Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 2, 1878, Page 3

T1IE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY. JUNE 2, 18/8—SIXTEEN PAGES. 3 FOREIGN. Arrangements for the Congress ) still Moving Slowly. s Formal Invitationz Not Yet Bent to the Powers. Austria and Russia Watching Each otber’s Movements Jealously. e Bussian People Greatly Dissatisfied with the Alleged Concessions, Aadi onal Particulars of the Iate 5 Channel Disaster. TIIE CONGRESS. B MOVING SLOWLY. Lospos, June L—TLne Agence Russe savs tho ongress will bold ouly one session, during shich the basis of peace will be settled and the foat weaty signed. The Congress will aiso mumnzemcnts for the execution of the Tasty, aud for the organization of tue varlous Jocal commissions to supervise the same. A cnference of Ambassudors at Uonstantinople il spervise the operations of these Com- i CONTRADICTORY. Losposs, June L—The Republiue Francasis states that toe issue of invitations to the Con- Frssmay now be hourly expected. On the tiber hand, a dispatch dated Berlin, last night, sars the negotlations Letween Enzland and Rassla Lave not yeu reached the stage per- isting Germany to issue the fovitations, AUSTRIA PLACATED. A Vicnna correspondent savs Austria has just received satisfactory assurauces on the subject of ke boundaries of Bulgaris and the Russian occapation of the provinces. EGYPT. The Agence Russe publishes an article which secks to demonstrate how greatly the wealth 2nd prosperity of Egrpt would be incrcased by Europesn adwinistration. 3 LUSSIANS DISSATISFIED. Lospos, June 1.—A St. Petersburg dispatch says the people are greatly dissatisfied at the secret negotiations now fn progress. They fear that the results of the war will be nullitied, The Austrian oceapation of Adakaleh confirms them in their suspicions. The prospect of the Cougress, therefore, does not. give unmixed gatisfaction. GORTSCHAKOFF. The bealth of Prince Gortschakoff hias not sufficientlyimproved to give much hope of his atiepdine the Congress. He wishes to do so, tbut can scarcely hope to travel for some weeks. The Agence ftusse says if Gortschakol is un- sble to be present Count Schouvaloff oud the Russian Ambassador at Berlin will represent Rassia. 3 TYPATS. Lospoy, June 1.—A letter from Bulgaria states that the typhus fever is increasing with warmer weather. —_— AUSTRIA. THE DANTUBIAN OCCUPATION. Lospox, June 1.—A Berlin correspondent asserts that Austria notified Russia of her in- tention to occupy the Istand of Adukaleh, but either received nor asked Russia’s consent. % FERATERNIZATION. ‘A dispatch from Bucharest says the Rou- menisy and Austrian officers are very cordial when they come in contact on the frontier. " DISTRUST. The Vienna correspondent says the Austrian Goverument utterly distrusts Russia, and this feeling 15 now sbared by toe Court and Cabivet, sothat Austria’s policy is no longer hampered by divided councils. A MENACE. St. PETERsBORG, June 1.—The Golos says ~Count Audrassy's declarations are a direct men- ace 1o Russia’s position in Roumania and Bul- garia. 4 The Jnealide Russe says Austria could mobil- f20 55,00 men and supply them With tiwenty- fivedsys rations for 45,000,000 florins. Her 6,000,000 credit must mesn something mor than precaution. Russia must take counter measares. THE COLLISION. CONPUSED ACCOUNTS. Loxpox, June 1L.—It is extremly difficalt to obtain exact information about the sinking of 1be Grosser Kurfurst. The survivors were taken n board other ironclads, and nobody from either of the three vessels has landed -at Folkstone or Dorer. Alltbe morninz papersgive different estimates of the number lost aud saved. The Telegraph renarts 167 saved out of & crew of 320. The con- fusion and conflict of the statements yesterday ¥ereso great that the first boat which came shore ot Folkstone reportea that the fomndered vessel was the British ironclad Warrdor. One cye-witness writes that the Grosser Kurfurst was ieadinir the squadron, and then the Koeniw Wilbelm was leading, and struck the Kurfurst in the cffort to wear ship 10 avoid @ merchantman. Twenty-three of the Eurfurst’s officers were saved. The Pruessen Wassome distance astern at the time of the disaster, and did not come up in scason to as- st in the rescue. THE DAMAGED EOENIG. LoxDox, June 1.—The ironclad Koeniz Wil- belm has arrived av Portsmouth. She will zo im0 dock for repairs. Her forward compart- ment is full of water. LATDST. Losnox, June 1.—The latest statement is thatont of 500 men on the Grosser Kuriurst, about 210 were saved, fucluding thirtecn officers, 8mung whom was the Captain, vreviously re- vorted lost. Tte Koenix Wilhelm, which was leading the equadron, put her helra hard a-port to avoid a !‘«‘:rwez(-n bark which was crossing the steam- e'sbow. The Grosser Kurfurst also ported l;:rlm. but not sufficient!y bard, bence the disas- The Preuscen hus arrived at Portsmouth with the Koenig Wilhelm, MISCELLANEOUS. SUSPENDED. Loxpox, June 1.—Lord Penzance has sen- tenced the Rev. Alexander Macikenochie.incum- l;enx of St. Albans, Holborn, to suspension Wmhls‘bencfice aud the priesthood for three )I'u#‘nn.nm costs of proceedings, for persistent ualistic practices in despite of repeated mo- altions from the Court. KB VOLTAIRE. Paris correspondent says the Pope tele- ;rnnbcd to the Cardinal-Archbishop of Paris tursday as fotlows: * The Holy Fatber, from Kf&ot&om of his heart,sends special biessings to be 0se who, respornding to the initiative taken leiv:‘s“renfl'ifm’ bave performed religious tion hetd Eam ion for the impious demoustru- Panis, 3 DZAD. i 15, June 1.—Frederic Arpaud, Senator for ¢ Department of Ardege, is dead. Loxnos, Jane ST IATEICA, aixpox, June 1.—There hus been rencwed %y evere fishting with the Kaflirs. The Brit- Were victorivus, but the result is indecisive. ——— LIBEL SUIT. Special Dispatch to The Tridune. OsrEOsH, Wis., June 1.—Charles Kohlman & 0., proprietors of the Osbkosh Telowrauh, 3 l“u'mnn newsoaper, were to-day sued for libel b $10,000 by the Rev. Father O'Mailey, Pre ng’-“o.t\ the Wisconsin Cathiolic Totsl Abs: pedke Assoclation. The Zekgraph published a graph ssserung that Father O'Melley used spatch to The Trivuns. 1.—The ladies arc sfter A number of them met Friday loprotes: against the position taken by Judee ton fn regard to the Women’s Hotel. It W25 decided to hold & public meeting at Cooper , g g A h Institute Tuesday night, and an appeal was issued which invites the honest, noble-hearted wowen, all true women, :_md all fathers and brothers with a sensc of 3u_sz!cc, to protest agauinst’ the insult Judwe Hiltou has put upon all womanhood by the in- sinuations whicli he permits to be circulated as an excuse for the wrong he has perpetrated in avpropriating to merzenary and seltish purpuses what he bas extensively advertis 7 y ertised as @ noble CRIME. DEFALCATIONS OF RAILROAD OF- FICIALS. Special Dizaaich to The Tridune. St. Louis, June 1.