Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 11, 1880, Page 11

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1880—SIXTEEN PAGES UR 4 Dangers of Adulteration—The Business It Gives to the Doa- tors and Undertakers, FOOD AND DRINK. to Detect and Prevent Adul- teration of Food and Drink. sow a hh of 8 Proper Law—By Dr 9 Bkot W. Wight, of Mil- waukeo, like ntorch, the moro {t's shook it eo ‘discussing adultaration of food and best way Is to tell tho truth about tho ceaen ‘so mutch of tha truth ns one happons, oe ‘Any exaggeration of statemont, with finer aken view of atousing publto attention nfnereasing ovil, only atarma tho innocent, bn it produces no effect upon tho guilty, An be wpt to allay public fear, by making Nght of sen Ringer, only incroases tho apathy of tho pany, while giving prolonged soourity to tho av+ fow. net boexpeoted thata moro essay will Janything to tho knowledge already étored epfor us by Hadsall, Letboby, Blyth, Cameron, peer award Smithy Naqueh Soubebran, Use. vor. Eittien, ‘Thudichim, and Dupré, Fox, Normandy, Parkes, and others, whose works aro aithta reach of all who wish to give especial at- tention to the subject. Tho main thing Is to polnt cut n Way, whereby, with tho powerful ald of tho governiny agency, tho ovil may be ar- nk ADULTENATIONS OF YOON AND DIUNK. ngerous Adulterations—Lend = in caunod yepotabies and meat; corrosive sublimate in the rind of cheeso (use to destroy “ skippers" poisonous colora (such ns frgonite of copper and- ebromate of lend) in candy and confectionery or qqustio Hmo in lard; analine colors in frult gellleg, prose Ves, SAUENEO, and wino; salts of tiga sugar; cocculus indicus ana tobacco in ter and alos snits of, copper in pickles; and pipburloncid in vinegar, aro adalterntions of food and ctrl dnt thjs,country, which aro oven dangorous to life, Thelr uso should bo pro- pnited under sovere penalties. Deitertous Adultcrattona—All of tho aduitera~ foos mentloned abovo, even when tn too small + quantities to ho dangorous, nro also doleterious orinjarious to honlth, «Alum in bread and in paking-powders copper in butter: artifolal essences In candy and confectioners oxide of fea In cocon and chocolato; alum in flour; red lend in cayonne pepper;. spirits of turpentine in gins chromate of lend in nustand; water in milk (hy Sogrlying, Infanta of autrition); ernde brandy’ and “platrago” in wie: red ferruginous earths In annotto; rod kead inenrrie powder: sulphuric nefd in glucose grups; lend in elders"Pruasian blag, black loud, tadaalis of copper in ten; sulphuric acid, alum, aloce, and plerio gefd in beer; und somo other ferterions nduiterntions of the food and drink of man, are tnot with in this country moro or jesfrequently, It isan imposalbility to mens- tretho amount, of inyney, thoreby caused to the piblichealth. Doubticas somo of thom turn tho scales of Iife and death agalnat delicnto Infants and invalids, which [not mizht bo a suflicicut recon for transferring them to tho list of dan- ros. Frmnndulent Adulterations—The object of dan- ros and deleterious aduiterntions is gain, and they mny therefore be reckoned ulso among thofraudulent, Sago, tapioca, potato, and other fecula in arrowroot; soap, sulpinte of lime, and sllgortgof starch in annotto; rousturd husks in aispice; water, burnt sugar, ete. in brandy; potatoes, Inferior four, etc, in broad; Inard, fallow, wator, starch, and oleommrgaring tn putter verinilion, venothin red, ground rico, ind tumerie in enyentio; excess of water in aanned vegetables ‘and ment; annotto, other coloring mutters, otcomargarina, .and “ ynenity ef cream,”.{n cheese; glucose in eandy and cons ftetloners; corn starch, sogo, taplocn, animal ritter, and chonper Kinds of urrowroot in cocon ant chocolate; elilcory, burnt sugir, and ronstod: peas in colfeo; ground rice in currle powdurs Kitand suxarin gelatine; tumorie, cayenne, and mustard in wround ginger; flour, glucose, and catesugarin honeys gelatinu ln isinglass; starch, Rearine, enit, and potato in Inrd; flour, turmer- fecayenne, and yellow lukes in mustard; ture nipin horse-radigh; apples, pumpkins, aud mo- hues {un preserves; tnsead meal. diferontiours, ‘ip bread, aud mustard husks in pepper; po- fato starch in anos Water, cayennG, burntengar, tie,inrum; rice ‘four, sand, and glucoss tn fugar} molasses, cochinenl, armenian bole, and other coloring matters in various Rnitcer; flour aod etarch In apices; sand, mugnetic oxide, of tron, spont leaves, and forelgn leaves in ten; tre rorroutand clove stalks in claves; ship bread foplmento; spent bark in cinnamon; wittor and burnt augar in vineyurs molneses, water, and Balt inporter and stout; glycerine in beor; and things fnoumerable (n Hquors and wines, are ndultora- tons that toch the. economy of overy housd= hold, if thoy’ do not briug a visitation of the doo- tor, and involve tho services of an undertaker, TIX EFELCT OF THESH ADULTENATIONS ON ; MBALTIL AND TRADI. On Health—Feom dangerous adulteration a fewilo, Doloterlous ajulterstions caugo or In teaslfy tho itl-hoalth of many. It{!s not neces: ‘sry to translate into popular Inngunge lone chapters from tho National Pharmncopivin, from. Streatiso on muterin, medica and thorapeutics, from n standard work on toxicology, or from an quthorative system of modicino, in a vain ut- : ttmpt to estimate, even npproxiumatoly, tho bumber of donths and the amount of sickness caused by ndultorations of food und drink. Tho articles uscd in adulteration ary known, and tho fects of such articles whon taken into the hu- man body araknown. Othor cssential fuctora, quantity omployed, percentago of admixture, themicnl modiflentions by otlinary processes, habits of individuals, ote, arc wnknown, and conclusive generalizations become Imppssiblo. . Fpecntatton in tho. midat of such chnos tends, on fig one hand, to sensational oxaggeration, and, on tho othor hand, to bolitte wu ronal public danger, Hore, ns olsewhcre, tha truo scientist awaits facts anu voids allko tho creation of 0 publiu panic or tha infusion of a fulvu souso of public eceurity, On Trade—It ts not noecssary that mankind thould eat nnd dein things dangerous to lifo and Injurious to health that trade may flourish, Infact, trade Hourishes bost under a policy of honosty, ‘Tradesmen and the community oro Mutually responsible for tho evils of ndultorn Won, The peoulogrocdily ask for chuap and nt- tretive goods, ‘The supply adapts iteclt with Renureloas cunning to the dumand, One moro Uoscrupttions than the rest nttrnots customers colors that do not revenl to Sgnurance tho Polson lurking within, Othors mut follow his ‘Sxamplo or retire from the Held, A during dent. erimitates the tinvor of 1 gonutno articly by a cheaper mixture, and hig nelghbors must follow fullalthough thoy may know thut they aro ecat- {ering tho seeds of sickness among thy nneul. sclous, ‘Tho greater part of munkind find the qtugglo to obtain tho necessities of life #o hard Pa Kany Appiront opportunity to ecouainize {8 eagerly’ solzet, Purtoyors DF food and drink Soupete with euch other, not only by reduction Ho who ro- of profit, but by cheaponing quality, duces quality moat in renilty- wit len Anccean winin tho great battloof the uinan Ingenuity Is taxed to tho moat he Ww! gurth is explored to obtain and: Put to use tho imvans of success, Mon have Some te look upon fraudulont adulteration as Sonmendabto onterpriso, Injurious aduitora- my is winked at by most. Necessity of trade is ¥ faded us an oxcuae for dangerous ndultera- pone even when its prevalence Is doplored. ‘Tho : utual concenlments aud deceptions of produo- His and consuincra tond ta eduvate the pubite tn githoneat ways. ‘The beartof man is burdened towards hia nelgbbor whont he cheats, and the tratclenco Is deadened when gain ts secured at wee nse of Anothor's health oriife. As tha orld's commerce would not bo dimlnlshod by HS tion of adulteration, it 1s yory ovident that ‘8 het residue of the practice Js to corrupt and Dravo trad, witout Increualue its profits, hd the greater