Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 19, 1878, Page 5

CRIMINAL NEWS. Preparations at Waukegan for the Trial of Peter Davison. Reeital of the Circumstances Which Led to tho Murder of Robortson. The Recent Defalcation of the Auditor of Hardinh Coun= ity, lowa. Ristory, from Pittsburg, of tho Hypo- crite Rine, Now in Jail in Canada, A Lass in Mt. Sterling, 1il., Charms a Pedagoguo Out of Ilis Wits. The Whisky War In Tennessee Mountains Still Raging. DAVISON--ROBERTSON. Bpecial Disvatch to The Tribune. ‘WaUKEOAN, Lake Co.,, 11k, March 18,~The town Is (i1ling up with witnesses and others in- terested in the trial of Peter Davison for the munrder of John Robertsot, which will be ealled st0o'clock to-morroww morning before Judge Cody. Nocase ever trfed In Lake County bas excited so much interest among all classes o8 s this one, for, although the homicide occur- red In Ela Township, on the other side of this county, Robertson was well known here aud all through the nelghborhood. There are about sizty witnesses subpenaed, and considerublo trouble Is expeeted fn getting a jury. Roberteon wwas perhaps the most prominent otizen ot tho county, and, outside of Luke Forent, one of tho wealthivst. He wus about 65 years of age, ond had rosided in the Town of Ela for forty years. At the time of his death ba owned fully 2,000 acres of land In that and sdjoining townships snd in Mectienry County, snd hls wealth was estimated at from $100,000 to $200,000. Ho left threo sons and five daughters, three of the latter belng unmarcied. Peter Davison, who now stands charged with the murder of his old neighbor, has also ro- sided over forty years fu the county, and owned s zood farm sod housc. Mo Is o little tman of 33 years old, with gray hair and beard. Davison 1s & warried man with oue son, aged about 19, TIE QUARREL which terminated n the killing, which fa now claliued to haye been accldental, grew out of the attempted diversion of a road which ran ast Uavison's house. Bome threo years ago avison petitioned the Road Cominiestoners to divert the rond o little south, which would have run it on lund owned by James H. Allen, ‘The renson assigned for thoe proposed chonge mas that the road ran through his (Davisun's) orcnsrd, The Conunlestoners refused to rant the petition, aud an appeal to the Supervisors met a slmilar fate, rom that time on thero Wi CO! t trouble about the road, which farmers inslated should be kept open. Davisun bullt n rafl-fesce across it, and baa scveral persons arrcsted on s charge of rlot for removing some obstructions which hic had placed there, Floally, the Bupervisor of the Town dectded that the thing was not worth while quarreling sbout auy longer, and ordered that the new road should bo opencd, The Board of Auditors drew au order for the necessary expenscs, but there were no tunds theu on baud,'and it wus necessary that some road should be kept open In the meantime. Baturday, Sopt, 8, 1877, Rob- ertson, Julu Boes, and Aucust Kuegge, the Roud Commlssioners, visited the place for tho purrom of opening the rond, and it was in the perlzrmnncn of this duty that Robertson met his de ath, Tho Commissfoncrs took with them Robert- sou's hired man, August Landau, and when Daylson aud bis sou refuscd to permit them to Boon with the worlc they seut for Mr. Allen sud his hired man, a ynum‘ fellow named De Grute. According to Allen’s story, as told at the time to a TRIBUNE revorter, lie found when e arrived that Davisou und hls son were armed with clubs, while Mrs, Davison hadia plece of fence-rall {n her hand, ~ Measrs, Kueggo snd Boes guvo tho orders, and Landan begen 1o pouud the fenco with an ax. Davison then drew his revolver, which hue polnted ut Bocs, aud the boy Davison loveled a similor weapon at Landan, The Cominsslonors then consulted together as to what should be doue, and Kobertson advised a discontinuance of the work, aud that warrants should be teken out for thie arrest of the old man and his eon, None of tho Cominiasioners’ party wero urmed, aud they turned out thetr pockets to show Davis son 80, MR, ROBERTSON came up to Uavison sud sald: *Now, Peter, tlls{s very foulish. The town is responsible, and If any damuge 18 dono you ean sus them, We are hers fu discharge of our duty us ofiivers of the town.” Davison was sittiug on the fenco ot the time. Allen asserted that Duvison ralsed his platol and took deliboraty sim, but Davison aud lus frieuds asserc that the plstol weat off accidentally In cousoguence of some otie striking tho fence. ls two mien were ouly & fow fect apart, and the butlet atruck Rubertaun belaw tho lower Lip and lodged fo his w|mlplg;c causiug his death u fow Loura later, Mr, Edward Clark, Hobertson'’s son-iu-law, arrested Davisou an hiour or 8o alter the shoot- 1ng, and befors the fatal termination was reachs ed, Mrs, Duvison, tha boy, and o mon named Hochuetster, who was present at the shootlng, ‘were nlso arrested, and when the news that Robertson was dead arrived at Barrington Jus. ticu Blair held tho old man and his son without ball to wwalt the result of the inqucst. This was held on the next day, Sunday, and the Cor- oner's Jury rcturned o verdict of “wilitul murder #. ugulust Davison, and recommend- ed that the sun bo held as aceessory. reat werg the auticipations of lynching that Constable Jayue procured a guard, und conveyed the prisoters by o clrcult- ovus route to Waukegun, whence, s Lako Couu- lX bas uo joll, they weroe removed to Chleago, week later thy fatlier aud son were brought u% before o pollce nagistrute at Barrington, when the old 1wun was recommitted without ball, and the son was dischurged, An ottempt was made to ubtain the defend- anv's releaso on bayl, but Judgze Murphy refused tu grant the ap: malued fu Cook 'y With the exception of oue day, ~1hv Grand Jury wet In November last, sud found an fndictment for turder agalust b, and Tuesday, Dee, 4, the case was called, Judge Upton on the bench, Btute's Attorney Whitoey sud the Hou, Charles Il Reed, spoctully retafued by the fumlly of the deceused, appeared vu thut oceaslon for thic Peoplu, and Mr, W. 8. Bearles, of the Lake County Bar, detended and tlled o plea {n abate. micut, which was overruled. ‘Uhe prisoner was teen arruligned and pleaded * not gulity,” ad, on motion of the ielcnse, a contluuuuce waa grauted to the present term, TUR TRIAL wil bo held In Phanix IHall, over the Post- Ottfee, in which thero ls accommodution for 200 or 800 spectators. Mr, Charles 1, Reed arrived toduy, and held a cousultation with Mr, K. 8, Williamson, of Palative, who_has been asso- clated with tho prosccution. The family of tho deceased, though dlsclalming any wish to take auy advaotage, are detarmined that the caso shall be fully brought out in ull {ts detalls, aud ~ the trial will be @ brotiacted ouc. Davison was uvrought bicre Baturday lust, and Is accommodated a3 well as posstbly by Bherift Bwanboruugh, who has titted up & room for b Alwost ail the uvatlable Tuotus at the Wi zau louse have becn en- fimcd for the Duvison wituesses, who will be ere to-morrow. Both sides are ready for trial, aod ft now ouly remuing o get o jury. “The regular punel of twenty-tour wiil probably be exlausted during the forenoun, and, owing to ke terrible conditfon of the ruads, the Sherift snd bis deputics will have o lively thae In briuping in outlying jurors oo a special venire, 1t fa dinticult 1o betieve that there can be twelvy en found in Lake County who have not lieard or read of the case, und 1T the stricteat rulfugs are to Lo adhered (o as Lo eligivity, theu itis likely enough that the entire jury panel will be exhausted before twelve sutlicicotly ignorauy ey can be found. A DEFAULTING AUDITOR, Special Correpandence of Tae Triduns. BreAMuoaT Rock, Is., March 14.