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Monday, Dec. 29, 1 A. M. Indications. For the Middle Atlantic States, warmer sovtlierhj winds, falling barometer, cloudy weather and possibly rain.

For the South. Atlantic States, slight changes in temperature and pressure, southeasterly winds and partly cloudy weather. Local Keport. Dkcembkk 28, 1879, Cash Terms of Al vcrtKlnir. 2 lines 1 day 0 40 1 smf c(4 lines) 4 dy.ll lines 1 day 0.V11 do.

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1 mouth 8 01 BjT-FotTB Links Coxstitctk A RijCARK. If an advertisement exceeds lour li uos tho price will hw in exact proportion. All advertisements are pavahla al the time of their insertion. Marriages and Death Notices of three lines twenty-five cents uucb, and mnst in all cases be Indorsed. We do not insnrn the Insertion of any advertisement on any specified day or davs, nor do wo limnm the number ot Insertions within the time required bv the advertiser.

Advertisements will, however, have their full number of Insertions when the time ran be made tin, but when accidentally left out, and the number of Insertions cannot be given, the money paid for the omitted Insertions will be returned to the advertiser. A Scare in a Theatre. A brief sensation occurred at tho matinee performance at JlolUday Street Theatre on Saturday afternoon, growing outot a disturbance caused by an intoxicated man, during which some foollMh persons raised a cry ot lire. The play was "The Two Orphans," with Kate Claxton, who hart been the heroine on several memorable occasions, and her husband In the cast. The house was crowded, ladles constituting most of the audience.

An individual In tho orchestra chairs had given offense several times, and at the end of the fourth act ot the play the doorkeeper took him out. When tho lobby was reached the man attempted to strike tho doorkeeper, seeing which a boy up stairs yollod out "Fight." The cry was mistaken tor "Flro," and this terrible cry was echoed by several nervous people. The effect ot this was to create a panlo among the ladlos. Everybody rose up, and some started towards the door. A number ot men who hail not lost their heads sjught to nllny the excitement and threw themselves in tho aisles to check the exit.

Kate Claxton and her husband came before tho curtain and secured the attention of the audience. Her husband told them that tho trouble was about a light, and a very small ono at that, which was over. This reassured the people, who took their scats and tho play was Uulshod without further incldont. flratn Trade. Foreign grain exports from Baltimore on Saturday aggregated 119,81 bushels corn.

The exportation of wheat has for some time been almost at a standstill, and the foreign markets continue about ton cents a bushel against us. It is stated that tho only wheat shipments from this port now are In fulfilment of outstanding contracts. The greater part of the wheat Is going Into the elevators, where a million and a-half bushels of it are now stored. The elevator people say they can handle all the corn that may come, as tlio European demand for It 1 good, but they look upon wheat as dead weight to carry. It was reported last week that one of tho trunk lino roads seriously contemplated cutting off tho receipt of wheat at the West to go over Its road.

It Is stated that speculators, taking advantage, of tho abundauca ot capital, have in largo measure secured the control of tho wheat are determined to make Europe pny high prices for It. They act upon the lie BO Oj c--. I 1 1 7.00 S0.251 80 78 js. W. 2 .00 Clear.

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Tne Ute Ontragres Ouray's Failure H'nr Imminent. Denver, December 27. Ouray's appearance before the commission at Los Pinos, yesterday, without his prisoners created considerable feeling. Upon the question being asked, "Ouray, where are the prisoners?" he affected great surprise, and said he had not understood that the commission wanted the Indians as prisoners of war, and had not thought that any of them were to be tried, but he had thought that all of them were to go to Washington to have a talk with the great father on the subject of their wrongs. Inasmuch as the principal difficulty the commission has been struggling with was to induce the Indians to give themselves up for trial, and as they had finally consented upon the condition that they should not be tried In Colorado, this affectation of misunderstanding tho wishes of the commission was too much for even the patience of Gen.

Hatch, and tor the second time since the convening of the commission he lost his temper, and for the first time he lost confidence In the final success of his efforts. Last night he expressed himselfrto the effect that he did not believe Ouray had the power to enforce the surrender of the Utes. He has, I think, finally given up the hope that the Indians will be surrendered, and Is making preparations to start out. Ouray was not reproached by him for any display of bad faith or with direct lying, but he was told by Gen. Hatch that he would start on the 28th for Alamosa, and would remain one day at the station or the 25 miles distant.

Should he choose to deliver up the Indians there upon the 29th they would bo received. Ouray then began to entertain the commission with stories of men who had been frozen and lost in the effort to get out at thi3 season a childish plan to deter Gen. Hatch from leaving. He evidently fears tho consequences to his tribe' should Gen. Hatch lea've without the prisoners, as he evidently cannot persuade or force the Utes to deliver themselves up.

It has been impossible to obtain heretofore a full list of the names of the twelve Utes who are to be tiled at Fort Leavenworth from the commissioners, and it has been equally impossible to ascertain when theoe twelve are to be tried, for the testimony of the Meekers, as given to the press, convicts only a few of them of the crime. This list is frequently referred to by the commissioners and attaches in connection with certain Indians, and always with the "star" list. What this list is I cannot say positively, but from hints dropped by members of tho commission, and stray remarks made by them when they imagined the reporters were not alert, I am confident the "star" list contains the names of those Indians who committed a crime worse than murder or arson; a crime which Is spoken of only with bated breath, and which has not as yet even been hinted at by the newspapers. It is well known that the story of the women as given to the public and their testimony under oath differ widely, and the crimes of which they accuse the Indians in their sworn testimony would suffice to hang any man of whatever color, without the formality of a trial in the twinkling of an eye. That this list contains-the names of thoso Indians who are accused of this nameless crime towards the defenseless women is not a sudden conclusion, but one which has been arrived at after careful consideration, and which will be fully supported when the trial of the miscreants takes place.

Douglas and Persune are known to be two of the names contained in the list, but the other names can only be obtained at the time of the trial. A serious situation. Denver, Dec. 28. A special to the Denver Tribune from Los Plnos, dated 2oth represents that the situation Is very serious there.

Gen. Hatch was to have started from Los Plnos yesterday and spend the night at Cllne's ranche, on the Cimarron. On the 30th he will start from there for Alamosa, which is the last railroad station. Gen. Hatch has given up all hope of securing the Indians, and as his departure Is tantamount to a declaration of war, much anxiety Is felt as to his fate.

There are several hundred braves near Los Pinos, and the whites all told do not number over Iwenty-flve. The roads are blocked with snow, and only passable for light buckboards. The Indians have the whites completely trapped. Those In the bowl are Gen. Hatch, Col.

Valois, and W. F. Saunders, of Yli-glnia, the Denver Tribune correspondent, fifteen soldiers and the agency employes. Gen. Adams Is In Denver.

It is believed that the troop of cavalry under Col. Mackenzie, stationed at Fort Garland, has been ordered to make a forced march to Los Plnos at once, but they cannot get there before the Indians make an attack, unless Ouray succeeds In keeping them quiet a little longer. Ouray, Anlmos City, Sllverton and other settlements are greatly exposed. The White River Utes have consumed all the stores taken from the White River Agency, and are eager to make an attack on the Los Pinos Agency. If Gen.

Hatch has left without the Indian murderers It is considered that war will open at once. The Indians will strike the first blow, as they have everything their own way at present, owing to the removal of the troop3 to distant points at the demand of Ouray. Special Dispatch to the Baltimore Sun. Funeral of a Prominent Citizen of Frederick County. Frederick, Dec.

28. The funeral of Hon. D. W. Nalll, a prominent citizen of Frederick county; who died suddenly at his residence, about 12 miles from Frederick, last Wednesday, the eighty-third anniversary of his birthday, took place yesterday afternoon and was largely attended.

Mr. Nalll was born In Chester county, Pennsylvania, and was a civil engineer by profession. For a number of years, however, he engaged In merchandizing, and was captain of -several military companies. In 1840, 1842 and 1843 he was elected to the House of Delegates from Frederick county, and from 1846 to 1850 served as State Senator. In 1860 he was a member of the famous Legislature that met in Frederick.

Since then he has been living in retirement on his farm. He was a man of commanding appearance, being over six feet in height, was an extensive reader, and possessed fit very considerable ability and influence. His fine library contained many valuable works, among them a complete set of Nlles's Register. Special Dispatch to the Baltimore Sun. A Snooting: A Hair in Virginia Frozen to Ieatli.

Lynchburg, Dec. 27. Yesterday, in a shooting affray at Staunton, between a railroad conductor and an engineer, names not ascertained, both emptied five-shooters. One was struck three times and the other once, and both are badly wounded, but may recover. A very old man, named Richard Davenport, a carpenter, while under the influence of liquor laid down in the road near Spout Springs, Appomattox county, Friday night, and was found Saturday morning frozen to death.

