Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 25, 1876, Page 8

A THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY. JUNE 25, 1876—SIXTEEN PAGES THE CITY. GENERAXL NEWS. Samuel Stein, of Liverpool, Eng., a gentle- man well known in shipping circles, ie visiting at Mrs. C. Kozminski’s, No. 276 Thirty-second strect. Mr. A: E. Whitaker, Chairman of the San Francisco Mercantile Library, is in thecityona visit to Mr. Moody of the City Clerk’s office. Mr. Whitaker is an old classmzte of the Iatter. The temperature yesterday, as observed by Maussse, optician, TRiBUNE Building, was as follows: 8 a. m., 82 degrees; 10 a.m., 82512 m., 90; 3 p. m., 82; 8 p. m., 84 Barometer, 8 2. m., 23.95; 1 p. m., 25.88 Mr. J. D. and Miss Nellie Kingsland returncd yesterday from Burlington, Vt., where they have spent the last year at school. Their many friends welcomed them at thelr father’s house, No. 531 West Adams street. In the reports of the closing exercises of our rchiools it was stated that the class graduating from the Douglas School was No. 1 in rank. On tooking overthe marks it is found the Clarke School takes the lead, its class averaging 86.7. A good-for-nothing blind man named Will- jam ‘I’)cnnlsnn, whose chief occupation is to dnok up the hard earnings of a one-legged daurhter, was yesterday eent to the House of Correction on a'$5 fine for habitually abusing his tawily. A little 4-year old son of Willlam - Dewire, re- siding st No. 162 Ewing street, while playing on the sidewalk fell and severcly broke his right arm in several places. Dr. J. H. Hutchinson attended the little sufferer and relieved his pam 25 much as possible. Yesterday morning Mr. Simon 8. Gates, one of Iilinois’ pioneers, died at Crystal Lake, aged 77 yuars. e deccased was born in 1799, and came to this State in 1839, and_grew in fortune with its development. Hc was highly respected for his many Christian virtues. At 5 o'dock yesterday afternoon Mrs. Ann McCann, residing at No. 125 John’s place, fell upon the stove while drunk and received a pain- ful and_extremely dangerous fracture of the it Dr. Byford, who attended hor, thinks the wound will not prove fatal. Daniel Maher, aged 23 years, while attempt- ing to hastily cross the Michizan Southern tra-k between Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets atSo'clock last evening, caught his footin a Tow switch, and falling had his left leg badly broken. lin\-ing no relstives he was taken to Bt. Luke’s Hospital. The Grand Jury yesterday was egain amused by tue hearing ol urdinary “cases, aimong which were some of 4 petty-complaint character. The Investigation into the police favoritism Sor gambling and _mock-auction houses was con- tinued until Tuesday, when several patrolmen and thie Mayor's police will be examiued. William Hildreth, brother to the ex-Alder- man now sojourning in Canada until this cli- mate is more vondue.ve to his happiness, islying very scriously ill at his residence, corner of Loomis and Congress strects, from the . cffects of poison administered to him by a sturdy Mexican whom he had outbid in gétting a rail- road vontract in Sonora. The henefit of the Protestant Orphan Asylam Tacsday evening neited about $125. ~ The Directresses wish to publicytender their thanks for valuable assistunce to Mesdames Dyer, Iushey, Chisholm, and Miss McAllister, also Messre. Bangs, Buird, William H. Ovington, A. T. Burrows, llowlmd, Woolford, Tucker, C. . Magill, Dennisson & Cn., George J. Titus, the Butldin, and all others who served them in ooy way. d Alter unavoidable delay the Little Sisters of the Poor arrived last weck, and procecded to Dusinces by leasing the Hull property on Pork and yalsted streets. They expect to take pos- session ahout July 5. The terms ofthe lease authorize them to enlarge the buildings, which will be neeessary for the accommodation of a large number of inmates. The institution tucse devoted Sisters are about to found is sorely needed,—a home for the aged poor of Tiwth sexes, in which they will be able to pass Lheir closing years amid happy and comfortable surroundings. Friday afternoon two sncak-thieves entered t cresidence No. 392 Orchard street while the 1 wily were absent from home, and after pack- 4 up 2 quantity of plunder were preparing to decamp with it, when they were noticed by two foung_ladies in the vicinity. They at once started on the run, and the young Iadies cour- wzeously followed them at full speed for nearly » mile, when they were relieved by Officers Pat- ten and Wolters.” The heat Iasted for nearly wnother mile when the policemen collared them Just beyond Clybourn avenue bridge. They wWere yesterday brought before Justice Kaui- ‘mann, but, inasmuch as there was not sufficient proof to comyict, the charge was changed to dis- orderly and they were each sentenced to the Jlousc of Correction for nincty days and fined $10). In the pursuit Officer Patten fired three times at one of them, but failed to hit the mark. Cucss Is a slow geme at the best, more than ordinarily so with” Mr. Charley Thorne and Mr. Yarcell. "A few days ago those gentlemen en- tered the exchange of the Tremont House, and, setting the chess men, composed themselves to study the game. Stuart Robson dropped in, snd then came Theodore Hamilton, and then Morris, followei by about half the Union Square Company. They looked on with interest, and zpeculated on the result. One or two side bets were made, but ncither player stirred. - The game became exciting. The “lookers-on grew more and more interested, and still the players with bent brows figured on the squares and the result of a move. Finally it became unbeara- Dle, when Thorneand Parcelarosc, and, sigh- ing over lost opportunities, announced that the; kuew nothing about the game, but they hopcfl to some time, And the barkeeper smiled pen- gively a8 he turned for fresh mint. At 3:30 o'clock.yesterday morning cries were icard fn the icinity of - Kinzic-street bridge, asif from some drowning person. A hat was found ona canal-boat near by, and it was at once conjectured that some unfortunate bad cither fallen into the river or bad committed ruidde. Yesterday morning the commotion caused by 2 passing tug-boat brought the body to the surface, and it was recovered and taken to the Morgue by Officer Reichert. The fact that the throat was badly jabbed, but not sufficient 10 have caused death, gave-rise to a rumor that a murder had been committed. In the after- noon Deputy Coroner McGirr held an inquest, and found that the deceased came to his death by suicide aud by drowning while inatemporary 1it of insanity. 'The remains, which were evi- dently those of a man about 65 years of ng;, were identified by a young man clalming to be his son-in-law, but Mr. McGirr failed to secure 1he names of either, and cannot make any re- port of the case until he is again intormed. NO TRUTH IN IT. A TRIBUNE reporter yesterday called upon $he Hon. Charles B. Farwell to find out the truth of the telegraphic reports that he had been tendered the position of United States Treasurer by President Grant. Said the reporter: “‘Is it true that you have been tendered the effice of Treasurer of the United States?” 