—Nr. D, B, Morse, formerly a cltizen of the State of Ver- woat, aud for & sbiort tiwe a resident of Steam- beat Rock, 1a.,~uuiversally Joved, bonored, snd Teapected for bis probity, geatlemanliness, and busioess quatitles,—moved, about live years aco, 40 Eldora, fa., with sowe wealth, and as gopd a Dawne as ever adorned & citizen of tho world. 1its talent and tact at business soon attracted the sttention of ull, wad Lo was made County Audltor, wnich position ho held with the high- est cr;‘l’h 1o ;xln?ull and gencral satisfaction to bis constituents. It nppears that somo school funds which shonld’ have reached the hands of the ‘Freasurer were placed In ble _ charge, umuunum‘x ,000, Mr. Morse, i the meantine havine gone ns se- curity for several parties, had the sccount to pay, Liereby consunsing the greater part of the mioneya lefi In his hands (of course, unbeknown tobis fricnds)—nv doubt Intending to replace tho money as he eatned it. But, alas! **Man proposes and God disposes.” Atthe subsequent election, auother man—>r, \thn&—wu pre- ferred to 111l the Auditorship, and the books held by the last ncumbent niust needs be in- vestigated, when the deliclency was revealed. Hix books were_under strict research for flve weeks without Mr. Morse's knowledge, when they werg completed, and Lis crimo kuown by the Board of Supervisors, and a time sclected to notify the ex-Auditor of his situation, and ‘ot the same time preparation toade to sccure lWim. It was' nomed to him, and with tears and trembling lie confessed. Thne was granted him to go to his homne, where he remained for tea. Fot returning as_soon ns destred, the 8herif was dlspatchea, who, nYan calling at tho door, was answered by Mra, Morsc, the ex-Auditor's wife, who called her hustand down from his chamber, whereupon lie was given further dolay by the Sheri. Mr. M, then gave his wife a paper and told ber to take good care of 1t, but get it recorded fm- medintely. Then he gave bis little son a letter directed to a Mr. Lathrop, of Stearmboat Rock, 1z., unly five miles distant, and told bim to de. liver it as soon as possible, which the son did. Mr. M. then went uut the back way and skipped. The oflicor walted the usual length of time on such occusiops, and rang the boll, but was {o- formed that My, M. had just steppea out to the barn lhrmuih thu back door,—bls wife tmlns lznurnn&, ovidently, that unylh‘ug unusual Lo wveeurred. Scarch was tnade, but no clew fo thesb. scondiuz defaulter could be had. The letter discloged the fact that he had suticipated aud irepared for the event. He Informed Mr, .athirop that he bud defaulted to nur? $3,500 titnt the crisis bad come, and_ he could not and should not longer lye, bue nust, cre the lines wero perused by his friend and benofactor, Mr. Lathrog, be fn the cold embrace of desth; and usked bim to come aud sallsfy himsell as to bis indcbteducss to him, s Mr. M. left an tnteresting family, a fine resl- deuvo, and stock sullictent to pay Al indebted. ncss except to the school fund. Not a word of him s hoard alnee bis departure, and fears aro ootertsined that he has carried out bia threat. Great oxcitement Brmn-, aud all are greatly surprised thar D. B. Morse, with his tntogrity, tact, and business talent, should ever love be. como u defaulter. No man fu all this County of Hardin was nore loved and bouorea, snd considered more trustworthy by the people. Borraw_prevails, aud the erime dwindles into {usignificance when compared to the ssd proba- Uity of Lis fate. RINE, Speetal Dispatch to The Tridune, Prrrsnung, Pa., March 18,~The Rev, . . K. Rine, who lins been arrested at Stratford, Can- adn, for comunitting an outrage on a young lady, aud whose trial was sct for to-day, has quite a history. In early life he was a prioter. Subsequently he turned preacher, and for somp thmo was pastor of the Retecea Btreet Church v Allegheny. He camo into prominence hera in copncction with o scandal in which a certain Rev. Gray was fovolved. Uroy soon after- ward went to Kansus, where he started s law-oflice, Rine soon followed to pay him o visit, On his return be fouud occa. sfon to relleve McCormick, the reaper man, ina slceping car, of papers and clothes valued at 83,000, For this he was arrested, and spent some time {u fall {o Chicaga, Rine claimed that he was in Hquor at the thoe McCormick lost his valuables, and did not know what he was dolog. He appeaied to his brother-ln-law in this city to help him out of his trouble, and be did so. Af- ter thls Rine returned to Pittsburg and got up lecture entitled “Out of Hell,” belng a description of his treatment in Chicagu, He was uext called before the publie by belng caught {n the oct of golng through the till fn his brother-{n-Iaw's place of business on Dia- mond alley, For this he stopped at Claremont for two ycars, and, after his release, ho enna‘ncd in the patont business io a swall way, and {n- yosted most of his earninrs In drink. When Franels Murphy struck Pittsburg Hine jolned the temperauce ranks, and became one of the shining lights of the cause here. His powers ns on exhorter wero great, After laboring la the csuse here for some time he struck out for Cauuda. Thers hs made “a hit.” Iy was tho only uctlve temper- auce worker iu Canada, and In the Dominlon he was as poksulnr us Fruncis Murphy was in I'itts- burg. ““the Rince Movement''—tho name by which e dosignated his worl—in fact took the Canndisus by etorin, aud the papersof the country teemed with columnns in his proise, In addition to his temperanco lectures, ho was fro- uently admittod to preach {u tho Baptlat churches, to thy great cdilcation of o)l who at- tended hls ministrations. Ho i a shrewd fol- low, but thoroughly corrupt, and needs cou- stantiwatchiog. It fs to ba boped the Canadian authoritics will deal less lenlently with him thuu thosc of Fittsbure have done, TRE WHISKY INSURRECTION. Bpeclal Diepatch to The Tribune. Nasnvieng, ‘Teon., March 18.—Collsctor ‘Woodcock hias recelved a letter announcing the burning of the barn of the United States Com- mnlsstonor near Pealed Chestnut, (u White County, The revenuo men and tllicit distillers are organlzlng, avd a desperute fight ls antiel- pated at auy time betwoen them, Deputy Col- lector Davis 1s now on a radd fn that and ad- Jolning countl Letters bave been recelved by Murahial Wheat asking bim to Lo ready with aforco of men to act upou wvatice, Davis Is now thirty miles from Pealed Chestnut. A postal-card from Jackion County, addressed to Davis, was recelved hers to-day, eaylng, “When you wero up here you shot ouo Morgan. Ile's getting well. lictween tifty and 100 men are moking prepara- tlous to meet you, aud you may expect bloody work. They ave armed with long.range guus. ‘They assert thut you shall conie no uearer than Cookville.” Thls (ufurnation fa con- firmed Ly persons arriving from theso pofuts. The *“wilideat ™ men ure roported to be blzhly exnaporated and desperate, Wuodcoek has received a letter from Come missfonor Rauio, nklnF him to report as early us practicablo tho coudition of his district fu re- gard flicit distillation, snd what further aro uvecessary to cffectually suppress theso frauds und sceure the arrest and punlshe woat of vivlators. ‘To render the results per- manent, the Commissloner says thers should bs no relaxation of etfort while thero is reason to belteve u still s being llicitly operated. THE TENDER PASSION, Bpecial Dispaich to The Tridune, Quincy, Ill, March 19.