Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 21, 1881, Page 3

TIVE CHICAGO TRIBUN OCTOBRE: I88I—TWELVE PAGES. 3 (nel celved on the snie footing a9 tho Freneh, and that the Bishop of Richmond, In i speech, id not smention the uname of Cer- many. A stmple retrospective view at ils tory nay explain it, ‘There was, in 1781, anv alliance between Franeo and the United States, and the actual detegntion fs an omietnt body, coming here ofiiclally, and not as pri yatecttizens. ‘They represent anatlon visit-, ing another nation with which ‘they have thes of blont! spent on the same battieticld, and of 100 years of tuninterrupted friendstily and allinnee, ‘They have therefore every right to speetal treatment, On the contrary, the Baron von Steuben, who has never been 4 General 1 tho army of Frederic IL, was at tue thine af the Independence War serving In the French ariny, and was sent here by the Count of Germaln, Minister of War of Louls XVI, who desired to get rid of hint He was, in short, 0 kind of smilitary adven- turer. Washington, who belleved, nobody knows why, that lie had been a Major-Gen- eral in the Prussian army, appointed him Ainerfenn Major-General, to the rent dis- gust of Amerienn-born oficers, 1 do not des ny that Steuben’ fought gallantly, but he is sald not to hnve fottght only for glory, as the French did, but also to bave GROWN NICH AFTER THE WAR WAB ENDED, But, what may be the ease, hv came here as a private man, and tis descondants have no more reht tospecial honors than have any of tho deseendants of the French solllers or anilors who lost tholr lives for the cause of the American Indepemlence, As far os Germany gocs as a nation, the only part she took In your war was the pres- ence, in the Enalish army, of a corps of Hessian truops who, recording to thelr cits- tom, ade to Aineriea all tho damages they could. Impartially speaking, I do not think this fact isn sufletent reason to honor so mittel either tho German fing or th rin cele gation. ié CASUALTIES, SINGULAR ACCIDENT. Crsctxxati, O., Oct. 20—Flve men ware killed yesterday on the Cincinnati Southern Raltrond, thirty miles trom Cluelunatt, They were on a car containing water-tanks, which had been detached from a coat-train with an englue to gon little distance up the track, Returning, the engine became unmanage- able, atid the car was driven with great fore ngalnst the standing coal-tratn, ‘The men kitted were David Campbell and George Campbeli, of MeKinney, who wero riding for amusement; John Aleorn, Charles Knobs, and George Whippey, railway employés. Another employé, Thomas Stith, had both legs broken, ahd Doe Lane was badly lurt Whippey Mved at Cleveland, O, Thers is some question about the cause of the Inability of the engineer to stop the engine. ‘The train was an extra con), and had stopped near MeKimey station to, delly- erconl for tha use of the road, ‘Tho en- gineer took tho car contalning two water- tants, and, with the engine, went ta Me- Kinney to get hands to help unload the cont Four émployés of the road and two young men who wanted to take a ride got on the car, which which was backed to the standing trafn. ‘Lhe conductor, Mark Nemar, was in charge of the enzine, which was ot heavy pattern, called “Mogul.” For some wnex- plained enuse he could not stop It when near- Ine the train. ‘There was «steep grate, but this was nota sullicient reason, "Tho tanks on the ear when the collision sccurred were thvown violently together and the men slinck- ingly mangled. It hag been sugested that the conduetor was drunk, but no contirma- tion of this suggestion can be obtained from parties here. ‘Traing wore delayed two hours y the aceldent, A WHOLE FAMILY BURNED, Jacnsox, Amador Co., Cal, Oct. 20.—The residence of N, Jelleiteh, one mite from here, was destroyed by fire at 2 this morning. AN tho inmates, consisting of Jelleiteh, hls wife and two children, a girl? years old, and an infant son 6 months old, perished. —Jelle- itel’s remains wero found with the Infant within a foot of the kitchen door, Ho had apparently suffocated whilst trying fo esenpe with the infant in his arms. ‘Tho bodies ot the wife and eldest child wero found close togethor by a bedroom windaw. ‘Lhe bodies were burnt to a cinder, Four men were sleeping within a few yards, but could do nothing for the Inmates. ‘hedire 1 believed. tw have been accidental. DROWNED WHILE IN. A FIT. Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago ‘riduns. MAansia.rows, In,, Oct. 20.—At ‘Timber Creek, seven miles south of this city, an old resident of the county named Stephen Shank met astrange and horrible denth yesterday. Ho was returning from the city on horseback, and, when near home, was selzed with o spasm and felt fram his horse Into the wagon track, face downward, and drowned in two Inches of slush loft by the Inte ruins. dis wifo testified at tho inquest that le had tits, but only after he had ndrinklia, and 1 u At ho was under the titiuence of Uquor at the tine, He lvaves a large family. KILLED BY AN ENGINE. Spectat Dispatch to The Cnieder Tribune, Mervin, IL, Oct. 20—An unknown man ‘Was killed on the raitrond, tivo aud a half miles south of Mulvin, at 2:40 o'clock this morn- ing. Ho is supposed to havo been sitting on the end of iho thes and was struck by the engine. Ha liad tho discharyze of Janies K, Pitchford from the Unlted Stutes servico, Company 1, Fifty-soventh Llnols Voltn- teers, In‘his pocket. FREIGIIT-TRAINS WRECKED. Sr, Louis, Mo, Oct, 20.—A cattle-train coming south on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Rallroad was thrown from tho track dear Creston, In, yesterday, Twelve cars Were wrecked and somo cattle killed. A horth-bound freight-train on tho St. Louls, Hannibal & Kealtuk Railroad was ditched near MeCuno’s MUI Station, making a com- plete wreck of the tran. No ono injured, DROWNED. Spretat Disvatch to The Chicago Tribune. Dunuguy, In, Oct. 20.—dnbez Smith, mail Rent on the Chicago, Milwauleu & St. Paut Road, was drowned at Sabula tosday tn ate tempting to cross In a boat from the Iilnols shore. "The boat struck the bridge, was cal zed, ond Mr. Sinith never rose, NEW ORLEANS ITEMS, __Apectat Disvateh to The Chieage Tribune, New Oneans, La, Oct, 20—The French Senile ral arrived tonight with 100 nigrants fromé ‘T'yrol, if i 0 exug to work on tt Tiifoad. are ote quite Hoard of Ileatth decided tonight to yervent the quarantine on tha Istot No- ———_— MINING LITIGATION, LEADVILLE, Cole, Ovt. 20.