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anlcipalities to be formad, will enter upon e e tunctions an the Tstof Jaouary nest. el tections. for, Depities to“the Spaniih Cottes begin Jan. 15, 153 The Royal decreo “ers the restoration to the former owners of e perty ombarzoed during the fusurrec: ton. Bentay, Aug. Th—Keinders, Soclalist, has peen clested b Tfurltament upon the second ballog for the Eastern District of Breslau, APANIAN INSURGENTS DEFEATRD. Mapuib, Aug. 12—The Ectramadura fnsur- cots have been defeated by-the gendarmierie, iingtecn were cantured. 3 TIE GERYAN PARLIANBNT, Bentss, Au. 12.-=The Gierman Parllament fs convoied for Seot : ALRMAN RLECTIONS, VENTZUBLA. HavANS, Aug. 12—Prestdent Aleanfara, of Yenczuelny bas dlscovered unother revolution- gy piot. and zeized the revolutionary corre- soondence, ammunition, and nrms. Gesr. Patido, st the head of the conrplracy, escaped. Tho standiug army bas been lucreased to 25,000 P ¥large amonnt of snecle has heen shipped from Cubn 1o Puerto Plala for the purchiase of fobscen. ‘i vrice In ceraons is §6 to 895 In bales, £12 to S0, Tne military tribunal at Port an Prince has paseed the death renrence pn nine personn now {n prisat, and mpon thirty-two persons still at 1 (ienw, Tarrls, Solonion, and Chevalier, In- cuded. DYSENTRRY AND PEVER, LoNDoN, Aug. 1X—Advices from the West Coast ol Africa say that great tnortality pre- yalled there, particuarly at Lagos, wliery near- Iy » quarter of the European population dled of fever anct dysentery auring the two months ending July 4. < tik MUNGARIAN ELECTIONS, Prati, Angz. 12, ~Premier Tisza has also been retugnied frunrScheanitz, TiE RUSSIAN PAN-SCLAVISTS, BraLiy, Aue, 12.—The Fost savs the Hussian Qovernnent hoa ordered the dissolution ol the gelavonfe Charttable Committee of Moscow for disseminating revolutionary doctrines, The Cummittee hns been the nialn {uspiration and stay of the D'an-Sclayonid movement, Aksa- kolf, the noted agitator, bas been expelled from Moscow. A GENMANY AND THE VATICAN, y Aug. 12 —~Blamarck has infarmed the Pa neiv that the recognition of the eceleat astical 1aws by the Bishops who name candi- dates for Jivings must precede oll attempts to establiah_an understanding between Germany aud the Vatican. BEsL YELLOW FEVER. GRENADA, MISS, Speciat’Dispatch to The Tribune, . NEW OnLEANS, Aug. 12.—Scvernl deaths at Grenado, Miss, Ouné€ hundred cases reported, with tweuty-one deatha. The disease also mani- fest Port tHudson aud on Bayou Feche, quaran- tined points. (iReNADA, Miss., Aug. 12,—One hundred cascs of sellow fever were reported hero up to 131, There bave been ten deatlis within tho last twenty-four lours, Mempats, Tenn., Aug, 12.—Advices from Grenada, Mlss., state that there are ninety-five cases of yellow fever there, and ten deaths in the Inst twenty-four hours. The fever s spread- fug, rapldly, ond is of n matignant type. Mespitss, Aug. 12.~Lates¢ advices from Grenada show the total number of cases fs 112, There I8 some cReltement here over thd newe. Every excrtion possible Is being made by the ]I.Ihmn‘ of Ilenlth to prevent lts introguction cre. Suectal to &t Louts Revndlican, Meumrnis, Aug. 11.—Notwithstanding the ap- parectly reiiable contradictory reports of the existence of Lhe yellow fever at Grenada tele- graphed yesterday, a number of privato tele- geams recelved by citizens thismorninz all bear testimony to the'place having been struck by o fearful malady of some chapcter that” is haffling the medleal ialent. Thousauds of refugees from New Orleans fled to Grenada, ctome of whom have been stricken down, wnd® the wmatural supposition s that It 8 yellow fever of some new form caused by climatic difference. The newscomes this morn- inz that within u radius of s few hundred feet fifty or more citizens of Grenadi bave been suddenly serzed of the malady and the phy- sclans are unable to cope with" i, The Mayor mf Urenuda telegraphed the Chlel of Polive of Memphis this morning to eend such disinfect~ ants 0s are used In Mewphis. ‘The Chilet im. ineatately sent per eXpress o atantity of curbolle Acid and covperns, A telegran was alsorecelved by the Buurd of Health requesting that o rlalled physlelan be sent imncdiately to dfag- nosq the disease, tn Feaponee to whicn Dr. Trown, the Scerefury of the Momphis Board of Ileatth, tog just Jett for Grenadn., Dispatehes were nlxo received from the Masonie and other wocleties for yellow lever nurses and such other istunce that could ol fu thelr prescnt calam. The Membuls Moward Assoclation I8 or~ Lanizing a corps of nurses, which will be sent dowss fn charge of wembers of the Associativn on a specfal train this evening, ' Later.. ewa lr just received that seven deaths oceurred ut” Grenadn to-day und fifteen ur twenty new caves are reported. A speclal tealn has lett Memphis Tor Grenaa with a corvs of nurees, b churge of Gen, W, 1, Smilth-and Col. Butler P, Anderson, of our Hloward Asso- catlon. Heports come (rom varlous sources that the citizens of Grenodu ure fn great panie and leaving the town, taking up thelr abode fn the woulds and anywhere they can find shelter. Supt, of the Missa. sippl & Teunessee Rallway, has issucd orders stopping o)l trains coming futo Mempnls, and the sanitary ofliclals are taking every precau- Lion aainst any one ceining into the Wty clun. destinely. Tlie people bere ary almost on the eve of uunle. Dr. Brown, who was sent to (irenada by the Buard ot Henlth to-day, tetezraphs D, Saun- ders, Presideny of the Mempils Buard of ealth, at 9:45 to-nlght 0s foflows: ** Yelluw fever, and no mistake, Filty cases dowa, with tive deatha to-day."" . ——— NEW ORLEANS, Spectat Dispatch 1o The Tgivune, NEW Onrrans, Aug, 12.—=The dlscase is un- questionably ou the fucrease, though dogtors differ us to the type. Nearly half the desths arg Infunt natives, und 15 per cent colored. The Tarfah of Nuchitoches quarantfues sixty miles front of the river, prohiviting the landing of pussengzers aid frelzht, ‘This will force au ‘fs- $ue any ratse the question of the right of loeal quarantiue, A Btate oflicor hus gone up on the steameor Bort Abel to lond and test the natter. ‘Lhe mails - still accumulate, and nu elfort fy made to delfver them st quarsntined poin muny places the local quuruntine §s discover tube for speculation and blackmall, Certaln steamboats arrange vot tu be luterlered with. The dlacaso I8 raglng Bt Port Bads, To the Wesiern Ausoclaled 'ress. New OutrANS, Lu, Aug, 12, —T0e new cases the past twenty-tour bodrs umount to thirty. ong; deaths, twelye, NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 12,—=The Board of Health continae curbulization, and polut to the slow I Of Ll discasuas the results The [loward Awsoclution udvertpss for flfteen experfenced nurscs to o to Grenduda, Miss. It 1% undlerstood that physleiana wifl ul e sent to lirensda, At Port Eads three new cases and ooe death, Mrs. Moon, wify ot Capt, Moou, and thres of s children, havo the fever, Beveral of the siek are expected 80 decovs VICKSBURG, MISS, Vicksouna, Miss., Aug. 12.<Light rain, Ther- mometer, 50°. One death bas occurred from yellow fever. i Vicksuuna, Aug. 12.~There was & general rush ant of town yesterday and to-day, cansed by u fatal case of fever which origiuated bepe, ‘The alarm continues. Three othier cases o reported ut the City Hospital, but 1o new cases y. J Emscmet OTTO KEUNTZNER'S TROUBLES, Hyectal Dispateh 1o The Tridune. 87, Pave, Ming,, Sug. 12.