Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 17, 1876, Page 8

= g | THE CITY. ' GENERAL NEWS. ual pew rentsl of Bt, Paul's Reformed pal Churoh will take place in the church this evaning at 7:00 o'clock. A meeting for souug mon, strangors in the olty, to becoms scqnainted, will bs Leld at the Y. M..C. A, rvoms, No. 10 Arcada court, this evening. The many friends in this city of Miss Helen M. Wallbridge will be pained to learn of hor denth, whicl occurred at hor home in Kochostor, N Y., April 14, M. H, W. 8, Claveland will deliver & lecturo upon Neglacted Art: tha Ar:stic tide of Landscape Gard+ning,” this ovoning at 8 o'clock, in tho lecture-room of Jlr. Watera' cinasical school, 28 Sizteenth atreot, This s tha third of Mr. French’s Bouth Side series of illustrated Iectares upon artistic tovics, sud Mr. French will fornish the filustrations. It is underatood ¢ taking snd eficiont County Clerk, will, in oourse of three or four davs, turn over the masament books to the legally-appointod Bouth Town Asscssor, W. 11, B. Gray. In #o duing, and theroby sidiog in sccuring tor the Soul Town an honest and_equitable assensment, CGen. Liob will earn and doserye the gratitude of ail hanest men. The mauagers and proprictors, as well na tho employes, of the Adelphi Thostro were on the tiptoa of expoctation last evening waiting for a rumpus to bs kicked up by the Grover faction. The porformance was finished in peace, littls Eva did not look duwn from her perch {n heaven on a_row, and nothlug out of tho usual line lappened, although it waa expocted. Boveral stalwart policomen wers in readinoss to preasrve tha posce. ‘William Thompson mado his advent into Chl- oago Friday from the ** Futurs Grest,” Lig baggage cousintlog chiotly of n large iuvoice of countarfoit rallroad tickots over the varjous roadn centoring in this city. After disposing of w number to scalpors on Clark street, and oue to & porser at the Tremont House, bis business was ehocked by an arrsst and commitmont to a cell In_the Central Btation. A confodornte of the prisaner, doubtlesn hoaring of his partnar's fate, escaped arrost by lesving the aity. Au upsuccesaful atiempt to massacre Officer Michael Kirch, of tus Armory, was mado last pight by a wnegro desperado on Third avenus, About haif-past 9 o’clock a uogro womsn applied totha ofiicor for protection, stating that tho masailant was in hor houso at No, 270 Third wvenue, makiog himsclf obatroperous aud tbreatening the lives of tho lumates. Kirch wont to the houso and ejectod the intrudor, who doparted 1n & southerly direction. Soon after be was observed to be returning toward the remiacs, aud the officor followod imup. Be- fnre tho Iattor arrived in the immodiato vie ecinity, bo heard tho scrosms of & woman, and, on hurrylng to the npot, was mot by tho woman emargiog from an atloyway, who utated that tho sttacking _party had rotreated toward Htate sireet. Kirch gavo chase, and ma he turned a corner in tho alloy ho was mot sttacked by the fugitive with » razor, Aftoran cocounter, in which the officor was worsted, the would-be sesaeain effected his oscape. Kirch was tnken to tho drog-store corner of Harmon court and Btate stroet, whero his wounds, con- plsting of tures acalp mcislous, were dressed and their reciplont conveyed home. The party who did the cutting is & well-known thief, re- cently roloasod from Joliot, and will doubtless be captured to-day. Tha oflicer's wouads, though mot of a fatal character, are quite sorious. Gon. Tish, the pain —_— SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO, GOLONY OF TIE FIETY-NEVENTIE ILLINOIS INFANTRY BEGINENT. This colony baving: organized haa decided to ocate in the Qila Valley, which colnmences in New Mexico and runs through the entiro broadth of Arizons. The Glls Rivor rises in the Mogol- lon rapges of Now Mexico, aud has a gonoral woaterly courss, emptying into tho Rio Colorado just opposite the boundery botween Californin sud Lower Californis. From the north it hau numerous affluents breaking through a region frequently mountsioous, and always mach broken, but with beautiful and fertilo valloys, woll supplfed with timbor and animal lifo, and remarkable for the ovidoncos of an anclent civi- lization found Iu the rains of well-built towns and extensive aqueducts copstructed of cut utone. From tho 5sulh it rocotves but fow branches, tho Tiio Groudo being the mosl_important. Da- low the mouch of the ltio Ban Pedro, tho Valley of the Gila for a diutance of 12 wmilcs is opon #nd varies from 1 1o 2 miles in width. Tho niver thon *canons,” and for about 30 milos winds its dovious way botween frowniug chiffe and preci- pices. From the Jower cnd of thiese canous to its mouth the valley is open and wide, with a regular and gradnal descent of from 8 to 16 foot to the milo. _Of the bluffs which murk the jim- its of thie vallay proper but little 1a known eave tbat 1ts mountains ars woudorfully rich in pre- cious wotals, In the Valley of the Gila there s an immeuse, breadth of land suscoptiblo of suc- ceesful cultivation. Corn, barlev, wheat, cotton, and all the vegetables of tho temporate zona aro ready prohiably cultivatod by tha few whito .pattiors between tho canon and Sacaton, and by the Pimaus snd Maricopas Indiaus batwaen Sa- caton. and Maricops Welle, Delow tua latter station thore ia a¢ preaent no caltivation, excopt 1n small gardous at some of tho mail ststions ou tho lower rivor. The Gila Valley proper hes about 300,000 acres ofarable land,ita five principal tributarics, the vsllevs of lho Aravapa, Sun Po- aro, Haota Crux, Balt River, and Colorado, 140, 000 more, makeng 1 all 410,000 acrea capablo of suatatning an agrenltural and miniog popula- tiou of 200,000, whichis no doubt a low estuuato. During tho ssme season the pame land produces two crops, one of whent aud snother of corn. ‘Tho breadih of lsud now undar cul: t1vation s quite swall, only wome 6,000 scres. In common with New Moxico, thet part of Bouthorn Arizons lying enst of a line drawn from Buboquivari Peak to the Gila, above Sacaton, possessen great pastoral advaulngey, It in cove erod at all tiinoa of the year with . magmficent Rrowth of grama grawa, une_of the most nntri- tioun grasses kuowu to stock-ralsars, and at no suason of the year do cattle vood other shaltor thian that offorod by uatural variativns w the surface of tho grouud. 1n the Banta Catsrina aod Bauta Rita Moun. taios plne is abundaot, and on thio Lauks of tho ntteams cottonwood sud toezquib are fount to supply thnber or fuel. Tho Intter is aro- mnklflly bard and dutable leguminous wood, and growa in the lower Gila vnnury 10 8 Wi Iarge eunough for cross-tles for raifroad pur- poscs, aud not unfroquently attuius & dlamutor of f{rom 18 to 80 1nches, It makcs tho mont highly-prized piano-forto loge. On'thie plaiug in the immediato vicluity of tho valloys, sud west of tho line referred to, bunch or gicta graas is abuudant, and furiishes, i ad- dition to the valley grasaes, oxcellent gruzing. Tho Pima apd Maricops Indians, s aiso the white aud AMexican wsettlers on the Upper Gils, have largoe bords of cattle aud shoep. Aftor the Rio Gila has emergod from a succea- sion of deap gorgos through which it orodsos tho Pioa-leno Cordiliorus it waters a rich and fertila valloy 50 miles lang, About 20 miles of this valloy is inhisbited by the Pina Iudiany, They devote thawuelves ontirely to agrioultinre sud the arts of peaco. It hax ofton been stated iv parlier times that 1n New Mexico you could nnly be absolutely ceriain of safety mmougst the Pinas. Corn, wheat, and cotton aro the crops raised by this poacerful sud sotelllgant people. Their pottery and basket-work are wonderful wpocimens of their industry, They are of immense assistance to colouists, There are many ruins on the Gila fteslf und in the valleys of ils southern tributarles. A