Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 28, 1876, Page 7

- Iesy THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, MAY 28, 1876 —SIXTEEN PAGES. 4 . CITY AFFAIR gharp Correspondence on the Quo Warranto Case. Colvin Anzxious to Know Who Will Stand Up for Him. A Council Committee Investiga- ting Alderman White. Who-Is Charged with Having Pro- cifted a Fraudulenf Alferation of a Poll-List. jiscellaneous Matters Picked Up in the Departments. TIIE CITY-IDALL. GESERALLY DULL AND UNPROFITADLE. There was nothing of an exciting nature .ronnd the city headquarters yesterday, and the *31d ranch was well nighdeserted. The usualnum- yer of hungers-on, backers, and advocatesof the yontending factions were notas numerousus licre- wiore. The mecting for the discussion of 1nsnces held yesterday morning scemed to at- act all parties, but few of whom found their ¥ay back to the scene of the warfare. Sayor Hoyne was in_ bis oftice attending to Ao uspal dutics most all the afternoon, but d:d « yothing wortly of mention. He said that all xas at a standstill, and he had nothing to im- Mr. Colvin’s sojourn in the room he calls bis own was not long and withal uninteresting. He has received a few answers to the letters which he threw broadcast at the heads of de- ents. Some of lis Irlends were con- spicuously noticcable und talked in the usual strain_and with the usuai vehemence to show that Mayor Hoyne's policy and that advocated by the Finance Comuuttee was repudiation in \En first degree. Gowmptroller Hayes was devoid of anything in particular to say_or any news to impart. He | s on to bis oflicé and bas the same jdea finance and Colvin's right to the Mayoralty. The other figure-heads of the City Govérnment were in the same frame of mind that the last few days have seen thenf. Taken as a-whole, not a breath of excitement stirred the iranquil stwosphere. The cmployes are Jooking forward with no small degree of “in- terest to the promised day of payment. Their erness leads them to say that' they do not . cere whether they will be paid under the Ad- ministration that may be dectared the law one 3s tong as they get the money. The city fhey know is good 1or the debt, which must be 5 in some 1mannery and they care not how. lfmhe romises made from time to time by the Administration which has sunk into walting graves, to the effect that }?ay-dny comes in u Jow days,” bave so misled them that they are low to believe that the new Finance Comumittce ~ill stick to its word. & THE QUO WARRANTO. 4 PAPER WAR BETWEEN COUNSEL. No steps were taken in the modern Jarndyee vs. Jarndyce case yesterday. Ex-Mayor Colvin planted himself the most of the day in Jamic- sou's office, and explained to callers and sym- pathizers that the delay was noton his side, toton the ather. This sentiment was fecbly echoed by several of the lenchmen in attend- ance. Late in the afternoon, Mr. Jamieson sent the following letter to Mr. Horton, which reached him just 25 he was about: *closing up shop™: I JAMIESON TO HORTON. Cmicaco, Muy 27.—0. I%. Horton. Es7.—DEAR Sin: Two weeks ago laet Thursday an azreement wae made between Mesars. Colvin”and Hoyne for a kmed case 10 test the reapective rights of eaid, partics to the oflice of Mayor of this city; snd in pursnance of £zid agreement 8n rrapgement was partially made two weeks ago to-day by Mesers. Tuley, Jewetr, and Hortop, representing Mr. ‘Hoyne, and Messrs. Goudy, Root, and Jamieson, Tepresenting Mayor Colvin, to carry out said agree- ment. On the following Monday (Mey 15), the ar- rangement was concluded; by the terms of which we wereto filc an_information in the mume of Masor Colvin as relator agaiust 3Ir. Hoyne. The - Information was pecordingly prepared. and acopy forniehed 10 the coupsel for Mr. Hoyne. Tne pleas, however. did not _come to omr posscesion until the evening of Monday, May 22, some fen days fter the information waé presented. On the Z5th day of May we sent 10_you our replications to 1id pleas, and since then we have been patiently ‘your response. B ferduy Mr. Jamieson addressed to youa npote asking your consent toa heagng of the case on to-day (Satarday) before the Circuit Jud and y0n replied that you would answer immediate- Is. Mr. Jamieson responded that it was important that your answer should be given immediately, in order that the Judges might be informed 23’ to sour intentions hefore the adjournment of their iive courts. W hereupon you -replied ver- Baily that vou would call upon him at once (Fri- tay). Since then nothing has been heard from you, nor #re we ndvised s 10 tho course you propose to pur- e, When the arrangement was made for an agreed easc (in accordance with the agreement between Mesers. Colvin and Hoyne) it was understood that the case shonld be bronght o a speedy trial; and while we have done everything in our power to ac- complich such result, we feel justifed in believing that we have not met with thaf co-operation on the partof Mr. Hoyne's counsel whick, according to the epirit of the original axreement,and the sube- quent arranzement by counsel, we had looked for 2nd had good reason to expect. Yonmustagree with us that the present con- dition of the city's Guances jmperatively demands 2 speedy solution of the question, Who s Mayor? Inuemuch, therefure, as to-day (Saturduy) has Dbeen allowed to pas¢, without bringing the case ta & hearinz, and it is certain that, if the arzument ot the case'shall be poetponed until next Saturday, snch delay will render it too late (allowing the Cir- cnit Judzes 2 reavonable time within Which to ar- rive at o decicion) for either party to perfect an #ppeal to the Supreme Court, ‘to be held at Mt Vemon; and, belioving that 1he best interests of the city demand an early determination of the question, to eay mothing of - the city's tmployes und others _collaterally interesied, We now propose, in order to obtain an immediate adjudication of the question, that steps be taken al once, 0 obtain the consent of said Judges to hear the casc on Tueadsy next, or, in _event guch con- seat 1o heat orakarguments on that day connot be Obtsined, then, thst both sides file with the Cir- 2uit Judges printed briefs and arguments as early fiThuxadnfi next; with a_reguest that the suid Judges shall confer and arrive ot a conclusion in Eg" for the Mt. Vernon term of the Supreme urt, We are indnced to make this proposition, because we aze anthoritatively advised that no money can be drawn out of the City Treasury omn 8 Warrmnt Hgued by apy person mow in oRice. Under these circumstances no urovey can be ob- tained from any eource for the payincntof the wages of the City'r cmployes until “the question in controsersy shall have been definitely settied. . We. certainly, have been resdy avall times dur- ing the past two weeks to meet the question fairly, #ad abide the result. So far us we are concerned, it cannot be trutlfully said of us that we have de- layed, for a eingle hoitr. the settlement of ghis con- troversy; and if the present disturbed condition gt the city's finsnces is to be continved, as 1t must fiecesearily be, for want of an immediate hearing of the case, the responsibility for such deiay resls sxclusively with the counsel for Mr. Hoyue. Au tarly apsweris requested. Very respectfully yours, FonERT JANIESON, Root, iv. C. Gouny, HORTON TO JAMIESON. The following reply was made almost imme- diately: Cmicaco, Moy 27.