Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 24, 1876, Page 8

8 'HIT CHICAGO'TRIBUNE: MONDAY, JANUARY 24, 1870. e e e e e e e oA - THE CITY. GENERAL NEWS. Apropon. of the caso of “Mr, Davie™ (ses Juadgoe Rogers' addross), gamblor and marderer, It han beon remarked if that beverage got him {nto Joliot, Lievoridge will probably let him out. 1t 18 proposod to take ' Julius Crsar ™ to B Youls, but thero a & hitch in tho nogotiations. The 8, Lonis managers sesort that the playor who {n cast for Mark sAntony must cut tholine " Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend mae _your ears,” becauss it would be considerod pers sonal. Bneak-thioves in tho West Diviaion yesterday got away with 825 worth of clgars from T, D. Craln, cornor of Clinton and Carroll stroots; & smaller quantity ot bettor cigars from J.F, Daloy, of No, 173 Dosplalnes stroot, and a $30 soat from W. J, Murphy, of No, 224 South Mor~ 3an street. 1 Busan Loomis,” eaid lier father to hor ono Woraing after her young man had boen to seo her, * why do you alwaya turn down tho gas whon Henry comen hero?” * But, ps, desr,” ropliod his dutifal daughtor, * you are always somplaining that times aro so hard and your Ras-bills ara Ao hoavy, and I wanted to ba as littlo of a burdon to you as possitae.” The manlcipsl suthorities of Philadolphialave ‘nvited the Mayor and Aldermon of this city to lend ndditional terrors to_tho Contennisl. Tho Right Honorablo Dick Demastlienes Hildroth Las roplied ns follows: *BEuogaigments with Qass Companys will provent me From axsepting youre innvitacion, but I ahall ba flattored to ’fi:slt"vrl:h you at your next santenial oolebera- on.’ At about 8 o'clock Satnrday ovening burglars snierod the atoro of B. I, Kean, No. 40 Market troot, by broaking out apanoof glassin tho Yosr door, Thoy abatracted about $50 worth of bata aud caps, and were gathoring together their plunderin_tho alloy, proparatory to carrying 1t »ff, nhen Officor Waters pounced down upon Jhom and landed them in the Armory. They gavo the names of Thomas Colo and Henury Sum- 201, A telegram from Middloton, N. Y., atates that 1bo trotting-Lores Bt. Julien, said to bo tho fast- st trotter of hisako on tho turf, was sold by Dr. Pooler, of Gosbon, to Mr, Humphroy, Judge Fullerton's owner, for California parlies, for £20,000, _Bt, Julion {s by Voluntoor, dam Clay- more. Ho wont on the torf last season, groon, and trotted fivo races, winning all of them, maldog a record of 2:223¢, o was eold two yoars ogo for 8600, - A tall young man abont an thin ns 8 groyhonnd In Lent waa brought up betore the Coutt on a chargo of insanily and incapacity for tho man- wgomont of Lis own affairs. A jury wasabout £0 bo impanoled, and_testimony adduced, when tho Judge eaid to the applicants for the writ: “No nocessity to call your witneeses, Hero's the writ. Take bim away and havo his Lead riaved. No ovidonco fa over roquired bof thus Court to convict & talt man who woar Ultator overcoat of insanity. Call tho next case, At G p. m, to-day tho groat dog-show will bo opuned to tho public in tho Art-Hall of the Ex- position bnilding, and, in counnoction with the poultry and pligeons, will make the finnst ox- bitition of domostic animnls over offered to tha public. Among_tho dogs will be an imvorted sotter that cost 21,000, a_St. Dernard from the kennel of tho King of Belgiom, the watch-dog Ihat passed throngh tho great fire in the vanlts »f tho Iidelity 8afe Depository, and many other raluablo and fino dogs of all ‘breeds, and vary- Ju welght from 2 to 200 pounds, A raw-boned youth of 16, witha preternaturally bass voice, camoa into the local-room last night &nd eaid 1o tho clty oditor with o mysaterious air: ** Hero, bogs, don't you want to mako $10,000 7" ‘Tho city editor eaid he did, if tho method of do- Ing 8o should provo corsistent with bonor. “ &'Imn," satd this young man, as ho epat ont & prown man's tobacco ration, *'you juss gimms o tickot to Philadolphia. That snoozor st St. Talbaus was o darn fraud. 1'm tho real article, I'm littlo Charlie Rore.* Tho city editor let him hn\'la‘ih undor the left exr, and resurned to his work, Last wook a book-agent catled on a 'yoman on T.oawitt stroet Lo 800 if hio could sell bor a book. Blio spiffed carolosaly whon he proposed the % Voynges of 8t. Paul,” with maps, in morocco, asked if ho took hor for a heathen when he at- lemptod todisposs of s family Iible, avd smd slie wasn't o woman's-rigliter when ho craved & moment wheroin to how Ler *Ths Womon of America."” Io despair his said: ** Well, I a’pose you wonldn't caro to oo ¢ Tho Lives of the Clergy f Brooklyn ?*** * \Vhat," said tho woman, **iait sl truo ? s it complete?” Tho sgont said it was, aud with tho remark that she must have it i shio had to s;o without o new dress, sha pur- chasod tho volume, told the girl ebo bad s sick hoadsche aud was going to lio down, and wouldn't bo at home to snybody, went to her bedroom, lockod the door, put an apron over tho Yovholo, looked up the index under the lotter "D, ond discovored that it was onoof the Ariest biographical booka avor written. A young and inexporfenced book-csnvasser Talied st the bouso of a pertly, middle-aged wom- 0 on Sangamon atroot Haturday and asked her lo subscribo for a now pictorinl family Bible in Lifty-two parta at 50 cents a part, doliverod week- \r *Madam," said he, ** hore, for instanco, is the 'Family Hocord,' which alone 8 worth the price of subscription. Place, yau seo, for insert- ing the namo of your husband, tlmo that your 1o hoarts were fizut duly licensod to boatas ouo through sunsbine and through financial crisises ; snotbor place for tho datos of the birth of the thildren over whose cradles you renewed your rows, and if—for, alas! death cuts down all both big and littlo,—you have iaid any of the loved ones tow {o tho clods of the vnllu{ and folt your treart feel like they do in the religious novels, nore is a page with & border of invorted torshes and forget-me-nots to record—" Ilsro he was mnterrupted, and it was ovoral boura before ho tould flad out why she hit him on the head with s broom-handle and throw bim down the porch- steps, Investigation, however, disclosed the Inct that sho had never had auy children, and her busband had eloped Tucsday with » woman who bad produced four pairs of twinu in five years, A LEAT YEAR TRAGEDY. They stood together in the entry beneath the anlf-lamp, *Then, Heory," ehe said, in a low roico, whoralu wera blonded determination, mol- sucholy, aud love, *‘you refuso my suit?" “Yey, Ella,” ho roplied, in acconta that woro frm, though tho epeaker'a volce trembled, *“ I wdmire you; L will bo o brother to you, and watch with pride your courso through life, and it sver troublo should befall you there will at least bo one {friend to whom you can coma for suc- tor; but I can wnevor, nover, bo your busband,” It Is mot bocaute I am poor, Henry ? Tor, O, if that wore ali, I coald toil ladly from moin till night for you, and strive ind win a homo for you, humble it might be, but suromn.” It s usoless to attetapt to induco ma to change my determination, Though I am Jut a poor woak man, I £an nover, never chango ny mind,” *Then, cniel young man, 8o fuir wud yet so falyo, farewell. To-morrow vou will 1ee my mangled remaizw on the lectufo plat- form, and know that Iv hae beon your work, But t wil bo toolute,” and, claspiog bim to her 080m in & wild ombrace, sho fled into the outer larkucey. TUE YLUMUER 8 DRIDE. Cuarres I.—A poor but honoet plumber loved passionately un? beautiful and accomphsiod ouly daughtor of & werlthy terperance lacturer. 