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— WILTTAKER. agudden and Remarkable Change "in the Situation at West Point. —<——s Colored. Cadet Put 'Through Most Searching Cross+ Un NALONs The Wherein He Again Denies All Knowl- eige of the Letter of ..... Warning. qho Conclusions of the Several Ex: ports Are Then Read to tho Court, «And They All Desiare the Famous Note * to Boin Whittaker's Hand. _ ‘ » writing. fe Asserts ‘His Innocence in Spite of This Evidence. i ' agectal Dispatch to Tha Chienpo Tribune, fest Potxr, May 15.—This wae a dramatic day gatho Whittaker ense, and a surprising ono to ererydody but tho mombers of the Court and the experts, To Whittaker and his faithful teend, Prof. Greoner, ftwnsaday far harder to teacthon any that has preceded, for whilobithorto tho colored cadet tins: had a foil, to-day there was nothing in rice or class projudices, or a par- tia) Court, to shlold him from the oyfdenco sableh shut upon him fn away entiraty unex- pected. Those who have all along hid to Whitaker's innocence — cannot fal to bo shaken -at’ least by tho discovery of one, of the exports, an- nounced this afternoon toward the close of a Jong session, ‘Thut snnouncemont oxplatned perfectly tho took of quiet satisfaction which tee members of tho Silitary Court have for gomo days notlecably worn. Through all the aacliing scone Whittuker himself was * SUE COOLEST PERSON IN THE moos. Tieanswared the questions which told most against him and heard the chnrges of the ox pertetbatho must havo written tho note of warning a8 Unmoved aud unconcerned as if bo. were leaat Instead of most. Interested. Whittaker was on tho witnoss stand the grent- er pattof the day,and beld iirmly through everything to his original story concerning the outrage, Thochlef interesting fouturo of his testimony wus his throwing suspicion on two of the cadets with whom he had hnd trouble, though ho enld bho did mot suspect themtill about tho 18th of April,and had rocelyod asuggestion fro Lieut. Flipper as to one of ‘Wem. Furthor, that he did not thint bis suspi- cloa grounded well cnough to mention It to his counsel, and should not have made It public but forthe direct questioniug by the Court. Whit- taker acknowledged tho writing of a lottor to bismothor, which was shown him nontly ineasodt toaframo and covered by gluss. This was tho polntup to which tho Recordor hnd been work- ing, After drawing from Whittaker positive denials that ho over saw tho nute of warning bo- foreit was sent to him, and also thoufirmution of belief that tho cndeta who mutilated him: FORGED 118 WAND fn order to throw tho blume upon him. Teeordor ears reud tho report of tho oon- quering expert who had the good fortune tb discovor to his own satisfaction and that of two of bis “fellow experts that the famous nole.of warning was written. on tho other balf of the sheet of paper onwhleh Whittaker hnd .written to his mothor the night bofore the alleged outrage, The warn- fag was produced, also in framo, and the expert testimony was read, snylug that both the hand- ‘writlagand the torn shectsof paper guye con- dlutive proof that the noto had been WRITTEN BY WHITTAKER MIMSELE, /There was 8 great scone at this, Whittaker }alongsecmntng indifferent, Then the. coorder { adjourned tho court, There was no nocd for tt \tosltlonzer to-day. i, Itls plain what the vordict and report will bo fn the face of this singular and damaging teatl- mony, Prof. Greener would only say that bo did notgiveup yet, but ho was oridently in doubt whattothink, Therascoms no adequate motive forthe deed, and nltogotkor tho Whittakor caso bids falr toremain oneof thomost extraordinary on record. ' \ To the Western Associated Press, Wast Porst, May 18.—In an Intorviow to-day, ‘Whittaker states that tust ovening ho was In- Vited to Gen. Hehotield’s house, the Jattor saying hebadsent for bim tosny that thoro was con- Hdetuble bard feeling againat him, and asked him ifha bad nothing more to sny or wished to make any confossion, and If ho dld that It would Deagood time to do tt, Whittaker replied ho had nothing farthor to say; that ho hud told all heknew;and{t was tho truth, and that if he hadn't told truth and desired to confess.any- thing, Gen. Schutield would be tho first inan fie {ould xo to on account of the Genoral’s uniform Kluduess toward bint. “Whittaker sald the Gen- cri advised him to'collect the letters ho bud Niitten lately, because, in that way, it might be ible to ascertain who tt wus that bad slin- ted his handwriting. Ho said tho General {old bim he tid uis best, wishes, und Whittaker jars from that comurk that the Gonural bo- Hereaho ts innocent, or ho never would have Wi Whittaker was asked how ho accounted forsumoof the discrepuneica in bis statomonts, bo eaid hy could not account for thom. Ho {ued that tao prouonco of discrepanclos fused be was honest, for, sald hes If 1 had arented tho story, L would hnvo tearned tt hy heart, and thon thore wontld hayy boen no dis- ney." He was asked how it was ho nevor ae fd that the writing in the note of warning an ie bis own, He enid he bad never thought he = Hf ig, ba written it he would not ipeURRe Of the export’s discovery that both of aila't Spine of one papor, “He sald that gatets use tho namo te Ne ana ay he med fo any Be found the nots of wnening ott Hewaain tho hates 1] N18 table in the evening. Anlves tu write on, ang Sioa enna aheere tee Fetal he prea aa wi unnuentatt " juny siuunples 0 ingesting Nefore hin, TMB nave orged in. Schufleld ‘says that, aaa report of tho aes to be presonted to hiin, he ious 08 Wuyt fevut ate On the subfect. Any reports of ¥n Neurdorly nction by the videts agninet ant Bee Pfomature, AS ftie tho undor- treet Fy aan heres to allow tho court t take iW Greener stiit claims that Whittaker ts when ne tne no uns somo dmportant poles nuke kaow! Mpoatire, bur Nut bo tho court, prover bis owe $a Ee WA Waren, Corpno,? * rrevontence New York World. pireea, Apri —Timuat dwelt upon a very, Ox ee ey, Which bus cartsed a great del whic wit aiane Rtuony the lowor olitasex, wid at ey ee tus Kenora! topin of conversi- me ad Hot denth put a sudden end to It. won ate Syo two wonten returning from a ned, Wael: Whore thelr husbands are gure fo Horgan? Munlered nn wood near Staub, aad Rind ‘The murterors wore arrested tus au 4 not deny thelr erie, lve, wick 4 did not confess tho mo. Tuten di agp uaknown to thie day, One of tho Hokeg, Het Nelten before the guntence wie rae ie ater was sentonced ty be hung. wen pn ta tho oxvoution tok luce, and as KE forsimaigt out in public, grout crowds, eager log Unece WueMAiioon, even ut the ris! OF iE se gegen Horrible, surronnded tha Be Belen, eee nurderor's name was Tobuks, and Pepulatia Wi the lowur class of tha cuuntry Teck he ean ihe cord was already round alts Publio, abd veyun saying with Gone i, the worthy of un oy dear ladies aud kentlomen 4 eiteutioner figrposed and. wt drew thy baks dled In the act of Howlug {tay it were, and with iy ee ‘ho oxeculloner bud been most reated by a ductor or medielne, a or once with & Ww. a) 22,CoUpLY with this wish fie elortoned habe Mluutca” for whieh a oriminal gE % three, and handed thoy corpse of Dhyachin who declared Tae Bread ype, Stirely’ oad, | ‘Thu: body was ‘ny. ron e 48, warble tubly in the ‘anat- Peed tar tt Professor and students pre- 2 anytbingtG Gleseution, whioh, bud thoy Leon section, AR CES hurry, might buve Decne yivie Meteet ada roe, sudidou tho “budy mayed, iret Molently il ood 4 bands, and at lawt trembled 1 Dreatnicn gy ety The Professor did not 1080 ‘orities chy of mind, but cally sont ta the au- ak erabaks was fe be rostered to thine, ‘oro he awokol Ju the eta d he tought it hia duty asa human Le ull he could do to ‘restore. ti nk x 20 ULexpeutedly shown ftvelt. ter rd rubbli Bead wan nuit ad Inualing of splrita, Testored tt seine ‘ike tle dg “ot the Drcuis, owed a iat tuler Primate ‘now felt TH CINICAGO TRIBU MONDAY. MAY 17, 188/. ee ere o ‘ proy to violent fever, while bis neck swe! A mostalneming manor. This waatt ws Be onthe Aeskday, voaldes vague {nformation as to the anthorities belug uncerttin. whather tho Gidt-stuln aman should not ba hanged over tantly more thoronuhly. Thorn wary universal