Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 2, 1876, Page 5

there but fecbergs, killnathing but polar burn nothing at all, OBITUARY. TAE DURR OF BALDANITA. death of Fiell Marshal the Duke of ™ i has alreads heen snnounced from FUDANI o barn [n Lisbon, Nov. 17, 1791, in ;:&,m his publle carcer during the Penin- M War, when he slded with the French, was st 0 and sentSprisoner to England. 1o g n{l‘m}m to Brazil, and In 1835 returned to s 3 and hecame Minister of Forclgn Af- P“‘Wj‘n 1890 he was Governor of Oporto, and e the Constitution of Dox Pepro Min- rof War until June, 1827, wlien ha resigned o ‘went agaln to Englund. In 1822 ho returned w‘n to Portugal with Dou Psbpio, and en- " ol in tho chdl war which ended in his de- ting Dox MioOeL and eapturing the Capital. mlgr, ho becamo Mintster of War and I'real- ln‘ of the Council. but soon resigned and zn‘ abroad, remalning until 1846, when e was ,';:ucd by the Queen to help form n Minlstry. 01849 he was overthrown hy CoaTA CAnnAL sod remalned ont of power till 1851, when he oace more Wad relnstated by revolution, and re- mined 8t the liead of the Government gt the accession of Peono V,, in 1858, From 1383 to 1863 he was Minlster at Rome. In 1870 jewasagaln ot the head of the Cabinct, and rly alter was appotuted Ambassador at the Foglish Courty in which’ position he galued o ‘ost unenviable notoriety, @ la BNENCK, by lls 07 ot connection with the stock of asteam tramway coopany by which Loglishmen lost very purly. JOHN DYOTT. The New York papers record the death of Jonx Drorr, an old-time actor, at the age of o, lecame to this country In 1840, and for o quarter of a century was at the head of the pro- fesslon., He appearcd successively at the old Park Theatrs, the Chambers 8trect Theatre, {he Broadway, tho old Wallack’s, and,Winter Garden, In New York, He {8 ¢hlefly remember- odus o member of Walluck's, where his last workwas donc. Among his best parts were Jago sud Sir Giles Overreach. About ten years o he left the atage and jolned his brother in elitinga paper at New Rochello, N. Y., with which he was connected until his death. KATR MORENSS. The New York Herald of the 23th contains an announcement of the death of the well-known cwniralto, KATE MonBNsL. Bhe died in Paris o fer days since of typhold fever. The Herald states: About slxtcen years agoMile. Morex- srmade hier first appearance fn Italian opera at the Academy of Music with Mine. Corsox, and became [n n short thne one of the most popular cntralto artlsts on the lyric stoge. Iler volce s of exceptional richness and power, her act- g was characterlzed by high Intelligence-and irsmatie finish, and her beauty of appearance " onthe stage won the hearts of ail. After many trigrmphs in Itallan aud English opera in this country, she went to Europe in 1805, and there fulfilled engagements In all the leadlng opera- nouses from London to 8t. Petersburg.” There are two importaut errors in this statement. She made her first appearance fn English opera as Rite DucKwoORTI, 1n a troupe with CAMPBELL, Castee, and Mrs. 8Eaviy, and, If we are not misinformed, even saug ns a chorus-singer hero Youg before Cor.eoN made her appearance. Thoe second error 18 In the date at which she left for Europe, as in 1865 she sang heve in [tallan opera, In 1808 she sang as the leading star at the Rogal Opera-House in Madrid, but of late Jears had almost disappeared from public view. Of all the altos in our operatic aunals, she was i the prime favorite. J, W, DRUTONE. Mr. J. W. BuutoNg, an actor well known In Fastern theatrleal clecles, died recently, . Ho wasborn in England, and when quite young emigrated to Australia, where he commenced the life of an actor’ and et his wife, Miss Jruia Count, to whom he was married in 1857, Hecame to this country in 1600, and commenced bisfirst engagemient ot the Grand Opera-House, fa New York, under JAMES FIsk's man- wgement. From thence he went to Ars, ¥. B. Conway's Theatre In Brooklyn, there he fulflled an engogement, and ubsequently went to New York and ap- yeared {n “ Henry V** at Booth's Theatre. From there lie went to the Park Theatre, and made bis final appearance on the stage with the ter- mination of the play of “Clouds,” Tho New York Zimes says of him: *Ilis speelalty lay fu charaster acting. Asan ‘old man’ he had few equals, and hio played miscellancous parts with conelderable ubility, Ile was o bellever In the Ewedenborgian faith, and recelved the mins- tratlons of the Rev. CHAUNCEY GiLEs, the only l;l:nl:‘lcr of that denomination of religion n this 5. ODITUARY NOTES. Aiaong other deaths which have recontly oc- curred ure those of Joun Mussoy Bixny, who bsdpracticed Inw {n New York City for thirty years, and who was the author of two novels, “Staadish tho Puritar, and *Overing, or the Helr of Wycherly;” of Gen. 8ir Jouy BeLy, oue of the most prominent officers fn the En- &lish army, who served In the Penfnsula and in Tance; of HEuMANN Menpes, the editor of lbe' Deutsche Iusiker-Zeitung and publisher of the “Musteal Conversatlons Lexicon® in Ber- Un; of two centenarians, MiLLy Dobp, who died recently at Green 1, Ky., at the extrems e of 110 years, and Erisus Monse, of Methuen, Mass,, who dled at the ago of 104; of Joseen Gregon, tho planist and composer, %ho ias lett on opera, **La Gondolior de Ven- L of Princo FreoRR10K WiLLiaM of Hesse, brother of the lnte Landgrave of Hesse, and cleof the Queen of Denmark; of Diaz DE hlA PENA, ong of the most Lrilllant of the Span- hlandseape painters; of the Dukoof GuLiena, Alenoese nobleman of the hichest rauk, ono of tbe most beral patrons of modern art, who has sheut 24,000,000 franes for the adornmieut of Lts bative ety of the Right Hon, Jaszs Wiire- H, Lond