Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 24, 1879, Page 7

STATE ATFAIRS. The Usual Dull Saturday Story from the State Capital, Many Mombors Absent, and Thoso Present Disinelined to Work. AFew Bills Advanced One Stage in the Order of Businoss, ILLINOIS, SENATE, Special Ptspateh to The Tribune, Benixorte.p, Hl, March 22.— When the Sen- ata opencd this morning oighteen of the Repub- Mean Senators, Including Sonutor Artloy, wero at thelr desks, while but alx of the Demwcrnatic Senators put in an appearance; but alter a time four additfonal mambers of the Democraticslde, with the cbnracteristle deliberation of that an- cient party, appeared, thus insuring o quorum, Senator Ford {ntroduccd the same bil which {eknown in the House as No, 741. It rovises the law in relation to the commitment and de- téntion of insane persons. Tw most important change proposed fs to allows Jucy for thu pur- pore of making the examination of such persons without golng Into court, A large number of Senate bills wera then read a firet timo arid apporttoned out to their respective committecs, after which House bills wero taken up and SIMILARLY DIaPOsED OF, When the bill which reduces the salaries of Railroad and Warehouse. Commissioners to $1,500 per annum, and which has passed the House, catna up, it was ordered to a second readlug and to be priuted. ‘The Senate lins a MH sinliar to this which {it Inld on the table when thla appeared. Some persons regard this asan indication that the Benate will concur in this reduction. IN THB INTEREST OF DOATIDING-HOUSTS. Bills In the order of eecund rending were then considered. The first bill to this order which provoked any discussion fs a proposed act “To punish persons for defraud hotels, fon, and other boarding-house keepers.” Senators Lee, McClellan, and Hunt advocated the bill, and Senators Hamfltun, Artley, and Joslyn raised spectal objections to tt. Lt wae flually amended go ns to read a8 follows: SgeTion 2. He ltenacted, hy the peaple of tha Statoof Utinols, represented tu the General As- eombly, That if any person ahatt ohtaln food, joaging, or other accommodations at any hotel, fon, or bonrding-house, with tho Intent fo cheat and defraud tha keeper or propriutor of auch hotel, fon, or buarding-houee ontof such credit, food, Jodging, oF accommodations, ench person upon conviction thereof mall bo deemod guilty of a miladeincanor, and fined in a aum not exceeding °$50. and imprisoned in tho county jail until tha fine and coats are pald, It was ordered tos third road tag: Benato Bill 352, which amends Bec, 70 of the Jaw In regard to administration of estates, and which changes the preacut order of preference ofclaims, Was taken up and amended boyond recognition, and sent to a third roading, nousE. This morning Mr. Gross, from the Committco on Municipal Affairs, reported back a substitute for House Hilt 053, providing for the appolnt- ment of a Pubtle Inspector to enforce the pro- vision of the Criminal Coda In relation to thu adulteration of food, milk, Mquor, medicine, tte, This bill provides that County Boards in all countics fn this State and the Commissioners of Cook County shall annually, at their first regular mecting, appoint a com- netent person 60 Publio Inspector, except: in Cook County, where there may beappolnted not to exceed five such Inspectors, whose duty it shall Le to i INSPECT ALL ANTICLES OR SUNSTANCES which may bo sold or offered for sale, any kind of food, Itquors, druge, and niedicines, and to enforce Secs, 7,8 D,and 10 of ou act to roylse the Criminal Codo,. Tha. County Boards. aro authorized Lo tix thecomponsation to ba paid to such Inspectors mot to exceed the sun of $500 and 50 cer cent of all tinea and penaltics which may be collected, the balance to go to the County Treasury. ‘These Inspectors are clothed ‘with all thonecussary powor to cunduct prose- cutlona, A CLAIM. This morning the Committee on the Judiclary reported back the Senate bill authorizing the payment of $1,000 to Senator Areher for allezed Services bofuro-the Court of Claluss in rezard to swap Innds, Yesterday Attorn enerat Ed- ball appeared befare the Committee and made a. statement of the services rendered by the states- man from Pike, which {s auld not te have been a very enthusiastle recommendation of the allow- ance of the claim, ‘The Chatrmun-of the Judt- elary Cofnmittee regards this.a elaiin which may or may bot be pald by the State, there being no constltuttonal finpediment. The baste for the payment of thts ctatm seems to be founded on a large amount of goad na- ture and a inited quantity of equity. [t Is vonceded that, like Othello, Archerdfd the State some service, Mr, Foabender occupled the chair during the morning to-day while the Speaker took a nap to recuperate his exhausted enuriics, CUTTING DOWN, ‘There will bo a material reduction of the ap: Proprigtione for the varlous State institutions from thosu of the Jast sesston made by the preaent General Asacmol; Since 1872 ‘there hos been a reduction per capltu of about 873 yer qunwn, aud there will probably be u reduc: Von of not less than 815 per asain per capita aince the session, ‘This is making w wore oud Fhowing, und the Institutions in’ question’ are hot likely to suffer In consequence, either, * The order of Houso and Senate bills on. first reading wos taken up this moruing and gone through with to the ‘end. YERPRASENTATIVES PRESENT. ‘The following members were present In the Honre this mornings Allen of Warren, Allon of Whiteside, Bolt, Bowou, Bower, Black, Bridyes, Brigham, Brambrek, | Buck,’ Byers. Carter of Adama, Carter of Jebuson, Churehttt, Cockle, tollina, Davy, Dewey, Durfee, Dysart, Elliott, Eldredge, Engiish, Fleklln, Fosbeuder, Foy, Graham, Qranger, Grav, Greve, Gross, Holl of Gallatin, Halliday, Hamiiton, Hurts, Herrington, Hinds, Hopkins, Ingham, Juckvon, Janus of Christian, sores of Washington, Kenlston, Kuuka, Latimer, Lewis, Lovell, Lyon, Marston, Mason, Me- Urldy, :MeCroery, MeFle, McKinlay Mitchell, Neal, Neil, Nichols, Orcndorff, Peters, Meas: tute, Pratt, Price, Prickott, Ranney, Reaburn, Keavilt, Robinson af dackeon, Roblsan of Kul- ny Kogers, Ieboy, Ryan, Beott, Seroges, Recreat, Shaw, Slmongon, Smith, Nnfleg, Snyder, Nponcer, Stevens, Struckman, Taylor of Win: 40) ‘Thomas, Thomason, Thomson of Will, wor at rammed, Pruedall, Voile Wants rorthy, ightman, iumerman, Zluk, Mr. Speaker—Us, ADSENT. Abrahato, Barry, Bisbee, Burt, Butterworth, Clark, Core, Cremer, Crooker, Cros walt, Davis, Ehrnardt, Ewing, Frew, Ureen, Mall of Tazewell, tat’ of Gallatin, IInmimond, Mockley, Jennings, Jol Layman, Mate thews, Mefor, Miles, M beck, Mock, Morrison, Moss,- Aturray, O'Malley, Otman. Penrson, Powell }» Provart, Saniuel, Savace, Svar- ett, Beiter, Sexton, Sherman, Sloan, Taylor of et Thompson of Cook, ‘T'vler, Vusey, Wall, Walsh, Warren, Weber, Wheeler, Wilsomy W right of Boone, Wrieht of DuPago—36, connurrion. Anacial Disvatch 19 Tae Tribune, Sriunoyinp, Th, Mareh 23.