Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 7, 1877, Page 3

PLACES TO SHUN. Homes of the Bunko-Steerer and the Envelope Swindler. illiam B. Langley and His Associates " -..Their Peculiar Games and Devices. What It Cost Willlam to Get Rid of an Indictment---Bishop’s Cone fessions Paring October last TRETRIBUNEreaders were sade familiar with the eccentricities of a pair of men, who used the title of a respectable firm in msi:ity, and carried on an extensive and profit- sble traffic betore their scheme was nipped in the bud through their letters accidentally get- ting into the bands of the firm whose name they were using. The bead and front of the acheme was William B. Langley, He was as- gisted by 3 man named Jobn Lonerzan, who ept 2 store ostensibly on the West Side, which wasnever occupicd. The first scheme was car- ried on under the title of Lonerzan & Co. qhis played itself out, and W. Young & Co. was ealled into a mythical existence. Lonerpan & Co., and W. Youug & Co., meant TWilliun B. Langley. Langley was Lonerzan and Loverran was Langley, and each was the other 3s occasion required. Langley has been gescribed in these columns heretofore, and Tt Tgisese has aided in lifting him into une: able notoriety by exposing his acts. He i without_doubt, onc of the hanlest. cases in the city,and the pohiee weil know him as such, o fexis shrewd, cool, and well informed, and imows every kink of the intricacies of the criminal cuie,h and studies how Le can best i eshes. ‘escape its m e :squ:;' x 4 ch the firm of W. Youns & Co. snd Loner- i e R obtained through ilolr Tepro- Eentations _was _ sert to s’ store- Bouse, 160 West Monroe street. He advanced money on the several parcels as they ‘amein, Harris’ record is not. the cleanest ju theworld. e has the couvict’s taint upon bim, ‘e having once been tried and convicted for rape 2nd terved 8 one-year's term in the Peuitentiary stJoliet. He wus the go-between, as it were, and Jooked to the distribution of the consign- * ments of plunder. He gave up a portion of the 00ds, but thegreater part are yet tobe account- fdm. Barriig:ook lots of wiiisky, drugs, bug- gies, in fact anything which crossed his way Throurh Young & Co. “Goods were sent to them which never saw the Van Buren strect store, but went straight to Harris’ establishment, from whenee they were disposed of. But these facts are not the worst that have come to light in re- t William B. Langley and & couple or more of others who are in a like trade as him- elf. v 5 It is well known among the police that FILLIAM - B. LANGLET, *‘DUTCHY” LEHMAY, AND J. 3. LEVY are the head and front and protectors of all the ‘bunko-steerers at present in the ci Langley carries on 4 mock-auction shiop at No. 172 Clark street. Langler, Lehman & Likins nsed to car- yvonalike concern at No: 160 Clark street. This js the north end of the Arcade. At pres- ent this is closed. At No. 7 Clark street, near Water, “ Dutchy” Lehman runs a snide jewelry store. “ Dutchy” Lebman and J. J. Levy run the Empire cheap cloth shop, No. 220 Randolph street. J.J. Levy runs a Peter Fuuk shop un- der the Union House, on Canal street, opposite the Fort Wayne Depot And now as to these places and Langley’s rec- ord in the past. The store at Arcade court is closed. There is still a gtock in it, but unless a +wellhecled ™ Granger comes to town its dours are not thrown open.. For awhile the envelope dodge was run here under the guise of a cheap watch factory, but the hay-cutting machine that stood at the door to entice Grangers bas van- ished, and the lounce formerly in the window Bow is in service at some other point. At 172 Clark street Langley runs his MOCK-AUCTION SHOP. _ . It Is 2 mongrcl sort of a place. It has proven jtself to have-been s “fence™ in the past, and to-day the same hard class of citizens make it 2 headquarters. Langley ostel sheap' watches and runs a_ pawn-s igreeny™ I8 enticed through the medium of o long, yetlow circular, which is handed to him by adapper tellow in front of the store. He £oes in to look at goods, is coaxed back to look st the making of watches, or through some other device, and then bunkoed by the medium ofa lotters rame or by the envelufie dodge. InSeptember of 1575 George Huwald, of 53 West Madison street, was robbed of a gold ‘¥atch, which was gnatched from his show case by Harry Duncan, aliss Muldoon, who figured soprominently in the Hoxie robbery. He dis- posed of his ‘swog to Langley, who sent it w’“fiifl Keopedy” and Charles C. Bartlett 2o Buffslo to be sold. = Huwald got wind of it through the officers who werc_working up the case. Officer Mahoney had Langley arrested for receiving stolen goods. Muldoon had pre- viouely * squealed,’” but the case was dismissed Ly Justice D'Wolf, before whom he wastried. ‘The case did not dsop here, but_was brought before the Grand Jury in Februarv last, when the Hoxie robbery case and Muldoon were un- der fovestimation. This jur{‘ also tried the Rb(mg murder cases, and at the time wes con- ered 2 very shaky and crooked body. wes aid bef :‘M‘SGL!? C_JQEB lked it ore the squac bey talked over it, aad fnaly fodicted. him. But thers was one men there whom Langley had in his grasp. ‘This was Geor W. Bishop, a specimen _Grand uror;-just such a man as some of the Count; mmissioners would be likely to appoint. He hadat one time scen better days; but whisky b ght him down to the lowest verze. Hewas the surveyor of the defunct Equitable Fire ce Company. Alter Langley was BISHOP NOTIFIED HNM OF THE FACT, s the following interview will show : eral davs’ ago a TRIBUNE reporter ran lfi:mss Bishop at the Tivoll Over a_glass of If’v"“i in the presence of competent wituesses, ¢ conversation took place. Y, reporter was introduced, and said: ferpr " ®%¢ Presumed to be o manof charae- u Yes, s, T am. T have a certificate here as £ attomey. Iwasadmitted to the Bar in Min- i I was the surveyor of the Ztna Fire nsurance Company.? ‘ i, elieve You' ot Bill Langley clear, and “d“" &re considerable of a man ¥’ Grand 5L B9t Langley clear. I was on the tmfdnv'm"' I am a'munof influence, but I ‘ZPm H t 537 anything about that.” 1oba Laugley pive you anything? He ought &, Hre B:Ald'ym} well.?? Fe ¢ didwt sive me anything to speak of. He st ave me 85 to treat, Lhe boys with.” pom didn's be give you $50¢” i L;':‘l t 53y that he gave me aoything."” k here, Mr. Bishop, didn’t "he give you_ 50! m&sulhuml:)—“ If this comes out it will > odrlm& Ivouldn't have it known for the i}e gave me $50, but it was in money s mflogh,fimosuy goods; but’ mum’s the “Yen :::ilj:y m‘;:l Le gave me auything.” : q‘f‘.“r""i’ Tandotangir.” P& Lriend, in 2 s fam alyay s = nn:m ? lricml.‘:‘s ready to exercise my in- g'fllyt_m be on the Grand Jury again?” o 1253 Lwill be on the Graud Jury_again 2. Ear, who are vou?" then queried Bishop Teoly -Téporter. The latter made an cvasive ont” gt shop continued: *If this comes k4 ruin me.” “shortly after this gt of _l]xshui)"s zave the reporter S ni'flinfd cautionea Bishop to be guarded. The mmm“’}‘ of which Bishop was one of the s consisted of the following persons: P, Medilister, foreman; James OHara, by D;lrfim;i Jobn Long, ' W. Stocker, J. hicl . itzgerald, Francis Conway, Lowis Glevelund, Edvacd: Trec ek Be Thomes Michael McAuley, P. O. Peterson, Cos T;‘T Tobin, Geored W. Bishop, R. E. Degh i o o e ceoe? cGlaurhlin, n 5 - urMeyer, C. B. Bartlett, o o o = gfigzmc sll’rz)l’alfn ol £ o Was arested on street for fimémwnuua and disorderly. He was firet to Ccnh':_nl sugn;n and t};edn jpon being searche feugxbcr of pf\m tickets from fi et e Place were found upon bim, one for ment. Te £old watch, with a Howard move- him o L€ M0 stated that Langley had hired bad ste!l the tickete. He was held in $300 cr hearing. Not being able to M’“"‘“‘ bail, he was locked up. Tho fcllow waz poued to squeal, and, finally, Dan Webster the pocared by Langley for a fee of $5 to go on meu"""i When thie day for the hearing came e md‘;nflcket peddler was missing, and Sum- bt Mfliudcllcd the bail. Webster kicked, <utor Boy ‘:lmmcnt_s were handed to City-Prose- Langie ¥Yden. Webster was given money by Tepo, m}; 1o obtain an appeal with. Somehow, 3 bond, ang search has “failed to discover that Py &.Jnsllce Boyden thinks he must have Langley has also . number of PORFEITED BOND3 2 ding acainst him. Ope 1s for Sriming); g mfl‘n the Criminal Court, fn the case of Who, in connection with Howe. CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDWLY, JANUARY 7, 1877—SIXTEEN . PAGES. 