Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 18, 1880, Page 12

THIS CHICAGO , TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1880—SIXTEEN PAGS. THE HOME. Maryland Scenery Described by a Traveling A Trip, Down the Potomac, and What the Tourists * Friendship ‘Oritically Considered by a Person Competent to The Vicasures of Bachelor Lifo Depicted by a Sprightly Person of An Essay on Good Cookery, by a Lover of the Art—Miscollaneous : Con- SONNET. Osoul-relieving tears, | pray ye come! Como to my burning cyclids like tho dow That cooling lies upon tho roses’ bloom, And sends its unseen balm all through ané eh = ng flower! ‘Thus fail on the lenyes of That llu sround my heart und fancy too, Btinting the growth of pleasure, as doth his Eo'r pray upon the murderer, howover true And justit be. Fall tike a solur ray. Into my saddened soul's deep dark nbyss And light it na it was ina better dy Ere into grief bad turned my yout uate Hope, ites, a Lee mu conrell tostrny, ellowe! secerorele z Cecth Hancount, THE LETTER-BOX. - There aro letters, papers, and postal-enards ‘sons Whose nines np pear below.. ‘Those Ilving out of the elty should send their address und 1 three-cont stamp, upon receipt of which their mall with be forwarded. Residents of Chicago can ob- tain thelr mall by calling nt Room 30 ‘Tr. une Building: Hugeno J, Mall, SOUTHERN SCENERY. A TRIP DOWN THE POTOMAC. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribunes WasiinaTon, D. C,, Sept, 6&—The gong sounded, the bel! rang, and with her moor * jngs trafling bebinud her in the water the George Leary steamed away from the Sixth street wharf down the Potomac, J, aceompanted by the never falling cigar, and “A Fool's Errand,” elimbed to the har ricane-ceck, while the girls and myself set- tled our canip-stools Jn the stern of the boar, We were not yet away from the city, and the river was crowded with various craft, making our progress nee- twas uw busy, picturesque sight. There were the wide, odd-looking ferry-boats that ply between Washington and “loxantiria; the guy little pleasure-tugs, ond, Odtut of all, the flat-bonts, heaped with MEONSoAded down to the water’s cdge, atop of all the okt original sculling: tis Lout to the city. Wero so unfortumto as to run down one of these melon-boat: partes turned dui all into the water, Itwas very lively around there for ns fow minutes, but Inekily wilt the assistance of the tle craft wag: soon righted, children mi darky, no worse for ie ducking, place! therein, and many lands fishing for the toating melons, ‘The elty wasSoon left behind, the Cay Duilding standing outelear and grand, f ing ngaiust theevening sky o- Inst beauuful jeture. ‘Tue Potomac Is one of the most speuns in our country. is venceful, towing down’ to the Ch swith a gently current, One who has ever on It wilt not be likely to fore have in memory a rich trens- pictures to dream upon, ‘The vill recall never-to-be-forgotten, and for ns it fy truly as A allver thread with thick'like pourls, ‘The places of another on either wharf we ran along lose to srounis, at the foot of which the Anacostia enters tho Potomac. ‘The grounds are inid soutin walks and drives with many hand some trecs,—onk, hickory, and inerlean beeoh,—and Took very tnvithie from the river, ‘The site of the old Penitentiary, in the lower cells of whieh for a tine were interred the i Wire, the keeper son, Was pointed at this office for the p on observation bent. essarily slow, Bunsets strung upon It, Interest crowd upon one of the Anderson out to us ng nn item of note, Non the rleht was Union Town, ill arose the towers of the Na: tional Insane Asylum, ‘This Inst seemed to be the greatest. show place of all. It had hardly come in view before J. Informed us of the fact, Some minutes afterwards, while ‘Wo were examining the distant: view we hind Of the nayy-yurd and Gies palitely stepp different plue ", the Captain » His begun by saying that the red towers we saw yonder ndiented the fon of the Nationa Insane Asyhun, In purse of the next ten minutes our at tention was called in’ the same direetlon ab yas many diferent people. exandrla ts but Y ington. Jt is pletur uated on the side of a range of and is surrounded by a fertile and wel vated country, In ‘early rival of Baltimore In coum advantages and the fae trady soon advanced the metro} Jand beyond the suecessful 1 quaint Virginia town on the Po streets, paveal with cr tothe river's brim, Teast ten times by days It was the eres, bul superior Hithes of attrac polis of Mary ‘obble-stones, rundown f and bear a deserted and uther Sunday aspect as viewed from it below Alexandria is Jones’ Point. A house wands on the polnt ut the location et inittal-stone" of the houndaries of t, plante iM. old earthwork mh the St brought in @lew, overrin With grass and tall weeds, ti i Maryland shore, Is t u This is an old work, mounting ate und barbettes, ante of EOUNM deress the Was pachig backward Mestalned: wi guns in casem Kun sent forth n vote water, and the sentry and furward on the ‘Ui gltls wero thrilled at the sight ot be dreadfully wa: a young lady a. by te stile of the end to our costiusies, ke, when the 1 ssu dn the hight of fashion cbume sentry put an 4 ground opposit Fort Wastin ee home of Gen, Was! The house ean be indis- rough the trees, But twitlght t Mount Vernou | ery American home. jock we had supper, be r t to our Chicage exe! je eat one on the rlyer, unl we cn nt both Captain and crew for courtesy. After sup | Angton may be ha tine seen thi ny, Ursion steame: es near tha Binal. enjoy the beautiful the shore are Httle stack» to keep wari at moonlight. At aaa Tresorty, wn [i the evel nt WIth aniaty color ar intdnlight we tonehed ita little place were dnibuleday, uountight, toredllht, ant 8 Went on shore and parties deverul large fires of wood yore built on layer forge stones arranged ‘stones were suflicle and oinbers were bru of clams in the she All was quickly e some old inatting fooling effects of the atmosphere.” fv due on the stones, d With sea-weed and to protect thom from the They were delle beeeze blowing auch an appet credible numbe; At was Jute when we and we were far down abining bright! Tadiance, and tho bi elny and rippling in our wake, -After breakfast we arrived at Old Polnt, rh—Fortress Mouroc, Lt is thy largest lous, and the fresh tite that we cons: Mined aN Ine fof the tender bivalves, aWoko next morniug, the bay. ‘The sun wis ulden September (waves were dany and most formidable fortifiestion In the United Stat ti dand kept in working order ‘The —that unsnc- ceestul project begun on a sand-bank—stand eutin the water opposit the furtress, ‘The derricks still ft thelr grent black arms Into the air, aml it lonks Uke some terrible fven- (ion for dreadfl purposes. ‘The Ilygea Woe tel stands on the beach near tho fortress, It isa long, airy structure, delichtfully planned, atid commands ine outlook over the water, Itis one of the most popular re- rorts on the bay, and was crowded with Sontherners, Hampton, famous for its In- dian College, is not far distant, We drove uver fora short Gime it the afternoon, and made the nequatntance of an Indian boy whom we found reading In the old churehs rd, ‘The next morning we went down to Nor- folk to spend tha day, and spent three. It Is thirty-two miles from the ocean, and Is situated on the aay and the Ellaabeth