—The recent tharges In ‘ue ‘Trindnw concerning the achomes ff certuin members of the General Assembly to bluckmatl important business enterprises of the tute, and the pacitle allegation thut one mem- Yer of the Hitieo last weak received thy aum of 500, has caused copatdurable of a flutter. So Sensitive were samme of the members that an tne Yestigation waa tulked of on Saturday mornlig, Ut Lat idea was ually abaudoued, ‘Thero are 83 nembers in tie Horse, nud, as only one Wan was charged ea daving recelved g brite, only the traction of 1-158 of the odlum sould be" sot down agulnat each member. ‘Tho House preferred ta nave tho tuiquity thus dis. ‘buted rather than to throw the burden of it all on one man. Siuce making the foregoluy flvelosuro, a inember of the House has in- u gee your correspondent that the Senate ring DEMANDED OF TOM WOYN®, When hora a week ogo, tie stim af $40,000, to Drevent the hoatlio insurance fugislation now bending, Statements in writing cau be pro- iced, ia gald, making E scmanda? of § vspeciiic aum from. the tubby hero on betalf for various (utérests, It mulght be Well, alter all, for the honest members of thy sembly to inquire what their crouked broth- yen aruup to. It tay bereatter become the uty of Tis Taimunn to dlacloso further spe Side facts tn its possession in reference ty tho THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: MONDAY. MARCH 24 (nbttrsements of money, und the demands that pare sicon made upon certain Interests of the ONO. FRE AND SALARY Ditty The Ohio Lealsiature has pnased a feo and salary bil grading thy feca of county officers on the following plan: It provides that Auditora, Clerks of Courts, Probate Judges, Treasurers, and Recorders of counties having a population of between 100,000 atid 250,000 eliall be allowed to charge aud collect 70 per cent and no more of the foes and compensation now allowed by law; that these offlera, with the exemption of the Recorders, in countics haying a population of between 80,000 and 100,000, shall charge onc collect 76 percent of thylr present fevs; and that Recordera niny collect only 80 per cent of thele preacnt fees. In counties of from 40,000 to 60,000 intabitants the fees of tho frat named ofliceis shall be only & per cent of those whieh they now receive, and those of the Record- ers shall” be only 85 per cent of their presont fees, In counties of frum 85,000 to 40,000 the reduction of the tees of all_ the ofllcers, except> ing Recorders, shall be to 85 per cent, and those of Recorders ‘to © per cent, of thelr preeent fees. In countics of 25,000 to 30,000 their fees atl compensation shall consiet ‘of 00 por centot the compensation now recefved, and the Record- ers of these conntics shall charge and collect ouly 05 per cent of the fces aud compensation now allowed them by law, Aud in all countles of less than 25,000 inhabitants the feea of the Recordera remain ag they now are, but those of the Auditors, Clerks of Courts,P’rovate Judges, Sheriffs, und Treasurers nre reduced to 95 per cent of those nuw allowed to them by law. SIMON CAMERON. - Further Solectiuns from the Oorrespond- enve Bubmitted in the Trial of the Sult Agninat Hin. ‘The following additional letters were read be- fore the Court at Washingtous 202 Foun ann 0: ave Stnrnt, N. W.—Hox, Ristox Caxeiton—Deur Sirs ‘The firat and only peante who told ino ta sue you was when T boarded Mt Fitzhayh's, Cal, Fitzhugh forced me to emplo ls cousins, the Cneringions, attorneys-at-lae. Y patd these pentiemen $26. Col, Fitzhugh sald all Ke cout against you. Aiter a wile L was told by atrivnd of yours that Fitzhugh and tho Caring tou, attorneys, could not be trusted; that Col. Fitzhugh would take the cents off a dead man's even. Then 1 told hin 1 did not want hls family reln vee to have auythinsg more to do fn the matter T heaed this, and 6 the cae to Peters and Col, Fit hh was diaappointed in Now he secs that there ls no way to make a. ttle money but get round you in some way, He sent his son James to ask nte tv come to his house, Thave the note he vent. f went. Mra, Fitzhugh asked me to luan her same moneys that thoy were destitute; or, wonk!, fo. to. some one and borrow it for her. 1 acut word for the most clinrkable gentlemen to come andece her, hut they did not come. She told me ahe went to see Mr. Cumeron, but ho was sick. T want 4 few days avo to the Treasury to (ry get Jinunte a position, and Mra. Fitzhugh told me you told her husband (Col, Fitzhugh) that the note aho eout you tu come and ecu hor on A street, when they lived there, wax a forged note of ming, that you did not hellove she wrote it, and Mra. Col, Fitzhugh told me that you entertained her hus band by telling him things agalnst mes that you told Lim avout me telling you T would bring a vaby of yoursto the Senate, 1 only tel} you all this now, and, If you huye sa much money to. spara that you can pay Col, Fitzhugh for hatching wo Inlew about ine to pizaee you, you had better give it to me, fort have been injured at your hands, and you know it. Laupnose Mr, Riddle now told yor all I enffered at the ‘Tremont House from the etfecta uf the med- {cine you forced me to take. No one tells you how much Lauffer. So they can make moncy out of you by talking avainst ine to you. Tam golng now to being sult for slander, und find out who It in that in te hog tu do me injury. Of conrse, you cau hiro hundreds to injure me ff you promise thom money; butia it just? I have never spoken harm yot of ‘on toa mortal, I brought the suit becuse 1 was Injured, insulted, aud uccelved. You remember the night Anni Davia was in your room at tho Congressional Motel, and she made Maria abusc me, Yuu told ber the week before lazt, whon you wero at hur hotise (so tho word was sentto me), that i wrote and asked you to take ine on your farm ns hotsekeeper. 1 dill nek yon, and if you doT will drop the suit—or give me inoney to take care of tne, You know and Gud knows Dam entitied to it. You forced me to give my virtue to you, and I beiteved you would murry me, | Who knows harm of me? 1 defy the world to brug up asoul who can nay aught against me. Search the world over, every one Who bas ever known me will speak well'of me, untess It Is same one with 10 moral principles,—eome one who wanta to make a littie money out of you. And take caro they do not turn on yor and say they were hired by yau to slander me. Ltold you I wus willing tu settle this maattere Between you and mie, you know | deaervo your ketp, Its sets ‘ You remember once toliing me if you turned apaltiet ane how J would be lninted down, or if I alionid have’n baby, and the people knew you would not marry, how would bo hunted down ‘This you told mo when we wore In bad gt thoCon- Hroaslonal Motel, and you swore then that that day should nover como when you would ace me in- jured, Lam willlng to settle, and {f my attorney: eke too much, come ta me. You have nover found me dishonorable vet. Tho tranhls is, you beliove every one's tale nnd pay them money, and, if you only come or aund your friend to nis, you would have the matter eottied now and no one know it, I could leave the city, aud, to show you Twill, you ean send some ono with me, may go to Europe to live forever as soon a8 you make the rettlement, but be auroand do not tell naoul if any one ftska why I dropped the case, I think this fe best for us both. a TAN, 23, 1877.—Gen, Caneron—Dean Sin- It would be to your advantage tocall at my houre at your enrliest conventenco If” you wish fg certain party to leave the city, {hava promived her that Twauld eco you if lig went, Blenso_call to-day if possivie, Mespectfully, Mara. Firzuvan, [ates Oliver ta Simon Guneran, Teaw Mr. 8,8. Henkic. Me rays Mr, Riddle told hin you object to secaringa Goveruinent position for me, but vou wil give me 31.000, Give me $1,000, with the amount Mr. Riddle how holds for ime; this tu bon inal detdoment. Dem sure it wilt be ne fards lam concerned. L shall never hear from of ace you again, ert io leave this city Monday, ‘Whe moment 7 vive the many Tahal Jeave for my Lome, or in that direction, und 1 hope to be In Rurepe un tho Presbyterian mission, You can ask Dr, Southerland If f am not seeking it, ‘Then a8 soon oF T receive the money Tieave. You call and pay It to Mr. S. 8, Henkle tu-day or Mons day, or will Mr. Uenkle call and ree sout J have concluded since T caniot get the Governmont posi- tlon that f will go on the Preabyterian mission. AS. 7, IN@T.