Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 26, 1881, Page 6

. the following day, and came on to Toronto, Ly} THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: MONDAY SEPTEMBER 26, telegraphed to Secretary Binine to bo presented Ata propor time to Mrs. Garileld, Outaf respect tothe memory of the dead Presidont the club adjourned until Wedues- ‘woxl, at hall-past 4 o’cloc! IN GENERAT, DUTTER suuT UP. To the Eilitor af The Chteugo Tribune. Cineago, Sept. 2L—Will you ba kind enough to give me the following informa: tion: ‘The police ofteers hava been around by order of thy Mayor, notifying saloons to close Monday from 6am. to 6 p,m Is it necessary for aman to puta padiock on his door, or simply pull down curtains in front, andenrry on busfiess? By dotng the Intter would that be a disrespect to our President? Is this an order of the Mayor, or shiuply a re- quest? Whatare people going to do that eat in restaurants ff they ara kept closed? White all, business-men wish te respect that day, It seems hard that while ho closes, his nelghbor's back-dour Is open anda ftourlsh- dng bushiess going ow on the hnslde. the hotels, for instance, will they clos What ean be done ton person for doing bus ness on Monday, provided hie closes lis doors: and pulls curtains down, but carries on bust ess on the fnside? A Scnsent [The writer is prestanptively a slooukeep- er, ‘The Mayor lias ho power to order [iin to clove today, Butit would seem emlnent- Jy proper to heed the requ the Mayor, the suggestions of the Governor and” the Tresident, the resolution of the Saloonk ers’ Association, and the general desire of the connammnity by dectining to sell fatty Hae wor on fix premises during tho business hours of Monday, As for restaurants and hotels, [tis not expected they will close any inore than it ts that the st aus Will step Tunilnis, What Inbur they do is necessary work. THE SINGING. There were about vighty or ninety at the rehearsal of the chorus for the renditlon of he the hymn to be sung st the memorial serve ees today. ‘The sololsts are Dr, ©. 'T. Barn and, Dupree, Prof. Walter C. Lyman will read the prolog, ‘Lhe Just rehearsal will be this morning at) o'clock sharp at North Side ‘Tarner-lall itis destrous all Intending to take part will ba with us. BERGL, MASON—A_ FATSENOOD CONTILA: DICTED. A clipping was printed In Vie Truex yesterday. Which was taken from the st onli flepurtiticarn, purporting to give an account of the Ife of Si ni. Mason, who shot at Guitern. ‘The article in question stated that Mason was sailing under an alings, that. he served in the Rebel army, and that he was Ascamp on general principles. Ag old ary comrade now on-duty at Gen, Sherldan’s hendquarters refutes these statements, and shows tht they must have arisen in nialles or dnistuken identity. From ils | own knowledge he ts prepared fo say — that Sergt. Mason’ was born fn Fredericksburg, Vay in 1 his parents stilt living there, When the War broke out he enlisted in an Ohle reaiment, serving for four years, Lelnyg severely shot in the left shoulder In ‘Yennes- see Hewas with Gen. Garileld atChickamun- a, sid was always aq great adilrer of the dead President. In 1860 he enllsted in the Twelfth United States infantry, and was hone ovably discharged in Callfornin in 1800, He soon after reiniisted in Battery B, Second Artillery, and wis made a Sergennt soon att er joining the battery, As to his salling une der an alias, his comrade says that Mason was married to a cousin of the same nae by aclergyman who Was ft cousin and of the same name, while wt his wedding werd twee ty-Tour guests,all bearing,the name of Mason, He attended the post school at Washingto ousidered an intensely patriotle nious ni, Itis stated of thn raved the common sole dlers for thelr frequent griunblings against. the Government, and was devoted to hiy su: perlors and to his country. The attack In the St. Louls paper was evidently caused by nmisconcention, as.all the facts here stuted. are susceptible of easy proof, BINGING SOCIETY FREIA met at thelr roous yesterday morning and Agreed to turn out {no body today, and will wenr the society badge. sultubly draped. They also agreed {o join Sven Society In me anorial serviees In the ntternoon at? o'elocl, at the corner of Chicago avenue and Larra- bev street, the exereises to consist of brief ad+ dresses and cholee yoen! and instrumental selvetions. Among the pieees of music to ho tendered will be nw funeral mareh by the Scandinavian Band, written by lrof, ir. Moo for the oceuslin. ‘The following, among other resolutions, was adopted: Resolved, ‘That wo suggest that a memorial fostival be beld ut an enrly date by the musical and oratorlen] talent of the elty, tho procecds of which shoud form a nucleus tor & monument attosting the love of the Amvrican people for tho depiried laborer, student, soldier, states> iin, President, and humanitariun, James A. Garticld, and that we hereby exprers our reade Jucsa, should such it fest bo devtted upon, to contrifute our tite to tho su noble and, in our judgment, eminently bettting attestation of our ndm@iration for the grand hero, CANADA. MARVIN TUE BIGAMIST. Bpeciat Disvateh to The Chteaga Tribune, ‘Tonoxto, Sept. 24—Thomas A. Marvin, tha man who some thie ago married the Richmond (Va.) young Indy, deserted her sof such a haga bad record. During hts brief stay here he tried to fnduve a respectable young Indy of this elty to become his wife, ‘Lhe publica- tion In the elty payers of his adyentures In Ttiehmond, combined with some doubtful finmelal transactions, Induced hin te leave Without paying his hotel bil. 1s real anins is said tu be Arthur Merritt, and he 1s a pro- fessional forzer and Ligamist. Durlng the Just.ien years he fs known to have married and ‘deserted eleven wome: OUTWITTING TIE SCALPERS, Spect3t Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Hamitsvos, Sept. 25—The Grent Western Tallway Company appears to lave got Bhead of the “senlpers’? ‘The exeursion Uckets that they issue do not bear the name of the station from which they were issued, but the pluce is indleated by a number, the key to witlch Is In the possession of the con- ductor only, 0 STRIKING ‘TAILORS, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Kixusroy, Sept. 25,—'The tallors here wont onn strike and are out yet. ‘Those who have been at work by the. week want plece work, aud those having the Intter demand extra rates, which will give them $2 or $d more thin they now have, HOMELESS CHILDREN: Bpeclal Dispatch to The Chicavo. Tribune, Tonono, Sept. 2—A cable dispatch says Arrangements lave been made In Caunda to recelye 500 homeless Catholic children from London and 200 from Liverpyol, he Do- jninton Gavermment are to forward the chil- dren tree of charge A PECULATING LETTER-CARRIER, Apectat Disvateh to The Chicuga Tridune, “HAmivros, Sept, 25—James Roberts, a dnall-earrler on one of the steamers plying between Colllugwood and Sault Ste, Mare, hus been arrested here for stealing letters trom the bags In his charge. rr Ss. Special Disvater to The Chicago Tribune, Orrawa, Sept. 23.—Sir Leonard Tilley has been elected a corresponding member of tho American Geographical Society, It is announced that stops have been taken to form another gigantic land company in the Northwest, ‘Lhe amount of land to bo nequlred ts 2,000,000 neres, one-half to ba ob- tatued trom the syndicate and the other from the Governinent, ., Fiveal Diapatch to The Chicago Tribune. Touoxro, Sept. 25.