Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 9, 1879, Page 12

. 12 THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 1879—-1TWELVE PAGES, —_— a1 belialt have ended. Stlll, be generons to the lost, and sprinkle mahes on her head. Let me know when you aroin Washington, and { witl send yon orders to glve yoi teaveling expenses from Clevs 1and. 1 wan told & cock-and-hoil atory ahost Mr, Briggs (Mre. W, 's uncle) falling for 825 going to "jail for $460,000: 1think make him sick. Jlacertainly might affo hia niece anda new Austand, Yours, Q.—What right had he to 28k you to aive $100, and say tie would make the amount up by charging an wxtra expense account to the Goy- ernment! A.—No right whatever, Q.—Did he ever, in fact, make up any money tovoul A.—Often he zave me onders as ho did in this case from Clevelanil, 0. Q.—Did vou have any special duties tocall you to Cleveland]! A.—None whatever; | was thicre on leave of absence. Q.—Yet be gave you orders allowing your milence from Cleveiand ta New York? A.~He <, wir, Q.—Could vou produce mich ordersl A.—1 can. : Q.—Are you sure they were pald out of Glov- ernment. funds! A.—1um, sir, Q.—t{ow did vou lose your position as Re- corder! A.—I [ost It bv reason of the abolition uf the Board by the Honorable 8ceretary of the Nary, George M. Robeson, because, us he sald, the Lioard waa s bscless and worthless expense uron the Government, and did not perform an: duty commensurato with the expense ncurred, Q.—Is there such a Board in existence nowl A.~Yer, 8ir, Q.—~Who is Recorder! A.—The Admiral's sot, Richard Porter. Q.—When was the Board revived? A.—Im- medintelv after the nrescul Secretary of the Navy assumed his ofice. -—~Is this son who now holds the positiou you formerly licld the sume son that the Ad- miral toid you would like your position at tig time ho foreing you to make these pa ments{ A.—I suppose It was, but { canuot positively, as he hos three sons. Q.—Were you fa the emoloy of the Navy De- partment after vour position as. Recorder bad been ubolished? A.—Yea, sir. Q.—In what position! A.—I was clerk on the tomporary rolls until the present Secretary caine into vilice, Q.—\Was the position due to the Admiral's in- fluence! -Not at all, It wns due to the Secretary of tha Navy, (icorie M. Roueson, wio gave it to me!nappreciation for iy previous rece uril 10 the servied, aud he told mie 1 deserved any vosition 1 was abie to till,aud wassorry he could do nothing better for me at that time, Q.—~What positions have vou hield in the navs? A.—From Master's Mate, the lowest ap- pointed offiver, to Yolunteer Licutenant, which :mimun 1 held when i was bonurably discharged n s Q.~Have .you held any position In the De- artment unaer this Administration! A.—Yes; was clerik 1 the Naval Stgnal Office uader Commodore J. C. Beaumont. Q.—How dld yon get this position] A.— Througn tho Adwmiral aud on thu strength of m{ previous record, 3.—Was there any consideratlon which he de- manded for his intluence! A.—Yes, sir. Ho de- maonded $100 down as soon ns the porition was secared, to be seut to the late Mrs. Wetmore's daughter, and $25.per mouth thereafter, and he requested the Paymaster at the Navy-Yard 10 retain tho monthiy payinents out of my pay, llml send checks for the mnouuts so withlield to her. Q.—What was the salary attached to that position? A.—Fifteen nundred per anuum, sie, Q.—tow long did you hould that pusitiont A.—I hield ¢ n Jittle over a year. Q.—Why did you glve ftupd A.—I resien- ed because 1 cowd nut endurg hla Interfer- euco in my business auy lonver, aud because 1 expected ‘another position, which he, throuzu hia influence, has prevented mo trom obtain- ng. Q.—Ts this daughter of the late Mrs.Wetmore your own childf A.—Ste 18 wot. Sheis Jaughter bya former husband, slthough sho Zoes by my name. Q.—\hat ts her real namei A.—Katy R.S. radlec. Q.—It appears, then, that up to the time when you received vour appointment as **Recorder ™ ‘Adwmiral Porter had always befriended you? A, ~Yes, ho had, Q.—When did ho cease to befriend youl, Av— Soun after the.Buard was abollshed, Q—That was after your divorce, was it] A.— Yes, sir, tive years afterward. Q.—Dit he cver 'glve you any reasons for turntng against you? A.~Repeatediy. Q.--\Wiiat were thereasons ne wuve you for so doing? - A.~Well, 1 alwuys tnought he was fricadly toward me until I caugbt him in e eral fafsetnads, — For the past year it hus be: the gossin of the entirs navy that whatever Ad- miral Porter did for me was on_acconnt of bis undue interest in‘ my wife, and of coursu this nas mortiled und chagriued me. Q.—Is-thero any truth- in the report that you wera employed a8 au agent to sel) torpedocs to the Prussion (lovernment? A.—Yus, sir, Ad- wirat Porter once pent for mo tc meet him in New York Uity and when I reached thero by fue fortred me thac lie had a torpedo that was tho best ever inventeds that lie had had u conversa- ton withh Harou Gerolt, then Prussian Minister to this country, relative to the purchose of it by bis (tuy Baron's) Government: that he want- td un expertenced man to exolain the same to the Baron, ani he asked we i I thought 1 could dolt. If § could, he sald, it would be good thing for tes that T would have no difticutty in avproaching the Barun, as he would xive mea tetterto him. lle did give me such a lutter, uccompanied with the drawings and soeatieations connected with tie matter, J~Iluve you thuse drawlngs! A.—1 have in the handas of my uttorney. ?film‘xl you give the lotter to the Baron? A, ] , alry Q.—UId vou lsy tho drawings before him and explain them to him? A.—I did ss wellna | cowld. [ confess it was sumewhat compilicated, and tbe Barou-did not seew to umlerstand it 1ully s but he eald he had full contidence in tho Admiral's avflity, wod i be indorsed this tor- iedo It was sutlielont recomwendation for ity ndoption, and thut ho was well aware of the Admlial's triendly feeliug to his (the Barow's) Uovernmeut, Q.—Did the Baron's conversation leave tho fm- pression un your mind that ho belteved Admiral Porter was Iriendly to Lis nation 1o tue extent of belng willing to sell to Prussia tbe torpedo in his possesion fur thepurpose of baving it used against the Frenen dn - the war then gonwe ouf ertniniy it thd, He olfered to give me let- tors which would inaure my passage from Now York to Prussia, aud aiso letters to the leading mien of his natlon; but bo further sald that ho was not suchorized to make any oxpenditure ut that tine ot his own volition, uny more than that wuen [ was ready to depart e would elve e all tho necesaary fett i A=DId you o to Prussfal A.—t did not. Q=Why not! A.—Ldonot kuow, unlvss it . WETMORE’S WOES. How Admiral Porter Induced Him to Support His Divorced Wife. énma New Faots Abont the Navy Scandal in Washington, torreprndence Cincinnat! Enquirer, Wasuisatox, D. C., Jan, 3.