Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 17, 1878, Page 3

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE SUNDAY. NOVEMBER 17, 1878—SIXTEEN PAGES. FUROPEAN GOSSIP. T7IE ROTNSCHILD CIIATEAU. Fraser's Mogazine. ith princely liberality Baron Rothsehild ad- sits sny one 1o his Fair, -la.ml who takes the pouble to write for permission; and, however quch we may have been thinkivg of Haroun al Raschid, King Solomon, and the Thousaud and One Nighte beforebard, we shall not be disap- ied. The very name of Rothschild fills us with awe and bewilderment. We prepare our- gelves tO be dazzled with gold and gems, to rpets gorzeous as peacocks’ tails, greaa on €@ softer -than clder dowp: we pass throuzi and porpbyry columns into regal 1s where the acme ot splendor can go o turther, where the walls are hung with suy and crimson sativ, where cvery chair Tooke like a throne, and where on all sides the irrors reflect. the treasures collected from all parte of the world. And we are not disappoint- ta, Quitting the railwav at the cheeriul, Sealthy little town of Laeny, we drive past Tendsome country houses and well-kept flower- ens, and then graduaily ascend a road wind- £2pid hill and valley up to the chateau, a wfui structure in white marble, or o it ‘seems, proudly commandiug thewide landscape. Tne flower-gardens area blaze of colors, and the orsage-trees Zive delicious fragrance as we as- {ine terrace; ascend, indeed, being bardly m:wgrduflbliclblq to steps slopice so easily “P“"!' and so nicely adjusted to the human P hat climbioz Moat Blanc under the same dreamstances could be accomplisbed witbout fatiene. Itis impossible to rive any idea of the different kinds of magpnificence that greet s on every side. Now a_little Watteau world in tapestries having for backeround sky-bluc satin 3pd TOSCS: OW & dining-hall, sombre. or- eons, sod majestic as that of 3 Spanish palaces $ox we are transported to Persia, Ching, and Jzpan; DEXT we find oursclves amid unspeaka- Me treasures of lualian and other marbles. To come down to practical details, it might be guegested Lo the gencrous owncr of this noble reasure-house of art that the briefest possible ctslozue of his choicest treasures would un- .puublyonlir_'e nis visitors. There is hardly a piece of furniture that §s not interestine 2ife from a historic and artistic point of ‘view, while some are chefs d’ecuvre both in design and execution, and dazzlingly vich jnmaterial. Among these may be mentioned a ir of chimney ornaments thickly bung with pendants of precious stones; 2 piano which be- Jonged to Marie Antoinette—the case of which is formed of tortoise shell, richly decorated with gold: 8 cabinet sct with emeralds, sapphires, and other jewels; another composed of ‘various pre- cous stopes: chairs_znd couches cavered with exquisite tapestry: of the Louis Quinze period; some rare specimens of old cloissonne work, also of Floreutine mosaics—these forminge a small part of this mapnificent museam. Tpe striking feature is the great quanti- ty and variety of rich marbles in cvery part. One of the staircases is entirely formed of different ds of rare marble, the ‘ect being extraordinarily imposing. Elsewhere & roor is divided by Corinthian columns of jas- ‘per and porphyry, 2ud ON every sideis displayed 3 wealth and solendor in this respect quite unique. Without doubt, nothinz lends such masnificence to interiors as marbles, but they require the spaciousness and princelivess of steisa chateau as this to be. displaved to ad- vaatage. Nest in importance, as a matter of mere decoration, must be cited the tapestries, of whizh there is 2 rare and valuable collection, chiclly ia the hall, so-called, and where they are wranged aboet the ruunivg gallery surmounting the pictures. What this hall must be worth would perhaps sound fabulous on paper; it is here that some of the 1nust precious cabinets are found; treasures of ivory, eboby, rems, gold, and silver; and the ictures alone represent a Princess’ dowry. Examples of some of tlic great masters are bere—Velasguez, Rembrandt, Raben, Ciauce Lorraine, Burdone, Reynolds; lastly, among Ineres and Hippolyte Xlandnn. Much mieht be said about the pictures if space permiited, but they alone are worth making the journey from Paris to sce. But the cremedela erne of Baron Rothschild’s treasures is not to be found in this sumptuous hall, in spite of tapestries, pictures, wmarbles, and rare furni- tore, nor in the state salon, but in one of the dining-rooms, o marvelously rich and gorgeous partment, where the wealth of gold and splendid colors 15 toned down, and the eye is rather refreshed than dazzled by the whole. Oa the walls, reaching from base_to ceiling, are buag a series of six paintings on leather, known 25 the cuirs de Cordone, or leather paintings from Cordova. They are historical and alle- goricel subjects, and arc painted in rich colors, with a great abandance of gold, ona brown backeround, the reneral effect being that of a stady in gold and brown. When looked at nar- sowly we find sreat- dramatie interest in the scbjects, and a uniform masterliness of execu- tiou, but without a catalozue it is impossible to zive sny accurate idéa of these gorzeous paint- jugs. The entire department of Seine-ct-Marne perhiaps offers no greater rarity than these paintings on leztlier from Cordova, of which we would fain know the history. POLICE PHOTOGRAPHY. Laltimore sun’s Paris Letter. . Coming by the hack of the Champ de Mars to- @ar, 1 was attracted bya gronp around a photo- eraphic policemau who was making rather an awkward effort to take a picture of an old house wherein anaged woman had suddenly died. I inquired into the subject. It appears that the poor old soul, at cighty-seven years of age, put out her iamp of lizht sooner than was expected by her neichbors. A young man had disap- peared, and so had a few hundred francs. The police were put om the gui rire, and the first thing they did was to photozraph the cold old corpse ana then the house. Now they are looking for the missing yonth to take his picture. It is amus- ing to sec the varied uses that pbotozraphy per- {forms amongst the Paris police. First of all they photozraph themsclves, from the highest to the lowest. Then they photograph some of their relations, and perbaps friends. Tbey ‘hotograph all their first. and sccoud elass pris- prisoners. In the exbibition their ‘“‘rogue’s ealiry® is quite an array of celcbrittes and would form a volume of sketches. Photography isapplied in all cases of murder 85 to_persous and places. Before the murdered body is moved itand all the surroundings become carefully ohotozraphed. This is done by a special mem- berof the police in uniform, whose entire_work is devoted to the subject. Photographs of grad masters of the art of roguery and ras- v are cxchanzed between tbe volice chiels of all nations. Thus to-day you can £6¢ some portraits of the wayward fons and dmzh!ern_ of Baltimore, Washington, Rich- mood, New Orleane, Charleston, ete, in places of honor™ on the line of the Paris Eg‘l;m fine art gailers. Tney are numbered, and o number is an indexaistaorical and descrivtive k. The days of the dark-lantern with the ‘Ppolice are changed into hours of the camera, but Tot camera obscura. 1 am told that thelist of crimes detected through the agercy of piotor- by 5 an extreme.y Joug one. See to what feteative purposes has the origicul idea of the et Daruerre come at last. Instances of m ::’{ are numerous as being detected by oho- nh}mw hs. The Bank of France has a special the gflhhlc and scrutiny department for e cl;uunu of forged motes, bounds, for 1o, s invisible portrait gallery witlions "?E the likeness of a person Tull of ;‘ 2t percon knowine it, is unique and dmhm."