Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 2, 1877, Page 3

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY.. DECEMBER 2, '877—SIXTEEN ~ POREIGN GOSSIP. the Great Fairs and Mar- gome of § kets of Europe. gand-Monopolizers in Great Britain— Hshmond Damad and His Sultana. % A Shrewd Dodge of Guides in Switzer- and-e-In Costume on the Street. EUROPE'S GREAT FAIRS. New York Sun. As the facilitics of commuaication are multi- jlied, the ereat aunual gatherings which served {o stimulate and coucentrate irade are fast van- thing from Europe. Most of the lively tem- vy bazaars once beld at Greeaywich, Edmon- ton, Peterborough, aud Charlton Green, aud i reproduced the well-known features of ¥ Bart'may Fair,” liave beenabolished by actof Parlisment, while even in Ireland the bustle andgagety associated with the names of Donny- brook sud Ballinssloe bave passcd into tra: ditions. Onthe Contiuent, however, sometypes O those half-festive, bLalf-mercantile assem- blages SIvives whose quaint or fantastic char- sctors merit notice. The “Jatrmarkt,” or an- Sus) mart, in Germany, differs esscutially from an Enelish fair at the cpoch when the latter flourished, and no less markedly from an Ital- {an carnival, o 8DF other scene of boisterous aurpstis. A Jalirnarkt can bardly be called Siverting, belog nothing more than an ordinary market, held for the most vart in the open air, Tih tlis distinction, indecd, that the prepond- i instead of att: of clothing, B kes, pines, and partieulariv books. one of the most imlpqrmm. of these periodical-marts Deine that av Leipsic, specitically kuown as a “book fair.”? But, while th mectings seem saalosuns in theif commercial aspects to our O ncan trade sales, what is known as a Ger- man carvival Is s mething very ditferent. o ke, for instauce, the grotesque, rollicking festival which Dasses under that name at Co- o6 This is a splendiu exhibitiou of pational itics, pot wanting, morcover, in a poetic ele- ment. Here you see promenaded through the I eets a world of fizures. altegorical and myth- Siosical, drawn in_chariots or_ou whecled thrones by Lorses strange ned, or by oxen and other unimal trick wlate ‘ears, tizers, lions These vebi and outlandish costumes, COrT persons rep: nted, are Tollowed by kuots of horsemen and men T Ofoot, Desring bumuers gay with em- Diems and devices, and by troops of mus end acrobats, the latter performing ieats of izor and amility, and the former blowing mar- 121 sound from sonorous metal, as the proc . The defiling ot ot marred by shaboiness, jts col terfets in other places often are, but has 3 barbaric magnificence, fills the principal stre of Cologne through the greater part of a morn- jng. luthe afternoon, ali ihe icipants in ‘this medizval pageant betake themselves t0a bapquet at ong of the taverns in the town, Where, after a jovial and uproarious eutertain-" ment, interspersed with songs, political allu- Hons, and personal gibes, thev relapse 1wt thiat tland and phlezmatic form of druukenness which seems 1o be peeuliar to Germany. The Tyrolese fairs are certain tu charm the ere. by the brieht colors and uuique shapes of fhe gala costumes worn by men and women, but their principal attraction to the strang lies in the chowrs made up to execute the pedt 1 far music of the country. The most stri ingly Qissimilar voices are selected, snd by con: practice in concert made oduce effects at vnce delightful aud origin; vals of Venice and other Jt aiter the Tyrol would naturaily. conic in order, they are too familiarly kouwn to need descrip- tion. We may mention, however, that a new species of fair has lately been introduced in the penivsulz, namely, the " The first took place in Marcii, 1872, and tbe samples of Italian vintages collected on that oceasion are saia to have exceeded 4.000 bottles. Russian 1airs may be divided into gories, the first beinr made up of dramatic re after the manuer of the old mira Some of these are really noteworthy for recous display of icons and rel] but ter part are sorry burlesques. In th tass uf Muscovite gatherings the most impre sive feature to the strapuer’s eve, o thers nose, is the unparallcled mixture ol nauscous odors, of musk, ambeuris, leatber, aleobol. sour beer, fermeuted cabbage, not omitting the rancid prease with wl o smear their boots. P oz to th, ¥ fairs we find wmore of the ball i it than of the market. Thus we have iu the fi the “peasants’ ball,” waere the dunting sometimes eraveful, often extremely lewd. the same tiwe are held other assemblics, known s - balls of the noblesse,” in which only the pentry and their kinsiolic may take part. Ilere Lue costumes, male as well a3 female, are of un- equaled richness, many of them beiug heir- looms. and representiug, it may be, the whole inheritance of & t family. The most salient point in a woman’s toilette” on these occasions Feems to be tae profuse use made of cameus, Which are worn abont the arms, neck, waist, aud on the bo: Notwithstanding so much sumptuous decoration, the spectacle is monot- ooous, this verfunctory concourse of provin- cial pobles having the animation ofa wax-works o s, which display the most”divers onding to the marshaled - and 1o th show. The third_sort of Russian fair, and the only one—since Novgorod lost the prestige of a frreat mart—which deserves the name, is the so- Talled *winter fair ¥ leld on the frozen sur- face of the Neva. Here you'see races run on skates, or with gledzes of most diverse forms ulled by horses, do; oats. aud reindeer. ‘he Russians, too, are cariously fond of swings 20 revolving wooden hobby-norses. But the favorite national diversion at such times is the “ice hill,” copies of which lhave from time to time had vozuc in Western Europe under the name of ¢ Montagne Russe,” while a some- what analogous amusentent is constautly prac- jeed jn Canada. We nced Dot say that the “hill” is simply an inclined plane of no reat Deiht, made of boards and coated with ice, pluneing down which o sled gains impetus coough to transpor: the rider cross a wide Jevel pace and up au answering cminence. We have said that the majority of the old market festivals baye been suppres: ed in the Britieh Iclands, but there is one notuble exeep- tion,—Fairlop Fair. This, as we now see it, i3 but a tame and mutilated eample of those ifimmd ‘Tmusterings which fill so larze a place in Fuglish popular literature. Formerly it was ‘mart for horscs, shecp, and cat- tle, but combined all the blithe and stirring fea- tures of a time-honored merry meeting. The rural framework offered some resemblance to the surroundings of the famous Edmondton gathering, but here you imet more Gypsies, & Tribe of whomn dwelt bard by in Epping forust, and furnished jockeys for the donkey races, which formed a conspicaous attraction. Ilere, 100, the British seuman was more ubiquitous 1han elsewhere, not that Fairlop is spec cessible from the &ca. but becal he fair ows 115 orizin to a band of Loat-builders who betook themselves one day to pienic in Epping wood, ot in a van or ou horseack, but in a stout cut- ter with all sails flymg, and st upon four Wheels. Oncea veara fac simile of this eraft, packed with sailofs and womei. pursucd its way 1o Epping, and cast anchor ofl the gre; bistoric oak whose trunk, gradually hollowed by azc, ‘was at length transiormea into an eating-room where