Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 27, 1875, Page 10

s THE CITY. GENERAL NEWS, The Christmen Festival of ** The Church of the [oasiah ™ Socioty will bo hold in tho churoh par- »ra at 5:30 this evening. Mre, Mary McManus died suddonly at her res- lonee, No. 23 lucker atreot, Iast Aaturdav night, feart disoaso [ suppesed to Lave been tho suno. . 3, Rockwel will condnct the noonday wayer-moeting Lo-day on Aroade conrt. Maot- pr for strangers in the evening in tho same oom. Cortaraden of tho Grand Army of tho Republio mo requested to arsomble Monday at 7:00 p. m., & No. 208 Lasiallo strect, to make arrangements o attend the fuuoral of a deceased comrade, The West Sido Dimo Lecture Conrao is fairly uaagnrated, and the leciure by Robott Hervey 7as well attended. The next lecturs will bo Jiven by Emery A, Storrs at Jan. 2at 3 p. m. Dr. M. W, Thomas will deilver his lecture on "The Buccossful Lifa " to-night in the First M. E. Chureh, corner Clark and Washington seeets. Tickets at W, G. Holmoes', 77 Madison roet, or at the door. A plonsing lncident of tho Cliristmas fostivi- tinsat the Cook County Hospital was s presenta- Yon of a gald-headed cano and a handsome um- drella to young Father Dornay, tho Catholic stergyman’ who daily atiends to tho spiritual wants of tho inmates of that ipstitution. The Armory polico have sncceaded in eaptor- g sovernl of & gang of boys who hava begn Besecrating tho Cathotic cliurchies tn the Bounth ivlsion by robninz tho nitars, Nearly all the 1+ *= wtclon, moat of which was chalicos or L't ‘Ill:lxw. ha3 been recovered and will be ro- strd. by uttio mrl Annie Clark, who wna reported met Friday as baving been ktdunpped from the schooner City of Chioago, lying - the river at Kinzio steeot hridge, was yestordsy found Irowned in tho river only a short distance from tho vergol. Bhe had cvidontly slipped in pass- tog from one vesaol Lo another, Christmas-ove tho mombers of tho Iire Insur- soeo I'atrol pave an entortainment and supper to their Ineods, and durine thn evening, under tho form of charges and epecificatious agaiugt Capt. Bullwiukio, they proseuic:d him with o heavy pold badgo of the nost oruata descrip- Yiou, To tho Licstorant, 1L, 1. Dunlap, wsa given o silver tobscco-box, * Tho rtatements in recard to tho elleged un- pleneantuess at Wood's Museum Saturdap, a5 noted in yesterday's Ty £, Room to have been made from a thoroaghly partisun standpoint, thoe weight of testtmony zoing o ehow that tho pe- rounts were groatly geereted and that the performance was marred by 10 sach disturbance aq roported. 'Tho persons viho wsdo complamt in varicna pubhio places nre said to bave bean excited to wroth by wowmo wisunderstacding in rolatioi Lo their ticket o PO SUNDAY THEATRICALS, TIL NEW GUCAGO THEATRE. Juat a8 it was fashionablo last year for tho #lita of the Germans to witnoss tho operativ and othor petformunces of the Liederkmuz Society, @2 it in fankbionable thia year to withess the per- formnneas of Mr. Alexuudor Wurster's excellent dramatic compeay at the New Chicago Thentro, It matters not whether it rains, enows, or hails, or whether the tpicce i n tragedy, drama or farce, the thentro is fillod every Suuday uight with s fashionable an audienco as can be fomnd at any of the fashiouable thaatros in New York. Well does Mr. Wurster desnrye this succoss. Through his ooorgy and entorprise, tho German Theatro in this city Las ‘becomo elevatod from au ordinary variety-show, wrhera cigars wero smoked and beer drunk dur- Ing tha porformancos, into ouo of tho most ro- fincd and olovated tomples of dramatio art, whero the fastidions need not Lesitata to go. sud whore one can bave au intelloctual ontertain. ment; Last ovening Mr, Hacher Masoch's drama, ontitled *Unkere Sclaven” (aor slaves), was performed beforo o crowded Lonee, Ihin " picce 8 oma of tho ‘bert Germau dramatic productions, and requires actore aod sctroesos of unusual ability to give it effect. It Liay three louding parts for ladios and ono for s gentloman. all the other cbaractors lLaviogput little to do. The part of Faustina was most eff~ctively played Ly Miss Wolf, who bas bocotno tho favorite of the Gorman thoatro- going; public, aud at the pnd of ono of the noty roceived a fine tloral offdring. Jius#Volf nover sppeared to bettor advsntege than sho did last evening, and her dressing of tho part was in great good taste, Mrs, Clanasen, in tho role of Judith, tho Jowish banker's duughter, achioved uo less a succeas than did Miss Wolf, 'Tho rolo fitted hor pecaliar powers vory wall, aud slis nover played With mora vivacity than she did Isst evening, Misa Abol as Madelcine, tho opera-singer, thaugh in a lesding part for the ilicst time, succeoded admirably in ber role. Mr. Donald, tho only gontleman In tho cast who had much to do, was, e neasl, both earoful aud brilliavt, and was no Jess o success chan the ladies Ly whose sido he bad to ehine., It was unfortunate, and marrod tho represontation somewhat, thnt Mr. Wolkonstein could not appoar, and that his rolo as Hannibal of Mollwitz had to bo_takon at short notice by 3ir, Bchmidt, who, though he succeeded quito well, was no substituto for Mr. Wolkenstein. Noxt Bunday, ‘‘Mein Loopold,” by Gustave Larrange, will Lo produced. This prece achioved uito a succoss lnst year whon performed at thin theatre, and it will undonbtedly draw o full housoe this time. J TLFE ADELPNT AND LITTLE APOLLO, Members of the Adelphi Company are hereby notl- ficd that s performance will bo givow each and overy 3nuday evening, and no extrs compensation will o Mlowed for the rame, Ny order of Blossre. (IRovER & CoLr, Managers, A notice to this offect hangs bebind tho scones st the Adoiphi Theatro, Buuday performances sro comparatively uew in Chicago. Our peoplo aro accustorod to Bunday ontortainmontslof ono kind and another, offerad under the cloak of wligion or chiarity, but a theatrical performance, pure and simple, in noadulterated Euglish, is an Innovation wotth notlemr, Tho audience at tha &dolpbi last night must have given substantinl rrcouragomont to tbo mauagers, KEvory seat lows-stairs waa filled, and many wero standing ap. The galleriea woro occupled by crowds of eager ‘mud Interested spectators. Tho bill presented during tho week wau offered agein _ withont decided varia- Moo, Camels, demons, scrobats, minstrols, pallet-girls, olepbants, robbers, and Amazons sppeared in their ususl splendor. Verhaps the most interostiug act was that of tho (laretts family. The wmowbors of this family aro in thomuelves an hnorcu‘.iur study. ‘They are a busband mad wife and o little boy, botween 3 and 4 years of age, ‘I'io boy is not a marvolons acrobat, but, for blu age, bo is very ctover. To one Laeforo the curtain b seoms to Lo an object for sympathy rather than for admiration, Bat ba buys himself tbat ko loves the lifo” ho iw leading, and wishes to contivue in it. Tho wiiler of thedo lines took tho buy 'spurt and epgaged in an animatod couversation with Lim. The talk rau something fiko this: ';)\‘Voll Tittio Apoito, in't you very tired 2" “N " * o't your lozu acho 7' ** No, they're strong I +Isut 1t seoms to mo your arms are soro !’ * ool I *Cowe to me, and toll me how they boat yuu, Jsn't it snd that you aro not allowed to %0 to Hundsy-kehool 7 Yo ouabt to ba a ban- aer-boy, and have your fuce wanhed, uud give 5 couty of vour futhol's mouey vvory weok to e yoor heathen ta Tunbucto,” S Humph!" . G \’)'uu‘s you come over and shake handa with *Daon's bo soft," ** B3ut { symputhize with you, I thiuk you are brifutly treated. L want to have yeu wleu (o iito Lrring Wowan's—uo, tho Leaiig Nowaboye's flou?u.