—Bociety circles are conslderably agitated over recent develop- menta {n an akd seandat, in which the principale are Adanral Porter of the navy and thedivorced wife of Lient. Wetmore, who served under Porter duriug the War, and has since held sev- eral positions in the Navy Department. Dur- inzthe War Wetmore, who haa an excellent war record, reerived several important com- mands atthe handsof Adiniral Porter,and at the close of the \War was appoluted to the lucrative vosition of Recorder to the Board of Naval In- spections, of which Porter was chief. The fa- vors bestawed upon Wetmore were so nunier- ous as to attract the attention of naval offlcers, and the Admiral's attentions to Mrs. Wetmore were 8o pointed as tu cause a sery lively scanaal in paval cireies, The matter got po further than scandal. ho sever, until 1873, when Mra, Wetmore movad for a divoree on the gronnd of cruelty. Lient, Wetmore alleges that this divorce, which was obtulved, was sued for at the fnatance of the Admiral, and was an arranzed ailalr betwcen the Admiral anl Mre, Wetmore, Prior to the divoree Mr, Wetutore, whose ears had been reached by the scandal which was circulating In the navy, - tercepted some letters whivh passed between the Adimiral and Mrs, Wetmore, and which ehowed an uousual intercst on his part in the walfare of the pretty wile of hjs Licutenant, Some of these letiers havo recently been pub- Matind, nnd expose the Admiral in the licht of 8 conceited coxcomb and gay Lotharlo. On thestrengthof those lettersand the testimony of eye-wituesses ns to what !)upngn!d between tha two at a certain hotel in New York, where they stopped, preliminary steps hayve been taken in a sult urainst the Admiral fur his no- due intimacy with Mre. Wetmore. A sceond 1uit Is now un the docket of the Supreme Court of this Distilet for the recovery of sometbiog over 32,000 whicn ‘\etrore nliceres the Admiral extorted from him by threatening him with the Toes uf hix ptace if he retused, and which money the Admiral cansed to be sent to Mrs. Wetmore for nearly three years altertho divorce, although the Court granted 1o alimony, tu oraer to ledrn th exact truth of Mr. Wet- more's position, your correspondent hunted nim up at his hotel and obtained from bim the fol- Jowlng verbatim statoment: “Mr. Wetmore, 1 have called to see {ou In rotat‘on to the diflleulty between yoursell and Admirst Porter, sume scconnts ol” which have been alveady published lu varlous newspapers, I'dueire sinply to 2ot the exact stateinent ot the aifair by yourself, if you arc willae to give . I am especlally anxious 10 met at_the trath of the allegation that Admiral Porter Inbored tosell to the Prusstan Government vngines of war, to be ured agaluat the French, during the pendency of the Franco- Prussian war, when tins Government was a neu- tral Power, Now, if you huve o objections, 1 ehould Jko to bear a statement ot the facts, as fur oa you know them.” Ansives—1 have no objectlon to giviog you such fuformation ns I possens, 3 Q.—=When was the suit for divorce bruught? A.—That was 1 1673, 2 1).—At thot Ume did you have reason to be- Heve that Admiral Porter was uslog undue in- flucuee wver your wite! "A.—1 most cortaluly did. % ).—1s 1t true that you wers required to pay money _to your latc wilc nfter vou were di- voreed T A/~—Yes, sir; most assuredly. It can he proved by the coples of chiecks futne Fourth Auditor’s afliee, sutd now 1o the nonds of iny Atorney. Q.—0On what grounds dld the Admiral base the extraction of this money from you. A,—I do not know, tuless it was his terest in her. 1 do not know of any other renson lor his doing it nfter she hud ccased ‘to be my wile. 1ow could the Admiral control your . when you were appointed by the Sucre- of thu Novy!l A.—~Very readily, as my bills were made payable, 82000 per: ounaw, fo monthix pavments tpon the approved bills of the Admiral, . S Q.~-1s that the usual cuatom? "A.—~It was In this axe, ap .flu Was duwpeetorstiencral,. v way bia Board, mftl no one but hie had suything to do wirh ft. This Bourd was for his special purpose. Q.—As 1 understand i, then, you were Rogurder o the Board of -Naval lo¥pections, of which Adwitral Porter was the head, and as the head ol such Board he had absolute control ol the aymert of vour salary, to you s fts Re- corder? A.—Yew, 8lr; 1 liave Often sent my bills to i o quarter i advauce, Ha | would upprove thens and bave’ 4 clerk, Mr, Allen, fget them caaned, and thon the Admical would send to ine such portion of it aa he thogght would do e that month, oiten retuln as mueh as $100, and the books of the ‘Treasury Departmens willabow it. d.-—)lml you anv means of knowlng what ho did wich tie money thius whblield from yout A.—Why, of cuurse 1 had meats of knoiviur thyouizh his own urders that 1 must wend a cer- tain amount of money on tu her; ulso through the Paymasier’s ollice, ns the Admiral has often seut an urder to the Paymanter stating, * Please withhotd irom Mr. Wetowore?? so muceh inoney, whatever the amount was, Q.~—T'ha recurds of the Department will shuw thag, will tber! A.—Yes, sir. . Q.—['his wus alter you wers divorced! A.— Ol yes, sir. .—Hud you reason to bellove st that thag, after jou were divoreed, and when hie was witl- aoucy from you and sent it to her or her qattebter, tiat e Was unduly fnterested 1o yourwi ef A=5ost certamiy, Q.~Whnt otler reasons had you for believing that, beyund the et of bls withholding your muney ana sending it to ber or ber daugliter! A.—~Vrom many clreumstances, From thelr uwn Acts uiy brom thingstold me by old triends. » Q—\Were there avy letters pussiog between them that you know of or can Indiene to 8 cer- tumey? A\—A greut inony, bealdes those which have been pubhished, aud which are now to tny 104, Wil thieso letters be offercd in the casel lo nut kuow what iy attorneve may do natter, dove did u oblain your position as Re- et Ao—Til nts intlnence, 1y pro- | was that Admiral Porter wus miffed ut the eurel my appolut L through the Becretary of | tiuron’s not payimg me something down in ad- the Navy, vanee, and perhapd the carlier termination of . ~=vous the appolutment given before your Civoree ! A.—~Yes, siriit was given to e on the 8ist duy of December, 1570, sod 1 was di- vorced it August, 157+ —Then you cas stote pasitively that while you were Hecorder o ortlon of_your saiary was withbeld ac Lis instance! A—" ir; und o8 | #ald befure, toe records of the Devurtment will utrest it ).—Now, how much_has bee [thbield from A,~From 1673 you gituzvther! A.—Abuut o=lFu wout lenzeh of timet to 18705 perveen two aud three yeurs, it was not sl sent directs to her, 88 shie wus sibse uLly married, but to uer daughten and this t will ulsu sopedsr upon the bu,a ol tue Fourth Awilitor. Q.—~Did Admrul Porter ever say anvthing to NOu ur write any Ui 10 you about this iwuney 0 withieldt A.—Yes, sir, Qo=Lid e ever ke uny threats o connee- tlon with the jagjueat of this movey, ur tid yut ofler 1o veud L4 A.—Why, be threatencd Lse often, Q.—lu what mauner did he threaten you! A.==Ile salid unless 1 allowed this umount o be aedaeted rom wy pay uud sent off, 1 would lose wy places thit s sou wud & grest muny o'uer peuticinen would like Lo Rold uy posl- ton. ).—Have you any docutneuts or letters {rom Bt to ber wretation 1o theae payments! A, U, venj several. R.—What was bis general manner of alluding to tlis subjestd A=\ ell, be wouid geuerully menilon these thi 1 nis private vllice, or waen I wet biw 3 New York or cleewbere, Ha Wia Very shicwd lu this truusuctioy, Q.~1ut hedid wrile soine fetters In which by situacd o1t A—Yow, sir, the War than was anticipated bad somottiing to o with it Or perbnpa the Adwiral may have tiought that I was not sutteiently versed fu the fuyeution. Q.—Lid the Admirz] futhmate that bethoueht the Barun vught to Ige baid yuu mopey uud- vaney § Ve, »lr, Y His words werw, us near- A—Yes, o 1¥ as 1 van remetiber them, ** He oughit Lo have given you $10,00: before you start.’" Q.-—In this (the lollowing letivr) a true copy of un uriginal letter from um-.\uunrlln reiu- tiou to tius invention?! A.