Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 9, 1879, Page 6

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY. JULY 9, 1870~TWELVE PAGES, EDISON. ‘Present Condition of His Electric Light---A Platinum Mine ; Wanted, ,Ralson Willing to Spend 20,000 in ‘ the Search--A Hundred Men Prospecting, Nne York Sun, duty ® On Thursday Inst the Chevalier Thomas A, Edison stood within bis machine-shop at Menlo Perk drawing geomotrical hieroglyphics and talking eclentific jargon with an editor of the Betentifie American, At Bp, m. the sciontilic editor departed, with bis head in the clouds and hisfeeton the earth. ‘The Chevaller then turned his attention to the unsclentifle reporter of the Sun. flo was sbout to call bis attention to some of his new inventions and discoveries, when the reporter entered a protest. Vell mo,'? sala he, the exact condition of your electric light. Du you still ase your plati- pum burner, and sro you dead ure that your light ts a cormpicte anccess, aud that it will take the place of gast? \ ‘The answor was a positive yes, The Cheval- fer referred to the specifications of some old ‘patents published in the, Jeraid a few weoks ego, saying: ‘They iniicate onlys principle, and were the result of my first cxnerimente. They furniah no description of the light as it is pow? “What have you accomplished since thovc patents were Issued!" asked the unscientific re- porter. * “7 WHAT HAS DREN ACCONTLISHED, "Firat," responded the Chevalicr, “T havo - perfected a standard motre for measurfiug the elcetricity fod to the burners, the same os n fras- motre. Itisall right. Second, I have perfect- eda method of insulating and convesins the wires from the generating stations to the houses of the consumers. ‘Third, Lhave perfected an electric generator. Iam satisfied that it cannot be improved. Ninety-four per cent of the hhoracpower used to run this generator is sct freein the form of an electric current. ‘The best machine thas far constructed only frees ty percont. To be suro, this shows a differences of-4 per cent onjy in our favor; but our tna- chine, unlike all other machines, tlelivers 83 per cent of the total power in the wire ontalde of the machine, Ithas what{s called twice the electro-motor fores, of fas pressure, of any machine yot made, with the samo resistance of wire and speed, That ts why we get nearly double the power. out of this encrator over ony known. I will iltstrate moro clearly what 1 mean. Wo will say there is n 100 [vet of yira wound on my machine and £00 fect outside of it. We distribute cight-horee power in an electric current. Elht-ninths of this current reaches the wire outalde of the gouerator and is ‘used for light, and one-ninth fs Jost in the machine. “The other machinea may torn the same horae-power within 4 or 5 per cent, into an electric current, but 8 of the elght-borso power fs Jost in the generator, and not mure han yo horse-power reaches the light fn the form of electricity. I am supposing that both machines carry 100 foct of wire inside und 800 fect outside. To obtain the result sbown by my generator their machine could carry uo spore thon 200 fect ontelde. If there was greater Tength of wire they could not transfer the horse. power. The consequence fs that one-third of the horse-power {s Joat In the machine: and only two-thirds ts uscd. ‘The successful cencrator 15 the. ono that delivera Ure most current outside of the machine, and not the one that transfors the most horse-power into current. % WIARE THE CHEVALINIt STANDS. ‘The subdiviston of the Hight 1s perfect, but I am Improving the lamp every day,” the Chovat- ler continued. ‘The Intcat experiments give me nearly seven gas-jeta yer lorse-power, sind there aro indicallons that I cau inerease the niimber to ten, Just eo long ns wo can Hee Our way ba gebeing more enslight per Lorse-power, qo shall give no exhibitions. The platinum burner ia a settled thing. In all carbon lights not moro than 44 por cont of the horse- power goes into the lamp. We get 82 per cent In our lamps, I recognize the impa- tence of thay public over the delay im brine the, Nght before them, but we must sturt with, a perfect plant. It is a neceasity. Suppose we erected our atutions and Hghted New York City, losing horse-powor that might be gayed by a perfected lainp or gecerator. In time the lamps am generators would have to be thrown out nnd new oucs substituted. | ‘The Company would Tose millions of dollars. We are goinyz to per- fection even In the supply of motal for burners. Thave beon bothered to’ flad a dynamometer, for measuring the horse-power used to conerate the electricity for the Het. 1made dozeus of thei bofore I cot one thst is absolutely perfect. It measures within a thousandth of a horae- power what gocs into u yenerator and what comes out of it, Such are some of our difll- cuities. Weimay be ablo to spread tho whole thing before the public in three or four weeks, sand the time may bo much longer; but Just so Jong as we can sce a chance for improvement, ‘wo abail continue our experiments.” ‘Mr. Edlson says 1¢ Nas cost him about $13,000 tu perfect his generator, Ho lias spent about 88,000 in experiments on hls lamp, {t cost bout $3,000 to discover n new method of insu- Jating his wires, The meter experiments nte uully $2,000, and the dynamometer $3,000 moro, fe estimates the total cost of his experl- monts thus far at $45,000. He says that his patents in forelgn cor vs are all right, and thera are bly Inquiries from Australia. : PLATINUM, Platinum burners having been decflnitely act- tlod upon, Mr, Edison ia looking for an unliinit- ed supply of the ore. ic suys ho is autisticd that theru is any quantity of the metal tn the United States, and he can afford to spend $20, 900 in finding it. ‘Che motal was first discovered im 1741 by Wood, nu ossayer of the Isle of Jomaica, ‘The ore carrics palladium, rbodian, {ridium, osmiun, ruthemum, aud iron. It is found in scales or flattened gralus, Sosmotiines {tappears in Jumps oifoyed with old, silver, copper, on, and Jead. Jt appears in ailuvial diatricts in the debris of the carlest volcanic rocks, and permeates the black sawd found in auriferous couvtrics, ‘Tho Chovalicr gays he has discovered 4 sure way of extracting the metal from this black saud. He delures the ore will yot bo found cropping to the surface Ina Icdge the samo as otter metals, und believes ‘that it will svon be ug cheap a6 silver, Russtu to-day produces over tun tines as much platioum as the rest of the world. ‘The pHncipal mines ore near Ekaterinburg, on the "Asiatic slope of the Ural Mountains, 180 iniles southeast of the City of Perm, on the River Jaset.. There aro nines of copper und iron near by. The plattoum jy usually found in ermal scales in yolus that run through the mountulus. ‘The Demldoff Cabluct, however, coutains a nug- net nolghing twenty-one pounds. Rusela pro- duces about 8,500 ewt, of platinum annually. ‘The metal ts more vuluable than gold, For years the aupply exceeded the demand, Be- Aeon 1826 and 1504 Huesia used the inetal iu colnage to the extent of $2,500,000, The value of the colue waa eloyen aud twenty-two roubles, . Borneo produces 600 pounds ‘of the metal iar, amd Ceylon and Brazil are xood for sin- ramoanta. ‘The oro {x sald to be picntitul in “the Choco: Vattoys ‘New Grenada, but the voun- aoy ls 60 Ynhoalthy that noither whites nor ne- scan Hye within 80 miles of the valley, “Choco Valley {s near the Atrato River, It was pce visited by Humboldt, who brougnt back a puget weighing nineteen pounds, This specl- mien is now tn te Royat Cabinet at Berlin. ‘The ore has algo been discovered in Santo Dorntngo, California, Uritisn Columbla, and Austrativ, it hhas been ecen ia the sands of the Khing, m the French Alps, in County Wicklow, Ireland; in Fiopduras, in Rutheriord County, N. C., and at Bt. Fraucia Beauca, Canada. A CHANCE FOR MINEIE Mr, HAlson began to look for n mine of platl- nuci about the Istof May. Hoe sent out 2,000 circulars resactl to Vostinusters and other public men in mining regions, Tead as followes ‘Fuow Tux Lanonatony ort, A. 190N, ALENTO Pank. Neds, Us. 8S, Ac—Dean Sin: Would you ba so kind ov to Joform me if the metal platinuas occure in your: nelubborboodt ‘I'tils metal, au a rule, is found ip scales associated with free gold, generally in placere. . "Lr there is ouy in your vicintty, or !f you can fu taformation from cxperieueed nilners ay tv focalitics