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(HE CHICAGO TRIBURE: TUES: HE. COURT-HOUSE. «- Awarding tho Contracts for the; Final’ Work. Tho Ssxton Combinatfon Sucoseds in Winning the Battle. Tho Report of the Commilteo- Repudiated by ‘Thoso Who Made It. Final Sottlawmont ‘af the Coal. Question— Baker Brothers, Beaten, MORNING SESSTON. TUR CONTRACTS LET. ‘The County Board: met in adjourned session seaterday tiorntnig at 10 ‘o'clock. Mr. Senne presided, nud all the members were on bond. * Commisstoner Fitzgerald called up the com- munleatton’ of JM. Armstrong and Gavin & Mrumor, unsuccessful bidders for parts of the interlor work, but thesa wero temporarily Jad over. So was @ ‘communication tram Jybnson & Co., bidders on the. fire-proot work. The report of the Joint Committes on Public Bull and Publle Service, which was xtven fn ‘Tus Tatnune on Saturday, wos called up, and Comutssioner Burling moved Ite adoption. ‘THB REPORT HECOMMENDRD. q that the contracts be awarded:us follows: Car- penter work, P.: 3. Sexton, SORT; fire-proof work, Ezekiel Binlth, $55,971; plastering, M. Byrne & Son, $34,1095 plumbing aud gas-titting, Jieiry Byrne, $7,0553 sleam-heatlng and yentt- ating, 8. J. Pope & Co, S7,876. { Commissioner Wood maved to combine the ‘ids on. carpentry and. fire-proofing, and to amend the report by giving both to Bexton at bis bid of $130,651," Commisefoner Hoffmann thought thecarpenter work and Plastering ehould go together, and moved to aword these nnd ‘the fire-proof work to Scxtos,~ whose bid on the three was $172,807.05, . Commissioner, Bradley move to amend the renort by awarding the contract for these three {tema to Hennessy Bros. Their old was $175,080, Commisstaner Senne called Commisstoncr Ayare to the chuir and moved to take up the re- porl by ftems. This was not voted on). and he moved to lay all previous motions ou tha table, which was fost,—yeas, 6; nays, 9 COMMISSIONER WHERLER said that the Leuislaturo had passed 2 Jaw pro- viding that after July 1, 187, any contract fn- yolving the expenditure of over 500 required a two-thirds voto of all the member’ of the Board fn fits favor. ‘Tlie press of thd city and county hind insinuated tbst the Board was in a hurry so through these big contracts betorn that Juw came ‘Into operation, ‘He didu’t believe these insinuations were well founded, and did believe that atl the ~omembers of the ‘Board were honest’ fu. thelr desire to let the ecoutracts to the best. advantace of the county. But be thought tt would be well to refor the whole matter back to the Cominit- tev, and moved that. the question be postponed until Thursdav-afternoon at 2 o'¢) Comiaulssioner Senne eeconded the motion, Commiestoner Fiizzerald expressed his thor- ough disitke of Ihe press und his disinettna‘ion to necent uewepaper advice, He was honest and not afraid, ahd proposed tego quead and lee » contracts. Jie moved to Jay Comassioner Wheeler's motion on the table. The motlan to Juy on the table prevalicd by n vole of 8to7, as foltuwes Yeaa—Ay mann, Leazen, Muya—Boen Wood, Senne: "The Chairman aunouneed that a yoto would betakenon +. COMSISSIONER BRADLEY'S AUDSTITUTE, giving Huimessy Bros. ,the contracts for carpen- Iry. plastering. und flre-prool worl, “Conunlasioner Fitzgerald movod that tieBoard geo into Committee of the Whole to consider the advisability of letting all the work to ony map, ‘Commissioner Spofford did not ses the ad- yantae of this, Jemmiasioner Fitzerald eald it’ would givo the iewiers freater' latitude of debate, Commissioner Wheeler fuyored gomg into Cotnmitter of the Whote. Eee "tne Chalr (Ayars) wanted to know 1 ft was the ntention-to cleur the decks and exclude all outsiders. “Commlsstoner Wheeler eald ft was. The motion of Commissioner Fitzgerald was Jost—yeas, ‘G3 nays, 10. a Discussion’ followed on Commissioner Brad- Jey’s substicute, ‘That gentleman supported the Henneasy proposition, Commiseinner Fitzuerald ‘sald Commissioner Wood had changed bia views sluice signing the Committee report an Friday, and was uow will- {ny to let the work, or the bulk af tt, to ono arty. ® A Koto was taken on Commissioner Bradloy’s substitute, which was lost: Yras—tradiey, Fitzgerald, Moffmann, Lenzon, Wheeler—. . Naus—Ayars, Rocse, Burling, Coburn, Moyer, Miller, Stewarl, Spoflard, Wood, Senne—10, ‘The vore was then ordered on Commisstoner Hoinann’s proposition to award Sexton the ‘bres contracts, Which was! lost by a vote of Li to. 4, Fuvgerald, Hoitmana, Lenzen, and Wheeler vote, in the minority. "The Chair tlien sald a voto would be taken on the proposal to cive Sexton the CONTRACTS FOR CARPENTERY AND PINR- - PROOFING. ‘This was carrled by a vota of 13 to 2 Messrs, Meyer aud Senue voting in the veative. ‘As the Voto waa nbout to be announced Fitz- gerald roro and, like Litte Buttercup, exclaimed, “Hold on, 1 -haye something to: say? Tle wanted to' vote no. It was a scandal and shame to jump over Smith and deliberately inake Sexton a’ present of 88,000, or over. No wonder the press Kicked about the way things were done. [He voted “aye! in order to get a chauze to move to reconsider, he vate was declared, aud Fitezerald moved to reconsider, but finmediately withdrew when Commisstoner Wheeler moved to lay the motion ‘on the table. Cummutssioner Stewart moved to amond,the yeport und to sward ; THE CONTRACT YOR PLASTERING to Thomas O'Brien at his bid of $31,817. ‘Commissioner Fitzgerald opposed the mation, Byrne & Son were just us competent und capa; die as O'Brien. We protested ayatnet the Bourd showing preferences, nud beloved there was workin rotten here. Joby M. Armstrong, standing outside the rallinu, here asked to be heard, but was not al- owed tu talk, a Commissioner Wheeler sald “this cursed plastering? hud been more trouble to htt than any other. braneh of the work. dle thought Hyrno & Son cavable, but {f there was to be uny preference shown he wanted it to be 10 favor of Bexton thus giving all three of the moat linpor- tant jobs to one mau. fie moved ag an amend. ment that 2, J. Sexton be awarded the coutruct dor plastering at bis bid of $42,317.45, Cuminissioner ” Fitzgerala seconded tho amendinent, Te saw Byrno & Son's reputa: es was “equally just as good’? ag that of ‘Brion, + 2 Hore J. M. Armstrong broke out again, do- Munding the yeas and nays on the vote. Ale was suppressed: with gome ditteulty. - “Commissloncr Senne wanted to know te otticr bidders, Armstrong, Crimp, et als, had been passqd over. : Commissioner Burling, Chairman of the Joint Committee, sald “tut some were ruled out on acceount of their wart of reaponstully sity; others becauso they did not pussces wie necessary practical knowledze, He vhought the carpentry abd tre-prooilng should go to- gether, and. would be glad to have the plaa fering ‘vonsolidated in thy wame contract. Bub hu tound Sexton was awny up too high on this, Comimisatoner Benne suggested, and oud, amade # totlon, that all Jurther bids be rejecte He did thie go they could advertise agalu. Commissioner Stewart seconded thu motion, pat the Coule ruled it out of order, Commissioner Fitzgerald moved to postpone further aetlon, nud to send the wholu matter back to the Committes with Instructlong to re- turn an intelligent report, “ "[nla Way Nob seconded, ‘Yhe Chalr sald thy vote would bo taken on Z WUBELER'S AMENDMENT ving the plastering contract Lo Sexton, 5 Me etine th 2 stared his inutlun ua aq sub Liwas lovt.—yeas, 45 nays; 11,—F'itz- foyer, Biller, und Beune forming the yote was then token on Commissloner Wheeler's stavndment, but this. ouly received, three votes; those of Wheeler, Hotfinaon, and Lenzen. a aoe Commissioner Fitzgerald maved to give the on te Byrne & Son us recommended originally iF the Committee. ‘Comnissloner Wheeler tayored the propos!