—To Messrs. Eqbert Jamizco James 1. Fool. und WW. C. Goudy—GENTLE Yours of this date js 1bj# moment handed 1o e, and, an it is evidently prepared for publication. L @0 ot desire 10 say anything Which may be con- etrucd as an effor, on my part to induce you to forezo the pleasure, if such it way be, of this mode of preeenting your case. % ¥ Let me remind yon. however, that your replica- tions were only handed to me at 3 o'clock p. m, lust Tharsday, by Mr. Gondy, which was the finst information that- I had | that they ~were frepared. At tuat interview it was oun- erstood by Alr. Goudy and myself that as not only Le but Alr. Tuley zud Mr. Fuller, two of my aseo cintes, were engaged in the hearing of the E QU0 warranto case to be taken up the pext morniug Yefore Judze Moore in the Criminal Court, it was l(lg:lpmbn!;fe that the case could be beard to-day =aturdar). The Evans case continued without intermission, £¢1am advised, uotil about § o'clock vesterdsy afternoon when the Court adjourned until this moming; and at 2 o'clock this afterncon 1 was“at Mr. Fuller's oficc for the Pote of doing what we could to espliiie is case, at which time he had not_returned from the Criminal Court, and, 2& I wos informed, Was ‘then making his arguinent. Last evening, after the Criminal Court 2d- journed, I eaw Messre. Jewett snd Fuller, but was unable £o see Mr. Tuley. While Mr. Jewett 2ad Mr. Fuller were in my office, 1 received per mcs- £enger a mote from Mr. Jamieson, evidently ‘pu- PATed—ps the morning papers show—for publia- tion, and not as u private note 0 me. & it ups prared, xnd stated to the messenger twat I woud time. Suou after. snd about 4 20 251" evening, 1 peceived from Mr. jumieson tie following note:. Eig. My DEan Sm: In our conversation 1iis Tmoriyg you informed me that you would sce yaur, pur- TEply in 3 sl “‘Cmicago, May 26, 1876.—0. H. Hortm, 2ss0ciates and inform me whether yon ready to procced with the €ase to-morrow. necessary that the Jndges should be infarmed at once a5 to your intentions in the premniscs, and I hve promised £ to do before the adjournment of their respective conrts to-day. I therefore re- quest your immediate reply. Yours, TaEsoN.” On readlng the above 1 wss somewhat suryrised, for as Tate as 11 o'clock T agreed with Mr. Jamiel on that as soon s my associates were throuzh with the Evans case, 80 that it was possidle for them to give attention to this matter, onc of ny would, with Mr. Jamieson, visit te Judges of the Circuit Courtand make sucharrangements with them as we could for an early hearing. Hence [ was surprired on receiving thie above note inform- ing me that Mr. Jamicson had justdone what a feww hours before was agreed =hould be done by a representative from botl ides jointly. £tated to the messenger who bronght this sec- and note from Mr. Jamieson that either myself or onc of my associate counsel would see him in a few mirutes.” Mr. Fuller at once left my oflice for the purpose, and with the intention of secingr. Jamie- #on. and I understand be did sec bim in the City 1nll iminediately. or ina few minutes efterwards, The tone of your letter is that wearcsecking delay. Thisis not the fuct. I respectfully insist that my associntee are as interested in Chicazo and her citi- zens a8 you affect to be by your communication, and they and 1 are _not only ready but anxicus to have this question settled as soon a8 possible. 1 expect 10 be able 1o meetmy aseociates by Mon> day morming at 8 0'clock, aud 1 now sce and know af o reaon why we may not be prepared 10 pro- aeed nilmz:‘c(]hnlugy to the hearing of this case. 1f cre be delay, it will not ly be 3¢ aiae. y certalply be caused by While writing the above a reporter for one of the mummfi papers called upon me, stating that a copy of your letter, just received, was furnishied for_publication, Now, gentlemen, wo have no desite to try the case in the newspapers, for the simple reason that we do not regurd that as the proper forum, and not for the reason that we have any doubt but what they woull fur- nish our a well a8 your client a very righteous de- Civion, and wonld. Jeiterate the Will of the. peoplo expressed at the Igllat-box, and supported by more than two-thirds of the Common Council; and Lave, thercfore, studiously abstained from saying any- Thing on our part to provoke any discuseion of the question.. Now, however, ou have fur- d 4 Copy of your letter for publication 10 the press, 1 think it i8 no more than ample justice that you ehould have this reply also published. From the fact that you sent yournoteat 5 o'clock Saturday evening, and after the homrat which I nsuslly leave my office, and {rom the further fact, above referred 1o, that it wus furnished by you for + publication at once (xmd&:"rlmpa before it wus sent to me), Iinfer that ceive it. and you new that my asso conld not #ec it 10-night. This answer is therefore upon my individual responsibility. Kespectfully yours, . IL. Honrox., STANDING BY COLVIN. 1T DON'T MAKE RAPID PROGRESS. ‘The ex-Mayor received several replies yester- day to-bis provphciamento of the day before. He declines to satisfy reportorial curiosity, and refuses to show them, from which the un- Delieving ond ungodly might infer that they were not all bearers of welcome intelligence, Marshal Goodell gave his’support verbally to the ex-Mayer. Superintendeut Hickey -didn't Tave time to auswer; be was too busy attending topolice matters. Matt Benner had his fire- boys to look after, * and you must excuse me, for I really can't find time now; just - wait _till * the courts settle the question.” Deputy-Superintendent Dixon had 2 case to work up, besides he can only tuke or- ders from his Chicf. Felton, of the Bridewell, came in propris persona, and had 1 conference with the Pretender in Jumicson’s otlice. Neither Bnnicipanl therein would disch the result ut it 15 semi-ofticially aunounced that be has concluded to bow down to the gent whom the people deeapitated at the last clection. _ Mike Bailey made himself famous by attach- ing his signature to the following, drawn. up vy his attorney: OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF BUILDINGS, Ciicaco, May2t.—The Lon. Il. D. Colrin, Hayor of the City of Chicago—DEAR Sin: In replytoyour commanication of vesterday, I have to state that I do not recognize the authority of Mr. Lcyne to give ny dircetions concerning the management of my office. 11ook upon You as the lawfuialar tof the City of Chicago, and until the courts shall de- clde to the contrary, I shull respect and obey your suthority. Respectfully, M. B. Baey ‘Supcrintendent of Buildings. ALD. WHITE. INVESTIGATION OF HIS CONNECTION WITH THE TENTH WARD TALLY-SHEET. The Council Committee on Printing met in Tt cxpect me b _the private office of the City Clerk last night to | . did not malke the correction, take action on the case of Ald. White, charged with tampering with the clection-returns of the Tenth Ward. There were preseut Ald. Pearsons, Kirk, Lawler, and Linsenbarth, of the Commit~ tee, and Ald. White and Hildreth. Ald. White was represented by Mr. Knickerbocker. The accusation against Ald. White is that he was interested through his friends in certain bets on the election; that the wagers were that be would receive over 3,5, and 10 majority. The count showed & majority of 2, and it is al- Jeged that he procured an alteration of the re- turns to show that he had received a majority of 12. Upon the meeting being called to order, Ald. White said: *Inasmuch as a question bas been raised, and from the tone of the papers, and as 1 fcel some hesitation in appeariug, I ask that Afr. Knickerbocker appear as my atiorney.* Mr. Knickerbocker—I guppose that, until a case is made out, I should uat, uipe:.lr, but,when it ie, I will appear. 1 dow’t know what the charge is, beyond what I have heard here, and, when 1 know what the charge is, we will atd you all we can. 5 Ald. Pearson read the following from the rec~ ord of May 18: “Ald. Smith presented 4 reso~ lution refative to alleged tampering with the election returns from the Tenth Ward, whick was referred to - the Commitice on Printing, ith instructions to report at their earlicst con~ venience.” 