Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 23, 1879, Page 7

THE REDS. Extraordinary Turn-Out at the Exposition Building. Jt Is Jammed by the Hardest Ele- ments of This City. A Crowd So Great that the Programme Cennot Be Executed. Turn-Out of the Military Oompanies— Their Strength and Appearance, The Riotous Festivities to Be Con- tinued All Through To-Day. Those who labored under the belief that there «ere bot few Communists in our midst, and thst they were not worth taking notice of, could have easily satisned themselves of their error if they had gone to the Exposition Buila- ing Ist evening and witnessed tne Commune celebration held in that structure. ‘The whole north half of the. immense edifice was packed almost to suffocation as early as § o'clock. The main floor, the galleries, the platforms and stands—in fact every foot of available space was covered with a dense mass of humanity; even the. rafters under the roof -were occupied. Still the crowd kept on com- ing “until there was danger of the galleries breaking down, when Mr. Reynolds,. the Secretary of the Exposition Building, sut-. ceededin getting the leaders of the Commune toplace a company of the Lebr und Welr Yerein at the doors and prevent more people from getting into the building. Not only did all the male Communists and their sympatbiz- ersin the city turn out to take part in the demonsiration, but they brought along their sisters, their cousins, their aunts, their wives, and their children. The alleged . CAUSE OF THIS GREAT DEMONSTRATION was to celebrate the anniversary of the estab- lishment of the Paris Commune in 1843 and again in 1871, but the real object was to obtain funds to defray the ex- penses of the spring campaign, and to get the means to transform their German organ in this city, the Arlciterzeitung, from a tri-weekly into 2 daily paper. As only $500 will be devoted towards defraying the election ex- penses, no doubt a large amount will remain for the newspaper fund. It is estimated that there were no less than 30,000 persons in the building. ‘The men only had to pay for admission, while their cousins, their aunts, etc., were allowed to cowe in free, yet there must have becn about 15,000. paying persons, which, at the rate of 25 and 50 cents each, will amount to over $5,000. The expenses to be deducted were not heavy, and could not have amounted to more than abont $500, which will leave a net profit of apout $4,500, which will be available for the above-named purpose. They had to pay but $100 for the building and the cost of the vas, while the damage to the fixtures, stands, etc, which were broken down by the great crowd can hardly be less than $500, which leads one to think that the managers of the Exposi- tion Building were unwise to rent the building for such a nominal sum. THE PROGRAMME stated that the festivities wero to commence with the band playing “The Star-Spangled Ban- ner,” which was to be followed by “The March of Liberty.” Then there was to bean acro- batic exhibition, and this was to be fol- lowed. by the triumphal entry into the hall by the various military orcanizations of the Communists in this city, and an exhibition drill by the notorious Lebr and Wehr Verein. Then the band was to play “ Willkomm ” (Welcome), which was to be followed by the oration to be delivered in English by Mr. A. R. Parsons. The ‘band was then to play “‘Home, Sweet Home,” after which the Socialist candidate for Mayor, Dr. Ernst Schmidt, was to make a speech, at the close of which the band was to strike up the “Marseillaise.” The concert programme to conclude with the “Seventh of May Song,” to be sung by the following singing societies: lnedertafel LaSalle; Socialist © Maenner- chor of the North Side; . Schiller Lied- ertafel; Freier Saengerbund; Liedertafel Forwaerts; Liedertafel des Socialen Arbeiter- Vereius; Liedertafel Internationale; anu Senne- felder Licderkranz. The rest of the night waa to be spent in dancing. Owing to the immense crowd it was found im- possible to carry out the programme. The bands performed their parts; Dr. Schmidt made abouta three-minutes speech in German from the ton of the eleyator which could be heard by but very few, and the military organizations marched or rather squeezed through the crowd and tried to go through some evolutions, which, however, was a tailure. Right here ALITTLE ‘“ UNPLEASANTNESS ” occurred. The commander of the Lehr and Wehr Verein gave the commands in English, andthe Jaeger Guards refused fo obey unless the commands were given in German, The re- sult was that the “‘Jaegers” pushed thrapch the crowd into another part of the hall and “had a drill by themselves. Mr. A. R.- Parsons, the Engitsh orator, could not be found, und fears are entertained that he bas been obliterated while trying to get into the building. Mr. Par- sons is but a small man, aud it takes much less squeezin than most people were subjected to at+the door to squeeze him into nothing. There were no other English speakers present ‘hbo had prepared a_specch for the occasion, and bence there was no Engifsh talk, Not much sorrow Was expressed on this account, At about 10 o'clock the ofan ineesent editor of the Arbea- tr Zeitung, Mr. aul Grottkau, made his appear- ance at the galiery-entrance to the elevator and said inGerman thatthis was aglorious outpouring of the Knights of Liberty to celebrate the dawn of liberty. ‘bis demonstration would strike terror in the. hearts of the capitalists, who Would no longer dare to dispute the power and streneth of the Communists. He proposed three cheers for the noble toilers who had this eveuing shown their devotion to the cause. terrific yell. re-echoed through the building. Mr. Grottkau = then —_fntro- duced their candidate for Mayor, Dr. Ernst Schmidt, whowas very enthusiastically re- eived. His speech was very short, and was in- audible to most persons in the building. He said this was a demonstration for liberty, fra- ternity, and treedom. He hoped they would Keep ‘on in the good fight, and not lay down ibeir arms until they had obtained their rights and made this a free country in fact as well as fo name. He finally proposed three cheers for Ue cause of liberty, freedom, and brotherly Jove, which were given witha will. Besides this DO attempt was made to carry out the pro- gramme. Later in the evening efforts were made to carry out the dance programme, but With ill-success, Not until au early hour in the morning could sutlctent space be obtained to ace the celebrants a chance to have a decent ‘nce, Which was the principal object for which bey had come. SHORTLY AFTER § o’CLOCE the crush at the main entrance of the Exposi- Yon Building began to assume huge pro- Portions. Men and women, and ever children, Strove to obtain tickets at the offices on either side of the entrance, while a constant Stream of crowding, pushing, anxions bu- Danity, already supplied with tickets, poured in at the doors. The ticket- Teceivers took the big pieces of pastevoard with culty at first, and soon afterward, as the crowd began to swell, they struegicd hard todo their duty, and many were forced past them and carried into the building by the extraordinary Pressure. Many brought their families, and mothers. with babies. in their arms’ und little ones at their ckirte frantically endeavored to push their way into the building. Strong men would now and then become ex- Ssperated, and moyed those in tront uf them with greater celerity, while the friebtened Mothers and their babies would scream with tear. Thus the surging, equeeziug, yelling, and crying crowd kept it up for fully three hours, When further udmtssions were cut off. But still the people came, and still they clamored for admission, and some crowds of young men fairly fought ‘the police and the military at the main entrance aud at the door at the northwest end of the building, where tne Socialist military companies entered. Lieut. Baus was on hand With twenty policemen, and did excellent serv- ice witn that small number of men, while Capt. Presser, who commanded the military com- Taules, placed squads of nis men on duty at the THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY. MARCH 23,. 