Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 6, 1881, Page 12

12 ; el THE CHICAGO TRIBUNI: WLEDNESDAY! APRIL 6, 1881I—TWELVE PAGLS. WEATIER PREDICTIONS. Prof. Vennor's Method of Prog- nosticating Meteorological Phenomena, ' NMap of the Weather for n Serles of Years ‘“*the Corroct 'l‘hhyz.” Coming of Birds as Signs of Bpring— Thoy Do Not Afford Any Clow of Value, BY PROF. NENHY G, VENNOK, OF CANADA, ‘I'he predicting of the weather beyond the twenty-fonr-hour lmit of the American and Canndinn meteorological ofees s rldiculed by the majorlty of people, shuply beeause they know little or nothing at ail of the sub- Jeer; and also becansoe In times past ' the weather has been nsed by guack medlelne vendors.to n very lnrge oxtent, ns o bait to cateh the curous, and draw from the pockets of thountaught and nnsuspeeting multitudes, ‘Thero seems alwaysto have existed an kden that gypsies and Indians knew more of the weather than most other people. Probably {his aroso trom the factof Its bLelng well Xknown that such individuals led a nomadie and outdoor life,- and. that the Intter clnss especially were close observers of the habits ol wild anfmals, and from these learned something, out of the common, of Nature's secrets, In this Klea there was evinced o sound common-sense reasoning—nantely: that such people ns have lived constantly exposed to the weathor should know more about its freaks, and fancles, and fudieations than those whosa vocutlons nécussitated a wore nrtificial nnd Indoor existence. But people who trusted to this likely source for thelr weather Information were ever and anon erievously disappointed, It was too uncer- taln, and never to be really relied upon, and consequently soon dropped to tho back- gronnd, Yet, In this Iden lies the germ of the whole matter—namely:.a close eompanlonshipwith Nature, and n closo observance of her Inws, If ever we are to succeed In forecnsting np- pronching weather, this will form the primnry stepplug-stone and base wpon whicl Al subsequent constractlon must rest, But ontdoor experlence alone Is not sufi- lent in this departiment of Inguiry. ‘The wl{d nuimuls have this to the l‘nllut extent, yu [yl ONESEE . WEAT] except to o very Jimited extent—and cortain- Iy not to the extent of whole seasons In ad- ance. It 18 requisit that to experience lould be added sound common sense, rea- Joning, and deduction, "Phis the wild ant« rmls do not and cannot attempt; henea their nferiority ns weather prophets. Tine and again woe have observed the premature arri- Tl of the swallow In April, ns well as the anusually early flight of other birds to the northward, nad - have very shortly afterward had o record thelr entire disappearance anin, and the recurrence of cold and stormy weather, Must nssuredly these poor birds hud been entirely out in_thelr reck- oning, and o deceptlye spell of balmy sunshing hnd lured them on to their tlestruction. On the otlier hand, the eareful human wenther-observer has learned from past expérience this very deceptive charneter of early spring weather, and particularly of puech bilmy and advanced spells as just ve- Terred tog so that while the wultitude are Jhouting “Summer has come,” he quictly semarks Look out for squalls,” aud ning imes out of ten he is correet. ‘Che beaver, again, has nlways been held forth s exceedlngly wenther-wise, and from Its hebavior und gonernl habits the trappers and huntsmen have been and stitl are wont 10 prediet a severe or open winter. But here again tho anhnals -have been In most fn- stances found at fault, Lruln, luu;qur common bear), frequently senls hiinself up too enrly; or, on the other hand, strolls forth prematurely from his hol- low trecor den, . . .~ Not wild nulmgls aré not 1o be depended ‘u{run as trustworthy weatlier prophets, llow fs it, then, a3 regards *‘the wild 1man ot the woods,” THE INDIAN, AND TIE GYPSY? Wo reply, sumething a shade more reliable, “Wa have ih such mediums n_certain amount of Intelligent rensonhigz combined with out- or-door experience, and 50 we ut once note n décelded step fn tho right direction. By such Individuals somo ustonishingly accurate forecasts of the wenther have been made tlme and azuln, and not o fuw nanes huve ‘becone to some extent famous through the exaggernied rolution of thelr wenther wix- dom, - But, nlas! s .with the fortuses re- alled by the gybsies, all does nog always run smooth. A *Vhiteh™ oceurs, owd then it \s discovered that our falth has been mis- plneed, and that the **weather problem ” stitl awaits a solutfon, We seo clearly that entire dependence fs 1ot to be plnced oven on this souree for our Jmowledeae of approacing weather, What, then, i3 there to depend upon? Wa answer —unot alone intelligent, but eduented renson- Ing and deduction, based upon the vxperl- cnee pguthered during o lengthened perfod some yeirs) of netlve outidoor Jife xm‘Yulusu erviation, and added 1o this an extensivo Jnowledizo of the weather chunges generally (from newspnpers or tolegrams) throughout, tho North Aterlean Continent and portions of Liurape, both of to-day and in the past, Sueh Tequirentents, tmposstuleof attalument wutil, 4 1t were, yesterday, may bo reached to-day, when ull classes of the people, dafly, have placed in thelr hands or within thelr easy Teach the cably and wire dispatehes of the world, 1n which * tho weather,” 1 am glad 1o nute has now generally a plice, MAPPING T WEATIER, I long age found out that mapping the veather was the correct thime, I'defy any. one to take up n series of tablets covered with barametric and thermometrle reaaings, in the figure shape, und make much out of thesc, even after a very falr perusal, Figures do ot convey to the oye what the genernl behaylor of the wenther has been for the vast week, month or year,—at Jenst to tho general observer,~but’ mny}wd out llnes, nt a glance, convey a correct {den, — For oxun- ple, how often we beur In our dally walk mid conversation incorrect and ridiculous state- Juents mnde respecting the weathor of n yunlumm month or “season, One says, * Most remurkable months this for January, the mumurr did not once rench zorn.” You auletly undo your ** weather roll,” and at the Instant seo that twico the ling representing the wmlnhnum . tempernturs. touched upon ero, and twico went from threo degrces to dive dogrees below 1t This iy w “settler,” AL tha snmo glance you siow him how often the temperature touched upon the thaw Tine, and how often it went wnd how long it undulated above it Apuit, 1wish to detormiue, sny, whether January or any other month we miny be b s acting according to its usunl program,. 'To et this L do not eonsult my meteorologics al figure-tubles of past Junuarys, aid pencil down tzaln and contrast the maxima, mini- My, ad the menn temeratures 1 tind record- ed. Noj 1 slmply pin out on the tuble be- fure me a few narrosy und auything but for- suldabl-looking slips of paper representing, BUY, KONIB teN OF ore Janunrys, unwlllu!il wre sketehed to tempernture-seules all the detafted undulations of each respeetive onth, Within five minutes L note the cald, moderate, or milt months, sen [y what por- tons of these tio cold * dlps » ure* chureh. steeples” (unusunlly-high ther, reud- have urredy i which the snows stons; whera the ralu-fulls, In short, withe nn compuratively few moments L kndw far more rvschuu;i ie bennvior of the past ten dununrys thn hud 1 poured for hours over lonz columns of figures representing, say, even tri-dally rendings of barometor and'ther- nomete Hesldes tho undulations, or ups and downs Of temberuture, my maps wlso Indicate the dnys or portions of tays on which elther suow or rain s fallen, and the averngo duration of each tall, “Ihls feature s shown by distinet colors. ~I'or nstance, the ymain temperature lne 13 red, carwlug, or sowe- thime brilliant. When snow begins to fall o dot ofbitue Iy put on the wroper pluce on the sapier, and whew the fall ends o seeond dot I ..