Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 2, 1880, Page 2

+ Democratle. polities, who act sometimes arn Women." Two @r threo yours ago sho went Jutnbroad to study painting, having first studied va mhot in England Ernest Meriker, eon of the Swiss » tho Blate-Houeo to leave copies, he was stoppod . . nd bis xetive participa lon in cases wits not 1418 + osmemoi *. fresh'to make recapitulation of details neces- 3 ‘tho sof umusement in thla . Arional, it {s gunned by a fow police of soun! . Mittary guatd. ‘This tiornalng, when the eursior Of qolty paper, a sniall- boy, attempted to onter at tho door by sontries armed with muskets, who. mundo a barrier of crossed_tnyonets In his way. ‘Thoy nroa suspicious crowd, up thore, and any stranger entering and wandering about In n curfous wily goon Qodahimsolf under survell- Annee, - A FORCE MAR TEEN. remounted in tho city, tinder tho auspices of R. W. Black, Ho would not ndinit to-day that he was commander of o company, but anid there ‘woro mon in Atyqusta why would bo found will- Ing to defend tho Constitution and protest tho Btate Government. To an inquiry whetber thoy were organized, ho replied ovasively that thoy’ could be organized at short noyles. When asked whether thore wna ce Inw for reeruiting auch 4 force, he said ft was always Inwful for eltizens to respond to a call_to defend tho State Govern- mont's property. The alr of lofty poaitivencss asgumed by some of tho assistant nenta in pro- thoting this fraud is sypromely ridiculous, ———_. TIE SOCIALISTS, FINAL SRRSION, Prrrsnvng, Pa., Jan, 1.—Tho Sociniistic Con- Breas held its Inst day’s session hero yesterdny, Delegate T. C, Rrappy, of Boston, in the chnir, Anantmated debate took placo on tho report of thoCommittece on Pintform, which was adopted = nfter several amendments had been made, Tho preamble and platform does not differ. much frum that adopted at Nuwurk, N. J., 10 187%. Tho question of nominating a candidate for President came’ up at tho evening session, and was opposed by P. J. McGuire, of 8t. Louls; Winter, of New York, and others, and ndvoented by A. R. Parsons, of Chfeago, and T. C, Brappy, of Toston, After four hours’ heated discussion, Barsons and Brappy carried their point. Caleb Pink, af Kings County, New York, A. Hahop, of Chicago, and Osborn Ward v a ay rund will be roforred to the. party, the two mimes recelying highest number of yotes to bo the enndidates for President and Viee-President. McGuire, of St. Loula; Van-Patten, of Clneine Hath; Wayne, of Brooklyn: Winter, of St. Louts: haye persistently advocated a conlition, and charges hnye heen mnde during the sessfon that an attempt was belng mide to sell out. The Congress, nt 11:00 p. m., adjourned sine die, PRESIDENTIAL, INDIANA'A PREFERENCE. Spectal LHapateh to The Chicage ‘tribune, WAnitixaton, Dee. Jan. 1.—That vetorin Ree publican, Honry 8, Lane, who first came to Congress ns a Hepresentative from Indiana in 1840, and tvho haa since beon United States Sena- tor und Governor, arrived here to-day. Ho says that the Nepresentatives in many scetions of Ine diana are belny canyuased, and that, while many would prefer Grant in certain CrncrgeH cles, Dintne hns great strength, and has unmistukably guiged in publle estimation during the past yeur OBITUARY. MAY ALCOTT, Speetal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Bostoy, Jan. 1—May Alcott, younest dangh- ter of A. Bronson Alcott, and slater of Louisa M. Axott, dled in Paris Tucsday Inst, aged near 40 Fears. . She fa best known to the publi¢ by being onc of the characters in Loulsn Alcott’s * Little titer the Inte Willlam M. Stunt. Last yenr eho bankor, and married hin goon nfter—an ovent Wholly ‘unexpected by her frlends. “sho hud i »Palnting in this year's’ Paris Salou, and has ro- ‘sided In Paris lately. : ———. COUNT JOANNE: A New York Tribune, Dec. it. George the Count Jonnues died in this elty yesterday, The Count Joannes hus long been One of the quaintest fyures in New York life, and was far mors widely known for his eccen tricities than he would have been for bis talents, If ho had been a really groat lawyer. Ho was of Welsh descent, and recolved n good education. Mls carcer was errntic, For many years ho was on the stage, and at ono time enjoyed a good roputation ns an‘actor, both In England and this sountry. During another part of his life ho oc- supled himsclf with historical studies, uni fangman & Co., of London, published his “Onlginal History of Ancfont America." Ho plained that ho received the title of Count Jonnnes for merit aga bistorian, but found fow Bellovers. ‘Tho later yours of his life were spent by tho Count in tho attendance upon courts of this city mofroquent but ho had blusolf fora client in the non hy hig suite. Among tho well-known actlons brought by him wero sults for alleged Ubel against persons who had denled the genu- inenvas of his title, und bis proceedings against Mr. Hothern, who, he alleged, hid wrought. him \ Frent damage by what ho concelved to be a carl- + enture of himeclf in Sothern’s purt of the Cruslicd. ian. But his Heaton rought bit little orno profit, though it kept him in the public guze, und'in that way ministered to hia inord{- nate self-concelt, i@ Count had an all-wb- torbing pasion for notorioty at any cost, nid he was olways trying to nttract attention nt cele- brated trinis, or on othor occasions where ho could mnko bimeelf prominont, At tho Hcechor trinl, for instance, he interrupted the proceed: ‘nya ono day by u suggestion to Mr. Evarta, and + sven attempted to yivo Judgo Neilson sume ad- ce, Though tho Count may have once merited the respectful consideration of Intelligent audionces: 38 an actor, his appearances before tho footlizhta in: recent, ier only excited derision, The of fhese performunces, over which largo assemblies made boisterous merriment, ig too - Bary. Itmay bo said, however, that nfter an ub- ~Selico of sonic years from tho stuye, the Conut. fippoared, in April, 1576, at the Now York Acnde- my of Muste, ax Hamiel, and that ho afterward ” iplnxee repentedly at tha old Lycoum Thoutro iouty, Haverly's), Olympic, and othor places city, and made short turns in this State, Now England, and othor parts of tha.cmintry. While tho novelty lasted his mudl- ) 608 Wore large, and his recelpta wore consid. A ‘gyeblor but the number of his benrers soon dwit- ‘The Connt was tall, and large, and bid a schol- arly atoop, His faco was long and showed his age, although ho evidently tried to repair the ravages of yeura by coloring his heavy muse tache, ‘That he wore a whe was patntully appa rent. A carefully-urranged lock fell aver his brow, and tho hufr was worn long on his cont collar, Tho Count prided hiniself upon his muurked resomblunco to ox-Goy. Hofman, When ho iret saw Mr. Sothern tn Tho Crishod "rt Hany” Count Jounnes was sitting, ho said, ide tho cx-Governor. He turned to the Jat: tor, and exeluimed, “ Heaveng, Hotfinun, Js that yu, or T, or our third?” ‘Tho Count was not nent in his dresa, and was An exeolient spevlnen of tho shabby-enteet mun, Ile wore a heavy felt hut and black broadcloth clothes, nlways Nory bright In spota, Fora cravathe generally eed a red ribbon, to. Which was uttached his “order.” Ho afton ear riod, cusily in ono bind, a pulr of aged blnekekiT floves.. while tho. other wis thrust into bls im. Fis attitudes wero always studicd and. tragic. Ho was nover frivolous, und resented the least uttempt to trite with his dignity. BUFFALO CATTLE MARKET, BUPPALG, Jan. 1,—Catrix—Recelpts, 1,226; market quict and unchanged; fulr to good Btocrs, B4.2504.05; beat grades disposed of. “BARXP AND Lastus~Rocvipts, 2,400; market activo Ae higher, owing to light supply; fulr to Eee. eastern sheep, $5.000h5.65; oxtrn, 5.760 6744; Woatern lnm! EXD. 75 § oxtriat 8200; Chuuin lembacriga, O° fue oF Hoas—Lecolpts, 6,015; — murket_ enste: qhoisbiy' lowe Yorkers, $1,00G, neta, BdB4.00; pls, sssoeae not 1.80; heay i heavy cutis, | AND: Babs ———___. THREE BOYS DROWNED, CrNcInNArtt, O., Jun, 1.—At Alliance, O,, to-day & party of olght boys skating fell through tho Ice, ‘Phroo wera drowned,—Hurry Coates, Charles Dorman, and Charlos Rankin, _—— Mow a Furmer Mecognized His Dog, * Bome. years agen farmurin Washingt ognized a tiny setter that hud boon on ta tit wi &pup, inthe stroct, He se! hla lost doy, and wus assuiled by tho person who hud gut posession of bin. : “This is my dog, gentlemen, and you don't take hai fom mo unless you tuke my life at tho ein tilo partics wore tukon before a magi * Jodgo, this ts my doy, and Tean prove {t to ‘Bobo stooped, pinched up Toe okinat the cheat below tha foreleg, made ao straight fie and took out i birds ot which he showed to the Judge, and whieh hi ont Jody, thie pup. was piv tr iso th . of ene iy Sig PORN Yee sea atreot, at the corner, can toll you thut as soon us ir skin, Mest mal eta ee ett ol ww other purty 10 had rifecd tho doy from of ‘The farmer took fis ao me bint ‘ Sapvall ; ‘wula soe Story. ‘rnnabec (e.) Journusl, A woman rosiding on the hillsido-ra very def- foidy delinsd fooalfisin tls cltys-becume i nt} aly alarned by tau inecription. for & 4 death by a clan,’ Pekan ~, CRIMINAL NEWS. A Female Ex-Treasury Clerk Creates a Sensation in * Washington By Attempting to Murder the Son of Senator Morgan of Alabama. The Hayden Trinl Drags Its {Length Along Through New- Year's Day, Bringing Out Some New Testimony Detri- mental to the Parson's Interests. TICE INAYDEN TRIAL, Special Dispatch to The Chteago Tribune, New Haven, Conn, Jan.