Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 9, 1881, Page 6

f a o THE CHICAGO ‘TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, DECEMBER », issiI—TrWELVE PAGES. aaa esse, NEW YORK. A Blood-Curdling Story from the Lips of an Irish= man, Death and Destruction to Bo Visited upon the En- -glish. Gladstone and Forster to Be Assag- inated and Parliament House Destroyed, Biography of ‘McNamara, the E gincer of the Montreal Plot. Florence Expresses Himself as Anxious to Retire from the Stage. A Foreign Mission of Some Sort Would Be Very Accoptable to Him. Some Remarkable Ideas Enuneiated by Members of tho ‘Institute of Heredity.”? ‘Address by Honry Ward Beocher on the , Question of Protection and i Free ‘Trade, INFERNAL MACHINES. REDMOND MINAMARA'S a ECTION THERE- WITH, Special Dupatch to The Chicago Tribune. New York, Dee. &—In regard to bro mat Redmond = MeNamara, who whs reported from Montrenl today to huvo telegraphed from New York that ho was sorry ‘the dynamite plot there failed, and would do better next time, a prominent agi- tatorhere sald to a Lines reporter tonight: “Redmond McNamara returned from Cane ada night before Inst, and is nt this moment onlya few blocks away. 1 saw him today, He 1s a determined fellow, a3 brave as a lon, and ag true as steel. Six months:ago ho shot a landlord in Ireland and camo to this country, In Ireland ho was 0 gentleman, and kepta pack of hounds, but he was in full sympathy with the poor pensantry. His father Is a solicitor In the County of Ker and ho Js descended from: Vireball McNa- nara, of the County Clare, WME GREATEST DUELIST IRELAND EVER PropuUcED, Every Irish agitator is proud of him. Hoisa furge, handsome fellow, about 3 years old; Gut L will netdeseribo him too minutely for fear of hits detection.” “Di he cometo America for the express. purpose of blowing up the court-house in Montreal?" “ Not particularty, but that was ono of his objects, I will tell you something about this man, who is bound to be a leader, = MeNiw mara was. accompanied to this country by three trusted men, and brought $10,000 with Lin. ‘Tho rent purpose of the four men was to kill the British Minister at Washington, ‘Ihe eohspiracy was a deep Inld and desperate one, but failed, ‘Tho plot was for fifty men te row out tu the vessel when tho Minister returned to © America, and = for oa number of them to board the shin with ex- vlosives, Bombs would have been hurled at the Minister, anc UE WOULD AVE BEEN KILLED, but he saved his life by landing at Phila- delphla, Possibly some of the men them- selves night have been killed, but they were prepared to lay down theirllves. When this plot failed MeNurama and lis associates pre- pared for tho trip to Canada, ‘The advanced Irish Nattonallsts gaye them eleven infernal machines, and these they took with them to do the work, McNamara told = mo that tho machines were defective and would not operate. ‘ha force of the spring, It proved, was nut sufliciont. to ex- plode the ten pounds of «dynamite that ench machine contulned, and therefore thay were Usetess. | ‘These machines were made in New York. They are contained Ina small iron box, and the statement that they are harm: Tess 1s preposterous, Why, cach machina represents in force 4 ONE THOUSAND POUNDS OF GUNPOWDER. ‘The Intention was to blow up, the Court. House In Montreal, tha House of Parltament in Ottawa, and the arsenal ln Quebec, and this will yet be dono?” “What Is the abject of this destrnctlon 2” It is not only destruction, but death, and the work now fairly begun will not be plopped until Parnell” and every Irish lender ds berated, ‘Phe sum at $5,000 Is offered b; the Advanced Irish Natlonullsty for tha alt. ing of Forster, snd $5,000 moro for the kill- ing of Gladstone. Eight good men are now seoking their lives, and, as sure as there Is 0 living God, of the two, Forster certainly will not be alive the Ist of February, ‘Lhe men enmnped tu the work In lreland, we are ud. vised here, will try to blow up the louse of Parliament in England, bat WILL BPARE THE QUEEN. *Amonth ago the four societies tu thls coun- try—the Advanced Irish Natlonulists, the Fenian Brotherhood, tha United Irishmen, and the Irish Benevolent’ Brotherhood— Joined in the one common cause. — The at- tempt to burn the steamship Bothnia in this efty was the work of Irishmen. An order was given to burn every vessel In the harbor flying the British ug, but it was counter. manded. ‘Two of the men, however, cul not be restrained, and they set tire to the Bothnia, Tha combined” societies holt secret meetings in this city and direct the work $n this country, and aid I on the other side, A skirinishing fund of $300,000 ean ba yalsed. ‘The City of Chicago has con- tribut 000 to the genoral fund. ‘Chere tert 82 are branches Jn Chicago, ML, Pilladelphia Tay edo, Alta 1 Haltimare, Md 7 Providoyce, I. 1, whieh contribute frou $500 to STob0 wa week, ‘TWO OF NOSSA'R EN burned the Town of Woodstock, N, B., and English insurances companies sustiined an aguregate Joss of nearly $200,000, ‘The Nihil: ists never dud such perfect arrangements, The very inan who made the bomb. that Wus thrown at the fect of the Czar is in New York and in the employ of the drishmen. Everything that cheinistry will do will be employed to curry on the work, We dowt lack for funda,” When MeNamara came over he brought £1,000 to gu to the ken- eral fund in this conntry, Lean tell you that, wherever English Government rules or English Institutions exist, v reign of terror Wilk be Instituted, and THE POWER WILT. KNOW NO PRACK util the condition of Lreland fs ameliorated, Unavetold youn great deal more than I Un tended to, but the future will bring torth things tak the English: tyrauts «do not dreain of, Another well-Inforsned Irishman stated to the reporter that whilo there was some Tuundation for the story glven above, the tacts were very much exaggerated, Otbon. ovan-Rossa his only a smill party behind him, and the allegation that large sims of money are comlug in weekly ls not true. ‘he Arish Nationalists In this country, with few exceptions, repudiate all connection with Hossu's society, and they have no sympathy with his plans, LILLY rLORENCK, HIS CONTEMPLATED RETIREMENT FROM THE STAGK. Spectat Duapatch to The Chicago Tribune New Youk, Dec, &,—Billy Florence, talk- ing with a reporter of the “"imes toduy upon the proavect of his retirement frou the stage, as L set forth in those dispatches last Monday thirty-two years—n longer record than many of the profession can show. In that tino I have seen whola constetiations of brilliant stars djsappear anid thelr places taken by new groups, and I begin to think that 1 have earned the right to n little rest after my years af hard work, Not long go was present at adinner party in London, whielt tneluded Irving, Booth,@ Barrett, MeUnllongh, aud Toole. Every one of them had in years zone by acted with me in sub- ordinate parts when twas the lending attrace thon. I fully reallzed in that party for the firat thne how Jong Lhave beon before the public, and If SET ME TO THINKING that I might now.step out of the profession very gracefully.” “Hava you any particular leaning toward, diplomncy 2?” usked the reporter. “Well, you ean hardly veall St that,” was tho response, “I don't look upon myself as on Disraell or n Bismarck, ‘Dut in the course of iy varied travels It has been my good fortune to be thrown into tho society of statesmen and tho higher elasses allover the world, and L have often thought that 1 should Ike to represent my native country Inn foreign land. ‘There isn charm about the fife which {s irresistible to me, and leertninty feel inyself thoroughly compe- tent to perform the duties of any position which I could be bold enough to ask, have had a ureat many intimate friends wmnong