Special Dispatch to the Baltimore Sun. The Pocomoke Sensation. SNOW HILL, Md, Dec. 27. Justice Qulnn, at Pocomoke City, to-day caused Wm.

J. Aydelotte to give ball in $2,000, to appear at the May term of the Circuit Court to answer to tho chargo of attempt to outrage Mrs. Wm. S. C.

Polk, in November last. Various Telesrrams. The walking match in New York ended Saturday night with the following score: Hart 540 a miles, Krohne 534, Faber 531, Pegram 527, Hughes 520 Fitzgerald 520 tf, Williams 502 Campana 500, Rae 450, O'Brien 484, Geldert 462, Clow 450, and Briody 450. Hart was loudly cheered as he buckled the champion belt about his waist and walked twice around the track. Hart looked almost as fresh at the finish as at the start.

On his 500th mile Campana dropped into a chair at the judges' stand, thoroughly exhausted. At Mount Vernon, Friday night, Wm. McKlnney visited the house of Alfred Smith, whose daughter had become the mother of McKinney's child. Smith was drunk, and ordered him to take the girl and child away. McKlnney started out with the baby in his arms, when Smith stabbed him In the back.

McKlnney then drew a pistol and shot Smith through the heart. He was arrested. Thos. Edmunds, convicted at Ozark, of the murder of Julia Aserbreak and their child, has been sentenced to be hanged February 27. The crime was committed In 1878.

He murdered the girl and child to get rid of them, and gave out that they had died while on a visit to Poplar Bluff, Mo. Their remains were found and identified. Sam Woodruff and Joe Leminab, the latter a half-breed Indian, who murdered R. B. Hay-ward, a farmer, of Jefferson county, on September 10, were taken from the Jail at Golden and lynched yesterday by a mob.

At a dance at Al. Riley's house, near Dublin, Saturday night, a man named Gibson shot and killed Riley. VOLUME LXXXYI. NO. Herman's Central Theatre.

A Happy New Year to allI Gigantic Attraction for New Year's Stupendous Novelties for New Tear's! Engagement of the Popular New York Actor, Sid. C. France. who will appear la the great Sensational Drama entitled Marked for Life. Mounted In Metropolitan style, with new scenery, costumes, properties and mechanical effects, and with our Superior Stock Company in the cast.

Tom harper, the only one-legged Song-and-Danco Artist in the world the only one-legged Skater and Acrobatic Spade Dancer in the world. His first appearance since his return from Europe, where lie met with' great success. He will appear In conjunction with the Beautiful Skatorlal Queen and Character Vocalist, Miss Jessie Merton, The foreign press proclaim these artists the Acini of Novelty and Originality. Homer and Holly, the unrivaled Song-and-Dance Artists, In their original sketch, Shakspeare Outdone. First appearance of the Magical Vocal Change Star, Miss Carrie Lavarnie.

Re-engagement of the greatest of Irish teams, Sparks Bros. These gentlemen are without doubt the finest artists in their line, and will appear in entire new selections. In addition to the abov array of novelties the universal favorite, MR. FRANK WHITE will appear In the laughable comedy of the Colored conductors. Our Superior Stock Troupe, Mr.

Geo. c. Charles, Kitty pell, Ella Kent, Jas. Bradford, Lillie white, dan Oakley, And all the Other Favorites. An Entertainment Never Excelled! Matinee Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.

Our Glorious Holiday Matinee New Year. No advance in prices 15 and 25 and 50 cents. Slaryland Institute. Parents! Guardians! Children and the Clergy! pronounce Uncle Tom's cabin! Tncle Tom's cabin! Uncle Tom's Cabin! As played at the Institute by George Ktjnkel, adele Clarke, Little Eva French and the Great Company, the most captivating and instructive entertainment ever witnessed in Baltimore. The two Bands of Jubilee Singers have been angmonted for this, the New Year's Week.

Grand Family and School Mattxee Every Day at 2. Grand Uncle Tom Reception Every Evening at 8. People's Popular Prices! Matinees Children 15couts; adults 25 cents. Evening 25 and 50 cents. Seats (without extra charge) at McCaffrey's, Oliver's, and at the Actuary's Office of the Institute.

Less than Ten Cents a Week. At Five Dollars a year it costs less than ten cents a week for subscription to the Mercantile Library at the Rooms and at your Home, you can have the full use of thousands of the best Books and most popular Periodicals. New Books are constantly being received, and a large number of subscribers have recently Joined the Library. rPTTTTl TTTVT Anil oui. TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY.

ETC. The Afghans around Cabul "have been defeated and dispersedWm. Hepworth Dixon, the historian and traveler, is dead Michael Davitt, the Irish agitator, has been released on baIlThe President of Peru is at Panama, en route for the United States A train was precipitated Into the Frith of Tay, Scotland, and about 200 passengers were drownedReports are current that the steamer Arragon, from New York for Bristol, has been lost with aU on board. In Chicago, Saturday, Jno. M.

Walte and M. B. Gould, prominent business men, thinking to play a practical joke upon a colored janitor, isarranged the contents of Mr. Waite's room, and then concealing themselves in a closet, waited until the janitor appeared. The latter, becoming excited at the condition of the room, procured a revolver, and hearing a noise in the closet, triod to pull the door open, and falling in that tired through the door.

The shot passed through Mr. Gould's head, and he died shortly after. The coroner's jury rendered a verdict justifying the janitor and discharging him from custody. In Springfield, on Friday night, John Vaughan, a stranger, entered the saloon of Herman Roberts, threw dice with Carson Appleby for drinks, lost, and having no money, had a quarrel with Roberts, drew a pistol and shot Roberts dead. He then attacked Appleby, but he escaped.

Vaughan fled, but was pursued by mounted men, captured, and, after a narrow escape from lynching, lodged in jail. The large clothing store of Dutton Rhodes, in New York, took fire Saturday night, and the following losses resulted to different occupants of the buildings: Dutton Rhodes E. Deutsch Son, tobacco, R. D. Rolph's glue factory Morris 500.

The building is owned by the As tor estate, and was damaged An Incendiary fire in Palestine, Texas, yesterday, destroyed the entire west elde of the public square and block north of the square. Loss estimated at insurance about $18,000. During the fire the prisoners In the ja'l made an attempt to escape, but it was frustrated. A disastrous fire occurred in Boston last night, destroying the paper warehouse of Rice, Kendall involving adjacent buildings, Including Houghton Osgood's publishing house, the North National Bank and other structures, the loss is believed to exceed 000,000 Particulars are given on the fourth page. The St.

Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern railway will construct an elevated track in St. Louis to connect with the Union depot. The project of bridging the Mississippi at Carondo-let, six miles below St. Louis, is being revived. The Missouri Pacific and the St.

Louis, iron Mountain and other roads no transfer by ferry some 300 cars daily, and the revival of Iron manufacture at Carondolet will render a bridge necessary. Five of the sailors of the steamer Volmer, which was to have sailed from New York Saturday for Havre, struck for higher wages, were locked up for mutinous conduct and reported to the police. The police refused to interfere unless to prevent bloodshed. The captain then compromised by promising to lay the matter beforo the Danish consul, under whose flag the steamer sails. The- United States steamer Nlpsic, Com mauder C.

M. Schoonmaker, now at Norfolk, has been ordered to proceed without delay to Laguayra, Venezuela, to inquire into the circumstances attending the withdrawal or expulsion of Mr. Eckert, United States commercial agent at that from Barcelona, to which place he had been sent on public duty. George and Haight Drummond, brothers, were drowned while skating near Woodmansie, N. Saturday.

Chas. H. S. Williams, a lawyer, was drowned at Concord, Friday night, while skating. Joseph Gregory, a sailor aj-prentice, was knocked off the pilot boat E.

C. Knight, by the main boom, Saturday, and drowned. A meeting of Cubans was held In New York Saturday night, in the Interests of ''free Cuba." The speakers wereGon. C. G.

Ynigaz, commandant of the revolutionary forces, Col. Pio Rosado and Juan Among those present were Gen. RolofT, the Marquis of Santa Lucu and other distinguished Cubans. The steamer Prairie City blew up Saturday at Hodges landing, on the Wabash river, Ind. The fireman, cabin boy and a female cook are missing.

The body of Capt. Mclntyre's wife was found on shore with both arms off. Capt. Cox, who was at the wheel, had an arm broken. The survivors escaped on a barge In tow.

Frank Feeters was shot through the brain and killed Saturday while making an assault upon Cady, clork at Mitchell Hotel, Odell's Lake, Ohio. The trouble grew out of an old feud, originating in Cady's alleged Intimacy with Feeter's wire. In the socialist convention at Pittsburg, Saturday, a report was adopted recommending that the social democracy put a candidate iu the field for President, in opposition to the candidates of the democratic and republican parties. The suit in the. United States Court at New York against Gen.