3he returacd his affection, Lut the stern fathor forbade her to amociate with her lover, and said ihat it he ever canxbt him in tho Liouss he'd Tick Lim from hoaven to broakfast. Quarren IL—"Tho lovers mot by stoalth and vxchangod their motual vows. = * Fear mot, Hand, " waid thefgallant young plumber, ** for Old Probs ways tlist thoro is an area of low tompera- tare for the lakes and Northwost. To-morrow rour father's pipes will froezo, and frozen pines, uy Maud, my awn, are like love,—they level all. And now farowell.” Ile clasped hor to biw bosom and when thoy soparated she hada black Jpot on ber right check aud he had a taste of l?umuth,‘mugu. cosmotiqque, and pearl powder in I mouth, : Quarren J11,—The morrow came. The ther- nometor went down and coal went up, Ioya found it an noprofitablo investment tu test the quality of lamnp posts snd bydrauts with their wogues, Maud's father's water-pipes wore Irozen, e seut for a plumber to colne protiy blossed quick. BMaud's lover camo, lit a candle, stuck sowe lijghted uowsy aper under thosink, and said tbuy was friz about 16 feot dowa. Vlhaw, them,” smd the stern old man, # gud & movarcl's ransom shall be yours." I ssk not ko much,” roplied the noble youth. 4+ Naine your remard ; my children sre dyiug of thirss before my oyes, audilio hired woman says 1t won't wash, **Then," #ald tho plumber bold- v, " give me your daughter.” * Never,” cried tho haughty aristocrst, aud with ono kick he launched the plumber over the back steps, sud Surew his furnace and carpet-big after bim. Cuarrea 1V.~*I'll thaw 'om oat wyself, dum me if I don't,” eaid the old man, au’bo took o Jighted candls sad went down to tbis cellar, He found a leuden pire and applied ths flamo to it, “1iw! ha!™ he lsughod scornfully, *‘I had sether bo & toad and tcod fa the jvuesomo du- one of & vipor than pay & plumbor for & work can do mysolf, Hal hal hal" Tle bad hard- Iy uttered the words whon a tromsndoua ozplo- sion followed, and the first thing Le know he was oblivions of eversthing. Cuarren V.—{Whon ho recovorad he was Iying on a couch in his own houso, fle heard a smack, and said, ‘' What'n thunder's that?" * He livos, ho lives," cried hia danghtor, appear- ing at his side with a bLiack patch on her left cheok. *‘Evans bo praised,” sobbed tho plumber, as ho wipod some peatl-powder off his nose. ‘'O, pa,” sald hindaughter, *“you tried to thaw out tho gas-pipes| Bat Thomas sxvod you and turnod off tho cock, and the water is on Tears spravg to tho oyes of tho man, and he hnelily eried: **Thomas, take her; Maud, youare bis. Sond out tha seryant, and let hor order clorgymen for two. And now clear out, and do your hugging svmewhors elss, for it's anough to inaks & horgs eick.” *'Maudl® ¢ Thomasl" Tho end. i GERMAN DRAMA. PERFORMAXCFS LAST EVENING AT THE NZW CHI- CAQO AND IOOLEY'S THRATRES, Tho Now Chicago Theatre was crowded last evening with an audience composed of the elito of tho Gormana of the city. The particnlar magnot which had drawn there eo largs an sudi- enco, in epito of an opposition company at Hooloy's, wss the firat appoaranco of Miss FEmma Wieso, leading actress from the Btadt Theatro, in New York, with Mr. Aloxander Wurater's excellont Gorman dramatic company. Miss Wlese came here recommended as au sctross of groat powor and morit, and sho fully snatained her roputation by ber oxcollent act~ ing ‘lsst eveniog, It was not sn ocasy mattor for an actross to como and fill the placo of Miss Wolf, wbo was quito a favorite with tho thoatre-going pu blie, yot Mise Wiese miccoodod In ostablishing herself as o favorite at once and but few will bo eorry for tho clisnge that hns beou made. Whilo Miss Wolf is youngor nnd prottior than Misa Wicse, tho lattor ia undoubt- edly the better actress of tho two, capocially in tragedy, Her figaro {s stately and {mposing, and sho hes o very poworful nnd munical voice. Tho pioce which she bad chosen for bior debut was Scribe’s famous drams, **Ad- rienno Lecouvrour,” in which eho assumed the difiicult and emotional part of the title role, Sho austsined hor rolo throughout with s power and wkill but little inforior to that displayed in tho gamo role by Mise Mario Soobach, tho renownod Gorman irsgedienne. Bho was froquently ap- plauded, and called beforo the curtain at tho ond of overy act. In her excollont offort Mies Wicss twas well supported by thoso who assumed the other cliar- acters. Bliss Claussen played the part of tho Princess of Douillon very well, showing hersolf at homa in tragedy as woll as ju comedy. Mr. Donald, as Ccuni of Saxony, was as good as could bo desirad, and Mr. Koch, as_Michonet, could nat havo been any better. Mr, Mayer also descrvea praiso for bis rondition of tho LPrince of Bouillon. In fact all the actors wers well up in their parts, and the piccs wont off &3 satisfactorily as could possibly be desired. | .. IOOLEY'S THEATRE. * The new Cerman dramatic company organized by Mr. Metlhua to pll& in opposition to Mr. Warster's company made its tirat appoaranco at Hooley's ‘Cheatro last oveping. Owing to the attraction ot tho New Chicago, tha placo was not o8 well patronized Bs swas oz pected, tho * hounen Leing o llitle over ono-third full, Tho pliay prosonted wwas * Romoo and Jullet,” with Mrs, Methus Soheller and Mr. Anton Foollger In the loading rolos. Mrs. Bohollor i well knoswn horo as ons of tho ‘bost actroases in the econniry, and hor Juliet was froquentiv applauded. Mr. Foollger used to play in this city boforo the fire, at which time ho was a groat favorito. o has been in Cincinnati, where ho was well llkod. Ilis Romeo was quite accoptablo, but at the samo tims he {s far from boing & German Edwln Bootb, as alloged in tho play-bills, 'The rest of tho sctors woro mostly from Thicloman's Theatre on the North Bide. ———— \| ANNOUNGEMENTS- The bonch show of doge opens a$ 6 this even- ing. P The Rov. E. P. Goodwin will conduct ths noondsy prayer-mosting on Arcads court. An orror ocenrrod in the snoouncement of Mr, Fronch's locturos in Tox Trinuxz yestorday. Tho_trus notics isasfollows: Tho second of Mr. Fronch'a serios of lectures upon artistic topics—aubject, **Tho Amatour Caricaturists, Thackoray and Hooa"—will be delivered this evoning at 8 o'clock in the parlora of the Now England Church, North Doarborn stroet; and tho same locture will pa doliverod Friday ovene ing at tho Socond Prosbyterion Church on mfnhlzm avenue. g, THE RAILROADS, RAILROAD CONSTRUCTION I[N 1875, Tho lnst number of the Railroad Gazclte con- talua the annual rovlew of railroad progress in the United Statea, It shows that tho total of new rallroads conatructed during 1875 was 1,483 miles, agalnat 2,025 milos tha year provious, 8,883 miles in 1873, and 7,340 miles in 1872, which waa tho culminating of the railroad-building ers that followed sho War. The construction of last yoar, thongh lcas than for any previous yoar sloce 18635, is yot larger than soemod probable down to vory noarly the ond of the year. 1t is {rue that, nsually, the largor pars of tho track is 1aid in tho !ast halt of the yosr, but in 1875 the proportion bas been groator than for provious yoars for which thero aro any records. Thls leads totho conclusion that thoro was a slight revival in railroad-copstruction during the Inst half of 1875, and that thle work waa in tho most depresaed condition aince tho War during tho first half of tho year, Tbs total mlleage ot the end of 1876 was 74,121, Through lines do not make much of ashowing in the tables of now roilroads propared by the Gazelle, nearly all of thoso constructed having boon