Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 10, 1876, Page 8

B THE CITY. CENERAL NEWS, The Fifteonth Ward Iepublican chib st mect at No. 204 Rucker stroet to-night, Edward O'Toole and John Loswery, Sonth Di- yislon vagrants, spont their Sunday in the Are -, mory, baving o visiblo means of support, ., Henry Vincent. tho eloquont koghsh roform- " pr, tectures to-night at Pivmouth Church, under the anepioes of tho Star Course, on *' Manli- nesa. «Willlam Btaffan, cbarged with the burglary of Jesns Fairchuld's Louse, No. 34 Harvard strect, was captured by tho Madiron strect police last oventug, and locked up to ausser to an judicte mont ou the cliatgo. W. 3. R. Fronch will delivor an illustrated lecture upon barcoal and Chalk, a 'loa for Art Recreations,” in tho lecturo-roou of Umity Chnteb, cornor Notth Dearborn wireevand Wal- ton place, this ovening at ¥ o'cioci, ‘A call baa been fssuod for & masa-moeting of Oommuuinta this ovening nt Hormouis Hall, So, B83 Hluo Island nvouue. P, J. McGuire, of Now” York, who is aonounced saiio * Workingmon's Agitatar,” will discuss.*Tho Ireeont: Hard ;I':mel," and tho meaus which bo oders to better om, S A maating for tho purglsd of cxciting Wosterd eraigration among tho Irfii massea was Liold yous/ ierday atternoon fn Syljivea iall, on Waubansin' svenuo, with Johin Byt the chair, aud J. J, 0'Brien_ofliciating fYTiaretary, The mooting wag tho fourth ol:8uciies *held in thie ety by Jen, Johu O'Neilt¥hio foundor of eoveral colo- niea in Northyrn Mibrasica, Bhortly aftor,d1 o'clock Baturdny eveniug & rotag mon bamed Jerrcld McDowell, resialng with his sunt af* No. \77 Rush street, was shot jo tha peck bv an ynknovn ., while standing en the corner of Hupcrior aiid Rush atreots. ‘The rhooting wag entjrely, unprovoked, mml forcas nately tor the yerson who fitod nn ' woll as for youag McDor wound. ‘The annusl'moeoting of tho Chicago Pallco Alazoal Aid niitl Boneyolent Association was held At thie Armory yenzerdsy mormng. Tho officers “elected for tho.cnifiug year ara: Presidont, Hergt. Dooniy * Mitzpstrick; Vice-President, z Whesler Bertnen; Seccetary, Thomas P, Aa- , loney: Lreneutor, Capt. William Backloy. At prosent thero are 478 members 10 tho Assoni- on, Lastyenrthare wore eight deathr: and there was ‘disbureed 10 widowr pud® orphaus $9,L00, loaviug a balance ol\%-:y-‘.u in tho troas- ury, = There is n yanng, &oamo houss on ho has boarded iu tho orin 8tieot and occupied tho 4 1809, Homo months ngo bust- uummiuml thub tho mistress of the bonrding- houdt biad rented bis rosm to Jan. 1, 1877, to 8- wndow of 5, ns ugly g8 min, ¢ U'm aure,” nafid tho landlady, **that 3f 1'd knoun you would be back, untald'greesntacss conld not haye tempted mo toitt the room, but Low wad I to Lnow? Baly still you ‘can bave thp Little hall room .0 tbe moxt story abgyoi™ ©T1 caw't elowp i it emd Cther’ young mang muet have ‘that donble-front room.” Aud so stroug 18 his attaclinont to tho locality that by G p. m. bo bad mm:ied thearitow wo, ‘o securo, thoreom. Yhowit ot the boatding-houso, o veung man sich prominen. feoth, nail tuat her room was betier than hpr cormpany TieJury fa L6 cose-of oy Davia falled to res, Judgo logors camo mto court at 10 a'clock yesterday® morning, ond sent for tho twelve pentiomen who weio choren to deal out justice in the case. ‘The toreman, on being in- tetrogated, snid that an agresment was out of tho questicn, Thero wad nck tho siyhtest pow- gibiity of armndeg - at any concluvion, mud the juroes begped: to Lo discharged. Judge DNogera raid tuat ho did not dusire to conlino tho jury it they fele thut it wax impossi- ble for them to agree, aro, therefors, be, 1o the ueual form, ordered them discharged, Tusro aro two versisns of how the vote stood.. One Bays that five wero for imprisonment fof lit, four fora term of years, and threo for nequittal, Tho othor eays thint kix were in faver of the rope, 1our fur Various terms of imprisoumon: ond two . for acqiuttal. In any case, Duvie hu #ained a respito. THE GEIMAY THEATRT, Though the Now Cnicago ‘Lheatrs, where Mr. Wurster's cxcollout Uetruan dramatic company 1w giviug periormancen overy Suuduy nigut, is always tilled with o faelionuble audisnces, you 128t oveniug it wus mora crowacd than ever bo- fore, evarysoat in the Loues having been sold heforaths doors were opened, and thia in spite of the tofnible wind-storm which provailed. Tho «- aiu causeof tlis was that Mies Mary Wolf, the eminent German actrens, who, during her star obgagement in thin city, has botowo the 1avorile of tho luvers of drunatic nrt, took her farewoll benotit, T'or Lhlu v.ceasion Dr. Carl Toepror's renowoed cotedy "of ** Roen- miller uud Finke " wan jneseniod. Thin is uno of tho beet Gorpan diswalio productione, sud, in tho bauds of such aitsts us petrounted the various chisracters last evening, it 18 not to be wondered that it creutod quito s turore, Misw Wolf, tho bLensticiary, n tuo luuding eharsetar of Kosamunde von Kronan, excevded even the oxpeetations of Lot wout Ardeuc samrers, Slin . Liss pover appeated to better advantage befor. Hor wazdrobo wos mngmticont, s usual, llor efforls wero libersily rowarded with apglause, and atter overy nct sho was ealled before tha curtain aud covers § with foral dona- tione. But not only Miss Wolf outthd herself last evening, all tho other nctors, with scarcely 10 excoptioo, ssomad (o be animnted by o dentio 1o do ther best, in whicl =ifort they certainly succeeded. Mr. Koch aa Mr. Llvom, the mer- chant, again proved hiwmself o claracter-actor of rare sbility. This rolo bas mindo tho reputa- ' tlou of soveral of Lho leading Goruan netors fn Xurope, and, if Mr. Koch Lod ot mado hiv roputation Joog sgo, hus actng lawb evenlug would made {t for him. Miss Clane:en vlayed Ulrike 1w Ler uwunl vivacious style, Favcrabie meation for ther acting is also due Meesra. Moyer, Donald, Weber, = Leuschuer, Blre. Horn, aud Miss Abel, Altogether, tlia piece wus one of the very bust yet given at thiy theatre, and tho ucting, taken us & wholy, haw never been excolled. Mr. Wuniter bus made arinugements with some of tuu loading Germnn neturs il avtrosses In the country to play Wiaring cngazemcits ab his theatre duriug thy balanco of s senson, ond {3 alao negotiuting with some othets. Thero 1s 8180 & probubilicy thut Miss Wolt, aftor il | 0 short engagemout at the Gorman theatro (n New York, wWill return to thin city, and tuke u ber place 1 Wurster's company at the Now ieago. A TAYING PRESENTATION. A very populur und methodical young book- keeper ou Uearboru strect was fawt week pro- aeoted by lig brother-clerks with o handsome watch an **n token of thy esteom and respoct 1 wlich Lo wad t0 justly hold by thom, Chieagy, Jan. 1, 1576." The foliowiuy oxtrast from his scoount-book e of iuieroes ; ? Watch-preseutstion suventure, T, on, bee, 2L, ‘fo drioks for delemtion who come ‘IO ek ‘IHI.' i ll would soccept w tathwonial, d Dec, 28, To Lalinve fuc buwn f ot watch which tho cairluges coult not raiss...,. 2,60 Decy 81, To exjeimcnof rocelvi Tcital: Bupper for 85 (i cludtug 19 * rugeriers froum eveuing press), Drluks, Cigars,, .. . Bioken'glaws, et 1.0 e, Uvereottakén Ly WL 65ii—v1008 Jan% To aratea..... .. 13 RO G BIT6GG e iy 1 watc) reeraniens W 1k A e €t o0 Wy ho mu, who aeyo ob e, rects ol Net value, Balance to proft and lvas, “oen 174,60 THE BAR ALROCISTIO! 4 ‘The annual westing of \ho Chicsgo Bar Ass Aation was held Baturduy llkruom‘f, A, u‘f‘f Ayerin the chair. Thu report of the Loard of Managers was submitted. It stated thst at the sommencement of sLo year there were 203 moin- sers of the Azwociation, ‘I'hie toisl expenditure 3sd been §2,630.93; receipty up to dato, §3,- J22.85, leaviug a Lulance of ©1,185.68 in the bands of the Treasurer, Thirty-two ncubers wery reported atill iu default of iast year's duos, Lo report was accopiod and placed on file, Ar, Rot tlorvey, Chawmau of the Come mittes ou Admission, reportod favorably on ths nyphcmgu- of Wihimm A, Sueri~ dan, Gecrge W. Krolziuger, Btephen . Brown, and F. W, Packe:d. Action defesrod gmdus the rules Meug‘.