Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 26, 1875, Page 12

12 THE CITY. AN ANGEL'S VISIT} @R, ROW GABRIEL WENT TO CHURCR IN CHICAGO. The Angel Gabriel plumed his wiogs For a fight to the world below, And it on & Ssbbath moruing in ‘The streets of Chicego. e wore nor halo nor ruinbow vest, But, 85 & poor man, was meanly dressed. errily chimed the Sabbath bells, it mod. the sy was bine; By scores and hi church-goers poured “Along the lags ¥ theavenus ; Broud was the way of each church-gats, ‘And many they who went {n thereat, Female eaints {n eatin and sk, Male profezacrs in glossy black ; These with the Ulster profane, and thoss Supersecularly pinned back } Marvelous gloves and ravishing boots, Eyes like diamonds and voloss Like lutes, On they wept. The costly door Bwinge on its silver hingea turning; Noweless the foot £as on thie Soor 7 ‘Where glearns from toe painted panes are burning; Saftly, aweetly, the organ's pealing; i Frescoes rare are on wall sud cei v]()m; pever, nor Solomon (Said the angel), nor any s 1eaders, Ever dreamed of a abrine like this, With all their stately honse of cedars.” And ibe sngyl was Tigit, There was nothing mean About the men who ran that machine, *Here,” they had said to the archutect, “ Build us siraightway s church immense, For all instructions sou have carte Lianche, Bethel's motto is * Bless the expenso ;' ‘Two hondre ] theusand the lot bas cost ; Take twice 28 much for the church at most.™ Bo the church was built, and npholstered, toq, In the costlicet Chr.stian matner,— A ten thoussnd doilar soldier of God To wave salvation's bauner, 3 And 3 cheir costing twice as much Defuly the arp of Judah to touch, *Truly this is,” the angel said, +Nune else but Heaven's Gate ¢Come, Without Money and Without Prics,” e ¢c.rved elaborate Orer tle portud broad, and below “Come Every One that Thirsteth, Ho{" # Hark, the herald guartette rings Pruise to the * meek and lowly.” ‘Wit an eloguent prayer for tie nesdy and poor Is ureathed by the pastor hoty. ‘Here will I worship.” He oped the door And crossed the tapeairied threshold o'er, Within the portal the sexton stood, ‘And as thie angel passed A keenls-ecrutiniing glasce At his shabby cout he cast. Then 1o the archangel he gently cried 1 “ Brother, you canuot pass inside.” 4 Wby may I not 27 the angel cried. *Why may I not enter, say 7 Fain woald I with the Lrsdiren hers Listen, and praise, and pray. Right my sou] lovea and wroug it loathen” “Hut," gaid the sexton, * consider your clothes,” ¥ What cares the Lord for raiment or face, beart be fit?” Unio me thou art ypocrite, And this temple, whited without, withia 15 only a sepulchre of ein.” Blasphemer ! * the wrathful sexton cnad, And 100k him by the ear And marched the great erchangel out 1Into the atmospliere, $Ho! ofticer, seizo this man of &ln, And to the station run bim n." The officer collared the angel, whes, To their infinite surprise, They saw the celestial visitant Sail up fnto the skics, And the Gexton cried, as his breast he smots, %0_why, O why did be wear such & cast 2" puadeleiaies CENERAL NEWS, Mra. B. 8. Wilson is slowly recovering from a serious fit of illness. Mrs. J. F. Crauk left this city for Colorado Tuesday morning, where she intends spending ibe winter months. Gather ye cocktatls while yo may, Tre ol year still is wesring off § Thie eelf-sxme youth that drinks to-day Next Sunday will be swearing off. During the ensuing week young men of good Intentions will have to make up their minds how lony they are going to swear off for—till Wash- ington's birthday, or the Fourtn of July, or next New Year's, or forever. The real-estate assessment books have been tompleted, and were left witk the Town Collec- tors yesterday, and will be opened this morning. Those of the South Town may be found in Mike Evans’ oftice, Room No. 1 City-Hall. The Chicago Society Directory, which has just been gotten out by Messrs. Ensign & Me- Clure, is a publication which is usefal to society peopie at 8oy time, but is specially convenient [or gentlemen who intend making New Year's s2lig Satarday. A young woman on Prairie avenue bas indig- oantly broken off ber engagement with a young wman in St. Louis, who won her maiden affections by representing {Lat his father had been indict- »d for 100,006 gallons. whereas the old man's Listillery was only of 15,000 galions capacity. At about 11:30 o’clock yesterdsy morning, an 3-vear-old boy residing at No. 431 South Clark nreet, named Isaac Baskowsky, had the toes of ais left oot squeezed off by being run over by a North Clark streei car at the cormer of Lake trect. FHe was attempting to board the car by ibe frout platform, 50 that no one but himself is 10 blame. How plessaat it will be this quiet Sabbach norning to watch the children going to church mith their hearts full of the ineffable calm and gladness of the holy Christmas season, telling sach other monstrous lies as to the presents they got, snd growing green with envy because of the more mopstrous lies told to them in re- tern ! Farhionable intelligence from Milwankee— “The lovely and accomplished Mrs. Crokid Dourbon was the admiration of all the indicted guests at _the fancy ball last night. She wore 20,900 gallous of the fineot point-lace sent her by ber busband when he fled to Europe and for- fcited his bail-bonds, and a set of dismonds valoed at the whole local press and twensy-five Gangers and Inspecfory.” The other day an Episcopal minister on & small ealarylud m his winter's supply of an- thracite from a member of his flock. 1t is be- lieved that the bill was heavy ana the coal light, for, on the succecding Sabbath morning, just as the coal-dealer entered the church and walked up the aisle, the clergyman began Divine service by repesting in a loud tone of voice: -** When the wicked coal-deaier turneth aside from his wickedness.” The first number of the new Beformed Epis- copai journal, The Appeal, hes made 1ts appear- ance. Itisa paper of twenty vages = little larger than the Chrisuan at Work, and exhibits » veat typographical appearance. It, of course, will be the organ of the new desomination. It will be issned mounthly. The present number contaus a sermon by Bishop Cummins and edi- torisls by Bishop Cheney, Dr. Fallows, ana the other editois. An elderly young womsan on Calumet avenue, who, for her part, caunot see what men can see 1u thene mere chits of gir.s to go tagging roosnd siter them 1n such a disgustiog fashion. retusea to be comforted by thie siatement & the iugena- ous paragrapher that * when a woman turns 30, unmarried, she has etill 1524 chences in 100 of getting a husband.” As ehe very properly says : * Thal's one way of looking atit, but O, there's ancther one,—don't yon see there are 8il¢ chances in 100 tbat shie won't be married.” “Whv, Smith,"” eaid a kind friend as he met that gentleman at 2 a. m., esplaining the con- sutution cf the - Committees to a lamp-poat, “What's the matter, you're drunk again. You were druok vesterdsy, you were druuk the day before ; what as you anvhow ?* < Thazzaln',” responded Mr. Bwmith. confidently and confiden- tufl{.cr“thlzulx‘;' olefel, know whazzer Bibla sgottersay : *Lez dnnk and dripk, " Mon- day wo swear ofl."