Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 7, 1878, Page 6

' THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY. JULY 7, 1878—SIXTEEN PAGES. 5 MILWAUKEE. Some Interesting Murder Reminiscences. A Dry Fourth Succeeded by Two At- tempts at Suicide. The Political Outlook in the BIil- waukee District. Personal and Social Notes---Idiscel- laneous Topics. THE GLORIOUS FOURTH. From Qur Own Correspondent. MiLwavees, Wis, July 6.—0, ssy, can you €e, by the dawn’s carly light, what so proudly ve hailed at the twilight’s last zieaming, just efore we went to bed on the night before the glorious Fourth, with- a large stock of fire- crackers, Roman candies, rockets, star-spaneled banners, lemons, mstches, £hot-zuns, bistols, Vorrowed from Captain Jenks ol the horee- mariues, and pictures of the Goddess of Liberty and Columbig, the gem of ibe ocean, witha band of wusic at the head of the procession going to the lager-beer garden, kecping step to the music of the Unfon, where a gentleman with a feeling of awful responsibility upon him will mount oue of the tables, and. after applause bas subsided, will proceed in broken English to assure his friends and fellow-citizens that it szives him great pleasure to e présent with bis fcllow-cit—ladics and gentlemen—on the ocea- sion of this natal-day, or, in other words, this aupiversary of the issuiug of the Declaration of Independeuce, which was written by Thomas Jefferson before he was 35 years of age, and’ which Matt Carpenter declared on the floor of the Scnate, in the face of Charles Sumner, was “a revolutionary pronunciamento,” and which is referred to oo this occasion eimply for the rcason that the name of the humbic individual who has the hon—the pleasure of adaressing you, bas been favorably mentioned 1ia connection with the nomivation for Congress from tais * deestrict ** by the Democratie Con- vention, and it is eminently proper that some dim ‘outline,—that is to eay, some explicit statemaeot of views which I entertsin upon the financdal and Socfalistic questions that now ari- tate the countrs, and especially and particalarly wherein 1 differ from the Republican party, i hizs brought the car of Luman progress aud sorial development upon the very verse of ihat wizhty precipice where the fiery billows of everlusting Gestruction, feuratively speaking, roll beneath the nation’s feet, while the man wm the White-House sits there through {raud and througi the connivance of that niscradle Re- = Board, and_especially through the jn- vention of Anderson, and perbaps also <k Mrs. Jenks, a)ttough, according to her imony before the Butlér-Potter Committee, the authorstip of the Sberman letier will re- main » mystery alongside of the mystery of the Beecher-Tilton business, althourh I see by the paper tbis morninx that Beecher Dss just finished a fine house in Peekskll in the Elizabethan style of architect- ure: and when 1 beliold tais and other offenses amulost public morslity snd social purity, brought upon us by the Haves Administration, nea I see—when 1 look about me and behold miuel J. Tilden sailing for Europe when be ought to be arinking whisky in the White-House on this sacred anniversal 1 thanic vou, ladies and gen—fetlow-citizens—for the ¢hic) endur- ance and patience with which you bave listened to my broken and premeaitated remarke. The Day passed ofl 50 quictly that all classes Deran to bemonu the lack of enthusiasm, if not of patriotiem, that used to mark the oceasion, aud to sigh for e return of tke good old times ‘when there wae a national salute at suwrise, and tremendous processions, with music, banners, Tottocs, transparencies. and 2ll the pomp and circumstance of a glorious celebration, with an cration in the arove, and 8 dluner, aud toasts, and responses, and_ending with 2 pyrotechnic display in the cvening that would astonish the Tatiy, Butif the Fourth was quiei, orderly, and menotonous, the 5th was made notable 1wo more unforiunates. wears of breath, try to shuflle off the mortal ccil “and seek the mys teries of the unkuown. A Chicaro woman atike Kirby Houre sticmpted to make ler exit by aking a dose of poison, and another woman, the marned daGehier of an old and well-kzown en, jumped iuto the -river, and was only ced gt the Jast mwoment. Botn attempts at taking life were frustrated, and both are said to have their orizin in domestic difficulties. I think it was Cowper who said: Tomestic ha; the only blss Of Paradise that has escaped the fall. Ana precious Jittle of that has escaped if it is o be measured by the namber of murders, sui- cides, divorees, vic., that are Gaily brousht fo the zitestion of the public. The moralist of the Daily News, in commenting upon these two cases. has this just remark It is cometimes #aid that the namber of femalea swho commiit euicide is less toan thatof males, because women iave not that desperate: conrasze 10 face denth which i« credited to men. Dut, after 21, there are thoarands upon thousznds of women in this world of onrs swho manifest the truest and -t real brvery that earth ever wilneseed or aven ever recorded b Sizating out the Mle. with allite sad adversity, With ail its mights serrow. and w1th all its awinl 2eony of body und f ¥oal. instead of ¥ielingto the cowardly ¥m- prize which leads €0 nicay scek to escape reality Ly plunging into my Azd, speaking of murder and all that, the Sentine! throws a litte gkt upon the early his- 1ory of the raseal Stevens, who is now in your Jail for the murder of Lis wife Peter Stevena, the fellow now behind the bare in Chicage for t r of lis wife Mamie, was e offfec of the Regisier of <0 clorked i 2 tobac: €o wanufscturing estallishment down on Water sireet. The police have reason 1o remen- ber him for his old drsoclations with the danzahters 2 named *+ Wasd The Foung now xomewhat prominent 1 Chic cuge becatiee of hix 1riendly relations 10 the mur- dered woman, establisied u resl-cstute azency in Weniceshu several yeure a: ing iu that Fpeciaity, he cate 10 tais city and uperated on " © for s tine In connection with members of he oard. And <0, from bour to hour, we ripe and rips, And then. from Yonr to bour, we rol aud rot, And thercby bangs 2 tale. THE WHEAT CORNER. The corner in wheat appears to be £rowlng in form and strength, and prices sre zoine upward. In18i6tie same parties operaied # successful coruer In wheat: that is, they keot the coruer unbroken, but it was a disastrous scheme all around. McGeogh, the mauager, and Schroeder & Lindblum, the brokers through swhow be operated, all went to tue wall afterward, as conscquence of the effort and strain necessars to hold the corner till settling-day. Al the pro- portions which the present corner may reach cannot yet be estimated. 