2 "An effort was made to find the resolution proper, but it failed, and Ald. Pearson an- nounced that the Committce were ready to pro- ceed upon the section quoted. Ald. Kirk said that the uQ‘gy)nmt is that cer~ tain fizures in the returng=yad been changed from 179 to 163 & Aquestion then aroce as to the method of procedure, and Ald. Kirk asked Ald. Hildreth as to precedent. Al Hildrethreptied that there was no prece- dent; but he said that Ald. White adwitted aa slteration in the Tisty which Le explained by saying that this, as well as ather lists, had oot been signed; and when it was sent back for sie- pature, it_was fpund that the mistake existed, and the judges changed it to make it right. {Lildreth further explafned that several lists had been left without signature, aud when the re- urns were made the figures were found wrong. 'Ald. Kirk said there was no doubt there had been au afteration, and as the Committee has no power Lerond that discovery, he suggestud that. the Committee report such tinding to tle Couacil. This was opposed by Ald. Luwler and I Knickerbocker, for Ald. White, and the fornie Toved that the old ‘and new City Clerks b it- vited to ruect the Committee on Tuesday nigit wwith such-oral and documentary evideuce &5 may exist. "Ald. White said that Thomas McFarland,a clerk at the First Precinct, changed - tho figures, Snd that e is ready Lo swear that, having e an error, he corrected it to make THE LIST CORKECT. Ald. Smith said_that a day or two after elec- tion he met Ald. White, who said there was 8 cluse vote, and that there were several votes swhich would not be counted for him (Smith) on a recount. had been made by White’s friends, and after that e learned of the diserepancy in thevotes. Sab- scquently Ald. Cullerton said that White had asked him 1o chane the returns go that his O¥lites) friends could win some money, Cul- Terton refused, and White then went to Mouody, Beputy Clerk, and obtained the tally shet, vy Wihan De returued it it whs altered to appear as iv docs now. uhl‘:-.sauorgn J. Jolhnéon,_ one Sf ;.\:et’ ghirlgs, 3 and said he had written the list, but he e ke and the change was 1ot wade while the document was in Lis posses- sion. - }\’;r. Knickerbm:k;r crt};}s.fie;a-gxise&l Mr, 531‘3 as to whose possession the list had been & e cfccl.inn, Smith sasd it had been jn the B O reeived his motion that the Citg i Clerk be instructed to notify the judges derks of election, also the late City Clerk, \‘!d: Cullerton, and Mr. Muody, and the present Ciy CGlerk to be present at & mceting of the Comnit- {ee to be held on Tuesday at 7:30 p. m. Mr. Johnson contlaued to say that he had not filled up the last page of thie return, and be came down to the City Clerk’s office and filled it At that time thére was no ajteration in the ;1‘:1“ \White made his statement, denying that 2e or his friends made any bel As to reguest- ine Ald.Cullerton to makeany. :\nges"he danied it most, emphatically, and b¢ asked Mr. Smith it Ml‘_l-'nrl‘:imd %idn"lt ,}f“ him (Smith) that he “arland) made the change. ();E!lr'?gmin —If you are interested in thet, why dow’t you get McFarland here? - "Ald. White repeated the question. Mr. Smith—He did. He said he did it at your request, @nd Loped e wouldn't get in any e continued, and said that fwo votes Ald, White 2 2 e ted illegally for Mr. Waite, and ‘bad been coun! & dwy Losly i ot at his (White’s) request anged. Ald., Lawlor pressed his motion sgain, and and the return ¢l S})Ufll{‘aflcr Be Jearned thut bets ‘:ltlET%;lJmmn adjourncd until Tuesday night MINOR MENTION. GOSSIP FROM THE DEPARTMENTS. The Committee on Streets and Alleys fafled to meet yesterday afternoon. The Committee on Police iscalled for Monday afternoon, at whieh time Superintendent Hickey will make his suggestions in regard to the re- organization of the Police Force. Comptroller Derickson and His Examining Committee continued work and comparisons Yyesterday, with no startling results. “The books and papers are correct, but the labors will not be concluded till Monduy afternoon, when a g’iltlv.‘;?on will be made to the Finance Cota- Mr. Hayes called upon Assessor Gioy yester- duy to inguire 15 to the eafety of the books, and Wwas informed that the personal-property. books were in the safe in Lis (Gray’s) office, apd the balance are safe in Sy, r R. T. Lincolt’s yault. Gray’s office will be watched ‘tc-day by the police. : Mr. Milligan, partner of ex-Ald. Heath, had uite an extended conversation yesterday with 1d. Rosenberg, whom he tried 10 conviute that Mr. Huyes' method for u relcase from the cial embarrassment of the city, was the true one. His labors with Ald. Kosenberg ‘were unsucecessful. At the conclusion of the Investigation of Ald. White’s case, the Committee on Drinting went into secret session. Considerable printing has Leen ordered without authority, and the Com- mittee adopted a resolution lustructing the various departineunts to send to the City Clerk an estimate of the printing necessary. The Board of Public Works audited the monthly pag-ralls yesterday, The amount was $6,714, of which $4,235 was for the bridge-tend- ers. The amount ehows the good effect of the reductions recently made in that departmert. ‘The Board issued an estimate of £3,740 to Cox Bros. for work on the Blue Island avenue via- duct, and ane of $1,295 to 8. E. Lorjng, for terra- cotta work at the West Side puniping-works. The South Town Assessor has received 2,500 assessment schedules Trom about 12,000 taxable inhabitants. Should the 9,500, who bave not yet made their returns, do not do so soon they Will be at the merey of the Assistant Assessors, whose assessiuent will hold as final. The Board of Trade men,—many of thew,—whoso specu~ Iatious are by the hundreds of thousands, report themseclves © as -~ owners of about $25 (o &50 worth oftice furniture. There arc about 50,000,000 of wmortguges beld in Chicago, and tligy are 1:.\!117]:&{0;)2”)’. but us yet no one has made a return acknowledgivg the ownership of one. Apgreat many men known as Chicago business men report that they are residents of the surrounding suburbs. The whole tax for State aud local purposes will azgregate about 5 Ifcr cent on the original valuation made by the 'own Assessors. The Special Committee, consisting of Ald. Ryan, Cullerton, Kirk, Throop, and Stewart, a{:pugnwd to take in hand the cases of contested elections between Mr. C. G. Dixon and Ald. Wheeler, of the Thirtcenth Ward, and Mr. Murray and Ald. Smitb, of the Tenth Ward, met yesterday afternoon. The Murray-Smith fight was flrst taken up. Mr. Mwray was repre- gented h{ anattorney, who talkéd for some time on the manner of conducting the trial and what body was to constitute the Court. The grounds of complaint were that Ald. Smith had not been a resident of fhe ward long enough to be an clector, and that illegal ballots were cast in his behalf. Ald. Cullerton afd that he could scc no - grounds for u contest, as Ald. Smith had denied Several of the charges by affidavit, and there was a majority of niore than 650 votes for hin. Hethought it absurd, and moved that the mat- ter be referred to the Council, with the recom- mendation that it be placed on file. ‘The wotion was carried unanimously, and the Wheeler-Dixon case was called, but, in the ab- sence of Mr. Dixon, action was deferred. —————————— DECORATION DAY. Programme of Esercises at the Different Cemeterfes. Inaccordance Wwitha custom which bas been adbered to for many years, Tuesday, the 30th of:May, willbe observed as Dccoration Day. The arrangements for honoring the dead who lie buried in the vicinity of Chicago have been sub- stautially completed, and the programme of ex- ercises at the various cemeteries is given below* OAKWOOD OEMETERY. At Oakwood Cemetery the exercises will be unier the direction of the Jadies of the Soldiers’ Home and Whittier and Hilliard Posts, G- A. R. The excreises proper will be commenced by the woveiling of the soldiers’ monument, to be fol- Towed by decorating the graves by lalics repte- senting the different States of the Union. The other exercises will be as follows: Address by the Hon. T. B. Bryan; address bythe Rt. Rev. Charles E. Cheney; song, “Ra/ly Round the Flag, —pupils of Englewood Normal Schiool; address by the Rev. Mr. Gurncy, of Englewood; closing exercises, G. A. R. ¥ ‘The 12:10 train'of the Illinois Central Raflroad will carry out and return these in attendance. The_people at Englewood will take the train on the Michiran Southern Raflroad at 13:30 p. ., joining Hilliard Post G. A. R. Contributions of flowers are solicited and can be made "before 9 o’clock in the_morning of Tuesday atall the stations of the Illinois Cen- tral Raflraad. 