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1' THE CHICAGO DAILY. TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1873. WASHINGTON. How Cabinet Ministers Manage to Rido in Thoir Chaises. A Subject for Investigation by the Senate Retrenchment Committee.

Proposed Cutting Down of Estimates by the War Departmont. The President Will Not Withdraw Williams' Nomination. Enociat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. HOW CABINET-MINISTEDA RIDE IN THEIR CARRIAGES, WARNINGTON, Doc. President Grant, in his last mosrago to.

Congress, crpressed a hopo that the soveral States of tho Union would provido honica at Washington for their Sonators, it was not known that tho Govorumont wan ruuning a huge nod Ivory-stable their for familics: the benedt but of It tho In Co A fact, anti tho proofa bro being produced, Tho Sonato Judiciary Committe, which investigating the case of President Grant's nominco for Ohiot Justice, 11a0 put in possession of fact that the family of Williams are indulging in tho use hoora of a Ana landaulot purchased with moncy appropriated from tho contingent fund of tho Department of Juslice. It has also loaked out that this ologant equipago la manned by a driver and a footman in livery, who Aguro on tho pay-roll of tho same Department meseongers. It la also 4 fact, Four dispatches hovo shown that soveral othor Cabinet off. cers, their chief assistants and favorite clorks, uro provided for in a liko manner, Thofamily of to PostmasterGeneral span of Creswell horaca aro recently accusod of purchased driving with bohind money 0 taken from tho contingent fund of the Dopartment, and, not boing a seldah man, Mr. Crossell Is crodited with providing teams and carriages for livo of his chiof nesistante.

Biz with horacs to match, aro cradited to the Treasury Dopartment, Scoretary Delano gets along with only three, It 1s aald tho War Department has tho samo number, but, as tho head of the lattor bureau bas recently married again, It is expected a bandsomo span of Koutucky thoroughbreds will bavo to bo paid for out of the contingont fund. Not only aro our Ministers and their familles this handsomely provided for in tho way of horses, and rohicles, and drivers, and footmon, but tho Government is called upon to furniah feed and shelter for tho aulmala, oud for these convenience of thoso who use the anmo stables havo been leased, ono belug located on atreot, pear Fourteonth, and tho othor on Pennsylvania avenue, at the foot of Cupitol Of courso tho Governmont would not bo so INCAD 08 to conso its benedcial work at this point. Horeca cannot livo without oats and hay, and Cabinet oflicers and their families are not the kind of people who rido in untidy vehicles thereforo fodder and grooms for the animals, and stabloien to look after tho volicles aro carried on the Govornment pay-rolls, and rail for out of the contingent fund. This abuse, grown to the enormous oxtont hinted at above, in said to havo bad its or two years, and to be an invontian of tho Past-Ollico Department. About two scats ago, Foetmaster-General Creswell allowed the purchase, out of the contingout fund, of a horse and wagon to convey the matta of Congressmen botwoen the Capitol and tho Post-Omce, Vory soon It WAS found uccesaury to' buy 8 horao and buggy for tho mAn who delivers notices of tho 1101- paymont of pustage.

This WaS followed by othor purchases of horses and carriages, and Dully a stable was loused for the shelter of this pooperty, and a man hired to take caro of it. This man conviuced tho Postmaster that it would greatly facilitato tho bualdoss of tho alablo if ho were allowed tho 1150 of a trotter and a light rond wagon. His wish was gratified. Being far-sighted man, ho suggested to his superior that tho intercala of tho Dorartment demanded other purchasca of horses and buggice, until Qually the Postmastor-Gonoral found himself riding to ula Department every morning in a Governmeut vebiclo behiad Government horses. Somehow the other bureaus discovered tho trick, and the result is the ostablishment of au extonalve livery-stable run by the Govorument out'of the contingent funda of tho Departments.