- tion, ‘The Beard got lute a fog here, which was partly cleared up by Fitzcerald witbaraw Ife previous motion and moving to Jay Commis yars, Burling, Cobnrn, Fitzgerald, Wolt- jewart, npollord—s. radley, Meyer, Miller, Wheeler, sthiute. ner Stewnrt’s motion on the table, This was lust—yean, 5; vars, 10, “Commissioner Senne wanted to know why Commissioner Stewart, amember of the Joint | Oohimittee, had Bou back on the report ho hyp, nn Nuualy slvngi. Go Wintssiofier Stewaft explained that the iG athinittes had been divided in regard to he “matter, nd that the cantrgot. was only awarde ‘gns¥rne & Son by a tare inajority. -Chnunissioner Fitzgerald demanded to know fronr'Archttect Euan (who occupied reat nt i | tharenortcrs! table) whether Myrne é& Son were hot, {nat ns cood as O' Belen. Meésre, (offmann and Bradley proteated agataet-ploctne Egan in ch ndeticate position. ‘The fote an Cominissioner Stewart's amend- mentyrhhstivuting O'Brien's notoe for Byrne d& on itt the ropart,, waa carried by 10 yoies tot, Doesoe¥ ttzeeratd, Moyer, and Senne young in he'tipéative. V Gh estoner Wood moved to award f PME CONTRACT FOR PLUMBING to Sonuester & Lampartner at their bid of $8,006 Comsisstoner Fitzgerald sold they seemetl to hav; gotten a corner on thls thing, nud prophe- ale alee there would ba fun buloro they got throggh. Cominissioner Senne sald there were to low- or bids,—[lorry Bvene’s und Joc Hogan's. Why wre they passed overt _ Ounmissioner Woud explained that he pre- forred Schuester & Co’s bid to Horran's, ol- though it was $350 blgher, Anu he intimated thut the Committee were nub satisfied us to Horry Byrne's tinancial ability. Commissioner Fitzgerald sald that he never sow ,a@ report so badly hacked up. Ho wanted the press, the public, aud the taxpayers to ow the facta, He moved to table Commts- alae Wests motion, This was lust—yeas, 43 hays, 1h, Coraintssloner Fitzeerald moved to award the confract to Joe Hagan, This was not seconded, or al toast was not entertained. A Yote was then taken ow the proposition to give the job to Sehuestér & Lampartnor. The motion prevatled by the following vote: “Y2ae--Ayare, Boose, Coburn, Hoifmann, Lenzen, Wig. Snotord, Wond—8, ‘ave—Uradicy, Burling, Fitzgerald, Stewart, Wheeler, Seune—e. Commissioner Bradley moved to sdjourn. ‘This was not voted un. Commissioner Wood moved to amend the re- port by substituting the name of Jun Davis & Co. for ttof 8, I. Pope & Co. on eTEAM-NEATING AND VENTILATING, Commissioner Senne wanted to know. why they had jumped seven lower bidders In favor of Duvis. Tho vote gave the job to Davis by 12 votes to 3,~-Fitzgerald, Meyer, and Seune cumposiug the minority. Coménisslaner Burling moved to adopt the roport 1s amended. Commissioner Fitzgerald honed this wauld not prevuil, ‘They lind ralsed the figures over $13,000 nnd Tet the contracts to four different men, No wonder {t wos strect talk that it was nouseior bidders to come jo to the County Board. He could now see why the press had thrown cold water on the Board, fur whenever there was anything todo it was hucksterea out and hawked-around, He moved to refer the whole matter back to the Joint Committe, ‘The motion was: lost. by 12 votes to 3,—Vtcz- gerald, Meyer, and Wheeler on the losing side, ‘The voto was then taken on Commissioner Barling’s motion to ADOPT THE REPORT AS AMENDED, which prevailed by 12 votes to. 3,—Fitzgerald, Mever, and Senne voting in the minority. Comtmlsstoner Wood moved tu reconsider, and, this boing seconded, immediately moved to Jay his own motion on the table. Commisstoner Fitzgerald vrotested, and the Chair decided that tha could not be done. Commissioner Wood moved the previous question on the reconsideration, This prevailed by 2 unanimous voto. Commissioner Senne moyed that the Board adjourn, uve Thuraday at 2 o'clock, Vhe Chiatr refused to entertain the motion, and ordered the vote to be taken on the recon- siaeration. Commissioner Fitzgerald denouuced the whole affair us ascheme. ‘The vote to reconsider was lost by 12 yotes to 8,—same as the lost ous re- cordad, Commisstoner Coburn moved that when the Board adjouru ft do so until 3 o'clock, Coimunfssioner Stewart safd that they had. _. THE Coal. .Qurstiox ‘ to consider, the contracts. expiring June 30. ‘There had been a Sub-Committee appointed to make Lests, and these has baon carrigd out ut the County Hosoltal. ‘Fhe report was all ready. Commilasioner Hoffmann protested, as he had not had an opportunity to examine the reports of the tests. Commisslaner Bradiey moved os an amend- ment that when the Board adjourued it should do so until Thursday at 2 o'clock. The amendment was Jost by 10 votes to 5. Commissioner Coburn’s motion was carried by 18 votes to 2, Comtuissioner Fitzgerald sent up to the Clerk's dexk an option from the County At- turney, 09 follows: The Hon, Wittiain Futzqerald—sinz Und amendment of 1871 of See. GLof the aerate tug County Commiastoners of Cook County (Luwa 187M, page Ti), Ifa contract was let by volu of the Hoard prior to July 1.187%, under Itule 2 (Proceedines of Hoard of County Comioixsionera, 1878 und 1870, page 7), the contract must, after being let, be put into Wwritlag und read and ap- proved in open’ Board before it can be executed, todo which, after duly 1, 1879, would require ten afilrinative vutes, Nexperttully. Coxsinen H, ‘Witterr, County Attorney, Comunisslouer Spofford moved that die Coun- y Attorney be directed to draw the contracts right away, Commissioner Fitzgerald said that had al- rendy been done. He hoped they wouldn't get scared at last. They had got. twelve votes, und had put the thing past redemption, ‘The motion of Commnlasioner Snofferd pre- yalled, und the Bourd adjourned until 3 o'clock. AFPTERNOON SESSION, COAL HIDs. The Board met tn regular eesston at 8 o'clock, Commissioner Scnnu' fn the chair, oud o ful Board present. i ‘The County Attorney sent in a communica- tion setting forth that the Board bad a right to fnvest $110,000 of the Sinking Lund in the now Byer cont county bonds {f it ao desired, ‘The conmeannication was referred to the Finance Comm&tec, Mr. I. Byrne, one of the unsuccessful bidders for plumbing and gas-ftting on the new Court- House, sent ina protest against the award of the contract to Scnucster & Lampartuer, which was ordered placed on Mle, ‘The Coumittea on Public Service presented a report to the effect that they had nade teats of the several kinds of soft coal that wore offered to the county, wnd that the tests showed whit the coal offered by Woodruff & Trunkey, viz.t ‘the Coal Creek (Ind.) coal was tha bést for steam purposes. | ‘They.therefore recommended that the bid of Woodruil & Trunkey bo accept- ud, as follows; Meyer, Normal Schaal, Englewood .. County Hospital. Jnaane Asylum and Poor-loure... Cook County Jathe...rere cree es ¥ mao County Avent's office (iu bo delivered on are 1 AF 0 MEE) secs eee on nseraeee vee veee Hart coal for atl institutions, * a, Ae ‘Accompanving thle report was a detailed exhitit sigued by Willtam A. Lekeh, the expert having the teste in. charge, satting forth the amount of coal consumed, poudle of steam mmade, and thy Ike. 4 Conunissioner Wheeler wanted moro light. Ho contd not underatund the figures, ‘Tho ex- Usbit was then‘read, * eee In reply. to Commissioner Fitzzorala, Com- missioner Coblirn suid that the -exogtt.was recommended by thy Master Mechoule_of the Jilinofs Central Rallroad, having made PIP the teste for that railroad for along time,” * Commbutoner Ftzgeruld made a Jedethy spcech, in the courre of which he applied sume disgracetul peraonalittea to the Couniunitte on Public Service, and sald that Cominitsstoner Cuburn “did wot care adn" for tha {uturests of the County.” Z ‘Conimilasioner Coburn in reply ssid that-by adopting the report a saving UfS1.400 woyld:- be made on the soit coal alone, Baker Brog: had Bent in a special lot of coal, and the eopange ths Hospital, Mr, McDonald, hud watds-abiey, wos better than any Baker Bros. bad beod ‘fur. nishiug to the county, Commissioner Wheeler sald he had 9 frtend who bad pat tua bid for Streator coal, and he wanted Uiat man'to wet the coutract if possible, It not, be favored Wilmtugton coal, and sould, not fet a faw bundred dodlars stand iy ui way. ‘Commissioner Cobura suit thut the Streator coal averayed 17-to 20 cents hizhas, than thy Coal Creek. coal, The latter «wag lower by BI4l0 than the sawest bid on W fliapeton coal, ny More than $5,000 tower bhatt $aker Oey bid. i a ‘The report of the Cominitice was then cou- curred ju by the following votes Yeaa—Ayura, Boeee, Burling, Coburn, Stewart, Bpotford, Woud, Senue—S, Nays—Brahoy, Vitzserald, Miyer, Miller, Weeler—7. * ‘Tho Clerks read s comajunication from J. Mf Arinstrong, warning the Hourd not to let the coutructator plastering’ atid Ure-provf work to Y. J. Sextou, op thy "ground that nfs (Ari strong’s) bid was the jutveut. ‘The communtear ton was placed on dite, A number of reports Jofmauo, Lenzen, from atandlug eymutt- tees,recommending tho payment of sundry hill nul the pay-rolla of the Bhertil's oflice, ofl o the Clerk of the Criminal Court, and other county inetitutlons were aporoy: ‘Un motion of Commissioner Wood, all, bids not agcepted by the Huard were formally ree jected, ‘THE CONTRACT WITH TD. J. BEXTON for the carnentry wud fire-proof work was read by the Clerk. It covenanted that to convict Inbor should be emploved and no materials pro- duced py stich labor be used, ‘Thera were the Untial provisions thatthe contractor should use due diligence nnd not canee delay to other con tractore. ‘The pond wos signed hy Pd. 8extoty, dJobn W. MeGuuning, Henry Kerber, and Hobe i M. Eddy, and was du the sum of $5,000. ie bond was anpraved. Schuester & Lampartner’s contract for the plumbing and gasttting and bond in $4,150 signed by John Schuester, Henry Lunipartner, Wear Lothottz, und George Stern, Was typ proved. ‘The contract and bond of Thomas O'Brien In $17,000 on the plastering were anproved. The Yond was stened by Thomas O'Brien, Thomas Mackin, and W. M. Devine. ‘The Chair (Comniisstoner Spofford) announced that he had recelved anather protest irom J. M. Armatrong avalnst Jetting the contract for wating and ventitating to Jotn Davis & The protest was read and ordered placed on file. ‘The bond of John Davis & Co. in $16,000 on the steam-heating and ventilating aud the con tract with that firm were read sud approved, ‘The signers to the band were Jolin Davis, dosep Creaswold, Robert M. Eddy, und Joby Clittord. ‘The Buard tien took a recess tor half an hour, On reassembling the Clerk rend a commndniea- Uon trom Recorder Broe! asking the county to assunse the responsibility fur the accuracy of the abstracts rent out frum the Recorder's of- fice. ‘The vommmunication was referred to the Committee on Records, The contract with Woodruff & Trunkev for the supply of coal to the county during the en sulin: year was read, lt wasin the usual form, ‘Yhe bond was In the penal sum of $24,000, and was.elgned by Amos JI. Woodruff, Jerome i. Trunkey, Addison J. ‘Trunkey, 0, 8. Lloyd, John W. Pardee, Johu S. Alexander, M.D. Wat- son, Jacob I. Little, and Thomas Gavin, ‘The contract was ordered appro: 1 and the bond entered Into Iu spite of the complaints of Commissioner Wheeler, who {8 understood tv represent the “claims” of Baker Bros. ‘Nhe Board then adjourned, NASBY. Mr, Naosby Narrates the Doleful History of Cape, M'ielter, in Which the True In- warduesa of His Boing # Greonbackor Ly Set Forth, . Toleda Madr, Conrepnrr X Roaps, wich isin the State uv Kentucky, Joon 20, 187%.—Capt, M’Pelter Is on the fence. Ho fan't certin whether it fs bis dooty to go over Into Onio at the ensooin oleck- shun, and repect for Ewlng, or the nctooal Nashnel candidate, Piatt, He is in doubt he- couse be con's make uo hls nvind whitch wood most further the graty coz uv onlimitid money; to which he fs devotid hart und sole. What- ever other principles the Captin may bo shaky on, he is firm ezarock on thls, and, when the circumstances uy the case fs taken into nkkount, Tean't blame hin. At the cloge uy the Inte onnlensantnis Captain M’Pelter wuz a rovfned man, ‘The feend Jinkin hed emansipatid bis nigcers, wich left him without Iaber, and consekently he never ralsed no crops. Jolin Morgan hed capcherd his mulea, while the Captain wuz in the Confederate army, and a tyrant government refaosed to pay him a cent for them, becoz, forsooth, a Confederit commander contistikated lis property, und becoz he wuz in the Confederlt servis, He wuz left with a thousand akers uv land jist ont uv the village, wich wuz worth, say, $5.0 aker, But that laud, wieh wuz hls roain, become hia aalyashen, ‘The flood uy greenbax wich poured over the Land irrigatid the Cross-Roiles, £7 evervbody bad his pokkits {ult uy greenbax ju the North they cum South to {nvest it. There quz a helthy wildafs i the afr for them ez hed nud. It is troo, there wazn’t any netoonl call for any moro: people at the Crogs-Rodes than wot wuz there olreddy. ‘Ther wuzn't no uew faviviva startld, pur ne new industrics developt. wich wood sttpport people, and nobody hed the disposighun to start ucw cuterprises, for ther wuz so mitch money to be innde in epekllatin in reel estate. Fe ‘The Captin woz supprised one day, at beln of- fered $10 0 aker for his land, Me wuz too dumb- foundid to sell, and before be recovered he wuz, offered $20, ‘Then be opened his eyes. Ie saw a way to inake up for his losses. Me refaosed to sell and imejitly follered the example uv them ez hed. bought, wnd fold it out into 4 M'Pclter’s Firat Addishn to Confedrit Cross- Rodes.”” He borrered money to grade streets, and to plant shade-trees, to toake the Addishn. attractive, and then he commenst to sell lots. ‘they went off Itke hot caks. Peorle wood buy otn, and pav $800 aplece, pasin dawn 810, and elvio a mortgazy on em tor the add 8510, payable in one, two, and three years, with Inter- est. Then they wood turn nround and acl eu for $1,000, taking §20 down with the eame terms, and fo on. Tt wuz a gorgus time. Capt. M’Pelter hed to buy asafe (which he did on crett), to hold his sekoorltics. That thousand akers uy land netted him neerly 9 quarter ny a sniliion, aud the down payments kent lim in comfort. Bein rich, Mra. MePelter bot hersele allk dresses (on credit), and the Caplin set upa pair uy hogees and o kerridge, which he bot (on credit), and he reblit is house (on credit), makin tt a clegant man- shun for av opulent Amerikiu gentleman, ‘Not bein satistlea with the weulth he had ak- koomulated, in notes und mortyayis on bls own Jund, the Captain embarkt in wider spektl- ushens, He wenta mile or two beyond his own Jand, and bot afl he coud buy at $1,000 0 ker, and Intd them out. ‘The cows wuz turned off that Innd, and surveyors surveyed, warin injy rubbor boots ez perteckshun aul rattiesuakes. Aud MePelter’s Second and Third Addishun to ihe Cross Roads wuz throwed into the market, Ex tt wuz with MePelter so it wuz with pretty much everybody olsc, ‘The Guyerment wuz fashooin greenbax by the milyun, and people apekilated. Jn thei days you couldn't buy a rusty nule but wat you cuod sell [t next mornin at oadvyance of 3 ort hundred percent, We wuz happy, for everybudy hed credit, und things wuz a huomin. E But thercum on end tolt, Everybody hed lots tosell, but when the Guyerment cum to hegin to pay Itedebts, and ‘to stop fahooln Its inilyuns a day, nobody wanted om, Veckin Vouram wantid ta know uy Capt. M’Polter, what waz the yoose uv askin S44) for a quarter ny anaker uy ground, which wuz only wath 33 aaker, onfess people eum to live on it, which they wuzn't doin to any alarmin dexzece, ‘Then Sherman kept on payls the Nashuel debs, ther wuzn't no yoose fur the Caotli’s ground for dwejlin purposes, und go, little by letle hts spekilashens went under, ‘Them ez hed vot bis lots on credit, didn't pay for em, but them uv whom he hed bet kerridges, hows, aud silk gownds, and afeh, come dowa on him, and be te to-lay a cleaned out man, What Capt. M’Pelter demandid {sa stoppage uy all ts roolnons polley wich hes put bis Jands back Into its original status ezeow paster. Tlu holds the Goverument responsible for his fullyoor. He aez: “EC the Gaverinent hed kep on shootin, Greenbax, several mitiions a day, nud not at- tomptld to pay the nasnnel debt at all, it woud hev bin difreot. ‘The Goverment hez rooined me, [waz u sellin my cow-pastera for city lots, tH the fend