~—~Yus, #ir, DEan Fugwu: | recolved yours, and 2n of the opiutun thut youand Mr, W, Uu 10t Kuow how o tuke curo of your interevia, may Le # very ‘uice yuuny wan. but he ha un eya tu s owu Interests. Now Ldo ot care u cent woout hiw. 1 only care for you and Sr. W, fu il that $ do in thut | 1 thiuk he vught io give yuu the full ano nd, a5 by TICLUSIE W be cutitied tu thirte: sudred, 1 will sev If L can strain 8 point snd gel sometiing wore from loa- fuck. 1 tufnk §uouot ke the wdes of hls getting towiedward, .. L Caaid § hoped tosce you in New Yurk, fualing. L dint not think vou would care Lo go uway from” your conntry retreat, bul 1 saw wo little ‘of you tn Washington that § sluuld Nike 1o have you sl 1o myseif—have & day or two in New York where § whall ve somes where aboul the tiwe tha yuchi-race cowes ol Lrhsll e o partcipant 10 igat. 1 bave Y. for Mr, W, that will botier than itva- ¢! and o can, 10 he s prudent, make s goud suw vut of W But § canuot put 1t o paper, 1t by 10 Ko Lo P ail of whien Lwill tedd yun abuot when 1 scu you, aud DUt In YOur pusseestun tiw Me. M. (Mclutosh) plans of o lorpedo which wil desiroy the whole French usvy, § will wrile to you st Narragunseit Wwhere tomeet me al New Yy large notel 1u Untun 3quare, it 1t o . L ahall »top st the 1 forget tho vame of o0 MLt thers- wbo | huve: prowieed to e. L feel n duty cound to Lu thers. |t aut place und & ¢lean oue, 1 had an ex- Qi1 this repeiut witich T bold fo my hund & ey B4 ilhv i “:Nl:\ " h-:: 1 Kank curtect copy Ol tae on ? . ‘oIt | Want 10 K tu 8 placy Where (b buys 2dasto )&u \‘_u",::":,:»_ Jeizee Truus the Ad- | R iver T Wik te nasiy oF the Jnia) 0 tho — House. 1fyun will come thera you wili i we, or rather I whil find vou, and taen we cau talk over all the plana of ibe'fature. 1wl get tuat cuttage for You yet, anid them, when I sce you wetting xed lu (he world, uiore coulurt- sble than 1 do pow. 1 feave bere vu the bt ror Nurragansotl. Wikl only be there fur 8 duy ur twa, sud then xuto New York, of all of waleh | Imm{ With beat lore, also to Kaie ner i QGive uer u kb for ww, ug Av'e, Q.—Is this also (following) & true copy of an origiual letwer! A.—Yes, fr. 0sTCT PANK Hutki, CaTskinL, Auy.26, INT4. i Loreesved s leller fruw fhe bats ctailing ber domvatic tioubles, ond [ IccumiLended LUSL yon sllow her $10U this iouth, 1 wilianake 1 uo to you lu advice. 50 you will lo notuing In 1ue eud, Itaeoms that tne Doctor (Mra, V-—'n ew aliancet) can't cue up tu the persich yel, nub Laviug Lbad Lie notes pald win tor ok vate O Lls practice, aud 1he party cau't toime 10008 enouvh 10 go 10 Callfornia without belg, 1 cau do notaing 1 that way, se wy expenses uave very beavy and | duve pone 10 spare. fue 't kuon and leave huty vetind—or sll il better go un sud sue whal 1s NAUBAGANSETT, Bepl. T.—Diam S Leiter 10 Ol wdulrs, snd When 300 write me peceived. [ think youcan safely cull ou the Prus- Ul theis satho parly. Wit | siun diuteter 1u relation 10 thy torpedv. Je wmay, o Wiwuys Wien sou hawe lmflmf Py you duwp suntetbing, which wili help » private letters e slwost | you along 1 case you conclude 10 go 10 Eurupe, sd.eupeaed oF Elulpuio ve oubof the way. D0t acnd sy lawier's pavers, aa that de Conw pames bl niv know {0 tbe patdes are just suy #pliced, uod Ewill underetaud it e tLAL Liey want L0 Bich scemy loibe & comuon waul. A Juller jeacued e to-day, Qbed Liuloimed the yasty Vst twy eflocts lu ber would ratner not meet you here Or anywhere Wherw it could be kuowa that yeu commuuicated with 10¢ just before gaing abroad. {here wre luts @ devils who would make ot tiat I was supply- g Privela, throogt you, with luferual macbiues. 1 wball Tetire frow'the depart; for & tme. It Jou mausge right you will wal wetbiug vut of it, but don't divide the torpedo business with any other. Write me & line before you really atart, and Twilleend you letters, 1 aball leave here rann for home. “Washington would be the best DIRCA to aee nie, hecausa no one there can think what othor peopla aro doing, they sre so engaged intheirown afairs, Yonre truly, THE AD'LY Q.—Who i« this Mr, Mcintoah referred to In the second letter! A.—lHe s n gentleman with whom I was assoclated in furnishing the navy with boat-tetaching apnaratus., Q.—What (s this $1,000 to which he refers! .—It Is mv share of the profits from the snie uf this apparatus. Q.—The Adiniral says, I will atrain » voint and get something more from Rowlocks,” What docs he mean by that! _A.—Ils means that he wortld tre and got tne Buresu of Coustruction to buy more of “Brown's Automatic Row- Incks, whivh 1, in compans with Capt. Brown, the tnventor, was sellinz to the toverninent. (2. —Waa Lhe Adiniral In a position nt that time 0 have fofluence with the Bureau of Constrae- tion! A.—He was, sir, 16 hawas Lthe Acting See- retnry 0! the Navy, Q.—How much” money did the Government pay for Lhe ** McIntush loat-Detachineg Appara. tual” A.—Beuwveen $16,000 and §$17,000, Q.—1low much of thls amount was paid to youl A.—Abont $1.600, ).—D1d you cet all $hat money yourselft A. ~—1'did not. It was vaid, by request of the Ad- miral, $1,000 to iny late wite, and the bnlance tom; ¥ ‘as this payment made to your late wife after vour divoree from herl A,—Nu, sir, Prior to uf divorce, Q.—Is this_(following)a trus copy of an original fetter? A.—ltis, sir. Prosprct Panx’ Horxt, Catsklll, Ane, 20, 1874.~DrAn Sin: 1wrote sou st Cleveland. If you receive thisimmedlately sund your panpers hore jor ine to xign, Mra, W. witn hier_docior leaves, or 1 expected to jenve, for San Francisco by tha Sd of September, Sead her 8100, which Wil bo tao last that T wiil ask of you, and you wiil feel all the totter forat, Her address i« Polut Pleneant, Ocean Uounty, care of Mra. Allen. My letter to Cleveland will expiatn all, Yours, Tie Ap't. Q.—In this the Admiral asks for $100, and says it will be the last he will ssk of it. wid you send the $1001 A.~—-1 did. .—Was it the last noasked? A.<No, sir: o8 | have already statcd, ho hus exacted nearly $2,000 rface that time; that letter was written 1018743 _ho continued exactiug mouney from mo until 1878, A.—13 this money which the Adiniral exacted from yuu Letween July, 1874, aud August, 1870, the money for whichi you are now sufug the Admiralt” A.—lt ls, You have stated, I pelieve, that since Angust, 1570, you nave paid the Adiniral money —%100 down when e obtained you a position as clerk to Commodore Besumont, and $23 a month therealter s0 long as you beld that vosi- tlon: do you make auy claln against the Ad- miral for these amounts! A.—I do not, as I con- aide: that a business transaction; it was a busi ness contract made with my consent, Q.—1n other words, yontuougnt it worth your while topay the Admiral that muney to get you tho position! A. Yes, sir; us uwnder other cireumatances it rmlmbly would have bern a 1ite vusition, ns the postion was made for me at the fustance of the Admiral, who personaily and by letters urged the Secretary to maken place for me, and asserted In the wartest terms that I was entitled to a permanent position In tne Deparvment for services rendered. Q.—I see it Is atated that the Admiral made a sietch of himself in actlon and seut it to Mrs, Wetmore. Isthatsol A.—No, sir. That is 2 mistake. e, ~—Did" he send ber any vlctures! A.—Heo Q.—What was it? A.—It was a cartoon rep- resenting the Davil Iu the customary style,— with horna, tatl, and & cloven hoof. Underneath was written: *‘I'ne Admiral as he appears to the staff of the ravy. THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE. Sulleylate of Sodlum for Diphtherla. Tn the Kdiior of The Tribune. Citieago, Jan, 8.