‘ 1"l go homa with ty muther," AL thig paos iu the couversatisn » Litlle Apollos" woer appeured. Sho s b buxem vomso, tullof musels and gocd.usture, Blis sovi the Loy iu horarws and pressed biw to bor busom with, perbaps, some excess of maoterual affecuion, Ho seswed xlad to get there, aud mado sumne Fywuanstio dowonesrations that clulireu of Lis #ire gouerally find eavy of accomptishiment, The 1ather sud mother of tho * Littls Avolle™ are the performery who appenr with bim ou the slago. ’l‘lla:e' care fur bun with all ke love of pareuts, sod are noted simouy all the profes- uiooal people for the tendoruers of their treat. areot, 1f the “ Little Apollo™ is abuscd, the uwpazs paople nill Lave tu sscertain tho fact vor shownsolved. To all outward apposrances he is Lappisr than most chiliren of his az0. . The Bocioty for tho Frovention of Cruclty to Chil- dres. {f such un orkenization existy in Chicago, find N worth their whils to send & oom- mitos to examine this fonrfol case of infant do- pravity. i COMMISSIONER PRINDIVILLE, REASONS FOR TAL OTPOSITION TO HIS REAPPOINT- MENT, Considerablo opposition is heing manifested to the reappointment of Mr. I'rindivilte as Cor- missioner of the Board of Public Works, and thin I8 reated on two grounds: ; fiest, that ho has, during tho wholo of his term of office, unduly favored the tug intoreat ay against tho intoresl of tho poople gonorally. This ha has shown by not enforeing tho bridge ordinance, and by suf- fering the br.dges to bo repoatedly kept opou longer than tho iimo authorized by the law for tho convenlenco of the tug-Captains, and, of coursn, in direct opposition to tho intorests of tha poopla generally. Furthor- moro, it Ianoted that when tugs have smashed up bridges, ns thoy have on several occasions, nothing has over boen dono in tho way uf col- locting damages from tug-owners or Captains, and thoy havo invariably boen allowed todo prmt( mnch_na they pleased in the matter of rnuing into bridges, " whether warned olf by bridge-keopers or uot. TLio second ground alleged for tho dislike to Mr. Prindiville's reappointment s that ho' hns shown nu extraordinary degreo of mnepotism in making appointmenta undor tho Board, and has alw shown unduo ne- riduity 1n reccommending iy rolatives to posi- tions undor thoe city, »o that, in fact, ho hay nt presont somo twenty relativea who are in the city's smploy, Tho general improgsion 18 that, nlthough tho pooplo of Castto Island, Councy Kerry, may be worthy and good ofticers, vet thero nre other Ivishmen in Chicago besidas thoso from that particular location, includingall thono who are not related to Mr. I'tindivillo, who havo tights which ahould be respected. Tho fotlawus list of officiala appolnted under Mr. Prindiville, or by bis direct solicitation and in- fluonce, in taken from tho Times of yosterday: Ono of Mr. Prindivilio's noon jn & meter-blil col- Icetor, and draws o ralazy of $110 per month, Atother fon s asaistant-bonkkeeper in tho Board of Pablic Works at & saiary of $41.143 per mouth, Aunother son, n youth Just out ol schuol, I & mes- scugerboy and draws $30 per manth, A dozen or s0 young_Prindivilles, etill in nchiool, nra looslng wreedily toward tho places fu tho city employ which they expiet t recive if Uhelr father contiuucs 10 % run *tho Blownd of Pribiic Works, E. Itinny, o cousin of Mr. Prindiville, wan in tho employ of the Board of Public Works fur a number of yeors, hiring men and Loamn for strect-wark, until Lo wan discharged Iect spring by the Mayor,” Tt fs re- i thiat by neme has Dot boeen sirickeu from thn oll, 2u.! that bio ds etill drawing o wonthiy wilary nn the City Treasury. Kinny 13 from Castle Ivland, Cunnty Kerry, Cornivllus O cous-inela Noreh br . Walliam (irads, Castio Irland, Couuty Kerry, n cousin of Prindivie, bttt brbdiete it 0%une oz, 148 200 old and deerepd A 4 U'Coun uor kiudly Teta Lin 3lt round and do sotling, except to draw life Lull astary monthiy, stlo Ixdsnd, Cau)n irnst for 2t onnor, Castlo 1sland, County Ferry, of Prindiville, ia o bridge-tender on 1ho puinted Ly Peindrille y 8w watcr-plug n- nes Fleming, a brothar of Peter, {s olso o wator- inxpetor, “Williaia Flynn, Ceatle Teland, County Kerry, a conae {n-fn-law of Prindiville, ix u widfewalk repairer, John Flyan, son of William Fiyun, 14 years old, fsa sidewalk repairer, ‘Thomas Flynu, ton of Wilitam Flynn, amero hny hiow Leen employed t3 Keep crows ol ong of the pu Terry Ligiin, soh of Wiliata Fiynn, I8 anotbor scar crov. “"Willlam 0'Connor, Cantlo Taland, Terry Qounty, relas tva of Prindiville, {va weater-r lug inspector, Charles (irady, Catle Inlaod, Kerry County, mecond cousiu of Prindlville, s alro 3 water-plig uspeotor, Mr. John Green had the good fortuna to marry one of Mr, Priudiville’s sisters, Tho Greens aro s!l at wark fer the city. e, Sulllvan wos -olnmz:s to marcy one uf tr, I;rlm‘ll\'ll]u’l sisters, The Rullivans aroall at work for tho city. Ar, {(elly was {n good luck *shen he was wed to an- other of Alr, Prindiville’s sisters. The Kellys aronll 8t work for tho city, ‘Willlam Harmon had the nnepeakabie happiness af pleking up nuother of tho sistera, All last rummer he managed his Lrother-in-law's tug luferests anid mo- nopalized the city towlng, Sinco navigation ciosed ho bus recelvad an appointuent on tne police force, aud is now traveling a bezt, Costlo Inland, Kerry Coninty, Ireland, I8 more Jargely roprusented in tho force of cily employes thun soy other quarter of the babitable globe, It 't tho honorod spot where the Prindlville progenitors first eaw the light, and where, all unhes nown at the time, Lut through the kindness of Di- viuo Providence, aoslated r. Xodmond Prindi~ villo, 8 raco of officeholdera was Legotten and rearcd, Tt ts boliovod that thero are to-day in the city em- ploy betweon vlxty and seventy.fivo persons whio aro centected with the President of the Board of Pullio ‘Works by tho tiea of relationship, S s LOCAL LETTERS. TRUL MISTOLY OF THE DIVES MINE, To the Editor nf Ihe Chicago Tribune : Criieaco, Doc. 25.—Ic its issus of the 20th inst. tho Chicago Times publishes an articlo pur- porting to be copied from the New York Sun, dated Wasnington, Dec. 16, headed, ** An Of- ficial Beandal," which soems to me to bo go will- fully maliclous in somo of thestatoments thereln contained and in tho deductions to be nado thorefrom, und to bo so malignant toward tho character, integrity, and goad faith of some of our follow-citizons, whoso characlor, so far an their connectlon with this matter {3 con- cerned, st least, should be and is above reproach, that I havo folt it to Lo my duty (on ncconnt of an intimato! knowlodje of tho traneactions between Gon, John A, Logan, 1L 1L Houore, nod Joha I, McMurdy rolative to their reapeotive lnterests In tho Dives mioo, to como forward unsolicitod by any of tho inter- cstod parlios, and without their knowledge, and make a plain statement of such fecta that tho public may bo able to judge therofrom of their guilt or innocence of such venality and corrup- tion as by that article tho wortd would be led to beliove, aud, if inuocent, in whose intorest and belalf and av whose cost wuch calumnies nero like to be published and cirenlatod in the poblio press, John H. AMeMurdy, had beon for yoors an fntimate porrouni friend of tho writer, our fntimacy datiug back to the timo when ho liveld iv Chicago, mod bis conclu- sion to tnke np his residence in Colorado was roached after many consultations and much ny- vice with me upon’ the subject, and ho has boou beard to say many times duriug the lattor years of his life, that bis residonco in tho ‘Torritory of Colurado, and his consequent prosperity (for he Lolloved ho bad been prosperous thoro) waa largoly dae to mo. I have said this much Tolative to Mch(urdr that my rolations with aud to lum might bo well uuderstood, 1 pnua over tho first two paragraphs of tho lat- ter of tho Sun correspondant, relatlng to tho modus-operandi of appoioting Lerritoral Judges, their term of ollica, appolute mont of wuccesyprs, ole, with only this wtatemont 1 that from my porsansl knowlodge obtatued durlng sevoral visits to Colorado, there was a vory wide-spread and