3 bunkoe]l a Aichigan Gry ur ‘anger out of $2,900. Th \\ll!son Bros. goods were' traced tol:mgley'z ace, and “the notorions Charles C. artlett indicted for receiving them. He Tas on Intimate terms with Langley. Bartlett was indicted on the 34 of Mardl Jast, on the at_:giullng of Charles Mott and Georyre Smith, ho committed the burglary. - Bartlett skipped, and wasagain in business in Pittsburg, from wglch place he also _suddenly sloped after car- Tving on a mock-auction shop and the envelope game. He isnow either o Buffaio or Roches- }Ll’, N. Y. Langley has alse been the bondsman ?; 2 number of suspicious charecters, who have skippod and the bonds been forfeited. Ailis roperty consists of simioly nothing. Lehman a5 3 mortgace of $300 ou the fixtures in the store, and tie stock is in Kennedy's name, Jencs not.a cent could be collected on isbonds, ces 5 st coutinue to take him as is next in i 1 Ll.nvIY Jn importance to Langley. Ile West Side, where he simply dfipl{c:tcs If:nof.;l?ct\h’: yusiness, carrying on a paw 10D, mock-auc- tion, and bunko game. “ Du " felxman runs 1&\ c;]{\'dope game and snide-jewelry shop at 7 Glark street. He and Lebman jointly run o \sweat-cloth ¥ at 298 Randolph ‘strect, under the guise qf Gilford & Co., agents for the Empire Cheap Cloth Com- pany of Canada. These places are all swindling-dens of the lowest order, of which the st_lrnn:;ct should beware. Perbaps Supt. Hickey Wwill put a quietus upon them. Lehman has promised to ‘abandon the traffic. Titere is one Uhing certain, however, that he and Levy have the verylowest class of bunko-steerers in their employ, and the sooncr they are driven from the city the better will it be for the commuuity. ——— VANDERBILT. The Commadore's Personal Mabits, Charac- teristics, and Business Methods. . Xew York Sun, Jan. s, The childbood of Vanderbilt was spent amid sceues of toil, frugality, and rigid simplicity. And so, when at 16 years of age le volun- tarily took upou himeelf to be a man, he was prepared for the application and lsbor of man- hood. Thenceforward for twenty years he gave himself no Jeisure when there was work to be done. - Neither on Sundays nor holidays, nor at night more than in daytime, did he allow himself a respite. Places of amusement were \{nknm\‘n to him. This portion of- his life was simply a continual round of bard work. As a young man he could enjoya glass of grog, could smoke bis pipe with satisfaction, and could eat his aaily rations of pork and cabbage with a hearty appetite. But he courted no society, assumed no style, and seemed to care for noth- ing beyond money-making. He was secretive to an extreme, never permitting bis plans to be- come known until”they were made public by their operation. He was combative, and, being endowed with a powerful frame, never feared to test bis muscle with any one who was bold cnough to submit a dispute to such arbitration. And it is but fair to eay that he was seldom if ever worgted in a personal encounter. As an employer he was exacting and parsi- monious; insisted that his orders should be r spected without questioning: violent in lis mauner and language, and yét withal he invari- ably attached those he employed to him so strongly that they scldom sought other service when they could remain wimfnim‘ The uuao- imous verdict of these men is that he was a hard master, but a just one, kind to his men, but always carcful to makeall the money he could out of them. During the first period of his active life, covering the yvears oP his applica- tion to_steamboating on inland waters, his chil- dren, thirteen in all, were all born, These were cominitted to the care of their mother, and were trained by her to habits of frugality and inde- Eend:uce. ‘The Commodore bad no time, if he ad the inclination, to devote to these domestic cares. But he faithfully seconded all his wife's plans regarding the children, and furnished her, without stint,with whatever money she required to provide for them. - I3 IDEAS EXPANDING. In the second period of this remarkable man’s career, eovering his steamship enterprises, e indulged more o the comforts and enjoyménts of life. He built him a fine house, furnished it handsomely, and began to live like & man of means rather than as 2 laborer. A carriage was placed at the disposal of his wife and daughters, while an ambitious trotting horse oceasionally ministered pleasure to the millionaire after a bard day’s work. And finally, towards the end of this period, the Commodore was inveigled into club life snd enticed to spend an evening at whist with those desirous of getting a por- tion of his money from him at the rate of §5a corner. But with a)l these enjoyments he never neg- lected business. He had no imposing array of Vookkeepers, cashiers, and clerks. His office, even when his business was most extended, comprized but two rooms, and three clerks did atl the work, under his immediate supervision. He knew nothing of bookkeeping himsclf, and when it became necessary that his vast opera- tions should be recorded” in some form, he em- ployed aman who was good 2t figures, and could write a plain hand, to keep the accounts. He never owed any floating debts, and neverallowed anvbody to be jndebted to him unless be had collaterals to sbow for it; and these transac- tions he considered required no booking. As he scquired ready money he invested it without consulting anybody. As time passed along and his means increased, rendering larger opera- tions necessary for the employment of his capi- tal, and stock coinpanics more convenicnt or desirable for the management of these grander enterprises; he had & numerous company of sons-fo-law from among whom to sclect officers and directors. Thus he contrived to manage all his affairs himself, or at least with the aid only of members of his own family. THE DIVERSIONS OF A EAILROAD KING. There came a third period—the grand period inwhich he becune the giant stock opertor and the railroad king of his age. During this period he indulged” himself “in leisure and pleasure more than at any former time. Inthe rear of his house on Washington place he built a commodious stable for s horses, with con- veniences for therr exercisc and treatment; bought_costly stock; provided himself with a team of matched trotters which were marvels of speed; drove daily through tho gn{k and on the road, priding himsell on his ability to pass anything traveling; patronized horse races; was ociasionally to be seen at the opera or theatre: dined regularly at the Manhattan Club, and epevt his evenings there at the whist table until he married his second wife, and seemed really enjov life. 1 w\"‘ctj%uriug these years he remained diligent in business. When'he gave up navigation he removed his office to o building adjoining his stables on Fourth street, and lierc, as late as 1570, ho could always be found from 9 in the morning until 3in the afternoon. After leay- ing his office in the afternoon he made it a rule to refuse all business_calls except those of & confidential nature. His aim was to leave his business at his office, retire to his residence and enjoy & short nap, then take a drive on the road with his trotters, and return to his club-house for dinner, where he usually remained through the eveningr. This routinue continued up to the timo of his sccond marriage. ;. TS GIGANTIC STOCK OPERATIONS. His operations in stock were on a scale of such magnificence that his _personal appearance in Wall or Broad street was out of the question. Secrecy was essential to success i these opera- ‘and to be seen in the market was to ex- tions, r 3 i d. And his immediate family con- ggffi(izz:fih‘;s sons and sons-in-law—ivere also mown to be intrusted with the execu- ml“;%uikese colossal transactions. This diffi- culty necessitated the employment of men whom he could trust implicitly, and who were habitues of the stock markets, as well as men of ackuowledged shrewdness and good by hell, Au- ‘men he found in the Messre, Scl S;:&'s‘, and Richard, the late Mr. Henry }{%ep, r. James H. Banker, late of the Bank of New York, Mr. Oliver Charlick, and one u:'u tt\rg others. These gentlemen usually manipulaf ud the market, giving the orders they had rcceilvg from the Commodore to trusty brokers of their own selection, who never kuew whom they wers realls operating for, whatever they might sx]:s— . Thus thousands of shares of 3 particalar Et%diuflzht be bought or sg}d lim er::‘th;lt“}.'i\ : 2CCO d the strect remain izm fact :fi:’:fl “as operating at all; while if zm fact had been known it would have cn".]'x " a panic in the stl:(sck dcn;tl_i}x.!