-,;}:lx)un-a‘ and theso two conneeted by o v CANNOT APPROACHING e e color. Thus the duratfon of all 1s shown, In llke manner the alls wre micked ot In green, i even et sliow -mm?r be Indleated by dushies of this color when they have oceurred, Whers how, sleet, und rafn come together and wrg nsepurably wixed up, the two colors—blug aud green—aro dotted In alternutely, Iy this wethod the extent of precipitation for o wonth 18 lustantunegusly Jlxcurulblu. Sueh weather maps have been an invaluable alil tn e In the vreparation of iy weather forcensts, ns they show nta glanee the *re- eurring periods’? In n series of yenrs, WEATHEN] PROONOSTICATIONS 1IN CANADA. Hear in mind that weather prognosticatton Is yet In Its Infancy, that 1t (8 naturally in a ertule and. fmperfect state, the observations betng confined to but one or two, and these barely covering n quarter of neentuyy, Liky every ather sclence, It wants time for devel- opment, W du ot claim to have gone much beyond tho Nirst step, but after tho first step I8 sueeessfully taken walking becomes easy, - We think wero the Government to es- tublisha chaln of observatarles from tie Al- Inntic to the Paelfic, with instructionsto noto the minutest clianges of the weather, and with Instrietlons to report regularly at head- quarters, that it \mn‘d goon be possible to foreenst the nature of the seasons slderable aeeuwrney, ‘The estublishment of o Weather Burean in ot with the Government might—in Canadu—~seen o novelty, Isa novelty that we are convineed would be produetive of important resnlts, It wonll form an lm- portant era in the history of ngrlnnlmw ir the farmer could have a réasonnble eertainty of the nuture of the seasons befora hin, ., 'y Ofcourse we would not think of nttemoting, from our station at Montreal, to prediet the weather ehanues tn Englad, or Chinn, or Brazil, or oven for Hritish Co- Iumbla, Bhonld we nttempt it, the inevitable result would be fallure, Every district 13 stibjeet to Jts own climatle chunges, Dut, purindoxical us It may seem, we bellove these ehauges are unalierable, except fn o far ns tho progyess of settiement awl elvitization ulmugu‘s tho fuce of the conntry. But Canndn Ith con- is nothehuz so rapldly settied that a man of obser Phtion can not innke a cosrect allowunes for these changes. TIHE CHOW AS A 810N OF SPRING, Every spring wo see in our dally news- papers the nsual parngraph respectlnge the ar- rival of the crow, and the promise this ovent gives of the specdy approaeh of more’ genlol wenther, But this Isall faney, and o mere stalement unsupported by facts. As a body, erows do migrate southward every autumi, and spend their winter in the Northern, Mid- dlo und Southern United Statesy and in n bady they return northward toward the mid- dle or Iatter part of March, or early portion of ‘April.: But whila the mnajority thus mi- grate, swall parties of the birds or single fu- dividuals remain aroundintost of our villages and citles, feeding upon the refuse matter ;vhlch. during such seasons, fs collected [n he rivers, Consequently tho ™ first crow?’ seen is no slgn of thy nrnronch of spring, but rather perhaps of existing mild open wenther, when these birds are tempied to roam more thnh Is thelr wont during the sovere portions of the senson, On the other hand, I wonld remark that, whil the ndvent of the first, second, or even third crow may be of no sienlficance ns tonching the speedy nrrival of tho anxlonsly luoked-for spring, yet there are indleations of some value conneeted with the arrival o crows ns o body. For example, on the date at which Iam \vrlllmzv (April o, 1850), erows have for the firsi 10 this ™ senson been seen in npumbers, It Is a balmy, spring-lfky dny, but has been pre- ceded by an entry of Aprll wore re- sembling March with Its atorins and bluster. Weeks ago the newspaper recorded the *“ar- rival of the erows,” but sinee then the ratl- ways have been again blockaded, and tho mereury has once agnin fallen to 8 degrees. Nuw, huwever, the scene s changed, tha breeze, though stll eool, snineks of svriug, and, with this agrecable change, comes the first steady flight of crows to the northward. On they come by twaos, threes, fours, and oth- er ever-varying numbers. 'Thoey do not settle down on the refuse heaps on onr river,—stil fust lce-locked~but continue, on steady wing, and at considerable hight, their an- nual route. - Of course, numbers of individ- uals remain with us, as they do at other points to tho southward of us; but, notwith- standing. we record the fact—namely: *the northward spring flight of the crows,” and, with n breath of relief, double windows are thrown olfl,.—happy were we could these with safety bo forover left: ofl,—and Heaven’s pure, glorious, revivifying alr once movo en- ters our almost polsonous, though mny be gided and trescoed, dwellings, Now, but not bg,mmthls, can wo say, *“Spring has come,’ - OTHER DIRDS, Almost simultaneously Is the arrivalof the song sparrow, robin,” bluebird, kinglets, P, Cowbird, Winekbird, nnd swallow, . 1¢ 1S (] icult . to state which has the prlurlt{' next to the crow. The. song sparrow, with the mnjority of people, has the credit of belng the *first arrlval” but I have long since found ont that * the people,” as s majority, do not observe for themselves, but merely nidopt what * people® hava thought and sald before without questloning. ‘Tlie song sparrow certatnly arrives early, and so dovs thie robin: but there are mmuy years in wihich tho cowblrd and red-winged binekbivd g{ol«lnys In advanca of elther of the former rds. . ‘Tlie arnithologist's note-buok varies each year In its ** Spring Arrival” page. As the wenther has been and is, so are the arvlvals regulated, The birds do not come on fixed and annunlly reeurring dates that can bo Jaid down ns the rule for thie resbective specles, but arrivo Just us the wenther permlts them, b this advineed or baekward, I would state here that, to my way of thinking, tho robln shonld boe left out of con- slderation cmlu-lr’. tn the formation of our sty of ulxrlnu arelvalg, as this bivd has been observed during nearly overy one of the win- ter months, and really is onfy entirely absent when the season s been mare than usuaily sovere. the swallows arrive ahead of Oceaslonall all othor speeles, but such flights only ilius. trato how 1ittle these birds know nbont tho wonther, beyond that by which they aro {i- uwnlmwly El unded.” For again and agnin havo I recorded, ufter such pretmture nr- rivals, severo relupses of the weather, with cold and snow-stortms. Thy explutation of such un error on the partof the swallow I3 stple, For experience has tatght us that imost of the sovers relapses oceurring both in tha uurlnfijnunl fall months are, lnmedlately preceded by unusually fine and mikd weather, —in fact, % wenther breeders,” ws the * old suw” s 1L—Just as in-mid-winter many of our*“cold dips™ are; by whut wenthor obsery- cratern, “clmmhnwcmm"urlmusn:fllt‘hlzh andubrupt rises of the wean or maximum Ilne of tempernture. 'Plius, when townrd springtime, or when spring should be, such u perlod of bulmy, spring-1ike weattior' sud- denly oceurs, over, perhinps, an extensive nreaof col m‘{. the swullows nro complete- ly decelved L{ , and starting on their north- ward migration only find out their error when struelc by somao of the wintry blasts und driving snow-storms you lett In the bag of 0kl Borens," In fine, birds, cither consldered ns n whole or us Individunly, DO NOT AFFORD US ANY CLEW OF VALUE to the making out of the “‘wenther prob- Ten” “They know bad wenthor when it cotea; wo do we, “They ily before 1t and find better auurters, whils e }mur nortals, as mujority, have to grin and hear It In by fur the grentest number of cases the movenients af tha birds wd the chunges of the wenther ara too slmultaneous to permit of our at- tnching any welght to the arrival and disap- pearaneo of our winter visltors; but, on tie other laud, there ara times whew, conld we, wo would most assuredly warn thess birds of many u “relnpse of the wenther” yot to come, concerning which, L may «awhy bo pnmei\‘('d, uw{ vomaln blissfully Iznorant, and during whleh thoy often perishin numes burs, —— - Dr. Storrs? Lecture Dr: It. 8, Stores' Iusten loctures on * Tho DI- Vine Origin of Chrigtlanity’ are warmly pratsed by tho Congregationalit,” The lecturor's plun his conflned him cluscly to 4 singlo deportuient ot Chriatlan evidences, bis solo purpose belig to {lluatrato the divine unuflw of Chrlstiunity from 114 ufects wmon non. Up to this test ho has brought n\uwr{ sclunco, nrt, musie, Juttors, pol- itics, and socinl Yite, nnd'compotled ‘them nil to testify ta the controling or the porvading power of Chrlstinnity, Everytbing best known in tho life ut the wurld bas bicen wude tu bear withoss to the intlucnce of Jusus und o polnt, with prophctic inger to 1118 flagl, univorsul sovers chgnty. " Few Hving men,” the Congregational- it thinks, “are cquul to the work that Dr, Btorrs hus accomplished, lls ~ triwmpl, or ruthor bis sorles of trlumphy, at Huntugston Iall desorves 1o rank s phenowenul. 