It is also stated that several of the fudgca of the Supremo Court have as body-servants persous drawing puy from the Gorerminent aud carried on tho rolls as messengers. HOLIDAY FESTIVITIES, The lite Anancial paulo seems to have had but littlo offect upon tho residents or citizens of Washington, Only among the middle classes will tueru be fewer social festivities, such as small parties, whoreus from proaont indications as many partics, recoptious, and dinnors will do givon this winter by high olliciale and other people in bottor pecuniary circumstances as were given last and theou promise to to no less extravagant or olegant in all their details than thoso of bolter dayr, CIVIL FERVICE COMMISSION. A meeting of the Civil Service Commission is to be hold here on the 5th of next month for tho purposo of making more adequate arraugements for tue examinetion of applicants of Quataut points for promotion in, and admission to, the Civil Service. Tho Commission will, probably, also enter into a somowhat general revision of tho Civil Service rules. FOREIGN stAlLS.

As predicted by your correspondent fow days ago, the l'ostmester-Goveral has made arrangements for a fourth regular mall from Now York to Europe each week, the pew or additional mull-day being Tucsday. SIr. Creswell bus not to make now contracts, after tho expiration, on the 31at or thoso now in existenco, but ho will give tho ocean mails to vessels which mako tho quickest trips across the Atlautle, the spoed of steamers to be ascertaihed from their logs each month, Malia will be given to steamers of tho new American line from Philadelphia ne often as vercelc on that Hue can Tho polloy of the PostOtco Dopartment is objected to by some persons, who allogo that its adoption will ba nu inducement or fucentivo for racing, which may result in boiler explosions, or other accidents, which might otherwiso Lo avoided, The fact 19, however, that tho stated purpose of tho wrt: ent will have but little, if any, elloct upon tho meuLioned, for tho reason, ns is well known, ocean racing or upeading of vessels is now, and bus been for years, cominon practice. MATRIMONIAL, Ralues, one of the colored mambors of Congress from South Carollus, distinguished himsoll today by giving AWAY colored fornalo teschar fu 000 of the Wushingten pub110 schools to I prominent colored fellowcitizen, as the local papers put it. The church was well Alled with colored faehionable society.

Among those present were the Hone. James Ropier and A. G. The happy couple left on the noou trafu fer on extouded bridal tour through tho North. William Oswald Charitou, of the British Legation, will bo married to Miss Campbell, of this District, on the morning of the Slat Inst.

ADSIITTED TO THE ZAn. Tho Hou. J. D. Caton, of Ottawa, and the Hop.

Thomas MI. Shaw, of Lacon, were to-day admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court. the Maanciated Press. 1 HOLIDAY WEEK. WABUINGTON, Doc.

-All the Departments will be closed at noon during the holiday week. Gen, Secretary of War, is disposed to cut the estimates of the War Denarlment dowu to the lowsat possible limit. Those for tho military servico proper have recoired his pereonal atication, and wore calculated as closely as possible, but hu proposes to readjust and reduce them for n8 tho actual requiromonts of the corvice will permit. Tho catimates of the appropriationa for fortiOcation, armament of forte, and for rivors and barbors, amounting in tho aggregate to about $20,000,000, can be very materially reduced, Congrets can decida as to the location where appropriations are peeded. It appears that almost all tho Dupartments aro burdonod with additional clorical work by the operation of tho act requiring soprato accounta to be rendered under each head of tho appropriation, and for each Ascal year, us woll sa by numerous calls from Congress for reports, THE WILLIAMA NOMINATION.

The Prealdeut stated emphaticaby to-day that the nomination of Altornoy-Gencral Willians for Chief Justice would not be withdrawn, and that ho hud never contemplated such 1 thing. ALEXANDER AND TILE COLORED MEN. A colored dolegation, composed of George F. Downtug, Fredorick Douglas, aud othera, had an intervlow to-day by appolutent with Itepresentative admittod A. HI, that pleua, of Geordia.

