1520’ daughtor becawo » fow months 820 the wife ol W notorions Mousco card cheater, the Hlou. Walter Harbord." Jord Desart, whoso mother bas long ween alady in waiting, ceme most Inigerably out of @ libel business abous year afo, ryl CHICAGO PTRIBUNE: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1876. TAXED TO DEATH. Melaneholy Visttors to the *South Town Collector’s Oflice, Thoey Al Wonder at the Increased Value of Their Properiy, Ourcries of Correspondents. AT tAIKE'S OFFICE. £ LAMENTATIONS OF THE OVERTAXED, Miko Evaun', the South Side Collector's, offien in Itoom No 1 City-Hnll in an intorenting placo Justnos toatudy overtaxed humanity, Many aro tho enrwes uttercd thero, and much dingust In expresacd st tha Collector, tho Arncasor, and the local Government genorally, for tha histhiper- gona! taxes impored this yrar, Yceterday, at tho hanr when clerks go forth to Junch and la- Lorers tako thelr noontide reat, a TuinuNe re- portor pauntored lolsurely tnto Mike Evaus' olice, The Collector, having canglhit a glimpgo of the nows-hnntor, invited Lim Lehind tho counter. 'I'bo roporter naccept- el tho invitatlon, and, taking o seat on a high etool, ho and Mike Lad a short con- versation. Baid tho Colicctor : * Thero ia no uso of thn National Banks kicking atmo, 1 cam't holp It, that thotr taxesnra high this year. Thoy are not ovortazed,—only an 40 per cont of tucir capital this year, —and Idon't thiux thoy hava roason to growl.” Reportar—Ilava penpla uot good gronnda for complaint? Thevare, ay A rale, axgeased ton Digh for porsonal property ? L.—Tuat ta not my fanlt. “Thoy hal s nght {0 ren tho Aesestor whou bo eama arcnud, .—Dnt how about State banks 1 know nothing about {hn nesesements, excopt a4 1 find tito buoks, and aw sworn to col- lect tha taxex, INDIONANT TAX-PAYERA. Dy this timn tho air was full of threats of in- Junctionw, monacos at Ed Ihillips, tha Assergor, ond curses at Miko Evang. It takes four stal- wart mon, with long ents and longer patienco, to answer all tho questions put to thom, and con- spicuous among them is Miko Lvany, who takea matters coolly, and, whon he can't explain every- thing away, o tries to langh it off. Tero comes an old_citizen, puling and blow- {nz. Ilo has & hugo bandans 1n ono hand, with which ho sweeps off the porspiration drop- ping from hig brow, and In the othor ho has a crumpled-up ecircalar of nofification that_his taxes nro dug in ten days, mailled im by tho Collector. He approuchea tho pigeon- Liole. co hero, kir," Lo wave to one of the clerks, **this i8 o — shume! Tiero I am texed €10.36, on what? On o paltry heaving mare and an old express wagon.” *<Iut, vir," roplles the clork, “von arn put down horo o8 owning two horana and n carringe and furpiture for nflice and houre,” A MISTARE HOMEWIERE, “T nin't got no house,” reaponds the Indi- vidual: ** 1 bosrd, and Lonly own N horro nnd bugey.” Ho pays hin taxes snd walk off. o is vvidently only a chronle growler, Tho noxt that comos in 1 & young man ap- parently not over 20, 1o encounters Alike ns follows’s **Ain't thero a mistake lero? I am taxad on 83,000 pereonal property. 1'll sell all I'vo ot for 81,600, and give & yesr's two for payment.” - I onn't help that,” says Mike, ' Woll, then," responds the young man, “Lwill sea about it.’ Dut, in order to avold furthcr trouble, ho hands in a check for tuo smountof his taxes, and loaves. A GENUINE TAX-FIGNTRER, Here comes a burly oflicer of n locat corporn- {lon, “How i it.” says he, **that wo aro taxed over 214,000 for personal property #" “I give it up," reeponas Mike. 1o does not pay, ana walks out, nwearing that lio will got out an injnnction, The next that presonts himaclf 18 n dealor in coopors’ etock. Ho brings with lim o receipt of Jast year's ontiro taxes, and n comparivon made with those of this yenr showa that he is taxed nino timos ax much 26 last sear. He ia naturally indignant. * How 18 this, Mr. Evaos,” aaid he. “Wall, I don’t Iknow, #fr.” answars Mike. ‘*Well, if ye know, I know I shiall F!t an injunction.” abiond,” pays Mike, **1 slian’t stop you.' A FEMALE ORUMELER, Tlere comos o wonian to tho window, conti