™ ik taF e’ Mot The smeet-scented vags and the drauks snd disorderlies were greeted with a whole-sonlod re- ception—at least on the outside—at the Iest Rladieon Street Station yesterday. The gener- ous *Lobbies™ had procured a huge Christmas. tree, which was adorned with little paper flags, penuy pop-corn balls, and a pumber of apples Placed abovo the entrance. On the outsids of the m}hdmz was & huge canvas sign, which resd: ‘A merry Chnstmas aod New-Year to all¥’ Justice Scall Ay 3 ully will reap the barvest to- * Wall,"” said the livery-stal day 0 o Bomiaus sonng s eebaepe s let you havo a tear for New Year's Di seeing 1t's you. though 1t'a protty late in the season to ezme'z'xgt_z'nd SLraging one.” ** And what'll you :; 'lr.ali. axied the young mav. ** Wall, teams 1 demand, 20d «0 rrices is pretty high, but $e0iLg 2w 1t's you T'il let you h bor-e and Culter for the day for §375, Jerusalea !” #31d tha vcung man. ++Beudes,” continned the Rroprictar af the livers-stabie, * there's a good geal of nuk, for whena young fellow gets to ic too wuch of that ere cuickeu-salad, and beef-tea and spon; he mav let the horsa run sway and smash things, 8o yon'll have todeposit the fali value of the Lorses and sleigh —that'll be $250.” * Thunder!" sad the young man, reflectively. *‘I'll save 8125 if somebody steels the horse. All right, keep one for me.” Life is full of alternations and surprises. Yesterday bow many a young husband raptur- onsly embraced his young wife a8 ha gazed upon the beautiful psir of slippers she had worked for bim with her own hands, and the dozen of shirts she had paid f~- vith money saved out of ber honsekeepiog aliowance. To-morrow, or next week, how many a young husband will find a bill at his office for a pair of ready-made slp- E;.;m and a dozen shirts, presented per order of is yoang wife. Bhortly after 4 o'clock rvesterday morning thres men entered the ealoon of John Schnei- der, at No. 179 Blue Islund avenue, sand called for the drinks. As they were about !eaving, one of them, named Joun O'Briep, attempted to re- turn, but, being beld ai bay by the saloon-keep- er, he shoved his hand through a psue of glass, badlr lacerating it all_the way up to the elbow. He was attended by Dr. Buckley, and was tuen sent to the County Hospital. He is a single man, about 25 years of age, and_resides atthe corner of Eighteenth street and Blue Island av- enue. Alittle boy ou Sbeldon street was heard to lament yesterdsy that Christmas was so real mean this year. ‘‘You see,” be said, the darned old day came on Saturdsy. sod 8o we had to bave school right up to the end of the week, and thisyear Now Year's comes on Saturday too, and 80 we'll heve to begin school on Mondsy. 1 mu'h I wss3autaClaus or Old Probabulities, andthey'd give me a chauce st tho aimanac. Would'nt i & just fix it so that Christmas'd come oo Mondav, aod New Year's too, and make a whols weok ont ofit? Perbaps not!” A prudent 1atber on Park avenue, whose eldest daugiter was growing lees youug every day, be- ginniog to spoil on his hands, conceived & happy idea for workiug her off. He took a house on Thirtieth street, dressed his daughter in black and trimmed ber with s plain gold ring, a locket with s gentleman’s portrait in it, not to be oponed save with a sigh and s babit of casting her eyes down scd smiling sideways out of them; then gave out that she was a widow. The elfect was greater than he bad been en- couraged to hope for, for she had one Iover in esch gitting-room every night, and frequently two iu the porch, and she has just been married to a wealthy capitalist. Aud now all the young girls on Park sud Warren avenues waut their parents to move to some part of the city where folks dou't know them, and lot them play at be- 1ng Mrs. Bomething. Three artful young women on Aberdeen street have made money enough to give their little sister & good education for the wiuter and Se- cute the best medical attendauce for their n- valid mother by verv simple means. They have a very large circle of male acquaintances, aud since Iast August have been busily engaged in working the most gorgeous pair of slippers ever seen, embroidering & velvet smoking-cap worth » moparch’s rapgom, and making up s brocade dressing-gown. Wlen any oue of their male acquamntances would question them concerning the destination of these marvels of art : each of the young women wounld reply with a blush” and s basbful smile: *O0, it's for a very particular friend of mioe —can't yon gness? But, mDo; that's a secret you'll find ont on Christmas-Day.” Then their male scquaintances went out and squaadered their substance in riotous presents for the throe sisters. And on Chrisimas-Eve the three sisters took the cosily prezents to the fancy-work store for which they bad been work- ing them, and received pay therefor, and yester- day morning they Rent each of their male ac- quaintances a book-mark of _the costly kind that sell for 70 cents & dozen, and on takiog stock of the presents they had received from tbeir male scquaintances, aftcr deducting the cost of the book-marks, discoverad that thoy were $613.23 ahead. TO THE PUBLIC. The holidavs aro here, reminding us, by all the varied offerings of [riendshiv and social festivie ty, of Love's grent gift of & Savior to man. Standing at tho gatewsy of the New Year, the book of Deatiny vet incomplets, it 1s a fit period for a backward glance. and o getious resolve, an earpest, praserful parpose, tbat like a go lden thread shall run through all the woof of the future. What eball that fature be? Its record of moral victories to be reviewed with thauksgiv- inga a twelvemonth hence, or of humiliating de- feats to be blotted with tears of bitter remorse, —will be what wo make it. What wiser step than to resolve by God's grace to abandon forever the Circean cup that destroys while it inebriates ? Daring holiday week will not large numbers of the young and muddle-aged come to tue oftice of the Woman's Temrerance Union, 148 Madison street, and sign the pledge of total abstinence rrom all that can wtoxicate 7 To the public we make the following earnest sppeal : Will not sll who receive their friends retrain from offering them wines and stimulat- ing peverages ?—a custom franght with ruinous couneequences. We also make this announce- ment: Ladies of the Tempersnce Union will be present at the headquarters to receive calls from versonal friends and all interested in tem- perance oo New Year's Day. THZ BAFFLED FIEND, The exchange-fiend called at Tz TrRIBUNE offica yesterdav morning, and, with an apologetio smile and cough, said he supposed the mail editor hadn't got the Hellfira Guich, Montana, Clarion of the 17th of November, hadn't he? Thero was & marriago notice in it that he wanted to see. The mail editor said no. Were the pa- pers preserved? The mail editor said yes. ‘Then would there be any bjection to his 100k- ing over the papers till he fouod it? The mail editor said certainly not, and conducted him to the waste-room where there were 17,850 old ex~ changes heaped 1n picturesque confusion on the dusty floor. The fiend's face paled for a mo- ment, but, layng aside his cano and hat, he plunged boldly into the mass. This was abont 10 o'clock, A few minutes after 3 the fiend reapppeared, but, alas! how chaoged. His coat and shirt were wrinkled and plastered thickly with dust, his face was grimed with 1ok where he had wiped away the perspiration with s blackened hands, and his whole appearance betokened exhaustion and dissstisfaction. Waiking wearily up to tbo mail editor, he crosked, for hie throat was full of dust and scraj “I coutdn’s find it.” **Couldn't find what 2" replied the mail editor, kindly. ‘*The Hellfire Gulch. Montans, Clarion of Nov. 17." ** Hellfire Gulch, Montans ?” eaid the mail editor, in a tooe of surpriged inquiry. “Yes," answered the fiend. ‘O, I thought you meant the Hellfire Gulch, Nevada, paper ; we don’t exchange with the Montana one.” The fiend cast an cloguent glance on tho mail editor that warped bis scissors and departed, while the mail editor, from an eye full of emotion, ched & sympathetic wink