—The State continued Ita ovidence tn rebuttal to-day inthe Hayden trial, and cxamined a dozen witnesses, The curlous feature of tha day was the testimony contradicting Hayden's story that he not ony went to his barn with Mary Stummnrd on the nfternvon preceding the duy of hor murder, but that {t was tmposalble to enter the opening 11 the side of tho burn whore tho tate's witnesses nsgert ho nnd the itl entered, Witnesses testl- fled yesterday that they hud bt only beer through, but bud driven Ityden’s cow through tho gume opening. ‘This being questioned by the defense, witnesses were called this afternoon who testitled that early this morning they imide expertinenta with Uasden's cow, und the possnre waa easfly nes nplished by her. Across tho aperture was it ler three feet x Inches fram tho | floor, nfd tho: claim was that tho cow could not aqueeze under. One witness said that tho cow was four fect two inches high atthe rump, yet went through there without: belng urged with a whip or pitchfork, or any freentive of gram or apples, Tho counsel provoked a ronraf hingh= ter by the question whether tho cow, in per: forming the fent, uppenred to have any bing ngalnst the necused clergyman, and another roar of tnughter ft" ved whon tho witness gravely answered In the vegative. The wife of the Rev. Mr. Gillis, suceessor to THnyden, corroborated the story of ber husband, that Mra. Hayden told aestory Just after the mitrdey dif fering from her testimeny on the tril regard. ing the hour Huyden left his house on the utter hoon of the day of the murder. Her Inony Y diferent, und more Yayarable to the 1, Se witnesses tostitied: sibstine Hayden's story about belng, bn hie wood-lot for aver an hour on the ufte of the day of the murder, throwing oul wood to the runway necesstble by the wayon, wits oper co oujections: First, that the wagon vould go any whe! tho lot; und, second, that the quantity of wood, if) ‘thrown’ out at att tht afternoon, — ould ve heen thrown aut dn ten State alleges this part of Hayden's sto yo eheer fabrication, and whatuver work wis dong was done next morning, when he wont enrly to the $wood-lot to haul tho wood. ‘Tho lust witness of the day ley, half-brother of tho murde robonited the story of his sister Of the alleged seduction of Mary Stunned by Tuyen, at his own house, thoy attended a chitreh ‘oyster supper: stopped “at Hhiyden's house to “aeeommny Mary homes that Hhiyden, who had slipped” away from tho Kupper and come home, said that, Mory inust stay Tater to cure for his children; and thit they nully went nway, leaving Hayden ond Mary together, Thowley [sof weak mbud, al, on sharp cross. examination, becume so confused that ho coult not miswer ns to when he was married, how long: ho stad ut the puppers oF other slinple ques+ tions propounded with tho object of testing: his. recollection, After the tal statement. that, atthough he could tell tine by tho clock, he vould neithor udd nor subtriet ligitres, counel for the Stato, with a signiticant glinee to the Jury, dismlesed tho witness. ‘Tho textiniony will close this week, the tria! hnying consumed nbout. ity Court days, beyinning Oct. 7, A WASITINGLON SENSATIOD Speetal Dispatch to The Chietgo Tribu WASHINGTON, Jun, L—John 1H. Morgan, son of Senutor Morgan, of Alabama, and clerk of bis father’s committee, was thisnfternoon shot In this city by Lucy W. Horton, Last simmer Miey Hor- ton, who ist comely-looking yourug worn of 2h came tothiseity and broughta breach-of-promise ault for $25,000 ngninst young Morgun, whom ae «to-day attempted to KI. Very sensations! re. ports wore published at tho thine of the bringin of the sult, the purport of which was that young Morgan, unter an offer of marrige, hud betray od Mins Horton, Tho young womnn is a diuughter of 8 foriner law partner of Senator Morgan, and {s suid, alsa, to have been on ward of Senator Morgan, through which relationship sho finst be- beenne acquainted with young Morgan, Tho suit is on tho enlendar for curly trial. After tho bringing of this sult Miss Horton was, for n time, employed {n the Treusury, but she hus recently Jost her pluce, and chilis thut she lost It on ne- vount of tho opposition of tho Morgnns, She soema to have sought out young Morgan with Intent to KIM him, and meeting hin tha afternoon on G street, between Sixth and Seventh, shot him. Morgan hie but one arm, his lott arm having been removed ut the shoulder on account of u wound, he bull from Miss Hortan’s pistol lod, Jn the Ktump at the shoulder, and, although the wound is comple vated, the physiclins do not anticipate fatal results, Miss Horton was lodged In dail, anil, as she has no friends here, will probably not be able to obtain ball, Young Morgan was tuken to the hogpltul, ASITOOTING AFFRAY, Special Dispatch to ‘The Chteaya Tribune, Tre Havre, lid, Jan. LA shooting serapo oceurred In tho siluon of Chartes Campbell ut So'clock this morning, between Charles Frost, a gunbler, und Campbell, Frost was shot twice in the fey and abdomen, 11s wounds are coustd- cred dangerous, Tho difiiculty nrose over some money won at poker by Canipbell. Campbell was relewed from custody. tis morning upait $00 bond, Tho preliminary exnimination dee Veloped the fuet tit thore was bad blood bee tween the men, and that Frost had threatened Cumpbel’s life repentedly. DESPERATE ENCOUNTER, ,CINCINNATL, O,, Jit, L—The Commercial'a Van, Wort (0,) special gives tho particulars of an ate tompt of Sheriff Sttth and others to arrest two men Ina houso of It-famo lust night, supposed to be the murderers of Bernurd Pickers, who was shot near Delphos, a fow nights nyo. One of the men, muted Groseman, fred on. the Sherhtf, Mow out the Iights, and ‘oonthined iting until thu Sherif and Constable Itedimo wero both mortally wounded. ‘Tho amen esenped, but Were pursued, and one captiroed with Pty in bis pousession. Ilo refuses wo give his nue, A CIEARGE OF DASTARDY. Rpectal Dlapateh to the Chicago Tribune, Font Warne, Ind, Jan, 1—Tho Rov, Lots Duttner, Congregational clergy, ving ten miles north of this elty, wus arrested to-diy on tho charge of busturdy, preferred by Mina Eva Worden. Tho reverend gentlomin protested hha Innoeanee ‘Unt settled the case by tho payment 5 ols a gruduate of Yule Colleges und recently entered the nibatey, ewes BBE SHOT HIS NNOVIER-IN-LAW. Cincinnati, Un. Jun, —Col. L.A, Harris, oxe Mayor, shot W, H. Adu, bis brother-in-law, to-night in nan altereution growing out of a claim against Harris by Aduns, "Tho tall hus not Leste oxtrictad, but {tie supposed the wound Is ai SEE eee MATRIMONIAL, ’ Speclal Diaputeh tu The Chicago Tribune, Geneva LAky, Wis., Jun. 1.—Mr, Menton Hore rington, cldcst son of tho lon. James Horrings ton, of Genoyu, Hepresentative of the Four twenth District in tho MMnols Legisluture, was united In marriago this evening to Miss Carrio R. Mule, daughter of O, K. Mule, ineretant, by: tho Nov, Ht. I, Kerfoot, of the Episcopal Chureli, Mr. and Birs, Herrington will reaide at furner dunction, I, where ho Is in tho umploy of the Chteugu & Northwestorn Rullway, Spectat Dispatch tu ‘Ths Chicayo Tribune, LavaAverre, ltt. Jan, L—This afternoon Mr. E.B, Drewer, a Kanai inorchant, wus murried to Bliss Bellu Reisman, daughtor of one of the lending vitizons of this city. 'Fho wedding wilt duryely atwended, and tho presenta wero many and efogunt, Aiong thom was a set of diamond curring’ froin tho grea —— MILWAUKEE MARINE, Spectal Dispatch ta ‘tha Chleayo Tribune, MILWAUKEE, Jan. L—T'his morning tho Btoum- ship Minneapolis arrived from Grand Haven with merchandise, About tho same time the atoum-burgo Forust City clourod for Grand avon, td eu y por. bali for onvusy etuckott’s Mure or, Witha full cargo of puckugeu freight. A ore uaitta pent of nwt i en tired Ht re curge of whoul weed on bourd ho schoynor Penokve yestorduy Urternoon. | MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH, sLonpow, Jun. 1.