Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 15, 1879, Page 16

’ BOSTON. The Walking Mania and| _ ‘the Critics. Miss Parloa in ‘Her Blno Cambrie and White Apron---Ske Cooks {nthe Council + Chamber. What Sir George .Campbell: Thinks of American Womon--An Interna- tional Episode, ~ The Bold Briton and the Sheep- . Dog--A Title Refused. From Our Own Correspondent. Bostox, March 12—The number of people who misconcetve the correspondent’s meaning sometimes would be amusing, ff it were not Irritating und Hable to mieconstruc one's good intentions towards one’s eclf and the public. I find it seems to bo taken for granted, even with persons who call themscives Intelligent, that, whenever a correspondent informs the public of ‘an entertainment or enterpriso which is occupy- ing the publle mind in the locality from which the currespondence dates, the correspondent, though simply giving the facts of the hour, Is Indorsing the whole matter from his or her per- eounl taste, ‘Thtre are times when it 8 only necessary to present theso facts from the elmple reporter's standpoint, when there seems NO NEASON TO EXPRESS A PERSONAT. BIAS one way or snother, for there are apparently ocr- fectiy harmless facts which are of interest to the public; but which do not especially commend themecives to the correspondenv’s personal taste or offend It. When later an excess in the direction uf certain simply reported facts brings outa protest from the correspondent, there is o ery of wonder, and "Why, look here, now, don’t you remember that you recommended thisi'" whatever {ft may he, “and indorsed" 1, etc., ete, cte. All this I give by the way of warning tu the reader whoinay bring me to task as I heard a correspondent brought to task a ahort ume sluice, who offered n proteat upon the pres- ent walking craze, For l propose to offer my protest upon the eame subject, and to say that for the pust four weeks pedestrian fever here has been carried toa height that Ip not. only ridiculous, but demoralizing. Some of the most prominent New England newspapers have come forward ia denunciation of ¢ THESE WALKING-MATCHES, and one journal ranked them, as they deserved to be ranked, with the prize-lhting’ busiuess. L Join this protest, rememberine very well that I told the story of Miss Von Hillern’s triumph over Boston prejudices with a certain gay zest. du the protest that I) make now agalist the walking-matches I don’t by any means take buck anything f aaid about the little lady who turned the heads und won the hearts of Boston, because [ reported very faithiully the sucte aa they stood, Miss Von Hitterit, too, go far as 1 know, did not overdo the. matter to the extent that # fs being overdone now. But the develop- ments ot thd past few weeks, the reports of which in the newspayers of the efty give the de- tails of the walkluz-natches where woman’ vower of endurance and inuscle are comment- ed upon os if she were a horee, wagers made otpou her “time? and all the rest of the sporting alane brought freely. forward, shows pretty conclusively that the pe+ destrian Gusiness is not % desirable or eormmend- able thit The novelty of woman pedestriau- ism, tov, went with the little German. Since then the thing hos been losing iuterese with the’ better classes. At in no longer the sashion for Beacon street to follow und applaud. Beacon street aud.all the other flne follawera have gone over to other rods nid souldesses tno different. sphere of'actiou. ‘The cad or the results of ‘this feminine raving scems to prove Wut, as a spectacle, ns a business, it really belongs rigat- fully, ag the Journal eritic auld, with the wrest- Ang and prize-fiehting business, and as sucn fa to be discouraged on every hand, | ‘The great contrast tu all this {fs the cooking craze, Jimentloned in my Inst that a regular cooking-school Lud been established where every wonan, fron BRIDGET TO TEI MISTRESS, might be taught to prepare every article of food from 4 louf ot bread yton sougle. . Speuking: of nevuple reminds me of Miss Purloa’s appear- ance, and the coinment thereon, at une of her vouking Iectures. “1 never lized before,” said a fady who was present for the fret ime, that couking could become a fing art. “But when Tlooked at Miss Varlos atunding there fa her tight-bine cambric, with that ample white aprou about her, and her little pite of towels Leside her, and attending to- several dishes at once while she talked all the time,—giving her explanations and descriptions,—I thought J never had eeen anything more fascluating and dainty tu any region of urt.?? Miss Varloa fs ut present zolng down to Boa- ton’s littly ikhode-Istund neighbor every week on uy engazement for course of lessons, and Rhode Island Js enthustastically Funhlies over {un dts halts, until at this writing she is holding her cuokliy loveo fn the Council-Chamber of the old . City Building, whieh makes the occasion verlly a council of cooks. [tis ainusing,” anys one lady, “to read the reported accounts of these cooking Iessons. ‘They aro at the highest key-noteof praise and admiration, and wherever one finds au cuitorlal mention of the matter it-is pink with praises, Evidently our lords und masters think that at Jost we have struck the rlebt Key, and arc on the right track!" dt seems that Mr. James’ Daley Miller has really become an jntercationul term fora type, for here we have SIR GEORGE CAMPRELL, the Scotch Liberal Member of Parliament, who inadu tour in America recently, talklug tu bis Scotch frivnds the other day on his return, of America, inaking this mention of American womens It seemed to me that the more purely Aterican of the Awerlean women—those who Bru Not accustomed to spend money nan austen: tatious wayin Europe, and to overdress and, over-peacock there—nre yery nice peopto Indeed. It fs tho Daisy Millers, and the Dafsy Milers® Toummas who'to suine extent have elven the Americun women a tad nome. See them ot hone, und they seem to-me among the nicest of thelr sex. . Women rights, too, are wut much overdone in Americu, except in some remote Stntos, where Uiey have established some new- favuled soclul experiments... ‘The Amer. ican girls are certainly more independent than our girls ure. Iu this respect {hope many of our girls are following their example.” Who shall say now that Mr, James has done an ill eervive to the American woman, when the British stranger fo the gates ts thus helped to discriminute go nicely, und te do us this fine Justicu? In one of my previous letters 1 mada uaiuotation, froma Naw York correspoudent who suid Gf Mr, James" lates! Mr. Meury dainee, dr. (a the Half-Hour copy of ‘An Inter- Mutiunal Eplyode,’ tmakea us partly forgive lim for vot unty for killing off dear ttle Dafay Mil- Jer," ete, “The ete, tt will be remembered, eng- ligating Mr. daunes for misrepresentiny his youn couutrywomea tn the persun of ~The “ International Episode ” referred to, published Arst in ove of the English monthlies, uid now draught out in Harper's neat little’ Mall-Hour Series, is ail thatthe mistaken defender of “aear little Daisy "Zclaims, aud will nu doubt make THE DOLD UNITON WINCE ADITTIR, = + itis the sketch of two young Euglsbmen, Members o€ the aristoerutic class, who come oyerto America for a short trip, with a let Introduction ton New York lawyer, Mr, it kate, who iu turn, on their arrival in New York in the hot Atwust weather, sends @ letter of fn- troduction to htw wife in Newport for them, which the travelers tininediately act upon, aud at once are inducted into all the rocial ameule Viva of Newpurt life by the protty Mra, Weet- gate wid her prettior slater, ‘The older of the two Britlsh swelly” at once takes wlari atthe prettier elder sister's proximity, and warns ble vousin, Lord Latnbeth, iu this Wise: “My dear boy," thu elder, Percy Beaumont, says, na they tind themsclyes alone together on tie New York steamer bound for Newport, #1 hope yuu won't begin to flirt.” “I dou't cure, 1 daro say J shan’ begin? “With a married woman, Mf she's bent upon dt, ita all very well,” Beaumont expounded, “But our friend wentloued a younz lady, a sister-in-law, tanvled with her!) “ Tuw do you indgu entangled?" “ Depend upon it, she will try te hook you,”? “Oh, bother!” gald Lord Lambeth. “AMEMICAN OINLS ANB VERY CLEVER, urged his companion, “So much the better,” the young man de- clared, “IT {ancy they are always up to ome game of that sure,” Beauaont coutinued, “They cau't be worse than they are in En- shins! guid Lord Lumbeth judicially. = “Ab, but iu England,” replied ‘Beaumont, you have got your natural protectors, You have wot your mother und sieters.!