‘_ Vhilip Stine, F. I, . TRURO luner, w cted | n;gwbe&nzl (l]hndAlt_!Mhli)uui ere olocted r, codwin subinitted the followring resolution, which will ko ected upon at | seecintlo Pou et thu next | i, it resultad in onty o mera flesh- | n to Europe, and wheu Lo cato J oA wiee, within certatn limite, of & dlscHiminated elase of €03, by the Riprama Court, the details fo bo heres aftec settled, and to by e=forred tn tho Judieiary Come mittrs of the Huuse of Repreeentatives, *Tuo clection of oficars was proceedsd with, and reaulted as foltows: Eresudent—Yara B, Mctaga, Vt-¢-Irestd: pte—Wirt Dexter and Thomea Deat, Sptrctar—Ere rr‘(‘xkgl"(l; ann. Frensurer—Ton IJ3, Quick, Tirard of 'nml_‘\‘i'm" Mensrs. Ayer, Dishop, Gondy, Goodwin, Rirk, an 1 Hawes, Compmsttes i tid.navion—Fa Walker, George Ganl- ner, and T\ C, Garduer. The Committeo on Griovancos reportod that they had investigated the complaints againat D, Jdrmes Leary, and bod causol his case to bo laid botore the Bupremo Court, ‘Thev had altoncted 1n the caro of Edward J. Iiil, as be- foro reparted to tho Assoclation, Acvepted and placed on filo. L ——— THE WEATHER, LXTRAORDINATY VASIATIONS TESTERDAT. Thoro was enough weather yesterday to Jast tho averago Chicagoan his lifeime. Loong be- fora daylight citizeus wore awakened from their dreams by a terrislo ratn-storm, whichi contin- ued with plight cessations up to noon. Tho sun then obtalued a briof magtory over tho clouda nod gladdenod tho Lieartsof .all the young men who had swsonmmorn apppointmonts. Not- withatanding & hoavF wind, the air was warm and’ aimost sultry, nud overytbing por- {ténded & coutinuauco of tho nuld st. cmosphoric conditlons of ths past woek. Duriug the afternoon thera wore nlternato rhowers and gleams of sunzhine, but at 5 o'clock { o of tho most sulden changos over known in ‘jin changeablo climato oceurred, The wind, without any warniug to the. uninitiated in 1neteorological niattors, veered to tLe north, anld tho thormoweter at gbco dropped to freozing- point. ‘the freshis-niostoned streetn rapidly sgsuaed o glassy surfaco. Thero were slight an filtul snow-falls, aud’ aoou tno city word ita ao- castomed winter's aspect. Tho wind blustered { loug iafo the might, the thermometer sink- Ding nil the while, until vucomforiably near zoro. . This unexpocted change pinyed + eod hisvoe with thy genus humo. Many persong i had guno out to spend- tha dav thiuly clnd, and ! puffyred sonwwlzat on their homesward journovs. i The oveniug attendanco ut the vations places i of worstup was maletially lessoned by the sud- I ilemyyld, many porsous finding it vecensary to rlag aL bomo to rekindlo tho stoves which had . bean allowed to go nut iu the vuin thought that 1 winter was a3 distant na ovor, 1t ia n curiouy ! cojucidenco thut tha severs cold suup of Inet yoar | #ot 1n cn ihe pato day of tho month. ‘To somo thif fact was & sullicient worzauteo for a pro- | diction that, aizhongis o havo had nwumnal + weathor luck 8o far, we are to havo a renowal of i 1ant winlor’s soverity. . —— i 4 LOCAL LETTERS, ! MOML: LIGUT WANTLD, Ta the Liitor of The Chrcago Tribuna: Citicano, Jene9.—The Bundny Lecturs Soclo- ty of this o'ty hss, I nformed, thus far nchioved sVyilliant succesa, Through tho su- periar“judgmont and wise counsels of its man- agais it has hocowo s wolf-Austaining instiv- **I1tion, -4nd even Las o eurpius In tho bank, It hns been instrumental 1n bringing beforo tho public, at the extraordinary low prico of 10 conts, eminont stateeinen, scholars, ard philoso- phers, aud many others who rauk high up in tho world of letters. Morethan this: it haspossossed, | toa remarkablo degree, thint indomitable will and ! porgoverance that i, and alwass Lias been, o pro- emigent characteristio of ull Chicago buuiness- men, and has thus paved tho way to future pros- venty. 1oam alao informed that it is'not the ob- ject or thin Soclety to pecuniarily banetit thom- solves, but to enable the public to hesr and pioiit by the remsrks of brilliant oratoit and re- nowned statostnen ot o low rdgure. Notwith- etanding all the earc it has taken, expreesly for tho convenience of the pnblie, thicro {8 ono | thing lacking that 18 of vital importanco to all who attend tho lectures, o iw light, and vlenty of it. Jautes Parton was permiited to doliver buA lecture to-day without seeing over one-third of hig andieuce, suich muat bayo buen quito as { homihativg to hio ay it was distressiog to bia { nudicnee. Fredd Douylass aatd. w) ! on thagay, *£ am glud to sce you A'arton was donied :his privilege. The Chicago Gan-Light and Coke Cotpany monoy.oly still cons tites to **knock off " 10 cents per thousand | toct if paid beforo the 1th of the month, so it o will be hnt & small sxpenss to the Society to keep | the hall well lighted, when it is nocesuary, ot i Jeast. .\ word to the wiso Is sullicient, 1 THE RIGHTS OF WITNENSES, o the Fdilor of L'he Clicasio Trivung 2 Cricavo, dun, Y,.—Permit & man not vorsed in | legal usngo and rights & quostion: Has au at- | torneg, in a closing speech to & jury, any right i to attack a witnoes or a tostfying expert, and to | sleuder and abuse him in any way hoe choosos, | o mattor whether he is entitled in the ahightest degreo to s puepicion of that man'a character? For instance, doos the Court or the law permit + un attarney to eall & physiclan a quack and por- | Jurer, if said physicion gives hiv testimony to {the Dbest of lis ability and kuowl- | cuxe ? It suckh is8 the law and } the rule of the land, it must natarally drive the , Tespoctublo citizen, n citizen who respects him- : holf (if Lo does not and caunot respect tho ma- . hgnont lawyer), away from perform.ng s auty i u4 a citizew and o profesaonal man, and as that ! duty hus o be porforwed any way, it most fali i to the hands of guacks and perjurers,—~mun who | do uov cary what _they aro callod in tho ** abl argument of tho able couneol for the defouso, W 1. s e 'AL CONGRE cturo Dellverod in the Sunday Af. oon Course DY Jumes Purton— Ketehes and Anvcdotes of the Mem. bers of the 130dy. Mr. Jumes Partun, the well-known litteratenr, + lectured on ** The Continentsl Congross " i the ! Sunday Afiernoon Courso, at MeCormick Hull, yesterday, Ilia diucourss waa chietly anecdotal, : sud was marked by that quiet humor which ! glonms through all that Lo writes or utlers, Ho sketchiod the riso of the Congress in tho year 1771, wheu Boston wasclosed out fram comnorca 1 by tho Uritish Govornment fu rotaliation tor tho throwing of tho famous tea overboard iu tho ‘marbor. The two Adams, Joho and Bamuel, | witl two uthers, topresentod Mussnchunotts, and proceeded to Phiadolpbia, whero they mot the ropresentstivng of tho other Colonies, snd cone certod taensures for tho relief of New Euglaod'y Capital. At that timo no blood, of any amoust, hod been shied by elthor the Americane or tho Lnglinh in tho great quarrel of the Rovolution, But etill the Congrees, composed of fitty mom- bers, BESOLYED TO MAKE COMMON CAUSE with Dostou, to refuco all commercial dealings with Grezt Bntatn, ana to petition tho King rola- tivo to the groat injustico dono to his American rubjects, ‘Thoto, for#no first time, the New ugland dolegates met fuce ko face that gallant . Washington who, a faw woeks betoto in the Legislature nf Virginia, had said, ** Gentlomun, 1 willorm und equip, 8ty own' exponuo, 1,000 men, aud will warch at thetr husd vsolf for ~the rulief of Uoston,” [Applsuso, | Thoro also they met the colebrated Patrick Heury, the piatonud and crudite Jolferson, thy gracatul and gallant Hicbard flenry Lee, aud those other brave Virginiaus who wera destined to make their maik in the history of the coun- try, That Coogross remained sevon weeka in souslon, when the mombers returned to tueir Lotoes, At thist period England, vever s modest country, was the bully of the world. Sho was | THE COXTI Bulved to e alane unon them, years' war uothivg Lad etsyed Ler arm, Suc- certivoly she had nnoibilated tho fusts of Den- wark, of loilaud, snd of Fiance, Swollon with victory aud futolerant of opposition, she WOULD NOT LISTEN TO AMERICAN OVENTURES. Lord Nowth snd: I witl never rest until I bring tho Culcnies to their Luoes.” wordy, whicks meaut & relentioas warfare, Mr, Parten guvo eome smumiug sketches of the mauners of the Limos, especislly the diuners and merry-makings. ‘ILe Futliors of the lovoiution disnf wine, and lived well whi Id, HAoK e, n d well while thoy could, tuds, Cougress had salectod for the scone of its Iabors Carpouter's Hall, on Chostous sircet, Lhiladelpuis, and thus, 3 American caloujs lugwan, [Applause.] Ou ton, Jobn Adama rode over the tconn of nction & tew duys later, sud, from what he uaw and Rusidved, That this Assoclation s fmprea Bdcossity 61 & 1oW cOLRFUELIOD Of 15 Judieiiry s a6ths Unlted Blates undur the Bupreias Court, wisreby | 1 nteziuadiats court in Lauk wmay Us anthorzed poy 10 bear end deturmiue wrils of crior sg & Juals from the Clrew Coust, with pioviaion vy sere itnpossiblo, and tLat nothing remalued for 1hp Colooies bui to fight out tho battle witn Lugland to ttie bost of thelr ability. Congress wwediately reassombled. Nearly all the mum- | bess Wero cliosen fuz their porsoual worth, for k ‘ adelphia. Haysy { came, they had the siufl in them | which made thom euduro it with heroie fortls at tho very outsot, tho ' Bl ruceivatie bent tbu‘ilr k“ff l‘xo tho work- | he 1Uth of ), | 1775, occurreu the affairs of Concord and La‘:‘x’x::z‘ ' Lieard, bi came couvinced that roconcilistion was | h | THE CHICAGO 'TRIBUNE: MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 1874, thelr wealth, influence, knowlodge, or sbility. They were acknowlolged to ko A MOST ADLE nODY, and deiiberated ins_mannor that sbowed their 01l connclousuoss of the reeponsible position in which they were placed. Drave John Adams had/ hia poliey immediatoly mnrpml out, o wantex the Columnieta to acize ail the King's officors 1 all tho Uolonies, treat them well, and hold them n hosiages until Boston was retioved Also, for Congress to adopt the Cont! nental army nustorod at Cambridge. au to doclaro formally war with Eagland, - o fit that Lo wemvorize was wrong. Dut, whilo thizo Woro many men 1o Uongress who boliaved arho did, thers wero othera moro timid, and dile among them was Dickinson, of Penneylwnis. Ho was n woalthy man, but constitutionally 8 coward, iy mother, a wonk old waman, Was cvon mora cowardly than himself. Bho used (o eay to him, "Jnfmnh, you will bo hanped.” [Laughtor.] Il wite used to talk fu the eamo way, nutil the man's spirit #ll ho Lad of 1f, was complotoly cowed, Adams' bold proposition was _ boaten by ono vote, and Congress, for tho rake of harmony; assonted to the sublimp imbo- cility.of again " potitiuning the Euglish Crowa, In this wny nix or oigki woeks wers wasted. But, suddenly, towned tho end of Juno, sa tho Congrosamen wero delibaratiug, thoro _caue nows that ibrilled the Golonies trom Now Hamp- shiro to Bouth Caroline,—it was THE NEWH 0P RUNKER TILL. = applause,] They Jiesrd that 1054 Aoldiors ” lay.. doad or woundod sround that famed redonbt, That thuty of tho Kinc's olicers had been lalled and soventy wounded—the groatest alaughter recorded fn Coutloental history,—greator than that sustained by tho French and Eunglish, whon Wolte sealed tho heights of Abrabam, and when he and Montcalm fell beaeath tho walls of Que- bee, [Applause.] Again, bowover, the Dickin- ron party in_Congresa wavored, but Adams was tired of vacillation, aud resolved to brng Lis uriglnal proposition ton direct voto, which ho dtd, and Congress sdoptod the ariny st Cam- bridgo Hoghts, whilo Col. Georgn Washington bo- canio its Goneral. {Applauso.] Butntill Cougress hesitnted to declate for Independonce, and Adama cbhafod jo vain, In March, 1776, Boston Wi evecuated by the Bricish, and 1o the months linmediatoly succeeding somo of the Colonica Insiructed thoir dotegates to YOTE FOR INDEPE¥DENCE, Yirst of all was old Virginia. |Lond .Tphnnn.y Lior nction cafled out a premazure Fourdh-ot-July demonsteation, and Philadelpius litorally went twad ovor the nows. But Congress kept cool, and indulged in no extrs adjectives to chars actorizo Loplish oppression. ‘They simply eaid, with genuine Amerncan simplicity, *The cou- dluct of Duglaud townrd tho coloniea is contrary tothe law!” [Applanso.] Jeiferson, a4 was well known, dratzed tho eclaration ; but Coun- gress did uot accopt it s onigioally written, iomo of his most cloanent paswages woro en- urely suppressed; all high-sonuding phrases were eliminated, and tho amount of correction | dona almost entively changed the original do- eizn, but {ts epirit ‘wea presorved, Ono chisf #entonce was, however, overlooked: that wna, **All men are creatod froa aud agual Nothlng could be more untrue. All mon, on thecontrary, woro created unoqual, 'Thoro Werea fow men of surpnseiog obiiity, nod many men of very little ability, or posscesed of none at all. In fact, tho Instory of tho worid had shown that the many weal: were forced, in all agos, to band together no na to bave MUTUAL PROTECTION againat the powerful fow, Ha would profor to #eo that portion ol _the famous Declaration cor- rectod 8o as to read that all mon were born nn- i eaual, nnd that the colonies, boing unoqunl to tho mother conutry, were compoiled to form A partuership lu ordor to nccomplish equality with ber and to rosist her violation of law. It was during this debate on the_Declaration thot Patrick 1lonry—the Virgiolan Demosthoues t —delivered a spcech only fragmonts of which + havo beon pregorved, bt which was, perbars, | Great uglish | tho moey eloquont aud noble effort aver uttered oo Anterican +oil. In tha course of it ho said, *¢ Honceforth lov ns linve uo distinotious~I, at i least, phall rocognize nonme. I amnota New 1 Englauder, I sm tot a Now Yorker, I am not » . Cetolinian, L am not & Vagivian, but sfuply an { Ametican.” [Loud applause.) = That was tha ! Declaration of Indepondence [renowed applausa], tho fonadntion stone of our national ontily. Iefore departing to joiu the atmy, (ron, Wash- ington delivered A SINPLE ASD TOUCHING SBPEECI in whicn ba #aid,—* Sad, ndecd, is it to mo that a brother's aword shonld bo buried in n « brother’s broast. But, placed as wo are, I can ¥86 uo alternativo for any honest man but to ; submit to bo a sluve or to adopt the cauao of his 1 country.” [Applause.] Finally tho Declaration was ready for slgna- ture, and it was nmusing to note low many Iuutorisus hind tried to make out that the pro- ceediuga on the occasion ware eapecially eolemu. There was uothing solomu abous them. On tho coutrary, 1t boink lot weather, tho members had quite enough _ te do to brush the flica oft thelr sk stockings with thoir bandkerchlofs, At last, the signatures wero appendod, ana somo jokes, authentio or otherwise, wore indulged in. For ezampl, it was reported that somao ono sald to Johu Han. cock, whoso signature headea the list, “John Bull cau read” your name without epectaclos,” Hancock roplied, ** Yes, I avo written it largo enough for King George to road it ncross tho water.” Auothor suid, “We must all hapg togother in this bueiness,” when anothor snid, *Arsuredly if wo don’t suce cood we shail all haug separatoly,” [Laughter.] | e would uot bo responsibla far the jokcs, but ; ha (Mr. Parton) was bound to stick to the flios, [Llu%hlcr.] But when tho Doclaration was « BIguO i TIOUBLE WAS ONLY COMMENCING, Congress Lad taken upon its suoulders an enormuus task. Attor Pliladelohia wis oocu- pied bytho Br.tish the mombers wers mornly igratory. Loy had to mect where thoy could, snd hold sossivus fu about twenty placed, Aluo, they had to issno rag money, which was based upon nothing. As & copsoquonce, the , enrrency dopreciated to such an ex- teut that it took €600 of Continental money to buy a