Chlef Justico of the Court of Queen's " nch !nlwlnnd, who acquired great populari- 5 10 1862 a8 the succesaful advocate of TERESA i MOWORTH fu the YrLVERTON caso; of the 4% J, D, WiLLiavsox, D, D, the distingulshe ?Unlmfnlm nuthor and divine; of Commo- w"h: Pavt Siunrey, of the United States Navy, = \"m appolnted in 1839 and was Captain of . é orth Pacific squadron fu 18033 of the widow A ‘ir Cranves Brot, tho celobrated physi- v E. one of tho must hriltiant wowen in En- l!;:;d. of Prof, qunm_cu WitngLs Rirscur, tle University of Lelpizlg, known all over the rcrm us the editor of “Plautus” and the lggnder c.»l anew era n Latin scholarship; of NRY PiLLips, u dramotic sinzer of great {\r_umlnum in England at one time; of Dr. u‘u.l;uu M. Montanp, une of the editors of : uston Medical and Surgleal Journal; and of lll:'nug Gonnuecount, the French novelist. Hfim}m production, “Dernfors Kerren,” an 'lllh! taken from the Wars of tho Roscs, m:t Was published {u 1844, was received with i, (:\'ar. Amoug the thirty vdd mnovels bt wrote may be Tncutloned Medine,” "L'mlu“ de Candeuit,” * Pechies Myzuon," “Gfl Aml Diabulique,” “Bout de 1'Oreille,” .P"me des Amoureux," * Gen, Charden,” “L:" dela Peur,” + Bergent Lo Violetto,” aud Rublcon,» PERBONAL, ‘lge‘::nl.el 8and had a strong afection for children, d fr ¢ Viay with 1, :I:txeuuy Teuve her work for hours to William Goaw) on ey Awin declared when he was workin, it Calel Willlamy ™ that ho would writea boulf which woutd cgn, stituty Rader; and by ap. e an epoch in the miud of the m t ,‘::u Leaveuworth Zmies sume up the lata brench. e e 1L 10 twa hewllnce S +*An ne uea Hor Decalver for 000—And 8¢ luna 140,050 Tohtad e Tickarn " Jed nd :'f:a‘l:, anl- cacajed attontion in New York, " the Bouth s few bours after landin ‘:k’:‘:: steamer, Yo sala be had sn Impmun‘z €88 at Vickeburg for tho 1st fout, Ble u ,“":n";‘.d Alroy, recontly alovatad to the Brit- durg Was the best abused man In Eugland '“h"‘lh -lll:lln Crimean War, when he was charged being ot g 336 Of the wuiterlngs of the troops, he % om thue Chiet Quactermaster. e mr:‘::f the Milwaukes gentlemen charged alilng, has left the city, and it s THE CHICAGO presumed ho has gone to Canada. He hus Witherto Lorne anexcellent reputation, and was sapposed 10 be In cafortable circumstances fnanclally. The Graphic recorids the death of & large and In- toresting family from small-pex communicated through & borrowed newepaper. The only eafe plan is to subscribe direct at the husinces-ofiice, Mr, Tom Appleton, uf Raston, when ha turned Into a narrow street through which a powerful blast of wintry wind was pouring, remarked that he wisticd there was & shorn lamn tled at the head of that street, for ho had heard that God tempers the wind to the shorn lamib, . The London Academy rays that Me, Tifchard Holt Hutton, leading editor of the Spectator and anthor of & volumo of cenays recently published, in ‘¢ the ablest man in England In hisown department.* Mowaver contracted the lmita of his department may be, he i thon n distinguished man. **Pattikin’s House,' n now serial for girls by Mra. M. A.Cragln, will begin In the St. Nicholas mngazine immediately after the holidays. Bert of oll, the story will bo §llustrated by Mary A. Hal- lock, who, though she hos marned and gone to California to live, hins not abandoned her art, Baron de Palm'a corpse has been recelving visite ors ot New York,—a company of reporters havinyg been to call on the crusty old nobleman. It s gratifying to know that hin llnbs are_ stiil flexible, and that his halz will not pull unt. The process of embalming scoms to have been quite successful, Mr. lleinemann's—who ls Mr. leinemann?— aitempt to obtaln from the Roysl Geographical Boclety of Oreat Britain avote of censure upon llenry M. Stanley was so far from belug successfal that the mover did not escape being practically censured himself by a storm of Llsses from the members preaent. Qillott, the pon-maker, and Turner, the patnter, wero firm friends, Their acquaintance began with the Intrusion of the former Into the studlo of the Taltor, and his odd sclf-Introduction, thust *:1am Gllott, the pen-maker. My banker tella me that you aro clever in your business, and rerommends you, and I have come here to buy some of your pletures,™ It Ja charged that Mr, Waltle Ann Gleason, & respectable woman of Now York who falnted in the street lately and was removed to Bellevuo Mospital, was treated thore in the most shameful manner. Her friends nssert that she was Laaten, robbed, and Imprisoned, that she was then rent to Blackwell’s 1aland as insane, where she was struck on the head and serlonsly wounded, Proceedings are to be instituted, Maurlco Strakoach has now sdvanced so far as to ey Lhat the now Opern-ilonse in New York will be fnaugurated in October, 1878, the year of the Parls Expoeition. Wil Mr. Strakosch be so kind asto Inform the pnblic whenthe Opera-Ilouse In Chlcago will be Insugnrated? Then he may tell when hls Opera-Honee in Ban Franclsco wiil be Inaugarated, and his other Opera-Hlonse In Toronto, and the countless othier Opera-Houses which cxist In his fertile imagination. M. Charles Blane, the celebrated French art critic, has asserted lately in the 7emps that tho famous plcturca of Rubens In the Cathedral of Ant- werp have grown much darker since the last time he eaw them, and he attributes this to the practice of the clerical puthoritics of having the plctures continually kéfit under thick vells, in order not to allow any one who has not speclally paid for the privilege to lonk at them, The Communal Conncll of Antwerp Is endeavoring now to put an end to thls disgraceful state of affalrs, Ole Bull hias been giving concerts in