Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 28, 1878, Page 12

12 THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY. JULY 28, 1878—SIXTEEN PAGES IRELAND. The Sunny Slopes of Derry and Donegal. First Experiences with Porters, Hotels, and Barbers. The City of Londonderry—Prices of La~ bor and Cost of Living. The Jaunting-Car—Distribnting Hilk-— Newspapers—The Grianan Fort. The Murder of the Farl of Leitrim—TIts Osanse a Social Wrong. Byecial Correspondence of The Trilune. LOSDONDERRY, Ireland, July $.—My advent 0 this historic isle was made last evening under most auspicious circumstances. The day was bright, the air was clear and transparent, the temperature ranged near 80 degrees Falirenheit, snd a mors attractive landscape never greeted the eves of a landsman after eight days of nauses and of monotonous sky ana sea. Tory Island, off the nortbwest coast of Ireland, was sighted at about 11 & m. ycsterday, and soon afterwards the grand old cliffs of Donegal and the rugzed headlands in the foreground ap- ‘Deared in the dim, blue distance to assurc us that no faulty reckoning by the navigator or sweeping winds bad carried us from our course. The threc bundred souls on board the stanch stcamer Sarmatian, Capt. Aird, from Quebec to Liverpool, were made bappy. Not many hours clapsed ere the ship approached the coast, and sailed around Malin Head, a bigh and rocky bromontory, bleak and bare of foliage or vegetation, with a succession of majestic mountains in the backeround, pre- seoting a grand and picturesque appearance. IRELAND WAS FAIELY IN SIGOT, and all eyes scanned the coast to see what it was like. At 6 o'clock p. m. the stcamer halted in Mo- ville Bay and discharged the Irish mails, and passengers for Londonderry, which were taken off by a steam lighter, sent out for the purpose. An bour’s sail, through the most beautiful scenery, brought the travelers to théir destina- tion. grim old Protestant city is called by the natives, is situated on Foyie River, near where that stuggish stresm empties its turbid waters into the longh of that name. Lough Foyleisa Hody of water some fifteen miles in length by ten in width, with/sandy shores, and hemmed in by distant ldlls on cither side, sloping grad- ually from their base to the water's edge. The slopes are dotted with dwellings of sll classes of residents, from the pretentious manor-house, with its well-kept grounds, iis trees with their symmetrical foliage, its shrubs. and flowers, and plants, and delicious bits of lawn, to the hum- bie turf Lut of ‘the peasant standing bald and desolate upon the heather. Now and then a cluster of fishermen’s huts close wupon the water’s edee, with their white walls peepiug out from a perfect bower of small trees and luxuriant foliage, and their never-fziling bards of cbildren, predatory and semi-aquatic, gave a pleasing diversity to the landscape. The deep, intense ercen which pervades evers plant and shrub, the foliage of the trecs. the grass upon the hills, the growing grain in the snog lttle acre-fields, the vegetables in the gardens, and all uatare to which that re- freshing color appertains, is remarkable to a stranger’s eves at opee, and causes him to recog- nize the appropriateness of the poetic title of Erin, THE ‘‘EMERALD ISLE." Nothing so vividly green have I ever seen before in the way of mature’s coloring. The sunny slopes of Derry and Donceal, as I saw them spread before my cyes_yesterday, almost made me wish that I wss an Irishman. ‘The little steamer arnved at the Derry landing oppocite the town soon after 7 o’clock. It be- ing Sunday evening, and the Custom-House oflicers being presumably engaged at vespers, the weary, wave-bufTeted, rea-grimmed passen- gers had to stand around on one leg und wait their tardy coming. Half an hour was spent in mental cogitations aud internal wickedness be- fore those valusble officials came on board, looked through the ““luggage,” and placed their cabalistic marks upon it with a bit of chalk, siz- nifying that all was right, and that the same might pass the guards. This entire proceeding had been viewed by about’ hatf o hundred gri ning, dirts-faced, barciooted little Irish lad: ‘with shrewd faves and tangled locks, who chaffe: the passengers. aud called for *‘Lord Dufferin io such a patpable tone of irony that some of her Majesty’s Canadian subjects, of whom the impatieny crovd was mostiy composed, looked in each othens’ faces with sickly smi and io- ward rage. A rapacious gang of cabmen and porters with jarge brass medals .something smaller than breakfast plates, being around their necks, announcing their occupations, fhen fell upon the helpless passenzers aud soon swallowed them up, or rather dragzed them off helplesely to a hotel. Ana here 1 may as well remark, for the enlightenment of be worid, that for downneht impudence and wicked per- tinaaty the Londonderry porter surpasses afl known ruces of beings. One of the most modest of these gentiemen that I have yet eeen followed me to the hotel and poli called 3n me for a guarter for handling my bag- gaze, which I bad all the time 1 my own hauds. The sohcited emolument was refused on the comuercial prinuple that no equivalent had been Tendered. the orazen wretch never having been within fisteen rods of my preperty. [ was £0 overcome by THE REFRESHING INSOLENCE of the demand that for the momeut [ almost imagined myself at hore in Chicago. The hotel lere 15 mazared by a lady, who meets You at the door with a smile, rels your uame down ou a slate o; e toe.room 1o afterwards takes care that the requisite amount ol entries are put down araivst you in 2 big book kept for that purpose. When one wants to converse with the clerk of the botel oue bas to wothrous 1he Kitchen where the cooks are grapplineg with utton chops, beef-steaks. acd yamé‘ , i0to 3 little. box of a pi; There she keeps the Books. aud at the same time reculates the wa- nipulation of tke bacon, everything bein under Der vigiiant eve, and 1 proper order Yet this 13 reckoned 1o e a first-rate botel ‘Wihcn you sit down at the tabic sou are ex- pected 10 carve your own bread froi the gener- ousloaf. If you happen to be an American rentleman, and vot much used to such things. ¥ou ars apt to make a mess of it. You start in Tather thin st the upper coruer, aud, unless you have bad cousiderabie experience as a practical gurveyor, You are apt to run an irregular hne down through the bowels of the loaf to the ou are a particular, desperaie, and reckless character, you perhaps ury 10 corral he Joaf while you cut off your slice of bread by hiolding one side of it hard azaiust your breast while you saw awar at the otber, In such cases YOu are apt to vrush it in peces. causing youa world of embarrassment, and no end of apolo- ies. The fare, however, is generally zood, the rooms pleasant and clean, and the beds all thas could be desired. THE NIGHTS HERE, at this season of the year, are delightful. A peculiarity of them is that the fore part of them are sowtly iwilight, and the Jatter part dawn. The darkness don’t scem to last more than an hour, being just Jong enouzh to muke s dark cquatorial division between the two. This muet Lea discouraging country for an industrious man to live in, for he mo_soomer gets to bed st ome cad of the €ay than Le has to get up ac the other end. It would be an legant place, however, to start a branch of the Chicago *Owl Club,” Desiriug to get shaved this morning, I was directed 10 the tonsorial _establishment of Mr. Brady by one of the under proprietors of the hotel, ususlly denominated *boots.”” Mr. * Brady’s shop was a small, rongh room, about six feet square, reminding me of a section of the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad depot. The floor ot the shov was strewn so thickl