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THE LORNES. Gosulp About the Princess Loulso and IHer usband, The Early Attachments of tho Rarquis and Marchioness, Tston Heratd. The depariuro ot the ltev, Canon Duekworth, A. M., for Tudis, a8 & member of the Prince of Walos' ruito nud Chaplain to the Tloyal party, bears po perticular outward gignificance, but nis sppointmant to that covetad position ealls forth + host of memorles, mukes & world of roflac- ions, in which love, couvents, o pitl's hot-head- winesn. o won's fiemnesa fn Lonacable declsion, 4 forced mardege nud marital misory for oner sud gradual Fromotion and honor for the atlice, » sovereigu's diplunsuro and approval, form tho warp sl woof upon which (e story woaves, In (g deila it may bo now to sou. Tho P'rincosa Loulso, hofora shio hocamo tho Matchiouess of Lorae, and whila yet nnder the fmumadinto eyo’ of hor oyal motlier, was found a tutor in tha rorson of o rather vbacuro yot thoroughly intelicctunl cuzate, tho Rov, Mr. Duckworth, A. M. 1lo was (hen, e e s now, ayoung and faecinoling mau, with dark cyes and bair, wiuning mannors, aud a roft voleo, A fino vocalist, overythiug exthetio fouud in him n cordial pation, and he was fn gront favor with the Loyl Femily, tho younier brauches of which wees uuder bid cato, Ax & eonsgquonco, thio handeomo Princess was soou mich more on- grossed with thonghits of hor vutor el bis well- cut faco than puges of plulasophy or lutricate tenges of verhm. er feoimus RIVERED INFO AFEEOTION whict shio did not howtate 10 show. While in Beotisnd, she Liequentiy, in company with her brother Arther, Diko of Connpaght, Yigited hor tutor at his humblo inu, and, aiter tning tea, tho evemng wonld pleasantly pa<e In siging snd sorinl convergation, & prosesdiog annlevn ouotgl in ity way i the younr Indy was notn Royal Princcss, and guided by au afcction for Ler tutor which ko thus rought to gratify. This love kouu becamo too yoteat mnd tuo sirong for the curato eonsa of proprivty, and ho conwidered, dn viow of tho circumstancot, that it wos bis duty to iuform tko Quoon, Lhiy Lo dide 10 & dolicately-worded letter, i which, with consummnte. art, ho tried to shield lis puplt ou far 18 possible, but engeested another tutor for tho Urincess should be pjocnred nt at onco. Tho Queen was very uch traubled nt tho birt coufained in Alr. Duck- worth's bravo communication, aud, when the D'rincesa wan callod aud apokon to, Lho sirength of Lor passion showed itself us eho doclurod tuat gho would *either marry him or go lulo o convent.” Ilor manner of eaying, and firmnens in maintaining it, left no shadow of a doubt as to ber lifo, and in it eha doterminea (o cavt her dostiny. ‘There sesmed indecd no loophinia thirough whiok influencey might ba directed with & viow of clisugiug ber Qolosminstion. Tho Queon was fu o quaddary, tho Ioyal mind per- plexed for a Itoyal fate. * 'Ihoro way no unmar- Yied Prince in Lurope with which England cared to wed, Mujouty sud its advuers wero tloored, The matler of marrying the curato was, of course, out of tho quéstion, and tha question of & convent wan soberly considored, At Uluer thero i siluated o CORVENT COSDLCILD IS TiL JUGI-CHUBCH IN- TENESTH in tho Church af Englaud, and so high as to bo rimost oi1t of xight to au ordinary churchman, The direipliun is extraordinanly atrict, tho hifs monaetio m form and rigid in” daly, dutv, o fact, it scets to havo beou o convent kept from forgotton coutirics of ancient Luglavd, 1t is, of course, headed bys Mother Superior. o thig establishment the Queen detormined to go sud esamino into 1ts system, #o, if tho worwt came to the worst, and Loulse shofild scek a convent, tho pluce would bavo been decided on, Commands were givon to the Alother Buperior that tbo visit should bo kept a vrofound kocrot. No eigter was 10 kuow who tho “guest waa within tho conveut walls, ~ So Her Majesty camo, and, whilo examining into the convent digciphing, o mister paeecd in ono of tho long covorod corris dors, aud, in pawwing, mado s most profonud obeisance, bendiug uearly to the pround, 'The Queon, turuing quickly to tho Mother Buperior, said ¢ ) I thouglt I commanded that'my vlsit should bo unknows to any ono.” Your ordors have been obeyed : the rovor. onco mado by tho mstor was to mo a1 Superiar of thl: Order ; 1o ono knows of your Majesty's vislt." Thia inoident pod answer wero hardly calea- latod to pour vil on a troubled couscionco, but whether it had any doterminmg iuflugtice 13 not kuowa. Iu tho moantimo the plan of marryiug tha Jove-emiticn Princess to n nobleman had been bronchied aud considered feasiblo, if the groom to bo captured was of sufiicicnt rapk, Of nocessity it must botho oldest son of u Dul-g! the Loir to the Lighcst uobility mext to Crowo. The plan apyroved, tho youug men ob- tawable were talked over. Whother the youus noblowen then fo London krew of the Queon’s juteutious, ia not known ontsidd ; but certainly thetr actions at the time of the Quecon's raturn from Cluer nud the conmdoration of tha plan of marrisge, would cuutirm that supposiuon. YLord Hamiiton, the futuro Dulke of Avercoro, ntarted for Ireland, aud hiv engagomont to Misa Curzon, wha was staying at hin fathor's residence, was sunounced. Lotd Hartington, the Duko of Dov- onshire that ls to be, and tho comiug Duke of Keoat, also left Londan, TILK MANQUIS OF LOUKE alane romained, and he was summoned to the Tosal presence, Au tha comiug Duka of Argyil, the highest of Sootuuls nobility, Lo was far bet- tor for rauk than any half-pouny Prince of & two-penny Pelncipality, Then the marciega might e torned (o iccount jucemonting the loyaity of the Sootch to the fortunes of tha Crown. Ho, a8 & soruel, after proper timo, tha Duke of Argyll becamo Royalty's father-tn-law. The Princoss was argued aud pushed into cou- cent, noc baing vety onthumaatic, The sn- nouncement was receivad 1u verivua ways ; Ly tho people with astonishmont, by the ncotch with joy, and by tna Roval family with feclings and oxfressfons that were anything but vordial approval. ‘Lo Priicess Beatiico, who at onco sas that ehio wad tha futwe walking campaulon ta the Quecn, the lono woman of the famuly, was {furious, remsrking contemptuously, whou shoe hoard it, that there was ** No ona left for hor but 8 young man from Lowis & Atlenby's” (s large Lonaon dry-gouds atore). Tut (Lo matter was sottled, snd tho obatiuato Princess becawo tue Maschionowd of Lorua la duo tima. ‘Lta tutar, now Canon Duckwortl, Laving acted in suck s straightforward, manly way, won, natuially, no end ot Royal favar, {Vhilathalove aud poaition of tho Priucess might have saved Lim any pou- 2ltion for running away with Louieo, ~nhich she was reported quits aager to do,—¢Lill his prom tion » Hinto-goveroed Church would have been {rrotriovably clhocked, probably for lifos sud chanoes for bappiuess iuthe face of Laval displensure are tesribly fow in Eugland, ‘9bo Cangp, und na doubt future Archbishop, did juse what was mauly, Chrstiag, sud Leat, Va- Tious favors wore shown bim at once, aud, on tue death of Cauvon Kingsley, that great man's Talued position 1u Westwineter Abbey was given to Duckworth, 1lis appolutment to tho sulte of the Prince of Walos 1 tho latest exhitbition of thia favor iu memory of Lis action. LOMNE' LIKE BINOK Hid MALRIAGH with Doyalty can hstaly be #aid to Liavo been bappy ome for him; its causo-—forco—might }Jmut tha some way for his wile, although hin ust published book, which 18 ihlustratod vy bis artsg-gpouse, gives a wlight .indication of “bar- mouy ol mtuation. Yet, whenover hie attonds Court, be eatets thopalsce at the entrance ro- eerved for noblomen. e site bolow tho ualt at the Royal table; Le i known ouly