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6 LONDON. A Novelist Sued for Libel. Portraiture! of Real Personages in Works of Fiction. How Swinburne Figures in a Eecent Novel. From Our Special Correspondent.

London, Nov. 23. A novelist, who is also the editor of a London daily paper (the Advertiser), is being prosecuted for libelling an attorney. If Mr. Train, the prosecutor, is really the of the story, ho is, no doubt, treated Tery harshly.

Ko one believing in the truth of the sketch would go to him for counse difficulty. But I want to know whether this kind of action is to he common! A commotion among authors has already begun. I rarclr read a novel, by a clever author, without finding in it ono or more familiar faces. Mr. Disraeli has not written a novel without a sketch, under an assumed name, of a public personage.

He gave the world Count D'Orsay and Theodore Hook, nud made Wilson Croker odious under the name of Mr. longbefore he thought of M. Capel, and limned him as Mr. Catesby. There was actually a toConlngsby.

Mr. Thackeray made people in Loudon societ laugh by the closeness of his caricatures. Charles Dickens thought of a near relative when he created Mr. Micawber, and that Leigh Hunt suggested to him t-ome of the characteristics of Mr. Skimpole.

Lord Evt ton pinned one public man after her to the wall in his and the Mr. Anthony Trollope is maligned if he has not made fancy portraits of Bright. Lord Palmerston, and Mr, Gladstone in recent stories: and Charles Lover has pointed with outstretched linger at a score of diplomatists. Lords Lieutenant, Irish Judges, counsel, and-so-forth. I kuow where 1 should stop if it were expedient to continue the enumeration.

And these are only notabilities. How private acquaintances have fared I leave the reader to judge. A fashionable novelist, a lady, said to mo the oilier dav. You kuow who so and so are characters in her novels. I confessed 1 did not, and she proceeded to tell me in detail.

Some sketched themselves; otliers their wives, their children, their hiothers and sisters, their their lawyer, their parson, their schoolmaster. One of the plainest instances of caricature is in a novel before me.called. by Mortimer Collins, In this book is given, with others, the poet, Mr. Algernon Swinburne, and under the thinnest of disguises. Read the following: A new arrival, of the other sex, was staving with the Reginald Swynfen, favorite poet of the ladies anil the pre-Raffaelites.

A little mau, built like a grasshopper, but with energv enough to inform the bodies of both Anak and Chang. It was hard to criticize Swynfen's lace for the vast amount of bright yellow hair which he wore wherever hair would grow: but his eves, small and deep-sunk, were of an intense the first llame of a lucifer match. Swynfer firiulv believed himself the greatest li vin poet; and his fnrv, if anybody ventured to doubt this, was exquisitely amusing. His excitable brain could stand but little wine; a pint of claret made him as mad as the Atys of Catullus. He wore a violet velvet morning coat, cravat and rallies of lace, awaistcoast of white silk, buckskin breeches, and top-boots.

Every button visible on his person was an antique gold coin. Thus accoutred, he had ridden to Lepers on a piebald thing of beautyjand a joy forever, in his own eyes. 'He was smoking Honey Dew from a wonderful Viennese meerschaum, with certain choice carving of Aphrodite and Adonis. He always smoked Honey Dew, though it invariably made him ill. Reginald Swynfcn makes love to the heroine, and iu this supremely ridiculous fashion: Miss Lepel was a good deal surprised when he suddenly exclaimed she had seated herself on a rustic chair beneath a Portugal laurel, and he stood before her I love you, Sbe looked at bim with a mischievous humor which he was unable to perceive, but uttered no word.

he went on, and with no boyish fancy; with the bitter-sweet love of a man wno has sounded all the depths of has been wrecked on every sboro of sorrow. So do I love you that I would kill any other man who looked upon I would have you all my ownthat I would rain passionate kisses upon you as the stonuv skv rains them on the sobbing This rhapsody Mr. Reginald Swynfen uttered with such swift vehemence that Miss Lepel, a well-conducted younglady, was utterly perplexed. As he grew more violent, she was rising Irom her seat, when the action to the forced her back again, and kissed her on brow, and eyelids, and lips, as if ho had been Apollo and she the fiying Daphne. A pretty position was Geraldine thoucht.

as he almost stifled her. The whole absurdity of the thing flashed upon her at once. There would be an endless laugh if the affair were known; and her brother would probably horsewhip the unfortunate poet. It was too ridiculous. But a magnificent idea occurred to licr.

The chair on which she was sitting, and to which bo bad lorced her back, -was fronted by a gravel on tbe other side whereof she remembered seeing a cylindrical hole, some twelve feet deep, tbe beginning of a well. Her brother had altered his mind about its position, but had not yet given orders for tilling it up. The stalwart lass made up her mind in a moment; rose from her seat, taking the impassioned little poet off the ground as she did so: half forced, half carried him across the path, until he was on the verge of the well, and then dropped him into it with much greater case than Lady Audlcy did her luckless husband. True, he rather grazed the side of the pit (which was weeping clav) in his descent; but the vigorous swiftness with which she disembarrassed herself of his clutching arms might have taught the poet (were such lesson possible) that physical strength is sometimes more important than the most wonderful faculty of alliteration. Reaching the bottom, he found himself in about six inches of slush, which, as he was in very little.

The verge of the pit, where he could Just see the fairy feet of his goddess, was about six feet beyondlus utmost stretch of arm. Geraldine Lepel, having thus got rid of her lover, had a hearty laugh at his expense. Comparing him at that moment with Launcelo't Xydiard. he wore a ridiculous aspect for our hero did not look like a man who would indulge in a sndden rape of kisses, still less like one whom she could cany across a gravel-path and drop into And now, what was to he done? Reginald Swvnfeu, at the bottom of the pit, with nose and waistcoat defiled by damp clay, felt liken tiger and looked like a fool. Miss Lepel addressed him with quiet deliberation: It is very unfortunate that you should have slipped into that hole, Mr.

Swynfen but I dare my brother consider you a trespasser for (hoi. Somebody is sure to bo coming tbis way before evening. I hope you will soon be helped Away went Geraldine, full of amusement, loavingher wild wooer, vowing rabid revenge, at tbo bottom of Ins resolved to be taciturn for the present, having no wish to be either laughed at or horsewhipped. Both are fatal to poetry. Has not the gifted young author of in good grounds for au action against this novelist TEE NORTHWEST.

ILLINOIS. Jacob Thorp, the oldest Methodist in Peoria County, died at Lancaster on the Ist at the advanced age of 22. Christian Schurtz, a young farmer living near Metamora, was murdered on the 4th by some unknown person. Daniel Goldsmith, who had been employed on the farm, has been arrested on suspicion. The lire at Lincoln, on Wednesday last, was most disastrous, and tho work of destruction terrible.

