Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 5, 1880, Page 2

' i % FOREIGN. How the Amended Amnesty Bill Passed the French : Senate, Varying Views on the Question by the Parisian Press. Violence Resorted to in Ejecting the Jesuits in the City of Havre. Enlistment of Volunteers for Al- bania Proceeding Openly in Constantinople. farkoy Offering Men and Money to Furs ther the War Agalnst Greece. Indignation ‘in Rome Over the Sup- pression of the Belgian Legation. > FRANCE. THE PRESS ON THE AMNESTY DIL, Panis, July 4—The Republique Fran- ca{se, commenting upon the rejection of the sunnesty bill by the Senate, and the part M. Simon took in the debate, says: “The sean- dalous reconeflintion between the authors and the victims of the ith of May will not prevall against the natural force of events, Aninesty, full and complete, will be enrried in splteof all” * La Patz observes that the majority of the Senate will be held responsible for the crisis which will probably follow. Le Ruppet snys the vote involves double Bulelde,—the sufeide of an assembly and the suicide of aman. The Mot d’Urdre says the Senate yoted its own downfall. : Le Parlement says the Senato hag justified the contidence of the country placed in It. Lc Sulett observes that M. Simon’s speech was an eloquent ludictinent of the Goyern- ment for its acts, DISTURBANCES, Several disturbances in connection with the expulsion of Jesults are reported from the provinees. ‘The most serious one was at avr, whore the soldiers charged the crowd, A COMMERCIAL TREATY: i The Memorial. Diplomatique states thal Lord Granville has invited Me Challomel- Lacour, French Ambassador, to fimmedt- ately negotinte n treaty of commerce, and AL. Lacour has aceepted, “SHOW THE BILL WAS CATUHED, Loxvon, July 4.—A Paris dispatel says that the ainendment to the Plenary Amnesty Dill pardons all Communists except nssns- ins and jocendiaries, which passed the Senate by 143 to 138, would not have been carried but for the votes of five Ministers. Under these clreumstances the Cabinet cannot ask the Cliunber of Peputles to disagree to the aunended BI, Tt will exercise no iniluence either way, Thirty-two Moderate Republic- ang, ineluding M. Waddington, contributed to tho rejection of M. Lablehe’s Altarantive DIN, whieh the Government had accepted, Dut thirteen of these raliled in. favor of the amended bul, AM. Wadilington, however, op- osing it. ‘To-morrow the amended bill goes Baek to the Chainber of Deputies, It is hoped some formula acceptable to beth Houses will ba devised, ‘Theordinary guard outside the Senate was doubled up during the debate Saturday on the Amnesty bill, for fear of disturbances, and the police were re- inforeed. TURKEY. THE COLLECTIVE NOTH, July £—The German Ambassador, agsenior diplomatic representa- tlve of the European Powers, will present to the Porte tho collective note to-morrow. The Porte has resolved to renew provistonally for six months the engagements with English officers of the geundarmerte, TURKEY AVETTING THE ALBANIA INSURe NECTION, Lonpon, July 4.—A dlspatch from Con- stantinople says the enlistment of volunteers for Albania {s. publicly proceeding in Con- stantinople. ‘The Government. is giving Al- banian chiefs money and free passage for all Albanians desiring to tight ‘the Greeks and Montencatins, Albanian chiefs frequently visit Abbditt Pasta, Minister of Foreign Af- fairs. ‘The Minister of War has sent orders to the provinces to hasten the dispateh of troops to Constantinople, ‘he Sultan has drawn up ty secret proclamation Invithag the , Albanians to resist the Greeks, GREAT BRITAIN. PANLIAMENTARY ELECTION, Losnon, July §.—An election for member of Parllament was held in Buteshire Satur- day to fill the vacancy caused by the unsent- ing of ‘Thomns Russell, Liberal, on the ground that le held a Goverument contract, at the time he was vlectod, Charles Dal- rymple, Conservative, was returned, recely- Ing 685 votes. Russell polled 510, THY REV, MACKONOCINE, Tho Bishop of London's warrant for the sequestration of tha living of the Rev. Mackonoehie, tho ritualist, was published yesterday, THE TAY DISASTER REPORT, ‘Tho roport of the Commilgsi toinguirg Into the ‘Tay disuster been presented to the Board Soe ‘Trade. It states that tho fall of the — brid, was owing to the insufliclency of cross- bracings, and severely condemns the way in whieh the bridge was bullt, aud the subse quent neglect of proper supervision, A THEATRE BURNED, Duke’s Theatre In igh Holborn, this city, was entirely destroyed by tire yesterday, Loss, £25,000, MKADLAUGN, Bradlaugh has Instructed his solicitors to take necessary steps to defond hin in the Jogal proceedings ngainst him, BPORTING EXCITEMENT, There ts great exeitement In sporting clr- cles owing to the persistent rmmor thut ob- jection will be made to Ben WOr, winner of he Derby, on the ground that he ls not Ben d'Or, but ‘Tadcaster. The matter ts belng fully Investigated, : AFGUANISTAN, AT A STANDSTILI, Lonpon, July 4—A. dispatch froin Cabul stutes that the fight between (ien. Hill's cavilry and the Afghans at Padkow, July 1, has fora moment broken up the new com- bination, but thelr punishment is not so severe a3 w prevent the insurgants from re- gusombling herentter. tis diatinetly stated Unt none oof the tribes’ nen who particlpated = In the fight were favorable to Abdurrahman Khan, who has butawonks body of supporters tn At xhanistan, ‘The ex-Ameer's party has buen exe apparentdunt the British: favored thd ei ire olaius oF -Abuureafinen Kuhn, Adispatch from Gnteutta saya. that Ayoob spatch from Onteutta says that Ayoo Khan, with a Doty ot TORUINtOrs, has pissed ie, any his advanced cavalry have reached ITALY, THE BELGIAN MISSION, Nowy, July 4,—Clorioal papers vehemently censure thy suppression of the Belgian Le- gation at the Moly Bee, Thy turora says it Is all the more blamabie, a3 the Watton was preparing a reply to the Belziun note of May 8, and the Legation was suppreased without awalting Its. Tecuplion. ve GERMANY, PuOKOaUED, Benrin, July 4.—T'he, Prussian Dict has been prorogued. ‘ a aah wival Queens of Song, ‘sis io Berlin Borvenzctung, says tho London Globe, relates a pleasant story uf un artistic yduot, wo may even say duel. by whiob the pres- ent favorit prima donnw, Marlo Wilt, first mado the sequalntanog of bor friend and rival, Frau Maurie Schridcr-Huutstingel, Both ladies are selarkably for what Heine culled “colossal Soran and n malicious Journalist has rudely desorived the Norma and Adaigien of the two sougstreasca AB “A pnlrof clophantine Og- ures." [tis reported that when Frau Wilt was waited upon in Bluttgart with the roquest that fhe would make a professional journey to Paria, sho replied d-humordy, In her Vionna din- lect, “TL sball not go to Paris. Thoy hnve told mo 0 often in Gormany, that Tam n fat Truteht that Ibavo lost all ambition to loarn how that uncomplimentary expression Is rendered in Fronch.” | Frau Baufatlingel was sponding nh atimmer holliday on the shore of tha Lake of Como. Onc evening she was out upon the lake by moonlight Ina boat, accompanted by nu fow friends, and {ho witehery of tho scano In- 0. splred ‘her out on gong of hi Wert'’s. Sho had scarcely censed = when the snme song wae atartel at on ilitio iatance, in a feninio voice of wondorfil siweet- ness, but sung atone highor than Frau Haut. stineel's rendering, ‘The emulation of tho first sonra CRA, airaey a favorit with the Gormut public, was