Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 9, 1881, Page 16

PA Enon 16 ‘ THE CHICAGO TRIBUN. SATURDAY, JUL 9, SATURDAY'S REVIEW,. Effect of tho Past Week's . Calamity on Business’ * mnotnt of business doling ts ver! * piles include clty and Western steaui, at Large, EE Added Stagnation Produced by a Holhday and the Excessive Heat, Mlorehants and Bmnfeturers. Not at All Discouraged by tho Stato of Trado, The Business in Boston Prac- tically Unaltered—Leather Market Strong. Baltimore Shares the Prevailing Duliness for the Reasons Above Noted. Bt. Lonis and Cincinnati Content in the Expectation of Good Times Soon. ‘The Bustnoss Outlook In Canada, as Sct Forth by Dun, Wiman & Cow? No Ohango Noted in Any Branch of Trade in Pittaburg—State of Affairs Elsewhere, NEW york. 8 New Your, July 8—The business of the weok has been broken Into by tie publle ex-' Itement over the Washington news, the sub- ecquent, holiday, and Ute excessive hvat. Tho consequence Is a reduced yolune of trade-and some irregularity In prtees, but with a speculative deinuid ag a principal fenture In the several staples. . The general (ecting of ecemtidenee In tho mereautile com- munity fs. unshakeu. Seml-annual returns 4s cu the volume of business, tho: number of failures, and other statistles all point In one direetion as to the continued prosperuits con ition of the country. In dry pools, trade for the season Sg nbout over, and few orders aro belny taken, Most of the ‘houses are busy making preparations’ for the fall trade, They feel fairly satlshed with the spring business, and there Isa” hopeful tone among the trade, as collections are generally good, and the outlonk tor the future fivoratile, On the Produce Exchange, holiday and the excitement Lieldent to. the attempted as sasliation semowhat reduced the volume of biiginess ot the past week, ‘The grain oinrket is aethve and firm, with some ex- cltvment tn wheat, and: advanced prices, Lard made a further advianee, bit closed weak ut somewhat lower prices, although whe deeling ds regarded’ as but temporary, Wool bas heen in geod reqtest at about pre- Hots rates, the naw ellp belng taken up about as fast as it comuss to the marker, Cotton taade a fair advance and closed tir, Frelghts ure somewhat higher. -Petroteunt Wwelzhts are fairly active, and: grain fs) in youd demand ac somesvhat better prices, owing to seant supply of tuumnge, in the outter trade there fy firmer tone, with good denind, both for exvort and home consimp- tion. Cheeses tinproved still farther in price, In ylew of favorable reports from abroad, an dennmd for exper, wlilch, it is shought, wilPabsorb the probable supply, In hardware ‘prices ary steady, but the small, and trade presents very few fentures worthy of > mention ‘There fa a better feellue ns re- eurds the future, however, and 1 satlsfactory Fall trade fs anticipated. ‘The market for Awerlean pig-lron tg exceedingly dull, aud there is even less anination In Seateh and English, sninll purehases for immediate wants being the rule, ,As night buoxpestad, there Isa good demund for’ ratlroad fron, with a keen compolition between forelzn and homy producers for the equipment. a the rallways now being built in this country, ‘The general metab market fy qulet and de- vold of feature, ‘ ‘The himber market in all branches contin- ues without material change, but fn sath fictory condition. Prlees were well mulne tulned. Little faith Is placed fi the ery about searelty of stock during the coming winter, us manufacturers are well gold on their cut at remunerative figures, and so long ay this coutinues logs will be found for sup. i ply, "The tendency of the whole murker totirm prices, with a ‘disposition to ndvanco iter, ‘The market for raw sugars $s dull in conseanence of large accumulated stocks of retlned whieh glutted the market and re- stricted purchuses of raw, ‘There fy feel- ing tat retlners must produce Jess than they “are dolng, ar submit to, low: er prices. "Tew iy quiet, aml there is no disposition to aecunuiate stocks In anticlpauon of the fall trade, ny it ls tao early yet to predtente the course of prices, Rio eotfes 13 dull, with prlees moderately firm, there belng little encouragement to Operate on present iairgins, | ‘The week has been pecullarly exempt from failures, very few casualties of any linportanes or significances having occurred In any partof the country, The Mining Associated Press reports ag follows concerning the miuing-stoek market Tor the past seven days Anti stoeks have Leen dull and wenk, the bears haying had ex- elustye control throughout, This weakness. Was not due to unfavorable news from. the. antes, Iniprovement belns noted hy yarlons properties and: distriels, bub. was dug to causes mentioned In Just week's report, ‘The delay in construct: iny a Ine for the State Ling nilnes depressed those shares, Reports from the State Lines sity abont 10,000 tons of ore ave opened up in Nos. 2 and 3 ready tor slipping. Comstocks are moro netive but at decline theures, JAlttie Wprovemont is antlelpated ithe mare Ket until August. “Che tollowlng dividends Were declared or pats 1hernin, 10. ve: per share: Hee, Fy! Stauidurde wy tabtnsons <b; Ontarlo, 50: South Yuba, Boston & Monta, 10, Lotal bullion reeelpts in New York the past week, $370,003; fatal sales of inning stocks about 650,000 shares for four business daya, ‘The tow! reported transactions tn flour, also the prinelpal items of grain aud provise ons, were a4 follows during the week FlourcHecolpts, 105,090; oxporls, 45,5135 Bluvs, 73,550, Wheat—Recolpts, 1,200,5055 ox- parts, 615,773; sales, 1,001,000 for prompt and 220,000 for future flelivary.. Com—Ite- ceipts, 2,653,2505 ax parts, 0773 3 sales, SUL, 000 for prompt and 3,420,600 for futuro deli ery, Onts—! tegel pte 450,100; axports, 8, 153 gules, 700,000, Pork—Reculpty, 8248 barrel: exporte, 1,638; sitles, 1,075, Ine ding both old and new mess. Lurd—Kecelpts; 10,2 uerees and 5,085 kexs; uxporis, $026,04 pounds, und sales 3,014 therees for py unl 97,220 pounds tor future dellyer: No, Leity aud reiined, "BALTIMORE, Bavroionr, Md,, July 8—Doring tho past week the money market has been dull. ‘The reeurrence tof the National holliday and the attempted assasination of the President had the effect for a thing to puta check to business, Boney ig plenty, but there has bean a de creased demand, ‘Tho stock market was qulut and weak until Thursday, when there was more firmness, and Vireluta securities were hi better demand, ‘The speculative domand was Ught, and there wos a generat tiulof, Uli, pasition to operate, ; The value ‘of exports of domestic produce fur the wack. was: $1,171,013—more than §100,000 In excess of, the precedjng week.” , ye k e * ‘The grain market was faltly actlvo because of the better. feeling Iu European murkels, o reault ot unfavorable weather, -. ‘Suestay thory was a shirp decline tn wheat, and con- * thhued ta, Wednesday, when It was arrestod, aud the market of ‘Thursday showed an ad- vance of 1 cent, which was malutalited to- day, There ore considerabse quantities of mew wheut arriviug, and prices are. well mialntained. In corn there was a falling off In receipts and sales. but an fnerease in the quantity exported. ‘Phe market ruled steady: until yesterday, when there was ni advance, and {t closed firm to-day under a shipping denund. Oats stil farther declined, and buyers hold off even nt the low rates nt which they are offered. ‘The lowest figures of