—Ous—Culeutta Howeed, 673 Oe per quurtey; Ungecd enke, ts }uiGd Ue per tong re- THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, JANUARY 2, 1880. fined potroteum, 6%@OKd. Spirits turpentine, Bis Ol per owt, # Guocentes—Sugnr—Centrifugal, on spot, Shs. Monerity—Dullion in the Sank of Bagland Incrensed, £117,000 during the week. The par portion of Tank of Enghtnd reserve ‘to Hattlity, whiul Inst week was 46 per cent, is now 30} por cent nroor, Jan. 1.—-UGnocetiEs—Choese, 07s Atnerienn tine, _ STUFFS—Quiet and unchanged. ———————— EDISON. ‘The Fdteon Flectric-Light Btock Advancing in ‘Ten Dayna from 91,000 (to 81,800 per Share of #100. New York Sun, Dee. ‘The stock of tho Edison Electric-Tight Com- Dany ta divided Into 9,000 shares, whose par value Is $100 cach. ‘This makes the nominal capital 82C0,000, A grent mafority of tho stock fs held, itis satd, by not more than ten men, Mr, Norvin Green, President of tho Western Union Telegraph Company, 8 also Vrestdent of the Lilison EleetriesLxht Company. Calvin Goddard fs ite Sceretary, und Me. Grosvenor DP. Lowrey its counsel. The Compiny has bought of Mr. Edison tho right to introduce and cone thnue hid invention throughont the Western Henilephére, What prive he was paid bus not been made known, It is said that ho hus ree served a of the right In Kayland. The right atthe Egropean Continent has been sold sepa. rately, Oticers of the Company in New York say that Bilson has been well taken care of In he cont@et made with him, ‘Tho tirat reportable suies of the stock havo Deen mide within tho past few days by Kirkhind iltiken, brokers, of 47 Willlanrstreet, Mr. Ey Suportis, a inember of the firm, says that on before Christians jive shares were offered at S100 n shure, and that on Tucadny last the fran soll two sbares nt 8,000 0 stutre, and on Saturday one share at Rw, Siew that tne hids have heen nude as high us $3,500, but the stock f¢ held above that priee. Mr. Snportas says that there have teen some itty or aay Persons in his offices slice Christ- mma toimke Inquiries. Those who. actually botght the stock upparently bought it to hold and not as ainere speculatl He pltrehis ho sald, bor solid und conscrvatly chat. “If,” Mr Saportas continued, “after Mr. = gon makes dis illumination at Menlo Park, the shires shout yo oup in market- vilug to $10,000, and that Ia tho ut which in of the — present vate thom now, the flares wold not ho ex. traevignnit. example, in New York City and Brooklyn alone thore: is 000,000 fnvestod f1 wus stocks. Now, the Edison Company would hold a ten not only over New York and Brookiyn, bit over all the clties and. towns ft North ind South Amerie. i would be able to, Interest on tho Inerensed value of tho atcek, Whitel would {n that caso, be only $30,000,000, the suing ats that of the gus plant in Now York td Brankh We hold only a fow shares, and there: are yery few In the market.” Another reporter saya: “Ten days ago tho “shires were reported 181,000 cach, thé par yulue We fnys £100; on Friday one share was guld | for $2,000; ou Saturday ‘two shires sold nt $3,000 eneh nid one for € nd yesterday one shure wits sold nt £350 an Five and ter are held at 84,000 nnd £5,000 per share, share lots At Mento Park. Correaponitence Clnctnnatt Enquirer, Pant, Nude, Dee 2... Po those ‘ge not seen druwings of tho Inmp f would stirgest to thom to think of a Uttle gluss globe: two inches tn diuneter; now take a gliss tube: four Inches Jong and duc Ineh In dinineter, taper- ing ut the buse; ff you support tha gliss globe on the top the tube you have tho exnet e: ternal form of the new eleetrie Mmp. The ine terlor simply containg the paper carbon burner, which, in nppearnnce, Is a jet-blnck loop, the thickness of ordinary bluck cotton; this iy sup- ported by delleate metal standards, ‘Tho nirts exbunsted from within, and an almost perfect vacuum forined, for Edison told me that butono. milllonth part of tho alr remains, ‘To use these electric lamps for domest{(e purposes the usual gus nib is removed, and a ittlo cup-llke attach ment screwed on. You have merely todrop your glass electric lamp with tho cup, and It 14 rendy for use. Connection ts, of course, muda from tho central station where tho alectricity ts wonerated to the cunon tho chandelier. Tho lower part of the lamp bas n motallic eup cons nected by two wires with tho carbon Inside; It follows, thon, that tho simple net of placing tho lunp In the cup connects the carbon with tho central station. ‘Thore {8 no fuss of trying wires tommke contivetion, Asu testof tho new light for domestic pure poses, Mr. Edison's own house fs a good exum- ple. Mere was a large and handsomely furnished reception-room, fitted with two ordinary gus ehandellerg, exch buving four of Edlson's ‘elec trie lighta, ta a the room J found tho effect was identical, if tho tiluminution had been produced by a very good sumple of ordl- ry mas. ‘Tho qtuss suites ld tho nmiture of the burner, and, bud E arrived a stranger, without a it ede of whut was gulng on, Lsbould have. renudacd in tho room all eventug without the Teast suspicion that the room was Hyhted by tricity instend of yas, Tho Ight ts turned on or off the samo ns with gus, by simply turn- ing a scrow under tho burner, Edison turned of the Ights thus ono by one until soven wero extinguished, Tho roriainty ono showed no Increase Inthe iHunilnation; It muve the snine uniform lybt as before, uniniluenced by what had been done. Edson thon turned tho serew attached to cach hump, and they instantly gave forth Gis The light ts perfectly uniform and ateady, xmiteful tothe eye, with none of the glue of the old electric light, and without tho nose and Mickerlng always present in fa Hames, Solittle bent {4 genernted that Edison continually re- moved one of bis nmps with bla bare hand wt the avian on: where tho clectrie light was then burning within, There fs, however, t cortaln wiuount of heat gonernted, which ean be felt or the hand ff held near tho lump, but itdocs not compire with that from i rus tet giving the sume umount of Muminution, while nu odor bs given of, und the alr of the room is not de- terloruted, 1 next tested n room in anothor house about sixteen by twelve feet, In which u single cleetria ight was plictdly glowing on tho gus chandeller. ‘The reeult was perfect, and the great dispersive vlunictor Of the new ght was very murked; every purtoft the room was equally illuminated, 1 earerlly oxaratned the pletures, ttt, Otc, und Grit lead sought for some ullarity or Hefeot, but fulled to note auy, The light ap. peared tomo to be perfection, ng It wis then dotng its duty; It was as stondy ws 2 rock, with ho wittlatton fn ite degres of intensity, uhd_ go pruletit tothe cya that t could: sturo’ at tho np (which had’ no shady nor eeptection) for niany mintites without the oyes being discome forted or distressed. 1 extended my examination to all the rooms and buildings fn whlel the lump was burning, amd found the same uniform result, ‘Tho two. B.rock-linps of the ordinury type ench titted with ono of Mr, Edison's ulvetrie lhts, bobaved in the inmost excmplury manner, alth ough at vome dixadvintiye dn the strung moontight. Tho. xreat dispersive chirneter of the light cuused it to extend far beyond the usual radius, and 1 fond ita most agreeably substitute for the aul. phurous-looking bho thine usually dispensed byes Complies to the public, ‘On irning to Mr. Ectlion’s private office, ho showed ing bow his divided-up cleetrielty could bo used Hs winotlye powor; he Kiniply removed one of his Hittle glass lumps from tho chiundcticr and attached & connection, shinila in muny ree apeets to that employed when it ropa it is Used; winotor inatantly started of Wad the f= tiliur sound of the sowlng-machine, working at Ughtalig speed, was audible, in the same mune ner 4 pump wus set in notion, and worked us usual. On a later ovcasion Bdlson suid: “1 wonder if wo can run the gewhig-machiag und uae the limp ala” The attempt was mule with success, pot been mentioned, but {t is a fact that the now lamp can be uscd, wherever {t may be carried, #o long fa the vouneetion fs maintained. with the two vonducting wires, ‘hua the vleo- trie lightmny be used by the side of the bed, the wires fastened to the back of a chatr, and the hunp Busponded; by vo doing thore is no four ofactting the curtuing or bed on fre, Bo much tor thy appearance and Uehavior of Eulson’s now otvetrle fight, But people ask, Te the lamp permunonts wilt it etand the wear and, tour of constant tgo, or ia it a delicate selentifia toy? And, socondly, Whut will be the cost of rimming this new Ughet? On those points L quea> thoned very closely bpth Mr, Edison and Afr, Maren th ¢ the I t ae requrd to tha permanency of the lamps, it land you carly days to given verdict. ‘they are stiitan trial, and sovere testa have beon mude, und others ure ty progresa; but, so fur, the ex. perlments tro all dn favor of the permaneney OC th¢ luinps, Mr. Edison told mu he