where itcan be found, aud will forward ‘sack information to iny address, J will convidar it ‘8 special fayor, aa Zsuall require large quantities in my Dew systom of electric lighting. ‘An carly reply to this ciscular will by greatly ap- eciated, Very truly, ‘Tuomas A, Evisow, Mux Pank, N. J, : * Bpecimens of platinum ond Iridosiniue sprink- Jed upon a card were sent with thesy clrculurs, ‘Tuo differeuce lu tbe metals is casily dutected ‘These clreulars with a microscope or magulfying glass. ‘These cirvulars havo also beou sent to Sovors. Jt is auld that there is platinum in the Mermoxilla infoes in thal State. Answers to theae cireulur- letters are Mowing in by scpres. Forty-ilve re- pee were received on Thursday, ‘The Cuevalicr s received three spectinensof the ore frow the Pacific Coast. ‘Two of thet are rock epecimens, ‘The other was taken from te black sand of o sluice-boz. ‘Ihe mincrs were throwing it away with the tailings, ‘Ihe latter apectinen wus very rich. A gentleman who bad received o dreulur called upow the Chevalier recently aud reported that he bnd found trases of the ore tu West Vir- zinta, The following letter from the Vacific Blopo came on Thuraday? A friend of mine henge handed me your circular Joiter toanawar, thinking [ would be better qualt- fled to anawer it than any ane ho knew. a8 T havo ‘eon engaged tn palning eco for the past twent: care. In reply Fwould eny that platinum fs foun In most of the placer mincs on this coast, bat inno pisse in Rafiicient quantities to Justify mining for 1. 1 belleve that 1 know of a ledge where the metal exists in the same manner 5 gold quactz. ‘An old hinnter and trapper told me of the leace but ashort time ago, ond eave me directions for Sading it, but Tam in ‘eo reduced cireametances thot cannot even aiford to spend. the timo neceerary to oan prospect It without knowing what I cat do with ‘According to iny information the ledge 1s about elght feet wide, and will yield from one-fifth to one-third of ‘an ounca to the pound of rock, taking tha lowest estimate, mat tog ‘a ylold of 400 onnecs to tha | ton, ‘An oniinary ten-atamp quartz mill ould reduce ten tens por day, and, allowing 25 per cent tor lous In rednetion, woild Icave 49,000 onnces day net. Now, if such a mine exiets, what would it be worth to yout 70 this letter Bfr, Edison mado the following reply: If you will locate the ralne and find it all right, T will furnish capital, out np alamp mill, and givo you 10 por cent on avery ounce mingd. Jlow much moncy do you requlre to go and locate the wine aad get eninptes for assay? ‘Mr. Edison haa already recolved samples and teats from about 100 miners to whom ho has kent his platinum cards. ‘They aro now pros- pecting for the precious inctal. It is the most t(fivnle of all ores to redtce, but the great In- yentor says be cao coon discover @ micthod of reduction if he can tind a mtne, SRANCHING THE VALLEY OF THT CHAUDIEKE. ‘Not satistled with theso efforts to discover a bed of ore, the Chevaller sent Frank MeLau 2 to the gold realon of Canada, where he had heard that platinum had been found in black sand, Mr. McLaughlin teft this elty on May 26, and to- turned a fortnight ago. Ile gives an interesting account of his search. Although the Chandtere Valley ta only about sixty tolles from Quebec, the conutry 1s Ittle known. It was with diMl- culty thathe could learn the nearest route to the valley. Britis: capitalists had made a detor- mined effort to control the gold mines, and had kept the world in funorance of thelr richness. ‘The native miners made a fight for their, rizhts, nnd they were finally secured under the leadcr- ship of Col, Williatn Smart ond Louis and dobu Bt. Onpe. Mr. McLaughlin speaka In glowing terms of the richness of the cold ficlds, Ono of the St. Onge claims yletds about $1,000 a week. Two brothers Poulin, who went into the country not long azo us poor ng chureh-mice, are raport= ed to be worth $100,000 apiece. A poor Cathollc clergyman was in waut of a littic gold for his nitar, and one of the brothers offered to rive hint enough to cover kis church, Old prospect- ors claim to have discovered true fissure yelos, and there {8.0 uotversal cry for capital to davel- op the nines, ‘Mr. MeLaughiin secured letters from Jutes ifaneber du St. Maurice, of Quebec, aud waa re- cetyed by the St. Onges and other French Ca- nadian miners with open arms. He found many sluice-boxes containing black ssnd, almost asure Indication of platinuan Ile visited mines on the Gilbert Rivor, a branch of the Chaudiere, and found block stl on the St. Onge claim. shaft had becn sunk sovonty feet, and arich bed of pay ravel wwaaetruck, A barrel of the cravel carried a pail of block sand. londed with gold. There were traces of platiuim, but uot enough to work up. ‘Traces wore also found on the upper River du Loup. On the Jower River du Loup MeLaughlin saw a ledge that cropped to tho surface with a fate sprinkllog ofthe ore. Col, Smart is to progpect for the metal in the branches of the Chaudierc, and Mr. Edison shares the expense. On bis return to Montreal, Dr, Warrington, of the Geological Museum, showed Mr, McLaugh- {luo saucer filed with seales of platinum, ‘They came from the Shnitkameen River, iu Britteh Columbia. Agentlewan attached to the geo- Jorical survey saw the Chinese miners throwin it away with their tallings by the bushel. They were so convinced that ft was worthless that ho had to pay them to save him a gotteer full, As Jast as Mr. Edison receives samples of the ore from his prospectors, Mr. McLaughlin will visit the claims amd raport upon thelr value. A SEARCH IN JRRSEY. ‘The Chevalier {s terribly in earnest. Ho wants to Hud the ore where ft will, be market- nble, und as near as possible to his laboratory im Menlo Pork, His thoughts revert from his experiments (othe gearch for piatinuin, Ile spent the night of June 90 in scientifle ex erk> menta, fig falthtul assistants, Bochotor, Grit- flu, und) MeLaughtin, were with him. Griftin and Bachelor, worn out with work, slid for home aboutda.n, An hour later McLaughlin tried to follow them. Me met the Cheyaller at the door of the laboratory. Mr. Edison lind on old nili-pan tinder his arm, snd was flourishing 9 anade with un .cdge curled like a combing: breaker. Uils cyen were bright, despite his niwat of toil, and he scemed ns freat as a daisy. "Come, Mack,” sald he, ‘let's go out pros- peesine.” “ghere is an abandoned copper mine some dis- tanee back of the laooratory. Some, wall-cyed. Jerseytnan bad worked it seventy ago, yalnly fancying that ho micht make a fortune, Some onc told the Chevallier that he had scen black esnd in the working. Hla native enerry wns aroused in an tuostant. He saddied and “atnched? McLaughlin, and went for the sand, ‘They walked through the tall wot grass in si- Jence. Once tn the gully the Chevalicr picked outa spot, saying, Dic there, Mack.” ack sauly planted a corner of the spade in the soll, and began to beave the carth Into the milkpan. Occaslonally the Choyalier stooped and pleked a leat or an old clam-shell froin the shovel. Whew the pan waa filled be waded Into a brook, and shook away for dear life. ‘The re- sult waa not encouraging. ‘There were notraces of black sand, Buck ho came, more eager than ever, © Die away, Mack,” ho said. ‘ We'll get St yots we'll get ft vot.” Ko Mack duz, and the Chevaller panned for tvo hours, ‘Tie great inventor caught Mack ainiling, and was about to suy, ' Never more be servant of mine,” when a ulil of bluck sand attracted hisattantion, It lay on the bottom of the pun. _* We've cot It,” ho joyfully mur- murals und MeLaughlio joyfully shouldered his abovel. : é ‘I'he black sand sas carried to the laboratory, and put throttgh a careful sustysis, ‘The chem- Ist reported tht it was as flue 8 apecimen of ‘untetalle Jersey mud as he tad ever seen, und MeLauchlin bestowed a parting bonuiction tupon the head of the great inventor, and with wet and weary feet sought bis presumably ytr- tuous couch. ‘This sand was ————__ — Tho Emperor of Germany In Ol Age. Teriin Correspondance Landon Times. The Duke of Welllugton im hls moat popular days was not tore familiarly known aud be- loved than the Enporor Willtain. ifs laureled bust, flanked by the famous paladins of his Court, fs in every house; bis photographs in every albums the proprietor of the meanest village ale-house in the Empire thinks {t as nece casnry to procure and hang up & painting