Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 30, 1878, Page 2

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: JMONDAY, DECEMBIR 30, 1878, : FOREIGN. An English Officer Tells the Af- ghans They Are Now En- glishmen. . 'he Ameer on Ilis Way to St. etersburg to Appenl to Europe. Report that Eighty Russian Students | Were Killed or Wounded at Kieff, Great Distress Prevailing in = Switzerland, Particularly ' at Geneva. ' AFGHANISTAN, 1 ERGLAND GONDLES TIER. Loxpox, Dee. 20.—Tho Standard’s cor- * respondent with the Kuram column telegraphs i that Gen. Roberts convoked the principal in- habitants of the Kuram Vailey at Pelwar and Ali Kheyl, and Informed them that the Ameer's rule nad passed away forever, and hencclorth they must look to the Empress of India. TAROOD. Loxpoy, Dec. 20.—Tho report of the arrival of Yakoob Khau at Jelalabad scems doubtfal. APFEAL TO RUROTE. The Times Calcutta dispatch saysitis rumored thint Shere Alf took with him thirty Jacs of ruuees, and is going to St. Petersburg to sppesl to Europe, RUSSIA, CARNAGE. loxpox, Dec. 20.—The Times' Vienns dis- patch aays it [s stated fhat elgbty persons were Killed or wounded in” tho recent encounter be- tween the milltia and the studeota at Kieft, TARTARS, Loxnor, Dec. 29.—~The Zimes’ Vienna dls- patch asgs the agitation reported apong the Tartars at Kasan, Russia, amounted to an open outbreak, aud tho first force sent against the insurgents was repulscd with heavy loss, THE AMEER St. PRTRRSBURG, Dec. 20.—The Golos states hat Russia’s participation in Afghan afTalrs will probably be confined to offering Bhers AlY the usual hospitality to Royal visitors, and main. tevance, TIE NATIONAL FINANCES, Pams, Dee. 12.—The Hrankfurier Zeitung, commenting on tho present sato of the Rusaian nees, states that the definitive Budget of gives an cxcessof cxpendituro over revenae amountiog to 465,542,000 roubles, Deducting the extraordinary war cxpenscs, there remalos a deficit of 86.918,000 roubles. This sum is re- duced to 32,000,000 roubles by the good offices of the reserve fund of the Ministry for Naval and Military Affatrs, It fs proposed to cover this defieit by what remains of the savings of previous years, a suin amnounting to 83,051,000 roubles. The Goloz on this subject says: Any cons{dorablo Incroaso of thb productiveness of the public sources of revenue Is Ju the preren economlcsl cundition nf the country {mponsidle, "fhe reform of the fiscnl system eannot aim at an Increase of revenue, §t can only lead 10 a fairer distrihution of the public burdens, The best way to restore the equilibriuni of tho Dudget ia by cconomy In the expenditnre i auch ienss, for fu: stance, ie buildings, anbutdics, guarantecs, and €0 on. Lromptitude is desirable, Twoorthree mote years like 1877 and It would not be casy to set the auatter right ogain. The Bt. Yetersburg Dorsen Zeitung delivers it- self ou the same question in g slintlar suralo, MILITARY, Renvin, Dee, 13.—The Russian Infantry are being provided with spades to enable them Lo dlg rifte-pits at a moment’s notlce. GOLD-PRODUCTION Atteotion is belng directed to Irof, Snetheer's secounts of the amount of gohl recently quar- ried and washed in Russin, “According to this German scholar, the averagze value of the gold found in thel country has risen to GLOOGO00 suarks a yeur. ‘I'iis being aboat half the sum requirea’ for payment of intercet abroad, §§ must in thne improve the financial position Bf the country. 1t1s trne the figures given ore difll- cult to prove; but Prof, Soetbeer in justly re- purded as one of the must trustwor author!- ties on subjects financlial and mone! SHIPWRECK, A SCOUE OP LIVES LOST. Kinastoy, Jamaien, Dee. 20.—The following detaits have been recelved of the loss of the steamsl:ip Emily B, Souder, . A leak was dis- covered at Y o'clock tho morning of the 10th, and the deckload thrown overboard, At11 the erew Leguo throwing overboard the cargo In the holll. At 5 In the evening the wind was blowirz « half-hurricane, ond saving the vessel became hopeless. Four boats were got out, One was found uscless. The first boat, coutalning the.| first-mate, John Coristen, Ucorge Bean, and flve passengers, was swamnped alongside. The sccond boat, in which were Engineer Booth, two of the crew, one baby, and several passenjzers, dristed away, The third boat, contsluing the Turser and others, also drifted clear, AAt 10 o'clock n life-raft wus coustructed, and the Cap- taln, chlet cngineer, second mute, and two vassengera teft the vessel on it. Ut thesix persons rematning, Theodore Stinert, U. A, Anderson, and one passenger left on o floating hateh, leaving two cooks and one pas- Fenger, whom It wus Impogsible to help, as the ateamcr disuppeared three minutes afterwards. At daybreak of the 11th Stinert and Anderson were alone with no hoats nor bodies in sight, nothing but the floating cargo. The two wen taved wero rescued at 5 Inthe eveniog by o scbooner bound to Jumalea, GREAT BRITAIN. THY BTRIKE OVER. LoNboy, Dec. 49.—The Oldhum colton ope- ratives’ strike 1 virtually over. ) DEAN STANLRY. Lonpoy, Dee. 20,—It Is stated that Dean Btanley coutemplates revisitlog America sliurtly. s DEAD, Loxpoy, Dec, 20,—~The Marquisof Tweeddale s dead. SPAIN, PINANCIAL MapHin, Dec. 29.~Tae Supste hae passed fluslly the LI canceling thy contruct for a luaut of 123,000,000 pesatas with tho Bpunish Colonta) Bauk, and adopted & bill suthorizinga uew Joan guaruoteed by Treasury buuds, The King hus sigued a decree dissolving tue Cortes, MONCASL It is reported that the Oual appeal of Mon- casi's counse] has been rejected, SBWITZERLAND, TARIFR. Lonpox, Dec, 29,~The Times' Geneva dis- patch feporty that the new Federal tarill will Le subinftted to & popular vote. GREAT DISTHESS preyalis in Switzerland, ‘There are 6,000 unem- pluyed persons In Geneva. ———— GREECE. HER RELATIONS WITH TURKLT. ConstantivorLe, Dec, ¥3.—Grecos has ex: pressed to the Powers her satisfaction at the In- Itiative taken by the Porte in sppolnting Com- inlsiouers to negotiate upon the frootler ques- tion. Greeco {utunds to comu 10 an understand- iz with "Furkey wizhout the mediation of the Powers. pras—e. NMOROCCO. TUE CHOLEKA OVER, ‘ GioratTan, Dee. 20.—The recent [atal epi- Qewle Lus disappeared frum Merowo, TURKEY, TUE DEVINITIVE THEATY, CoxsTanTiNOPLE, Dov. %.—It i3 expected tlat & accond negotiator in the discussivn rel tive to the definitive troaty of peace with Ru willbu sppoloted. The uegotiations will begin Gunediztely. Hossis, B 13 sald, will not exact au (wwediate ecttlement of fudemnity, but will Beoebh @ browilas of future arreuget, Ay £00n &K the trenty I8 nigned, the evacuntion of Turkish territory by the Rusmans begins, TERSECUTION OF RULOARIARS—20,(00 DRIVER FROM THRIR HOMES, Apectal to London Tnnes, Pestin, Dee. 12.