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12 SHE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 1879--TWELVE PAGES) _—? MOLINE WATER-POWER. Gen. Henderson Declares that the Recent Act Was Not a Job, Bnt Simply a Device to Force Congress to Osrry Ont Governmental Contracts, The Secretary of Wor Not Expected to Dispose of the Water-Power, ns tho Act Authorizes iim to Do. From Our Own Corremondent, Wasttnaton, March 25,—-The racont articles {p Tus Tring on the subject of the Moline Water-Power, nnd the provisions respecting It in the Sundry Civil Appropriation bil], have not failed to attract attentton here, Mucting: GEN. HENDERSON, Representative of the Rock Island District, re- cently, I asked him if he desired to mako any explonatton as to his connection with tnt legis+ Intion, when he mada the following rep); “Thave seen the articles referred to, in Tne Trinone of the Mth and 12th fyst., and will say that, io my opinion, thero is not the slightest, ground for characterizing the provision inserted {nthe Sundry Civil Appropriation bill by the Conference Commitiee,authorizing the Si ary of War to lonse the Water-Power at Moline, 11, aso ‘job? [know there fs not so far ast ain personally concerned, It {s true that f favored. such proviston if nothing elso contd be done. But, at the same time, I urged the Committee of Conference, or the majority of ft, both of tho Senate and House Committees, not to adopt it, but to insist upon the amendment whieh hud heen mada In the Senate, maki an appropria- tion for the Wator-Power, and only tofnsert the provision as to Teasing in case the appropriation for the Wator-Power was not retained in the bill, But, while that is true. ft is equally trae that Iwas not then, ain not now, std never have been, {0 favor of disposing of the Water- Power tu the Moline Water-Power Company, by lease or otherwise. And this I believe the Mou- Uno Water-Power Company well understands. I know that the Hon, John M. Gowld, a mem- ber of the Company, who was jn Washington and represented the Company at the, time the provision in qucation was adopted, understands that Lam notin favor of any such disposition of the Water-Power.”” “WHY DID Tou FAVOR the adoption of any such legislation?” It would requiro some tiine to answer fully why I fayorcd the adoption of such provisions in caso the appropriation made by the Senator was stricken out. But for threo aticcesslyo yeara, and at every regular session of Congress since I had been a member, I lad ured an ap- propriation for the purpose of complet- ing the development of the Water- Power at Moline, Such on appropriation had ‘heen recommended by the Commandiys Oftcer at the Rock-Isluna Arsenal, who lad charge of the Water-Powcer as woll as the Arsenal. It. had also been recommended by the Chicl of Ordnance, and by three successive Secretaries of War; and T belleved that such an appropria- tion was demanded to carry out. in wood falth the contracts mado by the Government with the Mollnc Water-Power Company; uot only to prevent loss to the Company and great damage to the manufacturing Interests of one of the most enterprising manufacturing clt{es of TIll- nols, but for the interests of the Rock-Islund Arsenal and of the United States, in preserving and maintalning ond of the most valuable: Water-Powers in the Weat; all of which I bad caruestly urged before the Cominittce on Ap- propriations of the House, and on the floor of y he Howey a8 will appear from the Congressional fecurd, 4*SceVal. 17 Congressional Record, Firat Session Forty-fourth Congress, pages 4,085 nud 4,085; Vol. 23 Second Session sae Congress, payes 4,858 nnd 1,839; and Vol. 81 Second Sesslun Forty-tifth Conuresa, pages 4,419 and 4513 © Byt the House Committee on Avprupriations: ‘ * WOULD NOT CONSENT toany appropriation whatever for the Water- Power, And, in 1876, Ue Chulrman of the Com- mittee, ainong other objections to such an ap- propriation, stated, as will appear fram the fongrostonal tecord, that, o far aa he was abio. to learn, the Governinent of the United States ould substitute steam entirely for use ln the Rock-Islund Arsenal instead of wnter-power; that he might be iutstaken in that, bat thought he was not; that he was so Informed, aul, so fur asthe use of water wis concerned by the Government in connection with the Moline Water-Power Company at the Roel mit Ars Benal, it would uot be needed at all. ‘The Chalr- man niso said, in the same discussion: “When wa take Into consideration tho fact that, fs We are informed, sleam-powor bina been subati+ tuted altogether for wator-power {n that Arasntt, wo think that the whole water-vower there can be handel ovor to the Moline Water-Powor Cum- pany." “To this L replicd that it was entlrely now to mo that steum was to he substituted for water; and Treferred to documents to show thatthe: Commandant at the Rock-Islunt Arsnal had expressly sutd that, after the Government had expended so large an amonnt of money, and ini!t so great a water-power, he believed tt would ‘be unwise, nnd not economical, to Ieave ft un- Jinished, ‘+1 1877, at the Sceond Session of the Forty- fourth Congress, T AGAIN URGEN an appropriation for the Water-Power: and, in the remurks L made on the amendment offered ty me, J referred to the statement made by the Chairman of the Committey on Appropriations, that It would not be well to abandon the Wa ter-Power; nnd T again read from the report of Col. D, W. Flagler, Commandant of the Rock- Tatami! Arsenal, the following extract: ** *T belfeve it would be unwise, and not eron- omical, fur tho Government, after having expend- ed so much monoy, and built vo greata Water- Power, to feave it untinished. ft (8 also clear that that the wark waail bo done,” pee eaaes “ Tut uo appropriation was made, * Agatti, in 1 urged an appropriation; but it was defeated, Aad, tu the discussion on the amendment submitted by mo for such ap- propriation, Mr. Howitt, of New York, who was B member of the Committee ut Appropriations. and ud charge of that subject, stated Out, alter the money asked for should be expended, ‘Uie water-power would not be worth 50 cents; and he further sald: “** 1 think the’ Government should make a new contract with the Moline Water-Power Company, and let them go on to do whatever thuy #eo fit." «800 Congressioual Mecord, 8 Fortv-fifth Congress, Vol. 31, page 4,51 “What happened at the lust érasion of Cun- tress? ~ “At the last session of Congress, the Com- mittee on Appropriations of the House, or at Teast auina members at It, were, a6 | am ndvised, Againurged to make an upproprlation. fdid not ‘urge tt in the House because [yas tilly sathstled chit NOTHING WHATEVER COULD NE DUNE while Mr. Hewitt, was a meter of the Come inittes nnd entertatied the views he did upon the subject uf the Water-Power, But dado Gould, of Moline, saw Mr. Hewitt, and hada conversation with htin, as he Informed wey antl be bald to me tet Mr. Hewltt would not cone Bent to any appropriation, but was willing that the Secretary of War might te authorize to leave the Water-Power, sa thit the Company night go on at its gwa expenea aml devolup aul inaintain it. He also showed mea proposl> Hon tn writhys which had t stibinittedt: to Mr, [ewltt, whieh an an mppropriation for completing the Water-Pawer, ete, with 1 pro- viso that the Secretary of War wis authorized to lease the Water-Vower, ete, if it could be Mone consistently with Ue fnterests of the +, United States, Anil, in case of o tease, then ne vart of ihe sui appropriuted was to be ex- Weed. Mr. Hewitt hod with hls pencil erased everyting relating to the approprlation, amd had alee odttied the provise as to leasing wuine- “+ Was suck a proposition satiafactary This was usp satisfartury to Judge Gould, for neither ho ap wiyrell believed it f amount to unything, “But, after the sundry Civil bi had passed the Rouge, ts it did, iMlet # suspension ul Lhe rulea, Without opportunity for discussion ur amendmen 1 THEN DREW Ul Ay AMENDMENT appropriating 375,000 for “the campletion of the development of the Water-Vower, with a pias Visu substantially the euau: ae thut adopted by the Conference Commitee, and usked. Senator elvsby tu offer it {n/the Sonate, ‘This he did, and had it reterred ty'the Comsmittes on Aporos briations of the Beaate. “The Senate Camuilttea did nut adopt It, fut amended the bill by appro. pratt $25,000,/whien amendiuent wos agreed toby the byaats; but the louse did not cone eur, und tte uf went to a Conference Com: anitteo’ when 2 made every effurt in my powsT to toducy te Comiittes of Couterence to agree to the amendment. 