—The ofticers of the Mis- souri Pacitic Railrozd have for the past few days been busily engaged in looking over the books lately used by C. L. White, Auditor, and G. H. Hetlord, General Passenger-Agent, who were compelled to rteslen on the 27th of May. ‘The iovestigation of one particular department—that relating to the truusactions fn 1,000-mile tickets, which was coucluded fthis afternoon—shows a deficit of about $7,000. The tickets were sold at §25 each,—85 below the usual price. One of the officers engaged ju the jnvestigation stated to-nicht that false entries had been fouud upon the books of C. L. White, wherein Jarge amounts were charged to the railr and correspouding figures were eredited to Heflord, in order to keep the. balanees straight. Notwithstanding these entries, Hefford is still short a large awmount. Tne same gentle- man engaged in the investigation churges White with roceiviog 5,600 from the sgent of the Company at Kausas City which ne fuiled to report. ‘The atnount was received for switch- engrine hire. ‘The Kansas City man acted simply in uccordance with White’s orders, sud could not be covsidered in auy way responsible for the matter, White being above him in suthority. The iuvestigation well oe coutinued on Moi- day, when the investizators expect to find fur- ther defaleations. It seems that the two men were each sware of the other’s transuctious, and did all in their power 1o protect each other. Both are out of the city at present but it is intimated that they would be arrested in a few gays and brougit here under charges of embezzlement. Both men are old and trusted cmployes of the Rutirond Company. Their fraudulent irans- actions are supposed 10 huve begun about cight months ago. Miany of the books and papers have been destroyed, so that the Investigation is carried on with great ditliculty. YOUNG BUT TOUGH. Special Dispateh 20 The Trioune. KEORUE, la., June 1.—A girl named Jessic Huff was arrested here this mornlog for steal- jnea horse at Quincy, and was taken back to that city. Shobroke open the stable, stole the Lorse, and rode it all the way to this city, a distance of fifty miles, with nothing on it “but o Dlanket. ~ Although but 16 years . of age, the . wirl has bed gulte a career of crime. She commenced & short time since by stealing $16 from her em- ployer'and runpiog away. She was captured and brougght back, but guve the officers the slip, obtained a skilf under false pretenses, and es- caped down the river. 5 This was the last heard of her, unuil she turned up here this morning With the stolen horge in her possession. = NOYES. NEWARE, N. J., June L—Benjamin F. Noves, President of the National Capital Life-Tnsur- auce Company of Washington, was found guilty this eveninz of conspirscy in securing the fraundulent trausfer of tlie securities of the Autual Life-Insurance Company of Newark. REARREST OF A FORGER. New Yonk, June 1.—William E. Gray, the New York foryer, has been rearrested in Lon- don. Gray fizured conspicuously in the extra- Qition complications of sme months ago. EMBEZZLER ARRESTED. St. Louis, Mo., June 1.—] Smith, egent of the Adams Express Company ut Fort Worth, “Tex., was arrested hore this morning on a charge of embezzlement. CANADA. ! The Brahmln Bigamist—Quarrels Among the Militia—Death of a _Veteran—Immi- grants—The Montreal Troubles—John Kel- 1y, Jr.’s, Disappearunce—A Divorce [Sait— The ¥enlan Buslucss Simmering Down. Epecial Dispatch to The Tribune. Tomoxto, June 1.—The case of the Rev.S. ¥. Roy, the Bralunin bigamist, was argued in the Queen’s Bench, before Chief-Justice Har- rison apd Justice Armour. The question at is- suc wos as to the validity of the divorce from Dis first wife granted injUtal. Their Lordships decided that us, at the time of the divoree, the prisoner did not reside iu the Territory of Utab, and, a8 far as it appearcd from the evidence, bad no intention of making his domicile there, the divorce obtained in that Territory was powerless to effect the dissolution of the mar- ringe in Peonsylvania. Tue conviction was con- finmed. Roy will besenteucey shortly. The Leader says: “‘the report current in the ranks of toe Quecn’s Own ls, that Mr. A, Far- mer, o law-student and member of the Queen’s Own, was deliberately sbot at by one of the Montreal Artillerymen. It appears that the Victorlas, of that city, and some of the Artil- lery, are at logzerheads on account of party dissensions; and thut revenge bad been vowed on the first opporiunity. Tnis offered itself at the review. ‘The wwiward part of the business was, bowever, that the fellow mistook the one corps for the other. The Torouto men were very much eoraged, ana a general serimmage was barely averted. To show that the Mon- trealers meant mischief, a huge iron bolt was flung into the train as it left the station with tiie returnine Volunteers. Fortunately, no oue was hurt by the cowardly miscreants’ missile.”! The first consignent of Munitoba wheat, cunsisting of 22,000 bushels, has arrived bere, en ronte for Great Britain, where it has already been sold. A veteran, in the person of Mr. Tsaac ‘White, has just passed away, ot the ae of 37 . He was a resident of Toronto cighty-four years, und was an American by birth, having been born in Vermont in 1792. He was at tbe battles of Quecnston Hights and Little York, and saw Gen. Brock fall at the tormer. He received 8 siiver medal fu 1543 as a veteran of 1812, ‘A Builalo lawyer recently came to Toronto in gearch of the tamily of a man named Bridees, who dled in DBufaloashort time ago, worth £12.00 or $15000, accumuluted in toe hotel business there after he bad deserted his family in this city. The lawyer succeeded, a day or two 2o, in finding the deserted wife and two daugaters of Bridzes in Seaton Villaze, 8 sub- urb ot Toronto, aud will at ouce take steps to estublish them 1n the possesston of the prod. ty, which is vow claimed by & womun with whom Bridges lived 1or ten years Drevivus to ‘Special Dispatch to The Trivune. MoNTrEAL, June 1L.—Over 100 French-Cana- dlans from the vicinity of Montreal and Quevee buve arived at_ Barrington, K. L, to be em- ployed during the swmuer 1o brick-making for o Nayate Brick Company, in thewr brick-yard pear Navatt Point. “Ihé Uominion Line steamer Ontario has ar- rived at Quebee, with a large number of mui- grants for the Little Saskatchewan Colouy, Nortawest Canada, They aure plonecrs irom Eugland, Ireland, tland, and Wales: sod, it their report js satisfactory, upwards of 600 are 1o fotlow. All of tuent PossESs means sutticient to start them fu farming in theic newshomes. Mr. C. J. Whellams, who is escorting them to thelr destination, has ipstructions to purchase, for uthers who are following, altogether 4,000 acres, 1 1015 of 32 acres. ‘Bishop Fallows aud the Rev. Mr. Ussher ar- rived here to-day for the purvose of introducing the latter in the Retormed Episcopal Cuurca on Sunday. Bishop Fallows wil dehvera series of lectures during his stay in this city. The proclamatiou of the Governor- Council, just issued, brings into f City of ‘Montres: and County of Hochelaga the actof last session - for the furibe, preveution S erimes of_violeuce on and aiter the st day of June. Under the powers ot this statuie, Within the “ proclaimed ? district it is uow u crim- jual act for Sy Persou not specially privileged Dy license or by virtueof hus oftice, to be found eisewhere than upon Lis own preyises witls any deudly or dungerous wesbon 1 lls possession. 