Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 27, 1880, Page 10

1,3 * Hysterical Muscular Contrnetions,” i y, Hyatt M2). ‘There are alsa the Auber of Clinical Reports, Society Reports, Sulections, Reviews, Editorals, ete. rhe atten aereing for Decetihee Ne tha followlng table of contents: * nets : ‘Comps selfetieeiant i Hy Gen. Emory Upton; Phe Mariner's Com- mae? by Aduiiral Preblas "tne F Artiviory,” by Livut. Grierson; “ LAvat, Very’s Navies of tha World,” by Aout, Sitl- Iwan; “Cavalry,” IL. by @ Poysters "The Mento’ Lien Steven Favor of Comypuls Lark’s Colors,” b; ¢ “Markie Signal- Trials of Stait OiN- officer; “Naval Air Se Nag At ho Hing, by Dr. he Stannl-Service Or- army _ofllcers and A. 4 Nn ees, hy Anrow Ward inital Preble’s 1. Shippen, U8, N 1 ting Leo,” by P,P. B. Sands. The December number of tho Intern tonal Review contains eight articles of yolite, beside tvo Iittle poenis, andm number: bi ws by the aditors, ‘Che jeading ed “Slate Buppart of Denn Enrlanl,” by the Rev. evIU artigia Is entith {national Schools in TR W. Date, D..D., of Blrtnin and 1s followed by 1 thoitght “English Ihitos pliers,” hy D. G. writes of Alexander you T flea, and throws arch light upon the pollt~ jenl Wife of the great scientist, stallnisht at a yeh ENG i Australia ts ven by Mr. Walter Chamboriain, MP g 5 Problem fs titscussed by Dr, Felix L, Oswald inn common-sense tnanner -fromn scientific standpoint. Atkinson, the well-kfown politienl econo. mist of Boston. has taken np the question of Money, and gives a * Roplyto Professor Bos amy Price,” whoso article appenred In the September Revie. ey Toxus” Is made thy thane for an interesting Cooper. dudgo dol Lowell writes upon “A Bankrnptey Statute. in tho United States," alving brief sketch .of his proposed new law. + —We have received the enrrent numbers of the Library Journal. LITERARY NOTES, Mrs. Greenough, the wife of the seulptor, “hos written a poem entitled Mary Magdu- Ham, England, tl article upon hy nud English Pitiose- ‘artivie by Mr, 0: , =A prize of 900 rubles is offered by Prince . ‘Klselett for the best works on peasant life fi —Mrs, Frances Hodgson Barnett 3 so ill that shoe writes her new novels while lying —The full title of Jefferson Davis? history will probably be “The Confedlera Independence: Its Causes and Results” —Tho London Feho expresses tho hopo ‘that when Mr. Walt Whitutan gives his estt- mate of the leading English poots to a Lon- don Magazine he will give 1¢ In prose, * The two novela which at the moment are enanging attention in England are “Tho Clerk of Vortwick,” by George Manville ‘Fenn, and “The Two Dreamers,’ by Jolin —Thebi-centennry of the Comédle-Fran- eaise has been celebrated by the publication of Arséno Iounssaye's, splendid book on Molfdre, a sumptuous volume, and oie of erent literary merit. —Early tu tho new year 5. P, Putnam's Sons will Issue, by arrangements with the ‘author, “A Romance of the Nineteenth Century,” by W, He Sallagh author of “ Is —The nexf yolume of the Amerlenhgll- brar azine will contain an address on by tha Hon, James A. “Garfield, which has nover before been printed for general elreniation, —Woe wore In orror in refertt on” edition of Irvin, The volimes are fu this country and. issued shutitaneously In Landon, —Messrs, Appleton & Co, will publish ina few days simultaneous with Hs iasue_in En- gland, by arrangement with tha English publishers, 0 now novel by field, entitled “Endymion?” —A now edition of Victor Hugo's “ Toflers of the ‘Bea” ia In preparation, In which all the vigorous skefches with which the author Mustrated the margins of hig manuscript Will be reproduced I fac-siinile, —Wiittler’s poom, Was written especial ria) Wstory of Boston’ (James R, 'Co,).0 It contains nbout 150 Hes, and is Ie Justrated by six wood engravings, —Mr, Swinkurna hes givewan Engitst lne- Aorvlny ‘version of Beds” in tho Aten, his version only differs In two metriea! points ‘from the verbal pattern of the original. —Tho Iterary world at St. been greatly exelted recently by the publicn- tion of a chapter In Poushkin’s classte story, ‘he Captalir’s Daughter.’ which appenrs itve been suppressed thirty years ago by As an. Engliy! Lord Beacons “Tho King’s Misstve,”? y forthe new “ Memo- Aristophumes! {e claims that —A new volume of ballads and other rhynical poems by Mr, ‘Peunyson will bo pub- Vshed during the presont month. Tt wit con- ‘irlous “ Enelfsh Idyls” nd poems In rthern dinleet, after the manner of “Tho Northern Farmer,” —Tho next number of St Nichotaa (De- scomber) will do a brilliantly Wustrated Isao of nearly 100 pares, a new cover by G “a Inness, Jr, and any quantity of speelal feat- ‘ures for the holidays. ‘issue trom Noy —Victor Hugo's Inst poem, * 1 Ane,” whl net hina large sum of money, but no fanie, It {s rather funny te retlect that, though tha evitles spoak of 16.a3 in hls © later manner? it was written, with the exception of a faw passages, during his exile a quarter of a —An inportant discovery hay made in the archives of the Freuel of Forelen Affuira, It is the memoirs of Lucien Bonaparte, all in his own handwrit- Ane. ‘They are sald to contain et tails of tie 1sth Bruimaire, the du overthrew tho Directory ittter return from Egypt. ‘—A famous Greck novel called “Loukl Laras” will sven be an open book to English readers, M, Gennadins, lite Greek Charges WaAtfaires in London, thon, aud He has alread urinetpal Continental ‘of tho story is during the Greek War of £ pendence, and te tnkes the form of rem! cences of a Seloty yerchignt, —Mr, Laurence Oliphant’s new book," The Land of Gilead,” Is nearly rend “The Jewish Chronicle sa beaianing of the “ ropatel by tho settlement, under been published tn tho 8 it Wil ndvacate 0 Intion? of the Juws, the auspices of a of & constdarable number of stern Eqvope and Asia, van sagrleultial colony situated In the territory whieh formerly belonged to the tribes of »Ranben und Gad, =A short seriat by “That Liss of Low: February Seriiner, Men ly writing what promises to beter Jongost novel for Sovfbner’s Mouthiy. Its scone is Ind in Washington, Mr. Cabtets “Sone. Dolphlion” wil also bat ary, and run throurh Ubtes or four numbers, ens Tiger-Lily” o January number, In abook called “Nouvelle Méthode Pour Apprendre LrAngials,” whieh hn reached a fourth edition, some amusing NL Engiish, “aves pronauclation on song Fran- gus” are piven,.of which not the feast amusing are the following sentences: “Dir © sour, al chal hay al oneur ov kolln'y enpon Jott tou nuit or fou moro (1 Billy mb foure! “Tle Ja a way ns the celebrated Portuguese aan, ~The recollections af tits in the Sandwleh Tatars of the Inte Mrs, GP. dl “published by AWD, BY Randolph & Co, -Will bear thotltle * Honoluiu.’”