Maino within the last week, e has Intely had the good sense to omlt from lus programmes the familinr announce- ments of **farewclls,” which have of late years been the occaston of unsympathetic mirth. Those who were In Chicago In 1852 may remember that Ole Bull then gave a farewell concert with Adelina Pattl, when it was announced that the famonus violintst, being then about to raturn ta his own country, had decided never to relurn to Americn, wherefore the opportunity to enjoy the wonderful charm of his violln shonld by no mieans be missed Ly the lovers of music, The papers of that date Liad earnest articles on the subject. About 250 booke, formerly the property of Cicorge Washington, were sold at publle anction in Philadelphia on the 28th ult. Most of the vol- umes have the autograph,“nd some of them the cont-of-arms, of the Father of his Conntey, Mr. Sabin, of New Yorlk, and Gen. Joseph A, Hawley, ot Hartford, wers the principal purchasers. **The Federalist,” two volunice, 16mo., calf, printed in 1788, with nutograph and cont-of-arms, soldat 450 per volume, to Mr, Sabin. The sale was ordered by Mr. Lawrence Washington, & yonng gentloman lately como into the proporty. llelsn great-grandson of Gen. “'nuMsglnn‘u brother, and & son of the late John A. Waul¥ngton. The London papors speak with much severity of 8 witness, now a Justico of the Peace, whe testi- fied In o case which involved thie question of a Bar- onot's legltimacy to n personal recollectlon of cer- tain events which took place when lie was but 23 yenrsof age. Yetthere are cases on rocord of sim- flar errors of judgment on the part of witnesses whose veracity could not be questioned, the con- fusion of memory as betweon events rolated ata distant time and thoso actually witnessed belng not uncommon. The witneas In the caso was 3ir. Jackson Gliibanks, J. I',, and tho {ssne was that of tho legitimacy of the present Slr Francls Vane, who 18 sought to bo cjected from his estates by his uncle, ‘The hintorlcal palutings of Revolutionary char- acters lately in Fancull Hall bave been removed to the Hoston Art Musenn. The most famous of thom arc the portralt of Gen. Kuox, by Stuart; that of John Q. Adnms, by Pogo; thot of John Tinncock, by Copley; that of Samuel Adams, by Copley; and Btuart’s Washington, presented to the city In 1804, The valuo of the lost-named Is suld t0 bo at least 825,000, andl of the others 85,000 ench, The New Yark Jlerald correwpondent ale leges that much indignation was felt in Hoston at the removal of the picturcs, but we have falled to ohserve any indlcation of it in the papors of that city, Innemuch as the paintings nro to be replaced by coples, and as they are removed from a danger- ous and oxposed position to & fire-proof building, 1t 1a diMcult to sce why any one who undurstands the circumstances should be indignant in view of thom, Gounod, the musical composcr, has a lady triend who is causing him a deal of trouble, The facts are briefly recapltulated In the Parle correspond. ouce of the New York Jerald thus: **Uonnoed wold to Lemainne, tho well-known muslc editor of Parls, the muslc of his new opera, *Polycucte,' mm of 100,0001, and recolved $20,000f in before the music was finished. Mre. Weldon, the quondam fricnd of the composer, finding that tho work 1¢ completed and ready for porformonce, now comes forward and aswerta that Qounod made hera preacat of the score, with all its rights, and that she Is In & posjtion tu prove It. This being the cave, she winintaine that Gounod has no right to sell or aven publivh it. Gounod s urging Lemolnne to commence & suit agalnst Mrs, Woldon; but the publisher declines, and the com- poser ju consequontly placed ino position of great embarrassment." ©Onc of the peenllarly-appropriate recogultions of thie Notlonal Thankegiving Festival yesterday waa the dedlcation of the monament of ltelizlons Lib- erty at the Centennlul Groands, The monument is 8 group comprising throe fgurcs,—the ceutre u Jifo-slze statue of a woman represcnting the genlus of American Liberty, . On one alde of her, & amallor figure of & Loy, bearing in his hand **un undylng flume, " typles the light of Hteliyion that should ever llumine the path uf Liborty, while on tlis other side, with the femalo figure projected between them so msto mark the separation, the State {1 presentod fu the form of an Awmerican eagle, whoso sprending wings Leae testimony to his sovercign estate, whilo tho crushed serpent in his claws denotes his hostility to all forine of per- sccutlon. The entlre group s In wmarble, snd {s one of the lurgest statues made this century, welghlog 20,000 pounds, * It (s lhe design and work of a young Awerlcan sculptor, Moscs J, Ezekiel, a native of Richmond, Va., snd later & realdent of Cinclnnati, O. ————e SUICIDE, Bpacial Dispaic fo The Triduns. 81, Louts, Mo, Dec. L—Hezeklah Cole, a farmer living near Lobanon, Cooper County, Mo., hanged himsclf oun ‘Tucaday night, ‘That morning he started to find hla stock, and, not returning, his eldest son went fn search of hiun Cole was found hanging to & tree,with a broken neck, Though life was extinet, the body wus arn whien found, "Tue deceased leaves a large wi fumlly. THE SCARED VICTORIANS, BaN ¥maNcisco, Dec, 1.—A Victoria press dispatch says fifty rounds of ammunition huve been fssucd to the militia in antivipation of a Fenlan rald, Torpedoes aro belng prepared at tho dock-yard to repel the luvaders from Ban Francisco. Tho utter Absurdity of this Fenlan scare {s nuMdenLuy evinced by the fuct that its anuouncomcnt hero has not caused © line of comuent from tha city press, TRIBU. FOREIGN. Russian Dispatches Point to the Military Occupa= tion of Bulgaria. English Journals Claim that British Public Opinidn Is Opposed to Such Course, Greek Subjects of the Sul- tan Becoming Jealous and Unecasy, They Protest Against the Granting of Special Privi- leges to the Slavs. The French Cabinet Troubles Rapid- ly Approaching & Crisis, Legislative Deputations Demand the Resignation of Dufhure, Minister of Council. TIIE EAST. ENGLIRIL OPPOSITION TO FOREIGN OCCUPATION. Loxpoy, Dee. 1.