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TEE CHICAGO curing the right of Canadlan vesssls to Auwmerican cauala. Apectal Dyepaes 14 The Trituie, Montaral, Jan, 21.—Investiration [nto the affairs of Ald, Clendennlug reveals the fact that tifs bustuesa & nod fu snch n bad condition a8 fieat reported, A telegram was receivod from him to-day stating wiat he was at Loudon, Oat., .nnd will arvive here in the morulug. e s thought to be suffering mentally, mduced by business difficuities. A mecting of his principal creditors was held to-day. After expressing sympathy with Mr, Clendenning In bis troubles, hey adjourned til} Thursday. "[he Post sava that a private letter has been recefved [n this city, which states that notwith- standing the former refusal of the Bishop of 8t. Fipiin, Dr. Gillooly, to Act as auccessor to the 1ate Bishop Couroy, ns ahlezate, hu has ehanzed his mind, and will arrive i Canuda atan carly scrved, Visit of tha Governor-General and Wife to Niagara Falis. East agaln, The Frosty Spectacle Presénted by the Falls One ot Rare Beauty. nointa, Meeting of the Dominion Board worth on fourth clus of Trade at Ottawa B Yesterday. Bdward Coyle, arreated by Sergeants Richard- #on aml .\um’r on snspiclon’of " Leing imoticated in the murder of Mackett, on the 12th of Jduly, . 1877, when discharzed fnstituted _sn actlon recover $2,000 damages trom Chief-of-Pollee The Navigntion of Hudson’s Bay a Sulject of Conslderable Dis. Penton wud Nergeants Millerand Richardson. | is raflrosd th cussion. The argumenta huve been heard, atud the cade | taken en delibre, ll:npt. Royton lnt:mvl'l hénnia‘ swim dlml-n the head-waters of the St wrence lown i A Torge Number of Ttems from through the Lakes o the Gulf " i eal, Que- 'he small-pox controversy {s again atiracting ! Quats, Mentresl, Q) attention 10 The ey A, geuora) fosing Ire: : bec, Ete. vafls that the city nuthoritics should take more | the cloy: active measures to stamp out the diseasc, ' Apecial Diepaich 1o The Tribune, Tonoxto, Jan. 2,—The Urand Jury, o their presentment In the Assizes, comment severely on the number of Junaties in the juil,—one of whom, & young girl, they found. strapped to n bed. with oo other attendant than prisoners de- Aperint Digpmtek In The Tritmne. b Niaoanra FaLL9, Canads sids, Jan, 31,—TTis ! TExvelleney the Marquis of Lorne and 1L R. 1. station. Princess Louise aml suite arrived liere ‘at 3 of General Agent. Tho promotion TRIBUNE : well de- ‘fic effects of the Eastern snow-blockade are rapldly belng oblfterated, and the cara that have Leen snowed In .l detajued dn the Fast are coming buek In great numbers. . As fast as they amve they are loaded and forwarded to the i It the present favorable weather itinues o short time longer, the fmmensy amount of frelght aweiting shipmeot East at this polat will be disposed of. ‘The Southwestern Rallway Association has made a reduction in the rates from Missouri River points to Chicago and Mississippt River ‘I'he Tates from Missourt River points— Atcllson, 8t. doseoh, l\':mlus City, uurd Leaven- i cents per 100 pounds, nwl to Mississippl River prafuts 20 cents per 100 ponnds. tion of five centa_ per 100 pounds, rates went {nlo effect yosterday. wheat minld corn rematn’ the saine as heretolore, The shippers of Toledy are diseatistiol with the manoer in which Mr, Vauderbiit is runuing packing—will be 2 Tiids {5 a reduc- The new ‘The mtes on clatm that the Lake Shore & MicLlzan Southern Is nezlecting the Iuterests of thefe city. The Produce Exchauge has been holding several indwnatton weetings, passiine resolutions, ete., ete, Lut so far has re- ceived no satisfuction from Mr. Vanderbilt, One of the grievances fs thit the Luke Shore & Mich- Izan Southern Rallroad refusca Lo allow grain in ors to be loaded n the cars of the Pennsylvania sl Baltimore & Ohlo Raliroada, wad niso refuses Lo alluw e cars of these Com- \mnlm‘s togo to the elevatars of the Daston & Michiean lafiroad Compnny. It Is also charged that tuis road ls tryluz to'make Toledo a way- i tclock this afternoon by special train via the | talled for that dugy, There are aleven lunatics ’ i hvent Western Hallway. They ara stopping at. | 1D Jaicoix fomaie nd fivwmale, PO}E‘_{NG- the Prospect Hous, und the entirs house has | | Jik IA%E HOrenn Do oey PR e e BILLIARDS, service. “I'he Uecnsed victualers heid a meeting, and passed a resolution pledging themsefves not to deal with wholesaly men who supply Hillt grogecries, rival, the Vice-Regal party strolled out guictly’ ! unobserved, aud stared with astonfslhment at ) 1he beautiful winter scenery, takiug in theroad i i licen engaged for them. Shortly after thelr or- ) oast the Table Rock and through the Apeetal Dispatch 60 The Tribune. witbdrawal wus 2 Cedar Grove, up along the river sido Quenxc, Jan. 21,—Relerringe to charges re- p aml Canadian rapids, by the Observ- | cently made agninst the- Joly Government, the Mercury says: *We have reasonsble gruttids for asserting that there is not one word of truth in the rumor cltenlated about the finuneial af- falrs of this DUrovince. We mav further atory wixd Sirect’s Island, climbing the Wil by the Burning Sprfug, returning by way of the Chippewa Road, down the Clifton House Hillby the new suspensfun bridie, und back Ly the | atate that t tn not tree that river bank to the Pruspect dlouse. The Princess, | the Bank - of . Montreal hus shut whots an ndmirable walker, seemed to enjoy | down upon the Joeal Government; on the contrary, the bank bss advanced, and Is ready % the large fivo miles which wns cmbraced fn this | SOBERER the bunke s Bavancels Ml Feily ¢ trip immensely, and certanly the magical forms | ainount required for carrving on their rallway uf the feeseencry, the roaring and tumbling of | policy, ‘Thero 13 no truth fu_tw adsertion that A the aogry rapids, the panoramlc view from the | there s a defcilt of 15000000 wawst the | g cyamplon, upper road, and the: strange nppearance of e fce-bridge as scen ‘frow the river bank, amply repaid the toll. ‘The spray, which in some parts of theS walk ' fell upon the travolers, was soon turned tnto o com plete contlng of ice, but, nothiug daunted, the ntrepld sighit-scers pushed on, and.did not re- return to the hotel until alter dark. To-mor.. row will be spent In cxploring the fec-bridgo ad surrounding ubjects of interest. dpcetal Diepratch 10 The Tribune. ;' OrrAwa, Jan. 21.—The Domlinfon Board of ¥ Trade met this afternoon. The meeting to-day i was principaily oconpfed fn hearfug the reports i of the varlous Committees, ‘The programme . comprises an extonsivo st of subjects for dis- » cusslon. 'Fhie debate on the tarill takes place to-morrow. A number of delewates from the Ktates are present, Undor the authority of the Department of K the Interior o report on tho navigation of Hud- #on's Huy has been {ssaed. The report containg, the whota of Prof. [Ifnds’ festimony on this subject, wiven Lefora the Committes of Jmmi- gration avd Colonization last winter, and it ts ot supplemented by & paper from the same gontles man on the whale fisherles of fludson Bay, in support of his statement that the great inland sea toutatns extensive fishery wealth, A letter from Mr. Horetsky, formerly of the Hudson Bay Company’s service, s also eiven, which sus. Provincial cicst.”