Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 23, 1881, Page 3

ls once more stated that If any reve ore to co lute the Cabinet Gen, ie ntreet $y the ono who woukl best repre- Laas petter class of Ropublicang, Inns- * tras he was AMON the first of tho ex- tector ates to necept the results of tho ot Jing been n stend fast Republican since War ar, and has greatly suffered for his. ey LONGSTREET RIMPLY STATES that hols hereon business connected with the Department of Justice, and declines to talk on the general political situation, Ex-At- jorney-General Taft says that lls visit has olltical significance at ait sthat hets here jorttent to some legal business, but will pay bis respects to the President. = Pho Intest Southern candidate fora Cabil- net positon is Jumes 1), Beaty, Internal Revenue Collector of the Petersburg (Va) ee from Richmond states that It Is almosteertain that Capt, Riddloverger will receive the nomination of tho LRendjuster eaucusfor the United States Senate, INTERNAL REVENUE. ENORMOUS TAXES VATD IN ILLINOIS. ‘Aptetat Dispatch to The Chteagu Tribune, wasutxaton, D. C., Nov. 2.—The report of the Commissioner of Juternal Revenue will show that the ageregate receipts from. Ipternal revenue Increased from $123,031,010 Jp 1890 to 8135,220,013 In 1881, ‘The tnere fa Itlnols fs from ‘$23,000,000 In. 1880 tu $25,- 000,000 11 1831. Mlinois, 1s usual, furnishes mory of this revenue than any other State. ‘Tho State which contributes the next largest amount 1 Olio, with $10,000,002, New York Stato pald only $17,000,000, and Pennsylvania tut $7,000,000, Kentucky puld the tost of any other Southern State, $8,710,163 and Vir- glnia was noxt in the South, with $4,000,000, Tho First IInols District patd $8,000,009 of whisky tax and tho Fifth District $11,000,000, NOTES. ‘ VOSTMASTER OF THE HOUSE. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Wasuinotox, D. C., Nov. 22.—Capt, Sher- wood, the one-legged Union soldier from ‘Michigan, who was Postmaster of the House why tho Republicans fast had control, and who received the last Ropublican caucus nowlnation, Is n candidate for Postmaster now, and is not likely to have nny very stic- | cessful rivals. TEUT, DERRY, To the Western Associated Press, Wasiuxatoy, D. C., Nov, 22.—Lieut, Ber- ry, searching. for the Aretle steamer Jeun- jette, weltes Oct. 10 that, owlng ton heavy sea, hc was unable to effect a landing on tho const of Siberia, and he puta party of six wnder the command of Master Putnam on the island near Cape Serdge, there to remain util the fce permits them belug taken off. Putnam has provisions for n year, and dogs, sled, and boat for exploring the const to the westward in searel: of the Jeannette’s crow and surviving whalers, Putnain Is instruct- ed to erect cairns at intervals, giving direc- tions for reaching the depot, and to try and Interest the natives by olfering rewards, ete, in case thoy assist any parties to reach the coast. THY, PRESIDENT. It isexpected that Prosident Arthur will move into the White House on ‘Suesday xt a PRIVATE SECRETARY, ‘The President tins decided to appoint F. J. Phillips ns iis private secretary ns svon as Mr. Brown retires from the position, Mr, Phillips has been President Arthur's private secretary n number of years. ' INTERPRETER APPOINTED. ‘Tho President has appointed J. Samuel Frazier, of Ohto, 28 Interpreter to the Lega- tlon of the United States in Japan. CAPT, MOWGATE today plended not guilty to a new charge of “ tnbezzlement and forgery, SOUTH CANOLINA TONS, ‘Treasurer Gilfitian, custodian of the Indian Trust Fund, recently wrote to Goy. Lngood, of South Carolina, that he held $125,000 of Ibe bonds of the State dated Jan. t, 180, Ine terest at 6 per cont, payable. semi-annually, and asked what provision tho State had made for the payment of the vonds ond Interest, in all $248,750, ‘Tho ‘Treasurer was answered; “The bonds are exclipnge- ablefort per cont consolidated bonds or stock bearing Interest from the Istoft Janu- , Ary, 1880, at the rate of 5 per cent of the face value of tho bonds and coupons surren- dered.” Noother provision has been made by law either for the payment or funding of the principal and Interest of the bonds: re- ferred to by Treasurer Gilfillan. Tho corre- Pondence has been referred to Secretary Kirkland, trustee of the Indian ‘Trust Fund, LIBRARIANS. Mecting at Springfield, Hl, In tho Ine terest of Pubitc Libraries in tho West, Syectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribuns, brmnarieLy, IIL, Nov. 2—In response to a call Issued some time ago, a number of public librarians mot in the Bonate Chamber at tho biato-House tuday In’conterence for tho pur- oto of forming acauuintance with vach other andofadvancing tho interests of tho public Norarles of the Weat. Tho meeting was called tnorder by Mr, Soldan, and tho ;Hon. H. D. Do- ment, Secrotury uf stuto and Stato Librarian €x-officlo, was choson tomporary Chulrman. Acommitteo on permanent organization was then’ appointed. During ita absence the list of tboso present was read, as follows; Wiltlum, F, Poote, Hi. H. Cook, Fred H. Hild, James Colgrave, Townsend McCann, Chicago: Charles W, Merrill, Cluclnnatl; Richard Spamer, $t.Joula; tho Hon, James P, Slade, Mra, Ht. L. Kimball, Stiss Edith Walbridge, Miss 0. G, Sea man, the Hon, H. D, Dement, Springiteld; Fred J. Boldan, Peorin; W, W. Spangter, Bloom- ington, Ind; Mrs, D. Lo ltoy, Streator; un Kato 8, Holt, Molino; Miss Ellen Gate, Rovk Meads Sirs. H. 1, Galliner, Bloomington, Iit.; iss Thoresa H, Wost, Milwaukeo; Granville F. Foiter, Southorn Hilinols Normal Univeralty; J. T-Morritt, Bupertutondont of School, Lufay- he KA, Lindorfeldt, Milwaukeo Public in jrcommendation of the committoa the Wiig ng oflcers were choson: President, tur F. Poole, of the Chicago Public Libra: Ri vice Prosidane, ng the Hon. H. D, Doment, thePeado babilo Lignere* F 5° Soldan, 0 bret 2ole vue Installed ag Chairman, and The eafatressod tho meeting. Hw alluded to boen hold hireci Walmilur charactor that hive ising for mae countey and the necessity ox- lereate of fpreunlzod olfort to advunco the t= Tearetterd thay apie Libraries of the Wout. Me tated boot, dance was not aa large Ufaction at ntlcipated, but oxpresued bis aut- 18 Prost ockore in tha Hore, souing of so inany earnest polnteds ate oe Order af Business 1708 , BD: tc upon 8 plan of ur Ruolation fora Western Association of Libra This afternoon th 0 visitora inspected the Lin- Premonument, At the ovening session, wplipor Fenn" te Jobn Jay Bartley, of Bt, Loulé, waa Teal Looe Shame, which was entitiod Tne Batic rartan.” A discuasion tullawed upon for nue re How Hooke Should Ho Neleated, rand Libraries.” Mr, Chostor W. Merrill, 4 Cinelnoas Publio Library, submitted # be um otner iiirarics wi Pattie document, and a commltios Wis ape Dointed to drat Adjourned tilt ie ruse Hon: fudovsing the Dil. ——__. FINANCIAL, The Newark Frauds, Nemane, N. J. Nov, 2.—Mary E. Conloy bas chants att Agalost’ the Directors of tho M the lore for $2,000damages resulting from Value ah er stuck and assessment for its full charged cons Baldwin wes arrested today iene ant Sntoring In July Inst $400,000 as accounts oF ecnanics Bank of New York, the Teney receiver’ ch bunk do not show tho cur+ EY Youu, Noy, 22.