Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 23, 1880, Page 6

u DUELING AT HEIDELBERG, Tho University Fighting Olubs—Bro- tal Sword Combats Between German Students. 5 A ‘Pastime More Barbarous than the Bull-Fights of Spain. Correspondence Springfetd (Mase) Renublican, Hripgunena, Germany, June 18—To be in Aeldelberg and not see ono of the famous students’ duels, would be Ike vielting Spain and not witnessing a bull-fght, Hoth oxhibitions, or amusements, If I must so call thom, spring from tho barbariem which two separate and distinct natlonalities have inherited from barbarous ages of tho pnat, and whioh the tntluence of clv= Mization and the oulture of tho nincteenth eontury hnye not as yet boen able to abolish. But thoro ts this differance between the two brutal shows: A bull-fight {a open to the public, wherons a students’ duet is considered of such an aristocratioand exclusive character that it is seldom that strangers, or any une execpt tho members of the different students’ corps, aro ever allowed to be present. Among the sixty or soventy English and American students who huvo been tn Heldelberg fram one to five and six years, and evon longer, nono of them, with two or three oxeeptions, have over heen ablo to witness uno of theso contbats, though thoy all =na several informed me—bad done their * level best,” and brought nll the intluence to bear pos- illo to gain admittance, Soon after my arrival tn Heldelburg I had expressed n wish to sume of the students in tho Anylo-Amorican Club that T might be nblo to be present ata duel before leaving the clty, but I bad hoard of so many Witticulties tn tha way that I had givon up tho Iden ng one impossible to accumpiish. But my lucky atar, however, was It the ascendant, Ag was on the point of leaving my botel yesterday morning, ut nbout 10 o'clock, for n short walk, PY, L. Connitfe, of Worcester, Mags., one of the niembers of the Club, came driving up in hot haste, with the perspiration rolling down nis Uushed face. He was ovidently lavoring under reat excitemunt. jucli a duel!" ho exclaimed, half out of breath, “Jump in quick, wo buyen't kot a mor tment to lose.” ‘My first Impressions wero that he had accepted a challenge and wanted me to express his bod home to his friends in Woreeater in cuse he fol. T jumped inte tho carringe, the driver gave tho horses two or three shirp cute with bis whips and we dnshed away through the Haupstrisse the direction of the Iiver Neckur. ** How is asked as sour. as could! speak and bo het "are You gol 0 Hyht?” “Fight! no, Lord bless you, I hope not! but: we are going tosee one. Oily got word ifteun minutes ugo before T had got out of bed," * Yes, but how did you get permisslon— "" “Your card did it, “‘Pbree dnys ago | sent by a Irfend tho curd you teft ut the club with ony of my own to the President of the yellow-cup corps with tho message that you were pusalng 0 few duys in Heidelberg and was very nnxious to wit- uexa a fight, Ll had no idea if would result in suceess, but It seems thoy concluded to let us tome, for tho President sent one of tho students tomy room but a fow minutes ico with an Ine yitation, and also to say that three ducls would tke pluce this forenoon. J wouldn't untss it for: a thousand dojlural” And imy onthuslastic friend told the driver in German to put on more tp ou, Passing over tho historical old bridge at apans tho Neckar, we took n road by the yiver's bunk in a northerly direction for about s quarter of a mile, when we: turned up inten \ecy gorge betwoen twa: high. overhanging hills. We soon cumo to a large old-style bunding, two stories high, the upper one formed by a hugo rable roof, reminding one of the tld Dutch tav~ trng to bo ecen throughout Holland and built 150 br 200 years ago. The yard in front was used for a beer-gurden, and the rongh tables oud benches under the shady trees and trellises were eovered with empty and balf-empty Ueereinuss, ng If some party of revelers bad tnken a endden Nigbt. No person was to be seen stirring, and an ominous silence seemed to brood over tho Dullding and its surroundings. 1 should bave Thought the place deserted but for the presence of a dozen or more of huge and flerce-looking Yulldogs, inastitfs, and deer-hounds of rare reeds which were chained about in the garden, and which I hud acen the atudents carefully Jeadlug through tho streets in Holdelberg, Tholr masters were evidently not far away, Tho driver dismounted from his sent and gave several heavy raps with his whip-tandle on the aid-faahioned duor, In ufew minutes it wis suutlously opened, and 9 man's head, evidently a domestic, appeared. He was handed ourenrdy and told to take thom to the President of tho rellow-cap corps, Soon a yellow-cup student jume out, and, ufter yiving us a very eoromo- sious auliite, requested us tu follow him, After msging through along hall we mounted two Aights of stairs, made a turn, passed through o Munly-lighted corridor, and entered a largo witeroom, Which some of tho students call the *repalr shop.” My eyes proceeded to business: stouce In taking'in the eburacter of the room and iis varied contents that were scattered ibout in a inost disorderly state. 1, was like a» Jeld hospital during «& bloody battle. Sponges, lowels, strips of cotton cloth and runs saturated with blood were iying wbout un the benches aud wbles, while wash-bowls, patls, and fout-baths frou filled with biocdy Water wero stutloned a round the room, althor on the tloor or benches, luod wis to ba Been overywhere. Some cist at wurmonts, wet with blood, were thrown over the backs of some chairs, and two shirts stulned ith gory putchos of rud were hnnging on nalls py un window, uA case of surgical instruments was onutuble, near which were pilesof int, toils of buoduges, shecta of sticklag-pluster, ao or three Hasks of brandy, und virions temedics and medicines used ‘na restoratlves when people have fainted from loss of bivod or *pther causes, 0 floor was sprinkled with “blood that hud escaped from wounda cuused by Beard tEetss not only this day, buton former couslouy, it seems ono duel had taken placg before our arrival, It did not matter; tho results were be fore us, Ono of the contestunts,. partly naked, vos hulf-reetining in a chair while a surgeon wns shuving the bulr from tho top of bis head in wrier to pateh up several ugly-lookine sword its. ‘Two orthree students were wushlug the dloud from his face and body; one of them with mull sponges Waa supping tho blood that was lowing freely from some ghastly wounds on tho theek and forchend. One cheek was cntirely iid open, and a deep ent went diagonnlly ucrows ho forehead, from which branched off sevorul unialler cuts. The love of one car had disnp- peared, and a downwanl stroke bud split tho nose, Which was dripping blood Ike a leaking pump, Twill not describe him further. it wits & terrible slght, 1 ghould bivo suid that ho vould not have tived bulf an bour; but there was no danger of death, ond Twas told that as soun a8 the present wounds should heal, he would probably be engaged in another ducl. Tho other duclist had not sulfercd go badly. Ho was dvendy dreased, and bud nearly got trough with tho filebing touches from the surgeon's hinnds, His bead waa bandaged and several atrips of ticklug-plaster adorned hig cheeks and fare- acu, In the alternoon Tsaw bin promenading dn tho Leopuld Strasse, evidently proud of bis Listgured Tuco. Passlug tho hospital rontn, in whieh we did not barry lou, tu scrutinize. we entered the ducing: Yall, a largo Ligh room ubout Hlty feot long and Bile wide. ‘The second wis In progres, af whieh wo had been forewarned by heuring the tlush of swords in tho outer room. Had 1 not duen witicipating u bloody and brutal spectacle, tho sight su auddenty revealed to moe would hive Hager my nerves. At tho end of tho hall and faclug cuch uthor wero tho two duellets engaged ju whut appeared tobe n deadly com- but, ‘The face of one wus go covercd with blood: hat I could not recognize bis foatures, The red toro was dropping from his nose and chin, aud ed atrunms were trickting down bls. bare biel and stalning bis shirt ond trowserd with a crim- you hue. Tho other dnelist, although bls faco vas bloody, had ovidently not been so badly aunighed a4 his adverairy. Ho bad only ree eeived, so far, two or three slight cuts an his face, from which blood was flowing down his bosom. Both wore HP rOttes Brig tually imide. from some white matorlul, that looked us If they had seen long service in a thiugbter-house, and to they hud, for they were almost black with the hiinuy gore that had accumulated from muny o previous duel. ‘Their heads were bare and thotr fuees unprotected, save by black steel kougles without glusses, whith — covered their eyes. Heavy