short, intend- cd mainiy to sorve local neods. Buch roads aro nsually paid for by tho communitios which they sorve, and aro not ofton built unless thoy sro neoded, thongh thoy may not be directly profita- ble. Tho falling off iu construction bea been grontest In tho South and Northwest, Tho ;au‘bnm Btatos, includiug all south of tho Poto- mac sud the Ohio, in 1872 bullt 1,343 mlles of now railroad; in 1876 bat 105 miles, which shows that rajltoad-construction has almost ceased thero. Tho Northwest in 1872 built 4,190 miles; In 1875, 475 miles. Tho cbange ia tho last caso i# not 0 uoticaablo from the uwsll amouns built Inst year, aa for tho truly onormous mileaga con- atrusted in 1873, whou it waa noarly three-fifths of the whola constructed tu the United Btates, On tho other hund, Now England and the sfiddle Btates, whers manufactures are moro important tlan sgriculture, and whers eapital has accumn- Iated, built as much raiiroad in 1875 as in 1674, aud noarly half as mach as in 1872 ; while the extremo Westorn part of the country, fucluding the interior Territories and ths Pacific Coast, have done much moro raliroad-buildivg than in 1874, »8 much as in 1873, aud threo-fourths as much a8 fn 1872, Now Englana and the Middle Hiatea last yoar aro crediied with alarger pro- portlon of the totsl mileage than for any pro- codlog yesr, The latter indood hiave 48 por cent of the whole, and botl together 85i¢ por cant, sgainst 1063 per cent In 1872, The throo Southe ocn groups wiich did 1834 per cont of the whote work of extension in 1872, and nearly 29 por cent in 1873, have dono but 7 per ceut in 1873. Fourteen Btates and Ter. ritories in which railroads axist added nothiug to their mileage in 1875, New York 0w tho lead in tho mileage eonstracted last year with 200 miles, California comung second with 175, and Itinois third with 172, Thea comae Penuaylva- uia 118 miles, Colorado) 114, and Indiana 109, Noother Btate has 100 miles, In 1874 Illiuois took the lead; in 1873, Texas; {n 1872, Illluocis again, Ithnows has 1,136 miles more railroad than auy other Stats, l*eunl)'luulutwdmg noxt and Now York being close bahind, B ‘Tue Kailroad (azete Lhinks that the statistico do not cloarly show what efcot hostile lsgisiation ey bave had on constraction : 1n Wisconsly, the only Btate actually besa exacuted, tie only B d waa builk to #ave a lsud-grant, vz prevent s eon! to the tille to oue, But most of orthwesteru Blates are so o newer have the laws havo an 20 gevorally bue Auancial fatlures, that the ceasation r&lm‘.;.m:rucunn wa1 10 be sxpected, however favorslle e, CHEAP TRANSPORTATION, ‘Tho anoual mestiug of the Cheap Transporta« tion Asnociation waa held at New York lest woek, In bis annual rapors dent Daker eald that Neow York muat have tranaportation and termi. pal facilition equal to those of other citles, or cortain clazaes of trade would lesve them. By this bo did not moan to say that it would not coaso to ba for & long time o come the chiof commercial city of the natlon, bod that the situation was such tbat it noeded active, enez- wotlo ofTort and hoearty co-operation on tho part of all classen of citizenn if they would hold the commores which favorablo circumstances had thrown {nto thelr lsp. To this end tho efforta of tho Asaooiation bisd beon bont in the past, and substantinl progresa had been made. 'They had advocated incroased appropristiona for the Holl Gato improvements ; the reduction of tolls upon tho canals and amendments to the constitutton of tho Btato, tonding ta asonre a better adminis- tration thoroon; tho grading of gralo, aad reduction of weighing and elovating charges to s proper polot tho construction of olavators at the termini of tho trunk lincs of railway, togethor with other improvements in thelr terminal facilitios for tho economical Landling of merchandies; and Isst. but not least, thoy had porsistontly adrocated proper facilities for rapld transit in New York,—all of which are ina fair way of boing roalized. ‘i'he excessive and fiatitious cost of their prosent railroad lines, and tho inherent defocts in sholr construotion and management, would scom to poini to tho absotutlo necessity 1n tho noar futaro for the con- struction of an fndependent fraight railroad be- tiveon tho Misstssippi Valley and tho soaboard, - An assocfation of this kind {n Chieago wonld undoubledly doa great deal towards guardiog thoe interoats of this city agatost tho ra) ty of tho various trunk linos, It would bo a standing monaco agnainat tho tendoncles of theso lines to discriminate {n favor of othor compoting points, o THE FREIGHT ACENTS The Goneral Frolght Agonts of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, Chicago, Rock Island & Tacific and Chicago & Northwestern Railronds, better known as the Towa pool lines, held a secrot mooting yestordsy aftornoon at the office of Mr, Wadsworth, Goneral Agont of the Eria Railroad. It is underatcod that tho object of tho moeting was to consider moans to fight the now line to Omaha lately formod by the Chicago & Alton, 8t. Lows, Kaneas City & Nortbern, and 8t. Joo & Council Bluffs, Tho pool lin }nrllmlnrl_v bittor ngainst tho Iatter rosd bocauso t broke tho agreomont which it ontored into somo time ago not to compsoto for Chicago busi- nesg. They will take all possible mopas to dis- criminato agaiost tuis line, THEILLINOIS CENTRAL. Tho Gteneral Manager of the Illinofs Cantral Redlroad has just issucd tho following important ciroular to tha officers of his road : To the Officers of the Iltinois Centras Ralroad— GENTLEMEN: The yesr 1875 is now closed, and the re- suits of our inansgement of this propecly ars known, In some respects we bave roason to feel thab our elorts to cconomize have borno fruits, although the uct zestlta of the past year Liave not como up 10 our exvectations. This sduionishes us that ronewed efforte miist be put forth by ovory officer during the year 1816 to prodiico betler fesults than the last yoar has glvenus, The foliowing are some of tho matiers awlich, If cloasly watched, will, I'am sure, Lelp us to accomplish what wo deaire: Grester caro must Lo ob- served to avold accldents or damage to persous or proporty transported over our fosd. Requiro Feugwed care on tha part of ‘the’ employos o provent njury and dsmege to ihe Comyany's progeris, Economy in the use of suplics and tuateriala of every kind, Ny othing we ean do without, Mako whiat wa have on hand snawer, rather than buy now suppliea or materials, Aliow ho more engines or trajus to bo run than are necessary to do ths busiuess offered. ~ Avoid hauling empty cars, when poutible fo do so, aud particularly bauling emply cars n both directions, Require Train Masters to pass fre- quently over their sections; not only (o observe the movemants of tralos and employes, but o eee that the wants of thelr scctions are proporly suppliod. Ran traing at slow speod; this savos track, roling-atock, snd machinery, and inaures safety. Soo lhfltgfl more o o the soad, ihan is necessary o the Lustucss cconomically; #nd - slso stationoty, fuel, oll, otc, Are not rily usod or wastod, Cub off &0 expenscs posaiblo to do, in every branch of the sor- 3 the savivga which ay bo accomplished in this way will produce a larga stnonnt of net revenuc. Deal Justly and fairiy with sll your employos: then requira each one to perform his dutics falthinlly; allow no s0rt-cominge to be ovatlooked ; officers and omployos st be made to feel that it {a their duty tv serve the Compnny with deyotlon and fidelity, Lot here bs the fallest and freest intercourso at all imos bétween