Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 9, 1876, Page 10

10 9, 1876—SIXTEEN PAGES. THE STURGES GORNER. &nother Chapter in the History of the Cook County National Bank, Scit Brought by e Board of Trade | Against ¢ Jack» Sturges for i 50,000, 2 of the Arbitrator that Defendant Foy the Adjusted Amonnt with Intersst, An entirelr new chapter in the complicated history of the Cook Couoty XNational Bank ecems to have been dizcoverea hy ths testimony taken the past three days in the case of the Board of Trade vs. The Cook County National | Bank, which hasbeen on trial by egreement be- fore Judze Wood, a member of tho Chicazo Bar. | As is well known, in Augoat, 1874 Jack " | Btorges was engaged in running a coraer, in which, however, ho was mo: wholly sas- | cesfal. In September following he tuined 2round and commenced selling, and during his opcrations, a3 margins were called for, gave margin certificates of the Cook County National Baok. Theee, howerer, to the zmcunt of §5§0,000 or £100,009, were uot paid, and enit was thereapon brought by the Board of | Trade on bebaif of ‘the various Liolders of the certificates =gminst the bank to recover the amourt of the certificates from it, and this suit was on trial Jast week. Sturges wae afterward tried and a voto taken to expel him from the Toard of Trade, but an injorction was obtained Ty lnm agniost tue Loard, and the case is now pendiag in the Supreme Court. 1t turne ont now that this September deal was Dot oae of Starges’ traveactions, but was ran by him tor B. F. Allen, tho I'resident of the Cook County Nationel Bank. Starges testified on tho | tr.al thut Allcu was the princiral; that bo only acted as Allen’s ageot; that be did pot have any 1o ev on deposit iv Allens bauk. nor did he keep avy account there. Allen furnished the mo:ey. a8 he suppesed, for the certiicates. On the 2:th of September, however, whan a1l the certificates bad been iesued. Allen told bim that he could not pav them; that eveu if £10,000 was demznded 1t would bresk tho bauvk. . Sturges then had ao interview with Ass Dow and Daniel S. Thompson, and it was agreed that be (Sturges) should bear the Llame and respon- ibility of the dezl, as 1t was agroed thut it uld rreduce slmost a panic on Change to Lear of the insolvescy of tho brnk, and that there was no money to meet the certificates, Dow also was apprinted Trustee to hold the cor- tificates for sixty days, within which time Allen £aid he conld raise §530,000 by morigaging somo Towa proverty 80 as to pay zll the claias, which, Lowever, did not axceed $:00,007, Sturges kept bia word, and endured, cffeourse, & great deal of blame, but ouly a few persous Greamed of this fact until the trial. Defore the sixty davs wero up the bank closed its doors, and then all hope of collecting more than a portion of the amoant of the certificates was lost. Alien, however, on tho contrarr, states that the was & )cing arrangement be- twoen himeelf ond Swrges, but bo admits that Sturges never had zny monev deposited in thoe bani; tbat ho exr. ed to furnieh the funds 10 pay the cerlifical xnd that Storges did not keow that there was no money oa deposit. Allen also admits that he received starges’ tickets es'ling for ilicates, ithoual no money was paid, and, puiting tae into =n envelope, countad thera as cashn bis isicn of Judzo Weod contains u state- ment of the other fac's te to the question of the vatidity of tho sxles, and it 13 given in full, as follows: This suit is b catea of deposit, {ssucd by the difend.nt to W. XN. Sturges for the D.netit of verious parties wio had purchased grain of £ir, Sturges, the samo representing margins or money deposited by him to securo the | erformaace of the contract which be had made for the sale of grzia. TlLe facts 60 far 18 materiz] to the caso appear 10 be w8 follows: TEe certificates, of which there are over ogafs in zumber und for different zmocnts, wers jasued be- the 1th of August and the 24 of Eeptember, and thiey ali cernfy that W, N. Starges his do- sited in the bank cf ibe defendent a cerizin amount ‘money &5 margin, or Fecurity, on & contract tee teen tlie derosifor 2nd tome Cther person, who is amed in each of the certitl cxfes, tke fum pimed to Le paid by the bank oa the joiut order writen there ;0507 and the persan nanied with whow act wes made. certificat bt o revover unon certafn cortid. satinz in wmount abaut $30,000, ticket of notification 7 was a recital of {ie matierof the certiie th it tnd the comifieste were signed Ly the Casbier of the bank, It _npreara that, beforo tho traneaction m question, W, N. Stusges and B. F, Ailen, the Presideat of the ofendant bonk, had deslt somewhst in_grain zpoa Lwwhon i ular transzctions Joint account. tommeuced it was srrang u them that Mz, Ailenshonld causo certtivites of deposit 1o e fesied Lyths tankstocover any margins tiaat might be de- manded by the parties with whom Sturges deait. nature of therr respective interests therein doss nat vory clearly appear. Allen says that he underetod e deal was to be npou joiat account as before, while Starges ssys that b understood that bie was dewiing for Alten, and had no interest in the sales excert 352 commission merchant, Tlhis, however, is not ma- tarial upon the questions bere oade, except a8 heriug upon the gocd faith of Alr. Sturges. 1t sppears that tho latter kad 0o money on deposit 1n the bank and had not Xept apy sccount with it, The certificatus were iraned 10 him, =nd the ickels of notifieation given by Lim to the scveral parties to whom be had soid grad, Mot of theee contracta expired with Seplember. Upon the 25t of Seg.tember Mr. Allen notined Mr. Sturges that bia bank would not be able to mect the certificates, Thereupon Mr. Sturces called a mesting of oo holders of the tickets, at which 3lr. Asa Dow was Lppointed & Trustee, and directed to hold tha certiSoates fur sixiy ese par: 4 1e e hal been in tie joint in: daxa, “Thin certificates, which up to thet the Lands of Alr. Sturges, then roce dorsement required in 0rder to draw the money there- on. Most ot the purchasers of this grain from Ar. Sturges, finding bim unable to deliver, bad bought in the grath and charged Mr, Sturges wilh the dificrence in 1ice, end this was agreed upon s» the amouat dus the purchasers from Sturges upon the marginal cer- tinrates o issued by the Lank, The cortificates not haviug been paid at the end of sxty days they were celivered o tho scverad pur- or chiaters. The twnk refused payment, and soon after went Into Jquidation and a Recerver has been appointed. The liability of the bank to pay these certificates or any portion of them is conteste on various grounds, Jtis first insisted thst the inauing of them was s0 far out of the regular coursc of business a8 {0 be an act w'tra rires, and, therefore, not binding upon the *bank A dcfere of this character does not rest upon the ground thut tho contract souglt to be enforced is pot The sel of the corporation, but upon tlie ground that itie sLegal, Dy a fair interpretation of the prosis- ions of the National Banking law, under which the de- feudant was organizod, 1 think it was invested with the incidental power to do and perform all acis witkin the legilimate sphere of a banking busincss. And the Cahier in issting these cernficates of deposit must be Eeld to Liave been zciing within the general 5c0po of his exployment, This bauk, by suthority of the Directors, had given bond and aseumed the Lusiness of a depository of margins for members of the Board of Trade. Tho proposition that no certifcate of deposit can be legally sesued unless upon the zctnzl dejiosit of money is not believed 10 be tenable, for the reaon that Mr. Sturges might bave established a creditat the bank which would Lisve justified it fu fssuing the certificates. If thio money bad been actually derosited by Jr. Sturges {n the bank, no question is made but that the 163uing of the certificatos would bave been regulir and prop er. ‘And while the fesuing of such 3 larg2 emount of cer- tificates without secunty to & party wao Lad no cepoe- ite in the bank presents, to aay the leant, an extraor- ainary spectacle in & commercial community, yet T cannot regard the transaction as uitrs vires