The Cincinnati Enquirer from Cincinnati, Ohio • Page 9

BUSING IN STOCK Caws 0 Out Raich aad -f, for Cuff. Meed af tfc, MNt saeav-TBM. Marvclewo Mexican Taere. Oaldeae f-T, Bay ss-l-leoewee. ad Colenwl osrtTlBo wtant3KM kB4br anootl a loaa.

laaa. lank as load aa a Utaadar-olap. -w- Ar a rada tabla aa ba 1,1 lr ebaraotara aa roacb u. ara a broad aoatbraro tbat m. tbraa boon to walk brim of.

Woa ahlrt, rod BwltUa. ma booia. a pair of apara aa larg a aa doll.rm. a kaifala bla aad boeklad around bla watac 1 i Hwh nf llu hMMtrl tvaioaj i Hi waraaaoaao ayinaToicvoi tba keno baaa enlllnc tba flaal 54 ,,1 mada bias winner of tba pot. ka fron Bittar Craak.

aaU 2 Poonda, amall Xtka a tba bla of bailaia la muala In my jaiird. aa ba tbraw bU aombraro aff altao'-boy of tba eoaracaoaaaort, wbo li ara laaa fortanata at tba aaatai, bit him docsdr tba aar with hla flat aatbaUat 'Utaeapcd from bla Hpa. and ba fall Ilka tM. pte blmaalf op. aad.

drawlac oar tba room and TbM ara tba moat aoelabla aommanlty I Coma a p. boyfa Tb DOla eompaay maraba to tba bar and-Insk IS orib of poor wbtaky at bla axpanaa. lfHi4iiNrKD. bat In tba braacy elUl-tloaeltb-aStataa familiar one. Too ean ol ueb ineidcau la almost any of MtaiUa towna.

and xaarly arery aeulemant paataodertbat baad. Tbaaa aplaodaa llloa-Mt )k aaay It la for a man to gat qnlatcd country If bla aplriu gat tha bat tar of j.iatratioD. It la alooan axamplaof bow deoir roan ean pick up any alsad qoar- if la tn aaaroh of a oaa. Bat It la fair actual ba rarely aaas oaa wiinoai aa Ltj for It. LI i roan a eBOOKn to aatonlan i atnan Wbo oaa nrvar iravaira on ua JuiVr.

ana it aeama na in Lmpiato naka it aarada aa poaaioia. it la twr. criminal to any thing Ilka tba autal It la araaitaa wiib. inn ana Lapttoget any thing Ilka tba comfort tbat La band from altbar agricultural or paatoral tlBWlbV Tlx ortnexexaa raeino naitroaa warn nm Tort Worth baa along It aeteral amall Villroad Tillage, tbat bava aprting op. aa If by arcVlibtn tha past two years.

They ara laysrttlementa. bat tba baalnaaa tbay do la nrprulag. Fort Wort naad to ba tba eantar lit aula trad a of North-weataru Taxaa, tba lendaney af atock-ralaera to keep in from alvillsatloo baa carried much of eoiineas lulu the Pan-Handle, aeveral ttntnd mllca farther Wed. Colorado City, tun tba incident above related ore a rr ad. Aidlne, Hweet water, la the order named, and or two other plaoea.

bava beoome great taaleab'pptna po nta. In tba country trlbo-tn to them lie tba great rancea. Fort Wo'rtb UMint rather the larger floanolal aad tola-aaraial feature of the indnatry. It la a won-itrful buinna point. Btock-ralalngbaaradU ally changed ainea beary capital lata eame la aad lave aome aystam to tbe heretofore u'ptbod metboda that preTallea.

Tbe Im--m pmfli realised from eattle daring tbe peufrw yean hare brought many men wltb lugemeane Into tba trade. It baa attracted Mm aeeanae It la a legitimate InTealment. nnaia la tta eharacter. and liberal In profit ii iacreaae. The Introduction of bla new titarat ha uot only given the buaineaa a oadarfal moineatam.

bat It baa ad ra need latark-eof aaoek folly two-fold. Tbe taereaae lUeehaamado a great many meo nan, Hera aa example tbat I found iiklBC County. Mr. Bedford, tbe lateraated rarty.aman of blah character aad 'large pneaee. aald: a noxKT-lf AKiwo BoanrBaa.

Tn yeara ago I waa a poor maa. I kubt Wio bead of eattle on eredlt from a hutira. I paid goS-Oso for tbem. -and drove north to free paatare land. I bow bava lj bead of eattle.

and LOOO abeep. eotlrely fm tram lodebtedaeaa, SO.OuA acres of land all 14 for. and I bava been burdened with 13 ptMot. tataxaat on tbe money tbat I waa PMfeed to borrow to get a start." Hat your stock wortbT" "I not take 1120.000 fnr my arock and hseh. and I auppoae I eonld get tbat atnoant hrrrradily.

aad protMbly more." iil--raialna la prod tabla baalneaa, tbenT" "Tea. air; It la impoaaible for a man to break rta.aatnec. Too start with a cow; tbe eaif tka profit, and It la "compounded every Any maa wbo will attend to bta boat Hi ean mkiW per eent. every year)9veraod f-rt all axpeiiaea and tatereat on bta plant. I learned from Mr.

Bedford, aa well aa from tenre af other typical ranchmen I Inter- f4ed. thatainee tbe largo capitalists came kie.the business great bod tae of land bad ra bought up for ranges, aad eooo deolrable pr pasture for eattleoraheep will be a thing lb- Raving tbe money to fence as ptU aa buy the land, moat of tbe large ranges pt being Inclosed wttb braided wire tenors. opea beat urea will be practically ttoowa. Probably two million bead of tbe million eattle la tne Htate of Texas are r'7 oa Inclosed range. Whrn one looks the eormoae and certain prod a made in fek raialag it la a marvel tbat It remained loag in tbebande af what you would now 13 small ranchmen.

More tbaa paid be required to purchase tbe eaule aow Miag over tbe beatura of tbe lone Star tie. More tbaa half of tbla value, aeoordlag tae best teaUmony you oaa gat bar. I tbe oeeae to the valae af eattle wltbla tbe past yeara. Of course, tbla will be nothing it aa great la tbe yeara to come. Cattle have ebed almost their top price, and profit in future most, to a great extent, depend oa ta natural laoreaee-of tbe flocks and wis.

But tbla will yield a greater percent- bef itaia than any other legitimate boal-j aw known, and la euro to, la a great ara, take tbe plaoe of speculative Invest iant. ita ail tbla wealth around tbem, tbe nny husbandmen of Ohio wbo read Inni, would marvel at tbe la e-hleb tbeae stock men What tbay have to eat is of tbe aim. (, even rudaat oualltv. Black: eoffaa. and brand aalmat UmmI thin, an found upon tae table.

I atODDed at 'a rb stay over bight, and aal down to axb a meal. I anlovad IL. heeanaa I 'Mdaa about fort in Ilea aa tbe hurri. MJef Texas pony. Wblla this repast sa belag aatea the proprietor waa talking of it "ln more than BJMO eowa ba had on mage.

An tbe Mack coffee I saggeated a little milk for 1U The onetor Jaoghed, aad aald Wadoaot kin miv h-tM v. Umt awa swjf lass, ltlaMaaVBH MM aa aV a. IV ftanw ts "'weaa BaW iHttas eaa a tans tba meal two or three bourn were soent "lB tha cow-boys dlacouraing a poo Phases ef stock-raialag. In tbe mal'' BomenelaiBp. or th.

ih.i fc ia a blanket, aad with a aad- 7" enjoyed a refreahlBg Blgbfa "J- I aa awakened just after daylight by thand mi iiagssnr anouuna year: boss, gat up aad graze. The fod- ready." WM counterpart of. tbe sup- aaeervad aa a hluk An I nf -lkr "n-oep. aad fingers took tba place rS4vaaand farka- tbxaS cow-bot. JM amnios eow-boy la a character, aaaiataae with bias.

I eaa Jj i ewe that la very IttUe aader- WWW. 0V WBI bardy. geaerooe and brave. Be moat 'V aeaaplebdld a peel maa of physical J- i generally from twenty to 7 tar or age. There are ao old mea la H'fk- Tuey eaa beat the Maxieaa Joestriana) at Ibelr owa pceultar aooh aa picking pieces kro1D1 their borses great sport wttb tbem la gatae.