~0tto Keuntzner, & Prussian, while riding.in from Lake Cowmo with # companton, bOth drunk, wus upset, While Lis campanion tuy stupid until oragged from e road by & nelghborivg worman, Ottu watked 8 sbiort distauce away, drew a pistol, placed 1t agalust his left bresst, and tired, inflicting a dangerous but probably ot fatal wound. He attributes biy attewpt at suleide to the revelpt of 4 letter trom his father anking blu to come back to Pruysia und marry a fathful eirl to Whom be way betrotlied, but mentionine tbat ¢ was Jubleto o fine and lmorfsoumeut for fuoning awsy trom the conseripsion. . e ERRONEOUS CHARGES. New Youx, July 12.—The Times to-dav has a Wasntngton speciat statiog tbat, from the evi- dence recelved at the Treasury Departiaent, the tharges agalnst Maj. ‘Fyler, Collector of the Port ot Huflato, which origiually obtained pub- Huty through o BufTalo aiapatch su that paper uly 17, are erroncous. aud Lbat the watter will Suswlssed vy the Admiutatration, thougk & 18 vot vertain but that Muy. Tyler mav he re- wortd vu political grounds, An Easy Viotory for Hanlan at Bar- In the day’s brocedings was the open single- sculling_race for professlonal oarsmen, four miles. Ten started, viz.: Ross, Plaisted, Edward Ross, Harry Coulter, Pat Luther, Eph Morrls, Fred Hosmer, McKen, snd Elfott. ror. For the first mfle and threc-quarters Ross fed, Hanlan second, Hosmer third, and Plaisted fourth. 1au shot aliead and turned ficst, taking the lead, On the home stretch ull rowed splendldly, Haolan now obtuined a dectded lead, and re- duced his stroke frutn 30 to 25, & 1s & Ind of 19) for_second place. Irom 30 o 455, and Hosmer from 35 to40 through- vut the entira race. HANLAN STOPPED TO ADIUST 13 MEAD-GEAR, and again went on with redoubled energy, come fng I an casy victor hall a dozen lenctlis ahead; Wallace' KRoss second, losmer third, Pat Luther fourth, Plaisted seventh, who only arrived to-dsy ond rowed ina new bont at great disadvantage, was out of the race beforo 1t was half rowed. 1) und ail were satisticd that they got fair play. ‘Thie conrolation race fur defented varsmen takes plack to-morrow. wictory in twenty-ilve contests, nroving a doubt that he tas not yet met s mateh, for, in the two defeats sustained, accidents to his hout are sakl to be the cause, day, where hie met 8o uany good oarsme! in quite a number ot raves, and hias been sace i to-doy's vegatta. one anid a balf” Inches in hight, aud weighs 170 THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: 'TUESDAY., AUGUST 13, 1878. SPORTING EVENTS. rie, Ont,, Against Nine Competitors. Chieago Beaten by Providence in an Eleven-Iuning Game. Programme for the Fall Meeting of the New West Bide Trotting Park, AQUATIC. ZABY WORK FOR IANLAN. Hpecial Diwpatch 1o The Tribune. Banmig, Ont., Aug. 12.—~Fully 25,000 people witnessed (ho regatta here to-day. The first raco on the programme was the amateur four- oars, two miles straightaway, the contesting crows Leing the Argonauts of Toronto, the Toronto Club, and tho Leanders of Hamilton. This was a capital race, and was won by the Leanders. race, and was won by the Gardner brothers. The amateur single scull raco was won by Phil- 1ips, of the Torunto Rowlog Club. The second waa u loenl double scull THE CHIER BYENT Hanlan, Waliaco The water was 88 smooth asa mir- At the turning buoy, two miles, A hard strug. le touk place between Ross and llosmer (who Ross rowed When near the goal Morris, Liere wery no fouls, THR CONTRSTANTS, Hanlau has now achieved his twont: -tmn; bl In the raco to- he won casily, coming in a long distance ahead. Edward Roas a3 vuuugler bruther of Wallace, 16 years old, and Lias acquired nuite a reputs- tloi1 on the waters of the maeltini orovitices of the Dominion. He has pullea jn scveral four- oared matches with his brother, and capturcd a few prizes in sculling races in St. Jobn Evan Morris was born in Allegheny, Pa., In 1851, and has rowed a good many races sluce his first oppearance in 1850 Ile fas beaten some of the best scullers In Aqu:rlcnj includin !{{;fl {1, Biglin, Goulter, Ten Eyck, of present champion of American oarsmen, stands five feet nine fuches, and weighs 158 uther, an , and been beaten twico” by Hanlan, the e unds, pol’nlrlck Luther ia a 8moky City oarsman, whose famo s chiefly local, yet attained somo notorjety by wiuning the first heat in the Cen- tennfal regattn at Pufladelphiu o 1870, beating Loth Morris and Hiugins, the London oarsman, but was badly beaten in the third heat by Hane ton and Plalsied. s laat trial previous to the rmce to-day was for tho champlonship with Morris, and he rowed as gume d etern raco as ever was witnessed, Morris only winning by o few boat-Tongths, Wallace Russ 1s 21 years old, and has rowed gen- erally suceessiul, ¢xeent s against lanlan, the Iatter bavinie beaten him twice, although in the latter race Ross met with an aceident which spuiled his chance for o victory. aro coufident he ts fully 8 watch for any oars- s friends man, and hienee thele cagernvss for his nppear- He stands six feet puunds. Harry Coulter is o Plttsburg oarsman, and by many was regarded as the best scullur in Amer- fca at one thme, having beaten the famous Jimmy Hammill, and he was usunlly barred fu matclies. Ile hus been defeated twice by Mor- rls, although he defeated thu fatter proviously in araco ot Torouto, iie has not fgured of late on the water. Fred Pialsted 18 a resident of Tortland, Me., and has been vonsplenous us a sculler for soveral yeurs, usuatly around Boston and vicinity, and healso figured in the Centennlal regatta at Patladelphila, where he flnlshed ahead of Morris in the third heat, Ho has been consldered a good-oarsman, and fas ecyeral prizos o show for hls ekill ps a sculler, 11is inishing scventh to-Uay was o surprise to everybody. HANLAN AND QOURTNEY. Bueciul Diss 10™Tre Tyioune, MONTREAL, Aug. 12,—A merchant here has offered 8300 subscription toward the aguatic tournament prize of $10,000, 10 induce Hanlan aud Courtney to row hure. BASE-BALL, CHICAGO—PROVIDENCE. Special Dixpatch to Ths Tribune, PROVIDENCE, I L., Aug, 12.—The deferred gemo between Chicogo and Provideuco wus vlayed off hero to<lay, and resulted fn the de- feat of the visltors after eloven lnpings. The liowme teaus scored fu the sccond funing, after iwa hawds were out, by a basc on balls, alded by an error by Btart. and & muff by Larklu. Io tha next inuing Remscn took s base ot bal and was broughe in by Harbldge's snd Fergu- son's hits. In the fifth foning Sturt nit o threee bascr over Yurk, Ansou was sent to bass on vatly, and Fergzuson bonght them both in by & fino hit to right. Tu the iinth {nnjuz the home team tied the score ou threo hits and two passed balls Ly Ilurbidge, In the eleventl funlug Larkin weot'to base on balls, McClellan wae muffed jby Ward, ond Remsca hit sately to richth n0 that 1o bases wers full, with one hand out. Nelther Harbidue nor Start coutd make oven o sacritice bit, however, the former flylugz out to Carey and the latter to Brows, sa thut the threo men were Teft, Hes it to left, sl was brought (n with tho winului ran by Cuyey'a three-baser to right centre. The latter s fn on Alltaun's slugle, both yuns belng earned. Tv was far froms a creditable game tor the Chicugos, bevuuss whea they hud the vie- tory in band they et 1t slipuway, Up to the endof the aixth mulue the Home team had tade only oue sale bit, but, ot last, they batted well enough to win, witle the Uhlvagos let up terribly. Followiug ls Total.... .. FROVIDENCE. EHigham, ». 1. Yo 78681011 2 5 000 0 0-3 000002 0 25 {'rovidence, 3. Care! 'rovidence, 0. Estors sdecting oidge, Siast, Lariin, Ward, Alhson. Left on bases—Chicaggo, 115 Providence, 6, Double piays—Chicago, 1: Providence, 2. Vassed bajle—Haruidye. 33 Alhsou, 3. Uwmpire—Willismson. of (he lodisnapolis Clab, PRTRRABUNRG, ILL, apectas Didbuch 1 (v Tiidune. Prrengsrug, ., Aug. 13—Petersburg Browns, 13; Havaua Reds, 5. CINCINNATI—NILWAURER. Cixcixxaty, O., Ang. 12.