Shermau contenctid, UL demand,” sez Capt. AP Ielter, that the futioo UV green- bax, be Immejitly resuomed. A greouback coats the Goverment nothin, und cf epull wy cm are fahood, wy kinds will agin sell for city lute, -Ee enuf? uy em are ishoued, the quarter uy a mill- uy uy mortgaces wien Lhold will be paid, aud hen— “And then watt” asked Joo Bigler, And then,’ resomed the Captin, “4 kin realize and retire with a competency,” “Wich means, eed Josef, “that you will ontoad yoor cow pasters‘on the next cenerashen uy idota, and git out {pons uniter a thus to gave yooraelf, wich yoo wuzn't sinart coull to do the Jat time. len’t ut about the size uy ie}? **T hood convert iay sekourltles into Yoonttid States bonis, I euppase." And then,” sed Josef, apose the vurtics to wich you cell, shoud insist ihut the Guvern- Mont shoud keep on shou wreenbax that they wnite save thetreelyes by onloadin thefr lund on the next batch uv fools, wat wood yoor Yooultld Brates bonds be wuthd It kinder strikes me, that x the biznls uv the Cross-iondé only dee mands povelashen uy threes bunderd and itty, yoo dou't actitly ueed City-lots tor a popelashen UY 8 bunderd thousand, wid that ef you tit the hunderd thousand pricolua vilugu uy three hunderd aud they, elther your buyers ure asses, or the moves they “pay ain't woud . tor nothin, du thy eend somebody hezyot to be bis, und ez the eend hez got to come sumetiine, I don't sec Why thie laut ea good o tae ez coud be, Yoo bud Ue besellt-ny the rise—yoo dressed ip porple and tue linen while it tustid, vnd why shuodeot you Lake thy loss uy the dee cliuef [t's easy Hut te calla cow paster city lots, but yuu bev wot to bev @ city somewhere in the visinity to make ent cltr-loty, actly. EC you waut to be very rich yoo kin mark up $10 Jaud tu $1,000, und consider yoursel€ es beln opulent, but you want to sell it for that, und git paid iu suthin tout will buy sucbin else. Captatn, your land ts aa er wuz? “dosefy red M's tow nuthly wbout Mnance : why the Government. shoo. snuy ez the wants uy the p is tres quire——"! < The bold Captin wood: ontltyoort lis dis- quislahua, buc secin tre Sherifl-epmio in the front toor, with a writ an account uy. the hoses and kerridge his wife bed bin main by he deemed It tent tu git out the back way, ¢e sudden ude Lavree with the Cantin. Wat we want Is an ontantid iehoo uv paper money, tiabevery than dn the Corners hat hiswants reqwire, T don't want the tite fo gocatound wid glve everybody wat money be or she thinks they need, but T want it expendid on necessar works, We want n Custom-lotge here, # Want Secushun Crik made navigable, and we want a Guverment raturode to connect us with the main dine to Looleville, that freight on our Ikker may be redoosed, and thebe tmproves tents wottld te sulligient ty put two or three millyuns into clrkelashen, If thé rest nv the South celal oz tnuch, und gil it, the.voliuta uv currency will be awelled to wat wa require, atid Capt. M’Pciterts lots will, win hey rome valoo, Tknuw nut wat Capt, M'elter sav do. but T shet heeve my iniloaeice fn favor uv ans body wich is {1 fuvor uy there ineasures, alluz in- cloodin. the payment uy Sonthdra golfers. Nevin ecrved fn the Loolsisna Volisins, 7 inst. Ingiat on there two measures. J eu ber think e% the good uld Demilcratic party Is ip dQ enuff for Bich ez me. PeTnoteum ¥. Nasuy, ¥ Yinunarer AGRICULTURAL DISTRESS IY BXOLAXD. Landlords? Renta Must Come, ,Down—But Cheap Iinported Foud In a Bonellt to the Nathan, Landan Times, June Vi, * An Interesting economie problém fs raleed by the present egricuttural disttess and the fall of rents which ts taking place. ‘The main cause fs the comparatively low brices of agri- eutural produce a3 compared with those cure rent a few years ago, coupled with bad sea- fons, which ave simultaneously diministed the gross yield of the crops. If the former could have got a better prico for the smaller yield, as he used to do when,'feasons were bad, the result would not have ‘licen so disas- frous. But is the condition of? thinge which these results imply really and permenently un- fayorable to the country as a fyhole, and not merely for the tlme to the? farming and landownlng interests? It may well be (iat the eyll to a single interest, which also seems for the present to coutribute to the general depression, may re- sult from causes Wineh have a vermancnt elfect quite different from the temporary one, oud wo Helieve that this is really the cage. ‘The low prices of food, which are 0 Wisastrous to farin- ers and land owners for the moment, must bo pronounced, on the whole, a good thing for the country. So fur ns they are the result, of per- tnanent catises Hxely to continue in operation they must contribute greatly to our prosperity Jo the com{ng years, és The maximum injury on the farming and Innd-ownins ineerest Wiel these Jow prices can inflict, though it way still haven very great ef- fect aocinity, fg apt to be very much exaggerated as regards ite actual omount. ‘The finpression given by reported reductions of 8), 50, and even 50 per cont in rents fs that eericulture ta almost voming to anendultogether, Lut to put the im- pression in wards 16 to show {ts exaggeration, it is quite plain that although reductions of rent. take place after a serics uf bad seasons of unusual length, this {sno measure of the per- inanent state of farming under the new condi- flons, With better harveste: even If prices continua low, the whole return to farmer and Inndowner will be better than [tis now, | Final- Ty, there will probably be a moderate diminu- tion of rent In the ageregzate, and a partof the soll nay be thrown out of cultivation, or the mode of cultivation changed, involving the loss of cmployiment, therefore, for a certain atnount of Inbor ‘und capital. But, compared with the negreuate resourees of the country, what can be the amount of these ‘losses even on a very unfavorable supposition? ‘The whole annual value of land under Schedule A is about £67,000,000. Saige it to be reduced all rownd 10 per cent, whieh would be a large re. duction for e permanency, votwithetauding all we hearof momentary reductions, will this be ao Very serious’ a mnaticr fag the country in- dustriilly, although suctally embarrassing for a time! We doubt it. ‘The lund to be thrown out of cultivation, suppuaing such a fail of uguregate rental to take pince, will be n einai! margin indeed, And as the whole agrieniiural population is ovly a fraction of the whole popu- Jatlon of the country. in Enghind not much nore than atenth part, the labor to be dis placed ean only be a travtion of that tenth part. Comparatively, then, the change will be one onty slightly uifectlug the resaurces of a country ke Englund. ‘The displacement of a tenth part of av industry which fs tteclf only a tenth ot the whole fndustry of the country would only, come. te T per cent of the total, ane we doubt Sf the — die- placement will be even so great. Everythnys in our indvatry ig on 40 large a scale tht the displucement jn absolute amouut will appear inmost formidable to those fu contact with ft, but we must uot forgct I theae questions how lure: aro the comparative figures we are dealing with While this will be the extent of the mischief, there will obviously be gaius on, the other slic. What the landowners lose, oa tur as the fidustry itself 1s continued, und there {s no correspond: ing displacement of labor und capital, will clear- ly be go much gained to the rest of the couutr, ‘The fall fn rents will represent, not a reducuai but s transterence of fucoine. However im- portant this may be rocially, it fs elearly of no consequence in a question of the aggregate {ncome of the country, The gain to the whole community may be ayen inure than whut the lundiords lose. ‘fhe fall of rents arikes from conuitions involving low pri for stock and fmploments, and for materials which farmers put into the soll,—frum conditions, therelore, which may lead toa much greater re- duetion of the price of farm produce to the vousumer than the aimoupt of the axvreeate fall (n