4 committec of Whittier Post G. A. R. will beon the 9 o’clock train and col- Jeet the same. Flowers may aleo be left at the South Side Station Post-Office, on State street, near Thirty-sesond, before 11 o'dlock 2. m., Tuesilay, or at the cemetery before 1 o’clock p. m. The cornrides of Whittier Post are request- ed to meet at deadquarters at 11 o'clock shurp. LOSEHILL CEMETERY. At Rosehill _the exercises will be under the charge of tl2 Ransom, Thomas, and Evanston R., as follows: ©ezseer oo Blaney Quartette Club ¥ Tha Tev. E. 'N. Puckard, Evanston Oncning Service: Responsive Service (ed by Ci Song . Blaney Quartette Club ‘Address. <. The Rey, C. G. Trusdell Song—**America Address. Prayer .. Closing E: The G. A. R. servic o'clocx sharp. ¥ Bridge’s Battery will take part in the decora- tion, a committee; capsisting of Lyman Bridges, M D Temple, Wilitam Bushy, F. Christapher- son, J. H. Van Duzer, Benjamin Bennctt, Charles Ferris, J. H. Quintin, M. E. Henderson, §. Davig, and L. A. White, having been ap .ism. ed for that purpose. The Committee will take apecial charge of graves of members of the battery. Trains leave the Northwestern depot at 7:30, 10:30, and 1 wlock. The returning train Jeuves the cemetery at 2:30. The G. A R. and the First Regiment. go ont on the 10:30 train. Fare for the round trip, 80 cents. GRACELAND CEMETERY. Wyman's Post, Lyons Post, and the veterans of tlie Twenty-fourth Regiment Illinois Volun- teers, will assemble at 9 o'dock a.m. at their yespective headquarters, and from there will march to the general headquarters at the North Sidé Turner Hall. The- procession will stert redsely 2t 10 o'cdock_ in the fal- [owing order: Great Western Light Guard Band; Yetersus of the Twenty-fourth Regiment, L. V. take pluce at 12 -3 Wyman’s Post, G. A- R.; Lyons Post.G. A. R.3 Soldiers swho do not_belong to a regular orgarti- zation. The procession_Wwill march south on North Clark street to Indiapa, west on this strect to North Wells, and morth to Tugenta, from whence omnibuses will take the partiipants to Graceland. Arriving at Graceland, the soldiers will form in 2 hulfcirele around the speaker’s platform. The ceremonies will then be precceded with in the following order: Choral by the Great Western Light-Guard Band. Speceh by the Rev. Robert,Collyer. : German speech by Capt. Arthur Erbe. English speech by Capt. William Vocke. This coucludes the ceremonies. The proces- sion will leave Graceland it reversed order. The Qecoration of graves will begin carly in the morning. Allcld soldiers and the public in gegeral are requested to take part in the decora- | tion of the graves at Graceland, to make the alfair 25 inposing 25 possible, and show at this Centennial year that the people have not for- gotten the Nieroes who gave their lives for the inity and preservation of the Republie. CALVARY CEMETERT. | The exercises at Calvary will be directed by | the Reynolds Post and ihe Second Regimnent. ‘\ddrcases will be delivered by E. B. Sherinen and others. ‘The trains are the same as to Rosehill. ANNOUNCEMENTS. The Reynolds Post, G. A R., and the Second: Regiment will meet at the corner of Halsted nng ‘Madison streets this afternoon to complete e arrangements. lh’l’hrmz wgillben ‘special meeting of the G. H. Thomas Post at their hall, corner Madison aud Robey streets, this afternoon at 5 p. m-, to com- plete arrangements for Decoration Day- S ofrow a committee will be in Session at the hall of the Knights of Pythias, northwest o and Adams streets, from 9 a. o, to whids ladies are réspectfolly . until 5 p. o : :d :l-_’-nmw%y xfinmd for the purpose nf arrang- ing bouquets. GOSSIP FOR THE LADIES. A Useful Invention in the Line of Gates. Walking-Up an 0ld Woman, and What Resulted Therefrom, Letter from a Happy Daddy—Miscellaneous Items Relative to Femininity. TRUANT MADGE. The shadows lic sleeping on field and hill; The cows came home a7 hour ago; The bees are hived, and the-nests are atill; Where can the child be ingering so? Oh where can the Httle laggard stay, 50 Ewift of foot as she ever has been, ¢ 1tis not so far, by the meadow-way, 'To the Jane where the blackberry-vines begin. Her mother stands in the door-way there, Shuding her eyes from the setting sun, Aud up spd down with an anxious air, Looks fur & trace of the traunt one. 1as she wandered on Where the swamp-flowers ow In the darkling wood, and lost her way? Hog che sippidtin the treacherons bos below, That hides under mosses green and gay? Nay, timorous mother, &pare sour fears! “Your little maiden e safe the while, No marsh-bird screams in her startled ears; No forest-muzes ber feet beguile. She is only etanding amid the rye, “Ihere ut the end of the clover-plain, And pailing a daisy-star, totry = - Whiether hier love loves back again: And Will bends over the bars beside— Two lieads ure better thun one, forsonth!— Leuning uud looking, cuger-eyed, ‘Fo et if the duiey tells the truth? —Kate Putnam Usgood in Scribner for June. A USEFUL INVENTION. A pale-faced, snxious-looking man (says the Burlington Hawkeye), who lovked us though he supped with sorrow every week, lives out on North Hill with bis wife aud seven lovely, blooming daughters. He has, with all these seven lovely daughters, ouly one front gate, und that is what makes him pale. Last sum- mer e spent $217 repairing that front gate, putting in new oues, and experimenting with various kinds of hinges; and after all that the gate swung all through the winter on a leather strap and a piece of clotbesdine, and there was peace in the houschold, and the man grew fat. But, when the April days were nigh, it soon became apparent 10 the man that his troubles were at hand, aud anxiety soon drove the roses from his damask cheeks and robbed his ribs of their substance. He used to elimb vyer the back fence to aveid calling sttention to the disreputable-looking old sate, but his sel-denial was™ of uo avuil. One Gvening his eldest daughter, Suplironia, said: & Py, that borrid old gute is the most dis- grasting thing on this steeet. 1M you can’t afford iy ]uu";«.- iv tixed, I'd take it away and put up a stile. And Pa only groaged. But an evening or &0 later, his youngest daughter came in, and said with consideruvle warmths “Pa! Lwish you bad that bumsl]ymohl gate at 1 tied to your neck, that’s w “Aud she dissolved iu tears and evaporated up- stuirs in o misty cloud, while her sisters fol- Towed slowly, custing reproachful looks at Pa. And the nexu cvening his third daugliter, ‘Azalea, cane bouncing iuto the room ubout 9:30 p. m., with ler gloves in a condition to fndicate that she bad been patting amd said, with some encrgy, that ir Pahod no feeling other people bad, aud she \wished she was dead, she did, and she hoped that the pext time that Pa weut out of that hateful old gute he'd fall from Arch street to the bridge, so shedid. And she broke down and disappeared with a staccato aecompaniment of subs 2ud snitfles. And the pext time thay Pa went out of that gate he found it pros- trate between the two posts, and saw that the fragile strands of the clothes-lines had parted, under some extraordinary pressure, and that was what ailed Azalea’s gloves. Pa suw there was nothing for it but u new gate, and he gronned gloud as be viewed the dreary pros- pect of furnishing gates to support the munly forms of the best young men ot Burlington for another summer. He