s tho Aler- quis of Lorne, and it 14 to be presumed shat the tinceas Loulss dood not carc, aa she has force f will suilicient to bave bim troated as tho Lus- 204 of & Hoyal Princoys, or elie go berwell as the Marchiouess —of Loroe, (ho to-be Duychess of Argyll. Aund perhiaps snother staw tbat would point fo -his mantal lte as one of ruttled wrotchedooss iy foupd that the past to bLhn iy & thorn, Whanover b thinke ou his conditian, La cenuot Letp remomberiug tho beauttful Amerlcan girl towhom bhe was dsvated with all tha devoiion of & true lover. Kiv sttontions were iboroughly coustant to his ideal, as found io Miss Bradhurst, whom Lo mot_for cho firet time a¢ the Court of Derhn, Migs B. and hor aiater, both of whom Are vary beautiful, and botl now married, wero fayorites with the Urown Princess of Prusuia, the aldast dsughter of Quosn Viotoris. Coosc- 4uently thoyo two Awmerican girld wore conataut- v at Court, aod wero much admired. Loroe, solng in the Ioyal Uspital at the tnie, vivited Coury, where ba met and waa caplivated by the tall, paly Leauty, Margaret Bradburat, descnbed S0 well in thpse liues thag ouo wight Jeadily be- ova they were writtun of lier: O wweet, vale Margaret, O rage, | ‘Wit it your sy wiih Lixe saooulight on @ faulug shower ¥ W lewt you, love, your mortal dower O¢ penaive thodgs sull wa) your, » i Aa e i ouckas-Bower 3 Tt Lornn's lovo wad soon known st home, and puental joneion wan 11l noon forther yroceadiogy by the eommand thet- money waq tho primal requinte for an Ar: o Lotue came homo vn lnw orders from Argyll, went theagh London. aud, staviug there, met his fatn, Margurot wan loft in quito an unmanly fashion, whila tho Ducal coronot bad i Gono Glmmeriog Wewngh tise drean of thiluga that wore, Anotlier ptraty which paints tho way the wind Blown comes to London from Flatoice, whers 1ha Princoss Louiso 44 waid to hayo FOUND A RIVAL for the cliarming Duckwortlh in tha person of Dick Connolly, tha sculpior. Now Connully, who i4 reull girron deapril, affacts Lhe wild- Inoking artmt,—n form eceentrie goniu always talkes for pereonal displny, Hia air is long. his oyen Iarga, hin voico rathor #oft, his hand aud foot rathor comoly, aud ins facais conaiderod Tiaudsono, 3ts dtessdd usually of tho Artist- type. Weil. whou Lotieo was it Florance sho vimitod his etudlo, and repented hor viait & nums brrof times duniug her say, mforming Con- nolly that, T eho bal romained theroany fougth of tima, pho wonid have mala him pive her lewsona in his art aud hers. Huch ta the atory,— a Jioyal romaneo i teal hifo, & roal romanow of Noyal Jife, Tormo lives and hay a Lintd time of it,” winla the Yrincess, perhaps, onvies tho Canon's piubian vosition nud his unwon love. Marguret is marvied, and Loroe 1s votbing to lier, only . presenco which has passcd away, & dream forgotten in the light of Iater di Duckworth 15 on his way to power aud posit tho only one who saeured snything in tho jssues of the Royal row, Lo himfell the prizo. LFROM THE TOMB, A Privoner for 'Tv ILUTTH U BRITIES 3 iabldicux. Driroft Free I'rees, Dee, 25, Twenty-fivo vesrs ago this moath thora was enueted i Detroit & trugedy whick bundveds of persons now hving no duubt distinctly romom- ber. It was the killing of & peddier uamaed Charbonoau by & half-breod (Franch and Indian) unmed Josoph Rubidienx 1 a littlo building oo- enpied by Charbunean ou the site of tho presant wholesalo buot and ehoo houso of i, P. Baldwin & Co., at tho cornor of Woolward svenuo sod Waundbridge street. Habidioux wos a native of Maldon, und Charbonsan was a peddlor of dry gouds and Yookeo notwue, lua staro, bofora wontioned, beibg nsed meroly 18 & place in whiich {o kaop his extra stock, and in whicli Lo nleo slopt sud cooked lia meals, Ouo Satur- duy, omly {u Docember, 1850, the two mot in an oating-bouss uear tho whsrf on the enst nide of Woodward avouue, when Iiabi- dteux made somo tailhng purcbhase. Amoug the chungo which Charbonesu gave Lim was a #purious half-dotlar. After Rabidioux discov- ored tho quality of the oo, which wes uot until soma Lours Intar, he songht Charboneau and de- mandoid good mongy 1 exchango for it. The latter put him off with promises, lmt Rabidioux, y-five ¥enre e Story ot Joseph “whoso Indisn blood was up, followsd him about, repoating at evory turn i domaud_for_restitns tion. Late in tho evoning o abaudonod tho of- fort temporarily, but on tue following day (which waus Sunday) be sgan sought Charboveau for tho purpose of foreing bimn to redeom tho bogus coln, Charbonesu told bim that if ho wonld nccompany bim to his store ho would give him goad wioiey, and thoy went in togather. The peddler nover camo out alivo, but waat ocenrred dunmg the time Iabidieux was with him was uever known, cxcopt as roluted by Rabidieux bunscl, ‘Thist ho told the truth was not then donbred by thoso who wers familiur with tho case, ond tho judicial sod other ofiicora cone cornod ju it, woms uf Whom aro vot hviug, wre etiongly cowininod iu their bellef in Lis story, What that story was will appear ata pownt futther on tn this narmiive. On that fatal Sunday, toward evening, it was discovered that Charbonesn had Leen wurdored in bis bed, E, V. Cicott way then Sherifl, snd he set the machinery of Lis oftico at worl to dis- cover (e wurderer, o soou loarued that it was Nabidioux who liad killed tho jan, but ho was nowhoro to bo found, ‘The city was scarched high and low for days, and officers wero dispatchied in every ditection, but for some thne the sesrch was unavailing. At length Mr. Cicott Jearned that ho had beoo reen at Maldan, and thicher ba sont. Doputy-Soriit James Dosu- bicn (now dead), with instructious to nrrest him, Rabidiouz, shen approached by Deputy Beau- bion, readily admitted that it was he wiio killed Charboneau, and voluntsrily accompanicd tho ticer to Detroit withont waitiug for & formal tradition. _Ho was Jodged iu jail Lero, and on tho 13th of January, 1801, he was arraigned ju tho Wayno Circuit Court, Juige Witheroll pro- sidlog, on & charge of murder. Mo pleaded g«mlu; sud was sontenoed to tho State Prison for lifo, [ Daring lis lncarcoration in jail, howover, bo Thnd told bis story of the killing to Bnerift Cicoty, who repeated 1t on the staud before sentenco was pronouriced. It was rubstantially ay fol- lTows: Whon Rabidieux and Chiarboneau went 1nto tho Jatter's place, they setiled their difli- enlty rolative to the couvterfoit Lall-dollar. Bhortly aftervard, howover, Rabldienx, under terriblo provocation, seized o hatchot lying on a tablo aud struck Chiarboneau, The blow was torritle, nod the weapon went crashivg through the skull of tho doomod wretch, who diod with- out a struggio. Rabidicax did not long contemplate Lis_act on tho wpot whero it was committed. but, locking tho frout door, ho quitied the place, went on voard tho propoller Cathoart, wWhich was thow lying at ono of tho Wharyes liore, aud whoes ho reachod Malden ho dismbarked, 1Iia putessquent ceapturo and the procoodiuga whick ended u his incaraoration for life neod not be repoated. e woot to prieon, and for soven years was kept in solitary coutivemeont as iu a living grave. Then began to growup n feollag that his pumsh- wont was uodeservedly rigorous, aud, through Tho oetional effarts of | Judgo. - Witheeull, David Suwnart, who was Prossuting Attor- ney ab the timo of tho sentonce, and Bhorit Cicott, Rabidienx was after thowo soven awful years of gloom roloadsd from his solitary coll and given_emptoyment fu tho shoo-shop of tho prisgn, He tind abandoned hope of evor regain- g bua fraedow, aud Actiled down into sueh con- tont a8 deapair engendors. Bolong as theylived Judgo Vitheroll and Mr, Russt, aided by Mr, Cicott, repestedly renowed their