! THE RAILROADS. ON T BRINK OF DISSOLUTION. The East-hound freight-pool stunds on the brink ot dissolution. The principal troublo origes from the fact that the Chicago roads have thus far been unable to agreo upon av arbitra- tor to {lx the percentages for the various rosds, which, of course, makes the ponl from. this point fnoperative. Thus far but three points out of o duzen have bad tho “benefit” of the poollog arrangement,—Indlanapolis, Cincluuati, and 8¢, Louis. The roads leading East from those points have been dividing thelr tonuave upder the supersision of a pool-agent, but the experiment has not proven as satisfactory as was anticipated. Tto shippers at these points havo been complalning of discrimination ever sluce tho arrangement went Into ceffect, and havo held numberless mectings, protesting agafnst the continuages of such a pool. The managers of the pool were not much better pleascd with the arrangement, and wonld have gone back on it long azo had it not been for the ressurc brouiht to bear upon them by the E\ulurn trunk llucs, which, assured them that similue pools would be formed from all other potuts. without delay. ‘Ihe moanacers of the ruads Joading cast from ludianapolis havo now taking the {nitiative fn kickioe over the traces, one bour and a half, slow counting until the of 233, following both fne. BN uid o the b aleslre to perts, who had put bim obout last. with a run of £ in the fourth funing, nud, after Spectal Dirpatch to The Tribune, i New You, Jaa, 81.—8cxton is {n the tourna- ment, After the Lrilliant openfng Jast night, and heing made to feel that his eleventh-hour universally condemned, ho chauged his mind and this morning scut o hote to Measrs, Bensinger and Newhall, of the J, M, Brunswick & Balke Co., asking permission to witlidraw bis former letter and re-cuter the lists, as bis health was tmuch improved (1) The managors, ufter consultation with all the con- testants, srho gave unanhinous consent, decided 1o readmit Sexton, and he- will play with Slos- son to-morrow uight. This re-entry will fn- crensa the fnterest in the tournatnent, and will aive Behsefer a chanco to try his fortunes with The game this afternoon between Rudolphe and Gallagher was won by Rudolpho In forty nnings. Rudolphe’a best runs wera 159,110, aud 833 Gallagher's, 187 and 48, This evening n good audionce witnessed the coutest Letween Daly and Meleer, was wholly oue-slded, but beautifally played by Daly, who closcd it on the twentleth funing in Daly astonished the ex- The gamo 1le began fitecoth innlog, then made, In most tinished style, the unusual run it fn the next lvoing with 175, and running the game out four in- nings Inter, leaving Helser with just 100 pojnts wade, Daly's nursinz and poeition play wero General sstistation Is exoressed a8 the man- nger's genorous treatment of Bexton unid the Iatter’s reconsideration of his actlon. Following sre 8extan's letter and its reply: Zhe J, M. Drunswick & Dalke Co~GENTLE- My health having greatly lmproved within the'last few days, and belnir auxious to success of the tournament so britliantly insugurated by you last uvenlog, reconsider withdrawal from the list of contestants in the tournament, and, if ogrecable to you nnd the vluyers, snd spot o lute, 1 would be glod to curry gut my original engarement, In the event, my letter . o - od 1 » nmd have mado n lorge reduction in frefeht | of recelving a favorable reply, I will do every-' B taloed Lrof. ude® routention, amil fehmsed on | tes, They olaim tat. this siep was tade | thing fo my power to further tho futerest of tha X Siss Fatirs, The rebrt b asontai by | uccacaary | by the ncaiess of 'tlw ml“"l'm"’l':d” tournament. Yours mmw:l‘flv‘.ms e - 2 Sanniis, with vad % o whicls had been cutung the rates ail along, thus 1AM 8E: By ‘ o.map of Canads, with vach proviucs colored to Oiverting buelness irom Indmnapolis. " This * show It lutest boundary decslons, wd the ) extent, situation, aud character of the public Junds of the country and {ta geoaraphical yela- tions to tho Hritlsh Isles, “On the mup‘the “ route front Liverpool to Port Nelson ts traced st placed ot 2,068 miles, In his report, Licut.- e Col.Dennts, Burveyor-General, contends that by = such u- communication, should the samo bo found feacible, srsuming o railway to be lo wneration westerly up the Valloy of the Nelson River, hnmigrauis may placed on land at Lrince Albert seitlement, an the Saskatchewan, . mure cheaply and within a few hours of as short n tune ug they ean be set down In London, fn 2 Ontarto, by the present_finea_of travel, cither throuch Montreal or New York. From the oceurrence of this passage fu thy report has vanausted the rumor that the Governingot {n. teinds toconstruet the rallway referred to, 1timay be mentionsd in thisconuectlon that the proposed Toad trom Port Nelson will join the Canada Pa- claiin 14 prejoaterous, aud is vo doubt mode for the purpose of covering up the real cause of the trouble. ‘The fact Is tiey arcslek of the pool, und ey shought this pretext nbout s uod as any otber that could be Invented, The 18 the Chicago roads have not cut the rates sinco the Tust wnnagers® meetiugs fu this eity, ‘They hud no opportunity of dofbe so, even It they bad feit Inclloed tocut them. It 8 o well-Known fact thut the Fastern trunk Noes, and partieu- larly the Northern unes, have been blockaded with snow fora montl pust, und the roads lead- fngz Kast from this vty have not even Licen able tu furward tho frelglit contracted fur previous 1o the ndoption of the last tandl, Outy one or two roads Jeading East froin this point have been able'to take any new busingss for o month past, nud thers Us auy amount of irelght at this polnt awalting shitpment, and for which the ship- pers are perfectly willlog to pay full rates §f be permitted to ‘take declded favorably. TH. Little Time, 3:30. cille Railroad at or aear Prinee Albert, which | they can only get it forwand. = 8o it is not, seutleinent is sltuated shmont centrutly in the | kel thut the roude would tuke less than regu-| g rigio, 1 :abjg. wreat fertite belt, und if the bay (s navigable for | lar mtes. coniee tleseion atthe o e four months of the Canada, it Is clatmed, dianapolls 1 mavagers will iave the effoct of Lreaking the pools ot those polnts witere they liad already gooo into effect, and resusts in a ro- duction ot rutes atl around, 1n all probubility the services of the “ Ligh Jointa "' will by calied utg requisttlon awalu by Mr Veaderbilt aud his Adjutant Comuissloner, Albert Fink, to pre- veut the coliapsc I posaible, but there I8 but little chance of avertine the calnnlty, as the Teadingg munagers are getring ware_ femly cote vineed of the hmpractibllity of Vauderbilt’s poolng scheme, und titey do” not mean to riva ‘l any further trial, 118 the general oplnfon among the foading Western mausgers thut no otler thun s 1noaey-vool tan b worked sue ceaslully, OCEAN AND RAIL, sineelal Dissaich {0 Tha Tribune, New Yonx, dao, 21.