Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 24, 1876, Page 7

S e THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY. DECEMBER 24, 1876—SIXTEEN PAGES. ~ THE METEOR. >What-0_ther Observers Have to . Say Concerning It. ‘How It Appeared to Different Persons in Different Localities, JLLINOTS, To the Editor of The Tridbuns. CHAXDLEEVILLE, Cass Co., Ill., Dec. 21.—We this evening hod a meteoric display excecding snything We ever experienced. Between 8:50 and 9 o’clock a very large, blazing meteor start- ed forth at & point a little below the ‘moon (which was at its first quarter), about belf way to the zenith, In a southwest direction. It passed up over a part of the moon’s overbead, disappearing fin the northeast, We bereare on the Sangamon River, stity miles south of Peoria, and twenty-four north of Jacksonville; and the airection of the meteor was rather W. 8. W.to E N.E., asif from pincy and Beardstown, towards Toled suemq;soum of Chicazo.' It was of g:eiz‘:k: and vefi brilliant, cxneedirfi many times the ght of the fi moon, illu- minating _ the whole town, and mak- ing people generally rush from their houses to sce what was on fire. When over- head, ora little past, it exploded into a thousand ents, each part luminous, and all going on with slightly diverging angles, till they secmed to go down in the nortlieast. " The whole dis- fifi"” as of a huge rocket scattering at last stars, only immensely greater and farther off. This sight lasted some scconds (fiftcen or twenty), the speed seccming swiftest overhead. 'At the moment of explosion, and for some time aft Do sound Wwas heard; and we bhad many of us within. _doors, speculating upon the phenomenon. In just about five minutes (it could hardly have been less than that,—the most cautious would not call it less than three) there burst upon us aloud, deep thunder-peal from above, sannd.in‘% as if about where the seteor had burst. e started, and listened in doors, and rushed forth again. The di - ing undertone was still reverberating, "ent‘he booming of hum artillery at an immense distance, and the slowly-diminishing reverbera- tion scemed to move down from the zenith into. the far southwest whence the meteor had come. ‘We stooa and listened for some time to hearthe Jow, deep moan, as of a distant ocean surf, die gradually away to the horizon. And the people erally were abroad, takingin the sublime lay. It was threc or four minutes thit the sound continued; and at its beginning, several ditizens in brick stores remarked how the build- trembled, and rushed out to see if some er had burst, or what other thing had hap- pened. The moon was shining; but there was some haze and clouds in the southwest, whence the meteor emerged, and in the northeast aiso, ‘f;‘hg {d?mwu seemed to disappear between two Jou The 7rate. of gound is a mile in %semnd.;,—nn( d, thereiore, the meteor, when it burst, was distant ve! ly above us at least forty-eight miles, froni that to eighty imles—ont- side the earth’s atm%%phere as generally reck- oned. And yet it produced such a concussion «of the atmosphere as to give us that long, deep dispason of sound. ¢ ..Takea all in all, it wes the most grand and mfidl.xg display of celestial fire-works we ever It seemed to take us into the very presence of Jehovah, flashing upon us and speaking to us earth-worms from the outside realms of un- fathomed space! ~ Yours truly, 8. B. Goopexor, Pastor Congresational Charch. 7o the Editor of The Tvibune. HAvANA, -JlI., Dec, 22.—Abont Y o’clock last night our quiet little city was all excited over the appearance in the western skies of a gor- geous fiery messenger passing to the eastward, bearing alittle to the north—about on a line from Havana 1 Bloomington—and lighting up the entire heavens with a lurid glare of pale blueish light. It occupied near 2 minute in its visible passage to the point where it suddenly exploded, and passed from its horizontal course directly to the earth. The boge of the acrolite seemed to be about a foot. in diameter, with an immense fiery trail, some seveniy-five icet in length,—but when itsdistance isconsidered, pro- bsbly & hundredfold larger. From three to four minutes after its disap; ce there came from the west a heavy rumbling noise like that of an earthquake, accompanied with the shaking of houses ard rattling of windows all through the city, and for some time the atmospherc seemed charged with Jurid gases escaped from the flying monster. Tts continuous &:;ssngc, over 100 miles east, has been heard from, and it is hoped that the brill- fant celestial has made & safe and proper land- ing amongthe carthly inhabitants. 1t is amusing to sce how such perfectly natu- . ra! phenomena act upon the superstitions of the unsophisticated. Some look upon this courser of the trackless heavens as a precursor of the direst evils to the country. Some feign to think this flery messenget of the skies brought over with him from Oregon the onc vote that crowns Tilden as the victor, snd portending fire and sword among the politicians; whilst others con- clude that if this is the proper proghostication, and if this flery crown is really for Tild¢n, and if it alichts fairly and squarely on his devoted head, the Presidential question is thus settled without a fight! So mote it be! J. M. R. To the_Editor of The Tribune.- - GALESBURG, Dec. 22.—Last night about 8:30 o'clock isrge meteorite, seemingly zbout the size of a flour barrel, with alone lu- minous tail, passed over this region,—some who eaw it, say right over the city,—and burstwith a rattling noise more like 2 hcav; blast of rocks than anyihing else. When T tell you toat houses all over the city trembled at the ?lm slon, you will a.o&red:lw its force. None who saw it describc it as very. beautiful, frequently throwing off in its course s[x.u'klm;; gems of various colors; and at its cxplosion, 3 rfcet shower of little rockets shot off in all lizections, presenting all the colors of the rain-bow. A gentieman from Lewistown told me it was visible there, and very briliiant, caus- - Ing great fear in the minds of many as a por- tend of coming evil. Ididnot sce it, which I much regret, but heard it, and felt the shock sensibly. . J. W. DIETZRICIL B DIISSOURI. 7o the Editor of The Trivune. 8. CaTmarise, Mo, Dec. 22.