1879-SIXTEEN PAGES, 7 fDtrances, and maintained order. A sort of a arricade of boards and beer-kegs had been pled UD 50 as to divide off small space for the me itary companies, and that was used as ren- oczvous, where details of guards were sent out thes nD ifntrence Kept clear. Even cr as much Fa amen ee areporter to get in, and nere have probably never been so many peene under the cover of one roof before in the history of the city. Those who know the capacity of the great Exposition Building cau form an idea of the immensity of ihe throng when it is stated that three-fourths of the main floor was tilled so thickly with buman beings of nearly ail nationalities, and of all ages, sexes, und conditions, that it Was difficult for one to move about at all, while the great galleries that skirt the whole struct- ure were packed with a multitude of men, women, and childreu. Indeed, so great was the crowd that fears were entertained by many that the supports of the gallerics would give way and precipitate the people to the floor, and perhaps kill and cripple many of them, but, fortunately no such occurrence took place. One active Socialist stated that 17,000 tickets were sold before tite doors were opened, and the sale of tickets at the offices during last evening numbered several thousand, It was thought on that night a couple of years ago when Bub Ingersoll delivered a speech in the Exposition Building that it contained as large a crowd as would ever be gathered there; that no more attractive show than the smooth- tongued orator could ever be set up within its walls; but Ingersoll’s audience, large as it was, was but A HANDFUL, 4 CIPHER, NOTHING, to the aggregation of humanity beneath the roof of that building last night. “To be sire, ouly one-half the edifice was occupied, the par- tition being a high and unusually strong fence, for had it not been as firmly planted as the lighthouse. on Eddystone Rock, it must have gone down before the surging crowds beat against it continually. But t half of the Exposition ~ Builaing is over 400 feet long and nearly 200 “feet wide, and all you will have to do to figure out the size of the throng js to picture to your- | self every square foot of the fluor covered, the gatleries thronged from the railings pack to the | roof, the beams above spotted here and there, for many fvet abuve, with wen and boys the second ‘gallery flled,—io fact, imagiva a hu- man being wherever one could stand or hold ou, and = =you may form an idea of the crowd, gang, mob, or whatever else you may be (or might be, bud you been there, and 60 coinvetent to pass criticisin on the rab- ble) pleaseu toterm it. Ir 30,000 individuals can ‘be crowded into that_area—including gal- leries, floor, and “reserved seats” in the inter- stices of the girders, then there were 30,000 there; if 40,000, then ‘that was the number, for, the utinost limit of capacity was tested. Aovd then the crowd, the character of the mob, the personne! of the motley mixture of humanity. Skim the purlieus of uhe Fifth Ward; drain the Bohemian Socialistic slums of the Sixth und Serenth Wards; scour the Scandi- vavian dives of the Tenth aud Foarteenth wards; cull the choicest thieves from Hal- sted, Desplaines, Pacific avenue, and Clark street; pick out from Fourth arenue, ‘Jackeon street, Clark street, State street, and other noted haunts, the worst specimens of fc- male depravity; scatter in all the red-headed, cross-eyed, and frowsy serrant-girls in the three divisions of the city, and ‘bunch all these to- gether, and you have a pretty good idea of the crowd that made up last nigh?s —_ gatherin: it was one of those rolling, pushing, surging, crowding, unac- commodating mobs; a recular German-Scandi- navian-Bohemian-American crowd, that tramples over one anuther, tears everybody's clotnes, steps on everybody’s fect, rune its fists into eyeryoody's mouth, and jams its el- bows into everybody's ribs. It was one of those mobs where the women are more inde- cent in their haste than are the men, where ugly old bags and muscular young women run evyersvudy down; where the men affect total ignorance of English, and lack every essential of courtesy. It was a howling, whooping mob, whose jarjon was made more than usually ear-piercing by the free use of wine and béer- In short, it was such a gathering asonly a Socialistic community could bring out or would tolerate. That portion of the uation- alities represented who are law-abiding citi- zens have too much decency and guod breeding to be classed as carrying the same blood. It being such a mob as to characteristics, and so wany of them as to numbers, it follows that the scene in the building’ . ALMOST PASSES DESCRIPTION. From early in the evening untilafter midnight every inch of space was occupied. In every cor- ner there were stauds, erected where beer was dispensed, and along the walls between, there wert more stands and_ beer; and in the retiring rooms beer, and beer in the vestibules, and beer aud wine in mysterious places where some favored few of ‘the: Socialists were treated. There was a deluge of beer, from the opening of the ‘grand anniversary,” which was to com- memorate the *‘dawn of liberty,” down to the moment the last light was doused, and the whole affair was more agrand swilling com. memoration of the dawn of lager thau any- thing else, except it was the smoking of the most .infernally offensive cisars that ever carried poison into the atmosphere. The gas- jets were clouded with smoke. and the entire interior fairly obscured. Tables had been con- structed in various portions of the room, on which it was proposed to dispense lager to men, women, and children. They were made of pine, of shgbt material, and the result was that when the Socialistic warriors came into the nail, the excited crowd jumped upon these tables to catch a glimpse of the moving spectacle, and nearly every one of the frail structures went down, women, children, beer, snd all. It was found necessary early in the evening to board up the entrances to the stairways leading to the gallery, for, that. part of the building hay- ing become so thronged, it was feared that any -further influx might perhaps precipitate dis- aster. As usual wherever people of this class at- tempt to manage an assemblace, NOTHING WAS DONE AS If OUGHT TO HAVE BEEN DONS. There was trouble at the ticket-office, troubie at the door, and trouble inside. Those who wanted to “et out found it as diflienlt to make progress as did those who wanted to come in. No amouut of sentry duty would intimidate the mob, or induce it to behave decently. The ve: tibules, dotted here and there with ity police, were scenes of perpetual tumult and constant crusing of children and females, while the police looked on complacently, and took no action to get order out of the chaotic condition of things. After 10 o'clock the ticket-offices were closed, but the outside mob was more obstrep- erous than ever, and howled, and crowded, and jammed, and pusbed, and ran one another down. Then there were fresh arrivals of thieves and pickpockets and other social scum. These made organized breaks into the tide that was flowing out of the building, and’aguin and again svt it Davk demoralized, crushed, and plunder- ed. But they could not be controlicd. At least the armed force of the Socfalists made no effort, and the police never lifted 2 fluger. The partition wall which divided the exposi- sion hall in twain, was placarded with mottoes which stood forth in all the cmobasis of big type and quaint Bohemian. These iegends were guarded by a detachment from the Bohemian Sharpshooters, who walked up and down the short beat manifesting a great degree of tmportance ,and displaying con- siderable irreguiarity of. uniform. There were two English sentiments sown broadcast across the wall, this effect: * All for one and one for all”; “United we stand, divided we fall,” which was flanked by certain curious combina- ion: of letters after this fashion: Den