Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 8, 1878, Page 3

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1878—SIXTEEN PAGY” TN L A . el L, = —_————— "CRIMINAL RECORD. Account of a Deliberate Murder and Suicide at Mus- catine, la. A Han end ‘Woman, Desperately in Love, Prefer Death to Sep- aration. « Sandusky, O., in the Hands of a Lawless Ddob. A Meeting to Protest Against the Re- cent Lyncking Broken TUp. fhe Lynchers Overawe the Respectable Portion of the Community. & Miners' Camp in Idsho Robbed of Sixteen Thousand Dollars. DEADLY DELIBERATION. < gpecial Digpateh.t0 The Tribune. MO3CATINE, le. Sept. 7.—About noon this ity was borror-struck by a murder and suicide. Testeraay morning Fred A. Zeak and Carrie E. Meyers came to this city. They were at Zeak's sister’s this morning, and spent the morning in sbopping and visiting, They went opstaits at about 11 o’clock, and there was 20 suspicion of ansthing wrong. A pistol shot was beard, and £oon after another. On going upstairs both were found lying dead on the floor. Zeak lay with his left arm extended and Carrie bybis €ide, her headonhisarm. A paliet had passed through her head. He was shot in the forebead. Both were dressed in pew, clean clothes,~she with white kid slip- pers aud he with embroidered slippers. Loug ylewts of white and black ribbons were tied gbout their arms, all of which were purchased todsy. Zeak had telegravhed from Leaven- worth, Kan,, to a friend to meet him here the 6th, and he and bis friend went round to make the purchases. bus his friend dia not have his suspicions aroused. Upon examination it’ was found that Zeak must have shet Carrle, and then tried to shoot Limselt. Failing, he re- moved the empty shell from the pistol, threw it on the floor, placed a new one in the pistol, and then fired the fatal shot. An envelope was in Carrie’s pocket containing the following letters, which “explain the cause of this wondertully deliberate and well-executed tragedy. The victims were respectively 29 and: 94 years old. Zeak has always borne a good character, and has many relatives here: : _MrscaTiNE Crry, Ta., Sept. 7, 1875.—Tand Miss Tarrie C. Myers expect to end our lives 1o-day. - fhis is our trombles: In March, 1876, Sadie ¥, Tarpenter swore a bastard child on me, twhich God kows and ‘1 know 1s mot mine. Althongh .1 bad _no way to defend myself under ansas State laws, 1have never lived with her. thinking T conld obtain a divorce from her, but it seems impossible to get a divorce. So I have made Tpmy mind not to be troubled the way I have bin for nearly three years; and this young lsdie and I Inve bin enraged for nearly three years, and she is determained 10 20 with me, and bess me to take her with me, which ] intend to do. I don't think # will be wronz for o do as she wishes me to.” T kmow it will secm like a terrable thing to the public, but we are roth willing to leave this tronblesome World. v place of business is in City, since 1 jeft Colum- bos, Kan. We have bin determined o do this pro- +iding1 conld mot get a divorce, which proved in - that way last week when Sadie’ informed me she intended to torment me all she could if I did not live with her, which I would not do. ~Wishing her well hearafter, and hep she will never take the advantage of amother man as she did with _me. allthoush she is not to blame fur all. T wil tell the guilty parties,—P. F. Shackle, J. Tompkine, Wm. McWilson. One of these three 38 the father of that child. and to clear themselves they bired her 1o swear that child onme. This the trouth of all my troubles. I wish them all well. F. A Zrax. Mrscartse Crry, Towa 7—1876.—Well, Lewis, Y explained my troables to you lust nizht as far as 1dared 10, 50 yon wonld mot suspect what we dotermmed to” do. Lewis, this young ladie 2nd I love each other 80 well that we are going end our troubles. We are dojug this in onr rite mind. We don't \want to live any longer. 1 bupe yon will inist to Hannah o have this young Jscy ut in the ssme grave with me in gar ovn lot. and the pistle 1 want you 1o have, as I don't want Bedic to have anythin that I ever had, 1 think cvervtbing i6 eftall rite. Yes, I"want 73810 eend Bill Huaverford & dispatch s oon 33 bid fairwell. William Hungorford, Kaneas City, ¥o. Comeri2and Bell etreet. Fairwell Lewie, Levie, Lwall mect you fn héaven Yoar old oy e A F. A Zeax. Xcscamise Crrr., Ja., Sept. 7, 1878.—70 my Buter Jonnah: Iizunah, you know what my tronbles ate, and this forénoon I and this young dadr will leave this troublesome world. liannah, fsmy wish to_have her put in the same grave with we._There is o zirl could be more truer than ehehss bintome, We arc oing to die together, 2ot we want to be put togetfier. - So T hop you will 8026 your brother wishes. Pat this ladic in the A grave with me. lannab, its very hard for mto leave you, hmt wmy troubies is the cue of my dead. bave no other trizales except this basiard case. We love each rather than be keot apart, vay of ending our troubles. s have done enythinz causes me 10 be afraid to dic. | am ready to &e. 1 would like like to sec ihe rest at bome. but s iLis1will not get to sec them. but hop 1o ®2all of them in heaven. All be Z00d to your- felves. Sister do ae L wish, I want her with me. We want to be together. Your brother, F. A Zmas. other and prefer dicing o we have chosen thi Dran Friexp Haxsan: AsTam going with mv €ntended hosvand to leve this worid. you can do Witk my clotbes irhatever you are 3 mind to. Send 10 my home or keep them. 1 have noapzac- Solwill bid yougood byexnd farewell Dant feel bat fore it 15 God's will fore ns to leve v world. Cazmie C. Myens. 11 you shold won to rite to my folks hear is the adoress: Mr. Fricderick Myers, Conlfleld, Cher- okte Co., Kansas, box 2G. .. Tothe Western _issociated Press. Muscarise. Ia., Sept. 7.--The most delib- erate murder and suicide, that ever occurred in 1his locality bapoencd to-day, between 12 and 1 olclock, at the corver of Eighth and Oak strects, in this city. The murcerer was F. A. Zeak, 8 German, about 2 years of ugc, a resi- dent of Kaasas City, Mo., and his victim Car- Tie Myers, apparcntly about 22 years of age, ¥hose home is about five miles from Cherokee, Ko Both parties arrived in the city ou yes- terday’s traio from the West. Early this morn- 102 Zeak, with a Iriend named Frutig, went to ashoe store, where Zeak putchased a pair of ‘white slippers for the woman, and, being unable 0 it himself witha similar pair, purchased another kind, both of which were worn when the bolies were found lying together, with Sowe crape on the arms of each, which was also purchased at the same time. That the tragedy was unmistakably premedi- tated, sud that the vaties came to this clty for this purpose alone, there is searcely a doubt. ‘When found, both were neatly dressed, their cast-oll dothing Iving by their side, and the woman resting her head on Zeal’s arm. The weapon used was a Stith & Wesson fm- ‘proved five-shooter, calibre 23, eight fnches long. . The woman was shot in the neght temple, the all passing through the head, coming out over the Jeft car: the man in the centre of the fore- Bead. 10 balls are sone from tne weapon, and Oze cap was suapped. ! man had a nnmberof relatives in and - A ;rqu.nd this city, and was former)y o resident mm. The Woman wis a total stranger, never ving beenin the city before. No cause is as- :fneq, although a_letter written immeéaiately Clore the trazedy occurred, addressed - to 3 l"end_" of Zeak in Kansas City, may turow some on the mattcr, the contents of which can- obtained until the meeting of theCoroner’s ‘;!T___whlclx 15 already summoned. it imm 1a., Sept. 7.