tho Ministers - and Consuls-Genural of Americn abroad, =oand — perfeetly understand the work to be done. No men- ber of the dramatic profession lins ns yet held a diplomatic position from this Govern- ment, and L have thought that It world be A GRACEFUL HONOR TO THE PROFESSION ff 1 should be fortunate enough to succeed In securing an appotntment. It would brent the ice and open the way for othert acors tn the future. { think that asa profession wo are peculiarly adapted for diplomatic work. In the course of our travels wo become ne- aualnted with the character of foreign uations, and stich nn aeqiaintance is certainly a yaluable knowledge. for a Minister or Consul, Of course I cun- not make tho same money that 1 do now, but Lawn not looking for maney.”” “Have you fixed upon any field for your proposed Inbors 2” “L have thought it over a great deal, but I have mace no application yet to the Govern- ment, and have chosen no particular place, What 1 would Ike would be a position as Chargé VAffalres or Constl-General, and £ have thought that Switzerland, Denmark, or Sweden would sultme very well, BEECHER, PROTECTION AND FREE ‘TRADE DISCUSSED. Spectat Dispatch to The chieaco Tribune. New York, Dee. &—Tho Rey, Monry Ward Beecher addressed nn falr-sized audl- ence this evening on the subject, Protec- tlon and Frey Trade.” Ho regarded the sys- tem of protection which existed In this country as Impolitic,- unjust, and wrong. Looking nt the subject from a ministeriat standpulnt, he found {t to be directly In op- position to the spirit of morality and tho Scriptures. A protective tariff was or- ganized smmorality, 1b lind required great sacrifices and revolutions = in the past to nehieve intellectual, personal, and religions liberty, and it might require a revolution to xehleve commercial liberty, The custom-house duties are nothing more than restriction and Ihnltation of the par- sonal libertles of every American dealer and eltizen, ‘The true spirit of these duties is that Americans must have no friends out- side of the borders of thelr own country. It amounted toa distinct endeavor to make our Nation . A HERMIT NATION— anation which says mulrectly to every other nation on the face of tho globe, “You take care of yourselves and and wo will take caro of ourselves.” ‘This 1s a violation of good mmorality. It is contrary to the teachings of the Bible, it is contrary to good political polley, and itis contrary to the beliefs and teachings of our forefathors, American conunerce, sald Mr. Beecher, has been well nigh destroyel by the effects of — tho so-valled protectlva — turlify, There ought uot to be any kind of taxation Aniposed an the people, except direct taxa. ton. Revenue taxation might sometines be ebeurtitly: borne by a uation—for instance, when sudden emergencies arose calling for largo sums of money; but, unless money was absolutely needed, THERE SHOULD BE NO’ BUCIE TAXATION, Au Industry protected by a tariff was pro- tected nt the expense of the Interests of the whole people. Unprotected Industries, with brains behind them and the workt open be- fore thom, tirlyed the best. If protection ts a good thing why ts if not introduced in tha as fur from Naw York to California as it bs traMfe between one State aud another? It is from Now York to Liverpool, and there is no sound reason why the same trade system should not apply, Our country ts so large that conipetition is springing up between the diverent sections, The West (s fast building up factorics thutare destined to disvute with the fnetortes ot tho Enst the right to the peo- ple's patronage. ‘The conditions of suecess anywhera are found in the energy and the intelligence of the peaple, and where cll- mute, soil, and natural resources are nid- yantageous to the development of industries, energy and Intelllganee peed no other pro- ton than te be protected in tholr right to develop those resources, STINPICULTURE, THE “ANSTITUTE OF Wnnkpiry.” Spectat Liapatch to Tae Chicago Bridune. Nuw York, Dee, 8.—There Is 9 convention holding here just nosy, the members of which belong to what ts known as the Institute of Mereiity, ‘Chey are given to tho Uisenssion of questions bearlng upon stirpiculture, with a vivw, ns thoy hold, to the breed- ing up of the fuman race. ‘They are a rathor queer tot to view ultogether, and entinelate some remarkable ideas, At tho meeting today a Indy well known In Chicago took a prominent part, and presented her views tn her old-time fashion, ‘hls was Cynthla Leonard... Mer broad-brlinmed Galnsborough hat attracted great attention. Sho described the effects of the prevalent An. fluences In her ‘own case In very plain Janguage, She could galk all night upon the subject, ahennid. ‘Thera wore cries of “Go ont” and hisses fromthe quarter whieh: another prominent agitator, Miss Sarat Ciuise, oceupled, “The tneident created tho susplclon that the ladles aro rivals for the first position in the esteem of the Insthute, Accordhyy to Mrs. Leonard's views, a must elon, an artist, 1 bridge-bullder, or a burglar can be produced ACCORDING AS THE MOTHER WILLS. Inher own case, the theory proyud an ad- intrable success. One diughtor was a pru- fessor Ina musteat college In Lowa, aud ane othor was sluging tn pyere in New York, A third was the image of in Frenet lady whose qlcuare sta was wont tondmire. “She bes loved that, with proper cultivation, even DIVINE BEINGS COULD NE PRODUCED by mothors. [Applutse,] Love as an cle. mont in bringlug about marriages she was disposed tu frown uvon, People who married for love soon found out tliat there was 0 vast difference between what they had beon re- warding ax a parlor ornanient and what, by the amarital knot, had now become ny household fixture, If wonwn Were .to by porinitted to go an in the present way, she didn't know but what it would be fur better for them te bo like horses, su that they could naver seo thelr olfsprlog after they were onco removed from then, ITEMS, THN PACIFIC MAIL. Sptelal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune New Your, Dee, &—Atn meeting of the Directors of the Pacitic Mail Steamship Com- pany today tho conference committee re- ported that If had been unable to Agree with the officers of the ovor- Ind railroads for 4 continuance of the former contract between the companies. ‘The report of the committee was accepted, and the President of the company was direct ed to take passengers and freight on the best Possible terns. : TRANSCONTINENTAL TRAFFIC, ‘To the Westerns Assocates Press, New Youn, Dec, 3—Tho committee of the Paeltic Mall Company, appoluted to confer with the overland rallroad companies, has reported to tha Directors, recommending ulght, sald: “Lhave been an actor now for } that, lu case the overland reads declined to recept the proposition lately made by tho committee, the President of the Pacific Mall Company bo authorized to take passengers and frelght on thobest terms obtainable. ‘The Teport was neeepted and the recommonda- tions adopted. RELIEF FOI MICINGAN BUFFEHERS, Atn meeting in ald of the sufferers by tho Michigan sutterers, under the nusplees of the Woman's Auxillary Doard of Misstons of the Protestant Eniscopal Churel, today $200 was collected. Collections will bo taker {1 the different parishes for the sume object. MAIL FOR AUSTIRALIA, The British wail for Australia was for- warded by the Pennsylvania Raltroad this mnorning, NEW YORK CENTRAT DIVIDEND. The Now York Central iatlroad Company declared 9 quarterly dividend of 2 por cont, A SWELD AUPAIG ‘The Indies of New York tonight gave a grand ball at Delmonico’s,-all the arrange- ments perfected by themselves. ‘Tho cilte of the elty, Including many descendants of the old Kiitekerbocker tanifiles, were present. LANTEMONOPOLY. Lefore the Anti-Monopoly League tontzht addresses were delivered by Congressman. Jandd, of Maine, Charles Roberts, of Lansing, JIL, and others. “The speakers discussed the question of. the encroachments of corparaty Monopolies on private rights, wid advocated leglslation on tho subjuct. CONTAGIOUS DISEASES. The SmallePox Spread a a4 Myeetal Dispateh to The Chleaga Tribune. CINCINNATI, U., Dec. 8.