Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 18, 1881, Page 14

14 “OLD IRONSIBES” RETIRED, The Frigate’s Tattered Ensign Down at Last.’ The Story of the Most Famous of Our Old War Ships. Her Many Services in the War of 1812. The Gallant Fight with the Guerriere— Sentiment for the Old Frigate. New York Tones, Dee. 16, The famous old trigate Constitution was formalfy put outof commission at the Brook- lyn Navy-Yard yesterday, when her ensign was hauled down in the presence or ali the onicers of the yard. Shenowtakes her place in what, is called ‘Rotten Row’? with the Susquehanna and ‘Ticonderoga. and, unless broken upand sold for relies, will be allowed lo fail gradually to pieces. ‘The history of the old frigate may be appropriately recalled now that this final scene in her career has been witnessed. The Constitution, or “Olt Lronsides,” as she was familiarly called, sone of six Irigates the keels ot which were laid in 1793. She was the third vessel built for the United States Navy afterthe adoption of the Constitution, the United States being the first and the Con- stellauion the second. The Constitution was buitt at Harts shipyard in Boston, which sttuted where Constitution art nuw is, ata cost of $502,718 She was made very strong. her frame being of live oak, and her planks bent on withont steam, as it was be- Jieved Uiat the steaming process weakened af softened the wood. Her tonnage was 1,54. She was launched on the 2st of Octo- ber, 1797, in the presence of a great gather- ing of people. It was because she was so stanch a ship that the name of “ Lronsides”? n her, and her subsequent se! : in isl2. tully entitled. her to the niuue. She was the most famous. ship in our navy. and. has been made the theme of story and of song. She staried on her in July, 1798, under cominand of Capt. James Nicholson, but she did not come inie active. service until 1804, whe she was the flag-ship of Commodore Preble in the war between this country-and the Barbary Powers, On the 2th of August the bombardmenz of ‘Tripoli was renewed Jor the third time, and the Constitution made. her first historical record, She ran in to Withina short distance of the east teries, and poured in destructive discharges of round and grape shot, She silenced the guns of the castie and spread destruction among the gunboats of the enemy. The squadron finally withdrew after doing great dimage to the town. After this exploit the Constitution was engaged in cruising until the war of Isl2, during which she made her elorions record, aud proved to the world unt even 90 young a Nation as une United States could produce a navy able to ‘cope with that of Great Britaya. ‘The Constitution, carrying forty-four guns and under command of Capt. Is: turned from foreign service about the time of the declaration of war, and, having shipped a new crew, sailed from Annapolis on 2 cruise to the northward July 72, 18h At 1 o’cluck in the afternoon on the 17th, while she was sailing easily along with a licht oreeze, Capt. Mull found histself nearly surrounded by Lroke’s British squadron. The Constitution not stroug enough to fight the powerful that was ciosing around her, and her ES y depended on her speed. One of the jnust Yemarkable naval retreats aud pursuits ‘ey Tecorde bexzan. ‘The sea wis iu and sails were of little ere lowered and attached G ws lines, and the sailors pulled with a will w tow the frigate ont of the chemy’s reach. The British followed the exunple of the Americans, and the flight and pursuit had become most exetiing wheit nisht settled dawn over the waters. All nixht lune the race continned. On the svc- ond day eleven sail were in sight, buta gen- Ue breeze was blowing and the Constitugon was gaining slowly on her pursuers. By Nightiall she ilus ahead of the foremost ot the Dritish squadron, the Guer- iere, and at $215 that night the Englishmen wbandoned the chase and drew aif to the northward. “The Constitution, after her es- 4, ran hot far from the shore to the Bay Fundy without meeting a single vessei.- Capt. Wull then turned “her prow to the southward, and on the 19th of August a miau-of-war was discovered from the mast- head, which afterward proved to be the Guer- vere, Jrom which * Old Ironsides” had so narrowly escaped a month before. Capt. Hull id when. a league to the leeward besa toshort 1 and prepare for action. He cleared to quarters, hoisted the Amer colors, and bore down gallantly on al once gave chase te the strange! abu the encmy, intending to bring her inte close combat ediately, ‘The Guerriere to fight, and the com- mander, comprehening Unit's movement, hoisted three national ensigi red a broad~ side of er: ys and gave ans other bra ide on the other tack, but with- ont effect, as the tnissiles all fell short. ‘The Consutution pressed il Wo get alongside the Toe and enguse yardarm: and yurdarm fight. Ava lideafter 6 inthe even- ing the bows of the American ship bezan to duuble the quarter of the English. “Now, boys, pour-it into them! shouted, Capt. Hull, aud the Constitution opened her for ward guns with terrible effect. ‘Che concus sion of the broadside was tremendous, It cast the men inthe cockpit of whe enemy's ship from one side of the room to the other, and before they could adjust themselves the blood came streaming from above, and many of their companions, horribly mutilated, were handed down tw the surgeons. ‘The enemy at the same time were pouring heavy metal into the Constitution. ‘The v sels were only haif pistelshot from each other, and the destruction wrought by the tdsides was terrible. Within fifteen nin- the fi an the Guerriere’s ib was shot away, her main yard and her hutls, spars, sails, and. torn in pieces, At this stage of the contest the Constitution ran foul of her enemy, her bowsprit running into the Guerrie tarboard quarter. Both parties now attempted to beard, but before this could be done the sails of the Constitution filled, and she shot ahead and_ciear of her antazouist, whose Joremost fell, earrving With it the mainmast and leaving the rit ist frignte 2 helpless wreck rolting like a Jog in the trouzh ef the . Capt. Dacres, commander of the Guerriere, now hauled down the jack, whieh had been. kept iiyine at the stump of the mizzenmast, in token of surrender, and a prize crew was sent on board. She was too greatly dani zed, how- to be saved, and.as it Was evident that she would sink, Capt. Hull gave orders the ay to set her on fire, and fifteen min- atterward she blew up. 4 npor= tance of this victory to the A ics. at Uiis period -of the war can hardly be overestimated. For the first time in le history of the world, as the London imes expressed it, “did an English trimte strike to an American? Up to this time the Americans had litte faith in the power « their navy, and they looked upon Engiand’s AWeoden walls*™"as almost impr The victory of- the “Constitution gave a new ‘igor 1 the war in this country and had a cotrespunding depressing elfect im Great Britain. “The American toss in the engage quent. which lasted inf an hour, was. seve: Killed and seven wounded, while the British Joss was fifteen. killed, forty-four wound and twenty-four missing, ‘fhe Constitution S28 Severely damaged in spars andrigeme. She carried the news ‘of the victory to gives ton, arriving there on the 30th of August, When she went into the harbor she was sur. Fouided bya flotilla of gaily decorted small b pats, aud escorted to the Wharf. Here Capt. Lull was received with a National ute, and. mnense assembla; corted him to his ers in the cit: rand demonstration 7 Was made in his hondr, aud New York ten- dered hint the treedom of the city, resented swords to him and his officers, aud Peunested him to sit for a portrait to be hunz in the Governor's roum in the City-Hall. ‘The first« really great engagement ig which ue Con- stitution took part had made: her and her commander famous for many Jong years. Capt. J1ull was retired from the vommand of *- Old Jronsides” and Capt, Wiliam Bain- bridze was appointed his successur® He sailed from Buston on Oct 26, 1812, and on Dec. 29, when off the coast of Brazil, atabout 9a. m., discovered two vessels in-shore and to the windward. The larger one was seen to alter her course with the evident inten- tion of meeting. the Constitution, and Capt. Bainbridge, anxious to oblige the stranger, tacked and ‘stood in toward her, LHe soon discovered that she was an_ English frigate, and both at once prepared for action. At 2 oclock a general cannonadine trom both vessels began, anda furious battle was be- gun, both