—The frish Canadian bays: It anatlers yery title te the munses who fs Governor-General, whether he js a heathen or a dew, or whether there is a Gove ernor-General nt all ar not, Such expensive Beurcheads have ceased to carry any weight in this conutry, no matter where they came from or what the ty profess,” Npectat Dispatch tw ‘The Chicago Tribune, Orrawa, Sept. 25.—The demand, for shane tymen ts so great that wages hero ad vanced $3, A Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, QurEnec, Sept. 4.—The Grand Trunk Rall- way of Canada have erected extensive sheds at South Quebce tor the accommodation of cattle awuiling shipment tu England, Suvciut IMavaten to The Chicago Tribune, Loxpos, Sept. 24.—William Jit, an Amer- feats Ladin, was fined 835 for giving whisky to the Indians on the Oneida ‘Reserve who Were aftenulng a wedding party, WASILINGTON. President Arthur Attended Episcopal Service in the Capital Yesterday, Precedents of Cabinet Changes by Former Accidental Presidents. Numerous Instanees of Roton« tion ns Well as of Dismissal. Tho Star-Route Swindlers to Be Vigor- ously Proseouted by tho Now Rogime, CABINET CIANGES. WHAT VICEPRESIDENTS HAVE DONE IN FORMER TIMES, Spretat Disputch to The Chicaoo Tribune. Wasitnoton, D, G,, Sept. 25.—In view of Anttelpated changes fn the Cabinet the rec ords Inte been searched for precedents, with the following result: WH the exception of the TPostinust peral, the members of the Cabinet hold during the pleasure of the Pres- Adent.: ‘The Postmaster-General hing a definit term. ‘fly provision fy “that the term of the Postunster-General shall be for and dur- {ng the tern of the President: by whom he ts, Appointed, and tor ong month thereafter un- Jess sooner removed,” In that office, there- fore, & vacuney Will exist on and after the 20th of October, which will be filled by Pres- ident Arthur at his pleasure, Juv regard to the OFNER NEADS OF DEPARTMENTS: the precedents are us follows: President Jturrison died ons month after his in fuguration, Mr. ‘Tyler, who stteceeded him oon April 4, 181, made no Immediate changes, although » - Ing, tho Secretary of the tel 5 Mr, Roger, of North Caroling, Secretary of the Navy; Frank Granger, the Postninster- General, tnd Mr, Crittenden, of Kentucky, the Alttornvy-Goneral, retired the following September, or tive months after President ‘Tyler's succession, Mr, Bell, of ‘ennessee, tho Secretary of War, retired one month Inter, In October, 1841, Daniel Webster re- imained Sveretary of State until May, 1845, not having resigned with his) associates who were dissatisiied with. Prestdent ‘Tyler's pollticnl course, aud was suceeeded by Le- Gare, OF South Carolina, who died the next month, John Nelson acted as Seeretary for ayearafter that, and wagsuececded In Mare Ist, by Mr. Cuthoun, tn the ‘Treasury 1) vartuent, Walter Forward, of Pennsylyania, dolut C. Spencer, of New ¥ ork, and George M. Bibb, of Kentucky were each in turn Secretary of the ‘Treasury after Ewing, In the War Departihent Jolin C. Spencer. suceeedet Mr Bell, an when Mr. Spencer was trausferred to the Treasury Department, James M, Por- ter, of Pennsylvania, was appointed, and. rojected by the Senate, ‘Then came William Wilkins, of Pennaylyanta, whos Udur= ing the remainder of Prestd nt Tyler's tern Postunste eral Granger was succeed by CoA, Wickilife, of Kentucky, and he Mr. Legare, of South Carolina, who died in HH. Mr. Nelson, of Maryland, then became Postmaster-General, WHEN GUN, TAYLOR DIED, July 9, 1850, 0 ihe and four months after In- nuguration, Millird Fillmore, who became President, changed bisCablniet at once, Mr. Clayton, of Delaware, Secretary of Stati Was sttcecededl July 20 by Daniel Wel ster, who Wed Jn 1882, and was in his turn succeeded by Edd ward Everett, Seeretary-of-the-lreasury Meredith, of Pennsylvania, was succeeded by Corwin, of Ohto. Mf, Crawford, ot Georgia, retired from the War Departuient, and Gen, Seott acted ns Secretary of War ad interim until the appointment of Conrad, of Louisinna, in August, 1:50, Mr. Preston, of Virginia, gave plive to Mr. Graham, of North Carolina. My. Collamer, of Vermont, was succeeded by XN, RK. Hall, Mr. Fulmare’s former fay partner, who was subsequently appolnted to a United States Judge P. Roverdy Johnson transferred the portfollo of the Attorney-Genoral to the hands of Mr. Crittenden, of Kentueky. All these changes were tuade July 20, 1650, 0 fow ays aft Mr. Millmore’s’ aceesston to the Preside Mr. Ewing, who was Presilent Taylor's retary of the Interlor, remained wntil tember, 1850, and then gave place to Stuart, of Virginta, WHEN PRESIDEN TANCOLN WAS ASSASI- NATED, and Andrew Johnson sueceeded to the Pres- ideney, the Cabinet was not changed. Seward remalned Seeretury of State, Mr MeCutloeh us Secretary of the ‘Trensury, Gideon Welles Secretary of the Navy, anc Sueed, of Kentucky, Attorney-General, wnitil he reslaned und was suveeded by Stanberry, of Oblo. Harlan was Secretary of the Inte: rior, On Lincoln's death Mr, Browning, of Milnals, took fis place, but did not reniain Mr, Stanton was Secretary of War, and there was no diMicntty until August, 1867, when President Jolnson suspended hin, and Gen, Grant acted as Secretary ad interim. ‘. Stanton was relnstated by order of the Sen+ atu in danuary, 186s, and in February was re- moved by the Presilont. ‘The Senate refused to eonetir tn the removal, and President Johnson was hupeached, ft was only after the fallure to convict that Mr Stanton re- slened, and Gen. Schofleld succeeded him, President Arthur will, therefore, find pree- edents as to achange of Cabinet or the re tention of hls predecessor's advisers on both sides, TIIE PRESIDENT. NI8 FAVORIT cuunci, Special Duupatch ta the Chicago Tribune, Wasninaton, D. C., Sept, 23.—The Presl- dent has passed a very quiet Sunday, ‘This morning he attended church at St. John’s Protestant Episcopal Church, which 1s tho oldest society of that denomination In Wash- ington, ‘The ehureh is on I street, and isn atucco structure which faces the White House. Vhe President will probably attend this chureh regularly, as his wife before her anarringy was & comnitunicant of it, and her tather, Commodore Hernden, attended there when the President married Miss Herndon, ‘Tho then rector of the ehureh went on to New York to perform the ceremony, a -Thy President is very nnxiona to go to Now York, a8 some Sinportant. private busi ness needs tis attention, he goes, how. ever, it will probably be within the next two ay three days. | He prefers not to be In New Yorks noxt week, because the State Conven- ton ts to be held there then. Hs connection with the pallies of the Stato having been so close, ind havlig been only formally severed by his recent resignation ad Chairman of the State Commulttes, itis his earnest. wish to provent all possibly inisinterpretation of any visit, It muy be, therefore, that the President will remain in Washington until ufter the called session shall have ended. HAS NO MALARIAL SYMPTOMS, ‘to the Western Associated Press, Wasnixarox, DC, Sept. 25—Tho atate- ment published fy an evening paper yester- day that President Arthur was sufluring from age la antrne. Mig health Ia good, though