1t will require 2 reat deal of money and a vigorons adminisiration of 2fair’s {o secure suceess. No new wheat will be coming into market from this State, Towa, or Mivnesota during the pree & month. The whest erop and all other crys look splendid throughout the State. In fact, a better yield of every variety of farm produce was never prom- ised in Wisconein §0 near to the barvest. ‘There is some danger that the heavy growth of straw may cause rust io the wheat by lodeings and a wet harvest will resuit in great destruction snd loss. But the rain and cold weather have been too much for tie chinch-bug and all the other cnemies of the wheat, exceptabad harvest ti Tue anticipstions as to the abundance of the crop may be judred from the prices for August wheat, which arc lower than has been seen -in the market fo many years. Winter wheat in this State s just tamning a vellowish green. The spring wheat is 1airly headior out.” Grass is abundant, and other crops indicate a heavr vield. Dairy prod- ucts are extremely Iow,—butter 10 cents and chicese scven cents, @ pound, which s one-nalt 1lie price of_cheese, and less thap a half the price of butter last year, and for vcars before that. The condition of the farminz inierests gives no cause, however, for apprehension. Every farmer iu the State of zood business ‘habits, and wio has managed his affairs with 1hirift and evea ordinary judement, is independ- ent of low prices aud corpered markets. There are men in the tarming business, as there are in all other ktuds of business, who are never suc- cessful, and who in the midst of plenty will ai- ways want. Others have but smuli and unpro- ductive farms; and unavoidabic accidents, mis- fortunes. and bad luck may have crippled some. But on the whole, farmine has paid well and made men rich througliout this State con- stantly since the first year of the War. Aside from u few capitalists, some of the wealthiest - men in tac State are the large farmers, and they stand the hard times and the deoression in gen- eral business better than auy otiter class. From uct to the condition of the wheat-growers is a natural tragsition, and 1s but a link in the chain ot thought. MURDER MOST FOUL. The recent homicide perpetrated by Russell Wheeler recalls a Milwaukee tragedyof twenty- six years ago, which possessed, hcwever, some dramatic {eatures of which the Wheeler-Hen- derer event was destitute. -John M. W. Lace ‘was gn-carly settler in Milwaukec, and a tailor by trade, carrving on hbis lepitimate business with some fudustry and success till along to- wards 1555. He then drifted into loose habits and bad associations. He was naturally coarse in bis manaers, and brutal in his disposition; his wife was compelled to abandon likm, 2nd he became a loafer and a bully, but from a profes- stons] custom was alwayswell dressed. He was muscalar o person, low browed and broad featured, had a vicfous tonguc, and no self-re- spect. He gambled, drunk beavily, and had other vices of which he made no concealment. ‘There was living in the city also from 1650, or perhaps a year or two carlicr, till 1833, a dress- maker named Ann Wheeler, short of stature, with a trim figure, round, sparkling black eyes, a high forehend, aud_uot’ unattractive, who' be- came criminally iotimate with Lace. Being a ruflian and a braggadocio, Lace boasted, some- times truiy snd often doubtless untruly, in the saloons which Le 1requented of his relations with females, and, it scems, had used Aun Wheeler’'s name at The Home, a saloon of general resort in those & Ou the 2, a soft, sunshiny sutumn day, Lace was standiug on the sidewalk, on the north side of Wiscousin street, near East Water street, looking atsome engravings in the win- dow of a bookstore then located there. An ne- quaintance was standing beside bim, and Lace remarked as to the pictures, © Theyarea d—d humbue,? which were the last words spoken by him fnlife. Aun Wheeler was walicing down Wisconsin street on tiie same_side while Lace was standing by the booksture Jooking in at the window; she bad passed the _afley half-way bo- veeu Droudway and East Water street, when Larp eye caught arlance of Lace where he stood. She turned sround and walked back up the street a few steps, tarned into the alley, re- malned there a couple of moments; as it subse- quently appeared to withdraw from her pocket and cock and place inher naud ready for use under her shawl, a pistol with which she was armed. She then walked out of the alley, turn- cd down the street again, walked swiitly to o spot behind Lace. who still stood at the window, and Lad just passed the_above criticism on the pictures; she drew the pistol, placed it within a foot of the buck of his neck and fircd. The shot was immedistely fatal: Lace sprang e foot or so in the mr sud drogped dead on the sidewalk. A man coming dowh the sidewalk saw her émerae from the siley, walk towards Lace, and shoot himn; the man standing beside Lace heard the shot and saw Lace tall, then turning tirst saw the women. The late H. L. Page, then an un- der Sheriff (futher of Jay Page, recently shot in Kansas), was also procecding down the street, but at a greater distance a After the shot was fired hie hastened tothescene. Hewas well- known to Miss Wheeler: she handed him the pistol, said she had done the killing 1s she had intended o do, or had calculnied (5 do, or bad prepared herself to do,—there was some differ- ceut statements as to her exact lanzuage; and she algo produced a dirk-kuife, which she said she had provided fur hereelf in case tne pistol had failed, Both weapons were uew. havias beea bonght but a day or two before. She gave her reasous for the act, that Lace had soulit to throw ber off, and had tlackened her character by saloou boasts and obscene talk. Animmeuse sympatby was created for her, probably as much because she had taken 2 worthless life 28 for any other reason; ker iriends in Obio, where she had lived previous to comiug to Milwaukee, raised funds for her supvort and Gefense in court, and ske was the object of ercat attentions from many good men sud women. The late Jonathan E. Arsold, the Drilliant, iminal lawyer, was enagued to defend ker on the trial, and be entered in her casa the plea of not guilty, an account of moral_losanity,—the first thue a name was ever given in the legal defense of homicide committed in scxual cases. The trial occarred the next year, and Miss Wheeler was acquitted, in the nidst of a tumulivous scene in court. Ann Wheeier was no yelative, though a namesake of Russe!l Wheeler. At that time Russell Wheeler was an industrious saddler and barness-maker in Milwaukee, bad 2 souig store. and was doinz a thriving, Louest busi- ness. He is now at laree, having been released ou ail, and ft is not extremely Lrobabie that he will suffer a heavy penalty erowing out of the Henderer homicide. The wive aud billiard- room which Henderer was to open has Leen placed in_running order, and the drinks sre swallowed as usual, both'at the scene of the howicide, aud wherever *dronthy neebors nezbors meet.” 14th of October, I PERSGNAL. A stlish Chicaro party of ladies and gentle- men celebrated the Fourth of July by a trip to Milwaukee: * thegest-lookinz party, all things considered,” zid Charley White, * that bas visited Milwoukeein 8 year.”” Their nemes were as follows: Mr. sod Mrs. W. Viocent Baker, Messrs. J. Hall Dowe, E. C. Dunean, George W. Montzomery, W. J. Johnston, R. L. Perry, F. B. Tuttle, C. F. Kimball, W. W. Wal- ton, Jr., Gearge S. Essex, R W, Cos, Stanlev Fleetwoud, Wiilium 1L Anzell, Georze M. Alexander, C. U. Keith, W. G. MeMillan, Charfes Sooy Smith. . L. Lincol, Jr., and Qaaries W. Angell, all of Chicazo; Georze P. Scriven, W 8. Rt s, S. Faulds, Louisvilic; and