frigates running on the same tack, When the fight had raged half an hour the wheel of the Constitution was shot away, and for a time her antayouist had agreat ad- yantage over her. But Bainbridge managed his crippled ship so well that she was the first in coming to the wind onthe other tack, and gave her opponent 2 terrible rak- ing fire. At 3 o’clock+the English ves- sel attempted to close by running down on the Constitution’s quarter. Her Jibboom penetrated -the latter’s mizzen mgging, but this and the head of her bowsprit Were shot away, and the Constitution poured a heavy raking broadside into her stern. ‘This wa followed by another, when the enemy’s tore umast went by the board, crashing through the forecastle and main deck. TheConstitu- tion. now closed in, aud the two vessels kiy” broadside. to, broadside, pouring metal into each ouber. Svon the English vessel's miz. zenmast was shot away, leaving nothing standing but the mainmast, the yard of which had been-carried away near the slings. ‘The stranger then hauled down her colors, and 2 prize crew was sent on board. She proved to be the frigate Java, carrying thirty-eight guns, and in command of Capt. Henry br un S sels 0: bert. was one of the*tinest ¥ the British navy, but the engagement Jefe hera complete Wreek, and Capt. Bainbridge, atter transferring the prisoners to the Con- stitution, ordered her fired, and she blew up on Dee. 31. Ln this engagement,“ Old Iron- sides” lost only nine men, with -twenty-tive wounded. Capt. Bainbridge was sligntly in- jured in the hip by a musket-ball, and the shot that carried away the wheel of the Con- itution drove a small enpper bolt into his thigh, inflicting a dangerous wound. On the Java’ sixty-five were killed and 170 wounded, : After this exploit the Constitution sailed for Boston, reaching that purt Feb. 15, 1813. Capt. dice resigned the coummand, and the frizate was put on the stocks Tor repa She left Boston for a erui: der command of Capt. Charles: on Feb. MH, ISH, captured the Brith schooner Pictou, with a Jester v which was under her conveys. Un she was very nearly captired 1 ish frigates, the Junon and JaN he, but she managed to escape by making: Marbie- head. the close of December she again put to sea, still under command of Capt. Stewart, and on Feb. 2, 185, two ships w hited, whic idently in company, from the signals he they exchanged. ‘The Constitution gave chase, and at in the evening, beings within range, Saved her Orig April 3 Brit- wh colors,” when the tio, strange! out the British flag. ‘The three ships were how so arranged = that they med =the points ot “an _ equilateral ugie, the Coustitution being to the windward. In this posinen “Old Lronsides” opened fire, and for fifteen minutes tbe three ships kept up a continuous cannonade. One: of the English vesseis beeaute disabled and retired temporarily from the action. ‘The otier managed to get to the leeward of the Constitution, and we tivo. st broadside after broadside into ‘The Constitution justitied her claim to the nae of * Old Lron my? aid. in three-quar- ters of an hour the English ship surrendered, She proved to be the frigate Crane, Faicon, manned by a-erew of 180 men carrying Uni runs. An hour after the Si ne her consort, whe at, having.repaired her damages and being ignorut of tne capture of the Cyane, bore up and met the Consttution coming in rch of her. She was svon overpowered, and at 1 o’elack at night tired a gun to lee ward and surrendered. ‘The loss of the Con- stitution in this gallant action was three men Killed a twelve wounded. That of the sels was estimated at even killed and wounded; engagement in which the Hed to take part, A lone period of peace followed the war of 1 and iS NeXt called om ke part in navat battles ironclads and steamships had taken the place of wooden frigates iling vessels. of which “ Old. so Worthy a representative. In active war she became practically useless, but she held a plac the affections of tie country which no other ship has ever neld. x ane and her exploits were familiar to every schoolboy. . It is not too much to say unat he glurious victories which she achieved during the second war with Enzland has- tened the termination of hostilities by many gwronths, while they certainly inspired. this Nation with fresh’ courage and caused the enemy the greatest humiliation, So thor- vughiy was this ized by citizens of the United Sttes that. when the Administration, Just before the Civil War, proposed to tis- ututlé the old ship and break up her battle- beaten hull on the ground -that 1t was of no ‘ther value, 2 storm of indignation arose throughout the Jand to whieh the Govern- ment was forced to yivld. ‘The propos: called forth a stirring protesy from Oliver Wendell Holmes in“ the following poem, which has since been recited in every school- a and fyceun in the fund and become a standard piece of American literature: AY, tear her tattered ensign down! Long bas it waved on bizh, Aud mauy an cye hus danced to see hat banner in the sk; Beneath it rung the buttle-shout, ‘And burst the non’s TOA; The meteor of the ocean air Shull sweep the clouds 20 more, Her deck, onec red with teraes’ blood— Where knelt the vanquished foe, ‘When winds were huminug o'er tao flood, And waves were white No niore sbull feel the vivtor's tread, Or Know the conquered knee: The harpies of the shore shall pluck ‘he eugle of the seu! Ob! better that ber shattered bulic Should sink beneath the wuve: r Her thunders stvok the misshty: -And there shoutd be her xray Nail to the must her holy tug, ery threadbare Sail ‘e her to the God of Storms, The lightning and the gzte! Since the war of 1812 the Constitution had been used mn ning or school ship in special stationed at An- Matpolis the most of the time” natil the break- ing ont of the Civil Way, and then was re- ineved to Newport and continued in the sume service. In 18% she was phiced ot the stocks atthe League Island Navy-yard and sub- jected to repairs under the ‘supervision of ‘al Constructor (art, grandson of the man who built her in Boston years ago. In isis she was detailed to take .8o0ds of American exhibitors to the Paris Exposition, and upon her return y gain placed in serv au schoul ship. In the summer of 1889 she was anchored at the ‘ovklyn Navy-yard for several weeks, and 3 Visited by throngs: of peopte during her Stay. Last April she went on a short cruise, and not demy heard of for ten days, a rumor va ted that she was lost. ‘Lhe report great deal of excitement. which was allayed by the announcement on April 20 of her safety, As an evid i the sentiment felt tor every plank of “Old Jrousides,” an anecdute of’ the Ad- mministration of \Presideut Jackson may be . “Lhe original tigure-head of the ution was a bust of Mercules. ‘This y ; the Mediterrane: place supplied bya carved bitlet-head. while the trig lying ar the own Navy-Yard, Commodore Elliott had this billet-head removed, and substituted for it a bust of Gen. Jackson. This substitu- on denounced by the‘ opposition as a artisan outrage, Elliott was assailed in pers, painphiets, and speeches, and atened in anonymous letters with vio- if he did_ not nove the ¢fligy, He was deaf to all complaints, and. finaliy, one Stormy night in July, ISH, a daring young mun trom this city went out te the ship in a skiif, sawed off the head of the im: and carried itto Bustun, All efferts to discover the per; tor-or this gutrage on a Govern- ment vessel were fruitless, and wre excite nent finally died away. One of the cireniars posted apuut the streets of Boston when dackson’s image was substituted as a figure- head was. headed, Freemen Awake! or the Cunstitution Will Sink!" Lb appeated to the most excitable passions and people to the ship,” and asked citizens to ussum- Hall to take action against the Aiow a President?s Wensare Was Stolen. Washington Correspindence Hartford, Times. During the excitement over the Alabuma aty sume few years azu, 2 message af Presi- dent Grant xot into the newspapers before it did to ue Senute, No one kavw now. it did so then, thou, wt itdid. It came about in this way’; E. Sawyer, the correspondent. uf the Boston Traveler ut that thite—who hus since gained prominence 3 the inventor of a uuinber uf electric appliances, notably an electric lanip —oappencd tu be near the’ State Department Building a3 the message, which was preparud by Huinilton Fish, tae then Secretary of State, Was being sent down to tho Executive Mauslon for, the signature of President Grunt. preparatory to being sent to the Senate, ‘Which was then in