—The facts developed &g’k‘_"?!:’ ioquest held on the bodies of £ Wwho committed spicide aftér mur- Beting™Niss Carric C. Myers In this cits, shout Do :‘!hv, are substantially as follows: Zeak umm,:\- i this city most of bis Jife until, som priak Fears ago, he moved to Cucrokee. Kas., b Lie coutracted an alfiance with a woman His l;!'snued in his betneforced 1o marry her. Tiage dat o0 &0 esitiinate child “before_mar- 4 -fifi“ the solemnly deuied its muthorshio.’| never hved ile z - He by with the wile during all this o hsd: not. i 1 used every effort to procure o g;‘fi““ be mizht marry the Womzi wwhom Teas i urdered, but, bis efforts beivg truit- 20d e 1wo resolved on - the course pursued;: rageqrried it out with great deliberation. ~ The Hescly oecwred gt ‘the resideace of Mr. fand Oy Von Minden, cormer- of Eighth Ak gireets, a Urother-inlaw of Zeak's; where the parties had beca stayicg since yester- day mornine, at hich time thev arrived in the qty direct from Kansas. The entire forenoon J¥as spent In purchasiue such artivles of wear- iug unoarel as they desired to be burted in, and in writing a number of letters to relatives and friends, assiening as their reason for the avt that they loved each other too much to live 4] and, there being no prospect of their be- ing-able to live otherwise, preferred death fn each other’s arms. ‘The woman was a resident.of Coalfield, Cher- okee County, Kas., at which place ber parents reside. She gave ber age as 13. On her person was founa a number of receipts for several hun- dred dollars paid for property in hansas. Aside {from this nothing is known of ner, she having been an entire stranger in this city. The mur- derer und suicide was, however, well known, baviug a pumber of relatives in and around this city, nnd‘ also 2 brother living at 229 West Lake 1 zfifi"r (.hh::lzm Henhn)\j\ llll:'nyn borne o good cter, and was well thouglit of by - ate with o ught of by ail intl Thie donble funeral will take place to-morrow. LAWLESSNESS. ' Bpectal Dispatch to The Tribune. _Baxpusky, 0., Sept. 7.—WHhén an event of the magnitude of taking the life of a fellow- being by o8 violence transpires in a communi- ty of less than 20,000, the excitement incident thereto does not soon die. Such an event did transpire here in the early hours of last Wednes- day eveniug in the fyuching of the colored man William Taylor, and the excitement on all hauds over the same is stilf at the bighest pitch. Decent people arc outraged and cnagrined that Mississippi outlawries should happen on the staia Western Rescrve. The rioters are excited over the prospect of arrest aud punishment. So far as anything to the coutrary appears to the stranger on a short sojourn, the town is suil practically in the hands of the mob. The decent people outnumber them, without doubt, but are afraid o assert themselves. The busioess men fear loss’ of property and custom ; ofliceholders and scekers fear the loss of paltry votes. The Bar of the county took action on Thursday night. con- demning the action of the mob, and calliug for the punishment of the ringleaders. An at- tempt was made by the leading members last night to zet the citizens to ratify this, but some of the men who hang Taylor filled the streets in front of the hall and fillea the air with howls ana_threats. The manaers concluded best to adjourn until 10 o’clock this morn- ing in the public park. Apparently not more than a dozen of the respectable citizens showed themselves here, but the meeting was taken complete possession of by boys under 20 Years old, and more than a thousand rioters then proposed to pass resolutions, first express- iug svnpathy for the friendsof Alice O'Donnell, the murdered girl, and then to demand the arrest and trial of the ringleaders of the riot. Homer Goodwin, a prominent attorney, at- terupted _to take charge of the mecting and have a Chairman elected, but the crowd voted down two decent men who were suggesteld by bowls of *“No,” and it was finaily decided to do away with a Chairman, Ar. Goodwin then read his resolutions, and they were hooted down. Such expressions as folivw were common: “ Quit the whole busi- ness and ro home,” “Let the past go by,” “ You want to make money out of it, you law- yers,” * You want o encourage men to mur- der another one.” Calls were made for some one to make an in- cendiary speech.-- Finally & gray-headed man with a colored shirt, “inflamed with drink, stenped forward with bis coat off, any, with 3 leer and pacific wave of bis band, said: “Go bome now and mind your business. ‘There will be an cnd of this. That's what Lsay.” Finally a little stoop-shouldered man, with a plux hat -and heavy cane, said to be the proprictor of 'a small photographe:’s car, stepped forward and said: * The man who mur- dersshould hang.” [Cries from crowd, **Hedid hang.”] Miller continucd: “Give a lawyer 35 and be will sce you anywhere. Since 1 searched half & dsy for that poor girl I have wanted jus- tice, T glory that 1t Is all past, and now 1ét it ) Mesnwhile Mr. Goodwin and the men who had called the indiznation meeting had de- parted much chagrined, and gradually the otbers followed as complete victors, The . lynchers were almost exclasively Catholic, and the Hi- beruian Society here has fathered the affair, and propoced at the meeting last night to furnish money for the defense of any who may be ar- reste: The Coroner’s inquest is going slowly on, But vers little testimony can ‘b elicited, hosw- ::clxz and what will be the result is much ju the by i A GUILTY CONSCIENCE: . Spectal Dicveteh to The Trivune. New Yorr, Seot. 7.—A good-looking young Irish woman walked into the Jersey Citv Police Headquarters thia “orning, and inquired for Cuief Natban, and, on'his appearance. told him she wished to be arrested for murdering ber child. The astonished Chief, satisfring him~ self she was sober and rationmal, tuok her to his office, wheré she’ told ler story, crying violently. She safd her name was Mary Phil- lips. Sbe was the wife of Issac Phillips,a plumber, of Jersey City. She was married & year and a balf ago, and the issue of the union wasa son, who, st the time of his death, was 5months old. Her hueband’s family were, she allesred, most bitterly opposed to the marriaee, but that did not prevent the young couple from making their ‘bome with them. Life with them finally became uuendurable. she says, and last week she determined to leave and earn her own ‘living. Sne got a sitnation In New York, but ler relatives refused to keep hier baby, and told her she must look after him. _She took him’ with her fnto the streets Wednesday last, -Discouraged, she knew not where to go with him, and finally resolved to kill both -“hersell und child. She bought some laudanum, took art of it herself, and gave the baby the rest. She 'was not af- fected beyond vomiting, but in a little time the baby died, despite her frantic.efforts to_rouse him. She returned 1o ber husband, and they buried the baby the eame day. Since then she bad been unable to slecp, and’ was going mad_from hier guilty conscience. She finally decided to con- fess and give herself up, and did so without her husband’s kvowledge. The woman was ex- amined by a Justice and committed o the Coroner’s care. Her relatives deny ill-feeling or knowledge that the baby died of poison. The mother made contradictory statements to the Justice, sayiug she zave the child landanum to sootbe its pain. She asked Chict. Nathan if she would be hung, and said she was ready (o suffer for her crime. The case is a singular one, and the Coroner will investizate it. « DELIBERATE MURDER. Speciat Dispatch ¢ Tic Trioune. O»rans, Neb.. Sept. 7.