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In the Guiteau trial on the 6th Congressman
Farn-ell related his experience Avith the prisoner. The latter had told him that he Avas contemplating: the purchase of the Chicago Inter
Ocean. He Avanted to borro*w $200,000, and offered to make witness President of the United
States if he Avould let him have the money.
While he doubted if prisoner Avas altog-ether
sane, he did not think him. so insane that he
could not disttnguishbetweenrightand Avrong-.
Mr. Gorham, ofthe Washington Ilepiiblican, declined to state Avhether or not he wrote many
bitter articles denouncing President Garfield
for Avrecking the Bepublican party. Mr.
SeoviUe then, read a chapter from "Truth,"
which•-set forth the trials - and teachings
of St. Paul, and Guiteau declared that that was
just the way he himself tried to preach the
Gospel. Shortly afterward the prisoner became involved in an angry altercation with
Sir. SeoAille, whom he declared to be no Ibav-
yer and no politician. He said that Mr. Scoville insinuated himself upon the defense because he happened to be his (Guiteau's) broth-
er-in-IaAV. Mr. Scoville announced that he desired to call President Arthur and would then
close the case. The remainder of the Session
was occupied in the reading of extracts from
"Truth." '
When the Court opened on the 7th Guiteau
in a brief speech reiterated his request that
General Grant, Senator Conkling and others
be summoned. Judge Cox adhered to his
previous ruling, and the prisoner excepted.
Mr. Scoville then called up the subject of President Arthur's testimony and said he had not
yet received any response to his interrogator ?".s. The President's eA*idence Avas absolutely essential to the defense. Here counsel A\-as
interrupted by the prisoner, who excitedly said
that he did not desire that the President should
be bothered in this matter. " He's President
of the United States, and I made him
so, and I think I should have something to say in the matter." It Avas
finally arranged that the President's
answers should be put in ns CA-idence at any
stage of the trial. General W. T. Sherman recited the orders he had issued at the time of
the assassination. "When he had concluded
Guiteau thanked him for the orders, and said
he owed his life to the protection which he had
-veetved from the army during the period
when mob spirit was rife. The defense here
rested. The prosecution then called E. P. Bar-
ton, A. T. Green and G„W. Tandy, of Freeport,
III., who testified that they kneAV the Guiteau
family, and considered them all sane. Dr.
Buckley testified that he Avas Luther
Guiteau's family -physician, and never
saw any signs: of mental derangement
either in him or Abraham Guiteau. Witness
knew Dr. North. Mr. Atkins, of the Freeport
Bcpiihlican, confirmed the testimony of the
previous Antnesses as to the sanity of the \-aii-
ous members of the Guiteau family. He also
knew Dr. North, a notable, witness forthe defense. He Avas once a Methodist minister, and
had been dismissed for immoral conduct. J.
S. Cochrane had never seen indications of insanity in the Guiteau family. George W.
Oyler, a Justice of the Peace, Anson
B. Babcock and David H. Sunderland gave similar testimony. Here
Guiteau interrupted the court proceedings to
give his opinion upon the President's message.
"I'm glad," said the prisoner, "President
Arthur has given those miserable Mormons
such a slap, I hops he Avill keep at them. If s
a good message. It has got the right ring to it.
Arthur is doing* Avell, and he is going to giv&us
the best Administration we have CA-er had."
Horace Tarbox knew the Guiteau family well.
. . He considered Luther W. Guiteau the third
smartest man in the county. The Court then
adjourned.
'J. he Guiteau trial was resumed at the usual
h«mr on the morning of the Sth. The prosecution called Mrs. Julia M. Wilson-,, of Leadville,
Col., who testified to her intimate acquaintance
with Luther W. Guiteau, the prisoner's father,
Avho was her uncle. She declared that Mrs.
Maynard,. her mother, did: not die insane, as
testified by the defense. Witness was her
nurse and constant attendant up to the hour of
her death, and never saw the slightest indication of flightiness or Insanity. She did not
know the witness Davis who had testified that
hft was present during her last illness.
Witness stated positively that she had
mn-er seen indications of Insanity in any
members of her family. George C. Maynard
verified in several material points the testimony of the previous Aritness. Frank Bartlett, of Chicago, said he had met the prisoner
at Mr. ScoA-ille's summer residence in 1878,
and knew him intimately. He had never seen
anything out of the way in his deportment,
and never saw any indications of insanity.
TheAvife of Mr. Bartlett gave similaf testimony. H. Dunham rented desk-room to tha
prisoner in Boston. Kever thoughthim insane.
John Palmer, of Saratoga Springs, testified
that the prisoner had boarded with him two
Aveeks and ran away without settling up. Did
not consider him insane. The reply of the
President to the interrogatories propounded by
the defense was presented and read by Mr.
Scoville. The President said he had seen'the
prisoner about a dozen times, but had no especial acquaintance with him. He did not know
that he had rendered the Bepublican party any
political services at the late election, and said
there Avas nothing in his relations to the Stal-
Avart leaders to give him grounds for supposing that he would receive anj- political preferences, and he had never
given him any reason to think
that he could, have any personal or. political
influence AVith witness. Itev. Dr. McArthur,
of STeWTork, testified that the prisoner had
called an him with his wife and presented letters oi> dismissal from a Chicago church;: that
he and his wife joined his phurch, and subsequently borrowed $100 from him. At one
time the prisoner had been incarcerated in the
Jefferson Market Jail for some offense,
and witness declined to aid him to procure
bail. Humors of Immoral conduct prevailed
and prisoner was tried, found, guilty and ex-
CfJmmunlcated. Resuming, Dr. McArthur said
it never occurred to him for a moment that
the prisoner aris insane. During this testimony Giiiteau constantly interrupted the witness, until the Court at last became indignant and ordered him to close his mouth.
Mr, Scoville objected to dragging in testimony
relating to Guiteau's morals and habits. Mr.
Corkhill retorted that the reason it Avas done
was to show that what the -i -fense called in-
' sanity was nothing but devilish depravity.
H.hls retort was loudly applauded. At thi_
point the Court adjourned for the day.
Tirs Court opened at the usual hour, and Dr.
McArthur again took the stand. Before proceeding with his testimony Mr. ScoArJlle ob-
jft-tod to the character of the eA-idence giA'en
by the-witness Avith regard to Guiteau's mora]
character. The Court ruled that the evidence
c'«uid b« admitted as tending to shOAvthe prison i-'s graifral character. Guiteau here broke
out into one of his noisy harangues, and ex-
prtvised his opinion of Dr. McArthur in terms
no** atall delicate. During the cross examination of witness both Scoville and Guiteau
became quite angry and excited, but
Aver'* unable to shake the testimony in chief.
W". s. Caldwell, a physician, testified that he.
treated tne prisoner's father during his last
ilhrjss, and never detected any eA'idcnce of
mental unsoundness. 'George W., Tiummer
had allowed the prisoner to occupy desk room
in his office. During his testimony Guiteau
eon-inually interrupted him, until the witness
"became indignant, and, turning to the prisoner, said: "ft seems that your close relations
with the Deity of late haA-e corrupted your manner-.?" at which the
pr.S'incr laughed heartily. Witness had
never seen any indications of insanity ia
Guiteau, He seemed to bo a man of ability,
but A?as vain and conceited, but then he had
"latefrom New York City" printfd on his
carf. and Avltness expected the rest. This sally
convulsed the court. Stephen English testified
thsit when Gttiteatt,was confined in LudlOAV
Street Jail In Ncat* York City he swii-dlcdthe
-prisoners right and left, by promising to
help them, getting their money, and
then never raising a finger in their
behalf. Witness thought the prisoner a remarkably clear-headed, shrewd lawyer, and
never saw any evidence of insanity. Warren
G. L'roAvu. of NeAV York City, Avas counsel for
Mtv. Guiteau in obtaining a divorce from the
pris* mer, and considered him perfectly sane.
