Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 21, 1881, Page 7

THE CHICAGO 'TRIBU =WOMAN. ‘ Establishment urkish Bath : ated Wholly to the ; Fair Sex. —————— Bt fad at Auction to Satisfy Creditors. SS Fi chor Whom Two Girls Dine bi are fo Bo a Man After JIngging Hlow ————— wenconoss Was Porsuaded to Ory “Keno” at a Church Falr—Things to Emile At. tor ON VIEWLESS WINGS. out of the silences, gilt thro’ tho Wray, What thought of yours, dear ono, Cometh this way? weeword and tendorness “ hisperest with antics? ‘Ab! naught cleo in ny wo Ber hegullest « Dark ts tho night and cold, Heavy my hearts Grim 18 the distance phat holds us apart. » gpeak but ono little word Lowly and Bweols Winds bring it to my Ups Glndly and fleet} Thon sunll tho whito snows Bronk With roses reds Tuen shall tho dawn awake O'erinidnight dead. ‘Then shall tho ellence thrill With song diyino,— Abt speak this word to mo, Denr lovo of mninet pnitly 188l. SHE WOMAN’S TURKISH BATT. “A Now York correspondent saya: A frlond told me yosterduy that if I wished to bocomode- icioualy cool that I shoult take a ‘Turkish bath. ‘ G Fanny Dnrscout. Uttlo arceging te tlio parties Immediately con- corte. joerg just so Innocent and funny that wo ennnotl it from giving the goneral outlines, AUpprese, Anines, Of course, ‘wo aprightly and beautiful young Indios wore visiting tholr coualn, andthor aprightly and beautiful young lady, who, ko ,her guests, was @? ~that happy ugo that turns everything Into fun and merri< nent. If tho truth were toll, we fenr we should, ntve toreeurd tho fact that theao three mlases: rtry’s Household Furniture | woro just a tittlo bit tat, They wero fond of practical Jokes, and wero constantly playing all forts of pranks with ench othor, All three oc- eupted a room dn tho yround floor, and cuddled up together tn bed, ‘Two of tha young Indios attended a party on tho night Inquestion, and did not get homo tint!l 1:00 o'clock at night. As it was Inte, they con elnded not to distury tho houschold, aa thoy auietiy stepped into thelr room through tho low, open window, In about halfan hour after they had loft for tho party. n young Motitodiat mfnister called at tho housed where thoy were staying, and craved A night's lodging, “which of courso wes xruntod, As miniatera always hive tho teat of ovorything, the old lady nut tilm to sleep in tho ‘beat rooin, and the youtig lady (Fannie) who had not gono to tho yay wis intrusted with tho duty of sitting tip for tho absent ones, and of in- fortning than of tho change of rooms. She tonk up har post. i tho parlor, and, 8 the night was sultry, sleep byercome her, and she departed on un oxcursinn to the land of drenins, Wo will:now roturn to tha young ladles wha had- gona. to thelr room through the window, By tho, dim lghtoft the moonbcams, na thoy struggled through the neat tho young Indica wore onubled to desory tho outlines of Faunty (ts {her supposed) onsconsed in tho middie of tho bed. They saw moro—to-wits a pair of boots. ‘Tho truth flashed upon them at once. They saw it all, Fannie had act tho boots in tho give them = und renee, Thoy put ‘thor hends tegothor and do- termined to nthe trbloa on ber, silently thoy disrobed, nnd) stents ngonte, thoy too! up thoir poattions on each aldo of the bad. Ata givon signal thoy both jumped inte the bed, ono on oneh sldoof the-tineonseions paraon, Inugh= ing and sereniming, * Oh, what aman! Ob, what ainanl'’ They gave the poor, bewildered min- (ater such a promiscuous hugeing and tursling og fow pnraone tro able to brag uf In the coursed. of n lifetiine. The nolsy of the proceeding awoko tho okt Indy, who wne sleeping, In nn adjoming roon, Shoe chm pretondad tho situation in x moment, and, rushing to the room, shu opencd tho door und exclalined: “Gracious, gals, it sn man,—it Is 0 man, euro enough!" ‘Thore was ono prolonged, consolidated scream, a ilash of muslin through the door, and nll was over, ‘Tho host of the Joke Ja that the min{ster took the whole thing in earnest. Ele would Usten to no apologies the oll Indy could’ make for tho iris. Iic would hear no excuse, but solemnly ole his oficial robes about him, and silontly ole away, Quory—Was ho mad at tho girls, or—at tho old The after cffect, aho sald, was Bomothing wholly | woman? ctory to tho parched soul and body. a wecks ngo I wrote n fow lines about shat women wore in these baths, My intorma- ton was at second-bund. Tore wag a chance to rform the duty of¢investigution right alonic with tho pleasureof Turkleh bathing. Bol went Iinightway to one of tho sovoral large catab- tehments during tho hours whon it wna sacresd tomyowneex, Not a inn was tobe scen about theplace, A woman took my $1.60 in an outer offices and Jet me into the noxt room, which Jooked like the cabin of a Hudson Itiver steam- dost, It was long and Jow, with soft carpet on A DEACONESS FOOLED, Whilo most of our traveling mon, our com: Merolal tourlats, aro nice, Christinn gentlemen, thore 1s ovensionnlly ono who tng full of the Old Nick ns an ezg at this time of the years full of malaria. Thore was one of thom stopped at a country town a fow nights ngo, whore thero was achureh falr, Hoisn plond, good-natured looking, .sorlous talking chap, and having stopped at that town overy month for a dozen years, overybody knows him, He nlways chips in toward a collection,a wake, or a rooster the floor and doors srow at tho sides, openiny | fixbt, and tho town swears by him. Ho ut- {nto littio dressing-rooms, I was told to go Into . ondof these untl disraba, “Sust I take off overything?”’ I asked, “Everything? O, yes,” anid tho attendant Wout you will find 1 sheat to wrap yoursolf in Just thon a ghostly flgure, wound in a sheet, emerged from n room and disappeared through nother door at tho further end of tho cabin. fbo was a tall, thin woman, with a bloodless face, and her black hair hung looga. I wouldn't bare liked to meet her in n graveyard on a dark night, Butsho was completely enveloped, and tht gave mo comfort, for Lhad felt biushingly socamish. I night bnve been soon ten tnin- ‘wesafterward com Ing sheoted out of my rooin, andelinking toward tho entrrnee of the bath, puthed open tho deor, and bad scarcely secon {hat 1 was {n a mero ante-room, whon whiak ‘went the sheot, and | was in tho condition of my krandina Eyo before sho took to aprons, tendant bad grabbed off tho covering, acre Leald, huddling myself together, “I vant Ad “0, nono of tho faiics ever wonr anything,” ‘yas tho response, In.an oxpostulatory tone. “Well it wouldn't du to kick ngalnst the fashion, and I allowed myself to bo pushod into thebalh-room. What a elght mot my astounded exes! About [50utterly nude womun were it big roum, lounging in willow chairs and tolas, walking about, ehattiog with acquaint- ances, and porsplring~liké—squecaed> sponses. ‘Tho temperature was 120, the dry heat pouring: {afrom registers on ail aides, “I was awfully ashamed at first, but tho unconcern of the gront majority gnidually renssurod mo, and at length Isentured out. o! taken reluge, Thescens would have disonchanted, themost ardent admirer of my sox, Thoro xcro many comely bathors, to bo suro, with {no forms and s:nooth, white skins, but tho revelation of hollow-chested — maids and. {abby matron, of spindle shanks and hatry anus, of corns and buntons, and of various un- Hapellness, was something boyond my power or devire of description. An old walrus of awowan ‘addled her red 300 pounds about with a Iank, ribduplayiug woarcr of oyeginssea. 