Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 24, 1878, Page 8

e R 2 e, A DB st ot s s s i g i i THEv CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY. MARCH 24, IS7€—SIXTEEN PAGES. THE CITY. GENERAL NEWS. The motion for & new trial in the Gage cace came 1 before Judge Rogers sesterday, but was post poned to Fridsy. The North Side Railway Company refazes to ex- tend its tracks on Centre street and Webster and ‘Racine avenues if the licensing of cars is insisted upon. o thecase of the Town of West Chicago ve. Thomas Wall, a suit brought to recover an alleged deficiencs in Wall's accounts as Town Supervisor in 1873, the jury disagreed and were discharged. The Garden City Temperance Society beld its regular weekly meeting last eveningat No. 213 West Madison strect. After the transaction of rontine business, several appropriste addresses were made. - Yesterday afternoon Lizzic O'Malley, 24 years of age, Teslaing at No. 1632 LaSalle strect, drank 2 cup of concentrated Iye in mistake for a cap of ten. It wasnoticed st once, and a phyeician who ras called in succeeded in saving ier life by the ‘use of strong emetics. temperature sesterday, as observed by Ma- e e am. 85 Hiadison sircet (TArBEXE Build: 1ng), was at 8 a. m., 46 degrees: 10a. m., 58; 12 m.. 63; 3p. m., 65 6 D, m., 64. Darometel at 84 m., 29.89: 6 p. m., 20.67. ‘The City Treasurer's receipts_yesterday were as sollows: | Collector, 7051 Water Ofiice, $2,054.88; Comptroller. $1,335.49; West Town Collector; £1,177; South Town Collector, $65.000: tota), $70,315.02. He paid ont 24,526 to school teachers, being balf their pay for Januaty. A call was issued for the provision men to mect in the Open Board-room yesterday afternoon (o islk about inspection, and suggest names for an Inspector. About twenty asscmbled, but, as the callers of the mecting did not make their appear- ance, nothing was done. At 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon Thomas Nich- olaon, 2 watchman in the employ of the Pittsburg & Fort Wayne Railroad, while chasing some boys ho were ancoying him near the crossing of Stew- art avenge and Eighteenth street, was accident- ally caught between the bumpers of two cars and quite severely injured internaliy. . The attendance at the Philosophical Society last might war larze. Mrs. Amelis Jobn Hathaway d livered an interesting lecture upon **entai Au- tomatism.” At the mext mecting the Rev. J. T. Sunderland will tell what he knows about the rulerof that supposititions future abode of e wicked. -+ The Devil " he will discourse about, A package containing $2,000 in bills was yester- day received at the Sub-Tressury from L. P, Sher- man, Cotlector of Internal Revenue for Eastern Jowa, - Among the roll was a connterfeit National $500 bill. It differs from the onginal in two par- ticalars. —the ear of John Quincy Adams is indis- tinct, as is the left hand of the female figure. The bill was stamped . G." and sent back. It came throngh the National Baok of Iowa. Yesterday afternoon the body of an unknown mau way foand floating in the lake at the fuot of Fifty- third street, near the Hyde Park Hotel. It Svag that of o German aboat 46 vears of age, and was clad in a checked flannel ehirt, dark cassimere nts and vest, anda dark brown beaver sack coat. T2 life the man had beea a fittle under size, of & eandy complexion, with sandy beard mixed with £ray. The Inmber-shovers o the number of 3000r 400 met in Bobemisn Uall, on West Tavlor street, near Canal, last night, but the procecdings were Dot open 6 reportorisl investization, and outside inquiry reveafed only the understanding that the recent action of the Tumber-vessel owners was strongly deprecated, and tito cxprestion general Ahat the movement 10 unload vessels with - crews wonld prove a failure. As faras could be ascer- tained the rates for the season were not fixed, but it is eaid they will be lower than last fall. The ladies of Centenary Church have provided a series of entertainments for the benefit of the Ladics’ Aid Society, the drst of which occurs on Tuesday evening. It promiees to be an unusually stiractive course, and is intended to include mo- sical sclections by prominent actiste, and a literary course, in which Rovert Collyer, David Swing,ara others will participate, The programme for Tues- day cvenlag compriscs an interesting selection of readings and mnsic, which will be rendered by artists whore nazcs are suliciently popular to i~ sure atiention. The Penitentiary Commiesioners met in sccret session ut the Grand Pacisic Hotel yesierday after- 100D, and sgrced to sublet all the work on the Ecetern Insanc Asyium, except the cut stone, 1o Liliy Brothers, of Fort Wayne, Ind., for §147,5; “Fhe actioa is a little farcical on its face, and is looked npon with some suspicion. from the fact thst a reputable firm in this city offered to do the ork 1t S0 lese. The sction of one of the Coic missioners in valgarly insalting one of the lower biaders who remonstrated against the letting was 4iso the sndject of some adverse comment. The Special Committee on. Customs Franas transacted but very lifile business yesterday, on acconnt of its being Saturdav. and a busy day with the witnesses. But a very short_scesion wus held, commencing at 3 p.m. and closing at about 4o'clock. Buttwo or threc witnesses avpearcd before the investizators, the most prominent of whom_was Peier Van Schasck, of the wholesale drnz frm of Steventan, Van Schaack & Co., who === ~——mogdnTome disclosnres, but exactly of what fature coild not be learzed. ‘Ar. J. J. McGrath was in- £ide the private foom for 4 few moments only, snd e probably did not have much to ssy. There was nothing at_the defanct banks yester- ay out of the nsual order of thinge. Depositors in tho State Savings were drawing their dividends &% usual, znd at the other inetitutions the Receiv- crs were doing little o nothinz _except to long for collections 10 come 10, and for the better times 10 come whereon the real estate on hand could_be euld and the proceeds applied to dividends. Re- ceiver Jackson, of the Third Natfonal. will move iato Room 11 of the same building inwhich the pank is now sitostea within a few days, the Merchante' Savins Losn & Trust Company having Jeased the bauk oftice, into which they will move sometime in April. A resident of 1his city told a friend the other dav that he had once uvon a time—the conversa- tion hiad turned upon O'Leary aud Weston—walked from here to Milwaukee in a day, pinery-three miles, square heel-and-toe walkinz, he said. -0, hat's 100 thin,” contemptuoucly smd ome of his Rearers. . ** Perbaps you tkink I'in_lying. " indip. nantly retorted the mizkty pedestrian. bat 1 can Prove it to you. Smith—yon know Smith; fellow 3n a bank down_near the Chamber of Commerce. wWith big cars—Smith was alonz with me.” ++0, that aiters the case,” 6aid the ofher one; **if there was tWwo of yon it only made abont forty-six miles apicce—thai's nothing to blow abont.