rentat yalue distributed over the value of those products, But we need not insist on this points Ivisenough to show that whut laud: Jords lose in rent throuzi a fall th the prices of agricultural produce must be a galt to the rest of the community, It 1s aleo unnecessary to Giacusa whether, as regards the future predue- tion of wealth, ft fs better that the community, asi whole, should yam, and not the landiord clase, We are disposed to think that the spend~ ing of the inugses is Hikely to stimulate industry nore than the apending of the few, but consiu- uring that probably a capitalist cluss waves mare than the mass of the comimuntty, it would be a diMleutt puine to settle whother the groweh of natlonal wealth in the ageregata will be ad- yaneed by the change. Hut white the community, as a whole, will thus gain what the landlords iusu through a tell fn the pries of home agsleultural produce, we must not forget thaton all finported produce thy tow prices aru an absolute guin to us. ‘The lower the prices are the better, A reduction all round of 20 per cent on £100,00U,000 worth of fuod imported woukl be an absolute savas of 410,000,000 annuully to the whole comimtinlty, Tt would cunstitue & pew fund for us to enjoy und save, ‘She efforts now being made, there- fore, to bring us cheap food from abroud ure to be witnessed not merely with equanimity, but with hope, Bo farus the cheapness results front 4 diminution of the real cost uf production abroud, as apparently [t docs, the reduction in the costot transit, bem go important a factor Jn the price of food, it stinoly wivates tint we are to be fed at a smaller real cost than heretotore, that we shall get the saine food ae before in oxchauge for asnialler quantity of our own pro- ductious und manufactures, an : THE REV, COOK AND THE CALIFORNIANS. ‘The Rey, Joseph Cook, now ona viait to te Paclile Slope, appears to have wasimilated with the genial and hospitable Californians laa way, that contributed to unpleasantuess on both sides, Ho visited the const a censor murtin oF well of a theologian; but elther hfa selentitle thefains or his style at manners are unaccepta- ble to the Cullfornlans. Says the Sou Mranchco Chronteto of late date: We expected much from the Rey, Joseph when we licard he was comsy, the {tems of aur expectancy tneludines the Intest recipe tor mlx- fiyz damaica mologaes with white beans before baking, HOw Jou Leand judiciously prepared should stund In un ola-fusinoned oven on Suture day night, a8 well us the most recent ‘ily! + gelldey? wid asuat approved metho of effeet> nh entrance Inte a crowded drawing-room, Thua far we conlesa to bitter disappointment, the Rev, Joseph haying devoted pimself pre: mattrely to the study of ouriocal physical geo: raphy, lor whieh tu develups ne mental dtiess, aint baying further Khown imsell ta possess tat human frailty, atenver We ue per- hups, have overtuaked bis comparison of the etunete of: Alaska to wal of Catitornia, consid- ering hw desire to reconcile nie wiastouary tray- cling eprapamons to their Arctic bantstitinent, but when be stated tut Sau Kraucisce way s.ved from thundation by Chinamen raisang our fovees, Whild vative Americans stood by palo with fear—his exact language muy bave es caved us, though we trust we grasp his ovane vent Idea,—we thought ourselves at Iitesty, and with due humility, tu deny the fact und repel the fusmuation. Kiret, Chinese bravery laa over Dean thourht to caual that of thy Awer> 1, 1879—TWEL & PAGER’ feant and, second, the ocean has not, at feast within the memory of man, stown ony tidal waye of deaire to overtlow us, iis partion of the subject passed upon, the question to use a pnriivnentary phrase, recurs: on the reverend and esthetle Bostonians frailty of temper. All the way oul from Chicana we ure (nforned—and Sunday-echaol teachers can- doreph was a terror to hts before were a pet of ex. curatontsts eo rnibl and insultett by migentury greatness. Switching off the overland route to the noble Valley of Yosemite did not Improve his temper or mitigate the austerity of his bear- tng. Stowe-iriver, guide, Jandlord, botel-warter, were euch {1 turn subjected to what must be called inattits, tie voesbulary of discourtesy larking appropriate terms. Nothing that was done plawéed hitn, from the lowert menial offica to the polite attentions of the best peuple with when chance threw him in contact. As special act of Kind attention, ons of the pro- prictora. of the stage-ltne drove him personaly from: a convenlent point to the Rig ‘Trees ‘of Culaveras County. While juoking at the Mother of the Forest, Mr, Cuok's compuniton remarked, Shot tree is S41 feet high! Be silent, air," ratd the blind theolo- tan, “Tony believe Whitney. A little after, spother remark was mady by the gentleman—of votre’, We tiean the man who held the ribbons a “This courteous suggestion only cited the UL-tempered reply. “1 lold you to keep atl, alr; eervants and guides are always impudent’? Alter this there were few persons who en- deavored to iow courtesy to the Kee, doseph Conk, and he was let severely alone until his arrival In San Francisco, It would bo useless to intorm.bo astute a diving and moral wentor that we are in the bistit of entertalning io San Fran- sco much greater men than even he ta. But these bave heen gentlemen who knew baw to behave themselves, ‘They could travel 38,000 nites and not leave a ne of mantted and bias- phemnous people strewn ie entire route, There arg people who bi: hitherto gupposed tat good mangers soul religion were a purt of Christianity. ‘They will be vlad to learn froin Mr, Cook that ther are not, and wil feel at Ierty in future to stay away from the churches. CELESTIAL CORRUPTION, Sato of Offices in Chinn=Title of Mandarin Sold for G100—Attempt to Abotisn Such ‘TramMe, Landon Times, duneds, ‘The Government of China ts poor, while in- dividual Chinainen are often rich und ambitious. An office {s thus a calable commodity, and, a8 a matter of fact, offices have been shamcicssty sold for many ecneratlons. |. First bere and there a wealthy man und a corrupt official made a private burzamn for the sale of a peavock's feather ura button of rank. Soon, under the vreseure of financial necessity, every province followed the viclous example, Just aa in Charles Lamb's Immortal essay, after the frst Chinn mun had tasted. roast ply by the accidental burning of bis cottage, the whole Emplre was overspread with similar conflagrations, Thus the public service of the country has been dezraded, private Joaus have been repaid by the corrupt distribution of reacocks’ feathers, and Mundarius have bees made out of the meancet of the people for the ridiculously sinall rum of £20 sterling. Indect, so Httle ts thefaurvival of the fittest understaud In Cutnu,so powerless fs the Virtuous prineitle of open cot petition and finvartial selection to contend with the depravity of human nature, that the avetem ot examination, the pride of Chins aud ue envy of uther nations, bas ome, we are told, to be regarded with little bat antiquarian interest. Even iu China, however, as elanwhere, when things come to the worst they begin to mend, Last year Chang Shu-sneng, a virtuous official who retalued something of primitive austerity in the mldst of the general corruption, act blin- self to the reform of the avstem of purchase. He was made Governor of one of the provinces, and had audience of the Empresees In order to be confirmed In bis appoint nt. He was asked with a ualve comprehensiveness, which fg not a Httle startling when we reflect that China {a reputed to contaln between 300,000,000 nnd 400,00),000 of Inbabtants, whether he had anything to suggest as to the general governs ment of the Empire, Selzing his opportunity, he at once began to declalin against the scanda of the sale of offices. It is at least a proof that the Government of China fa still widely differ. cnt from that of other countries that the cotn- plaints of this irrepressible official were not Gnly Hstetted to, but acted “on ut once; Lut the form which the action took