of the Kulser ay to purchasy a license for the sale of Mquor, Without the one he would not be per- imitted to receive customers, and without the other his customers would desert him. The cornilower, now the natfonal emblein of Prusala, ns supplauted all tha fair Inbabitants of the garden in the affections of tha people. ‘The Judles wear it In thelr bonnats, and embroider tt ‘on thelr dreases. Publishers are svro.a book af poems will well it but the coratlower ts taste- fully worked Into the binding, 1t fs placed in the; centre of thosu gizantlc buoquets of thé rurest flowers, which are bulog jorever pressed on the ucegptauce of the Emper- or. But bonquets form a very small part of the gtity which atruggle and jostle for admission into the Putuce, and the Emperor has occasion- ally to leaua au edict cormmmunding the cessation or this food of popular reucrosity, lest it micht appear ho had come to Ilye on the bounty of his subjects, Of all English sovereigus King Henry V. was probatgy must popular, because he had sub- dued Frunce nnd Dastered the millitary inatincts of hiscountrymen, und lor the very suing reasons te Emperor William {6 the {dol of his peopic. Before all thinga bo ts a soldier. Tis anny never gocs out to fight but he places himself at {ta head; und the spectacle of so old aman ene durtug all the toil and tardships of the tented fietd probably does more thaw anything ole to ipapire his Neluetod legtous with thut courage aud enduranes which evuble them to conquer wherever they vu,—which nerved them in the teoth ot a deadly frou dail to pour triumpbantly ino the redoubts of Duppel, to strew the sground with the flower of Austrian manhood at Sadowa, and to seater to the winds the fairest chivalry of France on the ensanguined plain of Gruvelotte. ‘The Emperor {g a sovereign of the typo of Saul—a very leader of his flock, His cheery “Guten smoryen, meine Kinder,” 98 be rides along the Mune of bis guards calig to mind the enthusiasm created by Koyal Hlarry among the English archers at Agiocourt ae he walked fromm tentto tent and * bude them youd-tnorrow With a modest sunile, calling them others, friends, aud couutryinen.” Even in Ane palace Lis Majesty's halts siuack of the camp, beivg both regular und simple, Ho slocps ons bed which for bardoess of bottom and Nghtness of covering would have even satisted tus Duke of Wellingtun, He smokes’ not, neither does be snuff, but he fs foud of towers and fresh alr. Meir Luft, mehr Luft,” iso delleacy he 1s forever iu quest of, fs Ma! ja most temperate in the uso of wine, one x! of Burgundy or so being olf the stimulant ad dealres$ but, vp the other hand, he ds still gifted with wo appetite for solid outriment whieh cer- taloly betokens anything but failing power, Ho bus always beco uu carly riser, and a cuo of cof- fee with a biscuit, placed on bla wnting-desk in his fayoriie curuer-room Jookiog out on the Lins } found, und the den, fs auMicient to, sustal working partof the dny. Hk " meal {stakenasif he tind sudderty dismounted at awassidetinand desired (o anatch a inorsel of nourishment befora pressingson to enzage the enemy, On the ledge of a book-ease bearing the inscription " Kriegareschtehte” the Ewmper- or's frugal Junch ts placed, which he always takes alone, not even altting down the while, but wandering about the reom opening 9 yol- tume or examining the-various objects of art and beauty stored In perplexing profusion around. And thts severe simpilelty of Hfo te the secret, doubtios, of his uniinpalired constt- tution, At an ago when physteal fraltties make existence a crucl burden to most men, his Majesty ts atill in the cujoyment of lusty health and vigorous power of wurk, nor docs the welght of over 83 sears perceptibly bend tis tall nid stalwart frame, fe scorns to be thought on the wane, und the oonalderatlon which would occaslonally offer him an naststing arm or svme- | pathize with a passing ailment is not alwars entirely welconse, Ifis Majesty i never hn- pler than when receiving the reports of his Min- fsters nnd Gonerals, never morn contented than qwhen reviewing is euards, Every day almost of the lost fow weoks hns seen hiin for reveral houra in the enddle, antl upright In fit, too, sometimes benenth a scorching aun, cantering neross the parnde-ground wit) a firinness of feat unequaled by the yeangest General on his staff. Ce complaints. It ts horrible, it ts atminnbie, it is frightful,’ I ratd, with sundry other adjectives that occurred to me at the moment, “Ro the play proceeded to the middle of Me third act, amid’ trouble ‘nnd danger. At this funeture a quarrel nrore between two spectny tors, A lind-to-hand fght threatened to break out; as panic selzed everybodys halt the pit {itnbled into the orchestra, least over the rail, broke the violins pnd the bass Hddles, aud beaan to climb. the stage. I (in orlor not to follow this bad examptc) went be- fore them, and waa the first to leap ipon the boards, the others coming {minedlately aftor me. ‘The curtain now fell, Gendarines filled the stago in order to prevent uny farther aasautt on te part of the spectators, A mad und merry lifa tras led in the ‘Isle of Cyprus.’ There were soltlers, pollee agents, trembling actors, und fainting women. Othe'lo, half of whine fave had lost tts black fn the serimmAzo, showed an Afriean. cheek on ono side att a Eve ropean check on the other,” ‘The ‘gentle Deut mona’ was scolding violently, und on her death-bea Iny a bass fiddle that had been thrown there. Jugoworea frock-coat over his unt forta, and acemed to me lo beone of the ‘bea fellows tu the tvorld, Despite all this, the pleco was played to the finish, only half of the third act und the whole of the fourth were loft out, ‘Fie actors satinfled themecives with, straugling: Dedenina without further ceremony. ‘The public were not less patient than the actors. ‘They shouted, whistled, and made all the nolees they could to the end. ‘Tha nftor-pleco was A Mttle farce with singing. It was truly comic to ace how plt und gallories joimed in the songs aud iinitated the voices of the undaunted n- glish women. “Next day the public Journals sounded their trumpets of war. The Iibaral papers, indeed tid not allogetiise exeuso the qjeorder wat had taken place, but reconinended the errors of youth to kindly indulgence, “Young people drotight upto reganl with hortor everything which ts not national, had, {twas admisted, Zone somewhat too far, Ons cannot bib reeret tht the Paristan youth bas been #0 iypurtured, to this ‘horror? Is a food which the Avnan ces Gourmands would certaln!s net ommend. But what is moat nstonishing fs, that the gray-bearded, experienced French Libe orale, who are generally so. suspicious regard to all the movements of atthority, aud so aarn- algltod to diavover its cunning, stiould not ber- ceive that this horror of everything which [s not national {s one of the ‘natlye weaknesses which authority fosters and onconrages to keep up enmity among peoples in order the moro easily to dominate cover them separately, anit that they should forget that in all times tyranny has mado ‘tsa of tho passfons of Mherty for the purpose of entistying its own. ‘Tlie aris- tocratic papera, on tha other hand, took the part of the Moor of Venlee, and called the youngsters who bad hissed and whistled Jacobing, regicider, fanatics belougihg to a section accustomed to try every tneans of troubling the Stute. For the rest, in their Nterary criticlam of Othello, both parties agrectt in saying that Shakspearc was certainly No} to be compared with Cornclilo, though the En- glist post was not without morlt—n aclf-cvl- lent, proposition, especially the first part of it. “Two days afterwards the English players wero to appear again ju Shoridan’s comedy of the "School for Scandal.” ‘The admisston fees had been Increased, and it was belloved that the step wasn prudent onc. But the souse was not Jess crowded than on the first occasion, wid by the samo class of people. This time I had been carcful to avotd the Gangerous partorre, and I had a bird's-eye view of tho battle-icld from a box in the second gallery. ‘The uproar wns greater than before. Martainville was azain the cause of on interlude. He allowed himself to be seen again, and the howse echoed to the ervot ‘Ala mere AMurtainotlle, a la porte te ull AMarteind” fo was deflant, and remained for a time, but when an attempt was mado to climb into his box, he disappoarcd. ‘The curtain tose, but whethertt were that the English had lost courage, or that the storin was too violent to bo resisted, the actors could not get throuch story went like this: ‘I can't toll you a word of the mesting, but you ean draw your own in- ferences, Frelaht rates to ecaboard potuts went to h—t abont the 2d of duty, and now they are (rylug to fix them up. It's foolishness, che cago can't compete with the Inkes at the nd- yanee, und when they ettt we have got to cut tuo, The tenth of the matter Is, we can’t keep rites up at present and anvsting lke a matn~ tenance of the present schedule until tall is out vf the question.’ ? TIT HOOSAC TUNNEL. Thostos, July &—The Fitchburg Rallroad and Stnte authorities have come to an agreement for the operation of the Hoosac Tunnel, ITEMS. The regular weokly tnccting of the General Freight Agents of the roads leading cast from this city wus herd yesterday at the oflee of the Lake Shore & Mich!gan Southern Rattruad to inake their regular weekly pool reports, ‘The tonnage reported hy the yarious roals was pul lished fo yesterday’s"'Trinune. Besides sub- initting their regular reports, vo business was transacted. . ‘There is agencral feoling among the rallronds in this clty that te East-bound frelebt pool frum this city cannot be upheld If the roads from other Western paints do not soon comply with the request. of Conynisstoner Fink, and from similar pools. It in “stated that the rates are belng cut by the roads leading cast from St, Louis, Indtunapalis, und otner Western points, and a3 a conecquicnce much business Is diverted froai this city. Mr. Sam Waipple, the efficient, private secre: ¢; tary of General Manager MeMullin, of | the Chi- ago & Alton Raltroad, was married last weelt to Misa Addie Gills, sn accomplished aud c8- timable young lady. So qulctly and tnosten! tHously Uke Mr. Whipple conduet his matrimonial affalr that bis most inumate {lends even do uut yet know of the ovcurrence, and wilt only Jearn of the happy evant when they real tt in ‘Tre Tron this morning. Ilo will lave the beat. wishes of all who know bim for tis future prosperity and happiness. ‘The hatf-yearty meeting of the Grand Trunk stockholders was held in London, Enelind, dune BO, at which it was voted to approve the «alo of the Mivlere de Loup Division to the Canadian Government. ‘Cho President, Sir ttenry W. ‘Tyler, stated that tie purcligse inoney would be apgiled to the acquirement of conuec- tlona with st. Paul andan extension to Clilcazo, ‘Fhe Company tuts already taken the first step to the Northivest, and intends to posaess tact of a valuable line commanding the traftic of Northern Mlenicun, ‘Thts ts believed to ican the acquirement of the Fiint & Pere Marauctte by the Grand Trunk. It Is understood that the St. Louls ‘roads are wetting decidedly alek of the passenger war be- tween Kansas City and St. Louis, the rate be- tieen the two points belny still 50 cents. ‘Tha Chicago roads continue to charge $9.50 from Kansas Clty to Chicago, ‘They take no notice ot the ©Four-in-land,’? which charges $7.50, clalm- Ing that this line dues not hurt theat much, us passengers prufer tu take a through route in- stead of one where ticy have to chanice care twlee. It fe highly probable that some urrange- ment will bo elfected withing few days that will ond the passenger war [rom Kansas City, aiid that the old rates wil! be ru-established. The renl cause for the recent railroad war be- tween the Pennsylyania und the Pittsburg & Lake Erio and the Lake Shore & Michigan Suuthern Rallrouds has just come out, ‘The fol- lowing Is the story as told in ratlrond circles: About the 10th of May John Nowell, General Mansger of the Lake Shore & Michigan South- ern, invited J..N. McCullough, Vice-President of the Pennsylvania Conipany, to atrend a con- ference of railroad managers at Cleveland, For some reason Mr. McCullough bad shortly b fore some trouble with Mr. Newell, and ho re- fused to attend, saying fo did not intend to go THE RAILROADS. DENVER. Boectal Dtapatch.to The Tribune. z Denver, duly 8.—Another large crowed fled the United States Courtroom to-day to witness the procecdings in the great rallrond cases, Judges Miller and Mallett preatded. Judge Miller announced his readiness to hear the mo- tfon for an Injunction restralning the Denver & Rio Grande Company froin interfering with tha construction of the roud towards Leadville be- yond the twenticth mitic-nost by the Santa Fe Company. After considerable legal sparring by counsel, the hearing pot fnally started. Mr. Pratt, of the Sauta Fo counsel, discnased the whole Canon case briefly, outlining the main facts, in order to reach the present confusion, and gaven history of the location of the Santa Fe Ine by their surveyors from the twenticth mile-post tothe South Arkansas River. Pratt read on affidavitof Chief-Engiocer Roblosou regarding the present condition of the raded Jine above the twentieth mile-post,—that the track was completed, bridges built, and the road. operated twenty-threo miles beyond Canon City, where armed forts oceunled = bv Rio Grande cmployes stopped further prog ress of the work; that materials for elzty miles of road, and sufficiont to com- plete the road to the South Arkansas, wera om hand ready to proceed with building the rond to Lesdyilla as soon as the Rio Grande armed force and forts were removed. Pratt, continu- tng, said: “Jf these forts and armed men wore out of the tray the rond could bo completed to Leadville In ninety days, and wo ask the Court for an order piving us the right to construct our road over the ground to which we have a prior right. Whatever dlfferences thera may be be- tween the parties Iet them be afterwards set- tled under further Court orders... We Invested $1,000,000 in this enterprise, which fs now total- Jy Idk and uscleas because we are not permitted to proceed.” Pratt rend several other aflidavits regarding the manner In which the Rio Grandoe armed forces stopped:all communication abova thelr breastworks, He sald that there were not less than $00 men armed with guns, rifles, pistols, und bayonets In vhbarge of these fortitica- Ir ic 4 : ts the firat scene, nud the act drop desvended. tlons. ratt further said tho Rlo Grande Mond | toany conference, as the Pennsylvania Com- % 2 P 7] pote ceented afldatite, but made no denial of | Papy was ablo tu take care of tisell. tho Peon Gila, srare talpcd {oF the. ebaat sanaace Fy th eta, aera All th | aslvanla Company then put down tho frelgbt | je an Meee tala sh ne fact that the forts wero there, or the pur- | Pitos, the Lake Stioro fultowed, and the war en- cen unpatriotic enough to permit Englishmen poses of thelr crectiou, Judge Usner, the Hon, Lyman Base, and other Rio Grandecounsel presented controvert- ing testimony, but It failed to controyort the prima facie case of the Santa Fe counsel, Judges Miller and Hallett put sevornl perti- nent queations tothe Rio Grande counsel, which effectually broke the force of thelr arguments and claims, Judge Usher referred to the alleged tnterfer- ence of the work by armed Santa Fe men, sny- Ing the Santa Fe Company had the most moncy and most bayoncts. : Judge Miller quickly replicd: ‘In the Ueht of racent eventa, your clients, Judge Usher, aro not In position to say which has the most bayonets.!? Judge Usber replied that they woro using them for self-defense. Judgo Usher appcaled pathotically for their rights, begging the Court not to turn them out of the eation. to apovar upon the boards, The poor fellow obeyed the call. Nuts, tallow candles, aut gloves wero thrown-Into nla face, ‘Then a loud yolee exclaimed, ‘Sitenco—sit down—now for his submiseton; let him make his excnsea.’ ‘The trembling stage-manager spoke a few words which I did not enteh, aml added, - ‘Gontle- men: ‘Toll me fairly, will you allow the En- lish to continue the play or noc? A thundering ‘No’ was the roply, given with such gusto and unanimity that it might bave been taken for a pattern by the chorus in the Zride of dfes- sina, ‘Down with the Engilsh,—no foreignors {un Franco,’ rosred the house. The manager promised o French pleco and mado his exit, Anger abated and fun begau. The pit ect up a song with tho refrain: ‘The victory fs aura,’ ‘tha’ French players made their appearance, Ench was received with an ovation, and every word wasapplauded. ‘Bravo! ‘Ihesoara French- men—they are not beekstenks,’ somebody aouted from the gallery. ‘Again, again,’ cried the pit, and the gally was rencated. ‘I'he plecu was played out, an colin was perfectly restor- ed. Auother plecu was expeated, for it was the sucd. A LIVELY TIM Evalins Actors in Paris Fifty-six Yenrs Ago. Jandon Times, At the present times, when the members of the Comedic Francaise are meeting with such a flattering, reception in Londun, the following ac- count of avery different reception accorded to 9 company of nglish a¢tors in Paris in 1828, when’ the Battle of ‘Waterloo was fresh- in the memories of the French, will be: read with Interest. It wos written by auvimpartial eye-witness, the celebrated German author and Uiterateur, Borne, from whose “Skizzen und Erzahtungen”) it is translated: “The appearance of o company of Enelish play-actors upon the domain of French vanity wos anuounced a fortnight since, * We shall see,’ said the Wirror, ‘That was at once short and clear, for the <Wirror, a crafty servitor ie ust 0 play thre f ry niche, Th Tudge Hallott asked, ‘Yon't you propose to } of ublic opinion, knew all the secrets custom oeitva Tor an hain & aie re i. take the whole of this graded Iino with your | of fie mistress, Later, it 43 true, the | ynin. The curtain remaiocd down und the vitor ght Dang enmed at ooosest oe od and ity | Sagem ee Eek mae Usher—"If it turna ont thatit fs built om | Enpiish, yet artists Lad no country, and a comn- compen: ake out aan STG our 200-foot right-of-way, we shall clalin {t ton dead certainty, Wo want the Ine wo have staked, aud will, {f necessary, pay for It.” Hero intense Intereat Was’ manifested, when Judge Beckwith arose, apcaking substantially ag follows: ©The San Juan Railroad Company was organized to build a railroad to the mouth of the South Arkansas River in -1877. ‘They sur- veyed to the trenticth milo-post in 1807. ‘The Pueblo & Arkansas Vullcy Railroad had a right to bulld far beyond the South Arkanuas River, Awill say that, prior to April 10, 1878, the Den- yer & Kio Grande Company had not surveyed any portion of the contested rond, or driven asinule stako boyond the twentluth post. I eny, without fear of contradiction, that evidence shows that the San Juan Company first surveyed ita road beyond the twentieth mile-post to the South Artansas River, and long beforu the Den- ver & Rio Granda Company ever sent or bad a man there, ‘The’ Rlo Grande engineers admit, in their own aflidavits, that. they made thelr location over ours. ‘The Qo Grande Company did pot baye a man be- tween the twentleth unile-post and the South ‘Avkaveas Hiyer until the 2th of Inst July, at Which tine they sent thelr men there. “How much rondway bad, the Rio Granda Company constructed there up to Jan, 20, 1870! Not a single rod, ‘I'hvy agreed to do some work, but turned traltors, “We wont on grading our road, und, to cmbarass us, they deliberately bullt forts, armed men, and located them. ‘They had no fieans to bulld the road; but ff, ng stated by Judge Usher, they arc so rich, Jet them and over some of the mouey stolen from us within the past two month. We aro not willing to trust these gontlemion with our property. ‘They say they baye $0 tany mililons, [uy fact, they hove not a dollar, and they could not get it ‘until they made a slowing, Which they dare not do. We are getting at tho “facts at last. The Klo Grande Company are not building the road, ‘They came here with cer- tain pretenses, like others, but nothing more. We claim that the Rallway Couipany released to us the cholce of routes under the leaso wid contracts cntercd into, Wo have the incaus, and are ready to furnish the bonds, !f necessary, to construct the entire road, and we have no objection ton proper Court order, which will wlllmately bring about an adjustment of mat- ters, All we ask ie that such order bo made by the Court as will protect the parties and public, and lot this work proceed.” Judga Miller announced that ho would take the mut- ter undcr consideration, It is. generally con- ceded that the Court will grant the Injunction parison between French and English actors tnust be desired by overybody, particularly us the result could not be doubted. 1, therefore, begged its readera to remain tranquil. But through thls thin veil of bypocrisy: was visible o desire td see the English actors sent to the right-nbout with kicks and blows, and a setting down of the Battla of Waterloo to thelr ac- count. And that fs exactly what happened. “The English actors bad ogreed with the theatre of the Porte-St.-Martin to give six rep- resentations. ‘ha first was unnounced for the Blet of July in the following terms; ‘By his Britaunic Majesty’d most humble acrvants will be performed the trogedy of “Othello, by | the most celebrated = Shakspeare.! These quack-like superlatives did not in any way prejudice public opinion as to the abliities of the pluyurs, for what overy- body was cager to witness was, not the jealousy of Othelfo, but thut of the French. There was an indescribable crowd in front of the house and. the host of gendarines, on horseback anc on foot, which would have been strong enough to protect the exeuttlon of u Cartoucho, was banlly sufficient to matntain onder. found on excollent opportunity of obsery- tug the fet bumor and amlabllity of the Freneh. Everyboay exerted blnself, by act aud word, to make way through the crowd and get to the door, but the pushing was generally elyon and received with thu grace of adancing mnaster, ond stich expresslonoy 13 were exchanged seemed to beset tumusle, At last the current carried me {nto the theatre aud landed me in the orchestra against the prompter's box. Vrovi- denco had assigned this place to me, for she had choson ine that day to play one of the tnost Lins portaut rolew. Phe housolwas no sooner filled than the piny began,—not the play which the actors meant to give (the curtaln had not yot risen), but that which the spectators had resolved upon. ‘The audience ehouted, whistled, pancakes stamped, sung, ald, insbort, cxercised all the acoustle toc thea they could think of tu repulsy the English. A timfa German ear Jiko ive, accustomed from childhood to shrint with affricht at the sinention of a policeman, was quite shocked toflnd that any set of people dared ta make sucha hubbub {iu the presence of the gendarmes, These, howerer, did not badge, but allowed the row to go on, Somebody in the first row of boxea roared out, ‘Lacanaiile!’ ‘the tumult Brew flereer and more general, ‘A Ja porte, als porte, Martalnyillo,’ shouted more thap a thousund voices, It was, m fact, thut hircling aristocracy, the wellknown editor police must bayu foreseen this, for the sound of rms was heard bebind the curtain, and the th- strumonts were carricd out of the orchestra, A hot was thrown frota the plt on the stago, prob- ably as the slenal for the attack. ‘The whale stormed tho orchestra, solzed “the ‘nud hurled them after the hat, tain‘ was now drawn up, the ‘plar' began, and such a ‘natural’ play was never witnessed before. A company of gendarmes atood in battle array on the stage, commanded by an officer with drawn sword. ‘The sight in- creased the rage of the spectators. Chairs were thrown at the heads of the gendarmea, and when the chairs wero exhausted the benches wero torn up and pitched aftor them, Clouds of dust and the agontzea cries of women filled the house. ‘The uflicors ordered acharge. The gendarines advanced with fixed bayonets. Benches und chaive were thrown upon them from the gallery, and many of the soldiers wero knocked down andinjured, | A general fli¢bt anceecded. ‘I'he plt and then the boxes ware empticd, I was tho last to stay, wishin to sco. ‘the play’ to the end, dut three powerful fellows came up to me und, with the butt-onds ‘of thelr guns, pusbed me out. Innocent as I was, [did not murtour ot this trentinent. 1 took it ina humble spirit for my sins of thought and intention, and honored in my beart an omniseicnt Nemesis.” $$ — JESSIE DUNBAR’S DEATH. A Boy's Thoughtless Act that Cost a Young Woman Uer Lifo=—Throwing a Vireernokor Just to Frighten Two Young Women—The Clothing of One of Them Svt on Hire and Ther Life ont, Correspondence New York Sun, Fisngi, Lanpina, July 6.