™ Mention was made yesterday in a telegrsm of the death of a man named Jumes Stine, in New - York. LY epicide. A letter of recommendation from Clapp, Young & Co., of this city. was found in Lis skecsion. e stuted the dsy before he died that Jio bad begn ecarching eix wecks for work, bat, Deing unable to procure it, he had bought a 'ticket for Chicago, determined to relsrn bome. As he w28 friendlcss and penniless, be concluded to kill Limeclf, and Wedncadsy took a dose of morphine. This did not have the dcsired effect. Thursday he swandered almlessly arond, and in the cvemng found himeelf in Central Park. Seating bimsolf an o bench, he unbuttoned his Goat and vest, and £bot himeelf three times in the region of the heart. A young man residing in this city bas been lock- ing forward for come time past with plensure not ‘unmized with apprehension to the visit of his ais- ter, whom he had not scen for three years, The catee of his anxiety 8 exsily cxpiained: a female isitor has 10 be shown all the sights, taken 10 the theatres, and balls, and three admissions to euch g‘lnces soon make a hole in a young man's salary. he sister arnved last Thursday, and in the course of the evening her brother found out that the had been converted and wonldn't be scen on the same side of the street as a theatre was on. 1he brother feels a5 1f the Grand Pacifc Hotel hed been lifted of lus chest, and thete ix mare joy in bis honse- hold over one sister that hath been converted than there wourd be over ninety and ine consins who woald need to be escorted round to placcs of smusement. A temperance reformer wa arguing with a man who didn’t believe in_urohibition the other dav, and elung some statistics at him. -* In Beljum, ™ said the advocute of temerance, ** there are over 101.000 places were epiritchus lquors are £old, in 2 popilation of less than five milliors, or an aves sge of one saloon for every 39 pereons. male, male, and children. This makes in the neigh hood of one ealoon for every 12 adnit males, und in some places there is one for evers G voters. Whau do you think of that? Tnit not 3 aeplorable pros- pect?” he added, warmiy. ** You're talking. " said the encmy of Probivition warmly: ** unicss the boys is all Vanderbilts, and especiaily if they ever hang up the drinks, three-quarters of those saloon- Xeepers "Il bo bust insde of a year.” The West Town Collector, John Toffman, will probably turn his books over 10 the County Collect- Or10-morrow or Tuexdsy. The original person: tas-warrant called for the collection of $287.32; Of this, $250, 109 has been callected, or a littlc over 871§ ver cent. Conewerinz that this has been =0 of-year, that all business hus been very thagoan W epesks well for Maj. loffman Uat he has exceeded the percentage of collections lghasy Fear. Tesides the persomal taxes, about 100, has been tnken in on real esiate, Tne €expeuscs of collection this year are less, and mote moucy has been taken in. One reason of the suc- .€#e8 lics in the fact that James N. Clarke's assecso ientiast yerc was falr and cquliably made: and 0 e Col 3 ¢! p s best Tor the e lecior was determined to do ‘The old man read in his Trmey: 30 interesting story abomt Sasjerta b Hocral hiow 10 going Off the stage she tripped over A door. 5tep, or a eyilable of her name, of sometning, and fell on her nose. ‘- *The audienca testifen its Eymyathy.” read tne ola man; **1 spose tha -*Quch!l’ 3nd *the swift little smile 3nd mmotion in _which she conveyed 10 the relieved andience that ‘she was not hurt, that she was herzelf to biame far Dot taking care, nd that she was pratefol for the ‘Eympathy expréssed—2ll thuz in gne look and step— were ap inimitable and indcscribable exbidition of -her art.’* Here the old man stopped, looked ‘around apprehensively, carcssed a lump on the back of his Lead that is laid down in Do phrena- Jogical chart, and went on musingly: **Well, we) _And-that's Am! Now, I recolicct thas my old ‘Sroman fell over a focking-chair onst one night in 1he bedroom, and nearly ewallowed her faise teeth, besides knocking the washetand-basin into forty million picces - and geiting most of them into the palms of her hands, and can I ever forger the swift little smile and motion n which she con- ¥eyed 2o me that she was burt, and that1was to blame for leaving that rocking-chair right in the 18 of the room and taraing out the gas, dud hat there was & broom out in the kitchen behind the pantry-door to the left as you go in, and that there would be a Jump on the back of my head as bigasa hen's egg before the shadow on the dial had moved forwards ive minutes, and that if ebe Had only known what sort of a wholo menagerie of brutes 1 was before she married me she never would the longest day she lived nd yet I never wonld bave thoaght of paying S1.50 far a reserved zeat 10 £ee that inimitaole and indescribable exhi- bition of her art. What frands these actresses are anyway! There's no accounting for tastes,™ A Congrossman _(whose name, out of rezard for nis numcrous constituents, is suppressed) s deepty in love with 3 beautiful girl of thiscity, now vieiting the National Cavital. where ehe is réceiv- ing much attention. The otber evening he called upon her to propose for her hand and heart. - He was somewhat agitated and said that he would nuw move the fouse into Committee of the Whole on the Union—he meant to say that they do now o into execative session. Knecling at her fect he gasped, **1 will detain you bit 3 few minutes. Hiss — (her name, out of regard for the numer- ous young men to whom elic 18 engazed and who all consder ber faithful and true i3 withheld), ++3iss —, 1 wish to—~that is to zay. existence un- chieered by—I mean you cannot but bo aware that-= in fine.” be burst out, growing desperate, ‘‘move that wy specch be rcceived as delivered, and ordered printed in the Congressional lecord—I mean and on the tablets of your memary, and that you do hereby will accept me.” ‘There will be 1o cards. How deceptive appearances arc sometimes £0id, on Dearborn strect, solemnly, a middle-aged man'toa friend from Racine, the other d: tall, caunt, ehabbily-dressed man pessed “*To ook at that man," he contmned. *y wouldn't think he was worth more than a dolfar, ormavbea dollar anda half with his clathies. I recollect him ever since he came here in 'S4, and he has aiwags presented the same shavby appear- ance, —such an appenrance. indeed, as would jus- tifs & barkecper of very limited powers of obscrva~ tion in remarking siymificantly, before he intrusted the aecanter (o his hands, * Projnce the necessars.’ Well, well, - you t always tell a man by his looks. Woat do vou think that man yonder is worth? mean after making _every deduction for depression of valnes, shrinkage of real estate, and soon." ~The man from Racme eaid he didut knaw—perhaps .000. **You're about half a million out.™ said the Chicagoan, **A million?" said the man from Racine. 0, said the Chicagoan: **be isw'torth o cent.” Five minutes afterwards they 1sened from the postal of & wet-goods store, the Ttacipe man_ putting bis chnge from a dollar ill back into his pocketbook, and the Chicagosn wear- inz a still, email £mile of contentment. TOE UPHOLSTERERS. 5 The leading upuolaterers of Chicago, in view of the hard times and the consequent reduction of their wares, have entered into an agrcement o re- duce_the wages of their workmen from §2.50 to $2.95 a day after April 1. There arc in this Tity, it is enid, less than ffcy first-clnss hands. though therc are altogether, inclnaing boys, some 500 cogazed in the calling. The Upholstorers' TUnion hias s membership of 230. The action of the employes has been a subject of discussion at its meenngs, and, while nothing definite has yet been done, the men bave informally decided to quit work It their pay is lowered. Asa rule, the fems make a contract with their bands. 