—One of the most brilliant meteors ever vrix.nes_sed by the oidest Inhabitants in these parts was noticed last evening. It first made its appearanco ot .8:50, in the shape of a large ball on north side of moon and in a direct line perpendicnlarly #ith that luminary and a larze star, W, 8. W, enlarging and assuming all the colors of the Tainbow; it then ascended apparently exploding, creating an intense, dozzling light. After reach- ing a certain beight it pursucd a N. E. course, Qraeeing along its huge fiery tafl, and descend- ine"behind a bank of dark clouds which lay piled up in the horizon N. N. E. , Prior toits disappearanceit scattered a aensemeteoric show- er, soon followed -by a loud, rumbling noise, simllar to the boom of artillery. _The entirc phenomens was witnessed by more than three- Bgore persons, who had just adjourned from a réhgious meeting beld at the penny school- house, four miles northeast of this piace, and _all observers were filled with awe at its grand sublimity. The meteor-was just thirty seconds m its first appearance to the time of its dis- appearance. PLINNAY. INDIANA. T the Editor of The Tribune. - WiRxoNT, Ind., Dec. 2%—A mcteor passed over this place between 9 and 10 o'clock last Dight from west to east, lighting up everything lke day, It wassuen by several persons. It probably fell in Muxekuckkee Lake, about two mfles from here, and made a bursting noise like Plunging hot iron into cold water. The explo- Eions shook the honte and bed that I was in more than any thurder I cver heard. The explosions were very short, and in such guick Butoession that one seemed to be on top of the other, decreasing in intensity and lasting from three'to fire minates. Will give more when more is known. MerEon. A ——— R e t CANADIAN HEWS. . : &pectal Disyatch o The Tribune. Toroxto, Dec. 23.—The employes: of the Grand Truok are taken in to the office 85 they . Amive off the trains and required to sign a pa- Yer stating whether they will adhere to.the Company or the Brotherhood of Engineers. It is understood that the larger number of the Hznatures are for the Brotberhood. Much Fmpathy is felt for the employes. . Spectal Dispatch to The Tribune. QuEBEC, Dec. 23.—In the Legislature to-dsy ebillto allow the nuns of La Proyidence to en- fagein trade pursuits came up for discussion. A 'aflflun to table the bill was lost ona division, 18 . 940, An amendment to insert a clause taxing mfi!asuml_cnnbllshmcnts wherc trade indus- jefoxtagaL, Dee. Bfoseph H. Chevalier, 83 Pllecs 10 the estate of P. Austin Cavillier” has ken guit for §185,000 against Dame M. Cavil- | disc, and went directly, ler and husband, Demolselle Luce Cavil lhilsrlqnlse de Bassa’n_o and husband, amfi)ygé (g;z;’n‘ :‘r caL, m‘!':mz defendants to render au tmhnt ok bcenmsnld.a certain property 6f deccased Special Dispatch ¢ Ormawa, Dec. 25 Fhe (gicial” Gstte to-day contains the announcement that the Dominion Efln;lcmment will meet on the 8th of February The Commissioner of Customs’ shows the value of goods, n-npom:d‘:t’iaxfte:1 :J‘:: ‘P&miniun for the month of November to have 720.“ §7,4-,s!w; dutles collected thereon, $923,- FIRES. AT INDIANAPOLIS. ‘lxnmm’ous, Ind., Dec. 23.—At half-past » odoc_k, Tousey & Wiggins’, vork- packers, smoking and. curing house, on Pennsylvania street, is burning, and will hardly be saved. - INDIARAPOLIS, Ind., Dec. 23.—Tousey & Wig- gins estimate their loss of this by this after- noon’s fire at $15,000; folly insured. John: Broe., ;z'u.lvnnized-iron' and tin workers ig ms '::i‘z oining building, estimate their loss at $10,000; gnmram'e. ss,om’». The insurance is nll?n East- ern companies. — -IN CEICAGO. ‘The alarm from Box 316 at 10:35 last evening was false. iy .The alarm from Box 563 at 9:40last cvening, was caused by a .fire in the two-story frame dweullng, No.97 West Erie street, owned and occupled upon the second floor by Francis O'NGl. Loss on bullding, $125; on farnitare, $75. Insured in. Fire and Marine for $700. Cause unknown. ‘The alarm from Box 821 at 1:45 yesterday morning was caused by a fire in the'saloon of Charles Maloney, No.S3 Canal street. Damage to building and stock, $300; fully insmred. Caxsegm an vaer-!:oe\\éed scovg.L i B arm 00K an adder 8t 12:15 yesterday afternoon -was ;n%::ldpg;yng incipient fire at No. 186 Jeflerson strect, owned ?:& occupied by H. Thompson. Damage nom- — «:: . . AT LITTLE ROCE. ~ LIrTie’ Rock, Ark., Dee.'23.— Chief W. J. Murphy, of the Fire Department, has made s report of fires to the Conncil, exclusive of the recent conflagrations, viz.: Losses during the ear, $133,750; insurance recovered, $7%,000. ‘he city will probably soon let the contract for water-works. AT PORTLAND, ME. PORTLAND, Me., Dec, 23.—Fires last night, in the Savings-Bank Block and tbe Fluent Block, caused a total loss of about $50,000, distributed among the numerous occupants, most of who are fully insured, i = AT AUBURN, N. Y. - AuBUR, N. Y., Dec. 23.—David G. Landfield & Co.’s tannery, at Newark Valley, was burned 1ast night. The loss i §60,000; partly insured. gohg‘ensfi Hives, a night watchman, was burned AT LIMA. é CrxerxsaTr 0., Dec. 23.—The Commercial’s special says .another anchor flouring mill at Lima, O., owned by East & Lewis, wasdestroyed by fire this morning. Loss, $15,000; insurad for £10,000. CRIME. ESCAPED. Coruumzus, 0., Dec. 23.—Last night three convicts _escaped from the Ohio Penitentiary,— Chbarles Murry, a burglar from Wryandotte County; George H. Blackburn, burglar from Perry County; and John C. Carroll, sent from Cuyahoga County for E‘l'-\m] lar- ceny. The men cscaped by breaking into and crawling through an unused sewer about & hundred yards long. The sewer was, 50 small that in order to crawl through the men were obliged to remove their clothing, They Were probably furnished clothing and aided to escape ‘by outside parties. A reward of $650 is offered for the return of the men. Special Dispatch to The Tridune. 8r. Louls, Mo., Dec. £3.—The notorious Joe Butts, one of the most slippery cracksmen in the profession, bas again made :his escape. 8everal montbs ago he, Bil{z Bruce, and Red Leary entered 2 bank near the corner of Third and Olive streets and managed to steal a pack- age containing $600. They then stole from a safe of alawyer's officc not far off atin box containing papers valucd at an imimense amounty ‘which box and papers were that night recoveres by thepolice ina vacant building far out on Olive street, wherca citizen had secn the thieves deposit them. The "thieves were captured in Cincinnati about _the time of the Allen-Goss prize-frht, and after_much vexatious delay the detectives succeeded in bring‘ln% Butts back here, the other two having been indicted there on 2 preliminary cxamination in the Court of Criminal Correction. Butts was held to answer in hond of $1,000, and Charles Ritter was ac- cepted asbondsman. An indictment was found, and the case was called for trial this morning, but Butts was non est, and the bond was de- clared forfeited. GOBBLED UP. Special Dispaich to The Tribuns. 8r. Louis, Dec. 23,—W. A. James, alias Thom- as; C. W. Tripp, alias Walker; R. Maloney, alias Wiles; and W. Swift, four confldence-men {rom Chicago, were arrested Wednesday. at the Southern Hotel, where they had opened a faro game on a grand scale, commencing operations by beating a guest_out of §200. The latter se- cured the sid of detectives. and the case was tried in the Police Court to-day. James, who did the_dealive, fined $350, and Meloney and Swift $100 each. Tripp was released, his companions being sent to the Workhouse to work out their fines. HANGED. SraTESYILLE, N. C., Dec. 23.~William sfes- senger was hanged here yesterday for the mur- der, on tie 14th of May last, of Mrs. Barsh Seiling, his mother-in-law. Messenger was just 24 years of age on the-day of his death, ARRESTED FOR EMBEZZLEMENT. NEw Yomrs, Dee. 23.