Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 17, 1877, Page 5

THE CHICAGCO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY ~ FOREIGN. The Members of MacMahon’s Cabinet Decide to Re- tire from the Contest. A They Consent to Retain Their Portfolios Until Their I’laces Are Filled. Conservative Senators Will Not (Consent to Another Dis- solution, A Feverish Feeling Still No- ticeable in French Po- litical Circles. Tho Assault on Xars Postponed on Account of Bad ‘Weather. Orders for the Mobilization of the Re- mainder of the Russian Army, FRANCE. RESIGNATION GP TIIE MINISTRY. Parts, Nov. 16.—=The Monitenr (semi-official) snnounces that at this morning’s Cabinet Coun- cil the Ministers teodered thelr resimmations. Tue Duke de Broglic and M. Fourtou explained that they were the most devoted friends of the Marshal, but cousidercd & change of Minis- {ry necessary, as the Chambers might refuse to yote tho budget while the present Cabinet re- tained office. President McMahon accepted thelr resignations, but asked the Minlsters to HOLD THEIR TORTFOLIOS until thelr euccessors were appointed, and give him the benefit of thelr advice and co-operation {n the ncgotlatlons for the formatlon of a Cabinet. The Ministers did not conceal their opinion that It would be dieult for them to asslst in that task, and sugzested the co- operation of Influentlal members of the Con- stitutional party in both Chambers, Bloce tne: Council, President MacMahon has beld consultations with various lcading poli- ticlans, Scuators, and Deputies, upon whose de- yotlon ho thinks he can rely. It is eald the delematef from the varloua groups of the Right in the Scnate will hold a zonference to-morsow, upon which all decistona respecting the formation of & now Cablnet will depend. * Thirty Senators belonging to the Constitutional party and tothe Right Centro walted upon the Marahal Thursday evening and assured him of thelr dovotion, but declared they sould not support the Cabinet in A POLICY OF RESISTANCE. At a preliminary mceting of tho Senators this moming M. Bocher, leader of the Constitutional group, whose votes can turn the scale ln the Scnate, sald that tho salvationof the country was ot stake, and that the Cablnct ought to ad- vise tho L'resldent to come to an understanding wllh the moderate membersof the Left. M. Bocher dectared that hoand his twenty-seven colleagues would uot agree to another dissolu- ton of the Cliamber of Deputies. THOUBLE AUEAD, Loxpow, Nov. 16.—A well-informed corre- spondent writes from Parls: * In my oplnton’| cvit war Is only a question of weeks, perhaps days. President MacMabon is entirely In the bands of the Bonapartists and Clericals, These know the Marshal's resignation would destroy their last hope of zoverning Fraoce. But for fearof Germany and Italy, tho Governmont would long ago have resorted to foree.” PINANGIAL, Pamis, Nov. 16,—At this hour (3 p. m.) the Bourso ts very flrm. Five per cent rentes wero quoted at 100 francs 25 contimes for account. This {8 taken to indicate some Important politi- cal event, ELECTION ANNULLED. VensaiLLes, Nov. 16.~The recent olection of M. Urandperret, Bonapartist, to bo life Benator, has been annulled in consequence of an error in the count. TIR ELECTION INQUIRY, The Burcau of the Chamber of Deputles elected tho Committeo of Inquiry into the ¢lectoral abuses, Al tho members of the Com- nittee, thirty-three In number, belong to the Varluue groups of the Luit, TIR COMMITTEE, Among the members of tho Committce of In- quiry are MM, Albert Grevy, Renault, Casss- e, Perrler, Louts Blane, and Jules Ferry, Although thie snnouncement of the resigna. tlonof the Ministersis not officlal, it, if con- frmed, would certainly bo deemed tho drnt Rt isfaction Lo public oplnlon. OFFPOSMD TO VIOLENCE. President MacMahon seems altogether op posed to violeuce, This mornine be, In conyer. sation with an old friend, scouted the idea of a coup d'ctat o8 purposeless. A DUEL. Deputics Mitchell and Allain-Targe fonght a uel to-day in consequencs of the latter having alled the former a liar in Wednesday's debate, « Mitchell was wounded in tho arm. DIBD. P4ris, Nov. 16.—M, Dlerro_Lanfrey, lifc- 5::13‘10: aud membor of the Left Centre, s THE ARMIES, > KARS, VERAN-KALED, Thursday, Nov. 15,—The. as. oult on Kars was fixed for tho 18th tnst., and the troops were ready for actlon at uightfall, but owlng to the coldness of tho weather the sasault was indefivitely postpoued. MONE MODILIZATION, 7. Pxrensuung, Nov. 16.—The Minister of ar has ordered the preparation of tho stoses Decessary for tho wobllization of the remalnder of tho army, . ERZBROUM. Loxpow, Nov, 16.—Gens, Helmsna and Ter- Eukassoff have only about 7,000 men, Inade- quate for the regular etcge of Erzeroum. They must carry §8 vy assault or retire to Soghanll "Mountaiv. They cannot subsist the army st Deve-Boyum, s FORT AZIZIR. The assuult on Fort Azlzie was a hiand-to-hand Bebt 1or the trenchies; then the fort was carnied At the point of the bayonet, but Mehewot Pusha, A Prussian, rulbed the Turks, who retook the fort and repulscd the Russlans with grest slaughter, RUSSIAN LOSSKS. The Russian losses in killed, wounded and missing, frow the commencement of the war to Nov. 7, are 64,563, MONTENEORIN WAR. * The Mootenegrins have taken by assault sl the defenses of Antivarl, excent the principl fort, which is damaged by bombardment, el L MISCELLANY, GEN, GRANT, £AR1s, Nov, 16,—Gen. Grant visited the tab Of M. Thiers ou Thursdsy, snd placed upon ia weeath of fmmortelles, BNGLISH RACES. e Loxnox, Nov. 18.—The race for the Bhres- ury cup was won by Pageant, Hopbloom jc- °ml{ and Zucchers third, © e i Borech 0t Sotiiabhams Sipt, 28, Nottin 3 Whatever tho Usue of the bresens ®arad on that I have my own opinion, it is absolkly Decessary, rely upon it, that the state of LBEs Which exlated In ‘Furkey two or toree yearko, 4od which s been only ageravated sif Is ‘2 unuatural to coutioue. Peace never § be inowa fu the Turkish Empire until somegeat oW 18 atruck ut uppression. Mew ¢fvou Jursuade thivteen or fourlecumillionsof ppie, tiving Logetlier in masses sud forwlug LLfopus lation of dlstricts of country, to suliwnibelr Property, tuuir dowmestic peace, their ltv?b‘“e L, "the 'lives aud homor ef thelr wp and ' | !rather to the character of daughtera, to the licectinusness of every Turk Irom the Pasha down to tha policeman! Yon can't perpetuate that state of things, and §f you will perpetuate it. for the first act you do you cost -wnl the name and recollections of Englishmen. heers.) 