'The agreement terminates at one shop ona certain day, and at another shop on a ditterent day. Ina few establishments work is dune altozetter by the piece. The latter have not entered into the agrec- ment. The W. W. Strong Furmture Company's contract expired March 1.and when their men were informed of the reduction they declined to accede toit, and pat on their conts. ‘They, however, wept to work again under an arrangement by which they are 10 be paid for what ey do. At Spicgel & Co.’s the men left, and have ot retnrn- cd. ~ Colby & Wirts have a3 yet bad no troule. Their contract does not terminate until the lst prox. Since only a few of the employers are in the combination, its object is likely to be defeated. Firms outside have notified the first-class work: men that they can have employment in their shops .50 a dav. A8 the number is limited, and it is difficalt to fill vacancies, these fortunate crafts- men are not uneasy. W hether they will shoulder the fnferior men and try to carry them through remains o be seen. A TRANCH MINT. The Chicago Mining and Stock Exchange held ita first mecting yesterday in ite new room in the Methodist Episcopal Church Block. ' The room has been calcimined and cleaned. and it is_proposed to have the furniture put in ready for business next week, and to bold its next session there dlon- day, April2. Tae principal business transacied was the election of members and the passace of 1he following resointions in regard to securing & ‘ranch mint n this city: Wirreas, It s generally recognized that additional colnacy capicity I8 necessars to sccare the best results {rom the Inws remonetizing sflver. and providing for ‘curiy resumption of e i nd ‘WHEREAs, ‘The present Uinted States Mints are all Jocated outside of and st considerabla dis:: o the great Northwesiern States fam, 1llinols, Wisconstu. Minucsots, ‘10wa. Razens, and Nebrask: WuELes, Ch aruly the recefving and distributing centre’ of ¢ territorv_thin any other clty, nd is the bess eIty (o gecure cCoROMY of transportation fn the natural discribution of the coin and engan labor in 1ts production: therefore, Lesoired. ‘Ihat the Chicago Mining and’ Steek change docsmest hearilly Tecominend the estall meprof u mint in this cltys and further Jiexnived, That this Excange authorizes Anarew J. Bell, one of [is Directors, to repres2at it sentiments ni Washinzion and o urge Upon our members of ConsTess re this wise that they take mos: active measures to & aud nceded legislation. OBITUARY. By the death of Mr. John Bersy Mitchell, an- nounced in Moncay's TRIBUNE, the old residents of tlus city are remjnded of the early days of Chi- cago, and of the band of pioneens Wi.o, with un- bounded faith in its future, helped to lay the foundation of its sreatness, Mr. Mitchell wes one of theold eettlers. He was born in tne town of Leeds. Kennepec County, Me., Oct. 17, 1608, and removed {o Chicago. then o mere villase of less than 2,000 inhabitants, in October, 1535, where, with bricf intervais of abeence, be has since resid- cd. For many. years be was enzseed in_active busing The old residents will remember the boot ard shoe store kept by him on Dearvorn street, near the old Tremont House. e became a member of the Clark Strcet M. E. Church in_February. 1839. Hle wae A conirmed m- valid during the last fve years of nis life, but endured bis physical sufferings with true Chris- tian beroism and resiznation, ' lis remising were taken to Patk Ridge for burial by the side of three children and other relatives whose graves are in de! cemetery there. He Ieaves a wife and two chil- ren. SENATOR OGLESRY. TUnited States Senator Richard J. Oglesby was in the city sesterdar. at the Grand Pscidc Uotel. He i on bieway 10 Washington, ae baving fone to lus home on leave of ubsence 1o be present at the birth of his son, which occurred n few daysago. The Senator stated that he ex- pected to do some bard work fn the next few weeks to make up for lost time. Iiis sccretary had writ- ten lnm that over 500 letters had come to hand since his aokence which must be apswered. So far as the Costoms frauds in New York were con- cerned he thought that it w2s a matter for in- vestization by the [Umited Suates Treasnry, and one with woich Congrees had nothing 1 do. Th: Commission thei was in ses sion now, he thousht, would do its duty, and furtner than that he could say notbivg. It was a matter about which the Reoresentatives and Sen- ators from this State had thought a great deal, but would zwait the result of the Investization Com- misson appointed by Secretary Sherman, HOTEL ARRIVAL Fatmer lyuse—] erman, Orange. WS Ty, T yarier, Xew Yo W Lawthers, Dubuqacs W. A. everley Bobertson. Hamijton, John' Geritsen, Colorado; M. B. Dunhany, San M. Porter, New Cumberland. W. riifith, Bilimare: P Sausders, Tyemont House—The Thuisbs Concert LI, Seal. Califoralaz W. J. Lock the Tlon, Asa Hor, salt Lake: Gardner, - Willam Por! D 3 Euer W. S." Coy, Ditmgue; Clarke - Carte A Mog Sewdll, Siriuzneld. Maok: Dayley, U. , Martiu Ttyeron, Grind Kapids: 1. C. Tioberis, ew Yo it Ferguvon and eters . 11 Mifehe orze Clinton, Buffale; Mason Yous) Fearon, Shadghai; G. Fariey. dr., Vokoham: CITIZENS> ASSOCIATION. TUE CITY'S PERPLEXITY. A meeting of the Exccutive Committee of the Citizens' Aesociation was held yesterday afternoon for the purpoze of receiving the report of the Com- mittee of Seven, appointed to sugzest a plan to re- lieve theecity of its present financial embarrass- ments crowiug out of the decicion of the Supreme Court. regarding city certificstes. and also 2 plan for the futare conduct of its affairs. Amonz the gentlemen present were F. W, Peck, T. J. With- row, A. A. Spraguc. Edwin Lee Brown, J. G. Shortall, Enos Ayres. . P. Derickeon, Georze E. Adame, R Meadoweraft, J; M. Adsit, George AT, Tow, J. 1i. Rees, Abner Tajlor, E. 8. Pike, and othere. The report which was submitted mects, it1s un- derstood, the cordial _eupport of &ix of its mem- bers, the other, Mr. Silverman, dissenting, _After the report had been read, it was explained by one of the members of the Committee, and discussed brietly by eome of the geatlemen belonging to tae Executive Committee. It was decided by them notio make it public antil they had more thor- ougbly considered and digested 118 suguestione. As far aeit 18 known, the Teport proposcs to deal with the mumentary difiiculty throagh the use of city warrants, which ate to_be issued by the city and taken care of by o syncicate until the money can be collected next year with which to pay_them. This. however, is for the present alonc. For the fatute it is proposed that the proper State officers be orged 10 direct the Assessars who aze to be clected next week to make their cordznce with the law—that is, asses crty &t it fair cash value. Were this done, the assesement of the towns included within the City of Chicago wonld be €0 high—aoout $310,000,000 prop- Hhat it conld fesue ' $2,000,000 of bonds o fund its fosting ~ indebtedness, and yet remain within the 5 per cent Ilimit Zzed by the Congtitation. Tuen, having disposed of the preseat burden of floating Indebrednecse. the Council wonld have 1o take accamulation of s surplus fand which sogid be msed to ran the city during the Gacal year and until the taxes levied for that year had béen coliected. This it is provosed to do by reducing expenditurea 103 minimum—say someining over 32,000,000 20d getting apart the zest of the tax fovy as'a sur- plus fund. ” The Committee believed that this plin was the only one by which the city could be taken and kept out of the miserics which are nOw besfeg: ingit. The following resolution was reported by tbe Commitice of Seven and unanimouslyadopte o outstanding cerrifleates o QDT e BY She Jawlally. comtltated thortics of the City of Chicazo, amounting Xnfl lh; zregate to tho suin of 3,000.000, the proceeds od ilch bave been covered into_the City Treasury auc d[kshm;.lc? ‘therefrom for the legiiimate exoenses of the clty: be ft cao In the sense of this Association that e, Tt e e s Aot the sale of the sald certigcates, they should be met in the most ample good faith at maturity by the clty. Some time during the week the Exccutive Com- mittee will bold another meeting and take some acsion upon the report. During the discussion attention was called to the recent decision of the Wisconsin Supreme Court settinz_aside the tax levy of the City of Fort Howard on the ground that the assesement was void, the Asgesgor not having wade o fair cash valuntion of proverty, and [t was intimated that ‘possibly the Supreme’ Court of 1llinois might add 1o the existing complications by making & similar decision tn case the imperative Revenae law of this State were not lived up to by the Assessors and the State Board of Equalization, SOCIAL SCANDAL. HORSEWUIPS AND PISTOLS. The ruler of cvents has in kindness to a romance- loving publicand the frateraity of emacisted nesws- paper reporters decreed that the time had come When there shonld be a social sensation—some- thing that should awaken from lethargic slumber the component parts of the marrow world known as **society.