—~The provalence of diphther- Itis In this country and Furope attracts uuiver- 1] attention snew to this jormidable discase. The melaucholy death of the Princess Alice of Ilesse brings out the ugly features ot the dis- case to the boldest relief, and stimulates {n- quiry and urges oa & united effort towards the discavery of some_speeifle remedy In keeping with the present. sdvanced period of ratiunal mwedicine. The opportinity presents itsell to me to call attentlon once more, as I did some thne ago in Tus’ Ciicano TRIBUNE, to the ralicylats of sodiuim, aremedy which, It 1 may Judge trom the repeated successes 1 have met with under itn use in zymotie dlscases, tuclud- g typhoid ana rcarlet fever and diplitherin, 18 thu moat ellicadous. of atl for the purposs of nentralizing the potson, Of conrsy thers are other things te.do lu the munugement ' of indaviduul cases than the udmitnsiration of.n wealcament {oternally. External upphications, utomized Inhalauty, and topleal romedies play an hoportant rolectogether with the utmose support of the vitul powers by concentrated noursnment aod perhaps stimulants, but, con- sidered alongas an internal remedy, there s nuue cotnparable in my experience with the one 1 have named, bejug solnble, plegaant to thy tuste, umrnituting, aud, contaimnge 85 per vent of vile neld, fu the bigh degres antl-aeptie, riding {ts propuviactie propertics 1 know but hittle, experfmentally, but bellove it to by Dhetter than carholie acid or the sulpho-carbolate of sota, Doubtiess the most linportant pre- fatn B mtriet resard Lo publie and JL witl be the dawn of the 8 much tasto for HanItUry scieuce ging of u Mue, Pustn or the dancing of aTaglionl, Sclence noy unly secks a remedy but o preventive, of which the lutter {x most fmportant, Stifle the cause ot dlscase! Descerate the very penctralia of disease! ‘The effurts making fn' this direction ure hupetul. Hera und there Legislaturese are enueting laws iu conformiey with inodern ides, Samtary surveys ure [natituted ana condueted onu lberal plang sewerage is belug extemtedy slsughter-nouses, marketa, lodging-houdea, k-yards, ure being cleauscd and renovated in the interest of public health; wuter is supplicd In abundance from our lukes aud rivers; ventle lutiou {s more clusely observed o thy construes tion of private dwellings, public oulldings, husiness und scnvol houscs, Thus oftenthnes the purlleus of wreteheducss are transformed foto vicimsges of health and purity, and tuts solutlon atier solutlon b reuched i tho com- plieated problem of sautary reform. And while tho “general liealth ts improved, it fsob- served also that zymotie diseases diminish i «lirect rutio to the intelligence and rizor of sanl- tary rule. But now dlasuse after disease ralses its hydra head, and one yeur thls spevles, unother year that, Bssinies & mallgnant type, oud cach vase valls for the skilied haud of the attending vhyal- clan, ‘This year wo have todeal with dipatheria, uud, inasuuch ss upon the appearun.e of o dis- cuse lu a dreadful form, thero Is Hkely 1o be a panie of panaceas, [ have taken this veeasion to recommend strougly the use of the subteylute of sudiuin, damxs L Toeken, M, D, Oficial Court-Reporting, 7o the Editor of The Tribune, Citicaco, Jun. S.—In your lssue of Jan. 4 you publuh o Jetter signed * Tuxpayer,” which Is camposed of the following fugreatents: Ones fourth willful Mes, one-tourtl prevarication, ane-tourth assumption, oue-fourth truth; and 1n order that the readers of Tis TRIBUNR nuy not bo mivled by this quack with a bbby, who fu well kuown i spits of his hypocriticul nom de plume, allow uie to state s few facts. “Tuxpayer” 8a; “These roporters have secretly held a conclave, drafted no less 1han hult a dozen bilis, which have been embodled fntoons , . . which has been hsuded to the Stute Hur Associatlon fur pressutation to our Ruprosentatives . M 'l Leso statewments ure willful les, woll known to e such ut the thue they were made by “Taxpayer.” *'Lhest reporters™ hayve never held a secret conclave; have wever dratted bull o dozen bills; buve never handed a bili to the Btate Bar Assoviation, and neyer saw the vill which the Chairwan of the State Bar Associu- ton bus drawn until after {L was drawn; und o wjority of the few who lave seeu it sre up- postal to ft. - s'Paxpuyer’? says further: * Aud if the Cotrt orders tug testimouy written up the reporter suall receive an additioual 15 cents per folio; all tula §s to bo paid by Couk County, ond b 1o cou direet v of the puckets ol the uufor- tuuate taxpayers.'” By deliberste prevarication—in willfully neg- lectlng to weutlon two most iwportuut clauss fnthe whole bill, wineh provides that If any on {otier thab the Judize) orders u copy of eationy, he shall pay jor It out ol bisown t, sud Lo mestlowing o clause which he Euew would uot be a:ted upou mmore twiea year by any Judge, * Tuxpayer " secks tu fuducs the readers of Tk TRIGUNS Lo be. lteve that Couk Couusy will bave to pay for all thu Lrauseripts ol testinony that reporters may k¢, whereas Lho fuct 15 well Knoww 1o **fax- er *? that under such @ bitl v persun who wants o transeript of testimony could wotat for frow 8 to LU couts u page less than the preseat rate. Again, he says: “Suppose thls bill bacomes »law, cures which are wow tried by a jew wit- ucesea will open o cianuel to introducy s mauy asvuch side waey desire, occupying twics the usual time of the Court.'* ‘Tuis s su ssswuption which “Tegpayer® knows he cannot sustain, If he will call upon e [ will show him the opinions of at least for- ty Judges and meay lawyers (who have had ex- verietice under similar laws) to the effect that the use of snort-hamd reporters shortens trials from yne-flith to one-thind, and saves thousanda of vollara a vear to the county that uses thenn If tuat *aeputation' which ‘“laxpayer? speaks of sending.to Springfleld will call woon me before they go, and I cannot demonstrate satisfactorily to thein thot the countles throngh-. ont the State will save thousands of dollars of nctusl cash every gear Ly a proper Reporting law, 1 will nzreo’to go down to Springlicld at my uwn expense snd do my utmost to defeat the bill, Cuantes Scares, “The Woman Backed Up a Few Stops.’ To the Editor of The Tridune. Cntcano, Jan, 8,—A feel 1L my duty to take advantage of your report of the unfortunate neeldent to Mra. WilHam ‘Trener to eall the at- tention of this public, and papeciily ladice, toa strange and pecullar feminive labit, franght with great dabeer, In your report of the “avcl- dant you say, *the wontan backed up a few steps."t In this simple statement les the Key to nenrly every accldent happening to twouien on the streets of a city, My voeation has given ino un- usualopportunities to observe thls strange habit of womanklnd. Thousands of times have I ob- served this netfon,—* this stepping back & few #leps,"'~-and as many times have I shuddered at the narrow escapes of ladies crossing Lho streets before my-horse. I have tried ngain and again to solve theXprolem of this strange ac- tion on the part’ of women. It s, indeed, & payeological study well wortliv the atcention of nuy scientist, Let me expiain this habit more explieitly: A lady starts to cross the atrect; when she gets ouedhird or hall way uver she sees & team appruaching: the driver In nearly everyiostaoce wntches her move- ments, and seeks to drive fi behid her. I sho Kept on her way, all f3well. If ahe only stands still she 1s pericctly safe. But here comes in thustrange aed lutal {diosyucrasy of ler sux. Just os the driver thinks he can sately drive be. hind ber, she stons, **starts back o tew sceps,” and, unless the driver 1s prompt and draws his horse back on bis haunches, the woman is under Iis fuety or knockea down. Then comes the hue and cry that the driver is to blame, How can he help It? A1l