John C. Fremont, for $1,108, pay alleged to have been erroneously paid him as major-general in 1861, has been disco ntlnued, It appearing that the error was merely technical. Gen. Grant telegraphs the mayor of Augusta, Ga thanking the citizens tor their invitation to accept the hospitalities of the city, and saying that he will probably not be able to stop longer than the train may be detained. Geronomo, an Apache chief, with 83 of his band, has surrendered at Camp Rucker, Arizona, aud will be sent to San Carlos reservation at ouce.

This band has committed numerous depredations. Frank H. Kyte, a grocer at West Pittstan, has been arrested, charged with obtaining goods amounting to several thousand dollars under false pretenses. James G. Cadwallaler has been arrested In Trenton, N.

for violating the pension laws by retaining for his fees as pension agent more than $10. One of the mills of Lafiln Rand's powder works, near Newburgh, N. exploded Saturday, badly burning Frank Wait, an employe. There is a considerable rise in the Ohio river. At Cincinnati the wharves are flooded and the streets In the vicinity swamped.

37. PKIXCE METTERXICII'S MEMOIRS. Confessions at Dresden. Prince Metternich's posthumous memoirs from 1773 to 1815, published by his son, Prince Richard Wlnneburg, were to have made their appearance on the 4th or 5th in three languages, In London, Paris and Vienna simultaneously. There has been delay in the appearance of the work, however, caused by the fact that the English translation Is not quite ready.

The memoirs will doubtless create considerable sensation. In deference to special testamentary disposition made by the Prince, a period of twenty-five years was to elapse after his death before they should be given to the world, when they were to be edited by competent persons and printed. The memoirs are said to contain "political revelations and personal ana of extraordinary value to the historian and of lively interest to the public of every European country." One of the most interesting episodes recounted In the memoirs is doubtless Metternich's own account of the momentous interview which took place between himself and Napoleon I at Dresden, on the 26th of June, 1813. The Prince, on the part of Austria, offered a mediation with a view of closing the war, but meanwhile was conducting the negotiations which led to the quadruple alliance, and ultimately to Napoleon's defeat at Lelpslc. The interview was nine hours long, and it took place at Napoleon's quarters.

After some preliminary conversation Metternich put the alternative to the Emperor. The prime minister stated the situation of the hour. He said "The world asks for peace. To assure that peace you must withdraw within the limits that are compatible with general tranquillity, or you must succumb in the otherwise inevitable struggle. To-day you can still conclude a peace; to-morrow will be, perhaps, too late for you to do so.

The Emperor, my sovereign, allows himself to be guided in his conduct solely by the voice of his conscience. Listen, sire, now to yours!" "Well, but what is required of me?" rejoined Napoleon hastily. "That I should dishonor myself Never I shall know how to die, if necessary, but not how to cede one inch of my territory. Your monarchs who are born to thrones can allow themselves to be beaten twenty times running, and then return to their capitals as If nothing had happened to them. I cannot, because I am only a parvenu of a soldier.

My rule will not survive the day upon which I shall no longer be powerful and terrible. I made a great mistake in omitting to calculate what an army cost me the finest ever seen by man. I can fight against mankind, but not against the elements. The cold has vanquished, has crushed me. In one single nightil lost 30,000 horses, frozen to death.

Indeed, I have lost all save my honor and my consciousness of what I owe to a valiant people which, after these unheard-of calamities, has given me new proofs of its devotion to ine, of Its conviction'that I alone am fit to govern it. 1 have remedied the losses of last year. Look at my army. Consider the victories I have just won. My troops shall parade before you." NAPOLEON AND HIS GENERALS.

"And it is just the army," I Interrupted, "that wishes for peace." "No, not the army," rejoined Napoleon, eagerly, "but my generals. They desire peace. I have no generals worth speaking of left. The Moscow winter has demoralized them. I have seen the bravest among them crying like children.

Physically and morally they are broken down. A fortnight ago I could have made peace. Now I can do so no more. I have won two battles, and I will not make peace." I observed "From all that your Majesty has said to me I gather afresh that any understanding between your Majesty and Europe Is impossible. The peaces you have concluded have never yet been anything more than temporary truces.

The moment has arrived at which Europe and yourself must cast down your gauntlets at one another's feet and respectively pick them up. In the struggle that will ensue, believe me, Europe will not succomb." Do you imagine, then, that you can overthrow me by a coalition?" re-' joined Napoleon. "How many are you, your allies four, five, six, twenty? The greater your number the more I shall be at my ease. I accept your challenge But I can assure you," he continued, with a forced smile, "that we shall see one another again in Vienna next October. By that time you will see what will have become of your good friends the Russians and Prussians.

Do you, perhaps, count upon Germany? Just recall 1809 to your mind. My soldiers will suffice me to keep the German populations in hand, and for the fidelity of the German princes I am guaranteed by their fear of you. If you will only declare yourselves neutral and observe neutrality I will commence negotiations in Prague. Will you have an neutrality? So be it. Station 300,000 men In Bohemia, and let your Emperor give me his word not to declare war against me before the negotiations shall have terminated.

That will be enough for me." SPIES IN DIPLOMACY. "The Emperor," I replied, "has offered his mediation, not his neutrality, to the powers. Russia and Prussia have accepted his mediation. You must now this very day declare what you mean to do. Either you will accept my proposition, and we will settle a term for the duration of the negotiations, or you will reject it, and my master, the Emperor, will then consider himself at liberty as far as his further decisions are concerned.

The situation is urgent upon us. Tho army must have food to eat. In a few days we shall have 250,000 men in Bohemia. They can stop there for a few weeks, but not for months?" Here Napoleon again Interrupted me, to break off Into a long digression respecting the possible strength of our army. According to his calculations we could not, at the very most, get together more than 75,000 men In Bohemia.

He based his deductions upon the normal numbers of the empire's population, upon his estimate of our losses in the late wars, and upon our system of recruitment. I betrayed considerable surprise at the incorrectness of his assumption, and told him that he could very easily procure more accurate information. "I myself," I observed, "will be bound to furnish your Majesty with a complete list of your batal-j lions. Can it be that your Majesty Is less cor-i rectly informed respecting the strength of the Austrian army?" "I am quite well Informed," replied Napoleon. "I possess most exhaustive reports upon your combatant strength, and am perfectly sure that I have not been deceived as regards the chiffre of your effective forces.

M. de Narbonne has sent out a host of spies, and his reports extend in detail even to the drummers of your army. My headquarters staff has been no less active; and know best what reliance Is to be placed upon my information. My calculations are baaed upon mathematical propositions; therefore they are sure. After all, nobody has got more than he can have!" SACRIFICING HUMAN LIFE.

He then took me into his study and showed me the muster-rolls of our army, just as he received them daily. He went over them with extreme carefulness, regiment by regiment. Over this question alone we disputed for more an than hour. When we returned into his reception room he said nothing more about the political Issues at stake, and I might have fancied that he wished to distract my attention from the purpose of my mission had I not known by experience how great an adept he was in these well-calculated roundabout ways. Ho talked about his operations In Russia, and was extremely diffuse anent what had happened after his last return to France.

Every word he said made It more and more clear to me that his exclusive object was to convince me that his reverses in 1S12 were entirely attributable to the winter season, and that his prestige in France had never been greater than in consequence of those very events. After listening to him for half an hour I interrupted him with the remark that "his own words afforded Tne a striking proof of the necessity that he should bring all these variations of luck and ill luck to a full stop." "Fate may betray you," I observed, "as she did in 1812. As a rule armies constitute only a small percentage of the population, but you are calling a whole people to arms. Have not you already, In assembling your army of to-day, swept away, so to speak, a whole generation? 1 have seen your soldiers; tliey are mere children. Your Majesty Is convinced that you are indispensable to the French nation; but Is not the nation also necessary to you? And when this army of feeble striplings shall have been sacrificed, what wftl you do At these words Napoloon allowed himself to bo overcome by rage.

He turned deadly pale, and his. features worked convulsively. "You are no soldier," he exclaimed, JJercely, "and you do not understand what goes on In a soldier's soul. I have been reared on battlefields, and such a man as- I am makes no account of a million lives!" He used a much stronger expression than this, and as he spoke, or rather screamed these words he flung his hat, which he had hitherto kept In his hand, into a corner of the room. I did not stir, but leaned upon a console between the two windows, and said, with deep emotion, "Why do you apply tome? Why do you make such a declaration to me between four walls? Let us open the doors, and may your words resound from one end of France to the other.

It is not the cause which I represent that will lose thereby." Mastering his passion he replied, in a mure moderate tone of voice, "The French cannot complain of me. In order to spare them I have sacrificed my Germans and my Poles. During the Russian campaign I lost 300,000 men, but only 30,000 of them were Frenchmen." THE MARRIAGE A MISTAKE. "You forget, sire, that you are speaking to a German!" Upon this Napoleon began to walk up and down the room with me. As he turned for the second time, he picked up his hat.