—Cinciuusti, 63 Mil- waukee, 5. Ten Inuinzs, ll"AuHI‘III)IG gnl‘ Sysacuss, N. Y., Auk, 12.—3tars, 3; Spring- flelda, 1. BUFFALOS—UORNELLS, BurraLo, Aug. 12.—Butlalos, 11; Horgells, 1, LOCAL NOTES. The Cooks' Base-Ball Ciub play the Forest %ly-. :1 Roekiord, at Rockiord, to-morrow aod urs . "l‘ne h‘a{umu iue aud the P40, B. 8. Club will swing the willow and toss tho bounding ball this nfternoon at Whito Stocking Park, nt 8 o'clock aharp. ting Club got together at the 8herman Rouse *Camitle” was plaved at this theatre Jast “elc-l:fi;',:’l:;-‘g ::::::ll(‘:;:l:(,l?v"lwc.:“:a’“l;.m! o sesterday aftarnoon for the purnass of consider. | SVENINg by tho Majeront rompany, and the per- | B2 MU 00i%® faicen wpy since the compine ing the programme of the Club's inaugural meeting, to be held Oct. 8, 9, 10, and 11, over the new West-8ide track, Col. Conley, who who was present, stated that during the meet- Ing at Rochester Jast week he conversed with uearly all the prominent drivers in the country, and without an eXxception they expresscd a de- sire to participate in the mecting here, From | that was mado the absorbing tople of wen,” which will continte mlmnmmm(flh the what he nad acen and heard, ha had ha dounit that ‘ '8 »Camille developmient of sgricaltura on the cheap gnd fer- 211 tho orses that had provedl themecives good | IMierest: Mme. Majeron ille was & [ tile prairies of the great Northwest. \Whatever oues fu the Central Clreuit would be on at the opening of the new track and make the first mecting over it onc of the nioat successful ever held jn thia country, The programme which Col. Conley had Dre{urml ‘was then pre. sented and discussed. At firab thouxht it scemeid to some of the Dircetors that there were too few ‘“slaw!’ tions of thit character we can recall ce t e S SR | Wt 1u o Tal of W fortor and | W39 e s e f v, 1t and threeminute classes would mot beapt to | madness of such s love, and beautificd | pecdd ascompared with' the superior crop of 1ast enter them in races where 2:30 would proba- | With many delfeato touches. To uSe | year. thero yet remaine & very considerable in- ably bo beaten fn_uvery heat, these objections | the current phrass of ~the groen-room, | creasefn acréage: an partisl compensation for the disappeared. Inlookiug over the programme | he falrly ‘earried the plece.”” Indeed | loms, On the otlier hand, there s promise of & as it appears below, the reader will kee that a | there are few Lamilles now on the stage that | gond corn crop on our Weatern Jines inlowa, The better one could hardly have been provided. In every cluss it will requiro a firstclass horse 1o win any portion of the money, and, as there will be no *‘funny’ work allowed, cither in the matter of driving horses ue suppressing time, it 14 salo to say that every event will be hotly contested. doubtedly bo *the moveity race,” in which Rarus goea to wogon, Great Eastern to sadile, and Hopeful no aud-up Eastern hnve met once before under the same conditions by which they will be lunrllunrpml at 8Ix b does not belfeve that Hopelul can beat Rarus, offering a 8750 purae, for which they can skate around the track as drivers may. far the purse. " n pumber of five watches and a cousideriofe for the dend was read this ,afternoon over the remains, fo the parlors of the Palace Hotel. All the prominent actora in_the city were pres ent. Mise Mande Granger fs seriously {1}, and thireatened with brain fever.” nana & St Peter Rafirond. The sates mads by the Company represent nut 8 portion of the landa which have heen taken upana nccupied during htperfod. The ajternate sections of Govern- ment Iand Jylng within the limits of the yrant have hren open (0 pre-emption aud_tomestead settie- ment, and sre eqal to thy entire hody of lands belonging t the Company in that loeality. When e THE TURT. CHICAGD JOCKRY AND TROTTING CLUB. ‘The oflicers of the Chicago Jockey anil Trot- IOOLEY'S THEATRE. formance offered one point of fntereat to an audience not often given, pamely, the ainking nf the herolne (nto a secondary part. Sfenura Majeruni had of course the foremost line in the plavhill, hut in this acted edition it was Armand who tovk precedence, and it was the fute of the molo fover, not the fate of the coquette, tion of the road, 1t wil be scen that the salea by the Comopany represent hut an Incon. sidersble proporiion of the local improvement. A largn amonnt of fand received under the grant, belonginz to_the partien By whom tho eartern 105 miles of the Winona & St. Peter Jtoad v anoriginai- Iy buiit, hae also been sold dnring the year. The greater prosperity of the Company durin the past: year wan mainly derived feoar ita Joca temporary drawbackn may reenit from unfavorable ncanons, “or from lexa nbupdant proanction of crops, Lheee will stitl be roond a rapld progressfon In the cultivatead area from year to year, which wiil bring 8 continuerd acceerfon of businessto our lines, “The new yenr upon which we have entered is marked hy coraiderabls improvement in this direction: and while the exceptionally hot and damp weather §a unfsvorabie 1o mainsing the wheat and barley, auil the harvest {s delnyed by painstaking and consclentious performance—it could hardly be called a delineation, for thera was little in it that seemed to bo the result of mature study. ‘The Iady simply acted her part creditably without giving evidenceo! oriinality fn couception or force In execution bevand what might be seen in any well-trained stock nctreas, Majeroni’s drmand wasone ol the beat persu hand races provided for, but Inte amonnt of new lands broken up ol year preparatory tothe next Crup, gives assurance of the cuntinued produciiveness of aur Winona & $t, Peter Line, ‘The nct revenuo of last year amonnted to 7 per cent on the preferred stacx, and § 4-10 per cont on the comnion stock, and conclurively demonstrates he intrinsic value of the property. ATCUISON, TOPEKA & SANTA FE NAILROAD, ‘The progrees of the Atchison, Tokeka & Santa Fe Rajlroad fs one of the most cncourazing signs of the times, The approsimate earnings of the rond and branches for the fourth week in July were §04,000, and for the correaponding week Juty, 1877, 214,108, The approximate land soles for the feurth week in July, 1873, wero 2),000 acres, and for tha correspunding week in July, 1977, 15,152 Tac spproximate earnings for July were $330,000, and the actual carnings for July, 1877, 187,142 The actus) 1and sales for July, 1673, were 70,500, aod for the corrésponding month in 1577, 33,414, Tho Boston and New York capitalists who are bullding the road have the host unlimited conlidence In the success of thelr great enter- would be abie to divert the attentfon of an ou- dienco wholly to lierself, 88 Is pretty generally the case, In presence of suf Tho Jove sconies I the sccond act were exquisitely rendered, and {n the fourth act, which is always resceved for the heco of the drama, he nade s * point " quite oa effectively as the best ot his predecessors, though by original methods, “Camlilo" is to be given all this week, and It 18 well worlh secing as glven by the Maferonis, NAVERLY’S TIIEATRE, Colville's Folly troupe entered upon thelr second week here with the burlesquo of * Rob- inson Crusoe,” which is In scveral respects & moro artistic pfece of nonsense than */ Babes fn the Wood,” It is filled with charming popular mclodies, which afford rare opoortunities for the vocal talentof the company, and there is abundance of delicious buffoonery in it The andicnce of last nlcht was a Jurge one, almost all the acata In the best portions of the house Lefui occupied, and several cordfal recalls werg eiven tu Mlle. Hoseau aud ber coadjutors. *Roblnson Crusoo' has made & most bro- nounced hity,and It will be continued for the rest of tho week. The gréat feature of the mecting will wun- haruess. ‘This will he but & genuinc. up- Rarus and Great to Hippodrome, ight for victory, z meeting, and in that race it took s to decide the contest. John Splan the co even If the latter docs pull a wagon, and alto- gether there can be no doubt that the trotting hetween these three great lights of the turf will be for blowd. ‘The othier classes are well arranged, and the management has given the pacersn chance by many times as the seo Mit tos'let them, In the free-for-nll on tho last day Rarus and Ilope- ful are barred, and this fart wifl undoubred!; — iniduco a larze number of such horees as l'ni VON FLSNER. n;m-. They are ||ul|llln(: one branch olflu up teine, Midnizht, Croxle, Adclaide, cte, to enter pecial Dirpatch to The Tribune, the Grand Canon of the Arkansas to sccurca share of the rich mineral trade of Bouthern sod Cueotral Colorado, and rumor has it that they have their eyes on Balt Lake and a conuection with the Central Pacilic as the Western terui- nus of this branch of the road. The ather branch they are pushing southwest about as {ast as men and money can do it in the direction ol ~ Albuguergue in New Mexico, which point they expect {o reach during the coming winter. Fhis will lcave the zap to be completed to Fort Yuma, on the Colorado Br.ooMixatoN, Aug. 12.—3Marie Von Elsuer proceeds from Europe Scpt. 20 direct to Bloom- Ington, her native clty, ond (s permitted by Strakosch to remain {o Central Ififnofs three wocks, giving concerts for her own benefit, assisted by anumber of celubrated singers. Her first appearancs In America will be lere, From Bloomington she gues to Bsitimore for s first apycarance In opera. In regard to cntries, it was declded to have thein close Baturday, Sept. 23, ut 11 o'clack p. m,, with Alvin Hulbert, tho Treasurer of tho (:lnh' at tho Sherman Iouse, the entrance feo ta all purses being 10 per cent. Assistant-Sce- rotary Boyle was Instructed to advertiso tha meeting and programme In the leading sporting papers, nfter which the Club adjourncd. The programme is us follusa: T River, less than 500 miles. ‘They will then RAILROADS. iropose to Mr. Huntington, of the Southern 1ol horecs. & n : .lwf llc‘ to l;ullll lnuld “t’;: m}\p‘. x;:lh! if st;hsu p:o])l.z‘»- fal purac of 83,0005 Rarus to E .. | Mtion s not accented, the Atenison anta Fe wagom, Tiopefal to hurness, and Great Eastorn to | CINICAGO & NORTIWESTERN AN- | Gorvany will build it themselves. sadule, Purto 81,000, for 2:54 horse: NUALy > From this it appears that while Tom Scott is Fourth day—Purso 81,500, fur 0 horacs; ‘The annual report. of the Chicazo & North- | foo)ing away his time trying to m}ole Congress piro 3750, open 1o a1l pacera: pures 81,000, | westorn Hallrond for the nlucteenth fscal year | Hito Fel0K bin an immcuse sam fromn the: Na- open to all trotiere: Rarun and ifopoful barred. LOUISVILLE JOCKEY CLUR, Lomsvris, Ky, Aug, 12.—The Louisviile Jockey Club has detormined to charge uo cntranice to any of tha purses fu future. They tiunal Treasury, the southern Lalf of the public Is bound soon to have a raflway without a Uovernment subsidy of a single dollar in cash. It uow looks ns if, in two or threo years ending May 81, 1878, has just come from tho printers. The followlng are the most {ntereat~ Ing features of the highty important document ¢ udd more motiey to thelr five f-year-old events, | g1\ 90 fass earninga OF the eullcn ponarly mere at ’,’l'u":‘v";":f"":"'“l‘&"'}',’"’_’;“"';'c'c’;fl ‘{‘(’.‘;f‘,f:,fc o whichy closes on e 10t thau uny Club In | enrilugs, $2,401,487. Dividenas af 7 bor cent on | good beginning that for the new cra of national merlca, and lovk out for o correspoudin, o preferred stock and per cent on the common o} ot large number of cntries. By | ars deciared during the year, amonating 1o | brosperity which 1t is Lelicsed Is oon to bless $1.036, 004 ; lewving s surplus of 8308, 453, the land. The average number of miles operated was 2,0:5, 98, belog au wcreaso of 43,70 miles during the year, 01 tho Oth of Juno, 1877, the La Croese, Trem- pealeau & Prescott Htallruad, one of this Con- p,lny'»pruurk'ull{ Tincs, extending from the tore minusof the Madison Exienalon, near ta Crosse, Wis., toa connection with the Winona & St. Peter Rnfiroad, o distance of (weuty-uine mifes, in- cludiuyg the bridge actoss the Mivsissippl Hiver ut Winons, was consolidated with the Chlcago & Nortuwestorn Ratlway nfltha concurrent action of both Companies, and_thereafter became o part of thia Campany's ratlway . Tho total miles of rajiroad at the closc of the flsenl year, on tho dlat of May, 183N, wers 2,078,114, claswed o8 follows: Chicago & Nortn- western Tatiway proper, 1, MENDOTA, ILL. Bpeciat Dieatch 10 The Tribune, Mexgory, IlL, Aug, 12.—~The Mendota Drive Ing ark preseuts o gay slght, with some Imne dred horses and drivers exercising and prepars ing for to-morrow and the ovents of the week, There are some slick ones smoug them. " The ownera uro cotuplaining much of a gune of plek- dockets and gamvlers: who are following up, aud, by somo means, get owners' badges, free rlies ou the cars, and entrance to the tracks, who ucver ownod a horse in their Jves, and in this menner ply thelr ucturious calling, Quite THE NEXT SARATOGA MEFTING, ‘The mecting of Trunk Line Preaidens and Gen- cral Managore, to be held st Saratoga on the 20th, promises to be the most fnportant of the Mamagers' meetings yet held. The cunsollda- tlon of the fast freight Naes running over Yan- derbilt's rosds will hbe one of the principal ob- jeets of tho meeting. It is now proposed to merze the Red and White Line into the Blue Line, the latter to doall the Eaat-bound busk- ness over Vanderbllt'a roads, while the Mer- chiants' Dispatch is to do all the Weat-bound Lusiness, The live stock business will nlso 065 proprictary | come up again ot that mevting, and avother amount of motey wers stolun by these su-called owners [rom horsemen at Prophetstown last weuk‘l aud they are (aking precuutions here to unrd aguinst these pests of the turf. lince, 462,18, ‘o ; o 5 AMUSEMENTS. OFtho Chlcage & Rarinweatr Kullwas, qxsiunise | s Eveucrs® tng™ wil be lochiated ot of ex- G relehe, $30,000,D00; oxproes. it wo; | 1stence, os some of Vauderbilt's manavcrs ure MONTAGU g2t yiscellancom, 470,008, Total, AilL 10 hAYS Guod. Fanach o tlalreT uitiis s ¥ 3, BA7, ‘The unerating~ expon wero | auce of this orraoge: . The suddun death of Mr. 1l J. Montague, | gy, dug, 47 Slan ot Total, $0. 750, As regarils the formation of an East-bound which occurred on Bunday morninig ot Ban | | On the proprietary roads the gross earnlues were | pool at that mectiug, everything depends on the Franclsco, will not, ns some appear to have nn- 81,147, net profte, 22 i, 481 results of the conference now being held bes $L 001, 03 1 o the credit of tneame ecount, May 31, stands & balance of §4, 197,015, surplie, 8508, 4 tween Vanderhlitand the Mavagers of the Grand Trunk Raliway regarding the future business relatiuns between the Grand Trunk and Van- derbilt’s roads, 11 the uegotlations result In ticlpated, make any slteration in the prescut plans of the * Diplomacy *' purty. The pleco 18 t0 be pluyed at McVicker’a Theatre, ns lere- PABSCHOERS AND PREIGHT, f Y M ¥ next, W Tho wholo nutber of pasecugers carried was : < :flloreln;\n‘x’uuu&gcg. u:'l‘ lmilll;:l.) n;;:‘}““é}llum ml: 3,410,413, axatnst 3, (U7, 8 ‘|“,’-p,m.m“, ;, r, | au nnderstanding betweon the two D:ll'lr(cs there not vut becn amsccrtained. M Simwons | Leingauincreasc of 08,080 paesengers, or 2 5100 doubit that the fonnatlon of u now er cent; tho avernge rito received per passenger | paol will be ane of the subjects of discussion at {s nuw negotiating with o 4 54100 cents, aguinet $1 01100, Ueing & For 4 several prominent ho Saratogs meetin, teading men fn Now York on Tflllfil‘:’ififinu’n‘nm duciion of 215100 e cent,Feamling i ho'com T e cd ayl arati CrEAs Of . 