They bery a fowl tm earth ao that nothing bat him head la 7b' than rid their horses la a eir- gallop, and seetea forth wn nnl a toe eh lex en oL vMcb la usually a amall sum lt a. Mesiaaa eaatom. but tba b-ia at it every time. The ew-boy is comparatively tree from vice la tbe4rae meaning of the term. Hli bona id tne eaddle, aad be alts barMiU au were par 01 ic ae iiwjmuu rldes seventrralles a day.

and a majority of iprauit opts nr. for moat of the resr ba never mW bouse, and baa ao chance. If ba abooid have tha la- cllnatloo, to drink liquor. 4 Every cow-boy labor to ba a daad shot. When ba gets to town, altbar 'by accident or after the year's harry is ba la apt 10 ba -j i rao wttb bla platol If ba gatt drdak and1 flnda qnarrel.

aa be ofieu doea. Of the, petty or i mea be. kbowa nothing. He never ateala unices be kadeediferoke, and rbea.be eaptaraa a horse. He never Ilea or cbeata.

Tbe pilgrim or tbe tenderfoot, aa tbay call an East- era maa. la always welcome to a share of their rode far. Yos eaa offer tbem no greater Insult than to proffer pay for t. Tbay have soHfisi social oisiinetmna. ana ni ways raa btmself good ae bla' He very frequently baa aa Interact la the herd bete tending and often greduatee from a eow-boy to a proprietor of a ranch.

It Is a Joke tbat many of the- nob man here began wltb only two steers and a branding-Iron Their blghset Idea' of property being stock, llisy look upon homicide aa an Insignificant crime compared with horse-stealing. Their laola lion from society. Ibelr rode life and 'ruder sports, make tbem a rough but not a danger ous set. In. tbe sense In wblcb they are rated at tbe Eaat.

baen a life naturally breeds aome bad men. bat It le a fact tbat la tba bands of "ruatlere" and eut-tbroata along the border there are more hard characters from tbe Northern tales tbaa from among the Texas A HAKD CBAtimt. Tbe "rustler" la a new creation of frontier! fife. Ha may be a borse-ibtef. a murderer, a "busted freighter, a discharged soldier or a Texas eow-boy wbo bss stolen a horse and ran away from the reach where be waa am ployed.

By long odda the largest per can I. of tbem are hard characters from tbe East, many of whom have bad liberal educations. Tbay come out her oa. tbe border and Jain other lswje characters cither for gain, adventure. or both.

Bnaaian Bill and Bandy King, from New York, recently lynched near ye Tcxaa line, are good typaaof tbia class. It use) an Bill spoke four or five Iangoag.es fluently, and had no auperlor as, a mining engineer, Tbeae rustlers ware nvear ago a terror to tbe whole frontier. They ware smugglers, cattle-tblevee. robbers or were capable of committing al most any other crime. Tbe carious feature of Ibelr existence is tbat they operated tor and sold tbalr plunder to people wbo were oonald ered respectable.

Tbey terrorised tbe wbole border, until at last decent people were obliged to unite for their auppresston. Many good cltlseoa were pot 1b peril In tbe effort to break up tbeae lawless gsogs. But tbey have been broken by barab measures, and tha border Is now comparatively free of them, -jit la but fair tossy that they were not a product of the rude civilisation of Texas. JL VAST BBXXJJIKe FA KM These thoughts aod atatementa naturally follow an Investigation sod review of the eattle trade of Ibis State. The cbangee In Ibis basin eaa tbat I have already noted only recall others.

Soon Texas will be a eattle-breedlsg not a cattle-raising. State. Tbe warm climate Is best for tbe oows and calves, but not for tbe steers. Cattle driven frum here when yearlings to Montana or any of tbe Northern Ter-rttoriea will be worth 110 more when three years old tbaa tbey would bave been had tbey bean ral-ed here. Already seversl large capitalists (ranchman) are breeding here and driving tbeir yearlings to Montana.

Tbia will Increase every year until this rttate will be one vaat breeding farm. Aa certainly will tbe native stock be gradually graded up until fine cattle will be raised In Texas as any where; but tbav will be matured In tbe colder climate to the north of the Lone Star. Siock-ralslng la this Htate does not atop wltb cattle. There are mora than l.uOO.COO horses graxing. on he different "ranches, and being prepared for aal.

They are mostly bardy native atock tbat are better lilted for the berdamen'a trees than for tbe Northern markets. Although they are being el.lpped to the East. It Is mostly for children's and la dles' riding trade. With horses, as wltb eattle. tbe tendency la to graft the higher grades, a pun tbe native stock, aad tbere are already aome firet-claea stallions being brought in.

The fleet and resolute Texas pony will, bow aver, always be best, suited to tbe work of herding, becauee it Is a "natural saddle-horse, with an eaay call aad wonderful powers of eaduraace. iRtrr AKDVoot, 'Sheep! 'Tee. til lone of; tbem. The Fort Worth Wool Journal est 1 males that tbere are now bead In tbe State. Thla 1 probably aa eutbuaiaatie eatjmate, but.

no good authority place tbe number at less than 8O0O.00O. These vaat flncka' bave been graded up to a good medium stand ard by crossing Spanish merino bucka with coarse Mexican ewes. Thla kind of sheep Is beat suited to this climate, and It also shears good clip of wool of every fair grade. Tbia eectlon la designated by the eltlsens as South western Texas, aad la really tbe home of tbe wool-growing Interests. This city Is slao tbe largest wool market la the State, although the tide of sheep-relaing le rather drifting northward: not enough yet, however, to lo any way disturb 4t Importance a wool cen tar.

It is estimated tbat Ran Antonio will handle this year between S.000.000 and 9,000.000 pounds, or about one-third of the entire product of tbe mate. -Tbla 9.000.000 pounds will represent the clip" from about 2.250,000 head of abeep. as they will shear an average of about four pounda to tbe bead Texas Is expected to market this year from KOO.OOO to SOOCbOO pounds of wool, and tht dealers are Jus la the height of their busy season. Thla Industry bss undergone change within tbe past tw6 years, aa wall aa the cat-tie trade. Tbere has ever been a 'prejudice among tbe ranchmen against raising sheep.

sad therefore flocks and herds bava never un til recently roamed together. A short tims ago ranchman found It to their advantage to grass sheep with their Tbe result is tbat great flocks bave been bought by tbem to mix with their herds. Tbla la certain to grow every year. It ia not likely, however. to seriously injure Bouth-weatern Texaa as a great shepherds' fold.

The climate and many other things combine to Its lauds de sirable past re for sheep. Last winter taught the shepherds aome new leeaons. Never bave they provided a particle of food for their flocks. Tbe severe weatber killed ao many tbat tbere will be no Increase tbla year. A little corn or bsy would bave saved many thousands, and bow many dollars It la bard tossy.

i Tbe -hazards nf sheep-ratslag are much greater thao tbose of cattle: but, taking; Into account the amount of money! Invested, the profit la abeep. notwithstanding tbe percent age of loss againat tbem. la fully aa greet as that of cattle. Botharesoremunerstive.ee-peeially to tbe tadustrioua aad. careful herdsman, tbat people are poariag Into tbe State from all dlreetlona seeking tnvceynenta ta ranches.

From oae end of Texaa to the other yoa bear nothing but eat Ue and abeep; agriculture la almost entirely neglected. Pastoral pursuits will alwaya be the mala feature of life aad busiaesa here. All classes seem to be banging on. or sort of staying, to make a fortune, and then to retura to tbe older 8tates. Tbia elves ratbsr a temporary air to every thing.

But It will doabtleea wear away ia UsnX for Texas will alwsya furnish a great percentage of the beef and taultoa consumed la tbe Catted States. Ita remarkable system of rallroada 1 dolag great things for Ita peo pla, aa well aa forth pockeifof their owners. a-hey are bringing la a resussa. roving crowd to see and many to Invest. Tba Texaa ateer draw Ilk a plaster.

HUTOKT AJTD StirTrMXlrT. TbermopylsB bad Its messenger of defeat, bat the Alamo bad aooe. You are oa historic grand, sir. Here as tbe borne of neroio romance, and of most af tbe brilliant tradi tions of which Taxaa can boast Thus spoke an eloquent eitlxea of this pity, a be pointed to a jow. atagnianywioapea ba I id Ins Bleeding near the can tar of this quaint aad rather lot a reeling place.