was wholly Chinese. Enrly ubls vesr an funperial edict Was tssued calling attention to the sale of offices and come ianding Unut tt should cease, Tt was rendered necessary, sald the edict, by the poverty of the Exchequer, but still its evil effects were fraukly avowed. ‘Amon those who purehused ollice there were some Who were cowpetent und able fn the pub- Hie service, but there were others who. were either rogues or fools.” Accordingly, the edict commanded the Board of Revenue to inquire into the matter, and to substitute some iher tethod of raising the sums produced by the ale of oflees, ‘The Board of Kevente was equal to the oceasiup, and discharged the duty {uipused on ft in a manner worthy of any West- ern Cireamlozution Ollice, It appealed Lo pre dent.und to immemorial custom, and showed satlefactorily that whe sale of aflices was san toned by the most sacred authoritles of con- stitutional faw. But the law required that te gale shauld oe conducted solely under the att- thority of the Centrat Board of Revenue itself, Jt was, therefore, prepared, and fn fact cont pelled, to abolish the sale of oftlees throughout the provinces, und to retalu the dangerous trafic exclusively iu its own immacniate hands, ‘Lbus the public service of China fs to be puritled, the revenue will not suf- ter, the power uf the Board of Revenue will be {muneustiratly Increased, that of pravincil Gov- evernors will be proportionately duninished,, wealthy Chinamen will stilt be able to purchase whatever office they covet, and: everything, We may suppose, Will hereafter be ordered for the vent throughout the Celestial Empire. ‘Thus ended the sveond uct of this inimitable comedy, At stilt remained to desl in strict po- etieal Justice with the virtuous Chang Sau sheng und to texed him the trath ane beauty ef the principle of holsting the engineer with ils own perard, He svas nominated Goveruor of the Province of Kweichow, and ordered to ree palratouce to his poste i ihe poorest. provinces’ of the Voard of Revenue, tn {ts new! had fabolisned the sata of olltees in the province, and thus redaced its exchequer to Degaury, before the new Governor waa appaliit: ad. Chung Slitsheng has ueen ordered to dis- cover and report on the best means of replacing the revenue formerty derived from the svetent of purcouses if he puccessful, and his meth- odsure approved, they will bo extended to the uthey provmees, to ge on without other restriction than site may he tnposed by the astuly Board of ft tu Pekin the frony of the situation fs compleze, Wealthy provincials from) Kwelchow wilt send to Peklu for the buttous and pe s feathers: they cate na longer buy at bone, wid the unfor- tunnte author of the reforin wil lave to bear all its liconyentences without baying seenred a single advantage elther for blinseit ar his coun- try. As we Have sad, the whole story ilits- Srates in a atmking tanner the superficial aiiference and the essential resemblance be- tween Crlmamen und the rest of the world, ‘The waive way in which the yefarm Way get on fyot, the sudden awaicening of the reigning Ennpresses to The oxistence of evils whieh wore notoriously ancient and deep-seated, thelr ¢ afd udutiseton itt rogues and tusts foand t way {ito the publig service, and thelr palve be- Hef that euch a atito of things could: be remedied all ut once bya mere stroke of the neu—ihees we may regard as the purely Mhinese traits tn the story; but In the conduct of the Hoard of nue, te adroituess in shelving an inconvenient question and in cx- tracting its own advantage from an abortive dis- cugston, und its astute disposal of an Irrepressl. ble reformer, we return ut once to te browd Davis of human nature common to Chinauien with alt the rest As the sale of ofllces te stilt us Selt-starved, Haarnstows, fod, dune strangest cases of autelite un re few miles northeast of thie place yesteruuy, Several weoka since w. farmer by the naine of George Hoover, smitten by Che charms of o grass widow, expressud Lo” some friends hls ine Tentlon of Jeadng her tothe hymoneal altar, Mr. Hoover was a tember of the Dunker Church, one of (ie laws of which probitita a inale member from marrying a divoreed woman, ‘the church, on belie notified of his {otention, warped him to: desist, and: that if te: tuuk the stip fe would certainty be expelled, ite pald no heed to this warning, but inarricd die widow, and, in consequence, was turned from Une churel ‘The expulsion was so ensbar- niawng to him that ffs evan alter became an tnibentuble burden, and he commenced a slow process of starvation, partating of an Jusulli- lent quantity of food to sustain Wie. His wife wed trends yeu ium to cat, drink, wud live, and th: church, when they saw that he was earnestly bent on self-acstraction, offered to ro- fnslate bin as ainetmber, but all invalu. Each day be ate Jess than on the preceding one, pea yeaterduy, ular about flve or aix weelss of vol iiutury starvation, he died, rr ‘ord occurred a Suffer not dtsappolntment by employing too mony **cures?; but for the diveawes of iusancy use Dr, Bull's baby ayrau which 1 couts ouly 25 Cents a boitle, EUROPEAN. GOSSIP. FACTS, FASHION. AND FUN. Speetat Correspondence of The Tribunts Naw Yonk, June 25.—Although predictions are generally toolhardy, yet many writers are pointing to certain factors which are in process of development, and which will, they think, have the effect of disposttg of two Prime-Min- Istera,—Blsmarck and Beaconstield. ‘The for- mer Isstendity working: to place Germaoy {na state “confusion worse confounded,” in a cow mercial sense. A Danish ‘cconomlst—Falbe- I[ansen—has summarized thd’ consequences of the German tari as follows? Everything will be dearer Ip Germany, and consequently nll ex- ported articles must be dearer also, German goods will be replaced in Denmark by English and French goods, ana Berlin fashions and fancy articles will be supplanted by Paris warcs. ‘The mercased. cost of manufacturing in Ger- inany will not only give the Danes a chance to increase their homu-tndnetries, tut will also place them Inn better position in the forefen markets, where. Danishg goods ara be- ginning tO apoear, As to the Beaconstield Ministry, the first defeat in Zululand will give it the finishing stroke. If the ure ot Con- naught had been killed Instead of Prince N Teon, we may imagine how ft would stand. ‘The recent events in Bulgaria and Egypt have again calied attention to the bollow pretensa of the Berlin Treaty, while the English people begin to sec how narrowly they escaped having to face aatruggle Uclore which the Zulu war would be chitd's pinay. ‘The discussion on the regulation of drinking- ‘saloons has been rather animated in the Gernan Relehstaz. ‘The proprietors of public houses form an {mportant voting element, and the Gov- ernment could very well make cons{derable party capital by bringing this class more under itscontrol. Lasker, In the course of ifs re- marks, sold; “Linust observe that there hos been a creat increase of drinking-places in many parts of the Empire, and that great opportunity has been piven thereny for futoxication, I must alsnobserve that the evil of cataulishing hotels (Gusthaueser) merely ith the design of turning them into satuons oferwards, has wreatiy in- creased. . . . Jn my opinion the most eflicacious inethod of stemming drunkenness {s to rigidly tux all places velting intoxicating drinke."”) The arguments in favor of taxation were, that no person would establish a beer-shop without mating tis calealations as to profit after paying fn béavy tax. There ts really much to be ratd, in tavor of anv measure that would restrain the terrible multiplication of derinkinz-pluces, It fe sumewhut encouraginy to find that there ure Germany (fn Germany) who bezin to seu that beer-drinking ts being carried a iittle too er didsppulnte, aud 1 for. ‘The population of Berlin is ulven at 1,000,- 875 on May 17. ‘The births average about 80 per week, aud the deaths about 620. | Should the manufactures of Berlin suffer from the new tarif.