under the Benking law, but rather an irreguisrity which canuos affect those who lave dualt with the cozporation it good faith. Tt was more than {his; it wis 8 wrong committed by the corporation through its zgents, its Fresident and ita Casbier, and 1n such case the docirine of ultra vires bzs Do application. (Philsdelphia & Baltimora Railroad Company va. Quigley, 21 Lowzrd, 20J ; Lifo 2nd Fire Insurance Company va. cs’ Fite In- sursnce Company, 7 Wendell, I1.) r. Sturgen testifles that ho mado these s:les for Mr. Allen in the utmost good faith, and supposed that the money was really on deposit'in the bank to pa: these certificates down to the time that Mr. Alien m- formed him that they could not be met. Some of the purchasers testify that Mr. Allen in- formed them that the mioney was in the bank to py the cortificates, snd the evidence tends strougly to show that all the parties purchseed grzin of Mr, Bturges in geod faith, relring upon the truth of thi certificstes, ‘and without sny cireumstances beiny bironght to their attention which would be caleulated 10 razso any suspicion of their validity. This Leing sc, the bank §s clearly estopped from ssying that a rtats of facie existed which would not suthorize the issu ¢ .tbem. (Merchants’ Bank va. State Bsnk, 10th Wal- ce, €45) Admitting that the purchiasers of grain h Mr. Sturges stand in no better position than b3 o5 a8 10 these certificates, yet bis testimonv fs ot ~tantially coutradicted that he was seiling for 31, 2, and that he supposed the morey w23 really 1 pouit to pey thess certificates down o the 26th cf }tember, which wag after all the gales had beea 4 the rights of {he parties scquired. s be o, then ihe jssting of taese certificstey the fault of the President of the bauk alone, snc, 11 vach cage, the corporation that appointed bim wit «r that enabled him o mislesd ought to suifer ot than Me. Starges. s nest objocted 1hat thece eales of grain made by ©. Sturges 1o tho several Lolders of the cerhficates "t in the nature of gambling contzacts, and there- void. - "Y'nm nusbleto concurin this view. Thess contracts, e gruvea, did nod desve it optional with (ke peyehai- ers whether they would czll npen_ Mr. Starges tode- Vser the grain’ or nct, meathr did tuey leyn it op- tionel with Mr. Sturges whether ko would déliver o not. They were not, in the language of the trade, either “ puta”or ** c3'ls,” but, by their torme, the obligation was jmperative upon the vender to deliver and upon the vendeea to accent the grsin. The only option about it was the privilege allowed the reller to sclect 3 perticalar date within o limited time when ho would amake delivers. Such an option is not within the pro- Libition of {he statute, +ince it does not make the salo staclt optional, or introduze any clement into the con- tract that wll prevent its consummation, It sppesrs Ly the evidence that the purchasers, when they found Mr. Sturges wos not galng to deliver the grain” purchessd, went, under the rules of tho L0ard, and bonght upon tne market a like smount, for which they had to py & higher price, and then render 3 billto Ir. Sturges for the difference. Thia amaunt 10 tmost cases was less then the amonnts of the certia- cates, and when Mr. Dow was appointed rustee it wes mgreed that the amount of (e difference was the amount due upon the certificrtrs. This presented the remamning question whether tko plaintift is entiled to re:over the whole amonnt due Ly the certificatcs, or only the amount adjusted as due upon them, ‘This question shonld te deterrined by a considera- tion of the spacial facts sttendiny the transaction. An Letween the purchaser and kr. Sturges. the par- chager was ot the sole owner of tho certificate. It was not fo bo mald by ifs terTas except by the joint order of both. It was xathar a- security for the per- ! formance of the contract of mle, than npart of the purchaso price, It was issed in recognition of tho fact titat the contrect to whish it referred was not yot closed up. Being in the natcre of a security, I think it shoald oply be used ro faras will afford the pr- chasers indennity. Had thes saed Mr. Stures for the non-delivery of the grain, the mesrure of damsges would have Leen the difference between the contract price and the market valne of the grain at the time and place of delivery, The purchasers anticipatel this result by buying & like smouut of grain in the muarket ot the time, and {Lis ascertained the amotnt of their damages; and this amount was_sgreed to by Afr. Sturges aa the troe amount_due upon the seversl certificates. I am, therefore, of Opinion that judr. ment_ehould go for the plifatiff fcr the amount ad- justed as due upon the several certificates, 0a shown by the evidence, with intercst upon such amounts at the rate of 6 per centum per snoum from the date of such adjustment, CrarLes IL Woop. CRIME. DAVENPORT ITEMS, Srecial Duspaloh to The Chicago Triduns, Davexrort, Ia., Jan. 8.—Havs Lass, a Ger- manof this county, has been arrested chargod with debauching his two daughters, Bary, aged 16, and another, 15 years of aze. The outrage was committed upon the former by force, in July last. . The girls are the complaining wit- nerses, and it looks as though the Leastly father_ will go'to the penitentiaty. Robert W. Pool, a traveling salesman, who abecondad from this city about two months after collecting large sums of mones from customess of VanPatten & Marke, wholeszlo grocers of this city, by whom he was employed, returacd yesterday, and was la:t night jlaced under ar- rest charged with grand larcepy, and he is now in jail in defanlt of bail SHCOTING AFFAIR AT ROCK FALLS, ILL. Svecia! Disgatcn to The Civicaao Tribune. StreraNG, I, Jan. 8.—Richard Cox shot Trumbull C. Leomis in the drag store of the latter at Rock Falls, this morning, the ball strik- ing & rib and lodging in the spive, Loomis re- turaea the fire, the ball taking effect near tho hip. Loomis cannot hive, but Cox will recover. He surrendered 1o the authorities. Cox sus- nected his wifo znd Loomis wera altozether ro0 mntimate. Lonms bhas a family, aad bears a bad unams bere. Taere 18 intense excitement at this city sod Rook Falls. A COUNTERFEIT OPERATOR. Special Disvatch to The Chicano Irioune. SrerxorELp, Ill, Jan. 8.—Dr, Henry Dale, tho operator’in ‘‘ooney” arrested in Daaville vesterdsy by Detective Rathbuo, had a pre- limivary bearing befors Commissioner Adams to-day, and, in defanls of £2.000 bail, was scot 10 jsil to aweit the action of the Grand Jory. His fav seoms to have been operating by ex- press with a Cincinnati producer of the gneer, and Dale was the Iilinsis distributing oicer. THE TAMMANY SUITS. New Yorg, Jso. 8.—Tweed's attorneya and bondsmen bave bronght eoit agaiast otber mom- bers of the Bing, askivy that sl except Tweed be compelled to refund, and asking thata Re- ceiver of all the cleims against them ba ap- pointed. Tha city, thc counly, the Attorney- General, Corporation Ccunsel, and others, are mads dofendants. HELD FOR TRIAL. Special Disratch to The Cnicago Tridune, OTraws, Jan. 8.—To. Martin, the mem- ber of the Manitobs Legislature, was commit~ ted for trial at the Assizes on a charga of rapo. He will probably be found guilly of attempt to comuit, tho penalty for which is imprisoument and, if the Court’ directs, flogmng. Bail re- fused. STOKES. New Yomg, Jan. 8.