Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 5, 1876, Page 7

03 sleam, €10, Oals held firmoey white, 413500 ; 104, 402 m‘\vnmur—flbld 84 $1.1¢ for Wenlarn, Durren—Demand fair; New York Rlate sand Dredford County, Pennsylvania, exteas, 0@ 4le) firata, $9A370; Woatarn axtran, 33@3803 firsia, 33330; rolls, Western e1trs, 30@34a; firats, 23@:28e, Onxxar—Tiim; New York fanay, 140; prime, 19X@ 13)0; Wettarn, fins, 12 @136, Faos—Teary and Tflm Peontylysnis, New Jarsoy, snd Delaware, fresh, 1601 Western freah, 18@100. Woot—Duil; prices nominally unchinged; aupply gt for te season. PALTIMORE, B;L’rmonl, Aprll ¢ —FLoun—Quiet but firm and al ‘tmehan, N GnAIN—Wheat strong but qutet: No.1Wertern red, $1.4331.487 Ponnayivinis red, $1.80@1,83. Corn fairl Jy'sctive and frmery Western mized, 63io. Osta julet; Westerns mizod, §0@480. Rye nominaliy firm § Hay—Dnll snd unchanged, rrovistons—Quist and ateady ¢ prices unchangsd. Porren—Bearco and atrong; Wostern exlras, 38@ 00; Otats, BIATTC, PrrmoLzux~Quisty crude, 8)c: refined, 14)gc, -1 ot £2d unch Faser—Dut, $L1ase, i TOLEDO, Totzno, 0., Aprll 4.—Frovn—Steady and un- s0ged. 4R whoat steady? good deraand; Ne. 1 whito mmunn.u.uf\(; No. 2 o, §1,16% ¢ amber Mld:.lazm, spot and April,’ $1.20; Ma‘, 31.233¢¢ June, $1.304; o, 3 amber Mlchigan, $1.08} No, 1 zed winter, $1.40¢ No, 3 red winter, May,'$1,29; No, 3 red held at $1.10, 81003 bi afrong and ligher: ligh :’5"-1‘3} l, xu:lgmx;’.x unfl: hl:]lllfl' A x“armlxd(d, i )y while, n o, Bl0; damagod Dayton & Michigan, M Gc, Oata quiot; No.'2 Lield at 304, Ste offered; Michlgan, 3c, Tiroriprd—~Klour, 360 Lrls; whoat, 8,000 bu; corn, 16,000 bt 0sla, 3,600 b, [ ATr, 0, Aptil e GoszoN—Dall INCINKATI, 0., April 4,~Corrox—Daull; 1 LovR—Bleady’ falr deaand, g aai—Whest dall; $1,18@1.23, ' Corn qulet but 51c. Oata steady; W1@43e. Rye quiet but frm; Ta@Tbo._Tatley quiet and uachangd, Taovisions—Pork qulet: $2300, Tard siesdy snd frm; steam, 130 keitle, 14X@14%c. Bulk mesta dull; shoulders, 8(@8Xa 3 clear rib, $11.90 st coun- try polnta; hold'at 120 hore; clear, 135c. Dacon quict and unchanged. Wilaxr—sleady, at $1.05. Durrzs—Dull afid drooplng. MILWAUKEE, pliwivxer, April 4.—Ftovi-Quiel and - snged, GBAIN~Whoat opened steadly: 8 shiade lower; closed weaki No, 1 Milwaukoo, ll.ln?f' hard, $1.20; No, 2 Milwaukee, $1,035; May, $1.04% Juno, 81.08%: No, 3 930, ' Corn nomiuallyatéady; Wo. 2, {sc, Oats quiet Lutateady; No, 3 froah, Gda; May, 360, Darley steady; firmer; No. 2 spring fresb, 86a; Aprll, 8i@8iXc; No, 3 spring, 830, Hye dull and lower; Na. 1, 7lc, ZokirTa—Flour, 6,600 brla; wheat, 36,000 b, Buteaxxrs—Flour, 10,000 brls; wheat, 101,800 bu, 0BTON, Boszow, April 4.~Froun—Flrm; $4.50 for Westarn wuperfine; $A,00@5.60 for common extras; $5,50G47,25 for Wisconsin exira; $4,00@7.25 for wiater wheat Obio, Indians, and Michigan; $0.33@8.50 for Illinoln; $0.60 @9.00 for Bt, Louis; fanoy)Minncsols, and Wisconsin extras, $7,35@0,50. GnasN—Corn firm; 72@760 for mized snd yollow, Oaus ateady; 47@82¢ for mixed and No, 2 white; 443 430 for rofoctad ; 6i@300 for No. 1 white. . BUFVALO. Durravo, N. ¥., Aprlt d—GRAv—Wheat dult; hard Milwaukee, $Li8. Corn activej nowon track, €oc. Ot dulls ‘Western, 316 on track,’ Tye quict; Milwaus Kos, T80 Blat, Too. Barley quist, — MARINE. MISCELLANEOUS. Tusiness still romalna dead at this port....A nunt- ber of tug Captains made themselves useful as ticket- peddiors at tho town election yesturday. ... The ice has fisappearad all along tho west shoro of Lake Michigan ho Alpena will bo subatitutod for the Monomonco o the dafly line from Grand laven to Obfcago..,.A Aispatch from Mackinsc, dated April 1, aaya tho pros- for an carly opening of navigation'are not favor— Bble, ‘The fco {8 heavier than it was a fortnight ago. ve,Tho schr Fearless, which wont ashoro near (ho casiern gap i Toroito last fall, wss battered {o pleces by the fast ntorm, andt Lue coal with which sho ‘was loadad Las all disappeared, THE WILLIAX ELGLN, The damages sustained by tho schr Willlam Elgia at Port Btanloy, througl tho burning of the etuir City of Bandusky, are quila sovors, Tho Delleville Intatiigencer #ays ehe will require now jibboom, bowsprit, foremast, and starboard bow will need now plank from the water up, a8 well a8 new rall and bulwarks ncarly back to the forerigging. The ratlinea and acizings wero all forward, mtays and quss will requiro o bo replacod by now, Tho licet betng sa great the temper haa been taken aut of tho wire, rendering it quite brit- e, Had the achooner Lad tarred rigging inntend of ‘wire, it would have been impossiblo to bave soved her, QONE up* Bays the Minnespolin Tylduna : % Tho recent attach- ment of tlio propecty of W, It. Btone & Co., who were e principsl owners of the simrs BManistco and Metropolls, puts an end to the Duluth Lake Transpor- lallon Company, at loast for the prescnt. Tho boats wera lately sold under mortgago snd purchased by tha Eirst National Bank of Duluth, the heaviest creditor of the company; tho Maufstec, which cost $55,000, bainging $21,600, and tha Metropols, costing $35,000 bringing but $8,003—s clear loss to tho company of 16,000, The Josa of theao boats, which ran from Du- uth to the mining Towns of Marquette, IHoughton, liancock, and_Ontonagon, & sortous, sa thole arrival and doparture waa about all that mada matters choor- ful there. | A rutnor is now provalont that & new com- pany will be formed, which wo hops may prove true,” plsleine i b i THE ENFORCEMENT-ACT DECISION, v the Editor of The Chivago Zribune : Bunivatox, Ia., March 30.—From what I can gather, from oxtracts published in your papor, of tho decislon of tho United States Bupremo Court on tho constitutionality of tho so-calied Eoforcement laws, and from your editorial com- menta upon 1t March 29, it scoms that, in the viow of tho Court, the dilllenlty is in tho lan- Kuago of tho statuto not boing suficientiv ox- plicit in etating that tho denial- of tho right to vote muat bo ou account of racs, colur, or pro- vious aondition af servitude, 1 this tho real polut ? It sooms to me hardly possible that the Buproma Court would put tha noconstitutionality of tho law on this ground; and I am somewhat anxious to see tho full toxt 1 tho declalon. The Fiftocoth Amendment, as you quots i, Foads as follows : 1, The right of citizens of the United 8t 3 st nanmut danied or stridged by o Crten 'Q,K?L. any Slate, on aceo m;g'l;‘}f%oc 'c;“mmei‘ :nh race, color, or provivus ut Congress ehall have po enfor ailelo by sppropriate legislatton. Sl e Now, it suenis to mo clear that what was n- tended by tho above amondment was Lo provent the Congrous of tho United Htates, or tho Logis- lature of any Btato, from passing avy taw doty- Jug or abridging tho right to voto of any cltzen of tho United Statos on scoount of rads, color, or provious condition of servituda: sud that oy Inw of tho United States, or any Btate, con- h‘n:aqmg such right, would be declared void, at it eecms to me cqually cloar that, fo tho nobsenco of any much law of Congress or of. any Histe, or In the abuunce Gf auy intorforensco on the part of the regulariy-constituted authority of the United