(J*u't';au again loudfv d'<-*t-I_'mcd against the introduction of evidence relating to his
moral character, lie. said the only question to be considered was whether he
or the Diety fired the shot that killed
thf* President- cmvlfs Staehle* testified that
pr i» mer had collected a number of claims for
6m* of his clients aggregating $583.13 but
■wouldnot settle up. He considered Guiteau
sharp and rational, but dishonest. Senator Hap*
rison, of Indiana, had seen Guit<;au, who had
uslci d for iris assistance iu obtaining an office.
Saw nothing* ia his appearance or conduct
that raised in his {witness') mind any qucs*
tion of the man's sanity. D. McLean Shaw
testified that Guiteau had told him he was
bound t'i haA'<» notoriety some way or other.
•Jtc might kill name Wgman and imitate AVilkes
Booth, and get hanged for it. This conversa*
if*ui occurred in witness'oilice in Noav York.
' He said he was bound to be notorious—that th«
world owed him' a living ana he would get it
During this AvitnKSS' tcst'inony, Guitcait was*
greatly excited and told him plainly that he
was a lying -whelp, etc. Here the Court adjourned until the JDith.
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From   Wasliingtoii.
AccORMXa to a recent decision oi the
United States Supreme C'ouxfc. a ;$herUt';* is
not per.-ona'ty r sponsible for dnm-tscs resulting from the execution of a mandate of
a court of competent; jari-dfe-fln. This
decision reverses a decision of the New
York Supre:*;e f'ourt.
&TAS-IUM1) 81'Yer dollars to tlie number of
521 fM were put in circulation during tbe
week ended on the 31* :l-?a{iisfc g**'_,_99 for
tbe correspond'iii? Avee!" of last year,,
Tim United: s a e • 1 ivuMirer refl-iitly iii-
(0MU 8 wrmptoidmit wtjo b*m mUH 10
Mm for information on the subject of Con-
federate States notes, that the United States
Government had never made an offer for
such.currency and did not desire any.
Pi-ss-r>ENT Arthur took up his residence at the "White House on the 7th.
A II:nt:ted States Treasury clerk named E.
G.Barnard has been arrested on the charge
of illegally prosecuting a pension claim, and
held to bail in the sum of §3,000 to await the
action of the Grand Jury.
Ix a recent report to the Secretary of the
Interior the Ute Commissioners recommend,
among other things, that the present boundaries of the reservation be established permanently; that the few settlers noAV on the
reservation be paid a reasonable compensation
for their improvements; that the White River
and Uintah tribes be consolidated, and that
the proportions of the different lands assigned
by the recent agreement be changed, Ariththe
consent ofthe Indians. They say the supplies
should be reduced gradually to induce the Indians to cultivate their lands, finally Avith-
draAving the Government aid altogether, when
it can be done saf eiy.
A RECExq: Washington dispatch announces
the discovery in that city of counterfeit §5s of
the Boylston National Bank of Boston and a
pen-made counterfeit of the §10 silver certificate:
The total appropriations necessary for the
service of the Government for the fiscal year
ending June 30,1SS3, are estimated at §310,-
-S^oOr.
AccoKDixG-to a recent report of the Director of the Mint the profits on silver coinage betAveen July 1,1878, and June 30, 1881,
were §9,752,210. The profits on hand July 1,
1S7S, Avere §424,725, Avhich, Avith §4,450 profits
on trade-dollars and 'surplus silver bullion,
made the gross profits on silver coinage §10,-
1S1,495. Of this sum ?8,774,374 Avas paid into
the Treasury, $221,114 Avas paid for expenses
of distribution, and $84,347 was paid for wastages aud losses.
According to the instructions by the State
Department to the United States Ministers in
Chili and Peru last summer, just, published,
the Government, Avhile opposing the intention
of Chili to annex certain Peruvian territory,
yet recognizes her right to do as she pleases.
It faA'ors the Calderon Government, because
ifc is supposed to represent the character and
intelligence  of Peru.
Three nonmED axd tifti* bills Avere introduced during the first four days of the
present session of the United States Senate,
being'uearly as many as Avere introduced in
that body during the entire third session of
the last Congress. Of the number one Senator presented thirty-three.
AecoiuHXG to Washington dispatches of the
llth it was thought, the Guiteau trial Avould
last until Christmas. The colored juror was
threatened with an attack of erysipelas. Guiteau was completely unnerved by the excitement of his trial, and the GoA'ernment physician had been called in to prescribe for him.
The .'ail officials belieA'ed that his fear of hanging had wrought the change in his physical
condition.
XLVIItli Congress,
Wednesday, December 7.—Messrs. Sherman, DaAves, Lapham, Pendleton, Bayard
and Morgan were appointed to serve, on
the part of the Senate, on the Joint
Committee for the preparation of a memorial upon the death of the late President
Garfield. Among the bills introduced and
referred Avas one-by Mr. Call, to grant pensions to soldiers who had fought in the Mexican, Seminole, BlackhaAVk, Creek and Indian wars, and oue by Mr. Ingalis, for the
admission of "New Mexico as a State* Mr.
Hoar introduced a resolution providing
for a Special Committee, to vrhom should
be referred petitions and bills relating to
woman suffrage.   House not in session.
Tiiuesdat, December 8.—In the Senate Mr.
Morrill spoke upon his Tariff Commission
bill. Mr. Garland introduced a bill proAiding
that, in case of theremoA'al, death, resignation
or inability of both the President and Vice-
President of the United States, the Secretary
of State, or if there be no Secretary of State,
the Secretary of the Treasury, or if there be
neither Secretary of State nor Secretary of the
Treasury, then the Secretary of War, shall
act as President until the disability be removed or a President be elected by the
people. A bill Avas also introduced
by Mr. Plumb providing that certain lands
heretofore granted to railroad companies be
declared forfeited to the United States in
cases Avhere the lands Avere granted to aid in
the construction of roads which have not been
constructed Avithin the specified time. The
bill granting to Mrs. Garfield the franking
privilege Avas reported from committee aud,
there being no objection, Avas passed unanimously. Adjourned to the 12th. House not
in session.
"Friday, December 9.—The Senate was not
in session. In the House the Speaker
announced the appointment of Messrs.
Smith (Pa.), Ryan, Pond, Cobb and McKcn-
zie as the Mileage Committee, and the following-named gentlemen (being one from each
State) as members of the Committee
on the Death of President Garfield:
Messrs. McKinley, Pacheco, Belford,
Wait, Forney, Dunn, Martin,Davidson (Fla.),
Stephens, Cannon, Orth, Kasson, Anderson,
Carlisle, Gibson, Dingiey, McLane, -Harris
(Mass.), Horr,'Dunne], Hooker, Ford, Valentine, Cassidy, Hall, HUI (_7. J.), Cox (H. Y.),
Vance, George, O'Neill, Chase, Aiken, Petti-
lione, Mills, Joyce, Tucker, Wilson and Williams (Wis..).   Adjourned to the 13th.
The East.
Atkav days since a magazine containing
over twelve hundred pounds of nitroglycerine exploded near Bradford, Pa.,
shattering the forest trees on several acres
of ground.
Up to a recent date there had been expended on tlie Brooklyn (N. Y.) bridge, the
sum of $13,323,155. It was thought that an
additional f300,000 Avould be required.
Alexander Botdex, the inventor of malleable iron, died in the almshouse at Foxboro,
Mass., a few days ago, at the advanced age of
ninety-one years.
It has been ascertained by the Boston banks
that in carting coin to settle balances at the
clearing-house in that city a Aveekly loss Of
?300 takes place by reduction of weight.