Then ho began again about his marriage. "Yes, yes!" he said, "I committed an enormous piece of folly when I took an Austrian archduchess to wife." "If your Majesty wishes to know my opinion in the matter," I replied, "I wlllopenly admit that Napoleon the Conqueror did certainly make a mistake on that occasion." "And so the Emperor Francis wants to dethrone his daughter?" "The Emperor knows nothing but his duty, and that he will fulfill. Whatever may be his daughter's lot the Emperor is, avant tout, a monarch, and the welfare of his peoples will ever occupy tae first place in his programme of action." "Yes," interrupted Napoleon, "that does not surprise me. It only confirms me in my opinion that I have been guilty of an unpardonable error. By my espousal of an archduchess I purposed connecting the present with the past Gothic prejudices with the Institutions of my century I deceived myself, and feel to-day the whole' weight of my delusion.

It wilL perhaps, cost Suggestions by the State Hoard of Health A.batt4ir and Sewage Ststeins. Vr. C. W. Chancellor, secretary of the State Board of Health of Maryland, has made his report to the board, which Is a voluminous document, and will cover over 100 pages of printed matter.

The report treats in detail on a wide range of subjects, with many suggestions in their various connections, aud asks for annual appropriations to cary out the views expressed in the document. Dr. Chancellor's report opens with a congratulation on the exemption of the State for years from any epidemic or pestilential disease, and suggests that the powers of the State Board of Health should be enlarged so as to allow of its acting efficiently In case of the occurrence of an epidemic Or endemic scourge. Reference is made to the destructlveness and exceptional obstinacy of the yellow fever scourge In 1878 and 1879 In the Mississippi valley, and the sanitary aspect of Memphis is contrasted with thatof Baltimore. Harford run and Jones's falls, It is stated, bear the same relation to Baltimore that Bayou Gayouso does to Memphis.

This bayou, a sluggish stream which traverses the city of Memphis from north to south, and usually contains a quantity of stagnant, filthy water, filled with putrefying animal and vegetable substances, has for years been the fruitful source of pestilential diseases In Memphis. The report argues that as long as the accumulation of filth and offal in Jones's falls anil Harford run is' covered by water no Injurious- consequences will probably result, but should the filth rise above the surface of the water the most droad-ful consequences are to be anticipated. In speaking of the sanitary condition of Baltimore the report states that there are 50,000 privy vaults, which poison the whole foundation of the city, and which, by ingeniously contrived pipes, discharge their pernicious gases into dwellings, thereby engendering zymotic diseases, such as scarlet fever, diphtheria, typhoid fever, erysipelas, It is estimated that out twelfth of the surface of the built-up area of Baltimore, exclusive of streets and public ways, is occupied by these vaults. Open privies with half a million feet of exhaling surface and three millions cubic feet of foul matter are constantly emitting an Invisible fever cloud, poisoning the atmosphere and spreading tho seeds ot disease through tho city. The advantages of the abattoir system over the indiscriminate slaughter of cattle throughout tho city, as now practiced, Is considered at length In the the adoption of such a system urged for the city of Baltimore-Slaughtering and butchering cattle, sheep and swine have always been attended with much inconvenience and discomfort to the public, arising from the danger attendant upon driving herds through tho streets, the manner of slaughtering in private slaughter-houses, the rendering of the refuse matter, and the disposition of the offal.

In Maryland no protection is given the public against the sale of diseased meat, or even ths flesh of animals that have died from disease. A subject so lmortaut to the public health as tho purity ot tho meat which Is consumed, it Is stated, should not bo left wholly to the virtue of even honest competition. Reference Is made to the abattoirs of ancient Rome and to those of Paris, which hint were ordered by Napoloon I. in 1810, to remedy tho abuses to which Paris was subjected by the customs then In vogue. Their value was at once appreciated they freed the city of Paris from a disgusting and dangerous practice, and afforded additional facilities for Inspection.

As all the cattle slaughtered fur the supply of Parts must be driven into tho abattoirs, tho inspectors can easily ascertain whether the animals are healthy and in a lit state to furnish food to human beings. Besides this all the offal aud refuse animal matter cau be easily collected together for supplying nil the various trades which are dependent on glaughter-houses, such as tho manufacture ot glue, of gelatine, of Prussian blue, ot hoof-oll, of blood manure, These manufactures are collected near the abattoirs, and tho city Is relieved of these offensive establishments. AU the chief cities ot Europe have followed either closely or in a modified manner the abuttolr system of Paris. In this country Boston has, perhaps, the most complete abattoir system of any American city. The report says the abattoir system Is not a new or recent matter; points out lis many advantages, and urges Its adoption in Baltimore for the material interests of the city.

A proper system of sewerage is regarded ns one of the most important moans for the preservation of the health of the city. The entire absence of a market inspection is commented upon unfavorably. After noticing iu detail many other probable sources of disease in the city, the general sanitation of the State Is considered and numerous suggestions made, among them the necessity for a registration of vital statistics, by which the number of births, marriages and deaths may be annually ascertained, as well as the existence of disease In particular localities; the importance of proper hygienic measures in the public schools; restrictions upon the salo of poisons, arid regulations for their proper dispensing; the adulteration of all kinds of food: necessity ot public baths; importance of constructing docks and piers with solid stone faces Instead of wood. The report states that the loss to tho State annually by the prevalence of malarial fever Is probably upwards of a million dollars, and suggests that sufficient funds bo annually appropriated by the Legislature for a series ot sanitary surveys, which, it is believed, would be the means of materially reducing the Tho report treats of sanitary matters In the various counties, and discusses thorn at length. A detailed account ot all tho reformatory and charitable Institutions ot the State Is given, Including Jails, workhouse.s.almshouses, Papers supplemental of this report on sanitary subjects will bo contributed by Drs.

Samuel Chew, Richard McSherry, Richard Gundry, E. Lloyd Howard, of Baltimore; Dr. Chas. 11. Ohr, of Cumberland; Dr.

Geo. E. Porter, of Lonaconing, and by Francis H. Hamble-ton, civil engineer. Charities for Children.

Tho annual report ot the Nursery and Child's Hospital, of this city, which has been published, tjhows that the building formerly owned by the Union Orphan Asylum has been secured for the sum of $1,500 and the payment of a mortgage of $25,000. This latter sum was raised by means of a mortgage, and nineteen subscriptions ot $500, payable $100 each year for flw years, have been obtained towards wiping off the Indebtedness. The Increased building room has enabled the managers to extend the sphere of their charity; the nursery department has received several accessions, the health ot the children has been good, and the new home has been found suitable In all respects. Special mention is made of a legacy of $2,000 by the late Mr. Samuel Bevan, and the presentation of the heating apparatus, plumbing aud gas fixtures for the hospital building, and valued at $1,000, by Mrs.

David L. Bartlett. The twenty-fifth annual report of the Home of tho Friendless states that since the foundation of the Home nearly 1,100 children have found shelter in it, and the number of inmates at present is 125 41 girls and 84 boys. In twenty-tlye years the death rate has scarcely reached an average of three per annum. The report concludes by saying "We regret that an institution so catholic In Its organization and beneficence should not draw from a wider circle of patronage.

It our list of subscribers could be multiplied by ten It would bridge that fearful gulf of anxiety that yawns between our annual income of $4,000 and our annual outlay of $9,000." Last week 25,000 envelopes were sent out by the ladles of the Home, asking for Christmas offerings. They are being returned daily, and the final opening will take place after the New Year. Up to last Saturday afternoon 1,058 had been opened, yielding over $300. One envelop contained $10, live $5 each and a large number over $1 each. The ten-cent pieces sent amounted to $75, and a largo number of the envelopes had only one cent in each.

In several cases notes were inclosed with tho offerings, one of them being from a little girl asking the acceptance ot "a widow's mite." Au unkind joke was attempted by some one, who, judging from appearances, was possessed ot as little clerical ability as charity, but it failed, the ladies being suspicious of the pretended gift from the first. It was a chock for $200 on the Mechanics' Bank, signed by Vincent Murzber and was very clumsily executed. Philadelphia, Wilmington and Haiti-more ltailroad. The forty-second annual report of the Philadelphia, Wilmington aud Baltimore Railroad Company, for tho year ended October 31, 1879, has been published, and will be presented to the annual meeting of stockholders to be held on the second Monday of January next. The earnings for the year of the Main Stem, Southern Division aud Port Deposit Branch, are as follows Passenger receipts, $1,541,049 '95; freight receipts, 15; express receipts, $64,834 64; mall receipts, $19,043 33; rents, $18,910 71; total, $2,849,919 78.