. Tho aut husband was fur many yeara tho most (rusted adviserof the native chiefs, and the wit snya the New York Tribun fes for knowing tho 8 -history of the little Kingdom, sists of sketohes of tha religions life of the Ish Airs, Burnett, author ot ruta? witl bog Une Mrs, Burnett, peuntde, ivetia, ‘Thu book con- politieal, sacinl, and lands from 1823 to 1805, Wed a notice of events since If any Gne were to say that. the fatnous fal, Mutherry Sellers plucing # jo. An einpry stove to cuuntertelt a Original with the Amer- uid doubtless be sepffon Nevertheless, {f ony one will turn to the nt Hénault or Saint ttily Ingenious device e iO years uco by tie is ite, nt sBruyures, we aro told, “the wool ht the stove shone as ghtly as ever. ‘The Chevaller de onan, aequalnted with the state of ch tle, ye aurprised, -approuchod the eheerti) fire wag not ican humorfat he wor ‘Miomolrs of Preside: Bhnow, he win tnd a Prince of Laon and bh "One whuter's day, VO OU, YEL AL dl THE CHICAGO TRIBUNG: fire, felt the store, nnd found it Jey cold,—n Jnmp placetl inside made It glow? TOOKS UECKIVED, Ksrotte-Teurbat Tilustrated, — Chi¢h- Ror Bata A. Cook. Pree ¢t, —Tit Peronckix Pare. By Ynterotta 3B, Ifale, Boston: J. It, Oagood & Ca. —Harven's Yousa Frorin ror 1880, New York: Harper € Bros, Price $3. ~Titt Ant of Monetaxd, Dy Fratik M. Nichols. Chichxo: Nichols & Co, —Narvaun Tayton's Drayatta Wonks, Hoss ton: Houghton, Mina &Co, Price 62.45, —finoxa, A Novel. 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New York: Charles Berlbner's Sons. rie $1.75. —Kate Covkronn; on, Ske OF GAn- . 4 uIRON-LIFE. Dy ‘Tet .Thornet. Philndel- phin: J. 1. Idppincott & Co. Price $1.25, Sam Lawson's OnpTown Fineaipe Stortes, By Narrlet Jeecher Stowe. New Edition. Hos: ton: Houghton, Mintin & Co, Price 1.44, —Tur Evasariicay, Hysxat. With ‘Tanes, Compiled by the Kev, Charles Cuthvort Hall and Sigismond Imsar, New York: A. 8, Barnes & Co. —Fraxkiis Square Linnary: History or Caancrs lates Fox.~Hortdce | Mcbns Fro. tin Wivas. New York: Marpor Bros. Price 15 cents. ki —Tits Rene BONANZA; on, How to Ger Ric ON THE PAs, By Jumes 8, Brisbin, U, 8. A. Philadelphia: J. DB. Lippincott & Cu. Price 8125 ART. ART NOTES. Jules Breton Is 83 years old. —Itis proposed to erect statues of Théo- dore Roussente and Millet in the Forest of Fontainoblean, —Prudhon, Gros, and Gérleault, like many other artists, painted pictorial signs at some time in thelr youthful days, Tha Académie des Beaux-Arts has elect- ed M. Chapu, senlptor, to the chair vecant by the denth of M. Lematre. On no other work have 60 many Amer- {enn retists coiperated as on the snbseription edition of Longfellaw’s works. —Pittsburg is trylng to secure in choice of tho Salon pletures not sold at Philadelphia for a focal exhibition during the coming win- er, —Dr. Wilhels Bode las been appointed Direetor of tho Gallery of Medieval and Renalssanes Seulpturo’ at the Berlin Stu setin. : =Is Filippo Costigetnt, who ts continuing Brawidi’s palntul frescoes fn the Capital, an Irishman in disguise? Jt ts the New York antes that propounds this agonizing conun- re —M. Gerome has completed his picture of The Sorpent- Chart which Is shortly comiiuz ta its New York owner, Lf represents adnde youth enveloped In tho folds of a Inuge snake. ‘ —Tho Boston Exhibition of Fino Arts ig not consldered satisfactory. The rejected Pletures tre to be exhibited by thomselyes, Tho exhibition of scttipture Ls sald to be the best part of the display, —Fredorick A. Bridgman, the pupll_ of Gérome, has returned from PBranve. Mr, Bridaman_ has beon abroad fora number of years, Where he hus become one of the’most prominent and most n precited of Ateri- cans who have studied under foreign Mngters, : —Thy second annual exhibition, at the Pennsylvanta Acay gay of Fine Arts, of the Phijadelphhy Sociéty of Artists, has so far ‘been A great Guecess, bath as regards attend- ance nnd sales. At the first exhibition, a year ago, scarcely 2 painthig was sald dure ing the first tivo weeks, while this year over fifty havo been sold, —M. Jie imequemart was an indomttabte collector of shoes and foot. coverings ln gone: eral, and possessed one of the tiehest masae- uns of these articles which has been formed, Inchiding sandals, a cothurnus, productions of incdinval sons of St. Crispin, and of thelr suceessars of the sixteenth and seven- teonth centuries, Ludies’ booty were’ fully represented, + Tho Inte Sanford R, Gifford left property yalued nb over $75,000, Ata meeting of the Jontury Club het in his mena an adders was mado by Prof, John F. Weiron “San- ford 1. Gifford ¢ Ws Life ad Character,’ Ms. Worthington Whittredgo read_* Renil- niseences of Ciiford,” Mr Jervis McEntes spoke of “Giord—the Friend, the Artist; tho Man,” and Mr, Edinund O, Stedinan reas & Poet. whe —Dr. L. W. Schaniags, of the Museum Taulwig Bulvatar, near Dresden, whieh von- alata of 0 ery fine collection of natural his- tory and art, hos addressert a lotter to Mayor ducob, offering to sell, la wholo or part, thelr collection for the now Art Atunetis inCinein. mat, The Art Gallery contains original lating uy Murillo, Corregeto, Glorgtone, burtarelll, ‘Tintoratta, an original sketeh by Ruplinel, two paintings of Paul Veronese, ane mn others by tio old masters, From the cata og. accompanying tha fetter if f4 scon that tivo of the above-named spletires are valited at $103,000, —The politau Muscum of: Art has soeently | edi na ws gift from Cornelius Vandorbiit, one of ita'Trustees, n vers hirge anu Lportunt collection of orignal draws {ngs by the most eminent Italian, French, Spanish, Gernim Dutch, and Fleinish mase tors, ‘Tho colluctlyn wis borun in. the Inst century by Count Magglori, of Forma, te nuthorof an artistic kuide-book and wv member of the Acatumy*of Bologna. ‘Tho London deadeny, on hearing that thls col Jectlon was destined to come to Amertes, re qnarked that as this was held by good _erlties fo by one of the best In Italy, the United tates Watld atanea step Inio prominence among the possessors of slnilar collections, ‘Tho drawings will shortly be put on exhibl- tlon in sultublo glasg cases, so that they may be col wvententiy examined ea ya sheltered from injury, The number of them ty 690, SCIENCE, SCIENTIVIO NOTES, De, Holub intends, as soon ag the money to cover expenses Is raised, to make a jours hey through Africa, beginning ut the'Capsoft Good Hope and ending in Egypt, - —Prof. Moor, of Maldelborg, at a recent conaress of orology, held at Milun, showed au excollent preparation of a portion of the var, and gave statistics showing that engine drivers on railways are peeuliarly subject to cestaln aifections of that organ, whieh infght Comprosmise the Bafoty of travelers, the Seda A de wt ot SATURDAY, gu pees OVEMBE Congress moved an address to alt Govern- ments, recommending serious periodical In- Yestifations tito this matter, A project fs on foot for the erection of a meteorological station on Hen Nevly, 13 9 ithlia acknowledgment af (ha services of ire David Hutcheson to the Highlands. “Capt. Lawson, when in Now Gul found that Mount Hereules wits 82,786 is f his enleulathm Is correct, that qnountal mitst be taken to bo thé highest In —Sfemons aud Hatske, of Nerlin, are now constructing nn electric ratiway between Lichterfelde and Tolton, with a branch line ‘These sane men uted a iininmer and sock- reetly by electricity. fron or soft steel inoves within the A constant current in netizes the