outery aucainet this, Ut, was sakt that Tabake had ntoneit for tis erline: by mufering want tho at: cers of tho tnw bad declared to ba dentth, Muro wot he exieted hy the law. Noman may bo Killed twiee. ‘Tha man's death, whieh tok pince pxnctly tWenty-fuir hours attor ils execution, heppily pnt an end to the coutroveray, aid pit for the guiferer was the universal Coclitg. He hid raved duriug a whale night, lin the mow, hureibleesmams. and bad Be ote tnoked his nurses that It was found, ‘eotaanry to tahine to his bed. ‘Tho probatly eonsequance WI be the romavat of the gu ecutioner from h HA aMliog; which he had discharged with AMUSEMEN'TS. GERMAN COMEDY. Detoro bring'ng tho season to a close, Mr. itocchistor, tho manager of thy Gorman theatre At MeVickor'y, Is ovitently daterminod to ahow hls patrons what oxcolicnt things he can do if he only tries, The engagement of Miss Irshiok Proved quite a treat to the Gorman thoatro- kore, and to ond tho season Attingly ho bas suc. ceeded in engaging Miss Ottilie Ganéo's celo- brated Sau Franolseo Comody company, Much was oxpeeted froin thls company, but by thelr mayullicent performance Inst evening they ox- ceeded by farallanticipations. It was bs long odds the finest and most enjoyable German per- formanco given in this, city for many yeurs. Tho compnny Biles Genes » has Drought bere consists of horself,—and sho was atone tno most colevrated soubrette In Gor- many,—Mixs Bortha Fiebach, Miss Eugonto Uinidoman, dtr, F. Mrban, and 1, Kudelburg, Of these but Miss Genéo und Mies Lindeman bad evor before appeared in thia_clty. Miss Linde- man wasamemberof Mr. Wurator's company threo or four yours ngo. Although sho was but 8 beginner at that tine, and only about 18 years of age, sho gave ovidenco thon of unusual tulont, and beenmo so ys favorit that general re- gtot was expressed whon sho dopurted for other flelds, At her furowell performance bere sho was presonted by hor admirera with 2 fine gold wateh and chain. At her renppoaranco tust evouing ste recelved quitonnovution, Her act- ing Inst ovening showed that abo has rapidly ad- vanced In her art, and sho may now bo safely act downs the best Gorman juyenilo lady in this country. As for the othor members of Miss Gonéo's compiny too much cannot bo sald In thelr je ‘They came, saw, and conquered, Miss Hiebueh, particularly, worked ber audienco tuto a fever of onthusliam. She js one of the sprightlicst, prettiest young, notresses that hits ever appeared here. Mr. Urban proved himeelf ‘comedian such us 1% raroly nict with, and ir addition to bis tine talent fer comic acting pos- Fesees at tenor volco of suporior quality. Mr. 1. the tending inau, well matahea tho others, Ho is avery euperior nator of great versutility, and power, and has as “hand- somo 4h face and figure ons could well ho imagined, This is nquurtet of artiste that intsh neccessarily create enthusiasm whorever uit. With Such a sumpany in this olty, cket“s Thentro would bo iillud to overtiow- ing for the whole season. Miss Genée made her bow befor the Chisago public in a prolog on- ted *Cullfornian Tourists.” Sho dollvered tify solo purt ina manner thot showed that sho had Jost nono of her old-time power and yivaclty. In the play. proper she did not taka part. Tho ‘) —Iny in which Miss Gonée's “quartet of ‘artista mado tholr ddbut ia na new faree-comedy b: navisel ane of Gormany's most noted comedy writers All of Mr. Knoiacl’s ploys ara of a superior quality, but this is cortalnly ono of his best, It (is entiticd “Emma's Novel, or tho Bluo Stock- iu No better play could havo been selected for tho introduction of the stars, asitatfordsfine Sppuranttee to each of thein to show thoir po- cullar qualifications in the best light. [t{s hard to sny which of the four did tho best, so perfect wero All of their respective roics. Miss Hiebach anado probably tho most favorable Im- ression, for sat! hbundsome faco and tgure, ond hor vivuoious acting could notother- wiso thin be preatly. Adinired and enjoyed. rendition of tho ttle novelist, Emnia, will, lung ba. remombered by. thosc who wero 80 fortunate. as “to be a )MoVickor's lnstevening. That Miss Lindeman managed to shine fu tho part of Antic alongside peekennet reas its Sls3 Fiebach is tho best prcer, of itul aud perfect rendition of ti Her hor ski io part, Mr. Kndelburg, a8 Herfbert von Schitchten, could not haye been better, and bis ensy manners and elegant apportsncy added greatly to hig suce cess, Buttho most enjoyable thing done was tho yreninl performance of the ancaky Spurig, Agent and cummiasioner, of Mr, F. Urbaa, who showod Limsolf fully o8 great in bis Huo an bis compinions were fu theirs, Ho munaged to keep tho house in a roar of laughter whenover ho was on tho stige, Ho introduced during — tho performance two couplets which rovealod the fact that ho 1s tho possessor of un unusually fine tenor voice. ‘The balnnce of the cast wus made up of mem- bers of Mr. Hoochster’s company, and they also dld their best to mnke the porformance a genu- Ine success, Purticu! iaely olfciont were Mr. Car} Meyering Maj, Vou Watlenborn, Mr. Ravené as Dr, Peterson, and Mr. Helmer as Prof, Boudan, The Cullforninns will muke thelr Jast appear- ance noxt Sunday evening at MoVicker's, and this will algo bo last Gorman porformance here fpr this season, ‘Chose who filled to see theay oxcellont artists last evening ehould not loge tho oppurtunity to witness thelr perform. ance noxt Sunday cyoning, ey may not get so fine a treat again for many a year. THE THERNE-DALZIEL DIFFICULTY. David Dalziel is on the warpath, and he means tohave Frod Bert's sculp—if ho oan. Dalziol, ownor of tho play known as “Oaken Hearts,” moans business, and be has scoured a warrant for tho arrest of Dert, tho agent of Herne, ‘awner of tho drama entitled “Tho Hearts of Ouk,” The charge {8 kidnaping, and this is the way ho (Dalziel) figures out tho caso against his enemy, The readers of Tuy Trinune aro ao- quainted with tho curtous fight botweon thoso rival udapters of "The Mariner's Coinpass,”" which began in St. Louis and culminated in this olty Inst Friday night in tho arrest of Frod Warde and Frank Pierce, who wero carricd to St, Loula to answor tho charge of contempt of court.’ Tho officer who arrested Mr. Plorco, fluding it rather irksome to drag him around town until the train Joft, tugned him over to Mr. Tert, who with great alac- rity couduoted him to tho office of his lawyer, Attorney High. There he kept his prie- oner In custody from the tline of his arrost un- til ha was tukon to tho train, At the train tho Murshal again took Mr, Plorce Into custody. Tha fuot of Mr, Bort acting toward Mr. Pjorce in tho capacity of an officer without any authority constitutes. iu tho opinion of Dalziel's ‘lawyer, Mr, Bgbert Jumioson, the eriminal olfonse of kid- naplog. This conclusion having boon reached on Saturday, a warrant for Bert's arrest was at once issued by Justico Meech. Sort, howover, waa faund to bo wide awake. He bad an {dea that somothing would be sprung upon him, and, accordingly, discreetly kept uut of sight. crowd of oitlcors scoured the alty and at somu- where betwoen 3 and du'clock yesterday morn ing cuino teyethor at £09 ‘Twonty-0fth street, tho residcnco of Bort's brothor-in-luw, Thoy suspocted be bad tulken potugg thore, They sum rounded the house, whilo ondof their number uwoke the cohoes by dillxent application at tho dell. ‘The rolative appoared at a bedroom win- dow, n colloquy pnaéued,and upon’ giving bis sucred word that Bert was notthero, and that he would appear before Justice Mocuh fa the murn- ing and satiety eyury body, the army of Consta- lus retrented. Yesterday morning Bort's rols- tive Apiaared. before the ‘Justice, Ho admitted that Hurt was in town, and gave bis word that he would ba produced this morning. In tha mean- Unie the Bt. Louls Constables bad been writing couxiug lettors to Miss Diukuy Lingard, advising hor Ww como to thoir wown as oun ag possible; but sho hag until yeetorday remained caged in her little room at tho Sberinun House, Last wight boing Sunday shy pin, yod at Hooley’ Wo understand’ that Br. Fred Warde, upon his are rival In St Louw Satuntiy morning, was taken into court, with Mr. Plorec, and released upan his own rocognizance, ‘Thole caso will come up thle morning. ‘Tho frlonds of Mr. Fred Warde deeply reyrut that he has tumbled foto this troubte, — ROBSON AND CRANE, ‘These popular comedians wero Jn the city yes- terday, This morning they go to Milwaukee, whore thoy will pluy during the weak, Tho Mil- waukee ongugomontwiil terminate their ecason, which, according to Mr, Crane, has been the most promtaniasince the parinarentp was farmed, ‘The ret eouson Tlobson and Crane divided as tholr share $33,4004 the scound nearly ret Aaa es tae atta ti a chars and “Sharps aud Flata” will bu pre. sented. — TUB THEATRES, R ofr. Frank Mayo last evouing closed « satis. factory ongugement nt Haverly's, “Davy Crockett" has boen the ploco, At Hooloy’s thia evening Dr. Clyde” willbesoon. At Huvorly's the Mastodona will put in an appeurauce, At MoViokeks Mra. Agnes Booth ax fidinda, and wil’ epmury "white ae tho Olympia Speapue's Goorgia'stinstrels begin a short season,” 1 are A NEW PLAY, New Yory, May 16,—Joseph W, drama, A Golden Game,” produced at Col. Siun's Brooklyn Park Theatre for tho first tino, was received with much favor, . bannon's now : —— THE OINCINNATI FESTIVAL. New Yorks, Yay 16.