su- reclors and subordinstes on all mattars affecting the wsinicas and operations of the rosd. The owners of this property expect good reanlis at our hands; with tho clone of the present yoar they must not Lo disape yoloted. Very truly yours, Jaates O, OuAnk, o %" General Mansger. e R ANOTHER JAIL DELIVERY, Michnel MeDonough ot Liberty. At Iast the colls in Lthe Armory have boon teat- cd, and havo bLeen found wanting, exactly as Tur. Tawvxn predicted immedintoly aftor tho bulldiug was comploted, and, though the proof has boon over a year in coming, it camo last night In eo unmistakable a maoner as to convinco even those moat skeplical poople, tho builders of the jail. With this proof Lns also como the downsight condemoation of every call, not alono {n the Armory but in atmoat every othor polico-station In the city, proving thom ns unsafo as mero wooden bara, For somo time it Las boon thought amoug criminals thal the Connty Jall was ti:e oasioas fail in tho world to forco (s employed at stations, or fn erslion of transact got out of, and henco bus fow of thom thought - of attempting to break the colla in which thoy were confined provious to being sont to tho County Jmil. Now that tho secret is out, the polico may as well un- lock the doors of tholr jall, snd scoure thelr vrisonors at tho polnt of tho muskes, for there 13 no longer any safoty to the lock-up keeper or the commaunity et large, so long as dosperata charactors are cagoed in more papor sholle with formidable weapons Iaying all about them. - The foundation for these condomnatory re- marks i8 tho fact that at B o'clock last evoning, a notorious burglar and deeperado coolly sud do- liberatoly forced open the door of the coll in which Lo was confined, walled up stairs into the main room of the atation, and thonco out into tho streot. His namo is Michael McDonough. Ho waa arrestod by Detoctive Flanigan a few days ogo, and has _beon kept in what is koown a3 ' tho - Bocrot Taw" in the ‘mufi' a placo where all suspected ctiaractors aro contined during the time which tho polico are hunting up evidencos againsb them proparatory to brinj hu;thnm ioto court, Ho way firet piacod in Cell No. 17, slong with two other characters of his own stamp, but yesterday morning thaywerojtranaterod into.Coll No. 18,” which 18 the forthcat eouth cell fu the row. At about 6 o'clock last evoning, tho lock-up keoper, Mr, Gubbins, was roquested by tho occupsnts of the row to turn on thowater, an tho cella wers in a fllthy condl- tion. Ho did so, and allowed it to run for a lit- tle mora than two hanrs, whoa they complained that it was tlooding tho floors of the cells, At about 8:30 o’clock o went around to tho south ond of tho row to turn off the wator, leaving the door oronlng into the corridor open, Whilo the keeper was turniog off the water MoDonongh foreod tho door of his_coll open, and walked doliverately up-atairs and oot at the front door of tha station. Returning, the keeper noticed tho door ajar and st onco gave tha alarm. Two ofticers followedin hiot pursuit, but loat sight and track of thorofuges in McDouald's lumber-yard, oa ‘I'aylor atrect, A glance st tho coll showed at once how tho Job was done. On sach side of tha cell are com- mon hard-wood bonches which are aupported by brackets of Lieavy wrought iron, one bent ond of which s rivoted "to tho berch, whilo the other ond is sunk into a mockot in tho masonry to ,tho depth of sbout three-fourths of oo B iuch, =~ The doors afi‘r tho cells do ‘ot fit * closely ot , thers boing ahont three-fourths of an Inch betweon the out- side bar of the door and tho adjolniag barof the faco of tho coll. It waa a very osay matter to wrench one of the Iron brackota from off the bench, aod tmedistely the prisonor possossed a most powerful jimmy to pry opan the stoutest lock, with such a purchase as tho non-fitting doors afford, With &0 formidablo a woapon he might have given the keoper a blow that would have silenced him forever, while the latter was bending dowa to shut off the water, ko choso the wisur coursa of elipping out, leaviog the keepor to surrow at a jail-dolivery ho osauot ba blamed for. anito rejoico that the falfow had mercy on his Life, . Evory door in the jnil is made in the same way, and aa thero aro eight of thess Iron brack- ots i each call, thore ls 0o reason why the ruse will not successtally work once more, Tho inyestigation that followed this dolivery nhowed Lhat several of the brackets were quito logse, showing tuat tho trick has boen trisd bo- fore, and had only failed because tho rivet re- fuecd to give way. Incell No. 18, in which Mo- Danough was confinod until yesterday morning, one of the bars was fourd to be very nearly dis- todgod. A fow boara' mors work wonld have given tha fullow the weapou Lo ao readily found 1n the other cell. At last accouuts McDonough was still at large, with half a dozen **Ay cops™ iu hopeless pur- sz, — Baby Dresses, 11 {n s certain fack tbat bables sre lavariably good- natured when dressed in garments made en the light. rusoing Domestic. This faet bas pusaled many phile os0phets, but is none tae less trus, Lundborg's Perfumes ¥ ke natural dowess and bouguad® ) GRAPEVINE GROG Collector Webster QGetting the ‘Views of the Distillers on the - 4 Capnclty ” System, How tho Tax Is Collected on That Basis in Prussia—Frauds and Rings Unknown, One Unfortunate Distiller Sentonced to Fifteen Years for an Attempfcd $500 Swindle. " Oapaoity Tax" Will Do Away withan Army of Gangors, 8torckespors, and Othor Offcials, COLLECTING THE TAX, TO® BISTAM IN YOOUE IN PRUSSIA. In view of tho frauds committed upon tho rov. enue by the Whisky Rings, it bas becomo a rather serlous question whether our systsm of collocting tha revonue on spirits is the bost under the sun. The lessona of the past eight or nina montha clearly Indicats that Yo prosent aystom I8 capable of being porverted into an ovil disastrous in its offects both to the Goyernmentand to tho causo of publio morals, With a full knowlodge of thosa facte bofore thom, soveral thinking por~ sons are carsfully considering our syatem and that in uso in Prusels, the goneral rosuls being docidodly favorable to tho lattor, as belng tho eimploat and at the samo time tho safest metliod of collecting tho tax on diatilled epirita, 1t is woll known that Gon, Wobster {a now work- ing up tho subject, gotting tho opinions of dis- tillers and othors supposed o kuow, with the design of {ncorporatiug tho result of his in- vostions In a roport soon to bo submitted to tho CGommissloner of Internal Rovonuo. Knowing that considerablo interest fa felt in tho subject, n Tripuse reportor last Baturday sought a cer- tain distillor in this city to obtaln from him, if possible, & copy of the Prussian law, and to got bis own porsonal views upon tho mattor. The gontloman was unablo to give the reporter & nary of tho Jaw, which he liad tried to obtain for himeolt for snmo time past, but he Luow enough about it to say that It 1s founded upon the syatem of taxing distillerios an THZIR OEATEST CAPACITY. Ths reportor askod tho gentieman whother ho was in fsvor of the systom, and tho distillor be- gan to discourso in this stylo : Distiller—\Why, it is the only correot syatom in vogue, In this respect wo havon't improved upon tho ways of the Old World, for undor thoir oxuiso lawe no such thing as a Whisky Riagara ateal of any wagoitude was ovar henrd of. IL.—Do you think s syutem liko the Prussian would work well tn this country ? D.