efforts to secure Rabidioux’s reloaso, Guvernor after Governor was importuved, but they lstenod with deaf sars 0 the sirungost appeuls.” Judgo Witherall oftan said that bo nade &\ groat misteke in accopting Rabidisux's ploa of guuty, sud thag if he could recall that judgment he would cortatuly call a Jjury and instruct them to flud a vordict of man- klaughiter, ‘uough Judgo Witherell and Mr, Btugrl have both basn dead several yeais, Mr, Cicott, with o detormiuntion worthy of all honor, still Kept up appoals iu Nabidionx's behalf. At lest ho pre- seuted the caso to CGov, llagley, aud hope dawnod. ‘Lie Govarnor gave his promise to look 1to the mattor, aud with -patieut and bamane perseverance bio possossud himsolf of overy fact connected with tho offonse sud thoe prisoner’s conduct in prison duriog the almoat quarter of & contury he has puased there, And'now comos the sequel, The Governor, reaognizing the justico of the causo whioh en- listod tho bost oarts of wen hike thosa uamed in this connoctlon, iuterposed his powar, sud last night the pardon of Josoph lhh}dleux went out with thoe Jackeon mail. Whata tbought it 181 dlow dramatic neeno may that be whou at 12 o'clock uoon of this Christmas-Day (for o tho luunlfiu to tho prison sgont reads) the shacklos shall bostrickon from him, and the ponderajia doors of the great prison shall open upon hia new lifol -L'wenty-llve yoars wilhout hope, aud now ta stand forih redoomed, tha pouslty for bla crie pald, and tho sunlight sgain shining Into huis lifo! He doos not eveu Luow of the joy o near st Land, as strict ine Ll]mcuuuu have beon laid npon tha prison ofticials witiihold the jutelliwence from Lim.untii the hour namod, The surprise will be cuull))«la, and 1t 18 Lo como upon him in presence of sha multi- tudo with whom he has walked so long, Duriug his long imprisoument Nabidioux has hoen a model prisoner, and his exemplary con- dnct has beeu the muans of proouriug Nim wauny littlo privilegos that havo mado hiy condition tolerablo, le was ® mere Loy when the iron doora firet clavgod behind bim, and ke will em- orge as 41 years of age in the fullest vigor and with the prospect of wany useful yoars. Bup what o pathetio thing §% iy 1o picture bim at that age lookwg upon tho bustlng world with the eyes of 10! Cun he reconcile the wtupen- dous chango with the passage of & quarter of a contury 7 Will be comprehiend Lhat & gonera. tion hea almoat bosn swept awsy siuce Le trod these atreets? Can Lo realize that hardly a wegtigo of tha world bo remembars s lelt to romiud him of what Lo was und of tLe patha in which bo watked? —_— How Joha Bull Circumvented John- ny Crapeaud. of Bugland'a purohase of tha Suez Fiold tells » littlo stoty which, us aa esawple of *smariucas,” could not be excellod by the sharpest of Yankces: Do you know where Aden 14?7 (et out your mapof Africa, and you'll sce that Adeu is at the head of tho Btraits of Habelmandel. Wall, it has long bean au Englis fortrevs, but i doss not command the led Ses. Franco found this out some years 80, 84 tha wamo time thst sus discuvered the Juland of Porim to be the proper place to hold. Hue want & Heot to quistly take rosseasion, thiy buing tho way that & footbold fv Africa is wude by Euwropean powers, Inatead of goiog direct o TIE CIHICAGO TRIBUNIE: MONDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1876. Perim.the French floot stonpad at Aden, ehera tho oflvers sers 1aviled th n Langict by th authotiting, Jolinny Crapoand went, wan sumptin- ouly entertaluet,—in fact, ko overwheled with Lowpitality thal it ffow to hi bead, aod, in & moe ment of effusion, ha cantided Nin weerel mission 10 tho attentive ane of anber John Iuil, ** The fact is," whispored Juhnuy Crapusud, * wo'to goe ingz t do an immensely clover tng to-morrow worning. We'ra going toplant shin French flag wn Perim,” Joln Bull had uot piven his banquot in vain, Without loaviug biu sout at tablo, i wroto and dispatehed orders for tho immediato departuro of n veseol for Ianm, with fostrue- tionn {o take poaso«wion ot the leland in the oama of tireat [iiitain. When Jolmny Crapesud waked up tho uext morsing ho set wail for hix eovoted nuze, o, on arriving, found the Union Jack flying I Tl s how tho Engtwsh took Perim,-—in itsalf A vock, Lut W reck Nho Gibraltar, Wio holdw it rales the lled Hea. You hear a great doal abont Aden avl nothing about Parim, be- cauna it f4 Lintinh policy tu e very quiet sbout this very important ptranghohl, Can't you men Johany Crapeand totring his halr at his own fol- Iy end by noiglbor's quick-wittadness | - - THE CODE A KENTUCKY DIFFICULTY. Lexuttan (Ky.y Ditellvgencer, Dee, 18, Wo regrot liaving 10 ehroniclo n vary eerions diicmity wlieh ceonrred last Monday hatweon Judgn Atnos (raves nd Mr. Josepls I Biith, ‘I'io history of the troublo betweon them, ad nearly as we can learn it, wau thin: Hoon aftor Judge (iraves went on tho county bouch he rece ommoaded Mr, Jamoa Lallis for some bridge and other contracts, 'I'ho Hosd (ommireioner, who had boen nowly appointud, nob undere standiug the law, lot some diri work to Mr, Lillia without advertiving beforeband, o required. Mr. Iallis bronght s bill which the County Court thought esorbitant, ‘I'hie Conrt fesued o wurrant for 1,000, snd de- Jivered it to Lillir,—~thig, howaver, being mucl laes than ho elaimed, Bubsoquantly tho maitor was disoussed, and it was thon:zht that even thia amount was more than Lillw was ontitled to, Judge Grayes thorenpon, thinklag that his con. fidonce bind been botraydd by Lillie, weut to um and demandod that ho return the warrant, and allow tho Court to kcttlo the matter equitably and fairly to the conuty. 'Phis was dove, and Llitis wan given & warrunt for €500 ivstead. Tho finat settlemont with bim will Lo seon in the County Court procecdings for this mouth. Outof thera and other diflicultics, caused by the incompetency of the Rand Commissioncr, counidorablo trouble srowg, which the Courd endeavored to, and puccesded in reclifyieg. When ths jast Grand Jury wet the subject wau brought befura thew, o seo if thero was auy ir- regulnrity upon the part of the Court, and was thoroughly ritzed. Tho Court was found to have dono its full duty lu_tha preinieca, but in somo way it cama to Mr. Oravos' ears that Mr., Josepl F. 8mith bad miado & personal assault upon hiw, and traduced lug character in tho Grand Jury- rqom. Ou Munday mornivy, about 10 o'cloak, Judgo Graves vas convorsiug with & friond in tho offico of thio City Hotel npout Mr. Bnnith's sup- posed conduot towards him. when Mr, Bmith entared, and Judge Uraras addresiod somo very sbusive language to fum, Mr. Suuth said, 1 Bsuppako you are armed, i Judge Graves an- swored, ** Yos, gir, and_you had Dotter g0 and orns yourselt.” Mr, Swith replied, 1 will, ir,” awl sttor & fow more words from Jpdge Gravea ho left tho room, and proceeded to arny himself, and came upon the atreol to meot the Judge who Lud in tho mesntimae gono to the Court-House, Mr. Smith etationed bimaelf on tho croasiug noar tho porthwest corner of tho Court-Ilonsn, to await Judge Graves’ approach. By tine timo the wholo town was fn u state of excitemont wbout the mattor, and frionds of the partios did all in their power u& provent a streat roncontro, Blr, Bmith enid that ho had been grously jusulted, aud that it wus more 1han ho could Dear, and that thers wad but one way to eotilo it, and that wan by a full aud freo apol- ogy, DBy strenuoud efforts tho gontlomen wers kept poart, sud aftor varius interviews with different parties to sea if an explanstion of what had erauspirod in the Grand Jary room of a per- #onal chpraator to Judge Graven could bo ob- tawed, tho following leiter was seut to Mr, Smizh: LexivaroN, Mo, Doc, 11, 1870.