1t is lawlul 1T SV DErsol to arrest oue 50 of- fending, aud for any peace-ollicer to search who- ever he may suspect 1o be carrying arms. Just- jces of the Peace may issuc their warraots to search for arms kept in any house or place for the purpose of being carried within the ‘pro- dmmed” district. -Arms so found may. be seized and detained, Persons violuting the pro- visions of the act against carrying arms may bo convicted summarily and sentenced to im- prisonment tor any period not exceeding twelve wouths. L Special Dispatch to The Tribune. UTTAWA, June 1.—Notice has pren given by the Dominion Government, that, in cousequence of the approximating value of wold, silver. and paper currency, no discounts will, for the future, be made on American fnvoic “The Orange Youug Britous of this city bave applicd to the Militia_Department for permis- sion to be enrolled as Volunteers. T, Kavauagh, to whom the contract for com- pleting tue Pembina Brauch of the Pacifle Rail- way was awarded, has signed the necessary papers, and will proceed with the work at once. The conduct of one_of the Governor-Gen- eral's Foot-Guards, fn discharging Lis rifle at the French Cathedral, is to be made the subject of_un investigation. ‘What Lord DufTerin calls ‘“the Celtic effer- vescence of a cortain class of people over the Vorder * would appear to have simmered down, as nothing bas lately been heard about Feniau ruids and the liberation of Ireland by making um attack on Canada. Tho Government, how- ever. have not relaxed in their afforts to put the coast and froutier defenses in proper condition 1o repel un iuvasion from any direction. Most of the Cabinet-Ministers are on o tour \west, nddressing the clectors; and mucl. specu- lution 18 mdulged in as to whether the elections will teke place right away or in the fall. The Ministers are enthusiastically received wherever they hold meetings; and it is beginning to be made plain that the Con- servatives are not nearly so confident of crush- juz the Governinent at the next general election as they pretended to be. Ats mecting of the Speciul Committee ap- pointed to dratt an address to tho Guvernor- Geueral, it was decided to malke the presenta- tion in the City-Hall chamber,—lis Excellency having expressed bis whihingoess to attend there next Thursday atternoon for that purpose. Lord Duflerin has also jutimated that he will hold a levee at the closa of the ceremony, when e will bid good-bye to those who imuy be in atzendauce. “Cuie lumber-frefzht quotations at present are $2.50 per 1,000 fect board_1nessure, to Burli Vt., and 38 to New York,—American cur- cy. These prices are tho sume 3 lust year, with the exception that greenbacks arc worih More now than then. Tuken on the whole, the trade iay be suid to be the same as lust year, with the exception thas the Euglish market is ot as good, uud the American trade is likely 1o improve. Spectal Disputch 1o The Tridune. AfONTREAL, June 1.—A. N. Brush, Special Apent United States Treasury Department, is Dere, en route to Oltawa ou official business. Mr. Reid, a local sculptor, hus executed an order for a monument to the late Jumes Lic of San Francisco,—the cost of which was ¥ ‘I'he Orangemen have made arrangements to hold 2 monster concert in the Mechantes’ Hall, early fn Juue. = Suecial Dispatch to The Tridune. ToroxNTo, Jume 1.—At u mceting of the Toronto Presbytery, hold for the purpose of hearing the report of the Comnitiec appoioted with reference to the resiguation of the Rev. Dr. Topp, pastor of Kuox Church, Dr. Topp staced tuat, as the Committee had decided to secure an assistant tor him, he would withdraw his resignation, and continue to’work amongst then. His decision was recetved with applause. Spectal Dispatch to The Tribune. Quesxc, June 1.—The weather continues wet, much 1o the discourarement of farmers, mauy of whom in this district have scarcely any crops yet in the ground. “Special Dispatch to The Tribune. WiNNIPEG, Man., May $1.—At 1 meeting of the Presbytery of Manitova lberal temporary provision was made to meet the spiritual want of emizrants settling iu the Little Sackatchewan and otber districts. A trader bas arnived from the Far West with 3,000 robes. Fitty rosidents near Emerson have applicd to e formed into a troop of cavalry. FIRES. AT SENATOBIA, MISS. Mzeypms, Tenn., June 1.—Au incendlary fire at Senatobis, Miss., last night, destroyed seven small stores and the Post-Oftice. The principal sufferers are Shands & Shelton, Williaws, Med- & Stephen . Williams. But for a severe in-storn, which came up about 1 o'clock this morning and extinguished the fire, the whole villare would have Leen burned. The loss is estunated et $20,000, with little insurunce. AT PITTSBURG, PA. PrrTsBURG, June 1.—The extensive cork maon- ufactory of Armstrong Bros., corner of First avenue and Short strect, was totally destroyed by fire this evening, The butlding contained a Jarge stock of valusbie machinery. The loss will probably reach $20,000. Iusurancs un- known. AT ROGERS CITY, MICI. Derrorr, MMich., June 1.—A firc .at Rozers City, Mich, to-day, destroyed the Rosers City Shingle and_Planing-Mill, 3 large quantity of shingles, and soveral small buildings. Loss, £5,000. Insurance unkuown. YOSBURGIL The Jury, After Three MHours' - Absence, Brings Inn Verdict of *Not Guilty "—~The Trial Ends with a Lively Tilt Between Counsel. New Yorx, June 1.—The trial of the Rev. George B. Vosburgh, pastor of the Madison Aveoue Baotist Chureh, Jersey City, wWas brought to a'clese to-night by a verdict of acquittal. This case has excited great fnterest, and the verdict secords with the gencral seotiment here, though many. expected the jury would disazree. This morning Attorney-General Stockton closed for the State, and had a lively tilt with ex-Gov. Bedle, a life- long friend. *The defense,” said the Attor- ney-Geueral, “is notsincere,—it isa trumped-up defense.” A trumped-up defense,” inter- rupted ex-Gov. Bedie. “Who trumped it upé"” The Attorney-General hesitated a moment as, bendtog over the table toward the ex-Governor, he exclaimed: “You did, sir.” * Do you mezn that?” *Yes, sir, I meuan it”* “I have nothing more to say,” rcturned the ex-Governor us he sank into hisseat. “Iwant the jury to understand that.” The little episode created intense jexcitement, but. it was succeeded by 8 ore dramatic renewal of the controversy at the close of the Attorney-General's speech, when Gov. Bedle said, **Onc moment: I desire to ask the Attorney-General whether, in stating that the defense in this case was n trumped-up defense, he intended to refiect upon the personal integrity of the counsel for the defense, or whether he said what he did in the heat of debute or Passion?” ‘The Attorney-General, rising _slow- Iy, drew himseif to his full height and said, with impressive diznity, “ \What tbe Attorney- General has said in this case has been said un- der a solemn sense of duty, in the presence of high Heaven, aud be has 1ot a siugle word to retrzet.” Gov. Bedle snid that did not answer lis question, sud rezumed lis seat, while loud applause broke out from all parts of the court- room. Judge Knapp tried to'smooth over the matter, but the breach 1s serious. The Judee charged