* “My smother and sisters,” began the young hobleman, with a curtain epergy, But he stop. ped fn time, pulling at bis cigar. “Your mother spoke to mo about st, with = Fur God's sake “dou't get en tears in her eyes," sald Percy Beaumont, ‘She sali atic felt very nervous. I promised to kecp you out of mischiel.? *Youliad better (ale care of yourself,’ said ‘the object of maternal und Ducal sollcitude. “Ah,” rejoind the young barrister, TI haven’t the expectation of n’hundred thousand a year, not to mention other attractions.!* “Well,” aad Lord Lambeth, don't ery ont hefore you're hurt.!! But the careful aheep-dog, Percy, st last be- coming more and more alarmed, communicates his fears to the nervous Duchess across the water, which presently brings a telegram from the mamma that the Valuable « LORD LAMBETH is needed nt hone. Preaently, however, a little late, the pretty Mrs. Westgate and her prettler sister betake themselvea to England tor an ins dedanite visit, nul the sheep-loy business beeing over again. Lord Lambeth now bas his natural protectors about him, but even this guard can. Not save him, anc be gous over the precipice at Inst ond offers his hand, wit heart. and fortune, und social position to the prettier sister, who gidetly—refuses them all, This culmination is rather clutnsily managed, Ieaving that odd sense of vacuencss in the reader's mind -that somewhere or otherabways comes into Mr. James? clever little stories with Its selt-consclous blur, Otherwise the sketch ls admirable, Hera ts a bit of conversation which hulds na jewet. Mrs, Westpate suys to Percy Beaumont: ~ “It's very good of you to let Heasic and me come and eft und look at you. J suppose soit will thiak f ain very satirical, but I must con- fess tat tiat's the iccllng L have fo London.” “fom afratd’ 1 don't quite understand to what feeling you alludet’? sald Perey Beau- The feeling that it's all very well for you Engitah people, Everything is” beautitully ar- ranged for you," * “Tt seems to mo st fs very well for some erleans, sometimes,” rejoined Beaumont. . “Forsome of them, yos,—(€ they like being patronized, 4 may be very eccentric, and nadls- eiplined, and outrageous, but 1 confess 1 never was fond of patronage. 1 like to associate vith people on the same tering as { do in my own country; thas a pectliar taste that I have. But here people seem to expect something else, elleaye knows what! lam afraid you sill thial 1 AM VERY UNGRATEFUL, for I certainly have ‘recelveil a great deal of at- tention. ‘The last timel was hore a laly sent tne A message thut I was at berty tu come and bee her.” “Dear me! I hope you didn’t go,” observed Beaumont. * You ave deliciously naif, I must say that for you!" Mrs, Westgate exctatmed, “It must be O great advantage to you herein London. I suppose if Tonyselé had’a Uttia more nuvete, T should enjoy it more. I should be content to sitona chair in the park, and see the people pass, and be told that this {a the Duchess of Suffolk, and thats the Lord Chamberlsing aud that T must be thankfut lor the privileze of be- holdiug them. I dara say it is very wicked and critical of ing to ask auything else. But £ was vs critleal, and I treely confess to the sin of being fastidious, Tam toll there {6 suine re- markably superior sccont-rate society provided: here for strangers, Mereit I don’t want any superior second-rate society. If want the socle- ty that J haye been avenstomed to,” “1 hope you don’t call Lambeth and mo sec- ond-rato,"? Beaumont joternosed. “Oh, 1 atm accuatomed to you,’? said Mra. Westgate, ; Further on thla acute Mrs. Westgate anya: “T quite agree with a very clever countrywom- anef inlue: ‘For. ine there are only two social positions worth speaking of—that of an Ameri- con Indy, and that of the Emperor of Russ{a.!! Now, if this little book ta nota sop to the Angry aud indignant ones who havo rafled und gnashed their teeth over Duisy Miller Iam very much nilstakea as to the intelligence of the american inind, Jn the last Atéantic—the April number—whose advance sheets are before me, Mr. dames pives U3 another study of the Miller clags. in Mr. and Mrs, Ruck and thelr daughter, and the very op: posite of them ina MKB. CHUNCH AND WER DAUGHTER AURORA, It is « dlaageevable Ittle story or study, but. per- haps Mr. dames finds thut nis ‘studies’ ore becotning a sort of réforinatury lever both in this couutry and England, uid go feels called upon to keep up his contributions to the cause. There fs another artieia {tn the Atlantic which will coll owt a good deal of comment und inter- cat" Now York ‘Thentres."” I must quote one bit where Boston suffers by comparison: | “Boston holas a peculiar position tn’ the American theatrical world, but, uotwithstand- Ing the excellent actliyz often seen at the Mu- svum, the Globe, and elsewhere, cyen Bostoul- ans do not seein disposed to clalin a theatrical equality with New York; clioosing, perhaps, to regard with complacency their” well-known supereminunce In the fetds of anoral und intel- lectuu! effort, rather than to enter into a doubt- ful wsthetic competition. Ldon't know enouzh of the comparativo val. ucs of theutres to make any judyment of t but [do know that there are Boston people who. will tise up in thelr wrath and deuounes this criticism of supertority while they aucept with perfect gravity the satirical hit at their super- smaingice in the fields of moral and {utellectual effort. mia TELEGRAPHIC. The New Schome fur Opposition to tho Wextern Unton. Spectat to St, Louts tevubtican, New York, March 12.—Thw Zribune says that when the resignation of Gen, Eckert, os Prest- deut of the Atlantic & Paelile Telegraph Com- pany, which occurred to-day, became known on Wall strect, many rimors were ect afloat. ‘That. most generally credited was that Gen. Eckert waa to join the proposed new telegraph com- bination to ba. composed of the New York, Lake Erle & Weatern, Baltimore & Ohio, Pennsylyania, Philadelphia & Reading, and other railroads, under the recent, Florida declston, und organize opposition to the Western Unlon, flrat’ matting an effort to have Congress pags u general Jaw to permit railroad companies to,combing for such purposes, Asa Ruoruutee of the truth of this report, it was stuted wnt Gen, Eckert had already disiin- gulshed himself as.a manager of oppasition tele- griph comparica, the Franklin and the Atlantic 3 Pacific Companies being Wis special schemes, Neither Gen, Eckert nor oflivers of the Westera Union Company would couverse on the subject. Tho Unfortunate ‘Termination of an Anglo Amorlean Marringo, Lonuon Times Keb, 32. dn the Trobate, Divorce, and Admiralty Divias fon, befere the President aud a special jury, the caso of Norton agalost Norton and Grantley was tried on Reb. 20. Ju this case Col. Charles Grantley Campbell Norton prayed