special sossiou for the ta get. urpose of considering the quagtions arlaing out of the spollation and damages done by the Alas amu to American shippers. Taking it. for. stunted that the messenger hid the document which ail kuew would be sent to the Senate that day, he spoxe to him in an autborative way, say- ing that President Grant wasin a great hurry for it, and so great was his hurry that he would take itto kim himself. fis manner of talking Uhrew the messenzer off bis guard for the mo- ment, and be quietly handed the packaze to Sawyer, who jumped into a carriuge near by and drove alway without givin the messenger time to thiak. Instend of going to the White House, Sawyer drove xbout. the elty untilhe could copy'the anessage, and after Bling it at tbe telegruph oflice be went to the White House, where he delivered the messitge, us ne promised he would do, Pres- {dent Grant occupied, sume Ume Jn reading it over before he wouldZi¢n it, and if was an pour ‘or so before it was sent tu the Sefinte. By this time the messitge was in Boston sad was being read on the strcets of that city in .the “Traveller Defore it reached the Senate. The Senate being in exeentive session, even the substance of the message was nut given out until Senator Sum- ner cutled the attention of the Senate to the fuet that be had received a telegram trom Bos- ton saying that the Iessaye wus printed there entire. In view of this fuct, the Sunate aliowed 8 copy to he given out. Sawyer touk chances and Won, 13 many do. who ttke chances. All sorts of stories were, put in circulation as to how it got out, the ‘general impression being that Ben Butler had a band in it, The true story was the above, and this is’ the first time that it has ever appeared in a newspaper. QUEER CHECKS, The Exploits of un Adroit and Plausi- ble Etalian Advonturer tn Iuston, Boston Post, Dec. On Thursday afternoon of fast week a Journalist of this city was called upon by a young man of pleasing appearance, exed> Jent address, and evident culture and intel- Jigence. Though not an acquaintance in the literal sense, he was not a total stranger to the journalist mentioned, having been ins troduced to him by on had guade the acquaintance of the visitor underdiferent circumstances. ‘The errand of the polished and. plausible young man was to, get a check cashed; it was after bank- ing hours, and he had no other recourse but to xetsome.friend to do the favor for him. ‘The journalist, naturally enough, had no great amount ot money about him, but he obligingly yielded to the suggestion of his caller, and introduced the latter ton banker friend, Mr. Irving, Evans, of Evans & Doane, No. 23 State street, who without hesitation took the for culled, and sent it to New York, through his bank, in due course of business, for collection. ‘The check was drawn on the Mercantile National Bank of New York, $ urice Mauris, and was. Sons.” Mr, introducer now smnallin size printed, with a loose, old-fashioned revenue stump stuck on, instead of being Jitho-* graphed ou the body of the check, und that ing of the document and the signature were all in the same hand—none of which cirenmsta unusual in the. case of Jarge concerns wit check numbers run up to 4,700 and something as this one was num- bered. Gn Tues heck came protested, and on Messrs. inquiring of their New York vy telegraph, the: ansy funds.” ich it ident S. me by which the adroit and plau- sibl nzer Was introduced and known in Boston is Maurice Mauris: He is Italian by lity, about 3 years old, some five feet six inches. in hight, of lithe and elegant figure, black hair inclined to cur mustache and goiter, intellectu: countenance, de sneatly, aud bears every appearance of aman of culture and refine ment, Ih 5_introduced quite extensively in this city by “Mr, Chizzola, manager of the Rossi party, when the great tragedian was in Buston. Mr. Mauris hi COMpal Jiossi on a portion of his tour, and being quite intimate teruts, apparently, with Mossi and young Salvini, the son of the famous trasedian, the young man being of Rosst’s supporting troupe. Mauris has been con- nected at various times us a contributor with ths New York Sunt, Lventng Post, and other papers, the Pupular Science. Montity, and probably some of the Seribners* publications. Is is learned ‘that he was. formerly a protégé of Charles Dana on the Sun, and “was discharged from that paper for the gros ingratitude to his benefactor, having” forged his name to xnote. Ibis also learned froma New York correspondent that Mauris bears the reput: tion of rascal and a boarding-house beat. At one time, some months ago, Mauris edited Tt Progreso’ Italtino-lmerieany,.au Italian paper. w York, and it was while inthis capacity nat one.of the Boston gentieuen, whose introduction proved sv advantingeous to him, mide his acquaintance. He repre- sented on ‘Piutrsday list that he had just ar- ved trom Hilitex, Nava: Scotia, wliere he’ ul been in the interest of the’ Scribners, and that the letter containing, the check whieh he negotiated had j been received by him on his arrival inthis city, and after banking hours, Charles Seribner’s Sons were telegraphed regarding the cheek, and | dv’s Yorgery—the third in three ndicating that Mauris was su sful vind in otheir quarters besides the one first named. it has come out since Tuesday that one day last week Mauris succeeded in getting a check for $200 cashed by a Washington-street book firms, using the name of. Mr. James P, Adaxev, Manager of the Methodist Book Cou- cern, on Bromfield street. Mr. Magee was seen by a Post representative on Wednesday evening, and said that he never saw the fei- Jow to Know him, but that a few days ago, while in Carter’s, on Beacon street, a young iman Who he did not know, but whose face seemed to. be familiar to him, came up to him and said; “divw do you do, Mr. Maj yee and that a they commonplaces about the weather, ete. Mr. Shugce soon atter left the store, and. the next day My. Carter informed him that the youns: juan had bought some books Weve and given a check for, $25 the change there- from, sayutz that he was a personal friend of Mr. Mazee, and that itwas allright. It alsp comes put that onthe same day he negotiated tlie $150 check Mautis endeavored nother jourttalistic acquaintance to iia cheek for $150 under p ly similar pretenses. ‘Lhe scribe, being, of coturse.-im- pecunious, simply. introduced Mauris to the business department of the paper. The eounting-room people, however, not bein satistied, declined to casn the check. While here with the Rossi party, Mauris nade the f Dr. Pagani, the well-known cit, and after banking hours ay he tried to get him to cash a check, The Doetor could not do it, but Toaned him 520. in a-day ur two he received it telegram from Mauris, at Saratoga Springs, N. Y., asking him to send him $25 more by raph, aud saying he would explain ina . ‘The Doctor did not send the $25, towever, All these checks purported tobe sisned by Charles Seribner’s Sons, Atmeng ocher acquaintances in town on replied, whom Mauri fied was a charming young widow whom he met iw Saratoga some two Me do 5 AZO. not seem to have made te though he of his call inthe Motel Brunswick on was likely to be meas: t by his success in’ getting some checks cashed in this city. Ile represented to her that he had been engaged as art critic of the Franscript, and his conversation, chietly re- garding authors and literar niatters, was very ul! and agreeable. At being reported that Maurishad attempted to swindle the Hon.