Nye Tid,” ete., which was probably either a new brand of beer, a new sort of cigar, or an incen- diary legend! THE FEATURE OF THE PERFORMANCE which attracted the most general attention out- side of the building was the procession of the Socialistic military companies. ‘These various organizations formed on the West Side, sna marcbed down Madison strect to martial music, exciting considerable attention as they passed alo ‘They reached the building about, half-past 8 o'clock, and marched in through the main entrance, and took up a position in the north-centre of the building, where the drill and tableaux were to bave come off; but so #reat was the concourse at even this hour—S:45 —that there was barely room for four men to march abreast, and it was only done by pressing the people close together. As the men, women, and children continued to pour through the doors, only a tew moments elapsed before the soldiers were hemmedin and close pressed ; it was diflicult forthem to move. At length (what shouid have been done two hours before, if it was the desire to consult comfort) orders were given to shut the doors and admit no more people. It was very evideot that there could be no display of proiiciency in marching and in the handling of arms, so that part ofjthe programme was abandoued then and there. After a good deal of pushing and crowding the military finally got into the northwest corner, where a vacant spot bad been reserved for them by erecting a barricade of stout oak olanks in the shape of a semi-circle. Here they stacked. their guns and were dismissed. Theirenjoyment, however, was limited, for every minute or two a drum would beat, and a corporal’s guard would be gotten together and started off tosome point, 10 do picket duty. Nodependence scemed to be placed on the police, and, indeed, there were too few of tnem to be of any particular service, the managers taking the preservation of order into their own bands, and they deserve credit for the manner in which they did it. A large number of the.members of the organizations, in agdition to the sentinels, remained near the uns, for had they once gotten into the mass of humanity on the other side of the barricade they could not have responded when the drum eat Z TREY AMUSED THEMSELVES by talking, occasionally going to the barricade, mounting a keg or a box full of pop and calling fora giass of beer. The booths were very con- venient for them; but to those outside, except the fortunate ones pressed against the board bar, they Were taptalizingly far off. A man five fect away conld see the beer-drinkers on the barricade, but, though ready to drop from thirst, he couldn't wet his lips: and, if be knew of Tantalus, he must bave said, “I can appreciate your position now, though I never could before.” Several youvg reporters were fortunate enouzh to get into the corner referred to, and they bad plenty to occupy their attention. Never were men more willing to give informa- tion than some of the Lehrund Webr Verein, and the stories they told as to the strength of their cotapanies were astonishing. ‘The young men took everything down on paper, and, if older and better-posted nands at. their respect- ive HOMApRDE ofices did not revise their copy carefully, the people of Chicago will be treated to astounding revelations this morning. The information was purposely exaggerated, and when those reporters left there was a hearty laugh at the ease with which they were filled full of chaff. Along towards 10 o'clock, an attempt was made to carry out the speech-making part of the programme. Half 2 dozen of the Committee escorted Dr. Schmidt, the Socialist candidate for Mayor, to a:platform at the end of the gallery passageway to the clevator. When introduced he was cheered, and, in ac- knowledgment, said a few words of thanks in German, but he was obliged to yell go. loud to be heard even by a hundred that he perspired as if in a Turkish bath, and he gave up the {dea of making an extended speech regarding the aims and purposes of Socialism. “A. RoPatsons was also joaded up, but with English. Luckily for himself, as he would have talked until he dropped had he had the chance, he got dost in the crowd, and the Committee couldn’t flud him. So the people were not bored with “ addresses,”” THE ROSTER. These Soclalist military companies, including the Lehr und Wehr Verein, 245 strong, the Jaeger Verein, about 50 strong, Bohemian Sharp- shooters, 50 strong, and the Labor Guard ‘of the Fitth Ward, 40 strong, formed on the Milwaukee avenue viaduct about § o'clock, about 385 men belug in the ranks, and, under command of Maj. Presser, they marched by fours, with arms at right shoulder shift, and drums beating, and colors fying, to the Exposition Building, followed by alarge crowd. They were drawn up on the side- walk for a few moments, and then marched into the place set avart for them in the northwestern end of the building. The Bohemian companies were dressed in a nest uniform of gray, with black felt bats, surmount- ed by black plumes. Their arms were the breeeh-loading Remington mihtary rifle, with eword-bayonet. Each man had the necessary belt, cartridge-box, and bayonet-scabbard, but how many rounds of ammunition the reporter could not say, for he was not permitted to in- spect the boxes. The otther compa- nies were rigged in loose blue blouses, soft black felt bats, with ouc rim turned upon the side, and white cross-belts. One company had flaming red plumes in their hats. Their arms were muzzle-loaders of the Springticla and Bridesburg patteros, and were in good order. ‘The “ outfit ” marched well, and gave evidence of considerable drill both in marching and the manual of arms. THE SCENE OUTSIDE : the Exposition Building in the latter part of the evening was an extremely aufmated one, too much 60, in fact, to be pleasant. The unfortu- nate Lehrund Wehr Verein, who vainly attempt- ed to maintain @ passaze-wav at the principal entrance, were tossed to and fro like corks in a basin of water by the surging crowd. At 1L o'clock there were 28 many attempting to enter as there were trying to leave, and the crush was terrible. The crowd was fortunately a good-natured one, and if it had becn otherwise the consequences must have been disastrous. In the crowd the Teutonic clement largely predominated, and the air was filled with strange oaths and ejaculations in 2 dozen German. dialects. The so-called soldiers entirely last their beads,—having lost their feet sometime before,—and_ made confusion worse confound- ed, To all applications for admission they returned a stolid “ Nein,” emphasized in many cases by a punch with the butts of their guns. Sufficient praise cannot be given to the foresight of the orders which compelled them to leaye their bayonets at home, for very little discretion was used by these volunteer wilitia. and there were times when a single accident, might bave precipitated a terrible loss of life. After 9 o'clock there was no possi- ble chance of entering the building, but the crowd still insisted on blockading the doors. ‘The petty. saloons on Michiean avenue and the cross streets were jammed full of excited citizens, with a considerable sprink- ling of the gentler sex, all strugzling madly for afront position at the bar. They certainly never drove such a trade beiore as they did last evening, and if they got pay for balf the beer thes drew, must have made a remarkably good thing out of the Socialist anniversary mecting. TO-DAY the Socialists will continue their demoustration and festivities by having asort of a matince, commencing at noon, when something of a pro- gramme will be carricd out. There will be music and singing, and at 2 o'clock a military drill by the several companies. Of course, beer and cigars will form the great and attractive feature of the day, and the Expositon Building will for the time be a sort a grand beer garden. It is only a short time ago that the Directors refused to sow the Art-callery to re- main open on Sunday, and now they show a great change of heart and rent the vast struct- ure to the Communists, who