—Mr. Jownh F, Suth—Dean St ; Before Lwiw yuu this moruing 1 bad been nformed that you taadea peraoudl sttack upon my charscter, snd traduecd me in the Grand Jisy room, Under 1his bellef 1 made the attack upon you {bls morniug, sud used language which was abusive anyd insuiticg. Since then 1 bave been in- formad tu my ontire satisfaction by Chagles L. Ewiug, Eaq., who {s 8 personal eiend of Loth of us, and why Wau & member of the Grand Jury, that my fnforma- tlon wea fucorrect, and that you did not make any such atlack upon my charseter or try to traduce mo betora the Grand Jurs. Tuorefore, as & gentloman, I am hiouud to muke uli apology to you, snd to say thiat 1am vory sorry for using tho lunguago which T did to you this morning, aud hereby retract tho same, it Baving bocu spoken uuder s very grosa misinforin~ ton, © Thils will be conveyed to you by our mutual friends, A, A. Lowueur, E. Winsor, aud C. L, Lwing, = YVers ro- specifully, AM0S ORaVES, I'his, of conreo, proved ealisfoctory, aud the matter droppod. BARON VS. BARBER. Davenpert (Ga.) Gazette, Dee, 28, Telnricho Temuwe, boarter, and Hormaon Yon 3loscl, youug man both, boarded for monthe at tho Keystono Houso, aud hocamo tho warmost friends, Tho latter was & Daron in Lis neuve innd. Both worp waznn friends nill {ast Sunday, when they got into_a dispute about tho iostitu- tions iu Ameriea, osch still revered tho priv- ilepos of aristocracy as observed across tho kea, whilo Temme, though born and resred in Ger- many, was o thorouch Nopubhoan ju hia priu plea; but neither was Awerican ouough to ag- uo this question of equal righta without bad lood rising. And the deadly insunlt passod, aud Baron Vou Mosch chalienged Mr. Toemwe, and tho Inttor aceopted tho challongo. This was on Buunday last, abd good opportunity for blood and death did not prosont ituclf until yesterday af- tornoon ; aud by that tine Oflicer "Kensler had loaruod of the deadly pruspect, and tho officur kopt watch of the parties. €8 p. m. yostorday, Lo eaw the Baron ride dowu Socond “street with a friend bebind b ; soou after Lo saw Tommo, with a liiend, sot out in the gamo, direction. Oficer K. mounted a horso and followsd. ‘I'o busgies sped down Hocoud strogt to the cily limits, and rolled on until they cdino to Bchorer's; there thoy took tbu #onth road, and followed it for a quarter of n ilo—at least Yomme dld, Kesslor struck a lane, aod caio to a spot which gave bhim a full viow of the Bladenaburg of Scott Couunty. Temmeo way there, walking nervously, and two hugo nayy rovolvors wero on tho grouad near him. Boou Mosch and bis friond arrved; then a veterluary surgeon appeared, "Then, while proliminaries were boing arranged, Kesnlur broke through tho brush, oime upon the sceno liko a strenk of lightouiuy, aud arrest- ed tho princip: Alas! why didn't he walt 10 minutes # All drove back to tosn. and Baron Von Moech ond Mr, Temmo were takun to Justico Kauf- mann's ofice. Tho Justive heard tho slory, 88 the examivation could not procead thon, ho lat tho pastics go ou parols d'honneur—ons glice, thelr own rocoguizauco—till this fore- noon. Now sl parties to the duol aro perplexed. Tho Code provides, in offoct, that suy pereon who hag anytbing to do with w duel as pruseipal, sccond, ald, or surgeon, **shallbo fned in & suw not exceoding $1,000 nor lesy than £400, and jmprisoned in the Penitentiary not wore than throe yoans nor lo#s than ono_vear.” And what uball ‘bo dooe with Baron Moschand citizen Tompme ? FUNERAL OF THE GEORG!A DUELIST, TILLY. Correapodence New York Jierald, Avausta, ., Dao. 21,—Tho funeral of tho doad ductist, 0. D. Tilly, tock place from Bt. Faul's Chusoh yestorday, the rogular Jeotor ofligiating. ‘Llio Uburch was crowdsd to suffo- cation ulmost, thers not belug & vacant seat olther on the tloor or {u the gatlerios, The min- {ator read & Psalm, offored prayer, aud then the choir suug; Jesus, lover of my sant, Let 1o to Thy bowa tly, Betore dimnivsiog the audiencs, the MNector doliversd a shiors discourfo upou duelling, euus dumulng the heathoulyh and barbarous piagtice in tow, Ha wald oot only the lawu of Georgla, but the laws of God, voudemnod it: Wo gould st least s0 ouforco the laws of tho Btute ay to Tuake » repetitian of tho tragls occursenco which has juat stricken this communily imposwivle. Ho denied tha sight of suy mau, nat only totake his own, but the hifv of bis fellow. Life belonged 10 Uod, aud ffoalons bad the mght to take it avsy, Afier tho service the maguificout cueket, in which the body lay, was boruo down tho aisle and teken back to tho boarse. It was covered with wreathy of whito eamolliss. A loug live of cacringed_and buggics forwed in rear of the hoatwe. Three or four bundred porsons fol- lowed the remaius to the cemutery. Arrivivg there, tha cotiiu was lowerod while the Epns- copal burisl wervice was being rosd by ihe Rav. Mr. Clark. No duel Lss accurred 1 Georgis in twonty- Bve yeans which produced suok & profodud seo- watiou, Iu was supposed that that woas of souhog a difticulty had bscome obsolets. To hoar tha publio talk, one woald thiuk toe man ocould not Lo fouud lu the ity who would engsze in it Lut just lot cerwaiu contingonclos sriso and they wauld come forth by the dozeu. ‘The Iarge crowd which attendod Tily's funeral atioated ihis, or rathor = certaln sdwmira- tlon for & man who Lad tho pluck to faon Jis enemny at tan pnoen and Teceivo g death wound. Tba prople have tho highesy admiration for parsonnl conrage, and precioun littlo nsn for a man who failu to show it. Kuow- Ingg thw, it would have amountad Lo alinost rocial ostraciem if Rateliffo had declined tho peremptory challenga Tilly ent inm. ‘Tn broak up dusling is now purzling any smount of moralist. To eirg it entirely they must first uproot thia public opinion of aman who deelinon to fizht one whay esiled npon, Hinco his dsath it bas been ascertained that ‘Filly Lolongad to a family of & Iroland and that is sister 18 marrio glish nobleman, o IBROWN. ‘Tihe Noted Nexton of Grace Church. New Vorks firaghie, We ara paitiad ¢ liear taat thia groat Man ia fraquentlv catied “iko " by his friends, sud likewisa that ko occaslonslly” relaxen before his iriends, and oo tho wholo tells s pratty good story. Hrown gots only &500 s year for lus rervieen amgexion, bt we muppoms thore are porauieiton, Llo wan iusugurated on the 7th of Mareli, 1816, Although stortes by tha scoro ara told illustrating the sublimity with whioh he snubs the pleboisn worshiper ‘who invads procinets esored to lirown, mistako this character ore rare, ludead, it i tuat Lrown can mootuily mesigh s cbance visitor to tho west Lo v o occupy after tho most curaory glence at (ko cul of his coat. Hrown i 8 connolsaeur in dry goods and haber- dashory, and be in accredited with the power to Bee 23 far into a taifor's sign as any man in New York, Ko unerring is bis discrimination— in favor of tho fashionable np-town tailor—that, a8 & moniber of tirace Church onco remarked. **Thoy ought to secura Brown as first assintant in pronouncing upon tha quslity of wool on that ats are to bo sopa- ake I8, however, ro- lated by the Graphic, Oue cold Bunday moru- ing during the war timo & soldier with' n well kuown private's overcoat aver his khoulders en- tored the vestibulo of (irace Church and, fsiling to receivo any notico from thio wexton, leisurely walked 1p the main aislo to one of the bost peats. Tho church was crowded, and shonly after camo s dashing Bocond Lisutenant, avi- deutly now to e straps, and thiowiog back his closk to displsy his rank Lo waa obeequionsly taken in charge by Brown, Walting directly to tue seat vccupied by the mua iu the old over- cont, the eexton lapped tho Intmider on tho shonlder and said, *! Thero are seats tuoro for you," tn a tono that meant ** for such as you." at tho samo tima iudicating s resr corner. Mak- g no response, tho private rose, and withont tho slightest embarrassmont retired to tho part of. the chureh to which Lo bad been do uncereme- nlously oonsigned. 