Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 25, 1875, Page 2

AUSTRALIA. Victoria Now and Twenty Years Agoe-A Pioneer's Pix- pericnees. Buollarat Transformed into & Real City with Real Houges, How tho Journey from Melhanrne to Ballarat Used to Ba Made, s & Woman's Expericuco with Centipedes, 8uails, and Tarantulas, 1 Feporls of Frosh Gold.Diseovorics at a Grea Depth---Excilement Among Mincrs. Special Corresyondence of The Chicaas Tridune, .rx, Love's Io¥, VicTamia, . AUATRALIA-F Bept. 90, 1875.—Tho wrojected up-cauntry 1. i8 pastpanod. “Yon seo, therefore, I muist reiy on otbor sources to malkio this lattsr Jutereating, Wall, they are plontiful. Itis my fault if I do not nse them wikelr. 1 ecau eearcoly tealize the change that hias taken place In this eslony sinca my formor visit here, twenty yems zgo, It ap- pears ALMOBT LIRL ANOTHLR TAND, Then thiero was o minerablo littio railrond, the only ono in tha colony, from Metbourne to Gaoolong, and it took thirue good Livars Lo porform the 28 miles journov, Now railroads run to al- most all tho prinelpal lulug centres, and tho carriages aro comfortablo, awml the Journes mado in good timo. Thero Is o dlfferenca n gty into a railway-conch as we did s fow weeks ago to go from Molbonrna to Ballarat, whirled along at the rae of 40 mites an hour, and, golug 8 I did tho first timo I mado the Joufney. Turt of the way wo went with tha bullock-drays that carried our stora of yools, somatimes on the dray and somatimos besids it. 1t was burning-bot weather, and watering-placea wera fow and far bolween, The road was through tho forost o great patt of the way, oud 12 miles of tho distanco the torest was on fire. Wo suffered. . I was roung then and could endare, but glad was I rhen, at sho Racky Bank osal, wo conelnded o make tho restof the juniruoy in tha cosch that urtied sho Tioyal wail. What n aueer ofd place that hoslelry was, wd wiat & motley gronpol gueats wero thern ! Nhen wo orrived my Lusband left mo m the dtting-room, and went iu search of tho wudlndy, 1fe found hor in tho por, and ol her ho waoted divner immediatel, ind & room, for his wifo was il from over-f. izue. 8ue gave bim ber Loys, and sad " Bleey you, eir, I conldu't Jeave tho Lur a min- tle, My master's gone to town on a gpree, and tho eervants avo drink. There nre over wisty Sullock drivers camped out hero, and they mu; bo eerved or they'll break the bar and bolp them- jeives. Talio the Noyw, Yhis one upens tho Lest bedroom, this one ULolongs to tho paotry, and this to the cellur, Tust belp yourgelvea” And o wo fid. The poor wonian lind hor bauia over full,— Jusband away, threo nauve servants lying deunk butside tie kitchen, and Ler ber bericgud by a srowd of binlf-dravken diivers. Now at Rocky Banlk, whero thero wan s barren, sandy waeto, wnd not a treo to be sean for miles, all along the rond-rido neacta treos are planted, nnd i the puca-bimo dewert, proves i growing sn Uhis hay been mada poasible by A L3t 01 INRIGATION, and eluce the (rees bave been planted the crass doce not Lo up iu wummer a9 itused-lo. Whera he forents were mro cloarings and pretty Iine glish cutlagen nostlsd In grecnery. As wa ruzh ast, bubind our iron Lorse, I remember tha wug ugly line of bullcck-wagons, the vora, weary teatups with el thoir worldly goods— “ewiag” un thoy called 1t—hung on’ a polo tud carried over the whonlder, or packed v u Nbeclbarrow and traudied bofoio them: the fezd bullucks lving ut Jmtervals slong tho way shoro they faflen dving from thivsy, or srolen their neels by falling nudor the luad go~ ‘wy; down rome stoep dechvity. I rememwberod tiat terriblo 1ide through tha burning weod, the trees hinziug in tho nir, chirug acioss tho tondway, friling bere and there 1o our imminens penib, aud 1 sottled inyrelf buack in the comfurt- sbio cunhions of the rullway earringe, and was tevoutly thankfut for Progresal Novortnelews, that rirst journey was not without fts ploasuies, THE DIIVEL GF THE KOYAL MAIL ¥ra a young man uf good education and greab weelligeuee, alboit ho bud piesed up some colon- al avcomplishments not preelvely of s religioun soit, as wo shall sea prescutly. Mo knew the DaIG, common and batuuieal, of evory trea, and shirub, and l\lnu; ou tho road-vide: cankd tell therr special quatitica and usew, sud vn over ready 10 anawor questions or Lo ltupart informas tion when w0 poor novices didu't finow enough to ank queetons, io ovidently weg el ine proseed with tho fact of Laving lady paveongers, hiv ueual ferining froight hefug very roush epecimen or tho gouus mubier,—and wus qosi- vus of mukong wy jouruey as pleausut wa possi- blo. 1le hind, &3 'L hinted nbove, acqwred tho colouial habic of weariug, aud it was Iydicrons to obseryo the constant watch Lo ftept upon lipy that thoy ahould not offend. Al toams and convoyances must turn uaids for the progress of the Itoyal Mail, aml once we came whaie tho hrush at the s:do of tho road was vers donso wupou o long line of bullock drayr, lu the offort 1o turn ont of the way the hulivoks becamo cu- tangled 1 the brusk, nud tha diivers ciacling theic loug gosds yellod wod blaephomed any number of octavin hlli‘h“" than old tlerod, An involustary word of horror ut tho awfuliess of tho oats tseapcd mo, aud our driver, wiupd- ing vy aud holding ks four horses well in hand, shiouted oul to oua of the h-nmmcr!, who wun garllnnlmrly blasphemgun, * i thoro! You'toa —d nico fellow, aven's you, {o cull vourself n ‘bloody bullack-driver and curso liko that befora wladyl" Of courso I could 1ccl ouly gratitudo for such a chutaploushin: a3 thie, o evidently moant well. % When thers wero cniz eucnlyptle, oak, peppermint, aud houoyavekie treew, now thoery are VINE ORCHALDS PLAXFED ALL ALUNG THE NOUTE. Teur, peach, spricot, noctariue, plum, g, ud cleny trees in thuifty condition wdorn the couns ey, It s wonderful'to what yerfection fruit ar- rivea horo whenit isnot at sl indigenons, [ have nover tusied moro delicious frus than thay grawn horo, Peacues, poars, and neelainas arp espocially luscious, und the chotries ara very fine, ‘Ul rominds we of the oniv tort of chorry thas grew outsids of Aho gardens noont” Moibourne tweny yomis ago, 8 izerable htile borry growlng ofi-a farge trea with a leaf wore like a hemlook tlmn cherry, and its pit groving outiade ou tho hiowwom end of the fruit, Tl wretched Jittls cherry, eud n mean little brambluburry that oven s donkey would scorn, are the only indigonous fruits in this country. Bome places—partiowarly 1 ‘warm climates—appear an §f thoy had sprong fully developed trom the tinnd of Nature. Hut this country Lhan Alwavn given mo e lmpression of a belf-fumsbed room,” With climate snd suil adapted to the growth of almost all tls flors and frult of torrid aud temperate climates, thoro is only the rrult I Lave meutioned, uud o few paltry tlowers, hesth, and whid fusohias 1hat grow npm.lmmuuula. Ihe Botanical Gardens st Byduoy aro tha fiuest iu the world, aud those ut elbourne nro ot anywhere elno surpassed, When 1 wout first to LALLARAT 3t was a cily of teuts. The caly Luildlugs were tho Guld Commis:joner’s cottsge uh the by sacks and the United States Hotel,—u Yavkeo tuyern Lept by s man of (18 uncominon nusia of bmith. Poor fellow! His houws burned down ong blit aud ‘Lo burned with at, A tuug Ko the popalsiion wum s sbifting oue, - -White teuts cudeled togsthier s0cisblv uno duy,—whero they stoud u barion waste, witl old iiu raus and eppty buer bottles (o show it had boen lobalited, tho uext, Mou bumly woikiug i the fulcbua wnd on the Lili-nluo to-duy, tuskiug doup-ainkings 1o tho wusic of cravidng wind- lursoy, and to-morrow oaly detertud holns sid billecks of sand liko bugs ait-Lil' to mask thzie atav. how there fua fine city built alinost of uatd- utoue. 