open its doors to everybody, hoodlum as well as good citizen, and invite all to join in agrand jamboree. “Consistency, thou art a jewel,” might be ap- plied appropriately, at this time, to the Exposi- tion managers. SMOKING. As is pretty well knewn, the Exposition Di- rectors are very strict as to the prohibition of smoking in the building, and an ordinary crowd, such as usually assembles therein, would not have required any notice to obey the rules. It thought best, however, to put up was huge signs for the information of this extraordiuary crowd, but- no attention was paid to requests to cease using pipes and cigars. -About every other man had one or the other in his mouth, and puffed away as if he were in the open air, The result was the atmosphere was almost stifling, and that no one was overcome is doubtless due to the fact that ail were accustomed to tobacco- fumes. As lighted stumps were thrown on the floor in a reckless way, the only thing that pre- vented a possible fire at once was the denegity of au crowd, whose fect. immediately removed all janger. ‘The crowd began eradually to TIN OUT toward 12 o'clock, the north entrance being a fair exit if one didn’t wind forcing his way through two or three hundred people outside who were clamoring to get in, A line of §military was formed from the entrance to the corner referred to above to the door, and the people passed between the sol- Giers without much difficulty. When several thousand tired-out and exbausted ones fot into ube open air, there was breathing space for those who reaiained inside, but the box-oflice was again opencd, and there was soon almost ay much of a crush as before. ‘The great majority stayed in the building wotil daylight, pusbing their way from one end to the other iu an sim- Jess fashion, and ever and anon dodging off to the right or left to drink a glass of beer or get o fresh cigar. FOX LAKE DUCK-SHOOTING. Special Dispatch to The Tribune. McHenry, Ill., March 22.—The ducking sea- son has fairly opened along Fox River and around the lakes above here, and large numbers of butter-balls, biue-bills, teals, and mallards are daily bagged by sportsmen from Chicago and elsewhere. The ice fs not yot entirely out of the lakes, ooo SUICIDAL. Spectal Dispatch to The Tribune. Mrtwausez, March 92.—Adam Wiesner, a hatter doing business on Grand avenue, died suddenly last night at his residence, No. 711 Astor street, under circumstances that lead to a strong suspicion of suicide. An inquest will be held on Monday. rr THE MURDERED ACTOR. New Yonrs, March 22.—The funeral of B. F, Porter, the actor shot dead in Texas, takes place Wednesday next from. the ‘Little Church Around the Corner.” Actors and managers will arrange to-morrow a benetit for bis widow and mother. MURPHY. Apectat Dispatch to The Tribune, Lomgarp, Ill., March 22.—Francis Murphy, the great apostle of Gospel temperance, and the originator_of the Blue-Ribbon movement, will deliver bis lecture oa “ Real Life” in the College Chapel at Wheaton, on Friday evening, March 28. In this lecture Mr. Murphy recites bis own. experience and the rise and progress of the Blue-Ribbon movement. * TRE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE, Improperly Stumped, To the Editor of The Tribune, Crtcago, March 22.—WiN you please say to the many thousand people who :mail daily papers at the Chicago Post-Oliice that the most of those paners are sold by the Department for waste paper? 0. J. Sroucy. Whero to Apply. To the Editor of The Tribune. Curcago, March 22.—The party who inquired in last Sunday’s Tx1B0NE for office in England for.the purpose of fiuding missing friends, next- .of-lin, heirs-at-law of unclaimed estates} and moneys, may call or address Andrew McLeod, Room 69, No. 163 East Randolph street. _B, A New Episcopal Church. To the Editor of The Tribune. CuicaGo, March 22.—Residing south of Thirty- first street, paye often wondered that a small Episcopal Church has not been organized in this section, and in successful progress. South of Thirty-first street and west of the boulevard | isacity of itself, sud through it must be scat- tered many Episcopalians. It is too far for denizens in this area to go to Trinity or to St. Mark's Church, Cottage Grove. ‘The car-fares alone would be a large item forany single family of any size. It seems to me a small church might be built about on tte corner of Thirty-filth street and Indiana avenue that would be well sustained. { understand that every pew is rented ia St. Mark’s Church at Cottage Grove. Wuo will make a move fora new church. about in the locality indicated, to accommodate the large population in the area south of Thirty- first street? And until built, aball might be revted for services at the corner of Thirty-first. street and Indiana avenue, xR The Duty of Republicans, To the Editor of The Tribune. Cmcaco, March 22.—The spring election is drawing on apace. Candidates have been nomi- nated by all parties. A grand contest for supe- riority may be the result. No doubt remains in the minds of the many but that the Repuo~ licaus will win the victory. Republican! What noble associations that one word recalls! It is synonymous with eyerything high and holy. In the heart of every true lover of freedom and right, Republicanism bas its righteous principles implanted. The man who can stand Loldly be- fore the world und proclaim himself a true Re- publican is ennobled and respected by hfs race. A Republican who can go to the polls and deposit his vote iu the face of all opposition of whatever kind, fearlessly and impartially, and as bis conscience dictates, is helping to further oue of the noblest causes in our world’s history. ‘This one act elevates such a one to a close coin- panionship with Him who can only endow such men with transcendeut wisdom. A Republican who may formerly have helped to iucrease the ranks of more unworthy parties, but who now takes his stand for God and right, is more of a benefactor to mankiud than Kings or Emperors, Alis ambition is more righteous, bis asvirations nore beneficial, and his moral qualities more erfect and godlike. Every true Republican helps to build the foundation of bis country on peace, happiness, prosperity, and contentment. His favorite theme is upward und onward, and for all mankind a bicher and nobler manhood. In view of the above facts, what an honor to bear the name Republican. ‘The inherent qualities at mind which it en- genders comfort and support many 2 way- farer on life's journey; and oftentimes proves ag the balm of Gilead to the bitterest lot. Republicans! go to the polis and do your follow the dictates of your own con- science, and yuu will never go astray. Go! do uot let rain, nor storm, Dor anything else keep Fou away. No true Republican's vote will be found wanting as the sun sets on that day. Your one vote may stay many a heartache, and prevent sorrow in many @ breast. No one who beurs this truly noble political name wi!l annul one particle of his truly great manhood by neglecting to vote on thatday. L. Mouar. The Union College of Law. To the Editor of The Tribune, CricaGo, March 22.