—Quite a scnsation was created ut the Chbicago, Burlington & Quincy Depot t this city this morning, tu con- sequenice of an sttempt made by tho Nuperin. tendent of Schools at Mount Sterling to forcl- bly tuke a young lady from the traln. The young lady, who {s modest and prepossessing in uppearance, s o teacher in the Mount Sterliug schools. Mer parents resldo o Augusts, Ilsu- cock County, Bhe had started to visit some triends In Hlamilton, and for that purpose came to Quiucy trom Mount Sterling on Haturday, but missing a train was obliged to remaluinthis city over Bunday, 8he had been accompanled 10 this city by the School Superintendent, who cscorted her to hotel, aud was very attcutlve, 50 nttentive that the lady was oblized to uflpcnl tu the hotel proprietor fur protection, which wad nccorded, and the Superintendeut notitied to behave bimeelf, This moralug the teacher weat o the depat Lo take the Carthugo trulo, had buen seated but a few mivutes when the Buper- intendent sppeared and cudeavored to loduce the lady to Ycuvu the tralo, This she declived to du, when bhe sczed ber snd carried ber out by main force. Her screams attracted the stiention of the pollce, by whom the 8uperiutendent was arreat- ed und taken to the Police Court, wacrs he wus tined 436, It appears that the Superinteodent bsd uo hinproper intcativns, the casy bejug oue of pure love, under the distracting fnflucnces of .\:‘h cbl:lm tellow wada w lunatlc sud o ass of wselt. ——— A RAID, Bpecial DispateA (o Ths Triduns. JaxxsviLLz, Wis., March 18.—About twenty tramps took possesslon of o freight-train at Clintou Juuctiou Saturdsy moraing and came to this city. Asriving here they took possession ol avacant eogine-house near the Chicsgo & Nortbwestero wood-ysrd, and seot out squads to pillage. They called at several houses, ln- sulted the women, sud otberwise wisconducted thewmsctves. Otticers went dowan 10 arvest them, but were driven oll. lteutrulmz for relnforce- tucots, they agaln attacktd them, avd, after @ vigorous izht with pistols and stones, cight of the trawmps were arreated, und the rest scatter THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: ed, taking to the woods helow the city. Jancs- ville utilizes her tramps Uy working them on tho atrcets and breaking stouo, Forty-thres are worked there dally, A STABBING AFFRAY. Bpectal Dispaleh (o The Tribune. 8r. Louts, March 18.—At shout 11 o'clock this moming a dfspute arose Letween Charles Gril- flo, s mate on the steamboat J. B, Keblor, and Webb Wheeler, a colored employe of the wharfboat of the Bt. Louls & New Orleaus Packot Company, during which Griffin drew a large knifc and fuflicted two severe cuts on the person of Wheeler, one on the left side of the head, between tho temple and ear, sevening an artery, and the othier just belaw the nlpglc on tha left breast. Tho wounded man was taken to thedls ry, where he was cxamincd, aud his woun ronounced of a very dangerous deacription.” Griflio ran away alter commlitting the assault, and il efforts made by the police to d}ulmcr his wherabouts have proved unsuc- cesaful. FSCAPE. Spacial Dispateh to The Tridune, Jouixr, March 18,—A convict named Frank Johnson, who was sent up from Peorfa In Junuary, 1877, for two years for larceny, escaped from the Btate Penitentiary last Batur- day cvening. He was working at the hoop shed outsido the cast gate, in charge .of oflicer Beu Bamson, nud it was near whistie time, when, eo to speak, bie ran off. Ho was pursued some dis- tauce by an armed guard, but the latter, al- though ‘within gunshot, made vo attempt to halt th fugitive, not eveu by aischarging his ritle [n the alr. ‘The Warden offers a reward of 850 for Juhuson's capture. DOOMED. Special Dispatch to The Tridune. Nasnvirig, Tenn., March 19.-~The Governor to-night refused to commute the sentence of the Brassell brothers, sculenced to be hanged at Cookeville on the 27th, They received the Information with terror, and broke down com- pletely, Rumors havinz been circulated that an attempt woukl be mude ta rescue the pris- oners, the Sherlf will escort them to Cookeville with thirty armed men next Saturday. BOUTIH CAROLINA. New Yoni, March 18,.—A Columbls (8. C.) dispatch says the force of thirly men who start- ed iu pursult of Redniond and bis gang Friday night, suceeeded ' in capturivg six, several of whom were concerned In the recent rescuo of Unlted States prisoners from the Plekens County Jall. The Stansillg, twvo of the threc lwnflrcmcd by llcdmum]. uave been recape tured. THE BANK ROBBERY, BostoN, Mass., March 18.—Bank-Examiner Ncedham states that tho sctual Joss to the Lechmere Bank at East Cambridge by the rob- bery Jast Saturday smounts to $3,038, leaving o surplus of $113,000. "Tha balance of the luss 1nlls upon the President and outside parties, IfELD FOR TRIAL. RzaD1NG, Pa, Morch 13.~The habeas corpus hearing of A, L.-Boycr and C. 8cilurs, ofileers of tho suspended Dimo Sasings Bank, chareed with conspiracy to defraud, was concluded to- day. The prisuoers were held In $5,000 each to oppear ot the April term. — A ROUBER ARRESTID, 87. Paut, Miun.,, Mareh 18,—James White has been nrrested ut LaCrosse, charzed with the $20,000 boud robbery ut Wyckoff, Miun,, from 1L, 1. Jones, last week. FINANCIAL. PHILADELPIIIA. . Bpecal Dispalch to The Tribune, PMILADELPHIA, March 18,—Scheppers Broth. ers, great worsted manufacturers, are getting elgnatures to an agrcement which, in effect, s n comproilsc at 40 per cent in lnatallmants, run- plug over Ovo years. The scttlement {s compll- cated by the fact that they suspended flve years oo, and got an extension at 100 cents ou the doiar, upon which there was atitl somuthing due, They owo 81,000,000, lacking s few huu- dred, and'the proposition is indorsed by the largest creditors, Tho firm is to devote ltself entircly to manufacturing, and to consult with ?’l'nmeu chosen to watch the interest of cred- tors. SPRINGTIELD, ILL. Special Dispsteh o The Tribune. BramdorieLp, Ik, March 18,—The old-catab- lwbicd Bpringfleld suction house, formertv 11, C. Myers & Sou, of late years Frank Mycrs, was tolay thrown Into bankruptcy by creditors, The commerclal indebtedness fs light, most of the debts duoe being to Lelrs withln the family for mauey sdvancod to carry on the businces rhluh has lost money heavily on account of aull unce. BOSTON, Bostox, Mass., March 18.~The run on the eavings banks to-day continues, but the excite- ment has greatly diminlshed, and tho crowd in the Flve-Cent 8avings Bank did not number ovor 100, At the Provident and Buflulk Savinze Banks there were few If any depositors calliug for thelr money. TIRES. AT KALAMAZOO. Special Dispalch tn The Tribune. Karaxazoo, Mich., March 18.~Two resl- deuves were partlally destroyed by ire lust night. One belonged to Mr. Currier, whose loss Is §1,500; fully covered by insuranuce fu the Watertown Company. The other betooged to W, K. Krum, aud tho loss fs $1,000. No insur- auge. AT JONESBORO, TENN. KwoxviLLe, Tenu,, Morch 18.—A flire at Joncs- boro destroyed the Eutaw [louse and several stores {u the busincss portiou of the town. iy, 820,000, e —— MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS. Apactal Dispateh to The Tridune, Orrawa, [l March 18,—The muoicipal olec tion to-day has boen onu of unusual interest, especlally ns regards tho Mayoralty, The con- test was betwoen Audrew Lyncn ond Johu D. Youuy, candidated for the samu oflico two years #go. Lyncti was elected by a mojority of %0, The question of the paywent of the water power bonds fssued by tho city some yeurs siuce did not enter {nto thy canvass, as reported fn tho Journal sone days siuce, but it wus which whould govern law and good order or the saloon Iutiuencs supported by law-breakers, Tue or- dinances will bs enfurced. 