The old sUaetore, which seemed to be belli of a sort af adobe, bore tha aaan lata gable markscf age. Adjolaiag It waa a tqaeb larger building, oa the top of wblcb were two turrets, cash bold-lag a half ooaeav ferocious-looking 'gaae made of wood. 1 What the Alamar I evidently Umt easie with mj friend by this aatural Inquiry. He straightened himself and said, rather sternly -j -Have you never read the af tbla country, slrf Do yea not know that la March. lSJs, iJavld Crockett aad 143 Texans wsr slaagbtered ia that eld bull leg by Santa- Anna, while dsfenllng the libertleaof Texas.

Not a single maa escaped. The Alamo left bo courier to tell the world of tbe massacre it bad wltoesaed. Tbia handful of Texan pa triot beld Hants Anna's waole army at bey tor several days, hoping for relnforesmeakB, At last, ha It was altbar death or surrender, tbe commander draw a Haw with bla sword, aad asked ail willing to fight to the I last to step across It. Ewry mt nat-bfi oae Mexican. Ue ran a way.

Colonel Bowie. aiier wnom the knife vm aamed. being oa alck to walk, aakad to be carried to the flght- ins aua; (Baa tbe slaughter began, aad every nan wsaalain" i This blood-curdling recital draw my atlem-tloo to tba old building. aod accounted foafhe irequcey with wbleh you flnt to word Alamo" emblaaooed oa tba boaiaeaa signs tbrooKboot tha city It baa a eorlooa btaiory. a una cvriuua piwiorj, to ba lort, and Ua peopla' brra ara alwaya glad to relate It.

Tbe Alamosa tbe II rst of; a long line or -missions," or missionary bouses, tbat srere belli at intervals from here to Mexico by tbe Spanish priests during their spiritual conquest of this section. All of these are la rains except the Alamo, aad It baa been eon verted Into a grocery store. These ruins are aa important feature of oaf's arlstt to this place. In the crumbling struct area yoa find msny Interesting things, for both In et attrac tion and coloring they revive traditions of the early Indian tribes tbat are worthy of etody. Although they were erected la the historic period, records of thslr history fast bc- ootBiog extinct.

They ware built by tbe Indiana after their cob vers km to Catnol Islam, and yet la architecture aad method of construction they are of a auperlor order. Tbeae strong reminders of the peat world con vince even the moat skeptical that there was a very high order of Indian elvflixatloa in this region la those early days. ine missions are in a toierabie elate or pi ervation, notwtihetandlng tbe neglect and drift ofosnturles. The coloring matter wltb which they are decorated Is something won derful. It is still bright and fresh In spite of its exposure to the elements for many genera tions.

It la evidently a distillation from aome native planta found either here or In Mexico. Whatever It la, tbe secret died wiib tbose wbo then msnufsetored aod need tbem Neitber Mexicans, nor Indians now living possess tbe power to prod nee auoh colors. TbeaV are Indeed at ran a monuments of tbe Spanish period, and they stand as reminders of a high Indian civilisation that is new eg' tlnet a primal life that was no doubt eom munsl Instead of tribal. Tbay may bave been descendants of thoae people wbose great city is burled at the Csasa Grande in Arizona or la tbe allfls of Colorado. OBTTIXQ A XIV Da ESS.

Tbe Alamo City, as tbia place la called, la' rapidly changing Ita character. It baa lost within tbe paat two years many of Its Msxl can features. If has nearly doubled Its popu lation in twenty-four and la faat taking on the aire of an American city. Il baa gas, water, electric light, very poor hotela and good newapapers. Tba tsan Antonio Club ia a desirable place, and Ita members must be liberal, broad-minded people, because tbey carefully keep a file of tbe Exqciker.

Tbe city la embowered In abade-treea end flowers. and bas a delightful climate. It la situated in a basin and surrounded by gently-sloping bills. The Sen Antonio River runs a serpen tine oo arse through it, and in going from one end of the city to tbe other you cross the stream not leas than a dosen times. About two miles above inuutncrable springs bubble up and form the river.

These springs are a feat' are of thla place, and are tbe source of a great deal of pleasure, aa well as of us ins.npplyiig tbe city with pore and bealtby water, It ta enrloua to see how a business revival cbaugee the appearance of a town. Two yeara ago most of tbs houses la Ban Antonio were one-story stone or adobe buildings, of pure Mexican style. Tbey are now sddlng new stories to tbem, snd Improvement Is the order of the day. Tbe growth of the sheep trade bas given the place a boom, and. old as it is.

It 1 rapidly presenting all tbe character istics of a pushing provincial city. Northern maa have tranaformed thla old Mexican out post Into a thriving, poshing place of 25.000 in hsbltanta. Tbey are In tbe ascendency here, do the business and make the llfeof the place. Tbe military head-quarters are. of course, at tractive, for tbe Government bas a large es tablishment here, and baa probably spent foOOJWOon the post that alt on a hill overlook ing tbe city The place banka beavily on its history not macb more on the tragic seenea of the Alamo than upon lis earlier Indian civilisation.

I forgot to aay that my friend, who was dis gusted with my lack of Information about ibis old 1'aUiollc monument, told me tbat two people escaped from It alive a mother with a girl baby In her arms. Thlsaurvlvor of Santa Anna's brutality was tbe wife of one of the officers wbo perished. She still lives a Austin, a sort of wsrd of tbe Commonwealth past, and aa reives a great deal of attention. Tbe daugh ter she carried from tbe dea of death when sbe escaped grew op, waa adopted by tbe State and given IOvMaM acres of land. Texaa always gives land, for It has more of 11 tban any thing else, Sbe was petted and spoiled.

It turned her head. She, got married, and then went to tba bad. She died tn tbe dregs of New Or leans, making sad tbe last dsys of bergood mother, who has lived to see four-score years. Vg-rTxiuru. Times Revenge.

Fix-Senator Sargent spent his boyhood in aad about Newburyport, Maae. At an early age he learned to eel type, and waa employed for a mere pittance la a email Job printing- office of tbe same piece. He was aeiureily of an ambitious aisposiiion. ana siuaisa nsra after working hours trying to gala an education. Foud of books and reading, be mingled very little wltb bla conpanloas, and waa ao entire atracger to genteel society.

Hi Ufa seemed to be auch a drudgery that every shadow cast upon It waa never forgotten, but waa remembered more od account of tbesUng It left thaa from the spirit of. retaliation. Caleb us log was at that time a riaiag young lawyer of Newburyport, and had already gained aome distinction. To tbe public his sole ambition eccmed to aspire to the Cblef-Justiceship of the United States. Tbroueb aome peculiarities of chars star be had made a few enemlee of aome of bis fellow-clilxe-na.

One morning small band-bllla were found distributed through the wbole town decrying greatly aad casting slurs upon the character of Mr. Ons of tbe hills fell Into bis bands and threw him lnioa high state of rage. He rue bed to tbe prln ling-office, tbe only one In tbe place, aad la a storm of rags demaaded from young Sargent the author of tbe bllla. Sargent very promptly replied: I do not know." Cusbing then aakad: "Who composed themr The reply was: "I did." -Mr. Cusb ing then pitched Into htm, gtving him a severe scolding and a Tew flat-cuffs, and left the office, saying, -111 repay yoa some day." A short time after this Sargent started for tbe West, partly on aooonnt of necessity.

aod with tbe hope of gstning a fortune. His destination was California, but bis means were all gone before be reached the Mlaeia-alppi Biver. He managed to etruggle Into New Mexico, where be remained a year or two working at any thing he could find lo do an-til be bad earned enough money to take him to San Francisco. At last be arrived at bla destination, penniless, bare-footetr and a strsager without a friend la all the West. For a long time be lived ia tbe most abject poverty.

After a year of hard struggling he obtained a position oa a small country paper aa type-setter. Here be labored fsltbfully. spending all his spare time in study, until he rose to the position of editor. Aa he rose tbe paper grew, and Anally became tbs leading daily Journal west of tbe Booky Mountains. During all these years of toil he bad atodled law and availed bimaelf of every advantage wltbla bla power.

Hie fallow ettlseos recognised hts value and seat him to the Lower Boose of Congress. For several terms hs was returned to the same position, until tae was elected Catted Stele Senator. During hi term of Senator Chief-Justice Chase died. Several names in quick auccaaaion ware seat to tbe Senate, Bone of wblcb were confirmed. Then Caleb Cuablng'a friends began to labor la his behalf, and succeeded In having bis name aenl to the Senate.

general Impression waa tbat be would be confirmed im mediately. Mr. Sargent from the very start opposed his name with such vigor that, through his uuUrlag efforts, ne sncceeaea in defeating him, aad eroehlag the great bltton of hie life. fill ClaTTOsf-UwChC Iwoth af April i CsBatsusaU'si rrtj Katry. Aoril la generally conceded a light month for the Custom-house officials, aad many artt- elee tbat generally appear on tbe books as du tiable, do not appear as proaocuve oi reve-m.