growing diseatisface faction with Judge Belford’s judicial churacter aud carcer, of which fooling, It need not bo ido- uied, Mr. McMurdy was a uoted and outspoken champion. Urndor uo ecircnmetances did he at. tempt to conceal his aversion to Belford in his ofticial capacity, making numerous open nnd puablic charges of hia incapacity, venality, and corruption, snd i1n this opinion a large number of the peoplo of Colorado had come tushare, and thero was a clamor mmong the renpln thero for kit aucceasor befors the expiration of his com- mission in Jons, 1874, and this long beforo Logan or Hoooro either bad paid tholr first vieit to Colorsdo, or had ever miot with Mec- Murdy, so that the chargo that it was only ‘to the intercst and st tho roquost of “tueso gentlomon that Judgo Boiford should be romoved falls at once Lo tho ground uusupported, ‘Tha chaltongo fn tho third paru- Kraph of the letter roferred to, to auy one who daros to quostion the sccuracy of his statemout rogarding the protracied sud’ virulent litigation poiog ou for the Inst threo years Letwoou the ** Dives ™ sod Delican™ minos, is not importaut to ty elatement, but L dislike to pass it by without calliug tho attontlon of the public tothe fact that thete aro wmany inaccuracics and mise seatomonty 10 s version of the caso as given Ly the correepondent, and mnu{wl.hmgl thoroin winted ms fucts, it is easy to ®uen by any ono uot conversant with the ense, aro tho mere azsumptions of ous side of a coutested cese, nud which” are wholly uvestublialied Ly suy testis mony, or by the judicis! deemsion of any cours, ¢ will ‘not “bo hord for the public to detormino whods caee in being pleaded heforo tho “bar of publle opinien,” and 1o whost omploy is this volubln curruspondont of tho Naw York Sun, at Washiugtan, &t I3 tiny ua stated in tho fourth parsgrspl, that *jor tue pant three years o epirited litigation hus heen goiug oo in the courts of Colorado betwoen certuin mining properties,” that owoed or clalmed by ouo of the litigants belng called thLe ‘ Polivan, or Zlllah " Jodu, aud that owuod or olzimed by the cootestants being ealiud the “Dives” lode. 1L is also true that McMuray vias the maiu party cootestant on tho part of Divea property, and that ho orgsnized a com- pauy in Lafayette, lodisus, to which ho 2one veyod 600 Teet, wout uud adjoioiog tho discovery chaft of the Divos lode, and uot 700 feet, us etated in the letter, but this Company was or- aniz five years aupo,‘long befors sny mportant litigation about the posseeson or ownership of the property bad besu and wheu McMurdy bolieved, 88 ho utall by THY: CHICAGO THIBUNES MONDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1870, to the dar of his doath, that o bad & gaod and 1ndefensiblo title to the whole of tha Dives lode, boing 700 foct each way oast and woat from ite discovery-shafs ; but ho was himsolf a Inrge stack- holder in that Company and, being u resident ab or near the nin, gave to the management of fta affairs tho beda aned decisivo nction and policy with which he dircotod his own, whether he *do- tormined at nil hazards and cont to becomo, if poraible, likewisn tho ownor of the Ielican,' is, 0 far as Tam concerned. a rocrot which riuet havo diod in his own bosom, but from my knowledgo of the man, {f ho waa satistiod the proporty was really his, aud_romo other parson or porsons had surreptitiously taken posaession of it and were trving to steal it away from lum under sonioe other uame, howould bo dotormined nt all hazards to recovor posscssion if possible. It {s also trus that that pard of tho * Dives " lying east of ita discovory-shatt is called tho ¥ uast Dives," and that Gon. Logan 8 quite a larzo ownor theron, and 1L, IT, llonora s, snd will bo theownor of a still groater intsrest upon thy complotion and consummation of all the contracts made hotweon blnsolf and Mr. Me- Murdy heforo tho Iattor's death, tho full carrying out of which haa been greatly delayad by his de- cease. I will como, howover, wore fully to thi part of my statoment farthor along, It will bo proper, hawevor, to sy bora that the graat bit- torness nod obstinacy of tho Dives-Polican fight {8 contined more particularly to that part of tho ** ves " Iylng west of tho discovory-phaft, and whero (fen. Togan has no interost whatover, and whore tha interest of fionore in vory small, As to the crows ent to the north by Hanull, and tho tapping of tha ** North vein,"” or ** Conrt vein,” a4 it 18 now called, and which thia disin- terented and unprojudiced correspondent a3 do- cided to be tho * Polican vein,” in advanco of any determination of tho subject by tho most omituent legal lore of Colorado, backed up b tho teatimony of hundreds of their mont skii- ful oxperts in the miniyg busness, I nood Lavo hittle to say. It hias Littlo Lo do with tho vindica- tion of honerablo and funocent mon from this most villainous ealumoy and asporsion, In this and tho subsoquent paragraph, however, lio brings ne down to tho tima of the trinls of De- cotuber 1474, which wero subsequent to tho time when Senator Logan acquired sll tho intercat ho now owns or over :id own in tho ** Dives " mine, Theso trials aro not importsut to our case, for they wore not tiied by Judgo Delford and thero i 1o chargo that I am awnro of touching tho integrity or ofticinl capacity of Chief Justico Hallott, Lefare whom thioy swere tried, Duning tho month of August, 1874, whilo apending n few weeks fn Colora 1o with my fawu- ilv, | was mot in Georgetown by Senntor Lognu, who hiad 1nde & trip to the "Torritory for health nud pleagure v compsny wir Judige Coryidon Beelewitl, of this eity, with his famuly, and with Mr. Farngworth and Nomnan 5. Juwdd, also of ity. Soou after Wis acrival at Georgetown, icn. Lopau waa introduced by me to Mr, Mo- Murdy at tho reguest of tho latter, and at tho nigent sohieitation of MeMurdy we went togother with luw to viit the ** Dives " mina, This was Gen. Logaa's funt intradnesion to or knowledge of that mine. 1ie e<prossod himself tono ag greatly sarprisod pto itd apparent richnons apd valus, anud bafore Ieaving the miue expreseed a willingnass to negotizie witih MeMnrdy tor an interest m t. Thosn oegotiations eoutivued and wero earried on (i my preesuco at vanous timea during Logun's stay in Colorado, but not con- cludc& unsll somelimo in OctoLor in Chi- eagga, whero MeMerly hwd stopped to epond 0 few uay whbilo on his way a8 delegatn o un Lpiscopal consvention 1 New York City. Negotiations wers pondin botweon thom Lore for several days, nt which times tho logal combitions of tha Litle to tho mine wero fully discuseed, and it was alwags claimad Ly Mollurdy that he hud the paramount titlo and thut he wust tu tho cud succed agninst all contostants ; tinnlly An agreomont was rosched betweeu them, and at tha time both wevs in my houen aud in my prescnce, whon MeMurdz agreed to seil {0 Lognu ono-scvouth of the “East Divos" for the stiin of 10,00, whick Logan wad topay aud did subsdquontly pay Lo my certain Lnowledge, 1n 1enl eotate in Lhiy connty as ho bad ngrood, the docds for tho samo passing through my haods and being recorded by me, actiog for Mr. McMurdy, 1t was upon thig viab to_ Chicago, that MedMunly firat met AMr. IL M. llouure, to om ho way also iunlroduced by me. This wus the gommencewent of Jlonore's nogotiations with Me)Murdy for an interest in_the *Dives miuo,” aud in pursnance of which Uonore puid hia first viuit to Georgotown i Novomhor, Lo belioving that if he sbould go thiers oud have an luterview wit the contosting psrtios, hecould bring about o comj.romiso which would bo acceptablo to all parties, aud put an end to tho ternblo wrangling 1n tho courts which lLas been going on tor ao long. Gon. Logan also had great confidence iu the ability of Honoro, whols well known toovery- body aa o noted mampulator of trading schomes, to briug about o sottlement of the whole mattor it ho should