the yenr have new been erenched, and the market $s almost entirely nominal, while sales have exceeded, recelpts. | ‘L' ins been accomplished by sellers ylelding to the tlemands of buyers at. the reduced prices. Receipts and sales of ryo were about equal, and both very sinall, ‘The market was dull and heavy, at prices to-day fully 20 cents lower thana month ago, s Ju flour ling been a moderately active de- mand both for the luent trade and shipping. Early In the week there was Hitle tone to the market, but yesterday it hardened, and to- (lay Wille transactions wore very light, holders were firin, and the unwillingness ol buyers to take hold restricted transielions, Coffee maintained 0 steady position, though transactions were very Hiited, aud no change In. quotations was effected, Sugar broke yesterday, and to-day the inarket {s quiet atte deellne on all grades of vat anid reity avdry goods very little ts doing, transne- tions being of a Jobbing character entirely. For dairy products the murket ruled | stendy. Western fresh grass butter was firm, and the better qualitles have been in demand at full prices, Cheese wag quiet and the deimaml very limited at steady prices. Eeus aro hi falr supply, and the market hing riled firm ababout the saine prices as last Nve-stock market shows an ‘improve price for good enttle, and there has been an netive demand, Receipts of hogs wore leht, but more than eal to the demand, aud the mntrkat shows Jess firmiess, Sheep are abandait, but thare hus been not change In prices. . BOSTON. 5 Boston, July &—The special market re- ports of the Boston Commerctal Bulletin will contaln the following: - “A broken week Hke that which has just passed fs naturally aceompanted by n lull in trade, but, had It not been for the Natlonal enlamity, renewed animation would undoubt- edly have set In ere this in sume nes, pure tlenlarly Jn Juather, ‘The. position in the leather market ty a strong one, sul supplies wore so mudernte in view of the lire dee mand whieh imust bo met during the next four months that.n very couildent feeling Is being developed among both buyers and sell- ors, a 2 ‘ “Boots and shoes aro steaty, and though Mantfacturers are still rather auxtous to imake additional contracts at present’ prices, the Inerensing cost of muterind renders a rising tendency of goods in the Immediate future not tuprebable. All kinds of hides are still neglected by tanners, and: prices are unsettled. “ Wool hag a quieter tone, and the pressure of the new clip, which Is now being recely ed in om market, Is very great. A total of 22,052 bales of domestic and 189 bales of foreign has been recelved hore sine our tast, Woolen goods generatly are firm and fi moderate supply, aul large deliveries on ace count of previous orders nre sufiiclent to ab: aot the wreater portion of the production of he milly. . “cation hardened abroad sufleiently during the holiday interval to lead to n subsequent rise of 4g of # eent on all grades fn this mines ket. ‘The demand from New England and the spinners bas been slow sires the ad- vanee, but prices has been sustained. “ Pie-tron is, quiet, but stenudier, and an in- erensed demand is in sight, Manufactured frou 18 also 0 little stronger, and the demand for material for boiler work has improved. Copper companies contracted for the de ery of soine 10,000,000 to 20,000,000 pounds of ingot copper at about 10 certs per pound, aud prices are consequently firmer, the sell- Ing prices of spot lots belng generally 10)4 cents, y “There is a moderately active demand for umber and bullaing imaterluls, and gener ally prices are tirn, 2 “ Live cattle are costing high, and ‘the tm- provement which lings now oveurred Ty the shipping trade may lead ta even higher quotudons, Choice beeaves for export sold hore ut 044634 cents por pound, lve welght, tills week,” CINCINNATI, Ctnersxati, O., duly 83—Tho weathor has been oppressively hot the past three dus, with Ittle appearance of change. ‘Ihe ab- sence of rain from some portions of South- orn Oblo bugins to be felt on growlng corn and vegetables, - Wheat lias been harvested in elout weather, and, {f the fariners ure not curctess, it my be all safely stacked or housed without loss. ‘Che quality is found to be excellent, and the yield In tho main Wheat-growhiyy district of Southern Olito will ulmost equal that of Inst year, Corn con- tinues to have an unfavorable appearance, but thnely showers, with this warm weather, will push it rapidly forward, General business has been much restricted this week by the hollday, and especially by tho excitement attending the attempt upon the President's life, The demand upon tho banks fur money for business proper has been very Hght. Still, clearances have been Jarge on avcount of transuctious In stocks and bonds. {f this can be ‘classed as busl- ness, then the large clearances may be louked for tu ftudlcnte business prosperity. Discount rates ara not disturbed, and exchange fs the sine ns inst week, Local securities are xtrong, but transactions: are nol so heavy ny ast week, Wholesale gracerles are suffering from the general stagnation of business caused by hot Weather, tho faliduy, and the exciteinent, about tha President, ‘There has been sharp advance In meats, too, whieh has tended to restrict sales, A amare active ‘business ig Tooke far soon, «Lhe same hit poueral ls the report of other branches of trade, ton is depressed onnecountof the stoppage ofall tho mills by the strikes, whieh Is Ken in progress, ‘Tho great fire of yesterday makes a heavy dratton the stock Of stoves ‘mid furniture in the elty, and wilh tempos rarily Increase the demnida on other mini facturers, but all the suiferera will shortly restune business, Rallrowds are doing sptendidty In passen- ger bushiess, but tho low rates of freight aro Not romitierative, and no effort ts made to obtain business, “There ts a very general de- sire foran Jncrenso. of ‘rates, now that the wheat crup is ready to be moved. PITTSRURG, Pirrauuns, July &—The attempted asans- {nation of President Garilela, together with the excesslyo hent bryvalllui, yery muterlal- ly affected general bustuess the past week. But littly or no change’ is noted In any branches ‘of trade, everything ruling quiet. In fron thera are no now features, Pipiran continnes dull but stendy, while orders for , manufactured articles are coming In froely, and prices are firm, Gtass is strong ut the Inte nominal advance, In window ware prices are stiffening. up Inore und more as stocks on bund diminish, ; The coal season for, shipment by rivar ts over, und trado 43 thorufore oxtranely dull, . Petroleum hing been’ extromoly dull, Rue rts of naw walls last weele were found to w exngernted, and cuniidenes hus been re-:} 1 stored, Prices ruled steady, the lilghost polnt reachud: by United ertiliuetes Tous w09g cents, and tho lowest T¢ cents. ‘To- uy the market closed firm at’ 83% conts, Sules and resnies,'830,000 burrels; sliipments, $20,000 barrels." «= Cuttle ara. qtitet; prices ranging from $4.00 | to $U,60 for.comnion to prime, Reserpts, 5,83t head Prantl ait SUS) head-lovnl, agaist. O01 through aud 2,208 local the weuk hetore, logs are steady,” Recuipty, 14210, a falling off from -the “pravious Week af 6,000 head, Yorkers are selling nt $6,50@0.05, Sheep are falrly active, Common. to extra, $3.00¢5,10, Reculpts, 16,100 head,—an Jucrease since last week of 00 head, oy . atk : Ope Sty OUTRO e .8r, ‘Louis, July 8There 1s ‘no