41 have heard nol.hing of it.” “Would Jouscept the position if tendered” 1t hasn’t been tendered, and I wouldn’t ac- cept it if it were offered me, and that’s all I know ahout the matter.” < THE CHICAGO FLOATING HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION is now fully orgasized, and the arrangements preliminary to inaugurating the summer lake excursions are well nigh completed. The offi- rers of the Association arc the Hon. R. P. Der- ickson,* Presiaent; the Rev. Arthur Mitchell, ¥irst Vice-President; Dr. R. C. Hamill, Second Vice-Preeident; Dr. Phigp Adolphus, Third Vice-President: Dr. John E. Owens, Secretary. These gentlemen constitute, ex-oflicio, the Ex- ecutive Committee, and_have porwer, in the in~ terim of the sessfons of the Board of Directors, z) conduct the general business of the Assocla- ure 1t must now be well known that the object of the mi i tivn is the giving of sl:lmmer l“nfie excursius. for sanitary purposes, and especially for the sick children of the poor. 4 J The medical profession of the city have through the medical societics, generally indorse the Association and its object. Resolutions gnicd by the Chicago Society of Physicians and urgeons bave alrcady been publishied. At its last mecting, June 19, the Chicago Medical So- clety adopted the following: Resolved, That, in the opinion of this Saciety, the objects and purposes of the Chicago Floating Hospital Associativn, if carefully and efliciently camed ouL. are likely to do great good to the sick, 20d eapecially to the sick children of the poor. Resolced. That we commend this Association and Its work to the respectful, earnest. and enbstantial tonsideration of the citizens of Chicago. Dr. Freer says: “I think there can be no doubt of the bencficence and practical utility of & floating hospital on our lake for the use of sick children and other invalids, and I hope the Association may succeed in its laudable en- deavors in that dircction. Good food, pure air, aud pleasant surroundings are of much more lmportance than medicine in the successful treatment of the sick. Exce tini the first mentioned, the floating hospital will assurcdly offer all these sdvantages. Therefore, I'sincere- Iy hope it may succeed.” The importance of the object sct forth in the above is {ully indorsed by the following doctors who bave full confidence in the ability and fidelity of thte Assoclatio w. Joscpil P. Ross, Joscph W. Freer, N, DeLaskic Miller, H. A. Johnson. THE. SWISS. CELEBRATION OF THE BATTLE OF MURTEN. The Swiss of this city, the Germans, and other nationalities co-operating, will celebrate to-day at Wright's Grove the 400th anniversary of the battle of Murten (Morat), where Charles the Rash was defeated, and the frcedom of the Swiss cantons .definitely established. In con- junction with this they will also celebrate the century of American Independence. The cele- bration is under the immediate charge of the Swiss Maennerchor, but the German and Scan- dinavian musical and military associations also take part,as will be secn by the programme given below, and the gathering will unquestiona- bly be rone of the largest and most interesting ever held in this city. The gentlemen who conépose the Committee of Ar- rangements—J. P, Gartenmann, Otto Loeb, A. Holinger, H. Eunderis, . Greenebaum, L. Boer- lin, J.” Mueller, A, Hauswirth, and A. Adler— have been untiring in their labors, and, if the weather is pleasant, their arrangements will be satisfactory 1o all. THE PROCESSION. _ The various nr’;anlz:m'nns will rendezvous at 9a. m. at the West Randolph street bay-mar- set, aud will move on Randolph, Clark, Di- vision, and Wells streets, to Wright's Grove, in the following order: Liret Divicion—A equad of police; Marshal Jacob Lengacher and staff; musicians; American Tag; the heroes of the Rebellion; Gens. Wushing- fou, Lafayette, Stcuben; company of Continentals inthe uniformof 17 Soldiers of the War of 1848, in carriages; invited guests. Second Ditision—S:wiss Corps; Marshal A. Haus- wirth, in the costume of the Bernese leader, Hans von Ba:dwill, with escort; flag of the Swias Con- federacy, with the color-zuard; Bernese confeder- ates in the costume of the fifteenth century: com- any of the -Bernese with haiberts; division of Zurichers in historical costumes, led by Hans Vald- mahn; chariot with twenty-two zirls clothed in white, representing the tiventy-two cantons of Switzerland; ercort of halberdiers, pages, ctc. ; the members of the Central, Reception, and Trans- portation Committecs in carriages. Jinrd Livision—Kifiemen'’s sical Corps, Mar- #halJ. A, litck and stafl; Chicago Schuetzenver- cin, German Maennerchor; Allemania and Concor- dia'Maennerchor; musical ‘section of the Chicago Turngemeinde: Licdertafcl, Vorwacrts, and Haru- gl ‘Maennerchor; Freja Scandinavian Musical nio . Fourth Dirision—Musicians of the Chicago Lisht Cavalry; Marshal Georgze Miller and stafl; Chicazo Light Cavalry; Chicago Turngemeinde Yorwaerts; Aurora und South Chicago Turnve: Chicago Arbeiter Verein; .the Polish Association, Gmina Polske, on horseback. th D) on—Musicinne of the Platt Dentsch Verein: Marshal Francis Auzustin with stafl; the Platt Devtsch Verein; Hanoverian Rtelief and Aid S0ci cago Grutli Verein; Marshal Gottlieb iss Mnennerchor of Chicago. THE CEREMONIES begin at3 o'clock in the atternoon. The pro- gramme is as follows. Overtare to Wiliiam Tell Addzess of the Prosident, Reading of the Festival T Swies Psalm—3ale voices a ment. Historical Oration.... Grand Orchestgal Featival March, Addresses of the different Consils f other nationalities, t Thou My I'ather Land," grand chorus 'with orchestral accompaniment. Addresres by the Hon, H. D, Colvin, the Hon. W, F. Coolbingh, the Rev. R. oliyer, the Ion. Lorenz Lrentano. . ** My Country 'tis of Thee," American National Tiymn. Inthe evening the grounds will be fllumia- ated. There will be music, dancing, firewurks, tableau vivant, including one grana up, the Battle of Murten. ik COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. THE INDICTED ONES IN COURT. The Criminal Court yesterday morning was invested with more than ordinary interest. The indicted County Commissiouers had been called upon to plead, and also Bean Periolat. They were in attendance before the opening of the court, and each of them was doubly repre- scoted by attorneys. Messrs. Swett and Smith appeared for the *batch,” understanding that they had been s0 engaged; W. W. O'Brien ap- peared for Sweitzer, O'Donnell, and Harris; Rob- crt Hervey appeared for John Jones; Ira Buell were present to take the part ofyJohn Crawford, and Mr. Ashton was constrained to say that ho bad to represent himeell in the absence of James P. Root, his attorney, and Thomas Moran appeared for Kimberly. Messrs. Reed and Tuley appeared for the people. The situation of affairs appeared to be that no one was prepared for action, and though most of the indicted were present, they were not ready to assert their innocence :n pleas of “ not. ilty.”? They joined their attorneys inthe wish for time to make up their minds as to their guilt, and, after cousiderable fizuring, the Court allowed them until to-morruw to plead. Later in the day a conference of attorneys and clients was beld, in which it was ced that the first movement to-morrow should be in the nature of a motion to quash the indict- ments. The motion, it was agreed, should rest on some such argument as follows: In conspiracy, where the, charge is that the parties conspired o commit an act which at common law has acquired a name, a8 a con- spiracy to commit murder, robbery, vte., there nocd ot be anything more alleged 'in the ine dictment than the fact that the parties con- spired to commit the particular crime, and they may simply use the name murder, robbery, cte. But where'the parties conspire to do an act ‘which is lawful, and the essence of the offense is the unlawful, or criminal means used to azccomplish the end, then the unlawful means must be set out. In the case the object of the. conspiracy was claimed to be to get money from the coun- ty. The means in this case used to obtain the money were false pretenses, as stated in the indictment, but