Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 27, 1875, Page 7

THE CHICAGO TRIBUN K MONDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1875. — = = ——— e e ey safn o house for sevoral years, Bhe wan known to bave violent antipathy to the physi- cian, yot fn her witl all hor property was bo- quenthed Lo bitn, wlile tho relstives for whown sho hind rhiown groat affaction wero cut oft with emall allowauces, Bancroft thiuka thst thourh tho Freuch in- vouted the word ennvi, of all uations they knoswy the feant of it. Which reminds us that & certain | history of the Umted Mtatos has nover boou traoslatad into Eronch. Alexoudro Dumas has wrilton twonty plays, and yot ho has not Lad moro than thrue suce cosnon. Bull hia pupularity iz immenko. Al tha nesapapera of Paris prawo him, aud tho peoplo sover condonu bim pullicly. Carpeaux, the French eculptor recently do- censed, was fond of disraputablo society. The Pavia correspondant of tho Boston Post thinks | Lo boesmo much wore respectable by dylng thaa e cuald Liopo to be by hiving. The Now York Sun, with some mazlevolence, aesorts that Mr, Beochor was not prosent at the New England dinnor becauso ha had beon pri- vately informed that he would not be welcome., Tho story is not woll supported, The New York Nation is now & warm advocats of & Ceutonnisl appropnation. If it were » secular nawspapor, instoad of boing s religious organ, the chiidren of Belizl would say that somebody Liad **acoa " tho editor. { Gou. Goorge B, MaClellan, who is now living in Lallimore, will probably Lo appointed to a yo- sition fn tho sorvico of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company, with tho titlo of Goneral Buperintendont or Goueral Managor. At last the Englieh Governmeont has detor- wined to conmider tho removal of Templo Bar. Lord H. Lennox los undertaken to” givs the project bia nttontion, sud also to counsider tho widening of Flect streot cast and wost of the gate. ‘Tho triala which have taken placo at Oxford, for tho selection of tho Univelsity créw noxt year, aro sald to ba not 80 good by sovoral de- freca as thoso of Inst year. This will bo ace ¢cptable news to the American crows which are to competa 'in tho futoraational races at Phila- Zelphin. Tho failure ofJ. & T. Pearaall, of Front atroot, Now York, was caused by tho dofaleation of the pookkeaper, swho in nino yosrs stolo #02,000 of kis employers’ money. The etatoment of tho £nn, that shoy woro uot awaro of this groat loss totil & fow woeks ago, ia thought to bo rathor tousual, Mayor Brown, of Columbia, Tonn., presented nlive rattleanako to a lady friond, snd shoim- noedistely took ber new pot ou a ploasure-trip to Italy. Nospecimen of this reptilo is cownt lirge in Europo, nnd the Indy who carries tho wake expects to exert a fascinating influenco in the effets vociety of tho Old World. Aberncthy, the great physician, snld thata tlasa of ale boforo bedtimo is a curo for stoop- lesness. Anothor muthority snys that holding tae hands in water will bring slumbor totho syolida. Now arrives a writer in Moore's Rural ew- Yorker who rocommends & hoartfelt prayor 1 a remody for those to whom Morphous does pot casily come. ‘Thank you. Martin Farquliar Tupper's new drams is smd to boa bold plagiarism of a bad play by & lr. Buclsir, The titles of the two pfays are the mmo, the developmont of tho plots in both canes is simular, and some of the dinloguo is . Ridiouls,. Contempt, lentical. The mystery is, why Martin Farquhar Tapper should iave stolen a bud play whon ho e 80 capable of writiug ouo bimsolf, The New York Sun, which ia exccodingly un- trustworthy suthority on any matter portaining to Gon. QGrant or any member of his Cabioet, gives thia voruion of what forced an ex-Attorney- General to resign and step down and out. It at~ kributes tho wholo tuiog to anonymous lettors rritton by his wife to othor “ Cabinet” wives, This Cabinet ofcer war George H. Williams, {hen Attorney-eneral, As loni sa he was gulity of nothing but the lavish and even llicial ura of tie publicmoney, loasrs, Rovesou, ¥ish, aud Delimap were quite will- Ing that be should reniain m ofive na thelr amsociate: Dut whien M, Hoboson got an anonymious Iviter full of unpleseant statenients and sugguatiout, and whon Mrs, Flab got another, and Mrs, Bolknap auothier, snd . Mra, Gen, Babcock anothor, tucn the very infuchiof wistopay. It wis somothing they could not atand; and, putting all tle lottors togetbor, thuy cawo 0 tho tonclusion that Mrs, Williams was their author, Thon they went to Gen, Grant with tho thing, It was doubt- Joss ome of thia most yuinful momenty tho President bad evor known i bia life, becauss ho and Mrs, Will isms hind always been very good fricudsi aud yottho best of frieuds must part, all on sccount of anouy- mous lettors, And now tho proud and atatcly letter- writer {» anid to be rusticatitg in Florida, aud where is nobody cares. Tho scandal of contained in tho letiers on some ot thosa to whom thoy wore ajliressed is uald to have bean xomothing truly startling of ita kind, raonsl We connot readily boliove Mra, Willlams was auy such womsn, Sho had displaysd very seri- pus weakneeses, but nothing that would justify bellef lo such patty, shallow, yot grave, wioked- »dness 8 this, TOTEL ANRIVALS, Patmer Hotse—Dr, H, T,Coffcy, Pittsburg; An- thony Godbe. Sult Lake City; C. A.do M , Loue fon, Eng.; Levi Dodge, Waterford, N. ¥,3 D, Joyce, Lyonw, In.; 1. W, Burhydt, Burlington, Is,; M, B. Fouke, Dubiiqu rown aud G,'E. Luther, W, A, New York: E, 8, Smith, Ban Frauclwco; J, 8, 1 rt, Oumialia; A, Wadle, Now York; G. W. Goodriel, Conhecticut.,..Crand’ Pacifle—J.' B, Sxnborn, St terberg and George Bkiuner, Rock Taui; I, Island; O, M. Osborn. Rock Isknd; T, O Kansun: the Hon, J, K. Ldsall, Springf Ludington snd H. B, Ehorman, Milwauioo R e A, B, ‘Adam, slontreal; I, Ii, Doolittle ud A. I, Itust, Now Otfeatis ; Thoman buthierland aud A, J, White, Lafa; elte, In Tremont Hovee—Tue Hou, E, ¥, Qsborn, the Ilon, J. nd maid and Tndianapoifs; the Hon, Jamee rign, Cedar’ Wuplde: C, N, Robiuion, T. B. Perry, and ' Goorgo Hnook, New York: Guatave “Ifall, Oates Upers Troiipe....Sherman Hotse— Han, J, i, Oborly, Cairo; Smmner Tabe eack, John Howeon and wife, sud A, A._Jsokuow, Nuw York; G, M, McDonald, Caledonis, N, Y Rowland . aaard, ‘W, McOavin Grelg snd ‘W, 8, dou, £ + T\, ¥\, Sanger, Iittebu Tlimton,: Ing J,. Bl, Thachde, Warkiigto GCardner "liouse—A, B. Hough, Virgini D, Juneeon, Melbonrne, Afatralia;' L, L. Harrle and purty, Oswego, N, Yo THE WEATHER. Wisnmarow, D, 0., Deo, 27—1 a, m.—For Yennessas, Ollo, the Uppor Mississippl, and lho Lower Missourl Valloys, and the Upper Lakes, rislvg barometor, coolor, northwest winds, and olear weathor, followed in tho iagter stctions by falllng barometor and southerly wmods, LOCAYL OBSERVATIONS. Uuuac0, Dec, 20, T, _[Bar IThr Ty Wind, | Rain] Wither, T | 2T T jrad) 535, m.120.610 89, BLS, 0.47 Lt.raln, L, m.(20.46] 03 TAW., + Lt,raln, 200 p, m,}29.56 39! T8IN.'W,, fresh, \|Ciouay. B5Ip. m,29,09, 34 66|N. Wie !mp.m.lpo.m a1 64N, W,, 10128 py il 23| 63N W, Maximum thermometor, 3, Minimum, 3% OENLBAL OBSEBVATIONS, Cuiado, Doc, 33—10:18 p, m. Station, 'Bar,|TAr| —_— Cuieyunne. . 120,65 B 49,03} m Treck's'dge'0,17] Escanaba .. |30.08) 110,00 venwth 803 rossa..(80,10) b Loa: 1a Marquai Deavar., ,[29.78, OCEAN STEAMBHIP NEWS. Naw Yonx, Dec, 20.—Arrived, the ateamship Calitornls, from Qlasgow. Axtwzrp, Dec. 20.