Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 29, 1877, Page 3

THE CHICAGO ' 'RIBUNE 'SUNDAY, APRIL 49, 1877—SIXTEEN PAGES. ~ PARIS. gxcitement Over the Russo-Tur- kish Imbroglio. The Life and Death of a Bohe- mian, Gregory Ganesco. Blus Glass Again—Wusical Matters— " Suicides—Pere Hyacinthe, Bpecial Correspondence of The. Tritune, Pans, France, April 13.—At noon to-day the srmistice expired. Before the departare ot these Jines all Europe will probably know whether the ce it thirsts for, or the warit dreads, isto prevail. The moment is eupreme. For the first . time since the outbreak of the Eaitern difficulties, urkey 2nd Nussia are resdy, face to face, and eager to fi¥ at each other's throats. Superstitions people might well auzur ill of the date on which scch terrible questions are to be decided. A Friday, and especially a Friday falling on the 13th of the month, bas slways been dreaded asun- Jucky in France, where, as elecwhere. superstition and ekepticism go band in hand, ‘The Bourse has ' been trembling between hope and fear for the Jast forty-elgbt hours, but fear has carried the day, aad there are few in Paris who dare have any trust ip the avoidance of the threatening storm. The Ministere des Affaires Elrangeres was yesterday {he centre of attraction. During the morning and afternoon M. le Duc Decazes had calls from all the Ambaseadors. Lord Lyons was the first to knock 2% the Ministerial portals. He was followed, cu- rionsly enough, by Prince Orlofl, the Ruseian Am- paseador, and Khalif Pacha, who arrived simul- tancously, and by Prince Hobenlohe. Eversthing has chaneed for the worse since the reply .of the TPorte to the Protoco! was made known, and, in all ‘buman probabllity, before this letter reaches you, the tramp of armics and the roar of cannon will bave ushered in one of the most terrible conflicts of the centary. WEHAT WILL FRANCE DO should the sword be unsheathed ¢ Nothing, unless ¢he be forced to, you may be surc. The whole @nift of her policy has been in the direction of non- intervention. We in this country havelearnt a ‘bitter leeson, and have taken it to heart. = Even the journaliets school themseives to bridle their exaggeration, 3 phenomenon which, in the mem- oty of this generation, has hardly becn witnessed here. ‘The mot dordre is = Prudence, et laissez faire® Rightly or wronely, itis an article *of fuith that the OQricntal Question is closely re- Tated to another, touching Frenchmen more pesrly. There in a deep distrust of Germany here; 21 intense conviction—all the mare real for being onlr talked of in discreet whispers—that the con- querorsof Sedan are watchfully waiting for a fa- -vorably pretext for renewing the hardly-finished straggle. Forewarned, forearmed. The news of Bismarck's real or pretended down- fall was from the first viewed with doubt, and pro- voked none of the jubilant transports spoken of by the fancifal correspondent of a Transrhenine jour- 1al, the Calnnische Zeitung. On the contrary, all sections of the Paris press carcfully abstained from commenting opon the report, except in terms of estreme, perhaps cxcessive, moderation. It wonld uzzle the most. ingentous Teuton to find ground For affeure in the Tongusge meed: Native siatess men are treated in a very different fashion when they arc thonght 10 be in disgrace, and, indecd, for thet matter, when they are in favor. Talking of the press, oue of its cleverest repre- sentatives died the other day,— GREGORT GANESCO, of the Vienna Neue Freie Presse and the Tabletres dun Spectatenr. Ganesco was a familiar figure to the frequenters of the Cafc Richie, and managed inhistime toget himeelf much talked abont,— .alas! chiefly in connection with affairs decidedly wandalons than otherwise. He was of the race of . the Robert Macaires. In the course of an adven- taroue Tife, he had known every up and down of {ortane, —wealthy and abject poverty, success and tallore, dishonor and notoriety,—eversthing in tumond nothing long. As his name indicates, Ganesco war of Malao-Wallachian extraction; but be had a philosophic cflnlem%lnlor the ties of conn- tr7, and did not hesitate to barter his nationality forthat of France. Under the Napolcon recime bestarted the Parlement, o journal subsecuently Eiscovered 1o hare been in the pay of the Emperor. ‘At the moment death, in the shape bf black typhus, overtook him, he was eole edior and proprietor 'of an _ autosraph nblication epocially devoted to diplomatic and inancial gossip, the Zeblettes d'un Spectateur. The spectator was himself. He was an indefutiga- ble collecsor of news. Early in the morning he ueed tostart on his rounds, dressed in a flashy vel Yet-faced cost, and gather materials for the co: ‘position of his paper. It wasoften his unpleas 2ot lot, during the daily ‘‘interviewing,” to be ehown ont of the door rather unceremonionsly. But Ganesco bad 1 pretty thick skin, and 100k a deai of killing. He managed, by dint_of imper- tarbable euppleness and industry, to make himself useful, and always wriggled out of his difficulties, though some of them would have crushed a more sensitive man at once. There isa story told of ‘him which will jost come in apropos: when he was ill and **down on his luck," he been obliged to seck a temporary asylum at a char- itable Invalid Home in Germany. On his way back 1o Paris he met a Ruesian Prince, entered into con- versation - with him, sncceceded in inter- esting in gome of his : numerons tchemes, and g0 won his confidence that, before he reached his destination, he had induced.him to 4nrest 60,000 francs in & new journal which wasto be 8 The ena of this Dohemian was as singular as his life. He professed the religion of the Orthodox Greek Church; vet, on his aeath- bed, when the ‘who en summoned 10 dminister the last sacrament arrived, be refused «0 have anything to do with him, asked fora Ro- msa-Catholic priest, and, almost with his Jast breath, chansed his creed. Ganesco was buried in the cemetery of Montmorency. His death is 2ot one that we can honestly_shed tears over, bot it bas ‘adorned™ many ‘'z tale,” and may *“point & moral. ™ . BLUE GLASS seems destined 1o create a good deal of stir in this 01d continent. A facetious contemporary is busy with & project of roofing in the whole of the Boule- vard des Italiens with gheets of the desirably-azure eubstance, and draws quite an affecting picture of 2he crowds of tender mothers and nursemaids who would be gure to bring their innocent but ailin charzes to bask n the ceralenn light. I wish could 2"1:‘: ;&ahnlhndllam of the afurceaid con cmporary; yet how can 1 rejoice in the thonght of :?:r& nx:;,; Rk B,l"fnm‘fl," Bluestockings, and mmer monf more Blacbotties1 e arg e 1) AMUSENENTS, ‘There has been nothing new at the theatres since the production of Gounod's **Cing-Mare,” Next week, however, will be a buey one, as we are pix‘mhed two more operas, and possibly a new flay st the Comedie. On Wednesday, Mume. Ara- gos,Goddsrd gave a charming concert at the eloss Flesel Wolff, the piano-manufacturers of I“ Rue Hochechonart. Itiseeldom we have an Dglieh artict over here (putting clowns, who are common s dirt, ot of the question), tod 1 shonid bave expected the British Dclonr{lo mueter luvngg at the concert. ‘To my fhrprise, ftawae rather ‘thinly artendea, aithouzh i Prosramme. announced was as attrctive as it r! conid be, Mme. Goddara played s couple of oncertos (Mendelieolin's in Rot minor, and eethoven's in mi bemol), besides five of the best Saa +Songs Without “Words,* two of Liszt's . lliant tnnunrnons. and Chopin's **Noc- ume " inmi bemol. She was supported in the by the orchestra of M. Pasdeloup,— Fretchediy jll. by the by. The regular musical the o,is nearly over now.” Both the Popular and neClstelet concerts have been discontinued till 3t October, and on_Sunday the magnificent en- jeralumenta’of the Conservatoire are also 10 be 'm‘nlwlnenm Sunshine and opeo-air music Tl Soon have baniehed Beethoven, Haydn, and e classice, - “This Is the MOST EXJOTABLE PART OF THE YEAR ’“"“,’"- The trees are just beginning to pat on vl lovely epring-euit of green.” We are able to 204 jotlp our mazagrans onteide the cafes again, Thathere 18_an indeacribable fragrance in the air oY comes with the young Jeaves, and goes tiry = #ign of eummer. On Sunday the mili- 8 are to open their season in the pleasant $ertens of the Luzembourg, Toilerics, the Palais 2 {opiad in helf-a-dozenamaller lounges, 1t is bi muve. for the mere eake of living, of drink- "{éu ¢ pure air, and watchine the bright ebb TowaretFarts. Tou wonla think ftimpossible Such a city, and yet, strangely, y g:y day brings the story of fresh suiciden. oy ¥, most unheeded.” Only | then, “when 'a ceebrity or a ite, like poor Marachel the painter, who' of by limeelf Jately, “lays down the burden it, 1y SXistence, with'a cowardly **1 cannot bear oriptil Public 18 for an jnstant startled. A very by mfiflfl suicide occurred the other day at Viroflay: margor2e found Iying dead upon the grass, seif- foung 1o O & iece of paper close by was end the explanation of the euicide. The docu- flated that the poor fellow who wrote it 110 fopcd **becanse he wanted to go the eun, * e rther mentioned, a8 a last request, that matgey TyApers would not sy anything aboat the ever:joq pinstances of modesty 1fke this are, hiow- Dot to be made known, especially as rare BOOme iy by = 1gd n;tl I.vy them, and they nay serve to set M. LOYSON, ;}ffflumm Hracinthe, is_to gire the first of wu;&"" next Sunday at the Winter Circus. The Al be has chosen 1s + The Respect of Trath. expac, - Clericals " are furious ot the idea of .an 10 ingaBary of the Roman Church being allowed. aregge in the Juxurv of 11 of speech, and by g the Governinent in the most Fregt papnuer for not forbidding the lccturés. The To s eButation of 3. Loyzon for cloguence It sure 2Uract an immensc audience to the Clrcas. Many are by 100, who are indifferent 1o the speaker, '}‘H.fingnnnd hoar him, if for no othsr reason, , 1o ¢ Of making a demlonstration against U1 waits, or rather walts not, “and, aeX 0 incur the reproach. addressed by & 4 ] cure (at least 6o eayathe Evenemont) to a beseaved | {in‘zilg";d\\;eg hldhnome ll!la to the funcralof a rela- X om he severely re L3 punctual next time,™ | nh;'\vll [ ::iled tonthiemons Haner St. Micnzn. - RATS. How the Rodents May Be Utilized. Sclentific American. 