the indictment failed to partic- ularize, ete. The motion to quash will doubtlcss fail, when will come the motions for a change of venue, continnance, ete., and, these failing, therc is scarcely a doubt but that some of the more ;:uil:fi parties will take to the Grand Jury, whicl will be but a continuation and completion of their efforts yesterday. They very naturally regard a trial a5 dangerous, and will do all they can to prevent it. BLUE ISLAND AVENUE. PROPERTY-OWNERS' MEETING. A meeting of the property:owners on Blue Island aveaue south of Sixtcenth strect was held Jast evening at the corner of Blue Island avenue and Eighteenth street. Mr. Henry Valk was clected Chairman. He stated that the ob- Ject of the meeting was to take measures to have the thoroughfare southwest of the new Sixteenth street viaduct improved, graded, and paved. Inits present condition it was impassa- ble, aud not only did the business interests of that section suffer owinz to the present con- dition of the street, but in case of fire it would be impossible for engines to get there, and very serious conflagrations might be the resulf. There would” be but little *more mone; wanted to make up the 50 per cent of the assessment which Wwas necesgary to have the Board of Public Works take the matter in hand. He hoped that thoee who had not yet paid would come forward and pay at once so as to have the work done. The total asscssmeat for the im- provement was $45,013.70, of which amount $18,179.35 had been paid in. The property-own- ers had made improvements themselves o the amount of £6,420.21, which, If added to the amount paid in, would make un the 50 per cent needed to get the work done, 'But the Board of Public Works refused to credit the amount un- il the 50 per cent had been paid up. Mr. Chip was of the opinion that the few thousand dollars needed to make the re- quired amount would be forthcoming at once if the matter was properly presented to the property-owners, many of whom were of the opinion that the money Was being spent for other purposes. On motion, the Chairman was instructed to appoint a coinmittee to wait upon those prop- erty-owners who bad not yet paid their assess- ment and urge them to do so. The Chairman, in accordance with the fore- go“z‘:fi rgsc‘;hxlfin?;,hgvpglxiscg lh{~ h:;luvrinjz]com- mittee: John Clip, J. Peters, Frederick Meye: H. Valk, 1. Bartel. : e An adjournment was then had; EDUCATIONAL. THE COUNTY BOARD. The County Board of Education met yester- day at its rooms on Randolph street, J. J. Kear- ney in the Chair and all the members present. Mr. Johnson, Chairman of the Committee on Supplies, reported bills to tnc amount of $22.50. ‘The report was concurred in. The pay-roll of the Cock County Normal School for June, amounting to $1,300, was pre- sented and audited. 0 : motion of My Clark, the Board then pro-. cecded to the electiun of teachers for the ensu ing year. The Board had got as far as the consideration of D. S. Wentworth's name for Prinvipal, when Mr. Gardner arose and moved to reconsider the vote. He was in favor of investigating the mat- ter. He wanted to vote in the interest of econ- H. Byford, _S. Davis, s end representa- omy, and until the subject was looked into he could not tell whether six or ten teachers were need Ile moved to refer the whole matter to a special committee. Mr. Johnson seconded the motion. Mr, Clark thought the teachers had been hanging on the rugEed cdze, in constant danger of being officially bounced, too long, andas a matter of justicé to them he thought the Board should take action at once and let” the teachers know whether they were to be employed or dis- charged, so that in casc they were not’employed they could make different arrangements. Mr.” Gardner expendeda good dealof bad mar and weak logicin_reply to Mr. Clark. ccording to him, it would be simply ridiculous to appoint teachers, and not appoint’a Principal now. Inregard to Mr. Wentworth's fitness for reappoint.ncnt, he understood there was some question. He was in favor of postponing the matter and referring it toa committee. Mr. Plant, the Sccretary, agreed with the previous gentleman. Mr. Lewis admitted that it was an important matter, but gave the Board a raking over for delaying the “appointment until this late day. Tle was prepared to vote, and called attention to the fact” that the teachers might have offers elsewhere, and the matter should be settled be- fore they closed in with those offers. Mr. Johnsou spoke in favor of deferring and investigating the matter. Hewanted it referred to a special committee, with instructions to re- port in two weeks. The motion to reconsider was then put and carried by a vote of 5t0 3. Mr. Gardoer_then moved to refer the whole matter to the Committee on Teachers and Sala- rics. Mr. Clark amended by calling on the Board to report appeintmer and salarics within two weeks, and that when the Board adjourned it adjourn to meet July 8. The motion as amended was carried. After some discussion as to the question of an engineer, the Board decided to reiain Mr. AMuirhead, at his present salary, until otherwise ordered. The Boardthen adjourned, to meet at the same place July 8, . THE CITY-HALL. The Board of Public Works is sending its last annual report to the elmilar boards of other cities and towns. ‘The City Treasurer’s stock of cash was in- creased yesterday by the receipt of $25,000 from County-Treasurer Huck, J. F. Warren & Co., have presented $50 to the Firemen's Bencevolent Association, a5 a token of thanks for the cfticient work done by the De- partment at the late fire in the firm’s place of business. The receipts from the Water Department yes- terday were $1,924, and the License Department receipts were very small indeed. The licensed- business people are hanging off till July 1, when general puy-day comes. The Comptrolter is engaged In_making out a list of Aldermen to see Who are delinquent tax- ayers, and will figure up the amounts of their indebtedness, if any. The paper when com- plete will be sent to the Council. Judge Morse denics that he is engaged in writing an “opinion,” but is prepariug a legal document on the power of the Council to eall a special election for Mayor. The paper will be, according to present appearances, long an detailed. Following the Iate resolution of the Coumncil concerning the payment of tax certificates, notices will be posted that the certificates can beredeemed up to July 1. Itis expected that the city will realize much money by the re- demptions. The long-suffering school-masms were made partially Rappy yesterday by the receipt of sala- ry for one month. The total amount given them was £59,000, and it was paid at the rovms of the Board of Education. School-Agent C. C. Chase yesterday morning deposited $54,000 with the ity Treasurer, the proceeds of school rents. There is talk abroad that there is ‘pmb:\bimy that one of the Police Captains and four of the many Scrggeants will be disiissed, on the ground that'such a multipticity of ofticers is not actu- ally required. 