‘bfls-n::nnpwoms. On one occasion a ik &s ed-looking persou came to the bank 2 certai E“Hscnted alittle package of bonds of b iv Englich Joan. The bank clerk did not B m!n[mhs the Jooks of the bonds. though samt the person were quite the th moiue a little hand bell—a sigual to the ot ul]m, who lias his zallery in clear range it i apolicant’s desk, yet so constructed that Dot casily seeu—tbe clerk engazed toe P mzd!:'m conversation about the bounds, and have a way that the photograplicr should counf 2 good view of his face. This time a - i:}; school-master, as lonest as the e O gar, thrust his face in Ly the Soaiand lie was photographed in_ company Sensiune of the areatest forgers of France. The this b‘\'egmss of photograpliy is illustrated at 0k when ink marks invisible to the eye . Snthe orizinal document become quite plain on ephotouranh. You cannotaiter, by writing, any Usper but photography will detect the *meddle- mn:rb'e(n soouer or Jater. An cracure on the o i’ done ever so smoothly, is discovered A "‘g;'?;;bfi. Tln]:‘ character ngd m-lclof v 15 also well tested by photozraphv. m‘;‘:‘-'mnh some of the letters i a gentence. uid e the photograph, and you have “a big m&; astostyle easilv followed and made a 1.%"' The Post-Office Department here bas nm:l tographic. director, and many a letter is "“9:_1, Dhotozraphed, compared, and stored b for future evidence. Surrounded by such ol cics, how well *‘honesty veiug the best e isproved tous. 1In the exhibition yon = m:ee _some jnstances of visitors there being 7 usciously photographed. One old tady, ing, ever, discovered the police at their proceed- e U she bounded, over went not_only her ir but the three near-by ones; down she tlashed her umbretla, Gown sbe pulled ber veil, i Ip she pulled her skirt over her head ‘hfl turned her back in a triumphant air -up to ““;k'_flflh policeman. * What,” she exclaimed, wi ing my portrait for a prison! O Jule, Jule, .Tn‘exe art thou?” I am sorry to say ber sponse Wle was in the arms of Morpheus, and cared 7 not for photography. She went and demanded reparation, and was mollitied by getting a pho- tograph of her cnraged self, FRENCU TAPESTRY Laris orrespondence Pail Jall Guzeli The Sisplay of tapestry at the Exhibition by the Gobelins is given avery vromment place, and naturally attracts a great deal of autention; for ever since the decline'and fall of the great Flemish manufactories those of France have oc- cupied the first position. Tapestry was intro~ duced into France in consequence of the intro- duction of Italian architecture. The one was a necessary adjunct to the other., About 1543 Francis I. established a Royal manufacture of tapestry at Fontaiuebleau, and a sceond was shortly afterward created in Paris at the Hospital of the I'rinity. In 1549 Heary IV. introduced Iltalian workmen, and placed them in the Jesuit cstablishment of the Fau- houryr St. Antoine, where they removed to the Louvre nine years fater. In 1601 Flemish workmen were enzaged, and were obliged to keep eighty looms going; and subsequently the manufictory was removed to the Gobelins, while au extra atelier, with Italian workmen, was opencd in the gardens of the Tuiieries for the fabrication of high-warp tapestry for the King. In 1662 the great Minster Colbert cen- tralized the tapestry works and purchased the Hotel of the Gobelins. The paiuter Lebrun was placed at the head of the establishment, which, ynder him, ané in the space of twenty- seven vears, manufactured 4,110 square auncs of bizih warp and 4,300 square auncs of low warp. It is caleulated that this tapestry, in mouey value of to-day, cost the State §2,000,000. About 250 workmen were employed, ana were baid by the picce. A square sunc of high warp was paid 450 livres, or $530, and the Jow warp not quite so much; and this represented the labor of a year. "To-day the Gobelins manufactory possesses a budget of alittleover $40,000a year. The ad- ministration costs §5,000; the worlmew’s salar- ies, $19,000; thedyers, §32,000; the sehool of design, $§2.0005 raw material and models, $6,400. The manufactory now ouly emoloys fifiy-threc workmen, twenty-two of whom are engaged in making *la Savoonerie” carpets. The tapestry workers are very indifferently paid. Thus, ten workmen ouly receive $400 per aunum ; aud this after twenty years' service. Others ruceive only half that sum, after a long apprenticeship. Buv. it oppears there is uo difficulty about recruitine for the Gobelins, oun ac- count of the prestize which is attached to the place; because the tapissiers arelodeed, because each man s o little garden in the zrounds sur- rounding the hotel, and because when old age comes on a pension of from §300 10 §350 o year is granted. ‘Tne Gobelins, “The tapissiers a too, is a kind of family concern. re tapissiers from father to son. M. Duru Minister ot Publie Instruc- tion under the Empi and a good and Hberal- minded minister, too,—belonged to the family in question. His father was oncof the head workmen at the Gobelins; he himself was sn apprentice, and two of his cousins and several other relatives are to-day in the estab- lishment. One of rthem, M. Cawmille Duruyy wove **Le Glacier,” copicd from a picture by Mazerolle, which is in the Exhibition. The cost of production of the two' larze comnositions of Lebran, called “Terre.” and ** Eau,” which are twenty-five square metres, amounts to $23,000 cach. _As a specimen of **la Savonnerie® work two carpets are exhibited, the price of which is enough to astonish one even after the tapestry. One carpet, destined to cover the apartment at Foutainebleau wiiich was inhzbited by Pius VII. during his captivity, cost $80,000. Thereis a tendency on the part of the prescat director of the Gobelins to give up copyine pictures, and to confine his tapestry to the decorative art. LONDON WOMEN. London Worid. Ladies who a few years ago would have con- sidered the idea appalling calinly array them- selves in the glorified dressing robe known as a & 1ea gown,” and proceed to display themsclves to the eyes of their admirers. The reason, per- haps, is not very far to seck. Certainadventur- ous dames who determined some years sioce on the invasion of man’s laststronghold, the smok- ing-room, arrayed themselves for conquestin be- witching rotes de chambre. Their less enteroris- ing sisters, not quite desiring to follow them Lo nocturnal _extremities, were unwilling to be de- frauded of the opportunity of addinz snother weapon to the rreenal of the toilet, hence the origin of the tea-zown. Of course, it in no way resembles the dressing-gown of utility. It is of elaborate design and infinite cost. It 1s worn for about an hour in the day, and yet,ina country-house visit of a week, the same must on 1o account be exhibited more than twice, if, indeed, so much may be allowed. It is abso- Jutely useless and utterly ridiculous; but this is not the worst that mav be said about it. It is, to all intents aud purposes, & deshubille; ana so great is the force of association that the conversation is exceedingly ap, nay. alnost certain, to become deshubille as well. The gentlemen in ‘houses where tea-gowns prevail relieve themselves of their shooting attire. and reappear very fre- quently in gorgeous smoking-suits; theré is an ense and sans facoi_about the whole proceeding that favors laXity of discourse, and advantaze is generally taken of the latitude afforded. At their first beginning tea-gowns only put in an appearance when the beverage from which they take their name was dispcused in the hostess’ Doudoir, and only a rare and_iavored specimen of the opposite sex was admitted on safrance. But such old-fashioned prudery has long been thrown aside in