—Th, of the Mechat OV 8 Coavicted Directors it wulca’ & Laborors’ Gy wore deuled a emborer Bank of Jersey Mos: At Montreal. bey roses Nov. 22.—The produce firm of Bos- Dilton a ers 1s in Hnancly) ditticulttos. ‘The Ia. gute Br Seacamaldeeat. 0 3 ; Montrent, 5 Morebauta', Ts} Ontariorisee Bs fHE CHICAGO TRIBU. WEDBNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 188I—TWELVE PAGES. NEW YORK. A Movement Inaugurated to Organize a New Stock Exchange. The Scheme Said to Bo Gotten Up by Gould and Cyrus W. Field. Sccretary Folger’s Order Re- garding the Purchase of Extended Sixes, Oyrus Field’s Sympathies Enlisted in Behalf of Mrs, Abraham =. Lincolo, Baldwin’s Brother Arrested at Newark and Put under $50,000 Bail. - A Drunken Man ‘Transforms o Prayer-Mecting into a Small Riot. Mayor Grace Bitterly Denounced by the Tammany Al- dermen. Tho Revised Now Testament Condemned by New. Haven Clergymen as Faully. Exportors ‘of Pork Now Buying Exten- sively for Ehipment to France. A. NEW STOCK EXCHANGE. ANOTHER EN- Rpectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. New York, Nov. 22.—-A new Stock Ex- change, combined with au bank and trust compiny, 1g in process of organization, the headquarters of which Is to by in the tower portion of Broadway. ‘Ihe reason for sturt- ing this institution fs alleged to be the arro- gant manner of the Governing Committee of the New York Stock Exetinnge tn [ts deal- ings with ratirond and otherstocks, and those who havo been affected thereby have entered into 2 combination In order to erect a Stock. Exchange which shall be free from the Ine fluences of the one now In existenee, and will not be controlled by the present. offen- sive rutes of banks, ete. ‘The men who are snid to be engaged in the scheme are capi- talists of world-wide reputation and railway magnates whose careers tre National, and AMONG THE NAMES MINT 10) arethose of William Il. Vanderbilt, Jay Gould, Cyrus W. Meld, C. P. Ustntington, E. D, Morgan, Russell Sage, David: Dows, Syd- ney Dillon, D. D. Mills, 1. J. dewalt, and others, ‘Lhe bankers of St, Louls, Chicago, Noston, Phuladelplia, Louisville, and other large cities are also luterested In the seheme, and it Is said that there are many more.pow- erful men at the back of the atfaly whose james at present cannot be ascertained, ‘he fuct that Cyrus W, Fleld isso much interest- ed fn the movement will glya some iden where the new Stock Exchange isto be lu- ented, and Its near proximity to the new Produce Exchange willinake It very. valu. especially when [tis remembered that the banking operations will be conducted: in the same building and act in the character of a clearing-house, THE CAPITAL FOR THIS ENTERPIUSE is fixed at $5,000,000, which will consist of stock, and each member will ba required to hold $5,000 worth.of the capital stock, which enn be applied to his indevtedness should he happen w fail, From the names of those coimected with the enterprise it is apparent that the following stock will bo controtled by the exchange: New York Central, Canada Southern, Texas Paeitie, Central Railway of New Jersey, Lake Shore, ‘este ern Union, Manhattan, Elevated, Wilbash, New York, Lake Erle & Western, Union Pa- elfic, New York Elevated, Central Paellie, Michigan Central, Pacitie Mall, Metropolitan Hlevated, Northwestern, Missouri, Kansas & ‘Toxas, Lackawanun, ote, ‘Pho movement has exerted n great amount of feollng among those niwmbers of the New York Stock Ex- change who have learned of tho movement, and not a few adinit that ft will be the most powerful rival which hag ever appeared ugalnst It. THE REASON FOR TH MOVEMENT, To the Western Astoclated Press, New You, Nov, 22.—The Pines, In sponk- ing of the new Stock Exchange, says; " Mr, Jay Gould has not been necorded that treat- ment by the Stock Exchange to which he be Jiuves hilmselt entitled, More than ones the Governing Committes of that Justitutton lias taken action unpteasant.to him, and more than once, too, has the story been started of the likelthond of un opposition exchange with day Gould at the head, Nevor tli! yes- terday, however, would ho acknowledge he was or could become in any wise Interested In such a project. But the recent action of he Governing Committes In declining to recognize hig stamped 6 per cent Metropoll- tan Elevated Rullrond stock as good deliv- ery for borrowed Metropolitan 10 per vent shares has nettled him to desperation, and HIS THREATS BINCK HAVE HEN NEITHER YEW NOW MILD, And Cyrus W. Field and Russell Sage nre hand in tiand with hin tn his new project. They have held dally conferences. ‘Chey avowed thelr intentlon of pinelng thelr house upon a radically diferent basts from that of the ‘existing Mxchan which in mathods: and in scopes they critfelsed ng being far be- hind the spirit of the age—old fogyist. * Ln conjunction with the new exchange, said a representative of Mr, Gould, * there will be established 8 bank and trust company. ‘Lhe bank willbe for the use of the menibers of the Exchange, and all transactions of the Exchange will pass through it, thus dis- ecountlug all risks in stock deliveries, and wiping out the troubla connected with the system of cortiiled checks In vogue at the present Exchange, Such bank 18 TO BE TO ALL INTENTA A CLEARING- HOURLY ‘Tho Truat Company will serve the membors in the mutter of thelr deposits in contracts, and will also be available as 4 transfer olllee, These are the foatures, which of themselves will insure the thorough suceoss of tho proj- ect, and they are features which tho present Exchange will never be enterprising enough toadopt. ‘The ald canmot hops to compete with the new,’ ‘The announcement was made that the capital stock—$5,000,000—has been subscribed, Scents are not to be sold as it the present Exchanie, but $5,000 of stock stock which the Gould party rophesy will fumodiately pay be dividends—entitle an operator tothe privileges of the floor aud full membership, + A NEW BUILDING 18 TO HE ERECTED, the site belng already chosen, ‘Thu site is on dots 1, 8, and & Broadway, Lot No, 1 belng the proporty of Cyrus W. Flold, and the other lots a portion of the Metropolitan Ele- vated Rallway real estate witich was turned over to. the Manhattan Company 3 few days. ogo, Even the plang of the new building are mado public, Tho first oor Is to have a Jarge square room large enough to accom mediate al the neads of 1,000 operato! which the tuguiberehitp will be Hmited, remainder of tha building will be titted up, nalf w dozen stories or yo, with offices for rokers, From the bu Wg are to borun Gould's Westors Union wires direct to every elty of the ba and upon the floor of the Exchange js to bo given spechil cable con- nection with Lonion, Parls, Amsterdam, and other European centres.” GOULD's VIEWS wero given to a Z'imes reporter as follows: Phe present Exchange is wholly responsl+ re, to The ble for the oppositlon whieh it will now hitve fo encounter, nod which must unavoldabl tse inte proportions of no ordinary: rival. ‘There is feason