Btates or of auy Btato, no authority is tonferred by thie alove article to tho Govern- tment of tho United fitates to interforo with tho Intornal police regulntions of tho Stato. If this {a not olearly the mesuing of this pro- vision of tho Coustitution, or 1f tho framors thoreo! intended to confor upon Congresa tho uolimited authiority elaimed by the so-ca’led En- forcoment aots, thn{ wero certuinly very un- forituvate fu tha volection of lnngusgo fo ex- * presa thoir ideas upon this important subjoct. ‘tho wholu subjoct of the coustitutionalily of thoso acts of Cougross was vory bly srguod & your or two ' ago, Inasorles of artioles by tho Rev., Bommel 'L, Boear, published 1 tho Now York Independent, In which ho sot forth very fully and forcibly the disastrous consequonces to our froe justituttons of the presout tondenoy to go outulde of the plain Provislons of our Coustitution to meot seomiog Drodent politioal necowsitics. And it scews to mo that no bottor servics could ba rondored tho resont fiongnucu than for such widely-circu- ed and sbly-couducted jourunls as Tug Tuin- UHE Lo enforco on all propir ocessions tho ueces- #lty of returuivg to tho old laud-iaarks of strict doustuction, —_— NEW MEXIcO. Xo the Editor of The Chieago T'ribune s Ouicao, March 30,~In your editorial srticles of Barcn 23und pne of an earller date agaiust the admis- Moa of New Moxico to Lo onoof tho Btatesof the United States you make soms statements which srost faslauco with the bistory of our Guvernment, That bltory s bean to wdmit as Btatcaauy Territory ek 1s sulficientty largs sud {otrisically productive l“nuuuz # large populatlon in the futuro, although by present. poPuhuun per square mile way be swall. J %0 dolng, lmmenso amounts of money have boen :flul %0 the United Btates in tho way of reduciug tho "'"PI{I‘" of governing the ludlaus. Heitlurs ou our Irontiers ought to b sacoursged to do what thoy, who H ¢ on the ground, beliove to be for thelr own intbrest, ‘x‘l,lunn and reproseutation cughy also to go togother, ow Mexico, containing an arca of 121,000 square 1nd oqual to Lliinols, Tows, and about one-balf of s, 18 divided tuto twalvo countlcs, whoko popu- ton by tha ccosus of 1670, witli » fair eatimatod fn. £reao {0 1474, {nclunive, Auiounts to 121,350, The fne it ‘m?‘mm o 1810 wasahous 80 8 of its preson lon 1y mlkulhfl Ahis Uujon ln?: l, 4,630 ; “Misaour, 00,888; Arkansa, o H'fi‘nf’-" SUA40; Town, Bhst0; bfimm. Bt Novais 1000, Nebratks, 00,000, New Mexico cannot be obn Welad'a theretore on s score of populstion, - - (oF can shs be oblected Lo en tha ground of inwuf- Belent resousees, witleh are almply imiaense, At you A1%, Mr. Edilar, (bab scisnos inskes New Bfexico stie !n" %0 Tuzas ua'p grazing Glate, which is commnouly -disoove) reqarded a4 one of ihe best In the Unton? uch the fuct, Tho grasses of Now Mexico hava been sn 1y Oncar 1osw, Chismist to the Government Bur- voy under lieut, Whealer, Wo hia anslysls of airdried grass b three different alifvudos {n thren different itles. At sn altitude of 10,000 feet in Jemes Mountainn, in 100 patia, tho result waa as fol- Tows s Water, 12. nbre, 30,2; fat, 1.5} aquo- ous extract (part .25 sugar formed on dlgen. tlon with aetd, 1 Tosw, 7.8, Total 100, At an fost, in tha Ablquln Monntains, the anslysls showed & stiil more nutritious quality, At an altituds jof 0,500 fcet near Los Vegas, bo analyzed on tho 10th of Norember the mesquita or bufalo grass, whlcl, driel and cured on the ground and turnod yollow, contalned atill more nutritive ics, a3 tbs result of the nalyals shows, namely: Watcr, 13; ash, 6,53 fibro, 3 fat, tieoun extract spm aigar), 13,87 gar formed on digoation with actd, 26.3; extract by dilute potassd and loss, 19.2. Total, 100, Tha richest pastoral lands n the United States are thorefore, 1 New Moxica, Hera immonss herds of sheep and cattle will find in the faturs thelr home, wlere thoy can ba pratured through tho wibter on the most nutritious grasses, witnout the great exponso o liousing and feeding required by nearly all tho Blates of amors northern latituda, which, on tbis account, il not b abia to campate wilis Now Mexico £ atock: Talsing. The mineral rexourcea of New Moxfco ate also Im- mense. _Qold, silver, irom, lead, coal and ciher miner- alt have boen found In sufficlont quantity to show that New Mexico haa brilliant fature bofore [t, In min- erals 1t1a a continuation of Uolorsdo, having the smo evidences of this same spociea of wealth, Prof, G, D. Wilbur, knawn in Illinols as one of our most fromis nent geologlate, in 8 recont roport on tho cos! felds of the Uniteq Btates, aays *the monntainous portions of New Mexico aro very rioh. in gold, r, iron, and ailver Again he saye: ¢ Tho coals of tila region, whicli may bo referred o a4 tho Trinldsd coals, bo- catite by {hat nama they aro rosdily known,'sto T b, R Carer Sener, hey ars by nf Canon an. or. ) Tar the boat that have hoco. discoversd 15 the Tocky Mountainn, “They are oqusl to the coals of Ilifnois, Obio, or Pennsylvan ow does this compare wilh the grest and rich Biate of Califor- nia, which fn slmost destituto of col, and i obliged ‘Dlflflhfl ta ':1‘ Eflfllfi l” jons to outain ooal with which {o amelt her ores The alimata of New Moxico 18 mild, having nolther tho excesnivo cold nar the oxcesalyo heat of many snd ncarly all the other Btates of this Unino, Tho agricaltural productivencss of Now Mexico fs 3150 gweat, tho avoraga yield of wheat being 20 buslicls o e scrt, while u Ulnols 1t ta only 15; and corn thore usually yleldd 40 to 60 bushelato tho acre, 1n tegard 1o public schools you say * thiat in all Now Mosico thers aro five publlo schiools, having_tive teachors, snd_an sgaregsto of 184 pupila.” W, G Ritch, now Becrotary of tho Tertllory of New Moxico, in a letter now Lefdre us, undor dste of Yauts Fo, Fob, 10, 1870, says: * Of schools establistied undor iaw wa find, according to the annual school_rapozt for 1875 to tho United Blates Commissionors of Education, In elght counties roportcd, 131 scliools, with an attend- anice of five thoneand one hundred and Atty-ona B.161) pupils, under 133 malo and fiftoon fomalo feachiers, ro- celving from $15 1o $10 per month, Tho aggregste {d-up achiool-fund of theso mamo couaties is avout 4,000. Thero aronlio twenty-six private schools In o Torritory,” R A S AN ENTHUSIASTIC STOCK-FARMER, A’ Remarkable ‘Crip to Asin to Par- chnse Angorn Gonts—Arrival of the Animals at’Baltimoerc. Daitimore Sun, Maren 34, Mr, John 8, Iiareis, of Californis, reachod Bal- timoro yostorday by tho stosmshipSardinian, from Liverpool, with twelve Angora goats, which ho brought all tho way from Asfa Minor, after o most romantioc and diffculy, journey, Moupg'lnu o yoar. Angora and Cashmoroe gosts had Doon considerad indentieal, but a samplo of real Cash- mora wool, sont to Mr. Hurris from Madras, dle- closed tho fact that it was essontially difforent from tho wool grown on goata callsd Angorns, which ho and othors owned In this country. This led, the advonturons brooder to go to Asin and oo and learn for himsolf, as woll as to study tho habits and mode of ll(lfllf: gonts, with - a viow to making