litilo west of the portheru oxtreumity of the Burro Mountains the Rio Gula lusves tho Han Ltits und othor rsoges sud meanders for a distauce of from 76 to 100 milos through an open valley of conmderavle width. Tuis long atrip of fertite bottom land ia studded throughont with doserted uebloa (villsges), which attho presont timo be- imost entirely to tho third cless, viz: thoue of which tho foundations aioue mark the localition. Ag lesst 100,000 people must at une vo oocupied this valley. The copper wmines of tho Gils Vallay furulsh sbout 63 per oent of nativa copper sud 26 per tout of hydrated carbonate of copper,—‘ green malachite.” Gilver mines IPEGII‘ to ba as plentiful as the copper wines. ‘Lhere 13 pu doubt but shat thw wonderful region 1 tned before many years to e oue of the rickieat snots in the world. Throa railroada ave alresdy building thoir way to It 8 fast aa poseible. The Deaver & Lio Grande Narrow Gauge Iilrasd from Deuver, south ; the Atchison, Topeks & Hauts Fa is slroady closs ta the border of New Rexico, and expectsa o resch Banta Fe in sbont [y yoar, and also the Bouthera Pacifio, Itis mnnfhl tbat the Atclie wou, Topeka & Bants Fo Hailroad will uoite 'with Col. Boott's rosd at some o Bouthorn Neow Mezxico, probably som s betwesn Moaaills and El Paso, and thence Eo through to Oalifornia ss one road, runuing through the on. tire loogth of the Gila Valloy, s0 thatin & very ahorh Hme this, &} prosent, raiher remote region will be in direct commanication with all parts of the Btates, It is -very apparont from tliess facts that now 18 tha time to go thoto, just beforetho railconds rencls it, while land can bo obtaitied in sullictent quantitics. Ina yearorso from now thio Gila Valloy siil all bo taken up by sottlers. 1t would sppear evan now that & Iarge commu- nity of Mormons have romo idea of goiug o that countrr, o it 18 of the highost tmportance for the cotony thnt 1o time stiould be lost 1n so- curing tha mort favorable location. From Gra- nada, clore to tho burders of New Mexico, tho presont terminus of thoAtclison & Santa Fo Rsil- Ralltosd, thernis s dasly Unitod Siates maii earriod by Barlow, Sanderson & Co's, ejageconches, right through to Tucson, in Arizons, pas»ing through Sauta Fo and down tho Rio Crauda Vall thenco throngh the Gila Valioy tn Tueron. _Telegrash communlcation is opou as far as fauta Fe, by tho Weatern Union Tele- graph Company, Thens laalso a Umted States Lang-Oflice at Mostil'a, duch the cheapest way for c.loniata is to ake thelr own toama and wagons, and camp out. It doea not cost i this woy mora than 50 couts . day to live well, Qitizous are invited to join thig colony, Thera will bo o regular meuting on Sunday, at 1 o'clock, at Room 0, 199 Esst Mmllsou rtrast, corner of Fiftk avenuo, w! both citizens and soldiers wishing to join are cordiaNly invited to bo pres- ent, Citizens and soldiors ouiside the city can obtain all information by mpiyiug to the Presie dont, Col. D. Baldwin, st Room 9, 199 East dizd- ison etroet. — WESTWARD, HO! * IKISH COLONIZATION I3t NEBNASKA. Quite a numbor of Irish citizons met fn tho Council Chamber of the City-Hall yesterday afiernoon 1or the purpose of otganiziog s aocio- ty to bo calied the Irish Tmeaigration Ald So- clioty, for tho purpose of aiding Irish cangrants generally, and particularly 410 a ho aro expectod to leave horo Wodneaday on tlsit way to O'Neil's Colony, in Nebraska. Mr, Jamos Nowlan cslied the mnelluzlo oider, J. Egan wan ohoson tainporary Chairman, 1n & short addross he thanked the incoting for the honor, ana stated the objoo to bo the beat and most practical moans of aiding t! rat band of colomss which Mr. 0’Nell, tha Irish patriot, would conduct to aaw homos, He com. plimented Mr. O'Neil verv highly, asd spoke of him a5 a man aooking the independenca and welfaro of his countyyien by locating them in & now and {ree countiy. Mr. James Noswlan was then choven to act as Bocrotary. The Chair then intreducod Geo O'Neil, the originator of the project beforo them. In a quite longthy address ho sppenied to. ths patriotism of Irishmen, and atated thiat his ob- ject was bowetit to hiw race, in_tranmferring poople huddied togetier in Jargo cisy tonoments to farms and homes in {roo Western Jands, Lo spoke of aund {llugtrated the bLouefits arisiog trom colonization, sud enliated the interest of the meeting, < Ilis remarku wero well receivad and warmly applanded. Mr, McQuade, tho Chairman of s committes heretofore appoiated, reparted that the Com- mittee had made arrangaments with the lHatch and Maniton Houscs for she suppor, lodging, and broskiasting of 150 of the omigrants at $i aliead. Clildren balf price, Mr, Hagh MoLaughlin, as ono of the Com- mittee, offored thn following : ‘Wuzngas, The action of quits & number ofJour follow-countrymen who nre expected in our city on noxt Wednosday, the 13tk inat,, on thelt way to _thelr new homea tn the U'Nell Colony, Holt Couuty, No- nirasks, mcets with our hearty approbstion and poiuta {03 new ers for tho advancement of our couatry and Lonest lavor; thereforo bo it Iteauived, That this mecting sppolnt one or mors Committeos to meet _our fellow-citizens at the various {lopate ou mext Wednondzy snd couduss them b thelr otels, Rerolved, That the colonists srriving m onr city nezt Wednesday ba considored our gueats while in the city, and that 1his meoting provids means to that end, The resolution was sdoptod, and Mesara. Me- Quaid, McLacghlin, aud Blackburn wera sp- pointed to seloct a Committce on Finauce. ‘I'he Commuttes molected the following uamos: Edward McQuaid, J, V. Clarke, Joln 1. Ayers, Kedmond Irivville, W.J. Quan, Clristopher Blackburn, 1lugh McLaughlin, Thomaa Brienau, Michsel _Kelly, I'etor Schuttier, Michacl Me- Auley, Bernard O'Callaghan, Daniel O'flara, Edward Bluett, W. J. Onaban, D. McGarry, James Kincaid, Phillp Ilovne, James \alah, Jamea McCloarv, Patrick Carroll, Plulip Cou- olly. J. J. Egan. The same Comimittee soloctod na n Committee on Itecaption Edward McQuaid, Hugh MoLaugh- lin, Christophier Blackburn, Jomes Nowlan, Dr, 3T, O'Clnry, Jamas C. O'Nail, Caot. Glesson, Botl committsen binve power to act. Michasl McAuley taen offered & resolution laudatory of Goo. O'Neil's work, aud the moet- ing adjourned. oo “cit"s "“you BET." MOW AN ‘INTER-OCEAN" REPOLTER LLFT TOE BLACK HILLS. A short time ago the Infer-Ocean seot n re- porter to Custer City in tho Black Iills to write glowiog accounts of the gold discoveries (?) in that renownod section, It was tho iotention to bave bim remain all sumuwer, but ufter one or tiro communicatious, giving full accounts of the most wondorful discoveries, had boen printed, tho reporter wade his appearancs again in this cily. Of course his asgoctates wore greatly sor- prizad to soe him back 80 soou, but their astou- ishment was quieted by ihe information that ha was mora necded at home. Tho resl cause uf bis sudden retarn camo howsvar to hght yester- day. Copt. Julus Nolson, & yotersn lako Cap- tain, arnived hers Baturday from the Disok Hills, where Lo had in vain boen digping for gold for the last four months, 1o states that whea it becama known at Custer City thatsn Ivfer- Occan ropurter hiad arrived thero, the poor peo- ple, who had been allured thero by the bogua reporta of gold discoverias tn that paper, held an tndicnation mecting, and the scribe was in- formed that if ho was found at that place twontv-four hours later, ha would flnd bimsult swiugmg from the lb of the nearest tree, The frightenad reporter did not stand upon the oraer of his gotug, but went ot once, and nover utogp«x until Lo landed st tho depot tu this city. Capt. Nelson stateathiat ho has been disying i the Hills for tue last four wonthy, but has uot found a par- ticle of gold, Y'he gold that is exlubited by aomo parties a8 having been found there, hie clalms to bo Montsua gold, brought to the fHills by uu- prineipled advonturers, Of the buudreds uf persops whom he hiad mat thers, nos one had succaeded any betior than Lumsoll, and alt are auxious to get back. ‘CASUALTIES, FLOODS. Spertal Dinnat: to ['hs Chieszo Tribuns, OtrAwa, Aprit 16.