souewhat affected by the nervous strain of the past three months, Ho has no malarial symptoms, STAR ROUTES, TUE TRIALS TO DE PUSHED, Bsectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Wasuinaron, D, ,, Sept, 25,—About two weeks before President Garfield was shot he told the Postmnster-Genoral and the At torney-General that hu wanted the star-route cosy pushed to prosecution at the earliest moment. It Is now understood that Pres- ident Arthur proposes to followhis predeces- sor In this respect, 1t is hls purpose to have the Investigutlon continuo without delay and the prosectition begin at the cusllest moment that the preparation of the caso will allow, Col, George Biss Is now hard at work, ond will remain in Washington until the return of the = Altorney-General and the Vostmuster-General from Cleveland, dt fs necessary for Col. Bliss to see these wen- tlemen before his return. Lhey- understaua that the work they begun will be continued as Vixorously as over, and it is believed that if elther or buth gentlemen should retire from the Cubluee they would by requested not to do so untll they linve completed theit part of the furnishing ot evidence and prep- tration of tho eases, An impression exists that Col, Bliss was called Into the case on ac~ cont of his intiviate personal and polltfenl relations with Gen, Arditn Chis bupresstan arose beennse Col, Bilss was appointed only n few days before Garfeld died. Tho fact I, however, the Attorney-General was seriously considering the advantages which the Goy- ernment would obtain If Col. Bliss were ap. paluitert tu tho prosecution before Gen, Gar ivtd was shot, TIE SENATE THE DEMOCRATS WILL ONGANIZE IT: Wasitnotoy, D, C., Sept. 2.—1t appears fo be conceded hora that the Democrats will exercise thelr power to organize tha Senate, Including the Secretaryship, and no attempt will be made by the Republicans seriously to dlgpute ft, because It will avoid the ocengton ofany dispiite tn regard to the Republlean nomtnations for Sucretary nnd Serjeunt-nt- Aris, Gorham and Riddelberger, who. it is sid, could not recelye the full Republican vote tn any avent. ‘There is 1 very previts tent rumor that, Gorham {sto be appointed Publle Printer in place of Defrees, RAILROADS. ELUCIDATING ‘THE FUEL QUES- TION. General Manager Haupt, of the Northern Palle Kailway Company, fins issued the fol lowing elreular regarding the transportation of fuel and stpptles for settlers md others along the line of his rond: St, Patr, Min, Sept. 22, 18831,—To correct er- roneous Impressions, the tndersigned desires ta stile that so fur from being indisposed to ae= commodnte settlers and others, the munagement of the Northern Paelfy Rattrond ts disposed to ao to the extreme uf carrying necessnry articles without any proiit whutever, rather thin permit sulferiug and ineonventency for want of thom, The fuel circular was not intended to convey the linpression that the company would not cars ry wood Yor scttiers, but to caution them to pros Vide in time, and not teave thelr winter supplies untll the stock of wood should be exhausted, und the rond biackuded, when It might be impos~ sible for thy company to respoud promptly to calls for rellef, As the forests become cleared the cost of wood, will nonually increase, and it ia wise, therefore, for settiurs to becone from year to year less des pendent upon tho rallroud bY planting trees and yy substituting coal, 4 ‘Trees, wood, ond con! will be carried at An average price, whlch pays only the cost of runs ning tratns, and contributes nothing to general and terminnl expense. Parties furnishing coat havo agreed to retall it at stations at wholesale prices, adding 7 conts iE ton tu cover wastuge and expunses, which Ig wircly sufficient. Half rates buve been fasued on stoves, unter fn assurance from the manufacturers that tho whole bonofit of the reduction should be given to the settlers, Iu reference to the constant complnint of ine sullicieney of curs to move the wheut crop, St is praper to stute that the ce oun of graln- card bus been nearly doubled since Inat season, bat that no reasonable amount of equipmont ho move fi one month the tonnnge which should be distributed over fours and, if such equipment wero provided, it would remain idle the balance of the veer, enuging a loss fur in exe ess of nil the protits uf the business. Patrons of the rod must not soxpect {inposal- bilities; ones paniiat bo furniebed to remove wheat us fasé os tt fs thrashed in the tNelds. ‘Thoy inust provide Rultuble pluces of storage. Every effort will be made tu avoid favoritism, and to treat abl with fulrness and lmpartiality, Tho rules in regard to moving not londed: iu the thine allowed, and to charge for denur- rage, are destined for the protection of ably themselves, that the crop may te movad wil the equipment on hand with the least aolay pose bie. H. Maurr, General Mamiger. A BAGGAGE TRANSFER now. Special Duvatch to The Chicago Tribune. Dunugue, Ia, Sept. 23,—A ease in which the owners of the omnibus Mnes are Interest- ed was decided yesterday by Railroad Com- missioner Woodrull, G..& ‘I, Van Hooser, of Cedor Falls, owners of the hotel} and om nibus line, have been shutout from the depot of tho Mllnols Central because of thelr neg lect to deliver passenger baggage to tho depot of the Burlington & Cedar Rapids Road, Baggage was lost, und the railroad company hud to bear tha loss, Van -Hooser refushyz to do so, ‘The latter complained to the Kailroudt Commisstoners, and the latter decided to favor tho road, ‘They say asthe lat- ter ts huld responsible for the loss of baggage In making the transfer, the company has un- doubtedly the right to protect itself by ex- cluding ‘transfer agents who cannot be trusted with tho safe delivery of baggage. ITEMS, ‘The Canadian Pacific Land Departinent will commence selling lands tomorrow. The price will bo $2.50 per nere, with $1.25 por nero rebate on all Iand cultivated and cropped in the first four years. No Innds will be sold. except to actual settlers dr persona binding themselves to cultlyate, Fitteen hundred applications to purchase, aggregating 730,000 acres, are already on file, Work on the Michigan and Indiana oxten- ston of tho Chleago & West Michigan Rond, trom West Buitalo to Laporte, Ind,, Is belug pushed with commenavle yigor, Work. men are now engaged in putting in Y's” and switches at the crossing of the Indinn- apolis, Peru & Chicago Road near Laporte, and itis now belleved that the road will ba in running order before snow files, 1t con- nects with some of the best roads in Indlana, and will be valuable property. Several now and important improvements have just been added to Stostker's Travel- ors’, Shippers’, and Malt Guide, ‘The ship- pers’ and express guldo for the State of Missourl and Dakota has been thoroughiy revised and contain all the Jatest extensions and changes. A new and complete edition for the Stato of Colorado has alsa been added, whieh will prove of grent assistance to shippers doing business with that, section of the country. “The guide for the State of Olito fs wiso Ueing revised, and will be ready inn few days, atter which the guide for the State of Indlana witt be thoroughly revised and corrected, ‘There hayo been no changes In time this week, which accounts for the fuct that ne corrected sheets have been dis- tributed, ‘The Indianapolis Journal says: “The strugale between the stock and bond holders of the Ohlo & Mississippi Rond on the one side, and the Baltimore & Ohtoon the other, for the control of the Ohin & Mississippi, Increases in bitterness, ‘The Baltimore & Ohio management acknowledges that the toss of it would place them tn bad shape as regards 0 Western outlet. ‘They would have thelr Chicago route intaet, but to the West direct: only the Cinchinatt, Indinnapolls, St. Louis & Chicago Rond would be loft as an outlet, Tho Bultimore & Olle peaple have become alarnicd within a few days at the prospect: of losing control of the Ohlu & Misalsaippl. ond.” They are endeavoring ta galn proxies, and have, it Is whispered, a preettn store for the opposition, by which as a lust resort they hope to succeed, —— RELIGIOUS, Bpeetal Disvatzh to Ths Chteago Tribune, MARSHALL Tows, In, Sopt.4.