portion of the manufacturers: iddmerchants of fond and drink would prefor PBintke and handio gonulue goods, if they weru Bat driven to un opposit course by tho unser doyuaness of A few. When peoplo lourn that a orth of A pure article ts moro valu- ery thrue-fourths of tho sniue quantity 1 uid be when mixed with over 80 wich usd. wh {turioua, or dangerous forciyn material, Hs va dishonest produvers are reatrolned by tho og hand of wall administured aud Just law, awe May oxpect ta sca trade become tho Inter of womuthing better than materlul olv~ of tlon, Roputation for integrity ls even now paguat Falue with capital in teade, And the honOn that. fret ostabiishea a charactor for inet woods wilt reap 4 rich harvest of profit 19 World's commurce, MRT MEANS OV DETROTING AND PREVENTING ADULTERATIONS. / Decting—Bovornl mouns of detecting adut- mratioas should bo combined. (1) ‘fhe people nek be wisoly Instructed as to the oxletenco, cay end extent of tho adultorutions of tholr xf Soi anddrluk., Thoawvise way of lustruct he people 1s to toll thei tho exact truth, Pa thoy min Press of this country isevor roady to pub- Toeentreae facta without price, Thore aro have went individuals in every community who he facta to givo to local nowspa- : Qnd periodicals for tha public, Teton etieerations of aclotiste and charlatan Tobe agra and of constitutional nlarnilsts, aro torent sided If possible; also, tho doutals of ne teat Partios, and the venat pleading of the arial Vocates of corrupt commerce, With tho masé Of the poopto as a dialntercatod jury ‘Mice. ig forces will finally noutralize each a tho interest of truth, Valuablo Wraticy onthe Gubject of adulteration of food Hay Wholo truth, and nothing but tho truth. |, and drink have already teen writton, and are in {hte handa of a largo niunber of co-workers. ‘apulnr books, by syoll-informod nnd sober- tiladed tenohers of the people, written 80 as to attract na well ng to dnatruct tho tmniases, are rently needed, (@) The medienl prof ready trouser to tho Inportanas of pro’ medieite, are begiining to impart. formation on thia subject to tho people inn nultitude of homes, ‘Thotr teaching is datly becoming wiser, boing grounded in more ample knowledge. Tho profession, whose words sre Nuthoritutlve in 80 many househoide, will in ting break the brend uf. sanitary tte to suck fnuimbor as will constitute ninll-powerful pubs ic opinion, @) National, State, and municipal Honrds uf Health are hot only giving sober ine formation on thid subjuct to the people, but aro training communities to cobperate br tho ade ininistration of sunitury law. | Tho work of auch Rourds fs full of promilau for the future. (4) Dee tection of adulteration in special cases must dopond upon skilled chemists and trained micro- seopists, OF course it Ia not necessary to repeat here processes and mothods found in every text-book. Spectrum analysis will also in timo play ao important part.) Governinent has al- rendy done sumothing inet?! ontnly for the do- tection of adulterntton by providing fur tha ore gunizatton of Hourds of fealth, and by sppro- pratons for special investigntions, justilnod by onlightoned public opinion, it will do more in tho future, (0) Tho tlic, ones turned, trade Itctt will then dotectivo nnd contribute lta ex- pexiunen in exposing ndulterntions that have ronuht reproach upon ft and stand in tho way Of its bighor progress. Preventiny—The preceding paragraph indlcntos tho muros of proventing, ts well as detecting, ndultcrations. Enlightenment of the people on the subject is likely to increase the demand fur pure articles of food and drink, Inerensed sup- ply issureto follow, Healthy public opinion this formed will also sustain comprebensive inonsures of legislation, In time, the ndultara- Hon of tho “daily bread" of man will becomo infamous, and tho practice will cease, except ns un oecaslonnl crime, against the organic com- munity, cullod the tate, to be puntatio:) by law. Hand in hand with the healthy growth of pablio upinion, Government must do its part by tho one aAvtinetit and execution of uppropriate statutes, DRAFT OF A FUOD-ADULTERATION ACT. Accompanying this essay are two bills to pre- vent ndulteration of food sind drinks one for Congress, tho othor for State Legislatures, Tho two bills are Identical In substance, Thoy may ho regarded ug one mensure, ‘Thls measure hns boon desiqned as ideul in charactor, but as em bodying tho views herein oxprossed, As Aristotle long ago sald, “It is not thouuty of tho legielator to onact tha absolutely soo, but so much of the good as mon can bo Induced to ac- copt.” Lord Mucnulay oxpressed nenrly tho anuio thing in bia orlsp plirusc: “Statesmanship Js the selonce of exigencies.” Tho peoplo will sustuln & mousuro to prevent manufacturors and dealers from robbing thom by putting things usoless, injurious, or dangerous in thelr food and drink. Tho proposed monsuro ts not at all{n tho naturo of a sumptitary law. It would deprive no man of porsonal Jiberty. It is not inaitiattory In Its provisions. It does not pro- pose to interfero with any legitimate business, No special muchinery is provided for its excou- ton, Existing courts and prosecuting ofiicors would asufllco for its enforcoment. It is sul ciently gonoral to retch any case needing proses enuion. Tho pemilty for causing dunth by poisonous adulteration J4 proj porly severe, Tho ponnity for endangering Hite by polgonous adulteration fs meant to be adequito. Serious Injury to, or endangering of, tho health of a human boing Is coustrucd as 4 ering, for which: au udequate penalty is provided, Swindling by nduiterations to onbance Pidcu. but not injurious to health or dangerous to life, is provided against by requiring trade. to Inbul {ts spurious goods. ‘he punishimont fe made wholly pecuniary and suilictontly strong to prevent tho ordinary profits of fraud trom “huying out tho law" by volun- tary payments of ines, Additional safeguards are provided by outlawing, as it were, palsoned goode, and. innking thom “contraband of com- meres A provision forthe confiscation of dls- honest .goods ts designed to prevent combina- tions to override the hw by tho nimgnitude of transactions, In short. tha measuro attenupts to ourry tho rocognized principles of tho crim inal hw into tho reutm of adulteration of f anddrink, IC public opinion fs ripo to sustain tho law, there will be no more difficuity in ex- couting it thin ls now experienced in proscent- ing inurdor, arson, burglary, thoft, ote. A very fow just convictions wader tt, n few selzures and destruction of contraband ls, would Innko adulterations of food and drink things of the past. Ionest manufacturers and fierchanta would rejoice inthe removalof tho grentest barrier to honerable trade, Inerensed pro- ductive onorgy wotttd be developed among tho pecnle, by ineréased health, The Nation would exnited, und merchandise ablpped from her ports would ovorywhero boar an inviting guar antec of genulneticss, EARLY DAYS. Tho Fishing and Munting in Chicago . Forty-tive Yours Ago, Tb the Eutltor af The Chicago Tribune, Cnicago, Nec. 1.—L am ad frequently asked - about the ishing and hunting around Chicago at an curly day that I will writo downn few notes for goneral informauon., The fishing in both branches of the river wus very good, better than in tho innin branch, from tho forks to the Inko, owing probably to tho * settlomont” along it. Among the notod fish “ spourora " 11 1833-"4-'6 wore Capt. Iaithor Nichole, who camu hero 03 o soldier from Fort Niagara with Scott's army in 182, and who * still ives" nt 106- South Poorin streot. Ho wus very fond of going up the North Branch at night to apenr fish with a Jack '* in the bow of the bont to Hyzht tho way and tho bottom of tho river, which was muob shallower thun tho Bouth Branch, and up whict tho flesh swarmed on tho wiy to their spawning beds far up the strvam. Thore was an obstruction ordam somo distance up, About two fect In bight, be- low which tho (ish would collect eq proparntary, ton jump ovor. ‘This was a: great pluce for spearing all Kinds of flah, Musgealonge of fron |, twontyeilye to torty pounds wore nat infrequent. Tho Captuin tells me that , tho largest hoover ecught wolghed forty-two pounds, Charlos Clow vor, of Cloaveryillo, also was an adopt at the sport in IRSH4-'6. His largest welghod thirty-olght pounds, David BlcKou also was very'successful. 