—Arrived, tbe steamer Bwitzerland, from Now York. Loupox, Dec. 26.—Tho steamships City of BRushmond and Frisls, from New York, have N Qvetmzows, Doo, 2.—The _sioscusblp In axshTOWN, . 26.—The st - diana, from Phhldllphiu. has srrived. P OBITUARY. Quana, Neb., Dec. 26.—The Assosiats Justice ©f the Bupreme Court of Idaho, W. O, Whitson, died st this mg.lm night of paralysis, sged 88, e was en routo to Boise Oity. Oixcrxauats, Deo. 26.—Chartes W. Rbodes, of thig city, for many yeara Auditor of the Weatern Divlsion 0f the Adams Express Cowmpeny, died o an sazly ol tumor on the bralu, WHISKY. The Chiengo Ring-Thioves' Last Spitoful Sting at Secre- tary Bristow, Arrival in Washington and Louisvilio of the Obscure Journal Publishing It and Denial Heaped upon It in Wash- ington, N Republieation in a Lonisville Taper and tho Indignation of Lomisvitlo (ilizens, From the Milwaukee-Ring Sojourners Within the Borders of Canada. Ex-Rovenue Agent Conkling as Plain Hr, Jones, and Hermann Nunnes macher as Mr. Lacier, Whaiting for the Whisky-Ring Prosecutions to Blow Over. INTER-OCEANIC OOZE, WIAT 18 THOUSUT OF IT IN WANHINGTON. pectal Duspateh to The Chicao Tribune, Wiasmsaroy, D, C., Dee. 26.—Tho Chicago Inter-Occan which reachod hera to-night has a four-column articlo on Becretary Bristow and tho whisky fraugds, which is rogardod hero as one of tho last desperato offorts of a gang of thioves to be exposed In Chi- cago. lints that tho prominent manipu- Intors of tho Chicago Whisky Ring wero cogaged npon an oxposuro whioh would shake tho Treasury Dopartuwont woro given here sev- oral davs sgo. Tho tirst part of tho articlo sets forth that Gen. Baboock hias concluded to go ba- foro a Congressional Committeo and coufess all he knows of the Whivky Ring for the purposo of protectiog himsolf eod proving that Gen. Bristow ia algo deop in tho mud. Tho theory of the Jnter Occan articlo ia that Babeock will thon escapo punisbmant by virtuo of an act of Cougross pro- tocting & witneas bofore its Committeos., It is further alleged that Chicago distillers will also como bofore & Commitreo and confess, and thuasave themselves, and further, that McoDonald will be brought from 8t. Louis boforo sontencs, aud, by giving testimony, will also escapo tho Penitontiory. This iy oll utterly absurd. If theso mon all appoared boforo an Iuvestigating committea and confessed thoir connection with the Whisky Ring, it would pot stop logal proceedings agaiost ¢hem an instant. Tho act does not bar prosecution, but only provides that tastimony given by any individaa! criminating bimsolf sball not bo used againet him in & crimiual suit. This nover prevonts tha indict- mont ond proscoution of such a witness, the caso being proved - against him by oth- or parties, nor does it prevent him from bolug called agsinst any one olso who may liave testiled bofore tho Committee—abovo all, would not save in McDonald's cose, ho being convicted, Thia will be plaln to all who recall tho eafo-burglary case last winter, Nottlochip, Harrington, and Ab Willlams were all witnosses bofors & comwitteo, and wore, all examined touching their complicity in the eafo-burglary, and yet, notwithatandiog this, they wero all In- dicted and tried at tho noxt term of court hare. ‘The statomont that Gen, Habeock ia roady to confess any connoction with the ‘Whisky Riog {8 scouted by his friends hore to-night, who aay the article is au Insult to bim after his protogtations of innoconce. It 18 sinted that thess men are o £o heforo a Congressional Committee with Sam Randall as Chairman, and that the wholo thnig in alrendy arranged with four Domocrats and throo Ropublicans. Bfr, Randall authorizes tho etatoment thas ho heara of the thing for the firat time to-night ; that hoe thinks the Wase aud Means Committoo ought to tuvestigate theso whisky frauds with a view to providing such legisiation as may be needed to pravent them, but that neither ho nor the Committoee in bis opinion will do the loast thing to shield ooy onc. He furthor is porfoctly wure that Secretary Bristow foars uothing. As to ohiarges that Bocretary Bristow, whon in Loulsvilte, stops with n rolation of Wetler, who i8 in tho whisky business, and when [n Cincm- ciunati with Mr. Hobart, s largo whisky dealor thoro—tha reverse is trao. 'I'ie Becrotary nover stops with Mr. Wollor; he doos not even know ir. Mobart. . As to tho charge vhat Gen. Hammond rovoaled the froud of the Railroads which tho Bocrotary did not look up and l)msauulu,—l.nu letsor of Hiammond with the Information was turned over to the Commissioner of Internal Nlovonuo with tho statement that tho Bocrotary knew Hammond to bo o relinblo man, aud asking par- tioular ntteution to hta commuuleation. As to the 1eleasa of whisky for Cunningbam & Co,, of Louisville, tho Hecretary was novor connsel for the firm, aud when thelr attornoy came to the Uecpartment, asking the Becrotary o comimend couusel to the Comuussioner of In- terna! Rovenue, Gen. Bristow declined, and tho result was that counsel took persousl offense at the Becratary's refusal. Aa to the “remaimug statmont—tle Sceratary hea nover_baen the connrel of tho Buckanan Co. 'Tho Deopartment hoa {uformation to-night that evervibiog is moving well in Chicago, aud |hnxmbllcnfinu of tho Inier-Ocean is regardod by Chicago parties hero as a cheerful proof of & very promising condition of affair, 70 the Assoclsted Pres WUAT 18 THOUGHT OF IT IN' LODIIVILLY, LoumwvirLe, Ky, Doo. 26.—1he Ohioago Inter- Ocean’s charges aud insiuovstions rolatave to Secretary liristow, which wers publishod at lungth smmh{ Iast, were reproduced in tho CouriemJournal to-day aud tead ve.y gonorally in Louisvillo. Asitwas well known hora that Lristow 1a not nor has syer beon connectod with or counael for suy Louisville whisky firmg, the statoinout ta the contrary only receives nidioula in Keutuoky. It isaliexed i tho lnwer-Occan's Teport that, when Diistow visite Lowsville, ho invariably niaites hia stay at the houso’ of Mr. Jacob Woller, his brother-in-law, aund tho brothor of W, L. Wellor, 8 whisky-dealer aud rectiflor. DBoth Wellora dony this, and say that while Driatow and bia biofhor-tn-lnw hove al- ways been friendly, thoy are not at all intiwato. Yyriher, tuat Bristow alwavs puts up as tho Galt Houso, and yotos in the ward In whleh alt rosi- dents of the hotel mentloned aro required to do their votiug, As far ae Mr, W, L. Woller is con- corned, ho says Mr, Dristow Las never scted as counsel for pim, but one time assisted, as In duty bound, in the prosocution of his firm for om slleged techoirwl vio- Iation of the Navonue Iaw. lu reference to the whivky of J. A. Cunninghamn, seizod st Peoria, aud referred to by tho Infer-Ocean, tho facts are that tho whisky was enld by Monts & Cobb, of thin city, to J, A. Cunningham after selzure. Mr. Bristaw while hete, aud bofore ho became Becretary of the ‘ressury, 88 & friondly sct for Mouks & Cobb, wrote to the District Attorney, at Ubloago, requesting that ha dofer action until all the facta were ascortsived, Bub- sequently that whisky, auds pare of tho samo lot seized at Chicagu, wore forfited bocsuse there was vo defonso, the parties intorcsted iu the dofensa baving been taken by surprise. A new trial was granted, sud the caso Lv still pand- ing. J. A, Cuoniogham hss rofused ‘tho compromise’ offorod bocauso he iuswslé the whisky wae all right, After Mr, Dristow becams Becretary ot the 'Lreasury he was up- plied to by Cobb to order the