—Gov. Tilden, after exam- ining the papers and petition of Edward S. Stokes for pardon, bas denied the application. A SHARP SPECULATION, The Hartford (Conn.) Courant piints the par- ticalars of & bold robbery in that city s few weeks ngo. 1t sa¥s: «On the day that the affair oconrred Mr, Abbott, the Cashier in the private banking-bouse of W. L. Mat- soo, was alope at noontime. A lad entered the bank st about 12 o'clock and told him that a lady was in o carrisge ontside who wished to 8eo some one 1u the bank. Mr. Abbott went to the curb, where was standiog a camiage in which a large and good-looking lady wos ecated. Introcucing himself, ehe at once mado koown the object of her visit, which was to as- certain the ratea of exchangze on Glasgow, Scot~ Iand. He pave her tho desired information, mnd, withont proceeding to any forther busi- Dess, he drove away aud Mr. Abbott re-entered the bank, whero he was etartled by the discovery foon atter thata robbery had been commit- ted. Two boxes containing trust funds be- longing to the estate of the Iata Judge Hinmen had been abstracted, the eccuui- ties being in bonds ana stocks, amount- ing in value to several thousands of doliars, whue about €4,009 had also been taken, It wzsMr. Abboct's impression that the lad who came into tie bavk followed bim ous, thongh be was not positive about it. Ile saw, bowever, no one besides the boy in or wear the baak, but it was surmised that some one might bave entered through a back window, and bave encaped withous being observed. By the advice of detectives an advortisement was inserted in & Nes York paper offering 3 liberal reward for the Teturn of the stolen property. Socn nfter a let- ter was received from Col. Fellows, formerly Assisiant Uistrict Attorney of New York City, and a well-known Tammany politician, sppoancing that Lo was in possession of valuable information. An interview with him was then had, aod 1t became evidet that be was acting as attorney for the party or parties ‘who had posseseion of the booty. He said that the currcucy could not be returned, but the securities would be on a payment of $3,000 in cash, which would make a total loss of about £7,000 to the bank. This offer was refused as being exorbitant, and finaliy, after further nego- tiations. coneent was given to return eversihing but the money for a coosideration of §1,200, and this cmount was paid and the property was secured. The facts of tho case, 2n they were developed, showod that the plot to rob the bank was evidently the work of New York thieves, who had the assistance of the woman who went to the bank &3 an accomplice.” r A FATAL TEXAS FEUD. Galpeston (Tex.) News. A private letter from & rehable source gives the News an account of another bloody affair at Cuero, between the Tavlor and Button parties, in which the former were badly worsted. The writer gaya: * Since Sundsy night Jim Taylor, with two or three men, has been in and about Clinton, walking throngh the streets, with two six-gbooters on each; and, as our Sheriff was &t home ana remained there, no arrest was made. The party had, in ccnvereation with Martin Kiog, sent Dick Budson word that they would come and kill bim unlees he left the country within twenty-four hours, *Dick could not exactly see the point, and to- gether with six or seven of the Sutton boys went to Clinton Mouoday, Dec. 27, to offer his services to the Sheriff. As they reached there and dismonnted, the Taylors (five men) st onca got their guns ‘snd commenced firing and re- treating through, s fiold. the Buttons after them; and after hard running and much shooting Jini Taylor, Winchester Smith (the man who is now Tecognized as haviog given Rup Brown the firat shot whea be was Inll2d), and Heudricks (ono of the Capt. McNelly comma:d, who married into the Taylor family), were killed. Mark King aod young Taggles threw up their arms and sur- rendered, and were, thereiore, not hurt. [am in bopes that this will bave a good effact.” Tne writer bopes this affur will be the last of the Lind arising out of thees old fenda. LANDIS_ ARRAIGNED. J., Jau. 5.—The Grand Jury of Cumberland County, N. J., fo-day brought in aa indictment of murder in ths first degree sgainst Charles K. Landis, who shot Uri Carruth, editor of ths Vineland Independent. The Grand Jury bas met twice since tho shooting, but, as Mr. Carruth lingered alive, thoy were instructed by the Coart not ¢a notics the case. Since hisdeath thers hias been no opportuaity of laying tha caso beforea Grand Jury until to-day. Had Carruth fived for a yesr and day after receiving the wound his assulant could not have been indict- ed for murdar in tha firss degree. Landia was srraigned this afternoon. He pleaded not guilty, and his trial was sec down for next Tassday. His defonse will b, first, insanitv; second, that the provceation was sufficient to reduce the of- fepse to murder in the second degree, or maon- slaughter; and; third, thac Carrutn died of im- prover medical ‘treatmont. Willism E. Lot.er, ex-Cbancellor Willismson, and Deojamin F. Brewster wilt conduct the defense, and District- Attorney Hongland will bs assisted by Attorney- General Jacob Yavatta. Judge Alfred Reed will preside, and the number of witnesses to be sub- prenaed indicates that the trial will occupy sev- eral daye. i HOMICIDE AT DELEVAN, ILL. Diepateh to ihe St, Loura Globe-Democrat. BrooMixeTox, Ill, Jan. 7.—Ths community at Dolevan, Tazewoll County, were staitled fast evening by the shooting of John Cunningham by City-Maishal Bnider. Tuo facts. as ascertained by your correspondent, are about as follows: A laboring mun, named Jesse Cornelius, wet Sni- der on the street yosterday afternoon, and told him there was a man at bis liouss waiting tc shoot bim. Tho Marshal accompanied bim bome, 2nd there Boon wet Cunningham, who commenced to flourish bis revolver, and at the same time at- tempted to shoot both the Marshal and Cor- nelins. Cupningham, who was mounted on a borse, afier being requested several times to give himself up, fired eeveral times, wben a ball {from Snider’s revolver felled him to tho earth. He lived for a fow bours, and then diod in great agonv. The canse of the tronblo was the un- 1awful affection which Cunningham had for Cornolius’ wife, CHARLIE ROSS, ‘The Precoclous St. Albans Impostor. Disoateh fo New York Herald. Br. Arpans, Vi n. 6.—The Charley Ross sensation, in reacbing its culminating point to- day, has been productive of mingled excitement, indignation, disgust, and despair. If the little waif, over whom tbere has been such & powwow, is indeed tho long lost Charley Ross of Philadel- phia, Lie may rejoice or lament in the distinction of a second kidoapping, for he was very quietly and adroitly stolen away from this town to-day by the Milford Postmaster, who came up yester- day mcrning aod identified him as the missing Jimmy Dlanchard. Yesterday afternoon MMrs. Blanchard sent a telegram to Col. Crosby, the Pestmaster, who came after Lim, in which sbo said that she would be here this morning and eatisfy the St. Albans peopls that the lad was her son, and not Charley Ross. Instead of appearing here, howover, she tele- graphed that it would save expense if the Post- master would bring bim bome, adding that, if_ the people of Bt. Aibaus refused to aliow Lim to come, leeal mmeasures to recover him would bo commeuced at once. ‘This com- manicatisn Col. Crosby immediatsly made known to the citizens, whereapon there ensued the wildest excitoment and indignatioa through- out the town. While tha feelng was at its heizht Mr. Ruge, who had taken care of the Ind during his sojourn hare, brought him from his house to the jail in tho centre of the villiza, and the ipetitution was immediately filled by tho excited muhitade. The Milford Postmaster said thsc ho simply identitied the boy 28 Jimmy B'anchard, but Le was apparantly iodifferent about taking him down to hulford with him. Some faw of the citizens wero in favor of giving h:m over to tho Colonel and a representative of St. Albans for the purpose of takiug bim over to Mrs. Blanchard ror identideazion. but the major- ity indignauzly rojected any suza proposition, and tho discussions which ensued were higbly exciting. For over two hours tho matter of what to do with the boy and how to find out eatisfactoriiy who b is was discussed by the crincipal citi- zens of the town. TFinally. 1o order to obtain more fully the expreesion of the communtiy, it was ngreed that a_public meoting should be held at Acaaemy Hall in tas atternoon, and bardbills to that offect were scattered through the town. 