'Tho seat ho vacated was occupted by the gallaut Licutenant, out in tho glory of brand-pew trappiogu. privato found blé now quartors much mora comfartable than the place ha bind vacated, aud Locauaa of the nearuoss to the register ho tosaod bach his overcost, rovealing to the horritied gazo of Brown tho stars of a Major-Genoral, The supposed private vas N. P, Banks, For eome time paet Brown bas been proprietor of 3 grain and feod storo on Lleventh streot, just esst of Fourth avenue, whero o may usunlly bo found dnring business hours, whoun not st the church and whera the roporter fuund him, *1 nover offered to st up sud watch with 8 man f0 88 to be theie when he died, wad Mr, Brown, “buv I Lave got aome- hing that no other undortsker in tawn can show. lere's a book which contaios tho size of evury man's hauds who ovor scted as pail-bearers atany of my funerale. 1f [ ever waut auy of them agatn all I have to do is to rofer to tho uame, heo the nize, and bave the glove ready,"— and le tured tho pages with commendsblo prido. Tio work s¢ doubtless unique, as ho claws it to bo, but extracts from its records would be as malapropod as ta tell & womau'a age. It was suggested to Mr. Hrown that he miust liave b fuud of rare expariencos treasured up. At thls moment hio remarked with ubwont- od discretion, * But my handa aca tied abaut tell- g, emplhaaizing the ilat with s genorous plach of snufl from a large tiu caouister kept cou- veniently 8t hand, I never kept o cofiin sbop, and nevor would,” he volunteered, **it's pleasaater to uit here sud vell €6,000 or 8,000 wortl of foed a wouth 3" sud, ta make lia opin- ion more impressive, a boy at this moment came in for “a quarter's worth of meal" Drown sliowed the teporter a clipping from a Cincin~ uati newspaper, ond eaid; **'L'iey sy all sorta of things about me, but that's untrue,—it's atl uutrael " Thia article assorted that ho waa worth §200,000, and epoke of the eficacy of £5 invested in Urown when ons of tha Tellows wisbed to make bis ealling and olection suro at eome Awell affair. The rvaligosut injustico of suggesting so insigniticant o sum 88 5 in cou- nection with a mau credited with 200,000 worth of property must bo apparons to the dullest in- telloct. R “PUT UP TIE COIN.” A Californin Transaction in Mustang. Flesh, Stsramento Lecord. A large erowd gathered yeetorday on Fourtl streat, in frout of tho Conrt-flouse, attracted by tho moving through tho streots of gno of the old buildings from Jobn Taylor's lot, Tho butldivg was abdut 30 feol Jong, sud had been mounted oo fqur wooden truck-whaeld with a pair of ‘wagon-whoela iu frout, to which a team of six stout mulea were hitchiod, After muuy tags tho old housa started, the driver yelling and tho mud tlying all over tho sidewalk, eattering the crowd and boapattoring the goddess of iborty ou tho dome of the Couri-Houso. Aftor an bour's tima thoy eucceeded in dragging the building about 160 feot. Withia & fow foet of the erosmnfilmm thhe Rocorder's oflice to Kvaus' store, they stuck fast, owiug to o slight rise {n tho stroet made by tho croseing, Tho driver sbouted himuelf Lioarse, the aix big mules tloun- dered about in tue mud, but vot sn inch would thoy budge the old bullding, The crowd in- cressed, and bets wore made that they would nevor start it agsin. A teamstor from tho rod- woods, with four mustan, had stoppod to watcl tho porformauce, & smooth-faced, athletic young fellow, He said notbiug uotil, rousod perbaps by 8 aplash of mud, be walked to the frout, wiping hie faca on his sloove, and exid ; *1 ain't got but #3, but I'll bet every d—n cont ‘of it that my fonr ugs will start that rook- ery out of therw.” 'bore was o derikivo lsugh from the crowd and Lalf-a-dozen takers. **1'utup the movey,” eaid the tenmster, “'1¢f I bad more or kuew whare to Lorrow any, I'd eeo the last one of you.,” The Lot was takcn, Jerry Farmer hold stakoes, the six mulcs were taken off and the four mustangs bitched on. Meanwblila the interest of the crowd incroased, and bots wore froely moade with big odds agsinst the toamster, When ready to start, tho excitement was at s high pitok, ‘Ihe little musiangs bent to their work, but the houso did not move, Nothing daunted, tha tosmster, u answor o the crowd who were chafling him from sll quartors, ead s **1f Jim Buaw was iero I'd {ul tho money aud bet &69 that I could atart it. I aint got 'em warmed up yew” 1l bot you 30 azainst ona of your lorses," usld & well-known hvrym-n. “that you ocsu't pull it 6 fect.” It's s whack,” ssld tho teamuter; put ugf the coln,” T'ho money was baudod to Yorey Uarmer, tho stakehoider, = Avothor tug ; tha littlo mystangs saemod to bump themsalves, but it wasno go. * I'l Lot you anotler iifty agin fhiat mare’s mate ‘,nu can't do is," said the livery man, eagerly, ¢ Dono," eald the team- stor ; ** 1'll bet 1o last hoof of 'em on it, and you may awitg mo to ove ot tham oaks in the plaza if they can’t do Jt." By this time thae ex- citement was running high smong the lookery- on, and side-bets were numerous. One offered t0 bot 8100 ha could not do it, snd the teamster ot a friend to tako tba bet for Lim, Thosowha Kld watchod tho teamster cloaely now notioed & change in his mennor, ® ourious smilo on his countenance, e walked up to each Lorse auccessively, tapped bim on tho rump with the buit-and ‘of his bisck-wnake, snd sand to each : “Siand up thore now, In your harness,” Yor the firet time he mouuted the uear whes!, seized & siugle roin, turaed his team off ‘‘haw,” wwung thum back ' gee," cracked his whip, gsve a yell, avd, ae thoy straightencd, the unwieldly load rose over the obstruction like an old hulk over a swell at se: grested by a burst of applau rom the b standers. ‘Fho iwustaugs pulled for mbaut 33 foot and he stopped thowm. * You eeo, hoyw," uaid the teamuter, a8 ot down, *1'm with them sll the time snd know juse what they can do, ana "—with s ctuld-like smite—** just whou to mako’om doit." As he dropped tha stake iuto his overalls pooket, he eaid + * I'd give &50 out of that ar stake if Jlm Susw had beou hera to wea that toam pull, Jerry, I'm dryq lo! over to Buck Willismson's aud tako s drin 1oneer of 140, A thick foy, deoss, impemotralle, biuish-grs; and raw, markod shaadvent of tha goutle su mor of 1854 on the Catlfornia cosst. ‘Ihe brief Jumatire spriug was scarcaly yob over; there were flowera still to bo ween ou the outiying bills around Bau Frauciseo, and the wild oats wero yet grecu on the Coutra Costa mountaivs. lub tha wild osts were hidden under s dim Iadis. fuky voil, aud the wild flowers accepted tha joy- leas embrsces of tho fog with o staring waxeu rigidity. In short, thoe westher was so uncom- fortsble that tha aversge Californisn was mors thay ever ipclined to imprese tho wirauger sy~ gressively with the fact that foga were healthy, ll‘“l] that 1t waa the ** finest climate on the earih,” Tarliaps 1o ona wan battar ealeniatad or more recnrtomerd Lo iraproan the Ateanger with this Ls. Itef than Mr. P’oter Dumphy, banker and - talint. [1is outapoken faitlyin the prosent and future of California waw unboundod. His min- cern convictions that no country or climate was ever hefora no nignally favored, his ntoleration of any oriticisn or beliof to the contrary, made it & represnntative man. Ho poeitive and nn- mirtable was his babitual expression on tbeso subjocts, that it imponsiblo to