Twenty frame stores and four stables were destroyed. The stocks of goods were partially removed, although most of them were badly damaged. Tbo wind was extremely favorable, or a large portion of tho brick blocks would have been consumed. Tho loss is now estimated at $50,000. Gerty Florence, a rope-walker accompanying Professor Martino, was severely injured at an exhibition in Peoria, a few evenings since, by falling from a rope.

the Circuit Court of Pike County, at Pittsfield, last Tuesday, Bartholomew Barnes was convicted of the murder of John Gresham, and was sentenced by Judge Higbeeto be hanged, being the first time In the history of the Circuit Court of that county that a man has been sentenced to death. named John McCarthy died at Sterling, on the Cth instant, from exposure to the cold while drunk. -Small-pox has made its appearance in Chenoa, El Paso, Secor, Pontiac, and Wenona. the High School at Lacon, on Tuesday last, Mrs, McManigle, wife of a resident dentist, entered during school-hours, and, with a knocked down the Principal, Mr. 6.

M. Tucker. A publication of names of the High School scholars in the Lacon papers recently, with the grade of study of each, in which Blrs. standing was not marked very high, greatly enraged her mother. On Monday a inle of the school was violated by Miss Me- Manigle.and, when questioned, she manifested such rudeness and obstinacy that Sir.

Tucker re. quested her to take her books and leave the school. This order brought the final vengeance of Tuesday. Mr. T.

was struck near the right ear, but not seriously hurt. IOWA. Edwin Forrest is to visit Council Bluffs, profei sloually, in the first week in January. A. x'ortion of the ncwrailroadbridgeatDavcnport was carried away by the ice on tbe 3th involving a loss of $5,000 to tho Street Commissioner of DesMoincs got out suits for poll tax in alphabetical order, from the polling books, to liud that some were over age, some dead, and the costs exceeding the amouutto be collected.

The order woe rescinded, and the tax remains unpaid. Grant, of Davenport, is busily preparing injunction papers for the purpose of ing the election held in that city a few days ago, upon which occasion a large sum of money was voted to build Water-Works. The question to bo decided is, whether the city has the constitutional right to issue any more bonds. Bov. M.

C. Kompscy, lato pastor of the Baptist church at Monticello, has been appointed Financial Agent of the Cedar Valley Seminary, located at Osage. Tipton Sdvrrliser says an eagle attempted to capture a pig. in that county, last himself captured. From Up to tip of its vrings it measured over seven feet.

-The dam at Farmington Is being taken out, and the Btoao used In the now Capitol building at Des Moines: -which destroys another of the few existing evidences of the celebrated Dcs Moines Diver Improvement Company A Smith, of Boone, hare lately made outa transcript deed that is thirty feet long. It shows the transfer of 2,000 pieces of land, situated in Northwestern lowa, and all owned by one man. hadnsome woman named Garst has created a sensation near Osceola by leaving her farmerhusband and children, and eloping with a dashing young man. a recent wedding in Taylor County, a foe of 25 cents was (exacted at the door from each sum obtained being appropriated to starting tbe young couple in housekeeping, B. Crowley, formerly a conductor on the Dubuque Sioux City Railroad, died recently at Lancaster, New Hampshire.

has nine packing houses in operation at the present time. deaths in Dccorah have been caused by intemperance within a year. hog crop of lowa for 1871 is estimated at 1,003,571 increase of 40 per cent over that Of 1870. lumber companies at Menominee are making preparations to put in 15,000,000 logs from the burned timber thereabouts. new opera house will bo opened at Green Bay this week.

seems to bo a peculiarly fatal place. Last week, James McCann was killed by falling from a gravel train; Jeremiah Quirk in a similar manner; Neil Crawford by falling from a lumber wagou and breaking his neck; one man by falling under tho cars; another by the caving in of a pile of sawdust; and still another by falling from a bridge. Green Bay Advocate learns that about 60 buildings have been put up at Peabtigo since tho fire. Sir. Cavoit built the first house in Peahtigo thirteen years ago, and also built tho first house in the village after the fire.

The house was commenced on Saturday after tho fire. The'Waukesha Freeman says the small-pox seems to have nearly, if not quite, disappeared from that county. Monroe Sentinel eaysT. L. Eaton recently brought to that market two Chester White and Suffolk hogp, 19 mouths old, that weighed 1,040 pounds; tho largest weighing 655 pounds.

small-pox has been brought to Menominee by a Canadian. INDIANA. A Harrison County mau put a hale of cotton of his own raising into market, at Now Albany, the other day. is hope of the recovery of both the Park girls, the victims of the Clark County massacre. baffled Regulators are trying to make the people believe that tho attempted lynching of Cheek, in Franklin County, was nothing but a joke.

New Albany man, named Creamer, bas been arrested for tbo abduction of a girl named Hodge, who has been missing for over a month. Lizzie Campbell, principal of tho public school at Osgood, Jefferson County, tbo other day for an advance of 25 cents per day in her wages, on the ground that she was as competent as a male teacher. Her demand was granted. MICHIGAN. residence of Sir.

Graves, a Grand Rapids artist, was destroyed by fire, at that place, on the Cth inst. The loss on his house was SOOO, and on his paintings furniture factory of the Excelsior Manufacturing Company, at Corinth, was destroyed by lire on the 7th inst. Loss, man named George Payne, who lived in Mussey, St. Clair County, was killed on the 30th by a tree which ho was chopping down falling ou him. question of uniting Portsmouth, Bay City, Salzburg, Banks, Essexville, and Dolsonville, iu one corporation, is being discussed.

hundred and forty-eight buildings have been commenced in Manistee since the late fire. Congregational church at Almont was burned ou Thanksgiving Day. Tho people were iu church at tho time, but all escaped without accident. are 220,000,000 feet of logs contracted to be gotten out iu tho Manistee lumber region the coming winter. shipments of fruit from Bcntou Harbor, by vessel and steam, from June 15 to Nov.

1871, were as follows 250,524 baskets of peaches 358 barrels of apples; 2,537 baskets of apples; 45,207 half-busbel crates of berries 34 baskets of grapes; 107 crates of melons, and 033 baskets of pears. Niles correspondent of the Detroit Tribune says: community was surprised and shocked, on tho morning of the Bd, at the announcement of the death of tho wife of Captain 11. A. Ford, late Superintendent of Schools of this county, and at present editor of tho Michigan Teacher. Mrs.

Ford was one of the most accomplished ladies in literature and music in this city, and her death is deeply mourned by tho entire MINNESOTA. Octavius Longworth, reputed to bo a brother of Nicholas Longworth, tho Cincinnati millionaire, lately deceased, is keeping a hotel on tho banks of Clearwater Lake. St. Paul Company have anulled tho contract entered into with the Common Council of that city, and St. Paul has now no protection against lire.

Tho contract is annulled owing to the abuses which tho company have received from the city government. Tho underwriters, in consequence, have raised their rates 50 per cent. St. Paul Press "says of St. Joe, Stearns County, that, for years past this town has received only $l5O for town purposes.

The llnest roads in the State, and tho best bridges across streams, are to bo found in this town. School houses have been built, and a tine ebureb, entirely of granite, has been erected, and all without tax upon the people. The last town tax of $l5O was all paid in, and only SIOO was used, and it is a very serious question with them what they shall do with tho SSO total school fund of Minnesota, derived, from the sale of school lands, is now $2,375,267. KANSAS. F.

P. Baker, tbe editor of the Topeka Jtecord, has severed his connection with that paper, and says; Tlie conclusions I draw from my editorial experience is, that independent journalism in Kansas is not a brilliant success, especially at the capital. I would advise no young man to enter tho editorial profession. If he docs nml expects to make a living by it, if ho has no higher motive, I would advise him to avoid tho luxurvof independence; to cringe at tho feet of power: to always help the strong and kick the weak; to avoid indulging any opinion whore results are doubtful; and thus avoid the misfortunes of F. P.