The valae of goods imported dnriag the peat mouth was WM22, and tbe duty realised thereon reached a total oi iua half the valae. For the sake a airing aa Idea of the aoaiaees. a nameer oi tne snore -purtaat Importations were selected from the aome what lengthy llstad are hare given with the value of the amount-received ere during tbe anon lb: Books, engraving. AoJ XfiSt Fancy good and toys .9 Moalcal Inau. UUeexiaa tvi V- Cottoa as a uf.S20, 1 SI Eartneaare a-lot flax msauf.

17il Fruit Jnloe e.M6 Slid manu'- a.lui Wool am nurs thiisosetel It Indicates Wgrmer Weatfcgr avnd Tbinner "i Farewell ta riaaaela Vault rail Tate raafcloaa far tbe aaasaaerla Cader-ataianesige Varlooa gfevtewe tejr Style Seal- ThiresuiBt -Nxw YoacMey 1L.1SSS. "We ara Just having our first warmth of weather since tbe 'last season of sultriness. Oat with tbe o)d flannels and oa with tbe new maa) Ins. Tbe high temperatore makes a wonder bow on earth we ever bore op under tbe weight of winter ooder-clotbes. A ehemt-looa.

tbat was so gratefully comfortable at aero, got to weighing about a too when the me rear rose, aad the girl wbo discarded It la favor of aalaeook fell as light-legged and frisky aa a young colt. Aad thinner stockings, toe, though tbey may bave made ao perceptible roraettoa ia the else of her feet, caused tboee extremities 'to ease themselves delightfully ia ber Bltn- erto tight shoes. peeking of feet minds oas of bands, and both recall Etelk Borry, wbo has been doing tcamills to death at the Fifth Avenue Theater this week. I'm not going to write about ber acting. Ber garb sad msnner of wearing It are.

however, tn my Una, and I am bound to say that both are curious. She is very tail and long-limbed. Her waist Is. I think, tbs small sat I sver asw. snd her bands snd feet ara well along toward the Well, you've ooaat- bly sees objects so reflected and disturbed by a Icbs tbst the part la foeua was normal.

while the extensions la ell directions were XIOHTILT MUBOin. Borry was like-that. Her waist was a span, and as tbe eye got oat of tbe tonus the sight wss struck by comparatively enormous feet and bands. It was Impossible, of course, for lier to bide tbe banda, but aha might have ob aeurvd tba feet somewhat. Instead of which, by some peculiarity of undergear, her skirts lavarisbly rose in frost whenever sbe took a I have no doubt she wss unconscious of tbla, elae aba would at least have posed tbem with some regard for effect.

On tbe contrary, they were left to chance sometimes pfled on on trie other, sometimes so fsr apart as to seem Ilka total sir augers Instead of members of lb same family, and aomettmes sstouudlngly toed in. But tbere wasn't any thing the matter wltb her toilets. They were wonders of tbe dress-making art. particolsrly the bull costume of brocaded while silk, trimmed hesvtly with crystal fringe, snd adorned with white camel las aa emblems of Parisian naughtiness. But I set out to tell about the season B.

new undergear. A great desl of lingerie Is now mads of the finest materisls snd in very aim pie style. Chemises covered with puffings or ruffles srrsnged like bertbaa and many other similar trimmings have been abandoned. Fine percale and batiste chemises are cot In shawl-shape In the neck, front and back. Tba chemlae is shaped Into the form by two or four gores.

The sleeves are replaced by a piece of lace, wbleh la taken round the arm- bole. Ob tbe point ef the breael-piece are two or three gathers, which form a kind of gurnet on either aide. On eacb shoulder Is faille or satin rtobon bow. The chemise is taken Into tbe sbspe of tbe shoulders by means of a abtrrlng, with a piece of ribbon to draw It In around the neck. Drawers are gooave shape, or may be mads tighter by means of lengthwise plaits on tbe lower part of the leg.

Forordlnsry wear with plain toilets flat linen lingerie la most In oae. For dressy purposes trimmings of old embroidery In Anne d'Autrlohe style are more worn than ever. Tbeae trimminga extend down the front of the waiat In loog points. Many black dresses are roost becoming when trimmed around tbe neck and arms with black lace only. Tbere are but few crape ruchlngs worn.

Tney are replaced by officer parnreeof all kinds of lace and embroidery. or of plain batiste. PETTICOATS Are at about the same amplituds aa during tbe winter. ttome-use stra ght instead of gored slds panels, bat tbe wldtb at tbe foot Is not much altered. The effect of fuliaees Is produced by the snpertmposed drsperles.

If this important point is kept in mind the crit ical eye will be spsred many bulky aklrtarf Fonr anrni rahffl quite narrow, two side goree and a twenty- four-inch back breadth are the proper proportions for a well-regulated foundation aklrt. Silk in tbe cheaper qnallilee la found to wear so badly tbat first-class modlstea are' ualug more durable cashmere and even cotton sateens for this purpose. The sat actis srs stiffened throughout, or at least half thslr depth, by thin crlnolina lawn lining, tbat adds but little to their weight. Tbe cashmere skirts are faced upward for two or three Inches, and tbere Is no other facing. Box-plaltinga.

covering a close foundation. Is the favorite trimming on imported skirts. Tbese pi a Me differ tn wldtb from an eighth of a yard to a wldtb ao great that only oae plait la needed down tbe front breadth, one In each aide breadth aad two for tbe back. Tbeae box-plait-legs are attacbed to the foundation skirt only at tbeir top, and are beld ib plaoe by three or four rows of tape tacked on tbeir wrong slds. In lieu of the tournnre or crlnolette modlstss are Introducing tbe old steel snd pliable wbalebouea.

wblen are run Into the hems of tbe ruffles of a skirt wbleh flts tbe figure eloaely tn front and at tbs sides. In the back the ruffles begin about elgbt Inches below the waist, extending snd slightly enlsrging all the way down to the bottom of the akirt. The moat expensive kinds are made of wblte tanrpioo or French hair cloth, with doable steels and extra fast-ealnga to keep the skirt In place; but tbe moat deelrable atylea are tboee made of pique, or French lawn, with slightly embroidered ruffles attached by buttons, which can be removed sad Iaundried. The expansion of these new skirts is not exaggerated enough to bring out tbe usual comments of tbs papers, as tbs ruffles are small, giving only a slight stylish fullness to the appearance of the dresa in tbe heck. There is a oono petition among the beat boo sea as to which shall Invent and put upon the market tbe lightest, most graceful and least ua comfortable tournurs.

There ara bostlks For long dresses, and bustles-for short ones. some suitable chiefly for stout figures, others better adapted to alight ones. Tbere Is no dsnger that any woman of taste besides will be taken la while making her purchases, and choose the tournnre least adapted to ber. On beholding some of tbe BXCBXTRXCinga xx homkkt. Tbe wonder is If any body ever wears them, except lor Slags purposes or fancy dress balls and masquerades.

An olive silk hose bss the front embroidered with green lizard coiled among sprays of Ivy-leavea. wblcb le any thing but pleasant to contemplate; and" an other striking design represents tbe bright tinted peaoock, while baskets of flowers and fruit oroameat others, which sell from 19 to 120 a pair. Aa extraordinary caprice In lisle thread hose Is seen la a design tbat represents good-slsed cherries scattered over the entire surface of a light ground. Another style In both silk and lisle thread baa an entirely Plata back la black or brown, with a front of block, work la bright colors. Roman strines appear la ail sorts or combinations.

Tbe effect of lace work is simulated la a novelty by an overwearing of white or light tint an a dark, aoua ooior in iisie thread hose. Elaborate lace fronts are only occasionally seen, aa the rage tor thla atyle Is dying oat snd surely nothing is bet- ter adapted to display the shape of a well- formed foot thaa a fine, elastic, plala hose. It is not astonishing thea tbat tha rage for black In plala or. ribbed silk aod Lisle thread should be greater thaa ever. For house and evening wear, with whatever color of costume, black Is considered en regie.

If other colors are pre-! erred, th plalnlbose tn shades to mjftch tbs lead lax color of the drees is la good taste. Some of tha shad aa ara boia de rose, rosewood. mahogany, aolttsnre, grenat, looter and mor- dor, variations la red aad brown: la bronze. bronze d'arkt, Florentine, reseda or migno nette color, aad la biaea, esost, aoosard. marine, electrle aad del are aeea.