for a dissolution of marriaze with hts wife, Kutherlae Norton, by reasun of Kier adultery with the | co-respondent, Lord Grantley, against whom tie claimed duma: ‘The respondent sud Soemsponilaist led any vw dental of the charges wllezed agalust them, but the suit was in fact undefeuded, and the claim for damage was not pressed, ‘The petitioner, who faa Colonel in the Otto- man Gendarmerie andaretived Major fa the British army, married the respondent, the daugh- terota Mr. M'Vicur, an Amerlean genticman of goud fortune wud position, at Calvary Gnureh, New York, ont the 220 of June, 1870, They lived together tor nome time at New York and Uen at Montreal, and on their” arrival in England they took up their residence at St, Junn's Wood, Mrs, Norton, who was well ro- celved by hee husband's relatives ana {rieuds, Was of delicate constitution, and fo 187% she Went to Switzerland, and thence to Paris for wnedical advice. In the following year sho nc- companied her father to New York, and thera gave virth toa son, who died Iniulancy, Dur- tug their separation, which, owing to the peti toners circumstances, was more protracted than was oriuivalty intended, an alfectionate correspundenca was kept up oetween bim und the respondent, and on his wppolutment, in August, 1874, 08 8 Colonel in the ‘Turkish Gen- durierie, it was arranged that she should return to dicope und rejoin him at Constautiuople. in starch, 1878, Mra, Norton arrived fu England; shu foft tor Turkey in Muy, und reached Cun: stuntinople an the 23th of June, ‘The petitioner had heard thut Lord Grantley, who te hig Hirst cous, was also ou hie way to the East In the some snip as thatin which Sie, Norton had taken passaze, but uc wus not awaro that Lord Grantley had also been her escort from London to Faris, aud thence to Marseilles, where they cinbvarked for yCoustan- tuple. A scene gecurred between hin anit the respoodenton meeting. The day after ber arrlvalho bad to visit an encumpment some tuiles from Constantiuople, Ho reached home about 3 o'clock on the following morniuy, and Was recelved by the respundent {i a state of such confusion that his suspicions became seriously aroused, He ut once charged her with having, adiitted Lord Grantley, who was atthe tna ble guest, into her roous, and alter a pause she confessed her guilt, wading, “Twas o virtuous woman a tnonth ago." On the following duy sho leit with Lord “Grantley for Siuuyroa. Shu afterward usaumed big nanic, und on thelr re- turn to dundon, i September, they tovk apartinente at the Luugham Hotel, aud’ passed as haste eee F ‘fhe chargo alleged fn the petition, im sunport of which Col. Nortun wae called Bsa witness, was fully establisued. A verdict was found in favor of the petitioner, and the Court pro- Bounced s decree visi, with costs, 8 THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 1879—-SIXTEEN PAGES.’ KKANSAS., Alono in a Wilderness-—The Cheering Notes of a Couple of Lit- tle Birds. — A Night in the Cabin of a Settler from Southern Ifnois, Manufacturing Capabilities of Spring River ~—Fever-and-Ague and Politics, Saectat Correspondence of The Tribune, Bestonvinzy, Ark., March 5.—When f parted from Hoppy, my way led over a wide range of ra prairie toward Soring River, n beautitul, awitt-rolling stream of clear water that rlacs in Barton County, Miesourl, aud meanders through Cherokea County, Kansas, in a southerly dirce- tlon, thence into the Indian Territory, where it unites with the Neosho, of the boundary of the Wyandotte and Cherokce country, to form Grand River. - After passing a Mormon eettlement, knownas the Pleasant View Branch of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, comprising a membership of scyenty-four regen- erated souls, but unwashed bodies, the houecs wore found at long {ntervals, and at one time I svemed to bo in the midst of A VAST WILDERNESS, , 1 balted and looked about me. It had etopped snuiving, and the dense clouds had rolled down Av the rim of the blue canopy, and Iaid under the yellow sheen of the decifuing sun in con- fused inasses of gilt nnd purple, Between my feet the dim marks of wagou-wheels led straight, on through the purtially-hidaen black stubble, left in the wale of a recent conflagration, until Jost in the distance; yet nodwelllug greeted my wistful gaze, A feeling of lunotiness and strange aro stole oyer ine, for Istood beyonil the reach of a human voice,—beyond the sight ofa human habitation. I glanced upward to the potnt my childieh fatth had marked as the arch-stono of the Throne, in the very presence ofthe King of Kings; and a revretful vang piereed my heart that waxing years had brought incredulity, and sont mo straying far from the Innocent creed of my youth. I pushed on to leave this solitude behind me. A wee sound, PEE-PLE-PERT, recalled mo from contemplation; nnd, casting my cyes upon tho ground, I saw two small gray birds, with dark throats, runuling before me, al- inost within reach of my stick, ‘These cheerful litle fellows, my sole companions for nearly o toile, ed the way, and dispelled the loneliness of the situation, Presently 1 saw a house in the distance, and, in my eagerness to reach tt, I un- consciously quickened my pace and frightened the gentle creatures; with a farewell peet, they flitted aside, und left me alone with my thoughts, Iwas notlong in discovering the causo for such a scarelty of dwellings. This strip of coun- try fs very poor, Its soil, of cream-colored clay, conrsa sand, and gravel, fs very cold and innutritious. When 1 had walked a mile farther, A crossed a diteh-like ravine, and ayain entered aricher soll, of dark loam; then, {n the distance, here and there, the homes of the settlers began toappear, The sun had made tis good-night bow, and {twas time to find somo hospitable shelter. The first house was an adobe (dobby); but L knocked at the door, and a voice UADE ME COME IN, I opened the door -and mado tknown my wisn. Without hesttation the fnvitation was repented, and I was but too elad to obey the welcowo summons. ‘the people were from Minos; und, though thelr home was humble, T founa the good cheer and totelifizenve that make the born Bucker's cot a proverb, and spent a very pleasaut nlgut. One by one the sprouts from the family-tree bean to come in to inspect the stranger;, and presently, when the room was full aimost to overfluwing, I counted the tlaxen-haired tribe, and found there were only cleven, { {nnocently remarked: “Are these all your chiléren, Madam???) Hav. Ing emphasized the wrong word, she gaye mea love of sojured pride ‘of maternity, und ex- claimed: ‘For merey's sake, how many more would you want one poor woman to bother with?” I stammered out an explanation; und then, {n a softer tone, slic told mo these were all that wero ving. George, her oldest,—who would be a nian now, a8 big as his fathur,— died twelve years ago; nnd little Chloris, the baby, dicd Inst spring. ‘Then the father came iu, and the hours clided by into a retrospective conversation about A THE LOTET UE HAD DWELT IN, The youvg folks, tired of conning text-books, came iu for their stare of uotlve, und in a short time Thad them gathered about me. Lave them words of encouragement, and to gratify their chitdish fancles, named the three ttle girls to be wives of future dignitaries of State, and the elght boys 1 named hich ofiictals in the service of thelr grateful country. Presidents, Governors, and Judges of the Supreme Court were made, with a breath, of these snon-to-be- cltizens; and o glow of satisfied pride Hehted Up the {neca of “nll Rave one, und he, not being made a President, concluded ho would rather be i former, “*Cause Pap says politickuus all steaicd.' ‘The rising sun found me on