—This morn ing, after the usual hot spont in conference and prayer, the lowa Universalist Conyen- tion Hstened to tha report of the Vistting Committes to Lombard University, and edu cational addresses were delivered by Dr. Whity, Prealdont of the college, and by Prof, Conger, ‘This college, loented at Galesburg, 411, is the school of the denomfnation in the Northwest, and was reported to have doubled its attendance the present year, adding also Broatly Increased factlities In selentifle eabi- nets, new Ibrary-room, and 4 new boarding: hth Resolutions were ulso _ passed axe ressing surrow at tho National loss nn the | death |= of) President Gar- field and sympnt! the bereaved hi for familly; also “a rewution ondemiing the Hquor trate ana favoring he prohibltory muendinant to the Constitution; alse reso- Iutons favoring; the right of suffrage for Wamnen, ‘This afternoon a musa-moeting was held to consider missionary Interests, and this even tne scrion was preached by the Rey, EL. Brings, Waitrkwaten, Wis, Sept. 34—The com. mittee at the M. E. Conference on the Rev. McCormick's case of heresy reported. that he had communteated to them hls willingness to necede to the request of the conference that ho withdraw from the Chivel and uilne latry, Jt 1s generally considered that he gets ofensy, ‘Tho Rev. Bennett, ons of the fathers of the Church, preaclied tho annual conterence serman this afternoon, —— as GRAND LODGE OF ODD-FELLOWS. Cincinnati, O., Sept. 25.—Tho Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd-Fellows of the United States adjourned in this city last night, to meet next year ta Baltinwores Ma, fi MARINE NEWS. Departure Yesterday of Several Large Grain-Carriers for Lumber. Stato Strect Bridge Damaged in ® Collision with the Schoon- er Snuwyer. Around the Lakes—Acoldents—Arrivals and Dopartures—Dook and Other Notor. TOME GATIUERINGS. GRALN-OARRIENS GOING FOR LUMEN, ‘Tho continued jow groin frel¢hts have detor- mined many owners of lurge sailing- vessels m= ployed In that tradc,.to send thei eratt for lume her and salt. Several gtain-carticrs, notably tho ble three-and-nft; schooner Michigan, left yesterday uvenlny foray City and Bnst Sngl- naw for cargoes, ft Vellig nore profitable to go to those porta Nght, lond uinber thore for Lnke Erle ports, and thén go to [ullalo for cont for Chteago than to take grain frum here direut to Dutfale at tho ruinnits rates now offered by ehippora, It is very tikely that the river will bo cleat of vessels siiftuble for grabiecarrying by tho middie of tha week, Thero Is a good des mand for Vessels to entry both ore: and lumber, anil the majority of larger craft, especially anil, wit undoubtedly be transferred to these trades unless there 1aan immediate aud muterial ad= Vanco in grain freighte, DOCK AND OTHER NOTES, The reguiir weekly! wceting of tho Saflors’ ‘Union will be held tontorrow eventing, Tho tug Asa Ransom wasaguin tho victim of. firo yesterday, but tho damnye was trifling. ‘Tho tug Tarrant lost her-amoke-stack nour Thirty-third streot yestorday: by fouling with tho headyeur of a schooner, 4 Tho fino schooner ‘Chomns L. barkor, com= mandend by Capt, Atmnan 8, Fiteb, arrived in port. yesterday from Marquette with a cargo of iron, Among the big steant-barges now In port waite ing for ru, froights to go up (and itis likely they will have a tony walt) ary the Jobn 2. Lyon, Queen ot the West, Willaim Edwards, Occanica, and Chauncy Hurlbut. Karly. yesterday morning tho schoonor J, D. Sawyer, while being towed out, collided with State street bridge, injuring itso badly that it had to be closed to travel, The sehodner toast her Hunt geay: and jitboom, but was otherwlie uninjured, A yory swift current was running up the river at the thie, muklug it impusslbloto cuntrol the vessel, + + The Sailors’ Union will turn out in a body to- day, heuded by 0 brass band of sixteen picces, and take part In the funeral procession in honor of the memory of our boloved and lamented President Jumes A. Garfield. The mombers uro requested to assembie nt the hull, No. 1) West Tundoiph street, promptly at 10:30 o'clock this morning, from whonce they will march to tho plnce oF re ‘ous and bo assigned thelr vlucu in tho procession. . ‘ Late Suturday night tho echoonor Totegraph, in tow of tho tig MeCletlin, whilo going through tho north draw of Rush street bridge purted her Unes und run into the tittle steam-yacht Arrow, which was lying at the dock, cutting her Dearly jn two, Tho avelient was ono that 13 Ha- Die to hnpnen to any veasol, and the Captain ot the Mevlelian was in nowiso penponeiile a3 tho parting of the towelinca loft tho tug utterly powerless to check the schooner. AROUND THE LAKES, THE BTHAM-BARGE can tregial ON COLCHESTER Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. AMunnstnuna, Ont, Sept. 24~—The steam- barge Autolope, with three barges in tow, ran on Colchotser Rect this morning at2o'vlock. She ran on about two tongths of herself, breaking herrudder. The sen was running high at tha tino, and as sho wag pounding and stritning heavily thoy seuttled hor. Her bow Hes about fifteen fot farther on thin where tho dome and’ machinery of the tux Maytlower now lics, Tho Maytlower went on Juat two week before to tho hour, Onv of tho Antelopo’s barges also struck, The tug Jessie brought tho burycs bore: to- day, together with all the crews ond their effects. Tho Jcsslo will go to the Antelope atQo'clook with a steum-pumpand a lighter, She has 100 tons of coal for fuel, mostly on deck, which will be fightered, Tho Captain went to Detroit to got a tug to tow the barges to Ray City. The Antelope 's owned by Curtiss & Lind+ sity’, Of Bay City, ind duriug tho past four years has recolved $14,000 ta repuirs. She 1s engaged in the lumber business between Bay City und Butfalo. Sho is full of water, and it is thought abo rolled on tho = Maytower's —_atler or on the fron-ore = thrown = overboard by tho schooner ‘Gifford, aground thoro Inst week, Tho oflicers of tho Antclope say that thoy bad no knowlege of tho light bot gat tho reef, o8 it was thoro whon they went down tho take. {t is now eleven days since tho Ightship was taken in for repalra and nothing bas been put out to ropiaco her, ‘This is the second ucol- dent on the reef in thut time, Vessolmen should bear this fact in mind. A SOUTHWEST (GALE. Spectat Disputeh to The Chicago Tribune, Racin, Wis., Sept, 25.