pair of boots aud 8100 to &xr- chnee 8 pockot-handuerchiof, [Langhtar,] Con- ; tompt for paper currency coutinued throughut the war, aud, 10 1781, Congrasa waa edifled by beboldiug a procession mascuiug through a city, u\-ui man haviug & Coutinoutal shinplastor stuck iu bis bauiu liou of acockade, und tho crowd precoded by a tarred dog who was covorad all over wih Contineutal currency. [(ireat laughter.) Throughout the struggle 1t aught bs said that two men—Washington sad Franklin— carriod moat of tho burden of conducting affaira on their whouldera. Congreas, however, had uo- cowplisbed wonderfal things, They wero A WONDERFUL BUDY OF MEN, aithough they commit somo mistakies, and thoy, Wil oo oxcopiion, Uarricon, romainad faithtnl to the intorosts of their country througth every viciesitudo of fortune, [Appiause.] Tho old American fdon of salucting Represoniatives, Mr. Tarton said, wos fumnily, fortune, and knowledgo, 1fe wished it woro so now. e did nol believo in 8 Goverument of ** poor devils." [Laughtor.] Lvory man thut held a public office should have #0mo proparty or ¢lso groat koowledge, Mr. Parton” eloquently reviewed the history of tho Congreea duriug tho fourteen yonrs of it Lite, and, in conclusion, eald that when its use- fulness wus ovur, it did tho best thing that conld be dons—gracefully and quietly went out of existence, leaving "behind an example to the Congresses of postority, [Applause,) A GOLD-FIND. Cuesesyr, Wy., Jan, 9,—A vory rich deposit of gold has beon etruck i the Contounial lode, near Laramio City. At adepth of 100 foet n !aige body of quartz was found, showlng an amount of free gold thought never before to Lave bean scen in tho rock.” A larzre solid miass of this rock will ba sent to the Coutounial, Piul- e Itockford ¥nsuranco Compnny, == Tolow 18 the aunual tatement of this wolle ¢ known Company, now acknowledged oa all sides vut cantent to be first Upon the suas, but she re- : Binco tho seven | nine years tho ** Rockford I; to be tha wealtbiost corporation in our clty. Fo. " has advanced sjesdr y iu populsr favor, In business, and o sub- | utance, till gt thia time1ta nssowy excood 850,000, Thero 1a no safer or better insurance company suywhoro: 1 tho condition af tas Rocktord T of 18 cont lon o 6 Rk furd Tnsurance Qo of Nockford, 1., 0a tho 31at day of December, Jo73: Capital., -+ $10,000,00 433,010 anacrs, O3 With TrOMRLEr. . evseeriseeareennes Bl stock (Second Naifoudl, Hockford). . Eouda aud wortzages (drat i Cly bonds and or Loius and collaterals.. Tateruat acerued, % 11,1960 181000.00 11,650.78 164,000,00 Uilico furniture snd siatioper: 1,200.00 13,b18,36 Unpald losses aud amounts due agents (Mu.u % wated), creren 16,100.00 { the Conipany, except the ro- W, Warsoy, Bocrotary. No uthor claims aga! Rauraice fund. . §, M, Onvuct, Prealdent, \ =~Rueckford Gazelte, —_—— Lundborg's Perfumss [, are Lke natusal fowwss and bouquata ! WHISKY. g 0 ZToproduction of a Letter by Mr, 1 Hermaun Raster to the Chilengo * T'imes.” Mr. . Rastor Offers a Careful Anatomy of His Fiscal Affairs to Publio . Inspection. Ie nls’o Submits Much {hat Ts Epithot« Iealflly Emphatle for Mr. Storey’s . Contemplation. y Farther Rogarding the Whisky-Thioves' Complot Aganinst Booretary ! , Bristow, 7 MR. RASTER HITS BACK. IS FINANCIAL AUTODIOOUAPNY, The following lotter from Alr. Hermann Raster was fddressou to the editor of tho Tunes and prioted in that paper yesterday : In {he Isnes ol tvi® morning yon publish an sllegod atatement of & “ whisky Gin™ In regord to nie, which more probably Ia a pioce of manifucture of (e fufernal scoundrela whom you employ aa ro« porters, aud who do thelr Iylug at your dictaifon, 1t isa string of the mioat autragcous falschoods aud slauder, aud whoever Juvented or concocted them in tho inost iufamous, iying scouudrel the world could produce, 1 dld not como o Clilengo In 1964, but in 1567, and not_pennilees, but worth exnctly 10,000, of which amount I bid inberited $1,000¢ gaiued by tho increase in value of my howso fa Hrookiyn (which 1 lad bourtut for £,000 fu 1360, aud aoll for 34,3 1n 1847y, $1,600 ; while'$1,60U wero tus savings of Hlteen yoars barder work than sny nowspaper writer has over done, For, while I edited s German paper at a salary of $108 week, T iikewing was oditorial_correspondent of tho four ' principal German papers (Nutional Zevung, Augsbarg Algemens Zetung, Weser Zeuny, nu Wiener 3, F, Preaw)s wann contributor 1o tiv first edition ‘of Appirton's Cyelopedin: 12 8 Uerman weekly and o German monithly; and also, for o few seurs, filled » poeition 1o the Custom-Lothe, tha small satary of which (#1540 s yoar) Iwas abfo to save, ‘sinco my Jiterary work gavo me an fncome of about $3,L00, ~ Toat was my income whea I was requested 10 “nasutao the editorabilp of tho Illinows Staats- Zeitung, Uaving o desiro o brek up my liome of fitcen years' wanding for auything lko s emallor fncomo than ttoono- I had, 1 stipis lated thit part of my compeusation should conaint of neliars Of 3 _per ceut of the atock of the pap.r for each of the first Gva yoars, Anotlier 3 per cent o sald siock 1 purchosod with part of the procecds of my Brooklyn home, thus giviug ma about one-elghtl interest in tho Zewtung, With the balance of the $10,/t Ibrought hoee, I bought a housa and lot on Norih Dearborn strost, 'The great tira destroyed tho house, for which I got only about $1,00 lusurauce, but within n fow months I succecded in sclling tbe lot for cash, Thus mynct loss, acludivg farniture, ete,, ‘waa reduced to about $5,000, It was by good Juck thuf 1 happened to hold the otllca of Collector at that time. “Tlie ot income of that otiice for thirteen months was not quite $13,000, thus compenssting mo for my fira lossus, and leaviug me Le.tor o by about £,000, I then Lought mo a new bousz on tho West Slde, but unfortunately, at ths rate of the high prices prevall- iug after the fire, payiuy $4,500 down nud sesuming mortgage for 83,000 for u houso mud lot that uow s yroliabiy not worth over $,000, Bo thero went about 4,000, Now, all my property conslata of my taterest in tin Stuata-Zertung, whilch, 1t is trite, haa greatly appreciated in value,—but that, 1 supposc, {4 to roprosell to me,— and the inused poition of my dividends on that inter- wet for the years 1672 10 1673 inclusive, According to your valuaiion of tho Staale-Zeituny elock, tho total Would not amount to_ much; Sccording to my valts- tion, it smouute to ometniug_over $:0,000, Thero ta 10t oo crosked penny In thy wholo amoant, ., The atatoments of tho snanymous scouudrel which you pretend to @ive (though I _belleve that anonymous llar 10 b0 mear. roialivo to Mrs, Kairey Gatap's Mre. Harmn), that I had, In_giving bond for 3. ifemng, sworn 10 Lelng worlh $100,000, {n an unwdiignted Lig, T waa ever mcorn atalyas 3r, Phil Hoyne and Mr. Durko will beur wituess (0, Wheu told that tho ball wan fixed at £20,000, I mmediately said that that was very nearly all ‘X was worth, amd not in real otate clthers tuat 1 could ot and scoutil not quatify tn ficteethe u...ount of the bond, Mr. Hoyno replied that Do tua vaiiutied with my bond, fo wuich tatement, Lelng urked by Mr, Hoyuo, Mr, Burke smented. Thy Lond Wun wriiten out then’ by M. Hogne's clork, with A. C. Healog as_prineipal sud me an bondamat, Whilo 116 was writing, Dr. A, 0. Heniug voluntered tho ro. mark that, If niy bond'was not quite auticieat, ha could Lave Alr, Warhington Hosing ko upon the Dund with me. The suggestion waa accepteds Mr. Pail Hoyge yersonally wroto out auotner boud, Gf bondsmen, and X put my eignatire o t, B0 much for thut lie, Now, a8 ta tho siandors upon my character s & man and » former otficer, I herowith atata tlist thiey aro the rmost outrugeon ifvels, tor whicls I ahal Reck In tho courts unleas yous publinh this lotter. T nove never lnd any more conmection with tha #Whisky-Ing” than with the ;mnan in the moon, T havo nevcr been auspacted of, or clwrged with, any * crookodnesa” whils