spectat feuture” fo note In the genera} markets dure ving the past weok, there-hoying been price Heally. two holidays within that period,: ‘Tho ‘volumng of buslnegs wag somewliat reduced): but: wil} there ‘yas? oud. trade Jn all branches. Monoy ty In talr demand, and the Joavs laye been u full syorage for thy season, Applications were from® neusly all sources, showlng a general sather than a special de- mand. ‘The rate wos easy but unchanged at 4@5 per cent on call and 5@7 on thine, - Bual- pegs on Changs haa been generally quietaud. rather slow, there having been only a moder ate rpeculative movement tn any kind of grain, anda light export demand, Flour was dull snd lower, with a amall business confined mainly toSouthorn orders. Wheat fluctuated somewhat, and there was no excitement, Prices improved allghtly to- day, nnd the market closed pretty frm. Corn advanced on Wednesday, and lias been frm and slow since, Lecelpts have been gen- erally leas thin, the previous week, but, 08 shipments also fell oif very Jarcely, stocks of nil kinds remain about the sane, z Provisions were very strong und higher, antl there was a Blight Speculative feeling it work und a good demand for lard on Enstorin necount, Several larg lots of winter-vured bulk meats wers purchased by smokers wt high prices, and will be turned at onee into bacon, which tins sharply advanced, ant closed very, strong, “Lho demand: from the South for both bacen and dry-salt ment fs quite large, ‘There Is also a goo demand tor pork Insimall lots, Mug products were very light,and titel of tho denmnd ting to Oo Mme’ by plirchasing at better supplied volts, Stull iigher priees are looked for, Cotton advanced 2g of a cent. bit has boon very quiet and movements small, ry goods are steady, previous advances being maintained, aud stocks are well sult wp. aA Tittle fall trada ts looked for, and the buyers of inost houses lave gone Enst to Miike purchases, there belng a general beliel tint prices will zo tip, nnd quite a disposition As tnunifested to take ad ae of rates, Grocerles are less active, but stl wt good trade ts doing. Colles fy steady and -stiifer under the recent announcement that the consumption has been largely nereased, Rejinud sugars declined 3g of ncent, but no other elianges were luted. * Uther branches of trade show a'good me. dittm business, and ayerybody seus te be wan preparations for good tines in the all, 3 CANADA. Sptetat Dispatch to The Ortcaco Triune. Tonoxto, Ont, July 8—Under the hend- Ing of the “Business Outlook in-Cannda,”* Dun, Whnan & Co, say: The outluok for business in Ontario, without belhy extravagantly rose-colored, fa sufliclently qood to satlsty Moat reavonubly ‘business-tnot ‘the lumber trade Is active, and Hu il prices are. deing obtained for our sawn and hewn woods, both hitha Untted States and in Europe, Our eattlo are belug exported your by yenr in ine ercasing punters ty England, Dalry products are alrendy Muding market, and will be pleutl ful, tho pasturage belng youd, dels recelpts from trafic show an inerense over last yeur, while steamers nd vessels Hal (te bard to cara prot, Manufuctures hive reevived 2 marked Impetus from the 1878 turitt, and, In every elty aud considerable town, cotton or wools en’ mills are betug Inet, and factarles of various wires ure projected, Al, this tends tos Jessen the propurtion of Knygllsh or Ainerican. yools “we - Inport. We {inprovement in busin iu the United Stites bas nlfected this Province favorably, and wo vontlune ta export to that country. The unfavorable features of business re the tov xreat numbor of people selling goods, te too sBroat cheapness of credit, and the small profite to whieh shopkeopers ire belng forced, Crop prospects vary tn diferent parts. In Norths western und Northort Ontario much of fatl wheat hus winterskilled, nud ort lowely lg lands olsow replanting his been neuessury becuuse of the wet and cold spring, The yield of this grain ts nut expacted, therefore, to'be a fall one, Other crops. proinise welt, so far ug cia now bo Judged, Farmers are hopefil nbout, barley and onts, while apring-wbeat Corcaind- ows ‘fA imodorte ylold. Ituy will bo abundant, and root crops can hardly fall to bo ‘successful, The petroleum Intorest in the west, and tho fron gud phosphate mines in the enst of the Prove Ince, are active, PEORIA, ITs Peonta, Il, July 8—Notwithstanding the hot weather and tho advanced stage of tha senson, there has been no falling-ulf in tho wholesale trade of tho city during the. past week. Tho sales ot dry goods are unusually large for the season, and nn netive trade in groceries and drugs is reported. Building materlatsofall kinds are tn brisk demund,— 80 auch so that It Is dificult to supply the work, Clearings for the five days of the past week were $841,702.09, ‘Tho grain trade hing been active aud prices firm. ‘The recelpts have fallen off notably, the old crop bole nearly exhaused. ‘Thy res eelpts were 411,210 bushols and the shipments 405,075 bushels, ‘The number of gallons of aplrits produced here during tha month of June were © 1,416,163,—consuming 332,669 bushels of rrain. - Cho average tela was 4.3 i ‘Tho lighwine warket ts netive and 0334. ‘The shipments for te week were 4,400 barrels, 4 PHILADELPHIA, PurmApeLvuta, July 8—The North Amer- teun to-morrow will says “‘Lrade In most departments was dull the past week, and prices of several lending artictes unsettled. Cotton was firmly held at full prices, but the demand was lnited. ‘Fhe demand for flour has fallen off both for export and hone use, but prices were well maintained, Wheat Is in fair demand, but prices are unsettled, Rye iid onts are without essantial chinge. Corn ‘ig firmer, In provisions there was a mod. erate Jobbing trade doing at about former rites.” Whisky ts firmly held at former rates, Wool continued in falr demand, and prices are firm,?? CLEVELAND, é Crevenann, July 8,—Petroleum has beon steady at firmer prices during the past week, Rollroad business still continues heavy as pein freight, and passenger trafile is very cla ‘Thero have been quite large transactions in ore for Immediate uses, and prices are firm, Pig-iron has been much more aetive, ‘aud a larger volume of trade Js reported... Prices are firm all round. Manufactured tron steadily grows firmer, and bar has advanced to $25, Railway supplies continue frm and unehianged, SENATORS’ AND SALARIES, How’and When Thoy Sovorally Draw, Tholr Pay. . Washington Corrtaponience Cincinnatt Enquirer, United Stnces Senators draw thelr sularies Just as regularly and with as much greed hess ag any other “ hired hand” tn Washing- ton, Some of them draw every day duriug the seasfon of Congresa, sonia once a week, others. twiee a month. A few of them go Into tho cashier's room of the Seerotary's oflice and get thelr salaries only onee a month, "One Senator only draws his pay onvo a year, Among the Senators who most frequently enll for thelr stipends fs Senator Voorheos, of Indiana, Itis sald that he calls on the Secretary for his salary oftener and draws It {n amuller amounts than any othar member of the Sennte, Menry G. Dayls, of West Virginia, fs a rich man, and uses his salary forspunding-money, Whenever he needs a ttle poeket-money ho sends his elork Jnto the cashler’s ofleo ant draws $50, 3100, §200, and sumetiines 8500 at wthne, Mo bourds at the Arlington Hotel, and lives within his salary, Don Camoron, of Pennsylvania, it ts sald, prefora hard money, but is not