1 saw sev persona whom 1 had seen boforo, and, bless me,how allered they Inoked without alothos! One of theso waa the popular lending actress of alkeatrical company, and I know hor by slight, became of having seen hor balf-undressed on thestage, Somobody eatled mo by nume, and I, with considerably grentor dl thoface of nn sequainfance, F tablage whe not tiirly represontbtive, but, a‘ itnga standard, not-more than one inton gus srousonably good in Anery, and not onein ay would do for statuary, ‘Tho best figure in peat was that of a woman who could not have } ‘alessthan 4 yenrs old, and tt waa per- edn itself in every ourve and proportion; asa rulo, tho women of 26 to 80 oxcolled in aah younger onos belng scrawny and tho Older once either guunt or flabby, As for tho He Uttte aprpan, Sashes, and“ rudimontar, t which 1 hntloxpectad to soo (und which sta aiate been told ara worn, though raroly, by met of swell women whon thoy hire ‘tho i loestablishmont for tholr exclusive aulves), iitathred was to ho seon, | The only wonrers of be ing wero the dozen attenitants, alt slendor, wenhly Jouny womeh, Ench bad a towel raed Around hor vody from walst to hips, o int over ono shoulder and acrogs the breast ett Ppvosit armpit, and a third wound fanaa greet te head. ‘They lookod able, Mhers howe toe wes it was thoir taal 1 vow, ferhaps that ng- tho cold-water douches, teat os they Iny on marblo tabies. I Mked well enaumh; but I am sorry I saw tho Women, for thoy somewhat diaonehanted re MRS. LANG TRIOS OME. Laogtry wero tro sold at auction recently, and a crowd of London people attondod tho balo, Woes and pretty screon 8, ta say nothing of onst- apse skittes, ynche flags and dog chaing, wd tho Put under the auctloncor's hammer, putewinnat who had a desire to know bow 4, fy aod ind ibeanty lvod gratiflod their ourtos~ ane tino, i innsouyentr at ono aud tho Wat for one t, ‘hich wat n te Mattor {s of moment, however, » Aud that is that tho house, ; mous fashionable resort, whera talent peonle of London wore bolug constuntly Along “i Wan poor one, shorn of ite doco- rie Tobbed of the tdato which ting Met qlzate Formas and narrow balls Bei 'y) It waa ina fashionable itorbood, nut It was of itvolf a thoroughly house, old and common, with interfor dooorntions and ne tasty of tho woman Ml whose beauty was coutuines sho wore, euank ‘6 by ape morphouso that was bouts should Bot aerated, ta re une fails hor, be Tagged tat itis siready doing 80, sho mehoute lls and stip yOted catholic art ‘to common to. cover ii tha Uninaytnutive of her sox Eid ren drape gs Walle and tawdry colltngs to bowery t berles and convert cheap windowa Reger tho coud ein ee a bo ry duced. ta 0 Ponteaacs fe ono Of tho vy fry rarest, Wom Be ore, Who have te th aro _ worth juore to HOH? tue retue UY, Know. If, dra. Langtry isle London she would lad ya r mina Increased tenfold, for: it Bh ter hn He (hut peopla epenk of her, Witty fe tee Cluverness In houso furuinite shone omg rugs aud ¢usy chut raqeratiea und Hob smany artietes of i homeetsn old London house into eure ty WHeTO guests Were BUTO 10 1. Mira, pundingy and noto Its restful woe than a prorengtry 18, therefore, somothing Fat Wet ay geval beauty, and Ir whe Is to teats wouKty, SUES, ABHOCE, what a ibeay Gulhes oft thiebertan Petange seme ny thous, ‘onal Vat, aC Hipler Toe uf who live ut jow York for 1 Tho upholsterors copie ue the cause of art would i basta us Wauld bo wade ull tne Weratl Career We pestetal hones, | Mrs, Lange F ure tbe peaniyeee ge ter Ht she wishes focome a nterprising leoture Mediate,” avo her booked tor louturey line : TURY tua wd mon ing ey HUGGED rn, rae bouang US socno transpipod In aplace Mo va nig ules from tha City of Louts- 0 othor week, which, though a fMienlty, recognized | pile shudes uf color, will be tho tended tho falr, and n Jotly little sister of the churet, amarried Indy, took him by the hand and led him through wreen fictds, whera tho wirls sold him 10-cent chances in sawdust dolls, and bosido still waters whore 4 girl sold bim sweetened ‘water with #« sour stomach for lomonade, from Rebecca's woll, ‘ho slater Nnally stood beside him whilo the Huncon was reading off numbers. They were drawing rquilt, and as the numbers were drawn all wero anxious to know who drow it, Finally, after sevoral numbors wero drawn, it wis ane nounced that No, 1h drow tho quilt, god tho lit- tle sietor turned to tho travoling man and sald: * Mi that fs my number, I have drawn tt. What shall1 do?” “Hold up your ticket and shout ‘konol'" sald bo, The iittle Denconcss “Ald not stop to think that thera inight be suite lurking fn that travoling man, but full of joy at drawing: the quilt, and joo croam becauso’ tho pave ‘An gt- aan bought it, sho rushed Into tho crowd toward 10 Neacon, holding her number, and shouted 80 Bee, could hear it all over the ‘house, “KENOI" Ifa bank hind burst in the buildin; there cauldn’t have been so much ustoulshment. ‘Tho Doncon turned pule and lovked at the poor little sister as if she had fallen from grace, and ull tho chureb people looked at bor andly, while tho worldly-tninded people anickered, ‘he tlt- Jo womnn saw that sho had got her foot into something, and sho biughed and backed out, and, asked the traveling man what kono meant.” Ho said.he didn't know oxnatly, bub he: had always seen people when thoy won anything at that guino ‘oll keno,” Sho ia not exactly clear yot what eno 18, Dut sho snya she hus sworn off On-taking advice from plous-looking traveling men. They tho corner in which I find | callher lttto kono, now. DAZZLING. STOCKINGS, Sometimes womon may do things and somo- tUmos thoy may not, Tho changes of fashion, too, determine whut ja modest’ and what ten’t, It fs not many years ago that a girl would bo censured for wearing othor thun plain gartora and whito stockings. Any decoration of the fect or logs waa reganied as n shumelcas offort to charm the oyosof men, Tho change came, as everybody knows, and nobedy thinks of biam- ing tho wenrors of fanciful shoes and hoslery. ‘Thoro {8 an advance in this direction ruthorthan A rotrent thissougon. Roman sandals and detl- eately onsbrolilorod silk Buackeingy, lo all tho new aehionable foot- dreasing with aummor toilots. Some of tho finest hose lately importod bave hundsumo colors in the now shaded effects, For Instance, the huca chiungo graditally froma dalnty roso-pink too up along a decpening red over the: nnklo and ule toa rich oringon at the kneo, ateually pathouiny in gloom from tho oxposad Auniight of the foot to tho mysterious shadows of thu gurter region. Striped ‘and checked “stockings ire to be dis plucea by thogo shaded ones. Lingerle Is now dlyorsificd by a use of tho colored Jaoca Just brought out.” Thoy