tew or a dozen jodly tars could dine, smoke, and take their froz. At present the Fairlop oak is only a rigantic shell held tozeth: er by means of tackling, the last branche ing been used to make the snuif-boxes which on Iair days are still in much request. ot ouly a b BRITISH LAND-OWXNERS. Zondon Curresponcence Cincinnati Enguirer. Mr. Conkling, the great New York Senator, has been much discussed over here for baving said an ugly truth about 3 country in the hands of about 150 landlords. Nearly a quarter of Scotland is owned by five men. They are the Dukes of Athol, Aresll, Sutherland, and the Earl of Bredal- e to ride over 100 miles wn land without com- ing in sizht of & dwelling. Another quarter of Scotland is owned by twenty-four men, and it is cstimated that 130,000,600 of acres are owned by 130,000 persons. The gradual absorbing of the domam of Great Britain by a few monopolists isapparent. When they control the land they coutrol the tenants and so_on. °Uhe Duke of Northumberland invests £50.000 every year in enlarging bis frechold land. The Duke of Bed- ford has a park with a wall around it fourteen Toiles in extent. In this park some 30.000 per- 30ns could be well housed and live comfortavls, and the Duke be a richer man. But nojthe 1and monopolizers don't like that. Tihe Rotbschild family bas invested _over £ 000,000 1n freehold land’ this year, and land that produces nothing,—mere pars land. W. H. Smith. present First Lord of the Ad- miralty, and the great newspaper vender, has just added one more to his four landed eatatos, &!aich jointly represent something 1ike £800,- ‘The Duke of Westminster, the richest man in Englaud, is constautly udding land and bouses to his rent-roll, and pext year his income will be about $4,000,000, and go on increasing every Buccecding year. £ The Duke of Portman’s estates have just been increased by $700,000, which makes his total in- come about $2,500,000 per annum, Lord Portman, not long ugo a cowmparatively poor man, has, by the fallinz in of icases, be- come some $500,000 per anwum richer, making his gross income some $1,400,000every year, and et B with th wieht fill a page with this class of monopo- 1ists who control the land of the Kingdom. ¥ MAIIMOUD DAMAD’S SULTANA. Constantinople Correspondence London Tymes. s Mabuwoud Damad is still the strong man keep- ing the palace, and as there secms uo prospect of & stronger thau he coming, it is quaintly char- acteristic of the East that the eyes of the Porte are just now turned in desperation toa stronger woman—bhis wife. i The lady is a Sultana, sister by fne same father and mother to the Sultan, and, by the laws of Turkey, a Sultans has peculiar privi- leges and rights, which go far to make up for the wrongs of the humbler and, from our point of view, /much oppressed portion of her fex. Her husband is, unlike otber Turkish lords of the ereation, not allowed o POSSCEs auy Woman but ber, whether us wife, concubine, or shuv He caunot enter her harem in his own bouse, or, when he has entered, take a geat in her pres- ence without ber permission. The discipline to which he is subjeeted 15, in fact, so severe that, even should le find a pairof male slippers out- side the harem door, he must_forbear tue hus- band’s right recoguized in tost parts of the world, and inu ately retire without any itl- judged inquiry into théir ownership or rison Wetre,it beig veryproperly assumed that a Sul- tapa i$ at a social and moral altitude far sbove all possibility of indiseretios The lady in question Is said to have a charac- ter and temper which fully Lt ber to exercise Der privilezes €hould the proper occasion agise, and she is now believed to resent the influduce exercised over her brother Ly her husband. The allezed cause of her-resentment, which is of recent orgin, one cannot give without violating the sacred threshold of the bureur, but its existence is no secret. It is spoken about as if 1 were 3 matter of state, and the aravest political caleulations are based on the chance of its duration. The Sultan 1s known to Dbe wrreatly attached 1o his sister, and it is, in- deed, througis ier thit Mabmoud Damad calned ascendency at the palace. There would, there- fore, aiter all, be nothing very surprising, how- ever Lflmim from an Euglish point of view, if he los] js- power by the saune meaus through which he acquired it nor would it by any means be the first time that a burning question in the barem did for Turkey what couid not be done ¥ the subtlest counsellors or the weightiest considerations of state. A DODGE OF SWISS GUIDIES. Anartist has recently published in a Freneh jourual an account of his Swiss sketching tour. Ou a beautiful afternoon in last June e left his botel in Interlaken, went out aloue with his camp-stool and easel, and strayed as far as the foot of the Jungfrau. As he was about to be- gin his sketch he was started by seeing, a few yards in front of bim, a huge bear, that growled ferociou: e seized a revalver and leveled it at the beast, but before he could fire he heard the words, “Halt! halt!” The bear eat on his hind Jews and wrung bis fore paws, © What!” cried the artist, *do bears speak English¢” Then holding the revolver close to the nose of the pretended beast, he demunded, ** What dost thou in this accnrsed costumel” The replied that he e was a driver by proft bad_one, and he was trade. le had entered intoacow mumber of guides to clothe himself in a bear's skin, *which 1 cau assure you hot as purgatory in such weather as t! himself fo one ot the favorite mountain paths. *3When one of my associates come: road with a tourist, 1 suddenly show mys The forciemer is ready to die with frisht, {he couragcovs ruide rushes at me aud drives e away, naturally receiving a very handsome douveur for bis braverv in risking his own lite in order to preserve that of his cmployer.” In the evening the bear =ud the guide generally met at au inn and divided the spoll. The bear pleaded so piteously that the artist did uot have {he beart to have him arr another FUN FOR TUE BOYS. Paris Letter tn New Orleans Picayune. Some time since Mons. Got, the well-known actor of the French Comeds, promised to ap- pearin “Le Legs™ at o Sunday morping per- formanee in the Odeon Theatre. He went to i ine-room in the French Comedy to us soon os he had put on costume and wig and painted his face to suit the part, heordercd @ eab, entered it, lowered its cur- tains and ordered the driver tu take him to the Odeon. Al went well until the river was reached; in Crossing a l?l\l;:c—bnufl!filown fell the cabs its axletree fas broken. Mons. Got bezged and implored some one to zet bi another vebicle. It was Sunday. The sky Houdless, Everybody was out. No cab W Dbelad. There was only two _thing out and walk. The streets were througed only Paris streets can be on fair Sund; Mon: Got soon had a crowd av his heel increasing -y slep bie took, and he had not gone one square before thero wasa chorus be- Hind bim velling: ey ! le chi-en lit /—the French expression for »Gidy, giddy out, shirt tail out. five miles in, five miles out.” Actors of Pl..\ris now dress in thetheatre where they aro to play. —————— THE - WEATHER. WASHINGTOS, D. C., Dec. 2—1 a. m.