the jury an hour, 2ud st 3 p. m. they retired. “The jurors agreed on o verdict at 6:30, and cent word to_ thie Clerk, who had_gone 10 sup- her. A number of the spectators had remained n the court-reom, but the counsel were ab- sent. and Mr. Vosburgh had started out. The report of an agreement speedily filled the room, however, and there was much excitement. As the jury entercd their faces told mood news, and the prisoner was ot once relieved. Wheu the verdict was announced a hearty cheer went up from the crowd of auditors. Gor. Dedle went among the jury at once ana thanked them. «You will never regret_this, gentlemen,” he said, fervently, Miss Ida Vosburgh, sister kissed nim, while her eves molstened. elder Mrs. Vosburgh stood Doar with streaming eyes. Mr. Vospurgh was congratulated on every band; and at his house, later in the evening, his parishioners flocked to tender hiin their covgratulations. The jurors stood nine for, acquittal und three for conviction when they first retired. We first talked the thing'over among ourselves,” they said, “ aud soon the three came over to the verdict of ac- quittar.” —e———— TELEGRAPHIC NOTES. SPRINGFIELD, 11, June 1.—The}State Journal, which for more than fifty years has been pub- lished, bere, and which was the oldest daily paper dn the State, has succumbed to the pressure caused by heavy debts and a reduced business. It will be published on Mon- day iu the shape of o half-sheet merely, for the purpose of saving its legal advertisements. Efforts are being made to organize a company to re-establish it ——eeO————— SUICIDE. w Yong, June 1L.—Charles P. Devlin, the well-known contractor, and friend of the late Wiltiam M. Teweed, has hanged himself. . CASUALTIES. Another Terrible Cyclone Devas- tates Richmond, Mo. Whole Blocks of Buildings Wrecked by the Fearful Gust, ’ Some Twenty Persons Killed and Trice That Number Injured. ANOTHER TORNADO. Sr. Louis, Mo., June L.—A special from Rich- tmond, Mo.. to the ZUmes says a_terrific cyclone passed over that place about 4 o'clock this even- ing, leveling to the ground over half.of the buildings in the town. Over 100 bouscs were totully destroyed, and the loss to property will reach a quarter of a willion of dollars. ‘Whole blecks were com- pletely swept away and the debris scaitered for miles. The storm came from the southwest, passed to the northeast, and was preceded bya beavy fall of rafu. Trees were uprooted snd carried throuwh theair lke feachers, as was also fruzments of bhouses, and in- fact every- thing that the storm struck. Tne Shaw House, alarge brick hotel, was demolished, and the n- mates buried in the ruins. So fur asis known the following persons were killed: Mrs. Thomas Cnsey, Mrs. Rose, " Mr. Nading, Miss Crouch, James Campbell, Mr. Hamiltor, Miss Holman, Mrs. Alvis Vaught, ‘T'homus Bobaunos, Mary Joy. The following were mortally wounded: W. A. Donaldson, Mrs. Paul Wentz, Fred Lehr- man, 5 Seriously wounded—John Anderson, Marvin Ball, J. B. Hines, J. B. Ashbury, Florence Ford, Bob Afult, Eliza Marshal, James Duncan, Mrs. Thomas McGinnis, Goorize Sawyer, Squire Dodd, Isabel Warner, Mrs. James Smith, Fred Joy and wife, Charles J. Iughes, Jr., Mrs. Colzar, Clay Burgess, Thomas Burgess, John Bullard and wife, Mrs. Perry Jucobs znd two children, George Warren, Riley Holman, Mrs. Osborn, Sam Powell, Mrs. Hughes, and 2 number of others. Horses and stock of all kinds in the track of the storn were swept off the fuce of the earth. A trein-load of cltizeus of Lexiugton have ar- rived to render aid, aud physicians from all the surroundlng towns have been sumwmoned to give medical attention to the wounded. Patrols bave been detailed to guard the town. OYXF THE TRACK. LOGISVILLE, Ky., June L.—Near Nolig, Ky, last myzht, on the Louisville & Nashville Rail- road, one slecving-car and one coachof the regular traiu for New Orleans sud Memphis ran off the track, injuring five persons, none serious- 1Iv. ‘Cheirnames are given as A. W. Brockway, Brownsville, Tenn.; the Rev. L. H. Woollolk, Lexington, Ky.; Frank Muzleman, Springfield; F. C. Hurley, Kokomo, Ind. LovisviLLe, Ky., June 1.—The persons who were tujured in the first aceident on the Louts- ville & Nashville Railroad to-dav, after receiv- ing medical attention in this eity, were enadled 10 proceed to their respective homes. A second aceident oceurred withio a few miles of the Beene of thefirstat 2 p.m. to-day, the north and south bound trains com- together in 8 cut on a’curve. soth wera pretty well wreeked, and five persons ivjured, two fatally. The Killed are: Davidze Fry, Adams Express mes- senger, and Simpson, Barzage-master. Injured: K. S. Lukenbill, Inspector Azent of the road; Silas St. John, Adams Express messcuger; Haskins, postal-clerk. ‘fhe aceldent grew out of the one preceding it, orders as to the movinz ot trains belng mis- understood in some way. THROWN FROM A CARRIAGE. Special Disputch to The Tribune. Haspsuirg, Kaue Co., Ill, Juue 1.—The horses, attached to o carriage in which Miss Lita Babeoclk was riding, rau away on Thursduy, and the young woman wss hurled with great force tothe ground, breaking several of her ribs and fracturing her skull. She bas been unconscious stuce the accident, and her death is cxpected momehtarily. THE GHOULS. Particulars of the Grave-Rob- bery at Ciuclanati. Bpecial Dispatch 10 The Tribune. CrxcissaTr, O.,June 1L.—The Harrison grave- robbery 1s still the prevalling topic of conversa- tion. Gen. Ben Ilarrison rematos fo the city directingr the search for the perpetrators of the crime. He gud other members of the famlly are earnest in the denunclation of the medical autboritics, who, they say, must bave known of the existeuce of the Dody fu the college. Gen. Harrison this evening publishes s card addressed to the citizensof Cinciouati, fn which, after referring to the clrcumstances of the peculiar horror nttedning the discovery of the body, he charges distiuguished men who com- pose the Fucultyof the Ohio College with ghleld- ing the guilty party from justice. The bodies brought to the college, he says, are purchased and paid for by an officer of the college. The body-suateher stands before him and takes from his hand the fee for his heRlish work. Heisnot an occasional visitant; he is often there, and it is silly to say that he is unknown. After being tumbled into the chute by the thief, some onc inside promptly elevates the body bys windlass to the dissecting-room. «\ho did it, gentlemen of the Faculty{” asks Gen. Harrison. * Your janitor deniedthat it bad been upon your tables, but the clear incisfon into the carotid artery, the thread with which it was satured, the injected veing, prove him o liar Lo made that jucision and ivjected that body. Gentlemen of the Faculty, the surzeons who examined his work say he was mo buneler. While hie Jay upon your table, the loug white beard, which the bauds of infant grandebil- dren had often stroked in love, was rudely shorn from his face. Have you so little care of Your coliegre that an unscen sud unknown man may doall this? Who took bim trow thut table and hung him by the neck in the pit{ Was it to Inde from friends or to vass his body_in your pickling-vats for fail use! For a reliable in- formaut states that an order had gone out.to guther bodies aguwst your winter term.” The members of tho family say they will never cease their cfforts untit the persous gulity of the crime have been exposed and punished. Dr. Bartholow, Dean of Faculty, has published a card, in whith he disclaimsIn_behalf of the Professors all knowlicdze of the deed, or of the iuentity of the body stolen. The true explaua- tion, lie says, is, probably, that some resurrec- tionist unknown to the doctors, who was prob- ably ont of funds, took that means to replenish his exchequer. 