—A cold-blooded mur- der, the second oue this week, was committed this afternoon by James . Burke, a_professional gambler, who shot Morris Weil. The two men had been playing pool, and it is said Weil owed Burke $3, and they had some dispute about the matter. . Burke afterwards accidentally met Weil at Collins' harness-shop, and, walking up to him, he accused bim of ot keeping his ‘word, and then firea at him, striking him in the left breast near the heart. Weil jumped towards Burke, and catching hold of him hurled him through a glass partition and seizea the revolver from bim. Burke then gave him thesli, and started on the run, while Weil walked out ' to the side- walk and attempted to tire at bim with the re- volver which he had taken from him. Just as he was aiming the pistol, howaver, ne tell on the sidewalk and expired_in a few moments. Burke was arrested after he bad run-a block or two. Lis head and face had been badly cut by the mlass, and be was covered with blood. Weil was a Texas cattle-man, was agent for a wealthy ‘T'exas lady, and had just sold 2500 head of catticfur her to N. I Clark, the Missouri- River beef-codtractor, and was talking to him at the time bie was-shot. MINERS ROBBED. 7 Savt Laxe, Utah, Sept. 7.—On Wednesday lnst 4 party of seven men, mounted and ‘well armed, came into the. miging camp oi anbuo, Idsho, forty-five miles from Loda Springs, Idsho; where some twenty or'thirts miners were at work ou. scattered claims. * They robbed all of them in detail, also the store at the camp; took all the good horses with them, shot the poorest ones, and left. ~ ‘I'hiey got about $16,000, imostly in gold dust, from the winers.” 1t is supposed that this is the ssme party that lately took-up-arail on the Union Pacificat Medicine Bow. ¥ o . TUNDESERVED CLEMENCY, '~ * Special Disputch fo-The Trivsac. " " SrRINGFITZLD, 111, Sebt. 7.t has trapspired -to-dily, throush the gossip of ‘divés frequented by ihe worst classes, - that the’ Governor ‘on Thursday.-pirdoned: Pete Burws, a’ notorions thug, out of the County Jail, irhere ¢ was sént for the atiempted murder of his wife last July, She, however, only made a charge of as- sault, on which he was sent to dail “and others who had commented on his attempt . States Arauy, died-to-night. 51618 their vessels for - the: 10 - dent or alr. by the County Judge for ninety davs. A lot of sickly sentimentalists netitioned for his pardon, and. the Governor unwiselv yielded to their prayer. Borns was aboul to- day vowing vengeance on all newspaper men tomurder his wite. He is a plug-ugly and thug, as bad as the two who were recently hanged in Chicago, but the Governor apparently was una- ware of bis character until after the pardon was issued. Intelligence of the extending of Execu- tive clemency was suppressed until to-da) There is considerable Jocal feelingover the mat- ter, as Burns is one of the worst characters that ever infested this section. BREITENBACIIL Spectal Dispatch to The Tridune, Derrorr, Mich., Sert. 6.—Last night Jacoh Klosen, a venerable farmer living six miles from this city, was murdered in his sleep, bis skull being smashed i with an ax. His money was ‘missing, and 60 was Chris. Breitenbach, his 17- year old grandson, who had sersed a term in the Reform School for robbing the old man four years previously. Last night Breitenbach went to the Reform School in Lansing and_inquired for & boy he had known there. Superintendent Howe arrested him, and to-day the prisoner was brought back here and arraigned on u_charge of murder. He strenuously nsserts his inno- cence, and says that, as tune old peo- ple didn’t waut him around the house, he lett carly in the evening of the marder, aud started out throurh the State in scarch of em- ployment. ~ lis manner is prepossessing and his story well connected. ‘Che belief is eaining ground that the real eriminal is vet at larwe. Laxsiyg, Mich., Sept. 6.—This morning in ap interview, Christ, Breitenbach, the allesed marderer of Glesser, his grandfather, in Greeufield Township, near Detroit, on Sunday 1ast, denied any. knowledge of the awful crime for which he was arrested. Iie noticed in a paper that the old manwas killed. When asked why be did not réturn he said’ it was nothing to him; the old man drove him away, and he Qid not stay in the place long when told to 20, He claims to have left the old people the cven- ing before instead of early in the morning. He is between 10 and 17 years old, -thick set, swarthv, sinister countenance. It is impossible tocatch his eye. Heexhibits ereat sangfroid, and is very euarded about what he says. e was discharged from the Reform School two years ago, where he was sent for stealing §45 Trom Glesser. It is asingular coincidence that the same amount was taken irom tie old man after dealing the fatal blow with the ax. Ile says his reason for returnior to the Reform-School was to ascertain the whereabouts of a former inmate nawed Miller. Superintendent Howe deserves credit for the clever manner in which he effected the capture. When nceosted by Howe, Brefteubach gave him- self away by replyiug: **Don’t you know me? 1t’s Christ.? Ilowe replied pleasantly, and in- vited him and a tramp companion iutv his office, where he arrested and handcuffed them. When informed that he was a prisoner, Breiten- bach inclined to show fizht, and attempted to draw & revolver, but Howe had him covered. He theu surrendered and guietly submitted. Ile was delivered to Serzt. Reynolds and taken to Detroit this mornin, INCENDIARISM. &Spectal Dispatch to The Tribune. JANESVILLE, Wis., Sept. 7.—Abount 10:30 this morniug & stranger went to the house of Ed F. Carpenter, Third Ward, and asked the girl it Mr. Doty had a barn near. She told him Doty usea Carpenter’s barn. The strunger went into the barn, and about fiftecn minutes Jater the barn was discovered to beon fire, and before any assistance could arrive the flames spread to the barn of C.S. Jackman, both_being’ cone sumed. The houses of Jackmanand Gould, and the barnof B.B. Eldredze. had a narrow es cape, only beiue saved by the cforts of tnc ¢ zens. The Fire Department was unable to ren- der much assistance so far from the water. Loss about §1,200. Insured for $500. THE INDIANAPOLIS DEFICTENCY. Specinl Disoalch to The Tridune: InpranapoLis, Ind., Sept. 6.