5 . Most people have an instinctive aversion to Tats, classing them with snakes. bedbugs, mos- quitoes, and other evils of the world, allowed to exist by an inscrutable Providence for reasons past human discoverr. Beyond having a vague knowledge that the heathen Chinee devours the murine tribe, and deems the unsavory-looking mantn delicacy, the average thinker on the subject can perceive no utilization for the va- grant denizen of cellars and wharves, save (in- directly) in his farnishing auobject to be eaught by the multiplicity of ingenious traps which in- ventors have constructed, and serving as a source of perpetual nervousness to the wiry Seotch terrier who spends bis days in searching for him under parlorsofas, behin furniture, and in every shady corner where the_illogical canine mind conceives a rat might possibly shelter him- self. The fact of the casefs thatthcrat isin reality a useful animal; and aswe showed recently in a discussion on bedbugs, it is a violent assumption for any one to suppose that any living thing docs not serve, or may not be made to serve, & useful purpose. Moreover, itis equally erroneous to assert that aratis s nox- ious beast. To be sure, he breeds with astouish- ing rapidity, and he has the failing of cannibal- ism toward his progeny. But so bas his arch encmy, the well-fed tom-cat, He s pugnacious, but rarely attacks man save in defense of bis life. On the other hand, he is scrupulously ncat, ever mare so than the averaze male feline. As a scavenger, his labors.are of great value in the filthy cities of the Orient; and Ins tail isa’ marvel of constructive desizn and 2 source of verpetual adwiration to the anatomist. Unfor- tunately he is a pronounced kleptomaniac; and thig, with his supposed proclivity to take refuge in the vicinity of temale ankles, makes him a E_nr!nh and anontcast among four-footed things. et mark the inconsistency: On the fair hand of the damsel, who strilly sbricks at the sight of that wonderfuliy-constructed tail whisking into a friendly hole, may be 2 glove—or at least the thumb of it—made from that despised crea- ture’s skin, and called by courtesya ‘“kid.” On tbe hcad of paterfamilias, who ruthlessly pursues the fugitive interloper with the kitchen poker, may be afelt hat wade from the rat’s 1ur, whichexceeds in delicacy that of the beaver, and which is sought after by a large corporation expressly organized for the purpose in Paris. An eccentric Welehman once, in order 10 show bow far the rat might be utilized for clothing, soent three years in collecting evough ratskins to make himself a complete dress, hat, necker- chief, coat, waistcoat, trousers, and even shoes; 670 rats were immolated for this purpose, and the 670 beautifully ormanized tails were strung together to form a tippet. It is in Paris—that home of the utilization of | everything—that the rat is turned to the great- cst number of uses. Ile furnishes employment for an armiy of hunters, who pursue bim in his sewer fastnesses for the sake of his skin. In the great abattoirs of the city rats exist by the million. One proprictor, on becoming nearly driven from his premises by the rodents, threw a dead horse ina walled inclosure, and then stopped up all means of escape, so that the rats, attracted by the bait, could not get out. Inonc nizht 2,650 rats were caught in the trap and killed by meo armed with clubs; ina single month 16,020 of the animals were thus destroy- ed. We mnote this case mainlyin connection with a curious utilization of rais, wherein dead animals of all kinds are placed where they can et tliem as an casy way of disposing of the ref- use flesh and securing the valuable bones. A regular pound, surroanded by a massive stone wall, is provided for this purpose by the clty authoritics of Paris, and it 1s the regular moru- ing’s work of those in charge to remove the beautifully-polished skeletons. Of courge, when thus pampered, the rats mul- tinly amazingly, and therefore once in 2 while a grand battue 1snecessary to reduce their number. The way in which this is conducted is curious. ‘Horizontal holes are bored all around, in and at the foot of the inclosing walls, the depth and diameter ' being respectively the length and thickness of a rat’s body. Upon the morning of the battue, men armed with tin pans, kettles, drums, and other obgccls fer producing horrible noises, rushin at daybreak. The astonished rats precipitately rush for the nearest openings, which are thosein the walls. But thesc, while larre enough to contain their bodics, will not accommodate their tails, and the walls are soon ornamented with a vista of thosc anatomically superb members, whisking about like “animated icicles, Then arrives the rat collector—a saen- st in his way—who, with admirable dexterity, seizes the pendent tails, jerks forth the owner, and deposits him in a bag worn over the left shoulder. The privilege of catching the rats is farmed out by the authorities, and a profit- able business it is. . The rats are sleek and fat, and tetch high prices for their fur, skins, and flesh,~—the latter doubtless appearing in the res- taurant where one may have ‘“dinner_forone {ranc with wine, bread atdiscretion.” Rat flesh is not bad eating, at least so say those who have tried it, our knowledge in the matter being limited. It is delicate, white, firm, tastes like chicken, and in China the soup made from it is considered to de equal toour well-known oxtail. In_the Celestlal Ringdom rats are worth two dollars per dozen. Inthe West Indies the ruts exist in enormous numbers on the suzar planta- tiops, and work great damage by guawing the growing sugar canc. Each'plantation hasits official ratcatcher, whois paid by piccework, that i, s0 much a dozen for tails brought in. ‘The credit of suzgesting the most_extensive utilization of rats is due to Mr. P. L. Simmonds, who has lately printed an admirable work on these and other undeveloped sources of profit,— from which we bave drawn many of the curious facts above given. Mr. Simmonds suogests that a profitable venturc might be made from Kurrachee to Canten and Honz Kong of salted rats. About 7.000.000 could be cured and pack- ed aboard & 400-ton ship. For tbe sake of cu- riosity we quote Mr. Simmoud’s estimate of rofifs: 7,000,000 ratsat six cents per dozen, g.'fi,mo; salting, curing, ete., 60 per cent., $21,- 000; total cost, §76,000; and 7,000,000 rats sold at $§2 per dozen, $1,166,660.66, shows a profit of §1,666, 660.66. There! No onecan charge us —tnanks to Mr. Simmonds—with not having done our best to enrich our readers. Few jour- nais cun claim the proud laurels which we boldly now grasp, of having pointed out the way for any one to become a millionaire. ————— EKid Glove - Newark Adcertiser. Gloves have becn in use from very early times, being mentioned by such ancient writers as Homer and Xenophen. During the middle ages they were worn by certain officials as a mark ot ignity. But as dvilization advanced they grad- ually became common to all classes of the com- munity. In the carly part of this century there was no positive regularity iv the cut and shape of kid gloves, all being left to the judzment of the cutter, who had no systematic pattern. In 1834 Xavier Jouvinginvented 2 new method of cutting out_the kid, doing it with geometrical recision. His system is extremely claborate, Bavi 2 thirty-two sizes, and cutting ten widths to each size, in all malking thirty-two different numbers. . Since then other manufacturers have made npumerous improvements in shape, finish, and stitching, and now the best makes have al- most reached perfection, and merit the growing demand, which is such that tbe price of skins have advanced 50 per cent in the last fifteen years. 