Misses Badger, Cobb, Fleetwood. Buell, Stearns, Ward. Harrizon, Wadsworth, Cox. Goodeily and Jeunie Goodell, of Chicazo; M Faulds, Louisvlle; s Hoyt, San Fraucisco; : Chatterton, Springfield, 1l Thev arrived onthe 1 o’dlo rain, dined in style at the 1, rode in bout the city till d retarned to Chicago on the "4:30 . Fineb, who has been scriously il for sev has 0 far recovered as to be out of doors aud aboat the city. texander. Mitchell and his brother, Jofin ., are & pair of as contfortable-louking elderly Scoteh gentlemen as one would be likely to see in many 5 dus. £ A visit irom Col. E. W. Keyes, Postmaster at Madison, is promised to his friends in this city : iucinal topic of conversation will be the United States Senatorshi; Horace Rublee, late Minister to Switzerland, is at Dawrille, N. Y., in_ attendance upon his ¢, who i undersoini treatment fora paralyt- Mrs. Rablec is sister of the late J. 3 s, United s Judee, | Hopiing, member of Congress, Madison. Gov. William E. Smith bias « cottaze for the sumer at Lakeside, m Weukesha County, shicl is oceupied by his tnuly all the time, an by himself wheu not on duty at Madisou. James Ludinuton i &t howe from bis South- cretrip,and contewplates « visit to Ashland for bis pezlth. The Hon. Tashington law-purtner of M: is at his home in the forimer o “The Hon. T. R. Hudd, of Green Bay, State Senator, was the Fourth of July orator at Der- lin, Green Lake County. Ex-State Senator Jolin L. Mitebell is contem- unes Coleman, of Foud du La, 1t 1. Carpenter, Heuwi, which has been considerably impaired, is very good this summer, snd he olliciates rezu- larly to his cha ) Mrs. Henty Kirk White is the only survivizg child of Solomon Juneau, the first white settler in Milwaukee, and vnce the owner of all the Jand on the cast side of the river in the plat of the place. Sheis in quite straitened circum- stances, George W. Peck, the humorist, delivered the Fourth of Julvoration at Foud du Lac. Dr. Solon Mariis. who was absent from the city the fore part of the season, bas been at home two or three weeis, but has not remined that robust health which was bis object iu abandoning for a while professional duty Letters reccived from A. C. Botkin, United States Marshal for Montana, indicate that he is in zood health and epirits, that he Ifkes the climate and his duties. His brotber, Col. Wal- lace W. Botkin, who accompanied hiln to Mon- tana, is Warden of the Territorial Prison. Mr. Botgin went to Montaua before navigation opened on the Missouri, and was oblized to stage it 600 miles from the Pacitic Railroad, His wife went to_juin Lim a few weeks later, and ascended Miszoun_bv steamboat to within three days’ staging of her destination. Aleck rot a carriaze out and went to mect her, she taking the coach. He missed the road, his teamn ran away, his carriage was smashed to toothpicks and kindling-wood, and he was oblized to get back to Boise City, the Montana Capital, as best he could, which he did about a weck after his wife bad arrived there safe and sound. The Rt-Rev. E. R. Welles, Eniscopal Bishop of Milwaukee, who was seriously ill during the past_montl, and who Wwas even at onme time considerea in danger, as his fever assumed ty- phofd svmdtoms, is convalescent. The Rey. 0. L. Barler, of Chicago, will preach to-morrow, morning sud evening, at the Hano- ver Street (Souti Side) Conaregational Chureh. Georze . Clason, concuetor on the La Crosse Division of the Milwaukee & §t. Paul the corner forming on the leading farm prod- | Road, and who is well known as a keen iitehell, who is visiting him at his home in this® and_expert sportsman, reports thai prairie- chickens will be unusually larre and plenty the present scasop. They hatcked early, and the {ounz bave had time to grow, and were not illed by the cold and rains, as is the case when the broods come off the nest later iu the season, Slooting woodcock is practically forbidden in Wisconsin this year, as the season does not open, according 'to law, till Aug. 15, when they Tave Jett the low grounds which they freguent, and are oot to be found by hupters. Now is the proper time for shooting these delicious game- birds, but the statute forbigs it. 3 POLITICAL. Willlam P. Lynde, the Democratic member of Cougrees from the Milwaukee District, is at home, but has been reserved in speaking of his intentions as to being a candidate for re-elac- tion. It will be recollected that Mr. Lynde was nominated for Congress in 1574 by the Demo- cratie Committee, after Sam Rindskopf, of ‘Whisky Ring notoriety, had withdrawn from the cauvass, and he was elected over Harrison Ludington. In 1870 nset of the Democratic politicians sought to defeat his nomination for a second term, and for that purpose called the Congressional District Convention to meet within 2 fow days after the adjournment of Congress, 50 that he had only time cnough to el home, and by unususl exertions. aided by the shrewd management of those who had not beeu enlisted in the intrigue against bim, he counteracted the plot contrived for his defeat, and was re-elected. But ho is probably destined for the shelf this year. He 15 auxious 10 be nominated for another term, or the indications are ot fauit; but the prospect fs mot fsvorble, He has mot done any- thing for anybody. .~ He has b there two terms with a Democratic majorit; but has not sueured the smallest iota of pat- ronage for auy Wisconsin man. It is said by those who watch that phase of politivs that if Charley Eldridge bad been in Congress since 1874 he would have bad at least balf a dozen hard-working Wisconsin Democrats on the House pay-rolis. This is an argument which cumes home strong to the Democzratic mind. P. V. Deuster, editor of the See-Bote, is the most active candidate for the nomination, and, it is rumored. is ready to take up with a Green- back platform. John Johnston, sn otlicial in Alexander Mitchell’s bank, is also a_candidate on & bard-money Democratic basis. It is possi- ble that, if & fight arises, it may bo vonsidered policy to throw overboard all the new aspirants, and put Mr. Lynde agafu {n the fleld. If such an svent ehould happen. it will be merely be- cause the Demoerats cannot agree on anybody clse, Dot timt they prefer him. Whether there will Le any Republican candidate fn the field, cXcept s a mere matter of form, is doubtful. The acknowledred Democratic majority in the district, outside of uncertain Milwaukee, is from 2,500 to 8,000, and, as this majority is in the Exyptian Counties of Ozaukee and Washinzton, it is not likely to be materially reduced, and it is large evough to overcome any possible majority which the most poputar candidate with the most vigorous work could secure in Milwaukee. Asa majority of the Congressmen from the State aro likely to be Republican, any way, the political shade of the Milwaukee member Is less a matter of in- terest thun the political affinities of the mem- bers of the Legistature from Milwaukec County. The North Seuate District 1n the county is now represented by I W. Van Schaick, a Renud- lican, notwithsianding the fact that the district usually eives 2,000 or 8,000 Democratie majori- ty. An extraordinary effort will be made to Keep the district in Reoublican hands. The Seventh Senate Districy consists of the Scrond, Third, Fourth, and Seventh Wards of the city, and fucludes the centre of wealth “anda business, the most fash- fonable residence property, and & vast proportion of the whoiesale trade and munufac- turiug industries of Milwaukee. 