Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 26, 1880, Page 8

- THE CITY. Ds GENERAT: NEWS. . 7. G.Fimey, Loulsville, ts at the Palmer. W. L. Fisk, New York,-{s at the Gardner. Charies Cook, Clevéland, O., is at the Gard- ner. bi e et J. 11. Winspenr, Colorado, 1s nt the Gard- ner. « 1. L. Palmer, Milwaukee, {sat the Grand Paeliic. " _A.'T, Babblit, Cheyenne, W. 7., ts at tho Palmer, - Livut. 8. W. Groesbeck, U.S, A. Is at the Palmer. : Fred G, Haxton, Silver Clift, Colo., Isat tho Baniner. . . J. W. White, San Francisco, Cal, !s at the Ganiner. ' H. P. Joslyn, Cheyenne, W. T., {8 nt the _ Tremont. ‘i KE. C. Mamburghor, Shorman, Jacob Reese, Pittsburg, !s registered at the Bherinuin, I. 11. Hannah, Detrolt, is registered at the . Sherman. Alfred H, Smith, New York, ts stopping at ‘the Paliner, George A. Linwood, Mankato, Is a guest at » the Palmer, - : ,dohn A. Sheldon, Rutland, Vt, is a guest at the Sherman, Frank W. Merrick, Columbus, 0., is reg- : istered at the Palmer, Salsbury’s Tronbadours were at the Sher- mnn House yesterday, Josiah A. West, Roxbury, Mass., is reg- istered ut the Tremont, George E. Starkweather, Minneapolis, fs stapplng at the Tremont. Mrs, Mary E, Livermore and her husband, Boston, are at the Shorman, Capt. R. T. Jacoby, Jr, U.S.A, Kentucky, 4s registered at the Grand Pacific, Prof. R. A, Proctor, London, Eng., the Jecturer, is domlelled at tho Tremont, J.P, Carpenter, Seeretary Union Mutual - Life-Tnsurance Company, Boston, isat the Grand Pacific. J. H. Drake, Land Department St. Paul & Slonx City Hullrond, St. Paul, is at the Grand Pacific. N.C. Goodwin, Jr, and Eliza Weathershy gaa pe “ Hobbiea” company ure at the Grand Pauctiic. John H. Maughan, Colorado, Signor Car- sont, Kivses civ ‘and Ed Healt, Telegraph, Al- ton, Ill., ure at the Grand Pacltle. Janes Clark, 30 years of age, was found dend in his bed at 8 o'clock yesterday mnorning in the house No. 1182 State street, having been asphyxiated during tha nlght by gas cseaping from 1 pipo where a meter hud once ont attached, and which had been improperly plugged up. The plug fell out during tho hilybt, and the say escaped into the room at the mite of forty tect an hour. Dr, Wilder, who was culled In, was of the opinion that death had ensued suine hours before. The decensed Ieft a wife and one child, Coroner Jann will fully in- ‘Vestignte to-diy. LANDON MEBTINGS, > Amceting of delegates from varions tradea- ‘unions, nbout fiity being present, wis hell yes- ferday afternoon in an upper chamber at No, 54 West Luke utrect to consider ways and means for the reception of Messré. Parnell and Dillon, Mr. Thomes Willlums presided, Messrs. John E. Soughiln, Andrew Forbes, Thomas Hyan, ond Wilhun hore were added to. the Committee which was pupetited at a previous meoting to confer with tho existing Committee of Arrunge- tents, ind toinduca Messrs, Purnell and Dillon +t remain In Chletgo, ft possible, until the work- Ingmen can present thern with un address. dtr. Blorgun moved to proceed to the clection of 1 Committee on Address. [t was decided that this Committee should consiat “of one momber from each Unton, 2s follows: Tanners’ and Currlers’, Thomas Cochrane; Silver Gilders’, John Erman; Palnters', J. PB. Dwyer; Seamen's Union, Andrew Forbes; Stairbuilders’, J. 2. Dusey, Muchinists’ and Muckamlths’, George Crox; Carpenters’ and | Jolners’, George Me- Donald. The Chufrmiun and S f stricted to enter into’commmunteation with rep- Tescntntlvos of thoother Unions dealrlng to par- jclpute, a R, Parsons offered a resolution denouncing John Wentworth, Thoinus Hoyne, John For- Bythoe, and others not nained, who have tuken part tn tho preliminary steps for tho recoption of Messrs. Parnell and Dillon, as being repre- sentatives of the worst forme of landlordisin in Alnerica, and as wolves in sheep's clothing, ctc., ete, The resolution was referred to the Com- mittoo on Address, and the meoting adjourned lustil neXt Stinday Wt 7.06 pp. ‘The Englizh Section of tho Soctulistio Labor irty was to have met yesterday afternoon at fo. 64 Weat Luke street for the cleetion of aill- vers, but the incmibers wanted to go to hour Keurney speak, mid soan udjournment was hud Jor oue'week, ‘For a like reason the meeting of “the Gernin Bestion at the sume place far the ‘amo purpose was udjourned until the regular _ beeting in February, -\ mass-mecting of the Brick Laborers’ Unton was held aeatenay: afternoon at Kleeman’a Hult, No. Of South Halsted street. The meeting wis igceret une, but It is said that no business of iinportance was transacted, ‘i RAILROAD TROUBLE, Considorabie oxeitemont way enused poienty morning by an attempt on the purt of the Chi- cago & Western Indiana Rullroad to tear up the sidewalks at the corner of Grove atreet and Stewart avenuo forthe purpose of laying Ita tracks, As the proposed action would huye cut of the occupnnts of houses in thut vielnity from communication with the street, they assembled in force, und for a time things looka warlike. A ices OE pollco finully arrived and restored quiet . Quincy, 15 at the CRIMINAL, Saturday evening Henry Loescher, em- Ployed at Fowler Bros,’ packing-house, while on ‘nis way homo was kesauited by highwaymen on the corner of Hulated and = Thirty-seventh Breeta. Twoof thom held tho man, while a third went thraugh him for some tritics In his pocketa, OMiver Bulllvan arrested in tho vicinity one Jumnes Ward, whom Br. Locscher partially Idcn- Ufles, * Minor arrests: John Bell, burglary of basement at tho cornerof Cunal and Twelfth streets, and stealing some butter and provisions; Juines Burns, arrested while on bis way to Mrs. lees’ junk-store on Halsted street, with two iccea of shafting which are supposed tu havo ven stolen; Alexander James, larceny of a aiit of clothes from Robert Monroe, of No, 677 Clark atreot; Ellen Clear, larceny of $15 from Churtes Hagley, of No, 1088 Halated street; Willian Uiiguins, lurceny of u pair of shoes from Charivs Binith, of No, 318 Clark street. A colored man and an Italian ind a shoot- ing affray on Pacitiv avenue at 9:30 lust night, ‘Tho hutter fired one shot, which did not take of- fect, and both becaino so badly seared thorvut that they run away, and havo not since found, Tho mimo of the for mer fs Albert Barrel, and he itves with his wifo at No,100. Thoy guarrvlod over fom trifling mutter, and while Burrel was us- saulting his wife, tho Italinn, whose same is une kuown, interfered on her Behalf, ‘Thereupon narel struck blu, and in revenge he fired the 0 A young man knownoas Frank Dendery st 10 o'dlock Suturday night entered the sulvon‘and danco-ball of 9 Hobemlan society ut the curner of West Nineteenth aud Hoyno streets, and for somo unknowo cmise — threntoned to whip John Fox, of No. 3H Itebecen stroct, who wis pardelpating in the dunce, Ho wus ordered out of the bull, but returned at 620 in tho moruing, us tho dance was breaking up, and Btruck at Fox né he wan coming out. In self- defense Fox drew a pocket-knife und cut his ussullqut in the right arm, how seriously ta not known, as Dendory ran away and bos not since beun found, Lucinda M, Kimball, clalining to be ao Siniger in tho city, yesterduy called nt the Weat Muatson Street Blation to relate a ruthor curious story, In the frat pluce, sho saya she has worked at No. 201 Muy streot, ‘but whi jo aut Batuniay afternoon loat her way, and wus cou Med ask a young man whom she mut Bt tho corner of Deapluines and Mudison atrects, the way to that numbor, Ho Eiplivad ‘that ft was almost tov luto te go that fur, us it was then about 11 o'clock, Sho thon asked the way to. No. 223 West Randolph street, aud he kindly Vvoluutocred to show her, They ed a atreet~ car,—she docs not now whut line, but thinks [t was elther South Halsted street or Blue Jaland avonuc. Thoy walked sumo distance after waving jo 6 car, and she, beooming drow from her pocket sume 50 cash, intending to put in a eure