In the suit of Mrs. Armstrong against the
Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York
to recover §10,000, the amount of the policy
on the life of her husband, Avho Avas murdered
in Camden, N. J., by Hunter. Avho expiated the
deed on the scaffold,- a verdict has been given
the plaintiIE for the full amount of her claim
and costs.
A raw nights ago, during the burning of
the stables of tlie Metropolitan Horse Kailway
Company at Boston Highlands, onehundred
aud fifty horses perished in the flames.
Ex-Chief Justice Bakkour, of the New
York Supreme Court, died a few days ago, of
heart disease.
Qowses. John W. Forney, the Avell-known
politician and journalist, died at his residence
jn Philadelphia on the morning of the 9th, of
Bright's disease.
Addison and William Bdkns have been
recently convicted afc Clarion, Pa., of land
frauds in Missouri, and Avere sentenced to
seven years andsix monthseachin thepeniten-
tiaiy. District-Attorney Bliss, of St. Louis,
has gone to Steubenvilie, 0-, to try Robert L.
I-indscy and Jolm T, Moore on the same
Charge. ,
A PEW days ago the rolling-mills at Bennett's Station, Pa., employing over a thousand
men, were destroyed by an incendiary fire.
Loss from $300,000 to §400,000.
A few mornings since at Rock Cut, near
Pittsbtii'gl), the explosion of a lamp set lire- to
a boarding-house in tho loft 0- which fortj*
lal,oi*ej's Wei'© ftgleep,   *}1hj   sfaiwfty w»»
quickly cut off by the flames, and the upper
portion of tho building filled with smoke.
Nine men were speedily burned to death or
suffocated, and twelve others were sent to the
hospital in a dangerous condition.
When* EdAvin P. Christy, the founder of
negro minstrels3T, died, he left an estate of
about §200,000, the greater portion of Avhich,
through litigation, has passed into the hands
of attorneys. ^
On the 10th the gap in the East River bridge
was closed, making a pedestrian pathway betAveen New York and Brooklyn. A year Avill
be required to complete the structure.
West ana South.
Ninety-nine deaths from small-pox occurred in Chicago during the month of November. The disease is reported alarmingly
prevalent in many sections of the country,
and stringent measures are being taken in
many localities to check its ravages.
The Kentucky Legislature has re-elected
Mr. Beck United States Senator.
Readji'Ster officers were elected by the
Virginia Legislature at its organization on the
7th.   The GoArernor's message Avas read.
A company has been incorporated under the
laAVS of Arizona-, with a. capital of §20,000,000,
to construct arailroadbetweenCallville, NeAr.,
and Yuma, with extensions to Port Asabelaud
Libertad, on the Gulf of California.
A couple of freight trains on the Chicago
& Alton Railroad collided near Kansas City
the other day, resulting in the destruction of
both engines and damage to the trains exceeding §25,000. Two employes Avere fatally, and
several others badly, injured.
An east-bound freight-train on the Western
DiA'ision of the Wabash Road, composed of
thlrty-tAvo cars, thirteen of Avhich were laden
Avith live-stock, Avent through the bridge over
the Missouri River at St. Charles, Mo., on the
eA'ening of the Sth. The engineer Avas missing,
and it Avas feared heAvent down AA'ith the
train. Some of the train-hands Avere injured,
but the conductor and stock-men, who Avere
in the caboose, escaped by jumping.
The Avholesale grocery firm of JohnS. Gibbs
& Co., of St, Louis, has suspended payment,
Avith liabilities of §125,000;
At a recent State conference of leading
IoAva Greenbackers, held at Des Moines, it
Avas decided to push the campaign inthe
State D3* holding meetings in district school-
houses and a State Convention at Des Moines
on the 1st of April.
Ex-Congressman Henrv B. Banning, of
Ohio, died suddenly at his residence near
Cincinnati on the morning of the 10th. He
Avas forty-seven years of age.
Foreiffa  lntellis-ei.ee.
Another infernal machine has been
found by the Montreal (Canada) police beside the north Avail of the Court-House in
that city. Inside Avere pieces of O'Donovan
Eossa's iieAvspaper. The boxes Avere oblong
squares of galvanized iron, containing
twelve cartridges of ordinary dynamite and
fifteen Avrought spikes.
A eeav days ago the man Avho placarded
Frankfort Avith a copy of the article for Avhich
Johann Most, editor of the London Freihtit,
had been convicted of inciting to murder, Avas
sentenced at Leipsic to three years' penal servitude and the loss of his ci\'il rights.
The Spanish Minister of Justice recently
stated in the Chamber of Deputies that slavery
no longer existed inthe colonies, haA'ing given
place to a system of apprenticeship.
The Ring Theater, formerly the Comic Opera
House, of Vienna Avas burned on the evening of the Sth, just before the performance
commenced. The fire Avas caused by the falling of a lamp on the stage. An audience of
2,000 persons had assembled, and the loss of
life Avas Arery great. At midnight over 150
coprses had been reeoA'ered from the building.
It was belieA'ed that 300 had perished. Man}*
persons Avere injured jumping from tlie third-
story AvindoAvs, and others Avere trampled on
during the stampede from the building. The
cries of the unfortunate victims Avere heartrending in the extreme.
The British steamer Saxon Monarch is reported to have been lost Avith all on board-
numbering forty—m the Bay of Biscay.
At Castle Island, Kerry, a feAV days ago a
farmer *A-as shot and mortally Avouuded for
paying rent, and a crowd of 200 fearfully beat
a man at Sligo Avhose offense Avas rent-paying.
Mr. Parnell Avas taken Avith chills.
While passing through a tunnel in a suburb
of London on the 10th a train met an obstruction and Avas throAvn from the track. Three
other trains, ignorant of the accident, fol-
loAved in quick succession and plunged upon
each other at full speed. Eight men Avere
killed and sixty injured,
B\" a recent explosion in the Cockerill colliery, in Belgium, sixty-six persons lost their
lives.
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In the Senate on the 12th Mr. Edmunds introduced a bill to defray the expenses incurred
in consequence of the assault upon the late
President, to an amount not exceeding §100,-
000. A memorial Avas submitted from the
Legislature of Minnesota asking for the im-
proA'ement of the Mississippi River from the
Falls of St. Anthony to NeAV Orleaus. Other
bills Avere introduced: By Mr, Morrill, to enable "National Ban.ks to extend their corporate
existence; by Mr. Harrison, for delivery to.
the Society of the Cumberland of condemned
cannon for a monument to the late President;
bjr Mr. Butler, to establish an educational fund
and apply a portion of the proceeds of public
lands to public education, etc. Resolution-
were submitted: By Mr. Pugh, calling upon
the President for the instructions sent to the
United States Minister at the Court of St.
James relative to the modification of the Olay**
ton-BulAver Treaty; by Mr.' BInir, instructing
the Committee on Education to inquire into
the condition of common school education in
the United States, and report thereon. The,
Tariff Commission bill Avas taken up and debated by Messrs. Garland and Beck and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
The House Avas not in session.
On the 10th a GoA'ernment balloon ascended
from Bath, Eng., and descended at Bridgeport, Avhere Captain Templar and a coiupanipn
Avere thrown out and injured," When thus
lightened, it arose Avith Walter Powell, M. P.,
and was seen to descend "at sea.
The Turkish Minister for Foreign Affairs
has informed the American MinistjJlt'thafc the
man Avho murdered Parsons, the missionary,
died over a year ago. "*•
A SENSATiONhas been created at.the Citybt
Mexico by the alleged attempt of an American
named Greenwood to bribe Senators* and secure a A'aluable concession. ~ _-i
President Arthur On tlie 12th nqminated
ex-Senator Frederick, T. FrQlinghnysen, of
New Jersey, tobe Secretary of State,,in place
of Mr. Blaine, resigned.