1t is good fightivg ground, potitically. Abert, the pres- ent Democratic Seuator irom this district, had 391 majority in 1870, At the Gubernatorial elec- tion in 1577 Smith, Repuvlican, had in the wards composing the district 30 majority over Mal- lory (Democrat), and there were 269 Greenback votes polled. Abert, who was eiected two years ago, will not Le a candidate for the ensulng tern, a8 he Iias been appointed a member of tie Board of Public Works. The Republicans will be fikely to ran ejther Sheriff Sanger or Capt. Lem Ellsworth, both men of great personal popularity, and either of them ‘would stand & good show to be elected. Gen. Harrison C. Ho- bart is spoken of a3 likely to be the Democratic candidate, but £d Keogh may sceure the nomi- nation. A closc, bitter. and determifned fight may be antlcipated, whoever is nominated on citiier side. As to members of Asscmbly, the contest will be close in the several district with a prospect that the Repubticans will carry at least five out of theeleven in the count, The adbesion of the Germans to the Democrati party is eflectually broken.and this chan makes Milwaukee a doubtful county. The county ticket mnext fall will be bot contested. The Kepublicans never clected a Sheriif of Milwankee County till 1876. Their success then has created stromr hopes of a similar victors the comiug fall. Under the Wiscousin Constitution, a Sherifl is not eligible for 2 second term, aud thus Sheriff Sanger can- wot be a candidate to succeed himsell in that office. Henry Lipoert, who was removed from the oifice of Chicf Engineer of the Fire Depart- meut by the partisan policy of Mayor Black’s city adninistration, will probably be the Repub- Tican candidate for Sherifl, and he will make splendid run; with a good prospect of an clet tion over the stronzest candidate that the Demn- ocrats can nominate. _Peter Van Vechten, pre: eut Under-Sheriff, urd Jobn E. Eldred, an activ First Ward Republic: are also both candi- dates for the nowination for Sheriff. MATT CARPENTER, Matt I0. Carpenter has been at home several days. A few of the politicians have called upon him, but, except to his close friends, and they do not discluze his views, bic is very reticent on political tonics, except that he expresses opinions which are aircetly _antamonistic to the Administration of Hayes. He adberes to lis views while in the Senate, that Civil-Service Reform i8 o humbug, and he is empbatic in iving lis views expression. Ile says that he shall remain here about thirty days; that he shall thea go to New York, where he is retained in cases in cowrt, and that he shall return from there to Washineton when the Supreme Court term begins in Seotember. To all the pumping apolied he failed to respond, and the ovinion of those observers who judge only by indications is that be has little or no expecetation of being a candidate for United States Senator. He did ot intimate any intention to take a part in the fall campaign, and the conclusion reached by those who went to spy out the land is that, if he inteuds to become such a candidate, it will not be until after the November election, when the potitical complexion of the Legislature is fully ascertained, and after he knows whether he has any friends fa the Legislature or not. Senator Howe is at Lis home in Green Bay, but has not put in as appearance at Milwaulkee vet the present season. {ie {sunderstood to be letting his friends know through an nctive cor- respondence thut he does not propose to be for- gotten. TAR MARBLES. A Boy's Experience with Them, St. Nicnolas for July. Almost all boys, st some period of their lives, devote their spare time to playing with marbles, and I certainly was not unlike other boys in this resvect. My fondness for marbles began very early, and when I was avout 7 years old led me into a curious experience, which I am about to relate. A great rivalry for acquiring marbles had suddenly arisen at that time among the boys of the town, and to possess as many of the little round beauties as my oldest brother owned soon Yecame the desire of my heart and the hight of my ambition. 1 bad aiready obtained a large sumber, when one day i overheard my oldest brother telling one of his schoolnates that he had made the important discovery that marbles could be formed from_coal-tar, of which there was a large quantity on a certain street in a distant part of the town. Hedid unot condescend to explain the process of manufacture, but ho showed the marbles he had wade,—black, round, end glossy. The sight insoired me with ardent desire 40 possess an unlimited quantity. My brother told me just where the coveted treasare was to be found, and, in the afternoon, Istarted off, without coufiding to any ons my iutention, to ind the spot and lay in a supply of the raw material, which I couid convert into marbles when I had Teisure. It wasa very hot July afternoon, and I was in & violent heat; but the sizht of* the heaps of coal-tar put all thoughits of aaything uupleasant quite out of my head; it caused me to forget also that I nad on a suit of new clothes, of which I had beeu cautioned by my mother to be extremely careful. I need nardly remark that I was not very well sequainted with the substance I was hand. ling, and my only idea of its qualities was that it could be wolded into auy shapethat I pleased. T was not aware that it bas all the qualilics of ordinary tar.—melts with beat, and becomes the toughest stickicst, most unmanazeable of sub~ stances with which a small boy ean come into contact. Ifelito work to collect what I wanted to carry bome. I filled the pockets of my panta- loons, avd of my jacket, and lastly, when these were stufled to their utmost capacity, I filled the crown of my hat so full that it would hardly gooumyhead. The place was at some dis- tance from my home, and [ did ot wish to have to return immedfately for more. ‘With o heart filled with triumph, I started off toward home. By this time I began to realize that the weatber was not cool. It had been a long walk, and_I was pretty tired, but I was also in a great hurry to begin makinz marblcs, so I walked as fast as Icould. After allitle time I began to be sensible of a disagreeable feeling of stickiness about my waist, and a slighv tickling sensation in tho regionof the koces. A cloud not bigzer than a man’s hand flitted across 1y horizon,—perhaps coal-tar might melt! A very slight inspection of my two pockets satisfied me that coal-tar was capable of becom- ing liquid, and, if it needed further evidence, the suble rivulcts that began to meander down the sides of my face gave ample corroboration of thefact. Itrled to take off my hat, but it would not come. Tlooked down at my new troussers with feel- ings of dismav. Ominous spots of a dismal hue were certuinly growing larger. Itried to got the tar out of my pockets, but_only succeeded in covering my hands with the black, unmanage- ablo stuff. That I should get a whipping for spoilidg my