Collector, Upou the cunlrary, my othclal recard is as ptralght snd plai as could Lo, und my fnal sctilomont witl the Government was se: complished lu, yrobably, lesn thino thav thiat of any preceding Collector. Aw o r, Jucob Rehm, ho docs not own a singla Alure of thia Stuate- Zeituty stock, nor ind anytling [0 do with tho ‘s.ftrsir, pif e tual personal relations have novor goto beyund the Lounds of a riendly, though somewhat dis quslutance, and of poiitical fellawsldp as Tepublis As to drawing tho dividends of my iuterest $n the Sttate-Zeitung through Mr, ohm, that rtatement is tho mosz doonitnable «fe. Th fac i tiat aincu the tira 1 Lave, with the exception of the cost of tay trip to Europe Iu 1470, smounting to_somswbat over $,000, not drawn any dividends, but havo left them twith the Staats-Zeitung, atiho usual {nterest, ax au lnvest- ment, And it in theas saved dividendn of tho Lust four yearv, along with my ono-cighth {ntercat fn the papor {howmuchsoever that mny bo worth), and with what remalns of tho valus of my huusuafter paying of the imoriigo, that comsiitato oll my property” in the world, Ilaving for twenty-ouo years kept the atrictest and most minutely exact uccount of wy incorue, outgo, and savings, and having saved these accaunts out of the sraatire, Tam prop.od at suy sioment Lo (raco very Jitrthina of s1tT am worth ta its urigin, which i1 to Lo ‘Tound in tho trito old maxim: * Bperld leas than you eurn.” “Any ona who has s Tight to kpy into my prls vato affaira {4 welcome tofiguro thiose aceounts, sud autisly bimaelf that there is 1ot one dinanest penny in my recelpta. for thesd twenty-ono yoars, O in my sav: frow them. or your roporter’s chieap foko In regard fo the Staats-Zetung not belng newrapoper, I have only plty and contempt—contompt for the mulice, pity for the cosrwe ignoranco displaged in it, Whetlier of not tho llmots Staats:Zeituny 18 o newepaper, ahd what posle tion 1 doos hold” aracuy tho Geraius-Aruorlcan press theso aro qucetions which I o at auy tima willing to aubmit toa jury of twelvo German-Aw:rican Lows. Japer men, every one of thetm opposed 10 tho STty Zeitung tu yolitics or Interest, oven with Sir, I Miehacile of the Freie I'7-asa ua foretan of iho Jury, ¥or, as maliclous s slandorer hu nisy be, ho Is not & Tool In looking over what I havo written, I find that 1 have not yet mentloned my trip (of theeo months) to Iurope 01400, ~ Sluce your apler takea 5o much in- tercat in my personal afalrs, let mo tell you that that trip coat mv3 1n tho mefghvorhood of $1,00), taken out af that portion of the $10,000 brougit by me here trom Now York, which consisted of the purchase money for my Liouso and lot in Brovklyn, That's all, Aud now, #lr, g0 on with your blwckiusrdiug sud villifying; 'ouly tako caro of hot running sgaiust tho Taw, In rogard to libel, unless you have u specal do- wire to Lrlog my wordly poasedsions nearer up to the wmount of $100,000 by payiog me some thousand ot~ Jars dsmuges, HERMANN Hastin, — % WASHINCTON. THL: CONSPIRAGY AGATNST DRIATOW, Speciat Dupatch to The Chicago Tridune, ‘WasmixatoN, D, 0., Jao. 0.—The ovidenco accumulates that the Whisky-Rting thiovos have planned o now schome to injure Becrotary Driss tow au a part of thoir conspiracy. Tho Chicago dotectlve who bas boon ougaged In ananging the schemo ts ouo of tho oldest and most noto- rious oporatives thero, ITo loft horo lamt night, saying to thoso whom ho trusted that bis infor- mation would be an *earthquako,” and that ho should immedately oxplodo it 1 Chicago, Mo has been wotking in conjunction with a Chicago lawyer, o should arrive in Chicsgo Munduy morniug, ——— NEW YORK, THE BTIR MADE BY GOLSEN'S CUICAGO BTATEMENT, New Youx, Jso, 9,—F. A. Boyd & Co., liquor dealers gf this city, havo eent their books to Chicago fur examination by the tedoral authiorl, tica there, aud tolegraplied the Distriot-Attoinoy ssking him to await thelr arrival beforo taking any sction opou the statements made by Alr, Golaen, —_—— INDIANAPOLIS. A GOOD DEAL OF BUSINESE SK¢ ¥YOR TO-DAY. Svscial Dupateh ta The Chicago Tridune, InpiaNA¥oL1S, Jan, D.—'Tho whisky trials will bo resumed to-morrow before Judge Groshum, Lowis B, Brashior and Liraw Browales, Reveuus Agents, sud A. AL McGruf aud P, M. Spain, Gaugers, have L thioir cases set for to-morrow, It js exvocted that Capt, Hill wall bo sentonced at tho gawe timo. Awcrienn Beof on the London Market, New York fribune, Jun. T, ¢ Anarticlein the Farmer, publlshed in Lou- daou, Enpgland, ropresenting that 42 tous of Awmorican beef had jues been eold on that warket !ur‘& peace per pound, was deomed of sufticreut Muportanco to telewra) b o this coune try. Tho beof in rgmx way the fourth con- signmeut mads by man & Mario, wells koown dealers of this city. Thoy claim to be the first exporimienters in this direction, nmngtmlllna ol steamers with refrigorators of the Hatca patent, bayiog a forcod cisculation the two natmos’ ofnir, While the enterpriso hias pruved success- ful n delverlug tuo baof in good vondition in the new Hmithflold market, it remalna to bo seen whother thers 14 nuiliciout margin in vainos ho- twoen New York and Louodon to mako it profit- able. Shipping about the best bsof found In this market, tho fltat cost with tho subsvquont oxponso of souding abroad—using about 40 tons of ico to oach 100 Lead of cattle—no run np tho bills that it is & question whethor a Riccosstul compotitlon can be carried ap with the choico English and Irish boef sold at about 8 pouas por pound. _After landing in Liverpool tho woat ia run to Liondon by car, and to provent its gottiog direy iu nandling, each quarteris bagged or wrapped n oofton, so that tho care, Iabor, and expense are considerable itema in the cost of delivery. Furthor experiments, with a yiowof cconomilzing aomo of the oxponses, are bnlnadmndu, sud tho question will moon bo sottled., —_— RAILROAD NEWS THE RAILROAD ASGOCIATION, Tho Rnilway Asaociation of America was onco & vory poworful body, and counted among Its members nearly overy influentisl rvoad in tho conutry. Its nnnual meetings wero attondod by the most prowminent railway manegera intho United Statos and tho Canndas, and much busi- noss of interest and beveflt to the railronds was transacted. This continuod aa long as the As- soclation romalnod & ustional institution, soa was not claimed to bo ruu in the interost of ono city and the ronds of any one scction, Somo iwo years ago, howover. Ht. Louis managed to socure tho Prestdont, Sccretary, and hoadnuac- ters of the Assacintion, and thedo oicors bogan to mako it virtually a8t, Lowla concoru, and run it in 8t. Louis' interests, From thia timno on the fortunaes of tho Association have been waning, aud now flonlly it bas shared tho fate of othor Ht. Lonts institutions : it bas gono'out of exist- enee, 08 will bosesn by (he followiug chicular Just 13sued by the Irodidont, Mr. Thomas Allen ¢ ‘The falluro of membars of this Association to tead ita Convontions, sud the genorat dack of {nterest evinced by mombers' in tho subjects Lronght befare tho Association for discusslon, nnd_in ite abjects gnue erally, render the continuance of tho organtzation im- pozaible. 