—Nothing new has developed in the First National Bank mat~ ter. To-night one of the ex-officers of the bank stated that Miller’s shortage would be, sctrled in a day or two, and, that being done, turther proceedings as to Miller would be discontinucd. ‘The present officers of the bank decline -to talk, and there is reason to_believe, and it i5 so pub- lished, that between Slanzuter and ARler the bank suffered for fully 375,000, most ‘of. which was made uo some time since by sccured' paper of the partics. #ii ACQUITTED. - Crservsari, 0., Sept. 6—Mrsi-sM. J. Daugherty, who was arrcsted and placed on trial for the murder of her son-in-law,’ Samuel Armstrong, at his farm, neat London, O last mouth, has been acquitted of the crime. It will be remembered. as detailed in these dispatchies at the time, that Mr. Armstrone, who was & wealthy farmer and widely kuown, Was shot throurh the head at pizht ‘while asléep beside his wife. i BOGUS CHECKS. 5 Special Dispaleh to The Tridune.” Nrw York, Sept. 7.—The banks here have ‘become alarmed at the number of forged checks presented for payment, and are seckinz some way toavoid the dauger. The Mechanics’ Nz- tional Bank has issued a circular to its deposit- ors, askmng ‘them not to draw cbecks for over $100 except to order. FALSE PRETENSES. Special Dispateh to The Tribune. Kexosma, Wis., Sept. 7.—A ‘man giving his name g5 Deckermon, alias Haberseld, was arrested to-day near the State line, on a charge of obuaining money under false pretenses in Milwaulee. He was taken to the above city on the evening train. F MURDERED TEN YEARS AGO. PorrSvILLE, Sept. 7.—Two Mollie -Maguires, Munley and Noon, were arrested at Malzeville this evening, charzed with the murder of Pat- rick Stanton at Dunesvilie,near Mabanoy Plane, en years ago. RAILROADS. THE SOUTH CAROLINA CASE. BaLTiMoRE; Md., Sept. 7.—In- the South Carolina Railroad case - to-day, before Judge Bond, sitting in Chambers, Julian Mitchetl de- livered bis argument in favor of the complain- aut’s bill for an injunction and the appoint~ ment of a-Recelver. "holdmg that the manage- ment of the road since 1866 bad been injudi- cious and ruinous, The Court adjourned until Mouday. NEW JERSEY CENTRAL. New Yomg, Sept. 7.—The mortgage to secure the pavment of the $5,500,000 bonds issued by the Central Kailroad Company of New Jersey in accordance with the adjustment made with its creditors February last’ was re- corded to-day. o e ——— 0BITUARY, Spectal Dispatensto The Tribune. Quixcy, T, Sept. 6.—R. M. Miles, Division Freight and Passenger Agent of the Chicagzo, Burlington & Quincy, Railroad, dicd at hishome in this city this mormng shortly after 8 o'clock. Mr. Miles bad been scricusly 11l for some months, and recently took a trip to the West in thehope of improving his condition, but that his disease would terminate fatallv and so sud- denly his wmost intimate fricnds did not antici- pute. Mr. Miles was 40 years of age. Le wasa ative of Dover, N. {l., from which vlace he went to Huverhill, ~ Mass, and first engazed in business. Subsequently he became connceted with raffroads, and for 1 long time 1 ter coming West had charzze of the general et oftice of thie Chicago, Burlington & Quiney Road on Clark street, in Chicago. Durine the ‘War he was_an officer the armv. Two vears oo last July he came to Quiney to aceept the position which be held at “his death. Durig that time he had endeared himself to the entire community, and particalarly ro” the business men of the city, witn whoni he was i constant intercourse. liles leaves awife and three children in this city. NEW Yonk, Sept. 6.—Gen. Sprague, United ————— o g . DROWNED.. ., . New HAvEY, Sept. 7.—Nellie Brron, variety- ball vocalist, was drowned to-day-at SavinBock. . m:iA Deadly Explosion: A small Greek ‘tessel, loaded with Iately, approached Mandriika, .a cle to the Bedonins of the toasi. ' Turkish spotige-gatherers. At work'in - the neighbortivod srecki.craft-and carh- ther' by acel- |* design the powder was lighied, aud the vussel and seventy-tive men were blown into the cuse i the' Chamber of Commeres -plisiness-men: WASH}-‘NGTON. Sub-Treasurers Orderéd to Exchange the Silver Dollar for United States"Notes, Scheme by Sécretary Sher- man, Silver Bullion Now Bought Ex- clusively in 'I.-‘h/is Country. 2 Special Dispalck ta) The Tritune. Wasnixneros, D. C., Sept. T.—Sceretary Sher- man late this aftecrnoon issued au order to Treasurer Gilfillan and a1 Sub-Treasurers, di- recting them to exchange ktandard siiver dollars for United States notes,, In conversation with your correspondent this evening, Secretary Sherman sald that he' had issued the above- named order after matuie detiberation, and he had purposely fixed the 16th inst. as the day upon which to give it effect in order that the conntry may have due and timely notice of its import. It/ was another step towards resumption of specie-payments. “Un- der this order,” said the Secretary, * the people can exchange United Stales notes for standard silver dollars, and with the Jatter they can pay custom duties or buy the4 per cent bonds. 1 antisipate a further dectint in the zold premium. Tt is only at one-quarter, of one cent to-day, aod there is mo reason why.that premium should not be rubbed ont.? i In revly to the question as to what he should do if morc notes were presented than there was silver in the Treasury, the Sceretary replied that he did not anticipateany such contingenev: 1 think I shall be able to supply all demands made upon the Treasury. Of course I expect that a great many siiver, dollars will be paid in for custom dues und fu -exchange for 4 per cent. bonds, but the amounts thus paid in witl nat- urally be paid out sgain. ‘It must “not be for- gotten also that all silvercertificates that may be received by the Treasury enables it touse a cor- responding amount of silver dollars, as the re- ception of such certificates by the Government for dues will release silver dollars to a corre- sponding amount naw"held for their redemp~ tion. I am quits confident that the Treasury will be able to exchange silver dollars for all United States notes that may be presented, and | entertain no apprehensions upon that score.” The Secretary, referring to the reports here- tofore circulatea that he contemplated issuing the miner gold colns before Jav. 1, 1879, dis- claimed any such intention. He desired it to be understood, however, that he now has suffi- cient gola in the Treasury for resumption pur- poscs, and that he will be ready to carry out the provisions of the Resumption act on Jan. 1. SECKETARY 3'CRARY leaves for lowa to-night. Hewill speak at Keo- Lulk next Monday, and will also make other speeches during che campaign. SMUGGLING, The Treasurs Department has taken vizorous steps to prevent smuagling by men-of-war, and has ordered hereafter that Inspectors visit every naval ship upon arrival. SPEARKER RANDALL, who is biere, expressed the greatest confidence in his own clection, and it is probable also that Judee Kelley will receive the Republican nom- ination and be clected. Speaker Randall’s con~ fidence as to his own ¢lection is shown by the Tenusylvanin Republicans who have been bere. RESIGNED. Frank Burr, Patent-Office Cler] ning for Coneress in West Virgin who is _run- as tendered his resignation to Secretars Schurz. SILVER DULLION. The Treasury now buys all its silver bullion for standard dollars in this counts INDIANA POLITI Representative Michael” White, of Indiana, expresses the_opinion that the Kepublicans of, that State will certainly carry the Leaislature gna 2ain o Senator, although they may lose the State. GEORGE GORIIAM, Secretary of the Republican Congressional Com-~ mittce, has been again called away from his du- ty by sickness in his family. — ABANDQNED. It is orobable now tnat the proposed plan of. sending Republican speakers South will be abandoned on aceount of the prevalence of the yellow fever. LEET. A gentleman who has recently returned from New York visited the AsvInm where the witness Leet is, who went insane during his examination Letore the Potter Gomittee. Leet insists that he was badly deceived; that the ouly condition on which he ngreed to be a witness was that he should be permitted to tell his own_story, aud should oot be examined by Ben Butler. RY STATEMENT. To the Western 22aciated Press. ‘WasnivgTox, D. C., Sept. 7.