1 saw Senators Windom ant Dorsey, and Representatives Atkina and Hnle, of the Committee, atl per- sonally urged them to ingist upon the amend ment ‘appropriatingg 825,00) for the Water- Power} that tt sas {uat and richt; and that Mr Howitt should not be allowed to defeat tt. But, having concluded that, tf tie appropriation inade by the Senate was not agreed to, it would be better to have the provision in regan! to leasiig, which Mr. dfewitt would agrees to, adopted, T alt ask that, if nothing elee could be done, §t should be adopted by the Conuutttee. And tothatexrent Lam responsible, naw have no Maposition to shrink from tt. [ beleve the provision was written by myself, wil was adopted by the Cominittes In the yery language fu wiileh F wrote tt? “What du you think was likely tobe the cf- fect of such legislation on the Government property Pt " “7 did notbelleve then, and certainly do not now, that any larm to the Rock-lsland Arsenal, orto the Government of the CnltedStates, would orcould result from such provision. 1 belleved ihe Seeretary of War to be pot only a man of ability aud of goad suund judgment, but of the Highest Integrity and honor; amt { know him to be a wart fridnd of the Rock-Ishunt Arsenal, and had tho most undoubted faith that NT WOULD DO NOTHING TO INIURE IT, fd nothing but what was just. aud right in the uatter. LT may say, further, that I knew the yiews of the Chief of Ordnanve, and of the Commanding OMeer of the Rock-fsland Ar: senal, who bus charge of it und of the Water-vower, so well, and — betteving—in fact, knowtng—thnt the Secretary of War would, before exerciaing the lectern, power conferred upon him, adyfae with Them, and be governed largely by their ail: vice, that Lentertalned no doubt but tat the restit would be that the Secretary would find that, he could not make any lease ot the Water-lower Soustetantly. with the interests of the Government of the United States; that he would adviso Congress to that effect, and to that wav silence the talk about abandonlug the Water-Power, or disposing of It In any way; wut that then Congress would do what I believe should be tone to carry out the contracts tnade hy the Government with the Moilne Water- Power Company, nnd which [ had carnestly urged for more than three years past. This is all expected, and Just what 1 desired, from the aduption of the provielon complained of; ani this 1 supposed was well understood by Senators Oglesby und Davis. It certainly was hy'the Jon. Gould, of the Moline Water- Vower Con ‘e And thatia the reason why the Secretary of War was authorized and em- jowered only. and not directed or required, to case; and why he was only authorized to lenge tf the same could be done cousittent'y with tha futerests uf the Government of’ the United States.” ‘ BW. ENGLAND'S INDUSTRIES. AFow but Gratifying Signs of a Revivals London News, March UW. The reports from the various centres of our manufacturing industry which wa published yesterduy shower a few signs of that revival of trade for which the country as been long anx- fously looking, These siens may be as tranel- tory asthe first gleams Of spring, but they are at least as welvome, and they may Indiente that the long whiter of business depression is at Jength drawing to aclose, Perhaps {t fs all the more cuvouraging thateuch timprovement ns thera fs occurs in, the industry: which fest felt the reaction from the inflation of 1872 The Clevelund frow trade fs repurted to haye been tirm In tone, makers holding to the advance in prices, and in some cases exceeding them. The returns of stock for the pust month are also better «thon was anticipated, anil the shipinents during the month have exceeded those of January by 17,707. tons, From South Wales it ts reported that there Is a little moro work in laud of some of the frou- works, and the tinplate industry ehows 1 dis- tnet revival, the demand being well kept up, walle prices hava ‘somewhat improved. There ure some stintlar improvements at Sheflicid, notwithatunding the countermanding of Jara orders which wero fu hand for sheep-shvars, edge tools, und wire-foncing for the Cape, in consequence of the outbreak of uit war. Both from Sheffield and trom Middlesborough there aro reports of the adoption of improved methods of manufacture which Ive fueilitatend the competition with forelan countries. In the former town some of the Arms have erected modernized mnehluery, whieh has enabled them to compete with Amertcan inakers In such articles as light luy-torks, and dn consequence large ‘orders for thoso articles ure reported. At Middiea- borough a large firm has discovered that the Bel- gins ure usin improved furnace, whieh makes inore economical use of fuel, und, bav- ing adopted the inmrovement, are in a position to compete successfully with their Continental nivale, At Leeds the inukers of Juconiutive vines are somewhat busler with Colonial ant Continental orders, the competition tor which fs exceedingly severe. In the cotton manufae- ture ne Kinproverion’ 4s reported and in the woolen trade there was anid to be 1 Itvelicr feels Ing in the Leeds market on Saturday owing to the improvement in the wurther; but there was no inerease fn the actual transactions, A almi- lar anticipation of Improvement {3 stated to have provatled at Bradford. but It ins not yet Deenrealized, From thus town it Is reported that the heme trade continues very restricted, but a moderate business ts belng done in the lower chiss of goods with France and Germany, ‘The general slugyishness of the home trade, notwithstanding the finprovement in thy weather, 8 shown tn the low trattle returns of the railwaya, which amounted in the agererace Just. week to 405 S30 intle as apatet £69 1s in the same time last year, ‘The amount of the reduction which our trade has undergone, as compared with the prosperous years which pros ceded 1874, is to some extent indicated by this falling off in the railway trate, There is on the one hand a decreass in the goods traffe, und on the other diminution In the passenver recelpts, awlng to the contraction of enterprise aad the smaller sponding power of the public. "The deerease of the Houtls tratile may be ue to. the sluggistiness of the home trade; ‘and we are. not In poseessiou of statistics which euable us to compare the actual transactions of ent the with those of flyu years sin Tespect to the export tratia theea statistles do, exist, and Mr. R. Giffen lus set torth thelr results with iis ustul clearness in a& report ‘to the Secretary of the Board uf ‘Trae on the prices of exports of Britiah and Irish produce ty the years 1st177, Mr. Gilfen’a sapere is dated tn November Inst, and consequently does nat deal with hist year's flzures; but his statements are none the less itiportant, as Indicating the real character of the depression from which we are suffering, It {x valuable te be reminded, ax Mr. Gifen'a ro- view reminds we, that the prosent depression, thongh tach Janger (In duration than that whictt dis taken place fu former perlutts, ts very: sitllar in kind. sed Mr. Gitfen takes 180f as tho starting-point, Dovause st wus year of great stagnation. Shice that dute there have been two periods of, reat prosperity of trade, accompanied by ade prices, wid TWO correspulitin jetlode of dypre: ands th whieh vamurked laliing all ti-valae epression in Lit wats suceedt: in 1863, mul this prosperity hen a suvere conmerelal reacy took placa, Which produced the depression oF TT A revival touvk place in 1870, which ted tol the unseat expansion of the years INTI-TH; ound then fallowed the depression frow which Mere are wily the taint signs of recovery wo have already noted in the curly