Sultana ia a new shade of cardinal, aad lighter abadea are erevette, shrimp, eoralL, aubepiae. haw- tbora piak, cordon, ooriuth. and- raster, flame color; while la greens there are myrtle, laarier. bouteille. mousse aad several shades of heliotrope, ill sac, pear la, flesh tints, eremes aad pale yellows, which -make ap a variety from whlea to select aay shade, that eould possibly ba required.

JKSJOHTSer BiJHTT Are Incidentally given just now through the revival of the tight-woven garment sailed tbe Jersey. Tbere la nothing new in Ha abape. It remains a plala, smooth, eel-akin thing, i molding tbe figure from the neck down to a abort distance below the waist, enhaaclag the symmetry el good forms aad aggravatXac tha electa optbera, gnd appearing in, all Imaginable colore, Formerly, none bat dark ones were worn oa tbe street, the bright hues' being reserved for home. But. with tbe first warm women are pabliely sunning themselves in red.

hi green, purple, and eyen-yelterw. Thla free oae of gay colors will quickly lead to of coarse, and thea there wlti be reaction lo that somber black whleb has new gone out of fashion her. How extremes do chase each other Into and oat of the fasatnwat It as -only, a tew months ago that wealthy women distinguished jrm-selves by the unrelieved blackness of the raven, Tha cue a too is at present tbeir prototype among JMrda. Well, a girl aat In front of nee at site CaelBO. i.

-Hello," aaid her escort, "yoa've changed your bias silk ebamlse for a white one." she was shocked and a little indignant. It appeared aa If be waa on fsmiliar. terms wltb her. bat aot auffleieatly so ta talk snout bar Intimate garmeuts. do yod know tbatr sbe aaksd.

I see it through your Jersey," he replied. Tbe fabric of the Jerseys ia atreteby. aad. If made too tight to begin with, will soon be come kind of net-work through which th cloth aadernealh Is visible. Bat yoa don't see as much aa yoa think," tbe girl retorted.

"That's not a chemise, but a corset .5, (HiruT-nrr Have been made by tbe wsthetle crass, it 1 said, tbe demand of art being that they shall be well proportioned to tha else of the body, rather Jbau small, pinched ones. all the aeaalble with wldtb soles and joea, aod wider, lower heels. ere gaining in favor. The fancy for laced shoes IS a thing of tbe pest, the buttoned boot being too firmly established la the aOectiona of tbe Semi nine world to allow any other to triumph-for. any time.

Elegant shore made to matob the materiala of dreaaea are luxa-rlee Inwbleb some of tbe fashionables la- leather boots, black foxed alligator, spd patent, leather, wltb alligator tope, ars: among, the novelties. There Is a greet variety of styles for bedroom slippers. Including red lesther, alligator skin, in both black nd natural colors, bronso and yellow Kid, rencn kid, seamless Oxford ties, worn wlm black stockings, and neat, kid-top low shoes -vrm be popular for street wear tbe The prevailing atyle of alipper for toilet and working use le tbe perfectly plain fine black kid, hut tboee tied with a broad ribbon bow at the ankle are quite pretty and popular. Speaking of Iboi-gear and so forth, I saw a fash girl in Central Park wearing tight trousers, of the cot known here aa Knickerbocker aad nlgb boots like tboee of Bevo-lutionaty soldiers aa pictured in Continental uniform Do not be shocked. There was a skirt to this costume, however, which was tbat of horseback rider.

Tbe style of the toilet was mannish In visible respects, for the postilion basque hnd regular little coat-tails, the col ara snd lapels were masculine, and the troiuera underneath were aa tight aa a dude's, though, of course, tbat fuct waa not publicly exhibited. 1 Apropos of women tn trousers, tbe malingers of the Cssino have put Lillian Hussell Into a pair as tba Prince" in The of Trebisonoe." She is an awful disappointment, too. Claba Bsllk. FBtOOr. Tba Trad it teas Regard las; Tbeaa, aad Soaaethlaa; at tka Delicacy of Ibelr Hsbm.

Tbs oyster season bss ended, the fatal months' without the Jt bave begun tcTVun their coarse. Let not be wbo loves bis stomach despair, however, for tbe Juicy, tender, deli clous frog bas corns hs wbo ia Francs makes his entrance and exit by tbe light of wax bougiet and the popping of seductive idow Cltoq uot. Tb ere is a pre udine among some people about froge as a steady diet. It la not 'founded on reason. What animal or reptile so much resembles msn as tbe frog? -Haiiy- men and more women think they ean sing.

They cant. Neitber can the frog, though from time Immemorial hla lugubrious wall, solemn croak, baa been beard at dewy eve by-alt summer boarders. Wbo bsa not seen men tbst looked Just like frogs beardless bald-puled, wide mouth, receding ob In, prominent eyes, alderman ie-beliled sort of fellows? Thea their eyea they exercise the eleetrt' power, and what ladles do not? It la a fact Id, at oral hts lory that some men hay endeavored lo stand tbe gaxe af the froge eye, hod fell fainting to the ground. n.onaB. fjsnygyff, gay mllnai-a pr tallor'a bill, yet no preaturee follow so many fasblons.

No sprung, summer, autumn aad them. They pot on new suits every two weeksvaud what woman would not delight la tbts arrangement? There are people who go awey to spend tbe summer by locking the front door, pulling down -the blinds snd. living no one koows how. Tbe frog retires for a Wbole season, living on bis own resources only to aave coals and light he selects the winter. 'When tbe frog bss hatched a family of tadpoles Into tbe world hia beauty fades, be becomes old and wrinkled, and the country people think he is a toad.

One of tbe quaint fables of Esop relates how thry elected a king. showing certainly human sense: but the old legend of La tons passing' by a pond of water, aod, atooping to quench her thirst, some rude bumpkins on tbe bank so muddled it that she could not drink it. snd. waving her wand. aha changed tbem Into frogs, is much pret tier, Tbe frog, too, baa been celebrated in snng poetry, sacred history and the Koran.

Two thousand years ago Aristopbsnea brought frog people onto the stage, aad a poem attributed to Homer relates of tha battle between tb frogs and mice. Tben, too. frogs gave Moses and his peopls a good deal of trouble in Egypt once, wblcb might hsve all been avoided if tbey bad fallen to eating tbem, as we do now. And the Koran relates that when the Chaldeans cast Abraham Into the flames ths froga apit Into and extinguished the fire. Therefore, says Mohammed, re pec I the frog for baring saved the Patriarch, A learned Swim physlolan as early as 1738, Tohescbxer, discovered tbe petrified skeleton of a frog, and declared It to be an antediluvian man.

It Is strange but true that this impression prevailed in the aeieatifle world for a century, until Cuvler, the great French naturalist, exposed It. Then ths scholars retorted by naming the petrlfsction after the learned Swiss scientist wbo bad fooled the world for a taH century. When tbe sumtnsr sun breathes hie warm rays on tbs surrace oi tne water Mrs. frog will sit for boars talking and lulling to sleep herMOapawny offspring with ail tbe watchful care of a mother over ber first -born aa she toddles It oa ber knee, cooing It to slumber. Yet he has bis enemies.

Science persecutes him. They will Jump into tbe na oaths of snakes. Hawks love them aa chickens, and owls solemnly wink, blink and pounce down upon them at nighfe i But the epicurean I With what delight will be he bell bis arrival A French cook la Napoleon's lima realized a fortune of 300.0GO francs from his famous frog pies. In Illinois and ths north of Ohio are seversl large ponds where these cblekena of the land end water are reared and fed for the market. These the fat dack-Falstaff-looklng sort of fellows that one ssee at; the game-dealers and reetaurs tears.

Frogs are good fried. Stewed, with cream aaace snJ In piss. Boys, now get your sneers and red rags ana oaten tae luscious. Juicy delicacy for tbe frog-eaters. Ca novating; Plasnaere far Fats- Mien aa turn band or lakeside.

New York Evening Poauj Among other lovely toilet designed for wa- tertng-plade ase for yoaihf ni wearers, and die- played by an up-tow a establishment, is a charming dross, having a skirt of transparent pale-yellow batiste, embroidered all over with Uay rosebuds, aad for trimming are a arrow raffles embroidered with the same. "This fab-rie la madcap aver very delicate blue aarah. and trimmed with knlfe-plaittBga and the embroidered raffle. The tunic Is oaaghtup with loo pa of pale-ping naoona, xaeea wtin delicate blue. Tbe corsage is of the plain battue over blaw aarah, made wttb square eat Back aad hair-long sleeves, trimmed with ruffling.