1 bave not faterviewed him (a8 ho Hyea fn the country), but will endeavor 80 todo. In company with Dock John ‘I, Semple (fathor-inelaw of the Hon, Thomas Hoyne) and Edward W, Casoy, a prominent lawyer of tho yillago in 18H, £ used frequently to go tip the North Branch tiehing. It was pny, immense ne word right,—that 1s, never 4O in any water, salt or frosh, whon here is un onst wind, South-southwest to horthwost iro the best — brevzes, the opposlt. the worst. — Pickerel, pik 5 wer, black, and rook basa, sun ond cat tlt ‘wore tho most common varieties; porch also At anourly day. Thers woro very fow perch in tho Inko, av there wero no piers to shelter thom, Now. alunost overybody knows Just how it is themselves. “Tho garrison" had vw soine, and caught lots of fish” Just fnalde tio mouth of tho river, which thon emptiedinto tho lako nt the foot of Mudison atrect, Dextur Graves (fa- thor of Henry and Sirs. E. EH. Hadduck) had tho noxt golne that Lromombor, nnd used to draw it north of the North Por, for whitutsh, vor} Buccusetully ut tines. Thoy keop farthor uf shore now than formerly. wil around tho luke, owlny to boing disturbed by passing vossols, nolo on shore, aod unclean water belug carried slong It from tho ditferont citios, A tumous pluce tor hnultoy tho suina was opposit the Fort, across tho River on tho North Sido. In come muzclng the North Pior It was begun at tho edgo of tho luke, A orlb filled with loose stone was thrown across tho river from the main shore to tho saud-bar on the South Bido, and thie forced inost of tho water botween the baby plors into tho Inke, On this bar the “haula” at tines were prodigious. In tho Chi- cayo Democrat in tho spring of 1836 montion is made of Mr.Graves catching two sturgeon at tho forks of tho rivor, amon othor fish, woighin, nearly 10) pounds cach, Fishing was also oor up jo South Tranch nt * Hurdecrabble” (beidgoport now) and in thut vialuttys both with: net und Ine, ‘The noxt net that} remember wae owned by 1), 33. Hearts, oalted * Pop Corn Hoartt,' whe poddled 9 superior article of that “grain calulned by blutwelf, wud divided his time tweon tho two cimployinents, Ezra L. Shore man, Heq., now of Miverdide, was 0 Joint owner fu this net, furnishing tho twino, Mr, Hoartt and boys netting ft by hand into mosbos, Mr, Shore inku, however, did not tony remnin a partner, having beon appolated ‘Teller in tho Hranch of tho filinola Stato Hank at Chloaxa, forogolng convoys a slight iden of tho fishing in Chicago ut an onrly day, Twill write It out to- author with tho hunting In book form In dotall early In the winter, us [havo tho notes fully Prepared from which 1 have published somo paler articica in various papers at differvnt cy 4 ca, THs NoTING ula tb ‘was oqualty ag good ns tho fishing far within tho prevent Waite ‘of the city, Wo used to begin Shootin ralrio chickens {yrouse) about where Halsted atreot nuw js, and by taking ong road out as fur ag“ the Widow Barry's "(who kept a tavern on the widita). ‘and following snothor 11, fibout a half a inile Apurty—wo could always in tho season in tho full got.n supply, way from Shinty. to sixty tha trip,—two of ua Ina bugey, vith a *smctling dog, ag the Hoosiers used to aud for whom thoy had n guprome ‘as well ay the “setter curs.” Thoy rity lone themselves. Wo bad day. _ Fow of ut few sports- people ot any kind oxcept sud the [odisns, Mind you, w ealliaheia ¢ontempt, usod ths some oxcetlent dogs at an way thom, it Is truo, as thore wore ton, tude * the fow json" of, tbat there were few or no turkeys or chiekens for sale ju thodo duys, and living all the tio on fried pork and boofatenk, potatoes, and hot biscult becume imanotonous and un- bealtby, and for chickuny wo substituted zrouso, and for turkeys sand-bill crucs, @ muoh bot tor bird whed In season. Ask Unela Jimmy Couch if ho romouiburs over serving up at tho first Tremont a now kind of turkey dlecoyered upon the proiriv? Our doa goncraly euine from Buulaud via Can Tho Kugtish wore the first foreleuers that camo to Chicugu in any number after tho Eronch. Later tho Irish, thon tho Germans, boundinavinas, oto, Some of our clergymen hunted in those days. The He err) we one iH pat Episcopal clorgyausn o' leagu, was fond o: shooting praiciy oblokeus, aud equally fond of onting thom In tho nbsunco of tho yellow-leggod vnricty, na wero nll tho other ministers, As J wan one of the vestrymen of his church at tho time, IBM (the only ony now alive of the olght), Srother Hullain would froquently come to bore row my gun (he gonorally got John A. Kingjo's doe—rometines ong of ming also), and, 14 he waa n fair abot, Kept himself and many of bis parishtoners suipplicd with game. Hrothor Hin on, of tho Baptat Church, wae also fund of shooting, und shot well. Ho twed attimesto go out to tho Aux Plaines to preach to « small flock he bad out thore on Sunday nfterneons, to discourse in the evening, always in tho senson putting his gun tu tho buggy to shoot sumo chiokens on bis return homeon Monduy morning. Some evil-disposed porauns said ho used to have some for supper bofore beginning his discourse Sunday evening, ng it wis well known at tho thio that a ininister could plead mich hotter with a little chicken mixed with the evorinstin gut pork of the poriol than tpon that foo atone, It waa aldo whispornd that tat tuck of “ Flordsteils” on the Aux Plaines tecdad more looking after in tho “chicken senson” than at other times. Plguonst why, thoy used te fly over Chicago I comntioss millions for about three weeks In the apring, golug north. When tho wind blow frosh from tha west thoy would fly close te tho ground, and any numbur could ‘bo killed; but whon it was clear thay Hew out of fun-shot, How ono pities tho hoor sportamun of to-tlay that hus to travel so fartoshvot n pralrio- how or catch n muskalongo, to ace x deer orn bent, when all of those anitnals, birds, and fishes ised to bd sbot, were caught within the present limits of tho city 4 men yot living. Wo forgot the wolves, but as they are not nm game ‘bird, wo will just aay thoy were plenty, and it ‘was sport to RUN TIM ON HONSEDACK when thero wns # wet snow on the ground 6ix or olght Inches deep. ‘Vhuy used to live on thu Ru- ropean plut—that is, thoy would sleep in the thmber on tho engt side of tho river, which exe tended ag far down 14 Randolph street, and In which thore was 1 thick uudergrowth,—tho pral- rlu-fires nut crossing the river, Into thle thoy would got, aud sloop allday, coming out, Just, at night to f thor at Dale's, Keynolits’, orCtv~ bourn’s wurania, ‘Those wero! small slaughter-botsed on the river, and the offal was thrown upon the fed in the winter to be cnrricd out into the Inke when {t- broke up in the apring, (When the prairio was turned over and was bare they world unt- run tl Horse on soft ground, or even on bard, but when tha snow cume und they were suirted out, fifty or ghundred of them ata time, then it was our turn. Being sbort-legyed, with a bushy till, tho snow would get in tholr feathers and weigh them down. But Jam writing like mgang lighting, or Nke 4 night-hnwk catching Insects junt at night, Mrat on one side, then npow the other, just as things come up, without much regard to tho textor headlines ut the begining ofthe manifesta, To hear a young min nows aduys “what fa going atlah ing ur shoot- ing agit of there {8 a good hotel handy tothe locwlity~porbupa. hundreds of miles away— leads one to belleve that the sporting of the carly days, or that of tho present, was or fg afrand, Curlews, both tho straight aad crooked billed, usod to breed jn large num dors in the sund-hilla commencing at thy foot of Highteonth etroot and running southward