'Ibere are twelva churches, (1 oo biika, sight fine hotels, and weversl thestros, ‘Ahe pireety are paved and Uagged, Wa er s coinied through the ety in pipes, sud tho fl.co fs hight- g with gas. QOt.¢ beers no more of 1Ca-nAROUIN gud thir outragus iu this puit.of the coluny. The etories of **sticking up. - rolitng. wminers, sad el leavivg ilew gsgged aud pouud to tross off the ronte There ia nn oz o v 2ol paten A a cold escott, it tha m mnll d frou and o n i Winiter in 2l A TERBIRLE Tt hiad deen vory shitey With L wind blwing Fevero mandptoom, Sl cliened, snd, tnongh § it giew sodark that 3 coul 1o Lhander L °0 Cnma 1 1 Tizhinin Y stounm, bt ue,or o aved ma LV, A TLer i Ty oments of ade ilneas. the s came aslng of thu- ver atd a hinzo of hghtnige vunnlianeonsts, 1t el totaras il tho coneas richtimonr tord, B bebt [oover waw wis oo gl s tio blae fane that ilied it 15 whecs broughe me hurbnnd and mo both ta eur feee alinoat widiont ans volitiou—it was 03 i1 wo had besn jorlzed up, e griaxo of tha sl bad saarcels fadod when i ruin camo doaw in tatsonte—4ttio sliotd of 5 wuterspont. [ am to conard, but Fright had mo for her orn for an jestant Itnaw somathun hatd been ptruck noar b I rovealud one of tu0 hicst trees on Eide, Just basx of our tent, lite! shrads, You soo this efimate hay ita dra < h Tesniblo slorina nro not 1o ouly ones cithor, ih AND WD ‘Thiey nra nol qu i noith we hiad o wholt ahy 178 thrive here, L ECHOMONs an in the opics,” bub they a0 boisenous onouch, awd thefr bits or etiug very pamful, and fu rome conditlonn of the sysiem dangerous, 4ho uther mornig, s [ tned wy mattiers, 1 n it aod thy lowe contipedeo 1) inebos Jong | T sacriticed 1t to e fire-god unmedintely, by taking 1t up v tho tongs and throwing iboon the pio ale, ~ Wo have here, too, the holdier faniilacly known a8t bubldesn: Ley Rumetioes measure 115 Jnch~s i length, They Mo veis quatrols sume, amk have anugly bite, 1l you poka ono with e stick it wil make fighe aid cass yon when you turn away. It i oaro nai lo meddle wishia hill of them, ATLS AND TARANTULAR,L ‘Lba first night [ was in Melbourne, aflor leav- ing the slip, & slept fn a cottage pactor. In the uight I beeamo nervous snd thought I would fi:; up aud strite o Moht, 1 seopped ont of 1 iand on 3 eomething excasd.ngly vold wnt clammy. 1 rawed tho uniucky fool up aud put the vthor dovn, aud again folt the hovrid thi: unaer miy fool, 1 reached ou: to tho tab; swhore {7 had placed eamdla and matches. grabbied them ang snrang back into bal. Whon 1 lighted ~ tho eani'n 1 discovered tha pratiy velvat earput, comr covered with & mivery nel-work closer and discovered, eranling hark aud forih, bundveds of hrown, slimy snatly that bad coms in from tho gawden. I was disguated, but con- siderably relioved that I had not found instend some notronous reptile. 1 vontired to pick my way dainuly to tho table aud put dasn my hight, bt did not pat it out for fear the anails wonld tako n ancy to crawl over the bed, L eaw on the wall bewido tho bed a monster that made ;v bluoa ehul throash and duoigh, 1618 il vory woll to Jaugh ot women's feurs of spi- dora “and cell it affeetation, bat confess I was ofrald af the thing T ruwy on the wall. Qhore way o grest flenbi-coloraa taiantula, ita body aults an’inch aud o holf in dimoter, and coversa vich fus, nud ity batotul hriry lees exteading out so that 1t could seavcoly bava beon coverod with oy or- divary giz-d codlee-cup. Youmay fanzh, but T Telt dike that unfortunate boy in the Black Crool —Lwanted to *qo homu!™” 1 maoaged to cap- | turo blm with tho tongs, and tlus time withont over thinking of thoe poor, harmleey, shimy gnails, Irunhed to the window und throw tonus and tarantula togothier into the garden—and Liin't aleep unother blessed i sl nizbl, i thou I'va wot weed to tarantalas—trantelop the colonial peopls cstl them. 'Thore are a3 eral npezies beside the kind I've just deacribad, two ol them pattienlsriy uuly; ovo blaek anl ey, tha other” biack anmd Lary alko, with bright " yollow epots or nnzs ou it. 'LLey ate all venomour, When L go ont to pick up wood or chips, or Lo gather dawers, T always soar lon:g huckskin gloves, aud I make my ukirta short enough not 1o touul the groun 1, 1 haye uo uotion of gatiseting up vermin of this ACTE au my potticonts, Yo tell the tawh, § Ahould bo 't by the rdvanced thinikers aé bomo fara wost advanced troman’s-rigltaee ; for, when U'min rhe Biash, I tolloy Men, Bloom- ar's faubion, wenrlng my pants tucked into my baot-tops, (10LD DLICOVERTES, Fora fowdavs wo Luiolud & great excite- mont hore ansing rrom tho report of the dine covary of gold-hearng quarta s (ha do,tly of Li0d feot nt Stawall in this eslony, It way fonnd In the Mugauln ming, ono of tho richest yot openad, and its diseovery in lavgo quantitios at Ao great n depth has groused the muming commuuny very greative A Inrea party loft hore yosierday to protoent in the neiphborhood, and already dosorted miner ar being Sheperdsd by now elaymants awalting tho arvival of maonin- ory to reopen them, Yauna-Vauns, i SHIP-CAMAL ACROSS MICHIGAN. Tothe Biitor o Shm Ol g e BarTne Caceg, thed, Dee, ~A8 tho sub- jeet of o ship-cavid actons Miehigen by way of ko Kalamnzoo River 1 bolng widaly.diseussed, it mag not bo amias to show romo of the cdvan- tages of (kb1 mront projeet, not only to the peo- plo of the Waut, bul to the peaplo of tho Last and Houth as woll, aioo to the Govornmons of tho United Staten, Ibis now weil knuwn that tho commcereo of our Northern Iakes |4 over 300,009,000 sunnally, Almost all of this vaat cotmerco in srlerived from the States of Tlijnoly, Wiscousin, Towa, Minuosota, nud Michisan ; while the ngrienttural resonrcos of those Btates aro butin theirintancy,—hava meroly begun toba known or doveloped. Mullons of theie rich acres now lio tdle, pay no reveane tu Govern~ ment, pay Bo taxen to the St + In fact, avo orly & load nud Lurden {o all, I ouk, why should tlug contlnuc? My avsvor iy, that ic is only for want of a direct, spoesdy, wufe, und chonp mode of trauaportation of the products of tho furmer to market. To.day corn is not worth mure than 10 cents & busbial in Nevraske, and, perhiape, not over double that i Iown, pares of Litinow, Mwsouri, and Wizovusis, The navigae tion of tho Lakes 18 seldom open longer than from tha 1at of Juaa till tho lst of November, auly flve monthe ju cach yoar, For soven long wonths tho cowmarca is cub off. 