hid kept two lamps burniuy for two weeks and twenty-five limps yor ten days, in all cases Duralng day and night, but not altogether continuously, but nearly so, there belng shurt futervuls only, Puudurstand one lamp hid been used for seven duya continuously. AN these up Were sul burning and in good order. Dure ing the period of my xtopping At Menlo Park J maw Gite lump out of the forty give out that was iu the lower office, Tasked an attendant to ru. jnuxe it, und found tho carbon bad broken in ult. On one oecuslon, before the representative of the Selcntiic American, Mr, Kdtuon turned out ie lamp iifter another until but ono ruimalied alight, so that the whole SOWUr. Of the gunerit: ing minching wil the cighty-horge-power engine wore used only by this single lump and the thi piece of paper carbon thread. Tt wus expected, of course, the lamp would: he destroyed, but it passed through the ordeal and {3 still perfect. ‘Thus it is considered a fair inference that the lamp t suiticieutly pernmnent for ali practical purposes, und Mr. Edison is blmsele’ bard at work to demonstrate ft to a certainty, and in the vourse of u wouk or ton days that polat will be detnitty settled. Te nut, in common fulrness to Mr. Edison, be remembered that the hunp js buta few weeks: old, ynd It was a marvel to my miud to tind Ita porfect already.” Mow many yours buve beun consuined jn produglug the prosent gus-buruers: and what are they now? ‘Tho resourgos of Ar. Ediion in this dirvetion ure far from exhausted, aud by explained tome mauy improycments bo ‘contemptates, ang is even now making tile paper-curbons in a.new form: in fret, he re- gurds his lamp still nein (nfant that has 'yot to auger ith wid manhood. : No. doubt, from, defects’ iy manufauture, which can be disunvered: only by use, miny of Mr. Edlaon's new, qlectrio. famps will fall ace enstonalls, but thelr cost will bo: teliling, and, t aatock ne Kept on band, a broken one he fine y molest a8 in the ense of a broken ehlamey, and that will end the ditteulty, uregurd to ‘tho cost of tho elvutrie Ight, (under Mrs Edleon's new system, that 14 1 most Snportant and vitht question, for whieh the pub. Me will hive to walt a fow weeks for an nnawet } cafcuhitions x0, far made are merely the- oretion), “Mr, Edison ts asked Aft Unies at ahty, “ Whatds tho cost of your Hyht?” Mia anawer ie eburnetbristie of the thoroughly pretend uatiry ofthe mut, He tells them all, © ta ton days 1 shalt have 200 of my lamps Durty continuo. Iv. then Ewitl toll you what the Hight will cost." ste, cand front thooreticn! both Mr, Kalson Sti) certain dita deductions and pr and Me. Thttchetor vehi they are Justitled tna sortie that the new electric ight will be pro rend wu 1 bess cost than thatof ordinary flumi+ nating wis. For obvions: reasons the public may never know how ehenp tha’ elcetrie Tht can be pros dtteed. but they will soon learn if ft ean be mady sulictently cheap to be of practieal use, Invest to this branch of the subject the publie nny be reminded: thet. but a narrow view Is taken In estimating tho cost of eloe- tricity. stent pov which necessitites the use of an expensive article. —conl—Is naw ted, Rut Tet ne not overtoole that electricity (4 tho xreat natural power of nature, and that the how wasted and neglected energy und powers af rivers anid water-courses are avallable and enpias Ie of producing all Yhe electricity we require, both for motive power aud Whoinition, T dled lant unite the objections and aloubts rtsed Morton, of the Stevens Institute, Nev y a few others. tilled the mutter over with Edigon, who Prof, Morton's tisulting rem with the f humor, I raked Edison xlve nie epee celtic answers to Prof, Morton's chirges, but in reading the Professor's letter Thad to confor it wae too general in its lingunge tu permit of any deflate reply. Berhaps Prof. Morton has dono some good In curbing public expectutlon, and ts gallantly prutceting, at tho eat of his own reputitian he rearof tho gas companies’ Mtercst, until the ery of eave git peut ik heard, when even then, like the Old Guard of Waterloo, he muy te nots ‘ confess, T commences] this inveatigntion yery ekeptlenl of Edison's success, The whole thing. wis confemned asa fraud by a unin standing it the head of an Tnatitute of Technology; and ne he ought to know, and 4.0 paid tercher of this very subject, T naturally regarded his opinion with respect, but tho demonstration Ehave wit- nesseditt Menlo Vark hus convinced mo that Fetlson has nt last found the right principle if Lum correct in that opinion the end 13. for the rest will nssuvedly follow. Of tate Hdl: son his deen slow in producing resulta, but ‘his work has heen progressive, and that, 1 appre- hend, is nlways tho true road to ultiniate sues ce: oe In‘coneluaton, T enneiter {t too, early yet for making arrangements, such ag 1 heir of, for placing Kdlson’s now electric Ught in various cltles, linportant experimental work will be earrled on at Mento Park during the next three or four weeks, and thy prudent advice Lotter f, Walt theso results, LIVING WITHOUT EATING. A Minneapolis Mun Who Snya He Can Ho Bo--Chuttenging Dr. Mammond to Vest tn 0 Bowerm ew York Times, Dees Be Dr. William A. Hammond, of this city, hns heen challenged to put his theorles about th ability of a human beng to Ive any length of time without physical nourish- ment to o public test. The challenge has been mado through a Minnesota paper by a Dr. H,.8,. Tanner, of Minneupolta, who offers binself ag tho subject of the test. Dr, Tanner elulins to bo abla to Hye In‘comfort without food for nt Jenst thirty ditys, and that ho hus twico publicly submitted to a test, euch the malntalning life, conselousuess, health, and tho wbility to take physleal exercise, although totally abstaining from food for the extraordinary period of forty-two days, To. asserts that Dr, Hatm- mond fs all wrong In his published opinions about tho power of tho humun systum to ondtre long fasts, About two yenra ngo Miss Mollle Fancher, of Brooklyn, attracted public attention by her clatma to be “a fasting girl,’ and to possess powers of “second sight.” Dr. Thummnond probably derided tho elute made for the girl, and offered her a rewurd of $1,000 If sho. would nuke a aucecasfil attempt, under his ate parsdatiis, to substuntlate them. ‘The chal- lenge wie not aecepted, aunt tho Fancher case dropped out of sight. The girl's friends, however, bave continued to nialutaln that sho does possoss the extraordiury powers clafmed, and to nsieg that Dr, Hammond: acted ptist dllsingeniuouEly, beenyse, us thoy yay, tie have known that on tho grounds of deceney sho wis compelled to:refusa to wlow her every movement to be closwly watched by hin, and a nuinber of other men, for thirty days. Dr, Tanner comes forward now ind announces that he hits no objection to being watched during the orden] he proposes’ for hunself by as many amen ws imay be selected for the purpose, Ie does not want to win the $1,000; ho doca not wit to mike any money out of tho alfalr; be says he more olfers hinself, in the interests of science, agit Diving proof of the fallacy of Dr. Ham- mmond’s views, Hiv saya he will pay his own ex- pence tound from New York, und white thore, f desired, aud makes only a siogle condition iit the whole offer, namely, that thoro shall be seeured for him, suitable apartinents whilo he is engaged in tho fast. That promised, ho offers 2 do without ull food for the period of thirty days; to place himself wholly under tho care anid supervision .of any man or number of men thit muy be selected, nid to allow tho ex. porlinent to bo conducted’ efther publlely or pri- yately, Dr, Tanner says he repeatedly made the wbove proposition to Dr, Hammond, who did not. answer him. He thon wrote to Dr. Jd. R. Buch= aunun of thiy elty, and bad him_ make the propo sition, This Dr. Buchman did twlee without getting nresponac, Dr, Tanner then ‘mnde tho challengo through the Blnnenpolls Pioneer Press, and had ft republished in Now York yesterdy. A reporter of the Timts called upon Dr. Hhun- mond last evening and showed him a copy of the chittenge. Hoasid: “1 never claimed, under any clrcumstances, that It was Imposdlble for a hunutn being to live without food tor thirty days, ‘There try over tt dozen well-vuthonticated cases of organs living forty Hie and over without food, Men have been’ contincd in’ coal-mines: and ved at lenst wey days without food. Men have lyed without food more thin thirty days white burled in avolunehes. Ingane persons bave lived without food for even longer torms. So have hysterical women, 7 did not muko tho peupist- tle di on in tho Fancher case us Dr. Tunner states [ Hd, Tt waa chimed that the girt could rent the contents of a sealed envelope, besides living 2 great muinbor of days without food, drink, or