—Quito a numbor of ladies and gontlemen gu from here to attend the Muy chorg's condi featival at Cinelunatt. There Is some talk of having a musical featival in this city next spring. —- DRAMATIC NOTES* Jonn b, Tonto tins aohtoved a great success in Byron's" Upper Crist," for the sola right to which he ling pnic tha author £6,000, Au En> gltsh adaptation of a drama by M. Relot has been given. the samo name by Miss Annia Grav ham, who appears in {t at the Philadelphia Arch: shortly. Forthcoming noveltios at tho Paris thealrer: Galtd, “fn Sainte Ligue," drama tn five acts by Goorges Richant; Franguts, “Ln Lacon al Armes,” comedy [nana not, oF Kugéne Ver- Cinny, “Nemen danlteia,” antique druna’ In two acts, by Pant Darnssas Aris, “Ste, Grovolro,"” comedy by Burant aud Ore donneau. A mattman forced tis ay, into a theatre in Madrid, Spain, Apeil G, kill(ng tho doorkeepor, Who opposed ‘his entry to tho stage, and thon wounding twoof the polloe who attempted to restrain him. ‘The military being rent for. tho officer In chorge, fearmy tho inudmay would ine diseriminately attack tho audience, ordored him to bo shot, The order was obeyed, and the mad- mann. was shot deud, Tho performance, which had been interrupted, wos thon resume. Burah Rernbardt has written a letter to tho Paris Figaro scoking to Justify hor rupture with tho Comedié Fraugalse, in” which sho says: “With tho execption of an engnyemont for a season In London which T contractud Inet yenr, no other promise binds ine, either to Atnoriea or to any thontre In Paris. My resignatton ts not a matter of calculation: It. was not premeditated; It [s tho apontancous efdot of a long Irritation Which exploded at tho first porformancu uf *L'Aveuturiére,' ” Tho Now York Timea, alluding to “A Gentla- man from Nevada,” now running at the Filth Avenue, thinks that " Mr. Polk's ability, how- ever, might bu better omplnyed thin fn uttempt- ing to build sugh piny. ‘This Is frank eriticlym, busone ts always frank toward those whom ono respects, Mr. Jessup, tho author of tho plas, has shown soma talent in the muking of ft, and, though tho rest is won, the promise Is rlehcr: Let him try againy if he {8 really a deamatist, wilt certainly write good drainussooner or later, In the May number of the London Theatre ap- curs nn ariioie called "A Bird’a-Evoe View of ho Amertenn Stage,” froin which we learn that Misa Mary Anderson shows no feeling In her act+ ings that Miss Fanny Davenport Ie a leading lndy, nut a star; that among tho successful plays Frricea: at the Union Square Thentro are "Tho tnoker's Danwhter” and * Tho Old Love and the Charles i. Thorne, oxpect something more relinblo from such mn able magnzino as the Theatre. “Joshua Whitcomb bas more friends than can got into the New York Park Theatre to seu him, “Why don’t you get a now play for Thompson?” asked a Star reporter of Manager HM tho other day.-'Then HIM smiled n low, sweet smile, and eald; * Why should I? Tho houses won't, huid the people who want to sco this one.” it's a great thing to know when to let well enough alone. “One man in his time Plays inany parte" and don’t make any money; another plays one part many timos and mukes: * pilo,”—thut’s the difference, ‘The London papers universally eritlofse * Tho Danites” aga drama, but praise the perfor ‘ance bighle The Saturday Ieview calls it delighttully meludramatic alngo presentation of the scenes of California life. The people who move through the play dre us ruilianly, chival- rous, ferocious, kind-benrted, as alive as the heroes of Dumns* bert noyels; while their nd- Ventures are as exciting ns those of that writer's brilliant personages.” ‘Cho Pail Mall Gazette, the Telegraph, the Standard, the Datiy News, and tho Timea, All agree that the performance is oxeci- Jent, and hope that Mr. Raukin and the leading members of tho company will give the puvlic un opportunity to see then {n other parts. On Sfonday Inst, atthe Princo of Wales Th atre, London, Emile Augier's “L’Avonturiére was produced in its origina! language, with the eda) ont, wll the poople bolng English ex- frie cept SM, 3 Monte Prade, Blerboum Tree; rice, H, Bt. Maur; Annital, Marius; Doris, Horace Wigan; Horace, George Power; Serrant, Celie, Miss Herbert; Clorinde, Mies The picco, produced under the suporintendonoo of Mise Ward, tho Amer- ioun comedienne, was porformed at tha Prince of Wales’ suggestion on his tint seoing Miss Ward in“ Forget Mo Not,” aud he reminded ber of the matter on bis second vieit, when he tin- mediately consented togivo it his specini patron- age. According tea cablegram, Ses Ward cro- ated a profound impression. ‘This is what Almavivn, of the London Figaro. says of the Mastodonic advent in the English Capital: © The pulf-pretlminnry ts being exten- sively. employed co) corning Haverly’s * Masto- don Minstrefs," and recent inerense in para- Braphing gives furco to the report that tho Mustadons* will shortly appear in London. Woe shuil be glad to welaome thom, but if Mr. laver- ly bo wise, he will check tho injudicious tactics of those nmong his -Amesiean sttpporters who aver that his visit to this country ls chicily in order fo do battlo with tho Moore & Burgess Minstrels. Whatever may ba tho merits of tho * Mastodons’—and thoy aro doubtless great— they cunnot hope to rival tho doors & Burgess: Minstrels in tho two special points by which the latter have mainly eurned tholr fame. Tho Moore & Wurgoss Minstrels havo for nenrly fitteon years been among the most yaluablo amuso- tment {netitutions Iu London, chiefly thank to tho excellence of thelr choir, and to tho fact that, with an abundance of plensant fan and genuine amusomont, thoir entertainments can- not offond the susceptibilitics of tho most pare ‘tcular, The*Mustodons, on, the other hand, ‘dopend lirgely on tholr numbers, thelr comic secnies, and upon a variety of ‘end mon.’ Thoro Is room enough and to spare for both in Lon- don, and in guy ovent tha celebrity and pone. larity of the Moore & Burgoss BMinstrele ts far too well established forany combination to af- fect them. I bolluve, howover, that tha real object of the projected visit of bir. Haverly to England {s to establish fn London an Amerloan theutro ut which Armerican artists and Ambri- ean plays willbo the oblef attraction. Such a theatre would in all. probability prove very suce cessful, ant, as Mr. Huvorly is a man of largo Saltubatidiok arent enorgy and enterprise, it will havo overy chnnce, MRX HJONTSBERG. Mis Sudden Death Last Night. ‘Mr. Max Hjortsberg, who was supposed to bo on tho sure road to certain recovery from tho serioud {ujursics which he reoclved at Konsing- ton on the 2ith of last month, died lant night vory suddonly nt his residence, No, 38% North La Ballo streot. Of tho acoldont itaolf, tho dotalls are too frosh in tho public mind to require rope- tition, Tho fears which woro at first entertained that his injurios might prove fatal wero complotely dissipated afew days after tho agoldont, whon it was found that ho had sustained no ruptures, and when ovorything promised a spuody convulescenco, From that time on his condition gradually Improved, and he was, toall appearances, dostinod to recover within a comparatively brief poriod.’ Ho got up three times yestorday, shaved himself, in tho morning, reoclyed a numbor of callers in the afternoon, Jnoluding Mr, Goorgo M, Pullman, Mr. EB, W. Biutehtord, Mr. H. Boushor, Jr, Mr. E. G. Keith, Col. 0. G. Hummand, .bla futhor-in-law, and othors, and thera wna every cncouragcmont to bolloye tbat he was rapi iy ending, a Ittlo after 6 o’oluck, how- ever, he experionced u sudden distress breathing. Dr, Isham, his physician, was | diately summoned from bls residenco 1 blocks away, and at once saw that Mr. (tion had suddonly beounw serious, Dr. Andrews was called in for consultution, and” tho two paysioians soon dockdud that a clot of blood had loosened from one of the contused veins aud had fatten to tho heart, whore it was interfering with tho ciroulation, ‘The clot passed through the heart, howover, and the dungor of donth from aaneone was over, But the nnzfoty of the watchera, wha now includod Birs, Wjortaberg and a couple lndy friends, Col. Hummond, Sr. Huusher, an Mrv WH. Hubbard, a stepson, was far from relloved. Mr. Hiortaborg himself was consclous. i porfoutly rationn} wll tho while, though sulfering from the distress produced by tho dif- flouity ho foundin breathing. After [caving tho heart, the blood passes on in its course Into the pocluuenneey: artery, which contracts until {ta sizo a considerably roduced, ‘The stoppage of a clot of blood In this artory producos death by what 4a techntonlly known fa embotise ‘ho sufforer Min while all tho means thit medical al could suggest. woro cmpluyed to save him, until nourly balf-puat 1! v'clock, At what proved to be tho lust moment, dr. Hubbard raised tho pationt’s head to give draft of wator, A socoud later the back Ifoless on the pillow. Tho clut of blood, ontering the parrowing artery, bud boen sucd- Honest eoked in its course, and death ensucd, us the natural result, ‘Lhe suddenness of his taking off, In view of the prombics of an carly rocovery, was ull the more paisa and the watohory felt the welght of tho grief that hid 60 unexpectedly fallon with au added keonnoss, Mr. Hjortaberg was born in Stockholm, Bwoden, Nov. 8, 198, und was, therefore, ut tho time of bile death, nourly 54 yours of uge, He studied clyi! onginceriug whon quite young, and ut tho early age of ninctoon went to Evulani, whoro ho was given churge of the construction of thedockg at Hull,-a work of great tin) tanoe both in e comorercial and engincering ving of view In Ss rot puma is country and oogaged in rullroxd bulldin in Southern dudiam aude sitssourl, tte reached Chloago in 18M, and in the your followliy be- camo Chicf Engineer of tho Chicag, Birlincron & Quinoy Hallrnad, a position which he Mled wit credit to himself and satlafuction to tho Company which employed him until about a eur ago. During the period of twenty va years he did all the Important eh- ginoering work of the road in Illinois, {noluding the building of the massive structure which spans tho Aflsslesipp) at Harlington and loins the two gront States oF [linols und Towa. ttorly, as a well known, he became tho cun- structing ongineer and architect of the new Pullman Car- Worka at Kensington, tho scone af the acoldent which in the oyd proved fatal to ito. Mr, HJortaberg was also 4 membur of the Lincola Park Board of Commjssionory tha filstorioal Society, tho Enginoors' Club of the Northweet, aud the British poclety of Civ) Engineers. He wasa man of wide vulture and rominent standing In the: pre’ ‘easion which ho ad Bo ettecesnfully tallawed, Mr, [Jortaherg wns twice married, his first wife being AInughiter of Mr M. OW, Lester: of this ole. by whom, no children. In {809 ho married Mra, Hubbard, a daughter of Col. 6, 0. Hammond, and tha mothor of the fr, Hrbbard referred to, aAtcther step-son, Mire Hi. M. Hubbard, ja at Present at flarvard, but was Informed of the gad news Inst might by telegraph, Mr. Morte. berg, though a member af ta Congregational Chitreb, alwi sat tied Sie noe ton with the Tutheran Chore of fis curler yours. The tine for the funcrat will bo announced ' HORTICULTUR: Tho Strawherry-Room—South Water Street, Chiengo—An Interesting and Seasonable Lotter from “ Strawberry Miller, From Our Own Correspondent, No. 13 Erauterntn Brnert, Curcago, May 14. —To-day,on tho streets of Chlongo, we bought i atte. strawberries" for 2 conte por quart, n THE DOOM iscoming In, This fruit bas been on the market for neurly two months, but the prices have boen way up “In tho sky," and poor folks had nat the abiity to buy them. But thery ts ito excuse how; and. for the noxt three months tho mar- kets of this town on the Lake have the promise of a .full supply of this, ons of tho very beat of all berries, But, then, the enpaclty of Chicago to eat strawherrics ia mor: volous, Then come slong with your boom, feo and cream will cout the hereios and muke then Bo and, howaver many thore be, growors who send a yom article, i full boxes,” will be quite sure to get tholr rewired. ‘The atranger who comes to town and happens to take a walk on SOUTH WATRR STREET, will wonder where all the fruit goos to. But it Itis wonderful. And the early mornin Irs Of cueb diy tre stirred with the rencwer stle uttending (he freab receipt of seores of enr-londs of fruit, the bulk of which gnos to South Water street, and fs thence distributed not only all through this olty of nore than nal Antilion of people, but all over the North and Northwest fur hundreds of infles uround. And then the consumption of frult is-on the ine crense, nmi, with prices low, the consumption ‘becomes almply TMOUB, ere Is some cronklyg and fears expreascd thut this fruit-yenr is to be : DISTRESSINGLY PROSPEROUS, that tho grout nbundunce of fruit will depress prices below the cost of production. Doubticas fullerops ort at necessiiate more care tn will no phipping. pe inn Beason of plenty, to gend poor fruit to a distant niurket; but it wit) always pay) in. tho long run ol articte, to rend) a honestly putup, With the revival of business there seems to hie n disposition to buy) more frecly, and we predict that, in the face of the full ‘abundanco prom jscd,, the frult-men will have a burvest In this year 1880 that will innke tholr * eyes stick out” and tholr heurts gin. We have Juat received a timely and interest- ing letter from our friend MU. J. HW. MILLER, OF UNION COUNTY. {tis volee “out of Egypt," and welcome, Lot. UB have'ltems and reports from other parts uf the country on subjecte that are of general in- terest to horticulture, Mr, Miller writes, under date of Muy 9, as fol- jows “Mr, 0. Le Bu, Chicago—Dean Stn: Taend you to-day nual report of the fruit-prospects of this section of Egypt. Strawberries are jurt boqtunig toget ripa here, I pleked ten quarts lust Friday, Muy. I bave twice befor this picked on tho Inst daysof April, My Monarch of the West are the first to ripen this season, and now setting at that, This is something unusuel, but this Ip cnsy tu acount for. I covered theso ‘on those frosty nights In April, and saved w por. tlon of tho first binoma, Othors, that were not covered, were all killed, and consequently the Monnreh Is rive first. There will not bo as large Acrop asgeomo predict, 80 many were killed in early spring. © Bluckberries and raspberries promise an av- erage crop. We will be shipping raspberricsand strawberries at tho sime tiny this yeur—the Tater heron, s late, and tho formor us onrly us common, Peaches are nearly all kitied on low grounda: but there aro plenty on high land yet fora full crop. Apples promises a full nverngo crop. Penrs have nearly all fation off the trecs, an trees are biizbting badly, Ind tt up- hill bus{ness here trying to raise peara, Bartletts most espectally, Thoy come out as soon as tho peaches do (I mean tho blossoms do), and are onaier kiled than peaches, Ihave nevor made anything on pears yet.. Grapes aro all right so far, but the trouble has not come with them yet. Tho rot [s walting for thom. “Melon-setting is now {n order hore, and tho striped beetle Is also