alors tholnke. (It was here that tho massacre of the feeetaon, took place In 161%) Those hills have con loveted duwn, and much of tie sand used Jn building up this enormous city. 1 can remem- ber but two “boars that wero, caught bero pruvious to thoseof tho Koard of ‘Trade. Tho one wis discovered coming into the South Branch timber, and the wholv available force of tho settlement, including a detachmont fromthe sareleony turned out to destroy him, All tho loxs BS ou accompinimnent turned out also, Bruin ran ups trv to seo what was tho matter ‘and was shot for hor curiosity (it wis n frmnalo). "Tho remuins woro burbectied ut tho Tromontand: fn quantity of corn-julce followed them to tholr reating-places, About 100 wolvos ran ont of the timber whore thoy woro snoozing, and then be- gin tho great wolf hunt with cavalry. Space fore bids a description of it Just hore. A farmor Just above Waukeann ("Little ¥ort” then) wis plow. ing, when a Bear ran across the fleld just aiend of bis horses, and thon tho horsey ran awny. ‘Tho tilter of tha soll pulled for hie cabin and 8 Run, and his two dogs went for the bear, somo- tines a hittle behind and sometimes a littic nbend, depending on how closo the front of the aniinnl wis to thom, Flually be took to tho water, and was picket up by txteamer about a info from tho shoro; Churles Cleaver aforesaid betng on board, and ape LC, Hugunin wite neasing the land purt of the excursion, ho Hving at Waukegan nt tho time, These arc tho. only two bear storics that [ can now remember 1s. happening near here. A year ago last summer A purty of young aportsmen went from tho clty totish for trout and to have adeer and bear hunton the Hrulo River in Wisconsin, ‘Taking guides with thom they penotrated tha wilter- ness 8 Bullicient depth atong tho stream aud camped, After belpg thoro. suvernl days all of tho party but ove gullied forth to be gone all duy, Jeaying only tho ono and the cook to keep house. The youny man, thinking he would fieh and shoot a little, sattntered ashort distance from the enoump- ment wid sat down with hla ritic beside bit, and, after fishing w long time, touk n doze, bal naleop, half awake. Happentine to look in tho water, Just above and within Wa fect thore was a benr awimming direotly for bin, With an une enrthly yoll he got up, yelling atevory Jump until ho gut into the cainp, loaving bis gun and Hishing-taekte on tho bank, tho very pleture of terror and despair, Seightentiur the uiseolored cook nearly to death also, ‘The bear, not know- ing whut wus up, did bis tovel best to rach the ophosit bank in tho shortest vossiblo time, and dignpponred inthe thicket I ask that young man sometiines when ho ts going ngnin * benre hunting on tho Brule." Io wlways asks mo if £ will take a lemonade, There laa “ pile” of ine eldonts that ought to be written up by tho old setttors about early Chicngo before we ail eave that might be made history now, but that will he a lost tradition soon, Tho most of us know something about tho founding of Rome, but whethor tho fishing Jn tho ‘i'ibor or tho hunting: in tho Pontine Marshes excelled tho sport on thio “ Calamink” at un Sany aay ia doubtful. naw unfortunntoly destroyed by civilization, If wo wero YOUN Anco aeain Wo would take Grecloy’s adyvicd and * Go West,” Jonx L. Witsox. THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE. Tho Streot-Car Tax. To the Bdltor uf The Chicaga Tritune, Oitcaao, Doo, 10,—A tax on ouch car owned-by tho Company would bo taken by tho Compnay as an oxcuse for tuking off cars run at tho early and Jute hours, when many cars aro needed, Would it not be ndvisuble to tax care at two conta per trip (round trip? ‘This wold amount to more than $50 per yoar, and tho people would see that tho tux wna so small that an incronse of rates would bo an imposition. Mok. . *_ Bovenue Heform, ‘To the Editor af The Chicago Tribune, Henny, Wl, Deo, 2—In your roply to Mr. Mason, Oth inst. you say: “So long as tho val- untions aro on the gaino scale and aro uniform, thore Is no Injustiov done any oluss."” This 16 quitetrio, and If tho Logialatura will dovise some method, othor than the present, for ralsing the reyonuo for State purposes one of tho Inequulltics now. exiating would be romovad, For, bowovor pineal thoury, in practioo tho State Hoard of Kquatization (@ a faliure, illustrates Last Fobruary two gentlomon from Burenu County became oltizens of this tarsball county; in May tho Assesser made & friendly call td invoice thoir ctfeots, and pluced # valune tion of 876 on thelr household goods, ‘Tho same proporty In Bureau County bad been nssessod yeur after year at §15, Just to tho extent of this kind of work Murshntl is paying Bureau's Btato tax, Provide for the Stato tux by lleensos, ote, which I belloye comes within tho scope o: tho Constitution, and counties could eult thom- solves about the valunuion of property, whilo the Hoard of Supervisors, from personal knowl odo, could oquallzo valucs in the soveral towns. If tho change fs practicable, Lam quite sure it would reform one ovtl in tho present pernicious: aystom, which js n oross between n farce oud a fend, partakiog Inrguly of tho elements of th. : a Accidents at Rallroad Crossings. To tha Edttor of The Chicago Tribune, Ourcaao, Deo. 10,—Tho rocontand nearly fatal accidont at tho crossing of tho Lake Shore tracks on Archer avona could no doubt bave been provonted hud the crossing boon provided with gates auch a8 aro In uso at tho Bizteonth atroet crossings on Michigan and Wabash aye- nuos, Experionce ot theso points has proven that, with an able-bodlod, wide-awnko mau in obarge, no trouble or danger neod bo npprehondod, nor will an acoldent Involving loss of life be likely to gcour, for the gatos ure ously aud awiftly opor- 4 " s Tt needa no groat amount of observation to convince auy cue that tho conditions aro most tuvorublo for having a repetition of the Aichor avonue accident, elthor at tho samo polut or at State and Bixtoenth structs, some day. AtGp.im., what with crowded curs, drivers and conductors auxious to minke thine, hissing Cheined parsing and repasaing simoat continu- ously, ond the tracks loft In obul of servile flazmon, ail the factors aro ut hand for nm Arute clus horror. Now, u gute would provent thid, How long Buato aireut, and the streets in tho Faainlty, are to bp without thusy safety-gates nt tho raflroud-crossings no one can say with cor tainty, but tbe usserdion may be ventured that it will not be until groater attontion fs puld to the safety of the poor, but nono the loss worthy, pooplu tiving West gf Stute strot, 3 Indeed, tt may be luid down as a rulo that, ae the dietance wost of Stutg stroct Incroases, tho yalue of human life decrosses in tho estimation of thoga jn authority, or those whose duty 1 should be to attend to these mations, Joun Tuouye, Stroot Pavements, To the ESuor of The Uhicago Tribune, Curcado, Dec, 0.