The expenditures amounted to $1,567,742 41, and two dividends ot four per cent, each were paid during the year, amounting to $925,000, leaving a surplus to credit of the revenue for tho year of $245,639 56. Tho passenger receipts in 1879 were less byl.90 per cent. than in 1878, and the freight receipts more by 23.55 percent, than In 1878, the increase being due partly to increased fruit traffic from the Delaware railroad and partly to the general revival of trade. The real estate ot the company at Canton, Baltimore, Is being rapidly improved, and the exchange of traffic between steamers and cars has been much facilitated by the building ot a wharf. Mention is also made of the proposed transfer of the passenger and baggage cars of tho Baltimore and Ohio railroad between Canton and Locust Point by means of a large ferryboat, which will be ready for use early next summer.

Many improvements have been made along the line ot road, such as the substitution ot iron bridges for wooden ones, of stone ballast for gravel, of steel rails for iron rails, and the building of additional locomotives and freight cars. Appended to the report Is a comparative statement of the fruit traffic ot the road tor thirteen years ended October 31, 1879, showing that during that time there have been carried 42,407 carloads peaches and 6,006 carloads berries, yielding a total revenue of $2,310,371 01. Collision. On Saturday morning an engine became uncoupled from a train on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad in the vicinity of Bayard street, South Baltimore, leaving the train stationary for a few minutes. In the meantime another engine backed down against a baggage car in roar of the train.

The tondor ot tho backing engine was thrown from the track, and the baggage car was slightly damaged. No one was hurt, although some of the passengers were somewhat startled by the shock of the col-llslon. The accident caused 110 delay ot other trains. me my throne, but I will bury the world under Its debris!" By this time our conversation had lasted till half-past 8 P. M.

It was already quite dark. Nobody had dared to Intrude upon us. Our animated discussion had not suffered one minute's pause. Six several times my words had conveyed the full significance of a declaration of war. I cannot even here repeat all that Napoleon saW to me during this long Interview.

When he dismissed me his tone of voice had become soft and mild; but I could no longer distinguish his features. He conducted me to the door of the antechamber, and, taking hold of the handle, said, "It is to be hoped that we shall meet again." "Iam at your command, sire," I replied; "but I have lost all hope of achieving the object of my mission." "Well, then," he answered, tapping me on the shoulder, "do you know what will happen? You will not declare war against me!" "You are lost, sire!" I exclaimed aloud; "I suspected so when I came here; now, as I am leaving you, Iam sure of it." In the antechambers I found the same generals waiting whom I had seen as I passed through on my arrival. They surrounded me, striving to gather from my face the impressions I was carrying away with me from this conference, which Jiad lasted nearly nine hours. I kept my ordinary countenance, however, and I fancy that I did not in any way satisfy their curiosity. Berthler accompanied me to my carriage.

When nobody could hear what we said he asked me "If I had been satis-fled with Emperor!" "Oh, yes," I replied, "he has made nothing but satisfactory declarations i to me. It is all over with him I subsequently heard that Napoleon that same evening, as he was retiring to his bedroom, said to attenndants, "I have had a long conversation with de Metternich. He held his own stoutly enough. Thirteen times I hurled defiance' at him; thirteen times he accepted my challenge; but the gauntlet will, after all, remain in my hand!" I have every reason to believe that nobody then present was greatly edified by this utterance. Napoleon's most devoted courtiers were already beginning to doubt the infallibility of their master.

His star had commenced to wane in their eyes as well as in those of Europe! TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. FROM WASHINGTON. Special Dispatch to the Baltimore Sun. Tlie Political li llieiiliy in Maine Probabilities of an Indian War-Views of Oen. Sherman Ocneral Grant's Movements.

THE MAINE IMBROGLIO. Washington, Dec. 28. The fact that the political leaders of both parties have received no private dispatches from Maine to-day is regarded as a very hopeful sign that matters-are cooling down, and that violence on Wednesday week, when the Legislature assembles, will be averted. In democratic quarters a good deal of feeling is manifested over the report that Senator Cockrill, of and Senator Eaton, of have advised prominent democrats in Maine to back down from the position taken, on the ground that it will injure the party in the Northern States in the next presidential canvass if any blood is shed as the result of Gov.

Garcelon's action. The position assumed by these Senators causes much unfriendly comment among their political associates, aud if the advice they are said to offer should be followed, it is argued that the democratic party might as well give up absolute control of the Northern States to their political opponents. Such a course Is characterized by many conservative democrats as cowardly, in view of the fact that Gov. Garcelon is but obeying the law and constitution of and has not exceeded his constitutional duty in passing final judgment upon the election returns. the ute mission.

Secretary Schurz is very much discouraged about the Ute difficulties. While he has not entirely given up hope, he is keenly waiting official corroboration of newspaper dispatches. He had great confidence In tho fidelity and honesty of Ouray, and If he turns out to be treacherous It will shake his faith in the Indian conscience. Ouray has never tailed In his loyalty to the whites, and has drawn an annual pension of a thousand dollars for many years for past services. Gen.

Sherman believes that the commission has utterly failed, as he has predicted it would all along, and says, in his blunt way, that when the matter of settlement is turned over to the army the Utes, as a nation, "will cease to exist;" unless there Is an unconditional surrender of all those engaged in the Meeker massacre the tribe will be swept from the face of the earth. He has never had faith In Ouray, and believes him to be a typical IndUin of extraordinary cunning and ability. Gen.Sher-man compliments Gen. Hatch and Special Agent Adams for the patience they have shown, and the desire they exhibited to secure a peaceful denouement of the troubles. He does not think many men familiar with the Indian character as Hatch and Adams are would have allowed so much of what is called "nonsense." The fact that they have been so patient, and have given the Indians every opportunity possible to secure a civil adjustment of the troubles, he thinks will convince everybody that a settlement by the army will not be unjust.

The army In that section Is already for war, and although the weather Is and will be severe for several months, the troops can stand It better than the Indians, who have no place to leave their families and no forage. It Is not yet definitely settled that Gen.Sherldan will accompany Gen. Grant to Cuba, and will not be until he has talked the matter over with Gen. Sherman and Secretary Ramsey. As war with the Utes nov seems Inevitable, Gen.

Sherman will be reluctant to let Sheridan go, and Sheridan will himself hesitate. Sherman's idea is that he had better go to Denver and direct the campaign from that point. It is, however, very probable that Sheridan will go as far as Cedar Keys with the Grant party. the visit of gen. grant.

Gen. Grant has been deluged with invitations out since his arrival here, but has had to decline them all, except ono to dine with Don Cameron to-night, and Congressman Levi P. Morton, of New York, to-morrow night. General and Mrs. Sheridan and Col.

Fred. Grant are expected over from Philadelphia to-morrow, and the party will leave here about ten o'clock Tuesday morning on a special train for the South, stopping at Richmond, Wilmington, Charleston, Atlanta, Savannah and Jacksonville, for an hour or more at each place. Several attempts have been made to interview Gen. Grant on the Nlcaraguan canal and other subjects, with the usual success. He remarked last night that the newspaper men had been very kind to him since he left the White House, and he enjoyed being interviewed very much when he had anything to say, but he didn't ordinarily have anything he wanted to publish.

He remarked jokingly upon tho practice he was getting as a speech-maker, and thought he would soon be fit to take a seat In Congress. EXPENDITURES AT THE PARIS FAIR. Commission er-Genoral McCormlck has completed a list of all expenditures upon the part of the United States at the Paris exposition, and the same will be sent to Congress by the Secretary of State. Of the two congressional appropriations, amounting together to $190,000, the commissioner-general reports an unexpended balance of between $10,000 and $11,000. Special Dispatch to the Baltimore Sun.J From Our Wall-Street Correspondent.

New York, Dec. 27. The Investment shares do not appear to be troubled by tight money, Rock Island selling at 150, New York Central at 130, Lake Shore at Northwest preferred at 105, Western Union at 102, and Chicago, Burlington and Quincy at 126. There is also strength in Northwest common, St. Paul, Michigan Central, and Union Pacific, all of which are now booked as certain for dividends, while the lesser lights, such as Iron Mountain, the Coals, Wabash and Pacific preferred and Canada Southern are also falling Into line and being purchased in expectation of near dividends in the future.

Rock Island would be taken in blocks of 500 to 1,000 shares at about the current quotations for smaller lots, but they are not to be had. It Is said that Vanderbllt has been a buyer of Rock Island for several weeks past. He also has a high opinion of the future of the Houston Central road. Iron Mountain 2ds were done at96J; Cairo aud Fulton lsts at 104; Houston Central Ists at 110. an advance of 1 Texas Pacific land grants at684; Chesapeake Bs at 62; South Carolina non-Iundables at 27i; Districts at Central Pacifies at 111; Louisville and Nashville consols at 113, and Fort Wayne 2ds at 125 V.

