Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 9, 1881, Page 4

4 TIE CHICAGO TRIBU NOVEMBER 9, 1881—TWEI Be Cribmne, pe jon, per year... WEEKLY EDITION—PosTPAID, Onn copy, pot yaar, Club of tive... pdélhion copies soht fro, Give Post-Oitica nddreas In full, inetuding County and Stato. . Remittances may bo made either by deft, oxpress, Post-OMee orttor, of in registered tottor, at our Fisk. WO CITE SUDSCLUDELS. Dally, delivered, Sanday oxrepted. 26 cents per weeks Dally, dollvarott, Sundag included, 20 conts per week. aAdhirens THY TRIBUNE COMPANY, Corner Madi¢on und Dearburneats,, Chicago, Il, POSTAGh, Uintered at the Poat-Ofptce at Chiedgo, Ut, as Seeond> Claas Matter. 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Madison streot, Letwoen Stato and Doarborn, ‘The World.” Afternor eventog. Olymple ‘Thentre. Clark etreot. te ween Juke and Randolph, En- xogemont of Iydo & Hohman's Spclalty Company. Vutlety entortalnmont, Afternoon and evoning. Hinverly's 'Thenire, Monroe atroot, letween Clark and Dearborn, FI kugementof tho Klrulfy Bros.Combination. “Atcha ct dtrogoll." Afternuon and evening, Acndemy af Muste, Uateted stroot, nonr Madison, West Side, Variety antortalnment, © Afternoon und evening. Lyceum 'Chentre. Desplainus street nenr Mudison, West Side, Varl~ bly entertainment. Crlterion Theatre. Corner of Sedgwick and Division streats, Variety ‘utertainment, Afternoon and evening. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBEI 9, 1881, ‘Tur dispatches now report Unt Dr, Fatek, the author of the celebrated Falek law, and tha most bitter opponent of the Ultramon- tanes In Germany, has been returned to Par- Iiament at the second election by a sweeping majority at Worms, the place where Luther nade his famous declaration, It is dificult to understand German polltles or to harmon- ize this statement with ‘tha report that he was deferted at the first election, but If the latest report be correct it is quite evident that the old ‘Protestant spirit has not dled out In Worms, aud ‘that Bismarck will have one man in his Parliament ot lenst who does uot sympathize with his recent over- tures to the Vatican, Mn. Barre must undoubtedly bo crad- fled with the happy description of Mr. Wayne MacVengh as “ ‘Pho Osear Wilde of American polltics.” Oscar Wilde ls Nigh pelust after the order, not of Melchizedlek, but of the London esthotes, Ie is an tin practiedble, visionary, dreamy person, who linagines hiinself ‘to be superior to the com- anon rin, and lins no respeet for anybuily outside of hls own charmed clrele, ‘The Oscar Wilde coteria can feast upon the fra- erance of n lily, but recoll with inexpresst- bie horror from the vulgaris of renst beef, Figuratively, Mr. MacVeagh hag fully Jus- tiled the honorary'tItle which Mr. Blaine has conferred upon him, ‘The question no Jonger has speelnl reference to the star-route cases, tho, with the Inter explanations, It ly -imposslble to defend Mr. MacVengh suc- cosstully even at this polnt. It appenrs that he has been extycant, peovish, and finleal from the start, while as 1 working ofllcer ho lias been neither energetic nor successful, Osenr Wilde himself could hardly regard the Attorney-Cenernl’s office a3 moreornamental than Mr, MueVeagh sought to make it, if the preas reports of tha Inst two days have not done hin great injustic ‘Titenk is a prospect for. very marked revival of activity onthe Pacific Const as a result of speculation at the Exst and In the Jnterlor, Grain operators have been putting up the price of whent malnly for the benetit of the Russlan and Californian markets, Ex- ports from the Atinntic ports Inst week were only 70,302 barrels of flour as against 133,707 barrela for tho corresponding week Jast year, and 731,079 bushels of wheat as agalnst 2,412,461 bushels just-u year ago. But San Franelsco received the otter day a consignment of $1,012,750 of Australian gold to pay for shipments of California wheat to Europe. If gold which has heretofore been going to Europe shall be consigned directly to San Francisco from Austraila, the move- ment will be of tho samo beneflt to tho United States usa whole as ff tt were care ried by way of England to New York. ‘To the extent that California ahull be supplied from Austraila, the yield of the Amerlean antnes will be perniltted to come to the East instead of seeking the nearer markets of tho Pacliie const, as It would {f It were needed there, Navertholess $1,409,084 of gold ar- rived In Now York last week ‘direct from Europe, in spite of the reduced exports, which were due malnly to the speculative price of Amerlenn breadstatts, —— Tne London Speetitor devotes along and exhaustive artiele to the subject of quota- thon marks. ‘Thu substance of it is 9 defense of thelr disuse -In phrases which are so furmillar thut they have passed tuto common eurrency and are freely ned In conversation and Hteraturo until they have become pitt and parcel of our modes of espresalon, ‘Theve is no doubt hat of Inte years thors hus been atendonoy tocease their use, and that itis continually growing, and that thoy are dis> used with no intention of plaginrisin, and that there Is good reuson for doin tt, ft seems to bo superiluous to mara page with inverted commas around phrascs the author: slip of which every child knows, As the Spectator says: * Novaidy wants to have damnable tteration, or Jame nnd impotent conclusion, or not to know ime argivs you self unknown, or under the ribs of death, wiitwithintheconimas, Indeed, when quota tions have becom as hackneyed ns these ure good writers are apt te leave them alone altos gether.” Scores of others from well .nown writers night be added, aud it geems proper Jhat the Ine should be drawn at this polnt, Jiurrowed matter ought to bo acknowledgod Ba rule; but ff the borrowed matter belougs tu the household wordsin dally use In books, ittsas absurd to demand that it bo Inclosed within commas ns it would be to demand that every one who uses them In conversa tlon shall ‘fimediately add the nae ot the author, whieh every one knows. Outside of this exception there {9 Httle hopes iat writers will escapoa the chatge of plagiarism who use phrases from other writers, who are comparatively unknown, or expressions that are not common proporty. THE STAR-LOUTE CASES IN COURT. It seems altogether Nkely that the star- route eases may be thrown out of. court on the technical ground of proceeding by ine formation tusteatt of Indietuient, ‘Lhe reas sot Wwiy the obsolete common-law process of {nformation was revived ts understvoed to have been a desire to get In evidence which would haye beon barred by tho statute of limitation if brought before the grand jury: in October. Et the enses fail under the pre ent Hine of procedure there will be a public demand to know who was responsible for the delays which prevented the presentinent of the eases within the period contumpinted by the stntute. 