—The Standard to-day an- nounces that there I8 an cxpress and decided opinlon agalnst any forelgn occupation of Turks isit territory, RUSSTA PREPATING. A dispatch from Berlin snys that an order, which is in preparation, for ealling out all the Russians under 50 years of age, is regarded as o proof that the Government Is preparing for all contingent vmergencles, and has depressed the 8t, Petersburg Dourse. k WHAT OF 1T The Russian semi-ofticial telegraphic sgency nceusges Col. Kimball, the English military at- tache who accompanied the Turkish army, of having ncted as the military adviser of Abdul Kerim Pasha, aneeon. Atnens, Dee, 1.—~The Miulstry has resigned. Cause, only one majority on the bill for putting the army {n a fighting condition. NICHIOLAS, GRAND DUKE. 8r. PerERsnuno, Dee. 1.—~The Grand Duke Nicholas has left to joln the army, BREADSTUFFS. Livearoor, Dew, 1At to-day's market the consumptive demand for wheat was less ani- mated, but Tuesday’s extreme prices were pald, und oceasionally a penny per cental additional for both white and red descriptions. A moder- ate business {s reported fu flour. There was a steady demand for corn. American sold at about three pence per quarter over Tucsday's rates. ROUMANIA. Bucianest, Dece. 1.—The Government, in the Chamber of Deputles to-day, asked for on extraordinary grant for the malutenance of the concentrated army until the end of the present year. THE GREEK PROVINCES. Loxpoy, Dec. 2—0 8. m.—The Zimes’ Vienna dispateh saya the futerest shown by the Powers in the cause of Bulgaria, Bosnia, and Herzego- vina has produced agitation among Chris- tians Iu other provinces of Turkey. The Greck subjects of the Sultan are par- tleularly octive In protesting agafnst giv- ing speclal privileges to Christiuns of Blavonic descent, demnanding equal reforing for all Clhiristians. A petition from Epirus and Thessaly sets up thisclalnin a threatening man. ner. The Jewa and Armenfans are also peti- tlouning the Porte. These movements are very convenlent to the Porte on the eve of the Con- ference, strengthening its opposition to the concessions demanded for the varlous proviuces, with a view to possible insurrection., Measures for the defense of Eplrus zud Thessaly ugoinst’ invasion from Greece have Leen taken, The passes between these provinees have been fortificd. The garrison of Larisa has been strengthened, the frontler guards reinforced, and the Mahometan population of Thessaly or- ganlzed as o natfonal guard. PIRING THE HEARTS OF TIE RUSSIAN BAILORS, A Vienna dispatch to the Daily News reports that the Commander of the Black Sea ticet, ad- dressing the men at Nikoleiafle, concluded with the following words: “This year you are des- tined to fight agalnst the onemiles of our re- ligion. Remember that the sailors of the Black Sca gulned glory at Sebstopol,” LATEST. Bereiy, Dec. 1.—The fuski Jlir states that Prince Teherlenski hos been designated Chief Civll Commissloner in Bulgaria during the Rus- slun occupation, FRANCE. THE COMMUNE BILL DEFEATED, + VensaiLLes, Dec. L.—There was a long de- bate in the Senate to-day on the bill for the ces- sation of jualcial proceedings agalnst the par- ticipators in the Commune. Minister Dufaure sald tho Government aceepted the LIl fn its moditied form, and advocated its passage. The Dbill was defeated—150 to 138 REQUESTED TO RESIGN, Delegates 1rom three firoups of the Left in the Sennto and Chamber of Deputles met to<day und resolved that whereas the policy of Du- faure, President of the Council, had ecensed to conform with the wishes of the Republican majority, therefore e be requested tq resign. ‘The meeting wus of opinfon that it was necessu- ry to retain the Ministry as it uow fe with the exception of substituting Simou for Dufaure, Itis not thought this praposition will be oe- cepted by Presldent MacMakion, GREAT DBRITAIN, ARCTIO NAVIGATORS MURDERED, LoxnoN, Dee. L.—The Captain of a whaler recently encountered an Esquimaux, who In- formed him that a tribe of Esquimaux lving far northward of Cumberland Gulf mauy yearsago murdered Capt. Crosier, sovond In command of the Franklin uxpedition, and five other whites, who refused to surrender their guns aud am- munitlon. Gold In bars to the amount of $135,000 was withdrawn from bank yestenday for shipmont to the United States, S SPAIN. PIRE AT BANTANDER, LoNDON, £ug,, Dee. 1,—A dispateh from San- tander, 8paiu, says: “A great fire is now ragiug in this city, near the railroad-statlon. The cathedral is tlm:nlunnd." — THE LOUISIANA JOCKEY CLUB. NEw Onreans, Dec. 1,—=The fall meeting of the Loulsiana Jockey Club commences to-mor-, row. The following poots, sold to-night, show the entries for the races: First race, hurdle, Neligan, 830; Redding, $50; Port Leouard Cloud, 85 Secowl race, Slocum stakes, va, §35; Madwro Duke, $30; Cora Lin, 85: Ifat- ., 8. ‘Third race, mile_hieatas Bub Wooloy, $100; Donouch, $505 Falr Pln{. $45; Woodland, $10; Whipsaw, ¢, Tho weather Is clear and cold. A eporary Euud staud has been ercet- m{elu place of the old one recently destroyed by e O——— RUN OVER, Bpecial Ditpaich to The Tviduns, Dernoit, Dec. L—Joseph Slsler fell under the cars ab the yards of the Michigau Central aopot this afternoon. ile died ina few min- utes, — OBITUARY. Bpecial Dirpaich o The Triduna. Lacroass, Wis., Dev, 1,—Aaron Davis, au old gettler of Galens, died In this city yester- day, ut the home of his son, A. H. Davls, aged TOYERIS: ool Dispach to The Tribuns. Wasnineton, Dev, L—This morniog, about 9 o'vlock, Gen. Lafayette McCullls tell from NATURDAY, DECEMBER 9 *y, 1ifs bed nt the Franklin House, No. 408 Pennayl- vanla avenue, ond, someof the nttendants going into the room, found him gasping for breath, and ina few minutes expired. Gen. McCullis hails from Springzteld, I, and was & Major In the Mexfean War, In the late War he was a Brigadier of cnvalry. e came to this ety on the 2ist of November, having been to the Cen. teunial, and Intended to remain untll after the mecting of Congress. CRIME. SHOOTING AND CLUBRBBING. Fpecial Ditpatch fo The Tribune, East Baaixaw, Mich, Dee. 1.