Or to-the evening of the 12th the'! number
of bodies recovered from the ruins of the
burned theater building in Vienna, Austria,
was 480, of Avhich only 125 had been identified,
hut the ruins had nob been thoroughly explored, and it Avas feared that in the blockcd-
up passages hundreds more victims .would
be found, as 917 people were still included in
tire Jist of ''missing." The Rcichsrath had
voted £o0,000 for the benefit of the surviving
sufferers. Tho general relief fund amounted
to 2o0,000 florins, of which the Emperor subscribed 50,030. The unidentified dead were
bui'ieJ on the 12th in one common grave.
At the Guiteau trial on the 12th the day
was occupied with the testimony and cross-
examination of Dr, E. C. Spitssl'a. The burden of his evidence was that the assassin Ava„
and had always been insane, but he believed
that, since Guiteau had been a Tawver, he had
always known the ordinary legs.1^consequences of criminal acts. Tlie prisOitej&liiard this
opinion with unconcealed satilfil-ljMjiftnd interpolated the remark that hefji™roI-*i)coi) ft
lawyer for Ave year*. Jn t!i(|mfpi*3'Mi'i frequent infiwfc.'iieiifc ''t!side8,''^lTffillKmnd-
in »\Aie of the er'es of ''Siifi)8i-f*f«|i«M<j in
the i-uaiehc- uiiOii^df -''I'^&f iprpl^j"!   -
DEATH BI FIRE.
Burning of the King  Theater at Vienna,
Austria—Over "OO lives Reported tost—
Terrible and Xhrillins: Scenes.
Vienna, Austria, December 9.
The Weiner Algemeine Zeltung, whose offices
are exactly opposite the ill-fatedRingTheater,
gives a graphic account of the catastrophe, of
which the following is an extract:
" WeAvrite Avith death in our hearts, unable
to find Avords to describe the pain Avhich Ave
suffer. A terrible calamity befell our city
last night. The Ring Theater, formerly
knoAvn as the Opera Comique, is in ashes, and
hundreds of human beings are A'ietims of the
catastrophe. Nothing like this horror has
ever occurred before in this city.
"At ten minutes to seA*en the fire broke out.
The theater Avas pretty Avell filled, but happily
not entirely crowded. A considerable number
of people Avere still in the dressing-rooms, and
a dense mass of carriages occupied tlie Sehalten
Ring. It had just commenced to snoAV, and in
the auditorium of the theater there Avas the
usual bustle before the commencement of a
performance—people Avalkiug up and down
looking for their places, and the noise of turning down seats Avas heard on all sides. The
boxes Avere Still empty, but the balcony and
galleries Avere Avell filled. On the stage
everything Avas in a state of activity and bustle, the workingmen re-
moA'ing scenery, etc. Offenbach's comic
opera, "Les Countcs D'lloffman," was to be
performed for the second time. Some of the
singers and actors had already taken their
places on the stage in costume, but a large
number Avere still in the dressing-rooms in the
hands of the costumCrs and hair-dressers. The
OA'erture had not j-et begun. Hoav the tire
commenced cannot yet be definitely stated,
and probably it Will never be known. According to one version the scenery was ignited by
a spark from electric machineiy. According
to another, a Avorkman Avith an alcohol lamp
caused the disaster. The former version is
the more likely one. Director Helemes-
berger, Avho stood upon the stage, Avas the
first to notice the fire. A moment after the
"flies" Avere Avrapped in flames and the network of Avood, ropes and eanA'as Avas burning
like tinder. Thepeople on the stage Avere
stupefied Avith fear at first, and they speedily
took to flight in most terrible confusion to-
Avard the ladies' dressing-rooms, on the left of
the stage, AA'here a small staircase led to
Hohenstaufen Strasse. In a moment the curtain fleAv up and a draft blew ifc hither and
thither until, like a fiery tongue, it darted
back and forth from the auditorium to the
stage. The fire then became master of the
Ring Theater.
"Fire! fire! the Ring Theater is on fire!"
was the cry that Avent from mouth to ear.
On Ring Strasse the flames Avere already
bursting through the roof, and cries, such as
Vienna neA'er heard before, filled it. They
seemed not like the cries of human beings,
but such aAvful accents as can be heard only
in a death struggle. The scene Was indescribable, all those inside the fated building
pushing their Avay toivard the street, Avhich
Avas croAvded at all points. The audience
from the theater straggled and crushed each
other, and confusion reigned supreme. Suddenly cries AVere heard from the AA'indows Of
the theater leading to the Ring. ThebalconJ-
OA'er the entrance Avas soon emptied, and the
cries of those at the AA'indows and of those
within the theater Avere awful, and SAvelled
louder and louder. The mass of people in the
street Avas groAving deiiser*5*8nstantly."
The folloAvhig is the narrative of HerrLind-
man, an actor engaged in the theater: "It
Avas0:45, and the second signal had been
given to the actors that "in a quarter of an
hour the-performance Avould begin. I was in
my dressing-room, aud on Jiearing the alarm
I nished on the stage and found myself in a
sea of flames. A violent draught of air rose
and a perfect column of fire seemed to rush
against the curtains, Avhich it quickly pierced.
Then a stream of lire poured, into the theatef
and up to the galleries. I only heard a single
horrifying scream—a single cry of unspeak*
able terror and fearful despair."
He then described the scene of the members
of the chorns'flying to reach the doorway and
escape from the fire.
Inspector NitBoe escaped f.bin his dA\-,lling
in the upper story. He describes the fearful
scene in the auditorium as folloAVs: "The
people lay there in heaps, and many in the
strangest postures. Some nad their hands
stretched out imploringly, and there Avere others Avhose nails Avere driven into the flesh in
pain and despair."
A lady Avho Avas in the third row of the par-
quette at the time of- the disaster says: " I
Avas-just about to take out my opera-glass
from its case, ivhen suddenly I remarked
that the curtain Avas driven out violently
toAvardme. A sheet of fire poured out immediately after OA'er the. seats. I grasped
mj* friend bj' the arm and hurried toAvard tins
central entrance, but in a moment all th.
lights Aveie extinguished, and we Avere in complete darkness. Only by keeping a firm hold
of the railing were Ave enabled to gi^pc our
Way down the stairway. Suddenly, to my
horror, I found that my friend.no longer clung
to me. I screamed out her name, and, to my
delight, I was answered. She caught hold of
me again, and Ave Avere crushed out through
the darkness with the living mass of fugitiA'cs
. and saA*ed."
LATER—EA'ENING.
Researches show that the upper gallery must
haA-e fallen into the pit, Avhere the only remains foiind are small fragments of bones.
Beyond a doubt 500 gallery tickets had been
issued. Only 100 of these are kiiown to haA'e
jumped from AvindoAvs, and competent judges
fear the loss of life mil be found to be fully
TOO. . -        -
The number of persons aetUaiiy reported
missing i3 GOO*
In regard to the origin of the fire, the Superintendent of Machinery states that the
sceneiy became ignited as the lamps were
being lighted by the electric current.
" All the performers except three of the chorus; were saved.
-— ■ « »   	
—"FeAV persons are aAvare of the variations that each day take place in their
height. These changes are nofcuniform;
that is to sajy the range of \*ai'iation is
greater iu some persons than, ifc is iu
others; and A\*hile on the average it ia
not far from half an inch, there are
those Avhose height in tAventy-four hours
varies more than an inch. As might bo
supposed, a man is tallest in the morning, Avhile the contraction in height ia
at its extreme • at bedtime.; The cause
jfor this difference is very simple. During the night there is little direct
pressure on the joints or vertebra* that
go to make up the spinal column. In
consequence of this, these gradually expand to their limits, raisino- or extending the body Avith them. But Avhen tho
body is placed in an upright position a
pressure is instantly put upon the A-erfce-
bra*, under Avhich they begin to contract, and in so doing they let doAvn the
body. The most marked changes are
xasinJlly found in those Avho are compelled by their daily duties to spend
most of their waking hours standing or
walking.