—Hugh McClellan, a clerk for William A. Webb, the ship-bullder, has been arrested on.the charge of embezzling between. §30,000 and $40,000. o ———— WASHINGTON. ‘Annual Report of the Government Direct- ors of the Union Paciiic Rallroad—River and Harbor Appropriations. ] pecial Dispatch to The Tribune. ‘WasmmweroN, D. C., Dec. 28.—The Govern- ment Directors of the Union Pacific Railroad have submitted thelr annual report to the Sec- retary of the Interior. In it they discuss at length the Pacific Railroad question. There is now but one question pending between theroad and the Government, which is tke one arising under the 5 per cent clause of the act of July 1, 1860. The Government has brought suit, and, if the position assumed by the Company is af- firmed, the only current reimbarsement would be one—hnléo of the nmuun: ned b the mpany oD _ accoun 3‘ Goremmyent transportation. The Directors ‘maintain that, whatever comes of the disputes Dbetween the Government and the Company, the latter must provide for the payment or refund- ing of the first-mortgage bonds. ‘These_bonds area suporlor lien to toat held by the Govern- ment. The report says it_is not practical for the Company to pay this and the $64,000,000 to the Government by the edd of the thirty-year term of the subsidy. The suggestion is made that it would be wise for the Government and the Compauy to agrec upon the establishment of s sinkiog inrndhwkédx shall r{:)dltlilz cé%tum indebtedness -of the Company vern- ment at the end of the tcr?n to $25,000,000. e Titiern Agsociated Fress. - To the Western Asso WASEINGTOX, D, C., Dec. 23.—In the House to-day Mr. Regan, from the Committee on Com- merce, offered a resolution, which was ad?ted, requesting the President to furnish the Houase | with covies of all orders made by him or under his direction, and of orders and correspondence of the War Department relating to limita- tions made by the President of the appropria- tions for the improvement of rivers and harbors, and to S] ¥ how the two_millions out of the fivo miltions appropriated by the 1ast Congress bave been expended, and also to state -under what law such limitation was made. ———— TELEGRAPH!CIang_I%S;L al Dispatch to une. - FoxD n&:‘fm, Wis., Dec. 23.—At Markesan, Green Lake County, last evening, a. Temple of Honor mass-meeting wes held, during which a $3,000 hall, built by the Temple of Honor start- ed a year ago, was dedicated. Many membérs of the Order were present;, from. Ripon, Bran- don, Waupun, Kingston, Marquette, and Ran- dolph. e temperance sentiment in that county Is very strong, therebetngfive successful Temples of Honor there. ‘ nity for conferring the honor of Enig THE JOKER VICTIMIZED. Ned Sothern DMeets His Match in New Orleans. A Duel that’ Wasn't Bloody, but Very Blood-Thirsty. Special Correspondence of The Tribune. NEW Onuzans, Dec. 15.—Sothern has just completed his Dundreary round at the pretty Varicties Theatre in this city. He has not coined shekels by any means, but his engage- ment will be memorable to him and to New Or- leans club people by reason of & practical joke, of which, contrary to custom in such matters, he was the victim. The affair is the talk of the town, but the only information concerning it that has reached the public was contained in the following common-place paragraph in one of the local papers: AL lock E0STILE MEETING, 7 0'clock this morning a personal . ganging between 3 . Chicoter i F, Shacies E. Whitney was adjnsted by nces. Theafflair of honor fook place near the ockey Club grounds. After shots were twice ex- changed, the seconds were successful in arranging ar, awicable settlement between thie belizerent gen- tlemen. . Ihappento kmow the inside history of the duel so cuphoniously described, and will give it: Mr. J. Cheever is J. Cheever Goodwin, formerly a'Boston journalist well known to many of the readers of Tur TriBUNE. Helis Mr. Sotbern’s adrance agent, and having written some plays, and intending to write more, sometimes takes an assignment in the cast in order to become familiar with stage business, Ihs chief role is LBuddicombe, Dundreary’s valet. in-** Qur Ameri- can Cousin.” Mr. Whitney is the local correspondent of the New York Herad. Goodwin has been victimized in and out of sea- son, by Sothern, and chose New Orleans as the spot for his long-meditated revenge. Through the kind offices of 2 friend, he aud Mr. Whitocy became acquainted, and had 2 high-toned quar- rel. Goodwin, according to programme, reficet~ ed severcly upon the' represcntatives of the press, and Whitney retorted - with com- ons of journalists and actors Yy no means complimentary to the lat- ter, and casting a carefully-worded im- putation upon Sothern himself. Friends inter- rupted the altercation, but Goodwin's blood was hot, apd he determined to appesse his wounded honor according to the customs of the country. Sothern besought his young friend not to worry hiwself on his account, but Good- win sternly repelled him with the remark that after what haa passed nought but blood would satisfy him. A challenze passed and was promptly accepted. . Time, place, and weapons were designated as stated in the paragraph above guoted. Goodwin could not think of callinz upon any one other than. Sothern to accompany him to the ficld, and since the young man was bent upon a lght, Sothern could not decline the melancholy duty. But the responsibility weighed upon his mind to such an exteot that his ‘appetite fled, and he could hardly muster courage to zo throngh his part on the stage at night. “Con nothing be done to keep those poor boys from eoing out to shoot each other? It secms so—absurd, you kmow!” But the reply came from all interested that the time for com- promise had passed. Fight they must., Ac- cordingly, poor Sothern, troubled in mind, and very-chilly io body, arose at 3 o’clock on one of those damp mornings which beset New Orleans at thisseason,and donned his Ulster,sealsiin cap, silk scarf, and gaunclets as il he were about to start on an expedition to discover the open Polar Sea. It was bad enoughto get up at such an hour for any cause, but on guch an errand as this, even a cocktail of double strength was poor consolation. Nevertheless, he went to the fleld fike a hero, talking meantime fn low and solemn voice to abstracted _but damnably determined friend. Tender Tes- sages ond coofidential commissions were in- trusted to him (* in case anything should bap- pen, you kuow, old boy **), until poor Sothern’s womanly heart almost melted to tears. But the fleld brought with it stern duties, and Goodwin’s second nerved himsel for the work. ‘The men were placed in position; the surreons were ready with their instruments. *‘Onel two! three!—Fire!” The bandkerchief fell, but the duclists did not, which was probably owing to the fact, which had escaped Sothiern’s notice, that the pistols were loaded with blank cartridges. Thas = God that two such poor marksmen had come_face to face, he now_sought to effect a roconcilintion. But the hot-blooded youths were not satisfied. They ‘must have another shot, and_they had it, with the same rcsult as before. Then Soth- ern's _entreaties prevailed; there were mutual explanations, and principals, sccond, =and surgeons left the field togother, Sothern arm-in-arm with Whitney's second. 