'Twa nlabita i u week for five successivy weeks, dar- g tho wost Inclemont wonths of the year, n thousund peopls have bevn drawn toguther, and thrown undor o gpell which mudo thoia oblive Jous for the tine of every pussiug uvent, ‘Tho mustor-muyiclin wus u lectirer, standing quiet< y behlnd bis deak, on which lay o wauuseripe, tum which ho roail continuously for sixty uin- utes. Notricks of volea or of ninaer, no stago uttitudes or violont gostures; his subject tho olduat, tmoat common question i the warkl; by dudlence, uany of thow, wnstors of (s tronte ment, and all of thow "oxcoptionully timiliur with fts unswer; yot the spoakor bius woven nbout (bls uncluct thomwe u churm of reason and of gracy thut bas fasclontod bis beares and trunslulod thom for u thne into & new world, Aud uvt for tho thue only; that would be but 4 rhotorical victory, Ho bug cowpuliud nsseut to bis voucluslons.” e e—— Why does Gleun's Sulpbur Bog sell 8o woll? Becuuse 1t wnkea tho skiuclear, Avold counter Teity, ps nour flelds, oron the lee of our: THE TELEPIONE. Second Convention of the Nation= al Association. Description of Problems Met with in this Interesting Business, The Merits of Stoo! Wire and Spark Arroslors— « Cables and Underground Lines. The Nntlonn! Telephane Exchange Assoclation convened yesterdny morning {n club-rnom No. 4 uf tho Grand Pacific Hotol. The mowmbers of 1his Associntion are composed of companies and Individunls holding exchungollconses or nuthor- Ity from the Ameriean Bell Telepbone Comuvany. ‘There ave {ifty-two netive menbors on the roll, operatiog exchanges in 180 cities. Tho I'resl- fent, Mr. Georgo L, Phillips, of Hoston, occupled the chalr, Mr. Morrls F. Tyler, of New Haven, Conn,, neting n8 Sccretary, and there wero some 125 members present, Tho roll was ealled but not perfected, and the lirst business was tho re- ception of npplications for membership, several of which woro Jiled, T'he Chnir nunounced that THE AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION wus next Ju order. An_amendment was pro- posed, ns Sec, Sof Art, XIV,, providing that tho Association muy by n majority of the votes of all metmbers lovy assessments for any purpose. It was prayided that members Wight voto in person or by proxy, and the amondment wos casried, Cupt. Hodgo offered nn amendmont to Art. XVI, providing that tho vonstitution may be antended by a two-thirds winjority at suy tmoect- tugr, slxty: days notico ot tho chungo having been glyen, Thoamendment prevailed, Mr. Metzweer olfered an amendument providing n yew bugls of representation, Tho nmendment provided that ench Exchange baving not less than 100 subscribers should cast ol ‘L, not luss than G0 two voted. 1ot tess than 1000 three yotes, not less than 100 four votes, not less than 6% fve votes—Iive betng the maxitum, Mr. Huskoll sald this would wine out all the Htele ones, hnving less than 100 subscribers. The nimendment was fnld on the table, My, Cherry moved that the order of businoss of the Ningura Convention bo adopted g0 far as practieabic, So vrdored. . 1t was ordered that tho report of the preced- ing Gonvention should be sold to members ut 50 ces and to others at $1 ber copy, Capt, Hollge sild that thy report of tho Com- mittoc on Luws was not fully prepured, and asked further time, Tho Committes on Centrnl Ofees and Ap- PATATUR WAS not ready to report, TIE COMMITTEE ON LINE CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE reported verbally through Mr. Roos that experl- ments hid been made with sieel wire, which possessed grontor tensllo strongth than gulvan- ized fron wire, wus ligbter aud Lotter fu many wayd, and not 8o llubls to wet out of vrder, - 14 steel wire was about cquul in strength to . 12 gulvanized fron wire, nnd niforded botter opportunitics of turning coruers, Steel was lightor, cheapor, and did not sy, The matter of resistance mada little or no dilference. My, Haskins, of Chieayo, swid that he hind used steel wire for river-crosstngs, but fonnd thut as soon ns the pnlvanized surfeee wore off, steel detorlomted three times ns rapldiy as fron, 1le thorefore thought stoel should not bo used in clties whero there was much sulphuroted hydrogen. Tho quedtion of conductivity did not enter into the matter. Mr, Sargont, of Philadulohin, said that thoy used No, It wire, and thotght wmuch of thair siiccess wns conscytient Upol that. Mr. Itosg sutd he bad not consldored it to bo cconotnienl to strlng any flner wire than No, 14, Ho thought that In nnaverage town tho life of No. 14 steel wire would be eight to ten years, Mr., Durant Indarsed what Mr. Hasking sajd about the rapld detorlnratton of stect wire In smoky cities, and instancod cndces in Bt. Louls, [0 nl30 promised momberd oppartunitics of in- peoting o model of a dorrick for ralsing pales. Mr. Selater, of Canada, suxd that near the soa- cnast thoy hud been compelled to substitute No, 10 for No, 12 wire, In consequenice of tho action of snlt upun it. Bovernl delegates agreed that stool wire suf- fered rapldly in smoky towna. Mr. 1toss kuid tho use of smull steol wire gave tho greatest freedom from induction, Another delegnto hud found tho talking quall- .tlos of steel superlor, Mr. Eckert sald that in Cincinnatl sixty hours would chunge the color of a now wire aud nesim- llate it to the oid stock. Mr. Snrgont suld that in Philadoiphis the “gtretehers”. wore G feot, and thoy-bad uo dimeuity with such Jonutns, “Mr. Vasl snlld bo-belleved very fine wire could boused in small clitics and where the atimoss phore was very dry. A fine wiro oxpusud luss surfaco to sleet storms, and was bottor. for that renson, a8 well us cuslor to repluce in case of bl‘euklvu. Mr. Wiley, of Now York, gave his oxperlonco of sloet storms in that oity, Tho No. 9, No. 11, and No. 12 wirea ull bruko down about tho sime thne, Mr. Haskins ngrecd that inaaleat torm tho 8iz0 of wire mado little diference. Bteel would reslst sleot better than fron. Mr. Ioss rovoimendea tho use of 2x0 oross- arms a4 most convenlont, Mr. Speed, of Lowlsville, asked for informn- tlon as to the comparative merits of gluss and poreelain fnsulator, The Chair sald it was gencxally understood that porcelain insulutors wurs tho best, und nothlng Lut thoir greater cost had provented thelr wenornl Intraduction in this country. Mr. Husking suld thoro wns n great diiforenco between poreeluin kuobs and insulators of tho snime mntorind, Tho repart of the Committee was ndoptod, and tho Assaciation took n recoss until 2 p, ui. Thu Associntion resumod ftasceslon (i tho Ap- pellate Court rooni. A delegate unked for information as to LIGITNING ARRESTERS {n tho towerd. A delegate from Davenoort, In., said they bad used thew with success, Mr. Hull guld au operator ln Raochester was temporurily disabled by reason of the abseuce of nu urroster, Mr. Burgont, of Philadelphla, and othor dele- gutes bud not realized the necesalty of urresters. * cABLES” formed tho next subjoct of discussion, and Mr. Husking, of Mllwnsukes, épuke on tho subject. Huv! 1 1 Milwaukee, 08 iu Chicngo, thoy wore cowpelted to curr@tholr wires icross tho'three rivera by cables, the construction of which ho described, Tho wires were contod with i proparation ana conductod through yus- |1|{m filed with oll, 3 Mr, Sargout told of the oxperiences of Phila- delphla with u cuble, which hud been nearly n yeur iu oporation, lnsulation was usaured by & camposition of redin and conl oll in tho pipes. ho length of the eablo was 600 fuct, Mr. Wiley,of Now York, sald that in New York tho cxperieneo nud been slmilar to thut of Philadelphia. They il u cnble thoro of 1,665 feet, practically perfect for its use, 1t vost 60 cents per fout und welghed one pound to the Tont, Mr, C. E. Chinnock, of Now York, sald thoir cuble, threo wiles in length, wasstrupg In tho sumy manner as ordinury wire, Ar, Bordon, represeating u_cablo construotion firin, oxpliined the morits of such cblos. Mr. Patterson made n full veport as to cables in Chicaga, Stilwaukuo, and other places, and explained the techival peeuliaritivs ot cach, Mr. Sabin, of San on cables in that city, Mr. Itusking pglscnted tho report of tho Com- wmitteo v BUBTERRANEAN LINES, a8 propared by Mr, Honry W. Popo, of New York. Tho rerun 40t forth thut tho expericice of tho puat winter showud thut somothlug must bo dono 0 protect the wires from tho weather, 1t hud beon demonstrated by exporlinent that .sound could bo conveyed grout distunces by subter- Tienn wires, The report