'Llhe los<as on Lakes Micligan und St, Clair the paat seasot are abaut £3,000,600, Nuw, with o ship-canal ncross Michigan, open navigation can ho dopendod on for at least suven mouths a your, and oitentimes eiglit mnonshs, Bat tudwg foss would oecur on tho short trauckt weross Lako, iclizun, With largo and j oworful tuga, vensels can ho towed 1 # fuw Lours Lo their nustinntion, §4,L00,000 axvod annually, und hundreds of livos, Ou 8 tioro_ thorourh twvestigution I pm con- vlnced bhut 35,000,000 will 1unke this tmgroses ment, with a narov-gangs adicad for towing vessels, 1F tho pust roa:on 8 disastors on $h 1m0 throo Iakies Mo tha average of lo-ser, Lo seasons' loenen wall huitd and eomplete thin groat wari, ‘the revenno of tho Governmont euficrs by thoso fosucs more everv year than tha interost on tho whalo cost of a ship-vanal, Make the Improve- toent, and reduco tho cost of trans Yoriatm af all produzts of tho xalt to uno-baif of whie it uow 18, nud hundieds of thowsands of wturly faimens vauld rash 04 €3 thosaalmost boundleas ez of vacaut [Xude, und Linink thoworid would, na faw yeais, Lo astonishod ot thn wmouuts of produco thae would week o maviet ot prices ro- unerative to the tarmer, Then vould thoe fn- numeratle fuctories of Naw England, now Idle, buw, with moarkets for their products n the Wert, ‘Lheir sad our interesis would ba mwtusl gud vecipreesl, Wo wonld be moro united, The cotton, wagar, rice, tur, roain, and utior Fiattucts of tho South, would Lind imazkots in tho Northweat not now Lnown, Oliewp raneporiation o: produce nnd merchans dixe of overy hiud 14 out vio must uavy i€ the muuseugnmpur. ‘tuko a handtal of corn, it yon ol and plant it enltivuto ir, honk o bushol of 0 vounds, craw it {0 the enib, pdeli 1t up wyuin, lvad it into your wogou, deaw b purhaps 8 to 10 tlon, nud sell i€ 1or 10 cotts 5 nod you will Wisy dee, and feed, wnd huow, tho huen of o lower ‘ruts or mode of warheilag yous oushol of corn. And ihis applivs €] tale ly to evely ponad of paoducs the bards fiuted farmor s to ratso. Uould our Congress, wioh bu mado Lo 1ewize by pructical lbor wist tue [arwer bud 1o cuduro 6n those dieary, bleak 1 rairies of 1o West, 1 think they would ceass to HquaLder aimost connticss witlions vt dollary i kevpung 16,060 men w the azmy, und uther foolish outluys vot nacded aud whollv aec.v: abd would encwiueye inormel improve aud tins build up our beloved gouniey saa u it the howse for wf lions of homelews U tho Old Worid. Luok at the palaces ut New York, buile Diom tho oily, jaivations, and sufeiings of the Wentaru ullers of the avd, . Cliesp trampoitation inust scover or lator be airgurated, Itone Governn: vonld appr)- | mate B2 LVCU for three years, Eiully beltove that, b 1670, vesscls of 460to -b00 tcns would Jouvo Llicuga, aud, {u oighty bours st mast, be sately ta i Dotioit River. L ropeat that with ¢ Lo to | 1 loogeil | icinun, | ateamdeadgns, it THE CIICAG0O TRIBUNK 101 “Toe ba Ll of daws fo daae. The twerazide)4h wilt not { estinate, bo over 6 or T feat, e eo-forth e of the 1ive v ool b laviag o Lcient for vessels diawiug B Neatle the whaly length of ho river e loaml | oum botom, easily axcavated there ara eobid banks on one or tho ot ' ada o tiro langth of the ri quiro water tor the wnuimi Ateant, ths rxpense will | will not oxeoed over ) to 2 wer eicsted by diaam, whie b tho choapest ; 4 Laab alur st t tauce from Ade { baof slae ter, sha erechin dirat will be 6 Mictuzan Nilaois, Lo uio, niad cacl ha o . nnd oocomia 202,000 caviia! parl i, those five uacl to bo mnde 1 cre ba found to eutire din- Van by swater, v, Wiaconsih, anl ded for ritin Wosild, @ ten veurs, receive fn tatls every doilar Faci to ligaidato thoso bon by, sud the o d wave guilions aann iy that L teight cn what tarmern ¥ IOW i 1oy 0Xport ' what they import. Lve v ora and sl real ostalo woull enbanee m va uo fas al tun entiia cost of this proposed fm 1ovemeut. bmumeralila de- velopments wonld 1oltow. Hhip and boas batd- ing wonuld employ thonsand: men, Cueano coubd npel would biild ivon klups, Laras, seioon- e18, and briga, far ocaau-emvico, The foreeta uf Michigun woutidh tecomo s wark-shop i getting out Lioo. ¢, v phin-knees, tunner, 3ok, and nsnts and soard for the thonsanda of eraft that woald hoe ar d tauut be had to do the thnt i ing in maguitnde, and w eanal mist da vor all thme Ly enmo, 5 no mushro ua adair, it ought to by a | wori: bul the clement of yower in ono branch of Conaress rearm Lo rarmdiato thy itdea of mternal taprovements ; thereforo [ sug- the action of thoeo five Htates, u all are abauz eqnally lnterested in chonp transportation, L contand that wheat can Bo put fu Liverpool tor 25 centa per bnshol froin Chicage, Rucian, Mile waltkee, nud otnor jorts on Lako Michizan, A vorsal careyine 16,600 bushels, at 5 conts ner buste L—=4.000 ont :and rame amount 1 traight baek,—24,000. Say il takes twolva weeks &3 po to Luropo o eiutht to Chicago by eml, A Protty fair businoss, Tuig subject 14 ulmoat an inex ible ano ; 80 L sbatl, for the preseat, closs with the hopo that a uniteld scttan of tho roonle of theso tra Sunten mav reault in tho making of iy fm- provement, which will benofit mithous yet uns 2000, and maiio tie Wostern farmor rojoice that B0 hives in thin age of nuprovenionts. Yours tralyy I Wiuw, . TIL RAILROAD GUESTION. How the Geuernl Government Cats Manozo . T the Lditor of The Clicaaa Trivuac : Tuanasees, WL T Dee, 21.—1 have noliced re- cently quite n number of articles on railroad ownerrhip and of Governmant control thereol in your pancr, soms of whick have very forcibly and diccriminatingly st forth the alvatiages of Government owaersinp, but have, in my judg- meut, fallen somewhat shovt of suggestions that wonid lead to n practical solution of the dulizuls ty, Woall agroo that the souiloss corporution i not ouly opprossiva but sggressive, auld if thero is avylling tu the future that s going to defeat, ovortuen, or dostroy our freo iustitu- tious, iz is (ko insidicus awd corrupting influence of the immense monoyed corporations which crs aprail as o uot-work over the whala land, Bailroads, when fiest projected, woro somo- thing #o onbirely now, for tho puiposes of esmmeree, that the truo prioeinles of eminent domain uud ownership of publis hizghways by the Governmont socmod to Lo busdd su abovnues aud (orgotten, Houeo, stop by step tho ratiroad eampaines usarpad, by tho means of spccial logislation, and hold o-dey, il or uearly Ml of the Wiund cammerco of the conntry. Thuv hold u monopoly of i, ta the esclusion of nll fros compeation. Aud this conopoiy 1t al tho prosent tuue £0 completo and entito tha ic s thought by many to bo beyuni tho power of log- tlation to eitlier eradicato or enutrol the sxme, Now, 1t w an old saying (hat - Compatition s tho life of tade," but 1t 18 oqually trus that come petition s tho grout bulance-whuel or regutator af comwercs, Competition naturally comos in vlay on_the ocean wnd on our luked and great Nu fegivlation iixed tho rato on corn to Duifalo, or f10m Nowy York to Literpoal, “Fhe grsat Jaw of suppis and demand Qvorus th theeo cased, Netther 1n olden thnes, hefotu tho cxistouco of railroads, did fegslation fix the rate ou goods wamoned from Naw Yorlk and Brltimero to tho then Far West. 