Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 8, 1879, Page 9

CHICAGO TRIBUNE: TUESDAY, APRIL fering tracey aro remarkably stubborn in carrying: fi out atilden once tormeds ‘The countles and parts of counties lying SOUTH OF THE ANKANSAS IVER are fuat now receying a great deal of attention from lind-viewers on nevount of their ebiea| Hees and excellent quality, particularly those Edwards, leno, Sedewick, Counties, whic ave genera streama and springs, few bridges neross the Arkansas It thelr distances from ench ottitry wera dliticult of acvess; but, during the past rore Uridges have beon butit orcon- and the lands are being ranidly y colonics and families, In these counties, and those adjoining, chased of the railroad company at very renson- ad ont tong tines Gut not much Lov remains inentered, except such as distance from the railroad. uny cages Where farmers here have beenableto pay, Hot only fortheir lands, but r their improvements, from the tneta crop that thera dees nat the lands on the elleve that. In a sbort perio, with fnvorine seasons, the if Koneas will bo the most independent class in Atmericn engaged tn industrial pursuite, Lhave during the past two yeurs traveled brough both northern and and haya noted that the ly free from low, tvet lands, which are the birthplaces of nilusmatic disease, Thavo aleo noted tint, whereas in Itinots L was Acanstant eufferer from catarrh, which the most faithful treatment under all manner of reme- divs was puiverless to relieve, In this climate L ‘am goon relluved, breathing becomes easy, and Iife comfortable, To the intelligent agriculturist, studying the qdvantoges of a now country, there is ne ques- tion of ercater interest than that KANSAS. A Vast Stream of Immigration Stit) Pouring Into the Sumner, and Harper Hy well watered with The Nogro Element which Has Ap- peared This Spring Among the Seekers for New Homes, Tands can be pure Cheapuess and Execllent Quality of the Lands Lylng South of tho Arkansas iaat quite s Jong have heard of ao t aleo lnegely fot Tho Quostion of Rainfall—Favorable Sta- tiatios from tho Stato Board of Agrioulturo, to he nuyeb risic in buys, long endits given. Sneelat Correspondence of The Tribune. : Hutcnison, Kas, April 1—This Is the most comyurtablest unr Lever rode in,” [heard o motherly old Indy any the other day, who had gathered her “Penates" nnd started on the Jong trip from Cunada to mect her children fa for-off Supthern Kanens, riding in one of those elegant “ cuATn-cans” which the Burlington Kond has placed upon its Ines for the comfort of its passengers. I sym- pathized fully with her remark, aud, a6 £ leaned ‘back and reated iny tirca budy, ( breathed on unspoken bicssing upon the genius whieh had fnyented them, atid upon tho Hberality which bad supplied them without money and without price. It {ea very wearisome thing to alt bolt- upright all the long day, from morning until night, with Httlo opportunity for changing po- sition, whlto oxternal objects gu eternally whiz- zing by, Ike the current of a river, 10 unending procession. The oye wearlos, the brain gets tired, and, the Hmbs grow stiffuned in thelr cramped positions; but, In the chatr-cars, there Jeno chance for crowding, The slightest move- ment of the lever under the seat gives a chango of position, and consequent rest. At night the chair can be inclined au nearly to the horizontal position as to make sleep very csy, while at the same timo thera fs a very comfortablo conscious ness of having saved $2. The cars are supplicd yith lavatory appliances, aud havo a porter in quite extensively tl southern countice, Btate is exceptlona We wero ut the timo relating to the It fe moro capecinily studied {n respect to Kansas {n consequence of the memories of that gad year, 1874, when drought und the locusts combined thelr intangible forces to attack aud destroy the falr'ficlda ot Kansas husbandry, and trom this the Idea bas gone abroad that it fs o droughity State, At ig unquestionably truc that the area of periodical rainfall {s largely increased by the culttyation of the ofl, and it has extended with the settlement and finproveinent of the coun The statistics furnished by the State Board rieulture show tht this fg true, and also that for seyera) years the rains bare fallen vion- tifully and seasonably as far west os thera has Keen’ any ngricultural settlement. These re- ports show that, durlig the year ending with rere fell in counties, or what Mr, Alfred Gra Secretary, calls the “Eustern Bolt, inches of raln; tn the Middle Belt,’ 27 89-100 inches? and in the Western Belt,” extendiny ns for west as Dodge City on the south and Elllg on the aorth, 21 73-100 Inches of rain— an amount guite sufliclent tor the needs of the ‘the report of the distribution of these ratnfalls through tho year shows Kansas as highly favored fn having they were wanted. Take the Western Belt for Instance, where the fall was le: bor, 1877, thero fell 60-100 incl: 2 76-100; In Jaunary, 1878, 53-100: 8100; In April, 08-100; In 20-100; in June, 6 87-100; tn duly, 6 §1- 00; in Auguat, 374-100; in Soptember, 132- 400; In Octuber, 21-100,—showing coplous show- ers during the months of May, June, and July, while the aun pours down lis hottest heams and fa thefr season of most rapid growth; and falling back again toa yory amall amount in August, September, aud October, the svasons of huryest for wheat and small grains and for ripening com, ‘True, there may come to Kansas, as to all places, eensons of drought, when the sun looks relenthesa on the thirsty flelds and Mocks, and their promises; but soon sho willbe in condition with full eranarice to meet the demands of any hungry seasons which may come to visit ber on rare occasions. Arrived ncain at the gate-citics of THis NRW EMIMIKE STATE, wo found the same unwearied human tide flow- ing witnoutan ebb which Inst year poured ita mighty waves over this land of promise, We then wondered where they would oll go to. But Koneas ins royal heritage. It con receive its thousand a day, und, when scattered over, Its poundiless plains, they aro Jost nsa river pouring Last year, it is sald, the popula- tion increased about 150,000, and yet toudsy not over onc-elglith of ts broad domains ts occu- pled and conquered by the acttter’s,plow. 1 fud that the Immigration is distributed to all parts of the States (and indeed It is all cood), but Southern and Southwestern Kansas seem to be the favorite points of vialon to which the fmmi- prant directa bis oye. Tho Valley of the Ar- Keaneag received Jast year a very large percent- age of the incoming {mmlgration, and. yet, rid- ing og T have been for some timo over this re- gion, the immense area to be occupied fs to great that it seems yct but sparecly sottled, ‘Thero {8 room for thousands and tens of thou- sands more. Its unequaled climate, its splendid fertility, ts excellent water und water-privi- leges, and the prodigal luxurlance with which Nature seconde the labors of the sgriculturist, all untte to make it TNE HOME FOR THE POOR MAM ‘This year the promise of increase fn popula- tion fa far boyond what ft was last year. The fmmigration is eurlier and far greater, and I think also better in class, if possible. The mighty harvest of 1878, which lifted. the Btate, even with its scanty population, and those most- ly very poor. to tho proud. eminence of belny the first wheat-producing Stata in the Union, ts ereating its legitimate results. They come from Malne, and Vermont, and New York, and Cana- da, ag well as from the mora Western States, Many colonies also have como direct from Europe, occupying large tracts of land previ- onsly selected. 