wadui oxbaustive ano, und deseribed §n detail the varlous systoma, It was neeepted and orderod printed, P'rof, Darrout, Superintendont of tho Clilenga Fire-Alarm Depurtimout, guve n doscripton of . underground wire to Lo put fu usv fn this clty. 1¥r. Hukor, of Akron, 0., reported that the Cominfites o * Culi-Bofls wid ~ Connvotin Linea ™ wanted more thno, whioh was granted, I'ho sume courtosy wus oxtended to tho Comnite tew oa M Telogruph Supplies,” My, Burgent suid thoCommltteo on ** Bloctrios] Disuitrbances ™ Lnd reoolved soine lettors and mlght prosent u report thereafter. * Auxlliury systems "' wero not ruported upan, but Ar, 1las. King, Jry, of Chicago, lndo a Lrief stutvment in regurd to the Influenve of dunt in crenthw nolse, Un ination the Seorutary was lustruoted to prepars the report of the proccudings of thoe Assovlation for publicution 8t the curllvat possle le duto. ¥ . Mr. N, L, Btorke, from the Commltteo on arl " roported clephone’ Jou Jrowrss an asked turthor time, 84 o couclusious hud bown areived ue In regurd to the establishuout of u Huwsppor orguL. “Exohango Stutistics™ woro passed n ke munner, und the Assbulation adjourned unti W0 v'eluck thls morning, Tho following s wfull llst of . TUE DELEGATES Present, with the companies they represent and tho uities in which thoy uperuto, o8 reported by tha e l}l:rfl: ker, Akl ‘Teloph Exch covie P, [lnker, Akron Telopbono Exchangu, Akron, Canton, nad Masaliton, & B lll(lu) Lurn, Alluire & Royburn, Peorla and I, L. Storke, represouting Amerlean Distriot "Polograph, Compuny of Erlo, Erlv, Pa.; Nows burE'l‘u ephone Coupuny, Newburg, N, Y.; and H. L. Brorke, Aubuin, Canondaigun, Geneva, Oswego, und Wuterluo, N, Y. 1. Speed aud I, Bl Giord, Atmerloan Dis- Lulegruph Company, Loulsville, Ky. . Fuy, Bull Tolophoue Company u{llllnolu. Coicago, . W. D. Burgent, Nell 'l'vluphunncnmvnn ¥ of Phlladolpbiu, Philadelphia, Chester, Pa., Wil A B il et % Ly ous Lol Toloph A o, Clinton & i, Clnthn da. o - 0us Holl Telophone ‘runclsco, roportod gES W. . Wann and I, P, Monroe, Dunkirk Tole- phone Compnny, Dunkirk, N. Y. W, N. Enstabrook, Elmira Bell Telophone Ex- change, Elmira, N, ¥, C, H, Tasking, of Milwaukee, Wis.: Duluth, Minneapolis and St. Paul, Rochester, Bttllwnter, and Winong, Minng Apploton, Chippewa Falls and Lan Claire, Fond du Lae, danesville, La Crosse, Madison, Menastin and Neenab, Uconto, Osbrkosli, Wis. Mnrvin Smith, reptesentioe . N. Marom, Jamestown, N, V Frank A, Newo 3, ', Jdnmies G Erwoad fstwaod, Toilet, Iil, Jdnmes 8, itoss, N shvitio, Tenn, : — Perkin ¢ prinurtield freleptiona. Company, n: % 8pringtield, . Uearge Durnut and Lowts M, Fishback, Bell ‘Telephune Company of Mlasourt,St.Louls,IKnnsis Clty, uud I[ndependence, Mo, 1d L 1, Je., delt Teleptone Company of Dutraly, Buftalo, Rochester, Luckport, Ningurn Falls, and Tonnwandy, No Yo Metzger, el Distelet & Printing Telephono Combpany, Pittsnteg, Allegheuy City, Tituaville, wnd OIl City, Pa.; East Liverpool, Bellatre, and Steubenville, D, W. 11, Eekert, City & Suburban Tolegraph Assaclation, Clnelnnatf and Humilton, 0.5 Cove ngton, Ky, ' W, Ross, Columbus Telephone Compauy, Colmmbus, O, P, Krost, Charles T.. Mitchell, and Morris F. Connecticut ‘Telephone Compnny, Nuw Huven, Hurtford, Bridgeport, Meriden, Now ritain, Middletown, nnd irmingham, Conn, Qeoryw L, Phillins and I1-N. L, Bernnrd, ton ‘Leiephone Cowmpany, Dayton, Lima, 't e, fiva e, and l‘ll\uu‘ 0. L. 8, Babeock, xoly 3 Nudonal Teleptone Compony, ngton, 1, C. thant'.“fl W, Cltlford and #nmuel Ivers, South- orn Mussachusetts Telephono Compnny, New Hedford, Fall River, aud Tainton, Miiss, E. V. Choney, Southern Ohfo Leiephone I change Compuny, Gullipolls, Ironton, Jackdon, Pomeroy, nnd Portsinouth, O, 1linm 4. Baker, Springiicld 'Telephono Com- pany, Akron, O, v W. A, Juckson, Telephono & Talegraph Con- struction Compuany, Adrian, Ann Arbor, Dig Rapids, Detroit, East Sseinaw, Uay City, Snii- nuw City, Flint Gl(?. Grund Haven, Grand Rap- 1ds, Juckeon, Kalnmazoo, Lansing, Munistue, Muskegon, Port Huron, and Y paluitl, Mich, . A Buker, Jr., Toledo Telephone Exchango, ‘Toledg, U, A M. Young, Watorbury Automotie Signal Telegraph Compnuy, Wuterbury, Conn. Georgo 11, Carcy, Western Mussnchusctts Telus phionu Loporntivn, North Adums, Northumpton, ustield. und Westhond, Mass, 1. UG. ltoneh, Western Telephonoe Compnny: La Snlle, Ottawa, Quiney, Ruckport, Itock Islund, aod Molino, ill.: Davenport, In.i Indinoupulis, Lafayette, Michlgan City, und South Bend, Ind.; Cedar Raplds, Dus Molnes, Dubuque, Keokuk, and Ottamwa, L, N. fodke, Youngatown Telephone Company, Youngatown, O. Tha following wore ndmitted to moembership duriog tho day: Lyon 1, Noots and J. N. Keller, Southwest- ern lall Telephone Compuny, Little tock, Ark, Georgo 1. Euogle, Jr., Huwkeyo Lelophone Compnny, Cedar Huplds, tu. C. W. Ward, Marsbulitown Telophono Come paniy, Marshuittown, [n. Jonn 'L, Sabur, Pneitie Bell Tolophono Com- pany, San Franeiseo, A W. K. Morloy, Bloomington Telephone Come ot pauy, Bloomlngtou, Tl ), M, Swatn, Leavenworth Telephone Exchango comsnm'. Leuvonworth, Kns, 1. 0. Valilo, Deaver, Colo. 11, L. Korty, Omahn Electrie Company, Omnha, 0b., und Councll Butls, 1n, H, A, King, Doune & King, Jncksonvilie, 11l Joseph A Corby, Ht. Juseph Telephone Ex- chunpro Company, St. Joseph, Mo, . U, Clark, Coutrnl Mussuchusetts Telophono Compuny, Mariboro, Muss, CRIMINAL MATTERS. Varlous Items from the Polico Statlons and Courts, James McFle, of No; 13 Canal street, yostore day entered complulnt at tso West Twelfth Streot Statlon of having been held up and rob- bed Iato Monday wleht on Coual streot nenr Fourteenth by throe young men, the oldest of whom wus about 2 yeard, and was clad In u davk sujt. They choked him and robbed b of a doublo c¢asy English sliver watch, MeNell maker, a dinmond, and Bar-shaped lhked gold chatn, and n tricorneced locket containing two portrulta of lady orid gentlemun and two of childron. Tho urtlcles were worth about £50, Mury Rafter, wifo.of Edwnrd, whoso arrest for continucd Intoxicution snd negleot of biy fumlly was mentloned'fn yesterday's pupor, wis captured yesterdny almost helplesty drunk in the streotd by Ollicer Jrunes Short, Sho, was ab- gout from home when Gllicer Dudloy, of tho Hu- mune Boclety, broke . thelr home by urresting tho futbor and huving 'the littls unes sent to sumo churitable lnstitution, and whun brought to the statlon yesterday sbo denlod her namo and endeuvored to, 1w the pollcs off.. Her husband promptly fnfyrined on hor, howevor. £am Joo, & Chiynese layndryninn, whilo walks Ing along West Wastibgion street at 10 o'clook astorduy forcnoon was u%pmuclmll and struck n tho futw without cnuge by one of threo balf dryvken ruflians, Bum ran Into o lnundry at 16 and was followed by hils nssailants, bit held Lseut at bay by drawing a_rovolver and. firing ope shut through # pune of gluss n tho door fuout four feet nbovethelr hieads, 'Thls brouwht tho police, and Sum, togother with ono of _the uttacking party, Danlel Rugwlo, of No. 510 West Andlnna street, were nitested and locked up at tha West Madison Streot Statlon. Thoey gava bull for trial on tho ot just, The Chloamin night havo cseaped nrrest bid ho told o truthtul verston of tho atfale at’ the veelnning, but *in ways that arodurk and trleks thut uro vala, the Huouthen Chineo i3 pecullar,” | Willlum O'lirlen wag nrraigned before Justico Walsh yesterdny at tho lustunco of his wife, who chitrged bim with abusing and mpltrenting her to such nu extent thut she was prevented from carning a living for berself and littlo boy, ‘The family havo recuntly boen living ot No. 100 West Mudison street:. “O'Heien lost un went within tho past yeur while employed us a switch- man on the 1inos Central Ruilrond, ho has everalinee been out of eniployment, but s the Btuinb hus hot yot healed up’ thure 18 sute ox- cuge tor this, " Tho .wifo 18 deteniuined to rid hurself of him, uand says she has given him. 80 many chaneos to reform — thut ber pationce s complotety exhausted, Eho wid willlug 1o , put p with nis genoral worthlegness, but was not wililug thint o should nbuse and” thronten hor and bestow. all his caresses upon nlowd waroin, with whom ho consorted, Bo vindiotive wis sho thut sho ,uvu tho police inforuption that ho wus wanted for deserthg from Company Bof tho Four- 0¥y nnklnr Evanavitle n £ teenth Unlted States — “Infantry, jnto wnlch ho was_onlistod at_Indlnuapolls noarly three yours n‘m, The compauy woit to Montang, mad after nservice of u littie tess than two yeurs ho deserted, und o on to this city. 113 atius In tho nemy wus William Smith, Theore s sowe doubt as 1o ‘whetber O'lirlen cun Le punishod for dukertion now thut ho Isa_ cripple, Although disoharsed Ly Justico Wilsh upon ubages of disorderly and earrylng coneenled weapons, O'irlen Iy ng huld'for tho military autnoritios, —————— LITIGATION, Bpecial Dlopuich to Ths Chicago Tribune, . Briearou, UL, April 5.