Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 4, 1881, Page 10

: tant Point. “seandalon: “can competing commissions carried the THE CHI FOREIGN. Regular Budget of Sunday Morning Gossip from Europe. Thé English Not Much Ex- cited Over Our Rela- tions with Chili. Ilness of Dillon, Irish Mem- ber of Parliament, Now in Jail. ‘A Shrewd Technicality Gains Bradlaugh an Impor- Bismarck Has Made a Sensation by Remarlis Unfriendly ‘ to Italy. The Germans Lamenting the Flight of Their Fellow-Citizens from Despotism. Lite Roumania Suddenly Engaged ina Serious Wrangle with Austria. THE BRITISH.' THE CONSERVATIVES TURNING THR IRISH TO ACCOUNT. Evidences multiply. that the Conserva are bent on turning the Irish troubles to party advantage. ‘The attacks on the Gov- ernment ure more bitter than ever. Lord Randolph Churenill’s speech surpasses in violence all his previous performances. Ile describes the. Land Court as a star-chamber of spoliation, its members a5 highwaymen, its proceedings as shameless plunder, and the Irish policy. of the Government a5 Quaker quackery: Lord Handolph Churek- ili says openly what an increasing number of Tories say privately. Leadmg Tory or- gans, however, without giving publie ad- hesion to'the proposed bargain, haye taken | up the compensation-for-fandlord: , Whick they are practically u Zz on the same lines as Mr. O'Donnell, and are eagerly aecepiing his help at the Londonderry election. COPIOUS HEPORTS OF GUITEAU'S TRIAT. continue to be telegraphed daily, and seem likely to diseredit permanently American courts with the English. public. The law- yers, however, consider the examination of Guitenn touching his own insanity asa unovation. . AND LIBRARY SALE. vtained at the. Sunderland exceed the calculations of | Books pussessing reul biographical ‘lassies or American, THE experts. value, whether early bringing enormous prices. The first edition of * Anacreon™ on vel!uin brought £21, and the first of “Ariosio? £2, Both were bonght by a French dealer, presumed tw be for the Duc @aumale, —Ameri- sinall volumes of tracts printed in 1610 to | £143, and anotber to £111, Many common books sold for a few shillin; ‘rhe total of | the two days of 558 sales THE AGITATION FOR LAND REFORM. The farmers of Aberdeenshire were the first to bezin the agitation for land reforn, aud they are now carrying on the campaign with great vizor. Monster meetings are be- ing held, and their representatives In Par- Nament have been instructed to sup- port the English Farmers’ Alliance bill, which will be introduced at the coming” ses- sion by Mr. James Howard,M. P., and also to bring up if a favorable opportunity offers the bill drafted by the Scottish Chamber of Agriculture. The Scoteh are not, like their kinsmen, the Irish, given to perpetual agitation on every imaginable subject, but when they do take hold of a question they cling to it with indomitable tenuci The Jand reforms which they are now advocating may not be passed into law next year, but THEY CANNOT LONG BE RESISTED with a united nation behind them. gland the farmers’ clubs are exceeilingly act- ive, and leading Sevteh agriculturists are now waking tours through the eastera and midlend counties for the purpose of inform- ing the farmers of the progress and aims of the movement across the Tweed. In this way uniformity of alm and action wili be se-'] cured, although, of course, the subject will have to be dealt .with in cach country by a separate and distinct measure. The landlords in the meanwhile are at a loss to Know what 10 do, but they are quite convinced that-re- sistance is out of the question, and that It-| would: be better to come to terms with the farmers than enter upon a strugsie in which the Jatter could not fail to win. The many prominent Englishmen who have visited the United States this autumn bring pack word that American competition is only in its infancy, and that the British farmers willbe met in future by the keenest rivalry in every branch of agricuiture. This every- body who had ever been in America well knew, but certain politicians have been try- ing of late to persuade the farmer that AMERICAN COMPETITION HAD SP SELF. ‘The revelation that you areonly girding your Joins for the struggle hus disheartened many afarmer whe had not lost his heart alto- gether at the misfortune of recent year and. of. course - has increased the agi tion for’. a» sweeping. reduction rent.. he Radicals always seek NT 1T- to make it appear tat the landlord, and the Jandlord alone, ought to suffer in what Mr. James Caird eails * this agricultural revolu- tion.” Uundreds of them are already on the vergeot ruin. Here is a specimen of the advertisement ~ bills which meet the tourist at almost every turn in some of the fairest counties. of England: “ Rutron-Esses, three miles from Brent- wood, a main station on the Great Eastern Railway, and twenty -from London. To let for four years;rent free for two years, and 20 shillings per acre per annum for the next two years, dairy farm 267 acres, 101 grass. Creasy’s farm adjoining, 242 acres, ty eight grass. All situate in the Parish of Hutton, abutting on food roads; and late in the occupation of ‘Esc.’ ” When : ; stived to let things drift regardless of the suffering entailed upon all classes own- ing propeity. It tras been found’ necessary toraise subscriptions for many women and children: left utterly destitute by the non- payment of rent. One association, headed by the Archbishops of York and Dublin, -is collecting fund: in England, and other bodies ‘are appealing for funds enough to give these - reduced families at Jeast a gaod Christmas digner. The number of outrages, a5 You will see by your daily cable dispatches, is steadily increasing, and although the Sub-Commissioners of the Land Court are certainly doing their best to make the Land act popular, a large sec- tion of the people prefer to adhere to the no rent prozran. and to set up again, under cover,of Whiteboyism. the ruleof in- timidation and lawlesness established by the Jeague. Under such circumstances the de- Gision of the Ministry to hold no more Cav- inet meetings is regarded with amazement. Mr. Gladstone, wha is now in the best of health and spirits, is Said to bo perfectly sat- isfied that-M[r. Forster can deal with the fer- mentin Ireland without the assistance of his colleagues, but the Premier’s confidence in his Chief Secretary is not shared by many besides himself. Mr. Gladstone left Jiondon today for Hawarden, where he will remain until after the Christmas holidays. AFFAIRS IN PERU are watched with great interestin diplomatic cireles. ‘The Chilian Legation here asserts that the United States cannot and dare not bring any real pressure to bear, but is merely trying the effect of a little empty bluster. ‘They say that Gen. Kilpatrick represents the real opinion of the Washington Govern- ment, and that Mr. Blaine will support uim, and that Mr. Hurlbut is merely acting @part ror his own. amusement. ‘The Gov- ernment knows better, and the Chilian_ view is fot accepted by the English press or pub- lic. Outside of the eircle of the Gibbs inter- est, asit is called, which has been ting with Senor Blest. Gana, the Chilian Minister at Paris, well-informed~ public men believe that = CHILL WILL BE-TAUGHT MODERATION by the United States. y Enzlish papers comment on the-affair, the general sentiment being that the Americans understand their own business best, and that this particular business does not coneern England. One or two journals _ profe: to think that remonstrances With countries. so far away from Washington as Chili and Pera are un- precedented on the part of the