Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 22, 1876, Page 3

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY. OCTOBER ot are that the tide of floating opinion o e agelost Tilden. As for the Test, the blican organization is complete and ener- tic, 2nd will not zllow the still-hunt gzme to fie pixred either in registration or other re- mfi: county ought to give a majority for Hayes, not. because it is 8 Republican county, but because Eome of the most prominent Demo- crats in it refuse to de any work for Tilden, and pre in 8 quiet WSy using “their influcnce to de- ot BiGL. ‘efi‘tnl; disrespectfal titic given to the leader by fmeny » Trojan Democrat is at least exprassive, and 15 the “0ld Fraud.” ‘The nearer vne gets to Tilden’s home the less ope hears him calied a “refermer” or any- thing that could be coustrued into a compli- nenk- ————— WASHINGTON NOTES. TSDIANA. Bpecial Dispatch to The Tridune. WaSHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 2L—Congressman Baker, of Indiana, who was re-clected, bas ar- rived here, end he says that the Republicans erally, especially through the northern part of the State, are exceedingly confident that Hayes and Wheeler will carry Indiana. This confidence is based updn two assumptions: Tirst, that a majority of the Republicans who Joted the greenback ticket have been convinced of the folly of continuing such a contest, and will vote for Haves and Wheeler, instead of Cooper. Both Democrats and Republicans ad- mit that the Independent Greenback party in Indigna is composed for the most part of Republicans, and that while the Democratic members of that party voted for Blue Jeans for Governor, the Republican members of it did not vote for Harrison. Second, a great many Democrats who voted for Blue Jeans for Gov- ermor will not vote for Tilden, and will proba- bly not vote at all. These Democrats are War- Déemocrats who, owing to the excited canvassin that State and the general Southern situation, sre very apprehicnsive of possible results in the event of Tilden’s election. MISSISSIPPT. The Democratic Governor of Mississippi re- cently challenged the Attorney-General of the Tnited States to indicate any disturbances in Mississippl, or a0y attempts to intimidate Re- Sublican voters. This challenge was handed to a prominent Mississippian, who has prepared a Jeuter in reply, nearly two columns_iu leogth, aevoted entirely to the simple recital of the grossest outrages, with dates, names, and cir- camstences. COMPLAISTS ere made regarding the management of the pending campaign by the National Committee. The Soutbern States seem to have been ignored the Committee, and are virtually left with- outaidor encouragement. At the same time tze Democrats are using money freely tn that section. B OHIO. OFFICIAL ELECTION RETURNS. Cotvzcs, 0., Oct. 21.—Full official returns 3l the late election received by the Secretary of State and furnished by him this evening are as follows: On Becretary of State—Barnes, Republican, 318,176; Bell, Democratic, 311,220; Chapman, Pronibition, 1,863. Barnes’ majority, 6,956. On Supreme Judge—Boynton, Republican, 318,750; Finck, Democratic, 803,133; Gage, Probibition, 3,005, Boynton’s majority, 9,617 On megcmrbc]rf the gl:,a‘gl of gl“bml:x \V]a)rks— Eval ublican, 318,2413 ough, Demo- m"f,’aw.fis; Schumaker, rotibition, 2104, Evans’ majority, 7,893. i CONGRESSMEN. The majoritics on Coneressmen are as fol- fows: First District, Sayler, Democrat, 6703 Second District, Banning, Democrat, 75;_Third Distrit, _Gardner, Republican, 496; Fourth Distrit, cMahon, Democrat, 98; Fifth Dis- trict, Rice, Democrat, 7,69%; Sixth District, Cox’ Rephblican, 1,015) Seventh District, Dickey, Democrat, 1,341; 'Eighth Distrct, Ker- er, Republican, &745; Ninth District, Jones, Republican, 793; Tenth District, Foster, Re- publican, 271; Eleventh District, Neal, Repub- Jican, 574; Twelfth District, Ewing, Democrat, 5,087, Thirteenth District, Southard, Repub- lican, 3,064:_Fourteenth DistrichFin\cv,Dcmo- crat, 5,557 Fifteenth District, Van Voorhees, Republican, 504; Sixteenth District, Danford, Republican, 2,252; Screoteenth District, Me- Kinley, Republican, 3,304; Eighteenth District, Monroe, Hepublican, 4,134: Nipeteenth Dis- trit, Garfield, Bepublican, §,663; Twentieth Disttict, Townsend, Republican, 3,373. PREVENTING FRAUD. TRE UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT INVOKED T0 PROTECT THE PURITY OF THE DALLOT- BOX. Three petitions were handed to the United States Circnit Conrt Clerk Bradley late on Fri- day sfternoon, and yesterday filed with Judge Drummond, asking him to appoint Super- visors of election ¥ to look after the Congres- sional Elections in the three districts, in which Cook County is, embraced, in conformity with the provisiuns of Sees. 2,011 and 2,012 of the Revised Statutes. Following is the petition in the case of the First District: mtni}ed States of America, Northern District of linoje—ss. Unitud States Circoit Conrt, Northern District of Iltinois. In the matter of the appointment of Supervisors of Election for the First Congressional District of the State of Illinois. 7o the Honoralle Thomas Drummond, Judge of goi Lowrts Your patitioners, C. M. Calberteon, D. W. Irwin, Anusts N. Eddy, H. N. Mosher, 3.1 Patterson, P. V. Fitzpatrick, J. C. B: 4. I Coster, Isaoc Howland, and A. Gibbs, sespectfuily represent and show anto your Honor, O Ciiczo, oty of Covts” ke o Northers 120, (¢ of Cook, staf N District &m’n_ml ¥ ‘State 2d, Northera t the City of Chicago is a city of more than 20,000 inhrbitsnts, and your pellflu’ners reside in and are legzl voters of thatpolitical division of said city, known and designated as the Third Ward, the same being embraced in and forming a part of ihe First Cofgressional District of said State of “That eaid First Congressional District embraces within its limits the Firat, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, £nd Sixth Wards of said Cily of Chicaso, Towns of Hyde Park, Lake, Lyons, Riversiae, Lemont, Palos, Worth, Calumet, Orland, Bremer, Thornton, Rich, and 'Bloom, in.eaid County of Cook, and the whole of the County of Du Page, all 13 the Stateand Northern District of Olinois. That the several wards above mentioned, to- gether with the said towns of Hyde Park and Lake, are each subdivided into voting precincts. {Here follow Lhe number of the precincts in each ward and the towns nsmed. ] That on the 7th day of November next, A. D. 1676, the eame being the first Tnesday after the first Mondsy of said month, there will be ap elec- tion of oue represcntative to Congress of the United States, within and for said Congressional Dirtrict under and in pursuance of the provisions Of Chap. 2 of Sec. 25 0f the Revised Statutes of the United States and in accordance with the pro- vislons of Sec. 2 of an act of the General Assembly of the State of illincis, entitled **An act to appor- tien the State juto nineteen Congressionsl Districts and provide for the election of Kepresentstives Eclxg_;?