1My dear fellow,” said he, “you don’t know howrelieved Iam. Isn’t-thisa happytermi- nation of the matter?” ¢ Not by a — sight,” replicd Whitney. ‘Do you knoiw, Mr. Sothern, that this is the seventh duel that I have fought, and that I never before failed to bring down my man? I am disgraced for life; Bow shail I face my wife and children, sir?” Sothern came in to breakfast at the St. Charles looking as if be had caught & first-class case of pneumonia. He would not have breakfasted so weil, however, bad the whole programme been carried out, for it was intended that the police should arrive while the shooting was going ou, arrest him, let the others éscape, and keep bim in jail for a day. He doesn’t yet know that he was s0ld, and everybody is afraid to tell him. CASUALTIES. RUN OVER AND EILLED. BorraLo, N. Y., Dec. 28.—Victor Rehm, aged 66 years, and Courad Smith, azed 40, while crossine the Eric Railway track at Cheektowoga, were killed by s engine of a Western-bound train. istols at twelve , FATAL EXPLOSION. Terre HavuTe, Ind., Dec. 23.—An engine on the Tllinois Midland Road exploded at Paris to- night, killing Lonis Wilsey, engincer, Charles Johnson, fireman, and Allen, a brakeman. e ————————— LATE LOCAL ITEMS, Pytrick Barrett was locked up at the»Armary last night by Oficer James Murnane for steal- ing o pair of fine blankets from Charles Blair, a Palmer. House coachman. The Armory volice made s feint at the gamblers last night at 11 o’clock but succecded nly in getting four from No. 71 Monroe strect. OAQ {be Oglhcr \igcns they were bafiied by watchful spies, or by clumsy eflorts on the part of several patrolmen. This year the holiday trade has been more than cvir productive of sneak-thieves, and al- | ready nearly two dozen have been captured and by the police. The dry- goods stores and toy stands have been flocked with shop-lifters, and when a person views the complete disorderin which cvery store in town bas been kept, Lie_can wonder that not more than two dozen have been captured. In the largest stores goods have been piled recklcssl( ngon the counters, form- ing o temptation to weak humanity. As a consequence but comparatively few of the most notorious shop-lifters have been caught, the chances for detection being so slight. “At least threc-fourths of those arrcsted have been persons of repute, and often of wealth, who could not withstand their weak- ness. Such was the case ycsterday, when the [ollo\fl:fi train of prisoncrs were brought into Central Station: Celia Crego was caught with about $15 worth of silk * wipes™ and searfs, piifered from Field & Leiter’s store, and was taken in by Officer McNaughton. She isan old one, 50 years of age, and bears every cvidence of being's new handin the business. Lizzic Norris was caught with a lot of plunder 2t the Boston Store. She was apparently an old hand-at the “business, and is known uoder a variety of aliases to Detectives Bauder and Os- terman, who took her in. Mary Heinake ana Willism. Godfrey_were caught by Ocer Sei- bert at the Boston Store with their ockéts full of plunder. Both are unknown to he police. Tne last and most notable arrest was that of Mary Kay, an old Iady 60 years of ag6, and conneeted with 8 wealthy and influcp- tfal family. When caught she had $32 wor! of plunder in her pockots. e ————— OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. LoxDoy, Dec. 23.—The steamship Algeris, from New York, has arrived out. " New Yomg, Dec. 23.—Arrived, steamship from Hamburg. Pcl?ggal;:!?l ec. 23.—Steamships Frisia, from New York, and. Obio, from Philadelphis, have arrived out. . THE CHARM WOULDN'T WORK. Speciaz Dispateh to The Tribune. . DUBUQUE, Ia., Dep'.g'r 23,—A few miles west of ‘here there was g death recently, where a Spir- itualist treated the cese and tried to erform 2 resurrection miracle. He persisted till the corpse was a hideous putrefaction. —————— The Family of Count Andrassy. London Saturday Recicw. * -Coronations afforded a convenient ogportu- zhthoods put_ undor- bail Thusit it is sald, when Charles the Greatwas crowned a8 Emperor, Count Alvo brought the Imperial banner from Brunswick, and, asare- ward for this service, his escutcheon was em- blazoned with three white roses, 2s a_symbol of sgol!ess honor and moral purity. The family of Andrassy, \:‘hose name nlp haslate been so con- ‘spicuously before the world, owes its arms to s tournament beld at Gran by St. Stephen, in the year 1000, when he was crowned King of Hun- gary. A foreign Knight had nnborsed many competitors, and shown himseclf somewhat in- solent in consequence, when & Magyar, of Scythizn descent, named_Andoras, challenged him to mortal combat. The challenge having been accepted, Andoras, in the presence of the whole assembly, severed the head and right shoulder of his heavily armed adversary from the body witha singie blow. On account of this exploft he was allowed to bear on his shield 8 man inarmor placed between twolions, erect, who held a crown. Through his subscquent marriaze he became founder of the Andrass family ip allits branches. The story is tuls however, inanather way, with especial reference 10 4 crest representing a Magyar brandishing a sabre. When, we read, St. Stephen was crown- ed at Stublweissenburg “in 1 (sfc) astrange knight came before him complaining that a lndy betrothed to him had fled and was now in the Queen’s train. The King promised to repair the wrongif the Ipla!nc was_just, but _learned from the Jady, Elsbeth of Ejmenau, that her relatives, treating her as an orphan, had assiga- ed her against her will to Wiilibald of Lunden- burg, the complaining stranger, to escape from whoge clutches she had fled to tho protection of the Queen, having bestowed her aifcctlons upon anotler, This was the Magyar noble Andoras, who had scen Elsbeth at the Court of Bavaria, while the Queen resided there, To settle the dispute, the King adopted the ordinary ex- pedient of a judical combat, whichtook place on the following day, when Andoras smotc off the head and the it hand of bis opponont. Ho was rewarded with the hand of Elsbeth, and was appointed Governor of Transylvania. Of three sons, the issue of his marriage, only one survived, the founder of the house of Andrassy. ‘The second story {s the more complete of the two; the regular spot for the coronation of the Hungarian Kings for several centuries was Stuhlweissenburg, and the manifestly incorrect date (1100) may simpiy be a misprint. R MIC!IAEL ANGELO. 