Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 29, 1877, Page 7

THER CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, JULY 29, 1877—SIXTELN PAGES. 7 FOREIGN. The Report of Suleiman Pasha’s Defeat Confirmed. An Overwhelming Rus‘ian Force Now Threatening Plevna. A General Exodus of Muassulmans from the Invaded Districts. Another Flight of Peace Rumors from the Austrian Capital, President MacHahon Defends His Policy ina Speech at Bourges. THE RUSSIAN INVASION. SULEIMAN’S DEFEAT. Lospos, July 28.—The Times? Vienna corre- it pas the following confirmatory of the defeat of Suleiman Pasha at Kara-Bunar, near SeatSaghra, yesterday: Suleiman Pasha’s ad- ysored guard of ten battalions and two batter. jghsve been defeated, losing ten guns and a considerable quantity of' munitions. Suleiman pimself remains at Adrianople. Tn consequence ofthis reverse the hopes reposed in Suleiman at Constantinople are much diminished. {t is feared the Russians, encouraged b this success, ill agaiu begin marching rapidly on Adrianople snd into Southern Roumelia. PRISONERS ‘SHOT. Of 150 Bulgarian prisoners recently brought to Constantinople, fifteen were immediately baa TRE PLEVNA BATTLE. ‘The Times’ Bucharest correspondent says it is stated that the Russian loss at Plevna included 400 prisoners and two standards. It is believed thst the Russian force now preparing to operate against Plevna is overwhelming, and that, unless Osmau Pasha retires, he will pay dearly for his previous successes. ORGANIZING CIVIL RULE. The Times’ Bucharest correspondent says that the Russians are organizing municipal goyern- ments in Kalofer and other towns held by them wath of the Balkans. HORRIBLE MASSACRE. ‘The Times’ correspondent at Tiernova, at the rfunction of the Jamboli, Phillipopolis & * ‘Aarisnople Rsilway, writes, under date July 19, astollows: “There has been a terrible massa- ere of Bulgarians by Bashi-Bazouks at Yeni- Saghra. Not asingic soul would have escaped ‘bat for the’ arrival of the Turkish regulars. Bashi-Bezouks, Circassians, and irregolars treat all villages they pass the same way,—burning, ravishing, and pillaging.” PEACE PROSPECTS.- Lospos, Jaly 2S.—A Vieuna correspondent. ways tie English fleet is not to enter the Bos- phoras, because it is supposed Russia would not be slow in seizing Gallipoli and the Dardanelles forts. Peace thus becomes daily not. oly more probable, but sensibly nearer. The dispatch of the English troops to the Mediterranean is not fnconsistent with this conclusion. Althouch Prince Gortschakoff has not made a declaration that he would not treat airectly with Turkey, yet public opinion throughout the Continent is agreed that the settlement must be made by Europe. Austria and England, as the Powers Most immediately interested, must throw of their reserve and make their voices heard. When the terms of peace are ‘under discussion, England and Austria can then intervene with all the more force, because they remained neutral during the strugsle. England has ayandoned her intention of going to Galli- poli, and Austria has hitherto abstained from entering Bosnia. Austria and England, how- ever, tu be listened to, must be ready to sup- port their demand.. Russia is aware, better than anybody else, that nothing can be definite- Jy concluded if oppozed by Austria and En- gland. Everything seems to show that she is disposed to respect. their susceptibilities; hence ” Gt is that rumors of peace are circulating with- out being in contradiction to other reports of Austrian and British precautionary military measures. It is generally believed the other Powers will proveed in. accord with Austria and Englaud. GENERAL. THE RUSSIAN PRESS. Lowsbox, July 23.—A dispatch from Berlin to the Times says that in cousequence of the dis~ patch of British troops to Malta a regular cam- paign has been opened by the entire Russian press against England. Some journals laugh at ‘the insignificant foree England can spare for an Eastern war. Others fiercely declare that odi- ous England is fighting Russia even now, seeing thst Egyptian troops have been equipped with English money, while all agree in regarding English antagoniem us a matter of indifference, ‘tnd not to be dreaded by Russia. ITALY’S POLICY. Rows, Jaly 28.—A Cabinet councif on Thurs- day approved the Eastern policy of the Govern- ment hitherto pursucd, and resolved to post- pone any new determination on the subject ‘until the arrival of absent members of the Cabinet, who have been summoned to Rome to consider the question. ENGLISH TROOPS FOR MALTA. Loxpos, July 28.—The embarkation at Ports- mouth of troops for Malta by the troop-ship Crocodile yesterday evoked a good deal of en- thusiasm, and was in marked contrast to the departure of the Euphrates the preceding day, which pasced almost unnoticed. Papers remark ‘that the calls of three cheers for the Turks, ut- tered by some one on the wharf, was respouded ‘to with great spirit from the departing troops. Some person, unknown, also took aboard a Jarge number of violent anti-Russiau pamphlets, endgave them to Sergeants for distribution among the troops. TURKISH COMPLAINT. . Wasnixeton, D.C., July 28.—Aristarchi Bey, ‘Turkish Miufster, says that during the engage- mentat Tehenitchars, Asia, the Russian. troops directed their firiug upon the hospital, though the neutral flay was floating’ over it. The Wounded in the building, many of whom were unable to escape, were killed. A Rossiau division on the 17th entered the Villages of Restan and Belavary, disarmed the Mussulmans, and distributed their arms among the Bul- farians, then massacred mev, women, and caildren, and burned their dwellings. 5 NICSICS. Cerrosse, July 28—The bombardment of Nicsics is cuntinuous. The Montenegrin Chief Vicotics has destroyed two more blockhouses. Several houses in Nicsics are on fire. ‘TEMS. Coxstastrxopie. July 25.—The exodus of the inhabitants of the threatened districts qon- Yinues en masse. 3 The Ruzsian retrograde movement towards Yeni-Saghra is regarded as a piece of strategy. ‘The Philfoppopolis Railway has been restored. MONEY AND STOCKS. ‘THE ENGLISH MARKETS. Apecial Dispatch to The Tribune, Loxpox, July 28.—The Economist says prices at stocks stil keep up. There was an alarm ov Monday whicn severcly shook the markets all around. whether speculative and inflated or essentially of a solid investment class, but the Weakness was momentary, and prices have since recovered, the movements of the week on balance being — small. ‘The cause of the fall was the dispatch of troops for Gallipoli, as feared, for Malta, as is ex- plained. The recovery was duc to the explana- tion, but the approach of settlement no doubt an influence in inducing repur chases on the part of speculators. The cheapness of money also favors the tmaintenance of prices, but the tremor of Mon- day penetrated everything, snd touched the stock markets at afl points. Foreign buying, apparently on the reported approach ot the to Adrianople, supported prices un Friday, but here there has been of late a dis- Position to sell foreign stocks, AN INDEPENDENT FEATURE ofthe week has been a slight fall ‘in United States securities consequent on the serions riots, and Indian railways have been depressed ow. po- Utical apprehensions caused by the movement. of troops to the Mediterranean. The Great Westery of Canada has been flat, apparently on the announcement of a proposed issue of fur- ther capital. Most of the decline in American securities, which at no time has been great, resalting from the riots, has been recotered, Government. bonds being little, if at all affected. The fecl- ing now is that the reilroad-strikes are ended, and the outbreak, although wide in its effects, and to some extent organized, was traceable to no great socialist movement. THE ORIENT. CHINA. San Francrsco, July 28.