—1Ve haye seen several short notices iu Tne. Taipuxe in regard to a libelous article against the Union College of Law which sppeared some time since in an ob- secure publication called the Christian Cynosure, charging certain members of our Faculty, of high reputation and honor, with infidelity and skepticism, and accusing the students asa whole with entertaining zross immoral sentiments and a contempt for the Christian religion, which the article by a kind of inference and insinua- tion attributes to the relizious sentiments of the Faculty. {tis just to say that we know not what beliefs concerning the divinity our in- structors entertain, for-reliious topics do not enter into our instruction in auy form, nor is it a matter of. concern to us, so long as they continue to drill us skillfully in the intricacies of the law. But when one student takes it upon himself to charge all the students of a Jaw school, of which we are members,—young men who, if any one, should be actuated with the hishest motives of “honor and integrit with entertaining such sentiments as the “licensing of abortion” for whatever cause, we consider that we have just cause for indig- nation, and, therefore, we ask space to say something, inasmuch as these statements have gained circulation in the daily papers. “Among every flock there are one or two. black sheep,” whether suck a distinction in an institution of learning results from a want of honor or a waut of brains,—and we surmise that our. member is not altogether free from them. Some wild non compos at some time ip the institution did perhaps sive utterarce to such an assertion “that there ought to be a license,”’ ete., and another personage, none the better off for sound diseretion, saw fit tomake a special note of it for publication. He also saw fit to make a spceial note of another certain sin- gle occurrence and construe it into “a custom among the students to engage in mock prayer.” This is all and the only ground for any libe!- ous charges, and it is all that one Mr, Blanchard admitted be could prove after stating his ability to substantiate them. As to his assertion in Thursday’s TRIBUNE, that Prof. Ewell refused to listen to him during class in regard to the affair, it does not mean anything. ‘The matter was not up for discussion, and the time of the class could oot be consumed in listening to this accuser justify himself; but, while he did epeak, the class betrayed theif contempt for him by loud cries and iitsses until he was compelled to sit down. It is fair to say, however, that after class the students all granted the fellow a hear- ing, until they were compelled to retire in dis- ust. e They eranted him all. the hearing that they considered was due him. We trast that the public can easily sce how such impious charges as those published in the Christian Cynosure can gain circulation, aud that they will not entertain the thought that a number of young menin their midst are being educated to’ ridieale religion and to advocate the ‘Ifeensing of abortion.”” While we admire the’ young man’s reportorial zeal for his father’s paper, we despise the dispo- sitfon which led him to select {ne matters which he did, and use them in such a mauner. . SEVERAL STUDENTS. The Xtna Life, and Judge Van Baron, To the Editor of The Tribune, CuroaGo, March 21.—In your paper of yester- day Judge Van Buren publishes another letter respecting his grievances with the itna Life- Insurance Company. He appears to be consid- erably mixed over the organization and charter of the tna Company,—both fire and life. For the information of the Judze, we would say the capital stock of the Etna Life was never out $150,000 until the year 1878, whersit was in- creased to $750,000, wholly from the earnings of the “Stock Non-participating Department.” Nota dollar of the Judees money bas contrib- uted toit. If the stockholders are willing to capitalize the earnings from that department,— instead of withdrawing it, which all admit they have aright to do,—be oucht nut to complain. The Hon. J. W. Steadman, Insurance Com- missfoner of Connecticut, has recently made an examination of the Company’s books, in both departments, from the iuception of its business, not only respecting the expenses of each, but alco its investments. The Judge can verify the correctness of the following statements by re~ ferring to the above-named Commissioner. The tna has two distinct deoartments of business. The accumulations of each are kept separate, and the expenses of the Company are borne by each in portion to the amouut of business. The profits of the Mutual Depart- ment belong to the insured in it. The profits in the Stock Department to ihe stockholders. And in thisit gives many advantages over purely mutual companies. It bas peen the volicy of the management to make it a strong company. Had a different pian been adopted, and larger dividends been paid, its surplus would bave been depleted, and it would not be, as it is now, in a condition to meet financial depressions or sweeping epidem- ies, Weare confident the pesition of the Cum- pany is correct, and will meet th> approval of its patrons in general better than any other course it conld pursue. : Referring more particularly to the Judge’s policy, wa woud say he was insured at the aze of 60, fifteen years ago, for $2,000. He szreed to pay the annual premium of $159. He has been loaned mouey, from time to time, toward paying his premiums, and at the rate of 6 per cent. He bas received in dividends $670.35 The dividends paid policy-holders in the year 1879 are consideraly in excess of those of previous years. We are happy to believe the tna Life is not a “vulture,” or the Judzea “lamb.” Yours truly, Paun & Mason, General Agents. The Citizens’ League. To the Editor of The Tribune. Caicago, March 22.—In your issue of the 22d inst. you state that at a regular meeting of the Citizens’ League it was resolved that “ Mr. J. W. Goodspeed is hereby requested to resign as one of the Executive Committee of the Citizens’ League, his resignation to take effect immedi- ately.” The Committee atate that the reasons for their action are thatI am an officer of the Re- form Alliance, am figuring in politics, and have interviewed the candidates for office. Ibez to say that while regretting the action of the Com- mittee, especially in words so barren of courtesy and kindness, yet I regard it as complimentary, as it assumes that I have some influence in the community. As the Committee deem it best for the interests of . the League that should sever my connection with it, I cheerfully tender my resignation with assurances of regard and golicitude for the pros- perity of the Leazue. Lt may nut be improper to state in this connection that I first inaugurat- ed the work of the League by causing the arrest of seven saloon-keepers in one day. [ first be- gan the organization of the city by wards, hold- ing mass-mectings, appointing working com- mittees, and in various ways popularizing and making effective the work of the League. Night after night I visited saloons, spent much time in prosecuting law-breakers, and did ali I could to advance the work of the League. Further- more, to make the work of the League more ractical and beneficent, I prepared a bill which is now before the Legislature .to estad- lish an industrial institution in which the boys of our city from 7 to 15 years of age, who are homeless or without proper quardianship, and in the way of crime and ruin, shall be detained and trained to a life of useful- ness. Now, having taken advanced ground in an effort to awaken the public conscience to the necessity of the enforcement of the laws to pro- tect our youth und our Sunday, und ‘thereby save multitudes of our fellows from debauchery, poverty, and rnin, J am regarded as a danger- ous man, and ai sacrificed accordingly. It is well; my record is with God, and before the people, and I do not fear the verdict. Very re- spectfully. J, W. GoopsPezD. VICTORIA’S FATHER. How the Canadians Hated tho Grandfather of Their Princess Louise—A Prince's Five Dollars a Week. New Tork Sun. ‘The father of Queen Victoria has slept for years in bis grave undisturbed and forgotten. ere ure few Englishmen and fewer Americans who know anything about him beyond the bald fact that he was Duke of Kent and the Queen’s father. But the coming of bis grand- ebild to Canada has reminded the Canadians of the fact that her grandfather passed the greater portion of his active life in that country, and curiosity ison the alert to recover the smallest incideats of bis sojourn. The houses in which he lived in Halifax and St. Johns find a place in all the illustrated newspapers. The-spots he frequented, the streets in which he walked, have become sacred, and old men who saw him or to whom he talked tind themselves suddenly in great demand. Yet this Duke, of whom so little is known, had more force of character than any ot his brothers, and his story is not without interes! ‘The Duke of Kent was the fourth son of George IIf. He was bora on Nov. 2, 1767. At the