pondered, and pondered, and poudered. He became the conidant of carpeuters; bie was_often seen guiltily showing certain plans and drawings to blacksiiths and cunning workers in iron and stecl. And in duc tinie he had a new gate up, a massive gate, with great posts, ormunieuted and substantialy and thie seven sisters were pleased. “They read in the little brass plate that informed thert that a patent_was uppiled for, the words, “for 130 pounds,” but they didn’t kuow what it meant uptil Jast evening, £ Last evening the weather, though sufficiently cool to be bruting, admitted a test of the new gate. A murmur of voicts arose from the Vicinity of that popular lovers' retreat, ss Sophronis_swung idly to and fro on its heavy frame. Presently n palefaced man, who held his hand upon his breast to still his beat- ing heart, as he crouched in a dark corner of the porch, hieard Rodolphus say: “Bug believe me, Sophronis, my own heart’s Dbetween the touches of the rude hand of ti—* "As he begun the word he leaned forward and pent his weight upon the grate, snd with o gharp click u littlc trap-door in the side of the post flew open, and & gaunt, mauy-jointed arm S 'stect, withs an trop Knob us big ds a Virginia gourd on the cfild of it, lilevr Xg\\&, Im‘:fl, y{_mn the Fapidity of lightning, hit Rodulphus “tiwo re- su‘\‘mdifig elgu he%wben the shoulders that sounded tike a bass-drum explosion. “Oh-h-hi! gush!" he roarcd, “I'm stabbed! T'm stabbed {7 and, without waiting o pick up Lis hat, be fled, shrieking for the doctor, while Sopbronia rushed juto the house, crying, “Fa! Pul Pa! Rodolphus is shot!! and swooned. The pale-fuced man said nothivg, ‘but shrauk stijl further back into the shadow, and thrust Dis handkerebief into his mouth tastiflc a smile. P oun_he knew the voice of his daughter’ Azaléyat the gate saying good night. ut u Tich, 18unly voice detained her, ind the measur- ed swing Of the gate wasagain heard in the distance. Soon he heard Ldrenzo say, as he Jnade ready 1o climb upon the gate: “Bul woatever of SOTTUW iy uwait our fu- ture, dear ope, I would it might {all upon me—="2 And just as helifted his last foot from the gramid o trup opened and the_gaunt arm Feached out and fell apon him with that big lfim.h four| utimfishaud every time it reached hin, areuzo shricked s “ Blunding leart! O mercy, mercy, Mr. Man! 0 murder?” & Aud os he ambled away jn_the starlight, wail- ing for arnica, Azalea fied wildly to ler home shricking, Oh Pa, Pa, Pal Somebody is mur~ dering Lorenzo” And’ on the porch a pale- faced” man thrast the rim of his felt hat into his mouth to reintorce Lis handkerchief, and hugged himsclf into placid content. Pretty soon the man’s fifth daughter came home from a party, aud she, tao, perched on the gate. Aud in 4 moment or two Alphouso said: “ Bmi my own Mirlam, would I cauld tell you what T let " wishh gravel, idol, ) But he didn’t, for just then he leaned upon the gate, the gaunt arm reached out and telt iron, und knocked his breath so far out of him that e couldwt shrick uutil he bad run balf & mile from the house. And Miram ran into the house ecreaming that Lorenzo had afit. And the pale-faced man rose up out of the shadow and emptied his mouth, and as he stood under the quict starlight, looking at the gate whose powertul but delicate mechanisi repeiled an outce of weight uver 130 pounds, o Jook of ineffable peace stole over the pale face, and the smile that rested on the quiet features told that the struggle of a lifetime was ended in victory, and a gate had been discovered that could sei at naugnt the oppressions of thought- Iess young people. e WAKING-UP AN OLD TWOMAN. The other day (says the Detrolt Free Press) a woman about fifty years old called at the Cen- tral depot, luggivg 2 big satchel, and after looking around a little she took a pic from the eating-stand and sat down for 2 Iufich. When asked to hand over the cash value of said pie she replied: ‘“You don’t get one red cent, and if you say much Il climb over there and mop the floor with you.” 1t was soon discovered that she was “tuf” and for fear of arow she wes not sgaln asked for 15 cents, When she bad finished the pie she walked around, and prescotly asked Officer Button what time the train started for Hopper City. He said he never heard of sny such town, and she remarked: i «Ylell, you want to plug around and find when the ‘cars leave, or I'll make your heels break your neck ! 5 He Kept shy of her for half an hour, and she went into the gentlemen’s waiting-room, made 2 bed on one og the benchics, and ivas soon fast asleep. Word was brought to Officer and he went in to rouse her. She h . Button, on the satchel, and by accident he brushed the tip of ber long nose. ~Opening her eyes, but not moving s limb, she said: “Boy! Tl make you holler like a loon when I get uph? T : Corme—thisis no place for.you” he replied. “Do you know muy business better than 1 dot” sb‘e‘ ueried. ut you must get up,” he protested. “Go away, boy. !ficshe w;\rneg., g0 awny be- fore T hurt you” 41Vill you get ap?’ he demanded. She ot uYA She dgot up slowly, and regularly, and gracefully, and as she reaclicd her feet she took bim by the hair and cramped her fngers until his eyes looked like full moons. ““Boy ! what did I tell you?” she quietly asked, shutting down 2 little tighter. e grasped her arm, and after a struggle broke her hold, but her fingers’ brought away enough hair to make two big bird’s nests. “Now you want to behave yourself!” he gasped as he looked around for his bat. ““Timed” she called, giving him 2 thumping kick as Le bent oyer for his tile. It jarred him all over, and he reached for her arm 1o lead her out of the room. ““Five to three that you can’t do it!” she snarled, taking his collar aud necktic off at one grab. He didn’t want to hurt a woman, and he turn- miutg‘_ £ %b ?,"d cunsult&:u!h%’ll)’. e she squeaked, putting in two splen- did right and ]e(tqkiu S. + & 23Vl you gro out of here?” he asked,growing pale around the mouth. “Not till the undertaker carries me, or you apologize for taking hold of my nose.”” #1did'e mean Lo Pl{’o),‘,’“u“l’m“g‘"' « “3yell, don't mever do it again, fister man. I'm old and a lectle faded, but I'm a catamount! See here once.” 4 She grasped a handful of his shirt-front and slamued Lt iuto 2 corner, drew himn out aguin, and might have thrown him over a bench it the linen had pot given away. 5 “Come, I shull have to send you to the sta- tion 31 you dun't stop,” he whispéred. “Duy I stop worth a cent?” she chuckled, try- ing to Kick his chin oft.” Te jumped ont and locked the door, and after alittle she climbed out of one uf the street windows, kicked a backman out of hier way, and went up along the wharves té see if she comld get to Hopper City by water. A IIAPPY DADDY. Dear SisTer? Inow take iny seat snd sit down to take this opportunity to inform you that T am a daddy at last. Abbe has got a hice fat baby, and we hope these few lines may find you enjoying thé same blessing. Now this is to e strigtly a business letter. Firstly, as X said before, Abbe has got as nice a baby as ever made up faces. Nextly, Thave swapped away old Buckskin, and I think I lave a pretty nice horse; it isa girl and weighs 9 .pounds (I mean the baby), and it is as fat s bLutter, and_lLus got & good strong pair of lungs. Sbe bas got blue eyes and a dimple in the chin (I mean the baby now), and just the prettiest mouth that ever opened to re- ceive pag; aud judging from her teeth I should think she is abont six years old (I mean the horse now). She is sound, smooth, and kind (I mean the horse or baby either now), and the doctor says she is the fairest he ever saw, with- out exception. (e meaus the baby.) I got $25 to bout (not the baby, though, for in its case the boot was on ihe other foot, and two or three sizes larger, as npear as 1 can find out). She is s hearty os a pig, ate an ez a bisouit, and” drank