1 am not. satisfied—§ 'L pretend to bo satisficd—with the course that haa been pursued. T am told that I am re- spongible for the present war. [Cries of ‘*Bhame, shamea."} Let e tell you, not that am about ta fnflict upon {ou the reading of the apeech, that 1 will gubmit_to the fudginent of any man, the speech that I made when the ex- citement throughiout the natfon was at {ta high- eat, on the 8th of September, at Blackheath, [Loud cheers.] I proposed to maintain, § pos- sible, and nerhaps vou will be surprised to hicar it, what is called (e tntegrity of the Turkish Empire, bt that we should secure the Toval 1t- ertivs of the Christinn _subjects, and, of course, of all subjects, for we kuow no distinction he- tween Chriatian, Jew, or Mobammedan in the Ymvlnun whiclihave heen so cruelly uppreased. did nat propose that we should o to war. 1 will tell you now my recommendation, and Tablde by it, |Checrs.] 5t was that the Pow- ers of Eiirope shiould unite together, and they were wfllhui to unite, it we had not been un- willing to doft. [Cheers.] U proposed that they should unite together and send their fleets, or & _combined portion of their (leets, into the Black Bea, and the Sea of Marmora, and thi Archipelago, and sav to the Turk, ** Not a_man, not & horse, not agun. not & shilling, should pass from Asia to Eutope, or from Europe to Asia, for the purpose of carryingon your wars.' Chenu.y I sz‘y that If that'announcement had cen made, as {t might have been made to Tar- Key, not one drop of human blood would bave heen shed. [Loud cheers.] Probably uot one drglp: hut even if the madness of the urks — had . heen such, _at all events the contest would have been an affair of n moment, and not as the weleht of one hair In the scale in comparison with the terrible waste that has been Intlicted In this most san- guinary war upon 'urk, Roumanian, and Rus- slan ail alike. [Loud cheers.) Gentlemen, we read In somc of the ancient et ln Pagan times, belore, however, all faith i prayer had been lost even amonie the Pagane, that sometimes a Grecdan hero offered o praser tothe wodn; that this praver coneisted of two parts, and that thedeitics were pleased Lo g the tirst purt of ity and L withhold the second. [A Jaugh.] Such, 1 think, has been our fate,— at least my fate and the fate of those who pen- ned the address to which [ have referred,—for wo have heen enabled to prevent interfercncn with the flect which was tn Heslka Bay, and which eyery Turk believed, and [ ray contidently near- li'nll the officers of the fleet belleved, to b there for the purpose of defending Turkey. That we hinve prevented, but we have not been able to purstc that most humane und beneficent ol all policics—to secure the interpo- sition of unlted Eurone, which would have proved a really peaceable and lispyy settiement —happy for tlic Chrdstian, happy for the Mo- hammedan—for I never lmve admitted, and never will adinit, that thuse who proffer theie extravagances about maintulning the right of the Turk in what they eall scll-defense to op- press, ruin, rob, and dishonor other people. 1 never have mlmitted for n moment thal these ore the truc friends of the ‘Iurk. The frlends of the Turk, the fricads of the individual man, nre not thoke who permit s excessvs, hut those who endeavor to restrain thew, and who know that In the endeavor to restrain thetn they sre Perlormhn‘z acts of true [riendalip. And “eo it s with Turkey, To sccure for her inmunlty in monstrous guilt Is not the way to bo her fricnd, AMUSEMENTS. THE OPERA, “Robert the Devil * wus given at Hooley's last night. Manv years have clapsed sinco Its last previous presentatlon, which was by onc of the Grau Itallan troupes, at Crosby's Opern- House,—Brignoll being the Kovert, and Susini the Hertram. Before that, It had been brought out by the Grover German tronpe,with Johansen as Alice, Ilimmer io the title-role, avd Carl Formics s the flend, ‘Tneopera is a magnlfl- cent work, well worthy of frequent productlon} but the demands 1t makes for wm§ accessorles are too great to permit of its bein?® a favorite with our peripatetic operatic managements. There was a crowded housc last evening, and the audicuce, though not extremely enthusias. tic, appeared to enjoy the performance. The cast comprised Mmme. Pappenbelm as Allee, Miss Human as Jsabella, Mr, Adams as Koberl, Mr. Adolphe as Bertram, Mr, Fritsch as Jaim- bauld, and Mlle. Minzelll as Jlelena. . 'The vocal- fzation ‘and amction, as @ whole, wero very good, but the miseen-scene wus atroclously bud. The libretto was avery poor index to what took place upon L stare, being subjected to themost remorscless slaughter, A remarkable featuro in this connection was the omiesion in the hook of an entird act as represented. ap- penhelm was powerful, as usual, Adams wis pleasant In vofce, and graceful In bearing, Miss Hutnan made an excellent J'rincess, and ot a triple cull betore the curtaln for her Jeobert, tol que f'alme, Adolphe was a fatr demon dramatles ally, but has not the volco to do full justice to the “character, Ins tones belug too raucous, and lacking the requisite profundity, Fritsch was acceptable fn Chis mi- nor positions and Minzelli, in the terpsichorean temntation scene,waos quite effec tive. ‘Tue grand trio of tho lust act was exe- cuted with linpresaiveness, aml recefved with hearty plaudits. The apparition of the nuns was a comlcal affalr—the traps fafllng to do their entire duty, aud the res being coine ;:ullcd tastep out from the fusuflicently-pro- ected platforma, and drog their draperies he- ind thewm, after the style ot the Merinos in the pathetic butlad of ¥ Little Bo-Peep.” ‘This afternoon, * Lohengnn,” wilh I‘nrpen- holm and Fritach: and tuls evening, " Fra Diavolo,” with Human and Adams, % ——————— VANDERBILT'S WILL. Medical Experts on the Stand—Bome Sclence Mixed with Much Nonsense., Special Dispaich 10 The Chiciga Tribune, NEw Yonk, Nov. 16.