'The Aldermen elected for two years for wards in thy order oemed aro J, W, Kelly, Il L. Hassack, John Leopard, T, D. Catlie, W, H. Hull, Alfred White, and B. 8. Urillith, Special Dipatch to Ths Tridune. BroosinatoN, I, Murch 18,—Cul, John Reed was sominated by the Republicun City Coaveution to-night as a cundidate for Mayor, ‘The Convention was tull aud very harmontous. Col, Reed was loug an Alderman and Clalr- wan of the Finance Committee, 1lls oppouent will be the preseut Mayor, Thunas J. Buun, GREENBACKERS, Bpecial Dipaich 1o The Tribune, Paxrox, IIL, March 18, —Pursusnt to adjourn- ment, our citizens met ot the Court-House lu thlscity for the purpose of completing the op- gnuizatlon of & Grecuback Club. The followini are tho permauvent ofllcers: J. P. Middlccoft, Prestdent; J. J. Blmons, Vice-Presideut; N. E. Btevens and C. B. Holmes, Secretaries; W. E. Bawyer, Treasurer. ‘Thls organization la not to be run in the laterest of nn{ politival pary. ‘Tho mewbership represents the threo partics. The plattorm advocates makiug grevnbacks i legul-touder for all debts excopt where provided otherwiss by law, the substitution of greeu- backs for Nadtousl-Bank currency, and the une limited coluage of gold and sitver. A resolution }n hv‘fr of tazing Uoverument bouds was de- eatc ———— GEORGE FRANCIS TRAIN, Epactal Dipalch (o The Triduae. MiLwavkes, March 18.—George Francis Traln has been custing monkey shines before lurge audlences here for two nights. Io the absence ¢f negro miostrels Tistu pleases tho Loys lumenreiy. e —— PORK IN MILWAUKEE Special Dispatch to The Tribuns. MILwAUXEE, March 18.—A careful fuvestigs- tion joto the pork-packing busluess of ths city, from dsta furnisbed by the men eugazed futhat branch of trade, shows a gratifylog incrense over previous years uotwitkutanding the warm winter, which was in many respects unfavorable. The number of logs cut s €0,000 greater than ever cut before, and 150,000 larger thau the number cut_fn 1876-'77, 'The condition of the hugs packed this year was hetter than ever known here, and the average net weight was 235 unds. he 372,000 hugs poacked yielded 2,322,603 pounds of meat und 14,509,215 pounds thrr ‘}nrd. Plankinton & Armour cut 266,000 ead. AMUSEMENTS, A CELEBRATED CASE. ‘This drama, regarding which there has been unusual nterest feit {n advance of its produc- tion here, was presentud nt McVicker's Theatre Inst evenming. Far fromn being tha *‘dwarf of presage,™ as not a few loudly heralded successes have proved to be, It fairly cxceeded the popular expectation, as any one might have percelved by the eifect §t produced upon the audicnce, No modern play that we can remember—not excepting * The Tweo Or- phans "'—lias so completely catbralled the eym- pathies of au audiencs in this city. From the rise of the curtaln to the close of the sixth act, the atiention Is kept on the strain o an almost painful degree, by the sustained Interest of the story, tho ingenuity with which the plot s woven, and the all.absorbing sympathy evoked by the patlietle tale of herole suffering unfolded fu Its development. It Is emotlonal to an lntense dezree, but ‘unlike Krench emotlon- alism a8 we have beeo used to see it pictured of late, this Is emotion of a masculi; oncgour tears are evoked in bebalf of a man, We can hardly hope to cunvey In the brief time sllutted—since the performance losted ti1l 1iy late hour~more than a sketeh of 'y, and that cun only serve as n the sceties " of interest in o plece which ~thrills with llfe- blood through and through. Jean Jenaud, a Freach soliller has stolen off on a hurrled yisit to his wife, aud on hts way thither le en- counter: wounded nan, Count de Vornay, 8 b pt, who gives Wim some papers and vuluables to dellver to his wife, The move- ments of Renaud are watched by Lazare, o camp follower, who, ns soon as the other ciuerges, euters the cottage, murders the wile of ftenaud, and escanes with the package given 1o her husband. Tho only witness to the crime Is o lttle girl, Adrienne ftenaud, who, hearlng a_cry of alarm, implores admfssion, ‘The scoundrel, after recciving the jewels and papers, threatens fustaut — destructfon to the child unless the mother declares that she fs with her husband. In an agony of terror the mother cries out, ** Hush, I am with your father," und on u:lullzht thread haugs tha dramatie interest of the story.—~a story which Nlustrates vividly the wrongs'of amon who ls condemned on cfrcumstautial evidence, In the second act of the plmlouuc dtenaud 18 sccused of the crime, The scenc opens at the camp of the French army, after the victory of Fontenoy, JMeuaud has ppproved himself a hero, and fie 18 fu the midst of bis triumph and the congratulations of his comrades when he (s arrested for the inurder of his own wife, e ls couvicted tpon the testimony of his little chlld, but his herole conduct on the ficld commends him to the werey of his Judges, aud he {s sen- tenced to twenty ycars’ penal servi- tude, A tender partlug scene takes place between the father and hislttledaughter, who has thus uawittingly become tho tnstru- ment of bis destruction,—a scenc which Mr. ‘Thorne, who acted feenaud, rendered with won- derful pathos. There{aa lapse of twelve years, ot the explration of which period we find Adrlenne, now grown to womanbood, lviug as the adopted daughter of Duke 1 Aubeterre. ‘The third act opens upon the chateau of the Duke, tho man who had sentenced Nenaud for his supposed crime, ond now Goveruor of o province in which s Jocated the prison of the galley slaves, A “‘chain? of conyicts are permittedto come and rest for o thne o the park, snd Inthls “chain® s Kenaud, Tho daugliter, who s betrothed to n young nobleman, 1s telling her school companjon somo strange experiences, which turn upon ever recurring vislous of g sorrow-stricken face, and the parting words which her father gave her, when ghe starts ot the slght ol one of the convicts in whom sho recognizes the faco swhich had bounted her dreams. Henaud, who Is sadly changed from the brave, fearless hero of Foutenoy, relates bis story, and a recogultlon ensues between father and chlld, This s oue of the most prafoundly touching scenes that havo been witnessed i the sl aud tho manner fu which it Is bandled by Thorne staups hiin ns vne of the first actors ol tho stage, It i8 os tine In its kind as Jeffersou’s famous scene in the meeting be- tween Jtip aud Menle, and it also recalls somo- thing of the etfeet produced by Jawmes W, Wat- Iack in his remarkable delineation of ¢ The Mau {u the Iron Mask.” It is mot lke either of these, and it s equally as_good. ‘Thorne seems to act from Imoulse, and his_ynpulse leads him Iuto the region of true art. For want of a mote detinite term we may ot once call it genlus. The audfcnee wept to 8 man, and that inay went out huto tho hall to calm Wimself, ‘The daughter now directs oll hor cnergles to deliver her father, belleving as shie does in his fupocence, and from this polut tho interest In tho story becomes more and ore absorbing, even altliough the floul result is foreshuduwed. In tho fourth nct the exfled Count de .!lvrna& returns to claim his patrimouy au his daughtor Valentiue, the wchool ~friend and opted sistor of Adrienne, e has the proofs of lis tille~tho ‘mperl ood Jewels stolen from the murdered wifs of Jean Jenaud—and Adrienne telles on him to vindi- cate her fathier. But the returned