aro dyed to oxactly mateh in color'the material they are mployed upon, For example, a bine Surah petticoat bis a deep, plafted Hounco, trimmed with a Jardinioro bang, ombroltored with laany-coluved fowors, and terminating with a docp-blue Valencionnes Nouineo of the shude of tho Surah. Bome pattl- conts nro covcred'with this colored Ince. Choro ie, however, a ronotion from Inst ome ore xeousness In underclothlog, Ctimbric and Inen underwear, elthor of Fronch or domestio manus facture, ts ne in material, olnborite in need|o- toshow | Work, ind roully artistic ard gracorul in out, but Js generally free from iond adornimnent,~—in thls Is and showors, and to. scrub thom with | Fospect contrasting with hoslury, HE WAS IN LOVE, Charlos 1%. Lolghton fs o young man of Bon Cu and Miss Eva 3. Lolok ts a boite of Brook- lyn, They woro engaged to be marrlod Inst housohold offects of tho bonutiful Mra, | Wintor, but Mr, Lelghton, for somo causo une known, sought to brouk tho engngoment, Miss Lelek admittod that itis atwoyausad thing totake Nerd Elizabethan chuirs and Chippendate | # love caso to court, but shu ltd take tha cage in question thoro, aa well as tho following tottor, which she bul rocelved: You doar, darlin; little sugareplum, you are 48 sweet a9 a lain! About 6 months old, Lw(ah you to come up on Muy 3, Leavo the house avout 31:90. I wish you would work’ a matto.('Stnehino Attor ‘tho Clouds‘) for mother. She says for you to come up, and I wish you to toll your mothor to lot yuu. come for my sake, P,.8,—T'ry ta work that motto if you can, and let me know {if you van, 4, Bi will write to lot you know all about it . Citas, Whon tho fotter whs road In court Mr. Lolgh- ton's aifeotton appgrontly returnod. | He at onoo sout for the Kev. Dr. Mall. and dofoudant and platutite woro murriud, MOMENTS WITH MOMUS. Somo females havo just beon arrested tg Ken- tucky for tho manufacture of {lilolt wolsky, ‘Thiais tho first recorded Instance of 4 woman eseablo dauigntns eshte of downgors with | keoping atill., i Fuletdff asks, “ What's honor?” as though: tt was bard totell, Hytict ono woman ait behind another in church and sho'll-tell what's on her an less than two ininutes, “ Eugenla, Eugonta, will you atilt {nsiee on wearing tho hatr of another woman upon your’, head?” “ Alphoise, Atphonso, do you still ine alist upor woaring the skin of qnothor calf upon your fect?” ‘ ‘Tho oditor of tho Hackénsaok Repuldtcan wont to vall on his girl, whon ho'gaw op tho front stops a sign which sald, * iowarv of tho paint." Ho wentaway sighing, * Cnover boforo kuew that abo puluted.”” A lady ongasod to ho marriod, and gotting sick of hur baruitn appltod toa. telowd to HIB hor untlo tho krot bofore it was tou Inte. "Ob, cer+ tainly," sho ropitod. © It is vary casy to untio i¢ now Whilo it is only a beau knot," ‘The following letter was recolved by an undor- taker recently from an atiiicted widowers “Bure iy wail ls dod and wonts to be berried to-more row at Woner klovk, U nose walro to di tho folk do-~ polge-by, Abu aladof my two other walte=tot a be dcop." ‘The now girl had only boon with them a wook when sho cume to say she wus golng qwuy, . Why," auked the lady, “ Tho place docs not ploase mo,” “MoO Modafour ts altogothor tog cold.”. (i me Parls Later, “No tan should ovor kiss mo oxcept my future husband," abo sald, aa be was avous leays ing borat the, wate “Supposo J Vy jy and tho old ludy cullod round the next day to fusten matters, und before be kuow of It ko waa oternally bouked, Tt was a moan advantage, Wut 9 bird In tho band {a worth two nt the frout gate, Home Tonching4—1 must toll you of a conver eation [ overhenrd on tho boach at Treport ty tween two children who woro playing In the faud toxcthor. Tho amall boy anit to tho little, Binkt fe: ariete to by 104, Witt ee f ri, atter reftection: "Yes," 2 sinull bos: 4 Sirhen take off iny loots? yi Tratty prattlor (after tho wed ding-lrenk fnst— Meparture of the happy pale). Oils" Why do thoy throw thinga at tho pregty-tysty lin the care rings?" Young ladv—} bordqipk, deur.” Chit a And why docan’ abort fow thom back? d Young Indy—" On, that wollld be rude,” Chite (promptly) No, it would not. Ma doesi" Tensant for mi—and pa—who overhear, and know that others 6verhear ulau, "You," Grorved ‘a friend tho othor ovoning, she certainty is very highly cultivated, Bho fa very” stylish, plnys well, slags woll, and tatks well, dances woll, and ridos well, find Fucceeds admirably in private thentrien|+, Tn fret" he added, “rho's Just tha kind of a giel you'd ike one of yone Frieda to marry.” “Then ou wouldn't cara to marcy her?’ | sttezestod causour, * iy no means, my dear fellow, What I'm looking for is n rent nice girl.” While waltzing ‘round tho ballroom gn Made beigne-with lights aud mirrors Bie, Bho turned hor tace from his away. “Pray, wint's tho matter, dariing imino? Hos what Ivo said giv'n thee offensu? Has aught Mye done esteniged thy heart? Turn not feom me your sweet fuce hence— J onnnot, onnnot, from thee part!" “How tooltett, Fradl you know [1 fond; And ns we pnsa yon picr-glass bright, only look from you be! To sec If my now ress tuings right." CARLYLE. Prof. Tyndall on Cariylos Tenderness and Courtesy. Aturx.num Chin, May 3.—To the Bdltor of the London ‘T'bucr: Would you permit me, with all deference ta the opinions of othors, to correct what I betieve to bo 0 cure tent error regarding the Inte Mr, Curlyte, It {8 ‘snid that, In .respect to | acl ence, he was not only Incurlous, ’ but hostile, ‘This does not tally with my expe- rence, During tho fifetime of his wife and afterward ‘T frequently saw him, and as long ag his powers continued untmpalred, Ido not remember a slugto visit in which ho did not make inquiries, both regarding my own work and the general works of scl- ence, In physical subjects 1 never encountered a inind of stronger grasp and deeper penetration than his. Duriug my ex- positions, when these were clear, he was al- ways in advance of ine, antleipating ana enunclating what { was about to suy. He not Infrequently called to see mo in Albemarle strect, and, on such occasions 1 usually deseribed to him what I was doing thure, Four or five yeara ago, when [ was engaged on the “ehiinera” of spontane- ous generation, I took him Into my warm room and explained to him the part played by the floating matter of the air in tho phe- nomena of putrefaction and infection. Ho was profoundly Interested and as docile as ebsllcl, Ff ‘This, howéver, was not always his atti- tude, He sometimes lild down the Inw in matters where special study hind rendered my knowledge more accurate than his, ant ind, In consequence, to bear with my dis- sant Allow me ta cite an WWustration. In 1866 Eaccompanied him to Mentone, and, by the dusire of his generous hostess, stakt with him there for two or tliree days, Oneoventng while returning from a drive, the glow of sunset on sea ond mountain suprested 1 question regarding Naht, Nostated his view with decision, while I unfiluchingly de murred, Jie hecame dogmatic (“urrogant” jaa word whieh could only be applied to Carlyie by those whoq never felt his Influence), and invoked his old teachers, Playfaly and Leslie, in Support, of his views. Lwns stubborn, aud ren led that, though these were nantes meriting all honor, they were not authorities regarding tho matter in | hand. In short, I flatly and flrinly opposert him; and it was not the first time, Ho lapsed Into silence, and we drove home, Twent with him to his room, As he drew eff his coat he looked at mo mildly and earnestly, and, poluting to an arinehatr, sald in his rich cotch accent: “Idid not want. to contra. dict you; slé down there and tell me nll nhor it’? 