United States Governinent, but they forget Mexico in.1865, and the Central American States ten years before that. THE SUNDERLAND LIBRARY SALE. At the sale of the Duke of Marlborough’s Sunderland Library, Quariteh, as usual, drives everybody out of the field. Where he gets the money’ to play this game at every important sale is a mys- tery. AmerMan agents bid high. for the scarce American books, but Quariteh leaves them far behind. Two volumes of traets relating to New England and Virgin fetched £254. But for Qaaritch’s. comp eti- tion they would probably have been knocked. down for £50. The Duke ought to give him a handsome testimonial, “ter he will add 59 per cent-to the proceeds of the sale. Quariteh’s appearance hailed. with joy. by auctioneers and owners, but booksellers and collectors regard him with dis- may. At this sale the scence in the auction- rooin was very exciting. Al! the books were in ashocking state, and tooked as.if they had been knocked about by children and serubped by the housemaid. ‘The bindings were very poor, and the margins are mutilat- ed. Tchener, a Paris agent, is now running him closely, and occasionally beats hin, 2 THE THEFT OF THE BODY of the late Earl of Crawford and Belcarres from the mortuary chapel at the familyseat at Dunecht, Aberdeenshire, was attributed at first to Italians. The body was embalmed at Florence, and it was thought that the thieves had followed it from there. The agent of the, estate received a letter in May stating that the body had been stolen, but, regarding it as a hoax, he did nothing to ascertain the truth of the state- ment. A laborer has been arrested at Dun- echt on suspicion of having been concerned in the vlot It-is now thought, however, that the ame gang which stole Mr. A. T. Stewart’s body may have ‘been at work, and they would not be likely to put their confidence in a mere farm-hand. The family will offer a reward for the detec- tion of the criminals only, and nothing will be paid for the recovery of the re- mains, so that it is an unprofitable job. The Dunecht neighborhood is full of strange superstition, The late Earl was devoted to astrology and the occult sciences, and the country people fully expected that his body would disappear in some uncanny w The ship which - brought — the body to- Scotland was wrecked, then the hearse was snowed up, and, on the day of the funeral, a terrific storm prevailed. Some think that the body was stolen before the coftin was lowered into the vault. SIR JAMES PAGET, the eminent. surgeon, has been suffering irom plood-poisoning, which is ascribed to vaccination. ile is somewhat bettén today. MR. MILTAIS has received an autograph letter from the Queen requesting him to paint a portrait of the Princess Mary, the eldest daughter of the Duke of Edinburg. SIZ HAREY PARKES returns a5 British Minister to Japan, in spite of all the attacks that have been made upon La. SENDALL. It is probable that the appointment of Mr. Sendail as Lieutenant-Governor of Natal will be cancelled. | THE SCOTCH EARL GRAVE ROBBERY. Svecial Cable. Loxpon, Dec. 3.—Jennings’ special says: The latest intelligence from Aberdeen re- specting the grave robbery states that three persons’ fuot-marks have been traced, but it is believed that there must be more than that number ‘concerned in the reméval of the Earls remains from Dunecht, if not in the ~ actual theft of the body from the vault. Inquiries have been made.of the railway officials, who say that they have no trace of any package wiiicn would be likely tu contain atiuman bouy. ‘The present Earl and others of the family have from time to time received a nmnber of anonymous letters stating thay THE LATE s nepDY HAD BI RES thought that the writers were serious. It seems more than probable that the removal of the body must have taken place months ago.. The coflin, when it was found rifled of its ~ contents, was cov- ered With dust and mildew. The dust which fad fallen from the saw employed to cut open the coffin-was hidden by a fungoid growth. All sorts of theories are current LANDLORDS ARE THUS COMPELLED to hand their land over to tenants rent free in order to keep it: from running wild, they might as well almost be robped of it, and the Irish Land act has certainly brought spolia- tion within the range of practical policies. The Government will be forced next session to show their hand on the.land question, and it is penerally felt that it would better make a permanent settlement than to adopt piece- meal legislation, which would. only keep the question alive, disturb the interests of all concerned, and perhaps lead to measures bordering on the revolutionary. ‘Much surprise Is felt at the. seml-official an- nyouncement that THE CABINET WILT. NOT MEET AGAIN THIS g YEAR ‘This is taken to mean either that the Gov- ernment does not properly reallze the very gerious State of atfgirsin Ireland, or is re- to the theft. It is even asseried that the body never actually reached the country. It is Suggested that tne thieves are from Florence, where the body was embalmed. ACCIDENT TO TITE EX-EMPRESS EUGENIF. To the Western Associated Press. Lonpox, Dec. 3.—Ex-Empress Eugénie is confined to her house in Tondon in conse- quence of indiposition occasioned by a fall, THE SPIN [NG-MILLS of Black & Wingate, Glasgow, burned. Loss £50,000. One thousand persons are out of employment. i THE EARL OF CRAWFORD. The theft of the body of the Earl of Craw- ford from the mortuary chapel of Dunecht House, Aberdeen, has created « great sensa- tion. It is believed it was effected in May last before the vault was closed, and that the covering slabs have only now been disturbed so as to bring the fact to the knowledge of the relatives and make them enter into nego- tiations for the recovery of the body. The: agent of the estate received a fetter.in May stating that the body had been stolen, but re- garding it as a hoax he did nothing to ascer- fain the truth of the statement. It is sue |. gested that the thieves are from Fiorence, where the body, was embalmed previous to its removal to Scotland. A laborer has-been arrested near Dunecht in connection with the outrage. ASHLEY will not retire from the _Secretaryship of the Board of ‘Trade, MATRIMONTAT. 3 It is understood the marriage of the Prince Leopold with the Princess Helena wilt take place at Windsor Castle in March. : SHREWD BRADLAUGH. The Court of Queen’ Beneh has granted a new triat in the ease of Clark against Brad- laygh. The fatter filed affidavits to: show the writ in the action was issued a few minutes before the alleged offense of illegal voting, for which Clarke sought to recover penalties, was committed. OLD BOOKS. ‘The prices paid at the sale of the Duke of Marlborough’s Sunderland library yester- day are considered unprecedented. A copy of “ Odes of Anacreon ” realized £221, An- other Greek work, printed In 1494, put up at £4, realized, in conseqnence ot sharp compe- tifiou, £51. “A work by Appolonius Rhodius, put up at £21, fetched £160. A work of Thomas Aquinas realized £131. Acopy of “Orlando : Furiaso,” with autograph of William Cecil, Queen Elizabeth’s Secretary, brought £50. THE IRISil. REFUSE TO PAY RENT. Durty, Dec. 3.—'The tenants on the estate of Lord Templemore, in Wexford, have re- fused to pay rent until the imprisoned sus- pects are realeased. DILLON is seriously ll]. JUSS LEYNOLDS ‘The Castletown police yesterday prevented Miss Reynolds, of the Ladies’ land League, from visiting tenants about to be evicted. AN EXPEDITION It is reported an eviction expedition is shortly to be made to the islands along the coast. ‘The most important of these is Dur- sey, the inhabitants of whieh are said to be determined to resist-and possessed of dy! mite. AT TILE CORK PRESENTMENT SESSIONS today, £2.810 were voted for extra constab- ulary. This was largely in excess of any sum ever before voted for.this purpose. A BAILIFF’S HOUSE ~ at Frankford,.Kings County, and two ad- joining houses with much property, were de- stroyed by an incend fire. AUSTRIA. SATIONAL SKATING CONTEST. Vu a, Dee. 3.