for belief that there wre 1 MuNnher of men on the Governing Committee of tho New York Stock Exelmnge whose votes are Influenced by personal prejudlees and personal J ats, hey do tot nse their positions for the good of the Exelinuce or its meinbership, ‘They are abusive nat only In commit neatings but pon the Hoar of the Exchange. It is possible to piek out hn advance hoe anal animber who y vigorously oppose any mensnre Introd fo the interest of certain feronss hot all with them, ‘These unfulr diserliniintions do hotall He ti the recent past. And many large corporations have been given TEASON FOR COMPLAINT. It 46 further nyserted ns a fact that a nimber of doubtful mining enterprises Ive been ad- initied to the exehansze, while first-class se- curities have heen exctuded.” Of the long Hing of sttpporters claimed by Gould Cyrus W. Flold was the only enthisi ase gentleman who vould be found. Fielt is not a member of the New York Stock FE: ehange, and nelther are any other of the gen. Uenten whose stpport is elalmed) by Gould execu Russell Sage, Me did not care to say: Anything whieh would: seem to put iim at isane with thoexistlng axchnuge. © Jam loyal to the presentexehange,” he sald to the Tunes: reporter, “but Dam gequainted with the In. fluences at work Th this new enterprise, and Lbelleve, str. they are virtually tere The members of the New York St i change discussed Goukl’s story withott the display of uny VAST AMOUNT OF TERTOR or excitement, A member of the forezoing eommittes said: Wo have refused todo dirty work for hin, and he resorts to the dash, Buthe will find we can stand itif heean, The New York Stork Exehangze will not be builled by him, and the suoner he awakens Jo that the better ft willbe for dtm’! Will jam i. Vanderbilt says: f know nothing, absolutely nothing. about this new Stock ; My name ting been used without, at shiudow of authority. 1 have not even been appronched on the subject. tum tot dealiyg in stocks; Tan not speeniat- nein any direction; 1 have no use foro stock exehange—none whatever.” ontd, Field, and colleazties hold another ulin tomorrow afternoon, EXTENDED SIXES. KECRETANY OF THE TREASURY FOLGER’S ORDER REGARDING THEME PURCIASE, Speciat Diapatch ta The Chicago Tribune, New Yorn, Nov. 22.—It was reported this morning that the First National Bank of this elty had agreed to deliver to the Sub-T'reas- ury today, ut par and acerned tnterest, $1,500,000 of extended 3. Var and necrued Juterest tor these bonds fy 1017, and the mar. ket price for the bonds is 10) X@el0i94, ‘The report Merefore wis not credited, and on ine auiry It was found to be Incorreet. ‘The fountation for it was thut this bank on Saturday last aseertalned that the Assistant ‘Treasurer did net consider. that he wns authorized to tuke these bona under present orders except on Wednesday, and then $2,000,000 on that day, He tele- graphed to Secretary Folger to know If he would take $1,000,000 to $1,500,000 of the bonds on any day, the officers of the bank wishing fo have the Information In the con tingeney of the market price for the bonds ‘being so that they could afford ta buy then to turn into the Treasury at par and cerned interest. SECRETARY FOLGEN'S REPLY. was toask at the Sub-lreasury on Monday morning, and on that morning the A. it ‘Treasurer ‘received the fetter ins te him ty take froin any one any part of $4,000,000 of the extended Gs at par ant neerned interest up to Weines ‘These ure the fucts from which the report was nade, ‘This far there have been none of these bonds offered. to the ‘I'r one, and none are likely to be o 1 sv lone as tke holders of them ean get f¢ of L per cent more from other buyers than from the ‘Treasury. A coutinunnee of the stringency in the ‘money market would undoubtedly fares down the price of these bonds so.as to incet the figures whieh the ‘Treasury is will- Ing to pay. MRS. LINCOLN. THE WIDOW OF THE MARTYRED PRESIDENT Poot AND LN WAN'T. Spectat Disvaten to The Chieaz0 Tribune. New Your, Nov, 22.—Mrs, Abraham Line coin, the widow of our first martyred Presi- dent, has been tn this city for nearly two months submitting to medical treatment at tho hands of Dr, Lewls A, Sayre, It Is sald that she lias needed the means to secure the proper attention of nurses, and that tho 35,000 penston granted her by Congress Is‘ utterly Inadequate to supply her wants in her pres- ent condition, Cyrus W. Field las been ap: plied to to take an Interest In her ense, sth and he announces that he wes act ively exerting his Iniluence to se- cure the passnge of ao bill through Congress to incrense the amount of her pen- sion ton figure which will render the re- maltning years of her Ife os comfortavie ns her sickly condition will permit. A ‘Pintes reporter had along conversation with Dr, Sayro this evening In regard to the condition and o ACTUAL NEEDS OF MNS, LINCOLN. ‘The Doctor was very indignant at the reports which have been clreninted to the effect that iis patient isinsane. “She ts no more Ine sane than you or L are,” he sald, * and if you could talk with her‘an hour you would ngree with me The poor has had trouble enough to drive many a strong man crazy. Ihave known Mrs, Lin- ‘coln since she was a little girl, and 1 undor- stand her and her situation thoroughly, If it were not for her WWness, which may very possibly prove Incurable even with the best and most constant of attendance, I believe that she would got along on the $3,000 which Congress lias thrown to her, and the world would never know from her IMps that the wilow of the mun who did wore for his country than any other ian in the country was, ’ POO AND IN WANT. Ag itis, sho is anbsulutely driven to ask aid from somebody. The country owes It to its sown honor as well ns to tha memory, of the dead to provide Hberally for her In this energency, Lum glad that Mr. Fleld hos taken the matter in hand, 1 bellove that he will succeed In awakening Congress to a proper sOnsc of its duty to this suffering ft What is tho nature of Mrs, Lincoln's complatnt 2" © In December, 1870, Mra, Lincoln was fn Pau, France. On the day when sha receive the Injury which ‘resulted In her prostration she was expecting a visit from sony distin- aulshed persons whon sho had known when regiding at the White House, She notieal a picture over the mantle-picce which did not hang quite straight, and, as she was econo- mnlaing and living without servants, slo in dertook to fix it herself.” ‘To do this she had to get astepladder, Buying rather heavy and not over eft inher movements on the Jadder It broke tinder her and she fell on tho mmkddto of hur back across the edge of a sofa. ‘That fall was TUR CAUSE OF ALL HER SULSEQUENT TROUNLES, a and she has never been a well woman since, Sho was contined to her bed for some tne alileted by jnilammution of the spinal cord and a partial loss of power in tha lower ox- tremitics, After remalning tn bed tor some timo she started for sume place onthe Cun- tinont, Bue ouly got ug for as Nice wil she Was prostrater again and was agaln con- fined to her bed. When: she was ablo to move About agali ale started at once for New York to see me, ‘his was vbout