—eceived of A. G. Riddle $186, 0 of $1,000, In fullof all clatme on Simon Cameron, Many 8, Ouiven Witn Received of 8, Cameron $1,000, in full of all de- mands and clans, ana bam ‘not to write or ap. proach him or wend hin any messages hereafter for ally purpord, M. Onin, Witnew—J, E Panag, Recelved of Siinon Catnefon $1,000, in full for alt claim which Ihave made on him, on payment tila tasbo in Falk of evorything. Many 8, Oniven, 3, TE, Panantre . POLITICS VS. JUDICIARY, Attempt of the Winsconsin Democrnoy to Soll the Bouch with the Contact of Par- Usunahip, ‘Ta the Editor of The Tribune. Watantown, Wis. March 22.—The voters of Wisconaln havo but u little over one wook to deckde among themectyes tha action they will taku regarding the selection of an Assoviate Justice of tne Supreme Court in room of Judge Orsainus Colo, whose term evon expires, the election taking place Tuesuay, April 1, Judge Col took his seat on the Hench asa Republic- an, but since then be has tuken a very indo- pendent volitical course, untit to-day tt would bu dificult to know where to place him pollt- ically, Nove dispute Uiat Judge Colo has mide an able, feurless, and ltudependent Judge, looking upon atl matters that come be- fore bim only from a legal atandpolnt, unbissud by partisanship or political bearings, In deference toa call made upoa him by lead. ing tnen in both political parties, anid espeelally by the moet prominent members of the Bar of the Btate, Judge Cole consented to have hia name brought before the veople for election, and be ts before the State os an fudepedent can- didote in the fullest und cumpletess sense of the ter, Truo tu the inetinets of the Democ- racy, Who would drag eveu the ermine of o Judge tuto the political slouch of their party, they made u straight purty uomipalton aguiust Judge Cole, evlectinz Judge M. M. Cotbren os the Democratic candidate, und aro now atrivintgy for his stivcess on pure partisan grounds. Against the ability of Judge Cothren nothing can be gald, but to the placing of a new inan on the Suvreme Bench of the State for purely party ends and purposes. the futr-minderdt afd honorable citizens of = thu = Btute must havo serious ubjections. On tho Bench Judge Cothren would be expected tode- elde questions according to the behests of his party, tramineled and humpered as ho le by a partigan potnination and support. it has been the xreat effort of the peuple of the State to keup the Supreme Court ws inuch out of poll- ties as posalble, nut in ti faudablo andertak- ing they a0 not seem t1 ve the support aud eympatby of the Democratic party. as the partl- san Lomination of dudge Cothren but too plafu- ly shows. We think,.trom all appearances, that this disgraceful attemprol the Democracy to bring the chalice of our Suprome Judges down tos polltical scramble, such us you might expect to sce ip the selection of a Co! ble, will meat, as {t should, with # aturo aud docided rebuke. at the polls. W, le Ne INTERNATIONAL RACE. A Remarkable Turf Event at Jerome Park Next Au- tumn. England ve, Amorica—Two of the Best Threo-Year-Olds of These Coun- tries Matohed, Noo york teratd, March 21, ‘The contemplated {ntnarnattonal race between the two best Yyear-uld colts ‘of 1878 in Amer- ica aud England, Me. J. Re Keene's Spendthrift and the late Gen, Pecl's Peter, over the course of the Ainerican Jockey Club at Jerome Park, te the absorbing tople of conversation among all lovers of horse-racing tn the clubs, and, fn fact, incall circles of society, Veter's engagements in the Two Thousand Guineas and the Derby having been ended by the death of Gen, Peel, at which time the colt was the first fayorlte for both events, left him to be in fdlences for the suminer, or until he bad another owner to find buainess for him, An American party sceig an opportunity of bringing about an in- ternational raco that would be We most popular event of the day, negotiated for the colt to come to this country and run in a eimilor race to the English Derby,—our Belmont Stakes at Jerome Park,—the distance belng the same, ona mille andabolf, Mr. Prerro Lorillard took chargo of the matter, and will have charge of the English colt. ‘The match ts for $10,000, $2,500 forfolt, Peter to run ngainst any & year-old cult at the tima named. Now as Mr. Janes R, Keone's Spendthrift 1s the first fayor- ite for the Belmont ne is loosed forward to ns the colt to mvvt Peter at the appointed time. Spendehrift bas never ben beaten and Voter was but once, and then by Lord Falmouth’s filly Wheel of Fortune in his first race; but to be beaten by that wonderful filly was no dle- grace, as {t {8 very likely that she will win the Oaks at Epsom the coming apring, and any other event where sho is not handicapped too heavily. Peter carrled from twenty to twenty- even pounds in hile races more than Spendthrift did fn his, but the Iatter fs no doubt as capable of packing welght na the former, as ho is formed to carry the heaviest of imposts, How- ever, in case Spenudthrift should not como up to the expectations of his backers at the appointed tme, there will be others to choose trom; but. itistnore than likely that if this guod son of Australian sud Acrolite does not break down in his inany eugazements during the summer ho will be ready in the autumn and fit to meet the hest colt that cao be broucht, against htm from any purtof the world, ‘The followlyr are the previous races of Peter and Spendtbrift: PETER in a chestout colt by Ifermit, dam Lady Mosham. He has appeared four times on the turf, which was when be was u2-yenr-old, His firat racu was pt Goodwood, July 80, 1878, when hoe ran second to Lord Falmouth’s bay filly Wheel of Fortune in the Richmond Stakes. T. Y, C. Cadogan, with 123 lbs. up, was third, Peter carried 122 Ibs. Bobind these wero bay colt by Knight of the Garter, dain Saratoga, with 13 bs. up; Mickey Free, 122 Ios.; The Grane, 1% Ibe,; Leghorn, 128 lbs.; George Albert, 122 Ibs. 3 ‘Leap Year, 125 Toa. Japonica, 122 Ibs.j Ismael, 194 1bs.; Massena, 125 lba.} aud Anima, 119 lbs, ‘The betting -previous to the start was 2 tol against Wheel of Fortune, 8 to J agalast Massena, 100 to 13 against Cadogan, 1) to 1 against Mickev free, 100 to 8 each against Qvorge Albert and Peter, and 1U0 to 7 each against Jemaol and Leap Year, Wheel of For- tune won the race by two lengtha, four lengths betiveen the second and third. Peter's. second roce was at the Newmarket First October Mect- Ing, on Sept. 24, in the Hopeful Stakes, the last. half ofthe Abington mile, This race Peter won, carrying 123 Ibs. beating Marshall Scott second, 128 Ibs. Kingfisher, 123 Ibs.3 brown filly, by Pero Gomez, dam Comedy, 120 Ibs. Muley Enris, 125 1bs.; Efls Deans, 123 lbs. Seat, 1:22 lbs.; and bay filly by, Julius, out of Katharive Logie, 120 Ibs. © the betting previous to the start was 11 to 8 against Peter, 4 tol agalust the Katharine Logte il'ly, 100 to 15 against Muley Edris, 10 to 1 each oguinat the Comedy tilly and = Eflle Deans, and 100 ‘to against . Kingflstor. Won by two lengths; four lengths betwean second and thirds Four days afterward (Fri- duy, Sept. 28), at the same place, Peter ran Ais third race. ‘This was for the Rous Memorial Btakes, Peter carried “127 1ba.; Peace, with 