—In the ease of i ‘abor, owner of the Matchless Mine, vs, Sul- fran Finerty & Hall, owners of tho Dolphin tor geae fury this evening returned w ver $a Bo THE HUMANE ASSOCIATION. TON, Oct, 2—The American Humane pavoelatie decided to bring into the Supreme init et the United States a test-case of Tallrow treatment of stock in transit on the 8. A= a r RUMORED INDIAN OUTBREAK, ‘i nescort, Ariz, Oct, 20,—Reports are re ved here of au Crdtan outbreak in North- Gru Arizona, but Ineks confirmation, SEU EETUe a nanan ol, Purdy Pasha's Death. Ke damon Tuner, cademy annuunces tho death at Cafra B.S, Purdy Pusha, of the Zyptian Gens uit, Col. Purdy was born jn the Stutu of m ore, . York, und recelyed his sulontitie tralnlag weet Point, Atan onrly age be dorved wie ta bon. 8 ne an the cuddutral ducvey of Bouv. a Lower California, und afterwards saw sore dover She War with the Southern Stated, For eect buat he has been one of the most Erutaingae ofthe American olicor under Gun. Stag’ Pawba, Cher of tho Egyptian General widsand has bean tony ou nan Upper Egypt. He serv alot Pav tu tho Dareur expedition, and tuok oral bart inlaytog down thy map of that Totes Awtately as Muy 1 Col, Purdy ex. the (i bls latwe mop of Durtur ata meotlag oF per Calte Geographical Survey, sud road a pas Piet bis Jouruey to Dare und’ Hofru-cl-Nabas, Toute ar account of tho inbabitunts aud rar Trapoy ef arbi. ita fauna aud Hon, byuns 1 OG. uedy wed ol rr) See ab thy tlmy of his death, ts . great cost ual NEW YORK. Tyner's Old Report on the Pacific Coast Star- Route Rascalities, Alleged to Have Been Sup- ' pressed by Postmaster- Goneral Key. Tyner Found Many Cases of Favoritism and Fraud, The Government Plundered by the Collusion of Congressmen and Others, Most of the Supposed Forged Notes Found to Be Genuine. Tho Strilting Amnzons at Loril- lard’s Vobacco Factory Still Holding Out. Rumored Attempt to Revive the Abandoned World’s Fair Project, “STAN ROUTES.” YS NEVORT ALLEGED TO HAVE TREN RESSED BY POSTMASTER- GENERAL I New Your, Oct. 20.—Tho Times this morn- ing prints a document bearing date Aum 5, 1879), and entitled, “ Memoranda of Sugees- tlons as to Sar Service In. tho Pactfie Section, Made Out as Addenda to the Report to the Postmaster-Gencral, with Pages Numbered Consceutively from Those of Suid Report.” It is signed “ James N. Tyner, Firat Asalst- ant Postmnster-General,” and ts indorsed “Memorandum of Star Service In the Pa- cifle Section, made by James Ns Tyner, Aug 5, 1830,” The following, taken In extenso from the report, Iustrates the character of the whole: “Konte No. 44,151, in Oregon, from the Dalles to Lake View, was let under ad- vertisement of Nov. 1, 1879, onea a week, for $3,088, ‘The route was advertised and let as “27 omiles in iength, on a schedule of 103 hours, or a fraction over two aud a half miles per hour, IT HAS SINCE BEEN INCREASED to sIx tines per week between the Dalles aud Princeville, an intermediate ollice situated 118 niles from the Dalles, the northern terminus, and it has also’ been expedited be- teen sald points, Tho inerease of frequency cost $0,134 additional, and the expedition cust $1,777 ‘The expedited schedule requires pro rata running thue ef three and one-half ines per hour between the points named, as against two and a half unier the award of the contract. No connections are formed at Prineville, and no bvenelit of conse- quence accrues to anybody except the con- tractor. For tho fnercase of speed the de partinent pay nearly $12,000, aud yet the im- portance of mails passing over the route, a route which does not carry through malls or forma ink ina grent through Mne, may be estimated by the fact that the agmrezate com- pensation of the Postmasters at all the offices trom the Dalles to Prinevitle (inctuding the latter and excluding the former, which isnot depentent on it for supply) ss S400. Betweon Prineville aud Silver Lake (another intermediate office on the south) THERE 18 NEALLY NO NEED OF SERVICE AT AU Thera is no post-oflice nor any population to supply, nor indeed country In which elvilized people can Ive. The route as an entirety is not essential for north and south connections, v3 other ‘routes subserve this end, and the link between Sliver Lake and Prineville might, therefore, be dropped with: out datrhinent, Jeaylng Silver Lako to bo sup- pllud from the south only. Mtoute 44,100, Oregon, from Cafion City to Cump MeDer- mott, was let af the san tine as the above- named route, It fs 243 miles Jong, as_ad- vertised, and was Ict on a schedule of 132 hours, or notauite two wiles pur heuer, once n weuk, at a cust of $2,833, If OUUIT TO NAVE BERVICE ONCE A Wek to supply tho military peat wetreely any one elso being Interested init. The supply of twive a week at double the cost named above would be very liberal, Slee letting tt Jag been Inerensed to tyes thines per weeks and expedited tn cost of $18,012 additional, making the total annunt cost now $21,300, 'The expedited schedule requires a speed of 234 niles ver hour, instead of a speed of 184 imltes per howr, and for this slight Increase the department prys $12,525, WB IMPORTANCE OF TIE ROUTE for loval purposes (It not beluga through ling in any ata) is Indleated by the fuct that the offices soluly dependent upon ft for supply yleld an aggregate compensation to Postmastors of $47.00, ind a gross revenne of less than $100, Caiton City, the northern terminus, recolyes its sunply cram Ruute t,- 155, and Camp McDermott, now Fert MeDer- mott, the southern turmints, has n dally sup- ply froin Wimnomucea, a station on the Cen- tral Paelfic Kallrond. Suede the tastnamed two offices were both supplied by this ronte ie expenditure for supply would cost over dIORE THAN TINE ENTIRE REVENUES DE- TIVED FROM THES. The Importance of the mails on this route wilt not justify more than one-fourth the present cost,” aking of Route 44,155, lot originally ot $8,288 per anim, DUL ‘by expedition and fre queney Increased to $72,520, Mr. ‘Tyner says; “'The compensation of Postinusters on the routu amounts to 81,770, and tls Includes the compensation at Baker Clty ($023), which is on the great overland stage route, between the Dalles and Kelton, and upon which it ts dependent for ity supply. Without Baker Clty tho aggregate compensation Is S115, and the gross raventies about $3,800, Inelud- ing the compensation named above, "To sup- ply tt, Merutore, tho department pays over si MORE THAN IT DERIVES FROM IT, A sorvies of threo ties a week on this route would be liberal. An expedition at the rd is upon its face unjustiti- able, Closely connected with the Muddlng and Roseburgh route are Routes 40,315 (ited dlug to Weaverville) and 40,203 (Yreka to Shasta). ‘The two unite so us to forma route from Redding to Yreka to the west of the mall route fron Redding to Roseburgh. At Yreka they join the main route, A glance atdinap will show you that the route thus formed ts NEANLY PARALLED WITH THE MAIN ROUTE ‘The three routes are let to two contractors, one of the contractors having been tha low- est bidder on two of thom, bub they are under common: managowent My. ‘Tyner closes his memoranda of sug- gestions as follows; “Tt will bo discovered that the principal inistakes nade in changing the service Susy the routes named resulted from tho policy ot expediting. ‘That always tnvalves great expense, and Is always of doubtful propriety, ‘Tho Departmentthas but Jittle controt over tt after tho expedition fy ence decided upon, for tha law provides that the merease of pay shall be based upon the iueronsed amount of stock necessary to exccnta the expedition, TUL CONTRACTOR USUALLY 18 THE ONLY. . VERON who can Intellixently state such Increase, It is also ovldent that the plan of ad- vertising for low-grade service on slow