rod, nnd et tho other coils tobe forced In and out with Kadettenhaia, have also Just pnt axes of three coils, the mildle coil ma alternating currents enuse the rod great rapidity, ~Baron A, vou Th writing a work upon and spent some fimo making extremely extensive nil “corn collections, ‘tho yor! Heularly an ethnological one, and mos! the wenpons, fabrics, atid other ethnographic figured to, accompany tho f in collected by B V6 Already been acqttired by the Hoyal College of Surgeons, and exhaustively described by Prof. Flower, Incering reports, hns act that woud Impre whero hie traveted ete uthropolugten' established the useful nated with paraftine is preserved from rot, especially when cmployed in alfagrine manu- fueltires, where ft is uxposed to the decaying netion of damps, neids, and Wooden vessels, which becotne total in two months, inst for two years Ww Dregnated with parafine, of the wood is effected by drying tin warm alr forthree weeks, then afeeping ft In melted has been aided some pe- In preparing this bath muel eara ts neeessary, ns its Hability to take prevent the parafling from. oscaplng from the pores the® wood shottd be conted with oil, varnish, or soluble lass, washed after ydroehlorie acid. forme clogs up the pores froin the outside and protects the parafine from the action of Paraffine, melted with equat parts of Mnseed or rape-seed oll, {3 also, nccordin; Dr. Sehinl, useful for coating fron ve: which In chemical works are otherwise very The preparation parafline to which } troleum or cthor, fire Is very arent. —Prof, Boyd Dawking has Intel MMs “arly Man fn Britain’? that, tho Neollthis mon were immeasurably above the Cavemen In culture, they were farbelow them bithe arts of desien’?; and further, that tho Cave-inan * poss ent for representing the and hts sketches reveal (o us that he had enpacity for seelmg the beauty and grace of natural fore nat much lufertor to thit whieh Is tho result of Jong-continted elvilization in ourselves, and very much hlgher than that Thing this Creult stile aptitude 1s still ont of ndvaiced or advancing civilization is hows by De. Wolab fia pape tral South Afriean Tribes,” tha Journal of the Authropologteal I: tute, Mr, Holub remarks in connection with the Bushmen that these people, “regarded a3 tha Jowest type of Africans, In ane thing ex- cel nll the other South African tribes whosa dequaintanee LT inade between the south eonst and 10° south tatituide, L have in my posses- sion nbout 200 sketches o1 wood and atone and ostrich-shalls, by various tribes, but every one who knows anythtn, must acknowledge that those which done by Bushtnen are superior to any o! sserl A singular tale animals he hunted, about drawing If Since the day King Hamlet dio, MI the hearty sports of Sledge and skate, are Jald Stilted tho anciont mirth that rang, Holatorous, down the fre- They have quite torgot ta hing je mouct still flow For tho blue-eyed thanes that love 1t; But they bend tholt brows aboyo ft, Ant forever, to ant fro, “Hound tho board dui “ Lets atrange (nt Elstyore Sinco the day King Haulet dicd.’ ind 9 swarm of courticrs fit, Now in sluahed and gutined trim, With thoty freshly-faahloned wit And thotr httteness of tmp— Filt ubout the stairways wide, ‘TUL the pale Prince Man Ag ho walks, pt twilight te ‘Whrough the galleries a! For tohim tho castle seems— ‘This old castle, Elstnaro— Like a thing bultt up of dreams; ho King’s i mask—no moro; And the courtivrs seom but tights ‘Of tho printed buttoriiies; Armd tho arras, wrought Ww! Grows allyo tofara his oF Lo! ita giant shupes of Danes, A3 without a wind It waves, Live more nobly than bis tianes, Sullen carpors, ale-fed slaves, In tho tlickoring of tho fires, Through his afer Gas concedes am Faves out of Memory's giusa, a rts oF tho peters aun r udent’s ptonsures, collegé-brolls, Poeates that aught dls ticuct, Chances with the foncing-folta; Thon he listens oftentimes, With bis bos hood's simpt To dend Yorick's quips a Leaning on his fathor’s kno ‘Yo that mighty hund ho cl 4 ‘Tender love that stern face charms; Allnt once, the casement rings As with strongth of angry arma. ‘rom tho couch ho lifts bts head, With a abttdder and astarts All tho tlres nro embors red, And # Wolght Is on nls heart. Christmag-cvo draws hither soony Tes strange in Elsinore, Undarnenth tho le Footatens pat the Votces taunt the mfdnighta bleak, 1 tho wind gos singing koens tho ound, onco kept so steel, Blinks, and whimpors, und grows lean. Aud tho very sontinels, ‘Timorous, ov thelr lonesatae raund, Sutrting, count the swinging bolle, Starling at tho holtaw sound: And the pine-trees chafe an ‘Though tho snow would kee; In the state there's somowlal nge In Elsinore, a Monthtth young desires— patate of nfl Mieensed by tho city authorities, regardicss ee Obelisks—Facts Wegarding Lhe Pronoun tothe American PAU ological Society, New York Tribune, Fgyntion obellsks torned the subject of dis- fon nt the meeting of the Amerivan Philo- Veulng. Porter OC. iilsa presi Couper occupled aw seat upon the Welsse, ex-Proaldent of tho Socio ns ANd xtufistics jn re= 9 obolisks now At led aud Pater ty, rend a paper Oo various obolldks. Thy rondon auil New York, ho said, wore brothor kano | moastraments, atructures, having ¢h obvlisk are, Light, ff the Now Yor! ¢ ys foot: wefuht 188 tons. dy tay Concorder Pari than tho one in Now ¥ Silried in bight from we to 134 feot, A curious practleal ge was mide of an oboligk tho Oumpus Martius at Rome by the Aumustis, fb was Used us a sun dial Mr Bilas gave some Intorestin th regard to tho former associations and sure roundings of the Now York obelisk. IMs orlgl- nal Jocation waa not in the City of Moxanirhi, but rs Loture Its nrrivul there, Where it was a6 mitch un oxatio us in this olty, Jt stood in tha sacred Chy of Hettopolis, whieh fa montioned fn Genesis as the capital and fn the time Of Joseph. it wits, rhood thut Ineldents happenod d tho miracles tn Phuraoh, Muny of theso welghed 60 tons more Different obotlake gunnected with Moser Egypt, bofore the time o: happened Jn the very presence of the obelisk, which stood before The emo huniberof (he yrentest men known before Christ lovked upon tho obelisk, amoung them Aloxan< der the Great and Cian’, stood betoro the Temple of the Sun, which cons tuined a Ubvary where Sloaca studied Ky: Jaw, ‘The conivetion of obeliaks with and tho frequent references to them iy the Scripturcs, Mr. lisa sald, have nover bevn ful ly undorstoad, Obeliake ne supposed to have Deen inthuately counegted with: from thelr shu Several obcliska thoy ure symbulla of tho #0- lur ray. Tho ubetiské wore ‘erected before the Seelptures were writton,. when the powers nt Nature woro iWolized and worabipod. Thero is warrant In the Beriptures for regarding the wory ship of stones, rovks, or obclisky—ono wort Lelug susceptible of all thrue trauslutions—na poruiitted by Jebovab for Mis awn purposds of mn ‘The yetcrau Egy det, le, SuyHarth, then mi thé odellal the bloroglyob! vomtuon opinion that the abellak sup was erroneous, und aries from § miauu- derstanding of tho inscriptions, “Hat Reyivam inal color for 8) Goutas e STAY Bale to lta orig THE PROWIBITIONISTS. The Women’s Christian Tempers ance Union in Council. Encouraging Reports from ‘the Differ. ent Working Committees, An Active Crusade to Be: Inau- gurated. Ww.GaT. U REGULAR MONTULY MEBTING, The regular moutinly meeting of the Wom- en’s Christian Temperance Union was held yesterday forenoon nt the rooms of the Asso- elation in Farwell Mall Block, Afra. 