Stopbens freely tho colored mon, na citizens, wore entitled to full protection In their civil rights without any invidions distinction, but said that it was tho duty of the reencutivo States, and not that of the Federal Governmont, to cel in order to socuro turmn. JUDGE DURELL'A INQUIRITORH. Representatives Wilson and Eldridge, of the Houso Judiciury Committee, will leave hero Saturday for Now Orleans. IL is their intention, while avoiding Slato politica and complications, to investigato all the of the Federul Court which 14 58 charged taint Judge Durall'a official conduct, A WATCH FACTORY FOR ROCKFORD. Special Dopasich to The Chicago Tribune, ROCKFORD, 111., 120.

large inceting was held this oventug to decide in regurd to tho catablishment of watch factory at this place, A. I. Enoch wan electvi Chairman, und tho lou. O. W.

Baladell, Bocretary. Prompt and dotuite action was talen in the matter, and $50,000 has already been subscribed: $100,000 13 tho required capital. Two prominent walchroakerd, Olurk and Wheelor, are to have coutrol of the enterprise, they contributing plans and modes for tuo making, both of machinery and watches. It will take eighteen montha to mako machinery requisite for turning out twenty watches per day, THE WEATHER. Dec, Atlantio NoW England and tho Statce, northur- cloudy weather with ruin or now, and fresh to brisk By to westerly winds will prevail, with slight riso of tomperature, followed by clourlug westbor du tho Southern afternoon or evening.

For the Southern States, cout portion of the last named district, during Wodnesday of the Mississippi River, northerly wluds with cloudy weathor and pornibly light rain will pravall. For the Lako region, Light and variable winds, with alight 4) fair changes in prossuro and tomporature, and generally worthor, bat with arose of light ALLOW, For the Northwest, 1116 baromotor will fall tomporarily, with light fecal to southerly wuds, and cloudy weather, and snow in the river vallegs. Tho tompornturo in ilia region and Upper Lako region will probably fall during Wodnoaday. For to Canal freezing regions, including will Now York and Pennsylvania, twenty-four weathor -continue during tho coming hours, Cautionary continue at don, Norfolk, and Capo Wood's May, fole, Now York, Now Haven, Now LonGENERAL ODRERVATIONA. Doo, 24-1 5 Station.

Bar. Wind, Rain Weather, Dreck'elgo 130.30 20 B. 0 Oloudy, Cairo light. 0 Fair. 80,80 84 8.

0 Clonr. Cheyenno, 30.17 10 N. fresh. Clear. 35 0 Clear.

Davenport 30,30 35 Calm 0. Cloudy, 30,25 gentlo. 0 Olear. Detroit 30.20 Olear. 04 8, 0 Cloily, Kookuk.

Chlm 0 Cloudy. LaCross0 1 Cloudy, Lenv'nw'th 90 Calm Cloudy. Marquetto. 30,20 36 Calm 0 Olouds. Milwaukco, 30.01 8.

0 Cloudy. 0 Cloudy, 30.30 02 DiOlcar. 32 N. 0 Clear, Special Dispatch la The Tribune. Dec, 23, -Tho river here has risen novoral foot within tho paat fow days, but in now falling again, Yeatorday tho rivor was 7- feat 2 Inchoa abovo low-wator-mork, a rise of 14 inoles in twentyfour houra, Since then it falion noarly 3 foot.

Tho river da open here, and the ferry is running, something uuknown before for ten Fears, THE VILLE DU HAVRE. The Officer in Charge of the Steamer Responalble for the Collisionardly Dosertion of the Passengers by the Surviving Officers and the Crow- -How Twenty Frenchmen Loft Women and Children to Drown. NEW YORE, Dec. to-morrow, will publish a second letter from A. Witthaus, who was a passenger on the Ill-fated Ville du Havre, to his father in this olty.