Count does not sppear to take the night kind of interest fn the affalr, and the act closes leaving n vague uncertaluty as 1o what this mysterious LDe Mormiy may turn out to be. Of courso Lo turns out to be u Lopus Count, but tho rcal Lazsre, the murderer, and it §s the un- fulding ol the hidden secret that the remaining acts uro oceupled with, This s done with won- derful skill, aud the sixth act brinze back the couviet, aud culminates fua scenc of extraor- dinary power, where Renaud denounces the fmpostor, and *betlows for revenge.” Here Mr. Thorue displays another phase of “emotional” coergy,—an cmotion which car- vies him beyond bimsclf, the frenzy of & man muddened by insufferuble wroug. Tue long sgony Ly has endured,~the bali sod chaln, the schss of Injustice, tho loss of hunor and Lappioess, ‘the loss of his manhood, the fonoble servitudo which has trans- formed bim fnto s pltiful thi to be shunued by men—~theso tbings seem te be vletured forth fo tho magnificent burat of rage with whichi the martyr springs upon the traitor whoshould be draggiug the chulu and weariog the convict's garb. It wus a granaly cffeclive pleco of acting, to which the liearts ‘of all the audience responded with a vociferous call. ‘There are othor fing acencs fu the drama which we shouly bo pleaicd to dwell upon were thete time, but further comment must be deferred forthe prescit. To speak invery general terms, the cust. contuined o number of secomplished Jadics ond gentlemen, who lhelped 1o render, §n o highly effective manner, a truly effective piece of dramatic wurk. SMiss Fanuy Morant, Miss Mano Witklns, Miss Maud Horrison, Miss Murio Walnrignt, Mr, Frank Pearce, and Mr, Frank Roche wero each welcomed by the audience as fumiliar faces, and the musnugenent recelved some deserved ae- kuowledgments for thu handsome manner in walch the piece was mounted. IIOOLEYS, Tho Fitzaltamont of Mr. Bothern has boen clatined to be bis finest characterization, It fs certaloly different fu every respect from his Dundreary, sud Its cxcellence i3 attested by tho extreme suceess of * A Crushed Tragedian” in New York und other ctics wheru the plecs has been presented. The burlesquing of trawedy hus long been sn ordiuary motive of furces and variety acts, but untfl the prescnt ploce was written the {dea had never been used to avy ox- tent in comedy. Bir, IL 3. Byron, the writer of this plece, might not bave had cause to-day to congratulats bimself on the success of his off- spring bad’' he not been fortumate fu sccurlug Mr, Bothern as_an cxpositor of the leadiug part, That Mr. 8othera s one of the greatest of liviog comedians 18 greucrally ad- mitted, nud that he has made the utmost vut of * A Crushed Tragediun ' that It was posalble to ke, may be nsscrted with cyual falruess. The plece ts notin Hself vosscased of auy great fuvor of streogtl, There Is & wealthy youug wan who fullsin Tove with the dauzutir of u prowpter attached to au English provinclal theatre. Blie s wiso loved by the cccentrle Hitsaltanwnt, tragedian of the theatre, wa potwithstandlog his upialuly exterior s theatsic olrs, bus o poble soul. The young couple are parted by the indiguant parent, and the glrl goes upon the staye, suce ceeds, and oukes & debut lu Londos, The crushed tragediau, tailiug fu the higuer brauch of the profession, becumes 4 comic sluger iy & couvert-salovn, aud reaps the suceess previvusly dealed him, 3, Sothern delighted the ur‘n sudicuco from the begiunlug to the end. His character was & revelation of joy. Ho was as- alsted by a most able com ln‘v, Mr. Ugsurge Holland " a8 Cupt. Ruckett oud Mr. E. 8, Marble a8 Frank Brisvie belog especially noticeable. — NOTES. * Aladdiy, or the Wonderful Lamp,” s falry spectacle, was performed st the Adelphl by Jotu Ellsler's Compauy, with some flue scenic TULSDAY, MARCH 19, 1878, displays and Imposing pageantries, and was halled with much delight by a good nudlence. It wlill be on the boards during the week. A literary entertainment, mingled with mu- sfcal eclections by well-known muateal artf: will take piace this evening at Unlon Park gregational Church, ‘The literary feature of the evening will be a scrica of readings by Miss . E., Iiaskins, who has won a high reputation in the East, and especiall emong the Bostonlans, as an _artist of unusual merit, All who have fistened to her Nlflln?l hcre predict for her a marked success, even in this eity of elocntioniats, An error occurred in the 8unday snnouncement of this entertain. ment. t occurs this evening, and not on Thursday, CANADA. 2 O'Donovan Rossa Lectores to 200 People at Toronto, with 10,000 Phillatines Outsldo— The Hypocrite Rine=Long IHalr=Other Neows, Spectal Disoateh to The Tribune, ‘Toroa10, Ont., March 18,—0'Donovan Rossa arrived {n Ilamilton yestersay from Buflalo, e remalned there over night, and came on to To- ronto to-day, arriving liere by the (ircat West- crn Rallway about 11:30 8. m. He was accom- panied by onc companfon. On approachiog the city Rossn evinced considerable unensiness, and, being uncertaln as to the nature of his recep- tion, jumped from the train when 500 or 600 yords from the station, followed by his com- panion, and proceeded to the bouse of a friend, where lo remained quictly il this evening. Bhortly after dark crowds commenced to gather on the streets Io the viclnity of Bt. Patrick’s Hall, and of one time there must have been at Jeast 10,000 people on King street, between Yonge streot and the 8t Lawrence Market, the building in which 8t. Patrick’s Hall 1s situnted. The valuntecrs were held in readi- ness fn the drill-shed close by, The regular police-foree, auzmented by = large number of spcciale, kept the crowd moving about. The vrecautions takeo to preserve the prace were complete. The police kept hustling the crowd about and breaklug up all koots of men as they congregated on the sitewalk or middle of the road. Rosss managed to enter the hall uncbserved. Shortly afterwards the band In- side struck up “ The Wearlng of the Green.” ‘The crowd then commenced triug misslicsat the windows of the bullding, und kept up s fusil- ade of rocks and brickhats. at {ntervals until half-past 9, when the lecture was brought to a close. Rossa emerged from the lall by a side door, and gut away before the crowd was aware of hils movements. There was a good deal of hooting and yelllog, but no snots were flred, The atrects were crowded with people until s Iate hour, but no serious disturbance occurred. About 200 persuns were admitted to the lecture, &pecial Dispateh to The Tribune. Brratronp, March 18.—Riue appeared before a Police Magistrate to-dny to answer a charge of indecent gesault preferred agalnst him by Eliza Giblinz: The Tolice Court was densely eruwded, upwards of 1,000 people belng present and ground the Towu-Hell. The accused pleaded not guiity, and elected to be tred by a Jury., Miss Gibling's evideuce went strongly against Kine, and there s littie doubt as to hs gulit, A rigid cross-cxamina- tion failed to shake her testimony, Rine told Mr. Turst, the cirl’s employer, be would give anything to get the case settled, but Mr. Hurst wished to see him punished, and declined all overtures, as did the girl's father, The Magistrate committed Rino to stand his trial at the next assizes, bail being fixed nt $2,000 Speciul Dispatch tn The Tribune Otrawa, March 18.