with the clipped hair of former customers thas 1t Jooked a8 though AMr. B. bad been engared in scalding the carcasses of hors for one or two bad days previons, aud as though he seraped - off the bristles on the fioor. I was jovited to take a seat opn 2 common wooden chair, when a emall boy coverea my face with lather. Thee Iwas alfowed to sit around for awhile and do wkat I liked, and to enjoy myself wl the proprietar finished up a former customer. When wy turn came ! was requested to take 3 sest it auother chair pear the wall. Mr. Brady., with grea: skill, then squeezed my head against the wall, tipped it on one side, and scraped off the beard “Derry.” as this antique, mOss-growD, m, makivg the under slice the thinnest.. with a ‘dull razor. The effect was something like being shaved with a clam-shell. Two-pence ha'penny—43¢ cents—was the charge for this piece of ‘dexterity. TAE CITY OF LONDONDERRY is situated on tne River Foyle, snd is an im- portant seaport and commercial town, having about 28,000 inhabitants, and was built by the citizens of London in the reicn of James I. The old city occupies a hill oo the west bank of the river, and is surrounded by an old wall of solid stone masonry somne thirty feet in thickness, which is still preserved asa promenade. There are six gates to the old Gity, four originally, and two coustructed sub- sequently. The four oriainal gates are called the Bishop’s Gate. the Ship Quay Gate, the New Gate, and Ferry Port, or Ferry Gate. The re- cent gatesare called New Gate and Castle Gate. Thethree first were built between 1805 and 1808, The Bishop’s Gate and Ship Quay Gate only are embellished. The town is full of histuric fater- est and associatiops. It is quaint, grim with aze, eud bears the scars of time aud those in- flicted by the mailed band of man. From the opposite’ bank of tbe river the uppearance of the city is very pleasing and picturesque. The is covered with buildings = of various styles of architecture, the whole terminating with the tall spire of the Protestant Catbedral, which shoots upwards on the utmost summit of the clevation. There is considerable evidence of commercial life and prosperty here, and a steady, healthy growth is apparent. Drelling-houscs, factories, and other buildings are in process of erection, speaking of 2 promis- ing future for the city and an ijmportant posi- tion ultimately amoni the chief cities of Ire- land. The river is spanned by an iren bridge of modern structure and considérable length, TUE CA HEDRAL, on the summit ol the hill, 15 a stone building of Gothic structure erected in 1633, aud coutaius a number of ancient relics of the town. Ocean- ships of the largest size cowe up tae river and 1und at its wharves. There scem to be but few idle workmen in the streets, and the lower classes appear to be thriity and comfortable. I have scen scarcely any beggars bere, and very little of that human wretchedness and poverty which is said to characterize many of the towns and_cities of Ircland. The faces of the people are bright and shrewd, and they do not seem oppressed by more than the usual amount of human burdeus. Some ship-build- me and manufacturing are carried on bere. About a mile from the city is the Magee Prot- estant_College, a substantial stoue structure, erected at a cost of £20,000, for the training of Presbyterian ministers iu Irelana. The mouney for thls purpose was bequeathed by Mrs. Mavee, of Dublin, a2 pious member of this religious faith. The city refurns a member of Parliament. St. Columbkille founded an abbey here for Mouks of the Order of St. Augustine as carly as 5 d some of the sacred relics of that ancient Anpostle of the Clurch are extant, among them the ‘stone worn Dby his knees' where he kpelt to pray. In the year 1218 Furlogh Leinizh founded au abbey here for Cistercian Nuns, and in 1274 a_friary was built hcre at the request of St. Dominick. Although this is the stronzhbold of Prote: tism in Ire- laud, the majority of the population embrace the Catholic faith, und are in favor of an Irish Government for Ireland. The country sur- rounding the Town of Derry is well tilled and vroductive. The trees most vommon here are the sycamore, clm, larch, and un occasional oak. “Some of the outlying Lowns are Newton Limawady, Newton Junctiou, Ballykplly, Drumahoe, Tullance. Prehen, Gartnes Mil- ton, Eziinton, Cabry, Stranagappoge, Lifford, Strabane, Omagh, Stranorlar, Donegal, Cole- raine, Letterkenny, Buncranna, Milford., ete.,— most, if notall, of which huvg reoresentatives residine in the City of Chicago. Laburers here obtain from 14 shillings to 16 shillmgs per week, and from 5 shillings to 7 shilhngs per day. This is equivalent to $3.50 10 $4 per week I our moner, and from $1.85 to L7 per day. % THE COST OF LIVING here is less than in Awmerica. Thus it will be secn that the oppressed lrish laborer is even better paid in his uative land than he is 1a the free States of America. Still the toiter is un- hupoy here as elsewhere, and srumbles about the encroachments of capital. Street-cars, carriages, aud wagons are un- known to this locality, I should judee, for I have not scen one of that class of vel since Ilauded upon the island. Usually, when the Irishman travels he walks. When he does rice, however, he chooses the most uncomfortable vehicle that could be invented. No one but an Irishman conld ever have invented such a ma- chine of discomfort as the jaunting-cer, specimens of wiich we have seem in Chicago, imported as _ curiosities by some of our Irish citizens. This car i3 a two- wheeled macnine, drawn by onc horse, with ac- commadations for four passenwers and the driv- er, when tuil. The seats run lengibwise of the car instead of crosswise, and the rear drops down when the machine i3 in motion, so that the pussenger is in constant apprehension of stiding off behind. Then the passenzer in front of you is continually siiting down the inclined plane into your lap. ~ This, however, is no_grcat cause of complunt wheu the iront passenzer aforesaid happens to be o pretty Lrish girl. 1 don’t think the national vehicle of Irelaud will ever become domesticated in America. MILK 13 DISTRIBUTED to the citizene of Derry in a unique and primi- tive manner, quite uniike the dashing style i which it is done in Chicazo. Here the fluid product of the dairy is put into casks or barrels with wooden faucets in the end. - The cask is laid Jengibwise on a low cart, to which cart is usually harnessed the sravest little beast of a Jdoukey that naturecver produced. Thisanimal is ordinarily about two feet high by three feet long, =nd is conducted by a juventle Celt ot sufficent discretion to ect the commercial re- quirements of the busivess. This unronmntic, plodding, common-place, mopy sort of a way of doing business destroys the romance of the kirchen and back yard flirtations so popular bl h-office here institutions patronized. extensively , Liearranzement isconvenieat, aud, as the vitizensarecontent, no stranger has any right 0 complain. There are three newspapers published in Derry, of which none are dmily. An American wity of this size would have av least one or two daily newspapers, but this city canuot support oue. Tue Derry Journai a_ year awo attempted 10 publish a daily, but after'z time abandoned the effort in despair. However, the papers here are publishea on alternate moruings, so that it 2mounts to the same thing as having a daily nbewspaper to the citi- The Jowrna! is published three a week, on Monday, Wednesday, and Frutay morniugs: the Seatine’ on Tuesday. ‘Thursday, and. Saturday mornin aod the Stendurd twice a week, on W rday mornings. Al of these paper: be condieted by gentlemen of ability and s0 far as talents and attainments are concerned, but there s compare:d with American