'Tho roads or a wero owned by tao Uorornme s, and wera f1eo fur tho tse of £uy ano who wishnd to put o wagon upon them. Caunly weru built on tao kamo puincipie, In overy iustanc, being Govarnmont or Stuto ownership, thy baals florted upon them belag privato proverty, aud any wnd all ali<e aro sllysed the nee of iho eanala Ly payig the Inwful tolls, Why oan (6 ous ho the minae i cade of railioads. leu tho Goverumout own nil the rulros-lods i tho latd, and mako them freo for the wso of any who Linve the means and abilit; ta put iabns apon thom. Then compstition” would regulute tho prios of fraizht aud fare, aud tha whole mattor would bo settlua o tho piiveiple of supply aud demnnd. Tals would obyisw tho necasslty of the construction or ownoship of any epois or wiehine-shops by the Governmont, for thoy wonld all be matters of privata eutorprise, They coutd and would bo contructed nod wwned by privato ludividaels or firms, tha saue a4 the clevators of to-dav or tha Laverus aud buenw of aldon times, Thera necamrily woukl $1evo to bo Legnalation ta reguluto paclios using tho rosas, 'Liore is tegwlatiu regulsting u gotion au tho ses and tivers, and alio on the vunala, ‘That for tho trade on railroads would on'y bavo to Le suitod to the cirourastaness of tho on Tho comutned wisdun or Coigress could lay down rulos for running todop of cars by the public, rogulatiug tho rato of wpoud, the duties of engiucons, the pmouut ul stosm to oariy. with just as greal a dogreo of neenracy aud preci-ion on suy Huacd of Dieoctorn sitling iu Now York or Bostou, u thoussud miles nway, who Lieve il their intormation wecund hand, and who canaot help but basctuatad from tho selt- ish motive of ownershiv, And 24 to the oflicors of tho roud, thut Is to say such as shouid Lo nccessary for the building aud re- pairing of bdges nnd road-hay, aud metters incident therotd, thoy conld ail Lo electgd in their respective districts by the peaplo, the ame 518 HUPBEYIAOKE OF the Diishway oir dutica could Le preeccibed Ly law, winlo $o men wiiliod in theso 1wty would competo for the pl; ! The expenses nccoseary lor mamtaluing tho rowls in good rapair coutd bo colluc.od by tolls, atl oflicers bemng under bouds secording to tho responuibil.ty of tholr position. Thus the mat. ter appears to me, Wil 1t would o an entira rovointion in tho present wvstom of ielronding, 1 wonld do awuy witluail tho evils thas pow at tend the corporution monopoly, snd woald not in auy way tend to contralization by inoreasiug the uppointing power of the Vrosideas, 4l forogoing may Lo summatizod us follows ; 1. Owuoerchip of 1oad-bod by the Genersl Gove erinanut, i ll oflicers ov supervisora of road-bed be el by tho peupln, Adoquate tolls bo levied for necessary re- PRIFa, oL, All depots fur tho recoption and dischargo of froight bo owned sud operated by privaie ine dividualu, 5. ‘Tbe road-bed Lo opan for tha use of tho lwmhc, subjuct to the rules aud regalationy of . I courde, & purchiaxo of all the road-bods in tho country at ones wauld vo an imuionss - durtakiog,'but tho fact is 1t the Uoverument Liad ita Juss dues Lo-dsy, it woyld own tie catire road-bode, thus showiig It principle had sat have boon departed frou, the puop e would now bo thae much alived. But, s an opening weilro, the Ueneral Govorntent tmgbat buv, or causy to bo coustyacted, ona continious rilicud rom noing powst oa tue rewnoard, suy Naw York, W dome poine on the Missours Juver, sny Uuiala, sodt open it fur Lada aud cow- wcreo on the above | viucipled, 1o appearn to 0 1L wonht gatonish the world how woll such & lughway would Lo fyrnichod with depots s waraholiavs, whorover tley shonld be needed, with liotels und etlug-bouses for the acsornno. dation of the travelog publia, aud why wonld nob Luck tha fwoes oars with ull tha wodern ums provements o trayel jo. lejo $here woihi na cowpet Lol of tho true stump, wnd of bucha character that ¢ could uot ho \nuum out and thercoy counolidatod. Cowpeling ltues of rail- soad luck tho vory essuntialy of truo compo- titon, The compeiition wants to ha wide by Bida on the eame line aud cu-oxtensive with Cuts this pian bo E 2 Ju Diviso ‘Ewo Ejepoisenis sud Thair Consve @.rengu, 'flbe Now Bedfordi Sandard bus recoutly heard of two very dideront reoulis of clopements from that cily, To one caso & wowan wi.h ber thieo it 1o clildren, the wito or a carpentar, vloped o few veara uza with » eea-faring pate- wour, who leit o wife bublud. ‘fhe oideas of the clildren, » wh woon died, wud i buye waro yo eraelly treated’ by heir new stop. father that they ran aswoy, sud nobe ly it of tho chanwal of 'ln\twn wiere ey oo, n' e Biis haed ¢ W yrar detatte mes Wien fho woman ran ansy sho toas all Lor desert. d liyal i shis el when it gl by her vome I ] b - ¥ a8 et vl SOUERRTE itmory recent. Lio other b active S withahs e grosi han ;meo disd, but fu other respents the cireitne siannes ara mota lavoly, sl eelligenso hea 19+ coutly beon vex sy ol thie e g L3 CU T HUS cexefinl prodh e i THE MEMSAGE ABROAD, Comnwentn of Forewrn Sournniy on Frevident Gruntls Mesvaze, Tha Londou Times oheerves that Prestdent Grauts mereage, m whng ik vays aliko abour tha fren sehool syatem of tho United Stalos aud the robellion 1o Cuba, atrikes 3 somewhat disquing- ing note. It shows tiat Awerica is already bo- g Lo Ceel the diflenltios of an o1 country, If thevo was aayshing for which sho was envied, it nas for her (rendom from the political bat- tles of tho seMa; bis the Ultramontane wpirit has gpread to the Unjted States, an wal ar to less Democratie lands, Prosideat Grant fore. 3w tho danger sovorat vears ago, an'l tho most «ilenc i i America gaust have thoughe it of great importanco baforo be went oit of hits var, an ho recently did, to eaflon all Americana to Jdoin banda for the defenss of thele free nsec. Liring ashoala, It Is oxeendingly didienit for Euglish obsorvers to do Justica to tho vlastme on which Presidont Grant's threats with rofererice to Cuba aro founded. Wo ara apt to think that thay nra norely & vail for o dotermination to aciZe one of tha richest infands in tho world, Aweriea hag longz hiadl hier oyo on Caba, and 1% moy hob une eharitnoly Lo tuought that auo in sawilling to Ist slip thie chance of soizing the prize. Everything dependin an matters of fuct, If Spain enn eup- iresy the insurroction and provent Cuba from Lt‘t‘umll-g a permanont sourco of miechief to neythloring conurries, sho has the fullest sight to liccp it. But sho is on her tisl, nnd tuat trial eaunot ba 13ng. When she is mado ta cloar- iy nudoratand tuat tho tennre of her rule over Cubn deponds on hor ability 1o mako that rulo n reality, she will not bo slow to stiow wual shio can do, aud the hmils of her power will bo the linnty of hor right. Tho London Ncwes says bt the messago is not #o much o skeieh of tho work (a bo dasto as » platform trom which the Bopubtican feoling of tho equstry is appealed to, Tho domestic qites- tione yiald in uumediato futorest to tho striking paswaizes about Caba, Prosidont Grant's sworde, OWUYSR, 81D 80 Renoratly, 1w loreuiu mattoers, stronger than hiv deeds, that ono i3 not quite stre how tho peremptory Jauguage of the mos- sago iy tobo interprotad, 1tat a peremaptory tu- torference, tuch us Presidont Grant scoms to wtimate, would create genoral sympathy with Bpedn, and, howover it might affect tho utate of paities nt home, would dotach from Prostdent Grant aud his Administration the moral support of all the outsido world, “Tho Loudon Standard considers the message of Preident Grant 18 moagro and uninterenting, On.y on subjocts ot whieh he hopes to