“m :m-an];xés ca:er;‘c- i until - Ings were D ommon o sce long faces, an ::“t‘:g: 't‘hi; g‘d“:rg‘ntiun,. «0ld Vanderbilt has ect again ! sopsn e Et;ls ng;‘lx:snc LIPB. Ithas been seen that when yet but alad voung Vanderbilt withdrew himself lromz:s: 3 ontal control. He never stems to have mnms fested much rcg;lnzu for hgi fl.;.]:;eflz' e!:“fiefifv lis mother, who livi 8 f1o g wava i most solicitous_ affection an sd;;segll:yege‘f fnfluence was always more potent +with him thau any other. Even she nevcr’sne; cecded in exciting In her son’s Dreast any greal yegard for religion and .Eplfl;g;‘ln;(]‘l'l:j;u:é example 85 2 pious a :rht:):l ;’ II:)Z; on him. Though the family wcr: of Dutch descent, this good woman, was wlxsalucc ed with the Moravizn 1&11:;31 ufi’»?efi:fi 3 cen;i inains now b :nd h‘e‘rmrcrgalgé that church. Since her dmtllll, which occurred upward of tywenty years ng:‘ltt c Commodore has manifested 8 warm regd olx: that particular church aud cemetery. He vol Hntanly conveyed to the congregation a very Talusbie piece of land adjoining thelr grona for the” enlargement of the cemetery, and has contributed liberally to its ornnmentation. His drat wife dfed in this city Aue. 17, 1863, Tler funeral was attended by the Rev. Dr. Hat- toa, a Duteh Reformed clergyman, but her re- 1uding were taken to Staten Island and placed in the same vaule with those of the Commo- dore’s mother in the Moravian Cemetery. By this first wife, who had been his faithful ' part- ner through many years, and who had shared the trials and triumpbs of his early career, Com- modore Vanderbilt had thirteen children. Two years after her deathMr. Vanderbilt mar- ried Mrs. Elliott, of Mobile, o widow of remark- able personal beauty and charining manners and accomplishments, some 45 years younger than himself. NasnviLLE, Tenn., Jan. 6.—The Legislature of Tennessee adopted resolutions regardingz Vanderbilt’s - death, Speeches were made in both bodies, the first time such marked re- spect was ever paid Ly the Legislature to o private citizen, ‘Ihe memortal service at Vanderbilt University to-morrow will be very impressive. ————— OSTRICHES AND OSTRICH:i)REEDL\'G Curlous Information. A new book, entitled * Ostriches and Ostrich- Tarming,” by Julius de Mosenthal snd James Edmuud Harting, gives much curious and en- tertaining information concerning the elephant of birds. The volume is made up of two dis- tinct works. The first describes the African ostrich and his South American and Australian cousins,—the rhea, cassowary, and emu. The second gives an account of the ostrich-farming industry of South Africa. The different members of the family under discussion are peculiar in having a small head, & short, straight, and depressed bill, a long neck, and very small wings, entirely useless for fly- ing. Their legs are enormously strong, with an articulation that adapts them especially for the leaping stride which gives a speed far bevond that of any horse, and’a kickinzz power hardly inferior 10 that of the most accomplished mule. Their habitat s confined almost exclu- sively to the southern hemisphere, though their fossil remains are found mych farther north. The race is supposed to have existed before the wveriod of carnivorous animals, and to owe its present restriction to the increasing numbers aud strength of these destroyers. Theee scems 1o be no other reason for theirlhaving withdrawn {rom the northern hemisphere, for they bear the rigors of northern climates without shel- ter, and, indecd, some species are abundant in Patagonis, even.to the Straits of Magellan. The ostrich proper is found throughout Africa and Western Asia, its range being always in open ground. 'This bird hias a downy neck and a_well-feathered body, the ‘body color being black, and the pendalous feathers of the wings and tail often purc white. Itbas two toes pointing forward and outward, one of them muck larger than the other. Itsappetite scems to be quite catholic, and restricted ouly by its capacity for swallowing; even injurious and fata] substances are swallowed with as much avidity as _the choicest tidbits of tood. Itis patient of thirst, and even of hunger, and this, coupled with its wonderful powers of locomotion, enables it to wander far from its basc of supplies, s that it is sometiines en- countered in flocks thirty or forty miles out on the arid desert. Dr. Liviogstone, counting its steps by a stop-watch, found that it takes three strides {o the second, covering twelve feet at each stride—a pace of over twenty-five miles an hour. Its eneral appearance andits movements, when seen from a distance, are singularly like those of ‘the camel, and it is called by the Arabs the camel-bird.” 2 The breeding peculiarities of the ostrich are curious, and but little understood. The popular notion that the eggs “are left lying about to be batched by the sunis fallacious. The bird is polyzamoits, one male. assoclating with two or three females. The females are very careless concerning their eggs, taking little pains to lay them in their nest, which is but a shallow de- pression in the ground. The male bird immedi- ately rolls home such as he finds, and it is he who does the chief work of slnculmuon, sitting patiently most of the time during the six weeks —required for hatching. During the heat of the day he may safely leave them to the care of the sun’s raysandto the negligont sitting of the mothers, but at night he covers them closely,—twenty-five to thirty eggs, each weighing about three pounds. These ure robabty about half the eggs laid by his hens. 'he remainder are dropped at such’ a distance from the nest as to escape his. observation. The fresher of these eggs often serve as food for the young brood. The cock continucs the duties which are usually considered maternal after the young have left their nest, taking en- tire charge of them, brooding them, feeding them, and defending them against danger. The inaccessible regions to which ‘the ostrich Das retired do not serve to protect him from the greedy bunters by whom he is pursued. Even in the heart of Alirica the feathers of each bird are worth from 30 to 100 Spanih dollars; 1ns flesh is 2 much-estecmed food, and his fat is 2n aceeptable substitute for butter, as well as a serviceable medicinal ointment. The hunting of the wild birds is always arduous and oftenill- requited. They are killed on the nest or trom &n ambush, or are caught in pitfalls, or, when the hunters are numerous, are run down by relays of lhorsemen. One method prac- ticed by the natives is to dress themselves in ostrich-skius, being thus cnabled to approseh a flock quite closely. sometimes dispatching-sev- eral with poisoned arrows before being discov- ered. When pursued by horsemen, the ostrich raises its wingsana runs before the wind at tremendous speed. Thegreat value of the bird consists, of course, in its ornamental wing and tail