1 may acem enthusiastic, but come and see, and your incredulity will bo tost {1 wonder. Just now you would seo the State In its ptafneat When I visited Kansas Jast spring, Inter than this, Nature was dofug her ‘The broad and unfenced prairies were carpeted with flowera, and in lovoliest compet!- tion roses and flowers of every Huo filled the alr with fragrance and with beauty. the peach-orchards which front every farm-bousa du Southern Kansas wero covered with masses of thelr pink-and-white-tinted blooms, and the Freen wWheat-flolds were loud In their promisca of the coming harvest, which a few montha later they so grandly fulfilled, Just now (except in tho wheat-fields, which ara beautifully grecn, them just when the crops were the clouds break all THE VOLCE OF THE PEOPLE. Why the Tonchors Are Not Fald. ‘To the Lditor of The ‘Tribune. Cmicago, Aprit 7.—1 wish to impart somo in- telligence in reply to Citizen" In Tux Sun- Tho school-teuchers are not paid because—well, firstly, because; secondly, they are not voters (the great majority being of the female sex); thirdly, because the salarics have not been fixed upon for the present yeur; fourthly, because the salary-shects are not mada out; ffthly, because again, don't want “Cit- izen” to come ut inc and ask why this state of affairs, becaiso I haven't tho first faint shatow We have a Board, a Superin- Intendent, cleiks,—all the machinery neces- sary,—but why this state of affairs; why this infernal nonsense; why this stuptdity or cullty neelizence, L cannot wuswer. could, but no one can. charge " Citizen anythiuy for this But it {¢ will caso his mind, I can say that the monvy 43 ready to be pald when the sutarics sre fixed und the salary-sheots aro made out. Next! Anorugn CrrizeN, par Trimuxr. wish some one ‘That settics it. and its barest garb. Ar, Gurney's Iteport. To the Editor of The Trine. Crrcaco, April 7—At the town meeting held election-day upon the West Side, Mr. T. T, Guruoy, a8 Supervisor, submittea hfs roport, which showed such a comprehension of the whola question of taxation that, at the con- cluston of its reading, Mr. Lawrence moved its acceptance und adoption, and that Mr. Gurney be requested to procure its publication in the Jeading daily papers of the city. Jt wna po full of facts, pointing out the in- justice and inequalities of our present system of cescssments as to cause all who heard it to desire to know more upon the motion orevailed without a ¢ Mr. Gurney showed conclusively to what an ex- tent corporations, groin {ts clevatarr, money an sit. und gag and rallway adscasment, resulting in causing real ‘catate to bear so large a proportion of the burdens of tax- ation as to renter It almost valuciess. especially if.unimpraved, wnt! which, if continned, will prevent ite rigo in valuc, howover much better times may increase the Yalue of other property. ‘Let us haye the report in lull it carefttlly and learn what our payers detnands, Alittle earlier wind havo tanned to devpest rusact the dried grasses; und the flowers, which lost fall burled themaciyes bencath the sod, safo from winter storms and cold, os well xs pratrie-fres, et heard their resurrection tram But svon the sun shall start tho Hfo-currents these aead things, and in the pangs of a new birth the buds shall swell and burst their floral chrysails for u now Hfo of beauty and useful- Ono of the most delightful rides It 18 possible to take fa across ono of these unbroken Kansas pralrics, in the spring-time, when the wild flowers are all in bloom. Nature seems most lay- fah of her delightful colors ant fragrance in these wild pratrtes, and, where no eyes but those of the stars and thy angels often look upon them, the Hlowors seem brizhtor in color, and more delicate fn tint, perfume, and texture, than thoso pro- duced uuder the gardener’s bighest culture. A NEW RLEMENT fo the immigration to Kaneas haa appeared this spring, in the arrival of quitea number of col- ored families from Missisaippl, Jouistana, and ‘Texaa; and they promise to guard of long columns to follow. A few have coinu professing to have beard of the traditional forty acres of Jand and a mule to be provided by the muniileeuco of Uncle Sam” but the majority scem to bo of Bouthern blacks, who havo cultivated sinall fartos {n the South under leases, but now, ther. oughty tired of the treachery and oppression of their landlords, aa well as “the continued and systematic determination of that class, who Teatly rato in the South, to prevent them from enjoylng their rights ae citizens at the ballot boxes, have at last made a break, and, giving up thelr ald homies, aevk a tind ‘These will mostly settle jn colonics, and will make cood citizens, . Dw before yesterday, aver 300 negrace arrived “y steamboat at Kangas City, en route for the walrlesof Kansas. ‘Chey were mostly able-bodied ind healthy younz men amd women, the major of whom camo from Misstgsiop!. ‘The Kaueos ty Journal publishes an tutervlew had swith them by {ts reporter, in which he sought tu learn thelr reasona for leaving the’ South. wate one of the most intéligent of their num. er as replying somewhat aa follows: | It’s no use, boss; we coulic’t atay dur nohow. We But along 'thout yotlu’, but that wasn’t to.get pullin’ ahead. intl no difference |, wo raleed much or I cy dev was boun’ tu havo ital, Dey'd slot ua right down if we voted do Publican ticket; ‘thout volin' If dey woult earned; but dey Won't do aie boss ve soman afand Lats heal 10 aco Hf we can utter our ‘dition. Ho alsa told of one dokn Hather, 0 chool-teacher, whe was killed ta ‘ounty just -because he was a Repub: phen Dorsey, colored, and his son cause they yoted thy It would eeem to be one of Jong of Naturo ‘as inovitable aa revenges of Time, the blood of marty f¢ should appear in history Seed of a revolution which should de hese taskmasters of thelr victhus, und, thouch without a M from. the bam of bouduge, yptians to make, thelr own Thig exodus, and tho avidont stato of fecling have x0 alermed the fstricts that it {9 anid s been trying to engage the most ivtlu- ufkera to go among thelr pro ¥ disparazcmente of the North, aud Dlonises far the tuture, per: 1 don the idea GA Teaving the Ie je acon what the result ‘The blacks, white they are a long-sut ject, and the senting volce. property cevapel antl feb ve rend Joterests as ax ‘The Lato City Election, To the Fiditor af ‘The Tribune. Cmtcaao, April seatewet,t (gs vory severe on the Waterloo af the Republican party at Inst week’s election, talks wildly bitter against the manncers of the campaign. As he {a an ardent Repubilcan he should bo wise enough to know that 1c ts too late, and Uisndvico condemns his sileuce previous correspondent, but the advance- “It is true that the great display of ratification mass-ncotings docs not bring voters a8 the de- tailed organized worl: In precincts would, but a9) Ought to have come, as an urtunt Re- publican, and given tha benefit of his great sofmal maguetic wisdom to thu Committee {col also sorry fur thy de- feat of Col, Ricaby, because I think ,him far superior in talent and knowledge to hiscom- potitor in the Inst battle. But—[ write you to correct ona of.the atate- #1) It ta about my frlend Pe- ter Buschwah,. As your correspondent sues to slima over every candidate, “netty ward politiciau, born