on hand, The battle te now fuirly commenced. There $8 not the amount lanted this gonson that thore was lust. Somo huve dropped out of tho track, owing to the low prices of Inst senso. Tho old ploncers In the ‘biz' are still pluntiog about tho uaunl amount, The spring liere hing, béen unfavorable so far, boing sv vold and chitngeuble, “ But to return to strawberries; The Monarch stands nt the head of tho list with me to-day. 1 were to choose between this.and tho Sharpless, Tshould tako tho former, ‘Tne Sharplces will havogome guite largo berries on thom, Tho Prosident Linculn seen not to do well with = mo-fills bohind oven the Grent American. Endicott Seedling ts promising, but does not como ‘up with tho Monuren, ‘The Col. Cheney, is doing splendidly this season with me, Tho frult is rathor soft for shipping, though, and tha flavor is not up, to the Monarch bya food deal. The: grent objection to this borry Is, that they rot on the under sido when they lle on the ground, ‘This can be obviated b; putilag straw or some litter under them. All strawberries are coming on nat the same time this wenson, late and carly. there is not much differance In their ripen! ing. The Capt. Jack and Crescent Sucd}ing I will spenk of ut anothor timo, when I am better noquainted with them.” ‘This letter reminds ueof a promise that the writer mado last season, to sond us simple boxes of Endicot Seedling strawherries, and per- haps othor new varictios. Wo mention this only to say that, if tho berrics were seut, Fay, wore nover recoivod. 0. L. B. THE FIELD AND STABLE. Animal and Muman Tuberculosla—Dr. A.S, Heath's Locture bofore the Amer= loan Inetltute—-Remurks—Prof, Gere Jnch’s Conclusions. From Our Own Correspondent. Cmicago, Muy.—About a month ago atton- tlon was onlled to a toploof tho vory groatest importanee by Dr. A.S, Heath, of New York, In his papor on “Tuberculosis Trausmisalblo through tho Moat and Milk qf the Aninmals Af} footed with It, when Consumed by Young Chil- dren," read before the Americun Institute, of which Dr, Heath is Presidont. An oxtract of Dr, Heath's papor was pub- Ushed in Tux Cnicaco Tityuxe of April 16. But, a8 thut extract wasa very brief one, and tho subject introduced of the very greatest im- portance, | folt called upon to make somo re- marks onthe some topic, and to give a bricf synopsis of the experiments (second serlos) of tho Into Prof. Gorlnch, of Ber- lin, mado for the purpuso of testing the transmissibility of animal tuberculosis. ‘These oxpertmonta aro related in detail in the frat voluino of tho * Archiv fucr wissongchaft- Neko und practischo Thierheilkundo.” © Since then Dr, Heath bus lind tho ktndnoss to forward to Tax Turuune bla lecture in fullas it up- peared Jn print. The sano contains u great many important facts and suggestions, woll worth beeding by overy oue, but ospcolally by publio-hoalth oificers, and particularly by those Porsons whose duty it fs to Inspect the milk and meat sold In large cities, Dr, Heath's papor 3, thorofore, given in full; “TUDELCULOSIS TRANSMISSIDLE THOUGM THE MEAT AND MILK OF THE ANIMALS A¥FEOTED WITH 1, WUMN CONBUMED BY YOUNG CHIL © Tn 1865, Villo I+ tion.in proviously boalthy animals, Ho found that tingly-divided kabareolte. AOaEtOR when Introduced undor the 6 ribs bits and = guinea-pigs, produced tubercles in threo weeks in tholr | lungs.—thus proving from these experiments that tuberculo- sia should be gligsod us a specitio infective dis eusr, onpable of boing conveyed by Inuculadion, ke sinull-pox or eyralis: uineroits patholos gists buvo veritiod Villemin's wapar ain. tb was alsa fuund by Dr, Wilson Fox aud Dr, Saun- doreon that pnoumonta matter, pus, putrid mate tor, Cle,, Would praduco disease in healthy ant. tnuls, and transmit tt through thelr meat and milk tu dogs, outs, hows, and through inilk to young children and uulingls to whom it bad wen Tod, “Cows living under bad hyglenlo conditions, asin mun, undorsimilar conditions, prodispuso to tuberculosis In themselves, und render thoir milk polsonous to onllitron, In Now York City Most of tho cows are dise: from this causa, und by being fed on unsaid Sood, “tna futury paper Eaball py my spooial ro- speots tu city cows and cow-etables, and abow, T trust, that tho milk from discused cows pol- sons thousands of children, who arg supposed to ag from chulera infantuin, when, ia fuct, thoy div from tubvrales of tho sutoatines, rusultivg in waatlig diarrhea, Consumption fe Iniinitly more common fy uly: Boot cows than it ls be- Moved to be, oven by pbvalotane, 1 recently enlled Prof, Chandlos's atwwatlon to the unusual nuiuber of vows crowded into city stables, und, from bis taking copies of notes sont to ine by Dr. James D. Hopkins, | feel assured that 80 etiictent 4 Sanitarian as bu is will buve these pees abated, and prowptly toa, Tuberoulogs provuis extensively among doe jo wulinals of tho entire globo, and cepe- Ia populous and crowded looalities. In Mexico, 3 per cent of staughtered ayiinala sup. ply tubercdlous meat; and it te probable that tho milk-cows aro afvcted to the extent of 50 por ceutin the large towns, “Vau Herteun, of Belgium, found tubercles in. Al the thsues of ay uppureatiy beultby bull seven yenra ofl. From ‘uese facts It ts npparent that there Is great daieer in cating nrcocne bent, for fear of enntrae ‘ng consumption, The sources from whictt co. umption ate derived are oe xhown to nents nines numerous hun formor pathologists supposed. “it temoro dangerous to cat the mille of tuberculous naliuats than to eat thy nent; foi the milk Is reldom enoked, while the mant te junst always cooked, Cooking isa moat taluahle manitary menaure, Cows confined itt dark. dainp, uaveatbated ols stables become tuber outons aventi jo thin extent of 73 per cent, Fleming says: ‘or it must bo borne ti mind that thera are few animals which have been ki rt for any length of tine i caw-sheds, and fed and milked fn the usitnal manage, which are not nore or [ess phthistent: more particularly is ‘this the ense if the dwellings are bad” “The milk of tiberculuus cows Isof a poor quallty, besides being Hable to proditce tho ds- 50 * Klebs has induced tubercles in rnbbits, guinea-pigs, and dogs by givisg thom (he milk of diseased) cows, “This mille given to young children produces eatarrh of tha intestiica before the tubercles are deposited Inthe lunge. Tis net often tl tho tntestines of, pons ehildren who dle from what {= supp ft fo have bee cholera lufamtiunr Are examined nfter death: (nit doubtless te borrleoe tha intestines wonld bu frequently, found, “Garlach and others bave demonstrated that the inilk of tuberevlous cattle will produce phihisia {n crentures fed with It. mining says: It is certain that isugomowhat common and ¥ tubere patrice tive diseuse, among tiry-cattie expecially, and And Hes argo more especially those of town." tion Isone of the most fatal discnses of, elites, and deutitless from this ¢: mug ts undoubtedly Intgely attrit entaod milk, a ant! miny | thou ren perish from tuberculosis, TI fiat wen! tn ie excessively er of parts af July and Eben Is pro- Wve of an irritable condition of the etomuch bowels of young and tecthing children, whieh condition acid, impure, or tuberculous milk greatly aygravates, and renders poisoning: with disc milk from tinbenithy cows more cominon that ft fs Fopelarly known, Niemeyer says thut the predispusition terete sumption ‘Is strongest fa persons of feeble and dellento coustitutfon. nud especlally that ehll- dren poorly nourished are’ most subject to the dieeuse, ‘The ebildren fed on the miik of tuber- culons cows must, of necessity, uffer in tt twoe fold seneu: from ‘bad food, nid polsonous food xlsx. From a seventh ted fifth of all deaths ure eaused hy consumption, and nearly bulf of tho post-mortems shows the trices of nutritive dis- orders front whieh pulmoniys, enusumnption pro- coeds. and *constimption of the bowels’ fs the more frequeut form of the disenge in eblldren, as a result of bad food and diseased mitic. “As it has alwaye been my alm to be st gestive in my panes rather than exhaustive, us lawyers say, *1 hore rest my cuse.'* IKSIANKS, Villemin was probably the first who experi- monted with bovinu tuberculosis by inneculut- ing rabbits; but (t is not known, at leust. to me, thut he mule vontrol-expertinenta by ionoculat> ing at the same time other rabbite with Hone tuberculous unto substuness,—healthy meat, for Instance; nelther dot know that bo transmitted bovine tuberculosis by feeding the milk or mont of tubereulons extile to hentthy animals. Tho trauswlesibilty of tuberculosis was probably frat demonstrated by Villette abany rata. he set the ball fn anotions Wut tits experiments—repeated —uftprwar by Colin, Vulpian, Clurk, Leobert, Celt Gerlach, Euipix, Witton Fe burg, Papion, Neo, Laveran keva, Zallonts, und others—Demetr. eva’ “and ‘Zaltanis in Syra, Gi successfully innoculated | a” human Ing-havo’ but Utte pmetical value, and ure not decisive, becuse Gerlach enecerted in pro ducing tubercles in rabbite by Inserting tnd tho skin a woolen thread, a aplinter of wood, a piece of healthy niout, tte, (ieport of the Vs erlnoary School of Hunover, 1870, page 13.) found, however, that nn inoculation with tubers cle-substuneo {s mitch incre effective, and pro= duces tuberculosis on a hirger seule: and he did not succeed In producing tuberculosis Mm any other animal bur a rapbit or a guinea-pig by innoculnting—ingerting under the shina hone tirberculous forelgn substqnee. That tuberctce can be produced Ja thy lungs and lymphatic Blinds, ete, of rebdbits and guincu-plys, by ainply Inserting under the ‘skin a non-tuber- culous foreign substunee, may appear to be Bininge; and scemingly suppurt tho theories of those pathologists wao donot look upon phibisis, ar tubervulogis, us a speciiio discuse; but 1 probably can be explained. A distinct and clear delnition ug to what is a tuborcle and tuberanlosia, bus, to my knowlodge, never been given; at least, oplotonsas to what constitutys a tubercic, and whit not, seem to differ, ‘Tho following mny serve na an illustra tion: For tho lust year and a hall have bees enguged, with a few Interruptionsof short.dura tlon. in Investigating awine-pluyite, in dll whieh {s known in Germany Rctiche,” and in this country as ng-ehnlora. Prof, Itoloit, the successor of Gerlach tw the Roynl Veterinary Schoot of Berltn, looks upon it ‘Ast tuberculous diguaro, and calls it ph futty degenerition, seruphulosis, and tube Josis of awino, It lg trac swine-pligue, although beyond a doubt u disease sul genuris, presents certain morbid changes, ospecialiy in the lungs and Iyinphiatie glands, which are simijarto thaso: ‘of tuberculosis. My experiinents, aad numer- ONS post-mortem examiuntions fover 100) of ane iimuly which had died of Srcinyepiaric, or were uifected with that discure and killed by blecd- Ing. have convinced me that those changes gro caused by ombolisin, brought Huu by etc nen masses of microcoec! fgilu-coceos of Tillroth) closing or obstructing the Nner capitiarios. As to Villemtu’s and Gerluch's iioculations of rmbbits and guines-plgs, ft appears probable that the morbid changes (tuberc i] ‘by inoculations with penithy Ralinat substances andother non-tuberculous things, 2nd tho disease (tubercles) produced by {inoculation with taber~ cle-musses, aro not dissiinilar enoweh to make a discrimination casy, or evon pasaible, because it isin undeniable faut that, by Inserting under the skin of an animal a piece of ment, or nny other forolgn body, micracocel of sumo ‘kind are apt to find an ‘entrance: and, ns the Ussiea of gulnuasplys and rabbits possess very little re~ alstibility, un ubsorption of the Interococet into the system, A al deposit and propagution of the samo in tho lymphatic glands and lun, and a subsequent for- mation of zoogloen-musses, whieh obstruct tho capiiiarics, and thereby enuge embollam, loading to a production af tuborote-Nko nodules, is by no menns improbable. Nesides that, re- cent investigations scum to indluate that tuber- culosis, ke many other infections discuscs, owey. its morbid “process to the presence of athazents (Cohn) microcaccl. any" rato, hose “ groups of froe granules, cumarted tor gether by a tender interceliulurly substance" (gruppenwels gelagesto trelo Kerio und zurte Intereeluluresubstanz), | found py Gerlach In tho tubercles, and considered by bli as churne- teristic, arg invariably found nlao in tha morbid Jung-tissue of plyzs ullected with awlne- plague, but ure not colls or detritu, Tho mteroscone tt Tolley 1-10 homogeneous fmmersion objective) resolves tho same into veritable zoogtoen-masses {olustera) of tleroeocel, whieh propagute and resist tho nctton of x solution of vatstic potash, That Gerlach did: not sucveed in producin, tuberclos (4) Ja other nnlinals thin rabbita ane gulnen-pigs by inserting non-tuberculaus sub- stunces udder thy skin, 1s probubly due to tho Hrentce reslatibllity af otheranimals, To rab pits, as is well known, eopuratively untin- portant wounds, of nu serio any ather animal, become vs duot which can be aeou grantor roadtitess with whi (uerucooe!, ete.) ary taken tt the system by tho volns and}: former & roducot 8 consequence In ry often fatal,—a wintion of rabbita, and cormiunsed to oxperimont by tueding milk and meut of tuburenluus cows to healthy animals, An account of thoso experiments, though very intereating, Lhuve to omit for want of spaco, ‘Tho fulluwing isan extract from . GENLACH'S CLOSING REMARKS in blenrticls in tho Elumoon Repurty “Here- tafore bovine Laverculowiy was looked upon by the sinliaty police as air iinecuous disease, but horentter itinust be dechired @ pexious on Forntorly, tit tho und of the lust century, boy tuberoulusis wus vonsldured us a venereal dis- caso, ad a syphilis of cuttlo, and was called Frunoh pox. “As long us that notion provalled, tho discuse was shunned In Germanys the meat of tubcreulous catia) was rojecteds and oven a {ittenor dia not agin touch a beet in whlch ho had found tubercles, but clounad himseif curo- ully, and turned over tho wholu carcass of the Yutohored aulinil, together with his knifa, to the woavenger, If of this serupulous gare In the butcher business only a shadow bad remnined, 0 control of tha stuuguter-huuses mtynt very well bo daponsed with, When it wis found duit bovine tuberaulosis ta not sypuitis, the meat was considvred innocent, ‘This (theory of) ins nocuousness must De ubandoned; for, oven if not yet much hinportance can be attached to the resulta of the experiinunts with feeding tubercivs, tho ment ue tuberculous cows cau not be considered as funocont, If thelr milk ls dooldedly injurious, Therefore the intl of tuberculous cows was Jugs aiapected of being noxious (than the invav, But what amount of) injury 1s produced by tho ilk of tuberuulous cows inane buman belnge, partiowacly du the cbild-world, té indis catud by the resuits of our experiinenta (0, two calves, ono shoep, one ply, and two rubbite, all healthy animuls, with the milk of u tubercu- jous cow, and tubereuloals was tho result In every Inatanve.—V.}, the conditions of the dairies In the cnvirons or suburba of hinge oltics ure tuken into considoration. In those dairies only miteh-cows aro kept, and tho sumo ure fed. prinelpally with offal [in Culcugo with browery and dutillory slops.—V.) taken huine by the qilk-wagon.” Only cows which aro freah-mllke foyor beavy with culf are bought, milked Ul used up (about a year), und thon Bold to tho buteher. As ofton us T exutulnod these (ditty) stublos always found tubsrouluis cows, thouga often yet without ounspicus ous emuclation. In solue instances TL found over half of all tho cows — oxhibit- ug symptoms auspluious of tuberculosis, This, howuver, ls vi ey explanaule, bouaune, ay a rule, only au freeb-milking cows are culled out and sold tothe alelos (by the faripers) 8 aro ordo not thrive well, or make thomselves su: ted, by Cougbing, Of bolug atfucted with t roUlosls. © LN THESE SUBUNE-DAIRIES ANY THE NOSES OF MOST OF THM CHILDREN IN LANGE CITIES, “ Although the experiments in regard to tho noxfousness of tho milk and ment of tubercu- lous cultle urvnot yet oxtuustive, the rucults on obtained so far are auMelent to establieh for practical purposes the following rules Lyplen tor wana space, f have te give ina conde |. Endeavors must be made to exterminate tuberetstosis In enttle, not only in tho Interest of the afock-ralaer, but also, and much more, in the interest of tho health of mankind. ‘This is poaaliies boone tuberenlosts 1s not only trans: taltted directly by the cow upon her calf, but len indireetiy iand moat Frequently) by menns of the ntit. ‘Thigexplaina why tuberculosis 1s tha frequent diseare in certnin herds and in rtain localities, and entirely unknown in others, “2, The meat of tuberculous cattle must asain be rejected am himnn foods at nny. rate, If consuined at at it must be thoroughly cooker, or be well dane, “3, Tuberculous cows muet not be permitted to serve nentrses. or to furniah tho milk for chiltrens atta ents the milk of auch cows as ere known te by perteetly healthy can be pornitted te be used as fond Cor infants, *L The scaled milk-etres (the alrioking of init far aanitney purposes) or the methodion! dein king of raw aniecoked) milk, fresh frou the cow, Hof qtteationable value, and can be ape roved nniy if the cows We perfectly free from uberculosi V ETEMINATEAN, THE FARM AND GARDEN “Manting in the Moon%~To Keep Down Sprotita = Celery-Cultivation— New Way of Delivering MiNk—Do It Now='Krinming Hedges — Gardens Culturc—Ucavy Halas. “From Que Own Correapanitent. Cisamvaiay, IL, May 14.—We have on hand two of threo letters asking our opinion about “planging in tho moon." Ko fur as experiments conducted through a series of years go to settle anything, they acttle the fnct,thut tho moon hua no perceptible influence upyn the germinating of soud or on the yield of any crop, Recent ex- periments made with the electric ght, to test tho effect. of continuous daylight upon plants, go to ehow that plints so treated grow more rapidly than thoec exposed to only the ordinury amount of light. That thero is sume effect enused by moonlight,—porbups a greater growth than when there is no moon.—may be inferred from these experiments, If sced bo plunted In “tho old of the moun,” and it appeurs above tho sure fuce su that the soon gives it Nght during its curligr ataxes of growth, perhups growth may bo more rapid than (f ft germinated just at the be- gioning of “tho dark of the moon;” yet wo doubt greatly whether the difference could bo perucived by the naked oye, An exchange gilynt “There was never a popular opinion or pro- valent error Without some sort of basis for Its and that which uwttributce intiuence upon veg- etable growth to the moon, while it tsa delusion for the greater part, ret has some speck of truth i the bottnn of . Light is necessury for vege etobly wrowth, and the Inerense in growth Is in proportion to the umount of ght. In Northern regions, where the sitn doce nut sot for soreral weeks of montis, the growth uf vegetation iseux- corresponding to the excess of whit, whieh Is withuut internisaton during When the toon js full and tho ‘vesetubic growth will be So far the moon has an effect npon Vegetation, but no further, To sap- pose Mitt ib cittided beans to tying uboUut A pole, or Cosprout duwawird instead of upward, 1s an exunple of tbo, naual exizgcration lu which Ig norant persons often indulge.” ‘The superstit(on regurding the tlac of plant> ing tocouform to the different phases of tho muon, has protubly nu better foundation than that Friday is atl unlucky day to begin a Jour ney; or that breaking u intrror portends a death In the family; or that spilling salt wit bring on aquarrel, Our advice is: Got your soil in good order, and then vlant—moon or to moon, TO KEKP DOWKX BPNOUTS. © Duca, In., May 6.—Plense tell me, through ‘The Furm and Gurdem,’ how to prevent the sprouts from growing up around the roots of my sbade-trevs,—aoft-mapics aud ae thors. cexsively rapid, nihts. miehts are quite Hight, inuronsed uccordingly. Sprouting from around the root is ababit withgome trees nore than with othors. It is usualty a sign of an tnbealthy tree. The com- nion method of getting rid uf sprouts Is to chop them off with a batenet or spude. ‘Chis only in- crenves the trouble, A stuf of more or’ less Ienyth 1s left stunding, and this in time throws up three or four sprouts to one cutoff. A sce- ond trimming hns only tho same cifect, if care- lealy dune, ‘the proper way is to remove the enil below where the sprouts start; then, with a ehurp knife or chisel, carefully remove tho eprout. taking earo not to bruiso uny of the nd- Jucent bark, ‘Then fll in. the soll, and in most cases thore will be nd necessity toraseoond trial, Eprauts sire caused by lutent buds or: ubraded birk, and usually indicate uw disoused condition of the stem. After attaining any considerable nize, Vary few trees throw up sprouts from thor ‘Uusd, CELERY-QULTIVATION. Western farmers, ng a rule, do not pa, tention tothis execlieut yegotuble. The fol= owing directions for its cultire ara Umely. and nre trom the Naw York Times: “Culery isa vegutable which wo omnnot too highly commend to the attention of furmers., No Yegctable, unless it be the tomato, bas’ rown tore in publig esteem than this. It is found to We very bealtutulas well as delicious. 1t3 Vers: appearance on the table in winter ts oppetziug. Farmers hive not attempted its tuldivution very generuly, because they bave an idea that {0 is attended with much labor, When first introduced there was much unneecs- sary work about it, Desp trenches were dug, aud an artificial soll was prepured In them; but. abl this hibor is now disuurd Tho plow will ninke all the trench required; and any soll that will grow rank corn will grow celery, though, it fs bettor when highly hed. The plants for eurly full use should be stured in a hut-bed, transplanted to the trenches iu June, frequently hoed and carthed up for bleaching In August. ‘Nhe seed for tho plunta designed for winter use xy be sown In tho open alr in May, transplanted fu July, bleached jn September’ und October, andin the latter part of tho Inet month stored iu boxes or barrels iu tho cellar, If tuken up with conslterable dirt on the roots, picked. in vw box with eomo good soll at tho bottom, and cov ered with a fow dry lenves, they will continue to grow and bleach, At Thanksyiving und Christ inus no ono will regret having eniged a trench of celery fifty feet long; and if hoe bas raised ona twice as long he will be mora thankful, * Boston Market "Is the best varity,’ NEW WAY OF DELIVERING MILE. Tho following description of tho manner in which mil {8 dulivered from “Echo ¥arm,’ neur Liteniield, Cont, we find in, the Country Gentleman. Woseo no reagon why it may not be adopted. by the farmers who supply Chicago with its tncteal thud: “Atthe duiry there bag been added a now tnflk-couler, of a cupacity of over 1,000 quarts, waleh cost woveral bundred dollars. ‘Ie ta mado of the best possible materiul, and It takes ona hour and a inf ta cool tho milk sufficiently to bottle, ‘fu fll the bottles for murket, 4 contriv- anco bas boon udded by which twenty bottis may be Mot atatime, and in about forty sece onds per twenty botttess also a Cooley creamery, in wh ela Ene er eaet iat ease rae, farm is repired, Hut tho most important improvo- Prone is the room in which tho milk is placed for ¢ cronin to fluo for butters nlso a steam engine of live-horse power und 1 boiler of twenty-horse powor for heuting purposes, “Tho amuintof inflk aud cream that leaves tho farm daily fa upwards of 1.500 bottles, and tho most rigid dlagtpllae ts enforced Jn respeot to putting ttup, All tho fatnilies ty whom tho milk supplied are requested to vloan the bot- thos by washing after they have boon eumptieds aud ‘two persons a¢ the Brooklyn agency’, au three here In_ Litehiiold, are employed to glean the bottles,” One of the iinportaut features of tho place ig the analysts of every cow's inilk by Dr, Howat ¥, Gates, and mille ‘that docs not ¢oinv up to the propor standard Ls uot allowed to ‘be sent from the farm. “Echo Farm conslats of about 400 acres of nnd owned by tha proprietor, besides over 200 nores lensed with the privilege of buying. ‘There aro 14 animalsio Mr, Starr's hord of Jerseys, four of whieh tuve reeuntly been sold und will he sont away sum. Over tonsof buy aro prudioed aud fud to tho animuls annually, and improveinents are constantly being wude With a view to having all tho ineadow-lind produce three tons or nlory of huy to the were, Do IT NOW. As tho tonms have grown thin from hard work, itis very likely thut tho burness no louger fits Non Tho cotlur must be tightened, and many of the ie aw will it better If the straps are lahtenies |. Aw the weathor gets hotand the tou sweats, an Hitting hurness is apt to cause gulla, A boris with raw spots or holes worn through Its ski ought not to be worked, tinlves somtw modus wre tukun to koop the Injured bart Crom buing further ubrased, fhe Soviety for the Prevention of Crualty to Aniiuls would find plunty to do tf iteoMcers vould yislt some farmd about now, THING MeDUES. ‘Tho custom, in tho Wovt ut leaat, Is to do thie work during winter or spring, Where tho bedyo has become © trowsy, requires uw great deal of outting back, this fv tho Hest time ty do, it, Nicolystrimimoed hedges are the exception on Wwost farine,—prubably for tho reason that, just Wo the time when the work ahould by dono, thera dé tou much other work that segiires attention, Our frlend, Thomas Stechin—than woo there fy no bottor authorit subjoct—says, io tho last Gardoucr’s Monty: Hedges that are growing very rank should ro- colve thor frat pruning about the thu tho young growth (scomutenoing tohinlen. Another Prunloy in autuinn will bo necessary, Prune so hat thoru Will be some sort of w slope irom bot tom to top. Tuis will cuuble the sunlight to get to th leaves At tho bottom as wall us tho tup, whlob is hinportant tow cou dg. Slay: young hedges ure culued by bolug prunud too young. ‘This iy especlilly true of bony’ i if osgge-orange, und othor decidious ki! It ty best to lop those geow until the stems ure two inchos thick at the ground, thon mw thom to witbin a balf-inch of the ground, ‘They willthen push upw perfect wildurncas of young sprouts, which can Ve pruned ite shape tha sunie season, On tits plan the young hedwe plane uro often two yours wholly untoucbed, Vols plu was dret promulgated by the Garden. ers Monthly; and, the nore we wey of ita work- tngs, tho more wo sre Batlatted that one can get @ better edge Iu one-half thy tue aud at ous much half the cost by the Gardener's Monthly moda. thnn by any other wo know of, OARDEN-CULTUNE. “ ‘Tho samo authority rays that, “In thecultitn- tion of ganien-crops, the hoo and mtke should he kept continually at work, Woeds should be taken in hand before they are barely ont of the sced-toat, and onc-hnif the uauul tahoe of vogo- table-gardening will bo avolded, Hoeing or, enrthing tip of most rarden-crope Ia of immionee | .. advantage in neurly every cage, One would suppove that In our hot clintnte fat oulture would be much more beneficial; but a fair trint, aay on every other row of 1 bed of enbbhage, will show n great diiference In fuvor of tho enrthed- <> ~ up plants.” Bog MEAVY RAINS havo visited many sections of Content Tltnoia during the past week, and the pinutiog of corn has been greatly retarted. The first planting is coming up finely, Wheat te a foot high, and very promising. Fruit has "set well, and will bo nbunrant. Tho wenther continiies cool, and favorable for tho small grain, RURAL JB. re STRICKEN WITH APOPLEXY, Wasninxaton, D.C., May 16.—-The ion. Will- iam Hunter, Assistant Secretary of State, suf- fered astroke of apoplexy to-day. It is feared ho will not tive through tho als . An Eccentric Judge. New Yor, Muy 13.—The Cominitteo appoint- ed by the Bur Associntion to investimite the charges of drunkennees ayatnat Judgo Siimot, of thu Marine Court, reported to-night. On dun, 12, 183, while on tho bench, he suri te ona o! tho counsel present that if he wore dissatistic with hia decision he might goto the genornt term, and the nincompoops there wintld ps bim ull the relict hu desired. In the jatter part of Februury ho was trying un action brought by a aullor against a mute of a vessel for nsenult and battory, After some ovi- dence bad been taken Judge Sinnot said that ho had enteved on tho minutes that the defendant » had called the plainthf nd—d Irish e— of 4 b=, when counsel protested that no such evidence bad been given, The Judge persisted that it should remain, because ho sald ff the mate did hut say ao he thought 60. After more extraor> dinury conduct, ugg Binnot exclaimed fo & loud volee, * Tai a Justice of the Marine Court want you to understand, and I don’t ailow nny = profanity in my presenco * y any one. f consider this entiro case gd—d friud,” although noone oxcepting the Judge bad teed uny profanity. On another ovension, when a bond ‘was brought to bim for his approvil, he held itupside down and ine sixted on signin itin that way. He wavo as bis reaeon that if he signed It right side up he would be taken fora Notary Public. The Executive Committee were ampowered by unanimous voto to take tho necessary steps for proseouting the charges if tho Governor snould entertain them, Sinnot was clerk in ‘Tilden's law-ollico, and was appolntod Judge by him. He was afterward ected on tho ant!-Tanmany tieket. ———— Fatrer faces thnn those beautified by Glenn's Sulphur Noup are rarely secu. Avold counters felts, — Knowles’ Insoct Powder Gun ts by farthe Dest, BUSINESS NOTICES, Wilbor’s Cod-Liver O11] and Lime-= Persons who have been taking Cotl-Liver Oi will be pleased to Ioarn that Dr. Wilbor has suc- ceeded, from directions of several professional rentiemen, in gombiniag. the pure of] and limo fh such W mupner that It 1s picasant to tho toate, anid ft In lung complaints are truly won- derful. ry many persous whose cases were pronotnced hopeless, and who had taken the clear off fora jong tine gehout marked effoct, have been entirely cured Sy using this proparas ton, Be sure and Ret tho genuine, Muntufact- ured only, by A, 13, Wilbor, Chemist, Boston. Sold by all druggists. <3 “Bright Slae of Hop” It Casts Its Beams Upon tho People of Chicago in a Special Manner, How the Dangers of Colds, Consumption, and Death are Avoided, A Scientific Discovery Upon the Subject of Great. Importance. Horehound and Tar as a Modern Means of Pre- serving Life. Fow people realize the fatal significance of oven & slight cougt. ‘Tha Irritation which attondett ls annoys tng, but the danger which lmponda and fs certain to follow, unloss prompt measuros are taken, ts seldom folt. Itwas with the Intention of svolding this evil that tho proprivtor of MALE'S MONEY OF HOLE. HOUND AND TAR davised tho great remody and placed {t before tho public. The rosults which have attended tts uso aro simply wondertul. Not only hae {tin all casos relluved courbes, colds, and brouchiat dimcultics, but it bas enred Consumption at times when tho Iifo of the aufforor was considered lost. As a procautionary meunn it ts unoxcellod; asa curo [tts unequaled. It is cribod by lending physicians when offoctuat cures are deslred, and it ts indorsad by all who havo tried it. In addition to the clement It contains, and which {ts namo indicates, It has tive othor ingredients, ntl of which aro specialty designed to restore the golicata tiesucs of tho lungs and throat. MALE'S HONEY OF HORKHOUND AND TAR ts orsale by all druggists. It is invaluable aaa bouse- bold romody, aud 98 such commonde iteolf to all. ‘Try tt. . C, N. CRITTENTON, Proprietor, Hew York. BAKING POWDER, THE CONTRAST! ‘While other Baking Powders are largely, ADULe - TEWATED with ALUM and other hurtful drugs, Dr. PRICE’S pretty and bol PPECTIVENESN Ie to-day, from North to Houth, fro: the bomen of the rleu and poor, used for the last 15 years. A PURE FRUIT ACID BAKING POWDER, NEVER SOLD IN BULK. *” STEELE & PRICE, f Lupulln Yeast Gems, Specie). vlatariog Bctrastae kite Chicago, ‘and sttzoals, to We cat, ta vwbere It haa bean ee Nh oe eae GRAND OPENING At Quincy No, |, ; #20 8, Mtate-at., cor.Quincy, Munday, April At ‘An oxcellent tunch will be served. My trivnds and att tuvited. . the publiotu general are cordially invited: oy, DISSOLUTION NOTICES DISSOLUTION. 2s ‘The coparinership horctoforu existing under the Rrusnauie of 'T. Goldman & Co. cuuspos:d se dore Goldinau 4nd Joli (oiduima, ta thie day diss sulvad by mutual puysent. ‘Thoodgra Guldwun wil}. collect alt devis duo to wiid pay ull Mabiiitlvs of gal a inte dir. Wilko, GOLDSEAN, Chicawo, May tM, L340, JOUN GULDILAN,

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