soheduls jy W-advised. Muxinia sory- ice na requeney and speed should bu called for. ‘To roduce is not axe pensive to the Department, and rarely dan ages the contructor ff promptly ordered, In fact, If udvertived schedules Wwerg carefully and intelfigently made up, no changes would be necessary, exeevt occasionally when rap- idly gulfting populations that guther ubout mining eentresin the West suddenly remove to other localities, or when oT STAR ROUTE 18 SUPPLANTED in whole or la part by anew railroad. ‘The advertisement wider whieh all the routes were let coutalaed other examples of calling for mint ateml of inaximuiu service. Many of the routes were wlvertised [aa Ire than was then be He them, ‘The cost of conibrndl lig: praner sehediies as to tine would have been putilttie, if any, greater than tpean slow RENO Pe Experience has demonstrated i puis) upon the ROUTE OVER A ROAD ORDINARILY ‘Goon can be let at bind to 4 miles Tow as ats iniles; hour, and ay low and so on within it by anfe to cottld have ver hour, and as and at 43¢ to 5 miles por ¢ iniles per hour, ountle Helts. L think tty that each of the routes t A en feb at the rite of sp ted by the expedited seliedid Atlin not greater than the cost of Increasing frequency atone. ‘The cost would -thereby been suyed. Chanwes wi the routes Chave particularly reter were strongly petitioned for by communities, promfnent eltizens, Congressional delegue tons, ete, ‘The depirtinent’s recards FULLY JUSTIFY ITS ACTION, With the exception of one route, the in erease dhl nat follow the recommendations: of the Departments nuunts, In that eusy sine Soledad and Newhall) the agent, tn my udament, nade a serious tmlstake, “To put the Department ‘in possession of reliable Ine formation about star service, a proper mine Ler of picked nen, thorowrhly conversant with it i all its phases, and of tnanestloned habits and Hntesrity, should be employed to paittrol the routes, ‘The aunber should be sulicient to cover the whole work. EVERY ROUTH SHOULD WE FREQUENTLY Ne SPECTED. ‘Io this corps shontd be referred all. advere {lsements before they are issuer, and upon the faformation thus obtained the vroposnls shoulit, asa rule, belnvited, ‘The expense of inatnitalning sneha corps woulitbe some: thing, but nothing compared to the accruing ts, Upon the routes L have named the wiition has est SH16,801, 0 stim sufllelenst to keep the reauisit corps of men in the tetd niome thine, and f betleve that nearly or quite the whole sum would have been saved by oe plun £ have suggested,” _ THE WORLD'S FAN, RUMONY PREDICTING THE REVIVAL OF THE PROJECT. Spectat THspateh to The Chteago Tribune. New Yount, Oct. 20.—Currency has recent: ly been given lo rumors predicting the re- vival of the World’s Fair project. ‘The story was told again today. It was in substanes that capitalists of the greatest respectability and wealth had come forward aud offered to assume the responsibility of the venture and render Its thoruugh suecess certatn, provid- ing funds in unlimited measure to mect every demand, ‘These capltatists, whose mimes are withhold, but who are sald not to be entirely aloof from the railroad Interests of New York and New England, ap proached nx member of the Fair Com- untssion so long gs last May and nico 2 proposition to sustain the project, The Commisstoner conveyed Uielr proposition to his colleagw was that a committes of th was AVPOINTED TO CONFER WITIHE CADItT ‘Vhat cominities was coniposed of ‘Thonins Rutter, WHilam A, Cole, aud John 2. Lown end, who ever stnce ate sitid to have beat uetlvely engaged In negothuttons looking to the nccomplishiuent of plans which would give to the public nn usstirince of slecess, ‘The result of their Jabors thus far is reported to bo an ugreement with the aonvyed men by whieh the latter have contracted to create pool of 5,000,000 In rendy th to provide for tig expenses of the fale. ‘Tlie estimate of the Commisstonera is far below this sum, but the capitalists ure sald to have fusisted on the provision of tho $5,000,000, It iy declared that there [3 0 litle dispute touching # site for the fair, the Cowmis- sjoners and capitalists alike favoring the setece tion of the Jumel estate, on the high ground esxtendlig froin One Himdred and “elitecntls street north to the Harlem River, THE ONLY OWSTACLE IN THE WAY of the immediate securement of this site scams to lio In Jack of sympathy upon the part of one of the partigs tuterested In the estate. Ils opposition, however, jt 1s pre- ri will be ultimately removed. J1Is In- terost Isneontroling one. A genteman said to boconvorsant with the project was asked tonight when it was proposed to holt the fair uniter: the new auspices. “Dates are nob fet quotable,” was his reply, “but it will not be long before the pablte will bo, given full particulars.” One Cisins is certain, the prospect ahead fs decidedly bright. MOST OF IT GENUINE. THE PAPER SUPPOSED ‘TO NK FORGED, ‘Spectal Dupatch to The Chreago Tribune, New Youn, Noy. %,—The examination of the notes bearing the signatures of [eustls & Hamilton, of Fort Wayne, Ind. which were negotiated at the Brondway Natlonal antl thor banks In this elty was completed today, and the bank oflleinls ura chubled to make tho gratifying announcement that more than half the paper which was supposed to have been forged ts: dn fact+ genuine. It {3 definitly settled that tha forgeries will not exceed $75,000, Ifaving finished the . Inyestization, lsustls will return to Kort Wayne tonight, Several of the forged notes were so adroitly oxeented that It Was almost tnpossible to distinguish them trom the genuine slmna- tures, AA detective representing Inspector Byrnes, of the police honilaariete. visited the Broadway National Bank this morning aud hyd a conference with President Palmer, It was understood that the object of the cone ference was to seentre ovidence that would warrant the arrest of at least two men who are supposed to be {implicated with the make ing aud negotiating of the bogus cummerclal paper, y THY STRIKING AMAZONS. THEY STILL INSIST THAT TIE OBNOXIOUS FOREMAN MUST GO, Speciat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, New York, Oct. “The 400 tobacew-strip ping Amazons who have struck work at Lor- iMard’s factory in Jezsuy City were playing tug in front of that establishment today, having o guod tne generally, defying thelr former employers, and obstructlug opora- tions generally, Furthermore, they were breathing vengeance against tho new fore: ain, who wouldn’t let them Inugh and carry and the result With power, on when laboring, — and = clamoring for the restoration of tho old fore man, under whose réghne they had such a jolly time, ‘Mhoy all deelared that tho present boss fa “to mean for anything,” and that “he don’t know low to net towards girls.” Kor this renson they propose to assert their rights and bring thelr stony-henrted employers to thine, Wit will be the out- como of this strike fs an enigma. “Tho girls seemed today as resolutens over, and the tirm shoe nodisposition TO REMOVE THM OBNOXIOUS FOREMAN, ‘The strike of the strippers deranizes mate- riafly tho worklng of the large establishment. 