remain fong in his premonca without being impreesed with the idea that any other conditiou of society, climate, or civilization, than that which oblained In Call- formia, was & mistake. Htrsugers.were brought carly to imbibe from iLis fountains timd and weak Californiaos in danger of » relspss had their faith renewed and their oyesight restorad by bathiog in this pool that Mr. Dumphy kept always seplentshed, Uncousciouely peopla at last got to echolug Mr. Dumpby's views as their owh, and mich of the larga praiss that sppearod in newspapers, public apeachen, and corrospond= euco wag liral voiced by Dumphy It must bo supposad that r, Dumphy's poni- tiveners of atatament and perempiory manner were at all jujurions to his social roptitation. Owing to that suspicion with which most frontier comimunitien regard polits concerslon and suavi- ty of method, Mr. Dumply's brusque frankness wau always accepted an genuing, ** You always know what Vets Dumpby weans," was tho aver- ago criticlsm. *IIs am't gon' to lia to ploans any msn."” To 2 concait that was so outspoken 24 1o bs conrageous, to an ignarauce that was so troely and sliamelessly expreased an 1o make has- jtating and eantioua wirdom appesr woak and unmanly bewide it, 3{r. Dumphy sdded the rare quallty of porfect uncunscieutiousuces uomixed with any adulterating virtue,~From Brl Harte's “(abriel Conroy ™ in Beribmer for January. e ety ity PARIS GOSSIP, Tho Libraries of Jule Due dAumnle~A Hoyal Scanials. Laru Corresporvicner New York Erening Pool, Julew Janin, the sblo aud accomplislied cntic, whoso memory till lingers, like a_acbtlo Iudisn perfume, in this Paris whieh ordinarily forgels everything 8o quickly, used to cali Lis superb li- brary tho ** barmacy of the soul.” It was & grand collection of 5,000 volumen, nearly evory ono of which had an ewpecisl value either be~ cuuue of avuotations by tho authors or by cele- brated pereons who hed read them, or becauso of tho antiquity aod rarity of the editiovs. The newspapors bere, which rarely vucceod i gettlog muytling right, havo recentiy atlirmed that this fainous colloction bad beconio the subject of & shiarp discusdion betwpan tho widow of Juloa Janin and (ho French Inatitute, and shat it was even pusaible that o laweuit wight grow out of the dispute, ‘There {a no truth whatover in this mesertion. Tho fact fs that Medswe Janiu had decided to give tho library to the Institnte, bul upon cortain conditions which that inatitu- tion cannot at present aceopt; #o that it witl not ba until sfter tho doath of tho distinguished critic'a widow that the books will bo placed fu tho P'alais Mazarin. Janiu loved bookd passion- atoly: ho mado astonivhing efforts to procuso volumen wlioso wheroabouts no ouo elea know of, aud for which bo sometimes paid alarmingly high prices. 110 was an expert ib book-buying ; evon wheu ho was a young man ho was often eniployed by rich peoplo to sacare for them the volumes whick wore struggled for ot the Hotel des Ventes, Janin and the Actor's Frenk— PERANGER' NOTF. Theo library lofL by the critio is worth £120,000, certainly, because an Linglshmau ouco offered Jauin that amonut for it, Mauy of the books are literally #illed withnotes from tho ownor's pen,— notes which may some day furuivh the ruatorial for half a dozen charmivg volames. In ove of tho editions of Beranger,—one of tue richest of tho bundred sditious of the favorito poot's work, —Beranger himeelf, to whow the book Lad beea sont, apparcntly dazzled by tho luxurious mau- ner in which bi songs were embalined, had writ- ten this very duaracteristio note ou returning tho volum fongs, my poor daughters, go back fo Lim who hss recelved you in such o maguificent fashion, See, deepito your litlo merit, Low eplendidly Tio Las he- decked ‘you—you who ordinarily wander about tle atrcets lu sucli simplo dreas ! Thank the good Janin, whio, knowing that your old father bad not the means 1o droan you so rivhly, bas Limacit pald tho espences of your tollct, and who, slthough a0 many persous srs antorested In working for your ruin, ks the coursye to sdopt and o defeud you. Buch genrosity is rare fo-day, Rtepublican as T ain accused of being, tell the King of eriticiam thatho bas all my gratitude. May, 1855, Bruaxarn, ANOTUER ORUAT LICTARY, Speakipg of librasios, it 14 rumored that tho Duc d’Aumale thioks of removiug hin pre- cions culioctian of bouks, now at Twickenbam, in England, to France, 'Tho volumes cost §500,000, and Are arranged in'a hugs gallery conatructed oxpressly for thow, Yerhaps the Duke will think twice before trustiug thom to tho uutendor mercles of the stormy Channel. ONE OF CHIISTIAN'S FREARS, Tho joyoua Chrietian, who 18 «L‘m now popular in Patiy, becauae of Lis extracrdinary antica and drollories in the part of King Vilan, in the + Journey in the Moon," produced at tho Gafote Theatre, {8 an individusl of great eccentncity, aud many amusinyg storics are told of his practis cal jokes, 110 has, among othiar things, & hor- ror of *-atyle,” and of affeotation of every kind. 1o ia nlao & little careless in his dreas, and not over coromoniouy lu bis ways; so that recautly a brother actor, in iuviting him to o roception given in honor of & notod artist, and at which nearly all tha the atrical worid was to bo preseat after tho performances, said to bim kindly, but tirmty : “My dear Christian, when vou come this eveniug do pay & listlo attention to your etvlo, and try apd Lave & hitlo more etiquotto thaa usual about you." Cliristian took the advice kindly, ssving noth-~ fog. ‘Toward iuiduight, just as the giver ot the rtacoption was beginnlug ‘to think that Lo hsd offended bin confrere, and that ba would not ceme, thers etalked into tho midat of the thunder-struck compauy su astonisbing guro. 1t was Curistian, straight as su arrow, lovking neither to right nor left, save to bow hangtily, He was olsd ju au extravagautly elogant court contumo of a remoto period ; carried under his arm & cocked hat welt furnfshed with gold lace; sud at his side & long antiquo rapier. 1is seated himsell in_» coruer apmt from tho surprived guestn and away from tho host, who was too mortitled to addross him, In this position be remmnod for two honrs: snd, just as people wero getting roady to depart, ho roso and stalked out, saying in & loud voice to hia enteriainer, * I fancy that you have had all tha style you waut thig time," BOYAL ACANDALS, Par(n Correspondence Pailaaeiyliia Telearaph, Tha saveu dayys that have just nassed might havo been termed a scsudalous weck. For scan- dal, public aud privato, suomed all eides, First In order as to a0 ng came the Queen of Hpaln scandal, Not thst such By eveut in the lifo of bor particular nsughty Majesty was anyshiog unusual but thon this vas » particalarly fagraut cass. Probably the telo- kraph has alresdy acquaintod you with all the detale thoreof; how the pious Isabel sont ber pot Marforl (tho malo Mno. de I'ospadour of this femalo Youls XV.) to Bpsin, with the in- tont of paving the way for her retura; how M. Marfori behaved #o “cavalietly to the {nu- Xiug that Don Alfonso causcd him to ba rosted and thrown into tho prison at Cudi how the Queen becamo furivus, snd throat- onad, firas, to sunul Ler act of mbdicativn, and then to creste & publio scsudal by aending dispatches by telograph fn ordioary lan- guags, that ia to aay, not In wiphor; and how— but the story grows somewlhat loug o discuss in that fashion. ~ Buflice it to eay that Marfori hay baen baulshed to the Plullipina Inlands, tbhat & dacses of perpetusl banishwent Las beon passod by the Calipet of Madrid szainst Lis “ royal mistross,” and that tho Marqule de Molerls was espeolally sont to 'aria on tho delicate miusion of