—~Tho ease ot 8. D, Lud- den & Co, of Chicngo, va. 1% N, Muthis, of thls placo, was on telsl at Ottawa ull of last week, resulting In o verdict by the jury Bnturday evealng in favor of tho defendunt, I'his wis one of tho muny cased oguinst Calvin, tho ub- sconding merchnnt of this place, in which tho creditors wore trylng to provo that Mathis, who was formerly @ partaer of Culvin, but who bud sold out his interest soveral months prior to tho disappoarance of tho latter, wus still o sitent partner in tho firm, Tho cuso was bitterly con tested, bolng protracted over five days, and lmvlng soud Cleyal tulent on - both sidos— 1B, L Bull, Maj, - Widmer, and J. UL Murlock for thu - prosecution, aud Walter Heoves and A, 1% Wright for tho defonse, Tho privcipal witness relted upon for tho proses cugnd wux Mrs, Calvin, but hor testimony wus ruled out. Tho cuse was arrucd Saturduy, nid, the thno growiuy late, Mr. Ieoves watved hils urgminent uud lut tho ¢aso 7o tho Jury ut once, who returned inshie of aa Bour with a verdlot :gr.!lnlllls. 1t §s sald thng tho codts will nwount ——————— MADE AN ASSIGNMENT. 8pectat Uispateh (o Tha Chicag Tribune, MruwAukee, Wis, April 6,—Tho firm of E. Behumucher & Hons, Port Wushingtou, Wis., mudo su assignment at a late hoor lst nlght to William 1% Durand, the fusurance sguent, of thly oity, Tho nuininal wasuty ure $53,000, consisting of real estate, factory, foundry, aud furnaces, los cuted in the "Liwn of Port Washington, worth prubnbly 60 per cont on tho viluntion, Linbilitvs 30,000, dvided nmong the followlng prefurrod creditora: Mary Luunivg und - Jicob Locehos, Port Wushington; Hhodes & Brudioy, Ubileugoi B Benumaober und M. 13, Pearson, of thls city, Tho fivm wus enguyed i tho munufacturo of mallouble wron and small castgs und hud 8 Lraneh house in Chligo, ‘Tho :ususe of tho fuil- ure 4 doprecintion du tha valus of iron, lunbil- ity 10 seotre oxperionced null:, and o by the fallure ot u Michignn bonse, e ————— A JOKE, Bpeciat Dispateh to The Chicago Tridune. StrEATOR, April 5=Two young meu, by namo Juko Bt. Clalr und Jin Minor, played u oruel Jake upon u farmor bero yeaterduy. Bt Clalr wus mutteriog thut If he got any “lip" from Minor therv would bo u mutinée. The farwer was lnterestod, and followed bim to Armory Hall, whore thoy met Minor. Bt Clalr necusod bim of steallng ticketa for the conpuny's mille tury play, * Rowaed” Slunor thon enblod b s010 unbeutititnl names, whon Bt Cladr com- wonged Aring two revolvors ut bum. — Minor at once dodged boblad the furmer, who was pro- testig b tho top of bis volce, Bhortly by as- certalned that It was o put-up job, and thut tho boys were nrlufi0 blnuk cartridgos. Thea bo nould have bocw bouweht very chuup. N. Shall the British Stay or Go—That Is the Question, AFGHANIST Sontiment of tho Native Indian Press—It Opposes Rotreat from Onndabar, » Diapatehen to London Times. CANDATIAR, March 20.—All 18 now ready for the mareh of tho entire torco at tho shortest tioties, some 1000 carte having nrrived from Slbl and made up the requisit earrlage, ut thore {s no symptom of an {mmpdiate move vr of tho cstablishment of any lacal government, Ayoob's envoys are stiil hero, but they bave us yet hind anly twa iuterviows - with Col, Bt. John, and {t may, therefore, bo nssumed that nothing has yet tnken plnco In the was of nexotintions in that quarter. A rumor In the clty, which till Intely fuvored Ayoob's protgnsions, now has it that tho Ameer's troops ure on thelr way here from Cabul; but, beyond the fuot of his baving favo reglments nt Ghuzof, Teannot ascortatn that thers s noy solld foundntion for the repart, The cpuntry generally fs tranquilly awaiting tho course of evonts, nnd rejolensg in the pros- pret of nsuporb harvest, tho raiufell this wine ter baving heon moro abundant and wmore equally distelbuted thun for muny years past. The question of tho pledies to tho people of Candahar whick would NE BROKEN BY OUR RETIREMENT 1s, T seeu nttracting some aftention at home. They wero cortalnly told that they would not be roplaced undor the Government of Cabul, and if, ns there Is reason fto betleve, Cone duhar Do mado aver to the Amcer, this masurance, for promiso or pledge It van bardly be ealled, will hnvo bLeen disregarded: but such plodiges of asurance can_ only be candltional, and must be beld canceled by the rebellion and hostility of thuse to whom ‘they wore glvai. Soveu-elghtis of the posulntion of tho Candahar provineo are Diranls, of whom tho vast mnjority took Ayoub's purt and nequi- exeed in the rise ngninst us last July, sud, if wo rephico them under tho rvule they dislike, zlmly1 wiil ive no renson to complaln of any brened of falth on our part, It would, tndeed, bo a it punisinuent for thei treachery ana Ingratitide, A convoy of invalld Europesn soldlers mareted for Indin on tho 10th inst, Tho Elevonth Foot, which wus to huve escorted (t, ing been ro- tatned here, LCUTTA, March 20,—~It seems to ba no longer doubtful that the uuruuutlonsumm:mlxluunl for tho transfer ot Candahur to Abdurrahiman, and that our troops are only waltlng until he s strong onough to relleve: them. The Amncer 18 suld to bo pushing whmall but fuirly well equlp- pod farce toward Candubar, but it wilt probably he somo time before ho ean hopo to hold the elty agulnst Ayoob Khan without assistance, I have in former letters inentionod how strongly tho withdrawal of tho prasent Government I8 CONDEMNED 1Y THE ANGLO-MNDIAN COM- MUNITY AND PIE and o fow extracts from some native papers may not bo unintoresting ns showing that this feoling 13 by 1o meany contited to tho English In Indiv, ‘I'ha Bombny Chimtlele, & nutive paper publishod in Enlish, 8nye In {ts fssuc of Feb, 20 * Whils Englund 8 about to recedo torthor from Herat, lussia la busy advancing towards Merv_and othor pulnts of strutcegle importnoce For offensive and defensive purposes i tho cori- test which will one day tuke place botsyeon theso two Powora for supremuacy in the Enst, The Itusstun stutesmen scom to act stondlly and do- liberately, nccording to set plans and nctual efre uitmstances, whorens the Britleh Mintstry suns tho risk of disregurding tho wisdom tiught by exporlenco and the nutual turn of events, "Plo Indian Spectator, an Anglo-native paper of Bombuy, saya In Its Isaue of el w1t g woll that Bugiand hns now becomo tully allve to tho viie nature of the Russinn state- craft, und 1t 16 to bo hoped that our stuteamnon now in power will pereetve how vital 8 tho ne- cessity of the retention of Candahur, for whish ull well-wishers of Indin are 8o anxlous, Tho full of Askabaid makes even more apparent tho objective design of ussly, notwithstanding ail BT NBUINNLCS N8 10 not ')EU“I')"Nr Morv,tt ‘Tha sume paper, in Its Issue of Mirch 13, com- mences an articie on Cundahar thuy: » However determiuned miy bo tho resolution of the Minlstry to evacuate Canduhar under any clrcumstances, tho fates, 8o far 08 cud bo seen, ure uverso to . 50 SUICIDAL, A STED, Sooner or Inter tho bour and tho bull must meet Aomewhora near the UXus Lo decldu who skatl he tho futtire master of Contral Aslu, and, thero- fare, of Indlu.'" Llse Gujaratt aml Vernaeular Journal, of Bom- Lay, enys [ ita §ssue of Fab, R * Rudstn hus been following stondily the long entertnined object of invading India st somo futtrg thne, while Englund dues not adopt duo measures to check hor progress. The Oudh Akbar, of Lucknow, the lendlug and most wi virenluted versaculue paper of Novthern lnidla, sald some timoe ago: #'wide had the rimor of tho nurder of Ah- durratinun spresd in Indla; stlil we da nat Kknow for cortiuin whether he Is dead or alive, s ftwido that wo should Do su carcless? 1f wo haveno means of obtuiniug information about Stitte atluirs arCiebut white our troops are still in Southorn Afghanistan, tho mutior will Le- come worse fn tha cuse of our troupd boing withideawn from Candabnr. If wo continuue g 8 18 ut preseit, wo tro atrald that Russiu ain succeed dn sendiug o mission to Cubul.:” . “The same paper, later date, anlds * 1 wo withdry our troops from Candnbar tho Ameer's position will become very dublous, and he will nut be nblo ta keep llmeelf v the throne witbout ournid, 1€ wo do not nsslst ulm he will seck Russian afd.” The snmo paper, rolerring to the capturo of Geok Tope, snid that the occupation of Mory would givo Russia FULL COMMAND OVER TIE WHOLE OF CEN- THAL ASIA, . and thon nsked swhethor the Turcomans ovo ln:luunr.