wrapuings. of silk—lny- er pen lnyer—were wound uround their neoks, aud tholr sword-arms wero oucased fy thick shields or sleeves, wadded or padded with cotton go thit tho sharpest blade could vot penuisute thou. | Adllo frou those precuuitlons, wy Were UE tha mercy of cuch other's ewords, Waille making these hurried observations und endeavoring to fully comprehend the ghustly Beene, the duch was flercely rugiog. Jt wae no ehild’s play, as Thad once supposed it to bu, Both combutante wero about wv yonrs of age, Athieres fn alze aud utrenyth, and bad been pruce Uelog for years under skilled profussors for sugh un occasion us this, Thoy were in terrlblo enroeet, and thelr long sharp swords played over: gueh other's heads wit lightulug-like rapidity, butse skilitully were the blews purricd hit moet of the wounds were unly caused by the Donding or tho breaking of the blides. Dhomo- ment a sword became disabled, which Wun vonstal occurring, the seconds inter dored und cricd © Halt!" and the uplifted arma come lon reat. White waiting for fresh weap. ons to be brougtt the members of thelr respect- ive corps quthered ubout them, some brhiging slug or water for thom to drink, othors wiping: ‘he flowing blood trum thelr heads und aves aith wet sponges, and nesisting the surgeons to justily bind up sume deep cut wound with lint nd Hupraimpiu bandages, Sun ua fresh uwords, which bad been sburpened like razors, were drovght uod pluced in their hands, there was no ceremony or waiting, Tho seconds guye tho Miryal, and the two inven sprany forwurd ut euch other likw bivodbounds, Steel clusbed agalnat stecl aguin, sparks Hew us it from u bincksuith’s forge, and tufts of hair, cutas If by Invivible sunds, were watted long distunces from cach others heads. § Oceuslonally & spurt of blood would tell that a bad wound ba been given, and the seconds would foterfers whilu tho fasvenss could exumine and hustily queneb io towing «current, The duellst who Arat attracted my attention by bis wory face was ovidently getting Atovery encotinter and imagination conld not picture n worse sight than he presented, Blood was flowing down tis face and body like rain and forming Hittte pools in tho rawdust that was scattered around his fect. "The ecene reminded mo of bull-fights that Thad witnessed in Spain, only this was tho more brutal and inhuman of tho two, It seemed every moment nsif tho man would from the loss of blood fall back dend in tho arins of bis comrades, who wero watching tho con- filct with terriblo eagerness nnd suspense. But not for a moment ald he show signs of wenkness, or a disposition to give up tho combut. ‘Two or three times he signaled for n reat that his friends might ripe tho blood that had gathered in bis eyes and blinded his sight. Aginssof water that was held to his lips hoe caine nsred asport wine from the blood that flowed Into It from his face, but T noticed that he drank it all tho same, His ndyorsnry, it was: evident, was it tho end to ba the champion, le though he had recoived some bad cuts, one of which cume near severing his pose. He wis tho superior swordsinan and bad given five wounds where he had received one, Tha man opposit him, the bloody man, wag to be tho “under doz in tho fight.” The contest hid Insted thirty: ininutes—it seemed hours, and would baye con~ tinted untli one had been killed had not tho two surgeons interfered and ended the ne They examined carefully tho wounds of tho “under dog " and pronomnced thom so serious that tho fight was pronounced nt un end, anid tho two gladiators, teaning and partly supported on tho arms of thoir brother-stidents, were led out Into: the hospital to have thelr wounds dressed, ‘This ended the second duel, which was fought by a nember of the white-cap and one of the Rreon-enp corps. The third ducl, which wus next to take pluce, was to be between a red-cup and ngreen-enp. There are five separate corps Inthe university, which are designated In tho streets, by the color of thelr, cups,—the whites, rede, blios, yreons, and yellows. Antony the 800 or 100 students in Heidelberg only ubout sixty belong tothom. Tho white-caps ace tl inost Numerous, and they number but sixt Tho curps ure very uristueratic and very so! Tho members are supposed to belong to the Dility and to tho bost German families, with only the best biue blood lowing through tholr veins, ‘To become a member ft requires us much fufinence, diplomnoy, and red tapy as to belong to tho most select of tho London clubs, Who- over fs ndmitted fs under the necessity of Nglt- ing duela—that is, thoy ore not under the ne- ceusity, but, if thoy don't Hehe thoy aro tnbooed as” cownrds, and Meldelberg would become An uncomfortable place of residence. If they don’t volunteor, the President of n corps volunteers thom, or rathor appoints them, to ineet ndversaries, and then thore Is no showing tho white feathers thoy muat ight, and they do, Tu tho ducling-hall all’ tho members of the dit- ferent corps, with ono or Lio exceptions, wero les ni preecnt. Thoy all appeared to be over 2 years of age, and. physlenily wero splendid. looking fellows. | T don" et k thore were half a dozen ninong thom whose faces did not bear evidence of those bloody contlicta, Their checks and forchends were seurre and furrowed by deep welts erlss-crossing cach other, and occasionully furrowmy down through the mouth and chin, observed that tha noses of two or threo had been grufted on and had badly honed, ‘They were all seated around the hall; those who were not administering to the wounded in tho outer room were seated ut their respective tables, each corps by itaelf, drinking wine and enting thofr lunches, Two ur threo Germint girls were terion arefreshmont tabloat the end of tho hall, and appeared to take no more interest in tho duels than they would in chicken Hghts. Mr. Conniffe and myself, the only strangers or outstders present, were tho guests of the ¥eilow- cup corps, who wore Very pulite and showed us every attention possible. ‘Truc potitencas ff virtue, either natural or acquired, which all the Heldolberg students scum tu possoss, ‘The rules of etijuct, however, established by the dueling corps forbid uny futinnacy or recognition be- tween the diferent members. We were intro- duced to no one outside of tho yollow-caps, oud Luoticed that the several corps were as stran- gers to cach other and not a nod or look of rea- Ognition was exchanged. 0 walting for tho third duel was long and tedloug. ‘The sword-sharpener, an old grave headed mun, came inte tho hall two or three times benring freshly-4round wenpons which he placed in conyenlent. positions. Another mau enme aud; eeuttored fresh suwdust to cover the blood where tha frst duclists bad ont, thie those who wero, to. follow might not “stand on slippery pluces* It was lke thetittlo eplyude In the Spanish -fghts whon the arent his been elenred of the dend bull and horses, and occu. slonaily tho dead bull-tighter, aud thy attend- ants come $y with raked and sawduet to obiite- rate tha traces of the bluody cuntilet. ‘hroagh the open door of tha haspltal-room [could see tho surgeons ond students washing the bloody Doules and patehing up the wounds of tho two who had Just fought, while others were dressing and preparing the two who were next to meus ture swords, ‘we long Lheard the notse of hurried foot- steps, and tho two mon ‘cume striding into tho hall, cach surrounded by several friends anda stirgeon supporting thelr sword arms, The frat gintico at them, with their black goxgles, muf- fled thronts, ete, reininded me of protes<foual divers with their armor on ready for service. ‘There was no waltlug or hesltutin ment tho men were pluced in pos! pica in thoir bunds, the signal xiv toody work beyun in earnest. Cwas told that this was an“ ulfalr of bonor,” and that sone wt front or Imagined Insult. was to be entuceled or wiped out with blood. It seen nn uneven mutch, One was a till, powerful uthtote, while his adversary wus small, aud beiow tho ordinary stature. But in sword duels tho victory’ is more apt to go with the smaller and more agile of tho two. There were soveral shurt and sharp encounters, in whlch the contest was about evenly balanced, Hoth were splendid swordsmen, and tholr sklll- fulstrokes and thrusts were Watebed by their friends with Intenso interest, Exch recolyed three or four slight cuts, but [twas diticult to determing which drow tho first blood. Several times thotr swords were dieublod and frosh ones called for. Oneg the sword of the Jarge min broke In the contre, and tho tlylyg end came whizzing past mo and struck a studont in tho cheat who wae standing by iny side. He Jumped ng if shot, but fortunately was not injured, Fie nally the sinall nan received « blow on tho boad which was