at his retreating form, ANGELINA REARRANGES HER HOOM. There are many mysteries in nature, as where all the fluff comes from, where all the pins go to, why adog turns round three times after gettiog up from eleep, wWhy a woman on coming out of & shop looks one wayand walks the other, why a policeman never haa small feet, and why diamonds are not trumps as often 23 hearta ; but 8 more impanetrable mystery envelops the way ofa woman with a bedroom. When Angelina hasu't anything else to do, sbe goes up to her bedroom aud ‘& vagme unrest and a sense of trouble ill her breast, and she saya to herself: *“Now, I thiok 1'd sleep more comfortably with the head of the bed turned thers, and the sewing-machive here.” Then she mentally cal- culates that the what-not would look better in this corner and the rocking-chair more this way, and guds nx ner loins for the work of recon- struction. About 10 o'clock Edwin gets home. They have o gas at Rogers Park, aod Angelina complains that the gmell of the kerosene when the lamp is tarned down gives her tho headache, and the pedroom blinds are drawn so 2s to keep out tho unchaste moon, so that altogether it is about s black as & wolf's mouth, The unsuspecting Edwin enters the room and shapes his course as usual, but runs stem on to the sewing-machine, which has dnfted from its moorings, stubbing his toe and jamming the sharp corver into himself where he hves. He makes some disconnected remarks not wholly pious and patient, aod laffs up to_tind the bed- room candle sod mcich-gafe which are on the washetand—nsed to be there, at least. They are there sull, but the washstand now bears seven points on his lee-bow, its place being occupied by the what-not. Groping blindly about, it & feartul rattie and crash inform him that he hss upset Angelina's work-basket contsining sboat three dozen spools of thread. * An- golins,” says the miserable man in despaw, turning toward where the bed oughbt to be, “whera the heaven are you? Whers in the name of the archaigel Gabriel am 12" «Oh, kdwin," responds the partuer of his joys and ®orrows. from che direction of his lett sboul- der, **kere L am. Why don't you come to bed 7" Edwin hereupon wheeis about and siarts in tha direction of the voice, but steps on a rolling 8pool of thread and is hurled with the force of & catapult again-t the edge of the open door, which he sirizcs so f.rcibly that his nose is almost ariven out through the back of his head. Theu hus wife remarka in a zone of mingled sor- row and indignation: ** Oh, Edwis, I thought you bad promised me pever tu £o 1o Halvon azam 2" Thoroughly infunated, the desperate man makes fur the bed, but the rocking-chair, one of tue old ecloo, with a high back like a tortoise-shell THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1875.—~TWELVE PAGES, comb, long, sharp rockers, has been lviog in wait for him ail the while, and now grapples with him furiously. . . . . The combat. thongh sxnguinary, 16 short, and in six minotes Edwin has risen hike & phnix from the ruina of that rocking-chair, got into bed. turned his oack on Angelina, and euveloped himself in 75 per cent of the bad-clothes. And nex{ morniug ho contemplates hia nose in tho glzes, and, audibly, wondera why a woman can’t loave thinge alone. —_— MQODY’S CHURCH. THE DEDICATIOX POSTPONED. Many persons will hear with regret that Mr. Moody's North Side Church will not be ready for dedication next month, and that, conse- qaently, bo will not mak his appearanco in this city as earlyas was anticipated. It was the dedication which was to have bronght hum here during the first week in January, aod. failing in that, there iz no likelihood of his mn\ung_ his appearance among bis old friends and acquaint- ::P:ea until March or April. Mr. Moody declines in the most poritive terms to have anything to do with tho dedication of the church until it is finished and paid for, and unforsunately the fands are not at present on band for the completion of the edifice. A subscription list of 820,000 had been made up, and ic was expected that the money derived from this source would have finisbed the structure. I probably would bavo dode so, but, owing to Liard times or some other cause, collections have been poor, and the work on the church has tem- porarily stopped. The amount of money derived from the sle of Mr. Moody's books in London has been somewhat exaggerated. It really amounted to only 27,000, and pot to tho Iarger sums which bave boeu heretofore statad. _ As things are now, it is impoasible fo state exactly whea the church will be completed, or when Mr. Moody will be here. Thus much is certain, however, ihat, after be nas completed hie labors 1 Philadelphia, be is going to New York, and will work there three months without cessation. If it appears likely toward the end ofV that time that bhis Chicago _edifico is anywhere near readiness for dedication, he will make his arrangements 8o as to come on here. If he finds it 18 not, he will go from New York to soms other field of labor st the East be- fore turning his mind to Chicago at all. e THE COMMERCIAL LOAN, MEETING OF THE DEPOSITORS. Abont 100 of the victimized depositors of the Commercial Loan Company’s 8avings Bank held a meeting yesterday morning in the office of the Clerk of the Crimmal Court, in the County Buildings, Mr. Boese in the chair, and E. 8. Dreyer Becretary. Mlr. Denehy, one of the Committes of Inves- tigation, reported that from his investigations bo had learned that a_dividend of 25 por cent would be made some time tis week. This piece of news wasg favorably received, and Mr. N. Plotke moved that Mr. Harvey, the pressnt As- gignes of the bank, be sent for. The motion was lost. ‘The Committes of three that bad been ap- pointed at a previons meeting wished to be re- lieved from the duties impos2d upon them, for they had been represented 1a some of the papors a8 having the interest of the bank, rather than the welfare of the dopositors, as their aim. Tao Committee were discuarged, with thanks for their pas. services. ( The following resolution was introduced and sccepted : Hesorved, That we sppoint s Committes of Three— consisting’ of Ald. Jonas, F. Oertel, and Willlam Young—to confer with the Assignee and Trustees of the bank, with the intention of aopointing a co-Asng- nee, chosen by the creditors, who shall bave full power with the present Assiguee, sud to_recelva n similar compensation ; and furthiermore (hat the Commities of Threa confer with Mr., Harvey as to what compen- sation he expects to receive in caso he accepts the propoeition, and works in conjuncciton with the co- Assignee. AMr. Youog proposed that an amendment should be introduced requiring the Assignees to give bonds for double the amountof the sasets of the bank, Tho motion was not seconded. Ald. Jonaas spoke of Mr. Harvey in good terms, and thonght that he was the right man for As- signee. E. 8. Dreyer proposed the_name of Maj. A. 8. Stevenson as co-Assignee. Tho nomunation was favorubly received, but will ot be acted upon uotil she new Committee reports progress at tho Dext meeting. The creditors are moro expectant than at first, and are hopeful of almost all of their deposits. e 3 LOCAL LETTERS. MATERNAL CRUELTY. To the Editor of The Chicano Tribune : Cuicago, Dec. 2d—Permit me through your columns to enter a protest against a very com- mon outrage upon ordivary deceucy and a dis- grace to any who are guilty. Wednesday after- noon, just after leaving the Academy of Mausie, s woman—who would doubtless consider herself insulted were she called otber than a lady—was possing slong with a little child apparently 3 or 4 vears of age. The child was walk- ing