—The skating elup is are ranging an international contest for the Mth, 15th, and 16th of January. All the skaters of Northern Europe and American are in- yited to participate. Valuable prizes for amateurs and professionals will be given. HUMBERT. * Tt is understood. the King and Queen of Italy will visit the Emperor of Germany early in the spring. A. SENSATION. ‘The recent statement of Bismarck, ina speech. against the Progressists, that Italy, within the last twenty years, had advanced so far towards a Republic that there was no saying how things would end, created mueh sensation here. It is considered te imply that he does not regard [taly as a fitting ally. RUSSIA. FETE AT GATSCHINA. Sr. PETERSEURG, Dee. 3.—The féte of the Order of St. George this year will be held at Gatsenina. GROUNDLES3 RUMORS. The Novoe Vremya and the Viedomosti condemn as utterly-groundles: the rumors of impending changes in the higher branches of the-adininistration. A DE has: been published providing that all trials for crimes against the State, as well as th rg - calculated to excite the people, will be held with clused doors. Only the officials and the wife or one direct relative of the ac- cused will be admitted, . NG EMIGRATION. ‘The cause cf the debate on. emigration in the Reichstaz yesterday was the item in the Tlouse estimates of 18,000 marks, which was altimately passed, for the supervis of emigration. Baruui von Botticher, Secre- tary of State, in reply to a Deputy’ who lamented the emigration statistics of the present year, which have already reached. the unprecedented number of 200,000, incidentally stated that the Govern- ment hoved to introduce the promised Dill on the subjeet early in the spring. A Liberal Deputy, who said he had lived a long time in the United States, declared the Germans were attracted thither by the cer- tainty of finding everything which they vain- ly asked from their Government at home. THE EAST. ROUMANIA’S ASSUMPTION. Bocwarest, Dee. 3.—The Austrian Gov- ernment has telegraphed to Count Mohyos, ‘Austrian Minister here, to suspend all per- sonal relations with the Roumanian Cabinet ‘until the return from SL Petersburg to Vien- na of Count Kalnoky, Austro-Hungarian Minister for Foreign Aifairs, and to transact his business with the Roumanian Ministry by letter only. This action is caused by the decisive language of King Charles, in his speech from the throne at the opening of the Roumanian Parliament, when his Majesty insisted upon the right of Roumania to con- trol the navigation of the Danube. The Ro- manul, a semi-oficial organ, declares that Ruoumania will never swerve from.the course proclaimed in the speech from the throne— namely: that, in Roumanian waters, the river police nist be carried on by Roumanian officials. It 3 it trusts the legitimacy of Houmania’s demand and the equity of Eu- rope will recall Austria to a more just and friendly sentiment. 1 FRANCE. Panis, Dee. 5.—It is stated that England offered to mediate between, Turkey. aud Greece in the post-office differences, CHANZY. : Lonpos, Dec. 3—A Paris correspondent states that Gen. Chanzy, ab the request of Gambetta, will stop a few days in Berlin, on. his way to St. Petersburg to préSent his let- ters of recail. MEXICO. , ATTEMPTED ASSASINATION, Crry oF Mexicy, Dee. -An attempt was made on Saturday last to. murder Gov. Man- uel Ledo; of Guana Juanto. ‘The would-be assasins were instigated by political enemies, TUNIS. HOUSTAN, : Tunis, Dec. 3.—Roustan, French Minister here, has started for Paris. {t is belleved he will not return. GERMANY. THE BANKS. Bertay, Dee. ‘the Imperial Bank shows an increase In specie of 4,629,009 marks, ty Lend Times, Berwin, Nov. 17.—The press here joins the i Paris in covering the Grand Ministere of “M, Gambetta with ridicule and scorn. Semi-ofticial journals like the North German Gazette and the Post have not yet delivered themsel on the subject, which only means, however, that they have uot yet been told what to think CAGO -TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, ‘DECEMBER 4, 188I-TWENTY PAGES. and what to say, But the others havealready had their fling atthe new French Cabinet; and there is a pretty close consensus of opin- jon about it, “Lamentable fiasco,” “*unta- vorable auspicés,”. “miserable failure,” “political nobodies,” ‘problematic creat- ures,” “ painful disappointment ”—these are afew. expressions of public opinion heré on what is called the inauguration of the Gumpbettist era in France. Tho Cabinet of the “Dauphin of the Hepublic.” says one Jouraul, “already. means a dictutorship; {t is homorene- ous in the sense of its being ruled by one will, aud thatwill is Gambetta’s. Whut cbietly inter- ests us Germuns {n the tist of new Cxbinet mente. bers is, of course, the Minister for, Forelgn At~ fairs. Any other name on the lst for this post would huve fettered our attention, but It ts doubly chnined when we rend that Gumbetta himselt’ bus chosen it." The Clerical Germania. vebemently condemns the appointment of an s atheist to tho Ministry of rublic Instruction, though {thus some pleasure in reflecting thitt, after al, this may have the eifect of openins iue eyes of French Catholics to tho real charuc- ter of their ruler: ~ But whether we can-contemplite with equal satisfaction the assumption of the portfolio ot Foreign Afairs by M.Gumbetta himself uppeirs all the more doubtful in proportion as bis udop- tion of the German-detesting M, Spuiler from Paden Indicates the nature of Bis peaceful In- tention.” ‘The Conservative Krew: Zeitung calls attention to the significance of the fact of M. Gambertn having blinself taken over the portfolio of For- cign Alfairs, though apart from him “it would he invatn to look forasingle name in the so-called great Ministry which is well known, not to 3 eclebrated, beyond the boundaries of Franee. TUESE FEW SIORT EXTRACTS ¢ to show the direction of public opin- nthe event. ‘The course of events in France will now be followed in Germany with more vigitanee and suspense than ever, und it would be well if M. Gambetta hastened to allay, by some unequivocal words or nets, the feeling of uneusy suspicion with which tbe development of his policy 13. al watebed here, a feeling which may sometimes be enter, but is ever active aod cannot be wholly dissembled at con junctures like the present. From Paris comes the report that’ M.de St. Vulller, tho French Ambassador here, a3 a consequence of the com position of the Gambetta Cubinet, will not re~ uun his post, though it is not stated from which side the tnitiative in the cha 5 expected to come, Tho. Republic epuld seareely be rep- resented here by any one who is more of w grata persona thin the present Ambassador, and for M. Gambetta to withdraw him so soon atter accession to ollice would certainly be looked upon bere asa kind of unwelcome demoustra- tion. On the other hand, the iinmedinte resix. nation of M. de St..Vailier wontd also be capable of a somewhut serious interpretation, | Its not yet so very loug ago sinee mo Ambassador told Afriund bere that be would not remain at ls went that the Paris Govern~ Pendly sentiments towards Berlin than he bad striven (ana it must be suid suiceessfully striven) tv promote. Lt may be quite true.that M. Gambctea meant, to * shuttle tho diplomane pack,” but fe would do well, at least it is thought, to [ct tho’ interests of tne Republic here remain in thé hunds of a man who hus tended them so well, and whose family motto it seems is war,” but whose frm and fixed principle of action is * peace.” RUSSIA. St. Petensnura, Nov. 16,—The accounts of the Department or State Control” show that the Tyudyct of 158) bus resulted in a delicit of 5 403 rubles a3 compared with the estimate: his deficit is chilly owing to extraordinary military expenditure. TURKEY AND GREECE, ATHENS, Nov. 1i.