1t was tue original foteution of the sous to return the remains of their father to the tomb from which they were taken, but upou reflcction they decided to accept the offer made by the heirs of Jacob Strader and deposit them tewpo- rarily iu a vault o Spring Grove Cemetery, in this city. It is probable that, in view of the events of the past two days, the ashies of Pre: dent Harrison will be removed from the grav yard at North Bend sod nterred in Spring Urove. The Directors of the Cemetery have lonz kept open an offer of a lot for the remains of the Qeud President and his family, but the idea was gistasteful to tho widow dunng her life, aud was pever acted upon. The memories which must follow this horror, however, will probably determine the sons to make the removal. The little City ot Lawrenceburg has _already asked tiae honor of erecting 2 shaft over the tomb. e ——— Children Killed Dy a Sow. Gatceston Neus. At Sunoy Point, Panols County, Tex., on Monday last, two nepro children, one an infant and - the other about 2 years of ange, were killed and caten by a sow. 'Lhe parents ieft the children in the care of a girl 7 years of aze, aud while the girl was playing in the yard the sow entered the house and seized the intaut lying in thecradle. and aragged 1t out. Before as: sistance could reach_ the house the animal had killed the infantand eaten its brains, aod at- tacked and eaten off a lewr and arm of the oldest child. The latter Jived some five or six hours atter the horrible occurrence. Additional e —— A Tale of Two Skulls. Virginin City Enterprise. A miner in the Black Hills, wnting to o friend in this city, tells of 8 horrible reminder of the fearful snow storns of last winter, aod of the perils of those who were caught out and lost their way on the plains. He says tbat recently, while he and two otners were crossing the coun- ry, they camnc upon the skeleton of s horse, within which was the skelcton of u man, With the grinning skull lookinz out at them from between the ribs of the animal, likea orisoner peering through the bars of hiscell. The two skeletons told the whole story. The man had killed his horse, cut him open and erawled - side of him, thinking to thus escape perishing of cold, but the flesh of the nnlmfl? {froze solid, and the man was as much of u prisoner as if he had been shut n by walls of iron. The wolves and earrion birds had stripped the greater part of the flesh from both skeletons. [he miner concludes his description Ly saying: *‘It was a sight 1shall never forget. I can sce it now whenever I close my eyes.” THE RAILROADS. MISSOURI RIVER RATES. Mr. J. W. Midgley, Commissioncr of the Bouthwestern Railway Association, yesterday prepared a new freight tariff in order to cqualize the rates, which will go into effect next Monday morning. The new rates will bo na follows: From Atchison, Leavenworth, Kansas City. and St. Joseph to St. Lonis and Mississippi River poiuts. Wheat, 20 cents; corn, 15 cents: boxed meats, 20 cents; flour, 40 cents. Herctofore the rates to St. Louis and East St. Louis were alike, but hereafter the rates to the cast side of the river will be 2 cents more on all articles. This equalizes the tbrough rates to the East. The rates to Chicazo will be as follows: Wheat cents; corn, 20 cents; boxes meats, 25 cents; flour, 50 cents. No rates were quoted heretofore to Milwaukee and Toledo, but will hereafterbe as follows: To Milwaukee— Wheat, 2736 cents: vorn, 233¢ cents; boxed meats, 2714 cents. To Toledo—Wheat, S0cents; corn, 45 cents; boxed meats, 20 ceats; flour, 60 cents. The following urbitraries will on and atter Monduy be charged ou_business to Balti- moaro, Philadelphia, New York, and Boston: TFrom St. Joseph, Atchison, Leavenworti, Kun- sas City, und St. Joseph to Chicago: First-clnss, 75 ceuts; second-class, 60 cents; third-class, 40 cents; fourth-class. 24 ceats. To St. Louls, Hupnibal, or West_ Quincg=First-class, 55 cents; seoond-class, 45 cents: third-vlass, 30 4 fourth-class, 20 cents. To Toledo—First- s, 81.01; second-class, 80 cents; third-cluss, 55 cents; Tourth-class, 20 cents. THE SCALPERS. Most of the ticket-scalpers of the city are un- der indictment under o statute which, it is claimed, prohibits any person except the regularly avthorized ugent of a ruflrosd from selling railroad tickets. Sowe time ago o motion Wwas mude inthe Criminal Court to quash one of the indictmeuts, 50 as to test the constitutionality of the statute, and yesterday it was arcued before Judges Moore snd _ MeAllister. Judwe Osborn, Edwin Walker, F. 8. Winston, and A. S. Trude assisted the State’s Attorney, and Leonord Swett and W. W. O’Brien appear- ed gfor the defendants. The attorneys for the derensc took the wround that the statute was unconstitutionul because it shouldered upon tne public o grievous burden, 1n that it prohibited purchasers of tickets from disposinz of any ubused parts thereof, and further, that there had been {rrecularities fn the passage of the mct, and subsequently by amendiog its title, which acted us a nulliication of it. “The attorneys for the people tovk the opposite view, and the question uvolved was taken un- der odvisement. ‘The cases are set for trial the coming week. IWABASIL ToLEDO, June 1.—By the new schedule of passenger rates adopted to-duy by the Wabash Rairoad, round-trip tickets for the benefit of tand explorers are fixed: Toledo to Topeka sud return, at $30; Emporia and return, s‘gl-, Kins- ley and Ellis and rewurn, $34. Rutes from Detance'and Fort Wayne are re- %uccd cortespondingly. The tourist rate from Poledo to Denver and return are placed at ERIE. New York, June 1.