—Thomus 8, Sanlord, Becretary of the North Atlantic Steamahip Con- ference, tu whotn was referred thy question of the equallzation of through rates ut all pulnts by lipes fromn the Weat to Europe, as proposed Yy & recent mecting of Fasteru and Western raitroad managers, has writicn a lotter propos- 7 will be enabled on account of the shortness of the routs to efy competition n carrying through {relzht for that time. Whatever b the future of the scheme, 1t {s proboble that the Government will ask Parffament to vote o sum sufllcioutly larze to equip o steamer to finnlly decide the question of the possible navigation auriug 1he coming suminer, A ventlemun well uafnted with the Hud- son Bay district says thac there is o harbor at the moutl of Churchill River Jurther nurtl thun Port Neleon which has the double adysotage of Delng tree from jee some weeks carlier than Yort Nelson, and which leseens the length of Lhe sea voyupee, while it does not muke s mute- riad fucreuss M the teauth of e road. Application will Ik wade to Purliament for Ex-Frestdont. Sheenan, I, Dale, R. an act to Incorporate * ‘The Belkirk & Houh Barkawenownn Raflroaa Company,” with po 10 buiid and aperate 8 (ing of railway from Sel- Rirk to the Hed River, tn Mamitoba,” westerly pust the Touchwood 1ills, W 6 polut on the South Suskstchewan Kiver; also s branch rowd With navigable water In Ui vianity of Clangde- Loy Buy, Thu couusel Tees fn connection with the Hali. Tax Flshery Commlssion left unpaid will, it is Bandford. Willam Sexton—DEar 8in: Having confer- red with the playoers regurding your request to art n the tournament, according to your original agreement, we haye Reapwctiully, . “Tum d. M. Brusswick & Barxs Co. "URK. SAVANNAIL Jon. 20.~The spring mecting of the Bavannah Jockey Club commenced to-duy, 1In the first race, Tenbroeck stuke, five starters, the first beat wos won by Ben HIN In 1:48%,. Mary Walton sccond. The sccond fieat was won by Ben 141 lu 1:433¢, Alphe eccond, In the Bavanuah Club, two-mlle dash, seven mm—m--i Bergamot, thu favorite, was beaton by ' tet, Judge Unncock & good second. “Thet thiird race, dash of a mite and ong-elghth, was wou by Egynt, Virginian sccond, Hattiy K. i AR AN GRANT IN IRELAND. Proceeidlngs of tho Cark Clty CounclimLoud Tathlng nwod Buch Abuse of Amerlen's Cork Nerald, Jan. 4, ‘e weekly meating of the Improvement o- partment of the Curporation was held yester- day, the Muyor in the clulr. ‘There wers also presont Mesars, D. Finp, L Paul, I O'Salli- van, R Day, J. Tracey, J. buales, B, J. Meade, J. Buckley, J, Haven, W, R. Larrls, J. Dwyer, T, M'Swiney, R. Mayne, C. Keller, T. Creedon, . it Sarey, W, Iuly, D.J. Galvin, W, Hegarty, 1. Jouee, W, C. 0'Connor, D, Ryan, J. Fox, und J, B, The Town Clerk read a letter—which has becu already published—{rom Gen. Richmound, United Btatea Cousul at Queenstown, stating thut he had received a telegram from the Con- sul-General at Loudon fuformfug him that ex- Preslgent Uraat Intended to visit Cork withla n 3 g st the New York steamshl G understood, e shurtly pad by urder of the > v en | Weet, bub the duts was not yet tixed, ! Miniater of ‘Justice. mea stall ‘weot - dally, or s often | YO0 NEL TS GO ody Wivl 10 offer any Lieut. Forteacpe, of the Seventcenth Lancers, | 83 necesrary, und fix ocean rtes on obaervution on thut lertert who recently catiie here to act as_ an add frelghit; that the railroad mmon shall then add Slr Ueorige Penrose—1t 18 entirely in your own Aldu-te-Canip on e E. Q. Hnyth! he Intusid rates, and that the result shall bo ee- tiaguls, Mr. Muyor. whose sppolttuient crested 80 inue faction amonist Canadian volubteer offiu hiss bicen suddenly reculied th Buglund, Mr. W, Il Froser, Secretary of the Ontarlo 0 Manufacturcrs' Association, ut a weeting of the Ottawa Bourd of ‘Irads sdvocated the construe- tion of the Canada Puciic Katiwny by the tssuc ot u nationul baper currency. & ‘e Departiaut of Marlne and Fisberles bas . under constderution the advisability of enfore. fuie more stringent restrictions i terurd to the perlikl for catehing el on the snores of Use Murltune Provinces, he Oeherwen of New Nruswick bave twon su reckless 1o catching larer suoplics afllsh, capectully auell and buss, tuan were needed, that the ivees s waters near the vhore huve becorae altmoat depleted. T Princess Louise s conlerred upon Mr, Dx the celebrated Montreul violtuisg, the il’lh tablisbed au the throurh sute fiom the West to Kurope, nid shall govern shipmeots by way of ult ports on (he Atlantic scabourd, It fs claimed it will b casy 1o bring the lines of steawers centering at Boaton, Puitadeiphia, Portland, und Bultimora 1o terims, us the rallrouads eaminatinge at shosc porte furnist them with all thelr grieeht, and sny atten &t fndependence would necessitate the i mout ol spectal freight wgents ut the large eavensy, A mevting of the rallroad mel will suon be Leld to cousider ihe praposttion, which is entirely fu barmony with their previous uction and wished, 11 Ui steaniship ugents abule by this propusition, the novement to wstahlishi through rutes will be successtully car- Tieg througl, WESTERN PASSUNGLR AGENTH. §7. Louss, Jun, 2L.—The Western Assoviation of Passenger and Ticket Accuts, composed of representatives of the raflrosds west of the Mis- slsslppl River, et herg to-day umd transacted vonstdesuble busiuess, T4 wus decided that 150 Ar. Ve Mayor—It s u | el Mr. Trace; Mr, Hurri party in that countr Krant nation—ho i, reception was uiven [ Violintst w dier Royal Hizuoess. Ar, eve fe hut 20 yeurs of size, r. Sydney Llul), vorrespondent of the Lon- dun Graphee, bus Jeft for Quebee, en route for Emclunn, Mr. R, A, Foster, a goutlenisn from West vall, Couu., visited the eity upecially to sey nor-General, ifis Excellency yecefved mmen fun the connt uds sbould be the Nt of frec bag- him with wreat coralahity, aid conversed with | POU 4 L for oot o Guarter of ais hott when Sir, | #9€0 over tielr yosdsi also that o neopie b Atnerk + Foster touk leave, lghly debighted with the re- | thangs could b made in the present | yo'here, filear! he e Ditars of Philadétyh) Mr. Duntar, of Philadélpbla, ts engeend at (E)un\vln wakiug & plaster-of-Purls bufi' o} s mannerof secommodatiug commercisl travelers. A comulttee of seven was appoiuted to repost Ot u system of bapage-checkiug which sbafl <uxble tbe Audit bepartnents tu liave sa nearly &> pussible u perfecy check i lovsl and througd baggune collections. §f the report of e Cow- nttee bs wdupied by the Astocation, 16 wiil by presented 1o the Nutivnal Assocstion sl its gext meoting, A comunties wad appotnted o repoart u coutract ticket with unidoris provisions uud wording, s that ol Suture isaues. ol tickets 1wy be the ssme ot wll goads, ‘Jhc watter of special rewghs rules oo gigranl movables wus lad on the table. Jbe question of passeoier rotcs Wil be coussdered Lo-tnorrow, when the ency, : blunk tenders (ssued by the Departineut Works for tue construction of the Jtervenlng seetions b the Tounder- Bay Beauch uf the Cunada Pacillc alway, cull Lo teuders tor the uoited scctions from Enclish River to Raletzhy aml from Ralctrh to Eagle Kiver—a distuuvs ot 115 miles] gl tendess for the sec- ton frun Eagle River to be vosterly ena of the flitecuth contract from Ecewativ,—a dis- tanco ol sixty-seven mil or tendurs for whole distatice from ish River to Kecwa- thy,—about 155 ks, July 1, 1882, ia Gixed dewu auother leather spent sl July 1, 1855, ua te dote by whirh Luliest- uw aid 311 work embraced In the vontract shall e compieted. {6 15 cousivered of wreat un- wortauce, buwever, 1o csiabllsb ruliwoy cow- mumation betweed Fort Wilham usd Selkigic sk W carhiest pructicable day, Partics tonder- 1 ure fuvited to etate fu Wil woder Wit ad- ditlun 1o thelr prices, I suy, they willrequir