apring of 1879 If the prece- dents af torner ebiias Dad been tollowert, the revovery should have begun fa 157%, and sould ave been th fall progress ln 1878. dt ls worth white noting that the time tua indicated was Adeh the disturblays potiey of the Gaye nineNL Was developed; and the effect of the Zul war on the Cape trade, to which wo have referred above, indicates nt once bow that pol ivy has postponed the revival of businegs. No fear of uur boing dragged into war existed tn Jothd or [ty 18715 and hiehee there was na check to reviviig comercial coutitenca, In 1877 und 1573 Mat fear hus been eontiouully present; ant ho revival of enterprise laz been” possible. Tne stead of fproving as business and prices did in both the jurmer perloidls utter the third year of deprosslon, the, fall las been continuous, anid 14 even now scarcely checked, ‘The marked feut- Ure i ou export trade at ticse periods seems to be the tally olf in the value rather than in the quaatity of the articles exported, Mr, diifcn publishes a very atriking table, showlas at ang view the quantity amd value of tha yxports of the ehict artleles of ome manalicture in 1878: the quantity und value uf the sunte urlicles jn 18775 and the total yalue in 4577 bud the prices of 1873 been kept uo. ‘The duclared value of thesu articles an 1ST) was ihe 405,0013 the value of ihe sting urticles ex. vorted in 1ST was deelared to be 217,801 Mr. Gitfen, however, has reckoned the thu of S77 ut the vulues ut 187%, aud ho Hnids that bey amount to SELSIOASY. Apirt from the chanue in value, the Jaltlig otf ts coneequently teas than a million, How much of the deereasa. of over forty-three milhans, ta value affects the peas of trady it la Inipossible teascertuh. po ar as the cotton trade le concerned, the fall fa the cost of the raw iaterlal has been cousider- able nnd accounts far great partof the toss of valus in the manifactured export. But aiurge part of our export trade conslits of articles which are whelly or largely Wie exclusive prod- uct of the Cumted Kingdom, and the fall in these values could only be compensated tor by. ® corresponding diminution in the prices of articies of gencral connumption. This would menn of course a fall in wagess and Mr, Giifen's figures tyould seem to indivato that a reduction of same 23 per cont inthe cost of producing our manufactured goods would have made the export tracto of 1877 ag profitable as that of 1873, or, nee says, moro profitanis as requiring leas nominalgapltal. Tf this {a the eaee, the chief loxs has been In the dullnces of the home trades and areviyal at home would restore much of the prosperity of the manufact- uring distnicte, That all trade was most un- profitable tn 1877, and has been sift inore un- profitable fn 1878) 1a proved by covery kit of crtdence. Its however, encournging to know that the decreage In the actual bull of our trans- actions fs but amnil, and that a yery smal rlaa in values ora further cconamy in the cost of produetion may make the diference between prosperoua or unprosperous times. ‘The revival of the home trade would alone probably make the change for whieh the great manufacturlis communities are longing: nuda good barvest: with ngsurance uf peace would give ns this. LEADVILLE. A Talk with Lieut,-Gov. Tabor, of Colarado, Cleveland Heratd, March 20, Lieut.<Gov. Tabor, of ’Colorade, arrived in Clevelunt yesterday and reaisterod at the For- est House, and agit had been anf that he had purchased the Alaska -Consolidated Mining Company's property, and furthermore that he was a lnrge mine owner, with Interests in much- writen-about Leadville, a reporter was detatied to intersiew him on these matters, Calling the Governor's attention to the telo- grain from Chicago tn reference to his purchase of the Alaska Consotidated property, the re- porter asked him whether or not the telegram was truce No, it is not,” was the answer; ** Ido not sec how such a report started, nud it has been done by no authority of mine, Tam now in Cleveland negatiating for the purehage, but, al- though I have made what T consider an advan. tageous offer, nothing definite has been arrived at, “Why are you anxious to obtain possession of this Hroperty ty “Tt is located between two of my best mines, and with It [would have the cream of the San Juan Valleys? “AVI you give some history of your experl- ences in the mini country, Mr, ‘Tubord '* “Certainly. In 185, at the time of the great exelteincnt about the Pike’s Peak country, I sturted out for ‘Pike's Penk or bust.’ I’ was then a poor mar, and when I got there my pos- sessions put together amounted to my team. For four years | worked tn the mines, nnd then commenced selling oud, which has been my oceupution siuce then until lately, when 1 sold out my business, and am now devoting myself” ahinost exclusively to the mining trade. Tam now coniveted with the Little Pittsbure, New Discovery, Winne- muck, Dives, Carbontferous, Crysolite, Little Eva, Eaton, Faleview, Pandora, Vulture, Kit Carson, Ciiuiax, Dyer, Belle of Coloradn, Bxeel- sior, and four or fle other mines in Leadville, besides the San Juan, Red Rogers, Saxon, Volllo Varden, and three or four undeveloped mincs in the San Juan Valley. Most of these are doing well, as can readily'be seen from the fact thet my share of thy net dividend for last mouth of tie Little Pittsburg Consolidated Mining Com- any, comprixing the Little Pittsburg, New Diseovery, Winnemuck, ant Dives Mines, aniounted to. $125,000, ' This, when it fs taken into conelderation that these mines are not in full working order ag yet, makes a pretty {air ahowing for the wealth of the country.” Speaking of the City of Leadville, Mr. Tabor was asked to gfye a description of the city, its Industries, aud {ts population, “There fe,” sald he,‘ population of from 10,000 to: 10,000 men in Leadyilte, of which the greater part are woud, law-abiding citizens, though, of course, we have there representatives of all classes of men who flock tnto a mining camp. ‘There are not, however, over 8,000 af the disreputable cluss of nien who are always hunt- juy joba, but trying not to ect them, Our City Government ten splendid one. In fact, I think it fully equal to that of elther Now York or Cleveland, and all misdemeanors are as promot- ly and summurily dealt with os at the latter places. Our banking interests are excellent, thers being three good banks in Leadvilte, the Bank of Leadville, Lake Connty Bank, and Minera’ Exchange. Belug Preatdentof the Bank: of Leadville [can speak more positively of that than of the others, but they are all untloubted- ly doing a targe business. To give sume iden of this I will say that in my bank we started Jast October with the intention of keeping one cashier wud aanan to take enre oft fice, When J teft there a few days ayo wo had, and nave had for along tinte, six men, who are kept constantly at work, and there mia be two or three more employed sinca then, should not bo surorised if such were tho case, There are thirty paylug mines now in Leatdyilte, besides over 100 prospective ones, In regard to the rellelous and educational departments of our.city, We have three churches, Eptscopal, Catholiv, and Methodist, snd a very sie une graded eebool, in which the hicher branclics, a8 well aa the common aud perhaps more useful ones, are taught We also have three daity pu- wra, two morning aml ane evenly, wid each ssumg a weekly. The demand for papers is vou, and they are read a great deal more than is usually the case in places of thts kind.” & What aboutgthe building prospects!” “They are grad, ‘Phere are at tha present time al least $50 bulldinys in process of erec- don, Lumber fa very scarce and dear, bring 360 per 1,000 fn that.market, an tuerease sine last aununer from 822 und $25, und vinw or ten mills are kept constantly running to supply the demund.”