aoquainting Lor with the fact, Yery savago indoed Is bor Majestv, ana with roason, What are times comiug to it Kings sud Quesns cannot behsve as they pleass, unquestioned and uu- Vlaed 7 Catbarine of Busais was uot one wiiy more respectablo than is Donns Isabolla, aud yot shs got along cowmfortably tu the end of Ler day ut thiey Cstharine passessed braing, a commodity which Lor Bpanish Majesty secuus Lo lack 10 & most uncomon dogreo, Next came the Prince Napoloon scandal, Prioce Napoleon pvuened a Liords, » boast of which, as tho Freuch papers remark, ho wada but littlo use, Thin war-horso not only souffod the bsttle afar off \lnd afar off only), but he cousuwed vats aud hay. The DI'rince wad re- quosted to pay fur bis keep. Il retused to do #0. enco & lswsuit, wherein the Prince got worated, and way coudemned to pay s bill of ovor $1,200. Moral—Dou's keop & war-laorae if vou do uot 1otoud ta go tobattle, Of cour=o tho Indlacreet and trreverent papers of Pans did uot Tt ulip 8o good & chance of voking fuu at the Yrince, who, rightfully or wrongfully, bus s great Topatation for cowardico, Ono ot ‘them ielatod Low at a rocent salo a fine horse was brought out. Ono of tho bystaudors happencd at that moment to strike & match in order to light cigar. On heanng the detonation the auiwmal immediatelv took fright, snd rushed madly back 10 thie atable. 1 1w upsdiuvss to add,” concluded tho wicked journalist, ** that the stoed in quos- tion waw the War-horso of Vrincs Napoloon. e e starinyg Beath i the Face, ‘Tbe Beranton (Pa.) Jiepublican of Friday has the following : **'Tho pussvngens on s draim ou thn Tehigh & Busquepsnne Road yesterday wern startlod by the thriltng mituation of a yaung woman upon the track, s littls way from the Pittaton Btation, It appesra that abo was walking slong the road, and by somo minbisp had her foot caught between two rai This, in the presance of the approacuing traln, made ber po- silion mont alarmiog, Kha grew white with fer- ror, pullod at her foot with all ber might, and atruggled to free Lisrscll from what seamed to ber a fearful fate. At length, s8 the tralo ap- proaclied nesrer, she managad, by & superhnmsn effort, to tear hor foot mway from bhotween the fatal rails, leaving the shon that had been on it Lehind, and hastening away in shoer exbaustion from the spot, We conld” nnt Jearn her name, but thoss who witnessed the Incidont will lang remember that woman's agony, sa uhe ssemed ta staro death {n the face," Nomething Abont th at Nan ¥ra Kan Froncisen Alta, e, 15, Abont noon yesterdav, the Japaness frignts Taukubs, Now Taukubs stesmed Joto our harbor snd anchorod off Vallejo-strest wharf, Tho vinlt was not unerpected but embodiod nomething of a povel nature, inasmuch as tho largest ship of that uvation that has crossed Lho Pacitic. Some yearn ago wo wers visited by the Oandimarrab, “a amall ship of 2112 tons remister, which contrasted strangely with the fuprove d really fine vesaal at prosent in port. Tho Jspanese mavy is comp, tisoly & now Inatitutlon, and dates its standing of sny importance within & period of about thrse yearn. It couswsta at present of twelve stanch veasels, lfour of which sre used for tralnlog parposes, They bave now s well- establinhad naval acadany at Tokio, whioh i governod upon the samo principles of inatrac- tion as our own Anoapolts schiool. The cadeis aro placed upon training vessels, whars they re- main for s pariod of five years, aflar which they sra aesigned (0 duty upon rezular meu-of-war, The Teukuba s the [argest of tho training ves- kels, and {4 yearly ssut on a cruise avrosd. 2'wo years ago fhe went to China, Jasl yoar to For- mosa, and thig i her first visit to tho American cosnt, Upon going aboard the Teuluba thers . ia nothing essontially different to be not.cad io Ler appearance from that of Ararican war veesele, excepting, of course, the oflicers and crew, Bha was originally built for the En- glish pavy, and was purchased by the Japanose Governumout soms fiva Yoars siuce. Tho vesrel in built of teak wood, and tho com- mander's and captain's quart in the aftet- cabin are neat and roowy, Everyiniog is in regular man-of-warstyle, The osders, piping to quartore, etc., oto., are after the fashion of our own pavy. ‘The accommodations for the junior oBicers and cadots, on tho berth deck, cannot be oxcelled in noatness; wlile the nammocks and nettioga, laehed foro and aft, put us in mind of the good old days wheu (ron monitors were un- kuown. Blo registera 1033 tous, and hes an engive, of 200-horse puwer, msuufactured by Humphresa & Tonnent, London. Kue is com- wnoded by Capt, T. Y. Ito, asalstad by T, Y. Fukumura as Lieuntenant, The Lnglul iv- ptructors are Mesxrs. T. W, Austiu, E. Yeo, ond W. Woodward, ‘These instructors are dstailed fromthe Britnh navy, by request of the Jap- aucsa Govorument, to” teach practical sea- mangbip, and are, wo uuderstand & gun- ner, boatawain, and sn able aeamsn, each preficiout in his department. ‘Lboy are the only foreiguers on board. Altegetber sho has 25 ofi- cers, 50 cadete, 232 seamen, and 17 mariners. Mr. Austin, the Chief Iustructor, informs tis that the crew of the veasel Are s active snd ef- ficient as any white crew, In the gale tha heavy armamont was the princlpal cause of tho vesael Isburing o much, and the tremend- ous chop wca cost them two boats. Firat, ono was stovo up on the side, and immedintely after tuo other boat was swopt away. (Tho vessel wos under suug el aod Mr. Austiu did not Lave auy fears of Lor. OUn the mlot Loardivg her ~ yesterdsy ho immediately kept away for the eutrance, and after tivg her Leaded all right, o yards aqumfi. eic., oll baude wera gven instructions 10 propate for port. and they immediately put on their neat ‘‘man-ef-war" costume, eimilar to that in uae ju the American nsvy. As they approached tho Innd, the vessel was covered fore-snd-aft with the Japancse, sketching the entravnce and every objéct of {u- torest, aud numerons were the inquiries tLat wero made in regand to every promiseut object. Oft Alcatraz, the corveite #aluted the American flag with » national ealute, which was promptly returned by the fort, The srmament conslsts of twelvo argeguns, all on the upper deck, which were maniufacturep st Kagoshima, Japan. They aro mado of brass, carry s 60-pound ball, sud ara altogetler fotmidable and edicient weapout. Jn the magazino on tho deck below aro 130 Boyder nfles, sixty Bmith & Weeson pis- tofs, sixty cntlssses, snd_ iwo G-pound Armstropg field-pieces, The Taukuba loft Rinagows, the anchorage off ‘Toklo, the capi- tal of Japan, situsted 1n Yedo Bay, on Nov. 6. Mer stay 1a San Fraucteco will extend to abont ono month, during whicli souson sho will visit Mare fsland Navy-Yard and othor points of in- tarast tn this vicinity, Tho ofticers and crow wers dosirous of going alvo to tho At- lantic cosst, but for some reason tho Japaneso Qovernment refused to consent to this voyage at present. All on board are in ox- collent ‘hioalth, and tho vesdol appoared to havo been bandled in s thorough aud scaman-like manper. From bere ele will return to Japan, touching at Honoluln on her way bome. Truly, tho world movee. and Japsn may yot be de- -unnfld to bo an tmportant naval power upou the Pecifie. s s ©Oddities of the Mail Services (lenoral-Mail-Agont Bangs, in » recent letter, Buys ** 1 looked into the collaction of articlea which lava passod through tho malls and nover beou called for, preasrsed in the dead-latter office, fow days ago, and hastily made s scledule of Fome of the most strikiog curiosities, Amnn:i thom were : Hattlesnakes, 6. There hiad passol through the mails alive in perforsted tin boxes, Centipade, 1; anakeakin, 1; wooden shoes, 1 