™ again manifest himself. Probavly 1t was the Devil who concocted tne scheme which worked its way - out through the person of a cer- taln young man guite widely known in certain eocial circles of this city. Be that as it may. o acheme was concocted— a ecueme worthy of the malicious ingenuity of the Devil himself—to_rob a young Iady of that which elie held most near and dear, her good name. A ++personal" was inserted in onc of the daily apers. This personal requested a_certain youn adp to **again " mect the advertiser at the **usual tinie™ ata place the number of which only was given. The name of the young lady was fo little Concealed hy the omussion of letters that every person who was acquainted with her for whom the advertisement was witended (and it could mean none but her, a8 her name wes €0 marked) knew at once who ywas meant. and the personal, frumed in langusge that showed a falsity upon ifs face, revealed €0 plainly the malicious motive it con* tained that mo room was left for doudt. And, 100, the number given wus thatof 2 notarlous place of Yicious resort. A tempest of wrath at once arose. Father, friends, and relatives of the young ladv swore last- ing revenze. The contemptibie {nsult offercd to the lady cat them to the quick. That she, who had always deported herself in the way 'most becoming to a lady, and bLad mever been known 1o say or doaught that cven the evil-minded could construc into an improper act. should be so assailed without cause and in such an_oben, pub- lic way, was enough to make them justly ery for vengeance Dut who was the perpetrator of this *-practical joke, " this easy way to **get even " for o well-deserved social rebuff¥ Suspicion at once fell upona young man who had sought the hand and heart of the fair one in vain. In justico 10 him be it said that he cleared himself from the imputation cast upon hiw, snd shamed thase who bad suspected him. There was another man _who had upon one occasion iritten a very impertinent note to Miss—, and lad upon another occasion boasted himself” the perpetrator of another **huge practical joke™ in inyiting the young lady 10 & party, and saylng, afcer being re- fused, that he had Intended not to escort her in case sho nceepted the luvitation. The general rep- utation of this man bad not a'little influence 1n turning suspicion againet him. ~ le hod been, say the lady's friends. detected in many scurvy tricks and scurrilous remarks, aud is alleged to be the author of anonymous lettera to a certain lady con- cerning her husband, and of simllar letters to the relatives of that lady directing suspiclon to that busband. It may not be out of place to add taat no onc_conld have been more generally aisliked tuan this /ago. BUT HOW TO VERIFY THE SUSPICIONS which Inevitably attached themszlves 10 him, was the marn queetion for solution by the many friends who hod Interested themselves in the avenging of such a cowardly act. Steps were immediately taken to prove the cuilt. The copy from which the adyertisement had been printed was secured and taken by Mr. W. J. Swan, whose relations to the young lady are of such a naturc that he was decined the proper person to espousc her cause, aud compared by him with tne impertinent Jetter mentioned above. The similarity between the chirography of the twa was so striking that Mr, Swan was atonco satisfied that the dastard had been found. To fortify himself, he presented the papers to an expert. who unhesitatingly pro- nounced them from the same pen. And Prof. R. U. Piper, the microscopist, readily pointed out the unmistakable peculiantie of the one scen in the other, and declared positively that the person wha was guilty of writing the letter was tne writer of the adveriisement. The aathor of the lemter was James C. Harris, who oards with Dr. Swartleyat No. 555 Michigan avenue. Therefore the authorship of the personal waz atfributed to_that individual. He hasan un- enviable reputation and a business repute over yshich bis former employes, the Hall Safe & Lock Company, shake their heads. To this verson Mr. Swan torned. e souzht him at his abiding place. but finding him dancing attendance at Bour- nigne's, ** called him out, * and demanded a scttle- ment without unnecessary delay. Harris refused tobe intervicwed tnen, and declined to call the next day 3t Mr. Swan's office, the ofiica of the Vice-President of the \Western Unlon Telegraph Company. Thus the man unwittinzly postponed a settlement of accounts. Mr. Swan voluntecred to call upon him in the morn- ing. Hurris eaid that he would be *‘out.” Not tobe baflled, Mr. Swan waited {n front of his resi- dence till be.should recurn. arris, it appears, sent home for a pistol, and upon the most pitifal entreatics induced three acquaintances to see him home. At the residence Mr. Swan waited with two frieads whom ne desired to witness the affair. When the carriage containing Harris and_his pro- tectors rolied up Mr. Swan confronted Hurris, The urzent interference of Harrls' escorts, and possibly the presence of two zasrdfans of the peace, prevented an outbreak and s great Qisturbance. That ifarrie would not meef the responsioflity of his alleged acts like 8 man was cvident. The next night Mr. Swan called at No, 755 Michizan avenue and found Harris ot home. Entering tac parlor and demanding liarris to step outside, and being refused. Mr. Swan drew a dog- whip and laid 1t vizorously over the head and shoulders of the alleged defamer. Great Jivid marks rose in responte fo the touch of tho whip. Harris drew s pistol, and ordered Mr. Swan oat of the house. Mr. Swan was unarmed. He dared Harris to shoot. Harris did not fire. Satisfled with the humiliation which he had bestowed upon the man before him, Mr. Swan withdrew, and Harris will long remember the punishment of the bud deeds claimed to have been committed by him, which could emanate only from one totally lost 10 the commonest fcelings of decency and gentle- manly deportment. CITY CERTIFICATES. A NEW MOVE IN THE INJONCTION SUIT. Yestorday morning Gen. George W. Smith snd John M. Rountree sppeared before Judge Moore with o petition to make Mre. Elizabeta Bayard, widow of Robert Dayard, of New York, & party defendant in the case of Henry Faller va. The city. 3ir. Robey, attorney for Mr. Faller, objected, on the ground that it would raise collsteral iasncs. Mr. Smith informed the Court that the bill alleged that Fulicr was a taxpsyer, and was scck- ing to enjoin the city from nsing ceriain revenue for the payment of warrams which were issued for money advanced to the city in_snticipation of the revenue. The city had derived the money on warrants, and was now about to use money which it had received from tazes in payment of these certificates. The bill alleged that such certificates were void; that there was a conspiracy existing Detween the city and_the certiflcate-holders to use the money in this way. The guestion which would arike must necessarily be of most interest to the certificate-holders. 