—os they: ure almost sure to do-it will be Hoult for a town without a port, and lacking many rutsons etre, to sitpport comfortably such 1 Yast population, "The “doe guestion? {3 also comlug up for conalderation tu Germans, and a tax of 12auarks per dog is proposed. Aa the canienlor dave lave also arrived here, It tnay be worth while to state that Bonjean, a French chemist who dis- covered ergotine, lina Just written a comprehen- sive work on dugs. He doca not agree with our pusitive Mr. Berch, who contends Uint there ts no hydrophobla, He has experimented 9 great deal, snd belleves that there is no remedy, al~ thouch cauterization may ve effectual, This ts the way in whieh tratuo dogs ure treated in va; rlous cities: ‘They are caught by meaus of a brass wite In Berlin, by au eluatle ty Rome, and by all and every means tn New York. Paris aint Marseliles hang them; Bordeaux, Rome, Berlin, und Geneva fell them; Brussels com hines both svstems; London, Madrid, und Lv- ‘ons nse poison,—London prussic acid, Madrid strychnine, white Lyons puts poisoned pellets of food In the streets; Naptes and Florence as- phyxtate: Milan und New York drown. A re- cent application of curare was cflivacious {n sav. fig a voung woman who \ras attacked with hy: drophobla, although the ation of the antidote- polson was eo terrible that artificial breathing had to be resorted to. ‘Among the German charitable societies T find —and quite charneteristte Is the sane“ Der Verein der Sammiler von Cigarren absehnl ten"; in other words, “The Solety for Collecting Cicar-Ends.” ‘This Soclety, composed at churl- fable but verv economicul-minded Indies and geutlemen, clothed fifty vuor ciiluren in Berlin inst year from the proceeds of their collections ; ait how they hope, by teans of elgar-stump- cotfucting boxes in the streets, to do much more. ‘The season at the baths ts now at its biieht. Some 7,000 guvete are ut ‘Teplitz. Sacher- Mosoch—a well-known Germon nevellst13 to give Ieetures on lie Anierican plan at Teplitz and the other fashionable resorts. where Masoch has Written a great mavy novels ttus- trative of dewlsh Ife, and remaricuble for a dra- matic force which has procured them the favor of being translated tuto French. Regattas ure beemmins fashlonable on the Continent, ‘The English supremacy in teld aud fluod wilfsoon be hotly contested. ‘The bout. race at Frankfort-on-ine-Main, dune 8, showed the following, whieh may bs uscful as points of computison: Rowing elubs of Mayenee, Krenz. puch, Offenbach, Frankfort, and Manhelay por Ueipated, ‘The first race was for four-oared buuts; leneth of course, 1,500 metres; tle: Offenbach Yins 288., Mavence tm, Sis.. Krewz- mach dm, 44s, Second race, for four-oared! in- rivzed boats; leugth of courae, 3,000 uictres; Offenbach 18m, 23. ‘The Venice papers assert that a woman at Murano—where the famous glass-works ure Bit- unsted—bas given birth to twins. ‘Thy in itsell is nothing extraordinary, but then one —though his body 1s white—has a bluck head and woolty hair, while the other is perfectly white. Conjuciires are rife! "The marciage of the Prince de Sagan with a Schuring” Canadian lady ia snnounced to take place soon. ‘The Prince is only 1, und ts Presidunt of the Steevle-Chase Club, which fan aulllelent proof that, though be may bot be Juading a fast fe, be at least bplougs in every sense to the jetinessy dure, ‘the oasy inouner ino which physicians ore turned ont ie this couutry by so-called colh has Jong been a erylng evil, aid the medi tusalon ts even taking alarm at the petition. Tn France, where a university-deuree fa required before beginning the stndy ef medi- emo ut all, the *Soviety for the Study of Higher Edneation” has been examining ue require: ments ot other countries, to see whether any improvements can be made. Among those conntries whose systems of medical education have lwon studied org the United States; and certainty, Hf celerity &€ methods was needed, there would be every reason to expect a flatter- sug repurt, The recent speech of Paul de Cassaenae was characterized by au excess of violent lanuuaze, which people geverally do not taagine belongs: tothe Frenen tongue. His extracts trom the Radical preas, showing that he was not atone fn iit use of “etrong’ laceuage against the Guvernmunt, are intoreatin: ‘ne Grelot makes use of such contempiuously obscene languace that the reniarks are not translatable, 7th calls the Ministers “poor shutke the dteveit do ‘a Haute-Garonne terma thent ‘tthe jalutic mountebanks who provid: destinies.” Other app ernment vegetates dn acammatosy stat are alut of servants itewally in thelr master’s house,” The Contre Lefts ara the tnost izio- bie beings In creation,—bie-bellied, ceoliitival, ignorant, cowardly,’ ete, dtill, We often sue altusions in forelgn Journals to the manners of our Members of Congress ant the licensu of our papers. ‘There iy bardiy anything more dis- yuvting, in language ot teust, thaw the french Radicals und, us for a beautiful specimen of the swaggering and nurderona bully, uo country has such o silning example us France in the person of Cassugnuc. ‘Tho ropressntations whiel were given in Paris for the benetlt of the sufferers by the Szegudin disaster Drowelit out several now varieties uf coax- ing nioney frow gentlemen whe canvot relise the arantents of youth and beauty, Sixty-llye Uhoussud francs Were obtulned at the Fete de VOpera, Meadames Judie and ‘Theo euthered 8,500 france. Mile, Murguerite Uvalde sot worth of. bonbons, Of course at 8 ainount OF languishing tances and female coquetry ils plaved by the young and beautiful kidtes who were at the game tine artistes und Freneb- women, # ; A wlugular history of a necklace wit! soon be decided py tbe Paris conrts. Mae. de Persac, the widow of Count I.eanlal loa w necklace uf pearls und dlamouds at a ball ia Florence about two years au, {twas worth $20,000. ‘The ball Wus Btreoded by the best soclety ouly, wud ue clue couid be found uf the rabber, Mme. de Pereac was lately at the Opera iu Parla, when whe suaiienly: saw ber necklace worn by a youn jady tu another box. Shu looked very tlosuly wt fi, duet found that she could vot be uistakeu. At Inst sho summoned courage, went to the young lady, and oxphined the objuct ot ber Veit. ‘The Jatter was by no means tukea ubsck, but actually gave tt into her posaeskion, with the address Of the jeweler from whom ae: Loughe it, Mie, de Porsac thret paid a visit to the jeweler trom whom she had purchased the neciluce, ‘The latter looked caresully ut it, aud | antl: ‘Tt is the same in every respect but ones the pearls and diamonda are fata; but, os your necklace was mado by ine specially for you, £ can swear that the maker of this must have had the real necklace before him as a mode! ‘the second jeweler will have to explain where be procured his model. DE. - JUDICIAL SYREF! anion Corrernondence Cincinnati Garette,, Sir Aloxander Cockburn (vronounced Cobarn) Ja her. Majesty's Lord Chiof Justice: of the Queen's Bench, the tighest court of the realm, Me was onc of the Geneva arbitrators on bohalt of England, on the Alabama claims, and fs re- garded as standing at the head of English furists, © But the labora of the Lord Chief Jus- tico arc revere, and Ike smaller Lords, nud no Lorda, be needs rest ovcasionalls, aud £0 takes a yacation and a trip to the provinces, whers ‘no- -ble lords of high degree” are not nen so often nnd are not indigenous. On one of these trips, as relate to me by n young barristcr, accompa: nied hy one or two boon companions, amid bis relaxations he bad revated himself on: becr so freely that he became ‘quite jolly.’