dvive tha mien ho cunuot lead—to forco tho baud of the Degoeratle leaders, and commlt them oithor to hixown polley or {0 an unpopular opposition— will he apeai out (rankly and dexidod Ho i clir aud outgnoken only on Cib, nuti-s oeta~ tian edueatien, and curtonoy rodowptlon, The oajeetlonl soutanoo, in r gard to Sonin, i that which {Lregiens to recommond to Congress at no dastant peried, “‘what may thou seem uceessarz'; o donbly gignitl- eunt phrase, i€ wo bear i mind that puwer of deelaring war Is vestod, not in the Lx- centive, but in Cougress, It may ho moro blunter atd braggadoelo ; but 1t may not; and ovan if it be, blutsser of this iand in calenintod to provoke the prids aud anger of o high-spiritad uation al- mont more than sctual injuvy. ‘There ia the wame talut of blus.er in tho Proudent's lan- guage abous the ystom of Biato education. Iho old Know-Nothing fooling in polliics, the oid I'urttan hatred of Popery, have boen ~evived by tho recont pretoustons of tha Vatican, ani Gon. Urant eoomd to mnko capital of them by repeating in hin nieasnga the attack on the Culli- ofica wineh ho mada tn o foimer harangne. Thso Pall Matl (fazette fays of course if Prosl- dent Urant wishos to provoko n war betwoen Spain and Amorics, and ut the samo time to os- cape tha reaponsinility of baviug deo'ared it, thin e the tight wav to go to work. Theso con- stant rolerences to tho Cubaa insurrection and to the painful but uccessary part which the United States mey have to play In regara to at. aro alt circulated [n 8pain, and find there moro ready credence than is accorded to them in eountrias whion are able Lo wolgh the Yresdont's throats more dispassionataly. ‘I'hia Journnl des Debats of Panm savs ** 1t appeara that Gen, Grant has led bim- self of thio openiug of Congres ngaiu to exposo tus potuical programmo which i to gerve os tne hiatform of tbo Rupublicuu party at'the nesa &’ruflideutinl olortion. Tho rolixions strucgle, thu jutorvontion in Cuba, tho resamption of g-e- cio payments, aro the principsl articlos of the peogrumino. Wo havo not yot torgotten tuoe strauga wpecels with which Gen. Grant opoued the eampaingn against what Lo calls weoiarian seosld, Tha word has n vague ineaning, and may b intorproted in dilferens says. To forbid the teacaing of religions, a'heistle, or igan tonots is tha means of giving fho eivil pover & wairon woich tt can fairly abuso, Who with decitn it a docerinu is alneinlio or pagan ? Wo do unt suo of what sdvantuzo u conthet Lo- tweea Churrh and Btate will prove to 1he Units od dtates, ‘The Unban gnestion iy of atill graver importance, It i ovidont that (ko persi il of tho josurvection will not allow woighe Lo.ing powers alwaya fo prewe;ve neutini- ity, tpuin treaty Ler colony too harshiy 10 inapiry tho lowst interest. On the other hmud, i insirgeats sro too badly ted and orgavized to deservo recognition as belligerents, Geu, Orant 18 right in doploring the borrors of the mrugglo. Dut how 18 an cud to be put to those horrors? Aro tho Prosident's obiosva- tns und provielons calcalated to keop the pablic nuud in o stale of forr and vagus Wope tll the electiona? Do they aunounce preciro vlans and_ delermined projects. It helongn to Spatu to conaider this question, and nak itself of tha thne ha not arrived to toform the abuses of thin detontublo adnunistration which has pro- vulied this most dangerous revols in tho colony. [0WA TAILITARY CONVENTICH. Special Corvespendonce of The Chteaqo Tridune, Des Moists, Tn, Dec. 2).—The Slate Military Couvantion ndfourned last oveming, having closed [ts pusiness, Tho attondanca was Isrger shan oxpoctod, tho Stuto ab large being well rop- resented. Comwitiecs ou Mlilitary Law, Centon- nunl Altalrs, aud Uniforin, wero appointed: Tho Qorumittoe on dutitary La vy reported tho fol- lowing, which was udopted: Zeworved, 'That wo aak of the next Ganoral Askembl; $0 amend (ho provent mlitis laws co a8 o moko well- dinclplinad, rilled, and well-orunisxd come 1ules of the atlita in tis Btata ; and that proper np- vropriations bu made ta furnish ‘atniorius and other contingent espeuses thorrfor, ‘Tl aubjuct of milliary vrganlzation vau de- foved, ‘The Cammitien en Uniforms reported in fovor of the repulutins adap od by the Ltad Reaton War Dopariment fur all umformus burcaiter sdopted by companies. ‘Iho re- port wns adopted. © Tne Committoo on Coutenuinl Affwirs cunsists of Cap:, ui, W. ' 3 Capt. Tuompnon, Copt. V. B, Hawil, Keokis . 8. Hadiduy, Burlington ; Capt. N, Eichman, Dubaguo ; Capt, 1% O.ustead, Des Molnes, Gaon. tirivbin, of the Unilod States Ariny, wad ins troduced to the Convencion, and made an nter~ eaiug Plew n Lehalf of the Ceutouuial Expo:i- tiou, The Convoution sdjourned to moct at Dubuquo the second Weduesday of August, 1876, ——— A WEDDING. Corraspondenca of 7he Chicaco Tribune, Bexeos, 1L, Dee. 23,—Our usually quiot lttle city was all bustla and excitoment this morning, owing to the marniage of ane of Bousca's mout prominont young ludios, Miw Mary Undorbill, the haudaome aud accomplisied daughter of Dr, Uuderhill, to Mr, D, M. Hynds, a prominent businosu-msn of Mortls, lil. T'ie coremony wan neiformed In the Catholic Chureh, with Ligh naxs and 2.1 tho ususl coromonies. ‘Tho ohurol was cronded to oxcesd, ‘Lhe bride was hlul’mmb}{ dieased 1o pearl-colored silk, and decked with orange-blossonis, and was the admired of ull udunrers. After (s ceremony, all parties conoviued procveded o tho Lride's parants’ Lome, whore all tho dolicacios. of tha seuwon wero sorved. ‘The bappy couple took the uoon iain bound Emst, escurted by many frunds aud wellvwishors, - ‘Pwo ‘Toddics—iRany Piatser’s Brain Muilierod, x o Virginu (Ave.) Entecvrtse, ana Platzor, us is well known to sl of our peaple, b4 & 1031 uot eagily oxcited, lans geo- oratly takes tin s cool. X6 {s very seldom tuat uny #ingle, vall wistia) disturbs bis ojuanimi- ty. * Daro s shiendy oo wuch bodder w dor voilt § whaat for should { allow & lutle ding to worty my pra-ns 7 ' 1a what Haus genetsliy snya. Lhe otber dav, however, Lo was in suother Lumor. keaus a naloon, aud b probably on this day been visited by an unusual RATERDAY, DECEMBER @7, romber of (4 otherwisg tio #olnte beh bueiness uind rcitow on satd to Hane ' it By heos 1 Ll am nder the dinln's dretor (el I st fake wo et whs ot fivien s dave bt Tohava no now eorint yot Mo hawo ot tadlies traen n g £ wgpldw't sk i dontor bz g 4 amad bave ir Dl hoen resthing hin oltows on Iy ity i etotomer, hran fo v in Rea 4 bim haef Hiowed, Whe e bad heasd il i wamed ton (ull for ntee ance, Tho ease #20mad 19 0In oun Lo which it woeuld bo had to o I astiva, Ie, Merefore, beo o threo timew wizollod 1w and down debind - bis ba, w0 distanen of G or 8 feet, thou swdlonl> fucing bia customer s explded: ¢ dotor takl Fou dat you must t | Why don't ho Lokl you dat you must took avorenain baugin' dare on do vall?z Whv dw't hin tud vou dal ho must tooik a ool taale}? Why dunt sour doctur told you o our dotsr in one tnm fupia! & 1 (ebariiug atound tho connte: valk a conplo of tuues,” TUHL BUZZ-SAW. An fnterview With o fan Wiho Has KEeen hure=iiow 01 Ceciorins Ity Work, nul Oth Tuseznt Liormue tion. Clictnnats £y Aday or two wince Mr. Aneon Dirowning, n man ctaploved tn o West End plaving-mill, lnd