—To-day the Ere Rail- way property was taken from the hands of the Receiver nud transferred to the New York, Lake Shore & Western Railway Company, which i< the new name of this corporation uu- der the reconstructlon, with Hugh J. Jewett as President. . ITEMS. Next Wednesday there will be held in this city the annual election of the Chicago, Ruck Island & Pacific, and next Thursday the annual election of the Chicago & Northwestere Ruil- roads. Mr. Jay Gonld ang party arrived in the city last night to patticipatt® fo these slections. It is claimed on apparently good authority that Mr. J. F. Goddard, Assistant General Freight Agent of the Chicago, Burlington & Quipey Railrosd, has accepted the position of (feneral Freight Agent of the Atchisou, Tope- ks & Santa Fe Railroad, and that Mr. orge Carmun will succeed him as Assistant General Freight Agent of the Chicago, Burlington & Quizey. - The general freizht offices of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacitle Railroad in thie city have lately been rearranged, n2wly painted und re- furnished, aud now pressut a very handsowe appearance. The froai office, formerly uaed by the General Frefght Agent, is now used Dy the clerks, while the’ oflice back of this i used by the General Freight Asent sod Assistant. A handsome partition separates the General Freight Agent’s room from that of the Trafe Manager, Mr. J. T. Sanford. The ar- ranzement is 8 that the oflice of the latter gentleman cap also be entered from the main entrance on Vau Buren strect. CITY SEALING. Messrs. Folz and Bensluger Deny the Alle- zations o Reference to Dividing Profits. Tug TRIBUNE published yesterday an tem in whieh it was stated that it was allezed that the nominel City Weigher, Mr. Bensinger, received g salary from Courad Folz and Hank (it should have been Frank) Milligan, who really were the City Weighers, and dtvided the prolits, some $10,000 or $12,000, between them. In investi- gating the subjeet yesterday, the following story yeas found to b current around the City-Hall: Mr. Heath promised the place to S. E. Cleve- land, ex-Alderman, and Frank Miliizan, his partner in business, promised it to Folz. When the appointment was to be made, Mr. Heat and Mr. Millizan couldn’t azrec. Folz's friends proposed to buy off Mr. Cleveland, sud ho finul- 1y took $300. Afterwards Bensinger was given the place, he making an arrangement with Folz to share the profits. Millizan then sent word to Folz that he wanted 32,000. Folz became cxcited, and went around amonz his friends and asked them what he shouid do.. They told him to tell Milligan to go to ——;3 that if he dida't keep quict the whole arrangement would be ex- Miliean was finally hushed up for a Ponsideration—how much nobody knows. Ben- singer und Folz divide the profits of the oftic They are always tozether, and whenever there is 1y trouble in the City Sealer’s office Folz al- wavs comes down 1o see about it. When the or- Sivunce was up changing the fecs of the Sealer, and when the mitkmen were trying to get through an ordinnuce pr ding toat ~ thelr ans should be sealed oxly vuce during the life of acan, Folzwent before the Comuittee on Markets und protested against its passage, Several attempts have beeu mude toreduce the Secalers fees, and Folz always lobbi€d azajnst it. The subject of reduction was referred to the Finance Committee in 157, ‘They consid- ered the matter, or, rather, failed to consider it, Sntil the early part of 1517, when toey recom- munded an ordinance reducing the fees about 30 per cont. Before final action was taken ou t, a new Council eame in, aud April 30, 1 the ordinance was referred back to the Com- mittee. On the 7th of May of the same ycar thev agaln recommended that it be passed. ~ On fhe 1ith the ordiuuce was referred to tue. Committee on Markets. They kept it In thelr possession until = Feb 1578, Mhen they recommended tbat it b placed on file. Un the took it up, os unfl it, and two days_afterwards the the ordinance, and it is now & law. A reporter, for the purpose of seeingwhetber there was any truth in this story, fouud MpSSRY. BENSINGER AND FOLZ, terrogated toem. o B"m"’i‘f.; ‘Mayor,” said he to Mr. Folz « promiso the position of City Sealer Lo uny one thut you know of ¢ «Ditin’t he promise it to 8. E. Cleveland?” wf cont s0y.” - « DI Frank Miilizao promise it to you?" w1 didw't usk for it."” «Didn’t he promise it to you, or S8y you should have it#? ++ 1 asked it for Bensinger.” « Didw't Frank Mitligau tell you yon should ‘have the position (" w1 don’t exactly think he did. He sald Frank, he suid-pif I would have it—that time 1 was there,—yés, I remember now,—if 1 would take it, I could have it."” » Frank said that#” “ Yes.” B «w¥ere there any conferences between your- 8 ] self and Mayor Heath, and your fricnds and Cleveland’s friends, to fix the matter up? How was it that Clevelund finatly withdrew (" * Probably he tound out he couldn’t get it.” “Was any money vald to im{” < Not that I know of.” “ubia b ack for suy s + No, he asked for a place as deputy.” **Did .Frank Milligan send we y e ‘“_;‘mt’e a0t "‘, se! ord to you that N “1Vas he given some, and did- you telt him if he didn’t keep quiet 'yuu wuuK! oxpose the whole arranzement : *“That beats me. No, sir.” b }‘.uu"dldn’c tell that to anybody else?” No.! *Was Fraok Milligan =3 or so—to keep quiet{” Sl ey moniy SN “Not 28 I know of.” wwpy FEVER BEFORE TIE COMMITTEE. Didn’t you appear before the Cowmittee on Markets in” 1878 two or’ three times when the matter of reducing fees was uuder cousidera- tion!” “No.” “Was your son?" “No.» “ He is aDeputy Sealer, fsn’t he??* “Yes *Didn’t you protest before the Committee amainst a reduction ot the feest” * Never.” * Didn't you speak to Aldermen about {t?” “Never.” * Are your wagons employed in Deputy Scalers ronndl taklog, e ** The Sealer has his own wazons.” Here Mr. Bensinger spoke up. *“I had my wagon several times in the repair shop.—the nxle’vms broken,—aua I borrowed oue of Mr. Folz’s truck wagons, that had his name on it, beeause we had to welzh some hay scales and had to take some heavy weights along welzhing Balf a ton of more. Just now we have his wagon out because my own is in the shop, aud the horse is out in the pasturel” Mr. Folz—{ have two wugons for my tin- shop. Itis just as Mr. Bensinger stuted. The axle of his 13 broken, so they took my truck wazon. 1 suppuse that is what started this story.” BENSINGER'S APPOINTMENT. “Did Frank Millizan fail to crrry out this :llcg‘u! arrangrement to give you the posi- 1on{” &1 didn't want it." “You refuscd it 1 retused 1t.” “Wasu't un arraogement entered {nto to give the place to Mr. Bensinger " 4“1 will tell you how it was. I recollect now. Teame with Bensinger, and asked for it for hitn. Tbe Mavor and Milliran were both to- gether, and Millizay sald, * We dow't_know this wman Beusinger. "Who is this muan Bensinger? Ldon't kuow bim. Why don’t you ask for it ié)l;,yanrscl“’ That is all that was said sbout “But before the clection, dldu’t Milligan promise you the place#” * I never saw him except when I went there with Bensinger, and I never asked it frow bim for wyeelf."” “Didn’t he tell you you should bave it2"” “The only thing sald was, *Why don’t you ask for itf We know you, and we don't kiow Beusinger.” Isaid, ‘Benstnger is a friend of mine, aud [ don’t want it, for my part.’” ‘“ After he told you that, didn't he teil you ou migit name anybody i “No, I pever saw Milligan except when 1 went there with Bensinger.” “Jluve you ever heard any statements such as I baye cmbodied in the questions asked yout” *‘Phere never was anything said to me.” * You never have been before the Committee on Markets when the subject of reduclng fees was up!” “ Never.” AT THE CITY-HALL. “Were you at the City-tlall looking after the matter of fecs!” “No. 1o there once {n a while on my own ‘business. I bave lots of little taxes to pay,— licenses to take out. The other day I had a pool license, and 1 had to take out s billiard license, and pay water-taxes. I think 1 go there every week.” * You have done nothing tending to show that you were opposed to a reductionof the fees O[l!ll(, "e,alerl" “ Saig nothing abott it to any onc?” * No. I don't think it would do me any gzood, because [ am not ity Sealer.” 