—The wind blew a gale from the’ southwest today. The squill struck aff Racine, muking a heavy sea, ‘The sehooners Maggle Thompson, waterlogged, and Mary Ey Couk, for Chicuyo, are wind-bound here, having rinin tor shelter, a8 also did the schooners Sparrow, for Waukegan, and Osawa, for heno- ann. The schooner Home Dury ts anchored outside with her mainist split. WIND-LOUND AT PORT COUNOINE, Spectat Dispatch ta. The Chicago Tribuns. Pour Connunye, Ont, Sept. 2.—The wind hns Leen blowing a guile down the lake since Inst night. but js moderating this ovening. The sehooner Millard Fillmore had to run in for sheltor, Tho schooners St. Luuls, Bum Cook, G. M. Neelon, M. Fillmore, and propclicra Europo and Gruno are Inying bere wind-bounl. — « ASHONB ON FIGUTING ISLAND, Spectat Dtapateh to The Catcagy Tribune, Annenscpung, Ont, Sept. “3.—Tho achooner Watter 1. Ondea rin on Fighting lalund, Just bo Jow Marnmy Judy Habt, just night at 8 o'clock, She was sulling up lunded with cont for Detroit, Bhe i4 out two feet Torwird. The tug Bob Hackutt cumo hero for n ligoter tontyht, HE LIME-KILNS CHOSEING, Sr cial Dispatch to Ths Chtcagn Twhunt. AmuenstaunG, Ont. Sept. 25—~The propeller Rochester called here today, bound up, to in- quire nbout the water on the Crossing, sho passed all right, followed by tho steum-bargo Graves with tho schoonor-Adatns, PORT OF CHICAGO, . AInUVALS. Btmr Grace Grummond, Suuth Haven, sundrics, Prop Michael Groh, Montague, Limber, Prop Colin Compbult, Ludington. lumber, Prop Skylark, Honton Tiurbur, sundries, Prob Moxsentur, Benton Harbor, wundzlos, Brop Misnurek, Marinette, towink, Prop City of Frament, Duluth, sundrios, Prop Huscobol, Mystitze, caring. Prop Lake Erlo, Collingwood, sun Prop G, Mickox, Muskegon, Jub Prop Alburt Super, Suskexon, luwhor, Hrop Now Era, Unind Mavens towlox, Brop B, BE. ‘Thompson, Prop James Fisk, Muttla, Prop Mulno, Suskexon, ay » Lurabure Buritlo, aundrics, 1d. iMlaue Crippen, Auniatee, lumber, Prop Montane, Buitata, sundries. Schr Minurva, Stuskugon, tinbor, Sehr Willlut Cirandy, dlarinotte, lumbor, Behe Henry Whitbeck, Marinette, lumbor, bel BB. ‘Kiarinaite, fumbur, dehr Hresiu, Grand dlaven, luniber. Rebr Muntucnue, Poulitigy, humber, Scie Aturt, Pewlitigy, hmbor, Belin Gulden 1 m che: Cy uy, Girand Maven, lumber. Schr Mary Amundu, Grund ilaven, luiabor, Behr ‘Tratarer, Grand Haven, Jumbor, ScheG. 8. Mugard, Humtalo, coal, Hehe W. TL. puntiim, Munlstow, bunibor, Hehe Hannning-iird: Suath Haven, cobble-stones, Hehe Kata Gillett, Marinotte, humber. whr 14, C. Albrecht, Muakoyon, lutuber, Schr ‘Thurmas L, Furker, Marguctt, iron-tre, . Rehr City of Grund ftupida, Urand Iuven, lumber, Hebed. A, Irish, (rand Haven, lumbor, Bete Cabo Horn, Suskgxon, luiubar. Sche fousy Simmons, Muskoxon, lumber. Sehr. % A. Bironach, Munkexott 1 Sent Witiinia pturver, Suvkucon: chr Amurican Unluu, Sonouit AGEUAL BAILINGS, K 2 Brie, iad bu corn snd sundries, ob City of ravers, ‘Sayers Clty, sundeios, Schr Rule Gardner, hay City, Wabi . Ee henctenener ch i br Liable Nag, Kacanabe, lh & Prop duiuvs Pek drs Huato, S400 bu corm and aun averag Bay, light, iynt, Nahe. e van Hopurs. ‘apo Vincent, 22,000 bu corn, ida tolit, Chouoymen, Habe. oH, Stockbridue, Muskozow, Nght, BORE ieato you Masteaonsinahts chr Kate Lycu, Muskeuon, Belir Ada bMudarae Chebyuit ht, M te mer es, ‘ id, Alanlstoo, 0 bu: = Grand Haven, iishi, at ave Rene Waal Oedun Chet Prop Main jufttown, sino: Bend, Vo ‘aylor, Marinette. lgbt, 4 Eee irutonAsticutute tah Schr C. LaJotinston, Manist OTHER LAKE PORTS. PORT HURON, ©: Spectal Dispatch to The Onicago Tribune, Pont Hunon, Mivb,, Sept. 25-030 p, m— Pussod up—Propellers Conomalkh, Columbia, Cumborland, Forest City and consort, Alnsxa and consort, Oscar Townsend, Isaue Muy and consorts, Garden Clty and barges, David W. ‘Bust and eongortys schoouess Goorse bt. Cosa, chr Urest Bebr Ottaway Grand i J.B. Curd, nnd Hartford; tugs Johnson and Larges, Muste and barges; atcamor Saginaw, Vown—Propellers Conestoga, Arizonit, Bt. Laule, City of Concord, Missouri and burges, He D, Cottinbury with schooner 8, f.. Danforth, City of Chicago and consort, 8. 1D. Caldwell and Michigan and barges, Willian Cowie and Chamberiain and consort; sohvoners Campbell, B. Fvertolgbt tug A. J. Smith wtrieoRs Steainar Pearl, nd woat, Nght. Wenttior Ane, ; RSCANANA, Speetat Dispatch to The Chleago Tridune. , RAGANANA, Mich, Bept, 24.—Arivedt—Steamer i City. of Now York: schooners Pomeroy, L. Hane Wa, North Stor, Three Brothers, SMoontight, and Denarted—Bteamer W. 1, Brown: schooners Guido Pister, Joh Schuette, and Zach Clund- for, ‘Tho wint-hound fleet ts all gono except the propelier J, H. Farwell and consort. “MARQUETTE. Speetal Dispatch to The Chicaw Tribunes MARQUETTE, Miri. Sept, 2.—Passed up—Pro- pellers Indin and Joseph t. Hurd, Down—Steamer City of Cleveland aud pro- pellor Peorlesa, Arrived—Propellor N. K, Fairbanks schoon- tke £8. Mixer, 8. He Kimball, Ad. Rodgore,and |. N. Foster. urcd—Propollor E. 1, Maloy schooners A. Bradtey, F. Brown, and Minatat State. EVELAND, Aoeetat Dispatch to 2he Chteagn Tribune. CLEVELAND, Oy Sept. 24,—Clonred for Chteago —Vropeller Rochester, merehundies propeller Good Et, ight; sehooners Our Son, Selkirk, and Guorgo Murray, coal. RIUE, « Spectat Dienatch ta The Chteaan Tribune, ‘ Ene, Pa., Sept. 24.—Entereidl—Propellor Phiin- delphia, from Chicago, yrain aud werchandise. $$$. CASUALTIES. THE QUINCY TORNADO. Spectat Dispatch to The Chiccoo Tribunes- Quincy, IIL, Sept. 25.—Additional to the personal casualties by tho tornado here al- ready reported, Bernard Binig has slice ber found and carricd to the hospital, suffering: trom fntal injuries by being blewn from tho roof of St. dosopti’s Churelt, in the northern part of the city. A little girl named Mary Klenke, who was employed i Jlarrls' tobaeeo factory factory, had both legs broken, and Alonzo Wilson, who was thought not to be dangerots, Is uxpected to | die, his injuries being Internal, Later and closer estimates place the damuge to prop: erty nt $100,000, though the loss on stocks uf goods fn bulfilings wholly or partinily un- roofed will probably inerenso these figures, The hes being wrecked weat of here, no news can be had of the supposed track of the storm in Missourl. Engst of here the track of the storm has beon vory indefinitly traced, and the only damage reported from that di- rection {s the partial destruction of the now schuol building at Conlsburg, sixteen mites oub on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad. —_ TURE AY A FIRE. d Sr. Louis, Mo., Sept, 25.—The picture-frame facory of Philip Seulz, on Bremen avenue, between Second street and the river bank, burned this afternoon, ‘Lhe toss is. small, but by the falling of one of the walls of the building John Stockey, one of the Assistant Chiefs of the Fire Department, had lis leg broken and reculved several severe bruises, Henry Kemper, fireman of Engino No. 8, received four severe scalp wounds, and was serfously Injured internally, and a man named John Hawkins was so sovercly crushed that he will die. MINER DROWNED. Spectat Dispatch to The.Chicago Tribune, Srnearon, Lt, Sept, 2.