bocomo interosted in the property, and, i Tact, tho wrilor w'd MeMurdy, at tho timo of blu introduction to Iooore, that 1f bo could got him intercsted ne wonld bo of proat anssistance in adjusting matters with the Polican parties by compromise, HSo Jlomoro went to Colorado to examino tho mine and seo whothur he could make any trado with MoMurdy for s intarest i it. Whilo there, ho made a coutingent coutract with Mo- Murdy for the purchuso of quite u lorge wtoreat io tho ** East Dives,” provided he could, upon his retura to Clucago, make sutisfuctory title to proporty which ho was to trade for it, and alsu had various intorvio with Mr. Boyder, tho lcador at that timo of tho Policnn intorest, re- garding the compromise, aud cmne back to Chi- cago believing an smicablo sottiomont would bo nad. This was o mouth before the Decombor trials, snd bofore lic hind any certaln intorost in tha propurty, yet the correspondent in Washing- ton, who koows all about it, says it was after tho triale whoo llonore aud his agoots were running about profferiug their services, and throat- 3 emng the vengeauce of a powerfy com- Lination st Washivgton against the ju- diciary it their torms were mnot com- plied ‘with, To my certain kuowledgo this was lonore's firat, last, and only visit to Colorado until the 10th of Juue followivg, and Jong after Btone's appomtmont, sud afier ths dosth of McMurdy. But upon lua first visit Lo returnod to Chicago with Mr. MoMurdy, when tho con- tingeut contract of purchnse made by Honoro in Goorgotown was further ‘T’Md to and mpdo bindiug upon bolb, utd by which Honoro agroed to pay a largoe coosiderntion, iu fact, much larger than Lad bofore Loen pald, for somo 100 or 150 feat iu tho ** East Dives” Moo, aud other and furthnr contracts were made between them for tho purchaso aud salo of other Iarge interests In the wine, when McMurdy returaed to Qeorgotown eatly in Decembor to attend the trials, Tl writor horeot acted for Mr, Modurdy in all thuse transactions as his agont, and for guch as wero nat closed at tho time of McMurdy's denth ho Leld tho contracta and papers in eacrow for both parties, und thereforo has accur- ato knowledge of all tho statements hereln made, and slso says that at no time during the negotintions end closing up such contracts, was there suy proposition mads or tslk about suy combination to remove Judge Delford or con- trol the Judiciary in his heaiing or to lus knowledge. Mr. dMeMurdy Lias froquently statod to the writer that Judge Belford was o dishon- ost aud jucompotent man, and some honost and capablo man should be appotntod ue his success- or, his term of oflico huvm&ax‘rirnm 1t lonore and Logan belleved lum to be dishonoest, incapa- blv, or porsonally jutercstod In the rosult of this imaportant litigation, as bny been opeuly charged in "Colorado, thoy, buing 8t tho timo largely intercsted fn this property, for which thoy had paid A large sum, had a " oright, m common withy other road citizens, to ask the appointmont of bis suc- cossor. As (o tho oflicial career of Judge Steue sinos hla appoutmeunt, the writer kuows but littio, but has been hor!mmuy advised, both in Colorado snd biere, that in ali s clicial action he bas given great diguily and character to his oftice, and in 1o uinglo nstance has Lo heard his munnt? quoationed, and he bolieves, from his knowiedgo of Judge Btoue a4 a man, that tho intercats of Colorado aud hor citizous are per- fectly #nfo in his charge. Phore urs many other things which mizht Lo waid 1 answer to the statements and cnarges coutained in thas lotter, but heving siveady trespassod lazgoly upon your valuable spsco, and having showo, a8 he ho- lioves, conclusively thut the intimations and deductious to be bad from the lutfor are absoe Ive, the wiiter loaves tho snbject for 1o conglude whethar it {8 tho vave of Judgo Lulford or of tho * Pulivar Mine " which I Letog pleaded fn tho _\'elvlv Yo L. Prexr, Wasuington atreet, SUBURBAN, WHEATO: Etrangely enongh 1t happeoned that the Ladies' Benevolent Sociuty connected with the Congro- gational Churen of Wheaton, slthough mesting from titue Lo timo for varions and always guod objects, et last HBaturday afternoon and even- ing, Not that Satarday hae over made any oapectal objoction to the Hociety's meoting on ith day on its own nccount, othér thau the thou- sand and one littio thingy that vomehow always aro loft to be dono tho last momonts of tho Iast day of tho wook, but that it ehon'd have mot at the Liueo of the pastor, Mr. Taylor. Not that that wan stisoge eitlier, as MIr. 'Iaylor 1 siways glad to weo his pansbioners, and hia hoapita- blo wife equally glad to see her frisuds But what 18 sirange 18 this: , that it should have met, and mot at tha honso of Mr. ‘Paylor thnt the day of tho meoting ehould iave heen Haturday : and that Satueday should nave heen tho twontieth wodding annlvorsary of Mr. and Mra. Taylor, 1t might scom that there was nomo ntention in (L. If po, tho hnowledgo wan used to the plennntast of purposes, with inten- tionn of tha kindlleat. Au the largo numbor of friends aud acquaintancos camo throngng in, nurprised at flrat, then gratificd and moved ut tluA kind romombranco of tho day ro marked to thom, Mr. nod Mra, Tavlor tecoived tho warm r;)|u|:yn:uln|.lflna tlint evidently entao deepor than the Jips. The ladies hiad provided the snpper, and aftor it wan partakicn of with triro rocial enjoyment Mr. and Mra. Taylor returnod o the parior and found another surpriso in thoe shape of a com- pleta sot of china, dinner and tes, with several other articles of glasa and silver. Appropriato remarks and good wishes in belnlf of the Ladics” Benovolent Socioty and tho friends of the congrepation were made by Presidont Blanch- ard, of Wheaton Callege, followod by M, (. Hazard, Lny., ondlng with a fow happy words from I'rof. Stratton, The rosponse of Mr. ‘I'ay- lor was made with much fechng o8 ho thauked thom for this unoxpected wmark of tha osteem. confidauce, and allection, In which bo was held by nhis congrogation: hn had boen amony thom but a short poriod, but boped that time would but bind their hearts clorer tagother in contidence and friendshin, and trusted to b~ sllowed to abaro and sympathize with their &/ ;wa as woll an joys. Charlea . « jth, of Westsido, lowa, arrived in Wheaton, sunrsday, to visit his rolatives in this place, accoiding to hig naual enrtom, Tho now Masonie Hall will bs publicly dodi- eated, nud tb . wilicers of Whaaton ladge No. 260, A, I & AL M., installed Wednosday oventig by DL A, Cashman, 1D, G 3L ‘Uho grand prizo spolling-school camo off na advertived, Monday evening, 'Tho spolling be- gon about 8 a'clock, Mossrs. Gary and Fieher actiug s umpires, and Mr. ‘Uhirashor pronouncer, For n timo ovorgthing went on emoothly, but whon modern geozrapical names, snch as Kuon- Lun and Ynogiso-fang, wore launchod at tho clnsy, thore was foarful havoc. LVinally, only two remained, and then the word Iyronees loft r, Frank Comfort tho champion ‘and winnor of tho prizo,—n copy of Webator’s Unabridged Dictionary, prico 312. Ay thoro still remained timo, the class agmn took the tloor, whou Mr. Noah Gary, vho lad withdrawa from tho pre- vious contest, waa declared victor. A Snunday-renool concert wus tield at the Bap- tist Church Christmas 1ve, ’resouts were given to (he nehiolars of tho day-school, sud to s numbar outside of tho achool, "Fhere wau 8 Iarge attendancs and a ploasant time, ‘f'vo of the horse-thioves conflnod in the jail camio noar oseaping Monday night. Having mado o Loy af aticot-iron, and wound around il wome broon-wire, thov unlocked their ccll-door, which admutted thom to the roum in which thay wars inclosod during tho d With n bar of irun thoy went to woric ta pry out ono of tho gratiugs of tho enst window, which would have glven them pres out doors. The watchman heard tho noire, Tound out tho cause, nvakoned the Sherif, and thus