—The Treasury $349,119.450 in bonds to secure Na- circulation. and $13,933,400 to se- cure public deposits. Bonds neld to secnre 4 per cent loan, §5,055,400; United States bonds deposited for circulation forthe week, $211,5003 amount withdrawn, $170,000; National Bauk circulation outstanding, -currency notes, $521,- 53,0625 $1,432,9%0; incernal reve- nue receipts, $456,030; customs receipts, $543,~ 4403 National Bank notes received for redemp- tion for the weck ending to-Jay compared with the corresponding period last year: 1877, $3,- 615,000: 1575, 52,561,000, POLITICAL. PHILADELPHIA CONGRESSMEN. Specinl Disvatch to The Trioune. PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 7.—This was the Jast day for the registry of Republican candidates for Congress, and the result appears to have scttled things in the First District. Cbapman Freeman has ot registered, and the contest is thus given up. This leaves a clear fleld for Gen. 11. H. Bingham, who has been in politics for twelve years, and has/made cuough, so that lie can afford to go to Washineton. He is now Clerk of the Orphans’ Court, a rlace that he has beld for two terms. The oflice is worth about §30,000 a year,and he has held it for six years. Before that he was Postmaster for three or four years. He is strong enough in the ward, though he %as a stroug Blaine man at Cincinnati, and for that reason was out with the Camerons until they thought it useless to keep up the feud, as hé was a pretty strong man with the high-loned elements of the party. In the Second District Charley O'Neil has no opposition to speak of, though Col. Charles H. Gibbon, who was beaten last ¥ear, isranning for tue nomination by the Lemocracy. Senator Reyburn is maiing 2 lively fight against Judge Kelley -in the Fourtn, and is thought to have a good chance of defeating him for the nomiuation, - which is as good as an election. . In the Fifth A. Charmer hasno opposition for re-clection. 1 the Third Sam Randall will casily o back despite all the talk about his losing the re- nomination. Ihere are nostrong forees azainst Lim, and it is likely that'whea the push comes he will go in without a no. Gen. McCandless, late’ Sceretary of Internal Affairs, s trying for thé nomination in the First District, and thinks that be can deteat Gen. Bingham, but toe wish s father to the thought. The conferces in the Chester and Delaware District, which Republican, bave renominated W MATT CARPENTER. BSpecial Dispateh to Tie Trivune. - MILWAUEEE, Wis.,, Sept. 7.—The calls on Matt H. Carpenter to be a candidate for United States Senator are being cireutated by Dr. Charles Fricke, Ed Sauderson, Alonzo G. Sex- and ton, William _ Finkler, two or three other - parties. Dr. Fricke's call is héaded by Inbush Brothers, and containg the’ names df Matthews Bros., ex- Mayor Joseph Phillips, C.F. Bradley, Gale & Frauk, and, leading Germans. Lon Sexton’s call is princioally .composed of comumission merchar.ts on West Water street, and the name. of Louis Rindskop. the. cirampion *squealer?’ in thie crooked whisky! ¥ades, has a prominent place.- Sheritf Sanger ¥eruecdto sirn aav of the calls, - The? copy beld *by EQ Sauderson is' for and_amonz, “Fhore dfe’on Sexton’s call abont 200 namtes, - Dr. ¥ricke’s cuil has'a faraer nam ber, prideipally Germaos, - and * he -'has agents: whe “arc “cienlating the call | for him. The claim is madg tEat they will procure 5,000 or 6,000 names ¥ tie call, snd ihes the wmovement 18 especially, sirong with the Ger- @ “of ants- was mans, ‘Who were- never ers of Carpenter. It is understood that., after ‘the call is sufliciently signed, It will he replied to briefly in a_letter by Carpenter, to be followed by 'a public meeting and erand demonstration at _the Academy of Music, where his speecn will be made. The Germans who sign the call assert that their signatures are conditional ou his adopting and promuleating a satisfaciory platform. before support- oo, Special Disnatch to The Tribune. CLEVELAND, O., Sept. 7.—Amos Townsend was renomtinated for Congress to-dav by acclu~ mation by the Republicans of this district, The utmost good fecling was manifested amone the delegates. Mr. Townsend will without doubt be eclected. Some sensible resolutions were adopted expressing confideace in Mr. Townsend and the platform of the State Convention. Amang other planks was the fotlowing: _Wienrrs, There is issued by oar Government o silver dothar known as the ** trade dollar,” which. althoueh not originatly iutended for circulation in this countr. w in very general circulation, aithou: al-tender: and Wuknpas, Saiq ** trade dollar ™ contains seven and one-liuif geains more silver than our legal- tender silver dollar: thercfore, Leso'red, That onr Representative fn Cougress c requested ta use ull proper Influence 1o secure such Conzressional actionas mav he necessary to make the -*trade doilar” either lesal tender ar gxcliangeable at par for ine legal-tender siiver dol- ar; An cuthusiastic and largely-attended maas- wmeeting was heldin the Public Square this Gen. C. 1L Grosvenor. the orators. This is the first meeting of the campafgn here, 2ud prospects are good, CURRENT GOSSIP. BYRON IN VENICE. oif ity Derrick. Twill try Whetber the air will calm my epirits: "tis A goodiy night: the cloudy wind which blew From the Levant hath crept into hiy cave, E And puiled the cave in after mm. What a stillness! and what a contrast With the scene T have left. ‘Where a areat throng ewayed and sang, - And loudly called for peer! ” All ie gen(le: hnught Stirs rudely. hut, congentai with the night, Whatever walks is sliding like a spirit. The tinkiing of the viglant guitar = OF some slecpless lover 10 2 wakeful mistress Tx heard in the vicinity of the Joucse And caotions opening of the casement shows That be is not unheara: while the young bund, Fuir a8 the moonligit. of whicl it seem B part, So deticately white: it trombles in The act of opeming the forbidden Iattice “Foletin his oft muric—makes his heact Thrill Mice his |yre-strings st the sizhr— And then, with gentle gesture, she drons A sack of flour plump on s head! THINGS WORTH KNOWING. 1. That fish may be scaled much easier by dipping into boiling water about a minute. 2. That fish may as well be scaled, it desired, before packing down in salt; thoueh, in that case, do not scald them.’ 3. Salt fish are quickestand best freshened by soaking in sour miik. 4, That milk which is varned or changed may be sweetened, aud rendered fit for use again, by stirring in a little soda. 5. That salt will cardle new milk; hence, in preparing milk-porri cte., the solt should not be added until the dish is prepared. 6. That fresh weat, after besinnine to sour, will sweeten if placed out of doors in the cool over nicht. 