1t coula make little differ- enee to the city, excent ax it affected it powsr to borrow. whether the injunctions were g ted or not. 1le was ready to show the materiul interest of iis client. The Court inguired how Mrs. Bayard would be injured if not made a party, Nr. Smith eaid that the city, if_enjoined, would be prevented from paving her certificates. 1t would ot be prover to make her £it by ana then say, if this case resulied 1n the issnance of the. order, that ehe might commence 3 case at common faw. To get a judzment would require from taree to five years, In the meantime the city might divert the money. 1ller sopearance in this case would also prevent & multituge of suits. Mr. tountree held that the city was only & Trns- tec, and was pledzed to pay the moncy to the cer. tificste-holders. Under such circumstances the holder had as much right to be made a party as bondbolder in a_railrosd case. The real contr versy wasbetween Fuller and the certificata-hold- crs,” 1 the injunction should be 1ssucd, the city could novpay the certificates, and the holders would have toapply for a judement. By making 1hem defendants but one suit wonld he necessary. Fuller claimed to be the taxpayer; the certficate- holder claimed the taxes, and bLence the latter should be beard. Besides, the bill charged the petitioner with being a consprrator. r. Robey replied by saving that the defendants were realiy only thecity officers, As in the Ed- wards case, there Was no necessity for otber de- fendants. Mr. Rountree—And no application to be made defendants either. 3ir. Robey suid that the complainant had the op- tion 6f admitiing new defendate, but conld not be compeiled o do ko, especislly if ‘coliateral issues wonid be thereby raieed. A decree against the city would be binding against alf holders of certif- cates. The latter, if they fesred a diversion of the mouney pending o fuit for a judgment, could apply for an injunction to enjoin uch diversion. Corporation-Coutsel Bonfield, on hehalf of the clty, eaid that the vill alleged that the city wasa conspirator, witn others, (0 defraud the citizens. It was u fact, however, that there were reports on the street that the city was conspirinz with Henry Faller to prevent the payment of the warrants. He thought that it wonld remove many fair grounds of suepicion f{rom the minds of the pople i Mrs. Bsyard and sny oth- er holuers of thes city's paper were allowed to come in and be heard.” The question should be fully vresented by all parties, AMr. Robey then stated to the Conrt that he would De very glad to buve wach attorneys as those for Mre. Bayard in the case, sad he waived his tions and allowed Mrs. Bayard to bemade aparty defendant. Some general talk followed as to when the case conld be heard. Jndge Moore said that on Monday week he would have to sit in the Criminal Court. Mr. Bonfield thought the city wonld be ready next week. He was anxious for an carly hearing. Afr. Smith promised 1o be ready as soon as the city. The object of bringing Mrs, Iiaard, a non-resi- dent. into the proceeding is belicved to be for the puizpose of tranaferting the mattcr at ofce to tie United States Court, it Judge Moore decides to grant the injunction. THE COUNTY BUILDING. The Grand Jury did very little yesterday, and nothing of any importance. g The Collector of Lyons brought in §1,000 yester- @ay, and the Collector of Thornton $600. The arguments in the cases of Sherry and Con- nelly, on motion for a new trial, were yesterdsy postvoned for one week on motion of their at- torneys. The case of Nellle Price and Sherry, for robbery from Mr. Hotchkin, occapled the Criminal Courts, agnin yesterday, Nellie deigned to take tho wit- nees siand in her own defense, and did some wild swearing. The case was given fo the jury at a late hour, nnd s sealed verdict is to be returned to- morraw. . The Rev. Mr. Tlaagensen, not Hawkinson, mar- ricd Miss Jacobina, referrcd to in this colunin yes- teraay. He appeared at the County Clerk's ofiico yesterday and made affidavit that he had returned the license, etc., but the closest search failed to roduce it." The blame of the license not being on record must now be added to Gen. Lieb's many sius of omission. ‘The Sheriff's ofice will not be removed to the South Side after all. In committec it was yester- day agreed to give the Board room to the County ‘Treasurer, with the underatanding that the Board would occupy the County Court room, or the Grand Jury Toom, The Sheriff's office was to Lave been removed to give the Board quarters, but tie schemenow scems to have been abaudoned. Now that the county cannot force the city to be a party to the Court-House dome steal, the ** Ring™ is inclined to compromise. Yesterday Meesrs. Burling, Fitzgerald, and Architect Ezan were appointed a Committee to comsult with the city authorities in the matter as a sham. The ** Rins™ knows full well that the city has long tince repudiated the dome ides, and all that can come of the consultation will be delay on the part of the county in tearing down what it has built. The Committee on Supplies was at work again yesterday, and ngreed to recommend that the award for bread be made to Duffy Bros. at their bid of $2.20 per 100 pounds: fo Field, Leiter & Co. for dry poods; to 3I. C. McDonald & Co. for liquors;_to the Tivoli Boitling Company far beer: and to’ McGinness & Boyle for ice at their bid of 38 cents por 100 pounde. In making the award for liquors there was a big fight, coming of the fact that 3 certain Commissioner was supposed to be one of the bidders. The awards yes to be made are for drugs clothing, and groceries. 'S EXTRAS. The Committee on’ Public Buildings and Pablic Service met yesterday afternoon, and had before it the proposition to cat off Sexton's *’extras" on the brick-work for the Court-louse. Mr. Burling stated that there was no nccessity for using a bet- ter brick than was called for in the specifications, and reminded the Committee that Architect Egan w26 of the same opinjon. Messrs. liolmann and Dradley took a different view of the rituation, and were in favor of continuing the ‘‘extra’ teal, which, if carried forward, will amount to $27,000. They ‘wanted' the very best walls put up, and could not sce how their wishes conld bo carried forward without the **extras,” motwithstanding the opinion of both Burling and Ean, who are experts in such matters. ~Finally action in the ‘matter was postponed, and, by a casual glance at affairs, the indications are that the postponc- ment means o throwing away of $27,000 of the public’s money. Ther¢ may be some excuse for this outside of the peculiar relations of Scxton and certain Commissioners, but none has been given. CRIMINAL. Minor arrests: Frank Williams, William Tam- 1ion, Joseph Bribely, alias ** Yorky," and Will- iam 0'Donnel!, wanted on general principles and upon suspicion by Detective Scott; Thomas Mc- Donard, ailas Howard, a well-known confidence- man, who is wanted on enspicion of having taken several **con.