ir; ladios’ bsck-hair, 2 séta; ox-lorus, gold watches, 8; Colorado patato-buge, 1 Lottle: moceasing, asvoral pairs ; telescopes, 1; billiard bally, 1; dolis, several ; etuffed birds, 1 ; toys, very mavy ; silver goblots, 4 ; gambling imp! Tents, a good many ; jewelry, large quantit sots of felus teeth, nevaral ; Amerivcan flags, 2§ masks, 2 | bowio-knives, 4 { razore, 1 ; miveraly and sholls, many. “louquets of flowers are frequently rent turough the mails. Ou one oocasion a bouquet and s yoong alligator were fu aimiler Loxes in the ramo bag, ‘The lids of the boxea mccident~ slly cams off, and the flowers and alligator were aclarge 1o Lhe same bag. Ons box w - drusecd to a lady at Albauy, an ther to & Iady at Bridgeport, Connecticut. Tbe route agent troubled to kuow in which box to place the alligator and in whioh to put the tlow- ord, Finally be settlod the difliculty by vumus tho alligator in the Conuecticut lsdy’s boz, and writing thereont *1f you were expecting flow- orw instead of an alligatar, forward to Mra, — ——, Albaay, N, Y. On tho Albaoy lady's box he wrote: *If you wera expacting an_alligator ad of thewo forward to Mry, — ——, Bridgeporl, Copuecticut.’ Iy good luck the agent got tho differout articles Into the VAN “Uflgsg"l‘h s‘b“b‘i“ BTATE- NEW r” V. N-8T., VE - NI 70 bourting hoass: board tor ladiss or geatieimea. 34 10§ et wwok, wiili usa of plano, North Side- ILLINOIS-ST,~ FURNISH ED ROOMS, WITH Luard 1o 8 Drivate {amily for two or mufo youug woutlemen. IO RENT: ‘J‘F‘T‘Z‘" 4 bavehonts, 46010 L SICOONSTTONT bows f and3 iasper mwck.” ~ * i KENT-& YUINISHED HOUAE ON WARI: 3 ; !n)%-{&l'éfl’. o, St ol arals o R D & L e e [ ) Saiory ot . by & W G $50'0 £l ¥ ot TO RENT: 5) nxs"r-fii:fsfmnnilar.. NEAR BUSI, ' ol clog taliod litlog-rodtn and buxl-footd 6o Sane hoatier rouin. ToF o0 0F twa guaiie: tristly peivete; Teforonoes reyu TR0 RENT—A BEAUTIFULLY KU firss oo on Madlsan-et.. near auitlialy veirate., Aviy at Joom ¥, 144 Kask 0 Wi 13 WA LM ED ROOME, l. 3. lo"l Philosophioal Publish. ta Lstanr?7 B v avu of Bost- U NT -FRONT 5, SUITABLEFOW LA: fpojibrer i Urand Facifle Hotel. 10 Transinuts 3 ORES OFFICES, &o 10 NENT-BEVERAL A0OD STORFS, BANKING. l ENT-BE L o ([ ieee sty ooy 2o Gelues 8 1o 97 Clask-at, Miscollansous. e tal to good b i Aonute teok _BAGMENT, CORNKR MADISON AND D T A S, doads, furalanad or uniuriiiheds cunt furolabed al @6, or will sell Baturse cheap, snd reue b pussssslin 1. COLE, Ki SOAAIR I et hdis on, L { WY ND OEN FLEMEN T .ua Lol weoussd. Narlbwost puroes ... ._CITY REAL ESTATE. FOR SALE_HESIDIENCE AND BUSINESS . T, B . troma) and 3 fteapac itlack. ___SUBURDAN REAL ESTATE, PRI 18 #23 eommniaion pee Ian well water anpplied free. lmvr 5 . Honens butit to ordar,and sold oo time, GHH(IE R GLARKF, Agent, No. 313 Chamber of Commeras. G P, — 2 T T - COUNTRY REAL ESTATL. TPOR, BALR-TO CIOSE AN EHTATI W ACRES of word land In Rorrien County, Mich,, witl (hruen entuga: T e fros R Hodsi e St {rmm R, . Apply to A, W, M., L. 8, ERRpbdo i 1 A Ne o' Varle el - WANTED--MALE HELP, Emplovment Agents. VWAYTED- 100 AlLioAD 1yBORERS z)""'l‘;l.nd Tnt 0 Wln!nl’l work and el mood-eliophars, efc.. () TOUSTIAR, 140 Brsih Water-ates i VWANTED CORLMINERS-FARK AD rallioad Taborers, Sutli, 50 wand ohapper men for hglit work in the cliy, 2% Sonth Wal \v.\s‘rv.n—lw llz/\{mxn,x’n.\;r v DT ore, and coaliiines, for ANDEEW BTRTL U, o Rorth Crarscats oo Misaetinnenna. VW ANTED-CANVASSERS AND STHEFRT.BALES. crorymhern to sl nast eombinatio naw abiromue, ttie (iant Gk bammer: s s puRdred nther new and (ast selliug noveltion, C, 3, L1 e ————— VW ANTED-K LIV AN IV ¥ town in tha world, Yoil ean mak onr Latter-Conylag Took: Tin pross, w Duired, Excelator Manulact'rog Go., 16 Triuns Bulidb FPABT-BELLING N ofits,” Amorican - WANTED--FEMALEHELP. Domeostics. . TO DN GENPRAL (amily: A good hommo for the » botween Twenty-seventls and c1es, LANDINAVIAN 1, Emplo “YA.“TED-—HI-:KMAN AND & xitle, for privaia familles, hotels, lanadrins, RS, DUSKE'S nliice, 87 Milmauk: e -‘“v ’fll{hl tisrrison,, SITUATIONS WANTED--FEMALE Emnplovment Azanmm;fl QITUATION WANTED-LADE h i i A CARD-ATIFNTION 18 INVITED TO OUR J\_ peareat stock of new and second:hand planos, as It mbracas many uniesl e olegant now o o variaus woil-L Icos” ranging om 3200 t ¥ wa glvo a tiva ains, - We b e suaken At -uctases, st Ara’ guarantes with each, also & fow bigollent accondiand pisnos, raneii fn jalce from 0 to 4110 12 T MARTIN, 1 ealer In Plany 131 Blat PIANOS, BQUARE l{;m‘ Jrow LAY lhl; " l‘nnn"l!. ) Tprice gl e A LB o of oA ("ll(«'Kl’RlNl) urR STARTLING Jimi overybiody. WWar- ranted du isno; 1ynd n bing as long. REED'S USIC, ¥, Van Burenat, ('VHIL RING PIANOS ), SQUARE, AND ./ upright. Be TRl , sweetasl toned, most durable artarly pi ents K REEDSTE: ] ALN 1 Troveman fary 2 Freeral paves tion, e REELS TEMPLE OF MUSIU, v3 Van Buren. MAsoS & Gan M et Oceans - el prolession ge They have alwa; L UABI- by tho musi- s nerslly reaed in Yaropa e which batn suceonded n competiting. Tiiey sre fogurs trea. award in Fur bo the boat n the warld. Now York, Hostan, soil #0 and =3 Ada RING THE VSE OF PIA icocan Lo wconmodated al ELD & SUNSORG of tona. Newrst sylo uf © or quarterly paymouts. 1 Van Hure T QUAL 000 g Juomithiy LEED'S TEMPLE OF MUSIC, MISCELLANEQUS, RTISERS W IRE 10 1EACH COLY ‘Fosdors 04t dnsu in tho best and cheapost. fier by uABE Gno ur moro soctions of N paper Lista._Apply_ta A, N. K VHILDHEN'S SACQU C S alen b Inta for boliday trade, ABTRAUTIAN, FRENCIL ERMINE, Fults. ¥R BARTINS AP legant Mink ‘London-Dyed a or, Cus: Will read gooits C. 0. tlon upon parment of exps in . isou-st., Room 1, Also Batght picturosa:id bronzo frames at tha muck a sale, on Madi: o can havo gold framos put on ELUER, Gilder, OULS _ BOENMI, TOCRSMITIL AND GUN- “makor, 871 Silwauikee: A.—~TO LOAN-MONEY UN GHIOAUO PROP- 4\ "erty fora term of yoars at followink vates On :l:url‘!"ed \lunnlall property la sums of $10,000 and per et st tlata readsncn property, ta euma of §400 asd by cent: aud ] 110 per cent, a tnlwate o) BIiAkVeY, f Biostanes Losu ,_Surnor Dea ORTUAUES, TOCA ought and sold, 13AA! v Fifth-av. IAMONDE, WATCHES, ' private otigs, 139 llaod 1454, TN TCOSMERCIAT NOTES ol o $10., 72 N{ONEY TO LOAN AT PER CENT INTERKET ‘o <ity ttnpravad rast estate in sumé of X0 and pmards. Ay ta O, FIKLD & 00., 10 Portlagd lock. WATGIES, rals. Privato ______LOST AND FOUND ST - FROS TILE PRENINEN O Mgy, KIEERY,, - T doharat., Ihunday, Dee, =3, 8 large rel coey witi biglespread hors, + 'l porson’ returuing (he cuw ill've iorally reward deils NIYNO UUESTIONS ANKED, taken from Woad's Hotel 4 1ot et Uiinatmas ovouing OSTOBETWERIN "7 ;. 4 Goftago liruva ax. and Thiroydrstet. and bo av., A lodgor uf o use L ARy anu cacept oWLo! e will ploase roturn to add'at., and revelvo Ry KEWARD_F «..)ll".u,l«ubn.? U Liur gve Bruialion that wii)load. o hia disonery AND OARRIAGES. __ % OF NHORSES, UARRIAG av, » & 'Ci URN b L arteg s o i1l Lo pald for any In- foriuation that wi Lortes olareucos, cuapue, cOLYS-TOCEAWYs, Phsatons, okt W18, DAFACAS, ULo.s AL AR LDINDS $AG- MANUFAUTURING & LARGR h it fo this " A AR L LT A Sy Clintorate DIVORGES. VO LEGALLY UUTAINED, WOT PRaUT ot Y u . ¥ oars’ eths i the sourds of Chiawo, Address Fose-Ofic Hox 1i Drvonces ik vaiibiiitn, Addrws B 001 __SEWING MACHINES, ror &")‘.m Wik Sve.at lass than ba Priv 5 hind A ‘eta Lash Oidice: 185 DIATK! sty Toumh 4. O] schiTe o * —_____TOR mALE ____ IOR BALE-: Plfl‘l"’nflu OF GRUSGRAIN hll.h: outa’ gold watchee aud an oy, 150 — BuSINESS OHANORS, ea or Fusey| vonwort] v fog the righi surt oi 128 st antats i ____PARTNERS WANTE] SANTNERWAN PED_IN A FIRST-OLASS BA D Batr ! o deii’in

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