2 The term ““kid,” however, is 8 mere techni- cality, as the quantity consumed annually of leather bearine this name is largely in excess of what could be supplicd from the skins of all the young goats that are annually slauzhtered, lamb and other thin skins being extensively used. One of our_ Newark stores by actual count has retailed 472 pairs in six days, anda certain New York house retails 5300,006 worth annually. The value of those manufuctured in France is estimated at -50.000.000 francs, and there are Jarge quantities made in Italy, Ger- many, and England, and & comparative small amonnt in this country, at Gloversville and New ork City. ; % YA& lheyeewinz of a single pair of ladics’ kid gloves requires 5,000 stitches, forwhich the Con- Tinental manufacturers pay about 10 ccuts, it can readily be seen that this industry cannot be carricd on cxtensively in this. country. The seams arc sewed with perfect reqularity by placing the edges to be united in the jaws of a vise which terminate in fine brass ‘tecth like those of a comb, but only one twelith oLan inch Jong, the stitches being held by a knot to pro- vent ripping, which used to be a frequent source of trouble. It is necessary that the ani- mal should be killed yount, because a5 _soon as it begins to feed on herbage its skin is impaired for this purpose. Eggs are very extensively used in preparing the skins—it is estimated that 60,000,0& are annually used in England and. France alone. In colorivg the kidsdye is 1:}» plied to_the outer skin, with a brush by hand; if the skins were fmmersed the inner portion ‘would also receive the dye and stain the band. France excels all in the variety and richness of her colors, which is attributed to her atmos- phere and - water—producing 200 _ different sbades, Ladiss’ sizes run from 5}4 to §; geuts’ from 734 to 11; misses’ from 4 to 64. Gents’ are Jonger in the tingers and higher in the wrist: than thosc,of ladies’ of like number. though: . they are alike in widih, and the misses’ gloves Are DAITOWEr . . death. EUROPEAN GOSSIP. The Lion of the London Stage, Henry lrving. A Reminiscences of Longchamps Knight of the Middle Ages. A Snicidal Failare--Remarkable Fatality---Tho Cords of St. Joseph. THE LION OF THE LONDON STAGE. MHenry James, Jr., (n the Galaxy for May. In epeaking of what is actually going on at the London theatres I suppose tho place honor, beyond comparison, belongs to Mr. Henry Irving. Thia gentleman enjoys an esteem and consideration which, I believe, has been the lot of no English actor eince Macready left the stage, and he may at the present moment claim the dignity of being a bone of contention in London society second only in magnitude to the rightsof the Turks and the wrongs of the Bulgarans. . Iam told that London 18 dividea, on the subject of his merlts, into two fiercely hostile camps; that e has sown dissension in families,and made old friends cease to **&peak.” His appesrance in o new part is a_ greot event, and,if one has the courage of one'sopinlon, ot dinner-table and elsewhere, a conversational ascnd. Mr. Irving has *‘created,” as tho rench say, but four Shakspearcan parts’ his Rich- ard LIL, bas just been given to the world, _ efors attempting Hamlet, which up to this moment has been his great success, he had attracted much at- tention as & picturesque actor of melodrama, which he rendered with a refinement of effect not common upon the English staze. Mr. Irving's critics may, 1 unppose, be divided into three _categories: those who justify him in whatever he attempts, and con- sider him an_artist of unprecedented brilliancy ; those who hold that he did very well in melodrama, Dut that he fics too high when ho attempts Shaks- peare; and those who, in vulgar parlance, cansee Dothing in him at all, 1 wbrink from ranging myself in_elther of these divislons, and indeed Iam not aualified to speak of Mr. Irving's acting in general. I huve seen none of his melodramatic parts; 1do not know him asa comedian, —u capacity in which some_people thinl: hia best: And in his Shakeperean repettory, 1have ecen only his Macbeth and bis Richard. Luf, judg- fnx him on the evidence of these two partk, I fall hopelessly among the skeptice, Mr. Henry Trving isa very convemient illustration. To a stranger desiring to kzow how the London etage stands, T should say. **Go and sce this gentleman then tell me what you think of him," And 1shonld expect the stranzor to come backand say, **I see what you mean, he London stage has reached that pitch of mediocrity at which Mr. Henry Irving overiops his fellows—3ir. Henry Irsing firuringas o great man—c'el {out aire.” 1hold that thcre is an és- sential trath n the provero that there i no smoke without fire, No reputations arc altogether hol- low, and no valunble prizes Liave been casily won. Of conrse Mr. Irving has & wood deal of intelli- gence and cleverness? of course he hus_mastered a good many of the mysteries of his art. But I must neveriheless deciare that for myself T have not mastered the mystery of his success. s de- fects scem to me in esccess of his qualitics, and the Jessons _he has not leurned more triking than the lessons be has learned, Thst an actor so handicapped, as they eay in London, by natare and cultare_shotld have enjoy- cd such_prosnerity, is a striking proof of the no- sence of a standard, of the chaotic condition of taste. LONGCITAMPS. Puaris Corresvondence Boston Adrertiser, For nearly two centaries the Enster promenade of Longchamps has been o Parisian festival, and, notwithstanding the daily drive of the Champs Elyees and Bois de Boulogne, is so -brilliant as to render this custom supertiuous; still, Paques re- mains te signal for new bonnets and freshliverics, 10 be worn for the first time on that famous nrom- enade, and, fine westher aiding, it rcmains the most brilliant day of the season. Its origin is singular and interesting; so come with me, reader, back to the eariy part of Louis XV.'s relgn and let us take a rapid glance down to our own time. 1n those far-off days Mlle. le Maure was par exceflence the favorite prima donna, and when she took the veil and retired to the little convent of Longchamps there was universal monrn- ing. But, a8 we know, **habit 13 sccond nature, ™ and Mile, le Maure felt such yearning for the gweet mofes of byzone times that, when she be- came Abbess, ehe fonnded 8 £chool of nuns in her quict little convent, swhich soon became peopled with nightingales. The solemn chants of Lloly Week, so little attractive with orainary exccution, became angelic music, and all Pans disputed the Pyivilogs of listening to tenclres at the abbey. he doors were literally besieged—neither tombs nor altars respected; but the crowds of dis- tingnished men and beautiful women could te seen ruehing, - crushing everywherc that offercd stand- ing-room. This went on until one fne day M. de DBeaumont (then Archbishop of Paris) looked npon such enthusiasm as subject for ecandal, and shut up the abbey! So the nons' Aweet einging ceased; bnt Lons- champs remained, and its promenade in Holy Week became more and more the fashion. The in- £olent luxury displuyed by a certain clags went be- yond anything we can now imazine, and more than ‘one historian of that time has left s descriptions of carriages set with precious stones, horses shod with silver, baskets (as crinolines were then cailed) of unheard of dimensions; in fact, a reanion of carls, cosmetics, powder, bumade,” nerfume, and vanity, which make us ook upon onr own époch 25 comparatively modest and puritanical, The revolutfondid away with Longchamps, and it was not until bronght back by the parvenus of the Di- recloire that the people (according to the Hiroir. 26th Germinal) declared *‘such nonscnse neces- Bary to their prosperity.” Dressmakers, carriage- makers, horse-dealers, and marchandes de modes of all sorts rejoiced in tne restoration of this by- gone usage, and “the first promenade hos left its ‘mark on Longchamps history. AN OLD-TIME KNIGHT. A corredpondent of the American Register, writ- ing from Tubingen, saye: *‘When the place of one's tomb has been hidden for hundreds of years, there would be bt little chance of its being found at last. The preparations for the coming four ‘hundreth anniversary of the founding of the Uni- versity of Tubingen have, however, brought some strange things to light. Last Monday the workmen employed in restoring the way from the castle to the beautiful prospect-tower, *Schanzle,’ came euddenly upon a-lollow ringing spot. On digging and opening the eame it was found to be tho ol forgotten subterranean passago from tne castle to the Wurmlinzer Chapel, sung by Uhland. This passaze is known to have existed at the foundation of the Schioss, but during the siege, in the time of Duke Ulrich, it _was filled up. The visitor the castle is shown the entrance to it on visiting the cellars, . where also the chamber of “Vehingericht® s shown, and niches in the walls, where the condemned were immured. some of them like the old-fasbioned New England oven. The investizations were pur- Bucd through the passage, the wails of which are of strong masonry, till the workmen came upon a well-prescrved suit of armor, containinga skeleton and