age of 18 he was sent to Germany tor his education. He resided at Luneberg and Han- over until he had completed his 20th year, and during the whole of this period his income was limited to $5,000 a year, and of this his tutor- governor had the disposal. His pocket-money at anage at which the gilded youth of New York keep a drag was $52 week. The fact was stated without contradiction by Mr. Huskisson in the House of Commons. The two mtxt’ ‘years were passed in‘ Geneya on a similar allowance, sand many were the privations and humiliations he had to submit to from the contrast between his in- come and his rank. Presently, however, he was placed in command of the Seventh. Fusileers, which was partof the garrison of Gibraltar, under Gen. O’ Hara, in 179091, before the open- ing of the revolutionary war with France. From Gibraltar he was_ removed to Canada in 1791, thence to Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, and’again to Canada, as commander of the forces, in which oflice he secured respect but by no means atfection, if we may judge from the comments of some of the old Canadian papers of that day. In the exercise of his authority he was something more than severe, he was cruel; dead to any. feeling of gentleness, and immovable in any decision he had once come to. He was held, personally, in universal hatred. It was alleged in his deferse at the time, both in the colonies and in the mother-country, that his temper had been soured by the harsh treatment of George III. This may have been so. But the other excuses pui forward, that he did not “voluntarily adopt the military profession,” and that ‘* Canada was a place of banishment,” Sut hardly palliate his venting bis spleen as he ai While serving in Canada he received orders to sail for the West Indies and_ join in the attack made under Sir Charics Grey on the French Islands. At the conflict at St. Lucie he greatly distinguished himself, leading the attack at the head of bis men, and proving himself a brave soldicr and a skillful officer. Thence he return- ed to Canada. His experience in battling side by side with his men bad brought to him a just- cr sense of the soldiers’ deservings, and happily gave a brighter color to the close of _ his colonial career, Inu letter publisbed in England he ad- mitted, and expressed regret for, the severity of the early period of his command; and dur- ing the remaiudcr of his military tife be took every opportunity to rove his affection for the troops. Thus, when at last called home to En- gland, he left behind him a name both of re- spect and esteem. His private life, unlike that of some of his Royal brothers and some of the present Royal family, was honorable and blame- less. Few things haya stirred Americans with more disgust than the Royal spectacle of the present. representative warrior, the Duke of Cambridge, who ficd from the Crimea and the command of his division ofter the first fierce fight at {nkerman, traveling around last sum- mer at Kissingen and the other German water- ing-places, openly und flauntingly, with a Mrs, Beauclere, whom he dishonored with his affec- tions. On his return to England the Duke of Kent ‘Was appointed tothe command of the First Foot with the rank of Field Marshal, but the al- most immediate restoration of peace gave him little opportunity for distinction. It opened new flelds to bis active mind, however. He de- yoted himself to the cause of charity, to the dif- fusion of benevolent principles, to the ameliora- tion of the physical, social, and moral condition of the people; to the encouragement of the arts and selences. The inventor of new improve- ments, the poet, the man _ of letters found in him a generous and consider- ate patron and friend. The drama was to nim an object of special — interest. He presided at several of the dinners of the dramatic fund, aud invariably attended the benefita of Icading artfats. He took special interest in the blind, an interest almost as ten- der and sympathetic as that of Dr, Howe, of Boston. He attended for several days the ex- periments with the new inventions of raised let- ters, and expressed publicly the greatest joy at their success. In brief, he was as latitudinarian as Dean Staniey, and shook the nerves of many churchmen by closing a speech at the inaugura- tion of some schools with these words: “‘I do not care for forms. The Bible, the whole Bible.?? He shared with the Duke of Sussex the dis- tinction of being the best speaker in the Royal family. Such was the Prince who in 1813 was united fa marriage to her Serene Highness Victoria Louisa, youngest daughter of the Duke of Saxe Coburg and widow of bis Serene Highness the Prince of Leinigen and sister of Leopold, King of the Belgians, whom she £0 much resembled in appearance anu more in character of mind. Her life with her first husband, whom she bad married at the age of 16, had been a most uphappy one, fullof storms. He had been dissipated and vassfonate. However, she bad borne ker sufferings well, and the breatn of slander had never touched her name. Thus it was with universal rejoicing that England received the announcement by Lord Liverpool of the intended marriage, with the usual pleasant corollary of a settlement on the Duke of $30,000 a vear. It was opvosed by the Kadicals of those days, as was the Duke of Connaught’s in ours,—by the Methuens and Herons then, as now by the Chamberlains and Fawcetts; but it was carried by a vote of 205 to to52. The marriage was celebrated in Germa- Dy, quietly and without pomp, May 29, 1818, ac- cording to the rites of the Lutheran Church. The Duke of Ciarence, afterward William IV., was married July 11 of the same year, aud the Duke of Cambridge May ! 7 of ‘the same year, both receiving similar settlements of $30,000 a year. The Duke and Duchess of Kent, having been mar- ried according to Lutheran rites, were remar- ried in England on the occasion of the Duke of Clarence’s marriage by the Archbishop of Canterbury. This rush of Royal marrisges inmediately following on the stoppage of the direct succession by the death of the Princess Charlotte, the only child of George IV., gave rise to some mirth. The Royal couple went abroad immediately after their marriage, aud resided there until the legal necessity of their child being born on English sot! compelied their return. A few weeks after, at Kensing- ton Palace, the residence assigned them, Victo- ria was born on the 24th of March, 1819. The marriage ot the Duke of Clarence having borne no fruit, the Jittle Princess was recosnized from her birth as the future Queen of England and educated for her destiny. Looking at the rela- tions of the two countries now, {tis singular to record that the Emperor Alexander of Russia was the sponsor of the infant Queen presump- tive. ‘The Duke of Kent lived but six months after the birth of his daugnter. On the 23d of June, 1820, he died at Sidmouth, of an inflam- mation of the lungs. ‘There can be no doubt that the character of the Duke of Kent was never adequately esti- mated, nor did his talents or his virtues meet with the recognition they merited. This was wholly owing to bis liveral views in politics and religion. While his brothers, the Prince of Wales and the Duke, of York, Clarence, aud Cumberland, entertained high Protestant and ‘Tory opinions, and attached themselves to Pitt, Liverpool, Wellington, and Castlereagh, who were then the Lords in the nscencant, the Dukes of Kent and Sussex steadily adbered through those dark days to the Liberat party, and encountered for its cause the frowns und the sneersof power. Ata banquet given just at the close of the war, when the battle for Lib- eral principles looked a forlorn hope, the Duke of Kent. in replying for the Royal tamily, said: “Tam a friend to civil and religious liberty, in every Jand, the world over. Iam anenemy to ull religious tests. I ama supporter of a gencral system of education, 1 honor a good man iu rags asmuch as a good Lord; more, for ne needs more virtue tomake bim ‘so. All men are my brethren; and I nold that power is only delegated for the benefit