the road. Though the mornlug-alr was still keen, the wind bad veered during the night to the south, and in ong hour there Was no trace of yesterday's storm, [passed several improved farms having FINE AUPLE- AND PEACH-ORCHARDS in bearing. Upon one farm was an orchard of 500 appte- and several hupdred peach-trees in inost excellent condition, But for the lay of the land, Lmight, easily have imagined niyself in Maryfand, Notwithstanding blackberries grow wild here, quite Jarge and in profusion, many furmers have planted Inrge patches of the Morton und other varlettes, herrles, pears, and plums ateo do well; but do not reach that perfection which would make them profitable for market, on account of the galt. As the traveler movea southward, points of brushtund push themaclyes Into tho prairie; and here arg found the flrat sassafras- and per- sinmon-trees, ‘Theso not ouly mark a climatic line, but tell the plese that ‘he ja leaving the prairle, Passing longitudiually through watrip of second bottom land, same three or four nilles, iny road verged westward, and led mo into open country once mors, Befare reaching Crestline, 0 small station on tho Missouri Westera Ratiruad, 1 passed through A DEYERTED VILLAGE. Tt was not “sweet Auburn, Jovellest villace of the plain,” but * Watitonuh,” a very seatby apology fora town. Four untenanted and bat- tered shanties are oll that is left to mark the site of thls uncoummerctal mart. 'I'wo dobbies, one dugout, andan old hut of logs stil) defiud the hungry gaawhigs of thie, and laumimed a mournful monody as the wind frolicked throuyiy and around them, ‘Ihe latter bullding perhaps served the multiplied purpose of store, waro- house, town hall, and Pust-Ollice, for a rough board, bearing the bame 1 have Just written, iu rude, feded Jetters, hud beew vaiiea above the wide-open door, and an uudicipherabla sign board Jeaned agninst the outer wall, A spuckied-breaat lack perched upon the decaying roof-comb, singing hid unpremeditated lay; und a hare, with stoleal mien, sat upon his hauncnes ‘on the slll,—a solt-appointed dourlesper of this rotting castle. I passed carotully by without disturbing ble bareship's meditations, aud lett int monarch of o ween of desolation, Putting Cresttiue behind me, L crossed ao nar- row strip of prairle, and dung eradual decline, tT reached the yiue-mantied bushes that fringe tho banks of SPRING RIVER, Here I camo toa large orick dwellluy, tho hone of Mr, Hubbard, formerly of Adama County, lillnols, ‘This gentloman, desphie bis opulent surroundings, claimed to be Jun oor, A half-mile walk brought mo to the joston Mills, whera I crossed the river, and cntured at once thy woods, and the subear- boniferous region of Southeastern Kansas und. Southwestern Missouri, For agricultural pur- poses this country bas little value, As a manu: Faaturlits loculity, capltal and enterprise only are needed to push tt rapidly forward to thu front rank. Spring River alone alforda in- calculable advantages. Its volume of water fy uulform, belug fed by never-fulting springs, and thy width at Moston Mills, below the dum, fa full seventy yards. ‘Khe decline of ite bed ds great, unit the current rolla awiftly und with inuch force, 60 thut a miil-scat mizht be established every two miles of the distuuce from head to mouth, Sumo day LANGE MANUYACTURING TOWNS will flourish upon its banks, Of the portlon of Kansas through which I have passed, | may say but ous thing scome tu stand iu the way of futuro prosperity; thls is the pbaniitiatla if water with which the pratric-land {ty suyblied. ‘The water of all the Streame fs soft and Pure; but thatof the wells, ut ite best, va must execrable potation, Kever and ague, too—the ovil cenlus of all naw countries, —bolds ite reign of terror, and ahakes Up the people in the ulust mureiless munuer, withont rezard to race, color, or previoits cua: ria J dition: but this will pare away with the fuller cultivation of thy soll, for there fs nothing ex- vent axcesaive vegetation tu creata miasma aud fnduce malarial disease, Politics alts easily uson the people, and is rarely disenssed,—Republicans and Demacrats frequently uniting won the best man for county positions. A tow atrageling remnants of the Natlonal-Greenback-Fiat lunacs stil! atruge gi tw ths tolls of n hopeless minority, but one Year of prudent financial pulicy will not leave wv Voter of these broken-down lincks of ttut creed: loss perauasion to tell what hie party bad been, Savern, HARVARD AND WOMEN. An Official Statement of the Facilities to Vo Attorded Women Stutents—Lartind List of the Professors Who Have Consented to Givo Instruction, Cambritae (Mase) Tribune, March 2 Mr, T.-W. Higeinson contributes to the Woman's Journat au exposition of the new and enlarged scheme of education for women at Narvard Untversity, of which we spoke last week. The summer scicntific classes at. thle in- stitution have been for some time open freely to women, beneath the Unrvard walls, if not within then. ‘The following elreitar states the plan for more extended hospitality: PRIVATE COLLEGIATE INSTRUCTION POR WOMEN, ‘The ladles whose names are avpended below are authorized to eny that a number of Profeaeirs and other instructors in Harvard College haye coneent. ed fo give private tuition to properly-qualitied young Womensgvlio desire to puree’ advanced studies tn Cambridge. Othor Professors, whore ocenpations prevent them from givingetch tuitivn, sro willing to assist young women by advice and by lectures. “No insiraction will be provided of a lower tate than that given in Harvard College. ‘The expense of instruction in aa many branches 23 a student can protiably, purene at once will depend uponthe numbera in the several courses, lntit ‘will probably not exceed $1000 year, anjl may be ay low na S50, Itis hoped, however, that endow- mente may. hereatter be procured ‘which will materially reduce this expense. Puptls who show upon examination that they'have satisfactorily purened any courses of ae under thi xchemo will reculye certifeates to that effect, signed by their instructors. It ta hoped, neve ertheless, that the greater number wilt pursue 2. fonr-yeara’ colrae of wtudy, in which casa the core thicates for tne different bran mnergo ifn one, which will be ef siructors and will curtily to ¢ Tadiva Will wee that tho atudents secure waltable lodyings,and will assist them with aavice and other friendly aftices. Information as to tho qtallficas tong required, witn the names of the Instructors In any brancn, may be obtained pon application to any one of the Indies, ur to their Secretary, Mr. Arthar Gilman, No. 6 Phillips place. dies dau 8 AvASsiZz, (puincy sireet. ree ned by all the in- ‘hole course. The M E,W. Gunniy, Fayeeweather atreot. alr Coonr, Quincy strect, Mi: UE, ir Gu Applancway, Mrs. Antitun Uitwas, Pitlips place. Migs Atics M, Losurniuow, Brattle street, Miss Litatan IHonsronn, Cralivle street, Cassipor, Mavs, Fob. 24, 1870, Mra. Agassiz ts well known to ull the renders of her husband's later writingsas his efMeteut co- Inborer and tellaw-student; and her experleneo in cannection with his temporary achool for girls tu Cambridge gives peculiar vatite to her present action, ‘The other ladies are all, with one ex- ception, wives or daughters of Professors tn the University, More thau to any of these, {t {s understood, the present organized movement is gue to Mr. Arthur Glimau, well known by bis literary works, und to tus wife. Nearly forty of the Professors have Leen consu|ted in tegard to the proposed instruction, the great majority ex- pressing entire willingness td take part in tty and those who decline only ddjug 80 trum pressure of other duties, As it stquds, Mr, Higetoson says