newspa- Whatever is pubitshed of editorial, loeal, ews matter, is well written and prepared. The Journal 1s one of the oldest newspapers i Irciand, b: T uibition of even cd by SUCARTER, MR. THOMA: and is the leading paper af the North, dependent in politics sud theology, and radical It is in- in nothing. Tt mildly advocates llome Rule for Ireland, and reflects the Catholic sentiment of the pcople, thotich not a Catholic organ per. se. Mr. McCarier, the proprictor, is a Protestant Irishian. Mr, Flaugizan, a gentleman. of ability awd lesrning, is the chiet editor. The Sentinel is o Protestant paper, and was_ established in 1 Itis Enzlish and aristocraticin seatiment. The AStandard is conservative in_politics and _theol- ogy, and the orean of the Presbyterian Churel in Ireland. It was establiched in 1836, Apout three miles _from Derry, on the sum- mit of a mountain S00 fect hirn, overlovking the Forle and Swmilly, and commanding a magniicent view of the hills and valleys of Donegal, bas stood for several centuries the ruins of whet was onee one of the erandest oid resfdences of Ireland. Here dwelt the North- ern Kings of Ireland for mauy centuries, from t ave of historic tradition down to its uction by Murtagh O'Brien, King of Munster. Its commanding position and solid walls secured its immusity from surorise and capiure, and here the barbaric rulers of the country dwelt for many centuries eafe from the assaults " of thei fierce neighbor Kings. The castle was_erccted’ by the Pairgn Insh kings more than a thousand years before the introduction of Christiamty icto the country, and on this spot the Druid priests have celebrated their mystic rites. This place is catled the GRIANAX FORT, or the Grianan of Afleach. It was demolished by Martagh O'Brien in 1101, who ondered wach of his wen to carry back with them to Munster ove stone of the castle in each sack which had been emptied of its proTisions. With these stones O’Brien built a parapet upon the top of his Royal palace. which was situsted on the presentsite of the Catbedral of Limeri: This is uae of the most interest- ing historical spots in Ireland, and las been much visited by tourisis interested in antiqui- tles. Stnce its destruction it had never been re- stored, and it had becomes mere mound of lcaen-vovered stones. with nothing 10 lndicate its past grandeur. Recently, Walter Bernard, Esa, D., of Derry, with the aid of the of the adjacent villages, people has ‘planned and execnted the work of'the res- toration of the fort. This bas been dogeat great trouble and at considerable expense. This work has been in progress for four or five years, and its completion wis celebrateidl on Saturday last with appropriate ceremonies, in which a considerable number of people particivated. Dr. Bernard is doubtless entitled to much credit for his zeal and industry in thus rescuicg from oblivion this fragment of historic Ireland. Four men arrested by the constabulary of the Crown now lie in prison in Donegal, on sus- picion of being concerned in the shuoting of TOE LATE EARL OF LEITRIM, his driver ' and clerk, in Crallagh wood, three miles from Milford, at 9 o’clock ou the morning of Tuesday, April 2, 1678, Immense rewards have heen offered by the Crown for the appre- bension and conviction of the murderers, and the most skillful detectives bave had the matter in hand for some time. The trial of the four men arrested has been set to commence at the Lifford Assizes on July 19. The Govern- ment is represented by eminent counsel. and the best talent of the Irish Bar will be brought amainst the prisoners. The citizens of Coat- bridee, in the County Donegal, where the murders were committcd, have organized 2 com- mittee for the purpose of rasiuzra fund with which to employ counsel for the defense of these men. Advertisemeots of this.orranized relief bavebeen published in the local newspapers, and there is no doubt that a suflicient fund will be subscribed for the purpose inteuded. William Sidnev Clements, the Earl of Leitrim, it will be remembered, was one of the most extensive Iand-owners in Ireiand. His estates emoracé over 100,000 acres. 1ndisposition he is renorted 10 have been overbearing, passionate, and tyrau- nical to a degree. He was alike feared and bated by his vast tepantry, and vow that he is desd not onme of them can be found 50 poor to do him reverence. On the con- trary, they ‘“God speed” the murder- ers. The men arrested, and shortly to be ried for their lives, were arrested on’ circum- stantial evigence alone, and their conviction, if properly defended, is by no means certain. 1he nurder appears to have been cleverly planued and remurkably well ezecuted. 1t is supposed that the party of assassins was composed of tive men, though that is not certain, as all the immediate eve-witnesses were killed, no doubt with a view of preventing identilication. On THE MORNING OF TUE MURDER the old Earl, who was 72 years of age, was proceedng from his residénce, Manor Vaugun, to Wilford on a jaunting-car hired for the purpose. The car was driven by one of his servants, and his clerk was alsv riding upon the othgr side of the ugly vehicle. Another servant of the Earl followed with the luggage on another car, which, at the time of the shooting, was some distance in the rear. ‘Fhe driver, bowerer, came up iu time to see a part of the contest. and to see two men, dressed in the common garb of peasants, rowing across Mulroy Bay, which is near a: hand, in a skilf. A pistol and the broken breech of a guo, and a hat were subsequently found in the skiff upon the other side ol the bay. Inside the hat was found the cover of a copy-book, vlaced beneath the lining for the purpose of making the hat fiz the he: of the wearer. The copy-bouk from which the cover was taken was found iv the hut of one of the prisoncrs. Notwithstanding the immense rewards which have been offered for the actec- tion of the murderers, such is the fecling ot hatred against the Earl that the constabulary aud detectives have been unable to make but little progress in the apprebension of the mur- derers. The London press and the Crown hasten to attribute the murder to the agrarian diflicul- tles here and the historical perversity and tur- bulence of the Irmsh peusantry of Donegal. “There is altozethier ANOTHER SIDE TO TIII5 STORY, which throws a difierent lizht upon the matter: and a belicf is larwely entertamed among the local residents that this Jatter theory is the true cause of tle murders. If reports prevalent here in Derry are true coucerning the private character of the Barl, be wus A sad old dog indeed. He mever was married, I believe, and during his lone life on nis estates he has been s terror in the house- holds of his tenants with beautiful daugater: 1t may be taking uufair advantage of a man who is dead to say aught discreditable to his 1memory; but magnanimity was a characteristic unknown to the nature of the old noble, and perhaps be desires noue at my hands. There is no doubt that he was lustful, and un- scrupulous in the gratification of his passions. A specific instance is told here, and there is no reason to doubs the truth of the story, of & poor widow named Aliroe, who has a beautiful duughter who fell uuder the eyes of the salacious old tryant. Tie widow was a tenant of vhe Earl’s, aud he applied to her for the prostitution of her ¢liitd to him. The moth- er met the old Earl resolutely, and told him she would rather see her daughter dead than dis- bonored. The widow was subsequently evicied and cruelly persecuted by the unfeelivg ola wretch. ANOTIHER STORY 1S that a family of a sister andtwo brothers were tenants of his in Donegal. The brothers were sturdy, spirited young weun, with whom it was danserous for even a2 wealthy old noble to trifle with. The