14 was this outlook which prompted District-Attorney Corkhtll to make astatement In open court, In which he dis- elated all responsibility for the error which hind been made and placed it squarely upon Attorney-General MaeVeagh and Col. Cook, the special counsel retained to assist the At- torney-General. The grand jury, It seams, was adjourned twiee—onee In diy and once In September, Haul the star-route cases been presented for consideration prior to ether of these ad- Journnents they could have included all the evidence now barred by the statute of Hml- tations, which {s understood to be by all odds the strongest upon which the Government. relies, ‘These adjournments of the gral Jury were made matnly for the purpose of aalting the result of Gultean’s shot aud to determine whether tho assnsin should be in- dheted for assault witht Intent to kill or for niurder, District-Attorney Corkhlll says, however, that before adjourning the grand jury he went to Attorney-General Mac- Veagh and asked the Intter if he had any business for the grand jury, notifying him at the sume time of the proposed adjournment (ill October, Corkhili intimates that he was dlsinissed by the Attorney-General with a hint to mind hs own business. It wns this Jast adjournment that barred tho usual pro- eveding by Indictment as to the very cases which were most Iikely to lead to com- plete exposure of the frands and the punishment of those who were guilty purtlelpants in the benefits of these frauds, It issald, turther, that at any thie during tha recess of the grand jury that body vould have been summoned by the Govermnent Juw-ollleers for the consideration of the star- route erses or any other eriminal proceedlyg. If, then, the proceeding by information be thrown out of court and tho star-route prose- cutlon fill beenuse It ls no longer possible to bring In the most Hagrant cases of “expedi- ton,” the collapse will be due to either Ignorance or negligence. ‘This statement of tha iatter certaluly places Attorney-General MacVengh In an exceedingly embarrassing and unpleasant dilema, He had personally taken charge of the star-route cases, and he was notliled of the intention to adjourn the grand jury to a date whieh would exclude er portion of the eases under the statute, If the Imitation and effect’ thereof dld not occur to the Attorney-General, then it would follow that he was not familiar with the statute or had: not given the euses properstudy, If heknew of the eifect of the statute of limitations, and decided to risk the procedure by information, the failure of the Jutter will Indleate that Mr. MacYengh Is nota good lawyer and ought not to haye accepted the position of Attorney- General. There is only one theory which ean excuse the Attorney-General in case the prosceution shall fail In its preliminary steps, and that is hts conyletion that the grand jury had been tampered with and that an indict- ment coukl not be obtained. Dut, even in that ease, Attorney-General MacVengh might better have taken hls chances before tho grand jury, and made sueli a tight as to over- come the star-route Iniluences, rather than resort toa procedure which was predestined lo fail, It Is hardly fatr to Include any of the ont- sklo counsel In the responsibilty for the Im- pending fuilitre of the star-route prosecu- tions, ‘This Is a matter which must rest be- tween MacVeagh and Corkhitl, ‘I'he Dis- triet-Attorney cannot be held blameless shinply because ho notified the Attorney-Gen- eral of tho intention to adjourn the grand jury unless he also brought to the Attorney- Genornl’s attention the fact that such ad- Journment would carry the cases beyond the term cavered by the statute of Irmitations, ‘The Distriet-Attorney ts essentially tha. Gov- ernment prosecutor, and he was derdlict in Iiis duty If he faited to give tho Attorney- |General the benefit of his knowledge and ex- perlence, On the other hand, Corkhill’s neglect will not excuse the Ignorance or tho bad Judgment of the Altorney-Genern!, who, according to all accounts, took a very lity position at ull thnes, and seemed disposed to regard every suggestion ag an unwarranted interference. It certalnly looks now as If tho prosucution has been hopelesly botehe and if that shall prove to be the case Attor- ney-General MacVeagh will be chiefly re sponsible for so Ine and impotent 9 con- clusion, AN. OPERATIC STORM IN DENVER, Denver appears to be full af operatic troubles, Our rendera will remember that Wo lind occasion soma time ago to notice the opening of its new opera-house and tho re- markable performances of opera given thoro- In, and the remarkable critielsms of the re: markable parformances made by the Denver Tribunrc, It being that paper's first shy at operatic eriticisin. As might naturally have been expected, a new eritle, with the full blaze and yorgeousness of an opera in front ot him for tho first time, fult the responst- bility of the occasion and waded in roeklealy, He erltlelsed overything—tho opern, the com pany, which was Miss Enuna Akbott's, the Indies’ dresses, tho guntlomen’s dresses, tho Jadies? behavior, and the gentlemen's be- havior, and before tho troupe had given three porformances he had the whole town by the ears, the troupe ina wrangle, tho ladies provoked, and te gentlemen wrhthy, nonv more so than good Deacon Evans, who used to live hera and has been In Colorade for some years, ‘The Deacon scems to have been the specinl target for the Den- ver ‘Zrihune'a criticism, and It was not oC a character that can be called highly wulogistle, for the erltlo boltly nf Armed that upon tha*presentation of “Fra Dinvolo,? the exigencles df which opera ro- qulre Miss Abbott to partlally disrobe her- self aml retire ‘to hor conch, what tina Penkes and Conley steal In to KIL her, from which dlamal fute ste la reseued by the bold Lorenzo, who has been on a hunt for tho bold Mr. Castle, who ts also concealed behind wenrtatn Inthe bed-chamber, meaniy play- Ing Vand Pry, even while he compasses her destruction—In front of such a wild and giddy scene ns thia, the Trivunc's young man af- firmud, would bo found Deacon Evans in the “front row parquet, with » double-barrel marine gluss.”” Aud ho further aflirmed that nothing would tempt.the good Deacoti: to lose this seene, And he crowned his audacl- ty with the bold affirmation that he was “a aly rod rooster.” ‘This was the straw that broke the camel's baek. The good Deacon rosa in Ns weath and syed the Denver Tribune for Mbel, ntudany ons who knows the good Deacon kiows he haan clear etae, and that he ty no siteh man, ‘The suit 1s none tho less an laterestliyg one, us showing the dlatinetion between metropolitan and froutler morals, “Fr Dinvele has been done in Chicago, for instance, nenrly fifty thoes, and Zerlinas withont mumber have deftly dl- vesterl thomselves of a portion of Uielr supers fluous rnbinent and gineefully skipped Into bed to sing thelr prayer to the Virgin and dream of Lorenzo, and created no particular sensation in the honse, except upon one or two