-Jolin E. Fitzgerald, Chairman of the Board of Fire Comutt ssion- ers, that gentleman was seen by a Post rep- reseniative. Mr. Fitzgerald expressed great surprise at learning that there was any Wrong-doing charged against Mr. Mauri whou, he said, he knew very. well in a suci having met him first at Saratoga, and subsequently attended several supper’ par- inthis city in’ his company. Ile said t is ne doubt that Mauris is a genu- ine Ltalian nobleman, a Marquis by rank, and he is totaily ata loss to aceount for. his singular conduct. Mr, Fitzgerald said thot afew days ago Mauris called upon hit }, and, in the course of conversation, produzed a check for $150, simed “Charles Scribner's Sons,” and saying that he had just arrived from Halifax, and received the check by mail here, and asked: Bir. Fitzgerald if he would indorse it so that he could KeL the money on it, Mr. Fitzgerald replied that he never indorsed checks for anybody and would rather cash the check himself than to do so. Mauris thereupon drew out of his pocket a handful of imoney, two $20 gold pieces being ainong thecoins, and said: “Oh, nos Pin not so hard up as that; don’t need the money fora day or two, ahyway.” Mr, ageneld then advised him to send the heck to the firm by mail and get the money id, and Mauris left him, promising to ain in a day or to, since which. time Mr. Fitzgerald has nut'seen him. On Wednesday the jnatter was put into the hands of Inspectors Skelton and iioughton, of the City-Hail. and the New York authori ties were telezraphed to be*on the lookout for Mauris, whois believed to be in that ¥F ch or two friends, who. city. ‘fhe Evans & Doane check, réturned from New York, was taken to the agency of the Scribners, on Arch. street, and compared with the genuine checks of the firm, and, found to be an entirély dissimilar handwrit- ing. A colony of Italians is to sail from New York on the 20th for Murello, Mexico, and as Marius has stated his intention of accomn- anying them, it is surmised that he may have been making a raise for the purpose of providiny funds for the trip. While in Bos- ton, Mauris talked quite zrandiloquently of his purpose to establish a high-grade literary paper in this city, to be called the Rialést, and said he had been ont to Cambridge to see Prof. Longfellow, a dear friend of hs, on the matter, “but Longfellow, poor fellow, was very ill’ New York is the natural asylum of confidence-operators of the Mauris stamp, and as the police of that city, are now on the alert, it is quite likely that before this Mauris is in a position which will pfeclude him from uccompanying any Italian colony to Mexico. ? ~ LEFROY. Execution of the Murderer of 2 Gentle- man in an English Rallroad-Car, Loudon Telegraph, Nov. 30. Death is proverbially swift; in the guise of Marwood (the executioner), it moved with appalling celerity. As it chanced, Lefroy knew nothing of this, and only saw his exe- cutioner as the latter with a bow entered the cell. “Then. it was probably too late for such thought, and the wretched creature may well have been bewildered. “I hope the rope will not break,” was thé only expression to which he gaye utterance, possibly the result of some apprehension from what he had heard of the “Marwood long drop.” There was not time for more, the hangman was already busily at work, passing the Jeather belt around his body, fasten- mg his elbows and wrists, and baring his neck. The bell was tolling, and 9 o’clock had nearly come.. It was time to be moving. ‘The clergyman, in his’ white surplice, was ready; two warders had taken their places, one on either side of the condemned; Mar- wood, with one strap yet unused in his left hand, and bis right hand firmly fixed on the leather belt that confined his,yictim, was pre- pared to move; the Under-Sneriff, the Gover- nor of the jail, surgeon, and Magistrate, all were waiting; it was time for the burial serviceto begin. The corridor echoed forth- with to the sound of the- death prayer. Slowly passing through the passage towa the dvor that Jed into the yard moved that awful procession; and. asethe warder un- locked the door. which opened cluse by the seatfold it emerged into the air. i had chanced to see Lefroy on several a Brevious occasions, and notably at the trial, yet_it_was with a feeling bordermg upon ity that L now looked upon him as he into the open. There was iuueh that operated ust _the producing of a favorable impression. Ile was attired, not, has been stated, in a prison garb, but ina yery old suit of grayish tweed; he was tight- ed, so tightly that, asl atterwazds ed, his wrists were bruised; his nat was off, and his hair Somewhat disarranged : he hatsnot been shayed for some time: and he was being hurried along by his execution- er ata disquieting rate.” But apart from all this, there was a pallor-on his face so un- earthly that he presented the appearance of one who wasalready dead, and I much doubt whether, but for the presence of the warders on either side of him, and the sup- port which he gained from the hangman who pushed him forward, he would -have been able to accomplish the distance from his cell to the grave. ‘The words of the clergyman, rising and falling upon the ears of. the spec- tators, were evidently lost upon him; he did. not appear to hear the passing bell, but Jooked ‘upward as though in an agony of. fear, and so stumbled helplesly along.” ‘Lo was hot far,Yonly a Jew score yards in all, but the march to the grave, or rather to the. seatfald, ‘seemed terribly paintul; all the bravado that was witnessed in’ the dock at Maidstone had goue; the terrors of death were in full force upon the hap less culprit. As he approached the scuf- fold this was ‘particularly noticeable; he could searcely take the step which was to place him where he had never stuod before and from whence he would never step again, and Marwood, who at no instant left gu of the belt, was tain once more to push him for- ward. It was evidently not the moment tor ceremony with the hangma now once inore very busy pliving the tall young niu, up to whose shoulders his own face seareely - reached, under the cross-tree, coping down to strap up ‘his legs, and then fumbling about with a white glazed linen cap, which ite now essayed to put over the trembling youth’s face. I do not suppose for a moment that Marwood intended to be rough; he possibly was ited, and anxious to do everything as expeditiously as possible. Bat it certainly appeared to me that, in at- tempting to fix the cap on Lefrey’s head, and in pulling it down over his face, he hurt the prisoner somewhat unnecessarily, ‘The worst of this w however, yet .to come. The long rope dangling about Lefroy had now to be adjusted, and the thimble through which the noose ran to be placed beneath his neck.” Ido not know how jong this operation took; 1 did not time it; it may have lasted only a few seconds; but to me it seemed appallingly long, while‘ r of Lefroy’s body showed the nameless aguny he was enduring. I cannot tell whether dur- ing this time the sound of Ure clergyman's voice, which continued all the while the preparations went on, was'of great. consuli-, tion to him. His. last look as the white cap was, produced was lifted heavenward, his pallid face was turned upwards, his lips moving as though in prayei but as soon a3 the ¢: was over his face he began to sway, amt so much that 1 - expected. he. would fall before the business was finished. At last, however, all was ready, and Markwood, grasping the hand of his victim, stepped buck; there was another awkward pause, apparently for the purpose of allowing the clergyinan to finish the sacred invocation in which he was en- gaged, and then, the lever being pulled bac! the trapdoors open, and Lefroy falls with a terrible thud into the cavern below. Down ten feet, as was presently shown by the ineasurement of a tape Jine, he had dropped, the whole weight ot his - body falling upon the neck, which, receiving such a strain, wa instantly broken so completely that the body: never gave sv much as. one convulsive shud- der, but, turning half round, hung swaying in the cold morning air, enveloped by a haze of steam rising trom the corpse, and showin, by the visible disconnection of. the vertebne aud, by, the open lands, how sudden death had been. A RECENT ROMANCE. Misx Thursby’s Admirer. Awriter in the Paris Fiyaro tells a very romantic ‘story concerning Miss Emma Thursby, the American vocalist. Soon her grand suecess at the Paris Conservatoire last year Miss Thursby left the gay capital-to visit Stockholm, where she sang before the Court, After the concert she was invited by the King to remain at the ball whieh fol- Jowed, and doing so she had the honor of dancing in a quadrille with the Princess Royal. Several dais after shesang in public and Was greatly applauded. ‘One event on leaving the concert-room with the intention of reaching her ‘hotel on faor, she was surprised to find it raining, and was obliged tu send for aearriage. At the saine instant a servant attired in elegant [| ery bowed to her and informed her that iis master had ordered hinr to place his carriage at her disposal. Miss Thursby was both surprised and embarrassed, but as the sery- ant_ remained in-a waiting attitude, she in- quired who his master was. He replied that hie was ordered not to disctose it, but added that he was ordered to urge her ‘acceptance of the offer he had been charged to make. Miss Thursby hesitated a. moment, but the carriage was there, with, two handsume white horses attached, and finally she entered: it with the person attending her. While