—~It must have apreared re- markable to many that after so much talk abont the Bulgarian insurrcction In Macedonla, its increasing extent, amd the military measures taken by the Turks against it, the movement ahould have suddenly become silent, and for a conaiderable time now nothing should be heard about it from any anarter. At last, however, some anthentle intelifgence reaches ug from Solla which gocs to chow that the Turkish forces have veen wetting the botter of the rising fn the distgicts or Mclenik, Djuma, and tho Upper Btruma Valles; the acconnts reporting a larze uumber of Bulzariansfleeing from those districts sud taking refoge fn_Kustendfl, Dubnitza, and Samakov, the three Bulgarian places near- est tho frontier of Macedonfa. It may be re- memhbered that some timo ago rumors came from 8ufia of the destructton by Hashi-Bazouks of a number of Balgarian villages {n the Struma Valler, The information, lowever, being de- rived from those wno micht be supposed to be interested In acensing the Turks ImQHclf. rtliance was mot gifen to the news. Now, however, we aro told that the British Consul at Sofia has from personal observation con- firmed_the fact that about 2,000 Bulgarians have fled from the Vailey of the Uurer Struma ‘to Bulgarian_ terrltory, alleging that they.had been driven to flieht by Tnrkish forces, o1 whom, they reported, only a few were regulars, the bulk of them consist- ine of Bashi-Bazouks., The latter, thev sald, hadl attacked, sacked, and burnt their viliagus 1o the number of reventeen, committing alav all manner of atrocities on the inhabitants. Such wholesale emleration on the part of the Binl- garian povulation scems to leave no donbt as to the fact that the Tirks have rotthe upper hand In ttre Upper Strama Valley, amd that the tide of insurrection which had beenrolling down townrds Scrcs has been successfully urged back towards the Bulgarlan frontfer. Satls- faccory as this must ho to all_those who de- sire the fulfliment of the Treaty of Ber. lin and the avoldance of further “comptlen- tions, sucha multitudinons Bulgarian emligra- tion {8, nevertheless, a mther awkward cirenm- atance, whether it should turn out to be merely e cifect of a senacless panic like that of three years ago, which drove thousands of Hosnfans 10 the Austrian territory, or whether it be the reault of reprisals taken by the Turks on thelr return to the (istricts they were compelled to abandon in October last, atter the defeat of the small Turkish garrlsons in the passes, Not- withstandfog the systematic way in which Bul- guoriand Eust Roumella were cleared of the Mahometan element, whoso posscssions were ven over without further formality 0 the Bul- eorlans, the above atrocities may, perhaps, be adduced as an argument ngainst the repatriation of the Mahometan refugees. It is, however, not much to be wondered at if the Turks shoul have been stimulated to follow the example giv- en by the Russinna themselyes, and had endeay- ored fn their turn to pet rid in the summnry way nhove reported of the Balgarians {o Upper Macedonfa. Or asfmpler cxplanation may be refaliation, When the Insurrection got ~the upper hand in those parta the Mahometan vil- 1ages were attacked and burnt, and the inhab- itants fled to Beres. Now the Turkish refugees having returnc and got the upper hand of the Bulgarians, they have forced the latter to leave, TUE ROSXIANS BECOMING SATISPIED WITIL AUS- TRIAY RULE, « Apeclal ta Lnndan Timee, . Pesti, Huneary, Dec. 14.—The Bosalan de utation areived hera last night from Vienns, and was recelved to<day at 3 p. m. by his Majes- ty. Mustala Boy Fazly Pasich, the son of Fazly Pashy, the most wealtity aud influential of the Bosnian Begs, presented the address, saying at the same timu o fow words to the effect that they came sent by the Bosnian ;»coplu to bring 10 his Majosty the: homage of the province, ‘The Bosnfans regretted that some (if-advised parties “mmfi them had resisted ot firse the ex- ccution of his Majesty’s intentions towards them, but they were consoied by the thought that kis Majesty was aware that that was not the sentiment of the nation at large. Tho oddress was only fnally drawn up and signed here this morning previous to the audleucs, the passage prayiog for the anpexa- tion of the country to Austria having been climinated, In ita firial redaction the address refers ta the troubles, misrule, and dgcay of the country for years past, 1t next mentlons tho Berlin” mandate and the forco of the linperlal army, which broke seuscless realstance, vane qullgcd egotistical fanaticiyp, aod put anend tocivil war. The address eXpresses tho opinion that the Austrian Mounarchy could alone bo called upon to undertake tho tasi of restoring peace snd order to Bosnia, and that the people, though divided (0 reli_mlnnv were one In sentigient. They thoughit” it their ducy to send a dcButation of all classca and prufessfons 1o exprees thelr thanks and devotion to his Imperial Majesty. Bosnis, ooce so proud, Is now fndeed downcast, impoverished, and wastu; but hier sons think they can give the assurance that her resources ars by no means exhausted. Bkillful and laborioug handswill raise the Iatent but siill cxisting trefsurcs of the country, and which will amply repay the trouble and expense now needed 1uwarde that end. It ovly requires & wise Government, under the protection of the Ijupertat House, to guide the province, Tho krateful people of Bosnia pray fur the welfareof the 1mperial liouse, and Join with the peopias of the Austro-tlungarian mon-rcl.\\y In wishluglong 1ife to hia Imperial and Royal Majesty. ‘The tewor of the addresa aud the appearsuce and manner of most of the members of the Bos- nian deputatiur were calculated to produce s very favorable fmpression, TUR ALBANIAN LEAGUS, YViesxa, Dec, 1 —Intelligence recelved bere stales thol the Chicfs of the Albanian Leagus asserubled ut Koronitza have frustrated tho ulan for an understanding with the Porte, and have rejectedd the demand ot thelatier to lunnl{u contingent of troopa ugainst the Macedonfan insurgente. ‘Ine League intends acting un ita defense, and demands the {ncorporation of all the Albunian districta into a single Province of Atbauta, with the right of slecting its own Gov- ernor, subject m{ly to confirtnation by the Porte, and with power to appoint and dismias officials, Ancthier point clalmed-is that Albanfan should he thy official language. ‘The League recom- metds the Handink of Novibazar not to enter into hostilitiea with the Austrian troops in ihe neighbarhood, and has fnstructed its delegates In Seutart to protect the Inhabitauts of Pode goritza nyaluet the Montenegrins, GERMANY., TAYEA, BravrN, Doc, 29.—The National Liberal Corre- apanddence, |n sn article thought to foreshadow the course of the Nutlonol Liberal party rcla. tive to taxation, sugmeats that 15,000,000 murks uight be rulsed on petroleum, NROUMANIA, OIFOSED TO JRWS ACQUINING REAL RSTATE, wpertal to Luniton Times, Bucuarast, Dee 12.—~The only busioess of Imiportunce discussed in the Rouniantan Cham- liera since the opening of the present session is the pendiug LI forbidding the peasuuts to sell Junda given them by the State when serfdom wos abolished fo the Princlpality. - This messure f2 certuln 2o be regurded as stuply aimed at the Jewn, uuleas explanations are given of its real bearing. It may be stated, once for all, that the restrictions against the Jews in Roumania wera not cuacted becauee they were Turaclites In re- MHglon, but because they wers und are tho capls tuists of- the country, It Is stupldiy decmed degrading for the sons of the sristocracy to cnynge in trade of avy kiud, * The Jews of the surroucdlng nations, with. thelr usual foresighted energy, have, therefore, swarmea futo Roumauis, and oceupled tho vacavuies caused by the above- wentjoned prejudic. Tho legislation amtnst the Jews has hitherto been a struggle on the part of the landed proprictors to prevent thelr property fromn passiug tbrouvh their own fw- providence (uto the hands of the capitalists, who are lsractites. The present Coustitution forbids the purchese of land by Jews., When this restriction s remoted lo accordenco with the treaty of Berliu, it {8 natural fe cxpect that the capitalists will seek to avail them- selves of thelr new privileges. Now, the lotsa of laud bekl by the ueasants were couferred upon them ™ by the Btate upbon yery easy tenins of payment, and the State has a rlght, therefore, fu equity to pro- tect thuse ullotincuts sud prevent their being diverted from Lelr origival purposs as towes for the peasantry, boaey Is worth 13 per cout bery on the best” of security, aud as no farmin Jauds In oy country can Gear such 8 rate of- tu- terest, it is” evidedl toat & pessant bLorrowing mouey ou bis proverty would soon lose the lutter If the capitalist had the power Lo selze bis plot of land. Tue measure in question s simply fntended, theretore, to restrict money-leaders 0 wortyages on coming crups, aulmals, aud uteasdls, and thereby to prevent foollsh or ju- dolent peasunts froi parting with the laud {& sclt snd lurnluk‘. thelr fawidlics homeless sud orubiluss fnto the bighways of the country. Bucuanest, Dec, 13.