1t is not proposed to behead any ofticers for incapacity or misconduct, but the step, if taken at all, will be in the interests of economy. The City-Hall was about as devoid of what may be termed news yesterday as one could im- agine. During the forcnoon quite a degree of interest was mapifested in the whiskysentenees, and many were*not a little astonished at the turn of affairs. Some sympathy was expressed for Hesing, but it was the almost universal wish that Rehm would get the full extent of the law and be required to bring out that $500,000 which i'i '.u stated he bas on deposit in one bank in this city. 3 Comptroller Farwell yesterday morning pafd a visit to some of the Jeading banks, and had a talk about that $1,000,000 which he has been au- thorized to borrow in order that all local in- debtedness against the city might be canceled. He says that he found all” the bankers willing and ready to assist, and he cxpects no trouble when the cash is wanted. To a TRIBUNE re- porter vesterday afternoon, who inquired what would be done in rezard to _the vacancy in the office of City Collector, and the books which must be cxamined, the Comptroller said that he was waiting for the Council to take some action directing him how to proceed. ANNOUNCEMENTS. The orations of the Junior Class of the Chi- cago University will be leld at the University Place Baptist Church to-morrow evening. The Quaker City Quartette will add its attractions. The usual Sunday service of the Woman's Temperance Union will be held to-day in Up- per Farwell Hall (not in Clark Street Church) at 8 p. m., and will be addressed by Mr. Luther Benson, of Indiana, known as the *Hoosier Orator”” and Reformed Drunkard. Subject: “The Slaughtered.” The Jeaders of the temperance prayer and ex- perience meetings at 3 o'clock daily in in Lower Farwell Hall, as appointed by the Woman's Temperance Union, are the following this week: Monday, Miss Hattie Murphfl; Tudsday, Mrs. T. S. Rounds; Wednesday, Mrs, 0. B. Schuys ler; Thursday, Mrs. W. G. Powers; Friday, Mrs, Conwell, of Oak Park; Saturday, Mrs. J. ‘W. Barker. The Bacealaureate Sermon before the Univer- sity of Chicazo will be delivered this morning Dby the Rey. William Shelton, D. D., President of the Southwestern University of Tennessee, at the University Place Baptist Churchr. The same gentleman delivers an address this evening Le- Tore the Faculty and Trustees of the University at the Michigan Avenue Baptist Church. Pres- ident Shelton has the reputation of being one of the most cloguent clergymen in the Southwest, and his addresses will doubtless be of great in- terest. The summer clocution class of the Chicago Atheneum, under Prof. Burbank, will com- mence July 10. The class in voice culture, under Prof. Woollett, will begin at the same time. Prof. Groh’s German classes are already in sessfon. Theday class in French will be in charge of Prof. Joseph Marchand. The day class in German will be taught by Prof. Vou Klensie. Mrs. Spencer Sloan will commence her day class in penmanship July 11.. The Athenzum Art School will enter upon its sec- ond term Saturday. Classes in botany, book- kcn:ping, ete., will be opened if there is sufficient demand. For further particulars inquire at 65 Washington street. _——— THE WEATHER. ‘Wasmmxero¥, D. C., June 25—1 a. m.—For TUpper Lake Region falling barometer, southerly winds, partly cloudy and warmer weather. LOCAL OBSERYATIONS. Cuicaco, June 24. Wind. | Rn.| Weather Maximum thermometer. 85, 3linimum, 6s. GENERAL ONSERYATIONS. . Cricaco. June 24—Midnight. |far.| Thr.| _Wind__\ Rain, Weather. 74 W, gentle 5 e — TELEGRAPHIC NOTES, Nzw York, June 24.—Plerrcpont, the new Minister to England, sailed for his post to-day. Jewett, the Recelver of tne Ere Raflway, is also among the passengers for Europe. e ——— CROOK'S EXPEDITION. SALT Lane CiTv, June 24.—In accordance with orders received from Gen. Crock, four «ompna&es lo[ tg!l: Fuu;}ccnt:x Inlmv.{y lett !+ wnp Danglas morning enriute for the Black Hills, & | sent him over in search of heal MISS SWISSHELM ABROAD. Sending American Invalids to Europe. Sea-Sickness and Sea-Air===Fires in London. The English People No More Healthy than the American, Brother Jonathan’s Insatinble Desire for Doungh. Spectal Correspondence of The Tribune. + Lerrzie, Saxony, June 1.—It is quite common for American physicians tosend wealthyinvalids to Europe, under a general impréssion that sca- sickness and |European air are conducive to hiealth; and for parents and guardians to send or Lring young folks to the Old World for educa- tion. Aslam chicfly interested in Europe for its influcnce on my own any native land, I see most carefully those parts which touch us, and am fully convinced that the sea-sickness theory is based on falee ground. 1t belongs to the kill- or-cure practice, for it is not trne that ‘No one dies of sca-sickmess.” PEOPLE DO DIE OF IT, and the exhaustion occasioned byit. In my very limited intercourse with the people of England, Imet the near relations of two persons who had died of sea-sickness. They spoke of these deaths as nothing uncommon, and were quite surprised at my surprisc. ‘There was no very bad case on our ship, but, from what I saw and felt, I was casily convineed that our theory of its beneflcial effects is a mis- take. If any sickness kills, I sce no reason why it should not. It issuch a shock to the nervous system that to send a delicate nvalid on ‘2 voy- age which precludes escape for days or weeks, is like the expedient of a Pittsburg doctor of the olden time, called in to scc & womad who had fallen into a lethargy, when her life demanded the full ex- ercise of all her vital forces. The case was des- perate, and the doctor ditto. So he flew into a rage with the two doctors who had not sent for him sooner, stormed and swore like a trooper, took up a lighted candle, set the bed-curtains on fire, and, in & towering passion, ordercd the patient to “getup!” He burned the curtains, sent a doctor sprawling over a cliair, threw the whole house into wild excitement, and saved two imperiled lives. The treatment was de- cidedly herole, and was recalled to my mind by sccing delicate invalids, especially one with ‘“enlarged blood-vessels at the base of the Urain,” enduring the prolorged convulsions of sea-sickness as a medical prescrip- fion. Such treatment may be benefisial, but it isno less dangerous than doubtful, and folks who want to try it should cxperimeat in short rides, near shore, before taking the irrevocnble step of cmbarking for Europe. AS FOR THE BENEFIT OF SEA-AIR, the best plan to try this is in a cottage by the sca; for one of the rare luxuries of a sta-voyage is unadulterated sea-nir. Itis only to be had on deck, acd here an invalid can only spend a few hours out of the twenty-four; for ruin, or cold, or nced of rest, soon drives the most cour- ageous below; and here the breathing material, ot the niost elegant steamers, has quie as much resemblance to the atmosphere of the pot- closet under a kitchen-sink, us to ocean-breezes. ‘Those who do come should be careful not to arrive in Liverpool before the 10th of May; for an English and German April is the Arnerican article” leveled up, or down, orrolled out flat. There are no heights and depths, no hills or val- leys, in it; mo freezing at night, and meltinj nest day; but good, steady, substantial col weather, with_snow, and_sfect, and rain, and drizzle, and damp, which goes into the bone. Then, because it is April, and the grass is grow- ing, no calculation is made to warm g car, even by means of the box of hot water which is fur- nished in winter; and s for warming houses, the English. people have no means adapted tG this end. The immovable chimney-pots of London show that each room may have ‘e of its own, and that about one in twent: lave such orna- mental furniture. Get o, . ¢ in your room, and it consists of a shoverrus of coals in o grate large enough to hold a bushel, set into a chim- ney curiously constructed, with a view to pre- ventiog the escape of heat into the room, and that of smoke up through theniee, cleanchimney- pot. A London fire is very prct:{, and it is nice 1o sit or lie and watch it burn, if only one can contrive to KEEP WARM DURING TIOE OPEPATION. One fecls that coal is dear, and wonders how Jong the