~The prblic interest in the Vanderbilt will contest increams, the uncer- taiuty as to when tho startling developments arc to come fending o constant knpetus to the curiosity. A cruwd of well-dremed per- sons obstructed the passuge-way nn front of the Burrogate Court 8s ealy as 6:30 o'clock thig morning, and s soon &y the doors were opencl an undigoified scramble wus made for the chairs, an extra uumber. of wihich hind becn provided. 1t was with great dificulty that the attendants succceded In pee serving cnouch soom for the litigants and thelr counsel and fricnds, 3Many persons brought lunch with them and remained eating 1t duriug the recess, Long before 11 o'dock tho servicesof 8 pollceman wers needed at 1he door te turn spcctators uway, the room being then overcrowded. ‘The proceedings, aside from the occasiona) tilts of counsel, wero confined to taking the tes timouy of the medical experts who made the post-mortem on the Commodore's body, D, Louis A, 8timpson, who ussisted Dr, Latbierwatt, tried to ez off, but the Burrogate gave bl nocholce but to testify, and he was re- fllrcdwnmrt the testiniony given by Dr, therwalt as to tho condlition” of the dead Commodore’s Interual organs, aud to en- ler juto long techatcal explanations of the wyerdl diseases that had been fouod ta ixhat. His porltive tdes was {hat I[e'.uh v;nlllumm by pcrll:a;:uh. alml by nothing tre, aod fie did nut beheve thy l[{li‘hl'l discase. T i g ';“fem s ere were several witty eplstodes whi sroduced hearty laughter, 'Thuusurmnhr;:n Ma joke, as did wnearly all alrectly sonceined. ‘In response L0 a ouestion as to the meaniog of the term *chronic™ fn a medica) sense, the withess sald 1t is a slow con- dition of disease as distinguished from scute, when tho disease is violent, aud bas reference { ‘the ailment than to the timo of its existeuce; whereupon tho Burrogate yawped and ejaculated. *In otber words, this trial scems o be chronfc.” Duslog this examination some of the counsel and mauy spectators tudulzed in sleep. Une point not before emphasized medically was the { assertion that the heart was smaller than usual in a large-stzed mau. lu arranging for thie future continuance of the case, which bs Yunuxoncd to Dec. 4, Mr, Lord an- pounced thathe wanted four weeks at least, and the Burrogate sct aside the month of De- cember for thu case, which promises to be the ugest ou record fu his court. e ——— THAT EARTHQUAKE, 8ioux C1tY, Nov. 16.—The sceae {n 8¢, Mary's Churchi yesterday, at the timo the shocks were felt, was ao exciting one, and the excrtions of the priest ouly prevented s panle. As it was, several ladles fainted, snd one or two wero fo- {’uud I-; dumnlmz'lrg:: scats (n the choir to the oor, & distance of about twel: t. the bulldlni’ oL Tt Sheyall gat qut ol sotoe of the more excited acholars Jeaped from the frst-atory winaows. Une of the walls of this bulldiog was budly cracked. body ran to ths siseets for salety. willout serious fnjury, though Nearly every- GEORGE S. BANG He Is Dying of Bright's Disease of the Kidneys. No Probability that 1fe Will Sur. vive More than n Fow Iours, A Brief Sketch of His Lifo and Labors. Bpecinl Disvaten 1o T Chieago Tribune. Wasmixorox, D, C., Nov. 16.—Mr. (ieorgo 8, Bangs, recently United States Treasurer at Chi- cago, and formerly Superintendent of the Rail- way Postal-Service, lies liere serfously 11l to- night of Bright's alscase of the kidneys, and Is not expected to live until morning. Mr. Bangs has been Lere for a few dayson business con- neeted with the Amerlean Express Company, of which hefs the agent. He has been in very fecble health all summer, and within a year hus had one or two scrlous Hlnesees. o has consulted many eminent physiclans, the majority of whom have sald that he was aflicted with Bright's disease of the kidneys. To a gentleman who called ug- on him two or three days ago, Mr. Bungs said: "The (loctors say I have Bright's discase of the kidueys, If they are ¥ight my time {8 short, tut [ don’t believe them. -1 “think there sro many years of good work In me yet.” Mr. Bangs was uot considered ecriously jit until yesterday morning. He falled rapidly unring the day, and his physiclans last night did not expect to find i alive this mornivg. ‘Telegraphic dispatches have been gent to mene bers” of his family, and his wife Is ex- pected here from Chieago to-murrow morning. The physicians are directing their enercies to keeplng him alive until his wif¢ shall come, He gulifed a Httle during the alternoon, and seclied to recoenize Senator Oglesby, To a late hour this evening he had cecognized noone. ‘There seeins to be no probability that he can recover, of that he can live more than o few hours, ‘The discase to-night seens to be rapid- Iy approaching his bran. He {s attended by Dr. Pope, the phystctan of Senator Blaine fo his :urlunn iliness before the Cincinnuti Conven- ton. Capt. Maurice J. McGrath, Superintendent of Mails of this division, was an intimate friend of Mr. Bangs, and a reporter was accordingly de- tailed to seo thu gentleman last evening, and obtain from him some facts in reeard to Mr, Bangs' life and services, with such personal recollections as the Captain might he ablp to give, Capt. McGrath was foundat his residence, No. 1202 Michigan aveuvue, and was filled with surprisc aud sorrow at the sad news the re- porter had to communicate. He had recetved a dispatch from Washington ~Thursday, ho sald, stating that Mr. Bangs was pretty low, but that his conditfon was not belleved to be daugerous, Yesterday morning he recelved another telegram from Washingtou asking if Mra. Bangs had left for New York, and request- ing him to advize her, fn ease e had not ale ready gone, to” start immediately, as her hus- Land's condition wus much worse; that, in faet, he was believed to he dving, Tuquiry revenled the fact that Mrs. Bangs had reciived news of her husband's precarjous state the day previous, and bad_left for New York b{:hu evenin, states teain, _ The telezram olso d that, (f Mr. Bangs grew worse, the Capialn would be advised of that fuct, At the hour the reporter called no ndditional news had been received, anid the reporter's come munlcation accordingly took the gentleman by surprise. _ 1 MAVE KNOWN M. DANGS," #ald tho Captain, * since 1851, when we Hved in Aurora, Mr. Bangs was born {n Milan, O,, and ot tho timo of his death must