? “Does the rush of emigration to Leadvilic stl! continue?" “Yea. ‘The place Is overrun, Between 400 unit 600 arrive calls, nnd the railrouds ure rune ning extra trains fo accommodate them, The vraze stl keeps up, and the managers of the rallroads complain that they cannot keep thelr oyes, us they desert and start for the mines er goportunity offers. "There fa now a allroad men, ant 10 considerable denuud for goo such a clas, L think, would recelya entployment. on renitinerative terms.” “Governur, would you adylse a man without, menns to go therat?” “Notat present. We lave moro now ‘than we know what todo with, But some time in June or July would box good time tu go there, iavall. Dido not wane to lead any one to eo with the anticipation of getting rich without any trouble. Ide not bellevo thut any man should rb for nm now country with’ Just. enougt‘money lo curry hin there, und) be dead- broke “iia 8000 as he arrives. “This fo a mistake whieh many nuke, and tnd, when reercta are worse than useless, that the true eondition of tilizs does nut warrant such folly, Every one should go there prepared tu come back if” they ore not succesaftl In finding the einployment they seek, AML classes of business at Leadvitie are prospuring, bus each department is full to overiluwing, willl a great uumber of men out of emplyyment."” sical > Was Prontico Irihedt? A brother of George D. Prentice, realding In Waahlugtun, has been onterviewed with rel- erotics to the story that the great editor acegpt- eda bribe of $25,000 to print a Seression editorial, and then when tt did nat appear ald nob return the money. and nothing wow ever fl abone te by the fes ihe lad paid for an urtlelu they didn! » This ts sald of the brother mul histalke a "the brother of the great editor the post [5 now in ble 60th year, a emial) spare man, with tong grav hurr falling on each aldo of a fuco which “attracts hy its kindly. simile aud benevo- lembaspect, Ite talked freelyabont his brother, mint did not seem to be disturbed by the recent pulttcations reflecling on bis coaracter un a tnun and patriot, § Yea,’ he safd, § 1 have read awuttmber of newspaper articles, purporting to uivd the history of a bargain ade in 186 by ny brother with the leaders uf the Confodcracy.! “What do you know about the ungtert! “elt is the rat 2 had ever heard of it! “Did you have any conversation with your brother at that time on political subjects t *No, Lilfd not. te waa living in Loulavitle and Lin Washington, Ho came dere sbortly after the War began, and afterward quite fre- quently during 6 continuance,’ “Did he, dn any conversation you hold with hin during these visita, speak of his being ap- ached fh the interests of the Contederacy tu Ire the Kupport of bis paper to that cause? “Ob, yes. I remumber his‘ telling me that Gen. Beaurcward offered hint $500,000 to secure the support of Un: paper. ‘This amount was fateuded for the purchase of the paper cute right, or, Incense joy brother did not wish to suil, ty offer would remain good, providlug thy paper would remuin neutral? “* Are you sure about the amount? “* Certainly; he was offered a check for that amount on the Bank of Georgia, and in (hose days, you know, that wne a ood bank,’ . “How wus this olfer entertained t ‘Ne merely spoke of tt tome ina casual way in conncetion with other topics about the Was, und the posatbillty of hits having accepted the offer, or thought of doing su, did not once oveur to tne, !? =e ‘Tho Suffering in Gloucester, Buss, Moston Advertiser, Me A few of the ny cases of de tution have beeu looked fate bya representative of the Capo Aun Advertiser, und temporary relief furulshed in cach, One was that of u fumily at the Fort Where there were a widow and elx children, They were entirely out of food, and tha children had all got cold, On account of thelr tot having: shoes. On Washington street there was a fam- ily of four chitdron, ‘Phe mother was tu deatinltr aa there was nothing to eat in the house, and tho Inst atick of wood was on the fre, On Perkins street was on family comprising ‘a widow and three clifldren, the eldest 43¢ years and the youngest 21 months, ‘The mother sat with ber children about her, the yerygnictura uf despair, moanlug tor the husband who had been her stay and support. He had earned bub ittle the past fest, aud most abject qoverty was apparent. On he sano street there dwyells the widow of oneof the skippers, avvoman with Avo children, the eldest 12 years and the youngest 2. When asked voncernlng hee situation, she burst into tears. Satd atic: “When my ood man was alive we liad hind bard work to sipport our family; but now that ho has gone I know not what Ef shall do. The future ts dark, very dark tome, and when think that t shaft never avaty seo iy husband the thought fs terriblee’ Her great desire was tu keep her children at school und to get the necessary clothing to render them coim- fortable. On “Green atrect. was found a woman bearing the apnearance of overwork, anxiety, and grict, nnd ‘surrontnited by seven children, the oldest 14 veara of age, a lad who has been scrlouely fl with a lung dificulty, from which he was slowly recovering, aud, by, con tinued good murat, and with the proper your: ishinent, bida fair tu recover; the others rang. ing fram 10 to Q8¢ years, bright children, but. scarcely half-clothed. On Sadler street Ive a witow nnd her threc litle girls. ‘They were ene Hrely destitute, wud the mother also has v sister very sick and poor. On Perkins street was fond a widow with five children and her widowed mother, the eldest child? yeara and the youngest an infant. Here was poverty of the ost abject: kind, the children thinly clad, and bearing evidence of being poorly fed, These observations ore the result of visits innde dur- ing two half-days, The relief-work is carried an with all possibyo nergy, but it fs tar from belng complete, on aceutnt of Imited means. THE VOICE OF THE PEOPL Tho Board of Trado Rellgious Association, To the Blltor of The Tribwne. * Critcago, March 27.—1n antleipatton of tho pasenge ofthe act through the Legislatitra att thorizing religious socictles to holt auy amount of property free of taxation hy the State, there is already a movement. on foot to organize “ Board of ‘Trade Religious Association.” ‘The members oxnect to save themselves any further tixes and asseastnents on real estate and pers sonal property by transferring thelr prop- erty to the Association und each mem ber taking shares fn proportion to’ the amotntof property contritmted, Of coursa this will throw the expense of malntaining the Guy- ernment onto other Individuals not so for- tunnte aa to belong to any “religious associa- tton,’? but there witt probably always be enough who ore not posted ns to the method of escap- ing taxation to support the Government. ‘The oflice of the Assuclation is already crowded with applicants for admission, und the * creed" ia ndopted by atl, Sulvation by faith alone was eter sv popular, ANTETAX, Imprisonment far Debt. To the Hiitor of The Tribune. Cutcaco, March 27,—When Andrew Jackson ran for President in 1824, ono of the issues before the peuple of this country was the abolition of imprisonment for debt, Lafayette came over tht year fora visit, inquired for uo former comrade fn arma In the War of the Rey- olution, found hitn in Jall for debt, mud procured his release. ‘This elreumetance ereatly alded the Democratic effort to overthrow the Inw which enabled 2 creditor to imprison his debtor untll the utmost farthing was paid. ‘The aboll- tion of this Jaw was demanded by poor inen, by laborers, those who suught to prevent the acci- mulation of property In the hands of the few; axl was carried by the Demoer: If we could now resurrect the arguments then used to.prove the justice und expediency of leasing the debtor from the paver of the cred- itor they would read strangely in the light of the late Democratic departure tn Indiana, where the party of the poor tan hag recently restored the old penalty on the crime of debt, and a man who owes another more than two weeks! wares for working ina mine muy be imprisoned us 2 erlminal. : It fs a little diflcult to understand why’ it is more criminal to be in debt to nminer than to nny other man, and the only logical reason which can be conceived for acleeting emplayers engaged in working lies ox special objects of imprisonment wnust baa dealre un the part of the .Legisiaturs to stop mung operations in that State. 