aleep, From those claiins 1 knew sho was 0 fraud, and L offered her £1,000 If she would read for ino, and in my presence, the contonts of neenied envolopa. ‘That wus tho offer, If Dr, Tanner, whose name docs not occur in tho Medfeal Directory of Minnesota, can do what he proposes, [shallbe glid to witnesa It und to cortify tot. But as to denying unything In mature outside of mathomutica, | certalnly monn to bo more cautions thin even to deng tho pus- Blbility of winan’s ying a wholo your without ford, no matter how improbable such v Loa ts, Twill nceept Dr, Tanner's proposition, provided. only that he will submit tou ronsonnibly supers vision. If he suceceds, 1 will gladly give a certilicnta to that effect. If ho dota not, 1 with not cust uny reproach upon him, When tho body ‘is perfectly guict is ry thoro Is no waste Of taste, the amout of tlesue consumed In mere existence 18 small, and under such elreutatances i person can gov long Uine withont food, Dr, Tanner does not gay whether or not his proposition jueludes abstinenes from. water, If tt does, th J would Inclined to: deny the possltill id of its being suceessfully curried out. People hays ved without water tenor twelve duys, not longer, Without foud, in the ordinury acceptution of the worl, they baye lived much longer. You Publish me us saying that 1 th ul weeept Dr. ‘Tunnor'a ‘proposition, He shoul come on here before the middle of January, 1 would like to hive the experiment. tried at the Medical College of the University of the chy ot Now York. Wo will soo that Dr, ‘Tunnor Is furs wished with as comfortable apartments aa he would Ike to have all the watch: ora in the cage scleuted from among tho incdieal studonta, ‘They will pruve both patient and vigihint, and under their iuanagement collusion of nll kinds will be out of the ques A certiieuto of success under clruume- Btances Mko those ought to be very desirable to Dr, Sanner, ff be sliceroly belloves ho can fast for thirty days. And tf he does succeed, wo will Lully cortity to tho fact. Tho students will eave at the end of Juniry, aid thut is why 1 would lke to hive Dr. Tanuer come before the milddls of the month. ‘The reason Ldld not ais awer Dr. Buchanan was beeause Pdid not know hla." The reporter could not And Dr. Buehiins an, bls anne being aolther in the Clty nur the Medical Directory en Modernized Othello. bj Washington (D.C) Sunutay Herald, Just provious to ti sinothoring scone in “Othello,” at the National Thostra het week, and while the curtaln wis down, the following conveniation wis averhuanl by a reporters © What an aweully joulous man Udhelle ls, to be ure. You'll nuver bo du whut we ure murricd, Vahould say not," ‘ “1 oun guess how it will end." continued the alr unu, “Now tho villala will bo sound aut, end there will be a reconcllliation.” “ Youu, my doar, Lum cortuln of It, ——————— A Young Phifasophor, Youkers Uarette, A 4-yonr-old neighbor of: ours lately said a bod thing. His mothor bad promised that in a fow chiy's she would communicate something that would make him very huppy, provided be was 4 good boy inthe mewitinw, But hu didn't want to walt, Bo he tryed her to tell bin now, prom: ising not to repeat it, und offering athor fiduee= Car Finding xa fot pepsin filed,” bo wuld ast wnruinied fit bo: mana wand Cat Torgee it Was that boy” i piitloua! Ty . 4 + that puerta Nite IRISH. SYMPATHIZERS. ' Arrival at New York Yesterday of Messrs. Parnell and Dillon. An Enthusiastic Meeting at the Illinois State Capital Yesterday. Adoption of a Sories of Pointed Resolutions on Iroland's Distress. , Letters Read from Prominent Public Men ---A Committee Appointed. PARNELL'S ARRIVAL, Spectat Dlapatch to The Chicago Trine, New Youk, dan. LAN day to-day the Parnell Reception Committee was in waiting, expecting tu take a revenne-cutter to go down tho Hay, The Seythla was not sighted, however, until late to-night. The Committee will go out to quaranting ut o'clock, and escort Mr, Parnell thouce to the Fifth Avenue Hotel, where his re- eeption will take phic SYMPATILY, Speetal Dtapateh ta The Chicago Tribune, Srrinarinny, UL, Jan, L—Aa ntrendy ane nounced [h ‘THe TrimuNny's Uspatehes, the nect> dng of sympathizers with the upprossed tenanty of Treland, which was to have been held here ‘Tuesdiuy evening, was postponed by reason of tho unfavornble weather until this afternvon, in the Hnllaf the House of Representatives at the Stata- House, Tho uiceting was held at the State-Touso this afternoon, Bx-Goy, Palner presided, and the Hon, John Mayo Palmer was chosen Seeretary. On taking the chulr, Gov. Palmer sald the sibe Jeet was one that affected all who watehed events, as the gitmo enuse that’ produced tho presont distress In Irchmd would, {1 tine, pro- duce tho same distress here, If the Government did not yo forward, step by step, as new prob. toms presented themselves, After short ad+ dresses by the Hon. d. C. Robin: 1 8. Ede wards, and the Hon. G. TL Harlow, the following: resolutions were presented and adopted: WuKnean, Rocont advieus from Ireland show that, destituilan of ant extreme ehuracter provalls ame the nurleulturnl clases in that unhappy country, eon acquent u) i Vvoruble Wnrvudte of tig pane the u the excemive exnetlons of the lund- ny TEREAS, ‘Tho tand system tn operntion there, HGoes HOt EuMTUtEO Ho mNbsistency tothe ti bandinan, Romo HUAUAUE) annals inte tho pickets of uw non-producing und mainly notterent~ dent lundiord etnax, In us barbaric ws navery, ind, snide ontarned Uy Its Feats ay inhuman, q aM and nnworthy of a Christion Government and a evil feed aces ind wil offort is now balnz made by a onl thot under the ratty OF the tohtuln from tho: Heithall Govorn purchise of the hpon a baste of Va Commilsst rate of tr 1 Cs Be alt wnt A lonn for thy Prayrtonary tntorsat ti mutd inne Hon bo, Hxed by Gavernmiant Joan to be ropald with a low iy uNnna Instullmonte for a epoctited Us FospHCtIN vested Interante whore ancus originated in spollation; theres fare, e Atexolved, ‘That wo oxtond the heartlost tho trish ‘people In thelr xtriule to Justind equitable tenure af tote lan Tayetem whose onerition throngh a lune period of thine hue been distinguished by periodic faminy amd Mle HOvErLys Hegoteci, Chit we regard the proponed reform na ahd culentsted to produce the hupplest con by mubstitueing telty of tonne fur the un Aerexponnibio landocraey, wad plnelni Fish farmer on the mine basis ae the husband or France, Belgian, and other countees where i heasunt proprletary exists with thy most benolicnt sympathy to wecure n tore suid fo nbollsh mulls ‘Tho Collowing letters received fram prominent Miluotsuns Invited to attend were read by tho Wastuxaro: VT. C. Sinlog anid Deunts ilordas At Bins: It wih bo Dupossible for o to ntt meeting on thy ith Inat., to bu huld at Springtiold, Inn recent letter written by mo on the occasion of your muatty Chleago uxprassivo of sympathy with Irejund in he oxtrenilty, f gave exprovel y on tomy feulltiwn om this gation, “aru yuu may have d inexo wd Intor- eating nssomblagy, 1 aul, vory tru s See YOUN A. LOWAN, SPRINGYIEDD, Dec. 0, WU—GEN TEEN: Teannot attond the mueting of eltizens of Speinitiolt and vi- einity to be held tis evening in Whe Ball of ti Of Roprosentatives, for the purpose Of co the condition uf thé tenant class uf Iretand. ToRrot, but ofticlal business roquiros my ith the. elty for suveral days! Linnst, thererore, an wmyeolr with a written iustead of a vorbol Indorse> migat of thy objets of the proposed meoting. “Sho condidon of the tenant cliasin ireland: tn do- plurable, and lisa been for conturios. ‘Time makes no thane ti eoxceptiny to Intowslfy ity miseries. i fet that has compelled from ae Iniplucably a critle of Irish charactor ax dames Anthony Froude the 1d= oe ult the fatal gift wehten Heuand tne bustowed on “unhappy Ireland, the, Enuiteh ayatem of awning fund fs tho must ful. ‘The met who own the lind obtalned 1, in the main, by inbor- Itunes from nneestors to whore it wan dt conquerura of thy Irish peopl, ‘Thay mye neted Ih imuxlors, und have treated the pensautry, who constl- fnte vary noarly tha whole community, ike wave Whey hive been aliens, have lived away from th pauply thoy oppress, and from the UiCo-bluod uf Irae and have. cul revot in the dobaucherk erie uf 2 Eee! Adlon Have mindy familiar of imoxt of tha mixemblo homes o! eral ale, and — point th the fuet, it with | pride that their tonanta do notall tivo in nud cabins having only ane room, und that uma ae then have quit rinen vut of the potato nnd sult" ste of tocding, und Induigo in the luxury fast, potatoes and a Itto bacun for dinner, und ont nai) porriday for suyyur, and un Bundays and hol days sometiines contrive to have butcher's toenail" Hy tholr oppresstuns thoy Nave reduced the popula: tlon of Treland frou nearly K50000) souls tn Tsk, to about S200 to~lny,~—have driven tho people of free land from thole olf homes to tnd now homes among Atrunwerd, Many of thy expitristed kone und diugh= come t Ameri my of ten und bread for brenk+ tumor Ireland have ca, tauy ras ceive to forget tho sulferings of the old land, ‘hoy constantly “turn tholr yes te the hind of their Irth, aur cir voices tn dtomunding Justice for Ita people. Thoy aro duing this now, ‘hoy are xiving nid unt eoimfort to the Pare nells—the patrisdo [and Ca te a | thut “tha path of prosperity for trolund the ruins of the landlord syatom that now cursos he Innd In nll its length and ‘breadth. The demand of thoyo refurmera will not be unhesded. trelund wil yot obtain juvtiee, ‘Tho opinion of tho world will Compo! Kngfund to Haten to tho domunda of ber poo a vith this atrugulo of tho Irlah pooplo for a better cons dition they huve tho sympathy of Amuricar and mong alt the Staten notane can be more zealou! sympathy, or nore OWtspoken tn lta oxprosaions, than wynityosnresaltie renrot that I eannot_ be with you ih Oxpresaituy rear nino tocnighty Pant vory truly yours, Beat. CULLOM. Mos over BENATE CHAMNEL, WAKINGTON, D. Cy Deo. 20.