Earl, therefore, conirived to send the brothers to America, and afterwards se- duced the sister. The kuowledgze of the fact coming to the ears of the brothers, they took a solemn oath to avenge the wrongs of their sis- ter. They returoed to Ireland recently, com- mitted the murder, and made good their escape. ‘The belief is strongly imbedded in the hearts of the people here, at any rate, that this mor- der was committed to avenge some social wrong and not on account of any political hatred, or on account of oppression. La a future letter I will try and srive some account of tife trial of tisese meu shortly to come off at Lifford, twelve miles from Derry. F.E.N. ————t——— FULFILLED, Tkuew 2 litrle maiden once, A dainty little belle Tuscd to call Ler Nell: Nell, a tittle anel, inning little ways: Was she not my little treasure, jght of ali my early daysy Oft we'd wander out together - Through the mead.ws green and fair; In the bright and sunay weather Did we love o linger there, *Neati the brauches of the willow, Bending low beneath the snn— Tnderneath the weeping-willow, Each a bappy littie one. Did we ask oarsalves the reason Why we songht the willow-tree? ‘Was it fairer than the rest? O Why it was we couldu’t set Did we know of ail the weeping, All the bitter tears 1t shed? Did we never near the weeping. low overhead? pleasurcs? Al the bt Did we never k; on Why L the willow-tree™ Time hae passed away forever, And w two are far ap Siceps sne now bencatli sweet recollection that used 1o be, Col. Mosby ou Grant. WASHINGTON, D. July 24.—The Post to- day publishes au interview” with J. L. Mosby, the noted cavalry leader aud Confederate triend of Gen. Graut, of which the followmg 15 a B¥NOpsis: 3 *+Colonel,” said the Tost reporter, “have you beard anything from Gen. Graut since he went to Europe#! **Yes: I received a long letter from him about »month ago. No allusion was made to what he expects to do fu the future, or bis possibly be- cumin: a candidate.” & ** Do you thiuk ne will be the Republican can- idate in 183047 1 have no doubt of his_uomination by acela- mation, and Dbeliere he will be_overwhelmingly elected. He can carry all the States that Ha carried, and several that he dido't carry. He s the only Republican who can carry any Southi=rn State. “Southern wen will dare” more and risk more to support Gen. Grant than anvbody else. Sonthiern men remeinber this fact, that he always stood by Southern meu who stood by him,'and he did more for the relief the South- ern people than any other mau could bave done. There i5 no svetion of the country in which Gen. Grant has warnier or stronger Iriends than in éhe South,—men there will risk their lives and lortunes to support bim. He can get the support of & large number of men who have been known as Conservativez. All who have becu Republicans herctolore will vote solidiy for him. and a great mauy who have been Cou- sn;wnuw:sl will do so.l u{u." n conclusion, - Cul. Mosby said: It natural desire of the Amcriz::n people toiisetehg great man at the helm of the Government, and those who desire to see the national credit up- held against reondiation are for him. Those who rezard the rights of property as sacrea are for him, because they believe the Government needs a etrong man 1o protect the rights of property azaiust the assaalts of the Commu- nists. Gen. Grant will be sustained by the con- gervative sentiment of the country at the pext clection, and be elected.” - ‘THE SOCIAL WORLD. Events of the Week in Chicago- Personal Notes. The Bage for Morning-Dresses and Wrappers.- Some Pretty Costumes. CHICAGO. MATRIMONIAL. Dr.J. M. Lester, a prominent West Side druggist, who has been absent from the city for several weeks, was married on the 27th ult. to Mis3 Blanche Graham, third aaughter of M. D. Graham, Esq., of Port Jervis, N. Y. The cere- 1nony took place at the residence of the bride’s father, and was witnessed by & large number of friends, from whom. the bride received many elegane presents. One of the most _ujéysblc social events of the week was the marriage of Mr. Charles Me- Naanis to Miss Inez Wood, at the residence of Mr. ‘Mitcbell, No. 201 Rbodes avenue, last ‘Thursday evening, The interesting ceremony was performed at 7 o’clock by the Rev. Dr. E. C. Mitenell, D. D. and A. B. After which those present repaired to the front yard, which was 2 very large, fine one, and refreshments of ice cream and cake were served. An elczant dia- mond ring was presented to Mrs. McNannis on the occasion by her Sunday-school acholars. SOCIAL HAPPENINGS. By special request the Chicazo and Oriental Quartcettes will give another excursion the 17th of August on the City of Duluth. Prot. Russcl! will give an excursion for the entertuinment of Lis pupils and frienas, Satur- day evening, Aug. 8, on the steamer Metrop- olis. 5 Company K, I N. G., give a moonlight ex- cursion on the Peerless July 31. The Farracut Boat Club ™ is contemplating a lake excursion. - The Highiand Park Archery Club went to Lake Muitiinore, near Waukegan, Tuesday, for a week’s camping ont. Company B, Sixih Battalion, I. N. G., will give s moonlight excursion on the steamer Menominee, Tuesday evening, Aug: 13, Last Thursday evening Mr. and Mrs. Sey- mour, No. 312" Culumet avenue, entertained several guests in honor of Prof. and Mrs. Gregord and daughter. The social features of the occasion were garnished with noteworthy ivstrumental music by Miss Gregorl and Mrs. Von Klantzen, and vocal selections by Mrs. Seymour. These, together with tae opportunity afforded for viewing some of Prof. Gregori’s more receut works of art, combined to perfect an evening of rare and profitable pleasure. Miss Gregori’s evidence of superior musical training.—her ex- quisite rendering of classical sclections on the pano,—showed herto be an artiste of high powers and great promise. PERSONAL. Mayor Heatn and family are contemplating spending o month in the wild rezion of the Brule. They will start the 15th of August, and will camp out with a select party of fricnds. Mr. . F. \Whitehouse, of tiis city, has rent- ed **Red Cross Cottage” at Newport for the season. Mr. H. Clarcnce Eddy left yesterday for the East, where he will spend about six weeks large- ly in Greenfield, Mass., his native place. Mrs. E. B. Lathrop is visiting in the family of her brotler, at ittsburg, Pa. Jobn B. Drake, Esq., of the Grand Pacitic, has returned from the seaside. The loun. Philo Parsons and daughter Grace are visiting 2t St. Caroline’s Court. Mr. aud Mrs. Samuel P. McConnell and Miss Julia Rogers sailed on_the steamer J. L. Hi Thursday for the Lake Superior regi Mr. W. D. Eaton, of the Times, i3 Northwestern resorts. C. C. Bonuey and family are at Swampscott Beach, near Bostoun. 4 Mr.. Frank and Mr. Charles Follansbes are spending some time at Halifax, aud will visit oston and the sea-shore cn route home. Mrs. Georze Wright, of Sants Barbara, Cal., is spending the summer with ner father, Gen. Farpsworth. - Miss Jenny Forsythe, of Groveland Park, is spending a few days with Miss Lora Emery, of Lockport, Il Mrs. Murison, Miss Leckie, and Mr. George Murison, leave to-morrow for Pewaukee, Wis., to spend several week: Mrs. Philo J. Beveridge, of Evsugton, has just returncd from a trip around the lakes.