—Freshots hava causcd the River lideau to overilow its baoks, and the counutry batweou this city and Hogubeck 18 foun- dated, The Et. Lawreuce & Otta Railway track 15 woshied away iu tany placos, and timins are uvable Lo pass over it, In parts of Jonos- ville tho people have been compelied o leave thelr louses. The wator ju 6 foot doep on tho Montroal Koad, The stablea of Satchol Bros., cattio-dealors, were completely flooded. The cattlo nod pigs conlined therein dannot Le re- moved, Railway bridies ate iu groat daugor nf boiug swopt away, aud meu huve been sugaged all night and to-day loosening the huge cakes of ico whiob are piled up in frout of thae plors, Iu Now Ldinburg the people mavg abuut from house to biuse {n raftsand canoes. Tho water in this locality was never bofore known to be so high, 2 Y pecrar Dupaichta The Chicans Trioime, Easr SaatNaw, Mich, April 10.—Ths flood continues, tha river having risen G inches since yesterday, and all low places Ib the city being under water. The Htate road bridge, 3 milus west of Bagiaaw City, was oarried awav yester~ day. ‘The Littabawssseo boom, containing over a milliou foot of lumber, ia iu great danger, and 1t 18 foared will give away, Flint Juver rose noatly a foot yestorda; : ‘Syectat Urapateh (o Tha Chicage Tyibune, Quiner, 14i., April 16.~Tha rivor at this polnt is now 17 L above low-water mark, and 1 coutinually rising. No sorious damage haa yar beed done, tbough thore will doubtless boa heavy loas of property should the rige continue wuch looger, Borious fear are entortained for thasafety of the Buy Levee, and a large foros i ougaged in watchiog it, Bhoald the embauk- ment give way, the damago mill be imumonso, ‘Jhie buttom laudd in Missourt, opposite this city, oro flooded for nesrly 4 miles weat, aud tho damsge to the growing orops aud other farunug property has already beem very leayy. Inthecity the water Lias reached ths discliurging frejghi-liouse of the Chicago, Burlingtou & Quincy and Toledo, Wabash & Wostero Railwass, which {8 now entirely sur- rounded. Eotow the city the water has reached tuo track of tho Quiucy, Align & B8t. Louis Hallway, and a gravel train was sont out this aftereoon to repair tha weak places aud preveut the water frow underminiug tbe track. The track of the 8¢, Louis, Kokuk & Northern Rail- road, north of this city, 18 entlrely submerged sod traing have nod been ruuuing for over a week past. A TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE, Bpectal Dispateh (o 1ha Chicage riduns, Lizanenwontit, K., April 16,~There arrived hore this moroiog & buffalo-hunter from the THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: MONDAY, APRIL 17, 1876. FPan-Handle of Texas, whose experionce has nevor had & parallel in this country. Previous to the terrible storm of March 15 he was lont betwosn Cantonment and Hed Deer Urpk, 100 miles away from any habitation, with o cloth- iog or arms. For ten dava tha poor fellow lived on roots dug from the frozen ground, Une dsy ho found the leg of & bufalo tnat bad beon killed months befurs, and ate {ho rotton mare row. This and tha roots wore his only athaiat- enco. Both fest have beon amputated. e is now At tho Bistors' Elospital, . A MUD-SLIDE. Snecal Dfspateh to The Phtcans Tribuns, Towa Cuity, ‘Aprill 106.—~Tha mud-slide om tho Culeago, Rock Tsland & Pacific noar this city s yot unmoved, Mud to the dopth of soms four or flve feat and somo dozen rods- in axtent yei lies ou the track, and yesterdsy the Compsny commoncod constructing another track over this decp bed of mud by Iaying down timbers, ties, and iron, and to-day irsina wore able to pass ovor it. 50, If there is no mare rain, the trains will pass re rly horeafter, The aun sud strong winus are drying up the mud faat to-dsy. THZ OLD MERRIMAC. New Yong, April 16.—A shell recovered from the wreck, of tho Merrimiac exploded at ko Partemonth, Va., navy yard Saturaay, killing two negroos aud soverely wouuding aeversl others. THE EMPEROR OF BRAZIL. Ilis fBlcod-Curdiing Snub ef the Elighosti0fficors of This Cheap Gova crnment—Doings Yestcrany in New Yoric City. Secial Dispateh ta Tha Cheaao Tribune, New Yonx, Apnil 16.—It did not tranapire until a late hour [ast night that, after tha reception of Secrotaries Mish, '[aft, and Robeson by the Emperor.of Brazil on the steamor Hevelius, ho curtly declined to come on boatd tho vossel sent down for him, and that, in the most clvil manner nossible, he ind given the Committes the cut direct, The Secrctarios wero greatly chagrined at the rosult of ther misslon down the bay, and said littlo or nothing about the cool treatment they got from tho Brazilian mounrcl. They srers oagrined in severalre- mpects, They tnok eapeclal pains to exclude all newspaper roportors from the stosmer and from their roome nt the Lotel, Imagine their disgust, then, whoa they reached the Havelius, to fnd the nowspaper mon aboard thoe vessel and in tho most amicable and democratic intercourse with the monarch, A Herald reporter bind been bis conipanion thronghout the whole voyage, anda Sun reportor stuod at tho Emporor's elbow and poinied out to him tho Scerotaries as they camo oo board, calling them by name. The Emperor intarruptod Mr. Fish In lus eot spesch two or thrge times, and finally told him that he must declive sny sort of reception. Tho Hecretaries left the vossel within ten minutes after boarding it, and saw no more of s Majesty during the day or since, Tho fact In, the Emperor aud Empress ran away to the play of **Heory V." as soon as they got their dinoors, and the Emperor employed the rost of tho night behind the ecenos and in tho preas- room of the Ierald 'building, The Prosident dent » telographie welcome, and & committee of thio Common Council ot this city ssnt an {m- pertinent note signed by half-a-dozen Irish bar- koepora tondoring public attentious, but no answer sooms to liave Dboon elicited, Thiy wotniug the Emporor paid s vialt to St. Datrick's Cathodral, whers & epecial servico was being performed, and, even tere, he.was made & couspicuons object in spito ef hia desire to remain incognito, by belng taken within tho sanctuary sud placed in full viow of the other worshipers. To-uight be visited Moody and Sankey at tho Hippudromo, but wothing of spocinl moment ocourred, Ho will leave, with four of his followers, to-morrow night for San Fraucioco, ava will probably pacs through Chicago on Wodneadsy next, He pos- {tvoly ueclines to receivo strango visitors, and ie dotermined to enjoy himaolf in his own quiot way. If your Commwon Council court snubbing, let’them endeavor to givo lim & publio racop- tion, Tbe Ewmpress, who ia au fovalid, will not #0 Weat, but upoud the upring near this city, The Empetor's relirn I o ba st the opening of the Coutennial in July, sud Lo sails July 12 for Luropo. 3 [70 the Associoted Press.) New Yorx, April 16,—Dom I'edro,accompanied by the Emyress snd sulte, attended divino sery- Ico at 8t, Patrick's Cathedral this morning. The Lmperor aud Empreas wers givon sotts 1o tho sauctuary within the radiog. * Bolomn high mase waa cglobrated, aud Vicar-General Quinn, on be- halt of Cardinal McCloakey, who lu sick, wel- comed their majoaties to this country, avd con- gratulated them on their prosperous voyago. Ho prayed that tho rom 'nder of thoir journoy might be squally auspioious and bappy.” Large crowds guthersd both tnside and outside the church to catch & glimpee of the imperal viait ors. After church they were drivon through Central Park. CRIME, INFORMAL EXECUTION, LowmaviLre, Ky., April 16.