‘. " approved March 25, 1872, in force July That inand by the provisions of an act of the General Assembly of the State of Ulinois entitled, An ect for the registry of clectors ta prevent fraudulent voting, ' approved and enforced Feb. 15, 1363, it i3 among other things in substance - provided that there shall_be a registration of legal oters of said State of ilinoie prior to the said election hercinbefore referred to, and that the per- 2ons having in charge guch registration, commouly Xrown and designated as the ** Board of Registry, ™ ehall en Tuesfay of the week precedins snch election, vz, on_ the -3lst day 4bf Octo- ber, 1876, mect in their rcepective elec- tion districts st the place designated ~ for holding the polls of election forthe purpose of Tevising, correcling, and completing the registra- tion listy; and for this purpose in cities they shall Teet ot 8 o'clock in the morningand remain in ges- #ion aniil 9 o'clock in the evening, and in other stricty they shall meet ot 9 o’clock inthe morging 3ud remain 1n session until L o'clock iu the after- on. Your petitioners further represent and show nnto sour Honor thet they desire 10 have such registra- nd election guarded and scratinized to thic end that an honcst and fairelection of 2 Representative o Congress of the United States in suid First Con- gressional District on said clection day may be had. In consideration of the premises, therefore, ;’ll““ petitioners, being residents and voters in said rst Coneressional Listrict, respectfaily reguest that your Honor will appoint and commission suit- able persons as Supervisors of Election for each of the votinz precincts in said First Congressional District in the manner provided by Secs. 2,011 end 2,012 of the Revisod Statutesof the United States; and that such Supervisors, when appointed and commissioned, may be instructed and required by your Honor to undertake and faithfuily perform cachand all of the duties jmposed npon them as #uch Supervicor by law, and as proviced by Sece. 2.016 to 2.019. both inclusive, of the Hevised Statutes of the United States. (Signed)_C. M. Culbertson, D, W. Jrwin, Au- sustos N. Eddy, H. N Masher, T. H. Patierson. L. V. Fitzpatrick, J. L. Larum, J. R. Custer, i$23¢ Towiand, A. Gibs, Kick Hawes of coun: sel, Sidney Smit of connsel. Suate of Lllinis, Cook County, £&.: J. B, Cus- ter, hemgu eworn op oath, says thathejsons of "the above-named petitioners, has heard the Toregoing petition read, knows the contents there- f, and that the matters therein statcd are trae to the best of his knowledge, information, and belicf. J. R Custak. Subeeribed and sworn to before me on this 20(h day of October, 1876. Eink HAwES, Notary Pablic. A eimilar petition in the_case of tne Second Dis- trict is sirned Ly M. E. Dickson, Lewis R. Dyer, H. D. Jennings. Andrew Pearson. A. C. Hender- ¢om, Alberz R. Barnes, Charles F. Gutznet, W. L. Ith'InBJahnIL Ardersom, Theodore B. Wells, RBobert E, Fenlina. In a5 case of tuo Third District @ like petition was filed, signed by Jokm S. Mallen, N. Nel- son, C. F, Pe som, C. F; Peterton, A, B, Robingon, Jotia Levin, 2 berg, C. 0. Lindell, John John- son, W. Tllllnmsnn.g'mof Vider, P‘f'& Bowmau. JUDGE DRUMMOND’S VIEWS. A TRIBUNE reporter called upon Judge Drum- mond yesterday to seo what the course of the Circuii Court would be on the application. The Judge said he had_not secn the spplications, but had heard of them, and if they had been flled in time it would be incumbent on the Cir- cuit Judge to appoint two Supervisoss, onefrora each of the political partics, to carefully super- Vige and watch over the registration and clec- tion, and sce that they are conducted fairly. The Court had no discretionin the matter; its duties were prescribed by the statute, and Mon- day he would Iook into the matter, and as soon a8 practicable make the appointments. ABOUT TOWN. AT READQUARTERS. * Politics did not furnish anything very start- ling yesterday. The Republicans were thor- oughly engrossed with the subject of the mon- ster mass-meeting and procession that were to come ofl in the cvening, and had little else to think of. The Democrats busied themselves in the discussion of routine affairggonnected with the campaign, and nothing occurred which par- took in the lcast of the sensational character. Among the callers at Republican Headquar- ters yesterday were J. E. Hill; Springfield, 1113 L. M. Gates, L. B. Kendall, Daily Telegraph, Kalamzz?o, Mich.; 8ol T. Gage, Elkhart, Ind.; Danlel Negley, Lawrence, Kan.; C. C. Higgins, M.D., Geo.N.Boardman, D.D., Frank Gil- bert, Andrew J. Cassidy, city: F. Murry, Mo- mence, Ill.; E. R. Ottoway, Rochester, N. Y.; W. L. Arnold, Farma, Fayette County, AlL; D. J. Staples, 8an Francisco; G. W. Hazleton, Mil- waukee. . - E e Ot)'(:w 8] poigtmne&nu gfl} bg augounced in a day .wo for Senator Oglesby;, 5 R )glesby, Bluford Wilson, Uuited States District-Attorney Hazleton, of Milwaukee, brings cocouraging mews from Wisconsin. He has been over a large part of the State, and finds the Republicans active, vig- ilant,and hopetul everyiwhere, He sayshe expects the Republicans will “carry the State by 10,000 majoril_y&:nd would Le utterly astounded if they didn’t. Even in Milwaukee, which has heretofore been Democratic, the kepubliums have made great inroads, and there is cver g;%b:w:gr?“mlhe local t%ket will mumpK w the corrupt Democratic admin- istration in the Cream Cigr. e County G TRk ncznocmnc ampaign Commif - b o iy ttee busied them: mass-meetings. The result of their delibera- tions is that George W. Julian, of Indiana, will orate at ¥arwell Hall next Wednesday evening, and the Hon. Josepk McDonald one weck from that time. Two grand torchlight processions are also on the tapis. Gen. James Shields and the Hon. Thomas Hoyne will putin a word for Tilden and Reform at North Side Turner Hall somc time _this week, and Gov. Hendricks, and Dan Voorhees are sct down for some time during next week. Joe Pulitzer and the Hou. Gustavus Koerner will speak next Friday night at Aurora Turner Hall, and Sunday afterncon at Miller’s Hall, corner of Sedgwick street and North avenue. "The City Central Committee talked over local matters and resolved to make the campalgn hot. To this end, they decided on a more thorough canvass of ~ tho city. It was not expected that the campaign would progress very far before they would raise the cry that ¢ niggers are being colonized,” and the City Central Committee, true to its character and the expectation formed, has raiséd this ery. Hence they have decided upon this more active canvass of the city, for the purpose, as they say, of preventing this favorite Republican sclieme. Another beautifal instanceof the thief crying at the top of his lungs, * stop thief.”” ITEM! 1t is currently reported in official circles that Kern, the Democratic candidate for Sheriff, has entered into a combination with Agnew, Doyle, and others, by which, 1o the event of his elec- tion, these dignataries arc to be taken care of, —in other words, that the Sherifl’s officc and Jail zre to berunss now. This wilt fail to please the “Reform ” magnates who have clam- ored so Tustily for a ““change.”” W. H. Eddy will be a candidate_for County Comnmissioner, vice Davis, resigned. A petition from the Town of Wheeling calling on Commissioner Busse to be a candidate for reelectfon was received yesterday, signed by 103 names. Similar petitions bave been re- ceived from all of the other towns in his dis- trict, and the fight must prove a vigorous one, inasmuch as the Democrats have not yet nomi- nated any one for the office. NOT A CANDIDATE. To the Bditor_oj The Trivune. CHICAGO, Oct. 21.—I have not been, am not now, and shall not be a candidatefor the United States Senate, or auy other office. The character of my business is such as to absolutely preclude the entertainment of any idea of that kind, as fs well known in this com- munity, and ounght to be everywhere. The pleasantry connecting my name with this~ sub- Jject has gone far coough, and I trast this com- ‘munication will put a stop to it. I may add, also, that, for the same reason, I have not taken, cannot and do not take, any part in the contention. of any body for office, feeling only the interest in common with my fel- low-citizens that the most capable and bonest may succeed, together with the desire that they may be those of the same_political connection as myaelf. Yours traly, F. COOLBAUGH. MONG FONG. THE AMERICANIZED CHINAMAN. Tt is exceedingly rare for 2 s:bject of the al- mond-eyed Emperor of China to abjure his alle- giance to that important potentate. Very few instances haye occurred 50 for as kmown, and until & few dags agono one of the 30 or 400 Celestials in Chicago bad madc himself an ex- ception to this rule. The usual, indeed almost certain, practice among Chinamen who emigrate to this country is to go into the *washee- washee” business and stick to it unti, by in- dustry and cat-skinning cconomy, they have laid up $300, or such a matter, When they will bid adicu to the scenes of their ignominious toil, cross the seas, land in thewr native coun- iry, snd—die. To die in China is to a Chingman what dyine with his face towards Mecca is to afollower of Mahomet. The clannishness of the race