1n April last, my adirois to tho Assaciation ut ts anuual moeting poliited out the work that had been stiemyited, tho work that had boon done, the abe atruct bonellts arising from the oxlstencoof such an or- nization, tho benedts that would ariso from s truly Fotionsl Keliroad Ansoclation, st e tasana by whleh wuch nnt Assoclation coukl ba made vigorous and tnce ful. Tuis address yna printed and insiled to ovory Managerand Director, A vate waa, at thio samo time, askod from the Sunagers on tho question of continu- Iog thooranization, “Tha rospoiio way s fecbio na tolravo no doubt that the Ansvclaton would not re- culvo thie hieatty aupport which alono coald enablo ¢ to accomptish tsctul ends. 1 have, thoreforo, 1o course left o but to rocommend 'the winding up of tho Association, The Secretary's report, nccom- panylug thie, shows tho lmbltities, up to “Nov, 1, ‘to. nmount o ? Dy the time tho wwork of windiug up Is coucluded, thia indobleduses will bo slightly incrosed, T suggest tbat a final cal bo made on_mombers for 10 cAuta per snlle aporated, shich sssessment will, it s estimatod, reallzo o sum Just wutlicient 10 covir (ho labilties, The Bocretary stales that while the joarnal of fho As- hoclation hu not 58 yet recelred ‘sutlicint Buanctal Eupport to placo it on a permunent Lauis, it han beeu rozeived with 80 much favor aa o usoful work that bo will coutiune the publication, and ta that end will devote part of tho sum. shown 18 duo him for salary, THE CANADA SOUTHERN AND LAKE SHORE. Tho Dettoit Tribune of Friday hss tho fol- lowing doscription of tho now arrangement be- tween tho Caonda Bouthern and Lake Bhoro Ltoads: . Tiie pooling arrangemonts of tho Canada Souttiern and Lake Shore Jtaliroads are atill in tue suda of prop- aration, but the main onthnes of the propood change iave boon decided, the time-tablea have boon rovisod aud printed, aud the conmecting tracks. bo- tweon thn two linue are now belng laii, senger Agent ¥Frank E, 8now, of the nrrived back this moralng from Tolodo, snd fromn him wo larn that under tho new dlupeunation il Canada Hauthiorn trains between thin clty aud Toledo will bo taken off with the exception Of twa, Ono of thess Ieaves Toledo at 6 p. 1., awitching off from tho Lake Stiore Jtoad ot Wagonit-oad Croesing, Dringing the Bufalo train from Tolcdo as far sa Trenton Croasing, and nrriving a¢ Detroit at 80 p. m, Tho Toledo expresa loaves Dotrolt st 0:10 a. m., end aviltehes i on thu Lako Shore Rowd ot WagotieRoad Crossing, Tho regulsr Bunday night express witl Juave at 6:45 p, m,, a4 uAual, aud run throngh direct to Toleds Trains on both roads will rin [nto the Unlon LDepot 8t Toledo, but fn_Detroit 1he Canads Southern will run into the Alichigan Centrm), and the Lake Shore futo the Detrait & Milwankea Depot, au Liorolo~ fure, ‘Clhio Lake Shore trains thus loss & milos in saking tho cireult of Detrolt, hut the udvantago thoy serive frow being ablo to make connoction with the Flint & Ters Marquetto st Monroe, and_commandlng tuo business of that portion of the Ktate, more thau compensites them for the extra diatance they have to travel, 'To connect tho Canads Bouthern witk the ¥iint & Pore Marquette nt Monroo would uire 8o great oo outlay for uwitches and side-trucks us to eat up atl tha profits accrufag from it, Ifenco the relative posi~ tlons of the two roads in this nelgnborhood wilt re- mafn undisturbed, 1t ia further underatood _thnt the passenger tickets on both reads will be mado Inter- changesblo, whilo » goneral ralse of tarifis will also undoubtediy be made, the low tariffs resultieg from comspeition belug now no longer n matter of nocess Gonersl Pas- vity, 1% may aleo bo mentionod that Laks-Sliors officlala mildly alindo to the new arraugeinent aa u virtual pur- chaze of the Cinada Southiern, or at least au important purt of it, Ly tho Lake-Shore ltoad, snd one of the ost prominent of thewn this morning totd our reporte erthat, i his bellef, Vouderbilt hud now got tho thtng nixed Justpr ho wantod it 3 that,oo the Lalko-Snore Noad had bought out the Canada Houthern, and as Vanderbilt wan grand high auschem of the Lakie Shora Lload, bo bad cousequruily got the Cansda Boothern folks safely under hi thumb, The Cinada Southeru ofiicfale, on the other hand, aver that tho changs will work great things to their favor ; that they are now en- ablad {0 roach thie busiess centro of Toledo, when bo. fore they were not ; that thoir through. tratfio will not be Interrupted ; at.d that the resultiug rise in tarifs will redound greatly to their advantuge, Tio pooling & greenient butween tho Tosde, it will be rumembered, (s that the profita will hereafler Do di- vided uccording 1o their relalive previous earningw; £0 thint if, far 1nwtance, the Lakio-Shora formerly earned 10,000 whero tho Canada 8)uthiern carned 82,003, tho latter will Lercalter recelve that nroportion of the Jolut carnings, In any event, whichever road ottains tho ailvantage in this trausaction, it is one of those pleasing compacts by waich ssoli'side clalng 10 have ot tho advantage of tho ofher, and the longar tioy 1« 3uatn fn that bolief the botter for all concerued. RAILROAD LITIGATICN, Sperind Dupatch to The Clacago Tribuna, Laravertr, Iud,, Jan, 9,—Judge Vinton ren- dered a decision yestorday oo the demurrer of the Woledo, \Wnbash & Westorn Railroad Come paoy to tho petition of the Lalayotte, Munico & Bloomington Railrosd, to bave a Rocelver ap- pointod for tho part of tho latior's road between Lafayolle ond Bloomington, it now being op- orated by the former Company under leaso. The domurrer was overroled. The Toledo, Wabash & Wontorn Road then asked a chango of venue, supported by un alldavit of Supt, Wade, averting that thoy could not got justice dono thein hiore ou sceount of projudico, nud toat Judge Vinton was related by weiTiago to Mr, Heatl, tho President of tho etto, Munico & Dloomington Ltabl- road, Judzo Vioton hLas promisod 10 summon anothor Judge to come horo and try the case as early et possible, § WESTERN RAILROAD ASSOCIATION, ‘Tho annual mooting of the Woestorn ltalirosd Asgociution will bo neld to-morrow in Parlor 44 of the Grand Dacific Hotel, commencing at 11 a.m. The report of the Executive Committeo {0 bothen prosouted will contain somo recom- mendations of important changos in, sud of ad- ditions to, tho work of tno Associatton, After the Ifluhn‘g, llllxlo memlmmwaI‘IX partake of a comphimentury dinour given 10 prop! of tho Uund{ eilio, g 7 e propi —— Why the Sun-Dinl Failed, az Adeier O1d Mills, tho opticiau at Now Castle, eold n sun-dial to Piman, o few weeks ngo, with tho sasurance that it was quite a’ rehablo nmo- kewper, About n fortnight afterward Pitman called &t tho shop and sad s “Say, Milly, that uun-ghial 18 ot worths o cant, 1Us o good 8a & timepicco any way.” ‘¢ Maybo you baven't got 1t tixed 1o o 5004 place,” waid Mitla, * Yes, I ‘bave,” replied Pitmaun, *But I tell you it won's waork, ‘Chero must be vometbing wroug about it" “Noj it's in porfoct order,” said Mily, DA you ever timo it by your watch?” v Uore tamly I did. 1'voutood clost to 1t a hundrod times oxactly at the even hours, and the cussed thing Ling uover atiuck tho timo oncat.” * Aler- ciful Moaca! Why, you didu't expoct it to strike the lours, did yon? Thundor! why it dou’t #iriko, of courso. It has no works iuside," ** ihat's what gets mo, said Pitman. *1ft ain't got nu msidos, how in 1t goin’ togo 2" * Alr, Fitwan, whore havo you locsted thai sun-dial? In tue garden 2"+ (iarden | graclous nol What do I want with a timeplece in the zurden It's huuf in tha sottin’room agin the wal Tueu Mills explained to Lim, and Pitmun bhus sluco traded the sun-dial off for a &4 clock. What Cumo from Taking o Short Cut Reading (P Tanze, On Bunday evenivg last two_ young Indies named Lizzie Bmith and Alico Blank, rosiding across the liue of Berks, ju Lehigh County, foll into au oro whate 14 fvet deop, uear tha Villago of Rothrocksville, The youug ladies were su- turuing from 8 protracted tmeetng, and, in order to lesson the distuscu homo, thoy took o short ronte acros the tields. White hasteuing aloug in tho darkness thoy foll uto the shatt, aud woull have sustalned serious injurles if it had not beon for soveral feet of water in the eliatt, which made their Ianding comparatively essy, Abey screamod vigoronsly for over an boue bofors thoy were relessed from thelr un- comfortable position. "Thoir screams wore finally heard by petaonn passing by, who op- tainad aesistanca nud raised them to tho rurfaco by meana of roves, ‘They had sustetned no norious {njuries, but their clothing was ruined. o e GRAND HAVEN. Lumbor=Gruit Prospects—flichignn b nnle Speciat Disatch to The Chieaao Trlbune, GnAND Havex, Mieh., Jan. 0.