—\Yhy, I don't seo why it wonldn't. Thora are onough people in the United Htates who are oble to estimate to n cortainty tho greatest pos- siblo capanity of o dintillery, avd then lot all the tax bo nmlp}{ 80 much a gallon on that capacity. R.--Would thore bo any possible chauce of stoaling under such o rogulation ? D.—Bome feliows might attempi to run oft their mashes in trolvo hours, but they wouldn't got near tho quantity thoy would obtaln by work- ing on the forty-eight-Lour plan, or, botter still, tho saventy-two-hour plan. In their haste to get in a now mash and thoir attempting to run ovor their capacity for a cortain time, thoy would loso tho valuo of a portion of tho mash in the difforence in tho quanity of spirits prodacod, In tho Jong run they wonld find thatitdid not pay, while the distillor srho worked it logitimately and didn't crowd hia capacity would find hio was do- ing a bottor businesa than the othor fellow, who would saon give It up. R.—Bat won't the Department bo abla to col- loct their taxos without any troublo, and with no robability of frauds, after this whisky business Fu straightoned up ? D,—Yaos, fora year or go. Dut after that timo, when o Prosident is to boe elocted and monoy is nceded for aswmpaign purposes, why the - VALYEA WILL DE OPENED, and the business will not bo watched with that closa scrutloy which is now being observed. Whila thoro i8 & chinnco to steal, somo poopls will always- find opportunities, §if thoy aro 8o disposed, and take tho chances of being oaught. But whero you tax & man so much o gallon on Liy groatost capacity, whother bis diszfilnr_v rune all tho Lime or not, and bold him stnictly rosponsible for tho tax on that capacity, his {un't golog to _mako anything outsido of what is logitimato. Tho honoat dis- tiller will endeavor to got just as much as posei- blo out of n mash, sud the Government docen't cara for that. Thoy havo calculated his greatast asible capacity, sud ho will try to attata that, ut a8 for running over that capacity, bo will fiod it protty hard work, I wish we lad that Prussian law ab liand,—I havo tried to gt & capy of it woveral times. Ono of oy Gaugers is o Gorman, and perliaps he knows about it. The gontleman horo callod ono of Lis (augers, Mr, 8,, and asked him if ho waen’t & Prussian and if Lo didu't koow somothlog sbaut the law. * Yea," said Jr. 8., ** my fallier was s diutiller In Prussia and I know & good deal about the workings of tholaw, In tho first placo, the taxis o tax on the DISTILLEN'S GREATEAT CAPACITY, Thorearo o Governwent Gaugers or Blore- keopers employad in s distillory, tho ouly ofticer beiug what wo would call horo &n Iuspector or Buperviaor. = 1t.~Would you be kind enoughto state a littls moae?ylmw\uly how tho distillories aro oper- ate 8—Well, on tho first day of ovory month the dintillor wales a declaration to the Inspector of how much bo proposes to run duriag the month, with a atatomont as to how tong be will keop each mash in tho tubs, eto, His Buporvisor bag Lis dosk in tho distillery, and whonever Lo goes thaers he can toll how far euch o mash has gono by conaulting thas application, or declaration, and Ly noting tho time. Tho distillor 1s0't going to crowd, becauso, for ono reason, ba knows he can Rot moro out of the mash by working it a longor time, The capacity ia caloulated at 80 many gal- lons por month, and a tax of abuut 20 conts & gollon 18 imposed, This tax is paid In advance, and when a maa {8 well knowo, and bausn'’t the rosdy monoy, tho Governwout takes bis note for tho amaunt dne. It.—In this officer under bonds ? H.—No; such a thing {¢ nover hoard of in QGermau distillorios, Tho Buporvisora are gon- erally men who hiave grown up in tho army, and are takon off tho army list and put into the Civil Bervice, whero they romain for iife. on good be- havior, 8lould thoy becoms too old todo the work, they aro BETIAED ON PENRIONS according to tho number of years they have servod the Governmont, 1.—There {s no difioulty, thon, in the Buper- ;xhum'ln h?p\nx an account of the progross at the ory 8,—Noj be goesin and unlocks his little desk, looks at tho spplication, reckous tho Lime and finds out just how far the diatillor has gone on guch a day. 'T'hoy know nothing of atamps or m‘yf.h ing 0f that kina. t,—Then the lfiuudl aro freo aftor the capacity tax has boon paid, H.—Yes, thal’s the ond of it. R.—Has thls Iaw proved a succeas ? B.—Decidedly, 3 ll.d-?md you over hoar of oy attempts at £ 8,—Buch an attempt thoro 1 tho rarest thing In the world. In the ftst place it would be scarcely any object for the people to try to chest the Qovoramont, becauas tho spiritsaro socheap and tho tax £0 Jow thore, that it is nob all op- prossive ; and in the pecond placo such an at- tempt would not be wike, for it 18 alinost certain %o be diacoverad, aud then the penaltios are vory sovers, including the conflscation of all the diu- tiller's proporty, as well ae imprisonment for a term of years,—gonerally, not a whort ous, either, No cases are compromised thore. Tho Govercment lnlgucmr gota his avidenco aud the trial conuumes sbout balf au bour, 1.—Do you recolleat sty particutar justanco ot an attempt of this kind ? . .—A wan 1 once xuow in Gormany, now one gaged in busivess in New York, but ai tnt time tho propristor of a littlo Gorwman distiliery, com- mitted soms irregularities, amouuting to not more than €400 or 8500, ie was tried, con- vle‘ud. Lua property seizud, and bs was sont to vrison FOR PIVTLEX YE4DS. N.—How did he mausge to steal anyiblog? B.—~Well, 1t wuy just ti ‘Tho law pro- vides tha when auy of tho mesh ruus over the ferwonting-tub it mustnot be used, but is thrown away. Ofcourse you know thst when the yeast 18 pyt 1nko the farmenting-tub tho wash expauds dufing the process of fermentation, and & part is Uikely torun ovor the sidos. Now this man thoughi be would be smart, 8o ho bailt arim around the top of the tub large enough to hold all that would run over, and made aud flited it oo to the tub vury carefully, so that the oificer could uot osuily detect the trick. Now, wheu he lad thia zim o, ke wied 40 ncreass his mash Just a little evory dnfi. and flually he got the ining down to such a floe point that he koew just how much to putin without having any ran over. Thoe officor thought it was rathor flunnr that no mash should avor be spilied, and nally he bogan lo INVESTIOATE TIUZ MATTER, with the reault I havo atated, J2,=-\aa that the only (natance that ever camo ur.dor your observation? 8,-~Yo8, and about the only case X ever heard of. H.—T shonld like to know how thoy rate the oapacity? H,—By very oloss measurements of ths for- monting fubs, and by allowing so much time for each fermontation. i R.~It's & wondor momo of thom don't crowd n, H.—They know there_is no profit in orowding in, Onoe'in a whils a distiller may do it, but tho loss in crowding ia just as much as the tax would smount to, For every 25 0ALLONS OF MAST they pay 1 groschoen, about 8 cents in our money, which really amount to about 20 cents a gallon on the yield, They pay this, understand, on the manh, for the Goverbment has nothing to do with the spirits and doosa't tonch them, R.~Thero ia no need of Gaugera or Store- keoporn, s B.—y¥ot at all, The Govornment officer never goos inta tha wine-room and has nothing to do thore. Iis whole duty conaista in watching the formonting tubi R.—All ‘tho are thoy not ? B.—Yen ; and the conntry Is divided off into rovenuo districts. Oficers are generally ablo ta find out whethor au{ illteit, or unregiatercd, 8tills hiave been atartad in their respoctiva dis- tricts, and they are promvtly closed np and their proprietors punishod. R.