oceastons, when Zertinas of more than average avoirdupols, unmilndtal of the laws touching the resistance of matter, lave hurled themselves recllesly upon the frail stage couches ant gonecrashing through the slats to tho ‘fluor, with heels wildly kleking above tha tumulis of curtains, sheets, and pillow-enses, and nmid the tempestuous applause of the audience and frantic de- mands for an encore, Who cannot recall such artists as Perepa, Mersee, Kelloga Richings-Bernard, Melylile, Emina Howson, even Emma Abbott herself, who have blown out the candle and gone to bed, and who has not admired thelr rustic {nnovenee and been moved by a wild desire to throttle Beppo, Giacomo, and the villainous Ditrolo before they coull accomplish thelr designs? Have not hundreds of serene and elderly gentle mien, armed with powerful lorgnets, accu pled favorable sents, gracefully conceded to them by younger opera-goers In virtue of theif short sight and defective heartng, and who lins thought it. wrong? Have they not even invaded: the front row and never felt n twinge of conselence, or impressed the andlencs with even a suspleion that their presence was Incongruons: or suspect- ed themselves fer an instant — that any one had the right to ciiticlse them, as serenely unconseious of tmpropriety they listened to the fascinating melodies nud beat responsive thne with enthuslastls heels ? But opera is young In Denver, and who shalt say the {ime may not come when deacons ean go there ns here? Butas that time has not yet come, and as good Deacon Evans did not go, ho ought to have a swinging verdict, thatthe “ribune may be taughe discretion, ‘This fs not all, Dencon Evans, it appears, 18 not the only sufferer, Now Miss Emma Abbott herself feels aggrieved at the man- ner In whielt she has been used in the indict ment. ‘That document allrms in one place that “on the night of the 7th day of Suptem- ber, in the year of our Lord 18st, aforesnid, ncertain opern called * Fra Dinvolo’ would be sung, acted, and ‘presented by a certain company of singers; that In one part of sald. opera a female singer is wont to represent and act the part of a young woman in her chamber . disrobing «and preparing to go fo bed,” Ant again, that the Tribune alleged “the said Jolin Evans would attend the said opera jn order to see that part afore. said of thosaid opera in which thesaid female singer disrobes atl ennets the part ofa young womnn retiring to bed as aforesald.” ‘This, itis sald, has roused Miss Abbott's Ire, aud she ig about to sne the whole grand Jury “aforesatd” for libel, thaugh it Is hard to discover wherein the indictinent “aforesaid” transcends tho actual facts or exngxerates or distorts tha, faselnating scene in Auber’s work, To make the thing complete and logical the grand jury “ uforesatd” ought to turn round and sue Miss Abbott for perform- ing tho opera “aforesaid.” Whatever may be the outcome of this tempest in a tenpol, it is evident that Denver fg all torn up, and all on account of “Fra Diavolo,” and that he will be a bolt manager who announces that opera for performance agnin In that city until tho metropolitan {deas of propriety haye reached it. REINFORCEMENT FOR THE ARMY. Gen. Sherman in his annual report makes several recommendations with resnect to the army which will meet universal approval, ils first and principal recommenilation is for tha increase of the enlisted men of the army by the addition of 20 por cent more privates, ‘Tho present law Mmits the number of enlist- ed men to 25,000, ‘The present actual foree in the army Is thus divided Cavatrs Artlilory, infuutry, Non-combutants , ‘Total enlisted forco....... ‘rhe army Is diyided into 480 compantes, and these are’ necessarily senttered in all parts of the country, performing all manner of duties, and broken up into small bodles guarding and otherwise engaged In the In- dian service, These divisions are so small that when there is an Indian alarm the men have to be transported, with their horses, wagons, and supplies, at great cost from post to post to strengthen exch, no adequate foreo belng stationed at any one place, ‘The Mttlo army. Is therefore forever kept in motion, ‘The present legul force is fifty onlisted men to euch company, but the companies are never full; 5,78L are employed as non-combatants and as ofiicers, Imposing an extraordinary duty on those In actual milltary service, ‘The General strongly urges that tho Inw be changed so that each of the 40 companies shall have sixty-two enlisted mon and three oficers, thereby Increasing the number of en- Usted men in the army proper to 20,000, but which number practically will nover exceed 25,000, ‘I'hia the General says should form the combatant force, Ho thinks necessity demands algo 2 non-combatant force of en- listed inen, to bo enlisted and assigned for the following purposes; Engineer battation earuiting service, Kanllsted wien, clerk: Laborers and mechunles, West Point dotuchmunts Vriaon guard... Huspltal stewards, Ordinince Sergeunts. Tniian scouts ...., Signat dotuehmonts, Muking @ totul Of... ssersee seeersereeee BiB ‘Tho addition of these to the 20,600 will take o total of enlisted mon of every forco of only 30,440, ‘The present force ts 10,815 combutants and 3,781 ‘non-combatants, ‘Tho recommendation 13 really to make the non- coinbatant force additional, Instead of as now tuking it from the effective force of the army, ‘This recommendation {s In tha intorest of economy, and not In the way of extrava- gance. The cost of the army ls not In tho cost of tho enilsted furce, but in that of tho olicers, ‘he army is oflecred to death, and Congress refuses to make any reduction which Involves a reduction of the oflicers, A bill to adel fifty additonal Paymasters, or twenty Chaplains, or to increase the stat will tind an Irresistible force tn Congress, ‘but one to incrense the number of men who are to tlo the fightIng and whose appolnt- ment will not Inerease polities! patronage eunnot obtaln a hearing, however strongly it may be urged by every consideration for the good of tho service. Omitting the general ofivers, tho numbor of others will show how lurgely the officers exceed In proportion tho number of enlisted men, Tho following !s aastatement of the men tn commission: Colonels, 49; Lieutenant-Colonels, 57; Ma- Jors, 104; Captains, 480; extra Lloutonants, 80; First-Lleutenauts, 63; Second-Llouten- ants, 49; Chaplains, #4; to these are to bo added for the medical service 50 Majors, 64 Captains, 41 First-Lieutenants; 1 Goneral, 2 Colonels, 3 Leutenant-Colonels, and 60 Ma- jora for the pay department, The whole number of connulsstoned ofle b ‘hts does not tnetude the retired office which mubrace: MigorGonerals, 4; Urine der-Qenorals, 20; Colonels, TAeutonnnt- Colonels, 31 Mal 49; Captithis, 12; Lewtentits, Ty Seeond-Lleutenauts, and Chaplains, 0; total, 88 retired offtes ‘The pay of the 2.50) ofleers of the army is nearly if not fully equal ty that of tho en- Nsted men, ‘The