—Tlho proopects are, that not over two-thitds a8 much lumber will bo manufsctured horo in 1876 as inlate yoars, The large mill of Roynolds & Emiaw is \mrnt down ; soveral other firms will put in fow, i any, loge, and all run on a eLott supply. Many of the lugs aro already akidded in tho woods, but many other lots havo not been touched, and, thero bolug no suow nt this lato timoof the year, mattora wili Lo delaydd coitiderablv. ‘Tho weathor, though very mild heto for the past two weeks, Lins not been sufliciontly warm to start tho Luue, ua is olaowhero roported lu the Btato. Our fruit-trees will, therefore, oacape Ivjury, and, sinca the woud e fdlly riponed to the ouda of tho limbs, thoro ara fair prospects foragood fruit crop noxt seaeon. The cool 1ako-winas have heou of grent advantage Lo tho fruiv interasts of this soction. The Alichigan ulnl)-cnunl echiemo via tho Kala- mazoo River, Dattlo Crook, nud other straams, has revived tho iutcrest of partios hero, in Crand Rapide, Lonis, and other puints on Grand Rivor, in the subject, and calied toril slrong oz- pressiona of opmion that Grand Iliver, now navigablo for steain vosyely for nonrly 100 iles, audconuecting by the Rted Cedar Iiivar with tho Huron, the latgest rivor in Lnstorn Michi- gan, formn the best, if not tho only, feasible routo. No other ronts offurs such & good har- bor, nuch n lengtl of broad, navigahie waters, and Jusy probable expenso for cutting and focks age. THE BOGUS CIHARLIE RUSS. The Doy Confesaes Flin Decoption—ilo Ia It for Fusn, Dianateh to liostan Glabe, Nasnva, N, 1L, Jau, G.—'no_noriliern train srrived liero tins evening at 9 o'clock, bringing, smong othor passongors, the famous boy Jimmy Hlanchard, of Milfoid, who has been 1mpuosiog on tho credulity of tho good peoplo of 8t. Ai- bans, Vt. Ho was in chargo of Postmaster Croaby, of ilford, and o gentleman from St, Albans, A numbor of peopie waited nt tho dopot to sce him, When he was aboue an hour nway from the latter place aud saw no chanco of cecapo, he came around gradually to his former ways and mado & **cloan broaet of it," and, aftor some quastioning on tho part of his conductors, ho made a full nod fres confossion, Ho said that Lo wont to 8t Albaus sud other places bocaneo bo oujoyad it hio did it for fun, and ho would do 80 fgatu wheu Lo wanted a good sult of clothos, He was afraid to go home, but he know blis parents would forgive Ium for bia fronk, They kuosw ho was ablo to taka care of bimself, His presoncs in the I'ullman car of course caused conelderablo ntir and intorest amonp the pnesougors. The boy was tho centro of nttraction, the ladien espeoially paving him wmoro than ordinary attontivn, Ono lsdy wita claracteriutic enterprise asked him for his autograph, when ho looked up archly, and with o poculiar enrl of liw lip, naitod, “Which ous, Charlic Iloss or Jimmy Blanchard?" Tho story was tho subject of conversation all through tho train, and, when it bocamo lmown that he had confessod, tha usscngers camo in crowds.to got » glaoce av K\m. Whon ho arnived in thia city ho was taken to thio Tromons Huuse, where ho “way 1dentitied by Mr. Charles L. Wallaco, a former resldous of Mitford, A Mr., Gillis uara, ** You foolnd tho St. Atunws poople micely,” ‘Tho boy sald, **Yes, sir.” Other quostions were put,and Lo anawored them satinfactonily, eatablishing beyond a doubt his identity a3 Jimmie Blanchard, On being questioned abont s knowledge of lacalition in YPniladolphia, ho raid that ho bad gathered the information from various sources. Ho koow tho fomtly of Mr. lfall Bianton, bevauso they used to spend tho summer nt Mouut Veroon, abont 5 miles from his futhor's boyse, and ho had become acquaintod with the clildren. From | thom ho hiad learned o good deal, Mra. Stanton hie had novorsocen, but bis motoor ind a picturo accuiats idoa of ber appeatance. I think the boy bas vindicated bie reputation o a Lar, but fio has | not surprived tue Milford poople much, 1le wnl gohome to lus_ father's -houso to-morrow, and may bo expected to romaiu ut howno for about throo months, unless ho uccepts the offer of Mr, Rugg to becomo s adopted child, In that caso 410 will go back with Mr. Kempton, and mako Ly nomo i St. Albans. A LETTER FIOX MR. To8g, Sherift Morrill, of Kt Albaus, Vt., has re- :l:uml tho folluwing letter from Mr. Chriatiun K. loss: Puitaperenty, Pa,, Jan, 4, 1856.=D, J, Morri!!, Eeq., Shersf of St Alvana, V't —Dean 8tz I received your favor of the 30th with Inclosure of the pholograph of the child {n your charge, Tha picture han not tho falntest rescmbluncn (0 my son Charllo; Lestdes, ba fs much too old, My littlo Loy ia 6 yeirs and 8 mionthe to-day, Bome few thingn thoe oy has told ate correct, ! but could be learncd from circulars or nowspapers, #uch as Miss Cope, his Huniny-school teacher, nnd Dr. Dunton, our family physictan, In the matn, how- wver, Ll anawars ava far out of the vy, boy uever lived 1n tho city proper, Wo live mites aut in tho country, in o sparscly sattled part, Ha not know wiy boya fu Ibiladelphbs neyer went (o school; knew & part of hia alphobet; could not write, In fact, ho was o littlo Tellow, wearing dressca, whon hio was faken away, July 1, 1674, Mo haa 1o brother cillod Eddle, or alster uawed Mary, Wo do nat live fu a brick ouss, but in & stono Loune plastered ; du not liave any lired glrl nemed Lizzle, rivo suy connected sceount of travel ; Lo ia too young, i sent for Mr., ML Hill Btanton to come Lo the telegrupl oltico yomerilay, and gave Lim tho pleturs to shuw to | hia son Willle, with tto hope that we might bo sble to trace sometbiug couuoctod with tho child with you, 1fo returned this morning, saying hla boy could “not tell who hio wan 1 that bie lisd a achool teacher namned Miss Grant, and did not know any boys nawed Georgs 1illlings, Fred Burns, Mickey O'Lontiell, ete., 80 I _am unable {0 give you eny informntion where the child Dbelongs, 1tis mot an unmusual thing for children astray to call thotuselves Chartie Rotw, I havobod o number of inatances of this kiud, sud they aro most diicult to handiv, Lecausa persons reporing thom wiil not bo couvinced that I would kuow iy little boy after so long au absence, [ do take moro, pains to fne atigato theso oasze, and do mot give thom up tiil fully couvinced Iam right,which lias been done fu the resent instanco, ‘Thankang vou and tho citizens who invo taken such an {uterest in this moatter for thelr kindness (I could only wish their suspiclods wero cor. rect, and this long and great myatery was solvod by the ' roturn of may littlo boy Churlie), I amy mnst 1e- apectfully yours, CuussTiax K, Itoss, R a1 A LZomance of tho Min (Fofd Hill (Nev,) News, Iiec, 30, Thore lg such & thiug us tuo tnch na woll as too little coutiou. and the chances for lowui n faitune whilo gailing nuder tho colors of oithar are, potbaps, about oven. Ao fnstanes in whicl exc.sMive caution cams near robuing a man of nll g wpare cvin wan brought to our notice to- day, In the Crown Polut mine works a quiet unassaming man, who, by his most iutimata ne- quaintauces has never been hoatd to talk of his £tocks or mouoy, aud who up to a fow days ago, was suppusod to Lo in alnost destitute circutn- slances, Yestorday, or the day before, an inei- dent occurred which showed that he was not the pauper ho wns supposed to be. At tnat time Johu McLood, aftor going home from his day's work in tho miue, shortly returnod, aud calling the forcman to oue sido, disvlosed to him the fuct that Lo had by a nustako taken somu other man's bucket out of the mine, and that tha bucket, instead of contaizing a specimon ot crys- tanzed quartz which he bad placod 1w his own bucket, held £400 in coin and 800 iu miniug- stocks, MoLood Liad scarcoly finislied hus story before another mso, pale, hiaggard, and out of broath rushied up to the foroman, and ju accents wila asked: *Did yon seo bim? \Whoro s ho? Whero did be go 7" * After calming the excitud individual so that ho could talk coliorently, it way