tuside of the dykes of Holland, and not a represontative man,” aro by bin orplied te Buschwah os an odium, Should bo bo all that, and still, ashe is known, hy fs an upright, industrious, und well-cd thorough gensleman. Lwas told, ani d wat himself told me, that 1 in. that poetical, the better clase of whilo ft was tino, of real freedom, ments of H#H#R,1 bis aspersions, pearl re born romautte, and pleturesquo country of thu Rung, rich in legend and history, Ato was born In Chicazo, the goad will of American, carried the German {{ Mesera, Farwell und Iicaby had done the and Mr, Wright with the: rd would not havo It {ga shame for the Comnuttes to cold shoulder to such inen as Gen, Chetlain, Lawrence, Jones, oud Jansaens, but It ts too lateto recrimiuate, and we must remain quict in the clutches of our Eagle, cry tuke-counsel of our solflsh and too And at the samo time let us give credit to Mr, Buschwals for the superior atrength be hus given ta the Republican ticket, It Ie his duty to -be a ward politician; It is the duty of every honust business man to bo a poll- Uclau. “The” highest privitege of a inan te to have righte and freedom of citizenship, und, as euch, to hive an opinion tocx ‘Tha nan whe dues bot ue f teally apeaking, der mal-adiniolstered, ‘to blame bus bhoeclf, Mr. Buschwab, we met tn diane conilit ow us ind, hothwrithstaudliny ‘but TF coulu git salon; ho, aa a Germau- ouly give me what same with the Sonth Weat Side, the Ol a Republican g have utyen th Repuvitcan ticket, Fate, 11, iu the thees modern x confident mistakes. uke new Israelites, hey should depasi ress und defend, serves to be robbed, alia ng those wha revs and for all that hug nobody Hanters fy those etty ward politician, as ood citizen should be, wos far ahead ¢ et. Weak, aickly, and disgusting causos at sumobody el4o’s dar, oral: Thy Eugle spread: suede them vo abla 6 ite wiugs and fat tors ite tall over Chicago, Let us pray, eee. ri é. Dn duetor, os he came for our tickets, {f the weather wos yet warm in Now Orleans, We were look- (uz hopefully for a milder climate; but he re- piled quickly and serlously, as (Che wlehed to djsocl our apprehensions: “Te has been warm, but itls not warm enough to be dangerous’? This wos the first intimation we had of the sublect uppermost in the minds of the pcovlo, And we soon found that the train-men knew accurately the number of deaths which had ‘vakun place fn each of thy towns on our ine. ‘They volunteered this Information, Hero the inhabitants had been decimated, there forty eeyen deaths had ocetirred in a population of 160, and fa the sad catalogue was continned, Wo asked a divelter {0 ons of theso villaves If the yollow fever would . (COMM AGAIN WITIL MID-SUMMEI, No, alr’? he answered; "not if shotguns can keep it out of this town.'? - It is most uaturat for Southern whites sort to the shotgun th all thelr trouble: ¥ have adopted the theory that yellow fever Is apread solely by contnet. “This theory is most in accord with their hablt,. They therefore pro- pose to prevent al) intercourse between nebli- borhouds,—to station patrols, armed with shot- wong, on all thelr highwaya, and to entirely pre- yent all traveling, But the unzongenial work of drainage tlicy aro whoily neglecting. ‘Their sewers are atill fn aatatu of nature, ‘The slliny woters stil stag- nate close to their dwellings, and decaying ant- tal and vegetable refuse ts still nitowed to re- mal under thelr yery noses, Ab anay Ue that the mysterious plague iseutded An its course by an aftiuity for fou) airs, lt may be that the strictest SHOTGUN QUARANTINE will prove ineffectual against its advance, It ts doubtful, however, if the Southern white will ever comprehend this contingency. te will die. by the aldvof his foul ditch, grasping his ebot- gun and feeling that he ta the victim of a yisita- tlon of Providence, When the yellow fever visita a community many of the poor people flea to the woods, ‘There they drag out o halfstaryed exlatence until the approach of caoler weather partiully dispels their terror, Can any ifo be more wretched! ‘They merit the aincerest pity. But one cannot help finagining how differently prac- ucal Yankees would conduct thenselyes’ under the sane circumstances. ‘They mjche in an ex- tretnity fly to the wouds, or resort to the shot- gun to prevent the introduction of contagion, ‘They doubtless would have feryent prayers of- fered in all thelr churches, but thev certainly would first put thelr houses tn order. They would nut spare Jabor, und would work aill- gently, perhaps with unnecessary thoroughness, to destroy and remove every suggesatable causa of unhealthfulness. NRW ORLEANS ignottobo classed with thetowns of Missis- sippi and Tennessee In treating of this subject. ‘the condition of the elty is recelving most carc- fut consideration, but the difficulties im the wa of cleansing (ts alagoaut atl pestilence-breed- ing sewers aro great. “The ¢ity lacks means to necomplish the most necessary reforms. Many of ffs gutters have a green, unwholesume look, which mukea one thudder af he passes quickly by. ‘The efty,necds a thorowgh cleaning, such agitis not IWkely to recelye, ‘The inhabltants can only indulge the gloomy hone thut by sume. fortunate variation of season the dreaded calam- ity may be averted. We went from_ north to south through Con- tral Missleaipp!. It is a country of red clay and sand, hardly ever coocealed be vegetation. ‘There are many deep and unsiubtly gullies in this ocherous soll, but nothing strikes one ac- customed to asgociate the return of spring with atender green on field and hill more strangely than the utter absonco of grass. We never reallzed before that the South fs ALAND WITHOUT TURE. Alawn is here unknown,-—n broad pasture a thing (neamurehensible. Timathy aud clover wither and disappear between the baking soll an Lealling. aun of summer. Consequently cattle must. be stall-fed or vick a bars nourish- uient froin stubble bushes aud weeds. So beet fs poor and milk scarce. But our senses were delighied by the swamps ground Lake Ponchartrain, We fotnd ourselves amidst this almost tropical vegetation In the anisty Hehe of the carly mornmg. ‘The plues and aks bore jungus of gray moss; the moss was green upon the fallun logs, ‘The manic blossoms cleamed scarlet, and the yeilow Jusa- niyo erept over bushes and tree-trunka. There were white flowers, of which wedld not know the naines, and shiny dark Jeaves of live-cak and magnolia; and more strange than all were the fan-like Jeayes of thelow palmettoca, A leveo had broken somewhere on the big river far away on our right, and all the lowest places were full of moving watet, We ane at the apon cur-wlu- dows and watched for turtles and alligators, and breathed fn thy damp, soft arr, and felt Umut wo ware enjoylng the pleasure of which we were in search. ML. 8, dnt ———— THE CATTLE-PLAGUE. Who Should Benr tho Exponso of Its Ex- termination 2 Boanp of Hrantn, New Your, April4.