River, its harbor Js deur ‘and capacious, ensy of ae- 4, anid perfect H secure, Norfolk: was bullt av Lass tn 1770 ft was burned by order of Lord Dunmore, the Drttish Colonial Gov ernor. Sts trade Is facilitated by the Dismal Swi Canal, between the Chesapeake Bay and Adhemarle Sound, and the Portsmouth, & Roanoke Railroad. ‘The town ts built on Jow ground, and the nelghborhood smarsty, ‘The streets of Norfolk are paved with cole Die-stones, and grass and weeds are growl up, between the stoves, uy building, every landmark, bears undeniable traces of old age. On walking through tho city, re- membering Its propheated glory of by- one yoirs, it is as though one were renulig upon the grave of 2 glori- ons dead past, AN seems dead oor dying, ‘The fords of the section are zone, their familles broken, their*nenston houses teeming with magnificence in other days, are falling into ruins or dec: y. Its felts nul pastures are wearing out, tty plantations running to waste for luck of cultivation, and. all seems so yitiralivuleaotate, Yet Norfolk is of great Importance tn the shipping world, One of tha most Interest- ing feattires of the place are its docks, there are ships from every port in the worlds from far-away North lands and trom the tropies, One of our great pleasures was to hires sual bont from a pieturesgue young darky swung himself on the docks, and row around Mong the huge black hulks of ocean steams ersind let our imaginations soar far away. “Yon deep bark gors Where trail blows, Yrom landsof aun to lands of snows; + ‘This happler ono, Its course fs rug Fom lands of snow to lunds of sn," it wa, breaths the fragrance of “Der Fiehtensaum und die Palms.” The markets are worthy of notlee. In sumuner tninense quantities of early vexetn- bles and faits ara sent to the markets of Philndelpka and New York. A genuine market fs smething of which Chiengo peuple know litter nothing, ‘The Norfolk market- houses gre bog low buildings, Within are the vegctabls, fruits, meats, fish, and other things for sas, ‘The fish market 3 best of all. Chins agl oysters are gold by the bushel and crabs by ‘ue dozen, 1 stopped bya tub full of crawling things— Idid not knov what. The man in chat seving, ine hesibte evidentty thought 1 In- tended to purelzse; so he filled a paper fans nel to the brim, tucked in the edges, and sald, * Bost shiriups Inthe market, mvain, five cents.” ‘Tha imorniug J. had’ been res marking on his‘ondness for shrimps, so 1 passed the many halftime, and hurried after omy try rojolelng. I put the paper funnel unde. my arm, and we started for the hotel. Abowa square from the mare ket L noticed a serabhing and seraping on the paper, and It oceitwad to me the shriinps were ullve, I cuutiondy examined tho top of the funnel, and behold’ an ugly. feeler was put forth Crom among te folds of the paper, twas soon followeds$y the abomingule thing Itself. Doiny fright to exchange the waperto the other hancit became intone, and down owr my hang anid dress on the pavement swartued the sheinps, My fear of eruwling -ilngs is intense, and now my Agony Was extremes but through the united ettoris uf J. and the girls tha rebellions eryetaceans were consigned to the gutter, aut foreswore all future connection with rinps, ‘There are two large hotels In Norfolk,—the Atlantic and the Purcell House. A yearazo, When the tornado visited Norfollc and com witted such frightful devnetation, the At- iautie was unroofed and considerably: dam- aged, p On Washington Point between the enst and west branches of the river, about a iite from, Norfotk, there ls a handsome Marine Hospital, The town affords mueh good society and the Inhabitants: are distinguished for thelr hos- pitality. . ‘There are a great number of colored people, more thanenough, ‘he corners are crowded With idlers,—store-boxes: loaded with those who can work, but will not, whlle the farm ers in the country are suffering for hands, Portsmouth, city of 11,000 souls, Is on the opposit side of the river, from, Norfolk, and is reached bya ferry-boat, ‘Tho surronnid- ings of | Norfolk ‘and Portsmouth, a3 ‘i d from the boat, are very beautiful, especialy at this the of the year, The sky is so blue, the far-reaching water ‘go clear, and the clues, shores, and bay, even the shipping around, seem to havea glanor of restfulness Utrown around them, Portsmouth, In many respects, tresombles Norfolk, It Ig an fmportant natal station, and its proximity to Fortress Monroo caused it to bo helt during the War by the 1 . forces, Attha Navy-Yurd wo’ met s ald frlends1n the prietive shtps. just arrived from Annapolis, ‘The Navy-Yari contains a mnaniticent dry-dock of heaey rauult tht cost over nmilion dollars, ‘The Tost Ollica {s one of the many algns of deeay about the town, [tis a large stono building, and the roofof tho spaclous facade Is supported by tall pillars, On the walls where the rough cust Indl peeled away the flehengs had found foothold, nd on” the root where the shingles were twisted and curled up- wards with age, the moss grew green. Tt was early one cvening when we returned to Fortress Monroe, After tea we took a sinnll bont, and soon were drifting out far fram shore. Jt was Ast sunset, The sun as olseured by athick golden haze, and ‘ons cnohantinents were set forth ina gore ts transformation scone, ‘Tho water and all surrounding retlected the gold and grim. son, ‘The hotel, standing out so white and alry, the contrast of thé stern and sombre fortress, ond the many Ughthouses grouped about inthe water Ike” so many monster spiders, ‘Twillght lowors her purply eure tains fringed with gold.” the faint sound of i huate comes from the shore, and on we a les Waut hoed we of the duaty land Atl noisy town? Wo seo the mighty deep expand From tts white Ine of giimmering sand ‘Yo whero the bluvof Heaven o’or bluer waves shuts down, Sister ARACHNE, FRIENDSHIP, THE MATTEN FINALLY DISPOSED OF, To the Kuitor of The Crleago Tribune, LAWNDALE, IIL, Sept, 8.—Friendship is an unselfish and kindly attachment between In dividuals that blends thelr, thoughts in beauty together and makes thelr xuclal rota tions pleasant, congenial, and harmonlous, It Is more Jasting than love, because less violent and Inconstant In Its nature, It fs not a momentary hupulse that proceeds from Unexpected contuet with a person that at Grst sight exeltes our admiration, It can only originate from sn intimate and unre served acqualutanes with one for whom we Dossess u strong Wiking. It is a creation of tho mind rather than of the heart, for the human heart fs the generator of all paasion, and veal friendship 1s unhupassloned, Friendship ta founded upon faith inne manitys It cannot exist without perfect trust sand confidences the moment any unfartie nate feeling of distrust enters Into it all of Its beauty and goudness iy destroyed, Its mo- tives must be honest and [ts senthnents pure; its purposes unselfish and auctions generous, Friendship is the best and noblest attribute of lhunanity, Uy friendship we mean true friendship. There are false friends Mn ever thelr natures are decelttut and they are without, honesty, | int fined and tender feelhug;” they are prompted In their actions by motives of personal greed and avarice; they are rustless and Inconstant In thelr conduets and, da choir dally walk an conversation, full of coneelt and vanity; they flosely cling