2 This nay bo good polly, nid could at least bo defended by broad, strong reasons; but the lege islution should bave been proeared by a falr, honest statement of the causes leading to {t, anc the object to bu accomplished. ‘There is no doubt thit the coal fields of this country are being exhausted ina most reckless and {provident manner; and that the people show Ilttle regard fur thd rights of posterity In their destruction of the foresta now growl on the surface of the carth, and thovo stored In its vaults long centuries ago. Wo certainly have no raht to use wp iy one generation the vapltal which a thritty Natura has accumulated for the vse of her children in all agea, and ne trie statesman van look with indlfferenee on the wicked wanton waste of nil our natural and na- vlonal reeourees by the men of this age, Men who look to the future must’ seo with palnand alarin the coke ovens of Pennsylvania iu Whtel the best portion ef millon of tons of coal is uvery year converted into gas and smoke tg pollute the alt, and flame thatis utterly use- jess, If, therefore, the people of indiana have come to seo the att and folly of this distinction, ant have hotentty: conehuled ta keep thelr coul ng glegaey fur their clifidren, God speed them im the good work; but they should do ft ina Way to be wuderstood and to educate the world up tothe phine, dt is but a fow yenes aimee Mndiana held out every nducement to capital: iste. both tn her own borders and in other States, Lo open aud work her mines, and, new that. their capital Iv'eo invested, tt fy not honest to make such investnionts criminal withont due notices! Atter induchy: thousunls of miners to. focate in the Commonwenlth, it fs not falr to legislate thein out of work without having given them tue to remove to other States where mining 14 Wot interuicted. ‘That the effect of this recent legistation must, be ty check, und ultimately stop, coal-mining i the Housler State must he apparent. to all re- Hevting people; and the fact that it ls pasaed uniter the pretense of aiding miners In thelr stravgle with employers only proves that Dom- ovrattc leaders regard their constituents as grown-up children, to be amused with soap. bubbles md inilated with pompous breath, There is no Jaw of trade which does or can secure a coal merchant any wore than any other merchant trom loss and disappointment in the collection of money due him,—no fled arrange- went by which he fs sucured in a cash toarket for his guods; but according to this tiew law he must pay his hands without reference tu the statu of his cash account, or goto jail Ikeo erlminall : OC course moncy lenders belng aware of lls dilemma Would stand rendy to skin hin on one ally aunt tis ereditora on the other, and df ha ts tnade Hike other men he will heetn to curtail his business, and yee out af it ag soon as possible, ‘There certatuty Wilt nob be anuther dollar ine Yeoted tn the mining business in fndiana walle this law stands ou the statute books unless by tien who havo upech) arrangements for evading it and the result must be 10 elogo the mines, {tla naingutur fact In human progress that the very closs of nen who in 1844 demanded the abolitlon of all lawe. ed fuypresonment fur debt should, fu 1878, demand areturn tothe old principles but it would be stilt mare slngue Jar if tits backward revolution could stop here. Moinen who employ otters to work my be tmorigoned far nunepayment of wuges at 8 certain thie, why tot Huprison men who lilre others to work th ay and every other depart. ment of labor, nud when the law ts equalized, lu are polng to be the employerst Who will choose to be tht {mmovabte ink in a floxthle and moyluz chain which innet bear all the straln of uvery ductuation in markets, every uceldeut und casualty ¢ Certalnly the arch cnemy of the rave could not devise a mure potent plan for adding to the Met of the unemployed milHons who now ery aluud for rellef; and when any conslderablo portion of them can be made to accept auch a Menstire us aue of relief, there ts a sad outlvok fur tho tuture, and a pretty fair prospect of our bevonlug a nation of Iuazuroni like thy Ttaty of twenty yeure axe, JANE Guey Swisstelar. ce Liquor nt the Capital. Washington Corrermontence Clereland Herald, A resoltion was long ago pyssed by Congrcas prghiblttng the sale of ilyuur in the Cypltal alluding. For some time tho resolation was obeyed, but tally Jt was evaded by the keepers ‘at (he two restaurante, who put ont Hquor ta cups. Those dvairluyg a driuk of whiaky nud but toast fora “cup of tea? and the Hgnor was produced. Finally the sale became bolder, ast ‘On thy lust nies of the Forty-lith Congress, {1 the House restaurant, 2,978 drinks of dager beor Were disposed of at fivy conte a drink, besides the whisky, brandy, wine, and bottles of cham- pague that were sald. } ———_ ‘Bills of Fare. Paltadetphin Peegrsas. Word comes trum Lundon that the senseless fustion of French for dinugr nienus la to be done away with. At several rocunt Era dinners the Dilla of fure have becu tn English, CURRENT GOSSIP, A SPRING POUM STRUNG. Wheeling standard. Tho cow gambots over the green, And tho turnips sprout in the soll; While out stops the buckwheat-caxe, And In stops tho red roay bolt, The awnings tre yawning above ns, ‘Tho whitownaher tnugheth in gleet And tho ladles are habbing around ‘Yo aco what now styles they cnn 80d, April bills nro just ready to bloseom, ‘The corn-doctor hovers around; Walle the merchant stira up hia trade, And tho farmor Ilkewiae the ground, ‘The beas aro beulnnini to bumble, The haw-tree gives out a taw-haws The beer-trace commences tu prighten, Aud the free-tuncher getteth hie slaw, Then soon wit! the tand-organ urine “Gentle Annie” and ** Grandfather's Clock" | And the feative ent will vell on the fenco— Also, anctloncera eeiling old stock. But with ull these joys there aro sorrows, And the worst, we desire you to know it, Is the budding of that incomprevensibly thing ‘That fa Known as tho gentle speing-poct, THE LUIN MAN FROM DAYTON, Detroit Free Pres, i Yesterday morning, soon after the eating> atunds on the Central Market had been thrown open to the maw of the bangry publie, and while Mrs, Magruder was telling a small boy tliat she could hold up her bund and swear that sho never used beans fi her coffee, a stranger came along and asked ff he could gat abite to ent. Mrs, Magrador had been on the market for mony years, and slo thinks sho knows a thing or two. Sho has flattered her- self that sho could tell to 9 bite just how mach acustomer could cat, and she hus for years had an undiscnised contempt for thin-bodied, sparc- faced men, who try to chew thelr coffea und aulnce thelr tonst. This stranger was a litte better tunn a slx- foot shaduw, His foreground consisted of a shirt-coilar and a mouth as biz a4 a minee-pie, aud the perspective revealed nothing but two hollow eyes set below a thin Ino of suncy brows. Ho remarked that he had just arrived from Dayton, aud was somewhat hungry, but wanted first to tnquire how much hts breakfast would cost Im, as he was rather short of funda, “Oh! I suppose you may be able to worry down six or acven cents? worth of provisions aml a eup of coffee,” she replicd. “ Suppose you say 25 cents for all I want to enti” he safd, as the cofners of his eyes began te twitch. Mra. Magruder looked him over, and mentally calculated tit she would make just 13 cents by therbargatn, and she reptied’s “TP nust have my money in adyance, you know, . “Oh, certainly—horo it fs. Now, then, I’m to eat my M11 for the quarter??? She snid that was the understanding, and whnked at the woman fu the nextatali. The thin man from Dayton doubled up ona stool, opened hfs mouth, und a fricd sausara went out of stghtso quickly that the lust end acamed tosmoke, A fried cake followed, then a sccond. sausage, nnd after a gulp or two the man hand- ed out his cup with the words: “That tastes Ike real coifeo—peimmo$ soma more.” While sho was filling the cup he got away with tio hot biscuits una slice of beef, and the coffee came in just. iu tins to wash down a hunk of mince pie. He could