the eager desire for more admir- ers of such _becoming reiment; the tea-gowns have descended tothe drawing-room and the hall, and have becowme more marvelonsand morevoyant in the trausit. With the graceful neelige toilet therc has come in 2 habit of lounginw, which is certainty of most doubtful grace. Hands arc not unfrequently vo be secn clasped above or behind the head, thus often liberally exhibiting the arm by tie falling back of the loose slecve; feot and ankles are Javishly displayed as dainty slippers are rested on the Tender; more ardent spirits recline in ostentatious repose on various sofas, 1t is considered the thine to suit the ac- tion to the attire and exhibit in it the supremacy of- case. In some very DBohemiav establish- ments it is voted a bore to dress again for din- Jers that meal is partaken of in the easy mas- querading attire, and, s a uot unnatural se- quel, there is a prompt adjournment to the 5 o-rcom and a brisk demand by the ladies for cigarettes. A STORY OF THE PARIS BAL- LOON. Carrespondence New Orleans Piczyune. ‘Expericuced policernen are always stationed around the tethered balloon to sec that all is right. These sharp eves were recently puzzled by an English girl. Sheactually seemed to have balloon on the brain. She not ouly went up daily, but she went up several times a day. TWhat on earth,—no, what in thesky was her object? The volice shurpened their eyes, and still they wondered. Another circumstance made them wonuer still more. She never opencd nher mouth; siieseemed to kuow no- Dodys aud yet, when the shades of evening began to fall, aud time_came for evervhody to go home, sbe Jocked arms with — an aristocratic, well-dressed _centleman, and they - went away tozether. This =en- tleman was all the more noticeable because be had only une Jez. But, if she and he koew esch other, why on carth did they shun each other during the whole day? How cecentric these .milords are! Twa davs ago. when the balloon returred to_earth, two ladies who had made the ascension discovered that their purses had disaprearcd. and they loudly complained. Had these vurses become volatile in the rarefica- tion of the air? Had some bird swooped on them and bore them off? Ilad bath ludies simul- tancously drawn pocket-handkerchieis and un- consciously tossed purses over the car? 0Oddiy enough, _the Enelish mirl and the oune- Jegped | Englishman took mo interest in these juvestications. They evidently con- sidered them as uuisances, for no sooner had conversation taken this turn than they showed an_irresistiole desire to take the turn round the street-corner. For the first time gince she bezan to putronize the batloon, the Enelish wir] retired before the balloon hac made its last ascension. The police wondered. The police followed them. They auitted the balloon fn hot haste: when they ot around the corner they went faster, and_each step thev took the more rapidly their feet moved. The police thought all this looked wrong, and arrested them. Ther were searched. In the pockets of the one-lezged man twenty purses and § gold were found; two of the purses were recos- Rized by the two ladies above mentioned as be- ing their property. Cards bearing the name of Ar. Dubois were found on the man, but the po- Jico do not belicye this to_be his vame. The girl positively refused to xive her name. Both refused to give their address. BEER IN VIENNA. Correspondence Raliimore American. Beer-gardens and beer-roums are evervwhere in Viewna, and the drioking of beer scemsto be regarded as onc of the necessaries of life. 1t is drank freely at all the restaurants, and is brougat, as a matter of course, to every one 2s soon as they take a seat at a table. A mao “who would undertake to eat without beer would be regarded s a curiosity. As soon as vour gloss is empty it i3 refilled, as a matter of course. There is, however, no freating, as it is called with us,in Vienna. If two or three grentlemen come in _together and call for beer, each pavs for what he drinks. 1f one of .them calls for a sccend glass, he mever thinks of asking his companions to drink with him. 1f they want their glasses refilied, they will call for it and pay for it as be has done. Water is undoubt- edly a very searce commodity in Vienna, istern water being mostly used for drinking purposes. There. are_very slow-running hydrants on the strects, and they are invariably surroundod by girls and women with buckets and tubs, waiting to secure a supply. There are also wagons with hozsheads that o around to sell water. Itissaid to be unwholesome, and. if drank continuously, will lead to chronic affections of the bowels, 1Lis what is called bard water,but we have never found it unpalatable. ‘Chere are, however, very few people in Vieuna who drink water, and ‘maoy who never touch it. Beer is the daily and hour- Iy drink of almost_every oue, old and youne. 1t is part of theirdaily food, just as collee or tea iswith us. When families are dining at the restaurants, the beer-mug stands by the plate of old and young, male and’ female, and it is even put to the lips of intants. Vienna beer does not, however, scewn to have any intoxicat- ine effect, und it never occasions a headache. e have seen and been fn the company of men who will drink a dozeu large glasses of an even- ine without observing the slichtess inebriating effect. CURRENT GOSSIP. RICHARD REALF’S LAST POEM. LIFritten fimmediately before ht suicide.] +¢ De mortuis nil nisi bonuwm." When For me the end has come; and T am dead, * And little voluble, chattering daws of men Peck at me curiously, let it then be raid By some one brave enongh to speak the truth: Here lies a great sonl killed by crael wrong. Down ail the balmy dass of his fresh yoath. To his bleak, desolate noon, with sword, and song, And speech that rushed up hotly from the heart, Tie wrought for liberty, till his own wound (1le had becn stabbed), concealed with painful art Tarough wasting vears, mastered him. and he swooned. Ana sank there where you see him lying now, Aith that word ** Failiare™ written 0n his brow. Bat say that he succeeded. If ho missed World's honors, and world's plaudits, wage Of the world's ceft lacqueys. still his lps were kinsel Daily by tnose high angels who assuage The thitetings of the poets—for Lic was Born unto singing, and o burthen lay Mightily on him, and he moaned becanse e could not rightly utter to this day What God taught in the might. nathless, Power feil apon him, and bright tonzues of flame, And biessings reached him from poor souls in stre: And beaedictions from black pits of ename, “And littie children's love, und old men's prayers, And a Great liand that led bim unawares. Sote diedrich. And his eyes were blurred With thick flms—silence! he is in his rave. Greatly he suffered: greatls, too. ne erred; Yet broke his heart in trying to be brave. Nor did he wait till Freedom did vecome “The popular shibboloth of the courtier's lips, But smate for her when God Himself seemed dumb ‘And ali His arching skies were in eclivse. He was a-weary, but he fouzhthis fizht, ‘And stooa for sinple manhood; and was joyed To sec the august hroadening of the light And new earths heaving neavenwar. {roz the void. Tie loved his fellows. and their love was Bweet— ‘Piant daisies ut his head and at bis feet. and the Sometimes, TIHE POOR OLD MAN. Detroit Free Press. He seemed at first glance to be a poor old man,—one of those you read of now aud then as wanderiny up and down the world, and patiently waiting for the summons from the other shore. But, when one cameto see the feathiers in his hair, the straw in his whiskers, and the dirt on his face and baods, one could not resist the conclusion that he was waiting the summons to stand up and be known as the boss vagrantof Detroit. He bad heard how the old janitor opened his purse to the poor and unfortunste, and be walked upand downin front of the station, and took great painsto shiver and make out that he was suffering for the want of raiment. When he bad played that line, he halted and mournfully sang: I'm only a poor old man, - And nobody cares for me; 1 wish I could die and go to the sky, And — Here Bijah came to the door and invited bim in, and e ceased bis 5onz to wipe hls red cyes and reoly: i May the angela bless you for your kindness to one who has not long to stay on earth.” When he had been seated in the reception- room, Bijah iooked him over and kiudly asked: +»Ola man, are you gorrowful?”” wVery—very sorrowful, and I’ve got a-lame back, besiaes,? was the reply. ' And nobody seems to care for you, eh?”