—Tie FriuuNE report of the mevting of property ownors rolative to street paryeimont, acakiniy of be. dilupldated condl- tlon of stone ufter“belng in use a few years, makes me any: * Lt will bo ev rotted and ground ae to necessitate its belngtakeu up.” Thoroad- tng stauld be; * 1t will boso rutted and grooved aa to nocessitate {ts boing takon up," Thero wera o fow outissions jn the roport of sugweations that Tinada, Ono was tial stone pavement Js unhealthy. ‘This nriaes from tho faet thot tho sun'a rays tipon asmooth, bard surface crenton an fntenas heat, productive of sunalroke and othor troubles, It¢ rough surfaca will prevent [ta being swept clean, hence tt will bo not only dusty iu dry weathur, wnniday In wot, wenthor, tut tha rains will curry the nith to the low plices, where. If thadrainnygo 1s not perfect, the foul water, standing on 2 hard surface that dors not absorb motsturo, will stagnate and thus pollute and poison the nic. ‘On this necount | objeoted In the meeting, and do tow, to cobblestone gutters, beenusa (1) thoy will hold stagnant water hen thulr surface in- stend of allowing tt to sottle and disappears and ‘because the rough surface of cubiie will pre- vent the guttor from belng cleaned: and Gh) bt will ve continually made sito holes by horses whily thoy are wenring out horaeshoes In atainp> Ing off files ng they uru hitched by tho aidownlks. The people of Chienge flemund a pavement that is econmmienl, comfortable, and healthy. All these requisite aro furnisned in the cedar lock, which fa economical beenuse tia durable ifset'an afirin foundation, It t@ comfortable, because by sweeping It can be kopt free fron dust and mid. [tiengreeuble beens its elis- Ucity makes {t easy and eafe for the horse, while Ita freedom from nolae mukos it plensant for wih, tis hoalthy, becanse, if weil Inid and made smooth, it cin by kepe clenny horses do tot Apraln thomsaeives by slippl upon its it pros Qheos nv sickness from intensity. of bent, it shatters no norves by noleo, aud the raln falling. upon It fs absorbed fn the woud, to be thrown olf by evaporation, thus cooling, refreshing, und making healthy tho atmosphere In the hot acne sons of tho yeur, ‘Thos. E. Hint. Sara Bernhardt, To the Editor of ‘The Chica Tribune, Jerrensox, Wis. Duc. 9.—Tho public seems Vory much exerelsed {1 {ta inind as to tho proper moral position In which to place Miss (Mrs.2) Sara Hornhardt, Let mo contribute my mite to the generat confusion of mind on the subject, Wo know that In Franco it is not uncommon for unmarried people to live togethor ns hus band and wife, and partners 60 living toxcther ure often faithful tu Gach other in this connee- tlon through a time aulticteut to ratse up large fumilles of children. Somothmes, after so livia for many years, thoy mnurry. in order to I mize the children, These connections are farmed from. variety of motives, the lenst objectionable of which isn mistaken notion thut, 1¢ bound to ench other by a tegal te, they still not continu to love ench other and enjoy eneh other as well 8 thoy du while freo'to break the conection at any tine, We hi word to ety” fh ue cation of such viet Probably tho syorunn's inatinete always rebel ayinst it: but thesy instincts wee atiilcd-—she denies thit she hus them, aud submits to what «he cnnot help in this case, as she docs to anything and every thing that the mun sees fit to finpose upon her, But white we do not justify euch connections thore {3 on oxouse forthem In France that docs notapply bere, A woman my furin stich o eontiuction in Frangs and yet oventually be- come t happy wife aud mother, She may even be a pure-minded mother, while she fs not uw wife, But such condition may be sald to bo hut possibio In this country. When na man bere Proposes such a connection to n woman, Inany: of its forms, he means solely bis own gration tlon and her utter ruin; and ff shu listens to hin hor ruin is sura. ‘ Now, wo know nothing about Miss Bornbaridt's pnat life. Itissald se bas two children who ¢ no legal father,—Indoed, that the two have nottho anne father, Wo, therefore, inter that sho has at some thine in ber ite formed nt lenst two connections slich na we spenk of nbove, and that at leust one of her lovers hus beon untalth- fulto her, as wns to be expoeted; und wo cnt but feet B ayimpathy: for her in ber worse than widewhout, Wo notice that sho has bravely ablded the consequences of hor atlintices, Sho bag tuken tho children that God has given hee through thom, and hug done for thom as best. shy might. Now let ws compare hor with a womnn whose rudence forbids hor forining anything but a jegal alllunce, but whose love of case lenis her to dodgo tho consequoncos of ber legal altianco by fwticide,. Which woman makes tho best ap: pearance? Import Duty on Mantle. ‘TM the Litor of The Chteago Tribune. Crtcago, Dec. 1—[ have read with Interest tho vurjons cuminonts of tho press In regan! to tho Male bill, now ponding in the United Btntes Sonato, In Justiee to tho mnlting interest of the country I desire to say a few words, and kindly ask you to give thom room in your columns, ‘During the existence of tho reciprocity trenty between our conntey and Canada, barley wus adiitted free, and all mult entering the United States from Canada paid a duty of 0 per cont ad valorem, When the reciprocity treaty ¢x- pired, Congress put a apeeilic duty of 16 cents or bushel on ait burley entering the United States from Canuda, lenving the duty on int at WO por cent ad valorum. During tho past iftecn years the consumption of Inger bour has Increased Jmmensely and Justly so, inase wich ay it nag done moro towards temperance » reform than all temperance unions combined, by bulng substituted for strony aleobolle drinks, Luger beer {6 ilestined to become tho Natlonul Vereruge of this great eduntry, Wh tho jin- qmense growth of the brewlng trade of this coun try (which nmounts to about 13,000,000 barrels thls year, aud wtill rowing) tho matting Interest has hardly kept pace, and the Canadian multeter found n ready murket in the States, ‘Tuo lin- wrtation of Cantda mult his grown enormous- from less than 10,000 bushels ten years ajo to ore than 20,000,000 now, and why? Heenuse tha Atnerlean brewer and multater piy's more linport: duty on tho raw materi than on malt Bor illustration: a busbel of barlay costing 85 cents in Cannda coate $1, duty ‘addod, on our shore, wheruug a bushel of mult, fraudulently iu- yolced ut 70 cents (while {t is worth % conts thero}, costs 7U cents, pltus20 por cent ud valorem duty, cquats 4 cents on oursnure, thus ennbl hy the Canudian multater to lay down the manu fucted nrticic chenpor by 16 conts than the brewer or nuulister here can import the raw mia terlil Our Government has investigated tho frauds committed by Cunndiun maltsters and malt dealers vy this syste: jg undervaluntion, bnd found thut It has been detranded out of soveral bundred thousand duiturd’ duty that the: Conndian malt should hive pati, Now, what tho American muttaters want: [6 simply to have tho duty on mialt changed from 24 por cont ad yatvrem to a speeitic duty of 2 vonts por busbol, und they believe thut this iin rant branch of manifucture, representing 29,000,000 cnpitil, and ylving employment to thousands of mon, 18 justified in naking Con- gross to give their business enough protection, Or to put thom nt feast on un equal routing with computitors of other countries, At tho Inst Brewers’ Congreas, which convened at Builato Inst June, toast body pusiad on rosolution (most unanimously), fdorsing ns= now ponding A fow brewers hi Vheso resolutions, exception to agitation have accured tho assistance of'n nuni= ber mor, and aro now exerting thomaclyes to defent the Malt bill, aud In this thoy huve the undlyided- support of the Cunudinn multstors. The chief cry is monopoly, Nonacuug, 1, tor one, huve bedn and au opposed to any tari that: creates a monopoly forany branch of munis fncture. Lelatin that thu passage of tho Malt DIL would not advance the prico of mult ong cent, but tt would put the American multster on an oqual footing with the Cantdii, and «ive tho Government a larger revonuo, for tho urgu~ mont the opponunts use, that it ta too much protection, I would ask Uiom If tho duty of $0.20 per burrel on beer imported to this country, whon bver sella hore ut g8 per barrel, is ne pros tootion. ‘Tuke off tris duty of $0.20 per barre and I prediut thut in lek thin two years: tho Urowers of this country would be overawod by tho quantity of beer imported, and ata conse- quent reduction of tholr silos, ‘Tho opponents of the vill havo so fow solld arguinonta that thoy eee to aeck Indore. mont of the publie by toiling thom tho Male DIL will muke beer go high that it cannot bo sold at five centanxinss, “What n tempest Inn tens pot! Reor bas gold for from $6 10 $4 per bare ro! In tho Just twenty year, and hng always ro tallod at not over five cents, and haa been a protit~ nblo business at those Hgures. Respectfully, LO, Huck, _————- ‘INFELICIA,” ——s For The Uneago Tritune, hors paclonste heart, that boat over ngainst ity 3 j Reautitul, paastonnte eyes, that looked over thro’ teanity the atars!s