she remained in Stockholm the same ele gant equipage was always at the door at. her disposal She went to Copenhagen. ‘The first evening, as she w: about to. leave her hotel for the concert- room, the same horses and carriage’ aud servant were at the door awaiting her. She traveled through Sweden and Norway, and stopping at the principal cities, found in each the mysterious equipage. At Jength she Was about to return to: Paris, and but three Ys were to pass before sue should quit Scandinavia. ‘hen she received a call frou Jr. X. He was the owner of the carriz aud the employer of the servant who tended it, ‘Lhe matter was explained on his part and her thanks had been expressed. * Mademoiselle,” said he, * will you do ine the honor to become my wife?” :Miss Thursby replied that it would be im- ‘ossible, and; in explanation, said that on waving her parents she had promised two things. The first, was never to sing ina theatre or become a‘meimber of an operacom- pany, and the second was that she would not marry any but an Amerjoan, The. first promise she had_kept,. and the second, not- withstanding the circumstances, she would- not break. “And you are not an American,” she added. Mr. Xoreflected a moment, and then asked: “ And if I become an Amezi- can?” “In that case," was the reply, “I gan act my own pleasure.” ‘Two days later Mr, X. returned to make his adienx. Said he: “ Tomorrow I depart for the United States. T hope with the credit as my disposal to be- come bromptly naturalized as. an*American i I shall‘ then return to Paris to the fulfillment of your-promise to be my wife.” 3 is npw in America, says this ain, X. chronicler. MUNICH HOFBRAUHAUS. Dally Scenes at’ the Royal Brewery Where x Beer-Drinking City Queuches It» ‘Thirst. Correspondence Springfeld (Mass.) Republican. Moxicn, Germany, October, 1881.—Before coming to Munich I wus advised” by several tourists and travelors tobe sure and visit the Hofbrauhaus, or royal brewery, as it was one of the sights of the city which should nut be missed or overlooked. So a morning or two after my arrival 1 inquired of the proprietor of the hotel where I wus stopping where. this celebrated, Hofbrauhaus, which 1 understood had been famous for over two centuries, was to be found. “Go down the Muximitianstrasse,” he suid, * until you arrive at the Hotel Vier Jub- reszeiten. In front of thls hotel you will see a narrow strevt leading in un. opposit direction; turn down this stree€ and join the throne of people who ure going after their beer; you will be sure to bring up at the Hofbrauhau: I found the fuculity without any difficulty, and Tfound the crowd of people, which was pouring in ® steady stream down the narrow thorough- fares. LJoined in the procession of beer pil- gvims, aud hastened on with them to their desti- nation. The further proceeded tho larger the crowd beeame. Side and cross streets were add ing fresh recruitsof stout, lusty Germans of all elusses, some fn shirt-sleeves and coarse blouses, and others in bluck broudejots and black beavers.” It bappenod to ke just midday, when’ shopkeepers and mechunics bad- sturted on their noonings. The locality was anything but fashicugble or . inviting; the buildings were oid and clumsy, and the narcow strect fult of bad odors from its open gutters aud sewers. J needed no one to tell me when L arrived at the Uorbraurei. An immense, Jong, low building looking like an old prison, or one of the infantry barracks, or stables built for the King’s. borses in ancient times, which we. so often sce in this country, was before me. One end of the bulld- ing, 0 wing evidently reaching fur to the rear, was of an extra hight, with an open wooden roof, from which was escaping clouds of steam aud smoke that were itprexouting the air of the whole neighborhood with a strong aroma sof hops and mult in process of fermentation. A long line of droskys and earringes, wh the Tumuus beer, stovd 1 far up und duwn the stre y driver, as fur as J could observe. with a lurge white earthen ‘Ywug of beer in bis hand, with which he was be- guiling the waiting moments. Many of the car- Thuzes nud two, three, and four occupants, who were also drinking the favorit beverage from the euine peculiar white eurthen mugs. Evi- denuy they were uot able tw tind sitthig or standing “accommodations ‘to~ drink their beer “within” the building. ‘furning trom the sidewalk, the provession which 1 ad joined chtered “a fone open court through an arcued doorway. ‘Unis court, which must be nearly du feet long and seventy: or eighty fect wide, was tullof broad-shouldered, Germans standing’ in groups or singly, sume sented on the euds of empty beer cusks, sume iefining buck against the “stone-walls of the building for support, und oceastounily a fac ‘eutun—whoere legs hud become weak with the excegsive load they had to carry. was squatted dowf on the’ coUblestone pavement; but I noticed that every inant in the court was grusp- img one of the inevitable white beer-mugs, or had one within bis reach trom which be was, taking long and frequent draughts of the extract orbops. ‘The scene, the crowd, the babel of tongues, remind me of an English hustings or an clection-day in America. But this was ouly the outside show, a mere prelude to the interior performance. ‘The men in the court were only those who could not tind a seat or standing place *to drink their beer within the buttding. “As soon'as L could 1 passed through the doorway which, from appearances, was the main entrance trom the court to tho celebrated beer hails within. Through this door Lhad noticed.u continuous stream of cus- tomers’ pussing in with empty beer-mugs and, coming aut with thom overtiowing. ‘The first room Centered was where the beer was being served, With its low, arched ceiling, biuck with age, its ditn Hsht from two small windows, and its floor of clay, it reminded me of a basement hall_in- some deserted castle. Behind a rough counter six “men in shirt-sleeves were plying every nerve in filling from six beer-barrels, perched on plank-stazwmg in the rear, the beer- ch had brought customers to drink trot of the building mugs which were being rapidiy passed them. Under one of the jow windows was a. large stone water-tank, ~ supplied with two streams of running water, around which new-comers were crowding and wash- ing out the mugs which they haa been turtunate enough to tind not in use.“ Byery beer-drinker must Jook out for hiinself and attend to his own wants in. being served. He must bunt around and find an empty beer-mug, or wait the first opportunity to seize the mug uf some departing customer, As soun as procured, he proceeds to give ita thorough rinsing in the tank, and with it fails in tine of the beer procession, which is slowly moving ulong and pussing single-tile in. front of the beef-counter. ‘be beer-mugs are identitled with the establishment by their pe- cliar shape, size, and color, and ure to be found nowhere else in Germany. ‘They hold a litre each, 2 little ever % quart, ure made of a light- brown clay with metalfe covers, on which are the monograms of * Ii. B.” for Hof Braurel. I noted Unt there were no balt-sized muys jn use. Every man, evidently, was expected to take full measure. At the head of tho beer-counter ‘stood the cashier, whose whole attention was absorbed in reeviving pay of the customers as they tHed past in rapia succession. There was uo inguiting tbe piive; every one seemed to be familiar with the amount he Was to pay, and tor’ those who bad any doubts or were in complete ignorance te price of 26 pfennigs—about six cents—wa3z chaiked in plain characters on a piece of bonrd over the cashier's bead. Near at hand was a inun whose sole occupation. was to ‘receive the tugs from those who lsd pald and piss thém rapidly back to be filled. ‘Tho cashier was bay- ing a busy time, and Lneyer saw a man work wore lively, “Several hunds were stretched toward him all the while witn silyer and copper of different: values which he was. examin- ing, counting und changing. with won- derful cvlerity. There was no confusion, no hesitation, no wrangling or disputes: the line of” beer-drinkers’ was moving along like clockwork and without a break. ‘The scene, which was so odd and peculitr and so tirely new to a stranger ‘that J must admit that there was x certain fascinadon in standing: by und watching it, reminded me of 2 box-ollice at sume theutre or upern-house.when there was a rush to see some favorit actor or prima donna. An iron railing separated the crowd outside from pressing uguinst the line as it passed