816, u gross revenuc " v . rAY und conveyed Kaat, and will then bo sent 1o [ Frots thla braneh of teatic, B ENORTUERN PACIFIC RAILWAY Eugloud,~ Mr. Moutague was ubknown I | in the movement of freight is more especially FARNINGS. . Chicago, but his uamo had been pretty widety | seen the unproved character of the Company's ‘The statement published vyesterday of th known among all Who took an fnercst i | busioces, atiing priucipaily from the exceliént | carniugs of the Northern Pacitic Raflway for crupu of last year. The whole suinber of tons of freight carrled on tho entire e of the Compsny was 3,011,201 theatrical aflairs, He wasagreat favorite fu New York, and bis sudden death will by deeply 1677178 was exruricou! ‘The following is official, 3 Sept. 1, 1877, mourned by his pumerous fricnds. Ho was, | gy Hed IR ARe peveedl Y 13015 | and, therefore, correct: Earntngs \ previous to comiug to New York, manager ;‘m‘.’q_“:'.i'tu’ifi;,,“... l’:\l"t':fl'l:l“l‘:lc u':;,;ffi v.';,::, ":,“j,l to June 80, 11878. "fll &g!lllm). (fi:\l of the Globe Theatre, Loudou, amd hut Pl Metnge ‘Tato_received per | Benscs samo time, 8 HH00S: nel recelptr, 7, For thc samo per! U Wi long since ho went over to England and setticd B e pernd 4 i1 the provious year, up some back fudebtedness conunected with his o fast year the carninus 0Y per cent. 2 405,723 and the | mauagement, Bince then ho bad sccumulated s perton in b averuge | net receipts, 325,525 {ncrease of ne a considerable sum of money. 1kis reeent Cnll- ransportation overlonger 47,006, Thy sales of lang from B fornia trip i sald to bave uctted bim #15000, | datatices, hud fs priuclpally lidicative of the favt | to June 30, 1874, were (24,041 avrea; M. Moutague's famlis aro ail {n England, " lle vl s e bartly | cured (in preferred stock), $2813,103¢ averace coltivatert uress of utl L o relatives living fu this country. Tt and conmaratively. Gndeveloped lincs aro | Prics per acre, #1503 wumbor of virciasery, Speciul Dispalch to Tha Trivure. Fapldly heeomimng prodactive, ol are setiling up L(r.z Aversue ucres 10 each purchaser, 784, New Youk, Aug. 18.—The news of Mr. Iarey | with un industrious and theifty peoply, e Montague's death was recelved In this citv Lo | Pue uctual reduction i mics from those of tho TTEMS. sday with expressions of heartfelt grief on every hand, Among the actors decp surrow was felt and expre Ile was suffertug, when he lefu New York on the 24 of July, from u severs coll, Sunday morning a dispatch was recetved from Ban Franclscu announcing thut be had been attacked with hemorrhage of the Jungs, but his friends afterward received a reassuring dispateh from the actor bimacl, and the an- nouncement of death came with stor ling wuddenny L am an old vetera il John Brougham, “and have no of death, but Montugue's Joss has mude me very #3d." Clisrles A, Btevenson, an tuthnsto friend of Mr. Montugue, said Montaggue had been sub- {f“ to hemurrhage of the lunys for a loni time, meceding year, when apuiled 10 the furge moye- ment of_tonnage, 1 enuivilent to the s of $817,127, whlch smouut reteesents the conceasion 10 chicap traneportation e by Luis Company dur- {ne the past yesr in the morewont of frelght. ‘Phe waterial conditon uf the Compiny ia re- spect to 1t property hus fully Kent pace with its fucrease of tradie, and, at tho prosent thoe, the rutlroad, In all yta departinents, is in o high stato of cficiency. The truck bus becu grostly im- lm)wd, the engines und card aro well” and horoughly maintalied, and are second to none 1 the couniey for tan demands of business aud ac- cumudation uf publl lee, The general freleht and general passenzer departments of the Chicaza & Altun Rallroad will move into their new quarters o tho Honoro Buildiuz, corner of Adams and Dearborn streets. The oflices of these two departinents will be on the frst-floor. Mr.J. C. McMullin, General Mauager of the Chivago & Alton Railrosd, returned from Loug Branch yesterday, where o hus been uttending the Managers' mecting ot Long Branch, Me, MeMullin states that he has done everything In his puwer to vonclliute the 8t Louis roads us regunds the vercentago of lHyve-stock business from St, Louis ta be given to his roud, e was BONDS. Tha following chanes have taken place in thy Tohded debt o the Company during the past year: Varloun clusaes of botde, coniating of $22, 400 ut hud not spoken of Lis malady Lo auy one, | proferred Sinking Fund bonds, Vw0 of Appleton )i e hi trer 1 hit st w0 tha ouly o fow friends knew of {t, Mr, | Eciension honies $10,000 (ireon Ray Katcumion |t o, i 16V the uabter 1o us arbitrator, to Btevenson remembers that, ou L4kl Of lust | Donds. $21,000° of * funded coupon honde, | DS Hosen by tho meeting, telving sofcly wnou slareh, ho callud on Montague and found hm $U1,600_general fired morigaco bouas, 31,000 sick in bed. Ie then discovered the nature of 1he {u-m-u ol his cuuse, Qalena & Chlcage Unton Hailcoad drai-martiaca would not even aceept as tulra proposition s ¢l nunds, $o. 000 Elgin & State Ling bouds, §23,000 | Sbls, sl the ueeting hiad to djourn without o e A Bt BlS raont Paiiest pianited Q{I-‘;mhlux?l i b S0 emimay | Davioe cecomnlisbed Buytiing furter tan tha 0! v Y [} o & % eloit lawn | reastirmiation of the regular talt rates, tho astor drew up & will, leaving all bis | fitcoud bonds, amouniiig 1 1 sgvregate. 1o e — property 10 hls mother, Mrs, Munuy, uwl bis wiater, Miss Mann, Mr. Montague, it will b remembered, had {ntended to visit s peopls fu Englaod thls summer, but was fuduced by Mr. French's liberal oter o tuke the company 1o Ban Franclsco, thus golug to his death, * Ilis first appearanco i thls city was at Wallack's, Oct. 0, 1874, as Zum Qilroy In ** Partners for L i acting Inthio * Romones of u Poor g Alat " brought Lilus Juto prowtuent to- tice, und Irom that ttuc bhe was the lpupuur netor of bis class. The 7 * He was o cenre painter of the s not deaplsed becauss ‘o genlus. Al bis work wa: Withi his scope, few nctors excelled auue, aud, therefory, hla sud and sudden death §s o fosd o tue drama. Montugue was horn ju 1346 in Staffordshire, Engiand. He went on the stags at tne'instance of Boucicault, who firse saw hiin fu smateur theatricals, Huuttalued spesdy and lasting success both fn Eungland snd in this country. No actor in New York was mors famlitarly |}mkuu of, wud none would b mors missed.” ‘Phe funerul srrangeuents will be under the direction of Messrs. Wallsck and Bouclesuit, The 7imest special from Ban_ Franclsco, alter speaking of Alontaguc's sudden hemorrhage, ¥o: % e rallied sutlicicotly to st up and dress Bunday, receiviug tho visits of his tutimate sasociates. ‘F. B Warde aud J. W. Carroll, of BN, 000, were ttken up and canceled, and a liko Bmoins of toe consoliated sinkng fund correpcy bouds, matarivg (n 1610 1 On the 188 of April last, 3 morigige bonds of thy Lat 'rempenlean & i Ratiruad Compan g 10 per coal sus guarsntecd by the Chictio & Northe western' Ilaitway Compauy ot the time of ghelr dvruo by 1865, b and were paid off, and ¥h, 000,000 Gt ¢ Nortliwestern cunivolt dated gold buude, 1002, were lesurd 1 blaco of thy eaime, couveyanco uf the enuro raltroad wwd - wroperty the old mortgage of . tha Trempualcau & Prescott Company wie mado aud exccuted by a supplementary trust-deed, 1u iho Union Trust Compan: New York, trusee of ttio guld bonds, 10 accordance with the. terins of the trust it caso of conavlhitution with thot Lo muyn Uy thals conveysuce the cotsoliuated gold 0ua becowe # et ien on (s jortiou of tog “gunsolidated Hue, i addition to the seusity ar- furded oy the oniglual mortgaze. 