to ease.ute the work ooe year earlieri that s, o biave the rarls Fawd by July 1, B51§2pd e wiuls comoleted by July I, 1s2, 5 Orrawa, ot dab. 2f—g Jangd vumber of cuuterlel fl-lluualnlur‘ LOErazy 19 uruqlu- ou, 2 ; In the Domlulon Board 8} Trade today it waa repolved uiat the Dominlon Goveruuent ba wgod (o tuke such activn as iy swult lo se- NOTICE 'TO sSUIRPERS, . W, 11 Kuigut, No. 68 LaSultk strect, General Ageat.ut the Southers Dispateh Live, wives no- e That It will seceive sud forward with ils )lmlu promptness relzhts lor all poluts South, (he Lue 18 uuw 1 goud vmqnnu ordes, when Ity we IPEME The Ollo River a1 Evdusvilio ts frec of fee, aud all traluy fur Florida und polnta South by the Danvitly Route sre unuing vi Uuie, At a miceting 0F o Bouthiern Dispateh (fast freght) Liue neld sy Evensville, lud., yeater- day, Mr. W, Il Kmebt, for some time yast axeut of this Lue, Was prowoled W tis positiva always Fegarded racey—Mark it *rend," air, ctter fur ne; in fact, I Lelove I8 waa addrossed to iy At uuy rate, it property comes before the Coun- tivo ot the United States In Cork. ¥ notling fn the povernuent of ex-Lresldént Grant ubjectionable to the peoplo of I nor aid he (Mr, Hareds) think his dirertory wos in any way unnleavant to their feilow-country- nlted Sutes, be ut o future thue oraln at the head of tiat o utul ho (Mr. Llarris) thougnt st would b to thie tatereat of their fulluw-counteymen m the Umted Stules 1t o proper reconition was giveu to President Grnot on bls araval in Cork, Mr, Barry—That President fusulted the Lrish ar Mr, Tracey—ILvar, hear, would be unbecuming for the Catholie con. stituency al Cork to cutertatn such o suaa, Ald. Hegurty—1 riso to order, one leather man hos a riht 1o get up and fun ir, predeeessor, 4 mova that it bumarked *read.”? ia ho thonght the Counenl ought 10 take Into coustderntion that the ex-Presidunt of the United States reprosented the | , and that the Lrish emf- vorninig «all them a natlon in That country—had to be consfdered, ety fol- low-countrynen fu the Unized States wero sub- ret to the Influence of party, mid bo considervd Ut le would b for thedr” Interest Af & proper Lo the represeutu- ‘Lhera wus Ay Probaoly he would He ot o **No vopery ' ery And Leuy that it 1 't think (Laughter.| B b Mayor—>3Ir. ‘Trucey 13 uot oat of order, Mr. Tracey—1 really think it woud be angen- eraus on our vart o relwse b Lospitaiity it b dleserved ity but 1 eaunot see unytlin tn the carecr of Gein Graut—or hat calls for the sywpathy ol the Lrish nstiou. 1 have had utervicws with sy X-Lresident Grunt— r50U8 WHo years {n Auerica, and 1" learoed from tic that he pever thougit of the Irlsh suce us Lie thought ol others, uud that by ctually weat upou @3 the dey after whidi the Assoctution will 167sh its business aud adjourn i . [ He Ml be ‘s ‘twe “mivanced s "5 WUrK | ta et at ML, Jodepl, Mo, Febn 19, &‘»‘.‘r‘?"-}m Way to 1sult their seligion, | [ Hear, mit of the passage of througn trafus; P — Ald.” Dwyer—There is no mistake whatever but there (4@ debs of gratitude dus to America from the people of treland (or the inner o which 1hiey wero recetved there, but & would tot bu by to couuly s name with that of America, Lecause while auy hospitality, uml kindnuss, und sttention waa shown to the Irish lu wout Ly the Aweyican beople be” showed uuwmmry Alsposition, wid heuy us uob cutitled 10 the sswp Tecozuition usthe other inhabitants; therefure T acally thivk it would be aiact of Impropricly i the part of the Corporation ot Curk to 40 out of thilr way to pay woy twar of respeit bersonully to Uew. Graut, Nr. MeSwiney—I thiuk tbe fact of ex-Progl- deut Gran Leviog goue out of his way scversl Hwes b Jusult the Irish peoplo ds autficicot to WEDNESDAY disintitie him to hear 1| Mr, years in Amerle ence upun the aubiect. thing for ans wmeinver of a 3o teefere with the religious matters of the peonle, aindy nbove all uther men, ox-Prosilent Grant distiognisticd himee!f fn that way with recurd to There was no donbt in the workd that he went out of Lis way to msult the Catholie relirion, nud consequently Croedon) coneidered that Cork, belng a Catholle dlr. shoulid not Lut i1self out of the in the religion of the Irish. he (Me. way to show film any resvect. He (Mr, Creedon) was ot n blyot en relizions queations, but when a mian who occupied the Tigh pasition of GGen. Grant i of the way to {nsuit their retigion, acting quite diferently to tlio people who camo before Ti ekt that paying Ilm respec thing similar to the dow hieking the hand of the man who beat him. {** [Tuar, not thinl; tiey ougit to go oul show ex-Presfdent’ Grant any r heart ) +The Mayor sald the proposition Uefore the alr was that the letter be All who were of upinton that should pass would say **aye.” ‘There was almost a inanimous shont of “aye,"—no one disscating from the uroposi- tion. ‘The letter was, therefore, marked * read,”” Grant in Dublin, Zandon Waril, ‘The Dublin bauyuct heretics vresent were in the cver, the big Knight was quite equal to the the menu was emphatically ma- rine; and from the aysters and turtle to the an- chovy toast & delivate consideration wus shown for both the appetites und consciences of his ‘e General's peculfarly reticent, re- ferved manner scens to have greutly Tnpressed ‘e anclent manuseripts fn displayed for him on a table, but, asone of the Fellows savs mourntully, he to them old boots in 4 Aud at aouther sclentifie institution cmergency, Ruests, his Trish friund, “Trinity Colleg ays no more nitentlon 1 they wera a ruw of paotry.” a garruluous old custudion oslties Is [utroduced; tells of his visit to Amer- fea Jomeg ago: how he Js * bound to It " by bonds, and tles, “und symonthles, und Iicaven knows what clae, mul how he means one day togo “ How lone since you were in Amerlcal " ravs the litle heavy inan, looking 1liero agafn, outof his kecn nray eyes, * Al, yest and I'm suro that age—" “Ye dumu::i nud cuts short Uie oratlon. scemed to awnken lis luterest. In the Royal reacrved Wolie's urial of 8ir Jolin encral stops shurt before it, umd reads it dellberately from begluning to end, Irish Academy there s vriginal manuseript of the * Maure," and the Shame and Regret. Dublin Irish Tmer. g Ex-President Grant ought to remember bis visit to Dublin with pleasaat fcclings. Where-' ever he hias hitherto gone he bas been feted and made much of. Learned socl merelal bodies have united ,to do him honor. 1le bias recelved through the munfelpal authori- ties tho highost distinction w tho city to bestow. 