™ tricks on the railroad; Mary Wil- cox, wanted on suspicion of having ' robbed the Windsor House of a quantity of clothinz. Two well-known pickpockets of youthful years pamed William McGeeney, alias O'Conuor, aud John O'Brien. aiced by another Jad not yet in cs- tody, yesterday clternoon waglaid Mra. Drake, of No. 120 Ann street, at the corner of Wabash svenue and Monroe street. They snatched from her band o pocketbook containing about $100. They were run down by some citizens, and De- tectives Ryan and Osterman_took them into cus- tody, and Justice Summerfield awarded them $100 each, s rs, Drake refused to prosecute far lar- ceny. About 565 of tho money was recovered upon the two young thieves. Edward Moscly, charged with ravishing his sdopted sister Anna, ased 12 years, yesterday waived further examination in_the South Divislon Police Court, and was held in $2,000 Lo the Crim- wmalCourt. The iittle girl will swear positively against him, and a physician who has _examined her will prove her condition. _Justice Summerfleld committed the girl to the Homo of tne Friendless, and every effort is to be made to prevent Mosely's fricnds or relatives from tampering with her. Mosely ik but a short time out of juil, on charges of larceny 05 bailee and for perjufy i _connection with his relentless prosecution of Ellen Mathews. Justice Summerfield vesterday held the follow- ing: Andrew Collins, sssaulting and cutting lenry Belc, because he would not accommodate him with a chéw of tobacco, S600 to the Criminal Court; Charles McNaniman, latceny of overcosts and as- enulting and biting Officer Murnane, continacd to the 30th: Johu Slagton, IHenty Seramen, Thomas O'Neill, and Michael McDonald, Jar- ceny of three kegs of beer, ' $300 each to the Criminal Conrt; John Doller. and Ricnard Blackmore, larceny of grain-bags, $500 cach to the 25th. Justice Morrison held flenry Hopkine in $500 fo the Criminal Conrt for the burglary of enrietta Burg's house, No._198 Curtis strest; William Craig, Iarceny of SI fo the Criminal Court: Benjamin and Joscph Rosenbach, recefving stolen vroperty, 3500 to the 7th; Constable J. Q. Grant, Gus Walker, insur- . and W. J. Wilker, renting agent charged with conspiracy to dispossess S. W. Stryker of certain chattels and goods in atock. SUBURBAN. LAKE. The Board of Town Trustees met yesterday afternoon, with all the members present. Mr. Condit sent in a letter stating that his annual report ad been delayed Lo allow the use of his Dbooks during the recent investigation before Jus- tice Foote. He acked that, in view of the sus- ‘picion cast upon his official repntation, a commit- tec be appointed to look into his accodnts and sec if they were all right. The request was granted, and Messrs. Muirliead, Montzomery, and Biester wers appointed such o committee, und were an- thorized to employ an expert 10 assist them, Mr. A. JL Veeder, the Town Attorney, sentin his resignation, to take cffect April 1. 1lis reason was that his practice was such ns to present him giving that time to the town’s business which its Tinportance required. 1t was accepted. A petition was received and referred asking that the name of Arnold street be changed to LaSalie sreet. An ordinance was passed fixing the Treasarer's compeneation for the fiscal year just closing at 2 per cent of all the money received by nim, The meeting adjourned to Thursdiy atH 2. m. A mecting of the citizens of the Wwn opposed to the present administration was held last cven~ g st the Ceatenmial School, on rifty- firat sireet. When the Committees fram the different portions of the town werc called it was foutd that there was 1m0 representation from the Stock-Yards, as there had been some misunders standing abunt calling & mecting there. Aftera consultation with the rest of the Committees it was resolved to adjourn fo mect in the enme place Tucaduy evening. In the meantime the Stocks Yards ate t hold a meeting and elect delegates. A man by the name of Jobn Kauc, a plasterer by trade, who resides at Englewaad, was killed by o Lake Shore & Michigan Southiern ' switch-engine aL Forty-third strect yesterday afternoon. fe was abont 18 yesrs ol NYDE PARK. Some 400 of the lending citizens of Hyde Park met in Flood's Hiall last eveaing, tor the purpose of nominating officers to be lic voted for at the epring eclection. Ten minvtes were given each dietrict o sclect a Trustec. - Tae following was the resuit: First District, Jobn T. Bennett; Sccond, L. D. Fisher; Third, G. A. Folansbce; Fourth, Dr. Green; Fifth, A. C. Beck. No nomination was made in the Sixth District, according to uur report. The following were ais0 nominated: Clerk—>artin J. Russell, Folice Mapisirate—J. K. Rogers. Superrizor—W. G. Hudson. Collector—asbe) Plerce. Asseasor—J. 5. Scoviil. Tne following were announced by the Chair as the Exceative Committee for the yeur: ~Georze (. Bogue, F. A. Ilerning, G. A, Folansbee, Col, W. H. kaynor, J. Ii. Bowen. E. G. Ciark, T. C. Boyd, 1. J. Goodrics, and M. 1. Foss. ERSIDE. Althongh the apening of the Riverside Iotel has been bt Tecently announced. many of the rooms are aiready encaged for immediate occupation. The very Jow rates of prices will undonbtedly at- tract the larze cluss of people who desire to live cconomically and respectably without being at the £ame tume deprived of bome comforts, The free use of the spacious piazzas and the Riverside grounds must be an additional attraction to fam- flies with children, Tecumseh's Scalp Eaten by Doga. Hemingsiurg (Ku.) Democrat. Capt. Ayres Leforzee, o Fleming County (Ky.) plonéer and a veteran of the Mexican War, denies the oft-repeated story that “ Col. John- son killed Tecumseh,” and “says emphatically that he did uot kill ‘him, but “that one David Gooaing did, and that he carried his “ skelp home with hini, keepinz and cxhibiting it Yor several years as a trophy; aud that it was finelly lost by an accident—tue wind blew it out of the window, and before he could rescue it the dogs tore it t?, Ppicces. PARI The Carnival-Week==-Death, Buri- al, and Resurrection of King Carnival. Paris Invaded by Salamanca Students —An * Estudiantina Espanola” on the Boulevards. The Freach and Spanisk Students at the Schools and in the Streets--Nardi-Gras in the Qnartier Latin. Sardoo’s Last Play, “Les Bourgeois de Pont Aroy""—Proposed Bestoration of the Theatre Lyrique at the Conservatoire. Special Correspondence of The Tribune. Panis, March 6.—In days of old—they seem very far from us—there lived and flourished in Paris a jolly monarch. His name was King Carnival, and he beld sway over all the light- Dhearted madeaps, all the idlers, and all the libertine spirits of the Capital. The old fellow, who was yet hale and hearty In 1870, siept the best part of the year round, only awaking once and again in the twelvemonth. In the **far days " before Leut, and azain at the Mi-Careme, e would shake himself together and go mad for about a weck, during shich all his loysl subjects made it a point of houor to pay him the merry homage be loved best (for he was no stickler for propricty). The streets of Paris were WORTI! LOOKING AT at such moments, and, if the sights there scen were not always edifsing, they were at least full of iaterest to philosophers and abservers of buman nature. A sort of {renzy would seize hold of the population. They were posscssed by a wild craving for false noses; the solemn garb of ordinary life scemed to weigh heavily upon them, and was discarded for the motley and the capand bells of Folly. Those who were unable to satisfy their thirst for gayety in their own persons crowded the boulevards to watch the gayety of the others; and fora few days the town was given up to the spirij of Misrule. King Carnival, transformed for the uwonce nto the likeness of a Beeuf Gras, made a triumphal passage through the city, followed by a favatic throng of devotees, at- tired in every varietg of dress—or undress— that license could devise and the most charitable decency tolerate. The admircrs of past times and institutions take 2 morbid delight in telling of the rare doings of King Carnival. It would not become us to speak ill of the dead,—for THE POOR MONARCH I3 DEAD. De mortuis nil nisi bonum. When the Prussian legions entered nis Capital, he departed. His joyous, unscemly presence has vanmished from us; but bis shade—a mere shade, no more— still lingers. ** Alas, poor ghost 1" Each year since the Annee Terridble has wit- nessed a piteous attempt to resuscitate the Car- nival. Though the traditional brocession of the Beeuf Gras- has been suppressed, 2nd it is now no longer considered pardonable to air one- self on the Boulevard in the borrowed garments ot Pantaloon or Pierrot, a few reckless creatures have found coursge somewhere to brave _the derision of the crowd, in costume. But the cxamples werc rare. Last vear, suppose. You could not have counted alf-a-dozen between the Bastile and the Made- Ieine; and what a time that balf dozen had of it, poor devils! Mobs are pitfless as well as fickle. ‘They applaud folly one day, and the next they persecute it. The appearance of a false nose was baijled by the most merciless chad, if, indeed, Dos by absolute violence; and anything in the ehape of a mask or fancy dress made its wearer the but of public contumely. 