—For the Lake region falling barometer, after a tempo- rary rise east of Lake Michigay, variable winds, enilting to southwesterly and southeasterly, and warmer, clear, or partly cloudy weather. LUCAL OBSERFATIONS. Cnicago, Dec. 1. Tpar. Thr fe. Vond. el fin.v‘ iicather. tal amouat G “Average charscter of weatli GENERAL OBSE Cuicaco, De Wind. Stations. _1Bar.} Thi naba a il Huron - Gran: Yort Keoku ear, [Clear. (Claar, . BITTER AND SWEET, BITTER. Bitter to bet on the black horze, And have the zray one wi Bitter towaten your girl by the churchi-door, While your rival escorts her in. Bitter to speenlate in land. "\nd have it zo down with a crash; Bitter to have your tailor cail ‘When you ure out of cash. Bitter to stake your bat on the losing man, "And have no money to get another; Bat bitterest of all, when you come to MArry yOur gl 18 16 1ind she's cloped with your brother. SWEET. Sweet to bet on.the gray borse, "nd sec the black one come lagzing in3 Sweet to escort your girl through the hurch-door, Where your rival stands scowling hie sin. Sweet to epecalate in land, . "snd have it o rolling up highs Sweet to pass nto the tailor-shop ‘With money in plenty to buy. Sweet to etake on the winning man, And have a new ‘‘beaver ” to wears Sweet to run off with your brother's girl, While he stands tenring his hair. Cranesce P. DRESSER. ————— Cure for Sleeplessness. A German physician, Dr. Vigoreus, has _ae- vised a cure for sleeplessness, which is said to e cuccessful in all cases except with astbmatic patients, The new cure is eflected by galvan- ism, applied by placmz tho two electrodes— which are broad, 1lat, aod of carbor, covered with clismois leather—one on each temple. The Sarrent from three, or at the most five, of ‘Frouve’s elements is to be passed for half or a whole minute. The eect is usnally confined to. the night of its application, but is occasionally perceptible for one or two nights following. GOSSIP FOR LADIES. The'Romance of the Cedar-Rap- ids Sleeper. ¢ A Tiny Infant---Incidents of the New York Baby-Show. Woman Who Made o Mistake in Her Hushan Was Stage-Struck. AT COURCH. Atatnt, sweet scent of violets;™ A hittle rustle at the door; A silken trail along the aisl A little footfull on the floor. A velvet prayer-book, golden clasped, Too fine for aught but Sunday-need; A sweet-volced joining in the chants; A graceful bending In the Creed. A handsome Rector at the desk; A frescoing of red ana gold; A gleam of crimeon in the pew; An elegant and perfect fold. A prelude by the organist; A loud confession: ** For we aro ATl misernble einners, Lord ™ A voluntary by the cholr. A ragiance of purple lights A trilling by the choir again; A prayer unspoken: +*But we thank Thee we are not as other men.™ A sermon on eweet, Charity; A stranger, poorly clad and old, Departing with a wounded heart, — No room for such within that fold. A just and righteons company; A noble Christianity— A Charity sublime; but O, . o such, good Lord, deliver mel Nov. 25, 1877. Luny AL W A SLEEPING-CAR ROMANCE. Burtington Hawckey It was in the Cedar Rapids sleeper. Qutside, it was dark as the ivside of an ink-bottle. In the sleeping-car people slept. Or tried it. Someof them slept like Christian men and women, peacefully, and sweetly, and quictly. Otherselept like demons, malignantly, hid- cously, fiendishly, as thoughit was thelr mission to keep everybudy else awake. Of these, the mon in lower number three was the “boss.” When it came to asquarc snore with variations, you wanted to count “Jower three™ in. With a full handanda pocket full of rocks. We never heard auything snore like him. It was the most systematic snoring that was ever done, even on onc of those tournaments of snor- ing, a sleeping-car. He didn’t begin as soon as the Jamps were turned down and eversbody wasin bed. On, no, There was more cold- blooded dinpolism fu his system than that. He waited until everybody had had 2 _little taste of eleep, just to sec how goud and pleasant it was, and then he broke inon their slumbers like 3 winged, breathing demon, and they never knew what peace was again that nieht. Ile started out with a territic— 4 Guer-rr-t That opened _every cye in the car. We all Tioped it was an accident, however, and trusting that he wouldn't do it again, we all forgave hit. Then he blasted our hupes and curdled the sweet serenity of our forgiveness by & loug drawn— S Gw-n, h-h-h-hah!” “Fhat sounded too much Jike business to be accidental. Theu every head in that sleepless sleener was held off the pillow for a inute, Waiting. in breathless suspeuse, to hear the worst, and the leeper in ¢ lower three™ went on in long-drawn, regular cadences that indi- eated good staying qualities— “Gwaa-ah ! G a-ah! Gabwahwah! Gah- wahwali! T Evidently it was groing to last all night, and the weary heads dropped back on the sleepless pillows, and the swearing began. It mumbled Ronz in low, muttering tones, like the distant cchoes of a profane thunder-storm. Pretty soon “lower three” gave us a little variation. e shot off a spiteful— “Gwook!” Which sounded as though his nose had ot mad at him and was coing to strike. Then there was a pause aud we began to hope hie had. eitner awakened from slecp or strungled to death, nobady cared particularly. which. ~But he aisappointed everybody Wwith a gutiural— surooch! ** Then he paused agaiu for breath, and when he Dad accumulated enoueh for Lis purpose he re- sumed with a stentorious— “Kowpf.” That nearly shot the roof off the car. Then he went on plasing such_fantastic tricks with Dis nose and breathing things tifat would make the immortal gods_weep, if they did but hear him. It scemed a matter ineredibl it gcemed an utter, Dreposterous impossibili- ty tbat any himan being could —make the wonstrous, bideous uotes Wwith its Dreathing machine that the fellow in **lower three ! was making with his. e ran through all the ranges of the nasal gamut, Le went up aud down avery chromatic seale of snores, he ran through imtricate nad fearful * variations, T it Seemed that WS Hose must be out of jout in u thousand places. Al the night aud all nieht throush he told his story. “‘Gawoh; gurrh! gu-r-r-r! Kowpf[1! Gaw- wah! gawab-huh! gwocl gwarrt! gwab- b-whoo!!” Just us the other passengers had consulted togethier how they micht siay him, morning dawned. *lower number three™ awoke. Every- body watched the curtains to sec what maner of man it was that made that beautiful slecp- ing-car a pandemonium. Presently the toilet was completed, tue curtains parted, and. “low- er pumber three ? stood revealed. Great heavens! It was o fuir young irl, with golden hair and timid pleading eves, like a hunted fawn's?? A SMALL BADBY. New York World. James Collins, a hack-driver, lives with his wife and mother-in-law on the top floor of the tenement-house in Thompson street, just below Spring. A very unusual event was reported from Mr. Collins’ room Festerday, and, making an inquiry coucerning it, the reporter asked of Mrs. Collins’ mother: *llave you auy objections to showing me the yi" “Lord, sir, no. Walk right in.” As she said this Mrs. Konig, the zrandmother of the baby, moved her rocking-chair around a little and be- gan to unroll a lurze bundle of cotton-batting ‘hich she held in her lap. ] hope there 1s no danger,” said the Worid reporter. **Will it break#”? ° This was a natural question, but noboay saw fit toanswerit; and while the grandmother rocked herself and nimbly unrolled the cotton batting the reporterglanced overthe apartment. Tt was not much to glance over. Threequar- fers of it was taken up by a bed in which iay Mr< Collins, a plump, pretty, black-eyed wom- an of five-aud-twenty, who igpled and said she dnln"’t. kuow bow it cameto be *such alittie one. “UHow much does it weigh?? tnquired the re- porter, 43 the grandmother continued rapldly uwrolling the cotton batting. “ Oue pound and ten ounc just thirteen inches long wh straight.” » The. grandmother tirelessly rocked and un- rolled. The reporter never suspected that the cotton batting hud a buby at the core, and his next question was, ¢ Whers is it ‘}? here,” aid ;.