new_suit, if I could not manage Lo get the tar off, T was quite certain, and 1 bhad had no per- 'mission to go from howe, and on the whole the outlook was not cheerful in that direction. Quite driven to desperation, I seated myself on the ground, and tried to scrave off tie black spots, which had now extended to formidable dimensions: while 1 could feel small streams coming down inside of the collar of my shirt, and causing rather sinzular surgestions of & rope around my neck. My labor was all in vain. 1 got & good deal off, but there scemed to bo an inexbaustible quantity no. 1 gave it up In de- 2pajr, and burst into uncontrollable sobs. The fiow of tears thinned the lava-like flnid. and it embled fuk, which covered my face like now re: a vell; but in the extremity of my anguish’ o hope dawned upon me. found tuat I could wips off with my hand this thinner solution, and if water would do it, water was plenty, and 1would wash it off. A cousin of mine lived not very tar off, and I knew that in the yard of her house there wasa pump. Inspired by this iaea, 1 set off at a run, and did vot sincken my pace until L reached the spot. Here snother difficulty met me. [ could not reach the handle of the pump so as to et the benefit of the.stream from Its mouth, aud it was only & complete shower-bath that would restore me to respectability. 1 set 10 work to find 8 rope, and fastened together quite a com- plicated plece of machiners, as 1 thought, by which 1 managed to pump the_ice-cold water upon my devoted head. The effeet was not as immediatoas 1 bad hoped. But I had faith if a Tittle was pood, more must ba better. Creak— creak—creak—wvent the pumpgandle, which did more work that afteruoon” thau in half a dozen days’ wasbing. Creak—creak—creak! But the tar only be- cawe harder and harder, until I was incased in sheet-armor, like the famous Black Knight, Presently, my cousin Jenny, an_especial friend of mine, hearing such continued pumping, and becoming anxious for the family supply of water, came out to sce what was the matter, Seeing a small fizure curled up under the spout of the dunp, drenched to the skin and black as Othello, she stooped‘down to investizate the phenomenon, Ob, what was my despair when she discovered who it was, and in what plight! To say she laughed would be to give a feeble idea of the peals of laughter that sue- ceeded each other as she &tood nud looked at me. She would try to control her merriment for a moment, only to break forth a fresh, until she was obhzed fo sit down from sheer exhaustion. Every time she glanced at my wo-begoue countenanice and drenched condition she would gointo fresh convulsions of tun. At last she recovered breath enough to inquire_into my case.and to assure me she would do what she vould for uie; but she soon found, to my'despair, that what she could do was not mucli to my reliel. The clothes could not be zot off, and certainly they could not be got clean. She did mapage, With a pair of strong shears, to cut ofl the packets in my brocchies, and then, fearing iy mother would be alarmed, sbe bade me go home, and she would promise {o secure me against a whipping. 1 laney she thought this last promise woufd be easily kept. Somewhat comforted, I took up my linc of march toward to the paternal roof; but, as 1 went alouz, my heart began to siuk again; visions of a rod, with which wmy not too saintly charaster had made me somcwhat familiar, loomed up before me; but, worse than all, the thought of my brother's ridicule made my sensitive spirit quail. [ thouzht I would evade all for that nlght, however, by goinx quietly up the back_stairs, going Lo bed, and * playing sick.” Fortune favored me. I reached the bed-room without being seen; and, just as I was, With my hat on,—for_1t could only have come ofl with my scalp,~I wot into bed, and covered myself cotirely_with the bed-clothes. It was now dusk, and I felt for the moment quite safe. Preseutly my aunt came into the room to get something for which she was looking, and T could hear her give several in- quiring 3niffs, and, as she went ont, T beard her say: I certainly do smell tar; where can it come tromi’ An interval of peace fullowed, aud then in came my mother. :*Tar! Smell tar? Of course you do; IU's strotig’ enough in this room. Brivg a light.” 1t was the sound of doom! My mother soou came close up to the bed, sud held the lght so that it fell full upon me as she tricd to turn down the bed-clothing. Probably, if it had not been for several previous scrapes in which T had been involved, she would bave been much frizltened; but, as it wag, the sight of her young blackamoor had much the same effect upon her as upon my cousin. Her excinmations and sbricks of laughter brought every member of the household succe the reom, und, as one after another came in, fresh zest seemed to be given to the merriment of which 1 was the unfortunate victim. But every renewal of the fun was an added agony to me, for I clearly foresaw that ft would be reby ed by Jack aud Tom to all the boys in aborhood. Beside this, I wasnot fn a condition to be hilarious, Plastered with tar from Lead to foot; streuming with persviration at every pore; iy clothes drenched; my hair matted tozether, and my straw hat, soaked with water, fastencd upon_it, and falling limp and wet about my eyes,—I was uot rendertd more comfortable by the fact that 1could not move without taking pillow and bed-clothes with me, as, in my desperate desire to conceal myself from view, 1 had become cuwrapped in the bed- clotbing like a caterpiliar in its chrysalis: and T was conscious of a dim fear that If 1 satup, with the pillow stuck fast on the 1o of my hat, the sight of me wight produce fatal results upon the already exbausted family. At Jast the point was reached where I thought patience ceased to be s virtue, and I rebelied against any longer being made a spectacle, 1 declared, if they would all go away but mother, 1 would teil her allabout it.” The crowd retired, comwissioned to send up a crock of butter, a tubof hot water, and a_pair of shears. Maternal love Is strong, but I doubt if it was often put to a severer test of its long- sllmhurmg thun was that of wmy mother that nivht. Suflice it tosay that, after my clothes had been cut to ribbons, the sheetstorn up, my head well-nigh shaved and my whole person subjected fivst to an African bath of melted but- ter;and afterward to one of hot soap-suds, I had my fill of bathing for one day, and was, snortly before midnizht, pronounced to be tol- erably clean. P. $.—I nevermade any marbles of coal-tar. ————— *Stop Rite Dar. Cnartorig, N. C., Juty 2.