—The Roard of Health, At its meeting today, discussed at length the establishment of a jocat quarantine against small-pox, which has now found its way to all parts of the city, ‘Iwenty-clrbt new cases wero reported, and six deuthy. Tha pest-houso {3 full, and but ilttlo effort Is being mado to ro- move tho sick from thoir homes. It was urged at tho meeting todiy that ofllcers should be sta- Yoned In front of avery building Into which tho disease has gone, and all communication with the outside workd or of vutelders with those who ure quarantined sygulust, prevented, The objection to this plan is that tho disense Is in most eases In tenement-houses or of thoso tue habited by people of aimall moans, and who Are compelted to get out nnd work daily or starve. “he city bus. no fund which could bye used in providing for the wants of those quarantined against, uniess thoy nre in the pest- hous, There is no money to oven pay for tho beddlug. and furniture which the Henith Depart- ment flid it necessary to destroy after patients have recove A’ atelet quaranting would therefore enitse much suttering, and the matter wus postponed for discussion until next weck, Itis feared that tho disease will apread widely durlug the entiro winter. ng Rapidly in A Now Disease Among Hescrvation Ine i diana. Ouyarra, W. 'f., Dee. 8.—A alacase reMfabting diphtheria has broken out nwong tho Indiuns of tho Skokomish Reservation. ‘Twodoaths are rer ported, Fifty are sick. Diphtheria in Genesco County, Mich. Fist, Mich. Dee. &—Diphthoria 1s raging In tho ‘Town of Gulnos, this county, sixteen deaths having occurred tn one school district, David Blulr loslug #tx etilldeen Inside of two weeks; ——___— A RAID BY BURGLARS. St. Joseph, Mo. Their Field of Operas tloun, Speciat Dispatch to The Chteaao Tribune. St. Joserit, Mo., Deo. &—Burglars ure abroad in the lund, and almost every bight some house Is reported robbed. Last night they went through tha residence of Gen. W. KR. Keniek, and considerable booty was secured—the Gen- crat’s tne gold wateh, chain, and fob, several othor artivies of value, alot of silverware, and SMor SWinensh. it fs esthnated that fully Q was secured, The wuteb and ch: Ost $A, thoy having buen presented to bim by the men in his employ in his wholesale house, ‘They also visited the lamber office of Dongher- ty, Hay & Co, In tho south part of tho ulty, whore thoy blew tho sufo open, but. thotr work hero wis valn, as nothing was left in tho safe inst night. ‘This ts the ifth Umu the same safe bus been blown open. CREME DES CHRONIQUES. What tho Allogedt Wits of Parla Find to Say in ‘Tholr Newspapers, “Dy tho way, whore are you Ilvini “On Two Mundved and Fortieth strect,’ that’s terribly far ail.” “ Yes—for you; but for where {live It isn very tiandy location.” At tho restaurant: Walter—" What wine will you have, slr, white or red?" Guest—"I don't care acout whieh.” Waltur—" Neither do J,alr! White or red?" Also nt tho restaurant: Walter, bow aro the es cooked tudity: Tradled, slr.” * Oly ben, uover mind; I abomlunte trufltes.” eater fusiuuatingly—" we put sv littic trufile, slr, “Gontiemon,” says the now Mayor of tho village, who%s presiding over the seasions of the Counell for tho frat time—" kuutiomen, we hive inet to take uctlon concerning the proposed now bride teross Thumbnail Creek, | ‘Threo courses resont theinscives—ahem! | First—Shutt wo Mild the bridge? Secundly—Shall we nut build tho bridge? ‘Thirdly-Shat wo do neither tho ‘ony nor the other? Onw day an inhabltant of the Landes was ac- costudhby an escaped getinmurian. “So you be- ton tho Lundes, eh? You'ro the people that call $b" ty," und inuke ty" bebe" No, sir; but the Vasques do bory often.” extract from a wow French novel: |" Albert was paciug the terrace excitediy, his wands clasped behind bis buck, . . . Ils eyes wore xed and glaring, but he could not distinguish: ono letter in tho newspaper in bis rigid tingors.”* Likely enough, when by bad the paper bebind bla nek} ‘This {a very much fike the Be in “Nana” whore Iittle Count Uugat jumps up from tho tuffat aid threatens to grind tho lady's huad boneath bls boot, and ten lines furthor on sents himself and draws on hls boots. ‘The guod M, Joseph Prudhomme's virtues aro not reilected in hls spendthrift son. Do you not blush, you youny wild use’s colt," exctaina the worthy old pentioman, “to muke such drafts ag this—tho tenth In six months—upon tha nuthor of your bolng? You draw n aight bili today upon ine—It muy be u knife or n plstol tomorrow, Sir, you are a moral parrieide!" X. ly ultiicted with 1 daughter at whom, rs sho goes through tho streets, tho dogs ito bark, Tho other ovening be accosted a friend, radiant. “Ha, congratulate me, old fellow! lye secured son-in-law, a perfect Jawelor a son-in-law! “1 do heartly, dsome, rich, gifted, and alt that, | supposo?" a, Bir, und better than all that—ho's short-sighted —blind as in batt" ‘that well-known art X. his a resulor Othelta of a wife, for whose devotion Insang Jentousy isno nie, Tho other evening, when he appeared dressed ndy to go aut, tha following dis oy took pluca: * Whore are you golngy? toner.” Who with! “On, a college friond—you don't know bit © You Kuow you alive telling the trut “ Tawear, Unat —n e go with you.” “You won't!" “Thon you'll stay at home.” Til bo splitiicatod if 1 do, “If you stir out of this bouso ll throw imysolé out of tho “window! © All right, madames” yolled tho inturiuted artist, Jamming on his but and dashing out of the rou, slaumiltie the door. Just ns he omerged on tho street—whiz! bang! a shrick, and a body fulliug trom the Hitth atory flattens. bin out on the pavement. “Grout boaven!" ho gasps, when he bos been dug ontof the wreck of bbs hat, "1 never thought sne— ° Whore ts tho it—that thing, you Know?) © Phoro It ts mone sieur!" And thoy point with nwo to the lay Agure whieh bis wife bud thrown out of tho window on his hat with mingled foreo and dvx- terity, == When Mile. Mars was playing in Hernan? some ono asked bor nyo. Guess!" wuld the aelress, **'Fhirty-twor" © You, for people who are tov polite to sy anything olsc, Lut the other dust bud an adventure. My frlond, Col, X., wag sulfuring with the toothache, and I conxcil bin down to the dentist's to have it out, Arrived thoro he, wn soldier! began to funk, ‘Come, como!’ sald the vporator, oncoura, fugly. ‘Come, young mung bave tout, if it only to please your mother heral!"* AA young iit bas gone up fortis examina tlonin medicine, “Wo will now,” Buys tho oxe aiiner, “pass on to consider tho relations of duedloiio with tegisiation, Abem! La a physl- ‘clan authorized to prescrive for hle mothersine daw in the event or ber sudden illness, nu other doctor bolng within reach?” “Cortutaly not? * You ure auinitted to our profession, my young friond,and L feel sure you wilde tt honor,” When the examination’ is aver the caudidate avcoats tho examiner, © Doggpr, it was no end Kind of you to doit, buteveit f au te tarry your daughter, you ought not to bave asked me auch casy quesiions, ‘tho others might talk gf favarltinn.’ Ata Wwaturing-place, 8 Jealous husband, who hus pretended tu return to Pars on important business, enters tho batleroom and thads his wifo ararinura with a young youtleman, the gileat of bla jealousy, “Florence, you bere!” Yuu, my love. Lut don't be angry. Eonly camo with this gentleman from reasons of economy,” * Reasonsof ccunumy, undaia? Expluln your. soit!” * Woll, you wee, the tickets for a gantle- mun and a tady‘are 15 fraucs, and if Abad come alone it would huve cout me 10, 80 T askod this gentioman tonccompany mo to save tho five francs % — RAILROAD CONDUCTORS. New Onteans, Dee. 8.