tho sreano was prevantad. Tho Siper- visora had ordered that tho windown of (ho juil bo made more sceure, henco tho baste of tho priosors {u attempting Lo encape, ay thoy know 16 wan their lass opportnnity, All _the Sunday-schools of Wheaton again united in & quortorly raview eervico at the Col- 1¢go Chapol yestordav at 2 p.m. In tho evoning at tho samo placs thers wes a union Sabbath- gchool mervice, having for its muin topie, *LTho Bunduy-¢choal Lossony of the Year.," * s, Lucinda ano of the oldest resi- dents of tho county, was buried Wednesday. There i3 o vacation of Wheaton College, tha next term begioning Jan, 6. Tho public schools Leain tho Monaay aftor Now Year, The Philadelpblan Socicty of Wheaton Col- loiza was vieited by the ladies from tho Aelioran awd Clirestomathaun Societtes. A g leasant eveu- mz way <1, nud the quention wau deeided in tho negativo by tha three young lady juixos and critics, I it would bo courteons to int that thero conld be any improvomontin Wheaton Collega Club mattars, it wonld ho siggested thnt thero cithor bo fowor clubs or onsior natmes, It would e real charity to thoignorant but zenlous 1omder ntumbling blindly about among Excel- wiors, Chrestomnatbeans, Lhiladelphians, and Aoliorans' Suciaties in tho anxioty to have his wympathiea in tho right placo. aud growing more and more bowndered 1n his searcl. . ELMILURNT. + Flmburst's bonrding-schiool has a vacation uitil the Monday alter Now Yoar, Mrs, N. M, Larnor, tho new lady tickat-audit- or of tho Northwestern Railroad, I8 making her Liomo at present in Elmburst. Tho German Sunday-schools had their annnal Christmns-treo under the auspicea of tho Gor- wman Latheran Evangolical Callage, “Tho largo roons In tho south side of tho bailding wero prottily decorated, and & Chilstman-troo of mast genotous wizo, brilliant and beautitul with whatever conld attract the colldish fancy, stood Iu tho conlxe of ono of the reoms., ‘There muet havo becn about 800 present, children and adults, The Rev. 3Ir, Mensch, the Inspector of tho natitutidn, made a short and intorosting wldresa to the audience, and thon catechized tho Bunday-nchiool cbildren.—all, of courne, in tho Gorman Iangungo. Afterwards, the children, to the nnmbor of over & huudred, marchod around tho Cbristmas-tree, each in turn receiving a bog of nuts and caudy, and a **pretzol " nearly as Iargo u8 somo of tho little ones themsalvos, who laughed all over their liltle, round chubby faces, and oo doubt wisliod thal Curistmns came every dsi', g thoy bundled Lheir traaatires home. ‘The college haa a vucation uatil aftor the holi- dn{:«‘ A vagrant presented himself at the depotb tho Iagt cold day and stated that ho was on bis way to Elgin, and tald a pltf ful story of lus destitution, A littlo monoy was given him with which to Luy food, bat it was afterward found that ho speut that and also pawood his coat for whisky. Lator in the day ho was found some distance up tho trnck, lyiufilnn diteh, drond-drunk! A com- rade, drunk aldo, til was ablo to movo out of tho way at & good gut. As tho man would in- evitably perish it left whoro ko was, Lo waa car- ried into tho water-house, a brick building con- Hugent to tho dopot, a tire made up, with propor procautions takou that hocoulddo no harm if ho should aronso, looked ur. and left to his aloop, A socond tiue tho man In chargo of (ke building Inoked 1o,—ho still lay in a dend stupor; butin tho moruing whoa "he went o, to his groat amazemout he did not soo him, sud uftor looling soveral timea {n and undor everytiing Iargor than a pint, hocamo to tho Insvitable conclusion that he wasnot thers. Itjssupposed that the vagrantcomo to_ his sonsca sufticiontly to imagivo himsolf 1u s lock-up, found & small Iadder, raised himeult by it {0 ona of the win- dows, which Le umashed, lowered tho ladder on tho othor side and thus escapod—{rom no pur- Bsuer, and Ling not boan Loard fram since. A Gormun ball took place at Myors' ITotel Curistmas night. e The Ikothschilde. . New York Sun, The combined capitat of tho Rothechikls is stated by Emile Durnouf, the woll-known pub- licist, Lo havo attained in the preseut yoar to tho almost 1uealculablo sum of wavontcen bitliona of francy, or ¥3,400,000,000. The slguificance of theso stupondous figurea way be rudely con- coived by compurison, but there ls notbing n tho history of private wealth with whioh thoy caun be compared. ‘Yho capital of tho arings, the cutntes of Lord Dudley, theqMurquis of Bute, aud the boad of the family of Grosvenor, bolong relatively to a humble tl“’}'h r{. to which the City of New York has contributed the for- tunos of Astor, Vanderbilt, and Stowart. 'L'iie financial resources attributed to the Rothschilde osn bost be messured Dby coutrasting themn with the funded dobts of the richest countrios on the globo, Tho cupital of this houss, as ecatimated by 3, Lurnouf, is nbout equal ta the wholo fuuded dobt of Uroat Britain, or that of Fianco, aud couetdera. bly exceods tho Natioual aebt of tho Umited fiates. A siuglo coatury, or the poseible span of ono man's lifo, Las sulticed for the accumula- tivu of this furtue, and tho rike of its autbore from & shabny rovkery in Frankfort to the finan- cial domivation of Furei¥. At the poriod of Hutnsehild's tbrat decisive triumph on the Lon- don Kachange—tho day after Waterivo, just #ixty yers ngo—Jolin Jacob Astor was already a rich mau, Ihe great fortuue whieh tho latter heyuesathod 14 not believed to axceed 1350,000,- UhJ, winle the inberitance of his Hobrew cone tempornry hai bocu wwalien to more shun mixty Litaes chatwum, Although 1ty tovritories ars ot to be found on avy map, and the vames of its Tprosentativos aro kot off with no princoly diy- vities. uevorthuless tho tlouse of Rothschild mitst ho reckoned amung the forenost war-sug- lliu;:)g and world-compeiliug poswers of tho carth. g = Maox Muellers The great philologist who haa just retired from oa D'rofessorship in Oxtord” University, which inatitution derived moze honor from bis counection with 1t thau ho himeelt derived, Lna Leeu all bis lifo an indefatigsble worker, The mein reason of biu rotireinent, as has bess stutod already, is that be wished to devota him- sull exclusively to Baosknit lterature, haviug beguu snd desiring to complets agrausistion ot tho Soered Mymus of Brahuns, of which ans vob- umo Lias been published, whilo seven othars sz, ho sayn that the has left several pnpils who are capablo of fllling it. The following extract from his lattor of reaignation gives soma idoa of the industry which has marked his careor: o0 Hmvn]’unt finished the work of my life, tho Editio Princeps of the text and commeontary of tho oldeat of tho Sacred Books of tha Nrah- mans, the oldest book of the Aryan world. This first brought o in 1840 to England, whero nlonn [ conld have found ali the M. nacekRsty for that undortaking, and whero [ rward oli- tained, throwth the liborality uf tho Indian Governmeot, the pecuninry monns required for publishing the largest Sanakrit text ever pub- liehed in Enrope, "It was in order to bo ahio to stay in England to superintend the printing ot this work that [ accepted tho dutiea of n Pro- feazor in yonr Urfversity, and 1€ I toll you that, in addition to ny profeesionsl duties, 1 have had to peint at “your University Press what would amount to a volume of about (U0 pnges #vo. of pura Sanakrit, in evory one of tho Iaat twenty-five venrs, you will parfiaps bo leas sar- prised thot 1 bogiu to long for somo rost.” P ottt “ P ETRANGERE. Dumnas? New Amcricnn Play. Corpestiondence New Crieann Pleamne, Panis, November, 1876.