119 dbs. up, was second; Monsieur Philippe, 129 Ibs., uilrds bay Wy by Victorious, dam Modena, fourth, 123 1bs.; followed by Thorntetd, 121b8.5 Marahall Svott, 127 Ibs. ; bay colt by Cambuscnn, dam Loney Bee, 127 Ibs.4 Ruporra, 127 Iba. Japonica, 110 ths.; Zut, 123 1bs.; Mathilde, 11) Ibs. 5 Howdio, 120 Ibe. and High nnd Mity, 110 Ibs. ‘The betting before the start. was 6 to 4 against Ruperra, 6 to.3 against Peter, 100 to Teach against ‘Thorniield anc Japonica, 100 too cach ‘avainst Monaleur Philippe and Marshafl Scott, and 20 to Leach ogainst. High and Mity and Peace, The racu was won by a neck; three- quarters of alength between second nnd third. VPetor’s last race was won at the Newmarket Secoml October . meetin 9, for the Middle Park Plate, the Bretby course, the last three-quarters of — the Howley, inile. Peter carried 326 Tbs, and won, Victor Chief waa second, with 122 lbs. up; Gunnerabury, 122 the, third; following were. Strathern, 120 lps.; Dis- cord, 322 los.; Lansdown, 120_ tbs, Charibert, 120 Iba.; Beapegrace, 126 Iba.; Indigo, 122 Iba. 3 Roselus, 126 Ibs.; Ravon d'Or, 120 Ibs. 3. Mas: sen, 123 $ha,3 fh and Mity, 119 tbs.; Ghazi, 1g3 ths. Westbourne, 122 Ihs.; Nice), 123 }be.5 Ruperra, 120 Ibs. ; aud Sans Pareit, 122 lbs, ‘The UDattlig previous to the start for thia great 2- Yenr-old_raco war 4to Lagainst Petor, tu 1 against Rayon d'Or, 6 to 1 against Scaperrace, 1) fo Lagainst, Massenn, 11 to Lavainst Gunner bury, 100 to 8 cach agnings Charivert and Dis- Ppeord, 100 to7 cach avalnst Ruperra and Lord Wanden, 100 to 6 avainst Rosclus, 20 to1 agalnat Victor Chief, 24 to 1 avalust Lonsdown, and 83 tol against Indigo. Peter won by a neck; three lengths between Victor Chiet’ and Gun- nerebury, After this taco Poter was acknowl- edged to bothe best coltof his year, and as soon ns betting waa begun for tho ‘Two Thou- aund Guineas and the Epsom Derby Peter was made the favorite for both of these im- partact events, ‘The death of bis owner, Jen. Peel, canceled his engagements for both theeo eventa, aud the colt not being allowed to run for either of these “classle” races, nor any otlue of great importance, the negotiations above named were made for him tocume to America to run agalnat the best s-year-old in this country ut the nutumn meeting of tha American Jockey Club, SYENDTURIFT, chestnut call, by Australlon, dum Aeralite; has aclean record, haying never been beaten in any of the five vaces fb which be was ongaged as a S-yeur-old, lis rat appearance on the curt was. at Loxligion, on the fifth day of the fall ncet. {ug (Soot, 10), in a seeputakes fur 2-year-olda, a dash of atnile. There were six starters, con- sistlig of Montreal, Scully, Stilton, Goodnight Bhack Hila, and Spendeusift. ‘Thoy all: carried 100 pounde, ‘The betting previous ‘to the start Wass Spendthrift, 8100; Goodnight, 840; Stilton, $73; Muutroal, 852; and tle Meld, $40. Speudthelft won the race casily wy four Jongths in 1:533¢, with the track deep in mud, ‘The next appearance of Spendthrift was at Loulavillo, Supt. 27%, when ho ran fo the fourth renewal of the Sunford Btakes, oud mile, ‘There wero ellit starters, compris- {uy Moutreal, Trinidad, Strathmore, bay colt by Monarchist, Goodnight, John Carter, Hon Tilt, and Bpendthrift. ‘The betting prevyluus to the start Waa: Swigert's pair, consisting of Spenil- thrift aud Trinidad, $275; Jobn Carter and Ben HUI, $95; Montreal, 800; ptrathmory and Goud- hight, €40 cach; the Monarchist colt, $15. Spendenritt won by a neck, Montreal second, ‘Trinidad thin, Strathmore fourth, the Mon- arehist colt ith, Goodnight sixth, Jolin Carter seventh, und Bon HIN eighth. Tino, 1a0ly At the eame place, Oct, 1, for the’ henellt of the yellow-fever, sufferers, & enathrift ran in a sweepstakea a dush of a milo, with four otherg, comprlali, Lille RK. Long Girl, Baahl Bazoutk, and Brilllantecn, ‘Lhe colt carried 100 the. and the filles U7 tbe, Spendthrift won the race ina canter by threo lengths In 1345; Lililo R. was accond, Long Girl third, Basil Bazouk fourth, and Brillianteea = fifth, Spend- thrift was then moved on to Nashville, where, ob Oct, 8, he ran iu the Young America Stokes No. 1, three-quarters of 9 mile, azainet Lord Murphy; Charlemagne, and Cal, Morgan. ‘The weather was very bul aud the tract deep dust. Spendthrift won yy two lengths tu 131 ‘Three days afterwards Spendthrift ran au dash in jor which there were fourteon ut only Lord Murphy caine to the pust to contend with the fast son of Australia und Aerolite, ‘The mille was run to 1H43¢, aud won by Spondthritt easily by three lengths, Bpenuthiri{t betug now considered the fastest 2-yeur-old colt {n the couutry, with cu- gagemeniy for bls 3-year-old campaign amount- ing to ubyut $60,000, argo offers wera made to Mr, Swixer} for him. ‘The price put on the calt y his owner ee $20,000, but after a negotia- ion with Mtr.Bathgate, die colt was sold tu that wentleman for Mr. Jamce R. Keene for $10,000 and one-fourth of big wlunlogs Surin ia iy Yearold career, He was then brought East and e 1875—-TWELVE PAGES, Piacad in the handa of bla present trainer, Mr. Thomas Purvear, who hias hina in the Mnest pus- alble form for the coming campatign. —— THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE, ‘Taspayers, Wako Up. To the Hdltur of The Tribune, Crrcaco, March 22.—Are the goo citizens of Cheage going to permit the bummers, the Kearneyltes, and tax-eaters to take posscesion of our City Government! Do they renlize what acalamity it would bel And it certainty will be the case unless we go to work fn good earnest for the election of the Republican ticket,—: Ucket that fs generally ndinitted to be unexce: tlonuble in point of ability, character, nad tegrlty. Only a week before cleetion comes off, and every hottr from this tine until the polls ara closed should be faproved, and itis the duty of every Hepublican and) taxpayer te de- vole every moment they can to the success of this good cause. ‘The writer has for n jew days taken the to look the fleld over, and finds that the Carterlies are leaving no atone unturned to et possession of our city offices. ‘They are ns Fingey for the pills pap fs the Confederates are, and aro determined to succeed. Itisa serious thing, and (€ the Wright ticket isde- feated It wili greatly affect our credit at home wud abroad, A TAXPAYER, Max Strakeach and the Chinese, To the Bator of The Tribune, Cmicaco, Morch 24.—If there nad been any doubt about the necessity of sending John Chinaman home {t has beau forever set at rest by the Inct of Max Strakosch haying lost $100,- 000 on Turkish beads, in consequence of sume trouble in Morzegovina, and Iifs discovery thut Chinanen do not laugh! It ts 0 pity President Hayes hod not been informed of these fucts be- fore vetolne that bill, whon he might have beev induced to consider our great national need of good customers for whisky, and our correspund- fugue wanteo elean clothes. That he should disregard the Interests of the men who make and sell whisky for the sake of those who propose to bringelean shirts within reach of the Atmeri- can Democracy, was strane, wondrous strange! yea pititul, very pitiful; and we might all bave wished we hadn't beard it. But that be should tolerate a class of men who- refuse to laugh whilo being tickied with bowle-knlyes and revolvers and pelted with mud by hoodlums {s quite unaccountable, No one can deny that the Chinmnan, fn this Land of the Free and Home of the Braye," hes been abundantly sup- plied with opportunities of mirth, and §f he has not finprored them he