- Kittie Rapp, of Wabash avenue, is visit- s Anuie Brain, of Peteraburg. [ll. s Mattie Spain has returned {from a three- weeks' visit to south Bend, Ind. Miss Ella Stone returned home Tuesday, after a brief visit to fricnds at Geneva, (11, Miss Carric Barton, of St. Caroline’s Court, and Miss Ellie Ferrie, of No. 250 West Wash- inaton street, returned from Grand Haven last week, after a short sojourn. Mrs. L. G. Lewis, of Aldine Square, is visiting friends in Ann Arbor, Mich, Wirt Dexter and family occupy a Grand Union cottage at Saratoga. Mr. Gilbert McUlurg has zone on a_tour through Wisconsin watering-resorts, and will also visit Put-in-Bay before his return. Mr. E. ). Johnson, the eflicient City Book- keeper, with his wife, of St. Caroline’s Court, will start to-morrow for St. Paul. From tucre they will go to Sioux City and Omaha, and will regurn in about three weeks. Miss Mattie Belle Shreve; an accomplished and beautitul youns lady from Louisville, is vis- iting her cousin, Miss Badger, in this city. Miss Belle Danolds, of St. Caroline’s Court, is a muest of Dr. and Mrs. Knox, at the Cutter House, Grand Haven. Miss Lottic Chipman, of Waterbury, Conn., ig visiting Mr. and Mrs, F. A. Bench, No. 303 Webster avenue. M . A. Hewes started last ing, via Michizan Southern Iailroad, for the East, stopping at Builalo, Put-in Bay, and sev- eral points in Massachusetts, to be zone several weeks. Miss Gertie Ryder accompanies her part ol the wa; 11. C. Morey, Esq., aud family are ac Sheboy- gan, Wis, Miss Gaskill is at Waukesha. Miss Amy Burtis is visitine friends in Keno- ng tke =} Tuesday even- sha, Mr. Simon Klein and Miss Rose Mayer are re.* ported engaged. A s Belle and Mamie Boynton and Fannie Hoolker are rusticating for a few weeks at Dia- wond Lake, W - Miss Prankic Waliaco, who bas been visiting Rock Islund for sone weeks, has returned. X. 8. Davis, Jr.,of Evenston, las gone to Lake Superior, to remain several week I'ne famiiy of rhe Hov. R. S. Tuthill left Jast week for Wisconsin, where they will spend the remainder of the heated term. Col. G. B. Munger, of tne Clifton House, has zone East with his family. Mr. Lovis Marguardt and wife, of Lombard, returned Monday from their summer trip north. Mr. Fred Havaen, of Boston, Mass., is sum- mering with relatives at Lombard. Aliss Rattie Furlong has gone to Oshkosh for the summer. Miss Julia L. Muneer starts for Detroit, Mich., Llis week, Lo visit some friends, and will remain about a month, Miss Emma Page and Miss Minnie Marble are spendine the summer on a farm in the countrr, The: Misses Julia aud Rosa Rice, accompanied: Ly their uncle. are maiive an cxtended tour through the lakes. _mss Baunie Townsend is visiting Ler sister, Ars. M. Leland, at Wells, Minn. s Mattie Thompson, Lou and Eva Moore, and Mr. Charles Moore, are rusticating at Green Lake, Wis. Mrs. Craiz, wife of Chiet Justice Craig, of Tllivois Supreme Court, is visiting on the K est Side with ber sou-in-law, W. B. Bradford, Esq. Ar. ud Mrs. William Ghormley, of this city, ! siting the poiuts of interest in the Lake Superior region. NEW YORK. MORNING DRESSEs. ___ Srecial Correspondence of The Tribune. New Yonk, July 25.—~I have an unbounded fonduess for pretty morning dresses; haven't you? I[T were a Benedict I thiok I should take more pleasure in secing the presiding genius of my beart and hearth arrayed in be- coming robe de chambre and coquettish break- {ast cap, than radiant in silk orsatin, and attired in irresistible evening costume. - There is a par- tieular aud especial beauty in the morning dresses now in voguc that can scarcely fail to at- tract admiration. Thisis the graceful, unbroken flow of the garment which adds tmmeasurably 1o the grace of the wearer and the geueral effect of ‘the dress. The Princess style prevails m wmorning dresses, as it does 1o those desizned for evening and other wear, and the simplest fabric, without trimming, is considered quite as fashionabic as the finest material lavishly orna- mented. And then all along the scale are the haopy means from which cvery taste may select. with satisfaction. A very handsome wrapper is of fine ali-wool delajue, a fabric now at the hight of fashion, and kuown in the shops by the more pretentious name of barege de luxe. In this case the color is a delicate, very faint stade of lise. It is en Princesse, and an insertion down the cntire front is outlined by a band of wide white lace of silk and finest wool. Beneath this is a band of lilac satin, which glistens and glimmers through the lace witk charming effect. The sleeves consist of alternate diagonal rows of insertion and the dress material. The backof the waist is orna- mented by three strips of insertion run down from the collar, the centre one being the lonur- est. Beneath them also is a band of satin. The lower portion of the skirt is laid on in three large box-pleats, finished at the top by a side- pleating of satiu. The bottom aud neck of the robe are also finished by a similar plisse, and around the neck and sleeves is a .frill of lace caught with white and lilac ribbons. ANOTHER VERY CUARMING MORNING DRESS has Princess back and sacque (ront. The ma- terial used is a sort of pine-apple goods, having stripes of palest ereen, aud a faint bufl. ‘I'ne stripes are about an inch and_ a half wide. The hottom of the skirt is tinished by a deep flounce beaded by a bias fold of the material. The edge of the flounce is bordered by a.handsome lace of fine unbleached liven, upon which is em- brotdered a littic desizn in white. The sacque fronts are similarly trimmed, and the slecves, falling a little short of the wrist, are trimmed with two {frills of lace, divided by narrow bias folds of the dress goods. A third very stylish robe, designed to conquer some obdurate heart among the beaux of Saratoga, is of foulard of the most delicate rose tint. [t alsoisa Prin- cess robe, very long, and baving from the throat to the extremity of the traio an inserted piece formed of a number of fine side-pleats, This insertion is about one-fourth of a yard oroad across the shoutders and waist, and is so arranged that it does not widen at all as it de- scends. 1t is bordered down cach stde by a row of broad Torchon lace of almost cobweb text- ure, so fine is it and so delicate the pattern. ‘The foot of the robe istrimmed with a gathered ruflle about six inches deep, edged top and bottom with lace. The neck in front is slizhtly surplice, and is ornamented by a double frill of the lace, through which is placed a prettv shell-like effect of foulard. A javot of lace, mingled with ends and loops of lutestring rib- bon of the same shade as the foulard, orna- ments the entire front of the dress. To ae- company this robe is a most lovely little break- fust-cap. A diamond-shaped piece of blonde covered with pleatings of the dresslace has a large Alsace bow in front. From the point of thc diamond on each side of the cap comes alonz end of rose-hued ribbon, which is drawn back and tied low upon the hair beinnd, the ends being atlowed to fall upon the shoulae: Amonz ladies wio occupy cottazes at the various summer resorts, or who have villas of their own, there exists a fancy, ever luercasing, for THE CIHARMING OPEN WRAPPERS so much worn years ago. This is certainly to be commended, especially as underwear—above all, petticoats—are 5o Ornate and handsome, A very lovely wrapper of this style is of all-wool delaine, very light and thiv, and in color a cool, pale gray. it is open frow the waist downover a petticoat of fine cambric. This is trimmed with a deep mathered flonuce, which has at the bottont u row of bias tucks, Below this is a broad Torchon edging, which finiskes the loun Above the ruflle the whole front of the siirt consists of alternate rows of two-inches-wide insertion, acd rows of biastucks. A strip of shirred blue satin, graduated in width, runs around the neck and down each side of the opeu front. A wide belt, also shirred and of satin, confines the wrapper at the waist. This shirred belt, which is firmly attached to a straight, plain foundation, {5 becomivg quite vop- nlar among Judies who pride them- selves on tall, very slender, fizures. ‘The bottom of this open robe is trimmed with a fine narrow satin pleating, below waich shows the lace edge of the petiticoat. The deep- pointed cuffs are of shirred satin, and the pockets are of the eame. ANOTHIER OPEN WRAPPER s of fine chambery, very soft, and of a beauti- ful ciet blue. Down each side of the open front and running around the bottom fs abroad, scant puff of finest sheerest cambric, white. 