acontrovorsy with i huzz-saw, with the usual te- sult. Tho buzz-saw In ebill on duly, but Mr, Drowning is resting. Periaps thete novoer hiny boen n uselfut mechanicsl invention that hay had moro misumlerstaudings with itz employers than the buzz-saw, 1t is o qutat, unprorending pteco of maghinery, mado out of cold etool, warmed over, and fs cut in n eiveular form. with & very ragged edge on the onter rw, necasionad by the removal ot littls angutar bits of steelat regular distances, which lesvos little yprojections il teotlr. The buszz-raw is rigged on gn axie, snd when it moves in 1ts proper aphors it geacrally revalves, Hoaringe of Mr. Browning's misfortune, and thinking that nseful exporisnce benofleal to a largo ciass of thy commanily intgeated o buuz- guws might be gleanod trom b man of oxer- ance, our suterviowor caliod ou tho gentleman for the purpose of learniug Lis opisivn of buzsz- [IU TUE IRTERVIEWY. “3Mr, Drowniug, you woro buzz.nawed, T bo- love, tne other day 27 emd tho interviewer, aftor 1natiing known bis mission. “Iwas!" (Veory emplatic, Holds up a larga 1y af whito rag at the eud of Wiy urm), Did 1t bt vou w0 flogerd and 8 thamb,” u hiavo got them tied up @ No: I have got thio placo where thoy wers tled up 2" **'Iien thoy are off ? “Yes, & good wiys off, How did fo ha pon 27 1 pu<had mv hund againat the saw whila mes ning a narrow ctrip throngh.” Dia you koep 1t thuero very long 2" 0. % ¥|A| you taho it right away? " .’ -+ DId you take it all pway? # Al but two fingers and & thumb,” © What did yon do with them? " ¢ I left tiem on tho other wida of thoe saw! " * Did you 877 nuything at tho time # ** “1 diid, but it wou't do to publigh,” Do you think thy buzz-saw was to blame?” “Chiedly, s ow did it feel 2™ © A good doal liko shakiag bands witha sirenk of licutning,"” = **Did tho huzz-naw say anvibing “ 1t waid “Zip!* and thon by 1 *Do vou think vou would put your band thore it vou hadl 1t to do overz" * finrdiy * Don't you thiuk It vwould be & gnod thing ifa buzz-saw ca.ild be invented that swould saw with- out moving " ** Undouutedic!” * Do yoit know anything more ahont » buzz- #aw that anybody olse anght to do " Yo 1" SWhat 2" ** Dow's you ever get within o mille of a buaz. eaw why 18 in motion !" Why ¥ : * Your curloaity might zet the batter of vonr Jjudgment, and you nould bo tamptod to oxpor- ment until yonr fingers wore ail left where mino are. Good altornoon ! Our reporter immediately camo g il of pity for those who tofl with the porilous buzz- BRT, 5 MICHIGAN STATE AUDITORS. Specral Disateh lo The Chicago Tribune, Laxsixg, Mich., Doe. 24.—The anoual report of the Board of State Auditors for 1875 iy nov yot printed. Tho nwards for tha flacal year mmounted to 350,693,335, which includas the nmount expand.ed an tha new Capitol, £318,040,1 1 a8 the Builling Commissioners’ necounts huvae to be audited by this Board. Tho ficures enm- yarowith other years as followe: 1877, $£299,600.74; 1874, ©351,051.01 PINCHBACK WILL RESIGN, ® Dimpmstens to St, Lowis Lepublican, New Onweass, La. Doc. 25, —Pluchback Las Riven up his tght und w4l resign bofore the Tiog- wlatura adjourns, in ordor that a sucsessor may Lo olected, His nogro admicers in tho Logisius turowill fusiat that oue of their anmuor be oleob- ed 1 his stead, and threston that they will abun- :}nu tho Republioan patty In 1576 unloss thut is ot 7 + 1975, 73:0,691,% e oL GOV, HENDRICKS. Niw OnEANs, Le., Dec, $1.—Gov. Hendricks, of Iudinus, bas aceepiod sy invitation to delivor tho openivg addroes of the Buwthern States Agricaltural sud Industrial Lxposition, on {ho 24th of February o I Rcminiscences of Josephine and Mpe rloLonisos Guaze Greesvrvod i the Avwo Yurk Tunes, Our friend, the ol Fronch luly of whom T hava alicady spoken, says of Joscphine: * dha Was uot prowty, bul sho was tho uout praceful wumny in tha warla.” Of Napotoon, whom sho remombers as# Fivst Consul und ns Emperor, eie gives n aingelarly vivid doseription, Ble nays that thongh in youth ho was thin wud eollow, aud iu middio ago stout atd palo, bis faco alwayy Dbad n - atrapge beauty--gtarn, yot dolieato ;Jsometbing aloiost fearful, * His oyes wero lixe bluo steol, yot, whon at rest, thoy bnd an absout, droamy laok 3 it was anly when " they rogand=d 'you tnag yoit felt thelr power; {hon somothing cold aud sharp soomed to ppss thirongh you. His finely curved chin was firm 03 marble, but 1t hni n dunplo fit tor & vonug gi). 1o bad a ewmall, Leantiful mouth, which suomed slwaya readv to #taile and noyer muilcd, Fhs speach was nbrunt and etartiing ; it mada one tremble It ho only sald *Zow jour.” There was sometang e chant about him, even fu his plesean.tv, He tll-ynd roughly, ocspecinlly with the Empioss arle Loulsa, whom ha troated as o child, sowme- timos tossing bier inthe alr, and carrying her down stairs on bls shoulders,” . Ot Marle Leuiso sho aaid: * Hor neck and arms wore fino, bec comglaxion was not ba, hut aho bhad anugly face. uomegning eyes, and a vils nose." 'Tha old 1adv ssartisd me by sdding that as & wife aud wothor that ro suns enlravits,” - An Old Qouple, We find tho followiug crotited to a raral paper in Xihnow : *Dr. Wilkins, of Fawmouut, ro- coutly visited a ;uan nud woman In Montgomery County, Tud,, whots apes ara respeotivoly 119 and 111 veurs, and who have lived togoihier 1n the marriage state 83 years, The name of this auciont couple in Frults, aud they aro tho pateuts of Brs, ‘fhomas Wil isme. of Cuuin Towoslip, The old men stuuas up o4 susight a8 e rawrod, and does quite » good dosl of woik every day, o has Blasys Looh o 1moderate hiver, a1 | Usos no to- baceo, which 1 au argument nguinst tobacco- usors, Hut by wifo tips been a steady sim kor for sixty yawy, whioll is an arzuwmient i favar ot tobaoco, Tho old lady 1s aillicted with » vancer, which wada 118 spposranca uvou bor farelvad fo.ty years ago, uud which she is uow doctorin, witu ceal, At ouo tlye [u Ler 1itd shs weighe. 225 pounds, bt graduaily whrunk awsy Ul rhe 1ow lips the Lenos ab 123" B i i A Drendiyl Sinuder upon filureay il Aew York Cerreapuiiics o Baftsmaro Sun, It v well kuown that Capoul bus roluwerd several bundied oxcelluuy offurg. ani after cach representati w of * diignon ' Le.used fairly to tegmpla oy the honorabls propogals of sloais of vouog ladies {:um the beas hoardivg-schuoly of Muresy 'Hl o Nothiy 1:30 wan. a 13 rajection . eve) bosu l.}gnm. 1 Bo n&no.