-ruuuly murdered n Russien Ambus- sador, Auin, on Fob, 8, the snme paver snid: *{f our retontion of Cundunar would induce Russin to oceupy Herat, will not our rotiroment 8till tnore tempt her to do 8oz 'The feur of the Itussinn advanee I8 no fmugluary one, T'o deny that Russin bus designe sguinst Afghunlstun would be ns absurd u8 to-deny tho midday sun. In our vpltiun, the resourees of the provinco would bu fiurgoly developed undor our rulé, atnd the income would not only suflice for tho cost of the admintstmtion, but wWould ulso enible us to keep an adequato nemy there, Ad regueds tho altegod enlty of tho Yonplu, it whowtd b ob- servod thut thoy ave already satisfled with tho ence uigl order we bive” cstublished thero. Whon their condition (a8 {inproved by tho devels opment of tha resourcesol the couniry and thuy aro admitted to shure in tho wdministration, they will alwuys remain loyal and never lutelgue ugainat us."” And on March 14 tho eame papor referred to the recent dlscussion and siid: **The bulanee of pubille opinion I8 deetdodly In rotention of Cunduhinr, but still tho bas resolved to nbandon it ¢ 7l Azam, of Moradnbud, protested agiinat the n\-mflxuunn of Candabur, givinge six rensons, of which the chlef e that the proe ceedings of Russin tn Contral Asin could bo thore watebed; tuat tho withdrawal WILL BE ASCRIBED TO WEAKNKSS] and that “tho retention of Candehar would nitord us an ovpurumny of jmbreasing the Al- ghuns with the udvautaues of our rulo ana winning tholr p@oit will,” It added that the ruvenue might nol at Nt sullice for the coat of tho adminlatration, but would Lo lurgely in- creased in it shore thno, The Kuhinur, of Luboroe, the leadlng Hin- dostuncu weekly pupar in tho Punjab and gone wratly considerod to bo the orgun of tha Mutinrn~ Jub of Cashmere, strongly urges the retentiou on threo grounda: Fiost, we stiould keep some strutegio polnt in Atghunietan, und Cundabar is one af the beat; sccondly, we mny fn tino ro- coup ourselves for tho cost of the war from fts roventied; and, thindly, wo can wateh atfuirs at Cabul aud Revit from thore. The Bombuy Sanachar, & vernneular dally pa- Yerol the lurgest circulation in tho luinbuy Presidoney, on Feb. U said, roferring to the din- isterinl statoment that the Russluns aro not ud- vuuelng on Merv: * Though tusain may not take Merv, hor ab- Jeot wiil bo unfned h{ buiog nt. A short distaneo Trowm that clty, The Russians huve crished tho. Turcomund; fn short, thoy have securud overy positiun - Central Asfw which cun onablo tnom 10 MEDDLE WITH INDIA WHEN THIRY LIKE, and thoy will stortly strongthon these posi- ons." Aunin, on Feb, 10 tho saime puper says: * 1t must bo boruo 1 wind thut thoss who be- Hevo thav thoro 1d o dungor to bo npprehonded from the tussiun wovoments in Central Asta s Fo, 12 tho sawme paper suids *Itusaia’s object nppeurs to bo to extend her Influcneo far beyond the conquered countries, and It Las been” pursuod with uuticing encrgy. n urnu ot lwrlpn!hm!lnnfi And promises, it eaie not be betteved taut sho hus widergono nil the 1roubio 1o ot posdvssion of Central Asin ulono, Tho conquest of KKhiva hig shuwn that Russia dags BOL. tend to Tuthil hor Brouison to tio British, Sbo hus udvanced a8 far us Meyy, which s the nearcst etution to Indis tn bor Centeul Aslun provinees, sud the object of bor move- ments in tho Eust bus become plaln, - We huve hitherto objvcted to the rutention of Canduhar o Nnuuelal grounds only, hut 1f it {8 found that its uceupution 1 necessary for the propor dofonso of tho country we withdraw oppusition,”™ ‘Tho Akbur Sowdagur, o Bombay vernaoular dally, second hucireulation only 1o the Samachar, sayd, un Pol. 14, refecciug ta tha Cabul paberd: * It would bo ditticutt o get a boter proof than thiy correspondence to show tbut the Husiluns have nu vye to fudis und bave boun fus srigutig TO ORTAIN POSSESSION OF Ir.” Tho AMitra Vilas, of Luhore, reprouches the Dritish Government with deserting ity frionds 1o Afghaniatun, uud suyu: L'y suy nothilog of rowanliug them for thoir services, we did not even woke arrangements for tho security of Shelr Hves and proporty, but lufe tholn to the toudermercles of thalr vootigd. Look at the fute of the Turl tribo of the Kurum. Whon our troops toft tho ‘turis fell upon thole kneos and tola tho Heltlsn oflicerd that tholy ene wonld take reprisals, but no ono lsiened, ‘Choy aro now oppressed by thole enemles, nod regret tholr rolly nt huviug shown thole Ahip towards us, The reader ean ensily Tinnglne bow far wo have succeeded in convineing tho Afhans that our enmity {s na ipuch to by avold- s our friendship to bo sought.” The Loke Mitra, n Bominy vernacnlar woekly popor, generally remnrkablo for its unfavorablo critleisms on"Ruuliah rule, RNGLY ADVISES TIE EVACUATION OF CANDAIAR on the following gronnds: “* Ny ta rotention the licltish Government run samie risk, aud how Jong arg thoy to renain in thnt unprensant position? Thore 18 no llkoll- hoad of the Ameer ever helng able to keep pos- scusion of Candubar,while thero ia I8 vvery prob- abllity of his not holng able to retaln Cabul, 1€ Candnhar is onee evaettated It ls likely to pnes Into the handa of Ayoob Khan, but tho Dricish Guvormnent cauniot provent the oceurrence of sneh an event. Thoy ueed not conslder the future disadvantages, but onght Lo pay attens tlon to the present risks, which include evenn reeurrenco of hostllitlos.” . The sume paper sukd at anothor datet It 18 desirnito that Candnhar should hio im- unted to avold n collisslon with medind Xf’h ho Ruminn: i shitll conclude this subject with another sncering quotation from thio Akhburf Am, a vernactlne puper of Lahore, af Fel. 10: 0Ino perstns are of opinlon that tho Gove nt should retaln Candahar in order that it may by udle to eheek Russian intrivue In the futupe, but they are tnistnken, The Govern- ment 18 quito right In thinking that the reten- tion of that provineo will not cheek Russiun Intrigues. Tho Hussinn mission that went to Cabul did not go by wny of Hlerat or Cnudabue,” EARLY CHICAGO. ‘The Long Wintor of 1812 Itccalled by 2 Ludy Who Eus IReslded Ifero Slnce "That Timeo. > Tv the Editor of The Chicago Tribune. Cr1cAqo, April G,—The present seuson 8o vive Idly brings tomy mind tho (irst one I pussed hero fhut I am tnollned to give some uf my recol- Iections ot it. Weleft New York Now, 11, 1812, inns lovely Indinn summer weathor ng ever shono, intendivg to cross Luko Trio m the ** Great Western,” Capt. Wilker, thén the finest bout on tho lakes, advertised to leave Buffnlo tho 15th. Through Now York Stato tho wentbor continued baliny and mil, till leaving Roches- terby canal-bout to bunkl)url. thus to Ningara Fullg, aurk clowda and cold winds roge from the Inke, purtending n storm, Feurful of belng weatherbound we shorteniod our sy nt the “ulls, renching Buifalo at ten thne, Durlug the nfternvon oud ovening tho storm ine cronsed rapldly, the cold becoming 8o sovers that canil-boats froze in and pi o wero trinaforred to wagona several miles out, and brought to the botol drippuur with steet und sulfering from eold, 1 reentl w very protty roung ludy returmog from the Bust to ber homo [n Cloveland, under tho churge of Mr. Kegler, then trom Albany, sinco resident iu Milwnukeo, us sho irst appeared to us; her lovely tuce, clear rosy cheexs, bonnet hunging from her ueek, dripping with snow und sleet; hor merry laugh, Sho had traveded miles inan open wigon, her cotiriwe not dimmed: she glad- duned nlt around her during tho evening, Thero wera constuut nrrivals of sorry-looking people il our nmbers renched the twenties, all intent o trip in the Great Western, which had not becen sighted, and wns not again fromn that bar- bor that season, Tho storm continued with uns abated fory for ten days: vesscls dritted into barbor, nll hands “lashed and frozon to tho rigging—ons vessel huving on- bonrd o fuinily of flve (rnisunuum nioving from Connectieut to Ohlo, all dead. Oueof tho nuinter, & teachur, was found stand(ng holding 1o tho sidesof tho stulrwny. Flimlly. when. the sun gladdoned us, It was dead winter and tho BUDW twn feet in dopth, We arrunged, with