Tlayo. i) found poace, wt Just, in tho mystical Valuce of Drowma? Know yo tho truth, wt Inst, of which mortuls: cxtoh only palu glean we’ Borrowful, pasaionnto soul, that throbbed over in darknvsa and pata Tendor and pussionute voico, that sang over o broken refrain) . In the dumb silenou of Death did music como, holy and woot? Aro yo st rest now—In rest that doth wrap you in anow-wreath complote? Passionato, plonding hands, that reachod upto Alivory light! Passlonnte, roso-red mouth, that quivercd all then! tho sid nicht dl What have yo found in tho grayo—tin tho alm, atill dust of tho tomb— To recomponse yo for living~for oll of Tifo'a dull gloom? Ospenk to mo, speak to mo, Swootl from tho woird, dead pallor of dreauial Dring, ae 8 eee poppy over tho dusky br 08 . Toll me that wide wings of white aro tented around you complete, And that angolle breezes uow fun you, after Lifo's woarlsome beat! Fanny DRigcou. ‘The victim who thus rulates lis oxperlonce fa Mr. Joseph Atber, Pottsville, Pas For more than aixtcen years had been a suitor er with Inclgestion and dyspepsia in its worst form. used all kinds of medicine, was treated by the jnost noted physictaus, and spent a great deal of money, but withoul any avail, My friend, Sr. Afstadt, recom mended the Hamburg Drops, and, following his advice, f had not taken-one bottle before 1 felt better, and ever since have been enjoy- ing good health. I would recommend ore ers with dyspopsin aud indigestion to use Hamburg Drons, RECOLLECTIONS - Of Judge Spalding—The Repub- lican Party an Ohio Idea. First Meetings of the Apostles of the New Dispensation in Cleveland. “Thon to site with Truth {a noble when wo abure her wretched crust, iro ber cause bring fame nud profit, and ‘tls ni TON eras to be Just je it fs tue brave man chouses, whilo tho Doubting in bis abject spirit, till bis Lord is cru- owned Atands nlc, elfied, And the multitude make virtue of tho faith they — Lancet, hud do Hpectat Ln ae Of The Chicago Tribune. CLEVELAND, O., Dec. 9—When Houiner as bilnd beggar was wandering through the Mediterranean cltles, singing his minstrel songs, and soliciting a mengerly-bestowed charity to keep hinwelf from starving, tho Unnppreclative aristocracy would have con sldcred ita declited condescerision to havo even made his miserable existence more tol- erable by bestowing a decent tneal of victuals. Later, when sebolars pronounced those same songs in their coliceted form the grandest eple the world had ever seen, dozens of those cities vied with ench other for the coveted honor of being his birthplace, When, thirty years ago, a few brave men were protesting against the evils of Slavery, and threatened to form na new National party in this country, with opposition to that great evil as Its ehlef corner-stone, they were scoffed nt-and derided onal! hands. ‘To-day, when that party has twenty years of successful history betiind It, with a brillant prospect for twenty more be- fore It, various citles of the Innd feel proud to Iny claim to the title of Its birth place. Detroit and several other cities have already putin their claims. It shall be the purpose of this article to show that those claims are not well founded, and that CLEVELAND DESEILVES THE. PLOUD DIS TINCTION. It is hut justica to state, however, that the principles which were here formulated were belng thought upon and discussed by many Nberty-loving and far-seeing statesmen in various parts of tho Union. 3 shall first subinit various interviews with prominent gentlemen still living, who were then in tholr prime, and have a yivid enibrance of deh remarkable period in the Natlon’s his- Ory 7 Judge Rufus, Spatding had a National reptitation os one of the carilest and most vigorous Antl-Slavery agitators within the Democratic party of this State. Ie entered public life ns early as 1830, being elected to the Lower House of the Ohlo Legisiature by amajority of one vote, in Portage County. ‘That was usually a Whig county; but Judge Spalding was able to draw over enough yotes from the other side, and from the Independent element which opposed Slavery, to give him the ona majority, From that time to the present ho has been almost con- stantly in political Nre, During the incip- Seney of the Anti-Slavery agitation he was in the best position to judge of the bearings of things. During his second term in the Iouso yarlous Important local mensures wero brought up after the Judge had been elected Speaker, again by one vote, In the summer of 1842 a special session of the Legisinture was call to redistrict tho State according to the new census, The Whigs and the Deimo- ernts wero yery closely divided In numbers, and the Whigs thinking that the Democrats were about to gatn some advantage, enough of them resigned thelr sexts to breal the quorin, and so nothing was accomplished. ‘The people of the State were disgusted with this move of the Whigs, and the next fall elected an entire Democratic ticket, and sent Bilt Allen a second the te the United States Senate, In 1810 there was a deadlock in the Ohio Logislature, the butance of power belng held by two Free-Sollers,—Dr. Townsend, of Loraln County, aud Mr. Morse, of Lake County. ‘These men made a proposition to the Democrats, which was accepted. It was, that Salmon P, Chase, a Inwyerof Cineln- nau, of well-known Free-Soil . procllvitics, should bu elected United States Senator; and that two Democratic Judges should -be placed upon the Supreme Bench of the State, Judge Spalding, and Wiilinn B, Caldwell of Cincinnati, were chosen as these Jitdzes, and the quid pro qno was carried out, From that time forward a very close Intimacy spring up between Mr. Chase and Judge Spatding, This was enhanced by tholr mutual Antl- Slavery sympathies. With this much of an introduction, it is best for JUDGE BUALDING TO SPRAK FOR MIMSELF, T found the Judge at his elegant residenco on Vrospect streat, and, atter telling hin what Idesired to write nbout, he was very free In furnishing Information, © Detroit claims the honor of being the Dirthluce of the Hepublican party,” 1 sald. “ Detrolt had nothing whatever to do with the mutter,” saswered the Judge, “The Republican party was an ‘Ohio iden,’ and Cleveland was Its birthplace, ‘The Free-Sull- ara stood In the same relation tothe Republic an party that John the Baptist did to the Savior, or as John Brown's raid did to the War for the Union, ‘They prepared the way, ‘They stirred men's souls. ‘Phoy set the great Uberty-loving elenient to thinking. The more far-svelng men knew that was simply the fore- rumier of sutmetiing more permanent and witch greater. What that something should be, was much discussed. Meetings were held in this elty, attended by such menos Edwin Cowles, of the Leader; Joseph, Medill, of Tue Citcago Tunext; LB. Spellinan, oft Hrooklyn, N. ¥.3. Samuel Williamson; 3, A. G, Rides Geo, Bradburn Barker John O, Vaux fthe old Free Demacrat; Judge au “Burrs Edward Wade; Judge Tilden; John F. Keeler: inyself; ant a few others. ‘Tho papers of that time contained full accounts of what was done at these meetings. Mr Medill, who was then editing the Forest Cit nowspnpor, which was afterwards chanied into the Leader, wrote some very vigorous articles showing the necessity of n now Nu- tlonal party, and suggested the namo Ro- publican, This was as fur back us 1853, At one of these imeotings here | .in this city, the suggestion was made that there were there assembled the apostles of 9 new dispensation; nud, upon countiig, It was found that there were exactly twelve persons present, ‘Those nnmed above wore nearly all presont. ‘There was a decided difference ot opinion hr regard to just whore tho strength was coming trom for the new movenient, Senator Chuse /wrote to me often on thls subject, nud was very firm in the bellef that the Democrats of tho North could bo made, by proper managenent, to join in, In 1853 Cen, Scott was nominated by the Whigs for Prosident; and it was Mr. Chase's opinion that, by tha Free-Sollers Joining with the Whigs In Ohlo, the State inight be curried for Scott, and the’ Demo- erats so demoralized that they would be will- ing to join with the Free-Sollers four years from that tine, ag thoy had done on the ocen- sion of Mr. Chase's election to the Sonate, . 