«»« .
■—A hen was killed in Griffin, Ga.,
the other day, and in dressing it Mrs.
Dunbar found t\venty-tA\*o lull-sized
eggs. The News tells it, and adds that
a Joncsboro hen laid an average of
eight eggs a day for three months. The
hen AA'ould lay so*metimes four eggs a
days, somoUmosltsix, eight, ten, twelvo
and fourteen.
Esport of the Secretary of  the Treasury.
Washington, December 6.
Ihe annual report of Secretary Folger,
transmitted by the President with hismes-
Bagre, coA-ered forty paffes of printed matter.
It states that the revenues for the fiscal 3*eai-
Avere ?3C0,783,293.5T, the ordinary expenses
$260,712,887.59, and there was left a surplus of
S100,009,.04.98, This surplus was disposed of
as follows:
To the redemption of bonds for
the sinking fund... .§74,271,200 00
JFractional currency for the sinking-fund       109,00100
loan of February, 1661     7,418,000 00
Ten-forties of 1864    2,016,150 00
Five-twenties of 1863  ..       18,300 00
•Five-twenties of 1S61  3,400 00
Five-twenties of 1865  3,700 00
Consolsofl865       143,150 00
Consolsof3867       959,150 00
Consols of 1868       337,400 00
Texas indemnity stock       100,000 00
Old demand, compound-interest,
and other notes      1,833,000 00
To the increase of cash in Treasury  14,637,023 93
The receipts of last year Avere greater than
the year before by '129,352,901.10. The customs
reA'enues Avere increased §11,637,611.42, and the
revenues $11,255,011,59. There Avas a decrease
of expenditures as folloAVs: Inthe Interior Department for pensions, $671,789.48; for premiums on purchased bonds, §1,734,071.64; and interest on the debt, $13,2-18,833.93. The receipts
forthe present year are estimated at §400,000,-
000, and the expenditures at $270,000,000.
The report recommends that National Banks,
at any time within tAvo years prior to the expiration of their corporate existence, be-alloAved
to extend the period of succession by amending* the article of association by the A*otes of
shareholders owning- two-thirds ofthe capital,
if the bank be found to be in g;ood shape.
THE TREASURY RESERVE.
The Department, the report declares, ha3
pursued the policy long* established of retaining- as n reserve for redemption of bonds about
40 per cent, of the notes outstanding*. In addition, sufficient money has been kept in the
Treasury to meet all other demands and obligations outstanding. The reserve has neA'er
been beloAv 26 per cent, and neA'er abOA*e 45
percent., of the outstandinfr notes. The liberal purchase and coinage of silver, aud the
receipt of them for public dues, has failed to
raise the market A'alue of silver, It is reeom-
mended that measures be taken to repeal the
act requiring* the issue of silver certificates,
and for the retirement of such as may be in
circulation. It is recommended that National
Banks be prohibited from retiring: their currency except after a prcA'ious notice of intention so to do, the length of such notice to be
fixed by law. The compelling of such a notice
would preA'ent the banks from suddenly contracting the volume of currency, and creating
the embarrassment that folloAved the passage of
the 3-per-ccnt. Refunding bill of Congress lit
the last session.
Between June 23, 1874, and 1878, silver coin
ivas nofc legal tender in payment of United
States bonds. The report asks Avhether foreign
bondholders Avho acquired their bonds during
this period may nofc regard the payment of
these bonds hoAv with silver coin as a breach of
faith. This GfoA-ernmeilt, the Secretary saya,
is abundantly able to discharge its debts In
money Avhich is eA'ery where accepted as a true
Btandard of value. "Further, on the subject of
sih*er coihnge at the rate of §3,000,000 por
month, he says:
" AVe furnish the Avorld Avith the largest portion of both silver and gold, and our exports
command the beStinoiley of the Avorid, as* they
ever should do, and will, unless Ave biitd oiir-
selA'eS to accept of a pooi'ei'. AVe need riot appear anywhere as -upplieafits when avc dearly
may be the contractors.. Some of the European nations Avhose concurrent action is necessary to any result that is sought, do not yet
appear ready to accept limitation, and AVhen
ready they may ask for a ratio that Avill be inconvenient for us to adopt, aud reduce the
ratio of silver belOAv the standard of our coinage. The most potential means of bringing
about any concert of action among different
cations Avould appear to.be for the United
States to suspend for the present the coinage
of silver dollars. Itis, therefore, recommended that proA'ision for the coinage o£ a fixed
amount each month be repealed, and the Sec-
-etary be authorized to Coin only so mvidh as
'will be necessary to supply the demand.
" The reA'efiile from customs for' the past
fiscal year AVas §198,159(676,0:2, ail increase of
£11,637,611,42 over that of the preceding year.
Of -the amount Collected, §133,903,033.39 Avas
collected at the port of Noav Tork, leaA'ing
559,251,146.63 as the amount collected at all the
other ports of the country. Tho expenses of
collection for the past year were §8,419,3-15.20,
au increase over the preceding year of $387,-
410.04, Avhile there Avas an increase in the rea*-
enue from customs OA'er the preceding year of
OA'er $11,500,000."
There Avas a decrease in the A'alue of imports amounting to OA'er $25,000,000, manufact-
tured avooI and scrap and pig-iron showing the
most of this decrease.
"REDUCTION OP TAXATION.
. The report declares that an equalization and
simplification of the tariff is UeCessary, hilt
leaA'es the method and degree to doii'fi'ess
Avithoitta i'eeomitlendation. She question df
disposing of the siirphis CJovei'nnicnt revenues
isintliis.c'oiiriectioii taken tip. The "Department is embarrassed in disposing of the Surplus in an economic and laAtful Avay. While
there is an alleged stringency in the money
market, the call for millions of bonds is slOAvly
heeded, and its Qlferto purchassbondgisnotin
full accepted. The entering of the market and
buying of bonds at their current rates is not
recommended, because experts show that
this cannot be done Avithout a loss to the
Treasury. The announcement, too, ofe such
a purpose Avould put .up tho market
price. The report suggests that, in a-Icav
of this existence of a surplus of reA-enue, it
might be Avell to lessen certain taxes. A reduction of the tax on liquor and tobacco is not
recommended. Butbank cheeks, matches and
proprietary taxes are suggested as proper ones
to lessen. Ifc is further recommended that if
Congress determines on a decrease of the 1'eV'
en*.'(•• il seek that eild as Vv-oli thrpv''*-'i a revision of tile exist ing Tariir.laAvs as thfotigll ah
abatement of the internal revenue.
BEFUNDIXO .AIEASUKES.
On the subject of the refunding measures of
the year the report saj-s:
"On the 1st of JNbA*ember there remained
outstanding of bonds bearing three and a half
per cent, interest, payable at the pleasure of
the GoA'ernment after proper notice, $563,380,-
950, included in Avhich Avere §12,035,500 called
bonds not matured. If the excess of revenues
OA-er expenditures should continue as during
the past year, its application to the.payment of
the bonds can be made at the discretion of the
Secretary, and to that extent the GoA'crmr.ent
will be relieved from the necessity of paying
any premium of consequent redemption of its
bonded debt."
Concerning future rei'llnding measures the
report, Avhile making no recommendations,
daclares that it fears short-term bonds bearing
a lower rate than 3". pet; Crfnt. cannot be marketed. It is suggestcd.if any be issued, that
they be made not shorter than ten-year obligations. * . !.-'■-' ""■
The attention Of Congress 1s called to the
presence of pleuro-pnciiinonlrt among cuttle
in different sections of the* country, and to the
necessity of quarantining imported cattle.