have been about b4 yearsof ape, He left Milan when he was about 17, He hind recelved very little achonling, but was o biight, observant ‘youug man, an madu the most'of his few npyorlun tiea. From Milan he went to Cieveland, I betieve, and from there to a place near Cleveland cealled Ravenna, where he served his apprenticeship as o vrinter, Ile then went to Wisconain, living firat in Mil- waukee aml then Iann(:er]c, at each of which places ho followed his trade, About 1850 or 1551 he moved to Aurora, wiiere wo flrat be- came acquainted. There he went on the Aurora Heacon ns n compoaitor. There was a8 perfod of about two years, perhaps, after he had worked on the Jeacon in which he pald some attention to farming, elther owning or working a farm, 1 forget which. After that he returned to Aurora and became the pro- wrictor of the Jeacun, which he published up to 803 or 186, when lie sold out his interest to the present proprictors. While In Aurora IIE WAS ALSO POSTSMASTER, his appointinent belng one of the flret made by President Lincoln. He hield the place from 1801 until 1503, when he was appointed Ly the Postmaster-Géneral — Asslstunt-Genernl Hupertntendent of the Hallwey Mml Bervice, with headquarters at Chicazo,” He oc- cupied that position about a year and a half, or uutil the death of Mr, George B. Armstrong, General SBuperintendent of the Rallway Mai} Seryice, whom he succeeded, . He then resoved to Wushington and flled the position of Gen- cral Buperintendent of the Seevice nntil bis ap- potntment in 1676 as Bub-Treasurer, with his headquarters at Cnieago. As is well known, he oceupled that positiun until last August, when Lie resigned and Mr, Gilbert sas appointed, 1 have known him for many years, and can truly say he was one of the” Kindest, best- hearted men T have cver known. He was a mrn who hod few i any encinivs, and was a {nend of every man whom lie et who was wor. thy of mcmllhlll. Ho was u man of great abili- tics, o careful student, and one i whom the habits of cluse observation of men and things was no amall part of bis mental e mude one of the best Postmastes In tact, t don't supposo that vut of the 15,000 people fu that city le had a slogle ency. AS A MAN CONNECTED WITII TIIR DEPANTMENT, in the varjous positions which he filled with so much credit, 1 reganded bin, and Le was so re- garded by all who are connecied with the De- partment, as one of the most thorouch and progressive men we bave ever hadinthat branch of the Govermmnent. Ile did moro for the rall. wavanall service fn this country than auy other one . man, or, iu lact, thay ony dozen men. 1la was the futher of the fast mail aud sl} ita Improvements, In fact be was always studving up anything aud everything that could possibly bu of oay intercs! to the public. He belleved that the malis of this coun. try should be transported on the fastest tralns run. 1L wasun cstablished fnct that s train could be run from New York to Chlcago In twenty-four Lours, and hue concived tho den “of estoblisbing the fast-usall tran exclunively for the transportation of the mails. The expense attending the experiment was one of the obstacles in the way ot his putting this Idea into practical shape. and & yearor two Inpaed before hie succeeded (n overcoml| obstacles and mnkhlfi:hu trial. With it everybody is famillar. When the fdew proved to be a grand appropriations were cut down, fust moll was o thing of the past. The Commission appointed to examine into its workings, and te seport whether, o thelr oviuton, its re-establishinent was al present ade wisable, bas uot yet made its report, but [ un. derstand the report Is beine prepared, sud will probably be subuitied to Congress dunng this sessiun. *“*There are & great many things | conld tell you about My, Bangs, but the suddenness vl this pews Las taken wo 80 by supilse that it has driven many of them out of my wwind. THERR WA3 ONE CUARACTERISTIC OF UIS which stood out tmost prowivently, and that was his quick appreciation of what there was io men, and bia exprestlon of that appreciation {0 @ substanual way, 1n fuct, he was one of the BUCICSES, - Uest Sriends the young, active, competeut men in the service ever had, and thero will be more general sorrow felt un account of Lis death by every oue connected with the department thai would be felt 1 case ot the loss of any other one ian, or any dozen meu for that “matter, ludeed, 1 don't kuow of 4 man who so endeared bimaell Lo Lhe entire service, uor of o was who Was 60 successtui in his selection of men, His sppreciation of thele good qualities wznd his profouud judgment on ull matters conuected with the Department were remarkable, ils succeesor fu Waskivgton, Theodors M. Vall, the Geucral Supenntendent of the Rallway Malt Service, was formerly a ¢lerk on the Union Pa- cific m‘lvmd, running from Omahato Ogdeu. Mr. Bangs pl:ked bimy up, took him to Wash- fogton, and now be flls the place vnce honor: by Mr. Bangs bimscll, Capt. White, thy Su- crintendent ot this Divislon, was chiel vadlerk on the Mio ruaplug from Owmala to (zden. Bangs recognized Lis talents and soilities, sacceeded in making bim bis successor bere. Walter F. Hunt, the Buperiutenaent at St Louls, was formerly s Loy runutug on the Hock lsland Ruad. Mr, Bange took him to Wasbiugtou with bim, and be s uow the Buperintendent of that division of the Raflway Ma'l Service. Harry G. Pearson, of New York, was o rauway Post-Office clerk, rupniug betwren New k and Waak- iogtou.” Mr. Bange recoguized his mere fts, and larry Pearson 1s now the Ansiatant Postmaster of New York. Thesa are only & few Instances that come tomny mind out of a ereat many which have eome un- der our notice, In_fact, there ia hardly an im- portant position in the rervice, requiring Intel- lect and experience, where the men have not Iren nelected by Mr. Banga. We shall misa him as nohrwly else would have been miesed, for he was a friend to cvery man In the service. No other an was so gencrally sdmired, #0 univer- sally respected for his great abilities, nor to whom the men were so devotedly attachied for his F”‘""' soclal quaiities,” S Mr. Bangs married a widow, a Mrs. Wetmore, ot Aurora, shout 185, No children blessed thelr unlon, but a vmf dear granddaughter has lived with them for the past four