should he expelled forth- with: but apart from this all-sufllcient reason tor ble exnulsion we have the affair of those ‘Turkish bonds, und the Strakosch loss in that small speculatlon, aud still the Chinaman fs ere “She ease ie hard, but there are compensations in everything, und f would ask Me. Strakosch just. to consider whatever he would do for choristers fv bts operas if there were uo Chinamen tomake those nico pasteboard uffalrs with which he fills up the stave? They are certainly very Incenious contrivances, and {doubt if ny but Chinese are tists could get them up in sufficient quantitics to meet thudemand., It tnust require a great deal of cheap labor: to keep uo the supply, and the manitfaeturers ore fm- proving, for the lot thut | they the stage of McVicker’s on Friduy ev woro thubest I have ever seen bitin exhiblt. Three of then moved as if by sume internal ur- rangement discoonected with’ the A peril mu- ¢hine, and looked so much Ike 9 living man and two Hving women that [ could almost bave sworn they wore folks, real hand blood ant bones people given to devouring beef and po- tatoes! It imay bo that Strakosch reeks to check the tngenulty which, if unchecked, might make it necessary to einploy folks to aline choruses, nitd so divide the profits of opera between fifty ora hnndred trained singers, actors, und uctrosses, instead of giving themall to a prima donna; but even if it should come to this, Strakosch wonld still neod Chinese artists to: make those papier mache abells into which his prima donuns, contraltos, tenors, anil bassos retire while te other woman or inau fs dolng her or his part. Without these sholls {t would be quito impos- albte for his elucers to assume und preserve that polite alr of indifference which marks the de- meanor of cach while ho or sho fs not a special pbieet of attention, It must have been a very thick shell which enabled Miss Kellogg, as Haut, fo. prenurts er genteol scomposure while her ju Hel minarics of the Ucadiy combat on whose faauy her life depended, while nothing less than plaster-cast could baye sdcured Miss Could, as Ortrude, ayatust all show of interest in the pro- ceedings, Lrenily do not sce how Strakosch could &t along with his show business without the Cui- nese to keep lim supplied with puppets, und lay Suures, and temporary casings fur bis men und womens and if John “does not laugh on bis Saco ho must in his sleeve, to think of American opera without his assistance. Jane Gner Swissuesat, Tho Woman Buftrnglets, ‘To the Editor of, The Tribune, Biuominoton, Ill, March 22.—[t seems a strange proceeding thut the ladies whostand at the Send of the temperunee imovement should anpenr before our nw-tnakers and ask them to legislate #0 ug to violate the State Constitution; and that. the effrontry might be as platy as pos- sible, they import legal wisdom from a sister State to show men Icarned tn Jaw whot the law ia,~to axnound to them. the interpretation of our Constitution, To etill carry on this farce thoy will ‘ask the State Senators on the 2d of April to pare laws which are in open violation of the Constitution. Whether these ladies willimport more legal wis- dom for the occasion docs not yet appear, Now, {n all candor, stuuld wot these woman- sullragista present thelr unlawful domande to the Senators on the Jlratot April, in order to have the cnilre programme iu keeplug with thelr actionst Presented on April 1 it would cer- tainly round out and glye foree to the econe, To think our Senators, gome of whom are ree nowned constitutional lawyers, must necds be told what the Jaw of Hlluols {s_by a legal mind from another State! In the language ot Cicoro: Ofempora, O mares! [story records but other scene which bears resemblance to the one to be enacted on the 2d of April, In danuary, 1878, tha woman-suffragists as- sembled at Wasington, D, C., and then demand ed that the United States Senators should vu- cate the Senate Chumver that the women might hold therein a Convention, OF coures the Sens ators refused. ‘Chen there weat up a shout of auger fram the female suffrazlate, and muledie- tions were called down upon the heads of these Senators, sone of whom had grown gray fu the service of their country, Rut this spirit of unarchy pervades the delib- erations of atl these gynoceata. Tt was matl- fested when Miss Susan HK. Anthony deposited her ballot in New York right In the face of law anorder, Lt cropped out when Mrs, Liver moro knocked at the doors of Harvard College and was refused admittauco; und then she “wont forth to the shades of Banker EU, atl there prayed God sho might die?” Aud why Ad whe want todiet Becuuse sho wos not per- niltted to break over the laws of this collece, Tu is soon ayain fu to actions of those women who refuse to pay thetr taxes. It fs ween in the maduess of the women of the Paris Commune in 1871, when they, with thelr own-bands, poured ofl on to the -raging conflagration to speed the destructlonot the City of Parts, It ts always scou when woman goes beyond ber province and nelects duty. It scene to wa that these farces shoul bo stopped, If our law-mokera do not know enough to legisinte for the poople, for the suke of the renutution of the great State of Tinie, und for the saky of the rising generation, vlect men who do know enough tomake lowe without balng told what is their duty by tunutles, lobby. feta, and bangers-op in uenupar, Tndeed, has it come to thie, that legal lore must be Imported to Ingtract our legislatorst , fo indiana the womau-auffragists demanded the ballot from thelr Legistuiure. ‘Then the Soluns passed a set uf resolutions wherein they resolved away all the wuantood they had left and made crimluals of themselves (if what they say In the resolutluns is truc}, und ougut to be viiut up where they can du no wore Injury to women gud children, While T do uot expect that these woman. sulfragists will take advice or follow exaninle, yet 1 wish do refer them to the glorious works of Mra. Hayes, whoue examples bave dong more to speed the cousy of temperance than nll the female petitioners in Chrlatendom, At ber own home, among der cuildren and frle the preseuce of her buvband, yes, In thy tave o European aristocracy and Novalty, sho ban ished winw from her table, and stands to-day the greatest temperanée reformer In tho world, This atop required berofem on ber part unpure aticled to tha annals of bivtory, But to curry 4 potition to the Legislature 18 ot herofsm,— anything but that, It tea kind of fatality, a yoarning after notoricty. D. A, Pinarey, i Tho Socrot of It, Haston Herald, The ee popularity of padestriaalem arlsce from the fact that it requires no brane in the walker or the spectators. 