“ lllhéfi’ dlux{x(:r o' o Npsrait, ae e=donre o AT T, W muryy wauciody gl TV HAB Tl DAY, feenly to s faymnn To the iitar of ihr Ihrna © Cizeaso, Dae, 23, —Refarring Lo th lotter In your lasb Saturday's fsaie, mgued, “A Loy~ man" whils disclaimtug the intention of at- tesapting *auch an nritels an is demanded 3 #eitlo tho quession of tho day of the Sabhath, 1 wizh to eall yawe correspondanin atzention to s #implo enough things which no Eadwisdeo of Iabrew or Girodk for ivton, Ll firut fo, thot W e of tho Now lertat. to attach im- ¢a to Llat whick 10 metely formal. Tao ico 0 the Sabbatia luw 3 the obrorvanca na davin eeveni and tho intarest of tho wiestten between the rovouth div anid tha tirse * floca ot lie at all futne fpuras ¢ end 7 (vho o whieh 19 tho ey nid wiueh s tha sovontis, ftor the confusivns in tho calenitar, of whivit overv stutlent of Listory i nwaie?), mimply v the assoviatiins connncted lirst day and the davetith day rospoctivaly, coalesy 16 {4 notn mattec of any co,uvpiones it come it in coutrary to I e whethior **Sunday " bo, mesl 0= pla - stniose it dw, the Mt day | of the woek dr mct, po long ma it comea t gularly raund everv eoven days, aad ra Jong o it is aceaciated in tho mida of tho peo- )Jo with the remarcection of our Lovd. Tha Anoato.iv tikago iy maliciontly sliown fro'n Johy X%, 20, 465 Acts, xx., 711 Cor., xvis, 95 ltev,, 110, As to tho *cight dava™ difficulty, ons 10 have thowght that by this tune evesy in- ent porson woull know that tho Jews couuted inclisively, n318 dono tn Semlnd yes, whero the ospression ** this_day eiglt days means a wouk from to-day. Lor the connection of wjeas between the old tho new Habbat, ayman®” s reforred to Ileb, v, 9, 10: hero temainath, thorclure, a Habbath-keoptnag [mavein] for thy peoplo of Gad; for Ha tint el eatared unto His reot |i. o, Jesus] 11a alio hath ceaned from His onn works oy God did rom Hw" For futher information wo refer rour corre~ #pandent to the abundant literaluro of tho sab- ject, capoaially to the evtonded tieatize by G.l- Hillan, of Stirfing, jublicied by Elliott, of Edlue *burg. und Nishet, of Loudon, M. PIXAS COW-BOYS. The Wild Hlon of ' tho West—Their Munaora and Moreise berver News, Soma fenderfoot who has haea coaching throagh Arizons wes_ intenscly shockod by tho compans of a pirity of ‘Cexas raugors, nnd thus delivers himsolf of nceummlated disgitsl: You Jzovable hnve to ides of oy Jovialw 1uflan o Toxas stockniao ls—ho miiniio tits rrofauity, how Lroad his sonso of lntnor, how audacions and deiflaut ol his instinets, Compared with Lin froltesoma outku. sly, tho wildest doings of # Ban Fraueiseo *‘hoodlum” or # Dowery “hutcher hioy " aio an tamo aa tho frieky eiler- vorconco of & lamb, His coat-tail of sonsilile- Lies m alwasu in the way of disoussion, and the taot thag freads on 1t Lis thy simo effect ua o hauimor sinfnie acan of nitro-plycoring, 1y @ i taned to (e most trenchant of oachs, emphagizod by tho staccato acompanhment of n Col's scvon-shootor, wnd—;erians o~ enurs lio deals in beoves—~tus groat dolight 18 o broil, especially in the form of a Tton flult At closs quarters, Two of my compouiond wero stupid and sleepy when wo stor.ed, buc tho constant jolt of tha caach kept thom half analke and swearing, Tho thitd octa- piod Lot in drensing an ugly pi-tat-wound m tho sbdomon which hu Eroudly exhibited Lo me an the momorial f A iccent comust noar the bocders of okl = Mesico. “As tha sun rose, Liowover, two bu.tlen were praducod from undor the seai, and then—well, may L Lo wparod o repeticion of the samo ex- porience, In wo h.urg the holtles wore toaved vut of the wind » &, artor « aving ciroulalod from haud to L aal u til oy wero disived to a drop, and fa 1uvenso rativ tu tao deprussion of tho contonun, thu snirits of tho men incronsed in buovaucy until thair exnbornneo waa ternible to behold. ~Ths conductor lovied in and_rinnod, whilo I crouched into o co ner approbenevely watching the elophantioe play, which threateund to eranh ino overy momeut. I yprotesied and entrested tn vain, The bLlg-booted rumuns hugged, bit, aud robled uvor each othor in wild gloc, and a8 wo jolled over tha huillosss they bonucod to tio roof, and eamo down like lunps of toad, u thé course of a fow hours thoy partiv subsided, however, au: droppeddown into the bouom of tho donch, Eveu thair stomachy wero not proof against tho comtutied offsots of Lt Vozas whisky and the oraltation of the caacir. Taelr faces whitened ton dondiv hue, and tho smiles wanod into tho idiotic vneaney of drunkonueds. Ouo of them ntiug- gled up to tho windnz sud put s hoad ont,— for what purposo I can ooty guess,—and whon ho sat down ug.ia ho hceoughed, * Naver in n cadh fu il ay lise that wasn't nca-aliick,” aftor- ward refuppig into Lig former stute of silent imuecilicy, ‘Llio othors lav iu the moat agontzing of pomtions, with thoir heads beat ou their euets oud {heir limbs doubled nnder them, ull uncougeions of suifer.ng, v o befuddled eleg; - Fatally Zurned nz the Altar. N0 Oric taa Prieauneae, Oun tho 6th inst, savarel youny ladier, oll at- thad fu pura whito ralment, visited 5t Mary's Chwieh, on Chartres street, & rhort distenon hos low Jnokson Byuato, to envoll theiv namus in the soutety of Entauts Slurie, Iach ono wore o flowingevell, and each Neld s lighted candto. Whils thoy wora nt tho altzr one of the portulauts” accidentatly brought her candlo in contack with hor vell, when the ganzy sub- stance blazed tiko pwder. Bhe ran down the fusle, hatt erazed with fright, At the wame tino another youny lady was discovered to be ina like sitnation’s sho, oo, ran, frizhioned out of bor songes, bul u youny: man succeeded in quonaiung tho tinnted, Livo Liad dune its worst, und Friday evouing Anun Julin Plancbard, 14 yoara old, passod awav forever, Slia was a benr- ful, lovely child, dauglter of Mr, J. J, Plan- citard, a member of the New Orleans Bur, ‘I'ho other unfortunato will recovor. DHsmarek on Mrance. The Republigue Franealse publiches somo en- vious pelvato lottors from Piinco 13 mnarck (o his wito nad sintee, whicl it thinks place im, oa n gaphio sud awusing correrpandpnt, on a lovel with Ludy Mary Wortley Montaguo and Mndame do Hovigne. When, in 1455, tho writer wag woot to thank tho Fmperor Nopoe leon for ailmitting I'ruesia to {ho Congress of Tans, ho degoribos hia lodgivgs in terms which inust awaken remembrances in the minua of many tourists. **[inhabit & tloar in & hotel where theco ara flve liroplaces, yot £ am always frozen, The five clocka on wy wmautsl-pieces tiok continually, but they nevor show the right time. Tho walls nra ltued with splendid murrors, yot they nover euallo wme to tio my cravac do- cently,” This i Vranze, which wo liave boen {auglit to supposo leads tho 1natch of wivillza- ton." et King Loulv of Bovaria. A Muuich tuiter bo tho Concordia says: “ King Louis Istuly dissppeated from his Capitel, and wad Laard of at Jlueimy, Now the socret of bis holiday bas come o, llo has & pasplon for Laviung a play porfoimed beforo bim ns ho aits aluno i the suditorivm, Ou ono of ol tary occasions be suat cut Seluller’s ‘Jeanno d’Are,’ which lasted fiom G {n tho eveniag till midnight. Tha porformance so fusplred bim thathe juurneyod to Jthele to vimt thecathedral, whera tho Kings of Franoe were crowtod. .On his geturn ho commissioned l'lcfl“ Domibique Quagho, decorative palutor to the Court of Lin. vana, L0 go to tho anclont city und take (ha nocosenry sketches to | siut the cathedral, so ns tQ pruduco u ucenc [.r the wtago exact in svery detml, This maguiticent decotation has now mada ite appesrance, and the King enjoys it alone.” e e Surprising Surgery, Viemnsas (New) Knleryries, A fellow got & funcful b'ow ou tho beed with 2 stono spittooh at B Bunth O strect ealoon nighs Lofore Jast. ‘ELo blow Ieft Ly head all out of shiajo, 'Thero was & dent 1 ouo sida of it about 4 inchios de; As fis ey thers on tho tloor of tho ealoow, the men was u horrfule-fuokng obe joor, Homo of thoss prosent said tho follow's hoad could uover be ot invnape agam, A wisoe luahing, Bitle Gld geutlsman ia specinclos eamn ta the front, bovever, oud waid ho could 8x g, Prosuriug ub ordinary hand-bellows b inserted tue nouély i the ‘ear of fue wjured waw, AbLer b Tow puts with tho Inutle wacting tho foliuw's hoadi was bioght out a4 swioath aud pluwp s e fro-biy-blown bladder, sud bo ot up 0 Walked ol w4 tlue-lookivg & nian o8 ho was befers ho inearred tho Injury, e Paria Vhontros . The Ogficial vournal sigies tunt, Judivg from thio 1e it m‘uu;:m- {hestios du::u.