't. B. Care presided, ‘The mecting was of specinl significance as showing the interest In tho new crusado against the rnm-scllers of Chi- cago, ‘The attendance, while not so Inrge ns usual, was made up of the earnest workers of the Union. ‘The exerelses opened with singing, after which Mrs. Carsa read tho “Crusader's Panim, No. 146": “Dut Not Your ‘Trust in Princes,” profacing the read- ing by saying thet never in tho history of Chiengo had there been suoh need of carnest ant constant work In the ficld of tomporanco roform, Mrs, Hovell, Office Secretary, reported that thirty-nine men had called at tho rooms and signed the pledge since the list Toasting. ‘Tha ‘Lreasurer’s repor’ was submitted, showing # shortage of about §3 for the months of Soptember and October, Mrs, Carse called Mra. J. 2, Llobbs to the Chair, and read_her report as Chairman of tho Execntlvo Comtnitteo, Mra, Carac anid that durlng the past two months a great deal of nagressive work had been accomplished In the now crusade arate the Hquor traffic. ‘Tho report ineluded general remarks upon the subject of the proposed coffeo-houso or- anization, the state of thes v’clock mect- ngs. to which subject Mrs, Carso urged moro attention should be given. Mrs. Wilson, Clty Missionary, road her ro- port, showing that during tha past two months she had mace 303 visita upon peopic who worse vietims of drink, Mrs. Wilson gave tho details of many eases that lind come tinder hor observation, showing tho utmost degradation In many Instances, ant the good effect of earnest effort In tho cases of several families who itd been roscucd from. poverty, and started upon a life of happiness through wfsstonary efforts. Mrs, Witson's report wns somewhat extended, but included matter of great importance, showing that the Indy was a conselentious and untiring worker fn her spectal field, MIS, ZIMMEMLAN, Chairman of tho Committes on 3 O'clock Meetings, read au interesting report on the Btato of tho work in that direction, ‘Cho only item of siguificance was the result of many inquiries of men who had become drunkards nato what lquor they firstdrank, In but ono enys Was whisky given) wll the men ad- dressed pon the stibject stating that tholr downfall had commenced with the drinking of beor, wine, of cider, Ars, {faines read an Interesting report from the Bethel Home; ani Mrs, U. i, Smith, whose tempernnes work {gs confined to the inmates of the Jul, also read a report gon- talning many, Intoresting and pathetle pas- sages, deseribing her rambles among tho un- fortnnate Inmates of that institution, Mrs. Stith deseribed tho unhapyy, stato of Annio Mackey, alias “Brooklyn S40," the State street murderess, whom she found not only ready but eager to embrace Christianity and stone for her past life. ‘The lady asked nil tho Jadies to pray for thls unfortunate eixl, Mrs, Merriam read an {interesting reportbon tho work at the County Hospital, Mrs. Malcom MeDowwell reported upon tho supject of tho proposed cofec-house, She was satisfied that the West Slie was tho pluce ta commence the work. The money wag al that was reyulred, Mr. Russell, proprictor of a Jargo planing-niit in that sectlon of the elty, had ndvised tho antics to ie their labors there, and promised to sond work. Ingnien to the coflec-hause, é Mrs. Carsa said that, the new crusade agalnst the Hauor trafic would be continned wth Jan, 8, except Caring hollday week, ‘The meetings would be held All over tho city, out Col, Bain, who lad come here to work in the enuse, wottld prosecute the crusade. with all the power of hfs wonderful oratory ond nannsworablo argnmonts. Mrs. Carso then Introduced Cols Bata and Mrs, J. Elien Foster, of lawn. 7, | . Mr, Elmendorf, Prosident of tho Citizens’ Lengue, cama before the Union and made a fewremarks upon tho enforcement of the Liquor Jaw in this elty. It was estimated that thera were 10,000 drunkards in Chieago, and In behalf of thesa men he desired to sug- gest to tho teniperance women the necessity of enforcing tho Iaw which prohibits the SELLING OF LIQuon to minors and to drunkards, He saw no im- propriety In such action by the Indies, ag it would atleast assist in stamping onb this greatevil. He belived bie ladles cold don Brent wark iu thus agitating tho question, nui advised them by nll means to interes! themselves, Iu answer tonu inquiry by Mrs, Corse, Mr, Elmendorf stated that within threa years the Citizens’ Lengue had ex- pended nbour $3,500-In prosecuting 500 cases against saloonkeepers, 400 of which had re- sulted in conviction, ‘The charter of the Citizens’ Pecague wns such that their offorta could not go beyond the prosecuting of cases for selling Hquor to minors, and he betioved the Temperance Union otent to take hold of the matter of prosecuting stloonkeepers who Bell Mquor to drunkards. Mr, Andrew Patton, agent of the Citizens! Lengue, said that in praseauting ‘a casa be- fore Justice Wallace that atnieman gald that although liquor selling was a erent ovil, yet in his opinion the greatest evil was the apathy and Indiffercnce shown by the ro- spectrble Christian people of Chicago who Allowed such a state of things ta axist. ‘Tho State-street dens werd Med with Ittlo girls, from 18 te 15 years of age, who were kept by’ the propriators of these places for purposes which hocould not mention. ‘These were the dens In which the bova of gre elty werorulned and debauched, and In hig opinion the Mayor was. dlteetly sesponglble for this degrading fairs. ‘Lheso siloonkeepors werd, of tho, chitractor of the places: which they run, Mr, Paxton said the people of Chicago ottght to take immediate sation in the prem= Ises, and he believed the respectable resi- dents would support any aid every nycasire token by the League or the Indies looking to the eradication of these great avi, Mrs. Carne then Introduced Mra. Foster, of Clinton, Ia. ‘Hho Indy sald sho bellaved that the waman cauld take hold of the matter and undertake to prosecuto saioonkeepors who sell Hquor to. ltabitval drunkards, Sho warned the Indies, however, that any Iabor which they bad over performed in the tem- Tanee cause wits Heh, ensy, and sutisfuce jory compared with THE GIGANTIOTABK —, of fighting the saloonkeeper, ‘Tho best method shy know of to cfreumvent those dls- reputable fellows was to connnonce proceed- Ings under tho elvil dimnago section of the State Inw. In thls manner saloonkeepers would ba reached and touched In_astender place, It would be n good Ides to attuclethe houses where these" horrible things were done, Jt would be, ta her oplulon, a goad sight to behold some good praying chureh- mien taken to task for renting promises for this