—Chinese advices are received per City of Tokio. ie Plentiful rains are said to have fallen lately in the famine-stricken districts of the North, and cropsareina flourishing condition. Locusts have, however, appeared in some parts, and committed great ravages. We learn from good authority that the difi- enlty between Spain and China in reference to the Soverna question has been settled, the Chinese Government paying an Indemuity of several thousand dollars to the relatives of the crew of ‘the vessel. 7 JAPAN. The war still continues, but the public are kept in a state of uncertainty as to the successes ofcither side. Drafts of men are continually being made from the tranquil provinces and* dispatched to the scene of strite. 5 A memorial has beeu addressed to the Gor- ernment by the Socicty of Shizoku of Tosa. It is a temperately-worded petition setting forth the evils which have arisen through the faults of the existing Goyrernment, and asking for reforms, the head and fron’ of which should be the establishment of a Representa~ tives’ Ascembly, so that the Government may become constitutional in fora. Intelligence is received of the loss of tne Messageries Maritimes mail steamer Mei- kong on the passage from Hong Kong to Marseilles, near Cape Guardafui. The sengers were rescued by the steamer Gtenarthey. ‘The mails and cargo were lost. GREAT BRITAIN. THE ENGLISH RIFLENEN. Lospox, July 28.—The United Kingdom Rifle Team will sail for the United States Aug. 16. DENIAL. The Atheneum contradicts the report that Sir William Vernon Harcourt would write the life of the late John Lothrop Motley. ILL. ‘William Longman, publisher, is in a critical state of health. CLEOPATRA'S NEEDLE and the ship for its conveyance here will be launched in August if the weather is favorable. DISQUALIFIED. ‘The Court of Aldermen of the City of Lon- don have resolved, 19 to 1, that Sir Johu Bennet 3s not a person fit and proper to support the dignity and discharge the dutics of Alderman, Sir John was recently elected for the Ward of Cheap after an active contest and by a close yote. He is a Radical. The Court of Alder- men disclaim any political motive. FRANCE. MaCMAHON aT BOURGES. Panis, July 20.—President MacMahon has ar- rived at Bourges, where the Mayor presented an address. The President, in replying. said his soleaim had been the maintenance of peace abroad and constitutional order at home. His futentions and acts bad been misrepresented. ‘There had been no violation of the Coustitution or interference with the liberty of conscience, or the jeopardizing of foreign relations. “The public good sense at home and abroad has estimated these ‘calumnies at their true value. They will not discourage nor pre- vent me from fulfilling my task with the belp of the men who aye hitherto been supporters of my policy. Iam confident the nation will respond tomy appeal, and will choose repre- sentatives who will terminate 4 condict which, if prolonged, could only be hurtful to the coun- try’s interests and check the pacific develop- ment of its preatness.” Alluding to foreign affairs, the President said France had done all in her power to localize the war in the East. Peace, be said, is the Freach policy. INDIA. THE PREVAILING FAMINE. Lospos, July 28.—The Marquis of Salisbury, Seeretasy of State tor India, gives a very sloomy view of the famine prospects in India. The prospects, instead of brightening, have, duriug the last few weeks, becume more gloomy. Ad- vices from Bombay state that refresking rams have fallen, and rice has declined two rupees and supplies are increasing. ———— CHEAP EATING-HOUSES. To the Editor of The Tribune. Carcaco, July 293.—“A penny saved is a penny earned,” an old saying, but never so fully appreciated in this country as at the pres- enttime. And for the peace and good order of our city during the coming winter, it behooves us as ood citizens to place within reach of the poorer classes cheap board and lodying. As a means of sccomplishing this, it is proposed to establish the Cosmopolitan Society of Eco- nomical Boarding, and through the society it will be possible tor the charitably-disposed to assist the needy by giving tickets for board and lodging, which, cxcept in rare instances, is pref- erable to giving money. jn Paris during the ‘siege economical cooking rendered the most important servive; and saved thousands trom distress and actual starvation, while it tended to make the masses less discon- tented and turbulent, and assisted materially the Government to maintain order. ‘Aud in Chicago, what may we not do and save by providing places where good and cheap food with clean lodging may be had for asmall outlay? Mr) ‘Duverne, who understands the managing of these economical kitchens, is willing to start one as a stock company, and to as sist iu this humane work; and the mer- chants, manufacturers, and those who are fayored of fortune are appealed to take as many sbares in this institution as will be re- quired to make it a self-supporting bevevolence. ‘Iz will be couducted on the following plan, yiz.: Each meal will consist of a dish of soup, one of meat, vegetables, and bread, with a vap of tes or coffce, at the pee of 13 cents, while boading by the week wil it only be $2. Single Pedsaf which at the besinning it is proposed to Rave sixty, Will be furnished’ at 10 cents per ig ch share will be $5, and the sbarenolders will elect a committee’ to supervise the cleanli- ness of the lodzings and the quality of the food given to customers. ‘It is obvious to see what immense good it might do to the needy, aud cven bring benefit to he shareholder. : MF. Y. Gerardin, Room 20, 183 Clark street, Vierliag, Room 5, 114 Dearbora streeet, will receive subscriptions from those who will send nies with their addresses to the re-named centlemen. sete followin gentlenien adhere to the above: ‘The Hon. George Schneider, banker; A. \ Tit, P. Populorim, E. Charpier, J. H. Bon- field, E. Maryuerat, C. W. Pardridge, and oth- ers. We cheerfully welcome the opening of such an institution as the economic arding house, and it is to be hoped that others will follow, s0 that each quarter of Chicago may benefit of that sure remedy agairst cold and hunger. i Tero is no time to loose; winter is upon us; the rich are most ibterested in such a scheme. May this frst. move bea success all over our cite! And it will be agrest blessing of salya- 4 rant, misery, or something worse. Sento us EcoNoMy, | “Madam, V0 Explain” ‘ 2 Quite a lanze party of gen- Hlemen Trani the city went down to the Bay the other day and were hospitally entertained at the cabin of the Birds and Worms. Among the party were several prominent men from: present and former official Boards of the mu- nicipality—tawyers, Commissioners, and other equally well-known and induential citizens. No Jauies were in the party, and therefore “the boys” went in for a good time, everything, of course, being kept within safe amd rea- Rochester sonable After an afternoon of, sport the party repaired to the Newport Lats fparations for. thelr $0, TIP? they remained there until Jata in the evening, mod ‘not untdl the majority of the greets ofthe house were retired to their rooms jd tae carriayes begin to fill for the homeward. Journoy. Aboutthis time sume joke came Up, and trom the cfreumetances of the case. one of the gentlemen ran, the others joining in bis pursuit. Dodeing around the rar for a few minutes, be escaped into ‘the hotel, ran up the stairs, and hid in one of the ‘halls. The tram if fe ever, soon told him he was followet great desire to escape, he skippe through an open door into a bedroom. The pur- suers were altnost at the door, and, in afit ofdes- peration, he concealed his somewhat substantial corporosity beneath the bed.. His friends }ooked. in, saw noone, and passed on. In a few min- utes they went down. stairs usain, and the con- cealed tugitive was just about crawling out to godown when a new figure appcared on the scene, A lady entered the room, and, to the horrof of the gentleman under the bed, began tosbow unmistakable symptoms of her intention of going to her night’s repose. There was but one course to purstie on the part of hero, and he pursued it. Sticking his head and arms outfrom under the bed, he exclaimed: “ Madain, don’t be frightened. It’s all right, and Dll explain howTcame here. Don’t bescared. Don’t scream, {beg of you. ‘The business can all be explained in—the remainder was lost in a wild scream of alario, and the rush of the whole hotel force to the room. & WAUKESHA. The Town and the Springs—Guests at tue Hotels—Procession at the Bethesda. To the Eattor of The Tribune, Waurrsua, Wis.. July 26.