by itself, and, comiog to an ir- regulsrity in = the walk, tripped’ and fell, striking neavily upon the stone pavemens. In an 1pstaot this inbuman mother caught the little one by one slender arm, jerked it to its feet, and shook it furiously. Perhapa the excite- ment produced by witnessiog the treatment of poor Louise was too much for her. Some of the States have found it noceasary to pass laws pro- tecting cluldren from the cruelties of their parents. One can scarcely pass from ono side of town to the other without seeing sights that make the blood boil, and our newspapers are full of accounts of inhumanity to littie children. Behind the lace curcains aad aristocratic frouts of many a mansion in this city scenes are enact~ ed that would bring the blush to many a cheek did they once resch the public. It may be = sad thing to be fatherless aud motherless, butit is nfimitely more bitter to be the victim of cruelty irom hard-hearted parents. Orphanaare less to be pitied than these. The writer has personal knowledge of a youog lady who for a slight offense received such severs blows from the hands of her unnatural mother that the blood flowed from her mouth and noge freely. If ap animsl i8 ill-treated, there is & Bociety for its protection; but children may be beaton to death, a8 more than ooe child has been, and more than onoc physician knoss it and nothing i8 done or eaid, and these same monsters may go on ill-treating other children a8 much as they like. If a school-teacher strikes a child, a great bue and cry is raised oy the parents, but at homo thoss Bame parents may treat the child with positive brutality and | go scot free. The offense of the ill-natnred woman on Halsted street may not be a criminal one, bat to take a tender little thing like that and jerk it abont in such a manner was, to gay the "least, an exhibition of tho most de~ plorable - ignorauce of all laws, phys- ical and moral. Buch people. have long gone unwhipped of justice, but the time 18 coming when such things shall not be. Whoen I read of parents neglected by children, and feft destitute in their old age, I can but wonder what treatment those children have received from their yonth up. And I venture the ssser- tion that a child, preoerly trained and instructed, taught by example as well as precept thatthe bome and famly circle are more than all things to guard and hold sacred, will never, whilo his right arm has strength, seo any of its members sulfer. A8 we 80w W ghall reap. ” Ancaxa. ABSTRACTS. To the Editor of The Chicago T'ribune: Cracaao, Dec. 24.—Auch has been written and said upon the matter of the abatracts of Cook County. Now that a set of books have been bought and paid for, what do they amount to? Do those books purchased show title to all the realty of Cook County, inclnding judgments, taxsales, etc.? Have they been legalizea in such a manner as to becoms proofs in court ? Handy, Simmons & Co. control the ouiy sets of books that lawyers seem to regard as wholly authentic, and if their books sh .uld accidentally be swent out of existence, wonld not cwners of real estate who have not replaced their abstracts since the fire be at seain a very small boat, as it were. I understand that & proposition was made by the couary, shortly after the fire, to parchase the sets of books now_controlled by H.,8.& Co., and in tha: proposition was em. bodied an order or resolution o lepslize the books 88 £00n £8 they bacame tho property of Cook County. The purchase was not consum- mated, and consequently the books etill remain unlegalized, and to-dsy Cook Couniy etands without o legal set of abstract books. **What are wo;going to do about it?” If Handy, Sim- mona & Co.’s books are authentic (which I have never beard disputed), why cannot they be legalized in the bands of a private firm as well as1f owned by Cook County ? I would like to hear from some one on this important subject, for our records aro of the very greatest impor- tance, and I wounld like to see them again estab- lished on a basia that would be undisputed. Brav Estate. —_— . CRIMINAL, Earah O'Brien's friends wera too poverty- stricien to give ber much of a. show in Christ- ‘mas presents, and ta be revenged oo bumsait; in general ehe yesterdsy filched a gold wuwi and chain from John Titas. Soully is search: bis pocket-book for a smtable present for th forlorn maiden. Some burglar, witha sweet tootl:, early yos- terday morning pried open the front door of Colburn's eandy store, in the Crystal Block, on Madison, near Dearborn “strect, with a jimmy, and managed to an ontrance. After eeting his fill of caramels, bon-bons, snd vanilla-tafly, he opened thie moaey drawer, but there was no cashin it. 8o ali that the thief carried away ‘was a few pounds of candy. Sneak thieves in the West Division got away with an overcoat belonging to William Schaar, of No. 75 West Adems streat: with a trunk full of books ,belonging to A. Etheridge, of No. 167 Peoria ptreet ; with a $30 watch from George Martio, of No, 91 Foster strset; and with a show-case and 314 worth of dressmaker's ma- terials belonging to Mrs. P. Fitzgerald, of No. 141 West Van Buren streot. A quarrel yesterday afternoon between 5 and 6 o'clock between two boys named Antbony Bates and John Hackott, in the saloon of Johu ‘Weneka, at No. 779 South Halsted sireet. re- sulted 1n Hackett drawing a knife and stabbiog his opponent in the left breast, just above the mpple. The wound i3 about an inch deep, but is not thought to be at all serious. Both boys are abont 16 years of age. The hacked boy was talen to his home, No. 5 Twenueth street, while the Hackett boy escaped. A PLUCKY BUTCHER. Yesterdav afternoon BMr. Gale, who keeps a market at 66 Chicago avenus, haviog previously sent his wife and children out on a visit, started off himself with his man to get a glass of beer. Hehad been onu of theshop bat sbout 10 min- utes, when he romembered that ho had left his pipe behind him. He eturned for 1t, and when he started to unlock the front door he found it open. It at once occurred to him that somebody had entered the ‘house, 80 he ran up-stairs 1nto his sleeping rooms when be saw a couple of men who were ransaci- ing the premises. lower sida pocket of hia overcoat and pretended o hiave a pistol 1n it, The larger man of the two cried to bim *“ Don't sboot,” and atarted down- stairs. As he passed by Mr. Gale, the latter caughs him, tripped him, " and threw him down. The other one aiso tried to rush Ly at this mo- ‘ment and waa caught, or stumbled, and also fell down-stairs. At this moment, & Mr. Craw- ford, who lives on the floor above, came down in response to Mr. Gale's cries and grab- bed and held the larger one, while Mr. Gale started off for the station with the other thief. On his way there, however,/he was set upon by s lot of roughs, friends of the prisoner, and the man succeedod in escaping. An officer camo fron the station in time to get hold of the larger man, who had remaioed in Mr. Crawford’s custody, and he was taken to the lock-up, where he was searched, and a namber of Euglish coins, some lockets, _breastpins, ao opers glass. and other objects which he had stolen were found upon him, ‘The thief weighs about 240 pounds, and Mr. Gsle, though plucky, is not above the medium size, and is consequently entitled to all the more credit for his g t condact. —_— ANNOUNCEMENTS, The Marine Engineers' Association will hold their annual mesting for the election of officers Tuesday evening. The Rev. Mr. Ellis will conduct the afternoon services at the chapel of the Washingtonian Home, on the corner of Weat Madison streetand Ogden avenne. The first annual Christmas party of the