(!;e rrandmot her. “Dear me,” said the reporter; “I didn’ know it was dead.” RV g 4]t isn’t,” said the isconic grandmother. The reporter was ashumed of himself, and askea: ** What color is it¢” +Red,"” said the grandmotber. “Look for yourself.” The midget lay unrolled. No wonder it was red. Thecentripetal foree provoked in it by the pimble grandmother must have sent its compre- heusive blood whirling to the surface. It look- ed like the stunted offspring of a liliputian. Its head was about the size ot a ben’s ege, and covered with a thick crop of black bair. ~As her grandmother had said, the baby was all rea. She Was attired in a bib, which exposed her legs and arms, and neck, a1l of 1 size, and_abont as large around as the drumstick of a turkey aiter dinner. Still, the Jittic Collins had strength to curl her toes and to put up~ her arms above her head, though she could not open her eyes. The reporter laid a finger on the child and founa the skin of normal temperature. When be had done Jooking the grandmother rolled her up again and perhaps she is no longer alive. 'his re- markable child eats a teaspoonful of milk and ! water and sugar three times a day, and can cry Tustily when it is hungry. The docior thinks be can bring it up. Itisas months and 18 days’ child, and is the first Mrs. Collins Las ever had. The mother is an American of German descent, , sir: and shels 1 we ‘pull her out and the father is an Irishman. Mrs. Collins is doing well—as could be expected. AT TOE BABY-SHOW. New York Times. Thero were two fathers in the baby-show yes- terdny. No doubt there were many fathers there, but there were only two who bLaa the hardihood to sit on the platform and nurse babies. They were both the unhappy parents of triplets. One was u foreiguer, coming from beyond the Tludson, and the other was a resi- dent of the cast side. Both seemed fully re- signed. “\Vhat are their names?” a visitor asked of the father from New Jersey. His wife sat on the next chair with a chierub on her knee. “\What are their nsmesi” sald the father. «This one i3 named Arabella Clementina Joanna—no, hold on. That’s wrong. This one is—well, by George! I get them mixed up. Wife, just sce if tnatb baby has 2 mole behind Yer car. Yes? Well, then, this is Auna Maria Elizabeth, That one sbe las is Sarah Clara Fauny. That is little Arabella, in the cradle. You can’t think,” apotogetically, **how hard it was to get names for them all at once.” “They're very nice triplets,” saida bystander, teand you ought to be very proud of them. Are they all the same avel” ¢ Mrs, Triplet looked up in astonishment, but deigned no reply. The other sct of triplets are very small—so small that all three of them might takea nap on a pillow, and leave plenty of room besides for three little bottles and a supply of tin-rat- tles, They are orphans-in-law, their mother Daving dicd when they were born. "L beautiful little baby with golden bair lay in its mother’s lap balf asleep. An admiring crowd stood before it. % “If I had such a bright little fellow as that,” said a young bachelor, * 1 should call him George © Washington. ~ Look at those Thore's high physical courage, it ever a pair of eyes told of such a thing. And look at that (vorchc’::\dA There’s true mauliness, cven in boy- No,’” said bis companion, ‘* there’s where vou're wrong; there’s where your gizantic in- tellect don't come Lo _your rescuc: that boy is 10 more like Georze Washington thau you are; hio's a young Bouaparte; hie will be a short, stout, determined man; he: will have plenty of courage, no doubt; bus it will be the quick Qash to victory of Napolcon rather than the tcu:clm}sjmsh of Washington, and vou should call bim Napoleon Bonaparte.”” “XNo doubt you would, young man,” the child's mother broke in. “That’s about all you youny fellows know abont babies. This telc girl’s name is Mary.” A STRANGE STORY. Cincinnnati Enquirer. A fow days awo we reported astory,which first appeared in the Covingtou Uommonuealth, about 1 case that occurred in that city, fn which aman imposed himself upon a woman whose husband had left her for some time, as her lawful spouse, he bearing so strong 3 resemblauce to her absent husband and beiug so familiar withy ber family history that sbe firmly believed lim %0 be what hie represeuted himself to be. Siuce the publication of the article udditional facts in the case have been discovered. The uufortunate lady in the case is Mrs. Tznatz Getz, and she is o sister of the wife of Ald. Supple, of Coving- ington, and of Mrs. Bernard Benzinger, also of that ¢ity. 1t appears that ber husbaud, Gotz, who wasa_brother of one of the three murderers bung in this city in 1867, enlisted in the regrular army, aud, after several vears' serv- fce in Texas, wrote to his wife, stating that he nad received his discharze on aceount of dis- {lity, and that ho wus_goinz to_Chicao in archof employment. She dil not liear from Thim agrain until about two years azo, sud then she learned from a a man who had peen in the Ohio Penitentiary that he kuew a man in that | institution named John Getz. She correspouded with this party, and learned that he was in reality her husband. Shortly after a mau made his appearance in Covington, snd claimed to be the long-ost Getz. Thoush he closely resembled her husband, N Getz and her” fricuds were at first inciined to doubt his jdentity, but after awbile he showed such a T knowledge of her affairs and of her nd’s previous history that she ‘became con- A toat he was really Getz, and she took futo her home. 11e lived with aud sup- Tast week, meanwhile bearing Tiim a child, and then herreal husband put inan appearapce, 'Phe resnit was a scene that may P awined but not described. Getz, it appears, hiad been scut to the Penitentiary for 6iX yvears, aud while there formed the scquaintan of a man who had but four years to serve. To this man he imparted the story of his life. and the T friend improved his knowledee upon his release from prison by imposing himself upon Mrs. Getzas her husband. The impostor, Jeft for parts unknown, while the genuine bu Land has resumed i vi him ported her until and his marital relations, and b determined to wander away from Lome nomore. STAGE-STRUCK. New York Graphic. “Fanny, 1 am very much surprised. In fact, 1 am yery much asbamed of you. Infact, I never thought it of you—" @ivell! well!!” «\While we were out this afternoon 1 saw you (@ctiberatels) trying to attract the attention of a strange wan.” (Lorror-stricken silence on the part of Fan- ny.). The “)Me attract—me! Why, of your mind! IUs you ashamed of yourself for supposing Me! Humph!" (mperturbabls)—* I dowt suppose- trath.” (Getting excited)—“It’s not the truth. You're a bie story — L1l never speak to you again, you, you—"" (Calmly)—* Don’t put yoursell in a cast-iron sweat, my dear.” (Very much excited)}—*1 deciare it’s enough Hromkc asaint. You know (sob) J—n-never — such—a—thing! (Turning like a shot)— See here! Who, which, what man did 1 try to attract the attention of#” (Coulls)—* Why, the stage-driver, of course!" Tableau. FEMININE NOTES. Brigham Young's widows are to bring out a book. I will bo called *That Husband of Ours.” First Irate Female—“I'd hate to be in your ehoes!? Second ditto—*You couldw’t get in them ! % A bandkerchief firtation is a very simple thing. It only requires two fouls and two hand- kerchiefs. “The ladies, heaven bless them, are all on one gide in the Eastern question; theyare all in favor of the ruchings.