dlscovored that bo was owner of tho bucket which McLood has just brought to tho Aurface, ‘I'no ownor thoreof was shown his Lressuro, and with & wild cry bo gathered it to bis bosom snd went on bis way rojoicing, It sppears that over sinca the great Iiro in Virginis the mau had beon in tho babit of takioy the monoy with him to s woik, bemg sfraid to leave it iu his lodging- bousa o trust it 1 tho hands of & bauker, ~Had McLeod not boeu honest, that mau would now bo mourniug tho losa of ki §1,100. —_—— Romance und Kealitys Fara letter, This rominds us of the Duo do L, who saw Taillade iy tho rols of the luku of the Old Hegime take a piuch of wnull from s richly- jeweisd box, and thon daiutily biusl: away tho graivs that fell upon the ruffe. *“That's not it at all,” cded the Duc, *It's very elegant I dare msy, but its not the thing.” My grand- father, the old Duke, livea to the age of ¥3, snd bodid It s0" ‘The Duc ilustrated by taking an smsgivary pluch of souff, aftor which he wipold bLis Hugeis ov tho back of his trouucrs. As for the snufl o tho shirt front that kave kttlo con- corn, for it was always Lalf cuvered. | Aly little hout 1 1 Lavenio fdea that my Charifo could Tdward Comerford, 950 North Talated strest, Mrd, Alargarot Comorford, sged 82 years, Faneral Tucadsy, 11ih inet., ot 1 p, m,, by cars be Calvary, GLLLSON—The funeral of Mrs, Jehn Gleeson, ugbtcr of Micha) and Barsk MoNichols, will tska Plarn on Monday, Jun, 10, st 9:45 &, m., from ber late Toefilenco, 524 Wot Taylor strest, by carriiges to Huly Fandly Clurch, thence to Calvary Cemotery, KI:LLOAG~Hundsy morning, Jan. 9, 1870, of bron- chitl, infant son of Soyhronta & and Artemiua 4. Kek loKg, 34t 7 woekn and 6 dags, ineral trosa. tho rexidence of ita pareats, No. 194 Weat Sadisuns treet, Mondsy morning, Jan, 10, o4 Balfopest 10 o'clock, ta Graceland, Friends invited, LOOMIS—AL 100 Walunt aircet, at 3 o'olock Bunday morning, Jan, 0, of puoumonis, ""*our darling baby,! Willl Beowor, mon of Orcar Ji, Toomis, decessed, and Louia I, Loomie, aged 10 months and 4 ds; Funersl rervicen at (ho liouse, on_Tnesday morning st H oelock, Priends of ihe family ara fnvited. Re- zaadun whil bo taken to Marengo, I, MoKAY—Jan, 9, of lung fover, Mra, Anns MoKsy, wife of Willam McKay, sged 20 years, Funeral from Ler taty realdence, 803 Garroll avenue, on_ Tuewlay, the 1 fusk, at 10 o'cluck a, z,, to SE. Golambiill’ Church ; from’ thence by cars fo Calvary, Friends of the family are fnvited toattend witholf Turtuer notlee, §#~Rortland (3le.) papers plesso copy. HMITH~The funoral services of the lale John Bmith will taxo place to-day st 11 &, m., at hls Iate residen 04 Cannlport aveuue, thenco by cars to Roscbill, Al friends fuvited to atieud, £ 7~ Btoloybridge (Lancashire, England) papers plessa copy. TOYE—On the Bth inst., st his reaidence, No, 247 Fulton streel, Ivar Alexander Boyo, aged 10 years, Funeral to Uraceiand at 1 o'clo3k'on the 10t fnat, " SPECIAL NOTIOES. Electro Silicon. ‘This wondorful artlcle i1 a pare Infusoria obtained frow a mine In Nevada, vl probably depositod whien tho world was yuung. Lent matorial over discovorad for cloaning and polishlug Guld, tillver, Glars, dc. Itcontalna na grit or chomieals, and pollshes with greator brillianoy than any othor material. Ty it and you will basstistied. Suld Ly ilouse-Furnishers, Drug. plats, Jewolers, and Grocors, GILLET, Mo- BULLOGH & Stand 34 8 BUSINESS DIRECTORY. PRt nodichbeno o b aidmiodo d LUPIREY e - [y iows. g an Valkias Dientatt: bolss :Ill:!nnlhkfl!. aod R, R, Scrapers, &7 to 63 North Des- A U8, TENTE, AND WAGON.COVERS, LAGY AND IANNERS-COTTON DUCK. GILBERT IUBBARD & CO., Zul to N4 Honth Watarist., Comor FAILD! v, Ohidago. TWIRES AND CORDAGE ANILLA ASD BISAL RODE, Homp and Alanilia Cathyarm, Htoel aml Tron Wirs Rape, GILEERT HUBKARD & CO. IiF{lDMBUIIIh \Watorst., Uhl& . BAVINGS BANKS, P[UE SYATR SAVINGS INSTITUTION— b0 aud 23 Laiiallo- Cifengo, T, 8ix por cent Intorott naild on daposite, ‘CONFECTIONERY. bl e R OLLEBRATED throughont 1le Unfon—cxpresssd 1o sl parte. 1 M and upward 5, 43, 600 per 1. Addrees ordars (GUN'{1ER, Confea. Moner, Chicaga, _* 3 AUCTION SALES. WM. A, BUTTERS & CO,, + AUOTIONEERS, 108 MADISON-8T. ESTABLISHED JAN, 1850, TWENTEY TEARS AGO AT HOUSE™ 3T WEST MONROEST, GENERAL HOUSEHOLD GOODS, MONDAY MORNING, JAN, 10, 3¢ 10 o'clock, tha ene tiro torullurs of Dweiflng 517 Wost Bonroe-st,, con- wistingof Larlor, Clumler, and_ Kitchen Furditure, Carpets, Dads, Bodding, China, Dining sod Teaware, Pictures. &c, WA A. BUTTERS & CO,, Auctionoers, Administratrix Sale. 4,000 ROLLS WALL-PAPER, SHADES, &C., IN LOTS T0 SUIT PURCHASERS, TUEBDAY MORNING, JAN, 11, 8t 10 o'clock, at tha i #toro of tho lato Alex, Drake, northwest corner Madl- of her at_home, and #0 ho couid gIve o Protly | o s Ssnearaancsin. Wat, A. BUTTERS & CO,, Ausctionsors. LLIZADETIL DRRAKE, Administrotri Administratrix's Sale. Entiro personal effects of tho late Edw, Hofferman, CORNER UOTTAGE GROVE-AV. AND THIRTY-SEUOND-ST. Wednesday Morning, Jan 12, at 10 o'tlock, Ono open Liuggy, one Top Buggy, one Horas, Marness, and the entlro atock of Tools and Fixtures of tha Shop, MRS, M IEFFERMAN, Admiudstratrix, W), A BUTTERS & CO., Auctionoers. BUTTERS & C0.'S REGULAR TRADE SALE THURSDAY MORNING, Jan. 13, at §:3) o'clock, STAPLE AND FANCY DRY GOODS, ‘WOOLENS, OLOTHING, BOOTS, SHOES, AND SLIPPERS, Ou Sccond-T'loor Haleeroow, 108 Madizon-at, BUTTERS & C0.S REGULAR SATURDAY SALE. SATUNDAY, Jan, 13, at 9:30 o'clock, HOUSEHOLD GOODS, At Salerroom, 108 Esst Madison-at. » ey LY G. P. GORE & CO., 03 20d 70 Wabush-ay, Tuesday, Jan. 11. REGUILAR AUCTION BALE Staple and Fancy DRY GOODS. Tull Unes 'ancy Woolens and Knit Goods, Cotton and Woolon Hostery, Fanoy No ons, &o. Hats and Cops, Furs, Blankets, &o. Bhawls, Bkirts, Bonrts, Gloves, Mitts, &o. GEO, P, GORE & CO., i3 ¥nd 70 Wabasheay, Boots, Stioes & Rubhers In sensonablo styles, and o large assortmont, will bo sold AT AUCTION, 01 Wednesday, Jan, 12, at 9 1-2 a, m, prompt, GEO, I', GORE & CO., 68 and 70 Wabasb-av, By LLISON, POMEROY & CO. Auctioneers, €4 and 86 Landolph-at. First Houso Sale of the Year, 2 Entire Ho:xnehol_gl Furniture of Tesidence, No, 1509 Wabash-av. Monday Morning, Jan. 10, at 10 o’clook, Brusacls Cacpeta turoughout the housa; Parlor, Chamber, Dining-room and Kitchen Furnituze, ot ding, Crackery sl Glasawars, Bloves, olo,, elo. ' Fame Ny docllmng Louseksoplny ELISUN, PUMEIOY & CO., Auctlos SPECIAL TUESDAY’S HAL TUESDAY MORNING, JAN, 11,44 0:00 a'clock, ta eloss aut several consiguments of Farlor Bultes, Chame Lor Hets, Carpets, Stoves, Lounges. Your Largs, Thires Hmall Oylinder Deaks, must bosold to pay sdvances, Alxo our usual lure stock Gencral Iouseiold Gooda Four Standard Plited Bhow-Caaes. B feot each, e, , POMEROY & 0O, 81 and 8§ Rsndolp] iy By GEO. A. LLAVITT & Co,, Astor Placo, Now York, Dy order of W, B. Bhipinan, Eag,, Assignce, ART SATHE. Thursdey and Friday, Jan. 13 and 14 Tho entire colloction of Puintinys, Bronzes, Glocks, Orusmonte, Autiquo snd Attistio 'Furniturs, Drie.at Brac, ete,, belouging to WML DUNOAN BUTLER, t 1L Art-looms, 611 Broadway, Now York, 0 exhibition Monday morning, Jan, 10; Tho MESSRS. LEAVITY, Auctionears. Dy JAS, PP, McNAMARA & CO. 117 Wabash-av,, n. w, cor, Madleon. 2,000 cAaAsAS £ Boots and Shoes at Auction, at 9:30 o'clock, Tuesday Morning, Jaa, 1 BRUCE—At the revidonce of her parcnts, 290 Eist Erle street, Hulen Emily, {nfaut daug) of Juwes E, aud EaitlyF, Birucs, aged 11 monthy und 3 days, Fuoeral Monday, futh fust, at2 p. i, Fricuds ine vited. F¥-Clevelsnd and Akron (O.) papers plesss copy, CQUERYORD—Jan. 9, at the realdence of harsan, l Ao, frviciasy Uankrupt Reta'l Btock, Assignee Sale Of Baddlery ffardwars st 141 Lake at., Ob! 0, THe uadersigued, Asigues of Smith & Duncan, will close out ut Auction the eutire stock of Baddlery Hardware ou Tlmrlda{x, tho 13th of January, 1874, at 11 a'clock s m, The trade are respoctfully invited to attend, Jan, & 118, 29