remnants of clothing. Though somewhat in- jured, one can distinctly sce from the style of the work on the shicld that it dates from the tenth or cleventh centary. The shield is divided into threo parts—green, silver, and black; in the pper di- visions the Imverial cagle, In the lower a golden lily; these being the arms of the long since extinct family of Schwarzenburg, this is without doubt the armor of Count Echwarzenburg, who fell in” the battlc of Tubingen, A. D., 1061 and whose body, according to the authentic chronicles of Tubingen, was 1ot to be found on the battle-field. The Courtt, who fonght on the side of the Palatinate_(the Ghibellines), being severely wounded. probably sought refuge in_this passage, and bere died & lingering death," AN INCOMPLETE TRAGEDY. ZLondon Ezaminer. | A carious caso of attempted enicide is recorded in Paris. A certain gentleman employed upon the Dourse was observed to grow gloomy and morose in his manner; which was ordinarily guy. Ilis habits, too, which were active and regular, under- went a change, and for two days it was noticed that he did not leave his apartment. This gave rice to some anxiety among the occupants of the house. Nor was it lessoned when onc of Lis friends called, brinzing with_him a letter he had just reccived, In which the nnhappy stock-broker had convesed bis Intention of putting an end to his life, A puliceman tyas immediately. sent for, and the. stock-broker's apartments were at once visited. Cpon opening tho door a painful scenc was reveal: cd. Thebody of tne stock-broker was stretched upon the bed; thewindows were fastencd, and all interstices carcfully covered up with strips per, while the fire-place, too, was_made air-tizht. Charcoul had clearly been chosen 28 _the means of th. Dot that the horrid step hnd been taken during the full posseseion of reason scemed too evident, for the cage of a favorite parrot had been hung ogtside the window to save the bird from an uniimely death. -An empty punch-bowl lay by the bedside, and'a beap of charcosl Iay upom the oor. But wonder upon wonder! _As the party entered the body moved; it rubbed its eyes; it 6at up. The porter's wife aimost_fainted with fear. All, however, were presently much reileved to find that the ftock-broker, having vot everything ready for executon, had drunk off the punch, and, be- fore putting a light to the charcoal, had snccumb- ¢d toa deep slecp, and & escaed the sieep of eat i REMARKABLE FATALITY. Rome Correspondence New York World. The following remarkable occurrence is the sub- jectof talk in most Roman salons, znd is com- mented npon‘with thatsolemn enjoyment of the marvellous that the most intclligent and cultivated fecl in common with the ignorant: A fortnizht {azo the Daroness S— waa walklng in the Viadell TUnmilta when, near the’ Palnzza Brazza, she met her old friend Count Brazza, ‘who' was entering his rtone. They stopped 10 wish each ofher good 9 s-ly; each complimented the other -ou the signs of it good health each displayed. *“Yes," said the Count, *1 bave o little thenmatism, it is truc, bu on the whole, I have not been so well for years," The Baroness mude a similar report of her health, leaving vut the rheumatism. ~Whi, talking there came up to them another old friend, Mer. Nardi; he also joined intue ¢ nversatien on health. In reply to thid: eangatulaticns on his robust anpearance, he £1d, ** Grazie « Dio, I1am very well. Ihavea little cold, daccero, but {hat is nothing." In less thana. week all three were dead and buried. Each one died of the same ill- ness—pncumonia—and they prooably took it while standing in front of the Brazza portone, where thero was_very naturallya draughtof air. You who have been in Rome know what tannels theee great Roman portones are. They open, throuzh arched passage-ways that are large enough for a carriage, into a court-yard. In the centre of the' comt-yard is the huge dnip-opcnlns. and some- times thero isalso a fountain. that increases the humidity of the air. Tae drain-onening in the old palace cortiles or court-yards of Rome1sa pestifer- ons place. All that is impure and foul in the build-" ing pours into this main Grain. Thero is its ven- tilation, and in a season of heavy sirocco, such as we had a fortnight ago, the stench from the drains is overpowerinz. . All gorts of uely reports are fiyinz about Rome in regard to the cause of Mgr, Nardi's death. One -says his secretiry. poisoned it nother thathe was poisoned at a dinner party; another that one of his physicians did the deed. I fancy that the fatal oxigue tbat poisoned him and his two friends was the foul air and chill- ing dranght of the palazzo cortile.: i f THE CORDS OF ST. JOSEPH. : New York Times. : The amount of superatition in' France 1 almost incredible. A recont pamphlet written by the Rev. ; Father Huguet is entitled **Le Cordon do St. Jo.’ seph, " giving an account of the. number of cnres effected by curcs blessed in honor of that worthy' ealnt. It is gravely stated that M. Bufronfesse was instantanconsly cured of o sprained wrist by the application of one of thiese cords. Four school- girls who causht the small-pox wore the cord and Fecovered in a3 many days as _there were persons. Weare not only assured that_these _cords can eure all kinds of discaes, but they are soverelgn in pre. vonting railroad accidents and steamboat explo- sions. _ A certiflcate signed by *Sister Marlo ™ af- fests that a lad In her ncighborhood by wearine (ho corddrewa good number and escaped military conscription. - Another person certified that: ho wantod tosell a picceof property, but no onc. would buy; he then procured a cord, and imme- diately a purchaser for his land presented himself, The cord 1s, however, lacking in masy good quail ties; at least, nothing is said abont its protecting the wearer from book-agents, Spitz dogs, and the cruel policeman. i A SPANISH CHURCI: A correspondent writing of tho Spanish King's visit to Seville, thus describes_the royal. party's visit to oncof thechurches: “‘Onasmall plat- form, brilliantly lighted up, were figures made of wax or carved wood to répresent the death of our Savior, and the Virgin standing with the Apostles at the foot of the cross. These weird pantomimes of encred bistory are got up with great wplendor, and the robes of the figares arc made of velvet ems Droidered with gold. - The ladies of Seville lend their diamonds ana jewelry to adorn the Madonnas. One of these imngzes carricd §75,000 worth of jew- elry. Each in turn was advanced to the halustrade of “(he royal dais, while military banils played sacred music, and_ the priesis sent np all around clonds of incense. The &cene was the more striking when the lnst procession marched past at nightfall: and_the squarc was lighted up by the taperss the royal dais was the only spot 1lluminated with gas- ights. SECRET SOCIETIES. MASONRY. ENIGHATS TEMPLAR OF INDIANA. The Grand Commandery of Kmights Templar of Indiana, which met in Indianapolis last week, clected the following ofiicers: - R. E. G. C., D. Lynch: R. E. D. G. C., AlexanderThomas; E. G. G., G. T. Williams; E. C., H. G. Thayer; E. G. P.. Thomas I Lynch; G. S. W., John H. Hess; G. J. W., L. B. Suett; G. T., Charles Fisher: Q. | R., John M. Bramwell, of Indianapolis. The reports of the Grand Treasurer showed that the receipts, including the balance left from last year, amounted to $5,706.70, and the disburse- 87, ““i teaving & balance in the general A committec consisting of the R. E. G. C., P. G. C.sN. R, Ruckle and_Charles Cruft, was ap- pointed to rcvise the tactics, drills, And opening exercises of a subordinate commandery. The local lodges tendered the visiting brethren & reception in the evening. & PROVINCIAL GRAND MASTERS OF ENGLAND. Sir George Elliot, M. P., was recently appointed and installed Provincial Grand Master of the East- ern Divislon of South Wales. This oflice is of great ‘honor, and is bestowed upon those who have dis- tinguished themselvesin **Craft Masonry ™" and are conneccted with the provinces. Among the resent Provincial Grand Masters 10 Erigland are Prince Leopold (Oxfordshire), the Earl of Car- narvon (Somersetshirc), Lord ‘Hartington, M. P. (Derbyshire). the Earl of Moant Edgenmbe (Corn. wall), Lord De Tabley (Cheshire), the Duke of St. ‘Albans ‘(Lincolnshire), the Earl of Limerick (Bristol), Lasd Skelmersdale (Western Division Lancashire).* Viscount Holmesdale, M. P. (Kent), the Earl of Ferrers & (Leicester and Rutland), . Lord Suflield (Norfolk), the Duke of 'Manchester (Huntingdonshire), Earl Percy, M. P. (Northumberland), the Duke of Newcastio (Nottinzham), the Earl of Shrewsbury and Talbot (Stafordshire), Lord Pelham, M. P, Sussex), Lord Leigh (Warwickshire), ~Lord Methuen' (Wiits), the Earl of Zetland (North and East Riding of Yorkehire), the Earl of Bective (Cumburland_and Westmoreland), Lord Wareney (Suffolk), Lord Sherborne (Glocestershire), Sir D. . P., Mr. W. W. B, Beach, . P., Mr. T. ¥. Halsey, M. P., Siriv. W. Wyan, M.P., Col. Burdett, Sir IT. Edwards, Gen. Browafigg. Col:E. C. Malet de Carteret. 