—A Danvflle spacisl to tns Courder-Journal saya that this morning tle Juilor was awakenod by a number of men. Le asked whyt was the wmatter, and was told that o policemna wished to fucarcerate a pris- onor, When tuo Jailor opened tho door of the juil he was confronted by four masked men with bpistols ready to discharge. One watched him winle tho othora rescued Jim Tarpin, & muistto, imprisoned for com- mitting & nomeless outrage on a 7-year-old daugbtor of Loe Irvine, of Perrywmile. Thia morving the mulatto was found cold and wblf fn doath, baug:ng frum a branch of a tree. A MOTHEM'S LOVE, Special Disnateh by The Chicago Tridune, Bostox, April 16.—Mra, Josephine Rounor, n woman about 31, whoso husband is in New Or- loans, hias for along time had tha roputation of being au abusive aud cruol mosber, sud to-day was arrosted on a charge of killing lier S-year- old boy. Slie called on a doctor to come aud soo um, but, when ba got there, the cluld way doad, ‘The body was covored with welts, ovi- dently the result of recont aud severs whinpings, audd thoro waua u Lad cut on the forohead-over ons eyo, The wolnau says hie got the cut while playiug, but no one Leliovoa hor story. INFANTICIDE, Svecial Disvatch to Tre Chrcagn T'ribune, Lavaverre, Ied, April 16.~The body of an infant was found at the camp-mecting grounda ou the battle grounds 6 miles north of this olty, Coruner Varnedge ia making an invostigation, fts parontage has not yet bean ascertained. COWARDLY MURDER. Conxixa, N, Y., April 16.—Ells M, Callioan was shot dead by hor lover, John stoNamars, to- day, Jealousy was the canse. The murderer escapod, . e ILLINDIS HILITIA. Spectal Duspatch o The Chicace Tridune, Benivariero, DL, Apnil 18.—Ihe Adjutant Ganeral will to-morrow commlssion Gen, Wile lism E, Strong, of Chioago, as Inspector (an- eral, with tho rank of Lioutenant-Colonsl, of the Virat Brigada of Illicols State Milltis, on the poruonal staff of Gen. A, 0. Ducat, command- iog. Comraiuelons will also be 1sened ta the ofti- cerw of Company A, Chicago Lignt Cavalry— L Captain, Goorgo M, Miller; First-Lieutenant, Louts Mrochlich; Becond-Lisutensnt, Frank Behwuckiow, Adjutant-General Laita, of Pann- avivauis, writes Agjutant-Genoral Hilliard that 460 meros of land within rmouut Park, and uoar the Lxrmnmun bulldings, have boen ot spart for the militia oreanizations of the several States visiting the teouis). He inquires what Illinols mililis organization propose at- tending, and their numbera, Adjt.-Gen. Hiltiard 18 unable to encoursgiugly reply, beuause the bigh rated fixed by the railronus have operated to doter Lilinoin orzauizatious fiom catrying out & donire Lo attond the Exposition, ———— SUICIDE. Spectal Dispalch to The Chicago Tribuns, LavayerTe, 1od., April 18.—~As Bradford, Tnd,, ayoung man uamed Linton Brown, about 20 yeara of ago, shot Limsel! Iast night in the left breast. e is not expectod tolive, No cause iy koown why ho committed the deod, Speciat Dirpaieh te 1he Chicage Tridune, InpiaxaroLis, Avril 10.—V. Hugo lamm, & young German, in this country only six months, attempied suicide this afternoon because of dis- appolntment fn tove. Hodid not sucoeed, al- though he may yet die from loss of blood. The {‘onnx laay in the esse he mat while travoliog in Zuroye last sumumer and be followed her home, " FRIMAVERA, An Enstor Story, [Trans'atal from the German aof Kitse Potks by L. K. T erutie, *Tave brought me bienro."—Dan'e'a * Hell," Canto 1T, In tho biographies of cetebratod mon, we oft moet n woman's nawe, that, acarco- Iy meutionod, sgaln disappoars, a3 A flower, which we, 1o passing by, break sad lot fall.—s name whoso sound drawe and moves us like n melody of tho old, svoot timo,— ko tho fragrance from bygone, besutifal days : o must lovo the unknown bearer of that namo, wo know not why. Beomingly, this name has Teft no impression on tho life of our horo ; and yot & womsn's hoart forobodes o con- nection, a certain insopnrablonoss, Letween the two. Golden thronds, vistble only to woman's oye, unite tho ono with the other ; it {s at oncs & wob in the woly—a atar pattorn in the Iarge pattern,—iwhich the mass does not discover; snd nothing ean bo moroe tompting than Lo follow thosa delicate linos, Of Dante's lavo, tho aweat Ueatiice Pontinari, wa all hava heard; but who known tho lifo of her tendor friend, the charming Primavera? ‘The beautiful Boatrico, tha youthful wife of the koight BHimone ds Dardt, haa died; Danto Allignieri lLad Jost his beloved, The city on the Aruo, Firenza Ia Bells, with thp poot mourned for tha mosat radiant of Lier deughters. (irief at the death of lier father had destroyad the tendor life of Bestrice ; n few mouthae aftor hia death, the nweat rosc sauk to bor grave, Horyoung friends, with downesst look snd pale check, lhiovered shout, without thoir guids, like a flock of trightenod doves that hias not yot found a reat- ing-place. Blowly aud graduaily thoy cossod to 1nias har ; the beautiful oyes baamed, tho frosh lipasmllod agaln : young hearts aro not the homes for pain. Only tho bosom-friend of Ilastrice, Giovanna,—wiio, on aceount of har lovolinoss, had beon styled ** Primovera,”—would not no- cept the words of comnfort and the doublad tontions of her numerous admirers, but con- tinuod to weep for the saintod one. Tears, to this ionr, seldoas had boou guests 1u thoao onco Ao laugbing cyes; but hor admirers found that tho moiat, ve'od lustro made thoso boaming stsraall the moro irrestatibla. Thav tlhonght ber grief just, but regrotted that it should bo so passionate. Primavera had beon an inseparables companlon of tho decoasod, aud Danto had, 10 » charming souzet, dodicated to ths celebrated and amiable QGuido Cavaleantl, sunz of tho Leausy of thi donblo star. In that posm, hie changed tho wol- omn **Madonus” into he ondeating ‘‘ Mou- na,” and, euraptured, praisod tho charms of +“Moona Vanua" and ‘“Monna Dice.” How oft Liad Glovanna exeited joalonsy [n the passlonate post-heart, Arm.in-arm sppeared they nlmays before him, those two bewitcLing forms,~cheok touching chook, 50 that tho dark carls of Primavera wonld ioterminglo with the golden tressos of Boatrice. In his prosonce, they would chat with oncl other i low, soft tones, am girls will,—awoot, {nnocont talk, having the appearance of deep seciesy ; they smilod and pglanced at him, whose oves, lowlog with love, songht those of tho belovad, ind what a lovely pictura to soo thom sitting on tha marble ateps of the Pontinari mansion, which lad from tho arohway to tho garden. With hands linkod, closaly nestilng sido by side, thoy Jistenad to the voraes of the young, discouraged poot. Beatrico would thon oceasiunally lfe hor wondorful oycs, whose light, like a radiaut boam, glided over his dark, carncst, counte- nance, with tho lofty brow sud the seor-look i and the white maiden-hand, that proaed tho hoart, trambled, ‘I'he musio of bis words intermingled with that of the fouutain and the swaet breath of the rosen. Olil how mweot sounded thosa vernos: In your hands, my desreat Donna, 11ay my soul when dying." This was the poot'a farowoll greating befora loaving for the battle of Campaitino, agalast the Arontines. Aud Primavera it was who, on the eve of hlu' doparture, brought him s bunch of flowers,'in which was Liddon & nate contaln- ing the words, * A rivederci,"—* Uniil agalo we moet.,” For bringiug this #weel mossngy, Lo forgave her girlish teasing, which bad so often drivan bim from the presonco of Lis boloved ; that bad even, as tho roguish friend agsin and ogain tried to prevent ag interview with the mistress of big thoughts, mado him uttor, in a tona of dospalr, ** Tho day bo cursed which first rovealed 1o mo thino eves' doceptivo light!