St. George's Benovolont Association will be held at Caledonia Hall, No. 167 Washington street, to- morrow evening, * ‘The Sunday lecture this afterncon will be de- livered by the Rev. Robert Collyer at McCormick Hall. The lecture is new, and is entitled “8alt.” Doors open at 2, close at 3. Admise sion, 10 conts. Dr. H. W. Thowas’ lectore. announced for the 28th inst., will be delivered to-morrow night in the First M. E, Church, corner Clurk and Wash- ington etreets. Subject: **The Buccessful Life.” Tickets can be had at W, G. Holmes', 77 Madison street, or at the door. Charles K. Palmer, aged 28, a painter by trade, who left Philadelphia for Chicago about four and o half years ago, is asked to send word of himself to his mother, Mrs. Harriet Palmer, No. 157 North Eightb etreet. Any person haviog any information of him is also requested to send it to the above nddress. Monday evening, Jan, 8, the Eellogg Eog!lsh Opera Troupe commence a brief eesson ‘at Hooley’s Theatre. The following is sbe reper- tory: Monday, * Bobomian Giri™; Tuesday, “TRose of Castile”; Wednesday. **Mignon " Thursday, **II Trovatore;” Fridav, * Fra Diavolo "'; Saturday matines, * Migoon ™ evening, ** Maritana.” The First and Becond Presbyterian Churches will unite in & union service this evening ia the latter cburch, in behalf of the Young Ben's Christian Association. Addresses will be daliv- ered by the Rev. Arthur Micchell, John V. Far- well, and F. M. Rockwell, giving detailed ac- counts of the work for the past year. The seata are free, sod interesting exercises may ba ex- pected by all who attend. The holiday bsll of the Irish Litorary Associa- tion will be given in Greenebaum's Hall, over the Germania Baok, on Fifth avenue, Wednes- day eveoing. Pound’s orchestrs will furmish tho music, and the managars of tha affair hope to make it 'very agreeablo to the lndies and gen- tlemer who may honor the ocession by their presence. ‘The ball occuring so eariy in the weols will allow the Iadies :ime to racover from the fatigue of dancing beforo engaging in the plessant work of New Year's receptions. The services at the Central Church in Mo~ Vicker’s Theatre will be inaugurated by Prof. Bwing to-day. The church bas been placed on a sohid financial foundazion by the sale of seats recently had, and tally reported in Tae TRIBUNE ; but it most not be underastood from thia that there are no mors seats left. Tha Central Church is intended to be s large and & popular ove. It has oo restrictionn placed upon 1t, and all are welcome within its portale—rick aud poor alike. ~ Nearly one-half the sents are still uosold, and they will be froe and welcome to visitors. They can come without a mickel, - 2nd be heartily welcomed, for collections will bs -au unknown thing in the new Central Church, The singing will be Congregational. PRIVATE TEEATHICALS. At Robert Collyer's churcn Thursday evening two plays will be_given with the following caat of characters. That for ** My Uncle's Will " is as follows : Florence Marigol Charlos Cashmor <Miea Swa; M Greeicy .Mr. Wilkinson The concluding piece is “A Prefty Piece of Businees,” aud the csat is ..Mirs Harmon Capt. Merriweather...... Launcelot Bhes........... ereranss Tickets are 50 cents ; for sale at the door and 2t Cobb's Library. — SUBURBAN. AYWOOD. Wednesday evening was celebrated, at their residence, the fifth mnniversary of the marriage of Mr. aad Mrs. L. V. Ferris, The honored couple were detained at home byone of the neighbors, npon pretense of the need of legal services in making aud executing & deed. The first visitors, bringing with them a very neatly made wash-bench, did not entirely witadraw the acteation of the lawyer from his work; but as others cams, each with his wooden budget, it ‘was appareat that making deeds was a sell other than that of real estate. The presents, includ- ing a very mice croquet-set, were of a fine variety of both useful and ornamental articles. Among those present were Col. and Mrs. W. T. Nichols, Mr. and Mrs. George R. Hail, Mr. and Mrs. Eastman, Mrs. Bartlett, Mr. and Mrs. D, D. Grow, Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Bmall, Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Barney, Mr. and Mra. F. A, Merrill, Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Mernll, Ar. J. H. Mernll, Mr. 8. Skemp, Mr. Eastmsn, Mrs. Wright, Mrs, and Mies Wambaugh. The occasion was s pecul- iarly pleasant one, and much enjoyed by ail present. 48, Nick” haa not forgotten our children in his round, but has remembered them in such a way that thoy are in fact having a * Merry Christmas.” ~ A large Christmaa-tres was richly laden for the benefit of the Union Bunday-school at the Congregation Chapel on Chrisimas-Eve. Previous to the distribution of the gifts the audiencs were favored with a very interesting variety of exercises, mostly from the little ones. Bamuel Skemp, Eeq., Superintendent’ of the school, and Mrs. J. ¥, Beabrook. the teacher of the infant class, have been unceasing in their efforts to make this affair a pleasaot one»and to tem largely beolongs the eredit of its complete success. ‘Two youog children of Mr. and Mra. Prench bave died very suddenly of diphtheria within a fow days. He stuck his bandintothe | FOREIGN. Additional Particulars of the Late English Colliery Ex- plesion, Accounts of the Recent Damaging Floods in the South of Spain. MacMahon’s Government Denominated a Limited Monarchy, Prince Bismarok on the Von Arnim Oase, GREAT BRITAIN, THE 8WAITHE COLLIERY EXPLOSION. Zondon Times, Dec. 8, ‘The scene of the explosion i8 in the Vale of Worsboro, about 4 miles from the Town of Burnsley. Two adjacent collieries, the El- mund's Main and the Bwaithe Main, are the property of the same owners, Messars. Mitchell, Bartholomew & Tyas; and al- though these collieries are essentially die- tinet, it was thought desirable, eome years ago, to e stadlish a subterranean connection between them. The borings for this purpose were in progress in Decomber, 1862, and to these bor- ings was attnibuted the escape of gas which at thay tim o led to an explosion in the Eamunds wain colliery, by which fifty-nine lives wera lost. In due time tho commanication was com- pleted, and a door of escape was opened from either mine into the other, adoor which has jna- tified the wisdom of those who designed it by saviog on this occasion probably 100 livea. On Monday morning the mine was viewed, or inspected, in the ordioary way, and was pro- nounced to be safe and in good workine con- dition. The stricc observation of the Monday holyday has lately been much relaxed in the district, on account of the bigh rate of wsges which has prevalled, and so the men and boys who went dowu were more numerous than 1s usual st the beginning of the week. Be- tveen 9 and 10 o'clock—for there is no pre- cise agreernent aboni the time—n loud explosion was heard, speedily followed by an outpour of volumes of emoke from the mouth of Swaithe sha(t, 5o that the winding-gear was for a time concealed from view. While the salorm thus given soon attracted a great concourss of people to the pit, it also occasioned the workmen 1o Edmund’s Main to open the door of comnazni- cation to which reference has been made, and by which msany fugitives made their esca;e. Thess fugitives knew littla or nothing about the exolosion. ‘Thev had heard and fels the concussion of the sir, and they fled for their lives from tha poisonous gases which an explosion produces, aad which, under the name of after-damp, are usually tho chief sonrces of danger to life. The fugitives wers completely pamc-stricken. Many of them were almost, and some were entwely naked, having di- vested