the offer Is this: oo Individual Professors and: teachers 6f the Uni- ertake to recelywyuuny ladies ny pupils 1 terrax of private’ Instruction in Cain= sually $3 per haut fora single puoi, and gach where there is a class, A conmilltes of Indies, with a highly-cfllctent! man ay Secretar: underiake to aid In systusatiziug the errant mounts, in proviaing for theprivate accommodation. and caro of students, and ‘toubtless, ultimately, in securing endowments whton will greatly reduce the necewsary expenses, The Instruction piven will be, as nearly a6 spanelbtes what the college gives to young men. Aniory!those who Inve con- sented to, give fnetrucuioit iare Prof. Pierce. in fathomaties; Prof. Peabody in Moral Sclene Prof, Hedue, tn Germany Prt, Docher, tn Frene! Prof, Shuidon, in Balun; Pht. Goodwin, tn Gree Prof, Greenough, in Sansiatty Latin, and Compa alive Plulology; Prof. Nori, in tho Hing Arts; Prof, Paine, in 3 SPrOf, Chita and A, Sill, dh nels; Prot, “Emerione “ta Mistory;) Prof. He B.c1HI,In Chemistry; Prof, Jamey, in Physlotogyi''The exoress. provt- gion fs made that ‘io inairition witl bo givon of lower grado than tant givens it Harvard College,* At fy understoud that tae *@tevfdent and Fellows,* who really govern Harvard Thuverslty, tke no re- epousibility, ye the, matter, AL do a inbpgee. the plan. Thoy take the positivté chat ua thu sdlariesd OF the Professors are generat low, and. as they aften teuch private pupils, .Glére canbe no objec- Noris (tun ton to their tenchiny you's idles, derstogod that the ladies ‘WFi'the Committee aro either avsuming or resisting-hny particular attitude A tu Co-education; that maltue will waite Itself, they think, in lis own wasst'L myself feel sure that the tendency of the movbment Will be toward ‘the Joint instruction of tho Axes as at University College, in London, where'tht Profcasora began by keeping them apart, and ended by uniting them in the clugs-room for economy.vF time and trouble, Some of the Harvard teachont already express a preference for thut method,'at least where clanca aro small and far xdvancud, aut practica will only strengthen Us fecling, 1f'wGreck professor has among bty pupils three younw' wen who can read. Plato at sight, aud two yourgiwemen who can do the game, It will require sone very strony reulut ance to orevent hit huaring ‘all fivo at tne same hour and place. In short, tho'now vlan at Harvard Js another guarantee Mat thOavorld moves, It has Asincere and “encrons origin—the honest convic- ton of the Committee thatthe vat resources of Harvard should ho mado availible for irla—sup- plemented by the desire of wutne who aro parents, that therrown daughters should be taught, ‘The syinpathy of the Professors Is the result of tho gen- eral tendency of the tines, and alec, doubtless, of the experlinents mado. elwewhoro, ‘especially’ tn Luston University. It ia filenvant, Unally, to. record that ouo of the arguments oftenaat quoted Jn Cambridge is that furntshod by one young lady who has during the current year induced several of the most intluontial Professors to take her ue a pri vato pupil; and whoso fidetity and succces hve dons much to open the way forall her coming fol- Jow-uludents, ————— Mine in Dracut, Maas. Hoxton Advertiser, Tn the Tawn of Dracut, und lyIng about threo mites from Lowull, {ya large “eave, whieh {0 times long past lias been associated with tradl- Hons of Cupt. Kidd and his plrace band, It ts reluted in the Journal of Commerce Uuit, after considerable research, {t was found tlut'tradl- tlon had ft that this cave was the bandivork of man) and that the “tude forefatilers of the hainley™ had tolled und delved. there in acarch tor silver nnd gold very nearly, If nat fully, two venturles ago, Iuyesttzation at the cave de- veloped the fact that a shaft about ebe feet in diameter had been sunk to the depth of aume forty-three feet, which was fled with earth, do- Bris, amd timbers, tudleating tata bulldiuy had once covered the spot. Fraginenta of a drill; aups posed toll by the first workers, and Aleo un *usyay,” wus undoubtedly mado at the asine tue, were also taken from the ahatt. Further research developed the nature of the mineral deposit, which proved to bo ulckel, Incorporated with cobalt, und fron fn the form of phuret, ‘The somewhat strong re- semblance which wickel bears to silver had eyl- dently deceived the prhnitive miners of that carly day, und when they found not wnat they: souglit they flually abandoned their work, Nickel not being known to the world until 1751, the metal wag but as inere dross in the iniuds of thy early prospectors, As Dracut was not settled until somewhere about 1610, it fa evi. A Nic! dent thut this mineral deposit must hays very curly attracted tne attention of tie original set tera, if itdid nob tempt them thers ta the fest place, In 1876, after the lapse of some 200 Years, company Was formed to take up the work ab the point Where it was left, and ft bas sluice then been pursiatently prosecuted, ulthougi: ia semall way, The shaft hag beon sunk tou depth of eixty-one feet, and druts made of varying lengths to all the ecardival vomty, so as to settle the question whother there was sulle cient ore to warrant Ita protltaule working. ‘The vesult haa been entirely satisfactory, wand the coupany now proposes tu go vieurously to work, ‘To this ena plans are belug prepared for the necessary buildings and apparatus, and the property in the fimediate vieluity hus passed. fivto the nandsof the company, Itas usthinated, when everytiiig is in dull operation, that there will be vroduved daily from the ming 400 pounds. of nickel, worth at present quotations $1.25 per bound, ten tons sulpuuric achd, and olznt tons of pure tron. ‘The total yearly valua of these products will amount to over §300,000, for all of Waleb there da a ready mark a Meoting of Strange Monkeys, Neto York star, About a year avo tive ebhupanzees, or orans- OUutungs, A species of munke rest Teseiul- byng Laman belngs, were brought to the New ‘urk Aquarium, of which only ous now re- mains, Ou Saturday afternoon auether arrived from Central Africa, und there woe much curiosity to see how the two croatures would uct at thelr Urst meeting. When the stranger was put io the cage, rommy," the old ine havitunt, fooked at him for a monent with some Jittle distrust, then be approactied nearer, and after a little hesitation threw ous arm over hla shoulder in a manucr that was almost human, ‘Shey Jouked fa ean other's eyes with werlous faces, uud then, clusp- {ng thelr long urs abuut each other, embraced, ‘Then they separated, and“ uminy extended his hand, whleh the new-comer tuok and suovk, Thea “Tony” offered the courtesies of ble blauke, and the remains of bla diuuer, Wheo the new arrival was given his frst bath he ob- Jected strongly, nud foudht against soap, and Water, nnd brush, aud coin like an obstinate ebild, white "Tommy" looked on 1a anpatent ules. At lOo'clock at night the new chimpan- red was wrapped up in lie blanket, sleeping soundly, and © Tommy, with tis blaukel pulled ip over hls shoulders, snt a few fect away, watching him with great solicitudes, ———o—. THE PLAGUE, Papers Reatt Before the London, Epittemt- «logical Suclety. London Thnet, Feb. 27, ‘ Last night a special meeting of the Ept- Memtological Society of London was held at the University College, Gower street, Surgeon-Gen- eral Dr. John Murray prestding, to conaider the subject of the plague, which bas again made ite Appearancoin Europe. Dr, Buchanan’ and Dr, ‘Thorne Thorne, medicat officers of the Local Government Board, De. Wilks, Sir Joseph Fay- rer, K. C. 8, I., and other well-known members of the profession were present. The frat paper was by Mr. J. Netten