to us in ourprosperity, wind Jorsake us tiinediutely when we are over taken by adversity ey pretend to adiwire us only’ns long as. fey’ faney that an ditt onto assuclution with us cap bring them wi: soclul, political, ov busluess benefit or ad- vantage, They openty detest us when we are ho Jonger useful to them, There are toulish trends whe are forever makiig us to appear ata disadvantage by thelr overzealons forts In our behalf; thelr Kindly Untentlons ure better than’ thelr sound commun-sepse; some of them perplex and hother us more thun our actual enemies, Many w prominent mun has been checked ia a useful career and completely discomfited in his worldly plans by the senseless nets of others who were under tho mistaken Impression that they were dolny hina great fave It should Len constan prayer of the business-man, the professional ian, mit the politicians "Save me from fool- §sht friends,” t is easy to be deceived bya false friends itis humiliating to be rendered ridfenlous by: a foolish one. Jt is diMeult to discover tha real motive of {ndlviduats who manifesta profound tnterest In ovr Yorsanal welfare and worldly undertakings, We have tto sure way of distinguishing a trae friend froma falso or foulish one. except by the ordeal of tine and esperlen ‘Phere are many who have power to win our confidence and affec- tion whose motives we never widerstand, though we think wo comprehend thom pers fee There are creatures who intrude thengelyes pon our esteem, as worms, work ter way Into” the — falrest frults and | flowers to’ destroy and. infect them by thelr polsonons presence, There are woniern who win our regard to hasely betray the sacred trust we give. then. Deeds, not words, are the teat of true friend- ship. ‘The only reasonable way of estimat- ing the worth of an individual's esteem for us isto watel and walt untll, by” sone ine enutfous action, he -reveats his real motives for cultivating our acquaintanee, If bis acts and words are always in perfect accoid we way eventually nnderstand that he is honest aud shies The friend that remains through Ife trio and faithful to us, and this without a dis- honorable act to tarnish the beauty of his frlendship, nukes the world better and dleaven brighter by his presence. i Truc frienishlpis anehangenbles It re- ards our very: inistakes and failings with feetings of compassion and pity: it ls often the lnst prop that stistains a drooping soul staggering under a heavy fond of sorrow and iisfortine, | Itelings fo us through every rs it helps us along Iife’s hurd bigh- way when we are nu longer able to help our- selves, A true friend is as Incapable of n mean ac- ton as a bird fs unable to tly without wings, Its a melancholy thing to Inhabit thls world without friends. It is unfortunate to have none to help us when we are in trouble and affliction, and yet there are meny persons who eoldiy repnise every friendly udvance thot fy made to thems men and women who have become soured by the disappointments and hardencd by the luniliations of fife. When we hear an individual snarling and sneering at all that ts guod: tn lumanity, we way immediately put hin or ter down as belonging to dily order of unfortinates. The 4 feeling of Jealousy that seems to de Innate in some natures. ‘There are those ving who cannot look with pleasure or ap. probation upon the successes or pleasures of others, If by honest worth one accomplishes something grand and useful ty life these weak creatures are always auxiousand ready to find flaws in his character or career, TE young wan or wom just starting in Ufe attempts lo achieve anything worthy of mie versal approval and praise, these compara tively unlinportant Individaals immedintely exhibit a mean spirit of envy rather than dls- play ans Renerous sign of einwn . ‘True trlendshlp is-without ¢ It never ridicules “real merit ino} it. rather strives fo nid with all Hs power tlic soul that earnety endeavors tomnke something noble of Stuelf. Friendship ts not an exclusive outgrowth of efvillzstion, God has hipliuted it In the mint of the Jo west savage or barbarian; it existy In every: being endowed with an ins pressibla soul; it isthe one falnt glean o goo that is never completely quenehed in the nature of tha most hardened criminal, Many Instances might be given where this subline sentiment has exhibited Ifself in deeds and acts of true herolsm and Christ- like sclf-sneriiice, Men of depraved. ant abandoned personal character have endured hupilsonment, {ferecutlon, ani even vcruel death to save thelr friends from dishonor anid slime, Did you ever notleo what a different aspect everything wears tu the sunshine from what it does in the shadow of overhanging clouds? Did you ever Ubink what an fialory there is between the sunlight of the blite skies and the sunshine that gleains into the chambers ef the sot? Now bright and beautiful are the brilliant Denis that break through riven clouds to Hahten up the world after a succession of disnnal days, . Alo peaceful and pleasant are the kindly worls of hope and encouragement uttered by airne frien to cheer and comfort the sorroying soul that fas endured a long bgrlot oF trouble and despondency. " ” ~ Then are but few Individuals “upon this peeulir: planet who do not have an Influence Upon Ute happiness of others, nselfiiness, truth, faith, Christlan chinr- ity, and duinterested ' kindness are the ele- ments of true friendship. The vlaments of trie friendship are the sunbeams of tha soul. “O whatts life and what is fama? A breath, 9 anon forgotten naan And what aro pride snd powe A feoblo sineo, a pagal show, ‘Thut swiftl7 come and quickly go, ‘The playthtuge of un hour, Toyond the stars; boyond the loom; Beyond the shadow of tho tomb; Boyond death's ‘dismal door, Wicndaiin survives whet forme decay, hon ud Kingdams puss away, Whou have is knows no more! sf | Eugene J, Hatt, —t ' A BPRIGITLY BACUELOR, WUAT HE THINKS, ‘To tha Editor of The Chieazo Tribune. Ciicauo, Sept. 15.—With The Home elose- ly buttoned within my coat 1 entered my private office, bolted the door, and seated ma for my usual Saturday morning feast. 1 reed the letters in their regular ordor, nove: glancing aherd to note tho author, I thus avald many disappointments, Iadmiro the good-natured war waging between Et Beta D1 ant the Sage of Michtgan, but canyot hetp hoping that the former's humanity atid good cheer will get away with tho Inttur’s cold logic, When I sea or hear one of theso old Piullosophers arguing wway on some meta- physical matter, [always think of that never- ending ring, that ald saw of an argument whereby we reason ourselves out of oxist- enee, and my egotism gets the best of me, and, Ike old Unelu ‘Tobey and the furnace story, Lilo not believe any of it. Vally Phemus had better be careful or she with get her “come up tums” yet, She thinks she is dreadfully cunning.