—As Henry Dasls, & bharber, was crossing the strectin Saginaw City yesterday, one Muthlos Tenck np- pronched bitn from the rear, and, drawing a re- volver, fired, the charge entering Davis' head and Inflicting 8 dangerous aud probably fatal wound, ‘Fenck was arrested. The partles had Dhad an altercation In a saluon catlier in the day. Last 8aturday Henry Giamble, o well-known lumbermon fn” this city, nad an altercation at West Branch with Mr. Damon, another lumber- man. Damon drew o revolver wpon Gamble, when the latter struck Damon with o club knocking him senseicss, Gambie was nrrested to-dny by the Sherifl of Ogemaw County and taketito West Branch on n charge of aseault wu‘;: h:]lnnl to kill, It is reported that Damon s dead, INTO TITE JAWS OF DEATIIL Spectal Dispatch to The Tribune. Prona, Iil, Dee, 1L.—Late last nlght o fight oceurred in a saloon on South Wushington strect, kept by 8 man named James Sargent. Two roughs, named John Tanzy and Edward Bherman, were fighting, Tanzy hud a broad-ox inhis hands, and was hacking away at Sherinan, but not hitting him. Sargeut came out from behind the bar to stop the uss, and, ns he stepped between the men, recelved the brond- ax on his head with territle force, Iis skull was cut open, and his head nearly cut In two pieees. Ho s still Hving, but no hopes ure entertained of his recovery. Tunzy was arrested. —— A PLANTER KILLED. New Onugaxs, La, Dee. 1.—On Thursday morning, Col. B. Brown, a planter of Terre Bouef, five miles below S§t. Bernard Court- House, was shot and instautly killed by a negre named Blalzo. The difficulty arose about 32. The deceased gentleman was a natfve of Ken- tucky, and a prominent dealer in live stock in this ity several years nzo, e has buen plant- ing at” Terre Bouef for the Jmst. four or five yeurs, and was highly esteemed. HTLD FORR F'ORGERY. Special Dispatch te The Tribune. . TLaronte, Ind, Dee. 1.—Edwuard Hawking, Sheriff of this county, arrested James Stillmau at Columbus, this State, for forging the name of Harvey Norris to a note of 500, and selling it to the Savings Bank of this place. Two hun- dred dollars of the moncy was found on his person when arrested. He will be tried this term of the Circuit Court. NEW YORK ITEMS. New Yonrk, Dee. 1.—Mrs. Mary Donnelly, while Interfering in a quarrel between two mnen yesterday, was fatally ehot. Stx convicts cseaped from Blackwell's Island yesterdny. Two of them were captured. The Herald announces that Treed has deter- mined to dismiss all his counsel and let the law take Its coursc. MURDER TRIAL. Spectal Dispatch to e Tritune. BroouiNgtoN, Ill, Dec. 1.—Counsel to-day argued a motlon for a new trinl for Maj. Mere- dith, who is condemded to hang for killing George W. Murphy, ncar Gribley, Meredith's Jawyers argue that Judge Tipton's absence from the Beneh’ during a large porticn of the trial, and poor order in the court, are sullicient grounds for a new trlal. SENTENC! 81, Lows, Mo., Dec. 1.—Charles B, Witkin- son, defaulting United States Revenue Collee- {or at St. Joe, Mo., recefved a sentence in the United States Court at Jefferson City to-day, two years in the Penltentiary and payment of the amount due the Govermnent, about £3,000. A mmrururr stay of cxeention was grauted. Meantime Wilkinson ia in joil, LYNCIIED. CixcixNaty, 0., Dee. L.—A negro nomed Crutcher attenipted to rape the wifeof J. E. Cogar (white), at Shaker Ferry, Mercer County, Ky., yesterday, Falling in his attempt, he fled, but was capturcd by a mob last night, taken to a point nese Nicholasville, and hanged toa tree. . TRIPLE MURDER AND SUICIDE. Owalta, Neb,, Nov. 80,—On the 24th, E. I, Carr, a farmer, living two miles sbuth of Cala- mus, Neb, murdered his wife and two male children, nnd then hanged himself. No reason is nsalgned for the deed. TIANKSGIVING. CLEVELAND, 0., Dee. 1.—At Mount Vernon, 0., on Thanksgiving night, during a famlly quarrel, Louls M. Brecker fatally stabbed bis mother-fu-law, Mra, Cunninghatn, e — ¥ THE WEATHER. ‘Wasmiyaroy, D. C,y Dec, 2—1 a. m.~Tor the lake reglon the temperature will continue be- low freezing, with® fresh northerly to westerly winds, statfonary or slowly risiug barometer, oud Y‘srllv cloudy weather, with light snow uear Lukes Ontario, Erle, and Ifuron, LOCAL QUSKNVATION®. Cuioago, Dec. 1. An.; Weather Ve, har, Thr ] The Defense of Constantinople. Ex-Col. Valentine Baker, who has sccepted s commisslon i the Turkish ariny, has drawn u the subjulned scheme for fortliying Constautl- nuple: “Constuntinople and {ts appronches being the great prize which s so much coveted, it naturally follows that if this important posi- tion coulilbe made so secure that u Russian oc- cupatlon were Jmpossible, n great polltical us well as military problem would have been solv- ed, Hority of the Turkish flect andthe iso erected in the Bosphorus have prevented the possivility of a Muscovite eapture of Constautinople by i rea attack. It thereforu only