1 A New Life of the Great Artist—His Char- acter and His Work. Zondon Times, Nov. 30. Michael Angelo, the greatest of the great men of a great age, has had a long line of blogra- phers. There was much in the life of that most remarkable man to invite the pens of writers, and a great many biographies of that incom- parable artist have, from time to time, been given to the world. Even without the exagger- ation and unauthentic reminiscences of Vasari and Condivi, who had opportunities of better in- formation and more accurate narrailon, there is enough in the true story of his carcer to com- mand sttention and interest. He himselfas a man is wonderfully attractive. His marvelous genias enabled him, not only to become the greatest sculptor of modern times, and to paint the frescoes of the Sistine, which taughtalesson | even to Raphael, but also to excel all the archi- tects of his time by his airy achievement, the cupola’ of St. Peter's. But even these works do mpot ' show the full extent of his versatility. He was not only the sculptor of ‘Moses,” not only the painter ofthe “Last Judgment,” not only the sketch-builder of the beautiful dome which was modeled by Glovani Franzese, but he was when the nolicy of Leo X. made it expedient to en- courage the excavation of marble in Tuscany, & capable quarryman and ¢ngineer, and when the need of Florence called for defenses against the powerful allles of the Medici, Michael Angelo became, under the compulsion of gatrlotlsm, a military engineer, and coustructed bastions and embrasures with adequate skil. He - could wield not only the brush, and the chisel, and the plumb-line, but the pen; and his lctters arc written in clear, stmlv.:hl.t’arwnrd prose, which shapes his meaning with accuracy andfaith; while his verses show that he had no mean povwers of poctic imagination. Few men have shown genius in so many quarters; few men have achicved greatness in so many departmeunts of art. But, were his doines less considerable, his character is of no small interest. He was by no means perfect. Thongh commonly of calm demcanor, he had a voleanic temper, which _broke the blunt ' crust of his ordinary courtesy, ‘sometimes even in the presence of the great. It was this temper which led to the fierce-blow of Pietro Torregrani which broke Michael Augelo’s nose and disfig- ured him for life. ' It was this temper which le Dbim to insult Leonardo da Vinci. It was this temper which induced him, when Pope Jullus asked him when he would have done with the Chapel (the Sistine), to answer gruffly, * When T stall bo able”and brought the TPope's cane upon his head. It was this ?emper which made him write the angry and impatient letter to his nephew Leonardo, which is dated July, 1544, and which brought otbertroubles upon him. Hume said that his happy disposition was better worth having than £1,000 a year; and, il that is so, the fretfulness of Michael Angelo might be equiva- lent to a considerable pecuniary deficit.” But this ruzged side of his great nature is compen- sated by his loyalty, obedience, and kindness to a somewhat greedy, exacting, and unappreciat- ing father; by his kindness to his brothers; by his warm friendship for mapy who knew his worth; and by his generous gifts to magy who were ignorant of his gencrosity.. He was an indefatigable worlker, a brave and sclf- denying liver, a generous giver, and, withall his foibles, a. Lmiggrcn: man. He not only did great work, which deserved great Bmisc, but he was, in truth, a successful man. He carned his reward in his life-time, and had not to leave it to other centurles to do that justice to his merit which had been . withbeld by his own. I 18 true he complains muchof the l.ard{ payments of the Popes; but, though some of his em- ployers doubtless cozencd him, he made money, and, it is evident, must have invested very con- siderable sums in land. Greatness is not always a match . for the light-fingered world; but Michael Angelo scems to have been a capable man of business, and to have held his own. He commanded the respect of Popes and Princes, the admliration of many, the love of some; and all the honors which could be bestowed upon him werc unstintingly conferred. ool Yet, with all these sources of gratification, Michael Aneelo was not a happy man. He had 2 mission, and that was to bring men out_of marble. This, however, he was not allowed to achieve. Pope Julius 1L at first commissioned Michael Angelo to design and sculpture his monument; and that artist promised that, when completed, it should be *withou its equal in the world.” This was his profession; here he was working with the grain. _But, from some unexplained cause,—for as Mr. Wilson points out, the jealousy of Bramante is not suf- ticient to account for it,~the Pope changed-his mind, and would spend no more money on his monument. Michael Angelo left Rome, and it was with difficulty that he was persuaded to re- turn to the Pope’s service. When he did ac- cede to the Pope’s wishes and went to Bologna, he was ordered to make a statue of the Pope in bronze. (Vith difficulty, and af- ter some dlsflppointini failurg,” the work was campleted, and the statue was ercct- ed over the door of San Petronio. Then Michzel Angelo was summoned to Rome by the Pope, and informed that he was not to go on mc’i’: the monument, but to paint in fresco the vault of the Sistine Chapel, in the Vatican. He protested that * Painting was not in his pro- fession,” and suggested that the commission should be given to Raphacl; but it _¥as of no use. Even after 'the completion of those in- comparable worlks, he was not allowed to return to his favorite art. The discovery of marble in the mountains of Serravezza induced Leo and Cardinal De Medici to insist upon Michael ‘Angelo having recourse to the Tuscan rathier than the Carrara quarries. Thus, he was employed not only as tue architect of the front of Sau Lorcnzo at Florence. but at road-makinz and quairying in the mountains of Tuscany. It is not to be wondered at that, at this time, he complains thae I die with vexation from not being able to do_that .which I would do bat tor my evil fortunc.” Freed from this unworth labor, he resumed at scant intervals his chisel, Even in these bricf periods of unmolested time, however, his achievements were great. He worked with extraordinary energy and rzpldin{. The flakes of wmarble fell quickly before his vigorous hand, and the living statue & [ fessed. With wanton folly, Piero De 3ledici, it is said, once employed Michael Angelo to make 2 statue of snow; but when ho was st work on the hard marble, it seemed snow under his hand. All through his life, however, he was forced to work Bl‘:fiiugfl “not his profession.” The de- sign for the monument of Julius IT. was re- peatedly changed; for: it was found that the exigencies and jealousies of his successors, -n'd the small amouos of time at Michael Angelo’s disposal, would not permit of its bei carried ont. But even the curtailed plans and modified designs made slow progress. Michael An%elo. still protesting that architecture ‘‘was no his profession,” was employed to design the Lan- rentian Library. After Florence, in spite of a brave resistance, to which the artist, as we have scen, contributed, bad fallen aguin under the power of the Medid, Michael Angelo resumed his work upon the monuments of the Medid, and executed the “ Dawn,” which rests onthe tomb of Lorenzo. and the *Night,” which is scarcely mare cheerless than the “*Dawn.” But Paul II1. came to the Papal throne, and Michael Angelo, azafnst his will, had to paint the *‘ Last Judgment” in the Sistine Chapel. He completed it when be