teams connot be driven on a wnlki nd do the ‘business of a vreat aty. 1 have ulkeill many of the policemen who guard thecrossinga at tne. tntersections of Nandolph amd Clark, State awd Madisun, and uther places, und tuey ail teatlty to this universal habit in ladies, **‘They wtl dtoit,'" sall oneof thum to and I liave alt' I ean do to keep them from ¢ under the borses’ feet.” If your re- porter will queation a thousand wea who diive netively through our streets, they will all con- firin vy assertions, 1 write this in all kindoess and syinpathy, aud ‘would scriuusly call the at- tention of the women of Caleago to the yreat riagas tiey run by a blind and thougntiess ndber- ence to 1his tustiuctive hablt, 1 tope they witl allow me to suggest oue luvariablo rulg of con- duct wheu crossing o street, namely: (1) Stand perfuctly still when you sce a team coming until it has passed you, for na one will drive agmnst you; or (2) Never start back and attempt toreturn to the sidoo? the strect you started from when you sep u team approacnive, but Keep right on, in which case tne driver will nl- ways drive behind yuit, 1f teans are approach- ing you in opposite directions, sud you are near the middle ot the street, stand still untll they they have both pussed, A conforinity to thess slmiple rules wlil Insure perfect satety to ludivs on all occasions, exeupt 1 LLoSE very rare vases of unmansgeable horavs or druuken drivers, In conclusion, nllow e to add the ejqually strange fact that fo all my experlence [ never saw n man ke this retrugrade mo ent to avold being run over, ‘I'hey ustineuvely obey the rules avove laid down, E. M Msne, M, D, Origin of the Fire In the Honore Dlock. 4 the Edifor of The Tribune. Cnicado, Jan. 8.=The origlu of this devas- tatlon ot property. Is u very plaln one, sud ny be lnspected by any citizen who takes an futerest in such mattors, To the centre of the broad entrance-way. on Dearborn street there is an Inclosed elegator whose shaft, un three sldes, 18 formed of comimnon scantliog. The inslda face of this elavator-anaft is plastered on wire, but the outsida bas but commeon plaster- Ing. About ten fect west of this elevator is the boller-tlue, which wholly projects into the adjolning store, so that it canpot be seen on thia side, The bollew are under a roof In the vourt, directly west "gf the hail-way, aud their Iron smoke-pipe, sotie three aud o holf feet in dlameter, plerces the '!‘L'sl walls of the bullding, nnd goes sumn twelvy feet under the wooden ilrat Boor of tho vear part of the descrihed en. trance-way to s ‘proper flue. The dm- wense amioke-pipe dvines within seven Inches of the wooden josis of the first foor, which are (or rather were) protecte merely by a voat of plasterlug and by un nsbestos covering of 'the plpo of a thickness of une tneh or less. This arrangement proved to be what the commonest sense would have first called itz a fivo-trap, und the wonder fs only that It took a numoey,of ¢ald seasons before this Hire broke out. ‘The Joints were uot only dry us powder, but had avsumed s siote of apoti taueous combustitality, the same s docs uny woul which for o tie reuulos In contact of & mere stenm-pipe. As it was, all the jolsts over Lhis smoke-pipe got fnto = blaze which, withing yery few minutes, reached the west purtition of tho clevator shaft, wherein the flames toumd thelr wiy open to tho rool. Hud this been a brick partition, or hud it been filled in, purtly unly, with brick, the fice would have remalneid below, und found fts speedy termnution, lod there been an extra bundred dollars given out tor a brick floor op fron beams, reaching from the = clevatorshuft to tho west wall, there wonld huve Leeyy no fire. Some acconnta bave charged the carpeater-shop with originat- it this tire, but there, I8 nothine destroyed fn this shop excenting the top of Its wooden cust pay mnu& witen was evidently Kindled by fire in pread. N The urrangement of any bofler smoke-pipe withh the lmmedita vicloiey of u wooden cell- Ing is ue much ogalnst tho city ordinance ox it is acainst plain comwpn sense. T'he ordinancs saya: - Tho wooilwork of all: bollor-lioaves and holfer- rooms snall be kept ot least vix fet from the bojler, und four feet from tio breceliug or mioke-cou- duetor, and one fuob trout thy dume of the boller, nnl woutlworis In properly protectod with i lo material, und e thero snall by 6t Tedst tico feet apace frum the botler ur smoke-plue 10 tho protection, ’ ‘The question romalos why this dungerous cone dition of things wag uot nutleed by any Bulldlog or Boller Inspector, by any Underwriters' Rure veyur, or anyhody els L BAUMANN, Dr. D'Uneer anil the Shormnkers, Ta the Editag of The Tribune. Citteaqo, dan 7.~Some ono hus charged Dr, 17 Unger with having been a shoemnker; sud, it it Is true, lie must bave been coming down in the world, tor he s a tdbbler now: oo snzaged fu mending dllnxtldnlcfi soulss aud [ doubt if he does“not havy inoro trouble n fuding wubjects willlng to be mended than fn mending the few he finds, There ars not many drunkards who would taku bis ehin-crouy ln exchpuge for thelr saloon cronfesy but, ag buo poor fellows have no will worth mentlonlug, we must not blame them for choosing thelreups of strychniue whisky rather than his cups of guinine. When ho finds one mnmt: to _be curat ho will probably be aule tp cure bl but 1 dotibt If any medicive witl Keep » man anbier against bis will, LDy, D'Upger, howerer, ouzht to bave a fale chauce of trylug s experiments; and, uo doubt, L have, sor be 1sin e with the en- tro tem erance wovément, which treats the drunkara as 'a miseraote finbleide; and, not anly tue drunkird, but 'eyery ous who touches, tastes, or bandles sleotiolte drinks, It does not expect & an to Leen sober I io has & chance to geb dranisy umly siead of holding the drnker responsible 1or bia own acts, saddles al) the bluwe ou bim who supplles the drint:, As Dr. D'Unger'a theory toriilies this, he may expect wuch sVIIpAtIY TR bemiperative pocic- ties; und (L wonld not va strunze af, b thue, he wuve up treating drunkards, and begin shimnls- tering medicine to ruum s the only wieans ot reaching thote masses of pulp which pernmbulate tue carth with beards on 1helr accs, and wre mistaliea formons, those breathe Ing, dugestiug wp uratas, minns will-power, mluus self-control, s all tho qualities whica distlugutsa men and brates. 3 this good doc tor cun dnvent or discover soe cure Lor cupldl- ty which suall permit the vnly class of blpeds who have uuy brulus trom using them to bosot the kitotie musaes, ke whil be a relormer of tho axe; one bn syutpathy with tts apiit, und may expect to have o miing which wiil enable some of nis fellow-cltizens 1o swindle others by ras- Ing luuds for wonument aod stealng them. Ono of your correspondents tols moruing Juforing us” that ‘*ahuomaiers sead™! Tho T'rades Unlon which set snoemakers avart usa distines cluss, and eruslied tem 1to 8 rut from which there Is 5o hove af escupe, must huve low- ered thel eveu more than oue could have sup- |l0:ml, M such un anvouncemient cat bave uny olnt. M 1hero are sote of us who do wot forget that Rodpeer Sherman, 8 stioewaker, was the anly suan fu the United States Sevate who had thy mauliness to burl Jobu Reudolob's jusults to the North back futo Lis clavalrie teeth, Some Tewewmber the story of_the poor Londuu cobller who atarted the first rageed schiool In that city by tea=hlug poor’ neglected children as he sat on his beneh and pegued away. Ous of my-favorite resorts In childbiood was 8 little shoe-shop, whers a pale-faced baclielor I sat and made alioes, told stories, and had chil- tdren read for him,—one of Nature's noblemen,— and I do not ke to henr a stoemnaker talk of readine as if it were somnthing not to be exe pected of dnc of his trade. JAxE GRey BwissnzrM. Filthy Conaitlon of the Publle Library. To the Hduor of The Tribuns. CaIcAao, Jan, 8.