—The law for preventiog ths Rouwanlan pessauts from sellisg the lavos provided for them by tho State ot easy terms of paytaent passed the Chamber of Deputies to- day. A shllsr law was enacted lon 1548, when the landa n question were divided amony the peuasuts, who were allowed thirty years to pay Jor the provesties, Duripg * the st few scard, however, the Deasauts, se. duced the offers of Jewlsh wmoney- leuders, fave been violutluz tue prByislony of this enactment. more especially in Moldavia, Not one peasant in s lundred com- prehends anythinz about loans on interest. Ho regards the vroffered sum as a speclen of dona- tlon, and signa his bond to pay 50 or even 100 per cent, swithout reslizing that he has in nine casea out of ten subscribeid away the home of his family. Al the peassnts who have heen cjected from their homes are to be refnatated, and the money-lenders must apply to the Courts, which, after investigation, whl decide upon the ncttlements to be miade between the peasant and his creditor. The new law In ques- tion really only provides for the stn@ fulfll- ment of the previous ennctment of 1840, DIVORCE, ETC. A bill has been Introduced into the Chambers moedifying the divores laws of Roumania, The Princioality has hitherto rivaled the States In Ainerica whero conductors of railway Leains wero sald o aunounce twenty minutes for divorce when the Irontiers were crossedd. he Jomanul says that, as Romania’s forelgn relations are now satisfactorily established, the Government and people should apply them- seives entirely to domestle reforms,and jm- prosements. Four hundred Turkish prisoners have left here tor Constantinople. It 18 stated that only 1,500 Russiaus are now statloned In Roumanis. ——— JELLALABAD, YN8 WINTERING TLACR OF TAS MAIN RODY OF TIR ENOLISH ARMY IN AYGTANISTAN, London News, Jetlalabad occupies & position nearly hall way from our own cantonments of Peshawur to the Capital of tha Ameer. Ita houses cluater upon the alluvial levela little tothe south of the Cabul River, and the town stands not anite 2,000 fect above 2ea level. Westward the country riscs suddenly Lo anelevation of 5,000 feet ; so that the upper partion of the valley has a rather zorous European climate, while the lower half enjoys s almost tropical luxurlance in the warmer months of summer, Even the hot simoom is not unksown. The numercus rills which flow down from the surrounding hills supply it abundantly with that great necessity of ralnless India, water for {rrigation; ond accordingly, even when famine is pressing with terrible se- verity on the thirety plains of the Punjaub and the desert reaches of Rajpootans, the Afghans of the Jcllalabad Valley are harvesting large crops of rice, snd wheat, and millet, not only sufliclent for their own wants, but also for ex- portation to the starvinz citles lu the level bee low. Fruits are lkewlse largely culti- vated, and mulberrles in partfcular form a ataple artlele of food, belag drled?! aod then ground down into & sort of meal, largely cousnmed by the poorer classes, and often making nup the staple of their diet. Amoug the rich rice-fields and millet-pleces of the glen our commissariat shoutd be able fn part to recruit itsalf, unless the Amcer's forces hnve already ren\ulnltlnnefl all the avallable supplies, The central portion of the glen In, n fact, ono contintious gardon, thickl dotted with ilttle villages of Hindoos or Afghans, and studded with tho castlos of anclent or malern feudal chleftalns, ‘I'ie Iliadoo element, cverywhers o conslierabla component of Afehan socloty, 18 hero varticularly numerous and conspicu- ous, for the " whole watley of the Cabut River was once regarded as form- Ing o part of Indln, to which as a tributary Lasia of tha Indus watershed {t naturnlly be- longs, and 1t still retains many traces of this early connection, The followers of the anclent falth, who elsowhere are found only fn Afghan- is1an the teaders and bankers " among the feudsl Pathan arlstocracy and peasantry,—liko the Jewnin medieval Europe,—here muster strongz_as cultivators and artisans, while in Jellalabad ftseif they actually possgssa templo of their own creed, Bome of these ontlyving Hindoo commuuities belong to the same high caste ns the lulfocu of Indis, but others rank with tho Jats of the Punjaub, that fine race of hardy cultivators snd -umiy sol- dlers, who have often fought bravely for their native Princes, and who now under a neacenble rule form the malnstay of agriculturs in all the dricst and most unpromising districts of the Northwest. Inthe Jellolabad Valley, as clse- whers, thelr fodustry and handinood Insure them snuccess, and raise them far avove the lazy Af- ghan clanemen, whose only real talent is that of robbery and vendetta; but who, of courre, look down with the lordly contempt of all Prmfinury classes upon the humble followers of the plow. Jellalabad ftaelf, though strateaicallv fin. portaut as the central fortress of the valley be- tween the Kbyber on the ono hand and” the Juedulluck and Khivord Cabul Passes on thie other, fs by no means a large town, judged even by au Indlan standard. When our army last oceupled it In 1843, it coutafued only 800 iouses and 000 |nhabltauta, Walls then ‘surrounded 1ho place, but thoy were battered dawn by Gen. Pallock aftor his rolicf of Salo’s warrison. ~ Since that date, however, thero s little doubt that they have heen repalred, though the alight nature of our mcqualnt- ance with Afghanistan In times of peave docs not sllow of auy vertainty on the point at pres- cat. It 13 o placo of some sntlquity, huving besn Hrat laid out o 4 Ruyal resfdence by tho Mowul congueror Baber, the founder of the Dehll dynasty of Emperom, commanly known in Eurobo as the Ureat Mognls. Driven from his mncestral homo in Kokand ut the age of 21, the young barbarian swept down the passes of tho "lindoo Koosh. 'The Cabul Valley was tho 1irst part of tbe Tudian Empire which hesucceeded iu obtaining, and, strangely ebough, one of the first to slip from the fecblo gradp of his deecendants, Usber's grandson, Akbar, the great orvanizer of tho Mogul -dunlvions,—the Darius of the Dolbl dyoasty, as aber was its Uyrus,—bullt tho existing town, and called it Jalalabad) ur, as we write it, Jellalabad), that 18 to say, the City of Jalal, after hls own orig- fnal mame of Jalal-uddin, In more modern timeas the town has beon rendered famous for 1t gallant defense by tien. Bale on the occaslon of vor last unwarranted interferenco with the allairs of Afghsnistan. Balo had falten back from Cabul on the first outbreak of the native reslstauce, sud was snabled to hold out until ralieved by Pollovk In the spring of 1812, 1t was here, too that Dr. Brydong, thie solitary survivor of the retreat from’ the Capital, stag- gered i, wounded and weary, to toll thu taf of that terrible retribution fur an act of unrignt- cous ression, of which our soldlers haul been the Iunocent victims, Pollock advanced Jollalsbad to Cabul, vindicated British power, sud retlred at the close of the yrar, after demolishiug the fortltications which bad protected Hale's force,” Hut the history of the valley stretches muny hundred years further back in time than that of its ceniral tortre: As long azo aa the scventh century of our are, liweo Thanot, au indetutizable Huddhist pligeim, set out frow China to visit the treat monasteries of his faitl, thien scattercd over thy Indlan Lenfnsula sod the sdjoluine mountain countries. 