Pluce, He noticed the act and said tt was not gute for hor to carry it, and for wafckocplug took itbhinself, Thoy footed it buck ta the corner of Rarsrison and Halsted streets, where thoy board edu Blue Jatund avenue car guing north. He wid ber fare, and then Aumpe the cur, taking er money with bln. She deacribes him as vo Hout seven inches fall. and clad in a Haut overs oul ck cup, and weuring a lurgy ri upon the fourth Anyor of eack baud. ete OMcer McTigue, of the West Twelfth Street Btation, met with o sad misfortune lust evening. ‘Whilo parpolliog his post at ¥ o'clock, hu was called upon ww dispersy a dlegracoful street broil wt the corner of Halited aud Twoenty-seoond sireeta, He found that one Juhu Fitzger (he principal offender, and ar reated bin, and, whilu on bls way to. tho siution with his prisoncr, was overtaken by John Trackett, who is described as an old offender, Hackett. demanded that irilagerata ‘be retenred, And upon being told to attend to his own busl- nesé, ho struck the officer with a pnir of metal knuckles in tho rightoye. McTigue held fust to Ris prisoner, and fired “two shota nt his naaalant, which “had no othor effect than to bring this nasistance Officer Houlihan, Upon maching the. station with his prisoner, Llont, Ward sturted out after Hackett, and soon hut him safely behind the bars. Dr. Holmes, who attended tha (njitred officer, Cound that the eye was broken in its socket by the force of the that the | officer had lost ft forever, OMtcer | MeTizuoe baa been, perhaps, the worst abused man onthe pottce foree, having been bitten, kicked, pounded, and shot at, until bis brother policemen conceded that he had na many Ives asacat, In turn he haa himself dono good exe- eution with his baton and royolver, and has killed his man,—a young thlef named James Connors, DENIS KEARNEY. A CHANACTERISTIC EPRECH BY 1M, Tho Elght-Hour League met at No. 99 West Tandolph strect yesterday afternvon, the prr- tloular purpose ticlng to annihilate the strect- rallway compaules, At a former mecting a commlttee had been appointed to doviee ways and means, and the guthoring was larger than usttl fp anticipation of the Committeo’s having: something interesting’ to suggest or offer. Thomas Kt. Hucklin presided. The Committee reported, through ono Nelson, recommending that cach Labor Union contribute €2 forthe benefit of the mnn McCormick, who was dismissed from the employ of the blow, | and West Division Railway Company somo Weeks ayo, aud. recommended — tho formation of s' cotperntive | omnilus Ine, to be owned wholly by laboring men, which should transport passengera for three and work ite men only clght hours a day. report was discussed and adopted, and Megsrs, MeAulitfe, Rogers, Nelson, Bishop, Adams, Earl, wand Carey appointed to procure a charter for the proposed enterprise and report,at na subse- quent meeting. ‘The gathering was then resolved into a mnass- Meeting to hear the sand-lot grator, Dents Kenrney, make a hurangue. Kearney hid renched the ity the duy before, and was in the audience almost unobserved, but when called for the sons of toll yelled and thumped luatily. He waa conducted’ to the platform by A,R. Parsons and Mike Haley, and Introduced. 4s the representative of the working people. He was dressed ink suit of blue flannel and the game old cheek-shirt ho had on when last here. Hv sald Sunday was the proper day for working- mentomeet, CAppluuse.) Thoy could go to elnireb in tho morning and attend to tholr spir- itunt! needs, und in the afternoon thoy ought to meot and attend to their physical and higher necuasities.—oxercise tholr tings. From this he went on to refer to hls eid-ot meetings, and to. aay that the only solution of tha labor question was tobo found in the bullot-box aud 2 ¢o- Oy tive Governinent, Lawyers und pinips used to rin politics, but workiigmen were now coming tothe front. (Appluuse.) He had read of the strike of tho bitehers, aud that thoy Wore a band of -cut-thronts. Why didn’t they cut some throuts? (Applause | if tho, had they wonld not have failed. {Applauso. Ho wus not 1 friond to strikes, but Hf be wns ever called upon to lend strikers he would seo that somne heads were cut of and that tho arin of the workinginan was felt. [Appliuse.] Ho woult terrurize tho bloated cupipitiste. p- pinuso.) Agitatiun must be kept tp, and his, motto wns, Down with the hours of labor andup | with the prices, (Applause.J Eight hours was gettiog stale; alx hours was enough for any man to work, and when the Constitution of Cullfornin. was amended he would ace that six hours was made a day's work. (Appliuse.] Tho cnemics of the laboring people were the edit- ora and lawyers. [Appluuse.} For tho former he hud the utinost contempt, and referring to tho editors of this city, be called thom a great many Vile names, ind predicted that the lnmp- posta would be disgraced with their festering cureusses ut no distant day. [Applause.)] Hoe belioved that the lawyers, editor, and Judges were Hable to be bung by tho working-poople uny day, and he would sift down and laugh nt tho sight. (Grent upplnuse.) The workingmen would elect the next Presidentsure. [Appluuse.) He wenton in thls strain for sume ume, de: nouneing the press, capital, the United States Senate win band of aristocratlo bumimers, and closed his vulgar and profimo abuse of peer: body and everything by anununcing that he would speak again while In the city, and urging everybody tu come and bearhim give the cn- oles of workingmen bl in bis own way, Richard Powers followed In a barangue very slilarin itytenor. Ho accused Tim Trine of haying misrepresented hitn in hig connection with the Stock-Ynrds and butchers’ troubles, Ho had ted 16,000 mun in peace, and was ready to again lead them in war, aud prodicted that ‘tho butebers would yet gee even with thelr op. presaors. They bad fulled before on account of thy. prevalence of professionnt trumps, but when thoy struck again It would be to win, and to rind down cupltal and tho venal press, bebtod It, LApplause.| He referred to the Firat Regiment v4 a band of * pimps,” and found equally polite titles for the other militia organ- jantions. Hu closed his speech—If It could be called such—with a song, which appeared to strike the Bs ulin heart. Others followed In brief abuslye sells and the meeting was kept up until the shudes of night bud setticd upon the nudience, aud, there belng no means Of Hghting up,tho body dispersed, MILITIA MATTERS, BATTERY D, A spectnl meeting of Hattery D, I. N.G., was held last night at the armory, Maj. Toboy pre- siding. Tho only business transacted was to complete tho arrangements for the reception to be held at the Tremont House Tuesday evening. ‘Tho Committees appointed are ns folluwa: Hxrecutive—MMaf, EB. P, Toboy, Liont. W,. i, Bulloy, Sergt. Skilton Smith, Lieut, Stephen Athy? “Licut F. 8. Allon, and Corporal G 1 Mugee. Jnvitations—MuJ. Tobey, Licut, Allen, Lieut. Hailey, and Trout, Atty. out. natt Sica éceptfon—Licut, LL, cu a ys jergt. W. We Lane, Private B. B. Nourse, Private dy 0 Louls Hu . Private W. 8. Eudes, and Private Jonn 3, Irwin, 3 Honorary Committee—Col, John Mason Loomis, Adjutunt-Goneral Hillard, Gen. Ezra ace Gen. Joseph Stockton, John Ambler, T.T, Gur- ney, dosoph Dizon, Matt Bennor, Willan Hander, Churles Kitnball, Spence Kltnvall, 8.8. Chapman, A, J. Walshe, Churtes E. Leonard, 1. M, Kinsley, John W. Rumsoy, and 0. 0. Foster, Floor, Manayers—Licut, Athy, Sergt. W. W, Laue, Corporal PE. dtoulus, Corpor C.D. Muse eo, Private M. Behmidt, Brivate Jumea New- um, Private ik. F, Kony jer, Private E. M, Dick- son, Private F.C. Elwell, Private W. R, Elwell, and David M. nil, VAnIOUS ITEMS, Cupt. George N. Skects, of Com; B, Blov- ontifftcgiment, ‘Dns resigued. pear Es Second-Lleut. 