purpose, It miahe. be a cruel blow at these inercennty Christians, but it would bring about a vast chunge, Sho atlyised tho Indies to seek counsel In prayer, and, haying done #0, they would be prepared to do all in thelr power by any method which experience or fie quent would aueerent . ‘al, Bain was also Introduced. Ho be- Heved that so long as licenses were Issued whisk? woutd be sold, and ho thought It an impossibitity to regulate an lrregularity. That was something which selpnce and ethles bind falled to avcomplia, Me would do everything in hig power while in Chicago to further the temporance cause, but felt that espectal efforts should be made towards sup pressing tho saly of Nair to dronkarids. Mr. Poster, the other member of the Inw firm of Foster & Fuster, was ealied ont by the Cualr, Ho had nothing speetut to. say upon the subject, except that Town people were just abont as proud of Chicago and her Mayor as were thy temperatco people of thls elty, $fe hind delegated his wife to assist tn the present erusifde, aud wished that her In- ra inight resiltin great success, ‘the Chale then brought up for final dispo- sition the question whether or not the Union should take up the matter of prosecuting sa- loonkeepers who sell Iquor to drunkards, Mrs. J. lobbs moved thut the Union piderse, the Citizens’ Leugue, and asstst in eae qari OF THE LAW, ‘ he had specigi reference to the embloyqont of & wan ta Prosecuto these cases On tho North Side, a3 an assjatant to Mr, Paxton, After somo discussion, dirs, Mary DB. Willard moved na a sirbstitute that the matter ho referred to a special committee appointed to consult with the Citizens’ League as fo tho propriety of codperation in this matter. "Tho Following Indies wera selected ns this eoin- mittee: Mrs. J.B. Hobbs, Chairman; Mrs, ALP. Kelly, Mes, MB. Willard, Mra. "2, i, Corse, nnd Mrs, ‘Thomas Wilco, Mr. Ralla Pearsall, Pollés Magistrate in the ‘Town of Cicero, appeared before the Uniton, to whom he made some suggestions ns to the necessity of Jegislation during the coming whiter onthe subjertof the lynor trates Mrs Pearsalllives at the Northwestern car-shops, whore about 1,000 nen are em ploves Herstated that tit-thirds of iis usiness wns the resust of drink, ‘The tivo saloons In thé village recelyed about $3,000 every month from the employés of the rell- road company, who were, in consequence, ab Umes unable te pry thelr bonrd and grocery bls, Ha said the result of the Hattor st “Was the dischitrze of the mon in many which, of course, was followed by tion in many familtes, Mr. Tear: RIE Rested as a remedy that 9 Jaw bo passed making it imposstblo to collect 1 Mauor-bill AS Adjourned, a GEORGEH W. TAIN. THE NOURDON COUNTY COLD-WATER MAN. Quite a large audience composed of lilies and gentlemen assembled fn Union Parl Congrogationn! Churels last avening to Hsten to a temperance address by George W, Buln, tho well-known teinpdranco advyoente from Bourbon County, Kunticky, The meeting was under tho auspices of the Woman's Christinn ‘feinperanee Union, and was ono of a sories the object of which Is to stir up Subllc sentiment Ineregura to Intemperdnee, with the ultimate view of working nudical reforms in the sate of Hqvor or pro- ibiting trafic: In it altopether, Mrs, ‘I. 2. Carse, President of tho orgunization above mentioned, announced the object of the Meeting, and, after a temperance song had been sung, Introduced Mr. Bain, who was reeelved with applause. Ho began with o reference to his native Bonrbon country, ox- patisted on cold water is the cheapost and est bevernze the world ever saw, and sald that God never mide any alcohol springs, no whisky distilleries, und never crented a brewory. Whisky, with all its srenith and influence, ought to do some. good, butit did not, “Coldwater men. could dd more work, cold stand more hot weather, than whisky men, and ntade more moral men and better husbands and fathers than whisky) men did. Whisky was not good for trouble, nor good for happl- tess. It it was dt good for health, wealth, and happiness and trouble, Un Jet every man use his hiluence to put tt down. Qneman took tho drink, and somo ono else = TOOK THE CONSEQUENCES, * Mr, Bain, to Illustrate the distress caused by intemperance, related a sad story about a chittd who hat been crtpled hy a drunken father, tte suid he would be willing to leave tho matter to tho drunkards themselves, and they would sweep It away themselves. Ho urged that men shoul be put ti oftice who would dnforce the laws of the State and elty. The question was, Tow inteh more whisky would thore’ be ad Jf the fomperance people had not done hat they had? ‘Chere wore over 500 yoting- precinetyin Kentucky where liquor was not sold on ¢lection-day, He deptéted the evils of intemperence in'very strong and carnest terms, and plended for the walf, for the chil- dren, and for unfortunate men, < ‘Tho spenker was applauded heartily at tho elose of his remurks, Mrs, Carse spoke briefly, saying thnt tho Wontwn’s Christian Sempersnee Union wns trying to aronse #ubllc sentiment agatust the Hqnor trafic, and one of the city Judes had sald that the worst thing was tho lethargy of tho citizens, Shereferred to tho newapiper reports, and’ had read an item that fifty women, most of them young, had heen locked ip and fined, State and Clark streets Wore worse than any places inNew York, was not snfo for boya to go through those thoroughfares. Was thore not something for the people todo? ‘Thoy had to arouso them selves, ‘I'he organization sho represented In- tended to keep up the campaign against ‘ine tomperanee, and she hoped all good people would give {t thelr support. - Tho Rov. Dr. F. A, Noblo mado a fow re- marks about the passage of tho ‘prohihitory amendment to the Kansas Constitution, anit gald something siinilnr might by done before fong in Ultnoly, Ho bolicved thatif in the next ten years the pulpit, tho press, and the wives and mothers exerted thelr Influence some arent temperance reforms would be ac- complished in this city and State. Ho de- elared: that tho prohibliory lquor Jaw was effective tn his native State of Maine, ‘Tho mecting was closed with the benedic- tion, pronounced by the Hey, Dr. Nobie. + Mrs. Elicn Foster, the Indy lawyer of Towa, spenks on temporanco this evening in tho Leavitt Strecs Congregational Church, te THE LIVADIA. Impending Rovolution in the Band of Steanships—frocdom from Pitching and Holliug a London Nature, Nov, th In Nature, vol, xxi, p. 870, wo gave on account of this romarkablo ship, and stated that we should roport the results of her trials toaur renders. We there sald “iteannot bo doubted that her speed will surpass fourteen knots,” and we protty plainly intimated thattt would, in our judgment, fall substantially short of seventeen knots; In polut of fact It hog fallen between these limits, and nearer the highor than the lower, tho average mean speed nt the meadured distance bolng 15,804 knots. The svernge of tha seyoral runs, which havo not previously been published in Loncton, are as follows; . Number of runs, 6. . Indleatod horso-powor, 