by the cashier and: beer-counter. As [entered tho room there must have been at least IW men in the line and as many more waiting for a ebance lo fall in, Every one hud xn empty beer-wug iu bis bund, and those who bad advanced near the cashier bad oiuy of them two, three, and four mugs euch, which they were kindly taking alone to be tilled for those who bad not the time. or patience to go through the tunnel. At wits a novel sight to waten the rapidity with which the men filled the mugs from the barrels. Long practice bad. made them adepts at the business. “Lwas told that they could Hllen an average six of the becr mugs a minute. ‘The streams of beer which were rushing through the large fnucets of the barrels appeared never to beshutotf. ‘Themen would grasp with one hand from the counter three, tour, and often us many as six muys by the hundles at the sume tne, which they would clap under the running stream and fill them in ntwinkling, and then fuss thoi back to the thirsty customers, ‘There was no cessation, uu waiting in this part of the business. “As soon us x barrel becume empty— and a fall ‘one was not over fittcen or twenty minutes in being exhausted—it -was pushed aside, and, presto! change! u fresh barrel tnkes its place us it by muyic, Two or tnree sharp raps from a mallet drives the faucet home, ana, quicker than [ can write the words, the Darrel is on tap, and the fresh Leer is} towing into mugs and disippearing over the: counter. There wus an extra sid¢-counter in the room for serving customers of x dilferent class from those Lbave been describing, and this was for the necommodution of buys und girls, maids and women servants, who were sent in trom board- ing-houzes and families living in the nelghbor- hood, und who could not be expected to get thelr beer by Joininy the line of men. A continuous fine of theso Were coming xnd zotug, bringing their own muss or glasses, and often hirge-sized pitehers und daxow$ to be tiled. I saw little boys and girls of. 6 or 8 tureing away wicker baskets, hoiding from sixto a dozen mugs of beer each. Opening out of this beer-room where the beer was being Served, was a large arched doorway lending into # large ball, or rather a succession of two or three balls opening {nto one another. Like the first room I entered, these were lso dark and:gloomy, and the walls black with smoke and use. ‘Ther secmed more tit for pris- o0-rooms than unything else. The urched ceil- ings were low, and but tittle fixut found its way sin through the small, old-fasnioned win- dows. It was here the patrons- of the Hofbrauhaus were expected to congregate and drink their beer, and find Seuts if they could unoccupied, which was’ a dificulr thing to do. The whole space wus literally packed with beer-urinkers, and there was seurcely room for » person to squeeze through or move about. Lone nonrruw tables of oak Diank served as rests for the beer-mugs, and rustic plink benches were ull the patrons had to sit upon while drinking thelr beer. Seats and tables were as thick as they could be placed, and the beer-drinkers ‘packed in -Nko sardines. Every’. man bad. one of. the due beer-mugs on -a table. in - front {HE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, DECEMBER _18,. 1881°TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. . } bert of bim or in transit to or from nis mouth. Bvery mau, too, I judged, was smoking a Ger- man Pipe ot cigur, forthe piace was so full of sinoke [ could seurcely see across the hall. And such u jargon of strange noises, sucha bubet of confused tongues, Lnever heard before. There must have. been nearly 1,000 persons present, every one of whom wis holding an animated conversation with bis nearest neirhbor in the sweet and musical dialect of tne country, and. every one was endeavoring to speak loud enough to be heard over the din and racket that prevailed. “'The pluce seemed like a pande- monium. Several old men and two or three women, ugly enouzh to be the verituble witenes in * Macbeth,” were crowdmg and pushing their way about with baskets on teir arms, some of them selling raw turnips sprinkled with salt to sharpen the beer appetites of the drinkers, and others disposing of hard-boiled egzs, slices of black bread seasoned with anise seed, aud raw sausuges to those who did uot wish to drink too heavily on empty stomachs. People were coming in and golng out of the ball all. the time.- Those with their mugs filled were in search of vacunt sents at the tubles, which it was seldom they were fortunate enoug to find. 1f aman got up to leave, there was a scramble for the vacancy. Many who-would ket out of patience watching and waiting would eventually disappear with - their beer-mugs to the open court without, There'were no waiters tu replenish the mugs when they becume enipty. Every one must look out for himself. When #2 man bed finished his litre and wished an eo- core—which was surely to happen with many repetitions—he cutches up bis mug and rushes out to full in the ne to have it refilled. must bive staid in the ball watehing this strange scene with the greutest of interest for nearly anhour, During that time my eye was upon a browa-stouldered man with a face like che giant in tho fairy tale, whom 1 saw finish his mug: four times. How many times be bad emptied it previous to my arrival and bow many times after my ‘departure [ know not. Bat what would’ be strange and unhourd of in any other country, amidst all of this beer xuz- zing there was no drunkenness, no quarreling, no unzry disputes, no lighting, uo display: of” angry passions. Every mun appeared to be per- feetly buppy. jolly und contented; in fact, boll- ing over with inirta and good fumor, so much so that jn several instances I saw them fall to hugzing and kissing each other like overgrown school-girls. did not see a sick or consumpt- ive-lookiug mun, or one thin and spare. [ did not sce u man with # care-worn, mnxious face, looking as if be had notes coming due on the morrow which were uuprovided for and his fam- ily in danger of starvauon or the poor-house. And thoy were such heavy-tooking ten, every ‘Gigs atour and brond-shoulacred” as young giants. When Tat last left tho hay and emerzed into the open court i found the rain falling, but the crowd of People f noticed was still comiug, and few appeared to be leaving. ‘Those who could not crowd under along open shed that flanked one of the buildings for shelter were holding umbrelfas over their heads with one band and grasping beer-mugs with the other. ‘The f was fooking upon was an everyday a which was, kept up {row exrly morning until Tate atmghl Although the wd of people present appeared to me to be: sy large, snd probubly uncommon, yet [was told -that it was not an average: eth that the weather wits bad, Ubut the prospectiof rain during the forenoon and the nun which{was then falling woud keep hundreds away; that if I wisned to see 2 zen- uine crowd, rush, a jum, [mast be there on 2. warm, sunshiny day, when, the people were reully thirsty, or on a Sunday, or on a fete day, or one of the muuy holidays which were con- stintly occurring. “ ‘The veer which is such a favorit with the Munich peopte and which draws stich crowus of customers is made ou the premises where it is drank, anv nas the reputation of being the best beer in the city. But there are hundreds of other breweries and beer-shops in Munich, many of which are nenrly as lirge us t! aud which have their favorit’ customers, like. the Hofbraurel; but this latter is popular because of its great age and the cheapness of jts beer, for six cents n quart at retail, even in Germany, is considered 2 low price. A man may drink four or Hye gallons a day of It and not cust as much as four or five drinks at n fashiounple New York hotel. The property is said to belong to the King of Bavuria. and if so its enormous profits help swell the amount of his ilrendy enormous income, Hesry LUuGGLes. GOVERIUMENT. A Book by the King of Bavaria, Paris Corresymdence London Standard. Considerable sdnsation has been caused here by a very remarkablo volume which bas just appeared under tho title of * Mission Actuelte deg Souverains, par l'un d'eux,” supposed to ba vgfitten by the King of Bavaria. The writer takes bis starting-point from the indisputable fact that the present state of Europe inay be culled a state of siege, un armed -truce, over which the sovereizus keep guard, untit some one of them attempts to estublish his suprem~ acy in this military and diplomutic competition, when his ephemeral triumph proves as costly and