—Some one has sald, “Sce Naples and dic.” ‘To live, I would say, spend the summer atmong the lakes and Lis of Wisconsin. I will uot insure you a warm welcome; in fact, I found mine so cool that, for two days, the pleasantest place to be found was in front of a cheerful grate-fire; but the attractions which bid you linger are many and great. Just now I write you from a town which, on ‘account of its numerous mineral springs, has been styled the Saratoga of the West, but the plain every-day naine of which is Waukesha. ‘Upon leaving the cars a week ago, the number of "buses and the frantic yelling of the drivers caused me to believe for the moment that I had entered a modern “Pandemonium; but closer acquaintance undecelved me, for I find Wauke- sha to be avery quiet place of about 4,000 in- habitants. It boasts of a Court-House, State Reform School, College, and an Observatory 220 feet above the valley in which the town is built, or 550 {cet above Luke Michigan. Situated upon Fox River, in a diversified country of hill and dale, 1 can scarcely imagine ‘a more beauti- fn] scene than that stretching beyond the town. There ts faspiration init, and onc is scized with the furore scribendi, which compels him to pro- claim abroad the beauties of this rural retreat. By all the ge Is the Romans bow before, There discard my eicknece. ‘ That is about what the people mean when they come to Waukesha. Aud persistent at- vention to the driul of mineral water, deep draughts of the bracing air, a forgetfulness of care and anxiety, are likely to send them away strengthened andinvigorated, at least. Whether benelited or not, as a friend 1 would advise no one to utter words which savor of -unbelief in this vicinity. It is unsafe; and I think 1 would sooner risk myself among a swarm of bees, each one trying to sting the hardest. thin tuke my epances here after a remark unfavorable. "Phe first discovered of these springs is styled the Bethesda. It is curbed with stone in circu~ Jar form, and inclosed withiu a pavilion. Above the water two marble angels always bend, and upon the wall is a representation of an open Bible bearing verses from the fifth chapter of Jobn. ‘To me, somewhut old-fashtoved aud pe- culiar, the images and inscription appear sacri- legious; but lam no autbority on such mat- ters, aud admit that mavy may obtain some slight knowledge of an ancient book through this inseripton, which otherwise they would be in ‘ignorance of. He who troubles the water. of this ' modern Bethesda is not angelic in his appearance, but appears well suited to administer to the wants of this generation. Twelve dollars per barrel this water sells for, and bundreds of barrels are shipped weekly. Besides the Béthes- da, there are the Gleni, Silurian, Lethean, Fountain, and Iron Springs,—the water of all excepting the latter being clear as crystal and cool as ice-water, with no hint of the minerals to which are ascribed its curative properties, ‘Wakesha people pump miveral-water at their very doors; they cook with {tz they drink it; they bathe in it; and yet, looking towards the south, I see the white glimmer of marble. ‘Waukesha bas a cemetery; for, Come he slow or come he fast, it fs but Death that comes at lest. Idon’t wish to hint even that disease may have carried off those who sleep there. I think they probably died of old age. Notwithstanding “ hard tumes,” which forms the burden of the wail allover the country, hun- dreds find time and money to spend at our sum- mer-resorts. Hotels and boarding-houses. are fall to overflowing. The Fountain House,— which is considered, the most aristocratic,—after furnishing the attic rooms, is cbliged to turn many away daily. And stil they come. ‘The majority of the guests are Southeners, and the * des d Jew -is well represented. New Orleans ranks tirst in number of citizens represented. Asa rule, the ladies are not ¢x- truvagantly dressed; butl have scen at tae Fountain House a few elegant dresses and sone handsome diamonds, The most sensible part appear to bare come for comfort and rest, rather than dress-parade and rivalry. The porches and halls are constantly thronged with children in charge of nurses, 20d for their sakes it is a pity the fountain House lacks 2 grassy and shady lawn. Driving forms one of the most attractive amusements for the ladies. Some Chicago ladies have their own stylish turnouts, while others drive liveries to the tunc of $1.50 per hour. ‘There is alsoa croquct-ground, an artiticial lake, 2 biliard-hall, and a vowling-alley. connected with the hotel, Saturday evening the weekiy “hop” is given; and sometimes during the week the parlor is given up to those who choose to “trip the light fabtastic.” Last Saturday even- ing there seemea a lack of “willin’ness” on the part of the Barkises, and for some time an attempt to form a quadrille was ineffectual; but the music and the smiles of the Pegottys soon obliged them to succumb. As we drove to Lakeside,—a famons summer- resort ten miles away,—our driver informed us that, previous to the “hop” on Saturday even- ing, there would be a grand procession at Bethesda Springs, and that in this procession we would eee. the nobility of Waukesha. It was too great a treat to miss, and sundown found me upon the ground. ‘The sizht was one worth seeing. Pavilions and walks were crowded with people of every nationality, nearly,—Irish, Jews, Americans, Germans, neeroes,—ali form- jug a crowd worthy some European watering- place. Along the drive came tae procession, Col. Dunbar—owner of Bethesda, and hence of §25,000 yearly income—and daughter led the way. followed by a stylish Jan- dau contai Afrs. Dunbar; then a long line of carriages, containing the gentry of the place. The Waukesha band furnished music for the occasion, and music, too, of which an amateur band need not be ashamed. To one simply a“looker-on in Vienna,” the sight wus novel and pleasing. ‘The Mayor of New Orleans and family are still here; Mrs. and Miss: Duraut, of Chicago, aud Mrs. and Miss Enos, of New York, also re- main; but it issaid that, were the roads in differ- ent parts of-the Union safe for travel, many—in fact, the majoritvy—would leave for home. “There is no place like home” when raih strikers and mobs infest the land. Sipser Howvanp.. _—— London's Greatest Club. London Worl. Since a paragraph went the round of the pa- pers announcing the portentous intelligence that the Duke d’Aumale has arrived in London and dined at the Club, I have received endless in- quiries from clubbists and clubbomaniacs “ of every stripe ? concerning the identity of ‘that institution. The Club is the body foundea by Sir Joshua Reynoids and Dr. Johnson in 164. For some years it met on Monday eve~ nivgs, but now dines every fortnicht during the session of Parliament.” From twelve tne members of the Club have gradually been in- creased to forty, or rather thirty-seven, the present number. The Club met orivinally at the Turk's Head in Gerrard street, and is now