releaso of the whisky, but declined to give any order upon the subject (for the reason that Lo hsd beon con- wulted by Cobb prior to bscomlng Becretary), unlesa the Commiusioner of luterual Novenuo aud the Holicitor of the Iroasury showd recom- mend the rolesss, ‘Ihesc are the ficts as gathered from Cobb, 8 goutiewan of tho bighesy etanding hers, *Hi 0 aays an sgeot of the Govornment investigatod the wholo case teported uotllog wroug about tho whisky. Lias really complained that Belstow's ssauitive ness 44 40 ofilvial’ propelsty haa prevented bim from dulng what the facts would havo juntili himin domng. Mr, Cunningham says thero was an excuno for the meiziro of his wuisky, &ud that ex-Commissionor Dougiasn wea apprirod of tho fasta_conenraing it, and intimated that monoy would socura ita reatoration, Mr.Canninghnm paya bo hios paid nothing and doos ot intend to une monny to sacure what properly balongs to him. All tho ather whisky-men pamnd in tho futer- Ucean article ss baving emiployed Dristow, in- cluding Newcomb snd Buchianan, deny puch statomont. Peoplo lers sro indignant at tho Inter-Ocean's attempt to ally them with aschome to aid the Whisky-King and Babcock, It is na- eortatned from a roliabla wourcs that Becralary Biistow doed not know Hoeat, of Cincinnaty, with whom tho /nfer-Ocean churges ho always stays when in that city, e “SKIPPERS,” THOSE XOW INPLSTING CANADA ONCE MILWAU- REANH, From Our Oin Vorreaporutent. Wispson, Can., Doc, 23.—Ilore, aa of” old, abound tho **ekippds,” which by nomeann iu- conniderable eloment of the population conslats of thoso sprightly individualy who Lave fouud it conveniont to 7 HKIF OUT OF THE USITED BTATES MIGUTY LIVELY, aud who, over the berder, walch and wail for anfo opportunity ‘to return. They aro prosty much after the old sort,—fraudulent bankrupts, runaway dohtors, broach-of-trust thleves, anl nwitrdlers genorally, who make wrolclied cfforty horo to divo in sumpouous, repid fashion, st hotols which, in suy city fu the United States, would rank as third-clasa; who, while their plunder bolds ont, skip from Lienco ta Toronto or the Falle, and back again; and, when their monoy 8 one, are tho forlornost lot of oxiles o ba found outside s penal colony. You flud thown overywhora bera, in their Jattor Blage, dragging out a wretchod exiatonco as clerks at the sbabby littlo hotely whera thoy wore wont, on their ad- vont, to astonish tha natives with their prodigal outlay of stolen monoy ; or bar-koopors, ratlroad- omployes, laborers, and soody loafors, who daily ponder whethor tho Penitontiary at homo could bo worso than tho tormonts of their so- journ hero, Occasionally their moncy bolds out, snd they continuo their fast life with such limited opportunitios for faut lifo a3 nre afforded hore a8 comparod with the gayetios and dinsipa- tions of New York or Cuicago. Then thoy bo- como conspicuous; aud of such bavebeen plain Ar, Joues, aud his confrore, Alr, Lacher, for somo weeks sojouruers bere, and now absent on one of their jsunta to Tvronto. MiL. LACHER 1 a lively #prig of Hobrew descent, who managea to squauder a doal of money, aud, by lus loud dlgplay and flounishing of bundred-dollar billa in billiard and bar rooms, bas won tho reputa- tion of slmost princoly resources and quito princely ‘ prodigality. o soon found the reseurces of this placo, . tho wuy of gilded vice bnd it sccessorics, too limited “for his tastos, snd skipped over to Yoronto, whero it is supposed may beo found moro lifo, But Iattorly ho secms to ave found it 8o dismal ovor thera that lio is now ne- gotiatiog for aparitaents at o hotel here, from which, at loast, ho can look ovek tho river into the United sStatas, 3ir. Lachor, it has boon ob- aerved, although his munoy hélda out, s growing ospocially woury of Her Majosty's Dominion, and fabors under dacpontng conviction that his enforcod stay hore 1s an infarnsl bore., With no publio amusewments worth visitlog ; with no Hourd of "Mrado or Stock-Board on whiol to oporate; with nevor m moorstion such s tho papera of tho United States sorve up daily, to re- liova tho tiresomo monotony of oxistence n this dnll proviucisl town, ho is saii to contomplate skipping back into the Umtod Btates, and taking Lid chancos of what may come, Mr. Lacker is not at all roucont, though ho disguiscs himsclf under su sasumed namo. ° Ho i of his father's millions, and is full of romivis cencos of the Opora-Fouse at Milwaukee, doni- zona of which city would have no dificuity in Tecogniziug bim ng . YOUNG NUNNRMACHED, The goutloman by the uncommon nsmo of Jones aixo Lalls from Milwaukeo, aud slso waits for tho Whisky-Ring excitemont to blow over. Perbaps he 4 loss inpatient ot bis stay in the Domiuion than-is Mr. Lucher, alias Nunno- macher, for he is solaced by tho companiouahi of his sister,—at loaat aho passcs s uuclx.—ml'f in tho eatlination of tho habitues of the hotal patronized by them, ia fafc enough to solaca tho exlle of hor Lrother, or m{:thar girl's brothor. Jones is communicative, betwsen drinks, and 1mparts that ho i8 & Iawyer, and, whono at home, vory largely ran the political machino in the DBadger Statq. In plain Mr. Jonos, auy Mifwau- kee mau would rocognize XX-UEVENUE-AGEXT CONKLIN, the same who coilectad tho levios of tho Ofcial Iting upon the Whisky-Thioves' Ring; who was Mr, Carpentor's right-hand man In the late Houaturisl cuuvaes ; sud who skipped out of Alilwaukos, not so much on his own account (for he has not you basu indictod, though doubtloss he will be) as bocause he was the repository of wnck & vast doal ofs information reapecting the truo inwaydnoss of the Iting that it was fearod ho might prove leaky, and coussquently his oxilo is probably woll pmd for. And yet he also grows weary, thus far from homo; and, 1f the Whisky-Riing prosscutions do pot woon biow over, he is very lable to mako tho bast torms for Limsolf he can nud Leli all he koows, smplieating tho big thioves of the Otliclal Ring, for whom lio mnds tho collectivus from the mau. ufacturerd ol tho crooked. ir. Jones, nlia, Conttlin, takes hia Christmog-dinner to-day with AMr. Lachor, altas Nuonomscher, Waon the wine is brought in doubiless thoy will drink in silence to TIHE GOOD OLD DAYS, when Nunnemschior, now Lachor, in his way ran the Milvaukeo Opera-Honuo after tho wtylo in which the Intd Inuented Fiuk, Jr., conductod his urend Opera-touso ; and whero Conkliv, now piniu Mr. Jouow, collectod tho Ollicial Hing'y ussossmonta upon tho Whisky g, oud, with commendable panctuahity, drow front tho Goversmont bia ealary as Rovenue Ageut for sunply olectioneoring for Carpontor tu tho lato Hounzoriat ¢anvass,—to ouable him (Conkiin) to do which moro offaatually, by spuolal dispunsa- tion Lie was rolievod from the tilftiug formahty of rendering wworn dotailed accounts of his services for vho Government, Mr. Conklin, now plain Mr, Jonoa, is also msnifostly disgustod with his esperience un a tojomuor awong the Canucka, nud doibilesy redly towsps the exbilurating oxcitement of Wisconein politics. His monoy, liko tbat of Nnunemnsher, uow Lacher, bolda out romark- ably ; but ho fs ovidontly stiuggling with the temptation, which daily grows siroug;, to mako the best torma bo oan for himself, and nught tako a maticious plossuye m LITOSING HOAK U¥ (13 CONPEDERATES AND BCPE- BIORY 1n the official and politioal tiugves' aaction of the Whisky Lo, who rig now g0’ busy in washing their hunds of all respoustality for Conklin. From