proposition of Gen, Sherman isto gt up tho army with combatants, and set apart the present non-combatant force as an adil tional. though highly necessary ausilary to thearmy, Jt involves te expense, save the pay of about 4,000 enlisted men, while it nikes the present army avallable for many purposes for whieh It is new noteflelent, “He also recommends that tho employment of soldtors as servants for oflicers be dscun- finned. ‘ho men who are enlisted do not desire to be, as at multituite of the olticers are, mere parade soldlers hanging around headquarters, nor do they want to escape soldiers’ duty by becoming servants to ofl: cers, ‘The recommendation that the men en- listed as eoibatants should be combatants, and not be servants or clytiinus, ought to be adopted, HOW THE PENGION ARREARS BILL 18 . “WORKI G. An Associated Press report says that Col. Duley, Commisstoner of Penstons, has sub mitted to the Seeretary of tho Interlor a recommendation that Congress be nsked to Appropriate $100,00,000 for disbursement by Ig office during the next fiscal year (ending June 0, 1855) in payment of annual and ae- erned pensions, and also that-an Tmestiae dleflelency appropriation of $20,000,000 be requested for the ptrpose of paying all arrears of penslons to elalinants whose enses have been or may be fae vorably adjudicated during tho current fis- ealyear, ‘She Commissloner estimates that 40,000 pension elalmg will be. allowed this ,: year, and that wilh a further Inerease in the elerical fores of the bureau as many as 0), 099 may be alsposed of nuxt year.” Fully Woe thirds of the pending clainis carry arrears of pensions nmotnting to nearly $1,509 far each claimant, and the Commissioner believes that the Interests of the country. wilt be promoted by paying off the arrears as _rapielly as possi- Die, even at Ue cost of bringing up the total pension disbursements to $70,000,000 this year and $10,000,000 the next, This “Arrears of Penston” bill is going to bleed the taxpmyers until th¢y stagger be- fore they ure through with it. 1t Ix the grent- est fraud that demngog Congressmen ever perpetrated upon constituents. When tho bill was passed for the payment of the alleged “arrears of pensions,” cover ing the entire pétiod that has elapsed since tho War, and paylng new applieants for a dozen or more years to which they them- selves had belleved they had uo just claim, the fnw provided only for ex-parte testhnony: to establish a claim. ‘This Jaw was not changed, Of course, the bonus of $1,200 to $2,000 attracted thousands of men who Would never have dreamed of ayplying for ponstans to take effect only after the apptieation, and among them large numbers who were not entitled by law or iu equity to Government. supbort. But the Government was forced to accept the ex-parte alldavits and admit the claims which were thus presented. ‘There was no muthority to cross-examine appll- cants or Investigate the evidence they offered, Every man who was rascal enough to stick his hand in the ‘Treasury was permitted to grb $1,000 to $2,000 then and there, and thereafter te make a periodienl rald for $100 more, Congress has been asked repentedly to remedy this gross and glaring defect in. tho Inw, but has refused because the demagogs feqred seh action sight be regarded ag Iniimlcal to tho Interests of the soldiers. As a mattor of fact, tho soldiers ure as much Interested as anybody else in having these frauds stopped. Nearly all of them nro taxpayers and compelled to stand thelr share of the burden fmposed by this system ot robbery; aud It Is not a pleasant reflection for tho soldier who fs honestly entitled to his pension to think that overy claimant with sufielent cheek can procure the snine as hinsulf by inisrepresentation and fraud, Mr. Carl Selurz, when Secretary of the Interlor, estimated tha witlmate cost of that act at not less than $400,000,000, for which ho was roundly denounced by the pension agents, Jt is more likely to equal tie total amount of the National debt, unless Congress shall put on the brakes... A com- plete reform of the pension syste®: can-onty be uchieved by such hiuws us shall protect the Government from every deception and shall remove the premiunt on fraud. ‘Ture Government Is doing something for the relief'of a tight money-market In New York by redeeming outstanding 3}¢ percents atparand {nterest to the nmount of §2,000,- 000 every week, ‘This may bo regarded asin proper procedure, sinee it slmply restores the amount takdn from the chaunels of bus!- ness In the shape of surplus revenue; and it is better that sich restoration showld go on currently, and as nearly as possible Hke other Qovermment revenue not oxcesslye find ils way back to the open market, rather than store it up in the Treasury for several months. and pay it out in a Jump, It Js worthy of note, howover, that this legilimate return of surplus revenue fs effected without loss to the Government Inthe way of premiums on bonds by reason of the refunding accom plished by ex-Secretary Windom, upot terms which made tha extended bonds subject to call at any time, This circumstance tus trates the pecullar advantage of tho arrange- ment which Mr. Windom was able to niake. Evidences are Increasing, however, that Wall street Is not satlefled with tho prompt return of the surplus reyennes, but conlemplates wv’ movement on the coin reserve held by the Government to secure the nintntenanco of speclo payments, Lt would be curious if the Wall streat golultes and tho Greenbuck fintists were to moet on comnion ground in demand. hug the deplecton of tha resumption fund, and. vory serious if u New York Seeretary of the ‘Treasury should become tho agent In such 0 transaction, ‘Tine tactics adopted by young Mr, Astor In conducting bis campaign for Congross continue to bu mady tho eubject of considurabte ridiculo by the New York papors, Bir. Astor's latest ox- plolt was attending a dance given by the David MeMabon Associadon, an organizntion whose momberatlp tedrawn from a class of society somowhat ditfurant to Ubut with which dlr. Astor hag boon In tho hablt of associuting. Tho young man's oxporionce during the oyening ta {nua doseribod by the New York Sunz Hw outerad Mon! vias, Jiall wourlng a brown overcoat over his black ovening dresy, carryloy: & crush opers but, Frank Kayuond, 0 mouiber, who hud juot bim at bly earsiuira door in front of the ball/ hitroduced bin to the crowd, Aster threw # 84 gold pleco on tho bur. “treat all present,” he sald to the bartender ‘There was it conumotion at the counter and hasty onptying of glase ut tho tubles, Astor tovk'a seat with Hosinond and two other men at A sinall table and drank a little champagne with them. Hult a dozen bottles 1 all werg opened, Dut qwoet of the company stuck to byar, “Will you dance IF [ yet you apurtner?