of the people. These are the principles of myself and my beloved brother, the Duke of Sussex. They are not popular principles just now. They do not con- uct to place or power. Al! the members of the Royal family do not hold the same prlteiples: I do not blame them, but we claim the right to act for ourselves, and to proclaim ourselves, with our friend Mr. Tierney, members of his Maj sty’s opposition.” is was a bold stand, but he adhered to it to the last. ast. Norwas he less broad und out- spoken in his views ou religious liberty. He attended the annual meetings of a society es- tablished ‘by the Dissenters, entitled ‘The Protestant Society for the Protection of Re- ligious Liberty,” and availed himselt of those occasions to inform the dissenting Dodies that he was by no means opposed to the principie of dissent; that he was no advocate of church establishments, and that bis affections were by no meuos associated with the. principles or pro- ceedings of the old church societies of England. When the time at which these sentiments were uttered is remembered, it will be conceded that the character of the Duke of Kent was marked in no ordinary degree by boldness, and that he well deserves a niche in the gallery of British worthies. A MAD ELEPHANT. Seven Men Crushed to Death by a Ponder- ous Brate—A Night in Hindostan, Kew Yc Me “T hate anelephant!” energetically exclaimed Maj. Springle, an old Indian traveler. “I think they are not at all the good-natured, harmiess beasts that showmen and grandmothers’ story- books are s0 fond of representing them tobe. {£ quite agree with Charles Reade when he eays, in his ‘Jack of All ‘Trades,’ that they are mur- derous, treacherous brutes, full of vice and cun- ning. “T know very little about the African ele- phant, but one of the failings of the Asiatic kind is that in very hot weather, and under a severe physical strain, he is very likely to go mad—and I can tell you a mad elepbant is a creature that the most curious student of the animal’s habits had better contemplate from a distance. “ Much of my Indian life was passed in the Station of Jubbulpore. The enterprising people there resolved to haye an exhibition. Goods poured in rapidly. in.bullock.wagons, on camels’ backs, and in various other ways, and Rajahs and other Indian dignitaries, with suites of attendants, journeyed from great distances. “So far as I can remember, what I am speak- ing of happened in the MStter part of 1 or early in 1867. A young photographer, with whom I was acquainted, invited me to share his tent with him fora week or so on the Exbibi- tion grounds, where he intended to take views, and I gladly accepted the invitation, “Two nights before the Exhibition opened wwe went out upon the grounds und found them covered with tents and crowded with natives, who, for the most part, were attending upon elephants, bullucks, camels, and horses. It was a bright moonlicht night,.and we sat smoking before the opening of our tent, watching the curious scene before us until near midnight. ‘Then, the noise haying gradually died away, we retired to our beds. “1 had been asleep, perbaps, about an hour, when Iwas awakened by the beating of tom- toms and the shouting of the natives outside. I jumped out of bed and ran tothe door of the tent, where my friend was already standing. An elephant, with its trunk upraised, and tra peting fiercely, was rushing among the tents, occasionally striking a rope with his foot and snapping it like a pack thread. In front of our tent was au open space, and about thirty yards away was a large tree. Beside this tree a man was standing, The elephant, if it bad not eweryed from its course, would bave passed about twenty yards from him; but when the brute was nearly opposite him Isaw the man stoop and pick up a larze stone. I could hardly credit that he was going to throw it, but in another second there was no room for doubt that such was his intention. Icalled to him, in Hindostanec, to drop the stone, and run into the tent, but he paid no atteution to me. Then, as the elephant was passing he hurled the stone, und struck it on the side. ‘The brute turned quickly, saw its assailant, and rushed at him, Even then, I think, there was time for him to escape if be hud run for the tent, as I again shouted to him to do, for though the brute would, undoubtedly, have bronght the canvas down, we should, probably, have all escaped in the confusion. But, turo- ing quickly toward me he placed his band upon his forehead und bowed his head, after the mau- ner of the Hindoo who desires to express bis gratitude by meansof the all-serviceable salaam, and then stood upright, apparently calm an collected, beside the tree. “When the clephant was within four feet of him the man sprang quickly to the other side of the truok. He ‘bad evidently calculated upon escaping his enemy by keeping the tree between them, but he had altogether undervalued the brute’s cunning. Quick as lichtning the great animal altered its course, moved around the op- posite side of the trunk, and in asecond the elephant and the man stood face to face. There was no human possibility of escape now, and the Hindoo knew that the last few sands of his Hfe were rapidly running out. Like all of his race he was a fatalist, and even the terrible death that overshadowed him brought to him no terrors. Calmly he crossed his hands over his bosom, and bowed his head to the inevitable. “It was all over intiveseconds. Theelepbant raised his trunk higher than before, aud struck a burried, awkward blow, hitting his victim not wita the lower end of the trunk, which is very tender, but, as far as [ could see, with his check or mouth, The man went down as though he had been felled with a cannon ball, but imme- diately he raised himself on his elbow and look- ed upward. For one secona the brute stood Su; over him, and then droppea heavily forward, one massive knee going down upon the man’s breast. 4 “ The elephant rushed away, trumpeting as before, und took refuge in some low hills in the neighborhood. Welearned the next morning that he belonged to a Rajah, who, in his anxiety to get early to the Exhibition, had caused him to be overdriven, With a heavy load, until he was driven mad. . “What we saw was only a small part of the damage he did. He killed seven men that night, inciuding his driver, who was his first victim, My friend and I went in the morning to see the seven crushed bodies, which all lay under a sin~ gle canvas sheet. Forsome time the natives standing around tried to persuade us not to un- cover them, buts native constable concluded the argument by seizing the corner of the sheet and pulling ft to one side. The faces were all calm and life-like, for a Hindoo, even under the most appalling conditions, rarely suffers bimself to pass into the other life without composing his limbs and features. “The moment the natives standing around saw the uncovered bodiesa frenzy seemed to possess them. The men rushed to their tents, and presently returned with rusty old swords, flint-locked pistols, and beil-mouthed guns. All these weapons they began to polish vigorously, with the intention of making immediate war upon the elephant. But Coi. Spencer. the Com- missioner of the station, bad already seat a party of Bengal Lancers after bim, and in the j Sfternoon he was brought back with a bullet ia i one of his knees, and loaded with chaina so ar- J ranged that he could be pulled to the ground at a moment’s notice if he showed any signs of rebellion. e “The Rajah who owned him attempted to make light of the matter, buta fine of some- thing lixe 20,000 rupees, ievied by the Govern- ment, induced him to take a more serious view of the brute’s achievement.” A STATEMENT BY ELI PERKINS. To the Eiitor of The Tribune, New Yorks, March 20, 1879.