is pro- Jorbial, Worshiping a different God, engaging in pursnits at which Americans turn up their noses in scorn, and_the objects too often of strong and bitter prejudice, the Chinaman lives, eats, sleeps, exists in a company of his own countrymen, in virtual seclusion from the great, busy world around him and the people in it. Hence, when ope of the dark-hued fraternity proves an exception to the general rule, he nut only proves the rule, bat becomes at once some- thing of a curiosity. Such a cariosity is one Afong Fong. He took out his final papers be- Tore Judge Rogers a few days ago, and becameat, once a rara avis. A curiosity needs to be interviewed. The public want to know about him. So thoughta TRIBUNE reporter, and he set forth on this errand. Where does the pub- Jic think he found him? The most: natural sup- position would be that Mong Fong was taking Cibow exercise at the washtub. Not so. Aiter and rambling_ search he was found auictly engaged in packing cigars for the firm £ J. Cohn & Co., 80 Wi ash avenue. He was at first somewhat averse to talking, but, on be- ing told by his employers to talk freely, he 3 STUBRENDERED HIMSELF into the hands of the reporter. He could not readily understand the drift of all the questions 2eked him, but the members of the firm acted s interpreters, and the conversation proceeded somewhat as follows: t \hat me talkee#’ £aid Mong Fong. « How old are you, Mong Fong?” e 23,7 i ! « How long have you been in this country??? « Bout clelve, clérteen years.” ¢ How long in Chicago¢™ “3out five years.” 4 «Where were you before you came here?” «First in Californ.” » B «What did you do there? "’ «Work first in mining-camp; then learn eigar trade.” “You knew nothing ahout in in China?”” ©“No. Chinamen don't know nothing ’bout igars.” “ Do you like America?” - “Yes; me like Melivan man’ s‘comnryhesp good,” said Mong Fong, with a smile. “1le is one of the best cigar-packers we ever had or aver saw,” said one of the partners, and he proceeded to explain bow it required some- thing more .than ordiuary intcllizence to sort cigars, and put into one bundle those of one color 2nd into another those of another color. Mong Fonz_has been getting good wages There for four or five tfem‘s, and has been saving up his money,”_ said another of the partners. «wHe keeps & bank account, lives pretty well, and_yet lays up & snug little amount every Weel.” Ay + Me no h:wcb fimflsf money, " interposed o Fongs * belly little money. M?'n\'ou scge he will never let on that he has any money,’" said one of the partners. ¢ He keeps aufet about that, but we know ‘e has some laid By.” - ‘. Going to live here always, Mong Fong? Not goincohg%k to China when you get. rlch!"l? "h%e alle samelstay in Melican man’s country; like illican man’s country, Alle en do what arrangements for coming - nlerpleues," replfed the Celestial, witha satisfied air. Ay "L“xl,m cz;:«u;:fir’s :(}531" Nolike him. No eve in little pi wood. Alle humbug.” re Go fo church, Mong Fongi» ¥ Les, some time.” ::éVher‘eVl" 5 een Wabash avenue clee cle¢ times.” ;";Vhac church?” S e answer failed to satisfy the reporter, and the idea he got was that Mong Fous 0id con- siderable “*golng around’’ among the churches, and that he was not tied down to any particular denonination, but was rather liberally inclined. :;i:fm;r,lcd yes?? : :#No,” sald he laughing; *“no marry. alle by self.” st i Ll “Where do you live?” g -+ Clird av'nao, ’ticen Clelve Clerteen street.” “He lives well, too.” said Mr. Cohn. “I have been up to his house, and he doesn’t live fli'flal_ng like thefl Uh[n&mcn ususlly live. He is wines, and goo ar: i v !iimfmflm.\'-” < cigars, and takes life ke white girl heap, don’t youm, Mon Fong?" said one of the younger “meibess of the firl‘nfivfltb 8 rgg;xll]ish Jook. ‘! Belly good like white girl,” said ‘the Celes- tal, blushing 85 much 268 darksiinned for- elg‘nlc)r can blush, b “Do you go among i e < g the Chinamen here ::}vo. Me don’t like him belly much.” . How did you happen to want to want to be- come a citizen of this country??’ “Memo like go back China. Me want stay in Melican man’s country. Me want to vote; WANT HELP MAKE PRESIDENT. “ Whom are you going to vote for? ™ “Me Pubican, and votc Hayes. Hayes good Melicen man.” : ‘* Do the other Chinamen heroever talk about roth‘xg—mre anything about {t#? “No., Alle washee; no want vote. No hat do they say because you hay acitiyondh ¥ say 3¢ ve become * Ob, he say nothin’. Hono care. Ho goon alle same. Leave Mong Fong do what he please.” Mong Fong, while not caring to keep up his associations with the Chinamen here, is known for his practical benevolence, not only to China-~ men but to others, and bis employers speak of him in terms of the highest praise for his hon- esty, intellizence, Industry, and fidelity. Al 5 LUTHER LAFLIN MILLS. HE DECLINES TO WITODRAW HIS NAME FROM . THE TICKET. An interesting meeting of the Republican Ex- ccutive Campaign Committee was held at the ‘headquarters, corner of Lake and Clark streets, yesterday. There were present Committecrnen Farwell, Bogue, Allen, Brayton, Howard, Milli~ gan, and a few other prominent Republicans. Mr, Bogue occupied the chair. After the trans- action of some routine business, an opportunity was given to Messrs. Dexter, Lincoln, Asay, Tsham, Col. Torrence, W. W. Chandler, an two or three others, who came as a delezation secking the decapitation of Luther Laflin Millg, the Republican candidate for State’s Attorney, to make manifest their objections and state the reasons therefor. While none of the gentlemen mentioned questioned Mr, Mills' ability, they did insist that hisinexperience did most material- Jy unfit him for the arduous and exacting duties of theoftice. They collectively thought that the interests of the pubhc would be subserved by the elimination of Mr. 3lills and the substito- tion therefor of Mr. Reed, the present incum- bent of the State's-Attorney’s office. Mr. Mills, who was present, listened patiently until the delegates had finished, and then briet- 1y addressed the Committce and their visitors. He said that five months ago he was induced by Mr. E. A. Storrs to_make the race; than John ‘Van Arman had wished him God speed, and that after the nomination, which was made 2n unani- mouas one, he had been promised the active sup- port of Leonard Swett. He could not insult the Convention which had nominated him, and therefore respectfully declined to withdraw his name. The conference then closed. ——e—— ¢ TIRED.” A Mother's Story of Ifer Child. San Franctsco Call. As we gat in the cheery glow thinking of the cabin, its * counterfeit presentment,” and the young artist who painted it, Aunt Thusy, after apause in the conversation, said, suddenly, “Ps, jever think little Abey mightaben'a paintert”’ Uncle Seth did not reply, and I, thinking that Lie had fallen asleep in the genial warmth, said softlys #Who was little Abey, Aunt Thusy?” «He was our fust baby, deary; an’ he diea when he was short o’ 4 year ole. But I cansce him just as plain as priut this minit, with his ‘yailér hair curlin’ up tight like dandylion stems hen yesplit ’'em an’ wet ’em, and his eves bluer nor sny bluin’ bag could make ’em, an’ Dis mouth like & little cinnymun rose. I never see o baby like him; I said so from the fust, when pa put him in my arms, so little an’ pink &s he was, an’ says 2 laughin’, though the water stood in his eyes, ‘Take your little cub, Thusy.” +He warn’t very strong, never; hedidn’t look stckly nor pindlin’, but he warn’t rugzed, he was quiet-like an’ diffunt from other chuun. He'd sct ’most atl day in his Jittle chair a_watchin’ me do my work, sn’ev'ry time I turmed roun’ to.see if he was "all right he'd smile up: to me; sm’ I.coulden’ tell ye how all-over that smile o' his made me feel, kinder_good, an’yit as if it hart somewhere, an’ I'd stop my "work whatever I was adoin’ and hug him up to me s minnit. An’ he'd say such wise things, so old-fashioned like. Pa used to tell him' stories—be beats all at stories, does, more partic’lar stories outer Scripters—an’ one time lie tells him sbout Cain and Abil. Now the baby was named Abil hissef, an’ so he lissened just & sharp, an’ when pa cum to where Cain hit his brother an’ killed him dead as a door-nail, 1is little mouth ?ud\'ercd, an' he says, ‘Poor Tain?? *Why it’s Abil that's dcad,’ says pa, tan? Cain he was tne bad ‘un_ that Killed bim.” But it didn’t make no diffunce, the little crectur kep' a sayin’ ‘Poor Tain! Abey gome ter hebben, had guod time— or Tain.’ We couldy’ make up onr min's That that boy’d be when he grew up. Some- times we'd make it out he'd be a hookmaler, seanse he wes so set on books. He'd take the + Pilgrim’s Progress’ and turn it over an’ over Jest as if he could make it all out; @b’ he'd pick out *Robinson Crusoe’ outer the whole pile ‘o books, jest by the blue kiver. —An’, agin, we'd conceit he'd be a_picter-painter, for he'd g) cn’ hours g-drawin’ with a piece o’ chalk. An’ he’d male sech cute little housens outer blocks an’ spools, an’ then his pa would have it he wae goin’ to be a builder; an' when he'd sail ships aroun’ in the washtub then there wuz nothin’ for’t bat be mus? be a sallor—a cap'n or sech. “But Abey, he didn’t grow rqued. He Jooked serawny an’ bleached like, an wouldn't Tun aroun’ au’ play, nor do anythin’ but set stiil. An’ he was atlers a-sayin’, ‘ I tired, pa; I'm tired ma. We ntight hole him in our laps, or lay bim on lis trunale-bed, or set him in Dtis stuffed chair, it didu’t make no diffunce, he Xkep’ on gayin’, ‘I'm tired, ma; D’'m tired, pa.’ “T'dagin everythin’ I had in this Livin’ world if L eould a foun’ aryway torest that baby. Sometimes I'd fix him so_nicé in my arms, with his curly head 8 layin’ right on my shol’r and my face down on his'n, an’ I'd say, ' Ob, Abey, ve ain’t tired now? Ye air cumfurtable noya Jayin’ in ma’s arms® An’ held smile up ter me an’ put up his han’ an’ stroke my face, but he'd say, ¢Lickle tired, maj Iickle tired.” W'Seemed’s if bis pa coulden’a bear it; he was thas onreconciled. ‘Goua’ mighty might fin’ sum way o’ restin’ sech a little mite ol & cosset as Abey,’ says he. ‘Ye mus’ keep 2 askin’ him, pa,’ says I; an’ many’s the time 1've heered him git up in the night an’ whop down on hiis knees an’ say, a cryin’ and cryin’, ¢ God, Tittle Abey haint got no rest yit; do jest stop his bein’ tired somehow.” 7 Gput he got tircder an’ tireder, an’ kepa dwindlin’ an’ pindlin’, an’ at las’ there cum a day when'he gin up an?was jest clear beat out. He got outer his trundle-bed, an’ he_tried to walk, but be weat sozzl’ one side an’ t'other, an’ most tumbled down, an’ Eketched him up an' laid him on e bed, an’ called his pe. An’ there we set am’ sct an’ jooked at him, an' heerd him say over and over agin, ‘1'm so tired, pa; tired.ma,” till our hearts was most a bustin’. The Doctor he cum in aw’ gin bim_suthin, an’ shook his hed an’ went way, an’ there we sat a lookin’ at him, an’ soppin’ the sweat off his forrid, an’ fannin’ him, sn’ _tryin’ to smile back again when he ITooke up 50 swect; an’, finally, he opined his two eyes wide an’ he Tooked right up at the plasterin’ an’ the tired kinder glipt off his face, an’ there cum 2 shiny light ali over it, an’ he sayg right out as clear an’ sweet as a bobbylink, says he, Ain't tired, ma; ain't tired, pa,”’ an’ then he laid his little white cheek down on his mite of ahan’ an’ he shot his long evewinkers down over his bluc eyes, an’ he never stirred again. «WAn Seth he whopped down on his knees an? he screeched out, *No, no, God, not that a way! Ididn’t mean for ye to rest him that a way.! Ar’ I got right down by him, an’ says, & gobbin? an’ eryin?, says.l, ‘Yes; yedid, pu; ye dida’t know it, but ye meant it all the time. 'Twas the ony way,' sags L tan’ God kmew ’twas’ An’ little’ Abey warn't tired no nfore, an’ I was glad o’ that. But now he's had agood lomg rest, an’ I do want to see hiim 50 bad." i And the dear old woman wiped her eres, which _glistened in the firelight with those rare {ears the aged shed, while % choking sob, and starting up, “Scuse me,” said he, “I'm the beater for snorin’ I" ICE-BOUND. Twelve Whaling Vessels Impris= oned in the Arctic Ocean. A Perilous Journey of 130 Miles to Reach the Land. Hany of the Men Remain on Board, and Are Suppossd to Have Perished. Startling Narratives from the Log-Books of the Survivors. “‘Uncle Seth gave 3. SAN FraNCIsCO, Oct. 21.—The whallng bark Florence arrived this afternoon from the Arctic Ocean with 190 men on board, being part of the crews of the Arctic whaling flect, twelve of which she reports lost in the ice, with a portion of the crews. The remaining survivors have | gone to Honeluiu on the bark Three Brothers. The following is a synopsis of the written reports of the DMasters of the fleet; On their arrival in Behring's Sea they found floating ice and extreme cold weather. But few whales were taken the first part of the scason. They commenced taking walrus June 1. The ships engaged soon got all they had casks for. Between the 20th of July and 1st of August, the ships worked over to tho cast shore, and 2o north towards Point Barrow as fast as the ice opened, Tnc bark Arctic was crushed by ice July 7 oft Sea-Horse Islands, eighteen miles from iand.” The crew escaped to the shore and finally were taken on boara by the bark Onward, and subsequently distributed among the ficet, Capt. Whitney going on board the bark Rainbow. About the Ist of August the fleet, fourtecn in number, rcached Pomt Barrow. The Northern Light and Normanstaid south, walrusing, and ESCAPED THE DISASTER. that followed. Théy had to stand from Point Barrow several times owing to the ice standing on shore. Aug. 14, a breeze from the north and northwest broke up the ice. The whales made their appearance, and soon all the ships were actively engaged northeast of Point Barrow. The wind held from the west to mnortheast until the night of Aug. 1S, when ft began blowing fresh from the ' east-northeast. All the ships stood in there and anchored to avold the drift- ingice. On the evening of the19th the wind increased and hauled to the north, BRINGING THE ICE ON SHORE, and we all run under the south sido off Point Barrow. where we found 2 lee for four hours, but the next afternoon were obliged to run south as far as Cape Smith. The Rainbow ama Tkree Brothers remained Point Barrow. For the next three davs ‘whales were numerous at Cape Smith, and the ships were busy taking some. Meantime the wind set from the west, causing an uneasy feel- ing. The space occupicd by the ships extend- cd seven or eight wifles off shore, runoing olong by the land south. This kept steadily closing. On _the 283 ‘the wind freshened from the west-northwest, and all the ships except the Raifibow and Three Brothers, which werc still-anchored at Point Barrow, were surrounded Ay drift-ice. Begt to the south- west. In the afternoon thewind began hanling south of west, but we still hoped before the ice closed on us to reach the open sca, or at least Sea-Horsc Islands, where we could find shelter. At sunset the fce stopped our progress. On the morning of the 24th 2 thick fog set in. At this time a heavy ice pack reached along the whole coast about two miles to leeward, the ships all lying in an open strip of water between that ond the shore. The Clara Ecll lost her rudder, ran near the shore, and anchored. THE ICE CLOSED AROUND HER and a large berg grounded south of her and formed a breakwater,behind which she lay. The bark Florence drifted up to Cape Smith, and got under the'lee of the grounded jccberg, which proved”her eglvation. The ships Jose- phiae, St. Gcnrgc,/ Corpelius Howland, and barks Camilla, Jnr}les Allen, and Onward were incloeed by the pack during the ‘afternoon, and drifted rapidly t6 the northeast between Woody and Refuge inlets,” The ship Marengo, under all safl, got within three or four ship's lengths of the open water, and then the fce closed on her. As we neared Point Barrow the current slackened, and for two days we drifted slowly. The Rainbow and Three Broth- ers, under Point Barrow, lay in com- parative safety, witnesses of our distress, but were unable to render assistance. The Marengo, St. George, and bark Acers Barns each sent a boat ashore, intending to