Bakeu. James A. Rubicon, a prominent physician of Atchison, died iu San Francisco recently. Kansas State University has 328 students. Directors of the Kansas MogazineJibXQ fully organized by electing Thomas A.

Osborno President; John Guthrie, Vice President; F. W. Giles, Treasurer; and Henry King, Secretary. mSCELLANE OTJS. Ladies who have just returned from abroad report that large paniers have gone entirely out of fashion, and overskirts are made short and plain.

They also report that the latest style of dressing tho hair is in a simple coil at the back, and tbo front hair smoothed over the forehead and put back plainly behind the ears. is a man in Paducah who breathes through a silver tube in his throat. It is Immediately below tho apple, and goes into the wind, pipe. He can only talk when he places his linger on tho tube. Ho has been in this condition for eleven years.

long ago an inventor applied to tlic Patent Office for a patent fora new process of embalming, and, in order to comply with the supposed requirements of the law, iliat a model be deposited in the office, he prepared a neat little coffin, with a glass face, in which he deposited the remains of a liny infant, which had heen embalmed by his process. It being considered not desirable to make the Patent Oflice a catacomb, thomodel was returned to the inventor for burial. has a girl so full of needles that if a crank were attached she would make a capital sewing-machine. The rate of speed with which travel from one part of her body to another is wonderful. At night sno felt them in -her check, and at 5 the next morning they were in her arm.

A bountiful application brought out three steel points upon her arm, and with the aid of pincers three needles were extracted. The rubbing was kept up with unabated zeal, and six more needles came to the surface. This exhausted the supply, for, despite the most prodigal use of liniment, not another needle would appear. A Danbury, man saw his daughter into the cars and passed round to her window for a parting look at her. While he was passing out the daughter left the seat to speak to a friend, and at the same time a prim-lookiug lady, who occupied the scat with her, moved up to the window.

Unaware of the important change inside, our venerable friend hastily put his face up to THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE; TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12. 1871 the and Imrriedly exclaimed, more kiss, sweet In another instant the point of a blue cotton umbrella caught his seductive Ups, followed by the passionate injunction. Scat, you gray-headed and scattered. is now the agitating subject of Philadelphia. It seems the anatomists of that city have applied to the authorities for the pumdod dogs, on which canines it is proposed to introduce the popular French practice of dissection daring life.

As the Philadelphia impounded dogs are given into the care of the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, that they may be put out of life as easily as possible, it is hardly expected the vivisectioners will succeed in getting possession of the brutes in order to practice death by inches on them. Gladstone is essentially a says the Loudon Advertiser. is as fit to contend with statesmen of the Bismark type as the limpeat production In a resist the prow of an advancing steamer cased in steel." in his latest idyl, The Last furnishes a motto for Mrs. Woodhull: Free love but while we may amusing discovery has been made that M. Emile famous phrase, professing to embark upon the war of 1870 with a light heart, was, after all, a piracy.

On June 20,18 CC, on the eve of the war with Austria, King Victor (Emanuel wrote to Napoleon Italy has an army of 250,000 men, and a reserve of 50,000. To-morrow I shall put myself at the head of my soldiers. My heart is ilfcm cccur csi legcr. The very words of Ollivier. Now York letter in the St.

Louis Republican contains tho following; Josephine Mausfleld is a very beautiful woman. The little excitement of this Fisk war has reduced her in size a couple of numbers, and it is an Improvement. I saw her yesterday in the street in her square-cut chariot, lined with white servants in white livery. She has beauty enough for a dozen women. Her features are regular, her eyes dark and very brilliant, her hair black and glossy, and her mouth her prettiest feature, as she has teeth like pearls.

Josio is represented in the affidavits as using such language as, Bully for you, and Hunky Now, I hardly believe that. On several occasions, when I have heard this famous female discourse, she has used no slang, and expressed herself sensibly and intelligently, betraying no evidence of tho corrupt influence that has been about her these many years. She is an exceedingly generous woman, as many have reason to know. A few years ago she took a Mrs- Brady, who, with several Children, was struggling for a precarious living. She gave this woman and her children a home with her.

She dressed tbe woman up splendidly, and, finally, as Sirs. Brady had a good voice, persuaded Fisk to bring her out as a singer. Under the name of Nully she sung at the Opera House and got a good The Tremendous Power of the Chicago Fire. New Lenox, 111., Dec. 7.

To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune: Sir In common with puzzled to understand, and give reasons explaining, the causes operating in producing the tremendous power of the flrethatdestroyod so muen of Chicago. But, if wc refer to the known laws that govern electric action, we can fully explain strange phenomena seen in tliis fire, and also in the great conflagrations in olhercitles and places. Perfect dryness la the first and essential condition of all substances known as electrics, before wo see any evidence of the presence of the electric element, An electric is any substance that will not conduct electricity, such as dry pine wood, glass, stone, etc. When an electric that is perfectly dry is warmed by artificial heat, and then subjected to friction, we invariably find it exhibits all tbo phenomena of electric excitement known to science. But this fact must be noticed: let the electric be ever so dry, it cannot bo very much excited until heat Is applied.

This excitement increases. in electrics like pine wood, up to the point where combustion commences. An electric conductor, if highly charged, giveoff a current of wind strong Ohough to blow out a caudle. Or, if wo take an electrified body into a room In which the air is full of particles of dust, and hold it in the sunbeams as they stream iu through the window, we seo the particles of dust currents of air hasten toward the body or substance thus electrified. A piece of dry pino board, bold to the llro until it Is nearly ready to burn, will, on being planed or whittled, show signs of great electrical excitement; the shavings will stick to the knife, and sometimes jump off several feet and attach themselves to the nearest object negatively electrified, which means not having as much electricity as the positively electrified shaving.

The facts are near a substances subjected to tbo action of heat are electrically thrown out of balance. Any body positively or negatively electrified exerts, by induction, a powerful Influence on the electric element in all other bodies. This inductive property of electricity in its active state must bo particularly noticed. It is a fact, common with electricians, that, if a charge be passed through a wire, another wire, placed alongside and parallel, but not touching the first, will, on the current being stopped, exhibit a current the first. Take a sheet of India-rubber has been thoroughly warmed by the fire, and place it on the bottom of a tin pan or a sheet of zino; till tbo rubber with electricity by rubbing with a piece of warm dry fur; place another sheet of metal on the rubber, having a glass handle attached; on lifting the upper plate from the India-rubber, an electric spark will jump from both plates to tho nearest conductor.

These sparks or charges were inductively attracted surrounding objects by the electrified rubber-sheet, andwillilght tho gas of a burner, or, If the finger be covered with some combustible substance, will, on presenting it to tho plate, set on fire tho combustible material. This simple experiment involves tho principles of the electric instrument known to science as the Elcctrophorus, and fully explains how and why buildings were seen to burst into flames far iu advance of tho fire. The iutensoly-heated blast, as it swept over tho roofs and walla of the devoted buildings, Ed, by heat and friction, to produce very opposite electric conditions between the inner and outer surface. A lull in the tompoat, or veering of tho blast down another street, would remove the attractive force from the outside. This would also set free the electric force on tho inside, attracted and held by the inductive power.