—luthe House ot Commons to-day, Buuster's inotlontothe effect that no oue be employed on the Pacliic Rallway whose halr is mote than five luches long, catnes up and was voted down. This was Intended to prevent Chinamen from being employed onthe lige. The Hon. Mr. Mackenzie introduced o bill to cmpower the Government to feaso tho Pemblos brancli of the Pacific Hallway, or to arrange with the Company bulldlng the conuectiug Hue south for the transferrence of traflle, ete, Spectul Dispatch ta The Tribunes Otrawa, March 18.—The Irishwen of the Capital celebrated the annlversary of their patron saint to-day with a oprocesslon, under bo ausplees of St. Patrick’s Soclety, It was ons of the largest and best-conducted ever secn luthls city, Two concerts were given i the evening, ut which Bir John A. Mavdonald and wife and the Han. Alex McKenzle were present. Speelat Digpateh 1o The Tribune. Quebpec, March 18.—Owiog to a dissension among the Irisn socictics, 8t. Patrick's proces- slon to-day was the most unimposing for muny years, The procussion cousisted prinelpally of tneinbers of the Catnolic Unfon and puplls of the Christlan Brothers' School, Hibernlans, Kuights of St P'atrick, and 8t. Patrick's Nu- tonul and Bevevolent Union, 'Tbe procession wouud up at St. Patrick's Cathedral, where o sermon was preacbed by the Rev. Futher Hen- ning, Buperlor. Kverything passed off quietly, Special Dispatih 03§43 Lrisune, MoNTREAL, March 19,—The wholesolo grovery trade of thls ity was agituted to-day over the suspension of C, L, Baker, zrocer, of Lindsay, Ont., who has called amecting of creditors, His Habifities ure between $300,000 and 8400009, The Untarlo Bank {s futerested, but howd firste class securlty. The Deayer Tin Stamplug Company of Moa- treal has fufled. Lisbilftics, $75,000. Bpecial Dispaich o The Tribune, Haveax, Murch 18.—Almon & McIntosh, baukers and brokers, suspended paymeut to- day, and it is feared this will lesd to more fail- ures, us they discounted largely for scverul sl houscs hiere. The liabilitics will probably reach balf a millton, The Bank of Nova Scotla I8 a largo creditor. The assets oxcecd the la- bllities, but _ure locked up In inoriguges on which 1t would be dificuit to realize, Ta the, Westerss Avsoctated sz, MoxtaeaL. March 18.~C. L. Baker, of Lind- say, wholeeale grocer, has fulled. Liabilities, $U0,000; nssets large. QuEsED, March 18.—The St. Patrick’s pro- cesalon to-day was stuatler thian fur many years pust, soveral socletics refusiuy to take purt ou sceount of theaction of the brocessionists in falilng to salute the Lioutenant-Governor. MoNTuear, Can,, March 16.~In the suft agalust the ex-Directors of the Metrupolitan Buunk to recover dainagzes for their munagenicut, 1t Is alleged lu the procecdings that the state- ments of the bank four to six vears ago were false; that the Dircetors borrowed over $300,- 000, and uscd the money for stock speculations, aud that thus beavy lusscs accrued to the bank. ——— APOPLEXY, ¥ Special Dispate to Tha Tribune, 87, Louss, Mo., March 18.—Jouu W, Butler, at one thme a very promisiug youug journalist of thiscity, was found dead in his bed this morniug at 200 North Blxth strect. The de- ceased forsook o life of couvivinlity last week and donned the bluo ribbon. His doctor ad- vised kit to taper off, but Lo Insisted upou total abstinenco, The sudden cluufiu ol syatemn Lruke Butler down, aud upuph-xr utahed the work at somo thue during lust night. ———————— SUICIDE, P Spectal Dispatch o The Tvidune, INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., March 18.~This morning Jullus Quesaet, a waloonist, committed sulcide in bis plucs of business by snooting hiwsel! ju tho side and head, the fatter wound proving fatal. He was alone at the thne, and no reasou is kuown for the act, [l¢ was 35 years old, leaves u fumliy, and for twenty-tiye years hus been a resfdent of ludianapolis. e —a——e 0BITUARY, Apecial Dispaich 10 The Trivune. Katasazoo, Mich, March 18.—Willlam' B. Clurk, vne of the suost wealthy and. promient sucrchauts of this place, died bere this moroing ut 8 o'clock, Deceased was born g Allddlebury, Vt., and had beew i business bero nearly forty yeurs, Ho wueTd years ol e ——— THE TURF, 8ax Francisco, Cal, March 18.—At the 8ac- raweuto track to-day the ruoniug race, bandi- cap, mile aud repeat,—entries, Madee, Duke, Ward Beecher, Molllo 1, Mark Laud, and Suap,—Mark L. was the favorite fu the Doulsy aud won 1o two straight hoats. Thuo—1:d3ly sud 143, ———— BISMARCK NEWS. Hpecial DigpuleA (o The Tribune, Bisuaxck, D. T,, March 18.—Tho Grst stage camio o from the HUls this morulug, i eight days, ‘Thy snow-storm extended this way about 100 mlles, but sot bad wore than forty miles. No teany were lust un tho Blsarck route. A stage-load wont out to-duy as usual. ‘The river here roso two fect last vight. Tho ferry-boat will be runniug to-worrow. Fresh reports from Poplur River conlirw previous rumors that the Loattles ure sullerlog for fuud, and that bullalo 6" are moving south. Reservation Indisns north of the Missour] ace joining forces from fear of Bittlog Bull. RUSSIAN ROYALTY. How (he Czarewitch, Returning from the ‘Wars, et the Cearevna. Correspondence London Newcs, ForTrEss DunantRra, Feb, 17.—It ts a bright, frosty day. All the Inhabitants of our fortress are assembled on the fce, skating or looking on. The military band is playing the well-known mazourka from “The Life of the Czar.” Nu- merous couples ars seated on the broad ex- panse—gliding, dancing, twirling round as dex- terously in their skates as if they wers fn aatin shoes. Look st this handsome palr, fiying to- wards us, with hands Interlaced and feet keep- Ing timo to the measure of the music. The cavaller, o well-made, good looking Hussar otficer; and the lady, quite a girl still, very tail and slender, and a8 she Lends slightly from oue sida to the other, she reminds one of river weeds swayed to and fro by the wind, Iler rosy cheeks glow with a deeper red, hor eyes sparkle with excitements she s enjoying herseif {in- tensely, Iler long, nut-brotwn tress files, twist. Ing and turning snake-like bLeoind her. ' In her tight-Ntting, sable-trimmed velvet dreasand tur- ban hat, sho i3 a spleadid type of an arlstocratic Russian girl, It the center of a group stands the vonerable looking commandant of ~the fortress, with his sitver hafr aud genfal face, The conversation turns on the hundred Turkish prisoners Intely arrived within our walls. A quadrille strikes up. ‘The cominandant's two fair daughters lead off tho dance; they are magnificent skaters, Huddenly the crowd “of oflicers in the Httle Louse makes way for an alde-de-camp, who, en- tering hurriedly, presents a telegram to the commandant, His face bLrightens. *Here's fimd news,’ he says, *‘tho Czarcvna wiil be ere this cvening to meet the Czarewitch, wito will arrive at 9. He does nol expect Lier; it is tobea surprise!” The news spreads quickly {rom one group of dancers to anutlier. Duncing #tops as If by magic. Every onels ncllghmh The commandant's volce is héard gving orders about the flluminations; theu louquets must Le got too., 'There's the rub, {t's no casy mat- ter to get flowers Lereat n few hours’ tiotice, there being but one gardeuer, and he lives miles away. Every one is golng to the new station opened by the Uzar when L passed through Dutmburg two montlis azro, ‘There s an elegant suite ol apartiments fur the Imperial r-mll{, and such a pein of a boudolr, all pale blue sutin aud lace, uite & bonbounicre. Thls ls expressly for the zarevor. ‘Tne roud to the new station, through the prim fortress yates, with their double-head- el black eaglee, 18 thronged with soldiers, peas. ants, sledges, aud trockas, some with four aud six horses abreast. The soldiers are singlng lustlly in chiorus as they march. It fs wonderful how the Russian soldivr loves to