feathers, and this is the object chiefly sought in their domestication; but euthusiastic ostrich farmers believe that ‘their flesh will become a valuable source of human food, " and eventhat they will become serviceable for the hiarness and saddle. Their great strength, speed, and en- durance, and the cheapness with which they can be kept, fit them especially for such work. Ostrich-farming promises to .rescuc_the os- trichi-feather supply from its threatened extinc- tion. The birds were becoming more and more scarce and difticult of capture. Several attempts were made in Northern Africa and Italy towards domestication, with sufficient suecess to warrant the experiment beiug tried on s larger scale under more favorable circumstances, where the necessary broad ranging-ground and suflicient food-supply would not- be too expensive. The first " successful - attemnpt - to cultivate the ostrich as a business enterprise was made in the Cape Colony hardly more than a dozen years ago. The measure of success obtained is sufliciently indicated by these statistics: In 1865 there were in the Cape Colony cighty domesticated ostriches; in 1875 there were 82,247, The chief requisites for the business are a large tract of level, oEen country with an alkaline soil, this element being neces- sary to their good condition; and feuces to keep them from straying. The fence need be ueither high nor strong, as the ostrich never at- tempts to leap an obstruction, but the scarcity of timber makes this one of the serious items of outlay. The food is mainly vegeta- Dble, most breeders giving only lucerné and In- dian corn. The plumage is at_its best at the sitting time, and is much injured by the sitting. ‘This has led to the adoption of artificial incuba- tors, which have gradually been improved until they hatch the eggs with quite as much cer- tainty as do the birds themselves. Another chief advantage of the artilicial system lies in the fact that the feathers may be plucked when in their best condition, while ‘those which are not yet sufliciently devcloped may be left to grow. Plucking sometimes. produces au irritation-fever, which injures the growth of the remaining feathers, and is now Pecoming the custom to cut off the shaft of the feather with a sharp knife, the stump being easily removed after a few days f it has not fallen ont of itself. 'ull-grown birds may be plucked twice a year, or, in any casc, three times.in = two years. The yearly product from each bird isabout sixty feathers. The tame fcathers are some- what inferior to wifld ones, being coarserand stiffer. It is hoped, howeyer, that by introduc- ing crosses of the North Atrican bird, and b moduyhéfi its conditions of life, the soft ane fiexible character may be given S Something might be said, pexhafi, concerning the introduction of this lmfiustry to our coun- try, and we have doubtless much soil and cli< mate suited for the work. Considering, bhow- ever, the extent of the losses which attend the introduction of any new agricnltural indastry in a country where there -is_sich an utter-ab- sence of system aud scientific tralning for the work, any possible success secms to lis on the other side of such 2 wide sea of failure that the recommendation is not rashly to be made. The whole subject is interesting in its scientific, its useful, and its merely amusing aspect, and it is seldom that a pew eubject receives such fair and judiclous treatment as in the volume before us. CANADA, Special Dispatch to The Tribune. TorONTO, Ont., Jan 0.—In the Ontario Leg- islature last night the Opposition moved a reso- lution in the shape of an amendment to the ad- dress, regretting that no allusion bad been made in the speech from the throne to the ques- tion of exemptions. ‘A vote was I.uke: alz:fl b“hg olution lost, 41 to 29. Thus, throngh the ba ;?Hcy of the 'bppasman in forcing & vote on this question as an amendment to the address, the question was thrust aside, altbough qurli every manicipality in the province petitione: the T.egislature to abolish exemptions on classes of properts. GOSSIP FOR THE LADIES. | A Female Viéw of the Presiden-. tial Entanglement. Modesty of American Women«--The Diary of a Newly-Married Man. Yarions Hodes of Courtship-.What Might Have "Been--A Slight Mistake, HER ANSWER. All day long she held my question In her heart; Shunned my eyes that craved an snswer, oved apart; Touched my hand in good-night greetinz, . Kosier grew— **Should I leave to-morrow?—carly¥ Then Adleni™ Bent her head In farewell conrteons, Onward passed, While & cold hand gripped my heartstrings, Held them fast, Still I waited, still T lstened: All'my soul Trembled in the cyes that watched her As she stole Up the stairs with measured footsteps. Bnt she turned ‘Where & Jamp in brazen bracket Showed me all the glinti B?gkl"’ iy Showed me all the glinting ripples O her hair, Veiled her eyes in violet shadows— Glimmered where Curved her moath in soft compliance As the bent Toward me from the dusky railing ‘Where she leant, Ah, my love! . . . One white hand wanders "To ber hair, Slowly lifts the rose that nestles Softly there; ‘Breathes she in its heart my answer Shyly sweot, And Love’s meisage mutely fuiters . Tomy feot. —Belgrava. i THE PRESIDENTIAL IMBROGLIO FROM A FEMALE STANDPOINT. Zetter in Lencuster (Pa.) Ezaminer. Inever until this fall reulized the debt we owe the press, anc I never appreciated the ad- vantages of living in a conntry that elects its own rulers. My lmsband is a Democrat, and my father, who lives with us, is 2 Republican. On the 7th of November I took down} my last win- ter’s cloak, and I couldn’t keep back the tears. That cloak cost $35, but it was short, and of conrse I couldn’t wear it this season. It didn’t seem as if I could wear my double Paisley shawl all winter, but I thought of the sufferings of the poor, our beavy church debt, and of the many obligations William had to meet the 1stof January, and I corcluded I wouldn't say a word sbout it. I mightbe a dowdy, but L would go calmly forward—up the church aisle—supported by the smiles of aa approving conscience. When William came home = that night be sald New York had gore for Tilden, and there was a glow upon his brov and a light within his eye I hadn’t seen there for years. The biscuits were light as a feather, and said I: “ William, what do you think I had better do about a cloak this winter? You know they don’t wear short cloaks. 1suppose you con’t feel as if you could afford a new one?”” **See about it,* said William, scraping the last drop of peach-juice from his preserve-plate. That's a_dreadfally vulgar habit, and I've told ‘William so over and over again, and I do won- der that, being a gennine, elegant Democrat, he will persist in it. ‘The next morning when I passed throuch the sittinz-room Willium sat shivering over acold register in his stodkding-feet, bis hair uncombed, but he cried ou: from thetop of his paper, “Democratic victories everywhere!” *‘The country goue en masse for Tilden!” *‘In- tense ‘excitement aud rejoicing!™ We had waflles and maple molasses for breakfast, and I made the cofice myself. William had made one earnest dab at his head with the bair-brush, but had evidently missed. Father called for toast, and said he had neuralyic pains streaking all down the left side of his face. Willium read aloud soothing morsels from the Democratic |- paper, E:xd: as * Irdiana gives Tilden 10,000 1na- Jority! “What do you tlink this morning about my having a new cloak, William?*’ ** Of course you can have - & new cloak, if you need one. . ‘Full reiurns not yet received from Oregon, Nevada, Ulorids, and Louisiana, but they are undoubtedly ours! ! _“Om!* said father. 