1 sat down, and, beriontny with the alfabet of tho question, carried ft as Taras my knowledge rexchud, For moro than an. hour he listened to me, not only with tnrufftod.. patience, bytwithsons) ,. cart unthe Interest. Ils: questions were always ertinent, and his remarks often profound. donot know what Carlyle’a aptitudes i the natural history selonces night lave becn, but in regard to physics the contrast between him and Goethe was striking in tho highest lepred, fits opinions had, for tho most part, token thelr final get boforg the theory of man’s tle- scent was onunelated, or, rather, brought within tho dounin of trite cattses by Mr, Darwin, For a thue he abhorred the theory, as tending to weaken that ethical element Inman atts In Carlylo’s_eatinia- Hon, os in that of others, transecnds all selence in Importance, But 2, softening, if not a. materint change, of hia views was to bo noticed later on, ‘fo my own knowledge, he approved cordinfly of certain Writings in which Mr. Darwin's views wero vigorous] advocated, while a personal Interview with tho grent naturalist caused him to say after- ward that Charles Darwin was the most churming of men, Carlyle was sternly real; but he was a gon- tleman—full of dignity and delicacy of thought and feollny. No tinor courtesy: could be shown by man than was shown by hh to the Indies who Yalted im in his mod+ est home at Chetsua, 1 see him now, stand- ing barohended In his sober dressing-gown on the pavement below his doorsteps, with the sun shining on his gray hairs, saying the Jast kind and courteous words to n ludy whom his. threocandolglity ears did not pre- yent hin from condneting down-stnirs, Knowlng the depth of Carlyie’s tenderness, Tahould almost foul it tobe juthos to cite "the onses known to me which itustrate ft, 1 call to mind his behavior toward some bling aingers in the streets of Marseilles und the Interest: he took In tha history of a litte boy whom, Sucka my momentary separation from him, lie had found ying In the shadow of a tree, and over. whose Iinbs paralysis was slowly creeping, ‘Thoro was a kind of radiance in the sorrow dupleted in the old man’s fnco ng ha listened to tho tale, and probably looked to woes beyond it. ‘Tho soll-same radiance J saw for the Tast thine rs ho sy upon his sufe and for some minutes rested his head upon my shoulder a few woeks before his death. Ldo not expect to seo the Uke of itvagnin, “Glye. your re royally,” was Ila oxhortatlon to tho Reforin- sreight-and-thirty years aga, In ateh fash- fon Carlyle gave his own Ifo to lis country and to mankind, Knglnnd may forget this fora moment but she will remember It by and by. Lai, sir, your obedient servint, douN TYNDALL. ——————— Some of A, Ward's Pranks, From Hemintscencea bn the Portland Peres, 1 do not rumumber to have eversoon any notice of Attomus’ happy tise oF pantomime fn hile humorous moods among bis friends and nssocl- tes, Thore was an unippronenabla oloquence somotines init. [oe a of tuuking quota: ton marks fp the alrwith his loft and cle at fore. Augers on occasion that wae trresiatibly funny. Oneo ho was cnyuged to tilt an ovening tn the lecture course of a popular literary institutian of a New England olty, Duriug tho lecture an individual who occuplud 4 scat on one of the front bonchos scemud determined to resist tho speuxor’s oiforta to make him laugp. Arto- tussoon discovered both tho Hatoner and his intention and concentrated nit bia powers on him, Fora Jong tina it secined as if tho man had tho bost of ft, but by and by one of Browne's queer concelts took olfcet. Tho obutinato fellow Fave: way, and Inughod, and kloked like 1 dos hted sohou! boy. Artemus celebrated bla vylotory by coolly announcing to hia audiences “Ladies and gontlemen, this will torminate the first act, and wo will drop tho curtain tor a fow monienta; while tho sceucry {4 boing atranged for the next uot the lucturer Wilk tuke ocouslon to ‘yoouttoscog man," and with perfect sang frold bo left the platform: for the unte-roam, whore ho quietly refroshod himacit with—weak tea aud a cracker, and gleefully told the story of his conteat. Half wu dozen of his assoolates were sitting ono duy in bis room at tho village hotel where he Doandod, when an old woman drove up to tho store opposit with a pair of donkoya—a jack and Jenny—bitched ton little wagon, Juck was tho volulust brute in the country, Ho bad w volco worse than tue handlu of a town-pumip on o frosty morning, and was proud of it. int inloute bis tat rose. tye horizontal, bis neso was thrust forward, bis ps parted, and tho beaxt blow bis infernal biusll- A second and third thue it was repeated. Arttinuy gat thought “that that thing might bo fixed,” and disap: peared from the room, Ife went over and up- peared to make a caroful fuspection uf, the fore whouls of the wayou, tho burnoss, aud tha hitch- Up, and came back, ¢ayiag that the doukey was all right; tho brute must have mato Inlatake iibout something. | Prosuntly, thore were fndicatons of a woveinont on Jack's part; the neck was extended, the itps curled, aud the fail roso—to tho pivotal point aud uo furor, ‘Tho trumpet didn’t sound, Javk thought there Wasa midtako somowhero—bealtated—retluatod —and tried ugain, The front part, some of it, was all right: but the equilibrium could uot bo reached. “After @ tly unothor attouipt was qade and faulted. Juok turacd bis head around to atoortua the cause of tho fallure, but coulds juumey.) SATURDAY, MAY 21, 1881I—TWELVE PAGES. = n'tace any. Thy Meth vain attempt to bray waa followed by'n spltofal kok at Jenny, but it did- n't cut tho tmnatter, Atlast he ynve it up und stool at that story door tho most neglected look= ose” bntented ty ey 2 existent, Mean rlemusenjoyed the fan and discharged rating fuaitado of pungent humor that kept the party ian coar and made the whole Altair ono of tho moat Indierous £bat 1 over expert- enced. Attomus had attachod a heavy store to the dontes'a tall, leaving Just play enough to tho cord to atlow the boast to get bfs tall nuarly up to“ concert piteh + CHE-MAH, THE DWARF. Arrival of a Dlwtnutive Chinaman Vorty-four Years Old and Only Two Foot Migh, ; New York Herald. No sooner had the gangplank been rin up to the deck of the Natlouat Lino steamship Italy, which. arrived yester- day afternoon, than Mr. Maurieo do Vides, a Mioatrical agent, sought permlaston of tho Custom-louse officer In charge to bo allowed to go on bonrd, stating that he only Wished to bring ashore a little thing, whiel he could pnt fi his pocket, He and a friend were parinitted to, pass, and a few moments Inlor they emerged from the stenmer preceded by aremarkubly sinall plece of humanity in a-widea vake hot antl an uister reaching to his feet. On reaching tho dock the agent of n city musenm strotshed furth his hand‘to greet them, and Immenintely the quartet Was: surrounded by the sane tiinber of customs oficials, who quietly Informed them hat they were t- rested on suspleion of being sinugglers. “Whates snyee?? exclaimed the sinall ine dividual, whose fre was aroused, aud: Wwito was hong other than: Mr CheMah, U funous Chinese dwarf, . Mo. sinus Me no blg’nonghee to hidee anyungt? "ue the officials wero obdurate, and marched thelr prisoners to. the = Superintend. ent’s room, where thoy were com fo submit to at annoying senrels tna, of course, wos founds but the Chinn- nut expressed his opiiton that this was “a tunnee kines countree.