—Lwwckeye. The Cineinnati Saturday " hit says that Spot- ted Tail’s wife mashed that new plug hat over Dis eyes the first night he got back. ‘The latest female mauin bespatters decrepit old carthenware pots with decalcomaniacal Tliovors, varnishes the diabolical result, and then stands off and exclaims, O how nice!”— Easton. free Press. ‘There is a hiut patient suffering and resigmition, i this birth natice from the Marysviile Appeal: ¢ In this city, Ant. 9, to the wife of William Lea, a son— ot twins thistime.” “Well, may I hope, then, dear, that at some futare time I may bave_the bappiness of muk- ing you my witef” Y, T hiope so, ['m sure,” ehe replied, *for ' gesting tired of suing fel- Tows for breach of promise.” Lucy Stone says she despises men lifting their hats to women, and she wants 10 man to salute ber in that way. What Lucy likes is an easy, natural, hearty greeting, some- thing like she run ' —Hawkeye. There has been but one surprise party as yet in Rome this year. A ladywent into the kitchen and surprized her hired irl wearing aronud hiee neck the arms of the man of thehouse. Th man now sighs when he thinks of it, and sa; 1 the widst of life we do not know what is going to hit us.""—Rome Sentinel. One of the young men at Wilton gat down the other day and wrote on the back of a couple of postal-cards. Then be turned them over and directed them, but some mischance placed the Sddress on the wrong cards. The tesult was, the shirt-iactory in_Chicago zot a very polite fositation to 7o carriage-niding, while the youns mmams girl was made frantic by recelving tho following: * Please send me & sam) le of the stuff your shirts are made of.”"— West Liberty (Ju.) Reporter All women play cards alike. ‘Watch a woman at a game of whist: “La, me, Heory. is it my Tom, you're ont that ouglit to be such a thing. It's the the custom of playl Let me see—second had Jow—that’s the B ime around of that suite, alw'tit] Well, D oiay—no, I hardly thinie] will—now sou Stop looking at my hand—did yousee anything? —ogcourst T'm going to play, but I must have oo think—what's. trumps—spades? I honznt twas clubs—well, Ill—no—yes—well, there!” Then she will clap ao ace on her part- e king, ond insist upon keeping the trick for fear stie will be cheated out of it in the final _count. E of unspoken pathos, a touch of ¢ “1ello, Stoney, old girl, how docs | i % | i ! THE TRADES. Discussing the Project of Forming a Labor Union. The Friends of the " Amalgamated Work- ingmen" Do Not COarry Their Point, A convention composedof delegates from different trades-unions of the city was held in the West Twelfth Street Turner Hall last. even- ning for the purpose, as was stated, of consider- ing the proposition, now being azitated in the East, of organizing a Labor Union. There were® about fifty present, the following unions being represented: Up- holsterers’, Clezarmakers’, Printers’, Stone- Cutters', Clothing-Cutters, ~ Silver-gilders’, Coopers’, Molders?, Tailors’, Blacksmiths’ and Machinists’, Carpenters’, Furniture-workers’, Cabinet-makers’, Painters’, Brickmaker’s, Shoe- makers’, ond Stair-builders’. A. R. Parsons was elected Chairman, and J. W. Stone, Secre- tary. Alr, Parsons stated the object of assembling, and added that the intention was * to increase wages by reducing the hours of labor.” The ‘Union was to be taken hold of by the trades’ unions, the members of which were to sec that every department of labor—strect-sweepers, hod-carriers, porters, clerks, servants, those who had not trades as well as those who had— was made apart of theorzanization. What was sougat was the amalgamation of ail workers. 1t was proposed also to have a beneficial and & sick fund. The movement was well under way in England and France, and had now a good footbold in America. Mr. Morgan thought the matter of aLabor TUnion could be deferred until another time. Ho favored the organization of A TRADES COUNCIL OR ASSEMBLY, and made a motion that: the meeting proceed to form such Council. . Mr. Kavanaugh called attention to what was known as the * Amalgamated Workingmen?'— « seeret ormanization, which, though it had been in existence buta ehort time, had throughout the country about half a million of members— hand workers. It wasa good, substantial or- ganization. No one” could be admitted unless he was vouched for aud balloted for. Fourtcen or fifteen trades-unions = were represented in the bodles in this city, but they came to the meetings ot as representatives of their unions bat s me- chani Tourteen could withdraw and form a Council of their own, and when five of these were established a District Council was organ- izea, and this body made the laws for itsown jurisdiction. The Grand Council would mect in Reading, Pa., on the 1st of Jauuary, and, from the outlook, it would be the grandest Labor Convention ever held m America. He hoped betore action was taken toward the organization of another body iz Chicago, they would con- sider the matter of uniting with the Amalga- mated Workingmen. Mr. Morzan thought Mr. Kavanaugh's re- ma were foreizn to the 5 Subject under con- gideration. The delegates gates had been sent to the meeting to organize, so that they could work Darmoniously togetlier, and _concentrate their sirenth. Uniting with the Amalzamated Work- ingmen was an individual_iatter. They could not join it as a body. Mr. Goldswater said_he was among the first who broached the subject of a Council, and he favored it because nothing could be accom= lisied without unity. The Council could con- or the . condition of a_trade, and decide Wwhether they should strike; and during the strike all the unions could aid them in seeuring a yictory- Mr. Kavanaugh remarked that the trouble had been that workmen scattered their strength in different organizations. By so doing they would never suceeed. Mr. Rogers spoke in Mr. Myers. favor of a Council, as &id AMR. SCHILLING Qid not believe in a sceret central body. It as mecessary for the trades-unjons to” hold Hicir meetings with closed doors, in order toat the bosses might not find out what was going o helieved that coming out and declar- Izbor was the only v [Applause.] _ Labor would mot_be in its preseut condition if people had_a better knowledge of economic ouvstions. In the central body these questions Should be discussed openly, and information eminated. Workinzmen, as a rule, believed Lhat in orzanization there was strength, ~“That was true to a certain estent, but their strengin 1 badly utilized. Discassion should be ‘oracr to find out, the best mode