1t- may be that on the buttledivid will be found the contendlng forces uf tho strippers, with the wrappers, and the coverers, and the folders, not to speak of tho dryers, and the pullers, and sprenders, und the cutters, ‘The devout wish of the authorities across the river, and of the firm particularly, iy that this tobacco strike may ond in smoke, Dut the elouds of war lower over” the factory, aud the Atnazons ara sharpening their nulls to day—all on accouit of ui Foren, ITEMS, MICHIGAN WELIEE, New Yonk, Oot, 20,--The Michigan Re- Nef Committes appoluted by Mayor Graco orgunized by electing Goorga N. Saunders Chairman, Wiliam Dowd ‘Treasurer, wil Porry Belmont Secretary, Conmittees on subscriptions, , addresses, public entertain: ments, press, and executive conmittos were anpatuted, und rules and regulations also GOLD, ‘Thero arrived from Europe 1,000 eae uropa today $164, — ,. STEAMSHIP NEWS, New Youk, Oct, 20.—Arrived, the Olito, fru § Bremans Hie Hata rity from Liverpool; the Lesalng, from b Limerick, from Londons set ths Clty gt LONDON, Oct. W.~—Arrived, the Greece, ee amie Ost, 20.—Arriyod, tho Cuuad EW 4 = from Lonuvu, eye ee 4 THE BALLOOS It Was Seen West of Fargo, Dakota, Monday After- noon, And Was Then Moving in the Direction of the Sioux Reservation. Not Improbabic thnt ihe Aero- nuuty Wore Well 2 visioned, People at Sparta, Wis. Saw the Bal- loon Carried to the North- east. Relief that It Drifled into the Witder- ness of Northern Wis+ consin, —$—. Another Opinion that It. Sank Either in Lake Popin or the Mis- aissippi, TELEGRAMS, DUNEQUE, IAy Bveciat Diapatci “0 The LAcago Tribune, Denver, la, Oct. 20—A farmer by the name of M. Fiumer, from Durand, Wis. snys hits boy saw Prof. King’s baltoan gtout five miles from Durand Friday night, at an elevation of 4,000 or 4,000 feet, moving slowly tuwards Lake Pepin, He thinks the ballaon struck the river between Lake City and Red Wing, and ts of opluton that the balluon sauk In Lake Pepin or near there, RPARTA, WIS, Mitawat Oct. 20.—A special from Eau Claire, Wls., says: Passeng onttraln at Sparta, Wis, say Prof. King’s balloon struck ‘enrrent of aly and carried Itin northeast, Reports that the ballon was seen at Whites hall are groundless, Its belleved that the bulloan deitted into the wilds of Northern Wisconsin, FARGO, 0. Special Diapateh to ‘The Chteago Trivunes Fanao, DT, Oct. 22.—There fs a rumor that tha batloon descended in Minnesota about forty miles enst of here, but there is nothing detinlt, WL send o reporter out by the mornlug train, CHIOAGO. THE DALLOON REARD FROM IN DAKOTA The Halton (y stil missing, and tho fute of its occupants is amystory. It lms been heard from—that (s, if the reports can be trusted. Its course haa boen tracad fully v0 miles beyond Metroao, Wis. Below will bo. found an account of Its bemg seen ut Valley City, Dak. Monday afternoon, and tho probabilities of this story being correct ure borne out by Its known course during Sunday nnd Monday. Sunday night ft was'geen at Dotrolt, Minn. due east of Marzo, Dak. Monday morning, according ton report herecofore discredited, It was seen at Fargo. Reference to the signaleservice reports shows thut the wind Sunday and Monday i the region referred to wns from tho north aml northwest, while the wiid at Moorbead (opposit Farge) was from tho northoust on Monday afternoon at it o'clock, This would drive Ute balloon to the sonthivest during that afteriaon, and fully cait- eldes with tho story given as tollows: AT VALLEY CITY. Important nows was brow: to Chleago night before list by Mea. Hebecen itt, of Ciel nat nw alster-lyelaw of Mr, Charles Dutteld, of tho Internm) Revenue OMce in tls city. She hnd_been spemling a few weeks with retn- ves iu Valley City, Dakota, due west of Fargo, which plice sho left lust Monday afternoon via the, Nortborn Paeite, reaching her urathor-in- Jow's home In this elty night before Inst, Short- ty after her arrival here sho surprised the Dut Held fusuly Ly mnouneme that Bho sow the balloon Just before leaving Valley Citys. OF course the tidy then hid to *telf all about it." he explained ‘that abvut 42:50 o'cluck Mundy afternoon, walle stundiue in front of the depot at Vatley City, waiting for the train: which was to bear hor homeward, a geutlonmna seyuaint: fneo sald to bor ina Joking way, "Uf you will wat awhile we inay ba -atle to send you home in batloan; we hear that onv was sighted near Fargo and wis coming this way.” It was not more than ten minutes after thls, tha lady went on to Bay, hit THY WALLOON WAS SUDDENLY DISCOVERED sailing over Valley City in a Routhwesterly ale rection, [twas too piizh up to adinié of the bis ket’s occupants being distinguished. but was, for all that, plainly diveeraibie. The valluon was watched intl it beesais tost to sight, Mra. Storritt seemed as much siurprised ne any one to leary that, nti her arrival suppused tho Dilton had not been seen after It dtaupnenredt Cram View at Melrose hast: Friday, Valley City is about 600 miles northwest of Chicueo, end about sw miles northwest of Mel~ rose, If Poot. King's ballvon rently did suit over Valley City Monday afternoon, It tsa re- murkuble fuct that It was three, days and a halt traveling. mi Metrose to Valley City, ‘a distance of only 15) miles, while tt had traveled from Chicuroto Princuton, UL—If st wont thors, and than to Metroge, a distance ta all of about Gy wniles, In about fifteen hours, Howover, whon the balloon was Keen at Valley City (t wad coming fromthe northeast and not trom the direction of Melrose-southeust, once, after toaving Molroso tt must buve struck sume cure rent whieh curried italong distance north or northeust. IT 18 A REMARKADLE FACT, too, that. the teronauts ahould remain up so tong, when they only carried nway with tem provisions enough fo list two days at tho outailo, Why dit they not’ descend at Valloy City?) They could feo a goud-sized villago benenth thom, and might bave known that, however long thoy may have fasted and however hungry thoy may hive been, there was no need of golig fucthor to tind a placa where thes could wot unough to eat, Valley City belting utown of about M0 gonld. It certhiniy woukt geura at mote deslrablo pluco to tand thin an the Sioux Roservauon, toward which reglun tho hale foon, wos making ite way when puasing over Val ey City, ‘Acitizon realding at Winleld, Til. writes to the press that In hia viow, bueked up by what he uw of tho bation tn fu Pao County, i could hot hive gotten as far southwest us Princaton On the night of the start. If ihe reports sout in to tuts allies are to be depended upon, cavalry from Fort Snethng aud votunteor advertising seonting expeditions fram potate in Wisconsin will have a too utterly kind of & tine looking for na balloon which Ja 30d wiles west of their bout, It Jooks ag if tho wlr-ship had atruok for Contrat Dakota, and 10a landing was mudo Ins that conn try the Voyngers may not be heard of fora week yor. THE PAOD QUESTION, Whilo it ia impossibie to Hot at tho truth among the dliferent stories told, thore suoma to ho youd reason for beilevitur