8S. W. Denny, of Battery A, Danville, hus tendered bis res{gnation. Firat-Licut. Georgy ‘t, Lovejoy, of 1 Com- pany, First Infuntey, bas anatsey leave of ab- sence for six weeks, Tadov C. Muldiug has been elected Second- Licurenant of D Company, Kleventh Regiment, vieo Watson resigned, nid-Eicutenant o: om re - ment, vive Van Sehoick, deecusode’? oe Maj. Hennessey. of the Second Regiment, bas ‘been induced to recall his redignation, much to the gratification of every one concerned, Robert Honrf Hendorshot, “the Drummer Noy of the yours trend hus been asked to become Drum-Mujur of the Second Regiment. A new company bas teen organized at Sparta, and iauigned to tho Kloventh Regiment. ‘The ‘wiicos ae Captain oe Stel Lira Moutcnant, H.C. McD; Second Lieutenant Wri. Sletunitcble, : Aa At an eloctlon of oMcers In B Company, Sixth Rattalion, on the Mth inut., Firat-Lieut. George W, Taylor was nade Captain, vico Waggoner resigned, end Sergt. J. P, Hold waa cleoted Firat Livutenant, vice Taylor promoted, According to the just quartorly report of Maj. D. Welter, of the Firat Uavaley onding ‘Bupt. W, the full strength of that organization wie 20f nen, 20 of whom were non-commissioned olticers and privates, Thoy bave 200 ucla of equipments and borso-accoutrements, a4 correspondent who sign bimavlf © Milltary," writes ta-know: (1) How many nen have Joined the First Regiment, 1. N. G., and low Inuny wore discharged during the year si?" and (2) * How muny und whit Tndepondont mille tury companies have eburters from tho Governor tocarry arms? | The Nrat information ean pers haps bo obtultied by applying to the Adjutant of the First Regiinent uy Mouday aight, at tho Armory, and tho answer to the luat question can be obtained by communicating with Brig.-Gon, BE EE ard A jutaut-Goneral of Ilinols, Spring- old, —_—— OBITUARY, Bpicial Dirgateh (o Tae Chieage Tribune, Bprinaviewy, Ib, Jan. %.--Gov, Culluin was callod to Tazewell County lust ulyht by a dis- Patch announclng tho death of bis cldeat stater, Mra, Hobert Small, at her home near Wushing- ton. Bins Small was the eldest momber of the fully, which consisted originally of twelve childrens was well advanced. in Mfo, and was highly esteumed by a largo clrole of frieuds, Bho realded in Tazewell County tho greator portion of her long and useful ify. The funoral took place yesterday, GOT AN APPOINTMENT. Sprixartenp, Il, Jun. 26.~Gen, Johti, Cook, of this clty, hus just returned from Washington. He hus received an appolntment ua Indian Axent at the Hosobud Agonoy in Dakota, at the Junction of the Rosebud and White Riven, and expects to start West within u fortulght to we sUlny charge of the Agency. —— Tho Eldredge Sowing-Macbine.—It leads the world, aud ts the best for you to buy, Bold on mouthly payments, 100 State street, ae + Talk not of wasted monoy, Mouoy neve wasted by buying ‘Dawoou's candies and cgure Foot-Trips in the Fatherland— Third Paper. Qalks with tho Peasants—What They Earn, and How Thoy Livo. Average Typo of Oountry-Houses—Tho 4 Father of 268 Ohildren! A Prosperous Countryman—Raral Mospitality— + Jena and Its Reminiscences, Speetat Correspondence of The Chicago Tritnne, Letraia, Germany, Dee. 90, 187.—Ilere, In the clty, where I am now writing, wil ts astir with hollday-Ife, and everybody, from the highest dignitaries of State down to Boots and Boots’ babies, have thelr heads ng full of Christmas trees and presents, of champagne or beer, nuts and “ pepper-enkes,” as heads can well be, Icould ensily compose a letter replete with theses holiday-festivities, 1 could describe the brilliant parties and reetptions crowding one upon another ut this hallowed seagson,—all of which would excellently iustrate another side of German Nfe; more, I am impaticont tu. discuss some what that gigantic system of Juridical Re- form which attained its seme in the reorgan- Izatlou of all the German courts on the ist of October, 1879,—n day of boundless import to the Germans. But all these toples I compel niyself to put asile for the present, that we may continue as chattily as we can our ob- servation of ‘THE PEABANTS, Surely, our long walks and patient re- searches will in no wise be lost to those who ean sea beyond the surface Into the real strength of anation, Nor are these people, sluple as ts their dally Ife and toll, undeserv- ing of ourstudy, It is they who fil up the rank-and-file of tho world's now proudest army; It is they who raised a sturdy wall of resoltite men against the tyranny of thu countless petty territorial lords, and broke their Insolence; they whoso broad shoulders bore tha burdens and pushed forward the Reformatton to victory; they, in short, who stood behind the vangunrd of Liberty in 1848, and gave the National Assembly in Frank- fort n stay on which it could rely even to the denth, They were {ll-nsed enough fn tho past,—gobbled 1D by the great Lords and the Church, on the one hand, or, on tho other, forced down into the shackles ‘of slavery by the pedantic expounders of Roman Jaw. But of Iate tho eyes of the nation’s “rulers have been opened to tha value of pens- ant-farming, and, in fact, to material inter- ests In general,—so that the country-people, as well as commercial men, can reasonably look forward to a future of greater prosper- ity. Let us, then, If you please, forget for an hour the snow, and the ‘cold, cheery Christ- mas-days, calling back infancy the bright summer-weather and green flelds, with tho “music of brooks and birds,’" The Germans have A GREAT DEAL OF CURIOSITY, and the country-people espeelully are much amused at seelng anything forelgn, <Al- though some of the pensantry wear 2 most fantastle national costume, yet they never fall to look with wonder upon an’ English tourists’ suit. To the “kniekerbockers,” in particular, they seem never to become quite reconciled, Asn consequence, the traveler from beyoisd the sen who attempts to “do” Germany on foot will have to put up with no sinall degree of public attention—conspicu- ous, if nat always: flattering—in the little villages.’ Eyen the various domestle animals, from the dogs and eats (of which lutter there are few) to the geese (of which there are alwaysan endless number strolling about the dirty village-pond,—the only individuals of lelsure), are prone to dispute his entrance Into thelr community. The landlord and his wife are full of questions, The village-bar- ber determines to charge an entire penny; and you heat hin: down below tell his ap- prentlee—perhaps along with 2 kick—that he has shaved a “Ive Englishman.’ Twill add, however, to the honor of the Knights of the Razor here, that, countrified and old- fashioned as they are, they work well and carefully, generally charging two or fivo- and-a-half cents, We leave our Inn, the Swan, amid the fare- wells and “Travel with God” (“Reise nit Gott”) of the landlord, landtady, children, and grandma. Ialways carry the few tollet- articles C require inalight knapsack. The turakpike, which we follow a Hittle distance, 18 MINED WITH CHERRY-TREES, all loaded with fruit, Aamlle orso of road is rented by the season to some peasant, who builds a little cabin for himself and family, surrounding the same with benches and tables for his guests, who flock thither in great numbers from the village, forming quite a gay ttle company after the day’s worl is done. ‘The men nyarlably begin their treat by o giuss of brandy, so that the enterprising tradesman has a double source of gain. Prices ure not high at such an estab- Isliment; Lhave never suceceded In’ eating more than four cents’ worth,—and I can eat ngoot many cherries, The man is much annoyed by: fhe bine, which are, ag ho told me, " most impudent rascals,” utterly refus- ing to be frightened away by any ordinary means. So he keeps a number of whips with very long Inghes, Which he and his sons erack continually from dawn til dusk,—making at every crack nearly ny much nolse ag 0 pistol, Leaving the turnpike, we pags through the Count’s park, aud then find n footpath which leads us for a few miles along beside the little river, and