wiat hoa lesked out, it1d suirialsod that bid vlsit to-day to Nuuumnachor, a: "oroutv, 18 with ® viow to samobiow getting back to Wisconsio aa beut they both oan, leaviug thoir associate Of- ficial and Whisky King thioves to also look out for thewaelvoa a8 best they can. FIRES. AT JACKSONVILLE, ILL. Byecial Disvatch to The Chicacs Jribune, JacksonvivLy, 1L, Dee. 20—0ne of tho most devastating fires that Loy over visited this city occurred Haturday uight at 8 o'clock, Tho tire was dlscovered in tho Jackusonville stock-yards and ealo-stablos, which occupled s block corner of Bandy and Noith streets, belongiug to W. Howard Thompsou. The fire broke out in a stable for mules. It wad the work of an incen diary. Itepread rapidly, sud soon extonded to the prinolpal stablo and the utock-yards, the Iat- ter all inclosed under roof. The horsos, wules, sud other stack wera all resoued, but lsrge quantitios of bay, corn, and oats woro burned, I'he books and ofice effcots wero ail saved. A ligh wind prevailod, and scon the dwelling- Liouss of Mri, Fay, on Notth street, wad snvel- oped in flames and totully destroyod; alio a uecond dwelltng on tho same lot bolongiug ta the sawne. A touoment Louso for throo fumilive ou Handy streot, belouging to (eorge Mluuseys, weut noxt, two other smallor dwellings on sn alley, belonging to George Dethordas’ hwirs, The familiea lmns' 1n these dwollings saved wodt of their oftects, Owing to_jnismauagement sud the bursting of hose, the Fire Departmoent was of little avail, ‘W'he firo was wholly cliscked by citizeus, ‘fhe totsl loes will Teach §U0.000 xt loast. Tuompson was Insuted for $4,800 iu the North British aud Merchants’, of lougong §4,000 {u the Oommerctsl Union, of London, and 1,000 in the Home, of Columbue, O. Mru. Fay's houso waa {nsuved for &1,600 1o the Frank- lin, of Philadolphis. Thero wau po tnsurance on the other dwellings. Thers is no question but that the fire was the work of au inceudiary. AT AVON, N. Y. Avox, N, Y., Deo, 26.—Tha business portion of thle town was destroyed by fize Sstuxday, Losa, $80,000; insusanoe, $86,000, FOREIGN. Destruction by Fire of Spanish Royal Palace at Barcelonn, the Ex-President Thiers Consonts to Stand for Electipn to the French Scnate, Denuncintions by the German Press of Anierlean Choracter and Dynae mite, Observations Relative to' the Present Un- easincss of Mount Vesuvius, The 8elsmograph, by which Earthquake Pre- monilions Are Detocted. SPAIN. DESTRTCTION OF A IMTAL PALACE. Aanniy, Dec, 26.—The Roval palaze st Darco- lona wus almoat eutirely deatroyed by fira to-day. UK HTILL LIVES. Benriy, Doc. 26.—-A Madrid tolegram wmives dewal to tho roport that Gon. Caballero de Rodas 18 doad. ——— FRANCE. MACHAUON To BUVFLT. Pants, Dec. 26,—President SlacMahon haa written a lettar to Ministor BufTet, thankiog him for, nnd oxprossing approvil of. his speoch in tho Assembly last Friday on tho Iress bill. EX-PRESIDENT fIUENS Lias accepted an invitation of the Towa of Eal- fort to stand for the Scuate. o las received and declined similar {ouitations from eleven Da- partments, REPUBLICAN EXPECTANCY. Tepublican lesderw nro coutident that in the ganeral olections the partisana of a mode:ate Republic will eecnre & majority in both, Houses of tho Now Asscrubly. ¥ MUTINBERS, NaxTES, Doz, 20.—T'wo of the crow of the Len- nio, who are not implicated in the allegod mati- ny, bava boon sent to England for examination. A BALLOON ACCIDENT. Correapondsnce New York Times, Panis, Dee, 10.—Anothor balloon accident oc- curred on \Wodeaday. Wo bive here what is called tho * Military Commitiee of Aetousuts,' cotnposed of acientific army oflicers, who mako a groat many stmouphoric exporiments. Thoy frequontly nend up a balloon for tho purpose of making cortatn teste, aud thus furoisu employ- ment for tha profeasional noronauts like Goduid, Tissandier, and Fonviells, 'Tho ballovos ara chartored and paid for out of a epecial fuud do- voted to sciontiflc rescarches. For soma time past the Univers has boon watting to take up somo members of this Committea for tho purpose of making #pecial studies at different altitudes, but tho westher Lias boon stormy and cold, On Waeduoosday, bowevor, the conditions were found more favorable, and thouph Godard wasin favor of further dolay his compunions were jmpatient. Tho Uuivers is & balloon of 3,000 cubic yards and bos a car which wetghs 1,600 pounds, It s the samo usod Ly Godard in his Brussels as- cousions, When fillad with gas at La Viiletts, cight pursons steppod ioto the car: Col. Laus- eodat, Maj. Maugin, Capts. Bidard and lienard, wr tho Military Comimittes, Godard nnd hiv séintont, Tores, » Bpansh balloonst, and Albert ‘lissandier, brother of Gaston Tiesandier, tho companion of the unfortunate Croce aud Bivel. At 11 o'clock the corda wore cut, and tho balloon, baviog some two hundred sacks of sand on board, roso slawly into the air aud drified rap- idly away sbovo Vincepnes, " Now to sour pencily," said Col. Lousscdat, *‘tho timo has coms for takiug notea; wo are 200 metres from tha earth,” 'The port of Vincenn=s had Just boen prssod, and tho vinayards of Moutroull were near st band, whon a sbarp, whistling sound was beard. Godard looked up quickly, and, soizing & haodful of eaud, throw it out. Iustend of falling, tho sand camo back into tho car, which was proof that the balloon itself waa falling. Godard, Teros, and Tissaudier immo- dintely began to gtirow over sand, and told the atiiers to do so, but they scem to Lave boen vavic-strickon. The lower part of the balloon collzpsed, and Tores wont up to seo if ho could push it oat, but found tho gan cacaping frow an enormous rent. ‘Tho Cuivors waa falling to tho ground, us & pessaut described it, lko s “Lundle of rags” snd io some tem seconds striuck in an ompty lot. The car was half buried in tho carth, 5o hoavy was tho sbock, When within 50 yards of tho ground Godard spraag into tho ropes and toid tho others to do the rume, but Tisssudior alono wan quick anougli to do 8o, (odard lost two noo- onda whilo tryiug to get the other up, and honco came down to tho ground with such forco that Ll kneo pau was suattered. Teres, who was up 1n the ropes all tha timo, was nninjured ; Tis- sander escapod with 8owa severs brulags: Col. Laussedat had bis left leg broken in threo plsces ; Maj, Maugin had bia loft log broken; one of tho Captaius bad his fibuis brokou, and the othor was stretched out sonseless. Sortunately none of tho party wera so severoly injurod ns to endangor thewr [livow, but at last roports tlero aro foars thst awputation will be nocessary in tlie ¢ase of Col. Laussodat. Godard tuinks that the rent in tho balluon was caused by tho in- tonsely cold weather of the paat fow days. . ¢ ———— GERMANY, OX ACCOUNT OF OUI COMPATRIOT THOMPSOK. Loxpox, Dec. 27—Gn. m.—A telegram from Burlin roports that loading Amo rican residents of thist city ealled o meeting for tho purpose of prowsting szsiost the stricturos of the Gorman press on Awericau eljuraster lu tholr comumants on tao Uremer-havou plot, Ml F ITALY, NT. SEIUVIUS. Correspondence American (Paris) Reytater. Narrcs, Kov. 27.