Rad- cliffe, on the progress of the plague from Its re- Appearance fn 185, ‘The paper said that 8 cen- tury und a half of {reedum from the disease in this country and fu the greater part of Western Europe bad not effaced the popular terror of it; but tie people subject to the plague held that the disappearance of plague did not prove its perma- nentextinction, Mr. Kadcllife proceeded to da- serie the reappearance of the plague in 1653, after which It raged for twenty years, occurring fn Western Arabia in 1853; In the District of Bengazi, in the Regency of Trivoli, and North Africa, from 1858 to 1859; in Persian Kurdistan in 1803, in Mesopotamia in 1867, and Persion Kurdistan again In 1871, In 1873-'7$ the plague took a new phase. The disease broke out in three different countries of the East,—in Meso- potamia, In Western Arabia, and in the District of Bengazt, Ibextended, nnd {te area tocluded the whole of Turkish Arabia bordering upon the Euphrates aud the Syrian Desert. In the third yenr of [te prevalence, 1876, it was esti- mated that no fewer tnan 200,000 persons in the infected districts were killed by it. ‘The Joss of life in Bagdad from the dlscase during the yeara 187677 probably exceeded 6,000, ‘The paver treced the plague duwn to Baku and other places on the Caspian Httural of .Cau- casio, and stated that the disease, {t bad be- coins known, was wiilely avattered in Euro- pean Russia; but details were still lacking of the movements of the diseaso in Russia durhug 378. ‘These numerous outbreaks had not ov- eurred without largely cnriching thu fiteraturo of the subject, und the writer referred to the contributions of Dr. E, D. Dickson, the physi- clan to the British Embassy, Constantinople: Surzeon-Mafor Colville, attached to the British Embassy, Bagdad; Dr. Thotuzan, physician to the Shah of Persiny Dr, Castaldl, Ottoman dele- gate to the Board of Health, Teheran; Dra. Naranzi and Arnaud, members of the Otteman Medico-Sanitary Stalff Mr. Planch, and the San- itary Commissioner forthe Northwest Provinces of Oudk, ‘The symptoms of the discdse were then described, aud its flrat and gecond phases were given indetall, The conditions ef the at- mosphere when it prevailed and the sanitary condition of the pistes Whero it had its home wero dctailed, and in regard to the latter point it wos shown that thu places where feyer oc- curred were subject to these attacks, ‘The paper by Dr. EB. D. Dickson, the physt- clan to the British Emoaasy, Conatantivople, Was read by Dr, Thorne Thorne. In the history kiven of the diecage it tvas stated that it bezan to appear in the autuian, continued through the wiuter, and reached its acme of intenalty fn the spring, und died out suddenly during the sum- mer senson, During the prevalence of the Narue the thermometer ranzed between 6 and 80 degrees, and ag the thermometer increased from 80 to 45 the epldem{e began to diminish.- The symptoms—Sts glandular swellings, attacks of carbuncles, sanzuincous diurrhea, couvulaiye shakes—were deacrived in detull, and with re- gard to tts treatment ft was polnted out that here was nu instance on tecord of placue hay- fg been cut shore ay hs administration of sul- phate of quinine, With regard to the conta- gton, Dr. Cabfadis, whe had hud much personal experlence, held that the atmoaphere which sur- rounded a person affected with the disease was the true medium of transmission. Ile alse be- eved that the clothing and bedding of olague patlents communteaced the malady tu sound persons Uying beyond the sphere of epidemic outbre: With regard to the etiolozy of the plague, Dr. Dickson acknowleaged that the origin of pingue nod (he causes that,broucht jt into activity were utterly woth, aid he disputed the idea that morah-miasm might bo the exciting cause of ft. ‘The proximate cause which predispused an f dividual toan attack of plazne during an epl- demic outbreak was poverty, and it was atyled miserie morbus. The poor were often’ at- tacked, the wealthy hardly ever. ‘The proohy- lactic measures to be taken were the faolation of the sick, the destruction; ty flroof their clothes, the whitewashing with“ Hme, and the free ilation of theirdomiciles, ‘I'he other disinfectants tried, such a8 sulphur fumigations, Nehting fires, and throw!ng a solution of sul- phate of frou Into the drains, save no decided resulta except when assuciated with the whlte- washing und alrluy of the infected house, The cordons san‘taires wero regarded as valuable in checking the extension of the outbreak of the plazue; but the practice adopted in Bagdad of 5 shutting up persons sinitten in their huuacs was - condemned us leading to concealment, and help- Ing tuiutensify und propagate the cvil it was fo- tended to mitigate. Sir Joseph Fayrcr, ip tho course of the dis- cussion which followed the reading of the pa- era, questioned the usefulness of cordons, and while urging the adoption of all sanitary pre- cautions considered that there war uo necessity dor the panic whitch had arisen, He thought the papers would help to disperse the panic. The disease, {t had bsen shown, was not caused by dirt, thouch living in dirt would encourage its existeuce, its symptoms, and spread, showing it to be a low fortn of typhus. De. Wilks, Dr. Caddy, and other gentlemen spoke and remarked ‘upon the analogy of the plague to typhus, the diseasu of poverty and dirt tu this country, Mr. Radcliffe, in reply, sild that the ordiiary public health arrange- nents of this Kingdom were gute sutliclent to engole the country to deal offectually with any amount of plague, even if it should appear io this country. O'Suaughnessy and the Butterflies, Of Mr. Arthur O'Shaughnessy, one of the Younger British poets, und the son-in-law of Dr. Westland Maraton, an amusing story is told, Mr, O'Shaughnessy w: protere of Sir Edwara Bulwer-Lytton, who assisted in wettin, the poet appointed toa position {fo the Natural IMatury Departinent of the British Museu, Onu diy the unfortunate O'Shaughnessy acel- deurally sat down on a number of very rare Sonth American butterflies which had just ar rlyed at the Museum, Horrlfed, he procecded acerctly nnd hurriedly to repalr damages, but being In trtth rather fgnorant about buttertlics and natural history gonerally, he got the pretty Insects very much mixed up, ehilug wrong wings on wrong bodles in the most reckless manner, Great was the astonishinent of the wise men when they caine to contemplate and classify the new coutribution, Buch species Were never secn before; the insect world wud ite history were revolutionized, And many were thy discussions that occurred befure Mr. O'Shaughnessy’s awful misdeed and skillful glulug were discovered. Then there was a very mad collection of scientists, and the young may would have been diamissed had not Bulwer used his Influence, Warned by hls blunder, Mr. O'Shaughnessy undertook’ the study of natural history, and there ts vow no one fa the Musvum better skilled In that dopartment. nc A Boy's Nard Sunday, Lietrott yee: Press, The head of a boy about 10 years old might have been acen stluking through o pleket-tenca on Beaubl street Sunday ovenlng, as a loud * sanhoo!” signal was eivento some one in the house, A tad of thereabouts" tloally opened. the door, und came out und asked: . “Ya that you, Jind What yer wanttt “T didn's see yaaionn where wo was riding on cakes of ivo fn the slip,” replied the other, “T kuow yo didn't, This bas bin the hardest Sunday 1 ever put iu on earth.” Dad sick i)? “No, dad's In Saginaw, but ma’m got some cold In her front teoth yesterday, und she waa bound to go ta church to-day if ft killed ber, 1 haa to run all over und borry things for ber, und then etay home and take Keer of gis," “Is