'This substitus hou of bonds does not incrvaes the Habilides of tuo Uompany, winte it clfccte n maving of 4 pee A Woll-I'reserved Suurian, The wost fmportant geotogical * nd ' of the year Ling teent mado by Prof, F. {1 8now, of the {unsas University scientific axpeditior 00 mles east of Denver, Thin diae wisted of o ghunt reptile ur Sauriun, o perfeetiy preserved us Lo exnlblt 4 portlon of the vuter covering or “hide.” Previously geologlsts had found bundredz of gpecinens of tiess Saurians with tho boues uiolio remainiug, s thut this discovery of the vuter sk {s sowcthing en- tirely bew to - gefenees ‘Tho Saurlan (s question was wbiout thirty feet fu lenieeh, and e might have been aupposed that the external plates or scales would be of large size, us (5 the cuse with the tving crocodiles and pilientors, But, o the contrary, the Saurfan scales are very small for an mitinal of such hnposing dimer- sfons, betng no Iarwer thun thoso of an ordmury purter suake. Tne rock fn witch this fossil was ol was of the cretweous formation, un- usully compaet tn texture, which probably ac- cent par autim In the duterest on §1,000,000 of | counts for the prescrvation of so perishable a Ndatod boags | PORION. T urder bo reach the wpectmicn it was laie 50005 | eressury to move obout 1% fect of overlyfug 1 jate tho | Tk Which required threo days labor ol the Protessor sud Lis two gasistauts, Messes, Dycho wnd Fuster, students of the Untversity. Jun uther respects the expedition has been very sue- cesaful, having already whippea o Lawrenco tor the University cabinets gver 100 fossil tishes nud e, and Metusonler is N Was the greater bundd. - Tua total fesac of gencral cou suoduts o §13.651, 003 of the: are vutelsudiog, $107,000 have been 1 Sinking Fund aud cunceled, aud $u01,000 rewmala i1 puseeanion of the Company. o THAPPIC SRUANUEMENTS of recipracal beucdt have been eutered futo be- twecn Ibls Compauy sud the Huchnston, Cedar his compauy, at Mr. Moptazuc's | lu- | apide & Northern Hailtosd Cowpany, ab Cedar | many Ssurisl ekcletous, besides six o szven vitation, sewained to dine, The phy- | Ml ana Cwith the “river hacs of | the | jhousand skelewuiis of Lhe living Lirds, plant, schin " made & oxamivation of This | Cintod & Dubugue and Dubuque & Miu- 12 und fuscets characteristic ot t Canlne Condtuncy. JAtsbury Comuicial- iazetre. A stogulur fustauce of e atlection and falth- fultices uf the cunlne rave 18 just vow the talk of tne Eust End, fo tho rezion of Forbes atrect, About Lwo years ago a gentlensu then realding ou Forbes “street pald the cebt of batupe, While u Hife lie bad been the poisessur ol @ pet neduts at Clinton, afs fording W thew the facilkites ol ovur liove, sad securiugto us s largs husiness urought by thosa roads, deatined (o Chicago and Milwagkee, The auticable relatioas of nterest and wmutual adesutige cujoyed by the Weat Wiscunsiu Ratlway Compsuy have not been dlaturbed by fuz of that Company's proveriy, Thu practical ynion of that ling wity eur Madisou Exten: i Ing 3 difect route beiween Clicaio and the Northwes!, eud Jungs and lett the rooms, saylug he would sou- Ratiriad - Luimpaliics, eult onu ol the other physivians tu uttendunce. Ar. Montague returned to bis fricnds, slapplng s chest, und cricd in & pleasant msnver: s sllright. There's uothing the watter with my Jungs, The verdict is, Not gullty,” Harton Hilland Ucn. Barto, of the Californla Thear tre, cawe fuand recelved awarm grecting. Three minutes sfterward Me. Moutague complamed of ud Miugusvol o a sulfocating sengation. Ho tore upen bis vout | ¢ - Darticate it busr- | 08 UDOD Which s bud bestuwed constderablc 200 Vest, WHICh gave biim sume felier. " feowas | Couibauiento fully warliciyate i ths Jolut biers | LG Y AN Bl il the dog tnapiicatod lmwedstely wpplied by Mr. Carroll, but the ry sigu of grlef. Previous to the death ol hemorrbuge again begun, Llood flowing iu ter- uf o coutluuvie thurvughfare, while weintatuin, reibbloptin i | fte suater 16 Lid boet £ocd patured and a friewd separnio owueralilps uud separilu manaemeal on nible streuws from bis Jungs. Mr, Warde ran | tueis o udde, A coufiniatory asrecment, | to wlly but, after bis demise, the auhal retused after the obvaicisn, but it was too lute. Jbe [ 10 separate these roiatlons, was executed by this | to take food from any huud but that of it wis- bleeding could oot be checked. Monta Compauy sod the Clicazo, St Panl & Mivnespolid | geepy,—ths widow of its deceased riend and last words %o those around bim were: Haibaay Compaus, as by siccussor Voupeaut 10 | owner, 1t notled na one, wud was Natlces wud o we. 1 aw goiz, boys. God biees | he pd Yuel Wieconuln Hatlway Cuugpany durlis | worose,—peraituiug no ouc o beatow auy at- ou ~ He becawme unconsclous, aod st O AL GPLANDA Leution upon it, exeept 1ts st A couple 108 o'clock expired. Misses Maude Grauger 204 Jellreys-Lewis, wmembers ol sthe *Diplo- wasy ' company, Were prescut, and Miss Grun- Rer Taioted. Tho Prutestant Eplacopal service ot weeks since, the lady died. Sioce that thng the dogr Lias not eaten & bite, sud, »0 fur 2 Lag Leen vvserved, bas pot tahen o drink of water, The ueletibors bave dono afl 1hat wiss puesible to have waterially lucivused duriug the last dical year. The clicf Cewand hus beeu fur the pew und hroductive prabrivs of Miouesota sud Dakots, wloug s weateru purtion uf tue Hue ol the Wit fnduce it to eat, but with no avail, and itfs slowly dying of actual grief and starvation. Judging from personsl_sopenarances, its hours will eoon he ended. The nelgbbors propose when it dies to bury it between the graves of 1ts betoved master and rfstress. CURRENT GOSSIP. CATALINE'S DEFENSE. 0l Citw Dermck, Bat this I will avow, that I hase reorned, And still do scorn, to hide my sensc of wrong! Whohrands me on the forehead, breaks my sword, Or lagn the bloody scourze upon my back, Wauld perhape ke Lo try It ot in the back yard After the Scnate adjourns! Banlshed, {ndecd! T thank yon for it. An 1 intended to move out of town anyhow, T held romeglack allegiance til this hosr, Tut now my eword's my own; and 1 .Wonld like to sce the man that wiil Attempt to collect my city taxes for this yesr? * Emile on, you bafd-headed eniper of tne vailoy Yonr Consul's mercifol—very: bnt If e Dares to touch a hair of Cataiine. 1 will Knock bitm galley-weat and crotked: For 1'm the best little man that walks g The rireals of this bnre, and t you forget It Banished from Rome! What's hinisbed but set free From dafly contact with the things T Inathe? Yoor orean-grinders on every eirect-corner; Your citizens, packing plaster-of-Paris images Aronnd on celtar-doors, and selling them To one wives for aur winter-clothing! :*Tried and convicten traitor!" Who eays this? Let him shiow his hiead and 1'11 bust. 11 it costs me forty dallars! Igo: butnot to lean the guif alone. 1gos but, when 1 eome, ‘twill be the hrires Ot ocean In the earthquake—rolling back it In awift and mountainous rain, Ta tal You bulld my funcral-pile, but your best blood Shall quench the flame! Jiack, slaves! 