of pro- what they desired. Mr. Ker ated that he Lad received a Jetter from a friend who is working in the mincs in Penusylvania in reference to u secret organ: jzation which he sail was © wonderful,? and ought to exist everywhere, A man Was now traveling in the West to take in the trades- unions. M. Ponscbeck said that sixteen assemblies Bad recently beeu orzanized i St. Louis, and the “Amalzamated Workiugmen's Society " was traveling very fast. Ile hoped tne delegates ‘ould not establish another bods. Sir. Kirby did not beliere in a seeret central body, and made & refercnce to the Molly Maguires. Mr. Ponscbeck said there was nothing in the of Molly Maguirism in the Amalgamated ‘Workingmen. Mr. Lawrence said the history of Labor Leayrues in this country showe that there must Tig gacreey. Otherwise they would be coutrolled 1y politicians. * THERE WERE 1,500,000 MEMBERS OF THE AMAL- GAMATED WORKINGMEN in the United States. Mr. Goldwater asked, if there was such an or- cantzation, why It didn’t help the striking cigar- makers ew York. Mr. Williams replied tbat it was not catled upon to help those who did not belong to it “\r. Schilling said that any labor orzanization was false to its principles that did not help men on a strilic., Mr. Morgan made the point that there werc men | the objt b allowed Lo oceapy thieir socicty. Mr. W thrown on the on. ingr what were the riziits of way to securc. su Dud cedure 10 obtain of the mecting, and they should not illiams hoped cold water would not be Amalgamated Workingmen, that the matter would be given sou thought. Wter turther discussion, Mr. Morzan_asked for a ruling on his point, and the Chair decided the talk out of order. Cl e win. said the Typographical Union would enter into any organization that would benefit the workingiuen of the city. Mr. Kavanaugh remarked that he did not ome for the purpose of forcing “Amalzamated IWorkingmen * on the meeting. e was one of a Committee nppointed to atténd and present the Society to thie del <, and he asked that orga tion be deferred and that some onc be’ anpointed to cxamine the ** Amalgamated Workingmen,” and learn what it was, and re- port in the future. : Mr. Jones thought they ought to adiourn and report to. their Unions, and find out whether they would jofn the Society now in existence. 'This propusition was opposed by several. Alr. Lawrence said the Amalgamated Work- ingumen were a Trades-Assembly now, and cov- cred everything which the i the labor movement. THE MOTION 7O PROCEED TO ORGANIZE A COUNCIL was then agreed to. Several of the men didnot vote, since They were not authorized to do so. ‘Che adoption of the motion is not binding, be- fuse mercly an_expression of opinion, as the dgiegates Bave to report to their Unions the action taken. “The veas were: Upholsterers, Cigarmakers, Printers, Clothing-Cutters, Silvergilders, Mold- ers, Carpenters, and Bricklagers. [I'he pays: Painters and Stairbuilders not voting, Stoune ‘utters, Coopers, Tailors, Blacksmiths and Ma- chinists, Fumiturtr\\’orkcrs,u:thetmnkers, and Shoemakers. 3 Mr. Goldwater moved that 2 committeebe ap- pointed to draft & constitution and by-laws. Mr. Stahl moved as an -amendment that & committee be appointed to notify the different trades-unions notrepresented of theaction taken, and invite them to send delegates L0 the next meeting, when a permanent organization will be perfected. “The amendment was favored by the majority, and, as mnnyfld}d Tot. have full power to act, it ‘was copeurred in. Mr. O'Neil moved to adjourn, and Mr. Law- ence scconded it. ¥ Mr. Morgan said Mr. ZLawrence could not «make such a motion,” because he bad voted ainst the orzanization. AMr. Guldwater didn’t think those opposed to the Council should be allowed to break up the Convention. They had nothing to say now. Tome eparring took _place _between the « Amnalzamated Workingmen ” and those not members of that orzanization. and the motion it who seemed disposed to obstruct | e time i advertising | and | ting sought todo. ! Another organization would be a detriment to ; toadjourn was withdra#n, it being claimed by the latter that the delegates from the Painters and Stair-builders were “outsiders.” However, all the Unions represented were al- Jowed to name a member of the Committec, and when it was made up a motion to adjourn was agreed to. POLITICAL. REORGANIZING TIEE DEMOCRACY. The Democracy of Cook Couuty is bound to have an entirely new deal as far as regards the control of the party, and a new organizatiou is proposed. One of the cries is, ** An organ— auything for an orzan.” There have been sun- dry attempts made to start a Democratic “or- gan” in the city during the past four weeks, but somehow the article desired could not be brought out, which was cash. There was an at- tempt made to revive the Courfer, with Licb at the head. But Lieb was too erratic, and, being considered & dead cock in the pit, he was dropped. Then came negotiations to se- cure the nter-Ocean, but there were difficultics, and the bonus asked was too high, as that paper was considered worth but little. It was under- stood thatif a good, simon-pure Demgeratie paper was started here, Aucustus Schell, August Belmont, John Kelly, John Morrissey, and several other lights of New York; Tob Hendricks and Dan Voorhees, of Indiana; Perry Il. Simith, Fred H. Winston, Heory M. Shepard, and two or three other leadersof the party in this city, were willing to furnish the capital. The Post™ was also one of the papers that it was talked of purchasing, beeause it had an Associated Press franchise, and it was pro- posed to chanzo it into 3 morning paper. Whetier any consultations were held in regard 0 the subject, TiE TRIBUNE reporter has been unable to learn. It is certain, however, that the idea of buying the Post was given up, be- cause it could not be changed from an evening paper and secure the Associated Press dis- Datehies received by the morning papers. The idea of establisving a Democratic newspaper in this city Loz, however, not yet been given up, but it scems that mouey, the great thing need- ful, is lacking. Hut, coming back to the organization of the Demoeracy iu this city and county, it should be stated that over 2 week 220 a meeting wus held at the Sherman House, where the preliminaries were arranged, as réported av that time in THE TriBONE. According to adjournment it was to have reconvened at the Sherman House at 2 o'clock erday afternoon, to heer the report of the Special Conference Committee. —Mr. Perry N. Smith was the only man who wade his appearance. Jerry J. Crowley, the See retary of the = Committee, who dec- lights in doing things in a mysterious way, knowing that the reporters had gotten hoid of the date and place of mecting, con- cluded to make o _change of base, aud so fixed the meeting for Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock, at the Palmer House. Of course the meeting will be secret. Keporters will be respectfully eiected. And the fact that the timeand place are publicly mentioncd in these columns may compel another clunge of base, of which, Low- Gver, it_is safe to say the reporters will keep fully advised. The meeting yesterday was to lave heard the report of the Special Committec on the pew organization. As therc was no meet- ing, 1t may not be amiss to outline what that report will