lodged at_ Willis’ Rooms, King street, St. James’. The original members were Sir Joshua Reynolds, Dr. Johnson, Edmund Burke, Dr. Nugent, Bennet Langton, Topham Beau- clerk, Oliver Goldsmith, and Anthony Chamier. Since 1764 many other famous men have been members of the Club, to-wit: George Colmaa,. David Garrick, James. Boswell, Fox, Gibbou (who drew up the notice of election), Adam mith, Sheridan, Windbam, Sir Joseph Banks, Canning, Sir Humphry Davy, Sir James Mack- intosh, Sir Walter Scott, Chantrev, Hallam, Brougham, Dean Milman, Whewell, Sidney Sinith, Macaulay, and the late Bishop of -Win- chester. At the oval tableover against the por- traits of Johnson and Reynolds,—both admira- ble specimens of Sir Josnua,—more than ten brethren rarely mect, Aone the present members are Prof, Owen, Mr. Gladstone, Earl Russell, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Mr. Lowe, Dean Stanley, Mr. James A. Froude, Mr. ‘Alfred Tennyson, Lord Cairns, Prof. Tyndall, Mr. F, Leighton, ‘Lord Houghton, and the Duke @Aumaie, the cause of this note. Mr. Hem Reeve is the Treasurer. The motto of the Ciul is Exto perpetua. : “SECRET SOCIETIES. MASONIC. TNE TRIPLE TIE. “yywas on a street, two strangers met, ina city far away, (the sun Mong past meridian height, left but the ghost of dus); ‘And one was strong and brisk of step; but the other stooped andslow, Made hima motion level and true, true and level, you know. ; ‘Then he (the strong and brisk of step) at’ cus of gach language dum, Came toa half-halt, dead stop next, and still a liv- Ing plamb, a ‘And stroked his face, and spied again and again, *twas surely so— Some sign of a thing, both fair and square, cer- tainly strange you know. . . ‘If yon're weary and wanting, sojourner,” quoth he, ‘twhy not rest?” 3 «+ Ah. brother !—I'm worn and ailing enough, but leaving the West, bn T'm bound, { tear, to that uttermost bourne, whither we all must go3, For, methinks, the Master's calling, and 1 must obex, you know.” ‘They Oret took hands in a wordless way; then spake they each with care, In Old World words, with (hat for this, and a some- thing Aere and there. It was thus begun, but afterwards done—in the deathless slow _ Mysterious of genuine fellow-craft spirit, you know, . And there songht him soon three faithful men un- der a triple tie, Who all were sud, for well they suw that he was about to die. So circling round (his secret apart) then to them moreo'er, He told of bis distant home and wife, and little children four. “Now, I’ve none to trust, in all the world, but you good brethren here, In what I dying bespeak of you for wife and chil- ren dear: For the world t¢ wicked, while I'm away—dravel- ing hitnerto— Death's gavel soants, and all I have for them¥ couide to you.” . + ‘And, tried and trusty, those men did, as just for themselves they would; Until the last by Mis dying elde one or another 0 ‘ood. And wiped the death-damp off his brow. and cased his pillow of pai Bidding him fix his faith in God as never besought in vain, We died at low 12—hand upon heart—just as would you or 1: His left hand cuppliant raised (as it in praser) on high; But the Master took them tenderly, and **palmea” them on his breast, While the brethren said **So mote it be/" God give his soal good rest! ‘Thence from the lodge his cofllned form passed un- der the architrave, ‘With the craftemen mntely following, two by tio, tothe grave, "| Where they gave their solemn service with his badge upon the lid, And sprigs of uedeia, oue by one, over hs brother's ead. Ah! little he thought euch partmg last, from home and babes and wife, To roam aud not return, and so ina strange land end his life; But the friends le found forgot neither orphans nor widow lone, kee Since Masonry’s care is ever—** dead or ative ”— for its own. —The Kev. Henry G. Perry, A. if. DECISIONS. ‘Tne following will doubtless hold good in most jurisdictions: Can we rent our hall to any other organization? We have been informed that such would be con- trary to Grand Lodge regulation. Answer—The regulation, as adopted by the Grand Lodge in 1875, refers to ‘dedicated Masoule halls only. If you hall hasbeen dedicated, it will require a unen’ mous rote of the inembers of your lodge to per- mnjt ita nge for any purpose other than Freemason- ry; but if euch is not the case, this regulation does not apply. Graud Master Clarke, of Manitoba, being asked, “Is it proper to ask a visiting brother, ‘Are you free by birth,’ aud how should a Worshipful Master act if the answer be in the negative?” answered thus: Jt is a proper Masonic question. In case the question shoula be in the negative, I decided that the conferring of tae degree in a resuiarly con- etitated lodge ipso facto entitles the recipient toall the privileges of that degree: that when facts are overlooked or suppreased the dezree is not invalid on that account; Masonry cannot withdraw any privileze conferred except for post facto cause. and then only after due trial; shoald any be admitted to the privilege of Masunry conteary to the ancient landmarks that 13 the fault of the conferring authority, but cannot operate to the prejudice of the recipient, A Master Mason left the State of New York for ahome in the West, and meeting with re- Yerses was unable to pay his dues prompt, but $0 as soon as he was able, and received in return a receipt from the Secretary; also a cer~ titicrte that, agreeably to the law of New York, his name bad been stricken from the roll, and he had thereby become a nou-alfiliste: Mason, An official letter from the officers of his home lodge certifies to this fact. Can we receive his petition? dnsver—The brother, having been made a non-aililiute by the action of his home lodge in accordance with the regulations of the Grand Lodge of New York. must be recognized as euch, and if found worthy you should admit hit te membership. SUISCZLLANEOUS. : Fifty-nine lodges in Indiana charge less than $25 mitiation fee. Tennessee, by the last report, has ninety-five active Chapters, with a membersnip of 3,788. ‘fhe Southern Masonic Female College, lo- sued in Georgia, owns property valued at ‘Ehe records of the Grand Lodze of Munster, Ireland, for 1721, were found in the shop of an old book-dealer in Cork. Brother Philip Chetham, azed 90 years, and a ‘Mason for sixty: Fears is Secretary of Lodge of Peace, Ne. 32, England. The Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania is about to publish.a complete record of ‘the doings of the Grand Lodge from the earliest recods up to the present time. Prince Frederick, the Grand Master of the Netherlands, at. the sixtieth anniversary of his Grand Mastership was presented by the-Cratt with a gold hammer set with precious stones. This was an eminently proper tribute to the oldest Grand Master. There arc a number of subordinate bodies now at work at Valparaiso. Chili,—two of them working under the Grand Lodge of Mussachu- setts, one under the Grand Lodge of England, aud one under that of Scotland. All meet in the same building, and the most fraternal rela- tions exist between them. ‘The following were duly installed as officers of Ashlar Lodge, No. 203, Tuesday evening: W. M., Frank 3. Allen; 8. W., Henry R. Boss; J. W., Thotwas H. Gregorie; Treas., E. C. Cole; C., the Rey. Henry G. Perry; 8. B., George M. Derling; J. D., William It. Blockler: 5. SK. D. Kaufman; J. S., Milton H. Price; Tyler, Jolin B. Ferns. ‘The Lodge is doing good work, and tbe ceremonies were very interesting. Masonry is, professedly and confessedly, a benevolent institution. It teaches that it is the imperative duty of each person to care for and asuist a needy fellow-creature. It teaches that mankind are brethren, and, as such, are bound to extend aid to each other in the day of adyer- sity. By most impressive rites and appropriate symbols, it impresses these duties upon the minds and consciences of the members, and, by regulations proved practical by experience, these duties are ever kept clearly and plainly be- fore them.