— The contagious luug-fover of cattle, now ox {sting iu several of our Lastern States, Is a matter that has more direct monetary interest for thy West than for the States now fighting thu plague. The forelen live-stock trade, which brought $95,000,000 to the country in the course of the year,1878, was supplied inainly by Weatern beeves; and its present suspeusion fan loss to the industry of the West moro particularly. Z ‘The speedy oxtermnination of the plague, and tho resumption of this trade on a still grander geale, will be an unspeakable boon to the Western stock-breedor; while, to those of the Eastern’ Status, the adyantago will be com- paratively insignificant, Again, as regards the relative: futuro losses in easy thls animal plaguo should be allowed to spread until It reaches the tnfenced Western plains, those of the West will bu excessive, bo- cause of the pradonduance of the cattle Interest, atid thy facktity. witl, whleh the infection will spread in the absence of fuclosurce or of any means of keeping herds and pasturages: apart. ‘The infection of the Western herds will entail the transit of Infected animals eastward, thu coutantination of rallroad cars and yards, and more or fess generaliy of the Middly and Egst- ern States, fn this event, which 1s inevitable tf the work of stamping-out ceaavs, the loss will be exactly propurtioncd to the numbers of cattle found In the different States; or, nother words, it will press midst disastrously on the West, where stock tnterests nro in the ascendency, In these conditions, {t Is eminently absurd that the wholw oxpunse of exterminating the plague’ in the Eastern States should be borne these States atone. It ts only just und equit- ablo that the expense of this important work are spoken of 13 South es, Who have giv. | should be defrayed out of the National treasury, tn to the towns to whileh they belong reputation | 60 that {t may pross less oncronsly on the States for thut are unfortunately sfected, < ‘TH BRAUTY OF THBIK WOMEN. ate Kouneoiatg action et Canaries. inthis, ‘Tho conductor can felvo You tleie nates and thy | Matter would yroatly facilitate the work of exe i i ] tormluoting the disease, and tend to an ear); ‘hausive papular eatimnto of thotr charms, 1f he Towuraption of our Valuable live-atock trade, a She, rT f the white aple at thla the removal of the tert ic fucitbus of uh oyer- tain tet et the train BueIns tb be uenorally present cautnslon, forelgu to our soll, yet per- amatterof furm rather thay ot bualucss. No betually Jenperiling ou herds, b eapectil interest fe shows. ‘They atand around the Weatern people would be just and gen- with solemn, listless faces. Qevaslonally some crous, they will see tote that a helping band bf them revognize an aqualutanes amang the gu heextended to the unfortunate Atlantic passengers, anit exchange grectingy in a low Btates and be Congress shall empower the Youoy but thelr lif fa very fittlo etireed by this | Rxecut i at sisrlng cope pea tho ox- contact with the outside world, Hee t ate wot . nan Pt seh none Js more Bat the negroes, whe fori 8 ie art at the truly National ju its aim, ae iw viaible inhabitants, plainly enfay etfs public. S *, ve bias arth po hasty. When wy hear The whistle of Ppoleaie of Velorinary Science, Corucht Univer the locomotive the negro farilies all turn ont. y+ ‘The ebildren dance ky Imps as the tratn ate proaches; the woinen wave whatever articie of aopnrel (3 handy and movable, while the mon grin and the old raen jobber, ‘The negro muy be the laziest dog {n creation, but ho acems to the hasty traveler to monopolize alarge part of the human vitahty and enorgy of this region, Bpeulting of activity, however, (t ts but tate to say that we saw white men und uegrocs work- ing together in the felds and also in gangs upon the raflway, But wo were struck with the fact that there fe a Yost amount of white labor here unused, What could be done by thesa tle hands if only applied to the simple work of digging! The pestilence-breeding pools murht be drathed off; the greet-coated ditches which fre sold, metaphorically, to run through they bruad streota of these towns might bo cleaued und muds inoffensive. ‘Ilia is whe season for Work: (comely, here te nothing Suerratli inthe vicar als, men fad but the dlsposttton, per | \enra ins been known to the favored few, is one has thiéeoion ale, bo munde Aieatthy’ und | \iith"ina boos Inost sucessfully operdted tn Mi thr uh tile teak ls th Mise theso tines. ‘Thu Devil Jucarpate of Mammon ls region and through 8- | geema to posaves some ot tess men who ura sippl und in New Orleans the white people are " thinking principally of peop piling up wealth Ot the ratoof infllions mouthty. ‘TNE YELLOW PaYEnH, and wondering If the pest will return with the sunnier, The traveler would furget that thiscoun- try had sullered so severaly if he wero not cou stautlyrenanded of it by the inhabitants, They are not pleasca at buying thelr atttctions mentioned bya stranger, ‘They wish'to baye it belloyed hat theirs is abealthy climate, But they aluo take a melancholy pride in the oxtent of thelr sufferings, and, {f the subject is judiciously sug- geated, will tell thelr exporionces and those of. thelr neighbors with mournful winutoncas, ; Tho fresh, clear alr which ot this season dows over’ theso red gulches aud -grassless fields docs nut sutccest pestilence, ‘the ‘thought, therefore, when it comes 1s more etart-, Mug by contrast, . % oon uftor leayivg Calro wo asked the con- *WAY DOWN SOUTIL From Chicago to the City of New ; Orleans. What an Observant Traveler Saw from + the Car-Windows, . AConntry Without Vegetation, and a People With- ont Finployment, Everybody Apprehavaive of Another Visit from Yollow Jack, ° to re- ‘They But Making No Efforts Towards Sanitary Reform. Anectat Correspondenes of The Tribune, Naw Onvrays, La, Aprit 1.—in our Journcy to meet the spring our first thoughts were of plants and flowers. Wo, were alghiny for warat sunshine, for the odors of jasmino and rose flonting on the coft breezes, for birds swinging: aul tivittering in the creepers. We wished to finda country whera wa could sit comfortably out of doors and watch the swelling buds and think. diye 33 But we wero not-aolety weary pilgrims seek- ing rest and rum{nation, We were curious ob- servere, Wo pruvosed not only to meet and welvome the apring, to Inhale all her healthful airs and note all her developing beautles, but nso to gather datn for the final settlement. of several vexed questions of commerce, politica, and soelety, 4 A Young Mon’s Lyceum, meeting in a coun- try schoul-house, never attempted more cx- haustivo discnasion of grave thetnes, We ex: pected to be able to settle once for all the ferent. Southern’ question,—the futuro of the Southern States, cotton, the negro, the poor whites, the old slayeholdera, the inducement for Northeru men ‘to emigrate to the South,—all these subjects we designed to study thoroughly from a car-window or a hotel- piazza, Our optulons thus formed will be pos- itive and unchangeable, We will hereniter be cock-surcin our expressions concerning: RVENYTUING RELATING TO THD SOUTH, and no one of us will ba guilty of the weak- ness of stating hia aplniona otherwise than ag if they were beyond dispute. AVo have at mi events necomplished that most dificult of ull feats for travelers,—we have maintained our self-satisfaction unrufticd. Wo have pursued our objects with Jazy dill- gence, We have enjoyed the Dricht, warm woather, We haye not asked many questions, But te baye breathed in the Southern question with the apring. Aud wo hereby proceed to giva tt vatee. - : We crossed the Olfo River at Cairo in tho early morning, We were. recelyed on a sand- bar, which is dignified with the namo of Enst Catra, and contains two wooden buildings, roosting high on stilts, It fa thy least: impree- sive rallway terminus which we finve ever scen; but (tis consoling to know that it louks better on paper, and isto be a city of the future, ‘The hotel