supfifly will last to keep up the manu- factures of the country. It is delivered in canvas sacks, at about $14 a ton, not to the poor only, but to hotels, and large, fashionable houses, and barns more like wood than :mg of our American coals. The smoke is not black like that of our bituminous; the soot amuses itsclf gumming up flucs, instead of dancing off through the it like thistledown, lizhting on people’s noses and immaculate shirt-fronts, a Ia Pittsburg Jamp-black. London soot knows its place, knows that that place is in the chimney; and when it. gets there, it sticks, and stays, and ~pgrows, and hardens, and aceumulates, until it stops up the aperature, or the'wretched little sweeps go up with their scrapers and dislud;‘z(e it. But an American invalid who caonot keep warm by watching the smoke, and speculating on the Dropertics of lieat, had better stay at bome un- til May has warmed up the Island of Great Britain. This done, the climate would {:;clmbl y be advantageous to most of our sick folks; and, apart from this question of warmth,nothing can excecd English hotels for comfort. But the people of Liverpool and London, and the sta- tions between, do not look much, if any, more robust than the folks in American cities aud towns, They appear to me as if ALL THOE UEALTAY FOLGS IAD TIE GOUT, and the otliers as fair a chance for consumptive grades as is at a1l consistent with faith in the superiority of their climate. Gout among, En- glish preachers, is as prevalent as bronchitis with ours; while hollow chests and round shoul- ders appear to follow clerkships on both sides of the Atluntic. . Istaid ninc days in a room but a few blocks from the Bank of Englaud, and there i3 said to be 20,000 clerks within range of a_musket-shot from that centre of gold coin, When I was able, I sat by my window watching the folks, and saw more people drawn crooked by rheuma- tism, and miorc consumpiive-looking men, than I ever did in the samc length of time fo Amerjca. 1 did mot sce ‘one of the rosy, middle ed women we read about. All the’ vaunted bloom of the British matron is of the poppy hue, and has its root in the wine-lot- tle and beer-barrel. It is pot the bloom of health; for their noses are as red as their cheeks. Those without the beer-bloom are as pale as American women. I was surprised to sce how many of them looked gray-pale, and sharp, and anxious, and nervous. Parisian cos- tumes, and street-sweeping, arc telling on the women of England as well asof America. The oung girls are bright-eyed and blooming, as ature insists upon making them everywhere; but even their noses are touched with a tinge of claret. Their bloom is not the pure peach- blossom of a blonde American; yet all the difference betweenthe two people is1ess than one might expect from the differcnce in their Labits.” Mingle them until these become alike, and it seems to me that their diseascs will be alike, all difference of climate notwithstanding and nevertheless. Feed the British people, for two gencrations, on HOT DOUGH AND SIRUP, and, if the third is not as -cadaverous and dys- gep:ic:u the present geheration of Ameries, 1 ave counted amiss. The experiment is likely 10 be tried, and the result can be noted in due time. Brother Jonathan has a good deal of business in England, and brings his habits with him. He cannot spend his precious time chew- ing stale bread, or bread of :l;ly kind; beside whi ] ch, he does not like bre: He has not been used to it! He wants dough, and dough he will have, especially if the doctor 3 for there his apfivsetu.c is poor, and there Is nothing be can relish except dough, and this of the exact kind his mother made Jor him when he was a boy, laying the foundation for all his later dyspep- sias. ~ Of course mine English host will uy to please his customer; or, il he does not, Jona- than will build hotels for himself, and in these his dear, delightful dough will reign suprome, Y.h:_l:th of his eyes and the pride “of his life. Bread, under the names of ‘‘chips and saw- dust,” will be, if it be at all, thrown to the dogs, with giza' for their fate. Englllishmcn 89 that “ The Midland Grand " is a bad Engus{ imitation of an Ameri m,—~2 mammouth hotel; and in it alone I have found SOMETHING APPROACHING AMERICAN DOUGH, great loaves so under-done that the central por- tionscould easily be rubbed into a smooth put- ty-like substance; and I judged from this that ohn Bull is to be led captive by American cook- ery, even as be has by Parisian dress; and, when that day comes he will be as thin and angular as “Firstly of m: his Transatlantic descendant, in spite of all his equitable and moist climate can do for him. Vhen Americans come to Europe for health, they should keep as much as pussible out of the Jine of American travel, so asto test, not onl the climate, but the diet of peopleacknowledge: to be their superiors o point of thsu—.fl vigor. ‘f'o my mind, it is munifest that our dict has more to do with our dyspepsia than all other causes, and that nothing” else in it is half 50 fatal as our dough. We'are gradunlly waking up to the idea that hot bread is not wholesome, and neither s it; but we donot F“ 80 far as hot bread, or bread of any kind! We take our breadstuffs in the shape of dough,—hot dough and cold dough,—dough stirred withi a spoon, and dough kneaded by hands or machines,— dough lcavened by the fermentation of acidsand alkaiies, and dough raised by yeast,—dough of fine family flour, and dough of -Graham meal,— baker’s dough, snd Bridget’s dough,— ALL SORTS, AND SHAPES, AND SIZES OF DOUGH ! Heads of familics demand dough more ur- Fumly than sewed-on buttons, because they are n 2 hurry to dispatch meals, and Lave not time to masticate breud,—have no more leisure for such nonsense than an anaconda has for chew- ing rabbits. Their barrel of flour must go into thicir stomachs in smooth, solid, gelatinous lumps, and get out of there as best it canj and they may goto any.partof the world they please, and there swallow their flour in that same form, and they will take all their diseases with them, in defiance of any climate the Lord ever made. 1t is now two full months since we left New York, and, with the exception of the breakfast- roll= for three days out, and_those large loaves at * The Midland Grand,” Ihave not secn an ounce of dough served up as food, while at home 1 very scldom found any other apology for bread:and Imin convinced that the diflerence between the health of Europeans and Americans lies in their bread much more than theirclimate. ‘What we call bread is too much fermented and too little baked. It is made into loaves too large for the heat to etrike through and cook the centre, and is too closely {umkcd intheoven, and takenout before the animal or vegetable life generated by fermontation hasbeen thor- oughly distroyed and the gases expelled. Then it 8 swallowed when it is i POSITIVELY POISONOUS, { and, instead of being the staff of life, becomes the shaft of death. For an American invalid who cannot get bread at home,—and it did scem to me impossible, except when I baked it,—it would be worth while to brave the horrors of an ocean \'olyugc to try the cxperiment of eating that article regu- Iarly three times a day, without thought or care an ihe subject. 1Ie can get it in any really En- elish or_&German hotel, T am sure, for 1 have made_diligent inqulry; and those who have been in France say itls universal there,—ever since Napoleon First tore the cpaulets from an officer’s shoulder and sent him to the ranks for furnishing dougl in the army. There, I have extended my remarks on the y sermon until there is no room for and must postpone the education another time. JANE G CRIME. A SURE THING. Terre HAUTE, Ind., June 24.