* Kay- mond asked. Cdon't wind if do," Astor repiiod, Nv took orf bis overcout, loft It with bia hat in @ chair, aud was lod by Raymond uctoss tho room tow yitl who was putting gunfe champayno ann Into the beer which sho -had previously “Misa Lynub,” aald ftaymond, © allow ine to ia- traguon Set Aiton “Meu tia & dance Pryor ho girl rraclously replicd, sotting down ber gluse aod rising, Sisalo Lyach worka [sa olgar fnotory, and soap and water bad not sufficed to reteve tho tobuccu-stalns from tho hand which sho fested ou aAstory proferred aro). Bhs was a good-looking {riah girt, In a plain worsted and ber binek hate va: aurosa ber forchemt, Just above tho white on exch side of her Tact a long tock w combed tuwn tn front ot her eaes, Sho wos, 11 short fale typeof the Gist Bide working girl =Jannty in hee cheap and intistiontite elores, andey HE ber miner of spgeuh, and entirely avlt-passcased, ‘Phat her patinor wits ma Aste Wh tot In tho feast bush hed, nor wont (tir he had been an Eanperorsor any body tosa tha St. Patrtek or tha Papo. Pie The davee in which te pride uf tho Astars and the belle of Marten Flats engaged was it waltz, Now, thu styto of waltzing It es tl Murray Tide aot proctleed inthe coterie in whtet Lt: Ls mn Bho took ber fitst lessons on tho sidewall corgan, aiid finished: hee danging education J * Woad ploutes, ‘The watts ta whieh He is nt stow, stlit, stepping ronnie, so tothe mise of hand- at and Hubendingly tat a chip woutda’t be distodged fro her stentider. On the cons tho walt, | of the trary, holter-skelter, lex! whieh, It Keveru) Rev seagons heen Teaticn tn pian society, Deannot tell why tho waltzing of tho Hust Side of the vty Ia 80 whotly diferent from that of tho tohtdie, but so Ho ts, Theres fore. when Willinm = Waldorit Astor put his right arm ilemly around Dizzle Lynety elusped her hand with fly left and struck out with the frat six-foot prance of the “sovlety glide," While sho inade the opontig 4 ay vhs disconvcrtert before, Dut aie was now, not to wy disconncated aid dislocated, Sho did't know, whit Comtnke of stich conduct on the part oF her part As fur hin, he probably thontit: ste hd fatled ty start at alls ro ho watted for the next bar of musie, drow durked her olf ber feat ‘The untirg company had come lito tho bly ttt to see Astor dinee. and veveral couples were ellage stowly und solomuly arostind tn tho Bast eatyleut waltaing. Astor was enabled by (hose Cxatnples to comprehend the dliileatty. i rcil ia en nuvi as he contd, white tho girl puta little spirit into hers, and they made several elrenita of the hall, very luturlous- ly, Dut without furthor disaster. —<———er A stmsenmen to tie Wer at Morrison, Hl, writes ns follow: Monnigox, 11, Nov. .—WIll you pleade pubs Hab fn next week's ‘Teanuse’ a short history of the star-ronte frauds, wlving the oviyin of tho term star rutite, the nmount of losses sis tntned by the Governurent, and tho mudi ope rand? of eonducting theaw frauds? hi, AM. It would be impossible to give oven na short history of the fraud within the Unnlts of an or dinary nowspaperartiele, Tho facts huve ui i Ween Judlelally Investigated, and a complete Hat of the rontes whieh have beet improperly oxpus dlted would Mil geveral cotumus, It is known, however, that tho reductions of expenses ate ready made since tho 4th of March, without dhulntahius the efileloncy of the service, will ammount to $1,000,000; and the aanital savings will probably be $1500,00. ‘The steallngs of tho Hog were not quite go fnrgn ns this, for there wig unnecessary service rendered that hits sinva been very nuteh curtailed. ‘The modes operat was fora ring contractor to putin a straw bid, or ty offer to take tha contract for less than tho actual cost of doing tho work, As svon us the contract, was awarded, application would be mute tothe Second Agsiatant Postmaster-Cen- eral, Hrads, for un “inereaso of service.” Mogus putittons would be manufactured and sent_on to Washington, andt-Tridy, whe had the authority to do a8 he chose, would mark tho contrnet “Ine! and “exp."—t, c., increase the number of trips and shorten the thie for mak- {ng them, besides adding a large sum to the con- truct price, Most of thls expedition and in- erease was wholly Unneccasary, and very ttle of St was faithfully performed, Many of tho cous tractors only ran regtiar trips at tho beginulug and end of each route, giving tho long gap be- teen an irregular trip. In some instinces tho atnr-routes were duplicates of other routes al- ready existing, and empty atnil-bawa were sot- emaly sent backward and forward at an ex+ pense of many thousand dollara per annum. ‘The connivance of Urndy with the ring was sup- posed to be shown by the fact that he would not * Increase or expedite” tho contracts of persons on the outside, Henec, the rng contructors had tho assurance that competition was tmpossitle, The wost coyspicuons operator aside from Irady was ex-Senator Dorgoy, of Arkunsas; tho others were goverally persons who had never been prominent in pnbliciife. Twoot tho atraw-bidders were found to be common duy- Inborors in Philudelphia. The origin of tho name was tho practice of “starring with an asterisk stngo,and steambont routes Iu adver- Used Ista of postal contracts to bo let. Brady had not of course tho right to “Increase or ex- pedite”* raftrond routes,” ———-- ‘Te constant use of the word “ confisen- tion" in its most odlaus Kenge I connection with tho Irish question reentla tho fret that {ts meaning hua beon much perverted of late years, Mr. Edward Freeman, the distingulshed | ble- torinn, lately remarked in an urtlélo in tho Princeton Review “On Certain’ Abuses of Lane Runge” that “confiscation” was una [3 in its strict use “a cotertess word, expressing a proce ess which may be Juet or unjust.” Thonct of confiseation js tho taking of private property by tho State. ‘To confiseute 1s to tuke something from this or that man and put it in tho fiscusor treasury of the public. ‘Taxation with or with: out representation fs, strictly speaking, a form of conflsention; tut Intterly It has been held that tuxation with representation was a volun- lary act of the eltizen through hls representa- tive, ‘here fy, therefore, no Idea of penalty attached to such a form of confiscation, On tho other baud, confiscation may ve akin to rubbery, and wholly Indefensivle on moral grounds, ‘The polnt fa, though Mr. Freoman was not disciasing tho Irish queation, that the use of the word confiscation In conncetion with the Land act is neaniugless. It might be mn net of “confiscation” anu stil not be on that te count Incapablo of defense. There {s, mora- over, A double. or triple impropriety In anying thot the Land net isan act of contlacation, It ls natthe putting of privute property into the publio treasury, but a redistribution of the property of private persons among thomacives. Finally, and above alt, the. Land act is nat a measure of contscation,” because It is merely 0 concession to the tenants of a right to thelr own proporty elthor in the land of which thoir an- cestars were despotted or In the improvements which thoy bave inad@ and for which