—The Mtallroad Conduct: ore’ Convention elected KR. [. Brown, of the Afutaville & Nushylile load, President. The next aunual sceting will be bold at Milwaukee, ————————— Winchester’s typophosphites willcure consumption, coughs, weak lungs, bron chitis,undyeneral debility, Estabusbed-W yeura 1 alone | KANSAS. Acreage, Production, and Valuas tion of This Year's Crops. Flnttoring Results of Vast Endeavors and Promising Mopes of tho ° Futures Progress of the State Since tho Great Boom of 1878, Tho Fertile Valfoy of the Arkansas River—Tho Placo for Stock-Ralsing. Spectat Dispateh to The Cateaco Tribunt. Torrid, Kas,, Dev. &—In 1878 Kansas startled tho world by its marvelous crops of every kind, For 1 Stato not out of its “tecns" to outstrip all competitors In tho yield of wheat, and to leap almost tuto tho front rank In the pro- duction of corn—the two great staples of tho wite agricultural West—was an oc: eurrenes well caleulated to elato the averagy Kausin and to attract universal atten: tion to bls prolific State. Every seed plinted In tho teumiug soll seemed to germinate an hun dred-fold, however cureless the vultivation, so that tho new-comors to this prairie Common: awealth were ed to bellove that they only had to serateh tho surface, sow thelr sceds broadcast, and await the genial passing season for n euro and bountiful harvest. «As insu wiany other in stunces where rich returns come from comparatively littia Invor, tho —_Jesson feurned Lf tho farmers in thts caso wis far frum tho best. If in 1878 1,500,000 neres of Kansas land produced i2,000,000 bushels of whout, and 2,500,000 acres yielded 00,000,000 bushels of corn, why will not a1 increased acre- nge of euch produce correspondingly increased quantities in 1870, 1880, aud 18817. Thus argued tho jubliant yeomanry of Kansas three years Ago. LESSONS LEARNED, Rut thoy have grown wiser since thon, and most of them have become vastly Letter farm ers. They fave discovered that the seasons here, as ulsowhere, are not always zontal; that tho gun soinctimes ehines too hot, and the clouds withhold thelr rains too lou: that tho chinch- bugs and other noxfous Insects como over from Coloratlo, Mesourl, aud other neighboring Stutes to ravage the fdids; and that the winds of heavon and the storms of hull conspire to beat down what the bugs and blight have left stand- ing. Altogether this mukes a sorry picture, but does it differ from tho farmers’ exporicnces in any of the agricultural regions of our country? No clngs of poopie ure 40 buffeted: by tne oie. ments, and none so uncertain of thotr enlculutions, as the American farmers yet, on the other hand, no Inborors fra more indepenitent, and none, in the long run, surer of 2 falr roward for thelr work, Tho crops of Kansas, though ennsldernbly smaller in 1879 and 180 than In 1873, brought much better prices, In 1878 the total valuation ‘of all Deld crops in the State was $50,000,000; tha following year it was $00,000,000, and the noxt 000, ig the acagon just passed, when all of tho Western and Southern States bao sulfered from tho govero and lony-protracted drouth, Kansas bus udded GU per vent ty the aggregate vulua- tion of hor crops, on an Incroused nereage of avout 12 por cont." In detail, the total nerengo of 1880 Wits 8,000,000 neres, and. the totnl vainu- Yon (us above wlven) 63,000,000, In I88L tho vrenuge Increased to 1,800,000, and: the valuation, to $02,000,000, Comparing the wheat and eorn crops of this year with tha wonderful yfelds of 1878, L find that tho 3,000,000 bushels of wheat threo yonrs wzo were worth 18,500,000, and rea Dushels of corn wero vilued ane 000; while the Kansas wheat ero, 4 20,470,080 bushels, has a vuluntion of $21,705.77), and the 80,700,512 bushels of Indias coro nro worth Wins}, Lothar words, 10 per countless corn will ribg 105 percent more mony, and U5 por cent logs Wheat today Is worth 16 per cent more that thon, So that, In the monoy value of ere Kansas makea' n splendid showing this y and indeed the yield of staple products Is very sneunriaging when contrasted with the seasons results in ulmost any other Western State. A FAVORED IKEGION, The drouth which prevatlud over the entire agricultural reylon west of | tho Allegheny Mauntalns reached tts limit at about tho ninety seventh ineridian, That portion of Kansas ly- ing cust of this moridlin was seriously alfvcted, ‘and the crops wore Heht. Hut few of tho coun> Ues of Central and Western Kansas suffored for lack of rain. spi y in South-Central Kane aus tho crops Wore ail tu flourishing condition and the hnrveat of unusual abundance, Much excellent Cruit was shippod East from this pors Uon of tho State. x 3 Incxtrame Western and Southwestern Kansns but little ground is under cultivation, ‘That is essentinily a atock country; and this suainer and fail tho frequent iains have kept tho past- urage iy mazoiticent luxurlunce, so that tho vast berda of cattle and abcop in those focalilles can enter upon tho: scantive picking of the wintor months In prime condition. To return to statistics, tho prairlo-meadow bay harvest in 181 is valued at $6,218,218, as aggalnat $2,670,200.85 in 1880, ‘ho crop’ of tnitlet and Hungariin yrass bas risen in value from S2.542,000 Inst yur to $4,810,000 this, oats front $2,900,000 to $2,850,000, broom-vorn from $005,000 to ‘$1,180,000, Nax from $1,445,000 to $1,058,000, and sorghum frou $1700,00) to $1,710,000, ‘The yield of Irish potutoca hns not been quite as good x8 fast year, though tho prices recelyed are mtich better, “iyo, barley, Duckwhent, eweet pote toes, and cnstor-beans do not diiter greatly in quallty or vuluo tram tho crops of 1880, TUE ARKANSAS VALLEY. Tho bannor corn nnd wheat counties this son- gon He tn the Arkanans River Valley, Sedywink and Sumner Counties enoh produced ovor t,Q0u,- 000 bushels of corn; Buttor and Cowloy nearly 3.0N0,000 bughols ench, MePherson teada the State with 1,040,000,000 lushols of whoat, whllo Sedgwick, Sumner, Harvoy, aud Barton Coun- tlosaro not far bohind, Hesldes its supremacy in these staple and general farm crops, tho Arkansus Valley tukea precodonce in live-stock Interests. It contains ikhy per cunt of all cattle and 4U per cont of all sheop in Kune sag,and the numbors of both kayo Incroused during tho past your toa wonderful oxtent, As Honrly us cin be estimuted from tho Jutust ro- Inbio reports, tha present numbdor of eattlo in tho State is a million nnd a ball, whilo the sheep: will reach double that number. Every sensiblo fartor has wdoptonitha wise policy of loss pon eral crapplug and moro stouk.”” ‘Thies will pay every tuo in aelimuto so ficklo as ours, capes cially In view of tho fuct that Kansas is by na- ture and by position the great pasturo-gcound of the continent, THE PLACE POR BTOCK-RAISING, Tcan conceive of no better invostment of n fow hundred doltars than tu buy soveral sections of prairia puature iu Southwest Kansus, acces- sible tothe Arkunsas bottoms and the Jine of tho Atchison, Topeka & Snntn Fé Kalle road, stock it with well graded herds ana flocks, and ship tho surplus beef and inutton envh year to the splendid turkets of Colorado, Naw Moxleo, Kansas, and Missourt, have no fand to soll aud sneak disintorcatedy. Lonly wish Lhad somo capital to iuyveat in this ‘vory way. i Upto tla date tho winter weathor has beon superb, aud tho wheat all over tho Btate Is look- ing finely, Pasturage in Bouthorns Kanes le still good, and tho stook prospeuts for tho wintor hre very promising, On tho whole Kunsna ts to bat Sa upon her agricultural output: for 1931 and the hopeful outlouk for 1882, << POLITICAL, ‘Tho Virginia Sonatorship. Riouxonp, Va., Dev. 8.