becomes neekssiry s0 toatrengthen tho land approaches as to make Coustantinuple practically lmpregnable, And this contd cuslly be wecomplished. The Bos- phorus can onlybe spproashed from the north by & narrow strip of lund, In_suome places ouly twenty-three iles mine, It a lhie ol works were erected ucross thia strip, with its right resting on the Black Sen, and it3 loft on the Sea of Murmors, Constantlnople would bo secure, An udinirible position exists, which is so alded by natural obatacles os toreduce the tront tu be defended to botween seventeen and cighteen miles, This line extends srom Lake Derkos on the right to the backwater of Buyuk Chek- mege on the left, At Buyuk Clickmege thero {s o harhor, and the buckwuter—a mlle snda quarter whde— uards for tive inlles the left of the position, ‘e position then fullows a runge of hills come manding a broad and open valley, and offering every nul Ilnr[)‘ advantage tor purposes of defense, and eventually rests on Lake Derkos, Between Lake Derkos” and the Black Sca the only up- proach lea by o narrow sandbatk, casily “com- manded by o sinrle work pear the Villuge of Derkos, The rallway from Conatantinople runs through the left centre of thy rudilluu, sudthers 1s sea communicution on both bunks, Thero ks abundaut supply of water everywhers, and the country {s peculiarly adapted for the encanmp- ment of troopa. The proposed line of defense could caslly be constructed by eneamping troops along the positfon wuo would throw up the necessary works, Sluce the lntroduction of breceli-Joading arms it has been proved that front uttack upon strong line und well-defend- ed works fs_practieally impossible. In the pro- posed line both flanks would Lo sccure, und communications would be open, und with an uns Manfted fucillty of lunply‘ Thus, 4 hoztily ap- roach to the Busphorus from the north Ly sud would be rendered inpossible. “It s eyldeut that the uurrow neckof lund which connects the Clicrsonese with Roumel und which Is only between three nnd four miles in width, and with anchorage close inshore for ships of war on both flanks, offers auch facili- tiea for the defenee of the approachesto the Dardenelles from the north that this position may he consldered as unassatlable. But can Coustantinople be reached by a Russfan arm acting fromn the Cauncasits and marchine through Aniz Minor? From the Cancasus to Constantino ple by road faupwardsof #X) miles. Thereareno ronda for ortitlery, and the country offers every difffenlty relative to the maintenance of enp- 'nlle.l. he flank and rear of anarmy eo advanc- ng would he exposed to attack hy any Power n command of the Black Sea. Finally, the ap- pioach to Constantinople Is also by a narrow neck of land only about twenty-six miles n widtl, and there would be sinpie tiine to erect a line of works extending from the Gulfof Js- mid to the Black Sea, and so biocking an ad- vance from Asia Minor, Thus the line of works proposed, by innking the porition of Constanti- nople practieally impregnable to a Russian at- Aack, wonld settle in’ a great degree that East. ern question which now offers such serious dliil- culties and dangera,” — e ———— THE PRIZE SILK, The growth of the trade In sewing-silk and machine-twist 1s one of the grandest examples of the progress of American Industry, Inno branch of manufacture and commerce 18 a per- fect articlo more cssential to success, and the eteady, unparalleled strides made ‘by the re- nowned house of Belding Brothers & Co. s complete evidence of the uniform superiority of the firm’s gouds, Sewing-silk and machine-twlst is something which comesrizht into severe prac- tleal usage in cvery city, town, and hamlet of the land.,” Its quallty {8 a matter of quick and final proof. The fact that the goods of Belding Brotliers & Co.are now standardalike with trade and public all over this continent shows how thorotughly they have met the required proof of excellence—how perfectly they liave stowd the test, ‘Three great fuctories are now needed to nu‘:ply the demand for this firm’s incomparable silk. “One factory s in Connectlcut, nnother in Massachusetts, und the third in Montreal, Al three are run continuatly, for the call for these oods, alike fn the United States and Canada, s never ending and olways Increasing, Belding Brothers & Co. make and sell one-third of all the sewing-sllk and machine twist used on this side of the Atlantic, The house has recelved the most eminent of Centennial honora, the medal of merit and Certiflcate of Distinction having been hestowed upon ftasuperh exhibit by the group of judiges, The judzes particularly cominend the silk shown by this Orm for those two grandest esrentlals, “color? and “quality." At the Centennial, as elsewhere, the wouds” of Belding Brothers & Co. prove to he above and beyond rivalry. The house has its headquarters at Wo. 510 Broadway, New York, and has auxii- fary establishments in Chlcago, Philadelphia, Boston, Cincinhatl, Ban Francisco, and clse- where, while its admirable goods are obtainable ?f 3" responsible dealers fu every part of the and, e TELEGRAPHIC NOTES. PHILADELPHIA, Doc. 1.—Twenty-four build- dozen belonging to Individuals were gold at auc- tion to<lay on the Exposition Grounds, snd realized $206,160. The cost of conetruction was £2,500.000, Machinery Hall, Memorial IIall, and Hortleultural Hall were not included in the enle, The International Exhlbition Company, of Philadelphta, bought what buildings they will need in future vears, Special Diipateh to The Tridune. BPRINGFIELD, uf.'.' Dee. 1.—Certiticates of nizatlon were to-day jssued by the Secretary of State to the Chleago SilverPlating Company, capital $35,000; corporators, Frank L. Dodge, C. E. 8mith, and C, A. Sessions; and to the Pur;lrln City Horse Railway Company, eapital ,000. ——— OCEAN STEANSHIP NEWS. Loxpoy, Dec. 1.