it real gold, Jind? "I guess so, for sho rent in the morning, then in the afternoon, then toa lecture, ani she’s now gittiu’ ready for the evenin™ surmon, an! practicin? on ebowla’ her three frons tecth. Vm youn! torun away as soon as grass sturte!? ———————_—. To No Clused, ferlin Riper, Ono of the proudest monuments of the fron trade of Germany, the Doray locomotive ond machinery works, are, it 1s reported, about to be closed tor an indetivite period. For sume time past they have lad to by kept gol yout of aav> ing, uud this the trasted of the Mural estate declines to do any Jouger. The works bave been conducted at loss for so many years in succession ihut they threaten to swallow up thy wholo estate, The late Mr, Boralg kept the works upen only for the purpuse of tuding bread for bis workinen, the thought of whose dispersion aud dlatreas was painful to bim, Review of the Past Year's Work in Chicago, Chicago Packers Cut Up 4,009, O71 Hogs. - And the Entire West 7,884,000. The close of March ts still accepted as the theoreticat close of the year’s work in hog-pack- ing in Chicago, though many of our packers now work all the sear round. The statistics for the past four months, fram Nov. 1 to Feb, 28, Inclusive, known as the winter season, and forthe year. including the elght montbs pre- ylous, have been compited, as uanal, by the pub- Ushers of the two commercint circuinrs of this elty. The following are the figures given by Cowles & Dunkley: THA TEARS WORK. 99921 19.8033 sepe £0; ReGEOL APATIBI eseees| 178798 Lunhatn, Hoy, 2 Co, FPORK-PACKING.. !,,, , 49013 20003 usa 800410 128289 ROCO 68d. 40413 296220 9420 15800 asst 3220 ‘111850 ‘un ‘800 191773) 121773 ery 42520 cai99 Moreh #'t 7 27218 Bleren & W 10059) 10461 Wi) 201898 x 2o701| 29701 Small, a 40978) 60.439) Rqulres, G. kw] £1000) Weugel ke xe 26 Eos) Tohey & Huotu, aiva9) 206308 zo7et| gosat| 2100} sas20 WOT] TWIT) .eseeee] LONTT | _4aaoa|"* 7030 oy97t ‘Totste.... «.|201:1297, 2000706 1e45u55)] CEI 4ponDT Sexson 1857-74. [Is7ouis 24770 aBdg I Saanon 187A~77, [1305872 101 F200 24 HOOD} Beason 1875-"76.| F28791/ 1515747 27-5541 Winter, hoge Winter hoys, dreaged. Total Winters.ss, verve 2,8 Av, net weight, ibs... Average lard, ibs, Total bucw. Ne Ay, net welght, do Averago lard do THE PRODUOT. Howard, White, Crowell & Co. give tho fol- lowing us the results of the packing during the four winter mouths: 7 1878-0, -1877-'8, UCB. 66. oe. ork, bri 10, bri M. ., bel fs Eumily, ctc,, bri. Prime mess, bri xtra prime, bel Lard, Glear Mees Butt, dria... . ‘rotal pork, bel 3. P. hams, t +. 108,327 Green do, Ib 19,858,001 34,533,464 D. §. do,’ Ibs a 0, 28 L, G. do. Ws 01, Ga Statfordshire, ‘ive... Other hams, ‘iby... S. P. shoulders, tce..: Other snoulders, Iba, Re ales, Ibs... . riba, 1b 1, ribs, Ibs 51, 8! 3. clear, I L, clear, 1 9, Btalordshls 408, 727 Stratfords, £481,532 Frean aides, tbs... 580, O34 Yorkshires,, lbs... 1,583, 801 Birminghams, Iva,... 411, 4h: Wittshires, ibs..., 1, 060, £07 Other sidce, Ibs... 600, Singed bucon, Ib » 1,155,125 2,008,0C0 Bellies, Ibe, 5,109,077 2,440,031 Backa, lva., + T1058 2,474,020 Mocks, bri. 1,015 2,578 bri oul 1,993 ), 88S. 3,038 1PTS OF OG PRODUCT, ‘The following table shows the receipts of hor product at Chicago by mouths for 1878, totals tor the year, witn comiparisons (official): Pork, Lard, dteate, ris, dos. los, RTSATL 16,344,768 7,800,051 23,220, 83s 6,004,344 8, 78U, OU) Ahi, 7S 9,385, 508 2,008,490 4,581,597 3,118, 812 2,750, 00 02,470 551,017 1,190, 810 1,704,010 6, 188, 102 26 62,031,071 83,308, 011 Bh Adi, 78S 60,020, 500. BUIPMENTS OF 1100 PRODUCT, ‘The following table shows the shipments of hog product for each month Bure Ted; totals i for the year, with comparisons (ofllcial): Pork, Lard, * Meats, Afonth of bris, los, Ms January. 20,242 Februsey ...0. 22, 731 March .. 16, 688,717 14,040,820 16,985,075 62,100,445 Bes, 47, G05, 180, 1, au 3, D001, v2 Is v1, 48, 570, Kid $1,080,342 Fil, THU, 104 BBA, 42L 00,188,405 Total, 1878.046, 300 747,200, 774 ‘"notals, 1877. 470, 020) 231 oi, 457 ‘Totala, 1H7U.-U10, 44 SHE), 10 Totals, 1875, 8 S34, 144, oa ‘Totals, 1874. 203, 031, 402 PACKING OF THE WEST YOR TIMNTY YEans, ‘The following statement exhibits the number of hogs packed in the Mississippi Valley durifiy each packing season for the past thirty yeara, summer packing not meluded? No, hoge 5 No. hogs Seasons, Seasons, packed, RAs Hi AU ga fil 3 2, 717 ORL 4.875, 600 51,258 2 BUS, GUS, 8 02 4,061, 520 2 4.60%) 446 3,201, 105, 'd)7, 364, 000 During the scason‘trom March 1 to Nov, 1, iu 1875, there were packed in thu Western States 1,237,039 hoe; durlug the sume montis in 1570, 2,800,823, and during the same months i 1877, 2,513,120; In 1873 tt was about 8,418,000 hogs, Previous to 1375 this pavkiug was. tealnly contined to March und October, and scarcely ever exceeded 500,000 hoge, EXVORTS OF PROVISIONS, Tho folowing shows the exports from the seven Atlantic seaboard pars lor the periods Indicated, and their distribution by countrios; YOK, BanneLs, ‘US7H-'7D, 1877-'78, T= Nov. 1to Nor, 1 to Ale March 3, United Kingdom 78 43, BS Cuntinent,... ; South & Centra West Indles.... Calon! BN. A, Color Other countei Other countries, Total scesceeseeres 250, 005, 605 ' Lanp, rOUNDE. Unlted Kingdom, 45,837,280 49,474,081 Continent. ‘TA. 28U, 102 73,010 38d South aud'Cen, Aiverica 7,604,210 5,015,421 West Indios. » ve 2OG88023 10; 713, Bus BLN. A, Colonics W.18. "137,459 Other countries ‘7BU.024 802, 505, Totals... sscyseeeey-108, 080,010 130,012,805 Perk, e.. 97,050,200 “i erk, Mha., 2 000, Bacon aud |* 4,900,800 600,409 hams, 6 334,140,459 50,6; ard, Ibs..33H, 088,419 1:10, Totale,600,471,478 408,007,000 17 WHERE THB ATUPF oor, Howard, White, Crowell & Co, aay: Chicago still mainiaine the proud being the leading praviston market of st" in fact, the course of «te market here fect of the ebangen therein 1a Viriaaiiy. ide all the princlpal conaunming toarkets of ieee Ia ty und Europe. - With excelien fat couse Hisughtering Woge, and bandilag and ey for yruduet, and freight scconimodations tain the fons of the globe. onauepas-ed, our pacxely tt provision dealers have: aucceared in pianer® aud senting to and convincing: merchante ied Pt the warld of thepre-eminont ctalims ane eqs Pecut nection 2 worn, ot and the ef senta he pronipt filling of cly pre. fetlptions af hog produetas “rhe agraces forall de. ly Jatge, and of excelent quality, the mee uate gradually cured and constantly Tocwardeg! parties can rely won obtaining product 0 these trade, without belng furnish which 1a stale and almont unsalable, was the demand during the whe tate packing eeaeon, that buyers unablo at tinica tu secure meats suMietenti: aud in such quantities a8 to mect t uae ait ceade t warm Climates, ainly no city inthe country where Orrangements have been made tor Draperies hog products, and It is uenerally admitted by oe the trady thal feiver complainte nave been matt season (han ‘neualy—attenting the tact neaeiMt broperty had been placed on the market ang fait? ered in vetter condition thaw evor Ueture, ay, mannor of trading, and the readiness with wit? contracta for present oF future delivecy crnge eet vided for, all tend to centre the pirm ubtet it Chicago. Interior packers are also aware that the can disporo of their product more rendiy ft? cago than in any other Western market, whieh fe confirnied by an increas in aur receipts of early {airty mittions pounds of ‘product since: (rete Ing of the winter packing seaton, ‘compared oie the correapandingatime in 1877-'8, Catcego only dispuses of the enormous quantity of Bron Jona manufactured by herown packers, but {ots the year manages {o aell the product ‘of nosis hoga cut, by Interior