1felt agood deal of anxiety about family rayers. William isn’t a professor. Father leads the devotions, and I was afraid he would be too supplicatory; but he prayed mostly for theheathen, Jews, and suchlike, but didn’t re- fer to the Democrats, and only once—just after the heathen—alluded to our- suffering country. When William came up to dinner he said re- turns of Democratic majorities were pouring in fmmfl quarters, and said I: *“William, Tive been thinking the mauter over, and I do believe it would be the best economyto buy a fur cloak. Everybody iswearlng fur. - It might cost more at first, but it would be cheapest in the end; fur is so durable.” “How much will it cost?" *Mrs. Col. Tucker’s sealskin sacque was $200 last winter, but 1 dor’t feel as if, in our circum- stances, we_can afford that, Furs are cheaper than last fall, and I think I could geta good, desirable article, not so rich a3 some, but still good enough for people in our circumstances, for $150.7 “ Um!? gald father. Willism had taken out a blank check, and was reflecting, when in whisked the President of the Democratic Club and said Florida and Sonth Carolina bad gone for Tilden, and Will- inm was wanted down to_the club-room to sce about the illumination. He filled out the check, and I immediately went dosvn street and select- ed the cloak. That cvening o shadeof anxiety—a scarcely tercepfiblu tinge of melanchioly—had settled on William’s countenance, while father’s neuralgia was befter. illiam asked if I had done nnr thing about my cloak, and, if I badn’t, he should sugges: waiting awhile; furs might be cheaper] He said, when I asked him about it, the illu- minatibn had been postponed. The next morning £ heard the boys in the street screaming that Hayes was elected, and when1went down father was sitting on the {ront stairs coatless, aud with his vest on one shoulder, while William balanced himself on the hat-stand. Both patriots were stocking-footed. They had just taken in the morning papers. Very little conversation was made au the break- fast-table, but father was extremeiy polite to ‘Willian, and said he ddr’t know when he had eaten buckwheat cakes that tasted somuch as they did when ke was a boy. At roon Williamn' didn't stay to desert, but father. having caten his' own pudding, drew William’s untasted plate bo himself. The tears were welling to my eyes, and father kindly inquired why I wept. “Pse been thinking my old hat fixed over won’t look at all suituble” with my new cloak, -but William is so blue I can’t bear to ask him for mcre money.”” “Mercy on me!” sald father, don’t cry over a bonzet. Go down aud-get what you want and briug the bill to me.” . My hat was to be of seal-brown. *Two feath- ers, ot three,” asked the milliner. . I thought of the hundreds out of employment, of the desti- tutior and want the winter would bahold, of the vanity and pride of dress, but while I hesitated 2 pewsboy, just out with the afternoon papers, velled: * Florida and Louisiana both sure for n‘{es 17 T knew how father would feel,-and said: 0, three, certainly.” For two or three days there was a look, not so muchof pure melancholy as of zloom, wrath, and vengeance commingled in William'’s coun- tenaice, and_he sprinkled pepper on his beef- steak feartully. Fatber said that he awaited the action of ‘the Louislana Returning Board with zonfidence 1 thelr integrity, and sipped nis, tea with 8 spoon. I never kuew father to siphis tea before with a spoon in my life. Byandby it was reported that Electors’ names had been” omitted from Republican votes in Louisiana, and ifather said there was a chill in these November days that struck to the very matrow, and William said he intended to ar- range his business so that he could spend two or three wecks of winter in some Southern clime, say in Georgia or Louistana. That after- nooa I went shopping, and at tea-time laid on the cloth four or five. samples of seal-brown merino, “Villiam,” safd T, “which of these do you call the best plece of zoodsi" Eis opinion coincided with mine. I held two bits off at adistance. " Ever so many, women thit T know of have dresses off thai piece,” said I Ilaid the bits down and sighed. Then Iteld theu;moli a_t"’n’ln and said, ** How dread- fulitis to r! & If you wumdmss €0 badly, get it, Mary Arn,” said William. * . #1 really don't know as in our circumstances 1 cught, Willfam.” 4 1f there’s anything I hate tosee it is 2 shab- bily-dressed woman—get it.” So, in order to satisfy William, I had to get the merino. Since that ‘time Hayes has been sometimes elected and sometimes Tilden. All di: es. Laze fallen off inour family, and though my father and William treat each other with forced politeness, such words as *corruption,? “nig- ger," . ¥ hnlidozed;” have - become famfliar Jan- i\uge' in what I once hoped would be a refined ‘hristian houschold, * - 3 *“ William,” sald I, as I rang for more baked potatoes onc morning, ** I never allowed myself 10 read the Beecher seandal—much as I wahted to—and if It was worse thanthis I'mglad I dida’t.” . One day, when Louisisna went for Hayes, {father promised me s new parlor et. 1f'the question isn’t settled soon, I thlm can easily get_ the house refurnished, and perhaps have & new China set aud asilver dessert service. am so sorry the Centennial 15 closed, for I know I could just as well spend another- fortnight in Philadelplis, and I do believe I'conld have that loyely pink coral set I wanted so badly. 1 don’t anderstand -politics, but I &m so glad I live under a republican form of government, and I do fecl sure, if any one makes good reso- lutions, and tries’ to be economical, and really means to bea tgaod wife and daughter, a way will open out of difliculties. MODESTY OF AMERICAN WOMEN. A writer in Applelons' Journal says: * The prudery of American women was for many years the standing jest of European wits, It was Ameriean soclety that excluded the word ‘leg’ from polite circles, andit was a Yankee sploster, who hid the ‘limbs’ of her pizno in pantalets. But recently our offending has gone quite to the other extreme.. Some English crities who visited us last summer were very much shozked at the immodest practices at our seasfde watering-places. One of these scnsitive gentlemen attempts to imagina the sensation that would be produced at Brizhton ‘by a party of Indies and gentlemen disappearing for a few wminutes into buts lining the esplanade, and then cmerging in bathing-suits to take all together a dip fn the sea.! Another censor writing to g Euglish journal, assures his readers that on these occasions the ‘bathing costumes of both sexes are exceedingly trec and primitive.’ The ladies wear what is called a * high petticoat,’ and another rarment i3 disposed ot a5 ‘indescriba- ble.” “The simplicity of this costume Is such, we are assured, thut when o lady *Jeaves the water and comes &x'pp Xg across the promenade, an Englishman out of his country for the first time who happened to meet heér on the spot would certainiy open his eyes very wide or shut them very close. Then the effect, we are further told, ‘ofthe ‘scanty bathing-dress is Leightened by the claborate toiletsof the ladies, ‘who come to the beach to look on and chat with the male bathers, whose costume is very similar to that of the sisterhood, except that it is rather shorter at the extremities, and includes 2 head- plece something between 8 bonnet and a jockey- cap.! This alarming, this invensely improper, this dissolute picture was very horrifylng to our fastidious critic, and indicated tohis mind a free- dom of manncrs from which the worst conse- quences are to be inferred. There fs consola- tion for us, however, in the fact that continent~ al peoples are not less reserved onthe sea-beach than we are, and thata stay-at-home English critic is of opinion that ‘while on the Continent and in America the Indies are less reserved than in England, tho gentlemen are more 80 in their ideas of propriety in bathinz.’ It scems that at English sea-side places ‘the male population guu utely everywhere, and still in some less fashionabie resorts), could disport themselvesin utter nudity among tho breakers not 100 yards from a throng of morning loungers on a beach, and from force of custoin no scandal was sup- posed to exist at the exhibition.” ]n truth, our Earopean censors should have understood how much there lics in_this same ‘force of customs’ The woman who violates usage in these particulars is unmodest, and not she who conforms tv established custom, because defiance of convention is an indication that the ‘mind has prariently dweltupon thesubject, while adherence to sanctioned practicesis the natural apnd imreasoning instinct of the mind. Anentire- ly modest woman goes to an evening ball with Tier dress worn decollete, and would not for the world show her ankles. Of coursc, 85 a strictly logical fact, it would seem as if the display of the bust were much morereprehensible than the revelation of the aakle, but itis the conscious- ness or uncouseiousness of the act that deter- mines its modesty. The fashion of the early part of the century for ladies was a dress short and scant in the skirt, so that the ankles were revealed, and the contour of the form shown in every motion. That would be a singularly im- modest woman who should appear to-day at an cvening party in & dress of this_character; but, if the fashion were revived, and in 3 bevy of @ dozen young women there were one who refused to adopt the style on account of modest seruples, would not this fact seem to adyertise which of the eroup had thought- most of the subfect—ywhich had associated with the garment questionable ideas? This principle being true, will not our dear English friends permit us to vary our seaside cuafoms from theirs without incurring their moral displeasure: without ne- cessitating a belief that we have taken DurPhce among the dissolute peoples of the world?” e A DIARY. : New York @raphic. Jun. 1,1877.—Can it be I am really married? It seems a dream. Feb. 1.—Well, this is indeed s reality. And Kate is all a man could wish. It does me good to humer her pretty little exacting ways. I must interview old Grindem and have my salary raised. A married man’s expenses— JMarch 1.—Kate 18 a_good girl. But these women can’t understand how a man can’t break’ off from all his chums as short—as an icicle. She pouts and cries even if I want to run out an hour or two in the evening once a month. It does seem a little exacting at times, but Kate, dear Kate, she makes up for everything. April 1.—We've had our first big quarrel. A man can't be expected to come home from a swell dinner without being a trifle “how come youso.” Thesc women see nothing -but con- firmed drunkards, rags, poverty, blacked -eyes, and murder in the future, becausea fellow gets sprung occasionally, Alay 1.—**Spring, spring, beautiful spring.” Kate's mother has been staying with us. I miss the pleasant evenings we used _to spend alone together when flrst married. Kate’s mother is as & womug 85 any mother-in-law can be. But somehow they're togetlier so much, aud the old lady and Kate are so _confidential that it secms to me at times as if I’d half lost her. Juns 1—Kate's oldest unmarried sister has been staying with us during the last month. It does not seem o pleasant as it uscd to when we visited places of amusement together. It is a job, anyway, to look out for three women. It's expensive, too. Yct for Kate's sake 1 love my mother and sister-in-law.. N, Bi—The women all talk as if they were going into the country together. Financially, this scems embarrassing, June 15—There is reason in all things, but think a man who pays for the rent and provis- ions ought to be master in his own house. July I—Women ll packed up and gone to the country. Kate’s Aunt Jezebel has been staying withus. 1've slept for a fortnizht on the par- Jor sofa. It isa relief that the house is empty. July 15.—I meot Mary Holmes every morning pow as I walk down-town. Mary’s people were wealthy once. She’s a sweet-tempered, pleasant girl. She's keeping Button & Co.’s books. Aug. 1.—Mary and mysel{ were out at the park last night. We have many sympathies in common. She {8 lonely, poor thing. I wish she could find a friend. I wish- Sept. 1.—Here's been ‘2 row! Kate and the rest have come suddenly home. Somebody’s been writing Kate about me and Mary Hoimes. Oct, L—I think I'm a patient man. I can stand a good deal. But if mother-in-law and sister-in-law and aunt-in-law want a row they can have it. Darn the day that ever they came to the house! m.:\'w. 1.—They've gone, and Kate with them. Dec. efore Judge Breakbond, Suit for divorce. J. W. Smith'va. Catharine Smith. In- compat. of temp. MODES OF COURTSHIP. ' An Israclitish widow had, by law, a power of claiming in marriage the brother of her de- ceased husband; in which case, as the privilege of the male was transferred to the female, that of the female was likewise transferred to the male. Hehad the power of refusing; the re- fusal, however, was attended with some morti- fying circumstances; the woman whom he had thus slighted was to come unto him in the pres- ence of the Elders of the city and to loose the shoe from his foot and spit in his face. A cus- omewhat similar to this remains at pres- be:?;-nang some of the Indian tribes. Whena wife dies the husband is obliged to marry the siater, or, in ber stead the” woman whom the family of the deceased wife shall choose for him, A widow is also obliged to marry one of the brothers of the deceased husband, if he has dled without children, and she still of age to have any. Exactly the same thing takes place in Caroiine Islands; atd there the. woman may demand such brother to marry ber. In one State of New Granada the riyght of asking is pro- miscuously exerted by both sexes; who, when they feel the passfon of love, declare it withont the least embarrassment; and among the Cos- sacks the same thiug i3 said to be carried still further, aud the_women morc generally court than the men. When a young woman 4alls in Jove with ‘a man, she Is not in the least ashamed to go to his father's house, and reveal her passion in the most pathetic manner, and to promise submissive obe- dience if he will accept of her for s wife. Should the insensible man pretend any excuse, she tells him she is resolved never to go out of the house till he I\ngl‘vll taking up her lodging, remains there.- If ives his consent; and accord- ke still obstinately refuscs Ler, his case becomes exceedinglydistressing; the church is commonly on her side, and to turn her out would provoks. all her kindred ta avenge her honor; so that he has no method left but to betake himself to flight til} she 18 otherwise disposed of: As' the two sexes in Greece had bu little intercourse with each other, and a lover was seldom favored withan ogpcrtnn(:y of telling his passion to his mistress, he used to discover it by inscribing her name on the walls of his house, on the bark of the trees of a ublic walk, or the leaves of his book; it was customary for him also to seck the door of the house where his fair one lived with flowers and Fn_rlnndu; to make libations of wine before it, n the manner that was practiced st the temple of Capid. When a love affair did not prosper in the hands of a Greek he did not endeavor to become more en; 2 In his manaer or person; he did not lavisihis fortune in presents, or be- come more obliging and sssiduous in his ad- dresses, but immediately had recourse to incan- tations and philtres; fn composing and dlspecs- {ng of which the women of Thessaty wera reck- oned the most famous, and drove a traflic iv them of no inconsiderable advantage. These potions were eiven by the women to the men, a5 well by the men to the women, und were ‘generally so violent in their operation as for some time to deprive the person who took them of their sense, and not uncommonly of life. “IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN.” Sometimes, what a dreamy, far-away pleture of the beautiful Had-Been it calls up in you- memory, when you have loved a fair young girl with all the fervor and pasionate ardor of a manly nature, wheu your very soul has muihz the inspiration of her presence, and her face bas been for you the realization of all that was ten- der, and fair, and pure, and when the loss of this l)rlze has swept over your heart like a siroc- co of agony, and left it dry, and bitter, and hard,—ten years after, to look over an alley- fence when hunting for your runaway boy, and sce her in the back yard of a cofher-grocery, witha draggled calico dress pinned up overa red flannel petticoat, a man's hat perched on her ead, and stretching o flapping shirt over a line, while she holds two clothes-pins between her tecth.