regular in eutling for his pay, Ue does not enrry any money with hin, and runs a Dill at the Sen- ate restaurant, which, L have heard, often amounts to from, $200. to 8500, : When he Hoel aay money he goes in to the cashier and tells hin to send up to his house $50 In vont pieces, 8100 In quarters, $200 In halt dollars, and $100 or so In allyer dollura, Olt David Davis {y,porhaps, the wiost rege Jar in drawing his saliry, On tuo first day of eyory month he goes .to the cash-room nnd calls for his money. One day Llinppened to 3 Lhere when the Tiinols heayy-welght enue in for his poy, While tha clerk was getting it rendys Mr. Davis remarked; “1 expect aive you young men a good deal of trouble, calllag, for my money so oftensluy—ohY? “Oh, not at all,” answered the elurk,. If 1a Senators were as requlne AS yourself, we would not: have -any trouble ‘at. all," “ANU? sald the Bonator; are there any who draw mors frequently than ldo, en—hey— eh?! “Oh, yes, alt Some of thom draw a littl every day, othors once a week, on arent many ih Hace ties a mon! ont say so,” sald Ar, Davis, ‘Are there any who draw. jess frequently: than Ldap? You, alt. There ly one Senator why anly draws once 8 ‘ygarn) “ART Eh, hey! Jiuniph!?.:granted” the -old Senator, |) could draw out and get huterest on lt, couldn't he-ehoy, el?” and. then rolled up lis monthly salary which the clerk had: handed hil; he walked aff-muttering “to -himself, “Once a year, ot ought Jo draw Itoutand got jnterest nite Bs Roseva! Conkling drew his salary once o month, “When he resigned he seitone of ils clerks uy to the Capitol ahd drew all that wus due hint, Including the day on which his {e" nition was read, lie, however, was not iy Ais veuton that doy, vor was he of the eat ng his order td gu to protest and [881—SiXTHEN PAGE Capito! at all afterward during the remainder of the extra session. Viatt, of New York, hag n balance of $6 placed to his credit, which. if he does not cheek out before the Istof duly, willbe sent to him by the Seere- tary of tha Senate, ne Senator trom the South, who owns property, it is sald, freanently setls lis saln~ Ty before ibisduenta discotnt. Lam toht that ones or twlee, after having: gives at ore det on the Seqreiary for hfs pay, by the way, he hes gone and drawn it one ti self BHoW 0 dls- honored, zs ‘ Sherman draws his money whenover he needs If, sometinies livice ninonth, and oft- ener ib rung on two months. Pendleton draws up cluso every month when the Senate is 1 sesston, «- Jurnside sends a dratton the Secretary's oficy, to. his banker at Providence oneo a month, and the bank Unis on the Sceretary of the Sennta regularly” every month, Whether the Senate is in session or not. Anthony Js ‘the only Sonator that draws pae a your, and Igy banker attends to it or Mime i Faly, of Novada, wont off without draw- Ing acant, but iis salary from the 4th of Mareh to tho 1st of Julyswill bo sent to hin If fie, does not draw it ont in tho menntiine. Falr ty sald to be worth $43,000,000, Ben Jiatrison drow on his salary three or four tines, Call, of, Florida, ty snld tesbe the mnost, mprovidént Senator in the bunch. Lt Js sald that hu really does not know how to nianage Is own (nanctal affairs. Senutor Joe Brown, who luoks Hke an carly-day Scotel Presbyterian, uses libs sil ary for living expenses In Washingtou. Ho draws his: money: whenever his hotel. pree sents its bill. “Then he govs to the Sorinte Chaunber and complains about how mueh it costs to live in Washington, iis Hiving ox nenses, however, it iy thought, do not ex- veel his salary, Last winter le boarded at the Res Longe, but he bought, or proposes to buy, a house fa which he will lve, aud, tt Is salut’ will entertain on nn elabyrate seule, afr, Brown Js sald to bo worth one or two uillions, Thera are several Sonntors who have no other Income than thelr suluries, ‘Che yean- not draw more money than ts actully due them, but are entitled to their salary whether they come near Washington lucha the seg- sion of Congress or stay any. If thoy do not eall for their money It fs sent to them on the Istof July each year. The majority of Senators are railroad Directors, Prosidtonts of rnilrond companies, Presidents ot banks, bank Directors, ete. Pendleton and Sherinan both have large rallroud interests, ag‘also ling Henry G, Dayls, of West Virginia, who hug Jarge mining Interests, besides 1 Iarge “com. merefal business in Baltimore. Plumb and Ingalls, of Kansns,: are both Interested) in rallrond enterprises in the Soutiiwest. — With Dut few exceptions all of them are interested in some way with some corporation or ytiior, ‘Che five-thousand-dollar salary paid a Seni. tor ly, therefore, to them a minor considera- Hon, ‘There ig not ong of them that would not bo willing'te serve as United States Sen- ator without the salary, and 1 question whether there 1s ‘one vf them that would MvdE tho sainry was the only consideration at stake, THE END OF THE ALABAMA. Sommes? Disastrous Enconntor with the Kerrsurgo—Dencription by We By Moward, One of Hin Mon. : Phitudetphla ‘Thues, ‘Tho vessels were as near evenly matched as posulble, the tonnage of both velng about equal. ‘Tho Alnbamn drew more -water than the Kenrsarge, owing to the fact that her coal bunkers contalned a tiueh larger supply of Diack dininonds, ‘Lhe Captain-of the Kear- surge had, however, taken the precaution to protect the wenkest spot—his empty bunk- ers—and traced cable chatn up and down the entire waist, the starboard side being the only side. visible during the action, ‘The oMteint reports credit the Kenrsarge with two Idlneh riile-guns, which did terrible execn- Uon; ons &0-pounder rifle, and four: light -potnders, smaath,—making seven guns tn all. ‘The Alabawa had ‘the advantage in armament. Iler battery consisted of one: M0-riled — pivot; one 6s-pounder and six §2pounders,—making, elght | guns, whose united -callbre exceeded’ her opponent's, ‘Lhe Kearsurge, in the ofll- cial report of i pt, Winslow, numbered 185 men. «The Jiumber clalmed by Capt, Semmes ts coniticting, one report making less than 180, all told, and ‘another statement a Iittia above that? nuniber, Actually, -there was little [f any difference in tho number of the crow. ‘The Alabama, being somewhat the faster vessel, compensated for her apparent disadvantage in betng heavier" Inden. Both commanders were on their mettle, ‘The ollicers of ench vessel wero atert - and netive, ‘Che respective crews wore eager to meet foomen worthy of thelr steel, but the vagerness that obtalnad it the diferent erews and apparent fn thelr subsequent action sprung from entirely different motives, Wile on the one side ‘tho fre of patriotisn and a desire to unnihilate theireonntry’s foes nerved their hearts and arms and prompted to hicrole deeds, on tho other diggust with the service, desperation, recklesness, and the mete animal feeling of combativeness un- ler excitement were the only Incontlves, ‘This was plainly: illustrated in the subse- quentengagemount, ‘The rapid, almost alm- Jers, serving of the guns on the one side was in striking eontrast with the steady, terrible effectiveness of the othor, inasniich «that, whilu ttle more than one-half the number of alps wore Sigal bythe stow of the Hears sarge, the earnest purpose with which the: were ‘dlrected’. indleated the feelings ‘which antninted the men. 5 ‘The first crew of tho Alabama was. com- posed chiefly of Western Ocean packet rats, enlled from the purheus of