—At Robinson, Crawford County, Ill., last night at § o’clock, Dick Henderson, the Sheriff, entered the jail to lock up the prisoners, when he was attacked by Osborn, a prisoner confined for murder, with a small billy made of wood. The Sherilf rasped thc prisoner, and the the two strugsled to the outside of the jail, another prisoner confined for horse _ stealin escaping in the meantime. The Sherifl receive: very severe injuries from the murderer, but Ticld to him until the screams of the wife of the Sheriff brought a crowd of citizens to his assist- ance. These citizens got a cotton rope from an awning, and immediately hung the prisoner to a locust tree near until he was dead. He begaed for respite and for a priest, but they told him there was no time. ~The murderer was a very desperate man. my Sccond! Lranch unf =Y SWISSHELM. BURGLARY. Special Dispatch fo The Tritune. DaxviLLg, I, June 24.—Burglars bave in- fested our city tosuch an extent for the past two weeks that nota night has passed during that time that a private residence has not been entered, and jewelry, silver-plate, and clothing carried offl. Last night the residence of W. ¥l Baum, one of our drugrists, was entered at9 oclock in the evening, while the family were absent, and the premises robbed of about $300 worth of clothing and jewelry. SPRINGFIELD ITEMS. Spectal Dispatch to Tle Tribune. SeriNgriELD, 1L, June 24.—Henry Beesely was arranged in the District Court this morn- ing foro&minfi counterfcit money, and released on 52,000 bonds. 3 Jolm D. Flynn, against whom are two in- dictments of the sime nature, was recognized in the sum of $3,000. A MYSTERY. Special Dispatch to The Tribuna. DetroiT, Mich., June 24.—Richard Garlock, o farmer and Methodist preacher of Richfield, Genesee County, was found dead in his house yesterday, his throat having been caf. There is ::lwr.‘vi' reazon to belicve that he had been mur- ered. DEATO SENTENCE. Batavia, N. Y., Junc 24.—Thomas B. Quack- cnbush, convicted of rape upon Mrs. Sarah Norton, age 76, from the cffects of which she %cd, was sentenced to-day to be hanged Aug. TAKING THINGS EASY. SAN Fraxcisco, Cal., June 24.—A private let- ter from *Tahiti reports that Penncy, the de- faulting clerk of Navy Pay-Inspector Spaulding, is living there. CAPTURED. Sart LAke CrTy, June 24.—John Taine, one of the escaped convicts, was captured in the vicinity of this city to-day, and taken to the Penitentiary. CASUALTIES. SAULT STE. MARIE. Derrort, Mich., June 24.—The water in the canal at the Sault Ste. Marie commenced rising about 10 o’clock yesterday morning without any apparent cause, reaching a greater height than has been known for mauy years. Its variation was 4 feet and 9 iuches in “one hour rnd twenty minutes. Alarge sheet of water overflowed the slope wall, and rushed over Into the new lock-pit, threatening seriousresults. The Supcrintendent closed the guard-gates immediately, preventin, serious damage, and has kept them closed afi day to facilitate the repairs to the dam. The steamer Francls Smith and two or three schoon- ers have been delayed a few hours thereby. Two schoouers, the Hutchinson and Brightie, when about entering the canal during low water, ran asround cach’ sustaining considerable damage. T’ie repairs on the dam werc complesed and the gates opened last night. No further trouble is anticipated. DROWNED. Special Dispateh to The Tridune. . Dusuquz, Iowa, June 24.—A sad case of drowning occurred last evening about 8 o'clock. Two brothers named Strucber went to bathe in Lake Peosts, above Jaeger’s distillery. John went into the water first, wading out ome dis- tance, as the water was shallow. Suddenly reaching a treacherous place where it was over his head, he sank, struggling and calling for belp. His brother, scarccly undressed, hastened to his assistance, but was unable to render any. effective aid, and would have been drowned him- self if aid had not reached him. BRIDGE BURNED. 8t. Lotts, Mo., June 24.—The two northern spans of the railroad bridge across the Missouri River, of the Kansas City Road, were burned yesterday. The loss is probably $100,000. It will perhaps take two weeks to repair the bridge, and in the mcantime the Hannibal and St. Jo- seph, and Council Binffs, and the St. Louis, Kansas City, & Northern Roads will not be able to run trains into Kansas City. —————— RAILROADS. Spectal Dispatch to The Tribune. ‘DUBUQUE, Ia., June 24.—John Thompson, ex- Mayor of this city, has just been appointed Re- ceiver of the C., C. &D. and C., D. & M. Rail- roads. The appointment was made by Judge Love at the United States District Court at Ke- okuk, and is a complete surprise to Mr. Thor;\ig;- son. It is a well-deserved complimentto Mr. Thompson. Special Dispatch to The Tridune. DrTroiT, Mich., June 24.—The Michi Centra! Railroad earnings last year were $6,850,- 964. This exceeds any previqus year’s business, Special m,a’af' Yo The Toitume, cl Loxnor:pflune 24.—The local Directors of the London, Huron & Bruce Railway have all been deposed, and the places occupied on the Dirce- torate by Messrs. Joha Carling, Charles Smith, and Alexander Johnston are given o the Right Hon. Hugh Childers, T. Broughton, and Sir Charles Young. The London, Huron & Bruce line is under the control of the Great Western Company. EUROPEAN GOSS "Queen Vic’s Title of “Empress of India.” A Superstition of the Mosel--- Method in Madness. Marad V.---Abdul Aziz’s Grandmother- A Curious Wager. TIE EMPRESS OF INDIA. Afterall the excitement about the titleof Empress of India, lately conferred on Queen Victoria by act of Parliament, matters go on as usual In England and her dependencies. In India this matter has heen treated with indiffer- ence. Insome principal places, such as Cal- cutta, Madras, and Bombay, formal and public declaration of the assumption of the new title did not excite any interest. The gossip of so- ciety during the Parlizmentary discussion which declared that a desire on the part of one or more of Queen Victoria’s daughters to bean “Imperial® as wellas a “Royal Lighoess,” and thereby on a level with their Russian sister- in-law, was the suggestive, if not the motive power throughout, scems tohave been erroneous (says the Philadelphia Press), for none of the Royal family are tobe called “ Imperial ” except when they happen to be in India. Immediately aflter the passage of the title-conferring act those intinite wiseacres, the municipal corporation of Dublin, propused to send #n address of con- gratulation to Queen Victoria, and consulted Sir Bernard Burke, who, as Ulster King'of Arms and _author of the voluminous * Pecrage ™ which bears his name, was supposed to be au- thority on such a subject. His vpinion was that the sovereign was to be addressed from Ireland and all other parts of the British-Islands) as Queen and. Empress.” Lut the * logal and dutiful ” address, when it reached Vindsor Castle, was not received or receivable. There, Victoria was, as before, *“of the United Kln%v dom of Great Britain and Ireland, Queen,” and not “Empress of India.” Inaddition the “Pcernge” gentleman had more than one rap on the kouckles, privately and in Par- liament, for his mistake. The” Queen’s own zood sense has fiually scttled this question. Some self-complacent person in Bedfordshire, deeply imbued with the spirit of toadylsm, latel’y addressed a letter “To the Empress Victora,” entreating Her Majesty to extend her g:n.ron toa Wesleyan buzaar. Sir Thomas Biddulph, Her Majesty’s private secretary, sent a curt and prompt reply, to the effect that the title of Empress *is not applicable to the Queen,” add that it is wot Her