Jt is recommended that abetter appropriation be made for the lifc-saA-ing service; that
the pension laAvs beextended to the revenue
marine service; nnd that the project for the
search for the Jeannette, suggested by Captain Hooper, be acted up:>n.
 , .»-•-»—	
—Ac enterprising firm in London
has devised a scheme Avhich goes way
ahead of the American drummer. Their
idea is to charter aiid lit" out a ship
with samples of all kinds of goods, and
to send this ship to all the principal
ports of the world. The vessel will be
divided into cabins of a size that Avill
permit the eflective display of most)
descriptions of goods —they Avill * ho
"bijou show l'ooms," in fact—and
manufacturers can send their own
representatives, Avho will, if so desired,
be placed under supervision by the
charterers of the vessel. j-fcAitogether
the idea is both novel and good.
--■Mr. James Viclc savs It may be regarded as sin -Sfabli.shcd fiiot'that apples will keep belitoi" in u*.<iist pi* dap*)p
OeJlftr$ tl-jiii in ijrv olios, *''■■ *': ,**"  *'
MICHIGAN STATE NEWS.
Agricultural College 3fews.
The addition to the chemical laboratory has
just been completed. The addition is a sub-'
stantial structure, tro stories in height, ofthe
same general style of architecture as the older
portion of the laboratory, but somewhat higher. It is built to the south of the old laboratory, and forms a continuous buildiug with it.
Its dimensions are 70 feet east and Avest by 40
north and south.
The first or basement story, contains several
fine, Avell-lighted rooms, Avhich for Avant of
means Avill not be finished the present j-ear.
The second-story contains the lecture room,
apparatus room, private study and laboratory.
The lecture room is a model of its Mud. It is
about 40 feet square, and is supplied Avith
abundance of light from skylights and side
AvindoAvs. The seats, consisting of chairs on
iron pedestals, are ranged in concentric i'oavs,
on an inclined floor sloping towards the lecture table. All experiments performed by the
lecturer"can be seen perfectly by any person
in the room. The room is provided Avith AA-a-
terandgas, and, as Avell as the AA'hole building, is heated by steam, which is eoirveA'ed
underground a distance of about 800 feet, from
the neAV heating works. The floor andAvood-
Avork are finished in oil.
The study consists of two rooms, separated
by a partial partition, respectively 20 by 16
feet, and 20 by 1*3 feet. These rooms are Avell
lighted and nicely finished. The inner one is
connected Avith the private laboratory, the
outer one AVith the apparatus room. The private laboratory contains the chemicals andap-
paratus necessary for chemical analysis, and
the apparatus room contains the A'aried philosophical instruments necessary to give first"
class instruction in chemical physics.
The Avhole building, old and ne*v, consists of
an expanded portion at each end, that at the
north being 51 by 36 feet, that at the south 70
by 40 feet, connected by a narroAver portion 29
feet Avide and 67 feet long. The total length
north and south is 143 feet exclusive of
porches. Some changes are being made in the
old portion to suit the new demands; the old
lecture room being converted into a student's
AVork-room; and the old pfiA*ate study and apparatus room will be modified somewhat. A
coil Of steam pipes has been put in the old
Avorli-room for heating purposes.—Lansing Ilepiiblican.
m
Michigan   JHarbor   and   Kiver    Improve*
incuts.
In the estimates recently transmitted to
Congress Avere the folloAving for the improvement of Michigan harbors and riA-ers:
improving Ail Sable. $ 12,000
Impi-OA'ing the ice harbor, Bell River... 5,000
Improving Black Lake Harbor......... 55,000
Improving Chai-leA'oiX Harbor.,,,...... 20,000
ImproATingCheboygan Harbor.......... 20,000
ImproA-ing Frankfort Harbor  40,000
Improving G-rand Haven Harbor^.-..... 125,000
Harbor of Refuge of Lake Huron...... 100,000
ImproA'ingLudington Harbor...  35,000
IhiproA-ing Manistee Harbor  40,000
IinproA'ing Monroe Harbor  2,000
Improving Mugkegon Harbor...... — 75,000
Improving Marquette Harbor  18,000
IihproAlng Ontonagon Harbor  60,000
ImprbA'ing "Pentwater Harbor— ..... 85,000
Harbor of Refuge, Portage "Lake  100,000
ImproA-i ng St Joseph Harbor.  38,000
ImproA'ing Saugatuck  25,000
Sotfth Haven  25,000
Thunder Bay......  15,000
White RiA-er..,,..,  40,000
Clinton River.,.,,,.  25,000
"DetroitRiver..-,, ,,.-,,,,  186,000
Grand River. ...-,.;:,„;,,,,,,,..■,--..... 15,000
SaginaAvRiA-er....-.;.-..-.-.-.-,.-s.-...-,-.-,,„, 205,000
Keporfc of tlie- Commissioner of Railroads.
The ninth annual report of the Comniis-
siohe"' Of "Railroads for 1SS0 has been published. The reptfrfc cdife-'s the husiuess of
fifty-different corporations under the Cdi!-*
trol of thirty-six different managements.
The aggregate number of***miles owned is
5,S10.0S, an increase of 451.5Sinil.s OA'erthe
OAvnership in 1S79. The number of miles
of double track is 331.29, an increase of 17.67
milea for the year. Siding facilities were
increased 141.S0 miles, and the entire length
of track- fcoiuptited as single, is 7.53S.07
miles', of Avhich 3,G71.ul ate liild With steel
railSj Jtiid 3,870 06 AA'ith iron. At the
Close of the year the Capital stock
aggregated £160,580,320.05,; the total funded
and floating debt AA-as $153,372,308 90; total
iuA'Cfitod iu railroad property in the State,
$-04,uiV>20.48" aggYej-ato earnings, IJ-56,-
050,054.10; freight earnins*!, $-ll,48'i}201,71:
passenger earnings, $15,213,792.39* receipts
from other sources, $724,611,22; operating
expenses, $.32,25S,990.**4, interest, $9,346,-
123,52; rentals,' ^1,405,17157; construction
account, $7,368,854.24; number of stations,
844; number of employes, 17,482; total of
fence construction, 5,010 miles; cost, $1.-
385.142.51; number of .locomotives,'" 1,513;
number of cars, 43,013; mileage for trains,
42,209,776| passengers carried, 13,507,2)0;
aA'erag'e rate 2!^ cents per mile} average
di-tancc tr-A'eled, 41.^' miles; tonnage of
freight carrieJ, 55,.l22,2-0; average ra!e, 8.6
mills per ton per mile; number persons
killed, 272; tax.s paid, $521,513.34, etc., etc."
JHCicliigan Items.
At Detroit the other day Henry Hunt
committed suicide by throAving 'himself
under a passing locomotiVe, His body Avas
cut in Iaa'o at the waist, "ganiily. trouble
was the inducing moUve of the deed.
"Mason L. Shafer, a railroad postal clerk
at Grand Rapids, has been arrested for
grossly insulting women, in a certain quarter
of the city, who were compelled to be out
after dark.
The store, building and general stock oi
•niercliandi-e oAVnod  by R.   C.  Jones,   of
(Jha lotte, situated at Sunfield, Eaton County- blirrted a feAV nights ago.   Loss Onstock
•}3i000 ; oh building $i,5O0.
Charles Puiver, of Cedar Springs, is
charged by his neighbors with having permitted two horses left in his care to starve
to'death. It appears that they gnawed
away the wooden manger and partitions.