Milio sbout na follows : hard-working woman. My goue, 1 don’t Xnow whero, I nm_taxed SML It I yon mado this aBsesunont. It is you that js try- ing to rob——" At this stage, Mile closed tho gpop by sisting that ehe was mistakon. *+ Miataken, am [? Ignoas I know what [ am taliing abunt. Dow't givo mo sny of your blar. ney.” " Avd after that slie paid Lor taxes. Miko stated that he got just such abuee, moro or lews, avary day, aud that many pooplo blamed him for tho high taxes. Mo eays that tho peoplo do now undomtund this thing. Il bas nothiug what- over to do with tho ussessinents, Io only has the ooltestion of tnxes to do, and nomoro, e thinks that the publio should be more lenjont with him, and vent their wrath on others be- aides himeolf, who aro more desersing of oon- sure than Lo 18,—Ed Phillips, for fnstunco. —_— THE SUFFERERS. A YAIR HYZCLY To the Editor of The Clicado T'ribune : Cnicaao, Dee. 23.~As a sumpla **brick" of the carcless macnor in which tlo Asscssor on the South Bide has discharged hia duty, I beg tomention the ssscesment of Alr, Clarke Gale, No, 161I'ourth aveuue, Mr. Galo was burat out In the fire of July 14, 1874, by which ha lost all his property. 1 met him the naxt moratng after tho tiro, overwhelmea with his misfortuno aud only 85 conts in his pocket. To help him I gave bim o job cleuning brick ; ko also cleaned brick for bis landlord to pay arroarages of rout for the Luilding 1n which ho was burned out, With the wid of friends, and po capital except hia faiwr namo for strict proty awl honosty, ho en- deavored to stert - a emall grocery, Attho timo tho aseossment waa wado "his stock wad 82 mwall that the Asscssor ead 0t wos mot worth smsessing. ‘I'bo fot iy, hia stock was worth about §200, sad ho owed upon it §100. Tho fixtuses wero ownod by bis lapdlord. Blr, Galo supposed that ho was not assossed mntil Lo recoived a notico from Alchinel Evanato pav 839,22, I oalled at the Ansossor's ofiloo, and I find that the gontloman that called upou Mr. Gale to wake tho assoss- mont roturned stock 2300, notwithatandiug tho fact that ho had told r, Ualo that tho stock was #0 Bmall {t was not worth mssessing. In traue. #enibing the nssossment of 8300 to tho Auscs- #or's books {v is_set down guU0, to which tho Htiato Board of Equalization bas added 52 por cent, which makcs up tha sssessed value of 014 upon whioh this tax of 838.24 is lovied. 1 have kuowa Ble, Gale for flve yoars, aud I bolleve ke [s making sn houest cffort to got started onco more ju the world, e in now u tenant 1wy buliding, No. 119 Tourih avenuo, and ho canuot pay thia tax, and I pro- pono to aseist Lim to realst s paymout to the last oxtremity, 1 would suggest that if tho party making the asgossmiout should bo roquired to loave with tho party ansessed o notica stating the amount for which ho I8 assessod, and iforming bim of his remnedy before the Iloard of Ilavision, §f ho deoma himuolf wrongfully assessod, this would save much troublo of thia kind, and the remedy would then bo appliod at the proper time and place. JoEL DlaeLow. THAT'S WIHAT'S THE MATTER." To the Kduter of Ths Chicayo Trtbuna: Cuicaao, Doo, 23.~Wo once knew a poor croa- ture who went by the uame of *Crazy Dick" among hia neighbors. Oua day this poor fellow had picked up on the commou a littlo rough cow's horn, quito ewall and very orooked. Iy crazy fanoy suggested his wearing it a4 an oroa- ment; sa he bored & hole through each oud, and, fastonlng & atroug twine in each, he placed the horn under hls chin, Jiko an old-fashioned stock, tying tho ends of the twine tightly together oun the back of ifs nock, ‘I'ho pressure of tho horn against bis windpipe causod bum to fool that something was wrong, and in hia craziness Le kept tylng it tightor and tightor, thinking chat this would remedy the ditculty, A molghbor passing by hoard a hoa: wheezing, gurgliog sound i the high weeds ucar the road- side, and going to the epot ke found poor Dick strotched upon tho ground, with both hauds convuleively graspiug the twine, sud drawing it tighter with all buw might, thinking tost this wus bisouly chiance for lifo, le way rapidly