—Jtounsevilie. Freemasonry inculcates the duty of brotherly Jove. If we look at the Order, mercly asa re- lief or charitable society, we shall not sce a tithe of its beauties. Brotherly love is not con- fined to acts of benevolence. It is true that charity—mutual help—is one of its distinguish- ing features, and an important tenct of our profession, which we highly prize and encouraga cach other to practice. But this is altogether a secondary consideration. The Corner-stone of the Mosonic edifice is Goll—the. Cap-stone is brotherly love—the first and highest of Masonic virtues.—Leynoids. I. O. O. F. NOTES. A. B. Safford, Esq., Cashier of the City National Bank, of Cairo, lll., who died at Burlington, Vt., on the 26th tust., was a promi- nent Odd Fellow. Tne Grand Secretary. having received the au- thority from the requisite number of lodges ia this city, has ordered avote to betaken by every lodge iu this jurisdiction upon the question of forming a ‘Board of General Relicf.'' The yota Will be taken the second week in August. i Saved by 2 Parasol. . Bitledgeritte (La.) Reporter. “A little colored girl, 9 years of aze, danghter of Samuel Phelps, was passing over uear the railroad bridge which spans wr Creek near the depot, with alarge parasol stretched over her bead, when the blast strack her, and in a moment she was swept off the bridge and was falling to the earth sixty feet below. A lady . who saw the affair from ashort distance off, says that she went down: hanging to the um: brella which was stretched over nead like a par- achatt. The handle broke just beiore she reached the ground. Several persons went’ to hier assistance immediately, and were doubticss surprised to find her alive. She was not only alive, but. comparatively little injured, as the doctor who attended her told the writer that her worst injury was a severe sprain of one of her ankles, with possibly a fracture of one of the smaller bones. Her preservation from death is probaby owing to the fact that the parasol acted as a parachute, and that she feli on a haw-bush three or four feet high, “RICH MEN. InEnrope and In California, Sun Francisco Buttetin. Estimates of the fortunes of rich men can never be made more than approximately cor- rect, except in a few i inves, because & ma- jority of such are alw unwilling to give ex- act information. In a lew cases nien may de- sire to be thouvht richer then they really are. but generally fortunes are under-estimated wealthy mcu, aud they wiil often estimate the wealth of others more accurately than ‘their own. If the richest men in the World ure not to-day living in California, it is almost certain they will be foand here half a century hence. We give below the translation of an article from. the (Gazette, a Gerinan newspaper published at Frankfort-on-the-Main, one of the nancial cen- tres of Europe. The transtation is kindly fur- nished by a citizen of San Francisco, whose in- terest was enlisted in the article by the remark- uble statements made. We do not indorse the correctness of the statements, but they are in- teresting as showing the way in which foreign sua ivrs are estimating the resources of Cali- ‘orni ‘The late Rothschild, of Paris, left a fortune of 1,000, 000, 000f. — $260, 000.000 — which smount at 5 per cent would yield a yearly income of 50,000,000 france—$10, 000,000. ‘The deceased belonged to.a family whose members, vesides being unusually rich, divided this hetitage among them- selves, 80 that it ts possible that now another Rothschild owns as lurge a fortune as the one men- tioned did. ‘The Marquis of Westminster, who alse died not long ago, was estimated by some to be worth as much a3 £800,000 sterling—S+. 000, - 000 per year; by othen, however, at only avout ‘half’ of this sum, on the groand that his possessions (his principal ‘wealth consisted in real estate} were heavily incumbercd, and besides this, much of his capital had been spent on worthle¥s improvements. ‘Thus the total wealth of the Marquis, his income taken as the proceeds of 5 per cent per annnm of his entire capital, would, according to the former estimate, amount to £16, 000, OLO sterling —F80, 000, 000; ac~ cording to the latter to £4,000, 000 sterling— $40, ~ 000,000. Considering now that in England the law of primogeniture exists, and this especially in regard to real estate, the great bulk of which always remaing in one hand, :t lies reasonable to suppose thatthe princival heir ofthe Mar- quis, most likely blessed: beforebund already with richva, wil! now reach hix testator as to the vastness of fortune, 1f not_snrpass him. Bat enough of the old worid, of Europe and ber money kings. Let us tum uur cyes now towards the new world. America—especialiy towards Cali- fornia and Nevada, thoze blessed countries which forty years ago were no more than roadiess wilder- ince then, however, traversed by rall- roads, bave become the bountiful treasare and frnit vaults of the Anclo-Saxon race. There agounds, to the joy of the ship-bnilder and car- penter, thick forests full of mighty trees, such as ouks, fits, cypresses, cedars—amongst the latter the Thuya-Gigantea, which, with o diameter of forty fect, frequently reaches a height of 250 feet and over. There the richest crops reward the tuit of the farmer and stock-ruiser, the frnit'and wine-geower, the miner, hunter,” and merebunt. There ix a harbor develoning which in the next century will hardly have a rival; in short, ail elements congregate there, and abound in soil, r, and air, that enable men to build up riches v0 quick and so great as they hardly nave existed anywhere else. Even now fabulous fortunes are made there over night; of course, not unfrequent- ly only to be lost as quick 2¢ they came. But you find men and whole families there already who do not only know how to ucquire riches, but who understand aiso how to keep and increase them. ‘They form the nucleus of a socicty from whose. midst, with some luck, the richest man on eurth’ may emanate, Next to the goid fields the silver mines are to be credited for the achievements of such results; for they are so great that it is no exaggera- ton to call some of them silver mountains. About three years ago the yearly income of Senator Jones from his ailver-mines in Nevada, was estimated at $5,000,000, whicn would be equivalent to a capital of $106,000, 000 at 5 per cent per aunnin, Surely. this is ‘a fortune that is most rarely guthered, es pecially in the course of one man’s life; still it has now been greatly wurpassed. J. W. Mackey drawe out of his sitver-mines In Nevada a yearly income of £2,750, 000 sterling—$13, 750, 000—which would ‘de the interest at 5 per cent per annum ona capital of £55, 000, 009 sterling—$275, 000,000. In figur- ing now the income of the four gentlemen named above per month, day, hour, and minute, in round suing, We find about the following results: Westminster. Jones. Rothschitd. +$50.(100, 008 100. 03),000 23, 000, C0 275,01 £,000, 000 chew, 30,000 750,40 rr 500090 10,00,000 2: Perm'th ("320,000 "400.000. 