— GENTLEMEN: TE stull be dente NGTON, ENT ul the pleuaure uf belie prosunt at the meeting Intunded to express: pomngatliy ‘with the suffuriti and opprussed tennats of Ireland. Tut my warmest fuolliue sro entistad on chute bebalt for any yraporly-urvantzed inode af rullef. At iy po cullarly atting that the people of the West, who cons stituto the great firming Intoruxt of this country, and who toatly own the lund: thoy thi}, should bu fora. most Mu ievainentof tile sort. ‘Moy have, by in dustry, frugniity, aud integrity re WD the vist roglon beyond tw Ono, but recently a’wildurness, bloom Wko w amalun wd bavtiatgrrod the out of Kmnplry inte tho mishty valley wherein aro dminod tho waters of the n ntain ran hut sopurnte tho two sides of continent. ‘his power ind til prosporlt, nyu the dlract resuite of a benaticont wyatent by whe the ‘farntor bocumes a proprivior of (io soll, and 6 contributor to, that unlinited production whiel now, {nw reason of distrosa In the Old Wortd, supplies food for humiy niliions, without witet auirvatlon would bo Ingvitable. Muridrads of thousands of Iriahinun and the nuns of Irishmen have wlded In bulldiy the West and in (tlusteating agyood clttauns the bi Hue Of frou Kovurnient ‘Thuy showod tt varly struggtes for Mburtys they hava choertally: burho n Hill part of tho eat und burden ball our trite, arte tt ba buroty Juat thay whould partielpaty In the beneilts they holm to create, Across thw Atinutie the poor trivh farmer tolls hard wid fs fortunnte if he can eke outa mere wubeatonce fur bis wita and ehitdron. ‘Ne ray of hove yladdeun ed to Inbar 4 Ala prospoct In ife. He is dounn whihant rewnrd, and those whu nro te come aftr tluy ore Autod t6 follow in hls weary footxtops, "The ge fandlerd ix tha it sole Doneilelary of an atrocious wolley, 8 live in luxury abrowd! and consimn ator the at deeds, but: conduc tr lee aut binge. Away with such a sywton in thisune Christianity, “With quad respect Pant youre truly, Chrlationity. KCUAL rospeCl UES ., fs : DAviy Davin, ty povurty und brains and muscle of a heapta capable o: lt WASITINOTON, DLO, Doe. =D, Orowley, Es7,, Sprinufetd: Vourn Of ‘vie ‘toh insty inylcing tie to ultend 8 miuss-nuuting ut the stntus Housg; to, give uxpremion of Amerlean xymiuthy vatt tho Irish tenlntfuruors ih, thole struoilo, to Securo 4 Wore Just and oultable tonuru of thulelunds, and to duvise ineane to alluvivte the widespread dla (roe now prevailing amony thom, hua been duly ro- celyod, “Thu Ubjoot of your meoting fs ono. whiuh naturally omisus my follow-foulluve, und whould you muccobd, ma you undoabledly wilh te Mablish ow Doant of Come hitiea to reculve inode far thy purpond Wf relia, to some extent, the wants of th drolwnd, f will with grout plousure: J have for some yours refrained Juuch in public, and ‘Making speeche: at] evuli da firstico to tho wubju have bow se kind us to tavite mo to uddross thy Cons pipated moti, onuues tar mura elaguont Laan o ny could hardly do tile, Hesides, the sonson a ar isuny when ie would be -undestrable (eave "iiuue, "bor tie Invitation necone thanks, you wy tua uswtrod my heart ts with We whiel you al priate ai tens Aw y reutost succuus in’ your iuudabta Fespoctrutiy, GUBTAVIE ANHINGTON, 2), C., Lec, —Acsars, J. U. Satog, ete Ce on Mined 1 roucut ite long, "A Paha rent t warty approval of the ablucte df thy meuting, and ny Ourhoat opinpatiy with the euunw at treo hoes in al Treluid, Ii te Iu tht thy pesent atrunsle of tho Irish tenants may woon call fur mora mlbstantal gasistance than mere exp lone Of sympathy, in thut event, (hose whose Trionils und rutatives are the Vietig of ‘Trish Inlord oppression, and tose bor upon nur dull, wlivey furofalliurs: fought yugcoaafully (ho battles of ITU, will not bu found wanting, Auer (ca, now bapnlly fre froin every vostlxu uf butuust upbreasion, will cheerfally loud w hulping bund tw those struigiiig f° frucdua iu yyury in World, wud: uapectully to tho puople uf ir whut We ure 80 elodety connected b: lvod and mutual Intorats, | Your abodiunt servant, . WALL AM M. HIME : ‘The Hon. James W. riper ners font u iottar expressing shis sympathy wit! und couciudes by suying that. ho" will takes pleasure in cuntributing to carry out any plan, ar relief, Material ald bas wWready boon called for fate wi” "the tos ot tho movemunt, - and subserlbed by the’ tnd{vidual members. $f Congress, and there will he few, If nny, refuse: contriinite,’” * on set sca Jottur. was alia revelyed from Goned.-At MeClermind, expressive of hig eympathy. : A committee was appointed to open aubseriy: tlona to ntd the Trish Land: Longie, aud 'a eon eidemble amount wae rutsed, - Letters ftom Gov. Cullony, tors Toyun and Davia Chngrensicn | Snelruruty Singleton, Koerner, and others, were read. EUROPEAN GOSSIP. FACTS, FASILIONS, AND FUN, Spectut Correapondence of The Chicayo Tribune. New York, Doe. 2.—Tho absenoo of cupitat questions In Europe gives a certaln relict to tmi{nor Inetdenta, which aro so often thelr foros runners, Hig events scum to be tna netntlous form; ao in tha meantime social questions are being diseitesed, nod the Continent would aeem to be Just at present well provided with "Isis," Yet occurrences which in othor days would have ereated 2 sonsation now pass almost unpottead, Princes come and yo Hike ordinary mortals—ns they are. Prince Leopold of England tits been, in Parts, with his nide-de-camp tnd his Indi. pensible doctor, Merlin hag tta visit from the Dantsh Princes and tho Czarewiteh; and tho snow ciune on one and the same des,—tho latter Jeaying a colderbut mora permanent finpression, WUACII IN CINCINNATI, Thero has been quite a rovival Iately of nt- tneks on Atnerienn Institutions In the columns of various sinall Gorman reviews, Dax stint, a purely geographical and iterary publication, andthe Grenzboten, may be mentioned mmong others, Dr. Busch, who [3 Msamirck's Boswell, and whose yanlty ts somothing phenomenal, 14 publishing his own memotrs, and, n8 ho was for- inerly edltor of the Grenzboten—a smull, green covered shect tha raison d'ctro of whieh it ts aliticult to understand,—he = favers tt with advunced proofs, Busch informs tho wortd that hocame to New York in 1851, 0 full-tledyed Doctor of Theology, and soon afterwards offered hhogelf ast candidate for the position of pastor to the Luthoran Church of St. Paul, Cinelunati. He went to the Qituun of the West," and crossed tho “Rhinv' a second time. lo prenched nv “triat” sermon, and, a8 he was informed, gave sutisfaction; but this docs not keem to have been unanimors, for tho congregation came to fisti- cuffs over tho matter, and Busch, who had been atudying tho flock, withdrew from the candidacy, Hut, nceording to the mugazine, he has written an “edifying” necount of American Lutheran congregations, and of thelr system of cleeting pastors, which ts about tho sante as that in which “an profane casino selects its conductor,—ns mere source of worldly pleasure." Tho grent thing in St. Paul's Church was to find a gentle: aman “who would fill the seats and give a sur plus in tho trensury.” Unfortunately, theae Itt remarks are not altogether out of place In the present day. Busch hus shown bimself such at tondy in hig work on Blsmarek that republican America can well afford to have lost him, He went home disgusted, POTATOES AND SAUERKRAUT, Whenever thero ts unusunl distress in Tretand or in Prnasian Silesia, tho fautt is uniunbnously Jatt by English ond German Journalists on—the potato. Upper Silesia, according to the necounts Inthe Berlin papers, may be considered as the country par excellence for the escutont. “If,” says a writer in tho Voss Zeftuny,” you ask 2 woman In this district in what yenr sho wna born, sho witl reply, ‘In the year of the big potutoes,’ or, ‘In the year whon the strange worm attacked the potutoes.’"