—Oflicial telegrams received here announce. the occupation of Volo by the Greek forces amid inéescribuble entbusia sm. Steamers from the Pirwus, Alexanddria, and other. pluces: have conveyed crowds of people to Vulo to vyitne: 3 the entry of the Greek troops. ———___— “MR. ASAY'S LIBRARY. To the Euitor of The Chicago Tribune. CricaGo, Dec. 3.—A poor bibliotile can hardly find words in which to expres his feelings on reading the announcements recently mide in your columns respecting Mr. suibrary, It isa matter of wondet, in this busy city of ou: that 1 book-nunter bas been found so enthusi fe, persistent, and discreet as the fucts prove Mr. A to hay been; and the statement that in one private hous is a collection. representing & pecuniary value of $150,000 naturally provokes surprise even on the part of those who knew somthing about rare books and bad heard of that gentleman's lbrary. Those whe hav rained Som bibliogratical fore and but few shexels wil ntmost envy Mr. A. the possession of so rich 1 tresure, and ** talk low” aking of their own little Ubraries, tho cherisbt us lovingly 2s the great lawyer hus cared for his imimens posta day if he tho ment cherished le: gatherir Visions of Caxtons, De By s, and allthe rare things in Ww and they wil rejoice in’ tha good fortune of their neighbor and tcllow-citizen. Itisnot my intention totndulg in bibliograt- bibliomunixe delights wil rise befure then, , but to call attention to x pracy jen] rhupsodi in_eonnection with Str. deal conside ‘Asay’s library. [f an Enzlishman can alford to cain thousands of miles and giv Mr. A, £159,000 for h . the City of Chicayn cannot azord to reat tire of I8TL robbed us of ir bibliografienl tresures, boll te; and it wil take many years fo replace what wus lost in that erent cabitnity. Now that the time hus arrived wien a private cinzen fects impelled to part with so valuable a collection #3 this which bas cost him many thousands of dollars und mkuy years of paticnt toil. it would be a disgrace to-permit_a forener to com in aud rob our city of se great a glory. Ther ought to be enterprisi and liberality enough among our citizens to secure this prize and retain itin our midst. If the present owner. must, part with it, let us by all means sceure love them. very many of public and priv ‘he ou it. for the Public Library, the torical Society, or the to-be Newberry Library. (By tho way, is it not in the power of the trustces of the Newwverry fund to make sor arrangement to se this collee- tion as the beginaing of the great library de- sigued by the ded millionaire?) For. one, i would be willing to giv a week's incom to aid in securing Mr. Asay's library to the Chicago pub- lic forever. Grent libraries, and choice libraries ar not made ina diy or year: they ar the growth of wenerations and’ even of ages. Croesus cannot go out into the market with all his money-b: and purchase off-hand such x collection a5 3 He must hav notonly unbounded pe- cuniary resources, but the paticng of au ftisher- nan, the taste of un artist und a scholar, the nes of scent of 1 bloodhound, and the per: isten¢ of a man in joy; and even then he wil often mis his game, beeuus som othor keen- ‘hted hunter is nearer to the quarry and so secures the prize. T hav nad no conversation with Mr. Asay con- cerning the saic of his. library, and know no more of bis intentions thin nay been told in Yue TRisuNe; but Chav no doubt that he would be more willing to sel his librury to a pub- Ue institution in Chicago than to a forener. IiBLioriLus. —— DANGER AT THE BRIDGES, ‘To the Editor of The Chicago ‘Tribune. CnrcaGo, Dee. 3.—The bridges in our city are ‘a perpetual source of trouble. Tho loss of tle in waiting for bonts to pass is a serious annoy- ance to our citizens, but, as this cannot be avoided, it is submitted to with as much pa- tlence as possible. | There is, however, h source of danger to life in the way in which our strect-car travel is man- nged over the bridzes upon whieh ft is criminal to be silent, and to which the attention of the city should be called. Lrefer more particularly to the Madison street bridge. tnt is the line of.ears on which [ mostly truvel. When the car strikes the bridge it does it with a jerk, and tre- quently causes those wno stand ‘to lose thoir £3 equilibrium, If tue bridge is not properly clozed the Ci jerked sidewnys, id the outside pey- sengers standing on a crowded platforar ar % danger of being thrown olf. ‘The space between the ear and tho side of the bridge is so sinail that in the event of one falling from the front platform he must inevitably go under the car. On the 2ii of November, the day before Thauksgiving. at about 2 o'clock p.m. a crowded ear struck the Madison'street bridge with a jerk sideways. Samuel 5. French, stand- on the front platform, was thrown olf into the nurrow space between the cur and tho side of the bridye. He fell under the car, and the wheels passing over one lez broke it in twe places; be also received Internal injuries trom which he hus since died Had this man bees in the habit of drinking, and bad imbibed too m liquor to be able to look out for bimself, this would not have heen written, but. Mr. French wus a good citizen, a eober, industrious-mun, and the accident whieh proved sv fatal to hii menaces the passengers of the crowded platforms of our strect-curs every time they paszovera bridge. Ie leaves 2 wife, a little girl, and an aged father tv mourn his loss. By the curelcsness of sume one these mourners bave lost their only support. Who responsible, the city or the street-car company, aud bow Jong before another will luse his lire in the same wa; : ‘here were inany persons on that car who wit- nesged the accident, and immedistely a large crowd gutnered to the sceac, and it is but riznt and just that those who were present and could give any information to the bereaved family should do so. Nay,1tigalmost criminal to. with~ bold it, Mrs. Freneb’is residing at Iu] Warren avenue, aud would be thankful to any. one who could give her ‘any additional facts con- cerning the accident ‘by which ber ausband 4 his life. = A Citizes, Americenizing and. Says Mr. Labouchere:. “The Heuse of Com- mons 1s an old-fashioned se-coach, with horses pulllug different ways, in an age of rail- rouds. To convert it-into a raiirond is the ob- Ject of al sincere Radicals. The’ trouble ts thut while the object of iil Radicals 13 the sume, they differ among themselves us to the. means to at- tain ie. This would be my plan: Lsbould divide the United Kingdom into thirty districts. Each district would bavealocal assembly, with tho same powers in regerd to local inatters that ure enjoyed by the States of the American Union. Tsbould then proceed further to divide th Kingdom {ato WN electoral districts. Having relleved the House of Lords and the House of Commons of their functions, [should create an Imperial Parliament, consisting of two repre- sentatives elected by each local assembly. and one representative from euch electoral district. fney would ull sit and vote together. The representatives: from the electoral districts would be elected cnch year, but the representa- tives from the local ussemblies would be elected for n term of five years eventually, and would be renewed exch year by one-fifth of thom be- ing subject to retiection.” ——_$_$__—— A QUEER STORY. Some of the Perils of Ratlway-Travel- ing In Great Britain—The Story of the Timid Maiden and the ‘Timid but Ex- Dilarated Clergyman. . 