stirred nt this provocation by sumo unknown challenger; she repeated uv stropho of tho Schubert * Lied.” but A tane bigher than her unecen rival, The doftant ceho was alsa not without ninbitions the second strophe was taken up, bp tho Invisible songatress, and yan tone higher than Its predecessor. Mennwhilo tho bout touched tho shore, and the prima douna hud no sooner put hor foot upon the fand than very stout Indy greeted her, and catmplimented horupon the gong which had Hoated so nyrco- ably over tho wator, oud to which sho hid at- tempted n reply. A walk tn company to tho hotel, and an exebanye, tirat of compliments and next of names and cards, wna the tinimedt- Ate result; but the abiding result baa hen a tro artlatle fraternization,—wo have no feml- nino equivulent for tho more approprinte Ger. many emaeentc rane It wasthua that Nurme and dAdatgia learned to know one another, and commenced n_ close frieudshlp whieb bas never bevn interrupted, SILOES. Styleh Foot-Covcrings for Ladica, New York sun, Ono of the briglitest windows scen Ina Saturday evening's promenade down Four- teenth street, that street of attractive wine daws, Is a winitow full of shoes, Red shoes, blue shoes, old-gold’ shoes, slippers with great turquoise buckles, bead embroidered shoes, Turkish mule toiletstippors, watering- place shocs, Cuban riding boots, patent Teather garden sllppers, shoes of all sizes, shoes of all styles for nll occasions, fill this window, some of them so fantastic that an uninformed passer-by might imagine wo wero soon to have a revival of the pointed toes of Bloody Mary’s time, or the faring boot tops of Charics LI, Dut these gay shoes fre not for street wear; although ottr grand- mothers wore thoir fancy shoes out of doors and to balls, we are learning to adopt the French fashion of reserving our red and blue. shoes for our inorningsand evenings nt home, Trobably the brightest thing in this Four- teenth street window is a red “Turkish mulo slipper, not a real Turkish mule, but a Parts- Jan production, with a Louls Quinze heel so bright and gay that xen are involuntarily re- minded of “Prosper Meriinée’s Carmen, with her red shoes and her gay silk stockings. Real Turkish mules, ag every one knows, areof velvet embroidered with jewels, and heelless, but these Freneh mules are stamped neross the tow inan old gold and black de- sign of flowers and leaves. They are to be worn with pale silk stocking and pretty muslin and Ince robes de chambre. Another pair of mutes are of heavy black satin, with a ining of red silk; and still othens ure: cream-colored ‘with ribbon bows In cayhmere effects, In direct contrast to the toilet-house slip- pers are watering-place sandal silppers, ‘The great grandmother of this pretty shoe was in- troduced into France during the Consulship of the first; Napoleon, when, in order to a proach 1s heathy hs posslble to a classic style of dress, the ladies silt thelr scant draperies to above the knee, encased thelr feet in silk stockings with the toes woven like the fing- ers of a glove, and strapped on thelr tiny kid sandals with ribbons, The sandal slippers of to-day have high French heels and areall of binck kid or black satin, ‘Two straps cross the instep and three satin ribbon bows usuntly ornament the front of the foot. An attempt Is belng made to re- vive tho great Juweled buckles of a century ago. A pair of sindals seen this spring are ornamented with large oval buckles set with small turquoises, “hese will be worn with palo-blue Riche- Neu ribbed stockings onsomeof the Saratoga . hotel piazzas,” the salesman-who showed them remarked. Horseshoes, daggers} hoes and rakes, syues,: shovels, four-leaved Shairacks, jockey cups, Fows and brrows, and some of the mmuny designs in Rhine erystals and sil- ver for sandal buckles, and not only are the bucktes brilliant, but thoy form the strap of lurge satin bows of blue, pik: garnet, old gold, cream color, and heliotrope, worn to match the costume, or to contrast prettily with the stockings, for all the shoes thik sen- son are made more to display the wonderful pieturembroldered aud thread-lace insteps of the new hosiery than to uttruct attention fo tho shoes themselves, ‘Tho very hand- somest of these sandals havethe under-Instup- hollowed foot and Louis Qulnzle heel, and rise over the Instep until, with thelr sreat bows, they lool almost like n boot in ront, White the narrow kid back hardly cov- ers the ball of the hevl. ‘These shoes di phy very prettily the solld colured silk and Hsle- thrend hose; but to show to advantage tho fanciful fronts of the Jurdintere and Voltaire stockings something else was needed, The quick French have “inet this need by enttiny own our old favorit Nowport tld until looks Hike the gentlemen’s pumps of some tirty years ago, ‘This new Fi h tio Is made with what they call w half Frenet heel, that is a French hee) eutquite low, and, while it is pretty, It Is also the most cumfort- able of house slippers, But the pettédydarlings of wealth, who wear black silk stockings with real Chantilly lace insteps, will wear them with Jut-un- broidered block sntln cyening slippers. ‘These are black satin Loula Ruinze slibbers, made low on the instep, to display wi much Ag possible of the stocking, and embroidered on the toes and heels la Hight open designs of fine-cut jot. Pretty ttle Frenoh kid slippers show this wt enibroldery also,or plain French kit Lows Quinze evening slippers supplied with a paree binck satin right and lett bows, trimmed with jot and Jace. These bows are real Parisi novel ‘They are male of 0 number of tiny. rosets, the one laping over the other, and the whole terminathig: In a large roxut, lace bordered, ft embroldered, ald aurmounted by aight Jet buckle. Ie is ealled right and loft, because te large reset. may be worn either upon the right or left side of the foot, the rest of the bow passing over thy toe and around to the oppasit side. Part of the charm of these daluty little resets Is that they may be taken off tho silpper or worn ut pleasure, belug yory easily: adjusted, Another pretty French economy fr this Wine Js whut fs called the dinported” sandal bow. With It plana ple of Louls Quinge allppers be quickly and casily” turned into This” sandal bow consists of straps, made oof oo succession sntin rosets, fastened — togethor with? larger rosets at the side, How beautitul and delightful must these lhe atin bows seem to Hose who can remember the clumsy kil bows of twenty years UO, which, though often yery yretty in their wus, It a constant tendency to loosen thommelves, and wien once aff were lost, “ It goes impossible for Ameriean women to learn that the font looks narrower, short er, and altogether smaller In a shoe hula size too jorge than In one half size loo small,” sald n woll-known shouwmaker, as he turned over the leaves of his pintsare hook. to fad awong the large collection of feet copled thers ong that was well shaped, or, rather, nob deformed. ‘Lhere were min- bored pages of outlines of Jang feet, with tous ermnped Into a space ef half an inch, rhs Iady probably wore pointed toes ta make her foot look narrow," salt he, “but sho has only sieceeeded in go crowdluyg to- gether her tous, that her foot looks ‘all the wider {a comparison.” Other feat hay an unusual breadth from the by of the foot to the small tog, while the second too, which ina: chilis’ root Is n trifle longer than tho great tov, was pushed down until it was much shorter These ladies, nctlag on the pelueple that de- velops the Chinese woman's foot into a mere clul-shaped terminus to her feg, had worn shoes Justu Httle too short until the foot, unable’to develop in the proper directlun, had widened itself through the ball, led up tho slender hollow of the lnstep, aud en- larwed the ankle to clumsy and ungracetul dimensions, “A perfectly-ftting shoe,” sald tho saplent shoemnkor, * nude Upon a correctly-shaped last, will always inake the foot Appwie sinll- or, but. the grunt diflculty of to-lay is the carelesness of dealers nnd the wickedness of manufacturers iu entering to the vanitles of womunkingd. ere ls a correctly-formed last, ‘The heel “1s narrow, the, instep hollow and slender, whilu the tov isof suflicient breadth w uocoumodate all thy toed without inthe least crowding the middie toe pyer or under the others, A shios made on this last bus the effect of making the fout look almost as thin loved flugers of f “Cuban women, hav! once deformed thelr feet, know best how tu correct the dif- Kieulty, They were the drst luventors of the thiu box-toe, called the Cuban square-toe. It has the effect of concealing the defects of large or prominently Jointed fie. Aimerican manufacturers borrowed this fdea front Cuban carriage boots, {inported more for their usefulness nga faney ball boot than for general service, They sre of soft bronzu kid, slashed with old gol in queer leaf designs, and they havea light, easy Spanish instep, not quite so hollow as the French insteps, but usually more flexible. Tho Cubans, like all ihhabitants of very sunny cllines, are ¢: cessively fond of gilding. Gold pipe tnelnes, boots with fold and silver slashings an stamped designs, and golden slippers aro quite the vogue in Havana, e The handsomest thing in this Elghth ave- nue store, is a Parisian promenade boot of soft glove-kid, with a patent-leather foxing. Putent-leather Is ine, lard, binck, glossy, jnorroceo-linished kid, Hat and waterproot. Glove-kid Is gray-biack, and the deliente con~ trast of the two combined, with the high swell of tho lustep and the hollow Louis Quinze heel, make one of the most graccful of French oxportations, Patent-leathor, on account of {ts flexibility and Imperviousniess {0 the dampness of dew, makes tho very protest of garden or lawn tennis slippers. ‘Thosw silppers lave half- French heels and thin, rounded toes, Thetr deep. glossy black makes an exquisit back. ground to the blues, and pinks, and hello- tropes, and garucts, and cardinals, and old ‘olds, and greens, and grays of the stockings hat will be worn with them in the garden paths or on tho lawn-teunis and archery Brounds. French tles of thin satin ribbon aro run Into the handsomest of new walking boots, and tied Ina tiny bow Just oyer tho tue. Sip, pours are no longer worn at bulls. Lovely vatringe boots tre of satin Frangais, em- brolderedt over the instep and too In’ fine cut Jet Ball shoes ave high, and aro either of plain black or white satin, A new mountain shoe fs called the “common-sense boot.” Tt ling a square English heel, a trond, flat sole, und i of heavy, though flexible Kid, Clotit top boots are worn at the senside and in the country, ng they are more durable, and wear pretlicr than afl-leather boots, andare cooler, ‘hentre and opera shoes for stage use are made to order, and are sometimes very pret- ty. Ina casont —& —s displaying a number of pretty stare shoes, are a pair of boots made for Annte Lontse Cary to wear In the opera of “Alia.” ‘They ard of light, soft, bluse satin, Inced over the instep with blue silk cords ending In tassels, lined with brill- fant cardinal kid, and banded horizontally with inch-wide ribbons of gold brald. Jew- ish sandals for the stage nre of thin kid strapped to the fect with Juwel-covered rib- bons. The shoes of the ballet dancers ara always heelless, of satin instead of kid, since it 3 more flexivle and of the most brillant colors, rt “Tho Monsoon Has Burst. Landon Telegraph. A briof telegram from India, appearing in our columus y diy, Aunounced wn oecurrence whieh is imong tho most inagniticent and bon- etoinl phenomena of nature in tho Eastern workl, The iessuge was licoule in the exe treme, merely communicating that “the mon- soon bas Lurst.” “Yot in those four words lle the * promiao and potency” of renewed life and fertillty this coming year for Wester India, for whut the rising of the Nile fs to Egypt, wet du the brenking of tho summer monsoon to tho Malibar const and its adjacent rexions. .\a tho Nile sometimes fails to reach itaannusl high-water mnrk, so the wrent cloud-guthoring of the Indian Ocean occasionally disappolnts tho auxious peoplo of tho peninsula, and passos awny with ingufliciont gifts of molature. It is, however, an excellent onien when, as in present season, tho son-born vapors collect thiekly and In xood tine, und bronk with a vast convulsion of the atmosphere, There is no long- or any auch myxtery about this yearly: pepeme hon na prevailed in old days, when Sladbad navt- ted the Arabian waters, or when Hippulus tho reek made bold to spread his salt before tho strange wind which blow so steadfastly toward Muzerls, the * portof rpicea." The southwest monsoon 1s now #8 woll tinderstood by sclonue 3 the movements of 4 church clock. If the equa torlal regions of the earth wore covered with water, tho trude-winds would blow stundily tight round the glove, following tha sun's courao with @ northwart detection from December to June, and with 9 south. ward slant from Juno to December. Mut the hot months af April and May heat tho surfnco of Southorn Asin 20 that the atinesphero above if expands and riscs, ‘The coller alr from the Indian Ocean thereupon flows up to supply. tho vacuum, ‘To tho north of tho equator the revolution of the earth tends this current a westerly devintion, and the result, {a a long and stendy stream of wind, whieh, | Inden with tho clouds ralgod from tho wido Arabian Sea, drives and piles these water-bour- ing masses In sorriod mutks nguinst the West- ern Ghuuts of Indla, whore, nvout the beyinning of June, they alge: ina dark cunopy, covering the sky far and neur. Ou the Coromandal const of tho poninsuln, it fa tho northeast monsoon whlch rendors tho same servicg at the roverscd period of the your, for that side of India, Thoro the {!fo-x! van vlouds are brought up from the Bay of Bengal to break over the Eustern Mountains and ro- fresh tho fictds of Orlesn and Mudras. ‘Tho ') Rnows of Himalaya, periodically filling the chunnels of the Ganges nud the Bragmupootra, complete the water-supply of the Jidlin con: tinont, which would be nm desort [lke the Sahar, were it not for tho mouutaln reseryulrs and for theso * muusiing,” or never-falling monsoons, by whose recurrence the and is watored from the sen, Indra und Nurayon keoping allve the chil- Uren of the dun. Nowspapor=Wit New York World, Vojture and Arnutld were one day amusing themselves in guessing tho profussfon of tho passers by thoir dress und bearing, when, a care rio passed, tho occupant of waleh was oddly attired, Quoth Volt Thit's a Counolllir of the Court of Aid: Arnauld wagered that the passer wits not, tind, to decidu the bot, |. Volturvapprouched the carriage, and, axplaine ing to the gentleman the elrouimstunces, aaked if he were not such w functlonury. * Monslettr,” suld the gentleman, coldly, “ go round and bet that you aro an sas; you will never love. Drive on, conchmuan,” Pho'bot was decided a draw, When a rumor reached Versailles early in tho courye of tho Seven Yours’ War that Frederick tho Great hid been taken prisoner, and would shortly bo Urought to France, tho Duchess of Orleaus, whoge exateom for Louls XV, nover was partluwarly grout, erled in a niculy-ntfected rapture: “Oh, that'll be Jolly! Ido so want to seen King!" Who M, do Corblére for tho first time wont to tha Tullicrics to dischirge his olllelat dutles, in onlur to work more comfortably tye bern by pacing upon his tiblo his bandkerchlet, life spectuetes, aud ble snuif-box. [tf seams tom 3M. de Corbiore," anid Louls XVIM,, " Wat y aru golng to begin by emptying your. novkuta,’ Pe Mujosry,"” sali! tho Minister, * pro- fer that Fuhould begin by ating thom?" z aAncedote of Buloz, the wealthy but moan munniger of the Levuc der Dewt- Monica: Ouco upon a time ag he was passing through Aviguon he resolved to pay a vidlt to hte distinguished contributor, Com Armand de Pontmartin. Tho Count’s chateau atood bale up tho bill, the puck slopiug dawn to tho Ihone, with falr clumpa of shadowing trees, mossy alivya, and delicious glados, Hutoz malutalned & lone silence, as lf drinking In tho oxsualt beauty of the scene; thon, with a deou gixh, he turned to fa companion and oxelntiacds * Cwill be double dod. T indorstand how a min with sugh woods can have tho chock to churgy for bls cone trivutionsl"’ xX. paving Leon offended by a friend, sends hima chullonge to tight with mothers-in-luw, “With mothure fuslaw?” says tho uthor, por= poe “Certuinly, Lwill send my motbor-in- aw to stuy with you, and you send yours to spend the tine with mo, and “tho first inan that Legs for quaytor- with bo assumed to have been run through the body.” Not much," antd his paraguay “Lupologizo, humbly and respect~ ly." Afriond complains to X that tho nights aro 60 ahominubly hot that ho can't aluop, “My dear fellow,” says X,* you oumnt to aocustom ‘ourself to these ulteritions uf beat and cold, lunminer and winter I always sleep witb three apie in suniner, L may add, I put them un- lor ine." oo “ Referencos Required,» ductpolt Free deeeas, Hetweon 21 and 14 o’oluck ycatorday forenoon 4s iniddle-nged man stand upon tho steps of a Congresa-street boarding-house with an old sripsyck tn bis bund and # cobblo-stone and a lot of old papors in the grivenck. The paper and ‘tho cobbic-stong are mero supposltons, but thoy wore doubtlusa in thore uli the sanig, When the stranger's rig was wuawered ho Indulgud in bows, scrapes, aud suillea, and iunnounced bie roudluces to take room and board in the house until he could transact some very important business which find called hitn ta Detrolt. ‘Yous, Wo keep boarders; but, welt, you know, wo have to be so cureful, you know. J presumo you have ruferences?” * Referances| madiine, Chava a thousand, an daightod to ind tat you are go cholco in your gucsts, I presume you buvo beurd of Sous utor Sinith?" ¢ “Binith! Smith! She wasn't quite sure." “ Don't know Sonutor Sintth! ho oxclaimedt as be bolt up hie hands. *Woll, you Western pooplo are vo singular, Sve buen in swimintn, with Benutor Sulth a thousand timos. We use suruna bank toycthor. UH have tw toll bin when L fret home that f found aludy in Detroit who hl novor heard of hin. You must have hound of Gen, Bherman?” ¢ Oh yeas “Well, Sherm aud 2 stcep. In tho sumo boa when bo can got an excuse for beiug out all Might. We ure nlwayy out srnpebornriag te gothor whun f'n in Washington. Tho day Deft ho eatno down to the depot and wanted to. pu ina an old debt of $1,000), but Lt woulda't “take [t, duat drop a tno to Gon, Shorman and dak bin if ho knowa Judgo Collins.” . Khe scomed to study aver the matter, and ho prosently continued * dlaybe that would be too much trouble, Do you kagw tho Mayor of Hufalo?’ No, “Borry—very sorry, bocauuo tt wouldu’t take ton tntnutes to telegraph him. 4amo pow in church, and our wives look ike twin alstors, Nice nin, ho 18; and Tan Imaging how be would look [f sonio one wna to ask hint Judge Collina was all right. Perhaps you know the Govornor of Indianaf* ais Soemod ashamed to confess that sho dn “Really don't know him?” he went on. “How unfortunate, ag Enm Just Crum his house, whore: ho pbitged moto tarry for tureo weoks, Tho last thing hosaid to mo at tha depot youortay i Neues duudaey when, you yet to Dotralt don’t zo tonny of tho frst-ciaes hotels, where all Is bustio and eon tustol » but put up atsomo quiet, modest boarding-house, where they aro yory partioular about their quests, and whore tho landlady has the appearance of n genuine ee TROPAR ‘That's what ho sald, and that’s why am bere," Bomo women would have softoned undor that, but rho had had two men climb out of | bavk window the nixht bofore, owing her $11, and tho Nattory didn't soften a Mne in her favo, Bho naked if he could give locnl referencos. “ Why, randum, how can 1?" ho replied, “ Lam aatrangor here. I como hore to transact about 860,000 worth of busiacas with one of the banks, securo plans for a now block bn Woodward nvas nucyand porhapséot my son-in-law up in tho swhotosalo ry-oods trido, but sovornl dare mist necessarily clapse boforo any one will como to know ing for what 1 am," “Onr rule fa to require referances," sho sntd as sho noticed his eix-day-old papor collar and almost buttonicas vest. “Mudam,” ho repited, a8 he backed down the steps, “Lam both surprieed and grioved, Thad intonded, before Inaving your house, to giva you a sotof silverware which the Governor uf Connecticut presonted me last Christi but your besitancy shows that you suspect me. Picion Is something that touches ine Ina tender spot, 7 nin now forced ta go to n first-olnes hotel, and tho allvor will probably go to the cook. | Adieu, suspecting woman!" Maybe sho fools Ind over, it and maybo Aho dovsn’t. Khe probably doosn’t, If sho heard him sak f boy ho mot on tho corner if thoro was a ponny restaurant in Detrolt. INDEPENDENCE-DAY. ST. LOUIS, Sr. Louts, July 4.-—-Althouch to-morrow had been set apart as Independence-Day, to- dny has been observed as n holiday by virlous classes of people, A score or more of plentc parties left town this morning by river and rail, and in tho elty there has been ag continued fusillade of firecrackers, pistols, and miniature cannon. A number of small necidents have occurred, and two childron— August Eckhart, 8 years, and Michnal Gal- Ugher, 13 yeura—were shot in the head by stray bullets, and are dying, ‘Lo-morrow will’ be observed as a legal holiday, and, white ‘thers will be no public or formal demonstration, all business will by suspend- ed and the usual privates celebration bo In- duled in, KEWANEE, TLY. Spectal Diepatch to The Chtcogo Tribune, Krwaner, UL, July 4.—From 12,000 to 15,000 people participated In the celebration here yesterday, The day was all that could be desired. The procession was the largest aver witnessed here, including the Princeton and Galva Fire Departments, Buda, Galva, and Kewnneo bands, Lyman’s Battery, under command of Capt. A,B. Astley, and a por- tlon of the Fourth flinoly Reghnont. tho Cullathumpinan procession in the afternoon was over a ifle In length, and oxeeeded any- thing ever seon hore in that dite. The orn tion was delivered by the Rev, George F, Meredith. ‘ No casualties, and the colabration was pronounced by everybody a decided success, 2 NUMEROUS CELEBRATIONS. Speetat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Davenvort, Ia, July 4.—No general cele- bration has been held in Davenport, Rock Island, Moline, or vicinity In commemoration of tho Fourth except numberless small pic- ines yesterday anc to-day, but the surround- Ing towns haye shown more than the usual amount of patriotism, At Blue Grass the oration was dullvored by the Rey. J. UH. Rhens at Magtoketa by the Hon. J. 'T. Lanes at Anronea the Rev. G, HL. Ketloge; at Do Witt y, ia ion, M. V, Prinecton + Gannon; at M. I. White: at Loe Clalre by the Rev. J. G, Morrill; and. ab Washington by Judge H, 1, Benson. SPRINGFIELD, ILL. Speetat Dispatch to: Tha Onteago Tribune, Srruxarinn, Ih; July 4—There was no formal celebration of tho Fourth in this elty, ‘but specini demonstrations were made yester- day in several adjoluing towns, and will take vince In others to-morrow. ‘There were a gre many excursionists in the elty yester- COLUMBUS, ©. . Conumnus, O., July 4.—Tho Fourth was observed by speclal services in nearly all of the churches hero to-day and religlous and temperance meetings in the parks, Other- wise the day was quiet, ee Exelting Encountor Between a Wator= snake and n Jat, Stockton (Cul.) Mutt. A workman on Lindsuy Point !nformed a Matt reportor this morning of « terrible conillet. be. tween a sinke and «rut, which touk place there yeaterday afternoon, Tho ennke wae of unusual and of 8 diferent appearance from thuse commonly found in water, ‘The rat was of tha ordinary brown variety, and was running along the shoro whon tho fight begun. The snuke was coflod upon a litte puint of mud Just above tha water, suring itself, and probably asleep, Tho rat, Wpparently without noticing tho snake, ran «reotty into the Intter’s Jaws: that ts, it jumped directly upon the folds of tho serpent’s body, ‘Tho snake struck instantly, fastening Ita fangs between tho rat's shoulders, Then began ucon- fost thut In ite small way wig truly thrilling. ‘Tho rat, struggling violently, endcuyored to shake itsolf frog, while the sniko ag persistently endeavored to drag the head of its viotim Into iteown mouth, ‘Chis feat it was at test unable to accomplish, ‘Tho rat was imo, aud as It writhed in its convulatvo offnrts to cae bit tho bly anuko sovurely iu tho neck just. buck of tho: head, until the bloud lowed and nilxed with tts own, Thoso countor attucks Decnine at last 60 savuyoly pninful that ‘the anuke foosoned Its grip, romuainiug, however, in, bulf-coit, But the respit was wo briof to aford tho rat an opportunity to escape, for ugain the annke's flurca Jaws de- seconded and closed, this tine around ‘tho rat's head, ‘Tho neavy body of tho rut still swayod violontly, but dragged with the head of the snake, until the fatter wag come plotely out of coll, By this time, however, the rat's struggle hud bosomo comparatively tulnt, and the sonke wis apparontly the ‘vietor. But the noxt moment the sunke In ite turn bos gan to struggle Siolentiy, Aa if ta release its ad- yoranry’s hui, but tneffectually, and tho reason Uecume soon apparon Tho rat had bitton quite throu tho suako'y throu, and tts aba teeth could bo distinctly seen in tho narrow slit they made. Tho writhings’ of tho annko were now Intense, Tt lasbod tha ground with Us tall, and mitged ita thick fotds to almost halt tt length from tho ground. Tho spvotntor stout hosltant, scarcely knowlog whothor he ought or not to interfere, The next moment ho was powerless in the premises, for the snnke, with one Inst convulaive offort, throw half its length into the muddy water, and the doughty twaln sank togotbor to a conimun death, ———___ A Lovors’ Quarrel. Louion Telegraph. It {a tho fashion in Hungary for ‘peasant girle fnd women tandorn thelr heads with gayecole ored handkerchiofs twisted cunningly into tho hair, 0 tut thor qrauds tolds wlternuty with the heavy tlat plaits Iuwhich Mugyar mufde and Tntrong are wont to arrange thelr trosses, Nothing more tntrlualcully burinieas than a houd- dross of this kitid can be Imayinod; yot such a bundkerohiof hus revontly proved the * loading motive" ton terriblotrngody, A tewdaya wo a young ongaged couple entered a draper's shop in Bops ;Szont-Gyorny forthe purpose of buyto; a wodiling-cap for tho bride, who duly seleoted one to hor taste, but, while ber betrothed was poylog for bis purchusd, cast her vyos upon an unoomumonly bundsotue kerchiof, and expressed. her Gager desire to possess it. ‘The onumored youth, however, percmptorily’ refused to. ine Veat any tuore of his capital in hoadgear, whore: Upon, attor rating bim soundly for bie atingl- ‘nua, sho abruptly turned her back upon lin and Jott the shop. “Indignunt at this proceeding, hu stralyhtway botouk himwelf to tho dwelling of Arival village beauty, to whom he offered uot only bis bund and hewrt, but tho cap ho had pure chased for bis former funees, besides tho mauy- hued handkerohie? that luul awakened her lon; ings. All bls aiferl vee accepted; but hile forsaken love, unuble to buar the mortification Jailoted upon her by hls falthleancas and the triumph of hor rival, promptly banged heravlf tt ber som, Consideruble sympathy: manifested with her sud fute by hor fellow: lagers, who followod bor be to tha grayo in large nuaibors, and tho fivkle bridogroon, mect- ing the funomil cortéxe ay it passed down the inal atroct, was bo stricken by nemorey that he ulgo put an end to bis life the samo oyuning. ‘The Dean's Profanity. don, News. ‘Tho Doan of Chivestor uns Vocn distingutshn himself in uw churactoristio manner, The olde fushlonod Dean waaa quiet, yontlemanly pore von, of scholurly tastes and devldedly oplourean habla, itty, orthodoxy inlght Uo ducuslonally wus] i} an a jexcopuon= HUio. us modgen, Tigan’ has often bos tho laborious incumbent of a largo parish, who bas well earnod a aituution of poultive dignity and set rate Be alee oP Ota ed oo m sore eer ete nt a the Oxford nivorsity Comuilasion, Lord Sher- brovku, fulrly {f fuadoquately, described bin us Wo ront tha" 8 “Jocus6 fanntia, Burgon’s denunotation - of te Rurlals from tho “ curpet thin tho Dr. vill ent. ns ratuor = fauntical adinimbly adapted ohamoter of tho place in which it was tittered, and tu the personal dignity of the functionary it in who uttered it, But thu humor wo miss, Por- haps the ten Hishops who voted for tho cursed DI wil seo the Joke better than tho ordinary public, Whontho University preacher, na it Prelude to mn funeral sormon upon Princess Charlotte, quoted the words, “Go seo now this curred) woman and bury her, for sheinn King's daughtor," he wns sincerely though Judicrously {nap Wo should not bo doing Dr. Burgon juaticg If wo did-not muppose him to mean wht eeaid. When tho Irish Church bill was before Parilamont, an Irish prelate, whom sono peaply. regard 13 0 pects remarked that "thoy hound of Auls and Hills, but Hilly Gladstono might go to tho wall with his Mil" But that elegant piece of rhetorig waa not tuttored in church. People who have no othor argument but abuso should, howover, be altowod groat Iatitude Is using that which thoy goum to have. OBITUARY. LIEUT.-GOV. SEXTON. Special Dispatth to The Chicago Tribune, Inptanaroras, Ind,, July 8,—The sad news is received here this evening that Lieut.-Gov. Sexton, of Rushville, died this morning in Kansas, whither ho had been called by the sicknoss of his brother Oliver, whose death was supposed to be near at hand, ‘Two weuks ago Mr. Sexton was In this elty in gooil Health, taking an active part in the pro- ceedings of the Republican State Conven- tlon, No one suspected then’ that ho was paying the Onpital his last visit, and tho an- houncement of his peath, thercfure, ts ns surprising and sudden as it Is sad. Ie wns a native of Rushville, this State, where hia has ved nll his life, having completed iis 58d your on the tL of Inst May, Ho graduated from Jeffersonville Col- lege, Pe enevivanin, In 1846, and, after read- ing law with A. W. luubbard, for six years a member of Congress from Iowan, he en- tered upon tho practice of Iiis profession, in which he has engaged ever sinee, Inked he Was elected Lieutenant-Govornor, and in 1876 was sent to Congress from the Fourth District, serving ono term, Was pleasant speaker, possessing quick per- ceptive powers ond 2 popular, genial miner which endeared him to all. As President of the Stute Senate he evinced rare skill ag n parliamentarian, and in Con- fis he was regarded as a man of sound udgmentand tn uncumpromising Repub- lean, As w Inwyer ho ranked among tho foremost in his section of tho State, and-ns 2 eltizen ho possessed nll the elements of per- sonal popularity, How men had amore ex- tensive acattaintanes throughout the State, and wherover le was known the news of his death will be received with sadness, GEORGE RIPLEY, New Yonk, July4.—George Ripley, LL.D., President of the Tribune Association, and Iiterury editor of that paner, died this after- noon. He was born in Greenfield, Mass., Oct. 8, 1802, and graduated at Harvard in 1833, In 1826 he was gradunted at Cambridge Divinity School, and subsequently was pastor of the old Purchase Street Unitarian Chureh: in Boston. After spending sone time on the Continent of Europe in thé study of German and French Hterature, in 1810-4 he with RB, W, Emerson and Margaret Fuller edited the Dial, vn transcendental magazine. Ie was principal founder of the Brook-Farm Coin- mumity in Roxbury, which ereated so much interest in Europe and America, and in which he spent a moderate fortune. Ie removed to Now York in 1849 and became Hterary edi- tor of tho Zrifune. Ho has also been for lnany years the elief Nterary adviser of tho firm of Ilar Bros. He projected and was tho principal editor of the Amerlenn Cyclopredin, and, In addition, has done a vast aniount of other literary work. ‘ MRS. D. 'T. LAIRD, Evansvinwe, Ind, July 4.—The wifo of Judge D. T. Laird, died at Rockport, Ind,, tls morning, POLITICAL. SENATOR M’DONALD. Spectat Correspondence of The Chicago ‘Tribune, Vincennna, Ind, July 2—Joseph E, Me- Donald, United StatesSenator, has beon in the city nearly all day,—on a pleasure trip, he calls it,—but, considered from n Republic- an standpoint, o visit of inspection of Demo- cratic fences, S{o left thly afternoon for Evanaviile, ‘The Senator, during his stay at the hotel, entertaincd a number of political friends with conversation on current topics. IIe claims to feel no doubt as ty the result, in this State in October. 31s only reply to the remark nade by one of his fyffnds, that had tricd to orgiffizo a Me- ho (the friend) Donald boom here, wis abroad shille, ‘Lhe Senator was somewhat reticent on the recent work of the Supreme Cout Judges in overthrowing “the — amend- ments, although = ohe vigorously op posed tho. Rexistry law, believing it would be violated on both sides, , He sald his opin- on was reached after experience in more than ono Congressional investigation of the subject, His {den of it would eo divide. all cities into voting precincts containing not over 200 voters, and require a fesidence of thirty daygin the precinct, In this way, he clalnis, fully 35 per cent of the voters in any Preeinet would be acoualnted with overy voter, and lt would bo dificult for any Mega! votur to get a ballot in, ‘The Senator was closeted with the Hon. T, It, Cobb, member of Congress from this distriet, for a couple of hours. CANADA. A Monbter Rallway Enterprine Forming in Cannda—Monoy-Order Mates—Cost of Dominion Governmunt—Marriage with a Deconsed Wife's Nistor. Speclat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Orrawa, July 4.—It is sald that for some thue past the Government hus been In treaty with the represontatives of n syndicate of English capitalists who are now In Ottawa, with a view to forming a company wit 420,000,000 capita! to build the whole Paoiite Railway, the Government giving a land sub- slily of 50,000,000 or 00,000,000 acres and tak- ing no further responsibilities, The nego- tlations are sald to bo very nearly completed, and Sir Charles Tupper, Mintster of lRall- ways and Canals, is only awaiting advices from the other side before folng to Pugland to ratify the agreement with the principals, whose iugents ary now here, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Orrawa, July 4.—On the ist of July the following changes in rates for money-orders between the Dominion of Cara and the United States came into effect: On money- orders payable In the United States, not ¢ex- coeding $10, 10 conty; from $10 ond not ox ceoding $30, 80 cents; from 880 and not ux- eceding $40, 40 cunts; from $40 und nob ex- ceading $50, 50 cents. witty’ dollars 1s tho maxiuum amount allowed to be sent in an order at the present time, but efforts ure being mado to have it increased to $100, Although the Deparnnent of Agriculture hog stil on han several thousand copies of the 40,000 worthivss iminigration pamphlets, tho Parliamentary Printers are now printing 24,000 coples of the reports of tunant-turnier delegates, 300,000 coples of which were printed In Liverpool, Mr, Collingwood Schrieber, Government Engineer of laltlwnys, 43 preparing fora ournvy to Britlsh Columbia, where he will ompowworod to act In concart with the lion. Afr, ‘Truteh in nogotlating a settlemunt of the ulties between the Domiulon and Local Governments respectiins te enforcement of the Canarvon terms, besides acting in his official capacity as Chiet Engineer of the Pacitie Railway, A writer in an American monthly for uly reminds the Canadians of some (acts which it would be well to Kuep before the people, ‘Tho Governor-General recelves o salary of ‘$47,517. besides tho expenses of Vv ernment House; glght Lieutenant-Govern- ors recelye from $3,000 to $10,000 each, Four- tecn Legislative bodles (In the Doruinion and Lrovinees) aggregate GAL members, at a cost of OOO yeur, ‘There are sixty-tive Ex- ecutlye-Couneilors, who, added ta those al- ready enumerated, make ong representative for every 0,000 veople tn Canada; at the game ratiothe United States would have 7,40, and Groat Britain 6,000 representatives, ‘the cost of legislation for ‘arifament of last year was 000, of which $303,000 was re EN cua Dame, 0 f Sr, Sorts, NB ‘July 4.—In the Church of England Synod, which ls In session here, the, Bishop, in/his address to the Ublor ates Te, ferred at lmgth tothe DHL introduced in Parilament, 9 tonallze marriage with pe ceased wife's slater, He sal teachings of tho Bible and of the Church were, that inarriuge was a great religious oblixation, and not amere clyit contract, as argued by + some, Tho marriage of porsons In any way related had alway ean hota to be unlaw- ful by the Chureh of England, and every part of the marringo sorvico went to prove that it was no mero civil contract, if tho partles wero not joined by God, it was not Inwful, Tho change would fend to giving rein to men’s passions, and any trangressions of a Diving Iaw al- ways tnarked the beginning of a downward course, Ho did not hesitate to, say that the cloray should decline to solemnize such 4 ton. If the State pronounced marriage, 0 elvil contract, the clery wera to be tho guarding of tho Inws of fod and the Church. Between the present Ume and the noxt meot- {ng of Partiamnont, he would advise thesprend- Ing of sound, wholesoma truths on the sub- joct aniong the parisifonors —Petitlons should bo prepared ngatust the propoac bil, and these might with propriety. po signed by women ag welling by men, Ifo was giad to know the Presbyterian Assembly, In Mont- teal ‘stood with the Episcopal Church in that iL Te ‘Tho customs receipts at St, John tn June Were $63,870, against $10,037 in Juma Inst year, The total quantity of deals and deat-ends ahipped from St. John during the half-year tunoitited to 110,483, Buperficial feet, um- ploying 170 vessels, of 130,000 tons, ‘The alip- Hea ine Bante 4 carlo, last er, oe 143,502 fect, employln vesse r, 771 tons, During the half-year 11! “tons’ of birch wore exported, and 2,268 tons of pine, <<< : ORIMINAL NEWS. A PICNIC RIOT. Speetat Dispatch to Tha Odeago Tritnine, Pirranuna, Pa, July 4—At a plenic in honor of the Natlonal anniversary, hetd at Newcumberland, W. Va., about. fifty miles below Pittsburg, on Saturday, 8 terrible rlot broke out, in which pistols, knives, clubs, and stones wero used freely, The aggressors wore n party of drunken roughs from Stu- benville and helghboring towns. They were finally beaten off, but not until several of them had been roughly handled, ‘Threo of them ‘were carried away by thelr friends, having been knocked Insonsible by stones, ‘Two or three of the picnickers were badly In- Jured, ono named James Brown, being cut with a knife so badly that it is thought he cannot long survive. It was the most ex- elting affair of the kind ever known in this vicinity. MURDERED AT A PICNIC. Cincinnati, O., July 4.—Tho day hins been observed much as nn ordinary Fourth of duly, by a large influx of visitors from the country, nid by the usual consumption of fire-crackers, firing of guns, pistols, ete, A largo plente was held at Parker's Grove, eloven miles up the river. During tho after- noon a very serfousdisturbance arose antonjr aparty of drunken men. in the course of whielt John | Mullen, formerly a. private policeman at tha Atlantic Garden, was shot dead with a pistol by one of the party. sup posed to ba Michac! Moran. Hualf-n-dozen men were more or lesa Injured in the mélee, Moran and five others wero arrested, SHORT IN WIS ACCOUNTS. CuanLEsToN, 8, C., July 4.—Alexander C, Langhlin, engaged as an expert by Bond- Commissioner James C, Colt to count and eancel the bills of the banks of tho Stata which are now funded fu State consols at 50 cents on the dollar, has been committed to Jail in default of $50,000 ball, charged with fraudulently appropriating certain amounts of bills to his own use, ‘There seems to be Ntte doubt as to Laughlin’s guilt. 'The only question in doubt is the amount he has staton, which Is estimated by some persons ag high ‘ng $100,000, —— BROUGHT BACK. Cixcrnnatt, O., July 4.—Robert Cahill, recently arrested at Fort Worth, ‘Tex., .on suspicion of bolng implicated in the murder of Caterrecker, near Fremont, for which Joln Welch has been found guilty, reached this 'elty this evening under charge of the oflicer, who went to ‘Texas for hin with a requisition from Gov, Foster. » FIRES... . AT LANCASTER, PA. Lancasten, Pa, July 4—This afternoon alarge barn on the County Farm wus de- stroyed by fire. A number of adjoining bulldings were badly burned, and at onotime it was feared tho building used by the Insane would also be burned. "Phe loss fy fully $75,000; Insurance, $4,000, ‘Tho fire was tho work of an Incondlary, as lt broke out in three places at the sane time, AT ALDEN AND DUKE, IA. Apeclat Dispatch to ‘The Chtcago Tribune, Dunuquk, In., July 4.—Tho City Flouring- Millsat Allen were burned to-day. Loss, $4,000, The Duke Post-Ofillee, Dubuque County, was also burned to-day. Loss, £300, IN CHICAGO. ‘Tho alarm from Box 373 at 1:50 ‘yesterday afternoon was caused by boys throwing fire crackers upon tho roof of a frame cottnge at No, 34 Burlington street, owned andoccupled ae isealduhee by Michael Morgau. Damage, Filing. i THE WEATHER. OFFICE oF THY CuluF SIGNAL Orriorn, Wasuinatos, .D, C., July 5-1 a. m.—Indl- eations: For Tennessee and the Ohio Val- ley, partly cloudy weather with iocal’ ralns, warm southwesterly: winds, stationary or falting barometer, followed in the west por- tions by rising barometer and cold northwest winds, For the Lower Lake region, partly cloudy weather and frequent ralu, with warm south- erly winds, falling barometer, generally fol- lowed by rising barometer and colder niorth- west winds. For the Upper Lake region partly cloudy weathor, with frequent ralns, winds mostly northerly, early stationary tompourature, generally higher barometer. For the Upper Mississipp! Valley, clearing weather, winds mostly northwesterly, sta- tlonary or higher temperature and barometer For'the Lower Mississippi Valloy, clear or partly cloudy weather, variable winds, sta- Uonary or higher temperature and barometer, ‘The Upper Misuissippt River will fall, TOCAL ONSEKYATIONS, CuicAad, July & Har.) Ther, jiu) Wind) Veij itn, | Weather Tima, it. min, a. 'p. mu, yostorday, 43, GENMEAL UNSHRVATIONS. CHIOATO, July 4—10518 p,m, Harter) Wind. nu ERASE: PEAULURLESMRRHeSH: Kacrowento’ Halt Lako Cit} Handgeny. a 5 5 Desserwas: A Sad Fawilly Mistory, Pyrrsnund, Pa, Jy, J—Thomus Crow), of Teaver County, was diuchargod with hie regl- ment from the United Btntes service at tho vlose of the Warin lé3. Ho hud served three yearns {n tho army, partlelpated in most of the irreat battles, and cavapod without a wound. While on the railroad on his way home » collision oo- curred. Howas killed. Ho lefts wife uni two, small obildren, Tho widow subsequently mare vied Jared Williams, of Potroloum Cantra, Vor neango County, The stepfather was ubusive to the childron. Thrco years agoone of them, nt wirl 18 yoars old, wus turned out of doors by hint netor bolng beaten. Boe drowned horself in u Holon, Ho wus 26 Lauly troatod by bls stgpeathor etwr, Ho wus 80 badly trea or thathe luff home aud obtalued a situation, — Wiliinins carried his porsecution'dt, the hoy to ia plnce of emplosiment, Two wooks aya sito eeded In huvhig Peter discharged from hiy ple 8 boy returned home and vada hy Inothor zuodby on Sunday morning last. Nox day howna found dead In a barn halen milg away. Iohad shot himself through tho lieart, <<<. THE CROPS. “WISCONSIN. Special Dispateh to The Cateagd Tribune, Warrntows, Wis. July.4.—Tho winter wheat harvest has commenced fn this Bets tlon, being ‘somowhat cartier than tho ayer. zo of seasons. Tha yield will bon large one, with o fine plump borry, and an in. ‘creased acreage ovor any former “year, The rye harvest Is quite. advanced, and the ero, has dono well both fn quality-and yleld, Burley {s nearly fit for the reaper and gives excellent promise. Spring whent never fookerd better nt its ‘present stare than ft tloes now, and with favorable weather trom this on must preduen Qnely, Corn ts the only crop at all backward, and this ts the te. sult of continued raina preventing its cult. vation, Hinying ‘is retarded some, b: weather, Dat Bene crop has auffeted ss sorlous damage as yet, —— INDIANA. Bpectat Correepondence of ‘The Onlengo Tribune, Vincennes, Ind, July 2—Oncot the so verest raln-storms over known here visited this clty nbout 10 o’clock Inst night, contin. uing until after midnight,’ During this tine rain fell In torrents, deluging tho streets, ‘The lightning was Ineessant and unusually vivid. Fortunately tha wind was not high, and gemparailvely small dainnge was done, ‘The heavy falls of rain, with cloudy, dowy weather, have nssiuned dangerous propor tions, and already farmers entertain serlous: fears that anothor sengon similar to that of! 1876 Is upon them, and Bun thelr crops, after being harvested, will be ruined, ‘Chaamount thrashed is only a mere fraction, and, In cuse the wet weather continues, the loss will be very great, GARFIELD. Somo Remininaconces of His Early Lifo -His Ambition to Mako a Noble Career for Mimself—The Incident Which Led to Miin Becoming a Preacher, Detroit Post. Dr. C. Henrl Leonard, whose father was é for many yenrs a near nelghbor of Gen. Gar. field, relates some interesting reminiscences of the Republican candidate. for. the Prosi+ dency. Of Gen. Gariteld’s early Ife ho has often heard his family speak, and the Gen- eral has frequently narrated to him Incidents of his'’boyhood carcer, On one otension ho told how It happened that he quit the busi- ness of canal boutman and struck out ‘for a better position In life. Bontmen in that day were a pretty bord © lot; and nm young man had to have o pretty good development of imusele and knowledge how to use it, or hu would bo badly run over by the stronger: ones, * Gar- field had a reputation on the canal of belng able to tuke care of himself, Though he liad no vicious habits and did npt indulge in pro- fanity, a3 most uf his associates tid, le.poy sessed great physical strength and courage, and was not averse to a rough and tumble Aight when occasion offered, The result was that he was often Ina serimmage in which somebody else got worsted, and. most of tho roung fellows along the caunl were sity of him. One day he heard a mother hol Lu im up to her son ns a terrible warning ant oxampls of the kind of person -canal-boot Wo: nade a person. ‘Lhis set hin Hiluking of ‘his situation and surrount- Ings, and the more he thonght tho niutter over the more he was convinced that there. was something better than the kind-of Nfe he was leading. He made up his mind to strike out for n nobler career, As he was iderlng these things, two stout youn; ellows, who lad previously felt the weigh of his ‘lst, mnade for him with knives, While he would not have feared an encounter with elthor of them separately,-he did not relish a combined attack of two such fellows with deadly Neapons. Seeing no. other mode uf escupe, he dived under tho bontcame up on tho other side, swam to the opposit canal bank, and then made for the woods. Ho brought up suon after at the houso af the randfathor of Dr, Leonard, one Worthy Paylor, « farmer of Aurora, Portage County, where he asked for employment. 5 Ar. ‘Taylor said he ind no employment for boy, but ‘young Garfield lusisted that ho Wis able todo aman’s work, Mr, ‘Tayldr told hime tf he dit he would givehim a mau’s wages. He went to work Inthe hay-feld, was set to mowlng with threa men,’ Ile was given a swath next the leader, and thoso behind hin, thinking to“ bush” the boy and make him sick of his job, crowded hlin tho best they were able, but he held ‘hisown without: complaint, and let nono of them throw their, swath upon him, This sort of racing was kept up all the forenoon, and the men, sotlng the boy's mettle ulcadtiint down to the work, aud thereafter he kept eveuly along with. the rest. Wien tho day’s work.was done he bogued for 9 candle, and reticiig, to his room studied far into the night. Tho next morning ho was up bright and earls ready for the day’s work with the rest, Io worked for Mr, ‘Taylor throughout, the sea- son, and overy night he pored over his books long alter the rest of the household were asleep, Hoe had fully made up his mind to Hain an editention, and while others were In- ulging in idleness or reerention hé was storing lis mind with useful knowledge. Afterward he went to Hiram Institute, and there prepared himsulf to enter Williams College, haying been assisted tinanclally to some oxtent by un elder brother. From ‘the time he left the canal, with the high resolu: tion to make something better than a boat. inn of himself, his career was upward, Dr. Leonard recalled an incident which had a marked Influence upon Garileld’s sub- sequent course in life, hen he was at the Institute a gilb Iecturer came along and ad- vertised a lecture, in which he proposed to show that the Mosaic account of the ereation was wbsurd and unselentitic. After he had finished his lecture he sald if there was an; pereau in the audience. who wished to ns! Mimany questions he would be pleased to answer them, Young Garilold, who had been deeply interested In tho study of geology, propounded a few questions which proved rathor troublesome to tho lecturer to answer, and before thoy fice through with it the ‘audience foun: int’ a. very Intoresting controversy was going on, Tho result was that the next day the lecturor was ehnllenged to a serlos of debates with Gar- field upon, the Bible and its relations to Pselence. ‘The challenge was accopted, and the debate continued fora week, ‘Tho result of 16 wus that young Garflold showed him- selfso well Syutuped with arguments in sup port of the Bible and ngainst‘materialism, atiel a Ieeen and ready controverstaligt, and such o fluent aud convincing sperker, that ho Was urged to speak in pulplts of tha Christian, or Coun pbellits, churches in the vi- elnity, ‘This ho did with great success, and hits faino as a preacher spread far and wide, nd his services wero in great deman Dr, Lwonard said-he had seen the statement rat Mr. Gartold wag never a preacher of that denomination, but the contmry is the fact, “When he wis President of Iinun Gol lege jt was part of lis duty to occupy tho pulpit of the church of the Cliriatinn denoms nation to which the College belonged, and 11s sulury as President covered that service, That denomination have no regularly: or dujned, preachers, belivvi at nny person, fit and competent to Instruct as 9 speakor ought to: be ponnitte do so withaut any special ordination, . i‘ urd noted na ono of Gon, Gar Dr. Leo field's chavacteristicy Its fondness for chift+ dren, Ho seemed to take special delight in thelr society aml convergation, and often sald. that thelr Ideas were to him a revelation and thelr ausettons a apr, to perpetual investiga. thon, If he could ‘sutisty thelr greedy yt le iluds he felt sure that he could inake him. felt eatoratuen by thelr less keen and erit- eal senfars. é No Guustion of Gen. Gartol’s storling ‘in- fexrity and uprightness of charactor was gyer ralged mong his friends and nelghbors, ‘Those wha have seen lila bfloueat kuow ius most intimately throughout all bie life beHuve lim to be one of the mogt, pure and honest of men, No amount ‘of ‘campaign und contd tarnish hfs bright reputation In the minds af thase before whom he walked throughout all the years of his boyhood and manhood. They know him thorotgly ry, ned they belluye in Niu with thelr whole hearts, ——————$§ TROUBLE AT THE SAND-LOT, San Fuancisco, Cal, July 4.—A stormy, tecting wag held atthe Sand-Lot to-day. Tho Greenyack ‘and Demecratlo wings of the worklnginen assembling In tloss proxlinity, 8 cros#-fira of cheers and groans ensyed, ang ut the close the’ Leniocratio factlon made a Sieh fee ane aaa ales hustled Auto & hwo, wud drive oi, ;