* Tho potato Alls. the stomavh nnd the imind; and, when the first reports were sprend bout. tho dovastating nature of the Colorado beetle, a thrill of horror passed over, the wholo of Upper Silesht. ‘There bad not been such 0 fright since the Boyen Yeurs War of Frederick the Gret. Brend [4 only eaten on. great festivals, in the Church senses; and an nbuinin- ubte kind of sauerkraut, made from tho deud leaves of enbbiure, constitutes the invariable concomitant of tho potato, The peasrnts who live on this dict do not thrive physically. ‘This love for sauerkraut recalls a story of Dumas Here. He entered some pensant’s House In the Titine region, and ordered dip A dish of the Kraut was brought to hin, Considering this a8 a forerminer to the soup, und never having eaten ft, he nude signs to tuke it away. Ib Wi taken wway; but, Dinnas showing signs of ime patience, another dish was brought hin,—lt was simerkraut. ‘Chis tine be made no concenlinent. of his antipathy: and tho wonun, with 2 puzzled countoniuice, 14 much xs to say, “TC you do not. Uke this, what on carth enn you like?” moved off with tho plute. A souppairenics of tho ature was its lnst, for Dumas thraw ft to fi + = A QubER socteTy. Tho Hessign Beularchter stutca that thore is a movement onee more todo nway with tho cus- tom of Baluting by: fakin ott the hat, and that socloty his Deen forined having this object in view." The intention simply {st touch tho bat of the hat and bow, ‘The ‘tnembers with be di- vided Into extruordinury, who will retain tho fashion of taking off the hnt to indies, for old remembrines suke; and reopen who will make no exceptions, ‘Tho meetings will be held when= oyer two ur three are gathered togethor, AN IMPORTANT MAN, The Ktausentnrg citizuns Intely elected Prof, Carl Szabo to the Munlelpal Council, Tho Chief Magistrate was surprised to recoive the visit of anothor Carl Saubo, 1 sttbordinute Cour t-ollicer, who innintulned that he was the person elected. He was in vain that he was informed that, not having been a candidate, he could not haye been the chosen person. * Lown thirteen houses, and thla Professor has not porlnps even one,—so that you seo he could’not huve been elected.” and the mighty man went away to take legal proceedings, us he stated, A DENTIST WHO NAS IS WISDOM-TEETT, Adentist Intely traveled through a certain Gornmnin district ind assured the tenchers of the publte schools that he had been cominissioned hy the Government to'lnspect tholr teeth, 28 the want of thon proyented duo distiuctiess jn spenking, etc. Ho found that there was always some tooth that would be better out than fu, and, charging well for his serviccs, managed to muke the epcoulation profitable, ‘THE MSIL LAND QUESTION. Tho French press ts seldom distinguished for Ita nequalntaunce with foreliyn afalrs; and, when i Margulies paper recontly Informed its rewders that * Monslour Home-Rute hind expreased great indignation nt tho Irish arrests," ft may be ns- sumed that Irishmen would not have nich falth in its uppreviation. However, the Freneh and Germans ure Interested epectatura to this ex- tent and for those reasons; The continued wet weather and the American compatition, while tre alleged us the cnuses of the Erish trouble, affect thomselyes, although as pee slightly, The Herlin papers are glud to. have wn oppor- tunity of referring once more to tho Britigh Poland; and French Hep alten congratulate thomsclyes that 178) did away with thoir landionda, M.Cuchoyal-Clarigny, who hus some reputation af a polittenl-economist, writes on the Irish question: © Agriculture muse undergo tho Inw of all iudurtrios; lt must bo: placed upon an industein! footing. Just as small stores ure woing down before the grand bazar av Amerieuine, and amall fretories cannot strug gle nuit giant establishments, go must simul faring be merged In urge properties. ‘The car- Ing out ot these dens would at once lvoe Franee, a4 a Prench Journal remarks, 0 tuded aristocracy.” ‘The giving up of a whole country to an oligarchy ts not to be readily udopted; but this fs the faut in Great Britain and trelane 1 may soon be in Mlinesota, California, und other Westorn Stites, Such theories breed Sociulisin, and, ff put in practice, make tt a nedegsity, ‘The hinded: pepeators of Irelind have sent round a circulur to tholr agents, asking for sti- Uxtical Information, Some 200 gentlemen have digned,and they tnelude almost overy land. holder, On those 260 guitiomen repose the wel- fare of fully 2,500,000g0u18, In England mialinost: equally bad stato of nttalrs exists, which another Dad bivvest will bring out strongly, Landlord: fant In Eurupe is doumed, becuuse ‘It fs an eco- Sir Arthur Guinness, the ex-head of the grout Dublin purter-house, but who le now 8 Galway lunidlord, bus written 0 let. ter to his tenmats, which, though a kind letter on tho wholo, shows haw deeply ho fs imbued with thy Idea that the Jand on whieb several thousid: persons ure, diving bolomgs absolutely to hit, * Upon iy honor’ ts the assoveration he mikes use of to clinch his dotermination net to ntald to any Tntuenes but bis own prompting “to has, however, mado a reduction in the price of rent of from Sb 1000 per cont, und stites that ho apolna dont: hig rental on his estate, Inv fact, the oxpresslons of most of tho landlords are fur kinder thun thous of the Dublin or Now York papera, nomlo nnachrinisn, LYNCH-LAW IN SWITZERLAND, Switzerland his been Butfering for somo the from un invasion of forelyn imps; and, ale thou thoy are relentlosly sent ucross the frontler, yet tho expense involved fs considers ble, Prwjuont exeupes from prison, wud the ruWwing cost of criminuls ta the Communes, have poople to remind * professionals" with: very inhumuniterlin views, An old furmer was rotiirning ft Zurich, haying some 00 franca wbout bin, when by was ycoodtud by un andis vidual who hae Just been liberated trom prison. He offend to sell the old farmer a watch, but wie Informed that neither his wateh ner his company Wad required, ‘Bho ex-convict thon threw tho old mun into a ditoh and began to strangle bliin, A boy guye the ulurm, and sov- eral persous burried to the scene, Tho convict trivd to defend himgele with a reyolver, bat was overpowered. Ho was thon brought ta Wolnin- gen, id lod to. nn upper room in tt hotel, Beipped naked, and sound)y thrashed with rods, his saight have pa very well; but, othor guests coming to the hotel, tho thicf was turned ayer" and thrashed pga no it he was left in wuch w condition that ho bial to be removed the Hospltal, Uniess tho min ules, thors 18 no likely to Do inuel indignation about tho again. * YIKRNCH CIUTICINM OF A CiNCAGO BOOK. Tho Journal dea Debate has a two-column rd viuw of Prof. Wililary Mathuwat, work, * Worda: Thebt Use aud Abuse,” - The folly te Ia the rer, viewor’s Judgmont: “ Ho has written a very en< tertaining Look,—jbo, work, buwever, rather of ae ——————————e—e—e tha dilettante than tho savant. Tho Proferane (loca not obtrude himself... Pho anther excels In tho artof subtle analyala, It is singular that Amerienns, who, of all people in tha wort urb tho mortiinn herry, yot And thme to diagecs, analyze, and subtilize ad infinitum, The work isn little too divided up, but tho* mental gym Mnatica’ are agreeably presented” BCANDATn Tho American colony has heen giving ocension lutely toa Tittle acandatons goasip,—fortunately ry National compartsons, hows rt Ad Wie ne “odorous,” for mne-Pariainn-young tadies cloped not so very Jong slice to London, got married, and found an thoir return that tho ceremony was not valid In Freneh law. A Paris paper before me. says; © Polygamy oxista tn France, not in law, but tn foet. The theory of Urighuin Young, expan: ed to some of our Poriatan Indies, would not crente ity Burprive in thelr nalvo imagination, “PARIS CIUTICISM, If thero fs anything tho Frenchman pres Diinsetf on inn Mterary way, it ls theatrical crit. feisin, Ho flings Jules Janin, Sulinte-Houve, and othors about.him; and then, {f that does not do, follows tho contemptuous plin, ng waa lately The revival of “The Mure imo" oat the Comedio Frunciise Droieht out the Fronoh crittes in fulk foree, Ja beautiful to compare tho disunlty oft! gentlemen, With regurid to tho * ensemble tho plece six papers spenk favorably, an agulnst [t. For tho actors thero is tho verwonce. Delaunay Is supported by six erltte NV dissected by eloven. “Hoe hts no voles Is nose bs Diels Ho neve! a plas Admin, he ling not got tho. then . Coquellay bas eriticiing in his fuvor” for hls rep. esotitation of Rain, mid tivelve _iiatnst, Mile, Crotaette Is supported by eight, al erits Jeally dined by eloven. In the frat critique of tho National sho is“ spirituetie and rteuse "5 In the second critique sho has siddenly changed Into “dull and eammon. Tho Paris Journal euya: “Her figure has grown stout, embon pulang everywhere—tulent newhera "1 MI telchout has eight warm friends, and only four detractors; but tho litter are bitter. Khe had to. plty the page, The Migarn thinks her “charmiug.” ‘The Siecle inan weltes that ho hover suw sich “ prettiness, such grace, such Httle roguishn 1 ing, and such touch. Ing tones of vote Tho Natfonal critic aays,very confidentially, “She exhibited limbs which wa were hitherto not aware of," Perhaps they were padded! But surely no Western writers ever attacked a moniter of i “vombination” coms pany iis this ame “charming Hite Indy" hg pout by Anather Bet of critles. The grave Con- ailutlonnel says: And then Mile, Itelchenbery, exhibiting her walst of 1 sehouliiel of 19, and her poor tittle limbs without any calves, ad alt in tho costume of Cheritun] Sho seems to. come Out of the pocket of Suzanne and looks tee 1 Nettle ehild who came tn to contemplate a yrlint. 2 ylyes you the siltne sensation ag a drop of lemon-Julco on yonr tongue. Mut the Parls Journal $4 even worse, amt {tts with it Ultliculty that one can believe reading about a little eliarm voleo reminds this theatrical critic “of frog on the brink of his pond.” A MALICIOUS THICK, A fashtonatle young Parisiin, who is about to marry, lntely Invited two of tis frigids and thelr tonics" ton farewell bachelor supper. Everys thing went well until the champagne run loiy, when the host tivited his guests to recompany him tothe cellar and select for thomeelves, They were i the hest of himor. The collar was InWeorner of garden, and, on oponing. tho. door, tho hose politely allowed the two litdles and, two gentlomen to pass before hin, and then suds denly shut and bolted the heavy duor. Ho went to bed, and next day left Paris.” Tho Mmates tn the meantine were ina tom), amd it was only on: the third day that (hey erlog were heard by" the When rescued by the poltve, they were. nat ow eordition. he authorot tis villainy fing not heen yet arrested, and the oily presump> ton fy, that he is Insane. . NO _LADY-STUDENTS, Tho qnestion of ndimittlyg female students to the Leipaly University was lately discussed fn the Saxon Chambers, and yarlous Professors were heard, “‘Thelr ndinisaion was warmly sud energetleally opposed, ant one of the speakers: auld that © Women who were ndmitted to the American colluges heard a great many things which were not flt for femate ears.” The sean (jos conduct "of same Ituashin women 16 Zurich, who wont about tr top that atid sinoked elmitrets, bus alfectually kiled this ndynneed, movement so fur as Germany 1s severed ih of Reven HAI De — Cyprinte Ways, Laniton Saturday Mertew, Mrs. Seott-Stovenisony in her recentlyspube lished book on Cyprus, Suh that for courtesy uf inminer the Cyprioto Greaks ure in advance of any mutton T ever met, ‘The pousnnt bears no milice. Sho relates how 2 shepherd whom her husbuud had to sentence to prison and o Homing, on coming fresh from gaol, ran for tye miles beside the Commissioner's horse, “berms ing with delight” at the oppartunity of a gossip, and eutrant ing him to ticcept: how tality in bis cottage. In hospitallty generally, tho. whale population [3 profuse, “[f this benevolunt tem per should chines to Call a villnge, a humorous threat to have the population. deported beyond tho sea for undutitul te lores proper feeling. Ci howover, It must — be ndinitt such = extromo mensure was for necessury in the author's — experience, nthe contrary, a host would never even ask for payment though be had given “with anungrudging hun the best fare and nccommnudation the bouse pose susser.” in this quality, she. Bays, in one place, she hid detected no ditference between Mostem and Christian, Later on sho montions how an Huglishmun naked her if shu had never observed how a Greek villuge gaye “ only from fear,” and n Burkish from “tun iinate fecling of hospital- ity." “I confess I had evar noticed the alfference; but I suxpect thore tan great deal of truth In tho remurk,’ Sometiines she “tried to alt down without crushing the towors, but tho ground was lterally: carpeted with thom.” Tho Cypriotes loot upon auch natural carpets with more proslug Interest. Thoy cat “almost pvery flawer that grows,” Violets, rosy and voriuge-ilower leaves coms pose tholr favorit presorves, and overy inorning | caller Js given =k gpoanie ful. Sho thinks no figs #0 good as the Cyprus fys—" so bin wo sweot, and 60 riek." - Unlike Sir Sumuel Baker, she finds no oranges to mateb the Cyprus oranges, But then she fg tolemint even of the common Cyprus wine, which ahe com- monds a8 “very supporting.” In Cyprus the Beoteh thistle served up on buttered toust Is dus Heious. Tho wuthor’s house was one-story high, built round 8 court ited with orange, lemon, quince, aud mulberry trees. ‘Tho roof, being of mud, and flat, became in spring a yerden full of self-sown iris and anemones. The drawing-room wats bullt on plies over the sen, and Capt, scott- Stevenson used frum tho divin in the window to “ghoot’ Simany a capital disk of mullet, or rock fish, or oven bass, for brenkfast.” The room was embellished with texts from the Koran, such as tho very appropritte text fora Cadl’s reaitence, “ May God protect his servant ‘from tho hands of tho doctor and tho luwyer,” a Polnter and Muttiesnaker Lntrenworth ‘Wines, When Mr. W. ‘I, Loekwood, a young man who lives in that purt of tho suburbs of the city known na Maple Gra ent tu bed night before Just, ho, as usu), lefl overything open, and slept soundly untit morning, As if tho usual custots the funnily sont his favorit dug, Flora, 2 fine poluter, to tha room to wike him, When she got Into tho ruom sho found that her master had abedfeltow, After groping around among tho bed-clothes, sho fou somothing sho considered wauuc. By rubbing her nose over the speakir's face she crused bin to tvake, and, us soon 14 bho coutd attriet his attenuon, * pointed" to unother part of tho bed, Mr. Lockwood knew something was wrong, an mmedintely: fpr out and Inari to look through the bed, He did not proceed far until ho found o young rattlo- siuiky, abutt a your old, cosily cofléd wider the cover. The dog stood wateh while the intruder was capturod, after which she showed by oyery mening possi blo (hat she was glad, and her mastes wnnose kites that sho has as much sonse us any> ye e es Making It Secure, Deteull Free Press, A fow days ago weltizen having an oflico of Monrog nventie mide arrunyomonts with an olé colored imin te sweep out the roam twice pet waek for x weekly silury of 15 cents. Tho first week's salary wis pald and received, and every= thing was all rts but when the next payment cume due tho old iin fiealtated, hung around for & while, and thet ids : we boss, um Daweepin’ out to plouse yor?” hy YOu.” “ Doan? tind ne fault wid me?" “None natal, You are dolng wetl enough,” “ Tzo glad to ho'r dat. Whut 1 wanted to ux ye was whedder dig was a tphemornd Job or one fur oul yar, Ef It's a uphemeral job Ize got to be ondo Kee vi. If It's a steddy job Ize gwine down: an innke de fust payment on uw yun-doll tooking-wlis Cur de ole woman. 1, surt o' secured ufore I Jaunch out, eS Queer Markuuanship, Richmond ‘deleyram, A young man muined Cross goca hunting with out & gun; his sole and only: Weapons are wnooth round stoned which hy. currius In his pockets, Throwlng stunva, by. kis not only hares, but purtridges, ‘Throe reapectablo and truth-telling mon nasured je yostémlay that thoy went out ono day with him, thes taking their guns: that ho killed that day, -Usiug nothing but atonod thrown from ble ond, glx bares running and three partridges t/jug:) Gast full he uttended our Btaty Fair, whero-a showman exhibited ray. babics arranged on steps, and charged tlyo cents for two throws with p lull, nit, say, ten paces. If you struck a baby bo gave you aciygarand charged nothing You bave doubtless son tho gume,. Cross went Sa, throw, and struck, an struck and throw, kuvking over a baby every pop, until bo broke up the show, a me benny ork ins Gormany, The 7 ht of Bertin ribes thu different Kindy ob arork, porfoyned by women in. various murs, lermany. uy saw -and split wood; th y clrry on tholr hid’ water, wood, aun td stones; on the furms they plays burrow, mow, quid thrash the SrUpy thoy wlp’ to bulld housed, carrying brides up the “laddura; the lunge citles thoy 8! the wirescts, and all tit thoy perfor hale érdinary nousewurk, of chat of era 1 tiuetleld, though pelr occupation there ts of wu miore peaceful chyuctor than thut performed. by thole mothora of Ke Pagun ora; they prepure scald, mend ak wulforms, and nurse tho H Me i '