then away from the river aeress the flelds. ‘The country here ts as charming as level country ean well be, These fields are mostly green, being meadow-land; and there are the prettlest ttle groves scattered right ond left about the tandsenpe; while — the bt of a river—twenty feet broad it muy be— winds Jn and out between these ndntature forests In the Jauntlest manner in the world, Suddenly, as We emerge from af cluster of trees, We Come Upon one of those tiy lum. Jets Which [ compared In iy Inst letter to huge birds’ nests, completely surrounded as they ara by the green follum, ‘There §8 0 nll here on the stream; and, just ag 1 puss, ONE OF THE MILL-HANDS, abdright-eyed, cleanshaved young man of some vight-and-twenty, comes out and takes the que direction In Which Lam going, He touches his hat, w shows him to be a peasant, for & common Inborer rarely ex- pens nny elvility, unless he expects some Immediate reward for it;.and, toa German Vision, the sight uf w tourist dressed In such a manner promises but Uttla in the way of fees, In fact, they often commiserute my Jrard Jot iy having to go on foot every where,— bolug hardly able to concelve of any reason, otherthan poverty, for so doing. { open a conversation with the miller, and tind him guile Intelligent, We tells. me he has faur-eliidren, und carns 15 marks (35.75) a week all the year round, which Is uxceeding- ly good pay for such o min here, wife earns from 9 to 13 marks & week during har- vest upon the “Estate,” ag they call the Count’s property (“das Gut”). He appeurs to bo a temperite nan; he tells me that he fd hits fain iy drink a elass of beer together atdinner, and he drinks another in the even Ing himself. On Sundays he says, he takes W Blads of brandy befure he dines. The peo- ple of Saxony five very poorly, and 1 think thore ure few funilles among the working classes that enjoy teat uve! MOILE THAN ONCR A WEEK, Thipman caleulites about 13 or 15 cents for his fainilyxilnner during the week,—8 or 0 cents for potatoes, 4 cents for two herrt iy aud ®centorso for batter, On Sunday buys two aun of weat, whieh costa Stcunts, Withal he hag saved money enough to puryhase the house he Hives in, wid a-eniall garden. Soon the paths divide, and he takes zy right, leaving me to continue my walk a f one. + Some of the fields are quite Im One plot of potatoes J attempted to neneure, It ook mv thirteen minutes, walking fast, to ‘ih from one end to the other,—inuking it fu asulle long; it was perhaps half us proud, In farm-work here, horses aro used'much The oxen that are vin: more than oxen. ploysd, however, are fastened in a manner appeurs very strange to me; some of hin Wwitel, porns, - Lsoon fallin with « THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: MONDAY, :JANUARY 26,. 1880. them have no yoke a which they draw. bel their horns, all, the chalns b: fastened directly to Others have 0 board corre- sponding to our yoko, whieh Is passed in front of thelr heads and mado fost to thelr ANOTHER PRARANT,— one of the hands at the “Rittergut” In tho next town. He fs 8 fine-looking man, tall pnd atralght, with every pppearance of tak Ing life quietly nud muking the best of it. Jie ts single, ns he tells ie, and "doesn’t Utink much of them women-folksnahow” (It T inny paraphraso his German). Without w family he must ba able to live vert comfort- ably on his earnin, He ly an elderly man, on the further alde of 30 at feast, and has spent his life here in the village. br course he knows all the. residents there; how much this one hina Ind wp; how much an- other’s debts: amount’ to; when everybody was married; in short, lie probably knows thelr affairs Just a bit better than tle people themselves, © We-come out of the fields, np- proaching the town which tes on the other aide of our Hitle river, Here the Govern- ment, which maintains such splendid roads all through the country has built a magnifl- cent stone bridge, of which the villagers are + ns proud as if they Irad laid it with their own hands. ‘These people will never grumbie at Government as long as that bridge stands, Here we have an average type of COUNTRY-ILOUSES. They aro for the most part cottages, with three or four windows M front. Besides tho bedrooms, there I3 commonly one large apart. ment, which serves as Iving-room and kiteh- en, containing 9 yastoven built into the wall, huger than any T ever saw elsewhere, an often Scoups ting fully a third of the room, Here the people bake at Christmas their “Stolle,"—0 large enke somewhat In the shape of a ehild, In inehiory. of the Infant Savior, The houses generally have a tins garden, perhaps six or elght feet in: front, where the people are yery carefull to bulld an arbor, covered with vines, on ‘a little elevation In one cor- ner; and there they take thelr coffee on Sun- day and wateh the passers-by, themselyes. protected from observation by the vines, A’ young Baron owns the “ Rittergut,” and the imanor-house stands on the site of an anelent eustle—v, course it does; where haye there been no “ancient enstles”? on this side the Atlantic ?—and the chapel of the old fortress now forms the village-chureh. My compan- fon, the peasant, ig evidently on good terms with everybod:; here, for he gives them all: his “hand, an they, pss him with, a pleasant “Go greet, you.” Hie- is somewhat at a — loss, ft seems to me, to decide whether he ought to be ashamed of or flattered by the company. of a wandering: foreigner who excites but. a Inoderate degree of contidence in theminds, of his fellow-villagers. But 1 have learned by experience that Germans are seldom iin pervious tos ginss of thelr ational bever- age, and this good fellow proves no excep tlon to the rile." Wo seat ourselves in the shady curden of the “Stag,” looking out upon one of the finest avenues of poplars that I know In this country, which forms a beautiful vista for half a mile in front of the Baron’s mansion, Ihave twice slept jn this inn, both times in a room with paper barti- titfon-walls, SayIng good-by to the peasant, I strike out across the ficlds to the south, leaving one of our nimberiess little provincial cities beyond the woo tu the left. Lovertuke a young woman wheellug a small tiaby-carriage, with TUNREE CINLDREN of various ages disposed tn It.ns well as the Hinited space will permit. ‘Two babies nre crowded In first, their poor little legs eramped together eruclly—one = riding ~ forwards of course, the other backwardy,—and a boy of 3 of 3 years Is seated on top of them in the middle.” I think he hag the best of it, ‘The woman tells me a friend of hers folted a baby to death In wheeling it across the fields recently, This woman hrs evidently packed her babies 30 ng nut to Jolt them much! She has been of a Sunday to visit to her mother, six iniles away, and Is. now returning with the Tittle ones. Her husband fs a migon, cams 7 cents n day In town, and 60 cents when he works in the country, She says he dees better to work In thelr village, but Ido not belleve he can use up 15 cents on shoes in pong. and conilng two or three miles, If so, iw Nad better wear wooden shoes, ike the French peasants, I think his good dane only wishes to keep him under ter thumb the more easily, ‘The womnn tells me she gets along pretty well, She tives on potatoes when her husband Is not phere, io only Te- quires 81 for his Suntay musements, which she nppears to consid na very reasonable, as many of her husband's fellow-workmon invariably spend $1.50 when work is plenty, But in winter they lave to freeze for so doing.) This couple pay 818 yearly rent for the attle of a goud-sized cottage, ab which soon leave her. In this village there ts a palace which I think Augustus the Strong once built for his footman, of whom he made aCount,—the worse for thie other Counts! Nota dificult feat, elther, for the FPATIER OF 253 CHILDREN! But I am not deserlbing paluces, nor am I very fond of them, Let