three cups of tea for dinuer (I mean Abbe) She is gmin[i aloug nicely, and if she don’t have any bad Tuck shie will_ get along first-rate. She is troubled with disorders of the stomach, and they say this js a sign of the colic. (I mean the baby). - 1 hope it is, for the nurse says colicky Dables never die. She talks out of her uosc) as she takes snufl. (The nurse, I mean now). There, I've been reading this over, ana I see loinly that I ain't it to write. ‘The amount of it is, T am flustrated. Iam a happy daddy, and that accounts for it; so you must excuse me this time. Jonx. e FEMININE NOTES. A combination-lock: The marriage-ceremony. Hunting parties: Mothers with daughters to marry. A scientific paper says: “ Keep your mirvors away from thesun.” * And from the daughters also, if you can,” adds a family paper. A fashion journal says: ‘Waists are to be Ionger this year;? but, as long as they are not broader, young men With short arms will man- age to getaround them. W A young woman of Cleveland objects to the new silver coins beeause the Goddess of Liberty is dressed just as she was fifteen years ago, an “That’s so horribly old-fashioned.” A Milwaukee wman mode thrce unsuccessful attempts to blow his brains out, and then his wife told him *Don't try it again, John; you haven'’t got any.”” He goes about suying that Ll owes his life to that woman. ¢ How Mke its fathier it is,” said the nurse, on the oceasion of the christening of a baby whose ‘father was more than 70_years of age, and who hed marricd o young wife. ¢ Very like,” said a satirical lady ; *bald, and not 4 tooth’ in its head.” At a little gathering the other evening, ayoung man asked a Jady whether, if his smull brother was 2 lad, e was not a ladder? and sbe kindly said she thought he must be, she could sce through him ‘50 easily. It is pleasant tobe a young man. E When the English private soldicr hears that the King of Daliomey has an army of Amazons, he shakes his head and mutters 10 a comrade: 1 hean't afeared, Jock, no, not 1; but, if each un them here Hamazons be ekal to my missus, they’ll baste us, surc.” «Henry," she said, *you don't know what a soothing influence you have on me’” €My darling,” he whispered softly, while a glad light came into his eyes, “can it be so ¥? "~ ¢ Yes, she said, when you are around, I always feel like going to slecp.”—Norwich Bulletin. He led her up to a confectioner’s window and softlysuid: “Juli, will you have me?” Yutn, -um—yes, George,” sve replied. Then he onght ber o quarter of apound of caramels, and thelr betrothal was accomplished. Few girls could bave resisted under the circum- stances. Servant-Gal: “I really could not undertake 1o Jook after the library-fire, ma'am.” Lady: “Inpdeed! I cannot sed that there is ansthing derogatory fn it; Iam sure I should not mind doing it ‘mysell.” Servaat-Gal: “Oh! very Jikely not, ma'am; that's jdst thrijmint we have comeé to, ma'am; you see, your cass is a-going down, and my class is a-golg hup.” - 1t was a sweet houschold yicmn. She wasred in'the face and scolding a hurricanc; his nose was bleeding where the rolling-pin_ struck him, and he was swearing a cataract; the children were crying. Over the door hung 2 motto, “God biess our home;” there was a chromo rep~ resenting Faith, Ilope, and Charity over the mante), and a plaster bust of Peace on the book- case. 2 In spite of the time devoted to shopping, and dressmaking, and vonversation over the huf‘ garden feuce, our American yomen manage to ick up g good deal of useful information. An Sustern District-belle was asked the other even~ ing what sbe tliought of Napoleon Bonapurte. She hesitated a few minutes and then answered: # He was quite talented, I believe.”’—Brooklyn drgus. One of the rules of the Mount Holyoke (Mass.) Seminary, forbidding one lady frum introducing a gentleinan to another lady, was avoided, the other day by a Northampton girl, who, when Ter fathér came with a trunk to her rootn, whiley her fricnd, @ Miss Blank, was present, said.’ “Father, T am sorry I cannot introduce you to my friend, Miss Blunk, of Blank, but the rules forbid it!" “Yes,” .said the father, shaking !mm,l,s with the young lady, “avdI am sorry, too. We've had (says “ ohokus ) an Irish ball at. the hotel, and the girls and boys were all there. Supper was announced at sharp 12 a’clock. Miss Grady, the belle of the eveniny (from Paterson), was approached by one of the beaux with the question: “What'll yez have for supper e ©Sure, it's 2 quail on tuasht and some fricd oys- thers DIl have.? 4 No, ye'll not, either. Ye'll sake bane soup like the Tesht, or ye'll rise out of that and give your sate to Mary Ann. That's what ye'll do.” ————— LULLABY. 0 Sea, dost thou hear By baby coving on my knee, ‘And clapping her Jittle hands? &he liears thy waves surge soothingly Tpon the sloping sands. 1n Jnlisby. 0 Sea, dost thon know By baby sleens on her mother's breast, A3 the winds come o'er thy leat Her baby carcs are all at rest, While thy waves are surging free, Ta lujlaby. O alecp on, my babe,~ Sweetly sleep and dream. The sea shall sing While thy mother watches thee: And surging waves snd winds shall bring ‘Thelr soothing. pu\misu-z. 5 .n lpliabg, MiLwAUREE, Wis . JLD.Ba_ EUROPEAN GOSSIP. The ltalian Royal Family---Prince Humbert and His Wife. Victor Emanuel’s Intimacy with Hyers, the Circus-Man, Amenities of irt in England--dvéntaresses and Blackmailipg in Paris. ITALIAN ROYALTY. Aletter from Rome to the New York Sun says: Prince Humbert, the heir to the Italian throne, may e seen any five day driving on the Monte Pincio. The people have great hopes in their future ruler. There is not the least trace of care in his face, yet be is far from being a careless Prince. He neglects no duty that comes in his way. He studies the people. He is always among them. He drives in the parks, quite unattended, and is a capital whip.. You would not know that the Prince was passing by except by the deference paid him by those who know his equipsge and face. The face of Prince Humbert is a most striking one, 1t bas all the good puints of his father's face, and none of the heaviness that characterizes the visage of King Victor Emanuel. He looks like astrong, heurty, whole-souled map. His face’ inspires confidence. Naturally be is a great favorite with the people. He has not been so scandalous in his private life as the present King, and he bas mude a marriage that is ex- tremely pleasing to the people. Ilow could they be otberwise than pleased with sweet Princess Margherita! This woman, first lady of the Court, must have a hard time of it. She is indefatigable ju the discharge of ber duties. You hear ol her in the morning assome liospital, or.visiting some school, or driving witii that brightest of little Pritices, the 7y old Victor Emanuel, who is to be the King of Ttaly if he ontlives his father and grandfathe He Is a merry little Loy, sceming aiways ready Tor.a frolic. ~ I saw hini put_into 8 perfect f of delight by an_orange which o young Ameri- can girl tossed into the Royal carringe, and Which the young Prince caught dclily in his chubby hands. The Italians never tire of sing- ing the praises of the Crown Princess. She is et handsume, if judged by the ordinary stand- ard of beauty, but bus a most winning face; she is very bright in repartee, and hur gooduess is o houschold word. %€ When the jloods were in France an attache of the French Emwmbassy was telling® the Princess the story of the dreadful suffer- ing that bad come to the poor by th¢ rising of the water. *-Oh,” said the Priucess, “if we could only do somcthing for them!” ¢ But you have alréady contributed,” suid the courlier. Yes, I kuow,” said Margherita, “but I should like to do more,—there, take this bracelet,” au- clasping a gemmed virclet from her arm, © take this arid send it to the sufferers.” * Your Royal Highness is too oud,” said the courtier, taking the