—How long bas this law been in oxist- ence? 8,—1It han proved ao complots and perfeot that thoro have beon no changes in it for the past fifty years or more. R.—Thera aro no such restrictions 3 Govern- mont locks ou the tubs, aro thore? B.~Nothlng of the sort. Tha distille- ry russ right sloug without any such noneonee, the Inapector coming in avory day and taling tha whalo stato of things inata glance. When, for any cause, tho distiliory Alops ‘running immodiste information muat ho given to tho ofticor that such is tho fact, and he comes and snals up tha tubs, tho botler and sll tho distilling apparatus. By this means, you 800, tho distillor ia not forced tn pay a tax ot WHILE NOT BUNING, and of coursa he uses duo hsste In giviog the oflicer information, Whon the distillsr wanta to grind again, tho officer comes and looks st tho #oals to seo if thoy arojundiaturbod, and if avorylhing is all right ho takes off the soal, and tho distillor commences to run again. To show you how strict thoy aro in tho managoment of tho distilleries, my fatuor was onoo compolled to pay nbout £50 fine bocause s man happened to #coop up some of tho mash lylng on the tloor, whon the law 18 that it shall rowmain there until it is carried ot of tho distillery, R.—Whisky riuga are rare inatitutions thon in Gormany, aro they ? B8.—Why, such a thivg wss nover henrd of thore. You muat rocolloct thoy have no such Iargo distillorios thore as wo bave hore, I anly know of two commercial distillerioa in the coun- try, and thosa are quito largo; but tho rost are yory amall—running, esy, from five to twouty barrols a day, IL.—Thore is no_partinlity toward partioular distillorica, {8 thore ? z 8.—No ; all the distillories are troated aliko, und tho bost diatiller OETS THE BEST RETUDNS, ‘If a men geis four or ocight quarta tothe busliol it ia all right, p 'he Government Lag dobo fia daty “and meen that tho man can't crowd . hla capacity, and that's all that is necoseary, The best dis- tiller will kuow just bow long it takes to work off a mash in order to ges tho most out of it, and tho Government doosn't object to that at all. It sees that he lives up to bis monthly declaratlon, and that Is all it has to do. I thiok I can get the 1aw for you iu a day or two, nod then you can nee it for {uurmlr. Comae in and sos mo again, and wo'll look it over. “The roporter, thanking tho gentloman, aff’ promising to call again, withdraw, g . Gorman distlllors ars rogistered, , INFORMATION WANTED. THE SPIRIT TRADEES' BOCILTY, *JIo connection with the subjeot of improve- monts in the mothod of collacting tho Internal Rovenuo, the Buroan of tho * Wine and Spirit ‘[ragdery’ Bocloty of tho United Statos” has [ately issued the followng ciroular-lotter to all tho lesding distillors in the country, BUnzAU Or TE “ WiNe AND Brinrr Trapens’ So- CIRTY 0P TuE UNITZD STATEG No, 125 PLANL-6T., New Yons, Dea 17, 1876.—We, fhe unders'gned, have been appolated by fhe Wine and Epllt Tradery® o- clety of tho Unitod tatesa commities for the pur- posa of suggestliig a pian to be recommended ta Cane grean at ita presont wesslou, for a botler methiod than o ono iow i focs (or callacting tle tax oa distliod rits, *TiC e bern suggested that tho Nevenus systera may bo greatly improved and simpliied 80 us to ‘securs the ypayment of tho wholo tax ou tho distillry premisce, and roltove tho trado of many so-calied chocks, which bavo provod mera cavers for fraud, and we havo tho Bonor to request that you will give 'ns your visws on 1hts subject, and also on those of exportation, and the time during which spirite should bo allowed to remaln in boud befors paynient of tax, C. McK, Leaner, Chairman ; William M, Flicas, Frank- U Ednon, George W. Kidd, John ‘[tacey, Jr., W, E, Booraem, John Liensn, George Dsyton, John Grifith, I, Schleifar, 0, A, DuVivier, —— BITTERS. THAT CLAUSSENIUS MATTER, It was rumored yosterday that the Govern- ment {a abont to tako further action regardiog thoe sale of Imported liquors by Mr. IL Claus- sonius, the German Consul in this city, without having pald the Government tax thereon. It wilt be romembored that on the 7th of this month the United Btates Collector found a large stock of Bouekamp Dittors fn tho possesslon of Mr. Claussonius oo which the tax had not been paid, and sult was brought againat him. Mr Claussenius, howsver, couvinced the Collector that the sald bitters was forwarded to some houso in tho United States by Mr. Albreobt, of Prossia, who subsequently learned that tho houso was not in good financial standing, and thoroforo diracted the goods to him. Fifty boxos of tho cousignmont, Mr. Claussenius atsted, Liad been sold which did not havo tho stamps re- uired by the Government, he boing unaware that such goods needed to be stamped. 1o do- clarod hile entiro willingnoss to stamp the goods 10 his possoesion and pay the tax on those sold. After a warning to bo more careful in the future tho Colloctor dismisned the cags, - It is now alloged thab Mr. Clanesenius has boen doaling in bittors for sovoral yoars past, on which no tax was pald, and several saloon- keopara aro sald to Lave boen bofore the Col. loctor giving ovidence to the effect that thoy had purchasod bittera from Mr. Claussenius long bo- fore the time ho claimed to hava received tho cousignmont of Mr, Albrecht of Prussia, In connoction with this rumor it was on dit that the (orman Ministor at Washington had taken cogoizance of Mr. Claussenius' liquor transsotions aud convoyed to him a gentle hin that his resignation would be accoptable, passiisiadicedy MILWAUKEE. VIA WASHINGTON, Spectal Diapatch to The Chicaon Tribuna, ‘Wasuminoros, D, 0., Jan. 23.—It is expscted that the completo exposure of the Milwaukos Whisky-Ting will bo mads by confession on Tucsday next, — MISCELLANEQUS, A LITTLE HTOUT. Dispafeh to Cvncinnati Gazelle, 81, Louis, Jan. 21.—A little story, not authen- ticated, but atlll worthy of attontion in connoc- tion with tho AMoKea trisl, comes from ontsido 8), Louls, It sppears that ab the lost seesion of the Qrand Jury at Hpringfleld, Ill, varlous mattors were brought up concerning which nothing has yot been made public, but of which somothing bas got ont, as i always tho cage with Grand Jury Em“mlnfix' Tho oue point of intorest which 89 0ome direotly ia to tho effact that members of the Bpriogfield Grand Jury wero made aware tuat a memberof the 8¢, Louis Whisky-Ring yet uncouvicted had offored to the Government the sum of $100,000 as & compromlse 1a_ his parsicu- lar cave, which offer had been refused by the rosecution, This offer could have come from 1t one tan, as it In asserted that the man who made the offer is nos o rovenue ofllger, The wsory may bo only a fabrication. —_— ‘Tho Figes of 1873, Inauranse Chioniale, ‘hn-“hnnlmwngc‘d t‘a l::rn :xnp durlng the ,l).flz Paat proparty to the valae of $56,535, of which loss 04{63]. 