to cud the day"s “sport.” Although twenty feet distant, I hoard tho sword strike the skull with a peculiar thud, which I know had a terrible meaning, A largo lock of balr fell to tho floor from his head, and 1 could sce by the twitching of his body, and tho partial closing of his eyes through tho ateo! goygies that the blow bad nearly stuuned bim. Ina moment his face wus covered ‘with blood which tlowed freely down his Body, and formed 8 1 fn the aiw= dust nt his ‘Tho seconds Instuntly cried gut, “halt,” and tho surgeons and tho friends of tho, wounded man rusbed forward and caught himin tholr arms, Hla wound, after a huaty exuminis thon, was pronounced scrious, and he was led away, weak und tottoring to the hospital. ‘Tho duel, which waa now atan end, had liyted less than ten minutes, I think most of tho students regretted that {t wus so quickly terminated, Those who did not belong to tha corps of the wounded student soon loft the building and bure ried away to Holdeluerg for thelr dinners. It was ftor 1 o'glock and We wore also unxious to Frat bucks to our hotels, Parsing through the wepital we saw the young mun stretched out on a reelining chuir, tho two surgeons and severat students busy at work over bin. |The surgeons bod partly shaved tho: head and were sewluyg up a yhnatly scalp wound thut exteniled severnt inches woross tho skull, We hastened down stairs, Jumped into our waiting carrluge and drove nwny. : ; Binco witnessing these clvilized and uristo- cratic combats my opinions of dorrissvy, Hicenan, and; Sayors have undorgone a decided tM 1am afraid that 1 have misjudged fore, ‘fuking brutality as a stund- Bolnt, why shouldn't thoy be heroes of tho tiret eluds? Bininarek, who wis once a tleldelbery: stidunt,utill shows on bly cheeks truces of sword. cults that ho received in Heldglborg ducis, The Emperor and the German nation bave made him Premier and created him a Prince. Why shouldn't New York honor Morrlasoy or any Duar snualhorrltter: by sending bin to Con- gress Among tho alxty or seventy Fogiish and Amorican students at Holdelberg novo of thom belong to the fighting corps. They are not cowards oitber. It téknown that if occasion ro- quires thoy cnn flybt thelr own way, but they have no deatre that tholr good-looking Mees: sbull be backed nid chopped up Ike dogs ment. and be disilgurod ever atter, Not long ago at ‘American student bid a alight quarrel with one Of the Nghting-corps stunts and reeolved from, him achallenge. Belng the challenged party. tha American bad tho choles of weapons, Ile sent word to the German by a friend that bo would mevt him the next morning wt 6 o'clock at a place outside of the city, and tho proauons ehould be navy revolvers (hoe hud n good pair) at ton prees. ‘The Gorman and his triends cone gluded it woukl not bo a good day for duels and the mutter was dropped, A. student hero was reading my tn extract of a totter he hud regent. ly veevived from his fathor In Kentucky, As Howe ns 1 can remumber this ia the substince of {ts “Dean Bows I honr that they haye sword dueds in Holle ve and that inany of tho stu- dents ongage in thom, fdo not belleve in the barbvnrous: practice af duoling, but thors aro tines when one bas to tyht or be branded s coward. You know that our family does not bus Jong to the litter class, Should occnsion require, which f trust wilt not Buppon, never vhoose awords—only cowards aud Frenebinen +8 those weapons. Choose pistols or rittes, which meun business, N show yourself fu your uttive town with a aword-scruteh on you! = gon, From your affectionate Pari” The young mun avked me what L thought of that dovtriue, Fo rold bin Lf did not beltuve in eithor the sword-scrateh of tho hole mude by the platol-ball, Mesny Ruaous. An Exccution In Morocco, Frou Hays" Western Harbury. FA Moor, of tho Village of Shurf, hud shot with Bpistal, in the market at ‘Tunyler, u fellow. villager, whom suspected of being tuo intl- arate with bis wife, ‘The brother of tha murs dered man get out immediately for SMeknay, Whore the Suluin was then residing, and elitmed the fe of the murderer, ‘The Sultan beard the cnae, ucknowledwed the justice of the duimand, ud, naunoning thy plalutit Into his prevonee, delivered tho following curious decision: “Wo grant you our pormiission to take the lite of tho murderer of your brother with the sume justrument of death with which bo was ussusl~ nated, and on tho same spot, and ut the same hour of the day, But," uddud Sultan, "why seekest thou nlsote bea man slayer? Accept the price of bigod, which ts lawrul aunty tray bos Hoverg, and we will guaruutce you itp payment “Cnn that eum pourehaso mon brothor?" “Go thy way,” aud the Sultan, 1 We have henrd and understood, A letter will bo given you by nur, Vialer, In whien aur mandate aliatl y written." Furnished with tho sentence of death, tho mnn returned to Tangier and preson tod it to the Governor. <. On the samo day of tho week, nnd at the samo hour, tho murderer was brought out of prison ‘And seated on the Sen wpot where he bad thken his fellow-villager's life, while crowds of pooplo Attended to witness his death, . "Tho platot was now given to the brother of the murdered man; when, having loaded It, ho went up im dhe SH walked slowly fn a circle round bin, and sls “In tha presences of Ged and man,.t call upon you to anwar me trily. Didst thou slay nly brother?” tv thts the criminal replied: One of tho multitude, now stopping forward, addressed the brother of the niurdered nian. * Accupt the prive of blood," said ho, "and T prnimise you, 100 dents tn addition, which those uf ere nesemibled will gindly give. . ; Muar id tho villager, and jctm., Agaln he "Worthless words!” ul again ho walked round his ¥! naked bin the samo question, and nyuin tho ening reply was given. A second offer was now antde of 0 ducuta, and agnin the villager, walke Ing round tho erfminnl, repeated bis question, ain, Sing uae thou Deliovest: £ aim about to take thy fife.” “That God 1sGod, and Mobammed (s tho proph- et of God!" responded the criminal. Hardly were these words out of his mouth when tho pistol was disehorged. It had been pinced ot the giant! of his baok, being tho sumo spot whero be bod shot the nan for whont ho wis now abontto die: but tho wrotehed crim|- nal, although mortally wounded, did wot expire for some hours, NASBY, Mr. Nasby Indulges Inn Sieop and Dreama—Hin Horrible Droam, ‘Tutedo Mate, Conreonit X Ross, (wich!s tn the State uy Kentucky), July, 10, 1880,—In all ages uv tho world dreems hey bin considered prophetic. Jon Bunyan yoosed the similitood uv n dronm to portray tho struggles and vicissitoods uv a Chrlechon life, and I niliz dreem when anything especial {s going to happen to tho Dimoorisy. £ differ from Bunyan tt this: be didn't dreem nt all, but he writ ez tho-ho did, while Lactiily do dreem, Last ovenin Bascom glyo n spread {n honor uv the nominusken uy Hancock, and ez the prov- ender wuz free, and tho Hker Hkewlao, bed, for wuust, eggeackly ull that ny. system cood hold, and my system fy trooly a ‘holder. Delu very full, Lwent tu my couch, a troo Dimokratic Bun- yan, todreem, In my dreem tho Presidenshal struggle took tho very nateral form vn race. Te wuz ull reg. eler, tho two parties trottin out eneb a hax, tho wiunin post bein tho White House, Tho Dimocriyy trotted out thelr hoss, and T felt ruther plezea on tho hull. He come up prancin witha freo sort uv step, and didn’t look ez tho ie hed 4 UI ish. Indeed he cum wp so gumey, that Lreely hed faith tn bis suckscss, tho tho ottor hogs hud a winoty look about him, and cit uy a stock that hez bin winnin for so long thut thoy hoy 4 noshen that they can't be bect, Uur hose wuz under tho yrovinin of Sountor Watlace, uv Pennsylyany, and ho wuz backt by the entire South, and Yammany Hall, and also by seutterin pollttikte sports from ‘the other tutes, “ Now," aed Wallace, everybody keop away, and don't spoil this race by eny cussid foolleh- ness. [bev littl this hioss myself, and ef J ride him he’s sure to win, Keep cleer uy him and don’t say a word “ Hold on u minit," sed o long-hatred feller from Virginny, “we hoy got to hey some as- gurances to Jestify ua in backing this boss,” and ‘be flungonto his back wh enormous Back labelled “ Loofsiana administration,” and jumped on Aisself to keop It in place. “+ Jest uiminit,” sedan Pennsylyvany Dimokrat, “ Hoe muat carry this,” and hy hove on a packaure Jabulled “ protective tart.” and he eltmbed on. “He kin never run without this,” sel a Noo Yorker, and be histed up 8 very heavy suck labelled © frov trade.” Another Noo Yorkerand « Massychoosita man, elitnbed on, exch with a very heavy pickayo uv bonlst money, and a Injeany niu climbed on with an lmimense bundle uy flat money. ‘nls hed nowelght, but It took