? No, nobod; 1’m a poor ‘old man, without a friend on carth.” 4 will be your friend,” observed Bijab, after Jooking lum over nain. Wil you? Thank Heaven! Oh, how my heart swells u?!” . “Yes; T witl be your friend. I will cut off your whiskers and hivir, furuish you with water 30d soap, aud in an hour from this vou'll fecl like g 2-year-old colt turned loose under aswarm of bees ! «You'll cut off my whiskers?” shriexed the old man. “Yes, I will.” s And wash me with commen bar-s0ap " +The sume—the very same.” #No you won't—1'll die first!*? shouted the o0ld man, as he made for the door. Bijuh intercepted him, placed him in a chair, and by mesns of certain words and gestures prevailed upon him to remain there while he bunted up the shears. “The old mau begzed and entreated, but two clips of the shears removed whiskers and straw {rom his chin. “ Kill me if you wish, but don’t cut my hair,” begeed the victim, as toe shears passed his ears. +¢ ‘Tl is only the begoning of the end,” was the solemn answer, and a handful of feathers, hairs, burrs, straws, and autumn-leaves slid down his back to the floor. In five minutes e hadu’t bais enough on his head to build onc end of o canary’s nest, and, instead ot lookln to be 70 vears of age snd reudy to become an anzel, heseemed a fat, healthy vagraut of about 45 and ready for a frec \anch. ¢ doesn’t make oy difference whether you spell soap withabiz ‘87 oralittle one,” said Bijah, a5 he put up the shears; * it’s the medi- cine to belp your case.” O great guns! great guas!” groaned the vag, ** I don’t care how soon 1 dic.”” He was conducted to the bath-room, Jocked {n for balf an hour, and wicn Bijah looked in fell back in amazemeut, and cried out: *t Are you the same man?” *The same, and now let n¢ go out and be run over and killed!” srunted the old chap. He was clean. He looked white. He had used up balf a bar of s0ap and a barrel of water, and he couldn’t play the old-mau business amain fora year. Bijah kad inteoded to pre- sent him with an old hat and tour vaper collars, Dbut he suddenly rushed vut of doors, leaped into the rear of & farmer’s wagon, and uever ceased shaking his fist at the station-house till he was out of sight. L.OCUSTS IN INDIA. The following is published in the English pa- pers, from a letter recently received from Ajmere, in Kajoootana, ndia: “Ibad beard but bad doubted the truth of the story as to how to get rid of the army of young locusts in Bikaneer. You knuw, 1 sup- Dose, they spring from eggs dcposited by pre- vious flirhts of locusts, and when hatched hop along in dense wmasses while ver unfit for flight, aod in their progress lay waste all vezetation. I bad heard that is Bikaneer they dig trenches to leeward of where these young broods appear, and take measures to drive the locusts into them, aud, the sides being perpenaicular, the creatures hop i but cannot hoo out, aud earthis thrownin upon them. 1resolved tomake an cxperiment. 1 sugvested to C—, who was_tamenting tie de- vastation going on around, that he should call out a party of men from his regiment and let us dig some trenches and drive the locusts into them, zud so_prove the truth or otherwise for our:clves. He promutly responded, so we col- lected spades and orgauized latigue-partics and sct to work, Some time was lost in getting matters into training, but in two hours we suc- ceeded in getting several trenches dug, varying from twenty-five feet to sixty feet long, one foot wide and about two feat deen. “7Then we sent ‘ Sepoys’ (native soldiers) in a horseshoe direction from the trench about 1.000 feet away, to wave bands and drive the locusts on. They came. and thickeoed as they ao- proached, one dense mass, hopping along till Thier hopped fnto the ‘trench: 1t was a curions sight 10 stand at the end and look at it all,—a -scething, hopping nass inside the trench, ¥ hile u regular short cataract came pouring down on to them until they were about two inctics decp; then the hopping ceased in the trencl. ‘Thev Lad nothing hard to kick amainst. but tbe influx continued till they were balf up the ditch, when we guickly threw in earth and buried them, and then off to_another trench, aod re- peat the whole operation. We continued this for two hours. . “While at oneof the trenches I sentfora finger-glass and iminersed it in the massof locusts, as_onc might dlr it Into water, then struck it off with u piece of cardboard, so I had it as full as it woutd hold. When I pot home I weizhed the glassful, then emptied it and weteh- ed the elass, so | got the weizht of the locusts; then I counted them out (556), then measured very accurately the solid contents of the alass by welgbing the amount of water it held and compatine from that; thus Ibad space, num- ber, and weight for data. “Knowing we had dug and filled 300 feet of trench one fnot wide, filled to one foot deep, I calculated that the result was: Killed and buried, 7,500,000 locusts, weighing ten and a bal tons, in two houts from the time the trench- es were ready; about four lours altogetner!” WHAT A CANARY CAN DO. New York Sun. Swinzing in a srilded cage in the cosy parlor of Mrs. C. W. Carpenter, in Newark, is a brown and yellow canary bird. Ivlooks like an ordi- nary bird, behaves liike an ordioary bird; but listen to it for a sccond and you will hear a tune, otcasionally varied by genuine bird warblings. “Dicl is about four years old,” Mrs. Carpen- ter said yesterday, nd when he feels like it will sing the German waltz,a few motes o which you just heard through correctly. He has & mate down stairs that sings nearly as well as does Dick: but he is moulting now, and don’t sing. Dick lLesalso been moultiug, and fsn’t fn good condition. Wheu he ig, he will sing that waltz by the hour; but whenever he makes a_mistake be will break into a merry canary warble, and then begin again. I wish he would sing now. Perbaps we can get him 0.7 “Thereupon Mrs. Carpenter played the waltz upon an orgau, usinga stop that gave atone much llke a bird’s, She plaved the waliz through, and as she ceased the bird began and sang the waltz nearly through; but it made a falee note, and then warbled sweetly. The orezan sounded again, and then the bird sang amain, This time Dick saug the waltz correctly, and at the end of his song gave himself great airs, evidently proud of skill. “How did we teach him ' said Mr. Carpen- ter, inauswer to the question of the reporter, @ \rs. Carpenter took Dick when he was justs off the mest, and put him into a dark room, where he saw no light aud beard no sound. Then daily she played the waltz to him two or three times a day, for fifteen or twenty minutes cvery time. At the cud of a month Or two the Dbird began to sound a note of the waltz, then another. Soon it combined them, and after & time bie whistled an entire strain. Tt was nearly a year, however, before his education was com- plete. It requires counsiderable paticnce to teach a bied. These birds are a cross between o Jinnet unda canary, und are a heartier bird than a thorouzhbred canary. I would not like to part witn either of my birds. Woen the Kel- lozz opera troupe were here Miss Kellogg was delizhted with Dick’s’ performances. $he said if she owned him she wouldn't take $1,000 for bjm.” PARIS NEWSPAPER WIT, A gentleman in o black coat calls to him his triend, ana says: *Come with me while I change my black cravat for a white one for the ball. You will see how it will change me.” The chanee §s made. The friend examines his friend with attention. “That's so. Before one would have sent you on an errand; now one would say, * Waiter, some coffee!