—Probably befurs this letter renches tha Register you will havo already fuscrt- od {u your columns the notice from FProf, Pal- 1nier, who watches high up in the observatary on tho slopes of Veauviu, that the old volcano 1a showing signs of an oroption. The daily Pungolo of Naplos is {the ordinary medinm of thie Professor's annonucemouts of tho threaten- ing of tha bistoric (aud, for all that, prohistorio) firo nountain that reard ita groceful form sbove tlie Bay of Naploa. Dofore tho Bourbou regie had ceased observatious wers extabliched In tha 1moloorological observatury veferred to, with the ond in viow of ricordix tho e nomeva conmected with Vewuvius, aud, i possible, to gwva wariing © of of nppronching etuptions, 'Fuls hus becn pare tially succosstul, for that most froqueutly ro- curring phioncimenon in_ conneetion with volea- nosi—tho oarthquake—is immodiatoly detestad by nn 1ortrumont called the seismograph (carth- quako writer); tho shightest shooi s readtly in- dicatod by ‘the wouwslivo mechauism. T instramont {4 the invention of Palmleri, who is a Projessor lu the University of Naples, and ouo of the wost cmincut phyvicista living. No proper deseription coald be given without en- gravinga of the eoikmograplh, by which the Pro- Teekor 1eals tha pulsations of carthquakes; but Lobert Maliett, tho first suthonty on garihe quakcs and voleauoes, atates tho gouvral principla o be ono “‘ln which wave movemonts sra indicated by tho dispiacement, relutivo or absolute, of columns of mercury in Rlass tubes. It ls a wolf-recording fostrument, canposed of two distinct portiuns—ouae for rece ord of horizontal, or rather what aro called un- dulatory shiocks ; the other for vortical shocku," Now, whila the selsmograpl haa bsen inost sno- cossful 1 rocording sho earshguake movoiouts, 88 a joratellor of eruptions it canuot bo ssid to ba perfeotly relinble whon taken sloow; but if its rocordings are taken 1u conjunction with vare- ful observalioua of the igueous snd otlior 1ndi- cations of Veauvius, an eruptlon cau protiy purely bo forutold. Such a coujunction has juat occursed, which hsa caused the cominunication to the Fungolo, auld we learu from Prot, Pslwieri that Veeuvius gives unmustakable symptome of an approaching eruption. ‘Lhe crater formed by tho ternblo eruption of 1572 has beeu fallig in un the southeast, or, to use the exact Ian- ruago of the Fiofuswor, lias been * becomiug hottomless, with ewaustions of blaok emoke, The instrunients st Lthie observutory are uligtly agitated, ‘Thore iw no tellivg when igneoun re- sults will follow $hesw indicatious. L {n tho wonth of Deceiaber, 1654, a similar phouome- non tuanifested wself 1u the crator, and tho eo- ceutrio eruption, with copious toods of lsvs, took placoin May, 14567 Tl Profonsor doew not predict with absolute cortaiuty when the uext eruption will take plece. Iudocd, he caunot, for wo must remsember thet Mouto Nuove, in the sixtecuth century, was thrown up betweon Poziuolo (Putauli) aud Laia (o & wivgle nlghl; sud, a8 les hsa well obaerved, ‘'a small fumlsde msy o ou for woaths, and wit] ar's Sokoes by say premcaliory alg waken up with a roar, and darkon ths air with nshes and lanilli, sugh aa thoss which over- whelmed Pompoii. Ons cription may blow forth Littlo but dust and ashes (so-called). and anathor may pour ont rivers of Java and litilo elre.” ‘I ho eruption of 190 taok place in February of that year, slien I happenrd to be travoling in Houthern Italy, T waw just Gnishing iy student days, and_my mind Was very opon o frapremsions. Hince tint tima I bnvo gazed not mliv on Ktromboll and Etna. hut on the Joftiest voleanoes of South America: but for tho display of awful power—of a#ful gabiuity and gramd- cur—oo after acen improssed me morn Acle ewaly and dosnly than this eruption of Mount Vosuviue, whou tho monntan, ceasing to ¢ject voicanic mattar from its ordinary chaanel, apaned far below two uaw craters oa the very wmde—the moutbeastern—<thich iy now giving threatoning indicatons, The new crater in 1650 #hot forth throa rtreams of lava. Thn moat con- gidorablo was that which took the dirnction of Boscn Teale, o viilage {nat abova Pomyed. Jo- deed, tho lasa, if it Lad lowoed » littla more than amilo farther, wunld haso ulteriy dertrovod v hot tho askes’ Ieft of Pumpcil, KOO yeas 2y ‘Thil4 tava atrenmn, in rurbing toward the viite of Iiorco Roaln, merched throuph a wood of on ilox, andash, Asitinclosed thotrees the heat eugondarnd wtealn in tho cavitien of therostd | and tiunks, tho lond delenstionn of bure jug treen and the imneuads biass shish tul. Inwed. fozad & prrotechnic di Lrithiant claraeter, L The namber of recorded orptiona from tho first censury o the ecventroutly, inciukive, wad piunisen, & (4o worn than tho average of ona pur centuiy, aghtocnth century thera were twaute-thrae, cog o the average of about four and o half voare. Up to the prosent timo 1n thin century thers hava oeeurred twonty- | five eraptious, or sn sverapn of OLo I evory three years. As tho last taok pacoin Atril, 1872, o may contidently ason look for another, 2 pla oy TURKEY. TAL BULTAN'S PROMIAES, A spocisl from Vienna savs that Turkey bas sont a circalar to tho Powers vledging hersolf ta tho exccution of the re- forms promised by the Sultan, A DUTCHMAN I¥ TROTOLZ. Horr Reawor, carrespondent of tho Schlcstsclie Zeitung, in liornis, L boen ariostod, imprisoned, nud maltreated by Turkish tronpw, aud a Lerliu forsign oflicor iv ssked to intarfara. ——— KHOKAND, BUSHIA TO ANNEX IT. Loxpoy, Dée, 25.—A Berlin diapatch raya tho information bus beon receivod that tho disordera io Nortbern Khokend will soon be made the oo- casion by 1lussia fcr tho aunoxation of there- maindar of tho country. - CREAT BRITAIN. THOMAR CAULYLE. London Times, Iice. 5. On Saturday, being Mr. Carlyle's BOth birth- day, the following address, with the medal re- forrod to in it, was forwarded to him : Bin: We beg leavo on thin interesting and memora- ble aunivarsary to tender yon the exprearion of our rospectful good wishus, Not n few of thy volcea whfin would have boen_dearest to yuu 10 bear to-day ure silent In death, There may, perhape, by somo compensation in the assuranco of the revercut avin- thy and affoctionata gratitudo of many thousands of iving wen and wozien thronghout the Dritiah falands and elsewhero who have derived 8 delight and inspiratiou from thu noble series of your writings, cod who have noted, also, bow powerfully the world haa been infiuenced by jour great personal example. A whole generation bas dlapaed rinco you described tor ustho horo asa man of letters, ~ We congratuluta you snd ourselvos on the spacious fulnees of years which hes ensbled ~you to mustain thin Tare dignity smong mankind in wll ita pomiblo splendor and completeness, 1t is & matter of general Tejoluing that a tescher whoo goaius oo schieve- ments havo lent radlanee o his time still dwells nmid us: and our hopo Is that You may yet loug continuio in fair Desith to feel how much you are loved and honored, and $o rest in the retrospect of x brave and fllusteiona life, We request you L do ustle honor to accept the accompanying copy of o medul, deulgued by Mr, T, Boohm, which haé besn atruck ln com- wemoration of the day. The names of thoso who eignod the addross follow, 'fho medal montioned in the address has boon eugraved by Mr. George Morgan, and boars on_ovo of its faces & modallion of 3ir. Carlylo, by Mr. Boehm, aud ou tho ovverse tho worda **Ja commamoration ; Dec. 4, 1675." Bil- vor and bronze copies are struck for tha usa of the subscribors, with a fow for presen- tation to public lostitutions; the copy Mr. Carlyle was requested to accept s in gold. Our Berlin correspondent telographs, under date yosterday, that ten omiuvent Gor- man professons_and politicians, among them Ranke, 8ybel, Droysel, Treitechko, Gueist, and Mommson, havo sont a congratulatory telegram to Thomass Cariyle on the occasion of his B0th birthday. Tho telegram thauis Carlyle, the champion of Gormanic freodom of thourbt and meral intogrity, for having dono B0 much to promote cordial relations botween the English and Gorman nations. CRIME. CHRISTMAS AT NEW ORLEANS. New Oniraxs, Dec, 36.