—A miner by the name of Renders, working in the employ of the Chicaga, Wilmington & Vermillion Coal, Company at thelr No, 1 shaft, was drowned this morning in the roum in the ming in which he was.working, He was subject to Hits, and It is supposed that while having one he hud fallen over with hls faco into a small pool of water and was drowned. ‘The arohur's: Jury returned thelr verdict as above, INSTANTLY KILLED. TLouisvirin, Ky., Sept. 25—A Madison special says James Whedon, a young annar- ried man, son of Marshal Whedon, of this elty, was Instantly killed by an accident on the Jeffersonville, Mudison & Indianapolis Road at Columbus, Ind, at 5 o'clock this morning. Hts uncles, Conductors William, dotn, and Americts Whedon, accompany that remaing to Madtson tor Interment to- nurrow hoon, Deceased commenced rall- roading Inat Tucstay, OBITUARY. THE HON, J. V.. DANIELS, Apeciat Dupateh to The Chteago Tribune, Rocnesten, Minn., Sept. 25.—Tha Hon. J. V. Daniels died suddenly at 1 o'clock this Mhorning of neuralgia of the heart, nged 73 years. Mr. Daniels was one of tho State del- erates to the Natfonal Convention that noml- nated the Inte President. He has held many promiuent positions in the State, and was Mghly respected. His funeral will take Monday at 3 o’cluck, AARON LIVINGSTON, Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Trdune, Broosuxaron, Lt, Supt, 2.—Aaroin Lty- Ingston, ® wealthy and respected Hobrew eltizen of Bloomington, died this morning of dropsy, aged 45 yenrs, Ie was a bachelor and Wurth $100,000 to’ $200,000, and died in- testate, AMUSEMENTS. GERMAN TITEA'TRE, TR. Kneisel’s neweomedy, * Dio Kuckucks” (Tho Cuckoo), was performed lust evening at MeVickor’s by Colliner & Isenstein’s German comedy company and was quite favorably recelyed, Mr. Knelsel Is one of tho most successful of German comedy writ- ors, and this Inst production is one of his very best. ‘The characters aro well drawn, tho action rapid, and tho diniog well written, and tho Iiumorous und emotional are blended inahappy manner, It is oneof the best modern comedies Intely brought out. ‘The performances as a whole was a good one, the principal characters being In effl- cient hands, ‘The threo leading parta wero klven to new people who have just been tm- ported fron Germany, aud the success of the vorformunee fs suiliclent proof that they are exelent dequisitions, for the principal work Tested Upon thelr shoulders, Miss Anna Hagen, the leading Juventie lady, made « ta- yorable iinpression dn the part ‘of Katchen. She looked hardly. young enongh for this part, but hor acting was natural and showed the experienced actress. Mr, Fordinant Welb as Frederich Martin, the artist, proved. himself charaeter-ctor of more than ordin- ary ability, die gaye as fine a piece of acting as hag been seen on the German stage for imuny days, Mr, Ottomar Dietz, who Bpponredt for the fifsttimein the part of Arnold Sendo, Q younr jourhaltet, is also an acquisition, and promises, to become n favorit, Ho is a young man of fine addressind easy manners, who evidently lins had inveh experiunee, OF the mmpbers of the company whe have ap- peared heretofore, Mr, Artuian deserves soma speclal mention, his rendition of the part of Huckermun being amasterpices of character: necting, ‘This gentleman is becoming a greater fayortt with each Appearance, A change In the ladies who appear in tho juinor parts Js necessary If the managers of tho Gorman ‘Theatre mean to please the pub- He, ‘The people du notexpect artists in such paris, but they expect persons who nt least make 9 respectable appoarance and know how to dress, ——— A SENSELESS GANG, ‘The Michael Davitt Land League hold a stormy mevting last nlkht in Finucan’s Jlall on Archer avenue, and enthusiasm ran high, ‘The: first enuya of the excitement originated in sending, somo time ago, a cablegram to the National Convention at Dubllu, Informing that body how to conduct its business. ‘The dispatch cost $31.10, which sit was understend the Michaol Davitt Club, the Spread-the-Idght Club, und the Seven- wenth Ward Patrick Ford Land League would pay fn fi equal shares. On the night when the cetera was drafted in'Seamen’s Hall on ndolph streat, where the mass-mecting of the three clubs was held, the money was borrowed from two leadin Goelalfsts of the eity. Tho money uiust be returned. ‘Tho honor and credit of three obscure Were atataky, 1881—TWELVE PAGES. and for this purpose the jolnt meeting of the (reo lula whe held Inst nbgit, When tho question was brought un, the delegates from the Spread-the-Light and Patrick Ford Clubs repudiated thetr obligation to py thelr pure tlona af the dehton the ground that the eae blegram didn’t hayo the desired eltect, ant that it was atl the dolngs 0 the Michael Davitt League, A prolonged wrangle enatted, and tinally the datter organs fantion deeded to bear the expanse of the re tlundant dapatch, the substance of which could have been expressed In one-half the titumber of words, and take the whole honor toftself, It wag then moved by one of the aasuan bly todraft resolutions regretting the denth of the Presiient, aul expressing the club's sympathy for the bereaved famlly. Thisenlled a wikleyed, fanatical, tabacens saulrtiig, Soelalfstie filfot to lls fect to be! forth a tine of abuse aaalnst the honored dend Presitent.. The motion was lost, and the meeting broke up in coutusion. THE WEATILER. SIGNAT, SERVICE. Orricr of THE Cinkr SiavaAL OFFICER, Wasittnoros, D.-C., Sopt. 20-1 a,11.—Ohlo Valloy and ‘Tennessee, falr weather, souther- Jy wiads, statlonary or lower barometer, and stationary temperature, Lower Lake reaton, partly cfoudy wenther atid local ratns, winds mostly south to west, statlonary or lower barometer, nearly sta- tlonary temperature, Upper Lake region, fnlr weather, souther- ly winds, stailonary followed by falling ba- rometer, nearly stationary temperature, Unner Mississ!ppt and Lower Missourl Val- loys, fair weather, southerly winds, lower birometer, statlonary or higher temperature, ‘The Chitr Signal Oticer turnishes the fol- lowing speelal bulletin: Barometer is high- est In the South Atiantle States and lowest In the St. Lawrence Valley, ‘Temperature remains above menn inall dlstriets east, of the Roeky Mountulus, being from tl to 17 In the Northwest, from 0 to 17 degrees In the Ohio Valley and ‘Tennessee, from 10 fo 1h degrees: fy the Lower Sake region, from 8 to 12 degrees in New England, and from tu 13 degrees above tn. the Studie Alluntic States. Light rain has fallen sinew the last report: In the Lako region and heavy rain in tho Enst anid Gulf’ Stales, A rainfal of 1586 {nehes is reported from Eads, Southorly winds pre- vail in tho West Giuit States and the district east of tho Mississippi Itiver. Indicationsare that falr weather, with nearly stationary temperature, WII prevail today, snd prob: ably tomorrow, In Now England and the Middlo Atinntic States, LOCAL UMKERVATIONS, CTIICAGO. Bi 0:18 Be Time, i Htare| Ther. [iru | Wind.) Vel it ‘er hw @ ‘Ml Clonr. tH SW Oo Clear, x Well A] cOieisae 1} ‘o}Clun BY corns an therniomeror, 74.3. sean humidity, tr. iighost temporatura, &5. Hotes ‘sonperature, UT, GENERAL, ONSERVATIONS, CHICAGO, Sopt. 25—10:18 p,m. Wind, [Rn wiry, ae 03) Clear. SAW. OlGlear. at oC ws v) a q ae | a ite wy vi a a u) oy a Q cry a | wt a g BB nw Q q Hw cid Ch ri Mu ach o a ue! ry alg Bi yD gic cig oo | 3 ag | ne ate QO gt a 4g tt 7a 15) oy * Bat ak 9) OL 4y 0 83 a Qo BS 8 9| ws BO YC) aT 4a Olt oJ uM al Loo small to measur: tThundor-storm, BRIDGE DISLURBED. Sperict Dievatch to The Crteago Tribune. Orrawa, Ill., Sept. 25.