—well, she ig—but Lt can tell her right here that! her trleks may win with the South Slide widows ors; butif she gets ufter some of the West Side bachelors with her tnify and feo erenn dodge she may get stuck to the wall with hee’ GVwit tatfy, und be smeared with Ice cream, Ephemeral’s letter was splendid, especiall that part relating to tha imatrhnontal fell- elty (2) of the shapplng flend. ‘There was inore practen! philosophy in this one fetter than Forty Yeurs and Pi will evolve ti six Wonths witless the: Glianiee thelr subjects, And dear Chat, with her letrer, was just as good as usual, only why cht you not con trast present love-feasts with the old style, when the “good sisters’ used to “gel hysterical and kiss the mien all tromnd, and tell us how, somehow, the best-looklag men Fai the most kisses? It would have been you can do sucha thing so nicely; 1 1 it up. ho next article was headed, “Old Bachelors? Belngone of tit Klud, 1 was all attention, I> started in with the hope, If possible, of learning some thing new of my genus—bachelor, it dnlsed as J read “along that the urtlele wus written elther by sume desolate watden unstous to hasten the fall sale of bachelors in order to procure a provider fer the ebill December wins, or sone beardless youth Who had Just been aeeepted. for the first thine (matrhnontaily) by an ambitions demolselle. and was not yel sobered up from the tntast ention of the first kiss bestawed upon him by MMs vietmiaing divinity, And £ could not help thinking us frend along, ifthe former, how deeply she would regrel it before she had made av bachelor inten Benedict nix months—and If the Istter, haw much wises he would bo and more fntelligent on the sub> Jeet afer he had come to yours of diseretion —after he lad been accepted (or rejected as. the case mlicht be), as many tines as there are frault pillars Inour new Court-Hotuse, of he new Heke in which he would view these mutters, The glucose of the first kiss will beeane ath stale, and an old story, The downeast vyes and — half-audible “yea,” and — the “usual Jong-drawi sigh become matlers of fact, ‘This studied and steratyped™ conduct watched 80 cagurly by We nervous novice during the wuicly and exelteawnt of the frst proposal, eventually brings about an _ennieh, and pro- posi becomes irksome. How refreshing it 3 to the experienced proposer and love maker to get u good sharp No," stl! mora aun Emphatieuly, no.” accompanied by a spirited and dramatic dlsailssal with 1 threat totell papi. Jt tlekles thy roots of one's haly for fully tive itnutes, and we du jot forget that girl for a week, it ls a goad alterative to tho soul,—ucting something hke bite-mass vit ona billous liver,—bul pro- posing bas but Ute ta do with old bachelors, itinished the article, and behold the name of an writes f our poetical friend Eugene Hall, I was never more astonished in my life. A marrivd man, L would like to know what made him sd learned on the subject of old bachelors. Hie even gous so far ns to divide and classify us, He isntraitortoour entise, Ie elther willfully deserted us or was most {znominl- ously captured long, lang: ago, and It has heen so inany years since he was [our camp that he knows about ts mitch concerning ts ag oa Branins rouster knows of the nets of Congress, ° 1 start out and alc in toto the — insinuation — that mel lors are. crusty, stingy. unhappy, or negleeti Our fried has been under tho Influence of his better half so ling that, like the boy who thought the sun arose from lis dad's cow-pasture and snatc in the milll-pond, he cannot look beyond the hori- zon of his wife's 91 pron-atrin. I altirm that we “baches” are the Jolliest, merriest lot of people in the City of Chicago. No family Jar to mend, no establishments t no curtainleetury at lat dics he leaves no one in misery,—not even a widow to flourish upon, the proceeds of his Mfe-Instirance polley. Nelther is he stingy; he gatlints the Indies, entertains them, {4 thelr slave, | What on carth would the poor ladies do ff there were no old buchotors? Carry wooden body-citards In the stinpe of potuto-tnnshers and die old maids, ‘The Bens edict $s partial and. stingy,—in other words, it spoils a man to marry. If yon don’ belleve ft, nak the fuung ladles. ‘They sa: when a nan gets mirried he gets “stupid? and pokey,” and they don't like hint any nore. ‘The fact ts, he singles out one woman from all her sisters, and saeritices himself to her while the jolly bachelorlovesthemallalike atl fs not given to jruchandle devotion; his heart fg large enough to take tn all weman- kind. “The ender is atingys nat least any amarried Indy will tell you that her John docs notiake her out hall go inueh nor spend half so much money for her pleasure now ag. he did before they were married. By what 1 hi written and what may fol- low In this letter some may think Tam a womnn-hater, Notso. ‘There is no greater. worshlper of the ideal woman than [Her angele purity and winulng grace Jong ugo made me a willing slave, but Um afraid of the living reall LT would) ask the unbiased observer what there Is In tho workt after nll to) hulues oa oman to commit matrimony? Our friend Hull would say: “To have some one to care for hhn when sek.” ‘This is camplinentary to Woman,-Indieating that she marries to be- come a nurser of tho atek and old. And Tush wan endure al the pains and throes of yearso£ muntrimonial cyclones that he muy: lave sone one to stew hiy gruel during te brlef space of his last iltness?—a pretmedi- lated plan too diabolleal and wotul to con- template. Ifa bachelor has money ho will have friends to enre for hin, no fear, and if he js pour a wife fy tho Inst thing in the world he needs, She divides his plensures and doubles his sorrows, Ilo must dance to fashion's tune—n palatial residence, a corps of serv- ants, a livery; and dresses from Worth—for the sake of living sone one to receive and entertain his friends’ wives, Te must tip port hig wife’s relations, and endure ndend of feminine abuse, which Is not always so feminine, 2, AS niuctst a personne as HH. It. H. Queen Victoria, it is suid, once thraw a tenenp at the hend of her husband—that was connubi- al bliss for you,—very likely followed by n blister, Montague says: "Tho world Is divided ito, two elusses: ‘Those who are unmarried, but. wish they were, and those who aro married, but wish they were not. The same fideo was expressed by the man who said: “Before I married there was nothing fn the world L wanted but a wife. AflerL married I wanted overything but o wife, Deopls marry without tho Ienst excuse or reason for so doing. ‘The Idea tikes posses- siou of them like u mad fit, Ue inects on pretty face, she a pollte gallunt, He thinks i will make more af aman of him to marry. She thinks a wedding will prove a fashiona- ble “blow-out,” go accepts lin, and if she doesn't happen to meet another pachelor with a larger bunk account, a longer mustache, or a Uitte more fernees it beeomes a matehs hoth are demded nnd made miserable for life. Not one-half ef those who are nuarried live a happy tlfe. Not one-half of our mare riages have upblased love as a foundation on both sles. (‘The love fs usually on is side.) aA womun marries for money, pusitlony spite, pride, contrarlness, fear of being an old und, or fora hame which she thinks will afford her more pleasure than the one she Jenves, Love Js tho last thing to enter her zy = “head, and never her leart., Men of. real. ‘sound ddenent i business’ throw this Judgment entirely aside when thoy coms to select a wife, A practienl man would nat think of buying ‘a race-horse for draught service, but le wit marry a helpless society doll for a wife, Instead of a sensibte, enl- culnting helpmate, sultuble for his efreum- stances and station In life, More than halt of the dissipation {it Unis age fs enused by wn- happy marrhiges, And right here, on this point, I would: like to” insert Ephem- era’s remarks as another proof of tha fact that many men might better remain gine le than nary with the chanees nine out of en Jn favor of thelr making a mistake for life, L know innany tine, talented young men who would ghully marry, but they fear tho consequences of an tifortunate alliance or an ravagant wite, Bulwer must have ap- recinted this, for in “Richelien” lie says: “The meanest coward can dle, but to march to marriage, my Lord, It takes the courage of a ilo, I. preter the fate L looked for— death.” Whisper It low, Lhe secret of bach- elordom es tn these lines: She may dreea in all and satin, Speuk Inngeages—Frongh and She way sing and pity, And be dlled with sighs, But she uin’t no good Af she can't nuke ples. 8S. Q Larus, GOOD COOKERY, BOMETIING ANOUT DINING. Tb the Editor af The Chteugo Tribune, LAKE View, IN, Sopt, 15,—It is an old say- Ing \hat “The way ton man’s heart ls through bis stomach.’ Loving wives, and wives who are deter- mined to ba loved, as a rule understand that they can vlease thelr lords” in no better way than by tho-preparation of savorly meals. ‘Ihose wiyes who understand the art of cookery, and ech day surprise * the man” with somo rare or delightful morsel,—a suinething that tickles the palate and tongue, —rarely $f ever have husbands who seek tho courts for the severance of matrimonial ties, Stich wives are tao rare; so: te speak, thoy are Jewels of tho first water, goleonda dla- monds without flaw and of priceless value. Maving beon considerable of a trayelor, both upon the sea and tho Innd, and having pirtaken of ull manner of mena prepared by cooks of sundry, studied the art of dining as only those men will study it who have educated thelr tnate until it hag become, In fact, an appreciative faculty, being delighted and tekted bs what is nutritious and italnty, and reject AN thas is Masini, or Which the stomach revolts at or would full ta digest. ‘Tuste and smellare faithful monitors, and wise men and wotien will heed their warnings, However, L cannat says “Tam Sir Oraule, And when t ope my Ip let no dog bark," for though 1 have tasted of moat ot the ten- der and Woy atts thatge to make vp the mentor elvizatlon, there are yet rare treats in store for me, and Lo have meh to What [desire partlentutly to call attention ton this article, laa faet which apeaks. vol- nies for our pregress asa people, and (ue gure well tor our health fulness dn the fu nin we ‘That we are inpraving our ui af couktng and rapidly learning how, and, gunully as lniportunt, what, to eat. [rlhat- Savin says that it in imagination we travel back to the earliest perlod of human existence weshal infor that ut. frst man's sensations wore slinply direet, belng uncor reetedt by reflection; that Is to say, that he siuw without preelsion, heard conftusedly, amolled without discernment, ate without! appreciation, and, tn hls eyjoyments gener: ally, Uved as a mere nuinal” ‘ Stan, being eapadle of reasoning, soon be- many systen of eral jn which tho senses played the part of schoolmaster, Uyring about in Nature's larder, bo no doubt soon discovered ‘some. ond. Ut ng that he better than another, some. fruit which, once he had partaken ol, his appetlte craved thereafter, and thus the edaeatlon of what to ont began by taste; those of us who can look buvk for even forty years ean note adgchled change in our dist as a people, hr the mode of prevaring our food, and ty the {me consumed in eating, 1 remember when in New Engiand, outside of some wealthy furuiiles In the elties and larger towns, the prevailing bread was“ johnny-cake,” being ndkan-mead mixed in seatding” water with o Little salt, and baked on a board befor the fire onanopen hearth, When meat was cooked Lk was general fried; and, though the best cut of steak wis used, It wus moked until it was brown and hard, and the thie consumed tn its deglutitton was anywhere from tive to ten minutes. ‘To this day some people cook and eat In tha same wanner; fudamong the poorer aud more Ignorant Latin; nationalities, Ihave’ veaple of tha South tho main articles of dlet aro “corn-pone” and fried pork swhnmlig fi grense; yet the fact. regialns, that in tho miss our people have adopted other and bet. ter ways of preparing bread and sneats, and do notent frled stenk cooked to. the consist ency of leather, and quite as indigestible - ‘Tables ho longer groan wneder the welght of sine ona fletn af fool aN which nil must partake and be tilled; on the contrary, there is 8 varicty of dishes, and ane meals com ence with tho more substantial, excepting roup at dinner, and end with the lighter. Among certaty fundamental truths ia this: “Cookery Is an art, but to roast requires «ents. Not long aro our Atuerican ron: of boef came to tho table with all tho jul cooked out, w great hutk of dark, brown ment. Novy, aur roasts are Juicy and tender, and the Inner ent goes ton the plate a more sel fit for the palate of an epleure, It is so Juicy, rare, and tender. Tho stomneh seizes and dieests It with ense, and tistead of tho Innt. sallowefaced, grumbling dyspeptic, behold tho rotund, rosy, and cheerftl man. As we have ad vanced dn on private housoholds, so we have progressed tn cookery at pubile hotels and cating-houses, intl rich and poor alike demand both better food anid its more care. ful preparation. It seems but yesterday that when we started on na Journey wo wero compelled to take onlong on basket of lunch and subsist upon cold fan, or else were obliged to eat meals at wayside statlons that were n conglomurate fit only for animals, and ab sight and sinelt of whieh the senses revolted and refused to allow greater Indulgence than was abso. Tutely denuuited, by nature to sustain exiat- ence. fn the voffes no one could deteet. the delicate aroma of that famous berry.—tb wight be ehickory, or rye; It was anything bul coffee ns prepared by an intelligent cook, ‘Tho meat—well, looklig biel at some ineals I have been forced to eat at dining stutions, to guoss whether tho ment vas beef, pork, miutton, or veal, is an effort of the huaglia. tow compared with which solving the puz~ ale of 15, 14, Wis ehild’s play. Now all this is changed, for those generally shrewd and observant Hn, the railway managers, have noted the ntial difference In what is re- gulred tov Jenase now and a score of years ago, here is something very’ appetizing tn dintng, on wear which {s used only for eating pure poses from n bill of fare whieh contains it rational yarlety; the gentle motion and slight dun of. the wheels over the even track has 0 soothing and tranquliizing effect, whieh, added to the fact that you enn eat at gone lelsure, innkes one disposed to feel decldedly. Kappy. While, eating tha other set be skies taste are being fed. © A panora of xreen fields, pleasant homes, pretty groves, Villuces suanestive of pence, quiet, and theft, a dash of bridge here, a flowhye stream there, eliinpses af tloeks of nimble sheep and feed- ng herds, One way a band select from forage drvies A herd of beeves, falr oxon and fale kine, From a fat moadow ground, all forma pleture so benutiful that {t leaves an fnpresston pun the memory, a viston of Joveliness whieh will bs unfolded tn thought long years afterward. ‘The Inside decora- tlon of these “palrees on wheels” are no tess pleasing than the outside views, Deli- cate tracings ail artistic palntings sre tipon the sides of the. car, white the coloring of cebllng and carpet harmouize to please and eduente the sight. ‘The linen Is snowy, the china clean, and so, With ample time’ to eatand reflect, the pas nae feels a sort of pang of regret when Tine, that Inesorable messenger to us all brings our journey to nclose, Goor-by, ont Svareie vathuchouse, with food Ul-cooked and ten and twenty ninutes allowed to par- take of a meal over which a Christin should Mnger an hour: the modern dint v has banished you with othor ralles of barbarigin, and we are learning not only how to dine, hut are dining even when flitting over the land ‘on an express train, inn manner that would tempt encomtums from the veriest epleure of sunny France, TRAVELER, MISCELLANEOUS. ADDHESS WANTRD. T the Editor of The Chicugo Tribune. Nr York Crry, Sept. 10.