upayrent dei of. roum, und thetn which kerriod it made a groat dent of nolso, Jist afore tho atart a gang uy Ku-Klux from Mississippy climbed on, and, despite Wado Hampton's entreaties, « South Kerliny Ritle Club sermnbicd up, and ez of that wusu't enuil John Kelly with the entire Tammany Society dolibritly took sents on hig buck. Thon camo agnie louded with “States* Rites,” anda Catholic Bishop or two slided into seats Mat where thoy cood hold the reins, and ten or a dozen Confedrit: Hrigudcers, wich woodent take thelr unifuring aif, olmbed up, and a full five hundred Southorners with demands for uppro- prlushens tug on to bis tale. Senutor Walluce romonstrated but It wuzn't no youse. Every nat, uy em romarkt. that of the hose coodnt kerry him, wat kind uy n boss wuz it anyhow, and thoy nlf yelled * gturt bind" The word wuz given, tho poor broot mado a convulsive stagger, and iminejitly went down under the low! that wuz put upon bm. Ho re- covered and munuyced to keep on his fect tilt ho struck the fust quarter post, Obfo, whon bis strength give out and duwn be wont, rollin aver his wiscellonceus load with great cect, Tho other wilked over tho track, and came Ino ensy winner. “How could any hoss run, so welghted,” yelled Wallace. ina rage. “It wood boy boroe down Ginral Washington, let alono sich a Ginral ex Hancock, It's no yoose, The hoss wuz good enuff, at great Chcaar what load he hod to vote erry” Whlic the crowd wuz strugglin to git out from under the eggsiustld chargor, [awoke, Ia this dreum trou? Is Haneuck to bo loaded with ull those weights afore ho starts? Is thor no way uv keepin ont uy ite what we don't want to bo seen, til after the oleckabun? I fear not. Weare nolthor ez wise oz serpints or harness ez doves, It {5 a Providence agin us, Wo nover ylt hed a show for success that we did not iminejitiy fool tt away, Tho Rad- ikels ure forchunlt in our Btoopld ty. ‘They hoy lived onto It for ton yours. Ef wo only hed tho sense (o rin Hancock on bis stylo and military record and say nothin nbout anything else, or ef wo cool Keep our votin clemont out uv site tll eleckshun day, we imnito go phreuae Ht ok it 1s, we uru hopalisty gone up. ly hurt is sud. Pernoveus V. Naspy (despondent), —_—————_$ MATRIMONIAL. Tho Marriage of a Daughter of Gen Ord to u Mexican Genoral, | Dispatch to St, Louls Globe-Democrut, San ANTONIO, Tex, July 20.—A fow months ago Gen. Goronino Travino, commander of the Northern Division of the Mexicun Army, .and ono of the moat distiugulahed milltary chief- tains of Moxion, puld 4 visit to San Antonto, Ho came at the Instance and Invitation of Gen, B.0,.0. Ord, commanding tho Dopartment of ‘Vexna, and his inlasion was ono of friendship and good will, Gen, Ord, alnco being in comes inand of this Departmont, hus used every means und fniluence in his power to bring about pore feet pence and order on the Riv Grande frontier, and looking not only to tho troops at bis command to aceomplish this purpose, ho ulso sought to bring the people of Nortborn Mexico and tho people of or own country into frlendly intercourse that thoy night know and undorstand ouch other better, that all aptrit of enmity inight bo eradicated, and that preju- dice and dlsvord might bo firmly uprooted and dlupelled, Tho visit of Gon. Trovine, roforrod to, was requested with this grout ond in view, and most pecullarly and strongly proved the olliciunoy of Gen, Ord’s policy, Witiohero ho frequontly mat tho oldest daugh> ter of Gen, Ord, Miss Roberta Augusta, whuse perdonal churis and high womanly quills ote the heart of the military chfottats. hed to his command in Mexico after having spent severul days most pleasantly (1 the Alutno City. fimo spod on, nud the une nouncoment “appear in the deadly reds of Moxicu that Gen. raving bad wtrathel ow wife In tha purion ae Miss Nortio Ord. ‘fhe announcement occaslonod ho Uitte Interest, nob more an acvount Of the prominanee uf the parties than from the fact that the prospeotive groom was w& Moxican General and the bride the daughter of an Awerleon General, ome were inclined to doubt tho trath of tho reported Gotrothal, but soon tt beeatie generally known that the wadding would surely bike phice, and to-day was np polnted ay the thne, ‘There hus never before transpired fn thls State #o titeresting a weds ding event and one whieh invited more attene dion at homo or excited mors gonorl comment abroad, ‘The fullest preparation for tho ocou- alon had been onde, for both Gon, Treving and Gon, Ord were determined ta make the oyent one commemorutive of the tle of friendship that hus been established between tho American aud Mexienn people, und ft tho establishment of which none buve been more directly Interested tla the te Generals thomselyes, Tho wedding, uecording to appointment, tool pluce this wvoulng wt the Cathedral of Bt, Mark (Episcopal), I Hahop Eltutt outeiata and tho strongest proof of the degree af Joval Intor- eet tuken fn the aifale was evinced by tho vast: nttondance, Tho yreat bulldlng wns thronyed from theultar to the entrance doors with the lite of the city and not a few from tho sur rounding cotintry, At it tho grand orgunpeatcd forth” tho Wedding — waron, when the — bridal party onterd, = pros codvd by. four tittle Mowersirh, who walked up tho aisle with baskets of towers, The order of thy Uridal purty wis us follows; Misa Lola Steibbiin and Col, Hrown, Aldu-o-Cutnp of Gen. Ord: Miss Nellle Od und ae Cubuda, commanding tho postof Vedras Negra; Siva Nollie Terrell and Cypr. Capis. of Gen, ‘Trovine's pay SNise Hvlon Walt and Dr. Gate of Gon, Trovivo'a stil; Miss Curolino, Wullf and Col. Gulterres, of ino’é . stutl; Miva Bottle of J, 8 Browa, Gen’ Trev! _ Brown. dauchtar TAUOU== LLY FOL. LOY USRLUAUU $AstAwUl WEA, UU ay the wornt of tho bnttle. | from our Sheree finn hands, and 200 mitanke | of Galveston, and Dr. Orden, Moxt- 9 recelved fresh wounds. | shall bo tho sum.’ * gan Consul at this city; Gon. Gorontino To this tho plain tft roptieds ‘Trovino, the groom, and Mra Ts. CO, Ord, mother of the bride; Gon. E.0.C. Ord nnd tho Uerlde, Mia Roberta Augusta Ord; Liout, John 8. Mason, son of Gon, Mason, aod wife, néo Miat Tucy Ord. After the bupreastye ceremony whioh tled tho bans of pledged affection and mao tho parties man and wife, tha bridal party retraced tl nie stops Chroiugh he nisle, The only chinge made was that tho bridy and groom walked togothor and the Dride’a parents walked arm in arm, tho purty boing proceed by tho four flowor-girls, who atrewed protty fowors along tho pathway, From the church tho party proneaded to the reslionco of Gon, Hi. 0. C. Ord, un Nacogdoches stroct, whore a reception was tendered quite a number of spcolat frionds of the high contract- ing parties. Tho grounds about the residence of the bride's parents wero tastefully arranged, From tho gato to tho house threo evergreon Archos spniinod. the walk, festooned with the Danner of the United States and Mexico, while wndant from vach were innmumeriaic Chinese lanterns, Around the lawn also wero nuterots archos ornmimonted in| ke manner with brilliant lights flashing here and thore. Scattered benoath the shade treos that dotted tho yards wore chairs and tables for tho muosts to alt nt and receive rofreshinenta that were being constantly handed around and to enjoy thomeclyes in social vonversa, The stately rusidenco was draped with the colora of both Republica and iWutinated aa tho arches wero. On ontering the house tho guests wore received by Gen, ant Mrs, Ord. ‘The pariora woro brilliantly lighted, and the windows and doors drapod with curtains, surmounted by the ilngs of the two countries. Afteran oxchange of emirtesies and congratulations, tho partics took sents nbout the yard, and spent tho ovening Booinlly. The presents received by tho brido wore nu- merous and clegant, specially THM PRESENTS FROM THE GROOM, which werens follows: A pale of elegant soll~ tairo diamond carrings; ono Etrusoan gold locket, very beautiful; a necklace of Romun gold, with locket attached ornamented with papyrus leaves and pearls; one pair of solld Etruscan gold bracelote, with mised centre, on whieh woro ning resplondant diamonds and an engraving of Egyptian design; one gold Mlagree cross with cloven dinmonds of Jnrgo size and unusual brilliancy; one large cluster dine mond ring, and also one solituire diamond ring; a ludy's snddig of fina Workmauship, with sllvor stirrups and ornaments, Tho Erooin iadlyeurs of ago, the brido 23, ‘They will remain bore fur several days, wod thon depart for Moxico, to mnko tholr firture home inthe beautiful City of Sun Luis Potos!, En route thoy will be revelved with honors nt Eagle Poss, Piedras Nogras, Monterey, and other points, for which grand and cxtonsive prepara- Uons aro now belng