* Che-Muh, who ts celebrated as the home- Must mini extant, is anatlveot Ningpo, China, where he was born forty-four yenrs aro. His exnet ‘hight fs two feet, which leaves on difference between himself rnd his fellow countryman, Chang, of exactly seventy-Lwo Inches—of coursy tn the latter’s favor, For some eight months these two whing of nature traveled through Europa together, ftrgastng Inrge crowds wherever they went. ‘This is the dwart's tirst. visit to Amerten, To look nt, lic 13 0 remarkable speelmen of human nature, and, judging by face and shar, Ans nore the —appearnica =of. oa ApANess sthan a Chinaman. Ie | grows a thick xontes and well cultivated mustache, The top of his bead is somewhat bald, but It is well fringed by long, jet black Intr. ls face 4s round and full and his eyes betoken deter- ination, . Both bis hands and feet sre small even for'so diminutive a person, Under tho arms and across the chest he nieasures with: inafraction of his hight, while a No, 6 hat fits hin loosely and his boots mensure barely five Inehes In length, ‘Tho length of hits legs Iv eleven Inches, f When asked by a Herald reporter how he bye the trip nerosy the ocenn he F, fheship roliing, pitehing allee tines knovkes me nil to pleces. Was velln sickeo four day; feel more sickee now than ever, No getes ne out for one werkee, Never here nfore, slay, long thuce, see Melica, Like -aChang. He goon felinh.” 1 suppose you hed ‘plenty to eat and drink ‘comiig over, and otherwise enjoyed qourselr playing cards, ete,” suggested tho reporter. “Me teetotala,” wag the reply; “me drink nothing stronger as ginger ale, lemonade, shells or porta, wine—sometline dropee chumpngne to oblige ing friend, Eata every- thing, Play cards? Yes saht Euchre or poker. In London me play great mueh with Princo of Wiles, Sully he no heah; good boy; ine missee he,” Mie only ornninents of jewelry which Che- Mah displays are a solld gold lnk ehain, from which dangles a ilfty-frang gold piece, and a ring set with five large briliiants. Tils inther, he says, Issix feet high, his mother five feet six Inches, and Jus sister five fect steven Inches, aud they are ail living. Che. Mah 15.2 geod lnguist and converses tinently in English, French, and Gernun, <a. ia Othor Plancts. + ec’ Lamdun Tegra oa noe aes oo. ro interesting problems which bave long Porplexod the sulentile world appear to hive wen at Inst delnitly solved -by tho eminent geologist, Dr, Huhn. “These. Aucattons are, first, whether or not colestin! bodius, othor than tho Earth, belonaing: to our solur system ore ine habited by antmate bolngs; and, secondly, whottor the meteoric stones from time to time castupon the surface of this globe emunate from incandescent comets or from volvanio pianota, ‘That they at no thine formed n part of the Karth itself, bus been conclusively demon- strated. Dr. Hahn has recently completed a series of Investigations Bpen some of the huge incteoric stones that tell from tho skies in Hungary dure Ing tho siiminer of 1800, Thin lnminw of these inysterious bodies, subjected to oxamination under a powerful Tnlorvscope, bave been found tocontuln carailing and spongeous formations, Proof of Animal Lifo and to reveal painietaloy lo traces of tho lower forms of vogotation. the Dainese animal and vogetablo, disvovered by Dr, Hahn in the delleato atone shavings bo hus thus dealt with indicate tho condition of tholr paront workl to be one of what is tectinically termed * primary formation.” Hut the presence of water in that world is proved by tho fact that the tiny petri- ied croutures roveuted by the mingle of the lens one and all belong tothe so-called subaqueous classes of animals, They could not have oxist- ed in eamets, at loust If tho assumption be cor- feat thay thosa guru in a state of uctivo com- uation, Vacaut for Miftecn Years. eto York (orrcepontenee Hartford Times, “There aruin Broudway threo five-story mar blesfront bulldings which have atood (dle tor fiftoon yours. This property’ should be youd for 0,000 2 year nt the very leust. It line not pro- Anocd u dollar during the long perlod named, The taxoa on it umount probably to $10,000 a yonr. Tho interost on the moucy investod init innat bo at lost ns much moro, If It wore rented ike other property, it would have ylolded at lonst $700,000 in tho thine named. tnstead of Uhat ft bus coat tha owners in taxes and Interest not tows thin ay,000, Why te tt nat rented? Nobady knows. Thore It stands, year after year, monument of vucaney and heavy lors, ““ To fot” biitsAroon ital the thine, but tt docs nat fot. Tan told that 1t bolongs toa wealthy fais Jy In France, who sont tnoney hero many yeurs ago for Investment, ener Haye nover gocn it, and {te control is entirel i ia the hands of an agent, Hoe watches ft closely, und ie always potite ta persons making inquiry about it: bit. rons some inoxplicable rengon ho Hover strikes abargatn with any one, A gontioman tld mo recontly that during a visit to Franco # fow yoara ago hu triad to sco the head of tho family that owns It for the purpose of negotiuting for “it, but the Feonohinan,u grad old Count, would not give him an tnterview. The pe eEty 14 Bie Ing to dosuy, in the beart of tho buwlost part of Now York. A Duol Botweon Two Groat Fonclug- Masters. Lopiton Telegraph, Panta, May 4,—A duet wie tought at Lo Vost> nat to-day botwaun the Haron do Ban Salata, the golobritad Italian fencor, whose skilifal f somowhnt eccentrlo manner of using the folle T havo already bid oceasion to mention, and M, Pong, @ Parlaian funving-master of renown, Tho quarrel nvose out of some words axchanwod between tho combatants duciow a fencing baut Inst week, and an oncountor wae arranged nfter some diltlutulty ag to tha choloo of arms. Tt was Nnully auttled that MM. Pous abould use the ordis mary Feonoh suet oe sword, and that the Baron do San Salgto should be arined with a triangu- lu foil with an Italian guarded hilt. The duel lated an hour And a quarter, both prinolpals oxbibiting Immense skill In bandling thule weapons, Tho Ltulun, who romalued on the defensive throughout, aud nover mado a Junge, fonghtin his usual style, taking up no fixed position, and holding $word loosely bo~ tween hig