us take tho morning-train here for a few tuluutes' drive, Now, we leave the level oul and enter the region of mountains. e pass a tiny walled clty verehed high up on a mountaln to the left, We only see here and there one of Its more stately houses and {ts market-tower rising above the walls, lleaye the train directly at a ttle way-station, just beside of which a pleasant, talkative widow-lady keeps the “Green Uak.” She remembers me with » kindly welcome, because L once drank n bottle of her best wine,—an attention which a coun- try-landlady ‘rarely forgets, She straight- way, Iu the most motherly manner possl- ble, puts me in charge of 2 sullunt countryman going in-imy direction,—to protect ine, I suppose, The man looks at inc doubtfully, and is not sure but he may walk too fast forme. Inthe course of the next five miles I set his mind at rest on that score. We follow the course of the river awhile; then climb for an hour til we ob- taluamuagnificent view of the wide plains to the north, cut by the many. rivers, aud the mutntaing and valleys of Thuringia to the south. Weare on the confines of tie Duchy of Altenburg. The sight of a church in the distance suggests tho possibility of breakfust, and o consiuutly-increasing appetite gives mean additional reason for not passing by this town so hastily, muny of whose sturdy farmers L know very well, Although situated on the highest point of the Innd, which has been rising graduully for four or five tiles, this village gives ona tho fuupression of UNUSUAL PROSPERITY, The church is large and imposing, standing on & Httle eminence, and surrounded by.4 neat, well-kept churel agar, ‘The houses are of brick, mostly pain white, and much larger than elsewhere, all with two_ stories, ‘There ure fuw peasants in Germany wealtiler than, these,—none, 1 venture to say, more thrifty and economical, Here fg one just driving home from tho city in & wretched wagon without springs, be- hind a palr of grays that would not disgrace any gentleman's carriage in Europe.” Bat hy travels In fourth-cligs on the railway, sinokes cigars for less than a cent, drinks only, What the peasants call “slimple beer? ( Elnfaches”), and but halfa glass at that, swhieh costs fim one cent anda quarter, He will stop on the road and get out of his cart to pick tp a bit of paper or Wisp of hay us lar eas wy Hinud, and wo to hiy boy or mald If they break o tool! ‘Phils swan ts sald to be worth $00,000) (All these mnounts I am giving, ax represeutative tgures, with tho greatest enre), a je, ead a 0 ) Tous as ‘tireetly Let us epen the hy Into his court-yard, ‘Thy upon the streets behind are the barns,—the yard between, The live. stock ts in‘ good condition, hut the wagous and many of the farmlug-lmplements ure old-fashloned and badly invade, In this part of the vountry cows ary never worked at the plow, ‘This man has two brothers and one sister, Le, AS THE YOUNGEST BON, recelyed the homestead, onty belng obliged to make guod their shares in money to his brothers ond sister, ‘The latter and one brother have never married, and are grown old ng his servants at the: Hof,” as they call the homestead. Tho other brother went to aAunerica, the “land of wold ”? a3 they think, In order to give u truthful picture of their life, Lmust.add, however, that such pf the fumily as do not get the estate, and conse- quently remain all thelr lives in serviee to a younger brother, often liave a considerable dumber of flleglthuate children, go Ite one of thesu-houses where J am acquainted with the people. ‘Thelr reception Is very cordial, an {ninediately they all hurry about in different directions to xet me some breakfast, ‘They are very generous with their good chver,ltowever they may stint themselves when alone, The “futher brings a row of mugs and o pitcher of beer, together with the inoyitable Nordhduger” (a species of whisky), His wife and daugh- ters cul up sausages enough for a regiment of hungry troopers, and Insist upon prepare ing colfes and bolted eggs. «1 bear a terrlole squealing, und look out just i tine to pre- vent them from killing’ their best goose for ine, One of the children runs across the road to tell the nelgihges that “ Amertean deep, “nish Englishman” has come In; and, while am cating, several “drop'in” fo talk with me, all of them curious, a little bash- Tul, with a good battery of questions, At task I get up to go. I misa my knapsack, Tho mothor soys "those wicked youngsters” have taken ft but by the twinkle In her eyes Iknow-better, When It eomes baek Tfind it packed full of all the dellencles of the place and season, In case { should get a little faint-like on tho road,” thoy say, I take leave of tho old people, but they will not anffer ne to go nione. One of “the boys,’ n great stout fellow of 20-ndd, accompanies mo for n mite or so, Good, honest, hnrd- handed people! Many a time I have been in the parlors of those who would perliaps de- spise yu and your homely work, but ‘never have L been " BETTER THRATED OR MORE KINDLY WEL COMED THAN RY YOU. Is my letter too long and tedious? Shall I 69 on with any walk in the bright, clear Sep- tember air? Were I coma upon na boy, with Is arms and all his pockets full of brend, from, the | ile mountaln-clty walled the ,” which we aro now passing: an the little fellow tells me all nbOuE his fiote. He says he can whip all the boys in his school; but the tencher whipped him yester- day, of whieh he does not approve, Ie is a sinful youth, Lfear. Furtheron I overtake & young man—some 18 or 20 years old, who has never seen a ratlway-tralt except from the top of n distant mountain. This I afterwards mentioned to an old pens- ant whom I know, Ho sald, “Jn; the peo wile in thot village were alwiysn little ‘iMiter dem monde her?” (“from over beyond the moon"), I taken inoderate dinner at the cellar of the ‘Town-Hall in. the tiny elty ealled Buergel (a very pretty city, i the way), and then continue my walk iil dusk. Tam atl the tine descending, keeping now to the main road, which is bvermwitere Ined with stately poplars. The hills begin to gather about one tothe right and left, the ront winds around through the valley, and suddenly, In pursuing a bend of the way, seo the last glory of the suinmer-sun reflected back from the win- dows of the houses all nestled together so aualntly just at the foot of the mountains be- Mind which the sun is now sinking. ‘This is the famous JENA. Just here, on the pluteau at the top of the mountains, Napoleon won in 1806 the victory which gave its nme to the Pont de Jena nt Paris (which lust year’s Exposition Inciosed, between the Champ de Mars and the Pince du Trocadéro),—n bridge which Biticher had sworn to blow up, being only prevailed upon notte do so by the priyers of “his brother Wellington,” as he used to say. Hunpy Ifitle City of Jenn, hid away be- tween the hills! She has given birth to many winan of mark. The Influence of her “Tugenbund? (" League of Virtue”), pro- ceeding from her auclent University, did much to bring about the Iberation of the Fatherland, and to wrest is spoils from the. rent Adventurer, But h little more than half a century has passed since the eagics of France, led by a daring Corsican, waved In. triumph from these hlghts; no ‘remnant is left now of his haughty Imperial Louse; and Germany, from the plains of Western Russia to the Rhine, is to-day a United Em- pire Tyten B, Kiva, Student of Law, Titulary Member In the Inters national Association of Professors, THE CORONER'S WORK, -In tho case of Fulton MM. Benttle the following jury yas finpaneled: Androw Juckson, force man; James ti, C. M. Barbour, William i. Curd, D.8, West, and D. G. Muynund, The Cor oncr was anxious to hold the inquest then and there, but {t was found tinposaible to notify the witneases, and it wus sct for 2 o'clock to-day ut the Armory. An inquest was held at No. sit Clark streut upon Michacl Murray, 20 years of uge, wno died