1D TOOK 18KUK ON THIS POINT and urged that tho Whisi were the proper party with whom the Free-Sollers should muke an alitines, saw that the Democrats were far too closely aliled with tho South to ho willing to Joli a new organization by the loss of any Statwor States, Mr. Chase, know: Ing py position on this subject, and fearing tint his ideas might not be carried out, sen on Dr. ‘fownsend—tho same man who had contributed to the eluction of Mr, Chasy ng Senator in the Olle Legislature, and who Had since been elected Member af Congrese— to oppose me. ‘Che National Convention df Teed was called to meet in Vittsbure tn February,—l, think op Washington's birth: day. Dr. ‘Townsend’ was there, but Mr Chase was not. 1 know what would bo wa- dertaken, and saw there was quite a feeling in fareral quaking no nomination, but alinply ie oral Con, Scott and the Whig platform, did nol should ba done. bo ylelding what Ittlo ground wo hn gulned, belleved that the —_ovily way to make ourselves felt, and our pris ples at longth triutiphang was lo make vigorous and aggressive, though hopeless, Nicht. Twas determined that Dr, Townsend ‘and hfs cond Jutors should not steal the march roposs that any such thing one. felt that it would conus. Ahnust finmedlately pon the ar ganization of the Convention, before an: committee or formal work had been done, arose in open Conyontlon, und NOMINATED JOHN P, HALE, of Now Uawyshlre, for Prealdent, Tho nomination was ratified by neclamation; and George St dullen, of Indiana, afteward called "the Apostate,’ was nominated in the same way for Vice-President, Of course, tho inost sanguine of us did not expect Utese candidates world be elected; but the sepn- rate organization which we kept up, and the Aggressive fight which we made, left us in the best of shape to taken prominent stant four years after, Besides, the nomination of Jinle, who was very popular In his own State, was tho means of redecming New Unmpshire from the Democraty, aud 1 be- ilevy they have never since carried the State. © Tn 1856 the Republican party was public ly christened in National Convention, ‘Two conventions were in reality held that yenr, ‘The first was in February,—1 think on tho fc dny,—and was for the purpose of dechl- ing in regard to the rent convention for the noimitiation of candidates, whieh was to take place In May or June following. That was truly nramarkable body of im Nearly all the leading spirits attalned National reputn- tion, and ® large number were subsequently inaile Governors of their respective States. Afewof them are as follows: ‘The elder Dorsheimer, who wis then Postmaster at Butlaloy Gov, Morgan, of New York; (a King, of New York; Samuel Tewis, of Cl elinat!, who afterwards made n gallant run for Governor of Ohio; Guy. Morton, of Indl- wna; and Frank P. Blair, ty who lind at- talned National reputation ns Jackson's itor of the Globe, ‘The latter gentleman y naturally took a leading position in the con- vention, and was elected its President. lo suggested that the name NATIONAL REPURLICAN PARTY be given to the organization; anid his sugges. fon was adopted. It is but falr to say that the nate iad been previously suggested to him. ‘Tis convention decided to hold an- other, for the nomination of Natlonal caudl- dates, In May or ¢une following, and se Jeeted Philadelphia as. the place. ‘To this seeond convention nll the States were in- vited to send delegates, “Twas n delegate to this second conven- ton of 1855, which, as is well known, nomn- inated Jolm C. Fremont for the Presidency. Fremont had made a National reputation through hls explorations and daring deeds in the Western El Dorado, whieh wns then al- mostan unknown world. Held been named Hie Pathiinder; and was destined by this nomination to give n double slenifiernce to the name, He did, in reality, find. the path by which the Republican party four years Juter was noble to elect Abraham Lincoln, wid enter upon its long career of National sue ACY. “Twas sitting on the platforin during tho roceedings of this convention, a3 one of its ieePresitunts, when another Viece-Presi- dent, who hind been sitting by my side, stepped forward and with much yehemence nominated AURAIAM LINCOLS, of Iinols, for Vice-President, The nana was new to ine, und syunded exceedingly strange, Many names had been eanvassed more or less for this position, but I had not jward Lincoln's naine mentioned. We knew that Fremont was bold and daring; and, 2s there had been mnuel talk, even at that carly tine, that, in case of the supreniney of the rnelples which we advocated, there would in All probability be a conflict between the North and the South, I was especially anx- lous to know something about this new man, "Can he flett 2? Dasked, | * You bet hie ean!” replied the enthusiastic IMnoisan, "Ile was born in Kentueky, and has all the grit of Kentucky blood flowing in hls veins. “But Lincoln was not nominated, and hty none hind passed entirely out of ny mind when 1 visited the Nutlonal Republican Con- ventlon of 1860, hell in Chicago. There “we saw neross all the leading thoroughfares banners ana transparencies with the nameot ‘Honest Abratiam Lincoln? upon them. Still we, pald very itte attention to Everyhody sitpposed, in the Enst at least, that = William JI. Seward, of New York, would receive the nontnation, On the return trip from Chi- cago, I passed through Michigan down to Detroit, and heard all’ the way of Instances where cannon had been .brought out to be tired when news of the nomination of Sew- ard should arrive. When word caine that Lincoln hud been selected, these cannon were rolled back, without being fred, Into thelr places of safekeeping. The opportu- nity for moralizing upon what would or would not have happened had Lincoln been nominated for Vice-President In 185, and Seward for President in 1800, 1s ample; but 1 not improve It. this time.’ Tur Cincago ‘TimyuNnu correspondent called upon THE WON, & WILLTAMSON, of this city, andauestioned hhn jn regard to his remembrance of the transactions of the eurly days of tho Ant-Slavery agitation in this State, Mr. Willininson sald that his memory of dates was very defectives but that fhe could testify “tat meetings were held and viroraus articles written in the Cleveland Forest City news- paper and = Leader, carly in the ’s, In regard to the formation of anew par- ty whieh would be able to gain strength from those who loved Hberty in altattrections, Ile was confident that the jdens of the new party originated here, and that those ideas were eivan publicity through the papers nfore- sald. B. Baker, Esq., was also called upon. He said that he was exceedingly busy during the time that these meetings were being held, but, took a deep Interest in all that wus going for- wird, lie regretted very much that Mr, Vaughn was dead (2), as hoe thonght that gentleman, were he living, would be able to give more facts and figures in regard to the iuntter than any one elze. Mr. Baker was 0 perfectly competent witness, however, to the all-Important fact that these Initial meetings were held, and that the Republlean party, both In orlgin and name, was an Ohto tde; ‘There are other gentlemen whosu t }a- ny and reminiseenees of that enrly thine 1 hope to lay bofere the public Ina future let- ter GARY. A TRADE IN TUSKS. Interestlug Features of tho Ivory Trade, African Correspondence New York Trilune. In the Jvory trado two kinds of tusks aro found, called “Ilve" and “dend.” As fur ag utility and yalne ura concerned, thore Is but little difference between them, though tho sirewd traders, in buying, ulwnys ondeavor to magnify this, and securo a “duad" ivory at a much lower figure, Those tusks, tou, wolzhing under twonty pounds nrecalled “acriv> colors, and, it proportion tu their. size, aren Rroatdon) cheaper