—Tho Roudjuster mom bors of tho General Ausembly decided to hold a cnucus Tuesday night for tho nominution of a cundidate for United’ States Senator, Tho Ho- publican members of the Loglalature also hold Nconferance, Jt is ropurted that they wnanl- inously agreed to insist on baying tho Senator, Tho Demooratio Readjustera favor Hf. H Hld- dleberger, It is vontidently assorted toni ‘that John #, Lewis will bo the Republican choice, Boston CivileSorvice Heform Associac ton, Rostoy, Deo, &—Tho Civil-Bervice Reform Asscolation beld its anoual meoting tonight, Morfeld Story presided, Amon the Vice-Pres- idonts clocted aro Charles Francis Adams Jr., George Willlam Bond, Gamalle! Tradturd, dames Freeman Clarko, Martin Hrenimer, Too+ ped Morse, and George ¥, flonr, ‘Tho Executlyo vommittoc, which lucts tho T’rosidont, wns ro- elected, with additions, One thonsand one huns dred and fifteon doliara hus been expended jn publications on clvil-servicu reform, 5 << ———$ THE ATLANTA EXPOSITION. =: ATLANTA, Ga., Doo, &—The crowdat the Exe positiun was overwhelming. ‘Tho National Cot- ton-Planters’ Association today transacted rous Une business, 1 jont Morehead wears a suit Of slowed. tmade for nian yesterday from cOUlon pivked tn the moruing, ———__ THE WYOMING LEGISLATURE, OLYMVtA, W. I, Dec. 8.—The extra session of tho Legislature which conyencd hee on she = inst, by yeidont Arthur, close this rattan beiog-codited aud revised the Jaws of the Territory. —<—————_—$£ SUIT FOR DAMAGES, PuLapeLruta, Dec, 8.—James MoHenry, of Loudon, has brought suit, claiming damages against President Hund, of tho Philadelphia & Rending Mallrond, Tond said in 9 recent intor- viow: “Mr. Cave, M.D. tsan idiot, and don’t know what ho fs talking about, Ho fs tho mouth. Pleeo of Jim Moficnry, tho vorlest vagabond that walks don stroots, and a notorivus stock-Jobbor,” THE FIRE RECORD. Viro on State Street This Morning. Fire was discoverod at 1 o'clook this morning on tho first Hoor of No, 205 Stuto street, oocu- wed by Dantel Markey ns a rog-shop, and an onlurm turned in from Mox No. 12), ‘Tho flames spread, rapidly, and communteatod to the ndfolning building, No. 2010, oceus pled by Henry Worden asa binck= smith-shop and residence’, Tho flames wero coutined to those two frame structures! but both were badty damaged, the probable Inss betur in the vielntty of Heo. Me. Wordon owned both of the uurned — bulklings, and hols pollctes in soveral | vompie nies for unknown ~nmounts. Ho tind $400 Instiraneo . 0 furniture. | His Joss on the Duilding he occupied and his furol- ture will bo $L0, Murkey loses $140, and beld a polley for #40 In tho Watertown com- pany. A Mis, McCarthy, who acoupied story of No. shu, loses Ashed nt No. #00 State Btreet, owned by Mra, Kearna and occupier by Asit Palimor, was damaged to the extent of $100, ‘Tho tire orlyinuted frum the rpontancous com- bustion of olled rags in Markey's shop. At Knat Liverpool, 0., Loss 815,000, Insurance 89,700, Sotetal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Pirrsucna, Pa, Dee, 8.—About 1 o'clock this morulng a fira was discovered in A. M. David- son's grocery, on Second street, East Liverpool, O.,and before the arrival of the fromen the fiames hod communtented to tha adjoint ‘buttdings, and for s time acemed to threaten tha destruction of the ontire square. [ly hard worl ‘on tho part of the fire company the flames were Rotunder subjectton, but not befure they bad almost entirely destroyed six ‘billdings, occu. pled na dwellings, grocery. restaurant and xnloon, and tho bank. ‘Tho Dobbins House was considerably damuyed by water. ‘Total tors about $15,000; lnsurauce $87, In the Conti nentul of Now York, tho Firemen’s and Dayton Of Dayton, Lverpout &s Londan & Globe, Union of Phitadelphin, Manhattan, Van Wort Mutuul, and Coon City Mutual. e Sinall Chicngo Blnzes, Firo was discovered In tho basement of No. Wl2 State street nt U o'clock Inst oven ing, and oan tlarnt: was ‘turned = in from Box No. 82 Upon tho nrrival of the department tho binzo was quickly squelched, and thon it appeared very much as if some onv had Leon guilty of fucendiarism. The fire was contiied to a small spnco in one corner of the cellar, which is full of bare rels and contalned nothing that could bive orlyinated the binzo, Mnrshals Mushim and Barry tnyestigated the matter, but hud made no report last evening. The grocery is occupied by L, Ottenhetiner, who carries a full insurance. Dr. Sawyer owns tho uilding, which was dam uged to the extant of 850. The wlurm frow Box No. 10 at 12:50 yestorday was sounded upon the discovery of fire in Hutlvo's tactory at No. 379 ‘Iwonty-sixth atroet. Friction ina * shoddy " machine originnted the blaze. No insurance. Damuge nominal At Wellman, Minn, Speeiat Diepateh to The hteuge Tribune, WritatAN, Minn, Dee, 8.—Tho Davidson clo- vator was burned this afternuon, with about 14,000 buahels of whent In store, ‘Lhe origin of the fire isunknown, Also two frame puildings opposit, one owned by A, Kichardson and occn- pied by Berg & Jorgenson as a general store, und the other owued and ocenpled by Jucols Brom ns a sstoon, The loss ou elevitor and wheat isoovered by insurance, Riebards and Urem wore not Insured, Loss $1,000. The con- tonts of tho buildings were ravou. What Might Mave Been a Great Fire, Boston, Dee, 8.—The atubles of tho Metropoll- tan Huree Rallroad Company, at Boston High- ands, tho lurgest in the city, caught fre, Tho Names were contlned to tho building used asa stnhlo for 1 work-horges and storaga for huy ote, ‘Tho horses were Ali retaovad, ‘Pho bull inw nud other contents were destroyed. Loss nut heavy. Biot Ashes, | Tho alarm from Lox No. iat 8:29 Inst oven- ing was caused by an iucipiont blaze in the hall- way on tho second floor of No. 137 Madison atreot. Tot nabes thrown in a wooden box started tho Mew Dumage nominal. At Zanosville, O., Loan 80,000, Fully Ins aurod. ZANRSVINEE, On Deo. 8—Stultenzonbach's bakery and confeotionury was damaged by tiro $0,000; fully insured. Lenry Werner, owner of tho adjacent hullding, white on the roof to pro- tectlt, fell through a sky-light and was per- haps fatally injured. , At Panola, Gaya Printing-Office and a LiveryeNinbie, No Insurance. Mesring, ‘Lenn, Dev. &—A tlre tonight orig- inating im the Pauota Star printing-ottica burned that bullding, with Joba ftlco's llvery- stable. No insurauce At Portinnd, TMe., Lows 835,000, TPonteann, Me,, Dee, 8.—Tho Portland Smott+ ing Works burned. Loss, $35,000; Inaured for $10,000, ———— ALLEGED POISONING. A Woman of Iowa Charged with Cause Ing the Death ofan Old Man by Vol- Kom Donugue; In., Deo, 8.—Birs, Curtis, Hving near Waukon, wis arrested this morning on a charge of poisoning: A. 8, Jobneon, an old man who stopred at her house Tuesday evening, haviae n hig possession $10, Bra. Curtls prepared some vhioken broth for him, and, after taking it, ho was thrown Into convulsions, and dled in fiftecn minutes, Before he died aman named Jones vans to the house, and to him Johnson kayo his inucy, and stated that Mrs, Curtis had polsoned him. | ‘The Coronor has his stomach ro- moved, and will send it to Chicago to hayo the contents nualyzed. Tho woman bas borno a bud reputation fur somo thmo past. FORNEY STILL ALIVE, At Midnight Ifo Was Sinking, but Was Thought to Havo ‘Fill Morning to Live. THDAvELPUEA, Deo. &—At tho rosidence of bn Forney, at midnight, bo was said to ho winking rapidly, but might Ilvo through tho night, Wasuisaton, D, C., Dee, 8—Jobn W. Fornoy, of Philadelphia, fs dying, and ex-Spoaker lan- dalt hug Ween sumnmoned to bis death-bed tu ro- colve some personn! communications, which tho Journalist hus oxprossed 1 wish ty inka to him, Air, Kandalt has gone o1 w special tralia, LABOR, Wioting ConleMfiners, Sr. Louis, Mo., Dou, &—-At tho Harrla mines at tho Village of Horkner, a fow miles from East St. Loufa, tho.steikiuy coal-minera githered at 5 o'clock this morning, soveral hundred strony, Bnd established ‘a -eordan around the pits through whlch the iminurs working would haya to pass, Tho Sheriff and a posse appeared on the scone, aud the strikers retired, Later thoy ruturned in tnereasod number surmod with roe yolvers, Affairs wore ing critical shape when tho Shorif and his poase bravely arrested sov~ oral of tho ringleaders and quefled the rioters foratime, Tho altuatio 0; " critical. ks mn fy rogarded as vory STEAMSHIP NEWS, New Youx, Deo, &—Arrived, the Soruytor, trom Antwerp, New Youk, Dec. 8,—Arrlvod, the Galatia, from London, \ Loxvon, Deo. 8.