year ago, On reaching hore ghe took rooms at, the Clarondon Hotel atid pineed hovself In’my charge. ‘Tho period for active treatinent of the disease had long sluice passed, and all that £ could do was to try to restore vitality to the lower extremities and compose the nervous system, She had aie A TOUGH OF DRorsy at this time, and, in fact, | believe she was sulferiny from ei disease of the kld- noys, Ldid what! could for her, restored her partlally, and then sent her to her alster’s~-Mrd, Edwards—in Springileld, Hl. where she “remaluod until last winter In charge of a medical gentleman who con- ducted the case in conatant- correspondence with ine. On the Lith of October,” contin- ued Dr, Sayre, “Mrs. Lincoln again enne to this clty and placed herself in my charg taking rovms at the Clarendon, “2 foun that she could not walk safely without the ald of achalr, and even then she was Hable uttimes to fall, I told her that slo must have a wald or nurse to attend her constant- Unt 8} st be trent with olve: ‘Then for the first th HEN POvERTY WAS 1 foie. She told me that she contd not afford to keepammid. Her ineans, she salt, were Imited to the $3,000 pension granted her by Congress. She lad formerly possessed 31,400 ayear more, but thatsle had Jost. 1 was as tonished at ‘this revelation. I managed to get her neemnmorations in a water-eure es. tabliviiment, and she las been there now for and y trieity. o HALED about six” weeks, It xvems strange, doesn't it, that the wife of Abraham Lincoln should nat be rble te hire nner But Just think of It yourself and make an estate, Calentate rent, board, medienl advice, which she must have con tiatally, and attendance, and see how weds you would have left for clothes and travel- Ing out-of 83,000 0 year, MILL LINCOLN 18 IMPROVING, but her condition ts such that she will need attention constantly for a long time and nos. sibly as long ag she lives, At thes she seems quite well, but it Is not sife AVE her to herself.” She enn walk alone at times, but she onteht not todo it. and she +18 inabte at all times to walk on ur down stairs, Her kidney disease fs relieved tow, und the main danger tu be feared is spin aclesosls or hardening of the splual chord, Mr, Field saw my gon Inst night. ts iden fs, to Induce Consres + Mrs. Lincoln's pension to $5,000, s attention was called to. the matter, Punderstand, by Mr. Robert Janealn when at Yorktown, and he has ale ready began to use his intlite anet, TUK NEWARK BANIKGERS, ARREST OF OSCAT BALDWINS HROTHER, Apectat Dupateh to The Chicago Tribune. New Your, Nov. 224-Theodore Baldwin, brother of Osear L. Baldwin, who ts charged with havlag by his’ embeazztements wrecked the Mechnntes' National Bank of Newark, N. hy Was arrested In Newnrl today for alleged compltetty in the frauds, When Oscar Bald- win's ball was ratsed from $25,000 to $100,000 the.tinverument oficers at Newark accepted ‘Theodore as one of tho bondsmen for. the larger amount. ‘Theodore had heen a teller in the bank for some years, Susplelon was first aroused concerning lit by the develop invnts at theexamination of his brother Oscar aweek ago. A. F, 2B, Martin,of the firm of Martin & Runyon, brokers wud bankers In Wall street, New York, testified, on that ogeasion, that Theodore had been A LANGE SPECULATOR In stocks through the firm. On one ovcasion he had put up a margin of $4,000 tn stocks, ‘Md on another held $1,000,000 In coal stocks ond nargh. ‘The firm, aware that his earn- Ings atthe bank justified no sueh expenti- ture, feared, finally, that tls transactions would lead to trouble, and directed Nin to withdraw his business from them. Infor imation of thess Investments were given to Osear L. At first he expressed surprise, hut afterward he said it was all rghit. Mars tind Runyon say that the net results of these Investments was a gain on the part of ‘Theodore, and THE LATTER ENPLICITLY DENIES {hat he ever used the bank’s money in earry- ing unt his speculations, But the public inind-of Newark was not quleted by these assurances, and, since Isine M, Lewis, of Tiersen, the expert who is making an ine vestteation of: the bank books, entered upon his labors, he has discovered indications that these susplelons were not altogether une fonnded. Tb will be” remembered that Baldwin, tho Cashter,: balanced his we- counts by oa false elnim that the bank hil a hurge sin to its credit with the Mechanies’ Bank of New York, whleh wns the Newark bank’s prinelpal correspond: ent and depository. 3 MI LEWIS hins diseovered In the Newark bank books, In the handwritiug of Theodore Baldwin, en- tries of false charges aginst the Mechanics? woman |. Bank of New York. These entries wre six tn nuiber, and represent that, on the days in July mentloned below, the followlig wmounts In enrreney. pe from the Newark bank to Its New & correspondent: duly 22, $60,090 14, $75,000; 15, 05,003 10, $10,000; iY $000,008; : No 7 19, $40,000; “total, ‘S4ud,000, Hel WsuOMs were ¢ pald to the i Wher Lewls had) com ry to Distrlet-Attomney Meer went before United nissloner Patterson and nde ae aMdavit charging that ‘Theodore Baldwin fad made false entries in the bank-books, so alding and abettuys the Cashler in lls pe Tations, aid had conspired with the Cashter to misspply the funds of the bank. A ware vant wits Issued and © Deputy Marshal took hin into custody. “he ball-wis, fixed ab 350,000, A COMICAL RIOT. A DRUNKEN MAN TRANSFORMS A PIAYER: Ml NTO A KMALLSIZED ItoT, Spectat Dispateh to The Chteaoo Tribune. New Youk, Nov, 22—A simull-sized rhot tovk place In the Bowery this afternoon that wore & come ns well as A serlous aspect, ‘The Bowery branch of the Young Men's: Christian Association Is at No. 154 near Grand street, One of the principal features of the instltution isa noonday prayer-moeting that attracts a considerable crowd of the un- employed, An olticer of the Fourteenth Pre- cluct is detatied to maintain order in the somewhat mixed assemblage that frequents the place, While tle prayer-mecthig was in progress today between 12 and 1 o’cloclk arather seedy individual presented. himself, at tho door demanding admission, Le np- peared te bo drunk as well'as seedy, and was TOL TO GU AWAY, When he persisted, Olicer Rodgers put him out, but the stranger retuned with loud elnmor and shouting that he had been Inylted to come and that he Intended te go in In the confusion that ensued some of the breth- renat the prayer-meeting were disposed to favor the stranger's clan, but the majority: advised stronmly that he bo excluded. ‘the scone was rapidly assiaulng a very peculiar tint, for a priyermeatingg, when the aed janilor, who appears to have sven some “service” in tis days, took it upon hhnsele to deelde between the brethren, Procuring aelub he applied itto the Intriderts head so vigorously that he soon was glad to eseape. ‘Two policemen were hastening up the Bow- ery to restore order, ‘They anet the mun, stunned and bleeding from long, gaplug wounds oti his head, + REELING DOWN-THE STREET. ‘They took him, together with the janitor, to tho Mulberry Street Station, into which poured with tem a crowd of habltues of the Bowery institution that soon gave the pluce a singularly mixed appearance, Tt wis shown that the stranger had recently come outot the Charity Hospital, and) was publuet to eplleptle tits. head was crit- feally exwmined by experienced: policemen, whose verdict was, enuliatteally ductared, that "It was a benutitul job, “Talk about doing a fellow np ut Owney Googhegass why, them religious chaps are a mile ahea of Owney.” 