—Colored society here is fearfully upset by the downfall of the Rev.Ed Eagles, pastor of one of the largest colored Baptist churches tn this eity. The rev- erend Lothario is married. For some time past, however, be lias been on suspiviously intimate terms with a comely voung molatto zirl of his flock. To-night theusual weekly praver-meet ing was held, and the minis in the pulpit to exhiort his hearers to it way. As be beran speaking, the descons of the church came up the main aisle in a body, and one venerable old - coon ' bony hand, and, Iaunching his index finger in the di- rection of the astonished prelate. said: * Stop! stop rite dar. A farther 'position of de Sacred Lers afn’t a gwine to be allowed fvom you. No-sahi! you'se been too lomza tellin® of dis congrezation ’bout dem brighter worlds, and You win't been leading de way. Wharis dat young sister you’se ruin Does you call dat e richt wayi” The minister was then told to ‘* abiicate dut pulnit if don’t want to be cked out.”” He made tracks. The conarega- tion then hield a meetiag, and expelled bim from the pastorate. To-nizht he was arrested for seduction, aud tie now tes in jail. i . A Fisherman's Lu Swringfiela (3ass.) Tnion. To cateh threr raod fat shad with a singlo line is a feat rarely accomplished, but G. K. Curricr and T. T. Hammond, of this city, per- formed it ar Willimanseir a few days ago. ‘They threw out a line Irom their boat, Yo whicn four hooks were attached, amd in 3 few mo- ments had @ bite of such maenitude that the efforts of both were neceesary to auiend to the line. A momeént or two was sufficient toreveal the fact that three shad were caught by the hooks, which Ly skillful management were safely landed ia ‘the boat. FINANCE AND TRADE. Better Country Demand for Loans «==Chicago Failures Last Month. The Produce Markets Quiet and Generally Easier---Street Markets Active, TINANCIAL. The country banks are barrowing more fraely of tho city banks in order 1o make advances to the farmers for harvesting expenses. Some of the banks had a better demand from their city cus- tomers during the weel, but as rule this was not the case. The general situation has been as dull 28 at this season it would be expected to be. - Mer- contile trade s in oneof its quiet moods, and apart from the movement of capital and currency to the country to barvest and market the crops, little activity Is to be looked for during the two coming months. The supply of loanable funds la conslderably In excess of the demand. Rates of dlecount are 6@10 ver cent, with special rates to good outside borrowers. New York exchange sold batween banks at 00@75¢ per $1,000 preminwm. The clearings of the Chicago banke for the week are reported as follows by Manager D. R. Hale, of the Chicago Clearing-Hous Clearings. Thursday Friday. Saturday.! Treasury makes a comparison with 2 year go In- teresting. The poblic debt was reduced during the year §24,371,301, against 39,281,121 during the fiscal year ending July 1, 1877. The coln bal- snce of the Trensury was S107,415,142, against $115,122, 473 then, or, less coin-certificates issucd to the owners of cofn left for safe keeping with the Treasury, $151,583 against $73,540,673 on Juiy 1. 1877. The lezal-tender note circalation was $340, 681,016 (which, in view ot recent legis- lation, must be aceepted a8 the minfmum for the future), against $359, 704,332 s year before. The fractionul currency ' was reduced duripz the yeur from = $20,403,137 to 816,547,700, and the silver coin outstanding was in: creasod from $33,058.318 to §10,057,083. The special legal-tender note fund for the redemption of fractional currency was flled up from $7,033, - 21310 $10,000,000. The foreirn trade of the coun- try for tne first eleven months of the fiscal year was favorable tn & marvelous degree for the improve- ment of the Treasury fnances. The exports of domostic merchandise amounted to $647,94S, 000, while the (mports of foreign goods were 'valued at $401.-420.000, leaving an excess of $243,528,000; the excess for the corresponding timo In the' pro- cedine ilecal year was $155,877,000, The excess for the eleven months of the last fiscal year fur- miehied the Trexsury with an oppartunity for put- ting the currency on & zold basis such as seldom comes oven in the lifetlioe of & nation. —Nation, uly 5. CIICAGO PLILURES. Tappan, McKillop & Co.’s monthly report of failures in Chicago for June, 1877, and June, 1878, i3 as follows: une."78. RTG || Vo' Liaualites | No.\ Liabitite 6,000 |.. Buriness. Miscellantous. Totil {n trude. Real estate and Total... {782 51,003,168 COIN AND GREENUACKS. Cofn was 100:4@100% in greenbacks. Greenbacks were 995@90%¢ on the dollar in coin. FOREIGN EXCHANGE. The rates current 1o New York and Chicazo were: Stty days. srz;t. 4 Starling.. Er] Swirzeriand. 815 Germany. unag Tioliand. of '61, ex Int. 5, e it 20167, ex It Tnited States 3-20s of ' 1 Lnlted States -4 Gnited Stafes new & United States aow ks, Lnfted States now & Darcent coup. United States currency 63, LOCAL SECURITIES. 7 er cont bonds (o). 7 percent seweraze (Iong) £ CIty 7por ceut water loan(lone) 103 ‘ounty 7 per cent boads (10n:0).. "5 North Chicuzo? ver ceut(Lincoln Park) 53 Tty Ruiiway (South Sde)’ - 150 Cley Ruttway (Weat Side Gty Rallway {North Sides. Ersters® Insurance Compary Chiengo Gasilght ard Colce est Division Raflway7 per eents. *And nterest. BY TELEGRAPH. NEW YORK. NEW Yong, July 6.—Gold opencd at 1005 and closed at 10015. Dorrowing rates, 1-8¢ uatil Monday and 1per cent per annum. Governments lower. Raliroad bonds buoyant. Stute bonds quiet. The etock market in the morning was buorant and higher in the entire lfst. The advance ranged from 1§ to 1% per cent, Lake Shore, Northwestern, Cheago, Burlington & Quincy, and Michigan Cen- tral leading thg upward movement. In the after- noon the market wus active aod buoyant, 2nd to- wards the close the nighest prices of the day and week, and in some cases of the year. were made, The entire Iist particivated 1n_the upward move- ment, but the transnctions were especially larze in Lake Shore, Northwestern, St. Paul, and Dela- ware, Lackawanun & Westorn. Transactions, 131,000 shares, of which 1,500 were New Yori Central, 11,000 Erie. 39,000 Lake Shore, 12,000 Korthwestern common, 13,000 pre- ferred. 10,000 St. Paul comman, 1,700 preferred. 0UG Lacknwaina. 2,000 New Jersey Central 00 Delaware & Hudson Canal, 1,400 Morns & ‘esex, 1,200 Michizan Central,’ 4,500 Western Cnion, 2,300 Fittsburg, and 1,400 Chicago, Bur- lington & Quiney, Jloney casy at 2@21% ner cent. Prime mercantile paner, 34 per cent. Customs receipte, 3252, 000. The Aeslstant Treasurer disbursed $372, 020. £15,000,000, Xchange, bunkers bills, 484t chauze on New York, 457%. York weekly bank state- 5 “The banks now hold $20,371,125 above leal roquirements. Coupona, '81. Taul Hfd. “10135 Wahash.. 1047 Fi. Wayn Amer. Expi Unfred States Expre: X, Y. Central i ] Chicagn & Alron i 5 8 Miasiss 1% D L & Woes o Lake Siiore Tiituoty Centrai: Cleveland & Plitsbi Sortinwestern.... Northwestern ped. Tennessee, old.. nessee, U2, Virginfa, ld....] TaTE oS, 36 ‘\ rginis. new. l‘ l)ll:‘!u."‘l. FOREIGN. Laxox. July 63 _p. m.—Consols, moucy, 08 1-16; acconnt, 96 3-16, “American securitics—illinofs Central, 87; Penn- eylvavia Central, 2%: Reading. 194} Erie, 175 preferred, 33: "Giv. 1073¢; 10-40s, 110%; Tew 5e, 108%} 4333, 10 Pame, July 6. —Rentes, 115 5¢. COMMERCIAL. The following were the recelpts and shipments of the leading articlea of produce in this city due- ing the twenty-four hours ending at 7 o'clock on Saturday morning, with comparisons: Figur. br: 10539, 4428 by 2 55 11,068 RITNITH i 45,803 Lard. 10s. Live hogs. Ko 38 Cattle, 2,830, 2.610 Sheen, Na, 532 244 Poultry, coops. Recelnis. Srgments. 1877 | 1870. | 1877 | 178 ] 435)} Exi, ply i, 205 34 Butter. | 29| 140,93 || 265604, 214.