—Tho Wyoming and Galila, from Now York, have arrived out. PORTLAND, Me. Dee, &—Lhe stoamsbip Doe ailnion, which arrived tonight after a stormy passage of twenty-one days from Livorpool, bail er decks swept, lost foul ¢ Dever and rept boat four boata, her funnel and —— SALE OF AN IMPORTED STALLION, Aptcial Dispatch to The Chteago Tribune. Wanaatt, Jud. Deo, 8.—Tho Wabash Import> tog Company today sold the tmported Norman stallion Blucher nt publin sale for $1,060. Ulucher ‘ al yoars old, pany eeported from France, bash County. pany $7,150, Ho remains in Was rr THE SPRAGUE ESTATE, Pnovipence, lt, 1, Dea. 8.—Judgo Potter bas granted an injunction staying the sale of the Sprague Print Works, : ————— BP. T. Baraum on Liquor Lic: ing Out the Advantage of rictlug the Number and Increasing the Price Hautroun, Conn, Deo. 5.—P. 1. Barnum bag addressed ue letter to tho Comission on the ovision of the Liquor Lawes approving the aug gestion made by thy Hon, Withata Hamersly thatthe number of licenses should be Hilted ty cach town end the price fncreased, i Tiny to his own town of Bridgeport, with a po; ulation of 00,000, he says thera aro now fo coused places where Uquor is sold, each paying s~Point= $100, or $20,000 nil told. Tf tha numbor could bo reduced to sixty, or ano to savory MU inhabit: ants, and tho license fixed nominally at $000 and put up at auction, tho reventia would, In his Judginont, bo incrensed Jargely. ‘Tho reduction of the number of sutoons would have an excol- lent offeet upon property intercats, Ho anys ho ean polntoue places in Bridgeport whore a sine gle Hquor stop Injures property In tho imine- dinte vichilty ‘more thin £20,000, Honids: “Tt is quite safe toray that on tho Averazo oitch liquor saloon deprecintes djncont property $5,000, to say nothing about the injure Uce of thus injuring the property of those who pay tixes for the protection of thelr person anid preperty. Tt te ovitent that if Urldgeport had put alxty quer saloons, Instead of 200, the tix. able reat catate of the elty wowhl be enhanced As much ng SKN, and muro likely $7,000. IC tho number of iicenavs in Ueiigeport was fixed the * {quor antoon for ench thous Band inhabltants (onmigh in al conscience), the | Nnapelat advantnyes to tho publio would be ut lengt twice ns grout as above indicated, to say: nothing of the Increased pence und’ prosparlty® of our city. fT have coniined myself to tho money phase of the subject only, although it 16 obvious that this fs off comparative insignifle entieo when tho great inorul advantages of re- ductus tho nimber of drinking pluces nee con- sidered. Liam purfeutly vontident that If our Leylataturo will try fora single year tho Iimlt- Ing of Hquor tHeonses to ona for euch thousand {okabltants, tho good rests tu one twelve. mogth will be so pupuule that the rntto of drinking pinces will novor be Increased in our Communwoalth." GLADSTONE'S DILEMA, Slow Work of the Land Courtsa—Tho League Throwing I ‘y tructlon fu the Way-Kuston of the Tories and Varneliites=Murder, Arnon, and, Mus Mlation of Cattle, to Punish Paying Bont. New York Tritune. Tho outlook in Ireland wrows more discourng- ing every wook, ‘Tho expectation of the Gove erdment that settloments would bo speedily ef feeted outside the Lond Court as sovn ns the precedents wero established and tho principles ‘of tho net thoruughly understood, his not been fulllled. Although sub-commissions Mave been organized and the new inehluery has been kept In constant inotion under high pressure, tho process of revaluntion and redress is necessurily slow ond Inborious. The devlsions of those tritupals almost without ex- ception have been In tho tenant's favor, yet tho moral olfcet hus been less than was generally expeoted, Experleico bos proved that tho Land uct was u greater boon than the tenants, had supposed, and that thoy havo only to Iny their claiins before tho aub-commisstons in or= der to sevure n matorial reduction of rent whens evor tholr eases tro reached, It whon cau tte- cisions be expected, If evory Instance of agrariun Injustive Is to bo referred to thoso tribunals? If the island eannot be offcotually pacitied until evidence bas Deon heard and Judgment reudered fu at ieast 150,00) and possibly as inany as 20,000 cases, the rent-paying masses may be jJustiiiod in regarding tho processes of remedial’ legisin- ie too slow to bo of uny practical asalstunce a then, What Is needed to render so exception! a measure really eflective Js the coperation of tho land-owniog and rent-miying classes. If thedeelsions in court were giving form and dl- reation to hundreds of compromises on tho At estates, iC landlord and tenant were ace cepting the preccdonts ng hearin directly upon thule own differences and were making tholr own torts without nppentiy to. tho sub-com- inissions, tho successuf tho Land net would he nppirent. Rut tho demoralization offected by the Laud League Isso widespread that thls co operitlun of socini classes scoms to be entirely ont Of tho question. The machinery’ of the court I nlrsany, clogged with vast necuntulie Uons of work, ‘The numbor of sub-contmissions my be multiplied, but the wheels will move yery slowly, The revaluation of Irish boldings is a judicial process based on evidence, and re- quires pulnstaking cave gud wise dlserimtna. tion. tinny be accomplished in tho course of Q venerution, but that $8 0 tong time for aullon, discontented, Huglial-hating tenuints to wait, Tho embarrassinents of the Guyernmont bayo erensed by its successive defeats in tho tions, by tho equivoenl atiiance of the ‘Tories with tho Home Iulers in certain constlt- uoncies, by tho shrill demanda of Idnalorda for compensation, and by a sudden outbrenk of agrarian erie in Ireland. since tho election in 1X80 thors have heen thirty-four electoral contests, In which the Liberals have won two and tho'Tories twelve seata—na_ tet loss of ten, counting ns twenty in a goneral division. a\ stateaman go sensitive to Nyctuations of pee. Nic opinion as Mr. Gtadston bas niways been ennuot regard with composure tho loss of 40. mnny Liberal sents, Yot those losses have unt- fornily been sustitined through Irish disnifec= tion, and tho signs are multiplylug that tho Yorles nro doltborately planning to turn tho Srish crisis to direct party advantage. ro unable to muke nny party out of Mr. Gladstone's " forelgn polloy. = ‘They have ceased chattering nbout Afghaniatin and the Travavaat, Mission Qyuression und intrigue in tho trans-Caspinn reyion mid In the Balkin Poninsuia, and tho de- cadence of British fufiuence on tho Continent. Falr ‘Prade bas not proved an available polltionl issue, The Irish question alone atfers strieing opportunities for political assault, and a party which bs muinly mide up of land-awners cannot be expected to resist thu temptation of defond. ing the [riah landlords and of hotding the Gor ernment ruspoustble for the present condition of tho sland. Thelr secrot intrigues with Honie-Itule committees In cloaely-contestud orang tay open n way for an opon alliines ja Irish