growwy black 1u the fuce, sud, ine duod, way vory nearly choked to death. ‘The neighbor quicky cut "tho twiuo and throw the hort away. 1n a few mowcuts the poos luuatiore- covered his Lroath aud stood up, whou the neigh- bovwaads »Itell you, Dick, you wero iu a clueo Blio ac- “‘lam o decent, husband s and hers your fanlt,— placa; what mada vou doat 7" ' ' all on ac- enunt o' that cuased horn," wald Dick ; “that's what'n the matter! If Jeould ha' tied 1t tikht enongly, 10 ha' been comfortalile,” Tinoush onr foolsh persistenes o electing mero bmmers, tax-eaters, pot-houen politiciaus ) the oy and county uflisen fiom year o year, our iaxes have beon ko incrensed that, Lke poor Diew, our sit- uatiou hax bocomn really slaruing, For wome yearn tho burdon bas been very uncomfortable, amda rerioun drawback to tho growth of our ity, The jrrors and reclloes minmanagenent of our city nud county finaucea hay buon patons to every one. Whilo Grand Junes Lave ehown ts pométhing (but & titho, Lowever) of the boil dirlamerty which han boen wo persistently wud mercilonnly carried on, yet, liko Crazy Dick, wo hnvo continned to tighten tho string by clecting mora of Lo Bame sort, probably & oree—draw- g it tighter, year altor yoar, and now—listen at tha wheezing !—Dicks “hornl " that's what's tho wintter 1" You meet o citizen on the etreet (and you meet scores of fuwt such every day) puttizng and gronning as did poor Dick, hurryis 10 pet an anjuncuon againat Miko Evans, to pr vout & loyy on his household effects. at's the matter 2+ I'taall on acconat of that eusred huis” Ol that wo might seo the real dificiity an did Dick's nelghbor, and, promytly cutting tho siring, throw away tho crazv orbament, Oruswonts ! our City Council, snd County Conie mimgioners—ornamenta 2 lottom the Wen er, with tho nes' head- Titanla's fancs ! Oln, Thick, try and do without *tho horn.” To sour distempered fancy it may seem very gay, Lut dopend upon it, you will bo happier withgut it. Our taxes are over 6 per cent on the lucal valustion, Thiy i3 plomp conflseation. Tho city arrumen tho owaersbip of all the property, and lots each ono of us have the uwa of that portion which wo jlnngine to bo ours by paving the full rute forit, Six per cent s the legal rate of jnterost to Lo paid for the uss of nuothur's property per anoum. Ierbaps our Conneil will kay, ©Well, what sball we do? Wo must Lave mouoey. Do! Leonomize, ro- trenel ou ovory hund, colleet the buck taxes (fs it fair that o fosw shoubl payall?), Sellthe Late- Front—why don't you sell L ¥ Aro you waiting for the rallronds to place rome woney ** whore it will do_the most good:" ~And oir County Commisgioners will kay, **We; ton, mukl haye mouoy ; wo must build & Quow Court-Houne.” No you mustn't, thore s 1o veccesity for it at prosent, thore are plenty of fino blooks in the bieart of tho city whero amplo aad luxurlous ac- commodations can bo had for all the public of ficos, at low rents, and a favor to the ownern, The people are hard preesed, money i8 scarce, businees fs sluggish, is this the time for extrava- gant outlaya 7 Lustead of fesling the public pules 1rom day to dav, watching the temper of tho peaple, 10 seo how much bleeding aud skinning thoy will stand beforo thoy will rise up and hang vou, you had batter stop ehort, put off tue wlding of tho Court-Houde until we can afford to Luild it, and juetead of vclietning and plan- ning to spend mouney, go to work to lesson every expense possible, and eave all can, Did you ever kuow n man beavily burdenod with dobt to ot ont by fnerenaed oxtravagaueo? Was Crazy any crazier than thiy ¢ 'I'liera are kerions questions, affecting the very lifo of our eity, Wo mnust riso up suid spply thie remedy. Thore Is but ono way. The tax-payers of the city, throwing all yolitical considerations neido, munt unito and ntand shoutier to shoulder Ag ou0 nan iy their common defenso and seil- protection. We ruust Lave a clean sweep, and put in men £hat aro mon, thoroughly compotent and unquestionably honest, men of character, in whort, our bent citizens, whom wo will havo to bex to_serve, and who will only consent through the exigencios of tho oceamion, nud as tho only menny of protecting themselves and thor nefghivors from tho terrible miernia under whicts we ata sutferi TIE WLST 8IDE. To the Editar of The Chicago Tribune Crcado, Dee, 23.