mude, ‘ —_————$___- THE OBELISK. A Vinit to tho Dessoug—How the Mono- lth Was Shipped and Transported, New York Post, July 20, . ‘Tho steamor Dessoug, with the Egyptian obe- lisk on board, is now anchored off tho foot ot West Twenty-third atrect awalting further orders, A reporter of tho Eventng Post boarded tho Dessoug about 1 o'clock thia morning, Mr. Henry EB. Davis, who hud ohurge of the woodwork used In Joworlng, shipping, and stow- ing tho monolith, sald; “ We left this city for Alexandria, Egypt, onthe 2th of Inst Auguet, and urrived at Alexandria on tho dist of Sep- tembor, Tho next day we began tho work of building the derrick and framework for remov- jug tho obelisk, It stoud about twenty fect from tha shore. Wo firat raised it and turned it on Sta gido In tho alr ‘Thon remoyed tho foundation and built a rude float undornoath it, and lowered tho obolisk on to this flont, Wo then bullt ways down to tho shore and launched tho font with the obo- lisk on bonrd as you would launch any vessel. ‘Thon we towed [t to tho dry-dock and pluced it upon a erlb-work of tlinbers plucod on the floor of thedock, Then tha Dessoug, which Capt. Gorriuge hud) bought from the Egyptian Government for $28,000, wag pinced on tho dry-doek, Tho crib-work of timber on which tho neodio rested was built eo that it would ba on a perfect level with the bed which had been prepared In tho hold of tho Dessoug. Then we cut a hole in the atar- bourd bow of the steamer, about thirty fect In length and twelve fect in hight, down bolow tho waterline. Wo then built track of channel frou, and {n the grooves of this iron cannon balls wero placed, aad by mneuns of these cannon balls the obelisk was very cually run Inte the vessel. After we bad it partly In tt was necessary to slew it nround, but this wns enaily done. “ The abullsk {s now in the placo where wo put it and bag not moved an inch, It rests on a cribs work of logs cight and one-half inchos thick, and these in turn rest upon timbers tive Inobes thiek which rest upon the steel burs used in low ering tho needle, which were placed along the bottom of tho vessel parallel with her kelson. We brought all the machinery and matorlal used in holsting, lowerlng, and inoving the obollak, and those will be used again in taking it out of the vessel aud pincing St in position. In ail prob- ability the obulisk will be taken out of tho vessel in tho sume, waydt was put in, that {y the Btoamer will he placod on ndry-duok, tha holy In her boiv eut open ‘igaln, and the needlo run ont olthor upon brib work or on to the ashore. “Wo bad a yery strong opposition to contend with In Alexandria, ainong tho English peoplo thor, who wore very joutous of our success In securing the monolith und tho rapid progress wo mado in tho work of removing at. At one time they beldan Indignition meoting at tho Hotel a’Europo to proteat against the romoyal, and Mr, Marshall Witilams, tho editor of the Egyptian Herald, wanted to bot that it never would bo taken to this country, but you see 1¢ bas been, “We bad u very plonsant yoyage buck, and the Dossoug has proved horseif nu sploudid ves- gol, and Capt. Gorringe baa captured a prize, as sho Is worth six or seven, times tho money be pald for ber. Wu loft Aloxandria Juno 12, and urrived at Gibraltar ton days Inter. Wo left thore on the 26th, and bad head winds, but good weathor, and wora making good ‘progress, when on the eyenlng of tho 6th of July, in. latitude U7, longitude 47, wo broke tho aftor-shaft crauk. When Capt. rings ,bought the steamor ho with hér ull bor stores and extra machinery, and included in this was au oxtrn shaft, Wo at onco mude satland begun tho work of fitting In tho now shaft. We worked for six days stoadily, and wore thon ready to zo abend aguin, but wo hud to go slowly for three or four days until the Dourings got worn smvoth. If it had not been tor this uculdent wo probably would hivo fet here a week eurllor, We met with no further trouble, but bave bud oxcellont weather, and the Dessoug hus proved herself un oxcollunt steamer, “The obelisk has not suffored any injury in tho trip and we will detiver itnnd nll tho *ix- ings’ Justus wo found them, Mr, Frank Price had charge of tho Iron work used iu loworin, and removing the obaliak, und I bad churge 0! tho woodwork, It was just fivo months to 0 duy from the time we bemin duy we put it onthoftloat, Tho length of tho monolith {8 alxty-nine foot six Inches; it is sovon feot eight Inches square at tho b: five feet five aud three-quarter work to tho ani Inches atthotop. The foundadon {fs seventeen feet six inches square. ‘The Jower step, entored ap- prentios, fs twonty and three-quartur inches high, pluoteen and three-quarter Inckes wide. Tho wocond step, Cellowerare, ty nineteon laches high, thirtocn and a quarter inches wide, Tho third stup, master uineon, 1s Beyeutoon inches high, seventeen and three-quarter inches wide, Upon this foundation tho pedestal upon which tho needle rests fs pluced. ‘This pedvstal ty. alx feet ten inches high, nine foot four inches square at tho buse, and nine fect und throe- quarterd of an tirob equure at the {ope Mr, Davis spoke very enthusinatically of the climate of Alusandria. Ho salt that [t wasa Doautiful placo, und that, though the thermom- wter ranged steadily at 90 degreos through tho month of Soptember, yet tho heat wis not on- orvatiog., Tho botteat day wus on the 23d of lnet tny, when # lund brvezo from tho Desert biew over tho A and on thut day tho thermomoter registered 10) degreos in tho shade, NATIONAL CREDIT. The Vactaas to tho Democratic Dostruce tlon of National Credit in 1860, Detroit Post ana Tribune, July 2,» Dernorr, July 1, 1890,—DeAR Sin: I havo ro- poutodly heard tho tate Senator Chundlor in his spevohos ‘aay that just prior to tho War tho crodit of the Government was so low that United states 6 por cont bonds gold at a discount of 13 per cont, Inarceont intorviow Congressman 3icKinloy of Oblo atuted to a reporter of the Cincinnat! Commercial sustantially the sano thing, ‘These stutuinonts are very Important {f true, and they can bo made of seryivoin tue coming campatun, Ido not wish to minke ude of them, however, unless sutiviied of tholr currectness, *, They ure not sustained by “Statistical Ab- struct of the United States, Second Nutubor," wher, ou ues Wund tH, aro given “the rates: at which United States loans were placed on tha murket, togothor with tho calculated rates of interest realized by the investor ut, dif riody from 17Ws_ to 18ul, inclusive." blo the foan of February, 141, ta gly ono next before the War. It wasaé por cout lonn, and the price of ule Is givon ua par, Can you tell ine whore Mr, Chandlor and Mr, MoKluley obtained the authority for their stutes mienjs? 1 would Ike very much to be ablo to ree pent tholr stutoment with the assurinee that £ win not mistuken, Coming upon this table in tho statlatiou! ubstract rather tondod to shako my contidence In jle correctness, Your, obo- Genk servants 1. 45 senownipax, Collector. 1B tor. Tho Hon, John Sherman, i . Treasvny Devacruent, Wasttrxatoy, D.C. Inty 19, 0.—Sii: atm In revolpt of your loe= ter of ‘thu 1th inatunt stating that you have ropentedly heard tho late Beautor Chandlor say that Juut prior to the Wur tho credit of the Guv= erniient was so low tut United States é per cont bonds sold at a discount of 1 per cont; but that the "Btutivtical Abstract of tho Unite Buates, Beoond Number,” does vot. in this stasemont, as Jn that publication thy loun of Fob. 8, 1801, 1a given us the one next before tho War, dnd the pricy of sale ta - dnroply I buye to say tat i . SPS on of Fob. 8, 1861, wore aold to the nmount of $18~ 415,000 nt an nagregate discount of $2,610,776.10, oF at an avcrago price for $100 of $50.01, About tho sumo timo Tronaury notes author- Jzed by tho act of Deo. 17, 1800, were lestted to tho amount of $10,010,000, redeemable at the ox piration of ote yonr, ot whieh amount $4,840,000 hora interest at the tate of 12 per cenit por Ai num, and only $434,700 bore a lower rate of ine terest than 10 por cont. In the finnneo report for 1872, pago 18, a stutoment of the discounts sufforod tn placin: U, 8, loans may be found in which the itom o! 770.10 mentioned above appenrs, but in tho tublo showing the outstanding principal of the public debt it ts, inadvertently statod that tho oun of February 8, 1861, wae sold nt par, This statomont will be corrected in future finance ry Xe bearing on thia aubjoct I Inclose a gory, of aliotter duted Sopt, 25, 1878, written Uy’ tho Beo- retary of tho Treasury to tho Hon. UH. Gros venor, Washington, D. 0. report for 1872 has also a\ copy of tho financa ‘beon mailed to re address, Very rospootfuily, 4.K. Urron, Assistant Sovretary. TREASURY Derantsent, Waantnaron, D. 