- -Tho wintor season announces fteelf in & brilhant manner. We havo afready n uow play by Mons. Theodore Barriore, unosher Ly Mons,” Vietorien Hardon, sod Mous, Alexander Dumas has read to the actors of tho French Comody ** L'Etraugere,” s five-act comedy, Let me begin with this laat, which has already begun to mnke & grost hoiso here. It in Mona. Dumas’ fivst original play at tho Frouch Comedy, and he is naturally very norvous. Aguin, despito Lis roputation, his wuccessfal pinys aro rare. When * La Dame nux Camoling,” ** Diane do Lys," and ** Lo Demi-Monde,” have beon montioned, you have named all his successos, though lLe bas wnitten gome twenty or moro plays. 1o bas from the outset reccived tbo support of nowrly all the newspapers, and of a groat many of the non-professioual npplandore—mon who bnog around thentres aud nowspRpers, ineig- niticant eingly, and yot no nolsy altogathier ns to decolve tha publicinto believing thom influen- tial and oracles of the general opimon, I have never satisfactorily oxplained to mysolf this, M. Dumna' popularity with these people, o is not Atingy, but then ho is very far from belng prodigal, nnd ho has no parasites. Iie euter- tmns nobody, excopt 8 fo# intimato frionds, six or sovon at most. lio joo out little. Somo men aro born lucky. Ilo s one of them. o makoy almost ms much and o groat deal more reputation by & pieco which fails ns other mmen do by a play which succeeds, Nobody ventures to criticiso bim. His worst plays fall from the bill rather by tho non- attendance of tho s\nhhc than in conroquence of hoattlo ertticism. Monys. Dumas Is a slow writor, or sather Do fs a alow worker, Ilo nover begina to write n play uatil bo has thought it out from beginming to ond; but bo commonly finds he hing to chauga o preat deal of it when he comes to put it upon yaper. Defects, which had oreaped attention whils the pieco tloated on tho mnd, becoma apparent when the eyo is able to run over the wholo comwosition.” Ho fay#, in sponkin of the tronble ho frequontly bas in writing the pieces Lo has framed, as ho bnd hopod comyplotaly, in hin mind: *Good gracions! how right my father was to begin his pioces at tho end, Ho always baid that the end is tho nail to which thoy may be fiuny with purtect saloty, ayd I have novor wilnessod tho porformanco of ona of his plays withont belng convinesd that his waa tho right methol.” o was long engaged on this comedy ; for throo yenrs ie kopt it hotore hia mind, and on tho 28th of August hio began to write it. e writes all s manuseript for tho press, ull Lis copy, on folio bino paper, which ho imports frem London oxpresnly for thin purpose, Cho 9t of October hn wrotg, '*The Evd.” on tho last lino of the lant pago of the mnouecript; bus ho confessos ha never had as much troublo {u getting o piay inte definitive shape as this play gave him. A new paper here has puablished somo interestiog notes lio wroto to the manager of tho Fronch Comody during this period of travail. You will note the fitial rospact which induces him to sign bis nome with the addition “Jr.” Though the dato would dicate fiom which Dumay it enmo, you will obuerve tho diffarenco bo- tweon father and son; tho former scom- cd to delight in writing under prossars from pubtishers and oditors or managers, You will remsrk, too, tho ovidont inutility of all his at- temrta to work when the nuse was in no buwor to labor. » Pants, Sopt. 3, 1876~y Dean Pruniy: 1 Linve received your lottor, aud ng tho lestor-car- rior in waiting, and I desira you to reccivo my answor to-ay, I roply bofore having road yonr letter to tho end. Whon Isaw Lavoix (Henri Lavoix, a well-known literary man hern), I sald to hims * Toll Perrin dlnthwrl{ that ba must not reckon on me to supply tha winter's ploca of the Fronch Comodv—lot bim know that I reluss to have the rosponsibility resting on me of a faii- ure of the wintor peason at Lis theatro~lot Vor- rin consider me a3 uot in oxtence, and lot him propare his wintor as best o may—oxcind- ing mo from tho acconnt.' When 1 ohargod Lavoix with tho messago, the play prosented it- solf badly, despite oll my offorts. In vain I turned {t, como it would by the shoulder or by tho feet, Had I folt that "you wero walting for mo, 1 could not possibly Livo worked quickly, 08 I om accustomed to do, nnd as It {s nccessnry for mo to do to work nt all : whon ondo my mind a8 {reed from all thought of you, tho play camo onaly in Land, Tended tho drat act yoetorday oveping, and if the others fow as woll ay that ocw tho offect fu cortuin, I shall #it down to tho second after closing this letter, /Tho wholo piny will be written botween tho 1th and 20th, This is the way I bave worked during the lastfon vears, and I lLope it will not botray me this timo. Conse- quently you il have the manuscripts, at latost, towarda the clogo of tho month, I wake allow- anee for fatiguo and visits, You will read the teco and form yonr opinion about it. 'Tis play- ng for heavy stalios, especially so far ME am concernod. You theroforo can readily undor- stand that I am dosirous to entor upou the game with a good hand of cards, As I get on with tho _plece, I'will, if neccssary, write you at longth, At all oyents, you rhall scon hear from me again, You cannot iinagine, my dear Perrin, tho pain it gives ma to1oilict paln upon you, and how do- siroun T have eince boen to give you a surprise, Yours, A, Duatas, Jr.* “Puys, Bept. 22.—In good truth, my doar Perrin, I am bard at work—and as tho child made s good proventation, 1 told Donayrouza [anathier literary man hors] to givo you tidings of it. I dosiro guccens, less for mysolf Lhan for you, I assuro you. You give evidenco of so much dolicacy, o much senwibility, so much good foollug in sl this matter, that really I should like to bo successful. In fing, tho meo- ond aot s comptoted. TLis waa tho hardest to write, I bogin tho third aftor closing thisietter. 1 hopo to bo able to give vou the whole play to reud between now and the 5th of October, Truo enougly it will bo rovised altorwards but thin will be like the flmshing touches given to a now bouse ; nothing will reinain to be done but to Lang; the paper and to placo mirrors and thoir nldod frames in propor position. The flag will Hoat from the chitanay tops, and passengors will koow thas it will soon be havitable. " Wholly yours, A. Duaas, Jn.'" *Povs, Oct. 1, 1872.—My Desn Imiexp: I write you on my hsndsome ‘copy’ naper, be- causp I havo nono othor to bear you tidlogs, I liava just completed tho third net. 1 am somo- what alarmod for the * French Comedy' by the raud I'buve traveled, sod by the destination to which ¥ go. I have remained all alono Liero, whero I am vory far from fludiag amusemont, in order to vomplato tho pleco ae soon aa possible, —thatin, Inwomo five or six days from now. ‘Ihe worst of the buslnoss {8 over. ‘I'ne piay will futorost you porsonsily, but it (s quostion- ablo whethor the modern ¢radition of the *rench Comedy® will approve It; as for the old tradition, { follow it fully, and no more mince matters than Lgistho and Oreste do. Yours tealy, - A. Duatas, Jr.” Payu s » villaga near Dieppo, where Mous. Dumag las long wade his home, Hiy father died thero in 180, Thy play cout him inuvite pains, a8 I havo said. A, conversation of tho recoud act cont i ton davs of jucusvant work, He rewrots tho fourth act five times, aud it was only on the fifih timo that he brought ittoa satigfactory couclumou. Ile jutroduces the Vibiion of modern ecionca as 8 term of compari- con § ho has seid to afriend s ** It {8 not osy to indueo tho public to acvept an imago taken fromy the discoveries of tho Sortoune, or Colloge of Yranco, Contenporary spectators don's liko to bo taught anytuivg, If oue wanta to use side mieaus on tho ntago and taken olsowhere than from [rivelous oblects, tho spectator {4 provs to exeloim tu his eleovos * Now yot nut! Ars you puing to (ry to teach me somcthiug #* 1 refuse to bo taught, 1 protest sgainst boe ing tsught, Yool Iaw and foul I mean to be, Aud ho will writhe on his seat as if ho were uu- deryoing tortnre, ‘Two of the characters of the play are Amoericans, busband sud wife, Mr, and rs. Clarkwon, Tho latter is L'Etraugera. Home peoplo biave waid that Conntess Caatiglione, thoe notorious Ltalian whoae eccentricitios at tbe ‘Tulleries made 0 much nolse durivg the Eme pire, was tho origival of Mrs. Clarkson, Othery have eaid thst Miie. de I'aiva was Lhe model. Others still that Princess de 3letternich staod for the picture, Others sgain bave pointad to an American woman here as furnishing all the to follow. Xn regard to tho place bo has vacatwy, § traits, ‘Lhoautbor himselt declares that ho had not one of theso women fa his eys whon he drew his abnracter. Olarkson Ia evidently going to ho nn Amorican of the Unelo Sam achoul, ~—n sturid, ignorant earicaturo, Mons, Dumnas rays; ** My fathor, who was more Indspendent than L any and who had no domentio tich, used. when bo was it tho ponition I am in, to ressan na follown: ‘To run through thirty volumes would tako me 8 month. Now, inn woek ono cau go to Awmerica, and in snother week ono «an rotnry, 80 that {n & month's time-s-tha titne necedeary to read thirty voinmes—1 can run ovor to Americn, travel {n the country forn fortnight, and roturn hore, learning more than twice thirty books could teach me,’ “And off my fathor wonld go. Now, I can't dothis. 