siug. Ile sings hen Lo s happy, wheo he | when he works,when he walks,—lieis always sloging, On the battiefield he even marches to his death with a true Kussian song on his Hps, They are abrave set of men, aud loyal to thefr heart'y core Across two miles of snowy plaln, on n helght., stands the new station, with fts hundreds of hghts flishing bright aud throwing a rosy hue oyer the snow. larrlve rather late, Just as the Czarcvoa steps {rom the train onto the crimson carpet, followed by the Grand Duchicss Viadimir and her brother, Prince of Mecklenberg- Schwerln, aud sulte, The Russion Hyvun is nl:&«l. ond hurrabs rend thealr, There fs s striking family likencss between the Princess Dagmar and the Princess of Waoles, though the formier louks vounger, and bricht aa the gittter- fugsnows of heradopted country,—avery north- crustur, But she luckn the touching sweettess, the fuexpressible charin woich beams from her sister's cyes, On reaching the reeeption-room 1 percelve that o magniivent bouquet fs offered to the Crarevnu by the tall, sleader girl, who, dressed fn eleguut white evening robes, lovks evun love- lier than n her skating costume. Though courteous to all, the Czarcvnuls cvidently nerv- ously imputient for the arrival of her busband, whotu sbie hias not scen for eight weary months, She has tot much longer to watt; nll at once the shouting outside begine, her face becomes radiont, und, wrapping hersclf fu the magnifi- cent rotoude of renard bleu, she hurrles to the platfortn, nwmid rewewed horahs swd clamorous cries of joy. Her e{u are eagerly fized on the two red zlobes of the appriach- fug engine,—there is o shrill whistle, much pulllng of steats, aud tho truln rolls stawly luto the station. The Czarewitch belug in the” mld- dle part of the traln, thusy who are In front, themembers of the houschold and suite, are the firat tu recoznize the Imperial party, whilst he, Httle guessing the surprise in store for him, descends, salutlng as ho passes the long file of soldicrs drawn up on the platform. Suddenly he sees ber; then all else 1s forgotten,—the sta- tiou, the soldiers, the crowd of people,—and the wife ts {u her husband's arms, held In a lung cmbrace. Then, like a roar of thunder, louder thau the last, burst forth deafenlug shouts, mixing m, with the natfonal hvmn, This usrestrained outburst of affection, this loving meeting of the lmperial palr, toucted a chord Iu every heart, e — e THAT INSTRUMENT. o ths Editor of The Tribune. Cmicaco, March 16.—1L liked that boy; and although 1 do uot * keep boarders,” when e asked sne to take him 1 took hiw, and was glad to take him. T wetcomed him asif bo had been the Prodigul Son, and I Intended to do my veey best to make him happy and keep hiw so, 11iko boys. It may be a peeullar taste, but 1 like them; and I think they are terribly abused and misunderstood. Most people scetn to be- Meve that, because they aro boys, they can have no feclings, and nu opinlons” ou any subject whatover, Tbey believe that growinz™ and eate Ing—plaip, subetantlal food, and a lot of ft—Is all thatis vocessary fur their bappluess. And If a pour boy huppens to fall lu luve, these same people seets 10 thlok that It is exquisitely funmny, ldf;u' ; Ithink It Is very flretly. Hoys do eat, it {s true, but how could t! without cating! And os for opinious, thers § nothlur equal to a boy for clear, dis dQeclded opinions un every subiject. “This particuiar boy of tnine’was just 18; tall, rather stout, with a good, honest™ face, bright blus eyus, and a big baby-dimple n his left cheek. " Indeed, there was 80 much of the buby left in hiw, that it secined perfectly natural to “make n baby of him.? 1 knew that howas considered a little pe- cullur, and that he posacssed an fnstrument to which some people objected. But some peopls arc ulways uh]ectlng[lo somethiug; and 1 like Kwulur people, and I iiked that boy, 1 llurul ave made myselt lutelligible ou that polut But I wish to bave ic distinctly understood that, when [ took that boy, 1 bad” not, as yet, either seen or beard theinstrument; I'had ouly Leard of it. The dear boy had often spoken of e that fnstrument was the work of his hands, the creation of his genius; nll bis eparc moments werg apent tn fmproving it and mlding uuto it, and he could hardly live without tt, When that boy came to tug, o was scparated from his instrument for some mysterlous rea sun; Ithink there was & morteage on it or something of that sort. But [ did not infas it, and wo passed threo delightful woeks toeether, We lived on the fat of the land, we talked, aud we read, and our scqualntance gently mellowed futo fricndsbip, That boy went singing snd declalinlng about the house, Oling {t with cheer- ful human sounds, snd whatover ke did was right and pleasaut in iy sight. Ab! we, what perils do environ & womau in her bours of casel One_fotetul Saturdsy evenlpg my boy ln- formed ne thst he had “‘got his tostrumént.” “ Aud I will show it to you after supper, and pI:I for you,'* he seld smillugly, ood ‘as his word, he rsu up-stairy ltn- mediately after supper, and svod returned, dragging after him large box, from which he carefully extracted fAaf Instrument. ‘I kuow you will be surpsised ho sald, *for you have uever seeu wyl.hlrmhke [ 1 uever hud, 111 may so cxpress It, that lostrument was both rouua and square, It had a table, and a wide openiny spauued by several narrow bridises which were crossed and recroesed by o bewtider- {ny variety of strivgs. Right i the middle of it there was u large lass eve,surrounded bammers sud draws. The was also a blower, aud a bell, and Hutes, and clarfosets. A lon green thing weot windlng round, and lu s hfilumul out, snd It was culied 8 “scrpent,” und, lastly, there was & queer llitle box which I took for ouse-trap, but it was au “ Acousticon-tympanorum,” and its object la Mt was to catchiuud {uhor up the remounty of sound wiich might otucrwise bave been wasted, and shoot them futo thoears of the nerv. . Ih“" Tsn't it splendid 1 asked that deluded boy, $You see, thils ls my last improvement. And pow, will you let uie play for youi™ But evough was sullicient for we, aud, plead- 1og the isteuess of the hour, I put off the evil 8y, # ":Wlum wiil you help me to fiud 1 good name for itd Lcan't satlely myselfe Woat does it make you think of 47 1t 1uade wo think of Vietor® Hugo's *‘devil- Bab,” but I had nottbe coursgutd break his beart,—not theu. “Early the uext inoruing, while darkness stil) covered the face of thy eartb, I wus sude denly awakened by a frightfol nolse: Clang— bang—wang, bing—bang—boom, rat—tat—tat —tat, boom—boom! ‘Then a humaa vofes mingled with the fearful lou‘vl:d-, and, trylng to composs myself, I Mst-, ened: Twang-wang-bang, 21g-21g, tleee-ceeep, Bwumeet-l?flm-l;, wf -'b! 8. uelevn. Twiz-wiz-wig, gent-wing-wang, geeently Dreee-2ig-zing-wang, dreee-cecsa-ming. 5 Ding-bang-boom. b Fearing there might be a second stavza to [hat song, I hastened to fmplore the singer to top that nofse.” **Good morning,” shouted that amisble boy through the keyhole * low do you like your , serenaded”? * 8lecp had been effectually scared away, and, fnostend of dreaming, I made up my mind to talk to that boy. 1 did talk to him. Firmly and impre; told him that such performances were improper, * eapccially on Bunday morniog; and that he must never do it agafn, neyer! 