00 was distributed by me iosurance, and the remsinder—a near- Iy squal amount—1ell exolusively upon the owa- ers. The tax we have paid to the */ fire-flend " amounts on the aversge to about §10 per sn- num for each productive lifsin the sounkry. And of this tax 75 per_ocent, moderate com- putation, vaa infligted Dy csusea estirely proe renhblu—chlefly by carelosaness and Incondiar- [, Of tho total Tons, #55,073,600 was causod by the burning of 3,002 ¢ apacfnlu." and ou acconnt of this the Inanrance companies natd ©28,052,- 890. October bravely maintained ita reputation #8 thomost dieastrous month of tho year, the lognes duriog that month boing $12,053,005, Htrangely enongh, tho montha of March and Heptembor, notorious a8 mouths of turbulont winds, show (ho loast losa—£4,005,400 and $4.876,760 respeotivoly. But tho chlef foaturoof cor combllation, and that which gives it & valus mot eastly to bo cal- culntad, Ia the report by months of special hazarda burned in this country and Canada. Tho agent and tho solleitor who wishes to con- viuce the ownar of any spocial hazara that hin property is liable to Lurn, and tho established r-ln'l Is not oxtortionato, has only $o produco thls tabla, Firat 1n_the nurmber como hotels, of which no lesa thou 837—noarly ons por day—wore burnod during the year. And thoso burnings were dis- tributed pretty evenly throughout the year, Hotels bnrn In'all soasons—~in seaton and out of sonson, and, {n sl latitudos aud longitudes, Noxt fu tho list como sawmills, of which 201 burnod—tho groatsr *‘mortality! being in the summer montlis, whon many of thom sre idle, Liquoratoren make a brave effort to keep up with hotela and sawmille in_inflammability, but only 168 of thom succoeded in gotting burned. Drug storea—which evary druggiat will tell you never burn~come in & good fourth, with 133 burnings, Restnurants aro closs after them, with 120 ; and 110 livery stables wore converted inio chariots of firo, Thon como 107 losses on furnituro factories, 90 on machino ahops, 78 on flouring milly, 83 on planing mills, 78 on carpenter shops, and 73 on blackamith shops. Cunrches and lumbor-yards and pablio halls burn yory. cwnlyf 76 churchos, 74 lumber-yards, snd 72 public halls. ‘Tannorieh and woolen-miils, nowapaper of- fices, and printing oflicoa keap cloas togother fn tho raco for destruction—ffty-one of each of the grut threa burning, and forty-oight printing of- con. Cotton-mills, cooper-shops, and carriago facto rles make about tho same contributions to the total numbor of losacs, and wood-working oatab- lishmonta of overy kind do thoir utmoat to swell thp aggregato. DButthis table must not be mintaken for & guide by which the rolntive inflammability of difforent hazards can be computed. Becauso it rocords tho burning of thirty-six browerica and but ono cellalold factory, it would bo absurd to infor that broworien wore thirty-six timoes =s hazardous ag collulold worke, Thoro were about 3,600 broworiea in tho cauntry, Thora was but one manufactory of colluloid, and that burned, Tho valuo of tho table is in ils accuracy and ocompletencas, aud in tho fact that it domon- stratos to the awnors of {solated specinl hazards, impntient of tho prominm chargad them for in- surance, and to local agonts whoso observation and oxporionce aro only local, {hat auch _hazarda will burn, aro burning constantly, snd that no fair or adoquato tarllf of rates can be mado which is not mado in view of tho entire fleld throughiout which indemulity is sold, and the opnration of tho Isw of averago wherae it hsa ample vergo and scope. _ IOWA. Stnte kRorticultnral Socfety — State ¥eaeo Socloty—State Temperance So- clety, Special Correapondence of The Chicago Tribune. Dzs Moiyes, Ia., Jan. 22.—The Btate Forti. cultural Socioty awardod promiums on applos as followa : i Beat collection of seedlings, 1, R, Teller. Tieat scedling, James Smith, Des Maluce. et colloction of apples, Jamen Bmith, Des Molnes, firet promiuta; L. R, Toller, second premitim, Dest six variotion'of apples, J, N, Dizon, irst pre- Jamon Hmilh, tocond premifur, pt spccimons, James Smth, ats of seedlings, Jamos Sinith, fret preminm; oller, second premium, lest applo, * Doa Molnen,” James Broith, No man in ths Weat hna done moroto promota apple-growing than Jawes Smith, More than twenty years ago, ho took the first promium on apples at tho Nutlonal Fair in Chbicago, one of the boat exhibitions of fruitasen in this country. For a dozen yoars, bis orchard has been blightad ‘with canker-worm. ‘Tho past season there was fi:humd from the orohsrd over 4,000 shels of applea; aud yot lowa cannot raiso apples, At tho Exhibition koro this weok, all scctions of tho State wore represonted, and tho show of apples was superb,—nover equalod 1n this Btate. 5 Eflgz, - TEAR CULTURE, Ar, Yock, of Davonport, presonted s valuable osany on pear oulturo, ~ Tiwenty to thirty dogreca bolow zero 18 fatul to pear-tices of tho foreign varietios mostly enltivated in Iowa, Propega- tion should bo mado from acclimatod secdhings, Poar-blight is cauzod by suddon and extrame changes of towpersiure in wintor and suminor. Lop off blightod bougls. Apply uo fertilizers, oxcopt in oxtromp cases; then only ashos,—never atable-manura, Blulching is good for grafts or quinoo-roots, A great canso of storillty of pousrs in thin Blate is excessive root-grawin. Ilomedy by summor-pruning and piuching back. Capt, Mlathows recommended growing mood- lings for three yoats; zolect tha most promising, and gralt on bearing trecs. Recommonds dwarfs; give good oultnre muotil July; then mulch, and leave alons until noxt spring. Ro- move defective branchos in tho fall ; cut fn tho tap or root-primo every two or threo years, Tha White Thorn promises woll aa stock for poar- giafting. BUGS AND wonus, Prof. McAfeo, of the Btate Agricaltural Col- logo, read a paper on Lntomology, Ths best remedy for the caterpillars which infest and do- stroy maplo tross is to seatter corn under tho sraes, turn in the hogs, and knook the cater- pillars from tho troes. The larvo in the ground will be destroyed by the rooting of tho bogs., Tho bootlo is tho 1most noxious iosect. From it comeca tha borer. Tor two years tho borers romsin in tho barlc; ouno yoar in tho solld wood ; the fourth, they boro outward to the barli; the fitth, work ont and appear aa beotles, The only auro remedy i8 to cut out the borer ; apply alka- line washos to destroy larvm. Yor tho flat- loaded boror, mix lime with sosp-suds, and waali troes in July aud August, Mako frionds with birds, and espccially the small woodpeck- ora, which are tho natural onomy of tho borer. D. W, Kaulfman, & euccessful plum-grower, gave a romody for curculio, Jar tho trecs in the morning, when the jusocts are chilled, and catch thom on sheots. Bmoking by coal-tar is a good romedy, aud oxtorininates other insects, Ap- Elcfl“cnl to the treo and ground are nscloss, r. Kauffman supplicd this cicy with mageifi- cont pluns Iast seazon, STATK IEACE BOCIETY, ‘The Btate Conveation of Quakers bas closed its annual scaston, ‘Iho burden of tho cry of its membors was, ‘Lot us have peace.” They ro- solved that tholr distinctivo distinction was op- Position to the barbarous practico of war, and a deniro for a World's Parlinmont, to arbitrate all national differouces; that etanding armioca aro a reproach to any npation; that college compulsory mulitary drijll should bo deplored ; that the Quakers who wera in the War bring their war-implemonta to the Centonnial, thora to be broken on tho anvil to bo Empnud for that purpose; und that the time a8 comno for the disarmament of the Great Powors of Eurone. A Committes of fivo—Josoph Dugdale, Lanrio Tatum, of Cedar; Dr, Magoun, of lowa County; the Rov., Francia \ard, of Johnson County ; snd Bonator Jessup, of Hardin County-~wero appointed delogates to the Nee tioual Peaco Convention. ETATE TEMPERANCE BOCIETY, Thia Aesocistion has also closed ftw work. Amoug tho resolutions adopted wero these: Providing a committeo to act in conjunction with the Legistative Committee on tho Bup- rossion of Intemparanco; that all persons who avor licoose to the liquor-seller ara respon blo ina degren for the orimesof him who sooks protection by license; that womon should have the ballot a4 » means of self-protoction. The officers elected woras Prresident—James Pinkham, Vice-Frendent—Ars, J. Secretury~Hesbert & i, Towa ZTreasurer—H, Monros, Des Molnes, An Executive Commiitos of ono from each Distriot lu the Btato was selcotod. , Weat Dranch, ‘Pitman, Dea Molnos, anging, Tho retiremont of Calcraft, the bangman, and the excitsmons Iately prod by the triat and execution of Henry Vllnwrlfihl, neem to havo led Prof, Hau hlon‘ of e Univenity of Dablin,- to brlug to bear upou tno sub- *ool. of bumane hanging his researchos n animal mechanics. In a paper wiich hi bas written on this subject, b Gibson, Hurgeon of Newgalo, has frequently aoen the victimy struggle for more than wwouly tninutes Leforo becomng Inanimate, and pro- e BT, gy . Thacthe old system of taking the con- vict's life by suffocation I8 inhumanly x;‘dn(ul. un- nocessarily prolonged, sud revolting to the speo- tators whowe duly it is tobo present. 