or five years, and has grown up as one of the family, to whom the becane as tnuch attached as did Mr, and Mra. Bangs to her, At the time of hia death Mr, Bangs wan President of the Kaitway Age Fublishing Company, of this city, and one of the managers of the Cincinnatl oflice of the Amerlcan Express Com 3 FIRES. PRAIRIE CITY. ILL, Pratree City (Jil.) Meratd, . About 1 «'vlock this (Wednesdss) morning a fire broke out in the Post-Uffice, north slde of Main street, next to the Merald office, and fna short time thic row as far as Washington street was hurning flercely, It Ismot known at this writlag what was the cause, although many are of the opinion thatit was the work of an in- cendiary, Al efforts to check the flames wers iu sain, aud fu but o sbiort time the row was In askes, The following I8 alist of the bulldings de- stroyed: T. 8, Laughry's building, contaln ing the Merald office; J. B, Sceley’s building, with Hollandsworth's crocery-store on_lower four und 11, C. Sanford’s faw-oflice: Mrs, 8, Durliam’s residence und picturegallery; J, A Namiton’s bullding, — contaming ~ Tay- lor Brothers' houksture and Mrs. ~ M. 8. Taslor's resllences J. Alexander Ham- iton's one-story bullding, oveupied by A, J. Brali's suloon; “Wililam King'stiwo-story irame, vecupled by the new meat arket; Drinkers boll's buitding, contamnling his drug-store snd J. D, Hughson's dental shop; J. "Alexander Homilton's two-story frame, corner Mam and Wazhington strects, oceupied up stairs by thc Odd-Fellows' Ilalis R. C. Benedict’s bullding, used by A. J, Deluss as a tunbstone shop; and the City Ilotet aud stable, Loasua—T, 8, Lunfl% $2,000; Post-Oflice, 000 1, I8, Seeley, $1,500; Mra, 8. Durham, g0 A damilton, over $1,5003 ). Alex. Hamitton, two bulldings, $1,000; E. Brinker- hofl, £L.500; Willlam King, 81,2005 R. ne- dict, £300; C, Il Hemenover, Letween $:3,000 and #,000, The matertal tn the flerald oflice was valued, at about $1,500. Noth- ing was saved,—type, resses, hool everytbing, fell o prey to the fames. Hollands. worth's stock of grocerivs was worth abuut £2,000. The Post-Oflice Joss and Mrs, Durham's s unknown. Taylor Bros. had time to remove the bulk of their stock, although conslderuble Joss was caused by moving. 1, C. Banford’s loss, principolly in law-booke, was over $500, ‘There 18 nothing to {udicate thie existence of Prairio City so far as tho village records are concerned, a8 they were all burned when Bao- ford's ofllce went up, — CHICAGO. The alarm from Box 265 at 4:80 yesterday afternoon was caused by an fuciplent fire In the shiaving-bin of O, Jolinson's ploning-wfil, Nu. 84 Lunber street, caused by some boys throw. lug a lighted match into the blo, ~ Damage, nominal. NEAR COLUMBIA CITY. Font Warxsg, Ind,, Nov. 16.—A barn velong- Ing to Louis Harman, situated near Columbia Cle. was destroyedd by fire last uight, together with n larze smount of graly and scveral agri- cultural implcments, Loss, 83,000; no insur- auce, CASUALTIES. SWITCII TAMIERED WITH, LouisviLLe, Ky, Nov. 16.—A speclal says that Willlam 8herrell, engincer, was killed, and John Kenly, fireman of frelght-train No, 111, was badly fnjured in an accldent. on the Louls- ville, Nashville & Great Southern Rallrosd, near Cumberland City, Tenn., yesterday., The switch had peen tampered with. Sherrell,when found, bad a liole through his groin, as If the reverse-lover had plerced bim. ~ He had crawled from under the engine, aud must have pulled himself off the lever to have gotten out. He lived only & short white, Ilis remains were brought to Bowling Greeh, where he has a wiie, and will be futerred, Kenly is badly hurt {n the stomach, and Is at Erln, being unable to be brought to his home. BURNED TO DEATH. Bpecial Disnatch to The Chicngo Tnbune, CLEVELAND, O., Nov. 16.—A little 8-year- old boy named James Davis, living on Phillips stroet, while playing with matches with other children, in the abscnce of its parents to-day, sctits clothes on fire, and before tho flames were put out he was g0 badly burned that death ensucil in a fow hours, A WRECK, 8ax Fraxcisco, Nov. 10.—The whaling bark Cleone, of New Bedford, parted cables fn 8t. Lawrence Bay, Arctic Ocean, during o gale, and went ashore o total loss. “Ilhe crow wero saved ami distributed minong the other vessels of the Jeets THE QUAKERS. Thelr Coucluding Session at Indianspolla Yestorduy, Special Disvatch to The Chicago Tridune, IxpiaNarovts, Ind., Nov, 16.~Tho Firat-Day Bcehiool-Conference of Fricnds held its closing sussion to-day, Dr, James A, Rhoads, of Phila- aelphila, read 8 naper on “How May Blble- Behiools be Conducted as to Best Practically Ex- emplify Our Beie! In the Lord Jesus Chirigt as Our Livivg Mcad and Teacher?™ Falih i the teacher mid reverence fu the school were espe- cially ncedful. ‘The auestions, **Wiat s tho present stute of Babbath-school work iu your yearly meetlng?™ and *\What are your special necedsi™ were taken up, Dr, James E, Rhoadsof Philadelohia, Bowling H.Winston of Baltimore, David L'lnleznfl of the New Vien. ua (0.) yearly-mecting, Hachel Bintord and Alicn Jay of the North Caicl.ua yea:ly-meet, g, Tunothy Nicholson and Uliver Coggahall of the Richimond (Ind.) ycaily meeting, Dr. Beth Mills and Willimn 8. Wouton of fudianapo- 1fs, Mary Hadlev of Rockville, and Ella Jenkins Davis ol the Hidge Farm (l11.) Western K"“l-" ing, uud Dr. Jobn Stewart of the Rausas mecting, apswered the questione. Tho report was generally satisfactory, shiowlng a favorable attendance und commendable progress in tho work, ‘There was not the desmred fulluess in the matier of atatistics, unm{ schools ot beng reposted. The loternational serica ot lessons are geperally used, though in man shools vpposed by workers who ad- hers 1o the old plans. Following sre the Executive Cummitive: New England, Thomus B. Builum, susan B, Thumgluu; New York, Thowas W, Ladd, Mary furry: Phludel- phig, Jushus Balley, Auna B, Troths Baitimore, lhchnnl H. Tuomas, Alice Brouks; North Caro- liua. Allen Juy, Abigail Mendenball; Ohio, Ay M. Tussey, Sarah M, Cofling Western, Elwood C. diler, Mary Hadley: lowa, Laurie Talum, Saron Jaue FPickerelly Kansus, J L. Stewart, Drustila Wilson; Canada, Herbert Nicholson, Jeunic T, Baker. Tue next wecting-place will provably be given for North Carolina. e ——m— -~ THE WEATHER, Wasminaroy, D. C., Nov. 17—1 a. m.