1o has left o full itincrary of bis journey, embracine almost every tawn in Iodis, which forms the greot basis for all our knowleoze of the carly kingdams, with theircapitals and chiof buildings, Hwen Theaug slways wenttons thedistandesand dircctions with trun Chinese minuteness and accuracy, so that we are ablu to follow his foot- steps with surprising closeness, aud to tead his veracity by oxisting remsins, ile Lolls us that 0 his tlme the Jellalabad Vallay was jububited by Jlindoos and Turks, and mentiona the exist- cice of numerous Buddhbst temples. These topes anid other relics of Huddhist architecture still wtud the plaiu in great numbers, aod thelr inscriptions, when decipbered, will doubtiess turow much light upun the esrly condition uf the country. . ‘The climate of the Jellalabad Valley Is almost Anniau fn fts mildness: and I our troops vecupy the maln fortress this winter, it 18 not probable that they will attempt to twarch forward into the chiily uplands of Cabul befure the spring. Buppostug the Khyber con be kept open fur supplies, and the communications with Pesha- wur wmalntained, vo beftdr place. withia thy Afchan bouudary could be found to keep vur Bepoys durivg the cold wuather. § o e — ELECTION CONTEST, Bpectal Dirpaleh to The Tribune. Mizwauvskss, Dee, W, J. Fgan, Demo- cratic candidate for the Asscuwbly fo the Eieventh District of this county, bas served pa- pers upon W, B, Jolinson, Republlcan elect, with a view of coutestiug the lutter’s rights to a wseat In the Leglalature, Egzan, It 1s understood, will ignore the secoud clection resulting from tho tie vote in Nuvember, on the ground that 0o tis existed, two votes baving Leem thrown out 1u the Tuwa of Ureentleld thab were easy tor him, but bore uo fuitials. e ——— THE SAND LOTS, 8ax Fraxcisco, Dee. 20.—At the sand lots today a resulution passed expelliug C. C. O'Douuell, member of the Constitutivnal Cou- vention, from the Workiozwmen's party ou e count of recent disclosures afeciivg his char- acter, deyeloped fu bis libe! case siainat the Chrunic'e ——t— Everybody's Kxporiouce. 3 1ortland (Me.) Adrertiser. A storv is told of one of the Grand Jurors frum Northtleld, Vt., tu sttendance upou the lase term of cours at Moutpelicr. 1o was afraid bo would uot swake lu season Lo Lake thu 6 o'ciock tralu for the Capital, which be haa talked uver with Lis wite on reviriug, He bad just got joto asound slecp when tis faithful bilw, suzgedtiui thut It wiat be tiw He did, found 1t wns only midnight, and retired ain, Boon he was agalu aroused, and this time, upon consutting the clack, it proved to be only 3a. m. Somewhnat isgusted anil augered at being ro often broken of his alumbers, he again sought his couch, admontshing his wile thus: ** Look here, you keep vour elbow out of my hack and_vour “mouth out of my ear til morning.” _ Feellog hersell relleved” of any further respusibility, ahe went to sleep for good and 1ot her. lord and master to_wake when hs chore, which he did at 4 o'clock. ‘Thinkkig it would not pav to try and get anv more sieep, he built a fire, put on his overeont and lint, took his salise {n his band, and_rat down betore the firo for a few winutes. Meanwhile his wife alim. hered on until 7 o'clock, when shio awoke to find him gone, whercat ehe felt quite badly, sayine slie futended to haveo got him a warm breaklast, Letsurely proceeding to dress hereell, she sougnt tne kitclien, where, to her astonishment, she be- held her husband sftting bolt upright in “his chair before the stove, fast asleep, with Lthe train gone over an bourl RAILROADS. THFE I'ROPOSED REGULATION OF FREIGIITS AND FARES IN THE TERRITORIEY, From Our Own Correspondent, ‘Wasninaton, D, C,, Dee. 20.—Senator Mor- an, of Alabams, has Introduced a bill to regu- Iate the tarifl of charges on through and local freights and for passaze over lines of rallway, in the Territorfes of Who United States, which may autagonize some features of the Ragan bill, so far as the latter aoplics to railways in the Territories, The following fa the Morgan Mll: That the Sennl-r; of the Intorior shall select, from the ofticers of the Interior Department, & Toard, to consist of three disinterested persons nkilled in_reference to ratiroad teansportation, whoasc dnly {t shall oe to examine the rate of charges for freights and passengers over any.rail. road in sny Territory of the United States, anld: over lines of raliroads connecting with sush rall. s in the Territories, as hereinafter deseribed, to make a written report of ruch fnvestiga. il of the facts o ascertained at least once period of slx months from the date of ct, And upon such report belng made, the Hecretary af {ihe Interlor, the Sec. rolary of War, and the Hecretary of tho Tecasury ehail ‘conslituto n loard to exam- ine the rame, and shall provide a rate of charges fur_frelghta’and of passenzer-fares, to inclnde both local and through freights and passengere fares to be observed by sach raliroade. until Con- gress ahall ix differert rafes. And said Board may change said rates as often a8 once in every six montns unieas Congreas has by law prescribed n different rate, But ruch rates of freight when they are so establinhed, and whenever they are changed, all be made public by advertising. the same in uch o number of newavapers aa tha Recretary of the Interlor may direct, ot to exceed five, pub- lished ncar the ra'lroads Affected by such pro- ceedings for one month at least hefore the same shall take effect: and copies of the ame shall Dbe furmished 1o the Presidont or Buperintendens of such of sald taliroads at least one month before the samo are to ot Sgc, 2. When any aucli rale of freighte and passenger fares is to 3" eatablished or (s proposed &0 be changed by rald Hoard, the raliroad coms panies to bo affected thereby shall have reasona. bie notico of the time wheu such Board will semble under call of the Secretiry of the [nte. rioe, and aball have & fair and free opportnnity to be heard In roference thereto, and (o aubmit teatimony upon such guestions for the conaldera. tion of the and whenever any such tari® af frofghts and' punsenger fares 18 50 on- tablinhed or s w0 altered, the fler o shall bnnblnlfnxnyy on sald ralirond companles, and all their officers aud agents, a4 if the sama ‘were established by nct of Congress, until Congress shall, by law, alier, amend, of repeal them, g1 Nec, 3, Any oficer or agent of any euch rallrond company who shall knowingly charge a higher rate of freight or of pAssenger fafa than la so fxed b satd Board, after the eame has taken effcct, shall ba proceeded sgalnst by Indictinent or upon infor- mation in the District or Clrenlt Courts of the United Biates within the district whero. such offensen nre committed, und upon conviction shall be fined not wmore thau threefolid the amount of the freights or farcs 30 charyed, sud may bo imptlsonca by the Court for a term not exceeding ono year, and at hard labog, If the Court shall sa order, Yxc, 4, Evory rallroad bullt, or ihat shall be here- after built, in whole ur in part, in 'erritury of the United States, s Included in the provieions of tuls act; ani no other railrond company ahall here- after conuest, of contlnuv.to conuect, “ita Jines of raliway with those of uny tnm{mny ‘whoso lines of rondare, in wholeor part, withiln such Territories, until it has obtained the conscnt of the States thirongh whoee autharity it cnjoys any of 1ts charter powers: and In virtue of auch consent, shatlaccept in writing the provistons of this nct as belng fully obligatory upou such company, which acceptance, attestod under tho seal of such company, by its President, as the act of the stockbolders thorcof, b flled in the Department ol the Intertor. d therestter thie Jurladjction of the United Staten courts, as berelnafier defiyed and rmvldml, shal] attach to said tollruad companics within the Statns that shall 80 glve thelr consent. Andafter such consent 13 glven and filed, ail theoficers and agants of sa}d company shnl) be uinenable to the painus and penaltien prescribed by this act to the nane extent os I said offe: were committed or the unluwful acte done 1n a Territary of the United States, c.