that the avranuuts were better provisioned thin hav been alleged, und that thoy cond gtand ut lonst a weok's see, Tho preachce of any such stuek of food In to balloon was unkuown to Nutthog’s master, however, who did not expoct that ine neranant would go more than tWentyetive mallcs, 1 19 noe impossiblo that Trot, King kept bla rent ine tentions hi wad svt out deliberately fora tong voyage, with a good supply of pre viaiong, a4 one oF puraons Ulin That thoy ‘saw oa large quantity in the hutloon. Rut food dy not so ussentiul, in view ot tho experiences of ‘Sannor and Crisco. ns water, and of that the navigators do not appear to hive bad n large atock, ‘On the ather baud, tho seolng of the batloan in Dakota does nut prove that the neronauts were there. Thoy muy hive xotten out or been spliied out somewbere in Wisconsin, and the wire any may be Houting around nt ity own swoot will. — KILLED BY THE CARS, Chirics Karl, a switcbman in tho employ of tho Siilwaukee & Ht, aul Walrond, was run down and Instanly killed at 10 o'elock Inst ovens ing on tho Pan-Hundle tracks Letweon flatsted und Ureon atreata, Ho wad cugaged in switeh- ing a troight-traln, aud stopped to the Pan-Handls tor tho ot aiunalin, ur, When be was struck by 1 ‘The ‘whule train passed over baily Inthe modt terrible naed Was un American, 33 Gus Cunal street. a o BUSINESS EMBARRASSMENT, Bpsciat Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Mirwavker, Wis. Oct, 2.—George W. Morton, proprivtor of the fashionable saloon In the Plankinton House known as Spring: brook, made an assignment for the benellt of his eraditors today, ‘Phe Hubilitles aru sald to bu $4,000; assets, $3,500, a MICHIGAN F.RE SUFFERERS, Pont Meunoy, Mel, Oct, 20,70 the Pub- Ue: ‘Yhanking the charitable public of the United States and the Provinces of Canada tor thelr very geuervus contributions, 1 would request that no further douations ln FS manocr, The dee yours old, and I kind be sent to. this committe We have adopted the plan of distributing money, huy- Ing already disbursert 811,00010 the sufferers; nnd all moneys futensted to this conmittes WIT he someching sent to the burnt district ineassh, ‘The Port Huron Bathe Lines will contain a weekly balines sheet of our bale anee, and we wilh niall a copy, on appliens tlon te the Secretary or the undersigned.” i. Canton, Mayor, Chairman of tho Port Turon elie? Committes. — PRISONERS OF WAR. A Hathor Spiritea Dincuasion at tho Meeting In Springiietd, UL.—Election of Offlvorn-Chienge Selected anv the Next Haro of Meeting, Apectat Mienutel to The Chleags Tribune, Srmisorin.y, HL, Ort The National Prisoners of War Assoetation herd it busl- Hess meeting today, A reorganization was effected by changing the name of the assccla- tlon to“ The Western Division of the Unto Prisoners of War Assoclation."! were elected ng follows: Gen, CW. President; Col, 1 1. Butler, V dents Phellx Labaunt, Seeretary; J, Wrixht, Assistant Secretary; C, ‘Treasurer, Tres M. C. Guorge, Jt was ulso decided that the sllents of the State assoclations be View ‘residents of this assoctation, and that the nitive Committee ¢ and Vice-Tresidents and State, tstof the President eretarles of each Chicago way selected ay the next vl fF nveeting, ‘She constitutlon and by-laws were adopted. The membership-fee clause, on motion of » Strelght, was stricken out. He thought the Jocal committees at thelr places of meet- ing would gladly take enre of the expenses, ag fir as they pertaiued ty the annual ses- slons. Cunsterable discussion was had on the proposed elunse relative te prohibiting political discussions at the meetings of the agsuclution. Gen. Strelght was opposed to sich © provision, He contended carmestly that the war uppermost in the minds of all numbers of the association was a politleal war, and he thought tat the man who was troubled about these political diycussions, generally speaking, hadwt the right kind of polities, A Democratle comrade wanted the clause stricken uit. fe was not afraid'of politieat digetisslon, boasting that his party) was ible fotake cure of itself and all such diseus- slons, and expressed faith In Its abillty to come out ahead, A Republican comrade announced that his party had during the last twenty years been playing the “coming ont ahead’ part, anda notuble Instance of whieh Was shown at Ap pomattox, Another comrade remembered that it was the written constitutional law of the Aimer- Iean Union that all men should be perniftted tw exereise the reht of free specel, This was one of the things Sought for in the late War. [Applause.} ‘Tho clit: ay motion of Gen, Strelzht, en Guile solutions allopted declare that it ls the duty of Congress to provide for such: prison ers 0s lost their health in Rebel prisons witty ving the Government in the War of the Rebellion, and retura thanks to the eltizens of Springtield and the Tycal connmittes for the unusually satisfactory entertalnment af 1 been well known that within the last oll suldlers In this vicinity have ys from Waghhaygton urgtie he nidoption of a resulution the President s Pensions ule ley to his Cabinet as Secretary of the In- terior, This matter was brought up by Comrade Li Baume, of Chicagu, and preelp- Hated a brief but Tively racket. Ln Laue stated that he had recently been advised that Col. Dudley wauld reeourmend to Congress AL its forthcoming session the ponstoning of Mi prisoners of war. He thoielt that Dud. fey contd accomplish more in thit direction ng Seeretary of the Loterlor, and therefore enlled: pot the association to potttton Py dent Arthur tu make we appolutinen At this, Indisua (Dudley's Suate) promutly heard from ti the person of Gen. streizht, whe confined the proposition on the Rround tint Dadley could do More tor the prisoners In his present position. Tle was opposed to the proposition to pension all wi had been prisoners, and favored yt anly those whe lad lost debt hes strength by virtue of thelr Imprisonment, ‘There were 200,000 prlsonurs of war, of which ntunber he belleved not more than 100,000 werw ever continest fn prison any length of mae. After some discussion, Comrade Van yoort, of Nebraska, also opposed Ls Bau propositions, fe eriticised the driit of the discusslon, and claimed that ne priser of war vould reasonably ask wore of Cangress! than Gen, Strelgtt was elalming, He pro- posed to amend” La Baume's proposition by making it read that the ui Western Union x- prisoners of war ask the, Senmte to cantina tho nppolntinent of Gen, Dudley as United States Pension Commissioner, This was accepted by La Baume, and the thu motion was adopted ‘by a unanimous rising vote, and the meeting adjourned, ‘The visitors mude a pilgrioige to the Line cal mmauutuent this ufternvon, ‘The exer: elses there ineluded brief add by Gen. Join Me Pater and Paul Vandervoort of Ona, after whieh the objects of hiterest were Inspeeted, This evening a formal ade dress was delivered at Representative Hall before a darze wudienve by Paul Vander- voorl, after whieh the visitors were enter. tind atan elegant banquet at the Telind Hotel, provided” by the citizens of Spring- fuld, and regalad With toasts and) reminls eences of prison days by a notable list of speakers, toasts belug resnonted toby didge Me Matheny, ASS Gen, Kiehard Iowoll, Gen. John A. MeCler- nand, Gen, Jahn M Valuer, aA, Me Toombs, auniies Gen. ALD. Strelht, Mc- Cartnoy, Ven ©, Pike, and otters, sueeess, and the reunion closed tnt wan highly ‘sathsfactory to all present, die only regret belng that thriceas niany hud not been forhunate enough to enjoy Springtield’s hos- pitality, the eitizens having done nobly bn preparing for this oceaston, pale rich hat Sey A MYSTERY. An Inveatigntlon tuto a Vamons Pole soning Caso Fails to Bring to Light Auything Now. é ‘Spactal Wspatch to The Chlcago Tribune, Lascastin, N. IL, Oct, 2.