tingore. Mi, Pons, an tho othor hand, ndopted tho urthudox methud, and tnudu a skill: ful attuek on bis adversary. Wnally, the Baron de Ban Malato recolved two nut very serious wounds in tho hand and forocarm, and tho seo onds deolared honor satisfied, Lady Brooke, Frances Eyolyn Maynard the young, hotress who bas just been married to Lord Brovko, old- eat von ofthe Earl of Warwioks ts one of tho tout beautiful women in Kogland, and ag wenere ong 48 sho fe beautiful. Under hor fatbor’s will eho inberited the whote of bis immenso wealth. Leforo bor marriage she alienated a good wbare of the property and settled it on ber guly alates, who bas just appeared in society, Tady Wrooko's weddling-zown {_desoribod oy competent authority as beautifuland simple, ft was plate. whito sutin and of iminenve length. Jt was half covered with magnificent old ince tn tersperiod with a few oranue-Lhossoms, Hor yell was of polut luce, and ber only ornament o ain- gle row of pearls. Ludy Hrooke's pot nemo is Dalay," aud ber hugbiind her a weddln; reas ef a dtuwond coljar with pendant alsiog. ——— 2 A Contenarian Eagle. My Braniyort Gasatte, At Nukkoo, In the Island of Lapland, An eaglo wus shokau the 1th of April which measured alx and 9 balg foot between the tips of the wings, Round tts uctk It bad # brusd cobain, ta whlel ao Netly tla box witfustened. The box contalned ualip of paper on which was writteu in Danish; “Cuught and sot freo-ggain ip lie by N. and C. Anderen.— Booted in Fulstex Deomark.” EXECUTED. doe Stevens Hanged at Edgefield, S. C., for Murdering Andy Richardson. Details of tho Crime, the Delays, the Uncertainties, and the End. Aoeetat Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Enogrizny, 8 C. May 2h—Tho case of Joo Blevens, who wis banged here to-day: for the murter of Andy Richardson, furntshes a most remarkable oxampte of tho dolnys, nneertaln= thes, hopos, and feura Inckient toa nurder-trint. dow Btevons, an ignorant negro inan, about 40 years of oxy, was the viethn of t curious kind of superstition, ealled * conjury,” still common amoug many of the Southern negrooa. One of the lawyers who uided in Btovens' defensoktudly furniaues me with tho following DETAILS OF THE CRIME For somo months prior to the murder doo Ktovona and his vietin, Andy Riehnrdaen, bad been employed upon the sam’ farm, and were on terms of intimacy, About two woeks Lefora the franodp they had # quarrel over no yame of cards, and Riehnrdson att dd Btevena great fury, inflleting upon him an unmerciful thrashing, Stevens Immediately reputred to the oifice of a 'Trint Justice, and swore out fn penens warrant ngainst his ae iG son waa arrested, however, Stevens was pe aunded to withdraw othe warrant, and a revonoilintton was effected. A fow days inter Stovens was taken down with a palite ft attach of rheumatism. Ho employed. withe out reifef, the remedies preeeribed by bis physl> elin, and waa tneapacitated for any mununl 3 af ial, his right arm being the motmnber” most af> ee ott, His sisters inforined him that a woman they enticed) bern prophet—lived in Augusta, Gi, who was capuble of working the most astouniling cures, They prevailed upon him to nveompany them to the clty and secure tho services of Old Neil Gyles, ns sho wus called, Ho consented to aubinitto her treatment, und a few days Inter found him in ber mystorlous presence, Bho was n most homely creature, apparently fume fel suars of nize, anid to bo half negro and half Indian, ‘Tho sorceress took Stevens into n dark cellur, Which was ditnly lehted by au old limp which cast woird, ilickering shadows across Lie gold, dutnp floor, and ft up with fantaetio ghudes tho sides nnd top of tho dismal ovllar. ‘Tho witch than began the incantations, distorting ber features, and throwing her body Into uncouth positions, atl the whilo tndulglog In the mest LICAreLity burlsh, Her exercises bolug flulshud, she bilnd- folded Stevens. led hin to a furend of the chainber, und placed him-upon a inw stool. Bho then rubbed his nema anerget 4 with # strange-amelling liniment, which she kept in an old gourd, ‘This operation being completed, she resumed her incantations, She then informed her visitor that bis rheumatism was cured; tha it w NOL return unlus¢ ble enemy “con~ Jured"” him again, Khe then tald bls fortune, revealing some astonishing seerets, and winding up the sénnce by advising Stevens to hunt dows its enemy nud draw his Hood, Bhe told him to procure a kaen knife, and, tho tirst thine he should meet Andy Richardson, to stab lim in tha bretet. Stevens paid the old woman ao dallar, and took his departure o huppy man. THE FATAL STAM, ‘On the niht ot Muy 20, 1858, Stevens went ton ehurch=mecting on the outskirts of this town, aud he there fuund assemblod several tundred hogrecs enguged fn eluging and praying. slo Went Into tho church and toak i seat upon a long nich juatin front of the pulpit. On thy other und of this bench sat his enemy, Andy iichard- son, devoutly enguged in the services. Some infnutes Inter, waen the whole congregation wore upon thelr knees In prayer, Stevens quictiy stole Leblud Richardson, with his knife von- vealed in ble sleuve, Richardson had bis head bent dawn, and was nut aware of his ussusin’s approach, Stevens stoulthily drew out bis Knife, and, reuching over, delivered n guick stab in Iiehardson's broast. “the keen edgo of tho blado penatrated his heart, and bo fell over upon tho floor without uttering a word. Stevens rashed ont of the church, atid ran down the road lending into the country, A number of men who hued witnessed tho dued followed in hot pur- sult, und overtook the murderer an our later. Ho wna brought back to Edgefield ann placed in tho Jall here. It was with reat dillonity that the Infurlated negrocs could bo restrained from Jynehing him, MIS THITAL AND CONVICTION, In June, 1878, tha Court of General Seastona convened hore, with the veteran Judge Aldrich presiding, ‘This was tho onty imurder-case on the dovkot, and It excited wild intorest, particn- jurly imong the negroes, who flocked to the Court-llouso to henr thetrinl. A Jury composed of seven white moan and tive black mien wer ne pancled, ‘Two reputable young lawyers of tho town undertook the prisunce's defenee, and they: jAt once touk bold of tho cuse with great vigor ‘and determination. Tboy bullt up n defense on tho hypothosls that the defondant was Insane when he committed tho deed; Wat bly inuuina- ton was diseased; und that he wag tho viotin of 8 fatal superstition unknown to the white ruce. Thelr defense, though mirked -by consummate jugonulty, was univalling. The Jury, aftor oon- sulting only a fow infnutes, rendered a verdict of guilty. The Judge sentenced the murderer to be banged on the fourth Friday of July, FIGUTING FOR LIFE. Ao appeal was taken to the Suprome Court, and the cusu vluborately argued .tefore that tribunal. Anew trial wis grunted, and tho case went back to tho lower court. In June, 1370, just one year after tho tirat tral, the ease was again heard, before Judge Wallace, and again a vordiot of guilty was rondorad, ‘Tho. prisoner vvas ones moro sentenced