-&zunm ton giouthy, of ¢ Tesont year, the 40, 1875 il kel » sy of 2500000 fraon. Thal ceeult 9 tho more eigoificant that in 1668 tho nea : in 1950, W7 frnnes 3 in L 14,7 8,685 fianca g 20,459,016 trane in 1871, 23,200, 430 finties, Amdl yot Ditectots ey that tho thee art iw in o afato of decax, mivl that ther onn aearcely earn o living. A excepbion must Lowaver, bo made fur M. Halanzier, who iy re- eclverd ra avarago of 19730 {rancy Tor anchi pora formanes in i~75, whilein 1466 (ho soecipin of tho Opeia averuged ouly 7,320 fradcs, kondin 1867 9,433 francs, A SN HURIOR. Tae follawing linen wuio chatitably anplied te & worthy snan, who wak verv liboral in f‘""‘ n}\'af part of what ho chosted othor peoplo ol afl: P—— with b charlly Lis eony-fpoee calms § He stosle o g, and gives b tail for ahium, Tt wetll Lardiy Lo neeasense to toll the name of the facolious party whu went into s dry-goods ntore tho vilier day anl was obgeryed o bo ook ing about when the pro, ris remarked to him that thoy didu't seap whi It would rave yon u good wauy stols if ho quick Teply. Trreaident Kirkland, of Harvard, was persous Ally o great favortbe with lusstudouzs, and was a men ol a god detl of dry wit, The farious oid tavern ou Harvard Square, now the horas-car oiliod, was'in h.s day o gient resoit of Ktudonty, whesa favorito bevernzo was “m‘».“u balatable drink, mado wora prateful by heing stirred with a 1od-hot puker. - Ooea Kirklann 1epared to this tavetn dhi solemnly eatled for o mag of the hevernpe: which he drnk in mience. Hotting dovn the' muk, ho ro- mrked to the publican, 1 uaderstand tha stidents coma haro a good deo! to drink 6 Y way tho “frank reply. »* Well," *T should think they would,” and —Chavies ' Rickardzon e Har- per's Magazine for Jayuary, Wagner. Jichard Wagner hau issued io all the ortists who ara to talio pare in the preat performunces nt Javreutl next summor a ciiculer announcing tho daten tor all the rohasrasls, Io expresces his joyfui couvieifon «that no more dificuitios will now arlso Lo hinder thé comuleting of the worl by tho time intouded, 'Thoutage-rehearnsls are to commence on Jung 1, and bo continued, with nn occasfonal day's rest, tll yuly 12. Otber dreus and orenestral rehoarsala follow during the nexe fortpight. Tha fipal full reheatsals are fised to tnko place on Ang. 6 and 0; aftor which threo days' rest will ba allowed to all perform- ere, and” tho tirst complote porformance 18 to take place from Aug. 13 (0 Aug, 10, Tho seconi| will be frum tho 20th to the 25d, and tho third nnd last from tho 27th to the 30th of August. Loniso Lntezu. Wo learn from Nature that M, Charbonnier, & Balgian physictan, has publishod & work oun the * Mnladics Whizlh Aro Specal to Mystics," the objcot of whick i to show that Lowias Latoau, awd other pereons in the sano condition, miskt abetain froa tood for lengthoned period. Tho autlor advaucos the thoory that poople nisy sub- #ist without nutriment, beoansa the nitr gen {rom tho air ean bo cdmitted into Lhe cira systom whon tha body has been cmnciate o lon:z abainonce. 'The Beigian Sozietv of Modf- cinn hus ordercd the wors to bo publshod in its Contptes Kendus, ¥ —— Oue of Wetzel’s Knduigeuces in fhe Dritinh Musunio. A London paper aurounces that the Brivish Muscum haw Just addoa to-its stores ono of the moet carious nistorical documeots in oxisionce— nu mdnigence rold by the mouk ‘Wotzel, ‘Lho lite tlo scrap of parchmout, which will roon bo ¢x- Inlitted to tho curions oyo4 of tho Briush pubiic, 18 not a unique documeut, for thors arc sove. sl knowu to be In oxistenze, cut it is the only one in cho Dritizh domiutons, elirasokss G2 L M R Tho Contonutal. ‘Io Tudianapols Journal proposed’ {hat ths Centennial Exnibition bo mado freo (o the world, as o paruealarly Yaukeo thing to do; and tho Philadefphia Press quistly ramarka that it shall hadono, tf fndisna ad the other States will onty #poud 10 por.cout a+ myich monvy 03 Ponusylya- nin hua gpent avd will ajond, Ti% CHICAG0 TRIBUNE A groat Prosidenttul Campatgn will soon commence That strugglo will dotermina yh ather tho Government of the United States shall contsnus to bo sdminlstered Dy the party which proserved it from divmemberment or Ly the mou who sndeavorod to distcoy oF rofused to Lelp sava 1t, in order that Hlavery might be maine tained, 3 ‘The electlons of 1874, while infiicting temporary de- feet on the Republican party, did much good In uweeps ing away sidalsauca ond crushing out those baieful snd corrupling infinenc,s’ which wore poisoning the chanucls of public life, Purified as by fire of the evll thiliig which bad infestod its garment, the Republice an party, In the electious of 1415, recovered most of it lost ground, and will enter with lvely pro:pscts of viclory upon the great aud decisive stroggle tust wll shizf 0 tho policy of the nation when it enters upon tho second coutury of it exlatence, Tlioso who deziro the Repubiican parly to rematn fn power eanuot moro eiliclontly contribute la that end thian by tncreasiug tho cwrculation of Tur Ciicsuo TRIBUNE ju thelr nefghborkioods, Among kha jeading tsiublican newspaperu nouo takes a Ligher rauk oe will wield & tuors poleutial influenca fn the uext Preate dentlsl Compalgu, Every intelligens cittzon will fnd it indlspeunable for the fucts and arguments it will contatn, TRE TRIDUNE'S PLATFORM, On the Jeading mpasures beforg the public, Tur Oneaao Trinvat holda the following viows, belioving them to bo right ua well as Republican : 1, A Ruform of tho Ourrency, making it ns stable and good us gold und sdver, ‘without Injury to the dobiur classes, TH. l:fl““.hl)ll of direct Elato, aud fudirect National axistion, U Jwwnomy and Rotrenchment in Publie Expendie }Ilffl nu Bouuties or Bubaldies of Publio Monsys for 'rive cliemes, or Payment of Dabel Lossea out of t.oual Teeaury, g 3 4. A lionest nuiuiensnce of Publlg Creall, and Coudamnation of Repudiatidn In auy fafm or sikpa. 5. Blute Couttol and Hugeryision over Common Car- riers und Corporato Munopodes, not to oppress them, but 8o pretoot the poople, 0, Expa uro aud Punishment of all Ofiolal Corpupe tion m.;i Brauda on tho Kevonuc. # Lebno gatlty wman edcaje.” 72 ifoueat, aud Fit Men for sll Omees—giving good Usioututs } referauge over formar Beceasiuulits. . Boverulyusy of the Uslon i sil Nulloush Maby ters; Buuto Jughus und Independenco i all Local Mute [ e “0 Rlection of President by direct vole of tha Pes- v, withuut the clursy snd dangerous intervention of “gxmm Colleges, which sy sowo day csuee o Cavil r, 16: A Coustitutiousl Amemdment yobibiting ol vition of tho Lublio-Behool Finds of sy biate for Hectariun Parposes, 2 Tho Polities] Department du but nne of the many ex- cellent features of Tise. TRIBUNE, on which ia bosed its clufma gs a waperior YAMILY AND JOMF, PATER. 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