A second dress ia of sapphire-bias India mdUla, shot with gold. Thla dresa la adorned with wbtle-ailk embroidery, the akirt draperies being caught ap with knots of pale-pink, bias and. wbite-eaila ribbons, each three incaea wide. 2Josi delicate and dainty of the three la a dress of cream-white diamoutine, profusely trimmed with cascades and aheil-piaitlaga of craanv-wblte iaoa and made ap ever a light quality of cream-white ottoman ailk. A lsoe Berths, a mouebolr muff aad a.

laee fan -with mother-of-pearl handle pat the finishing teaches to this beautiful lelleC Aa Ostrsgssas lewd SB- ea lieslsiky. Macon Telegraph aad Kan tacky ta said to hsve tbe shortest mile tracks aod tha mast eoarcalrnUy adjusted The Horrible Harder ef Baron George A. Crime Which Startled tta Aua- triavn Empire. How Executlona Are Conduct ad In HunaiyThw'HaniniTof Oa tbe Bight of the 39th of March last occurred a murder la Bada-Peatb. the capital of the Kingdom of Haagary, which, oa ae- count or the exalted position of the victim and the horrible details of the crime, created the most painful sensation and tbe greatest excitement la the beautiful city of the Magyars.

It waa the assswiaatloa of Baron George de Majlsth, Cbief-Juallee of the So prenae Court of Haagary and President or the Hungarian House of Lords, on of tbe greatest dignitaries of the A us Irian Empire, and bead of one of tbe oldest houses of the aoblltty of Hungary. The fact of tbe murder has already been reported by cable diapateh, but tbe manner in which the crime wss com mitted is so shocking' aad all the eircnm sian era of the oaae are ao peculiar that It Is deemed of in le rest for the readers of tbe qcirkk to glean from the Buda-Pssth- and Vienna papers the following' additional facts la regard to tbe sasaaslnatlon Baron 'George de.MsJIalb, the murdered man, waa sixty-five years old. bat strong sad bealtby fur bla age. He was somewbatbelow medium height, snd very broad -shouldered snort-necked, and had a large head, with a very high forehead. Hla complexion bronzed, his cbeek-boaes high, and his lips narrow and firmly His whole appearance Indicated great strength and Indomitable energy, aod his character did not belie bla looks.

He was a native of the Hungarian city of Preaburg, and hla father had tilled tbe same exalted position in the Supreme Court which the murdeaad man occupied at tbe time of hla death. He played a very prominent part ia tbe politics of bianailve lead, and was one of tbe moat talented opponents of Kossuth He was losded with dignities by the Aasuian Government, and occupied at one time tit position of lrd Chancellor of tae Kingdom, from which position he retired to become Chief-Justice ofHungary and President of the Hungarian House of Lorne. Although a thorough aristocrat, a great landholder, aud a lesder of the conservative party of Hungary. Baron de Majlath was very popular wltb members of all pgrtlea in Hungary, and the news of hts terrible fate has been received wltb expressions of sorrow and indignation all over tbe F.mptre. Tbe Baron occupied ar the time of the mur der, with his fsther-in-lsw, the Marquis of Pallavlolni.

a palace ou Albert etreet. In Bud a. a somewhat lonely part of the Magyar Capital, near the rains of tho ancient fortifica tions. On tbe evening preceding the murder he remained In conversation with bta father- in-law, tbe Marquis, to a late boor la tbe evening, whereupon both of the old gentlemen retired to their respective bedroom- Tbe chamber of the Baron Was situated In a wlug of the palace, bar on each aide of hts apartment were rooms In which servants were Bleeping. They testified that they heard blm enter bla room and undress himself.

which he slways did without the sssiHtanee of servant. After be had retired to bed tbey heard no farther noise, and. all remained quiet during tbe reat nf tbe night. Next morning a horrible spectacle met the eys of a servant as he entered tbe Baron's chamber. The old Chief-Justice waa lying dead on the floor of his room.

He was tied band and foot with strong cords, and a bulky gag had bean forced Into big mooth. A livid mark around hia neck ahowed tbat be bad been atrangled by bis marderera, and when tbe gag waa taken out of the mouth of tha unfortunate man it was found tbat the Inhuman monsters wbo had done this cruel deed. had torn thrir victim' tongus out by tae reefr before they bed sagged 'him. The corpse of tbe. murdered maa ltvdlestedfl)lhat ha had fought with tbe strength of desperation for his life, snd that the misoreanwhsd mastered blm ooly after a severe struggj, a fact which gnakea, Xha.

statrmsnt of enrvaata in the. adjoining room, that tbey. had aot heard tbe slightest noise in tbe Baron 'a room during the whole night, seem almost Incredible. It appears tbst the murderara, whose number hss not yet been ascertained, slipped into the pnl- are at aa early hour in tho evening. Tbe doorkeeper ia known to have been Intoxicated, and one of tbe murderous gang probably passed by him unobserved, or was admitted Into the bouse by a servant who bss.

been arrested on suspicion. Tbe robber who bad gained sn entrance Into the house fastened a rope ladder to one of tbe rear balconies of the wing In wblcb ths Baron's bed-chamber waa situated, and by means of tbls rope ladder the other members of tbe gang climbed into the house. Onoe In the pal ace, tbey concealed themselves la the bath-room attached to the Baron's bedchamber, and there waited till their Intended victim had fallen asleep. After tbey bad murdered th old man tbey robbed bim of his watch aad a pocket-book containing several thousand florins In paper currency. Then tbey attempted to burst open the iron safe at ending in the chamber; bat, not succeeding ia this, they left the house by means of the a foremen tloo ed rope ladder, which tbey had attacbed to a window of tbe Baron's bedroom, looking out on Albert street.

Below tbe window' wss found a digger and a bloody i Tbe neweof the murder caused the most Intense excitement, and the police of the Hungarian Capital made the greatest to ferret out the perpetrators of thla bloody deed. It waa at first supposed tbat the murder bad been prompted by motives of revenge by persons whose esses hsd been tried in his Court, and then suspicion wss directed against tha radical socialists of Pestb, who were supposed to bave assassinated the Baron on account of bis political opinions These theories were, however, soon abandoned, and tbe police authorities have come to the conclusion tbat ths object of the crime wax simply robbery. Suspicion was now directed against the servants, wbose conduct was certainly very suspicious. Tha Baron's groom, a young maa call ad Bereca. was arrested, aad a close Investigation established almost beyond a doubt the fact that Bereca bad been as accomplice of the marderera.

It ia. believed that he admitted them Into tbe bouse and led them to tbe Baron's bath-room, where they concealed themselves till tbeir victim wst ssleep. He seems to have known of the murder hours before any body else did, and at a time when be could not bave known it and been innocent. He den tea bla guilt stoutly end is cool snd collected. At the latest mall advioes the murder waa still a mystery, but a cable dispatch received ber a few days ago atated that the murderer of the Baron, aa Italian, bad been arrested.

Wbea convicted, ho will ao doubt be executed. This ia done, contrary to the eastern of most countries of Continental Europe, by banging. Bat the way they hang condemned persons' la Austria bear little resemblance to -tbe method employed in tb United Stales, as will be aeea trom tbe following aoeotrnt of the execution of the would-be assassin of the Emperor of AuKtria, OOerdeak, at Trieste. Will ism Oberdank, a member of a secret so-. ctety wbose object.

Is the liberation of the Adriatic ProviBeee from Austrian role In order to attach tbem to Italy, ait a nap ted to take a aum ber of dynamite bombs to Trieste with the object or assassinating tbe Imperial Austrian family during; thslr visit ta that city. He waa arrested, convicted, aad sentenced to death. The Tasbbxtt, of Trieste, deacri bee hia execution ss follows: moruTog the sentence condemning him ta death by hanging waa communicated to William The condemned maa listened- calmly, -witfaoat tbe si le blest change la the expression of bla face, aad kept, on drumming with hia fingers oa ths table. When the eaa tea oe had been read ba turned away aad sh ragged his snoaldees. Immediately afterward two soldiers, with loaded guns, were placed la the eeU of the eondeaaaed man, tbe first ta front of tha window leading iato tbe gaard-room, tbe other ob the opposite side of tbs cell.

A number of soldiers kept watch ib the guard-room. Tbe window of tbe ceil leading, to prieuo-ysrd. which had heretofore aeea dosed, wttb shutters, waa aow opened, aad a guard placed in front, wbo could overlook thd entire cell. A squad of soldiers was ploksted to' the yard- These extraordinary precautions were taken beeaa seiner were aome fear tha a rase as would be attempted. -r a.