4. the object of &n 8ffsctive exocution by ai - wion should be tho inmediato rupture of the apinal column by the fall. 3, That theuse of o +long drop* is not only profersble from & buman- itarian Emnt of view, bus 14 tls only mothod by which tha dealred object can ba offectively at- ' tainod. 4. That tho short fall and the posf of the knot employed for s0 mrn yenuphyl::l:fl craft are barbarisma which shonuld "cosse o by permittod. 5, That tha fracturo of ), epinal calumn can bost be instantannously offected by olacing the knot undor the chin ang allowing & fall of ‘st loags ten foot, 0, That |y tho e rying outof a capital nentonco care shoyld bo exorciend in the sclcction of & auilable rops, In tho axecution of Ilenry Wainwright it woulq soom from tho publistied accounts that {home principles wore adopted by Marwood, the oxe. cutioner, and with porfoct succens, and that the inntantaneous rapture of tho prlnu renulted frop placing tha kaot under tho culprit’s chin—a po. eition which was unintentional in Montgomory csno, but was purposely sdopted in Waly wright's.” i e =2 ilow & NMinistor Got Xis Wedding Feoo Troy (N, ¥.) Times, Recently & miniator, reslding nesr Cresaang wont 8 miles from home to perform n wadding coremony. After the couple had been pro nouncod man and wife, tho Lappy groom arex up a chair, and, seatlog himsolf, ssld 1o a voleo loud enough o be beard ali ovar th room ¢ * Well, how mnch init? " Tha clergy. man’s sorprise may bo casily imagined. A( soon a4 ho had recoverod from 1t snfiictenly te do 80, ho rnFl(adx *‘Ol1, 1 novor set any prieg on such little matters.” ~ * Well,"” repliad thy groom, *but I want to know. How much is [t i* '* Anythiug you like," roplied the clergvman, !* That won't do,” said tha groom, “1'm bound to koow ; so you may a8 well tell mo." Beelng tuat things wero gotting desporate, a friond of the newly marriod wan called him aside, and whisperod to him. This sesmad tq do no good, for, returning to tho vacant chair, tho groom again commenced couvoreation with the “romark, **Protty bard times, ain't i17% **Yog," roplied tho clorgyman, *“*Oh! coms, now,’’ eaid Bonodict, * Toll me how much it {s, and have donmo wilh it Dut the minister dida't tell, and the father of tho brido relieved him Just thon by romarkiog that he would * attend te ‘the mattor, And thyy it atood for a while, whon, to the dominle'y great surprieo, the brido mppoared upon the sceuo. Blo waliced up, aud iaid throe $1 bilje upon his kuos, oounting, in a loud volce, ag she did #o, ‘‘ono, two, thies,” and ending with ‘“thorol™ Hlio bad been a factory girl, ana §i was yory evidont-that abie was tha * moneyed man " of the now firm, The dominie enjoyad the joko, aud many of hia frlenda bave Liad a hoarty Jaugh over it at bis expenno. DEATHS. KEYB—Richara K Bouth Dearboru-st. 3 Yunersl from reatdenca Jan, 23, 10 , io 8 Jamea’ Chnrch, and from theucs by carrisges to Cab yary Comotery, Fricuda of tho fumily are rospecifully Anvited to atond without further notice, MACFARLA ND—8unday, Jan, 23, Desste G., Infan daughter of Heary J. and Carrle E. Macfarland, BERNY—Of typhod fever, Jan, 22, Myron 3, Berry, aged 35 yeara, Funcral to-day at 1p, m, st residence, G35 Indians av, Friends [nvitod, WITROWBKY—Afler a lingering sicknees, Henr. gtta, wife of Davd Witkowaky, Br., sged 35 yéara and montls, Funeral from the res'dence, 1036 Indlans-av,, at] po . lo-day, SPECIAL NOTICES. Eleetro Silicon Hasrocairad the awacd of the American Lartitate of Xew York a8 tae bost artiole known {or cloaning aud pullshing all e mataliic auel Iits pure intusoris, contaiar o admlaturo, will not ecratah or corrade, and ' prosucs tli mont surprisiug olish with but ltgin Iabor, - 1t shout woll rogulsted house. Hald by Tlouse Fur ropgiata, Jewolors and Grocsrs. Agenta, 1, MoCULLOUIL & CO., 81 and 38 Bouthi Water st., Unleago, BUSINESS DIRECTORY. AGRIOULTURAL THPLENTNTS, T Shoma, Rt s WaLion Sarissin, Sons Ia; i es, and I fL flullvcfl.n‘x'l to &IA‘;I‘.‘QI f:u‘: Axm}‘vgsbm@. AND }lyyAQOH-UQVm Fus ARTLot i I ARD % coCi 303 10 %08 South Watee!st., Oormer Fitiiiar,, ANILLA AVD St S DAGE: AND SISAL KOPL, Hemp and }Ai{‘nlm;d"l‘r‘h"\fi. GILBERT BUBBARD & CO. vl to 208 51 AR N FPIB STATE n%fl"zesxnnmuri A (33 TN 'l [ r 20 and £ Ladallo-nt. o Ciileago, 11, Bix per oent fatersit AUCTION SALES, BY G. I'. GORE & GO, 08 and 70 Wabash-ay, DRY GOODS. Taesday Morning, Jan. 23, Regular Auction Eale, commencing at 9:30 v'clock, Dry Goods, Notions, Woolons, Honiery, Dross Goods, Knit Goods, Glovoes, Mittonn, Hats and Ozps, Bura, Tisnlkots, Sewing Bilks, Brashey, ote. Glassware, Pitchers, Nappys, Buttors, Tumblera, Bots, oto, Floor Ofl Cloth in assorted widtha and qualities, GrOo, I, GOIE & CO., ud 70 Wabash-sv. At Our Regular Auction Sale of Boots, Stioas & Rubbers Wednesday, Jon. 26, at 9:30 2. m, 8hall soll a Fino Lino of Seasonabla Goods, including MEN'S and BOYS CONG. ALEXIS, and the Entire Stock of Henry Hobein, Rotail Doaler in Doots and Shoos. GEO, P, — ol 0 Walnsedy, At Butters & Co.'s Auclion Rooms, 108 Madison-sL. 'WEDNESDAY MORNING, Jan. 26, at 0:3 o'clock, ASSORTED GLASSWARE, ‘WHITE, YELLOW, AND ROCKINGIIAM WARK, FINE TABLE CUTLERY, CARPATS, ITC. BUTTERS & C0.'S REGULAR TRADE SALE THURSDAY MORNING, Jau. 27, at 0:30 o'clock, At Balesroom, 108 Eset Madison-at, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIO DERY GOODS, OLOTHING, WUOLENS, RNIT GOODS, HAMBURG EDGINGH AND EMUROIDERIES, HATS, OAPS, BOOTS, 5HOEY, &c,, BUTTERS & C0.S REGULAR SATURDAY SALE, HOUBEHOLD GUODS, NEW FURNITURE, AND GENERAL MERCHANDISE BATURDAY MOUNING, JAN. 2), at 9: 'o'ciiut, o their Balearovine, 108 Madisou-st. U, B, Bonded Warehouso alo 0,906 Doxes Imported Clay Pines, MONDAY MORNING, Jan, 31, at 10 o'clock, at U, 8, Boudsd Warshiouse (Wadsworib’s), " ?Ofi EQ"UTITE' MARKET-8T., nle, to. e X.“_l‘l oulats seo cxuln(uu:rl;‘:::x;e?"dy. By ELISON, POMEROY & CO, Auctionsers, 84 and 83 Raudolph st, SPECIAL FURNITURE SALE! Tucaday wornlng, Jau, 25, :30 . m. A Large and Altractive Block, Now and Bucond-hand FURNITURE Carpaly, Btoves, aud General iouseksoping Caods, Crockery, Glate, and Plais Ware, AL ouf sajearvoms, 84 and 80 Kandolph-at. LISON, POMEROY & €0. DBy JAS, I, MeNAMARA & COw 117 Wabash-av., n. w, cor, Aludison. 1,000 cAasSES Boots and Shoes at Auction, 'TUEBDAY MORNING, Jan, 25, at 9:30 q'cloc| Full luw of New Gooder - 4 980 delock. JAS, P. MONAMATA & CO., Auctioneers. OONFEOTIONERY. OELEBRATED thronghout tho Union—ezpressed o b Fir, 1 B and upward af efiNn saes D0 Tidkin, oo fiotve, Olcagar - Uo8 DYEING AND OLEANING. Ladies' uR.thYm.%ImNt‘-dGl. 04 eleancd 10 8 superlor manner, e ca g HBOSTON FANOY ATEAM DYE HOUSN, 190 Bouth Clarx, 166 Lilinots, aad 35§ ¥, Madiaqnel®