was 66 years of age; but even then there was comparaiively uncons genial work ready to his hand. Inthe same year Sangallo completed the Pauline chn‘};el. and the Pope was desirous that it should be painted by Michael Ancelo,—on one side with a plcture representing the cracifixion of St. Peter, and on the other the .conversion of St. Paul. The anxiety of Michael Angelo to continue and complete the long-delayed monument of Julius was of no avail, and the great artist had again toturn his hand to . the unconzenial work on frescoes, which, as he complains in one of his letters, is not the labor for an old man. But there is a monotony about the obstructions which are thrown in the way of his dearest wishes which becomes tedious. “We find him even id his advanced age working_on the fortifications of Rome, on the Farnese Pal- ace, and finally crowning his life, and making an altogether exceptional and new_reputation, by his Cesign for the cupola of St. Peter's. It is | a long history of unwilliog work, which, how- ever reluctantly undertaken, is always honestly and admirably executed. _**‘Life and Works of Michael Angelo Buonaro- ti.” By Charles Heath Wilson. The Life Partly Complled from That of Commend. Aurelio Gotti, Director of the Royal Galleries of Florenco. Lon- dop: Murray. 1876, ———————— No War for Him. Atlanta (Ga.) Herald, Old 8i was standing in crowd at the depot, ‘when ono of the darkies present remarked : “Ef dat wah do come, heah's one nigger dat ain’t gwine to sasshay in hit ! “WWah? Who's talkin’ ‘bout enny wahi” asked Old Si. “I head hit ’round hyar among de darkies neally. “Who's gwine ter fight in dat wah?” “De white folks and de ’publican party, dat's my onderstandin’ 1" “8hucks! Docs enny ob yers’pose dat de wg!l:?o’;fnlks down hyar I8 gwine to anodder w: *Dey’s mighty rampantus *bout dis "lecshun, don’t yer forget dat!”? “Nebber mind! Did yer ever ses a stnmpx- tafl fox go an’ back hissclf agin a stecl trap de second time, say?” “No, I neber did.” ; “Den yer ain’t gwine to see dese heah people go ter no wah!" “Ye be'ter no say dat ter none ob dese white fokes 17 “Yos, T will do dat too, 'kase why I | should’nt#” ¢ Dey'll go fer yer el yer talk dat ter dem ! ¢ Shew, nigrer Fer don’t kno’ what yer sayin’. When I speaks dat ter way, now tek keer, hit ain’t no insult ter de white Suthern people’s bravery, but hit's o moughty big recomimen- dasbun ob der judgment P** “You_are right, old man,” said 8 white man near by, and Sihad the crowd at a disadvantage. Correspondence with a Corpse. Virgima (er.) Chronicle. Some weeks 220 a young scapegrace in this city who had lcft his parental roof in New York ‘under a clond in 1355, concluded to put up ajob on the old gentleman and make & raise. He ac- ?mling!y legraphed to his father in New ork: Mxn. —: Your son Walter was killed in the Con. Virginia this morning bya falling cage. What shall we do with the remains? M. L. BARKER. Almost immediately a telefimphic order came for $150 and the laconic reply: * Bury them.” The fictitious M. L. Barker Iroze to the $150 and went on a royal spree, and afew weeks afterwards wrote to his father over his real name as follows: 4 Drzan Faraer: Thave just learned thatanin- fomous scoundrel named Barker sent yon a ficti- tious account of my death and swindled you ont of $150. He also borrowed $85 from me and left the country. Iwrite to inform you that I am yet alive, and long to see the old parental roof azain. Iam in somewhat reduced circumstances, the accumu- lation of the last five years having been Jost—a dis- astrous stock operation—snd_if you woald spare ‘me $200 I will ever thankful® for your favor. Give mylovetoall. Your affectionate son, Warter. A fow days later the young man received the following: My Dear Sox: I have buried yom once, and that'sanend of it. 1 decline having any more traneactions with & corpse. Yours in the fleeh, FATHER. How the Khedive Remodeled His Army, Gen. McClellan says, in_Scribner, that when one of the Khedive’s American officers had been some months in Egypt, the Khedive sent for bim one day and asked what was the worst thing he had obgerved in regard to the army. He re- plied that it was that the regiments were com- manded by civilians. The Khedive said: "Na; there is a Colonel for every regiment.” * Yes,” said the American; * but each Colonel, Chief of Battalion, and Captain hes a civilian clerk, who controls evetything relating to the pay, rations, and clothing of the men, and whoeyer does that really commands.” “You ave right,” said the Khetlive; “but how would you correct thisi” By requiring_that the Colonels shoald have Sergeants as their clerks; the Chiefs of Battal- ions, Corporals; the Cngmns, private soldiers; and also requiring that, the officers should super- vise and do much of the real work themselves.” ¢That means that the army should learn read- ing, writing, and arithmetic!” ‘That isexactly what I was coming at, your Highness.” The Khedive refiected for a moment, and then at ouce wrote an order to the Minister of War, re- quiring that from that mament no person in the army (either officer or soldier) ‘should be pro- moted until he was master of reading, writing, and arithmetic. The vonsequence was that the whole army immediately hecame a school. ——— X War and Bread. The Edinburg Scotsman opposes any steps upon the part of England that may lead the country into war. Looking at the bread ques- tion, it remarks: * The average price of wheat for the whole of 1875 was 45s 2d, so that the total value of the quantity required for the United Kinzdom in that year was a little over £59,000,000. This year, owing chiefly to fears of war, the price of wheat has gone up until now it is 48s 1d per quarter. If that had been the price last year, the country would have had to pay about three millions and three-quarters more thao it did for its bread. Supposing the Russian supply to be lost because of war, and the ‘demand to continue the same, the price must rise at the least 5 or 6 shillings a quarter, and in all likelihood would rise domble that amount. Taking the latter sum as a basis, it would follow that a year of war with Rassia would add elghtcen or twenty millions to the cost of the bread supply in 1875. That ispota matter to be overlooked in considering, as Lord Beaconsfield said he had to consider, ‘the in- terests’ of the country.” . A French Wager. A French tribunal is to pass juc the validity of a wager. or rather of a contract made between the Mayor and the parish priest of avillage in Soutbern France. The agree- ment was made on June 23, 1872, and was to the effect that if within four years the Count de Chambord were crowned King of France the Mayor should present to the parish church a new incense-burner worth notless than §20; if, upon theé other hand, the grandson of Charles . had not, at the expiration of the four years, nscended the throne of his fathers, then the the priest was to provide the new incense-burn- er. Onthe ground that the wager was onk meant as a joke, the priest declined to furnis| the incense-burner, although, as the London News puts it, be would