—A dificulty occnirred in Freetown, oppoaite tho city. in the forouoon, betwoen a fow whites sud blacks, rosulting in ono or two of tho Iztter being roughly haudled, After that quiet reigned until sbout 7 o'clock, witen Darney McCabe, John Roussots, and Jean- tio Roussott, whilo standiog in front of thoe har of Bonwen's coltoo-houss waiting to be served with drinks wore tred upon by nogroes. Tho firat two nawcd wero insiantiy killed. -Tfe la- ter probably is mottally wounded. Tho polica from shis ride crodsed tho river and mada somno urrests, Tho ire-bulls rang, and mucl excita- mons prevailed on the Alziors side of the nver. 8. Wlouegaruer, at Gretus, whilo drunkpcut his wife's tbroat. ‘Tho mardoror was arrosted. Charles Aduneg, nged #, was shot thurough the hosd and killed, it is suppused by taw reckless diseharge of o loaded pistol in the hands of James Gibson, agod 19. The latter was arrvsted. An gukoown twan jumpsd n tho river and was drowned, Mo is #nppoeed to bave been ouo of tho bauds connscted with the stesmer Ers. DEPRAVITY AND BLOOD. Suectat nanaieh ta The Chiaoo I'ribune. Broux Civy, Ia., Dec, 26,—A shooting afiray oo~ currod nbout 3 miles from Smithland, io this county, Thursday night, in wbich an old wmsn named Spencer wau wbot at twico by Lis son Witham and ooce by his brotber-in-aw J. Oin, tha latter's uhot taking oifect In the nac produciug & deogecons though not fatal wound. ‘A causs of tuo tronblo, young Hpoascer wtated 1t, i4 tizut Lig fathor Jiay nevoral times Fo- coutly been dizcustred in criminel eonnection withs his own daughter, o youug girl represented 10 bo unsound iu iutullest and incapable To- whizing the ternblo criwie of which wiio v bo victiu, After tho shooling, Uus aud Witliain 3poucor went to the nearess magistraty and sur- rendered thowsalves, Thuy weio hield to puewer n¢ tho ok Lterw of tho Disiniet Court, CHRISTMAS CRIME AT AND NEAR [INDIAN: APOLIS. Speeral Dispateh 82 I'a Chicago Trivune, INDIANAYOLIy, Doc, 20.—Christiuas was more ponerally observed yesterday than ¢ has boen for tureo years past. Tho day was bLeautiful, angd evorybody was at the helght of onjoyment, The only sepious incident of tho day was tho shooting of Jamos Evand, o negro, by au un- Loown gang of roughs, who wssaulted a party of negroos raturning from church yuumhl morn- tng, Lvans 1 dangorously wounded. sli0ot~ fog-match at Fisher's Station, 20 milea north of Liere, yesterday, resulted in the killing of Jamos Redansio by J. D, l'arsloy. ‘The wmurderer mado lils escape. CASUALTIES, NEWS FROM_ERIE, PA, Eme, Pa., Doc. 20.—Prof, Etrawinekl, the Polish dancing-master who shot himaelf in the foreliead last Souday night, diod yestordsy morniug, baving lsiu 1a s usconsclous stupor mors thau vodays, . Jobn Kaue, & brakemsn, was killed by the catu sowo time Jast night. At an eacly hour this morning tho romalus wore found scatiered slong the track juss cast of the depot for a dis- tanco of 400 faet. e was wo terribly mangled aud torn to pleces a8 to be unrecognizable ex- copt for & portion of tho face. Kven the clotb- jog was redoved to small Lits. The romains waere collootod with a shovel and broom. His brother was killed by the cars eomo timo 8go in precissly tlie samo spot. RAILWAY ACCIDENT, JauzsTowx, N. Y., Dec, 20.—An expross train was {lrown from the track to-day noar Bala- menca by spreading rails, BSeveral pereons were alightly lufured. DAMAGE BY STORM. CinciNxars, Dec. 46.—A severe storm of wind, rain, sud Lghtolog, visitea the country north and northweat of this city this afternoon. Near CRuahivilts, Iud, freight trains ware. ditohad by an overturoed trao on tho teack, At Hamilton, 0., the Miami Kiver awolled rapidiy, flooding rcellarn on tlin west aide of tho ~river. At Carthage, 0., tho Hamiiton County lnfirmery | was partly unroofed. ACCIDEMT TO ACTRESSES. Kperrat Dupateh to The Chicano Tyibuns, Broosmvatoy, M, Dec. 26.—The Willia sis- | tarn, yaristy actrosscs, from Kankakeo, formorly of the Chicagn Adelphl, nov memboers of Calis Borgec's minsirels, fell through a trap lart night At Sclooder's Opera-Touse, recsiving daogers otk injuries. Oncof them suffered injury to noer spie. BURNED TO DEATH. Surcial Dz ntckc to The Chieado Tridurs, Daszoy, 0., Dee, 26.—Harah Houser, o serv- aut gt living at the Hov, Lr. Wintor's, was terribly burned by her vlothes taking fire whilo standing near s slovo laut Baturdas night. Aftar saffering oxcraciating pain, sho died last night. e AN WASHINGTON. The Navy—Suoborn—The Mexican Border Outrages — Interview He. { tween the Premident nnd o Toxmw i Delezation. i &pecial Darpateh to The Chicam Tiibune, WasizatoN, D. C, Dee, 26.—Four ships the Soath Atlutie Squadrea sro expacied to ar- r1vo in o fow days, tho frst us Lors Loyal and tho lost st Koy Wost. Whether this i in view of complicatious not yet roacled, or whosher it 1 tho result of general orders iwsued some weeks Ence ood not countermanded uutil the squadrons wturt- ed fur thoir destiuation, canuot bo ascortaiued, 1t is kuown that o fleot of won-cluds ordered to rendezvons at Port Royal were stoppod on thoic way a5 Nurfolk, and this has given riso to s be- liof tbat the original intention of concentrating s uaval forco at Port Hoyal has been abantoned. Jobu Hauborn, of moiety-contract fame. hLas appesred ot tho Tressury Department © with his attoruey, Gen. Dutlor, to domand $:00,000 for iuformation wLich bo collocted, bt which, hio chargon, the internal rovenue officera have uscd, Lo recover payment of back taxes. Ha claims that, under thelaw, ho is ecutitied to 10 per cent of tho mouey collected upon this information, aud makes demand ou Commissioner Pratt for pay- ment, which was refueed. Butlor thon appour- ed, and peremptonly demanded payment. l'ratt 1clused. Appeal was taken lo tiie Becretary, who alno refused and referzed tho case to the Attoroey General. . Tha President baa signed tle bill farther ex- tending the time of the duration of tho Court of Commissicnors of Alabawa Claims to tho 22d of July pext. [0 the Assocraled Pren.) Wasmxarox, D. C., ec, 26.