1havo's retarn ticket In my vest-pocket, - — A CHAT WITHI TAGLIONI. London torrespndence Rattimare Qun, There arc inany of sour readers who remem- ber Tailiont, the Queen of Dance. Itisa very long thne sinco she gracefally posed hefore the public, and madeone of ** The Graces,’ of which theatrical terpsichore trinity Fanny Ellsler and Cerito were the two others. What a bounding, fairy-ltke creaturo she wns! What atriv of fatries wera theyl 1 remember going to see them In the ballet hetween the opera uf “'The Darber of Seville,” old Labluche, the mighty basso, as Figare, and RRublnl, the mighty tenof. What a charming event! And what a° coinei- dence! ‘Thst time I went to see this operatic amd terpefehorean treat in the company of o Baltimore gentleman. Yesterday in the draw- Ing-room of his good widow, [ et the verltable Taglionk. What a twarvel of the tenacity of life st st [ daranot suy her age; fndeed, [ could not, Who cand 1doubt if she Lerseli can, | Enuw ;u:l well sho won't. ‘This is her one ten- er point. But be sure of one thing, sheisnotold. Of that rare number of ladics who age gracefully —who never becowe cats, ver aro not reckiess Iike Kittens: of that charmiui perlod when the twilight of lite softens the coming shadows in thevaliey ol death: that sweet autuwmnn that recallsathinmer and scarcely Indicates winter; of that clnss of serene, purc natures speaking out thelr soul’s faith, lope, and charity, fa this esteemed lady, Taglionl = What a cherming repertory I8 her wetl-stored hemory! A, hie, how well her rich [talian lends coior to her ex- quisfte nnecdotes, whife her eplgrammatic Frencliserves as & lorgnette by which we sco every polut und heauty 1u the pleasant persunul pictures shie draws. What beilliancy and youth in thedescriptions! Well, you sce," she suys, “life to me has been o “merry dance. 1 have no errurs to boust of and no regreta to ex- press.’! There's a chupter of moral philosophy fur you In two lnes. *Ob, Fanuoy Ellsler! Yes, she went to live abroad. Fasdes Howes. yes; we, that {s, Fauny and her dear sister Thercse aud myself, wo three dsneed in the Pas des oses, 1 never shall forget it, for 1 nearly was knocked down futo the orchiestra by Therese, who had very long Iega—whio lins them yet, T hope. Not u bt of 1t we were hever fn rivalry’s we were the best of friends, all three of us. “We weut fn different wave afterwards, [ took to the qulct of study and my vitls here in London. Ilove good hooks and all thay §s rood; they keep e younged Fanny went back to Vienna, and a imore potent, graceful politician—In cantern, of courm—iid not rule in ur outelds that gruy «ity, Why, do sou kuow that f—~well, never mind,” Ah, a0 you Aaw in Paris the tall and gracetal Therese, now the Dowager Queen uf Portugul! Al me, how well 1 ean ses her fu the past, Pray tell me how sue Juoks now. “The Kiug Fernando fs not half uuf{zmz she 13 a Queen, dauscuss or uo danscusg!" Tlere Mme. Talion! warmed up with « gibleasional aud fricndly pride that was gite eshing 1o Shie resumed: 4 \\’Lv' Qucen Vi thero arg worse couslus, a great deal, that her ractous Majesty hzs to receive nt Court, Hut Therese has prudence with diznity, and goes only where aho s welcome T sald this fatr Indy—and f use the word falr fn fis Lost scose— has a repertory of ancedote. 1 wish 1 could cull the leavis therefrow of ineldents of men and womien she hos met, und, with the brightest Lt of all, er own life, shape a welcoins vol- ume, or adda few colims 10 the Sun. WAS MERCED POISONED * Rirls Crrrespondence Sun Frunc seo Chronicle, Poor little Queen Mercedes uf Spain! Over her grave are uitered many lamentations for “the doubly dead, In that she died so young**; lamentations not su muck bevauso sho was a Princess—though, doubtless, with many that fact would lend much charm—as bocause the Roval 8panish marriago had been & geoutus loye match, and because n those five short months sho had won golden oplnfons from all surts of veople. It is startling, however, to seo it openiy stated in print that suspicions of foul play are rife, and that even the nume of the person who administered the drug has been mentlaned. There were, It I8 true, othee reasons why she shoull havs been out of healthy but Jutterly the syinptoms bad been clearly thois of - arsenfcal polsonine., ‘The poor young &irl, who passed her elghiteenth birthday on hee sic A, bad, It is sald, 8 terror of the wear approuel of desih, and caruestly twplored the physicluns around hier o nuve hier Mie. ‘The leat struryje wae long and violent. Happlly, er mothicr, who for some time past_ hud been exceedingly uncow- furtable sbout Mercedes, and was but too well uware of the infwical lofluences surroutding Alfunso's wife, yel wus hierself debarred from residence {n Bpain, was with the litle Queen cre the end, it is thourbt the Duke of Mont- pensice opposed the vtmbabioing of his daughter's bedy, because, shoukd a post- mortem examination of 1 nalns be at any thne determiacd on, tuo il ? process, whose chiet fugredlent 1s arseofe, would render the detectlon ol othier long belore this futal o Misgruceful squuphlo over the Hoyal Jewels, valued at 5,000,000 francs, had braken out hetween the young Ring und his mother, Alfonso, who reslly wanted them for Mercedes, clalmed the gems us ecrows prob- ertys but fsabulfy, ke the obstinate woinan sha s, held stontly on to them, utterly decholng to glve them up unleas ho would buy them at their full value, What trouble the Royal Laubles of Spain scem lately to have crested winoniz the netust possessors of or the numer- puu pretenders to that most uncasy seat, the Bpuniah throne! On her son's refusal Lo be- conie 4 purctiaser of what o considered by tizhit his own property, lasbelia uext tried to get rid of the juwels by public uuction; where. upan Adonso retaliated by tukiniz iegal Smwm- fuga toprevent thete sale. This undignitied fead was_at ita helzht when death came t call tho littls Quecu away, AGRICULTURAL POISONING, Hanrroxy, Aug. $.—The emaller varletics of fish 10 the Connecticut River, such as suckers, carp, young shad, plickerel, perch, and others, have been bebaving quecrly of late, by appears lug upon the surface at trst ln & sort of lfeless way, sud Hually dying aud drifting into the shore eudicsand tnlets. Foraconsidersblodistance both aboveand below Hartford this state of things has existed, and ofd fshermen say there was never snytbing like . ‘Fhousands of desd theh ure Jylug aloug the bauks for wiles to dav, 1t does not seem - to o ubiversal trouble, as wany fish of the same spo- cles us those found dead wre alive, and seem to be all right, Ono mmrf 15 thut black baas, which bave got futo the rlyer within the past thireo yosrs aud are increasing rapidly, sro muklug wur upon thelr less gawy companions, Lut that does uot mecount for tny sickly be: baviur of tie flsh befors they div.* The st vlausible cxplanation s that the reecut heavy talus which luve run off futo the river, the ground belug too much soaked s uot to wbsorb the watcrlull, buve wasbed the valley farms upon which Parta green and oiber destructive uzents have been exteusively used to kill sbe potato bug and fnscet enemics geseraily of Yegetation, and sullicient polson bas ot futo the river tu kil wmouy fish, Witk the Parle ereen dself, w hard ‘washing ot the land would carry off millons, of dead buge, kilked by Lby pol d Lhé tish, cating these, 18 o reasou wdvanced to ad destruction uf ish wore pluusnivle At s @ efoprular tuct that sbortstct o land have complaitied of a tatahity kg birds, e astie ks Hsticren do of the would suffer. explaiu the wl fatal effects upon fish. Quail have been found dead in varions parts of the Etats, and there is no doubt that the death of the birdy ts due to agricultural poisoning. 