—About 6 o'clock Jast evening # violent raln, accompanied by: wind, visited this section, during which the railrond bridge of tha Burlington Road across the Hiinols River was moved on the piers several fuches, THE FROG, You Must Catch Him Bofore You Eat Hbin—How Ho May Bo Caught. Detroit Free Press, OnéTeason why overybody docan't ont frogs’ Iegs 1s because thore are not enough to go around, and this leads to pluoing such a price on those that aro secured that only tho rich can buy. It isnesorted that moro frogs nro caught and moro sold in Detroit than in any .other chty of {te alze, and heavy shipments are mado from this polot in season to Now York, Uoston, and other Eastern oltica, The mud-puddlo frog of the country fs net the "bird" of commerce, Only slovenly, onc- horse frogs take to dirty puddles and ally ponds. Tho frog whosa clean white legs could bo enton ruw by & hungry man lives along the river banks and gambols through tho marshes botwoun tho olty and Lako St. Clalr, Ho hag good foed' here, water with a ourrent, and all he hns to do fa to look out for the frog-catchber, St. Clolr Flats nro tho paradiay of tho frog. Mere are thousands of acros of cloan marsh, milllons of hiding- Bluces, and here he may cry “Kop-plunk! ker- plunk!” without bis volee botrayiine him, Sure rounded by peace and plenty he lives to a ripo old ago and dies respected and’ lamented by o Jorge clrolo of acquaintances, When medical men discovered that a frog bad no brains thoy did not lower tuo standard of his intelligenco # alngle peg. Tho fact fs, tho troy heuds none. His hound is not only solid, Dut level, He can tuke care of bimsolt fully as well as the calf in tho pasture or tho boy in the old. skift,. ‘hose who cutch him realize this mory than these who eat him, If you muko up your mind thay a frog is as suspicious as a wolf, 28 wild a8 8 deer, and as shrowd us o fox,- rou Won't Overestinate the ciso a bit. Host of the froge ure cuught for this market by men, One or two boys hive some fumo us sucvessful frog-ontohors, but st hae boen demonstrated that the average boy lacks tho necossary qualifcations to mako tho busi. neas of any proitto him. We kuuw of one old tisborman and hunter who has followed tho frox- catobing business for the lust twelve yeurs, and he bas sumetimes made tt pay ag high as $15 por week, Whilo thero is only onc way of willing a yoose thero are seversl ways of killing w frog. Frogehunting would eA great finanolal sucuess if the Jumpers would take a acat on a log and por- MItR Manto walk upand crack ‘ew over the bend witha club, but the frog is utcerly op- a h proceeding. His eagle eyo the approach tauat bo cuutious, The outiit con of & frog. epeur, a book and Ilne, a tan-polo with a pointed fron In the end, and sometimes a small shotgunis taken along. Firat discover your frog. Ho may te aitting on a lox ten feet from shore, He feels quite safe at that distance, aud will probably wait for develop- mouts. ‘Tho hook ane line can bo used hore, The Ine isstout, and the hook ie enough to hold a Evenly, Round bass. ‘The idea is to Hab for the frog without bait. A careful band will mancuvre the line until the hook is under tho frog's throat, and then a sudden jork takes him olf bis meditative roost and gives bim into the power of bis enomy. he spedr, which is provided times with » long handle, can somo- used, though a frog will a B sudden thrust as atick on a pickorel, If the shotgun fe used it ia with ao. ebt charge of powdor and very fine shot, and the bead {8 the pulnt ujmed nt. Bomo of the froggors work the banks and aro provided with bouts, but success depunda a ood deul ou olre epee A goad Bunioe bak bois knows to 0; T day, ree or four dozen Tee are called & fale day's cateb. A from will probably live ten or tiltcen years if steering clearoft accidents, They aro not worth catublng until they ure 2 years old, and ure not © prime: uutil they reach the ugo Of 5 A frog seus big palmy days from 6 te 10. Before rexoblox 0 ie giddy aud thouxbtless, After that he sottlos down toa lf of ease and contentment, and the days como and go aud Jouve him no sorrow. Froxe bave buen caught in the Bt. Clair wmarvhes welabipg ns bid as seven pougds, and having legs nlmost like drumatioks enuight at the hend of Telto Isle two. yenrs nga which kiekod tho beam nt wine, and ote woighe ingondy half a pound tess was ‘on exbibiion ae the Central Market Inst epring, Fi we hititers say tint the game thoy pursue ia a weathor bureat himself, Hefore asturm ho en be found only ty certain localities, When there is to bea dry apollie sueke certain othor tocniitio. if tho day Ia to be coal and cloudy his nititude Wetrays ite EC itis to bo hot and suitry the fro rematng hetow, — Duriig a thumferestora he sen deele" to witness tho display, and ts then off tis Aunerd to aneh a dogres that ho ds often killed with aetid, His outural oneniies are min, save ural species of birds, three pr tour speaive at fish, and ono or two Kinds of animets, and iin fret that he maniges: dort all fur yerra is, proof enough tint his liek OF brains: tins beet more thin mady good by hla supple legs, a Ono way THE NEW AMERICAN GEM, A Stono Discovered fn North Caroling Which Brings From 810 te 3100 9 Carat. New York Sun, Atonsz tho Intost discoveries tn American miuos isan ometald green varicty of spodu. mene entirely new to sclontitic inom. Tho crys. tufs are of uiiferent shapes and sizes, and somo tro sulllctently like the ordinary umuralis to to mistaken for them. A constlerably number havo beon cut und sot, although not onough ty offset the prico of emoralis. Tho gems aro taken from 0 mine in Aloxander County, N.C. altlontion wis (rst attracted to tho now gema Jn tho fall or 18th by Mr. Wiliam Karl Tdden, of this clty, who wos travellug through tho South inscaroh of plutinum to supply the do. mand for Edison's eleetrio light apparatus, Mr, Hidden Is tho gentioman who presentat Dom Pedro, Emperor of Brazil, with a collection uf Amerlean gems on tho occasion of his visit to this country, and reelvyed In return a collection of Brazilian minerals. While examining a cole lection uf tho wonderful minerals of Western, North Carolin, Mr. Hidden learned that a spect. inen which strongly rosembjed tho Hoxota em. erald canio from the farm of Mr. Warren, In Alexander Coutites A company wns formed for the purpose of omuking further exenva. tons, und the work bns been going on over since. In bouor of the dlacoverer, sume of tho gems havo been put on tha market as © tide dunite.”” Others buye been suld ag the Lithia, emerald, The mino 1s now only thirty-one foot dcop, with a tunnol i feot tung for drainage to a noighboring creek, The veln fn whioh inmost of the crystals have been found Is onty nbout threo inches wide and two feet lony. The largest pieeo of tho now atone yet obtained welts hve and five-olehths carats, Tho colurs vary from hicie to deep omerald green, The prismatic cleavage is sald to be perfect, and the surfaves aro vf the highest lustre, sume of the specinens being oven more beillfant than the emerid, Ono of the ons, wolghing two and a halt earats, fing becu’ purchugsd for the British SMuscum, . A very curious speclinon of the now gom isin the posacasion of Me, Yereington, of the Morse Dinmond Cutting Compnony in this elty. ‘This ly # poneil embedded in a picee of quurtz. Mr, Yerrington hus soveral of those pebuiles Onoot thom, tibout two and one-half Inches long, js, without gutting, very much thoshape oft wuode ongravor'a burin, |= The stinpe and cdyes of tho tout are purfect. Whe most “uluable purt of tho gein is at the end of the penell, whieh is genor- ally dark cotored. = Mr. Yerrington says bo hag hada numbor of the specimens cut by lapidas ries, aud he thinks that the loss 18 porhaps a lite tle grentor than in cutting diamonds, It somes ‘times huppeus thut only 16 pereentot a diamond rommnijng after the cutting, B one cuso Mr, Yer= rington got only u two and & balf carat out of a pencil of the new gom an inch and & bait lony, A Sun reporter aaw a lnpidury in the act of cutting one plieee, which ut tho Blart wis about one-quarter the sizeof u lead pencit, but had got downto # Yory small oblony plece. The color wig, howorer, clear, and tho stono was vory briltiant.