they havo. never beon pald. pits By means of a special dispatch from Wash- ington the fact 1a mado public that Mr, J. Robs ingon McCready bna fsaued a proclamation, Astdo from the fact that tho gonticman who hue seon Ut toindulge in a privilege usually confined in this country to tho Progldent aud Governors of Btates, tha literary ofort of Mr. MeCreudy would not be particularly noticoable were it not that ho f@ tho Doputs Grand Master of tho Amertenn Proteatunt Awsoclation—an organiza- tion concerning which -the peuplo of this coun- try huve horotofore been In tho most profound ignorance, It appears, from the rownrks of the highly-titied McCready to this body, that Just now this country is ins partioulurly tight place, and that this ex- elting and perilous candition of altalrs Is duc to the fuct that In caso of tho death or disability of President Arthur the Government, accordlug to McCready, “would be in the hands of the worat gloment of tho country.” Therefore everybody Js exhorted to “stand tlrm by thoir principles in tho diferont Btates where clapton occur" although why thoo principles ahould not be sustained with equal steadiness of purposo tn other toculitics ig not atated. This mny all bo very true, but just why the prin- cipal ‘otlicer of 4 religious urganizotion whould feel it incumbent upon hbimeclf to announco tho fuct ia not clear, uniced ms action bo attributed to mistaken zeal, ‘Tous tar in its histury thls country hug mun- eed to get niong very comfortably without in any way dragging the subject of relivion fhto politics, and the ciforts of too onthusinatic Prot- estants on ono aide or too cuthusiustio Catholics on tho other to array all persons of tholr belict Ju opposition to those of ather fuitha will never meet with avy great amount of oncouragemont, rt ‘ ‘Tue Now York Times thinks thot {t fa not Btranwe that so devoted a sun of tho Church of Rowe ua tne Duke of Norfolk should curry his little blind voy to Lourdes, in France, to bu cured by the spring water which 1¢ is euporsti+ tloualy betivved tho Vingin Mary oaugod to gush out from tho rook, when a New Yurk Protestant diving roturaing from Ireland lately provialmed his belicf in mirucics performed at Knock, The Times adiier The Duke hos been from Infancy surrounded by thu iatenscut Ultramontaue intlucnees, Bia enna tathoe Married a Vrotestant, and bie daughters were Dred us Protertauts, Tho eldest, gon, In turn, tnursied a Protestant, tho slater of Lord Lyong, but she Jolued tue Couirot of Rowe, and, like most who do 6v, foll entirely under the juduonce of tho ciergy, Her tueband died wud sho brought up ber ebtidren in tho “very strictest Moman Catholloiam. The young Duke, it was declared, was not perinitted oven to go aut Bhooting without a priost bai ‘at big elbow, and frou jnfapoy it was Intille him that bis mission tt iifo was, as first eer uF the sualta, tw feud the Roman Uathollog of Bugland. When be reucned a aarrlageable age thu young ludy seicoted as bis Duchess was Y Trinuse celally commonded herrolf to his aiviiur, Hike hersulf, xeended from wirch ot Bugiand. ‘The Duky hat hitherta perfectly faiiitled the part for whteh he was edu- cuted. Hois tho most oburtentaon of the Chured, ‘y subseription-Hat fur Raman Cathe Meets, mint lets as Chllrntan nt-every Kiportant meetings but, whlly thoroughly ros apectod, be Is tou much of nh oinaebing to: hitve: real duttuener, Is nothing of th sponker, gtd lacks poramal'attractivonuss, ‘Tho Bivellah ito- hive Catholics aro all hut entirely desitute of who faytnon of position, ‘Tir fact that Mr. Juhin Sherman had ove ension to employ cablietninkers about bls stables fs exposed him to some cenaurd, but bis preysous ood character, In tho upinion of Ils felenda, should raise hid above tho suspt- clon of knowlng that tho bills wore pald by tho Government. Being a very busy man, with the wares of a tutlon’s Hnances rest ing tivo him, he may be excised for not knowlng who paid bis billy, He observed timt a constant series: of Miracilous repairs were takiog place about his dielling, but thought that a good fairy was watching over his water-spouts and stone-steps wile he was Lnmersed i tho tuatiess of the ‘Yronsury Department. Mr. Bhorman, It 1s well known, bas Leen subjected ton good dent of annoyance tn bla old nye an avcount of ree pairs. Mls fences i Ohlv bave beon tumbling in rulns any thie for the Inst five years; and though he bua muda several Journeys to Mans- fluid for tho special purpuse of repairing thom with bis own hands, thoy som to ba in a bad condition nt the present momunt. With Ko much to veenpy and vex bin on bis Ohlo farm, itis hot surprising that he committed the ropate of hla Whshington dwelling to an nent, who proves te have been a very Indiscreet person, oud to have gone naturally to the Troasury Bulkting whenvver ho wanted a carpenter and tuken one of Me, Sherman's subordinates, pal by the Government, from under the Sccratary’s nose without his knowledge, ———————— Prestpnny Arcrnontins changed the words hithorte printed * Hxeeutive Mansion on tho White House envelopes and letter-heads to “Odico of tho Proatdont of the United States.” All statlonery used In correspondence fs still In sleep mourning. Ltolding the envelopes and tho letter-paper ip between you and 9 strane light, you wii sve through the heavy and shows mnie ai uaedt the Tethfint of a lnrgeerown, and un- der ft those words 11 Intgo letters: © Royal frish Linen, Murews Ward & Co,” In allusion, 13. is surinised by sume of the botiemiaus of Now. York, to tha Irish descont of the President and tho traditional crowns of Irish Kings, ‘Tho stne tlonery now In uae at the White House is more. showy and expensive than, any ever employed for that vurpose before, Are those to be taken as ‘Pho baby figure of tho xinnt mass ‘Of AUtgs To eontE Jn a more stylish and aristogratic régine? = The stitlouary in uso At the White House during the Administrations of bincoln, Jobuson, Grant, Mayes, and Gartleld was oxtremely platy, and much of lt for genoral nse was a very Inexpensive sort uf common paper, without ruling, or avy monograms, or lettering of any sort—moerely tho customary lettar-heuding, * Executive Mane alon, Washington, 1.0." ‘hat was all, mt ‘Tn; popular hnpression thit the City of * Ventee was founded prinetoally for the pure pose of supporting gondotiers xeeins to be er- roneous, . ‘Iwo functionaries have formed a ring —In Itself a very remarkable thing for two per- fons to du—for the express purpose of maklug the yondullers unhappy. ‘They bave resulyed to ML in the sinall streota, and to multiply the favllities for pedestrinnisin everywhere. ‘oe romantic gondoliers have ceased to Indulge tn inerry songs since this programs has been tully outllned, They have looked upon Venteo as thelr speelal property, bolleving aa toey froily do thit without them it would baye ‘nelthor position nor influence fu tho world, The pro- priety of keeping up tho «ity exclusively for the Deneflt