Dennison streu Liverpool, and shipped at a high rata. o! wages, These men, provided byerimps of the stripy of Jolin Da Costa (n noted “American shipvlog agent in Riverpool), werg .1iner teally Increased by Welsh cousters from Liy- ervoul, longshoremen or “dock wallupors,” as they ure callad, aud a fow good, capable South Spalnera, or mon used to deep water —sallins and long voynges, had. Snicling Some ‘of hese mL of the character and ultimate purpose of the vessel. Others, Induced by tho high rate of pay offered, were careless where they shipped to or for what, while others, having strug- gled with £3103 per mouth for years, saw nothing but a sudden accession of wealth in the olfur of £3 103, #4, aud in some Instances niore money for capable, steady seamens tho complsiuent of men was shipped. to -dtifor- ent polnts, whence thoy wero . again forwarded, to’-“thelr yessel, and: in course of u short thue a full complement -Of 175 mien was enrolled during her cureer of raping and often bloodshed. Many of the orlgtinl crew became diszusted with the servicu and deserted at different ports, aud thely places wore supplied with others who Were willing to accapt ble money and ask no questlons, so that toward the termination of her’. career a more het erogenvous set of men it would be dineult to get togethor, and scarculy ever have, I hut no, been siilpmates, early: avery navonslity was represented, -Englisti- nioitrom every shire lind their represent alives, ‘The broad dialect of tho Lancashire inin and the ‘bure of tha Somersetshire alternated with the cockney pntols and the Northern ilslects.. Welsiinen, north and south, canny ‘Scots, and natives at tho Emerald Isle were messed together, and Ausstans und? Germans, Frenchmen and Ltolinns, «Norwegians und Swedes formed, no’ small’ portion, of the ° crew, while a sprinkiing of Chilinns, Portuguese! and Spaulurds served asa thiver, ‘Tie ofl cord, headed by Cont. Semmes and his exeou- tive, Mr, My Kell, or Kill-or-cure, ay the boys enll hin (n yery able man), were com pose of Amerleans and Engllsiinen, ‘he warrant ofilegrs and petty olllcers wero. al. most entirely ‘Muropeans, ‘Phe engine ond Hire departnions, ware relogated tu Svotuh Machinists and stukers Of mixed natlonality. dtunior, whigh never can be chokud, had spread abroad’the fact thut it was the Inton- Uon of Semmes to fight his ship. “The pros. brat ofn fledtghe: way something to look lorward toj."On ta wvening of June 18 the | paciiug-caséa, ‘contalutng chronumeters and. other valunbles, and. the private approprias tlons of those {n authority, were transferred, a portion > bourd of the: + yacht Deerhound} "aud, the rest sont on shore, ‘That fisportant day at length duwned, bright..and glorious, want tl ut ly wind” dis§l ‘The sunt harbor, . A‘stight haze to.cun- nkwater aul a gentle weater Y WY excess of hont, At early daybreak boats from the shore, the yaeht: Deethound and: tho Brenel! war. yessul Conroe, were alongalide,: 8: alter cabliy} fecined with yisttors; © Hane mocks . ord stowed [nto the nottings, tha men‘ work pipe reakfast, and ng 8:80 the crew inspected ut quarters. ‘The ging were: plyoted ‘Ww starboard, the brag dines opened, and everything clvared for action, ‘This' looked Ike busluess, and ex- hilnration sspread among the men, Capt. Semujes seomed confident, and expressed fils ability to blow the Yaukeo out of the water at tong range before she could get a chance.” Lieut. Kell was busily inspeeting: and overlooking everyting. | AN the une Hers, tralned on boar her Majesty's ship Exeellunt, were eager to try thelr prowess ned display. th skit. ‘Khe visitors dee parted, ng it the Alabaina silpped her cable and steamed out to where her oppovent Tay, seine miles to seaward, followed by: the atenin yacht Deerhound, owned by Sanimes* frlend” and ade, Mr. dol W, Lineaster, of Lutenshire, member of. the Royal Yacht. Squadron of Cowes, and also the Royal Mersey Yaeht Uinbs Hiewtse by the French plated maneof-war Cauronte, who accom panied tor ty seo that no violation of the aws of nations or infringement of neutral ity was indulged tn. “ fatho Keursnrge steamed away to seaward wit! about nine ur ten intles from the break- water, when she veerid and headed dlrect for tho Alabama. ‘That stopped the ehait the boys lind been passing around about her having weakened and turned: tall and each one acemeil to realize ut Inst that this was to be no child’s piny, “By this Une about three miles Htervened between the belligerents, whieh was rapidly boing decreased,” When Within avout nonite anda quarter from the Kearsargo the: Alabang veered, presenting her starboard broadside, and opened the balt by firing her 110-pounder rifled ‘pivot at an olevation of 2.000 yards’ range, followed ale most slinultancously by a whole. broavd- side, “Tho guns were worked and served with the utmost ruptdity, and it a few minutes another broadsido: was, poured Ing when the .Kearaarge, by. this thng abont 800 yards distant, presented her slarbuard battery and the firing became gen- eral, ‘The spititot carnage had begun to antiuate the crew, and tho «esire to be the upper dog in the light. stirred cach man to emulation, A few brondsties passed, when the Kuarsarge, uncer full head of ‘steant, foraed nhend, steering 80 ag to pass the Alabaia’s storn sand. rake her foro and aft, and also get between . her aut the shore, This” imancuvre was eheckmated by a port helm, enusing both vessela_to move Ina circle revolving around ® common centre, distant from eael other about 500 or 600 yards. The firing, menn- time, continued with unabated vigor. Tho steady directness of the firy from the Kear- sarge now began to be felt. ‘The eleven-inch shells poured tuto tho ill-fated Alabama with alekenlng regularity and preelsion, denting death and destruction on every hand. Gung werd disinounted and their crews technated by wsingte stot. Early in the netion n sholl atruck the blade of the fan, breaking it short off and injuring the rider. “Another lunded in the englie-room and tore things all to pisces. drinaging the inuelsinerys making a hole in the botler, and flood the stole-hole with bolting water, - _ On deck the prospect was no more cheor- Ing. Men drepped dead, cut’ in twain by: shot or-shell, while the grouns. of tho wounded, struck by the crashing and flying splinters, mingled with the muttered curses of the seamen and tho fh orders of gunners and. officers, At 12 Mr, Kell hat jib and foretopsatia hoisted, and attempted: to stand in toward sliore, distant by this time about five miles, This was prevented by her opponent ranging up and pouring a raking fire of shot and shell. Ward was pagsed aft almost tn- meiilately that the vessel was sinking, where- upon a flag of truce was suspended frony the auarter and the new officer (Slnelair) sont Iu a boat to surrender the vessel. During his absence the whilebont, dingy, and three cutters were Inunched, — and preparations made to desert the doomed vessel | Before they vould por- fected, howayer, she settled by the stern, her head rising Mgh out of the water. The inalmast, which ‘had been already badly shattered by the firing, wont by the beard, and a few seconds sufllced to ingulf the shattored hulk of the Intescourge of the seas, Strugeling in the vortex were many of hor crew, and the efforts of the Sinelair, who re- ecived perntssion front Capt. Winslow to return and reseus. the survivors, were soon seconded. by the boats of the