GoA'crnor Jerome has appointed William
Jennison and John J. Speed Judges of the
Wayne County Circuit, and they Avill assume their duties on January 1. Bo Hi gentlemen are said to be admirably qualified
for the position.
The trial of Mr.**. Barnard at Charlotte for
the alleged murder of the wife of Rev.
Curtis has resulted in the acquittal of the
accused.
Dutcher& Son's grocery store at Brecken-
i'idge, Gratiot County, AA'as burned on the
4th. Loss on stock, $2,000; insured for
$1,500; loss on building, $800; insured for
$400.
The following are the Detroit Avheat quotations: No. 1 White, S1.37@137^. Xo. 2
White, •jl.-33@1.33K; No. 2 Red, S1.40®
1.40K-
At Grand Rapids on the, 7th Peter Blandon,
a painter in the car-shops, Avas struck by a
passenger train, Avhile Avalking on the track,
and instantly killed.
Neil Malloy, a brakeman ou the Detroit,
C'-ikI Haven & Milwaukee Railroad, fell from
t:-e train at Grand Haven on the night of the
6th. When found he Avas dead and his body
badly mangled.
The Grand Rapids police found a lot of jewelry buried in a SAvamp a few days ago. It has
since been identified as part, of the.plunder
stolen by burglars from the jeAvclry store of
Stevenson, of Rockford, Kent County.
J. L. Clackner, a Grand Rapids jeweler,
Avhose sole business is manufacturing or repairing for a few old friends or for other jewelers, Avas robbed on the afternoon of the 7th
of between $600 and .$700>vorth of HheAvatches
and money, the best of the goods in his care.
He Avas Avaited on by a man who sent him
after a elocl-v to an imaginary place, and Avhile
he was gono tlie stranger broKe open Jiis voooi
and plundered Wm,         *
Economy In Dress.,
A dress that is so peculiar as to be
striking;, either from its brilliancy of
color or any other cause, should be
adopted only by a Avoman -avIio has
many changes of raiment, and so may
wear jt only occasionally, or the sight
of it becomes a bore, even if at first it
is interesting from its novelty. The
woman Avho has many dresses can
afford alsp to give it away or convert it
to some other use before it is Avorn,
while the unobtrusive dress easily
lends itself to some different adjustment, Avhich gives it an entirely neAv
aspect.
A woman who has but one best gOAvn
can ''Avear it with a difference," like
the rue Ophelia oilers to her brother,
so as to make it suitable to many occasions, especially if she have two Avaists,
or " bodies," as the English call them.
One skirt Avill easily outlast tAvo waists,
and therefore this is a real saving. Bui
suppose that there be but one Avaisfc, oi
the dress be made all in one piece
(than which there is no prettier fashion),
and it should be Avorn one day high in
the neck, Avith collar and cuffs," on
another day with the neck turned iu,
and a lace or muslin fichu gracefully
adjusted with bows 'or fioAvers, and a
bit of lace at the wrists, ,a pair of long
gloves, and a more elaborate dressing
of the hair, it Avill be scarcely recognizable. But the dress must be of a
very general character, like black silk,
or some dark color, or the pleasure oi
the neAv impression is lost.
The Avise person Avith a small capital
never buys any but a good and lasting
thing. Each year she adds one or two
realiy solid possessions to her Avard-
rolie, which, treated with care, last
her m my years. Thus on a really small
sum she may dress very beautifully.
Without a capital one is often obliged
to bu}* what can last bnt for a few
months; but there is choice even here.
There is certainly a great economy
in a woman's adopting for occasions of
ceremony one dress from Avhich she
neA-er diverges. It becomes her characteristic, and there is even a kind of
style and. beanty in the idea. The
changing fashions in color and material
pass without affecting her. She is
never induced to buy anything because
itis new. She is always the same. The
dress in this case must have a certain
simplicity. It costs her little thought
and little time, and when the old edition, becoming worn, gives way to the
new the change is not perceived, nor is
it noticed when the neAV in its turn becomes old.
Such dress as this must of course lie
Avithin certain limits. Suppose it to be
a black velvet: it Avould last, Avith care,
at least five or six j'ears. Suppose it to
to be a white cashmere—a dress of
small cost*, it could, with care, iasfc two
seasons; and then, cleaned, last another
season or two; and then dyed, be
turned into a Avalking dress to last two
seasons more.
There is a great economy in deciding
on a few becoming colors in their seA"-
eral shades, and confining one's dress
to these. Choosing colors that harmonize with each other, like gray, black,
purple, blue, yellow, AVhite and never
buying any other colors, one may. in
making over garments, use one With
another so that nothing is wasted.
It i_ also important to knoAV what
point of dress to emphasize. For instance, one may expend a large sum on
a gown, and if tlie shoes are shabby or
ill-made, the gloves Avorn, and the bonnet lacks style, the gown is entirely
thrown aAvay. But the gOAvn may be*
no longer neAv; it must uoav be carefully brushed and well put on, the collar
and cull's, or other neck and Avrist
trimmings, must be in perfect-order, fche
boots we'll made and well blacked, eA*en
if not neAV, the gloves faultless, and'.lhe
bonnet neat and stylish. The elect is
of a A\rell-dressed woman; no man, and
very feAV Avomen, perceive that the
tU'GSS is not a neAV one.—Mrs. T. W.
Dewing-, ill Harper's Magazine.
Litigation Over a Rooster.
"Dat ar rooster am de berry same
one dat mns1 been spir'ted often de
roost of Mrs. Bennett, fo' shuah," said
the venerable David BroAvn in Justice
Paulin's Court in Newark, Saturday
afternoon. "1 knowed ifc byde Avinkin'
of de off eye. A niggah ez can't ketch
onto' de pints in a chicken ain't Avorf
nuffin'. Judge, 1 ken swar to dat
rooster Av'd my las' breff.*'
Mr. BroAArn Avas a Avitness in the case
of Hittell against Bennett. The complainant, a comely AvidoAV, sought to
haA*e the defendant convicted of breach
of the peace, for calling her a chioken
thief. It Avas shoAvn by the testimony
that Mrs. Bennett lost a Avhite rooster
last spring, and that recently she saAV
in Mrs. Hiltell's yard what she Avas sure
AA'as the missing chanticleer. Sho- essayed to take possession of it, but Mrs.
Hittell foiled her. Then followed
much vituperative language, and all
the Avomen in the neighborhood got excited over the affair. ' Some folks asserted that Mrs. Bennett ought to knoAV
the fowl that she brought up from the
egg', others insisted that the fact that
the clu'ntieleer slaved on Mrs. Hittell's
roost for seven months proved that it
Avas her property, Avhile not a feAV intimated that it Avas strange that David
BroAvn obtained a white rooster at the
time that Mrs. Bennett's favorite disappeared.
Mrs. Hittell and Mrs. Bennett Avere
represented in court bv laAvyers, and
nine white women, three colored aunties, two Avhite men aud David Brown
Avere present as AVitnesses. A croAvd of
la\A*yers and politicians gathered as
spectators. David Brown was certain
that he recognized the rooster as the
property of Mrs. 13ennetfc. He four
times offered her -31 for it, and finally
bought one like it just as hers disappeared.
" Are you an expert on roosters?"
asked Mrs. Hittell's lawyer.
•'I reckon I is," AA'as the reply, -*coz
I ketched'em in de aa*ooc!s on de ole
plantation."
' * Could you tell your rooster from
Mrs. Hittell's if they AA'ere put in a room
together?"
'■What yer ax sich questions fo1?
Does yer think 1'se got no sense nor
"spcrience? Jest you pick out a coon
dat can't tell his chicken fromanodder.
Go way Avid sich questions. Clar to
goodness!"
"I don't Avant any more from him,"
said the lawyer, ■' for he has no sense."