1 forget, though. In the casesof children it was different. THE LITTLE OSES still have their Carnival. Mardi and Dimanche Gras are erand holidays for them. Numbers of tiny mummers of both sexes may be seen trot- ting proudly along beside their mothers, dressed as Marquises and Queens, milkmaids and_peas- ants, soldiers and vivandieres. Yesterday 1 assed a charming group at the corner of the I‘!ue Taitbout: o lovely Sultana of 6or7, and twwo sturds Pashas of perbaps 9. They wore genuine Oriental costumes, thick with gold thread and bright with color. 1 believe, I sus- pect, they were sent into the street to advertise their fathier’s Turkish warehouse; but, for all that, it was pleasant to look at them. - Beyond this, a plague of ubiquitous blowers of Freach horns, and a gnastly mockery of masked balls at Bullier and Valentino, there was fittle to mark the aifference between fat days’ and “thin days,” or any other days. We inade be- lleve we were merry, like great babies.— taking in neither our neighbors nor ourselves. But this Mardi-Gras a miracle has been wrought. King Caruival has risen from the dead! Tiave vou ever heard of the ESTUDIANTINAS ESPANOLASI" In the favored land of pretty senoritas, bull fights, and propunciamentos, it is the custom at this season, in the University towns, for the students to 7o about with guitars and all man- ner of music, serenading the ladics and giving impromptu open-air conéerts. ‘These bands are called Estudiantinas. The students of the venerable University of Salamanca—long pre-eminent in_ wit, wealth, and culture—bave had the original idea of send- ing a real Estudiantina to Paris, to show us something of the glorics of a Spanish Carnival. Sixty of them started from Salsmanca last week, with mandolines, guitars, flutes, and liberally supplied with *‘the sinews of war.” They are musicians, every one, and belonz, 1 understand, to some of the first familles in Spain. I need hardly say their arrival has created an immense sensation. A new atmosphere of youth and raiety seems to pervade Paris since” they have been herc. Whereyer they go,~and they go everywhere, from the Elysec to the Ecole de Mcdicine,—they bave an enthusiastic welcome . “Their concerts are voted charming, their dances (for they dance too) are pronounced inimitable, and we never tire of admiring their picturesque costume. The daring and povelty of their Irolie, and the ms{lz e, bandsome faces, and rood-bumor of the young fellows, made the Estudiantiua popular directiy. A MORE_GALLANT SIGHT than that of these sixty young Spaniards when they set out on their daily round, you could net see. They are dressed in the effective costume worn by the Salamanca students of the Six- teenth Century. 1t consists of a rich black vel- vet tunie, buttoned down the front, black silk stockings, and short velvet brecches of the same color, leather shoes with hows and steel buckles, a long Spanish cloak rolled - round the body aud thrown gracefully over the shoulder, all black,—white kid zioves, and, lastly, a black e h:mea‘uln " hat, cocked Jauntily on one side, and oddly adorned by an ivors spoon stitched on in front. A few of them, by-the-by, wear velvet berets, and many carry bunches of Vio- lets in their hats and button-holes. All except four bave musical instruments (and how they play!). There are sisteen guitars, fen violins, half-a-dozen bandourtas (in- struments of the mandoline class), and about a dozen flutes and pauderas. The truitars and bandourias ere embellished with brigcht ribbons of the national colos red and yellow. I defy any one to match_thls or- chestra ou our side of the Pyrenees. Evidently Salamanca University can teach the Arts as well as the Sciences.” Some of the violins would not do discredit to the Conscrsatoire, and the flutes arc s pure_and truc in tonc as any you could find at the Opera. A Spanish beggar is almost a gentleman. A Spanish gentleman is, I do believe, THE POLITEST DEING on the face of the carth. Ile bas the grace and civility of a Frenchman, with a pceuliar grave diznity which the 'Frenchman has ~not. With “true native politencss, our foreimn guests lost 1o time in calling_upon the President of the Republic, at the Elysee. Not havine been prepared for the coming of the unusual visitors, the Marshal was unable to receive them: so away they went, in the two wagonettes which they have hired, to the Spanish Embassy, on the quay. The Marquis de Molins made up for the shortcomings of the Elysee by a most cordial welcome, and, eti- quette having now Leen fairly satisfied, the students started on their career of adventures. Before very long, in frout of the Opers, they were asked to get out of their carrinzes and treat the town to a spectinen of their musical ability. Without the Juast rluctance, out they got. The musicians unslung their instruments, the conductor (a hendsome fellow, taller that the Test by three inchies) took up his stand on the steps of the Opera, and in a few minutes nearly 20,000 people wert enjoying the airs of Aragon and Castile. From here they proceeded to the Cercle de la Presse, where ther mave the jous Dade, and_thence agaln to the offices of the Higaro and Gaulois. ~The first of these journals could not have had a better or more timely ad- vertisement. Although the Latin Quarter conld boast noth- ing comperable to the Estudiantina in the way of Epectacle, it was felt that to allow it to de- part without a welcome from the Paris Schools would have been unpardonable. A GRAND MEETING OF STUDENTS was_instantly convoked at the Pantheon, and on Tuesday inorning a delegation ot 400—oz the Jine fleur ot Paris Siudentdum—marched down to the Hote d’ Angleterre, in the Rue Mont- martre, to prescot an address, and introduce the Spaniards to the hospitality of the *Quar- ter,” as it is fondly called. Circulation in the streets was stopped all along the route from the Sorbonne to the Halles; and when, with the aid of a borrowed student’s ticket (we were most particular 1 excluding the vulzar public!), I fraudulently pusnea through the crowd to the doors of the Hotel, [ found the address beine read, amid the applause of ad- miring thousands. The Estudiautina didn't understand the speech-making, but they under- stood the general expression of good-fellow- ship, and did their best to respond to it. When they were at & loss for a phrase, they shouted * Viva la Francia!” The hopeful Latins re- plied with a * Vive 'Espagne!” And off we 211 sct in procession,—the Spaniards, with their mandolines and guitars, a the head, playing for their lives. The grimy old Church of ™ St. Eustache never Jooked down upon A JOLLIER SPECTACLE, At the Prefecture de Police 2 halt was called. While the Pretect and bis neighbor, the Pres- ident of the Tribunal de Commerce, were ser- enaded, the crowd outside amused itsell by chatfing the 'bus and train drivers, aud ** sk) larking”’ with any pretty girl who tried to pass. Then e made another move forward, to the Ecole de Medicine. The gallant foreigners streamed into the court-yard. = A riog was form- ed, and, when all the rulgum pecus~i. e., the public—bad been summarily ejected, a sefect circle of us werc entertained with Cas- tilian balads and Catalonian breakdowns. Jotas succeeded fandangos, and boleros followed jotas, tiil we almost felt tempted to imagine we were dreaming, or at the Opera Comique. I can't sy much for the dancing. Only one student danced ata time. The great object seemed to be to twist one’s sefl into the most uncomfortable and unnatural position possible. ‘There swas much beating of tamborings, too, and excited throwing of capsin the air, all the while to a quaint accompaniment of inandolines and guitars. 