0, accusor, and champion weut through the- Y eat GOSSIP FOR LADIES. THE SAD-LYED YOUTINS SERENADE Oh! he wan as gay an the birds of Spring, As gay an the bilthesome quatt; And he blacked iis boots, and he ahaved bis face, And he donned hie awallow-tatl. Oh! tie took from the pog his aweet walter, Ap aweet ns the maplo-1ap; Ife kianed fia had to the Evening-Star, Nor dreamed he of mishap. Oh! the malden slept In the third-floor front, She alept with a peaceful snore: But the minstrel came with hia witd gaitar, And sang tue lay galore, Oh} the inaiden woke with a frightfal scream, She called fot her dear papa; Yor pho didn't know that the horrid noise Won mado oy a sweet guitar, Oh! the old man shouldered his cross-cut saw, ie toned hle buli-dog grim, And he cast one touk nt the sad-ayed youth, ‘Ani he shot at hiv eye-ball—biint Oh! the merrow dawned on an awiu) scene— Sing hey to the Morning-Start Vor al) that was left of the sad-eyed youth Wero the strings of his sweet guitar, ~—ELiuard Francie Chase. “PIZUN AND KI-NINE.” Detroit Brea Pre Bhe wasn’t after halr-dye, cosmetica, scented soap, or any of those glincracke, but when the druggist had finished putting up a prescription to cure 4 long-facud boy of a hacking cough, sie turned from the atove nnd asked: “Do you drugs und medicines and pizuns and so oni” “Ob, yes, we keep all auch things.? . “And ki-nine?"" “Yes, we have quinine." “Well, Ecalled in to see about gittin’ some pizun atl some ki-nine, but dunno. So many folke have been slaughtered by druggiste’ mje- takes that I’m canemost afraid to even ask for camiur gum, tho? I suppose L can smell camfur puro farther off than any other wormaa In Michi- gan. Itave you ever killed auybody by puttin’ up morphine for bakin’ powder?” “Never.” Keun to the business long 1” “Only twenty-one yeara." “Well, you orter know gum 'Rabie from sweet oll by this time, but some men are awful keorless, V'ye hada brother pizuged by wrong medicine, and I'm o Httle shaky, Where ts your ki-nine {"" © This fst,” be replied, as he took down the or. j She wet her flner, pushed it Into the jar, and then rubbed it on her tongue. “Tustes like it, but Lduuoo, Sure that ain't morphine 1" Yes, very sure."? “Sure your clerk washed the jar out clean afore he put the ikf-nine in?” “Oh, L washed it myscif.? “If this alwuldn’t be ki-nine you'd have the law put to you the -worst kind. We've got money {a the bauky aud we'd never settle for no $10,000 1 2 “7 know It to be quinine.* “Well, then, gimme 15 cents’ worth, aud 1 want down welght, tuo. If I'm treated well Von great hand to trade at one place, but the tinnit TL see any stingincas or cheatin’ u yoke of oxen cuulidn’t pull me futo that store again. He welghed out the drug, labeled [t with great care, nnd then be said: i Now I wants 10 ceuts’ worth of pizun to kill rai % “What kind?? > ‘Why, the jplaiiiy kind, of course. Pizun {fe Dizun the world over. Don't seem as you were used to handling tem," i pa youu wane ursented? 5 “Certainly, but you want to be powerful keerful { Ta a woman of 59, nnd ive nuse’d the etek eter ence Y bert ein, but I never hundie pizun without a chill crecpin’ up my back. Where fs itl” e Maes lie handed down the jar, and ehe emelt of the stopper, shook her” head, turned the Jar around, and whispered: “That looks a powerful sight lke cream-a- torter! “Oh, no—that's argenle, and no mistake.?” “Well, I've got to take the chances, I spose, Dl take 10 cents’ worth,—down welght. Any one who will be stingy sellin? pizun will be etingy in other things, and I do hate astlngy persun, My first husband was powerful stingy, und he was struck be Hithtnlng.?* When the poison had been welghed and falieled she carefully took up the package and “ Now, tien, write on this that it {s tobe kept in the old: china tea-pot, on the third shelf in the pantry, that it's for rate.» Then write on this ki-nine that {t fs to be kept in the old coftec- pot in-the cupboard, and that it's for chills,’ The druggist followed orders, that tie old Jody put the’ pizun' fa her pocket and the “kentne in her reticute, an went out saying: “Tt may be all right, but Ldunne. If my old inan fs touk olf Instead of the rats, PN) begin a lawsuit wext day after the funeral !? THE MATTER WITH WOMEN’S STIOES. Dr, Din Levee, + Let mo give you the result of my observation and thought: The sole is too narrow! My friend, Mrs, C., In reading the ebapter in “Our Girls” devoted to “Boots and Shoes," came to Fay that, although she was a great sufferer from corns aud a general sore and erippled condition of fect, her shoes were nevertheless enormous, tice as large as her feet, She wished I would sec if it was notso, Iexamtucd the shoes, and agreed with her thut they were too large. As she steppe, it was doubtless truce, ag slic sald, that her toot rocked over first on this atde und theu on Unt. | Now it pressed over on the out- alde, rubbing down over tho edge or the soleand touchliyy the ground, and perhaps, if the grouud wae at all uneven, on the very next step her boot would rock over bn the other side of the sole, Such friction between the Httle toe and the big toe Joints ayalust tho upper leather uitet Inevitably produce coroa, Fttink the mia- Jority of shoes are tou large. Mrs. C, wished ine to ngzompany her to tho shoemaker's und sve what L could do for her re- Hef, for really life was bevomingy torture. We went to her own shoemuker, Mrs. C, hobbled ton seat and declared “1 wou't try to watk again, thero!? Her shoe was removed, and Mr. Shoomaker marked around her foot, while shy was standin upon tt. We measurea the mark and foun that was exactly four fuches. That was the width of her foot when she stepped on it with. outa shoe. ‘Then we measured the solo of the shoe she had been wearing, und found tt two anda haf tuches. Here was the secret of the whole trouble, A palr of stioes were made for her at once with gules four inelies broad, , Naw the van walk for hours without a pain‘in her tect, ‘There are milions of poor sufferers in the country, who are Hinptug und hobbiing through Ube world, who uleht bo perlectly relieved aud eured by the sale means, SHALL 8HE TAKE LESSONS? Golden Ruta, Almost every person having a daughter to educate [6 pretty aure to be confronted with this. question at an carly pertod of the “tntablng’? brocess, And, in apeaking of “taking lessons," the plano 1s of course understood tu be the in- struinonot in question; for ita hold on the popu- lar favor {3 80 strong as practically to rule out allathera {a (he great majority of cases, Bo much docs the plana ul for, in estimating the social, status of a community, that it conveya a very dntelilyent {dea of thucharacter of a village in the nower-auttled purtions of our country to speak of It as a ten-plano town," ora 'forty- piuuo place” Ability to verforform on the na- Uonal instrament has, therefore, buen one of the test things wughe for by daughters in well- to-do families; and, as a step up and out of the unluvely and uften bard conditions of common fe, It was ambition to encourage, ‘That we have so much home muste tu this lind to-day, ail have scon withla forty years @o rapid: and wide an fucreavy du the popular knowledge of really good music, is due more ta the plano than any other iustrumebt—tt might also be sald, than to all others, ‘The drat thing to be cou sidered tu answering the question, Shall sho uke lessons! fs whather she wants to. This idea will probably be new to @ great many parents, whe act as though they suppose thit ‘tleasons" ure all that is required to make a musician, We have not enough considered, fn this country, the adaptability of chitdren to thelr avocutigua; and so 4 large share of tha round holes in our lnduatrial and professional actlvi- fits are led with square pegs, and vice versa. Ca girl haa no special hklng tor the plano, and partholuehy if sho bo manifestly deficient in the uatural gifts requisite to its mastery, why shoutd sho Wuste her tae, and vain attempt to learn it Juarn =the organ botter, or or some other fuetrument. Or, OF ear be dull for tones, ber sense of time detl- elent, wud her physical aud mental aptitudes are unsuited for the loving and successful study of muele fn any form, why not accept the fact, and permit ber to ascertald and foltow bor bent in other dttectionst ait being that can live can do something; this let blu do,” says gruit you your motiey, in a * Perhaps