"I'se got more sense than a lawyer
ez thinks a coon can't pick out de right
rooster in de dark ez Avell ez de light."
After all the AVitnesses had testified.
Judge Paulin dismissed the case, and
advised the Avonien to go home and be
friends. They paid each $5 to a laAV-
yer, besides costs of court, and tAventy
men and AA-omen Avere kept in court six
hours. The rooster Avasn't worth a dollar.—N.  Y. Sun.
PERSONAL Ahu LITERARY.
—Miss Annie Louise Cary is nien-
fcionsd as the possessor of $_5G^00Or=fall
earned by her own charming, voice. 4
—A writer having excited the wrjath
of Mr. Browning, " I should like," aaid
the-poet, "to rub that man's nose in| his
own books." . '       .'
—Mr. Longfellow ahvays uses, an old-
fashioned quill pen. The "old clock
on the stairs" he does not own. It | belongs to a family in Pittsfield, Mass.-
—Alphonse Daudet says of his wife
that "she is an artist herself. There
is nofc a page which I have written that
she has not seen and Tetouched, Avhere-
on she has not throAvn her delicate
poA\ der of blue and gold." j
—The late Sidney Lanier published a,
short romance, called Tiger-lilies, a"bjout
fifteen years ago, which appears to have
escaped the attention of his biographfers.
Along Avith much that Avas youthful and
crude there was also much that ivas
striking and fine. ";
—The Princess Beatrice's birthday
book has been published. Ifc consists
of tAvelve tastefully arranged groups
and garlands suitable to the monfths
they represent, with appropriate quotations from the poets. The illustrations
are the Queen's own designs. ,f
—Oscar Wilde has received, the.jun-
kindesfc cut of all from Prof, Mahaffy,
who has cruelly utilized the collegejca^
reer of the lily and sunflower poet at
Dublin as an illustration of the thesis
that a" stupid boy gains more than a
brilliant one from a University training.
—It is almost a pity to spoil the fine
story that General Lytle 'wrote 'his
"Anthony and Cleopatra" the night
before he fell at Chickam.auga, andthat
itAvas found in his pocket saturajted
with his blood, but the poem appears
in CoggeshalPs Collection, published ia
1860, three years before Chickamauga,
and it AA'as nofc then neAV. '3*   ' ';
—John J. Piatt and his wife, the
poets, are now in Boston. "-TbraPepry
thus deccribes them: '•Jdr. PMtj it
may be recalled, Avas the early friend
of Mr. HoAA'ells when Mr.. Ho wells Was
still living in Ohio, and the %avo published a modest little book- conjointly,
nnder the title, 'Poems hy Two Friends.'
Mr. Piatt uoav has something the look
that Mr. HoAvells had before he grew
broader and stouter, without, hoAve/yer,
Mr. Ho wells' prominent chin. Bbth
have the most kindly and delightful of
smiles. Mrs. Piatt is the embodiment
of her poems. She has a refined, .sensitive face, capable of expressing every
variation of feeling; in figure slight,
of medium height, and conveying in ber
whole personality the woman by anjel-
emenfc Avhich is so largely maternal'in
her poems." ' I
HUMOROUS. J
—"Bard out," as the poefesaid when
he found the stiyet door locked against
him.—Marathon Independent.^      .' \
—Wear a cheerful countenance. 1J _
your mirror won't smile on you, hpAV
can you expect anybody Will?—-Boston
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—■*• Who wrote the Book of Jamjes,
in the Kew Testament?" asked a, .Sunday-school teacher in a Missouri viilage-*
and a little felloAvatthe foot of theclass
shouted, "The James Boys!"—Chicago
Tribune. j
—A German "sat on the* bank ojf a
river Avatching an Englishman who Ayas
fishing.: Finally he exclaimed:-; "'Here
I have been for four hours watching
this man holding his line; strange that
he does not lose his patience!"— Neue
FreiePresse. ■■•■    *       - -. I
—Mary Jane wants a recipe for preserving the ha:r. Certainly. Use white
sugar, " pound for pound," add enough
water to make a heavy sirup', add the
ha'r, and four ounces oleomargarine,
boil, strain and put up in glass or stone
jars.- -Hartford "lH,nies. .       ,,   . . * !
—A boy. at Columbus swallowed.
tAventy feet of red ribbon in order that
he might afterward pull* ft out 'of his
mouth, conjuror fashion,*'and astonish
the lamily. The .result,.did.,npt„however, astonish the family half so much
as ifc did the boy.— Bostdn"¥ds£   *"*  [
—Young man, don't 'turh'''u*p'" your
elegant, snobbish nose at> your motkfer,
if she does take . a little, unkindlyjto
•-our cigarette-smoking innate ways.
She has watched you very closeIy*f.rom
the day the light was- too bright.^or
your eyes, and ifc pains her heart to see
you blooming out into a swell idiot..;—
Neui Haven Begister. *   .    ;
—'•I am thirty-two years old;"a* brunette, aud have $350,000 in.my OAvn
right. Will you marry me?"' wrote a
Brooklyn (N*. Y.) Avoman 'to. 'Mayor
Carter Harrison, of Chicago.'*' Western
Mayors enjoy opportunities* for mashing that seldom fall to the lot of-;their
brothers in the bleak New England
clime.—Hartford Post.
—It is told about a Las "Vegas
While sitting under a tree at
City Avaiting for her, lover, a cinnamon
bear came along and approaching f rom
behind began to hug her. She thought
it Avas her king of men and so ' leaned
back and enjoyed it hugely,-murmuring: "Tighter!" It broke the bear all
up and he retreated..to the.hill and hid
in the forests three days to get over his
mortification.—Las Vegas Optic.
Old lsom's \Toke.
girl:
Mineral
—Will the coming man shut tho door
behind him? is the latest inquiry. H
ll^tf-.bo hoped that he will; for the go<
■^0iwaU s.Woja AQftSt—Somervillei/owr
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The other daj* a sIioav came to. Little
Rock and Avas shamefully imposed upon
by old Isom. While standing near the
tent he saw a croAA'd of "low-spirited"
boys, grieving on account of financial
depression.
"Does jTor youngsters Avant ter go
inter de exhibition?" he asked.   "     •
The boys responded in noisy chorus.
" Well," come on, den. I uster be! a
chile myself, an' unlike de . mos' ob
men, I hain't forgot hit. Count dese
boys," he added, addressing* the 'doorkeeper. The man began counting; and
by the time the boys had passed in,
Isom Avas Avalking around, talking jto
acquaintances from the plantations, i
"Here," said the shoAvman, "give me
twenty tickets." •      t ...     '
"What fur? Does yer .think mc;a
lottery agent?"
"You passed in twenty b'6^6:ad__j
want the tickets or the moneyi^B___-
" I doan owe yer no ,tickej5j||5j
doan oAve yer no money """
"You're an old liar." 	
"Looka heah, mister, yer''d"*!|S§|| 5H
canvass this subject 'forcye^niff ffl
out sich a invitation. I ^i^Ui^^ p
yer ter pass de boys in.* 1 sauT cpu u
'em. I'se always heard dat 'showiSRSL
is good in 'rilhmetic, an' I wanted"^ Sap
satisfy myself. Yer say. dat ,dar wjS"^
twenty boys. I doan 'spute yer jWdr 1,
case I ain't no mathetician. S'posen I
take a lot ob boys ter de cashier ob a
bauk an' axes him ter count 'cm, do js
dat signify dat de cashier is g vine to sr
pass'em inter de money room? "No.sa i!
Go on back ter yer tent, for I sees a
regiment goin' in."
The shoAvman, remembering that he
had left the entrance unguarded, turneji,
when Isom rau away with  ail" agili
rarely exhibited in an old man.'^'LiUk
fiook tictfeitj.
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