accommodations of this embryo elty, how- ever, are quite extensive, such as they are, Wo wers allowed. the privilege of seoing exacth how the sojourner herd pussea nie nights, ani the wlith as well a8 the richness of the hospl- talfty, caueed ue to fee) at once that we wers In the Sunny South, The beluted traveler at Exst Calro Nights a fire acatust a Jog, nnd wraps him- self {a guch garments as ha may have, and Hes down with bis ‘feet towards bis own blaze, and makes hinself perfectly at home. WESTERN KENTUCKY AND TENNESSE may have natural beauties, but they do not Ite alone the raijroad tracks. ‘Shere fs o low, sandy soll, rising occasionally into kuolls, covered with a rrowth of owk, Leavh, und pine, often over lowed, and supporting only feeble agriculture. Lean hogs and leaner cattle roam through these woods, ‘There nre some cultivated spute xeat- tered at intervala-in this unpromising region where the tohabttants show signs of a hund-to- mouth existence. a ‘In this part. of Kentucky they ratsa for tho market tobacco, In this, part of Tennessee, cot- ton. With there crops these people buy the few articles of commerce which they consider indispensable. ‘This ts the region to which atl the old clothes whieh escape the ragman and the paper-nill find thelr way. After xarments bave been iur- bluhed up for’ the’ Chathant streut trate, and ave paaged through the hands of the itinermt Imae-vendor, and haye been sent in ebarity- boxes to various kinds of sufferere, and have done duty in the familles of many-chlldreucd missionaries, they somohow flud their way to thia country, and serve,to cover these OMAN SCARECHOWS fara ceneration or two. It fs an indianutable proof of the economic ability. of the negroes, that, alter these white men-linve cast aside, or vether lost sight of, these clothes, the negroes take them and wear them out. . Alt styles and varieties of garments aro hore in fashion; allcuts known to the tailor und dresemuker miay by here keen on, the platforms of the railway stations, Itje something hko a shabby museum of the costumes of all ages, There is no necessity of leaving tho train in order to seo the fuhabltants of this vegion. ‘They meet the eurlous traveler at covery stopplug- place in the most obliging manner. ‘There ts but one mail tratn each day, cach way, and ita asrfvalisanevent, ‘The dozan ealoons which comnrisea farge part of one af these Tennessee or AMisalsaipp! towns are conveniently arranged 80 that. they, command a ylew of the station, and the prominent eltizens, who wit back thelr chalra on tha steps of thesu pleasant places, can take in the moving spectacle without disturbing” thelr whisky-balaneed equilifriums. The young men and ineidens of the vicinity loiter on the platforins. ‘The Jatter are soinctiines sttrpris- ingly pretty, and one ean hardly fall to remark that they ise cosmotics hthituatly aud with eome- thing of the skill of Purletenneg, It ts singular to sce these fresh aud venutitil parted faces, smiting amidst shabby tinery, ond attended by cayallers with slotiched hats, tobacco-stained Dears, and trousers tucked [n boots, ‘There Js nothing loud or mmodest fu the be- haytor ot ‘theso Jadles,and the attitudes of the anon towards them ate deferential and a little awkward. Some of these ladiea whom ong muy see at the rallway station to mect the dally train ————— A Htortiing Statemont, Nao Yurk travhte, Aprtt 4, Mr. Colldcan, a former Presidunt of the San Francisco Stock Board, wade Just night at the Bullion Club some remarkable statements con- cernlug the Comstock joc. He asserts that for the Inst few yeara certain large orc bodies haya bebn discovered by thoso directly In chargo, the. exleteuce of which bas never been made known to te public, One of these deposita lic vatt- Matus ag belny over 100 feet in width, ‘Tho ace curacy: and detluitivencss of Mr. Colldean's Measurements indicate that his kuowledwe Ie based on something besides moro riinor, It ts abit of Information tull of niecaulng for holders of Comstock Jode stock, ‘The practices of con- cvalluy the existence of such deposits in mines, depressing the stock, freezing out" untortu- Nate shareholders, and then suddenly revealing an immense dopostt, whieh for monthe au A Frozen torn - Ashland (Ore) Tih Ono mornlug recesitly, upon Jooking toward the mountalug south of town, we tvero soie- what aurprised to sev the pine trees all bondin fu one dircetlon, as though vowed by a terriile whudstorm, while the moraing wos rand calm—not. a. breath of air fy motion, Upon closer Inspection the phenoneuon was oasily ace counted for. During the ulght before a heavy windstorn hod sept over te mountaius, oc: coinpanicd by rain und show, und the eteady force of the wind hut the branches of the trees: inthe bonding, crouching positon, while the spow welled (hem down, aod the raln freezing: upon them as it fell fastenedthem io that ghapo with unyielding bonds of {co; and #0 they re- mained until old Sol wercifully sot them frec, 1879—TWELVE PAGES. RELIGIOUS. Meeting of the Presbytery---The Rey. W. C. Young Will Go. Pontecost and the Children—Methodist and Boptist Ministers. PRESUYTERY. THR NEY, Dit, YOUNG. An adjourned meeting of tho Presbytery of Chicazo was held in the rooms in McCormick Block yeaterday morning. ‘ "The Moderator, the Kev, W. C. Young, rev aluned the Chale to the Rev, d. H. Walker, who presided over the subsegitent session, ‘The Rey. Jacob Post, D. D., formerly of this elty, but now of Milwaukee, the Kev. D. J, Me- Millan, the Presbyterian tnisafonary in Utah,and the Rey, EB. Webb, of Chester Preshytery, wero Invited tosit n3 corresponding members. . ‘Tho Rev. d. Jf, Walker announced the death of the wile of the aged HH. H. Kellogg, almust the oldent memnbef af the Chicazo Presbytery. The formal call of the Central Church of Loulavitle, Ky. to the Rov. W. C. Young, of the Fullerton Avenue Churelt, was read by the Sex retary, on iotion of the Rey. J. M, Worrall, ‘The call ts unanirhous and properly attested, promising asatary of $2,400, Messrs, Nichols nnd Barrett, the Comimission- ers accredited from Louisville, made statements for the {Information of the Presbytery. They atated Ineffect that {t was necessary to the prosperity of the cbureh that Mr. Young should aceept the call. ‘(he Moderator then called upon the repre- sentatives of the Fullerton Avenue Church to reepond, wud show cause why alr, Young should. not aecept the call tendered hin. ‘Mr. George Railton responuod by presenting aseries of resolutions passed by the church the day before, us fullows: nian. ihe cungecgation of tho Central erlan Church in Louisville, Ky,,are abont to cute before the Presbytery of Chicago # call nie our pastor, the Rev. W. C, Youngs and encase, We cunnot express too mtronzly our Jove and devotion to tin and our belle? that tile re moyal from um will not only greatly iiapair the spiritual aud temporal prosperity uf our congresa- tion, but oven threaten Its unity and mamtenances therefare, desviced, That threa commirsioners be appnint- ed to the sald Presbytery of Chicago to represent. to that-body theavore facts, and anrearnest wiehes that nageparation may tke place bulween us and our beldyeu pastor. Mesara. M. O. Lewis and Stepben Clark fur- ther preecuted the cuuse for his present pastor. ate, Thét'declared that the congregation was vinited fo bis support, and that it would be dis- astrous tu the church to sever the pastoral re- lations. ‘ThaRey. W. C. Young thea