1t 'is wero no enthusiastic crowds but thls wos chlolly LrOW=—~no p: c-rm'.1 10 open-ul Interctianige of clvil the publie. haye chosen just wot, L cholce. Of the atrange proceed telegraph from Cork_ we 16usi the of unmixed regret, They were undignilled and Nobady attempted to sustain by evidenco the untepablo statement that Presidont Urant was, when in ofilee, nu enemny of the Irlsh people. The stronz vpimons whica he holds ont tha quetlons of the relations between Church and state wera certaluly at times trandfused: into his policy in a way caleu- altogether out of place, lfi«:d to exclto the hostility of 1 LH to the Catholies 9f otlier ontlo Urant's M!lc{ a8 surfetly coustitutional, npd dent has s much right to give le- gl cifect to his haneatly hoid principles as any a8 an American politiedl fnan, nut 08 o member of o partienlar ereed, nid the spirit that led to the Introductlon of purely American political subjects 1otu a dehate on the surely a Pros] other man. He neted question of givink an ofilelal gveatest represcatative of the Western Contl- nunt is to be reprobated as well os deplored. ¥avored the Southern Cause, ; . London Daity News, . Qen, Graut s now taking coursa of lis travels. pectation that Gou. Grant was by the Mayor of tho city appears Lo bave drawn’ down on that officlal sutae ular dlssatistaction. Gen, Is mnot ot all likely umong the moro Impulsive Iang. shirewd wan, who can obscrve voly talk, und it is quite possible that o sy carry tack to the Unsted Btules even from his, hasty visit to Ircluud the fmpression that the Insn question s ot quite so casily sattled as many peopl in Ameriea think 1t could bu wil ought to be, If ho (luds thut nart! lon_of dealiug with Ivlsh grievances. he had, when in offio Ing **wore Irshu thun the Queen of sl represents ristuncn wnd the descondanta do not live fu Tretsud, the Irish voters . in Amerlcea their. way Gen, War, ‘The cause of this was 1 Arish In Amerien distiled the hegro Justa. a ver- tain cluss of Lundoner dishikes the Ueorman, or o Californian objects to Chinesy ———— Arin, Hvad, snd Shoulile Tungor WY, A correspondent tells a slory about Jdndro Kent that §s fntercsting, A cuse ot hur;,vlu;;y was bolug tried befors . 'Fha prisoner's nuwme was Cowdry, winl the evidencs showed that he huu cut o'lolo through & rubber test tn which several pe enough to sdintt I stracted several mrticles of val ook the eraund Wiat the prisu reachiend Into the teas, had nut ¢ werg that ou this techmeatity (he defeudant should be dirclisriged, I his clarwe to tha Jury, Judge Kent, with o gran amnite, alluged 1o th ples of e brisouer's vouusel, und mstiucied theui t i doubt us to the guitt of Uiy wight Lring hio fi wubity oa far as they jodged the evidence would warraut, and the jury, aner @ brie! peniod of vogsultation, brought it a ver- dict arainat Thomas Cowdry, t bar, of gulity tu th full letterof the Indietwent a5 Lo bis rlgt sriny nls rlght shoulder, snd bis head. Aud the Judps senteoced the apw, the shoule der, wind the beud o1 snlld Thomns Cowdry tulm- prisunnient ut bard lagor u State Yelson lor e terw of two yeurs. FHhe prisouer mizng do with the remainder of bis body wisae bé plcased, A Cougur Attacks u 2 Two ecuilgvan Muouutut Creeks They had take u cortan voud, but took wiuch led tiem ous un Grang Pralrie; where the whole face of the earth uppcared viie bourid- Aiter wandering for couctuded 0 camp, aud cor- iu the deud of niglt thu party, which covsisted of wo men und ielr wroused by the boraes, which bad stuwpeded. ‘The anlnals werg seamberiug over Fhw wen wud woiden ran in different dircetlois alter the borses. Unu of leas x| KOnIg tile, the suled thuir ' borace, 0Ws wives, wel the bi wud pralrics. the wonien followed vue of the Lrow of o bl Suddenly there came to (he cars of the olhers the scrcams, of u wolnan, aud, 04 runting to the plave, Lie_bushand was hotritled (o tind o cougsr, or MeXicun liow, wbout oix feet luug, tyuring bis wife, had Jumped ou e back, terribly laceruting it A shot killed benst, ‘The wuwan was bwlly hurt. “Vhe Irighie ened borses were recaptured, aud Lhe ewilzauts wisl “her breast, WeLv DU 0B L Figlt Toad. recdon salid that, having apent scveral he could speak 1t wasa very unusual to Gen, Grant waa nee- cssarfly on Friday night, consequently the new Lonl Mayor, Sir John Birrington, had a dim. culty to contend with, as 1 ncod hardly say 1lie siry you'll flud the countryconslderably 004 day,” suga the due that thero was really no rallying-polnt for a ties i a jocalo accsstbie to' Wiherever (he Goneral was sven aud recognized he waa warmly saluted, umd publicity” bnd been piven to route, thers would have been. nolack of up- plaudiug epcctetors on hils paseage. reason to think that our Hiustrlous visitor would recoption he has It wers fres to bim to but the sawe result “Tollowed with regard In Cork the mere ox- to But den, Grane 1s belloved to ban arly populur i Ireland, that mere fact muy set it thinking over the whole prob- Ireland’s rolations to Awerlea” und o Kuglaud, nnd may tend o {nfurm hin a8 to tha dilliculties” which Boglund 1inds in the honor of ' represent-, and their descondunits uglsud does.” ‘This was peruaps a alight mistake, for the Queen of Eu- n that senso u goud wany 11 the vast majority of Grunt would heen President of the Unlted Btates, "Fhere ure some, probably, who haye oot yet forgotten that he was the priveipal mstrameit in putting down he Southern Rebellion, and thus indirectly eatablisting the clvil vights of tio negro, 'The Iriah tu Amcrles Were, speoking gencrally, n fuvor of Ui Bouthern Blutes durtue the Clvil 1 and head, st bad ad- abiug CLex) derald, . i fumilies frum Arkapsas, en route ta lood County, Tex,, were lust un JANUARY. 2¢, y respect from us. [ Hear! romn _experi- vernmeat o ine [ Hear, hear1”] d put himsel! out him, ¢ would Le romo- hear1”) 1le did t ol thile way to capect, [* llear, marked *read.)? that proposition minotity. 1low- Whan | U1 of certan precls Flfty years ago. In my" next voy- General dryly, Une thing_ouly leties and com- hich It les with Lol true that there in the streots; to the fact rplatforni, no set I his_intended Wa have makes o liogs reported by t socak In terius nany Iristi Catho- nal orlein. Gen, reception to the Ircland fn the to be entertained slgns of pop- Grant, In fact, be a hero classes fo fro- whero other men ho {a uut himaclt Uen, Graut suld; of Irishmen who coulit lave nnd nevur huve sstly beeause the 8 cheap labor, r Sentenced, “sleeplng, larro 1iis counsel e wuly ity il e, R hut, It they wers while i, thoy he prisoucr ut the Wouun, ween directed to the Wrung read, 0 thy animals over day, Ahe libu, | pa the savige Radieal Complete Amnesty for the pudksiogt b 050 £200,000, AR70—=TWELVE The Worle of Reorganizing the the Communists, Italy's Forelven Policy Not of An Agpressive Charneter. Sho Desfres No New Terrifory on the Shore of the Mediterrancan. Bigmarck Will Withdraw His Parliament- ary Disoiplino Bill, - FRANCE. OFFICIAL CHANUES, *PAms, Jap, 21,—The modifientions of the staffin all branchen of ' the ndministration arg announcod, and the Patrie asscrts that Presidont MacAiahon hns agroed to chonges in tho staft of cortain nrmy corps proposed by Gen. Grerloy, tho new Minister of War, AMNESTY. TRadical Deputios huve prapared o resolu- tion in favor of complote nmnesty to the Communists, Sixty Deputicd have nalrendy signod the resolution, and 3. Louis Blane will aliortly give notico of it in the Assem. Viator Hugo will submit the same resolu- tion for the signatures of Benatora belonging te the Ropublican Union, MONDAY'S VOTE. Lowpon, Jan, 21.—A Paris dispatch says prior to tho main divisjon on Monday Gam- botta votad with the minority in favor of the ordor of the day pure and simplo, order of the day was proposed by the Gam- bettists 80 08 to overturn the Cabinot with- out nctually consuring it, aud wonld thus have freed the Gambottists from the necos- rity of propounding a civil programme, The ordsr was rejected by a vote of 200 ngainst 165. Intho maindivision Gambottannd forty- flve of his ndhorents of the Republican Unfon sbatalned from voting, not being willing to go the longth of negativing tho vate of confidonco when there wag no longer any alternativo motion. ists voted with tho Radicals in the main division. On this vote tnrnod the scale, WEERLY REVIEW. Loxvoy, Jun. 21.