probably be: First, it is broposed to have 2 central organization, as at prosent, constituted, and_to place Henry M. .Shepard at its head as its First President. ‘Theu Lhey will organize the wards and precinets, and finally the country towns, which, for the time being, are to be 16ft out in the cold. The bun- Imer clement is to bave no say-so in the new deal. The “rag-tail” of Democracy is to be dcposed, and the swallow-tail is to ascend, after the style of the Tammany socicty in New York, and probably th the same results, if tbne thing should prove a suc- coss. After the Central Committee is or- ganized they sre to sclect o Chairman for each ward; hie is to have full control and be the ward * King-Bee,” so to speak, thou: ch he may prove a political drone. “Lhe Ward Chairmaa i3 to have the assistance of a *foreman” from each procinct. The latter arctobe aided by Bine others from cach precinet, which will form the basis of the whole ward orgzanization. The, Chairman calls the mectings for such precinet and seleets the * foremen,” cach one of whom chooses his assistants. These worthics call all the meetings together, when they want a ward mass-meeting, and tell the “ynterrified” what they waut. In that way all the conventions can be nicely packed, provided, of Course, that the Ward Chairmen are under good control. The Central Committee is to remain s at present constituted, onc member f{rom each ward and one from cach of the five count try districts, twenty-three in all. The ica of the whoie thing is that such an organization will be a representation of the respectable ele- ment of toe party, but therc will be great trouble in perfecting it, as it _mects with the most determined opposition of the rank and file, who still propuse to have their and il not submit to being cuv olf from representa tion on the Central Committee. WARD MEETINGS. Col. Abner Taglor. presided at a meeting of the First Ward Republican Club at the Grand Pacific «Hotel yesterday evening. JMr. Simeon Kingz offered several amendments to the consti- tion and Uy-laws, but they were tabled or laid over uptil the next meeting, which will take place on the first Saturday in January. "\ dispute with Judge Jameson régarding his subscription to their campaign fund was scttled Dy sengiing backs to him thie $13 he bad paid out of 25, which, it was alleged, he had promised topay. 3 A regular meeting of the Tenth Ward Re- ablican Club was held last evening at No. 253 Vest Lake street. Itwas called to order by 1. George E. White, who oceupied the ¢hair, and who made a few remari "A resolution was submitted by Mr. J. L. Pat- terson, and adopted by the, meeting, asking the County Board _to appoint Mr. John Feldkanp s Wirden of the Poor-flouse and Insane slum. The resolution urged the claims of 3t Feldkamp upon_the Board as one of the Stauneh aud steady Republican workers of the Sard. | fThe Treasurer presented his report Which showed that the Club was not only not T debt, but had a balance in ;hand. — This was Very satisfactory. Some matters connccted | with the local administration of the aflairs of { Hie Glub were talked over, and then the Club adjourned till Saturday vest. % a meeting of the Third Ward Republican Club yesterday evcning the following officers | were ciected fog, the cosuing term: President, | X, X. Eddy; Setretary, J. R. Custer; Treasurcr, A I Patrerson: Vice-Presidents—R. H. White, 3. Clough, . Hallock, James IL. Reese, W. $. *Carter, C. Greeby, J. Howland, James Combie, George Armour, E. T. Summalt, T, E. Stacy, G. C. Beatoy, P. V. Fitzpatrick, Ceonae B, Wood, Jacob Strader; Exccutive | Comumittes—C. M. Culbertson, O. R. Keith, D. % Tenny, William _Aldrich, P. M. Almini, Murry Nelson, Franklin McVeach: Finance | Committee—Kirk Hawes, Cary. . Adjourned to meet the call of the Frest- dents THE OIIO SENATORSHIP. Special Disputch to the Chicago Tribune. CoLuysts, 0., Dee. 1.—Jjohn G. Thompson's visit here from Washington, ostensibly to spend Thanksuiving, appears to have been for the pur- pose of setting up the pins in the intercst of ex-Congressman Payae, of Cleveland, for Sen- ator. Gentlemen from that city represent that Payne will develop considerable strength. It is ntso conceded that Gen. Morsgan will be more formidable than bas heen supposed. As mnear as can be Jearned at this time, the plan is that, i “casc that neither Morgan nor Pagne wn be elected, their combined = vote will be thrown to Ewingz The Morzan men will ot be controlled by Thompsor nor will they go to Pendlcton, but_will jo Sith any of the stronzest to defeat Pendieton. Goy. Alien, having den the usc of his name S the contest, urges the selection of Morean a5 the one best fitted Hisat there are wheels within wheels in this con~ {est Is becoming more apparent. Considerable Lot ent s beiue made ou account of Thomo- O feaving his oflicc at Washington for the purposg of setting up things here. He returned to his duties to-day. cial Dispalch (0 The Chirago Tridbune. N i Hhe Heratd's Cincinnatt correspondent has a letter from William Allen, Gociintog the Scnatorship, and recommending Morgan. Thls is regarded as complicating the situation. ————————— MINISTER WELSH'S DEPARTURE, Special Dispaichto The Chicago Tribune. New Yorg, Dec: 1.—The pier of the White Star Steamship Company wus unusually crowd- od this afternoon, for amoog the passenders of the Adriatic were Mr. John Welsh, the new Minister to England, his two daughters, Miss Somers Smith, Miss Ellen Welsh, and his grandson, James Somers Smith. Mr. Welsh was accompanied to 1his city from Philadeiphia by a large number of friends. During the trip to this city Mr. Heory Winsor, on benalf of the Centennial Board of Finance, presented to Mr. Welsh copies uf 3 se- rics of resolutions. They were bandsomely €0- grossed and bound in red morocco: Irx W. Buell, Eugene | for the vftice of Senator. with, el | 1 cdges. Mr. Welsh, thanking his friends fof - this handsome token of their-estecm, said ha Toped to be able, with the assistance of Provl- dence, to fulfill ‘his duty faitnfully and satis- factorily in the important position to which be hud beén assigned. Jersey City was reached at 1 o'clock, where the party were met by Mrs. Drexel, George Washington Shilds, and others, Who accompanied them co the steamer. Mr. Welsh and_his daughters were assigned to state-rooms Nos. 15, 17, and 19, which jrere Jocated on the starboard ' side ‘abaft the main saloon. Several baskets and bouauets of flow- ers were sent. to Mr. Welsh, which were ranged along the ealoon table. ¢ steamer Was ate nounced to leave at 3o'clock, and at 1:30 o'clock the Committee representing the Cham-. © ber of Commerce arrived, consisting of ' S. D. Babeock, President of the Chamber of _Commerct Messrs. _A. - A Low, W. E. Dodze, J. Pierpout, 3. Morgan, H. E. Spaniding, Efifot C. Cowdin, {V. Field, 8. F. Winston, B. B. Sherman, and G- §. Coe. ‘The compliments of the scason, wishcs for bappy voyage, ete., were passed, but no formal speoch- making took place. Finally Mr. Welsh shool ‘hands cordially with the Committec, and kissed his friends from Phiiauelphia. zentlemen and, ladies alike, snd bade them good-by. sttt FIRE! CHICAGO. A still fire-alarm was turned in by the Ameri- can District Telezraph Company at 6:32 yester- dav eveniog for 2 fire_under the sidewalk in front of the Chicaso Bakery Compaoy, cansed by a broken gas-pipe. - . pThe alarm from Box 47 at 6:30 last evening was caused by a Zas explosion n the basement of No.202 Clack strect, owned and occupicd by J. B. Murphy, candy manufacturer. Uam are. $50. "The alarm from Box 863 at 7:30 last eveniug was caused by an incendiary fire fa 2 barn io rear of No. 707 Morgan street, owned and ocem pled by A. Schutt. Damage, $50. ENGLEWOOD. The alarm of fire at 4 o’clock Saturday morn- inz was occasioned by the burning of @ barn bes Ionging to A. Touzalin, gituated near the cor ner of Sixty-seventh street and Oakwood ave nue. Tiwo buggics, one of which was valued at §300, s double harness, and a large amount of Day were consumed. The Englewood Hose Company was on the ground in good season, and was the only Company which responded to thecall. ‘Tue amount of combustible material stored in the barn prevented them from saving any of the contents except & quantity of hard coal which was stored there. NEAR JANESVILLE, WIS. Special Dismatch to The Chicago Tridune. JANESVILLE, Wis., Dec. 1.