lio writes as follows: In my last I gavo SOIL a ekotch of In ccunection with tho ainklug of the Vito du Havre. I will now give you may opinions concorning the cuuso of tho accidont, etc. From all that I can gather from the oficera aud men, I concludo that tho blame rests outirely with the oflicer 01 watch on tho steamor, whoso duty it was to got oilt of the Loch Earn's way aud it appears that, inatead of doing this, ho did the vory opposite, altering tho course of tho steamer so na to run right across tho bows of the Loch Earp, -at least so suya tho offiver who was on watch on tho latter boat at tho time of the collision, In auy caso, it is an ackuowledged rule of the men that sloamer 1a bound to get out of the way of aniling craft, and, sa tho night WAR magnificently clear and calm, the accident can only have occurred through como Inexcusablo blunder of thoso lu chargo of the steamer. Aftor the accidout, if it can be eo called, had occurrod, and whilo tho ship was aluklug, the officers and crow behaved in tho most cowardly manner, -tho latter I know, and the former I belleve, looking out for thomscivos, and leaving the women and children tu look out for ouly excoption I saw belug Dr. M.

Audiant, whom I saw three or four minutes before the ship went down going below. I told him ho would not have time to get up agalu, to which be answered that he must look after those who wero crushed in their state-rooms. Ho never came up aguin. A fact, and ono needing no comment, fe, that not a singlo passenger waR taken from the sinking ship by the bouts, all being picked up on the water, whilo at lenst twenty of the onicore bud crow reached tho Loch Earn withont wetting as much as the soles of their shoes, Of Capt. Surmont's conduct I know nothing.

Thoso who saw bit spcak well of him, and I do not think that be is diractly to blame for tho collision, although he is to blamo for not having his crow under better discipline, and for not having his boats in CONdition to ho promptly lowered. Iu groat contrast with the domoralized condition of tho crew wns the calmness of passengers, oven the women and children. There wha no acroaming or running about without an object. Tho Women were in kuots, praying quietly, while the men were looking around for Ife-buoys or ploces of wood, or were making offorts to get one of the boats, which crow had abandoned, clear of the ship, so that 'it might float when the vessol sank. Language fails mo in expressing my admiration of, and gratitude to, the gallantry and generosity of tho oilicers and crew of tho Loch Earn and of the Trimountain, The former saved the greater part of U8 from tho water, and both gave us clothing, and did all In their power to mako us na comfortablo as posalblo under tho circumstances.

The French crew, on tho contrary, wero a mob of brutes and cowards. Anil.) STORY OF LOCH EARN'S CHARGEN AGAINST THE OFFICERS AND CHEW OF THE VILLE DU HAVRE. From the Neto Fork World, Dee. 21. The following de the statement procured at Plymouth from members of tho crow of tho Loch Earn.

The pita of tule story was telcgropled from England whet the Lock Earn arrived nt but tho representutlous of cowardice, fur as thoy appliod to the Captain and olivers of tho Villo du Havre, were afterwarda, by cable, as explicitly denied. Soveral obvious misstate neuta occur in thin account given by the Loch Earn'a crow, among the gravest of which is tho assertion that a bout containing tho Captain of the Villa du Havro cano alongside tho Loch Enru immodiately after tho collision, and that the Captain reinnined there doing nothing," and "looking unconcerned." The fact is, of course, proved beyond uny question that Capt. Surmout stayed on board of and down with his vessel, an also did his First Onicor. It appears plainly enough fron the extract. from tho London Daily News appended to this account thnt the Captain of the Loch Earn is no party to tho talo told by his men.

Ou tho contrary, ho is roprecented as contradicting their aspersious, and pa intimating that his own crew, who joined in this indictmunt of tho crow of the unfortunate steamer, were timid enough to abaudou the Loch Earn against his ox pressed wish, London Standard, Dec. 8. Lato on Saturday night the Isidoro, pilat cutter, brought Into Plymouth the officors and crow off tho Loch Earn, After standing by their whip for alx dugs they were compelled at length to abandon her in a sinking condition 1,300 mile from land, and have been brought to the Chaunel by the British Qucen, whenco they were transferred to the pilot-boat. Tha Captain and some of tho officers and men romained at Plymouth pending the decision of a court of inquiry. Tho wholo of the crow have nude statemonta as to tho circumstances of tho collision.