Galveston, Houston and Hendersons took the wide range of 82 bid and 93 asked, with sales $1,000 at So. In governments there was a more active demand, chiefly for the registered 4s, of which nearly $1,000,000 sold at the board at 102, the First National being the more prominent purchaser. Coupon 4s sold at 101: do. 4)s's at 106 registered 5s at 103 and $10,000 coupon 6s of 1881 atl07j. On the late call the registered 4s Improved to 103al03j, while coupons were taken at 104.

There were sales of $15,000 new Erie 2ds at 87. The loss of reserve by tho bankers this week is only 1.31, against $3,726,000 at the last showing. From this forward, for several months at least, there should be a gain In the reserves, as the treasury this P. M. ordered the prepayment, without rebate, on Monday next, of about $18,000,000 interest, beside which there are some $40,000,000 or $50,000,000 interest from other sources, which should soon And its way Into the banks.

Ordinarily, too, there should be a return of the money sent West by this time, but it seems slower coming back this year than usual. Much of it, no doubt, is tied up in the grain speculation. The announcement of the prepayment of treasury interest Imparted additional strength to the stock market, but it was far from active. Northwest common was a favorite, advancing to 89Ji. while Erie marked Cumberland Coal and Iron sold at 24a25, and New Central Coal at 34.

The price paid for Rock Island today (150) is the highest known on legitimate purchases In the history of the road. Several years ago it was carried to the same figure In a "corner." Stocks closed strong, with money 5a6 percent. Kansas Texas comes in with earnings for the third week in December of $92,385, againet $61,253 in 1878. The stock Is 1 per cent, better than yesterday, while the bonds sold at924, and 46 for firsts and seconds. Lake Shore is said to report a gain of $100,000 for the third week of December, and Union Pacific $148,000 for 23 days of December.

Mrs. Clara Clairs. aged 103 years, was burned to death in New Orleans Friday by tfce explosion of an oil lamp. Front Street Theatre. A galaxy of stabs.

Ocb Entertainment cannot be Excelled either In point of Merit or Number. To-Night, and Matinees Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. GALA MATINEE NEW YEAR'S, (THURSDAY.) First appearance at this Theatre of the MARTI NETTI PANTOMIME COMPANY, Julian, Albert, Pauline and Belle Gabrulle, In their Laughaole Trick Pantomime entitled Jack Mischief. The South American Female Hercules, Mllf. Georgia, In Marvelous Feats of Supreme Specialty of Holding a Cannon in her Tseth weighing 350 which Is Area while In that position.

The World's Wonder, Prof. Wm. Pillare, In his Great Sensation of CATCHING A BALL FIRED FROM A CANNON Seal Cannon! Real Ball, Real Powder! Neib smith and dog circus. The Originators of CbaracterSongs and Dances, Quilter and Goldricii. The Character Artist, Frank Harrington.

Nellie Montrose, sensational ocallst. Immense Hit of America's Teutonic Staro, John B. wills and May Adams. EELLE Fairmovnt, the Bashing Vocal Queen. The Laughable Domestic Farce entitled The hex-pecked husband, Introducing our Popular Stock Company: WILLS, GRIFFIN, DOTJP, MILES, ADA ISAACS, ULA BQYDELL, F.

C. POST. ETC. Albania's HolHday Street Theatre. New Year's Week! Jltnular Matinee Wednesday and Saturday.

EXTRA MATINEE NEW YEAR'S DAY AT 2. A Feast of Mirth and Music! rice's Evangeline Combination, In their great specialty, the American Opera Bouffe Extravaganza, iir threo acts, Evangeline, And the "Lone Fisherman," With all the Original Music, by Edward E. like. supeeb Male and female chorus I The Lively Whales! The Balloon Trip to Arizona! The Heifer Dance! Most Enchanting Music! January 5 Lotta, In the Little detective. Ford's Bttueicaulfs Octoroon.

The Greatest Amei ican Drama Yet Written. Engagement of the successful American Actor, MR. J. N. Gottuold, and production of Boucicault's Octoroon: Or, Life in Louisiana Twenty Years Ago.

In a style never before witnessed in Baltimore. A GREAT DRAMATIC COMPANY and the Old Dominion Jubilee Singers, With Splendid Scenic Effects, The Valley of the Lower Mississippi. In addition to magnificent dramatic action. The Weird and Beautiful Plantation Melodies of the Cotton-fields and Canebrnkes of the South will be sung by The Old Dominion Jubilee singers. Matinees Wednesday, New Year's Day and Saturday.

Admission 50 and 25 cents. A Good Seat guaranteed for Fifty Cents. Seats reserved at McCaffrey's; Dawson's, East Baltimore; Weber's, West Baltimore street, and by telephone from any section of the city. Next Monday The Black. Crook, with the Gorgeous Scenery, Costly Costumes and Corps of Danseases, from Nlblo'a, New York, under the same (Klralfy) management.

Ladies Wanted for the grand Marches. rrof. E. II. Bailey, of Boston, Will play at Organ Recital at Central Presbyterian Church, Tuesday, Dec.

3J, 8 P. M. Vocal Selections by eminent Baltimore talent. Tickets 50 at the door. Doors open at 7.30.

Sirs. 51. G. Iiroiui, President of the Metaphysical University of New York, will deliver a Lecture on the Laws and Principles of her great Metaphysical Discovery, which kills the root of aU disease, at the ACADEMY OF MUSIC, On Monday, December 29, at 7.30 P. M.

Admission free. Sullivan Concert, Academy, Jan. 8. Chorus Rehearsal this (Monday) evening; Orchestra Rehearsal Wednesday, December 31. 11 o'clock.

Book-sheet open to subscribers Jan. 3, to the public Jan. 5, at McCaffrey's. Brilliant Spectacle! Kltatf sC'arnival! At Central Park, New 'York. Grand Electric Illumination New Year's Night.

The Excursion to New York and Philadelphia will arrive la ample time. Read Excursion Advertisement in another column. A'ew Year Cards New Styles. Stork, Phipps 230 W. Baltimore st.

Kichelberjrer Whisky. Notwithstanding the great demand and large sales of this celebrated Whisky, we continue to supply our customers at old price. R.Courtney cor. Charles and Fayette sts. A'ew Year Cards.

New Styles, Stork, Phipps 220 W. Baltimore st. Wueu handled in an unpnriGed state the linen of persons troubled with contagious maladies usually communicates the disease. Prevent the contagion and cure the sufferer as well with Glenn's Sulphur Soap. See that N.

Crittenton, Prop'r," Is printed on each packet, without which none Is genuine. Hill's Hair and Whisker Dye, Black or Brown, 50 cents. Artistic Calling Carl, For New Year. Stork, Phipps 220 W. Baltimore St.

A Son's Blessinsr. My old mother, 90 years of age, would have died last Thursday from prostration if I had not had a bottle of Iron Bitters In the house; two doses completely revived her. It is a wonderful tonic. A. T.

H. The Bet Assortment Of New Year Cards. Stork, Phipps 229 W. Baltimore st. Dr.

Hartley's Oflice, for the treatment of Catarrh, Deafness and Noises iu the Head, Discharges from the Ears, and ail Throat Diseases, is OPEN DAILY, except Sundays, from 9 A. M. to 5 P. and from 6 to 8 evenings. Consultation free to all.

Office and private residence, 64 North Greene street. 1 M'eeUIy Sim Xew Year's Another With Supplement. As Thtsf.if, written for Weekly Sun by Miss Bue W. Hubru-d, of Rockingham, Va. A Woman Who Knew JIoic to Hold Her Tongue, written for the Weekly Sun by Mrs.

Mary Neal Sherwood. I'en Bradshawe, a capital sketch. Notes in Normandy, by a Sun correspondent. Jieduced to Ashes, ttie history or a cremation. Atram Morrison, poem by John G.

VliltUer. Jack Erost's Song, etc. Together with a great variety of miscellaneous news, reports, The present number of the Weekly Sun contains the first Installment of Miss Hubard's brilliant and most Interesting novelette, which no reader who peruses the first chapter will fail to accept as one of the best stories ever published In these columns. Mrs. Sherwood's translation will also be recognized as a capital piece of work.

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Weekly Snn-Tbc Christmalumber. Mammoth Double Sheet. Original Talis, Articles and Verses: The Nutcrackers. Mrs. Mary Neal Sherwood.

Old Baltimore Homes, Col. 1. Thomas Scharf. Little Mm Aobody, Edward Spencer. The Things in the Bottom ing Arthur, W.

H. Carpenter. Oh! Simmer Days, The Lady Lylt, W. H. Car Carpenter.

Selected Tales, articles, Miscellany and Verse. Romance. In four chapters. Odd Lxperunces of Christinas Tide. A Pleasant Lore.

The Little Eirst Man and Woman. Old Baltimore and Us Mercuints, by Frank Mayer. A Publisher's Keminiscences. Strange Gastronomic Ej-jiei iences. A Story cf Detection.