—WH California plense send her actdress to Maud Meredith, $4 Park Row, care Rural New Yorker, and greatly oblige her sincere admirer? Maupe Meneprrn, trenn now! To the Edttor of The Chteago Tribune. LAcon, Ill, IN.. Sept. 13.—Poor little Polly “‘Pycymir cisd’ fs a''sid one, fam sorry for you; but if you can find consolation in the knowledge that you have company in your wisery, take heart, for thore nra thousands Just like you, vain and silly, who surround thomselves, as you have done, with people like thomselves, Thave advice for you, Polly: First—Never try to glye other people's ylews on any subject, Yon have but ona idea, and you would only speak for thatclass of Individuals whieh you represent. Second—Go to studying philosophy tne stead of matrimony, Girls do not think, but wives and mothers are compelled ta. Nould be hard for you, Polly; better not get married, Thivd—Take a chango of alr. 'Twill help you wonderfully, Go to Grand Raptr. for instance, ‘here you will find denr old Forty Yeurs. ‘a Je will not bo troublesome with his atton- Jans. You could sitat Is fect and learn much that would benefit you, Only think what'a grand change !t would be for you, “ Whata priviiega tt would be for you to haya one frend with whom you could asso- elute and know he did not want you or your money, Laing among the youngest of the readers of ‘Tho Tome, L take pleasure tn listening to what my elders have to suy, but according to our glorlous Ingersoll, even children haye rights, and 1 felt sa xreatly grieved at the wity Forty Years was abused and uilsrepre- sented by you and others that I wished to say to you that | do-not approve of your abuse, Pour slung. or your lgly names ad- dressed to that gentlenian, I will exeuso you from speaking for mo ngain. Forty Years, ploase accept my thanks for your many interesting articles; also my sin- cero respect, To my old friends of The Home, I wish you a Kindly greeting, hoping you have not forgotten Lrrtue Sisren. is to's NoTIONs, To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune, KANKAKEE, IIL, Sept, 10—1 have noticed on rending the correspondence In The Home there {s often an expressed sympathy for old maids and widows, but, alas! nobody has a word of condolence for the unfortunate wittower, ‘The Chinese tells us that the three great catamitics of life are: “To lose your father before you are grown up. To lose your wife in middle age, And in old ax to have no gon.” No doubt many will say, secure another wife, And porhaps ft ou not to bo very dificult for a man middle age or a little past, havin i matabla siinre of this world’s goods and 110 Incuimbranco, ta do so, But the poct ndvisess First deliborata with thy friend, Thon choose tll death, olf this 1s desirable In friendship, how much More so In marriage, It has been my expe- rience when sanversine with ludies of 45 or BO years of age to fad that they know very Uttle except un matters pertaining to housé+ work, ‘Their nequalatanee with books are within the narrowest Hinits. Refer tu tho popular works of the diy, they are quite oblivious; speak of Enoch Arden, ‘Tite comb's Letters, John Walifax, Katrina, ete, and it ly all Greek to them, DthinkL have noticed rrvently an haprovement tn ane other direction vhich Is pralseworthy, tnt fs, in the cultivadion of flowers, and conse rently geraniuns “and auitay arp gecelying more attention than’ formerly. ‘The youn ladles of to-day aredoubtless getting batter etlucation that; It was the priv tof their parents to recelve, so In the future w Tay F-asonably expect that the female mind Willve better culllyated, Of course, £ lo not tgnore domestic education; on that sub- Jeet they need to bo well Informed: both, may bo ensily accomplished if thne Is well employed. : A sensible man marries for compantonship, aul when two persons, likeminded, ire united by affection and the sacred tie of wed- lock, thelr home will be one over whieh angels may be supposed fondly to linger, and scatter tho sweet Incense of heavenly bless- ng, lomo, PANSY NLOOMS OUT, To ¢hs Bdttor of The Chicago Tribune, Cicaqo, Sept, 11.—I, too, am a stranger, but would Hketo cross the threshold of Tho Home to ahake hands with Selig, She deserves the thanks of every git! who would rathor bear the Ignomintous title of “old maid” than be an unhappy married woman. ‘ Lr. Hall's letter carrivg us back to the days when all women were obliged. Ike Polly Phomuy, to keep the patarnal mercury at tho proper degree for generosity ly supplyln pla-mones or else fit married, L do not think the unmarried nen of the present day need urging on to matrimony, or that the “old tmatds’? need a champion, My ex- perlenes does not tench that men are loath to merry, and that women are, like Betsy Hobbit, waiting for a chines to tnd thelr “propah spheah.” You nover saw a young man, who was earning $50 per month, that fo did net try to persuade séimo girl that they vould together fran rich on ft, not- withstuading the fact thathe alone had never Deen able to save A penny If she tins a tittle eonnnon sease and shudders over a $30 per inonth existence, she is na mercenary wretch! A girl withouta heart! Why, iv young gentleman onee told me that agirl who loved a man should have so much falth in Mts ability to. provide for her that sho should never ask what his salary was. 1 think «& girl's faith in that should be regu- hited by the size of is salary, Reatthe weekly Hst of marriage-licenses in Tie Trims and look around nung your own neaiaintances and soe if you thin ihe list of bachelors and maids Is not de- ereashug fast enough, We liaye too many unhappy homes al- realy, and will continua to have them until, Jnstend af niaking tarrlage avery man's duty and the abu of every womnn’s existence, peo- ple are taught that it isa matter tat requires the exerelsy af ull thelr reasoning (aculttes. Mr, Hail would put it about this ways Get married you mist. Ee fs your duty. “TC you ura happy, count yourself exceptionally blessa. ff you are not you have the consola: tlon of ‘not being a bachelor and of havin; saved one poor waman from the dreadfa sate of being an “old mald.”” Poor Mrs, H—1 She must have to go ubout In the atutude of the young Indy whom 1 once heart sing a song entitled, "Filled with Gratitude,” and sho reminded ons of the little boy with his "face on top of his head.” Rather teach your girls that, while envia- dle Js the lot of the «woman with a happy home, death at the stake Is preferable to an wayyy married life. ‘Terch