tobe bunged, on the fourth Friday In July following. In tho menne time the Inwyers omployed by Btevons waited upon the Governor, and Induced him to grant respite until a motion could be heard before tho Supreme Court. The motion fora new trial was promptly ovorrutcd, and the Inwyers returned home to tell thelr client that hia doom was sented. Tho sentence-day having been changed by the Governor, it was neccesary that Storens should bo taken before tho Scssions Court and rosentenced. Consequentiy, last March hoe was cnrriud before Judge Aldrivh, who frat tried bla cAso, ANd Nn new sontenee Was pronounced, fx- ing the fourth Friday in April Inst as tho timo for him to be hanged. THE LAST EFFORT TO SAVE M13. fis persevermg advocates determined, how: over, to make one more effort tn save tholr eliont, Thoy circulnted n paper through the town, and succevded in obtalning mnny signus tures of prominent citizens, asking fur a com- mutation of sontence to tinprisonmunt for life. ‘This petition was duly presented to Gov. ilngoou, who oxamined it, and referred it to Judgos Aldcich and Wallave. hoy bad it une der consideration when the day for the oxce! ton of Stevens’ sentence arrived, The Covs ernor interposed In bis behalf, aud a rospit was granted until to-day, After duly considering tho petition, the two Judges concurred in tho opinion that Stevens sbould not be altowed a cominutition of sentence, becnuse thoro wera no extenuating clroynstances connected with his case. Jtdge Aldrich went #0 far a8 to Buys bas bad two fair trinta be- foro two impartial jurles, who concur in the verdict of guilty, 1 do not sco how thoy could have dona otherwise without violating thelr cathe aa Jurors, If utter this, the Governor ts expected to intorpose tha pardoniug power of the Constitution, he may as well dispense with: the jury. They could not disre; tholr duty when they rendered thelr verdiot of guilty, and ti ile, not seo how tho Governor oan dlaregurd hs,"* MCHANDBON, {Vhen Stovens waa told that ho need expcot no further dalay in the exgoution of hie sen. tonee, he manifested litte oro qlarm, Ho suid that, if Richardson had “conjured” hit be bad a, righttokiihim, At this point it is proper to any that Andy Richantson was 8 large muscular min, much the suporlor of Stevens physieatly and mentaily, tie wag once commander of a negro militia company, and was regarded by tho community as & most dangorous, turbulent fel- low. A VISIT. In_ company with tho Sheriff of tho county, Mr, W. EL Outzs, I ylalied Stovens in his cell this morning, and found him sitting on a wiudaw reading the Bible, When asked how ho had passed the night he declared bo had slept ns sound us 2 log, aud never felt bappler In bie life, He anid be was counting the moments which should ond bis carthly carcer and usbor him Into vlornal peace and pest. Ho waa informed that tho Governor Bad positively refused to inter= fero in his bebulf, that rion 3 bo certain of no furthor delay. Ho suld be fully realized this, and was ruady to bo upon the altar ne a sacrilics, | oould aco that, notwithstanding these words, bopo bad not entiroly loft hls bronst, for ho had so frequently Leen the subject of Kxecutive clemuncy that it was platy hy expected anothor rogpite, Ho wag exccedingly volubic, and gave a long acconnt of the tragedy and the causes which led tolt, Hu Geclureat that the nan he killed bad Injured bim a0¢ ME WAS ALWAYS SICK AND UNITAPPY, and the only rey, to gut ria of tho evil apirit waa io Tnsiatod that bis object was t only tu test the blood cure? bu resulted, be beld hime solf to ba Juatifable. It was plain to see from Stevens’ tulk that ho was u porson of Httle or no Intellect. ft ovcurred to all peneeet that bo was a fitter subject for tho lunutlo asylum than the gallows, Hurly in tho morutng crows of no- oes of all figeaand both sexes, tho femalos fuego! prepartiernting, began to aurround tho Sa jnclosure, The ponses apa Med "with spectators, und the shadotroce packed with negro and white boys. A few iniu- fites before 1 o'clock Stevens took hia first look at tho gbastly instrumont which was to hurl bint {nto cturnity. ‘The yullows was constructed {1 uecordancowith tho most approved plan, Tt ‘was orcoted In tho rear of the jail yard. Tho fall allowed was about Ave foot. ‘The rope wag an unusually large ong for auch a purpose. Tho Shoritf wus determined, ho suld, towet ono whivk would uot break. Just before lo'elock Stevens, with a atwiloe beaming ou ble face, GAYLY ASCENDED THE STEPS OF THE GALe Lows. Ife then broke out Into oxultant exclamations, dvolaring he was moving Wwardhcaven, Lut. most sulemn = 7 when the death warrant waa rend, and a tole- gram froth the Gavornor Inatenoting tho Sheriff To proceed withthe exoon tion, Stovons'slomannor visibly niterod. ie now saw bin doom was fouled, that the gallows wat yawning for {ts vietim, and fe boxan to tremble. Hut the nemo uf bin wo was reached when the ezocu- Utoner placed the diamal black enp aver his head and deftly tied tho noose nround bia creoping neck, te gave vent to his fears b calling loudly tor meroy. But it tao Inte, Tis spring wat touched and he bounded in the alr, thon awung iike n nondulum to and fro, bis bronst making mighty heaves we ho gasped for breath, fis neck was ervoked by the fall, and In ten minutes the fie yslcian® pronounced him atone dend. Tia pods was cut down Aa fey minutes later and placed fn tha possession of hia relatives, Every person present commended tho solentifemanoer An which the an porformed. FIRE RECORD. AT DUBUQU®F, TA. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Trbune, Duntgur, fn. Muy 20.—A yory destructive fra broke out In tho Koy City Barrel Factory thia inoruing about. 0 o'clock, completely destroying tho burrel factory nud Carr, yder & Wheoler's plining-mill. Tho losa ia over $50,000, and the Insurance nhout $32,000, Cher, Ryder & Wheeler lose $1,000 on tnachinery, ete. and havean ine surance of #200. Tho Key City Harrel Faotory Jogo $2.00), and have ain Insurance of $19,000, ‘This ts the third tng within three yoars that these factories hive been destroyed by fire. CHICAGO. The alarm of fire nt 9:00 o'clock yesterday afternoon was caused by the discovery of a trifling binze on tho root of the two-story frame building No. 14) Woat Washington atreet, owned w Mr, Jncob Beidior und vecupted by Dantel McCarthy, ‘Tho cnuss wae a defcotive tive, aud the damayo very sinall, Ulticer Bh. Musar, whilo traveling hie post att o'clock yestorday mourning, ditcovered tirein tho roof of a one-story framo bullding at No. 15 Indiunn street, owned and oconpied by Charlvs Nolson. He awoke tha nucupants of tho house, and the fire was extinguished witbout calling out the Fire Department. y wag AT ELKHART, IND. Speclat Ltspateh fo The Cateago Tribune, Enxuattr, Tor, May 20.—At 2 o'clock this att ornoon the Hikhart straw-board mill took tro, and in arhort timo was reduced ta ashos. ‘Tho toss will amount to $20,000, There was littlo or ‘no inatirance on the mill or stock, The fro was vecasioned by a spark from an ongins. AT MUSKEGON. Speeint Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Muskraon, Mich., Say 20.