7. That clear boiling water will remove tea- stains and many froitstains. Pour the water throuzh the stain, and thus prevent its spread- ing over the fabric. b 8, That ripe tomatoes will remove ink anc other stains from white cloth; also, from the hands. 9. That a_teaspoonful of turpentine boiled with your white clothes will aid the whitening process. 10. That boiled starch is much improved by the addition of a little sperm, or 2'little salt, or both, or a little gum-Arabic dissolved. 11. That beeswax and salt will ‘make your rusty flat-frons as clean and smooth as glass. Tie a lump of wax in a rag, and keep it for that purpose. en the frons are hot, rub them first with the wax-rag, then scour with a paper or cloth sprinkled with salt. 12. Thatbiuc ointment and_kerosene, mixed in equal proportiorss, and apolied to bedsteads, is an vafdlling bedbuz remedy ; and that o coat of whitewash is ditto for the walls of a log house. o 13. That kerosene will soften boots or shocs which have been hardencd by water, and render them s ptisble s new. 14. That kerosene will make tin teakettles as bright as mew. Saturate 2 woolen rax and rub witt'it. * It will also remove stains from clean varnished furnitare. 15. That cool rain-watcr and soda will remove machine-grease from washable frabrics.—Ez- change. “XNEW STYLE” IN RUSSIA. Foitadetpma Press.. Titherto, among civilized nations, Russia has stood alone in the usc of the calendar of Julius Cwxesar. Thisis called the *Old Style,’” while the Grezorian calendar, Instituted by Pope Gregory XIIL o Oct. 5, 152, is known as the “New Style.” The adontion of the latter is to be discussea at an - impending Copgress of sa- vants at St. Petersburg. The Grerorian calen- dar was specaily adopted in most Catholic coun- tries soon after its autbor bad issued his britt so directing. In the Protestant States of Ger- many it had been only partially adopted in 1700, and not wholly_until 1774, ln E: changze from the Julan to the Gree ing was made by act of Perliament in 1351, by which it was ordered that tl leral y begin, not, us previously. on the 25th of March, but on the 1st of Jaou and that, after the of September. the next day should be held as_the 1ith, thus droppine out the cleven days which, uader the Julian calen- dar, sligntly overestimated the vears’ lenath, up to 1752, had made an " error of tha: number of days fn nearly eiehteen centuries. At preseat, what is the 12th of the mouth fn other coun- trics, is only the 1st in Russia. If the New Stvie be adopted in the Czar’s dominions, it is to be hoped ilidt his subjeets will act with more com- mon sense than was exhibited by the English on the chanee of style in 1752, Many Enclishmen, ignoraut and foolish, were so mightily enraged azainst the_statesmen (Lords Chesterfield aud Macelesticld) who had originated and carried the measure through Parliament, that, in the streets and on the hustings, they lustily shoutea her, “Who stale our eleven days?™ ve us back our eleven days.” Perhaps the Russian populace of 1878 may be wiser, and, therefore, more moderate, over a change of the calepdar, than the peasantry and the lower pop- ulation of London nad been in 1752 THE BAY MULE. Burdette., e was showing the man the new’ bay mule that he was working in 2 team with the ola gray. *‘ You warrant him sound, and perfectly Kind and gentle? the man said. * Pesfectly,” said Farmer Jobn. “ My wife and children drive bim, ond be is a perfect pet. Comces into the bouse like a doz.’ ** Easy to shoe?"’ asked theman. * Well, I guess s0; factis, I never bad him shod. T don’t believe in it} ne ke vetter without it.”” said Farwer John. * [Tow does he et when you put the crupper oni asked the man, Farmer John besitated, ** Well, pretty good, I guess,” he said; “fact is, 1 never put it on.? ¢ fTow does it &et on?’ asked the wan; **who aoes put it on?” ** Well, I kiud of don’t koow,” said Farmer John; *fact is, he bad the harness ou when I pgot him, an’ ic fit bim so well, an’ he scemed to be so kind o’ contented in it,” like, that { sort of never took it off’n him.” **And how long have you had him " asked the man. Farmer John chewed & wbeac-straw very neditatively. * \Weil,” he aia, **not to exceed more'n two year, mebbe.” And the man backed s little turther a and said he would “Sort of fook round a littic further before. hie boaght, like.” Aud Farmer Jehin pever saw him again, .not even unto this day. THEY WANTED A. PATENT. Wushinaton Carrespondence fHar{ford Times. Several dags ago an application reached the .Patent-Ofice from J. J. Stronz’and-Kate M Strong, of Talladego, Ala., for a patent for an ant guard. ‘The - petition, Whicih as. a very t forth that. the Stronas, who are ad jointig-pus. their mds to- gether, and bad_ invented the’ most wonderful Thing ever heand of, —to-wit,on *ant wuard,”’— which they went op to describe at°great length. They claimed that ‘it was' patentable, as it was! new and nseful, two thines that arc necessary to securc a patent. ‘The guard consisted of, drawing a chalk- % ‘around x table or othér place, by whicly; it 'wag clafmed, :hc‘nppmnchl topped. Mr, Strong says, ! 0@ Mre. Strone swearsit'ls telie, thas an ant cannot walk over a éhalk-line,and that, all that is necessary Lo keep ants away from anything is to draw a chalk-line aronnd it. 1t appears that ud the fion. | chals maKes an ant’s legs slip up, as sozping a track prevents a rgilro:?eng(n: from starting. The petition was nove! and cansed considerable fun. At Just the Commissioner of Patents looked over the precedents and directed his law clerk to write a decision refusine the application on the zround that there was nothing new in the invention claimed; that chalk had been used for such purposes heretofore: ana winding up with the general- statement that such ideas are not patentable. This decision was sent to the Stronz fawnily. but it failed to sotisfy them. They had made up their minds that there was millions i their inven- tion, and they do not intend to be cheated out of it by anysuch decision. As they have mouey, they can pay lawsers. To-day there was filed an appeal from the decisiorof the Commissioner of Patents. This appeal will be tried, in Sep- tember next, in the Circuit Court. Even if the Strongs do not obtain 2 patent there will some 2ood “come out of the application, for it wilt give two or three patent lawyers a job. It may turn out that the Strongs will have to pay ail the expenses of the appeal. costs of court, ete., and in case thev do it will be an amonat suf- ficient to make them drop patents, especially if of 1o more value than an:guards. In the meantime, and until tbis case is decided, all who 0 desire will have the permission of tneStronzs to use chalk and wake chalk-lines to keep away ants. ANOTHER FISH-STORY. The pleasing picture of the [owa herolne, who had two pickerel under haress, and was drawn by them up and down a pond in a beautitul little' boat, was the sweetest fish-story cver clipped withan exchange editor’s shears. But -who shall eay that the ingennity of the local chronicler has got to the end of its tether and devised the sweetest possible fish-stors¢ Here is the Whiteliall Zimes, for instance, with a ro- mancee of the Queen of the speckled beauties. A man had an artificial trout-pond with at least 4,000 fish, each