themselves evon of the scanty covering ia which they were workiag in order to expedita their flight. Unfortunately, they wcre per- mitted to depart without being either cc .nted or identified ; and they hastened away o their homes. In the meantime, not only had hundreds of the peighboring mining population harried to Swaithe, but the engincors and officials of other collienes, the medical men of Bacnaley, and the adjacent villages, and the Government Inspactor of Mines for the District. Mr. Wardell, had also proceeded thither. After a hurriod con- sultation, the command of an explorng party wa taken by Mr. Jobn Ai‘chell, the certificated mavager of the mine, and son of one of the proprietors. They wers varv cautionsly lowered, but the aesceutof the cage was arrested about nine feet from the bottom of the ehaft by tho roin caused by the explosion. Not only were the timber *conductors " or gnides to the cage blown away, but the lower part of the shaft was filled by & muss of broken corves and other wood-work, piled there by the shock. The party reascended to fotch a ladder, and by means of this they at last succeeded in reachiug the bottom, wher e they fonnd thirty or more of the survivors, vari- ously ecorched and in eome cases completely overcome by the prospect of escape from the death which they had been expecting every mo- ment. When all were brought up another ex- ploring party descended, aud prepared to creep cautionsly along the workings. The explorera were divided into two parties, ope uuder the command of Mr. Mellord, of the Stafiord Muin Colhiery, the other under Mr. Wilson, of the Oaks Colliery. Thoy pursued different paths to meet at an appomnted spot, and they soon found the corpses of somo who bad been torn and mutilated by the explosion, and of others who had died paiolessly from the effects of after~ damp. Among the Iatter was one lad who had put his arms round the meck of a pony, and they had fallen together in . this po- eition ; the boy was dead, but the pony, although both einged by the oxplosion and siopefied by the gas, was still slive and was brought to the surface, where it recovered. Fire was found in one of the workings. and waa promptly put out by the use of an ** extincteur.” ‘I'he two partiea puehed their researchies as far as posgible, and to an extent which iovolved great danger to themselves. Except tne group col- Jected at the boitom of the shaft they found only corpses, and they arrived at the certainty that no ife could exigt in the paris into which they were unaole to penetrats. With regard to tue causo of the explosion nothing is known, 2nd the voices of those who could tell have been forevcr silenced. The Barnsley coal is rich in mfammable gas, which seems most liable to accumulate 1o the mines when the barometer is low : and when this gas is presentn & certain proportion, and is exposed to a naked light, an explosion follows. Swaithe is only 2 miles from the Oaks Col- liery, where the same eeam i i8 worked, and where 868 lives wers destroyed by an explo- sion oo the 12th of December, 1866, It is also near Luudhill, whero 189 lives were destroyed in February, 1857. The Swaith colliery is worked nnder strict rule and discipline, and no naked lights are permitted ; but some of tho coal is broaght down by blssting. 1t is poesible that the firing of a blast may have been coincident with the escape of sufficiont gas to canse the explo- sion; bot it will never be known whether a biast was fred or not. The oply remaining sup- positions are that o safety-lamp had been injar- ed 80 that its flame was exposed, or that one of the miners used a nsked light for his own purposes. Bo careless aro some of these men that a miner bas been known to make a hole through the gauze of his safety-lamp with the point of his pick in order to got a lignt for his ipe. Fusees have been found in the pockets of two of the daceased, and the probubility seems rather to ioclive in this direction. London ttmes, Dee,19. About 10 o'clock on Tuesday night a selected exploring party, numbering upwards of thirty, went down the shaft, under the suporinteadence of Mr. James Wilson, of the Oaks Colliery. 'Lhe party visited the dip workings, where many of the bodies were known o be lyiog, and then re- turned to the pit-bottom. For more than thres hours thers wae no signal given by them to those sabove, and serious apprehensions began to be entertained for their safety. Happily, howover, thesa were set at rest about 1 o'clock yesterday morning, when they signaled for the csga to be drawn up. Seven bodies were then sent up. After thatad- gitional bodies were fent up to 4 o'clock, whea the whole party returned to bank much ex- hanited. The dead were placed in the sawing- shed side by eide, and presented a ghastly ap- pearance. Upto4 o'clock yesterday morning 54 bodies had been recovered. Alter two hours’ rest another party of volunteers was organized, with a view of recovering some of the remaining bodies, but after working iancessantly for up- wards of two hours. the men were not able to send any more {o bank. By half-past 10 the number bad, bowerer, increased to Sfty-nine. Up to sbont 2 o’clock the nnmber bad been in- creased to sixty-six. The workings are still being explored, and a number of bodies were left 10 the pit-bottom ready for being taken up towards night. THE CARDIFF COLLIERY EXPLOSION. Canprrr, Dec. 6.—Another explosion accurred yesterday at s colliery sbcut 6 miles from Cardiff, bv which 12 men lost iheir lives and the eamé pumber received injuries Llaocolly is the property of Messrs. Booker & Co., Bentyrch. It is olmost a new colliery, baviog only peen opened two years. It is worked by a drift deecending 700 vards, snd cut- tiog through seven B2sms of coal, into which hondings are driven at vari- ous parts. About 300 men ars employed, but only 150 went down this mormnigz. Every- thing appeared right until aboat 1v o’clock,when ]u}:e bodies of workmen rushed up the drift calling for help. For a time sll was vonfasion, but it was soon lesrned thatan explogion had occurred io the Bras vein. A muster of men baving sbown that thirty-four were below, the fana for ventilation were kept at work for a time, and then gaogs of colliars went down the incline. Mauy carters, colliers, aod doorboys were soon met with on their faces, backs. and against walls, some huddled together, otbars scattered sboat. ‘Tnose first met With were stunned, or otherwise the men proceeded the spparent. Ooe injured. As man nmedfi“ E vian 'Bed ‘vana been working with s naked light i fi cross heading. He strn'k his mandrill into an old working, acd the gas rushed ont, caught the light, and exploded with great force, He rav, and escaped unhurt, but six who wero working near were killed and frj btfully burnt ; the other six appear to havo been killed by choke-damp. Several of those injured are bad- 1y burnt, but others ara injured through being thrown against varions parts of the workings. No blame is attached to any one, as the man had aright to work with a naked light. HOW COLD WEATHER AFFECTED LONDOX STREETS. £ London Times, Dee. 6, At midnight oo Satarday ths thermometerat the Roval Huomane Society's Receiving-House, Hyde-Park, registered 28 deg. minimum, or 4 deg. below freezing-point. Bat yesterday morn- ing the mercary rose, and at noon, when the sun sbono ont a very short time, freezing-poiat, or 23 deg. was nearli vezched. In the strests of the metropolis tho traffic of vehicles was carried on with much difficulty. The tram- cars, gand having been put’ down, were run along their routes, but it was killing work for the horses. Omnibuses, as a rale, were much bohind