—The body of ‘Miss Jessio E. Dunbar lay in the parlor of her mother's cottace in Matteawan Village this noon, prepared for burial. Her shroud and position bad been arranged in the coffin soos to cunceal the sears on her person; but the tine usual color and strollen Hps prevent the com- plete concealment of the cause of her death. About 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon Miss Duubar, {no company with a friend, Alisa {da Horton, of Fishkill, started for a walls through agrove in the suburbs of the town, known as ‘Yooby's Wood, It {a a picturesque spot at the asked, und Sauta Fo will acain comtence bnild- } of the Dropeat Bane, Who hud yeutured to | foot of the Flabkill Mountaing, and the Mat- {ng towards Leadville, Wednesday morning the call the wudience ecunaille, Martainvilie drew | teawan Creek rune through it, All daya throog oe ton to dismiss Recelver Nisley coues up for | himself up sunt tried to brave the clamor of | of curlosity-seekera have visited it, and until hearlny. the people Uke an old Roman. He sbrugged after dark they were seen looking along the roadway for traces of thé accident, ‘The road through the wood runs parallel with the ercok, Afew rods from the entrance to the wood a rock Juts out foto the stream, utd on thia rock a pariy of seven boys, whose axes rance from 12 w 17 year planted u miniature cannon, and, with it. and firecrackors,.they were con- Uniting the celebration of the Fourth, As the two young ladies passed thein, one of tho boys, Alvert Evane, at the fustigation of Samuel Chat- field, rau toward ther amt threw a firecracker after them, | Neither of the young women took any notice of It, aud Miss Horton says that sho dia vot hear ft explode, The boy Evans says that it wout off, The younk woman walked on about 100 yards, and Dunbar sald eae A BREAK AT Sl. LOUIS, “Beyond a doubt," says the St. Louls Globe Democrat, * freight lias been carricil to seaboard polntaut cut mtes since July 3, bot untll Mon- doy nothing was done to puta stop to ft. Dur- ing the afternoon a micoting was called at the office of J. E. Shupson, Gencral Manager of the Vundalla, for what purpose fs a conjecture, but 80 near the polut to quit guessing that It con be stated tut the weeting was held for the pure pose of putting 4 stup to the cutting to seaboard poiuts. Among those present weres J.C, Mew Mulliu, General Manager; Samuel Smith, Gen- his shoulders, and for a thine stood his ground, But he was no Roman, and those who shouted were not plebcians, Pit snd boxes were ina qalnd not to let this opportunity pass of adinia- fatering a deserved rebuke to this contomptinic and odious man, Aglove was thrown fo bis face ond he retired, at which were shouts and applause froin all parts of the house, “And now tho curtain rose. /ago stepped upon tho stage. He had hardly opened his mouth when there becan a general mockery uf the broad und tenacious English words, aceuin- paoled by roars of Jaughter, Not cven tu Pao- demoniua during a carnival can there be such a din, But this was not all, Eggs, trait, and sou-pleces wore thrown Qpon the stage and at the heads of the actoré, But theay abowed eral Agent of the Chicago & Alton; C. W. | a tirm front und played on tf | tober companion that the grass was very hot. Bradley, General Western ‘Truffic Manager of | the most attentlyo silence bad preyalled. | ‘thereupon SMiss Horton turned toward ber the Wabash; ug, C, Noyes, Goueral Freight | Not asinglo word wea heard, and ‘Othello! | frient and discovered that tho latter’a dres ‘Agont of the Indlanapolle & St. Louis; Willlam | was played in pantomime, |uaw only a very | was on dre. She erled, ‘Your on fire!” and Duncan, General Freieht Avont of the Obio & few spectators who sided with the English, for Abalsstpely Joba E, Simpson, General Manager, I those yen took uo active part in the disturb- ance whra amused at a comedy played in auch a *patural’ style. A sober young fellow who sat near tomo was onc ot the few who were an- noyed at the treatment the Englivh uctors were the two Immediately turned aud ran toward the boys, screaming for help as they ran, The rapid motion fanned the flrs fotos dame, and Miss Dunbsr bad vot ruo half adozen rode belore she was completely onyeloped in fire, Elias Gerrow, who was oear by, ran to hier, und, und Ht, W, spbard, General Freieht Axent o! the Vaudalla, “Of course the reporters were barred out, aud a soon as the meeting was over the news- hunters set to work to bimt some ono of those | receiving, fle had brought an English fearthe off bie cardigan jacket, threw It about present. Mr. Simpsan had gone home. Mr, | editton ‘of ‘Othello’ «with him, prob- | her. Hut before the nad reached her the firs had ilibvard cuvldn't be found, ‘The Indtenanolig | ably in the hove of picking up the | consumed pearly all her clothing, which fell {rom GASt, Louls oflles and the Obfo & Mlssisstppl | correct prowunciauon, for he followed the | her in pieces us she ran. ‘tho boys called to her weroclosed. ‘The Chicago & Alton folks had not returned to the Lindell, Mr, Bradley was. found at bis ofico talking with Mr. Kuox, President ot the Nutlonal Stock-Yarde, sr Whar was dona at tha meetlig? queried the reporter of Slr, Brailey, + Nothing.! “Later Inthe evening a representative was pump!uy process appilod, His tu run into the creek, which was about a hun- dred feet distant. Horton ron back too house near the entrance tothe grove, with the intention sue sald, of getting somedbing with which to sinother the umes. Meanwhile Gere row was dolig his best with his jacket, but almost as goon ashe had thrown {t about Miss Dunbar sho fell uncouscious. Sho bad in her fronzy run neatly back to the spor where te players closely, but he could bear nothing above the uproar, Aa olten as the insurgents cheored any tisult against the Eola he seemed be- vide himself, und exclaimed, ironically, *Ah, que cela eat joll, ah, que cela eat spirituel? “What will fureizoers, what will the Germans, think of French urbauity?? (was charmed to bear, un expectedly, such respect for my countryieo, audi showed wy gratitude by joining to his z boys were nt play, All of her clothing had been buent except her vorecta, and only a portion of them reinatned. ‘This. was removed, and with only the cardigan jacket about her, ano was laced Ina butcher's cart that was passing and aken to her home, ‘ Dr. J. 0, Davis said that he reached the house n few ininutes after the vlrt had been placed on abed, Ho aaid in his teetimony betors the Core oner to-day that he found her burned from her neck to her feet no arvercty that the akin was re- moved {n many places aud In several the muscles were Ini bare. She waa placed in a hatt-sieeliye posture to ald her In breathing, Almost the Inet thing she sald war that she wished they could bring to her the boy whose thoughtlessncss had vost her her Ifex she knew if he coula eo her he woutd never play with Oreworks again. At 7:45 o'clock she died, ‘The dead earl had lived in Matteawan bot a short time. She aud her widowed and now child. less mother moved there from Fidhkill, where they hal been long and favorably Inown, dessic yaa about 2 years old. ‘The Coroner's Jury retarned the following verdicts “We, the Jury, do sa ye from the testimony re- ceived, that Mias dessic Dunbar camo to her dentlt by tre, caused by the throwing of a flre- cracker by one Albert Evans, te ald Evans being prompted to do the act by one Sumuel Chatfleld. We strongly roprlmand aud censure the said boys, Evans ond Chatticld, for so wan- tonly and recklessly throwing flracrackers at tho sald Miss Dunbar; but we tind no erlinal tne tent. We further strongly condemn tin dis- reputable practi¢a of tle shouting of crackers or equibs."” BOB TOOMBS. Why, Iu Tits Opinion, the Confederacy Fatted =A Sharp Arralgniment of Jefferson Davin for Gancral fneficlency=Tho Union a Tompurary Concern, Carreanandenca Puthedetnbia Timer, $ Athanta, Ga, duly L—The recent speech made by Gen, “Bob” Toombs in the casa of the State against ‘Treasurer “Jack” Jones dis- closed an alarming condition of physteal weak- ness on the part of the off man eloquent, and ave too plain evidence that his race has bocn nearly run. ‘Three or four times he tottered to Is chate und sat down torest. Tis mind Js atill powerful, and bis francis maselvoa and erect, Dut {tis quite clear that he fs not equal to asus- tained effort. The people of Qeorata never toved ony man better thon they love Gen, ‘Toombs, and the signs of his breaking down have awakenod o tender Interest in him and in all that to him pertains. He is the most re- inarkable man in many respects that the South ayer produced, and it is doubtful if the revords of a Jordiler