'This detormination was'arrived at shortly be- fore 12 o'clock, and Mr. Rugg weut homa for dinner, leaving the bov in charge of Sheriff Morrili, at the jail. When Mr. Ragg was safely out of the way, an arrangement was made be- tween tho Sheriff and Postmaster Crosby that the boy ehould be taken down to Milford on the 100m train, and the programme was most adroitly and successfaily carried ont. The coach which runs betweon tbe Western Jiouse and the depot, instesd of taking tho ordinary route when it went down to the noon train, went around by the jail this time, and among thoss insids was the 3lilford Postmaster, Thero was not s mo- ment’s delay st the ios:itution, for tho lad was all ready, avd wes immediately banded over by Sheriff Morrill to Col. Crcsby, and the jouruey wag contioned to tha dopot. Lha uausual direc- tion which tbe stage had taken attracted the at- tention of people on tho eireots, snd the canss being readily surmised, there was soon s large and excited crowd at the station. To avoid tha crond Col. Crosby and the boy took refuge in the telegraph otlica until the arrival of the train. During the sojourn in the telegiaph office your odrrespoudent conversed freely with the soath, but nothing conld be gathered from himn to indicate that he is any other then Charley Roas, and that his home is in Philadelpbis. « Do vou think you will know your papa when you get to Milford " [ esked ; and his promrt auswer was, * My paper aw't in Milford; he lives 1n Philadelphia ™ Sheriff Morrill, for whom Charley has mani- fested much affection, had a long and confiden- tial talk with the boy, the object of which was to try and make him confess that he had been tell- ing stories, “ Now, Jimmy,” said the Sheriff, T want you to tell me the whole trath about this business, and 1f you will I'll staod by vou and be your {friend, and sce that you are protected and taken caro of. Now, yoa Lnow your real name is Jimmy Blanchard. You live in Miltord. This woman, who is coming to-morrow morning, is your mother. Here is Col. Crosby, a nice man and & prominent man in Milford. and he says ho knows you and all sbout yoa. Now, he must ba right and yon mistaken, and I waotyon to tell me the truth aboutit.” The bay looked straight up in his face, 23 in- nocently 25 & child could, and said, * 1 have told you the trath. I never livediu Milford. The ‘womaun is not my motker. I neversaw thatman before, and my nams 18 not Jimmy Blanchard, but Charley Ross, and AMr. Roes 18 my papa.” When Col. Crosby came out of the telegraph office, opon the arrival of the train, it was with difficulty tbat he worked his way through the corious crowd to the train, and even after he had reached the 1ngide of one of the cara ho was still pursued by the multitnde. The gazo of the multitude was obnoxious to the little fellow, and almost for tho first time ho seemed averse to suswering questions. e also objected to going to Milford, and when the train was about to start ho gave vent to his feelings in & manner tbat deeply affected all the passeugers. 'The train had been gonebut a short time when M. K. Ilugfi returned from dinner, and his indig- nation aad surprise were very grest when be learned that the Loy had been surrenderad to Col. Crosby without bis kaowledge. The only eatisfaction that he found wes in the fact that Mr. Kumptoo, a St. Albans merchant, bad foi- lowed on with Col. Crosby and the boy tosee that he was fullyidentified. The indignant foeel- ings of Mr. Ruggz a8 to the manner in which the boy bad been kidoapped from hLim weres shared in by the majority of the citizens of the town, and they were freely oxpressed in an impromptu meeting held at the Weldin = House. The zetion of Sheriff Morrill in surren- derng the juvesile to the Milford gentleman is almost univereally denounced. An attempt, through the medium of the telegraph, to nave 1he boy taken off atouoof the stations below here and eent back by an up train, was ineffect- ual. and, therefore, it is likely that the singular waif will arrivo safely in Milford to-morrow morning, and if ho is fally identified by the peo- ple and Mrs. Blancbard, be will be surrendered to ber, properly spanked, and seot to bed. Nasgua, N, H., Jan. 6,.—The St. Albane waif is 10 longer Charley Ross. He waa fnllyidentified by Mrs. Blanchara as her sou upon his arrival this evening at Milford, and the identification is amply confirmed. —_— Decrees by the Governor of YWarsaw! Pams, Dec, 21.—The Governor of Warssw, Count Kotzebue, has just issned three decrees, The tirst forbids Roman Catholic priests to bap- tize tho children of mixed marriages between Catbolics and United Greeks who have joined the Orthodox Church, or to exercise any ecclesi- astical junsdiction over United Greeks, whether they have so joined or not. Tha second forbids pilgrimages fo peighboring shrines with flags and emblems, Tho third directs priests to cele- brato any extraordinary evart in the Royal Fam- ily 8 8000 88 they aro apprised of it by te civil suthonities, withont waiting for the order of their ecclesiastical superiors. ; { i MANIAC OR FIEND. The Cruel Murder of Marie Anizat | and Her Children, Frank Confession of a Horrible Crime--- . A Murderer’s Study of Dramatic Effect. On tho 17th of March, 1340, an enormous crowd surrounded tbe Alorgue in Pams, to see the body of a boy about 10 years of ago. It Liad beon fonnd in & piece of woods ia & suburb of the city, namsd Viiletts. ‘The skull of the chuld had been cleft in twain, snd the throat cat. The strangest of all was that nobodylost a child in that quarter of France, and the corpse romained usrecognized and nnclaimed for three days, the limit allowed by law for the exposure of a body. Not Iaw alons, but Naturs, demands that & body should be withdrawn after that timo; but so great was the sympathy for the wunknown murdered boy of La Vilette that he was embalmed, clothed as bhe was where found dead, lald on adaisin another part of tha Morgue, his cheeks touched with verm:lion, nd other arts resorted to, to give deathitha appearance of life. Almost im- mediately arter this tragio ovent news reached Paris of a doublo murder eleewhera, When condemned to death. F'icabido pat Lia hand to bis throii; and smilisgly ;zx:\:fikfi'd: + My poor peck! you muis: payv B M{eyr Fhis ho soemed only to think of making a good effect upon the publlic. He seemed dlo take delight in the senration his crimes created. He read Victor Ilugo's ** Lust Days of & Con- demned Man” just beforo proceediug to the piaca of exccation. The priest spoke to Lim of miferinga of our Savior, . l.hg 'Z(l‘be Susux was_good,” he eaid, **and they cursed Him. Iam bad, bat theydo not curee me,” poiuting to the sea of heads baiow_. «Thiok of religion!” nrged the faiher con- ss0r. Slicabide's last words were: - “In an instant I sbsll nos think at all! So saying, his head rolled into tho sawdust. THE FRENCH PARLIAMENT. A Brief Ilistory. The Pprliament of France, which wes electad in the winter of 187)-"1 to mako peacs with the dermans and get them out of the country oa 2oy torms, has at last adjournad sine die. In view of the Dissolution, tne Journal des Debats, of Paris, gives the dates uf the olecrion to the various Legielativo Assemblios in Franco from 1789. The States-General were summoted by Letters Roval aated tho 2ith of Janpusrs, 1789, and they met at_Versailles on the Gtn of May following. The Legislctivo Aegembly was estab- lished by the Constitution decrzed on tha 3d of Beptembor, 1791, avd accepied by Lows XVI. on the 14th of tho same month. The Na- tional Convention was snmmoned on the 10th of Augnst, 1793, aud 1ts members wera elected dur- ing the first teu darsof the following month. ‘The Connod of Eiders and tho Council of Five The body of a woman and of a little girl had beon found with their throsls cut and skulls splitin exactly tho same manner a4 that of the unknown boy. A man named Chabou, who kept s little hotel in Bordesux. had his suspicions aronsed against & man who had come to lodge with ‘him. Dur- ing the whole day of his arrival, which wass Sundav, the stranger remained in his room. Supnosing that he was fatigued, no one dis- turbed hun, even to take his meals to bim. ‘I'he next morping the Jandlord hstened at his door, and beard him walking about; thea look- ing through tho key-hole, he saw him_ brushing and washing a woman's cress, stsined with blood. The borrifiea Boniface ran at oncs for the po- lice, who, on breaking into the room of the mys- terions traveler, fouad bim arranging & womank effects in a basket such as the weaker sex usu- ally carry. Everything discovered in the basket bore marks of blood, and tragments of the gar- ments fitted exactly the torn parts