—Vrom officist enrrospondonce it appeats that, tomo timo sinco, JMinistor Foster askeld permisgion af tho Moxi- can Uovernment for regular troops of the United Btates to follow tho raiders across the bordor when in closs pursuit, or pormission to temporarily occupy certain points on the Mexi- can aide whero raiders aro accustomed 10 comno mcross tbe river. The ropiy of the 3Mexican Becretary of Foreign Affaira’ wns that the Ex- ccutive hod no sutbority to grant such permis- wion mithout the cousent of Cougross, and it wonld- mot bo prudent to ask euch consent, as the sentimont of tho country wonld not approveit. Foster statod that hio was u- thorizod to givo aksurance that our Government had no dosign of acquiring oo exteasion of terti- tory, but said that tho acknowlsdginent of tho Mexican Government of 1ts inability to reatrain the lawleesuoes of its own citizons would atford tho strongeat possiblo argument to all advocates of acquisition of territory whom there may bo la the Umited States. Foster furtber soid that tho citizeus of Toxas must bo protected, and that, if protection did uot como from the Moxiosn Goy- arnmont, it must from ours. Duapateh to New York Lribunc, Dec, %, Boveral members of tho Tezas delegation, beadod by Sepator Mazoy nud Repressutative Haocock, calted upon tho resident to-day to urgo him to take some moro effactivo fmoasures {o protect the Rio Grande frontior from 3iox- ican depredstious. Thoy explained the whole situation to lum, and told him what, in thoir judzment, ought to be done, Thero aro bow ou that frontier about 3,000 United States troops, consisting of two rogiments of cavalry snd two of infantrv, Tho infantry aod one regiment of cavalry aze colored, aud are reportod by thotr ofticers 1o be wr{ ineflicient for tho service required of them. Indeed, ex- copt for garrinon duty, they are almost worth- leas. 1t was saggestod to the President that thess troops be withdrawn, and thewr places flled by white cavalry, ‘Lhoe President refarred 10 the proposed reduction of tho army, and sud that tho prasent force waa not suificient o oc- cupy all the torntory noeding protection, and if tho armyis redaced, it will bo necessary to withdraw troops from territorios whero uew minos are about to Lo opened, and whoro pow comers nood protection. A greater force on tho o Graudo ia out of tho question, He did, howaver, suggest that somo infantry already thero migbt bo temporarily mounted, bul was reminded that the objection based on tho in- ofticioncy of tho colored troops would still exist, Tho Prosident did not soem ablo to give tho Texas dolegation much encouragement that ho would bo sblo to siford poople living ontho frontier of their Stato much bottor protection o tho future than in tho past, o ALBERT EPWARD IN INDIA, An ¥ourwith Xindoo Conjurers and G Snato-Cunrmers. Anotlier littlo incudent of the **gniet day" wag one which is do nigucnr with all visitors to [n- dia—namely, an hour or g0 with the Hinloo con- jurers and snako-charmers, of whom Lombay pouseases many skillful and oxtraordinary sjeci- meus. Tho professious of juggler aud charmer are very often united iu the ssmo porsous or compuny, sud no doubt tho Prince saw somo~ thing to mstonish bim, even after the puzztiog performunces of the Fondive und Muskelrnos of Eunrape. ‘Therois cortaloly much thatishigh- 1y ourious in thesy snako-obarmers of tho East; nor bias any one yeb thoroughly explawmed tho motbcd of many of their tricks. ‘I'he men thoweslves, RlwaAys of low Caflu, DOsueBS an smazing command nf the deadly vuricties of raptiles, whicn thoy bring s fist water-haskets 1o the door of any oo who will pay a trile for the oxhibition. Thov life tho lid and out glldes tho dreaded cobra; but st a prick of his tudl, or ulight tonel svith o stick, tho * Hving deatn ™ renrs his Liesd snd nock, pafis ont his hood, and dances timo &0 tho sound of tho wumbi, a rude inssrument swhich tho **sswpwallsh* blows ution, being n gonnd stuck over with tuo rod snd plack 4 0f tho nbrus pecatorius, and fitwd with a double peod, ‘Tho gray, horeid oyes of tho serpont tix theomelves stondZaatly npon the man's zotizd or tirban, oud tho creaturs nods back- 1 wards or forwards, this wav or that, with an obedient movewedh which follone every Lewd of the charmor. Armoed wits the panis 1ude mueweal instrument, thoso mea profesy, us In woll known, to bo ablo to draw vonouous wnakes from thoir holes—bot it may bo asivled whatber tho paptiles care for the plav oven hear it, snoo tho auditory apparatus of the cobra is 1mperfuctly dovoloped, and 1n Burmah 56 woll as Egypt they play the same srick with this snake, not only without any such musio, VLut wheu tho fangs are not oxtractel, as they almoat always aro in tho case uf thees tamed reptiles, Tho wajority of cobra3 carrisd about Dy thesa mon will bo found not ouly fangloss, but with the faug-gum cauterized, vo that the poison-testl cannot grow again. At the samo ttnie instances are common eoongh, like thoss qnotod by Forbes 1n hus ** Orieotal Momolrs," to stiow that many of the charmers are not nt all afraid to handlo now-saught sud deadly weakes, a8 indood evorybudy must confess who s watelund thew at work in an Indian gandwu. Mr. Nicholeon, in his excelient book on Indisu ophiology, has vory traly uted out that evon tho deaallost voukos may be taken up with - punisy by thoso who have norve wnd quickuess of touch, Unluss frightened or Lust, thoy are rewarkubly nlow to exereiso their power, 'They poem (o huve an instinet which waras themn to econoiize 1t for m real oxiremity; for once wpent by angry striking, the oobrs, itsocms, must bave Lmo 1o cotlect bus letbal forco—not, nowsver, bis vonony, for be ojocts but & drop of that at oach atroke., 3lr. Nioholson ways, 1 liave often onvied tho norve of a man hero who pute his hand into & uerrow-mouthied baskot containing savoral freshcobras,sud ploks out the one he wants, without tho wlightest objec- tion on the part of tho snake beyond a furious llssing.” Tbo great thing is, w fact, not to tarnify tho terrible naga; and half the wystery of tho busivess;stands explained when this odd amisbility in the deadiy cobrs ia understood, and tho porfectly-collected msuuer of tho charmers iu ulev cbeorved. The suake, judiciously ban- alod, seonus to koow ke will ot be burt, aud even whou Lo owmerges, iudubitavly frosh sad fats}, trom bis hole, it is » lesson which Rarey would have treasured 10 seo Low the cbaraier preases his head quietly to the ground and tak {1 alinly and mllu:al bissing and e ;:flu &n‘:&nu y'ol 0 juoh of thas from our Meitorsaveas 8 juadron ond hall of | 0 G as bo pinchod hotweon the Gugors curved needlo-tooth driven in esrnent is dealk beyond hops. In [llnstration of this curions pood-temper in polscnous soaken, we may mene tion that tho Hindoos have little or no fear of them. It in considared rathor lucky to haves cobrs in the chupper of the huf, and the ohil- dren pat out mitk snd eggs overy pight for “'their uncls,” who keops down tharats, and will live & whiolo sesson sbout the place withoul doing any kind of barm, Religion and legend combino to protect thess reptilea fn India; an besides all tho mythology which clustors rou: the groas sorpoot of Vishnu and its anllqul worship, Hiudoos belleve that cobras giiard all kinds of undergronnd treasures. Thoy sccoun( for shaoting stars by saying that whon the wacpont finus burled gold ho eurla ronnd it and gradually changod i¢ into a gem, which Lo finaily noars AWAY tn the Nagad, tho strang( serpent-raco Living i tho North. ‘Tiw track of tho shaoting star is the oifnlgenct of tho tinoaporied jewol. Tho lunettot on tho oobra's head are, by thoro Indiaz logonds, tho marks of Krishua's feat. voa find tho anake's jawel you may tell its value Ly putting it upnn the “surfaco of wator and pouring gold dust ovor it ; for tho gom will not sink till an fmimense amount has been thus do pontted, 1f tiin aingalar mildnoks of dirposition in Ly drosded Mag3 seeounts, aa wo think it does,'for 3 rood daal of what rrema otherwiga wonderful in the; sunkn-charming yo-terday witnesssd by tha I'rince, many of tha conjuriug tricks pore tormed by tho kampwallats may, porkpd, be nlse explained by their knowledge of o way by which into teraporary paralyeiy, This, if troe, as §s ale lozed by soma pniong thom, might cast light a1 onenupon tha featexbibltod by Egyntlan jugglers ab the Court of Lhisrach, and also uvon a vory common pieco of legordemsin which tho Bombay enako-tawera ghow, and which is doscribed by . Doussclet in his charmiog voluma upon “1The Iudia of Rajaba" He writos: **Tho juy- rler, haviog no other garment on bim “than tho lingouti, chiuusen naerpont of & harmicen spo- cies, and places it ostenubly in o basket, which he covors with & lid. Ho then risea and flings his arins about, the wislo muttering soma cabslistict words whiclh hia compsuion ac- companies on & tamboucine. Buddouly be arms bimself with a tlozible wand, which ho wlurls for some wunnutes above bis boead, sud then suddenly thrown down, ot our feet, whoro it arrives i tho form of & serpent. In apito of the closost attontion on twa repotitions of this faat, [ conld not detect thu mo- ment when the wand was exclangod for tho ser- teut.” That is an example of the morvelous adroitnesa of thess Nate and Madarl ox Hnake-people, who aro thought, by soma nuthonitios, to ba identical with tho Gypsics of Burope. 