5 MAYOR GRACE, HE 18 FIERCELY DENOUNCED BY TAMMANY é ALDEMMEN, New York, Nov. 22—Two Republican Aldermen, uniting with the County Democ- racy Aldermen, secured the confirmation to- day of the Mayor's nomtnee for Police dus- tleos—J. Henry Ford and Androw J, White. AKL Saver (Tammany), in eriticlaing the course of Mayor Grice, sald; “It Iso dirty, contemptible way In. which the Mayor has treated the organization of which } ain a | representative—that | tenounee, Of all the horribly lars, he fs the worst, the most wt mitigated, ‘The mean, tnderhang, sneaklig fashion In whieh Mayor Grace, has today ucted deserves the Sa ea of all honest men” Ald, MeChive bitterly attacked his Republlean colleaguvs—Walte and Seaman— “qs tralters to thelr party, whish they have sold out—sold out, too, it has buen sald, for aeanslderation. 1 won't suy af what kind, butithas been hinted that & large sin at mioney hay been used.” Ald Slevin (Pian many) sald one of the gontlanon proposed was a man of character and: ability, but he could not uccept him from a fraud and sneak Uke Mayor Grace. THE REVISED TESTAMENT, THE WOK CONDEMNED DY NEW MAVEN CLENQYMEN AS FAULTY, New Youk, Nov, 24—The Times has tho followlng dispatch from New Haven, Conu.: Ata mveting of the Protestant clergymen of this elty much alssatisfuction was expressed with the rovision of the New ‘Testament, 1 present acknowledged the necessity of a/revision of the King dames transla: ton, nnd = =were = equally unanimous in the opinion «that «the = recent revision ‘AS t faulty ley be adopted. ‘The great burden of the eriticisin upon the revision was fu relation to its bad Etuclist, and the Rey, Dr, John B. ‘Todd, of the Churelt of the mer, Andit he had counted 150 instances of bad Biglish in one of the Epistles to the Corinthians. A revision so fauity, he said, could not be ap- raved by stholars of this age. ‘The I Samuel W. Barnum and the Rev. Ur. 1 hen criticised the revision upon the sane ground. No church in this elty has adopted the revision fn public worship, and many people whe have used it in family worship newest goatee It and returned te ie version wu + AMERICAN PORK. PONTATION TO FRANCE BEGINNING, New York, Noy. .—-Sangulne as the Intentions of the Freneh Ministry are toward Nberal measures, shippers haye made contracts In Chiengo for about 2,000 boxes, eonsisting Jargély of shoulders at 61g, nnd long and short clear intddles at 25,5 “They are to bo shipped te France in D beron throth bills of Jading at one-half cunt lower freight than could have been ob- tained If shipped from Chieazo to New York, and from New York to Franee, ‘Chis dlserhuination of the rellronds against New York interests have well-igh driven the {rade i provisions away from, this market. Small trades in bacon are muking here for shlpinent to Franee, to go forward by a favre steatner on the 1th of December, GOULD'S NEW ROAD. TUE NEW YORK & NEW LAND Spectat Dispaten to The Chteaga Tribune, W York, Nov. 22-day Gould will no- tify Wall street tomorrow that he lias re evlved control of the New York & New En- gland Railroad Company. fe wlll alse prob. ably untke known plans for insuring a per- inanent and direst: New York comnetlon ‘The transfer boats of the company willelose Wednesiay afternoon, We registration upon those books at the elusing hours, iis stated, will show that a clear majority of the stock ts in Mr, Gould's possession or in the hands of Ils friends, Russell Sage and Cy- rus W. Field are with him inthis new deal, AN ASSOCIATE OF 31 GOULD spoke freely tonight of the purposes of the Gouitd-Suge-Field pool, Mr, Gould has long had his eye on tha New York & New En- gland Rallroad, and as soon as he made cer- tain his grip on the elevated railroad system of the elty he began to make vigorous inoves to get contrel of the New York & New En- xtand. Ue believes that In that road is the key to the cactern trade ng against Vanier- bit Mr. Sage and Mr. Fleid enlisted hearti- ly in, Gould's plan, and became ns enthu- slistie ns he. Virtually . AN ILMLIMITABLE AMOUNT OF READY MONTY was at hand, and these three gentlemen jaye been busly buying stoek and bonds for a long thie past. “They invested with the inarket in their favor, and tomarraw the footings on the company's trasfer, books wil show Unt they hold at feast $11,000,000 ob of the $20,000,000 of the company’s stor Wall street has not susp stitch nm game was in progress, Evers wove has been made under eover, | The New York & New Engiaud has recently finished. Hs line to the Hudson River, opposit New- burg. ‘The Pennsylvania Central and the Ee rumto that polnt Ineom Iigh Valley and the New dersey Central have: assured Str, Gould that they propose ta push thelr lines forward to the same polit with outdelay, ‘This will give the road in bus- iness heretofore tniagined in the way of COAL TRANSPORTATION Into New England, and, of course, these can- neetlng Hnes will beueiit proportionately, But Mr. Goukt tinds when this ling of the Ttudson River fs compteted that’ ft is the work of oth Ais attention for the tne will be turned to a direct connection for New York trattie, and will bring It about by using the elevated roads tu conjuuetion with the New York, New dlaven & Hartford line. But Mr. Vanderbilt may have lninetes enough to break this” union, huliniest to interests, as It will prove it ton with the further projects of The handling of passengers at the woul street depul with soon cease, ew Haven Koad compiles with the plans whieh have been sutunltted to it, and which It has beeu hinted will be avcepted. Gould also proposes to erect A GRAND DEVOP | (as Iarge as the Vane It depot at Forty seeond street) somewhere sbont Twunty> third street amt Second averine, and thus bring trains from and sen then tu all parts New England without transfer of passenge or freiglt, uss the elevated road and a Drldge over the Harlem. Mr, Within H Vanderbilt said tonight tuat he had inforn: tlon touching Mr. Goul’s deal ln the New York & New Eugland, but Mr, Vandre Diit sullen and Tusisted that he saw nothing very remarkable fn the seheme, as it lis been. told to him. He expressed “no fear of bebe extinguished ”, by the new projec! in whieh he could discover “many weal nesses,” —— ITEMS. THE CHILD AID SOCIETY. New Youk, Nov. 22.