purty In opposition to any chat im tho obsolete practice of Parliament; thelr intinanee, ag a privile; and Proprietary class, will be brought to bear against tho Government: in ull tegistution relating to land, whether in Ircland, Seotlund, or England. Their moroad- Yonced leaders aro nircady dociaring that tho Laud act is alamentablo fallure, aud that Ire- Jand ts in a state of utter lawlesness, Tho secret ugents of tho Land Leaguo are domg what they can to support Tory dcclamn- tons Tho temints are refusing to. pay rent and dotylng the landlorda to turn them out, Mur. der, arson, tnutilation of cattle, and all forms or Agrarian outrage are becoming common Any pencoable tenant in tho most troublesome dite trlots who ventures to BEY, his rene like an hon ext nnn exposes himself ton viatt from Captain Moonlight” and a band of marauders, and the tocal Juries will acquit avery prisoner who {3 convictod of agrarian outrage, A lesscourngeous atatesiman than Bir. Gindstone would viow the Roneral prospoot in lroland with aifright. But he hus falth In moral as well as physical force. Ile leaves to patience its perfect work. He be- Moves that party intrigucs and Irish prejudico aud lawlusness can bo finally overcome. = THE TARIFF CONVENTION. A Biblical Paralic!—Demotrius, tho Si! versmith. : New Youre, Doo. 6—To the Kditor of the New York Rveniny Post: Thoso who are famillar with their Bibles have probably been struck with tho resemblance between the Tariff Convention that. hag just brought its deliberanons” tu a close, and a mocting convened under somewhat similny ofreumstunecs nourly two thousand yoars agoon, tho occasion of St, Paut's missionary Journey to Ephesus, ‘According to tho Blbieul narrative, thero was In that city a cortain silvoramith, Do- metrius, who dorlved much profit from tho munufacture of silvershrinos for Dluna, On hoarlog the pectiiar dovtrino that Paul was preaching, that "there woro wo gods mndoot bonds," he called a niceting of bis workmen and men engaged in lke ocoupations, aud with Mich oxeitemons’ informed them of what was golng on, und warned thom uf tho danger to their trade that tho insulation of any such bollut would surely produce, An impromptu * convention" was immediate- Hy bald in the thoatre to take measures uguinat this threatened favasion of their business, but when thoy bad assembled no ono seemed to bavo 8 vory clear iden whut was the purpose of the Ineeting, “ Sume said one thing and some ane other; for the agsonibly was confused, and we moro part knew not wherefore they were como togethor,”” Hut for two hours thoy vontinued to shout, * Great is Diaun of the Epbealanal *- une Ul finally the Town Clerk. who sc to hava boon fn very senslblo sort of tin, suggested that they bad better ou home or olse they might bo culled to vecount for tho uproar, ‘Tho parailel between the two jnoldents hardly need be aniphnsizod. In both cuses there was the samo seltigh desire to continue a syster in tho Interest of a few at tho exponso of the many. Tn both cuse the adyantnyes of this aystem wero not commented on very spooitically. There was, apparently, considerable vuguenvss of jdeas in inembora’ minds, and aufety was sought in i) mlinterlig generulltics” “Great ia Diana of tho Kphesiune” was the cry of onu convention, while that of tho other, to uso the words of tho wifted poct of the occuaton, was: “Protection, ob! protection, the Joyful sound proclaim. In both cases * tho wagembly was confused,” and tha “more part” soomed to be ignorant * wheres fore they wore como together,” TAD, ——————. Shipbuilding » Thousand Years Ago, Nature, It was not to be ee punted that structure such us this Viking stip could remain furulghtor ten centuries buriod mauy yards under ground without sustalning some dutuge, ‘or that abe should perfectly reiuin her oriyglua! form, 1¢ ls rather 4 matter of surprise that tho damage isso small us it is, Tounks tocaretul handling aod a judicious arrangement of aup- ports, Shere {s reason to bells art {rom ing aud contertions of fora, the hull ax it now stands represoots sary closely tho ah! us sho uppeared whon put {nto the ground, Mr. Aruber bas tuken olf ber lines with ns muuch uucuracy as clroumetances would permit, and, referring to these lines, be explains the schlef pevuliaritics ot tha eons stracuon. ‘The principal dimensions gro: Longtu between the rabbets at gunwale, 77 feet Vi inches; breadth, extreme, 16 fet 7 inches; dopth froin top of Keel to wumwale autdships, 6 foct U inc: Tho vessel Js clinker built, aud inaterial all oak. Tbere aro 16 strakes of outalds planklag. the ordivary thickness 1 inch, average breadth amidships 033 inches, including Linch land, Tho leuytus vary frou 8 to 24 Loot. it a delicato love that, a) ‘Tho seantling {9 not, however, unifo: uty thus tho tonth plank froin the keer fone B Inches browd and 14 Acton thick, ant pave sholf for the beam-onds, ‘The fourteen from tho keel, or third from. tha taper ean friches brond and 1¢ tober thteks ane whielt we inay eatll tho muti ‘wniges [tte foruted with holes for the otes, tan cack eer about d Inehes diamater, and provided sles slitat tho after and upper edi te alloy t,t hades of the oars to he passed theangy gee inboard. ‘Cho two upper strakes ara thease Ot ll, betig muareoly, more than sy yey west Runwale, 3 cher by 44s Inches, Is pincer jee Tisual tiinaue Inskde the top atrales Than tee fro throughout anlted to ono wihar we et Fivete ubout tho thickness of ai ordinary splice, spiced from, 6 to B tavties, with ter hoads Linch diameter, ‘Tho rivetingep tt autre, or nearly 80, 4¢ Inch. The in driven from tho ontslite, except near tt ahora riveting nalite Would. have hy from the sharpness of tho vossol. ‘Thy hore tirlvon Feons tho tnside and rivet The earbourd strako ts fustened to th rivets of tho snine kind ad those 4 dng tho strikes with cach otber, ——— JOHN A. ANDREW, Why Massachucctt? Great War ernor Declined to Preside at an E _elpation Meeting, Afoston Herald, There bas been much adverse criticism upon tho conduct of Gov. Lon tn consenting to pre sido at n recent mecting of tho Lund League iq this city. Without prestiming to crillelse the nevon of our amiable Chlef Magistrate Upon that occasion, wu presont It contrast with his action tha statesmantike opinions of one of ‘bis most {iustrious peedecessora, Juhn A, Anilow werittenin Decanter, 1862, declining ta presidy at A publle meeting in Hosten wheru the subject ar qmaneliation wus tu be discussed by ex-tor, wutwell, ‘The letter ine never uti . to ubily nolan: ey Fuow bees SHL—MY Deak —: Tho omni st PUrpaso toward me, td thut you eapeclilly: wished m3 to tecture, in order to cut ull the eavils of those who fost file ay Honeuction tho matter of slavery ts, on nature retleation, decided me uot t peur on that ovcuslun, even should it he vement for mg to bo present. All ny Hite. Lbaya nimed not to velong to that. ce mentioned by the Apostle, who,“ throuwh tent of dudit, ure ail their Uite-tline’ kept in bonds aye.” nor can LE be afrald of my triends moro than of iny cneintes. Noitner will tae woything for tho auko of an elfect back upon inyself, If any of our friends sue enuse to object to what | do, or omit todo, 1 think thelr judgments, it Nasty, will indus scusot currect’ thoinselves: and, If just, C have no right to complain. ued gannot doanything to avert ity unfavorable Judgmonts, save to do my duty, according tomy cunselenee, from day to days tind [should feel Auuntliated snould Cdo anything under tho pres. sure, reat or apparent, of i persunal motire, Working . .). dn. tha interest or our most Hboral wens, through all the ehannels of neces, both to the Prestdent und the head of thoarmy J only this morning recolved 1 most important letter In that conneation, and {itty, ag [always have been, suro that