—The persoual-tax ontrngo i not confined ta the South Side, though it may Lo greater thero thau in tho ather divirions. 1 know of soveral lnstances on tho West Sido whoro tho tax naesessed is about o fifth of tho entire volue of tho property ou which it islovied. ‘There scems to have been no rule but tho whim of the Asacssor in apportioning tho tax. 1 knows whero a poor artist s taxed §15 ot the contouta of his studio, whic would not soll at auction for €100, Another young man, & lawser, just starting out, has a stovo, dosk, and bed, un jukstand and threo law-books, and s taxod 312 Another young man is taxed %1% on room [furnituro thut would not ecll for &£50 at auction. Theso omsessmants, I nm assurad, were made withont any mspoction of tho premikes, and in wome inslances where tho owner bad tiled big aworn statoment of a value that wonld Lot su- thorizo moro thau £3 tax. Now, nhut ara wo going to do aboul it ? That is_tho questicn tho Town Coltectors ask. You call their attention to tho injustice, sud they will tell you that they ean do nothing but collect it, just or unjuet. The whole gnvg aro to be bufd responsiblo cotlectively, Tho only justice obtaiuablo is to treat them to tho Jake as the Boaton ton-party did tho tea-chests 1w Buston Harbor. What will Tug TnueNe sdvise? Dowx witu Tonsers, VIIRE RVANS' XMA8 DOX, To the Editor of The Clacago Trivunes Cicano, Dee. 23,1 got it thin afternoon. Tho postman came ¢o tho door and esid to tho girl, * Hero's Mike Evans wants &10 from your Tstress,” “And who's Mike Evans?" * Oh a big Iastinon down tows.” Aud sure enongh, Mike Fvuny wants $19 aud somo odd conts, beeause I live in o 1espeotable location on the South Sido aud own not to excecd, ot outsidn valuation, £200 worth of furniture, I pny all tho taxes thoy eall for, at my placa of bueines, Htate, county, aud city, ete., but L dun's caro Liow big liko i, of bow muel it cost “*him to get fu," buc ho won't get this out of mo if T kuow it, 1 heard thio boys on Routh Wator strect growl- ing tho othor duy, 1for one, think *moro in coltectablo " on a falr taxation, than in trying to overde it Boury Stk UE EXPLAIY ? o the Editor of The Chicayo I rtbun Cmicaoo, Dee, 23,—Can our Town Collector, Michao! Evaus, explain how theru s an indis- erlminato number of notices clrculated to citi- zons here, placing their personal tax at £05527 I Luow of ouo cass whero the party had o ro- turn to make, and yot bo fa taxed in tho above sum. Auothor party mado & sworn return, on which, by information, bo is uot taxable, and yot tho sum of £05.63 is nawessed bim. 1y what rule {s thin tax thue lovied, and whereln Is the justice? Haw justica forsaken this citv? Aro the citizona thus to have no rights but those in subjeotion to tho woas and pockets of o certain ctars? Iforoisa chanco for our Citizeus' As- sociation to continuo their good work begun last election, Busscuisei. ———— VIVISECTION, AND BY WOMEN, To the Kiitor of The Clieaou Tribuno ; Curcady, Dee. 13.—Lus Cliristlan world {8 about to colebrate, with song aud seatimont, the birthday of tho gontlost and tendercat of men,— of 1lim who, ssido from all theologisal epecnlas tious, fa adimitted, by common counsent, to most porfoctly refloct that Divino soul whick ew- braces tho universe, - Now, during this Christmas-tide, thoss preg- nant and pithy sayings of Ilis which have bo- como honsehold worda among us, will be overy- whore spoken ta pulplt aud chanted in stately chorals, 1 wonder . hlow many of ua who it in tho dim pows fu s Lkind of mystlo ecstasy, ¢ fospired Dby the ; odors of ground pine, tho damp, woodsy stmos- phere, the dim roligious light, tho muslo, sud the prayer, will seok to svproheud tho true meaning of the words which fall so easily from our lips. Quo of thoso esyings—spoken as cno having suthority—hae, to toms of us, & vory specint mgnificance: ** And 1 say unto you, nos a sparrow shall fall to