—Steamnships Oder, from New York, und Corinthian, from Montreal, have ar- rived out. ———— BUSINESS NOTICES. For Branchial, Asthmetic, and Pulmonary Complalnts, Brown'a Hronchial Truches " mani- fort temarkable curative propertice. Like all other merltorious articles, they are frequently m- itated, and those pmchuslnl.r shonld be sure 1o ob- tain the genuine ** Bronchial Traches, " s Turnctt's Cologne (four Sir from thie pucest and best material richnessand dellcacy of perfume. CONTINEXTAL HOTEL, PiiLsvELPHIA, Pa,, June 20, 184 Megsrs, Joseph Burnett & Co. —Gentle- men—\While traveling abroad last year we 1ok yuour Colugne with us. and afier tesiing several of the beat ** German," found none of themn equaled youre. I know of many friends a4 emphatic in its favorasIam. Very truly yours, J. E. KiNasLEY. Tioland's Aromatie Bitter Wine of Iran isa remedy for nervons debllity, impoverished blood, and tnpaired digestion. Depot, 5 Clark stre “Trath Is Iifighly Statement OF A, BOSTON POLICE OFFICER. , Prepared -unrivalled in Swor R. STEVE! Dear 5l ostre, 1 190k sick shout nine exp Jears sg wlth Kihedmatio Fuver, feout wiich Luate o1 ered avaut four maoishs. recovereil from the fever 1 found o cons! self sutfertni with pafn in niy sids pation, wiiteh brouicht un the pllea. T cans a phywiclan, ‘and pala hinnover £200 fur and all the while I was gradually rowinz worse, ans plyslcian utter anoflier was employed, until s of the beat physiclans of Boston had taken my case in und. On conltation between soveral of the Jeading phys sislana, Lhcy conchiiied tny complaing was asthia aut generst debllity, " | had creat dlillculty fn breathing, and an inlialer was requirad to aiford mo breath, Through the treatient of one phiyaleisn 1 tuok from 75 10'100 boaesof calaniel bills, and faithfully trivd all the mediciig that each p 6 preseried. From loni sickness, and the visf avercome thi geat paln, my kiducys becatiie fected, wnd | euttered extraclating pain in the small of h creat diicuity i passtig iy nrino, 'y 1d 1 was diseascd all thitough my sys- d he pegrodted Uit lie could give me no lups tor hiealtl. My wuifering from inidigeition s so thue 1t was foiposible to keen any wolld foud o fog »tamach, and tha whole nature of ‘my foud was b froni oatmieal. 1niw 100k & prescription from a celebrated Engl plisuiclan, wito auld puy troublo was Hrguehicia ud vy peieln. 1took clghteen bottles of muodicine especlally repared for Dystiepela, snd I tiave wsed & great deal of mediciun from apotiivearles’ pret rntou, § lave taken Baraaparlila uhtll you could count the boltics by the dageit, aud, ndeed, Thave kiven nestly ali the pojuiar dverilved ‘medielies u alr trisl. L lud o dreadfal cough,end did nut averags over (o hours' sleep 4 night ulted AU | for ehins yeare, A DRitiier puifcoman urged mo to try Vesrtioe, bat for a loug tinie 1 aviBR got cotnpletely dise much wiedicine without auy urgent persuasion, 1 conviuded 1l wsed one bottle Leould eat and peefyteak, & tilng I had not been able fodu vefure fur years; Indecd, §obtuined iore sul- stantlal eneiit frons tho rat boltlo of Negetine than benenity to try i, and be hold ou Iy stomach frum all other Incdicines wi taken, I Kepton fmproslug, A Kent un uwng e Vegetino il | vas i cand nvle to o duty allday, car andul and 1" am oow 40 ‘wefore 10 wy I & moxt Joarned wiedical taleut of Now Fngia witt all thelr combined wisdom they could nut T plish su much a8 that stiple vegetuole medicine calied h‘urflnr. towhleh L s in f;'“ for healt frinces. g i i W7 Athenist Surrol . flostox, ass., Nov. 22, 1873 ~Then porsoually kpbiarud iy above-natied figeno k. sullfs vau, .I::,.gu‘l’:.l\l"! vath that the forvguluyg statement is trie, DetOrUSkA . BOWEN, Justice of the Peace. FURTHER PROOF. Facts Will Tell. . 1L BTEVENS, Eag.t Dear sie: Allow e losay 8 word In favar of VEG- wviNk. During tho pust year 1 have eutferod fram o comblication of dissascs. 1 Ty i bed from the id of November until tie middie of the followlig Juno, 4 0u au averngo did 10 AIL U twu houre o week, | had siiht e the beet yalciaus I the stite, Lut ot o el and constantly krow worse, Tiiey Liud Lioart ixcase, phthisis, pyucinte, and Plalot, aud vould hever b uy better, | wad redaced in el o pouuds, Wil 4 wucl, for Tan aturally s, inJuae, findlng the physlelnns, thituygil the varueat persuslon of friends, and, 1 au 4ppy 10 t hd Kuud Tes . 1 have jiuhu.‘d pouus (a wel icht, can it upail day, waik sl o T'am greatty encouraged and_shall contioug waing the VeoETINK (€] can get It, 1am a poor man, but furtha truth of thisatement refer o uuy wua in GoMlstuwn or vicluky, Yours very thankfully, A, J. BURBECK . 1, 1875, Guttaows, N, It Vegetine Is Sold by all Druggists, fngs belonging to the Board of Finance and a | 1876—"'WELVE PAGEN, .