them profitable lo the Bierras of Californis. He_started April 16, 1876, from 'California, via Japan and Chins, intending " to go overland lnto Thibot, but found that impracticablo. Ho thon went to Cal- cutta, sod going throogh India roached tho Oaghimero district and saw the animsls for which lie had made so groat a journoy. Ho found the Cashmero goats covered with'a rather epsrso cont of coarso, long, black lair, undor which {s a flooco of extremely wlhite, silk-like wool, nsed in the manufactura of Indisn shawls and oiber goodsa tuat are Lighly prized for their finoness of toxturo and capability for receiving and retain- 1og colore. Tho home of tho Cashimoro goat fa in tho Himnlaya Monotatas, 22,000 feot above tho lovel'of tho sca, fn n rogion of etorna! enows, ‘There ara no Cashimere goats in Amorics. Tho traveler found these goats could not be profita- bly acclimatad in Ualifornis, but he gained tho infermation that mobair-wool goats can ba suc- ceasfully raised in o high altitudo and low Iatitude, such_na tho Blerras of Bouthorn Cali- forvin. Mr. Hwris concluded thon to go to Angara, but found he could not proceod over- Iand on account of war, nor via tho Persian Gulf on acoount of tho unsottled atats of tho country., Ho thoereforo roturnod to Calcutta and wont vin Coylon, Indian Ocean, Red Bea, and Buez Canal to Port 8ald, o7or tho Taurus Moun- taius, in croseing which he was ocoupied twenty- ono days, and suffered fntensely from cald, Anows, ote., with no other food but uative black bread and n Liod of molasses. When finally he reachod Angora and bought his goats, two rama and ton owes, he ran short of money, and bind to tolegruph to Catifornin for crodit at Con- stautinople, 1fe borrowed from o friendly Bcotchmon, and started for tho coast, Ho had nine mules and three donkeys, on which tho procions zoats were slung in boxos, whila other of the animala wero loaded with provonder aud beggage, Ho tricd to resch Smyrns, but aftor floundering in the mountains some doys way obliged to return to Angora. o then turncd north to 1smid, whero hoe struck rail to Constan. tinoplo, ‘Thare ho found monoy from biu part. nor, pald Lls dobts aud tho cxport duty aud * backsboosh " demanded by tho Turks. 1o went from Constantinople to Livorpool, and thence to Baltimoro safoly, Mr. Harriseays tunt, fucludiug all his oxpensea slnco leaving homo, tho goaty havoe thus far cost him £535 apioce in gold, or n total of 56,300, and ko hsa yet to tako thom across the continont to Californin by rail, Mr. Harrls ia & middle-aged Beotchman, decided- ly modest, snd does not thunk ho bug performed aromarkable journey in tho wilds of Contral and Woutorn Asia. Whon ke loft Cali- fornia Lo and his partnor had 1,700 goats on their raungos at lolllstor, “Boni- to County, whoro he has boon seventcon yonrs, lio thinke he haa found that by proper brecding California iy ospacially adapted to pro- ducing mohair wools. ‘Lhe gosts on the Bar- dinian aro smaller than the ordinary suitmals, and have long silkon fleccos of white wool, Both sexes have flat, corrugated Lorns, sbout 18 inches long, ghat divorge from tho frout of tho Lead. are year- lings, and ehow no {ll effects Trom thoir travols, Bovoral kids bave boon born sluco loaving Auvgors, ono of which, sovoral days old, a nlive and well. Tho goats wero visited hy thousands of peoplo at Liverpool, whore Mr. Horris was n gort of lion, He has swith him speclmons of Cashmere nud other wools, to- gothier with their manufactured products, ob- tainod in Aeia. 'I'ho goats will romuin at Locust Tolut until Monday. —— A ® Bonnnzn, San Francisca Stock Ropart. Threo yoars ago Mr. 0, D. O'Sullivan pald £9,600 for 1,200 shares of Consolidatad Virginis, which was then solling as 88, Bohold how great s matter alittlo fire kindloth, This little” nu- alous of loss than §10,000 was tho gorm of & mighty fortune which haa boon stoadily growin, for throo yoars past. Mr, O'Sullivan, aunoycfi ¢ tho mauner in which tho market scomed do- clining, spoke to Alr, Plood on tho subjoct, snd the Douanza King, with a lmitlesu contldonce in tho future of his mine, altempted to renssure tho other, and finalty exproased his roadinens to purchiasa any quantity of Consolidated Virginla stock which might bo brought ta him at &400, This offer 3r, U'Sulilyan was at firet unwilling to accopt, but Liaving token a turn to reconeidor tho malter, and wnoticlng that stock cone tinued to decline, concluded o accopt the offer, aund . returning told Ak much to Mr. Flood, The Looanza King did not weakon In tho least: he hiad dollars in thie mine where the othor iad conts, but bo know that Consolidated Virginia was good for overy dimo invested fu it, and he was willing to mako tho investmont. ‘Thoro In slways a brilliant fu. ture for a mino whowo principal owners have such implicit confidence iu it, aud a8 Mr, Flood signed the oliook for Mr. O'Hullivan, sud thus in a moment consummatod a $ravsaction involving noarly Linlf & miilion, Lo lastilled by that aiuglo aot & Bhare of Lis own confidence 1010 every ono of the atockholdors who are Lolding stubbornly to thoir wsecuritios through all this falling mar- ket, The pricoof Condolidated Virginin at tho timo was fuotusting st about 7415, aud of courss it would bave been impbesiblo to unload 1,200 shares without dopressipg the market, prol into the three hundrods, whila tho sudden pur- chaae of tho same quantity would have propor- tiovally raised it, Four hundrod dollars was, therefore, a fair average on tho market price, and tho purchaes on Mr, Flood’s part 18 chietly < romarkable a8 indicating Jua boundless ocounfidence in the wealth of the mine, Iia aotion must Lo extromoly gnhf"- ing to holders of tho scouritles, Tut 1t wl‘l‘lbo interosting to look Inta the profity real- izod by Mr, O'Hullivan on his origlnsl invest- ment of 80,600, At 0!00&3: shara s rocolved for his 1,200 siaros £180,000, But st the time of tha divieion of tho stock he recoived on his 1,200 shiaros 696 stinzas of Califorma, whioh hss sluce boen divided up five for ono, n;lllln,; 9,480 shares. Within the psst wook Califorala has beon welliug b pyices yarylng from €88 to 994, THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5, 1876, Taking tho market valuw in round nimbera at 80 gur ahare, he hiolds Oatifornis o the amonnt of 313,200, In addition to this ho has recoived ia monthly dividenda on his 1,200 sharos of Con- eolidated Virginie during tta Hma ho Lne Lold them, €100 per share, ora total of §102,000. From the sgaregate of those numa we .Liayo to mubiract tho sum of £0,000 paid for the original sharan, the first and only expenns, and the ro- mainder reprosonta thae profita of tho tranaaction In thros years, Tavulaling the amount, Mr, O'Ballivan’s sccount with Jousotidated Virginia stands thns Price recolyod for 1,20 shiares, ..8150,000 Valup of California's atock divi 13,200 Roceived in dividends, 192,000 To multiply ono's original by upwards of 100 in three years Is aatinfactory enough, and yot there wore timea whan Mr, O'Bullivan could have closod ont of Oonsolldated Virginia with noarly doubloe tho proilt, Theso aro_tho circnmstances