~Would 1t not be well for Chlcago to concern itsell a little about sanitary matters as conmected with the Publie Libraryl I am told that nimerons protests have heen en- tered on this aubtect, and the fact only makes 1ts present condition more shameful, Between the. accumulated dirt and tobacen julce of months, a lady eannol go there withont beiug nauseated at the steht, without ruin to her tlothes, aud actual risk of - life and limb from slipping on the “gobs (spitters willunderstand the expression) of different. varlctics of maliva, unrescrvedly squirted over the steco stairwavs. Is this city Lhat so ably boasts of its marvel- ous prosperity unable to invest the compara- tively small stin of money tuat would bo re- ryxh‘ed in paving mmuhmlr to keep Its littlo Publie Library cleant Chicagzo, methinks, ean well afford to bestow upon some one of the de- serving poor (who {s blessed with a stomnach that not) |Inr: cun turn) the honornble post of clegner-ln-chtef tn carry away the cholco Utk ac- cumulated there daily, We will not spend time {n drawing compari- sons that might justly be drawu between this and many other vities on this une polot; but do nat forget, ye rentlemen, who hold the matter in your own haicie, that ladies also desire to avajl themaclves of the privileges of this lHbrary, nnd if but few wade intuthe reading-room it 13 bacause the dirt ana atmosphere of the place arc unenduruble to thelr eivilized senses. A raruon of the money that pass for keeping public institutions in order I8 taken from the pockets of women, and §f we consent to Le dumb on the question uf the ballot wo must re- mind the sex who aru o sure that they repre- sent us, that Indles, collectively and Individual- 1y, trutest against nastiness in every form. We humbly wait the action of vur gentle- manly representative: . Al The Counly Tioard, Ta the Edttar of The Tribuns, Cutcaoo, Jan, 8,~Tbe present County Board undonbtedly has the confidence of the public, and deserves that confidence. [ see by the pa- pers that within a few days the Commissioncrs wili decide upon letting the contracts for sup- plying the differcnt county Institutions with pread, meat, milk, &c. These contracts bave heretofore been fat things for those obtaining the contraets,—as certain fuvoritcs werenilowed the saine, and as no surveillance was exerclsed, they were fllicd according as was most profitable to the contractors, thev elther reaping a rich harvest on extrna or by supplying an Inferior articlo and gotting full prices, But thls, § trust, 1s » thing of the past, and all partics who obtaln contracts will lind that unless honestly carried out they will bo ealied to account, ‘Tne people of this county have been so out- raged by the actions of toe old Ring that the proceedings of the present Board will be wateh. ed closely, and anv departure from the plainest course of lmnesly will be noted, and any Comne missloner #o departing will have to answer for it, Whilst uoon this subject, I ahould like to add a word upon the question of bow to reduce the " heavy burdens ol taxation now horne by the prople. It seems to me that & saving might he mado by doing nway with tue present system of Parlc Boards, and placing the munagement of our parks in the hands of the County Cominls, sloners, they aelecting o cominittes, from thefe own Boand whose duty it should he'to tako en- tre control of the same; if necessary, an addi- tional combeneation eoulil be allowed, and the services of an eflleient person us Secretary be obzained, Such a chango could be effected by an act of the Legldature, and I think deserves conslderation by our Reoreientatives at Spring. telds E.T. Suswarz, The Yrice of Bread, . To the Bdiwor of The Tribune. Cnitoaao, Jan, 8.~—It will be remembered that a while ago, when'i the prics of four 'ad- vanced i this market, our, bakers with one con- sent began to reduce tho sizo of their loaves and increass thefr orice, But it seema to have beon dono fn mccorduncs’with ons of those rules which does not work both ways, for now, sithough flour and otber breadstufls lave de- clined, tho aforomentioned bakers aecm not Lo have tound 1t out, for they go right on taking “big ! money tor litcle loaves, juat the szme oy when flonr was $11 to 812 per barrel, And the | dear, patient, long-aulfering people stand aund taka'it wnliout ninarmur, vven Nra, Bwlssthiolm lifting up no pun ugulust the outrage. Perhups this will start the agitation. H. Democratin nrd-Money Dactrine, Ti the Kditor of The Tribune. Cuicaao, Jdn, 7.—The Chleagu Times of to- day says, in apeaking of the Greenbackera, that *They do nut want the Democratic party to become a hard-money party, os it was ub to the close of the War.” Very likely; but I want the Democratie party to be a hard-moucy party as it wus up to tho closo of the War, und It can do that by establishing the froe cotnage of sliver us well' ns gold, nid muking them legal-tender for all smonnts, with paper currency vavable on demaud 1u coin, That, Is what 1 call uid-1ash- toned Democratic bard-movey doctrine, HARD-MONEY DEMOCKAT, . Not Hollelting. To the Editor af The Tribune, Cmicauo, Jun, 8.—A report having reached me this norning that 8, A. Treat, of Teeus & Foltz, was engaged 11 solfciting money to de- fray expeuses in the propgsed finpeachment of Judge Blodgott, Iwlsh to say thut 1 min not. the aloresoid sotleitor. *4'Tho fellow thut looked W&o e §s evidently about town, Don't en- courage him, A, TREAT, ——— Washburne Talked-of for Prealdent, Tothe E :(wu{ the New York Sun: 1 second the nomiuatton of Washburue, ot Ilkinois, as Repub- Hean eandidato for the next President. I belune o the JK,L00 independent yoters of the United Ntates who vute as they please, and think beat to vote for the good of the country, 1 eave my tirst vote in 1833 for Audrew Juckson, who was un honeat mau. L voted 1gr Gruut for his flrst ter, and got heartily sick of htn beiore the four years were ended, nnd dlit nut vote at all at his second term, Ureeloy was an honest and uble mun, but his volitleal views and iy own were 50 far spart & had to abstun Irom viting, 1 coull nut voue for Grant, and, in spite of all the luss made sbout bin fn Europe, L think no better of Sl to-day than T did theo, He de- graded political Hfs white Presldent, Mr. Wastiburne I have never scen, I only know him froma what 1 have read and heard of o, Ivoted for ‘tllden, bue I should prefer Washburne. As fur the partles thero s not o vent to ehoose between them, 1 did think, und Iradd @ right 10 think, that the principles of the Danocrats wers on all questions of polltical economy saunder than Republicune, But, ulue! Jouk at thelr dolgs tn Congresa since wa 500,000 findependent voters put them o ; ower. Look at Feenando Wood's' tarllf, and thelr votes for baper money. . . did want very much to get comploto control of the Uovermuent lor thet Democrats, and un- cover the ruscaliles of the Reouvlicans, so long n oftee. Tho majority of voters elected Titden, but we got cheated out of uly election, und tho ruscalitivs of the Republicans ! remain un. covared, 1f tne Reoublicans nominate Wash- burue 1 think ludependent voters will gencraily Yoo for hita, 8, B, H. ————— The First und Fifth District Colloctlons, Ivoria (ML) Trmacriot, As wo suoposed wua ‘tho case, the First Rev- enuo District of 1linols dues not * continue to Loid the tirst pluce fn the Unlted States ln the vroductdon of spirits” by a long way, Tng Cui- €400 ‘TRIBUNE Lo Lhe contrary notwithstanding, ‘That place 13 beld by the Fith Disuriet (Peoria), which leads every ‘otber (n the country, The figures of comparison between the Firat (Chle ' engo) and the Firth (Peoria) instricts, as to the production of 1878, are ns follows: Tux pald. Erporied. Tolal, 7,588 788 3,000,841 11,444,421 0,502,601 3,002,001 10,105, 342 Puarla, gal. Chicago, gal, Dilerencoiu fue vorof Peoria. 