the ground without our Fatber." ’ Do you think that sparrows aro ospecially near to llim? Don't you suppose that dogs, and kit~ tenw, and rabbits,—thoso friendiy oreatures who sako thelr daily bresd frow ourtauds {o fnno- cont contideuce, who luok up in vur fucos i houest, loviug oyes, who yearn for our hu- mun gocioty, and who susk our help In pain and fright,—do not those huwmbly folk also lie close to tho groat INeart of the Uni- vorse? Will Ho be hhl[v to soo with pleasuro a dog sfrangled with sulpfrle acid, for the pur- posu of notiug Low quickly he wonld dio; or & rabbit polsoned witl curars, 80 obssrvo lus be- havior under the circumatancud; or a cat killod by chloral, 1n_ordor to vxhibit under tho micio- goope the ourlous change wrought iu the Livod- globules, or vivisected 1o display the mcsion of the lea: "Lhe limts of justifiablo phrriologicalexperi- weut beve boun guite ticely ussed iu the newspapurs_ and oioowhore Withiu fow yeurs, sud, cousidoriug that uoarly all sho - poriapt . recout oonbributions o, tho seionce " of Physiology bave ¢« Leen tho teewiy of mudern oxperitavot, theze Loa beeu a disposition jto accord to the oxperimenters all nocesuary liconse, And this lcenre, among re- fioed and iotelligent pacple, hns been nuder- siourd, an 1 cancaive, to fuclindo all properiy-con- ducted experiuionts by competent versona in the liuo of origlual research. When it ta broadencd to inclnde now verificatinng of old facts, already obwerved again and nzain, I bave mit urkent e a that It overateps [ustifiablo hniits, Tho books are full of these exseriments, Fo tenlor-earted persond can read any of \us ntandard treatlses on phraiolopy withuut leing rhuchod and patned by she knowledgo of that which animnls fisve sufferel in tho “caugo of Heienes,” and there W no gentlo moul of unblunted ectsibilities Lut witl feel impelled to ory out: ** Mesmours Scientiste, the thing ia doun ; tho facts ato ostablished ; fet us utihizo them for Laman good as beet wo a8V ¢ but let ud underrtand that it is dono once forall, Lot it oud here. What C'nudo Bernard unocently did caurnot ba innocently repoated to- dar, with uo botter nbject than adding cclat to & locture, or gratifsiag the morbid curionity of £tudents in the initinory siago of their atudics,” Thera neophyses sre not, probably, sll of them, gifted witin gonius, Should tho divino apark chanea to exist in any one of them, ha s by 1o means ready for original tuvestigation aw vet. When yesrn of nca.ducny slndy have qualified Liun for thix, it will Le quitd time enongh for him to tamper with animal reusibililies, or with that mysterions thing called life, whiteh he can o earily tako away, but which i, sliko with his 0w, the gilt of God tn the poor, dumb ereature who liew writhing before him. Until then he can well &fford to takie the word of such scien- tista aa Claudo Bernnd nud bis confrores, Maantime, vivisection, or the tortaro and de- Ftruction of animals, before an ordinary clays. 18 & cheap embelishment qaite nnworthy or teach- er and pupile, and ahko demoratizitig to both. T'o say that it subserves any valuable ecienttfle purjore, in tun sheerent and flunsiest pretext. ‘iat 1t baw any practical ntihty, will not ho pro- tunded by any competent witnees, Jt 14 simpty on a level with any spectacular perforn.ancoe ad« dreseed to conrea iaaten. mo of us, oy I have =aid, anppomed thin quertion to bo closed. But, when a closs of women can st fur sovernl Liours calinly watching ths agonies 0f n haif-dozen potsoned rabbitn; when a girl In her twenties ehzeriully contrib- uten cat to tho ‘“canss of Belenca,” hocaura Aho Wants to koo how tho Dlood will look under tho microscope when it Ling been poisoned (*Do you know bow it looks before it in pomoned i was aukod, **Well, nol"); when & teacher re- quest her puplia to * prebend ” any matarad that moy como in their way, and tho lady-students duclars themselves ready to no * prolicnd ¥ auy pat dog or kitteu that piay stray into their duly P, 1t would ketia that tho waoly questun needs 10 be reopienad. Several collateral questions aro alao suggoat- ed: Whether tho civilization which