weighing from half a pound to o pounds, more or less. He also has a little irl, 5-vears old, who bas succecded in training the fish go that she cun 2o to the cdge of the pond and with a handfnl of crumbs feed them from her chuhby hand. They have learned to jump outof the waterand statch worms from. her finaves, and they are cxtremely fond of theirlittle mistress. One day she lost her halance and pitched headlone into the water where it was decp. She savsthat when she went “wav down she eallea lustily for help. Her cries quickly attracted her parents, and they were horrilied at sceing tie little girl floating upon the surface of the pona. The father rushed to the water’s cdee and reached out for his pet, and as he rafsed her from the water a perfect folid mass of trout was efound beaeath her. These fuithful subjects of the little Queen. as she fell, quickly gathered beneath her and thus showed their love for their mistress by bearing up her body uniil ail arrived, thus preventing her from mecting a watery grave. STANDING ON IIER HEAD. London Truth. Far and awar, beyond all the attractions of the Exhibition—to the Parisians, at least, who, 15 2 body, rezard the Great International Dry- Goods Store, Picture Show. and Fancy' Bazar in the Champ de Mars far less in the light of an artistic and industrial display than s 2 machine Tor squeczing money dircetly aud indirectly out of forcieuers—is an ol paintinz i a shop in the Ruc Vivienne, representire a lady standing (with some shizht assistance from ber hands) on her bead. The ladv is life-size. her reversed conntenanee is irradiated by an_impudent leer; and . her costwme is strietly that of Hans Brietmann’s mermaid—that is to say, she has “podings on? Al day long, and up to 10 at nizht, this characteristic performance {s surveyed . by o crowd composed, not ouly of **Giugusse ”” and ** Lalie,”" but of Jadies and gentlemen. The manner in which the Enelish and Americans dodge by the repre- hensible work of art and then dodze hack azun, is curious to view. Tir staple of thc commen- tarics on the reversed lady amounts venerally to Tyens, ma’'s c'est drole. The intention of the artist. ‘however, has been of anvthing but a droll nature, £o I understand. He was desirons of demonstrating the great advautagze of the study of gymnastics to the femalc sex. and in the picture the lady's devotion to atnletics is denoted by a number of duwmb-bells, skipping- rones; and * Indiin cluos ™ scattered abont her boudoir. g DOMESTICATED EELS. 7 Eomton Globr. There is a curious case’ ut Rockport of the sin- gulaer attachment sometimes institoted between manand the lower animals. A Mr. Hale has been for a long time accustomed to throw bits of {00d for sore cels in a little brook that rans alotig'the back of his lot. Latterly he observed that they scemed to be waiting for his visit, and with a little traininz they were induced to cat food directly from his hand. Then thev learned 1o vlay and fondie about his figgers. beld in tae water, and enjoved his caresses. More recently the larzest one of the four—a huge old fellow, over two feet long and very large ground—al- lows Mr. Hale to take him entirelv out of the water, slide him about freely from hand to hand, apoarently enjovinz the novel gymnas- tics. When Mr. H. oes to the brook, hic calls them with a peculiar whistic, and they soon come rushing briskly from dowo stream. Not long sgo be brouslit them nis usual lunch of | fislr and mackerel, when only the larwe one came. The eel waited a few moments, then turned down stream, and soon came back, bringing bis tardy family to supper. This shows there is no touch of human nature in them, for any ordinary biped hoarder would bave pitched in withous waiting, and cleared tue table. IE ¥ Detyait, Free Press. An clderly gentleman of benien appearance | has of late beert distributing reliyious tructs in the street cars, and yesterday at least one case of quickened conscience was hrought to public notice. A young man entered tic car, Daid his nickel, and was handed a tract headed: “*Are You a'Signer?”” fle turncd pale at onee, read a few lines, and suddenly called out: “Yes, iam! [puta bad nickel in the fare- box, but now I'll begin a new life by beins hoo- est.” Here, driver, change this balf-dsllar and T'll pay my fare over azain!” e “The change was given lim and he paid, but after riding n block or so heleft the car to sec a maan on the walk. The passengers thousht it = wonderful case. and all were deeply interested, whep the driver suddenly called vut: =~ *Hang we, i€ this ’ere half-dollur isn’t bofus ! ouUIPS. For The T bhine. Atight Gt: Detirium tremens. A pross mistake: Eleven dozen for twelve. The money question: * How much is he “thre¢ monts 6.62 florins per week. FQREIG Mehemet Ali and Twenty Follow= ers Murdered in Albanid. Fighting Sti!!t in Progress at Several :Points in Bosnia. The Russians Gomplete Their Occupation of Batoum. i THE EAST . FIGATING. VIESNA, Sept. 7.—Fighting was renewed Thuréday at Doboj. The combatants enzaged are estimated at 22,000 ViExsa,.Sept. 7.—Gen. Szapary telegraphs that h: defeated the insurzents on Thursday. They disversed in various directions, the main body taking the- dircction of Tuzla. The Austrians now hold the road between Gracanica, Trebuik, and Magly, and are fortifving their positions. The Austrian loss in this enzawe- ment was sixty-five killed, and 377 wounded or missing, . Gen. Zach telezraphs that two of the most important outworks of Bihacs have beén capt- ured after obstinaze fighting, but the positious before his leit wine afe still in possession of tha insurgents. - BaTOwL. St. PETEnsnuRG. Sept. 7.—The Kussians oc- cupied Batoum Friday morning. The entry was. perfectly peaceable. Dervish Pasha s arranmins’ for the embarkation of the few remaining Turk- ish battalions. MASSACRED. 2 i ConsTaxTINOPLE, Sept. T.—Mehemet Al Pasha, who was sent to pacify Alvania, was mobbed at Yacoua, sixty-seven miles northeast -of Seutari. He fled the place, and took refage in ashed, but was pursued by the Albanians, who called upon him to ormnize an attack agiinst the Austrians. Ile refused, and was, with tweuty members of his suite, massacred. AFGIANISTAN, The Porte intends shortly to dispateh an Em- bassy to Afshanistan. BULGARIA'S THRONE. .. Bucmakest, Sept. 7.~—Prince Karogeorgevich, the pretender to the Servian throne, and Gen. TgnatielT are mentioned as possible candidates for the Bulgarian throne. RENDRPEST. Brcmarest. Seot. 7.