000 1,000,000 lay. 10,009, 15,100 00" 35,000 Yer hour 430, a0 100 1,50) Per min. 7.50 1 20 25 In order to add a potcntate to this list, the Empe- Tor of Kngsia with mis $25,000 daily would find his e nes and Baron Roths- . Mackey. however, whose fortune in- creases $°~ in every minute and 42 cents in every second, is the richest of the rich under the sun. which founds the more marvelous when we learn that thirty years ago he was in Ireland a penniless boy. twenty year uso a speculative salesman tniveling throngh the United States of America, and eizigen years ago a bauktupt. devoid of ever ‘But be itus it 0c, Mr. Mackey fs hardly 4 ears of age, owner of three-eighths of the Great Bonanza, the richest stlver-mine that ever was run, and’ thus knows just exactly why be Jeads on in the battle of hfe. ‘The estimates made by this foreign journal are speculative and curious; but some of those relaiing to the wealthy meu of this coast would need careful revision. For instance, John P. Jones, some years ago, while a large owner in Crown Point ‘and other productive _ mines, might haye been worth some millions; at least, we suppose his income then was a fair dividend on several millions. But be some time ago ceased tu bea very rich man, and we presume to-lay be does not consider himself to have more than a moderate fortune. No-doubt the richest mining firm in the world is that of Flood and O'Brien, Mackey and Fair. Tueir interest in two bonanza minus, at the present depressed prices, cannot be less thav $23,000,000. They own the Bank of Nevada, with a paid up capital of -$10,000,000 and a reserve fund of $3,0W,0W). ‘They are reputed to own $20,000, United States bonds, Their real estate and other property in sight cannot be worth Jess than 33,000,000. Besides these investments, they ‘own a control- ling interest‘ in several other mines, some of which, like the Best & Beicher, are believed to be on the line of rich deposits, and may at some future day be classed iu the list of “bonanza mine: Add these items to- srether and we have a total of $60,000,000, which is an underestimate of their wealth, but how much so we cannot say. The annual income on this property is not less than $20,000,000. The individual interests cannot be detined, but we should hesitate to indorse the statement of the German - financiers in this particular. It would not surprise us, however, If satisfactory proof were offered, that the entire assets of these four men would foot up $10,000,000. ‘Next in order we should estimate the wealth of the four principal owners ot the Central Pa- cilic Railroad and the other connecting ronds of California—Stanford, Huntington, Crocker, and Hlopkins. These men are the largest owners of railroad property ia the world. “Most of this property is encumbered by the issue of mort- gage bonds. But we suppose that these four inen have a clear inargin of rising $50,000,000. Besides railruad property they own a great deal of Jand, town sites, alternate sections, country seats, city real estate, and so on. It isa low estimate to say that -they are worth twelve and a half millions ayiece. Prospectively they are worth vastly more. It may, indeed, turn out, with — their nearly 3,000. miles of railroad and their Jarge amount of real estate, that six or seven We have not exhausted the list by a long way of men worth several millions each. In fact, we have uo means of determining accurately the fortunes of a considerable number of men who are very rich. The number ot men who are miilionaires in this State was never so great as” now. None of them were rich twenty years 220, and very few bad fortunes even ten years ago. Quite a number of those who had large fortunes five or six years ago do not now figure in: the list ot millionaires. ‘The ups and downs of minfug interests have made the princival differ- ence. A considerable number, also, who were not rich five years ago, have large fortunes to- day. Financial ‘rain? “in this State only means that men in the hazards of business have Jost, with the strong probability that the: Will’ more than niake their losses good in the future. If it is a land of ‘ups and downs,’ there never was a country where men got upso soon as in this. There is spring, untiring enerzy—men who hare faith in themselves, in the country, and in the ood Providence, which ison the side of all who jonestly try to help themselves. We have purposely omitted from this article the long list of men worth from one to three million dollars. Room may be found for this on another occasion. There is not another country under the sun where so many men have made large fortunes in so short a time without capital for a start. There is not another young city in the world which contains so large a popu- Jation of wealthy men. These facts illustrate in a striking way the wonderful resources of this coast. The men whose fortunes have been enumerated are only middle-aged. It is more than probable that some of these or their heirs will be the richest men in the world. SHADOWED BY A SHARK. Thrilling Incident in the Life of a Veteran Whaler, San Francisco Post. Capt. Blank is a retired son of Neptuue. He resides at the Mission ina house covered with honcysuckle, where for twenty years he bas laid up out of active service. Heis brimtul of sea yarns, and when in the mood can recl off a strand. that would do credit to the most sensational boy. His favorite yarn, however, is ofethe shark. order, and as it comes within three Icaguesof the coast may be reckoned sufliciently domestic to warraut publication, In 1846 Capt. Blank,—the Captain does not wish his name mentioned,— Was first mute of a whaleship_ cruising out of New Bedford. The William King was one of those old-fashioned tubs peculiar to the last. century, sailing equally well either way, bow or stern. She was commanded by Rufus Hatch, apluff New Englander, who bad done little else than spit whales ‘the best part of fifty years. Hehad two rakes Capt. Blaok and Jim Watson, the latter a ‘headed: squab of a fellow, always blundering, but, like most blunderers, of anamiable nature, and owner of aheart as big asatar barrel. ‘The crew were “makeups,” hard, soft and wild cases from every quarter of the globe; the cook, as usual, an African, and the stcersman and stroke oars- man natives of the extreme East, Yanks to the backbone, shrewd, wiry and keer as razor, water. Sach were the men who hunted blubber ic the William King. ‘The “off shore ground "” was their usual haunt, but this season whales were shy, the catch poor, and prospects cloudy, 80 they squared away to the northward, intending to try a bout with the blowers of the Polar seas. orf Pitcairn’s Isiand. A gale nabbed them and seat the yenerabie oil-case bowling before it with a wall of foam ten feet high before ber nose It made some work for therizgers for her Tops gear was as rotten a3 the inner man of a chainpion smner. Her top sides also suf- fered, and she began to be as wet inside as she was outside. The Liow casing a little, her Captain thought he would lay bis craft ashore and put a stopper on some of the worst leaks. So he ran for San Francisco Bay, where he listed his ship under the lec of the tail dome now known as Telegrapli Hill, cured the leaks, relisted her, ana put out. As the tub wabbied over the bar a school of whales was raised, led. by an immense bull, aud steering in a northerly direction. Two boats were at once lowered, but they had scarcely touched the water when the schoo) parted, ove part running north, the other-south. Capt. Blank’s boat fol~ Jowed one band, while Jim Watson, the mate, followed the other. The Captain’s boat hada crew of magnificent oarsmeu; they laid to their work with awil, and, after an hour's pull, came witnin range ofthe bull. Capt. Blank got an iron into him in short order, the tish sounded and went down at a speed which al- most equaled that of the late “lightuing ex- press train. The line ran out with a deafcn- ing hum; the loggerhead smoked, aud the boat laid her bows deep in the water. Suddenly the strain ceased, the whale was coming up, and every eye conued the seats for a glimpse of the monster. fle came up like a rocket, struck the boat on the keel amidshios with his nose, and hurled it thirty fect into the air. As it descend- ed, it capsized, and fell bottom uppermost. ‘The men immediately swam for it, and, with the exception of the Captain, reached it, where they squatted, holding on the Keel and