othiors, to £o by stage 1o Detroit; muny returned Eust, but Cupt, Stong, 0 brave mun and skilied connnauder, nonounced that ho should start for Dotralt with bis steamer, the Chesnpenke, aud woulkl take all who ventared, ‘Chroo hundred respoded, our famlly nmoug the crowd, Wo wero snfely lunded In Detvolt, nftor o most tumn- xcmmna trip, on the morning of tho thivd day, aving tain by one uight ntCleveland on nes count of tho storm, I think most of us enred little whero wo linded, 18 we weroso cold aud so slek ng to bo Inditferent oven to life. 1 ean now 8coe Cupt. Stone, mutlled frow head to foot in beavy fury, looking as I, wheu n ebitd, had im- agined Robineon Crusov to louk, eommnnd- ing tho ecrow In such tunes and torms n8 rnlrly nwed me, and mude, wmne feel we might justly bo inguifed. Al who have traveled under his prorection eun readily recall his geniul pleasiunit manners in fing wouther, and alto that he wus equal to nll emer- geucfes. Alter a hasty landing of fpussengers nnd freight at Deteoit ho roturned to winter In Clevelamd, At tho thme of our loaving Bullnlo, the Constitution, just repafred and freshy paintod, scoming very inviting, started with 150 pussnngors for Dotrolt. Bho unifortunutoly wont ushore at Huromn, bor passengers beig carried to Detrolt iu sielghis, Winter wns fully estub- lished in Detrolt, and without interraptiou slelgh- Ing conthined till spring, puss over our l»lmuum sujours of two months In that clty, ns it s our Journey ta Chlengo L am moroe [nterested in Just now. The rallrond wag thon only finished to Juckson; our lrst 8top wndfat.Ann Arbor. “I'his stop we enjoyed very much, the hotel, thon kept by Mrs Thompson, bolng i very comfurtablo ono \vhile thore, the Autl-Slavery Sucloty beld, a conventon, which brought to- gethor wnuy fniercsting _poo from diffeeent — parets of _ the State, among thom Mr. and Mrs, Kirkiand (Mary Clewes) known us an necomplished Indy nnd writers nlso Jatnes G. Blenoy, Wo were ucenpying & parlor with tire, which’ ndjoined two siceping-rooms, ono or which wa were (nvited to glvo Mra, Kirk- lund. Muving met hor durng gur stay fn Do- trolt, wu werd moat happy to d so, nud to this duy Troenll vividly her delightful companion- ship. I gulned from her proctlenl Hto lessons L have never jost, ind such n tuid of mirth sho futd that wo could huve willlngly remnined any lohgth of time, We never miot agnaing sho hus vussed nway, After remulmog ton daya we sont our luggage by stuge to Chicwgo, and, fuking sleien und horse, weapping vurselves waninly, started for that elty nt onr lelsure, the wenther so cold that nut ndrop fell from the cuves of houses In uild- duiy’s vleiir 8un, Stoppiug I Jickeon one diy, Murshull tha gmme, wo ., reachod Kalnmis 700 In u snow-storm, and remalned ton dnys, tha suow falling nll tho tin 1fouses thon In the country were very few, rond4 cut through the woods jieaving the stumps, nuking our wodv of conveyunce rther porits OUl, 08 our horge was iy und enelly sturtled, W deotded to dispose of him, and prrangod with n Mr, dennlugs (wio hing died this wintor), he be- Ing nequnintud with the ronda snds houses com- tortnble as stopping plices, to bring us to Niles, {uir rest at Kulomuzoo wid nost refresuing, thving found covery comfort dled, o ol ubte tnctuded, nlso plensunt compiuny in Lust orn teavellng gentlemon, who, liko us, were awaltng o eloar day. ALtOr o 10n duys’ uiny, wo started in n very comfortable box slelgh, inturs, heated plunks, and bountifully Nlled funeh bos- kets, Our travellng compunlot proved not only n filo gutde, but an intelligont, ugrecuble gon- temaon. o knew every house baving nttruc- tions for hungry and cold travelers, Wostopped tho Hret night ut a hamlot cnlld lyko- town, befng well fed and rooned, alovpe flur soundly Ina room where wos a freshiy-slaughtored ho of immenso size, put thora to keop from freezing solin, It did not disturd us fn tho least: wo luoked upon iLusa necessnry wuncx‘uuncn of surrounding circums stances, ” The following dny our wuldg hulted at n oneeronmn log-hbouse. A plensant, tdy ndy camo to groot us'with @ Trosbiy-cooked pan of doughnuts, Yankee-like,—3ho proving of Now England origiy. Wo pussed u night nt Niles, then huving ubout LX) Inhabitnnts, There wo purted from our gentul gulkie, exchanying him or unother with similar cqulpments, who !)nwml cquully cumnpotout, bringing ns safely o Michigun City, tho weathor Lulny oxtremely cald and the snow two feet deep, This city wo fottnd mostly w vile of eund, with 8 good hotel and very fow otherbulldings of any size, At tho hotol wo saw soveral lutereatiug peoplo, who huvo sineo buen Amang Chicago's most prosper- oud citizons, Attor n night’s rest, wo started agaln, and, 48 we hoped, ot our luet diy’s Joure uey for Chleago, "Uho country was too ilesoluto o give much’ enterlninment, and the nove ety " of our trip wis gone. Wo et vory fow travelers, Enrly in tho mornlng wo ' BUw approaching ws n fno tenn with fiullllullmn aud lady, Che vision of that youug enuty (the dudy) as they pussed us hius never left e, unag though I was remindedt in your paper a fow duy alnco that vory fow would o rowds 1o adimit thut thoy could récutl such a lapse of thme s to tho wintor of "4 gnd '4, 1 must suy this lndy stll resides in thls clty, her beauty showing littlo of tho spicy of time, THoy hud pusscd tho night nt Hure's lotel, and ‘went hrough to Buffulo with tho same team. We reached this eity nt 8 p.an, numb with cold, 1he just few miles of our trip iy very tedious, as we found diticulty fu kecplug tho right road, thore belng so nieh #now, uid no llght bug the stars, Sueh a recoption s we et at tho Uity Hotel (present slto of the Shermun House fromf 3ir, und Mra, Hussell no one gan apprecinto but thude simllurly sltuated, We Were BLrufigors to thom, but ut oney felt our- seives nt homo nnd with friends. Saeh a moat s that ulght's supper wo had ot tasted sioco leuvl Now York. This — wud our homo® for the dive following monthy, and u delight{ul vne it proved, thoukn tho sea- 8o continved wuch ke the presont n point of _ould an BOUW. the middle of April wo yodo to Bt, Charlos lu » sluign, and sbout the suwe timo went by stugo o Flag Creok, futeadivg Lo Fomnin u fow duyd. Tho noxt duy the driver fie formed ud that"the rouds wurd Locotning fhi- pissnbie, uod (hat unless wo returiod soon we could not start for weeks, Of counio wo ne- copted bty it ond even thon fuund travellag ditheult. Coming into Chicuxo aver tho turu- piko on’ tho west Mide uf 1Mo FIVer, WO Woro obliged to crow Kinzie streot bridie, then Clark, il Just ucross 3his bridge the couch beaunu tust Ju the mud, wo bulug beiped out wnd walks 1ug to the botel, and not another coach camo fur three wooks, The Lulica of the houso wid us they hal pussed the duy wntchiug tonms bes iny driswn from the nud, Not uwhoel ytiempied Enuluu there nguln fora month, ‘Uho wud ‘was luck, swiooth ud jelly, und snfd to bo suven feet dewp. Aftor tho mud hud partially drelvd, sowe of tho ladics, wisblog t make culls on Cunal stroet (Weat Bldek—thut buiug oue af the they ey fashlonnblo resfdenco atreots,—did Ao I a eq throwlig [n earpeting and stovls, this bolog g only anto cllll\'(?‘ll"cm Naviantion did 1ot open tiil May, the laat op tha month, We went roind the nkes: in the first atenmor, tho Hiinola, Capt. fHake, Do gey let any ronder tendor sympathy, lup’mflllll wp were sufferers: on tho cantrary, Chicago way oven thon dellghtrul, It woa all eijoyinent, ayg tha friondabips thau Farmed tave been (\fe- (i Muany af tho dear friondd have passed awgy wtny atlll remain, who will rocownizo sceties nnj events pleasant 'to_recall, Tho pnstor of tiy chureh we nttended il lives, nn honor to Chie cago, and In his full vigor, All were friends mid nioighbors, and whon pass i face I thon know 1 eaniiot ([0 80 without feiendly grooting, Tant Chictyo I8 gone. The present ofe, grang and rick, wa ndmire, nud wish it continuen prog. terity—but da nat forgat Lo honae the ourly settiors, Time brings all tedlous things to ay end, and no we hore promise that tho * sced-tiing shall como,” whon in tho bouuties of spring ye stll forget this luug winter, M VICKER'S, Mr. Gua Willinins ahout u year ago first np peared In this theatro as a star in Dlecs entitied Our (Oermun Senator. Tho ™ pleey was reproduced Monduy ovening, and the nndj. ences of (o opening aud of fast night werg oxocedingly figlhit. Tho play I8 ns weal ns chali and wator, and bad it not boen for the popi. “lnrity of Mr. Willlums himsolt among u curtaly Tinss wo fanoy 1t woutld ave found.d’congeninl reuting-placo Insomo wasto-basket loug ngo, A . fetired brewer, a Duteh dinleot rnrr. Is the ceatrul flgure, und the oharncter awuslngly hit off by the stir, but when ho (3 o} tho stage tho comedy becotnes 18 o, vo, A8 o Tunera), Mr. \Vllldnms finds opuortunity for the introe duotion@f Lis spocinitics, and ho bas n number of now Onca. THE OLYMPIC, Hugh Fay and Dilly Narey, the ropresenta. tlves of ‘Irtsh charscter, who have hucome ox. ceedlugly populnr with tho patrons of this thegs tre, appenr this wedk-in a now sketeh entitled “Muldoon's Trip to Boston," Tho house w; crowded Inst night, 28 usual e DRAMATIC NOTES. MtssGenevidve Ward will not pluy on Wednes. dny afternoon nor on Sunday evening. L Anna Dickinson says sho willnot play Macheth and Hamlet, but will ravor us with Claude Mele Twtle. 