she could the yiotlns but wise ola Thomas Carlyte, The airis.cannot all play the plano, but they are not therefore shut out of accomplishments. Let them alng, or sketen, or palnt, or embroider, or make and adorn thele apparel, or lavish thelr art-Instincts oreooking. A good deal of this futile forcing of the inclinations comes from 4 desire to have some music in the honge,”—and a very Inudable wish it is; but why dou't such parents act a son to painting, though ha nay be color-biind and unable to draw a straight line even with the ald of aruler, because they ‘want some olctures In the house’? It would be quite on sensible a orovecding as the other. Good mechanical musle can be had much chaaper from a music: box or a crunk-or,an. It is to be remem- bered, aleo, thut piano-playing {5s an art that can be retained only by con- finuat exerrise. Even the great masters of the inatrument depend upon daily practice for the preservation of their ekill, If a iiri’a situation in Ifo fs not lkely to be auch that sho can retaln her practice, ‘either for profit or pleasure, it is a folly, and often a cruelty, to tench ber an necomolishment, and perhaps eive her n source of delight, that sho must so soon abandon, Tha question of providing music- lessons for the daughter, except in cases where she lsaoclenriy gifted as to make the courae nlain, Js therefore, in our view, largely ane of policy. 1f you can afford the money, and your daughter the time, it 1s often worth her while to learn the Ittle the majority of her pupits require, as a matter of discipline, and for the pleasure sho may fect, and xlve to others, to boing able to play the aprightly measurce that enliven the suctal clrelo, or the simple accom- paniments for home-songs. But, it pursued in this way, und for this purpose, the course of in- struction should ngt discourage ant burden the pupil by Its tedionspexn und severity, as 1s too often the case. It takes parents and teachers a Jong time to find out that what children study with freedom nnd-dellght are the casiest and beat things for them to learm. a “MERCHANT OF VENICE” LAV. Alvany Late Journal, The bil permitting any woman who shall have been a member of the Bar of the highest Court of any State or Territory, or of the Su- preme Courtot the Districtof Columbia, for three years, und shall bave maintained a good stunding, aud who shall be of good moral char- acter, tube admitted, ou motion and the pro- duction of the record, to practice In the Supreme Court uf the United States, has become a luw. Mr. Hoar, io winding uo the debate, said: “The greatest master of hunau manners who read the humanDeart, and who understood bet- ter than aay man who ever Hved the varieties of human character, wheo be desired to solve the Knot which: bad vuzzted the lawyers and d tors, plaved a woman nga the judgment-seat und yet, under the extating law, if Portia heraelf were allve, sho could not defend the uploion she bod given before the Supreme Court of the United State: We quite agree to that, for Portia's opinion was Indefensible in law, and we prophesy thats Ruud many auch will be evolved under the new rule, —— ADVICE TO DRINKERS. From a Kentucky Temperance Lecture. Barkeopers in this city pay on an average $2 per gallon for whisky. One gallon contains an average of 65 drinks, and at 10 cente a drink the poor man pays $0.50 per gallon fur his whisky. In other words, he pays $3 for the whisky aud $4.50 for banding it over the bar. Make your wife your barkecper. Lend her 82 to buy a gal- Jon of whisky fora beginning, ant every time you want a drink go to her wud puy 10 cents for it. By the time you bave drank ‘a gallon she will have 6.50, or enough money to refund the #2 borrowed of you, to pay for another gallon of Hguor, and bave a balance of $2.50. She will be avle to conduct future operations ou her own capital, und when you become an inebriate, unable to support yourself, shunned and de- spied by all respectable persons, your wife will haye enough money to Keep you until, you get ready to fill adrunkard’s gravo. “HOME, SWEET HOME. Hackensack Revublican, “There's no place like home," exclaimed a married man with a sigh of rellof, as he throw down his bat, pulled off his coat and boots, slip- ped his fect in his elppers, and flung himself down on the sofa. As soon ashe was comfort- ably settled, hls loving wife ordered hin to go. outand get a pall of water, bring in a scuttle of coal, lock up the ben-house, feed the pize, and split some wood for morning, Then he angrily gathered himself together, spitefully kicked off fis slippers, savagely drew on lis boots, hastily climbed {ute his ulster, jammod bls nat over his eyes, and, as he went out of the back duor, he muttered, “ There Is no placo ike home."* CAN AND WILL-TIIE DIFFERENOK, ‘This is the way in which ao Loulaville girl die- poses of a young man, according to the Courier Journnt; “ You have asked me pointedly if 1 can marry you, and I liave auswered you point- edly that lean. Ican marry aman who makes love to a diiferent girl every month, I can marryaman whose tain occupation seems to be-to joln in gaunttet io front of churches and thentres and comment auiltly on the peonlo who arc compelled to pars through it. 1 can marry o mun whose only means uf support is an aged father. 1 can marry a man who boasts tbat any girl can be won with the help of a ood tatlor and an expert tongue. Ican inarry such aman, but 1 w—o-n-t!" FEMININE NOTES. Alone oxhibition. A poo: female of 80 years or thereabouts iro has nover received an offer of marriage. A young man fn Brooklyn bonsts that he has kissed his girl 450 times tn six hours and three Jopa, and thioks he has won the match. Alocal paper heads a column of personals “Mon and Things,” which is certainly not a very gullaut way of roferrlug to the other sex.—/uck, A dawn-town man says ho has the best suc- tion ear fn bis family, It belongs to hia wife, and St hears of every auction Io tho clty, uct to the lightness of fis purse. it was Octave Feuillet who said that Provt- denco has go ordalned it that unly two women have a true interest in the happiness of mat— his own mother, and the motner of his children, American cirlachowed up seventy tons of gum Yast year. One-half of it can he found to-day sticking under mautol-shelves, ‘The other half was carried away by the young men who go courting, und lost.—Zurner’s Kalle dteporter, “Anold head on young shoulders" 1s a very trite saving, which was reversed by Old Buffer the other day, when he took the hired virl in his arms und she laid her head on bis shoulder.— San Francisco Wasp, Mise Mado-up Oldgal; ‘Yea, I love the ald oak; {t is assuctated with so many happy hours spent beocath its shade, It carries ine back to my childhood, when—when——" Young Foo- dle: “When you—er—~planted it.'—uany otk, ‘The pedostrian fever has even extended to the most aceluded precincts of the family circle. We hear of several young ladies of highly re- apectable parents in this city who aru training to walk, und neal all of them are under 2 years of ago,—sAUbany E'zpress, “The young ladtes of Buda-Pesth design thelr own dresses, and the moro anclont they seein to be, thy moro fashionable {3 (he young lady con- sidered." How vory fashionable the young lady must bo that dates her costume back to the Garden of Edeu!