life than bis can bo found In the history of our Reptbile, Tn a Jong talk with your corresponient bo taiked trcely of the eventa that bed 1p to seces- salon, the organiantion of the secession Govern- tent, the caures of the failure of the Confed- eracy, of bis tllzht after the callapac, of nis opinions of reconstraciion, and threw much Neht on these interesting topics. “} have always beloved in the sovereignty of the State," he sald, “but J have bson very niwch misanderatoutl on the subject of secession. have never believed the Constitution of tne United Statca was a ood one, vod ns an original question I would never have voted for (t,—butL was not the blatant secessiontet that I have been represented, that is, up to the time that I thought there was no place or asccurity for my people in tha Unioa, ‘Then I deterntined to Jead them out of a compact that was «protected by nothing but out faith, and was shown to haye no Rood faith back of {t. My tiest voto was cast for Andrew Jackson, but I fell out with him about the nullification troubles. Tn 1850 L supported the Clay Compromisa very strongly, It has nover been my custom to con- ault my constituents on public matt therefore, they became angered atm’ 8 to the compromize that proinised to anve the Union, Lonly stuck to ft the closer. My posl- tion was made an issue in Georg!a, und a con- yention af the people was called. Tcame home to defend it, 1 united with Rowell Cobb, who wos conspicuous just then for buying refused to sign the ‘Southern Address,’ and with Alex- ander Btephens, who stood upon the samo ground idld, Mr. Cobb ran for Uoyernor, Stephens for Congress,and L fought formy record. We whipped the fire-caters out and carriod the State hancleomety. 1 stood by thoso views of compromise in the Union substantially until after the falluroof the Crittenden Compromise. I supported Greckinridgo in that caupaign of 1800. Mr. Stephens supported. Douglas, and Ben Will supported Beil, Wo icd the three elements in Georgia at that time. Alter Lincotn's election I saw that tronbic was brewing, but [was sttltunwilling to commit myself to secession, and then, too, Twas not certain that Georgia coud be carried on Unt Is- sue. Stephens and Hill were bath for Union, I telegraphed Hrecklnridce, asking him to ap point o representative committes that would offer aomo compromitss to meet tne pressing exigency. Ie appointed on this Comuuittee, amone others, Crittenden, to repsesent Bell un Everett, or rather the men who had supported. them; Jeff Davis and imyaolf for his friends; Seward for Lincoln,” and Douglas bimsall. The Crittenden Compromise,was offered. 1 aupported it heartily and sincerely, althouch the sullen obstinacy of Seward had ‘made it al- most {mnossthle to do anything. For support- ing this compromise L was denounced in Geor- gia by Bon HEM as having betrayed any eectiun and my peonle. Tdld not mind this at all, as Ben {fg alwaya denounclug somebory or somo- thing, At length saw that the com- promisa measures inust fail, With a per- sistant obstinacy that I bava neyer -yet scen surpasged, Seward and hls backers refirsed ever: overture. 1 then tolegraphed to Atlanta: TAR isatan end, North determined. Seward will not budge an inch. Am in favor of secession,’ When the fight was Inirly opened, 1 still fult doubtiul about carrylug the State, ‘The people yore deterinined uzainst submission to the un just encronchinents of the North, but thero were many who fayored the appututment of a peace commission, otters who wanted to walt for co-operation, and still others who feared to take so desperate a xtep; und Jet wo say right here that I never doubted the gravity of the situation, ‘The atatoment that L sald that T would deink all the blood that was spilled is one of the stereotyped hes they have clrentated about me when Left the Senate, 1 know It mesot war, and Leaid im my tarewell spoven that the next time Llvoked upon Wasbliigton f thought It would be at the. head of Southern troops. “What about te name of Montgomery?" “The secret history of whut meoting hus never beow given, ‘The majority of the dolegates wera opposed to the clection of Mr. Davis. His own Brate, Mississipn!, wasopposed to lh, andit the vote fad been cast by delegates rather than by States he could never havo been elected, Caro- Hina was for Davis all the tine, flo sulted thie extreme views of that Stute, and Mr. Rhete held the delegates well fo hand. Florida had only three votes. Onu of these, Anderson, was alt old school-fellow of Davie’, sind Owens was a Carollnian aud under the Iniluence of Ithett. ‘They outyoted the third delegate und gave Davis the State, With these te States, cach counte fog as much us Georgiu, he secured the Alabama delugation by one vote—by weans of what trick~ ery I will not discuss, Georgia, Mississtont, and F.oulslana would have preferred elther Mr. Cobb or myself; but neither of us were candidutes, und netther would consent to have a struegle; so they aereed with the three Stires tut hind spoken. Texas, {nformally teoresetit- ed, acquiesced, sunt Mr, Davis was aleeted. Twas not on good terms with alr. Davis. Ilo appointed mo Secretary of State, J declined to accept it, proferring to xo at unce to the field, Twas urged ta roconaider, und at Jongth did au, fearing that iny refusal might be considered us significant of a lock of harmony, Twas never satistied with my position in the Cabluot. “Tho tronble was that'tuo many of our leaders sont such places when they were weeded ih Ihe fleld, Teecured ong recognition as bellzerents, estun- lished relations with the wnsueeded Nouthera tutes, und then inatsted on retiring. By this time other States hud Joined us, and Lfolt tha the Cabinet should: be reorgantz Taucgeat- ed to Mr, Davis that ho usk for the resiination of all the portfolios, that thetlater States tight bo represented, fio sald that hoe dislike to do ko, aud Tthen sald £ would doit for him. He acquiesced in this, and Tinformod the Cabtuct of whatinad thought of doing und what L thought they should du, It was o bombs! the ranks, “fey asked mo if Mr. Davia had sont inetothem. 1 then told them exactly what bad happened, but they declined to give up thle ntaces, [then resigned and went to the eld.?" What, {n your opinion, was the cause of tho failure of the Confederacy? “Ir L hed to name one thing that was most fata} 1 sould say the Conscript act. ‘that de- muorailzed the troops and the country. ‘there was no necessity for tt, und it spruug from Mr Davis's desiru to have the appolutment of olll- cers, Ilo wascrazy over bis West Point mar- tnets, ond when ho could vot uppoint the obi- cers of yoluuteers, he wout to Congress aul de- manded the Couscript law und got it. {sald at tho tines ‘Tho cause {s fost, and this should bo {ts epitaptts ‘Killed by West Pott? In weneral terms the absolutu fueficteucy at Richmond was the csusoof our failure, Davis is a ro- markable character, Hu Is a good writer, and thutia all, de was a slow man, and alw acted rashly ot Inst. His detay was not caused by deliberation, but wasa combination of vu- riety and u refusal to think. Ile fy = very email inilitary aan, 1 told bim that W per cent of war was buainess—that wo mugt ormauize victory rather than trust to fighting ontirely. T urgod iim torend to Eughind to buy nlf the arms there, He ordered 00) rites, Joa Drawn, of Gevrala, hud more arms for a tong Ue than thg, Confoteracy had. Under pretense of eiving the Unionists time to Jeava the South, f kent our ports pon for sixty days. No new Government ever started with such nolimited credit as we had. We had any amount of eatton offered ns. Turget Mr, Davis lo send this to Engtand ag fast ng it could bo carrie, and bus ships net armawith {t. Wo could have borrowed any amount ire wanted. The firat Joan made was $60,000, when {t should lave been $5,090,000. Tul tt seetned to he inioossibte to get the tloy- > erument to look nt the matter to aserlous Huht, Had the test sixty days of the Confedorate Gov- rernment been pronerly finproved, wo could have go ormanized that defeat would have been linposaible, At ona time It was announced Unt th of $000,000.00 In the and the sinunnt oo the books of the Govern: ment, ‘There was never na tmoment during the War when Davis actually appreciated the sittins fon, Why, after the marten of the Confederates from Rapnabatnock: to Sharpsburg aud Dazk again, then they lad swept aversthing before thet, piumbers “not availine anything wvalnat them, Davis thoitent thy War was over, and avtually began to quarrel about who had whip ped ft.) He was os jealous os a Barbary hen, and onco started to lave me arrestod for rdi- clang him, Lam thoroughly satisiied that the: eatublishinent of a Government tnder Mr. Davis wasantinposstbility. Lideed, the fizht was hap: Lazard from berloning to cud, without method or statoamanshty, ont sustained only by iniract.” Tous valor as tong as itiwas. ‘The Constitution was a good one, hut there pratse of the Coufed- erate Government. and its works inust ond.”