19,031, Speed In knots, 15.785, The trials of thé Livadia wero greatly hur- ated, tho yessel _golng down the river on a Wednesday, making a preliminary run under steam on thp following day, Thursday; on Friday she made a run at full speed for six hours, giving an average of fifteon. knots; and on Saturday she. made her measured milo trials, ‘Those who understand the con- dittons under which thoso steam triats were made will sea at once that {twas not possible to obtain tho best results with aship thus putunder steum day after day, her boiter- tubes getting dunbtless more or Jess foul, and her machinery also falling somewhat out of perfect condition, especially wiero thors wero three separate seta of engines to be eared for. ‘Ihe bottom was also foul from having been three mouths in the wet dock at Falrtield, 16 enn Annlty ba doubted that the Livadia as she Js can be driven nt over slx- teen knots (eighteen miles) under {alr con- ditions, without: any alteration whatever, It fs htehly probable that some iimproye- monte Aad be muda In tho acrew propel: lors, ng it is not to be expected that the best conditions wore secured at the first attemps,. In fact, wo have evidunce that the central serow Was sot at n pitch ditferent from that af tha side-scrowwe, nnd runs at agliferent Bpeeds It naw anveurs katy that the piteh should haya beon the sama In ull enses, and when the opportunity olfers this change will thor a y bu inele, aril the speed again taken, ther sight modifications will doubtless also i tried, and those af our ows naval archl- tects, who have well considered all the facts, Nave formed. tho opinion that If all minor enuses of Interference with the best perform Auce ava removed, & speed approaching sov= enteot knots (nlueteen iniles) may berenohed lo the Litvadia It needs no words of ours to convinee the aclentific world that whethor any reat lncrease of speed be obtained with, this veasul or not the Russian Government has rendered a vast service to naval scienca by dowonsfrating ona large scale, and inn publie and Wnquestionable manner, the fuct Chat a.vessel whose breadth is Borne: and whose fongth is but one ands hair thes her breadth, may with no very inordinate expenditure of power bo mate to take 8 Wxh placa among tho fow fastest ships in he word, But the Interest in the Livadls, while tt Is grentest us regarity her high-speed trials, by vo means ends there, Her steaming per- formances with diuinished steam power are aso Very interesting, In constdering thesa the reader should remember that jn this case, ag Ut all-cases of fast stilps go tH with rye duced powor and at reduced speed, the per. formiances tre subject to a double disadvan- htages first, the tefghe of the muchinery cure rled Is, of course, i excess of what is need ed to produce the reduced power; and sec. ondly, the friction and other losses aro Hke- wise fy corresponding excess, For example, when tho Liyadia is steaulng at eleven to twulve knots, sho fs eunploy tng less power than any. one of het threo sets of engines produces; aud if she liad not to go beyond such a speed aha might dispense with the other two sets of engines and boilera, and thus be relieved of nearly 1,000 tons of welaht, ant of two-thirds of the frictional and othor losses whieh she is obliged to nndergo Aven stealing at eleven or twelve knots with all her engines working at. a reduced speed, .. Bearing these facts Ii Mint, wo may how state tint the reduced ateaming of the Livadia ts reported officially to have slyen the following results: stogreqate at ee Speed, Wnt, Thar, note With Blightly Annum Bil sity weal st * Anatins iy hen oo Against wARnSt ‘Tho indicated horse-powers above Riven were caleulnted from dinurams, and the speed was taken: by loz, ‘Tho results wero reported, we know, {0 perfect good falth ani are a correct Ineication, in tho main, 9 tho relation between power and speed fh the Livadia with her present serows, etc, Wh all the above facts and Ngures before ‘Ys wo see ciently how vain have been the prejudices, and How baseless the predictions, Which condemned ships of (ils type ay fi compatible with even moderately goot speeds, nud ns ridiculous when. tho attain ment of high speed was contemplated, It is with no sinnll fectings of vanity, but with o eenutne pride fina great selentife trinimph which wo ventured to predict befarchand, that we havo witnessed tho Livadin’s ace cosy, It ig a success whieh England muy. well envy, nnd of which tho Russian Gov- ernmont may well bo proud, Its bearln Myon the futire of steam navigation camo! fall to US considerable even tn the mercantile marine, while {6 is quite Impossible for the war navies of the world to escape its tniln- ence. Our long-standing objectlong to tho Infloxible and Italin types of ship ‘ara well known to our readers, the construction of such ships uider the name of first-class lron- elads being: most trying wven to the comnion sense, and much more to tho sctontitic » Of the country. With the Livadia in existence, aud with the incillties whteh stich Ri. as breadth as hore oifers to tio production of armored ahips worthy of the name, the exposure of our first-class ships to the de structive effects both of shells and of torpo- does, will not beondured. We congratulate Admiral Popoit upon tho established success of the great iden which-he was the first to propound; and, 1g tho Idea would still have remained a mere idea but for the powertitl patronage of the Grant Duke Constantine, we glatlly recognize again the sclentilic acu- men and that “courage of Ins opinions? which distinguish his papatia ilighniess. By consenting to tho tril of so great a naval experlnent in a yacht of lus own, the Em- veror of Russin has sectred a sea-palnce of areat speed, of tinexampled accommodation, and of & freedom from rolling and pitching such a3 no other ship in the world enjoys. On ie Insf-named polnts—those of pitching and rol ling—we haye to record very reninark- able results, We are informed on the best authority that in the gle tn the Bay of Bls- cay, with waves running over twenty feeb high, when ordinary vessels were secon roning and pltehity heavily, nnd even when the zale and the ser wore attheir highest, the greatest rollto lveward was 5 degrees, and that to windward 4 degrees, while the greatest plich was 4 degrees, and the greatest * *scond” 3 degrees, ‘This extreme limitation of motion was most extraordinary, oxeluding almost all the usual incidents of gea-life. Nothing was secured on board, and nothing fell through- outthestorm. Thare were occasionally heavy blows of the sen under the flat shallow bow, and these caused much vibration at times; but nothing was disturbed, and even the paint is nowhere cracked throughant tha wood-bullt cabins and palaces of the ship. * lent which the Julvadia inet yao from Brest to Ferrol, by strikiig” heavily downwards pot some flonting object of objects during a heavy gals. in tho Bay of ieeay, with 2 high and con- fused sen running, the value of water-tight subdivision has been strikingly demonstrat- et, ‘The Sniuries done by