°b, Any of the rellroad cumpanies to which et extenda s aforceaid, after their ucceptance of ita terms_and conditions ne hercin provided, eball be entltled to cnjyy the rights and privi- leges bereluafter granteil and secured; that is to ray, that all the lines of raliway cmmccun{. or whlufl may hereafter counect, with sny road ballt by or chartered in a ‘Tesritory, sball be put on an equality an to all conalgned througn businces pass. g, elthor way over such rallroads rul}wulwl‘; and Imination {n charges for freight urPI enger: 1) made by or uulust cf but no highier charges per milg for passungers and xfl tou per mile for freight shill be made for the aul to and from the junction of such fines than shall be charged simllar busi- ws from such Junction on ita own line; all frolght and passcngors shall ba forwarded In elther direction as conslgned: and, except as 1o the ownership and general snunagement of such con uetm)r roads, and tho division of earninge, sald rouds shall be operated o as to practically form one on line. and secura to each raliread cutapany and tothe aged of o Imbuum accommaodation and aava oroukh 11 tall points of junctio; cowpany 80 connecting with a s company: witlin a Territory the rlgzht lo contract currontly for tha tr tun of freights and passengors desti shipped frow, its road to o frou such road at (he then eataviiation rates of freight ond fare, avd may fssue throogh bille of ladine and passenger tickets, ond may maintain agencies ou the line or at the the tormini of the rosd ‘of the other for xatd pure poses, and shal) ba afforded privilegen and facille Ues for tranescting such business at such points usl Lo thoeo cujoyed vy the company owning sucn road: Provided, that such connecting ruad or roads shall reciprocate aald right of connection and equality of charves and_privliegos, and tond iiko facilities to other comuanies d connect with a ratlroad 1a tho ‘Territorie company clsiining the yrivileges of th sball fall or refuse (o compiy, In I llllllt, with ¢ne provisions of this section, tha Ufre cult Caart of the Uniled Biates wminy, ut the in- stanuce of the Company, or of any pureon ur per- sone agyrleved thercby, compel complisuce by in. Junction, waudamus, ‘or otherwise; aud in order (o mecure furlsdiction by tho Federal to which such compunies may become partie company shull be susble In the district and Sta which i1a 1ast untual mechiug was held, or Ita principal lucal office may be, or i any Ktuts ot Ferritory tn which its line of road 1a locatud, ' UTE POSSIDETIS,” + 87, Louss, De, 20,~Five Chilefs of the Ute Tndlaus arrived bero Lo-day, en route from Col- arado to Washinzton to cousult with the Interior Department relative to the sale by them to the Goverument of another strip of Lhelr reservu- tson, said to bu yery valuablo as a winoral dis- trict. ‘Threy wro accompanied by Mr. Kelly, their agent, sud Curtiss, Interpreter, —— SUICIDE, Avectat Dispateh to The Tribune., BrrixarigL, Ik, Dec. #0.—Thls alternoon Joseph Munsou, a younz man sbout 2V yoars old, lvinig nine miles from Springticid, com. untted sutelde by shootiug himselt fu tbe head with u platol, s ‘THE JETTIES. Nxw Ounmans, Des th—Messrs, Barpard, Wrighty Macomb, and Tower, Of the Englucer Corps, U, 8. A, ure ut St. Charles Hotel, They leav morrow to survey und report upon thy Jerth —— CANADA, Ovrawa, Dee, 24.—Parliament is further pro- rogued to the Bth of February, sud vot then called fur the dispatel of busiuess, A \VHQG"I'\II Jtut Ntory, Whilo workmen wero tearhngz up the old floor of the Cevtrul trelebt-bousn at Auburn, N, Y., lately, preparatory Lo reluglng, they came ucross ot uiused geaje-box some clehit Inches deep und about four fectsquare. ' 1t was pried up from its pusition, aud asit was beluy ratsed s ruttiingsound was beard inside, The wen broke it upew, wien vut juinped 4 wonstrous rut, Chase wus given tho Fodent, but the uniusal manazed o escapa Ly rubulug 1uto a pile of freight, The rat wos us largu 83 & good-sized Intien, aud so gray from wxge Wbat it was alwost white. The bultum of the bux from which it coierped was found 1o be cutnpletely cuvered Lo the depth of au fuch or twore with peanut shiucks, corn, coru-ubs, aud the like. The only vpenibe that could be dis- covered wos & awall hole about su foch snd threo-fourths {u diamcter, through whwh arud bud pussed. Whew younz and suiall, the at, it 48 supposed, crawlid futo the Loz, sud, after gorging itselt with plunder, was uusble to et out, aud thus became & voluptary prisoner, b yradually grew uutil it reached enormous vrupurtions, “The watertals found In the box fudicate that uiler ruts fed it and thus hept 1y from starvatfon. The rbdent was undonbtedly confined for keveral years, and the action of the other anfmials sn supolying [t with means of pub- sistence Ahows & degree of intelligence that the rat has rarclv been given credit for, flow tho {mprizoned rat obtained water or ot®r liquida to quench [ts thirst fe n mystery; but that it was {1 the box for several yeara there can ha no doubt. Its long fmprisonment did not impatr Its phyaival qualitics to any cxtent, a8 was cvi- denced by the sprightly manner {n which it dodged about to get away from the workmen when it was released, FIRES. AT MEMPIIS, TENN. Mestrnis, Dec. 20.—A fire early this morniog burned the buildings at the cornet of Poplar and Fourth streets, occupled by A. & J. Heill wers, bakers and confectionery, Loss to bulld- Ings, 85,000, owned by Mre. Stillma, uninsured; Heillger'a loss, about $5,000; insured for 81,000 each In the Scottish Cominercial, Quedn and Home of New York, and $300 In the Hoffman ol New York. —— CHICAGO. The alarm from Dox 331 at 0:50 yesterday morning was caused by the explosion of a gaso- line stovo In the basement of the three-story brick bullding Nos. 824 and 826 Weat Madison street, owned ‘and occupled by C. E!.Clacins & Co. as n drugr ntore. Damage, 850, The stove waa belur used st the timeto thaw out the water-pipe. AT MILLERSBURG, KY. Cincinnary, Dee. 20.—The Gazelfs's special says the Nev. Dr, Gould’s Ferhala College at Millersburg, Ky.. burned carly this mornine, Tho studenta Jost thelr wardrobes. The total loss Is 812,000 insurance, $3,000, AT BRIDGEPORT, CONN. Bafborrort, Coun., Dee. 20.—The dial and vnint shop of the 8eth Thomas Clock Company, In Thomaston, burned Baturday night, Loss vartinlly covered by 20,000 | CASUALTIES. A FATAL LEAP, Epectat Dispatch to The Tridune. Broominoton, 11, Dec, 29,—Festus Howe, & fireman on the Lafsyette, Bloomington & Mis- pul Raflroad, was killed at Ssybrook at 8 o'clock last evening. ‘The coupling connecting engine and tender broke, and precipitated Howe to the track. Ona leg was brufsed and heaa severcly hurt.’ Death cnsued at 1 this morning at Paxton, Howa's home, to which he had been taken, lio was an only son of a poor widow, and was agea 2, v . TATAL ACCIDENT. Deanwoon, . T., Dec. 20.—News was re- celved yesterday that Dr. 8kinner, Post Surgeon at Fort Peck, was bit In the head and snortaliy wounded while witnesalng the killiog of cattle for the Indians, SHIPWRECK. PonrTLAND, Me., Dec. 20.—Tiie achooner High- lands, Bangor, for Provincetown, is believed to have beun lost, with a crew of four, KILLED BY A LUNATIC. New Yonk, Dec. 20.—Officcr Furness, shot by Willlam L. Palmer, a lunatie, Baturday, died t0-day from Internal hemorrhage. o e —— BODIE. A Discovery that Bodes no Good to Muech Mioing Property, Ban Fraxcisco, Dec. 20.