—The Children’s Ald Soclety recelyed Inst year $24,902, of whieh $4,000 remains unexpended, POISONED UY REWER-GAS, Sewer-gas polsoned two prisoners in the cells of the Fifty-ninth Street Potice Station, one fatally, and the other probably fatally. STRIKERS RESUME WORK. ‘The striking packers In Stratton & Storm’s elgar fnetory have resumed work, tho one girl employed asa packer, and the cause of the strike, having abandoned the business, {GOING FOU THE RUUTES, The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Anhnals uffers to pay $40 for the convie- ton of any person fighting cocks, dogs, or shooting any animal fora wager, Also n re ward of $25 for the conviction of the kesper of any place kept or used tor such parposes. A STUPID BLUNDER, kage of innil matter from South Ain wports arrived here Sept. 14, and today was delivered tu the postal authorities, Most of the letters were for tnportant busi- ness firms here and elsewhere, It seems the steward of the vessel placed the mall in bunting bags, Which were not opened til toe ay. PASSED OVEN THE MAYOR'S VETO. Tho ‘Board of Amermen of Jersey Clty have passed aver the Mayor's yeto the ordinanee permittlug the Standard Ol Com pany to Jay a pipe-line through the streets of 0 vlty, TROULE POR LOTTERY AGENTS, Warrants have been issued for Jolin F. Simmons and George Upington, of the Ke tucky State Lottery, on the charge of vlelut- ing the lottery inws, 5 ——— BAKED BEANS AT EOSTON. Boston, Noy, &.—Tho twonty-fitth triennial featlyal of tho Massuchugetts Charitable Me- chanies' Assuciation was bold tonight, with 200 gueaté at table, Mdward Atkinson, the orator, tu closing bis address, deprocated tho buliling of the World's Fulrurguing that tha one-bundredth purt of the money to ve exponded thorean, If devoted toa specitia purpase, would seoure tar greater progress in thy arte and acivuces, pba tthe caste) BODY IDENTIFIED. Crnainnati, Noy. 2.—The body of the man found in tho Oblo Kiver bulow thu city was iderititiod today gs that of Ed Lafayette, -of Loulavillo, who bad been missing several days, A Sheal of Voreign Proverbs. People love truth, but Invite the Ja to diuner, —ltuasian, . Que bill cannot keep two tige Eyuivalont of our “Two of a trade, ‘hy wea will settle when It uurrica.—Cavlle, nee. tho houae ia bullded, deate entora lu. ‘arklan, Heaven senda almonds to the toothless,— Nublau, ‘fnere was never good or ill but woman bad todo with it,—Gaclie, What a woman docsn't know gho'll bide.~ acllo, Btwol kes to be callod gray silver,—iuaslin, Tho mest is on tho ehopping-board.—Coinese, Equivalent to, the victim Is powerless aguluat ressor,’ me ae p but the touth, too, that Chinese. irianc ruse alono belps out tie fox.—Kusslun, Wed uo woman in whom you can fod no Haw. Ito. ‘Spoake low, friend; oven a dead Czar’s cars cun nei venta tuo pralse that cunnot be listened to; dutkuro tho dauvoa thst oanuot ba duilied with. Gaelic, Thoush a wnuko be fed with milky It will stilt -ylotd polson,—Tamul, Put a crow in w onze. ‘Willbe talk tike a parroty—Urad, ‘Tho nit treo wits not bo iol esa though you wutor it with wilk.—Bausorit, : mane on 7 woldon harp and tho people will admire your playlug.—! a. ‘he Jackal owls—will my old putalo dle? Bagaua, ‘he barking of tho leg roach the akics?--Cingatese, If the dog bark at tbo mount- ain will the mountiia be injured or the dor?— ‘Tamu. onr own proverb, FCs cole homiA to roost") The birds ive, though not all hawks.—Gaeltc. Ifa dog tas money be fe called “Your lord sbi the dog," —Kroumit. Many nmin wenrs a blue ribbon dh his beroast that had better wene a rope around his neck.— Russian. ‘The thief lasafeat who res under the walls of the King's paluce.—Porsian, It is n bby peust that there is not room for ont= side.—Gaclle, D Cot is not kept out with a For God's rake For the propbet’s sukel” but with fou rsofcotton—Afgian, A learied man with out works {4 a cloud without raln.—Arabic, Morehip without fait in a waste of tlowors.— ‘Velen. (Kqnivatents of our saying concerning: “faith without works,"’) (Equivalents of oO ‘ SPORTING EVENTS. The Cushion-Carrom Tournaments New Your, Nov. S2.-In the cushlon-carrom tournament Wallnce beat Stowson 200 to i; Gallagher beat Helser 20 to Nas Sexton bent Morris 200 to is; Dion beat Schdofer 0 to 1. SUMMARY, Yon, Nov. 2t—Highth day of tha cush- rot TournmeNnts Kates 200 points Up, eh bundle, os a Oxi M. Brunswick & y table, with Munareb cushion: ty-eirbth wine: Walince, 03 Hlusson, avernyes Wallace, 204-683 Stossot, 2 U8; Dighest runs—Waltace, Slovan, ‘Swentyeninih wane ber. Helaer, Wty averaves—tiniligh Selser, LO Ms highest ruuk—Ga 38. ris, 158; Ave ei; biqhest Schaefer, KH; ay ry 340-34; bighest Nrw font eruzes—Yion, runs—Dion, at Suspension ofn Wholesale Liquor Firm da St. Louis, Memmits, Tenn, Nov. 22-6. W. Lansing & Co. of St. Louis, and Lansing, Haynes & Co., of ctaphis, wholesale Hquor dealers, made an ns Bligninent today in St. Lauls. The branch house here wus sold out yesterday to B. [. Bitilnygs- lve, of 4, to sectire a note of $t2),W0, ‘The indebtedness of the two firms Isnot knawn, butis sald to be about 21,00. ‘Lhe assets ore estlanated at. $:14,09 FIRE RECORD. A Cook Out of a Job. CINCINNATI, Oy. Nov. 2.—A private car bes Jousing to the Preshtent and Vice-Presidvut of the Louisville & Nushyillo Rulleoad, whlle on its wuy to tho shops for repairs today, was diecov- ered on tre nevt Uotavia, 0. It was detnebed from the train and entirely consumed, There was to one On board Litt the colured porter und puok an they useaped. The cur wus valued at Rurning of a Warehouse at ‘Nicholas- ville, Ky. NicwowASvitLe, Ky. Nov. 22—The large warehouse of Chrisman Hros, wis destroyed by Hire last night, Te contained 10 tone of hemp, Juaured fur about (uree-fourths of its value. Utterly Valse, The ntarm from Box No. sul jast night was false. OBITUARY, ‘Thontias W. Price, of Arkunsus, Shectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tridune. Tatren Rock, Ark. Nov Yesferday Thomas W, Price, a prominent citizen of White County, left a party of hunters who were camped on Lithe Ked River, onnounelog thut he would return shortly with a brace of ducks for breakfast. ‘The smorumg passed, but he did not retuin, “und bid eompamons, beeuuine ulurmed, began searching for niu. Late in tie event be was Cound dead in 8 oiarsh in ag ad- Jacent swamp. Ht is teulleved be died from the ¢ifects of un mpuplectic tit. Father Ulrich, at Cincinnad. Cisce i —Fatber Ulrich, pastor of St. Henry's Catholle Cane, dled ut ¥ u'cliek to- mleht. "RELIGIO Us. Meeting of Homun Catholic Pricata, Speciut Dispatch ta The Chteaoo Tribune. Drearen, HL, Nov. 22—Father Mrudy of Speingticht, Patuer Kern, a noted traveling mis> siovary, and a number of other priests are in L rattending & inceting of Catholle priests MCSt. Patrick's Courch, Mlssinuury and other ee Bayes atfecting the Church are under dlacus- sion, MATRIMONIAL. Meteul( and Chapman, at Elgin, Wt Spectat Dispatch to The Chicaov Uribune, Enars, Uh, Nov. 22.