-—The grand Jury, whieh has been aceupled nearly three days hearlug testhnony concerning the Towne-Tugbee polsonug aalr, compteted Its Jabors tate tonlght, and, notwithstanding: the required secrecy of the jury-room, ft tins: Junker ont that no fndletment will be found, ‘Tho cireunstanves of the alleged polsontng, were brioily as follows: duly 14, 1880, Hattie Bugoee, aged 1, an only child of Dr. Frank Bugbee and granddaughter of Barton G. ‘Yowne, died of malignant diphtheria, On the 2ist of the same month Mrs, Bugbee, and on tho @kl the xervant-glrl, dled of the same disensy, On Sept, 6, Dee, 10, and Feb, 21, respectively, Ue, Bugbee, Mra, Towne, and Mr, ‘Towne died in the order named of what was gonerally supposed to be blood-polsoning contracted while ‘caring for the slek ones, A post-mortem examina. tlon provell conclusively that the deaths of Mr, sd Mrs. ‘Towne and Dr. bugbes were caused by ursenlent polioulng. An exime {nation ‘of the Internal organs of Mrs, Bugbee was also male, and na traces of pulson we found, — Attorney-Gen- eral ‘Tappan, under whose directions tho examination of the bodies were made, ordered a thorough tvestigntion of the whole matter, ‘To this end the testhineny of the attending physietiins, sucses, cand otters who usstuted: In thy cary of dia sick ones was taken. much of which, It wits clalmed, revealed circtttustances damaging to Mrs. Nejio Mayo, wn ndupual danghier 0 Mrs, Towne, ‘Tunt the polsuatng was iitens onal there seemed to be no reasonable donbs, anit tho suspicions of the authorities were directed to Mr, Mayo as the probably gully verson, Whereupon ab investigation was Instttuted by Atturney-General ‘Tappan alded by the local authorities, wiilels hug bean tmust thorough and complete, ‘The ‘Towne and Bugbee houses were but a few yards a. Mayo, then unmarried, pads DoE home with either family, accord Aye as for services might bo requited; and, ul- though the diphtharia cases referred to were of a malignant type, she was constant in her iniulgtratians, regardless of her exposure to tugion, and her tulthtulness kuves In both fauilies was the | Pav Zz commended on alt hands, | [t was claimed by her aceusers that motives both of revenge and peeuntary galn could be proved. It set however, that the evidence c 2 entirely ctreumstantial, nual was deemed insuilickent — to warrantan indictment. Mrs, Mayo tiaa ale ways borne an excellent reputation, ts pre- posession In appearance, well ciluented, having heen a sueceysful school teacher, and has for innny years been amember tn good standing of the Methodist Church, Public opinion has allalong been stronaly in her favor, and there jan general feellag of satls- faction maaifested atthe result. ‘The eanse hofesate polsoning 1s thorefure still nimystery, a PERU AND HER INVADERS. The Rival Governments of Calderon and Pterolu—Miuleter sturivat Wee fuses to Recognize the Claims of Picrolus PANAMA, Oct. 7—The status quo fs still matutatned along the coast of Peru, although from the citles of the Interior, particularly those beyond the Cordilleras, come reports of the mustering of the clans for another effort to expel the Chilinn, or rote,” as the invader is contemptuausly designa ‘The latter Is quite comfortable, apparently, and fs increasing, by dally arrivals from the south, the strength of the army uf occupit- ten. The Chiliau army oceupies the lines of San Juan, snd hes drawa a cordon around the elty at a distances of from one te five miles, planting batteries of artillery and strong supports of Infantry and cavalry, The Peruvian forces are strong enough for men- ace, but not for attack, ‘The excitement of the day In Lima is some correspotid jately —opaxsed — betw ecretary, \urello iareia Hy. Hherlbut, the United States Minis- ter Resident in Pera, ©The Peravinn Seere- tary writes as follows: RY, AYACCCHO, Anse. ce in Pernof an Huan Repubile is always 0 ure to ty tellow-ultizens, whose sentinents of cordiatity and, admire tlon for that model Nation ive the watural conseanence of deep-rooted | convictions. The National Govermuent willingly nethys WS fiterpreter at eB AOUEMEORS atl nereeable sentiments, L have to fauill the olllelal duty-—certalnly a pleasant one on thls oeeasion—of congranilating your Excellency Upon your bappy arrival on the soil ef our count Unforiunately, the first clinees of your Excellency have not fallen upon those autges of progress and: tranquillity: which formerly met the eyes of the wearled voyay age fis reaching the hosplrable of Vera. ‘The foreign war, into waleh, unprepared, we were provoked, has spread rain and desolation — wherever the enemy it such calamities y NOUN, th stall fractlan of ANS Ure Ine thet by: Dy Magdalena as docile lusteaments of the cone queror, Who lends thei tis aid in maintain fae this apperrance of: anarchy, wthough they ure eter wat i trom the whole country. This truth—wiilel your Bx- eelleney wl have discovered by pe exanination and observation of etirrent and wil ree persiaded your eli that there ean be ne doubt as te which Js) the executive power of Pert. Without doubt this provision gutted your Exeelleney when your bs ey Whtly tht republican and essentiilly practical spirtt whlett ts essentially an attribute of pune fellow-countrymens sakt that “the evident lon of Peruvlins was ‘to establish ort with their powerful assistane the whien is the basis of popu rt, anil without witlehene Government lone te? while latter on your that “on this point, however, th vien judge are the Peruviin peo- ple This suvereten judge tn Peru, whose rights your Execelleney solemnly prockihas: tnd recornizes, neither obeys nor respects, iu the twenty departments whieh compose the Republic (vith epuion at the: cost cities ovenpled by the Chitians, in whilelt transitory recozuition fs. abllgntory). aay Goverment otherdinn that af his Excel lenvy Col, Nieals who lis been sideut by the mbathy sustdl, pYspring ot eu mark only, 5) iy SenTOLY which representative body is the the least trammeled elections ever held in Nattonal 2 tittlon. The nature of this con me ‘te unit all comin draw attention to facts, at self-evident L bes sour thei tho attention they d At f they will be alse under consideration by hits Excellency the Seeretary of Stite, to whose iinpartial and etrewnspeet judgment they WIE have been subnitied by the Plentpoten- ery in Washuigton of our ally, the Hepndlie of Bolivia, who dy veting tn the