spoke, expressing. hig cohivietfons ot duty in the mutter, Me sald that when herecetved the first call from Louls- ville he was {neltned to ge, but that upon maturo deliberation ne had coucluded to refuse the call. When ue sevond call caine, the mutter was rep- regunted to bin in such a light sat be couald- ered (t lis duty to accent. He further stated that he bad no decided preterences, and would abide in cheerfulness with the decision of the Presbytory. Frou what little decision te could arrive at ho was luclined to the bellef, peraon- ally, that {t mint be beat to ga, In conclusion, ho'stated that he should leave it to the decision of the Presbytery. ‘The Rev. Drs. Trowbridge, Hale: yond Mitchell spoke, expressing their inability to de- cldo the question, and recommending that the catl be placed tu the lunds of Mr. Young for de- cisfon, Mr, Barrett, of the Louisville church, spoke to the same effect. By an almost unanimous voto the call was placed in the hands of the Rey, WW. C. Young for action by hitn. ‘the Presbytery then took recess of tio hours. At the afternoon session, the Kev. Mr. Webb Was give an opportunity to tell of the condl- tlon of Lincoln University, au institution where negrors ure educated for thu*mitisiry. tt is focated near Philadelphia, asd Mr. Webb satd it was langulshing on avcount of not being known, A few years ogo there were 200 stu- dents; now only 100, ‘The curriculum covered a fuur years? college ant a three yeara’ theolog- teal cotirse. Since the War 600 of the eraduaics had gone South, A few were in Africa, and niore {ntended going there. ‘There were eudow- ments for onty four Vrofessors and sustenance for about twelve students. ‘the remainder had fo be provided fur in some other way, und. thera was danger that the Pro- feseors would be wenttered for Inck of support, ‘The University had been reveiving: $5,000 0 year from the Stute, but that was ent off because the Institutfon was denomlnational— Presbyterian, There were filby-two students (ten from ‘Afrtea) preparing for the ininistry. Should they be turned aut¢ About 35,000 was needed to ‘ieet current debts, Lf carried slong fur two years, he thought there would be no further ne- teaalty for appeallug those at a distunce. A commmittes was appointed to consider the with Mr. Webb, Worrall, from the Committevon fy view to the churches, especially matter and coufe ‘The Rev. Mr, the Holland Church trouble, reported, of the strength of the minority, that Mr. t derus and the other candidates for the pastyr- alg be given up, and a new pastor be reelected as soon as possible,‘ giso made the following recommendations: ‘That preacning in English “and Duteh be continued: that all oflicers by installed as soan as practicable; that the temperance question enter not as a radical aualifleadon to communion, but that the tem- peranes and eburel work go on in harmany; that the Suuday-actool should appear as 0 purt of the vongregition; and that, while classes in Duteh might de taught, the nelish language should be encournged ay much us bursts waa all arreara tust bo pafd to Mr. Kederus, ‘The Committee counseled thut Preabytery either control the elurch, or tet ft go to: the Dutch iteforuigh, toward which {t secied to be tend~ nyt The Rev, Mr. Post, the former pastor, safd Preshytery must either take hold of the churel atronuly, or fet it go with» godspeed to the Dutch Roformed, If Mr. Rederus went away, the aitiirs of the conereution, would take a diferent shape; should he pts Presbytery had wetter lee the ehurch zo as le had sucgested, ‘Ou motion of the Rey, Mr. Walker, the report was deferred far a week, ‘The Rey. Mr. Young, pastor of Fullerton Avenue Chureh, announced tbat he had decided toaveept the call to Loulaville, and hu asked that the pastoral relation be dissolved. die hoped there would be no opposition, Several expressed revrets at the decision, and aniotion of release was agreed to. ‘rhe Rev. Mr. Gibson, from the Committee on the Subject, recommended tliat ficenses be granted to the tollowlng: J. i. Berry, dobn rwir, W. T. Buck, A.B. Cort, D, W. Falis, if. P. Fallunwider, Joseph Gastor, George Knox, W. FB. Ringand, Christian Thyboldt. All bat two are still students at the ‘Theological Seml- wary, but had pasved a satisfactory examinution, ‘Vue report. was concurred fu, and the candi dates were leenscd. it wns decided to mako the examinations horc- after more thorough than they haye been, After a fow remarks by Mr, D, d, MeM Ian on the work among thy Mormons, which {s pro- renal very sattefactorily, the Presbytery ud- fourned. PENTECOST, A TALK TO THE YOUNG, If the Union meotinys held by Messrs, Pente- cust and Stebbins continue to facrease In popu- larity at thu present rate an extension will have to be built to the vast tabernacle on the corner of LaSalle street and Chicagy avenue, The hour of mecting last night was nominally 8 o'clock, put long bofera that hour thy great cditlea wos packed to its utmost capacity, and ib was only with the utmost dilticulty that late comers could manage to make ther way fulo thy house of prayer, . 'Thta movtiuy, although one of the rcries of Union meetings tow in progress, tras specially devoted to the North Side Bubbath-schools, and Sully 5,500 children conmectod wht tha varlaug achools were present. A volunteer cholr of over 100 Judiea at gentlemen occupied the platform, und proved a powerful assistance In the elnglng, whlch was Julaud In most hearti- W by ait present. ‘Shere cautd tot kava been Tees then 8,000 adults and chiitren ta the bulld- tng when the services began, and mauy Were wie ablo to obtain admittance, A pecullar feature of the meeting was the notable absvoce of elty pastors, very few of theso gonttomen boing preg The services bezan with singing, verses of the revogvized revival bymns bolng sung With much zest and enthusiasm by the great audience, Several requests for prayer were read, after which the Rey. Mr. Leavitt led tn prayer, von- eluding with the subline supplication taught b: the Savior to His disciplua. Moro alnging fol- Jowed, Mr. Stebbins proaiding vt the harionl- um, and directing tuo children by clapping his lauds, “Fnitfor the shore, sailor," wag then riven a6.aeolo by Mr. Stebbing, the audience joining in the chorus, Mr. Pentecost announcad as bla toxt the twenty-sixth verse of the twenty-third chapter of Proverbs, “A$v son, give to mo thy heart." He asked tho children to tell him where thelr bearta were, and they anawercd jn accordance My the recognized, speaker then satd inceiples of anatom:, t God in demand nan bad to pie. eves, but for the heart, without whitch tite only the children, but ol ler persons ought to give to God not thelr least, bat their most. ¥ Leave Town. ought to feel a honor and a pleasure to givin, The boys and gles pres- ent were urowh ap, and soon Hcy would be called upon to decide for themselves as tow their Hves should be, ‘The cod of this worl woul bid them atrive for fame or for riches, but the Aimlehty offered therm eternal life. The speaker ‘xaven free paraplirase of the hom the gods gave the pit ed should turn to gold. He pursuit of pleasuro or of riches did not slwass bring happinces, and that worldly things ‘were of on the dread dav of reckoning, best. right tu the ieave His dear § Attachments Are Iesuod, and the Tri h i i * their hearts to Him, Goes Ovor till To-Day. ‘The trial of Peter Stoyons for th of his wife Mainie, by shooting, in Jefferson: + Park, June 80, 1878, was to have begun fh