follow with others, containing provisions and suppiics in case of disaster, but,owing to the ice starting afresh, were unable to do so. On the 26th, the First Officer of the Three Brothers, with a boat’s crew, took the wife of Capt. Hackmott off the bark Acers Barns to his ship for sefety. - The next day the St. George’s men at- tempted to haul a boat ashore over the ice, bub were CAUGHT IN A FOG. Thirteen of them got on board the Raiubow and Three Brothers. The others regained the ship except one, who perished on the ice. The next day the thirteen tried to get bgck to the St. Georze. They mever reached her. Eleven were rescued by Capt. Owen, of the Three Brothers; the other two were frozen to death on the ice. The prospect now was very gloomy. The ships were held helplessly in the ice, and drift- ing rapidly northeast, Aug. 23 rcached the end of the bank, and the current chauged to the cast. The ships at Point Barrow were no longer visible. The situation was worse than ever, the only hope being an casterly gale. August we found _oursclves off Point Sargent. The crew of the Marengo at. tempted to get ashore, but returned unsuceess- fal. The next day the masters held a council on the Java, and voncluded there was no fur- ther hope Of saving the ships, some of which _were already badly nipped by the jce. This was only a touch of " wiat might be expected. The ships altogether had about three months’ provisions, not_ enough to last through the winter. After a full discussion, 232 ~y seeing no way out of the difficulty, they decided that the only way to save the lives of all was to reach land BEFORE ESCAPB BECAME INPOSSIBLE. Scpt. 5 was chosen for the day of starting. The ships werc twenty or thirty miles from land abreast of the West Head of Smith’s Bay. Sept. 5; all_being ready on board, the C. How- land, St. George, Marengo, Desmond, James Allen, Acers Barns, and_Owward, the signal for departure was given. The boats had Leen put in the best possible condition. The Lagzaze consisted of about twenty-five days' rations of Dread and meat, a change of clothing and blanket for each man. Everything clse but guns and ammunition was left on hoard. The - main hope was to find water enough inside the ground icc to nav- igate the boats southward, and so regen the {ivo ships which were supposed to be butside the pack. We left at 3 p. m. We woull first carry the bazgage nearly a mile or so ahead, then turn and drag boats along the ice, very rough in places, and many boles which woula not beer the weight_of a° man. Many of the men fell through, and suffered much from cold. The first night we camped on the ice about four miles from the ships. The next morningwe resumed thé march in i A BLINDIEG SNOW-STORM. b From the northesst the prospect was most discouraging. Several men deserted and return- ed toward the skips, where numbers of the crews, remained, who refused to facc the hard- ship and journey townrd land. Of their fate we know nothing. Scpt. 6 reached a strip of open water, Iaunched the boatg, and pulled toward the Iand all that day, and the next kept working through and over ice, and st S p. m. made the land two miles west of Point Sargent. Continued work- ing along the shore. At noon on the 9ti SIGHTED THE THEEB DROTHERS AND RAINDBOW at Point Barrow, and reached them before night. . Found the ice all solid heyond, und the only chance of escape was to ihe boats over- land to the open sea, a_distance, 35 afterwards proved, of 130 miles. Made sleds and attempt- cd the journey, but on reaching Cape Smith fonnd the bark Florence there. After. consultation it was decided that sny effort t proceed would be madpess, and preparations were commenced for wintering as best we conld at Point-Barrow. The boats were prepared for whaling, as that was the only resource Ior our 1876—SIXTEEN PAGES. 3 food, and work commenced on our housa. On the night of Sept. 13 THE ICE BEGAX TO EREAK UP before a strong east wind. Next day the Flor- ence was able to get underway. All handsand bagzage were put on board. ~We ran down the coast and found _the Clara Bell frozen fast in the jce. Her Captain sald he would stay by her till the 17th, when, if there was no prospect of getting out, he would leave in boats for clear water. The Flor- ence was to wait for him. Made Sca Hvuru Island that night. The next pight made Wainwright's inlet. Waited there for the crew of the Clara Bell, and to get water. On the afternoon of the ISth the Three Brothers and Rainbow, which had escaped from Point Barrow, joined wus, the former bringing the crew of - the Clard Bell, which remained fast in the ica with mo hopes of get- ting out. Part of the people on the ¥lorence ‘were then put on board the Three Brothers, and a rendezvous appointed at St. Lawrcnce Bay, where they would stop for water. Both arrivel there on the 23d, and left the next day, one for lS:l]n Franciseo, the Three Brothers for Hono- ulu. ¢ The following is a list of the abandoned ves- sels: Barks Onward and Clara Belle, San Francisco; ships 8t. George and Marengo, and barks Cornelius , Holland, James Allan, and Java, of New Bedford; ship Camilla and bark- entine Josephine, of Boston; bark Acers Barns, New London; and Huwalian barks Des- mond and Arctic. * The vesscls had on board altogether 1,000 barrels of ofl, besides a large amount of whale- pone and ivory. Itis the undivided opinion of every master that no hope can be obtained of the rescne of the ships or those who remained on board of them. All are undoubtedly lost, carried away to the northeast in the immense ice-pack, which closed them in for miles araund. Signed—W. H. Kelly, Master Marengo; B. ¥. Homan, Master of the C. Howland} F. 8. Hickwortn, of the Acars Barns; J. Keenan, of the James Alan; James H. Knowles, of the St. George; E. A. Ludlow, of the Camilia; T. W. Wiltiams, of the Clara Bell; Georzo F. Lary, of the Josephine; aud Ezra B. Lapham, of the Onward, h = SECRET SOCIETIES. MASONIC. GRAND CHAPTER OF INDIANA. The Grand Royal Arch Chapter of [ndiana held its twenty-first annual session in Indianap- olis last week. The Grand Sccretary and Grand Treasurer made reports showing total receipts for the year, including the balance from last .year, amounting to $6,322.91; disbursements, 2,531.54; leaving a balance in the treasury of $3,971.87, besides 35,500 surplus invested at in- terest. The following oflicers were elected: Reuben Peden, Knightstown, G. H.P.; 8. 8. Jolinson, Jeffersonvilie, Deputy G. H. P.; M. H. Rice, Indhnapons, G. King; Thomas Long, Terre Haute, G. S.; Charles Fisher, Indianapolis, G. T.; John M. Bramwell, Indianapolis, G. Secre- tary. A LADY-PREEMASOX. There is a story current in regard to a lady who, a number of years ago, was made a Free- mason in England under peculiar circumstances, she having overheard so much of the work that it was thought best by those who discovered her hidden near the lodee to obligate hier in order to close her mouth. ‘The London Kreemason is authority for stating that another lady has re- cently been admitted to the mysterics. The following is the story: Countess Tladich has been received asa Free- mason in a Hungarion lodge under the Grand Ori- ent of Hungarv. The Countesais a highly-cda- cated lady, and, baving studied and become well Semed ia’ Masomic liferature, she was_regularly proposed and scconded in open lodge, balloted for, and in due course was duly initiatea. The Grand Urient of Hungary, however, declare the initiation to be null and void, on the ground that a woman is disqualificd from being & Freemacon; and the curl- ous question now arises whether, as the Countess (a8 actaally initiated, she can be refused admis- sion to her lodge. LAKESIDE LODGE, X0. 