use both arms and hls mouth ut once, und he attended strictly to business, When-Mre, Magruder bad_ filled the third cup her smite lind quite vanished. Sho suw that she woulan't come ont even without resorting to ‘strategy, and she began asking questions. ‘The man answered none of them excupt by a mournfitl slinke of the head. Crasht crash! went bis jaws, and he reached out from the shoulder ke clock-work. Mrs. Magruder called his attention to a dog-Oght across the way, butho nte foster than ever. The bell struck 0,3.nd she remarked that big conflagra- tlon way raging at tis Union Depot, but the man did not raise his eyes. When Mra. Magruder discovered that sho was. at least alx shillings behind she sald that abe was a“ poor widow with jive children to sup- ort. + Pow How I do pity you!” replicd the man as ho passed hits cup with one hand and raked ino jscuit with the other, ‘Then Mrs. Magruder told a story about a man dropplny dead on the market the ‘day before on necount of overentiig, but the inan got away with two fried cakes und replicd: “Curlous how some folke will make hogs of themselves.” At tength Mrs, Mngruder wanted to know how much longer he could stand ft, and the thin man from Davtun gave ler a reproachfut glance und answered: “Haye I thus early and falsitiers * She let iin go on for three or four minutes Inore, and then she linted that a detective was prowling around there evidently “spotting? suine one. “Lf he'll only give me twenty-five minutes to Anish iny breakfast, he can take me and be hunged! anewered the man, and ble arms worked faster thay ever, Mrs, Magruder‘ waa cornered. She lald his money down, and asked him for the sate of her poor arpbins to move on nd leave her at Teast. ane frted-cuke us wu bitslness foundation. Io paused with his cup held out for the seyenth tine, und perhaps something tu her tearful look Fonlndel him of his poor dead mother, tor he snid: “Well, Iam only human, and f admit that my heart ts tender. I don't liko to leave off in the middle of my breakfast, but PN take the mouey nid move on for your children's sake.” Ilo got up looking juatas much Nike a lath os when ho aat down, nud when he was out of sizht Mrs. Magruder turned to the desulate rufus und wroanod out: ‘Piltake my solemn oath ff $4 would make me good for thls, and Limust tell my husband Unt J iltted out a schooner on trust !? fallen in with swindlers A LUCKY HOLDER, Sau Franctsco Correspondence Loxton Butietin, ‘There aro so many curious turns of Fortune's wheel on the Comstock, I beard only ycaterduy of a case where cold-blooded perslstoney of pur- bose und tenacity of erit in face of most discour- aghyg circumstances won a bly fortune,—and the case ds the moro remarkable beeause, knowing the parties, mecting them almost every day, bo- ing fonilliar with their surroundings, ote, I never before heard of it. Jt leaked ont only by aceldent. Mr. Root ia the ian who designed att the machinery, lafd all the plang, made ail the contracta, und superlutended the work of build- ing Goy, Stanford's famous wire-cable streut-rall- roud fn thls eity, which runs 9 distance of nearly tivo miles through the richest und best part of the elty, and ts to-day the modol street-rall- way of the continent. Root is a young man, nob over 30, thin, wiry, homely, and—well, shabby. He la oi — splendid hut though for along time in Central Pacifly eniploy nobody koew until he built the Stunford street railway, entirely on his own Plans, thatdhere wasso muchin him. ‘to look avhin yeu wonldn's tok Root ever saw a Inining-atovk certilleate. Yet one dy when Sterra Nevada was booming: along at 200, Root walked (nto the oflee of a loading broker, an ofd friend, and ho snid: “Dan, cuese wo''l better get rl of some of this now,’? wav! he handed over two certitleates, ovo of 500 sliares and the other of 100, + Dan!? tuok thei, looked them over, and noticed that the backs of both were perfectly covered with recoipts for nsscssinunts, “Whers inthe world did you get these?! asked Dan, “Bought tem four years aga,” aati Root. “Had tem lyhus in inv trunk ever since. Pald, J think, 50 cents o share for sume, six bits for sume ture, mid got some for two bits, Been baylig wsacsamenta ever since, religiously, und the whole fot atunds mo in about ¥6 a share, 1 want yon to soll half of {t now, for Pyrucss its the to eal the titra’ and within three days 800 shares of Root's stuck fpund a iurkot at from $200 to $220, and his broker passed to his credit over 860,000, ‘The other B00jshares ho got rid of at $225 and $210, and avout $70,000 more went Lo hls credit. Hu hauled down $50,000, nut then, a3 to the rest, sat to his broker (and here 3 the point 1 want to muke), “2 want you to put so man: thousund tnte Noreross, 60 many into Cal fornia, so many into Curry, nul so many into Helcher. Pay for them, let them He; und when aagcayinents come pay on them,’ * But.” said the broker, “you may baye to wait, ant? — Thutts Just what Texpect to do—walt, Hut eooner or Jater sine one or thy other of those stocks Will fhaky mo a furtuniy,’? Aud that 4s thosplrit unit our average work- ing Californian: gocd tuto speculation on the Comstock with, ewe hems ius Comstock atocks for dividends. Leta ming there begin to pay dividenits, und unless they aro yery big, or thy tine has m prospect of kecping them up, nota dollar is udded to the value of the atock. Our quiet buyer, our business mau, our ‘shrewd couitalist, aro ull actuated by the same ftdea. “Buy them when they cheap, lay them away, and sooner ar later if any ming withina infil wakes a strike we inay make 600 per cont, Af the strike should come in our own ining wo may make froin 5,000 to 10,000 per cout, und, Coramercint Wil! get high scroum. perhaps, 1f wo have stock enongt, walk. off with the fortune we expected to have to work all our Vivee for." an AN OLD FRIEND FOUND. Datiae (ter) Cummereial There transpired on tha public aqunre yester- day an episode which wo think f¢ of sufliciont, interest to be perpetuated in type, ‘A country. man had brought to the city and offered for anic a horsy, informing the crawd that le was com> pelled to dispose of the atitinal, He beenn to ery the merits of his ateed, aud succeeded in attracting ocrowd. Several of them examined the, offering with the usual critical cya of the trader, aud pronounced the beast a sorry Inveat>. ment. Some Inughed at the high praisy be- stowed on nim by the owner, atl were irrever- ent cnough to suggort tint the centennial of the animal would hayy to be celebrated. Neverthe. Jesa the bidding began and drucued with ts oe customed slowness until all of S11 hud been offered. Just then o gentleman fi the erowd pped forward and took a goud look at the creatire, After he had tinishud he quietly marked, “T want that horse.” > He accordingly hid $16, aml continued to steadily ratae: cach offer until it was knocked down to: hin at 831, Some of the crowd laughed at hts burgaln, bat he beld Ils pence until he had pald his money and recelved his pilot sale. | fle then vouch: gated the simple statement, 1 rode thut horse during the War? A Commercial many who hap- penud te be one of the Jookers-on, at once ine terrogated him upon the matter, He stated that bis name was Charles LindJoy, nud that he wasn nutlys of Nichulus County, Ky. During the War he was o member of Capt. Lee Hatha- ways company, Walch served under Morzan at the battle of Cynthia, K; OT waa ride Ing bat fdentical animal you see stanid- ing there, nnd both I and iny horse wera wounded, Come, nnd [will show vou the place where be was struck. He walked ty the head of his purchase, and looking closely found what Appeared to ben faint sear on. whe left side of lis neck, “Now,” gall he, “to show you that Jum not wrong fu my opinion that jie is my horee, Twill call him by his uld mame, and Pty bet that he recounizes tt.