—3tr. James Metcalt and Miss Dore Chapman, well known young folks of this city, wero married today, the Rey, LD. Boynton olticinting. They lett on u brief tour. eee AREA OF THE UNION. Territories Yet to Be Admitted us Staten. Mr. Henry Ganuett, the geographer of the tenth census, bas perforined a valuable and to- teresting work In doteroiining tae actual aren of the United States und of each of tue soyeral States. ‘Tho total land ares of the Valtod States, Alas- ka being excepted, ts 2,970,000 square tiles. ‘The total water aurfuce, including rivers und staal strvams, lakes, and ponds, fs 05,000 squure afles, The coast wat bays, gully, sounds, and the like, cover 17,200 square iilles, Tho gross aren fs, therefore, 1,025,000 square tlles, How yust thts aweep of territory is we shall gee by the following table, !n which our ares und: that of the chlof Eurupean Stites ure placed to- gether for comparison: Square miles, Austria’ Hine Itnly. J. $220,400) Hurst SULA) Spal, Germuny., 212,09) den Great Brituin United State und trelund.., 121,23. Ot course the area of all the Rudaiun poases- salons is much greater than ours, but about one. fourth of itis in Adi, Such comparisons, haw~ er, are of course only Intereatiig. | Tho ine estent of a country's territory ts by no ie: tho measure of it linportance; otbor things be- ypayatiog and uren determing that. flow the largest uf the old States compare us toaize with suine of thi mitted to the Calon ls wl are equure tlles; vy more recently Ad> hows below, The tures Toxas,... California Novis sss eres oo 210,700] Kansas Colurddy .....66. J0h te Nebraska OLDEN STATES, ‘That iy, the eight now States have ati 978,033 square wiles, whilu the territory of the eight older States is only 391.00 square miles, There ary yet to ve xduiitted tuto the Union ns States, Territories whose aren in squure miles Stub BINT: i B4, Bosidea thts amount of territory out of which to muke now Stated we bive Alaska, with ty Gw),0U0 squire mites, more or less The duy when Alike will be applying for admission into the Union asa Stite is, however, far distant, Wwe suppose; and perhaps te will alwayw be tert out Inthecolt. ‘The other ‘Territories must ull bo in, unions wo except the Indian Territory and perhaps Utah, at an carly day. At the rate ut Which population le tending thithorwara they “Wil goon have vnough inbubitants, ——— A Medieval Bangitet. When Heary 11.o0f Franco, aud Klug of Po- land, was on his return to Baris to take up tho Government which hud devyulyed upon bin by tne death of Cuthuclue de Medlel’s two elder bons, hu piesod through Venice, and the recep. thon yiven to him by tue Queen of tho Adriatic in wu fair specimen of nuuieroits other displays of u like niture, On the Veuetlan frantior a wood number of Senatora and Conucilors mot the kings his gunduia was epread with wold brogade; the nobles told off ty attend upon bin wore dresied ju tlowlng robes ot silk; sixty. hulberdient as guarda of bovor wore liveries of ‘orange-colored silk, and carcied ancient bultics axes, Four buideed rowers sped the royal crutt on its war to the Lida, falluwed by counts Jens gondolus of ihe nobility draped in ‘cloth of wold and resplendent with wilrrord wad arn On the Lido was crocted a triumphal arch, which Puliadio, the culubratal Vieouzan, had evn the arcbiteut, und whlo Tintoretto and Palo Veronese had paluted. ‘the King was lodged (1 tho busourl place, adorned for the purpose with ovorytuing that was rich In tapestry and gold, But the binquet iy tho evening wud the most striking cerumony, Tt took pluce at the Gludecs ex, Juat over axelust the favorit botel of modern Vonice, The royal goadola glided dowa the Grand canal amid soft-murmuriug music, and ut the steps the monarch wus rovulved by twelve noblumon, dressed in ploturesmuy aniciners’ gusting, blige sath, Int fuvings, wach with a) lady in ‘voree ng'e urtyard, reaplendont with Jewels aud gol Procite, “Ta while away tbo timo before the bunquet was agnounoed, au acrobat performed gymnastlo feats for Ake odifiga tion of theguestat and wil around was assomblod 1 sparkling floet of gondotny, with tholr torches and gilded brows, and thoir crliaon dumnsk coverings Hoating in tho wavas, far there weru no aumip- tunry laws fu those days, nnd no restraint on display, ‘ables wero Ind to accommodate the iio, For tho royal entertalnmont a ouriaws Surprise was propured. Henry was invited to seat bOnself at a table made ontirely of sugars Tho nanklua, plates, knives, forks, ete, wore all made of that commority; so good was the do- on that the King Hamiplancntly. ant down, ou trking up his nupkin. he found it crumbled beneath his wrasp, Tha plate beforo: the King had upon it the Nyure of a Queen saated on two teers, whieh had on thelr breasts” Ht the right * thearme of France and Poland. 0) OF the royal seat wera two sugar Hons, with a Hallas and aJustica of tke materini, while on fila fete scoud a sugar St. Mack und a augor David, and on the table were spread: horses, trees, ships, ete. allur sugar, After the ropast 129) Neures of sugar were ulatributed among the falrsex as a pleasing memorial of the avont. After this cplsode the King twas taken ton tnore substagtial table and to food of a moro substantialchurnoter, At intervals of tha courses comedies were neted and poems sung: arose the hall were planted rire trees and odorous plants: baskets full uf frult hung from the vellins, and tame bares, rabbits. nnd birds ware chained unong the trees with silken cords. ‘The repust Inated for four hours, and ninety courses passed before the royal eyes; and then, at the eud or all things, a huge ple was opened from which Issued birts. ASLEEP ON DUTY. A Telegraph Operator Learnan Lean It would doubtiess be safe to that F King, the young man who oceuptes the postion Of night operator at the Union Dopot telearaph- office, on Canal Atreet, did not go te sleep whiio on duty last night. On the night previous be siutnbered when be should have been waiting for call, and the result was that he awoke to tnd: himeelf staring sleepily Into the muzzle uf a sbining plstol-barrel, whlle at the other end of tho pistol was n inidnight robber. wt happened In this way: Shortly before t o'clock King, who bad nothing to do just then nud was all alone, locked the olfice door and upped himself back in his chair fora snooze. Before doing thia ho had lowered one of the ‘windows opening on to the depot yard, being de- slrous of securing a good ventilation, He bad, been asleep Lut afew moments when he was awakened by a tap on the shoulder, Onoponing bis eyes be found a atavoth-faced young man of about 18 years atanding by hia side, whosnld ho wanted to send 1 messige. He also intimated, by the tlourishtug of a revolver whtcb he bold (1 his right hand and jn close proximity to Mr. King's herd, that ho was ready on the slightest provocation. to send a leaden’ messenger where r it would do the operator the most. barin. King nsanmed a perpendictlar, tho p sol co’ ing hinall tbe time, and thon discovered ane other young tnan cllinving inte tho window that had heen opened tor ventilation. The second intruder was aiso arined with a pistol, ‘Tho rou- bors told the operator to hold up bis hands, Ho was In av oblising good, und at once complicd with the request. Then one of tho robbers ritted bis pockets of about $8 in silvor, part of which dropped on the floor. Without: stopping to plek auy of the money up, tho robbers, who seemed somewhat nervous, kur- rledily took their departure. Une of them cov- ered” King with a revolver while the other climbed out of the window, and then tho ono who bad climbed out performed tho same serv- fee while walting ror his pal. After the pair had gone, King hastened to the Madison Street Stu- uon