5 Tho crime of Lefroy bas caused’ the greatest agitation in England concerning: the system of traveling by railroad. Mr. Labouchére taka ad- yuutage of the excitement to publish a re- markable story Mustrating the perils of that system. It is drawn from real life, and re- counts the adventures of tho Rev. Jude Gtoam, ashy young clergyman who bad taken a glass more than usual at dinner, and of Siss Avis3, au equally shy young tidy, whom be necosted on the train: 4 ‘It is tho curse of shy men that, getting solittle practice in conversing with women, they never know where to stop whea peradventure they do get x chance of talking. It is by shy men that the rudest things are habitually said and done through sheer, inexperience, Mr..Gloaim bad no Idea that he was transgrea$ing the proprieties. He thought he was making himself very funny and agreeabic. “Tsay, Miss—Aviss,” stuttered the Rev. Jude, with a leer, “supposing there were a piece of inisttetoe in this carriage?” No answer from the girl, but her eyes opened wide, and she shrank up trembling in her cor- ner of the carriuge. —I think there is a piece; look there!” con- tinued the foolish man, pointing to the lamp in the eciling, for he meant to be fucetions. "The sirt was now fairly frightened, and moved frown ber seat to the further corner of the citr- riaze. She hud heard of drunken ruftians in- sulting ladies in railway’ carriages, and she set down ber reverend, companion ws being drunk, and posal ® rufiun. No doubt bis cterical gurb was only g disguise. * What are you running away for?” asked Mr. Gloum, and be rose to follow ber with an un- steady gait, caused not so much by his tipsiness —tor be was not regularly tipsy—us by the oscil- lation of the train. But to the attrighted girl who saw him stagger it looked as if he were danzerousty inebriated. . “If you approuch another step. sir, I shall scream!” cried, she, starting up, with all the color tled from her face. = “What for?” asked the Rev, Jude, and put- ting out bis hand to steady himself, he quite un- entionally rested it on her shoulder. Tho i apparent assault enusvd the girl to make threw Mr. Gloum olf his balance, und he plumped into. the seat from which she hud risen. | ‘Tnis only increased the gir!'s fright, and wildly opening the window of the cnrriaxé sho screamed “iielp! help! wmur- du In an instant Mr. Gloam was sobered. The girl’s shrieks cleared all the fumes of w ine from his brain and showed him jn what adesperate position be bud placed bimseit, ‘For Gon's Ke don’t serenim like that,” be implored, il ruin me,” and seizing the girl by the he wrenched her from tre window. asshe fellon toone of the sents and straggled to regain her footing. ™ Miss Aviss, for God’ ke, let me explain,” entreated Mr. Gloam. seizins her bands; but the horrible fear which was now legible on ‘bis tace made bim a more dreadful object to look at than before, while the violence he used to restrain the girl robbed her of ail presence of mind. Disengaying herself. from him, she toitered toward the nearest door ana frin- tleally turned .the handle. A blast of cold nightair lew to the carriage. and a shower of sparks from the engine was seen tying by, Mr. Gioum made a grav at the girl to draw her buck. Sbe eluded bim, und, sereaming louder wits “Help!” she gisped, than e' tried to step on the footboard. ‘hen there was unother faipt surie Gd all was silent Yhe dour, swinging forward. by the closed of its impetus of the train at x cur und wns gone. own xecord. The girl had “Great God!” muttered Mr. Glorm when one awful nunute had elupsed. He nad taken otf his hat and was stroking bis forehead as he sat endeavoring to renlize what bud happened. He zed himself whether be was not iu the midst Of anightinare. If the train had stopped at that minute he would have been unable to crawl out, and anybody who had seen him must have suspected bitn of a crime. During a quarter of gn bonr the poor wretch could acither stir nor think lucidly; be could only moan and tremble. What first recatled biin to bimself was the siznt of the things which the poor girl—now deud. be- yond doubt—had Iett in ‘the carriuge. There was a shaw], a traveling bag. novel; and on the floor a smull gold watch without a ¢ ‘ths tor these urticles stirred in.the un- willing murderer the sense of self-preservation. Ife exught them up one by one. and tlung thom out of tho window into the dark, after which he crept on his knees and looked under the seats to see if anything else had been left. He found nothing. ’Pitinble “as bis agony of mind then w the necessity for composing himself. sat down nitain, trying to reffect. “Had any of che passengers in other carriages heard the girl speak? Had any one seen ber fall? If sa, he was alost man.. He wouid be arrested at Birmingham, and in due time he would be hanged or sentenced to penal servitude for the better part of his life. How would bis story be believed? And if it were believed how would it justify nim? ‘The public outery against: bin Would be all the grenter, as be wis a clergymany and now that he bad thrown the girl's things out of the enrringe in the first moment of his panic, the evidence of criminal intention wouid camplete. “Why did 1 throw the things out fultered Mr. Gloam, speakt to_ himself; and thot, he eroaned ag; fy God, what shall L on It was between Leamington and Birmingham cil bad fallen out of the train. As the i Birmingham the tension on Jude s g such ns few men ever expe- rience. Within five minutes he endured an umount of terror and anguish enough to spread over a lifetime: yet be had the erat to see that flhis chanees of escaping. unsuspected might depend upon bis bebavior when the train s| ‘opped. He ovast. alight quite coolly; he must not run nor appear anxious to get uway; he must con- trol hig terrors, though his heart throbbed to ursting. ‘The train glided into the station: the porters ran along the, platform opening doors; one of them opened Mr. Gioam’s carriage. “Any lug- gage, st Yes, I have some luggage,” said Mr. Gloam, and be stepped out, shaking In every limb, but npparently sedate and calm, us it behooves @ Glergymin to be, Next moment he was mixed up with the throng of people who were foruging for their trunks and portimanteaus, Nobody paid any attention to“him. Te heard noone tuk sboul shrieks having been beard during the Journey. The passengers all attended to thelr own business and left Bim to bis. Mr. Gloum’s businéss was to collect a portmantexu, an box, and a hamper; having done this, he turned to nsk a porter to cull 2 Crd for him, but as he wns about to speak bis words froze on bis tongue, for he saw standing beside bim a girl who was the very iinaze of Miss Avi If the girl bud looked nt him she must have noticed his confasion, but she wa Lins tO- ward wn elderly gentleman and lady who were walking tow her. sre’s her. box, papa, but I've not scen her said tho itl to the elderly coupl ehuve looked into .every carriage.” said gentleman nddressed us" papn; “but she n’teome. I suppose she missed the train.” But how comes ber box to be here?” sn’t thore i chango of carrlazes some~ where between this and London: suggested the elderly Indy.