'Ike Uhrutma Yinitnr. The Story of a GratifitA Wish. My Laundress's Jterenije. Two Hundred 'Thousand Pounds. A Curious liobbery.

Decline of Etenci Cookery, with the usual varied miscellany, a choice selection of verses appropriate to the season, editorials on current and living topics, news domestic and foreign, agricultural columns, financial matters, markets, Oxe Dollar per Year, with inducements to clubc. Single Copies, in wrappers, ready for mailing, 3 cents. A. S. Abell Co The Sun Iron Building, Baltimore, Md.

For Kent or Iease. Persons having property for sale, rent or lease, will And Cards ready printed at This sun Job Printing Office, Jjun Iron Building. Mean barometer 30.1R5 Max. temperature 41 Mean I Min. temperature 28 Highest velocity of winds to-day, lor one hour, 6 miles.

1 Midnight Report Alpena, 23, light snow; Boston, 36, cloudy; Breckinridge, 17, cloudy; Buffalo, S9, cldy; Cheyenne, 26, cloudv; Chicago, 44, cloudv; Cleveland, 42, threatening; Detroit. 87, cloudv. Puluth, 3, light Crosse, 24, 2S, light snow; Milwaukee, 87, cloudy; New York, 85, cloudy: Oswego, 38, cloudy; Pembirm, 25, fair: Port Huron, 35, cloudy; St. Paul, 17, cldy; Toledo, 41, tli'g. Death of an JRsteetned Citizen.

Mr. Francis Burns, died at his residence, No. 168 West Fayette street, at twenty minutes past four o'clock yesterday morning, in the 88th year of his age. Mr. Burns was suffering from no especial complaint, but had, by reason of extreme debility, been confined to his room for seven weeks prior to his death.

More than four weeks ago his physicians, Drs. Henry W. Owings and Alan P. Smith, were convinced that he could survive but a short time, while Mr. Burns himself spoke freely calmly of his approaching dissolution.

He retained all his mental faculties up to the moment of his death, and apparently suffered no pain. Francis Burns was of Scotch-Irish parentage, and was born in county Antrim, Ireland, April 11, 1792. When he was six years of ago his parents came to this country, landing in Philadelphia, where his father eugaged In business. In close proximity to his father's home, on Lombard street, Philadelphia, were a number of brick-yards, and there young Burns was wont to play, and had his attention called to the art of brickmaklng. Shortly after attaii-lng his majority he went to Pittsburg to look after some property which his father owned there.

He returned to Philadelphia, and in 1818 removed to Baltimore, where he laid the foundation of a business which not only brought to him considerable wealth, but gained for him and Baltimore a reputation for making bricks which exceled in durability, hardness and smoothness of finish, as well as color, those made in any other place on the continent. This was not the result of any happy chance or fortuitous circumstance, but was the reward always attending honest, persistent and determined effort. For many years after his "pressed brick" had acquired such high reputation abroad Mr. Burns controlled the New York market in his line of business, selling more bricks of the finer qualities than any other manufacturer. In 1860 Mr.

Burns retired from active business, having by Industry, honesty and fair dealing won tne confidence and esteem of the entire business community. For more than twenty years he was a director in the Western Bank. He was also a director In the old Baltimore Savings Bank until the establishment of the Eutaw Savings Bank, when he resigned and accepted a similar position in the latter institution. He was also a director In the Associated Firemen's Association, and was for many years one of the most useful and efficient directors of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company. Mr.

Burns was one of the oldest Masons In the State, hav--Ing been made a "master" in Philadelphia in 1816. For a number cf years he filled the position of deputy grand master the order In Maryland. As a member of St. Andrew's Society he has always been earnest and active. Mr.

Burns was an old line whig, but never a politician. For several years he represented the old eleventh ward in the city council. He was a member of the Associate Reformed (Presbyterian) Church, of which Rev. Dr. Ley burn is pastor.

Mr. Burns was married January 12, 1819, to Miss Elizabeth Hyland, of Philadelphia, who died about ten years ago. has four sons living, all successfully established In business. They are W. F.

Burns, president of the Eutaw Savings Bank and the People's Gas Company; Saml. Burns, lumber dealer; Francis Burns, and Fiudley H. Burns, wholesale grocers. Flndley H. Burns Is also one of the supervisors of election.

He has three daughters, who were married, but two of them are widows. Mr. Jame II. a well-known citizen of West Baltimore, died Saturday morning, about 1 o'clock, at his residence, No. 58 Noi'th Greene street.

In his 71st year, of pneumonia, having only been taken 111 Christmas -night. Mr. Cox was born in Cecil county, and came to Baltimore when he was ten years old. Ho had been In the employ of Messrs. Wm.

Knabe pianomakers, for more than thirty years, and held an important and trustworthy iKsltion. He thoroughly understood the business and was of much use to the younger Messrs. Knaba as an adviser in the conduct of their business-after the death of their father. Mr. Cox was a member of the city council from the ninth ward about 20 years ago.

and was a school commissioner from 1847 to 1867. In his younger days he was. connected with the press of Baltimore. He was highly respected and his death is much regretted. Mr.

Cox leaves five sons, viz: Charles Cox, teller of the Mechanics' Bank; Edwin Cox, general bookkeeper at the Traders' Bank; Wm. P. Cox, in tho fire insurance business; Richard W. Cox, corresponding clerk for Messrs. Knabe James H.

Cox, of Homestead, Baltimore county also one daughter, the widow of the late Mr. Charles Birch, of the firm of Charles Birch chinaware dealers. Mrs. Cox, wife of the deceased, is an aunt of the wife of Mr. Charles Webb, city collector.

CUriMma Services were held in several of the city churches yesterday. Among the churches having such services were Grace M. Bethany Methodist, Unlversalist Church, (East Baltimore street,) Tabernacle, (North Greene street,) Bond Street M. E. Church South, East Baltimore Station M.

E. Church, St. John's Independent M. P. street,) Congregational Church and Chatsworth Independent Methodist Church.

At Grace Church about three hundred Sunday school children occupied the galleries in the morning and sang Christmas carols, aud the pastor, Dr. A. E. Gibson, preached a Christmas sermon. At night the Sunday school scholars agaiu sang carols, under the direction of Dr.

Wm. H. Curry, and a solo was sung by Mrs. R. Steh).

At St. John's Church (Liberty street) there was a Christmas service prepared by Rev. T. H. Lewis, one of the pastors, and about two hundred children participated in the singing.

At Chatsworth Church there was a servico of song at night, conducted by the pastor. Rev. H. E. Johnson, and Rev.

Mr. McDowell, assisted by the choir. In some churches the services were with reference to the closing year. Announcements were made for watch-night services in a number of the Methodist churchef. Fifth Merriment JtCattersi.

A committee from the Baltimore City College Cadets, comprising Major Thomas and the captains of tho battalion, had a conference with Capts. Robert P. Brown, Wm. P. Herbert, John D.

Lipscomb, of the Fifth Regiment, Saturday night, relative to the admission of the cadets into the regiment. The proposition Is for the cadets to go into the regiment, have the use of arms, accoutrements, armory, and to be the cadet corps of tho Fifth, governed by the rules and discipline of the regiment. The regimental committee will report favorably next Saturday night to the board of officers. The report will tlx the age at which the cadets will be admitted from the cadet corps into the regiment. By this arrangement the cadets will have the advantage of being drilled by their own officers under the rules and discipline of the regiment, and the regiment will have the advantage of constant accessions of well-drilled men.

Next week the regiment will have a promenade concert and full dress inspection by Gen. Herbert. On January 14 the Fifth will go to Annapolis to participate in the inauguration of Gov. Hamilton, where, with six or eight militia companies from the counties, it will be under command of Gen. Herbert.

President of the School Hoard. Mr. John T. Morris, president of the school board lor a number of years, It is now understood, will not be obliged to retire from the board, as it was thought would be the case, on account of the elevation to the bench of Mr. Thomas J.

Morris, then a member of the law firm of Hlnkley Morris, to which Mr. John T. Morris be longed. It was thought the additional labors devolved on Mr. Morris in this law firm would not allow of his discharge of his duties as a member of the school board.

It has been found, however, that it will not be necessary for Mr. Morris to withdraw from the presidency of the school board, which is cause for satisfaction among all the members of the board, as well as with the school teachers ana pupils. Personal. Posimaster-General Key, wife and daughter spent Saturday In Baltimore, the guests of Mr. Samuel M.

Shoemaker. Gen. Key visited the custom-house and postoffice. He spent an hour with Postmaster Tyler, and the postofllce employes were severally introduced to him. United States Senator Kirkwood, of Iowa, and Hon.

Milton G. Urner, of Maryland, were among callers at the custom-house. Senator Kirkwood, who was formerly Governor of Iowa, is a native of Harford county, and is spending the holidays with relatives in Baltimore. nor mat it must be nought across tho ocean, but it the people over there conclude to eat corn bread and oatmeal for a noiuton, and get some of their cereals from Russia, Egypt and other countries, a good many speculators ou this side of the Atlantic may got hurt. Arrests for Itloting.