of the clothes wora by the murdered woman. Accused of the fearful crime of murder, the man asked for writing matonals, and proceeded to write his confession by which it waa learned that be was the assassin, noc only of the woman and girl, but of the boy at La Villstte. His pame, he zaid, was Pisrra Viacent Elica- bide, and in 1840 he was 80 years of age. He studied for the priesthood, bat decided not to take orders, and becams, for his start ia life, the precaptor of a primary school at a village in the neigborhood of i'au. Here he met a woman, the widow of = soldier killed 1a battle in Africa; she had been left st her hnsband's death desti- tute, with two children. Her roputation was ex- cellent, bemng that of a pions snd modeat woman, of domestic habits, who worked unceasingly for the suppor: and education of her children. Elicabide was charmed with ber; she was do- lighted with bim. Love grew up, and soon they were pledged to become husband 2nd wire, Ambition now sprang np in the heart of the bamble, poorly-patd tutor, 2nd Lie determined to £0 to Paris to mako his fortune. Very reluctant 1y, Marie conseated to bisgoiug. He narrived in Paris with a fow fraocs, and weut to share the apartmeuts of a countryman of his studving thero, but very poor. Ihie two friouds Boon cama to the end of their re- sources, aud determived to open a boy's school, but no pupils appearing, want stared them in the face. Ever siuce leaving Paris, Llhcabido bad kept up an animated correspond- ence with thy simple-minded afaris Anizat, tak- ing good care not to let Ler suspoct bis impov- erished condition. On the contrary, be pic- tured to her the eplendors of a gay capital, tho success ho was on the pcint of achieving, and the delights in store for their speedy reunion. Above ail, he besonght-her to send him her son Joseph, promising to take chargs of aud boa secoud father to him. His soncitations at length induced Mario to comuly with his wishea. the bought the boy all sho could of neceess- ries, and out of her hard earnings gave him 160 fiencs, She then placed him in charge of a fomale fricnd, going to Paria who faithfully de- livered him to the caro of Elicabida. ‘What conld bave been his motive in deceiving the poor mother, and bringing the boy to Daris only to share his wrotchedness ? For Elicabide was pluuged in the last stage of misery ; all his effects wera iu pawn : ho was diszouraged, fam- ished, aod took no ploasure but in visiting tho ghastly morgue. Ose day while there, he overheard a woman 8av, * Why grieve at desth 2 One shonld rather Hundred, created by tne Coustitution of the & Fructidor, yoar 9 (tho £24 of August, 1795), were electod during the last fortnight of October, 1795, and completed by the National Convention at its ajving of the 26th of October. Eloctions partially to ronew theso Couancils were held on the 11th of April. 1797, 1798, and 1799. The day aftor the establishment of the Ounsulate, Nov. 20, 1799, these two Councila appointed two Legislative Committess, comrosed of twenty- five membere, and chiosen from their own bodios, After tha promulgation of the Covs:itution of the 13th of Docember, 1799, which established & Bonats, a Corpe Legistatif, and a Tribunat, the firat Senators were eloctod on the 2ith of December, 1799, and oo tho tollowng day the romainiog Berators and the membars of "the Carlga Leg- islatif and Tribuoat wero olected. The first rouewsl of the Corps Legisfa:if and Tnbunat occarred on the 27th of March, 1803. Later on tha Tiubunat was suopresded, on the 10:h of August, 1807. Undor the Iestoration, tho itst pomioution of Peers by Lounia XVIIL Conatitutional Pearn appoinied by bimeelf. and s Chamber of Represeatatives elected by the couztry. The olectoral collegos mat to elect the Deputies oa the 10th of May, 1815, and the Emperor nom- inated the Pears on tha 2d of June, just belore the battle of Waterioo, At ths sccond Restora- tion a Royal decres, daled July 13, 1815, dissolved ths Imperial Chamber aod eatablishsd o Coamber of Dep..ies, composed of 402 mem- bers, who wero elocted on the 31st of Auguat. On the 17th of the same inonth Louis XVIIL appointed a Chamber of hereditary Peers. On toe 5th of Soptember of the samo year the Low- er Houso wa3 dissolved, and ra-elected ou the 4th of October. Partial electivns wote held on the 1ith of Beptember, 1819, April 24 and Nov. 13, 1830. The_ Chamber of Depatics was diesoived on Dec. 23, 1333 The Eleetoral Colleges of Arrondisscmenis met on Feb. 45, 1824, and those of Departments on March 6. On Nov. #, 1317, tho Chamber was again dissolved, nd re-eio:ted on the 17tn and 24th of the same month. A dacres of May 18, 1830, again dissolved the Chamber, and sum- moned the eleciors for June 23, and Juiy 8. 12, and 19, Scarcely elected, the Chamber was ouce wmoro digsvived on July 25, and the coliewea wers summonzd for Sepl. 6 aod 13, bos Charles X.bad meantiwo flod, nad Louws Philippo asceuded the thrope. On Aug. 9, under tho Monaichy of July, generz1_eleckions for ths Lower House were beld on July 5, 1851, Junoe 21, 1832, Nav. 4, 1337, Marca 2, 1839, July 9, 1542, aod Aug. 1, 1846. Under the Kepubtic of 1348 generul eleo- tions for the ‘“constituent” Assennbly wero beid oa April 2 and Juno 4, 1848; thoso for tas Logislaliva Assembly ou the I3th snd 1ith of Moy, 1840, After the coup d'dtal of Dec. 2. 1851, and in conformity with a decres of Feb. 2, 1853, gen-~ eral eloctions for tho Corps Legis. wera bhald on Feb, 39. 8, genaral elections to the Corps Legislatif were heid on June 21 and 22, 1857 ; on Aay 31 and June 1, | ] 1863 ; and for the laat time on May 23 aad 24, | i 1869. Tho eloctions to tke National Assembly | ! decroed by the Governmeat of National Defense were heid on Feb, 8, 1571, the groater part of tho complamoatary cleciions comiug of oa July 2 of tho samo year. If tha proscnt Assombly disolves on Alarch 8, 1375, it will Lave lasied five years aud twouty-five days. Certainly, any ona who reads through tho abovo staustica will allows that Frauce bas, rejoice to geo tho:e one loves out of their misery." Tho efecs produced on Elicabide by thess words was terrible. 1le had no longer aoy de~ lsimén lite than to bohold thoss die whom ba oved. He eaid in his confession that he was in such distress that he ran from tho palace of the great to the dwelling of an actress soliciting alms. He appealed o s I'rincoes, supplicated a prelats, tbrust himeolf inat a baoker's, sighed at the door of & sentimontal writer, humiliated himself befora a priest, bowed down before a clergyman, and all denied him sims; he was starving.’ Joseph came, and the schoolmaster mlfiuhun reflections upon his arrival. *‘Poor child! What mill be your future? I have promised to be father to vou. to be your instructor and guide tbrough life, At your sge life acemed bright for me—I was happy, and sur- roanded by relatives in easy circumstances. Child, you must die before contact with the world will sully_your character and force you into dis- honor. You shall be the first of tha victiws im- miolated by my Laod.” He took the boy to the barriera of Paris in an ompibus. They got out at Villetts, and he led him into s forest, whore bhe struck him on the head with a hammor, which he had coucealed sbont Lim, splittiog bis skull, but, being afrald of his coming to lite again, cut bis throst wilh & pocket-knife. Ie kicked thocorpsa into a ditch, took the child’s money and poor little bundlo of clothes, and hurried back to Paris. Having rendered ths son bappy In this ex- peditious manner, he determined that Afarie should follow him bofore she learned hia fate and would grieve for hini. Elicabide continued to write to tho Widow Anizat in the most affectionate terms, describing the happy condition of the child, and his won- derful progrees in learniog. He had, he told her, succeeded in obtaining a few young schol- ars, and aaid that he took great interest in prop~ :_rl_v farmipg their moral and religions edaca- ion. o was also engaged in writing some religious books, one of which was entitled * Ristory of the Christian Religion,” from which he hoped, wiih tho patronage of the priesthood, to obtain not only money enough to pay his debts, but to win fame a8 an