tho Crinilnal Court, before Judge Rogers, yesterday , morning, but for the reason given below-there wasadeferment until to-day. The attendance wus not 3 forge a was oxpected, still, thera were few of the scats unoceupled. Among tho Jookers-on were ten or fifteen women. Perhape the crowd was sinall because the preliminarica-: are usually uniutercsting. ‘The character ofthe ease ts auch, however, that there will doubtlest bo no standing-room when the ovidenco It the prosecution is very plain, and will not require aver « story of Midas, t that all he touc iret frults of their hearts, Ho ito save mankind, und they. should give to Hin thelr Jove amd thetr hopes. ‘Fue Lord Jesus came down nod redecined them with fis own prectuus blvad,und they were bound to Him. ‘The dleeourse was given tn colloaulat st\le, almost Inipussible to reproduce either in sivle or languse, and the speaker held the attentlon of fils audienco throughout. will be a long one, and two weeks may expire before their testiinony {s laid before the jury. | When the Court was oped for busted, * State's-Attorney Mills arose and said he was ready to vo on. Mr, Trude didn't. know whether he was or not. Ho wanted to aco if his wituesses Were — would” recall addressed to, them personally, At the sume is pecially directed to ty ast the men and timo hls remay the ebildren, \ present doubt) struction from the exe) conclusion, Mr Pe ure of the beautles of the S its strects of gold and gates of Jasper, beeved of the children ta obey God’a wish to ative Nice hearts to Him, und told on affecting: rt who Jind attended the mcet- » Lrouglit to the footstuol of the Throne of (irae. The mecting closed with prayer aud singing. THE OTHERS. es of the evening. drew a glowing plet- ew Jerusalem, with was then sent for and came in in a few mo- ments, accompanied by a Bailiff, and took a seat ina chair near the tabla which is set apart for the use of prisuuer's counsel, He was dressed In dark clothes, free from dust; had ona efean abirt and stauding collar, and his red hatr wos smootiivd down as if he had used lots of poma- trim and spentsome tine which te undoubtedly bad, as he fa a vain fellow, and prides himeelf ut tis appearance. ‘The frsi thing he did was to stare at th of whom were old acqualn! nodded "to none of them, the mien near by and louked them over. His manuer indicated self-sutisfaction snd indifar- ge Ile hag a strong convic- tlon that he will he nequitted. Maving procured the subpanas, Mr. Trude callea over the names Beverul of the ewners thereof did not respond, and he said they were vefore thelooking-plass, The Methodist ministers held thelr regular weekly meeting yesterday forcuoon, ‘the Rev. J. F. Willing oceunfed the chair, A. resolution was adopted restricting a miulster from spat tng more thay once on the etme subject until all who desired had an upportunity of exprese- ing themselves. The Rev. Dr. Hatfield, of Evanatan, ead a paper on The Witness of we women, several nees, though ha ‘Then be turned to ence te surtoundlry; discussion ensued, which was taken par the Rev, Messrs. Raymond Williamson, Parkhurst, and lution expressing syinpathy with th Caldwell fu the death of fila éhild, und resuly- ing to attend the funeral in a was passed, after which the meeting adjourn There wore certain reasons why they (men and not flock to the Court. Tho most inportant witness was Nellic St. ith. He expected to prove by her ‘June 28, Mamie Stevens wrote her ig her too to Cincinuatiand enter # house of prostitution, ‘The Court remarked that it was not material to gointo what the witnesses would swear to. If attachments were required he would direct. that. they be lesaed. Mr. ‘Trude wanted tima to get “that wome au. The Court—Aro you ready to proceed: this 2 ‘Mr. Trude—Nop, but 1 will be 28 soon as 1 got ‘The’ trouble has arisen from sot- tla a day for the trial. ‘The witnesses, aspectal, Ty the youn mun, have left town, Wo have had the officers of the Court, the Central Station detectives, and private persons hunting for State’e-Attorncy Mills submitted that the de fenre had kad ample opportunity to got thelt witnussus, the ease having been set two weeks Id that-twro weasago bo had Boring, Gorliaisy women) would alias Della Sin} body ut 2 p. my The regular weekly mecting of the Baptist weld yerterday morning at No, 71 atreet. ihe Rey. E. Perrin fn the chair. ‘The pastors made reports of the additions to thefr churehes durlug the past month, as fyl- sagliains Lewter, Coventry Strout Fourth Cours if Olivet tcolored) Providence (colored). ‘The Rev. Mr, Crossy stated that he has re- the Coventry Street ‘The debt of the church was only 800, but some repalrs were nevessary and the facil Ht was expected to have Mr. ‘Trude ea! caused subpanas to issue, but THE YOUNG MEN LUET TOWN if n day lad not been act ho gould have gotten bold of some of them. As to one of the women, an influence was at work to keep hor out of sight—a sinister Influence, and he Knew whenco tt eprane, that very day. tes for rouin jinited, the church supplied for a time. ‘The pastor of the Lawndale Church reported that Jast Sunday 871 was ruwed tn .his church for furclen inissions, Several-of the pastors present made reports of the prosperous work in thelr respectlye fier name was An- ite also wauted James and George Attorney Mills asked ff subponas dad been fesued for then. Mr. Trude answe ed fn the affirmative, Ono of the Baitiffs had told him he could nos find Delia Smith, thouh he bulioyed ato was ab bome. Hy (Frude) yent to the house Saturday - evening, and asked to go into 9 certain room, but her father and brother would not permit it. Ve wanted George aud James Smith brought in + on attachments, so as to find out where the girl ‘The Rey. Dr, Owen announced Ils resignation as pastor of the Univeraity Pluce Church. eald that he did not fee) bud nour leavin cago, but was sorry to part from his frie Dr. Andereun stated uit th Chicazo University: hd commenced the close of a two week: Cammitres appointed by the Conference to selvct a ruoul far the mlnister mectiha re- ported the couditions on which the room ot present used conkd be obtained ayia. seeined to be n disposition amoung ininy of those present ta move tu sume other plac Hually deeided that the Camniittee some other place snd re; 8. The Court—But what propasjtion ‘do you make about the casa Mr, ‘Prade-—T_ as! to-morrow [thls] moi Stute’s-Actornvy postponed until Milu—Will you bo ready port tw thy next mect- | “sty, Trude-—That depends oa whether our If the oflleers aropowerful enouch te get the worn St. Clair here witnesses are he: ‘Me. B, Fe dacobg, of the ‘Tabernacle Misston, ov Wabash aventie, stated that they would be without a place of mecthyy In aweek or so. Next Sunday they would decide whether to gation Was prosperous Mills—Did sho ever live on ‘object was perhaps to flua he woman Bteyous Js eald to lived on State State's-Attorne out if this wast have bean so intiniate with. Mr. ‘Trude—She may havo street. J do not know that Stesens knew her. ‘This is one whom sume of the gentlemen who are nothere know, aud In whom they have o great interest. : ‘The names of all the absentees were read over, at the Court sald that so many could not be gathered in ina day, so the caso could go over He directed tho Clerk to ond rapidly increasing, buildiys they would accompltah niore good, and wontd soon be able (o support. a pastors w the pastors would come to his place Sunday alternvon to give some helpful v had a coud Jot on Wabash avenue in slew oniwhich fo build, and, ft cu be secured, it would be Just the place for a church, anxions thit the ministers should fook the mat- ter over and approve of it, Tt was dvelded that the pastor undacommittes of with the ‘Tabernnete Miasion Suniay aiternvon: atZo’clock. An adjournment was tien had. RIGNTH PREY TEMAS, ‘The snnial meeting of the Ef Church Suciety 1 Tecture-roon af the cl Washington streets, chosen Cbairnion. & until this morning. 