and glory of. tho gondoliers and: love: struck couptes. who patronize then. hasnever bes fore been questioned; and it wilt undoubtedly be as mutch of 9 shock tocivilization to abolish the gondollers a8 it wag a fow years azo for vertaln American citica to do withou thelr volunteer fire departments, at ‘Tune ave many charitable people on this ide of the Ino who have hud experiences not untike those told by tho Montreal HW ilnexs as followe: “A gentleman the other day bad aeall from na ume beggar-womnu, whose. distross touched him much. Comme ant of his oftica some minutes after her depurture be wae amused to seo how spryly his visltor was tripping downestalra fvom tho upper story whieh sho tad sines invaded, A htwe yor'a ollico was visited by agman who sul- fered from paralysis of ono Bots side, und whose motions wore alstressingly belpless. Something Interested bls benefactors sv much in him as to cause them to wateh bim from a position of vantoze, tly paralysis Insted as far ng tho street corner, where it wes mtraculously heated by the sight of a snloau. ‘Tuer of the candldntes fay County Com- misslouer—Messrs, Mattocks, Sommer, and Qlt- bert—responded to tho cateculsm of the Civil- 8ervice Keform Commission, Thoy decinred that thoy were In favor of civil-sorvice reform, and would, if elected, atlempt to introduce ang enforce ite prineipics In the County Govorn- ment, Without reference to the feasibility of tho reform tn local administration under the ox> isting retutions of purties and the practice and example of the Federal Government, It Is une doubrediy a yery encouraging lyn that three eandidutes should buve conunitted themselves ao fully to ft before an election, Mut the assu- elation will need a larger membership and uw more perfect organization than it hns ut present before it ean hope to produce a perceptivie ef- fect in local olcetions. ‘Tp exciting Intelligence is forwarded by renble from Europe that “reports from New Calubar Indicate that nnuthor war fa Imminent thero votween King Asbakree and WIN Braid. Sovoralsanguinnry contests have already oc- enrred botween the followers of Loth partics. The powertul Chiefs Oko Jumbo and Jaja Ine toni to Join in tho hostilities, the former siding with Will Braid and the lutier with King Asba- krov." It ds cortululy fortunate that Oko Jim bo and Jaja are on different sides of the contrus versy, becase If tuoy were to join forces tt would go uid with the rest of the boya, Furthar nuivices regarding thia desporste strugylo will Lo waited with iutorest, and the cable man should keop tho puoplo of America fully posted about tho matter. — Yonk letter ton Philadelphia pa- aAnothor matter of jpurnattette, interest fs tho formal retirement of Henry Ward Beccter froin the Chratian Union, Tbtormatiy be his bean ont a jong thie, ume yours uo, under Ford & Co, tho vircutation of that journal wag forced Up to 120,000 copies weekly, It bocame valuable und shrowd men thought It would be good policy to freeze Mr, Heacher out, He wits enally frazou, Listlo by little Hite men gotin, Little -by litte the virculution dwindied to its prosont propor ons. Lure say Urothor Abbott gots a better aulury froin It than bo could carn aa proncber or organist, thit the dividends are nll und its lity. ence Is jrono, It's great pity that such a proporty bad to slump down, butelump's tho word, and now Unat Nocuhor ts abaolutely out an entircly now Hepurciire aust be nade or an obituary will bo urder. ————— Fatnens, especiatly those who. wera too milkeoppy in thelr youth to ever do anything Wrong, aro somotimes too severe on euch. of their sons as chanco to be endowed with a somo what too vivacious disposition. Last Friday nighta young an nanied Jumus W, Daviedr. was found dying in a haltwuy ln Now York City, and oxplred shortly after botng tukon to the policoatution. Ho was tho cldost son of James White Davis, a wealthy stock broker, und wis driven from home several years ayo for dleslpa- tion and fuattention to business. Perhaps tho retiections of this fathor whon, bls suu's corpus was brought home may bayo beon of a ploasuut character, and thon ayaln they may not, a ILavina emphatically statyd that the proso- cution of Guiteau was honu of his business, and thatho bad nothing whutever to do with the Star-route casos, Mr, MacVeayh would confer a favor on largo numbers of bentghted persons by stating for what purposn an Attorney-General ishired, From tho MuvVengh atandpoint, that Sunctionary would sver to partake somewhat ot the nattre of a beautiCul dream—vory Buc while it lusts, but ef no possible uvcount when you “want aoything of it. Tne’ Qarielt monument fund lings now reachud 637,408, but the contributions ato com: lnginslowly, Hi, B. Nurlbut, a wealthy Clovo- Jonder, now iu England, sent §1,00 by cables gram. a Parvate Daucent has announced his le tention to bow candidate for Postmaster pf tho House of the comloy Congress, Uy says thay he starts off with the Ohts dalegation It ts, In vlow of hia long service for thy tm morest candidney at least, wud. itt yet anny succeed In obtaining tho olection, Ped be LAKESIDE MUSINGS, “All the boys rag tway ony molon-nnteh.”—Corwhtty "4 Fett me tn thy “Of course, you know, you tho Attorney-Cenornl, yuit know, to ro truly do anything. ‘That tan't what he tet all, you dnow.— Mae Veayh, Or at John Sherman says the -barn. story Is put-np Job. A very eatin : gentleman mined Joseph once said the en thug whon referring tow momorutle vont on which acertain artiete of yent's tut’ goods was torn, nlshing Somo iittle children were silt on the steps of a schoot-house prthie nae ii often do, sume of tholr tavorlt thymus. mr wero auddonly sitrpeisod byw cude fellow et camo up to thom and sald: “Doce sour mace | tenct ‘ou nothing but singing those footeg hymfis?” “Yes, slr” sald a palesfuced it + hoy avout 6 yenrs of nye, “ho tells us thay re foolish to'piny throu aves wratost m thus (by! ruddo follow soomied mntteh aitected by the ert Jah Innocence of thls roinark and passed i ‘This incident ocourred In Chleago.