* " Mlle. X——, meeting onc of her old board- ing-school friends who has just been married: i Well.” says she, “are you happy? Do you get aloug welltozetheri® * Happy, yes, with- out doubt; but we squahble o great d eal,” 4 Already! and about what?” Paul pretends alwavs that it is he who cares the most for me, and I’'m very sure that it's I1” A newly-engaged cook comes to her mistress to ask Liow to cook cach dish ordered for break- fast. The same game at dinner-time. ** How ‘do you make this? How long ouzht you to cook that?” etc. Naturally they send her off on the morrow. Then the cordon biew, in & supercilious tone: ‘1f Id known that Madame: didn’t know how to cook I'd never have accept- ed ao cngagement with her.” Having heard it said that Mile. B— will have a dot of o million francs, 3 certain gu merchant hastened to send his friend to ask for him the hand of the young ladyin marriage. “I'hc ambassador was very well réceived. But, htle by Jittle, cocourazed by the spirit of dis- interestedness which the delegate had mani- fested thronghout the _entire couversation, the future father-in-law fi ed by stating that the dowry is not more than a bundred thousand francs at the outside. +One hundred thousand francs!? cried the gun-merchant, uoon receiv- ing the news, *At what time docs the next train leave?”? QUIPS. Who did Charles Lamb? A precise flower: ‘I'he prim-rose. A leading urt : A halter-strap. Something “queer: Counterfeit money. The two ofl-uns: A couple of fellows tight. A sweeps-take: Ail the money in the cash- box. A man who has plenty of thyme: The zar- dener. A man may shed an ox, and yet be unable to shed a tear. For the hand of 2 young lady you may beconte a suitor, if you suit er. 5 What kind of a pudding does & lawyer prefer? Suct puddinz, of course. Intheatrical parlance, does a “decayed actor” appear rotten to the corps? It sounds paradoxical to say of a man who repcats an untruth, that he is re-lic-able. Alittle girl of our acguaintance calls her ini~ pecunious Tover “Life,” because be is “ghort.” The man who boasted that he was ‘“above board " occupied lodgings immediately over a dining-room. The youne lady who writes to know if Locks- Jey Hall is any relation to Oakey Hall is politely referred to Mr. Tennyson. Flad Shadrach heen cowaraly, and attempted torun from the flery furnace, it would doubt- Iess have been the last run of Shad. TLast summer, during the heated term, young man had the audacity to strike his father. The attending physician pronounced ‘it a verita- ble case of son-stroke. Sunday-school, and Sunday’s cool. We might have ma‘le o joke of this last summer; but the opportunity, ke our mooey at the late races, has been thrown away. Alittle 5-vear-old, hearing of the Acts of the Apostles, eaid he thousht the Apostles must have been pretty hard up to have bad only one ax amonyz 50 many of ‘em. In arecent publication, a * funny fellow writes some verses entitled * Lines on a Pig.’” If he will head his next. effusion * Lines on a Horse,” it will be more appropriate. k about a crusade,” said the old salt. “hut, when a vessel’s bound for Davv Jones Jocker, and a forc-an’after woes to her relicf and tows the old hulk safely into port, that's the sort of a crew’said 'm a shoutin® for.” # Yes,” said a youne lady, who was possessed of a fine voice. ** 1 am often asked to apoear in publi¢e, but—" *But whal observed a friend. ** Well,” she replied, * I should pever De able to sustain my part. composed.” Drilliug her class in_poetry, the teacher quot- ed from the familiar lines of Tennyson: **Yor must wake and call me early, call me earir. mother: dear.” * Now,” she asked, ** why did the little mrl want to be called earlv{” ** Don’t know,” replicd Tommy Leach, ** unless it was because that was her name.” it —— A Strange Innovation in Senlpturc. . Parix Cos Béfore leavine the subjec speak of un alvove in the Ru known to but very few,which fact is much to be regretted, as it contains two recumbent stataes (in nlaster), of a beautilul woman, which would not be remarkable were they taken from a dead body: but Dr. Levittux, of Varsona. molded thern unon 4 liviug form, and pretends he has fuvented a way by Which any form in anv posi- tion can be accurately taken. The result of these casts is marvelous. Evers vein a little prominent, every line of the foot, the hand, the throat. even the different qualities of the skin .on different parts of the vody, are so admirably taken, that, with the aid of a little rose-colored lizht artistically thrown upon thesc statues, ofte is tempted to believe they breatne. I am told the opcration is dangerous. Chloroforn i3 administered 50 as almost to suspend the the Beating of the beart, and L doubt if ju ali coun- tries this branch of art would be tolerated. ——— The Swall Doy, 0it City Dryrick. Everv day we have evidence that the small boy hasno soul. Theother day a crowd wath- ercd eround a farmer whose wacon-load of but- ter and ce@s was fast in a wud-bole, aud, whik: some sugzested that he pull hiz Lorse gee, and others that he pull him haw, the ever-present small boy yelled, * Its no use, mister. Yer oltl hoss ain’t stout enouch. Take bim out au’ hitch in a roll of yer butter.” L ' fam so casily de- | GOSSIP FOR. LADIES. BEFORE. THE MIRROR. Paul 11 Hayne. Where in her chamuer, by the Southern ses, Ih:lr taper's!light shione soft and silverly, Fair as aplanct mirrored in the main, Freshas a blossom bathed by April rain, A maiden, robed for reatfal sleep aright. Stood in lier musiog sweetness, pure and white As some shy spirit in a haunted place: Hor dew-bright eyes and falntly-fushing face Viewed in the glass their delicate beauty beam, Strange as a shadowy dream within a dream, ‘With fingers hovering like a white dove’s wings, "Mid little, tender vighs and murmuc Joy's searce articalate speech, her eax Loscd the lignt coif, the rinelet's golden bauds, Till, by their lnnimous loveliness embraced, From lily head to lithe and lissome waist, Poured the free tresses like a cuscade’s fall, Iler image answered from the shimmering wall, Answered and deepened, while the gracious charms Of brow and cheek, bared breast, and dimpling arms, To innocent worship stirred her happy heart: 1ler lips--twin rosehnd-petals blown apart— Quivered, half-breathless; then, subdued but warm. Around her perfct face, her phant form, A subtler ait eemed eathering, tonched with fire By many a fervid thought and swilt desire, With dreams of love, that bee-like, came and went, To feed the honeyed corc of life's content! Close toward her mirrored sell ahe uressed. With laree child-cyes, and gently-panting breast, Dowed as a flower when May-time breezes pass, And kissed her own dear image in the glass! TIIOSE STRIPED STOCKINGS. TFhiludelphta Lulletin. A young man whose age mignt have been 23, aund whose red checks, saffron-colored necktie, and fonocent ook proved the innocence of his beart and good bringing-up, yesterday made three attempts to- enter o Sccond-street dry- goods store before he got in to stay, althongh he had for a straight half-bour been looking at the array of striped and embroidered stockings in the window. When asked what he deired to took at, he blushed Jike a girl and skutked to- ward a pite of bed-ticking. The clerkasked him what price he desired to pay, and was going on to say that the Governor alwars bought his tick- ing there, when the young man asked: * Do women wear them ’ere stockings in the winder?? * Yes, of course.” 