Oberdank 4 Id aot kiss hia sang-froid ia spit of all these preparationa. He amused himself fey twlaUagoa eig-areu alter the eUta aad puffing their smoke Iato tbe face of the guards posted la bis eelL 1 "When Oberdank was Informed that the chaplain would pay blm a visit, be declaimed violently against religion aad the priesthood. TJpoa being told tbat the chaplain wss compelled to pay blm a visit, beejuteted aad treated the priest very ooarteoosry. Whea be was asked whether be wished to ace bla family, ba answered: I bave a family ao Tha hangman, a maa named Willen-becesr. badrriyd yesterday wltb two assistants.

These two assistants were takea to a large cell la tbe prison where they were kept until tbe hoar fixed for tbe hanging. In thla eetl tbey got the gallows, rope, ready to be erected tn a abort time in tba yard of lb prison. OberdaBK retained bla cold, indifferent demeanor ap 43 tbe last, aad at five o'clock thla morning be had to be awakened from a seemingly sound slumber. Ia tbe yard of tbe prison 'companies of soldiers were drawa up. commanded by a Major.

Tba gal lows, consisting of a cross beam resting oa two uprights about ten feet high, wss erected la a corner of the yard. Very few visitors were allowed to be present. "At seven o'clock Ib tbe morning the death-bell began to toll, and. the hangman went to Oberdsnk's cell to fetch bim. Oberdank.

wbo stood In the midst of six soldiers with loaded gans, followed blm readily, aad walked with a smile upon bis Hps to tbs gallows. Chaplain ulh walked by hla aide and attempted to comfort bim, bat Oberdank received his worda with a sneer upon bla face. "When tbe gallows was reached tbe sentence waa read again, and Oberd an attem pted to speak, but the rolling of tbe drams drowned his words. The officer lu command now ordered the hangman to do bla office, wherenpoo the hangman a assistants attempted to seise Oberdank in order to undress him, but be declined their help and took hie coat off himself. Now the hangman's man caught hold of blm and lifted him op the three step leading to the gallows.

The bangraaa adjusted- tbe noose around bis neck, ear 'Ae oasiahrnnt hung Utneef by le hand to OorrdonA's ret, srAtte (Ae otAer putted tht rope, and Oberdank was executed. Oberdank'a chest heaved convulsively for a fsw minutes, and th attending physicians declared that life was sxtlnot six minutes after hs bsd been suspended. After bla death Chaplain Huth made an Impressive address to th spectators present." A. BEXIXiSCEXCE. The Girlhood of Marie Gelgtlnsrer.

"A good many years have ran Into the ocean of time," aald Mr. Leo Bock, the artist, "since I wss Identified with tbe theatrical world of Munich a dramatic writer for a dally paper. of wbleh a friend of mine was the editor. Pretty nearly every body knows tbat Munich is tbe hot-house for tbe cultivation of the fine arts and talents theatric. Scarcely any-where tn tbe Old World hss there been so much money spent In the effort to bold tbe foremost plaoe In painting, aculplure, muaie and tbe drama.

Ia proof of thla assertion It la only necessary to mention the Barnes of Peter Cornelias, the pain ter. and Lad ig Sch wauthsier. tbe sculptor, and CI chard Wagosr, the com poser, and Emil Deurlent, the actor, eacb of whom occupied a leading place In the line of his chosen art. There were in my time fonr theaters in Mcnlch, tbe Bavarian Court' and National, tbe Royal residence and two the aters for the people (volks theaters). Tbe two letter belonged to two msn uncle aad nephew by the name of Schwelger.

John, tbe uncle, was a first-rate aotor In almost any line, and was posstssed of happy style that rendered him an especial favorite In tbe comedy parte of many of the aparkling comic pieces of -the German stage. Th nephew. Max, commonly called Schwelger Mail, was tb direct opposite of bis paternal relative. aped tbe sport and pretended to a lfnowledge of horse-flesh that waa purely Imaginary, waa vulgar to toe extreme, ana oeNevea himself to be the most eminent so tor wbo ever trod the boards. Had it aot been for his wife be would bave been a beggar.

Sbe was a first-class manager, and attended with skill to all matters requisite to the financial auo- cess of the place. 'As a mattsrof coarse, my calling as a news paper maa gave me seoesa to a number of the kings of tbe paper and. with one. Presehel by nam. I became Intimately ac quainted, waa a native of Aaatria, and prior eom log to Munich had been playing at a theater in Vieama.

Being a clever actor. be became In a very short time a favorite with the public, and more especially because be acted In company with hla pretty wife, twenty or twenty-two yeara of age. and an accom plished aoabrette. Sbe was possessed of a charming voice, and captivated ber auditors as much by ber singiog as by her natural, easy style of acting. Tbeir family consisted of themselves, his motber-la-lsw snd his wife's sister.

Tbe old lsdy was tbe widow of a ooa- tnmer for a Vienna theater, and it was In that way that Presehel became ac quainted with his wife. The family lived happily together In a tenement-house on Fraoenhofer Strasae, a thoroughfare connecting with A a. the home of John Schwelger. Presehel, as I remera ber, was a good fellow, and fond of a good time with the boys. Motber-ln-law waa the manager of house bold affairs, aad seemed a very respectable lady wltb a very sad face.

Sutter-ta-law waa an awkward, tbln-faeed young girl, possibly six teen years of age, and wltb a aad face like ber parent, he reason for thiaaadneas of feature I never knew. I believe it was rather a habit with tbe old lady to be so, and as It hi often the case tbat children copy the parents, tbe girt followed the peculiarity." "It ao happened tbat Mrs. Presehel died In child-birth, and was laid to rest with ber dead little one on bef bosom. Tbts broke ap the circle. Presehel toond that without his wife be must change his repertoire.

As his engsgsment was nearly ended, be left tbe city, and I never saw bim more. A few week afterward tbeir pieces- were again placed upon tbe stage wltb a new cast. When I went to the evening performance I was astonished tosee rreaobel's aleter-ia-iaw, sbe of the sad face, on tbe stage aa Naad'L She looked well enough in the dress of bsr departed sister, but shs could not get rid of ber angular shoulders snd very thin arms, which, oa account of their thinness, looked much too loog for bar figure. "Well, she went through with ber part well enough. Not to my satisfaction, I must con-fees, but she seemed to euooeed well with the aodleoecajt hough abe did not excite tbe en thusiasm always aroused by her Bister.

She constantly improved, both In acting and singing. Jnstaa ah bad mastered bsr timidity there appeared a new actress by tba name of Vssmayer. Sbe was a voluptuous young girl of twenty, wltb a pretty face and beaatif oily- rounded arms, the reverse of my poor, thin acquaintance. After a week she was engaged as principal, aad sister-in-law had to pack op and go. Then I got angry, beeauae, excepting ber natural charms, she had nothing to at tract.

Her boldness carried ber through. I met the proprietor on the small stairway leading from tbe passage to the stage, and expostulated with blm for discharging ths poor girl, and in bis vulgarity be said: What the la the nse of keepings girl like I have a th ester, and not an ana tomical school to exhibit said made a mistake. The girl bas shown decided talent of late, has imnroved every night, and would have been after a Utile while a splendid substitute for "ber sister. And. besides; for tbe sake of and In regard for ber dead sister yoa should have bad a little 'D n.

be interrupted; yoa want me to change my theater into an orphan asylum, do yoa? No. slrec. Hang tbe sour hs continued. She never will be an actress in ail bsr pleased life, anyhow. No, sir, "This ended our conversation, me soar girl Is now tbe celebrated actress and ainger, Marie GeUUnger." "Her successor, Veamoyer, after spending some.

years on tbe stag In Vienna, Munich and elsewhere, with alwaya dubious aaceess, and living all the time a very set life, was laoky enough to catch a German aristocrat, whom aha married, and, la now known as Fran Baroalu." agar ros laapre vesaewta. At yssterdays session of the Board of Fub-11a Works permission waa granted to Hawley at Co. ta fur lab at their' sxpease the official programmes of tb concerts to be given this sasamer by Currier's orcneetra at Baraec Woods under the." GroesSeok, Endowment Fund." A. petition for tbe Improvement of Lafayette street, from Montgomery road to Marlon street, was referred to the Engineer. Spec in cations for tha improvement of Hatch etreet, front Fuller-.

street to East Pavilion street, by paving wltb limestone, were approved. The queetioa of sprinkling the Lin coln Park walks, after diseurataa, was reXerred to. TwsStfc sharks I At Thtj. Are Seen la Citr Sinai. CoamtgCuttsina Tell Boar Tbey Saur aas tbe Hooeiar.