1t is not put on the edge of the biue cbambery, buu is is let into it _about a finger’s length from the edges. Then down the fronts and around the foot is a ruflle, also'.of the hite cambric, just the width of the puff. This little raille is to be tluted. The sleeves are not full lensth, and are trimmed with o white puff and ruflle, which also ornament the neck. A pufled belt, edged top and bottom with a narrow fluted ruille, confives the wrapper at the waist. The charm of this pretty wrapper is the dainty skirt revealed by the open Ironts. It had a deep rutlle formed of diagonal strips of French embroidery divided by bands of plain cambric. Heading this “flounce is a band of similar embroidery which runs all around the petticoat, as does the ruffle also. The front idth of the skirt, which of course makes great dgisplay, is very elaborate and novel. Down the centre runs a band of the handsome embroid- ery, which reaches tne one heading the lounce. Meeting this peroendicular one at acute ancles are diagonal bands of embroidery, separated from each other by stripes of plain fine cambric. The style is very pretty and pleasing, and is something quite” novel. White wrappers are not so mwuch worn as formerly, although many ladies refuse to forego the dainty, fresh-looking robes that are so appropriate for summer. Faucy nainsooks are considerably worn over slips of colored cambric or French lawn. Some of these natnsooks are remarkably pretty, with open lace-like stripes, throuzh which the tinted slios show with much attractiveness. A VERY PRETTY MORNING DRESS has a slip of violet-colored cambric made into a long plain Princess. Over this is a similar one of very fioe nmainsook, of inch-wide stripes, every other one being of lace text- ure and pattern, while the attcrnate ones are satin-finished. Three narrow bias ruftles trimmed the skirt. and cach one is headed by the iace stripe, which serves as an insertion, and through which the violet livinz gleams prettily. Down the front are knots of white ribbon with long, droopiug ends, -and in cach knot is placed acluster of large purple pansies. ‘T'he sleeves are very narrow and close until aft- er reaching the elbow, where the violet-hued lining sxo?s. The siceve atself then broadens wonderfully, and st the back is caught up to the clbow with a knot of violet and white rib- A charming little morning-cap is worn with this. It is-a Normandy 8[ finest Swiss muslin, with a border of deep Valenciennes. A half-wreath of larue, rich-toned pansies in the front, and graceful bows of ribbon, white and purple, in the back, complete tnis bewitehing little cap, which is perched alofc on braids of the sunniest, roldenest hair that ever crowned a woman. The pretty fashion of breakfast caps is daily winoing favor. Not only do stately matrons beam cowplacently under them, but fair young faces and bricht eyes zlow witching- Iy af you from under thesedainty confections 6t flower, ribbuo, and lace. MarTIE S, SOCIETY TOPICS. The mosquitoes ¢ their preference, the same as dogs. They like to nibble at cultured people. L ‘An energetic Massachusetts girl charges only two cents for every thousand potato-bugs she kills. To get figs from thistles: Reduce one ton of thistles to seventy pounds of potash. Then sell your potash for cash. Then take the cash aund buy figs. Mr. J. H. Severance, Superintendent of the Blackhawk Mining Company, was presented Jast evening with an elegant gold wateh. and chain vatued at $600, and made by Giles, Bro. & Co., at whose store, southeast corner of State and Washington streets, the articles may be seen. An excursionist to the White Mountains yave an old lady a drink of cold tea, and she dica next day and left him alezacy of $20,000. Such thingzs are occurrivg every day, yet some men hate to be seen with a bottle. Prof. Robert Goldbeck, the distinguished composer and teacher, formerly of this city and now at St. Louis, writes as follows to W. W, Kimball St 3 , —The_elastic action and beautifaily expressive and far-reaching tone of your Grands have carried ime successivety through many s concert battle. For teaching purposes { know of none superior 1o your Square Grands. They stood 2 surprising amount of piGying without gettinz out of tune. Yet. for my own private ase, Iam free toconless that I shonld prefer one of Hallet, Davis & Co.’s Patent Upnights. They a i every respect, lovely instrumente,—endowed both with the singing power of a Grind and its delicately repeaung action. ZTheir capacity for standing in tune is unricaled by any Spuare or Grand I'iano, and the volume of loneis wonder- Jul. RoseRT GOLBECK. Many rood people with inquiring minds_bave probably gone down to their graves without ever findinz out what made circus lemonade red. Tne mystery is eolved; it 13 raspberry svrup that does it. Circus lemonade is com- posedof & psil of water, halta_pint of * sur- rup,” four slices of lemon, for advertising float- ers, and a chunk of glass for ice. They write, compute interest, average ac- counts, make partnership seitlements, draw Jeases and deeds, make notes, draw checks and drafts, open anad close books, talze trial balances and balance sheets, keeo bank accounts, balance cash, ete., and in fact do everything that is practical n bookkeeving, in the new Business Exchange Department of the Bryant & Stratton College, 77, 79, and 31 State street. A Vermont girl peeled, cooked, and mashed twenty-four potatoes in scventeen minutes, and is now ready to reccive offers of marriage. All applications must be indorsed: * No fooling around till next winter."” Artificial roses are now made to exhale a sweeter and more lasting fragrance than.the real ones, and there are no bugs in them. The pleasure-seeking public are again warned not to hced the howling mob of ticket-peddlers at Clark street bridze. To insurea pleasant lake excursion,tickets must be secured on board the superb steamer Flora. A young man who will train up a girl to love him "and thep jump the country because she eats with a knife should be pursued with a pitchfork wherever he goes. C. P. Kimball & Co. have just reccived a magnificent landau, similar in style to the one sent by Messrs. Brewster & Co. to the Pans Exposition. m Somehow or other those grand legacies which were being left to waiter girls, journeymen bricklayers, and poor inventors last year, haven’t panned out two cents on the dollar. Cook, Son & Jenkins, the well-known tonrist and excursion managers, report business unu- sually brisk. Before purchasing tickets, get 3 copy of the *Excursionist’” at 77 Clark street. John W. Forney is tryivg to_induce the Eo- glish railway officials to carry-drioking water in their passenger cars, but no Enghsh railway comoany fecls responsible for 2 aryness in pas- sengers’ throats. © Do your cooking and ironing on the famous « Brilliant oil stove,” manufactured by the Rich- mond Stove Company, and sold in Chicago only by Isaac W. Bangs & Co., 215 State street. Gen. Burnside put his head out of 2 window to sce “where that blasted dog-fight was,” and the sash fell down and nearly kitled him. Moral: *Let ’em hght.”? The reduction in the prices of P. Keller's finc shoes will be continued through August at 41 Mouroe street, opposite the Palmer. Few farmers will_ever come to understand how anp artist can sit in the sbade ot a rock and sketch a landscape while his arm is around a girl’s waist. 