0. Sept. 2%, 1878,—Nir? Lam in rocolpt of your lot tor of this date, asking fora “atatemontof the Jimina mado by the United States In tho full of 180 or In tho wintor of 1861, desoribing the bonds, tho amount sold,and the sum per cont tha Gov- ornment realized," In reply thereto, I have to inform you tant under tho act of Boo, 17, 1860 (12 Stats., 12D, Treasury nutes wero Issued, redcomablo ni tho expiration of one yunr from date, Uearing Intorost aa follows: $70,200, at 6 por conte; 000, nt 7 per cent. 500 per cont.; $8,000, at 84 per cont.: $10,000 at st por cent; ne at Y per cont; $10,000, nt o% er cent; $100,000, at 9! vt 4 $77,000, at 03 per cout: #104. s00, ut oP or cones dam te 0% per cont: SZh000, at 10% per conts $1i07,< per cont; 81435000, cont; at 103 t Ul por $1,840,000, at 12 por conty—mnktng a total of $10,- Additional offers were recoived, ranging from 15 to 36 per cent, which wore refused. be, Under tho net of Fob. 8, 1861918 Stata, 129), guthorizing n loan of $25,000,008 bonds of the United States, bearing 6 per cont Intorost, hay ing twenty ‘cara to run, wore disposed of to the amount of $18,415,000 at an nggrogate discount Of $2,019,776.10, or an average of $89,038 por h Bo low bad the credit of the Governmont fallen nt the Secretnry of tho Treasury, In January, 181, suggested fo Congress, a8 a financial ro- sourco, that tho scvertl States be asked, ns scourity for tho repayment of any moncy tho Govornment might find it neceasary borrow, to: _plet fe the deposits recolved by the Government undor the act for the distribution of the surplus roventios In 1836; tho Scorotary bolieving that n lonn contracted on such A basis of security, superadding to tho pligbted falth of tho United States that of tho individual States, could hard- ly fall to be acceptable to cnpitatists. Vory ro- spectfully, JOuN SuvNMAN, Socretary, Tho Hon. C. 1. Groavdxon, Washington, D0. $< TRECONSTRUCLING A SCALP. A Yonng Womnn’s Scalp Torn Come. pletely from Mer Iead—SIx Years of Hebullding In 1 New York Hospital. ‘New York Times, Among the pationts in‘St. Luko’s Hospital, Fifty-fourth strect and. Fifth avenue, is o young woman who carries on her head an artificial scalp, It has taken six years to construct this scalp, and if is not entirely complete yet, but for all practical purposes the experiment on the young womun may be said to bo ot an end. The material for bullding tho scalp has been furnished by hundreds of = yolunteers, and = over 14,000 different pieces have on- tered into Its-construction, The woman’s name fs, Lucy Osborn, and sho {3 In her 25th year. She is of medium hight and build, of good form, and her disfigured face gives nniple evidence of the fuct that she was onee a vory pretty girl. ‘There is a sweetness about her sinile now wlitch is yery attractive, and her low, rich voico is very pleasant to listen to. ‘rhe only disiiguroment apparent to the eye of n Thinca reporter, who met her {n tho hospital yesterday, was found about the eyes, Her right eyebrow js gone en- tively, and the left one is twisted upward and outward, The oyes thomselves are elonguted sideways, much Ike those of a Chinaman, but they are soft and pleasant to look upon, Tho scalp, which the surgeons have decoyed nature Inte furnishing in luce of the original, was covered by a cloth, woundaround her head much ike «Turkish turban, She talks pleasantly, and with raro intelligence for an invalid, and sppeared well satistied with the result of tho surgeo ns’ operations upon her head. Assistant Houso Surgeon W. 0. Campbell told-the Tex reporter the history of Lucy Osborn’s misfortune, and of the surgleal ex- periment to which she lias submitted wlinost constantly forsix years with such gratifying results, ~ Sho uelangs to Now Medford Conn, and on Sept. 23, 1874, being at that tie 10 yeurs of age,. Wes ate tending her work in a button- factory. Her hair was arranged, In long Juxurfant curls, which covered the autire head, In the prosecution of her work she leaned forward toward Srovolving shaft, and her curls were caught in the Tapl ly-turning cylinder, It is wonderful that her head was not completely crushed, but, fortunatly, her position was. uch {hat ” her Ife. ‘was not snerificed. Ler faca wos wrenched down close to tho shaft, tho hair re- fused to give way, and the entire sculp was taken clean off. ‘The akin was peeled off froin tho bone, taking with it a piece of the integument of the right car, and leaving but walight fringe of huir on the lower park of the back of the tiead. Miss Osborn says that the accldent was so sudden, and the worl was done go quickly, that shy was not con- selous of feeling the slightest in, aud she experienced = no faintness or prostratlon, The “terrible wound dled | but alli thy And this is ac. counted for by tho fuct that the mouths of the blood vessels were so badly Incerated that the blood congulnted, and thus. hemorrhage wus prevented, The safety of Lucy Osborne’s Mife ls probably due to this fact. If was threo- quarters of an hour before the village physl- elun reached the factory. Ile roplaced tho scalp instantly, and secured It to the girl's head with forty-seven stitches, in the hopo that it would again unlte with the the sue, ‘Then followed a reaction, and Licey giffered for two nights with o high fever and delirium, At the ond of that tine she regainud her reason, but she suffered greatly from palo, The sealp was kept in position for eloven days, but aimatter was con- stuntly eae in: benunth it, and the idea that it could be induced to unite with tha ‘bone again was abandoned, It was remoyed nguln, and for nearly three months. the wound was dressed with simple olntinents. in Dee, 1, 1874, Luoy was brought to this gity and plieed In St. Luke's Hospital, where {twas ut onco determined to endeavor to provide her with a new scalp by moans of ricuing, : eiDe, Welt was given chargo of the girl, and for twenty-seven days he dressed her head with olntinents designed to atinulaty granu- Intions and ald the production of new tlasuo upon which toexperiment. ‘Tho skin of her forehead had been gradually growing up- ward since the accident, but it hud reached a polit so distant from the border from whieh It started that its vitality was weak- ened, and it could no longer xrow in tits direction. ‘Tho object of grafting was to tarnish a huelous fron (ante naw pith might grow, and push tts y WW unite with the old. On Dee, 1 the stimulat- Ing olutients had dono tholr work go well that Dr. Welr thought tho head wag Teady to reeelve the grafts, Little ploces of thin akin, not larger than a millet-seed, were carefully taken from tho arm of « health: man, and twenty-Hve of these were grattes on the head of Lucy ashort distance frou? the border of the skin of her foro- ‘The wound was fint carefully washed Jn oa weak. solution of carbolls ueid; then the most healthy-looking spots on the granulated surface were choxon to locate the grafts, ond they wore carofully applied with a enuel’s hale brush. ‘Tho head was bound In lint to keep the fts In position, and Nature was lett to do her work, the twonty-five grafts applied, an examination made Jan, 4, 1875, showed that but four. In taken, nll the othors having Jiquefled and dis- appeared, ‘These four had united thom- selves firmly to the tlusue, and gave proin- iso of a healthy growth. By March 10 thoy had increased ‘ta the size of a silver threb-cent plees, and were pushing rapid) forward to Join the skin of ‘the forehead, More gratis were. carefully planted, and, while hundreds proved worthless, enough pew propurly to give ample sasurance of he winitte success of tho expermment, It would be a matter of years, the surgeons well knew, but they folt certain that in the end Lucy Osborn would have a new sealp miles ale dled before the experiment could be completed, is Lucy did not die. On the contrary, she grow atrong dally, and in a very few months after her adntission to the hospital sho was dottig the ordinary work of conyalescets about the wards, “Thy tendency of healing sears {sta contract, and the new skin, tn growing over her forelvad ond pressing fore ward to unite with tho little islanas which tho grafts were formilitg: stop of her head, had, drawn’ up Jett’ gyelld ‘20 that she was unable to closo that cyo. An Inolston. was made above tha oye, and this gnve facility for the Id to drop. Tho Mncision ‘gradually healed, Wko the othor wonnds, and, with te oxeeptton of the disfiguring scar, Lnews eye ds now as mood as over it was, Meantime, the Fratting cone tinned without ceasing, tho healthy akin be ing taken from tho arms of the surgeons and doctors of the hospltal, and n great quantity from the patient herself, Several prominont clergymen of the city contributed grafts, and