oxscily sa tho occarred, and thoy might be paralloled by still moro maryolons accounts of rapid and enor- mous fortunes mado fu mining stooks, withont teeapasalog on or oven approsabing tho limite of truth. Cannolidated Virginia haa mado many a poor man rich, and vaatly augmented tho for- tuno of many & rich man sinco throo yoars sgo. Auod there aro plonty who atill maintain that thero are mines atill” to bo uncovered or devel- oped which will yet do the same for as mary m:er:.' Why not, Lus who will be tho lucky « e THE ART OF POISONING. Hiow It Was Practiced in the RRelgn of Louls X1v. Fraser's Magazine, To atave off bnnkmplg‘y'f pour combler I8 i, Kinga aud mioisters had rocourss to strangs expedients, Evon Louls XIV. was sadly pinchod for want of monoy § and, since alchomy was tho order of the day, lic canght a batch of alohomista and sent them to tho Bastiile to work under Governmont survoillanco, They wero allowed a5 much mnlphur, antimony, arsonio, and anvthing clso as thoy wantod, and thoy were ozpocted to give gold in roturn. lenco, ono of tha moat notable discaveries of that time ; of catirsa the polico fonud no gold, but they found (what thoy bad long euspocted) that these saakers for tha philosopher's stono wero poison- ers, and that thoir customers wore to bo found in tho very highost ranks of socioty. Arsenle, which i often eaid to kill Ly accumalation of many small dosos, was inoapable of dotostion In thoso days, whon post-mortoms wero unknown ; aod thus poudre de succession bocamo & favorite way of golting rid of any one who steod botwoon @ man or woman aud tho eatato or the hnman being whom thoy coveted. o havaall hoard of tho Brinvilliers,” Yoisin was a plobeian imitator of hors, doing for the common peoplo what the otlior did for the noblesse, to which sho Lorself bolonged. The humbler artlst did her work in i}nn a8 artistio atyle aadid the marchioness. A utcher in 8t. Antoino “*administers correction * to Lis gad-about wifo; sho goos off steaight to Voisin aud quiotty buys packets of powder, which make hor in a faw wooks a frolicsome widow. A carpenter, dying, leaves n llttle monoy ; mothor and son can't agreo about it ; tho mothor goes to Volen and guts o powder, but beforo she Lss _come for the next tho son has becn thero too, Voisin keops them both in band, dotermlood that whoover pays Ler highost shall win ; tho motber galns tho day. Besidos poisoning, Yoisin was ready for ovory othor kind of villaluy, BLo and a mid-wifo named Lopero aro statod to have procured abortion in 10,000 cases, aod tho number of new-born children burned by Volsin in hor magical rites is rockoned at 2,600, * Tho wholo atory s o horrible that, woro it not logally attestod in thoso archives, ono could nos crodit it; it is worsa than tho worat of the foul droams of witchos, Tha con-~ fossions of Voisin and her accomplices woro made tong beforo they woro tortured, yot ono would fain lmIIzu that somo of thoe rovoiting dotails wore due to a disonsed imagination. Bpirituallam i8 contempiiblo enough; we may be thaukful that it is only contemptible whon wo read of the methods which thess wrotchios nesed tocall up tho Devil snd-to win from him for thoir dapes * the flying dollar,” which was 1o sooner spent thao it Tonnd its way back into its owner'y pocket, To drapo a room in biack aloth, and-on & black altar, lightod with blaci csodlos, to slay & nowborn babse, while & prisat (for priests woro found to lend themsclves to tho work) went through a vile travesty of the mass, waa ono of tho losst horriblo of tho coro- mouics ; somo are too bad oven to hint at. Itis a littla covsolation that Yoiaju, who had mado 100,000 crowns, and was leaving Franco under o {aleo namo, waa caught, tried, and at last burned (¥ebruary, 1080), Ko supped gayly tho night boforo, and sang parodios on tho church Lymuos; “gavo her soul to tho Dovil in Emd Btylo™ (gentiment), a8 Madamo do Bovigno bas it, But all Voisin's clionts wore not butchoers' and car- pontera’ wives and lowd yonog women of tho basor sort who liad * got into trouble.” Marn Mancini, Countoss of Holssons, was convictod of having gone to her in order to got rid of La Valllero, hor sucocssfut rival in Louls XIV.'s affections. There was no doubt about it; the proofs aro on record. Tho ordor was lssucd to arrest tho Countoss, but Louis told the Duke of Bouillon to give Ler » lunt, and sho escapad, Nor was sbo the only one who escapod; for thoro was such an cnidomic of polsouing that tho Magstrato do Ja Rovnio hesitatod to go on: with his fuquiries ; ko found thoy were likoly to compromiss very exaltod personages iudood, Iu & vory sbort timo lio had 147 prisoucra on his hands, aud ho questions “whethor it i for God's glory and tho King's iuterest, i.e., tho interost of tho Htate, or ovon of justico, to publish abrond such torriblo and ouormous crimes.' Writlug to Lonvols, tho Primo Minister, in 1681, be payss * But for tho confeusions of tho crim- uals, I shiould acarcely ba abla to credit tho oxistonce of duch s tratlio in poisons, Poironing 18 tho common remedy for family troublew, Iiuman lifo is put up Lo tho sale dally,” - (Ove poisouer among the poor sactually undertook tho job for the trifling chargo of 30 enus.) Thero was such o panio that poopls gave up asiog motal drinkig-cups and took to glass ; motal might be so prepared as to poison the drink poured inta it. At a dinner overy guost had Lis owa sllvor plato, brought and cnrriod iomo sgaln by a confldontial servant. The linon waa washod at homo, and * got up™ under tho housowifo's own oyes, for foar the mastor’s ehirts should bo made shirts of Neasus. Lettors woro diminfocted s if 14 had boon timo of nlaguej and ladies gave np accopting bou- quete, bocauso peoplo hiad boen kuown nover to recover aftor emeiling at a polsoned flower, Tven Racino, tho good and truly plous, tho host character, porhiapw, Of _all tho writors who adorned that brilliant Churs, was at ono time suspocted of being a poisoner. ‘L'hose archivos shoir that maquirics woro secrotly set on foot sbout him, and that his innoconce waa indisputa~ bl‘y proved. Indeed, among tho motly crew who dabbled in polsona there was not a singlo literary man of thp Blightest protonatons to famo, " Volmn was burued slive in obroary, 1630, Madamo do Carada, wifo of a * master of wooda and forosls,” had bor baud cut off a yoar after. Botweon those two a good many mot thoir just punistmont ; and thou tho triafs sud- douly censcd, and tho ckambre ardents loft off its uvestigations, Lonis made up his mind that Do la Iloynie was right, and that togo further would bring & scaudal on the. whale pation, Othor grand court favorites besidoa tho Cotutoss of Botesond were compromised, De- sidos the villainoud yrieata who woro exeouted there woro many othor clergymon mvolved moro or lesa dooply in the samo fwplotics. Tho Xiug, who, in spilo of his freo lifo, was, aftor his own fashion, o highly 10ligious man, did not lko to strongéhion tho Lands of the enomies of Ca- tholiciem by publishing to tho world the shama of ity minlstors, ‘Tho guilty wero allowod to esoapo futo foreign Lmrh!, or to Lido themaclvos in