This being removcd.perhaps a strong spark would strike from the knob of a safe through tho combustible curtain that hangs between the safe and tho gaspipe, setting tho curtain on lire. Thus a building might bo on lire In several places, far in advance of the conflagration. Moisture, water, nuts out all Hie and sign of electric action. All large buildings ought to have water-pipes that ramify through every with water fromurtesiau wells. In case of tire internally, every room could be deluged instantly.

It makes but little difference of what material Chicago is rebuilt. so that the city authorities compel the putting down of many artesian wells, and tho putting upof water-pipes in buildings not strictly lirc-proof; these water-pipes to be supplied with water from the artesian wells. If every planing-mill and lumber-yard within the city limits had its artesian well, with a systematic arrangement of water-pipes, both mill and lumber might bo deluged in case of lire. i Such an arrangement would save enough percentage on insurance. In a short time, to pay lirst cost of well and pipes, besides doing away with the necessity of tho removal of planingmills and lumber-yards to inconvenient distances.

Ksick. The Saving of Plenties in she Academy or Design. To (he Editor of The Chicago Tribune Sir: An article in to-day's issue of your paper intimates that I have received a considerable amount for salvage, which, unfortunately for is not so. The author of said article states that Mr. Rothennel came to mo personally and redeemed his picture of tho Battle of Gettysburg; which is also incorrect.

Mr. Rothennel, came in search of his father's picture, which Immediately gavo up to his charge, and, at request, I accompanied him to Pittsburgh, where I met Mr. Rothennel, tho artist. Ho thanked mo kindiy, and was very glad tho picture was saved, and gavo me SIOO to pay my expenses East, after paying which I have remaining $35, which is not sufficient to repay mo for tho expense I incurred in removing tho picture and taking care of it whilo had it in charge. Mr.

Rothcrmcl has also Invited mo to sharo a part of his studio iu Philadelphia, which I gladly accept. That ho will do more than tbis is improbable. The picture was insured for its full value in four companies, two of which sustained heavy losses from tho great lire, and were able to pay only a fow cents on tbe dollar. If the picture had been destroyed, Mr. pecuniary loss would have been considerable, besides the loss of the celebrated and original picture, which can hardly be estimated in dollars and cents.

For salvage on other pictures saved from tho Academy gallery I have received nothing so far; but the Academy promise to pay all reasonable charges. My own Toss was as groat as that sustained by any other artist in tho Academy building. I also wish it distinctly understood that I had no sclllsh motives in removing tho pictures from the city to my owu homo at Morris. A senso of duty Impelled mo to take every precaution to secure the treasure I had saved at tho risk of my life, and also tho loss of many of my own things. I did not, however, succeed In removing all the pictures to Morris before some of them were carried I would add, have not been heard of since.

The pictures I succeeded in removing I have disposed some to tho owners, and the others to the care of the Academy of Do- tried conscientiously to discharge my duty in this matter, and that tho public may so understand it is my sincere wish. Mr W. A.Wheeldon wasthefirst man, except Mr Downing, who volunteered to assist mo in removing tho pictures from the building; ho worked heroically. Woalldldour best, and rejoice that wc did so. Rockwell.

Dec. 4. Arlesian Philadelphia, Dec. 7. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune: Em: Having, your valuable paper, road an article advocating the sinking of artesian wells in the city of Chicago, for the purpose of guarding against future loss by lire, we bavc thought that a few lines from us would be kindly received.

We have for several years been engaged in tho business of sinking these wells, and have, fortunately, been very successful. A great many wells have been bored in this city, and throughout tho Eastern States, with very agreeable results. Tbo average depth of these wells is 300 feet, producing from 160 to aso gallons per minute, with a temperature of from 46 to 51 degrees. ftTbe misfortune which has befallen your beautiful cltv seems to make it necessary that a work of this kind should be speedily commenced; and, as your paper Is the only one in which we have noticed an article on the subject, we have taken tbo liberty of writing to yon. Enclosed you ill lind a circular, which may at some time become useful as a reference.

Bloat respectfully yours, Me ttouuts, No. 019 Walnut street, Philadelphia. ZURICH. The Great Fire at for the Sufferers. Energy of United States Consul Against Chicago Officials.

Correspondence of Tho Chicago Tribune. Zurich, Switzerland, Nov. 20. CHICAGO. Chicago, the great commercial emporium the Northwest, iu ruins! Its splendid public buildings; its rich mercantile palaces, laden from top to bottom with the goods and merchandise of eyery part of the world; its princely residences and proud marble-fronts; its Opera House, the like of which one could hardly tind by travelling all over the European Continent; its theatres, hotels, bank those magnificent structures reduced to cinders and ashes! Could the most fertile imagination ever think of anything more anything more terrible 'When the first tidings of a conflagration raging iu the city of Chicago came flashing over the submarine wires, who could and would, even for a moment, entertain the terrible thought that the next twenty-four hours would tell the terrified world that the most beautiful portions of the most wonderful city on the Ifaco of the earth, that unsurpassed monument of human intellect, energy, and enterprisewas no more! How anxiously I watched and looked out for the news as it came, ever and ever more terrible, more and more discouraging and disheartening; hut there was one hope yet, a hope intermixed with doubts and fears; it was the question whether the 2'ribuuc Building -would withstand the fire, and therey prove that there was one barrier work of human could stay the flames in their onward course, lint finally the telegraph announced that oven that fire-proof building had succumbed before the flames and the heat, and now it was certain that the tierj' clement was the triumphant master, and that no human power could do anything to break the fury ot the conflagration.

I had, by this time, made up my mind that the last hope was to ho found iu a battle of the two inimical elements, directed from some other source than steam fire engines, or the fire would rage want of nourishment, it would die out of itself. But, while Europe was yet stunned by the news of the raging flames, and the accounts of the misery of thousands and of houseless and hungry people, other news of a more cheering character, came over the wires. It was the great uprising of a magnanimous nation to the most noble deeds of brotherly love. While yet the flames were raging iu the doomed city, depriving num. less thousands of home and hearth, hundreds of thousands of others were already busy at work to contribute, money, provisions, and clothing to alleviate the sufferings of their uufortun ate fellow-creatures, Vaukeeskuownothinghottorandhigherthau how often had I heard such foolish remarks and how proud was when I now could point out to these people how the same Yankees, with a liberality totally unknown in any other country, wore lavishing their money when they could help their suffering brethren.

Where is the nation to bo found, I may boldly ask. which, less than twenty-four hours, would collect and contribute millions of dollars to alleviate the sufferings of tbeir fellow-beings, as the American people have done Hut, while I speak with so much admiration of the magnanimity and tho truly benevolent spirit of the American nation, it would be unjust to undervalue 'VVlwt other especially the people of Europe, have done iu succoring our unfortunate city. Not only in England, but all over the European Continent, a noble spirit of brotherly love has manifested itself in the liberal contributions, which were given with a will, and which show clearly that the nations inhabiting different portions of the earth, although separated by oceans of water, begin -to feel themselves hound splidanly together in cases of greatjniblic calamities. DONATIONS IN SWITZERLAND. Here, at Zurich, the donations for the humed-out people of Chicago were very liberal, as could not bo otherwise expected of the Swiss, who, like the Yankees, are fond of money-making, but, at the same time, magnanimous bat it must not he forgotten that our American Consul, S.