bracelet, nevertheless. Turnlug to a group near Ly he told the story, ‘The goudness of the Princess becaue contagious, and exch one who heard the story followed her example in making some gift. then and there. This gentleman gaye his dismond-set watch guard, that one his ring, some fair dames unciasped their necklaces, others their bracclets, and some -cou- ributed that greatest of all feminine trensuress—tbe pricelcss lace landker- chief,—n little bit of ~gossumer, worth a hundred times Yy wwsight gl Thustbepoor half-drowned peasents in France were relieved through 2_noble impulse on the part of the Princess Margherita; and the gift was still ter beeause it came from the heart. This story is current in Italy, and quite in keeping With tle character of the Prin®ss. A great deal of comment has been made in Ttaly about the King's intimacy with Myers, the Circus-manager. Myers is the Baroui of Ei rope. Helusa traveling circus that far su passes auy other similar show on the Con- tinent. Less than a year ago I met this man in_Vienns, and, without the least reserve, he entered upon the subject of his intimacy with the King. ~*‘Why,” said he, *the King would come and take tickets at my show if I asked him to.” This we ruther doubted, and said 03 to which Mr. Myers replied: 1Well, I don't mean exactly that;but thenhe'd do anything in reason. Why, that time my lions Gdied 1n Berlin, and I knew' the Emperor was coming 1o see the shuw, 1 telegraphed to the King, knowing e had just recetved a valuable Tot 61 lons as a present; and told him I must cither borrow, buy, or steal them. By the next conveyance they came on to me, and were as fine animals as the Berliners ever saw.” 1t i a good thing tobe onsuch terms with Royalty,” I said. “ Yes," heanswered, ‘It isagood thing when aKing is such o magnilicent fellow as Victar Emanuel. But then Die never makes allowauce for very hard work, for wherever I am, no mat- ter how long a day I have bad, I must go and sit with the King after the show is over, and smoke and_talk ti) 2 or 3 o’clock in the morn- ing, The King mever tires of talking. Helns an fron constitution, andis a good judge of lorsefiesh as there i3 in the world. =He knows every point_of an auimal, and it is this knowl- edge and this taste that makes his cavalry so fine.” Then Mr. Myers showed me the preseut he had lately received from the King—u mag- nificent gold watch and chain. On the back of the watch was the monogram V. E. in diainonds, _ rubies, and ~cmeralds, snd the Royal crown. Around the rim wes the inscripiion, * To -James W, Myers from Victor Emanuel, Kingof Italy. Té the chain was attuched a locket which con- tained an admirsble enameled miniature of the King, and the locket, a5 well as the watch, was set fn jewels. Well, a King bas a right to choose his friends, and Victor Emanuel could hardly have found a man whose tastes were_more cou- genial to his own than those of Mr. Myers. He IS a most entertaining talker, and from his broad and peculiar traveling experiences hasa rich fund of ancedote at mmand. The two men are evidently on clo: intimacy, sadan Italian remarked, to me the other day, ““Why should 3t uot 6e sot The King gives us the most gove cnt for the 1east money, aud Myers the bigzest show. It is as essential that we sbould be amused 85 be governed.” AMENITIES OF ART. The Loydon correspondence of the Toronto Globesays: Icould cite lnstances without end of the petitesse—I know of no English word which expresses the exact meahing—of the re- cent proceedings of the Academy. Baron Grant (Gen. Scheack's enterprising friend of the Ewmpa Mive) paid ‘the President, Sir Francis Graut, some £4,000 for a portrait,—about four times as wmuch a8 the President ever received, I should think, for a picture,—on the understanding that he should be fnvited to the dinner. Forthwith the President’s col- leagues musteredin force and black-balled ‘Baron Grant’s nume wheu he was proposed 35 & 511‘:5(., not because they objected to his untece- ents, but because they all thought they and not the President should have been favored witia his orders, Last year M. Tissot, an cmi- nent French painter, was commissioned by the ex-Emnpress of the French to paint a portrait of herselt, and sent it to the Acudewy. Under ordinary circumstances gny picture seut in Dy o Royal personage is hung as a mat- ter of courtesy. The Aeademiciuns, however, were offended at the preference showa to a for- cign artist, and rejected the picture on the plea that the Empress, being uo longer a reigning suvereign, bal no right to the courtesy due to Rogalty. The year before the Senate of the University " of _London commission~ ¢d AL Langee, one of the best known of French portrait-painters, to painta portrait of Sir Joha Shaw Lefevre, the eX-President of the Senate. Presentation pictures sent in by public Uudies are, as a rule, bung as a matter of course; but M. Langee’s portrait was rejected because the Academicians thought a forcigner should not be encouruged to paint prescutu- tion %onmita of English dignitaries. This year the Academy was called upon to electa sculptor to 3 vacant associateship. Sculpture is not in a very flnunsidn% coudition fn England; but there i3 o question that of the younger artists Mr. Boehm—a Hungarian by birth, wbo bas settled and married in England—is the most emfnent.” Mr. Boehm has been taken up by the Court, and at the dinner of the Royal Academy, two years ago, the Prince of Wales expressed his hope that Mr. Boehm might sooun be an Academlclan. This was enough to arouse the ;e;\lm;?' of the English artists, so they un- earthed a Mr. Woodington, an elderly sculp- tor, who*had some small reputation thirty cars ago, and elected Lim in fieu of Alr. Bochm. 'his year again the Acsdemicians discovered to their horror that ot of seven portraits of the Royal family sent in “by_command * for exhi- bitlon not one wasby an R, A. They thereupon declded that the Prince of Wales had no nght to send in pictures © by command,’’ and actually committed the gross urtesy of refnsin: missiot to the pictures which igh- ness had sent in, only admitting thrée out of the seven which the Queen had thoupht fit to select as stamped with ber approval. “This B, time the Academy has been carried too far by ts extravagant jealousy of any interference with its ‘privileges, 3s the Prince of Wales will probably be annoyed at the advantazo which kas been taken of his absence to satisfy Eersunal plque. But no true progress can be oped for in the cause of art the Academy crases to be a close corporation. This yeur the exhibition is below the average in artistic ex- cellence. The only pictures I Lear talked about. are Mr. Millals' Seotch moorland landscape, “QOver the Hills and Far Away;* Mr. Leigh- tow's huge procession of Greck chorus- singers, Mr. Frith's stndy of the Doge's Pulace at Venice; and Mr. Filde's rather scnti- mental picture of a bereaved husband. Miss Thompson has not exhibited her picture of the “ Balaklava Cherge” on the wallsof the Royal Academy. Like'Mr. Holman Hunt, she isafrard, after so sigual a success a5 she earned in her first pictures, to run the risk of having her work re- Jected by the caprice of jealous rivals, while abo prefers to have the money psid by visitors to her rlthlte in her own pockets, soonerthan sce it go tn:]t; !