‘ Sorret Joe," anid he, and gure enough the tutelligent snlmal pricked his ears ag Sf hu fully understood ths nome, Mr. Lindley saya that when he was woundes in the flebt he was taken to the rear, wid that somehow bis faithful horao-was left be- hind. From Unt time until now he bas never sven his dumb companion of that hard-louht campaign, How ho ever cot hero fs a question, the countryman having bought him from a per. son inthis city, Mr. 1. suys that no monvy could xet the creature from him. Hoe fs zoing. to take him to his place in this county, ind keep him In comfort for the remainder of his days, A BOOTBLACI’S REVENGE. New York Heratd, | “shinodt “Btack om?” “Shine? yelled a. Uttle bootblack named Denis taliin, as he saun- tered down Centro street yesterday morning witha box slung over his shoulder, A woll- dressed man, wearingahieh hat aud white neck- tle, beckoned the youngster. The boots were quickly blackened, and the man who woru the boots threw the buotblnck « nickel. There- upon the bootblack iuformed him that it was Sunday, and Mis price was 10 cents instead of five. ‘The man refused to comply with the de- demand, and, after afew hot words lind been exchanged, the buottlack, who had rend all the 10-vent novels, swore . that he woitld get cyen. ‘The man eutered a saloon fn the yietuity, and soon forgot alt about the difMeulty. Not so with Dents Hallin, the bootbluck. He spun around the block Hke a deer, and {na vory fow: moments had the ‘sang, which consisted of sevon other bootblacks, ready for an ntact, A large ash-box nil several barrels stuol on the sidewalk iu front of the saloon, and behind = thes the “gang? secreted themselves, armed with mud- balls especially prepared for the oevasion. They had hardly perfected their arrangements for the attack, when the well-dressed gentleman with the high hat, white necktie, and shining boots cworged from the saloon. ‘Now, slug fom” yelled Demis. This order was carried ont tothe dstter. A fargo mud-ball: strack direetly under the well-dressed gentieman’s chin, be- apatterlng bis white shirt bosoin. ffo had not. tne to recover from this shock before. tits hat sustained gorious damuge by coming In. contact with a flying shoe, A dirty burrel-hoop took effect arotnd his neck, and blacking-brushes nd. tin-cans followed in hot pursuit. ‘The Inet, touch of the “make-tp " was given by Dents himaclf, who threw a mud-ball, which, to Is great de- Heht, completely closed the well-lroseed gen- tleman’s left eye, ‘The man then turned on lus ussallants and succeeded in capturing Denis. A police offiver arraigned him in the ‘Tombs Po- Meo Court. Justice Sinith held the ofntntat travsgressor for trial in detault of $300 bail on complaine of the well~lressed inan, who gavo his name as Morris Wolf, of No, 435 Broome atrect. QUIPS. Scientifle discovery: Drawn tooth and you Garlic is said to be a sovereign remedy for gout. There is no remedy for garlic. “Always pay as you go,’? suid an old man to his nephew. “But, uncle, suppose I haven't auythliyg to pay witht’? Then don’t go," : Art {s cold, but Naturo is warm, What work of the chiscler can compare with the bust in- aplred by three gin-silngs and a couple of whisky-skins? A Minneapolis cat lias nchleyed a kttten with five heads, How sweet it will be, when that eat nttains ita majority, to have ft sit on the back fence and commune with itscll! Old Indy (to boy dragging a child ploup)— “A gov bad boy, dragelinys him aloag like (atl S'posin? you was to KI hin?” Bad boy— “Gah! Don’t care. Funny lotks, “Why don’t you get even with him!” was asked of n youth whose schoolmaty was In the habit of hectorlig him, aud the wise young man replied, “I never cross the tense for tear he might dot my eyes.” Alittlo 5-year-old hoy, who had acen a pea- cock for the fret Ume, ran into the house ex- clatming to hisaister, “O Lizzicl [yo seen a kreat, great, big tmonatiferous tall walking around with a hen tied to (t.? A bind father of Southboro’, Moss, 0 man woll-tu-to, took his sick son tu the doctor Inst week, and told hin if he could cure the boy for Jegs than the cost of a funeral to go ahead, but if ho coutdn't the youth must take his ehavces, A Wheeling Inventor fs getting un a new patent chair tor dentists, A conceated spring tn It runs a tack un through the sent, und while the patient is howling, und his attention is diverted by the attack Below, the tuoths ts yank ed out. w : Au emloent scientist announces thit the post- tlon of the planets during the carly part of next summer fudicates with unerring certainty an wu preceduntes rago of ports. We belluve, how. over, (hut the man ot scienes was hire to siy ais by the proprictors of shot-cun stores.—-Jiur- fetle, Scone: Got auother in-doore.— German recitation room, Murch, 1880. ‘Tutor: X., please trinslste tho followlny sentence: * My brother has a glass of water and a pleco of brea. Mr, (dropped fron '8u)s “Pleago, sir, { don't know the words for Water und bread; wo always did our’ sentences Inst year in beer and cheese."— Yie'e Record, ‘The Jeriscope, n medical journal, says: * When a person begins to shiver, the blood ts receding from the surface, congestion to wu greater or lesser extent has taken pluce, sid—" und, yes, wa recognize the pleture casily. It is the young man who Ja in the act of puting on a clean shirt, und who suddenly hears bis slater und a troop of girls romopl i towards ifs room, to the duor of which there Js uelther key nor Lolt.—Vew Orleans Tames, Much Stoop. Golden lute, ‘he effects of too much sleep ora not lesa sie- nal than thoac arishig from ita privation, ‘tha whole nervous systam becomes blunted, 60 tint the muscular energy is enfeedled, and the sen suttons and moral and intellectual manitestations are abtunded, All the bad affects of inaction becanw doveloped; thy fuuctious are exerted with less energy; the digestion Js torpid, the ex- cretions are diminished, whilst, fu sone te stances, the averution of fat accumulates to uu tuoridinate extent. ‘The memory tsinpulred, tho powers of imaginatlon are dormant, and the inind falls into na kind of bebctude, chiefly be- cnuse the functions of the lutelleet ure nob sul ‘eiently oxorted, when sleeps ta too pro- longed! or tuu olten repeated, To sleop much fa not necessarily to bo a good alepper, -Gener- ally they ure tho poorest sleepers who remain lonuest in bed; fe, they awaken less refreshed, thon if the hour of arfsing wero -earliur by an hour or to, . While tt ia trua that children and young poople require more sleep than their eld- ere, yet it sliould be the curd of parents that averlndulgencs bo not permitted. Where the hable Is for children to He tu bed until 8or 0 tn the morning, the last two hours, af least, donot bring sound, dreamless sleep, where tho hour of rotlring 138 ord p.m, but ure spent in “doz. ing," und, du fact, euch excess cannot full to i+ sure the harinful results described by the au- thorlty quoted. What {3 called Jazinesa’? among children fs, in very many cases, disease, anit is argo y due to this, as well as the other catiees tnentioned, that undermine the found tluus of health ed DELMONICO'S. The Fourteonth-strect House Torn Down, Colobrated Entertainments in the Des Molinhgd Mulding=Tho Great Diner to Charles Dickens, und That Glyon by sir Morton Peto, Naw York Sun, Persons passing the corner of Fotrteenth sircet and Fitth avenue, during the last month or so, coitld hardly have failed to motive that the Memorable building known as Delmontco's wea in process of demolition, When Delmonico moved to Fourteenth street, eighteen yenra ago, (t was’ very remarkably uptown, ‘There were no shops nor shopping then in that thorough. fare, exclusively composed fn those days of handsome, omblitious restdences, and resorted tonsa fashionable promenade. It was then the dividing line of up-town and down-town, but far more up than down, quits remoto from gen. eral business, and havened, te was thought, front alt peril of tts inroad. THE DELMONICOS, It s common to speak of Delmontco as it there wore only ona; but there are at present threa Delnonicos,—Lorenzo, Siro, and Chartes, —who superintend the four houses In South William and Broad atrects, Broadway, anc Firth avenue. The Delmonteos wera originally Swise (the Swiss hava Jong been renowned for enteriny, and have the most delightful hotels on the lobe), or, properly, Swlvs-Itulluna, having come from Tichio, the nist outhern