3r. Nicholson, for example, pointa te tho word Harpopgro in the Romany lzuguage, which means the eame thing and is slmost iden- tical in epelling with Sarpeudron, one usme of tho G¥eat Serpens Vasuki, in tho Iudian my. thology, It may, theroforo. bo that fu the Bainbay soske-charmers tho Irince saw the rolic of & nation aud of practices Intinitely 1moro antique than Agba Khan's ancestor: and cortainty it 3 curious how reiigious mytha have mado the gorpeut as little dresded by the Hine doo puoplo 83 ho is detcsted and fearod by tha European racas who believe that in Eden, g Tarns puts 18, “he gave the infant world 2 shog maist rumed a.' It ia a curious point, howover, that ono of tho aigns af the decaying influence of tho }indoo teligion is soen iu the lessening voneration shown for anakos. Fot & slight reward the acricultural peoplo now kill themn with much readiess and {udastry. & The conjurors of Indin aro yet moro ramarka- blo than the snake-chariners, and nathiog doas Dy professional iwitators here can rival the neat. Dnoss of tha best tricks shuwn by those naked sud laugling vagabonds. \ith absolutoly o para~ pheronlia, and only the door-utep or the gravel path for a platform, thoy deceivo overy sonse snd can outwit tno most practiced observer who har not bought the socret of thair art, Tho beat illu~ wions of our ' prestidigitatonrs” are borrowed from them ; tho famous basket trick, tho flsh or ducks produced in water from nowhore, the child or man suspended in the air,—the tendrils which croop aloug tho ground at a sigo, nnd tho chat- ties which roll hither or thither untoucbed, a2 without fire emit smoke, or aro suddenly full of water and as suddenly empty,—sil thoso_fours da force will Lo shown without s rag of garment to aid tho deception, or any & tus but a few old baskets and rod and whita No doubt the Princo saw yesterday tho s sotonishing coup of the mango tree, which is made to graw out of nothing, to bud, te put forth leaves, and to produco fruit before th amazed eyes of tho spectators. And if the: tricks have, no doubs,{some very simplo explaoa- tion, thero are others occaianally shown which liave never received the attostion they deserve— feats, somoe of them ordinarily wituasssd by An. glo-Indisus aud others, some testifled to by re- puted writars, such as tho things rolated by Ja- colliot se sesn at Itopares, Among eimitar atrango exbibitions there oxlsts, we baliove, the solomn Goverumont record of the feat shown bys Fokir of Kougrs, in the Punjab, who, in the presonce of Runjeat Singh's Court and the British Residont, sllowod himsel? to bo buried alive, having, it was eaid, learned somo aecred way of suspending resplration. Acocording ta thé account, this man was interred, and whost s Bown over his gravo, which grow, riponed, and was reaped under a guard, after whicl, the eartli’ being reopened, tho fakir was taken fortb, and by procosses directod by Lis friends, restored to active lifo, *Judiens, Apolla" sud others may find 1t all soriously related in ofiicial docu- 1ents, and in any caso such aninstadco shows what some of these liindoo conjurors protend 1n truth, the guggl.wg poerformed by wome of tho Bazigahs of the Northwost is eo natounding that thn mera description of it wonld appear too iucrodible, létiing nlone any attampd st oxplanstion. BANK FAILURE. BaN Frascisco, Doo, 26.—The Commarcial Dank suspendod Friday afternoon. It was i small concern. Lisbilities about 30,000, fully wacured. The Prosident hopes Lo rosams in the moroing. to effect. AT THE POINT OF DEATH. Special Diapt:h ta T'he Chicano Tridune, Quixcr, 1., Dee. 25,—Ex-Honstor Richardsoy s much worso to-nighit. 1t is not expeated that b will live till moruing. ———— e Childron’s Fancies. Care and duty lem us in 80 closely during maturer yoars that wo showld becomo’ dry acd, devolate inn. for coustantly rocurring to the ond eriod of Lifa when the Limitations of _spaco aud tune do net oppreza us, and the far off i as the near. Tho baby who pats out his litfo hand for ihe moon is compelied to draw it back ompty, sot Lo puts it forth many times sgain. AL friond’s littlo deughtor,after haviug tho stara for tho firet siaie pointed oue to uer, roquested noxt day to have iwo littlo sfara with sugar ou tnum for breakfast,® And in thele frab dealings with Laman beings children set naide the petsy barrien of genorations und ceuturies in the ame sng way, **Momma,” aatd 1 my boaring the Intle daughtor of _a certaln poutods, “uid I over mea Mr. Bunkspoare:” I( the diuner-tabla eod botweon twa Ditea of au applo. On another occaston the same child said with equal confidence, * M am- ma, did yon oser know Cleapatra?” Thero wad no atinciation sbout it ; sho was aconstomed ta neoing literary paopla and othor noiabilities of her mother's houss; end Bhakspaure and Cleopatrs might have como aud gone, arm iu arny, without excitipg hes balt so muoh as the arrival of & new puper doil. Thus a obild travel- iog with mo, and soeiug wo eslute, at & railvay station, a certain Methodist minister of groat dimensi quired, with casgal iotarcat, whether that way tho Pops? To awsign to tha TPope his proper place in spsce, and to Bhaks. ‘poara ar bis beroings their rightful position lu limo,—~what lavo childton to do with suck tritlos 7 Alattars moro important claim thelr st tontion; aro thers uot hazpu. aod akipping« ropes. and luncheon ?—Cot. Kigginson in ner for January. w was ot Politicat Convon tion 1878, Jan, b—Now Hampshire Repablican Btate Cons veution, Concord. 6—TLoxas Democratic State Convention Galveston. n.km. 12—Texas Bopublican Htato Convention ousto Jan. 13—Republiean Nationsl Camcnm.} Washingion, to svlect time snd place for holdin the Natloual Couvention, Fro. 22—Indison Republioan Btate Conventiony Indinapolia. Marvh 15—Iudinas Democrstio Stats Convens tion, Indisuspolis, fay 6—Natiousl Convention of Prohibltiom ints, to uominate s Presdentisl ticket, &o. Cloveland, May 17—Natlonal Tudepondent Convention, 44 nomioate s Presidential tickst, Indianapolis. Whilo waiting for a cough to gu as i} cems, you are often laying the foundatlon for wome’ puitiotsty ot Lronchial affection, It is botior fo gel £ld of & st once by using thut dure rewedy Dz, D, Jeyne's Expec torant, which will oure the mast stabborn cough, aod Tellovs yoa of all soxiety 86 10 dAngecads conse queaces, SINESS NOTICES. : hed IRemedy.—tt Brownk At Eouied ate wiisly knowa e g i B, are widely Co ‘Bronebl! sty or ety o ettty Bodaai