ortlons of theskin of many fashlonabte ladies ‘urnished a nuclous for the scalp which Lucy Osborn now wears. ‘The process of induc- ing the sealp fo row, however, is a slow'and tedious one, and out of 850 gratis which hn beon planted up to May 1, 1875, but forty had taken, ‘The patient, however, was doing well, and on June 10 she naked leave of ab- sence, returned to her home in New Medford, and was gone twotnonths. From her return, In August, to Jan. 1, 1877, no history of her treatment nppears in .the record of tho hospital, but she snys that sho was undor treatment during all that time, and that the grafta wore constantly planted, In 1877, grafting ceased for a thine, and her head was strapped’ with adhesive plastory to draw the newly-formed skin, which now appeared in patches all over hor head, together, and to provent granulations from puffing up and re- tarding the growth of the scalp. All this time Lucy enfoyed perfectly good health, and was never aifected constitutionally by the Joss of her natural scalp, Tha patient was discharged from the hos. pital, “tmproved,” July 1, 187% Her head sas hot completely covered at tlils tine, but the skin was growing well, and it was be- eved that the process of constructing a new scalp had gone far enough to trust tharestto nature. She was readmitted Sopt, 17, 1878, At this time the dimensions of the wound on the crown of tho head still uncovered wore 43¢ Inches long, and 2%¢ Inches wide, and it was elliptieal in form, By Oct. 23 this had been reduced so that it measured but 23¢ inches in length by 14 Inches In width, ‘Thero was also a, smallor spot on tho back of the head, less than an Inch in diameter, The grafting process was reverted to again, and on Nov, 13, 1878, the sinaller ulcor had entirely disappeared, Lint was now dls- eurded for bandaging tho head, which was dressed In Lister’s protective silk, saturated ina solution of bornale acid. On Dec, 19, 1878, the Inrger ulcer Measured but one and one-fifth Inches in length by nine-sixteenths of an Inch In width, and on March 17, 1879, the patient was again discharged as im- roved. She went to lier home in Now Med- ‘ord, and remained away for over a ear, ‘The surgeons of St. Luke’s had begun to think that they would never see her as a pationt again, but on the 6th of the present month she xe- turned with two ulcers on the back of her head, each about an Inch and a half in diam- eter, Dr, Campbell explains the appearance of these on the theory. that the tissue forced by grafting Is notso healthy as the naturat growth, and the edges have a tendency to melt away, Grafting has been again resorted to, and tho Doctor believes that, It the head fsonco entirely covered and healed over, Lucy has every prospect of » pormanent re covery, So long, however, as there is a nucleus of ulceration itis likely to sprend. The new soalp which has been built up for Lucy Osborn Is hard, white, and Rlossy. Thore ara no pores In the tlasue, and It can hover bear hur. Of the 14,000 grafts fur- wished, 1,103 were supplied by Dr. Valentine, now House Physiciin of the New York Dis- ensary, 915 by Dr, T. L, Steadman, 865 by r, A. H, Biauvelt, 850 by Dr. I. Richards, and 840 by Dr. Spaulding. Lucy Is in the best of health and spirits, and expects to have a completely reconstructed scalp soon, —<—<—<—<——__—— |THE FAMINE IN KANSAS. APicturo of Distress Which Approaches the Very Woes of Ireland—Twenty Thousand People in Actual Necd of Food—Something for Humanity to Consider. St. Joseph (Mo,) Gaxette, July 1% Yesterday afternoon's rellef-meeting atthe Board of Trade was called to order at 6 o'clock by President of the Board Samuel L Smith. In 9 few words Mr, Smith stated that the object of the meeting was doubtless known to those present, and that as the Rev, Mr. Weller, of Kansas, the accredited agent of the Stato Aid Socicty, was present ho would call upon him for n narration of the condition of tho section from which he had come, und 9 statement of exactly what ho designéd to ask of St. Joseph. ‘Thus called upon, Mr. Weller roso and pro- ceeded to plainly Iny tho matter before his auditors.. Using nothing whatover of the nd- ventitious alds affected by the orator, sock- ing In no way, apparently, to rouso the sym pathies of his livarers by his mannor, the story told by Mr. Woller was yet so unox- pected, so compassion exciting, and so al- most improbable, as existing In the United States, that the feelings of those who listened. were dovply stirred. “Tt is painful to me,” sald Mr, Weller, ‘to come before you in the capacity of one ask- ing alms. If we did not firmly believe that our own State was unable to alloviate the great amount of suffering which now exists and the greater amount which will presently exist in the counties forming our Western I would not. have como att but through the liberality of one man (Jay Gould) who had given a noble contribution to relieve the destitution of the unfortunate settlers, tho suffering would ave been much greater than it was In imany townships. As it was it was bad enough. Ho could not say just to whose door the fault of this state of hinys should be luid, There were doubtless many misrepresentations made by intorested corporations, Some of their announcements were so glowingly worded that the Intendin soltier was half led to think the land in real iy was a Canaan, and that tho sun and stars of heaven were almost at his service. Tho prairie was a stubborn thing, While it might be fertile, It needed cultivation; he who would reap from tho prairlo must Invor. A principal reason of the want of any crop this year was that the sottlers of *79had come in too late. The soil had not recolved the needful preparation, and even had thero been rain there would lave beon a small crop, Ife ved at Bultulo Station, on the Ine of the Kansas Pacitic Railway, In his county 5,000 now settlers had come from almost every. State In the Union, within 9 year past. Many of them were ko poor that hey could not’ pay for tho pretimption of thelr lands, When disaster cumo they had nothing upon which to live, ‘They had staked their all upon thelr latest venture, and }ts failure had leftthemstranded. From the 1tth day of November, 1879, until tho 19th day of May, 1880, not one drop, of rain had fallen in that whole section, Wallace, ‘Trego, Gave, and other counties, in which he lived, ‘The land was parched, On the 10th of May there had been a vory slight raln, On the Qlst of Moy .a shower which had incasured 8 fall of sevon-vlghths of an inch had como; on the 10th of June there had been anotherslight rain; Inst week thore hut been a heavy rain, But this latter one would snflice nothing, The corn and pojatoes which had been Tying {n that sun - akod soll were dead. ‘The vital principle hero at pad peep aa (lorqughl ptakan from them as Ing ina burnin De ‘Taoro Was another onuiny which had fallen upon the fields of the unfortunate sottlers, An those sections which lad been less sevoro- ly visited, and where a modest crop was springing upto groet tho harvestor, thoro had appeared: scourge In the shape of a devouring worm, In threo hours its ravages would completely destroy B fleld of corn, and leave it as bare ox if {ts blades had never pierced the soll to mncat tho light, ‘Through an entire belt of countics, oxtend- ing from Nebrask to the southern bordar, thors had been no food of any consequential amount ralsed during the season, In Wal- Jaconnd Grove Countios not enough had bean produced to feed ten families, And these people were forced to romaln, Thelr wholu worldly possessiona were cen- tred around tho hungerftled cabins which thoy culled thelr own, and to leave them the: could not be persuaded, should they ge aven could the: A few wooks ago he had re} dition of affairs to Gov, St. John. ‘The lattor had come to Wallace, mude an inspection, and returning to Topeka had represented that 25,000 people were in inmediate need of assistance. ‘The report had been reeolved with Caryn of tauch of incredulity.. Then the State “Ald Society had sent an ugant to Ivestizate. ie had inade a slinilur report, and still unsatis- fled, the Socloty had sent a lady to look over the field. Mer report had shown a greater degrees of destitution than that of any of her predecessor, Ho had himself accom- panted her uvon her trips of fuspuction. Io riuly belleved there were 20,000 peuple in his géction who were nlmost without neces- sary food, and whohad noclothing excepting w few rugs. Efe hud met ond man upon bia rounds whose children were dressed In the flour sucka’ which had contiined the flour gentout by the Rellef Committee ‘last fall, After yiulting the bause and leaving his.cou- pauion there a mament, he bud taken the tat ‘ | farmer aside and asked him wh: i been