Deer- hound, two cutters from the Kearsarge, and two French pitot-boats, who were near the spot. ‘Che whale-boat and dingy of the Aln- batna, with tho boxts of the Deerhound, well freighted, made quickly for the yacht, which inumedintely steamed to the norfiward, bear- ing safely away from captivity Capt Somes anda majority of his * best bowers,” whila the cutters transferred thelr enrgoes: to. the Kearsarge,. Ong pilot-bont turned over those she lind rescued to the same sholtering care, while the other stood in for shore and .alded In tho escapa of: those who were licky enough to get on board of her, ‘The Kear sarge picked up and had transferred to her decks a total of five officers, —alx' tires omen, and ona dead body, Suinmes, on board of the Deerhound, reached Southampton with thirteen of his ullleers and nearly thirty of his crew and petty of- ficers, ‘The pilot-hoat landed quite nn hum- ber, and the killed and drowned were never accounted tor. Surgvon Alford was In the cockpit when the vessel sank, and was un- doubtedly drowned, as wero io many wounded who lay there waiting his ninistri- tions. Of the many who came ‘on board a short tine previous to the action, no report. has been issued that Included either them-or their fate. ‘The nection Insted n little moro than one hour, LADY FLORENCE BAKER. A Talk with a Famous and Feurloss Travolcr—The Wife Who Accom= punted Mor Husband Throuch the Deserts and Dangers of tho Meart of Africa, 2 San Francisco Examiner, ‘ “Iam sorry thet Sir Snmuel Baker can- notseo you to-day,” was the response of Jady to an Bxamlner reporter who was yes- torday directed to tho roams in the Palace Hotel occupied by that distinguishedtrav- clerand his wife, tho no. less famous Lady Baker, “Lady Baker, I prestume 9” é “Yes; won't you be sented? Sir Samuel is confined to his room from.an attack of brouchitis contracted on board the City ot Poking. Wo inadvertently feft the port- holo of our stateroom open, and ‘he has been quite $1} ever stnee,”” Lady Baker talked freely and in a most In- teresting manner of the various éxpeditions upon which sho accompanied Sir Samuel Baker, ‘That to discover the sources of tho Nile, and If possibla meet the Speke and Grant expedition, seemed to her the ano of the most varied and startling experlence, . “Wo do not want ever to go upon another of that king,” sho sald, “Jt was fitted out by Str Samuel entirly at his own oxpense, and no ond can conceive trom. reatling his necount of It (The Albert Nywnza’) of the many, trials we endured, and you would hardly bellove tt all, should 1 tell’yous ‘Tha route chosen by Spoke und Grant diteat from Zanzibar Is much easier, trade being cnrriud on from that bvolnt with the Interior, We met ot Japts. Speke und Grant at Gondokoro (Fyb- riiry, 1863), after they liad discovered the Jake they niumed Victoria Nyanga, in honor ofthe Queen, We guve thei supplies, and continued on lato the interior, although we wo had great opposition from overyone— “putdes, Interpretars, and especially the slive- traders, We thon discovered the Albort Nyana. 'Nyanza' fs a ame applied to all African takes, - : Luly Baker spoke of this grent expedition In such a modest, quict munner, that ono Ustening to her who did swat know that the result ot this expedition was the final aise covery of tho third great tributary and source: of the Nile, would. have ‘supposed It merely ® jaunt. through the country side In the preface to the worl, deseribing the. journey, Sir Sumuel Baker says. Avell” shall bo thrown ovor many scenes of brutality that L Wns forced to witness, but whieh L will not fore upon tho readers nelthor will Lintrude anything Uhat is nut netually necessary in the deseription of scenes that unfortunate! ytauat be'pagsedl throngh in the Jouruey aow before us. Should anything oifend. tho sensitive lnind, aud suggest the untitness.o£ the sltun- tlon for a woman's presence; Lust besvee! uy fair readors.to reiluct that the pligrin’s wits. follawed tiny. weury and foutsore, through ail his dificulties, ted,-nut by choice, but by devotion, und thatin tie of iniser and stckness her tender care sayed - his: fe aud prospered the oxpedition:- oe. “Tt seems hardly possible. when ‘looking at Lady Baker's. face to huugine that this was sald nearly twenty, years ago of her, 11s a face that all who seo Jt would unite In call ing charg; nor [6 thore any. suxgestion of care, nor that travel-woru look. that might bo exmactae .. A clear complexion, light eyes, beautiful teoth,, and white forgheut, rather Mgher thai woualt's sordinarily ts, (ekepek tov Wels from -which the - halt’ ts brushed strate ht back, slving the :face-a matronly, diguitiqd alry uunuers; quiet and, of course, ludylike, you. Kindly; speech, ‘thar peau, Engilsh necont whlch oultivited foreigners gain from tong intercourse with tho Engialy peoples prechis,: perfectly articulated, and pleasing; abounding In the best and clearest Anglo-Saxon words and Burpee For Lad Baker is not of Engitsh birth, 1f to speal Of a lady's agu were not a: hupartineut suR- weston, Lady Baker's might be guessed at what it netuall: 3% Sho inurrled sir Samuel, says a blo- Fraphte notles of tho latter, In, 1860, and Is his second wife. As for her dress, tho soctoty roporter of this paper would simply say that she was dressed in that aulet, tnobtrusive manner whieh so becomes: Indies—nelther rich, wor yet Inekhyg in richness, tor Ineumbered with ormunentation, ‘The reporter asked Lady Baker what she thougit about the sinve trade fi Africa, ant whethor in her opinion Africa contd ever bo made intinbitable Inany part by Europeans, and ifthe commercial interests of the cotntry would over ba so trent ns to, warrant large settlemants of itropeans, “About tho stave trade,” sho sail, {hink It will bo a foi thus Uofore tt wilt be broken up, You know Sir Sumuel wider funk Jt (in command of the Khedive's forces In 1869) and wo thought he had snccveded. Col, Gordon tried after him, but suppose tt sas bad now as aver, [do not beileve the efforts of the Khedlve are moro than lialf- hearted,” “Probably he gets a percentage of tho gains,” i “No, oh noy.T do not think that. ‘Tho trouble Hes with the people thomselves. They: fron lnzy, shiftless set, and are worth noth. Ing except as warriors, ‘Thoy plant just cnough corn and what else they neal to carry thom through ayaingle your, and If there Is a drought thoy div of starvation,” “You niean thy people south of Egypt.” “Oh, yes; south of Abyssinia, “You know we were alinost as far downas the Iie ofthe equator, ‘Che country Is very tntentthy, and Tdoubt whether Europeans willever In- Habit tt fn irae nunibers, at least not the varts we visited.” z Changing the conversntion. the’ reporter asked nhout thelr numerous other voyares, * Really? was the reply, * we have ot so used to rolne that It seems strange to remain at home, After the oxpedition ngainst tho slave-traders, we returned home to. reat awhile, ‘Tho first mossnge we recelyed was from your American Geographical Soctety, Inviting us to visit America, and offering to pay all our expenses. It was avery kind offer, and one we wished to accept, as wa have always had a great curiusity to seo Aimerlea; but then again, wo wanted to rest. Beslites, Sir Samuol wished to see somotlitiig of his children, When. the Engllwt too! possession of Cyprus, Sir Samuel sald ‘Come, we will go seo Cyprus.’ Wa went | there, and that book {3 the result (pointiig to Sir. Samitel’s work on Cyprus, recently published, which Iny upon the table), Dhad Nareat desire to see the Moly Land, so from Cyprus we traveled to Jerusatem, snd from there to India, Ching, Japan, and go here,’” “WIL Sir Samuel publish any more books 2” “ Probably not, but he will write somo let ters on the subject of his Inst voyage.” es _THE LAST OF NINE, Dangors of “Shooting Wellx and Handing ‘the Deadly Torpodocs— Tho Story of a Man Who Wad Long Braved tho Dangerous Explosives— Blown to Atonw ne Last. ° Philadelphia Timer. Bravrorn, Pa., June 30.—" Did you know that ‘Tom Balloy had passed tn his checks?” “Yes; heard it by telephone an hour ago,” ‘Tho speaker was John McWilliams, and Wo were sitting on the pinzzn of his home in Bradford. “ Do you know tho particulars, John? “ Particulars? Well, I dow't know as there aroany. Same old story, you know, Didn't wick the nytro-glycerine in the wagon care- fully, and when’ the wagon went over a don te toad exploded and—and—that was all. ‘Thore was no need of further explanation, for Leould reason it all out clearly enough, and could almost frucy 1 saw the ghastly re- uuting'of the itstarred ‘Lom Bailey, who Went out one morning to superintend the shooting’of x’ well and never came back. Bailey was an employé of the Roberts Tor- pedo Company, and Jolin Mc\Wiltlims, tho man with whom Iwas in conversation, was his, Division Superintendent on -tho same “run,” or district, A “Vanily. John? “No,—thutls, he hadn't n wife, but he had & widowed mother and a young’sister.? “What will they do2” “Oh, the Company won't soo them starve, and, besides, I guess poor old ‘Tom didn'tdio abexyar, Poor old boy!” and tho boarded mi at my side sobbed like a heart-broken child, © “Tnover told you about Tom and the rest of the boys, did 1?” continued the sorruwing. man. t apie reste i vatndet k : es; thuro were ning of us, you know,— but you don’t know, for have naver told’ a, Hving sow. ‘This sudden death of ‘Con's quite uninans ie, for Cam now the only one oft, the lust of ulne,?’? ; : i 1 walted a long while forJoln to gain con- trol of his teclings, for I knew. he lind a’ story to tell of more than usital Interest. It was a beautiful alent, tull of soft inooniight and drowsy with the hum of Lumanity.in the elty beneath our: fect. delicate, almost imperceptiiie mist pune about tha clty, and. from our hillside pingza we could see. far down the valley where the ‘Tununmwant atreain falntly elinmered in the moonligh and where the huge fron tanks of vil Loome up gloomy and black against the mellow brightness uf the night. Over at Prospect Park, on Mount Raub, the Halts was flash ing and ‘flaring, while, falutly to our ears camo the strains of a Strauss waltz.- Away olf on another hill the sound of a laboring engine and the thud of the walking-beant told that tho ponderous drill at nwoll wis belng lowered into tha earth as fast us men working nightand day could sink the hole, Down below, the city flashed up at us its countless lights and shadows and faintly Nonted up tho hum of business and plunsure, It was a strangely beautiful night for a story of off. John spoke at lost, slowly, and with ovident hesitation. “Yes, he sald, “there wore nine of us, -and Lm tho Inst one alive, It’s n queer thing, and It makes nie feel strangely; perhaps more go now that pour ‘Tom Is—is—,”" Ile coull't bring himself to any the word; he coulda’t ‘say that Ils friend was dead. With an effort he continued: _ “You doubtless know that Twas fi.tho army durlug the late War, 1 saw somoprotty tough fighting, too, and atter Shiloh 1 wis mado captali, and at the same tine ‘Tom Bailey, who was In the same company, was promoted ton Hautonaney for bravery. Lo deserved it, too, for there never was n better. or braver boy: 4 tritle: reckless, you might say, but brave ‘and ‘generous ton fault, At tho close of the War we went home together, and with us went what was loft of the com- pany, ‘There wasn't much, to: bo'sure, for- we hag done some terrible fighting, and many of the boys had. gone dows through: the valley of the shadow, . Like the reat of the returned —soldlors, , wet. went. .Into the oll country, which was > Justithen turning the hends -o he -penble,: and: atter knocking sround a while and Josiny what noney we had wo annie? to, Aba the buslness of shooting wells.¢ fomeand: I" went into the business fur. onraelyes, and soon hired four of tho men who liad been In our company and a friend of mine, who had been wealthy but was ‘broke,’ fe avork for us, ‘Two fishermen came alung that: we had known before, and we enguged them. ‘That nitidy nine of ts, and we used to live In one roun and do atl our own cooking, for women Were searce In the oll country at that thie, Everything went along Hngly and we mado money hand ayer fist, Old Col, Roberts hadn't fot the monopoly of tho nitro-glycer= ing business thon, and way nan could engage 4 It who cared to.ran the risk. “Our crowd was oxtremoly fortunate at first, and wo. were beginning . tw. feel: that: ultro-glyceyine wasn't such: 9 tereibio. thing Ub some persons mado out, “Well, wa worked . Along uboul six months without au accident, “When one day onu.of our mein was Kllies whil taking vcore fram 6 wagon. ccc ite KAO us considerable of 1 shock, put ao iald- the bingy. on-.the man's: careless and. worked on ng usual. Within aan tt iy is ars chrEs Jnore of our wn ware blown to fyazuienta at the sume tue: through pura -reeklpaneas, None ot these mon drank Haar to 6. CEES 3! so you couldn't attribute thelr death to In- toxication. ‘he rest of us Wena mighty caro- ful after that, and only staid In the basiness pecans we could we 8 money faster than: wt anything else,” ‘Wo didn’t have any nore nacldguts a doing ‘business fc Tee a SAWhon the bert Company napolistic eon! i the tor : iy of our crowd: the remo Ve veetg Wont, onawite work Soy them. ailugly for some time, but al last three of the crowd had some trouble, real or faucied, with tho Company, and the result was that the men quit entirely and went to moonlighting shooting weils at night In defiance of the Jaw giving the Roberts Company the monop- oly, Moonlightlug is just about twice as dangerous as torpedoing In the lawful way, Is, forahodoes not look over 7 Mf {ing lmpracticable habbles, and it wasu’t long before those three foltuyy were blown skyward, [wasn’t a bit ne prised, for when aman gets down so low » go Into thoonlighting when he can tay > wood wages aba legithunte bualness, 1 Tat urally look to seo his death announeed be fore n irene while In the papers, “Well, that Jet. dust two—Tom Balloy 9 id I—of tho original nine that went Into business only a few years nga. One hy ong our boys hive dropped of until to-day | helped to bury what remalied of poor Tom, Poor oli boy. LT know It wasn't his fault, for he was the most careful man Lever say, ‘There were nine of ts when we atarted—ai} banded togethor to work for one anuther's interests—and now thoy are all gone but m and Cam—the—Iast—of ning’? i Ills unsmoked clgar slipped trom nerveless fingers and fell to the ground, trembled violently, ns with the NEU, iy less horror and fear looking out of into vacancy, : ° “John,” sald I, gently touching his ap “come Into the house; It Is ehiliy out her “Yes, yes, leb us zo in, But stay—[—rey ° —sostringely. 