? Hewas at first. very loquacious, then garrtlous and funny, and, finally, at the request of nome of the company. he sang songa for their edificatton, and “dan-ed a regular fle.” The performances went sofar that, at leneth, without ,warrant from any court. the Lord Chief Justice of En- gland waxactually atrested and fmprisoncd—that is, talsen by hls friends and put ty hed. ‘Tida rather remarkable exhibition was, of course, “hushed up’? as well as it could be, but fs told ag one of the odd things that will some- times happen. This case recalls that of the jolly Aberyatwith Magistrates. If a Lord Chilof shistice may have a spree, why may not emaller officials of the Inw! ‘thls latter case was made the subject of inquiry in Partament. Sir Wile weon, the temperance reformer, asked Mr. Cros, the Home Sreretary, if the report was true that the Magistrates of a certain provincial tawn, when met at the Lionel Hotel, had extended the “convielal hours beyond the thine allowed by law.” no that the "feast of rea~ son and flow of beer" might goon, Mr. Cross admitted the tact, but gaid It would not proba- bly occur again. ‘The case was this: ‘The law requires places where beer and spirits nre sold to be closed ab Itp.m. ‘The Magistrates were hulding a céle- bration of a certain event, and, as 11 o'clocic drew near, they then and there etaned a pall tion to allow the hotel to be open ag hour or two longer for thelr personal and convivial benc- fitand that of their friends. The law permits Magistrates to crant an extenson in certain emergencice, but it must be done while altting 8 a court, and upon petition conformed to ane- celal steps taken. All these stipulations wero violated In this case, e It docs wot appear, therefore, that legal ties ore always maintained in England an In other countries, though the boast ia often made that law is more fevereneed here, atul justice better executed, thao in the United States. THEPARIS BABY. Harper’a Magunne for June, A baby was born into the famlly of Victor Leblanc during my stay in Parts. The newly- born was dressed in a little sacgue, doubticas with a flannel abirt under ft, without any petrl- cunts or socks, but with its body well wrapped dua tittle blanket, which was then doubled up Uchind to protect the teet, and pluned up at the sides. A thick cap was put upon its head. 16 ia useless to say, * We do not put an eaps; wo du vot coniine our ebiidren’s fect. Is not. Paris the centre of the civilized world? But of one Kittle fellow over a year old who did not walk, Lam told that he bad not been allowed to use bis lugs soon enough. | eald to the mother that we do not plu up bables’ fect, ** Not In the winter 2" phe asks, ‘The habit of putting on caps, which has so long been discontinued with us, seems to be generally prevalent In Francs lusa, with disagreeable results. But to return to the newly-born cirl at our own apartment tn Parls. Franco {a remarkable in regtstering babies, and in the legal paners called acts of birth, Mme. Lebiane could hardly comprehend our petting along. without: them, On the birth of a child, notice must be riven at the Mayor's olltce witnin three dovs. Frunee must kuow when it is 21, and ready to serve in the army. An old law required that the clild be brogght to the Mayor's office and its sexexomlncd; but the exnosury was thought injurious, and the law was modified so os to al- low a person or persons to vielt it. While Vice, tor was absent fora short time they came, but aid not come up, and requested that the child, should be taken to the ollice, So on Sunday morning Victor gets a carriage, aud f asslet him'by bolding ine buby, und he Keeps the varriage shut up close, although it Is the latter partof May. ‘The Mayor is not In the office; but bis clerk ts theres and there is another party be fore t3—a plain mau, atl the nurse, aud a baby, und another man oy witness. This taby {3 a day old, and has been brought on foot. “What fs your name, and what fs your wite's? what are your azeat what 1s your profession! what ta herat ‘Theae are ail me questions L remember, No—whether the baby {3 ta be put out to nurs is nsked somewhere, Vitorts is not. He allow the clerk to make the requisite exaunation, that France may not bocleated out of a young suldler, and we are at Hberty. ‘The law does not allow Victor to give a family name. Hud the litte one been a boy, we could nat have namat him for our frend Lenoir Leblanc, fest ho shontd sny that bis name was Lenoir, and cause: vonfuston. France Is often fearful or cuarded, But we inay nan him for a great insu—we may call hi fur Victor Nugo. OBRIENS BROTHER. Darticnlars of the Comm Trustecs of the O'r San Francisca Calt, Patricts 1, O’Brien, the brothor of the late W. S. O'Brien of the boounzs firm,—an account of whose death, and the fact that a compromise had been made bepveen bis wife und the trustees of the O'Brien ustate, appeared in the uiso with the Extate. Cait yeaterday,—was buried on Wedues- day last. in the = Catholle cemetery vault. Dr 4. F. Hurdy, who at tended the devensed, states that the cause of lis death wus disease uf the heart, Siaee the ar- rival ot Patrick in the city, during Ingt winter, hits euse has buen covered with more than the aud tuinor of romance. Before bis death W.'S, O'Bricn stated thut he bad but one brother, who dud ut Baltimore tu 1580 or antl be left to Paukue, this brotier's j, the pame gum as he dit to his other nleces,—$300,000, ‘The first thut was beard of Patrick 1. O'Minen's Intentions was a disoatch Jrom New York to last. January, wherein tt was: claimed that PL. oH. O'Brien, residing then ob Ratuign, N.C, was a brother of the deceased milliomure, nud fur some time thereatter the Newspapers were Hl of conjectures us tu the effet tits ident gage on would bave on thy O'Brlen estate. LF... O'Brien at thattime wos an invalid, confined to hisbed, Early in danuary two ladies, clatming to bo lis wite and duugater, went to Rateleh, und removed the sick mate te some place unkuawn. ‘The next heard of the three they were stopping at the Palace Hotel, tn this city. For sume the before bia death Mra, O'Brien and her dauehter Paulloe, who were the ludies mentioned, stopped with W, 8. O'Brien jn this, city, (t havi been un- derstood that Mrs, O'Brien's husband died in the. South. during the Wor. ‘Tho will of W. S. O'lirien left his alster-in-law unprovided for, but bequeathed 839000 tu Pau- Hue, und goon utter By a. O'Brien's or- rival {nthe city the ossletance of a lawyer was secured, and a demand made on the trustees uf the catate tor 31,00," 000, the attorney offering fo present proofs of the fdentity of PH. O'Brien, “Phe trustecs ob first refused tu entertain the demand, but the proofs of the relatlonahtip brought thei down, jund the water Was referred: tog Board of Arul- tration, consiating of FF, Low, Con O'Conucr, sad Wiltam Freeborn, ‘thes considered | the subject tur some time, und, shortly before Pt. O'inen's death, recommended that he be paid $000,000, thut sum belug ia addition to the $3,000 ‘left to Pauline, in consideration of which all eluims agalnst tho estate were to: he renuunced, This was satiafuctury tu the claimant, but he died before securing, the mouvy, Alter bis burial on Wednesday, hows ever, the money was pid over to bla bereaved widow, aid she, In turn, slgas aver all clalins auguiuat the estate, During thelr stay at tho Palace, the three have kept nobody's company but their own, Altexcursions outside were to ctoge currluges, and ull ineals Were tagen fn the avartinents, Mies Pauline only golng out to eon= duct tho business with the Jawyer, and returns jug as soon us that way done. Se ee Fatal Accident to ® Duchoss, Tomy, dung Vh—The Jawentuble accident which occurred fu Nuples during te procession Of the Coryus Domlul has resulted in the death of Isubella del Mediei, Duchess di Saazro. ‘The purty, cunmisting of tus Duke ui Martina, the, Duchess di Sapzre, her four duughe the sid est of whom ty married to the Dy Bagual, anita little buy, were Watching the procession from a balcouy of thy piaiw fe, of thelr pale ace, Woe the fusteulnus Rave Ways and, the bale cony falling on thut of the pany beneath, the peupte in bow were precipitated among the crowd below, Fortunately, ull escaped wore injury than that of severe contusivas excepting the Duchess, who, striking tiest ov the raining o the lower balcony uid thence rebounding inte the street, fractured berspwe, vad only survived two Lours, and often, doubt- ~

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