730, ‘The Grand Lodge of Illinois A. F. mad A. M., recently in session in this city, having granteda Charter to Lakeside Lodge, @ large and respect- able company of ladies and écnuamen met at Lakeside Hall, on the corner of Indians avenue and Thirty-first street, to witness the very in- teresting ceremony of constituting and conse- crating Lokeside Lodge No.739, A. F.and A M., and installing the offleers thereof. The Ccercmonies were ably conducted and performed by the following acting Grand Officers: N{osc Worshipful Brother D. C. Cre- gier, Grond Master; Worthy Brother John O'Neill, Deputy Grand Master; Worthy Brother _Davi A. Cashmau, Grand Marshal. ; W. Brother Gilbert Barnard, G. 8. W.; W. Brother L W. Buel, G.J.W.; W. Brother M. A, Thayer, G. T.; \. Brother R.T. Pet- tingill, G. 8.: Brother Dennis E. Sibley, G. B. 8. E +'W. Brother the Rev. John Sheyille, G. C.3 W. ‘Hrother J. E. Chadwick, G. 8. D.; W. rother J. Whitely, G. J. D.; Brother T. chols, G. S. S.: Brother J. 8. Salisbury, G. J. 8.; Worshipfui Jobn_P. Ferns, Grand Tyler of the Grand Lodge of Illinois. Sweet music was discoursed by & quartette_of male voices under the leadership of Brother John T. Cutting. The Committee of Arrangements,having undertaken to bave no link missing that would add to the comfort and enjoyment of their guests, now provided a banquect to which cach doubtless considered it a personal matter to do justice, after which pleasant and appropriate remarks were made by the Rev. Edward Sullivan, Broth- ers D. C. Cregier, John O'Neil, and others. Lakeside Lodge starts out under most favora- bic auspices, with cvery (*)rospc«t of becoming strong in membership and a power of good in The following bfiiceré were corge the community. ) duly installed for the ensuing term: Howison, W. M.; John Hutchinson, 8. W.; Marcollus Decier, J. W.; Oscar D. Wetherell, Treasurer; Fred W. Croft, Secretary; William 3. Burbank, 8. D.; C. Marion Hotchkin, J. D.; Charles S. Burrows, S. S.: Arthur W. Bryant, J. S.; Hugh Robertson, Tyler. ™~ MASONRY AND OTMER ORGANIZATIONS. The Grand Master of California thus speaks of the mission of Musonry: ‘What, then, is ourrelated gzasition! What is our ‘bearing towards other_organizations, other forces? And what is our part in the generai work? First of all, we unswer, Masonry is necessarily free from the spirit of antagonisni to other forces. The Order !:l':lze! to regard other organizations, as, in_ any sense whatever, rivals; it gradges no orzanization ita success, but pursues the even tenor of its way, without jealousy, fear, or dread. Other and newer organizations have risen, grafted npon them gome of the grincl]\les and practices of Masonry, and grown to huge proportions; but Ma- aonry. free from all antagonism, bas entered no proteat. made no complaint, and nsed no induence 1o counteract. ‘And 8o free Is the Order from antagoniem that it refuses all controversy, makes DO 8USTY retors, throws down and accepts no sauge of battle, and declines even to defend itself in speech or pamphlet. Nay, more: sccation; and, when hard pressed by anury, mu- Ihinking' multitudes, wraps its unspotted robes asoundits person, and gracefully relires to its femple for contemplation and repose. _But let us be understood. Vrbile we say that Diasonry re- fascs to antagonize itself to othei organizacions, yet, be it ever remembered and felt, that the prin- Ziples of Masonry are cver and eternally antago- nistic to ignorance and despotism of cvery eort; but it is au unorganized antagonism, the silent an- tagonism of light to darkness, the patiens cnmity of love fo hatc, the antazonism of heat to cold, an antagonism free from self-assertion and bereft of virulence. “Agaw, Masonry throws no impediment in the way of any other organizations, either by accident or design. In the same address, alluding to Masonry not being a rival of the Church, he said: MISCELLANEOUS. There are over 300 lodges, with 2 membership of 20,000, in Missourl. Unly two members were rescnt at the receut meeting of the Grand Rudze who took grb in the proceedings Lhirty- three years ago—P. G. M. Josc%x Foster,) of St. Louis, and P. G. M. 8. W. B, Carnegy, gt “auton. Grand-Master Cadle, of Missouri, recommend- ¢d at the recent meeting of the Grand Lodge of that State that Masonic intercourse be prohib- jted with parties claiming membership under the so-called Grand Lodge of Ontario, on ac- count of the fllegality of that ormanizativm. The report was referred to a committee of Past (Grand Masters, of which the Rev. Dr. Vincil is Chainnan. The Grand Commandry Knights Templar of New York recently elected the following of- ficers: Robert Black, E. C. Grand Commander, Brooklyn: Townsend Fondey, L G. C., Albany; C. H. Holden, G. G.,8aratoga; T. C. Chittenden, G. C._G., Watertown; the Rev. J. G. Webster Grand Prelate, Palmyra: G. W. Waigrove, G. S. ., New York City; 8. V. MeDowell, G.Jr. W., Rochester; J. 8. Perry, G. T., Troly; Robert. HMacory, G.R.. anklgn' J. 8. Bartlett, G. S. Bearer, Elimra; W. 8, Bull, Grand Sword Bear- er, Buffalo; Charles Aikman, anl':lljn, G._W. s." Stewart, G. L., Gloverville; C. Tesen, G. C. Guard, Troy. ODD-FELLOWS. - MISCELLANEOUS. The Grand Encampment ©of Nebraska has elected A. C. Coperthwait, M W. Grand Patri- arch, and George D. Temple of Blair, 3. E. Grand High Priest. 1 The Grand Lodge of Nebraskahas elected T.J. Staley, of Omaha, M. W. Grand Master, and w. H. Barker, of Beatrice, M. W.Deputy Grand Master. ‘Brother Denmore will lecture on * Odd Men before Union No.9, at their rooms, corner ot Clarke and Washington streets, Thursday evening. Al the members and friends are fo- vited. {he Order refuses to resist even per- EUROPEAN GOSS Sarah Bernhardt as " Posthumia,” in * Rome Vaincue.” French Justice and Politeness---Sunday in London. Parisian Stage-Toilettes---The Sultan and a German Artisan. ¥ SARAH BERNHARDT. . Lucy Hooper, writing from Paris to the New York World about the new five-act tragedy of M. Parodi, * Rome Vaincue,” recently. produced at the Comedic Francaise, says: ‘Rome Vain- cue’ asadrama possesscs more than one serl- ous defect. In the first place the author com-" mitted the grave mistake of founding his plece on an incident and on superstitions that are totally repugnant to the common sense of our ninetecnth century. That thémighty power of Rome should be endangered simply beeause a vestal virgin had broken her vows, and that victory should return to her bzuners s soon as the poor girl had been led to a cruel death, appears to us a very inadegnate balance of cause and effect. I can only compare it to to the convictlons ot a pious Presbyterian lady who declared that.the great hailstorm of some years ago, which passed over Philadelphia and did so much damage, shattering glass, breaking down trees and serlously injuring several people, was a direct retribution of Providence on Aer, be- cause she had gone that day to a matinec at one of the theatres. Not that she was at all hurt— but she and the matince caused it all. Then, t00, the drama possesses the one unpardonable defect—it is very stupid. ¢ All styles are good. save the tiresome style,’ writes an eminent French critic, and ¢ Rome Vaincue? is included in the latter mtc%ary. Those dreadfnl Romans, that prowl in_znd out and talk eternally about ‘Rome,’ and ‘les dicux,’ and *le sang des Romains,’—what in- tolerable bores they all are! And the horrible Eflnishmr:nt of the erring Vestal, which is all ut__accomplised before our eyes—a living burial—is simply revolting. We have no sym- pathy, either with the stern Romans who piti- -Jessly doom the unhappy girl to a dreadful deaz{, or with the heroic self-devotion of the victim herself, who, having escaped, voluntarily returns to_sacrifice hersell, so that Rotne, lost. Ly her fault, may be saved by her expiation. “ And yet the pln{ was a great and unques- tioned success, and hercin lies the secret. For the first time for nineteen years, that is to say, since Rachel bade adicu to” the Comedie Fran- caise, never to appear upon its boards again, the habitues of that theatre never beheld:the thrill- ing spectacle of the dead corpse of a classic tragedy ga!vunized into life by theelcctrictireof awoman's genius. The first night of ‘Rome Vaincue? saw Sarah Bernhardt hailed by accla- mation as the successor to the vacant throne of Rachel. She plays the part of Posthumia, the blind and aged grandmother of the “erring Vestal, an epiacdic Tole whose strong effects and terrible situations are all concentrated in the two last acts. Wonderfully made up and cos- tumed, with wrinkled visage, white, wanderin! Tocks of hair, and vague, unseeing eyes, her su den appearance before the tribunal that has just pronounced gentence against the Vestal was un- ggeuk:my thrilling. No words can do justice to o scene that followed; her frenzied caresses of her grandehild, her frantic appeals for mercy, the marvelous gesture wherewith, with out~ stretched groping hands and tottering limbs, she falls on her knees beside the vacant chair of the high priest, and with dim, sightless eyes fixed on vacancy, pours forth her wild, de- spairing appeal. The last act, the scenc of the execution, 13 estremely impressive through- out. At one side of the stage rises, red lighted, yawning, awful, the dark- browed entrance to the vault that is to be the Vestal’s living tomb. Flaming cressets, held Here and there by the soldiers, light up the fore- rround, while above the first rays of morning figh: up the distant city. Hither comes Pos- thumia to bid her grandehild s last farewell. She strains her to her heart, and in that em- brace she secretly proffers her a dni;ger to abridge the torments of her doom, ‘Icannot take it,’ whispers the Vestal; ‘my hands are tied.) 