then to be self-sustaining, aid they will not be obliged to uitrry for a home, “Satan finds some mischief stit for ldle hands to do? fs well Mustrated In the num- ber of snarrlages, Marriage is Infectlous. when at lelsure, To flad myself alinost per- snaded that 1 could Th apptly and bring up it family on $60.0 month, and’ pensively wonder [any woman can be really and truly happy alle, From the Ist of September till the tat of July TE never have any doubts, and know that, grotnd down to such a bread- auc-bittter existence, I should besourer than te sourest “old maid? T have faith to belleve that most old matds are such from choice, ant hops the number Wil Jnerense, Respect should come before love, and both are necessary to welded bliss, No woman ean respeet a man who eannot support bhaself, but who is like the man who, Wwhon, remonstrated with about marrying, sald that he could almost support himself, and thoight his wife could do tho rest. No, irls, We cannot afford to marry such men, Dut we ean earn our own Jiving and dia hap py “old maids.” Pansy, A LITTLE GUsHING. To the Editor of The Unteago Tribune, Mirwaukke, Wis., Sept. 14.—How nico it would be ff Teould begin my letter to Tho Home something after thiy fashion: “Lhayo been a delighted reader of The Home sinco its organization,” ete. Iam nearly certain nothing would so quickly cause the “Cons ductor” to open the door and pass ine Into {ta charmed precinets ag such an introduc: tion, but, alas! thatis not the trath, and “T cannot tell alle,” even for the snke of ob- taining access to ‘Tha Tome. Whatt did I say Leouttn't tella le? If Tale, proved Leould. Oh! yes, Leould tell a tle, noth- ing easier; but I find, like Mark ‘Twatn, I ana tritle above the finmortal Georga Wash- ington in that parliicuiar, 1 can tell a Hey but with an Innate Jove of truth, LT won't.” “rR s trite, US pity (1 freely confeys It now), Lhave not long been a. reader of ‘The Home, and perhaps I should not be even now had not my interested friends, one and all, tniked that departinont of Ti Trisuse tome and bemonned ny rine of {ttl L was compelled in self defense to join the tanks of its readors and admirers, And when I first attempted to procure a Snturday Tiunusxe I concluded the whole city must have come to a shnilar couelustany for Every copy sold? was the curt reply I re- ceived at tho’ half-dozen’ nows-depots where LTanstously (inquired for it, At ast, when nearly in despatr, 1 succeeded ti obtaining the Inst copy at an updown depot. Hore- after 1 shull ba on hand ewrly for my ‘Trin- UNE. Chat, if you ara a girl, you're a wonder- fully shrewd one; hut I should think the church membors and Christians(?) In Boscobel and vicinity would be looking around rather suspiciously, to discern, if passible, who ts the “wolf (there! twas all L could do to write that word plulnly; ‘twas hard work to maken wolf out of you, Chat) in sheep's clothing? who is telling such tales out of ehureh, Boscobel is a nice little Ince. I know sonething very romantic that had a beglaning there, but haven't tlm to tell about it now. Polly Phemus, it does seem nitoather too bad that you should be compelied to invent a remedy for viddlng yourselt of beaux, when so many really attractive girls aro * blushing inseen,” and “wasthiy thelr sweetness” on “sisters, and (female) cousins, and aunts,” Durlng vacation, while walting for the “coming man,” who, Hken great tiany othor anxlously awalted Messtugs In tis world, fs always, coming, ld, but never gets here, Your Aunerdy, however, is a good ono; for, if the capacity of a man's purse isn't equal to the capaelty of a girl's stomach for Iec-crenm, candies, and all the other dellencies and substantinis of life, the sooner that girl ascertains the fact and tooks ont for another beau the better; and, on the other hand, -If a girl is given to forging herself, vory frequontly, with lee-crenm, cand(es, ete, he is truly a fortunate man who still has it in hig power to “silently steal away from hor to soine girl not thus “ given; not at all an necount of thi cost of the consumption, but of the doctor’s bills and bad temper that would nigst surely ba the successors to It, Forty Years, 1 know aver so much about you; and, on the start, Judging from your looks, 1 don’t believe you tre any 40 years a alls but. you are, doubtless, suftictently near If to have becoine convinced that in the eyes of the sensible people in this world mast mien do not begin to know anything dil they have attalned that nuniber of years, and 0 Assumed the yearsant the digi ty hey Rava you for your-‘hom de plume, which, by the way, Is tot anything so romantic as your real name,—but, there! breathe freely again, Iwill not “alve you away” on my entrance into ‘The Home. Imay go over to Grand Raplds before Jong. however, on a little busl- ness trip, anid shail thon endeavor to sec you pean, keeping myself incuguito, though, as efore Well, really, T have sald so myeh ta and about the contributors to The Home that a very important matter (to me) about which Thad intended asking the opinion of ‘Tha Homeltes Is deferred (iN noxt time, lest the Conductor consider my. letter too long, and full to pass it to the desired destination, Gate Fouesrt, THE SALT-LAKE TRAGEDY. Mow and Why Dr, Snodaker and Capt, Smalth Shot und Killed Rach Othor, Salt Luke Herald, Sept. 9. A few momnts before To'clock on Wednes- day morning a torrible tragady was enacted at the depot of the Utah Southern Rall- roa. Dr, Bradford ©, Snedaker, a well- known and promfnent phystelan of this city, fn company with his brother, Joseph W. Snedaker, boarded the Utah Southern with the Intention of golng to Little Cottonwood on pleasure-out for a fow days. They took seats In the rear end of the smoking-err, and remalied for a few moments, when Dr. Sneaker moved forward, to within thres or four seats of the front of the car, and there seated litmsclf on the west side, ‘The ery of “all aboard’? had been given, and the train was to move off Ina few seconds, when Capt. A. 'T.Smith, a prominent {wining man, cu tered the eat by the front door, Ie walked toward the back of the car, and, when within avery fow feet of Dr, Shedaker, perhaps four, the latter roso to lis feet, and, with- out spealeinie a word, shot Sinlth., Smith fell forward, his head belng toward the rear end of the cay, and was iteparently in the ngonies of death, Sacdaker still held lis pistol dn his hand, cocked. Ofticor William Jalder, who was on the platform ut the thine, immeaiately ran into the car, and, seein Dr. Snedaker with hls pistol cocked, and some- thing of a vacant look In his eye, sprang for- ward, put his thumb under the cock, and shoved the pistol back lest it should xo off. He took the weapon away fromSnedakerjand toate the arrest. Aman named Daniel Die vidson, who was in the car, and ot whom Dr. Snedaker appears to have pointed the pls- tol after shooting Sinith, was asking some one to give him a pistol, and the officer called upou Mr, James Livlugston to hold nim. During this tue, which lasted bub a Lew sue onds, and while the passengers in tho car were beginning to crowd abow, Mr, Zeb Javobs came tn and also took hold of Dr, Snedaker, ‘They conmmenced to take bim out, and while OMleer Calder was stilt attempting to put Snedaker’s pistol in jis pocket, bis body covering about one-third of the Doctor's, Silth, who was thought to be breathing his last, rose to his feel, pulled its Histol renehed within a few lnehes of Snedae ers body, anc fired twice fn uillek Bticees. slon, Oflcer Calder thon released the Doctor, who fell forward and to his side, grasping o seat, and seized the pistol in Soith's hand, Dr. Snudaker fell on the fluor, Was iminedlates ly vlekerl iP. earrled outside, and laid on the truck, and Inside of three intnutes breathed Ils Inst. Capt. Sinith, assisted by two friends, walked out of the car and to the gate a whieh persons enter the depot, four or five rods from the ear, when he falnted, He was Pisce in a carringe and taken to St. Mary's fospltal; and all through the day seemed to bent the point of death, An Inquest wag held In tho City-Fall, be fore Coroner ‘Taylor, over the body of ' Dr, Shedaker yesterday, THE INQUEST. Marshal) Andrew Burt, testifled in sub. slincs: Know holting about the shooting, Ouse day last week, Wednesday or ‘Thursday, Snedaker suid he wanted a private talk with me; told me that there was soma trondle be tiveen hin and 1. 