5 - NO S8MALL HONOR. Grand-Master Smith, of New Jersey, saza: *'Sim- 1y to be a member of such a fraternity as ours, is no small honor. Its moraland benevolent infin- cnces gird the globe. In everyland the mystic word fs_known, and the secret token meets with recognition. Noble as has been its mission, o fu- ture more nobe ovens before it. A standard work, of: rander Import than iccremonial or ritual, is awaitine full exempliication. The eymbolism of the trowel Js to be made realism, as craftsmen sprgad the cement of brotherly love and aflection 1n this ace of discussion ond_ variance; harmon- izing differences—bringing man to man in brother- haod, and eetting forth “the Fatherhood of God; si‘encing war, by transforming: swords into plow- snares, and spears into pruning-hooks—and hasten- ing the day when natlon shail not lift up sword against nat-on, neither shall they lcarn warany more, ~ Such i% the work befora us; shall we be in- different to its claims?” - A CIVILIZING FORCE. Grand-Orator Doute, of California, says: *‘As Frec and Accepted Masons we boldly- claim that onr Order inculcates principles and practices that are pre-eminently corrective of these cxcesses: that its very esscnce 8 just sabordination; thnt Masonry s a training-school which drills personal- ity without affecting its just Indcoendence. Asa matier of fact. the Ofder recelves men from cvery dopartment of life, traios them to co-operative al its, and sends them back to their work capable of knowinz their place and And thus station, capable of nmnl{ obedience. we find that Masonry fs, indeed, co-operative in its character; that it lendsa helping hand to every human organization; that it zives a blessing to ail associated life. Aye, Masonry is a traming-school for an age which nceds traininz more than it nceds vitality—an age whose vigor outruns its power of combination. ~ If we are right in onr premiscs and facts, Masonry is one of the civilizing forces of our a6, hnd SLInA8 258 Co-worker With Bher orgauis zatlons, helpfnl to all, antagonistic to none.”™ THE FAITH OF MASONRY. DBrother James Leird, Grand Orator of Nebraska, £ays: **The falth of Masonry Is the religion of to-day,—not of the cternal dsys to come,—but of the present and awfal now. Our fricnds, the churchmen, teach a faith in the resurrection of the Son of Man. This we also believe, not asa thing to come to pass when the dead carth slecps in the intinite tomb of worlds, bat as we Bee in the history .of gocicties .and men, and as the world has scen it in all the heroesand martyrs that live n the heavens of memory: not the resurrection of the Son of Man as a being, but asa quality, as n&rmc!plc illustrating the spiritof love, as incarnated in vs all, and mzde manifest through the beautifol consisiency of a more holy life, as scen in_sweeter lawe, milder punishments, a more comprehensive justice, 3 ‘more absorbing aspiration aftergencrona qualities. The resurrection, not of the body, but of the epirit and will of the Son of Man, and, throagh this, of that of all men.” \ AMISCELLANEOUS. « Sir Knight C. H. Charvat, of Galesburg, was in the city Inst week. Oricntal Consistory workcd the thirtleth grade last week, John O'Neil presiding. The attendance was large. ‘A very finc banner was gent Thureday from this citv to Askelon Commandery, of Sulina, Kan. Five of the memuers of President Hayes' Cavi- net are Mosons. —Erchange. : That's quare. 18 it not *— Bulletin. Sir Knight J. C. Le Blanc was prosented with a very handsome uniform by his fricnds Friday evening. C. §. Dunbar, of Lebanon Chapter, R. A. M., located at Laramie, Wyo., recently purchosed a fall ontit for his Chapter, which is working under digpensation. . he zrand central aim of Masonry is Charity, the crowninz of the uscending scale whercof Faith is the foot and Lope tue contre—Masonic charity of the widest and highest type. —7alford, 3 C. M. Cottrell. of Mitwaukee, one of the leading spirits of the \Wisconsin Consistory, A. & A. S. Tiite, was in the city recently looking after para- phernalia, etc., for the eeveral grand bodics of that rite. He reports that lus Consistory has all the wark they can do. = At the Ite Annnal Commaunication of ‘the Grand Imperial Connail of Kentacky, Knishts of the Red Cross of Constantine and Abpendant Orders, the following Grand Ofiicers were elected for the ensu- Inzgear: E. G. Hall, G. 5.3J. 3. Roberts, G. Ve . J. 1. Tancock,” G.'S. G54, W. G.: Theo, Stern, G.. H. P.: George W. Barth, G. H.'C.;J. W. Cook, G. T.;Fred Webber, G. R. The party given by Mirian Chapter, O. E. S. No. 1, at Greenbaum’s Hall Wednesday cvening, was a'pleasant alair. The most noticeable toilets were those-of Miss Adela Burns, white tarlatan with red roses; Miss Fannie Burns, blue tarlatan’ with pink roscs? dliss Carrie Height, white tarlatan with ‘apple blossoms' and_corn-colored ribbons; - Miss ‘Mamie Newmann, black velvet underdress,” brown o they wera:, "of the introduction of Odd-Fellowship into the “John P. Foss and A. G. Lull, Assistant Captains. -tertainment and ball, -for that section of the State. silk overdress with black lace trimmings: 1 Emma Snyder and Miss Morrow, black siiks; gfi:: Maud and Miss Mable Low, black, with white o iatan overdresses: Jrs. William M. Snyder. pore light green silic with white tarlatan overdress: Tho upper was furnishes , Dotrler's Orchestea. 58 the motishy A8 e can entar the lodgo on) od, our doors are inexorably barred againa athelst and the scoller. As we comipence o asonic ceremonics only after invoking the guid. ance and protectlon of Divine love, we are assared that a trust eo well founded will insure from all danger, and, as we separatc to resmme the cares, ' and ' joys, and temptations of fhe outer world, We are solemnly enjoined to eo acl as'to be an ezample of uprizhtncss and moral ‘worth, and thus sccure oar admission, after this Jife, into that Grand Lodge on high, where none but the redcemed shall sit. Our -*Great Light," the guide to our faith and_practice, is the same fn- #pired volume that.is a lamp to the feet of tha belicver. On its open pages are dates and pre- recorded our vows and obligations. To ita man. Septs W' humbly and cheerfully kueel.—Z. 5. in the name of ODD-FELLOWSHIP. THE FIFTY-EIGOTH ANNIVERSARY TUnited States, which occarred on the 26tfi inst., was generally commemorated n this jurisdiction, as well as thronghout all other parts of the Unfon and Canada. There was a grand pablic demonstra- tion at Joliet, consisting of a street parade, which was participated in by the Brotherhood of Ottawa, ‘Aurora, and other places, and by tne Chicago Dattalion of Patriarchs, officered by . A. H. . Waggener, Chlef Coptain, and The former {s Past Grand Junior Warden of the Grand Encampment, and the latter two are Past Grand Represcatatives to the Grand Lodge of the United States. Gen. J. C. Smith, of this city, was Chief Marshal of the processfon. The ob- gervance concluded with o literary and musieal en- At Champaign there was a general celebration “The Hon. John H. Oberly, Grand Reprosentative, was the orator. At Lincoln tnere waa a fine display. 1In Chicago thera was no rereral celebration, but several of the lodges held social reunions in their respective halls. Unlon, No. 9, inaugurated a series of addresses Which are to be delivered every Tharsday evening in their hall, Mcthodist Church Block. Bro, George 4. Elton delivered the first, which was abontscenes from New York to Peru, S. A. 1t was well re- ceived. The next one will be delivered by Dr. R. Efo%fion”d' ‘P. G., on the effects of alcokol on the THE GRAND ENCAMPMENT OF ILLINOIS. J. C. Smith. Grand Scribc of the, Grand En- campment of Hlinols, has just fasued {0 the Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of the United Statos, and to the subordinate encampments of this juris- diction, his annual report of the status of this branch'of the Order in Iliinois at the cl lnst year, Dec. 31, 1676, showing it to Dealthy and prosperous. condition. port the following statistics are taken: Number of working encampments at end of Gain of the year. Total membership Dec. 31, 1876.... Patriarchs relieved. Widowed families . Weeks sickness for which b Pald for rellef of Patriarchs. Widewed families, Burylog the dead. .. The next annnal sessio Encamp- ment of Tliinofs will be held at Belleville Oct. 9, ASCELLANEOUS. A new lodge was organized at Muncie, I, recentls. ‘Ihe Todge at Elilsville, TIl., recently procared a new ontdt in this clty. . President Hayes is_a contributing member of Croghan Lodge, No. 37, of Fremont, Ohlo. William H. Barnes, Past Grand Master, cditor of the New York Heart and Zand, has gope to the Pacific Coast on a lecturlnz trip. _Jobn Lake, Past Deputy Grand Master of this city, lelt home recent! Iy for apleasure-trip through Enrope. Mr. Lake wilf probably be the next Grand Mnster of this jurisdiction. ; The Lon. Jacob Lrohn, of Freeport, Grand Representative from the Grand Encumpment of Illinols to the Grand Lodge of the United States, was in the city last weck. The Veteran Association I. 0. 