H. M. Byers, exerted himself in a most praiseworthy manner to impress upon tho people the magnitude of the terrible disaster which had befallen Chicago, and tho necessity of lending a helping hand to the sutierers of that unfortunate city. Throughout tho whole district of the Consulate, Mr. Byers, with untiring energy, organized committees, and, to bis unceasing exertions it must mainly be attributed that nearly 50,000 francs, equal to in gold, could be sent to Chicago.

I cannot, and will let tho present opportunity pass away without saying a few words to the welldeserved praise of a worthy representative of the United States Government, who. hy his gentlemanly conduct, and tho conscientiousness with which he fulfils the duties of his oliice, rellccts credit and honor upon the country which he represents. I do not believe that the same certificate of ability and probity could bo afforded to all and over3 one oltho diplomatic and Consular Agents whom President Grant has scut to Europe; but, even for that reason, such men like Mr. Byers ought to ho brought to tho notice of their fellow-citizens. Tho Consular Inspector sent from our Homo Government to inspect the Cousularotliccs in Europe marked the one at Zurich as Al.

Mr. Byers, who was a Lieutenant in one of tho lowa regiments, suffered all the hardships of prison-life Libby Prison, and some other places whore the rebels tortured tho Union prisoners, dnringsixteen months, and wasonly liberated from Columbia Prison, where he composed tho song March to tho Sea, when General Sherman had taken possession of the capital of South Carolina. The defect of a great many American Consuls in want of knowledge of tho language of the country where they are expected to exercise their not attach any more to Mr. Dyers, who, by his earnest exertions, has become master of the German tongue, which he fluently, to the great benefit of Swiss people who come to the American Consulate there to transact business. CALUMNIES, I was sorry to observe that au article in.

a German paper published in the city of York preferred charges that and Aid Committee did not treat the Chicago sufferers of German natiqnality with justice, but showed some partiality to the sufferers of American birth, and, for that reason, called upon all the Aid Committees in many to send contributions collected in that country to tho German sufferers; and another article, in tho Now Ilettin (Prussia) ZcUung, written by a man who states that ho had lived in Chicago over live years, oven went so far as to charge the city administration with tho same corruption as tho Tammany ites of New York, and to say that the money sent to the Mayor of Chicago would either stick to the lingers of and his associates, or would he appropriated to buy tho votes of tho Irishmen! Ibis worthy advised to send all tho moneys collected in Germany to the German Consul at Chicago. lat once wrote a card contradicting those foul slanders in tho most peremptory manner, and called attention to the iujury such proceedings would work to tho Gorman sufferers at Chicago. What effect my remonstrance will have in Germany, I do not know; hut certain it is that tho whole 8 wise press, as soon as tho article in the Now' York papers appeared, quite unanimously demanded that tho moneys contributed in Switzerland must he applied for the honeUt of the sufferers at Chicago. A LADY PHYSICIAN, I intended to write you something about the schoolsbf Zurich, but my letter has now already longer than I wished it to be. So I will tell you only that, the other day, a young American lady, Miss Susan Dimock, of Boston, graduated at the University of Zurich, and, after a public discussion of a medical problem, was created a Doctor of Medicine, Surgery, and Obstetrics.

The Rector commended the young lady in the highest terms, and especially dwelt upon her having proven that ladies of an irreproachable character could attend oven medical lectures without any detriment to the school. L. B. Public Moline, Dec. 8.

To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune: Sm: Shall any city or town in this State ho permitted to establish a public library I And, by a public library I mean not an eleemosynary institution, under the direction of some private association or corporation, running around hat inhand, maintaining a precarious, half-starved existence (if indeed it live at all) by subsisting upon the scanty and litful alms of tho occasional benefactor; but a vigorous, growing library open and free to all, rich andpoor, who choose to avail themselves of its privileges, and costing but a very slight annual tax for its support. Many a township in Now England, with less than one thousand Inhabitants, has what cannot he found in the great State of free public library. Many a man or woman coming from an Eastern homo to dwell in some thriving town in this State, inhabited by a wealthy and cultivated people, profuse, not to say extravagant, in their expenditures for schools, has been surprised to find that such a town has no public library for those who have passed beyond tho schoolboy or school-girl ago; and has started out to institute a reform in so vital a matter, only to discover that there is no law on our statute book by which a dollarcould be raised not had some law enacted in former times for such a purpose Probably for the reason that it only concerned tho general good. Had it been some private affair, some united Metropolitan Improved Hot Miiilln and Crumpet- Baking, and Punctual Delivery several private axes to grind, it would, doubtless, have beeu found among the three thousand pages of private laws passed by some of our former legislators at a single session, and notmuoh of a Legislative atthat. But, now that we have a Legislature for the public good, why cannot we have a law passed lor this purpose! The Legislature may as well remember, this connection, that they are not asked to take the responsibility of taxing the people to establish libraries throughout the State against their wishes, but simply to pass an act allowing such towns and cities to tax themselves for this purpose, if they shall express a desire so to do, by a vote of the people.

E. THE TICHBOBKE TRIAL. Startling Slories-The Claimant to be Arrested for Perjury nt the Salt of Strong Testimony for the Plaintiff. London (Nov. 21) Correspondence of tlio Now York World.

The surprises in the" highly sensational drama of or are not yet over, if there bo any truth in the following startling statement which appeared in the London correspondence of tho Scotsman yesterday. It will ho remembered that the case of the defence is that tho claimant is not Roger Tichbome, but Arthur Orton, son of a butcher at Wapping: Some vears ago a person who had been brought up to the law, and who had held tho position of Superintendent of Police in Greenock, and a procurator-fiscalship somewhere else, came to London and became a clerk in a place close to London bridge. Soon after that he went to Australia, where he remained about clgbt months. When ho returned to London he bunted up a wellknown Scottish gentleman who had befriended him more than once. Ho mentioned to this gentleman that, when ho left Sydney, there was great talk there about a man namod Orton and tbo Tlchborno case, and expressed his sur- at finding somewhat similar talk going on London about tho same person.

Ho had found, that a customs-locker at Quay, London Bridge, had been in tho Carabineers when Roger Tichbome figured in that regiment, and he strongly denounced the claimant as an impostor. All this was brought to tbo ears of tbo counsel for tbo defence in the Ticbborno case. Tbo Scottish gentleman wbo had been to Australia was quickly engaged at apayment of £350 a year, exclusive expenses, to go to tho antlp odes and (hunt up antecedents. This gentleman has Just returned to England, and he i able to give full particulars of the whole career of Orton, from the beginning to tho end. I am told that he can prove that tho Orton about whom there has been so much talk, went out to South America some years ago, as a butcher, and settled on tbo or farm belonglngtoa man named Do Castro.

Orton after some time took name of Do Castro. When Orton camo home, ho used to be known among bis friends as Do Castro quite as much as by his proper name. After a time old Orton became tired of supporting his son in idleness, and ho sent him off to Australia in charge of a number of Shetland ponies. It appears that tbo Captain and some of tbo crew of tbo vessel which took Orton and tho Shetland ponies to Australia are to bo brought forward as witnesses for the defence. This occurred within the last ten years.