™ Lut this aagor, caused by those '*treachorous ™ evos, meltod, ss fast &4 snow bofore the sun, at the nexs affoctionato look from Beatrico,~-that look in wuich lova was hallowoed: ** Those apirits sglow with love,” It was Primavera, too, who brought bim tidlngs from his love dur- {ug thoilinessof hor father,—whotold him of tho grief of the orphaned daughtor ; hor words are thoso which he'has 8o boautifully ropeated in hla twolfth and thirtcsnth sonnets. A company of Leatrice’s frionda met Dante; thoy came from the housa of mourvlug: the noble Poutinari ad hrestliod his last, Beatrice's beloved lingerad awbile to speak to those lovaly maidens ; ho darsd ln?um after the noble lndy, —aftar iy adorod mistress. Then Primavers, with her tearful, **{roachorous” eyes, looliod up to him ond sald: * O thou who bast so oft sung to us the praises of our Deatrice, how bag thy appearsuco chaogod! ‘Thou woepest, Al wheraforo dust thon waep? 'I'iou hast not seon her toaral Lot us weop, for we have hoard her spenk; we saw hor plung awsy in gilof and sadnel Ler sweet facs is 80 pala that one, from pity and sorrow for hor, would wish to dis at hor feot.” Ti;nt as the last time that Glovanoa appear- od boforn Dentrice's boloved: tbeo bor form vaoisbed in tho gloom of hor friond's sick chambeor. Beatrico was dead, Tle world went ita wav. The aun shoune throuzh the windowa of tha Charch Bau Glovauni Battists, and throw gay lighta on the marbls floor, under which reposed tho body of tho, most beautiful of Floreutine women, They did not spoak of her aa they had done; the aweot, rich life of Ilorence de- mandod its righta; sigos of mourniag woro leld amdo; thev prayed for tho glorifod ona, and waited patiently for new canzouet from tho colsbrated poot,—fora fow turilliug stanzas about ber doparture, so that thoy might woep frosh tears over hor grave. But tho city on the Arno waited ju vaiu; nosound oato from tho poet’s coll; the houss on the Btrada Rio- cards remalued locked,—the curtams were clorely drawn. Mlia friends knocked ab hiw door in vam; the old servant rofused ad- mittance to overy oue. Ouly his aged toacher and = fathorly frlend, tho famous Brunotti . Latini, aod the smiable soulp- tor, Giovauni Pisano, wers permutted to entar, o bo witnessoa of & sorrow tho hke of which, perbaps, 10 man's Lears over felt before, Thoy were doeply moved wha they behisld their chsnged friend, who bad buried hiunsolf alive with hia griof, In vain both usod all the elo- quenca at thoir command to toar the 1ecluse from lus creary moditations : invain Pivano besought him to subduo his sorrow, “Come back to a world that longa for tnee and will cheor theo" ho criod; “ic is sl boawmdful slthougl Boatrica may inhab. it & moio beautiful oue, Tho hesvens ovor Florence atill wear tloir lucomparable blue; the Arnoushunos like silver; the leaves of troes snd shruba are fmh! tho sun acattors gold with full handa; the air 18 already fragrant with the Spring: soud the most besutiful womon await tha celebrated poet, to mourn with him, sud—to comfort bLim. Blug of her, your sainted one,—aud live among the " live fug!™ Alsal all prayers wore uveless; Dante was deaf to tho entreatios of bhis friouds. Day sfter day he mat, as before, {n his darkened chamber, with tapst Lurning,—the pen in his hand; looso leaves Isy around bim; his eyes stared into the darknoss; Lis despair was, and romalned, silent aud tearless, Ha ecarcely sto orslopt; haic and beard were dishevelod’; his whole person scemed nepibcted; ho had Rradually bocome, a8 Pisanp told the charming Iadica of Fiorenoo, “a wild-look- fug spparition”; grief bad changed the poet's noble form beyond recognition. Dauto Allighiorl himuell way scarcely awaro of this frightful chaoge; Lo no tonger lived in the {zra 3 be dreamod of the past,—dreamed of Lo mweot ona whio, without & farewell greeting, had left him forever; snd avery momont he had pont near her—the whola atury of bis passion- ate, pure love—paased bofore hila soul. ko saw her agatn,—his Beatrice,—surrounded by her merry playmatos 10 bor falber's garden, a cluld soarcoly 8 vesrs ald, clothed in whito, & purple band about hor forchead,—and bhiwmnelf, & lasbful boy, stauding afar, ko falt her glsncs, hor smila, Ble offered Liw Howers ; ha took the butch from her small hauds, Bince that day he loved her. Hor beauty unfolded, and with it the deep, unqueachable love of tho ost's _ heart. ~ Wherever ho went.—far from TFlorence, while carnestly pursuiog bis studics at Padus,—Ib the din of batue, where tha poet's and so gallsotly swuo the aword,—ber ploture ‘rose before Lie soul, And, whaen be sgalu mot ber, the yanag wife.of tUs noble Himoue do Bardi, 0 whom, at the will of hor fathier, she had given her band, her majestic bosuty k‘ifi‘:«;‘ atartlod him. The olden locks tho soft cheek he brow was earnesi snd noble her dark eyes looked both sovere an tondor. Nothing on oarth was awoetor than her amllex, hor dimpled chin : the whils nook oare riod the beautiful bead with #o much dignity ¢ thin beautiful snoulderd and bust were perfactly formed. *Dazzling whilo her arms aod alender hiands appearod fiom out the folds of tho light- biue, mivar-bordersd garment which sho partic- ularly liked to woar, Costly rings aod batde ar- oasnente:d hor graceful fingors snd wrista, The winallost feot carriod tho stately form. Bhe wan faultloss, the [ancionting one § and now the light of hor being was axtioguished! Why ahould Ae yot live, thus benighted ? The fount of poetry sacmod driad up; his muse had for- saken him. Danto Allighieri longod to dis, Without, the earth was colobrating the Resurveclion ; the air seemed to ring with colos- tial musio; the broath of Bpring entivoucd gorma ; tha strosma of new lite flowad through the whole oreation.” And it was Eastor-morniug when tho sick poot, aftor s weary, slospless olght, paced up and down bis darkened chamber, Tho burning tapee thraw ita faint light on the deathly.pale face, sarronnded by a disardorly, dark bonrd,—on tho stooping form. Hells were posling in the far distance,—ie shud. darod,—1hey waro the helis of the liattisterto, aud thelr music reminded hitn of tho day whon they carriod hin bolovod to her co'd bed of atono, A foeliug of migery camo over him as nevar bo- foro, and Lie gave himsolf up to despair, unil, bai-tainting, ko follon hinknoes, burying liia faco tn lis haudy, cathng ont tho name of his dead with accents of Lopolesa agony, Allat onco be was atactiod by a slight noiss; the swast porfume of flowora was waltad towa; bim,—so powerful and irresistiblo that ho must raino bis Liead and open bia weary eyen, Was it fancy or roality? ‘There, near the table, stood Qiovanna,—the doar friond of his dead love,—in the cbarm of lhor freah, youthful beauty. A bunch of apring- Howers ahis held tn hor hand, just auch as tho ohlld Beatrico uad givon tho boy Dante. A feal contaioing tho words, **A rivedercl,” was hide den among tho fragrant blossums and young loaves, ‘**Asthou wilt not coms to tho Soring, it Lias como to theo, tu call thoe," sho kaid 8oft- 1y, **Danto Allighlerl, ariae! Doatrico {t {8 who, iu all tho uslendnr withont, groots thee, Shall 8ho not find her poot? Wilt thou aoo her 2" Involuntarily the mourner aroas: his syes wan- derod about a8 if he had boen dreaming. Theo the small maiden-hand drew aside tho black cur- tain ; Giovanna opeued the window ; goldon ntroams of light flooded tho post's prison ; warm, Bpiov breszes intoxicated his Bou10s; above him shone a blus, deep and sliuring, like «the garinaut of his beloved ; and, with all these sparklmg lights and colors, thors was inter- mingled the doep, earnest peal of the chnrch- belts. Had not thotr melody been ohanged? ‘Luoir yoicos mild and comforting, dia_thoy not ring forth, **Live—lovo—be Lappy™ ‘'Why do they sound 89 wonderfully atrauge ?" asked Dante, as ho lookod ovor to that form that, like the incainated Spriog, stood before him,— * Monoa Vanns."