3 «Put 'em on jist the same as other stock- tings?>! : % Of course. All the ladies have worn them l'(t)r flll;c’f years. Would you like to look at the sty Yo, whispered the stranger, as he glanced furtively around. A dozen pairs were_thrown down, and he reached out carefully, lifted each one, and luid asidea pair of hose with red stripes chasing each otner uver a brown groundwork.” “Ts them mor'n $32” he whispered, as he looked up. *+*Fhat pair of stockings will cost you only 80 cents, sir. ‘Chey are the best bargain in town.” *Eighty cents! Why, I'd take ’em in a sec- ond! 1 wasafraid yow'd say §7. How many pairs can a_feiler's—feller’s—mother wear out in six months?” 0, I’d take about four pairs,” replied the clerk. * Here are four different colors of the same size.” Il take *em. 1 hain’t scen ong of ‘em in our town yet, aad I'll bet they’ll raise more ex- citement than a circus.” < #Is there anythinz more?” asked the clerk, as he faid the stockings aside. ‘Che young man suddenly grew red, then pale, and, in an entreating voice, he asked: «Kin I trust you with a seeret?” “Why, ves,” Teplied the wondering clerk. “You won't go back on me?" X" “Tlonest Injun—hove to be struck dead if you do?” ‘ 1 hope.” “Well, them stockings are for my girl, up in Bucks County—cngawred to be married—going to Cumden to borrow come money—want to send ‘em by mail, and [ want it done soshe won't know it was me. Some fellows would et an accordeon, or some jewelry. or a bunch of pink envelopes: but I know them stockings will scoot her riznt up to the head of socicty, and she’ll have more bang-up invitations to call on the hizh-toried than she ever dreamt of.” 4Shall I rend ’em by mail?” “Yes, but wrap ’em up in about four papers, g0 the post-office fellers can’e spill ink on ’em.” “Shalt I inclosc any writine? "7 “\Well, you eee, 1 kinder want her to know Pmilic person who sent em, and I kinderdon’t. I don’t want lier to think some of the other fel- lows in town is this sweect on her, and yet it won't hardiy do to send my name.” “How would it do to say they were from a fricnd” 5 %That’s kinder good, but it would leave her too much in doubt.” “You mizht sign your first name, then?” “That would be too mach.” replied the vouna Gmu, us be leaned over the bed-ticking to re- ect. "There was an awfal silence for 2 minute and a half, and then he suddenly remarked: 11 sign my plump full name—hanged if T don’t. T've been thinking it over. and I don’t believe no sensible girl will zo Lack on a feller for preseuting her with four pair of striped stockings—do you & ©] ghouldn't think 0.” “Then 11l write it riche out and sign it same as in mv letters; ‘Deth can’t stop my luv. Giuame that pencil.” He wrote as he said. the package was made ready for mailing, and, after being thrice as- sured that it would go out by the first mail, he left the store, saying: 4 1°d like to sec her sailing into the meeting- house Sunday morning with them stockings on! Whew! But won't she promenade right un the middle aisle to the very highest pew! Well, T guess not!” THE WEDDING-JOURNETY. Newc York Sun. The practice of uewly-wedded couples going to a hotel immediately atter the marriage cere- mony has becone so common as to have almost superseded the old-time wedding tour. Nowa- days o public marriage in upper New York is not considered complete until the couple have been riven to thenearcst fashionablehotel, and have passed at least a week within its walls. This is especially true of what are known as evenne weddings.—those held in some notable church. and fotlowed by o crowded reception in the bride’s home. After the last conzratula- tions have been exchanged, the bride and the bridearoom thread their wav throuzh the throng of black-attirea men and beflounced and beieweled ladies, under the arched way which the thoughtful master of the ceremonies bas pro- vided, until they reach their coach. In bangine the door the head usher takes care to utter in a stage whisper, *Drive to the Pennsvivania Depot.” or the *Grand Central,” as the case may be. and the_throng return. imnagining that the honeymoon is to be spent in Philadelpbia or Boston. The carriaze has rone hardly a block Defore down gocs the window, and the driver reins in his horses as he hears: - &Where did they tell you to go?” “7o the Pennsylvania Depot, sorr.” svivapia’ Depot! Pshaw! Drive to ackingnam.” ‘And to the Buckingham they are whirled ac- cordingly. For years® this clever little deccp- tion has been oracticed by young bridal conples, withont any one excet the proprictors and the coschmen beingz in the secret. Of late, how- ever, the practice has become 50 popular and 50 widely known that the affectation of a wedding tonr is onlv kept up for thesake of aupcar- ances. “Philadelphia” aud * Boston.” in the vocabulary of Hymen, have come to mean +Windsor” and ** Buckingham.” ¢ WAGES NO OBJECT.” San Francisco Chyonicle's parfs Letter. Our “ecldest danghter of Eneland,” the Crown Princess of Germany, always emplogs an English lady to jook after ber Royal Highoess’ wardrobe. This lady has to travel to Paris, London. and elsewhere, for the purpose of choosing aresses, underclothing, and all other articles for the Princess’ wear. When not mov- jne from place to place, her duties are to sce tbat eversthing is in perfect order. Several zea- tleznwonien in succession huve held this office, and the last three bave ended by marrving Counts. This should be encourazing news for intending lady-helps. P WHOSE WAS IT? Detroit Free Press. When the streets are as muddy as yesterday the cars are full of ladies coming and going, and the trick played by & man yesterdav on the fourteen ladies in 2 Woodward avenue car should be frowned upon by every true citizeo. 1f again attempted he may get himself into trouble. He boarded the car with a rabber shoe in bis pocket big enuzh to fit over a No. S cow- bide boot, and at a proper moment, when all eyes were turned upon the car switching past, e dropped the rubber on the floor and then suddenly pretended to see it. Bending over and pleking it up he called ous: 4 Which-of you ladies lost this rubber? Every face tarned pale at thesize of it, snd each lady gave the other a sly glance. ““WSome one in this car jost " this rabher!’? con- tinued the human hyena, as be waved it around. | sne braced herself up, pluneed h:‘r feet into the Not 3 lady moved. Each one wondered if one of her rubbers had dropped off, but her mind was made up to wade in mud two feet deep be- fore claiming that one. ‘“The owuer can have it.