These differ In very remat kablo degree from that made on the part of tha Ville du Havre. The latter vessel appeara to Dave been: tho nolo CAUSO of tho collision, but tho and men, almost without excoption, uro charged with having looked after themeclves and loft the to perish. Thoy were spoken of in terms of the utmost coutempt, Tho following parrotivo may be taken as the collective atalomont of the oflicera and men of the Loch Earn, whose conduct appears to bave been tho very reverso of that displayed on the other side. It is ouly fuir to stato that they migut not unvo been Ho outspoken had it not been fur the ludignation which they felt at reading some of tho etutementa which have already appeared: When the collision occurred hir. Voldchild, the second officer of the Loch Earn, WAS da charge, and seaman named Hillier on the lookout.

Ho waa on the port tack. Tue ship was close hauled, going about ten knots: the weather duo and clear, When tho lights of tho Ville an Havro were reported tho Loch Lorn bold on bor courso in accordauce with the accepled rule of tho sea. No notico appeared to bo taken of the Loch Earn on bourd tho etcamior, and her bolls had been going five minutes bofore the steamer's horn was sounded. AB tho Villa du Havre did nothing to avert tho collision but put ou full steam to cross tho Loch Earn's bows, tho helm of too lattor at tho last moment was put bard Thoro wne not thon thine, bowover, for bor to pay off, and with a tremendous shock the two vesacte came Into contact. Bo terriblo was the concussion that it was at Arst thought the Loch Earn was eluklug.

Orders were given to clear away the boats, and the life-boat wns got in tho davits ready for lowering. With the collision alto came right aback, and was brought on the starboard tuck. Ceasing to make headway, it was BOON after ascertained that whatever other lujurice the Loch Earn might have sustained sho was not in any Immodiato dauger, for on the pumpa boing sounded no water was found, Immediately a boat mannod by four mon with an officer camo off from tho steamer. The Arat idea ou bsard tho Lock Earn was' that she bad boon sent to render help, but thia was a compicto mistuke. Tho officer in charge of the ship asked if there wore any paseongere on board the steamor, and understood tho roply to be that there were nof, say 4 understood," although our informant bad no doubt ou the It is quito certain that, nithough it Wan stated that the steamer wha tugured, not tho alightent of tho extent of the injury was given, and the Captain and crow of tho Loch Lorn were left to fud out for thomaulves by scolng tho steamer aluking before their CyCA.

Almost immediatoly ufter the arrival of the drat bost, the Captain of tho Ville du Itavre cumo alongsido in a elullar boat, aled manned by four mon, and with either another officer or a female, for on shia point there appears to ba some difference of apluion, came on bourd the Loch Earn, and there, while the crew of that veesol wero doing all thoy could to savo tho drowning multitudo whose shrieks now illled the air, ho de said to hare remained doing nothing, and, of the crow of tho Loch Darn indignantly auld, looked onconcerned." Cart. Robertson appenlod to Him to toll his mon who roinnined in the boat to put off to tho resctie, but nothing was dono. Capt. Robertson then asked a saloon parmenger who had just been brought on board, and who knew both French and English well, to speak to tho Captain, This was dove, and tho latter thon went to the rail and called over.to his men. Their only reply waa to go two or three boata" length and thero romain, Ho exusporated wore tho English by the function that Mr.