wbsence of our Churgé d'Affalres tn that Canltal. ‘Che moral support the misguided: people of Magdalena lave thought ty obtain by cult ye ofltelal tons with your Excellency, compel uy, 8 lover of direct this comminicacion to your ey, wileh otherwise wotld: appea ores] sit to diplomatic usage and the customs of leg tons, ‘The opportunity now attorded ie en- abl 0 olfer your Exee! aM te wniteation compels T only wish mW vin wil ‘ation. and 10. subseribu myself! your Heney’s obetlent servant, AURELIO Garcia ¥ GAnena, eLaista, Sept. 22, 18: i; 1 have the Honor to Acknowledges receipt of your fava of Ait nauiswer you WHL allow me to state that ft would not become me ta enter Into a discussion upon the faternal afalrs of Pern were it not In answer to an Tnvititlon tromyou, Butas dn your letter to me yuu have opened the road to stich diseussion, L propose frankly te express ty pinion, ko wording [tas to wound as Hehtly as possible, Peru isknown to be a Repadbile, governed by oa constitution, whieh shouldbe the supreme lw. In Any tho st preme power and asst an ine thority unknown to the constitution, Selor érula committed revolutionary and huwless iets. ‘The forcible and vialent aner fan which that revolution was enrried ont eharseterized Hast eriine against b= erty, ‘The Dictatorship was a tyranny, which was antacratic and despatle In” its eonstrics tlon, its thle, and ies acts, No constitutional Goverment estited while It wax suvreiic, and the shaple will of the min took the plaet ef luw aud ecousutudon. Opp ab by an fovader, the populace of Peru subaattted to that abtecrney, Inthe pellet that It would cundaet to victory. Pore! gatlons recognized It ons de i, but thoy never recognized [ts juorits syste. “Mstead of feading to ory, the Udtetatarstity led ta dlaastratts defeat, and the Distatur fled ie Capital, Since then the peophtat Pern havo eifuyed jo opportinlty of freely and openly express- Ing its desires and sympitiles. Under the Coristitution the Ayacucho Nuttonal Assent bly has ne clett twesiat, ant Its resolitions possess no legal power beyond tint at the opinions uttered by an eatial muaber of pri- vate citizens, Consequently tts cousiramtion of the Cull and autocratic Hien tes ot thy ox- Dictator, under his new title of President, cives no eretter legal welgle to fibs auchor- ty or pretenslan : For this reason, and wick tomy regret, £ find mnysolt compelled to tntorny sat that the de sare virbareus am inva which haye beon recently issued fn Ayaet: eho with respect to the persons and: propere Hes af those Who do not recognize Senor rol, and that thes place the Government whieh ddopts suet aeasures beyond ty pale of the lew. ‘These tnnatural deerees, In uy" opinlon, aford coneluslye proof that: the Govertinent with whith you are connected owes its) existenes vutirely to force and notte public apluion, A strong goverment, based In the aifecnons “ot the people, never appeals te ailelt MeAsUTEs af eruelty and devastation, eh mensire compel wll civilized: Governinents to vio with diapleasnre authorities who omploy them. For this remon [believe it my duty so inform you Wil respect to the Govern: over wiileh Sefor Heérata preslites, y Government. presiled over by Sefor Gareja Calderon does not pretend to be furly aud perteetly established. It is 1. ‘Phat bs to say, It ts a transitory ‘or perforining Uhe tnctluns of i ent WutH the nation cin vet openly and treely, [tts supported by the iit. tlonat Congress, which ly a body recognized by the Constitution, and ft ts au effarttaward tho redstublishiment iy the country off rezu> jar and constitutional Government, Youare wilatalen wlan ya say thy Chilinns sym pathize with ity No such thins, dt desires peaca dh common with the whole country, bue'tt wat not suerlice tho national honor nor will it cede territery In erder to obtain it, Chil desires aul asks for ‘Terapaca, aud will reeoguize the Governnient which agrees to its cession. ‘The Caileran Goverment will not cede it, Lt remalns to be seen Whutlior that of Piérola will prove moro pil able, Meanwhile, under the aystem Inaugurated In Ayacuehe and cirried into practiee by the Pretucts, the Peruvluns themselves are worse enemies of the Peruvians than ave the Chill ans, and the efforts of the friends of Pera are paralyzed by their internal djssensions. When the United States nak Chill why lt toes Not arrange peace, tha answer is given that” in’ Pern there is no Government with which to treat. Would it not be better to put an em to this state of affairs, and that all tru Peruvians should unite to support a Chief of the State whom all parties and factions woul Join In supporting for the purpose of saving’ the country from fmminont ruin, restorin! and the orderly and pacitic reign o! the Constitution and Inws? I have the hone or to be, sir, your obedient servant, . A. ILURLRUT. A. Garcin y Garcia, Esq., Ayacucho, i ————=——__—— IVAN THE SERF. A Story of Old tnansia. From ‘Tourgentef’s Heminiecencer tn Macmitans Magazine, Among tho oyt-door servants was a certain Ivan, tho conchman or coneh-boy, as be wus called, 1 consequence of hislittle stature, whit. wasont of ail proportion with bla years. Ho was the verlest mito of 0 man, oxtremely nim= ‘vio in his movements, with a pug nose, curly bnir,aface perpetually on the grin, and eyed ike a mouse, He wos o rare bulfoon, and fover of practical jokes, and hia tricks and irolteries were tufnit. He underatood how to Ict off flroworks, could Hy kites, and was a ood haud at any wame; could ride standing at full gatlop, could feap higher thou any one elsa ut giants stride,” and wasquite a muster at inaktng the quucrest of abadows on tho wall. No one euuld amuse children better thun he, and Ivan was perfectly happy if he was only ul- towed to spond nn ontire day playlag with them. When ho laughed the whole house shook, and he was always ready wit a Joke and on auawer. There was no being angry with him, and you were obliged to laugh even whilst seokiing bh. {twas trent to ave ivan dunce—particularly the “itlsh-dance." | ‘The tnusic would strike ue and then the fellow titted out into the mntddly of the group aod be= win twisting, Jenping, stumping with bis feet, crawling on the leer, and going through all the antics a fi hud been caught and thrown on the di wround; and performing such contortions, elas; ing his ueck with bla heels, Jumping bores springing there, that the vers ground seemed to. tremite under bln, Many Ume Aloxis aeiviteb, though, as f have direndy said, very” Lof the choral dances, bas Interrupted tho ‘sund cried out: "Como bere, Ivan, ny wive wa tho tish-dance, and And thon a minute, later you Uintog: Ab, that's It; well heard Lin ane, well done At was, then, iar le my ast vialt that this samo into my roam, aud “l tell down on bi hat'y tho matt Ivan came one t a Is Kteed te Save wits there re Apout twenty years before be bad been exchinged the service of =o eertuly, Suchinakt | on the estnie of tho Telegaings — buv simply exenunged, without guiny through any texal formality of pelng supplied with tho necessary papers. Tho man In whose place be had been taken died, wud bis alt masters had quite forgotten Ivan, so that he rematoed with Alexis Sergelvitch, aa if bo iat been born a sort inthe fiintty, {1 the course of tine bla former masters died alyo, and the estate pasded Into fresh bands: and the new propric who was generally re- ported to hi and = brutal, infurmed thy authorities that fg had been Uiken tte thes Sorgelvitel, without auy legal sunetlondeny fis Imine- dlaty surrender, an lau of refusal threat- ened bis detainer with a heavy tne and puns was tho threat by any’ means 40 ainue Suehiiski was a very bigh~ placed olllehit. 