A number of the men charged with complicity in the riot which on-curred on trip midnight local train 011 the Balti more ana 01110 railroad, ciiristmas Eve, have been arrested, and others have Hlgnllled their willingness to appear at any time Justice English, at Relay Station, may upixdnt. Several for whom warrants have been issued claimed that they were not on tho midnight train, but left the city on that day by the 6.30 train. Several others admit their presence, while denying that they took any part In tho assault uimjii Conductor Browning, or either of he passen gers, Joseph Isaacs, Air. craigor Air. Lynch.

Master ot TranstKirtatlon Clements has been hi constant communication with detectives, who nave Deen ou tne track or the suspected tier- sons, and there Is no doubt that the affair will be thoroughly Investigated and tho accused brought to trial. Neir Cornorat Ions. The Ancient Benevo lent Order ot Brothers and Sisters and Son and Daughters of Esdras ot Bullltnoro City linn been incorporated by George Briny Mills and others; also the Gustav Adolph UnlerstiitHung, ny Henry sciiaiike and others; the Hebrew Young Men's Association, by Jacob Herman ami others, the object being tho mental, moral ami sblld improvement of the imimhers by the es tablishment ot reading rooms, libraries, lecture courses, and also literary, musical and social entertainment for members, their families and friends. The Germanla Club, for social and literary purposes, was incorporated by Christian Ax, George W. Gall, Robert Lehr and outers.

I'nlurhif Cattle Shipments. Tho British steamhlp Thanemoro, which arrived hero ou Saturday frem Barrow, with a cargo of pig Iron, brought home twelve Southwest Virginia cattle drovers who went out from Baltimore in tho steamship J. C. Stevenson, with a cuttle shipment. They reported an unlucky time with the cattle In the galbs encountered.

Those on deck were swept away or drowned by the seas. Many of the animals between decks were smothered when the hatches were battened down to keep out the water that came aboard. Of 380 cattle and 13 horses taken from Baltimore Novemtior 14, for London, a largo percentage were lost on the voyage. Accidents were reported Saturday and yesterday as follows: James Kelly, Holllns steeet, near Schroedor, brakemanon the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore railroad, was badly injured about tho face at the Canton yard by a pole breaking with which ho was pushing cars. Joseph Crisp, (8,) son of Benjamin Crisp, No.

124 South Regester street, was run over by a horse and cart driven by Henry Lockhart, an employe of E. B. Mallory and had his right thigh broken. Wm. T.

Conn was thrown from his carriage on Myrtle avenue, tho horse having been frightened by an axlo breaking. Mr. Conn was not hurt, but tho vehicle wan badly damaged. Postoffice Changes. It.

C. Grcvo, clerk In the Baltimore postofllce, has been removed; H. O. Clare has resigned from the carriers' department aud been appointed tea clerkship. Some promotions were made In consequence of theHrt changoH.

Mr. Grove was removed for carrying a pistol nd discharging it upon tho promises. It was stated that tie tired off the weapon In tho collar, to scare a fellow-clerk. The affair wa treated as a joke between the two men, but Iho facts reached tho postinuHter, who took summary action. Senator Wm.

Pinknev Whyte. It is a saying that ono has to go from home to learn tho news. But if that Is not always tho case we may at least have the home news conlli'inod from abroad. The latter appears to be tho case tn tho following paragraph taken front the body of a long article in the Augusta (Ga.) Constitutionalist, paying a high tribute to United States Senator Whyte, of this State. After romarking that Mr.

Whyte hail determined to retire from public life, and so announced In a letter published lam spring, because of domestic afflictions, the Constitutionalist says "But finding, no doubt, as so many politicians have done, that consolation docs not come hi quiet but in strenuous activity upon a groat arena, and roused, perhaps, by the rugged up-liosltlon of his enemies, he has entered tln contest again with all ot his old mastery ami with a devoted following that, liko tho Old Guard of Napolooif, has so often ixirno him to glory. Thero are not wanting predictions that he Is preparing for a Waterloo defeat, but It Is safe to say that so experienced a diplomatist would not emerge from a sick lied and from a sorrowful environment without ample calculations as to his strength." Baltimore ased Ohio in chicaoo. Mr. Milton H. Smith, general freight agent ot tho Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, is in the city, arranging for the transfer ot the assistant general freight department ot his company from Hi in city to Ualtimore.

Mr. Smith states that tho clerks employed in Mr. Wicker's office will iio provided for by his company, and positions found for them cither In this city or at Baltimore. Mr. Frank Harriott, who will have charge ot the company's commercial Interest at Chicago and west of this place after January 1, will have the title of general agent of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.

Tho ex pros office of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, which occupies now a portion of tho local ticket and freight office of that company at io. I Clark street, will leave that place as soon a another eligible and convenient ollleo for the express business exclusively can be secured. The express business ot this company has Increased so largely during the last few month that the present quarters have become much too small. Chicago Tribune. Looking Over an Old Battle-field.

G. K. Warren, who commanded the Flftn Corps In the Army of the Potomac, under Gen. Grant, before and during the siege of Petersburg, has been visiting Petersburg, and adjacent section for several days. On Wednesday he went out to Dinwiddle county to visit the battle-field of Five Forks, with a view, it li understood, of making a survey or taking some notes of the positions of that memorable field.

During his stay In Petersburg he called on Gen. Mahone, against whose forces he was frequently opposed In the latter years ot the war. Gen. Warren was deprived ot his command by Gen. Sheridan after the battle of tho Five Fork for alleged inefficiency, and has been granted a rehearing, as he is confident that ho can establish the fact that there was nothing censurable in his conduct or movements.

Exports for Europe. The aovere weather which has been experienced on the Atlantic ot late has materially retarded tho lwissage ot incoming vessels, and all the ocean steamers are more or less behind time in making port. This has had the effoct ot preventing departures from here on schedule time, and the days ot sailing have in some instances had to be postponed. There were four regular tratis-Atlautlc steamers set down for Saturday, but of these only two could get off, the Victoria for London, and the Neckar for Bremen. The former Included among her cargo 60 head cattle, 1,160 quarters fresh beef, and 330 carcasses sheep.

A'ew York Bulletin. Tire Vitriol thrower. George Wood, of Philadelphia, who dashed a cup ol vitriol into the face of George Shepherd, a prominent citizen of that city, because of a supiHisod grievance, has been pronounced insane anil committed to an asylum. Mr. Shepherd Is Buffering greatly from his injuries as well as prostration.

All of the right eye, the right cheek, nose, the lips and palate of the 'patient are totally gone. He may, it ho ever recovers which is thought doubtful retain the sight ot the left eye. Erysipelas is just beginning to show itself around the nostrils. Confessing AN OLD Murder. The Lancaster Examiner learns that Leonard Shields, ot Marietta, who diod recently, confessed, a few days before his death, that ho was the mur- dererof Charles Brady, in that town.

In 1863, and for which James MoCully was tried ami convicted of murder In the second eg roe. McCully was sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary, where ho died alter serving Bv years of his term. Personal. At the Fifth Avenue Theatre, New York, next Wednesday evening, the new melodramatic opera, by Messrs. Gilbert and Sullivan, "The Pirates of Penganee; or, A Sense of Duty, will be produced under the management of Mr.

John T. Ford. Mr. Jordan L. Mott ha purchased for $90,000 the house at Fifth ave.

and One-hundred-and-thlrtleth street, New York, which was built by ex-Comptroller Rlchd. B. Connolly, of the Tweed regime, for his own use, at a cost of $300,000. Mr. Moody, the evangelist, says that he does not know that Dan Rice, the showman, has been converted to religion, and that he has made no arrangement with Mr.

Rice to have meetings addressed by the latter. Bishop-elect Starkey, of the diocese of Northern New Jersey, wilLbe consecrated on Thursday, January 8, in Grace Church, Newark. Hon. Augustus Schell, who has been ill recently, is much better, and is going to Florida in a few days. Bayard Taylor's executor Is selling lands belonging to the Cedarcroft estate.

Americans IN Europe. Among trio Americans registered in Paris, France, December 13, were the following: G. D. Clark, C. B.

Grant, W. D. Kilpatrick, Mrs. John C. Mackenzie, Miss Mackenzie, Miss Vernant, of Baltimore; W.

W. Emory, Miss Emory, Washington city; K. Stewart and family, of Virginia In London, F. P. Cator, of Baltimore; Harrington, Va.

In Geneva, December 11, Robert T. McCoy and wife, Baltimore. In Rome, Mrs. W. McJllton, the Misses McJUton, Mrs.

Thomas Taylor, Baltimore. Holders of Gas Stock refuse to be frightened by Edison's discoveries. So long as meters are used the business Is safe..