—For the ‘Venvessce, Ohio Valley, snd Lake Region, falllog, followed by rising barometer, warmer southerly winds, veerlug to colder northwest- erly, und partly cloudy weatker, with arcas ex- cept in the Bret section. LUOAL QUSERVATIONS Cuioaga, Nov 1. ar. Tar liw|— Wind | B Wealkar. fpidued o ian R bbb} i : 83 $:0p, D, 2.03 49 10:1sp. m. A.ll 481 65 Mazimum iaesrmanialer, WIMEIAL o Cmc, eokuk.... ea) cuwurih NOVEMBER 17, 1877-TWELVE PAGES, A TEST OF TONE. Experience of an Intelligent Mu- sical Critic. The Famous Russian Coneert Troupe at Davenport, A Mathushek and a Steinway Side by Side. On the first of September there appeared In the colamns of Tnx Citicaso Trintse & lengthy jnter. view with Mr. Charles I{, Davie, upon the relative merita of the various planos now before the public. Mr. Davie's opinion on thin subject in of interest to the general public, as he has eatablished an en- ible reputation in munjcal circles, and his eriti- o Jooked up to with resvect by ail musical For years he wan Identified with the or- Beople, gan-building intereats, and his dictom is anfclent 10 make of mar the repdtation of any masical in- strument offercd for sale. Hut Into the interview published some things crept which Mr. Davie's friends clsim were unjost to himaclf. The article was reported from memory, and it is possivle that In mapy respects the language emnployed waa not that used by him. Therefore, In justice to Mr. D'avie, the intorview, as remembered by many who ‘wero present, 18 here produced: ¢ was Invited, ho ssys, ‘‘with Mr, Creswold and others, to visit the warerooms of the Company in Chicago, and carefolly inapect the new piano and give m(n injon, This was, [ think, in 1868 of 1860, \Whilaadmitting tbe great and unu. susl body of tone of the instrument, and the ad- vantage of the method of risinging, T wan not fa- vorably impressed with the scale, which showed breaks and frrrz«lnmu anly curable by peraever- 1ng experiment, **Feom tiie time [ loet sight of the plano antil the summer of 1871, when. happening ta be in Davenjiort, Ia., my attention was again called to it by Mr. Wtikins, the acentof the Company, who waa an enthuslastle admirer of the tustrument. | devoled a hittle time 1o It critical exanmination, ot only aato Lic mechanism, workmanslilp, nnd Gnlal, butaleo ax tothe fone and nower: and found it hud been vastly hnproved since miy exumin- of afew years previvusly. The defects in the scale had been largely rectitied: the work wan solld, well put tozethier, and well Snlstied: the uc- tion well and carefuliy made and regulated; while the inetrament retaimed i1 orliinal pecallatitien uf goad guality and great budy of tune, **W hiie there the fumnous Itnssian concert troupe visited Davenport, and happened to call at Mr. Wilkine' store while 1 was there, ‘Ihe planist of the troupe eal down at one of the Mathushek or- cliestral planos, and after piaying a few cl ords ex. pressed his surprise al the great bouy of tone, Tryiug 1t again, Le turned to Me. Wilking and bis ssucisticn, Bud expressed bl regret that he had onlerud & Meiuway plano for the concert uf that evening. *+*1 will send oneof the Mathushek planosto the Opera-louse iu any caee,’ replied the agent, *and yOu can uae it or noL, as you vlease.’ Mr. Davie continucs: **1 went to hear the troupe that evemng in the Lurtis Opers-Houre, witn, | must confess, a good deal of curiosily to hear the two pianos, played Ly the same artirte. Of course | was ammong Liie sudience, The result was certninly very favurabic for the Mathushek plano, The Stelnway (which 1 afterwurds ex- amined) was an excellent tnstrument: but auditorium being = preity lurie onc, the grest volume uf foue and power of the Mathushek told :n advantage, while 118 quality uf tone was excel- ent. **1 was by this time rather Inclined to porchase one of these instruincnts, and . inguired of Mr, Wilkins w ool Lo bad that the instruments would Ja nid whether be could refer me to one af the di purchasers of them in that neighbor. 00d. ***You know Dr, Plummer, of Rock laland,’ sald Mr, Wilklas, ++1do. very well," I replied. *teThen ask bim,'smid Mr. Wilkins; ‘he bae had one for three or four yeara. ' ** Accordingly vext day | accompanied Mr, Wil- kius to Itock nd, snd we called on De. Plum- mer, whore cldest duugtiter I remembered naa very good player, W4 saw the piauo, of which the youny; lady, her sister. aud 8 Inend staviug with them, were making continual use, anid which they rized very highly, 1 found it, though nut recent- ry tuned, ('n very good tune. in cxceliens preserva. tion, and the tope apparently ot in the slizntest degree deterforated, though it had been subjected to severe wear and (ear. **1 then decided to purchasea Mathushet:orchee. tral, and had one speclally selected for me of the uality § wonted, and_sent to me direct from 1ok fictory, Thave had 1 1% yeuts, in constant nve; Jthas been often moved, and the case v & goud deal marred ond acratchied n consequences but the Interlor inan sound se thodayl gotit. {ts wreperty of remaining well in tune romains unim- ired: and, most lmportant of all, while it has rightened nomewhat, it s not Jost in ony marked degree its ariginal Tullness and body of tone. nor han it become metallic, 0s so mavy Lianos do,even of makers of reputation, ™ Mr. Davio contiuned: **1have no preferences a8 to Lhe various makes of vianos, ezcept such as arise from their meritn a8 [ ace them. The maker of a good and falihfully Lullt lustrument always ias my respect; and while the guality of tone of a piana or any other musical instrument fs larcely a matter of individunl taste, on which both pro. fesatonale and amateurs may agree to differ, 1feel that an instrument which has atood as well as mine has, without any repaits, re-covering of hainmers, or regulalion of the actlon, and which has bheen sibject 1o considerablo changes of teuiperature, und {s oven now a good and sound plano, 14 a credis 10 the builders, who are cutitled to the beneflt uf such testimony. " Mr. Duvie concluded by saylng: **My mechanie- #l snd_musical studies bave led me to'form a very declded n{flnlnn on one or twa pecaltaritics in the truction of the Matho:hek planv, lrrespective eother of the questions of good and wells scanoned material, sohd and sonnd workmanship, well-felted bammers, and well-constructed aud nicely-adjusied action, there are two matters Tl Tn'iay opinion.detcrve specal o lan, **Thesc are, first, the sysicm of stringing by which the tenslon is distrlbuted ond equahzed, each part of the frame-work bearlug 1a share, ** hecond, the bushing of the wrest.plus, so that the immense leveraze teusion which they have to bear is largely thrown ou the fron frame, thus save ing # great deal of the wrenchinz, which. 