2Col. 8inn,of Brooklyn, undor whose manage. ment Miss Genovieve Ward Is travellng, Is in the city. Mr, Frederick Paulding hna met with unquali fled uccess in Chicago during the week.—Heulls lelon. This lsnows Indeed. It 1s rumorod that Mr. Abbey has been offered a cortainty of $42,000 by certnia ngents to vlay Bernhardt fourtcon nights {n Callrornla. Miss Hattio Starr,of Chiengo, bas taken ths Place made vacant by Miss Ida Shnpelelih of ;upnrks" company, Sho will bo with thom until une. Mr. A. E.Richards passed through tho city onjMoncday on his way to San Franoleco. Thore o witl Join Colo's circus on its arrival from Aus- tralin on tho 2th of next month. The waug of New York ticket speculators mude overtures to tho Grand Opera-Houge mane awement to *dlyyy " on * lillleo Taylar * tickets, ‘The overtures Woro very promptly rejected. A woll-known notor, who las beon pinying with Salvinl, suys he wouldn't eater (nto u si- Nur enwngument for $500 a night unless tho foroe ll.'ltms Itallan was scourely chalned to the gase able, Z Manngor Hooley recolved a telegram yostor- (ny offerimy bim tho leaso of Baldwin'a Thantre, Ban Frawelsco, He thinks, however—and ho 1§ Wiso—that ho has nt presont about as many irons in tha fire as ba can attend to. All gorts of rumors aro flying about in regard to tho chances for Huverly Baving a uew thontre bLero, Nothing ia deflnitly acttied yet. He Iy tnuking engagements far noxt season, however, and thig wonld cortalnly look as if his eaglo oyo bad fasteacd upon some elte. HRobson and Crano nro mhenmnlz dally 1n Philndelphia thole now pluy, “ A, 10005 or, Whut We Are _Coming Te preparntory to lts roduction ut Hooloy's Thoatre Mondny, April 4, Itisa dramutie and musical nbsurdity of the most vxtravagant type, written for the comodians by tho adaptorof *Our Haghelors,” and is anuounced ns o "grophu!lo clucldation of tho woman's-rights problem.’ An uctress ndvertises tho following lettor ta Jobn McCullough, tbe travcdiun, signed by tho Itov. Henry W, Bollows: » Allow ‘mo_ to Intra- Quco my young triend, 31188 —, g young lucy ot good prinolptes, excollent charnotor, great in. duatry, and bigh aspirations. Fhad hor fora time ns compnlon for my wifo's mothor, Sha b the friendsbip of somd of tho nost not ong othora tho Kov., C. h‘\]m'l,mabmu.l onry DIy tho way, tho Mary Anderson palace-car in which the cinlneut adtress rides when fulililing hoer engagernents, dropped out of the néwspuner paragripha o week or two iago und Mary became alnrmed. * You'll have to put 1y somo more furniture,” sald hor mgent. ** Everythiug hns been writton up. The parlor organ, tho type- writer, tho sweot cottugy. bedstead, tho uprihit plano, tho ensel utwhich you sit and paint when tho ecar i3 liUluK through # town, tho paent wardrobe which oxhipits your dresses to the nd- miring crowda—hive all beon dons. Wo mnst have something new.” * Buppose wo got one Mra. Lewls' niow cook stoves,” suggcsted Mur ' sud tuin when there 18 a delay at tho station I might be scon mruufin the plato-gluss windows fryine slup-Jacks und bumming the ** Cottugo by tho Seas besldes, I conld roll my sleevea up.’' » Capltal_ fucn,” ‘snys tho nwont, It shall bo done.” “So now Mary cooks In bor palace cur.— Feutileton, Tho Littlo lock Gazctte 19 responsiblo for tho following: 1'wo Little Rock ladies uttended the McCullough natinte of * Lndy of Lyons™ o Butdrdoy nfternoon, They were eharmoed with thoe perfermance. **It hud been so loug since wo hud unvtbing really goud in Littlo ook, suld one of them, “Yes," roplicd the other, ** aml du Just look ot that lovely man,” polntimr to Claude Mclnatie, who wus m:{lnlr sainething to JPaultne nbout sweetly-scented alrand unditiat- ing vislons of happiness. * e mukes love sweotly,” suld tho Nrst. * Look nt the Jewels on hia clothos. Thut'd a stylish dress tho girl bas, Her collur lovks Hke real | Sha'd b pretty 1t her nose Aldn't turn up The matinto wont on, anid tho Indles were very aporoclutive, nlurluudlnu- Claude uud Pawline feequontly, The pliy onded, but not tho Indics, Whon the rud curtaln wont down thoy moved ocut with tho crowd, stlll talking wbout the plny, Suddunt ot uf them leaned toward hor companion i whizpered, *Oh! graglons me, I alwost forgot, lovey; which was McCullought™ Tho Fakir of Ava retirod from the show busi- nees sevoral yoars ago with o fortuno, e wad o goad sielght-of-hand performor, but his great Buceees wud tn juventing the attraction ot gitts. Ho wna tho first showmun to ¢lvo prizes to his sudlences, Howasonn tour In the South In 1867, and businesa wns very bad indced, “ 1 bappenod to uttond un_ auotion sale,” ho says, *and wis astonistiod to sou how tho colored peoplo bonght the chenp Jowelry that was put up. Lihought the mutter over, aud the more 1 thanght the more I conld sce manoy n it for we in my businuss, | eamo North, and went w0 & friond of mina In tha Jewolry business. He #nld ho would soll me a bushol of gleave-button: atuds, brooches, und enrrings for somueh,—n fs dolars. It was mighty nice-tooking.—nll bruss, of caurse. [ figured thatiny sleove-buttons cost mo threo conts u puir, 10y brooches and enrrifes Bovon conts n sur, nad o on' Tho balt was cagerly bitton by the prople, and the Fakir, whiose nawe 18 Hughos, i3 now worth $100,000.— New York Sun, Tho Now York Sun_motes tho faot that the thoutrlcal scuson of 185182 8 alreudy taking shupo. Tho movenont towanl & roturn to stock companios will Lo slight, the prosent system of truvollug orgooizations belug quite antlsfuctory to manugers and rubuu. Tho number of 8| sponrean sturs will bo greater than for many yoard pust; but there will bono lack of likht untertalnment, for utl tho succossful cowedy concerng wiil' be «continyed. Houoleault will figuro {n now und old Irish drumas, and o new star in the Irlsh tleld will be George Clarke, who tukes up the repertolre of tho lato Larney Wilifams., Gonevisve Ward will return to this country, and the tresh lnportations will {nctude tho dlanton-Lues 1o n novel mixturo of punto- nlme and farce, tho Voked family in bur os it tho Kondalle in fushionavle coinedy, Rossl In Italian tragody, Hacug's Engllah Minstrels, Jennio Leo nl “PoorJoe,” und POMII»IY a French comedy compaiy, Koone will play Richwd, Richellew, Humiet, layo, Shylock, and Bertuccl. M'Cultouwh will roturn ty this country in tho fall. Auna Dickitisun will apponr us Huinlee and Mucbeth 1f hor bregent vontire us Clawde Mel- ole 1y aitceessful. Luwrenco Harvrott will bring aut 0 play from the Bwedlsh, Fanuny Daveois port will use Dumag’ now * Princoss of Bagdad and nspun gines dress. Modjeskn will make st Anerican tour, adding CWill's traged?, Slujung” o ber pluys. The nuwber of new stars will bo as lirge us usunl, ———— Anoed oto of the Late €zars The following ancedote a told of Alexander 155 A fow yeurs betore his donth, whilo visiting Uaussa, n cushicred oflieor broko through hiv guurds’ und castioe Limsolf on bis knoes bee sought the Emperor to grunt him Sustice. ‘Lho Emperor_uauswered that he woull consider his cuso, “No, no.” oxclalmed the man; ¢ Yol do not seo_Justice dane mo ut oacy [ am loit. ‘I'nen the Czar ueard bis story, saw thit a orie wrong Bad been done, and “promiswt that the ollicer should bo refnstuted. u_(his, how= or, di4 not sutlsly the mun. 2 before uverybody, that 1 am an_ollicer of you Fathor, and slyn this paper. Your merd wo would 'not_be obeyed onca your buck Wi turned.” Nicbolus wonld buvu boundud at m‘: fusiuuution, hut Alexander 1L tucltly sy cgced fu it und did what way asked of bim. s ——— Fufrer fuces thun thoso beautified by Gleno'd g:}&hur Boap ure rurvly scuw dvold vouutw =