41 thought you ‘would tike 1, hesald; “ you told me you were fond of muse.” . And this wes the begioning of my sorrows. Hunday morning came but once a weck, sod every other morning that youth treated him- gelf to a “serenade.” He remalned in his own room: but even stone walls do not & prison make for, sucn an Instrument as this. Iphelrd it; the nelghbors heard it it seemod to me that tha whole city must Lear It. And e composed *‘pieces ! for that fnstru- ment ; military rmarches, sentimental songs, ora- torlos, symphonies, whole operas and tragedies| Then hio'came and played then to me. Hod3l not confessed that I loved musfo,—that e had a correct ear, and a good voice, and that 1 1iked to hiesr him sing? What counld I dot I could not anub him al! the time, could I But the time came when I did more than soob - him; I offended him mortally, and beyond st mending and repenting. He had been lphylnl;z nearly all day,—compos- Iog and practicing. It ralned, and 1 conld not o vut, and wheu evening camo I fels so_tired that even the shadow of a rose-leaf would bave scemed a heavy burden to me. After supper that boy came down, as fresh as a May morniog, brivging his {nstrument with bim, " 1 comd not bear it; I fotgot myself, and, putting out my hand, cried, "0{-[ take it away, take it away{ Ifhato the very aight of (11" ‘Then 1 ran up to my roow and ‘tried to sleep, but there was no sleep for me that night. , The next day I was 1], and tho doctor said it was neurnlia, Neuralgial But I took the va- Ierian, and the quinine, and said notbing. For was uot that boy my cuest, niy friend, my boy, —and could I pojnt the finger of scorn at bim} The huuse was quiet tor & fow days, and [ quickly recovered. But when I saw that bo) change! The ruse and the d{mn from h's cheek, and shadow of nlmyelf, A few days inure, and T asked him to play for me. ‘[ cannot," he sald gently, “not while you * Late it so much.” % 4 Now 1t has come to this: Te says he witl not ' leave, aud 1 caunot bid bim go. If he plays, £ think It will kil me. 1f ho does not play, I know it wiil kil bim, and he is too young to e. What must 1 dot It any ono can tell me, les bim wow speak. [eTHUBRLAIL e MARRIAGE IN ILLINOIS. To the Edilor of The Tribuna, L'Eranwg, Iroquois Co., Ili,, March 18.—From the remarks you have published from time to time, and from facts occurring every day, It must be admitted that our laws on marrloge secin to be enacted for the purpose of oppres- slon and strife, fostend of protection and peace. Not tospeak of inadequate lawson labor, commerce, forests, and rivers, prisons, taxes, or any other concelvable thing, I will nsk you for room Ju the people’s TRIBUNE to present a few bints to all concerned, except bachelors and old mulds. The subject—marriage—has two sides: One, bright, radiating with sweet expecta tions. The other, dark and stormy, with sombre de- vevtions, Young Indles aud gentlemen who marry base tily, tor muney, ambltion, or any other motives but love bused on mutual esteem, have a very short glimpss of the briclt slde of marrlage. Boou thelr folly results §u coldness, dlydaln, quarrels, deceit, aod scandulous divorces. What o lifet But I was not to write you ou the physinlogy of warrlage. From obscrvation In vur own aind adjoluiug counties, especlally siuce the Board of Health bas & statistical Lurcan for marrlage, ely, 1 - ain,—what a e had faded Lo sccued only s pale we feel more sud more the defect of the law on - that subject. A young man went to Chicazo some thres years aro, obtutned a licerse, married -before a supposed minister of the Goapel, returned ghe Neense with the marrlage certificd to; aud the ludy to whuin he was num'\ulcd to be mare ried never knew of it Sho dled two years after that performance, leaviug property atd nouny tothe smnount of over 850,000, Her telutives came to inherit what was really theirs; but lul the youug man stepped in, aud, with all the necessary proofs, showed bimscll to be the'tirst bhelr of the younr lady. Cau that he possitie? Yes. And, with our present laws, many other crintes and deviltries can bo cunsummated, A stranger may obtalu liceuse for any one, nelther the groom nor the bride being present so that wrong nawmes, misspelling, and uther wischicl may seriously afTect the happlness ut marriage, aud bring trouble even In society, In our county, the returns of iarriageare reg- ularly muade; but, tn many others, people a; marriced, aud winisters or Justices of the Peace, disrogarding the luw, make nu returns, thunks tu the criminal negteet of the District-Attoruey. Biuce the Board of Health ia orgauized, we linve new books and additional informatious sod certificates, It isu pgrest un?rumnem. but let the Board ro- memnber that statistics which sre incomplete aie uot only useless, but fnjurious, because they decelve, And, as It ls, the law relating to mei- ringo statintics under the Board of Health sa mere farce, Nothing compels those who cule- brate the marriage-ceremouy to make such ro- turns; and what you have been led to publish bluming privatsa” or mivisters. who reluso to obey " what not u law, s un- culled “for, Al is counducted fn a very confused way, and, untll u wise Iaw is made to regulute aud secure tho desired object, the peo- ple's inoney will be squaudered ju'valn, and no £oud will result thercfrom. Lot the Board und, our legislators study tha question 8 true statesiuen, aud comblne ‘what is good fu the old laws with additional enacte meuts, 80 that the family shali be protecte end socluty gecured agaust the presvnt evils. Those who intend to marry should be come P""‘ 1u be Loth present to obtaln the license, ‘o that effect there should be o suftable room, v populous countles, set apurt for tho martisce departmeat, in tho County Clerk’s oftice; so that ladies would not have to bear the gazo ot a!&lmu public aud of all the employes of the ofice. Thero should be » penalty for each and all violations of tho law. “Ministers, prics Justices of the Peace, District Altorneys, an tho betrothied counle shiould cowply with tbe laws und especlally Judges and otticers should force all concerned tosubmit to the law, Would 1t be so very dittleult { 1 send you u blauk fortn handed to me by Couuty Clerk, who pretends that It mieets the much-needed requirements in that way, All the inforimation would be furnished, by the groain and tuo brids themssiyes, to the Couaty Clerk, and not to the officliting clergyman or J. 1., who, by the way, shoull b compelled to reglater thelr names {n a book kept by the County Clerk, llere follows the blank form of licsnse and marrlage-certiticata: Etate of illinols, — County, 36, —The people of the State of llinols to soy vervon lezally su. thorized to solemnlze Marrisge—Ureeting: Marriage way be mlchmn‘d gflwnln: 31 S ME, — ey M~ — — Bride £ Redtdanco Mot/ I ! No. of nur:m"e B Conseut bavinz been given to sald marriage by Witaess: — ~—, Clork of the County Court of sald — County, snd the scsl thercuf, at my f“nlu In—ln county, thls — dayol —-, E Clerk of the County Court. BraTe or ILLiXols, —— CouUNTY, NesaL — & —, hereby cortify that — ——, aod — == wore united in murll" b{ me, at—, in the County ol —, and State of Llinois, on tow — day of —, 18—, Winenes: {777 b (omeiat charstter). Iu the above certificate tho celebrant should write his nawe in a legible panuer, After the sbove [ufonuation is given to obtata the license, the aftidavit should be sworn sod ::bu;rll‘llwd t0, u8 of old, by both the groom sud e bride. 1t any one has other and better suggestlons, let us bave thews; but, by all that s dear an sacred, lot us bave befter laws fu our beautiful Btate of Illiouls, so that marriage relatious shal} produce uothing but bappy howes. — BUSINESS NOTICES, Yise # Mrs. Winstow’s Baot Syrup* for hlldren walle teetbing. 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