of heart disease, Also at the Morgue upon Charies Blenbanm, who was found dend In bed at No. 30Stute strect. Apoploxy wns tho cause of death. In the case of Jamos W. Clark, who was asphyxiated In hfy room at No. 1182 State street, a jury wus loipaneted, and the inquest will be held ‘Tuesday morning at the house. ° The deceased was well known in, this city, having been born and ralsed here. Ho dn. the employ wi & Coo, reul-estate deniers, and ut one time wag Clerk of the West Town Buard, The ense Jn a mysterious one, no one knowing Just how or by whom tho gna was turned on in tho very peculfar piuco aud munner it was, An In- quest was also hold at tha Lako Streot Station upon a child found dead in an olley, And finally, this afternoon an Inquest will be hold at the West Chicago Avenue Station upon Fred Kandzia, tho youth killed by Schenck, ee a Strange Food, Chambers! Journal. Some ecore or so of contributors toa French sporting journal dined one day upon tho hum and heart of 1 Hon, killed by Constunt Cheret, in Algerin, Tho flesh of tho lfon was found to be pirticulariy rm and close-gruined, Uke that of a horse, but although pronounced palatable, fe only achieved whut is termed na sucets d'carline, while tho heart skillfully prepared with trues, was unanimously voted tough and indl- gestible. In fact, the French journalists wero not much better plensod with thelr faro than wus Bruce, tho traveler, when the guest of the Arab tribg of Wolled Sid Boofantn, “the. sons of tho fathers of the Hoaks,"” bound by vow to cat Hon's flesh once overy day; for the traveler found mate lon moat lean, tough, and musky In flavor, Honcss meat a trifle fatter and more pale utable, and whelp flesh the nasticst of the tree. Mindful that an unlooked-for pleasuro is thrice welcome, Frank Buckland did not advise bis questa on a certuin occasion that they were about to enlurge their wesronanite experiences, but when tho soup had beon disposed of usked a famous gourmand sitting near him how be tlked i “Very well, indeed,” was the answer," Ture tle, {a it not? Tonty usk because I dia not tind any green fat.” Bucklund shook his head. + fancied It bud asomewhut musky taste—pouullar but not at ull unpleasant,” remarked bis neizh- bor, “ All alligutors have," replicd tho host, ¥ the eaymnn, capocially—the fellow I dissected this morning, and which you have just been dis- cussing.” Hulf a dozen of the suddenly-onlight- ened diners suddenly started to thelr feet, two or thrve slink from the room, and the rest of tho mont wus enjoyed by only a portionof the ortilnal coulpiuy, “Sea what Imagination ty," aid Buckland, “ Had I told them it was turtle, or terrapin, or bird's-nest soup, or the gluten of frum the mow of & seu-bird, they would have pronounced it excellent, and thelr diges- tion would hinve beon none the worse. | tell thom. ‘una it te be hares soup, and thelr gorges rise at 48 wood a dish us ever 2 tain need havo} Fores warned, and, therefore, forearmed, were tho yondemen who junched on octopus at tho Beth ton Aquarium, trying it in turn boiled, broiled, und cold, Thoy found It excellent cutiog, re- suinbling skate, but not so tender as might bo, Tho venilct would probably have been still more favorablo bad the octopus been_ boiled first and then ronsted, as is the way in Corsica, whore the monster Is cateomed a groat delicacy, ———_ A Smart Man, Hichmond Heal, Jesso Lovely, whilv out West, was in search of A ihan whoin be wished to seo on 8 muitter of busincas, After riding for balf 9 day and losing the way it tint sputvely-settied country, he drew wp bis steed in front of a log-cubli. A femnlo came to tho door, Sat you be kind enough, to tell me, iss, where | Mr, William Humphroy ives?" anid Jease, “iT odon't know,” very andl re plicd the youug Indy, “ but ‘Squire Hoverta, who lives ubout bulf a imfle from here, can tell you, dle tag bery emart man.” Jesse rode on in the direction the fle enehantross indicated, Comlog to the house, he cried out, * Hellol” ‘The 'Syuiro, with his shirt-collar open, his apees tacles on top of hla head, and his pants in his boots, mude his nppearunce wt the door "Is this "Squiro, testa" lnqutred — Jesse, “1 ere he" sald the ‘Squire with an oir of importanco that would huve been more becoming to i Kiag “'Sautro Roberta,” sald Jesse, “can you tell me where Willian Humphroy fives?" "1 kin,” said tho “Squire in a self-grutuatory mannor that he wis ablo to answer the question, and proceeded, * If be ure whar £ auniticipate be ure, be are forty miles distint on Peter Creek, Although bls red= idence are oxclusively udjucont to tning, 1 know nothlug of bia whurfores or his whichabouts." Jesse waved hia hand Jn polite salutation to tho ‘Squire, nnd rode on to tind ‘bia man ns best be vould with tho information he hid recelved from the ‘Squire to whom tbo blushing mald had di- rected bln ua the savant of hor section, ee Stuart's Artistic Treatment of the Kycs, ‘the late Henry. Shaw, tho futhor of “Josh Billings," of Lanesboro, when a young lawyer in New York City, wus very {timate with Gilbert Stunrt aud used to pass much tine with him, ‘Ybose who wore dequalnted with Mr. Shaw can ousily (mugine how ws gentleman with the palut- or's gifts would become attached to Mr, Shaw, who wis i wan of miro genius, und one of ‘tho Most fecompllahed and fascinating conversationalista that this or Any other country ever produced, Stuart painted the portrait of # ludy In Now York who was fussy, eriticul, overoxucting, nud nico tow degree thut tried In the extrvitio bid hither excliable temperament, ‘The portnilt was chan again and agali, the shude of tho hile, the color of the eyes, the expreasion of the mouth, the pose of tha bead, the ur rupgentent of tho drapery, ete. Were repeater. ly altered at the wu; lon of thy lady. Ono doy nuidame came in with several frlen ta seo the -portrait, and aa usual she borin to eritloise, aud suld, “Ido not think, Mr. Stuart You havo given my oyos the right expreaslon.” The patience of the artist wus exhausted, he could stand no more. Walklog up to the por trolt, and drawing back bis fist, he thrust it through the cunvey, aud exclulmod it blunt, but vigorous Apwlo-Suxon, * Madau, dunn your oyes!” Throwlug tho canvas uakio—the portrait was fintabed. Ho had given It the last tuuch, a isbos aud diseascs of tho skin - milo pana resaoved by Glenn's Sulphur sence MISSISSIPPI RIVER NAVIGATION The Proposed Reservoir Bystom~—The Engineers’ Theories of the Prac- ticability of the Scheme. Tho System of Dams—Precedents for tho Reservolr System—Effect upon . Navigation. From Our Own Correspondent, Wasntnuton, D, C,, Jan, 22.—For a ntimbor of years the theory has been held by those who havo given attention to the subject that it ta possible, by the cstablishinent of a system of reservoirs newt the headwaters of the Missisaip- pinnd its tributaries, to improve the navigation of the Upper Mississipp! and hold in reserve such in amount of water ag to muke good navi- xation, at tho lowest stago of wator, from St. Touls north, and nlso to benefit the Mississippt Valicy south of St. Louts by praventing the grent damage which results frou: the overtiows. ‘This subject bas in late years been called to the Attention of Congress by Mr, Windom in tho Sonate, and by Gov, Pound {tn the House. Engineer officcra of ability hayegiven tho matter careful considerntion, and nt diferent times during the Inst thirteen years small appropriations haye been mao for preliminary surveys. ‘Tho following ofiicers of tho Engineer Corps during that time have ex pressed the opintun thut such a scheme was not only practicable, tut that {t would result, at compuratively low cost, in greatly improving the navigation of tho Mississipp! Rivor: Muj.