—{ notice the fob lowing paragraph going the roundsof the press: ‘The Fulton Timea says: ‘+ Eli Perkins was once Aresident of Fulton: and to-day his wife and a handsome 18-year-old daughter are occupying a cozy dwelling ona principal street here. Few be~ sides the Iittie family he left behind him can call him by his true name.” Now, if this paragraph is true, { want some man to arrest me for bigamy. for Iam at present in New York occupying the position of the de- voted husband of the only, original, and most loving little wife to be found on this Continent. If this paragraph were true, I would not even shield myself behind a nephew; for, if 1 bad a nephew who was mean enough to avandon hig wife, I would go out and-kill him. ItTever abandoned a wife in Fulton, N. Y., it must have been some other man’s wife. [ have done a good deal of that in my life: and, if all our lawyers, editors, and clerzymen would follow my example in this case closer than they do, they would reduce unhappiaess ia this work and the price of sulphucin the next. Yours truly, Ect Psrgins. P. 8.—RECAPITULATION. J. I never was in Fulton, N. Y. Hf, I never had a daughter. AT, I never was married but once. JILL. love my only wife as the angels do sun- Hight; and, instead of abandonins her, if any editor will insure me that she will never abandon me I will give him $100. + EP. ————— GEN. SHERMAN’S WILL, Newrort, N. J. March 22—Gen. Sherman by will gives $5,000 to the negress in his family since marriage. Georye C. Mason is appointed. guardian of his son, who at 21 obtains absolute. control of the property, estimated at $100,000, ee ‘The Last of Niagara's lee-Bridge. The great fce-briéze which has provided a winter attraction for Niagara has almust disap- deared. .A correspondent of the Buffalo Courier giving a parting description of it says: ** It is Strange, but a fact, that most of the bridge was. snow, and nothing but the severe cold weather that we have had keptit together so long. {tis estimated that about 13,000 people have crosset this bridge. On Sunday, Feb. 9, over 1,000 peo- ple passed over it, excursion trains havin. brought the people here over the Central uni Erie Railways. Mr. Convoy, the well-known ide, was the first to cross the ice-bridge on ec. 30. ‘The last to cross was a boy accom- panied by a dog Wednesday afternoon, the 12th inst, Although there have been a great many dangerous places about the Falls during the winter, and so many thousands of people hava gazed upon the grand signts andsuperb scencry, it is pleasant to know that not a single accident has occurred. It will not be surorisiny if, we have another ice-bridve this spring, when the ica comes down fromthe lakes. May 5, 1877, an ice-bridge formed just below the American falls, while grass was being cut in Prospect Park- Fecple crossed the bridge at that time for two or three days; it broke and went down the river on the 14th.” _—— rs The Great Peanut Match. Roston Sunday Times. The ereat peannut-eating match between A. Suiff and J. Junks for $3,000 a side came off at Swoony Hall yesterday. The conditions were, each contestant to eat a quart of baked peanuts cach quarter hour for forty-eizht consecutive hours. ‘the match was terribly exciting. be- fore each contestunt was a table laden with quart measures full of the luscious fruit of the peanut tree. Sniff weighed ninety pounds at the start, aud Junks eighty-six. Neither had eaten anything for twenty-four honrs, and both had voracious appetites. The first few quarts of peanuts went like snow beforea July sun. ‘The door was soon strewn with shells. After euting four quarts Sniff took ashurt rest, but dunks kepton manfully. At the hour of goin to press Sniff was visibly swelling, while Junks was eating away with apparently as good relish. as when he bevao. At 2:30 p.m. the score stood: Sniff, 22 quarts; Juoks, 2 quarts. The hall was thronsged, and the excitenient was in- tense. Bets were freely offered, $100 to 250, that Sniff will win. dunks’ fricnds are conti- ent. Paper Napkins. Paper napkins are in increasing demand. A Boston firin have sold sume 250,000 of thea: since they were introduced, about a year agzu. The place of manufacture of paper napkins is not divulged. They are said to be all impert:d from Japan, but a suspicion prevails that some of them are produced by ingenions Yarkee paper-makers, who are well content to monopo lize their manufacture for the present. The nay- kins are wholesuled at from 36 to $10 per thou- sand, and are retailed at $L'to 31.50 a hundred. A party of 200 or 300 can be supplied with them at less expense than would be requisite tu was!t and iron a similar number of napkins. By their use, also, the host or hostess 1s relieved of all fear of having the table-linen stulen; and if an absent-ininded guest does happen to put his napkin in his pocket after he has tinished eating, he need not suffer any more remorse than if he had pocketed ao upple-core or a nut-snell. $$ Conkling’s Neck-Ties. BSoringfela (Mass) Renublican's Washington Letter, Roscoe Conkling’s eccentricity 1s in neck-ties. In other respects the Senator dresses inexcel~ lent taste. He evidently gets his idea of ties from the American flag, for they are alinost in- variably either red, white, or bluc. .Vhen the Senator came back here at the beginning of the last aession he wore a white tie, und. under his blonde hair, it guve btm quite an ethereal as- pect. He was then playing the role of the gen- erous foe, and was aprarently quite inoffensive. But iater, when be began. to gather himself up for War upon the President, he put on his red tle, the ensiga of buttle. Latterly, however, ae has worn mostly the blue, as being symbolical of the state of bis feeliuzts. He will probably continue the blue for sometime tocome. If Grant is nominated in 1880, we shall perhaps see the Senator with a neck-tie of alt three colors blended in beautiful barmony. es Crops in Southern Indiana. Dispatch to Cincinnati Gazette. New AuBanry, Ind., March 20.—The Gazette's correspondent has advices from Floyd, Clark, Orange, Washington, Harrison, Crawford, Du- bois, Pike, Warrick, and Spencer Counties in re- lation to the growing wheat crop. The acreage sown fs fully 15 per cent greater than in 1875, and the crop could not possibly be more promts- ing at this gason of the year than at preseut. Alarge ayeruze has been sown {noats. Aoples, pears, and smail fruits, have been unfpjured by the winter, and in many localities there will be a fair yield of peacheson young trees, unless the buds are hereafter killed. ‘The farmers are us- ing large quantities of fertilizers, and have adopted an fmproved system of cultivation, a3 a general rule; und it fs safe to say the agricultu- ral interests of Southern Indiana sre in ‘a tuirly prosperous und steadily improving condition. ~ $$ r An Englishman and un American Lady. Tandon Examiner, This same most charmin: American maiden algo told me that a number of gentlemen were in the habit of visiting ber—un assertion which, I think, would have staggered most Envlish mothers, but did not seem to affect ber Ameri- can one gat all; on the contrary, Mrs. Hudson appeared’ quite pleased. But as the dauchter was telling me that she had much enjoyed a dance on the previous night, and lad” bven “real pleased” at the way English people did it, out was very tired, I suzvested that she bad perhaps better go to bed. This, it seems, was a grievous solecisin; for Mrs. Hudson pulled im: up Very shortwith the remark, “I'd baye yuu know, Sir, that American ladies don’t 10 to bed —theg retire.” bis s Wy Saratoga WAVES EY ats lwehove fron’ 8 hone ‘or OBSTIN or. forehead i . wets mawle, mul ven Pla! :Women bai 2, Being, a ‘made of naturally curly : hair ttentirely does away with eriinping and rulal. your own hate. (Geware THOMPSON. Pat Dae OnEE) Mrs. . IPSON. Patentee sud sole owner and Dexter ta. HALL Goods, WIGS éc. 210 Wabash-ay. Chicax RLECTION NOTICE. NOTICE. whereby gtven that on Tuesday. the ist day of April: Ox. at the several voting districts des:gaated by the common Counct), tu th: wn of Norin w1 tion wili be held for Assessor. Collector. > and Town Clerk for sald ¢ le ah tc., will be delivered ty the Judes of wei on application fo the Town Ctenk. at iivoin I ‘Se mick Hall, on the day preceding election, “the meeting wili be held ut ‘Turner-Hall!, 2p. w.the day of cies RANGES,