merely have been rob- bing Peterto pay Paul. The Mayor has taken legal proceedings to compel the priest to fulfill his agreement, much to the indignation of the clerical journals, which denonnce him as an en- emy of religion. ————————— Tho French Bar and Mustaches. An Euflish paper says: ‘“ Althomgh the Paris students may fairly claim to be more frec and disorderly than those of London or Berlin, it is quite_clcar that the Paris Bar is under as strict 8 aisusline a8 that of anycityio the world. An_ecdict has gone forth to tbe effect that mustaches are at once and irrevocably to disappear from the upper-lips of all advocates in the Palais dc Justice. Of late years the dread suthorities of the Faculte deDroit had connived at the wearlng of these unprofessional ornaments, and grave Professors had evea car- vied into the lecture-room the forbidden em- bellishments. But the Minister of Justice has interfered to correct the scandal, and the learned counsel will no longer be permitted to dispense with their razors. The incident has given oc- casion not only to a great deal of grumbling on the part of those gentlemen, but to some con- siderable amount of discussion In the public press as o the history of mustaches.” e ——————— The Benefit of a Wooden Leg. French juries often astonish the world by the curions way fn which they discover '‘extenuat- ing circumstances” in favor of the culprits brought before them, bat it bas been reserved for an enlightencd Belgian jury to surpass any- thing ever heard of in this live. A man named Brin was found guilty of murdering both his first and second wife, bat, according to the re-| port in the pnner% he was rccommended to merey on account of his wooden leg, and got off ith fard lahor for life instoad of déath. e ———— A Touzh Story. Denter News. Colorado furnishes many tough and it was heretofore supposed that the tomebest of all was the cheek of the average Demouratic orator, but. ta the delight of fair and candid ient upon Democrats, even this mirnculons article is eclipsed. The Colorado cow with Texas horns furnishes the fllustration. One got in front of atrainon the D. &R G. Railway last Satar- day, when the engine was going at the rate of twenty-five miles an hour, and the enginecr was unable to stop. So he threw open the throttle, and let go for that cow in splendid style. When the pilot struck her there was such & mn}: of beels and horps in the air as never 2 bovine fur- nished before. When she came down engine No.17had a broken headlight and a busted eagle. Bossy lay there on the pilot until the engine stopped, when she was rotled off. In- stead of being beef, she was the liveliest kind of a Texas critter, that went off with kicking hecls, not injured, excepting one small cet on her tail. e —e————— ‘Napoleon's Opivion of Russia. Napoleon on St Helena, in conversation with the surgeon Barry O'Mears, spoke of Russia’s &urposes thus: In the course of a few years ussia will have Constantinople, the sreatest Enrt of Turkey, and all Grecce. This Thold to e a8 certain as ifit had already taken place. Almost _all the cajoling and flattering which Alexander practiced toward me was to gain my consent to effect this object. T would not con- sent, foreseeing that the equilibrium of Europe would be destroyed. In the natural course of things in a few years Turkey must fall to Russia. The greatest part of her population are Greeks, who, you may say, are Russians. The powers it would injure, and who could oppose it, and En- gland, France, Prussia and Austrin, Now as to ‘Austris, it will be veryen.l{‘fur Russla to engagze her assistance bv giving her Servis ana other provinces bordering on Austrian dominjors reaching near o Constantinople. The only hypothesis that France and England will ever be allled with sincerity will be in'order to prevent this. Buteven this alliance would not avail. Frauce, England, and Russia united eannot pre- vent {t. Russia and Austrin can at any time effect if. Once mistress of Constantinople, Russia getsall the commerce of the Mediter- ranean, becomes a Erm: naval power, and God knows what may happen. you (England), marches off to India an army of 70,000 zood soldicrs, which to Russia s nothing, and 100,000 canaille Cossacks, and other, and Engltmd loses Iudiz. Above all other powers Russia 1s most to be fearcd—especially Her soldiers are braver than the Austrians, and she has the mcaas of raising as many as she pleases. In bravery, the French-and English soldiers are the only ones to be compared to them. All thisI foresaw. Isee into futurity farther than others, and I wanted to establish a. barrier agalnst those barbarians by re-establish- ing the kingdom of Poland, and putting Ponia- towskl at the head of it as king. But your imbeciles of minsters would not consent. A hundred years hence, I shall be_applanded, and Europe, especially Enmland, will ?ament that 1 did not succeed. When they sce the finest countries in Eumgc overcome, and & prey to those northern barbarisns, they wifl say: Napoleon was right. Ben Hill. Washington Dispatch to New York Eerald. Mr. Hill, of Georia, has been congratulated by most of the Sonthern members in the House and many conservative Republicans unon his opinfons, since he has expressed himself as he did in the fnterview with bim published in the Hera’l. Hisattention was called to-day to an article telegraphed from Chicago to a journal in this city, wl assumes to patronize him from a Republican standpoint. Referring to it he remarked, * They must not go too fast nor be too sure.” Some of the Southern men, in ‘whoee way he stands, do not think as highly of Mr. Hil. " They say he lacks judgment. This comes, of course, from his being an aspirant for the Georgia Senatorsnip, about which there Is a_lively canvass here just mow, and which Mr. Hill expects to win. The lively de- bate hetween Representatives Cox and Hale in the House to-day was_characterized by Mr. Hill 8s being very injudicious. ‘‘Both sides were ‘wrong,”” he said, **and I came very near getting | up and telling them so.” He will shortly speak on the question of the Union, and will claim that he always was, as he is now, a Cnion menand in favor of the Unfon. Hewatches the debate intently and with subdued nervousness. S The Potato-Bug. Her Majesty’s Government is tightening the coils of red-tape around the innocent and vora- clous potato-bug. In order to prevent the in- troduction of the Colorado potato-beetle amone Eoutaes imported from the United States or anads, instructions have been issued to the Collectors of Customs st the various ports of the United Kingdom that Custom-House officers are to look out for the beetle on board vessels, ‘wharyes, aaxu s, sheds, or packages landed from vessels an. tantly destroy it: To aid them in identifying the beetle, & lithosraphed sketch and desmgd’ou of it have been forwarded. The color of the insect is officially stated to be yel- 1nw, with black spots on the fore part, and ten black strips, five on_each of the wing-covers. It is somewhat like a larze ladybird, but is rather longer in shape, ana is also striped, a pecaliarl- ty which is absent in all species of ladybirds. ——————— A Grave Distake. Detreit Free Press. As a resident of Woodward avenue stood at his pate yesterdny morning a hoy about 13 years old came along with a” enow-shovel on his shoulder. “Ha! boy—come here—want a job?" called the gentleman. “Sir!