0. F. of Cincin- natf held their second anuual meeting recently, and elected the _following officers: President, A. H. Ransom; Vico-President, Thomas Spooner; Sccretary, William ¥ Hubbell; Treasurer, Jobn Gonld; “Chaplain, Elder William P. Stratton. A banquet succeeded, at which were present several of the grand oflicers and a large number of mem- bers of_the Orderiin Ohio and Kentucky. **The main object of the Association is to renew the in- terest of the older members of the Order in the pro- motion of its principles, to revive_recollections that cling around the heart like ivy around the oak, and renew friendships formed fn times when the 'Order was strugeling for cxistence, and to be known as an Odd-Fellow wis to_have the finger of derision pointed at you, and to be objects of curi- osity to the uninitfated.” ENIGHTS OF PYTHIAS. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. With a view to giving as much information as possible on matters of jurisprudence, arrange- ments have been made with a competent member of the Order to answer all questions on law that ‘may be forwarded. Commaudications containing questions ehould be addressed to Trr TRIBUNE. The matter baving been mentioned to some of the membership, a few questions have been recelved this week which are herewith presented, together with their answars: Can s visiting Drother in tandlng be refused adialiance Or 1 aamitied, £ad he bEFchairod 6o Joave the Lodge on account of an objectfon beine made to his rematning by a member of the Lodge? No. Can a proposition for membersiip be withdrawn after the report of the Commitice has been banded to the K. of R. &S.2 No, if & withdrawal card ls 1ssued to a member of a Lodge, and elghteen monthy subscquent to ts {ssuance thé holder commits an offense akafust soctety which would warrant bls being irfed, were he a member, bas the Lodge any means of reaching his case? Ycs. The Lodgie, upon proper cause_being made, can proceed to revoke the card, and thereby thie holderagaln becomes subfect to the Lodge which [ssued the ca If a candldate was recelving one of theyanks, would 1t be In order for any business to be transated untl the completion of the rank? Yes: but only under certain circumstances. 1f the Chair Is notifled that a comumu- nication bas been recefved from the Supreme or Grand Lodge, or the proper otiicer of elther, and the subject matter Isof a nature to require immediate attentlon, 1t would be the duty of the Cliair to proceed to the closs of the sectlou of the rank fn which hie was then Work- ing, resume work Inthe Kalght's rank, and have’ the Order read and actlon taken. MISCELLANEOTUS. Welcome Lodge, No. 1. now meets at the new hall of No. 3, corner of Madison and Desplaines streets. The Order has lately been meeting with great favor in the Grand Jurisdiction of Ontario. Su- reme Representative George H. Mitchell, Grand oof TV & 5., reports a very eatisfactory stato of affaira. New Lodres, composed of the very best material. are being formed at Acton and Windsor, and the fourth Lodge has been instituted at Toronto. A *‘Uniform Division™ has been formed in Toronto, and the fine room known as the ** Abbott Hall™ has becn leased as an armory for drill and practice in tactics WINDOW-GLASS. ‘Wholesale Strike of “ Blowers " and * Gath- erers.” Special Correspondcnce of The Tribune. BriveToy, N. J. April 24.—One of the greatest Iabor-strikes that have ever occarred in New Jer- sey is now in progressamong the operatives of the window-glass manufactories situated in this sec- tion of the State. The strike was brought about by the **blowers® and **gatherera” crployed in the glassworks at Pittsburg, Pa., and cleewhere westof the Allegheny Mountains, who struck re- cently for an advance of wages. Soon after the inaugaration of the stand-out in Pittsburg, mem- hers of the Glass-Makers' Union visited the glass- producing ceatres of New Jersey, and perauaded the workingmen to join the movement, which has now become general. The number of strikersis swelled daily by other *‘blowers” and *‘gather- leaving the establishments where they ers” have been ecmployed through the win- ter. It is estimated that 5,000 men and ‘boys are now out on a strike; and, as the workmen in the factories now running have resolved to sus- pend work and co-operate with the malcontents { by the close of the week, fally 10,000 operatives +ill be engaged in the strike soon. Th blowess havebeen receiving 125 per month, and the gatherers 60 per month; and a demand is ‘made for 2n increase of_between 5 and 10 per cent above these figures. Prominent glass-manufac- turers who- have been interviewed apon the sub-.. cct say the men are mad to make such a demand Joek hove s the trads 1 o a very naprodtable and troubled condition, the majority of the proprictors ‘being hardly ablc to make both ends meet. Sum- mer, when the mannfacture of glass is generally stopped, is_approaching, and the manufacturers can better afford to ccase operations now flltogfif_.h- cr than pay the scale of wages asked by the strik- ers. v In opposition to the statement of the factors, the men eay that there was no trouble in the business uptil the orzanization of the Natlonal Assaciation of Window-Glass Manufactarers, which occarred Tast month 3n Pittsbarg, and which embraces in ita membership all the prominent mannfacturers in .| the United States. Az soon as the Association was ‘born, several hrfic and wealthy factors commenced aplan for a grand monopoly of the business, rush- edup pricos; and arranaud for a reduction of wazea n'some places, and made sach regulations to be carried out’ elsewherd as very - materially affected the interests of the biowers and gatherers. - To pre- vent starvation ‘and ~ further tyranny, the Glass-Makers' : Unlon, .after: soveral . confors: ences, resolved to order 'a 'strike, which will stop all the window-glass establishments in the country. 1t is also stated that the manufac- tarers are In no postion to continae their scheme, unless it is done with the intention of *booating up? wholesale and retail rates. The blowers and miterersare mn;:;ipmg to continue the strike eriod, a - et ot !3;.11 nd apparently are deter- D officer of the Window-Glass Manufacturers’ fissociation, who does not wish his name pub- lirhed, furnishes TaE TrmoyE correspondent with ¢ following information: *‘There are eeventy Sotablishments in the. United States devoted to the production of window-glass, Trwenty-seven of ihese are in New Jersey: .the ofhors are cl crell through New England, New York, Penn- :‘: vanis, Maryland, Obio, and" elsewhere in_ the 7 fi"n . The ‘capital invested in the industry 3 'n ot $6,000,000 in New Jersey alone, yhile the anndnl production of that: State is be- tween 2,000,000 and 3,000,000 bozes of the vari- 0us qualities and sizes of glass. The window. glass mannfacturing ‘interest i now. one of the principal industrics of this country, and 1 des tined to check the importation of glass to America: in fact. many of the-American. mannfacturers sre ROW exporting large quantities of glass and glnas. ' ware. The National Assocuation of Window. Glass Manufacturers was fonnded for businees. Jorposes, but none of jts members have dono what s allesed by some of the striking blowers and gatherers. The trade, to be sure, is dull; but the the situation 13 far from being s bad as has been reported. The - onlv way in which the manufactarers may be affected by the strike is, that some trouble may be experi- enced in getting sizes: but this can oe regulated by the Association, ana it is hardly possible that any manufactarer 'will have his busincss Interfered with on that-account. It is believed that fully three-fourths of the factories are now stopped,— some few in Pittsburg being in operation. - Some- where near 25,000 men and boys are now striking, and it §s not improbable that that number will be increased to at least 30,000 this weck. It appears to be the resolution of the members of the National Association not to resume operations 1n their es- tablishments before Seotember or October, and even later than that. 'This is the greatest troable that has occurred in the history of the trade.