the blows wore ex: tended by the heavy strokes of the sea under the blurt’ bow, and several of the forward compartments were filled. A selontific frlend who Inspected tho bow after the com. partments were pumped ont in the harbor of errol informs us that in two or three pinees the bulkhead aAlvisions had ev. dently been badly struck, and made leaky at the bottom, and in one compartment the sen was plainly vislblo through the bro- ken pinting, And yet nothing was known on. board of these Injuries when at son boyond the fact (ascertalied by * sounding”) that a forward compartinent of the doublo ‘bottom had been santahow tiled, so eftectually was the ship proper preserved from all injury within tha double bottom, and so little elfect had tho fitting of the forward spaces upon tho trim and'behinylor of the ship! The Livadia is constructed of steol, and Ig.a3 Nehtly built ag our own fast steel silps of the lates! date; and nsasimilar accident to tho recent one wight occur again, as {t may to any ship of Nght draught and great buoyancy,” it would. no doubt bo prudent to add something to the strongth of the outer bottom whore most ox- sed to atraing amd blows; but this st matter of dotail which wo leave tho naval, architect to discuss, Tho grent lesson to be derived from tho Incident is the immeasurable value of double bottoms. andof great compartmental subilivision In sen-golng structures. An ontthary, Jarzo steam-yacht not so subdivided might have been Jost unter like clrcunistancos, and cere tainly would have been more or less jeopard- ised and more or less Injured interially; In ths preseatt ease nota particio uf injury to thé Interior of the shipor to hercostly iittings was sustained, and lours‘after the acciden with a very, high and confused sea. still run- ning, the Lord High Aduilral of Russta and is guests dined ns safely, ns ensily, and al- most as quictly as ithe had ‘been ashore in his sumoier palace at Orianda. A MENACING DANGER. Certninty of the Existence of Asiatic Leprosy In San Francisco—Tho Health OMecor Prodfets tho Formation of a Leper Colony—Exporiences of Other Physiclans—Whito Casew, San Franetaco Catt, Nov. 20, In enrly days loprosy manifested itself in California among the coolle immigrants, but oceastoned little if no alarin, it belng consid. cred essentially 4 Mongolian diseaso, and in ‘no wise to be feared by tho whites. That the beffef was erroneous will be demonstrated when It Js proven that in onr midst there ex- ist numerous white lepers, a continual men- nce to all with whom they como In contact, ‘Chere are now xt the. Lazarctto, adjoining the Pest-House,.one white .and fifteen Chi- nese lepers, At various times within the Inst five years companies of fifteen to twonty lepers haye becn shippat back to China, but maty moro are known to oxlat within tho district of Chinatown, They may even be mot with upon the public atracts, , Led by n-destra to know,the extent to which the discase lind spread, & Call reporter visited several well-known physicians, and was piloted to where lepers were Iylng In the very heart of San Francisco. Scouring a wulde, the reporter waa piloted among the Jabyrinths of Clilnatown, up dark alleys and Into nolsome corners that delectable quartor abounds In, At Jongth, arriving at a low iy door, which was opened only after a slege of vigoroits kicks, tha twatn were admitted into one of the most dismal dens Inhabited by the human rats, ‘Chey passed down o ight of tickets steps to a dasemant which stenied to terininate tho descent Into the ground. “in the flour was a grated fray, up which the most horrible stench cathe in an everpower- ing steam, Lifting the trap, a rude ladder was disclosed to view. The bottom whs hid- den Insepulehral darkness, Having proctred ag sniserable cnndle, the guide Pied Into the depths of.-the hole, followed with inany a, inlsatying, by hisconvoy, down, down Into the binckn until the fool touched the semt-liguid ith at the ond of the descent, ‘The fceble light served to light lip the shadows, A lous gallery swas porcelved, tunning away on either hand seemingly to Internfnpble lengths, Filth from the sewer dripped in pools upon the tloor, Anoppress- Ing gas nearly asphyxiated the adventurous twain, Leading on,‘ carefully picking ont the way, the gulde caine suddenly upon the end of the passage, where o heavily con- structed door barred all further progress. A yigerous knock ellelted 9 guttural “What you want?” Boing satished of the character of the visitors, the door wis Qpened by a vile {ainous looking bighulnder, ho lookedupon lus guests with anything bat benlguity, Opluin tilled the alr with tasiekening fumes, pon the bunks were stretched besotted sinokera, who searce noticed the advent of the visitors. Thisgrim prion, Was a leprosy ospltal. ‘There Ilya and tle the yietins of the frightful plugue, Four patients wero there, two with features past all rec- ognitlon, yuifed and swollen, Another was scuimlnyly dylug, whllo a fourth presentod a spoctacte too horribie for desertptlon, The eyes were cuten out by tho ulcers, frent scales of thiskoned skin rosu in rldgds over tha cheeks and forehead, while the ips Were tick and puffy. ‘The fingers of one Hand were eaten olf to the second joints, pre- senting a disgusting spectacle of sloughing flesh, and crumbling, rotton hous, [5 was songht to engage the’ attendant In conyorea- lou. bab to every auestlon a stolld No F aabbe” was returned, plainly It fuforamation "was. desirag” fata tained elsawhere. | Fatnt fram the shee obe overpowerlng stench, tha exptare ght ang hasty retreat nfong the dark passage at Wp, purer aie above i SABE Ways tg hwo other dens of slmtlar eta visited; each, IE BOS T eaeeeete than its predecesgor. Satish verifying the report that leprosy ween of waite men. In company wun ie Among visit was mada to a hose on 9 Ap olan a Whore a leper wns reported to five. mypteet, berl tho obleet of the search wag atin, pon aufferer was not unwilllig ta commit T with. his company, and rendily euayata history, At nm eatly axe lio hid gone CoM! and, after cruising “to varions Darts ee World, Wad romalned suvernd years a the Sandwich Istancds, Coming ta tite ety he ten yents ago, he bitd married and 'Y¥ abouy work to siipport his Itty family, eee & four years azo patches had began’ te out upon’ his Blan one after anather of 4 symptoms, of the dtlsense smaniteted yet selves, ant at length leyroay wag ga inall lts hideousness, 1 wife Bul aed ed thon bith, although be had tro tend ty bosought her to fly ant save hers ee was too late. Ills cliitdren would ng dtc at some day becoins lepers, ‘The ‘poate was ona nf auatilsh, at times wollen iste ondurable, Of Inte the malady it fast upon him. Uleors were Bln fom Aingerapaits, and it was but na question i short time when alt would bo over, ‘Tati? feavaat the sufferer, the Fepntter ayia his steps to the office of Dr. J, M . wliom tho following. cony tin Te iy Heporter—" Doctor, Inve you ever } att ts of Ju) ya rpcusa Toprosy tinder your obserig. Dr. Murphy—Tn my capnelty - clan to St. Mary’s Hospital, iclty. nates