It Is to be sworn that Orton was landed at Sydney, that be never been in Melbourne, and fimt his occupation whilst in Australia consisted of what is known os loafing and busbrangjug, lam also assured that tbo Scottish witness to whom I have been alluding has got a warrant against Orton for a crime allegbd to have been committed by him. I am further.informed that tho claimant is to bo permitted to make as much assertion as ho can bo induced to make, and that Mr. Ballantinc will be forced to proceed with tho part of the evidence respecting Orton before the defence will be entered upon. If I am rightly informed the Orton evidence will he a very sensational affair. A man is to ho produced as a witness who will answer to the name of Orton.

His evidence iu chief is to bo allowed to bo given without any interference. After that tho Attorney General will proceed to prove that this man is not the Orton that has been so much wanted, but his brother, Edward Orton. I have also been positively assmed that a well-known London detective Is in attendance every day, close at hand with tho claimant, to present him with a warrant for his arrest on a charge of perjury, at the instance of Mr. Ratcliffe, tho husband of Kate Doughty, for that tbo books of tho Carabineers are to the fore and can prove that Roger Tichbome was with his regiment in Ireland tho whole of tho year in which the alleged seduction took place, and. that his cousin was tho whole of tho same time In England.

No matter how the case ends, this warrant is to be served. It has been calculated that the trial will cost a quarter of a million of money. The whole of that large sum has to come out of the Tichbome estates, which represent about £23,000 a year. In the meantime you will probably have noticed that tho Tichbome £IOO bonds, which were selling some short time ago for 10 shillings, have gone up to £4O. Among thQpip.ny other Btories TlhieUarc afloat concerning the further developments of thlscase, the following, which came to mo to-day from a well-informed quarter, is one of tho most interesting Among tho witnesses yet remaining to bo examined for the plaintiff is Mr.

Anderson. Tho Wizard of the Anderson was in Australia when the who was then passing under the name of Do Castro, was arrested, la company with Arthur Orton, upon a charge of horse-stealing, and when they wore examined before a Magistrate Anderson was present. The examination ended in tho discharge of both tbo accused, and then presented Anderson with a whip, which ho will now produce in court. It is added that Orton Is now undergoing a sentence of uenal servitude in Australia. It was Intended that he should bo brought to England and produced os a witness, but this cannot be done without his consent; and upon learning tho importance of his testimony la the case, ho refusea to allow himself to bo brought hero ua loss he was paid a large sum of money.

This emu the plaintiff and his friends were unable or unwilling to pay, and Orton, consequently, will not be produced. LOXDON, Nov. 23. Yesterday was tho fifty-first day of tho trial, and it was almost wholly taken up by the examination of a witness whoso character places him above all suspicion, and whoso testimony of itself Is almost enough to make certain tho success of the plaintiff. His counsel seems to have adopted the plan of bringing forward their weakest witnesses first, and of holding back their strongest ones until tho last, A perfect revulsion of opinion has occurred since tho case was reopened, and every one now declares that the verdlctmust be for the plaintiff.

But still the defence must have a case, or they would not fight as they do. Tho witness of whom I have spoken above la Mr. Francis Joseph Baipent, of Winchester, antiquarian and arclueolofeist, who had long been well acquainted with the family of Roger Tichbome, with his mother very intimately. lie perfectly well remembered that young man before ho went tho ago of 17, in 184 remembered his appearance distinctly; he was thin, broad-shouldered, awkward, very plain looking, and altogether remarkable looking. His principal pursuit was smoking.

He was not fond of society at all, owing to his difllculty in speaking English, and associated with his inferiors, was much about tho stables, was of few words, aby, and fond of being by himself. Witness speko of the time claimant was at Stonyhurst, of his fondness for drawing, ships being favorite subjects; of knowing him when ho was in the Carbineers; of recollecting when he was going away and tolling him it was foolish to do so. That was tho last time witness saw him previous to his departure for Australia. Witness continued an intimacy with the Tichbome family, and witii Sir Alfred in particular, to the tinieofhis death. Since the return of tho claimant to tliis country witness had been in Intimate association with him and assisted him In every way possible, for the sake of justice and no other reason, certainly not for payment.

Witness communicated with Lady Doughty before ho saw claimant. He did not believe claimant to be tbo man until after he saw him. In December, 1880, witness went to Alrcsford, and first saw tho claimant at tho Swan. Tho circumstances of that day, which did not lead to the recognition then, were minutely detailed. Having in tho meantime seen Bogle, witness again saw claimant at Alrcsford.

The witness spoke of preliminary precautions taken to have from the claimant some inkling of identity before he and Mr. Hopkins (who was at Alrcsford then) would meet him. This was effected by a letter written by the claimant to witness, containing allusions to certain matters. Having been shown a photograph of tho claimant (much as lie is) witness then said, That is Roger Tichbomethere is no mistake about and this notwithstanding minor differences of appearance. In tho event witness saw the claimant in person at Alrcsford, and ho went on to tell what occurred on that occasion, dwelling particularly on smilo remembered of and other minute (with singular intonation, and showing much command of memory) relating to the taming of a horse, and other adventures of tho claimant at Melbourne.

Nothing more passed then, and nothing was said about the Tichbome family. Witness formed an opinion then as to his identity by his features and his voice, which had an electrical effect on witness; but ho still wished to test him. Tbe process of testing was minutely described by tho likeness of tho Tichbome family growiue upon him; tho peculiarity of his knuckles andliauds; his questioning tho claimant on occurrences of former days, most circumstantially narrated, comprising references to persons, Mr. Henry Seymour, and some of tho Tichbome family; places, Stonyhurst for instance; special matters, such as tho settling of tho Doughty property when he camo of ago, Mr. Hopkins going to see him at Cahlr with deeds to sign, the date of his going into the army; his saying that ho liked Kate Doughty, because she was his only relative who did not try to set him against his mamma, and his knowing some handwriting shown to him as that of his mamma.

Tho witness strongly repudiated the notion of his having prepared the claimant for this interview, for he was muchprejudlcedagainst him, and did not believe him, originally, to bo tbe man; on that occasion witness came to tho conclusion that ho was the man; on the Sunday following tho claimant was to go to tho chapel at Tichbome to see Mrs. Greenwood, but ho was prevented, and witness wont mono; witness saw claimant at Mr. house on the following Thursday, hut he took no further trouble to assure himself of his identity, there being no occasion; since then witness had been constantly in tho company, and he repeated there was no possibility of a doubt that ho was Roger Tichbomc. Desperate Encounter with a Steer, From the Peoria (11L) Transcript, Dec. 9.

Franz Burlet, (pronounced Borlay) la a stonecutter, engaged in working for Triobel Belcher. Ho is a robust, courageous man, and would ho no mean antagonist in a personal encounter, as our sequel will show. Mr. Bnrlot resides on Moss street, on tho bluff, somewhere in tho vicinity of vineyard and heer-garden. Night before last he quit work a little before 6 started for home.