2 From the Ecole de Medicine the procession went to the Ecole de Droit, where we had a sec- oud edition of the faudango performances; and thence to the Chalet. wherea magniticent punch was brewed and drunk AMIDST PRANTIC ENTIUSIASM and the moraing closed with a grand banquet at the Cafe Riche. Whether the example set by the Spaniards had stimulated the city or not, certain it is that 1 have mever seen Paris 0 gay since the war. False mnoses reappearcd by thon- sands; ~masks and costumes thronged the Boulevard St. Michel, and even the respectable quarters bordering the grand boule- vards caught something of the festive spirit. ¥rom my windows, last nizht, I could seea constant stream of revelers pouring steadily down in the direction of Bullier. That chaste and classic spot was crowded. Many a quadrilie was danced, and many a soupe a Poignon dis- caseed, before Ash-Wednesday dawned, recall- fng Paris in general, and the Latin Quarter in particular, to the decorous_commonplaces of every-day life. Heigh-ho! I wonder whether we shall ever have such another Carnival? MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC. Sardou, the indefatizable, bas just added another leaf to his moodly laurels. His last play, “Les Bourgeois de Pont-Arcy,” is a tre- mendous hit. In my mext [ will give youa sketch of the plot, which s, in mauy “respects, not unlike that of *‘Nos Boas Villageois.” There is some talk of reviving the Theatre Lyrique in _a moditied - form at the Cobservatoire. The grant of 200,000 francs usually devoted to the support of the Lyrique was handed over this yearin trustto M. Bardourx, the Minister of Yine Arts, to be uscd as he thought best for the interests of “young " musiciaus. The Corservatoire idea L. Bardoux’s, but it has been very coldly re- ceived by the composers. Probably if the Lyn'otélm should be revived the first work pro- duced would be M. Vancorbeil’s * Mahomet.” I heard a fragment of i last year at the Cobservatoire, and was much struck by it. The latest novelty at the Concert Populaire was a selection from Liszt's Vi Tasso,” which was played with success on Sunday. At the Chatelet we had a delightful prozramme._including Gade’s poetic ballad, “The Erl-King’s Dnughter,” fragments of Schumaon’s. * Manfred,” and setections from Massenct’s “Roi de Lahore.” HarRY 8T. MICHEL. R — An Economical Wife. Warhington Letter to Philadelphia Star. Already rumor is busy with the name of one of the leading officials of the Government, who 1s living in style and driving a pair of fast trot- ters on a salary of $4,000a year. There are whisperings about another citizen, whose salary is 81,000 1 year less than the first mentioned, who entertains handsomels in a large and styl- ish house, and who is known to be sccumulat- ing property. He was extremely poor when first appolnted to office by Grant. When a man zets an office here and suddenly gets rich, peo- ple naturally ask how be can save so much on 50 small 8 salary. Sepator Edmunds, when asked about a man &0 situated,—receiving $2,- 500 a year, living at the rate of $10,000, and al Tays accamolating property,—replied,’ with 3 l.’.\l;lfl?l(t smile, “Oh! he has au economical wife.” BIRTES. GORDON—AL 40 Osborne-st.. Montreal, ou the 20th Inst.. to the wife of the liev. John Gordon, 3 son. MAREIAGES. SOLLITT_BOWES—At the residence af Joha Soite, 157 Soich Jefferson-st_. March 13, by the Rev: Lobert Collyer, James J. Sollittand Mary C. M. Bower VAUGHN—BROWS—March 20. by the Rov. E. X Darrets. Mr. James W. Vaughn aad Miss Carrie P Brown. No cards, SAUNDERS—DECKER—March 0, 187, ot the house of the brides brother. 1403 Buiterfeld-ar. T. W. Saunders and Mary B, Decker. GUODMAN-DEOWN—At the reeldence_of the bride’s parents, by the Rev. A. A. Ketrloge, Thursday evening, Sarch 21, James §. Goodman and Kathor 11: Drown, daugiier of Thomas 1. and bhosbe - Brown. At hofhe, to-thelr {riends Thursdays in Aprl, Fremont Tlouse, Fremont, Neb. 3 ew Sork and Soston papers pleae copy. DEATTES. BRYANT—Thursdoy, at 2 ¢'clock 8. m.. at the resi- dence of Mlss Janet Fillott, Fast Burliogton. [ Gerebro sptnal mentngiilv. Carsline M., wife of Mark 0. Tryant. and daughter of Theodore and the lato Camelea Messenger, aged 22 years aad 12 days. MoRAE=On the 15th Ins Oblo-sz., Mur- dock _McRae, a native of Glengary, Canada West, god 3¢ yearsand 7 mouths, of consuription. D~ San Francisco (Gal.) end Montreal (Can.) papers ‘please covy. CHESHIRE—March 22, of consumptian, Walter Che- shire, at the resideace of Lis parents, 547 South Canal- And 8 months. 30 Sunday from the Clinton-st. Con- grecational Church. £I-Atherstone a0d Leveastulm (England) papers please cops BENSEN—Davld P. Bensen, aged 42 years, Fueral services from late residence, 290 Warren-a Sanday at3o'clock 7. 2" Bufalo (5. Y.) papers please copy. MUNGER—March 19, 1878, of diphtheria, Gatus M., fnfani son of George M. and'Snsan R. Sunger, axed 10 months and 10 days. BAULD-Saturdsy, March 23, at 2. m., liohert Ii. Bauld. son of David and Jance Dauld, agéd 8 years & montlis and 6 days. Funeral at 12 g'ciock Moaday from 1276 Van Huren- st., by carriages to Graceland. 7 Gissgow and Paliles (Scotlang) papers pleare copy. DOYLE—At3a. m., March 23, Mary Doyle. wite of Stmon Dosle, azed 71 vears and 11 moaths. Funeral Monduy at 10 0'clock 3. ., from resideace, 45 Grove-court. DAWES—The fancral of the late Joseph A. Dawes place from his late resideuce, 1397 Batter- Beld-et.. ac Dalf-past 3 o'click Sunday. ‘The rémaias will be taken to Bultalo for I SUMMERS—March 21, at 5715 State-s mers, aged 50 vears, Funeral from residence Sunday, 24th, at 11 o'clock . m._Friends are lnvited to attend. MINTY—On the Gth Inst., in the Island of Jersey, England, Aadrew Lelch-Tiay Stincy: formerly Ausistaot Cashicr Nattonal Baak of Lillnols, Chicazo, erment. John Sum- ANNOUNCEIENTS. Political. MERR WILL DE A MEETING OF THE WEST Side Tied:Ribbon lteform Temperance Club this §itemoon a¢ 3:30 a0 the church corner Fulion aad By FPHE FOURTEENTH WARD REPUBLICAN VLI mary will be heid Monday at Lochacr's Hall, 636 it rom Lot S NTIl WARD REPUBLICAN CLUB FOE SIXT} will mect 3o 311 Larrabee'st. WILL BE HELD . m. ‘Sundsy. All 5" COLU ‘The Locating: Committee have sclecteda town *ite 1n Trego County. Ransus, on the Kansas Paclilc ftall- Toad, Ciaims will be located about it free before April 1. For particulars call or nddress CIIA! PUHAW- LEY, Sccretary, 86 Washingion-st., {oom=. PIE BEV, GIBSO: LL DELT twenty-third Bible reading in Farwell Hall to-duy ar4:30p. m. Subject: **The Tahernacle.” il whil e one of the most interesting of the secics. 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