1am married. I havo childron, 8o 1 bought sl the Dbooka I could find about tho United Htates, and Lhave read them, and 1 hayn gotten my charac ters of Clarkwon from thom.”" 110 makes Clark- 80D Araw & pipe from his pockot in & Duchesy’ drawing-room nud preprre to smoke until tha hosteen fnterfores, when ho rxpressos astonishment, saying that in the United States overybody smokey pipes in drewing- rooms, Althongh Monae, Dumas hind a very bad colil, e read hiy pinco admirably—gave uffact to nfl tha drollery. 'Cho prelection ended, ho with- drew, i picee waw, of course, nnauimously ro- catved, and one of the actors sald : ** Goutleman, let us wend ot onco for Mona, Dumaus, sul dot lot us o much as eny his pieco i recoived— ‘twonld bo an importinence.” Mona, Inmas re- appenred, aftor makiug o kind remark to_every peigon, took loave of them all. Mons. Fohvre will play tho part of Clarkson; Milo. Rarah JBernhardt, Mra. Clarkson (L'Etrangore) ; Mme. Madeline Brohan, 3no, do Iinmierens Milo. Croizatte, Thicliess de Hopt Monts, ‘T'ho other chiarncters have not yot been distribnted. There in o unmarried girlin Lho plece. which probably indientes that tho conversstion will tarn on themes unfitted for maiden ears. JOXCE, Tlo IWants to Rend the Poaperss Carrerpondence St Lowia Glave-Democrat. Jerrensox Ciry, . Mo., Doc. 23,—A month or 80 ago, under some prison edict, all nowspapers wero barred ontrauco to Penitontiary prison readors, many of whom, it may be unnecoseary to atate, st gentlemen of intelligence. Youtorday, aftor'daya of troublo undor the edict, Col. Joyeo hecawmo raative. 1le wanted his papor to read, Ho wantod to ueo what tho Globe-Lemoeral and other papers lind 1o sy, and g0 ho callod an in- digoation meoting of one in hia cosy prison coll, and indited tho foliowing lottor to the I'rison In- apectors throngh Auornei-(}nuuml ITockadny. After a brief cousaltation the prayer of the * pe- titibners " wns heeded, and honcofarth all moral pajiora may o fnsido the prison wall: “9raTe I'risoN, JEFsEmsoN Crry, Mo., Dec. 13, 1875.—Dear Sir: Wo find that, in addition to the Dloak Imprisonmont aufferod in this inatitu- tion, we ara doprived of newapapors, shut off from thn lght of ivtolligence, aud latt in per-~ foct ignorauco as to tho workinga of the outside world, “*Thoe honorablo Iospectors may have bad Rood caugo for tho.adoption of thiarule at the timo it was inauguraled, bus, considering the punishinent inflicted npon the immedinto partica to tho ‘broak-in® disoipling, and tho subsoquent doprivation of knowledgo from innocent prison- ors, wo trugt tho rulo hag had its run, and that our Mothor Missouri will et in the light of hor transactions to irradinto the glovmy bours of Ler truant cluldren, Whilo we aro pradigal waifs, wa are yet the children of thin glorions Stato, oxpecting soon to join our brotherm and mingle again with the masyos. Whilo sears loft on the body may heal over and disappesr, those pub upon thomind uro indolible, nud, like tho apot ou tho hand of Lady Macboth, will not ‘out.’ ‘Thotefore, lot society Lo earoful and considerato in tho treatment of thn unfortunatoe, *Lliere are somo 1,800 peraons hore who have fathers, mothors, sisters, brothors, wives, sons sud daugbters, nnd frionds, who look for our coming and wish for onr happinoss. As a eatis- faction to tlns larzo number of citizens, an woll 04 8 tributo to justice, we ask tho difusion of iutelligence. ** Qur bodioa can bear up under coarse food, bard work, scant clothing, cold lodginga and solitary colls, but the mind is sbriveled in the darl; “tho understavding bocomes bouighted, and wo dopart from a sevoro school of misfor- tuno chilled to the hoart ngainst our follows, and Ignorant of the rules of wocioty. We go out like cuildron who stnmblo upon the advanced knowledgro that has been denlod to them, Tho n)nluso{rlhy of Imprisonmout, it is admitted, should bo reform and not dogredation, Ignor- nacu and povorty are the parenta of crime, while. intoiligence 18 tho shioid aud buckler of virtuo and fortuno. “The Legisiatura of Missourl in pnst yoars mado appropriations for tho library, which in- clided newspapers. - ‘This was a upcctal favor in addition to tho standing appropriation, showing the wisdom of our Inw-malkers, * Lot us impress upon you, my denr sir, that kindncsa and bonevalence aro attributes of our Bavior sud eruclty the last relio of barbarimm, DBy tho fattor trestment we sro mado siaves or Locomo froomen and wortby citizons of ono common country. **In bohalf of our fellows who crave light, in tho vame of humauity secking redress, and for tho eako of aimplo justice, we pray you—adinit tho newspapors. (Slgned) MANY Prisongus. #“To the Ilon. Jobn A, ociadsy, Atloruey-Genoral, Jeffersou City, Mo, SUNDAY’S NEWS, LOCAL. The depoaitors in tho Commercial Loan Com- pany'a Bavings Bank hold a mooting Baturday, when a commitleo was appointod to take meas- ures towards tho choice of & co-sasigneo. Tho dedication of Moody's church on the North Sldo has boen [ndoflnitely postponed, ay Dir, Maody is 8o much occupicd in lis present flold of lnbor fn tho East, and declincs to have anything to do with the odifico until it is fintshod and paid for. Christmas sorvices wore observed in aaveral clmrchvn‘ fnclading 8t. Miary's, 8t. James', and Ht. I'aul's, The inmates of the varions eloo- mmlyxn"’ inatitutions woro kindly romemberod by their friends, and tha day gonerally waa ob- sorved by all tho nsual accompaniments, excopt acoidents and murders. Jlr. Alexander Bullivan addrosscd a communi- cation to tho manager of an English insurance company on the subject of the water system in Chicago, by which it appears there are 2,167,778 feet of pipe Iaid in the city. Thia amonnt com- ores very favorably with the showing of Now York, which bas 2,178,730 foet of pipo, ELSEWHER! A mother-in-layw in Libes Sullivan county, N. Y., talked so_offectivoly that Thuraday last h:r son-jn-law ghob lus wifo and cut hLis own throat, The President af the Abingdon, IIL, College was struck by s billy in the hands of a boy whom he waa trying to expel from a publi# eutertain- muont, and is in imminput danger of desth, Chrietmas was generally celobrated with more than usual cheer all over the country, At Alemphis the thermaomoter roso to the astonishing height of 80 aegroes, aod the fashion of dispinying fire. worke rendered the impression of a Fourth of July vivid and unpleassat enough to those who are sick and tired of tho empty livery of that an- uivornary. — A Horse with a Silver Throat. Cinefanati Commercial, ‘Ws have heard of people born with s ailver spoon in tholr mouths aund all that, but the most unique thing of the kind we ever hieard of or saw I8 a horee with a silvor thront. Ile waaa kindly, hard-working boast, bolonging to the Cinclunntl Omnibus Company, but was ** wind- broken,” and on thut sccount hiad grown almost unoless, It was a pity, anud o losa as well, to tarn him out to dle—ho wouldn't aoll—so it was determined by Moyory, the veterinary surgeon, to try an experimeut, an expodient,—in short, & *kil-o1-curo*’, remedy. 