It was a little dark and he hastened along Seventh avenue, on the brow of the bluff, his steps doubtless quickened by tbe thoughts of the warm supper that was awaiting his arrival homo. Near is a small gully, and, Just before reaching this, a large wild steer approached Mr. Burlet and at once attacked him. Mr. B.

thought the animal could easily he frightened away, and raised his voice into a shout and struck tho beast with his dinner-bucket, Tho animal paid no further attention to him than to draw back far enough to get a good start and then lunged at Mr. B. ho had no time to dodge and so turned to run The beast followed, just before preaching the little gully above mentioned Mr. B. felt the beast upon him and turned.

Tho animal struck him with his head and knocked him into the gutter. Then, with another lunge, tho infuriated beast pinned Mr. B. to tho side of the gully, one horn passing under his right arm, and tho other under his left arm, and bearing rather heavily upon his loft breast. Tbe gentleman tbougnt his time had come, but determined to make a desperate struggle for life and die came, at any irate.

So he caught the steer by tbe horns and attempted to push him off. The horn pressing upon his left breast gave him intense pain and nearly drove tho breath from his body. The steer kept pushing with all his might, hut spent the most of his strength in forcing nia horn against a stone, under Mr. right arm, or the monwould have had no chance at all for his life. Suddenly, Mr.

B. exerted his utmost strength, a ni? by twisting the head of the animal by the oins, succeeded in throwing hbn completely over upon his side. The beast fell heavily, ami Mr. B. stop to ascertain the result.

Considering that ho had a respite from battle, he jumped ont of the ditch, and, without waiting to find out the fate of his dinner pall, started on a run for home. The animal made no attempt to follow him, until Mr. B. lost sight of him In the darkness, and, considering that ho had all the fight he wanted, hurried nome without learning the fate of the steer. Early yesterday morning, however, the beast was found lying dead, in the position in which Mr.

b. had thrown him, and, upon examination, it was found that his neckhad been broken. The sudden, powerful wrench on his horns had thrown the beast and broken his neck, at the instant when he seemed about to put an end to tbo life of his opponent. We learn that the steer, which was a fine largo away from a herd thatwaa drivenfrom Farmington Thursday afternoon. An Irishman employed at the residence of one of the Messrs.

Woodword onthe bluff, was attacked andknookod down by him before Mr. Barlet came along. In his eagerness the beast sprang over the prostrate form, and before ho could return to the attack, the man Jumped up and ran to a place of safety. But for his good fortune in falling the man would, in all probability have been killed outright. Mr.

Bnrtletwas around yesterday, but his left side and breast trouble him so that he did not work. It is not thought, however, that his injui ies are serious. He has the honor of being one of the very few men who can take the bull by the horns and come off victorious. OBITUARY. Sir JttmeH Y'orke Scarlett.

From the New York Tribune, Dec. 8. Sir James Scarlett, whose death is announced by cable, was one of the veterans of the British army, having been, in the military service over fifty years. He was the second son of the eminent lawyer Lord Ablngor, and was bom February 1.1799. He was educated at Eton, and at Trinity College, Cambridge.

In 1818 he joined the Eighteenth Hussars, and studied fortification at the Military Academy, Sandhurst. Ho subsequently passed to the Fifth and Third Dragoons, becoming, in 1840, Lieutenant Colonel of the latter, and, in 1851, Colonel. 'When war was declared, in 1853, between England and Russia, he was made Brigadier General, and the heavy cavalry was placed under his command. He went first with his forces to Turkey, and thence proceeded with the military expedition to the Crimea. Ho rendered cfi'ective service in the advance from Eupatorla, but particularly distinguished himself at the battle of Balaklava.

The Russians commenced their operations on that evehtful day by attacking tho work in front of tho village' of Camara, and, after very little resistance, carried it. Three other works also fell promptly into their hands, anathe Russian cavalry at onoe advanced, supported by artillery in very great strength. One portion of them assailed the front und right fiank of tho Ninty-thlrd, and were driven back by the vigorous and steady fire of that regiment. The other and larger mass of men, numbering nearly 2,000, turned toward the British heavy cavalry under command of Brigadier General Scarlett. Before tho flight of tho Turks from the captured works, General Scarlett had been ordered by Lord Raglan to move down with tho light squadrons to support them.

He was in tho act of executing the order, when, for tho first time, he became aware of tho presence of an enemy. The distance at length between the Russians and General Scarlett was about 400 yards. On tho edge of the Cheroneae upland, andin full numbers of Turks had gathered to witness cho marvellous deed of arms about to take place. By the side of Scarlett, rode Elliott, hla Aid-de-Camp, and there were two horsemen close In his rear, a trumpeter and an orderly. Kinglake thus graphically describes how Scarlett, with only 300 of his cavalry, became engulfed in 2,000 foes, and his gallant hearing in the fight.

Scarlett well knew now much all depended upon striking at the masses while yet they stood halted; and, so far as concerned his own orders, ho was hardly in tho humor for travelling through all the anterior stages. Ho turned to his trumpeter and said at once, tho While the notes were stlllpcaling, and before they could take effect upon the fall squadrons behind him, Scarlett moved forward at a trot: and, although tho Impediments of the camping ground made it necessary for a rider in this first part of the onset to pick his way with some care; yet tho liorso that Scarlett rode was a horse of such stride and power that his rate of advance was not slow, even over the obstructed ground; and as soon as the clear field, which was at length gained, enabled tho leader to get into a gallop, the distance between him and his squadrons was swiftly increased. In a few moments ho was so far in advance of them that Elliot judged it right to call the attention of tho chief to tho position of his squadrons. Those squadrons were by this timo advancing; but the impedimenta of tho oamplngground proved, of course, more obstructing to the Grays than to a horseman with only one companion and two attendants. Scarlett could not question that tho distance between him and his squadrons had become extravagantly great: but still, judging as he had fudged from the first, that it was of vital moment to strike the column while halted, he rather desired to accelerate tho Grays than much to retard his own pace.

Therefore, still pressing forward, though not quite so swiftly as before, ho turned partly round in his saddle, shouted out. to tho Grays, and invoked them with a wave of hla sword. When the squadrons attained to clear ground they began to reduce tlio space which divided them from their leader; bat it is computed that, at the moment of first contact with the column, the distance between him and the squadron -which followed him was still at least so yards. Scarlett himself and the three horsemen who constituted his immediate following were now engulfed In the column. With a rolling prolongation of clangor which resulted from the bends of a line, now deformed by its speed, the three crushed in upon the front of the column.

Close-wedged from tho first in an enemy's column on all sides penned in by tho Hussions, Scarlett was neither killed nor maimed, for the sabre which stove in his helmet was stopped before reaching his ahull, and tho only five wounds ho received were each of them so slight as to bo for tho time altogether unheeded. Finally tom through by three hundred, assailed on fiank and front by the squadrons preparing to support tho charge of Scarlett, the 2.000 Russian cavalry retreated rapidly, and the day bad been so far won. Lord Raglan pronounced tills ebargo most succcaful ho had ever and tho British nation resounded with praise of tho gallant soldier, whose desparatc bravery was perhaps only rivalled in tho campaign by the memorable charge oftbc light cavalry which succeeded. On the return of Lord Lucan to England, General Scarlett took command of tho entire cavalry force in tho Crimea, and the Order of tho Bath was conferred upon him for his services toward the close of the war. After his return, ho received the command of the cavalry brigade at Aldershott, and on his resignation was appointed to the Governorship of Portsmouth, and the command of the Southwestern District.