—The Mark Lane Ez- press says the aspaot of the growing whent plant i scorcely satisfnctory, as suddon chenges in the tempernture huve tonded to chock its oarly development, but mnnther month or six weeks must clapse boforo sny definite opiuion cau be put forward ns to tho nctual otato of the crop. deliverica havo ogain been moderate, and dissatisfoction continues in regard to the condition in which the most English wheat comes to mnrket. Dry parcels are quite an oxcoption, both in London and the Provincinl Exchangos, | Noarly all samples offerod aro | 2 damp or sprouted. T¢ its dofectivo condition must ba attributed the compnrative neglect from which Liomo-grown wheat bas suffored, and- which has prevonted us from shiring incrensed attentich paid to foreign grain, THE 1MPOKTY OF FORRIGN WHEAT into London continue modoratu, tootion has beon paid to this class of prod- nca, ot granariod stocks in the United King- dom show considerabto dificiéncy on thoso hold at the corresponding timo in 1878. Millors havo purchased with loss reserve, aud a steady trade hna rosulted at fully lato vates. ‘The wouk point us regards the future course of pricos is the unusually largs surplus available for export in America, which must exorcison dopressing offect, if the purchaaing poworof Frauco hns beon ovorestinated, ' Apnrt from tho uncertainty attaching to the operntions of onr noighbors, who, instead 'nmhlum of age uny of dllicult salution, ot exporting whent, have heon LARGE IMPORTERS, it romains to be keou whether the roserves of grain in the hands of Prench farmora will bo snfiiclent to meot the requirements of con. sumption. With large arrivals at ports of call during the weok, prineipaly Californian, the floating-cargo” trado for wheat hoa rulod “stondy, withont quotable chauge, Maiza is firm nt au advanco of €d per qurrier, : Bales of English whoat last wook were 52,141 quarters ot 88s 11d per quarter, ogninst 39,425 quarters at 624 per quarter tho previous year. The imyorts into great Dritain for tho woek onding Jan, 11 wero: Wheat, 740,747 lundred woights, and flour, 178,091 hun- drod welghts, TURKEY. TIORDED AND MURDERED, Vizwna, Jou, 21,—Advices from Delgrado | © aro to the ctfect that Col, Gola, Italinn mem. bor of tho Bervian Boundury Comuission, was robbed and murdered by ‘furkish brig. oands uear Pleynn, PODGURITZA. Raaves, Jan. 21.—Upou the arrival at Podgoritza of the Turkish Commissfonors | the L churgud with the surrendor of the town to the Moutenegrins, all the inbabitants with. drow ta thoir houses as A dowonstration ap- proval, THE DEPINITIVE THRATY, 8r. Prrensvogae, Jan, 21,—1the Agence. Ruse uunouncus in vory positive form that, accordiug to intelligence recelved by the Turkish Ambassador to Russia, the defini- tive treaty was to bo sigued at Constunti. nople to-day, 'AUSTRO-IUNGARY, PLAGUE PRRCAUTIONS. Viznna, Jan, 21,—The Austrian and Iun- gorian Governwunts have orrived at an understauding in regand to takivg precsu- tions ngaivst tho plngue. . Loxuoy, Jau, *QLD IKUNBIDES.” FAILURE. Loxpoy, Jau, 21.—Tho liabilitics of the Gotheuberg (8weden) Commnercial Company The fuilure wos the result of Twonty Reaction- the Their bnreaux only ngreed by o majority of ono to tho voto of confidenco in tho terms demanded by tho Ministry, 'They wero influcnced by n rumor that tho Reactionaries inteuded to voto with tho Ntadicals. - TOREIGN GRAIN TRADE. Farmers' Moro at. 1,—A Berlin dispatch says the appointment of a joiut European Com- mission to take precautions against tho plaguo fs mooted. Cermany and Austria {.w«mo the chaructertstics atl color 1s, 1 bue havo resolved to send the epidemioc. GREAT -BRITAIN, '_I.ou@q;«, Jou, 21.—Fhe Yuited States frig- ate Cunstitution dameged ber false keel on 5 rguning eshorg the other Bl wa.u.-hqkdoek_bd Tuesdar for re- physicians to wateh PAGTES. ndvances to Swedish lumbor morchants and paper-mills, STRANDED. Nrw Youx, Jnn. 21.—A Queonstown telo. groin says thord is no chanco of snaving tho French Official Staff Pro- steamship Oboron, from New Orleml: Tor grossing. Liverpool, stranded off Kinanlo, A cortain amount of cotton and oil-cako has beon Repubileans Demand | #aved. It fs biowing a gale, and the rain is {falling In torrents, ITALY. TIER FOKREIGN POLICY. Romx, Jon. 21.—In tha Senate to.day Signor Deprotis, in replylng to an Interpel- Intton, declared that the Government's for- eign policy soughs to amclioralo the con- dition of the Cbristians in Turkey, and to legally co-operate in the completo exceution of the Treaty of Berlin, Ha stated tho accu- sations of Ruso-Philism nad of a desire to nequire Albanin or fresh torritory on the shoro of {ha Mediterranonn wero unfounded, and assertad that thoe confidenca of the Pow- ers in Italy was undiminished; AFRICA. POISONED, Lonvoy, Jan. 21.—Tha Colonial Office conununicates the following : Cnpt. Patter- son, two Europeans, and five natives, whilst roturning from tho mission to s native Prince, oll died from drinking from a poi- sonous spring near Victoria Falls, Zambesi River, GERMANY, BISMAUCK'S BILL. Benuy, Jon, 21.—It s stated that Bis. marck hns docided to withdraw the Parlin- mentary Discipline bill, loaviug the mattorto the Reichstag. . BWITZERLAND, RELIEF FUND, GExEvA, Jan, 21.—The Council of State has rsked for 90,000 fracs to roliove deatitute worknion, THE ALLIGATOR ‘Who Lives and Dics In tho Lakes and Rivers of Florldis—A Crenture with Curloalty and a Quick Enr—Ilow o Takes Ilin Proy. Boston Commerctal Rulienn Leiter. An alligator moves much casicr in 8 stralght line than any other; {f attacked by ote it is a #ood pian, In case of danger, to run n a eircle; this confuses nnd dolays the creature, and much fncreasos tho chauces of escape, Dut few cases of injury to men or domestle animala by Florlda alligntors are on record or kuown, 50 far as I could learn. Men, women, nud children have Iittie ur o fear of them, at Icast of none except the larest. ‘They oro attacked aud killed in overy direction sud in all manucrs, usually be- ‘{ug lefe a prey to the buzzards und other foeders upon carrfon, They do not deeay sapidiy, evon in the bot sun, their thick skins rejelling the beaks ot buzzards at flrst, nud their tough fibres tightlug disaolution at ovory stage. \ T was much impressca with the alligator, 1Mo scenied 1o me an object worth study and ob- servation, 1 had pot happeued to come across, in my reading of natural history, sufllclently clear ‘accounts of i, wid, while In Florlda, 1 lost no opportunity of gleaning Informatton frum any sourco likely Lo prove correct that would throw light upon his structure or habita, "Thie female builda ber ueat in the spring of the yuar; sl tiakes it of mud anud leaves, banking 1L up in soine scctuded spaco open to the sun, depositing her cugs In lavers, leaving them to batch by the best” engendered by lermentotion added to that of the sun., Egies to the number of 150 have been found in tuvse nests; thelr shells aro guite hard, fu shape they are clougated somewhat ln compar- feots with 8 hon's egyr, and both ends oro moro nearly alike. In sizo they are usually abuvy touse of a turkey, ‘ITic young break the shell nud emergze from thele ¢ozy birthiplaco to find home in. shailow water, whero they. aro purtially protected und cored for b the female paront, untll grown of a certain size, when they are oblleed to Juok out for them- selves, or thelr formerly fond mother will mako u meal of themn, ‘The male parent 1s always foud of young ulligator, and, i It wero not tor the mother's protection, the alligator census would be swull fudeed, ‘Ihe little fellows are very lvely, and their heaus lave o gueer resemblince lu expresajon to that of a ball-dug. They ura about six inches long on thelrsafirst arrival, sid ave o color vlack, speckled with regalar slashes of dirt yellow, ‘The regularity nnd rupldity of thelr icrowth 1s difficult to ascertain, ‘Lhey can remalin doruant for lang ‘punods' i ean live withour food au fucredivle longth of time. At the biberuating scuson they somefunes swallow pine-kuots, or even stones, probobly for the pur. pose of keeplug thelr stomnchs distended, und Lsorie un resumitng a more uctlve e, 1'have seen ulligators ol all gizes, from six inches to ot least fourtcen feet in length, with correspond- ng welizht, but nothing is known wherevy thejr age wight beaporoximately dotermined, ‘The uuwber or leugth of times When growth has been suspenued Leing unkuown, rens cn[l tbhu - fcv they haye 4 chance to grow au long as they Jive, und that they Jve, i In fuvorable direuni- stauces, uud aro 1ot alone, an fncredible nuwmber of yeard. Why should thiere bu a nutarul perlod to Wielr existenced ‘They shed their teeth svery year; no wmatter bow farze the antmat ts, the | bume process 8 ever golng on, o new touth Iy always coming forward to supplant the old, ‘Fhey cast thetr outward ekin, wimd are fouud aparkling In thele brlghtness alter the old akin Is thrown, even when they are of thevery lurgest 'This pure slze. Nodcad allizators are scen savo those de- stroyed by vioteuce; there Is sothing that fecas upoil thein excent ju their lofancy; they go ou, woil. ot thie gristly scales of thicir youthiul yeais wurning in thne to plates us hard as wory, their Nittle teeth chungivg from thne to time unttl they aro us lange us o mun's thumb; years come and o, uud, undoubtealy, centurles come atd w0, uncl atill the alligator of mupertor tuck lives ou, Lurd kuows Low lune, every year bevomlng Inure lideous fu vigaze, wnd betier ealculated to fpress the fguoraut with a superitious awe, There i3 o feeling, ditleult to duscrive, that camies over oue while near a live alhgator; thy Intonoity of bii cuze, f Ins eyes arg open; the aleepy wise, the sleepy cunning of hils express- tat, when Uls eyes are closed,~ha scems {o Kuow who you are nnd what you uwra thinking he secins to ho cunsclons of some scoret power aver yous; ihe state of denthly qulet ho aastites has & esrunge fuscinatton,—this, whea he 1s upou land, steciched beture you, In the water Lie 13 o wlert, ‘Lhe huuter moving fu bis boat upou the glassy wuters will sce Just ralsed above the surluce the brizht eye wid tha extreme tp of the black nose of the alligator; these uake Lwo well detlned points, the ey bge bz muels the largest, 1 alizaty uuter or fuerman su and near, around bim, 17 he approachies one of these curious smphiblous senttiels, no Paristan gallunt cun make o more grucefud retirlag bow suan ds given the occuvsut of tho boat, The allizutor fuclines bls besd with an incflable grace, alnks without the shightest ripple, unl sectis to say, ** Farewelll sweet Inend, udieny! but coume wat,’? A s it will be with all those dots npon the water f visited fn thelr tuen, The buatinan. will flud bimselt surrounded by alligators, fua woment they ure goue; ha waits, oF be whistles; up como tie beadw ugalty st 1 he wishcs to shout he lias to decide I'uh- eleet bis grame, n ub the oye, and pull eeledir, 16 the el does not nfluuw. but strikes to the bralp, the shluzator, with & walrl, throws hMimself on bia Dack und inks 8t OUCC, WBYDHAD Bever WO rlae agaiy, but it be conies up be ts uncerislo u Lls movements, il the huuter is 1wors sut 40 lois thuy 1o ket bim. ‘Thousuuds Kulled in this way rot ut the botioms of the lakes qiwld rivers of Florida. ‘there wosa thue when thelr sxlus were fu demand tur leather, which was ude fute bouts uud travellng-bage, Lut this leatler i3 0ot now 5o fashivuable, uud the alligaturs sre diaturbed less thau foriuerly. (Ui uot an casy 182K 10 skiu vue, snd to tad the bide o us to ieve, alnost tupossible. 1 would have been #lad of 8 5K1u tauued W this susnuer, bug fuuud the atteinpt would bo expemve, with a provas bility ot at unsatiafaciory reault, I packed au alligatur's Yeu i salt, and after a WEeR O $0 touk It out, fatending to pepuck 1§ it loukedl ua freali to the oye a8 When Hret put wway, bub a slight budliug removed the outer skiu, thevulv thiog I cared tu preserye, aud Jeit the leg with wsofs, beauhiful okin liky s baby’s, which retatucd all the 1uarkis of iho outalde coveniie. Au aliizator’s bead bears o siroug reseaiblance fu suape to un ordivary round-toed shoe without the hecl, This resen- Llauey 1a very warked 1 slligators of wwediom ¢. Tho eyca are close togethier on whial gor- pouds to the 1ustep of the sboe, while the nosteils are ob the vxiretae cud uinl o ol what night b culled the toe. ‘Lhe byes are of ublack~ {h gray, with a lonzitudinal slit for nnd art very pecullar in their upm«l‘l](;?n. Ll The ears are just back of the oyes, i or marvel In somne respe To an” ordinar, s ASrVer, and even n close ‘one, H car of o gator Would_not_he discovered. By o) Ak Knfo ant exprrimenting a ite, i g e found to 111t up on Ui polint vt 1he eyl the place above meationed, wid one cay !tuc v car, quite capactoua, of 1 Beantitul pearly o Witn & trananarent membrane, very pope strotchod over a larze tunnel |, sy eading dyr ‘h' 1o the braln, Their sense AT 1o U 88 of hearing 1y very Alligators can be made to rige river's bottom by slight nolses, like lq.*n':q?m ) ing of uplg or o luw whintle, The ot seen to have no little curiosity, nud gayg cret slderablu rlsks 10 salisty ity though they e conscious of thy danwrers they court. Hot The alllzator’s wouth opens quite the wh length of his head; both fawa moves a om0t rangeinent at. the Wdes of the o, g 2 cxtent ta which 1t ean bo opened.. Wiy r i it thera 13 much dnside to exeite uunmu’mnid the frst plnce, Ui tongua bn tmainiy s bse 2 the Jower part of tho” mouth; e buck pey 3 the tongut s n very matked aud curloyriet cireular ridge, very well deflucd, thor s with 0 slight' muscular contraction, 1g e pletely cloes the “entranca Lo the gullet, "y alligstoe can rish_ncound in the water wiiy o) mouth wide open and not awallow R drop. |}, teeth are of dliferent slzes, larro muf el iuteryals, those of thie upper juw shutting mfl' sida the tunder, and those befow Ntk ool tlea abave; the large, Tower, forward teey 1 very old allizators perforate the banes of n'I apper fnw on_each sida af_tho nostrile, mahy hules that oue can push a finzer througn, 1 mouth of an ailizatur I8 slirularly clean, of s vearly pink_color, mind LI teeth, when fheres :‘0‘;' are very beautiful, and have alsoa ki it % ‘The averago slligator I8 longer from his tail to & point on his back uu:wm?fifi,‘,‘m ture of the Lind logs than he s from that poy furward to his nose. 1iis tail fs his great g fgine of locomatlon, and his maln relfance in of. fensive and delensiva wor. 1 waa told by op, Jong familine with his habits, that with a i of his tall he struck nia prey toward his mout whith opens at the time and closes with g gy, on whatover {8 thrown Into ft. .