3 THE FEES. “ How much s that office worthi" Mr. Bensinger spoke: *-Oh! it is misrepre- sented altogether in tne newspapers.” * About now much?” “The receipts are aboiit $5,000. The Alder- \wen think these are the clear receipts, but there $3,000. Mr. Gillespie stated before - the Committee on Markets and the Mayor that the fees never had been more are the expenses—about than 33,000 duringe bis term, except when the milk ordinance was pussed, which increased tibem that vear about $1,300. Ald. Pearsons said that e snew better, and that the fees averaged from 88,000 to $10,000; but Mr. Gilles- ple renewed his denial thst they amounted to soything of the kind.” “Do you keep uny books showiog the re- ceipts? 4 No, only the memoranda of the Deputies.” «iVere vou mot, Mr. Fclz, before the Com- mittee on Markots in opoosition to the mitkmen, who were tryiug to zet an ordinance throusts providing tliat their cans should be sealed but once during the life of 8 can?”” No, sir." you talk to any of the Committee?”” “No. Having covered all the pointa in the story, and obtained these distinct deuals of all the allegations, the reporter released thetwo citi- zens, and they went on their way POSTAGE STAMPS. A Visit to the Manufactory In Now York— ‘Wonderful Dexterity of the Employes— The Great Caro Excreised to Prevent Fraud —Immense Amount of Work Done. 1w Fork Correspondence Iartford Times. A visit to the cstablishmentin which the postage stamps for the United States arc made was very interesting. It isin the seven-story fire-proof building on Prince street and Broad- way, formerly occupied by Ball, Black & Co., the jewelers. There aro sbeut eighty persons at work making tke stamps we put on our let- ters—and it is doubtful if thera isto be found anywhere o busier set of workers, or any who malke things fly at a livelier rate. Itis, trom top to bottom, a very bive of industry, where work is pushed as if for dear life. Jore than half of tnese clzhty are young women; the rest men. I ssy younx women, for there appear to be no old or middle-azed ones among them 3 and “tbereby hangs a tale.” I was assured that for the manifold forms and processes ol mauipulation, through which thesc sheets of postaze stanps must go, he has found that not only do men fail to come to time. In_the neces- sary delicacy of touch and rapidity of work, but even the women employed 1ust be young and smart. Not even a gross or fat woman will do —and scores of applicants have to be refused for that reason; they are too coarse and clumsy * for the marvclous dexterity und celerity of touch and movement required. After looking a these girls, and noting their swift and silent work, I could well believo it. The daily orders are, themseives, surprising. They come every day, from the Department at Washington, for 1,200 or 1,300 post-offices. As 90043 tho leust allowable order, and most of them arc much more, some Rotion way by these facts, be guined as to the amount of work that isdone in turning out these stamps. The lar- gest single order ever received was for 16,000,- 000 of these pictured stickers. All orders are exccuted immediately. ; Nobody who buys, at the post-office, a shect of stamps, even imagines tue number and variety of Drocesses it has undergone in the stamp-manufactory. AS one part of tne work, that sheet has becn counted no fewer than twenty-six times. Yor every sinect has to be counted (and the counting is proved by others), begiuning with its status as simple white paper and so on, through different hands, tw the printers, the gummers, the perforators, and various others, all of whom must aceount tor the cxact numiber of shects they haundle, 8o that there can be no mistake or loss. The girls sre encouraged to declure any mistake they may muake, sothat the error may be Iound and corrected, instead of concealing jt. But ther seldom err; they are marvels of correct- ness. THE PROCESSES. Aftor the paper is **wet down,’” 28 the print- ers say—every hundred sheets being counted, and the number warked by a projecting tag—it is taken up to the prind Each shect is of the right size for making 200 stanps, of the ordinary size. Curiously enough, nonc of the eenclemen of whom I inquircd . scemed to know ‘ehat paper-mill made the paper; but it is made especialiy for the purpose. The printing room s erowded with the hand-pressesused for print- ing the stamps; no fewer than cleven presses being in active operation. Each press bas threc persons in attendance—one to ** press,’” one to ink the plate, and one—the **printer”— to bruab off all the fnk (in a wonderfully swift aud dexterous way), from the surface 43 soon 85 it hasbeen put on. The reasonof this. which would otherwisc be a piece ot sclf-stultification, fs that the stamps are * counter-sunk,” or cut in, and the ink is not wanted sbove them, on the plane surface. It would cost too much, and take too long, to prepare separate stecl-engraved dies for every stamp; 80 a case-bardened steel die is made, down at the Continental Bank Note Company’s, all carefully engraved and cut away togerfection and then a steel plate. softened for the purpose, is by machinery rolled over the dfe, which leayes its” tmpress cvery time, until the entire plate fs filled with thicm; then the plate is bardened and is ready for nse—one for every printing press in the room. These are hand presses, &nd the cylinder that makes the impression is merely turned by a single whirl of the wheel, obtalued by the leverage affurded by the projecting spokes or hanales. It is all dono in asurpricingly quick way; and thereds no +Jost motion'’ of wheel, cylinder or ‘elbows. THB INK varics according to the kind of stamp. Someof the presses arc printing the red two-cent stamps, some the three-cent creen ones, aud others different colors. Two-thirdsof all the stamps, suys. the superintendent, are the three- cent green ones. The *ink,” a queer substance in bulk, and queerer sti!l when seen on the ink table and rolier, is mide by the Note Company, and its seeret is theirs. All they know at the priuting room is that ‘some kinds have **laun- dry blue” fn them, and that all kinds are made with reference to cancelivg—to the effect of the dauby canceling, stamp used in the post-office. For the orange-toned 90-cent stamps (these ure the lighest denominations [ saw), aud also tor one of the vermillion stamps 8 peg or two be- low that, the materials_are fmported from Europe, aod mixed fn New York. All the others are wholly made here. The different colored inks arc apparently about the vonaisi- cocy of some newspaper iuk, but not by any means so sticky. ‘The “printer” who brusbes off the plate the moment before it zoes into the press, does it ol! in sixswift motiona—three with asortof cloth, and three to (conchude) with his bure hand. Theoperation, for deftness and celerity, is like one of Heller's. it clan. The iokis rolled ov . the plate withia roiler mude of Canton flannel. The printers are patd by the hundr.d. e cisely Low much thoy earn [ couldr™. find out, but it ought to be goud wazes, fo: tiy worl like beavers.” There s no idlins play in thut room—nor anywhere clse 1a this busy