'P. Siniths sald Smith had slapped him In the face a tew days before, ealling hin names, telling him also that he must Juave the ‘Territory or he would kill him, wanted) my” ndvies and Ltotd him to have Smith arrested and pluced under bonts to keep the peaca; suld e thought of doing so by advice of friends; others were connected with the trouble named Davidson, and he supposed he would have to have all arrested; Snedaker went away undecided what to do, further tian that he would have to prepare to defend himself the best he coulds Snedaker requested to have the police notified of tha trouble, he Winted me to detail an oficer for the special purpose of watching Smith and the others he named; L could not detall ay olficer for th; spvciil object, but told him if he wout show Smith to the police T would fue struct them to wateh hin and prevent hia from Ji jurtig hing [then Introduced hin to OMleer Puillips and told him what Snedaker destred;_ he also related the trouble to Oflicer Phillips: Snelaker told me of the accusation agninst hing he stated that the trouble was enused through a young girl named Davide son; he sald Sintth and the Davidson fninily charged hin with tung too much Iberty with the young Jady; Snednker sald it was all false, and the Indy dented ft, but that Sinith and the family stil kent Up the trous ble; Snedaker also said he did not Intend to lenve the city, but that he would be on the watch for any demonstration by Smith. The: f the shooting, ax above nate rated, were testified to by a number of wit- nesses; and the jury rettirned a verdict that Brndtord C. Snedaker died from tho effects of gunshot wounds tnilleted by Robert T, Stnlth; and we furthermore say that the sald. Suilth was justified ta ialietingsald wounds, as he ovidently acted in self-defense,” THE SMITE VERSION. Mr. Daniel Davidson was found at St Mary's Hospital, where Mr. Sinith Iny, toe etlior with tis daughter and sister, Hasald that Mr. Smith. had been vishing his housa fora number of years, aud was engaged to be married to his daughter Agnes; that Smith was thinking of Koling to ’Frisco to purchase ao. store there, ,and that he Daylison) was. golng to take an interest tn ft; Dr. Snedaker had been his fam- Uy physician, but bad abused bla trust; when Snednuker eame hers he (Davidson) had loaned him $100, because he was poor anid had nothing; but Snedaker had abused the trust in him, and had ruined dis family and taken away his peace of mind. When asked in what way Snudaker had rulned hls family, he scemed averse tu answerlne, and being pressed, was still silent, Saying he lind been away and lind not heard It til Intely; and that when It was toi him he had refused to Wear itall; he had forbidden Dr. Snednkor tho house, and the Intter had sent his brother to seo what was the trouble, and he told his brother that the Doctor had rulned his funnily, and that he ward enter.the house at his perils he averred that Dr. Snedaker bad threatened his life to his daughter, and said. that iis sister and daughter had told tt to Stith; that Snedaker had written a letter to his daughter, and she hid glven it to Smiths ho had been informed that Sinith had taken the loiter to Dr, Suedaker In the Post-Onice, and asked him if he wrote it, and that Sned- aker had said fie belleved he had copied it, wherenpon Swith bad slapped Snedaker in the fuce and told hhn to leave the town, When asked where the lotter was, or wont hind become ot it, he said te did not know, Smith had not spoken to him about it, ho said, but had told his sister and daughter of what he had done in regard to Snedaker. ‘The reporter called his attention to the ru- inors about the elty on the subject, first to that In which it, was stated that Dr, Snedaker had spoken of Spiritualism to her, and catised. hor to act as ainedinm, and that he hid se cured her seduction; and then to the one which sald that she had gone to his office for medicine, and that while there he had put her Into a taney or drugged her, and then had outraged her, He said his sister knew what the girl had sald, and the reporter asked If the sister would be willing to communicate her Information. Mr. Davidson said ho would see, nnd proceeded into tho hoapital and talked to his sister for a tong thie. Finally he returned and satd, * It ds all trite,’ Reporter—Which, that ho seduced her or drugged her while In his office? Dayidson—She complained of betng sl, and he toll her to come to ils office and ho would preserlbo for her, She did so, and ho then took advantage of her. When shu recovered, he said: “Now, my life and reputation ara in your hands, und If you aver tell any one wilt Kill you, and I with kill your father. If Laver seo fou in company with any one else, , Twill kit him’; and he has attempted the glrw’s life, . Mr, Davidson seemed very much confused mentally, und acted in some respects like one who was dazed; he reiterated many things, and was vehement in denouncing Dr. Suedaker, whom he sald he helped, THE RNEDAKER VERSION, Joseph W. Suedaker made a statement aiibstantially as follows: On ‘Nuesday morn Ing, Rolng th to the office after breakfast, the Doctor told his brother that he untielpated some trouble with | a famlly named Davidson; that the: owed) him ionoey, and seemed inclined to shirk payment by alleging that he bat taken unduo tlberties In the famnlly. Ile also remarked that a party named Smith had taken up the trouble, and a fow days pre- vious had met him, insulted him, and warned hin to teave town In forty-claht hours, The Docter told him he hait instl- tuted sult “for the recovery of | tho money, and that he would “not loave town, but would bo prepared to de- fond himself, His son, who is hore, states thata coupluof mouths since hts fathor asked hin ithe had made any remark whowt bin self (the Doctor) and Miss Agnes Davidsov. ‘The son answered that he had not, and the Doctor stated that same ono must have done 80, 2a Miss Davidson had ceused to speak to him, and he would like to find ont who it was, ‘The Doctor then told his san he was sorry anything had arisen, as ha would dis- Hke'to lose the friendship of Mr, Davidson, which he regarded higher than that of any man in Salt Lake, BAKING POWDER, TEL CONTRAST! 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