™ LOCAL MISCELLANY. FEDERAL AFFAIRS. B. F. ALLEN, Quiet reigned about the Government Building yesterday. There were no more arrests on the re- cent indictments, and the only eventof any im- portance whatever was the return of Judge Bangs from Lacon. He was cailed upon in the aftcrnoon Dby Mr. Soberts, a son-in-law of B. F. Allen resid- ing here, who wanted to know what the Judge in- teaded to do in reference to a letter he had re- ceived from Judgoe C. C. Cole, of Jowa, Allen's attoney. This- letter. it was learncd, states that Allen has heard of the recent indictments returned against him and has consnited Judge Cole there- upon; that Allen is very busily engaged with his Jowa matters at present and cannot leave Des Moines; and thatit will be nnnecessary Judge Cole ventares to think, for the powers here to issue & pracess for Allen's arrest, inasmuch ns Allen will certainly be hereatan early duy—the 8th of May—in company with Judse Cole, and will at that time file a good ‘and suflicient bond for his appearance. The_ letter concludes by saying, in effect, that if this is not satisfactory to_Judge Bangs the writer hopes he will say 80, and bonds willbe flled atan earlier day. Judge Bangs did ot give Mr. Soberts a definite reply, but request- ed him o come in to-morrow morning. In a con- vereation with a TRIDUNE reporter afterwards, the matter having gonc abroad, as all ench matters will sooner or later, Judze Dangs stated that when Al- Ien was here' he given "Lis word of honor come’ back and give bail whon requested so to do.. The Judge believes Allen's word is good, and relies implicitly on his promise to return. He will, therefofe, canse no warrant to be sent out, because, evenif one were 1scued, it could not be returned before the time swhen Allen will be here of s own accord. The Judge was very emphatic in expressing his thorongh belief in Allen's word, and said, farther- more. that Allen left Chicago with the express declaration that he was going to get first-class in- demnity in lowa for good secarity here. So firm 18 his belief fn Allen that the suggestion of the reporter, to_the effect that equally as prominent necple. people whose word was eanall y23 good, had skipped, farled to shake the Judge's confdence. ‘The probability is that Judge Cole's suggestion will be accepted, and that Allen'will come alonz about the Sth of May in compayy with that gentleman, and enter into bonds for “his appearance when the Court shall want him. WHISKY., ¢ In reference to the recent I8tter of instructions sent out to the District Attorneys urzing the speedy prosecution of the civil cases agninst the crooked distillers and their bondsmen, Judge Bangs says that he is as anxious as anybody to get them off ‘hie docket;, that he haa already commenced Buits against the'distillers who are delinquent on their bonds, and that, when the next petit jury is called, which will be the 15th of afay. he s] press them to a trial and get them disposea of as soon as possible. In regard to the civil enits against the first batch, he wrote the Department yesterday, giving the exnct status of those cases, THERE WAS YET ANOTHER POINT on which the reporter souzht information. This was no less than in relation to the apparently queer dismizsal of the case of John Grabam, tne man who bad in his possession twenty counterfeit silver *‘halves,” and against whom Detective Tyrrell insisted and till insists thero isa zood case. The Judge frankly explained that, from what Tyrrell bhad “toid him about the case. he did not believe there was enough in it to hold the mon. The mere fact of Graham's having the money was. to be sure, ugainst hlm.hhul it was quite possible that somenody-bearing him a grudze had trapped him bs puttingup a job on him. Be- eides, szys the Judge, Tyrrell admitted that Gra- ham had " previously borne a fair character, and this tended to take away the suspicion of guilt. He frankly stated the “weak point of the case to Tyrrell, and_yet, 08 a precautionary measure, ad- vised Graham’s arrest nnder the idea that fur- ther ~ dovciopments might, perhaps, be made which wonld “put a different face on the affair. The Judge was satisfied, after waiting a few days, that there was really no case against the man, and believes he may have stated asmuch to Boal. The latter, he says, is ‘‘as straight a man as the Lord ever made, ™ and wonld mever have dismissed the case if there had been snything in it The reporter mentioned to the Judge the fact that there had been more orless bluster by Gra- ham and his (riends aboat this squelching'of the case without givinz Graham a chance to prove his innocence. To this, the Judge ratoer bluntly re- p‘l‘xcd: *¢Well, he can have a trial yet, if he wants %0 In the meantime, Tyrrell ea; ie an outrage to sit down on the work of an honest officer; and re- fuses to be comforted. e haa reported the matter to Washington, and thinks it needs investigation. PETTY OFFENDERS. George H. Ivans, who keeps a iiquor ehop at No. 1160 South Halsted street. was up before Commis- sioner Hoyne yesterday morning charzed with not crasing the tax-paid stamps on a certain number of empty spirit packages. It was doabtful whether the faflure to erase the stamps was intentional or merely a pieceof negligence with no in‘ent 1o pre- serve the Etamps for a second use. The Commis- sioner, after duly considering the question, de- cided toleave it to the next Grand Jury to deter- g-noin;: and Ivans was. therefore held under a $500 = < The whisky cases of the Government sgalnst Thomas and William Gastlin, Leonard C, Steb- Dins, and Hannah Grimm have been marked, on the minute books of the United States District Court, **dismissed at the request of the District- Attorney.” After the title of each case is fonod the word ** settled.” The_cases amount to so lit- tle that nobody outside of Judge Banze' office, and the defendants themselves, probably ever heard of them before. STUFFING A TRUNK. A MATTER OF ART WHEREIN THE TRAVELING PUBLIO $HOULD DE INTERESTED. ¢¢ The art of staffing a trunk for the deception of hotel-keepers,” said a gentleman yesterday, in coarse of conversation, **is one to which sufficient. attention has not been paid by the traveling public. Things have changed a good deal now, and it is difficult—not to say impossible—to prescribe a system that will give satisfaction in the city and country alike. F'rinstance, you used to be able after dark to cbuck.your carpet-bag out of yoar window and o down and get it, or lower it witha fishing-line. People are getting dishonest now- adays. Only last week I lowered my eajchel out of a tavern-window down in 2 little village which you might have thought waia regular Eden, and I'm blamed if some swindler didn't getit and skip off with it before I could get down two flights of stairs! Then these lenther satchess don't stand siinglng shout. Pitch one of them out of a sixth- story window un toa stonc pavement, and where isit? Besides, look at the risk. Once at the' Planters', in St. Louis, I slang mine ont,—it was 2 pitch-dark night, and raining hard; such a night as very few people would be likely to be out in— and itkilled five Colonels, Then, again, likeas not you arc assigned to room opening of a well, and, then, where are you?® Then in these city hotels there's alwaysa crowd round the front,— perhaps therc's a lot of glaring gas-lamps, drug- stores and €0 on, and when fnnr carpet-bag comes eliding down smong them fooking as big as an elephant, itisall U. P. Carpet-Bags are played; ittakes a trank to get enough ahead of a hotel to makeitpay. Then in stafing that trank you musn't go to extremes. I remember once at the old Briggs House, before the fire, a St. Lonis newspaper man had it all fixed to lower bis trank ot of the window on to the street. and just as he let it down there came a zephyr and toat trunkeoared away like & bird and lit away out in Cicero. It never does -to travel too light. 1t doesn't do.to travel too heavy either. I'knew a fellow who put so much pig-irorf and Drick into his trnnk that the first time they came to 1ife 1t both handles came off and the bottom fell ont. Bricks are dangerous thinge to bandle. Peo- picdon't calculate that they weigh mach more than clothes, or boots, or things like that, and_so put more welght into their trunks than is legiti- mate. +Thea 3 trank with bricks o it Is apt 1o ift its ballast. - I recollect once a porter.careying :h:'{-:r:\tx' full of bricks up-stairs with the back-hold over his shonlder, and the bricks all tambled down into the lower end of the trunk, and thc porter threw - three back somersauits _ doun " the ' 0 taircase, an urs 0 B en " andythey all - rolied open: e e offbs with asmuch excitement as if It was ‘an Eastern war. Besides, oags of shot, and pig- ! iron, and bricks, and all those things, conflict with the fawa of nature. Inan honest frunk the contro of weight is abont the keyhole, becanse It's fulf all the way up with goods of - the 'same weight. In o staffed trunk the weight s all' at the fiuuum, a8 the porter sces the moment he cants it over to give ita hoist upon his shoulder. ~Such a trunk, too, ounds hollow and unnatural if you kick it any- where hish up. No, sir, there is nothing like sticks of soft wood well wrapped upin straw, with an old horse-blanket, ora bit of carpeting. or something of the gort loose on top, to rustle ronnd. It doesn't weish too much, the weight is equally distnbated, the trunk s full, nothing rattles in- #ide, and If you leave three inches of white cotton sticking out, asif yon had left a piece of your nightshirt hanging ‘over the edge when yon packed the trunk last, why, air, that trunk would deceive the Angel 'Gnhrlel elf if he was ia the hotel business. " CRIMINAL. Bridget Meskell, for the larceny of clothing {from Mary Coffee, and Howard Young, for having 2 hand in the theft of that dog that Jerry Monroe is in trouble lbont‘ were at the Armory last even- - Charles J. Jetter, of 925 Cottage Grove avenae, is locked up at the North Chicago Avenuo Station, charged with larceny as bailce of a small sum of money from G. Johansen, dolng b cornez of Lake nud LaSalls