—Burlington Hawkeye. A SLIGHT MISTAKE. A West Hill man (says Burdette) got upina vague state of mind the other morning, and, feeling around in the dark for his socks, got hold of his wife's striped stockings. Whenhe pulled them on and stretched them up, he felt 8o completely dressed that he didn’t think of putting on "anything else, but went mooning around until he found a lamp, and fell to the floor in a fit of terror atthe sight of his legs. ‘When they restored him to consciousness, they couldn’t make him believe thatthe house hadu’t Deen burglarized by a circus-clown or an escap- ed convict, because, he sald, I saw him the minute I struck the match, just as plainfy s T :_ee you now. Nobody’s' safe in these awful imes. SHE WAS QUALIFIED. ‘A young woman recently answered an adver- tisement for a dining-room girl, and the lady of the house seemed pleased withher. But before engaging her there were some questions to ask. “*Suppose,” said the lady, *‘now only suppose, understand, that you were carrylnz a piece o) steak from the kitchen; and by accident should let it slip from the plate to the floor, what ‘would you do in such a case?” The girl Tooked the Indy square in the eye for a moment before asking, “Is it a private family, or are there boarders?? ‘‘Boarders," ‘answered the lady. “Pick it up and put it back on the plate,” firm- l{ n;‘plml the girl. She was engaged.—Saturday Night, o FEMININE NOTES. The recent rise in_hides is £aid to have been occasioned by 2 St. Louis girl sending an order East for & new pair of boots. = The young gentleman who accompanied his offer of marriaze with & hundred-dollar fur jacket has had his hand and seal accepted.— Loston Bulietin. No Detroit woman is considered of a literary turn of mind until she has casuslly given in company her opinion of “John Stuart Mill On fothe Floss.”’—5t. Louis Republiean. A South James-street man proposed to quit drinking for a yeo, if his wife would quit scold- ing for o year; but she said life would not be worth living if she must rob her home of pleas- ure.—ZRome Sentinel. The New Century agks: * How can a woman make home more’ attractive to her husband?" Around here the surest way is believed to be to hire a pretty chambermaid.—Norwich Bulletin. In the present state of alarm regarding the safety of theatres, the ballet would scem to be an entertainment most likely to inspire confi- dence smong the spectators, judgini from the lapre amount of hose displayed on the stage. *1What on earth are you doing, Maria?” he yelled, as he saw her whip off a coil of her false locks and dust them nguinst the rosewood legs of the seven-octave. ©I'm only plaging my favorite hair on the plano, dear,” was all she answered. The humiliation of the defented candidate is only equalled by the feeling of the one-eyed lover that goes courting and discovers,. just after rinzing the bell of his inamorata’s door, that his glass eye Is Iying on the dressing-stand at home.—Reynolds Heraid. 5 Mrs. Henpeck—* How stupid that you can’t recollect when Mrs. M;I{. Shouter called!”” Mr. Henpeck—**I—I know it was the day you hit me with the camp-stool.” Mrs. H.—“Then it was on Friday.” * Mr. H.—“No, uwo; that was the day you threw the teapot at me.” His last words to her in the morning were: « Wrap up warmly, darling, if you [ shopping to-day; the weather is very cold:” She said she would, and before she went out she bad all her bostles weighed ana put on the heaviest one. ‘What will not a woman do for the man she loves ! —Brooklyn Argus. A young Baltimore man told his wife that he had embezzled scveral hundred dollars of his cmployers! money, and she said that by close economy they could save enough to refund the amount and thus save his credit. When they had, by hard pinching, accumulated the re- quired sum, the husband added that to the stolen money and eloped with a girl, as he had intended to do from the first. A The merry jiogle of the sleizh-bells, the arkle of the crystal snow in the lambent light of the moon, and the confiding creature that nestles dmelf o him beneath the buffalo robes, tenderly clasping his left hand in hers while his right holds the rcins, constitute the winter nightis pocm that s floating through the doting lover's soul, and leave him in doubt whether to let go enough to get his handker- chief out, or todraw his coat-gleeve across his nose.—Brooklyn Argus. Pigeon English is all the rage with Boston irls, and when an escort Jeaves one of them at er papa's front steps, heis startled to hear something like this: ** Hoop-la—Melican man he heap much nice—fetchee me home alle light topside up on slippely walk—buy gum-dlops— comee you alle same 'gin sometime—you savey, eh, John?" And she disappears within the storm-doors, leaving the perplexed young man slowly muttering,” “ Well —I'll—be—heap— much—blowed—alle—same—if I kuow what that charming creature is driving at.” The emancipation of women is making great rogress in Krance. Only the other day M. g(nquer., a dramatic writer, who is supposed to have written maoy of the works of Alexander Dumas pere, put on the stage of the Porte St. Martin the drama of *La Reine Margot.” M. La Rochelle, the director, thnufiht Mlle. Reg- nault, 8 pretty actress of the Palais Royal, just the person to play the Duchess of Neers, and en- gazed her. M. Slaquet did not agree with this opinion, and intimated as much to the lady. So one fine morning. while tne play was reliears- ing, Mlle. Regnault appeared suddenly, winged With wratk, on tne stage, and advancing to M. JMaquet where he sat supervising the, D{)emflona, part of the Duchess of Nevers tull the g:z‘)ghb with the simple but emphatic ob- servation, * Blackeuard?” and vanished as ahe Lhiad come. *YLast Chance " Gulch. Afining Reclew. In 1863 2 p: of Minnesotians, among whom were & few gld alih!ornh tgthfin.twem Jjourney- 8 the northern part Montana, prospect- E‘m and there. They followed up the Prick- lngci;r Canon from the Missouri River, dug a little at ud!efln:ll?u?.h ‘;)gd all :.hul'; guk-_hu‘ Lh;;y sed, an cam; at the present site oF Hetens, athot disgusted with their Tack, and cursing the country generatly. They had pros- pectedg at several points In the gul¢h” where the town now stands, and, though finding color at- most everywhere; were not satistied with thelr Tuck. - They determined 0 go on south to the new Bannack d;fizmgs} about 150 miles furiher up towards the head of the Missouri, and were preparing for the start, when one of the Cali- fornians, who had taken a fancy to the locality, and thought from general appearances that it ought 10 be rich, concluded to t?