0 Privy Counsellor by rank with, greut dutvence thronghout the district. Ivan in his Crlbt appealed to Ale sryelvitel. Yho ohh man took pity on bis favorit dancers and mde an alter to the Privy Counsellor to buy Isat ot him torn ood round sum, but the pros bositt wus contemptnously reduc end whac u wits fron “ wintlers WOFSE, By ftle Htuxsian—ns tended ug the very devil, There was notlinus ty Oo done but to ive up the poor serf. *) have lived here, nade my home her exten my ‘aally’ bread her 1 wish’ to die’ tvan erled tomoz an Pu dog, to bo dragged by neuain from ane keuuel to another? Save’ me, [ tuplore vou;z ontreat your uncle ever to give me up; do not forget how often J bnve aniused you. tnd if L dogo, the worse for us’ all; It ean only end ji erlaie! 8 ut What do you man, Ivan? Way, J abil Kitt tli. Twill yo, and the first day 1 “will eny to bln, let me return tomy old ise Ie, OF, If you doy youl” Adinch bad suddenly epoken. and threatened to swallow it lire vied, Tahould neat 1 more astonished than T was to hear Ivan sneak thug. bvan, tuo duneer butfoon, und Jester, tho beloved of children, bimselt tell, this good-souled creative, to Cay urderer! ‘Tho iden wits tou ridiculous, Not tor a moment dit 1 believe him; but what 1 could not understand was that he shontd even of seh oo tue cure Ten gbailloett or wt thin. Thad, however, along conver~ sition with Alexis Sergelviteh, “and em~ ployed uvery torus of entreuty twat be would gomenuy or other areange tho nitalre “ My dear sins” tho old) mun replied, * F shall fudeed Ge gad todo so, but It fy impossible. t have alrendy olfered the pig-beated fellow ood price, 3H roubles, on uny word of honor, tid he will uot hear af itz so. whut eau t dod OF course ft i4 ilewal, and" the exchange wat ihe old-tisbioned way, ag between men, y and now Ib praim<e o end badly. You wilt see, tu an will tuke Ivan from mu uy foree—he 13 very powerful, the Govornor- General often dines at nia bousy—and he wilh dund soldiers toatrrest bin. And { bave a more tal fear of saldiors! Tho timo way, I wand never have given up [yan, tet him storm as loudly ws he chose; Dat now, only louk ot ma, what a poor eripple Iam. How can J tient ike chat?’ And tn trath, Alexta ‘OF Inte aged greatiys nis eyed pw wore ft childish expression, and in place: of tho Ingelllgent «tite that onco it up tls feat ures, thore played around his ips that mild ane «0 siiuper whieh T nave remarked. that, “sold peopl: Will preserve even J thelr sleep. Peommuntented tho result of our titervlew ta 1 Who heard mo in silence with bis bend it. Well,” he at nat exclatmed, "tis giver Iv bent. tone one to’ eseape bis fate. Hue stall kuop ty words thore 48 only ong thing to do; and will give hin a surprise, Uf you don't mln, sir, give me seliine inoney to Diy same vou! Butve bine som nd that day Ivan drunk heavy Als, burt i viing he favored ws with the ‘tsbedan need a that the girls wud wainen wero In ceatusies. Never Uefure bu seen iilin in such force. ho next day f returned howe, and three months inter, When L wad in St. Petersburg, © learned that Evan bad kept ols vow, He was sent off to bis new inaster, who at once culled hint foto his study and inforibed him that be was to tet og conehmian, that three of bis bay borsea would by given into his chargo, ind that tt would be the worse for bin ir he did not look well after thom, or in any way neglected bls dus tee. “2 am not a mun to be Joxed with,” 1 ded) be. Ivou listened to “ait bia mastee wit to diy und then, throwing hinevll at his feet, declared that, Whatever is howor might wish, he never could De bis sert. “Lee me xo back, £ ‘beseech your honor; or lf you liky, send we to By wot ler; or before long evil will come upun your? {Lis mastor flew Into a furious passion. Ob, yout are ono of that surt, ure youg How dare yuu tlk to me in that way? Fins, know that 2 am not) your, boner, but your, Exeuitency; and next, do not tor= Het that you sre long past tho ne for a sol- dier, oven tt they would take auch darts and Instly, pray, what, ix it you threaten mo with? Doyou mein to barn my howe dawnt" "No, year 8: jones, Pehatl nev at tire to your i Whitt than, are you going to mntirder Twan mate no replys 8 f will never ba sort,” he muttered at Inst, +d will Jusg Bert or nut,” yoared bis master. “Asi tyinn wis suverely Putte faneds but for ath tht, the throw bay hories were put uier his cure, and be recctved the piliteu af ccuteteennttte Tyan appeared to sulinit to his fate, and as be soon proved that he understoud bis business; ho quivkly wan the favor of big taster, tha nore Fo bevause tn general be was quict wud civil Jn hla bebayior, while the horaus lutrusted to Mm wers so well cared for that everybody doclared it wasn treat to lovk ut thom, tls muster ovidentt: preferred = driving out with Ivan ty yolng wits any uf tho other couchmon, Sormetines he would taugh wndgays "Wolk Ian, do you recollout how badly Wo xt on wt ony fret meeting, bus f tune wo have driven ont tho devil utter all.” To (hose words {van never made ny aus But ous duy, Jat about Epiphany tage, bls maater drove fo town with Ivan aa couchmun, the belly Jlngiing merrily, from the necks of the the three bay horses. They were Just begins wlog to mount & ruthor steep bill at foot puce, when Iii wld oft the box and weut bebin the sledge, ag if to piek up something by bud let Sith. Te wasn abarp frost, and his tauster dat buddtad up ina thick fur, with a warm cup drawa close over bis ears, Thon lyan took frou under hid long coat a hatchet, which be corcied In bls belt, caine close wp behind bis waster, Kuocked af his exp, and with the words, * 1 wirned you once, Power Potryeviteb, xo you Lave only yourself to thank,” ut ang blow cut bla head pen, He Men stoppod tho, horses, re= pliced the cap carefully on tho huad of the doad, Tan, and taking tis plice agaln on the box dyoyo into town stralgot up Co tho pollca-stas on. “Thaye brought you Gen, Suchinsky's dead buds Teast muyeelt wo killed bios. 1 totd lin Lwouid, aud Liuye dove it, Bo take me" lv wits arrested, brought to trial, aud een tenved to tho knout, and thon sent for lite to tha inines In Siburla, Aud thue tyan, the way, Hubt-heartad duucer, divuppuured furever fra, tho world of gat, 3 CROP NEWS, Spectat Dispatch (0 Tha Chicago Tribune. Leavenwouti, Kas, Oct, 20.—The re- ports clreulated in Eastern clties that Kansas corn ie votlaR a he Beldaare Lniue, Wine vorn ja yalsed in Kanags this year ty of goyd” quatity wud free Sco defects, ¥ ? your ahow you Whether you tre my please to +