£00 Clieese, bx 4,473)) 10,24 283 G. apple: 328 s[.. FPotatoes.' bu. 400! Teans, bi 57 Hay, tons 34 The following grain was fnspected into store in thie city Satarday morning: 7 cars new No. 2 red winter wheat, 1 car No. 3 do, 18 cars No. 1 hard wheat, 4 cars No. £ do, 1 car No. 1 spring, 5 cars No. 2 do, 2 cars No. 3 do, 1 car refected do, 1 car 1o grade (32 wheat); 44 carsand 11,800 bu high mixed corn, 1 car new dn, 144 cars and 10,900 bu No. 2, 94 cars refected. 4 cars 10 grade (257 corn) : 1 car No. 1 oate, 21 curs No. £ white. 30 cars and 1,400 bu No. 2, 6 cars rejected (58 0ats); 4 cars No. 2rye; no barloy. Totsl (880 cars), 185,000 bu. The followinz grain, fnciaded in the above fnspection. was billed through: 18 ears No. 1 hard spring wheat, 1 car No. 1 oats, § cars No. 2 white oats, 4 cars No. 2 do, and 2 cars rejected do. In- spected out: 20,782 bu whest, 278,282 bu corn, 2,050 bu oats, 8,719 bu rye. The following were the recelpts and shipments of breadatuffs and live stock ot this potnt during the past week, and for the corresponding weoks ending ns dated: Recaipts— Fiaur, bris. Wheat, bu. Corn, b Live ogs, ¥o. Cattte. N Shipmient— Fiour, bris.. Wheat, bu. Corn, bu Satarday the Doard of Trade markets were quiet, . the members who gathered on the sidewalk being generally disinclined to break the rules in regard to holidnys. In the morning o few transac- tions were made in whoat, “corn, and provisions, corn being the most active. Tho recelpts of grain were light, but the markets wore ecasier, Eastern advices Indicating tamences, and the weather in the Northwest was favorably for mpening and harvesting the crops. which were reported to be generally in splendid condition. The demand for staple snd.fancy dry goods was of u restricted character, as is usual at this stage of the senson. Buyers are tuking euch quantities 6 are needed for the reassortment of stocks and notking beyond. Prices remaln steady. In the grocery msrket there wera no changes. Busineas remains qulet, with prices ruling eteady and firm for most 1fnes. Sugare weroagain in large demand and were strong, Prices of .bulter ana cheese ranged abont the same as on the preceding days of the week, and were quoted stesdy. Dried fruits were dull and wesk. Fish met witha good ci and country demand at previous quotations. Oil puints, and colars remained quiat and unchanged. Leather was dull and easy. Coal und wood were 1nactive and anchanged. . The fow cargoes left at the wholesale Jumber market were old early Saturday at recent prices. The fleet expected early this week will probably be & small one. The yard market was quict and steady. Dealers are chielly occupted in prepuring for the f2ll business, which promises to be exten- sive and fairly remunerative. Wool was active and firm. Eastern buyers arc taking the stock and forwarding it to the seaboard cities. The broom- corn, seed, hide, and hay markets were quict and unchanged. On the strect, potatoes and poultry were steady under moderate supplics. Green froits were dnll, especially berrics, which sold at all sorts of prices. Lake freizhts wore qulet at 15@13¢c for corn to Buffalo by sail. Through rates by lake and rail or canal were unchanged. Reil freights were quiet at 16¢ to New York, and 21¢ to Boston on grain, and 15 and 23c to do on fourth class. Wheat was quiet and woak, 8 few eales belng made at a decliue of abont Xe. New York was understood to be lower, and the weather In the Northwest was all that the farmers couid desire. The corn reports indicated that the ruet had ap- peared {n some scctions, but probably it will do little tnjury. The receipts were light. July sola AtBOX@O0c, closing at the inside, and August opened at 82c, then sold off to S1Xc, which was quoted as the selling price at the close. Corn was in considerable demand early and stronzer, the sales belng brincipally of July and cash, the latter to ahlppers. Subscquently buyers stepped out, and tho market weakened, closing tame at Friduy's latest quotations. July sold at c carly, and elosed at 37%¢. August opened AL 37xc, sellers then rose to 37%c, and closed at aT%e sellers. Cash sales were reported of 60 cars, at 373c for high-mixed, 37%c for No. 2, 34kc for rejected, and 50@35c for samples; also, 5,000 bu and 10 cars No. 2 at 3ike. Oats were nominal. Tho closing price last Wednesdny was 224c July and 22%c¢ Angast. The first car of new oats was received on the Rock Ieland Road, Inspecting a3 No. 2 white. Rye was nominal, at 4S@48%c for No. 2, 47cfor July, and 46c¢ eellers for August. Barley was inactive and quotable at 60c for Sep- tember and 48%c for July. Mess pork was quict and easier. Sales were ‘made of 1,000 brls ut §9.15 for August and $9.25 @9.30 for September. Lard was a shado easier, sales being made of | 750 tes at 36,8714 for September and $6.77% for August. July was quoted at $6.70. Sales were reported of 250 brls city tallow at 83ic. SUMMER PACKING. The Daily Commercial Bulletin gives the vack- ing of Chicago since the close of the winter-pac] Ing season as about 1,203:000 hogs, against 62 000to date lust year, and 660,000 to date in 1876. The summier packinz of Cedar Rapids to date is reported at 97,704 hogs, against 71,134 for corre- sponding time last year. Special reports to the Cincinnatt Price Current show the packing since March 1 to date, and latest mail dates, at the unaermentioned places, as foi- Chicago. St. Louts, Milwaul Indianapolts Gedar Kaplds. Cleveland. Kansas Sanula. Other piaces, approxi Total... 1.843,674 1,398,828 GOODS RECEIVED at the Chicago Custom-House July 6. 1878: Be: Russell-& Co., 4 cases ci; Schott, Hess & Co.. 7 casee toys and fancy goods. Collections. $1,017.%. BY TELEGRAPH, FOREIGN CITIES. Sectal Dispatch to The Trivune. L1vEzrooL, July 8-11:30 a. m.—FLovg—No. 1, 2453 No. 2 GBALN—Wheat—Winter, No. 1, 95 9d: No. 2, #33d: spring. No. 1 9a: No. 2, §3 d: white. No. 1, 85 24 No. 2 8611 & 3. 2, 108 3d. 2739d; No. 2, 278 PrOVISIONS—Pork, 493 6d. Lard, 355 3d. LiverrooL, July 6.—CuTTox~Steady at 6 5-168 64s; sales 8,000 bales; speculation snd export, 2,000; Amerlcan, 8,500. LoNDON, July 6.—~TALLOW~-3¢ Stoa 13 Dutch standards spot. 233 6d; aglaat, 238 64@233 0d. UeFINED PETROLEUM~93044d. SPIRITS TURPENTINE=228 90231 NEW YORK. To the Wastern Associated Press. NEW Yok, July 6.~CotTox—Holiday In the Cotton Exchange. FLoun—Qufet and unchanged: receipts. 73.000 bris: super State and Western, €3.30(33.63; commou to zood extra, $3.9584.50; good to ciolee, $4.3585.75; white wheat extra. £5.5088.50: ¢XrA Mo, $4.0085.75; St Louis, $3.95G7,00: Minncsota pateat process, $5.00@ Gratx—Wheat dull and lower; recefpts, 303,000 bu: ungraded apring. 73@93:: new amber Indiana, $1.10. Rye steady: Weatern, S3@slc. Barley nomtasily ua- changed. Malt nomiasily anchanged, Corn qulet and firm: recelpza, 712,000 bu: ungraded, 42z47¢; steamer, 443@45c: No. 2. (6x@47c: Kaness, 434@47c: steamer Fellow, 474c: white Western. 51653, Uats qulet but steady: recelpts, 252,000 bu: 30%4ce; No. 2 white, 3244@33c: No. 1, 3lc: do white, 36@34%c; mited West- ern. 294Gtk Whlte Western, 32G35c: mized, 208 3iFe. Hav—Heavy at 45@55¢. Hors—Firm: Eastern and Western, 7@10c. Grocrrizs—Coflee qulct nnd vachanged, Sugar steady: fair to zood redning, 73-16&73c. Molasses . ] ed, 83GSEMe; crude, 83c; ic, Bueaos Ayres and 7Y welzhts, 104GE21C. S1@dics pulied, 186 iy mesy, S10.25. Cut mears . 