188UE ATTACUMENTS, : und the officers to ses that the papers wera served (fit took the whole Sheriff's force, ie witnesscs for the prosecution, who wero all on hand, were then dlsmisacd, as wero thos for the defense who had answered, and the court adjourned, Stevens being taken back to, N. ht Preabyterian Irch, vurner of Rubey and Reports were submitted by the Deacous, Session, Ladies’ Sackety, and 82h batleschool Home Misslon, all of which were very cneourngine. ‘Nhe Treasurer's report shotwa that the indebt- edness u year azo was $17,500; canceled during $8,443; conditional subscription casa the wholu amount {a ralsed, 37,700. would leave the Indebtedness $1,783.12. The iolowing gentlemen wore elected Dea- cons; J. Re Bewlo wml RM, Buckman, election for n Bourd of Trustees resulted as fol- lows: Fred 8, dames, D, N, Martin, dy AL, Wit+ beck, dames Buchanan, nnd A. JL Custle, ‘A vote of thanks was tendered to the pastor aud bia wife for their efficient services on beltalf of thy church und especlally in extinguishing: Attachments wore at once issued for John P, ley, Mra. Brown of No. 87 Dearborn strovt, Hubbard, William Delacy, -James Lacy, young. Uil- Leth young Relun, Nello St. Clair, oud Annie to Sinith, youn, It turned out subsequently that Miss Coon was to court at the thine her name was called, but for sone reason sho did not respond. , Sho leit without saying unything, and the fact of Docomlig Known alinost Iminediate- hurrled out and overtook her on promised to attend morning, and was allowed to go. Some of the others bad nut beou found up to last eyont rding the younz men, tt fs doubtful they return to tha city, if they lwuce, before. the trial iy over. “Thelr alleged relations with Mra. Stovens havo, been referred, to in the newsnapers, and their friends vertainly know the clreurmstances. away itis hard to determine, not Wish to take an gath wn Impertincut queqtlons, REGARDING THE LETTER whieh “ Mamfo’? {a satd to havo written to Mise St. Clot, the defenso claim: that sho ahowed 16 to a inule frlend, who wrote on the back a pro) osition to. Mrs, Stevens, and sent tt to her, this condilion the letter cama into Stevens? murder wns cominitted, dat the apparent fala of his wito that he sought her out und kill her that shu might net bo ablo to curry out expressed Jutention, —— The Squirrvl Peat of Cullfornta, sun Francisco Mullen. When the first settlers on the rich farming Inuls uloug our rivers, snd creeks, aud aloughs began to cultivate the suil, they found but few ia und gophers, Ay the land becaine vogetabler, fruit trece, the well-tilled faring ent to the whole traop of squlrrol J before beun scattered on Intlaides, ar aupported by acorns, prass-scuds, uncivilized artleles of dlut. prabeworthy tdaptablity, these squirrels moved their abottes, and began to infest the fence-cor he bits of woudland, rocky spurs, and the y ravines near the hougcs of the fare: and tivy have ever siuce buen of the nature parasites, or, if one would bo exactin language, Thy Culifornia: ground. squirrel, be 16 understood, fs a born foraer, a elutaaian, o border relyer, full of the teree witok action, and the sublime Ho ts ou amusing ruacal, Where be chooses, even thou y teeth of danger, numergbly hours of sunlight, nocent wud unsusplelous old gray tleman of lelsure, who Is takiay rey Aloxt farinerd, however, under hon a aquirred sits wp wuusually | miu looks as mild sa the heart of May, |, fucly evidence Ut he ts plotting {and planning durther ralde upon prop or Dantu’s Portralt. ‘Thero Is but ono portrait, of Dante in exist- it has a remarknblo history. altar wall of the chapel of the Podesta at Flore ence (now called the Bargello), Gitorte, Dante's friend, and ong et the groaicst painters of the Renalssance, bad paloted a grand religious coni~ pesitlon, in which, after the fashlon of the time, be exalted the glory of Florence by introducing: adm of the most Tamons citizens. into the o9- sembly of the ble Ho wears the genvelul talling cap of the day; in his right hand be holds the blos- sont of the pomegranate, which is quus) o plet- As Gilotty haw represented him, he may be about 24 years old. Although at something of ifs fave ale ready wears a saul atl thoughtful expression, of the magistrate wos cirncd Into a jall for common -erlininale, and the chapel Into a storeroom. ‘The walia were swept over by the plusterer’s brush, ‘Thus Dunte, 60 aye, because there was Ming Ws pleture, which Ina note Morent, a Floren- acy tithe easly partof the p amenta that lio has spont two years of his life searching In yaln to recover the portraic of Dante and tho others of (totto's treseo mens tlonad by Vasari; that otters before him had mude slinitar searches but had Mkewleo failed, and that he boped the day would come in which this palnting of euch artierle und histurle inter: cat would again bo sought for und the eiforts Stimulated by these words, gentlumen—one American, ano Engi ad one Ltaliun, all devtred Woy they should raz Perhaps they do d bo eubjected to handa the Sunday the ure of himself, avd he was so Incense tospesk, rested da his Yasuri montlous, vovercd with wheat, publle im cr. to thy study of OF abi HAPBUCERS. arches {n 1810, when Dante—undertuok pow rege: ntire art-loving: they found that for alta the el world showers bl audacity of w savage. who. rears « dome-like Bismarck on sabbatarioulens One day, when the tople of conversation was toleration, Busch, who had been tn America, te- ferred to’ tho Purituns of the New England States, with their strong futolerunce to those who differed witls the tyrannical tc svgmingly ua lus ioton, andto *thebe | stand that w! atheduy,'” said Bistarck—" that fy u perfectly burritle tyranny, 1 remosmber whon f first Went to Eugland, and kuded ity Hull, that L begun to whistle to the street, An Enulishman whoa | had got acquainted with on poard told me thot Lmnust not wilatle,—! Pray, do uot wuistle.? ‘Why uot? is whistling for- hey it ts not forbld~ den, but itis the Sebbath! Tals so daguated ine that I at once took my. ticket by another stoner for Kdlaburg, as Pdlid wot choose not ta by able to whistle when I- hud aiiud to.” He weut au te say tut be waa not apposed to thy ubservauce of Sunday, but, on the contrary, as landed proprietor, did all tw cond to vru- will not have” people cou. Each ian must kuow beat bow to propare himself fora future life. if the truth were known, destroy, year ulter year, the aggregate an cour ‘Thia te un evil Ilere Is a peat which, would be found to grata qnough to make in Tivus tux vpur all conce! * which uittst be fought with steady, bitter pur- “there are enoy odve of polsoning known. ‘Thu pol ts to keep them iu eur nuthod becomes den horet*” 4 No,? sut y united actlon. patent operation, and, 4 8 little tog familiar, try * Wheat potsoned with strychuine way, fur tuetultce, Us used during soring; Ju the hat jouths uso watermelou rude; wud n these fall, wheat prepared In some way, elther wheat with phosphysus or mote it—tonly 1