jyermits such thingy ia sltopother o success? Whother Amierican women are really so much in advance of thoso Roman women wiio 4sw thg Christians torn to plecoa by wild boasta in the smphithea- tre, with katiafaction ; or those feminine lovars of Bpanish bull-tights who lavo long been the wondor end soorh of tho world? Whether thn Josne Potneroys and Kanens Bonders ars such peychological moustrosities 88 we Lave pleared ourselves by bulieving? Whether religion may not bave busied itself with dostuis, to the neglect of meu's—and wonion's—haatts ¢ Whether this i of nocewsity tho, nud tho only, seivntitic method 2 Whetler, 1f it be ¢o, wo can afford to Liavo our young girla traived 1u it? Whoether, tho new 2 of womanly development and e itv. tho {doal wornan of the puats and of all true- hoartod men, like Tenuyson's maiden, whore blue eves Orow tender over drowning ey or liko Suulles's Lady, tho wonder of fier kind, whoso gtep Heemed Lo pity the grass it prest, g who, from that wonderzul garden, All killing things and goawjug worm: ‘Aud things of Gbeevue sl unlovely Tiore fu a basket of Tnutan woof Iuto the rougl woods far aloof,— Tu a Liavkat of grarson and witd' flowers full, “T'ho freshewt Lier gentle handa conld pull, For tha poor, banisbed {uecets, whoss futent, Alchougl they did ill, was funocent— ia utterly nmd forover to dio out of the world ? And whether men will bo eager to deposa the old, sweet ideal, and take her modern substitute to their hosrts avd homes? And whether, if they do, we shall bo hkely to celebrato Christmas & fuudrod years heace ? AL, e, Noee— ANCIENT ENGLAND, rms, Early wWarwichkshire=The Pre-Dooms- duy gistory of the County—ftennlts of n 'Fopogruphical 1nvestigintion— A saxon Iurind Pince Unecurthed. - Landun Standard Iee, 4. For somo months past acloso rosearch and patient topograpbical investigation have thrown 1nuch hgbt on the vazly history of Warwicksure. ‘Llieve rewsarches woro undertiken with a view of Inying bnie tho pre-Doomsday lustory of the county, aud to verify, s _far aa possible, tho \mui iz ollusions to Warwickshire 1n ** Orderic Vital," ju the Sazon Chronicle, and in the some- what mythical chironicles which tho earlior bis- toriana sccepted as facts, Thewo researches havo been supplemented witbin the preseut weck by the aceideutsl digcovery of an carly Haxon burial place on the Lanksof the Avou, about a wile duo west of tho Town of Warwick. Historisus will be foterested in kuowing that theso rauearcties have extended sloug tha sup- anod lino of forts erccted by Oatorius Bespula ewween tho Avonand the Severn, and Lave browght to light the fact that, whilo tho stat:ons aud tho mansions on tho Fosso road occur at regular distaoces, such fa not the caso on the grroat Wathag street woy in mia Evgland. Ol fow camp iutrenchmouts and carthworks knowii to exist when the Ordunauce SBurvey was laid down hiave boen added to conalderuble, the most extensgive * flnd ' belpy the coormous{ramparts which ocenpy the wholo northern e of Tted il botween Wellsbourno aud Loxley, a lurge outrenchmout jn_Oakley Wood, and a perfect camp in Barmour Wuod, near Claverdon. Tho Auglo-Saxon graven exhumed last waoi be~ toug to o Iater poriod, and, etrangely enoush, wero fouud in & field helonging to Mr. Jobn Hisunton, of Longbridge, whoso father arvd tiather foriaed that wonderful and noique col- lectlon of Warwickshure nutiquitics rocently acquired by the Midlaud Iustituto at Dirming- haw. 1t 18 also o matter of obxorvation that tho romalue of the Baxon poriod found io Warwick- shire have been discovered only along the bauks of tho Avon, or tho Roman military ways which oxlst fu or on tho borders of the connty. Howe mouths bave clapsed sinco some in- terosting oxamples of um burlal wero found in tho faco of o rock at the Priory, at Warwick, In a rnde npocios of oolumbarium; but thesa remains belong to nu earlier period than tho graves st Lougbridgo, which wero found iu diggivg for gravel on a slightly sloping bauk, which bo o vidently been thrown up by the Avon when ita conrso way wiger, and beforo it debouched into tho apen mere which now forms the Sherboarno snd Dur- ford meadows on tho oast of Warwick Castlo Park. Thero aro uo mzns of barrow or mound on the spol, for flouds have probably washed over tho #pot and oblitorated any outward sign, if any wero rafeod, Tho Lodies were burfel out two and a balf foet below the green turf, aud not moro than a foot In tho coareo gravet, which here lies on tha top of & bod of coarso sand. 