—The rinderpest is rap- idly extenYing throughout Roumanta. The au- thorities nezlect taking precautions to prevent Its spread. HOLLAND. LATOR AND WAGES—REPORT FROM THE UNITED STATES CONSGL AT AMSTERDAM. WASHINGTON, D. C., Seot. 3—A dispatch re- cently received at the Departinent of §! from Mr. David Eckstein, the American Coasal o Amsterdam, contains an interesting reaort as to faber 2nd wazes in the Netherlands. ricultaral laborers who are employed by the vear, and who hare their homes and receive their sabsistence upon the premises of their emplovers, are paid from 125 to 150 florins per annum, and usually receive two common suits of clothing durinesnch period of time. Farm lahor- ers hired by the day during the harvest season, or atany other busy tie, receive irom 1t0 1.35 florins per day and board. Laborers emloyed by the florists and narscremen at the City o Haarlem and its neizhborhood in raising bulbs or flower roots are paid 7.2 florius.per weelk for ninc months in the year, and for the_ other Female servants are paid from §) to 15) florins per an- num. Thoese who reseive onlv from 50 to florins do not Tive in the honses of their em- plovers, but come early in the moming and leaye about 4 o'clock in the afternoon. Diamond cuttine and polishing is a business pecaliar to Amsterdam. It fs carried ontoa great extent, and has of Iate yvears been remarkably prosperous. Experienced and skill- ful_dizmond-cutters arec now earning from 103 10231 florins per week. There are suid to be over 1,500 of them in Amsterdam. The pros- perity of this trade dates from the discovery of diamonds at the Cape of Good Hope. Since that time the diamond-cutters have had almost uninterrunted lucrative employment, and many of them have acquired tnercby larze for- Arre tun The following statement shows the amouat of wages paid certain mechanies by the hoar,- Duteh carrencs : Carpenters, from. 1S to 25 cents; masons, from 18 to 25 cents: paint- ers, from 17 to 25 cents; plumbers, from 16 ta 22 cents; paper-hangers. from 16 to 22 cents; blacksmiths, from IS to 25 cents: stuccu-works ers. from 22 to 25 cents. Shoemakers doing fine or best work carn 15 to 16.50 florins put . week; those doing ordinary work and repair- ing carn from. 6 to 9 florins per week. Tavlors emploed in imaiine fine, fashionabie marments earn from 14 to 17 florius per week; those doing common work and repairing from 6 to 9 florine week. Car-makers, when steadily at wor! cive from 13 to 17 floring per week. ~ Common Iaborers working on railroads et from | to 1.50 .« florin per dav, and the same amonnt Is usuaily paid by contractors on public works. ‘Tac number of hours mechanics :wd lahorers work in th therlanids is never less, but often more, than twelve per d: The present rates of wazes for nearivall classes of labor are from 25 to 35 per cent greater than they were about five years but during the same time the cost of living to the lahorer tias increased to even a higher rate than the wares. Toe zeneral condition of the laboring classes is not regarced a5 prosperous. and it is onlv by helng extrenely frugal. economical, and abstemious that many areable to maintain themselves and families. There docs not, however, appear to be any widespread discontent, nor do the mass of the laboring classes seem to be in the loast imores- nated with Communistic ideas. The Cousul, in closing his report, relers to the noteworthy fact that nearlv all the real estate [ Amster- dam has Inereased in valite from 75 to 100 per cent duri Iz the past $ or 10 sears. Business Is at present very much depressed in the Nether- lunds, but by no meansas much 3S in Gther countries in Enrope. MISCELLANEOTUS. COMMERCIAL MEETINGS. Pars, Sept. 7.~To meet the wishes of sev- eral Chamhers of Commerce, the French ana worth " Common sceuts: Bridgeport.- Once more for the stews. Did anybody ever see a tack hammer? *Youw'resweet or us as tne buckwheat cakes remarked to the sirun. ‘Tne man who broke the news was advised to be more carcful next time. Young man, If you want a_sweet heart, any respectable butcher will sapoly you with one. Money paid for a wig is like musicat concord, beeause it’s ha'r-money. Our physician says we can’t live. 4 . If your neighbor begs your cake, and is sup- plied oa every oceasion with *sponge M-cake, she onzit to take the hint. Everybody must tale things as they come. This is especially trae of cholera and yellow fe- ver. *You are the flower of your company," said ayoung lady toa member ot the Second Regi- ment. ~“I should be, dear,” he replied, **if I Dbad ten drills more.” The family of Mr. aod Mrs. Jones consists of one boy and a girl. Jones thinks his life would be sweeter if he had miore Jasses. % A farmer whose cows were sick was advised to dose them plentiiully with whisky. Hedid 50, and was rewarded with a choice “variety of corned beel 2 * .Good gracious, Maria!” exclaimed Mr. Spil- kins, “how my back itches!” ‘‘Guess _sumes body's put a flea in your rear,” sbe replied. Spilkins said there were paragraphers enough without ber tryiog to be funny. | Meeling a commetcial traveler who- was pret= t5 fult of old Robinson * County, Gubbins re- marked to bis wife: *'Tight asa_drum, “afn't “hed” ¢ \Worse'n that,” sbe replied , “*he's tight as a drumuer.” WEE ey 1 am going to A)ask;” - #4id o gentleman to ). his friend. “Tndeed!" remarked the friend, ‘Those that are wafted from ‘| ¥and does your wife approve of it¥’ . “ Don't koo, replicd, thi oiber, 'wbut Alaska.”? | . A fashionably-dressed...woman’ ¢ ‘druesstore: ou Clark street the-other day;anc infornied -the clerk that her husbabu had ove loaded his stomeh,.aod that she desired to get .an zpidemic to relievebim. - « Father,” said. an tnqulsitive”Hoy, .}Vhat is I whisky-straizht?" ¢ Whisky’s trai, my Son.' replied the old man, who had ‘been there him- self, * whlsky’s trait is getting people arunk.” ‘T'he iad refiected in silance. ik +} been n‘sgurficaé' gzreat perplexity to, Hayes. American delezates to the Conference on the commercial treaty will hold public meetings at Macon, Lyons, Spiut Etienne, Ninus, Mont- pelier, Avignon, aod Marseilles. ‘The first, mecting will be beid at Macon to-day. i SMORT TIME. The cotton-spinners of Northern France have resolved not to work bv gaslizht, in order to lessen the acenmalation of stock. SILVER IN LONDON. LONDOX, Sept. 7.—The Zimes savs the silver market has falleo Into 2 very weak condition. ‘There were no transactions, 80 52d per ounce continaes nominally atoted. TIE MANCUESTER MARKET. The Mauchester Guardian says the movement for curtailing production has become consitera- ble. Scarcely any description of 2loth or yara can be shipped at current rates without loss. e ——. What They Cost. New York Sun. For the benefit-of a correspoudent in Mobile. who wishes to know the cost ol several of the monumen:l.:l works of the metrovolis, the fol- g facts are giveu: 1"'?;-1";:-" Post-Office, designed by Mailett, and built of Dix Island granite, cost about $7,000,- The_Brooklvn Bridge bas cost 2 hittle more than $9,000,000 up <o date. When completed, the total bill will be abuut. $14,000,000, accord- iug to present estimates. g The City-Hall, with_fis marblé front and brown-stone buck, cost $500,000at the begiuniog of the century, when labur was cbeap und job- Ty rare. M\Znnnumu'z rand Central Depot cost $2- 950,000, but the approach to tbe depot, throurh the Fourth svenue viaduct and_tunnels, cost $6,000,000 or 57,000,000, halt.pafd by the' Van- derbilts and balf. by the city. 5 - The Tribune tall tower is nine stories high, ... has. = gin-shop and u- olock, cost shout $600,000, and {8 mortzaged for $300,000, which just ubout its present vglue. Tlie Croton Water-Works bave 325,000,000 and $33,000,000. . « The nnns‘;”zhaz Mrs: AT, S Th¢ Cusiom-House ‘cost §1.800,000, and has -, cosf between The: New X Life-Jnsurance - Company’s, baildinz qost a rouad. millian. ; = om The Westérn Unlon Telegraph's buildioe cost .: . EINO0. oo im s B + The’Countv Conrt-House was originally esti-:,. mated, av, $500,000. but. owigg.to unforeseen STS000000. 30 $58,005008, neain S0 000D 3 an 14, mnearly: - of which weat for furnitars, and &agg.m‘ Dlaskering and palating, z