sttesear o O B The detectives at Central Station smused themseives by beinsing fn vagmity. - Sa- ward Byrne the notorlous, against whom there Is a charge of riot pendinz In the West Division Po- lice Court for his share in the election row in Jihich Mike Fitagerald was mortaly ‘wonaded, ‘wereamong 'enmnber, sad Potsr: BANoHY, Justice Summerfield yesterday held the follow- * ing: Jerry Mouroc, larces d Walsh, of No. 70 Twelith A‘l‘r’egzw ‘;t‘flhl: Clrl(“l'lz inal Court; Walter Crawford, fa ' of Commissioner. MeChirey norke 28, el gontinued to May 15 Mastin Dully, larceny of & barrel of bluo_giass, $500 to the J0th. - Jactics Koufmann awarded Edward Korgs, wife-beates ninety days in the House of Correction; Kate Phil: lips, drunkard, twenty days. A DETECTIVE'S MISTAKE. g Doring the past week there was anra mystery dating back to the July 14 fire, the }:2:: of which as thus far broughtout show up an old detective in avery unfayorable light. re is uite alittle romance in it, 1t mflybcwell&'g:ivn the details from the beginning. April 10, 1874, MadAme Herrick, keeper of a house ‘unl:;“ State street, remad herl mansion in a gzorzeous manner. One parior set, which she had aclected and had made nppllt Mitchell's in St. Louis, was particularly fine, the frames being of Iraudsomely-carved cbony and the upaolstering of an unusually fine plece of satin brocatelle. Its cost was just $1,000. The fire came, but, as the Malsme’s house and farnitare werc insured, she walied out. and, tuminE her back upon her barn- ing home, went in search of a new one. A fri of the Madame, Charles Nichols fl;:?, who has since died, insisted, lowever. upon saving this parlor ‘set, some fine ru; other articles of rare magnificence that conld hard- Iy be replaced. and loaded them upon two tracks. The drivers of the trucka could never thereafter ba found, and neither could the furniture. The in- eurance companies made this a pretext for refasing to puy $7,000 insurance. A member of tne fires patrol swore that he saw the furniture loaded npon the tracks, but tae fact that the Magame could not produce anything that she had saved from the fire, enconrageda bellet that she had not lost anything in reality. She made every effort to set berself right: hirer detectives” to work up the affalr: paid Gilber Simonds, or the **Old Map, " as he was familiarl: cailed, $30 in gold for six days’ work npon casge, bat all to noavail. The **Ola Man" salé he did not know brocatelle when he sawit. Onet he pretended to have fonnd somo red plash farm ture that answered the description of some of the miesing property. - But Herrick said she want. el only her brocatelle set, and nothing else was heard of the matter until one day a chair from the set was returned to her b{ a person who saw it fall from the truck upon the day of the fire. This chalr was bequented to the Madame's danghter-in-law. One da; t week it was out of repair and she sent it to a shop on State street, near Twenty-ninth, and while here 18 was noticed” by the *-0ld Man.” who at onca demanded it. ‘An explanation -followed, Mrs. BLrown concludi that Simonds ‘was the thief, that is, if he had the remainder of the set as he claimed to have. - She followed him to his home, No. 1674 Sonth Dearhorn street, reported at once toMadame .and last Thursday the Madame prescnted. herself at Simonds' house, with a search-warrang and 2 writ of replevin In the hands of Constabls Georze Hartman. . ‘I must demand remuncration for storage, safd the **Old Man,™ cheekily. ‘‘And I must demand rer.llr.lflon for my for- pitare, Mr. Simonds. Yon have had the use of it quite a while,” was the Madame's retort. ‘‘And also a dollar whi¢h I paid the truck- ‘man for bringing it to my house,” ndded Stmonds. ‘*Here is your dollar.and here is'a replevin." And without further ado the farniture was load- edinto an express wagon and taken back to the Madame’s mansion on State street. . An explana< tion was demanded, but ‘Simonds gave only the Jame one that he did not recognize the property as hers, ana had found it on the sidewalk on rhte da; of the fire. 'He claims to have advertized it ucvcm{ times, and may have done so, bat it never came to the cyes-of Madame Herrick. And now there isa mansion uway out on Dearborn street that s totally devold of parlor furniture. Fortunately Simon was_discharged from the detective force some months ago, 80 that there is no need of any revil- ings upon Hickey's manner of running the Police Department. —_—— A New Paper-Making Material. San Franctsco Bulletin. There is considerable probability that the re- cent discoveries connected with the trec poou- larly known as the desert palin will enure great- Iy to the industrial wealth of Californin.” The scientific name of the tree whose fibers show a peculiar adaptability for paper-making is the Yucm dragonis. The cxistence of the trce has long been known to teamsters crossing the Mo- jave Desert, bordering on the counties of Los ‘Angeles and Szn Bernardino. They had zoticed the peculiar tonghaess of the fiber, but never dreamed that it could be put to any practical use. The discovery of its wonderful propertics for paper-making was reserved to Judee Georze B. Walker. For nearly five years he was ex- perimenting with it, but the isolated plaze in which the yucca dragonis was found growing n abundance prevented him from Introducing th material to theattention of capitalists. ‘The construction of the Southern Pacific Rail- road has afforded the opportunity to Judsze Walker to make known his discovery. Tho road passes throuzh the Mojave Desert, where, for something like 40,000 to 50,000 square miles, there is little vegetation excepting this desert palm. The tree grows to the helghit of about twenty feet, aud frequently possesses a dinmeter of fifteen or elzhteen inches. There is little fear of the supply becoming exhausted for » genera- tion, e7en though this California productshould supply paper-making material for the whole United States. And the trees have the same properties which characterize the cedars and pines of the mountains. When one s cut dow, there will spring up around the stump a host o! smaller trees. All the tree except the bark and leaves are available for paper-making. The fibre bleaches m(l{, and what is very desirable in a paper- making substance, it felts well and cooks well, as the phrases are. From the fact that this des- ert, where it Is 8o prolific, is mainlyalkaline, the fibre contains no resinous substance, and there- fore turns out a clear quality of paper. Some specimens manufactured at the Lick Mill, near San Jose, have been brought to this office for inspection. The white paper appears suited for newspaper parposes, aod the browner descrip- tions are equal to any wrapping-paper we have seen. Mr. Walker has erected a.mill in the Soledad Canon, six miles from the entrance to the desert, and,baving enlisted capital in his en- terprise, proposes to manufacture paper with the process properly secured by letters pateat. ————— Utilizing Niagarn. \ Ottawa (Can.) Free Press. A letter bas recently been addressed to his Excellency the Governor-General by Mr. Horace H. Day, a gentleman who owns tlie American side of the Ni ‘alls. on which side the water-power much exceeds that of the Canadian fall. Mr. Day recommends the utilization of this vast water-power by the establishment there of manufactories for :Emnlnz and weaving cotton cloths. When our ship canals, and eventually the Pacific Railway, arc completed, the subject of cheap production may have a measure of interest to our manufacturers not now even thoughtof. :The chief points of Mr. Day's scheme are the following; and shonld his ideas as vet fail to be appreciated, we may recall to mind George Stephenson, fighting his railway enterprise t.hmuzg amid the ridicule of Parlia- ment and people, and Mr. Muntz golog humbly from one shipowner of London to another, vainly asking permission to apply, at his own expense, o coat of his metal to the bottoms of their ships: 1. The formation of compressed alr, by means of the water-power, and its appliance to drive ,the machinery of cotton factories, placed whera convenient, the air being conveyed in pipes and np‘?u’ed to the common steam-engine. 2. The manufacture, by this means, of cotton cloth, so near to the producing points of the raw cotton and of the food staples, as materially to lessen the cost of prodaction. 8. The loading and unloading of vesscls by means of the same cheap hydraulic nower, the only expense of which is, of course, the erection of the apparatus. 1 4. The gray cotton cloth befus so manufactur- ed, its transporation (when the canals are en- larged) in sea-goingr vessels, direct from point of roduction to Englnnd#herz to undergo the inishing processes of bleaching and priating, and to_be thence distributed-to the markets of the world. b 5 . We_understand that his Excelle has romised Mr. Day to lay his communication’ fore the Dominion Government, and to for-: ward a copy of it to the Secretary of State.for . the® Colonies, for the consideration of her Majesty’s Government. - - - , and