—The Call to-mor- row will publish a statement, emanating from a party well Informed cn the subject, to the effcct that on January last tho townshlp {u whicl the town and some of the vrincipal mines of Badic are located was surveyed under authotity of the Fedoral Government, when It was discovered that they were situated fn Bec. 16. By act of Congress of March 8, 1833, the sixteentn and thirty-six sections fn each township were grant- ed to the State. Under the laws of California, tho occupants of such sections are held to be preferred purchascrs for slx months after the flling of the plat of survey. ' The parties in possession at Bodio have falled to avail them- acives of the operation of the law, Other par- tles bave Oled applications for purchase under the State title. The mines fncluded in this tract < are the Bodle, Bouth Bodlo, Bouth Standard, Champlon, South Bulwer, and 8 portion of Bulwer, The C'a%l reporter inter- vicwed United Btates Surveyor-General Wayno this eveulug on the subject. * Ile exoressed sur- Eflm at hearine tho statemont, and stated that y the law of 1853 mineral lands wera exctuded from going 1o the Niate, and the present occu- pants could prove up and patent their clalms under the Federal Inw, e atd, howaver, that adetermination of the question woutd probably ms‘L cuough to ruin both claimauts and conteat- nots, SUNDAY BLOODSHED. An Appnrently Justifiablo Case of Shooting. At 7 o'clock last evening Joun Leyden, the younger sva of an old and well-known family residing at No. 1023 Wentworth avenue, was shot, and It is thought fatally wounded, by a saloon-keeper named John Bartels keeping fn the basement of No, 410 Archier avenue. Leyden and his companions had been playlng nool for somo tiine, and a dispute arcse with the pro- prietor regarding the payment for agame which Loyden devled havioglost. Hard words passcd betsreen them, until Leyden became so enraged that he furlously threw several pool- balls aty, Bariels' bead. Bartels then drew o revoller aud fired ouo shot at nim which struck Mm 1n the right cye. Bar- tels was arrested somo time Jater by Officer T. Barrott, of the Deerlug Street Statfon, Leyden walked to his home, aud was there attended by Dr. L. J. Koeler. The wound was probed, but the ball conld not be found, and it was the opinifon that §t would result fatally. No report was made of this until five of slx hours after its occurrence. There was a disposition on the part of the Lesden family to suppress, and perhaps the pulite allowed them- gelvesto be hiandled for a time, e —— Mntriwonlal, Boeclal tn Oincinnali Commeretal, ! Nasnvirn, Tenn., Dee. 2.—The marriage In Washiugton, somo two inonths since, of J. C. Napler, of this ¢ity, to Miss Nettlo Langston, daughter of - John "M, Laugston, Mintster to Iln{lu. created uite a futter 0 colored bigh society. 'he marrage - was vele- Lrated with great eclat In Washiugton City, and it I8 anld the bride came to her new liomé with a magnificent trousseau, which she has fouwl amuple occuston to exhibit among ber colored friends. 'The formor marriage hias now been fullowed up by another, and consequently n fow days siuca stylish curds were Issued to the wed- dingotl Arthur 1), Lavgston, brother of the former ‘brie, and Miss lda M. Napier, To thess nuptisls were fnvited thy members of the colored artocracy, and they were prese ent in vreat numbers and fn full dress, ‘The ride was attired 1o 8 eream-colored allk drevs, with wihite tulle skirt, and trlsanea with tulls und Jnee, with tulte vell and byacinths, The room has brioht brown complesion, while the brive I8 80 ucarly white as to stiow Ilttle traces of her africau lineage, ‘I'he marrfage was the bigeest cvent that has ever ocrurred here sime the war In volored society. The bridal pair wilt feave here Monday for ¥t. Louls, whers Lang- stou teaches schoul. ° Urniea, N, Y., Dec. 28, —Mlss Mary V.., dungh- ter uf Johu F. Beymour, brother 1o (nu (iov- vrnor, was married to<lay o Dr, Willis E. Ford, of \he Btate Luostic Asylum, ‘Tiie wed- ding was one of the nondsowcst aifairs of the seuvon, aud wes largely stiended by many of the notables of this city and surronuding coune 4ry, ex-Goy, Seymour and cral of big jmme- diate fricuds betng amony the number, Tailor, Traneriot, A Loodou tallor, who makes costumes for lflurlnm‘u. receutly covered all the floor of his op that could be seen from the street with turl, dlsposed a brace of partridges and u pheas- aut upaa {t, and dropped bere and there scveral pieces of cloth suitable for pstng or shooting suits, su that buyers could fudge how the goods would aopear when worn u the ticld, This ar- raugviient ssscuibled o great crowd befors the window, {I 1t did nothiug smore, snd & probauly added largely to the recelpts of the fogenlous tailor who fuveuted ft. Seriect i, 'The Hartford correspondent of the Spriugficld (Muss.) Sepublican tells some futerestiug atories Of \he Mitchell family of Hartford, sucestors of Douald G. Mitchell (“Ike Marvel”). ‘Lue best An Inge: Buston .back was {nevitable. I8 the reply of one ot the ol danies of the house & century or more ago to the clergyman who, preaching tn Wethersitell on the minfulners o nuy, sudidenly usked. i1 a most dramatic way, “iWho of you, vl inv brethren and slsters, can stand up here and dare exhibit yonrseif ns one wlha knows that heorshie finda nothing of which to be ashamned! 1 panse for such anone to stand up.” Hercupon the old lady calmiy ross and looked sbout o moment or two, until all eves had heen fdstened upon her, and then quietly seated hereelf, without a slgn of ver- turbafion, Without a word of comment from the preacher, the ecrmon was very qnlouf fin- islied, but no man or woman present cver dared to hint to Mra. Mitchell that her comluet was other than anv true Mitchell should bave taken' under such circtumstances, kool A TIE ¥ARM AND GARDE The End of the Year—A Good Sign—Gentle- men-Farmers—A New Cattle-Disenso e 1a Smut Polsonons 2—\Whnt Others Thinke Agrieultural Levturen=A Swindle, From Our Ouwn C demt. CraMPALGR, [IL, Decl 28.-~The end of the year draws nigh. How many o! as can tell whether wa are better oft in this world’s goods than we were a year ago! Do any of us kngw, whether our farming operations have beon profitable, or have cost us more than they have cometo! Business-men involceqtleast onco each year, in order to find out how thiey stand, But few farmers do this, although correct business- principles demand that it be done. Every farm- cr should, on the first day of the new year, make an Inventory of his worldly effects, eyen to the minutest items, and aflx a valne to cach, Stock, grain on hand, vegetables, and frylt should all be fncluded. The formuln mafFbe something as follows: B Real catate, 100 acres Jete Thefl mnke @ listof labilities which will be bandy In cnse of sudden death: There are always plenty of bogus claime presented after amanis dead and unable todefend bimself; and a lst of llabilitles will give the helrs an opportunity to make a dec®nt defense. But this fs not all, Tt will show & man just how he stands with the world; aund, 1f ho IsIn debt, 1t will be a standing notico to him to bo eco- notnleal, and not cultivate crops that don't pay expenscs. A COOD sION. A few years aqo thero was o regular heglra from the farms to the towns. Men who owned 2 quarter-section of land became suddeniy Impressed with the idea that they were capftai- Ists, and needed to work uo longer, An auction was made, wdd alt the personal property was sold off. "Then the fartn was rented, aud the family moved to somno adjoluing town or village, ‘The hoys quickly became used to the ways of village-boys, aud "hecame leaders in all sorts of mischiel, " They got * smart,’” smoked, drank, gambled, and spent money reck- o8t (v The+ pirls bad a yplano, a musfe-teacher, and spent the time gad- ding. The ex-farmer whittled store-boxes or played dominos to kill the time. 1le beeano a profossional loafer, Hia wife—good woman—~ was the anly one of the family that remained Iudustrious ‘aund carned her own living, These smatl caplitailsts wcmauue plents six or