—no, ** Primavera " the lovaly. “They proclaim the Resurrection—to-day fis Easter!” was tho ‘solomn roply, ' And Dante Alligbiori will niso ariso from tho dosd! Thou shalt suffor no moro. Beatrico wills it 80, and—Drimaveral™ * But thom, too, hast aufforad for hor," wh{s&ura& the poot, aein & dream, Tlia ayes mot thoso beauti- ful, ** tronchorous "' maidon-eyes, and his traos- parent hand woftly touched ‘the warm madon. brow. I have snffored,” said Primavers, trombling and blushing, * bt not_for Beatrico, —she is in lleaven; 1 hace syffered for thee Dante Alliqhieri. 1" £ On that Tiaster-morn, the grant poat-noul arase from out the grava-liko gloom of A panslonato griof, and it was o warin mnideu-liand that led him to the bright light. On that Eastor- Bundsy, bo composod the first stanza on tho de- parturo of his Boatrice, In memory of Primavera, Danta bias writton ‘s sonuet, in which, without montioning ber name, bin spoales of a lovely, beautiful bong, who bad ovetheard him, whon he thought lumesit alono with Ina God and hin socrow ¢ Bha was 80 pale; her oyes with tears ‘Wero wet—ns though sho laved mo, Thia is tho only golden throad that leads us to tho namo of tho charming woman. She loved him, who oould doubt it? Her life romalaod conaecratod to tho recluse. Tha shining beauty vanished from tlie voluptuous fotos of Florencs, to live quiotly in tho shade, as tha tender, pa- tioot comforter and friend of apoot. Tals lifo was, no doubt, short s tho flash of a nunboam, —n sacret, awect love.ancrifico. Blonsings on thosa litilo banda that rollod away tho stono of sorrow from the poet’s mcul; anda bunch of 8pring-blossoms, this Eaator-morn, for the charming I’rimacera. ‘The Fiction of Ruling by the Qucen. The visit of Quosn Victoria to the Oontinont cally forth the followng from the Loudon Times: **Tor fourteon yoors tho Queen has taken acarcely a formal part fu tho busiuosa of governwont, and has lived romote from Miuisters and thoir deltberations. But in return sho hay given tho most completo freodom and discrotion =8 rogards the general coudition of afairs to Loso who carry on hor Govornment, and the littlo fnconvonionces to Individuals which are sowetimea noticod may be fairly looked upon ny countorbalanced bv tho growth of a large and liboral constitutional tradition. Looking at tho goneral tondencics of the presont roign, wo are {uclived to tako royalty it presonts iteolf to us, and not to fnslst on constitutlonal Lraditions tue scvorolgn allows to fall in nbovance, Thare is, howovor, auother slugulsrity about tho de- parture of her Majesty just al presont, which would havo cauaed quiten constitutional psuic In the old times, Tho Quoon crosses to Chiorbourg this mornlng, tho Priuce of Wales i8 at Cairo, the Duko of Edinburg is on his way back from B, Potersburg, tho Duke of Conusught is at Gibraltar, oven Princo Loopold ia ot Nice, so that for days tho movereign, the hoir to tho crown, and il his brothers, will be out of the Kiagdom, and tho royal lino wiil be reprosented by Princo Albert Victor of Walnw, aged 12 yoars, No rogency act has boen passed coucerniog tho yaun‘ll' Prince. nor have Lords Justlzes of the Kingdom Leon appointad to taka charge of thinga dunug the absence of the soveroign." proaspbe i An Anecdote of Poes Lelter to Waanington Chronicle, Whilo thie lato John R, Thompson was con- ducting the Southern Lilerary Messenger, Poo was a regulnr visitor to the editorial sauctum, or, rather, lia was an oxccodingly irrogular drop- per-in, bis pormal condition being. wo to speal, alwava sbnormal, {2 judged by tho ordinary hu- muu standard. Generally, undor the combinad influenco of pootical freuzy and of elrong alco- holio stimulsut, e was likowie celebrated for & porpotusi impocuniosity, Que day, entering Thompson's room, Poo ro- quo=ted a small loax, saying that he Liad recelved s pudden call to I'biladalphis, and wasout of funds, ** Wauld Ar, Thompson oblige bim with 352" The oditor ot tho Southern Lilerary Ales- senger, accustomod to Poc'a peculiar ways, met the demaud with easy grace and open hand, for which bo was noted, aud Poo, bowing his thanks, ratreatod towards tho door, but, pausing as the threstold, ho carslessly flung to Thomcson a small bit of writing, with tho remark : * By the way, Thompson, thore is a smalithing I knocked off Iast nignt ; it's not much, but yon've been very kind to mie, and porbiapa you oan make room for it somewhero fu the magazino,” Haying which ho turned and lefs. ‘Thompson oponed the paporsnd found tho manuscript of ** Aunabel Lee," ons of the most charming of love songs, It sppoaredin thonext numbor of the Southern Literary Messenger, The Rosignation of Gov, Ames, ‘The Hoston Traveter priots the following lat~ ter from Gen. Rogoer A, Iryor, of Gov. Ames' connsol, describiug the circustances under which the latter resignod his ofice as Goversor of Mis- slsuippl 1 New Yonx, 34 April, 1818,—My Dear Generat: I had purpoved to come Dy Washington, but iny sugage. ments fu New York to-day wore imperailye aud fudls- ponsable, Measrs, Durant ana Clanoy wil lgive you sftull reportof our proceedings in Aississippl, A thorough reconnofsatca of Lhe enemy's position left no doubs of our cliontd conviotion, ‘The question then arcse whether his faterest did not require that ho should, it me. avext that catastrophe. We sll sgread that, £ it could be dous without loas of honor, we had bet- ter accept cf (ia aiternative of resignation, Ac. cordingly I opeued negotiations wiih the lead- ing wen sguinet ws, with many of whom T had old aud futimste 'sssociations, and, sfter a atrenuous struggls, {8 was srreuged that they should dismiss the cliarges, aud then ihe Governor should rodyu. This plan was carriad out without any ro! tion on the Goveruor's character: indsed, he stand 1n tha esttmation of his enomles in Alls- ever befors, bowa {hiat be Las 1ot aaste wilh b1+ own party Ia the Sato, Tho setile- ment fually effected 44 iudaitely miore satifactory {uan T concelved poiatble on wy serival ut Jackson, His epemios thers consider that th) unscathed, and with all the honors of war, Asy I add thai my own brief iutercourse with Gov, Ames sutticed to galn for hitn my higeat eatoeta wnd’ warmest friondsnip 7 Turoughot the trylug crisia he bore Nimimell s brave aud bonorable gentleman, over Lis po- litical ensmles may say of him, they ean_ mnover re- proach him with corruptjon or cowardice, Vory truly yours, Hoass A, ¥ryon, - Gen. Brnsamtx ¥, Durtes, ———— What Numboer 13 Did for A, Ts Stoevwnre. New York Sun. Theza sre sllly stories iu the papers about the saperatitious notious of the late A, T. Brewart, aud his betlof in sigus and omeus, lucky days, places, persous, events, eto, Lus it iu a carions thing, a8 woll aa a true one, related w the so- called superstitions, or whatever they may be called, which ssemed to Linger in bls mina, thas, a4 tlio vory lass of the Bunday dinoer-par- tien given in his hotas hofore his death, thers wers this nolucky numbor of thirteen porsons prosout at hils table, 1e had always praviously avolded that numbor, It s algo s ouriona fact that, on this ocoasion, the unlacky omen was noticed by ona of the thirtoon guests, who sald to anothor of them that thers would be n doath In the honso, In eight dava aftorward the mastor of the honas Iay dead in a chambor not far from the diuing-room. QUEEN VIC. ¥ler Majesty*s Financoering. A prominont membor of Parltsment (says Ap- pletons’ Journal) recontly announcod o a speech that Queen Victoria's youngest daughtor, Prine, cosa Beatrice, wax engaged to ba married. This statement was subssquantly eontradicted, bul in all probabllity it was premasura rather than er- roneous. It has boon a festuro in the Quoon's polloy to marry hor dauglhiters carly, and fils unlikely that sho intenda tho youngost to be sn oxcoption to this rule, In this cass Parliament will bo of cours pplied to for