1f, Lo save utatoes and tobaceo, the flsh fn the rivers and the hirds of 1he afr are to o destroyed, tho Lezislature will need to futerfere, Connect teut has pald liberally and legislated larzely to proparate fish and protect game, and it cannot afford to have these Interesta endangered now by wholesale foisoning. ‘The fish crop of the State is the dependence of the poorer ciasses for cheap food, vestigate the matter, 187l had a fair properey. dted g panfon and sald: Godfrey's i were quickly joined i Last evenib, talked about, pain. 18 as follows: public. ome saying: ladles won't et much of that secina that the first Mes, Godfrey tad_promfsed the estate to the Olit Ladics' Hlome, This morn- fug at 8 o'vlock, as Mr. Godfrey was in the zare dden near his house, ho waa suddenly seized with He hastened into his houseand had Dr. Alday, who lived near, summoned. Medical ald, however, was useless, and Mr. Godirey died in g few winates from discase of tho heart. s A BRIDEAROOM'S DEATIH, Lurrespondence ¥or ¥ork Sm, Oceax Gnove, N.J., Aug, 6.~ Thompson A. Codfrey, of this place, was married last night and he died early thls morning. e was 60 yeara of age, and his bride was 23, Mr. God- frey was among the first purchascrs of land of the Ocean Grove Assoclation, his title dating in , At that timo he wns a dealer in real estate {n Potisvitle, Pa. e was narried, and With lis first wite, who here Tast winter, hie came to the (irove the sumaiers of the followine years until 187 Then he became a permanent resklent here. Bluce his wife's death the white-iaired otd gen- tlewan had a young woman Jiving at his houss on ‘Maln_ street, near the gates af the Grove. She was light, gracefnl, and refined fn manners, and she sometimes went with the old gentle- man on his evening walka. thev were waiking In Dclaware avenue, near Westey Lake, Mr. Godfrey turned to his com- now."” wedluck. THRAT OUTRAGE. at. Paut (¥inn,) Giabe, We have been showna private Ictter written 10 a ludy in this city from Maine, bearing date July 7, which coutirms In ali ita cesentlal detatls the story published in the New Yorls Times of the 25th of July,~three weeks later, We quote an extract from the letter, premising thst tha # Joe ! who is incotloned fn tha letter 1s the Rev. Joseph Wey, of Philadelphia. The extract L you m #’Illl Ind Probably the Fish Comimission will fn- Last cvenlng, as ** Kate, il we are ever goloz to be married wo might as well be marrfed 1iss Kate, who, It sccms, is the mister of Mr. frst wife, consented. The; then Just abreast of the Rev. Mr. Jaquet's tent, and, without waiting for the arrival of [riends, they enterul the tent of Mr. Jaquet. frey repeated to the mnfnister what ho had sald tu Kate, and requested the fmmediate petform- ance of the ecremony of marriage. Mre. Jaguct and daucliter were witnesses, and the couple The Lride sud groom were i walking costume, and after the wedding they went home, thie sudden marrlagg was much ‘I guess the old property,” It wers Mr. God- ** Joo brought home the most horrid story, which I am woing to tell you, thal e yet more earelul of your wirls, the dsughter of one of the most prominent Bos~ ton physiciane, the wife of & very wealthy man, Joc knows of lier very well, betiz s fricnd of Irtends of his, and the stury has nut beeu made A few weeks ago she went or starte ed to go frum Utlen to Albany, and in a drawing-roons car. After having been on her way some time, she heard two mien talking of her as insane, and found, to ber horror, that they wers meanlng her to hear, and were plan- ning to take lier off before reachling Albanr, where her husband was to meet her. 8 greut deal of valuable jewelry und jmoney on her person, which they ‘must haye kuown of. Sheat once told the condustor, but it scems they had been beforehand, woild tell this story, and tbat they wore Lo take her to another pluce, sl wero her fatber anid bruther. - The conductor, however, too! through the ear 1o see If sbe could sec any vns who koew ber, which they falled to do, and §t. ay oll She hat and told bim she Kk her cuded by thelr taking heroff, ana when the cars eot to Albany her husband was there, Ho took eneine at oneo for this place, aud found her nelvle, robibed, and whether worse off no one will ever know. Can you lnagineanything a In su dreadful " BISHOP 3 New York Erening Post, COSKRY, Inquiry was made at the oflice of Triuity Church Corporation thils morning {n regard to the probable proceedings of the flouso of Dist- ops, which will convene in, Grace Clapel on the “th fost. to consider the case of Bishop McCos~ kiry, of Michizsn. Tho accusations of Snunoral- 1y uealost thu aged Bishop, tis resiimation of his uflice In the church, ang the fact of his re- cent departure for Europe, have all Leen widely pubished, subjecs could In reply ty the guestions en tho was sajd that the House ot Bishuos ent the resignation of Bishop McCos ki [)-, but, if it retused to do wo, could not dis« (s bim from tho church excent on his convie- Lion siter o formal trial, Buch a trial could be held only fu the eveut of a presentment of charges ugalust him, cither by a brother Blshop or the Couventlon of hle Dlocese. It was uut kuuwn ut the Trinity oflice whether such charg s wonld be preferred or not. QuIrs, Can you call a clerk inan oll store a servells fellow ! ilow to acquire shorthand—Fool around & buzz.saw, If you want to druw a man out, tako a sketch of him while he s walking or driving, Bo live that when thy summons come—you won't fear the Constablo who serves it on you, The average New York Communlst suiokes alx loaves of bread dally.~Cincinnati Come- mercial. GGenteel joke~The New Orlean Picayune in- forms us thut there are noro adies thun Gen- tilo men fo Salt Lake Cliy. To et ks frum thisties; Reduce one ton of thistles to seventy pounds of potash. a’uur potush for cash. Then take the gosh and 0y Ngs.—Courier~luurnal, Jndeed no; not she, ‘Ihen soll e cut §n gloves,” suld Franklin, * catches When the cat te to wear loves she cun afford to buy her dressed und cooked, Bully for the -Hurdelte, An olit darkey was cudeavoring to explain his ! unfortunate condition, “Yousee,” romarked Baimbo, *ft wis fn this way as faras I can_ye- member: Fust my fudder died, den my mudder surried aging and den my mudderidled, and aging and somehow [ doesn't seem Lo huve Do parcots ot all, nor uo den my fadder marrled Lo, na natin,* A London maguzing s s that a light of British sclence was lately vislted by a Kentuckie an admirer, who s writingy, und b stallion after you.' own it, * Nir, wo admire Wa had sudemic distinetion to confer on you, havi no uversity 3 but wo have dong vur bust are a raclu peopley sud Lavo nanied o our 1o n \\‘: beas Ihe New York Times tells of a hen whoss eges Wers deposiied In nile, and were successtull hien was obliged t ¢ soversl fept uwbove th e, Inacceasible wols atchod, thuugh the on s stick of “woud The suthority for tho stary 13 exceellents but we should wot have belteve It {1 the remurkablo event had nog ated In the glorfous climate ol Celitor- id ols.—Lugulo Kepress, Why cast a doubt ub the story? “That ben {Illl went throu gl tho atick of wood withs her little batehiu—J'Adadephia Bule letine BUSINESS NOTICES. Vromature Loss of the Halr, which ls so cominun nowadays, way be entirely prevented by the use of Burneit's Cocoslne. LADP] r Mesirs, Joseph Burnelt ruwth of pew bair. 1n the wozld. Bsb. Ask your 5’"“” ¥. Trigg & Lo., 183 D Made from selected G 42! & After b ves ALkxaxpss Hxxur, No. 514 East Gtrard ayvenue. RS b o XI.CH CodfisheThe beat boneless Codflah ree's aia, Apeid 10, 1847, S GENTLXNEN—Oue year 820 falliug out untll 1 was aloiost bald. your Cocoaine fur a few montha, I ‘my hate commenced usiog hicg Bauk Tor It Put up by Georgs T — Use + Mrs. Winslow's Sootllog Syrup” for children while teethinie. It cures nlvlcuwrly‘u culaies the bo treet, New York. addi- 25cle QGuarsniced $0 cuntain all HAVANA LUNG FILLEI, aud Haid miades | pgeule=dL. W. DIFFLEY, Manufuctured ouly by M, W.WHEE 8 Blateat., CLivag. 'y ERE () 37 it U bt e e =i = SRR -

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