manutncturers, ‘One ote principal features of our provision trade ie thy:tt Creuging FOREIGN DEMAND for many of the principal urticles of ho, ‘The facilities for promptly dispoalng Eivaaie bills of exchange at antisfactory figures, and ine ducements p: ed by: the’ raflrosd. eon: and ocean steamoblo Hnoe in the way of bis rates of freights on through bills of lading. ha, tended to greatly encourago and fovter thts branch, $f the provision trade of Chicuyo, England ene fending buyer, and her demande are contined to Jord, Lams, shoulders, and the various devcrig, tons o1 ides, —many of the latter being cut ‘nit bie for particular sections of tat country, Scot. Jnnd also depends on the West for fair quantition provisions, Germany, France, and ii aleo liheral buyers dn our market,—orders Delng matoly for fard and the heavier cute of meat: demand from the West Indies ta quite livers), for various descriptions of product, —Iin fact, y are very few sections of, the .glute which favor our merchants with orders for articles rovision line. To pive the public xome flea of the immensity of our torelgn' provision trade, it me bo stated tnat during ‘the thirteen wevks ending Feb, 8 the direct foreign shipments of meats from thle city reached fue hunured and secenty-four thousand Jive Auadred and seven bores, ora weekly averaze of over (went sone thousand bore, In addition to this, thore were forwarded inthe vaing direction and im the same thine one Aundrad thousand terces of Lard and ntneteen thousand burrels of Pork, ‘Tho ‘total value of exports toe there three months was about $9,G09.000, There is no douht ont the urports of provisions from Cale cago to Kuropean markete, encotraeed dy reacon. able and satisfactory prices, will show a rery large increase during the present year. The DEMAND PROM HOME MankeTs has not been quite so urgent during the witer ueuson just closed as in the preceding one, though during the past summer the trae has largely 13- creaeed, ‘The sey (tho domentic raze ts nowoubt temporary, Aud Operators anticipate an enlarged business. caring the epring aad summer scavon. ‘The Southern demand, was only moderate, and, a8 packera in womd of the adjacent clites aa- Ucipated ® lorge-incrvase? in the pacing of toe Weet and sllgit chances of values Iinprotluy, they were more williuy to vel) their prosuct at current prices than were those in more northern cities,— eapeclally at Chicuxo, where the fuqulry trom other sources wos suilicient to attract the. attention of manufacturers and matntatn the. usual netinly inthe teade. Orders from the interlor towns of the Bouth, excepting for green hams, have gener> ally been for vmall quantities of such articles 1 were nevded to supply immediate wants—mainly amoked meata and dry eaited shurt rio sides. The inquiry from the extrome South—NeAy Orlesos and Mobile-huy been quite borat and -tho shipments to that section of conutry were larger than util during tho winter seamon, including: considerable old pork, ‘Thy demand from the New Englaod and G a mene ar he Feaultemeny There ty cer. he ihe there do not tn the Y public, 15. Middlo States hus buen fair, though the depression among tho Jaooring clayses In those aections during the past two years bay mage the meretants caution in thetr movements, aud the majority of their pare Chases dndicato that they-ara porautuz o very con- saryarlya equtaa— joking only salllcient quantities as nuded to aupply the wantd of their retall trade, The demand from Canada and the lumber dutteis Was ubout equal that of pust seasoue—vrders chicily for the heavier qualities of mess pork. ELEVATED RAILWAYS. A Now System Inventod by'na Citizen of Peoria, I, Peorla Ut.) Journal, We have previously called attention tothener syatem of clevated railway invented by George Patterson, of this city, Mr. Patterson bs assoctated with bim John R, Ziegler, £sq., and they are now prepared to push their fuvention. It has attracted great attention in the East, and they are receiving, every-day, letters of Iequiry in regard to it, -fundreds of people have called at Ziegier's office, ou Haryjlton street, to so the detailed drawings ‘ands olevation msde by Mehler, The inventor clatmé 1. Te ia perfectly noiseless; docs not bave the rattle and roor caused by the usual vivrations und echo produced by the running of trains to ant fro from stations. 8, ‘The track {a protected from ralo, snow, and sleet, and there is no dripping to the pavement below to annoy pedestrians, 8. It fs impossible for the trafa to Jump the track, tio matter what the rate of speed aay be, thereby insuring safety to passengers aud the public undernuath, 4, Ustuy no car steps, the ingress and egress is easy und devold of danger, & ‘The car-trucks and underwork of car {s out of sight, being Inclosed by ornamental frop-work the entt wth of the road, slug stentn-brakes, and the samo being {o- closed, divagrecable nulse made by the exbaust is avolded, ae 7 Stuam from engine ts oxhausted under case ment, and condensed, fs not seen or. heurd, 00 is noiseless, 1 8, Iron runs on fron, and the whole structure fs made from plate-lron, the forming amd coo struction of which gives {t unlimited strength 9. ‘The many objectluits caused by the darken ing of stores wil streets are uyercome. Jt dues mu cast a shadow as inuch as an ordinary awo- ; ngs. a ; . 40, The construction fs entirely new and hand. some, and superior ta every respect to 50! uow In operation, —.- fl 11, It has no bridge appearance, but instea is attractive and orpamental. Ined 12. The right of way ta-more easily obtal ne by its many advantageg:thao apy other rosd 10, existence. mgs a for 13. ‘The interlor of the car {s arranged for water-closets, ote, which are free fro able tiouuble features, and cannot be used by t present system of elevated roads. = 4. ‘There (9 no poswtble chance for grease dirt of any deseription tu descend to the Lata ment underneath, much to the annoyance o! . ‘Thd road can be built much cheaper thay any now in use, und is more substantial and Ie objectlonuble to pruperty-owners wd others 16, It does not occupy much mure space ie the pavement than ap ‘ordinary telegraph pe . au ts ic ference, as to carey ate teleg wires, thereby dulng away with C8. Every railraad man who has examined It or BOUNCED Hy = erent mice eae at 2 ‘i n & Alegior have solved a proble son Taboradd aver In yutn. | They feel ho tittle bride over thelr suc js Que uutural. pee eile eco Rats Sucking a Brseers Aion . Mantraat (Can,1 Resin A prominent hurse-dealer of this city told in the fullowing curious story this morning a "4 the fancy his’ rats (ag ho calls then) Lert change of diet: ily keeps a borsy, and Hoh lately that ft showed symptoms of Jeuienet ‘ his forelegs, Wu examined him carclully, ibe cuuld pot discover the cause. On oing te x1 ie stable one day, he, before entering, ad a, through the window; then, to bla astonish ihe he counted eleyun rats etuck ou lie bors’ 4 or sucking bis blood. Ho waited, Cea seat f moment that the horse’ woald stake t petites but, instead of doing this, bu remaloe Le re less, und scemed ta unfuy the strul ait . A rap-ou the wiadow sunt the rate eet Rood On examination of the horse's. lees, he ech twenty-two little holes, from eloyeo OTe thoblood was duwing, ‘The norse wa mm thd te anotuer stable, aid soon recovered tt ust failed him. Hy refuse y und, us $ quence, has faltuu off iu flesh, so much #0 tual now he Is alniost use! Say —————_—_—— Wrench Lottery Twolitente, : - Marta Paper: Madame K. ran awey. ‘Mousteur bad s eas idea. Ho announced’ that he. bad phe ee france ju the lottery, and Gebold un: an Mon a feet i Rh tee ye vie Hid tae it kel lotberye 2 oe Boats “Dost they give a soluier wit ae