"Let go my drew! "1H be dinged if rdo." "Let go, bow "Gimme that money yoa stole from -wont yoa let go?" no Bmasb.amaan, cams two blows Ib quick suo- sessioa. landed square between tbe farmer's eyes, and be fore our young man had batipedl him out of the gutter the girl wltn the sledge 1 hammer flat wss out of sight la the darkness. The cathedral bell, close by, was just chiming for one o'clock. "Which way did she go?" spattered the Old gentleman, spitting the mod from hte mouth. and wiping his eyes wlth-botb fists.

"Can't teiL. But Ninth-street Station le elosa by. We will Jump In there and get a police- man on ber track." I 1 "No. no; dona do that; it would get late tba pspera. snd then tbe old woman would warm me up when I got home, ping my akin, what a fool I ami How do yoa auppoae that stole my money i "You were drank, I gurus." 'j -Do I look like that? So.

sir; I'm too old to go on larks when I bring a load of track to town. I was snoozing la my wagon, around, here on Central avenue, watting for morning to come, when I beard' somsbody crying oat on the pavement. Naturally I looked oat to see whst was up, and there waa the gal. She looked like a little thing-I awaa I thought; abe waa nothing but a big baby ao I sang aat, 'What the matter, sissy ain't got no place to abe whined crylugjand carrying on like a nice liuie gal, "How's says I. i 'Father's drunk, and turned me oat says she, crying like would melt a grinds loue.

"Well, I Jast tumbled outn that wagon, aad In about Ave minutes I bad ber tacked ap comfortable In there on si pils of hay, wltn a chunk of bread In her Band, and 1 dropped, off to sleep agsln. thinking that if she was my' Utile gal I'd want aomabody to do the aame for bar. 1 "Well, in about tea minutes ber baad waa feeling around la my breeches pocket, aad It woke me up right smart. I gave a grab, bat. ah wss too quick for me, and rsn up Central avsnu with my pockai-book lu bar band, and me after ber like shot, "I grabbed her again at this comer; bat yon bbw how sbe got away from me.

"She was a purty little thlaa. too, aad talked so sweet (kind of hoarse, though) tbet I swan I never thought she waa a was a old atager. Yes, I guess that's what sbe was. "Did I lose much? No, I hada sold my track yet; so I oaly had allltle change In (he leather; but sbe took It jail, and I alnt got a. red left.

So yoa can Just move oa, young fellow; there's no use trying to ateer me on to no brace game. ---'v. "Yoa don't want to? Well, if yoa don't yon are the first city msn I everaawwhc didn't want to get aomethl ng out of me. "The first thing I strike when 1 get into town of an evening la a gang of boys trying to book apples; then a beggar taokles me then a fellow tbst calls himself a gentleman aa tuples my slock, and trlaa lo Jew me down to nothing. Then, when I Anally get to market, here comes these gals, and here come swindlers of all kinds, till iVs a mercy that I gal my horse and wagon home again." By this tims ths reporter and the old man fooud themselves among ths far mars' wsgona tbat Una tbe sides of Central avenue aod Sixth street on the night before a market day, and presently a lltils knot of Boosters wbo did not care to sleep were giving their experiences wllb city sharks.

"Tbe peddlers tbe worst," said ob old fellow with a beard like 'an untnown bay field. "I hsd a load-eJx btr'ls of ss prslty. potatoes as ever eo me 1 to th la market down here one day, not long ago, and one of thee' peddlers swindled me out ef neerly half ot tbem. He came along at about half-past four in tbe morning aud ssys: "'How much for ths lot -i "Hs pat two silver dollars In my Ill take says be, 'this Is for security; I'll' bring my wagon after 'em in about half aa -hoar. "It was sight o'clock before he eauae wltn-bis wagon.

We dumped- in tbree bar'ls, ba stirring them around purty lively, and lnen he sung out: I "Hold on, there 1 Hair of these potatoes are "And aa aure aa I live, whea I looked ta bsa wagon 1 found be had mixed a lot of old, rotten potatoes along with my good ones." That wont I says, madsr'a 'I know It be says. Tske them potatoes my wagoo, pretty qulok, or I'll -have yoa arrested for having good potatoes oa top-of your barrels, and rotten one down be-, low. Or, 111 give yoa $10 for the whole lot. I "I cootdnt prove that be waa the swindler, so It wouldn't do no good to call tha Market-master, and It would lake me so long to sort the pot a toes, if I took tbem. back, that It would be loo late to sell them that day.

So I hid to tske his offer, and it lost me a clean 17 by lb operation. "Hit woser mighty lucky thing foryoot'et yoa didnthave him arrested," put In a colored whose aloucb bat and jeana breeches tacked Into eow-blde boots made him. look as rural as the others. "Mighty, Onaob deae yer slick fellers stole a money-box out'n brer Moa Jenckine' waeoa one mawnln', and Moze be done catch him at it. -Wish er may die, ef dey dldat lock Moae up, too.

at de station-house. Just to hold blot fer er witness," tbe boss said. "In de Cot, de nex' mawnln, de thief ba hired a lawyer, and got off ss slick as skinned possum. But Mose-f-hltVt er bones' fso, gen-term ons dey gave! him thirty days la da -Hole Jedge! What I. ben dola'f I'm er witness; I'm no Moae be yelled; but lawsy.

twan't no use. He us Sam da. kentry, aud be didn't know how to talk pr what to do, ao he Just had to go and.craek, rock furde Guv'ment, while bis farm went to rack and ruin. -Tek my wu'd hlt'ser mighty lucky et yoa didn't hah htm "rested." "Ths meanest thing that ever I beard of," chimed In another of the group, opening hia month suddenly, and letting balf-a-plnt of tobacco-Juice squash on the pavemsot. "happened to me.

I had Just sold a good bench at hogs, aad bad my roll tacked down in the in-: side pocket of this vest, when ap came a little-fellow with patent-leather boots and two wateh-cbaina strung along near the collar of bla coat, and says he 'How do, Mr. Higglns? How are tba folks all well? I'm. too smart' for yoa, yoang thought; so I jast kept on wltboat a word. 'Don yoa now he went on, as bold as brass. "I'm Sam! "I'll ssve yon.

thinks and I hauled off and landed blm oa tha other aide of tho I i "Well, sirs, wbsa I got jerked me np before the chureb committee and. came mighty near bono eiag me oat of the church on aceeant of that. Ton see. tbe fei-' low tnu-Eam. He was the son of an old neighbor of mine, but six months la town had changed bim so that did not know him.

from Adam. I A little man, who seemed to have a east-Iron back, wltboat Cbarlea Dudley's trainer's binge in It for he did not move from nlv stooping position whjie tbe reporter waa in tha market told hla story next: "I brought down a load of ten bar'ls of p'ars real Bartleua a morning Ism fall. and sold tbem all in a lump to a Xeilew who aaid be kept a boarUlng-houae out in tne Wees End. He climbed up on the wagon with me. aud want along lo show the He went ap this street and down tbat, and around tbla.

tbia corner, and then back again, till, I declare. 1 wss cleaa beat out, and didn't know where I waa no more tbaa nothing; bat finally we brought upbetoreaoiny little brick boose. and I roiled the bsr'ls in. while fellow went Inside to roll 'era away. "1 got nine of them in.

snd tben be said -Hold on a minute, boat bring any more in until we get these ia out of tbe All 1 says, and I sat down" la tho -wagon for about ten metre, fa eat here be came out, roiling back one ot tbe berte. The old woman aint says She aiat willing for me to buy them; ao a-nees you 'I hsve to lake 'em "Of course. 1 kicked like a steer, bat twant no ase. and I had lo take my ars and try to -evil tbem to a commission house down town market was over long aro. -Weil, sir, bust my buttons If, whea we duuir-tl oat the tSrit bar'l of p'ars.

it wiio ot vrrt saw-duat purty near Ui lbe top! Vou uniirmtaiid? liile I waa -t tbere the le -JW emptied I te bar'la. tnen i 1 em three-quarters ta of wet eaw-dui in ssnd. packed a few 'are oa top, and t'fu brought 'em- out to tut, and I was so eoaaing beeauae wouldn't take 'em tbat laAs no noUe ot aay uuag eia,".