iving. Bron for fi paat ng, os ti , we hayo had cnott alyo return, on Was tho ob sv Hint what havo you?” Le ell, wo have corn- aug . "2 os - ie the slow lave you alsa “Oh yeu ay : What olso ?”” peralsted Mr. Woller, : 1, wo have a Ilttic salty” wag Inctantly ro Med, and then the 'groat the-elrong man’s eyes at wh seemod to him the bumilinting confession, But this cnse was only one of hundra: In one ease they had found a woman mak; Discult from the last measure of flout thers was In the hofise, and thore ‘Was nothing else. “We haven't seen a dollar sald onewomnan to hin, Ax months,s Whilo ho belleved there had yot been ne f starvation, he was Bure Te deaths had’ occurred with th lenths had occurred with’ the pri which the people had undergonsas H Den cause, Thore was much sickness, want Wah everywhere, and death must follow faster, his section ty go-to Lopeea'and eco uit ea ‘0 Topeka ‘and ar! the State authorities. Furthor than tee 3 had not desired to He had even told his wifo he would be back within threo days, But in Topeka the Ald Soctety had asked lim to come here and to Atchison to ask further aid, bey, bolieved that the State ot Kansas would be unable of herself to furnish all th necessary reliof. Fivo hundred thousan Aporiion of {ils muse, G asked ome at at be asked from ai States, In January tho Legislature an mect and pass such mensures as should be necessary. ATHIRST ON THE PLAINS, Terrible Sufforing from Starvation ang Thtrat of a Party of Explorers in ‘Texas. Tattle Rock Gazette, The following letter just recelved by Col, Syberg from his son Fred, gives a graphic account of rather an unenviable piece of ex. perience: “ Tuinry-FIVE Mines Frost Fort Stocx: ‘TON, June 30.—You have no idea of the mis- erable time wo have had since belng out on the Plains, It js true that we are now on the river and snfe,as far os water ts con- corned, but what an experience wo had get ting here! I will endeavor to give yous falr !dea of our suffering, Tho Mustang Springs, which aro just on the edge (const) of the plains, and 140 iniles west of Buffalo Gap, was the--Iast - water found until we got to the Pecos, 100 miles distant—Just imagine that, Evorything went along very well fora, duy or two, for we bad two wagon loads of water with us (twelve barrels}, but on the evening of the fourth day, when wo came Into can, Maj, Ham mer had. just returned and reported hay. ing failed to find water In the sandhills, whieh are fifty-five miles west of Mustang Springs and where we expected to find water. We had then just three barrels left, and It would Teqttire one anda half barrels to water th’ |-stock that evening. I saw something hid to be done, so I asked Maj. Laurence what he intended doing, THe sail he wished me to go to the nearest river for wator, that it was only abuut twenty-five miles in a suutherty. course, I took three teams, \with their drivers, nnd some four or five scouts and started that nightfortheriver, We found tte be forty or forty-five miles distant, and had to cross the sand hills to reach it,—something J did not expect to do, or I would have gone, back to Mustang Springs, only forty-elght miles and over a aplonidid road. Of course, crossing tho hills, even with empty wagons, nearly ruined -our poor, thirsty horses, and “wo reached tho river In 9 ve poor condition, The next morning started east on the river ten nilles, and there filled the barrels, and then turned dre horthy thinking by that means I tuleht hiss the hills; but I did not suceced In doing #0, us thoy ran farther east than ten miles, 50 out of ten barrels I reached camp with four full ones, and the mules completely broken down. 1¢ was on this trip that for thres days and nights wa did not taste a mouth ful of food. When we reached camp I found the corps In a terrible condition—the boys nearly fomished for water. Maj. llommey ‘wns not at the hills, and when he returned asked him what was his program, Ile sald he could only see a forward movement acrost the hilis (ust think of trying to cross tha hills with obout two barrels of water and the mules completely broken down), 1 told him [ would not go, nor db I think thore was a ian in the corps that would, He then consented to let me tnke the stock to Mustang Springs and water and grazo them for twodaya. Ire turned with threo barrels of water and the stock much better, but too weak to cross tho hills with loaded wagons. We started, how+ ever, that night, and traveled until 1 o’clock, when we wont into eamp; started again early in the morning,—Maj. Lawrence on the train and I Jn charge of the wagons, ete. nd nob travelod vory far when I was compelled to abandon my beaviest wagon, About five miles further on I abandoned two more and put six mules to tho two romaining wagons, traveled about two miles and abandoned one of tho two Tepes and threw out everything. dyegnt but Iittle to eat and a faw blankots, tll the cook to turn the boys and start to the river as soon as they got there; to come that night, as 1 would not be able to bring au! water back. Tho party, did not sls until the next morning. We traveled that night and renched the river about 2 o'clock the noxt day. Our party got soparated and somoof us nearly perished for walter before we renched the river, I, for ong wont to the river on the back ofa mule, per- fuctly delirious, and two of the travelers killed a calf and drank {ts blood, which was allthat saved them. As for the others, sev eral of them nearly died. Ono of them, Ben- nett, came Into the river entirely naked crazy. Campbell tried to blow his brain out, I sent out water and mules to thel relief. Thank God, we are all safe,” ‘The Tay Bridgo Disaster, f ‘The London Times makes the following editorial comments on the report of tho Tay, Bridge Investigating Committoo: “The Tay Bridge, it appears, was: simply blown dowg by a violent gule of wind while a train wad mesing over it. ‘This ls tho net result of the nguiry When disongaged from tts technical totally. Tho bridge was notstrong enough to bear the strain imposed upon If and It gave way Inconsequenceof tha inherent wenknest and defects of its structure. ‘The remotet causes which brought about this result were numerous and far-reaching, | First, tho spats of the bridge were enlarged beyond the ore Anal dealgn In consequence of difficulties en countered in connection with the foundations Then, for the saine reason, plers cok sisting of cast-iron columns ‘ware soe ting stituted for tho piers of brick-work 0) Inally proposed, Moreover, the castin, of these columns was very asloyenl) and fmperfect; they were | fount in many instances to be of unequal thick ness, aid tho bolt-holes connecting the vo tlous sections to} 1, ng well as thoso 1 the ‘lugs’'ta whitch tho cross-braces wert attached, wero all merely cast and left com ical instead of belng properly driiled and reduced to o oylindrical ‘Thus, the croas-braces, on which wholo atrength of the structure de pended og regards resistance to lateral pressure, were very Imporfectly fastened, and, by consequence, Sl-calculated to, best the strain innpused upon then. Such beled the Initial dofocts of the bridge, its practi supervision was Intrusted to a-psrson very Inporfectly quallfied, in the Judgment of tht Court, ‘to undertake such a responsibility What) defects he observed he -did b best te remedy prompliy; but ho Bet not seem to have been suflielentl M4 allve to the serious Jnd{entions wenkness aul danger in the | loot ening of the tles of the cross-braces to effect of whieh, as seems most probable, thé dlsnster niuat be Immodtately attributed. 12 fact, it ig Impoesible to resist the conclusion that the bridge was an unsafe structure f10! the very beginning, A weak and ‘slendet bridge is built Ina peculiarly exposed situ thon: no attempt ts made to calculate possible effects of ‘wind-pressure or to pi vide against them; the atructury is gradual weakened by excessive sveods, by stress 0} nal fau! weather, by the origi: te - terials used, and the defects are very inud quately reniedled by a Suporintendent Jo perfectly qualified for such s task; pate wind cones, a train on the bridge ls expo t to it, and the whole structure gives way HH ite Weakest point, [tls very difluult to mit that such un assemblage of canied F etfecta Is rightly to be called an accident A Pair of Suspeuders. A curiosity at Chartor Oak Park, Tarifordy Harter Conn., is 0 pal of suspenders bung over un ol fashioned Hropiace, Bome youre ago. 6 Heat go B atiomun, well Known in ‘turf cirvlos, Wid Touuent eunplutats that bo vuuld “never any galluses strony enough to buld up # sume man’s sors.” Eis friends prosonted this palr—of leathor as thick as w tra with wassive buckles, capable of holding Up ponndy, ‘The quapendgsy outlaatod the ow!