1n other ianos, fs borne by the woodwork, and undsubted. ly preserving tho instrument far better in tune than would otherwise bo possible, I have alwa; viewed this busliing 8 8 most Ingenious and valu- able invention, whirb it would be desirable for other makers to adopt. ** As Mr. Davie hus had 8 wide oxperience in mu. alcal inatrumenta, his opinlon commanis respect omuny the most cautions and experienced crities, Tiu strikes the key-note as (o the endurance of the 0. and it s admitted that, when new, the vol. one, and atrength of the tustrument are un- questiouable. That these qualities whi endure, and the piann prerarve the very olements for which superiorlty is clatuied, leattestea by many tneldents sitnilar to those related by Mr. Davle, and of which more {nform obtaiued of Pelton & Pumeroy, No. 2 Btato stroct, ————— 3 GILL, OF PITTSBURG. A Possible Clew to Ald In Dscovering Him, aspecial Dispateh tn The Chicazo Tridune, Pirtsuuna, Pa, Nov, 10.—Something like a clew to the whereabouts of the misaiug Jawys 8. B, W. Gill, was obtained to-day, It le his disappearance still a mystery, but sffords & trace which may posaibly leag to sumething tangible. Mr. W, E. Tustin,a real-estate broker of this city, says that, four weeks ayo, he was on his woy home from Kasnsas, where he had been ou business, snd he passed througn Chicago. Just as be was getting on the East-bound train on the Plttsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago, he saw a gentieman whom he believes to have been Mr, Gill getting on the Weat-bound train on the Chicago & Altou Koad. Mr. GIl was currylog a red satchel aud wore a grav overcoat, Mr. Tustin remarked to & triend who was with him, “There gocs a Pittabure man Iwould ke tosee.” The friend asked who he was, and Mr, Tustin informed him au that it was Mr, Gilll, the lawver. Mr, ‘fustin says that Mr. Gill, ho thioks, did not sco b and, as his train i, soou pulled out, he did uot wait to speak to him. While Mr. Tustis admits that he might passibly have been mlstaken, he fecls contident that tlie mau ho saw was uone other than Mr, Gill. He had knowa Mf. Giil for seven or e years, und had bad busiucss with him, He ye- calls the fact that, suwe time aro, Mr. Gill spoke to Lim sbout soue lands be owned in issouri, and sald ho wanteidl him (Mr. Tustin) to go out there and look after them, It Is thought, in view of these (acts, thut possibly Mfi.um has concluded to visit these lands biw- s TEMPERANCE, Hpecial Dispotch fo The Lhicago Triduna, BLoomixNatox, L, Nov. 16.—Dr. Conway, of Phitadelphia, who is quite celebrated as 8 Mur- phy temperanco lecturer, aud who has just ac- complished & remarkablo work in Clinton and Lincols, was to have iusugurated o Murphy movement hero to-night with the Washing. tonlan Temaerznce Bouiety, but as they declived to lugert * God helplug me® o thetr pledge he would not have auythisg to do with them, snd lcaves the city to-morrow. POLITICAL, Special Dispaich 40 TAa Chicngo Tridune, Mapison, Wis, Nov. 16.—The official vote from all counties except thirteen bave been re- celved st the State Department. The latter, carcfully estimated, show tho foilowing vote: Bmitb, 64,610; Mallory, 57,800; Allls, 19,901, which gives Bmith 8,710 majority. The counties to hear from will ralse3mith's majority to 10,000, There Is a falling off of 109,602 votes as compar- ed with Hayes and Wheeler's vote. The Green- back vote will_not reach 25,000. Both amend- ments to the Constitution are adopted. the one Increasing the number of Supreme Juages to five Instead of three, as now, heing adopted by 0,000, and the one cutting off old clalns agalnst the State alter the explration of six years by 15,000 majority, —— THE WISEST OF PRECAUTIONS. Of precantions, the wireat ix that which is taxen agninst disease, "There n safety in timely medica- tion: great peril in delay. One maladv often bs- geta othera far more dangerons, and, if 1t doea not, any abnormal condition has a tendency, if nnrem- cdied, to became chronic and ohstinate. Triflin disorders af the stomach. liver, bwels, or arigary organs may apeedily develop inte formidable mala. dien, Cheek them at the outset with llostetter's Stomack Bitters, which, althonsh it 1 wonderfally effective in overcoming disarders of long standinz, Is, ika any ather medicinal_preparation, more ad- vantagronn in the Infflm‘g of the maladies to which it 1= adapted than after they have become chronlc. Among (here are dyapepsin, liver complaint, ron- etipation, internnttent and remittent fevers, gont, rhenmatism. nervoun and gencral debllisy, and nri- naty troubles. The Ditters are & capital -pgaluer. induce sound repose, and connteract the eflecta of fatigue and exposu —————— From J. 1. HNathorne, Enq., proprietor of the Citizens' Line of Coaches, lll’l“llo " )flu.: Hlostox, Nept, 14, 1874, —, William M, Giles, Lhemist—=Dean Sin: Yonr mgent, Mr. Gay 8. Frazey, calledon meearly (n July iant to introduce your Liniment Indide of Ammonia. Heing s tkeptleIn regard to the great variety of articles patent for the cure of all “sorts of discases, | had no falth in your fodide, bnt, aftera jong discus. tlon with your azent, it occurred to me that § hiad a horee I was ueing for private that had & hoe-borl nn hia near farward loz, 11aid him If he thought 1t wounld remave that bunch I wonld tey it Snfice ttiosar I have used it very peesistently il the present time, and now 1 0nd it heerly remaved, and think it will ahortly disappenr entircly. From thin trial of your remedy I cheerfully reccommend ita use 10 any one whu hae 8 horse or Lorsea afflicted 1o this way. |would further may that while using it for the above the aame horne atarted another bunch on the off leg; the Nniment wan apnlied 1immediately, and the bunch