monasteries. Public ofilmon, too, went round in s moment, Vrom being *ihe fushion," polsoning becamo **drendful™ in everybody's opinion, and thoro was really no nead of Tusthor prosecutlons, for socloly ot ouco outracized all tho guilty, and evou tho suspocted, . —_— Gnmoe-Smuggling ~A Sharp Frenche man Caught. London Glode, ‘The gourmels of Paris aro not restralned by apy gettitouts of humanity or prudonce fiom dovouring all game which thoy In{ thoir hands upon out of the veason, Thero i indignation occaslonally at tholr Lospitablo board when tho wretched viotims of this uokossouablo sppetito appear, aud a fow of the leas gluttonous gueaty youture to oxpress commisoration for the il fated bird or boast which has been suatohed away frow fts legitimato honeymoon to tigure beforo the kitchon firo. Dut, as a rulo, the morbtd appetite of tho bon-vivant, suuplemonted by » roguish taste for dalntics surroptitiously procured, makes tho forbidden dish & graud success, and funurey solid protits to tho poachors and doalers who purvey the delleacy. Tho agouts of police havo just Iain rude Lhands wpon ous of tho worthles engaged in conducting this illict trattio in game, Thoe crimiual was caught at oo of the gates of Paris with & cart contain- ing » good supply of differont sorts of game. 1o Liad buen eugaged, anparently with much succcss, for & considorsble time past in this specics of ewmuggling, ‘I'he method wan to wncloso tho slaughtored spoil in tho eking of woze junocent bird, A partridge might be con- vonloutly hudden within thy featloraof & ehioken, Ay capon's plamage might effoctaslly concoal the tailless bady of & phessant, and thu corpacs of woodeocks, snipoes, sud qui might be cunniogly velled undor the unsuspocted covoring of komo sort of pigeon, The smuggler, who b wn carsless by prolongsd immaunity, had on the occasion In question wrapped up ‘s fino woodcook in the skin of & biue-rock. The dingniso waa as good as unual, excopt in one small particular. 1ie had forgotten to out off tho long bill of his victim, which was secn pro- truding In n most fusxplicable manner from the mouth of the pigesn, The police agont, refus- Ing to credit nature with tha froskish trick of thus arming tho emblem of innocence, Inatituted an foquiry, which resulted in tho unveiling of seversl otber protean birds, It was found that even groi gsme bad boen constaotly brought through the gatoa of Paris inthe woolly disguiso of lambkins, port} A IIAWAIIAN CONTRIBUTION. Curious Japanese Copy of Nowditch’s Nnvigntor to 3o Sent to the Uenten- ninls Ionotulu (Hawat) Gazette, Perhaps_tho mosi remarkablo of tho contribu- tlons of Tawali to the Contonnial Exbibition aro s coupla of yolumes of Bowditch's Navigator, in _tho Japsnocso language, whicti are sent by tho Rev. Dr. Damon, of thuis city. The work is ono of twentycoples which wors all mado b{ hand, and with Incredi- blo moatnoss and skill, in Japan about twenty years ago, On & blaok pago inono of the vol- umos we find this fnscription : *To a Friend, Bamuol C. Damon, MA} 20, 1860. 'Thia book is a presont from his Jspaneso fricnd, Jobn Mung.” The book in written on thin paper, aod the psges are doumblo in the ordi- nary Ohincso and Japanoso styls, The work ia illustrated with pictarea and diagrams, ono of which ia vary tsughable, represonting nn ancient marinet in 3,, acs of ‘‘taking the sun® The faco and drassof tho old fellow ars avidently in- tendod to bo forelgn, as ho wears a pair of huge opaulets, and his vissge 18 adorned with a sliors ard, but the irreprossiblo instincts of the artist manifest themsolvos [n & genoral alr aboyt tho dotail of tho stands In mo uostable sort of a way, holding his soxtant in his right haud, while he Bquinta at the voroier through one syo. In front of him is a Jarge basin filled with some liquid, ln which is soon roflocted both tho horl- zon and tho sun, which glares down from tho upper corner of tho page. Tho translator of the book, Mung, now known 83 Capt. Mungoro, haa 1133 & most checkored and eventful carcor, Abont tho yoar 1839, when he waa quito a boy, hia was on board of a flahing-junk which was blown off to sea nod wrecked on an uninhabitod istand. Thoro ho and his companions romainod for six moaths, whon he and two others were takon off by Capt. Whitfield, of the ship John Howland, and bronght fo Hooolulu. Hia com- raded rematned hers, and Mung went on with COapt. Whitfleld to the Unltea Btatos and re- mainod thers sovoral yours, whero ho recelved tbe ordinary eduction’of s New Bedford boy, giving eapocial attention to the sclenco of navi- gatlon. At the time of the California gold ex- citemont Capt. Whitfleld's m&ogc Jolnod tho vaat crowd tbat flocked thither, but, iiko many anothor ono, was dln?:g;z;nwd in his oxpecta- tiozs, and finally foun nay back to tho Ha- waijan Islands. Ho was nowhomesickand wanted to Beo Lila mothor, of whom he had, of course, beard nothing doing his loog sbaence. Bo Mr, Damon, sl thoufl: fearing that bia life would Lo forfoited upon his rotarn, in accordance with tho storn Japanese law thon in existencs, raised a small fond by subseription, and fitted him out with & whalo-boat, s eoxtant, a Bowditch's Nav- igator, n nautical almanac, aod othor sufinuna. and in Janaary, 1851, he sot mall on board the Barab Boyd, Capt. Whitmore, for his native land, o managed to smuggle blmsolf into tho country by way of the Loo Ohoo Ielands, but was takou by the Government and kopt in o sort of honorabla confinomont for over twoyears, during which time ho busied bim- golf with tho formidable task of traoslating Bowditch’s Navigator {nto his native tongue. Ho was then roleased, and hastoned to gea ILis motbor. After comforting her for n ehort time, ho was fuvited to Yeddo and mado an oflicor of Government, with tho «privilego of woaring two swords, and wiss em- ployed as {natructor in tha art of boat-building, for whicl bis Honolulu whale-boat sorved aa model. When tho Kandinmarrah was bhere in 1860, Mung was on bosrd as intorprotar for the ombaesy, with tho rank of Captain fa tho Imporial Navy, Tho first thing ho did aftor otting aslioro wae to visit his old friond Mr, Blmou, to whom Lo rocountod Lfa romautio ad- vonturas, and to whom, in token of his grat itude for many Borvices rendored, he presonted the Japanose copy of tho Navigator, of his own translation, now boforo us, and & costly and curious aword over 200 yoars old, Mr. Damon now sends tho two volumes ta tho Conteanial Exlnbition, after whioh we trust thoy will be ro- turned to this country snd depositod in the Government library, or somo other oqually suit- ablo place. > SPORTING NEWS. SHOOTING AT FORT WAYNE. Speaal Duvaleh to The Chieaao Trioune. Forr WarnE, Ind,, April 4.