present- ing the appearance of a Jot of penguins nestling onachunk of kelp. The Captain swam alzo ‘up. but, finding the keel crowded, resolved not to risk ‘an upsetting by venturing upon it. So he putan oar under each arm, and, treading water, kept near the boat, cheering the crew, who, as was natural to men in their situation, were nervous and downhearted. They floated this way sereral minutes, and were gradually getting over the first shock, when the stroke- oarsman, a tigantic negro, called out, “* Look dar, ashark!” Nothing so horrifics a sailor as [the appearance of that ravenous fish in hours of peril. The crew looked and saw a huge bottle- nosed shark floating apparently not more than a fathom below the surface. The Ca tain saw the monster also, and felt his chances of escape dwindle to a cipher; nevertheless he did not lose courage, and instead oi hastening the event which seem- ed beyand prevention, resolved to escape it if possible. He knew that a shark will never bite at an unsteady bait. The nose of the creature is in its way;, it must turn on its side to snap, and then only when the object is stationary. It maybe so fur a second only, but that is enough; the shark darts like lightning, and in a moment seizes its prey. The Captain knew this, and knew his only salvation depended on his keeping constantly in motion. The least pause would be fatal, so with the two oars under his arms he kept afloat, moving about in- eessantly, his eyes fixed on ‘the dark monster beneath’ him which followed wherever he moved. Such a situation would be apt to affect the senses terribly, yet the Captain says he was never calmer, never less troubled, and never Jess afraid of ‘death. His mind, however, was unusually active; every circumstance of his Jife came before him with tne clearness of noondas ‘The scenes of his youth in particu- Jar pas before nim in vivid coluring. He saw the old farm-house in which he was born— the hills, woods, and meadows surrounding it; the distant village, the church spire, the flocks on the plain, the winding river, the cows brows- ing in the fields; he heard the clatter of he inill, the songs of the mowers, the birds singing in the groves, and the gun echoing among the hills. [He heard, too, the voice of one dearer to him than all of earth; the voice of one—but all this took place while a rapacious monster was floating within a few feet of him, waiting only for a moments pause in his movements to ren him in pieces! What is consciousness? A mys- tery. What is peril? A terror to the cow- ard, an inspirer to the courageous. Meanwhile the ship’s company had discovered the mishap which had betallen the boat’s crew and stood to- ward them, at the same time signaling the second boat to pull tothe aid. More than an hour elapsed, however, beforethe second mate's boat came within hi distance. The Cap- tain then called to Jim Watson, the mute, and told him to take the men off the capsized boat, adding that a shark was near wait- ing to seize him the instant he ceased to move. He told the mate to keep cool: and follow his instructions. as on his coolness and address his 5 years hence they may be, if not now, the richest inen in California or in the Unitea States. For the present, however, we adhere to our esti- mates, and set down the men who are the prin- cipal owners of the Bank of Nevada and the great bonanza mines as the richest men in this State: and set down the four men who are the prinvipal owners of the Central Pacific Railroad ‘and connecting roads, as ranking next in order, with the qualification that we do uot bold our- selves responsible for these calculations. They have at least the merit of shrewd guesses, wit considerable data to fortify the opinion. No doubt other names might be added to the fol- Jowing list of those of our citizens having for- tunes of $4,000,000 and upwards: ye: sted Capital. Income, 4 & O' Bric key, - Fee Per een e-7$199,000,000 $20,000,000 Stanford, i Croker,and Hopkins. 50,000,000 6,000,000 ‘Lux & Miller. 2 Scholle Bros... James G. Blythe... 'reres. E. J. Baldwin. Sfarphy, Gran life depended. The mate promised; and, though usually a blundering, harum-scarum fel- low, in this instance proved equal to the emer- gency. The terrible peril of his fellow-officer sharpened his wits, and endowed bim witha coolness and. sagacity not, common to his na- ture. He succeeded in taxing every man from the keel, a proceeding which the shark watched with an apparently absorbing interest, expect- ing to make a meal of at least one of the poor fellows clinging to it. Not succceding, the monster swam toward the Captaln and resumed its original station about a fathom below him, moving only as he moved, and turning now a0 then on its side as if intending to seize its prey. The Captain, however, moved continually, and the fish returned to its original position. The mnen being all aboard, the Captain naw told. the Mate to lay his boat for bim, to set all bands to the oars, and let them pull their utmost, shoot- log the’ boot at fall speed past him.’ As tt ca” he would grasp. the eunwale ani oor the. critical moment beiug spring_ in, when he ‘would lose motion, and when the ghark would be likely. to seize him. However, that risk must be taken. The mate faithfally carried out his directions. The men strain every sinew. They were whale men, and as such topgallant oarsmen, and the speed at which they sent that boat oriving through the water would have shamed the flicht of the swiftest sea bird. The boat itself was scarcely seen, buried in 2 double wall of fosming spray, the oars bending like reeds and the gunwales quivering at each atroke. It took steady nerve, an eagle glance, and a lightning grasp to secure the flying craft; but the Cap- fain had these, and, as it passed, seized the star- board gunwale, and was thrown like a shot into the boat. At the same instant the shark’s head rose above water, and its jaws snapped with a a sound audible for a distance of severa} longfurs. The Cuptain, as he himself remarked, esca; “only by 9 scratch; the moment he -was sta- tionary the shark snapped at him, the velotity of his subsequent motion only saving him irom a hideous death. But the danzer was past, aud with grateful hearts the crew pulled for the ship, big with another, adventure to note down on the log of 2 whaler’s experiance. GEORGE IV.’S WIFE. The Story of Mrs. Fitrherbert’s Marriage to the Prince Rgent. New York Sun, i George IV., while Prince of Wales, married Mrs. Fitzherbert. She was neveran actress, nor in any way connected with the stage. She was of a Roman Catholic family named Smythe; of irreproachahle character, cotslilerable beauty, and a very amiable disposition. At the time o! her first aequaintance with the Prince of Wales ske was a Young widow, siucerely attached to her religion, and not sikely to. change it’ for worldly advancement. In 1734 the Pritice, shen under’ 25, fell desperately in love with her. He was not at that time Prince Regent. By the law of England, he could not contract any marriage without the consent of Parliament, and he could not inarry a Roman Catholic with- out forfeiting bis rizhi to the crown. To avoid the Prince's importunities, Mrs: Fitzherbert re- tired to the Continent and remained abroad a year. He wrote to ber constantly, and in ecember, 1785, she returned to London aud consented to marry him. The Prince, te the great dissatisfaction of his tather, King George ILL, had attached himself personallyand politic ally to Charles James Fox, the great Whig leader. Hearing that Mrs. Fitzhertiert had re- turned, and that the ms was likely to take place, Fox wrote to the Prince a manly and sensible letter, remonstratiny against the mar- riage, pointing out its Wlegality, warning him that if there were childrea from the marriage they would be illegitimate, and that the country would be exposed to the danger of a disputed succession to the throne. It is quite certain that the Prince could not have shown this letter to Mrs. Fitzherbert; but he made the following answer to Mr. Fox: CarLtox House, Dec. 1785.