has disap- J. H. Natuunse, peared. For sale oy all drugs| BUSINESS NOTICES. Kceep's Cristom Shirta to measure. Very best. six for 8, No ablization to take any shiris ordered unlees perfectly sztisfactory, Sambles and circulars mailed frec KEEFS UMBRELLAS. Beat Gingham. Patent Protected Riba, $1 each, Beat Silk, 'arazon Frumes, 8.3 each. 173 Enat Madivon street. e t— e snys that sinee hin wife has fed the baby on Dr. Ridge's food it slecps like a top all night. is good-natared all day, ana grows llke n weed. Sample cons furnished free by the agents, Gale Bluckl, No. 85 South Clark street and Palmer House drug-store. ——— Chiarles Heldsleck’s Champagnes~The ulsr Sillery and the super-excellent ** Dry Ht;m #0 highly appreciated in England, Germany, Rurela, re being constantly recelved by Ms.' Em Schultze, 35 Beaver atreet, ,S(-w York. L2 i ————— VEGET VEGETINE Purifiesthe Blood, Reno- vates and Invigorates ‘the 'Whole System. IT8 MEDICAL PROTERTIES ARE ALTERATIVE, TONIC, SOLVENT AND DITRETIC. Vegetine, i i S Relizble Evidence. Vegstine U hor hiak caten i bEows r cnon; i3 *ipraise, for 1 was. traubjed ;\qe‘ruln'llvlt‘; yesrs with that dresdful disease, Ca- ine, iarth, and hed Vegotine, i anihdsucnbbd hngiindinie could breathie sny more. end Vegrting do fecl to (hank e the time that u! Veretine, foncor, thn hes theirtines ror sosins B o BZBLING: ' el sTaking: Tex s oy dhe arire: ach, and advise everybody 10 fake the 1 Vegetine, for | Vegetine, yrtiine meaiiines thes erer whas O0 Vegetina.»g-fi,‘ 27 e Vogotine,| Cor. Masmuse i sl Vegetine, e Vegetine, HEALTH, STRENGTH, Veetine) aNp APPETITE. Vogotine:| 4y gun 08 13 rom 1 i hierhas received great heno- 0t of Vegetlue. Jler de- alth was & source of grestant. her fricnds. - A few botties af health strengil Vegetine, reatored b v Vogetino, Moabiatte, , Jolh JALES. 4 Nv. 40 Sears Bullding, Bostan, diass, Vegetine, Vegetine, CANNOT BE Vogetine| EXCEL LED. : Citaatmsvowx Maas Vogetine, . sto =¥ ts 4o certity that Lhare Vegetine,fam A hink b Vogoti e e stioa{r canmin borca: ogetine, Sl e oo bese char | iave e\vr y fuf thing. 1 can cheerf Vegotine, i d.con Siciily wetharall Vegafine, e L L Vogetine, e A Vogetine| valuable Remedy. VEEG'%DO. i m"s::‘m Boatox, Feb. 7, ;:m; 2 ney Complalut, aad general debility of Vegetme. "'l"";lfe"n'?ulnel:ummmd 1t toall sut- 2 rom Vegetine, X bove culablaluts. Vegetine, ours respec M. M 0K PARKER, Ok R A VEGETINE Prepared by Il. R. STEVENS, Boston, Bdass, Vegetine is Sold by All Druggists, SEWING PMAC WOMAN'S KID GLOVES. LADIES Kid Gloves! First quality fitted to the hand— 2-button, $1,00, $1.25, and $1.05. 3-button, 81, $1.60, and $1.80, On sale, all sizos dark shades and Opera Kid Gloves—2 button, 40c and 76¢. Light Slate and Drab 3-button, 53-4 to 814, 61-2,and8 3-4—600 and 76c. PARIS KID GLOVE DEROT, D4 STATE-ST. ‘Funs. BATGALNS. BAROAINS. ELEGANT FURS. RaAINS IMMENSE 8TOCR. IMMENSE 8TOCK. MINK BET8 AT LOW PRICI BEAL RETS AT LOW PRICES. CHILDREN'S FURS AT LOW PRICES. BEAL SACQUES AT LOW PRICES. DECIDED BARGAINS, 63, $78, 8100 $123, 8135, 8139 £3, $10, 812, $I3 $18, $20, 823, £30 810, 815, $20, 823 £1.50. 82 £3, £7.50, 811 Sentn R OUR PRICES AIE NELOW ANYTHING EVEW RNOWN, po's ¥ STOCK ALWAYS ON HAND. EVERY ARTICLE GUARANTEED. GOODS SENT C. 0. D. IF DES L T, MANTIY, K. MARTT T, MARTIN, BOYER’'S CARMELITE MELISSE CORDIAL (Ean de Melisse des Carmes,) A SURE CURE FOR DYSPEPSIA, DISORDERS OF THH STOMACH AND ALL NERVOUS AFFECTIONS. GET THE GENUINE. BOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS. General Depot at BOYEIVS, 50 Park-place, New York, VAN SCHAACK, STEVENSON & C0.,, alers. Chicago. SOLE AGENTS FOR THE UNITEDSTATES * ls0, Agenta for MARTELL & CO, COGNAC SCHE &« BORDEALU. OVERCOATS AND U Tl}l;i“ o OVERCOATS and ULSTERS FOR BOYS AND CHILDREN, AT NUTTING’S, 184 & 186 STATE STREET, Opposite Palmer tlouse. GOODS, EDW. PIN.AT OELEBRATED FRENCH Perfimery ad Seap Specialty. Essence nf fxora Breane. Violette, Osm naz, sod Frangepan) Lettiice, Vialet, Ixora. ‘Madulline, Huno- rior foape. Plnend Cosmeticxs Tollette Powder, Daudos line, andCrewe nutritive forthie bair, HENRY DREYFUS, Solo Wholesalc Agent. 13 Malden Lane, New York. T Kumvss. AREND’S Kumyss, or Milk Wine. A sparkling, deltclol 1t 1s & Nutritive Ta (I otnlng ebo makes ) bioud and strenitls so fust, Especially benoe ul t'the most dellcata fufant or adult. 1L wiil 8y Indsmnulion of Lo 1 KUMYsH has arned within the laat three yoars has caused nunierous Inltations anpear, Bewarsof these unwhultsoma coumpounds. Mark the namie, LEND, Chemis 173 M adisy . (midlls uf block). " CATARRINI CURES, French Gatarrh Gure The tioat Convenlent, Pleasant, Scnalble and Sl CEBSFUL Retnedy known for Cetarrh, hiuie, Bro chitla, snd wl dlseases of the bresthing SENT BY MAL " Bold by every Wholesale aud all_fir: D':’:II‘MIIZ‘HAE.'B’IEIW. hll‘:lfllr anu Dtl‘lfl‘vl;"dal‘l Ot Dialled o any_ wihitess b relovs Sy, ot N L &0 o G s Funsig G, NUTTING’S, 184 & 186 STATE STREET, Opposite Palnier Hlouse. SUFFRAGE Receives telling support from an intoresting table of statistics which shows that she knows how to vote. The stupendous sales of the illustri. ous SINGER to be still further incroased by the roduction in prices inau. gurated by tho SBinger Company, JFIVE YEARS' SALES COMPILED FUOX THE §WORN RETURNS OF THE SEVERAL COMPANIES, Wheeler & Wilson MT'g Co. Howe Machine Co....... Domeztic Sewing Machine Co. Willeox & Gibbs Sewing Machine Co.... 80l American B. i1, &c. Sewing Mach's Co..sold Weed Sewiug Machine Ce sold Remiugton Sewing Machine Co sold Victor Sewing Machine Co. sols Wilzon Sewing Machine Co sold Plorence Sewing Machiue Co. ..s0ld 18: The Siuger Man’f’g Co............50ld 219, 72 . 18 72 1873, 1874, 1875, 70. ,768 232,314 241,079 219,852 262310 119,100 2.827 103,740 108,947 o rets est. 35,000 est.25.000 10¢ 4 21,452 6,202 1.525 5,017 Aside from its large preponderance of sales, ‘another emphatic evi« dence of the markedgsuger?omy of THE SINGER over all other ma- chines is the fact that it alone is made the subject of imitation by coun= terfeiters. No safer criterion than the above for the %_uldance of the pur- chaser can be produced. Beware of bogus agents. agent can be found in every county. e he duly authorized ty : THE SINGER MANUFACTURING CO.; Ill STATE-ST.