- Gen. G.K. Warren, in his report made tn 1870; Maj. D.C. Houston, tn 1878; Col. Farquhur, in 1874, and’ subsequent roports In 1876-"70-'73; and Maj, Alten, In 1870-80, ' POINTS TO DE DETERMINED? ‘The nttention of the engincers have been dl- rected to tho following points: First—To tho pructicability of establishing reservoirs. Srgond—Tho cost of crenting and maintaining them. Third—Tho nmownt. of damago to property therefrom, Fourth—The extent to which tho impounded wnter can be upplicd to the muvigation of exch stream, and ultimately to that of tho main Blis- slsainpl, The wren of country over which tts investign- ton was conducted [8 immense, covering it hires portion of Minnesota and Wisconsin, and re- quiring actual examination of not tess than O00 eqiture miles, and involving 1 consideration of tho entire watershed tributury to the Misals- alppl River, at least ng far down ua the mouth of the Wisconsin, The greater purt of the regions examined bave been extremely dillicult: of tice ccss, sparsely retticd, and little known, except to the Jumbermen, who, In the greater portion of tho territory, have almost exclusive control of tho atnaller etrewins, ‘This has been particu. iy trite In tho Wisconsin resions, ‘Tho physienl data required for a thorough consldenition of the subject are comprised In the following polnts: Avallablo supply from rainfall and arens of watersheds, fi Discharges of the strenms to serve as checka upon entculutions from abure. Capheities of reservoirs. Capneltics of channels. to carry. off the im- pounded water In sulicient quantity, Nature of all the streams to be Improved, The theory has been that these reservoirs should be constructed by ereeting dams at tho ontletsof tho Inkes which empty luto the Upper Mivslasippl and ita tributaries, and thud to raise tho water from ten to twenty feet, and to In- creaso tho aren of flowage, The purpose has Yeon to inaintaln all of the rulnfall, to shut these dams by mens of gutes, and, in the senson, of low water, to incrense the discharge of water according to necessity by rulsing tho gates. PRECEDENTS FOt THE RESERVOIR SYSTEM. ‘Thero are precedents for such a plan. A sim- Rar system bas been in use In India for the pur- pes. of drrigntion and manufieture, and in Joloraio for purposes of irrigation, and now prevails to some extent in New England tn the low-water season to supply mills with the need- ed water, FEFECT UPON NAVIGATION. To complete tho works with the present foreo it fs estimated that three years would be neces sary. Still, very lurge benclits might result In ‘ONE Benson fram the erection of v portion of the work, It 18 estimated that ine effect of this plan would be distinetly noticeable as far down, us St. Louls, and it may be yery much farther, Reservoirs tilso might be coustructed on the tlbutaries of tho river lower down, which would have a slinilur effect, and might ultimately renl- Jy neeomplish what {3 aow intended to be tiecom- Pilshed by the jetties, The yolunie of water, at any rate, could be vory greatly Increused ut tho low-water senson, The great diftleutty, how- ever, in the Lowor Missisaipp! ts wenornliy not from lack of water. The danger, on the con trary, is from excess of water und from over= flow, Itis tho Upper Mississippl country where water is specially wanted for use. Tho specint object of this plan is to beneft steumboat trafic on the Upper Mississippl. In eldentally tho improvement would benesit every business interest whieh uses tho streams for outing logs, or lumber, or any othor purpose, ae ul thiite cost would probably be from K © $3,000,000, OVERPLOWED LANDS, Some lands would bo damaged by set-back, but in most Instances lands which would be so {njured ure now valivless for any purpose of age rleulture. Thoro js nu country that fs now settled that could be In any way fnjuned by sot buck, ‘The area which could furnish water to supply these reservolrs has never been surveyed. Its extent can scurecly bo estimated, The feod- ing-grounds would be principally in Wisconsin and Sinnesota, ‘fhe embers from the Mississippi Valley as faras St. Louls are actively interested In this scheme, In fuct nll tho Representatives of tho {tleiirelpel silt ultimately become Interested In it, ugits benefits would be equally distributed over the entire river and Gulf commerce. Of course i larga amount of commerce would bo uttracted to the Gulf if this plin was adopted which fs now diverted {ito other channels. ‘The rallrouds probubly would not be hostile to it, for thoy do not trouble thenwelves now g0 much about atreamsa na thoy did. ‘They have moro busipess thin they can do, YAYSIDENT HAYES, in convorantion with Gov. Pound recently, sald that severd years aya & survey had been made of the headwaters of the Ohlo for this same pur- pose, but the kuurces of thut river were moun- taluous, und it was not possible to flud an tren largo onough to survey us n holidling-place, or reservolr, for the water. In consequence of that tho schemy was abandoned, This sune objection cuuld not be urged as to the headwaters of tho SMlsslesippi, whieh ure ina plain, marshy coun try. guite unlike the rocks bound niountain region of Weatorn Virginia and Ohio, whero the surveys to which the President refers were mado. THE ENOINKENS having charge of this work huve mado ten dif- forent reports, ineludlng survoys and examin tons of all the proposed reservolrs in the Upper Mississippi, the Bt. Croix, the Chippewn, and the Whiconsin Rivers. Thoy catimute that ta maka the plan practleablo there should be bullt on the Upper Misalavippt seven dams at a cos of | 850,00, 0 in which. there ein be held 12,000,000,000 cuble feut of arater, a. quantity suliclont to given stage of four fect of water at St. Paul during 100 diys of low-water sewson, There nn alsa to bo added three dams on tho St Crolx Miver, three on tho Culppewa, and two on the Wikconsin, making. altogether fifteen dams. Maj, Warren, who hia charge of the work on those rivers, is confident that tho same important results can be obtained that have been figured out for tho Upper Sfls- alasippi at a very simll cost, THE PROPOSED PAME. ‘The firat and furgust dum (3 at Lake Winne- Digoshish, in Cass County, Minnesota, Its lo ented nt the foot of the threo great lakes on tho Upper Missiasippl—Winneblgoahish, Cass, nyd Pomlddi. This dam i 1 feet high and WUb feet Jong, “Tho area of tho reservolr ts 412,701,300 enblo fect. Tho capacity of the ruseryolr ta 4572080 cuble fest. Tho supply in cuble foot per second 1s 30,023,152,0, ‘The vost of this dam will be $59,000, The area of the supply. lae sin fa 1,872 square miles, Tho socund dam Is located at Leech Lake. Tt isto ba 4 feet ihe and 300 feet Jong, It hana reservoir eupiclty of 21.567,501,80 cuble feat. ‘The area of the luke la M44 square miles, and tho area of the busin is 1001 square miles, Cust, ‘The third dam is to be at the foot of Mud Lake, ott Leech Lake River, ‘This dum fy to be 8 feot blab and 1000 feet, Vn, with w reservoir epics fry of 2.885,111,400 cuble fect, the aren of tho negervolr belong 440,002,400 sgiiire feot, and the aren of the busin from whieh tt druws ite suppl: pee ae ta 4,4U0,544,000 equuru feet, It aid sito Tho fourth dain isto be located on tho inain Aissisgippl Liver, at the mouth of the Vermilion River, “Phils dum ts to be 10 fect high, 200 feet ton, nd will Cost $54,245, "Tho urea of tho res- ervole ts Gd1,804,500 flare feet, The aro of tha supply buyin te 42.071,310,800 square foct, with o eCupUCHy of 5,770,825,000 enbie feel. ‘ho {th dutn 1s to be wt the fout of Pokeganna, Falls, on tye malin Minsissipal iver, [tis to be seven feet high and 400 fect long, beluyg tocuted AEB tktrrow gorge in tho Mississippt. ita eapae- iy Jy W751, 70t cuble feet, and will cost 873,54. Fae urea of the supply busin 14 4,000223 wquuro The alxth dum {8 on the Pino Kiver, a tributai of the Upper Silastealpp, mid is to bu located we the fuot of the White Fish lakes, ‘Tho Vine ver drains all that country in the great horwe- shoe thade by the Uppor Slasiassppl iver, ‘Tho cost Of thiy dum iy RSS, The