031,187 200,679 1,249,080 ‘The Peoria District leads Chicago In total pro- duction to tue amwount of very nearly o mdibon and a quarter galions, WHI'TUR ERILUNE please tuke biek {ts usacrion vnd tell its resders what the real tucts lu the vase ared ¢ |If your tigures sro correct, Pecria lsys over Chicago tn the wlisky buslucss. | o —ed—— An Invigorating Bath, HBumity Doctar, A tesspoonful ur wwore of powdercd borsx thrown {uto the bathi-tub while bathing wil communicate & velvely suftness o tue water, snd at the sauie tiune'lnvigorate aud rest toe bather; persons-troubled with nervousness or wakeful nirats will tiud this kisd of Lath 8 great bepetit, EDISON. A Talk with His Telephone Be- tweon Chicago and Indie anapolis. A Tost which Convinced Al Who Took Part in It. Indianapolis Journal, Jan, 8. A Journal reporter yesterdny witnessed the aperation of the Cacbon or Edison telephone over & wirs of the Western Unlon Telegraph Company tetween this clty and Chicago, S8un- day being chiosen for Lho reason that on that day wires van be spared for experlments. The wire waed ritns along tho I, C. & . Ratlroad to Lafavette; thence along the fn, N. A, & C. Raliroad to Wanatah; thence along the P, Fr. W. . Rallrona to Chieago, helng about 210 1niles in length, Wien the reporter entered the Superintend- ent's roonis the experimetit had already begun, awd alinost the first thing hoard was the opera- tor at this end, speaking in the telephone, say- ing: ‘% Hera comes & Journat aan. Walt til [ give him a receiver, so ha can hear you,” GETTING ACQUAINTED. Anotber receiving telephone was attached and handed to the visttor, when the operator said: 4+ Now, Mr, Wilson, at Chilvago, I want to Intro- duce Mr. Blank, of the faiiy Jowrun: at Indinn- apolls. Bpeak to bim, Ho Is llstening, Be cureful how you talk, he Is Hable to print it.” Instantly came back, clear and distinct, as i{ apoken through a tube Irum an adjoining rouwn, Wiood morning, Mr, Blank,” I iope you s very well. _Are you able to understand mel? +Perfectly,” was thereply; *“and Lean hard- Iy betieve you are so far away.! I you were scnualntud sith my volce, so as to m;uznlze 1ty your belief would "be strength- sued." **Yes, very likely. I can see that if-I were ac- quainted with voir volee, [ could easilv recog- nizeit. Have you ever talked this far befored TALKING IN WilISPRRS. “0Oh, yes, we hal a chat with our Indlanap. olis frietids two or three Sundays ago, walch was very satisfactory. We even exchanged whispers that day. Let’s tryit now. Listen clogely.”! A whispering sound wos heard, but the listeners nt this end coulll not make ont enough to understand the sentence. Woen notificd that ten would be counted it was esaily recog- aized in 8 whisper, ‘ Mr, 8mith, of the W, U. T. Company, then ucrml to the fjustrument aod epoke to Mr. Wilson at Clilengo: “tiood morning, Charlie.” “uod morning, Mr, Smith," *You know me, do llynul ¥ h'l-\\"ny. of course 1 do. Precty cold moraing, thin." 4 Pretty cool hera; was are zetting nsed to It though. "Thls wire works uicely, don's it *Yes, Indeed, couldn’t aek suything better,! “8ay, Charley.” vl * Havo you a wire over to the Telephone Ex- change " * Yes, alr.” *t8ea If you can find Firman st his office or his bouse, and connect that wire to this,” *All vight. Guess I can tlud Ll io o few minutes,” ‘*Just say that some one wants to speak with him, but dou’t say who or where.' AN pght s we'll have senio fun with the old man if | can tind hiw. P11 call you; look out for mre,”? Al right? . oy ATTACHING ANOTIER WINE, Mr, Firman 1s the Geoeral Managor of the Telephone Exchange and Awmerican District Telegraph Compuny [n Chlcago. Alter walting rzrmlu.- three winutos, Mr. Wilson's vowe was heard : *+ 3Ir. Firman’s at homo. I’m going to connoct you. Sueak to him, Nowl" ** Hello, Firmau i g ¢ Hello yourself! What do you want{ " * Well, I wanted to say good morntug, but you scem a little bit crusty, so I won't," “*Well, I take it all back. 1'n giad to ses you. lMow are Jou suyhow! Wihen did you como Lo town | " t ':’uucu you don't know who you are talking 5 i *I'm talking to Wiley 8mith, or I'm very @uch mistaken.” **You ure right; Thought I woula beat you this tune.’” £ > »*On, nol My tetephoune experlence has cna- bled e to recat] familur volees withott many mistakes now. Whero ara you stoppjpgt? ? S What do you meant i I"I }:’hy. where are you stoppingl—~wlat lo- ¢l *1don't need to atop at a hotel. I have.a nome, wile, and cilldren—ywhy should I o toa batel ! E * Wall, now, where are youi” ST in Mr. Walliek's ofiice,” * At Indlasapollsf? - S Yumt Y . “ Thunder you are] “ Yes; Lwas talking with Charlle Wilson, unfl ”r,'m bim to counect you without postiog ou. * That's good enaugh. Why, 1 get yo - Aldly; uo trouble at ngll." Y S Yo apicy M. Firman and Mr. 8mnith_then talked quite o whileabout lustrumncents, batterles, und such thlugs, which the Journa! man did not apprevi- ate. Ono statenient made by Mr. Flrmun was nuted, that the Telephona Exéhaugo i Calcagu Lad over 600, und would have 700, subscribers, each with o suparate wire to his place of busi- oess or residence, equipped with the Edison telephones, ‘They have turty-tive lineimen busily cmmufiedn L the time, awl are now never up with the onlers for new lines, ‘The couversution with Mr. Firmua concluded with this: A NOVRI B < NESS MEETING, ‘ Firman, 1want you to toll a gentieman here, who lstentng, about that Directors! wmeethig you told ine of the It ime I saw you, “Certaluly, We lad called a Directoy mecting of our company. At the hour appoint- ed wo lucked thres of ‘W quorzm, Of course, they all have teisubione wires Lo thair bouse by inenns of which we Jearned they could uot be present, It wad suggestes, aud carrled out, that tho meeting by held by tolephone. I he wires were connected so all could hear auything suld, Tus gestleman who hag prepared the resolution wo wantod to consider read It from his housy, the Prealdent usked esch une how he should vote, aud receiving their rephies declared tow resolution adopted, and ordered the Secrs- tury turecord i, Beversl Jawyers who have beard of tgive it as thelr aplofon that the meeting wasa lewal oue, Iftnat’s all, L will sk to Do cxcused; wy wite wants to go to chureh,? S ALl Tight; remember us “Cuntract la tou large, “You can gu now." — - The Late Bev, Douglas, adinyton Correspandence taglan Nevald, "Tho luto 1o, B, 1. Dowatasot Viedisiate satd by o who Knew hiw well to nave been his duy ona uf the most britliantnen of his State, I the power to grapple with legal questions uid in 9kill s u debater ho had few sguals sad 18U puri 1hs physlque wus of the strong- est aud bis Jong and tersible periods of fntoxie catlon secimed W bave bo otfect {n diminlshing Its stzenzth, Many stotles ure told of his phys- leul powers, Among othiers 18 one of the last campabn. Iis competitor made an aflusion Wwhich touched whd Bey's Virelnlasense of houur, ‘The next moment the speaker was shot from Luu pistlorin by oue vigorous blow from Douglus, ‘The” unfortuvate