| The lapidiry said ho found that tae gem taked rondlly, and that the sides, When cut, Wore softer than the top, Purtsof tho gem, he said, were bardor thun the emerald. Mr. Yorrinzton bas atso a largo number of curious specimens of quartz, mica, rutile, beryl, and orthocinse from the samo mine, Somo of tho beryts aro valuable as gems, and the miutug 4s considered profitable for mineralogical speci+ inens alone. The most beautiful speolmens ye been found only twonty tect from tho Bure ‘nee. Ina report made by J. Lawrence Smith, o@ Loulavillo, Ky., on the new Amurican cinoratd, It is sald that thost of the specinens have dos monstruited that tho mineral has beon furnished from tho rocks beneath; that tha soll was forined by tho decomposition of those rocks, and thut surface washings hive caused only n smalt dlsplucument from tho original locality, ‘Tho rocks are metamorphic, and mostly gneiss and sebist. The crystuls of the now gem are fro- quently twins, but raccly fourlings. ‘Tho largest eryatalyct formed ls two and a ball tucthes long: tho average sizo in about half an inen long an threo-sixtecuths thick. A number of tho cryss tals were submitted to E.8. Dann for oxaulnas ton, Ho noticed that thera wero depressiur Jn the prismatic pines, both the natural pin and those dtte to: SLR vi C “ These figures,” ha suld, I found shaped Like a sharp wedge; they wore Inclined at a sinall angle to the front pris+ matic adge, and inan inverted position to that behind, In tho twin crystals, however, the tig- ures pointed upward, both in front aud behind, Jo consequence of tho inverted position of the other hail of tue eryattl, Great numbers of these figures ure sometimes Keun, acensionally yory minuto, and sumetines crowded together, ‘Tho prismutic clevorage 18 perfect, ylolding sum faces of the highest lustre.’ A tost of the tlurdaess of the new gom across the crystul provor that it was equal to tho emer- ald, “The ereete gravity varies from 3.162 to 3.189, ‘ested under tho blowpipo the result was tho anno ay with othor forms of spodumene. ‘When hented to redness in tho tame, but not tusud, it lost ite color, but soon regained Iton cevollng, a reaction that Is so analogous to that of the emerald. An analysis of the gum led to the rollowing results Sclicli, 04.05; alumina, 28,10; ferrle oxide, 0.25; Uthla, 7.05; soda, 0.50; loss by hoat, 0.15, There was a trace of potash in the aoa. ‘ As to tho market value of tho now gomt, Mr. Yerrington saya ft {a worth all che way from $10 to $100 a carat, according to alze and brilllaacy. Tho demand for it oxcecds tha sup, CREATING WINTER, Tho Artificial Hofriccrating Processin a Grent Brewery. ‘Johuny Bouquet tn New York Tribune, A friend of mino, un American-born man, who owns ut lurgo brewery, took me ‘through It lust wok, and gavo mo tho ruro troat of a man of lonrning nble to describe tho aviontitlo proo- esses he followed, Golng in from tho streot through an archway, tho place looked very modest, but when we camo ‘to gropo for two or three ncres under Rround, with candies In our bands, and the sewers of the olty far above our bends, and the collings of the grout vaults coverod with ico and stow in tho mitdat of August, 1 could not but bu astonished. Yet this wua nota very largo brewory, and it turns out only about 60,000 bare role of lagor beer ayoar, It is the only browery in the world, howover, with tho exception of uno in Williamsburg, whioh does notuse any Ico. but makes its own cold by absorbing tho heat iu the vaults by refrizorating machinery, Formerly it consumed from 8,000 to 10,000 tons of ice n year, ‘which at tho presunt low rato of 82.0 ton, would make; iu tho nefghborheod of $0,000, My companion and-n friend worklog with bim fuvented tho machine, which xccomplishes more cold than all this vast ico, and at the snino time saves the roouy tho ice would occupy for tho sturago of buer, thereby enlarging the browory to tht x= tont; fora browery 1s,in tho mato, a stock of beer kopt ripening weeks or months, Tho mere brewing is w simple matter, and here thoy brew fifteen times a wook, using tho samo surics of kottte, hop-bollor, and mash-tub.-All that would Do neceusiry to Drow tore would bete putin anothor kettle and uccossorics, but to curry ths beer in any great quantity you must have vault roun, whivh te oxponalvo, aud you must huve cold room, which you can duly obtain by ice oF by sctonce,’ +f What Is tho principle,” Bald I, by which you croute winter at wil?" “We use 2700 pounds of aqua ammonia, which costa nbout 90 cents a pound. ‘Thut, our powerful engine, we compress and det through many hundred toot oF pipes which lle along the tops of our vaults, and we alio ran It down through our fermenting tubs in hollow cylinders, Wu produce expansion in this am monta by u emull needle point aperture orale at certain places gives it outlet. dn tho wot of expanding it takes up beat and produces # tem Peraturo only n few degrees above tho freeciuet point, while the pipes thomeavives become ee crusted with whatever moisture iy in tho youl in the form of auow and fi ‘Our own inaching cost . Or ubout two yeurs’ cost of our ‘chavo Just putup ano in Willjamsbure mewhut ivss monoy, ‘Lo buy au ieo-house costa a brewer from $30,000 to $1,000, Thoro ate somo Which buve cost $100,000, But after ae have built your leo-honse you bove to buy you! foc, and that boing bulky ‘takes so much room trom your beor, ed, “‘tne day ty closo ut hand,” ho coutinu i. “when this machinery will be suppited to bute and will keep the City of New York us cool is Tldaumimor ag the seasidoor the mountilt bape You can make tho temperature what you plousey You can covl the theatres go that thoy can Bt four or fiva months wore vccupations |. shes At fa: certujuly wysturioue,” sald T, a with aboist $2.60) worth wr hurtshoru you cam expunge $20,000 of ico and muko my tocs uc down bere tu dow days, What is ammonia? ‘Sac © $¢ is a compound of nitrogen wad hydrou re and {a culled ammonia because It was tirst ce Of camols’ duny ut the ‘Temple of Jupiter vie mon on the bot desorts of Afriva, It ia vate hortshorn because they once rude it out of or decomposed borny of deer. You buy it us liquid, It feu powerful alkall, Evorytulug it bature, you know, Js normally cold, “The wo. comes lum ulsowuery, anu ull wo do js to take away this beat by letting the burtsborn seize and carry itaway. We ac tho eume harts ia frum duy to duy and from your to yout ov and over auaig.” “ ve