™ answered the boy with great dignity. “Pitch the snow off my walk and I’ll give yot, a quarter,” cootinued the avenuer. *8ir! you don’t know me,” s2id the lad as ho marched’on. *“I am on my way to clear the walks in_ front of father’s fourteen lots m here- Al our eighteen horses are lame, ang our gold-mounted snow-plow is ot of order, or else you wouldn’t sce me carrying this shovel around. ['m offeriny $5 to any one who will carry it up as far as Parsons strect.” ¢ ————— California Olives. Santa Barsara (Cul.) Inder. Dana B. Clark has shown nsa sample of his olives of this year's crop from his orchard in Montecito. A thousand trees, five rears old, from the cnttings, standing on ten acres, have yielded aboat 500 Zallons of berres. Nearly all the trees bave fraited a little, but the 500 gallons is the be- ginning. Their value on the trees is about 50 cents agallon. What is raised on the land between the young trees in the way of beets, onions, #quashes, “elc., pay the expenzes of cultivation. Let us see what is the value of o full-hearing olive orchard, when planted in_a good location. The full-bearing treesin the Santa Barbara Mission orchard, i the ission San Juan Capistrano and San Dicgo orchards, and elsewhere, in 500d soil and good locations sear in and year ont, will yield on an aserage twenty gallons of berries to the trce, or_three gulions of o:l. *To_manufacture the oil will cost abont §1 a gollon. Taking the first-class, or_virgin oil, with the second and tne third, tho whole will net$3 per gallon, or $8C0 per acre, about the sam=asto ecll the berries for pieking, There arenota suffcient number of hearing trecs inand around Santa Barbara to justify the estab- lishment of the best means to mannfactare the oil, and sothe berriesare at present ali picked for table use. Afew years hence, when more trees ace bearing ana the market for picked olives more than euppiled, then the manufacture of olive oil on a considerable scale may be commenced. ————— What Dr. Babbitt, of Sclence Hall, An- nonnces. Aew York World. = Dr. E. D. Babbitt, of Science Hall, New York, announcesthat he has been able to captare the son- light with its different colors upon pager: that t hus it is shown to be an actual substance, moving in connection with vibratory action; that of the seven colors of the solar spectrum the red 2nd_or- ange are eapecially thermal or heatlng in their na- turo, the yellow uminous and somewhat thermal, while the green, blue, indizo, and violet at the cold end of the spectrum are electrical, but may produca very great heat In connection with the thermal col- ors, which are their real aflinities. He moreover states thatlight, steained throngh different colored pazes of glacs ind sometimes aided by a lens to ring the rays to a focue, is among the safest, most penctrating, and most powerful of all healing azen- cies, the red being simulating to the arterial blood and 'the best for cold extremtics, the purple bein Dest adapteg to animate veins and _capillaries an dormant digestive organs, the yellow_ being tive and cheering; while the blue and vlolet, the most exquisite of ll in their action, are the most soothing and vitalizing to the brain and nervous system. —— An Expensive Meal. The miost expensive dinner served on Thankagiv- ing Day was eaten at San Francisco, if the ingeni- ous News-Lelter bo veracions. A rich citlzen, who had made a fortane as a poultry dealer, wished te send a fine turkey to his danzhter and her young husband. and at the same time to inclose « litrle souvenir. He placed a certificate of 100 shares of Consolidated Virrinta mining stock fna rich mo- rocco pocket-book, hiding bfs gift inside the royal Dird, near the héart. As he joined the young couple at dinner there wes a_metry twinkle In big eve. Grace was snid, and the keen carvins-knife cleft thobreast of the fowl. It tastes a little Jeathery, remarked the soung wite, ** Cat deep- er," responded the fond parent. Thev cut and cutuntil the last vestizo of the stufting, which emelt Jike a collaction of clesantly bound books, was removed. There 113 & s0gay-Jogking pocksr: book. The India rubber hand had dlssofved, and a8 it opened with the heat the sweet juices of the tarkey had, little by little, reduced the crip cer- tificate to boiled pulp. = With a lond shriek the father fell nnder the fable. He had forgotten to take the number of the certifcate, and they had been eating a turkey worth $5,000. e A new club is abont being formed by Ben- jamin Loughlin, a well-known amateur ball- layer of Philadelphia. In all likelihood it will ¢ one of the strongest amatenr clabs in that vicinity next season. No salaries are to be paid but the gate receipts will be appropriated to de- fray the expenses of the club, and at_the end of the eeason the surplus funds are to, be divided among the plavera. She quarrels with | first-class houses, l FTRS. FURS! SPECIAL NOTICE. Owing to the continued dullnsss in_ths Wholesale Trade, and my stock cf L. DIES’ and GEN''LEMEN’S FURS being very large, I will sell at RETAIL Al kinds of manufactured Furs, including Seal & Mink Sacques, Fur Trimmings, Etc., AT MY REGULAR WHOLESALE PRICES. CHARLES GLANZ, IMPORTER AND MANUFACTURER, 110 & 112 Madison-st. FINE FURS THE LOWEST OFFER YET! As our expenses are not half that of other and as we have taken advantage of “HARD TIMES* in buying for CASH, we GUARANTEF: our prices on all kinds of Fursto be MUCH BELOW any other first.class house. Seal Sacques made to order, lengthened, and trimmed. by you. | All repairing done in the best manner s reasonatle prices, H. 1. Bromwell & Co., 146 State-st., second floor. N. B.—Mr. BROMWELL. late with J. A. Smith & Co., glves his personal atfention to the Mans factarioz and Repairin Departmenta. THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE. THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE. Great Republican Newspaper, i ' DOLLAR WEEELY TRIEUNE. I BEST PAFER FOR THR FARMEE, MECHANIC, BANKER, MERCHANT, POLITICIAN, FAMILY- FROSIECITS FOR 1877; Twenty Weeklies for $20, Pox:z Pald, TRESIDENTIAY BLECTIONG 3 The eubtry has paseed throrgh A flerce Presl dcntia) conteat, #nd the result aan been left ina dungerous and unsatiafuctory shape, on eccount of the unprecedented closenesa of the election, tha angry disputes as to the votes of certain States,and the failure of the Constitution to provide any tribunal tosolve dovLtsor decide contested points, GOV. HAYES ELECTED. ° From the best light before it, Tae TRIBUSE be= lieves that Hayes has received 185 Electoral votea against 164 for Tilden, and is therefore entitled i be inaugnrated President on the 4th of March, 1877. The highest good of the South, as well as of the North, wonld be best promoted by his occu- pancy of the Execntive Chair. 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