establishment. The blauk pape sumbered, 15 charged to the printers to whom i: is deliver- cd, and the plates sre alse aumbered and charged to them. When not 12 actual use the Plates are kept carcfully locked b fu the safe— a little room in itself. Each of these eleven pre: sheets a day, or 7,200 & wev! tains 200, and, asthey o masters only in sheets of 100, each sheet must be eut right £ dle. ‘Lhisis done by hand. & air of shears cuts them as. ¢, showiog what o zood ege az:l van do. ‘There is no room iu't! for auy error—and the girls rake irl, whom I watched for w while, ents fitty sheets n minute—11,000a dayt Ttisa silent cut, cut, cut, from mornizg il nizne, working as if her life depended upor it. She sits at her Work. The girls arcall busy st a variety of processes fu the preparation of the stamps, al of which require delicacy of toushss well ag swiftness, and their wages aversu 25 @ week, or a little over. rough the mid- giel #ith a lone aifntcly 88 a ruled apid hand died sheet THE GUM-GAME. From the printing-room au‘% the (the latter an lusufferably bot nh sheets are placed in frames they go to the gumming-room drying-room, but not hot—thz aided by revolving fans afiixed to : send their influence through g gummed sheets in trames. ot gum arabic—tbat would in drviu sheots to curl and_crack—but f< steaply & kind of potato starch. . It is made, ! cve, in Provi- dence. A girl swiftly adjust cdges of a lieap of printed shects 50 s e vhem all into place while she deftly daubs them ata single stroke with the muclazinous aubstance, which she applics with s sinzi motivnof a8 wide brush. This is the substance you *'lick to malet stick” on the lett:r‘{;u drop iu the post-office. The sheets are dnad m wooden frames. After the gumming and dryine, thbestamos, in sheets, are flattened out and ade smooth by being subjected 10 the persuasis : Lower of & hydraulic press, the force being 459 tune. ‘They arc put in thin boards, which divide the severat packages. And, after they come oaf, hey ure Taken out and counted sga:n by yiris svated ot tables, who also swittly adjust them i even- edeed heaps while counting. Let vua uf tuese damsels maken mistake, even of e sivuic sheet, and she necessarily discovers §% oa_tue linal footjngs sud adjustments. Thew there is & cartjl goingover of ull these wears wiiss—thou- ying-room where the dvylez-cacks) hiew is 2lso a gands of shects—till thar lost toand. If 1o doesw't turn up, then pii-s wre turned arouad, and gone through with Izemthe edge on the 'side, not the opposite edge—and 1o, the delifquent i3 probably fourd to bave siot turn- ed wader, and so, did bot report 4t muster—fer the couut is doneat the edges. To show bow cereful they are, nove Therc wes & count, last summer, of T of stamps, on a sudden 8nd ubexpee Government experts from Washing: went through the plles fo_the safc. count of s long accumulation, 2nd it wys con- ducted and tested by the fizureson tas Govern- ment books at Washington. Yet sut of these 196,000,000 the only discrepaney funnd wris 851 stamps, valued at 322; the agarezets blaud ing ot four yearsof this busy weric. luvolving 3o Ininy “millions of stamps and_ dullare. Onco the girls counted steadily for two days to fud 2 single missing sheet. THE PCREORATING WNUR. Everybody, probably, has notbwd, in ** stick. inzon’a postage stamp, thalthe edges are not even, but serrated—esealleyrd—very Thch like the cdzes of a newspuper thab bas Leen rinted on o Bullock press. S his sawhks e as any one ean see in buying 4 shect oX at; 1s due to the lines of closely-connected pert: tions, or little holes along the raarg: divide, without entirely scparating. the ual stamps, and thus make it eaay w Lear one a3 wanted, without tearing inlo i pi ed part of the stamp. The perforating on small machines with cyiinders tist bave belts of little projecting eylindricul cozs, o tecth, very small and close toguther. and hav- ing #quare ends like bolts. Luch of thesc minute projeetions fits accurately into It3 cor- responding slot in the metaliic plate heneaths i t a7 postage-atamps, i shreugh this edyes ct_thie machine, it emerges W stamps all puncturedin ros )t conrse. Lies? rows are all in one directiou; and then the pro- cess is completed by turning the shect sideways and running it _through avaip, which dnlshes the perforation in alldirections. Ir is adeileata operation; the mechanism, siupls s it scews, liable to derangement at all ticacs, wad has Lo be re-set and adjusted, and caanzed at times to meet the uncertainties wromgd? by urcqual shrinkaze; some paper sbrinks, in drying, more than other paper, and gbsoiute <y esaential fn perforating, as in all other 1= of stamp-making. The loss, or wasie, by In- accarate perforation is found to be 7 pur ceul. DEXTEROUS MANICULATION. Itis not casy for auybodyto und without sceinz, the processes of the wori iselt. what fineness of touch, as well as u. accuracy of movcment, are required in the vark- ous handlinzs of these sheuts of pestage- stumps, Here are benches snd tabies occupled by zirls_in removing bunches o the princes sheets from the bourds, aiter the hydrawli presses hase done their peztof tue svCris and after the perforating machi:es duve daue s How quickly, how acftly, the piles of sl 1 loosely *‘evencd” and counted by one-mo- tion! Itis diflicultto sce how the opesators can doit, without making sorions blunders. But they performn thelr work witi: surprising accuracy. Each operator bias her owa ginantit: all counted, delivered, and charged to ber: and this must all be counted agato by hersc!f, and subsequently by others. The sheets awa conut- ed betore and after printing—betore snd after drying—before and after gumining—tiore eed after pressing and perforating. ruple guards and tests insure accuracy, &2 far as human vontrivance can well do it—and nct the least wonderful part of the worklis the swift manipulation which forms a part of the counting. And yet there are couutry Post- masters—and city Postmasters—who meré than semi-oceasionally complain of not gettiug the exact pumber they order. THE NUMBER OF STAMPS. Seven hundred million stamps a year. This appears to be_the prescut rate of demsad and supply for the great American puolie. The New York Post-Oflice orders twice a month—in order for about 4,000,000 cach time. The #o- called spoiled stamps—rejected for cne or another imperfection, evena slight one—arc packed up in larme paper bass, and parncd every Monday morninz. 1did not ascc: tuiu the total pereentaze of waste but_the per‘aratlit machines, with thelr waste, of 7 per cunt, seert to be responsible for the largest part of it —mo—— A report has been zolng the rounds tc tho effect thatarich widow presented Evangeitsu Pentccost with a bank book contalninz tne entry of the depositofa substantlal sam to his credit. This proves to be in some respeets e~ roneous. Mr. Pentecost was 1ndeed pres:nted. with 4 bunk book, ard there was on une of 5 pages the eatrv of 3 deposit. The amouni ¥ only $5, and the bank was one of the vurlety commonly known u3 ¢ broken.” Th. :hinig was apparently & jokc on the part of come frrevercut young person. Mr. Pentecost, who is as fond of fun as apybedy, 100k it toyal goud huwar. f