than thoso of grenter “sorlvelers” and tusks are both culted and “dead,” and about three-fourths of all tho ivory bought Tho pieces thus is aro denominated found by the nutives in pluces whore . tho elephant —_ resorts, but without’ other bones, All tho ine formation we cnn obtain In regard tu those atte mats must be derived from tho natives, for thoy are very source in the vieinity of the cont, and the tusks tre brouphe from 2 great distunce. They inform us that the elephants do shed tholr tusks, and that all tha "dent" ivory fulls fran a living elephant, though when or uuder whut ciraummstauces this comes to puss te not WOW, some twenty miles above Kangwo Missiou Stas tion, in tho Oxowo, there is a anal island la tho iniddly of the river, not more thun ong und onus hulf sores in area. Mero ia a trudiug-house which buys some. two tuus of ivory por month, In my bi-monthly boat Journeys tu tno Mbflambta Bibleerendors station this is my stupping place for the frst night, On my last visit Sra, 8, nccompantod me, aud after break- Tiat next mornin our host, dir, Ermey, a mulatto, nutive Of Boston, toll us many it teresting Inoidunta connected with the ivory trade. “Taking an ivory" genoratly, couples one and sometimes two days, For iustunce, a large tusk is brought in & canoe and olfered for dale, There ts a rexuturly evinbliahed peice por pound, ry od ut once weighed, f und tho payment ft thrown over tho counter, Thle ta call wm ivory bundle,” uod consiats of about the following articles for nw tusk wolgbing oUraty pounds: Ton guns, soventy-fve neplunes dargy round platters of vary thin brags), ten yards of * Africun chock (cloth), tan yards of Amevican check, tive * Livs jugetuho shirts" (hive ™ regutta shirts," ton red roulen apd, five atniw hate, {wo gallons uf rina, onercuso of yin, ten pounds of tobucco, nitty pipes, fifty pun-iinty. ten pounds of eunpowder, twelve load burs, thirty brues wires, twenty coppur wires, Nifty ankle rings, twenty arm rays, ten Iron bar, Soran boxes of matehes, ive buteber-knlyes, tan Hles, five red sashes, tye bolts, ten burs of soap, wid a few trinwels and toys, ‘Thou commences tho talk." Horo ig an. opportunity for almoot Intinit: permutation. A demand i¢ made for ve more guns, which is posttlvely refused, ‘Thon throe guns must be returned and thelr equivalent in some eter articles passed. ‘Thon thfty neptinies must be exchanged for something else, And wo on ul- jnost ad inlnitum, Sometimes, after talklug for two days, tho Hativos will return ull the gor, shoulder the tusk and walk 100 wiles to another trader from whom they think they can get lve moru_p bon ‘tha bargain $s consum= inated, the “bundle” ia taken to: the tive trader's town, and hu, for his tlualon, rotalns, guy, two junds, ten tunes, and 8o on through ull the articies, remaining goods he sends by his sly to another native from who he ‘recelyed tusk, Uyhig pacha, 10 niles Inland, ‘Phts mae. fn turn retains bis contiission aud senda the te Malnder to another stil further in tho interior, and goon. It iy ustimiuated that tho Koods piss through from flye to ten bands before reaching those that fleet found the tusk or killud the ole- say ; | RADWAY'S READY RELIET DR. RADWAY’S SARSAPARTLLTAN RESOLVENT, THE GREAT BLOOD PURIFIER, Changes as Seen and Felt, as they Daily Occur, Aft- er Using a Few Doses. 1. Good spirits, disnppenrance of weakn longuor, meinneholy, increase and hardiness of flexh and muscles, ete. 2. Strength increases, appotito improves, rele Jah fur food, no more sour cructations of waiter brash,. good digestion, ealm and undisturbed sleep, awiken fresh and vigorous, i a Disuppenrance of spots, Liotehes, plinpless the skin looks clewtr and bonithys the urine changed from ite turbid and cloudy appearince tuncleur cherry or amber color? Water pnasca * freely from the bindder through tho urethra without pnin or scalding; little or no sediinents ‘no pain or wenkness. 4. Marked diminution of quantity and: fros a y of Involuntary weakening discharges Uf aifiicted ta that way), with certainty of pore Manet cure, Increned strength exhibited im the secreting glands, and function \ harmony re- stored to the roveral orins. f. Yellow tinge on_the white of the eyes, and the swarthy, suffron avpenrance of tho skin changed toa clear, lively, snd healthy color, 6. Those autforing from weak or ulcorated lungs or tubercles will realizo henelit ta oxpectorating freely the tough phiegm or mucus from the jungs, alr cetls, broncht or windpipo, throat or howdy diminishing the frequoney of coush: seoneral increnen of strength throughout tho sytter Bloppige of night-sweats and paius - and feellngs of,wenkness around tho ankle: legs, shoulders, evssation of cold mm thills, sense of suffocation, tnird breathing aud puroxyaurof coughinn lying down or arising to the morning, All these distressing symnmpwine vratunally and suroly disappear. : %. As day ifter day the BARSAPARILLIAN Ie taken new slgns of returniiug henlth will appears asthe blood Improves in purity and steonygtty dteme will diminish, and all fordign and Inpure * deposits, nodes, tumors, enneors, bard Juinns, tta., be resolved away, and the unsound inide sound and healthy: ulcers, fover sores, chronia Bkin diseases, eridunlty disappear. is 8, In cascs where tho’ xystemn bas been salle vated, and Mercury, Quicksilver, CorrosiveSubs Imuate have accumulated and become deposited, in tho bones, Joints, ete. enusing caries of the + sones, ricketa, spinal curvatures, contortions, , white swellings, varicose veins, etc., tho SAite ! SAPARILLIAN wil resolve away these deposita tiinnte the virus of the disense from Tm, 5 |. If those who are taking these medicines for , the cure of Chronle, Scrofutous, or 8yphilitia diseases, however sluw may be the «re, * foal | Dettor’' nnd find their general health improving, tholr flesh and welght increasing, or even keep> ing {ta own, it [9.0 Aure sign that the cure is pro= ; gressing. In these diseases tho patient olthor « Rulg Detter or worso,—the virus of the disease {8 not innetives if not’ arrested and driven frone the blood, it will spread and continue to undere imine the constitution, As soon aa the SANSA. PARILLIAN mukes tho patient “feet better? every hour you witl ru better and Increase in. benith, strength, and flesh. ‘The great powor of this that threnten death, asin CONSUMPTION | of the Lungs and Tubercutous Phthisix, Scrofue la-Syphilatd Disenacs, tins, Dexonoration, and Ulceration of the Kidneys, Diabotes, Stop= page of Water (instantaneous relief afforde whure entheters bave been used, thus doing away with the paintul operation of using those instrumenta), dissolving Stone in the ladders and in all cases of Inflammation of the Blad= der and Kidneys. ane Bur onte casea of Leucorrhan and Utertor One buttte contains moro of tho acttva princts ples of Medieinca than ny othor Preparation, Taken in Tonnpoontulfoseswhlloothars require ive or six thes 28 much, ONE DOLLAR PER BOTTLE. Ee. TR. Re. RADWAY'’S | RHADY RELIEF CUBES AND PREVENTS Byseatery, Diarrhea, Cholera Morbun, Fever and Arve. feurtieim, Dt theria, Induenzs, re ‘Throat, Difieuit Hreaching, Bowe: Complaints, Looseness, Diarrbes, Cholers Marbus uf painty) dise bbarves from the buwe ore surppetaan Joor mine utes by tuking Mndway's Keady Hellef, No congess on oF inflammation, nn weakness or lassituds, will follow the usc of the H. IL. Rullef, iT WAS THE Fils AND [8 THE ONLY PAIN REMEDY that instantly stops the most oxcructating pains, allays Inladimations, ad cures Congestions, whether af the Lungs, Stomueh, Howels, oF other glands or onnins, by one application, IN FROS ONE ‘TO UWENT! 2 st MINUTES, No Tantigr ‘how violent or exerucinth Ihuetnetle, Hed-ridden, Infirm, Cripp) ous, Notiratgio, or proatrated with disease may sulfer, RADWAY'S READY RELIEF will afford Inatant enge. INFLAMMATION OF THE KIDNEYS, NFLAMMATION OF 'THE BLADDER, - INRLASIMATION OF THE BOWELS, * CONGESTION OF ‘TILE LUNGS, SORE, THROAT, D! 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