—I charge nothing for my services,” calmly observed the ficnd, as he looked down one side of the car and up the other. Not a hand was raised, but a1l feet were drawn under the seat, 2s if by machinery. * Very well,” sald the man, as he rose up to lenv,z theear. “I'm’a rubber shoe ahead. It won't do the owner any ood to cull at mvoffice. or to send a boy aud a basket alter this shoe, for 1 won't give 1t up.” IN MALV. ATTIRE. Luttle Rock (Ark.) Democrat. For several months, among the many woad- chnp?cru working for the railroad company at and in the vicinity of Poplar Bluff, there has been ome, a trim, very smooth-faced fellow, especially noticcable. He was popular with all his associates, owing. perhaos, to his boyish ways and his straizhtforward bearinz. He did not indulge in the_ use of intoxicating liquors, and nizht after night, as the men were grouped around the camp-fire, his ‘cheery voice, as he sang the rade ballads of his companions, made the forest ring. -About ten days since ke fell 8 victim to the chills and fever, aod, while delirions, his attendant ~ made the discover: that their favorite was a woman in disguise. At nizht, on the return of the choppers to the cainp, the information was imparted, and the next dav the yrirl wascar- ried to Peplar Bluff, where, under the‘care of the physician, she soon recovered. Iler oceupa- tion gone, she fouud herself an object of suspi- cion and curiosity. Unable to obtain work suit- able to her sex, a few nizhts siuce she donued Lier old clothes” and cameto Judsouia, where sheis again at her old occupation,—driving team. The girl, when questioned as to her reas- ons for leading the life sbe docs, answered frankly that she cannot obtain employment suitable fora woman, and that as a man she re- ceives much larger pay than she wouldasa common domestic. FORGOT THE BABY. Nashrille (Tenn.) American. A gentlemun from Union City says that when the ycllow-fever scare was at its hizht in Union City, and people were hastening to the country, to the woods, anywhere to escape the bare pos- sibility of taking the disease, the quarantine notwithstanding, a man and his wife were in such o hurry to move out that they left an in- fant lying on a bed in their dwelling, which thev 1i2d locked up secare and fast. Its wails could never have been heard had it possessed leather lungs, and oo one would ever have dreametd that such an absence of mind could occur with the average porents. When they had rone a mile and @ half toward Paducah Junction, the wile exclaimed, as she wrunz her hands in grief at the very thought of what might befail their sleeping infant. “Lord help us! we have left the child at home on the bed.” ‘The husband went back home and there foand the infant. It had been left asleep, and evi- dently waked up, and then cried itself to sleep aguil HER NAME. Atvany Journal, Sbe was baptized Anna Eliza, and often she sighed that her name was not Maud Ethel or something of that fine sort. **What's the mat- ter with Anna Eliza ¥ asked her plain, matter- of-fact mother one day. -*The matter is," re- plied the dissatisfied danghter, * that so lonz as 1 bear my present name I mignt as well carry my heart on my sleeve. Everybody discovers my secrets; mv inmost thoughts arc seenat a glance by all with whom I come in contact.” What on earth do you tnean 2" inquired the astonished mother. ~ “I mean precisely what 1 say,"” answered the danchter between her sobs. « Every fricnd and acquaintance § have flad it easy to Annclize me.” The mother’s beart was not touched, but.judging from the way she reached for her slipper. the girl was. TIE DIARY. Burdetse. By the way, did you know that for the past elght months your wife has been usiog the diary you started in January for an account- book with the grocer and butchert We saw it the other day, and rizht under the last para- graph you wrote in it, where vou said, “Ifecla litting of my being into 3 higher life, I fecl my feet stepoing upun a higher planc; the soul of poesy is callinz me into . sphure of zrander action, and I throw off the trammeéls and thz coarseness of evervday material life and its aui- mal existence, as |_rise to obey the call of genius "—right under that it says: “Two pounds of mutton suct, hall a call’s liver, a piece of bone to boil, and & pound of tin sausage, 45 cents.” FEMININE NOTES. A Middleman—With a girl oo each arm. Worth malies the man—pay a sweet little bill for his wile's wardrobe. No other girl’s nose itches o ynuch as that of the one who wears a diamond ring. A grreat curiosity—The woman who can drive a nail without hitting her finger nine times out A Syracuse man calls, his wife “ Poor Rule,” because she won’t work more than one way, 2nd usually not that. e The man who had married an incorrigible shrew declared to a friend that: he had contract- ed a dangerous scold. N «Take away woman,” asksna writer. © and what would follow?” We would. Give us something hard pext time.—Er. A wealthy St. Louis Jads has been fined for being drunk. Who now savs that women arc not capabic of becoming paliticians? The Germans call a_weddinz a hochzeit. In this country it takes sistv-three 2als.. but tn the Fatherland only one gal, to make a bochzeit. A pretty eirl down East is a mind-reader.” She said toa bashful beau the othernight: “La! T believe yon are zoing to kiss me!* She was right. % ¢ Spell love,” said a youunr man to his girl one nizht. * Y-o-u.” she timidly essayed. The courtship had been a protracted one, but they are married now. There are ten shades of red this season in women's togeery, and 347 shades of blue about the hushand and father who foots the dry-gouds and millinery bills. Accomplishments.—Aunt Florence: ** And can you read yet, Ruth?' Ruth: *‘Ishould think so, indecd! and I know geography, and ?ist v, and sums, and I've got two fecond cet] E A seaside helle left her bathing-shoes hanging out of her hotel dow to dry, and the next day the focal paper announced *that such u hotel had put up oew awnings of an unique de- sign.”. He commenced with, “Oh! can those lovely eyes of thine.”—when she stopped him short snd told him she wasn’t canning that Kind of fruit just thih, and wonldn’t be coaxed to do it cither. - #PJease rive me your definition of a cautions man. A betis pending. Jonw.” A cautious man, John, is 1 man who wili tell a_red-hpaded Woman that her halr is auburn. If you win, send the eizars alonyz. The Nation_thioks that a part of the drill of every girls’ school vught to be the receplion. by a wife in an old zown, to adianer of corned beef and cabbaze, of an unlooked-for zuest, thoughtlessly brought howe by a reckless bus- baud: An appreciative mind csu throw a world of pathos into a very ordipary statement. *Yes.” said she, leaniog over the fence, in communion with a neizhbor, ‘“che is dead. She died just g5 she had got torn up to clean house. Itis terrible.” Heartless Scientist—* Miss Adelina, permit me to ssk_your acceptance of my Hanq—"" Gushiogr Malden—* O Professor—so sudden—"" Heartless Scientist (procecding)—* My—er— Hapdbook of the Buddhist Pavcholozy and Ethnolozy of the Hindvos." /(Collapse of G. M.)—Puck. A man may snecr at @ woman all he will be- cause she cau’t sharpen a lead-pencil, but she has the smile on him when he stands nolding sa unoceupied. suspender-button 1 nis hand, and wondering whether it will burt less to pull the needie out of his thumb the same way it went in, or push it on through.—Lurdette. A younz bride, momentarily expecting the return of her husband, was handed & teleeraphic dispatch, which so excited her that, without having strength to break the envelope. she fainted away. - Upon recovering she found her husband * scated . heside her. were her first words, ** [ thought you nad fatlen down aud cut your throats with ome of those horrid standing coflars.” In the divorce proceedinas of Cook vs. Cook, at Hartford, the plaintiff testifies that oue night his wife ed him_to move along, and he did so. Soon afterward he was told to move again, and be keot -on doing o uncil'he hueg on the very edee of thebed. Then Mr. Cook demanded more room, and woen he told her that e could not move without falline ont of bed; *On, Alick!"”" small of his back, and lauded him in the middle of the room. Thereafter he though it softer to occupy the luunge. He was arrested for not supporting his wife. “\What have you wot to say for yoursell! asked the Judge. **Me and Hyron are alike. replied the prisoner. * What do you wmean by that!” said bis tHouor. **I mean,’ rejolned the prisoner, ““that neither me nor Byron ever could bear to sec a woman eat.” **Iv’s six months in the Penitentiary,” atded his Hooor. An actress whose face is her fortune was recently enmaged in oue of the small theatres of Paris. “The day alter .her engagemient was sizncd, she reccived notice of a rchearsal. She replied: **It is impossible for me to rchearsa during the day. 1 have not the time, for 1 do not leave bed till noon, then bath. breakfast, hair-dresser. aud mautus-makers keep me busy till it Is time to ¢o to the Bois de Boulozne. 