—Some first-clags pigeon-shaoting was doue to-day at tho grounda of tho Indlaua 1lifle Association, tho pdzu bolug » handsomely engraved gold madal. Thoro wora oleven contestauts, tho distance being 25 yards, Qut of tho first ten birds Henry Overman, John Overman, W. W. Stinoett, and “Jacob Morvilltns killed eight each. Theso four then shot off at throo pigoons, Mosers. Btinnott and Morvilling msktug o clean score, They ropeated this score on thosecond sboot-off. On tho third shoot-oft at two plgeans eacly, Stinnett scorod two blauks, Alorvillns killing both birds, winniog tho medal and making a total score of 16 out of 18, Thore was o largo attondauce, and consderable money chauged hands on tho reault, C'LEARY IN SAN FRANCISCO. Bix Fraxcisco, Cal,, April 3,—O'Leary, the Clicago pedostrjan, bogan his walk of 500 miles in 140 hours at 1 o'clock this morniog. At 10 this evening ho had mado 70 milos. —— e THE RIVER SHANNON, LIMERICK, IRELAND, ** River that {n allence windeth Ahrough tha muador Till at Iougth thy rest 1a the busom of the I'vo been borna o'er th, bitlows,— ileard the music of tky wave, Low and plaintive as the wulling Of xowe spirit o'er a grave, Though 1've gazod on lovely landscapes, Briyht and beautiful to ses, Yet tho world contains uoue freaber, Fairer, than I've viewod frow thos, Bcanes of boauty dack thy margin, Varled as each chauging broszo; Lofty rocks frown o'er thy wators, Covared by groon, ahclioring troos, Many a ruin, old and loary, 1In ite stern decay sublline, ‘Whiapers to our Liearts tha grestness Of that suro doatroyer, Timo, Shitps with snowy sails, 0 stately, Proudly swopt thy gfittering breas! 1n true poetry of motion, Danclng 'er each wavelet's crost. 0 tho tids of happy focling As our vousc] tolled aloug, Joy llko auuligt 0ot o atéaling, ealug to tha wild waves' s0ng. Many Uints from Heaven, descending, « Now and then fell og the deop, Lika nome sparkllug dismonds blending Wil tho Lears bt sescbinds weep,— Hallowing each wood and Nl‘l-lcz, Clinuglig pinky and gold, ind Uius, *TUl the apell of distance deopened Fach iuto & duaky hue, S, bald river, thou wert dancing Uuward, ouward, bright aud fres,— Neator, stap by atep, advaucing T Llia Losota of the saa, Lhie Al if wa would but consider ‘That liks thea our course must end, Daily, bourly, plodding onward To tust bourus whiere thoro's no friend,— Nona but Him who is to Judgo us With & fudgment just and true, Whers 1le caunot uhow Mis mercy Lut uuto the ** chosen fow."” Dansx ¥, CoLLngar, — gt COAL. PorraviLis, Pa,, April 4.—All the {ndividasl collierics which were {die in the Bheoandosh region started this morniug, tho men gojug to work at & reductior | et S, OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. Quzastown, April 4,—Arrived—Btoamship Adristiv, from New York, S A, Californinn Politcucss, Tho politeness of the Californian waa well demonstrated at the receut Lig race st San Fran. cisco. A man who lacked the lucre to secure bim admisston at tho gate perched himselt on a wonument in Lono Monntaln Cemotery snd composed himeelf to watch the flyern, when sud- Qooly aaother fellow, reacking up, tauckod him on tholeg. **Xwan't thatseat, air.’ ¥ QOb, you be 441" “Dmi it'n my famlly tombatons, MJ grandmothor lies burlad hore,” ¢ Ok 1% I.'l d the sport, and accommodstingly climbed own, THE HOQ CROP. Civorwrary, April 4.—Tha annual report of the Chambaer of Commerce upon pork-packing, preparod by Stdaey D. Maxwall, Buperintendent, will Lo mso Y‘«‘:hlla to-morrow. It gives the total packing for the moason st 4.850,102, sgaioat G6,637.12% ast gear. Tho myorage gross weight this msosson in 212 60-100 ponndli agalnat 262 47-100 )aat season. 'Tho total ylold of moss pork this seanon was 403,674 barrols, sgaiost £04.843 last yesr. Tha total product of Iazd is 174,803,333 potnds, sgainat 103,432,170 pounds last yoar, Tho do- crease in the number of hogs packed, compared trith tho previoun seagon, {a 12 4-10 per cent, —— e WORCESERSHIRE SAUCE. e e o et TR LEA & PERRINS’ CELEBRATED PRONOUNCED BY * PXTRACT convowszuRs R SAuioALGEATEE i MAN stMadraa, tohts i plmtherat ONCEATER, ONLY @00D e, 1, ''Tell LEA & PER~ RINS that their Bauce In highly esteamed i SAUCE And Applicable ta ‘Worcestershire Sauce. Bold Wholesale and for Exportation by tha Proprietors, LI’A & PERRIXS, Worcester, England; and Rotall by Dealers in Bsuces generally thronghout the world, Ask for Loa & Porring’ Sauce, Atthe BREAKPAST TABLE 1t imparts the most exquisite ralish and zest to Hot or Gold Meat, Fowl, Flsh, Brotled Kidney, &o, At he DINNER TADLR, (n Ecup, with Flah, Hot Jolats, Gamo, sud in sll Gravies, it givos & dolightful favor, At the LUNCITEON AND SUPPER TABLIS 1t 1s deemed Indispensable by those familiar with its esti- mable qualittes. [From the New York Times.] Thers is no relah in the world which Ls 8o nniversally ked a1 Lea & Porrine' famous Worcestorshirs Sauce, ‘The wxcellenca of this BAUCE having caased numere ous tmitations, the NEW LABEL bears a /oo eimile of the proprietors sizoature, Lea i wlich {s placed upon each bottle, JOHN DUNCAN'S BONS, W YORTK. PHILAOELPHIA ADVERTISEM'TS EHOTEHI, A UBRY, THILADELPIIIA. This Hotel {8 situated on Walnut strect, botween hirtyhird and Thirty-fourth strects, baviog a {ront~ #go of 60U fect, 1t nmjolnl the msgnificent bulldin) and grounds of the Univorsity of Peunsylvanls, in the handsomest front of the city. Tho rooma aro large, airy, and new, with a capacity for 2,000 gucsts, Tho solldity of eonstruction and ‘plan of the boitso afforda porfect protection sgalnst fire or sccident. On the front {s a porch 15 fect wide by 600 feet long, over- looking & delightful park. Access can bobadto the Centennial grounds in fitecn minuten by ‘mtrect-railways, The mew depot of the Pennsylvania Railroad is less than 1,600 feet from this Hotol ‘Tiy the cars of this railrosd guests can arrive at the Exposi- tion 1n eight minutes, Tho busluess ecntre of thocity and theatres can be reached by sireet-cars in fifteen minutes, . Zoologleal Garden, the pieturesque region of old Falrmount, snd oxtenslve Water-Works of Thiladelplis, are within an casy walk, Tho Hotel will Do condueted on the Europesn plan; Tectsurant will be made an eapecial feature,—excellent in quality, and moderste in price, The mnnni:r brings to the under. taking au experionice scquired in the best Latels of tho ‘Uuited Btatos, notably the Lindell NHotel, of 8t. Louis, and Continental of Pluladelphis, and pledgos Lis well- carned reputation this will be the model establishment. of the city, Wil open {0z reception of mucsla on April UNITED STATES HOTEL, Porty-second-st,, and Columbin & Elin-avs,, EXHIDITION BUILDING, NIAL GROUNDS. ‘Thin Elegant Fire-Proot IMotal is now open for the reception of guests, It contalns 325 rooms replete witls all modern fmprovements, Visitors 10 Poiladel- phis will powhero meet with betier accommodations or more ressonable rafcs. 1. 