urea of the busin 3 788 equure mited. “It created a reservoir of 4U13 cuble feut, and will furnish 64 cublo fect per second for 100 days. The urea of tho takos druined by this daa ls 4,10,143 square Tho soventh dam is to be located at the foot of Gull Lake, near the Northern Pucifiv Rullroad, at Bruinerd, This Gull Luke dam will be twelve foot biye and 430 fect foug, Tho area of the Daain 19 7,6:0,084,00 aquare feut. The urea of reacrvotr fa 774,868,400 square puelty of Ottis fect. The coneent MRs cx ACTION OF TIE DAus, * PS Tho first fvo of theso dams will tow cession bak to tho font af tho Nexon, eu ‘Tho sot-bnck will ronch from one dane Wve. other during tho entire sean, and? too muko gol sinck-water navigation fr ral Whole renches of tho Upper Missisaippt mate? to Lake Tasen, tt also makes do mi ee geo navigation between the Falls of 81, ‘Ante rood La Crnese during 100 days of the low wat Head son, Five out of tho seven dans are toate nh indinn rosorvation, so that theres ered N property to bo Anterfered with by mee eeyae And consequently no damage can neente Cttow, pald by the Unitert States. "Tho other two ge ure simply, out from pine Innds that are oe! jutely useless nid worthless, ang nm i {9 to be overilowed muvon few tumariok sm nine With the dams on the St. Crotx, Chippeme ee Wiaconaln Rivers bull find thele waren ee to the waters acetmulnteddn those TesOrvol ed Sg expected to seeure nt lenst a good namett atnge of water during tho entire ‘yen Tees City oft, Louls clear to. tha headwater ep BS Missiasippl. It isestimated that the total te Of thiy entire ayatorn will tot muck a COR $1,000,000. This syatem will have the effect Foiluiclog tho volo of tho fonds Meet, ot epriny on tho [nwer country and increas te stuge of water during all tie low-water sae? 0. frlemutn of this “mensiire Here st eee that these dams stall bo. built by: tho eres of the United States, fn the munner and At th cost whieh they bavedetermincd,and that tne? shall be ne cotitracting ar Jobbing done In ‘i penton Pu Fescrvalcs. Copuress will me or an approprintion is winto ip pares it not al ot this ea vie completa’ am Indebted for information m to Senator Windom, of Mlanesote atest Foun of Wisconsin, who hive wiven thot Ject particular attention, Gov. Pound especish having been largely tnstrumental in seeurit ‘4 the uppropriations’ under which tho Burr havo been mutes ani to Me. Platt 1 Welkeedt Minnoapolis, Mitin., Scoretary of the Mike Valley States Commission for tho Imnprovemett of LUvers, who is stow in Washington presage 4 system of maps and charts for tho Purposg ippenring before committees of Congress $5 give detulled information upon this subject, - RB W, FIRES. AT PITMADELPTITA, PA,’ PMPADELPUTA, Pa., Jan. 23.—Stephen P. White man & Bons’ confectionery establishment, Twelfth and Market strceta, burned this atter. noon, Involving a loss of $10,000. ‘Tho fire origi nated in tho upper stories, but fram what cau Jsunknown, The third and fourth floors werp burned out, the roof fell in, and the fowcr parts of the bullding wore deluged with water, dam. nglug valuable machinery In tho cellar, Te stock of candies un hand {8 not very heavy, Joss on the Bullies owned by the Sputteron Che fate, 18 $10,000, All the Toases are coy, " aurmee. | vores iyi A fire two hours Inter In the sash % fautory of Carlen A, Doere & Som, Seer gee den street, above Thirty-cigtth, West Philadel. phla, caused a loss of $15,000; Insurance, $4,001, AT WHEELING, W. VA. => Wrrrrixa, We. Vay Jam. 25—At M8’ this evening the stable of John Dumas was entirely consitmed by fire, with three horses. Toss about $500; no insurance. Supposed incendiary, an “The Succensful Ketter, An English officer exchanged Into another regiment, bringing with him tbo reputation of belng marvelously suceesstul at. Bact, “Ab,” suid bls new Colonel, "he won't get any success outot me, Pil warrant"; and he wrote to the fellow's former Colonel, an old Erieud, * We like him very much.” “Glad you do, ola boy: keep him; we found him teo expensive a ftxury,” was the reply, Ono day Wt mess the Colonel good-humoredly said: “T heur that you profess always to win a bot,” * Well, sir, I'm pretty suce vesaful that way.” “1 don't think you would sueceed with nie.” May [ try? nsked tho sub- alterna, “By all means.” “Well, thon, [ bet you, sir, that that old wound in your back bas roken out afresh.” “What in tho world do you mean? Old wound In my back? D'you think Tever turned iy back on the enemy, then?’ and the gullunt Colonel wound in my back net, “lock aw wirm; =" Tnover hada in my life. Jones,”.to a core tho door, J'll prove it to your om Me Thy other protested that tho Colonel's simple word wag more than enough; but no, the latter wis oxclted and stripped. * I’ve lost, sir" and Brown banded over the £10 note. A fow days later caine a note from tho Colonel of the other reglinent:; “Brown has ngain wonn pot of money froin out of our fellows, Ho bet hear. ily that before he'd been with yous month he'd make you tuke your shirt off In tho mess-room after dinner, and wow writes that ho succeeded.” ‘That Colonel * cussed," ee No Fanoy Priors—Best act tecth, 88; Milling ¥ rates. MeChesney Bros.¢Clurk and Nando) pb-sts, MARRIAGES, Lut inate Ale Hugin © Chneper of this elif sad Mie inet, Ate n C.'Phot clly, Netto th Pade, of Adrian, Bileh. : : DEATHS. ARR Rann KR RA RA wcrc 3 LPP ERT Tan, 35, 18, Liealo Lippert, aged year snonthne Fanorii from the resldenco of her paren Milwoukeo-av., dan. 2, at 10 o'clock a. ty helm. Friends are Invited to attend, . MATCH—Jnn. 25, at 45 Sanger-st, Bylyia Mate, puede years months, doughter-of Sarah and the nwo Uenry Match. Ea" Uincinnatt (O,) and Covington (Ky.) papeds pleare capre VITKIN~At Ildgoland, Gnok County, Tilinols, peritonitis, Mrs, Carulino IL. Pitkin, aged 67 years Ringrat Monday, Jan, 3h mb the Conerecationl Church, Oak Fark, il}. nt9 ofotock p.m, Briends os Henge Wolle-a depot at if o'clock Huon, and retaras Ad py, I. ‘ WWARRIN—Bunday, Jan, 25, 1860, Mrs. Morearet Wartenraued 81 Fonts, inuther of Panels. Wares, atthe revideneu of bordaughter, Sirs. Julla Moore, No, 6! Fuster-st. ‘5 Funoral nt} clock, Tuosday, from tho bors ad: to Graceland Comotery. ‘Friunds of the famby ur i MULCANEY-Jan. 24; at €3 Ogdon-av, Thowss Mutenhuy, nued oynarss “e Funer) Monday, dan, 36, by cars to Calvary Cenier tory, Friends invited without furthor nutice. WAPANSEN Jon. ot S05 Orcard-at, whe beleved AE igtiacn Funeral‘iviosday, Jan, 21, nt 1 o'clock, by carriages to Rosehill. ’ No, 1a ‘Wald> AUCTION SALES, By GEO P. GORE & CO., Wand & Wabssh-ay, REGULAR TRADE SALE DRY GOODS, TUESDAY, Jan. 27, 0:30 0. ne Troportant Offertnygs In CLOTHING and other desl able Wuuds “0, 1, GUILE & CO.. Anetionsert Our Next Auction Sale oF BOOTS, SHOES, AND RUBBERS WILL BE HELD Wednesday, Jan. 28, at 10 a.m, prompt. Wo ahnil close out $00 Casos vory desirablo seasoa" Div goods, By WENRY & HATCH, Successors to Chas, HB, Ruddin & Com Af & 198 Wabaal a + AUCTION HALE BOOTS, SHOES, AND RUBBERS, TUESDAY, JAN. ate Ky. 8. LOTTERY. By State Authority. TUN KENTUCKY BTATE LOTTERY, Med WAYS DRAWN IN PURSUANCE OF AN 20 op THE ORNEMAL ASSESOLY OF THE ST KENTUCKY, ON BATURDAY, JANUARY 31. , gu, HA ARD FINST CAPITALS, 115,00, 2500), F200; Hele og, £0, AND 187 UTHER PRIZES AMUUN al BAN TICKETS, 8, FOR FULD Fannie rid ADDRESS G, UPINGTON, 49 BROADWS x YORK, Ol MLS, RICHMOND, COVINGTIN, Nits, OUT OF TOWN ORDERS OF 8, AND Oly ALWAYS MADE BY Diart, CE CHECKS, OR EXPRESS. — OANDY. we —_———e ross, Of or Canute Kiera vat apf WUSINESS CHANCES. in ctly pure inntly mad atctly bs Hoa itisit, Cunfoctionat. 5, : Gust Conte alces eee é 5 FOR VALE OF F a ‘The Cincuinal Hallway Iron-Works Conn for sulu or lease on favorable, tat ra DRAM Sti "ay praporcy tsb oe iva Wullatuated for bandh ‘veryibtns, Cavecunuiny, bays srontagy uy, tuy gy over an Teel The prossncownors will like Qreableadlun, (f u f Prealdont, 1S