Bunka, the chief officer of tho Loch Earn, threatened to shoot them if thoy did not try to save some of tho drowning people who wore struggliug in the water within couplo of hundred yarde, All was of no avail. Thoy remained dent alike to appeal or threat. In this conduct they are said to bavo been finitated by wearly all their fellows, though 0136 French boat did pick up two or three persona tho and It la oven linted thut passenger who clasped sides of oue of tho boats in their despair had their grasp loosoned fu torrible What certain is, that before this thine the whole of tbe Lock bouts had boon away, and that come had returned and started ou their second tripe Ind the two bouts of the Villo du Hovro mado the attompt ut rescuing the drowning many moro would havo been saved, There was a bout belonging to the French veesel autorn of the Lack Earn, bunging on, and Oupt, Robfuson found ho could do nothing with the Captain's boat, ho ordered some of 1118 own won to jump into ver and tako ber our to tho wreck in spito of her occupanta, This Wan at once frustrated by those on board the boat pushing off to such a distance that tho could not got into hor. In point of faot, the whole of tho crow of tho Loch Earn, from tho Captain downwards, agroo in oxpressing their detestation of tho and in stating that but for tho offorta mado by tho funt any of the Villa du Havre swam to tho been rosoued. A fint doutal in given to the atatemont Loch Earn hardly 04 A soul, ascont thoro who envod cowardly conduct of the men of the Villo du Havro.

and left the to perish, could linvo Loch Earn. If any dill so they managed to koop their clothra dry. Only ona man' was picked up alongaldo the latter but one woman, in tho strongth of her maternal Jove, swain thithor with bor child in bor arme. sho clasped one of tho roros that had been thrown over tho sido in anfety, but whilat being hauled in wan compellod to let the child go, and it wne swopt nwny and drowned whilet sho was saved. When thb dn Havre sunk abs was within 150 yards of tho Loch Earn, but tho bonte hind only timo to mako one trip each.

When they had brought back all they could And among tho wrock they put off nguin, but by this limo tho ebip and tho wreck had drifted somo little distance apart, and there WAR ROmO dimicully in the dark in working to windward and nnding tho wrockage, when it was found all who had clung to it, and had not previously: been regcued, hind sank. Tho boats romained out, however, all the morning in the hopo of picking up BOING stragglere, and ous wont no far on ite crrand of mercy AB to lose eight of the ship altogettier. Most of the paasengors were in a thoroughly destitute and helpless condition, and many in their Bo far as they could, the oficera and crow of the Loch Earn supplied them with apparel for the time, and a littlo later in the day they woro transferred to the Trimountain, Nothing but grent pluck and dogged determination to alick by their ship to the last could have led the ofAccra and mon of tho Loch Earn to romain in her. Sho WUR only enved from nicoting tho fate of the Villa du Havre by a bulkbead about 25 feot aft from the atom, Whilst tho foreo of tho collision was such that it cut the steamer down, the bowaprit of tho Loch Earn knocked right out of tho kcol, and the wholo WAS flattoned In slinttered right down to tho keel. Dut for tho bulkhead who must have aunk nt onco, and fu all human probability not a soul of either veasel would linvo been saved to toll tho tole, as they were distant 1,900 miles from tho neareat land.

Tho Drat thing done was to securo tho and forotopminal, and tho next was the. construction of a bow of spar crossed, backed up by all the spare calla. Thin was done to lessen the presauro on the bulkbend, which was at tho samo timo strengthened, with shores. Tho ahip was thon not making much wator. On the 24th a galo sprung up, and, in spito of all that could bo done, tho bulkhead wan shaken and further shoring was made needful.

All this tine tho vessel was under lower topsails, tho mainsall and mizzen being aback. The object was to keep har bow well to tho wares, no that as little should bo dove to the bulkhead 08 possible. Consequently tho eblp lay continuously in tho trough the On the 26th the wind came on strong from tho westward, aud tho continual straining cousod tho bulkhead to open nnd start. OuL the 28th thero 108 another heavy gnle, and tho veesol lay in tho trough of tho sea rolling fearfully. At 2 n.

in. frealt leak was reported, and tho water was found to bo coming in on each side of tho bulkhead with inuch force. Thera were other leaka elsewhere. At 6 o'clock tho ship Brittal Quoon, Capt. Maraters, from Philadelphia to Antworp, with petroloum, hove in sight, Signal was mindo, and tho life-boat, with tho officer, seht to ask her to atand by, which abo did.

By this time tho bultchcad WAR completely started from tho fraine on both aldo, and in spito of all thnt could bo dono at tho pumpe the water fu the well bad incrensed from als inolics at 0 o'clock to three feet six inches. Blorcover, na tho ship -tho ballast having boon shifted four feat by the stern, the grostest quantity was att. Tho wind, war rising awfully. The ship's instrumente and papers, and auch articles of clothing as could be readily saved wore takon on board the Brittab Queen, and tho Loch Earn wan left to bor fate. Sho had not been able to nail a milo since the colliaion, but bod driftod 210.

But for the timely of the British Queen it would in all likelthood have gono hard with tho Captain and his gallant crow, for bonta could hordly have lived in mid-Atlantio in auch a galo as then raged, RAILROAD NEWS. First Train Over the Through -Lino Botween Chicago and Now Oricans, Special Dispaich (d The Chicago Tribune. CAIRO, Doo. Tho steamer Hoary 8. DI'Comb, built to transfer trains from the tormini of tho Ilinole Control and tho Mississippi Central Railroads, in making the connecting through-lino from Chicago to Now Oricans, mado her drat trip thin afternoon to the Kentucky shore, where sho will receive tho car of the Superintendent, through from Now Orleana, containing quito a company gentlomen from the South.

A number of tho Illinola Central oficiale and citizona of Cairo went over on board. At tho hour of writing sho hind not returped, We understand that overy one le woll satiaded with ber behavior. the Associated Press.I CAIRO, Doo, passeuger train from Now Orleons over the Misstesippi Central Rollroad Arrived hero this croning, and was transferred to tho Illinois sido. Regular poecongor trains will run heroafter. Succossful Competition of the Grand Railrond for Through Freight from the West to Europe.

Special Disnaick In The Chicago Tribune. BOSTON, Dee, 23. rush of froight for Liverpool over the Grand Trunk Railroad is onormous. Sixty cars passed Danville Junction on Thursday with foreign freight. The amount of freight on tho Grand Trunk Railroad for English steamora 18 so largo that nearly all spare sidings ora more or lesa occupied by cars loaded with Livorpool freight.

At Portland thero are now at lenst 600 loaded care, Tho freight is inninly from the Weat, and consist of pork, cheese, and breadstuds. Extra steamers will to ruti from this port to Liverpool to accommodate this rush of freight, Subscriptions in Aid of tho Grand Inland St. Joseph Rallrond. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, the Dev. books of Grand Ialand St.

Joroph Railroad Company wore opened at Graud Inloud, to-day. Ten per cont of the stock was taken and tho cash paid in within thirty minutes, An Absurd Canard Exploded. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. BOSTON, Dec. 23.

-The dispatch published in the Chicago Times, few days since, describing a movenient for a grent tullroad botween Boston and Chicago da a ridiculous canard, The Boston gontlemon meutoned as connected with it, and am belug preecnt, were not there, and know nothing of it. LITTLE ROCK, Dee. tho application of the State Treasurer, the Chancellor of Pulaski County to-doy placed the Fort Smith Railrond to the hande of a Receivor, Col. 8. Beaumont-peuding tho conteut for tho poascasion of the road botween the Boarda of Diroctors elected a fow days ago, Tho Fort Smith (Arks) Railroad Litigation.

POLITICAL. Wisconsin Stato Appointments. Special Dispatch to The Trilane. MADISON, Doc. of tho State olicers and other lending men of the new party bad a consultation here last pight, in regord to appointments, for which thero has been much presaure, and moat of them wero agreed ou, though tho Governor's direct appointmenta, it is anid, aro not settled, Tho names of John 8.

Dean, Assistant-Sceretary of Stato: J. D. Pradt, Assistant State Superintendent, and of opo clerk in the Secretary's office, three in the School Land office, and two in the Treasurer's office are toned as likely to stay, A. W. