Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 11, 1880, Page 9

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1880—TWELVE PAGES. * Sp tes “[iru IN WASITINGTON. Close of the Carnival—Secretary gyarts’ Birthday—Mrs. As= tor’s Diamonds. focial Squabblo Among Diplomats—The British Logatlon—Sovon Entertain- ments on Friday, op at Willardy—A Stag-Party—White-flouse Re- tepllons—EbbILL-Tonse Sociables— Other Festivities, gpectal Correspondence of The Chicago Tribune. Wasntsatox, De CG, Feb. &—Two days more, and the fashitonnble senyon of '70~80 will be ended by the ansterities of Lent, ANCRETARY EVARTS’ BIMTHDAY, on Frilay,—he was born in 1818,—was eele- brated at his reshtence by 0 dlnner-party, ‘Among the guests were the Doyen, or oldest member, of the Diplomatte Corps, Slr Ed ward ‘Thornton, accompanied by.Lady thom ton, Seeretary Ramsay and wife, Gen. Sher- wan, Gore Bancroft, Senntor Bayard, Sen- ator-vleet Gibson and wife, WAlian 2, Astor and wife, and Representative L,Y, Mortonand wife, ‘Thus far Mrs. Morton's diamonds hind qwen the (nest. here; but those of Mrs. Astor eclipsed them, ‘The stones of her sulltaire earrings Were nbout the size of a 0-cunt Inelreumference, and the necklace was wot Hyght,—the whole set belug valued ve EIOUT NUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLATS, which sequivalent to wearing a well-stocked fewelry-shop. Mrs. Astor wore on thls ocea- sion vn dead-gold colored satin dregs, Mehl; ombroklered and trimaed with Ince; but her costiine did not give such an effect to her jewels a8 a black velvet dress, trimmed with polnt-lnce, Which she wore at the British Jegatlon on ‘Thursday evening. Both Mrs. Morton and Mrs, Chittenden are eellpsed since “Mrs. Astor has come, and even the Legation-ladics have to adiuit that few such wtsof diamonds exist In the Old or New World. THE LEGATION-LADING, by the way, are having 2 famous dispute as towhether, in the absence of Lady ‘Thorn. ton, Madame Outrey, of France, or Sefiora Darden, of Guatemala, shall have preced- ence, Sefior Dardon presented hls ereden- tluls na Miutster-Plentpatentlary from Gunte- ala fy Getaber, 1872; and Madame Outrey Jus unly been here for two years, But, at a dnner-party al Sveretary Evarty’ a few even ings slnce, the lady of the representative of France clalmed preeedenve on golng Into dinner, The South-American refised to give way, and for afew moments there was aright sharp verbal skirmish, Sefiora Dar- don, however, eatried her polut, and trl uuphantly led the way, THE MRITISH LEQATION was the scene of a magnificent entertain- ment on ‘Thursday night, after the wedding of Sevellon Brown (the popular Chicf Clerk of the Stnte Department), at the Chureh of the Epiphany, ‘Lhe broud staircase which confronts visitors 28 they enter the portals of the Legation was bordered with exotics in flower, and at the head of the stairs the full. length portrait of Queen Victoria looked ap- provingly down, Sie Edward and his wife recelved their guests In tho druwing- room, He wore a black dress-suit, with the jnsignia of a Knight-Conmmander of the Bath suspended from % bread searlet ribbow around his neck; whille Lady Thornton, who isn tall, slender blond, wore 4 dress of dove- colored. silk, trimmed with Duchess Ince, The two Misses 'Lhornton wore siinple toilets of white silk aud tile. ‘There wag DANCING IN THE WALIcROOM; and at 11 oelick the doors af the dining- toon were thrown open, -dlsclosing it sub- ftantial and elegant .supper, served. by a dozen ar more servants Un lye In ad- dition to the feecrenins and jellies, the ter- rapa and. oysters, there was an abundance ofeanvas-back ducks, cold venison, game- pies, and ther solll Anglo-Saxon good- cheer, while champagne was served without: Rint. At udnight anold-tashloned Virginia Teel was danced with great spirit, followed by an fusplring English contradanee, REVEN INVITATIONS: FOI FRIDAY were necepted by many of ottrsuciet: yneopte, Who want to have is meh of a good thing agpossthle, ‘Chey were, sertatios 1, wladies Inneh by Mrs, [hurry Binghatn, to about sixty “maidens fair and iatrons grave at? pb mn; 2a kettledram by Mrs. Gen. Ricketts, from 4 tlt, whieh was fastlonably attended, and which had punch in addition to the fie fuslon of Souchong and Bolen; 3, 0 dancing party by the wife of Representatlye Chitten= den, in the oll Sumner louse, while was. graced by all thesolld citizens, iu Congress ant outof It, now heres 4, wdanclng party by Mrs, Newberry, the wife of tho Representative from Detrolt, who 4s the richest nian It Con- ress, aud Who spends his money literally; Areception given by the Iady-boarders at the Halton Tlouse, where the’ guests wore yeevived by the wife of Capt. Badgor, dressed. Mn black velvet and Jace, and where Miss ‘arnsworth and Miss Dobbins sustained tle Teputationof Chleago fornttractive belles; 6,0 sis oraraine AT WILLARD’, hich was graced by the boarders and thelr frlends,—the venerable Hannibal Hamlln en foying tho acene ike 0 youth of Minols Was well rep: nted by Mrs. Fort, who wors. & garnet velvet dress, with diamond orna- hients; Misa Muttlson, a granddaughter of Gov, Mattlson, in a. heeaning yet sluple White dregs; “Mrs. W,. 1. Morrison, Miss Rossmore, and Miss Tansry, in audition to these hulftozen entertalninents, any one of Which afforded enjoyment onough for one Meht, the gentlemen were biden to party Horus invitations bearing the significant “No LADING,— Mulch showed that it was what Is known ie as "ao atig-party.”” ‘The host was Gen, vera, of the Sis rvice, better known as“ Old Probabilities,” whose wenthor-re- ports are ong of the triumphs of this coun- by, Itu wants to have the Slanal Service inade a noparate corps of the army; and the gipper whieh he pve the Congressmen on + Klay night ean but have prepared the way or Tavarnble action, The terrapin wero wis Questlonably dinmond-backs aut cooked to perfection, the oysters nud salads wero ox- au Mit, the ehanipigne was cool and dr > while some of the rare vintages of the ruddy Hyeduice of France wero pronounced do- . THE WIITE 1OU8H ¥as opened to the publle twice on Saturday, Fe ra atternoon-reception by Mra, Uuyes, au for un evenlng-reception Ly the Presl- nt. Hoth were well attended and tho fact ‘t ut the Iatter was “tha last of the season” Wade those who had not already pall thelr dent anxlous to attend, Fespeets to the DP The nant was clewe a ear overhead and dry under: te So there was no necessity for Investin tyeuttinge-hire, and the company Included deat) kradw of soclul lite, Nelthor the Preal- Hrahher, Mrs, Hayes aver appears ta get i his ut thesa prolonged roooptions: andhe cae is visitors ant honest shake of te hand ue Hout apparently experiencing fatigue at Saiulviched bulswooh taees hed We o Teceptlons was SHNE2o hans tio Enoule MHS. KILNOURN’S KETTLEDRUM, Woleh was fay Ai shlonably attended, She ré- eave tl {iy her Mbrary, and her guests dnneed Riwaxed floor of her drawing-room, extentle hee hing recently returned from an decked tour abroad, and her house 1s witel byiith inhy souvenirs da yoyage, Jeeta lsplay artistle goud-taste in thelr se won and thelr arrangement. Prominent weit ine ladies. prenunt was the wife of ex- dt soclety Week oh asian who was a fender Means fitst eauve into pow hen the Ropub- THE Closed then MUATEHOUNE BOCTATIA the week's enjoyine : i nt. At other ho- higte ps ate elven, ri kets to which are luv. fortes tributed, Often securing admission t bea Whose social positions ure xome- dockyy moked. But the suturday-eventag Ianuily eet to Bbbitt House ure strict! and t teuntons, for the boarders ut the late! luvite, re bersonal friends whom they may: Navy oat Uio Ebbit House fs the Army and Were yeatawarters, the Jand and sea services alght, at Well represented on Saturday with Senators, Ite resentative, diplo- thes ea alstin, ulshert strangers, Phe ri} erecta ed Judy In age ely during wen Mrs. Andrews, the Wile of Col, Andrews of the Anny, whe bus heen nt the Zbbitt House, aud who was the bright star of the entertainment Jast night. COMING EVENTS. Mrs, Ailmfral Porter fs to linve a reception on Monduy afternoon from 4 to6, with dane- ing from 7 to 93 nnd Mrs, Secretary Sherman Will be at bome? Inter hb the evening. On Tuesday thore will bo at least 0 dozen Kettle drs; and ab uteht tho reception at the White House, by hivitution, in honor of the diplomats. ‘Tho President, profiting by the flusco of Inst year, has reengnized Journatism by inviting a dozen of tho ‘leading corre- spondents, MEMONIAT-ADBIESSE Taye yet ty be delivered on tha epresenta- tives Inst decensed; and those of Zach Chiati- dler are belng printed In aiandseme yoru with a ateel engraving of Michigan's g at, Senator, This isan expensive custom, con- stuning thie, and taking money from the Treasury; but itis essentially classic, The funeral-oration whleh Shakspeara pols into. the mouth of sintony is probably is popu lar us an passige In his whote plays. Bossnet stilt owes t part of his general fame to his efforts in this partienlar field; and the first oratorieal effort of Jolin Quiney Adains was his eulogy ou Lafayette, “The ‘remarks of Senator Anthony on such ocensions have been tpproprinte ind lmpressives bub the greale fori of tho menrorint-nddres: delivered in Congress ure indecent glork tlons, ng the Hylng attempt to show up the good poluts of the ded, OUI LEADING LADYWLAWYER, Mrs. Betva Lockwood, nppears oceaslonally in the Supreme Court -to make motion, to tho munifest snnoyanes of old Judge CIf- ford; but she has not undertaken to argue tt case there. In the tower courts, she sued Rome of her professional sisters have under- tiken the management of several eases, whi h they have lnvarlably sat Inte vamud- dled nition,—elther frau a hop cone Tuslon of Theta, or from nn absence af facts altogether,—but they never will adil that they are beaten, and they tounder along until the Judges have to stop thent. conus FLOUNDERS AT.ONQ, the Democratle majorities avoiding all posst- ble transaction of business that may lead to debate, and thus dispiny the thoughts and the views of some of thelr weaker vessels, There are anestions ahead, however, that must be debated, and we may then expect ROME, pyroteehnile splays of cvlogtence, Family ‘quarrels, too, haye arisen when all was peace nid unity, Tittle Mr, Vest, of Missouri, has used nauelity words to burly Mr, Beck, of Kentuekys aid Senators THE and Gordon have been biting their thumbs at each other over the nomination of 1 Meth: odist_ininister In Georgin for Supervisor of the Census, Ag for the great financial de- Date, there are scores of Congressiuen fully charged with speeches, and each are imaghi- Ing that the commerce Wand agricultural des- tintes of the Unton are to hang (tke the Bo- logna-sausage of the nmsery-tale) from their Tips; but itis by ne means certain that they wit get chance to shoot off their enrefully- concocted hirangues. Tits 18 LEAP YEAR, and Viola may atartle Graiie by at open proposal of marriage, withott, offending the eonventionntities of Society. It is hardly probable, however, that amaiy of our belles WH take the fuldative, although they may graciously Indicate in ndyanee that there need be no apprehensions of arefusal, We have lenp-year receptions too, at same of whieh young snobs have appeared with banged Thur, without neck-collars or tles, and wenrlng bracetels. TNEATRICATS cannot compete with free private entertan- ments, Joe Emmett has been at the National ‘Theatre during the past week, in a song-nud- danee show of bis own, plekedt wp from dramatic Junk-shops, A comedy eatled & Dr, Clyde” was wretchedly played at Ford's Opera-House, mid $3 to’be followed during the week .to come by Haverly’s Minstrels, while “Fun on tho Bristol! fs ‘te be brought out at the other house, THE KNIGHTS-TEMPLAT of this District will be well represented at the approaching ‘Lrienntal Conclave of thelr Order at Chiengo, Cotumbit Commandery No.2 has already elghty-seven Sir Kuluhts who are pledged to go. Racounreun. i SALT. AS A FERTILIZER, To the Ldttar of The Chicago Tribune Rio, Wis, "Feb, 0.—Iaying observed ocea- stonal Inquiries in the columns of Tart Tri UNE ag to-the application of salt as a fertil- izer, and is eifects upon whent—and as our “Rio Farmers’ Clib” have recently lind that subject under consideration—I send you a copy of thelr proceedings, from the coltmus of the State Register of Feb, 7 The land upon Which the salt has been used, aud covered by the report, is n sandy loam upon aclay and gravel subsall, Salt his been used tn this section wilh beneftelal results for the past thirteen years, and Js fast com- ing Into general use. OusEnven. RIO FARMERS’ CLUD, At the weekly meeting of this elab on Sat- urday, Jan, 31, tha subject af “Salt as a Fe tHizer * being under’ consideration, mue interest wis taken In the statements of those present who had had its use, Mr, Seth Allen opened. the discussion by fixing lis experience In tho use of salt upon iy Jand; and stated that he had first used it on his farm eightyears azo, and that it added Tully 50 per cent to bis yield of “wheat that year. ‘That fora year or two. therenfter he did not use salt, of account of the costs but that he beeame thoroughly sntisihed thot a free use of salt was indispensable to the suc- cess of ils farming operations; and that he has used It every year shice, Feuult his in Increased crops grain of Improved quality,—his wheat fronvsalted Innd never grading below No. 2, while that fron wisalted Jand was liferior tn both funlity. aund nan tity, At iret he had used ab the rate of one barrel of salt to three aeres, but now uses one barre! to two neres, Other members, In giving thelr experlence and observation, fully corroborated all that r. Allen hil sald au behalf of the tse of sult as a fertilizers and, aftera full considera- tlon of the subject, tho conclusions arrived at were as follows: ‘That salt has the property of hnstening the maturity of all griudu-crops; that wheat on salted Jand will Fina sixtoten days earlier than on unsalted Iand, all other conditions being equal. That It increases the yield from 25 ta 50 percent. ‘That it stiffens the straw, and pre- vents rustand sinut. “Chat it cheeks, if it does not ntl prevent, the ravages of the chineh-bitis wud that there is no diunger of a man's poeket permitting him to put too mitch salt upon his land, as two barrels per aere will injure no erulikorsp In answer to questions as to the best time and manner of sowlng salt, as also tho proper guumntity to use, tho following answers were givens The best time to sow salt is In spring; and It ought te be the first thing done on elther fall or spring plowing, as all the wfter-stir- ring of tho Jind assists In its equal distribu- ton through tho sell, ‘Tho best and easlest inethod of sowing salt, in the absence ot a mnachine for that purpose, iy to sow 1t from out of the hind end of a wagon,—tho sower using both hands, while the team is moving ataslow walk; in this way, thirty to forty aeres enn be sowed in one day, ‘The quantity used niny be from 150 to 200 pounds per acre; but the greater quantity Is ie better. ———— Tho Mississippl-Loves MumbugeAd- vovates Cowdons Outlet Plan. Br. Louis, Feb, %—Lo the Nditor of the Cinetnnatt Gazette: Ie is thie the people. were nroused ton sense of thelr duty, and prepare to confront this monstrous xcheme In its new-born aspect before it is saddled upon the Nation asa financial incumbrance producing ruth to commerce, endangers; navigation, opening wide the door for und assistlng disaster by overtiow In thine of food, ‘Tils will bo some of tho results, my Fauntry men, contribated by | somebody's River Couuulssion, not yours. What a ply thoy could not be xentto China to_opsrate and experhuent upon the © Holnge To,” and ronaln there, leaving this noble river in the hands of that: here—Cowdon—who propones operating duo matural manner, touehtny; very lightly the public T'reasitry, for a good and useful work that cannot fall to produce Incaleulable benefit, he does nothing more than eontrot and retain’ the water Of the river within the natural banks In the of Huod, but he proposes and expecta tq do more, and at no further ontlay by the Govern: ment, Ife should be periltted to proceed at once, ‘The uaney asked for Id but teil contpared with the benefits to be derived, ‘The work 43 useful, and would be read and es- sential, if not vital to the Interests of the peo- ple throughout the lowlands. Not so with he schome, of these guutlemen, who ma be working in the interest of Eastern capital and rallrond rings. Having advoegted, and still do advocate all the ald Tn money neces sary to retain the opeulng ut the mouth, until the’ Nation {sy prepared for that permanent rellable, and lasting apie of securing an ripraphisg tho banks of the streams sub; oct to caving from thelr headwaters to the Gulf, ‘The reault of this wethod must be obylous to any one who will fake the trouble to exatuine the entise and effect, “The henefit ean te enl- culated toa certainty. ‘This, however, Is the work of several years, Trudence would die. fate that whill preparing for this we should rely tipo Capt. Cowden’s outlets ay an abso- lute eortainty front overflow. ‘Thla, with sulci nt, proper, and reliable tonnage, com- mere will be wnply provided for in the ftt- ure, 29,9 OUR LAND FORCES. ‘Tho Skeleton Array that Would Take Months to BM Up and Kquip for the Emorgency of 2 Vorelgn War, Spectut Dispatch to New York Worlds Wasnuisuton, Feb. 6.—The following tabu- Tar statement taken from the report of Gen, Sherman shows the condition of the army ay at present organized: Enltetat Generat ofivera, Adjntant-li Inspectar-G: HOTS. sseesee wees mw aries of sutixistene + 30 Suri snd iasistannta, . im Paymiaatens, Kugtneers ‘Total general stat, ‘Ton regiments of cavalry... Five reyitnents of artillery, . Twenty-five regiments of fufantry. Tatn! Ine Unnasigned Captain, Ordiniice Rergents of posts... Commissary Sergeants of pos Vest Polntdletachinent, .., Recruiting detaebments snd ree CVU ANASSTTTCHL ss seeeoseeseens coed Prlaon eusrd, Fort Leavenwortt,. o.., NAIA HOOUB, 666 sseeeee seeeevene Poiana tienen, rand jugregnte, Military endeiny, and 212 endets, Retired, 38x ollicers, © The 1 Generals, 1,559 offleers, 20,566 men, and 233 Indian seotts, with sueh of the aNleers of the general stuf as are assigned by the War Departinent to duty with the troops, constitute thearmy proper, or the “combatant force,’ Alb other parts of the military estab- Hishanent avo provided by law. forspeeial service more or leas connected with the army or militia, but are vot available for fronticr defense; us, for instance, the 307 Inltsted men of ordnance are in fact workmen at the nrse- nals; the 193 men of engineers are at Willet's Polnt, undergoing tnstruetion in turpedo- practice, and are not subject to the Division Commanders the 456 men of the Shnal Corps are employed In observing the weather or in Working telerraphs; the 114 Ordnance-Si geants have charge of old forts or fixed mag- vines; the 151 Commilssary-Sergeanty are tn ree of stores; IST are stewards of haspl- tals; the West Point detachment—18d—Is localized at the Milltury Academy; 0 men comprise ® prigon-zuard at Kort Leaven- worth, nnd the reerulting detuchiments—t,710 aro at David's Island, Columbus, 0., and deiferson Barracks, Mo. "These various des tachments, aggregating 3,403 enlisted 11 the highest grades, compose nhont one-sixth wart of the enlisted men proviited by law for mit 20,708) for net ul vholcarmy, leaving I mention these figures iv some detail, beenuse TL know that it ts the popu tar toltet, shared fi by spany members of Congress, that we have'25,000 men for duty. Lhave done all In iy power to reduce these detachments to the lowest munber possible, song toaford more men to our skeleton companies, but have found it hnposalble, and LT notice that stinilar detacttnents are re pened on all army returns for fifty years “There are 450 companies In the regular army; 25,000 men would glye fifty-cizht to eneh, which fs a8 small as any” company should be, and I earnestly recommend that you ask Congress (oso legislite that the 25,- 00 men provideil by lnw may be allowed ex. clustvely for the regiments of the tne, and that special provision be mada fur these seve cral detachments, as hes already been done for tho Signal Service, ‘The army cannot, with justice, bo held responsible for the work of 25,000 men. when so large a fraction ls necessarily diverted to other uses, it may be of equal national Importatice.” As the troops west of the Mississippi River fre even now alinoxt fudeqi in strength for he protection of the frontler, it becomes: only necessary fo show the nuniber of troops vast of that river whieh could: be made ayall- able in the emergency of a foreign war. ‘The following tables show the forts manned by United States troops, the regiments, coni- mandlng of uct the munber of men: DEPANTMENT OF TIE BAST—MAd, COCK CUMMAN! WEN, W. Be LAN> = 5 a} 3 SS Post. tocattty |] 18 H m [FS — (i RE pea fa Meoudlquarters Harb). .(D'pt ef] 15 Fort dohumbnas.|Goy's take Ne¥s Hara] Sine Ar Narrawe, Y Are 21 i rot tat Nuceown Buti a Receae RES: eur Oswwoao. N.Y, Macket's Wurb, egrets ns tS et > i var PHattel SM Art.) 4 sw liudannn Conn) alist Act] a Mtoe }ELrbG ist Arc] aL Aint Art] ab Vist Art] i) Aline Are} ea Ba, Ars] tab 5 yas ‘ 3 Art| gy Kort Wayne. ene Dotrott, Mtel.| [ich Mae! iss Fort Hnidy,: wuniste Mule, Muli] Buin Int] ah Fort Mackinid,..| Sehitiuiekines ts),| 2[toth Int] 0 otal . jaa DEPARTMENT OF TH HOUTH—UNIG.GEN, G ©, AUGUL COMMANDING, Ss} = bh ‘ is) 2a Locatit s) 2 |33 Rost, otitys : i EY Ne ‘ty Ki unthiville, My mn Anckwon Ture cks| Now Orlguiisy, ‘ML Vernon irks) Mount Vers ‘vol * Grand tei Froin the above tabla we sce that wo would have 2,026 men who lave beer the use of artill (a less number of ines than there are polleemen hn the City of New York), which In the event of 1 war could be made available at any polnt on the const within tires days’ tine. We have plenty of powder for sinall aris on hand, and about 7,000,000 curtridges In store, We hive alse 27,000 hnproved Springfield arms on hand, Gen, Sherman says, however, we ought. to Ihave 200,000 Swringteld niuskets, so that fe it should become necessary, as undanbtedly it would In case of wat, to inerease the army suddenly to over 60,000 mon, We would not be obilged to puretuse arms from private munufacturlng companies,—tho Winchester, Colt, and Providence ‘Tool Companies, ‘The ans that. would be obtulned from such companies, although of tho same ealivre as Government Stglngtields, yet owlng to the difference of thelr ujectors sep- urate: nimmunition would have “to be pur- chased foreach kind, and the whole capacity of the companies named would have to be pushed to the utuost to equip from 40,000 ta 100,000 nen, ‘The situation that the Govern. ment found Itself In durlng the Virginits complications with Spain it would find itself, Inagain {f 9 foreign war should suddenly bo precipitated. At tho thao of tho dis affalr Gon, Grant, then President, found from the War Department Tarts furnished hin that it was barely pout jo, With the resources at hand, to equip horoughis: 60,000 men with 100 rounds of anmunition por man, aud even it would have to be dane with aring of sov= eral different callbres. it mlght be xald fn connection with’ the use of ammunition by our troops In batile, tha prompt supply of which often deciles a battle, that Maj, Hono's vattallons of the Seventh Cavalry, af tho bat- tlaof tho Little Big Horn, although mumber- ing less than 800 men, expended 48,000 rounds of aininunition, or about 133 ronnds i nun, ‘Pho actual firing in this fight lasted less than six hours, - : ——— Nows from tho Juterlor of Africas Pants, Jan. 2.—Advices reeelved by the Arehbls! hop of Algiers state that in Uianda the French inisslonarles still enjoyed: the protection of King Mtega. ‘Ihe English, for unknown reasons, were about to leave that region, In Ulundi the French misslouaries hud erected a station where they rescued wbundoned infants, ‘The Belgian” explorers had reached Tabara, two of their four ele punts surviving gis experhnental Journey, r. Van den Henyen was thors a walt the two othor Belgian explorers, who left Brine dst last menth, white Capt, Popelin hid ane Ol to Panganytko torvjolu M. Gambier, wo new members had reached tha English milssjon at Ujifi, but the third had dled: enroute, M. Debulze, after a long absenes Ee feahae BS eS ape rit oO l. Te ALTOS’s OX~ pedition up the Congu, Capt. Cartar’a urelval a Unvangertns with the elephants sent by the King of the Belglang, and the impending arrival of a caravan of Algerian mission- aries, with Belgian ind English ausfluries, were known at Tanganyika, “The deatic of Mirainbo was positively asserted, but re- quired confirmation. ‘The Algerian ilsston- aries were enraptured with the Idndness of the English encountered on their route, Mis- simtaries of church missionary societios gave them oxen and sheep, the Urata English Jont them i salling-boat te eros tha Vietoria Nysnuza, aut the Faugany tka Roelist lent them thelr warehouses, thus following, the example set by Dr, Kirk, the Consul at Zane abars One of the Algerians, on the other hantl, had cured an English misstonary of a wound [ny the hand threatening mortification. MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY, ‘Tho “ Unlveralty Palladium for 1880 College Seeret Nocieties—Profeasorn an Authors—Summary ‘of tho stu- dentn, Spectat Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, ANN Anton, Mich, Feb, 10—The Univer- salty Patiadtum for 1880, the publication of which has been Jong delayed, will make Hs appearance’ next week, it Is now positively antiounced. ‘The Prlladhan fs the annual publication of the college seeret societies, wid fn tts contents {8 similar to the publica- ths which cotlege-fraternithes In all- the Jending universities -now iinunlly Isaue, Tue Trmuny correspondent was permitted foexwming tha advance-sheets, from which soma Snformation lias been extracted, ‘The Patladhow has been enlarged this year to 160 pages, and several new and Interesting funtures have been added. Among the latter, the most ttuportant tsa histary of callege sevret societies, comprising some general re- marks upon thelr origin and growth: fol- Jowed by a condensed history of each frater- nity represented at present in Michigan University. i Phi-Beta-Kappa, established at Willan nnd Mary College in 1776, was the first college secret society in the United States, but has since become an open soclety, From the foundation of tha Kappa-Alpha, at Union College, tu 1825, the college-fraternity system has steadily grown, and has now become n Jeading and dinportant peculturity of Ameri- ean colleges,—the somewhat stollar but widely different tnstitutions In German uni- verslties alone furnishing anything like u counterpart. Within a comparatively few years the Stmma-Phi, Delta-Phi, Alpha- Delta-Plul, Pst-Upsiton, Chi-Psl, Delta-Kappne Epsilon, and Zeta-Pst were founded, and branches established In different colleges. The movement spread to Western colleges, in which Sigma-Chif, Beta-Theta-Pi, and Pul- Kanpa-l’sl hinve thelr origin, ‘The extent and rapidity of the growth of cotlexe-socicties ins been the more surpris- ing from tho determined opposition they have very often met from college-Faeulties, ‘They enroll membership toalay of over 25,- 000 persons, Ineludbyg ss large niunher of college-Presidents, prominent educators, and shen eminent In letters, politics, sclenee, the- ology, In the professions, and in buslness,— iu fact, in every walk of life, ‘Thy history of these societies here ig inter- esting, from the determined effort whiel: was, nade to extermlnnte them, ‘The Faculty be- gan ge movement against thent tn 1844, ad in the following year expresaly pledged oll stu- dents entering the college not to join any of the fraternitles,—expecting thus’ to starve them out of existence, ‘The societies stilMnitl ated members; and the Faculty, upon ninking the discovery, expelled several members, who. were afterwards relnstated upon the promise of the fraternities that they would inithite no more students, But still the sucietles Hlourished. In 180 twenty-two members were secordingly expelled. Public attention. was attracted to tho sublect, and the Regents Ani Lexistature toult tho mutter up and in- vestigated. ‘The students brought thelr ease to nsuccessful termination, wud fn 1852 all opposition eensed, noveragatn to be resumed, ‘She Sorlety War, as it was then and has slice beou known, left two Smportant. re sults: it madetho election of Regents a pop- tur one, and was indireetly the cause of the Aholition of the close supervision of the Pac. tity over the students. Anothor nety fentiire of the Patladtuen 1s f list of the literary works of the present Professors of the University. ‘The list com. rises about a hundred digerent works, and svems to show that most of the members of the Faculty dnd tine and Inclination for the performance of a large amomit of literary work, ‘The lst of authors includes the munes of Judges Cooley and Campbell, of te Law Departinent; Drs, Ford, Pulmer, MacLean, Frothingham, and Dunster, of the Department of Medicine and Surge Profs, Moses Cult ‘Tyler, Mlexander Winchell, Henry 8, Frieze, Edward Olney, George 5, Morris; Charles’ K. Adums, Heimat ik Cocker, MT, D'Qoge, and Willlam_ 1, Fuyne, of the Literary Department: Prof, Albert B, Prescott, of tho School of Phar: mney; Dr. Jonathan ‘Taft, of the Dental School; and Dr, Edward C, Franklln, of the JLome@opathie Departinent. As is usual, a large part of the publication is devoted to gengral Information pertalning to vollege-studer@ and thelr organtzatlons; and there aro the nsnal ihistrations of lend- ing events turing. the yeur. ‘The post-ollice disturbances of a tow months ago will be re- called by readors of THe ‘Trmunt; and tho netion of the Mayor In ringing the fire-bell to eall out the militla furnished a subject which the editors lave made the most of, ut, the ax pense, however, of the city’s Executive ant tx other ollicers. ‘The work of the artists und ongravers fs In the iain goud, and ns a. whole the publication compares fuyorubly with the best of its preilecrnants, The editors of the Palladium this year are: Chi-Pst, W. W. Hannan, of Dawagle Mich,; Alpha-Delta-Phi, Frank Fy Reed Aun Arbor, Mich; JeltaKaypa ey Charles 1. Campbell, of Detrolt, Mich. Past, Charles $, Mitehetl, of St. Cloud, Stamn-Phi, 1.1, MeMurdy, of Nil Pal Uist, Ghaties C, Whituere, of Chien Ke. Uh; PM-Delta-Phi, A. J. Babcock, of Saginaw, Mich; BetuTheta-Pl, Don A. Garwood, of Cassopolis, Mich. Phi-knpy he Psi, Hubert M. Pelli, of Plymouth, Mich; Slama-Chi, Mortimer 0, Miter, of Pittsburg, in The different societies haye a membersliip in thelrehapters here, anda total memberaliip Mn all chapters, as follows: Chi-Pal.. if Alplu-Delt#t-Phl Mich; Pal-Upsitan, Pal-Dolta- Plt Pale KuppasPal Sigmu-Chi,,. HetaeTheta-Pt ty bh ‘Tho summary of students In ench of the de- partway, us compared with «Inst year, Is us fallowss DEVARTMENT OF rene eis BOLENCK, AND THE Altts, 1879-"80, | 1878+'0, « nh ie my aT 441 oa 43 TOLL sesccecreersersessereneers BE a DEVANTMENT OF LAW: Benlors ..,.. 1% Juulons., FL Total . 408 DEPARTNI Total In dopartinont,...+. COLLEGE OF HO! Total in department. creer a COLLEGE OF DENTAL SURGERY, Total in dupartincnt,.....000 BE CS) tani total tn Gaivarty, 18 im egress colferred [11 1870, 083, aces me PM Benconnile! New York Journal of Commerce, Whon Deun Stanley was here We asked ono of big companions, 2 young nan gecustomed to the best English gooluty, bow Heaconsteld was prinounced, by the Premier Bimeett, Ie dvclurod that the rlght pronuuclution waa Be-kons-fekl, Tho Dean, who was provgnt, cor- reeted hia, and made it Uck-onsefad, It turned out on comparing notes thut both these dlifere ent pronunclations of the nine nd Deon Ade Jn the great man's presence, and eneh accepted by hha as bis right mie, wlthough from bis own Ips the latter secins to be the right sound. STUATKORD, Ont. Aug. I, 18Tt.—Having bo- cot ultnost entirely cured of oxtreme debility thivugh the use of Pellwe’ Compound Syrup of Hypophoaphites, T fool it but juat to put the fact ov record. My sted i case bud resi all other piedl~ elnes, but succumbed to three bottles of Fellows" Hypophosphites, Cus, LH. hopEBTEON. THE COUR! Judge Tuley Represses the Malodor- ous Madame Robinson, 8. For Participating tn « Vilo Con- spiracy to Detraud, War of the Telegraph Oompanies—West- arn Union ve, Balimore & Ohio, New Suits, Confessions, Judgments, Di- vorces, Etc. COME ‘TO GRIEF, Judge Tuley yesterday afternoon deelded the ease of Andrew Grove vs. Mrs, A. IL Robinson, Harry Robinson, and ‘Shows J. Wells, ‘This wasn bill led by Grove to set asidea mortgage made by Mrs. Robinson to lim to secure the payment of n note for 52,000, and to recover the money, According to his alatement he came here Nov. 20, 1873, with $2,000, and was met at the depot by a mimer for the Roblnson jash-house, who took him dn tow. Je was soon entrapped by the seducing wiles of the whdow, and, while giving a detailed aecount of the history of lis seventy-live years of fife, casually mentioned that he had $2,000 tu Invest. She proposed that he should Jeni It to her fora year at 10 per cent Inter- est, she giving a mortgage on hier property on Third avenue, Somehow a lawyer nated Thomas J, Wells happened in Just then, and the business was pushed throngh so exper didgusly that the note and trust-deed were mnule out the same day, and Grove relieved of his money. Then Mrs, Robinson began to be more chary of her smiles and: blandlsh- thents, and soon began xbusing hin so, as he elated, that he was obliged to pet out. When he came to exunine lis securities he found that the note provided that, if Mrs. Robinson did not find tt convenient to. pay within a year, shes might lave more time, and It also provided tint at lis death the money, after paying his funeral expenses, was {0 go to her, or, in case of her death, to herson, Je was alsoinformed that. the se curity w suite fnsufticlent to secure hin, This looked like n swindle, and he then tiled a BU charging thet the defendants Ii con splred to cheat hiniy that Wells, the lawyer, ad, read one note to him without these ab- surd conditions, and then given him another totally different one; that Mrs. Robinson had inade false representations that her property was clear, und that her sen had iyo been party te tha transaetion. ‘The de- fendants one and allelsimed that the bur. fan was guite fair and honest, and had ven carried ont just as It was made, The Judgesitd the prestuuptlon of law was (hat all parties were competent to contract until the eontrary was shown, ‘The law did not undertake to give men bralus, ‘The pre: mawlion also was that thet were binocent un proved guilty. Itappeared that Grove was an illiterate man, and gat Wells to read the note to hin. Adi honest nan would have told Grove to get his own lawyer, so as nob to take udvantige of an old or feebleaninded ma. The case ed on one side on the testimony of Grove and one Willing, on the other on Mrs. Roblnsen, her son, and ‘Ty J. ells, all Interested Bub Williains was entirely dl ed, rau stified that. the nate read to Grove contained no conditions ubout deferring ment or giving the money to Mix, Nobitson in case of CGrove’s death. ‘The elreumstances of the case tend- ed to show fraud. On the one side o feeble- milided old man, on the other a sharp busl- ness-wonn, able to bold her own agahest alinost any man, Her property was covered by a trust-deed given to secure $7,000 which lind been paid her if she would not publish certain damaging letters, If she dtd pul- lish then she was to repay the money. The fact that Wells, her uttorney, was charged with misrending the fetter was a badge of fraud. 1t was very Anau that he should have been at Mrs, Robinson's so quickly when wanted, thongh the testimony showed hun buen uccustomed to go there almost nity, The contract was substantlully one by whieh Grove was to get an annulty of $200 by fayment of $2,000, But his expectation of Iife was only two to five years, and, de cording to the annufty-tab! $1,000 would y uple to purchase sueh an unatlty, sproportionateness of consideration to the value received was another budge of frand, "The extraordinary huste ty pushing the mutter through the sine day Grove or rived was another badge of fraud. Still other suspicions circunstnnces were the singular condition of the note, the laose way In Which the papers were drawn, and the fact that the trust-deed was signed hn ditterent tks by the diferent partes, Altogether, the transaetlon was one of the inost glaring Instances of fraud the Courts hero hid ever shown, and if a court of equity would not hterfore fi such ws case, it mnbght as well shut Hs doors nnd keep them shut, A deeree, therefore, would be granted against atl the defendants, beeanse all had jolied in the couspirey, tnt they should” pay the $2,000 withln twenty days, with 6 per cent interest, less the anouit dite for board, and thut the complainant should have execution or such other process us mnight be necessary to compel paylent of the money. TILE FIDELITY. In the case of the Fitelity Sayings Bank tho Receiver yesterday fled a petition stating that among the assets of the bank Is an note for $11,000 made by E. S. Willlans, dated June 1, 1874, bearkug interest at 10 per cent, aml secured by trust-decd on thos, }¢ of Lots, ant all of Lots § and ?, Block 14, in Lym, Larned & Woodbridge’s Subdiyislan of the $. E. fractional 4° of Sec, 4, nnd the N. W. Xf of the S, E. 34, and the E, 34 of tho S. W. 4¢ of Sev. 11,8, 14, otherwise known as Judge Witlinns? residence, at Kenwood, This property, however, 1s subject ton prlur mortgage for $14,000, on which there fs now due $20,800, No Interest has been wild on this trust-deed since January, 1877, and the notes securing thia ‘rst trist- awed were recently sold to Van IL, Higizins for $16,000, ‘The promises ju November, {877, Were valued by the bank's appralsers at $24,850, but the Recelver thinks that: this was very Duh, and that it would not pay to redecnt” from the tirstineumbrince, Within a fow weeks past Mr. Van igging, owner of tho drst Tneumbrance, has proposed that, if tha Recelver udvartlsed tha urentises: for sale under the second mortgage, hie would bid $500, ‘Tho Recelver then advertised and cot n bid from Mr, Van Wiains, but Judge Villinme objected most strenuously at hive fag tts. property saeriiived tu thin a have be ‘The d clilned, ing letter he pwrote “to the Receiver about fen days ago, nud on vopy of wh ‘attached eh fs to tho petition, that the Hiinols Contras [uil- youd had ve aus established a depot at Vitticth sti that property there had | tn rsnquence risen freely, and that the Re- eelver would by wilting secure a mneh bot terprice, ‘The Revel he was tot authorized to refuse tho bul of $500, aud thorefore sold the prenises to Judge iegins for that aniount, subject to the first Incwbrance, and subloct alsa to the ape proval of the Court, He then filed a petition asking for tho direction of the Court is to whethor he should be allowed to consum- mite the aula, t hawattehs thought THE BAVIMONE & O10 TELE: GRAPIL COMPANY, Judge Drummond was engaged yesterday In hearing an appilvation of the Recotver of the Ollo & Mississlppl Rullroud to allow him to distribute on the He of his roud potes and other materluls for the construction of tele graph Hues on the right of way for tho Baltimore & Oho Telegraph Company, ‘hls was resisted by the Western Union Telegraph Company on the ground that a contract jul Deon made by the Ohio & SMssteslppl Wall road Company that it would not do anything: to facilitate or ald any other telegraph came ny, vat Judge allowed the Revolver to dis. tribute poles and other material as desired on the Kite ot rallway In Tydlang, but do climed to muke uny order In relution to D- Hnols, DIVORCES, Elizabeth G. Merrintu filed 9 DIN yesterday against her husband, Henry I. Merriam, charging him with erualty in attempting to killer, and with fatlure to support her, and asking for a divorce, Ttusa Rausch asked for adivoree from John Rauseh on the ground of cruelty, Mury C, Telfatr ulso wanted a like decree, her husband, Willian ‘'T. Telfair, haying been guilty of cruelty, The papers in the divorce ease of Louise R. Molden against C, C. P. Holden were re- stored to the files yesterday, The bil sets out that the complainant was married to the defetidant Aprils, 1875, at Burlington, ln, and fived with Itha until Dee. 13 when hie deserted her and has not lived with her since, Holden fled un answer at the samo tine the bili was filed, Inst Saturday, admitting tho charge of the bil, and the cise was heard the same ifternoon in Judge Jameson's private room, No deerea has as yet been entered. dudge Jameson frais adivorce to Phebe Ae Avot from Ellsha Alvord on the ground of adultery. Judge Barnum has been engaged for sov- eral days Ip hearing the divorce case of Char- lotte A, Gridlth agalnst Willian: Grimth, the charges being adultery and cruelty, with a cowiter charge of adultery on his” part, After n goad partof the evidence had been tuken, it came out in the testimony that Mrs. Grlith had gone back to her husband after she fled her bill, and lived with hin for sev. eral weeks, ‘This, of course, condoned nll previous offenses, und yesterday her solleftor asked to dlsinias the ‘ease, ‘This was done, and tho triul came to a sudden end, Tr Se The Appellate Court concluded {ts eall yesterday, but will be inseaston dally for the winder of the week at least, to hear notions, ‘Che aunouncenents In the aftirmed enses will be made first, and the opinions in the reversed cases will be filed afterward, The last calendar was an ususually lrge one, owing to the change In the the of hold- lng the terms of the Court, but the next one wit not probably cinbreee over 100 cases, "The next term begius the first ‘Tuesday in March, Judge Smilth ts engaged In hearing the ense of Alvinn C, McKee agalnst W. Augustus Ray to recover $400. She eclainis that sho borrowed this amount of hin and gaye hina chattel mortgage on her furniture, She never got her money, but he foreclosed, the: mort- gage, and out of that grew the McEiligott murder, The Miner-Jackson ease canta up yester- day afternoon before Judge 'Tutley ona eon test over the form of the decree.” After tint was settled, the Judge suid that unless the defendent, Caroline A. daekson, should furnish sufliclent, security for the rent aud possession af the house in controversy, No. 13 Indlana avenue, he would apport’ J. L, Wilson Reeclver, BTA! COURTS,’ Charles E. snd George N. Culver hegan a suit yesterday to recover $2,000 of L. B, Day, Kate ES. Gilbert commenced a sult against John M. Ayer to recover $7,000 damages for alleced false representations ubout the con- dition of the honse, No. 1 Park row, which she rented of him last September, YROBATE COUNT. In the estate of Elizabeth Miller et al, inhiors, letters of guardianship were issued to Augnst Meller, and his bond for $1,700 was approved. Inthe estate of George F, Collins, minor, letters of guardianship were issued to Ella ¥, Collins, and bond for $2,000 was ap- proved, Inthe estate of James Powers, letters of adminstration were issued to Bridget Pow- ers, and her bond for $3,000 was approved. lithe estate of ‘Adolph Miller, letters of adintnstration were issued to August He aid his bond for $4,000 was uppraved, In the estate of Patrick Collins, letters of administration were issued to Honorah Col- ling, and her bond for $2,000 was tpproved. In the estate of Michael Flynn, letters of adiilulstration were issued to Mary) Fisnn, and her bond for $2,000 was approved, In the estate of Michael” Kel Wy letters of administration were jssued to Muary Kelly, auc her bond for $400 was apnrovenly Jn the estate of Paul Ort, letters of admin- istration were issued to Sebastlan Ort, and his bond for $11,000 was approved, In the estate of Nicholas De Wald, the elul of Joseph Kaufmann for $5705 was. allowed, An the estate of Andrew. 1B, Ji tothe amount of were allowed, Tn the estate o! fel O'Tara, the elaim of John Marder for $545 was allowed. wer, ackson, clating THE CALL, Jupar Devssionp—In chambers. Jupor Dvoparrr—ths, 114, 055, 0, 900, 901, 0, 909, 975, OTe, OST, 1, ORS, NAV, (0, 02, IE, 1,000, 1,066, 1,007, 1,008, 1,013, 1.015, No cnge on trink Aprettarr Counr—Motlons. ‘ Junge Garty—285, 284, wud Hl to BR), inclusive, ‘No case on trial. Jvpas Surtu—No preliminary call. Peremp- tory eal, 600, , 56, BFF, Gt, G47, 690, 650, SG, 605, Siz. No. fd, Mek 8, Hayy on trinl. JUDGE JAMER Motions nt sa, 1. Junge Roget st ease 17, Klein vs, Mor= ria, and calendur Nox, 41, fd, atid 6D to UA, Ine vluaive., Nu cuse on trist Jupag Mo: No. 9, Sehinidt vs. on teh. JubGE TULEY AW, i, 4, U5. No. 00 on herr DOR BARNOM—No cull, Motions only. JOMIS=No aot cull Inclusive. MESON —Urim lial Court—Nos, 721, 07}, 055, 00, $H0, M50, 11), and Ut, JUDGMED Untren Srares Cuncurt Count—Conressions Within Kirkwood ve. James Stinson, $8,050, Sureiuon Covnt—Convessions—Mary Jung Slack vs. John Slavk, 82,000, dena seer lte W. Colo vs. Johu Paulsen; vordlet, $55, neumT Count—Juvar Monin—J. H, Clough hurles L. Arnold, $ 0, ——————__— Down with the Tax on Knowledge. nicupa Times, A contemporary has characterized the auction of the papermakers fn urbltrurily und greedily advancing tho prices of paper extoronytely us robbery. lt ds that, ‘Phe: papermukers might trunstorm thomselves into Highwaytien, nid vorpel travelory to stand and deliver for thotr use and behoof, with no greater mora guilt than thoy Ineur by tholr present methods of extore ton. They slmply meet in convention, und, without renson, or excuse, or necessity, able trariy resulve to advance ‘tho prlees af their inerchandise, whihout regard tu the coat of muuufacture. They forums themselves fnto conspiniey, and proceed, ua consplrutory always in, 10 rob and deapoll, ‘Tholns is conspiracy which fs fronuly as criminal aa that whick, among laborars, for quainple, Js declured inis- demennor by law, While these conspirators canuot, under tho Jaw, be punished as such, thore [sat way to reach them, and to dollver the publia from thatr tots, ‘That way ts, rrpeadt of the duty on awhite paper, At the dume thine, ft fs well to repent the duty on those chontcals which are used In the inns tnelu C paper. ‘Lhus, Amerienn pupermakers will simply be placed, go far as possibly, on ai equullty with the foreign numufucturers, 10 Aniurlean and thy tovulgner wil be made futr cowpotltors, with the advintage to tho Atmorlcut that hiv competitor will buve greater freight to pas It with wlinply bu enlarging tho wren of falr competition, aud furnishivg the Americnn con- ee waafegiund agaist the avarice Of miaiitt> MeLUPers, ‘tho remedy for the present audacious con. splracy of the pipermukers fa, then, repeal of the paper duty agi tho duty on chemicals used in puper-meking, The press fa doltig its part to- ward th, Let avery citlzon ald in tho sume dle rectlon; lot him write to the momber of Con- freee from his district, asking him fo yive bls hiluence and voto In Congress to the good uiutse, ‘The Foot bit ta what ly wanted. Loteverybody help to got tt. _—— ns Smal} Change in tho West, Kansas Correspondence Boston 'Praunscript. Tn truth, a Peon. who waits for chungo in the uhupe of two, three, or four cents ts looked npon with something Hke scorn la the Want. Js your OU! 7 conte? You a U4 or tho obtine ng shopkeeper buyst Cull it 15," recutlod an incltent whieh one of the mere vhatte of Suling roluted when speuking of his recent trip to Now York for go After mak- fig hia preparations for returning, ha went to sottle his bili, which proved ta bo BkML He paid $4, and wow turning sway when ho was recalled by a tapon bla shoulder, and tho three conts werd polated out, dn scornful umazoniont hu threw down 10 conta, and agit startod uwiy, } Here ba your change, Bit,” ald 2 yoloo, in no- wise ovewhelmed by Lie contempt, '’he inerciiat waved bls bund and bowed, “Keop ft, alt. Liam a Woatern man, We aout grusp threo or four cents thore yo vlose- iy" —————————_ RollereSkatex—An Invontion of tho Lust Contury—A Costly Rxperlment. Acconiing to Hegravid, tho eurticst of tha rollorsakutes was probably thut Invented by Joseph Merlin, an ingenious techmnietan, who was born in the City or Ehiya, beaween Namur and Liege, Sept. 17,1735. Dr, B. F. hnbault, in ti akoteh of hit lite, telta us thut, after iving for denny yeury In Paris, Merlin, on thy rocommenta- tlon of tho Royut Academy of Solences, came to Huglund in May, 170, In the sulte of the Spanist Atmlutgador, Count de Fuentes, with whom he realded Cor samy Uw tn Boho Squire. Ho wus direetor of "s Museum, tn Spring Garten, for many yours, und iit und Glaewbers bo ex- iblted funy curious inventions, avony ofhent as wo see from thin extract from Uushby’, Conecert-ltoom Ancedotes,"” a pale of roilers skutes; Bursa tie latter part of tho elght- eeuth contury thle lugenious invchaniclun aud = musical-inatrurment maker gratified tho curious and tasteful hy the public exhibition of his ore yan, pianoforte, and other inventions nt his museum in Prince street, Hanover Square, Merlin's mind was adequate to the embradtt the wholo compas of mechanical sefeneo and execution, at least $n his articles connected with slegant and domestic amusements, One of his Ingenious novelttes was a pnit of skates con- trived to runon wheols, Supplied with a pair of those and # violin, he mixed fn the motley group: of the colobrated Mre. Cornelly's murnquernde at Curlisio House, Soho Squire, when nat hiving proviied the menns of retarding bis velocity or commanding Its direction, ha impelled hlinsolt agalnat a nitror of more than £200 valite, dashed itte ay broko his instrument to pieced, and wounded b: THE POLITICAL SITUATION. No Mourbon Can io Elected Brostdent in 1880, New York Sun (Dem.), Wasinseron, Feb. 8.—The blunder of 9 fow ambitious and selfish lenders In calling the extra session of Congress cost some of {ts authors the sacrifice of every chance for n Presidential -nomlnation or other prefer iient, and subjected the Democratic party to n stern discipline at tho elections Iast fall, Itenabled Mr. Conkling, Mr. Blaine, and the Republleau managers to revive the old sec- tlonal Issue; to slur the thild with the cry of Rebel Brigndlers rnting at Washington; and [t put the Democracy on the defensive from the start. g) nuclf most avverel But this blunder had also for the defeated ' victlus an Instruction of much vatue, if they know how to profit by {t, and do nat hllow themselves Incompetent or designing chiefs, people gave no vote the Republican party when they re- buked the Democrats. They did declare, however, anil as emphatically as If the sent!- ment was Jnseribed on every ballot, that no Bourbon candidate ean be elected President, and thatthe old. purty leaders must go into exile, voluntary or enforced, ‘This was the lesson of the fall elections, and ft {s eommend- edd to the reflection of professional politicians whose trade Is to make delegates to order and. to pack purty conventions. ‘ We have sald this vote against the Demo- erats was nut ji any sense un expression of confidence for the epublicans, Leaving the Solid South out of ylew entirely, the elections of 18770 In the twenty-two other States ex- hibit results the very rev ol tering to the managers of the machine, who shottted themselves hoarse over so-called vietorics a few. months ago, and claimed the Presidency asa foregone conelusion, Your Bourbon politician learns nothing by experience, ‘The world In whieh he Ives does not inove. Ha will suy, “Jere are New York, Indiuna, California, Ureron, and pers aps, other Statex, which, with’ the Solid South, will give us'an old-fashioned Demo- ert for President, and none of your inter- Jopers or Independents, Hurrah for Bayard f Murrah for Sendrickal! Murrah for ‘Thur- nan! Hurrah for Seymourtiit Hurrah for Tilden IL Hitrrat’ for. anybody that will open the doors of the public ertb, and tet the regulars in and keep the other fellows uit. . ‘This fs about tho dearee of wisdom they have usually shown, and the leopard docs net change lis spots. ‘They have already forgot- teu that the people told then: Inst fall {nso so many words: “You Bourbons must fall into the rear, and stay there for this generation, Give us a sound Union man who is honest and capable, and mens to reform abuses, and ta enforce re- trenelunent, and we will cleet him by rousing majorities everywhere, just as the reformery lected Gen. Tiarrison” years ao, upon a suspicion of extravagance end pomp in the White-House.?? The independent voters, wlio stand between, the party extremes and hold the balance of power, ask no favor from elther side. They Want good governinent, peace all over the Unlon, fraternal frlendshitp between the sec. tlons, mud prosperous development of the un- told resources af the country, ‘They are watching with interest the movements of the two mre ines, and waiting to see if the Dem ocrats will have sense enough to give them the apportunity ta turn the Republicans aut of off nd thus to end weareer of carrup tion and plunder in the administration of the Govern ‘There has been no seh chance for twenty yerrs, and, if discarded now, the Democracy may as well hung thelr harp on the willow, : COL. NOULTON. « Hie Letter to Secretary Sherman on Senator ConkIing’s Politics. Chieinnatt Commerctat, Feb % In tho New York Times of the bth appeared a Washington telegram, Introducing 2 private note frum Col. C, W. Moulton to Seeretary Shermun. It relates to New. York pollties, and was reproduced in the Commeareiat yesterday [and In Tire ‘Trimune of Sunday). Col. Moulton, yesterday, stated tou Comt- mercial reporter, when his attention wags called to this letter: “Tadeo not remember having written that note, though Ipresime I did, I have had no conversution with Seeretury Sherman relative to It. How the New York fumes managed to get hold of tt, is beyond my ken. Leonshiler the publlentlon a plece of con foluntiblg work, ng the note was untirely privitte,’ ! Col, Moulton then went on to say that he Ind talks with yarluns well-posted people The aC New Yark, Democrats us well as Republicans, and had como to the con. clusion that Mfr, Conkling had no disposition to suk in lis tent, as it had been al- leged he wauld,. hie the eventat Grant not being nominated. Some had gone so far as to say that Sir, Conktlng would throw lily ti iu for the Democratic nomlnee, In_ case Seymour should be nominated by the Demo- ernts, and de Ropubllenns should fall to nominate Grant. ? Chad maitalned all the thno that had no doubt of Conkliing’s loys alty to the Republiean purty i any emer: geneys bntdoubts were so freely expressed. that 1 took occasion to talk with people abotet ft, aud, dhualty, E peesumed ta write that note to Sherman, Vhad no information that Shertan ever recebyed it, and 1 never lind unis eonvarsatinns with him about it or the subject at it, Deertainly never recelved any answer fo It, Ag to slow and deliente neza- thitfon, that, £ presume, referred to the efforts: of the Democrats to pet an nssurance of Coukling’s support of Seymourin Now York, Jn the event of his vomlnation ana fatlure to nomlnite Grant. My conferences was with diferent parties In my hotel, in my reo, 1 tie uide of Intercourse of n social churic- t ter, Dispatch to Cineinnaty Enquirer Wasinnoroy, 1D. C., Heb 8.—The inter eopted luttor of Col, Moulton to Secretary Sharman continges to create much interest in pallteal elveles. ‘Nhe letter fs sald to have been stolen from the Seeretury’s table, dur Ing hls brief al eg from the re by a sharp Louisiana negro, who lad been, vist~ Ing lim In the Interest of his Presidential dacy, Missing tho letter soon after, the etary at ones Auspected the: thief, and negotiations were promptly opencito recover the abstracted document, which was finally given up ander satisfactory inducements.’ The negro, however, was sinart cnough to preserve a copy, which, it fs sald, he suld to. newspaper man in tho elty, ‘The interest in tits letter fs further enliniwed by the fact that rrunor uses the name of a distinguished Indy ay the probable go-between of the two emfnent high-contracting partes. There ti belleved ta be enough fi the matter ta come plicate still more the Presidential altuation. a Tho Boy Who Loved Mls Teachor, Detrult Free Deese, gi Aavhoal boy about 10 years old was the other day halted by a benevolent-mindcd eithen on iaery atreof and ‘nuked tf ho Wked to yo to shoul, : ee fo, alrt'* was the prompt replys * Thon you don't love your teachor . oN—yed ale. ‘That js Tdidn'¢ unthl yesterday, Iut.now Ido, 1 think she's Just bully “Why hive you loved her since yestordny ie Well you ‘kuaw Juck Cain? Well, ho's tho wordt tghtor iy our root. He can tek mo nid two other boys with one hand ted behind Bina, Well, ho was golng to lick mo lust night and be was shuking hie fist at me in gobop! and showlue hiv teath und getting me wll oxelted when the toucher saw hin." wid, oh?" .- “You bet sbe did; and the way she took blin ont of that and Waloped bim and humbled hha down bide me foel us if she were A mother ti mo! When school wis out, duck dasn't touch hobedy, He was wilted dowit, nnd when l hit ‘bin with a bunk of dirt he nover even louked wsound) 3 guess Min going to try and ek bins {the Taornking, bofore he gets overfecling hunts , Nakoub Bours Children, Tho Shunghul correspondent uf the Londun Times writen: a | tava just hoard from Pek, Tum huppy to say, that the horrible sentence passed by the Chineso Governmeht on the ehildren und grandchildren of Yakoob Beg js vot to be carrlud out, aid that onlers bave Leen sent bo ‘Tso ung tatye the Judiclui nuthorl~ tes of tho Province of Kau Bub to keep them la close continoment ia the provincial capital, to be misled again by the- of confidence to |