autkor. He at longth persuaded Marie to como to Paris, and, borrowing 100 francs of his eister, he set out to meet the unsuspectiog widow and her deughter at Bordeaux, taking with him lus hame m er. Marie was delighted to meet her betrothed once more—even the child was overjoyed at the sight of bim. 2 After remaining 8 night at Bordeanr, Marie went to pass a day with a friend who was living in that city, and at 8:30 o'clock the same even- ing she got into ® diligence with Elicabide, which took them to o place catled *‘The Four Pavilions,” s wild, deserted piece of country, Here heinduced the mother and child to de- scend, to walk to her sister’s who lived not far distant. After his arrest ho took tho police to & certain spot, near a running brook. * Here," gaid he with tho ntmost coolness, not even his conatenance changiug, I threw myself upon the little girl, and before she could utter a sicgle cry I bad cleavad her skull; thonIaprang upon the mother, who was walking in front, and could neither seen or hear what toos place behind her, 8o quickly was the decd done. I strock her with a stooe, and braived hor. I struck right and left, again sod again, frenzied with thesigh of tho blood of my victims. I hammered at their heads and faces in order that death might be instantaneous: I wished to bs merciful, and not make chem suiffer too much.” As_Elicabide was taken through the erowd to trial, he came near to beiog torn in pieces by the s_:‘:xub. When his next meal was given him, he said: **Icaonot eat. The cries and execrations of tha crowd have destroved my appetite,” The body of the embalmed boy was brooght to Bordesax, 2s it happened, by the very sama conductor who had taken him’ to Paris alive. The murderer preserved the utmoet composura whea confronted witk the corpea, It was thoaght that Elicabide mnrdered ths three poor creatares who trusted him in order to becoine possessed of what Lttle they ownod. Beside the boy's 100 francs, the widow had 14) francs and s little djawelry of vaJue—rings, ear- rings, biacelete,and some unset precious stones. sinco the great Rovo!atio, induiéod nat only in pleaty of elections, but also i a variety of rep- resentative ssssmblies and forms of goverumens. Nor is it pocsiblo to predict how many more &ho wil sabuitt to and ovestiurow befors tne close of ths centauy. —_—_— Tho SElunder ot Eesaca. In his review of Gen. Sherman's Memoirs Gen. Doynton insists that Sherman was to blame for the failure to deatroy the whols of the rebel army at Resaca in May, 1881 at thsoatses of the March to the Ses, aud not McPherson, as Sher- man intimates. Gen. Kilpatrick, who was a ‘prominent actor in the eventa around Rosaca at the time in question, wrote a letter to the New York Zimes of Wednesday, in which he defends the mancuvres of Sherman, and declares that the escapo of Johuston's army was dne to the excessiva caution of McPherson in failing to cut the railroad and occapy Resaca. ‘I'be letter has drawn ont o number of others pro and con., and 1t is probable tho opinions will be as as diverss 2s have been those with regard to the marits of | 7 Gen. Sherman’s work, Samuel Buel, of the Gen- eral Theological Seminary, in New York, sends to the Times extracts from o letter of his deceasod son, Col. D. H. Buel, Chief Ordnanca Officer of the Army of ths Teunessee duriug Shermaa’s | § campaign in Georgla, Tho letter in dated Aug. 14, 1354, and contatas 8 full account of the prog- ress and movements of Sherman's army to that date. The account of Col. Duel of the wayia ‘which the opportunity of capturing Johnston's army was lost accorda with that of Gen. Kil atrick. The Times of Friday contains a etter from Philudelphis, e:goed ** Siaff Officer,” in which he says: "It is exsy to convict McPherson of an error of judgment or of acting on false foformation in fatling to oo~ cupy Resaca, But it will not bo easy to fasten on his memory the chiet responsibility for such unfortunate results a3 followed, unless is be shown that Shorman had neither time nar opportuuity to correct AMcPherson’s error before tho enemy had token advantage of it.” Apd ‘‘Staff Officer” endeavors to show thay Sherman had both time and op- portunity. Another writer, sigmng himself * Goneral,” reviews and saverely criticiaes th disposition Sherman mado of Lue troops, pays a glowing tribute to McPherson's soldierly qual- ities. and Generzlship, aod soys : * 1t scems Lo me wiser toaccept the conclusions of such & miod 18 McPherson's than to east the faulty judgment of the living on the dead hero.” Thersisno at- tempt by either side to tho controversy to con fute the statoment thatagrave blunder was committed, but by whom wil never be eatis~ factorily sottled. —— Ducis and Terrapins, Raitenors Sun. Everybody has beard of Chesapeakie canvase back ducks, and dismohd-back terrapins, and a great many peoplo know somethiog of how they taste when served up for the table, but not a great many aro_acquainted with tha manner in which they aro handled by tho dealers in those and otbor famed gastronomic luxuries, There is ag establishmount in Ealtimore which has besn titted up especially for this trade, waere cauvas- backaand all kinds of game are Lept by the thousands in apartments where the tompera- ture remains at 13 degrees above zero, and where terrapios in multitudes live and grow fat on nothiug. Thera fivo fargs cloaets on the premnises, built in the willg similar to bank- vaults, and thess Ly a seientiic process are are ranged to keep their interior at a very low tem- perature, by tho wuse of ica, but in a different manoer from the freezing process of & refrige- rator. In one of tbesa the canvas-backs aad other wild gawo aro kept perfactly fresh ; in an- other thers are nll varicties of fish, tncluding tbad from Bavanoab, whitefish from tho lakes, rock ana perch from the Chesapaaks tributaries, aad blueilsh, baddock, and codfish from she North. In another closet the smaller and more common fish are kept, and all of the closets are filled with some of tha apecial products dealt io. For a month past ship- ments of canvas-packs bv the barrel bava been made to Tondon, Liverpool, and to Pans by steamships from New York and Dallimorz. The fowls are taken from the cold closets. 30d when on board tho steamers are pas in ¢e, and reach their destination in excallent condition, Ogystora in barrels are also sent to Enrope, the ojsters being packed with seawced English Attack Upon tho Enemy’s rospondent of the London Times of the attack revoltad Malays near Perak : first clear the jungla for the troops on the right vanoe Bkirmishing paratlel to it. I foilowed the ¥unboats, keeping them in sight as well as the 1nilitary 8o far as the jungia would pormit. action opened with a rocket, which fell 1ato the jungle. skirmishers boating throngh the long grass and trees. A Sikh or marine wouid appenr on the tank, crawl along, get bohind a tree, dischargs lus musket, and then disanpaar. the white nelmets of throngh the foliage, a conspicaons mark for tha cnems. ‘Thie dress is the worat for junzlo work passible. hardly recoznizable (rom the foliage. however, that the men bal nothing elss to wear, 23 they wera sent 50 harriedly to Perak. When ‘within aboat a mite from the firat stocksde alarge round shot skimmod tho su:face of the water, followed by discharges of grape and canister from the en>mr. in couformity with tho t Charter occurrad on June 4, 1814. During | musketry was heard in tha jungle, aad for half the Hundred Diys an Lnperizl docree, dated | #a hour a Leavy ‘was _sustained Lyons, Mareh 13. 1815, dis:oivad the Chambsrof | The troops, however, skirmishing, kept Peers, and on Aoril by an &ddicional decree, | T2 with ~ the guoboats, Two 24 Navoteon I. established a Cliamber of hereditary | pound rockets were kept steadily at [ wark, and we could hear the vells of the Malsys a8 tho rockets came whizzing and bounding in among them. towitzer conld be heard, also bombardinz the stockede. troops advencing, and wa3 couversing witl Lient. Meyrick, when a round ehot passed close to us, catting down a tree and burying itse'f m | the oarth bevond. We bad arrived at the soot where Capt. Innees was shot, and I found ssmo of the men crouching behind trees, preparing for an assanit. Moaciton’s gun was blazing eway into what appeared to be high elepbant grasa and plantaing, with bere and there jung'e bushes saud smail trees. densie to meo a stockad: ‘paoy of tho Tenth, who was near me, complain- ed that his Martini rifle had become fearfully hot, ‘but that the regiment liked the weap: better than the Snider. heard the peculiar whizz of tha rockers and a cheer from tao sailors, and then a most despeir- iog ery from the stockade, followed by s cessa- tion of firing. Then the advanca was sounded, : and tho men rushed forward, foliowed leisurely | by myrelf. upon the stockade evacnated. feet deep and about the samo width, with point- | ed pieces of bambgo stuck in tha bottom 8o ! closely a8 to prevent any rush over them. The | earth had been piled up, and s'akes had besn dniven on the top, making it a very ugls place to storm. Unfortunately for the Maiays, tney bad ! not finighed fortifvin stockade wasat right sugles to the river, a rocket had been mentwith 80 truo an aim that it enfiladed the mark, snd Inlled and wounded twelve men. Bame timo ot the baso of the stakes, smashing them about 100 feot from the river. ablv caused tho Malays to evacuste the stockade. A Chinaman who was in the stockade witnessed t‘t[mluccnrmnm and afterwarda reported it. Mata bespatterad leaves and P rocksts and shelis Lad made.” A Dancing Scene in the Sandwich in & amall bonse etandiog about 100 yards back {rom the streat. door in the room, and the ceiling was open t> the not very lolty roof,—one room seeming to be all thero was in tho honse. Some mats wers spread on the ficor, and aloog cne sida wore bedu. e eat down on the pu'n pillows at tho head of them, ths bods being on the floor. Presently an old man, accompenied by s coupls of young women, &n old leathor gong, which he commenced to beat furiously on one end 24 he sat down on the floor. The women camo in one after the other singing and moving in time with their arms ex- tonded. On their heads wera wreaths of flowers. Their feot were bare, and they wora somo kind ot tiokling orpaments around their ankles. Their skirts camo nearly down to toeir feat, and around their waists they woro some kind of a fancy ovorskirt, made of coarss gragses, and fali- ing from the waist below ths hips. Their bodies wero robed to the neck, znd after they entered breast downward, the natursl modesty of your correspondent compelled him to seize hia hat and rush through the door out into the open air, and be was spoedily followed pell-moll by all his companions. two fair creatures thought our bringing up had baen neglected, and that most whita men on- joyed the Iatter part of the performanco better on kill the wounded. Much rj pation has been Vg writers with regard to m%uérd of ttlhs women an s eriticism is but to b veopls whose habit of ey exhibits itself in the quires that a and corn-meal. But the most novel festure of the house1s the *terrapin department.” This | room i8 kept warm, sand the terrapins lux-risto in air-tight cheats, eacl from 5 to 10 bushels ca- pacity. ‘Theso are packed full of terrapins, which number many haudreds in tho agaregate. The mast of thom are of the Chesapeako **dia- mond-oack” variety, and 2ll aro at least 7 inches acrose the under sbell, that bzing the measure- ment which the terrapin must reach before, in the opiclon of the epicare, it i3 fit- ted for tho fable, ‘hersa are alsy kept io eome of the chests hoo- dreds of *'slider” or ‘‘red-fonder” terrapins, & fresh water variety, chiefly from the James River, the babitsof the terrapin have beon made study by this dealer. Ia keers them in his ir-tight chests withont food, ana says they not caly exist deprived of air, but grow fat, and if Lopt in the cheats six months aul weight 4 or 6 ounces more than whea put in, If ths terravios are allowed to have liberty or freo air, even in the most limited space, they become very poor, a8 they seem to draw sustonance from~ them- selves, but do not take food. All the terrapins in tho chest are enjoying vigorous existauce, as proved by their movements when the lids wero raised. ‘I'ho terrapins are principally sold to hotel-keepers, and to bo sersed up at extra junkotings, and bring about #2¢ a dozen. Dur- ihg the terrapin soason of 1874 ooe houso in Baitimors sold 1,000 dozen. THE MALAY LREVOLT. Stockades. The following is the account by & speeial cor- by the British forces upon the stockades of the It had been arranged that the guns should baok of the river, and that they should then ad- The Now and thon 1 could sce tha Bebind them tha Teoth ghatencd their Kaki suita wers The Bikhs in 1 believe, At tho same timo the ratileof On_shors, Licut. Monckton's Ilanded fo see tha muin_body of Bat it was too A man of the F com- » much A3 we wore maitinz_wo | | rizhta” Dut theso Indisn zhta. rirls a; H set [ bave ever ecen, and if tha ;Tflu\lr?% bent from being beers of wood and carsd 1 water, the men do their part in hag A fghtios, ki g 'ne girls are st ouce both mode: They will stand and gazo in a¢ sony e 0L a quarter of an hour at a tims, bat gyt ventared to hint to one of them thay Lo% A4 wero moet wining, tho poor child wast M come that she ran away, hid hu:(&cainn-o o m’i!hre(nned to be clomformd. T fobg, s manner of love-making amon strange. When afilctod with G ol & Young men o aboni. wearing theyt pgh e such & maouer 33 tocover up all of tyapcid cept the eyes, aud, haviog wpied the oyeyth their affection, they slip up behind her JShot throw the blaoket over Ler sl and, holdinz her tizbtlzarnnd the =ajss g ld hor 1o listen to the eoft accents of love, X8 of a popu'ar belle, they will omctimey themseives in a oo at the d20r of her gyl and when £he comes ont, pass her frop gy, ) tha other as each in turn dishurdens hry charged heatt. Thov hava beca knong b1 & gir] this way all daylone. ke Their simpiirity is something wondatfal, g, manv s maiden a8 run awavin the gl confusion oo a field-glass bemns leveled her, thinking that it renderad her glpos® diapbanous. - Lastly, the Jangnaze of the Indimz‘um', Enowa £0 b picture:quo, and po ons ey preciato the grace of their oratory withens bt ing seen it. and even in ordinary converes® thetr gestures aro profuse. Ttis the very erty of their langaage which make 1t 8oga postic; thus, for ‘‘the ehip gails” bay i neither ths word ** shin " nor ** sals ® ther g, « the wind makas the boat run on the e thus brioging in two of thu natural elemepty that one seutence. It1s no ble that whay we sometimes expres3 age by 5o muny sump, they always say wintors, a0d whan we ay o many days since,” they eay * 82 many m’g“: sleere.” 3 —_—— A Plagge of Squirrels. Santa Cruz (Cul) Sentnel, To time, if no measures ara used 1o chack by ravages. the squirral will #1032 be as fatal 1 cy fornia as the grasshooper has beea to Kap: Spasmodic and unsystematic efforts to g bim bave been madoe, but without mach ancoey excert in a faw places. Occasionally ths Inbay. itauls of & noigaborbood turn ont ani time to time destroy thonsands of the rodanty poison and other déstructive avents, and inmyy © inetances almost exterminate the pests; butiy; ' few weeks or months the numbar is a8 hirpy 4 though none hiad been destroved, for the siay, | reason that thev emizrata in countless thonsng * from sarronnding Doighborhoods whera bave not been poisoned. Hence, it isas vs:lul a8 the endeavor to pamp oat the ocean for m one commuuity to try to exterminate them. Af must joio in the work at the s3me tme. to mi it effactive. Thorefore, wa £zest that tha lyy rolating to the des:rucrion of sqarrela shoa'd by made applicable to all the ciun:ies of the S and that every land-owvner shoutd be comnelle at stated periods during the vear, to devots ¢ given number of daFa to thu destruction of thy peats; and. for refusal or neglact to do o, by subject to a penalt; Wo have the aathorityof farmers for saving that under some such sratey the State can bs rid of a pest that now consnme not less than 5 per cent of its product annnly, sladisrns dlw kit ‘The IRcception nn Exuoress Agent Gave a Party of Ifobbers. Green Ricer (Ky) Pantagravh, ¥ Beveral darye ago, Mr. Rea, the SouthernPy ' press Agent at Danville, Tenn., 0a the Loisnlk * & Mem>his Railroad, had an intimation thathy wouid be robbed. _ Being a very cantions mu, and having o good!y sum of money in trawia | the Company, ho provided himself” withadoy < blo-barreled ‘shot gun, woll londed with bucs ; sbot, and awnited with natience for fartha Scon 1 heard their cheers and camo | 1t was nditch 13 | ths river bank, and, a3 the Moncston’s shell also barst at the This nrob- Tho , however, maoaged to hide their killed Ijun':ls before we entered. and the valy could ces of the fight wero the blood- nud, the smashed 0 the races alisades, and the genersl destruction taat tho THE HULA-HULA. Islands. Hawatf Corresponiencze San Francisco Chrontzle. Wo enter a small room, perhaps 12 by 16 feat, There was one window and ona came fa with he door was closed and aleo the window, the hula hula beiog in violation of the law and the transgressor subjsct to a fino, if not imprison- ment. Aside from the two women thers wers six men in ths room, and the two performers, hough apparently abashed st first in the presence of 50 many etrangers, soon becama with s will. Thodance consisted in a kind of slip-shod movemect of the feet in tune with the drum-beating, while the singers smiled swoetly, snd kept thrusting their arms out in harmony with the musio and their feet, as they went through every imaginable sort of gyration with thetr bodies. ~ Thoy did not tora round, or move from the position they firat assumea, only suffi- clently for the full sway of their bodies back and forth. Their hips and limbs seemed without joints, or all joints, and they could bend and twist themselves 28 one would suppose nothing baca piace of jelly or India-rubberconld ba made to work. But they thus went on for soveral minutea wil ercise, amuling, einging, and dancing till the perspiration rolled off their faces in torrents, and thoy became that we ineisted that they should' reat, though they vowed thoy wero not tired, that way all night. produced by the violonce of tho exerciss began to have ita legitimate effect upon tue two beau- ties,—Tfor they wera two of the most boausfal of their sex, though copper-colored Kanakas,—and thoy wera evidantly becoming careless of their conduct, which they assured us, however, was a g:n of the performance. self-posseased, and weat to work the most violent ex« 20 excited at lenath and could go on At length' the; excitoment 3 )1 And as soon as they ean to disrobe their persona from the neck and Wo were efterwards told the the firat. Studics A tize Stoux.y Dakita Correspendence Evanstil ¢ Journal, They have & keen sensa of the ridiculous, par- teularly the women, and somewhat of humor. I thiok it was Running Antelops who said that **when he firat heard of it he was much sur- prised tLat the whits men killed their Savior, bat now bo knew them better his mind.” I recollect once, myeelt wore standing rather too near a circle, where they were havinga squaw-dance, two haga whose heads were silvered by well-nigh a centn-~ Ty throw their arms aroucd our drawing us into the circle, e :h N}; 11 rest. Do of all objects of study tho wor ] the xreg?}ml.‘ ‘l';utm l:hm pret:yy. gao&::tnn:;d young girls of 0 the toothless old 1n this very tribe, hava T be Lnd changed when & friend and necks, and, compelled us to join gyrations, much to tho bilarity of the been known to come after * ths fight to indig- expressed by American tha servila labor which 18 among the Indian tribes, the battle-field pampering their women absurd etiquette which re- ganuemnn muat offer to carry & parcel for o Iady, if it be but an cance weight, a0d i now resulting in the cryof woman's ! only received the contontsof Mr.Rox's gm ! beth fer this expression of disgust ; developments, Abont 2 o'clocs 8. m. six me ! : sttempled toreliova his odica of its conteny but unfortunately for two of the pariv, thy. Killing one instantly and badly wousdny ' another, who. howerer, made good his cocap, and nothing bas been bheard from them siccs, “THROW PHYSIC 70 TAE DOSS ; I'LL NOR! OF IT.” ) e do not in the least feel like blaming M} inflaed m} are rather inclined to sympath zy with h\:f Even nowadaya most of tio cathartics offerait] the public are great, rapulsive-looking piih'hl_ very appearnace of which is safficiont to * tm one’s stomach.” Had Macbeth ever taken I Pierce's Pleassnt Purgative Pellets he would i} bave uttered those worda of contempt. Itlsw; slly encouraging, when one is ill, to find thaty. littlo, sugar-coated pellet, no larger than g’ of mustard, wili 8 promptly prodace the &' . sired effect 28 a dose of great, nauseating pils These littls Pellets, unlike other catbartics.an’ really natare’s physic. They do not debilits but tone aud invigorato tha system. No famiy} should be without Dr. Pierce's Pleasan:Purs: tive Pellets. : —ee e 5 PERSONAL. ; PERSONAL-TIHE GENTLEMAN THAT WISHE | ady tomeat him on Ashiandav. Pridwy, vil | Ash A Dlzsao et axaln aad 4iato When ahd whors aa aism can be PERSONAL-ARCHITECT, 1SAW THE DEsm f firss floor, 865, Friday morming, i | of front room, STRANGER . Addr was delighted. P BTRANGER, Tr(b;’rll:nsfl::.ua * PERSONAL—BLUE SHAWL AND BROWN Tl ia Wabash-av. car. sonth, Wednosday afternsoa;kmg Sour prumise. _Addreas J 73, Tribunoe odico. PEMON.\L—G_ EiTLE.\IA.\'. STRANGER, SPAND. ' g the winter [a tho city, aged 55, of good moralssd - l';cg‘l;larlm.hgs. \1’;;;] :h:;fl!nnc'fl, desires the. IW‘; Sanineis o Sy object pem Alidress L3, Tribuna omeny 0+ °Ploes PEBRSONAL-WILL THE LADY IN MADISOR. car Sa‘neday noon going wast, and who : geatleman sirtiog opponito her, pléase send him Ith note? C 45, Tribuna otlice. PERSONAL-TZ . i TAYTOR, OF ALDEY. ILy will call today at’ Wood's Hotel, East Wasblsgte By ho will meet & friand vo whom ho wrote on the M ule and wishod to seo oa the 5th at8 p. m. ERSONAI AME! PERSOSAL-CILL IMMEDATELY AT o i)\er):T.AL—A STEANGER WINTERING LY 181 o id i1k = 1ady not averss ot ATirom 5, T ey 2 ST, P R i Ca iy ooy L Vs it 3 advans (lld"trinnl. Ci5, Tlil:’:l:::fiio‘. s ERSONAL—1 TADY WISHES A MIDDLE 400 or siderly friand to kel 3 2 ERSONALY ek SHe Tt i ot BT PERSONAL_WILL STELLA WALLACE OREN L Tuzman send present address to friond. Addres¥ #, Tribuas oftice. g Tiltiag S P ERSONAL_MISS KATIE BONG, CALL AT B L Calumet-av. an zoon s porsible. ERSONAL—MRS. KELLKY, FORMBRLY 07 L G—, Twan: youto sow. Ars. B——,of Engkmil e R R r ‘momothiog t C. G BERGSTEDT, 113 Sodgateiats oo " oo o” ERSONAL_WANTED—B RESPECTABLY P rafined, and mmnu“eyuz-.az‘flam th sequish 3nce of & rodned gentleman of means to. her fas¥ cially._Addross i b1, Tribage ofice. ERSONAL—A_ YOUNG G MAN OF B Poioma, a0 Gorcammond b soso ikt o Isdy botween tha aga of %0 aad 25; object, matrimeli : references exchzngod. Address B 48, TribuneoSies.” ! PERSONAL_TF CHARLES COTTOY, FURMEELT _of Saranac, will aall at Nichols, Brare & Co’s oo 145 Doarbornst., o can hear of sasisthing of iamws “| young MMENER STOC) PRICES HEDUCLD TO 10 PER CENT BRLOW COST. 3 T. MARTIN, msu«o:-“ LACK MARTEN FUR TRIMM AT L9 By A MARTINR T84 Sintorst = S*FUR S, £S_AT_voue O peica. to close atook of furs. ATARTLN R, 154 St OR SALE_ELEGANT MINK SACQUE. PRI 813, Che :‘fim_'l‘ R AT LS. 5] St T, ADIES_$1.50 WILL LIXR AND TASSEL YO0 J old m hat-s No. 15 Blue [slandsr. ___ 5 WILT, KOY X BLACK LYNX MUFFANDEOY 1) warraated PRI e parfoct, 1o closa siock of fa A FRENCH SEAL Lyt O Marton mail and boa, W d perfoct. g 03, warranted D Si5 WILL BUY A HANDSOME 03 Masten mull and boa, very styli 14 State-: TILL BOY A HANDSOME MINK SET, i hoa o chlee, raomaated pestect B % ¢ 151 Stateat. ; SPENDID MINK NOTEA0 ¢ 8. € 177 Rast Madison-st., 13 WILLBUY A GENUINE SRAL SRR [4 20 23 and bos, w de o I, 1of Sintosge, o oabie the masay 5 WILL BUY A SPLENDID 4STRIPE 25 et ieh I$L ToANRTLS, D e collasy reesl $3() ‘WILL BUY A HANDSOME FRENCH S T. HMARY s 5 WILL BUY A GENOINE SHETLAND By $4:0 skin maft 234 %5:, warranted Lond12 3 ‘worth doabla the mouay. . T. 8 £5r 335, R. T, MART! 815 WOk ¢ MARTES, 14 3A4() WILL BUY A MAGNIFICENT EASIES {) UK 3ot toutt 11 s o oty sach 81 w iy 30ld br recsiihouses for 375 and $3. K- T . 154 Statost, 350 WILL 1Y A 300 wacass. SLARTIN PRIN {'OR SALE—PR) SES, TYPE. of matacial for smase: d atess. TON T8 Hon Glas et Bt 1, Jacesd G .