- 3 ’ C e g BLACK BILXS, - | Success! BLAGK SILKS EOR THB the reader the renl facts concernlug the wonderfal HOLIDAYS! iz Field, Leiter |AUTOMATIC & CO SILENT SEWING MACHINE (] STATE & WASHINGTONSTS, | Willeox & Gibbs §. M. Co. Iaving decided to close the swwhich hian now been on the market for upwards of balance of their large pur-|iron uiimbien oiieon 00t i e chases of “ Blacl Stll:s,*? made | sumsiance. with the unparalieled result that of the inJuly last, previous to any advance, will offer thonrand rold not one hiay been returned or exe changeil for anuther make, and not s singie com- plaint has been made from purchasers to lts diend- vantage, Every one i delighted, and testifies that the machine does a1l and more thin All i¢ claims. M d D vithout uny previons instruction can sit onaay, vec. 4, to continue through the will not make the weam glve, Inleed, [t whil dety bt = all efforts to unravel It, USLEM PIRST CAREPOLLY CNLUCKED, No othier maching in the world has this quality. The beoutiful ond complicated lock-stitch ma- chines, racalied, of the now old ahd exploded § | styles appear s minecable, clumsy expedients when contrasted with 1t, and the seam .inade by b them 18 in-ecurity ftself in comparinon with that S ] {}@ 000 , | made by the now celobrated *: AUTOMA WORTIL OF TANTLY mew seatnn of the greatest TIC, " which (the public will mark this point) of the celebrated male of ANTOINE GUINET & G0, slble for the wemm made by this machine to rio ot True Lock-Stitch Seam R - =] frm v~ REWING NACHINES, Inthusiasm of Purchasers Un- bhounded. A Complete IRevolution i Sew- ing Machines. Makes the Omnly Renl Lock- Stitch, Nothing Like it in the World. The above sentences very impetfectly convey 10 fracture, or the deliberite cutting of the stitched ravel tinless deliberately unlocked. An accidontal IN THE WORLD. 1In addition to this great advantage, the operator s NO Tension to Managdé. NO Stitches to Adjust. NO Spools and Bobbins to Wind. NO Shuttles to Prepare. NO Preparatory Experiments to Make. Any person can sit down and do the most heanti- 0] work munT ofF, with ease and pleasure. The machine I8 nbsolutely moircless, and so light running that the most delfcate can work upon it without wearlness or fnjury. The nublic are Invited (o cxamine this LAST AND GREATEST INVENTION In sewing ma- chiinee, or, If they nre ot a distance from any agener, to write by postal card to the head oilice for full deseriptive catalogue amd 1ist of odices, prices, cte, WILLCOX & GIBBS S. M. CO,, 658 BROADWATY, Cor. Bond Strect, MNEW YORIK. #,% The AUTOMATIC has received the highest awards und premiums from the American Institute, the Frapihyn lustitute of Penasylvaniy, und the centenntal Exporitivn; also from State und county fairs, wherever exhivited. *,* The Company iuvite correspondence from 'merchants and uthérs wno are on the lookout far a £00d busineas opportuity, und who can devote rome atlention tu mtroduvin:g this wacline i theic respectivu localitien. At the same price that they sold them at in December last, which was the lowest ever made, With the present price of raw Silk, these goods cannot be produced under twenty-five to thirty per cent advance, and they advise all purties wanting BLAGK SILKS Tor the next six mohths, to male their purchases now, as they shall positively advance them after this lot is sold. FURNISILING GOODS. Chas. Gossage & Co. Wev's Furnishing - Goods For t@]idays. New and most attractivo stook of Fanoy Half-Hose, with new combinations in colers and embroidery, Deoided noveltics in Soarfs, Ties, and Bows, New styles in Bhirts, Collars, and Ouffs, Oable-sewn Danish Kid Gloves. Braces made from the New Web, in a great varioty of patterna. Extraordinary bargains in Gents' Linen Handkorchiofs, put up in half-dozens, suit- able for prosents; prices from $3 per dozsn to $18 per dozen, -Bost bargaina in Initial Handkerchiofs ever offered. Oolored bor- dered Handkerohiofs at a eaorifice, to olose; ‘hom-stitohed, £6,60 per dozen {last scason, $8), Bilk Muffleraand Pooket-Handkerchiefa in ohoicedesigns. Wool Scarfs and Mufflers, in endlesa variety, COardigan Jackets from $3to $20, TUnderwearin Bootoh Wool, heavy and fine Merino, 8ilk, and Cotton, manu- faotured exprasaly to our order, CLOTHING. PG CLOTHING, Less than New York cost un- der Assignee’s Sale, 150 'STAI}WTDE-ST., 126 Milwaukee-av. HENRY W. WOLSELEY, ASSIGNEE. DLANIK DBOOKS AND & NOW IS THE T TO ORDER YOUR BLARK. BOOKN COMMERCIAL STATIONERY von s N vean, | 100, 108, 110 State-st, For first.class work and reasonablo g prices, call on SKEEN & STUART, Stationcrs and Blank Book Manufacturers, 77 Madison-st., opp. MoVicker's Thoatre, ATIONERY. Everything pertalning to this, Department will be found in pull assortment and of the best value for the least moncy in all classes of goods! 0. D, SOAP, MoKEONE, VAN HAAGEN & 00.S ORIENTAL § DETERSIVE £ DOES NOT SHRINK FLANNEL. Sold by 600 leading Chicago Qrocers. nm NGES, DISSOLUTION. The copartnership heretofors existing betwaon the {indersigned, | under 6 of COOLEY, _ARTISTS' MATERIALS, ~ ARTISTS War-Hower Materfh LAY SHADR o Arentioets' & Engapeers' | DWIGHE & GILETTiS s Shis day dluolved by ot tuel, consent, Either W shinortied to aea a Gooods, Bte., Esee | HRUGRETGE eho e CHAB, O: COOLHY, CHAB. Q. COOL] 7v;l"l:’(‘)"x‘Al’)l.£§‘ S Cuioaao, Nov. 30, 1876 JAS. 5 R s SEEUEAOLE | i iiEons : COPARTNERSHIP. day 1 d & copart: y ) T e o CQOCET & MOUTENRY, 1 : 6t e U itelng oo o ZILIAN BBLE SPECTAC) - e Pll{v'wc. CI_IAS.» U COOLI!., B!l(::f]‘l‘olll‘l';l%‘(‘l bl;‘linlxg%m‘;m ul“ lml({‘&gx.s' Cwcaao, Nov, 30, 1670, W. B, McHENRY, s -6t une Dul ng. Optictan, 83 Madior vt (Teibupe Zulbe | COPARTNERSHIP. PERFUNMERY, ‘he undervigoed have thls day foruied s copariners At s e i | SBID l;'ulur the nm; namne “l’l”wm“rr‘lquinn‘;mu‘é o Tl Lransacting & gu ral cul g 79 A bwenty-fve cent alta of 1o | Bl tairaln and Froviions. af ve: o3 TaBalie st i‘ev;l:g:l;‘&) uu (e:l'xlgul:h’\l'l Cnicauo, Nov. 30, 1876, AS. ¥, ik, NER, Drogglats, Chi T COPARTNERSHIP, 1 biave this day admitted as o partnee in my bust. newe Al Jamice 1l Mine, foraiorly Genaral Wost- fu cliy of thy American Bteamship o will hereatuer . * 0L s WARKEN, Matrimonial Bureau of America, Establlsbied for the promotion of mnarzioxe tur thilscountry snd Eurape. buitably tasiciics mady Iadies wnd yeuticmen o €ay part of tiecountry, Beud 4 cuats for panphiet of lufurnation. Adlrews M, B Teau of Awerlca, beledca Hull Eljutliceb Syw Xurk.. Company and pai. st ert Warren & Cutgago, Doc, 1y 1876,