destructive us his defeat. The preface of this remarkable book is specially interesting, a3 itdeals very fully with the present state of af- fairs in France: % Ever since the Treaty of Westphalia, or. to be more accurate, ever since the Congress of Arras, the general government ot Europe is a real state of siege, the crusbiny inanity of which we Teel without power to counteract it. Su long a that system subsists no general conception of A government worthy of our times 13 applica- bie, no generous action, in the seuse of the sre: objects of society, of the great interests of civ~ ilization, is practicable, ‘The subjects uf force, our sole possible policy is to make ourselves masters of it, else it will master us; and our only practical activity fs diplomatico-militury competition, at once interdyuustic and iuterna~ tlonal,the triumph of which, henieral.costs, as much from every point of view as deteat itself. Valois, Wasas, iuurbons, Hapsburgs, Urunze, Romanofts, Hobenzullern, Bonupartes, ete. wo ail tend periodically to repeat thu self-same bis- tory, without ny great protit to ourselves or to Europe. We go round and round the same cir- cus, fy the game feudal lists, which our rival au- Ditions, our judicial combats, drench with blood, siving ‘the peoples the ‘spectucle of a fight between eladiators, which must convince them by perpetual cxuuiples that anarchy pre- sides over the relations between Kings us well as over thoirgwn. Naturalists will say that this ds life, with it& instinctive strugyies and pussion- Ate competitions. Nevertheless, the — proper condition of m:n js not that stute of nature, but the social state, In every state passions and instincts. are subject to the curb of civic iuws, und the ‘stutes of the same social fumily—those of Christendom— could not, without danger, remain much longer under less restraint in their mutual rela- tions than Individuals, and less bound than these utter by the dictates of justice aud equity. Christians in our private lives, civilized im ouc private habits, are we to be etcraally doomed in our mutual intercourse us sovereigns to pursue an auti-Christian, barbarous, instinetive, and ferocious policy, made up of diplomatic ‘eun-- ning, of military violence, the immorulity,of Which our national codes prosecute and punfsh when our subjects resort to it us against each other?. No man’s intellect, no man’s conscience, can answer that question in the uttirmative, But it is ensier to condemn the evil than to find wremedy for it, or discover its causes. ‘The European —fumily—Cnristendom—being — thus Dulit up, we are obliged to put up with It as It is, for want of x better plan, and or proper work- men to build up our bouse atresh. ‘The King then proceeds to deal with the sub- ject of revolution, which saps the foundations of society, while permanent war is the normal condition in the upper regions of the editice of which Kings are “ but the principal tenants, and those whose position exposes them to the great- est risks.” He thinks Kings cannot do better, so long'Rs the existivg reiations between suver- eigns continue, than to oppose Stuterialism and the destructive tendencies, so long as the peo- Pies have seuse enough to trust Kings to pro- tect them against the forces of revolution; but he candidly ndmits that peoples. muy cease to have that jood sense. tle then proceeds: “The government of Materinlisin in our Post- | tivist age everywhere. tends to turn the State fotoa kind of anonymous machine, which we wind up so well that it seems aole to work of it- self without any political vital principal. ‘Thur is tho bottom of the Lit:n conception of vov- eroment whicn the Westerns chimerically de- scribe ty*A Republic.” I'rance in this respect has never varied, from Danton ty M. Gamberta. Itis questionable whether peoples ever derive trom the Repubite ‘thus understood any other advantage than the supsression of the civil list; and it entuils upon thems series of disadyan- tages, political und socin!. abroud and at bome, which need not be specittrd for tne present. Sup- posing the national will in the.verious countries of Europe should fall in with the views of these so-called Republicans, ad everywhere suppress the vital principle at tho bead of the State, and reduce this latter to be « mere administrative automnton. “Europe would not get rid of the stute of permanent wur cndall the consequences of the stute of siege from which it suffers. If the Hevolution, considering it as the destruc- tion of what exists, as n means of muking room for what ouxht to exist, bad a feasible plan to bring wbout a better state of things, then the Aepublic, which at present isa but # inonucbical muchine Without a monarch, mizbt be-uscful, as fucilitating a trausinon: but such is not the case. Far more ‘civil than po- litical, tho ‘work of —hulf-educated men absolutely devoid of all social science, there is nothing in the Revolution that should terrify us beyond meusure. I think, on the con- trary, that its exainples ure calculated to reaa-* suré monarchs a3 to their practical utility, und to prove that real refarms can only proceed’ from us—tho Kings. Revolution is mereis a noisy pusb of 2 certain portion of the middie classes, who are dissutitled ugiinst the cudres created, by us and far tov sxtisfactury to be sup- Pressey. “In the van of uther nations, France affords us a thoutre of observations, the experi- ments of which carry‘ with then their lessons. and conclusions. in France Momrehy hus been Suppressed, but. the State ts purtimount~such as. Louis -X{. dimly conceived it, stich as. Kicbelleu desired ft, such us Col- treated it. Not one man. wishes to destroy it, Every man wishes tu occupy it. The Itevolution gives the necessary impulse, the ‘push,’ to clear the. way. The Republic organizes the transition. The crown disappears, but it is replaced by a hat. ‘The sceptre makes way. for a waiklaog-stick, presently to - be changed for agabre: and all is said. “ Occasion~ aily, however, the Kevoluuon affects an anti- ’ = goclal character diseuise? under the uame of Sociuliam,.. becomes. divided ugainst itself, and to tho traditions of the State opposes the Com- mune, u tradition of Etienne Marcel in’ the Middle’ Ages. A ‘handrut of impertectiy edu cuted litteratours, conceiving that politics is the proper career of those. who have Hone vt their own, improvise thomselves the mouthpieces of the lowest classes to work them for their own xdvant: Eurape gets aturmed, but without any reas These saturoutius eun aiford to disregard. AN these fellow: in number, idle, without oxperience, t more despotic than any of us Kings ever were. are nuxious for nothing but the spoils of ottice. Every idie undergraduate thinks he has in his pocketa billatsight ou the Public Treasury. ‘These sounding pheases: and lofty aims simply indicute x strong desire to pocket a share of the Budget, and every country in Europe ean have that kind of Republic without Republicans.” The author concludes that if- Kings do not turn avera uew leaf and dent with each other fn tho sume way a3 honest members of the same" community. a war of races must follow, whien will culminate in’ an avenging invasion of Asi- atic tribes. “He is very severe on Prince Bis- marck, and deacunces the war of I8i0 and the treaty whick followed {t as an immoral ine iquit ind describes bis-Higbness and bis sys- tem #3 incuradly tulmical both to Kings and Beuples. LIQUOR PROHIBITION. The Proposed Constitutional Amend= ment of Towa, and United Statzs Laws. qb the Editor of The Chicago Tribune. Wartentoo, I, Dec. 14.