“ [think there's a chunge ut Dideot. Perhaps sbe got out, there and after- ‘ward entered the wrong train.” “How very provoking!” exclaimed the girl. Hf [dare say we shull tind a tetezram when we home,” said the elderly gentleman; “but » must sk the stationmaster to tike eare of wi Mary's box until she comes to claim it.” «Mr, Gloam had: glanced at the box beside which the girh stood, and he saw on it a card with the nanre * Miss Mary Aviss."" - The miser- able man shrank as the futher, mother, snd sis- ter of tho poor girl with whom he bud traveled passed him. Then he. helped the porter to hit his portmantean and walked with him to a cab. He had a six-mifle drive -before he coun! reach his parish of Korleigh, wh: vagy on the vut- skirts of Birmingham. However, the drive was accomplished In safety, and that night. was spent by Mr. Gloam, sicepless, in his new par- sone. The body of Miss Aviss was found dead on the Iine carly on the followme day, and nfterward her traveling-bag was discovered tweaty miles further down the line. But for this discovery of the bag the poor girl's death would have been attributed to accident: as it was, when it be- cnme demonstrated that somebody must bave hadashare in her death, nobody accused the Rev. Jude Gloam. Nor was unybody else nc~ cused. ‘The porter who had put Mr. Gtoum into the earriaze at Oxford had not uoticed that there 3 it young lady ju the compartment, and simply owing to this slight fact of non-observ- uneo the story of Mury Aviss' death was fated to rem mystery. It became known In time, however, to one man to whom Mr. Gloam communicated the facts In writing some tive yoars after they had happened. He, the Reetor of Horielzh, ended his letter by auying: “Lave lived in a ‘purga- tory of remurse and sorrow ever since that uw- ful night, and am thankful to think I snail soon be rid of my load.” Me was dying when be wrote this of a decline, brought on by overwork in his parish; and he left behind bim the reputa- tion of being the most curnest, zealous, kindest, and also the saddest Rector whom the people of Rorleizh had ever seen, 5 a Mk at Prankfort-on-the-%nin. ‘There is one city in the warld so fortunate as to be supplied with mbsolutely pure intik; that ig to guy, 1tis within reach of all who ure dis- posed to pay for it. ‘that city 1s Frankfort-on- the-Muin. But it would alscourage our diiry- mien were they required to exercise the extre re- quired to insure a pure supply of even quality. But the men who organized the Frankfurter Milebur-Anstult were in earnest, and have met with the greatest success. The Anstult was sug- ested, and, in fact, established by the medical Fssoclation of the city, and it is managed by & Commission, consisting of three physicians, one veterinary surgeon, and it chemist. the cows, to bein with, are curetully selected —those of the Rigi, in Switzerland. because known to be free trom diseases, and especinlly that plague of German cows known as perisucht, afort of consumption. Being selected, they are properly cared for, fed che whole year round on-an irreproachable diet of dry food, each cow receiving daily ten pounds of meadow bay. seventeen pounds of clover, six pounds of hulled barley-meal, ana four pounds of wheat Hour. Their hides are kept clean, as well ns the stalls, and the utmost attention is paid to regularity of watering and feeding, and to ventilation. Henithy cows, wholesomely fed, iusure good But great care is taken of the milk. To insure evenness of quality: the milk of about ten cows is mixed. Each day a bottle of the milk is given to the chemist for inspection, and funy ebange in its quality is quickly detected and the remedy applied. An analysis of this milk, showing its averazt quality the yeur round, gives the following result: is milk. Per cent. Water Sugar ... Salt. sees Solid matter.... Or2per cent more of solids or nourishment thin the famous milk of Holland. 4 Equat pains are taken in the delivery of the milk. Ibis put upin quart bottles and sealed with wax, and stamped with the seal of the Anstult. The drivers are restricted ag to the time of delivery. Spring wagons with apertures for ventilation are used, aud. when exposed to the sun the bottles ure covered with cocoa mats. No driver can take out more milk than cau be delivered within tbree and a bulf hours. ‘And what care is taken that ull the vessel3 containing the milk shall be sweet and clean? When the bottles are returned they are twice clenused Ina weas solution of soda, and again in clean, clear water. The corks are boiled ina solutidn of suda each time after use, und then ried. ‘Mili thus carefully prepared and delivered costs about J2cents a quart, a trifle more than ordinary milk; but as it has been found whole- some, especially for infants and children, ft is used extensively, and the demand for It is ineressing. ‘Che mortality among inrants bas so sensibly diminished that a benevolent ussocit~ tion has beer formed in the city which proposes to supply it at half price to parents who have children to be raised on artificial nourisnment. THE BELLE OF ST. LOUIS. Whe Young Lady that Jir. ‘Tilden Had a Fatherly Adection For. Vhitadelphid Press. Miss Nellio Huzeltine, the belle of St. Louis, whose name, much against her will, has become somewhat famous in the newspapers, has ar- rived io this city, and is stopping with her friend Mrs. Florence I. Duncan, the talented authoress, on Arch street. Miss Huzelting is at present en- gaged in selecting a-portion of her trousseuw from a well-known importing tirm, as eae is to be married next month to Frederick J. Pura- more, a youny -millionuire of St. Louis. After the happy event Mr. aud Mrs. Parnmore with sail for Europe, where they both bave a num~ ver of triends country families. ‘The claims of Miss Hazeltine’s friends that sheis tho most beautiful lady in native State are well founded, as she fs a lov deinl- blonde of petite stature, witb tresses of the true Titinnesque hue. Her face is 2 pure oval, and her eyes are large, sparkling. und express- ive. Like Grosvenor, ber beauly nus veen 2 fatal gift, as it nus caused her to be the object of envy und’ possip. Not long since it was report- ed that she had captivated the venerable Samuel J. Vitaen at Waite Sulpbur Springs, so that be usked her band in- marriage, und was uccepted. (As Miss Ifazeltine remarked: “ E * This was too absurd. 23 Mr. Tilden bad only shown me @ fatherly attention, of which I was justly proud.” The story that was published in the papers recently of Miss Hazeltine’s bav- sent a bouquet and her picture to a jladelphia opera singer named Am~- wey, iy St. Louis, which went the rounds of the papers recently, is strongly denied by her friends bere, who place a very different versiot on the story. They assert that a triendof Miss Huzeltine’s who proposed marriuge to ber und wus rejected sturced the story and induced the aeior to boast of the fudy’s acquniatance, and in proof of this when doubted be produced a letter in imitadon ot ber handwriting ana a photo- graph which it is stuted was stolen. For this Willie Hazeltine, a brother of the young lady, and Mr. Paraiore soundly pummeled the actor, who brought suit for assault. ‘The gentlemen paid $50 us 4 salve to the wounded honor of the fellow, who was glad to uccept it. ‘This case has been $0 misrepresented in the papers as to cause the most intense annoyance to Miss Huzeltine and her many friends.. During ber visit in this city Mrs. Duncan will act a3 her “guide, phi- lusopher, and friend,” and tomorrow evening will give one of her charming receptions. in honor of tho belle. —— HUMOR. Patrick of the Zebru—* Phat kind of a baste is that—the mule wid his ribs on the outside of his shkin entirely! “Our women marry early, and their husbands live long and die bard,” writes an-ludiana Trus- tee to the Bureau of Statistics. 