‘:: 3?3“‘?11 of the Acadewny. I am not sure 1 iss Thompsun is a t painter, but the fuct that the most po 5ot the 2 greal 1C pular artists of theday find it to their advantage to steer clear of the Academy is 3 bad sign for the institution. BLACKMAILING IN PARIS. In nl! great cities (says a Paris letter to the New York Zimes) there is a class of persons Wwho get a living by swindling and by blackmatl, but perhaps this cluss is more numerous bera than* elsewhere. A noted operator has just been caught and an interesting story revealed to the public. Generally he succeeded in get tiug his money, but in this instance he failed. .. One of the noted ladies in our best society, a Baroness and the possessor of a very large for- tune, was surprised the other morning to re- ceive 2 note to this effect: *Madame: Through hazard an extremely compromising letter writ- ten by you bas just fallen into my hands. There are mien - who would demand 20,000 francs in exchange for it; I shall content mysell witly 1,000."" The lady read no facther, but ordercd her carriage and drove to the office of the Commissary of the quarter. He read the letter, was not signed, and asked the Iudy if she had an idea of its origin. She had none in the world. In that case it would be difficalt te catels the rascal. “TIf vou are daring enough to aid me,” the Commissary said. ‘we can ac- complish it.” The Baronne bad nothing to re- proach Lerself with, and agreed to put lLiersclt at the service of justice. Ounthe second page the writer told the Baronne that she must ga to 8 certain omnibus bureau with a thousand. franc bill folded in her hund so that it could be seen. At astated hour a man would come to crund say, “Ifyou please,”” when she was t¢ ullos hiui out, and take her letter In exchange for the money. At the uppointed time the Barguue went to the bureuu, accompanicd'by the Uommissary, who had posted his agentsueay by. Presently a young and well-dressed mae critered with 4 cigar in-his_mouth, and begue to look around. He saw the bill, aund, going near the Baronne, suid, “If yon please.” She followed him out, and just as his hand touched the bill the hand of the” Coramissary fell upon his collar, zud the two agents poanced upon him. This youbg man’s profession had maue Lim daring and cynical. He declared that he had no lerter, and never did have in such cases, his plan being to say that the letter was left with afriendat the nearest cafe, and, when once started in -that direetion ~ with the money in his haod, it was easy to get away. Most ladies, he sald, felt guiliy, and did not dare to compiain. When asked why he had pitched upon a lady of so good 3 reputation as the Buronne, he said that he did not exactly kuow} he bad once had relations withher femme Jde chambre, and kuew that she was rich and generous; she went greata dealinto soclety, and ight have written some lmprudent notes; at allevents be had concluded to try ber, and had had bud luck. This was the first time that any Tady had dared to complain, and Lie bad pocketed many a thousand-frarc bill. It is not ut all gm\mblx: that this ruscal will get his deserts, ut it is to be hoped that the law will give the magistrates latitude enough to stop his carcer for at least two years. g ——— ADVENTURESSES IN PARIS. Lucy Hooper writes from Paris to the Phila delphia Telegraph: While I .am on the subject of American soclety in Paris, I would take the occasion to warn my countrymen and countrywomen who may contemplate a lengthened sojourn in this gay city to be very careful how they make acquaint- ances e¢ven among their own fellow-citizens. For Puris, as Florence used to be, and I believe still s, is a great asjlum for dam- ced reputations ~ and wrecked position: ivorcees, adventurcsses, some . bea ing really honorable names and with good blgod in their sullied veins, others shameless jine postors, make raids in various ways on_the re- spectable portion of the American colony, triv- tufi; by dint of brass or of strategy to cstablish a foothold therein. One lady, who gave herselt out to be the widow of ‘a distinguished foreign General, entertained superbly and carrfed mat- ters with a bigh hand for sume time, till it way discovered that the General aforesaid hud never been married at all. In another instance a gentleman Lud the effrontery to introduce inte more than one respectable household a beauth ful woman who bure his nume, but_who wis no more his wife than Louise de la Valliere wuz Quecn of France. In stillanother, an elderly American Iady was persuaded by a*Frenchmun high in the employ of ,the Government to in- troduce to her” friends a handsome and clegant lady who had. just reside in Paris, and who, inquiry, turned out to be the pensioned mist of a forelgn sovercign. It {s an undoubted fact that one of the most celebrated lorettes of Paris reccutly boasted to an American gentlemun that, armed with Ietters of {atroduction from French noblemen, she had, some three or four Jears ago, maintained ber footing in Americau socicety in Paris duriog an entire scason, under the guise of a foreign lady of rank. She cited names and facts that left her hearer in no doubt 85 to the correctness of her statement. A TALE OF TIE BOUDOIR. A Paris correspondent writes: A very popw 1ar, but blind, Count'lives in the Champs Ely- sees, Being witty and musical, his society is much sought after. He left Paris three monthe ago, and, on his rcturn, called on a fashe onatle Marchioness who was prepaing to o to a fancy ball. She begged to be eXcused, but, as he had an important, message to deliver, e was shown in, aud, being of course blind, he was asked to take a chair in ler boudoir. Gossip ensucd, and, durigg the time, the Marchioness, assisted by her maid, cxecuted the mysteries of her luilet. Being ready tu descend to her carriage, the Count stated he bad been absent. in Lundon, had undergone a suceessful operation for cataraet, and cuuld now see uswell as the Marchioves: The latter shrieked and jumped into hier carriage, without even an au-revoir to her unwelcome visitor. —————— TOM. Yes, Tom’s the best fellow that everyon knew. Just llstea to this: When the old mill took fire, and the fooring fell throngh, And I with it What do you think my eyes saw through the fre, ‘That crept along. crept aloog, pigher ana pigher, But Robtu, wy baby-boy, laughing to see ‘he shining? ~ le must Have come there after me, Toddled alone from the cottage without Any one’s missing bim. ‘Then, what o shont— ©Oh? how shouted, **For Heaven's sake, men, - Save little Kobin ! Auain and aguin They tried, bt the firc held them back like a wall. 1 could hear them go at t, aud ut it, and call, ¢+ Neser mind, baby, sit still like 2 man. We're comiug to get you a8 {ast as we can™ They could not see him, but I could; be sat Still on a beam, his little straw hat Carefully placed by his side, and his eyes Stared at the flames with o Daby's surprise. Calm and unconscious, as nearer it crept, The rout of e fre up sbove mast Dave kept The sound of his mother's voice surieking hisname From renching the child. But / beard it. 1t came ‘Azain and again—0 God, what 2 cry! Tlie axes weat faster, §aaw the spuzics fly Where the mea worked like tigers, nor minded the heat - Tht scorehed them—when suddenly there at their feet The great beams looned in—they saw bim—then, crus| Down camd the wall! ‘The men made & dash— Jumped 1o get out of the way—and I thought: “+ 21's up with pour little Robin, " and brought Slowly the arin that was least hurt to hide The sight of the child there, when, swift at my helpless, there, full in my view, de : . Someg;ne rushed by, and went right through ths am 3 Straight as3 dart—canght the child—and then cams Back with him—choking and crying—but—savedl Suved safe and saand! Ob. how the men raved, Shouted and cried, and hurrabed! Then they'all Rushed at the work again, lest the back-wall Where 1 was lying, away from the fire, Shonld fall in and bury me. Oht a you'd admire Tosee Robin now—he's as bright s a dime, Deep i some mischiel, 100, wmoat of the lime; Tom, it was, saved bim. Now, isn't it true Tom's the best feliow that ever you knew ? There's Robin now—sce, he's strong as a log—= And there comes Tom, too— # 'om was our dog. Yes, T —Constance Fenimors Woolson in dppletond Journal. Rose-leaf crumples—Edith: “Odear? Tam 5o tired {” Loving husbend: “ What has so fatizued you, my Pi ippety P 210 .Ex‘l‘kh: [ 611‘:’1 h:nyva hla,ficg;ngru; m;gp,:‘ud all the time I was in the carriage ) ~Funch,