'Another frenzied kiss, and the gropin; fingers wander over the tender breast of the beloved child. Terrible is the resolution that sweeps across that aged face and shines in those siglitless eyes. ‘Ig it there that your heart 327 murmurs Losthumia. ‘Yes!’ One stroke, and the Vestal falls dead, freed by that loving hand from the siow tortures of @ death by bunger and thirst. The corpse is borne to the tomb, the door is closed, and the crowd retires, leaving Posthumia alone with her dead. Trem- blingly she rises, and with slow, wavering steps she approaches the door of the vault. *+(pimia, daughter, open—it is I!? “ A1id the curtaln falls, as she descends Into the vault to share the slumber of her darling. 4 Save in the best days of Rachel and of Ris- tori never have I beneld such acting, It was giund, it was pathetic, it was terrible! The Iast audience was by turns roused to frantic en- thusiasm or melted into teers. Well might Ristori exclaim, gs she did on the night of the first performance, ‘Rachel hersclf could not have surpassed Sarah Bernhardt!’? — STAGE TOILETTES. In the drama of *Fumont Jeunc and Risler Aime,” lately presented at the Paris Vandeville, the toilettes worn by Milc Blanche Pierson as «Sidonie” were, says a correspondent, some- thing to marvel at. They were six in number, rangiog from the whitesilk and point lace of the bride down.io the peach-colored ball dress, sblaze with exquisite embroiderery in pale green silk in gold and silver thread, in which ¢ Sidonie” is arruyed av the moment of the fimal catastrophe. Three of these dresses merit particular mention—a reception- dress, a dinner-dress, and the ball-dress ‘above mentioned. The reccption-dress was a pole- paise of pale Nile-green broche over a%?mz skirt of pale green silk simply burdened with two rows of shell-shaped ‘:(‘nimng. The polo- naise was richly trimmed with 2 heavy chepille fringe in the darkest shadc of emerald green. The contrast between the dark velwety hue of the trimming and the pale shade of the dress itself was very efective. ‘The dinner-dress was a Princess-cut toilette of white crepe de chine, laced up the back and with the front of the cersage cut very open en ceur; it Was trimmed profusely with double rows of point de bruges set with small bows or white satin ribbon. "Uf the ball dress I have already spoken; it was gorgeous to be- hold, and was set_off by a splendid parure of diamonds, necklace, bracelets, and solitaire earrings en suile. Mlle. Pierson, who is slender as a reed, has cast all the weight of her great influcnce in fashionable matters (for the actresses of the Comedic Fran- caisc and the Vandeville frequently set the fushions) for the abolition of thc tie-baclk. Her elegant_dresses were all made with loose, flow- ing, and ample sKkirta. May her attempt at this reformation of modern dres3 prove suc- cessful, is n(:g hearty prayer! In my list of her dresses I forzot to mention & walking costume of dark brown cloth over & cafe au-lait trained silk skirt, the whole toilette being trimmed with broad bands of marvclous sewing-sillc embroidery In various shades of broww, representing curled ostrich feathers, and cut out and applique on cherry-red satin, a novel and cost]y trimming that was at once rich, orig- inal, and cffective. He boating costume In the third act was also reraarkable for ita dashing ee- centricity. FRENCH JUSTI AND POLITENESS. A letter from Paris to the . Philadelphia Telegraph says: * The boasted promptitude of French justice is singularly lacking in cases where the defendant is French and the plaintiff American. I know of a'case where a lady of ‘high social standing was struck in the breast by aFrench milliner who had taken the lady’s ostrich plumes to place in a bonnet, and refused to retarn them to hier, the lady’s re- quest for their return being the motive for the gssault. So violent was the blow that the sufferer was forced to take refuge in the shop of the nearest apothecary to seck for medical ald. Yet, on stating her case, first before the Jjuge dele paiz, and sccondlybcforc the Com- ‘missary of Police, she was in both instances dismisaed with the curt information that she ‘had nothing whatever to baseacomplaint upon. Yetif an Amerfcan stnke a Frenchman, even under the strongest provocation, the punish- ment is eight days’ imprisonment and a fine of 1If It were not for such laws as these, I trow that some of the Writers in the fiyaro who are in the habit of maligning American women would have received a thorough thrash- ing long ere this. “French politeness! Is there, I wonder, 3 more consummate form of humbug benesth the sun than this much-vaunted gqualifica- tion of the Gaal? It always reminds me of whipped cream; it Is very sweet and attract ive, but there is nothing to it. Put your finger on it sud ft disappears. What is poirteness worth (at least in the cyes of a woman) $hat teaches no respect for woman- hood; that mever prevents men from belng rude, selfish, indeceat, or impertinent, at tocir own sweet will. A fiery American £ said to me, ‘If I counld only lmocfiu éo:r‘:::: ¥ Frenéhman or two every day and dancs on their prostrate bodies, it would mightily relinve my rufffied feclings.’ And that remark can best * express the fi:zlfu:ot exasperation in° which every well-behaved American womsan i3 kept by the behavior of the averace Parislan. The cool way in Which, by sheer exercise of main strengtd, a well-dressed’ Paris ian ‘zentleman’ (Heaven save the mark!) will elbow a Iady out of her place when waiting to enter 3 theatre or an omuibus, 13 a refreshing spectacie to behold, and certainly gives onca new ideaon the suf)jc«:t of French politeness. I have.come to the conclusion, and tg:\t coollyy dispassionately, and after three years’ observa- tion, that the only really polite men on the' face of the earth are the Americans; and I would exhort my countrywomen to accept all the marks of respectful civility wherewith at home they are constantly overwhelmed with graceful ‘and grateful thanks. Let them re- member that if they.come abroad they will be as_dethroned quecns. Instead of admiration, delicately . and respectfully insinuated rather than expressed, they will reccive imperti~ nence; lor kiudly protection, rudeness; for chivalrous and knightly courtesy, downright jn- sult.. A pretty face isalure for imsoicnce: a plain attire, or advanced age,an opportunity forrough and disrespectful usage. Nor do waxed mustaches, kid gloves, and the latest style in: coats denote zny more advance im civility than is betrayed by a blue blousg and wooden ghocs. The swest way fn which 2 daintlly goitco-up exquisite elbowed a lady of my scquaintance out of ber plaze in the line at the ticket-office at the Theatre Frarcaise wassomething charming to be- hold, the unfortunate individual in gacstion being the only one of her party who could speak French, and so being forced to go tm uest of tickets for them all. It was aper~ cctly proper thing to do; lddles can always engage their own seats and boxes st the French- theatres, and at that theatre in perticular; and bad my friend been stout and strong and versed in French ways she might have made successfol resistance, but she was delicate and timid and unused to ¢ French politcnesa’ in ity more demonstrative phases, and so she suffered, herself to be disposseseed of the place she had walted some twenty minutes to obtain.” SUNDAY IN LONDON. Moncure D. Conway writes from London to the Cincinnati Commercial: “The Duke of | ‘Westminster has thrown Grosvenor House open | to artisans on Sundsys. Tickets have been sent ! around to the workingmen’s clubs and umions, ! to be distributed, without money and without price, and the people are availing themselves of the priyilege in large numbers. Grosvemor Houseisin itself 3 museum. It has. grand | pictre galleries, every example of decoration, i and many antiquities. If the Duke of West-.' minster werc dependent for his seat in Parlia- ment npon the vox popali, it is very doubtful if the working class would ever see the inside of Grosvenor House on Sunday. *“I know of but one Orthodox Nonconformist preacherin London who is actively anti-Sabbzta~ rian—that {s the Rev. Mr. Picton,—though there are a number of others who cxpress the sama opinions in private. Mr. Picton is the ablest preacher among the Congregationalists in'Lon~ don; but his independence has thinaed his con- gregation toa mere handful. On the other hand, there are scores of English Church clergymen who defy popular opinfon - on __and other ~subjects. They get their livings, and hold them, quite irrespect~ ive of their congregations. There is not a Dis- - senting preacher in the land who would dare to follow the course of the Bishop of Manchestar in rejoicing that 17,000 people had gone to tha theatre there to see Irving’s Hamiet in that city. The Rev. Mr. Symonds gave a lecture in favorof Evolution, at a public hall in London on Sunday, Four clesgymen and one Bishop have lectured from Bradlaugh’s platform. The Rev. Charles Kingsley used o play cricket on Sunday afternoon wath the villagers of Eversley. Herais the Rev. Mr. Howels, one of the most popular clerzymen of Lendon, who has just been giving thanks fn his church at the steady encroachments on Sab- batarianism, and talks in this way: *Paul blamed the Galatians for observing Jewish days; St. Cyril, Bishop of Jerusalem bade his converts henceforth reject all observance of Sabbatus.’ *John Knox, visiting Calvin, found that holy man playingat bowls on&anday.’ * Thelas oftheSab- bath was neverauthoritatively transferred to Sun- day.’ ‘Themuscums and galleries 2t Dublin and Birmingham arc .open, the arboreum at Nottingham, the aquarium at Manchester, Tampton Court, Kew Gardens, Greenwich Hos- pital,—all these are open, and what harmn has come of it?” ‘The acts of Parliament which regalate the observance of Sunday are two,— one that was passed in the reigm of the most dissolute of English monarchs, Charlea I{,, and the other m the reign of that dear, atipld, bigoted old King, George IIT.,—and what is the use of either of them ¢ The other day a case was tried in one of our .courts, which the High Sheriff of Lelcestersbire, Sir Alexander Dixie, gained, the dispute being about a hunter. The borse was named ‘The Professor,’ and Lady Florence Dixie gave evi- dence that its %ualmes wete tried on & Sunday: morning, her brother, the Marqulis of Quecns- * bury. nssistl;f. Asked _about anotheri horse, nam ‘The Butcher Boy,’ * Ledy Florence said he (the horse) ‘was uot . there on the Sunday morning; he might have gone to church.” At this the Conrt ‘laughed,” * But Sunday has long been inEnglanda ‘horsey” day, and nearly all the examinations of horses. awgiting sale at Tattersall’s take place on Sun-: dagh T called with a friend on a recent aferncon of Sunday at those palatial! stables, - and every West End groom : scemed to be therc, as well as many ofi the chief personages of Kensington and other fachionablc suburbs. A large number of ladies were there with their aristocratic male relatives, picking out the horses they would like to have for the park and Rotten Row. The Sundey. evening amusement of the upper classes Is blf! liards, and, while no hotel is allowed to open a billiard-room on that day, the great clubs of Pall Mail have their two-score tables goingalL} the time.” i — X TOE SULTAN AND CARL JENSSEN. : The Sulta, it is asserted, is very fond of art~ - carpentry and wood-carving. He has a regular workshop in which he practices both these handicrafts. A Mecklenburg Germas, Carl: Jenssen, owes the esteem in which Abdul Hamid holds him to his Majesty’s taste for npholstery. Jenssen was a common artisan, employed in the Prince’s workshop to do the rongher kinds of carpentering, and became his Highness’ sole confidant—the most influential personage in the household. By mere chance the Prince’s atten~ tion was attracted by something the man did or said; he got into the habit of talking with him, : and took such pleasure in Lis conversation thaz he soon not only made him director of the work- - shop, but intrusted bim with all sorts of commissions. Carl (as Abdul Hamid always calls him) justified the confidence placed in him. in the most. brilliant manner—he not only bought cheap_but got good articles for his money. The Prince’s delight with his acquisi- tion Knew no bounds when Jenssen gradually developed a variety of other talents—fitting up looms, looking after tha Priuce's wardrobe, grooming horses, cleaning carriages, ete.; in short, he beeame quite indispensable. One day, when Carl had made an unusually lucky bit in his purchases, Abdul Hamid resolved to confer an unprecedented favor upon him. The Prince openel one¢ of the wardrobes with his own hands, took therefrom some * Frank- ish* clothes, and gave them to Jens- sen. Jemssen hadl ome day' bought some shoes for the Princess; when lie saw them on they did not exactly fit, but were 20 well cut and finished that the illustrious Iady could not bear to send them back. She sent for her husband, and, after a long discassion, Carl was called in and requested to sec for himselt where the shoes did not exactly suit the Princess’ feet, 30 that he might have them sitered for her. Jenseen, it is stated, “was quite overcome by this mark of confidence.” —————— Basonry and the Church. 1t is eaid that Masonry is a risal of the Charch fu its aims and teachings, but this is true oniy asit fs truc of the family, the school, the collége, the State, and every other organization that haa for its object the welfare and comfort of mankind. 't i also claimed thot _onr lodze-meetings detaln men from church attendance, by occupying time which would otherwise be given to the Church. But the Masonic Order carefully abstain from intrench- ment opon times and scasons claimed by the Church. and offers nothing as o sabstitute for racraments, ordinances, or doctrifés. Nor is ft_true that Ma- sanry deprives the Church of money. On the con- trary, there are but few Masons who do mot con- tribute to some extent money for the sustenance of the Charch. - ‘And Masonry declares that he who Is false to hix religions conviction i3 thercby falsc to himaelf and oY+ aa5 be pragmatic Masons who are willing ‘There ma; 2 to m:k't‘! !hzurdglrl mmmlb"ng-l;l’uk 10 o!her‘gr anizations, but AMasonry is no more respondible A dislovn! conduct than the Church for the misconduct of her nnworthy members. Dt we are not content With negations, for 3Ma- sonry 2 related to other orsanizations ina kinalies and more aficctionate manner. We do rot mean. {hat the Order professcs to_go out of ita way with unctuous prowises of fellowship, for asonry promizes the world but one thing: that it will mind its own business. But the make-up of dasoary, the principles and ctical work of the Order are pre-emiuently co- operatlve with all organizations that have the wel- fare of man ot heart. The Order, empecially in all new ?On‘[llfie!, l: the efcblen: tnnmn.wrhfll ali organizations, as ia proved by the fagu tos nn% the natare of )If:onl: principles. i