\'?- Informan{ went 80 far as to say that the alllzator sume. times in" this way bit off the end of his gry toil. Many are found with part of the tail gope, these may be lost {n mutual fights, or perig, b{ the ulp of a shark, et frony what I hase seey of the Ifghtning-like” lateral blows piven by tliene roptiles with the tall, I am prepared tobe. lieve the story of ibelr self-malming, e — Rullng und Rolgning. PMludelora Dreas, o singular §a the rule of contraries that, pan tlenlarly fo volltics, an apparent defeat tpe. cupted is o thing to bo thanklul fur, ey was an Instance of this In the recent short Py llnmentary seasion at Westminster. The Figy, ciul Minlster gave notico 1o the Houro of Come oS, un oue evening, that lie Intended to s the Britlsh Partiament to vote a grant of tnoney in afd of certnin sufferers, Christiuns and Ma. nomotans, In the Riodupe mountain rnge iy Turkey. Even the Ministerial party wern yng ble to discover why ll:(v NONEY, Mitcit vr il (It becanne kuown that £10,000 would be the fize ure), shoull be given to these people, partlg. larly at o pluching titie when honest home Jo. dustre, however willing to work, was literaily starvinis throughout ihe British fslavds, It uy anticipated and anuounced that the Opoosiity would ratse a debate on such o money graut but just In the very nick of tine I way anuounced on the Ministerial siile that thy wmonoy would not ho asked for. So far, tok was avirtual defeat of the Guverament. Yo Lord Deaconsficld wust bave been greatly re. Neved Ly that Jittle discomilture, it us is be. Heved, the proposal to grant all tliut mones ty suflerers on Turkish territory wos made st e auggestion of Queen Victorls, who, uccording to constitutional privelple, iterally Las no ngly 1o inposo her wigh, which somethines is an- stinate will, upon hur Ministers, or any of then, It must be very difilcult for the Government to reafst the Queon when sho presses thiat such or such o course shall Lo puraued. When the O position was ready and anxious to show fight agaluse the propused Rhudupo erunt, the Gor crunont jadiciousty resolved not to aak for il oney, and wera refofeed, no doubt, to get oot of the dilenuna with a defeat, which was really a 18D on the knuckics of the Queen nersll, 1t must be very aunoying for any Allnmr‘{u bo interfered with by tie eovereign, whuse dut mul privilege, as cnllllltull\mnilf’ delined m{ fimited, 18 to refgn but uot ta rule, it belng v that princlple thut Victorla is rezarded us uny. Dlo to do any wm“fi‘ ull respunsibility belng up. on her Ministers, "Twice, within o shiort period, Victoria Las forced her fcmmal caprico uvn her Ministers:. First, {n loslsting that, foaor. tain part of the British dominluns, she shall be called *“Empress,” whilo sho I3 ** Queen” every. where elso (0 wowaniy suirit of vanity, whih was harmless, If ostentatious); and now that Parllamen ould bo prossed and the Unlte) Kingdon ed to send £10,000 to certaln p- sons {n Turkoy who are badly off, the Oppo tion p: which Is ueensionnlly sovere on b Queen, irically sugyusted that there was no rcason why the Quecn sbould mot send thy wmoney out of her own overflowing sbundance; thut Lier jucome (s £405,000 a year (235,00 u Civil Liat und £80,000 from the Duchy of Lan caster), and that {ess than cfeht days of fiee ml- ma would more thau make up the £10,000 sty wished tho publiv to pay. : e About 1lorse-Cars, John Steveuson, who Luilt tus firsf strect<ar .in 1831, hus lived to ses nearty 400 “strect-rat ‘ways built in the United Btatea, and scut bis hrst forebizn shipment to Bawwia, Java, fu 188 ‘I'he uttempt Lo ntroduce streot-cars fn Loudo coused o riut, tn which the ralls were torn uo but now American vars are ruu don, Liverpool, Nottinglamn, Lucde, hampton, bull, and’ Birkenbiead, i Euelad; at Ediuburg, Ulasgow, and Aberdeen, n Sot- laud; und st Swansea fn Wales. o the Dnth possessions, siso, they have been catablile ed at Montreal, Quebee, Torouto, Hio fiton, Ottawa, 8t. Jobws, und Halis fn o the Domfuton; ot the Cux of Qood Hape, the onfy pluco fn Africas Christ Churen, Wellington, aud Dunedinin Nev Zeatund; ot Bombay, the vnly place in Il 4 Kiugstony fu Jamatea; ot Adelalde, Port dde lutde, und Gamberton fu South Australfs, sul £7u 800 Lo be bullt at Melbourne, Siducy, Tar manfa, and tobartstows in New South Wale The Freuch orotective rullcv b sbhut America street-cars out of all that Republics citles b Calals; but they are runnligg mind vopular & Rerlin, 8t. Petersburg, Vieuna, Stockols Curlstiana, Hambure, Bromen, Amsterdauiy Brusavls, on the Couttucut, Like the Urita Nag, tho sun neyer sets ga Amerfoun street<an, which are also runuivg st Ilavana, [ privcipal citles of Mexico, Brazlt, Urusuay, ¢ Angenting Ihzjmhlle, Chill, Peru, Venezids Guayaquil In Ecundor, Ban Joso Ju Costa Rics il are 10 be substituted for omulbuses ot b gota, the Caplial of Colombia. — e ——— Romun Fxeavations, Tha excavatious i the Vummal the Forad st Rowe hove now disclosed the whote of s VitaSacra botween tha Templa of Antoninus sd Faustioa and the Arch of ‘Litus, with the bullk e thot laed it Boma of theso hwilldings werd already known; nuthiog, bowever, wis Kieso as regants the parallehigrain between the V8 Hacrs, the base of the Palatine 11, the Forus the Archof Titus. A great mistuke s made by old topograplicrs, who placed m that narrow atrip of Jund the temple nnd atriud Veata, the Heata, the Teaple of Juplter Staih amlihe honse of Tarquintus. ‘The parallelosrss I wniclent daya contained only a e o comius: place bLuildings brick, strebgthened at \lfl( corugrs with blocks of travertiue. ‘I fronts the buildings recedod o )ittle from the liue o Lhu street, ntud the spaca thus formed was ik with honorary monuments, Among these pos wacnts are toticed the followling: “(a) A pedit tal fura brouze atalue, ratsed A, D. 30U ittanus, Consul, und Prefeet of 5‘3:““3 (0 pedemiat Ton s statug. ratsed . b ") & pedestal for s statue, raiscd A, t'amunllun by Flaviua Leontius, Prefect of Rowma; () o klud of swall trjumplial arch O nhrluu) made gt the expense of the inbabitsd of ‘Farsus; (d) the pedestul of an vquestrisd statuo ralsca very lkely tu one of 1he ngxm; stnes; (o) some (racments of the furs? Habianwa; (f) 8 frgment of the fouli 'IV; umpha'es, from the yoar 843 to 8493 1he victorl 2 weutivued are thoae in Macedunla, ju Wet?! Hpuln, wnd {0 Numidis, and King “Juguritis ¥ expyessly namg - e — A Drunkea Congressrudi, Iusbingion Letier. Notwithstandive the warnlug offered W;: death of uls colleaxncs, & Democratic mew froni a Soutlicrn Siato was scen this morsis reehng up Peunsylvavle avenue so arunk “.' 1o bud 10 Inguire the way so the Caspliol ‘was tuken In charge Ly frlends and xm:rvlwnfil 4u hls room until bo could becoms eobel. S wag met LY party of detewates o the Womit Sullraze Couvention, now in session beres l{‘ Lis coudition furnisicd an tilustration fur :i: arwnent that mes are nob titted to overy codutry, - T FINANGIAL. 7 $25, $50. $100. $200. $500. Prouitaxiam & Co. have beon for m3at et Grm A i kerd [ New Yurk, ut bl reputa Id quick sesurun bend fug WLNIE Lrce.—~duw Yweib Tribdae,

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