Canton of the littlo Republic, and nt ono time part of the anelent Duchy of Milan, ‘Their name Is proper. ly weltten Sn two words, Del Monieo, and pro- nounced with the principil accent on the penultimate—Del_ Mo-nee-co—not. on the anteponultimate—Del Jfon-e-co--o3 vom- monly reudered, and, indeed, —_necente edafjby the restaurateurs — themeulycs, practical men, who are Indlfferent to orthocpy, provided their customers pay thelr bills, The poneers are said to haye been Glovannt ohne and Pietro (Peter) Delionico, who emigrate and set up a etna) eating-hotse in Willlam atrcat, Ina building satd to bo haunted, and there: fore cheap, more than half a ceutury since, and by good cooking,—comparatively little under. atoud here then,—disercet mauagement, and close attention to business, thrived presently, They had no notion of becoming the modn; they sought to make an honest fivelihood by selling good foo nt aftr price; nud they sold it so unifornily: thnt in a few yenrs they tind se- cured a snug patronage, and “when merchants and bankers, or thelr clerks, wanted a stcak, chop, or!cutler done to a turn, with toothsoms accompaniments, they dropped into Delmont corr, ‘The famo of the plain thourh capital enting- house swiftly spread. ‘The Swiss brothers sere makbig money, Loreuzu, a nephew, the oldest murvivings imem- her of the family, antl present generat director of the Delinonlen restuurante, crossed the Ate Jnntic after awhile, aud in due time entered into partnership with Giovannt and Pietro. Next came Siro, anuther nephew, uncle of Charles, who was born here forty-odd years sinca, and, who managed the Fourteenth-apreet olnce after its opcning, wut now manages the establabment at Fifth avenue and Tweuty-sixth strect. He ts the grand-nephew of the primodial Delmontcos, intich the best knuwn of the tribe, is thoroughly AMnerleav, and the most enterprising of the family dead or living. FADED FEASTS. A feoling akin to melancholy {s excited by gazing: atthe old dismantled corner, where so. loany elaborate dinners, clecaut receptions, brillinut parties, and balls have been given In the days gone by. What delicate viands, what rich, cuatly wines have been exten and drank in the large und amall saloons. How, inapy clo- quent inen hayes tutked; how many lovely women have looked lovelter from thelr eon- sclousness -of deserving admiration; what gifted ud noble minds have been houored ; what delightful filrtations have beon carried on; what fnauelal and polttical schemes haye been concocted; what gtorious reanions and ambro- alal nights have been had within those overs thrown walls! Gens. Thomas, Kearney, Cus- ter, Wadaworth, Charles Sumner, Ben Wado, ‘Thuddeus Stevens, Jolin VP. Hale, Bennett, Creeley, Raymon, James‘, Brady, ‘Thomas F. Meagher, Bayard Taylor, Lincoln, Bryant, Dick: evs, Astor, Vanderbilt, Stewart, and adventur- ors Ike ‘Tweed and Fisk lave repeatedly aut at the plenteous board and been merry, where the sunshine and the ruln now fall unobstructed, . THY VETO DINNER. The most extensive diuner ever given at tho erunbled shrine ofentertalument was the dinner iver by Sir Morton Peto toalundred merchants, with a sprinkting of journallsts, about the closo of the Civil War, He was regarded na im- tnensely vealthy; ho hod vast meereste in rall- ways, und varlous public improvements; was an exemplar of orthodoxy, attended avy number of churches, prayed long und Joud, contributed luudsomely to Ucneyolent suctetics, was os favorite of ‘evangelical clorgymen, and: was fulsotnely culogized as the thodel- Christian merchunt, After he had returued to England Ie was arratened for fraudulent trausactions on an enormous scale, mid, although be escaped prison by certnin legal technicalities, he was condemned tn pubhe opinion, and forever ruined, i reputation. Sir Morton's piety waa doubt- toss a studied hypocrisy, , practiced for the pure pose of more readily carrying out bts dishonest schemes, und, perliaps, of eliciting symputhy when he strould bo found out. Ostentations expenditure was ono of the methods ha adopted to gatn favor in this coitne try, nud he was never tore ostentutious than dws order to Delinonteo, who was enjoined to oxercisa bis angonulty in niaking everything the very best that moucy would buy. Consequently, tho dinner was a murvel of skill, and act, suid uxtravuganes, ‘The saloon was sinathered in the rarest flowers; the can was In gitt on em: hruldered eatln; somo of thy wins cost $25 4 bottlu; the cleyeresL musicians were enguged ub fancy prices; Clara Louise Kelluge had 31,000 for two songs, and a prosent besides of a dla- mond bracelet. In all probability auch a dinner ns nevor beon served in the Republics it would have dolighted Soyer and Fraucatellly und hail tue ancient Greek Phitoxenus been there he would aguin have wished for the neck of 1 erana Uhathe might longer enjoy the passage of so many dajntles down bis ‘reedy throat, ‘The total cost was about $20,000, or” $200 for cach poreon present, a Among the guests was James Gordon Bonnett, the older, who very rarely aevepted fovitations, and whose porson was so unfamiliar, despite his universally known num, thut very fow persons Tecognized ni} Thwas, wo thlule, bla last ap- pearanes In public: und then he seutned sot cuse, creatly bored, and withdrew us curly of decent courtesy would allow, TUE DICKENS DINNER. ‘The most famous entertainment at the Fours tovnth strect restaurant was the Dickens dinner (1808), to whieh be had been faytted by the lead> fuy journalists of the clty,—thy solv invitation ofa public kind be aveegited during his stay in the country. ‘he vecuston wate many outsiders eager to tuke part; but as only 930 porgons coud be necommodated, and us there were Journalists cough to reach tho nuinber, It was strictly & professional entertainment, aud a very pleasant ong, ‘Thu celebrated uovellst was not very well at the tine, ant his dolay In arriving causod the assembled company to fear tint he would not come atall, ‘The fear had weil nigh become couviction, and disappointment “was der pleted tn every face, when the guests nearly an huur after the tie named, hobbled fnowthoarn of a friend, aud,supported by a vane. Ile waa aulfering from a very sors fool. but, notwithstanding acute pati, boro himself charmingly, aul ands une of his happiest coutinnouely Interrupted by raptura He wus altogether exceptional to t! ruty of his countrymen, very few of whom shine us veapunders to toate, having very Wttly of the readiness, grace, nud vivacity that go toward oral success ut taole, He was. particularly struck by the fluency and humor of the peupls ovar here, and remarked after the dinner that he had ever before heard so much goud post prandlal eloqueave, George Willina: Curtis! speech ne pronounced o iwodel of elegance, pertinence, and precision, Jt fs noteworthy that, although wine was une Nmited, uot one of the 200 journalists, who a6 f body are not usually accounted very abstem ous or moderaty under convivial conditions, transcended tho liinlt of discretion — or Was the least indecorous or unvouvens tonal in manner, maugre the coptinual iow of wine, It ts doubtful If this could bu said of the samo number of men of any other profes- alon under like circumstances. ‘The Dickens dluner was in every way enjoyed and enjoyable; sud when the writers tor {he press learued, two years luter, that he who had begun his carcer as reporter forthe Ueraiuy Chrouiete who had mide the world ough und weep over lie 2ick- wicka aud £'aui Dumbdeys, Wis Sam Weltera and Littis Neila, Wy Dick Swivellera wud Agnes Wiek= JSictds, bod drogped dig pen forever, they re- called the festivity aud oud-tellowelia aL the uptown Delmunico's, wud were glad that they Vad been there. , Nothing uaturiol fs left now of that und so inuoy luxurious feasts and roagaldcent sympo- sia except the red heans of bricks ranged along the sidewalk, Even these will soon vanish jute new wally, but wot walla that willjechy to the merrluent, and anecdote, aud eloquetics us did those which suut in the thousands of clever caters and drinkers who resorted for tstved Years to the fasbionuble restaurants, i