In 1860 ho was made Adjutant General. Among the military honors ho enjoyed at tho time of his death were Lieutenant General, the Colonelcy of the Fifth Dragoon Guards, and tho command of a division at Aldershott. In politics Sir James Scarlett was a Conservative, and was returned in that interest In 1837, but lost bis seat In July, 1841. He was a Magistrate and Deputy Lieutenant for Lancashire. The Rumored Resolve of the Pope to Depart for of the French Government.

Thiers has been Interviewed by a correspondent of the publishes the following as, the substance of the the French representatives in Italy In case the Pope should take the resolution of demanding an asylum in France are very simple and very clear, wc express no opinion, no wish, no desire relative to the decision the Pope may take. God will enlighten His Vicar by the voice of events. We shall not mingle with the voice of the French Government. On our part there will neither bo insinuation, suggestion, nor dissuasion. We only wish tho Pope may understand that if he demand an asylum in Franco, ho will bo received with most respectful solicitude with most sincere veneration.

He will everywhere And safety and deference. Wo say this in the name of the government, and wo know we say it in the name of France, with some exceptions which make np for number by clamor. The French still independent enough without and within, thank God. to procure Independence for tho Pope by offering him hospitality. Ido not now pass judgment on what Franco has done In times past to procure Independence and protection for tho Pope.

Ido not disavow on this point any of roy former opinions, and let not tho good Pope believe that the hospitality which wo do not offer, but which wo shall extend fully if ho asks it, will compel us to make tho least display of force without or within- No, within four seraents ville will suffice to keep in line those who will come to kneel for the blessing. Tho Pope will ho from all obligation toward us; free to that point that he may oven cause us some slight ecclesiastical annoyances more easily than at tho Vatican. At a word from him all will be ready to receive him. I thought first of Avignon, bat monuments preserve recollections longer than inhabitants. I offer him, then, tbe Chateau of Pau.the chateau of tho great King who became a Catholic.

Once at Civita Vecchia he will find himself on board a frigate where he will be unassailable; but yet I do not believe that the Pope contemplates leaving Italy. It suffices for him to know that he may come to Franco if ho the reconstructions of Paris is that of a small restaurant in a demolished suburb, formerly known as tho Restaurant an The sign had been knocked to pieces, and in replacing it the proprietor thought to pay a compliment to tho country of roast beef by translating the name into English, which was done with the followm result: Eating House at Roaa Beer. John of Saxony is said to hcar a atriiang resemblance to the late General son. of Fort Sumter fame. Tho King spends most of bis time in making translations fromtbo French, English, and ftalian poets.

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at 3:30 a. m. The time thin route Is as quick, and tho faro as low, as by any other. Passengers by this route leaving Chicago at night remain In sleeping car at Springfield until morning, thus avoiding the disagreeable necessity of leaving the cars before daylight, incident to other routes. FLOUR.

As some retail grocers are charging exorbitant prices for EEOVR, tee icill hereafter fill orders front EAJfIXEXES, at sll, delivered to any part of the city. Price to the trade $lO. A. M. WRIGHT Exclusive Agents, Southwest corner Canal and Lakc-sts.

FOR Sugar-Cured Bacon Hams. Just received, a small consignment of the celebrated MARYLAND BRAND of Uanvnssed, Sugar-Cured Hams; also, of tho BRAND Hams, both well-known and highly-appreciated in the Eastern and Southern cities. They are tolerably heavy, average 14 to 19 IBs; are in choice order; veryjuicy, and most suitable for the requirements of hotels and restaurants. Will bo sold at moderate prices in quantities of 1 tierce upward, to close consignment, by HENRY MILWARD Boom 1, No, 100 sixteenth-st i mu tob sui, Lot 22, in Block 46, School Section Addition to Chicago, together with the frame bnUdingstamling thereon, (known as No. 81 West Clintonat.

Said Jot is S3 feet front by 82i feet deep. Rida will bo received by tho undersigned until 18th Inst, at noon, and will bo submitted to the Common Council for action thereon. GEO. TAILOR Chicago. Dec.

4.1871. OLD NEWSPAPERS FOR SALE AT Tribune Office, 15 South Canal-st. BRICKS arriving daily, and for sale in quantities to Can be seen on cars comer 1M West Adam s-st. Dock Front In the new Lumber District for to quantities to suit. CHICAGO SOUTH BRADOCK 523 Wabash-av.

MISCELLANEOUS. Hard Wood Lumber. OGLESBEE MATTINGLY removed tlielr Btockol loinher torn TC3 South Canal-st. to tlio corner of Canal anu racag and have now on band nj fnU stout au kinds of bard-wood lumber, cut to order, asb, wbitewood, hickory elm bllia cut to oruer. F.

if. HAMILTON, Agent, comer canal ana ttignteenlh-Bts. OLD IRON. one Thousand Tons wantrib SMea Rear 103 Chicago. SHOW CASES.

IS Philadelphia. PATENT BUILDING Clifton House NORTHWEST CORNER OF VISHUGM MB HMSTEB-STS. W. A. JENKINS, Proprietor.

P. KITTBBDOB. St. James Hotel, (MM A 1 M-ffi. The only first-class, well-furnished Hotel on the South Side.

CITY HOTEL, Corner Sixteenth and in the NEW BRICK HOTEL, with all modem improvements, where we have first-class accommodations for ONE HUNDRED guests. J. W. TOWNE, Proprietor, GEO. S.

PAT.TVTTTR, Clark. The Metropolis Hotel, cor. Fourteenth-st. WILLIAM! COX PROPRIETOR A first-class Hotel npon the European plan. The rooms are all large and elegantly furnished.

MeaU and rooms at moderate prices. Boots Stines. SETS, EEABaXTABTEBS AT 522 Wabash-al comer Hannon-court, are now receiving a new atoc Boots and Shoes, and ore prepared to snpply cns- J. lIEBENSTEIN Wholesale Dealers and Agents of CABINET HARDWARE, MfICIES, MB mmm mmm it fflichigan-av. and Harmon-court.

TO LEASE, For a term ot years, a WELL-LOCATED LOT on Washington-st, near Chamber of Commerce. G. S. HUBBARD, South Canal-st. Mi Tntau Copies of the XItIBUNK for several years past, for which a liberal price will be paid, XKIBUiVE 15 South Cliicago.

Albany Shoes. On or before Jan. 1,1572, for the better accommodation of our rapidly Increasing Chicago and Western Trade, Corner Michigan-av. and up stairs. TSOS.

PEAREr SONS. ty and 10 Albany. N.Y HOTEL TABLE At the Imperial Parlors, 584 Wabash-av. 50 cts. per meal.

THE NEW OPEBI HOUSE RESTAURANT G-17 and CM Is now pen. GlveJhimacalL A lull lino of Una cry. Wedding and other parties supplied- Dr. A. G.

Olin, The longest engaged and most I lC W3 WashaUChronic and Special personally la now confidentially rn Send stamp or oy mail, at 5C5 State-at. Chicago, m. or cixcnlar. HOTELS. BOOTS AND SHOES.

tomers. HARDWARE TO T.EASEi WANTED SHOES. we will open a Branch Salesroom RESTAURANT. MEDICAL CARDS.