—Curt Schup ay “Dl light you down the avenue— * It {sso dark!" she antd— And held tho lamp with one whl Up high above her head, can't expect, Dalting to hand, Tho light fell on ner shining hair, And on her Illy feo, And on her ari and shoulder, curved With such surprising gence, “O beauty nine!” I thought, “nay ‘The world may over bow ME However dark or cold—yat stitt It wilt bu bright tiaar theo!" And then Tran back through th 2 to Kelas her once nyuiny Fof sudden Joy possessed iny heart, Almost ag keon ng pain, Charles Franets Adana, Arthur Alnstelgh rose wearily bod on whieh he had tossed rostlesly duel Watches of the night, and seared with the morning paper of the proviousu Tandiady. iinutly aout, had tote tn the sone ee In health, Arthur was ne undeouo a mag et could wish to lonk upon. toured tn the tayat int Ury andl dundied enretully on: the knee uf, the wee, ynrty, he had ween cant, by the dtsnppearance of Dank cashier, upon the mercies ofa ould, ant pitlioss world when just nvout to enter 9; 8 Mifé “whose horlion was undinined, oe cept by the rosg-tinted clouds uf trospont, witch flecked Its uttermost rin, Wat Artie wasn of tho kind! that ulvos way wo despair, Althonst oe sorted by those who lind fayned upon hin in thea of prosparity, tiv had euntidence In bls an paragon rong heart. A position as bookkeeper Ie s ngeHAtory hack sutlleadd to koup hihi from aco bie an attnvk of fover lore tilt penntters, and from the i the Tung eager eyes sent; suye tor his lindtndy Frlondlusn, White reading the paper at ndvertisemont for ¢ JOUK man to net Bs private Keerutity Tet hie eye, Ho nnawored tt and thy text day received a re telling him to call at 8 residence in the fasblonabie quarter oF the oily that evening, tle wason Wand at the appointed ume, and was shown Ly a Uivetied * sorvont hito 9 sutiptoualy-furnivliud parior, where sab a ilne-luoking man of & whe turned bis bead a Arthur entered, £ ane arose 1 presumo?” he sald. “Yas, xirt have £ the honur of n Stuyvesant MeGulre?” areal Ne “Thatis my names alt down, Sut why du yuo srear a business sult when calling upon o xentlewsn su the oventua?” weinuintaer cunt Iain hoe," responded the “ilumph! you are honest? {tie neediess 10 detail the conyersation bere tho to nen. Bulles tt ty say that Arthur vas on knged us private secretary te Suiyvenant Metining Hork-packor and politician, ad was ty ba a memter of thy household, ‘The nuxt day hu entered upon bs thitles, not haying seen the other members of the towplty, o wife und dangtter, Ma met thenat supper Alberta Metitire was Just 4 and full of the budding beauty of youny wananhood. Iter hair wasa dvep rich brown, which, in tho auntight, had a tinge of fold li dts high Mitts, while tn Ita shadows It wad ate most Ulnok, Her oyck wore duoply Lewin, and tender, su woft, that no inn ever fulled (u adnalttbele powor. Her nose wae small and atestaht—tao smal, altnost, to bo exslly blown, and she wus a perfect piel ure of proud, watrlelan beauty, Arthirand Alverta avon tueame friendly, but of couraa It was only the friendship of a superior fora survant—for.Artio was only hur father's secretary, Ongevening the ontire family were tn the parlor whon ertle Ceell, a society youny anan who south in marriage Alburta‘s hind, calted. After sumedenule tory converastion, Alberta asked Hortly to play, und (olng te the piano he rendured Heettoven's ninth symphony-that bovutltul remody for driving eats wut of te nelutiborhvud—In a thoroughiy arial smanner, Alborta was in raptures, but Me. MeGulre dtd not soom plonsed, Turning to Arthur, ha sald: Cnn you nat play Nuw waa gur liora’s ahanee, Going tu the plano he struck a few churda woftty, choosing that Inexprer albly tender and molnncholy koy—D tiat minor, Thea ho ran through afew imoduiations, and ytlded Into “Aha Nkids Are Out ‘oday.”. As ho rat there the memory of the days when he bad mt Lofure the ont familiar Instrumunt in his father's house eatne oret hin—tho daya when ho wight have nut this worse agon oyanl, und have told her af tha late which wat xrowlng in hts henet—und fe plased witha depth ut feuling thut astonbitied oven himself, When he bat Unlaiod Alborta simply watt *Tuank you,” but the tune of hur votva was tondur, and there wasn sur ploluus ioleture In Nur, eyun, Arthur went to hd owed blinsulf ty his-lubor, and wrote un Inte Hig night until bis brain realed, bie uret et before Ins ujed, and bis Herveless Mund refuged ta hold the per. ‘Then by went to ils bud; but only te dream of those queer eyes nnd that proud tad, crowned with the curoual Of guld-brown halt, ‘Tho text day Alvortu was more felendly, and grea shored him # bluo dog which shu liad patated On & fon-cup, "Aro you esthutic ie asied. pniXey" rosponded Arthur. “Tine ‘New-Vorker by ‘Vho pink suffuaion of a binsh stole into her cheers at thoxo words, butuho only satd “Au revolr, Mr. Alus Jelzuy” and Arthur responded tn hls chuury ruler, “ Uver-tho-rivur-ta-you.”” ‘hat night he was uunin requested to play the plana, lis selection waa a double vong-und-danco arranced fur tha pinto by Julsat, and was 9 bit of cule that Arthur lovod. On tut nlaht its wadnoss stole over Hic mind Ike un ocho of his awe thunshte. Metis — gut whare he was, who wore nround hh: he payed tia tila faclings swayed bin, and bis niusle wis Bite with tho yolog of teurs, He did nut remember lm wolf or his mirrunndings nutil tho ull xuntlomans snore awoke him to 8 knowladue of bie surcoundingyt then te saw that Att [ furwar over the keys, and wi rant vf 20h Sho xt down at ho plano, amd tre stoud beside her ‘Thoy played uno of Chopin's neicturned a sft lender toneepoet, ‘As the mile censod, Arthur aa” Ihe Alberta's oyoa were full of tears. Alivos ate knowing whut bu did, ho teaied forward und kie hop forehend., She Invked up ut hla quickly, wilt sthriled glances then she Lent dunn again, aud ber whole tor shouk with sobs, A “Vonulve mo.” ho salty “tam mas f will eo Mo turned te leave Lory but she fald ber bund upet Maurin. on ¥ saan “Don't go,” sho said, In n very low vulee, Vou Wid me stay? Aluoria, you kenow (hat I lore rou, and you are hot offended *rOmtondeat” sh auld, Toutog wp at im, with ner ronteyes Tui of eure: “Oh, Artie!” THe cauuht her in hile aeiue and pressed ber walt huart. ‘Thele lips mot In the tirat loux, passtonste of loyo, When Aritur rocoverod consetanenese he wae INE none the curbstony, und tho cutd, uray tight of Hoe ing was slowly stealing ayer the North Aide, 1h haughty pork-packer had pwukuned st the WP Hime, —2rou" Phe Fata Klas," by Murat Halstead PERSONALS. Prof. King {s building another large i Joon on n novel prinvlple with which furtho! lost the custorly current, ey ‘the Pope Is now enjoylng his ono sen sport, bird-cntohing, (1 tho Vatlean ga! Malt the eatok 1s sunt to tho hospltuls. wr President Chapin, of Belolt Colleges ae consin, an ardent Cemporanee a ih that 19 organization of a Proh{bitlol hae’ fay only reaultin injury to te cuuse of temperance, avi ellug, ‘The Bryant Literary Society of Ades W, Va.. celebrated the birthday annlv Fen is the poot Inst Wednesday evening wth ing printe orations aud csuays. | It iF Ho tences Oigantaation In the fourth year of Ute vane Mile, Grévy's trossonu wus $0 almplooe might think it was satended for ater pa Thy mete than following hur Father, gua Das on bie shooting oxcarsions. asl Gov. Long, of Massachusetts, andl be and thelr companions wero 60 well plea Yok* tho orvamzemnents sande for, the tele. town that thoy have given Col, 1. ena Gnariea Us Muluner, of the’ ato ‘pirat case Sudianaragt, those ceutlomunbaving bade | of the trip. pete Mr arlylo liked greatly Ivan ost Moumoa," the story of a deat and it att ofa tnoh who cured For nothing In to east bia dog, und was coupetied to kill It lett frat doapleod and thon dlaturbed 10 He ocd viboee mousy partes rie in tbe unt, of atoryt © t ” tful and most ouchlag wlory buyer road \