1f the sun knew bis business, he'd concentrate his ravs upon the heads of a grest many men who can’t. be hung and who refuse to drown themselves. The dead Queen of Spain left behind her forty-eiwht ditferent sets of ear-rings and thirty dliflchrent shawls. Death is no respecter of good clothes. CURRENT GOSSIP. THE DIME-NOVEL’S VICTIM. New York Sun. No college-Jad was he who winged Uis man on the campus green; But he carried a pistol spite of that, And his age was sweet fteen. Wild tales he had read till they fairly made The blood through his younz veins shoot, Of **The Red Revenger,” **Dure-Devil Dick, *” And ** The Arkansas Wild Galoot.” Hence rage at a playmate took the form Of a fierce, heroic ire; S0 hia weauon he drew, and peppered the legs Of jittle John McIntyre. The story is easily told and brief, ‘The point of it plainly seen: Hoy the dime-novel fiend affects a boy Wit a pistol at sweet tiftcen. A CALIFORNIA MONSTER Eureka (Cal.) Times. G. E. Schumacher, of*Garberville, has had the zood or bad Juck to have secen the * man- eater ”” of Eel River, and sends the following report to the Times: *“ As sowe of your read- ers are somewhat interested in the big snake in the south fork of Eel River, I will give yonsome facts for which I wili vouch myself. The snake is not a snake, as reported, but an animal some- what simitar. I have seen it, bave fought it, and conquered. As [ have seen it and watched it at close range, I will give youa correct de- seription, or as near as I can. If you or your readers can imagine you see a crocodile, an alli* gator, a lizard, ora water-dor, you can form as good 3n idea of its looks as I can. It i3 between cight and nine feét long; the head is about seven inches broad, the body increasing slightl; about four feet back; the back is oval; belly flat, color white; the back s about the color of a water-dog, with dark spots all over. For about three and a half feet from the head back the tail be- gins and forms round, and the end is without point, and looks as if it was cut off, leaving the butt from one and a half to two inches across. The end of the tail is yellow for abont two and a balf feet, with dark rings around it. Two web-feer close behind the head, the lezs about three inches long; the head is seven inches across, and shaped like a frog’s; black eves as larze as 25-cent pieces. The animal, gl]mr.cver it is. moves like an alligator or croco- ile. Last Saturday, or rather yesterday, I left Garberville, coming down the South Fork on my way to Kobuerville. After crossing the south fork numerous times, I came to the last crossing, about two miles above what is cailed Myers’ ranch. Starting my horse ai the ford, I cast mv eyes acrose the river to see where the outcome was, and measuring the depth of the middle with my eves. I was about seven feet in the river when my horse shied. Lookinzdown on the left or off side I saw a strange sight— bead, shoulders, and web-feet of a monstrous animal under my_ borse’s feet. Thinking my time bad come, aud not havine time to think of any eios, [ spurred my horse to jump from there, which he very readily did. On looking back, the water being clear, I saw the monster in the place where L left it. Taking courage, I returned toward it within about four feet. I fired my single-barreled derringer at his head and retreated in haste, but pot further than to watch- uis movements. Shortly after my shot this animal rose, turned over, and floated on top. The current being very still, it almost re- mained in the same place, and thea it turned over and went down azain. Seeing it was not on the fight, I repeated the same dose twice, with the same result, but the third time it came up it kicked up a fearful racket, beating the water with its tail and splashing it over me. Not having more ammunition, 1 withdrew from the battle: As luck would bave it, some were camped within bailing distance. When they saw me charging back and ferth in the river and shooting at something, they cume running to- wards me. They happened to have a rifle and two bullets, which they brought to me. The auimal was turning towards me. The first shot 1 fired was a linc shot, but cawe short about cighteen fuches. I loaded up as soow as possi- ble. By this time the beast had again turned toward me, and came at a fearful rate. Taking adead aim, 1 fired. At the crack of the gun the aniwal made a terrible plunge and then turned over, its head turning down stream and floating toward deep water. Not having any more ammunition, { filled my vockets with rueks, mounted my horse, and followed the ani- mal as close as prudence wouid permit. I fired rocks at it, but it never moved. The Indians would not go near the water, but promised if it was dead they would skin the amimal for me and save the hide.” For all of the above I will vouel. This is not fiction. 1f I had known [ was so close to a habitation,—within two miles of Myers,—I should have staid lonzer with the ‘Dbeasl, as it may turo out to be quite a curiosi Ly THE MANATEE. London Telegraot. For eyes it has circular apertures whick can “meither remain wide opeu or sbut up tight, but are constantly contracting and expanding,—per- haps at the will of the manatee, though appar- ently of their own motion. For nose it has two holes with lids, and, when it rises to the sur- faces of the water for breath. the lids open, and, when it sinks azain, they shut. The ear-holes are too small to e seen without keen searching, and are simply such holes us might be made anywhere with a gimlet. For mouth it has an opening with a flap over it,—convenient as pre- venting things from going down its throat when the owner is not bungry. but sufficiently ugly to make the manatee the most humble of crea- tures: and bumble, indeed, it looks. Having no legs, it stands onits tail, and, 1o keep its belance, has to tend the head forward and bow the body. In this attitude of heloless humility the stranze thing stands motionless many min- utes together, and then, with s ghostlike, dreadful solemnity, it bezins slowly to stiffen and_straighten its tail, and, thus gradually arising 1to_an erect posture, thrusts its nos- trils above the surface. But only for ap instant, for, ere it seems to have had time to take a breath, the zreat bodv begins to gk back into its despordent position, and the small paddling- paws drop mctionless and helpless as before. ‘The deliberate sloth, with which the maneuvre is executed has something of dignity in it, but otherwise the manatce is as ridiculous as it is helpless. The clumsy snout is constantly twitching lke a rabbit’s, but the gesture that seems $0 appropriate iu tbe nervous, vigilant little rodent is immeasuradly ludicrous 1o the huge monstrosity. The eyes, again, uow con- tracted to a pin's’ point, now expaoded (ull to gaze on you with expressionless pupils, seem to move by a mcchanism beyond the creature’s control.” Voiceless and limbless. the bulky ce- tacean sways to and fro, the very embodiment of stupid, feeble helolessuess, a thine for shrimps to mock at and limpets to grow on. A carcass of such -proportions. such an ap- pailing contour. shonid, to satisfy esthetic re- quirements, possess _some stupendous villainy of character; should conceal under this inert mass of flesh some hideous crimfnal instinct. Yet this great shapeless being, this terror of the deep sea, is the most fonocent of ey, things. It lives on lettuce. Inits wild grey browses aloug the meadows of the e it cropping the see-weeds ‘just es kine upon the pastures of earth, inofensize sotiable, rallying as cattle do for mmm',fi fense agalnst & common danzer, placing the " calves in the middle, while the bully themseives on the threatcned quarter, nn are the herds which the puets mak: pm“"fi the sea-zoas tend—the barmless beeves it whom the sad Parthenope shared her sone rows! These are the actual realities that have given rise to 80 many a pretty fictio lh: dead carcases from which have ‘swarmg ‘bees. The discovery is disappointing enongh ty those who cherish old-world fancies; bny by science, the lazy, uncouth maoates is o pr thing. * Science, indeed, has seldom nad ey’ pleasiog labor 43 the examinutiod and identig, catton of this animay, for. though so ladicrony), simple in appearunce, the manate Is a veriahly casket of physiological wouders it is creature known thiat bas three eyelids to caqy cye and two hearts. In most of:its pointg & bears a close affinity to th2 elephant, but a others of equal importance it is uidmistakably 4 whale. Its teeth,” bones. and ¢hin are all g, lightful studies to the naturalist, and hg y thankful, therefore, Lhat the mauatec is what it is, and not the veritable merwaid that jug prosiac minds wowid bave it. SARSAPER'S REFRIGERATOR, Cincinnati Breakfust Tuble. A couple of weeks ago Mr. Sarsaper told hig wife one morning that e had got about tired of buttering his bread with 2 spoon, and 5o thyy day he sent home a refrigerator. [t wasy beauty, and he felt proud of it,so much sg that he had a good deal to say about it at the store. : I suppose you have!to puticein it,dont you?” said one of tbe clerks. st Certainly,” said Mr. Sarsaper, “but they- it takes very little. It’s an improvement on al] the vtaers ever made. Full of little boxes and places tor all sorts of thinzs. Kecps every. thing separate—meat, vegetables, milk, and so on, wittfout any mixing uo. It makes hoy weather so_much more comfortable, Sob, to pall up to the table and find everything nice, cool, and crisp, instead of limp, sour, and siushy. We woalda’t be without it again forany money. { wish you’d run in and look atit, Bob, the first time you'regoing by. 1t's a_cariosity, and know you’ll get one a3 s00n as you see it: Don't bother about ceremony—run in any time. -Hob suid he would. About 2 o'clock one morning Jast week Mr. Sarsaper was awakened out of the slumber that always keeps coinpany with an easy conscience, by his wife poking him in the ribs, and calling on him to hustle out and sce what the matter was. The door-bell was jicgling likesll pos. sessed. Mr. Sarsaper crawled out of bed, and afier bangine his nose on the door-post till the bluxl started, giving huoself 2 black eye aeainst the corner ol the mantle, and falling down ownr pretty much everything in the rcom, he finally made his way to” the front part of the hous, threw up a window and peered out into the weg and murky gloom. * Who’s there?”” he demanded, looking dowa at the top of an umbrella. “Me!’ came up in athick voice from thy under side of it. ¥ “Who's me?” “Bob.”? «Ob, it’s you, is it7 What’s the matter, Bob? Anybody sick?"” «Oh, no. You see I've seen out to Sedamy ville with some of the bovs. to hetp institute s lodge, and I'm just wetting back. I happesel’ to think about’ that refrigerator of voarsas[ was going by, and so I thouuht I'd stop and sce it, without ceremouy, as you said. Come down and let me in. I'm 1 & burry to get home, aud can’t stop bat a minute.”’ Mr. Sarsaper said something that would bend the types doubleif weshould undertake to print it, and slammed down the window. He remarked to Bob the ucxt day thatfor downright freezing coolness’his refrizerator was & bake-oven compared to the prank practiced oa A PARAGRAPEIST LOOSE. Norristown Herald. An American paragraphist went home the other evening sowesvhat vut of humor, but with the ruling passion strong within him. entered the house and threw himself upon 3 lounge, his wife greeted him with, ¢ Henry, 1 wish you would hang that picture in the parlor now.” *O, hangz the picture;’’ returned Heary jmpaticotly,—and he hung it. Presentiy bis wile again observed, ** That fire in the kitchen will never burn. I've started it threa times, and if you want 2oy supper to- nizht you'd beiter take the bellows and blow it €0, blow the firel” ‘ex- claimed Heory, rather petulantly. blew it. “There’s that nasty cat in my flower- bed awain,” cried the woman. ‘I wish you'd get your gun and shoot it, Henrr.” *0shoat the cat!" the paracrapher mutters—but be didn’t shoot it. After a brief pause ehe again asked: ** Haveyou found the hamumer, Heory?” “Found it! No; confound ic!"™ he answers. *Well, now,” exclaimed the vexed wile, %1 wish you would dam up your ugly temper.” “Dam it?” he echoes. *I will.” And he siams the door with much emphasis as he leaves the house and slides around the corner ‘tosees man? to get something with which to dam it QUIPS. For Tle Tribune. Plane men: Carpenters. The san’s raise: Perspiration. o A life-preserver: A good doctor. - A loan hand: The moncy-lender’s. A shocking affair: A galvanic battery. Did anybody ever see a walking match? No freeze speech in St. Louls this summer. We could all rise with the lark if we bad. wings. > Spe}l-bunnd: Girls on their way to mlflnl‘v school. ‘The man who pays promptly is entitled to & gaod deal of credit. A correspondent wants to know if ladies bor- row loan ueck dresses. Speaking of rude remarks, any remark isrued tbat gets you into trouble. The born of Bourbon and the Horn of Plentsy as a rule, are strangers to each other. “I can never bring down a cat,” salds lawyer. *““and yet I am always sble to droo fec-live.” The tree under which the tramp delizhts to shelter himself from the sun mast be the low- cuss tree. We bave mustard courage to say that st may be good on a bird’s tail, but the man with a guu prefers to pepper it. The boy who has turned a grindstone or & fanning-mill all day doesn't zo much oo the adage that “*One good turn deserves another.” The old lady whose boy, on reaching bis majority, rau away from home, didn’t veed 10 As be: Avd be’ the only & © cousuit” ber mirror to Le reminded that ber - youth had fled. Tell a fat man, during a summer-drouth, that it's a dry time: and he will maintaio, while moppiny the perspiration from his brow, that: it’s sweat weather. Wasn't the boy whospied the mince-meat that his mother had hidden a mince-spy{ When sio turned Wim over her knee he was a little turm- over, any way. Every man thinks he can *hold his o¥,” ug- ik bis first baby is placed in his arms; and then heisn'tso pretty morally blamed certain that be holds his own, after all. “*The mau who hesitates is lost.” Jes'so- And the truth of this assertion is never s039- parent as when a fellow reaches after the upat- tainable io the shape of a *'stunuer,” and 18 tinally glad to avail himseif of a term which bs mizht bave met without a contortion or a strald- THE ORIGIN OF FASHION. Man stood alone within a Paradise, And all aroand. above, was paesing fairs Ten thousand praices flled tne amoient 3if, A thonssnd pleasures wuited on hus choice. Buat still he was alone. He breatbed a prager For one, he knew not who. to flll the void— Some kindred spirit of the earth or air, Dearer, sweeter. than the world veside. Then.-as he lay in slamber gently down, A glorious vision dawned apon bis s1gat, And by nim. fairer than an angel, shone Hie Eve, agiow 1n all her beufy brizot! That very day began the siren’s wiles— The quest of fig-leaf fashions—Iatest atyles! C. B. CanTEE. | —————— A Convenient Family. ampers Jonrnal. i ; Ablind begear on the Pont-Neuf entreated the charity of passers-by on the plea of being 8 D0OF blind man, the father of two children. A geo- teman who responded to the pitiful appeal 2% the same wan a few days sfterward s As sohiaiting alms as a of four children. ot coursein French—: have you had two chil- dren since [ saw you in Paris last week?? “Noy poor blind man, the father What!" said he—speaking’ . sir,”” was the unabashed repiy; **butin Paris © hving is 5o dear that two chiidren are sufficiens to excite pity; in the country I am ublized to have four at the very Jeast, and cven then fnd it bard to make both euds meewn’”