8, DOOTHBY, Manager, NOTICE: NOTICH. The undorsignod UAViKg cessod (o be {he agent of o Tbiladuipiia Collar Cowpsay n Chlcagoall peraons indebtod to the s3mo will hereafter 1lease mako - ment to Jamea M. Wiilcox & Co., sole agents of the Plaladelpbia Collar Comnany, No. 600 Minor-st,, Phil. adelphis, CHAS, A, WATHON, Ast. Philada, Coliar Co, Clilcago, 140 Btate-st., March 20, 1576, o MEGAL, Sle of Pekin, Lincoln & Decatnr Railroad, ‘WITHOUT REDEMPTION. Circunit Conrt of the United States of America, Soutbern District of Ilinois, Jau- uary Term, A, D. 1876, Abram . Dayits, Trustoo, &0., Y3 The Pekin, Tinooln & Dloratur lialiruad Compiaar, "Tha Toledo, \abash aud Wostern Rallway Compauy, Jaoob L. Cox, Henjamia 8, Pretiiuan, Bamual O. Bosin, Colambis It Oatae minge, Petor Werrich, G. R, Uoblelgh, Alfred W, Ito degker, Aul%flm in Bankruptey of itonbon Bergstrus- sor, Ditrlen U. Buith and ¥edoriok Suwmith, Exccutors af 1as Brith, Docessod, PUBLIC NUTIOE is hersby givan that in pursaancaot tho docrue rondered by sald Court In ths abuva eatitlod causo at the torm sforo aid, and Ly siriue of (ho powers it causp, the undersl er ia 1anoury of tho above named Ulrcuit Court and District aforesaid, will soll at Public Sale, withoat redeinption, to the high- ext and beat bidder, Ur casly in laL1, in satiafaction. of 70! in lhaé lemv.cunllllnl 08 a3 ot Al 183 #015 Wook . i X ), Wi, Of 8 Ja) Droperty, 1 wit: The Dekin, Lieoln aud Decatar Hajis extanding frum the City of Pekin, ‘l'szewel) County, o o Fowtt Ly i Dotavan, to the Clty of I of way, dopot grounds, an duots, ‘culvorts, “fences,’ and other structires. statioh bouses, onine houses, car ho raoa Puiduy 11acola 4 simbany, and arubracod In (he'said dosd of n‘nhcannn:md with or relating to the I )t 1o the construation, maintensuce, operation, or ues theroul, and all the property franchisos, f{lll(l‘ and thiug whatsoaver bewe or nature, togeth- or with llul‘bnfl . nl‘u the mlilummu I.J‘Ald lDf::flao nancvs tueieul ung] or inanywisa thvreunio ap- nd a1a0 ail 1o catasd, it tile. clalty 1ne prety, and posecsslon whatsvovor, as 5 (d Jiailroad Company embra ted ', Lucuding 1h Lraaoliso and 1) biyiieut of the amonnt bid, the undersigmed wiliiciw, pxiuaniodge and dolivorlo ie purclissera oo snd suiticlont de reviog mid propeety dhaot [utety and in foo simplu.’ Iy the torms of tho sald deorco, rauns liasing tled with thu undorsigned Lands of said atiruad Cotpay, are allowod to bid on said brop and 10 eas0 thay become tha purchaasrs theroof for equsl (o or wors than tha amount of said deorvo, iy, of the tn ol will Liave the right to have the amount fouud dua T Hyore ot ihe Mastor h s Srodltod s lds end in cato suol bid ahall bo e thian tha oant uf eatd doeros, Lhen ! a entitled Lo ro. tali ont of sald bid a'sum oy aball ulralent ot fhe b ot a o] distibution tharsar ofiee oA Sies Wt icetlela itinota, thts 1 dayat Meroh, 1476, # MY, Gurexs & (4TTLER, Bolicitors fur Oomplainant. TREASURY DEPATRMENT, Oxrice o¥ COMPTROLLEN OF TUE QURLENCY, Wamnnsatow, Keb, 3, 16738, Al parsons haring clalina sealust ths ¥uirth National Bank of Chicago, I}, ezeby notitled to prosant tho n::lu ud L o Ihel"mgumo i"Ihxuul uhlxlnflihnt ‘ A , lacolvor, af Wis 0dicy 0 said s City of Chl 0 311, 4 4ol aav ko Comptsollor of mncv.nxa?.e[ BEMENTS. ~JHORMIOR MUSIO HATE, ™ GILHORES FANOUS BAND Grand Concert Organization, Of New York (on [ts way to Ban Franctsco), wili give TWO GRAND CONCERTS ONLY, On Thursday end Pridsy Dronlags, April 8 and % 176, The organization will include’ Misa EMMA d, THUNBDY, the bighly-gified young_American Prims Donns; Mz, J, LEVS the greatest Cornet Player live ing: M. ADOLLIL SUIIBT, the favorite Daritone, The Land wili Bumber Pirty Eminent Artlats, including, 24 Sololat, Mr. 3. ARBICKLE, the telehrated Amers foan Cornet Plajer: Me. E, A. LEFEBVRE, Hazo. hm“'i Mr. F, LETSOMI, Trombone ; Mr. OARL Aotk clrate: Mr. b IRACHT, Flute: and ints. rect wg D :w ole under the direction pular Price s nsion all ver the b L No €xtra churge or Fenerred st whiom bores sae cared threa days in advanco st Lyon & Licaly's musio store, THE COLISEUM. TREMENDOUS HIT ot bo wondertul SGIUGT MIDGETS who wero ro- heir first sppearance last evenluyg with TU- MULTUOUS APPLAURE, and univeraslly acknowl. cdned by all who raw them the incat gymnanta 1N TIE ‘WORLD, either old or young. Canntdering their ex- treme youth, they being nlpcdlvcr& 4,7, 8ud 8 years old, theyaro truly the WONDERS OF THE AGE, ’hertmnlng 84 they do, the most difficuit and daring eata with all ho ease, Inish, and grace of the oldest sdulte{n the profession, Also Mona, fegriat'a troupe of talking dogs, and an_immenne bill of olher epeciate tes, The fineat show.of the seanon, 1ionsea crawded nightly, Come early. ‘Admlsalon, 25 cents. ADELPHT THEATRE, This Wednoaday, April 5, st p, m,, GRAND FAMILY MATINEE. Immeasa Succcss of EDW.ARD COLEDM.AIN, 1n bis renowned impersonation of QU I I, Dramatized from Charles Dickens' Celobrated tory, THE ULD CURIOSITY BHOP, inciuding LITTLE NELL AND THE MARUIZIONESS. Iaro Bosncs by Btroug, Exceptionally Etrong Cast. rovious to s Drama, n Glorious Star Olio. The TaRue Tamily, Jumes Dalton, Gam Martin, Wm. A, Huntley, and Thos. J, Ryan, Pricea as usual: Drees Circle, Siic; Children, 25e, Ladiea' Night Thursday, Neat week—Clan, Howard in Unclo Tom's Cabln. HOOLEY'S THEATRE, MAQUIRE & HAVERL Lesseca 4, 1. HAVERLY,,, Iansger THE FAMOUS CALII‘UfiN!A MINSTRELS. Honday eveniug, April 3, every night and,Wedaes- day and Baturday matinees, Triumphant siiccess of E. M, IIALL, tlis Janjo King: enthusisstic recalls nighily of HANFORD and WILSOS, the Negro Do- lineators; BILLY EMERSON in_ his Atintlc Spa- claltien; ' continucd succes of DBLOODGOOD and LEAVITT. Al tho Old eliables retained tn an entire Shavke of progrmme. - Fridsy, April T, benedt of BILLY EMERSON. Monday, Apeil 10, Teturn of Chicago's Eavorito Comedian, BILLY RIGE. MoVIOKER'S THEATRE. F. B. WARDE, THOMAS WHIFFIN, MISS ELLEN Mondny, Tuesday, and Wednesday nights, in Duck- stone’s Charming Comedy, J YEAR; OR, THE LADIES' PRIVILEGE Thursday—THE POOR GIRL'S DIALY, 3onday, April 10, Grand Production of Shakspeare's Historicat Tracedy. « 1ife snd Death of Klug Idchard theBecond,” EDWIN BOOTH AS RICHARD IL oats can now be secured. » OOL, WOOD'S MUSEUM. Unprecedented Success of J, Z. LITTLE {n hisgreal charactr of ROVING JACEK. Wedneaday—Mstinos and Evening—IOVING JAUR, FIRM CHANGES. DISSOLUTION. “The co-partacralilp heretofore existing hetween the undersigued under tho name snd style of Counch, Johnson & Elwell {a this day diseolved by mutual con- *sent, GFONGE V. COUCH, LEAVITT, JOHNSON & LUBCH, D. ELWELL, Tho undersigned, having purchased the intcreat of he retiring partuers, will continue the buslness under the frm pame of D. Elwell 4 Co, D, ELWELL. 1n rotiring from the Commission Busincss we deslrs o recommend our gucceseors 10 the entire confidence of the trade. LEAVITT, JOUNBON & LUSCH, GLOHGE W, COUCH, CulcAGO, Alll’" 3. 1676, QCEAN NAVIGATION, NLY DIRECT LINE TO FRANGE, belwasn Row York snd Hartes calbnt Mo ey ra, The aplendid vessals 15.) 507 the LAUdILg ui Pacsas o apla Contment {being more ou this fatorita roots for the eouthiorly than aay other), will sall from Pler No. &% .;fludlr. Aopril 4 aovdar, Aptli 14 Noeth Iiver, as tallaws: ADOR, Saoglier ¥ PASS. “Laoiading wise); ina). Firat cabio, 8110 aad 812, ccordiog o scoountiodation secand cabln, 87; tnird, &40, lietarn tiokots st redua, ratos. rago £35, with superior acoommoasuons. ine cluding wine, bedding. and uteusiis without sXtrs chargs. Bleamors matked thus * d nuere, 00t carTy sieeTag® passe: LOUIS DESEBIAN, Agent, i lSroadway, N, Yo W, P WILTIES No. 61 Clatkeat our: Lahdom, Agsat for Chicago, STAR BALL LINE, TUNITED STATES & BRAZIL MAIL STEAMSHIPS, Batling montuly from Wataon's Wharf, Itrooklyn, N. Y, For Pam, Pernambuco, Bahis, and 1o Jauerio, calling at 8t, Johas, Porta Rico, .Baturdsy, April 15 NEW PUBLICATIONS. POPULAR MUSIC BOOKS ! Bellack's AnalWflelhnfl fir Piano, (78 centa), s an , aitract) i Faeiiod for 1h it stx st g e plunat (etze's Sohool for Parlor Oroa, “"'ll.fls‘tl)..