—New Haven Hegtter, In 1695, in the Towuahip of Eastham, Mass, 0 regulation was made that every udimarricd man should kill tx blackbirds and ¢hrea crows o year as long as he romalucd singly, If bo neglected this order, and wished to marry, he was vot al- Joed 30 do so till ho had shot bis full number of birds. A fainily fs Hike nuto an equipage. First, the fathor, the draught horse; next, the buys, the wheels, for sy ore alwaya running around; then the girls, thoy are surrounded by fellows, ‘Ihe baby occuples the lapboard; aud the mother —well, what's a wagon without @ tonguy, apy how l—Auchanye, ——_—__ AN INTERESTING TRIAL. Ansctat Dispatca to The Tribuni Fort Wayna, Ind, March 23.—OQne of the most interesting civil casos ever tried in thle county resulted Jast night iu a disagreement of tho jury, alter beluy out thirty hours, Suit was brought by « mechanic named KL. Woblford to recover $10,000 ona note alleged to have beon executed in bis favor by Charles Lebuneu, whodied revently,ued 00, leaving about $50,000, Ts wile and two alters are bis solo legal beirs, Plaintiff alleged that Lobman gaye bin the note because he named his child for Lehman. ‘The defeuse clalined the note to bya forgery, and thut there was uo consideration. ‘Tho trial ac- cupled nearly two weeks, und the court-room was constantly crowded, . ——— The Tax Question, Quiney (Fla.) Heraid. A poor darky, Whose corn-crll had boon cap: tured by the Sheriff to securs the payment of his taxes, brougut a hugo army pistol and broken lilo, und laying them upon thy desk ia the ‘Tax-Collectur's vi co, sald: “Mare Morgan, Trather part wid my right arm den dees wepins, but you mus’ try to git do tax outen Vem. Do children mua’ hab bread, ao’ dat bread aim In de corn. Please, gat, take de artil’ry an’ Tot un ondocorn.” This appeal . was more than tha kind-hearted revenue wan could stand, and he proceeded forthwith to “make arrangements.’ a TERRE HAUTE,” Special Dispatch to The Tribune, ‘Trnae Macts, Ind, March 28,—Lest evening - {twas disclosed that B. Jabbett, who was elected to the office of Township ‘I'ruates for Harrison Township, Uist tuctudes this ctty, by the Na- tlonal party, bas buen engayed In giving out | Nutnerous passes to various officials and citizens, permitting them to goto Indfanapolis and re turh for ¢octal purpones, ‘The bills for such passes were presented by the proper rallroad of- ficlata to the County Commissioners at thelr recent regular seasion, promptly audited, and. patd. Investigation shows that two of the threa Comtntsatonors who constituted the Board, all Demoer had nevepted nnd used the passes tn person, ‘Thi officiata and citizens to whom were offered promptl them, fearing trouble. The whole matter was in direct violation of the law, nud deeply fraud. ulent, and isu very bad showing for all cot cerned, Further bad developments are prom- Ised, nnd the whole tnatter attracts dean atten. Lion among our citizens, especially in pollttcal circles. 2 such pusacs refused to accept AMUSEMENTS. [Arosrrron BUMDING. CHARITY. Yor two weeks unis, commencing Tuesday, iF ARTA The Great Charitapie octal, Faahlonable, acd Artiatio Event of the Season, THE AUTHORS’ CARNIVAL, For tha benaft of the following charitablet ofChicago: | *The Girls juatrial Schoo! Orpgan Asylum," ** Woman'e Christian ton," Wa Christian Atsoctatton,” © Fount raton, mn Hugs’ Ald Society," Wotnen's and Chilldren'a I ‘The Woard of Managers are gratified to va able nounes to the friends of the above named charities and tho pubite generally, that srrapgements bare bee completed with MR, FRANK P, PEASE, Who will give the Carntval his tmmediate snperviston and direction, and, a8 a result, they feal juetihed ta Prowisioge novel aiid unique entertainment, a season, PE FOrTIEY heretofore nuaurpaavcd ou thiw continent, latraducing 1,000 Chiteago fadies In costume aod caual nuinber of gentlemen and children, who wil Rita representation (In characters from digerent authors every eventog fur two weekannd four matinees. aqgcmemiber the date, commencing April 13, at Expo ath Badin. Louk out fur faturo announcements which will give programme iu full as svon ae arrangements are per- cle. Tickets for ante at the leading hotels, Jansen, Mo- ea Broa,, Lyon & Healy's, G.B. MARSH, Chatman Ex. Com, NGEU, Cor, Bec’ 2 Toa CALLIY Br Ht ARLYN EAR 6 J. at HAVERLY, +» Proprietor and Managen. LAST WEEK THIS BEASON Of the Eminent Tragedian, JOHN McCULLOUGH! Supported by the Fopular Actor, MR. CHARLES BARRON, Ey 8 per Company, under the management of on ald Wednesday Statinces 7 emiagh March 2¢ana THE GLADIATOR, ipartac: se ” JOHN MeCULLOUGH squeene sageoser «+Charles Barron, avith Entire Great Cast, ‘and New Boonery by Mr. During the weok will also appear Misa EMILY GAVIN, | Wedneaday—Henry VILL. Thirelay—King Lear, © Friday—Lratus, and Katherine and Petruchto. Saturday Matince—Virginiue, Saturday Night—Mac- beth. sunday—Damon and Pychias, i WALL. BICK’S Moneys Zour, ,,. ois EUR YSCOPE England, Ireland, Hn t*¢,Pateatine, India, Mustratoa Of 1,000.8). ft, s oface with 3.000 Views, TOUR FOR THIS WE! TO-NIGHT—Notre Dame, Tullertes, Louvre Galleries, TUES), ATL Gniler{es. WEDNESDAY. ud, Exposition. THURSDAY~The postifon. FRIDAY—Anetent ng and derusatem.t Hee etn matey ‘o-moarrow, My rn Matinees | Uihirday. Life of Christ tn Paicating, Saturday—spoctal Lour, through Haris, tor and teachers, Kiving the chfer Historic Been Galleries, Tickrtads and i centas forasio at Hoot & Sonat ani GEO. B.CAMPENTER, Mau'r, x uillee, . Matinees—zhe, 500 & 286, The man: bare pleage@ tg announces that they have arranged with Mr. Hd. Sargent for a Itmlted nuniber af nights, commencing Monday, March 24, for ine tao tt ODIRAIA, as MME. TLRLENA N Countess Dorentat, supported by a frat-clnax Dramatio company, selected by Leraclf ta stcompauy her during the present season, Monday? Toemay, and Wednesday Eventngs, and Mates, CAMILLE Weitneadny ALE. Thureday and Fridey Exeniugeand Saturday Natinee, FHOU-F! Saturday Nieht, CAMILLE. ers pexseurn CHURCH. GRAND CONCERT TINS EVENING, MARCH 24, by MARIB Litt TCA. Amisted by Mrs. Stacy. Mra. Rags, Mr. Bowen, Mr. De Celle, Walton Perkings Beni. towed, and ih COUPON Moserved sei ina 5 » 125 Twenl MM Vic Cs RARE. FIRST PROPER PRODUCTION In thts clty of Sullivan and Gilbert's PUKE COMIC H. M. S. PINAFORE, HONDA VENING, Mareh 24, ery evenin: CcONDUCTO uMAX MATETZRK, SEATS CAN Di X DATS In ADVANCE, it TLS JSEC-HLAILE. WEDNESDAY EVENING, Marah 26, The Prince of American Oratrs, Theodore Tilton, On anew theme. “HEART'S EASE: Allain Tali on Hard Times.” Adniisston, soci reverved seats, 750, Tiokets Ores AB by cond: aA SR ES, ppositu Cuurt-House, MILTON NOBLES And bis own Dramatic Company, In “A MAN OF THE PEOPLE.” EW Th APPLETONS’ JOURNAL, FOR APRIL. CONTENTS) A FRENCH DURGIA, A history of the remarkable and romantic events on which Batzac's novel uf . “Lo Cure da Village” wee founded, Ouborae. DR. JOUNSON: HIS BIOGRAPHERS AND CHIT- ICS. An extremely entertaining, anucdutical pas per, from the testininster Hever, THR DOME OF THE CONTINENT, A atirring de ecrintion uf an ascent of Popocatevetl, tha famoud Mexican rvicang, By Kuyene H. Cowles, id “SMAKSPRARE AND THE MUSICAL GLASSES," A reply to Mr. Appleton Morgan's "'Shakiporean Myth." By Myron If. Benton. GOVWIN AND SHELLEY. By Lesite Stephens, PICKING UP ThE PIECKS: A COMEDY, THE HIGHER cHiTiotEs, MIL. GLADSTONE ON HEROES. PRINCE BISMARCK ON SWELLS, SNOBS, AND COCKNEYs. EDITON'S TABLE: Literary People—Repudlice and Arlstocractes—Impresstoniem In Arte BOOKS OF TUB Day. By J. Dy a SingleNumber, 23 cts. Yearly Sabscription, $3, D, APPLETON & U0,, Publishers, 049 aad 451 roadway, New York. DR. PEIRO, 90 E. Washlugion- at, vom 5. Mours, 19193. je other Commisatoners aud other . A OPECIALTY, , 1