wan had an urm_ rolic, but Hey was not tnJared fn the least. Inhs cupstio wus an execedingly dangerous man. On olis op Lwo oceasions laat yeur he visited tho reporters! Rallery fur the purposs of chastising some jtterivhom Ue tuagined had put's wlght oo . in your prayers.” — Aunn Dickinson's Purposes, PriLApzLriis, Jan. 2—To the Editor of the New Yurk Word—S8i: Bonany people want to know what Anua Dickinson purpuses duing, and so muny unauthorised sud coutrudiciory ro- ave Loen put in cleeulation, that 1 st beg avace In your paper (o give'a genecal uuswer, aud Lo do 1t over Wy VWi name, That I have uot beeu ub wurk for tha last year 1s solely i consequexnva ol All-ncul* 1 prupose, auswer to almost {unumerable Tequests, to talk about the platform and the stazo from the platform, aud later fu the sesson 1o du wiiat £ can upon the staze In o new picce of my owa writiug und in anengazement already made. Muy 1 add that I hopemy old friends will bo baif us glad tosee weus Ishall buvo mect them, aod that 1 wish one sud all © Happy New Year ANNA E. Dickinson. ————— Faddy Abead. . Rena (Neo.) Gasrie. A gontleman of tuo Hiberuian vation was making hlmself disagreeubie in x Vieginis street saluon last uizlit by lustiting upon the supgriority of Irclaod over every other country ou earth in any and all respects. ” Thebeer was better toere than bere,-—the bect, the bread, the houscs, tho :1‘1lltll.h\llu schuols, the peoply, and so ou through he llst. * 1 suppose,' sald ao old-timer, with a fright- ful suecr, ** I suppose vou'll way next tuat they huve fouud more gold sud silver in [reland thau they have in Nevadal! SNg sor, ™ rephied Paddy, “but fwhat they've fouud thers be of o damslzatiociter quaticy,” I'IA'I_L!"Q.Y“S RENEDIES Btrong Testimony from Hon. Geoves Starr oy " “tho Power orfllaawm Ready Reliet ing Case of Beiatlc Rheumatism, M. 3 VaX Ne#t Prace, Now Yoy, D, RADTAY: With mo your Rellef has wn ders: FOF the Iast hred yeart | have had i severe attacks of eiatics, sometimes extendlng the inmnar rexlons ta iny aaXies, and AL timos fn Tower itnhs, " i the time T Tinve boen thau AfMfcted, [ hyyy Darine tried almoat wil the remedics recommended b, [oen s oo, Ropin 1a find reler, hat Ail proves arer, : Thave tried warioue kinda of bathis, maniotim ontward applications of lntments 160 nuniera mentlon, and prescriptianant tun mast eminant phy,, ciana, sil of which falied to glva me relief, g Tt Koptember: at tlie UReent request of w g, (who had becrt rMleted ss myxeif), T was Indure) pirrmnedr. Uear bnon difiering Fearfif i Of Ty ol (aFns, To my erprine avd deifchl The sa spuifeation g miiense,"afier bauhing nd radrt g g the & W g Erénted by tho Reli 4 7 paany euted | y the Heldf.4 'fn & Ahort fime thie entireit away, hictoligh | have aligiit approschin " 1 & chunas of meath cnre m fEah WA travet withant Yours truly, RUHEUMATISM, NEIRALGIA, » DIPIITHERIA, co oo INFLUENZY, Sore Throat, Difficult-Breathing RELIEVED IN FEW MINUTES, BY RADWAY'S READY RELIEF, Fo- hendachie, whether slck or nervouss Fheumatim, Tumbago, patus s weakness In the back. spine or it nieys: palnymround the liver, plenrisy, swellin I:)Inl\ pains in the bowels, heartburn, nnd kinde. ¢bilolaina and frotbites, Hadway's Tealy ha, Tiet will afurd immediate ease, and Its continied vy for s few days ailéct a permanent care. Frice, Soqu, RADWATS READY RELI 'CURKS THE WORST PAINB In ffom One to Twenty Minules, NOT ONE HOUR Aftor Reading t';hin Advertisement ned any one Buffer with Pain, RADWAT'S READY RELIER CURLE FOR. EVERY PALL 31\t ek e Aratand Is the 'ONLY PAIN REMEDY That Instantly stops the mast excruclating pains. i lays Tuduinsnation and cures Concestlune wietner uf s, Stomach, 110wels OF uther glands ur urgaty by one application, In from Ong to Twenty Minutes. Xo matter how Toithtor exoructating the paio. th matio Lied-riddes, Intri, Utippled, Nervouy Meuralgic, of prostrated with disesse may sufler, RADWAT'SREADY RELIEF WILL AFFORD INSTANT EASE, idueys, ap fl”‘ o ) a (m,!: 'u?flt Thllmnmation of the Bladder Inflammatibn of the Bowels, Congestion of Lles Lungs, Sore Throat, Difficull Breathing, 2w o Falpitation of the Heart Hysterics, Croap, Diphtheria, © ' Catarrh, Influcnza, Headache, Toothache, ? ¢ Neurnlgla, Rhenmatism, Cold Chills, Ague 2 totry in riodiea; Atiacyy R0W now how 3 , fonl quite maiter of Fe wituny FADY MELIEN to my fricad.” [ el tele tn my valise. ©BU. BTAy 4 Chills, Chllblains, and Frost Bites The applicatton of (he léady Relfaf to the mrtd Fere (b patu of d:louliy exiats Wil alford e and comfort, 13 ‘Thirty to sixty drops lna fow minutel ¢ variburn, ' B Culic, Wit gy half a tumbler of water wil Tanibs, Kpamma, Rour tiumek, e, Diurrhis ereblers, oels ot s Iuternalpaint ‘earry 8 but iy 7 [ANWATY 1Y with themn.” A fow drops fa ¥t t slcknead or paing from change of mater. tter thau French Draudy ur Litters as & sl wiil previ Tots bet lant, FEVER AND. AGUE, PRVER AND AGTE curcd far Aifty conts. Therels Dot & retnedia) ngent i this workl that whl cure_Fever snd Ji other Malario, . fiilons, Beaticl, “Ane, ot o T FFDIOL, Viellaws st otier Fevers (alde '{l ), 80 Guickiy z‘:‘l’lnu\};\\"fi &.u. 165y eents per bottice inavi D{‘y }i:flmtl «RADWAY'S apariltian - esolvent, “THE GREAT BLOOD PURIFILR, FORTAL CURE OF CHNONIC DISFASE. SCROFULA D1t BY I ILATIC, N SR DITATLY O L e TR R T Lungs or Stuuch (Niin ar fiouca, Flesh of CORRUPTING 1:’{_1‘5&::1.6!1.‘}})‘?“4\)«1) VITIATING Chronto fthbumafisni, Scrofuia, Glandular Ewelint Wackivg ey Gough, Cancerous Altections, Syphilité e ivicodiois 68 ghia Lungw. Dyspepaie Waer g e e paracs, Fe. oM malatn P Goue Droray, b Hueai, Hroa 8, Coustiipiion. Liver Complaint, &c. the Sarsanarilllan Resolvent excel sl i the cure of Chroulc. herafulvst . and bKIn Diseases, bub it is thyodlf pusibive cure for 5 KIDXEY. AND BEADDER COMPLAINTY, Urlnary and ‘“mh Witemes, Qi Bluppaie of uter, L e brivk-dust depost mixed with suvs hre Ko w 81, to nllk, o7 thern |8 2 marbid, dsrk ijlous spoearauce, and hico e dust dopiaits, aul Jeen thero 14w prickiag, Lurning scnisiion wiicn Fi iz Water, and paln In tho swmall of the hack aud ain 1 ains, buld by druugieis. FIICE 0%k DOLLAI: OVARIAN TUMOR OF TEN YEARS GROWTH CURED By Dr.RADWAY'S ~ REMEDIES. DR, BAD\,AV & CQ,, 82 Warren-st,,N.Yo DR. RADWAY'S REGULATING PILLY, Perfecily tastaless, clegun(ly coated with sweet gus E‘:Te. T m-u'."'m:br'? abledine, B0t aireugicl, way's for o 8l htachs Livir, Dowelec. Kidiert iagaer, Serout Bowel, Hocuss, Headache, Coastfpatlon,’ Custiveuces, 104 Saallai, Dyabepsia, ‘Bitoustius, Fever, tnfaiinticd of ihe Bowcla Plles wud x dersnecmeats of b 1 torual Viscard, Warra, (e 1o efiece 8 Loslilve cte; Turcly \egctable, coulalufug uo, ncreury biluerul deleterious dru G B Olicrou tha following symptoma resulitag {1 Dlrders of the Diketiye Orgaus: tood 18 Conrtipation, Tawani f1leg. Fullucw of she Tiood 13 the tlcady ACUiLy Of tho nidinach, N auks, Leartbart Diszust of Foud, ¥allacasor welght tu tis ntonacly Bour Eructationt, Mo¥lags up Fiutierioi in b Fii v the Stoinach, swimuing of tha )les uungulm‘ Dullcult Ureathiug, Fluiterlug st tho iear, Clokbi or builecatlng Feosilons when {u 8 lng (ot Dotsor Weba befors wia sight. Fever ani dull Pua b ths Mead, Defclency of Prrupiratiun. Yeliowies viie Skio gnd Eyes, Paln nghe Bide, Chesc, 1imbs suddon Plusucs of Heat, Burnlog in'the Fiesh. o op A fow doves of Hadway's Fills will frea tie s73ich frow il cants pei 0" o _above-uamicd disordars, Prices = per bus. BOI by Drugglate. « Fatse i True.” d aletiss stk is BADWAY & CO., Ko, 33 WeM . tatien worih thousaacs will be seat 0%