'Tho romaing fouud aro various, and wuch 4810 wsually found in Anglo-Saxon gravos, "Ihe indicationa from tho romsins at proseut ex- bumed seam to show that it waa not s place;of rogular wtorment, or & Saxon cewmetory, but o somewhat Lurricd burial after & battlo or skir- mish in thoimmediato neighiborbiood ; for though womo of tho bodiea wero laid east and west, with thelr beads castward, others woro uoteo, Tho bosses or umbos of the shields do not appear to havo been Iald on the Lroast sa was nsuully the casp, though it was cvident that greator caro was takon with somo of tho bodies than with others. Many of tho ekelotous wero found in- diveriminately upon tho othors, a circumstance which fn othor cases has given rivo to tho suppo- sition that theso wero olthur privouers takon 1 Lattlo or slaves sacriticod ms a projutiation o tho gods, With respoct to the bodies them- selves, ono of tho most perfoct of the skeletons wus that of & powerlul younyg ward of 6 foot hig| about ago. 1lia toelh wero perfect. His chin somewhat more vointed (Lan usual. ‘This pointed cbin narked all the lower Jaws we had au opportuni- ty of vxaminiug, for wavy of tho skoleona foli juto dust or wero brokon by tho workmon in ye- moviug them, The rowainy found with the Lodies conuist of umbos, or tho hoavy iron Lossos, 0f whields, spear-hvads, knives, tibutw, two or thres counwrs or kuives, & bead or two, & straight sword, sud one of thoue poculisr bucks oty fouud ouly iu Haxon grave moundd, Thoro appear to hava been slx umbos st loust found, aud though not uniform in shapo or weight the partako of tho usual character of thoso Land- guards or busses which forwed the centre of tho Baxan war boards or shields. When compared with those found at Marton s fow years ago, when tho Leswmington & lugby Railway was made, they are found to be heavicr, taller, and woro vatiod in shape. Ouo was surtounted by & spiko or small spar-leud: otlers bad ailut disk or button torminal, while in others it was round, and with tho disi-hosdad umbo the puint of the long, huavy sword was fouud. Baveral of theso umbos wers found, with sho rivots which attached them to te *linden woed* of whick the shicl] was ;;L:uuml:fiformml. andinnore thau ono twstuned tho baudlo or Lravo of the siucld was found below the nmbo. In none of the akats. tony way the shiold found in any reguiar posttion with raspoct to tho body, anl fn onn inntauce the largeat of thens boeses was placed sbnva the 4 if it had formela part of & helmat. Tho Boearshends swere pumerous, hut of no specinl lndistlual type. I be blados aro 8 inchien loug, and form with the gocket, 1n which the re. meins of the liudlo aro ceeasionally found, & WII&IGI’I 13 inches long. ‘Lo rmaller epear- lieadu, presund (o belung Lo javelns, are not Lalf tho lenzxth, snd havo a wido blade in pro- portion. Tho other ecutting weapons sro tho koife-bindow, and thess have heen fonnd in constderable numbers. Tho one aword etandaalous. It 18 oLe of the fow Hazon avords wheh have Leen found which #low the remains of thn wooden scabbard and it ornamentation. Altngether it formed n weapon 2 feot 11) inches Joug, anil 227 iuches broad. Tho end of the hilt 11 formod ot n exyuara pirco of bronze Lrought to npoint. Tho bitt and guard are deeased, but whero the geabbard hegins thera ara yet tho nar- raw bands of thin bronze which held tie peab- bard tozether. and portious of it can ho traced down tho crtiro length of the blade, and it i veorv eimilar to the ona found at Fairford a faw seargago, It sbows the signs of the attach- menE to the belt or girde. The Fairfrd “find * was wimilar to the ono at Langbridye, for tha buckot, found fn thiy fnstance at thoe usual plnco at the fect of ono of the sheletons, though +imilar in shape and ornamention to tho ano found st Falrfoid, |« considerably larger, for it 18 67 1n~hes high, and f4 about 6 inclies iu dismeter, whiln the Fairford one was ouly 4 inches In diamater, and between 3and 4 inches bigh. The modr of construction was, lowever, different. ke bicket at Longbndge was form- e:d of vertical Lasda of hronze, oibamented with peat] mold on hoth mdes, which wers riveied with promineut atuads to the threo piain bronze hoops which mrrounded the bucket, Tneen hoops and bandy are o little over an inch Lroald, and correspond in width to tho narrow sirips of wood which formel tho bucket- whaped veswsl. Tho upper clzo was tipped with metal, and on ene wido there are the sigua of tho fastening of #onio kind of bandle. The fibuke, o brooches, are of a kind somewhat raro 1z Warwickelire. 'Ihey aro geven tn number. ‘Tho most elaboratoin work- mau-lup 4 eircalar, 8 2 inches in diameter, anl has a cireular opening 8 quarter of an inch in digmetor in the ceutre, which han held o Jowel or omo _ precions stono, Tho space bes tween thus wan formed of a raised iuterlaced *BS " patteru riveted, with the ring-like edge, o a thiv digi of metal which held the pro_and cateh, Theother tibulr belongeda to the sculptir, or round saucer-shaped fibule, made out of a wolid disk of metal besnng an incised pat- tern eimilar 1o the 1nora lmportaut cho. These boro kigus of baving toen gilded. Two of tho fibulip wers of the vrdivary flat ring-pat- tern, and two belonged to what are called cross- wnaped fibulim, of ordinare pattervk : oo i tro- foil-neaded, sud the other is equare-headed, or- namonted with dotted lines. “They are small, Lut interewsing, exatples. The saucer-shu).ed fibule Lave Leen sarely found on the northern mdo of tha Oxfordsbire border. Among the othier objects found s a small amber bead, o atrp of_richly-gilt bronze_molding with 8 suw- liko or Vaudvke edue, and two or thres comnd Exmilar in sizo to what aro known as third Roman brass, but the legend and profilo ars gono. Drawings, measurements, and fult notes of thewa Temning have been taken by Mr. J. Tom Durgess, of Leamington, and it in believed that. aftur he- ing exhibited to the Society of Antiquarics, they wiil flud & home in the Werwicl Muscuw." nguinr Suicide. Evassvuis, Ind, Dee. 10.—J, Liymns Den- tan, Jailor of tho fenderson County, Ky., Juit, swicided on Saturday moruing by shootiog bim- solf througls the hesd with a rovalver. About oue week nzo, sixtoen prisouers mado their es- cape from ful whilo Denton was [n charge. Don- tun's fear of public ceusure is supposed to Lhave induced luin to comsait the act. 1o left a nota, saying : ** I mako this, my last staterent, know- ing it Lo bu tho last that Islall make, I know nothing of the Jail-bresking uatil tho morzing I found the prisonors gove. Public sentiment will be agaiuet e, I kuow, but 1 am iunocent of any crime or knowledgo of it. May God Lave merey upon inveelf sud fawily.” The act was cowm- mitted iu Lits own bouse, From the Philadetphia Presvyterian, Trom the World's Dispensary printing-ofiice and binders, Duffalo, N. Y., wo have yeceived *fhe Fooplu's Common Heneo Madieal Adviser, in plain English ; or, Medicino Bimpliied,” by 1L V. Pierve, 3. D., counselor-iv-chiof of the Bosrd of Tlysicions and Surgeons at tho World's Dispopsary, Whoover belps humanity in ity struggle with its inheront weaknesses and diseancs, to bear or cure, i its beootactor, Ig- norauco i not only of atself & causo of disenn sudmortality, bnt it iy the enemy of every effort to cure or mitlgate. Nothing will go speedily ramove this rauso a8 knowledge (an elementary ovo at least) of the disenscs to which wo aro heir, 28 well as those superinduced by our own mprudence. Dr. Perco bas rendered, in onr judgment, & Looefactor’s servico, both to the afilicted and to tho profossion, 1o his disgonosis of the diseascs troatcd of, airt in tho presenta- tion of the philosophic priuciples fnvolved in thelr causo and removal. He iu sparing of rom- edies, snd usually prescribes such asara eafo in upskilied hands. 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