- at one more spot, and, taking his shovel, and pick, and dpgn, selected 8 spot apparently favorable, and.re- marked: “Well, boys, we'll try alittle herz; here’s for the last chance.” They dug a few teet and struck it rich, and within three years the gulch had ylelded $3,000,- 000 fn gotd. i LOCAL MISCELLANY, ‘The work of filling the Hospital “fce-house - was commenced yesterday. The Connty Attorney was absent from his Ppoat yesterday,—zone East for a ten days’ stay. fihsnld that he will bring a wife home with im. J. J. Healy, Clerk of the Superior Coust, yos erlay turned $5,223.13 over to the County - Trer.Yirer, the same being the fees of his offics for the past six months, s Ths Committee on City Relations yesterday dii posed of 4 bill of §300 presented by one of the enzineers of the City-Hall for his services there. ‘IE was Egapized—he was allowed to withdraw The long-drawa trial of Daaiel Smith, for re- * «civing stolen Zoods, came to a close yesterday, the jury finding a verdict of guilty,and the prop- erty stolen to be worth $12. ' Daniel will takeup Lisesidence with Felton. The practice of the Commissioners buying their grocerics of the party having the contract to m.;mls the county has, it appears, been re- vivii. One of them scttled his bill with Mc- Clesy & Co. vesterday afier considerable dis- puié. He brought fn an offset to the bill, or Apartof it,inthe settlement, the same belng for keeping a horse for the past five months. ROW AT THE RECORDEE’S OFFICE. There was another matince at the Recorder’s office yestenday morninz. The performance onsisted of the two County Board appointees Leing foreibly ejected from the office_by o po- liceman. - They made tracks for the North Side, and 1n 8 blubbering style laid their prievances again before the Commissloners. cy were told to go about their business, and assured that they bad no csuse to complain so long as they draw their pay. This failed to satlsly them.” They wanted revense, and siuce they had once before been reinstated on an “opin- fon ™ of the County Attorney, they sought that individual for another * opinion,” but he was not to be found. They then sat down ond rcpeated their wrongs, and told how the Recorder . had further in- sulted the County Board by saying that its members had no right around his office. Col. Cleary wanted to know if they would swear to what “they said. ‘ Yes,” they reolied, *on the Holy Bible,” which gave the Colonel a deal of satisfaction. The trio after- ward walked off together, but at latest accounts Brockway was still Recorder. CRIMINAL. Justice Pollak yesterday assessed Edward Kelley, vagrant, $20 or six months in the House of Correction, and John Hagerty, vagrant under the State law, $6. = F. H. Fowler, agent for the Louisiana Lottery at No. 169 Washington street, was taken in yes- terday by Detectives Summerield and Osterman. Thé former bought a ticket, whereupon the lat-~ ter arrested him, and caused him to be held in $500 to the Criminal Court. : David Wall, the burglar who shot Officer Con- . roy while burglarizing a saleon at No. 512 Og- fen avenue, was yesterday held by Justice Scully in $2,500 upon each of the burglary charges, and in $8,000 bail to the Cflmlnll‘gour! for the assault upon the officer. 2 Neil McMullen and Samuel Osborne, the two mysterfous men whose arrest by %etwtlvex Schaack and Whalen was recently noted, were yesterday held by Justice Kaufmann in $600 to the Criminal Court, the thirteen baxes of ¢ funn‘c:;mn them having been stolen from No. 51W igton street. Aman named Green, from the Omaha Post- Office, was robbed of a gold watcn and chain at the Northwestern Depot yesterday marniog, when jumping off the traid and going throngh the erowd which nlways throngs the depot. ‘The . man did not have time to report the matter to - the police,as he was obliged to leave on the out golng train. Detective Stecle yesterday arrested David Bewick, alias John McLain, for the forgery of +three checks amountingto $1,100 upon a builder of Yorksille, near Toronto. ' McLain was his bookkeeper, aud comimnitted the forgery lust August, skippiog out at once for the States. ‘What he has done with the money he alore cin tell, but his condition, together with that of his family, who were found bo: at No. 111 Franilin street, would preclude the supposition that he has spent it. . He will be returned as soon as the necessary requisition is recerved. Justice Summerfleld yesterday held the follow- ing: Bridgeport essence factories discharged for lack of prosecution ; James Burton and Willlam Gundman, di ed, Blarshall Parmenter having Jearncd that the watch they sold him was gold; Edward Pratt, larceny of two barrels of ofl from T. M. Hall, of No. 259 Randolph street, $500 to the minal Court; John Mat- thews, holding up Jobn Hollevan, of No. 851 - Archer avenue, upon_the 13th of last month, $500; B. McMahon, disorderly, $25 fine; James Kerns, wite-beater, $20 or thirty days; Johu . Ryan, thirty days; Jacob Ryan, thirty days. The Criminal Court dyestenhy had no impor- tant business on haud. A few motions were listened to and ruled upon, and 2 few prisoners were sentenced who had pleaded ty to the charges made aguinst them. J. T. Robich, lar- cenyof a $30 overcoat, was given onc _year in the Penitentiary; George Clark, petty larceny, one year to the Bridewell; Alexander Hebeausx, aman who could speak aod write seven lau- flucntly,]gctzy larceny, three months in the Bridewell; Robert Lee and Robert Kelly, larceny, one year in the Bridewell; James Le- vear, burglary, only one month out of Joliet, sent back again for two years more. Late Friday night Officer Race ran across four young roughs emerging in a boisterous and runken munner from Bam Taylor's saloon, corner of Ashland and -Archer avenues, and, upon ordering them to disperse, he was greeted with a volley of stones. In response, he fired several shots into the crowd, but without effect, and capturing one of them pamed James Johu- son helugged bim off to the station. Subse- uently hé captured William Lawier and John 8umin, ood -is still searching for the fourth member, James Younz. Before Justice Sum- mertleld yesterday the trio were fined $25 each, and, in default, went to the House of Correcs tion. 3 Upon information received by Officcr John Gallagher, three young girls, the oldest not over 15, were arrcsted and lodged st the Armory to await a response from their parents in Mil- waukee. The girls came herea week ago, and subsisted but poorly until a colored strect- walker named Topsey took them under her wing, and lodged them in her room at No. 140 Mounroe street. They gave the names " of. Mary. Schmidt, alias Behrman, Louiss Meisler, and Emma Jennings. The latter two tell some hard storics about the elder fgirl, and atate that she stole $30 from a shoe- maker doing business on the corner of Market and Cherry streets, and then induced them to ran away from home, she paying their expenses. Louisa Meisler gives her residence as near the coruer of Fifth and Chestnut streets, and Emma Jennings a8 No. 807 North River street. *Both are anxious to get home, and arc awaiting an answer from Chief Beek, of Milwankee. SUBURBAN. RYDE PARK. The Park Commissioners have buflt another house near the pond for ladies, as the other house was filled with tobacco smoke. The lce ‘was flooded last night to give the lake a renew- ed glassy surface. In case the thaw continues, it will not be needed. Seven cases ot scarlet fever are known In Hyde Park, of which six are in one family resid- ing at Woodlawn. . The Board of Education met at the Town- Hall Friday evening, All members present. A notice of a sale of alot at Woodlawn for taxes was read, and'given to Mr. Lewis to inveatigate. Various bills were presented and ordered paid. Some unimportant business was transacted, after which the Board adjourned. The pulpit of the St. Paul's Episcopal Churzh will be filled by the Rev. Mr. Fisk to-day. The week of prayer will be observed as usual in the H;;le Park chorches. ‘he of Trustees meet at the Town Hall Tuesday afternoon. A grand concert will be given under the auspices of the Lycenm Thursday evening. 3 - OAKLASD. . The drama * One Hundred Years Ago * will be brought out bf the J. F. F. Dramatic Club Thursday and Friday eveniogs, at the Ellis Musfc Hall. 7 . The New Territory: The name "Bnnm,l"' which - Senator Bv!d proposes for the new Territory of, Pembina, objected to because of its inappropriateness. ‘The Hurons never had any connecglnn with this tract of land, and the name smacksof the Dominlon of Canada. The St. Paul Pioncer- I'ras sugzests ** Pembina,” a corraption of an Ojibwnry word meaning a red berry, fndigenous locality, and * Yankton,” or *Sisscton,’ to the after the aboriginal bunters and owners of the countrv, or *Ojibway,” ‘“ Assinebols,” Wahnatah,” <& Hennepin,” “ Dulatiys “ Perrot,” * Le Senir,” “Nicollet,” and other names of Indian owners and pale-face explorers ouA asttlom