clght yeurs ago, We kmow dozens of them, Most of ihem uwow sec the folly of thelr move, The farm ran down unJer the tenant’s lnck of caru: little by little debt hewan to sccumulate; the boys got into_scrapes, aud the pld gentleman was amazed. The most of thess men—that s, those who still own thelr farms—have gune back to them. Thelr boys are demoralized and the girls dissatisfled, of courac; but the moving It had to be done to save the furm, and to keep the family from thes| poor-house. There are many other cases of farmers well off ten years ago, who thought they might bo ‘' GENTLBMEN PARMERS,! but who now are ut work by theday., Tt lsa hicaithy signtosec thic mengoing back to the farm. They will begin to build up agaln, and profit by the experience of tho past, The tima [or living in Idicnoss, or of amossing a fortune without capital, has gone. Houest, hard work is the only way to galn a competence, A YNRW CATTLE-DISEASE" Every little while we are astonished to hear that a new cattle-diseasc has broken vut. Some rinter’s dovil or blacksmith, who prints an al- eged newspaper At some cruss-ronds, hears n furuer speak of what to him is a now dlscase or new discovery, and ho ot onco sits down and pens something like the following: An unknown and somewhat alarming diseaso has broken out omong tho cattle in De Witt County, Til., and soveral of -the Iargest stock-raisers have beon heavy losera, The cattle dic apparcatly trom no cauve. " ‘When the discase s investizated by one com- petent, it always turns out to bLe somethiy wuoll known; and, if the symptoms arc carefull; noted, a fetter to the gentloman who conducts the veterinary department fu ''ne TRIDUNE fs alimost certain to call forth a prescription for its cure, | 18 SMUT POISONOUST Wa bellese that * Veterinarian !* decides that it 4, it cousumed in conslderable quantitics, without the antmal haviug ac to water; others, however, disagree in that respect, Wo liave known csttle 1o run in a corn-cld all winter, and cat their fill of husks and lcaves, and not die; amt we havo seen them, uuder what to us uppeared exactly the same circum- stances, dio In considerable numbers, Wo should not permit our stock to run fn adry corn-ficld all day, untll the fodder had bevotno guite reduced n quantity, Perhaps cold weather may have something to do with it. In extreme cold weather, wo presume, cattle eat aud are continually moving n order to keep warim. The stomach becomes Nlled with a mass of dry food which tho julcea of tho stowach fati to reach. Whea night comes thay attempt to chew it, but are unable to ratee 1t from tho tomach, and ultimately the animal dics. This {s only theory, and he8 no referenvs to the polsonous qualitics of smut. WIAT OTHERS TIINK, . A correspondent of the Belmont (Ta.) Hera'd say; Your Goldfeld corrcspondent was Iaboring under a mistake when Lo wald, **N, L. Paine lost Your head of cattle lsst weok from eating (oo much smut in the corn-Oeld:* 1 have nat lost from pating wmnt. Sunt will not kil catile. ucallan wasdecided years ago h‘ Mr, Mr. N altin, of 1lamilton County, when he Lut A stoct I il and fed him on wmutly corn for over two wueks, just to test the thing. I'ne resuit was, tho stovr grew fat andoe the treatment, and the amut had no bad eflect an bim whatover, d Joso fve head of cattle. however, bt not from eating smut. 'They died from stuting them- welves with com: ke to such wn exient that it was inpossthle for such a taes of fuod to yues through the wanifold, before cliemival action sul + uad then—dry minrroin sl deatl, and your bactiber ad ive grocit hides fUr wate. | had made cattle-saising & spociulty for nearly a quarter of a centuey I Welght County, and— never having had ony drouble with dry tnnrealn, biackleg, ur any other cattio-discnse 1o wpeak of while iy nedghtors bud 1ost sud were losing cattle aLa fearful rato from sunning in the corn-stalk felda—1jthionght purhap that a few words on cat- tle-management in _coru-stalka wunld not bo awws, this wos Nov. 30, A. D, 1878; a0 1 squared nyselt for o' long Article, in- tended for pu i now about stock-mun: My eattly had bech rauning in the corn-stalis threa Lours per doy fd¥ the last thirty-six days and no bad results, buly on tha contrary, they were dolng Arateratu; bud Novewmbey 10 was u rainy duy, and, a8 1 thoughi there " could bo wo_dangerof the'catil Overfceating ou wel todder, Llat thoo ruk b te stalk-teld nearly the whole das, - Nov, 111 was np early to reconnuitre, and | found five cattle out of the Bty -uix head dead, or lu 4 dytug conditton, § uiado & thorough exsuriuation of the dead aulinals, bat e Bud 0o suiut in their stomachs; b n: uifol r sccond stuuiuch, as | thinew cahied, packed full of dl{ hui hurd a8 8 vuni-baked brick, ‘'t article vn what 1 kuow sbout stock-raiaing 1 put naediately bnto the wtove, for § bud made np uy toind that 1 a1d Dot kuow 80y t0v much fu 1hat direction. We leuve commmgnts fur the veterluary spoudeat of this paper, AGRICULTULAL LECTURES. A course of lectures ou subjecis conuected with Agrculturs with be viven ot tho Judustrial Umwnus. in this ull.vi begiuning on Mouday cvenlug, Jan. 27, and lasting ous ‘woek. ‘Thy lectures wil be given in accordince with the folluwing progranime: Courss No. 1will n Monday evening, Ja 27, snd conMBug §V6 sncLedilve eventugs. Courscs %10 7 will be given 8urinz four forenvons, bugin- nlugatd vclock Tacadsy, Nos. £ and i will be civen the firvt, 4 8Ad 5 (he sccotd, U and 7 the hird hour each day, 1. Puhitical Kcudomy of®Ageiculture, Dr. Greg.’ ory, Regent of the University.—the MHelwton of Food-Pruduction to opwation aud Civilization; Nature sud Froduciion of Agricuitural Weslth; Auricultural Kachauges and Murk. Laws of D lulmn ol Agniculturul Weaith; ‘The Crials of ndustr 2. Butls and Telr Managemeut, by Prof. Mor.: fow, —Orlgin and Uses of Sotte; Sratuage (by i'rof. Shattuck); Tilige; Fertiiisers, 3. Chemistry, by Pro ‘ebor. —Laws of Chem- 1cat Combinafone; of Chewical Nomeu- cluture; Ageicullural ey (by Mr. Sourell); Apphcations ol 4 Vetetiuany Scien wy of Furn- ARtimaley Heoplratory Apparatoe? b. Kural Archheaur Ricker utd Mias Allew, corre- Dr. Prentice. —Anata- lyestive Apparutusine e Uoinlioy Digcascs. ud Hyziene, Frof, he Futon-Houve] uwge s Makinz: Some Mietakes In Farm-Iiygiene; The Education of Women, by Prof, Morrow, 0, Animai lhlnhm!l?’; Animal in Agricuiture; Principleaof Breedin; Hreeding and Crons- Breeding thy Mr. Sandere, Xatlonal Lice-Stock Journal); ‘Selections Managemont of Live-Stock. . Plants, by Prof, furelll,.—Plant-Btructire: {:{:l'u‘;;'c‘““ Bap (by Prof. Peabody); Plant- The aftarnoons of each day, from Tuesday to Friday, will be devated 10 aRuresess and diegan: Presidents of tag State Noard of Agricnlture the State Horticnitara B fi“‘. edl':n of the R'-‘zd tlonal Lire-Stock Journat, Toirie ey, nnd Weatern Itural, and the Tlekd Farmer of tho Uni- sermty, “Prof, Burril) will give nu nddresn on In- Jurloun Inrects, and Prof. Peabody one on Protec- tton from Lightning.. . Those who desire mors particular fnformation $hould write to Prof. G, E? Morruw, fo this city, who will be pleated Lo Answer all quéstions. A SWIRDLE, Wa fint the following adverllsement of the Alexander peach in a paper printed in an ad- Joluing tonmy:h Atrxannen Ac. —Evdtybody who Rood, hardy frait shonld bny r{ vrn’z one duze:m; 1he Alexander peachof — who 18 canvassing tincounty for the celebrated — Naraery of ——er n nneso! o tively bearannoally, et IWI‘ The Aléxander 18 ond donbt a valuable peath,—it {s of good m and carly; but he who clauns more for {t, or for an§ other variety, Is o humbug. It is by such attempted svindies that legithate tree-solling hay been maflo so unpop- ular. Rurat Jn. THE FIELD AND STABLE, Votorinary Hyglene: Xe=Tho Tempore aturo of the Atmosphiere, and Its Tnflucnce upon Domésticntett Anlmaiswtts Influcnce npon