time, and as 2 o'clock it was fonnd Decessary to diacontinue the running of the Kingsland, Tuling’s Corohill and Camberweil, and other omuibuses. The *Waterloo” omni- buses, in view of the dsoger of the ivcline at Waterloo bridge, crossed thé river by West- minster bridge,” The *Atlas™ could not be driven to its destmation (tne **Prin- cess of Wales,” St. Jobn's-wood), and as the evening advanced, the ~trafiic on many otber well-known lines was stopped, Regent street was declared by the drivers to pregent the greatest difficultien to safe traveling, the roadway being very smooth and shippery. In Oxrord street, Duke “street, Grosvenor square, Orchard stroet, and other West Enod thorough- fares, ealt Lad been abundantly sprinkled on the carriago way in the morniog, and, accord- ingly, in these streets, vehicles could bo safely driven ut the accustomed pace. The scarcity of caba in the metropolis yesterday was remarkable, Many saccidents through the frost lave been treated at the hospitals. Lonuon 1imes, Déc. 7. Yeslerday afteracon mattors wers mot much better in the streets of London with respect to pedestriaa and velicalar trafic than they were on Bunday. Haosoms sod four-wheeled cabs bud *leaders,” sod the omniboses took only those passengers who would consent to give ** Gd. for any disiance.” In ths usual panted an- nouncements upon the omoibuses, such as *‘Chapcery lane and tha Baok, 2d.,” the latter, indicating the fare, was covered with biank paper. One great thoroughfare, Oxford street. benafited much from the application of salt, but even thia precaution, which kept horses from elioping aud falting, had its d:awbacks. 'The wheels of ve- bicles snd the hoofs of horses made as little noise over tho mtixad balf-malted snow and mud 28 they would over tan, and as a resnlt several pereons were knocked down by cala and otfier vehucles, the approach of which they could nat hear. Many cab-horses were disabled and cabs damaged during the afternoon. —_— GIBRALTAR. DISASTROUS FLOODS, Oap1z, Nov. 27.—0n Baturday morning, Nov. 27, the pews of the dizastrous floods at Gibraltar on Wednesday, 2ith inst., reached Cadiz. Every one at Gibraltar and in its neighborhood had been congratulating himselt on Monday and Taesdsy that, after so long a period of drought, the rains had et last commenced. On Tuesday, although low and slowly falling, the barometer gave o sigo of any sodden fall ; the only extrmordinary feature was the battle of two contending blasts of wind, one from the southeast, the other from the north, which raised a beavy black cloud that buong over Aigeciras. Throughout Monaay, Tuesday, and \Weancsday, the rain kepc on faliing withont mach intormission, but so steadily as to promise that it wonld Lea boon tothe parched earth. On ‘fuesday night, however, or rather Wednesday morninvg a deafening sound was beard in the streels of Gioialtar, which told the inhabitants (says a Spanish account “‘that every stieet was a torrent of water, an every square a sea.” 1In fact, a tremendounsly heavy rain-1all had occurred on the mountaios aud highlands to the back of Gibraltar, and the rush of water in torrents down tho glopes to the 8ea was most appaliing. Irishtown, the taeatre, the bospital were all surrounded with water; Charch-lane was nearly destroyed ; the soldiors’ quarters at the King's Bastion were submerged ; bundreds of private houses and soldiers' fami-~ lies' quarters were inundated, and, had it nos been for the prompt, reads, and able heip of the ofticers and soldiers of the zarrison, many livea would have been lost. At dawn, on Wednesday morning, the scene is thus described by a Span- ish paper: **Tae waters swept cown from the heigbts; they joined forces in an irresistible cur~ reat from 8treet to street; mnothiog was heard but the rush of the torreat and the shrill screams of voices of tne pufferers crying -aloud for help apd succor. The floods of Nov. 14, 1834, were bad enough, but these were woree. From tbe Jumpers and South Shed Barracks the soldiers and their wives bad to turn ont in haste; » part of the wall of the School of San Bernardo was swept anay in solid blocks of masonry; two small houses were destroyed and swept down to the eea, four humaa beings perishing within their ruivs; all the streets and alleys of Earopa wern blocked up by stonos, and heaps of debns, courtyards wera left by the water full of stopes and choked up with sand, and many chapels and churches were swept and deprived of all their valoables, Two vessels were wrecked—the Wellingtoo, brigantine, of North Shields, Capt. ‘Wilson, who himself, with all save two ot bis. crew, perished, his body being washed on shore ; and a Greek vesscl, name unknown, with a crew of eleven, of whom only tive were saved. —_— AFRICA. AASSACRE OF AN EXPLOLING EXPEDITION. BerNe, Dec. 8.—Tho Bund has received a pri- vate dispatch from Cairo stating that Dr, Munzi- ger, with 300 men, fell into an ambuscads treacherously laid for him between Tadjura ana Cohnosa. Dr. Munziger and 130 men were massacred, tho remainder reaching Tadjura after five days’ fighting. R FRANCE. RACTNG. o Parts, Dec. 6.—A return bas been issued showing the principal winoers of flat-races in Franee and Belginm in 1875. M. Lupin heads the list with twelve horses, which bave won bim 466,746 Of M. Lupin's twelve horses, nine are by Dollar. Salvator, wioner of the Grand Prix and French Derby, netted 239,470L. for his owner ; Almanza, 65,375f. ; aod Saint Cyr, 59,- 600f. Count Lagrange is the second most suo- cessfal winner, with 21 horses. and winnings of 100,498f., Nougat beiog his champion, with 43,857f., and Gabba second, with 18,062f. COLD WEATHER. Pagrs, Deo. 7.—The thermometer stood st 23 degress st 3 p. m. to-day, though the sun was shining for the first time for nesrly a fortnight. The temperaturs is'S degrees lower than yester- day, snd threatans to sink to that of last December. Some of the fountains have ceased playing, and othars have Iarge masses of ice extending from the mouths of the llons or dragoons to the basina. The Lake of Eng- hien i3 coverad with ice thick enough to be walked upon. Nobody remem- bers this to havo hx{npamd defore 80 early in the winter. the South _the weather i8 alao very sovere. On Friday railway communication bstween Paris and Mar- geilles was stopped by a snow-drift, tne trains beiog unable to get beyond Orange on the norta and Ayignon on the south, and the mails were carried by mules. Tne traffic, however, bas since been resumed. but the trains are delayed all over the coantry, and ecarcely any of the evening maite reached Paris in time for delivery to-night. A WEALTHY BAG-TICKEE. A chiffgnier has just died at Cannes leaving property behind him worth 400,000f. Feeling himself very ill, this Cresus in rags ment for s Iawyer to make hia will, but before this could be doue he was seized with a {it of cougbing, which brought on 2 crisis, and Le died without pamiog_either lus wishes or his posses- sions., Last week the . heir-at-law acnived, and the inventory of the dead man's effects was taken. A first search resulted in the discovery of papers, bonds, and bills, amounting to 300,000f. Next day an earthen- ware pot was found containing 15,0001. worth of pold, and finally more buls, amounting to 90,- 000¢.. were discovered in the sheets of the bed. It wonld be bard to say who were the more sur- prised at the appearance of this woalth, the chiffonier’s relations or the legal gentlemen who bad been summoned in to make the will. THE REPUBLIC AND THE MARSHAL-PRESIDENT. Pamis, Dec. 8.—The Manicipal Comacil of Anlas having resoived to placs bnstof the Republic in tho Mairie, the Sub-Pretect of the districz has written the following letter to the g Hair At ita sitting Viaax, Nov, 24.