? “Elave vor ever taken the oath of alleghance to the United States Government!" “No, sir ‘The last oath L took was to the Confederate Stases, and fahall never tate sn other. Ido not ike the General Government, and Lwoutld not consent to serve it in ony wity. It is n temporary concern at best, Jonstitution has no power within Itself to forea itxelf, Le denends solely on the good’ fattliof the people, sand unt etarantce alone cannot continua te bind together a great coun- try of diverse tuterests. Ihave never caally be- sines 180 that this Union waa a per penutty, The terrible experiences of the tate War will probable deter any fnetion from mal. {ne arow for the next fow soars. Nad it not been tor this, the West inlght have precipitated 8 collision dhiring the election of U7, 1 have no fatth In the Puritan New Euglanders, tho fellows that Macantay sald wero opposed to hoar-baiting not because ft hurt Ue bear, but because It pleased the peuple. As ta the talic about the Northern peonte forgiving me, I have nothing to say, As Lhave not forgiven them, nnd don’t expect to, I am indiffercut as to the state of their feelings.* SOLOVIEFF, ‘Tho Man Who Recently Attempted the Life of the Czar of Runsine Bt, Petersburg Nevranavere. During the recent trial af Solovieff, who at- tempted to shot the Czar, some peculiar and interesting facts were brought to light. Itigetranga that the eriminat belonged toa , family that was specially patronized by the Grand Duchess Helen Pavlova, the aunt of tho Czar, The father of Soloviell was cmptoyed ut the patnce of the Grand Duchess on the Kamen- nov Ostrov: hohnda freo lodging for himsclf and his lores faintis; frequently bo was grant~ ed rowards, and when theterm of his service wns ended he recelyel » generous pension. Bealdes this, all his children—threo sous and two daughters—iere finely educated nt thé et pense of the Grand Duchicsz. The fauntly of olovle remained at the palace ull the very the of the attempted regieide, Alexander So- lovielt limsclf, haying no passport, was ying safely uniler the roof of the palace. ‘The police did not suspect that any porson without a pass- port, much less a Nihilist, was under that, roof; yet Soloviefl, being safo only on account of the respect due to the Limperinl family, was work- ing energetically not only for the destruction of that. respect, but for the nunihilation of the Iin- perial farnily ttachf. ‘The whule family of Sofovieff, by keoping him safo withio thelr shelter, have ‘knowingly §n- eriminated themaclyes, for an articta (249) of the Russian Criminal jaw runs thus: For conspire Ing to overthrow the Governinent in the whole State, or inany part of it, or to change the eys- tein of government, tie criminals, their accom~ plices, ond oll persone fostigating, aiding, abotting, or hiding them, and all persons not giving information of the crime, shalt for- feit all rights, snd. be lable to capital punish- ment.” Jt has been ascertained that the tnem-~ hers of tho Solovie(l fainity saw fu his vosses- un almost evers day copies of Land and Lib- erty, besides proclamations; that ho put these in envelopes, nud sent them to the highest officers of the State, ‘he relutivesot soloviefl spolko to him about hls connection with the editors of that clandestine vapor and with the dreaded Executive Committees each of them suspected IMs criminal connections, and none of them to any way exposed him, It was the same with ‘other families of his aequatutance. And tho same fs, of course, true in regard to mony thou- sands of famllles’ who aro connected with the Nuitliste by bonds of relationship or frlend- ship, What will bo dono with that unhappy family Is not yot known, While a schoolmaster Solovief was consid- ero as the best teacher of the vicinity, and ho used to reettlarly send part of his salary to his arents, As to hig views, he sald that the cx- sting politica! and social order was axtremely unauilsfactory$ that equallty tas nected, ond this must be established by the anuihilation of castes and privilezes. “Wo revolutionists,” anid he, * declare war against the Government, sud the Ozor is our enemys? ‘Then Soloyleit explained how, wider the pressure of severs Government mensurer, ho gradually came to the idea of regicide, Of the attempt itaclf Solo- yleiT refused to speak, but, belng pressed, be said; "By the movement of te populace T learned that the Czar was walking outs] went toward lim, took my pistol out, and. fired.? ilow many ties? he wos aakod. I don’t revollect,” he replleds “Lam told five times." Duriuyz the trial it was sscertalned that Solo- viefl was In close connection With the persons who assassinated Gen. Mezontzeff, and also with the persons who attempted the Mfc of Gen, Drentelns he once rode on the horso on which tuo would-hy assassin of Drentelu cacaped. {6 was Solovlet who,on the yery day of the at- tempton the tifvof the Chief of the Gendarmes, sent to lim the proclamution, saying uit though be had oscaped death he must not con- sider himself safe. fle usetl to bring Jome cop- les of Land and Liberty Au packages while yet damp. Itt clear that Boloviell belonged tothe most active branch of the revolutluniste, Stilt ho did not. betray anybody. He perslated jn sayings “Thad vo aceumplives; nubody knew of tny intont.?” His trial was not without queer incidents, Dr. Weltiar, at the request of one of his quast patients, iad gone to the Centrat Depot of Arms and asked to sec the best pletol that would easily KIN a-beur, for, he salu, bis acquaintance was + going to hunt that benat. Tt was proved that the pistal thus procttred was the ono used by the svould-be assassin of the Czar, When Soloviel left the position of teacher, ho began to teara hlacksinithing, Ono of bis sisters asked him the reason of that change of uccupation, Ile “The doctor advlect me for my ‘ogo to n ware climate; so Lf have ene blacksmith shup.? Ao artillery Captain, an expert, explained to the Court why Bulo- vie missed the Czar. Ho said that the pistol used is a Webley, No. 500} it is very strony, dud the barrel belog shurt (four aud & quarter inches), itis aot to recoll; In ordur to bit the chest itis necessary to aim at the knees. If Sulovielf had known that, be mlght have been not only o would-be assassin but au assassin in fab == low Deeply Doos the Harth Quake ¢ ‘Sueramenta (Cul) Union, The receut earthquake at Virginls City wae not noticed at all mm the mining depths, but only by people on the surtace. ‘The famous earth quake of some yseurs ago, which shook down chinimeys, firewalls, cracked brick build- rT ands did —soother)=«=s damage, = Wus iweroly noticed by some of the miners worldng In the upper levela, but it did no dam. age, not cven shaking dawn loose stones und earth. ‘The station-ancn to the various sbalte felt it the strongest, snd the deepest poing wheru it was notived was by the etation-tender atthe {00-foot level of the Imperial Empire shalt—t0 feet below the @urface. Sle std iv telt Ike a sudden falnt throb or pulsation of the alr, as though « blast hud beer let. off somewhere ata distance, ubove, below, or in some indefinite direetion. 1n soine of the mines tho sboct was not noticed at atl, even by atlon-men, Cominenting on this peculiue fact at the time, the Gold itl Vews remarked that tho carthduake svemed to bean electrical Qsturbanco, proceeding from the atwmospherdy and not from the depths of tho earth. ——— Tho Prince of Wales? Butts, The Prince of Wales Is not stupid bltoself, but fd fellows avout him as vd has long served hin in such a capacity, and Lord Cloninell is ofteu put jute requisition, ‘The latter ts grandson of an Irish Chief-Justice, whe would not resign bie ofice for leas thau an Eurldom, which be consu- ueutly got. ‘The Prince likes to get up * beare ighte" between bis butts, aud derlyes a grees deal of Jauguter frou We, butts, Lond A: