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IE CHICAGO TRIBUNE SATURDAY, JULY 17, 1880—TWELVE PAGES. NEW YORK. Chitchat About the Champion Faster of the World. Politleal Matlers—Demoeratie Disharmony in Vir- ginia and New York State. Art Gossip~Tho Heated Torm—Bights at " Oonoy Island. Ayeetat Correrpondence af The Chteave Tribune, New York, July 13.—Watohing Tanner and tho moroury Is now tho favorit amusement of the averago Now-Yorker who can't desert tho ranks of tho stay-at-home brigade, ‘Tho fast. ing Dostor, tho bonofactor of tho nows-grasping fraternity, has cnrved his niche, 80 to spenk, in modern historic newspaperdom; and as cach day increases bie cavity and decreasos his wolght, ha deserves more surely hia titlo of the frugal Tan- nor of tho Ninotcanth Century, His hollowncss fe now a daily foature of tho nows of the Asso- cinted Pross to evory part of tho land,—dermon- strating how benutifully an inspired idiot ean occupy tho public attontion. Being, noverthoe Jess, apart of tho daily record of tho tmos, T ‘visited him again this nftcrnoon, to assuro tho readers of Tnx Trrpune that ho ls renily Iving ‘on alr, with famine sovoral Inps bobind. He has just ontered upon the third woek of his unoxampled feat, and still bears up bravoly. Rolays of physicians are constantly in attend- ‘anco on him, at Clarendon Holl; and ft would bo @ereater task now than tho ono he has undor- takon for him to obtain tho sninilost morscl of food without detection. ‘Tho feoling of skep- tloism and unbelief that was ontortained by some of the members of tho medical profession in the oarller stages of this terrible testof man’s powors of endurance, has mainly given way to onoot deep interost; and n good-sized library of volumes on tho subject may be ono of tho much-to-be-deplored results of the Doctor's fast. That thore oro doubting Thomnees of tho medical profession still nround Clarendon Hall, fsindiaputablo; but, os every faelilty is given them for tbe detection of fraud, {t muat bo ace knowlodged that Dr. Tanner, in claiming tho dolt of ‘THe CHAMPION FASTER OF THE WORT, shows ovory disposition to net fairly in tho mnt- ter, Adrondful rumor had beon sot ailontin tho ball this morning, to tho effect thut the New York faculty in general, besides a delegation froma Thiladoiphin medical university, would call on tha champtfon antl-lunob flend during tho day. Bueharald by a countless legion of tho young, raw Snwhones tribo was to be resisted nt all hazards, and thore was somo talk by the Doc- tor'’s backers of telegraphing Goy, Cornoll at Albany to allow tho Suyenth Itegiment—the crack crowd of Now York's plonia soldlory—to be called out to dofend tha appronches of tho ‘ball and “give tho old man achance.” Happily tho rumor was contradicted, and ecleotics and rogulars beenmo reassured. The Doctor looks to-day agit his bout with famino was a species of reoreation. His oyo is brigher thanattho time of my visit last week, and his movemonts around tho Imit show no loss of actlyity. This vitality, aflor two weoks without food, fs what puzzles Bawbonosin goucral, Thut a man without a. stomach should bo animated hnd cheerful, and ould ve ublo to trot around Ike n district measongot-boy looking for the wrong number, is almost inconceivable, Such a human chameleon, living on alr, bothers both pulpit. and ft ' tho medical nity ol would, so that thay are going to stow him away in thofr mental museum alongside of the 15 pur ‘ste, the Man with tho Iron Mask, and other Iit- rary celebritios of the past and presont day, ‘Tho Doctor's timo ts forty days, ond just at present it looks as if ho intended to make ft, or vivo up the ghostin the attempt. Te took, by way of divoraion, a walk in Union Square, and his stop was firm, Returning to tho boll, thoro was a good color in his face, Hiscondition was losted with tho usual Instruments; the tempera lure to-day was 084-5 (taken in tho axillo); pulse W, and varying to 08; respiration 16 to the min- ute; Ife muscular strength and senro of feollug normal. Yestorday, on roturning from his walk, ho welghed ns usual, tipping the scale at Trig.—n loss of 2014 pounds since ho begin firsts Ing; to-day hia welght was 133 pounds, a total Joss of 244 pounds,—his original weight at the atart haying been 167}s, Such a drain on tho system ign xood proof of the nonesty of the test; end,’ns it will continuo, with somo siizht in creasa, the Doctor, ns esthnuted by bia friends, will, at tho end of his trinl, find biinself © MMQHTER BY NEARLY EIGUTY rouNDs. Pixesterday: a physician from Hoston, who olnimed to bave fasted twenty-one dys, called tosce him, but was not admitted, He then ox- preased the beHef that Dr. Lanner was subsist Ing on pollots containing nutrient, and offered towngern considerable sum that ho could nob fast for forty days under proper watching. His chatter produced no limpreasion. however, on the crowd: for, despite all disbelief of doubters, thero's no doubt of it’s belng a fairshow. The dterald—over alive to a chinee to ndvortise it- self, boitin Afrien, at the North Vole, ur amid an Irish faminc—haa a relay of watchers on hand, who, in thoir natural rio of passing into evory show In the city, do tho pnasing for tho Dootor,—banding him’ everything ho requires to sustain bis fast, . While the Doctor's body stilt Prppents, the ap- arance of bong wellnouriated, his face grows dally moro cadaverour, and there is asort of pleading look, tnt, ever-prosent in his waking Moments, 1s. pooons nie yaletal to cantemplates The Dootor declured to-day, in regard to a published suggestion that ho wns taking oplates to prevent tho wiete of tisauc, that ho had never taken any aplato in his Ife. Learning that Lreprovented Tie Curcago Wit he remarked: “Innsmuch asf nm froin and have aA mumber of friends in wish you to stats, for tho Information of the medical fraternity thore, that the opiate Jnsinuation Is untrue. Tam living now on tho ‘disintegration of ny tlesies, and upon tho oxy= gen } derive from the nir, If Thad taken ophim. vas insinuated, Its netion would be to retard, ar altogether provont, the;continunnee of this proo- essof disintegration which keeps me alive, aud my fast would speatly. come to nn ond, Farther, {f Lwas taking oplum in any form, or Indeed alsohol or any stimulant, ite presenco would be readily apparent in the water with which Lringe my mouth, which hus been ropeat- edly subjected’ to micrescople examinition, Again, {ff were taking ox-blood in pila, tho tents dally applied to tho waste fluid eliminated from my system could stot fall to discover it.” To-day the inevitable photographer was pres- ent, and took the Doctor's pleture, which com- mands a ready sale, MANY AND DIVERS THEORIES obtain as tu tho Dovtor's fasts and, as to tho Outcome, speoulntion is rife aniong. ominent medical mon, Somo assort that ho fs using bighly-concentrated meat, compressed into un almost imporceptite space, thus uccounting for bib uso of water: iwlorosconiy exwulnation, howovor, would scom to nullify that, No one imagines that ho can endure the forty duys, and vory soon is Bot tho limit of enduranco with death by starvation,—prefaced by Insunity, such actimination being remrded by the genothl Now-Yorker os tho gaving of a job for the gun- eral fool-killer, If, howovor, the Dootor should succeed, tho benoit to humanity in economy will bo im- mense. During future Chicago Conventions and Expositions, whon the house Is overrun with country-cousina, the family can dispense with all put'a daily meal; tho county pouchouses can come down to a somi-occasional feed" for their Inmates; and the shipwrecked sailor, em dotdonod by the oxampleof thoman from dijnne- apolis, might got nlony comfortably for a month: or so onan old boot ora yard of sail-cloth, and his bumble faro with a companion, rather than cnet lots which should cat tho other, ‘Then {t would novor bo sung again, as Gilbert Puts ity “Ob! Tam the cook, and the onp tale bold, ‘And the mate of the Nancy brig} And the bos'n tight, and the midshipmito, And the crow of tho captain's ig.” Whethor ho dio oF not, however, wo must con- cede that the Doctor bus done tho malo sex a Neverto-be-forgotten favor. Ever since that illeatarred time when Father Adam waa eutlocd dy Mother Evo over into the private freo-tunch corner of the Gurden of Eden, and tompted by the prize truit of tho seuson,—over since that evil day, whon, through tho innata polltgnons of tbo man only, and not from any desire to eatialy: Buy. Anti Tanner, feellugs:or gratify an appe- hi Wot, st over since the first free lunch on record, oman boldly asserted that “Tho way to a man's heart is through bly stomach.” Dr, Tans free modest fuat hus forever refutod such an il-founded accusation. Geographically, Now York isin the Temperato Zenoy but for fully one-third of the yeur, ite + AMAT OF THY TROVIOS. It's climbed way up now, and, notwithstand> ing the lapse of weoks, shows uo disposition to ‘The Chicugo view ¥ tho coal broczes of the Luke, and leaves for home ug quickly as possible, But “tho poor and the Httle onos—God pity thom! Tho senrtallty amon tho babes hag become terriblo, ~absolutely frightful,—there baving been, from tho alfecta dircotly of the hunt, Mel infant dosths during tha last forty-cight hours. jousands of people swan dally to Cone; Inland, whero fioy aye, by way of arial Opened another colossal $350,000 hotel; but trip Is g.luxury, aud many o one sighs In yainon Sundays for the 60 conta _nucossary, for the ox- Cureton, It ta altegethor too hot to do much in polltica; but 1m this the Republican Committco us far ahead of iteantagonist. It his organized, subdivided, and golten lo work, while it6 oppo- Deot bas only started to prepare. The only member of the Republican Committeo I could Bnd In town to-day was Gov. McCurmick, who ia at Long Branch at nigbt and boro duily, lonking: ter bis large mining intoreate. Tho Governor is confident of suvooss, but the committee ie not unmindful of the work neces- ‘tw Carry campaign, Chairman Jowoll and Seoretary Dorsoy brave gone out to Montor to consult with Gen. Garfiold and sub- init to him the plans of the Commitios., Tt had 4 short intervicw with Gov. Jowell bofare ho loft. Hic ts cunfident of not. only Conneaticut, ‘but Indiana also, although Senator Eaton has tho audneity to olaim both ns certainly Domo- emtlo, Enton is altnost equal to Wonver as a claimant, and Weaver isa fit candidate for tho Junatio aaylum in asserting, as suro for bia fol- Jowlng, mujoritics in. Kanant, flown, Michignil, and a dozen other States alwaya Republican, At tho Republican headquarters, 241 Fifth aves nuo, tho most flattering reporta as to tho condi- tlon of the party everywhere aro recolved dally, and {tis known that Garfeld and Arthur are galning strongth. Senator Windom clores ong of bis chnrectoristic letters with tho romark: "1 regard Gon, Garileld ua essentinily the business= men's candidate. Ho has been sound on every leading question, and tho business of the coun- try bna faith in him ae it has in few other publlo men, This isa strong point, and in my opinion will give him tho election.” Gow. Jowell, Just before tla departare, stated to Tre Tainunn representative thatho regarded the presont condition of affairs in Virginia o8 CRATAIN TO GIVE THE STATA TO GARFIELD, ‘Tho Electoral ticket put into tho fold by Mabono affords tho best of opportunities to widen casily the breach botweon tho HenedJusters and th regulars. “ Rule or ruin” Is Mahone’s published polloy; and bis ormin, the Richigond Whig, de- Hares unrosorvedly: “It it bo a question of lifo and deuth as between the Rendjuster party and the Democratic party, our voice would unheslta- tligly and emphutically pronounco for the sil~ vation of tho former," Mahonu fs a sbrowd and Jong-headed tittlo fellow; and that ho will be as gootl—or ns bad—as his word, nobody who knows: tho man and bis methods wilt doubt for 0 mo- ment. Meanwhile, tho regulars are Just as don ants and tholr ditemn fs, that, while surrender te 'Matono or compromise with him would bring: bis friends Into linc, his unpopularity with thelr own people would cause many yoteraon thit side to drop out. It's s case of Leiner boliracn the dovll and the deep eca,—tho devil boing bin- hone, and tho deep sen tho vatera who would stay At homo avoner thant march to victory under his lead. it is Mahono’s intention to ran candl- dntes for Congress in every district,—some of whioh will, therefore, chnngo thelr political comptoxton and return Republican members. Gov, Jowall also regards tho patched-up pence in New York ag but temporary,—inany othors at Republican headquarters sharing tho samo opinion. It grows dully clearer that thero is no harmony between tho regulars of Now York, of whoin ‘Tildyn fs etl the veritable hortd, and tho: Tummany-Canal " tdekers” and * bolters," who have been really headless since tho death of Chicf-Justice Church, but of whom Johu Kelly ig the oxecutiveoficer. TheCinelnnati nominn- tions hnye not fn renllty done tho slightest thing to promote harmony In local amatters,—obsorvas on showing that FAOTION FAGHITS ANY WEING ACTUALLY INTEN© BIFIED, ‘Tho Irving Hall Democracy, who have been declared regular by both the ‘State and National Conventions, show no signa of oxtending tho olive-branch to Kelly and ‘ammany, excepting ‘on condition of tho latter's enlisting under the former's banners. There is, in short, no intima tion of a unton on any torms but those of abject submission, Tammnny Hull bas often oxtonded tho olive-branch {1 this loft-handed manner to the kiekers, when that organization was reo- ognized na@ regulnr; and it hin® no renson to complain if tho Irving Hall reguinrs retuinto upon it by commending some of its own medicine fo {ta unwilling lps. In Albany asimfilarstate of affairs uppears. ‘Tho regulirs there, too, regard the bolters with the diedaln felt by the Pharisces of oll for tho Sndducees, ‘Tho regulars are willing enough to neeopt votes or Assistance from tho ieokerat but, a8 for dividing the orgunizntion or the apolls, that is quite n different thing. In Brooke lyn and Kings County nalmilnr division exists, the Cincinnati nomination baving really divided {nstend of uniting tho organizations. Hdltor Kinsclln, of the Bayle, started nvigorous opposls on to tho regutar elute, and thorals iitle doubt: rent number of persons who hive bere- tofore beon Matraight'"’ will be found fighting under his colors. Throughout thle great State tho fact remains indisputable, that tho factions of the Democracy show no signs of uulon on local matters, ‘The gush at Cineinnatt, with atl the ponitentin! sobs and tenrs, scems destined to have no effect. Deep-reated causes of disun- lun and estrangement aro never removed in a moment, Union cannot be brought about by claoping the hands, or compelling the cnomy to shake bands with you In front of a great nudi~ ence, even though the bands pliy over so well and mon shout thomaclves horse. 2 ART. On Broadway, thoothor day, I noticed ono of Chicago's most tulonted sans, of whom she may well be proud, and whom I hud notacen visit to the Louvre three yeurs ge Bhadey the artiste ae retuenel frou a few clig's muza, and bie Jie! jo to Chiengo, hin former home. Ho is in rthe! MM health, ane wilispond somo thine in needed rest, He [sono of tho strongest of our younger Amoriean art- fsta who havo beon or are realding abrond, ond has been nbsont somo twelve years, spent chiof- Jy in Dussuidorf, Paris, and Ttaly. His atriktnir and highly successful work, “Tired Ont”—n student sarpriged by the dawn,—was exhibited and greatly adiniged bere sonic tind wo, at Knoedler “& Co.'s, the’ worthy successura of Goupil, The Nberat patronage that Chicago's moneyed non oxtend to, American artists will this year bring to your Exhibition « largor thin usual numbor of rrtistio geins.. A. T. richer, the celobrated artist. whe specinity: rine, has gone to the New Jersey coust, whence he goes to New Kochello and Newport, in scurett of inotives for seashore genre ptetures. A now- Tpeipletnll work dn this deld, which wis dulnted expressly for the Chicago Exbivition, ts called © Baby Is, A and shows the young monarch, seated In his curringa on the beach, aurrounded by maminn, aunt, young sister, nud nurac,—all oxcopt the lutter paying court, It ls one of Bricher’s moat successful compositions 40 far. rope ft RIGHTS AT CONEY I8t-AND, ‘This narrow strip of formor waste, converted into miles of promonmlcs, dawns, and drives, with its crowded places, stil retains tho wonder of the elty inbabltant and the muaryel of tho visitor. “No, str, not in wl this world of ours isthore such a plice ag this,” sald al Re G.8. youtet lis 4 ha stood on tho beach with inont Conyy stand. “Uve been twice around this pill of ours, and thero t8 nothing in all my recollections that, oven xuggosts suche place.” This verdiet of tho Fellow of the Royal Geo- graphical Society of England bas been time and again pronounced by Americans, but its soiree Jett tt pan ton suspicion of blus, Ani, sponk- Ing of bina, everything on Conoy laland ta run on the bins,’ ‘Tho island runs so, tho murine railway tho samo, and overything to corcespond. It cer- tainly, howover, désorves conaideration 18 an ifstitution racy of Amerlean enterprise und manners, In noothor place in tho work, except on tho thoroughfares of a grent metropolis, are Binh sights to be seon, euch peaple to ba’ one countered. Nothing that tho clty bonsts of, ox- copt tho neresof hot tags and pavoments and the dull monotony of bouses, Is) wanting hore. Thontres; beer-prluces; caféa that equal, in depth of ovllar and = woalth of Jarder, those of aver-lauded Paris: urace-trici; concert-hutts; a circus; an aqui rlum; a museums a pier that with spider-like -Jegs wales fnr out to sou, nod, by its fravitity upparontly olfering no resistance, dofes old Neptung’s flercest rago; slde-showa; ordtnary~ sized bocr-halls: n garden of pyrotocnntca: marine rnifrond; two dally papers; spurkliny fountains; eres and acrea of greensward; whole miles of broad promonados; and hulf-a- dozon hotels that in appointment and capnolty arothe peers of any iu New York City,—these nro tho suilent foatures of tho letle stripof land whioh, within te recollection offuvery sehool-boy in Now York, wag alinnst u barron waste, flecked hero and thore with tufts of rank marsh-graas, How tho fulry-like chunge camo over it, no one can filly appreelate. It has been tha growth of four yeora. No sudden miracto wrought ail tha obango; but, like Topsy, tho place *growed,’— & porfevt Cosmopolls, whoso benefits und full onjoyment no olnss protmpts, WD. — Fashionable Foecding—Mow English “Society Kats and Drinks London Truth, < What a goone of unbridied appetite fs a motorn fashionable lunchoon! It Legins nt 2; and 4 o'dlock strikes bofure tho hospitable hostess cnn get ber voracious guests out of tho house. They: serve soup at luncheons Nowa day's and thore is a menu. In my youth the Junchoon hour wae 1 and a bill of fare was nover dreamed of. Champagne was raroly produced, sive ut dinner; now you aro offored Stel jnberg Cabfuet, Piper Holdeick, oxtra dry; sherry, Enntte,’ Chitong, Margaux, and, ‘ke hurror quours. How is a man to go down to his broker's and givo orders abou Eas thine when ho has had goup, half a duzon culrdécs, 0 roast, gomne guine, n mayonnaise of lobster, icod-pud- ding, u choice of four or five wines, and green chartrouse or white umrasching for lunch? So- oy. bi Intoly taken it into its head to be mur- tied in the aftornoon instead of Jn the morning. Very probably when you bave rlson from your lunch you tuy find that you are due at a wod- ding at a very “high” church, and subses res at a weading collution at Alexan- dria or Grosvenor, There—at tha boteh 1 moun, not the oburch—you will nd society de- mollabing with unabated vigor more supreine de rolaiie, nore chaufroid de caillea, more Jobstor walad, and more iced Ldisage oheege tied the whole dowi with tnoye Holdsick, more Juve Mumuy, and inore Pommery and Groene, Then you Jump into w hansom and Join a garden party some> where in the suburbs. Thy refreshineuts wo not on yn exvesslye dealo; still, you tid straw Derries and cream, chicken sundwiches, and Moote’ and Chandon, You nro subsequently bound to attend oat least one after noon toa. Pray aduilro tho indefatigable resolution wit! which aocloty attaake the plum-cake, tha Genoese cuke, the pound- cuko, the clyb-cuko, and the mucuroons. At one house | found recently Svatuh buns, # eoulinrly luscious preparation of somo awveet binck stuil, slimout us bard a4 congrote, betwoen two shouts ‘of rich crust. ‘Thon coucs the 8 o'clock diner, which, under the oxisting dispousation, cons! of about throe thus us many disbes ay it should properly comprise. At ot a emull wd carly,” or an at home,” or a couvermaziony, or adownright ball, ulwaya with o sumptuously appointed buffet, Or perhaps ono goes to tho yy and after ft somebody Tnvites you 0 #& hot supper. I baye bad soup for supper and qails and feed pudding within tho last fortnig! Of course, alsuppor ty 3 they give you Golueriuann or Erneat Irroy, cx- u ry, Tho oddost thing is thut, in tho midst of thls Gargantuan cating aud drinking, 1am told that the pastry cooks and oonfuctioners aro dolog extremely woll, and that their shops aro crowded all daylong bythe members of tho Hungry and thirsty socloty. Letit not ntco be forgotten that tho nrtist. who Invites soclety to his studio to inspect the pletures which he was Juet too Iate in finishing to send them tg the Academy laa ya? unwiso arting Indeed if ho does not have Inkd out bebind i eercena tablo with plenty of sandwicher, cake, fread and bitte ter, tea, coffes, frust, claret, and sherry; andy am very much inistaken {fF socioty doce not sweep tho tnble as clean aa Mothe Hubbard's cupboard bofors it dopurta, whiaper- ion toits nelubhor that Mr. Maulstick Is a vory indiferunt painter ant hus no appreciation of tho higher wathotic at nll, Where the voracity of society Is to end Tam eure that I do not know. Perhaps tho next stago ormandiriog reachea will be tho provision ofan en caa de nut Insoelety’s bedebamber, Louis X1V., who, ace cording to his surgeon, Fagon. was tho, most yarnoloua of soveroigns, always had a cold rout chicken, a pale of gume or fat goonoeliver, 0 finek of suitapaete and one of Allcant Inld out forhimonn Hite table by his bedside, in engo he should awake in the night and feel faint Hoclety, no more than tho Granile Monaruc, should risk the peril of " feeling faint,” and tho rovival of tho en caaite ult might he strongly recommended to society's mattres Whotel, KEARNEY PLAYED OUT. California Republican by oa Large Majority. Bpectat fa (inctanatt Commerctat, BAN Francisco, July 12.—Kenrney, in staying awny from tho Sand-Lot meeting yesterday, ex- hibited what some would call n virtuous discro- tlon, butwhat overybody here calls the weakcst: sort of cdwardico, and cowardice Is the one cle- ment In chiracter which is utterly despicable to oyery Califurntan of whatovor orecil or profes- sion, Kenrney's Inme oxcnse that, having lost his brother, it would not bo delicate for him to appear in public so svon after, deceives no ono, and lonat of nll tho workingnicn, whe bellevo thoy bayo been botrased: that thelr votes havobeon traded, and thir {nterests utterly disregarded by this same biackguard drayman whoso alms nro 60 Jow, and whoso actions arons devoid of principio os tho finaginary vile men a Inunches bis foul distrives, Hn ho appeired yesterday at the meeting of the Bante battoee te te more thin probable that he would linve beew roughly handled by fils quondiin friends, the workinginen, and (tis not nt nil uniikely that hoe. would ‘have beon murdered by the Inturinted masaca of that party, which he has been sceustomed to lend hithor and yon at bis will, Thoy understand very fully how that they have been duped, and it ts amon the possitilities that they will practically nban- dontholr so-called ae orgnnization before thocumpulgn is Fully andor way, and will fail In- tothe ranks as Republicnns or Democrats, ucord- fog to thelr provious predilections or tholr inter fnclinations, Suny of then, yes, multitudes, will do thisany way, Of course, tho Republican party would grain immense strongth hy such a dissolution, for by for tho greater numberof the workingmon who went into tholr movement for the bonn fideo putpose of elo vating thotr claas,nnd of getting ona more Die footing with the millioualres, went Republican purty, They have now found that thoy wore deluded by one of the moat blutant of dumagugs; that tholr bopes wero ilusory, and that tie lepublicnn party, hia done and 1s doing all for thoi that any party can accomplish, while the Domoerney, full of hollow promises ns ever, hinvo left thom to thelr own resonrees, giving them nothing except promises, without a single notuble act which tins had their interest in view, f thore over hid been a question as to whut Callfornin would do at tho coming election, no Mich question plow exists. California, in common with tha whole Pacific const, ,will ro upasweeping Republican mnujority in November, Upon that sister Republican states and douttful Repnbliican States of tho Enst sony. securely build, and draw comfort and strongth from tho AssUrANco. ——— THE WEATHER. Orrrce or Tin CiuEr B1GNAL OPFICEN, Wasn- txaton, D.C, July 17-12. m.—For Tennessco and tho Ohio Valley, clear or partly cloudy weather, winds mostly northwesterly, slixhtly higher barometer in eastern portions, stationary or lower teinperature, 2 For tho Lower Lake region, clenr or partly cloudy weathor, westerly winds, higher barome- tor, nearly statlonary temperatura. For tho Upper Lake region, clear or partly otoudy weathor, northwesterly winds, stationary or higher temperature and barometer. For tho Upper Mlasigsipp! and Lower Missourl Valleys clear or partly clondy woather, norther- ly, poutibly shifting in tutter district to south- custerly winds, statlonury or higher temperature and barometer. ‘Speeiut Dispatch ta The Chicago Tribune, New Yors, July 1.—Thore was little relict to-day from tho oxhnustive heat. Though the temperature wus not so hixhason previous days, the thermometer indicating #4 In the shade ata p.m, yet tharo wits no vitality. In tho nr, and Tho day wit of a most oppressive charactor, ‘Yoward evening there wore signe of a Neht atorm, and a coollng breezo blow | from the deean, but soon gave | way to a clammy” atmosphere, most disagreentlo and trying to the beattn, Thoro were but tivo sunetrokes to-day, but a fare number of deaths enused indirectly’ by tho hented term. | The wenther, however, gives no hope of spoedy ro- Hiof, and’ the city bs desorted by atl who cat, wot wy Tt nevor was Ina more filthy condition, and If will nor. be to the eredit of tho authorities ifn terrible epidemife js exeaped, TOAD ONBEUVATION: CHICAAD, July 16, Tia | Wind,| Val [len, | ieather Time. { Harp Ther, Gian, m.| zars! @ | 7 a ar Sine Movee] Bean] (| TU 4 ae ait, hi 35 | bi 10 ar, 2 pan. ih | 40 au ee it | ws % . ule al: tf Peximum, ey miniaNN, Co, GENKRAL OUSERVATIONS. CUICAUO, July IG—10:19 p,m Ther Thr Beto (wts| Winds — | tn} Ween pam in Cros Honyonwarth: Koulavit Miniltaon, WESABE! Halt Lako Cit; Mandgany. css. 0. ARISES TET 3 = a ry " San Franch a plireveiuirt. we % Sprinutlolt |i SP hou mw | a a3 cit | Venta Cligess3| 43 | a0 [b rainie City, a ct Witnemucea,s..!_ vt | ie slerdy. ———————<—_— A BRUTAL PRIZE FIGHT. New Youx, July 16.—Flvo rounds of a prizo- fybt woro fought last night In Contra! Park be- Breen geronitun Colltan-ane Willlam Olivor, both of thle city, One thousand mon and boys, friends of tio two prinolpats, had athored t3 witness the brutal exhibition, Tho ground was fituntunted by Janterns, and the police inter~ fored ut tho ond of tho fifth round and Arcosted tho prinolpals and sevon spectutors, Both Cole Mns and Oliver bad tholr fuces badly disfigured, es A Discrimination. Hately F A rocently-arrived fore! latoly stopped at ono of or hotels, and xt the supper table boyan to play fearful bavoo with a platy of hurd bolle CHaes scooping out tho yulk and leaving tho white untonched, Just oa ho wus devouring the tenth ono tho walter remonstrated with hin calling bis attontion to his waste: 08 pecians, man,” he remarked, “yon vould not AVE ito eat ten vites, vould font Jie yolk la der ablokep, and der vites der fedders. Do you tuk Lyants ter make yon great bulater of mine stomuchy"* ———_— Tho Countess Li, Mise Woward, an Engileh lady, has been ap- Pointed dogtor to the Countess Lt, oy alsy to tha maonugomont of a hospitil vetublished ut Pekin My the forelgn residents, Tho Countess Li mip. P ica all tho madicino for the pastas ing grout riond to animals, aud, on belug asked by Milas Howurd whothor ft wag trup sho supported 100 cals, replied, “ Alaw] [ have now only seventy,” —————————— Why Sho Stopped It, ‘The Now Zoaland nowspapors notice an amus- iny instance of tbe manner in which cotonlal rallway tralis are sometimes stopped, The en- gino-driver, uoticiug a lady waving hor hand at a siding where tho train was not timed to stop, as {f she wishod to got on board, stopped tho train, only to discover that tho lady wanted to know if auy passenger had chango for a £1 note. Tho Code in South Carolina, ‘The son of Col. Cash bas notilicd the editor of the Charleston News and Courier that publicas tions rofleatlug upon bis father must cease from dato, Ie iss brave nowspel er that enios tha upromi 0 code in Bouth Carvlina, bu the News fs doing it” ‘ lust whom he" LOCAL. CRIME. Trial of a Father for ‘Treating His Children Cruelly. Ile Is Sont to the Bridowell to Work Out 2 $50 Fine. An Alleged Confidence Operator Turn- ed Over to the Grand Jury, CRUELTY TO CUILDREN, ‘Tho caso of Inmes Bhny, tho recoud-hand bot. tle-dealor who tured to don thriving business at No. 210 West Lake atrest, but who of Into hus ylelded to his appetite for strony drink to euch fn extent us to suffer ruin of his business, and to degenerate from a kind to a very brutal paront, cine up yesterday mourning before dustico Waish, Inthe West Side Pollco Court. ‘Tho prisoner, who was charged with three acp- irnto offenses—namely: cruelty to his children, erucity to bis horse, and disorderly conduct, toox a changy of yenucte Justice Seully’aCourt, whuro the oxamination was conducted during tho afternoon. ‘Tho first witness examined was Mr. 0. L. Dud= loy, offlecr of tho Ilinols Hurmune Society, who {dontified tho prisoner, and his children who were also in. court, and stated that some time in duly, 1470, his wttention was first called to tho pegoners treatment of his children and his rae. Tho prisoner was crazy drunk nt tho time, and wos abusing thom. Upon witness’ recommendation Stay allowed the. chiklren to bo placed in the Half-Orphan Asyiuin, Laat week ho was reported ayain, and witness ar rested him Friday. Ife waedrunk at tho ume, Bintone of the chiidran wns terribly frightened by him. Tho nelzhbors reported that ho had benten the child that day. Next witness heard from tha manugers of tho Hal fornypn ‘Agylum, who infornied bit that Shay had b¥en conducting himeelf In sueb a way us to violate all the rules of the institution, taking the chil- dren away and fil-treating them, ‘Mrs. M.J. Porter, Direvtress of’ the Half-Or- phan Aggie ot which tho children were cured ‘or, suid that Shay would cll occustonntly and tuke them out to drive. Io sometimes kept them over night, and eneo one of | the My after a drive with his father, was found to hive fyery sore peek, the result Of having fallen oat of the wagon, The prisoner took the children away in November, and once nenln sine then, Sho would judge that he was Intoxlented when he called for the children. Allof these netions: were contrary to tho rules of the institution, Mrs. Suinhpele, an attaché of tho Asylum, sald that tho prisoner wna “tight” wi he called at the institution. The children were In danger when thoy were with him. Sho bad heard of thotr falling out of tho front part of the wagon while he was driving along furiousls’. Hugh Mradsbaw, restding at No. 207 West Luke street, identitled the prisoner, who tlyed nt No. 210, and tho children. fe did not know of the prisoner's baving abused them, but be he- lieved he did not give them enough to cat, He was drunk soven-tenths of the time. Witness once saw hin drive home with one af the boys, and both were drunk ut tho tlne. Tho witness hid seen tho prisoner abuse his horse. He astarved {t go that it would mike n rush for the ‘slop-hiekels on the sidewslk and eat their cons tents. ‘Tho nnimal was merely u collection of skin and bone. Bometimes it would be driven home by othor parties. Mra. Harmston, residing at No. 212 West Lako, sud. that sho hud known the prisoner and his children for two years. . His treatment of the children was bad. Ho ‘took them out in the wagon with bim night and day, and sometimes brought them hone drunk,” Atono thne the eldest boy was us Iimpas a rag from tho effects of Intoxication. ‘The boys have bin all night in front of hisdoor. Lust Satuniny: sho bad econ the prisoner strike and kick tho eldest boy, Eddio, beenuae he cither could nat or would not lift a barrel Into his cart. Tho kick was u ylolent one, and the boy fell when he received it. The blow wns given witha stick, She hud seen the children sleeping at olght inthe burn back of tho prisoner's house, Mra. Hradshawy wito ot a previous witness, anid that last, Saturday morntug she kaw the prisoner beating little Eddie. tie knocked him down, striking him threo or four blows at lenst. Mr. 8, Meyer, who keeps in second-hund crockery storo at No, 210 West Luke street, also enw this occurrence. Shay told the child to put. & barroltinl of Jugs.on the wagon, and when the Intter could ‘not do it he broke the crockery up in the street and Wwulpped tho buy severely. Eyer since the witness knew the prisoner ho bad been andor the influence uf liquor, ¥, Meyer, brother of the previous witness, and Phomns Kent gave testimony corroborative of that already Hiven In regard to the nest upon the ebiid Inst Saturday. aio prisoner, mudo ea statement in which ho denied that he bid trented tho children cruclly, Ifo auld that ho loved them denrly, and bad al- ways trented thom well, Aasistunt County-Attorney gested t> tha Court that, ehildren wero of ‘tho Cathalie rel might be tho St. Joseph's Orphan Asy= him. Who .prisoner was Jn condition which a season of enforced ubstinence from tnquor would improve greatly, He sitzgested that the disorderly ens ugulnst the prisoner be tried. ‘Tho Court board the evidence fn support of tho ‘charge of disarderly conduct, after which hy soverely censurod tha prisoner for his trent- ent of hia children. Jlewas sutisiied that the ence wucninst bim hud beer given without vindfotivences and solely with a view to bene: {iting tho children, and his Judgment nilso would be free from feeling. Tho imposition of ahervy {ine would be made, go that he could bo sent Jong onougt to tho House of Correetion to lose hls appet to fordrink, The children he would order Mr. Dudley to take to the St. Joseph's Orphan Asylum, and ho would tlio, tho prixoner #4) in defauleot which he would yo ta tho Tiritewell, ‘The prigoner announced bla intention of take {nvr an appeal, but It ia very doubtful whether bo will secure a bondsman, tis his beet friends ure of the opinion that tho only thing that can auve him from warunkard’s een In tt reason of tum- ate? auch as will be afforded bin tn tho fonse of Correction. — THE CONFIDENCE GAME, A week ago tho caso of Henry A, Morris, Woodman sug- nnamtich 8 the ligion,, thoy ‘churged by O. It. Keith & Co, with obtaining goods upon fatse pretenses, came before Justica Meoch, It was then continued, owing to tho ab- gence of witnesses, and was again brought up yesterdny afternoon, Counsol for tho nccuset, Mr, Johnson, at once moved for a change of venue. Hv wanted tho cise taken to Justice Prindlvillo, but Justice Meech wouldn't havo it, und promptly sunt tho caso to Hammer, etating that be suntiehe tho endsof justico woult bo better surved by go doing, Upon reaching Justiog Hummer’s attice, counsel for tho defondant mude another motion for a chango of yeuun, . ott tho ground: that Haminor wae futerested in the enso, and that the defense Intended to call bint in us a witness, Justice Hummer, however, held that until he could digcover fu whut way he wns interested In tho case, ho bad no power to meant A change of vento, Justice Meech, he malntained, should have examined this point bo- foro bo gent the ense to him. ‘Tho case was then proceeded with, From tho eyidonco of A, Tf, slulling, milcsiman in the hougo ot O. 1. Ketth & Co. it appeared that the prisoner, Henry A. Morrit, obtained some 5800 worth "of dry goods upon tho Btrongth of certain representations which turned aut to bo false. The ponmier stated that bo hid becoman partner of Kinman- uel Lohman, of Huena Visti, Colo, under the firm nume of 2, Lohan £Co. On oy about tho Wth of June tho goods wero tuken ara By the prigoer. ‘Then word enmo from EB. Lohman donytng any Knowledge of tho prisoner, whero nipon the witness, who sold ‘the goods, was del gated th the ollicera te pursue thy young min Morris, which y iT coming up with hin in Springs, Thoro tha prisoner was advortisiog fring, Thora He peony wiatied thy hotel We which tho priduner waa cusiding, and found a Inrge quantity of the goods, whereupon he ob tained a waren, hud him arrested, and brought: back ta Chicago. ‘The witness denied that bo haa tried to intimidate the prixoner, that he had auld tuo enge hud been * fixed" th Chicago with Justices Meech or Hammer, or thut ho had taker $00 worth of Jowelry frou tho prisoner during his weok’s reslilonce In Colorado, a s ‘Mr, 0. W, Hollex, who tain tho employ of Kelth & Co, Was thon exututned, and corroborated the tuatlony, of the pravlous witnuss, ‘Olticar Macfarland was phiced upon tho stand, He carried tho requiation to bring buck tho brixoner, Morris, when arrested, suid that awl lathe way Keith & Co, hud followed bln he was: determined to pay them nyothtuy for wens, Counsel for the ppeouce alved examluiation, and naked that a discharge bo grunted, The priaoner was hetd In to appear before the Grand Jury, ATTEMPTED MURDER, Andrew Hauer, 2 teumater employed by Henry Beblebel, of No, 413 Twenty-fourth street, mado two attempta to shoot his employcr Inst ovening, uod wus therefor. arrested by Ollicer Erlekson, aud lockod up at the ‘twenty-second Htrect Stas tlon upon w charge of wasnult, another of dis- orderly, and w third for currying concealed weapons, Upon returning home from his day's work Bauer quarrolod with Mr. Sebiebol about some tritling matter, aud Commenced throwling things nbout, and uemg) obsveno lunyuago in Sebiebel's yard and when the latter took hold of fin, 1 'wnas about to show him tho way out through tho gute, Hauer drow a revolver and fired one son which ilvgod the mark aud lodged in tho ‘sidowalk n fow fect away. Bir. Seblobel disarmed bim, aud Corcihly ejeuted bin and drove bimuway from the proms foes. At8:W o'clock Hauor returned and mato Ibreats of shoollng bis employer on sight, A measuugor was gent after @ policeman, when the fellow was arrested and tho loaded revolver was found upon him. Bauer ie 8 years of ax, —— ave VHE, MERRY i FOOTPAD. * A portly gentloman, whose namo was Hot as certained, was robbed of # valuable qolu watch and chain shortly after 1 o'clock this morulog, ark airce’ Just Madison, bi a thief who hin agd nsked him tho timo. snatched tho watch, and, breakin Reampered away with It Unrough Cathoun place, ‘There In no clow to tho thief, and the loser's nams) will, of course, be suppressed by tho por ec. north of appronched ‘he fellow the chain, POLICEMEN ASSAULTED. A saloon at No. 5 West Twelfth atrect was the aceno, at 31 o'clock Inst night, of a disgrce- Tol row, which culminated fu an insuecessful, thougn vigorous, attack upon Officers Walker ant Henderson, A row first arose bes tween on baif-dezon men of the nelghbarinood who had been drinking and carousing, and after a knockdown or two peace was restored. A Mra. itoach, fearing for the Fafety of her tego lord, who was one of tho In- toxicated party, noxt made her way Inte the en- Joon, and tried to induca Hoach to xo home with hor. ‘Tho saloonkueper, John Carey, thought it Jncumbent upon him te eject hor, and, In doing: #0, ho manoged to pueh the woman through @ window, cutting her in soveral places, When the two policemen eame up and attempted to dip- perss the crowd and quint. the disturtunce thoy wore set upon by a half dozen or more bal eltizenas, and, while some of them held Oficer Het ‘on, Walker was knocked down and bud y kicked, The former ofiicer managed to thump one of tho assnitants, James Hetherman, into obedience of bis orders, and he and tho auloonkeeper were the only ones arrested.3 ARIES Charles Hadlock and Danlel May wero locker up at tho Twenty-second Street Station inst night by OMleers Bannon and Leonard, who are ested them upon a warrant aworn out by Jumes Farrell, agent for the Herring Safe and Lock Company, at the corner of Indinna aveniie and Fourteenth street, They are charged with burg- Jnry in entering the ofice of tho factory, and thero making 2 ling nttempt to foree gpen a sufe supposed by them to contain about $40, ‘The rubbery was attempted on the night Of tho Sth Instant, and ever ain then Mr. Farrell aud the police Lave been endeavoring to ferret out the fuete of tho cnse, Hadiock fy in tho employ of Mr. Farrell ns. an enzinerr, Aad May fa the son of a suloonkeeper at No. 14 Indiana avenue. Minorarreste: A, H. Fluklesteln, Inrcony 18 ballee of some palnt-brushes from W. J. Smith, of No, 138 Oblo stecet: Edward German, larceny ef clothing from EB. C. Guillery, of No, 490 Liv Salle street; Joseph Dawson, attempts H John flummer, an old Ge ) near #'F street lunber-ynrd Ist evening; dames Coul nreeny of 8 hits of jewelry from R.d, Ham ton, of No, 31h Congress streets Patrick Catdwell’s saloon at tho corner of Luke street and Western avenue, which was the acene of, Crowe and Young's bloodthirsty doings New Year's morning, 187), was the rove evening =of an disgracefil — mClée, At 8 o'clock Jumes Morrissey entered the saloon and eniled for drinks, but being alrendy intoxiented and very tusulting the ber tender, James O'Brien, reftised to serve him, Morrissey thot snid he would help blnself, and when he proceeited to do so O' rien bruised und eut his chevk with 9 beer-giass, ‘The wound, which was not at all serious, was dressed by Dr, juueirs: Doth nen were orrested and locked Aa Ijeut. Kenting wns going to dinner yester- day ho espled a quurtet o suspicious characters at the Post-Ollice, and procuring axsiaianec from the Central Station ran them in. Deir mimes are Nobert Romain, Robert Judge, John Wilson, und Willlam Lov Romain was sont to Jollet from this elty three venrs nga for a series of daring Binns. robberies. About two months ago he was Inet $100 by Juation Wallace for yagrancy, Dut the fine was suspended on condition “that he — leave | town, Te did luave, but two days later was found work- ing In restaurant: at No. Oe fn Sullo street, and ng ho was just about to bo marricd, and promised to settle down, the police fet hh nlone, Love is a professional, who was ence sentdown from Cincinnati for threo yours. Tho other two Aro unknown, It 18 said that the quartet: were brought in elinply on general principles, Adispntch from Detrolt, published in some of yesterday’s papers, conveyed tho information that an expert shoplifter nuned Michael Jen- nings, ant bis moll,” othorwisy his female accomplice, — had just. feft that city with ‘the Intention of visiting Chleage, Now Jenntogs [8 very well known here, under in atins of * Duyton Sain,” by whieh be 1s very no- torious all threugh the States, and when Detcet~ {ves Shea und Kipley sighted bim list eventing at the corner of Polk atreot and Blue Island) avenue,, they promptly run bli in and forked bim up at Contral Station on xo! eral principles. Jennings says he will tell in tre teresting story when he gets around to It. He claims, it ts “anid, that tho dispatch wis for- warded by aman, or the friend of a man, whose mistress he induced to accompany him to this city. ‘The prisoner ja what is termed it * penty- wrightinun." His principal source of riupport d4 enenking gold watch chains and other jowelry, while pretending that he wants to purchise trom shopkeepers’ wares of that sort. Tho woman was not arrested, as she is not known tobe “crooked,”* THE JUSTICES. F. 2, Allstyne, a cterk Inthe employ of Tithe bard & Spencer, who was charged with stealing from tho firm, was dlecharged by Justice Bum merfield yesterduy, there beiug no evidence agninst him. Joseph Webber, who {s sald to be an old offender, was before Justice Summerfield yes- turduy afternoon on & charge of burglarizing tho promises No. V5 Clark street wad stealing thorefrom a lot of jewelry. Held In gu0U to the Criminal Court, ‘Tho Citizens’ Lenguo have within the part fow days prosecuted tho following olfending saloon. eepurs: Henry Laing, corner Eighteenth and lurk streotes " two charges, selliue diquer to ininors aid allow!g minors to pliy: pool tn bi suloon; he was held to the Criminal Court under bonds of 8200 in ench churgy by Justlee Simmiere Held, Chartes Schcen, 270 Thirteenth places tell- jog liquor te minors; held to the Criminal Court tnider bonds of £00 by Justice Ingersoll, Ben paint Burneldy, Canal, newr Twelfth streets w= lowing minors to play pool in_bis aloo; ted Bund costs by Justice Ingersoll, Peter Mur- phy iM State street, tho notorious Liberty Wally gelling liquor tomlparay bed tothe Crlmtoal Goure under bonds: Oby Justice Summer jel, Justice Walsh: ‘¢nomns MeGulre, the vinile- tive laborer who so badly cut up David Little nnd Moses Wayfor at Nofluo Wayman street. {ow pirate ngo, $1,000 to the Criminal Courts Fred I. Vater, keeper of a safoon at No, sb West Luko street, cbargod with shooting Joni Hughes on the night of July ih dis charged for lack) of prosecution; dospu Doss, burglary of J. 2. Tuning’s shop at No, 2 North Jefferion street, where ho stole some carpenter tools, which tho pollco recavered at 8. Marks’ pawnstiap, No. 100 Woat Madison, street, #4 to the Criminal Court, Justice Ingersall: Joho Burke, burgury of J. I, Kugsner’s houso, #00 to tho Criminal Court, Justicn Wallice; ‘Thomas Cannon, the youty thiof hot by Michagl Fitzpatrick, to the Wt upon a eburge of yagrancy; Thomns King, 1s saulting Ollicer Thoinus ‘Curtin, $700 to the Criminal Court, ners Life at Athens, Patt Mull Guzette, Excopt in its water supply, Athens, as well ns Its commercial anvurh, Pinviss, bis mado extrore dinury progress in the lust half-dozen yeurd, ‘The population has Inerensed to 75,000, and tha fnoreane Ix apparont as well tn tho spreading of the vity in every direction aa In the greater movement In the streets, the haprovement In the shops, aud the iuerenso im the number and wize of tho hotels. ‘There wry now mlue frst: class hotels ty Athons, either new within the lust alx years, or onlurged and rechristenud; and tho oldest of the group, In fact the only one which bore fla present mime fifteen years aio, the Motel des Etrangers, in Falaca pluce, hus ane nexed another Louse 16 hire ay itself on tho other side of tho atrect, ‘hese botels can nee commodate about 1,000 people, and overy one of thant ia tall, A great proportion of the a punts are foreigners, others are Grecks from the provinces or Greeks from auronl flys tng fn hotel to wate tha complution ‘or the splendid: minslons thoy aro buildug for themselves. For of late years tho Greeks who nave made thelr fortines abroud, ospeet those who buve won thelr wealth In Tus Exypt, are flocking to Athens, building: hodses, furnishing thom sumpluonsty and Mshing themselves as a grands selgnenria in what thoy recognize to bo tholr own country, ‘Tals fuct shows that Greek putriotismiis Pee into somethlag warner tian 8 mere political theory, and serves two parposs, in briiging money and tralned intelligence lite the country. Somethin yt nist bo sald of the dulivess of Athons, which (¢ (sas needtal for her proxperity: that abe should shake olf as thut she should pro vide horselt with water enough to uy ber dust, Only a very small parcentage of tho tourists who leave thelr twentys tye Cranes or Shirly Crnies: a duy bebiad then in Aiton are archivlogtetsy tho nvertge traveler does hie uides book. through more or toss conseien tlously, and then wad ta turn) lo Huhter (homes, Hut for sume unaceountable reason Athons offers no Ught distractions to tho sojourner: It ié ull marble, owl, and sinerya, ‘Shle is w pity, beeause Athons, ty point of clt- mute and position, base very rght tow" sco gon” from mld-Mareh, when Cairo grows too hot, up fo the oud of May, or even later, for those who Hike to take thele sou-buthing sarly in the suinmer, for which the Hay of Poaleram orga great oxtunt of sundy beach, a plachd ava, und ul} tho artiiclal restileite for onjoyiog the awe, The Pirwus Hallway now mukes a curve unt of ite former straight course to suit thy aca-butbers, and it f8 only’ ten minutes’ run from the station at tho bottom of Hermos street tu tho Phalorun, whore tho passenger steps out ay the broad esplanade, But Athons will never be tho popular sosort which its vast at: vantages—its climate, seencry arebielogical Jntorest, and bistorio prestigo—entitle tt to le, SUL it fs somowhat loss And] bollove thut this joylesness results from the condition of wind of the Grecks thonwolves, from their self Consciousness Under ait almost oppressiyu sense of the glory of Ghat past which thoy wish to Fo- vive, and the obligations thoy are under to be worthy of ft, Hut this will wear olf as the con- traat between past and presout grows less gliring, 10 hy one nattonal Inspirations aro realized, and Greece wins back her old place in the world. Iplnce tha Athens “season” from March ta May, fc view of the mildness of the climate it thoxe months: but, for those wha ene joy clear, bright weather and criap, trnelne air, Athons 14 perfection from November to March, ——$—<————_—_$§— THE NOSE TEST. A Trick of New York Gamina, and How It In Frustrated at the Free Hathn, Connaught must boentirely without foundation: Rhine waltzed with race and ovidont cnjoys $< HE NORTHERN SIBERTANS. Sketehed by Licnt, Polander of the Vera, ‘The natives Inhabiting the const of Biberin between Cape Shelngskol and the southorn part of Behring Strait aro enlled Tenuktehty, Their number fs estimated fo be about 3,000, Including Q nomadic tribe called the Rein- ‘much ‘as he abhors itin cold weather, and | Tehuktelts, who subsist by keeping reindeer the devices to which he resorts to obtain fre- | herds, ‘hese form a link between their quent admiysions to the fres baths along the | brethern on the const and the Iniand tribes river front, ag the only means permitted him | Of Stherla, ta the Intter of whom they. dls of swinuning and floundering about In the | Peso of their goods, consisting of eat ind water, are mors mmerous than the prover- | Walrus hides, walrus teeth, ete. which thoy Dial manetvers of the small boy to get.inton | Fecelve from the country population fi ex- clrens, “Jagged urellns have been fre- | change for relndcer,bides, ‘The eost popula quently seen furtively rubbing dirt over tlon Hve In villnges numberlty from tires to their bodies and kicking their feet through | twenty tents, sproud along tho coust ns near the dust outalde the bathing establish. | the shore ns possible. and ut 0 few miles’ dls+ ments, and exchanging courtesies in | tance from each other. : the way of tossing dust over one ane ‘The tent of the const Tehukichis consists other, and this explains the otherwise of a pecullar and cleverly constructed frame nstounding fact that the youngster who has of wood, the material for which Is obtained spent full thne Inthe water, and lias come | from driftlogs, with whieh the shore ts ott stifuing all over like the " whintng sehool- | plentifally atrewed. his ts covered with a hoy,” and looking ng {f the most cnreful of nuinber of seal aud walrus hides carefully mothers had Just put him through an ex- | sewn together. Inside the tent and right haustlve course of soap and water, often re- | beforo the entrance, is_a ‘smaller cublform appears In about fifteen minutes a8 dirty as tent, made of relndeer aking, and used as the fearth and alr were theanly two ofthe | sleeping chamber, During the cold season sconeotfisexperianee, x ca aiihin tp Stig heated by blubber-lamps. Even during Scope sil ealotay ergo “dade severe cold the atinosphere within this tent works Ikea charm, for a man in charge 0 pulie bathe ca rls when wil the te is so heated that the natives who occcupy It, without distinction of sex or age, He almost ure begrimed into a puzzling resemblance to eneh other, atl luok more fike_ balls of soll | nude. ‘Thedimensions of the tent depend New York Brening Math, ‘The stroct Arab loves water in summer as carved into the resemblance of eyes, nose, | upon the number of the family. In each mut nouth than Hike human faces tent generally dwells only one family, in But worthy of Macehlavelll ag this ‘little | which are included the sisters and brothers of diplomacy Js, ft has been made futlie a peeullar and ‘seemingly barbarous test applied to the water-loving boys who ntt the bathing-honse in platoons all day lon) aA reporter of the Brening Matt yesterdia stond Just within the entrance to the fre bath situated at the’ Battery, aud watehed of Uhe married couple before they settle for themselves, The Tehuktehls, the children of nature in the. Arctle regions, fostered among Ice, snow, nnd cold, familiarized with bloody xeenes in the seal, whale, and walrns hunt, without any of the lntluentes of ¢ vilization, f the crowd of men and boys that flowed in | are, notwithstanding, a good-natured, friend- wen the door was opened at the nppointed hy hospitable, and honest people, Althouch hour, A strong-tisted man stood by with a | the Veen during the tong winter was dally forebidding expression of countenince, and, Although affable enough a moment before to hiss newspaper: visitor, nd seeming 8 properly elvilized person with a reasoni- ble synipaltty for [ius skin-solled fe Jow-men, te Instant the doors were opened he beennie n veritable tyrant, and seemed to the reporter to assume the eract aspect of a Syracusin despot, He permitted the grown nien to pass with merely a enstal glance, but xpelclt ‘by at least twenty natives, it was only oh two or three eceasions that they wera found guilty of dishonestly appropriating anything, and these thefts were of the most tritling deseription, The fehuktehis are a people of small stat- ure, although among them may be found perfect giants; 1s, for instance, a woman whom we saw six feet three inches tall, Their complexion is sallow, the men’s being he scrutinized the faces of the boys with an ultra-pedagogte frown, and did notallow one youth to pass hilo without lntiieting on bim ispectes of torture whieh rather suited the former rézime of the Chinese than the Hberal and kindy sentinent of a modern Repudile, No sooner die bly: eyes fall ona boy In the moving Hine than he thrast out hls hard hand and took the poor little fullow's nose between the knuckles of his Index ave oidile flagers, mulled the lad out of the lin yanked? iin out expresses it beth e the unof- fending nose an urmmerclful twist, and fre- quently udded to this cruelty: several sharp cuts with a ration across the shoulders, Hie had not repented thls namy times he- fore the reporter begun tofeel an angry in- dignation overcoming his prudence, Bat he was still more perplexed when he observed that every boy, as he approached the nin, held up his nose, and even thrust It between the knuekles of this guardian of cleautiness, nod no matter how viciously the latter wrenched the puerile probosels, or how bard he struck with the rattan, the boys only Inughed. ‘Those who were passed on after the ordeal Jnughed joyously and cut capers of asmost insane delight, while the wnfortunates who were turned. nside ant whipped Jaughed der: di used thelr eyes and noses and press their senthnents toward has defented thelr purpose, with a dramatic effectattalned only by the Now York gain, Feeling as If, In this passageway to a free bath, he hind encountered 1 new us asinorun, the reporter asked for an expluna- tlon of the mystery, as soon ns tho door was cloged, and cit off the rest of the throng un- til the bath should he empty aga, “Why, we've got to do it” “Yes, but why??? f “Voll, you know these here boys want to he in the water nll the time. yee. just ke fish tn the wari weather, They can’t get enough of it. It's no use to Jet in’ the dirty ones and keep out the clean ones, be- enuse a New York boy can get dirty Tlaht after awash qittekern you can say ‘Jack Robiusun? The only thing we ean do Is to feel 'o thelr noses, « That's sure.” usually darker than that of the women, Qc- cuslonally, however, one may see, especially among the women, a complexion as fair and clear ns that of the inhabitants of Northern Europe. The eyes are black, and often set oblique like the Chinese. ‘The hatr, whieh 1 coal black, ig worn by tho men cut quite short, while the woimen allow It: to crow freely, part it in the middle of the’ row and Wer it In plalis of twelve to eight- ven Inches long, whieh hang down at each ear, They also wear a lock combed down nnd cut across which covers half of the fore- hwad, ‘The men also use 2 siinilar lock, and sometimes a long tuft atthe crown of the head. ‘This tuftis worn, so far os I could learn, only by the chiefs. Thelr clothing Is made nrinelpally of roin= deer skin, and consists of a pesk or blouse reaching to the knees, with an opening at the lop just sufiiclent for the head to. pass throttgh. In addition, the men have tght- fitting trousers of reludeer skin, which are tucked down into boots of the same material, the latter with soles of walrus hide, Tho wonen also wear trousers, but these are wide, ending Inmediately below the kuee, where they ure slmilrly tucked into the nts. : Jn tho outer clothing the hairy side of the skinis always to the exterior; but, on the contrary, the halry side of those, article: worn next to the body during the cold season js turned Inward. A. close-litting hood of relndeer-skin and mittens of the same ma- ferlal complete the dre: In this costumo they dete any kind of weather. Often so clad, night after night, even in the most se- vere cold, thoy pursue thelr sealishing miles away from the shores without any other protection from the fey winds, ‘The wenpons of the Lchukichis consist of nbow andarrows, a spent,—whieh, ike the ar rows, has a puintof Iron or of bone, —a kalle, and a kind of sling, used: for catehing birds. She fron for the arrow and spent heads is obtalned from the Americans nnd Russians fn their bartering transactions, ‘They themselves have no fron at, thelr cam- innnd, nor any Knowledge of Its workings Yo their hunting tmplements belong the wasthe answer, [= “What do you mean?” seuling-net, made of — finely-cut strips “Why, these follows stay In the water as | of sual-hide, netted with a three-Inch mesh. Jong ag we let fem, and they get cooled of | With. these the young seals, which fornt Hehe throughs ad for three or four hours after they come out thelr noses will be cold, So we eni tell if a boy has been fe lntely by Just eatehing hold of his tose, and that’s: the renson Todo ft. TC his nose fs warm kino, P pass hin alone. ’Nough sald, and no ‘questions asked, Jsut 1€ his nosis ds volt Ike a dog's, I know he's trying to young $t on amt 1 Just give it a twist to him know who's running the thing, and ve hime a little rattan by avay of res Inembranee, A boy with a coll nose don’t pass ine, by i large majority,” thelr principal food, arp caught, ‘The net ts extended between two blocks of Ice, and the seals get entangled In its meshes, and 80 come, an easy prey to the hunters. ‘Their dog-sledges, which are constructed of thin pleces of wood tied together with strips of stal-hide, combine te a high degree strength with clasticlly, nid are singularly ght, Their mode of conveyance Sy sea is the kajnk, or the “ large boat” “Tho kajak, quite similar tothe Greenland Icnjuk, is cov- ered with seal-hide; it only carries one man, who propels ft by means of © common Kojak “Bot doesn't Thiet them 2? onr or paddle, ‘Tho “large bont,” which also “Tstpose It docs.” And the man liughed | resembles the boat used in Greenland under so goul-naturedly that hls Hkeness to Call | the name of the “women’s boat,” is up enn and Dionsyinsswas all blown away, | ward of thirty feet long. It ls rowed by SoOrenurseithurts. But, bless yon, they don't | six to ten mer, with common oars or hey expeet tt, ‘They kind of ran] pagajas, This boat ts constructed of a thin ances when they come tn, ant they | wooden frame, covered with seal and walrus put up th Toses and get them twisted or | hides; It hng a fut bottom, from which its not Just as it happens; and then a right alles. project at right ong les. Ite carry! ont amd try It all ever gala. L tell you | capacity is yery great. have seen suc! there's nothlag Hke It, 1t's a sure test every thie, And we've got to keep out repeaters | The hammer of tie Pehuktchis consists of some way, yor know, so’s everybody can | astone ted ton atick; tholr spade, of a wale have a show," 4 rus’ shoutdur-blade fustencd’to a stick: and ‘Alas! for the fallibiiity of man's tests, The ] in the same manner they contrive other nec- reporter stepped outside where the ¢rowid | essary dou estic utensils and tools. Eley bo are perfect masters in the art of joining by g his nose vigorous! ayvans of thongs of aval-hide, joys rubbing exch other's ‘Tho principal food of the natives consists up for tho * nose test.” | of sen! Hest and blubber, in addition to which ‘AS the Hine passed In the lads who had been | thoy use feathored game, bear and reindeer in the water recently, and had the most to | flesh, when such ean be obtained, ‘Tho roots of certaln shore-plants, also willow lea fear from thelr telltale noses, kept giving them secret rubs and. pinches, until they | ranuneutns, and aaxitrage, ete, enter prett Inrgely Into thelr diet, thrust thom between the eruel knuckles to have thelr fates deelded, tueted dn tho Jatter end of summer, pressed, What a Now, York paola doesn’t know | and) consumed luli the whoter; and fn about trieks Isn't worth finding out, and the | these theyare provided with a powerful autl- jens to keep hin out of the water when he | seorbutle. During the winter, when gotthy wants to get in, or fo get lin in when ho | short of other provisions, tho bones uf seals Is bent on staying out, are yet to be digcav- | and walruses caught during the stumimer aro. ered, crushed and prepared in tho form of « broth or soup, which fs consumed by both men and dogs, UF the latter there are a great nun ber in every village, whieh are chiefly em- ployed in onveying thelr ownors by sledse ruin one place to another, Although these dogs are nob Jarge, three or four can with boats having thirty people on board, was awalting Its turn, and every throng was rabbi, here and there two loses, wid warily, it —— The ucen’s State Ball. Landon Thnes, There was avery large and brilliant gather ing tant Wednesday nt the Queen's bull, tor white 200 more (nvitatlons than usunl were ty sued, Noother ball in Eogliod env attempt to . of H Tio With thisanes the sizeof tha rooms, the dias | Base carry a mon long distances. When tha eat tho Indios, and, moat of nll, the b iMehuetent undertakes long Journeys of 30C to maken spy » Althow ‘east aby And ono nt consti- to. G00 niles, he often ling ay many as olgho cen dogs harhessed to his sledge, with whieh ho is able to accomplish seventy to elghty miles n day, inongy yariety ot wolforins, holt brilliant and gorgeous kaleide slight mourning was required, server would hive detected the may be pardoned for ing wiring rv a tne { eR — ‘ Tutus slight mourning. Ls dress with A Plueky Little Fellow. the Pon te on tieaves anne rir the | A. Ihyeur-otd, whose ig were recently out Oo eee ie ie large, pink puppies, | of by a trait of cura ot Dubucae, Lu. wus too ening? Tea. her Grace tho Dachiss of | plucky to mule uny fuse over tho lneidunt Ponca? ie taie extremely teantifal dress, | Wheul the little fellow was tuken homo bis le tang Hip, but hy dil tiet compliin. Nota tow stood fn his eyes, but the tender look he gave tu thoge who xtood byt is side told plainly that was chiddn the qiltigated iniguia of wo. For thy mnust parts however tho ladies wore, white, is thoy stout de when they nro to mingle with i cine tha searietor tuo Guavda and other regiments, | fe was dutering yrent agony After tho Doctor Hlowors, shoals of flowers, were worn. ‘There hud dresgud hls wounds he called his pargntey Flower Miveces whos entire fronts wore coy | sisters, and bothers ty lis bodslito, kissed une oped na thielc with Wwitorctilicn #8 pond, but | and all farewell, and Jeft tear “upon tholr without the lenves, f'o make wp for this thera cheeks. A second tine ho called his mother to Mithenothor gown whieh snomed to hive cole | Wiswldes pliged tla Httle aru wraue hor ueuk, Juctel nll ue leaves tut the other fale ones and sulds “Mother, foam yong to dig tia tow | had discarded, some of thom being aba Inhiutes, Mewo forgive tne tor wut wludng lung. As fur Cho bouquets, thoy were you,” With this the Sette fellow und iP atze,one, indeed, campored of ia tho mother sald, Yes, ny ane! and took TOE eeeee eetingtarinoradceens | another tok, at his ted, why found phe dead Milo than beaueirite dn chncming contnist to | aid beyond wll putt und aulfori. atl tha Lexgurlund frocks was the exqubitly sluple toilet of the Princess of Wales, who never looked more gravefil nor more charming. [twas composed of clouds of tulle, the upper cloud sprinklud with sliver, but so slighty: and finoly that the allyer wad only visite tu thoaa in elosd proxtinity: ta her Royal tabnoss. | The corsage was palnted buck and front, wid elyed with wailver fringe, Hound the shoulders were Punches of brillant. “A. colletto noeklace on Troud band of bhick ‘velvet, a cuvcady of dias onda depending Yelaw fy and magnificent = “HAVERLDS THELERE, dU HAVERLY, .Munager und Propriatot LAST SATURDA MATINEE AND NIG, . AUUUSTIN DALY'S CORPANY; from New York, Jn the Grund Succoss, tho ROYAL MIDDY!. sere voppleted che by fer nnot bewltehiug | With Catherine Lowls as.......Fanchette | pared with the dinmunds, dls. And the Great Now York Cast, To glanea down Duchess ltow" Bunday vont, ats Fr Just aid Kor Dye Vid ta make oureyes Itceutly wink, ‘Pho corus |, Monday Next tuly (moran ti compaiton. Te heteot the Duchess of Munchestor, Weatmin- Blarlboroumh, and Cloveland wore positively doug ih aize, and” made me think that Indeed invst be * tho head that wears nerown. Lthink for slzo the Duchess of West- quinater's eareled olf thy palin (hg stones init being ns bly ae baxemuta. In aliition to hor tara, tho Murehioness of Hamburg wore 8 broad einetureot dhsmonds iulexyes and Hower, whieh was very beautifurand original, ‘Tho Priucees of Wiles und the Duchess of Connaught AEE ig ops ane ce TRIURT partys a wore peach-colored satioy look pact in the dune oalty he last three performances ny Ting, Tho Prices, with Capt. Oltvor Montagu 4 George Holland and his grust Couwedy Coupany, ta for ‘her purtuce fiw walte, wus aa got wil ¢ UR GENTLEMEN FRIENDS. raceful ns iny young débutante. Srodts | rhlaafiaruoon matings wud uyeaing; also lo-mare fas ruwor circulated abyut tho Duchess of | row Gundar) oveniug Was ster, BAUM'S CONCERT GARDEN, ‘pwonty-sccond-at, Cottaxy Grove aud Inglana-avs, HAUAUS PALK-PLACE CONCERT GARDEN. GRAND PROMENADE CONCERTS . syoulig During the Summor, Admission Hvory Evoulits diiyurtsof ie Gerusa. HOULEYS THEATRE, The leaves aro col- - : i 1 4 i ’ t p ‘ t { ' j

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