undes ff ptolesianat care, Aside ties hese, 1 have noticed soma sixte within several years buck.” ssteen ease ieee these Persons contract the scase “ With one or tro exceptions,ail frou Atawall ta find a testi Som hese cases were yery bad. In ai the extremities were rotting ay ayn’ OF 90 re What ha hecomne of thes be tree or four exeey hava aeatteret through tio equntry eer are at the springs In the lone of getting tens porary relich ne or twa have @ 0 tie Enat to die” eit NS Rone hom 3 there’ not grent danger the diseaso in thisquanner yi of spreading * Untoubtediy, “very treat danger, Alt Suthoritles agreo that the digense may te promaatert in three, may pe inv four, ways: y intermarriage of the teproug ar with ibe Jeprous; by hereditary transmission; by fre oculation yd lose hitimacy. It ean readily bo seen thatshouid any of these persins hare ulcerations upon them, they contaminate ths, waters in whieh they bathe, the beds in which they steep, nud everything that they touch, While there is perhaps little danger of taking tho dlsease unless by contact, thers Isa Aerts of contracting It from'fnhale Ing tha exhalations from tte body of the leper. Of couirsy na one dkputes the heredie tary transmission of tho disease know a very sad caso ocetrring In this city, and under my own notlee. “A young Gere man, who had conie hero from the Santwieh, fslands, was adniltted to the hospital, suffers Ing from—what was at onee apparentlep- rosy., Onoot his enrs asstumed Immense prov portions, and it was necessary to perform a strgteal operation to reniove gancrened flesh, I told this man of his condition, ade vised hiut to deliver himself up at the Laz retto, and above all things forbade him man ring ag it would be nerlme. Notwithstand Ing, he did marry, and a nico girl atthat. Her people know of his condition, and endeavored to dissuade her by every means tn thelr pow. er short of cocreion, She had Inbibed senile mental’ ideas, .and thought (t her duty to shetiiice herself, and, being of az, sie married ‘lilm., Well, alt hough the disease hay not ‘yet manifested Iteelt upon her, itdoubtless will, Their children will be lepers, and to all futuro generations, Yes, sir, leprosy [8 on tha Ineredse on this coast. ‘Tha climate fs favorable, and’ the presence of the breeders of the disease, the Chinese, will ever keep it here. ‘Lo show you the danger: A niey little China boy, not over 13 years of ae, came to men couple of weeks ago and wanted to Know what was tho nicaning of the-brown patches upon his poly. Ltold him that ho was a leper, ant that nothing could save him, If was an hereditary casa, ‘That boy has been making beds and doing general housework In. the famlly of a gentlenitn not far from here ‘The reflections of that famtly wero they to know. why thelr China boy feft them would be anything but pleasant” j r. Meates, the Ieulth Oflcer, ap Pronshiad on the subject, Hesaids "Leprosy! Certalnly, ‘Chere’s loty of it. Before ten yous passes over we Will have to establish a leper colony, Just a3 they haye in the Orlent. No one but n physician who explores China town cau dream of the extert to which Asiatic leprosy ts attaluing In California. L ean see eases often on our public streets; eases inst developed. 2% have nat seen so much of it among tho whites, my dutleg not calling me so much among. white lepers. ‘There are now sixteen cases at the leper Jn~ closure nt ‘Lwenty-sixth gtreet, aud we hava gotto ship thom, They are ay expense to tho elty, ond many of them will ive five or six yenrs. Thore is one white man there, an Enatigh sattor, who contracted the disease ia Manila, He will ivesome years ju this cone dition. 16 {s coming, froin tha Sandwich Islands and from Asta.” THY POLICE AUNGF ON, cane Dr, Clarke, olice Surgeon, had seen people in this alty afiicted with leprosy, and had bean consulted several tinies by them Me had, during his residence in China, sect inuch of it, and Identifled the disease prevar Tent among the Chinese ny true Asiatic fep rosy. . "Hint there can-be no doubt that the Chi. nese ate bringing leprosy to the Coast lt roven from tho history of tha Sandwie islands. Says ‘Tilberry Fox in his treatles nu “Skin Diseases,” {n apeakins of the Islands: “Tho disease cannot be traced: back arth than 185% A recent census numbers {4 lepers At 250, or nearfy 334 per cont of alt {nhabltants, ‘Tho disease seems to have ou brought by the Chinese in 188. Vere the ny fluange of horeditary transmission 1s ont ol the qlestion, ‘The disense nriscs iu sclen nation;<is unnoticed at iirst, and spre slowly.) What the Chinese leper fuss done . for tha Sandwich Jatands ho is doing for Ca ifornia, It must be remembered that leprosy In a white man lg more swiitly fatal than the Mongotians but seven years belng ied Innit in’ the white, while dozen or a may ba dragged aut by the Chinaman, | AULEVER IN 645 MATEO COUNTY: Redwood City (Cat) Journal, Nov. 2 On Saturday Inst Chinnjinn, Who bet besn residing fn tho mountains back ue ; ville for some yenrs, chopping wood cee living, was brought into town by Super Crowley and taken before Drs, STilitken $Y Bradbtiry, to be examined as toe ant ensu which he was known to lave. aH a sult of the exninination has proven fo, certain case of that horrible Asiatic dish known as loprosy, exists in the county, Chinaman ts about 25 yearsof age, an ie ha has been in this country, slnre hie Mien ynare old, Hedressesand Jooks inure med European than a Chinaman, Ue oe that the afliction was only, natsan oak Te again that It was the effect, of ae mn Miiteh ‘ha had injected Into hls ven ‘ing i the medical examiners are nnhesttay ot thelr opluton thatitisa well-confirned tated leprosy, ‘Lhe man's faceand hands are \ and puffed up, with corrugated, sk Maris have” os senly appearance, # opel, showed the ‘ilsease nore fully Capea bdelny broken attt fn wleers ant Sores rect ing to his body, whieh also showed nant of the slow-working insidious disease ooo Riess marked manner. The hian oP ils dered ta take off ls shoes and esp ial fect and legs, ‘This he dld very hee Py! claiming that a horse had stepped on On ils feet and tart it. Here wade ene sickening to beliald. ‘Tho lower pitt Oo, legs was ahideous mass of pat gral throwing off astench that wid anna as soon ig the rags diwhiel) they wee edge wore unwrapped. Above thei, on shageye of the sores, were scales, ron ant pola projuctiug avec each other, ike tes ‘ae old fowls legs, ‘The feet a peg ele black with putrid: blood, the hie nails ex Jae, witht too stekentt to corlated off. ‘The sight was toe st ‘Bays fougae or furuior deseribe,. Sune wean thué tho patlent was aulfering from at Me ak ubancad atuge its cen ae fs Hough it muy take some Mile civ as sa, for the disease ta reach Ils hot fas hls limbs. “Che poor, bellig Wis removed to be taken from the couuty, Oe te EPIGRAM FROM GOETHE. + aur Tag Chleayo Tribune, Tmet my love tam ionoly pice, 0 tru, 10 , aad £5 “ Unhend ae, of Ill call for ald - volco and rude; - net Riri As daros Iutrudel” | dogs, Ske Haped: + Don's speak oo ae Berd Ce + Loat somo stray passerby rly a,