and reported the matter. Me found that ils loss umounted to only about $6, tho rest of the money tuken from, bis pockets having dropped on the floar. He ts positive that ho would reeognize the ‘robbers if be saw them axaln. ‘They wore both young mon, and woro shabby clothes of dark materi SS Mow a ‘on Hace Was Lost. London Workt, One of tha roal triuts of rac! horse you buve bi is is seoing tho eked beaten on the post through the ‘carelesness and overweoning con- fidenes of his rider. A remurkable case uf thi description oceurred lust week at Worcester, andas I bave not ween [t commented on, £ think ft is worth while recording bere. Vrofessor had won tha = Severn. Bunk Steoplechase—that is to say, ho was coming up tuo straight lune, and his rider, Mr. G. Lowe, was pulling bln up inte un ambling canter, Seeing this, the rider of a horse culied Brockton, who had barely got Into the atratght, began tu set bin going and came on tn pursuit of Professor, Me, Lowe, mistaking, as be afters wards auld, the frautic snouts of “Co on the plaudits that yenerally awalt a winner, kept ag gradiatly paling up Professor, and, never once looking benind bin, waa startled, within abtiodred yards of the chair, by the sudden apparition of Brockton at bis girths, Hut ss wits too lute, Old Professor's tuehinery contd Not beset in motion again in @ moment and so tho horse that ad uctuatly won tho race was Leaten by a neck. But the strangest thing wis (bat the winner was actually tp the same statle- with Frofessor,bad been started to make runutiue for lim, bad been thoroughly distunced, and, It Vrofesor nad been properly riddea, had its inued chance ot winning asa gun le the crowed. {ni the trst blush of the atlair of course every= body was very. angry with poor Lowe: Ut. really Ethink ‘the popular. indignation shoul have yeuted lweif upon the rider or the wine ner. (Lau sorry to av I forget his name) for a Wee of * lash riding rarely equaled, As thave ust sald, be had been beaten fair and square, Tle was not called upon to * pull’ bls bors ta lot Professor win, He stmply took advantae of eee of gross careleshess On the part of Mr. Luwe, Phe face of the * Lid,” who was stus- dng at Croume with Lord Coventry, was a study: after the winner's nuwber went up, and the tnt- ter noble Lord was out unconcerned, Ludens. everybody on Professor felt the situntion acuf ly. Mr. Luwwe, | belleve, shud tears in the welgli- ingeroom, and, ashe is notat all wn bud fellow, ufter the first burst of Indignation be camo in for some sympathy. Hut at tho sine time there ‘was ¢ gencral bope expressed that he would not do Itagal ——————__. Mifects of Phylloxora ju France, Janes’ Gusette (London). Besides reducing’ tho wine production pt France and Impoverisbing tho wine-growers, the pbylluxeru hug changed tho seat_and the sourco of the alcoholic production of France. For- inerly tha vineyards of the Gurd, tho liéraut, und the two Charentes produded on an nverago nbout 600,000 hectolitres of wlcohol; now the production In theo depurtiments bas fallen fo on average for tae pust five years of 11031) fectolltres, bemg a decreasa Of S89687 heatolitres, or ubout 78 per cents und for the last two years the production ‘has almost altogether cexsed. But the manu-, tucttire of wines rendered necessary by tha doe- struction: of so many vineyards hus created 4 demand for a tuou Wrger quantity of spirits thon wis formerly required. ‘This baa given a fore’ npetus to the distitition of spirits from WUE FOUL, OIIsEes, AN sain. Fron 1871 to 1876 tho annunt uveruge of the nurthorn prodsotion wit 108318 heotolltres, and from 1870 tu Te) it rose Lo 1,361,083 bectolltres—a rise of = “AT hectolitres, or over 2t per cout. Last yer the production was us high os 1,059,500 hectoll- In other words, the production of spirits in France ts boing rapidly transferved from the south to the north. Hut, nevording to the com~ morclal oditor of tho Journal des Debate, from whom wo have been the new spirit does not tuke uso ot bri dy, the uxport of whieh lias greatly ate Mlolabed. Aw regards the — seisun upon which we have entered, 1t no peura prova bla that wt least os mich alcobol will be required as lust year; for the wine burveat iy na deficient in ‘quantity ua it was twelve montus ago, and con sequently us much urtiticlal wine will probably be nanufactured. The beot-rout crop 14 better than lust year, and richer In alcohol, But tie malze crop ia short, and consequuntly there Is expectation of a rise of priue: hich, howevor, our cuntumporary does not shure, _——————— Not Independence, but Annexation ‘Teonto (Canuday Globes No one enn doubt it Eugiund had acted. ‘on tho prinelpis of * practical” politics recom- monded for Canidiana, she would have cut ut adritt long sites, and so escaped ber only source of danger of collision with te great Republle. FYernaps the litte Canndhin beaver, which is afraid to (rust itself any tonger under tha pru- teetfon of the Hou, will appeal pitifully to the euglu to aholter(t under ita eprouding wings, und sve that ho naughty foroign bird or beast shalltarmit, The fict is, that nothing can bu qmore inpolitia und Smpracticable thin the feeblo cry now bolug raised for Canadinn independ- enee, excepton tha part of those who under> stand aud wa it in tte truogigniticunce, ag mcun- ing wnnexition, und this wo do not belleve fs tho ouse with avy considerable quinber of these who nre uttering Jt. Any foreila or uryout rally- ery, i the shapo of a real bardablp or gricvatice, arising out of our presont connection Is utterly want. Tho Dominion Is av yet, ta ylew of tho sparionesy of its population us vom Wired with the vast extont of its territory, by nu tuouns politically compact or atrony. The bod of union between the distant Provinces Jy glender, and requires many years of careful atrongthentuy to tt It to bear doy Huck struly us a revolution would impose, Some of the out lylug Provinces haye uot yot fully avoopted tha situation and settled down In fixed aud stable unon, Abuve ult, whnt sheer folly or imadyues it would be to chock or turn aside, borbupe for long yoars to came, us a radical politiog! change would b ae aly, tho ee Tuguiea Tuas ration which 4s now setting ‘toward 0 Northwost, und which is our chief hope for a glorious Titurey "That tho only result of suc ‘Coad In the uttompt toget up au * independance agitation would bu,us we have wuld, nunex tion, mevident from the attitude of Canadian foadvrs aud of the Amorivan press. ——— The Hope of the satus Memphta (Penn) Avalanche (bub, Devas , ‘Tho Sulid South ts not as ealid ws it was. “Tou- nessve nud Virginia he bo added ty the He. publican pyraintd, and tho condition af the Na- Yonal, Domucracy will be cosrespondinuly tiu~ proved by yuuis ii tho North. Thore is unto ior deletorioud to the. yene al bealth of thor Demouratio party than the Bolld South com pluint. With the further aplit taut will come on tho turlit question, the vntering wedge Gel Dau Voorhvos' Atlanta spoveh, we aro ilkely to have soothing moro sonsible tn our, politios than tho old idguus of the Rebellion and, recon. wtruction, Auytblng fur a chapyo will do oud.