2, $5.35. Lard frm: prime BoTTER-Du Western. 6g20c. Witiakr—81.07%. MeTaLS—Manufactured copper unchanged; Ingot LuaTiER: Rio Grande Woot, <~Fork tity PROVIS 1O Srm; loni clear wald steam. S7.07@ 1ake, 104@163c: o e NrLs=cut, $3. MARINE NEWS. PORT HURON. Pont fomos, Mich., July 6.—Down—Props Mary Jarecki, Fletcher and consort, R. J. Hackett and consort, Cleveland snd consorts; schrs §. L. Watson, Garibaldl. Up—Props Atiantle, Gadger State, Sovereig: Canisteo, Westford, Enterprise, Henry Howsrd and barges, James Davidson and consorts, Chaun- cey Hurlout and consort, Russla. consort: echra: James C. King, Alvina, Speed. Fanny Campbell. Wind—Northéast, gentle: weather dac. Pogt Hunox, Mlch., July 6—10 p. m.—Passeq up—Props Olean, 1. W, Blanchard, Aunie Smith and consort, Aregotta and barges, Aissouri sud oarges. Town—Props Jay Gonld. Mayflower, A Optario, Champlain, Jennés ang Sarges. Al Wind—Northeast, light; weather duc. LAUNCIL Special Disgaich i0 The Trivune. CLeveraxp, O., July 8.—The prop Conestozs was successfully launched from Quayle & Sous® ship-yard. Itwas built for the Anchor Line, and is almost a duplicate of the Delaware, which was 1aunched from the same yards six weeys a30. Her dimensions are 270 feet keel, 208 feet over ull, 5. feet beum. and 16 feet hold. ‘Total tonnage, 1,720, She drawe, with machiner in position, four and 4 half feet forward and nine snd s half feet aft. Cap. Aiex McFurland will command ber, and Joseph Flanagun be engineer. A METEORIC DISPLAY. Jate Ryder, of the N. T. stmr City of Concord, which arrived here fst evenlug, reports that when about twenty miles off Milwaukee at 3:30 o'cluck yesterday morning he saw a briliiant metvor, or oall of fire, that made a light jike that of day. It Insted for three or four minutes, snd came dows. from the heavens perpendicularly, and svemed to be but n short dietauce from the boat. Others ox board the steamer also saw Lhe strauge sizht. MARQUETTE. Special Dispazeh to The Tridune. < Manquetre, Mich., July 6.—\rrived—Props V, Swain, Oscar Towpsend, Lincoln; schrs S. IL Kimbali, A. C. Maxwell, C. J. Mctlll, Ed Kell Gibraltar, Lisgar. Cleared—Propy Cormorant, Ogcar Townscnd, Obfo. W. L. Wetmore: schira Churles Wall, Ed Kelly, S. P. Ely, Levi Rawson, J. T. Johuson, C. N. Ryan, Burnett, Pasied To—Prop Japan. Passea Down—Frop Winslow. BUFFALO. DBrvpazo, July U.—Lake freights dall and tue changed. Clearances for the twenty-four hours ending at 8 P. m.—Prope D. Richiond, merchandise; Russis, merchandise, Chicago. Schrs Erastus Cornin Chicasro; Jura, 400 tons coal, Sandu-ky; Iung; rian, 400 tons ‘coal, Suginaw. Suur Alaska, mer- chandise, Put-in-Bay. COLLISION 1N THE RIVER. A collision that fnsolved the Ioss of about 350 occurred yesterday afternoon. The schr Advance, in- tow of a tug, struck the Skylark, slso being towed, with great force, just as the latterwus coming ouz of **C” elip, and made. things fly about for an instant. Both craft suffered uboug equaliy. : LAKE FREIGHTS. Freights were nominal Satarday at 114@13c for corn to Buffaio by sail, and at former quoted rates through by lake and rail or caual. The fcet hero hus beon reduced, but there are plenty of vessels left. ———— THE ANTONELLI SCANDAL. Latest Dovelopments In tho Famous Roman Luwsait. Correspandence London Daily News. Roue, June 16.—Your readers have alrcady been furnished with the essential points of the evidence of Dame Gervasi, the sage-femme who brought the Countess Lambertini into the world, snd who was privy to the plot by which the infant was represented to ba the daughte of Signor andSignora Marconi, and bapiized a3 such.in the Church of Santa Maris, in Via. ‘The brothers Antoueili did all they could to prevent this witness’ depositions from being taken, but tbe objections advanced by their counsel were overruled by the Court, and her evidence Was heard sccordiugly. For seven hours on Thursday and for éigzht hours on Friday was this old woman subjected to ap un~ flagging series of questions and cross-questions, the tter being sometimes pressed with such unfairness by the advoeates Bucchetoni, Cavi, and Agrestini, the counsel of the brothers Antonelli, a2 to evole the interference of Signor Carcassi, the Judge. The examivation was conducted with - closed daors, but the fol- lowing details may be relied upon as authentic indications of its tenor. The whole history of , the birth of the Countess Lambertini was re- capitulated, with the accouchement of the foreizn young iady of rank, and the role plaved by Sig- mora Marconi, and included partfculars for which the Latin language would be the most appropriate vehic One incident came out very ctearly and de- rived additional consistency from the cross-ex- aminatfon, and it was this: When the foreizn young lady went to lodge at Dame Gervasi’s for her confinement, Cardinal Autonellt paid sev- erai visits to bis protege. On the first of these ¥isits his Emivence was accompanisd by Dr. Lucchinf. This physiclan told Dame Ge vasi that, the young lads’s case being a rather serious one, he had thougnt it right to bring in consultatfon & Fench practi- tioner, who was then staying for a short tine in Kome. With this practitfoner accordinzly Dr. Luechini came. “I remember,” said Dume Gervasi, * that when I went to open the dour to thiem I held 1n my hand a vowl of beef tea whicti I was taking o the patisnt. Dr. Lucchi- ni was the first to enter, and I soon recognized the second visitor to be Cardinal Antouelli, who wore a long ‘ redingote ? and a tall hat. He tovk the bowl which [ beld in my hand. * This is for the patient?* he sud, wquiringly, but before I bad time to reply be had swallowed part of its conteuts.” Dame Gervasi then proceeded to relate how Dr. Lucchini left the Cardinal alond with the foreign young tady, whereuoon she (witness) upplird her esr to the keyhole and heard distinctly the sound of kisses aiternativg with sops between the two. His Eminence, to console the patient. told her he had taken every precaution against the mat- ter becomning known. ‘* Don't be afraid,” he suid: * nobody will be a thywiser. You will be able to marry. As for the buaby, that’s my atfair. T will take care of her, and & swear to you thatshe will never koow the pame of her mother.”” p Dame (ervasi was interrorated as to whether she had been impurtuncd to conceal the facts of which she was coguizant, anu she answered fn the aflirmative. She cven gave the nan:es of the persons who had come to Ler ou benalf of the brothers Antonelli, and these emissari she said, tried to make herdisclose all she kne: and promised her laree sums of money to Ter to siience s to the clandestine part played by Siznora Marconi, aud us to the Cardinal’s re- latfons with the foreign young lady. Dame Gervast declined to give that lady’s uame, but I have the best authority for saving that the Countess Lawbertini’s lezal advisers will reveal it should their plajotifl’s suit require it. The triz!, in spite of the delays Interposed by the brothers Antonellf, will be resumed {n the first week of Julv. 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