~1t issno doubt, gen- erally known that un effort is being made by the tectotul people of town o secure an amerdiwent to their Constitution prohibiting the manufuct- ure and sale of all intoxicating liquors. Wheth- er tho pronibition is to be unrestricted, or limited to the beverage use of liquors, is not clear. ‘The proposed umendment is couched in tho following lan- suuge: “No person shall manufacture for sule, or sell or keep for sale as a beverage, any intoxicating liquors whatever, including ale, wine, and beer, The general Assembly shall by law prescribe regulations for the enforcement, of the proniviuon herein contained, and shall thereby provide suituble ~penalties for the violution of the provisions bercof.” That the phraseology ot this umendment fs quite unfortugute is generally conceded. For jt is certainty susceptible: of two interpretations, Some interpret it as meaning that no intoxicat- dng liquors can be manutuctuced ia the Stute, Others hold that they may be manuractured in. the State tor ult uses except for beceraye use. It Js to be regretted that the terms of the ainend~ ment ure not so clear ns. to render it impos~ sible for the mosc obtuse minds to xive any other than one construction. If the amendment means totul prohibition af the manufacture of liquors, thea cer- tainly itis not such an ameusdment, 2s the tee- total people of the State want. There may be a few who would be suited with such un amendment; but the great body of the coercive teetotulers of this State are not ignorant of the many useful purposes to "which aicohol may" and should be devoted. ney are ‘not so rash and inconsiderate us to desire its total unuihititon. They would only Inbel_ it “poison,” and have it made and used only for such purposes a3 poison may be safely employed. But for excessive beverage use—tho use that brings the keenest sorrow and the dyepest Wo to our race—they would have it blotted out forever. : It might be suggested by those not familiar with our situation: Why. not chnuge it and make the language clear and certain before’ the amendment shall be submitted to x vote of the people. “Twould say that our Constitution re- uuircs one Lezislature tu frame the amendment und the next Legislature to adopt or reject it as framed. No cpanze can be made in it by this uext Legislature. I confess it seems lke an, open question us to the guud or harm this move- mient may do the ‘teetotal causa in this State, We have a most stringent prohibitory law, the terms of which, if enforced throughout the State, would abate nine-tenths of nll the salouns in Iowa and: send the sntoonkeepers, to the. rock-pile. As it {s ‘now, our Con- stitution gives the Legisiature supreme and untimited power over the liquor question. Our Supreme Court has decided that, as the Consu- tuuon is silent on this liquor subject, imposes no fimitations, tho Legislature is unrestricted in its power; it can do anything it pleases in regulating, or prohibiting ultogether if it will, mestic trafic. No wmendiuent can possi- y give greater eulargement of powers te the siature over this subject. In fuct, the re- verse of this will be true if theamendinent shall be adopted. ‘Then the powers of the Legislat- ure will become restricted. ‘The “-Legisiuture could not then resulate the traffic in any form adopt high license us in Nebraska, for in- stance): und if it did not feel disposed to pro- hibit it uitozether for beverage use there would be no law, and free whisky would be the conse- quence. = ‘There is one thing I desire to say in reference to the policy of amending our Stute Constitu- tions to pronibit thy traffic in intoxfeating tiq= uors. There is a Sort of general impression among. ; the cominon people that uny theory or measure muy be inserted by them in their Stite Constitu- tions. The :nass of the teetotal people ana lectur- erseven of this State belicve that by constitu- ionalumendments thoy can totally pronibit, if Will, the-sale of all kinds of intoxicating hiquors in whatever condition or in whose hands they may be found. No #reater mistake could possibly be made. ‘This question of legal prohibition has been so. often presented on the rostrum by uninformed coerciv' suminite amount of downright ignorance numooest the tectotal elements us to the extent of the power of a Staite over tnis sumptudfy trailic, “Kansas has 2 constitutional amendment sand statute totally probibiting the manufaccure and site of ull kinds of intoxicating liquors for beverage uses, ete. And yet F aasert that L could step intu that State tomorrow und open a first-class saloon und sell intoxicating tiguors for any purpose openly, and successfully defy the interterence of State authority, us hundreds are now doing. Perhups the most of the cocr- cive temperance people who reud this article will be amused and shocked at this stute- ment. I will explain. We ecnnuot put into our State Constitutions anything we please. Our powers in the State are limited by the Con- stitution uf the United States. States Constitution gives to Congress the ex- clusive control over roreiza imports and the inter-Statecommeree. Under tnis authority von- gress hus mado hws regulating “imports,” and entered {nto treaties with every civilized nation whereby intoxicating lquorsof all kinds may be imported. These laws specify the quantity which etich pack: cusk, or bottle shall con- tin, and the revenue to be paid therefor. Of disulled Nquors, such us branay, whisky, etc., the cxsks must contain not less than fourteen gallons. Wines, beer, ite, etc, may be imnorted in bottles containing a pint, haif-pint, or’ any’ less. quantity. "The - Supreme Court of the United States has had two cases vefore it touching the power of Congress over foreign imports, und the right of x State to interfere with these Imports. Audin euch ease the court maintuined me doctrine thut the power of Congress over imports was supreme, and that the States had no power whiutever to levy a tax on imports, or to require a heense of the importer to sell, Or to interfere in the stihtest deysee with the sale or digposi- tfop of the imported articles in their original packages, or casks, ur bottles by the importer. ‘The cuurt holds that the rizht tu import itnplies the right to sell by the lunporter in tho original puckse wherever und tu whom he pleases. (L Would like here to quote the lanslinge of Chief- Justice Marshall in the one case and that of Chief- Justice Taney in the other, but space will not allow.) ‘This bemg the right. of an importer, what is there to binder me or any one else from purchasing liquors of. all _kinds In Canada or at any other forelzn port and from shipping them in quuntities defined -in the acts of Con- wress to the State of Kuusis—put them inn well-furnished saloon, und say to cvery customer who asks for drink of brand; { have no trink of brandy to sell you, but there fs f ensk of fourteen gullons of brandy: that E will self you, and it may remain here for you and your friends to come aad drink as often as you please. Here are also smull bottles or glasses of wine, ale, porter, be that I will sell you, and they inay remain here at your pleasure; but [ huve uo single drinks to sell or give you." Who can molest ine? Noone! ‘There {5 a fur brouder significance to this whole pronibition question than is wont to be considered by tho musses of the coercive tee- totale: These fegal movements — that aking plice in the States ure but the clipping at the tips of the Jibs of the deadly upass tree. Tf the principle of probibition shall ever be made effective in the suppression of the trutlle—and f trust it may be—the question must be carried to the duor of Congress, ond the mass of our peo pie converted to total abstinence first, thea to prohibition.“ Mecnuse a people who do not believe in and practice total abstinence can hardiy be retied “upon to enforce probibitory statutes, and a faw without a public sentiment to enforce It ts of no practicul utllity—worse, It is positively injurious in a Kepublic like this, where respect for public law fs its only security. W. H. Ccutias. a A Gorzeous fZarnens. PHILADELPHIA, Dec. U.—One of the Royal nabobs of tne East, Sami Pusha of Egypt. te nearest to the Kbedive, is baving a mienificent set of harness trappings made iu this city for ® pet Arubigu stallion, belonging to the favorit of. hisbarem. There are in Alexundrin two former. Pailadelpblans, J. F. Milliken and W. 31. Hughes, + whu gave up the law and set out to seek thelr fortunes some years ayo. ‘They find themselves now focuted as prosperous inerchants in the funous old Exyptian city, with the pot the realm ws patrons, und naturally they have ® good deul of dealings with their former home. ‘The set, which bas been yery much admired by those who ure connoisseurs ia such affairs, 1s snade of the finest bulf undressed leather tanued waite, aud treated afterward with pipeciay. The bames ure of wrought steel, plated with rolis of solid silver. and all the mountings are of x beautiful white metal, coated tzuin with silver. The effect of the compiuution of the silver and dead white ~ leather Is very elerunt. The name of the stallion is Enos. Thé favorit of the harem, to-whom the horse was given as one of hundreds of presents, ~ isnamed Adelia. She 13 a Circassian, and Awer ican ladies traveling in the Orient ‘and afew » others who bave seen her have declared, ber a Posssssing the most surpassing heautys . teetotal lecturers that there is a cone, And the United- tentates of, The buckles, the terrets, |