n provision for the Princess on the samo scale as that given to | hor older sintors, namely, £6,000 a yoar, which will make tho ontire aum grantod to the Royal family, oxclusive of tho sunual grant of £385,- 000 o tho Quecen bhersolf, £143,000 por aunum, This will be the 1ast grant to tho presont gonera- tlon, but nine yoars heaco tho oldest aou of the Princo of Wales will be of age, and an allowanco will, in tho ordinary course of things, be re. quired for bim, even if thoroa haa not previously boen an applicatios fora furthor sum for his fathor ; and moanwhilo nono of tho existing panslons, with tho exception of that (£6,000) al- Iotted to tho Duchess of Cambridgo, cau be ox- pectod to expire, From this poiut of viow, thon, the burdens of the Britlsh tax-payer aro not lkoly to soo mny abatoment ; but, on the other hand, there 18 a very satisfactory got-o in tho fact that nnder improved managemont tho revanuo derived from the vast dstate which tho Crowu surroudered to the country for n fixod Parlinmontary grant bes, of Iate, augmentod to such n dogreo that it, last yoar, nearly coverod the whole of this grant, and will doubtloss in iimo fac excood it. Tho BRmO mn{oho aald in rogard to tho revenuea of the two Royal Duchios of Lanosster and Corn- wall, In 1865, tho Queon rocoived from the formor, as Duchess of Lanoastor and Loiress of John of Gaunt, £26,000 ; 1 1874, £41,000. The incrosso bias for years coatinued ‘st the rate of an averago of some £3,000 a year, This rovenuo 18 enlirely indopendont of that granted by the Leginlature, and complately at bor own disposal, The Duchy of Cornwall ravonuo has risen from £23,000 iu 1821 to £72,000 to-day, and indreasos fat tho rate of sbout .£3,000 & yoar; butitis probable that the incrosse will ere lont take a spdden leap to a much larger sum, by the falling in of loases, and that the incomo from tns sourco mill rondor a future Princo of Wales in- deopendent of a-Iarliamontary grant, Moreovar, thore is good reason to suppore that the Iioyal family of England wlil, liko the Lionas of Orioany, be renderod vory indepond- ont of Iarge granta from thoe Biato in tims to come by the Immense proporty they will inherlt from Quocn Victoria, who must bo ons of tha wealthioat persons in the world, quiteapart from her Btato rovenus, Not only daes shic own the valuablo proporties of Ogborne and Balmaral (tho latter more than 25,000 acres), both of which, altliough not sourcos of rovenuo, would gell for immonse pums, bat her accumulationa of monoy must bo prodigious. Like many potsons who have boen bred under pecuniary difileulties, —and tho very money which broughs her mother back to England to give birth to ber was bor- rowod,—Her Majosty's exponditure has elwaya been exoeedingly caroful. No establishment intho world has beeu condnoted with mare thorvugh oconomy than hers, and sluce tho death of the Princo Consort, and Lisr_consoquent rotiremeat, an unmenss saving Liaa boon offected in her ox- vonditure. OFf hor £335000a yoar it waa ar- ranged, at the buginatug of her Toign, that all except £96,000 slould bo divided betwoen tho threo groat dopartments of her honsehold, Of the .£06,000, £60,000 n year waa for hor * privy purse,” or private expouscs, aud £86,000 a yonr far * contingenciea,” But the rotiring msnner in which the court Lias Jived of late haa raducad the oxpenditure ac much that it may vo doubtod if this £80,000 & year han beon touched ~indeod, whother even a great portion of tho sums allot- tod to the Lord Htoward, Lord Clismberlain, and ta, for iustanca, no need nosw for half the horaes formerly kept, and 1 {8 notorious that whou more aro necdod thoy aro hired from ltvery-sta- bles. Rut, besidea all theas sources of rovenun, tho Queen has vet anothor—very connidorabla. Au occentric miser, by namo Neill, who dicd in 1852, Joft her proporty amounting to ovor £509, 000, Horo is at foast £20,000 a year. It will thne bo @osn tnat, whila her moans bave increased, her oxponditurs lias greatly dimivighed, To tho way of chanty abe doubt- leas disponses a good deal, but is by no meavs profuse, her subscriptious being, in this respoot, singularly in coutrast with thoas of tho late Queen-Dowagor, For instauce, sbo only mub- scribed £100'0n the occasion of the droadful floods in England, Iast year, whils the Duke and Duchiosa of lidinburg gavo a liko antonot. Iler prosents, morover, are apt to bs yery littlo what might bo expacted to como from such a source. But, be it romomvered, almost hor firat act on coniing to tho throue was to pay hor father's dobts, aud sho has nevor hadadaobt horself, sud now, probably, with prosclent oys, sho is making & provision which will causo her caroful economy to bo blosked by her son's pubjoots. For nothing is more likely to commond Royalty 5 them than tho finding it cheap. ——— Mr, Stewnrt’s Care of an Old Servant. New Yerk Worids On tho 21at of March, 1872, Mr. A. T, Rtesart called on Dr. Morean Morris, City Sanitary Bu- porintoudent, and informed him that Rebscea Turner, who had boon la his family a8 domostic for many ‘yoars, was stricken with small-pox. Mr. Stowart pleaded carnostly that sha bo jnot removed while ill, but that ho be al- lowed (o laolato her on tho top lloor of his house, No, 355 Iifth avonus, and promised that If necessary he wounld destroy all tho car- pots sod furniturs, and tear down the intorior of the louss to prevent infoction. Dr, Morris consented to allow the cose to bo isolated undor the supervision of Dr. lirown, Banitary Insvoctor, and a momber of tha diminfacting corps, and Mr. Stewart and lus fam- ily took refuge on the firat floor of the house, Iiobecea's nister, who bad had small-pox, wis sont for by Mr, Btewart to nnrae her, but, in about three wooks, Itebeoca died, and bher slster took tho disenso sgan. Mrs, Btowars thon moved to s friend’s houso, bat Mr, Blowart re- mained in the houeo several days longer. Fi- nally Mr. Btowart and hia familv moved juto the louee in which ho died, although at that time it was only partly flalshod, and Robecca's sister was tenderly cared for and. recovered. When &ho was well enough to leave, fhe disinfoching corpsa thoroughly fumigated the old houee, and destroyed all” that waa ta the rooms tha patienta had occupied. —_— Lundborg's California Water for toflet and bath { delightfullyfragrant and refrashlag MARRIAGES, ANDERSON—~BTEVENH-—-At Chicago, April 15, by the Rev, Mr, Marsh, W. D, 8, Anderson and Miss 8, I, Blovel DEATHS, GUAY—O0n Lsater Bunday, Apell 16, at the reatdence of her brother-lu-law, 83_Oakloy-av., Harali, youngest daughter of Robert and Harriet Gray, Notice of funeral in Tussday moraing papers, CHRIMES—On tho 16th, st his residence, Wabashe av., near Forly-Bfth-st., Jobn Chrimes, sged 53 years, ‘unoral Tucadsy, 18ib, ab L p, mi, to Oskwood Cemetery, DALE—On ssbbath morning, 16th_inst,, Jeanie, fn fant daughterof William M. and Mary Dale, sged 0 months snd 6 days, Fuuers! {rom tesidence, 138 Bauth Peoria-at,, Tuss- dage 1 font, at 1 p, i by carrizges to sl Friends of t] ily are fuviled to altend. HOWARD—Of Loart disoase, Harry A, eldest san of £ 1. and 4, M, Moward, ogad 14 yoars i} monthe sud 3 aya, Funeralat residencaof parents, corner Hoyne and Latiugionars, 8t 3 p. m. Mondsy, Kealna will be taken 1o 8t Chatloa for nterment, Friends will st~ tend without forther notice, K& Ouiaha papers plesss copy. MABSEY—At midnight, April 16, Sylvanus Mastey, ed 27 3 .‘Fun:r, residence, No. 573 Weat Erio-at., Monday, Aprit X 1 . Oarrisges to Graceland. MEAGHER—April 16, Margaret, bsloved wifs of John Meagher, and daughter of Rhody liyan. Real- dence, 127 Liborty-st, Nalive of Tipperary, Ireland, Funeral Tueaday, by cars to Galvary. _____BUSINESS DIREQTORY. OULTORAL DEPLENENTE = Ot ".“fif-’x'n““.nu“fv'h'{flwu?nmff' Sony Hy "7?1\:-..'