1 never thought of It hefore but If—my wife—should—showld sve mo asf sau Fon Batley to-day tt would—it wouti. would Kill her}? and the. strong man sank, Into n chair, complotely overpowored with the ait) thought Kuslness ealted me away from Brndtorg and tio oll country the next day, and Taig not return for some weeks, ilnying bustnesg at Smethport, tho county-sunt “of: McKeny County, I passwd through that village ang started for Bradford by Way of the Lraltord : Bordell & Kinzun Raltivay. When withing: few iniles of Bradford an neeident happe to tha locomotive, whieh would tlelay the train several hours, Bomy ANxIong to reteh tho city ns soon 2s Dossibte, four of the passengers, Ineludin; tnysele started over the mountains. afoot, hoping ts reach our destination by 8 o'clock in the af. ternoon, We walked along quite. briskly, and while Follow it the Tides ‘of & mountal were hailed by a volco which I recognized sy belonging to the torpedo superintentant, har. Ing In charge the district adjolning that of Jolin McWilliams, . “ Hallo! cone ovor here!” the man shoot ea Accompanying his words.with emphaty ures, Curlously wondering what Stmolley cout want, we wont toward hin. Two or three mon wera leaning against the stumpof fi tres and merely nodded ng we approached. Snob Iny was searching on the ground for some thing atsome distance from is compantone: “Whal's the trouble, Smollay 2”? anit os [, spoke tho glycerine man ralsed a paineg looking faco‘and mutely pointed Its finger iq the direction of-the men around the stun 1 looked and saw a strange sight. ‘Thy wreck of an oll derrick and its machin Iny scattered over the ground In sin pieces. In an instant It all came to me~ there had been an explosion of nitro-glycer ine. ‘Tho derrick had beeng blown to atoms and seattered far and wides the ponderous bull-wheely wore dismantled and broken inte a thousand fraginents, On every hand way ruin such as. only nitro-glycerine can pro ‘duce, ‘The thought eame, was anybody hurt? I gtaneed inquiringty at the three men, Ono of thom poluted silently ats siiull baking-powder box lying at thelr fest, Istepped forward, Coa “ “ My God! Johin—Joln McWilliams! and. T would have fallen had not one of the meq Supported ine. Vhe Inst of nine! I stood nnd looked dow into a little wooden box Milled with ghastly flesh and bloat and bones—all that was nor tilot noble-hearted John MoWilliams, 4 side of the head and face remained ng noble and handsome asin Ife, but what remalnat of the body could have been placed. Ina ten quart pail. Smollny cam and leaned his arm against my shaquider in sllent Sympathy, “Tow did it happon, Smollay?” ‘This atter : a long period of silence. . “The well mnde a heavy flow of gas and oilas John was lowerlnz the torpedo, and whon the shell came to the top-of the hole John stood there and caught it in his hands and as he turned.to take the thing away it exploded fu his hands with the result you sec. ‘There never was a more careful man than Jolin.” : For years and years John MeWillinuts had Jaughed at nitro-glycerine, and had toyed with it os with a shackled monster, but at Just the monster, walting patiently for years, had spring upon him and avenged its wrongs, Sorrowfully we lifted the little box and carried It homewards. Along the mountain ridge we moved, a melancholy pro cession, nud wheit on the summit of Mount Raub we rested and looked down on the clus tered buildings of Bradford... In the glory ot e afternoon sun even .Bradford’s homely buildings wore beautiful, tho city presenting the very picture of the loveliness of Ilfe, whily over and: beyond the hills, looking down in silent Rrandeur wero voiculess wie negses of God’s inmortality, 2 Ono of the passengers who had come with ine from the train prodtced n powerful fleld pines. Almost mechanteally L turned and looked at John (SfoWililams’ hillside home, Adoor was standing wide open anda lace curtain streamed idly from a window, ° In through the open door. I could sco the ter table sot and walting.’ On te Jawn 9 hand soine, graceful woman.romped with two children, frequently..shading her eyes with hor hands and looking dow the. street to and earnestly, {t was Mrs, McWilliams, she was waiting and watching for the loving husband and father. who would come nob again on this earth, never, nevermore, Slowly tho sun crept behind tha westera hills, and with aching. hearts we took up our burden again and prepared to descend Into tho city, iny brain ringing with the wurdsot fis ill-fated J hat night many weeks befor i his oye : folan ou fora: “If my wife—should—should seems asl saw ‘Tom Bailey to-day it would-it Would—would kill her! BARBED WIRE, Sptclat Disvatch to The Chicago Tribune, Quixoy, IL, July.8—Several suits hart been commenced here for the collection of notes glyen under peculiar elrcumstances by farmers, It js alleged that cortaln agents of companies manufacturing barbed wire cams Into this county during Jast winter, ani, Tecting one sultable man. in cach townalilp, they made him the sole agent for the wire [1 that township, on condition that he would buy of tho agent a quantity of wird forwhilch . iitmost eases the price was $150, pald Ina note with property statement. It {s aald that the $150 purchase was mate in all cases ata valuation undorstood to be much above the market value, but that all further purehn by the agent were to bo at half-pricy. ‘The, ninnufacturers’ profits were to by on the first” solo, ant those of the agents on sue: ceeding sales, But there have never’ been any. succeeding sales, und. cor, acauently tho makers of tho. notes : be . Nove themselves to have been: defrauded and circumvented. - The notes. have all, been discounted at banka, and have since fallen dus, ‘Tho sulferors are nbout to! unite In the defensy azalnst one of them ag a test, Sor oral Inwyers have exp i thal ‘while tere may have been a substantl ‘swindle practiced m the matter, thore wasne ‘legal fraud or circumvention, and probably no remedy, . 2 ———————_ 5°. RESIGNATION. OF TEACHERS. Apecyal Dispateh 10:'The Chicago. Tyibune. “IspraNnarous, “Ind, “July “8—Severt) ‘Weeks ago tharo was trouble in tho Faculty af the State Normal School, located at Terre Haute, five of the teachers taking excoptions to the management of tha President, Geork? P, Brown, Thoy memorallzod tho Board of ‘Trustees, Intimating that a change would be necagsary,: ‘he Bourd replied in a way that ‘was not encouraging to the recalcltrants, 1 dicating that it they could not codperate hat moniously with the’ President It “would 6 ‘advisable to tender thelr resignations, ‘This they did ond at a mecting of Rie Boned eld Hf to-day thelr resignations were 8° cepted, ‘The teachurs. {Include “sory, of the eat See, ae eer uy |» hs! Bon o¢ Mr, Urownr ads his roudness for Hi THE ASSASINATION, ope ru #3 cs Pilck had made Faas Wi all. the rest of bt ‘gouutry nen, tor a feat! ere Bue his joy! ia furs wadtivad; and he comes before you w-day +) ® werry ahow and 4 sad busrt, . ee is JARS 4: GA It aate’ at at hia post}. Wo never kao “fno band graspod tha ols, wip oar 28 en, tho ‘Angers tigbtoned tn -Ppln‘a holplest Anil tho yood ship quivered all tier beatae alons: ia wi r ny “iced of taunacens Ber tnamnss |. Tn clamérous revolt—-no suukan rouk¢.: to die jt . Douth's : Maduces ot th's own: grundgur: dared 10 Avpltitul fool bas worked tho Btate tpi wronr- Not with tho waves alono—with robol’s hate. Wits'triend's divtruvetuo bation, ‘Slowly ee* Qur contidence in bim who stcerod us on. Danger, that found him faithful crowns ‘The shipot Btato sails ed but of horcrow bia ql \ Who well might take the blu, be being yone2 J