5o, two months ago, bo mado an iuclsion in tho animal's throat and {nsertod a sitvor tubo In the Wh:!{lir‘ln to facili- tate Lruatbiug, leaving a sort of artitiolal nostril at tho puint of fnsertion. ‘Tho devico works like & charm, tho terrible wheoziog has censed, the incision bas hesled up beautitally, and the horso in doing his full: day's work sod eats bus tull allowsnce, The silver throat can he re- moved and replaced ab will for cleaning, but ta #0 arrauged a8 Bok fo get out of place or cause any foconveulence to the borse. ‘Lhis uniquo case of equluo surgery can be seen almost auy dny st tho omnlbus ofiico, on Hace street, bo- tneon Fourth and Fifth streets. A Fashlonable Woman’s Prank, The Wasbington correspondent of the Hart ford Times writess ** And speaking of theatr 1 never told you of a by-plsy we had laat spring when Raymoud was bero an Col. Sellers, Itis a atory that is ratbor Lard on one of our soclety la- dion, but showa that there [s & great desl of raw material in this class, In the tusnipscens, whon the ecrimmay(e cormenced, aod the turoips flew mbout the stagh, one flew iuto the lap of & lady who occupied & private-box with some dustio- guihed fricnds, Bbo raised the turuip and called to a friend in tho audience as (o whether she wonld hike to haveit. In the box apposite sat the Presidont and some friends. Sho tele- graphed acroea the Louso to lum the same fu- quiry, but pot recuivin; y enooursgement from that quartec, sba tha turnlg W tha Isdy she had firet honorsd with her atsentions and overwholmed lier with confaeion by drawing npon har the attention of the Iarge andlenoa 0 far from this wonld-bo liigh-bred officlsl lady feeling any ambarrassmont, aho enjoyadthe part ".'f"“' piryed more than any of Cal. Bollara* e At tho Enrnent Solicitaston of Many Indies who were unnble to attend tho recoptions st the ‘ DNameatic ™ oftice Inat week, the litile lady will ra maitt “tut, arter Jan, 1, and will recelya the ladics sné children svery oy thia week, Pianon and Organs. Illet, Davin & Co's Grand, Bquare, and Tpright snd Smith'a Ameriean Orgaus, can be found only sf W, W, Kunball's, eorper & Aol Adams strests, Clilengo, - - LA The Burdott Organ, the King of recd insirumente, can bo Lisd only Lo & Tealy's, Stato wud Munros strects, Planos sa/ orgiua for rent. i AMsm-loun Obataale 10 one's comfort iaa Uofl, A very riniple remed: Veen dincorared. A pinster of Tlleyn Momed” Py L3tractor wil stre it looue Lhan auyuhing dor. *°d Lundborg's Perfumes are liko natursl flowers and bouquats, A A BPEER—On Norih Latalle-s ‘William W, Hpeer, crlalt Speor, lgvfll years, . Furicral Dec. 29, ot 2:30 p, m, Friends of the famf & ara invited, 81"~ Newstk (N, J.) papors please copy. SPECIAL NOTICES, _ ‘Without a Scratch. nhlklllvur.l w, and all fing . CON, aud socurs a brilllanes oqual to now. Bluctro Bilicon 18 the most wondarful mas turial discovnred in modnen tmon, A6 13 pors like 1ofanorise fonad ia & Nevada winm, onlroly fren (ram grie o Shemt: calaction, " 1f you would bavu yaur (sbis-ware Iook, now, Jan it only, Hold by house-turnishors, druggiste, Jowal: o, 3 ‘Auonts; GILLRTT, McOULLOCI & 00, 34 aud B Snnth Wnlerat, BUSINESS DIRECTORY. AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS, & BRADLEY MANUFACTURING e loms, Rl an any-—Plows, 1t Hiny" Tokican, T B plainos-ht. Walking Onltsstnss, Joig icatore, 9o "7 o 6 Novit Deas Taprs, AWNINGS, TENTE, AND WA( Fuus AND BARNRIS-UOTTON DUOK, GILBERT HUBHALD & CU., * 30 10 208 Soath Wator: Cornor It N Hemp and fi;‘n‘uudx?irgfi.' = o0 % GILBERT BUBBARD® GO 0 2.8 to 48 Bouth Wate HE BTATE EBQII Mugalgfiflrfloxv AVIN NKTIT - T #0 and & Lasall, o-at. Ciilcago, m, t t B2 ger o ln‘m& on dopoaita. AUCTION SALES; 1 BY G. . GORE & 63and 70 Wabsah-av, TWO GREAT HOLIDAY SALESY Taesduy, Dec, 28, and Thursday, Dec, 30, Yor the moro 1apAd dispossl of an extraord] slask of vory elegant Ifoliday Goods, and on unu 1y large stock of staplo and fancy Dry Goods, ete. are compellod {o make two eales for (ho comii On TUESDAY wo scll s stock of fine, all aol, and rich Pafsley Bhawls, flne, hign-colored 'Shirta, fancy Knit Goods, Cardigins, Nubias, Loods, Bearfs, Mith Gloves, ete., Ladies' Ties and Bearfs, fancy motto an inftial Handkerchiefs, Gents’ and Ladfes’ Underwear, Hosiery of pvery varicty, Gloves, Mittens, Cauntlots, Wool Diankots, Bed-Comforts, Horso Jilankots, Hats and Capn, etc,, cte, Fino Leather Batchels and Rall road Bags. 100 places rich Dlack Alpacaa, GEO. P. GORE & CO., 0S and 70 Wabash-sy, Thursday, Dec. 30, 1875, AUCTION SALE OT a largo and moat desirablo stocr of BTAPLE AND FANCY DRY GOODS. At thie slo we shall offer ¢l linca Moatery, Noltony ‘Underwear, Uats and Caps, White Goods, (loves Milteos, Disnkets, Knit Goods, Skirls,” Furnishing Goads, Towela and Handkerchuefs, Bag, Fatcheln, &c, Ting linea Pocket Cutlery, Musical Inatrumoats, ack Alpacas, Bhawls, Soarfs, o, At botli sales (TUESDAY aid TITURSDAY) wo ahal offer a most elegant. stock of Fine Clocks of populay American mauufacturcs, fina Bronze and Parian Dusts, 100 doublo-barrelod Shot-Guns, fne T'ockst Gatlery, fino Walletr, Writing Deaks, Photo Albums, Dibles Booka aujtabls for prenents, ino Musio Boxes, Violing, Cigar Cares, Accordcons, Toys, Gnmes, anlhnd.fi TaperFlles, Clips, Welihts, ¥ino Tollet Brushes, an (irent varlety of ‘goods sdapted o the best Fanoy Qoods trade. QEQ. P, GORE & CO., 0 & 70 Wabash'sy, Sweeping: Out Auction Sal OF ALL CONSIGNMENTS OF * Boots; Shoes & Rubbers For 1878, on WEDNESDAY, Dec. 29, at 0:30 a, m. We muat closo all accounta with tho year, and ahall sell 1,500 CASES Very desirable goods. Also the remaining stock @ PAGE, MILLER & CO,,Iirot and 8Bhoe Jobbera. GEO, P, GU! 0. d 70 Wal) WM. A. BULTERS & CO., AUCTIONEERS, 168 MADISON-8T, GREAT RETATL SALE FUR CGOODS! Real Shetland Seal Sacques, Muffs, and Boas. Staten of Maine and Minnosots Aink Mufrs, Doas, std Collara, Frouch Soal, Marten, Fiteh, Squitrel, Lynt, Astrachiap, Coney, Chinchilla, and othor stytes, for Lae dies’, Missss’, and Childrens Wosr. Wolf, Dear, aod Buffalo Nobea, TUESDAY MONLNING, Dac. 23, a4 18 oclock, at our Satesrooms, 104 Eaet Madison-st. WAL A, BUTTENS & 00., Auctioneers, ASSORTED GLASSWARE, WL ANITE WARK, YRLLOW AND HOOKINGHAN (TAL, FINE TABLE CUTLERY, ‘WEDNFSDAY MORNING, DKO. 29, AT 90'0LOOK AT OUIL BALESROOMIS, 108 EAST A ADISON-ST,, WM. A, BUT'TRRS & CO., Auctlonoers. , Entire School Outfit. 140 SOHOOL DESKS, Bettees, Teacheid Desks, Bioves, oto., 'WEDNESDAY MORNING, Dec. 39, at 11 o'dlock, & ‘our Baloarooms, 108 Fast Madison-st. WAL A, BUTTERS & CO., Auctionsers, BUTTEES & C0'S8 REJULAR TRADE BALY FORKION AND DOMESTIO DRY GOODS, OLOTHING, WOOLENS, GLOVEN, GAUNTILETS, and MITTS, HATS, DAPS, H, 'BHOLS, &c,) TRURSDAY MOUNING, Dec, 20, at ;30 o'clock. BUTTERS & €05 NEXT SATURDAY SALE WILL OE HELD FRIDAY MOXNING, DEC. 3L HOUSEHQLD GOODS, Furniture, Carpets, Stoves, AND GENERAL MERCIIANDIS E, By JAS. P, McNAMARA & CO, 117 Wabssbeay,, No corner Madisun-st, 3,000 CASES BOOTS, SHORS, & RUBBERS TUESDAY MORNING, Dec. 28, at 9:30 o'clock, JAH. . MONAMARA & C0., Anctionsers, SPECULATION IN WALL-ST. $500,000 has been made in a aingle inyes ment of $100, This of course is au eitraordins but ordinaril; 5 can realize--.ss $35:000, Eyen siiin aelos aa L cun besaielrs .' Even Tt min Tavorsbie resulla can show & peodit L 3 Circulars, giving full Information, sent fres by 8 areasing ™ FAVLS R & CO., Bankers, 11 Wall-at., N, CONFECTIONERY. —— ~ CELEBRATED througst thio Unlon—~capresecd 1o pate. 11 and upward st SO UR, S tiousr, Oblcage,