Horses=THRe Temperaturoe Most Suit- abia fo Cattle, B From Out Orn Correrpondent. Deosunrn 38, —The temperature of the at- mosperia sir, especlally In our latitude, is sub- Ject to great chauges. Th the summer 1t I8 often very high, and thein wintersometimes verylow; and durfhg the day, but especially at noon of 00 after, It s nearly alwways much higher than at night and during the early honrsof morn. ing. Bosidca that, it 1 vers changesblsi one day 1t may he very warm, while on the hext one 4 cold wind (a Manitoba wave) may effect n sud- den cooling of the atmosphere. In July and ‘August the thermombter frequent- Iy ranges from B to 100 ge- grees, or even higher, In the sbade; and tn December and January a temperature ns low as 10 or 16 degrees Lelow zero fa by uo menns & rare occurrence. The difference be- twveen the highest temperature In summer and the lowest temperaturc In winter amounts, in our latitude, to about 120 degrees. Buch differ- ences, one should judge, must exerclse consid- erabla {nfluence upon the organization of do- mésticated animals, They do; but stlll the ant- mal Leat, peculiar or normial to each anfmal, ro- mains, winter and summer, ossentially the same,, because the auimal organism, unicss the tem= perature of tho surronoding stmosohere In ex- lrcmnl‘y high or extremely low, posscsscs with- in itself tho means by which It is cnabled to pro- duce and to omit, respectivoly, just so much heat ns is necessary tu presetVe the normul de- greo best mlcn}wd to promote and to facilitate the pertormands of all argnnie functions. 1Y the tomperature of the atwosphera 18 very high, ap- proaching 100 degrees, those processes which produce heat are going on, but ouly ton lim- ftea éxtent, and comparatively little animal lieat fs prodaced; but as, ou_account of tho higly temperature of. tho surrounding atmos- phere, the loss by meas of radiation from the surface of the body is necestarily very small, & large amount of heat must bo emitted by other vecullar processes, such aa aweating, ete. It the tomperats ol theair Is vory low, below the freezing-polnt or approachltig zero, the heat-producing processes ara” very active, be- causc a large amount of anlmal heat must by generated to 1nake up for the loss caused by radiation; and thoso processcs, sweating, ete., by which superfluous heat Is emitted, iftue temperaturs of tho atmospliers Is a high one, are reduced to a minlimum, 8o it happens that all onr domesticated animals can cxist in diffcront and changgablo climates; but the temperature of theatmosphere lufluences, modl- cs, and changes to a great cxtent ‘the oreanie processes and the workings of the auimal organ- tsm, The functions of the vartous parts of tho lagter ditler accordtme to the temperature of Plu surrounding nir; consequeutly a perfect harmony or cquillbrium -of functiuns and pro- cesses, stich as s Lest gualjficd to promoto growth, to preserve bealth, and to increase the yarious Bulmnl oroductions.to their maximum, 18 possibie onty wdthin nsrrow lmits or In a moderate temper®uro, * Yery bigh And very low degrees, althongh tgdpecessarlly fatal to Hfe or absolutely injuriowd fo health, are not conduclve to vigorous growth and sbundant auhmnal productions; neitherdo they permit such a harmony of functions or Orgenie processes ay 18 necessary to perfect health aud adevolopment of a strony vonstitutiun, As a gencrul rule, s ‘megdum temporature,~day from 50 toG3 degrees, —1# most_sultadle to oearly ail domosticated animals, and js best caleutated to prumote, at the least expense, a full developaleit of all those qualitics aud products for which animals ara kept under domcstication; thotetore tho most rromnulc 1o the ownerol theanbmals, The colder or the lower thy tempersiore of the atmosphure, Lhio greater will by the quantity of food needegd by tha sougal for o production of animal-ieat, or uaituel; and the higher the temperjiure, or tho warmer the surrounding air, the grealer will bu thy exertiond ol tho uni mal organ to got rid of the supcrtiuous hest, Hoth “cxtremes, therofore, cause o @usie or consumption of material which olberwisgs wiuht have been converted Into tissue, or futo animal productions, such av milk, fat, ete,, und diminlst {u that way the protits of the owner. Buill, as the various specles of domesticated ani- mals differ considerably fn thelr orwenization, the medium atmospherle temperatyre, or that Lest adupted to Dromoge growth, to develop a strong constitution, and¥to Jeuve the grestest amount of nmurlu] available for sutowl pro- ductivus, 18 not the same for ail, o TUE TEMPERATULS MOST SUITABLE TO TIORSRS Ia & Jttte higher than that Deat sulted for vottle and shoep, Horsea van stand a higher degres of licat, but less cold, than tho matiers snd o blooded horse, with ‘his fine forus, thin skin, and sbort hatr, m\nlru a Warfuer atmosplicry than u cotmon avinnt, or one that has o thicx JBkin aml a dense coat of luug and coarse hair, The temperature mosy agrecable to o lorss secus Lo be ubout 00, or (rlwu 55 tu U3 ddgrees, If the stmoapherd s much warnier, the activit us the Juugs becamos too greut, strengih snd vigor decline, sod an ln- predisposition to catarrhal and rheu- ¢ diseascs constitute s nutural consequunce. Too low a lempurature of the surruuidings ne- « :l“““’ # conaumption of larger quantities of fue enlarges . thereby’ the abdomen, aud presses thy dispiragm L6 far furwand, 80 as to }ulwl oru tnore or leas with tho fros expanston of the lunys; produves o thick and rough coat of hair, aud cunsequently a tendency to sweat protusely when muscular exerclse s takinmg vlace; und causes genersl relaxation aud wors or less emactation, unlcss the fuod s yvery abundant and nusrifious, and the digeation ex- ceadlugly vigorous, Henee, & warn stable— provided L s nut too wanin, but has o unlform Semperature of 35 to 83 degrees, ls well vontl- Iated and otuetwise well arranged—saves, duriuyg the winter, 8 great deal ot food, sud fin. pioves uot ouly’ she apoearance of tho horse, but ulso his real value, becuusc it lncreases his strengih and endurance, TUR TEMPERATURM MOST BUITARLE TO CATTLE Is & lttnle luwer, aud may be sut down as about 55, or between ) sud G0 dugrees, £ below 50 degiees, oo wygch food Is hecded, because too wmich materfal s consumed Lo producy snhinal Iweuts the anluiel productious; theretore, arg re- duced, sud the coustitution of the aulingl sul- fers, bucause Lbe equiltbrium of (wnctious s due stroyed. 1t the tompetatury of the atuiosplese execeds or 5 dugrees, the Tuoctious of 1he lutigge and of the skin jucRase, aud waterial, which otherwise wight have been used for growih and gevelupwent of tlssue, or for the production of imilk,a fat, e, s wat- el It the tempersiure s atll bigher, more or less genersl relaxalion wtll be the consequenve. To In-eil eattly durfuy tho witster, aud eapeclally fu cold nights, v u malerutely-warm but well-ventiluted sta- Lle, iz, therofure, uot ouly sultablo to the aui- wal, but ulsv proftable tu the owuer. Cattlo are able 1o stund wuore cold thau borses, but sufler scoter and more It the surroundlug tem- g{umn is two blzh. Experiments (0y Prof, av) bave shown thay cuttlo make tha bust re- ‘0¥ for thy food given thew, or yicld the larg- est atount of subsl productions frow a eiven quaatity of food, if 1he tempecature of the sur- roundiug utwospliers 18 53 d"""\a d - that the luss ltucurred I8 kreater lu too bigh 8 teoi- veratury (U degrees) than (b too low & tempera- ture (40 degrees). ETRUINAHIAN, a— Plala Tulk, . JJt1'Conuor Power, av Irish mewmnber ot Par- lament, has publighed ¢ letter iu which he sbeaks of *tho bl staitied dots of the Koyal butcticrs who have lovaded Afghaulstan.” — Eugenla's Mouses. <8 Eugente Las Just sold thres 4« L0 bur fu the Hue do 'Elyece, w‘;u the Burun Alirsch de Gereuth lor Addreeres or papers ara expected from the &