—Uy Charies: Your letter of vast’ nicht ata nd more trae sutisfactiun than T ean tind words to ex- press, as {t is an additional proof tome, which L assure you T did pot want, of your having that truc regard and affection for me which it is not only the wisit hut the ambition of my life to merit. Make yoursd!f easy. my dear friend; believe me, the world will soombe convinced that there nut only fs not Lut uever was any ground for these re- porte whieh of late have becu ko malevolently cir- culate While he was thus misleading Mr. Fox, the Prince was devising means of accomplishing the marriage. Mrs. Fitzherbert was a virtuous woman, and any other relation than marriage was out of the question. One day, while Mr. Johnes, a clergyman. intimate with Fox and his friends, was dining with Lord North, he reckiv- ed an invitation to sup that evening with the Prince of Wales. Lord North took him aside andtold him that the Prince would probably ask himto perform the marriage ceremony. This turned out io be truc, but Mr. Johnes re- fused to comply with the Prinee’s request. Nevertheless, the marriage tuok place, very secretly, on the 2ist of December, 1785. The ceremony was not performed by a Roman Catholic priest, but by a Protestant clergyman. Six gentlemen were present, and two of them sizned the marriage certiticate as witness. One ot them was the uncle and the other the brother of Mrs. Fitzherbert. “Any scruples which she or her friends might have felt were overcome in this way. By the decrees of the Council of ‘Trent, which are the law of the Roman Catho- lic Church, marriage is valid in countries where the authority of the Council of ‘Trent is not acknowledied, even if it is not performed by a Koman Catholic priest. “This marriage, utterly yuid by the English law, was sanctioned by the luw of Mrs. Fitzherbert’s Charcb, and she be~ lieved that she could, without scruple, live with the Prince of Wales as her busband; .and she did so privately. But it iscertain that there never Was any issue of the marriage. In the spring of 1737 it was announced in the House of Commons that an application would be made to Parliament to pay the Prince of Wales’ debts. A member (Mr. Rolle) rose and sald that if such a motion was made ke would move the previous question, as the proposal “involved matter by which the Constitution, both in Church and State, might be injuriously atfected.”” Everybody understood this toallude to the rumors of the Prince’s private tarriuge. On a succeeding day Fox denied the marriage in the House, ‘in puint of fact as well as law.” “The fact,” hesaid, ‘‘not only never could have happened legally, but never did happen in. any way whatsoever, and had bzen from the be- ginning a base and malicious falsehood.” On Deing questiuned, he declared that “he bad direct authority for what he said.” The next day a entieman of Fox’s acquaintance sald to him at Brooke's club house. “I see by the papers, Mr. Fox, you have denied the fuct of the marriage of the Prince with Mrs. Fitzherbert. You have been misinformed. Iwas present at that marriaze.” In the interval between Mr. Rolle’s threat and_Mr. Fox's declaration, the Prince bad told Fox a deliberate fie. Fox, finding that he had been duped, renounced the Prince's acquaintance, and did not speak to him for more thana year; aud although he afterward associated with ‘him persunally, and acted with him and for him politically, he never again trusted tue word of the Prince of Wales. Mra. Firzherbert, who was made to believe that Fox haa denied her marriage while knowing all about it, never afterward spoke to him. Fox could not retract the declaration he had made in the House of Commons without exposing the Prince to the danger of losing the crown. ‘The marrlage, of course, never was acknowl- edged; but the strangest part of this affair ia that no onein England ever doubted that it hhad_ taken place. Mrs. Fitzherbert was re- garded, as long as she lived, by some members Of the royal family as alady who hed in fact teen married to the Prince of Wales, and she was treated with a certain respect on that ac- count. ‘The subsequent marriage of the Prince to the Princess Caroline of Brunswick, his separation from her, the renewal of his relation with Mrs. Fitzherbert, and his second desertion of her, make up the rust of this slugular his- tory. If the man had been anybody bat a Prince he would have been indicted for bigamy, andthe peuitentiary would have been the enu of hin. ‘As to the fact that this marriage was without. Issue, there {s the most conclusive authority. Earl Russell, in his “Life of Fox,” closes his chapter on the subject a3 foliows: Fortunately for the nation, the marriage of the Prince of Wales and Mra. Fitzherbert was not cursed with fesue. Had avon been bom from this marriage adisputed. or atleast s doubtful, auc cession must have been the result; for the oman Catholic subjects of the crown we.e bound to be- Jieve m the validity of the marriage, and they might have dispated the binding nature of an act of Parliament which set aside the legitimate issue ofarciguing King, Mr. Fox haddone no more than his daty in pointing these perils to the Prince of Wales; but he did xo ut the risk of losing the favor of the Prince, and of incurring the lasting resentment of his victim. There is a sequel to this sincalar story which Earl Russell does not tell. In S12 an action for a livel was tried inthe Court of King’s, Bench, in which {t was clearly proved that the Prince of Wales bad. for twenty years. paid an annuity to a former editor of the Jforning Lust (the plaintiff In the action) for suppressing some letters which the editor had threatened to pub- lisb, relating to the Prince's marriage with Mrs. Fitzherbert. The defendant in the action was sued for a libel, consisting in acharge that the former editor of the Morning Lost, afterward a magistrate in the County of Sutfolk, had been guilty of obtaining and receiving hush money from the Prince of Wales. Tne payment of the annuity was distinctly traced tbrouzh’ several ‘persons to the Treasurer of the Dachy at Corn- Wall, one of the Prince’s offivers. —— * Medical Uses of Glycerine. Among the various uses for which elycerine ‘thas been found specially valuable as a medicinal agent, is that of food for infants; when ralsed. by hand they can be kept comparatively free, it ig said, from many of the iils to which they are liable, by the substitution of from four to six drains of glycerine for the amcunt of sugar usnally added to the cream, milk, or water con- stituting their dict, In casea of deafness, too, of adults. from deficiency, accumulation, or hardness of the cerumen, glycerine is allezed to be one of the best remedial azents,—introduced into the cana} by means of raw cocton saturated, with it. It is also claimed to be the only known agent which will preserve vaccine lymph for any considerable time without deterioration; {t hag been found extremely useful in ontner-po skin diseases, and tus serviceableneas, Ati satisfactorily proved in connection rr various substances used locally in diseases «> the eyes, except nitrate of silver, whic> latter it decomposes. —— On the Fly: Loutsnitis Courter-Journat, “Landlord! 7% “Yes, sir.” What's that 7 “ Butter, sir. «: Does it belong to the Lesgnel® - © Sirt «Has it any ambition to excel 23 2 base 1 2 list «7 don’t grasp your meaning, sir.” «Well it Took for it’s the best fly catcher I ever saw.’” “Oh, iseet Joho, take this away, avd bring the gentleman some of the maflin butter.” fence prevailed. 7 i i | | ! { i i i i } | 1 i i i