“‘(&1 R Borapere. W1 1o € Norlt Das THAy CONFEGTIONERY, ELE] v cl vax;fl:n thral pent the GANBY 5% ) ':;"lm"" i 35, 40, 600 per Th. @A erders’ OU o uufifi"" Uoatess hent Alnater of tho Horss, Lins evor boon used, Thore” — _POLITICAL ANNOUNOEMENTS, BECOND WARD, The Becond Ward Republicsn Club will hold & mest. tng fn Bennelt Medical Collego, 511 and 813 Btut sireot, Tueaday, 18th inst. . TFOURTH WARL, Thare wilt ba a Jtopubiican mass-mesting this aven. {og st Bo'clock atihe old Ohurch, corner of Ho Park avenuo and ‘Thirly-tuird sirecf, Eminent speake ars will be In sttendance. 1y onirn o CANTALaN Coxsurrery, FIFTH WARD REPUBLIOANS, The Fifth Ward Tepublican Cluh will hold mestn, to-nfaht at 111 Archier-av., 1016 Halatod-at., nud 1668 Banth Mststod-st, NINTH WARD REPUBLICANS. Thers will be & meating of the Niuth Ward Repub. lizsa Ginb at Dillings' Hall, corner of Ifalsted and ¥est Washingion atreets, on' BMonday evening, April 17,8t 8 o'clock, for the purpose af snaking tnal an rangentent for the eloction on Tuesday, April 18 BEVENTH WARD REPUBLIOANS, X ‘There will be & mnsa-meeling of thie Ropublicans of the Hoventh Ward at 781 Dlun Talaud-av, this eventng, Lvery Nepublican who has any interest at atake s ve. Rentiy jovited to bo presont, EIGHTH WARD REPUBLICANS. Tho Eighth Ward licpubilcats will meet {bin even. Ing at the northoast coruer of DoToven and JoMorsan ntrects, and nlso at the northeast corner ef Lytlsand West Twell ets, L ‘WARD INDEPENDENTS, There will ba & meating to-night of he Indepen Republican lax-payers of the Tentl Ward, for the purs Tosy af discusslag the eomiog Alderthen, held of Willlam Hanlon's, 163 Jndiuna street, corner of an~ gamon, THIR! e, \TEENTH WARD REFUBLIOANS, ' i, The Republican Olib of the Thirtesnth Ward will: Biold mentlngs at the follawing places tuin evening at 8 "ainmany Hall, corner of Lincoln nnd Indi- and_ Tompaorauca Ifall, corner of \est Take snd Seymout-ats, Tho regular nominee of tha Glub, 8. E. Clevelaud ‘and C, G, Dixon, will addrsss ke meettn) or food speskera, 'RENCH REPUBLIOAKS, There witi bo & meotiug of tho Fronol volem t 5o Diio Taland-av. this evoning at 8 o'clock, nnder (hs auspices of (he Eighth Waril ltapablican Glub. The candidaes for Alferraen, and olhers, will addres mooting in Prench and Eugl'sh, AUOTION SALES. By WM, A. BUTTERS & C AUCTIONEKLS, 113 &1%0 WABABH-AV, A OHOIOE QOLLEQTION OF Tlalian Marhle and Alabaster STATUARY, Richly Carved Vases, Florontine and Fronoh Bronzes, Mantol Clocks, Statuettes, eta., Bolacted at Florance, Italy, by 8ig. PANDOLFINI, will bo eold BY ATUOTION, At Wm. A, Butters & Co.s 118 AND 120 WABASH-AV,, Northeast corner Madison-at. Wednesday Morning, April 19, 1876, Tho aale, commencing at 10 o'clock &, m.s will cone tinue untilall is sold, “Among the beautiful Solloctions will be found Diana, Madonus, Danza Di Vencre, Guar- tian Angel, Gronp (Threo Graces), Fidelity, aul and Virglnia, Milton, Bliaknpears, Greek Slave, Venus, and many others, Elepantly ésrved ‘Tuscan, Roman, Gothie, Egyptian, Florentine, and Grocian Vases, from 10 inches to 7 feet in Leight, muitable for Drawing. room, Dining.room, Mall and' Garden, and Herculoau Urne, Agata Voses, Card-Recelvers, Foantains, Groups of Animals, Mosalc Marblo Cantro-Tables, Marbls Colums, ete, Real Florentine and French Bronzes. ¥r.a1'h Mantel Clocks, Ruuning 21 Days, Ladivs and gentlemen are most cordially invited t call at our liaudsoma and spactous salesroom and ex- amine 8fg, Pandoifnl's superb collection of ornw mental goods, which will bo on exhibition on Mondap morning and nntil the morning of Aale. WAL, A, BUTTERSY & CO., Auctloneers, DUTTERS. & C0’S REGULAR TRADE SALE STAPLE AND FANCY DRY GOODS, REGULAR MADE CLOTHING, , For Mon's, Boye’, and Youth's Weaz, FURNISHING GOODS, Dreta Goods, Siswls, Linens, Notlingham Lace Cun tsius, Edglngz, Imbrolderies, Loslery, Notlons, Gloves, IHats, Cars, Doots and Blices; also, Btraw Goods, THURBDAY MORNING, April 20, at 0:30 o'clock, at_fthoir_Auction Rooms, 113 and 120 Wabash-av, e el €SS == By G. P. GORE & CO,, 64 and 70 Wabash-av, 3 ATOTION SALES] The most sttractive Dry Goods Auction Salo of the reason on Tuesday, A(pl 18, 187, at 9:30 o'clock 8, m. Bpecial aitention §4 diroctod to the following lines, the samo boing now, fresh, and regular goode, Htaple and fanoy Dry Gooda in all thelr varioty. Lines of Cassk meres, thvlm.u‘ Cottonades, Jeans, Gloghame, Btripes, and Guecks, iWhite Goods—Drcss Linens, Lawas, Bulis, Naiusooks, Ladios’ and Children's fino Unilore ‘woar, Gents’ and Ladics' fino Linen Handkerchiefs, fine Tablo Linans, Towals, Urnabies, &c, 'Alpacas—\a - Lisve the finest line to bo found In (ha city, from medie um to the Ancst grades, aud particular atfontion is ine vited to the same, Clothing—Very supévior customa made Clotuing, iu Men's, Hoys’, and Youths' wear, Goods all now and regular, aizcs regular, and quallty guaranteod, Country nercusnts will plews note, Miscellzncous—Popular brands DBrown Hheotings, standard_Irints, Hamburgs, Hots and Caps, Kil Glaves, Notions, superior Pocket Cutlery snd Kazors, Ruerln Lestber Guods, Bilvar-plated Goods, Ano Toflr Bnapa, Hatchels and 1t R, Bags, Bhawls, Huspendors, Corects, Overshirts, Dress Bhirts, Neckties, 1oeliry, Flowers, Brushes, &¢. Dankrupt—200 lots miscallane ou goods, nice rasortment Dry Goods, Notlons, ke, Carpots—An catirely now and vary choico line. GEO, P GORE & C Ouy & 70 Wabaah-av. B BOOTS & SHOES On Wednesday, April 19, 9:30 a, m, We shall, in addition to our ususl fall lines of Boots, Bhoes, and Blippers, closs out by order of Joahua Bin- aister, Asuigueo of Franols Skato & Go., their entire stock of lLicots & Bhoes, making by far the most at= tractlvo auctlon sals of the sessou, GEO, P, GORY. &k C 68 and 7u Wabas] On Thurday, April 20, at 9:30 O'clock, A $10,000 stook of Houachold Furniture of every ds s:ription toclose at bargains, Call and examine ourlarge atock, Parlor suita In every styls, Obambor sets, Mare blo and Wood Top, Afarbls and Wood ‘I'op Talles, Marble and \Wood ‘top 1l Trees, Eiy Clalre, War nut Bodvteads and Bureaus, Waliut Chairs and Rocke ers, Whatnots, Wardrobes, Commodes, Marbko-Top Dreasing Cases, Lotinges, Jookeascs, Bhowcases, {rigorators, Ico Cheats, Purlor and Oftice Desks, Oar= Eul.. ‘Mirrors, Olt-Oloths, Imported Vuses, sud Tolleb otn, * A car-Joad of Waliut Chaies fn Woite, A care load of Wood Sl Clsfrs, & 0, ', GORE & CO,, Auctionsors. On Thuraday, April 20,at 11 o'olook,. Cartiages, Oren and Top-Buggies, Domocrat Wagoasy Bide-Bar load-Wsgons, Phaotons, and srnoes, aon uctioneers, By JAS, P, MCNAMARA & COn 117 Wabasti-av,, N, W. corner Medtaon-at, GREAT SPRING TRADE SALE 3,000 cases Boots and Shoes. The LARGEST and BEST Btack yet offared in thd city AT AUCTION, Tuesday Morning, April 18, at 9:30 o'clock. ALSO Bplendid Line of Philadolphis, Ution, Rook estor and Oity-made Goods, Fino Now Btook of Original Buclter Boots John Hill's Oclobratod Shoos, Custom-madé Celf Boots, Oxfords, T'ies, Alexis, &o. ___JAS, I MONAMADA & CO., Anctlomeert, , By ELISON, POMEROY & CO. Auctionesrs, 84 and 80 Randolph-t, Our regular Tucaday's salo poatpaned till Fridws Immeuso Doublo Haie, Tho entire Furoltura of tve dwellinge in sddition to our usial displsy of New Furajiure, Buyors attend ihis sal ELISON, POMEROY Cf For Monday Morning, Aprit 17, At 10 o'clock, we will scll without yeserve at rotle doncs, +294 West Washington-St, The entire Household Furniture, Carpets, Beds, Bede ding, Dinlng-Roow and Kitchen 'Furaiture, Crockssse Glaaa Ware, atc, ofo. Ous aquiare % CGRAIND PIANO, Standard 1ake, ELIBON, POMEROY & CO., Auctioneers, AT No. 053 WEST MONROE-ST. MONDAY MORNING, April 17, st 10 o'clock, RRABMFIORY, ATOHON Stz Uf the saiire Houss 14 of I vato Resideace, Parlor, Chamber, and Dining-ro0m Furnilurs, Carpets, Badding, Stoves, Kiichsn Qutdl e,y Y Hores, 616 280N, POMEROY & 00, Aucliegerrs