~—H. C, Vanbampus’ saloon and n lurza boarding-house 10 this olty waa destroyed by flra this afternoon, Loss, $5,00; Insured for $2,000 In the Hambuns, Bremon, Manufacturers’, and Girard Compas nies. AT MINNEAPOLIS, MINN, Sr, Paut, Minn. May 23.—A fire in George M. Bryant's foundry, Minneapolis, to-night, did 87.000 or @8,0X) dutnages, principally on patterns, Insured in tho Globe of Liverpool for 5,000. _—————— THE FATTED CALF. Netectives Bimmans und Whelan arrested on State atrect yesterday two men, evidently stran= gers in tho city, who were uttempting, in a blun- dering und suspicious way, to dispose of a watch, Whon rungin thoy, nt first, gave fle~ titlous names and spurious information as towho and whut thoy are, Finally a fcelingof copious repentance and bomesickness fell upon tho younger of the twain and bo admitted, through wilood of scalding tears, that ho wns a prodigal son—husks and all, He sali that bis namo wi dames W, Darling, and bis bome is in Pluie eld, New Jersey’; that he stole his fathor'a ebro nomoter and his mother’s watch and would have stolen bis grandfathor’s clock had It not been of tho oltefashioned burn-dooe pattern, He ine duced Lewis Moffatt, a follow townsmin with a wife and two children, to necompuny him. They went toNew York, “sunkod" the old man'a “super, and spent afew days in successfully cluding tho viglance of the police. Then tho: cune toChicngo where thelr unsopbistieata efforts to dispose of stolen property caused their arrest, Tho boy's parents havo bean notitied of thoir deallugs, whereabouts, and tho probabill- tes are that Hialutivld, N.J., williuw fow days be deluged with the blood of tho fatted calf and the tears of tho returned prodigal. ————————— THE CHICKASAW GUARDS, New Onrans, May %—Tho Chicknsaw Guards, of Memphis, won the Inter-State cam- petitive drill, ~ <a —_—. 4 HUMOR, Once they started a girls' seminary in Utah. It flourished well; but, Just In the hight of Its prosperity, the Principal eloped with the whole seho! A Jady gradunte of medicine in Washing- ton hasbeen tendered the position af rest dent phystcian on one of the Inrgest Indian reservations in the West, We hope she will necept and proceed there at once. We know of no cheaper or inore certaln method of sat- isfactorily solving the Indint: problem thin by pineing all the reservations uniter the niedieal charge of Indy graduates, In about. ton years a live Indian would be a genuine curiosity, i Burglara broke into the house ot a horri- bly uaty olit aid the other night, and, just as they approached her couch, the woman, who was dreaming sho was boing proposed to by a handsome young man, rose tip in bed and exclaimed: * Yes, love. L will marry you.” The frightened burglars sprang thirty feet through tho window-snsh, and never stopped until they were hid under a hay- stack fifteen miles from town, At the dance, the other evening, le was in- troduced tu a very bevoming uli od 80, of course, was doing his best te merit iis Rood luck. Feellug a sudden indlsposition, he ox- cused himself for a, minute, and, on return: ing, was in the act of removing a few kernula coffee from his vest pocket, when tho danse! astonished him by saying: Don’t chew that, J had rather smell the new rum,’ He didn’t apologize, Mary C- {savory popular Httle girl, aud fs Invited to all of the children’s birth- day parties, Whero she never forgets to wish, “ Many happy returns of the day.’ Recont- ly sho overheard her father tolling hor mother that Mrs, J- the mother of seven ehildren, had just had a biethday party, the said * party bolug nine pound, vary live weight, Mary at once asked her horrified mamma; “Shall Ltrot over and wish her many happy returns of the day ?? Tho wife of a small farmorsin Perthshire, some tie azo, woutto achemistain tha “ Balr Clty?” with two , peserintions.—ong for her husband and the other for her cow. Find- ing she had not money enough to pay for both, the chouist asked hor which’ sho awould tuke. " Gio mo that for the coo,” sald. the wife; “the worm will do woll enough forhhn, pulr body, Gin he were to dea, could sung got anothor man, but I’m not sac sure if 1 would stuna get another coo.” A young man who liad been axpected for fone tine to propose,” but whoav diftidence hod kupt lim back, was astonished by his fathor saying to him as he svt off for his swoetheart’s residence one evening, “John you'd better take tho screw-driver along with you this time”? “What for? exclaimed Jolin, “So na to sorew up your courage a Tittle,” auswer pater, When John came home that night he sald; “I’ve done It father.” “Tt isn't dying,” satd Mrs, Brownsmith, “+that troubles me, Tum not afraid of death, but itmnkes mo sad to think of leaving ny fronds, Loften think what would become of you lf I were gone!” “Ont you needn't Jotn ntorfere,” replied Brownainith cager= ‘don't let mo stand In your way dar ing.” Andthe house took up the question of " Resolved, ‘That Brownainith Is a brute,’* passed ft through Its three readings without n dissonting voice, and adjourned proclpi- lately for a real good ery. A lady of experience gives advice on kiss ingto a younger Indy friend, ns follows; ud fhe frumil In your bestowals of auch favors, In tho first viuee 1 would cut off all uncles, cousins, and brothors-ii-law; let them kiss thelr own wives and daughterg; and I would not kiss the minister, or tha doctor, or the lawyer who geta youadlyorce.” You soethis lady understands her businoss, and dacs not Teave out the editor; ho of all others neads these ogculatory attentions to “ lighten up the gloom; sho's 9 Aglt y, sensible woinau, With wu heart in the right place, Ah, yes, fond youth! It may be very nice tavourta girl in the far northern countries Whore the nights are six months long; but Just think of the vast ainount of peanuts and rum-drops the young min, when golng to sve fis irl, inust hig along with hin in order to Kunth e, and Induce her to bellove that his atfection for her iy as warm a3 ever, An then the sid icave-taking a few weelts before sunrise! He whispers Boodenlah love,” eu she softly murniura, “ Good-n gat, dear, When shall’ 1 sea you again?” 'To- niorrow ulght,” he replies, as he Kisses her up-turned face, ‘Po-mor raw night,” she repeats, with a volce full of emotion, “Six long, weary months! Can't you call” arouid a few days before proaktant, Charles?” Finally Charles tears hhuself away, with @ promise to write her ne lottors before the next day draws to @ close. I find the administration and effect ful] claim, take, and fitroduea {tamong our ls presoriptions I havo reco! A Delicious and Ree freshing Fruit Lozenge, Which Serves the Purpose of Pills and Dis- agreeable Purgative Medicines. TROPIC-TRUIT LAXATIVE fn the beat Preparation In the warld for Conatipation. Bil. ouaness, Headache, Piles, and oll kindred Com- plaints.’ Ieacta gently, effectively, and is delt- elous totake. Cleansing tho system thorouahly, it Imparta vigor to mind and body, and diapeld Melancholy. Hypochondrin, &e. 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