Majesty’s custom to subscribe to purcly local subjects. The correspondence Las been published, but the name of the impertinent begging letter-writer has not been divulged. Tothis may be added o statement, from_the London press, apparcntly “on_authority,” that, after the official declaration in the House of Com- mons, by desire of the Queen herself, that she had never solicited any of her Ministers to get \the title of “ Empress™ conferred upon her, as Mr. Robert Lowe, an ex-Cabinet Minister, had publicly asserted, Mr. Lowe was inclined to let the subject drop, but received a communication from thie Marquls of Hartington to_the effect that, unless he (Mr. Lowe) made the amende honorable to the Queen by =& public apology in Parliament he might consider himself as read out of the Lib- eruf party. On this intimation, it is stated, Mr. Lowe wént down to the House of Commons, and made an humble and complete retraction and apology. As the heir to the ducal title of Devonshire, which has been associated with the Whig party since its creation_by William III. in the year 1634, the Marquis of ington has a sort of hereditary respect for the divinity which, the poet says, ‘*aoth hedge a King,” that wi uot permit the sovereign, and that sovereign a woman, to be insulted or mnlsincd by one of his party followers. So ended the affair. A SUPERSTITION OF TITE MOSEL. Col. Waring’s “ Bride of the Rhine,” fn Scrib- ner for July, has the following: At Kontz and Sierck there is still observed a carious nsage that dates back to immemorial antiquity. On the evening of St. John's day, June 25, the vil- lagers roll a burning wheel from the heights of the Stromberg, that rises behind the village, down the steep hillside to the Mosel. The be- ginning of the festivities is announced by the firing of guns from the Mairie of Sierck at 10 o’clock. Then go numberless troops up the Stromberg, on the top of which a bonfire is lighted. A straw-bound wheel in full blaze is” rolled duwn, guided at first by the mountain boys with sticks. The others make torches of the remaining straw, which they swing with joyous cries. The women and girls stand by the mnountain-brook well; the men and boys are kecping the fire on the heizht or guid- ing the rolliug of the wheel. If this runs be- yond the well, Kontz gets from Sierck a cask of yhite wines if it stops short of that point, Sierels ets from Kontz a basket of cherries} if it reaches the Mosel a good vintage is predicted for the coming harvest. The excitement is great and boisterous, and the people come from tniles around. Every bauer of Kontz is bound at the preceding harvest to mow away selected straw for the binding of this wheel. Should he neglect this, every evil that befalls him during_ the following~ year is ascribed to his neglect. Itis even belicved that, were the usage neglected for a single year, a plague would fall upon the cattle of the whole village. This rite is supposed_to have descended from the ancient fire-worship of the heathen days. The wheel, with its arms, represents the burn- ing sun,—the giver of all good. At many places along the lower river the tradition s kept up in one form or other.: It has been suggested that the well-known pretzel, with which the Teuton primes himnsclf tor further beer, was formerly made in the shape of a wheel, and was used in commemoration of sun-worship; others believe that the pretzel has always been made in its present form of the truc-lover’s knot. —_— MURAD V. Daring the reign of the late Sultan (says an exchange), the heir presumptive to the Turkish crown was his eldest nephew, Mohammed Murad Effendi, who now reigas in his place. Murad is acontraction of Amurath, and there have al- ready been four sovereigns of that pame: Amurath 1., from 1360 to 1359; Amurath IL, 1421-1451; Amurath IIL, 1574-15%; aod Amaruth-IV., surnamed “The Intrepid,” ‘whose reign began in 1623 and closed in 1623. After tne present Sultan’s accession a few journalists, mot knowing better called him “the Sultan Murad Effendi,” apparently believing that Effendi, which is the closing title of Princes of the Imperial line in Turkey, was the family name! In Chambers' Encyclopedia that error is shown in a bricf arti- cle, which declares that * Effendi” is = title of Lionor among the Turks bestuwed upon civil dignitaries and persons of various ranks in con- tradistinction to the title of Aga, borne by courtiers and military men. The word is equiv- alent to the English sir or the French monsicur, and is frequently added to the name of an office. Thusathe Sultun’s first physician is termed ZHakim-effendi; the priest in the seraglio, fmam- efendi, and. the Minister of Forcign Affairs, Reiseffendi. Strictly speaking, the Turkish Effendi much resembles the American and En- fiish Esfln’n, after a man’s name. If John rown, Esq., were mised to the Peerage of Baron, he would become Lord Brown, but not “Lord Brown, Esq."—the complimentary title would be absorbed in the higher title of nobili- ty. So the present Sultan is simply Murad (or Amurath) the Fifth, and not Mohammed Murad Effendi. The title of “Sultan” absorbs all lower designations. METHOD IN MADNESS. 1t murder has its apologists as undoubtedly belonging to the fine arts, surely (says the Lon- don Globe) the inventor of the following ingen- ious swindle is entitled to a dishonorable niche i the temple of artistic malefactors. A lady of distinguished presence, admirable manners, and irreproachable toilette, lately presented herself before a doctor in Paris, who had made mono- mania his especial study, to ask his advice about ber son, who had for some time past labored under deplorable illusions. 1In his’ case the monomania declared {tsclf by a demand for diamonds, and 30,000L. on every occasion. *Where canlsee this young man, madami” said the worthy medico. ~ ** ngre, in a few min- utes,” replicd the lady, and departed. Thence she repaired to a famous jeweler, where she or- dered diamonds to the amount of 30,000f. and asked that one of the shopmen might be allowed to accompany her heme, when her husband would pay the bllL The name and address of a celebrated doctor lulled, of course, all sus- picion of a meditated frand. On re-enter- ing the doctor’s house the lady took the case of diamonds from the shopman, under the pretense of showing them to her husbaud, left the former in the arnte-room, and entered the doctor’s ganctum. “ Here is my son, doctor, can be come ini” The doctor, happy in the prospect of an interesting case am&J & fat fee, opens the doar, and, with most amlable air, invites inside the dupe, whom he is en to see, and begs tobeseated. Thelu]yclmfi% door, from sentiments of delicacy, on the intex, esting consultation, and Gallice ** savés herself Anglice *bolts,” with her preclous spoil. Meap. while the doctor is engaged with the usual bust. ness with his patient.” “8it down and talk, Lie says, * how old are youl” “Sir," repiice the young man, * you-are exceedingly king I am just 24; but, as 1 do not see whatithat Nag to do with the matter immediately bifore ug 2nd Iam in rather a hurry, would you be mx:] enough to give me a “check for 30,0001, and let me goi" ‘“Ha, ha!” thn’ugng the sagacious = doctor, “he is sgon coming to the point. = Well, my youn {riend, no doubt the lady was very Leaitif but at the same time very extravagant, and, in short, turned your head.” *Sirt"7 said the'jp. dignant shopman, I do not understand the . drift of your questlons, which have nothing to do with my mission here. Iam not fll. Ba good enough to explain yoursell.” The ex. planation ensued and the lableau. The storyis o fi‘md that it ought to be true, but the Figare (of Paris) is unhappily as