pationce. prudence, and patriotic deyotedness to the country’s cause will luad ng to one only issu at lust In tho dis pasition of sinvery, Hut, testy we ‘must. keep tho country united In thd War, proventing pence puries, seeuring #rout und wigorous action ta bollierent incustirus and advancement... . Second—We must make the Adinintstratlon feel Btrouy as to moneys, POpulur support, and undi- vided populir codperution, und thus encourage atep by step as inueh boldness of movement as nay be. And this ty incrensing; Lt hus been for along ime. ‘Lhird—We must try te get such menus . ete, ete, if possible, to keep with the advance of the slavery question, so that the nunkers may not fall biek out of mero purty opposition to the Republleans, Fourth~ encouriyge mitttary advances exe Nevessitate mecting tho slave question fuee to tice, and tend tosettte It, . . . while mere discuasion of whut we tight and ought to do while the armies ttre held in check or are beaten tends to weaken our whole vause. A victory on the Potomne and it march on Ktchinatd, reduction of Charleston or Now Orie bring the slaves themsclves in tho field; they will rise whenever thoy seo the Northern power reveuled, und the Government will be driven to ali inthe organization. of Southern socioty a4 tho War goes on in conquest. Fitth—This teada ine to the great point in the logient order of tho secession controversy—thnt Is, we must conquer tho South, ‘To do this we must belle tho North. ern tlnd tou comprohension of thls necessity, The extreme slowness of the North to take up arms isnot to be forotten. Thoy bore every thrent and indignity, every danger, oven to tho Union, and every exhibition of rebellious pure pose; but you wilt remember how, Crom lund end to Innis, L was revited Inst winter fora tte tle warlike preparation, ind now nothing but the attack on Sumtur and tho threatened march on Washington, and yiolont rebellion In Mary- Jund oven, arotiaed Government or people to tuke up arms. Byer since thou, aluinst, the War has gone on under. protast, as ft wero; that it was uot intended to conquer tho South, but ta “restore the Union.” 1 think nil that talk twaddte; but babes mist have mltk—inout comes Afterward, ‘Tho prosress of che War [a rovedl> ing conquest to be a xtern novessity, In my Judge ment. ‘Tho Suuth rejects, and will reject, the Union. The Lord hurduns Pharaob’abeart, andbe wil not let tho peuple go, His stubborn heart will reject, ng it duvs reject, ay peaceful particl pation in the “Lincoln Government.” poeple now undoratund the enso twenty times otter thin thoy did Inet July; fur botter than even three months ago. And, in the stern newvasity uf the logic ot war, thoy will reach the polut of grappling with slivers, and turning tbe Huns of that fortress ayalnst the power of sluyery itself. Wo “Black Republicans” can retard the cause, but we can do itt{o to hasten it, save by swolllng the current, asit were. We can crento n countor-curront by our own in: prudence, while we might make tho stream now prov identiaily runulnie overwhelming and {rreslutible, With this focling and these viows, Lbave aought, by throwing mysvlf unresorvedly Into thocnuae, «6. tecuntrivute iy hum- ble mito utonce to patclotism, to democratic government, and to human liberty. fo huve tho Kopublicans as nu body. Nor Is there 8 sloubs of the wisdom of tho policy thoy have pursued. Now, 1 do nut doubt tho wisdom of the views —— will ndvance, Mow: over, [think his antecedents, bis gravity of iNep Regt and clearness of atylo, bis coolness of intellect, rendor nim x yery proper min (while this is nota dungorous tise) to discuss tho sub: ject of emancipation before the people, and our duties in rehition to lt. Even ho, though 1 Roe publicnn, enn say and do, isgrulls what Lcoull not without injuring.our caso, slice | am, fran the necesalty oC my iife, opinions, and tendcn- clea, 80 much more duygerous aud heretic a erson in the eyes of hunkurism of tha com: tunities where 1 am known. And f doubt ho will maken powerful contribution to tho public Intellizence on this momentos subs Sect... I would giadly, bear him; porcolving in tha report of Mr, —'a first locture that be was + + +. strong, not only on certain paints wher Texpocted him to be, but also in the cuntiaiete tlon of slaves, and did uot spare shivery, 1 swolt core (at considerable invouventonce av loys of time, whieh I had te maka uP Im tno night) te attend both tts repre Htlons th Hoxton and Roxbury, Ava Republican Tfelt it te bu my duty; anil, as Governor, as mitub 18 Hepuliloss; Lwished to eneourazet thut fs posail hlo—ty porsvnnl presence yd sy pathy. nlonding Democrat trom ubrosd, in hls preavhing of tho polltival truth. 1 tight thisk my views and conduct crronoous If I found the hunker pres suppurting or even complimenting nigon my doings, But, so far from tut, they hot only assull te, but the hunker parties vote uxuinat mo in full fores and unabated zeal. Ht wish Is—whllo Ido not conellinte a personit support from mon who do not believe with mc. to avold offering the conspicuous and rey blo position L held ne a mark for shafts, from thoir quiver of partisan hatred. | should 1 crougo my personal consequence nt tho vou 0 tho causo L humbly serve, Kotlowing alter duty with wacqual stups, but with hoart aad hore Tall, fro and over. shnleell Lats always slacere yours faithfully and truly, mee 7 JouN A. ANDBBY. doula HO Keel wi sou Tor joing ore? Ape tone long atexory a ——— Curod by Prayer and stasteis aie: Honesdaie (Pa.) Carresvondence Hult 5 The ‘wedding OF sles Lsilio D. ty Oot, muscus, Wayno County, Va. to Mr. at oe Mitonell, of the gnino town, took plucu n day oF tio nyo, precisely ono yenr from the smayaten ous cure of tho young Indy. Miss ‘Tyler pee beon an invalld for upward of six years, We he povular discage, which kopt hor contined to ner Toom most of tho time. Sho was treated tye i inent physiolans from New York und t bi Lhe phia, but in vain, In October, 180, she one Of a'fomale In Connacttcut who cured peor’ by prayer, and to thla person Miss Tyler wren receiving a reply appoluting the wath of Roe a bor as tho day when Lille should, wit the frlonds, pray for hor restoration to health. Tt day came, aud Miss Tylor was sy Weak sho cory scarcely raino her honit from tbo. pillow. an company, Included hor familly and ber paris the Hoy, Thomas Weauot. At noon thoy very tmenced thelr prayers, and before wil roung lady was atte ‘to go about the poe ie her cure has boet entirely olfectud, 8! in Mitel deemed the plodge inade Jong age te Str y the eli, and thoy were married tast Sunday by fue clergsman who. prayed 60 farvently only fyenr before for hor recovers. Tho con cry attracted widespreal attentio ni a as told by the brido fs trio in overy pacticular. —<—<———— Papers for sie. Ox Merlin Diepateh to Lenton Vi A were curious story, hue. dust, ‘one'a nia Donotrlut ana othor Wmilar Inpostures wule have paseod futo Russian history. 4 Oy are berian merebunt nanied Kornniot roee rived fp St, Petersburg, and wake: om ener todellver an Importunt pucker of papers Toa sonatly Into the Nands of tho Czar, Tete og packet bad been coufided to him ae ore I man who bad died fa bis (Kbramd a) ee ‘Tomsk in the yeur 18d, with tho Fequust Toth should at somo time or other be given 100 I Emperor's own bands. ‘Tha mysterious per a age, moreover, hud expired with the Hit) io) Fessiou that ho wae Aloxauder L., whe, iuset story says, dled ina bumble cottage At Tagine rog of eryeipelas in Devomber, rt Piaughed tour of thepection, Althouall at Orel ting at, itis anid that bo was ut jast adimiitie oy Czar and rleliverod the packet, which wee ihe to contala important documents conte eae iuperlal fauilly. How they camo 11 season of tho ipysterious decease! re bad noves been able to digcovers * 1 ¢ ‘