—The house, barn, , and other outbuildings of A. H. Culdwell, about six miles northwest of this city, took fire from a defective fluc last nizht, and were total- 1y destroyed. Loss about $3,500. Insured in t. Paul Fire & Marine for $2,700. =~ ——————— THE PRIZE-RING. A Lively Scrape Near Baltimore ‘Between » Brace of Ambitious Amateurs —Twelve Rounds Fonght. Dispatch 1o Cincinnaté Enquirer. BALTDMIORE, Md., Nov. 23.—A tight according to the rules of the prize-ring occurred between two amateurs of this city yesterday, about day- break, on the Philadeiphia rond. The particl pants endeavored to keep the aetails of the fight secret, and there is considerable mystery avout it. ‘The pugilists were William Berry and James Porter, who, having a personal difficulty, deter- mined ' to decide it in the roped arena. On reaching the spot sclected they stripped to the Waist and stepped into the ring. Berry was at- - tended by Watten and MeAlister, and Randall and Stubbles were the seconds for Porter. Hatch Birel was the referee. “First Itound—Porter started of witha blow at Berry’s forehead, which the latter dodzed, and gotin_a counter with his lett hand o Por- ter's mouth, and Berry followed him to L. cor- ner und forced the fighting. Porter raeeived & terrible blow, which knocked hiuw down, bieed- ing. The first blood and first knock-down were scored by Berry. ‘Second Round—DBoth men came to the seratch promptly. A severe blow received by Porter Prade him eautious, and his efforts scemed to Be dirccted to svoiding his opponent’s left- handers. He received several blows, and finally slipped down. Dird Jtsund—Porter assumed the ngeres- sive, and succeeded in retting in o poweriul Dlow over Berry's right eye. The latterthen closed with him, but was heavily thrown. Fourth Iound—Berrv appeared frssh _at the mark.and started in to win. He punished Porter severely about the face, and finally threw him. ¥ifth Nound—Portcr apneared worried Berty gave L but little rest. He avoided Torter's blows, and succeeded in plantine a left-bander with terrilic force on Porter’s smeiler, from which the blood flowed frecly, Snd with another stinger on the proboscis sent fim to gruss. Odds of two to one Were NOW offered on Berry, with no takers. Sixth Round—Porter did all in his power to redeem his wanine fortunes, but Berry handled his manleys too cleverly, and finished the round Dy a territic blow at the side of the neck, which ¥nocked Porter square down. “Seventh Round—Porter, after considerable eponging, came up_smiliog to reccive his pun- ishment, Berry fought him all around the ring and over to his corner. Porter avoided Dunishment as much as possible, and semained on the defensive throughout the round, golng Jown on his kuees to avoid a sledge-hammer blow, which, had it reached its ‘mark, would lLave doubtless terminated the fizht. Eighth Itound—In this round there was some clever sparring. Porter showed himself an adept at the art, but there was more strenzth in Berry’s blows, and the latter had the longest eaeh. The consequence .was that Porter re- ceived the worst punishment in the interzhange of compliments, and this round terminated Tike the proceding oues, by his dropping on his knees. Ninth Round—Porter made 3 feeble attempt tolead off by a blow on Berry’s left check, and received in return a blow which knocked hm down, Berry falling on him. ¥ Teuth Jound—Porter looked feeble, and the combativencss _sppeared to be pretty well Enocked out of him. He, however, stood up- manfully, and did the best he could to punish his adversary, who scemed a8 fresh as at the start. The men clinched, and Porter was thrown. Fleventh Round—This round was, terminated 2limost a5 5000 38 it was commenced, by 3 claim o f foul made by Berry’s scconds. They charged that Porter had bitten Berry's ear. The clalm . was not allowed, aud the men appeared at the serateh for the Fueljth and Last Round—Porter make a des- porate effort to win. He fought furiously and “well, but his opponent was more cool and cul- | Jected, Porter ot in_ several welldirected - blows on Berry’s face and body, and the latter, watching his opportunity, struck Porter a ter- rific bklzw, ‘which knocked him senseless to the ound. < When time was called for the thirteentn round his seconds thres up the spooge. andthe parties, after their brutal sport, returned to the city at once. ————— UPPER MISSISSIPPI NAVIGATION. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Sr. Paur, Mion, Dee 1.—The Mississippl here froze over last night, catching the small | steamer Aunt Betsey, sground on toe bar two ! miles below. The last boat for below Lake i Pepin went out on the Zith. Very low water ror most of the scacon has ‘materially reduced river business, the arrivals being sixty-four less fhan last sear. Boats have brought to this port | this scason only about 1,000 tons of reight,and have taken out about 7,0K- Steamboatmen are anticipating a larger business next season from the larze amounts of produce to g0 forward, and arc intendinyg to run more boats and barzes thau heretofore. . A line of light, boats for an. relusive passenger business is promised. River passenger reesipts bhere this geason were less than last sear, but the Keokuk Northern Line reports considerable_increase of Its passencer trade below Lake Pepin, and that the freight Teturns alonr the river are better than here. —————— OBITUARY. Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. JaxEsviLLE, Wis.,, Dec. 1.—Mra. S. A. Hud~ son, the esteemed wife of the Hon. 8. A. Hud- gon, died last night. New Onueass, Dec. 1.—Col. Richard 3. Montgomery, @ prominent citizen and well- known Commander of Continental Guards, died zhis evening. S ‘NasuviLLE, Dec. 1.—james Bowson, one of the chief stockholders and managers of -the South Pittsburz Iron Works, of this State, ac- | Gording 10 a dispatch from ‘s son, died Friday night, in New York. Bowson came from En- gland three years ago, and re(l)re!!nted an En-. lish company which investe 25,000,000 in Ten~ nessec mineral Jands aud in erecting immense jron works at South Pittsbure. OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. Loxpos, Dec, 1.—Steamships Wisconsin and ‘Bothnia has arrived out. New Yozg, Dec. L—Arriyed—S| tannia from ‘Liveroool. i i Bl