& Imtnensaly popular, About 910,000 coplen Skl Gkt Yol S, erica, Engl Beotland, Walen, Treland, France, Apain; Tésty, Suodes, Denmark, Germany, Austris, and Russia sra'in it, in Paper, 40 Ucnts, Monrds, 50 *Clothy 75 Gontae Centh Masom and Hoadley's Method for Boginmers, (83), ia & handsome, oll arranged (5 el s ml s e German Fnurfa{l Sones, for Mixed Voices $1.50, A ri asury of most excallent musi for Bocaeties, ele, = e LYON & HEALY, Chiocago, OLIVER DITEON & CO., Boston, = MAGHINERY, WROUGHT > g |SLBAM WARHING m[m TENTILATING APARATOS PIPE b CRANE BROS. MF.CO, 10 N, Jofferson-st., RAILROAD TIME TABLE. ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURR, OF TRAINS EXITLANATION OF REFERRNCR MARKS, —t Kflhrdlly:: . *Baaday excepisd. P Bundas sCeRbn. s § el AV e108Dted. CHICACOR NONTHWESTERN RAILRDAD, ke O e tdison sty end o e e[S Omete aPacific Fart L iGenova Lake Dapot f W n Bebatsarmerof Gubslang Rlasiavis: MICHIGAR CENTRAL RAILROAD, Lake-st., and foot af Ticenty- rpot, Sfoot af econdest, Kel-oflce, &7 Clark-t,, & TickeLoftee, O Clarket., southzaut. corner o Nlandolphy Maflria Matn sad Afe Line) Rafamazoo s CHICAGO. ALTON & ST. LOUIS. ece: 5t ooty and 123 diondotpheets " *TV41% Etroator, Lacan, Washingto ‘112" roa bevgs K Joilot & Duwialt Aocomrodatio Trrive, Mai, via maln N S0P I o iBeE Iani xpress, E g Michlgan - Agcommodsl .| 1105 @ 1t Fapross.. .m. |} 5:40 8. w1 CHICAGD, MILWAUKEE & ST, PAUL RAILROAD. TUnlon Derat, eorner Madison and Canalsis, - Tieket Oes, ©3 South Clark-st., opposite Sherman lieuse, and at Depel, Lease Arrive. Day Bxpreas.., *9:dS a.m.| *4:00p. m. ‘Wisconsiz, Jow i JY.zpresr, . (§°5:05 p. m. [*11:008. o ‘Wisconsia 1t Passenge: -1t1020p. .| 2790, m. ATl trains ran Ticketa for Bt Panl [Twaul oltl ; Minn 1l ood olths A R S A e o305 SR AL, o Nt yaneid i 7 Ty A R Sl Bt. Louls Expresa, Bt Lonis Fast Lin Cairod Ny Catro Kow Orlseus Ex.: vriogiield, Peorls. sy’ Koukuk hprinstiod Night Kz Veoris aad Keokak 1z Dubuque & Stoux Oty kx. Dubuaue & Hioux Oity Expros GUmAD PAISEDRYFesreen s a5, NELLIE MARTIN, 3.000 tons, JOHN BRAMALL, 2,50 tona.. Taseenger accommadations Orsiclses. ¥or frelghit and passoge, at reduced rates, apply te J. 8. TUCKER & CO,, Ageuts, 54 Pluo-st,, New York. National Line of Steamships, NEW YORK UEKNSTOWN AND LIVERPOOL. TUEQUEEN, Aple i m | ENGLAND, Auril 2, 8 pia MELVETIA, Apt1vdavam | IFALY Aprd 2 vs m FUILLONDUN DIRECT. CANADA,. .. Thoruday, April 18, 8:50a. m, Uabin pasaacs, "§3and 810 enrredey, ltatarn tiokets at ruduced ratos, Stoorago tickets, 828 currency, Draita for £1and upwards oa Groat Lirital X B, LARSON, /¥ Seineast corner Clark and Randoiphstace. Chigaso. NORTH GERMAN LLOYD, Tle steamers of this Coinjany will eail overy Bature day from Hromen_Fier, foat of Third-st,, Hoboken, Itates of pansage—Froms New York to Soathsmpton, London, ifavre, and Bremon, first cabin, $100; second cabin, $64, gold; stecrage, $00, curreney. For freight or paskage apply 10 OLLRICIIS & CO,, 2 Bowling Green, Now York. Grent Western Stenmship Line, From Now York to Bilstut (Kagland) direct. MERSKT, Wostorn.. Haturday, ApH115 AT g sl Ll Cabla Pisage, 81 inicciiodiaia, §61 Beoraes, 820, Facumion Gickst, 8120; Fropsid btoorsre carlinoates £35, Avola 3t Gosiornd ol oot Lake Bhow & 41, 5 cDONALD. Agent. INMAN STEAMSHIP LINE, Csrrying the Malls betwoar, EUROPE AND AMERIOA. For passage, anply st Company'y Offico 32 K, Olark-at., Chicigo, ' FRANCIS O, BROWN, Gen, Wost. Agt. L5~ Drafia on Great Britaln and frcland, el .:fi:l‘r;-&f‘?;“’:"n'.i’ Yo Do " G T e N.K.M A l I curnor laballe and Madlon-sts., Chicago, ' it SORBETS | o o Get the GENUINKL' Bewaro of Imitations? TUOMSON'S PATENT GLOVE-FITTING CORSETS. EACIHT CORSET Ntawped ““THOMSUN™ WITIL TIADE. Tesamms them, and tialr everyiwhoro e presaiog ariy” Induces compett. ulo, somaon's Patent Hulld Fastenlng ot Ktools, Thoy are unbroakablo, gad their 4o not abrade Lioe Fur xala by firet-class deslers THOMSON, LANGDON 1n Importers and Ps ~BEST 00D TOR NEANTS APPLYING THE Iighest Amount of Nourishment fn the Most D= genible and Convenient Form, SAVORY & MOORE, 143 New Dond-at., London, And all Chemists and Btorckeepors througbout the world, Tuvest Now According to Your Means, §10, $25, $50, $100, $200, o are {nclined to o Ty ALEXANDRI 1 1 W 'lnyg{:l'lll kli o :{hllfl) otitable legitial harsslor, This “Hem ba famous fot o ey sad 1t Bambory umony i K e Toutimeots.” Synd foe iy e3pIsRMOrY GLrORIat. Siacks d carriod 88 loog 84 Foia'¥ia3 ft st -¥rous Loston eturasy press, Fub. 1¥, 1813 GOAL MEN Dock, Office, and Scales to Rent, . Apply at 4 Wost Luke-st, _BUSINESS OARDS. THOS, WATTSON & SONS, 140 North Dclaware-av., Philadelphia, EXPORTERS AND COMMISSION MER( Trividad Asphaltum, Orude & Refined, by the cargu or 10 lota 0 suwit, Regular veasvls for the West Indis yorts, o SIS BTN et gt ol Fost oF . Zakerstsy, ndioicar, and Sisiesnih. i e Sisteonih-oter Plaket 'O oe, 53 Orark andat depots. Mail azd xpresa., Aurora Passsncar Dubwons 3 BioazOtty fxp, Vacitio Niant Kxn, for Omab: iausas Olir, Losvenworl, clison & Kt Josapn Kaxi Downer's Grava Acoomunodsisn Downer'atirove Acoowmmodation) Downer's Urare &cgommodatin “Ex,Bundass, tlix. Satarday. 3Kz, Mondar ERIE AND CHICAGO LINE. Tieket Offeas, B3 Clark-st., corner of hashingten, Palmer Houae, and " at Depot, Y2 Mieh(yan-av,, i ot Bt A e tehlyaniars, eornr Vadivon, Day Ezpress—Pullman Draw.| ing-Hoom Sleoping Uars, tof New York withaut ol 8:3a. m.| §:{0a. m. — 1] Atlautio Express—bull a0s D) PITTSBUNG, FT. WAYNE& CHICAGO RAILWAY. * Bundar excepted. § Daily, 1 Fa dare. 3 ot AT LY | B S, TR BALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD, frains leave srom rear of Krposhtion Luilding ent foet sconidal, Devol cvrner i wliaon-t, and Cuty efice, B Glatieat,, corner of Wath- Taeniy. g, Sniton, |_drrive. Moralog Fapros Accommondati l_iu-nlul tDally.” *Daily, Bundays oxooptod, CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC RAILROAD, ¥ and Shorman.afs. Depa, cornar o/ Van Buren and Shrmanais, - Teketofoa s Leave, Omaba, Leavenw'thA Atchison Ex[* 1003, o, Porn soommiudall 5:0um, m, Nzl Ksproas, 10,005, . MEDICAL OARDS, DR. JAMES, Lock Hospital, cor, Washington & Franklin-sts, Obiarterd by the Htate of Nilinots for the express pure Duse of giving immodiale zellof ia sl cares of private, chronie, aod uriuary diseases in- all thule cowplical i kuowa Gt DIt JAMER hasgiood ot tivats, A boul lllu‘znbllllnaluum\l(mmb—wuun i Iarey—wiy Bol—10 canta 10 Lage. Dr. d Doriore. Y 2au0 U ua E:ut u;'-'}:':'ufir. Dr. Jamoeis HairSan s’ Commaliatton aletrt Tree srifiariiad! Q0 Pasinnss awiotiy ooubdsatiat U™ Sy NO QURE! NO PAY!! DI‘. Kean. 175 Sonth Clark-sL, coraer of Monros, Chicago, Srhlonnal, Pl oL, b e Galy pliyalclaaia the sity who warrania oareebs 2o, Vitico bouss, 35. 5. 49 87, Tae; Busdazs fromd bels" SRR