ingenious in its “apso- %usc historical ¥ facts s the above-mentioned ady. A CURIOUS WAGER. The following anecdote illustrates the truth of the proverb anent the slips between the cup and the lips: A few years before h!s death, the Emperor Nicholas of Russia scnt alooking-glass of rare size and beauty, with an embassy, to the Empress of China. The looking-glass had to ba carried all the way from St. Petersuurg to Pekin by humaun hands. Despite the immense dise tance, which had to be performed in this mane ner, the looking-glass safely reached China; buf in the meantime, ditticulties had broken out be. tween Russiaaud China. The Son of Licaven neither admitted the cmbassy nor did he accept the present. A courder was dispatched to St Petersburg, who asked the Emperor what wasto be done with the looking-glass. The Eimperor replied that it should be carried Dack by the same route and in the same manuer. When he gave this order the Grand Duke Michael happened to bo present, and offercd to lay a wager with the Emperor to the effect that” the iooking.glass wwould be broken on the way back to St. Beiers. burg. The Em%emr accepted the waser, and the bearers of the looking-glass reecived strin. gent orders to be as careful as possible. If they should break it on the road they would be se- verely punished, but if they should bring it back safely they would receive a hundsome re- ward. They carried it back with the most In- credible care, forty men g it by ti and safely reached St. Isaaw’s pulacein St. Pe- tersburg with it, where the Emperor stood with his brothers at the window of the lace, and laughed at having won the bet. Lut on the stafrcase of the paluce one of the carriers slipped his foot and fell down, dragging several of hia companions after him, and the precious lookin luss was broken into a thousand pieces. Tfi irand Duke, therefore, won his bet. THE LATE SULTAN’S ANCESTRY. Paris correspondence Philadelphia Zelegraph: Itisnot, I belicve, generally known that the late Sultan was closely connected by ties of blood to the family of Napoleon IIL, his grand- mother having been nearly related to the Em- press Josephine. His father’s mother was Mile. Almee du Luc de Rivery, a young Creole lady, born in Martinique and belonging to a noble and ancient family, closel; allied by numerous intermarriuges witl that of Taschier de Ia Pagerie, the family of Joscphine. Mlle. de Rivery, at a ver early age, was sent to France to be educate and she passed several years under the care of the Visitondine Sisters at Nantcs. When she had attained the age of 18 she took passage on a French vessel to return to her home, but the ship was captured by an Algerine pirate, and the beautiful Creole was sold” as a slave to the Dey of Algiers, who sent her as a present to the | Sufyum Abdul Abmed. Her beauty, her wil and ber musical talents captivated the heart of the Sultan; he made her his favorite, and onthe birth of her son Mahmoud, the fatherof the Iate Sultan, and ?z\ndmmer of the present one, he raised her to the rank of Sultana After his death, as Sultana Valide, or Qucen Dowager, she exercised great influence over the politics of ‘Turkey. She dled in 1816, enjoying to the last a degree of power and dignity ungrna! for a ‘woman to obu!nl in that land of female slavery. A SNAKE ON SHIPBOARD. Mr. Frank A. Nash writes o the London Times: Will you kindly allow me to give your readers a short description of an interesting event which occarred at the London docks on Thursday, being the capture of » Targe boa-con- strictor, on board the ship Surprise, which hae just arrived from Port Natal laden with wool and hides. It apgears that, while at the Po: she went within the bar to load, being a sm: vessel, and consequently was close to the bush. One evening, after her cargo had been shipped, while the crew were having a little jollification amondg themselves, one of the sailors, who hap- pened to possessa mncertinn,waspla?{ng variout tuncs for the amusement of hiscompanions. It it supposed that the music attracted the “boa® on board, and, being disturbed, it must have found its way into the hold, as the hatches were off at the time, and concealed itself among the as it was not discovered until the ship was well on her voyage home. When ehe arrived in dock the question arose as to how it was to be cap- tured, but, with the assistance of Mr. Jamrach, it was succedsfully accomplished. I have seen the reptile, and I should think it is about 8 or 9 feet in length and as thick as the calf of a man’s leg. It has existed during the voyage on raf and other vermin, with which, I _am informed, the vesscl swarmed while at Port Natal, and now there isnot a rat to be seen in any part of the vessel, so that in fature it may be thought de- sirable toship a ‘‘boa-constrictor” instead of other animals to catch the vermin. A HAIRDRESSER’S TRICK. The Paris Figaro says: Owing to the hue and cry which has been raised about diseases con- tracted by wearing hair cut from corpses, the ladies at Paris refuse to purchase any hair un- less from the head of the living, and they insist on hclniprcsl:m at the shearing. So the hair- dresser brings to his shop, at great expense, a beautiful peasant from Brittany, in her national costume. He takes off her characteristic cap; she sheds a few tears when the cruel scissors their work, and still more when the fastidious Bumhum‘ receives a splendid Lraid—which has ecn in the store a long while, but has been adroitly fastened, for the ovccasion, on tke head og %;}Exl,whn generally has never been outside o : — ST, LOUIS JUBILATES, 8T1. Lou1s, June 24.—A prominent incident in the events of the day was the opening of Forest Park in the western suburbs of the, city, which attracted an immense concourse of visitors to the Nutional Democratic Convention. The President, Committee of Arrangenients, and a large number of invited guests went out to the Park in carriages, while great crowas _were conveyed on the rail- road. In connection with the opening of the park a colossal statue of Edward Bates, the dutinlgul_shc!l citizen of Missouri, and a member of Lincoln’s Cabinet, was unveiled with an artillery salute and amid acclamations of the assembled multitude. Addresses were delivered by Andrew McKinley, President of the Park Board, Montgomery Blair, of Maryland, ex-Senator _Doolittle, of iVisconsin, = Gov. Hardin, of Missonrl, Lieut.-Gov. Dorsheimer, of New York, Mayor Overstolz and other prom™ inent citizens to St. Louis. This park contains pearly 1,400 acres of undalating field and wood- land, was purchased at a cost of about $600,000, and when finished will be one of the finest pleasure-grounds in the country. It is now, although only about one year's” work of em- belishment has been put “upon it, extremely beautifl. ¥ STEAMSHIP NEWS. NEW YOREK, June 24.—Arrived—Steamships Holland and Anglis, from London, and Doa An, from Bremen. QUEENSTOWN, June 24.~Steamships Nevada nm: Australia, from New York, have arrived out. - Bosrox, June 24.—Arrived—Steamship Chins, from Liverpool. SPECJAL NOTICES. Parties suffering from Rheuma~ tiam, Xeuralgia, or any pain, can be cured withont charge. Addrees **ADAMS," Tribune office. POLITICAL ANNOUNCEJIIENTS. o EIGHTH WARD. The Republican Club of the Eighth Ward meet at No. 23 Blue Island avenne Monday evening. All members are requested to attend. FPOURTEENTH WARD REPUBLICAN CLUB. A special meeting will be held at 8 p. m., Tues= day, at 358 Milwaukee avenue. E. WILEEN, President. FIFTEENTH WARD, A meeting of the Republican Ward Clnb will bs Beld at No, 200 Orchard street, Monday eve: A full attendance of tho Executive Committee is T b asnt T bt e SRS, ! 2 N. g [