3 What the difference between cotton and wool? Give it up.eh? Well, one is grown gore South, and tne other is grown on a South Own. Why is paper money more valuablo than coin? Beennse you double it when you put it in your pocket, and when you take it out you find it in creases. The acme of politeness was reached by the Nevadu mining superintendent who posted a plucurd reading: ‘Please do not tumbie down the shaft.” : “You are weak,” said a2 woman to ber son, onstrating againat her marrying mother,” be replied: “1 am so ie that L can’t go a step-fatner. One can't be too careful with'firearms. A boy carried a pistol in bis coat-pocket, and one dus recently, white he was in swimming, the pistol inexpeetediy went off. He has no suspicions as tu who took it. A gentleman was complaining that. he bad in- vested a large sum of money in Wall strect and lost it. A sympathizing ‘friend asked bin whether be hid deen a bull or a bear; to which he replicd: “Neither; 1 was a jackass!” “Pedantry consists in the use of words un- suitable to the time, place. and company,” says the Si. Pa Pioncer-Press. Maybe if the Press beard a man at a swell party remark, * You bet your -boots it’s tatfy,” it would accuse bin of pedantry.—Bosion Post. ‘The Intest joke about the dangerous French railways: “Hello! There's tho whistle! £ run and get asentin the sume compart- jump Indy there.” ** Know ber, eb. you siy dug?” “No, bur sbe’ll make a beau- tiful butfer in case of a collision.” A Northern man with consumptive tendencies wns inquiring a few days ago about Florida. He meta man who had Spent a winter there, and. in tbe course of boring for information, asked if it was very wet there.“ Wet!” was the reply. ‘Well, [ should smile. The only dry thing I found in the State was the cows.” Professor (to student}—You wish mo to give you a recommendation? I don'tremember ever buying scen you at any of mv lectures. Student —An, Professor. you evidently confound me with another man who looks much like me, rue, had never attended your lect- is, yes, very likely. (Gives 3 ON A PLUMBER. ‘Most modest of men fs the plumber— o rival bas be save the deumber; Though the wortd e’er malign3, Yer be never repigns, (And thriveth in winter and sumber. Give him but an order to ntiinb, And his Dill. straightway reaches a sumb "Vhat depletes your exeheyuer— Would equip @ three-dequer— And make you most awfully glumb, i Poor Gentry in Italy. * Cornhill. 3 Instead of three servants, there will be but one, if: there Is one at all, and the dinner will consist of one dish, instead of seven. or eight: At this mid-day meal—the only substantial one of the day—nien, and women, too, if blessed with good appetites and not too mucn pinched for money, will eat enormou: 1 bave heard of a lady who demolished daily a whole turkey, and of Count who, livig atone, ate for din- her invariably two’ fowls, one roast and the other boiled. ‘There seems 4 sort of sameness about these menus, but tucir sim- pileity is only for strict privacy. When zucsts ure expected the establishment wilt display wondertul resources, and every opportunity will bes eized to show of. Iwas much puzzied on one occasion by belug offered wine in twelve different yiasses, afl presented together ou'a tray. The twelve wine-slisses were succeeded by twelve eotfec-cups, all full, Tat tirst sup- posed that other visitors were expected, but it soon becume evident that such was not the cusc, rhe object was to display the whole store of giasse3 und cups. It is utnazing how smart the very poorest lady who bus eny pretensions to being such will turn out on occasions, however dilapuluted ber bone attire. Two youns-ladies belonging to an otd but utterly ruined family whose parents wore too poor to keep u servant, would dress them- selves for their evening walk in the most fash ionudle of huts and costumes, with their funs, sinelling-bottles, luce. handkerchiefs, and gloves, ull complete. In order to obtain these dresses, the youns ladies bad to condescend 80 fur us to work for the peasants, who puid them for tho manufacture of the. smart stuys and-cheinises they wear on feast days. The at- tempts at being bighly fashionable, combined with at: entire ignorance of the fashionabie worid, produce sometitnes the strangest incon- gruitics. ‘The lace veil is now almost coullned to the class cntied *artisti"—that is, sbopkuep- ergand skilled work-people: but a tew ot the old-fashioned ladies still keep toit. Curious specimens of decayed nobility are to be found inrhese remote villaces—peuple benrtug grand names, and .retalning considerable pride in thelr gactent lincuge, whom yen- and relatives umony..the old, eratons of {dleness and unteuthfulness have reduced to extreme poverty. 9They are - not educated for any profession, and ‘when starvation stares them in the face they have nw resource but to earn their bread by manunt labor, One noble Count of my acquaintance ig nearpenter; another a brickiayer, Lhave seen the granadaughter of a Countess Working in the fields. With their fortuces. their manuers dete- riorate, until nothing but @ remnant of pride remains to.distinguish them from the peasanss, between whose class and theirs so greata guilt was once fixed. I remember nothing more met. ancholy than the assembluge of these poverty. ‘Stricken nobles Tonce met at the house of Tich man of a village. We were at supper: and ag one rugged and dirty olf mau xtter another came shumbling ‘In, each In tarn was.to my great surprise, introduced as the descendant of ua ancient and noble famity, buc fallen—"cada- to”—added my host, with a xesture of compas. sion. ‘The old nan would then bow his bend in melancholy acquiescence, and, casting a rueful giince at his shabby cloak with the fuded greeq lining, would slink into a chair at the fur end of the tuble. One of these fallen nobies, who had tuker to house-painting, we thought it only charitable to employ for the decoration of our ceiling. I was prepared to feel quite a romantig mterest in this unfortunate nobleman and to be enchanted with bis artistic gevius, but be wus sq uncommoniy dirty and his manners were so tit. tle removed from those of a pcusunt that my illusions were dispelled xt once.. Neither did his style of decoration exuctly come up tomy ideal, although it was ambitious enough. 4 busket of flawers soon adorned each corner of our ceiling, and in the centre, trom amidst clouda and wreaths of roses, a rather shapcless Cupid began to be delineated. In the middle of the work, the artist, whose temper wus short, and whose feelings were sensitive, took offense, ag “ we supposed, nt some unintentional stizht on our part. Without the slihtest explanation he departed one day, leaving the Cupid ininus one jew andone arm, and returned no more. Poor Cupid! Being in such a sudiy mutilated condi. tion, we thought it best to do uway with bin al. together, and my busband, mounting a ladder, swept a coat of whitewash over Cupid, clowis, baskets of Mowers and all. ‘his operation wa repented several times, but the Cupid would keep reuppearing in a ghastly, tanner. Wrilst still 2 stranger to the peculiar customs of my new country, I was surprised at receiving av from a indy who presented terself in tha following munner: She arrived on borsebuck, or, I should say, on donkey-back, and sha rode. astride. She announced a ‘desire to spenk with the Signora, but first -begyved that she and ber donkey-boy might be refreshed with food, us they bad come a long way, The pair ‘seated themselves, at the kitchen table, una were served. [was informed mesne time that a Indy—a_ very great lady—was waite ing in the kitchen to speak to me. Understand. ing that the great lady preferred the kitchen to any other room, f descended. and fonnd a good- looking woman, well dressed in the old-fash. joned style, witha black Ince veil and a fan, Her manner was courteous and dignified, and[ felt, when she remounted ner donkey and rode away, thut I had -been tho object of much com descension. —————{__. COAL-GAS VICTIMS. Early yesterday morning John Conklin, Pat. ERTS RASS AW E rick Gallagher, and Andrew Garvin were found insensible in their room at Mr, Banning’s boarding-house, No. 7B Emeratd avenne. ‘They were rene dered insensible. by coal-xas that escaved trom # stove in the room. Conklin and Gullagner recovered, but Garvin was still unconscious at last reports, and is likely to die. ———={___ SUSPECTED BURGLARS. Thomas Deedy and Edward Mardin are at the Madison Street Station, where they will be kept pending investigation of several burglaries and gues of rubbery upon the South and West ides. i cere? ———————_—_—— What a Forcisgner Says of the United States. Prof. It. P. Spice. President of the Societyot Engineers, of London, and a very intellizeal § and practical Englishman, who bas been trivele 5 ing over the Hated States, looking at thingt E a i with a practical oye, returaed to New York lat ek and wus visited by a reporter who askel his opinions on a great many subjects, Some ot his viows are interesting. “* Chicago.” he. says, “is wonderful in its trade, but seems to bet city of zambitng and corners.” Of the Mormont and their capitul he..si “* T wonder pow they get immigrants as they do; but I think thelr faith will kill itself and _be crashed out by the younger generation. The sanitary arrange Jnents are really Abominable, ulthough every- thing is externally clean, und in 2 few years the city wilt become a hot-bed of fevers.” At San Francisco big atteation was called to“the shockingly bad pavements of ull the cities here, bexinuing at New York. It is not merely dirt, but rhe character of the paving. In London ¥e have used wood successfully, becuuse It ts laid in conerete; but in Chicago ‘they were laying j> wood lu sand,whieb is simply foutish.” Qt Britisn Ex and American azriculture, he says: “We bare 2 had five bad seasons in England, and the sitt {* or last was also made unfavorable by the rain ‘There Isno excessive dampness bere, while in Enginnd the weather has baitied agriculture. E- &: found the cost of sending a bushel of wheat from St. Louis 20 cents. and 1) cents from Ubieago. If the Envligh farmer, paid = ‘2 pound a year rent be could not ¢: compete with American farming. Well-to j do people in England regard coming to Americas a3 they do transportation; but if they don't do this there is nothing left but starvation.” Ais views on the subject of the electric light are novel ‘The more the electric lznt is improved the more gus property will thrive. The electri lizht is not to be depended on and is inapplic’ ble to most interiors und streets. It canbe 5 used for special outsides or insides, as squares, or large rooms like the composing-room of the fr Fondon ‘Times. These are exvepuonal, uses Fe which witi ouly inerense the use of a3. Peopla won't go from very light squires or other places jato dark or fevbly-lighted streets: and theres fore the number and force of gus-jets must be increused.” A Vigorous Protest Against Making tht Garficld Memorial Services Ridica Tous. KKICKERBOCKER CELEB, Nov. 90.—To the Editor of the New York Tribunc: L observe in ths Trifune of Nov. 26a dispatch from “Washingtoa in relation to tho proposed memorial service st the Capitol in honor of the martyred Presideat § which coutulns an ominous statement: ° 4 poem written by Mrs. Harrison Glazier, of thlg Pay, foruerly of Hiram Colleze, will be rend by Representative A. (I. Pettibone, of ‘Tennesseg furmerly of Hiram College.” Is this ridiculous pertormance to be altowed to go on without protest from the press public? Is every notoriety-bnnting charlatst Pho ever went to Hirai College to ;be allowed fo advertise himself by thrusting his foolld face into every public ceremony which, come memorates the life and death of Gurticld? Nt have not yet recovered from tho anger ant shame felt by the whole country at the speecd mude by Chuplam Jones at the open grave a fore an audience of 10,000 intellient people, az read with contempt by the world next day. Must this folly be repeuted and exazgcrated © the Capitol? Does any ony one imazine there isa magazine or newspaper in this coun which would print Mrs. Glazier’s poem? there country Irceum whic’ would pay Rey resentative Pettibone $10 to read to them? and, then, why should thoy foree theinselves into § Soletnnity which should be altozether dignified & and august? L beg you will use ‘your great Ids fluence.to put a stop to this Intolerable valet ization of Garfield's meraory by friends witha taste and without modesty. ASH _——<—<—<——_—__— A New Orlenus Journalistic Consolids tion. Dispatch to St. Luts Globe-Democrat. + New OuuEass, Dec. L—An event bas tabet place bere {n journalism in the proposed cous Piston of the two morning dailies, the, Demat and Times newspapers. ‘The Times hat therepe* tation of being paying institution, bet Bt Denwerat, altho well-mounted in mackiners mutterial, ha: id, been running at 814 during the lve y of Its existence. The m« of the Demucrat rungement = by which has. secured. the ownership oH dation of the two papers under the us E of ‘tho Timer-Demncrit. ‘The company 2 myosed chietly of the present munage cot 13 i pres nuts tt ONT % the Democrat, Maj. E. A. Burke, who p! 6 plant and patronage of bis paper at $15.00, Or, takes stock for $25.00) more. Other purtles nave taken unudditional $25,000, and purcbas Set mnuteriit, guod will, and franchises of the To for $50,000. ‘This makes up a total capital store ¥ of $15,000, entirely invested Iu the muterial the two newspaper’. f ye cwo newsPibrers of tho Times retain no Io tenes Inthe now company, but bave sold terest in the menumed ineast. The new paper will be issued on Sunday, Dec. 4, from the vs ceratotiice, the ‘Times building not being cluded in the salu. It will succeed tho Lime as the organ of the Democracy and the p' ny asthe Gaverument. The extinction Of ore Thimea, whieh won its success us an indepenesys and anti-Bourbon paper, leaves nothing 0, its place. : Eider-Down Ducks. Norwaz Letter. The beautiful eider-down ducks whlch abount ‘ in thts cold latitude are the sole property 0! 308 fababitants.. They are protected by the lam Norway, so that no stray sportsman is allonet to shoot them, I leurced the mode of cae abe thedown: When the duck {5 ubout to lay, pluck; down from her owo the mare plucks it from his, and they 5} rend a thic! satis Tug of it all over the nest. When the ny, cempleted the owner removes the doves a, patient duck lills it w second ond. third Ty. when it fs remov bur the fourth time ert e women an Saree ‘attend breast, lowed to. remuin. tind enough to employ themselves in arte to these thousands of nests, while Whe men "og boys make and mend thelr nets and Ret 88" olf and curing. | Vacking the Ways and eau! tees Atlanta (Ga.) Constitution: ; ihe attention of ‘tite Cuicaco TRIBURR IAT. apectfully culled. to the fact that every nag titan cundidate for the Socakersbip 13 Pretetyy to pledze bimsetf to pack the Wi Committee in the interest of the mouePe dg rhs Is no wOEse: thule me Sack Hania Me: oot. emucr:itic Speaker, did; 31 ory a duty to call the attention of THE ‘TarBess the fact. Nee