—Honsteur ls Maire: of inn Ilg of this month the Monicipal Council of Co upe decided thats bust of the Republic, Tovent vt the xpense of ‘tha members of that body, #hould be placed in the hall 10 7emind th members of - {ns Steris Counety oy tho Rapublic ia not the head of the Sipes Lo m”n,,“",l BacMahor, and thst if » bust is to be placed 1o of the Mairie, us nndor all Governmanta, ft gughg, AbOf the Marahal-President, and not fhat of s punc. xg:mu. etc., The Sub-Prefect D o .. The above commaunication gi» Correct idea of the feeling of the u!ho‘::l::t:’v{.m. present form of government. For Pratects ta taeir king, the Marshal ruies Franes wigh ‘h‘:i' of limited M 0 Bapublie, onarchy, dabbad, for form's maky o ; . GERMANY. FRINCE BISMARCK ON THR ARNTY Panis, Dec. 5.—Princs Bismarck's o the Germsn Reichatag on Friday ars of iy 38 an indirect allusion to the Arnim cate, Ppremising that the.new clause of the Pengt which it was crgent to pass, would 3pply onl “doloser ungehorsam,” ho faid: e 1 havo suffared a good deal in my lifetims disobedience, but you know cnly & aer p&“"‘ experiences of my oficlal career, T wil itk % Be here 13 to the diculties I have g to L tlitg but they aro calculsted to strengthen my I do not insist on the exict terma o which will be discusced 1n Commitiee, boy Ingly state, a8 the result of my without sirengthening diacipline hy provisions of this kind 1 should mo abls permanently to hold my poat as. ter. Sopposs, for example, ihat fomal missioned to declare to every one with ar_opportunity of speking that we perfectly assured, and are determined on. maintain it; suppose this ofiicial questioned about. authority ahould shoulders, perhaps impoesibiiity of - calonlating cellors resoiutiona. High tresson i perhupep found in sbrugging the sholders, boy 1 posio b dienco to the {natructions thal T ccmulder sy liib saured, and that my Government i the g, LY would think of disturbing it. Supposs Nhick celves instructions on which somewaat impaeacl, 1 tera depend, suppose he Simpiy Leeps iy s tions in his pocket, instructions’ whith, s bya telegram to_carry them out 13 houy, gl {mmediately and thoroughly execaiad Tt 2 Hnds of pretexta they romaia naerecuid, B surance of peace remains ‘i his pocket, » that peaco 1a not assured cumstances under which I can dience, but against which T must bo teod. 1f, moreover, anybody fates 1t to make untrue reports to bis superiors, others by the abuse of his oftcal ponies, poso somebods, on grounds whish ¥ do umt discuss, uses his {nffuence {n 1be presy sng intercourse with certain persaus, to disquiss where ho was commissioned to tranquilize ; so, 1 1 anybody summoned on the bighest anthority by s port o certaln matiers mentions s untrath famat] by bimeelf—if, for instance, Do accuses & pasen ot kngwa by name of being the Anthor of s atty he bimuelf wrota and posted to the newspapeeg wiehi I $H] H ¥ Peels i e fiigai;gé discreiion and official secrecy, The isument is quite insufficient, especiall containing people very atlueat, ery ambitious, for tho extreme punishment minsal. which in some cases may bo quite & makier gy icdiTerence, and may even enabls s person. the garb of political martyrdom, and make to lus ulterior plans. In short, it s not punishment. I blamed by speakers, though I have preferred exaggerated clima to support in my !ldo‘:::‘r;qmnlb:h::!qu a‘b-finul;nm & person. wiih portazs Fnt’unlu n!pe!.rh'g Empire—foreisgn e bave a right of resorting tothe Judge if Ms juk anthority is disrezarded in a way dangeroas to thy whole fabric. Tha possitility of this being doa, wif, 1n my judgment, anawer ths px: 1 or my o cessors would probably not have to make uss of the clause, caanot wish to do 9, nad, considering the kigy etation, education, and patriotic_epiris of our e sentatives abroad, it is inconceivabla ; bus the eveats of thia year have shown that even the unimagiable may happen, CTBTOMS-POLICT. . Berurv, Dec. 7.—In to-day’s sitting of thy German Parhiament, after a four houns' dsbata upon a number of petitions prajing for the re- tention of tbe iron duties, it was resolved fo as8 to the order of the day pure and simple. The petitions were consequently rejectsd. Ia the course of the discussion, Herr Delbruck, President of the lmperial Chaocellery, poinial out that neither the s:ate of legisiation, th present position of tho Costoms guesiics, sar the exponience which had been aiquired would juscify an alteration of the existlng lawane specting these duties. The Germian irontnds bad not suffered through the pre:susstatea things, but had, on the contrary, bepetited sxd iucreased. Herr Delbruck, amid loud cheers, ndded, * We can not aud will not forsazethe conrse of Customs policy we bave hitherto par sued. We whall know how to protect our e mercial interests.” ° g THE POPE. INDIGNATION AT THE YATICAY. Roxrx, Dec. 3.—The anawer given yasterdsyfa the Chamber of Deputies by Signor Minghetti, to the effect that the income-tax would be i~ posed npon the allowance given by His Holis to the Cardinals (commonly called ** il piatia™\ and upon the stipends of sl conneciad with the Pontifical Court, whether pensionas or officials, has aroused such indignatico a8 Vatican that & congregation of nine Canioalt three of each Order, Bishops, priests, sad des- cons, has been convoked to meet on Sandsy next in the spartment of his Eminencs Cardioal Antonelli, Secre:ary of State, i crder & s gest to his Holiness the steps which it may™ 1most opportuve to take in the circumstinces, AN ECCLESIASTICAL DIFFICULTY. Another duticuity which has ansen betwoe the Jower clergy and the Episcopste b giva rise to a question which promises, hd ples pnt torward, to assume s character of 60~ siderable importance in ecclesisstical jfldfl: g‘ence. Bome time back B;l;;wmfl:ifin 1S urin imposed & new re on clergy, prohibiting thom from frequastisg places of public resort, such ea botak cafes, esting-honses, and the like, lfld"”": all those priests from the conntry who efuit! toropair to the city for whatover pasinest !lke;::p their abode—to board ;na'lod;-h;l:: ~—in some seminary or other eccl % lisbment, through which they wero pub heavier expenses thap they wouid oiber wise have incwred. In e of the great inconvenience arisiog through this new regulation, & ‘pumber of tbe inferior clergy have bad recourse to o gation of tae Council upon the sabjech LSF aavocate maintainiog the thesis that siace UG Vatican Comucil the regulation of mathrs discipline relating to the clergy throughont the whole of the Catholio world u,mfll‘m in, the hands}of the Supreme Pophi ooif. that the Bisbops have no farther power that of csmylog ons tho which emapate from him. The of the Cugnii] hllilldlm mlnwrmdq‘ r laing, aud has called npon i TR averse to the of L3 Testrained, and upon beinginformed of W8XE latot of the Turinese clergy, e of this rigorous characier 28 Jansomass. - FRENCH ULTEAMO! Pamis, Dec. 8.—Ultramuoiaass % o still a bankeriog for the gul 2 Gasparn, the well-known Protestst '“‘fg ing presented a copy of her late bflbfldfi’ s T i Ecoiesda Dow s s el to the popular library of Boussenois, i 40r, haa received the folomeg extraadsd lasser from its Director, S o thia oecaian i = KR i 3 L LT easan! the morniny pl t, now oy gy s with M. do Gasparin’ G G miE e e o 3 arvice, and e hops to warm ousselses 8635 books. Meanwhile, pray accept oar ments, | i L SIS SN THE WEATHER. Wasarxarox, D. C., Dec. 26—1 5 n.—:;:‘ Upper Missiasippi and Lower e falling barometer, incressing sou! i t winds, colder, clondy weather. 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