1 wish you would distribute my salary, it [ have a salary (which I forgot to ask you), among the dressing-maids of your theatre.” POLITICAL. FLORIDA. TALLAHASSE, Fla.,, Nov. 16.—The Supreme Court met to-day, In response to s petition nu- merously signed by citizens, to act on the peti- tion for 3 maudamus compelling the Canvass- ingz Board of Alachua County to make a canvass ofall the returns of the county, three precinets having been thrown out. Notices were' served on the members thercof ou the 1th, but they did not appear or malke answer to the Court. Judee Barker, of Jacksourille, appeared for the Board, but he bas had no consuliation with his clients, and wanted time. The Court then adjourned from 11 to half-past '3 to-day, when the matter was argued, aod the Court granted an alternative writ of mandamas against the Cauvassing Board of Alachua County, returnable Wednesday next. M. Bisbee gave notice that on Monday he should, ask forzwrit of mandamus azainst the Inspectors at Preciuet No. 4 in dadison Couuty to compel thew to make areturn of the clection at that precinct. Bisbee claiws that he has abont 200 majority without this latter precinct, if the votes are couuted in Alachua County. DAKOTA. Suecial Dispc:ch to The Tridune. YavgroN, D. T.. Nov. 16.—The Territorial Legislaturc will only have six Democrats in ft— two from Southern Dakota, ove from Northern Dakota, Ansley Gray, and three from the Hills. ‘There will be an cffort made this winter to move the Capital from Yaokton. Many in Southern Dakota are hostile to Yankton, and the rest of the Territory is counted willing for a chunge under any circumstances. There will also be agreapporiionment of members of the Legislature, riving Northern Dakotar and the Hills their quota. PHILADELPHIA. PHILADELPILA, Nov. 16.—The entire Election Board of the Eichth Division of the Fourth Ward, four Republicans and five Democrats, were arrested to-day by the United States Mar- shal, charwed with “returning more votes than were legally cast. F== “STRIKES. PITTSBURG GLASS-WORKERS OUT. Erecial Dispatch to The Tribune. Prrrseurg, Pa., Nov. 16,—In pursuznce of the notice given their employers last Tuesday, tie glass-workers on the South Side quit wol to-day. At the regular time of going to work this morning the men paid their final visits - to the factories, and, with their tools wrapoed up in paper, or else thrown carclessly over their shoulders, reccived the Iast payment of wages that i all probability will be disbursed from their factorics for some time to come. Later in the forenoon ljttle parties of the men assembled on the street corners, and in the neighborhood of their late working-places,and avsorbed the time in conversation regarding the event in which they fizure as the most important personages. ‘I'he coutract smong the manufacturers; which provides that in anticipation of a lockout the fires shall not be blocked for a week after the n:cn quit work, in order to bein readiness.for work again. if they should reconsider’ their ac- tion, bas been disobeyed by several firms, who believe thet to do such g thing would be entirelv uscless. Some of them have wiven up all hope that an amicable adjustment of the present difficalties can - be brought about, ' and have accordingly drawn the bars of their furnases, and have virtually suceunbed to the circuwstauces of the hour. Other tirms indulre in a faint hope that some- thing will turs up in the course of 2 week, and have consequently blocked their fircs, oniy 1 order to he ready to resume at once if ther slight expectations should be realized. From what can be learncd, several of the fac- tories are not as well prepared to face the move- 1ment as they were some time 1o, their respect- ive stocks being very small and incomplete. it ic said of one firm that they tave not a tpov in their warchouse. It will be seen, therefore. that insome iustances thelockout will materizliy affect the manufacturers &3 well as “| the ewployes. Although nearly 1,500 men aud boys with one accord quitted their labors at furnave and press, the unusual cvent wasco- urely deve ol excitement, and unattended with any mcident that partook of a scusational mature. " FIRES. CABREY. A gentleman who arrived in the ctly yester- day reports the destruction by fire, at Cabrey, 1. a new station on the kakee & South- ‘restern Railrozd, of a large frame building, oc- cupicd by C. . Ames, fn the lower portion, as a store and dwelling, and ‘in the upper part by Norton Lodie No. 631, A, F.aud A, M. Tae fire oceurrea Thursday midnizht, and was prob- ably the resuls of the spontaneous combustiun of a barrel of kerosene oil that was in the rear part of the store. Mr. Ames’ family atd several boarders who oceupicd a wing of the structure ltad a verv.uarrow escape. beinz somid asleep 1t the time the fire broke out. . The stock consisted of general merchaudise, such as is kept f country stores, and was all dam; by fire. The furniture and houschold effeel the wing and rear part of the main building were partially destroyed, aud the recoris, tools, jewels, and furpishings fn the Masonic~ Hall were entirely _ consumed. Mr. Ames? loss s estimatea at $5,000, and he has but a small iosuravce. The Masonic T.odge’s loss amounted to $300: no insurance. The misfortune has beer. particularly severe on Mr. Ames, who will; probably, not rebaild. IN CHICAGO. 4 The alarm fro:n Box 421 at 7 o’clock last even- ing was causcd by a fire in the one-story barn in the rear of No. 49 West Tavlor strect, owned by John Lenahanand oceupicd by Britiget O’Con- mor. Damage tridine. 3 o e E——— — TELEGRAPHIC NOTES. Cixcixsary, 0., Nov. 10.—The United States Grand Jury at Charleston, W. Va.[ has found 928 {ndictments against the viciaiors of the Revenue laws ana the atrikers on the Kanawaha River Government works. ‘The jury adjourned last night. 25 St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 16.—It will be announced to-morrow moruing that the Frening Dispulch, of thiz city, will be sold at publie auction, under o deed of trust, oo Monday, Dec. 9. Ricuxosp, Va.. Nov., 16.—The number of persons who will stzend the Sanitary Conference Tuesday 1s 5o much in excess ot the numnber ex- pected that Mozart Hall has been engazed for ressions. NEW Youg, Nov. 16.—Frank M. Taylor, Pay- ‘dler of the New York City Bank, this in; affernoan jumped from the second story of the “Health-Lift " establishment at Montague, East Brooklyn. His skull was fractired and e sras otherwise injured. * SAN Frascisco, Nov. 16.—The Pacific Mail steamer tirenada brought $55,000 in treasure re- covered from the wrecked steamer Georgia. ——— MATRINMONIAL, Special Disated to The Tribune. Map13oy, Wis.; Nov. 16.—It is stated here on the best of authority that Gen. George P. Del- solaige, one_of our promivent business men, '3 soon to lead to the altar Miss Eila Wherler, Wisconsin’s gifted poetess. SCALES, L FRIRBAHKS’ STANDAKD SCALES oF ALL KINDS. 272 FAIREANKS.MORIE & CC, 287 111 & 113 Lake St., Chicago. Be carefultobuy only the Genuiz=, . PE: SATEUR PRI aress, with saiap!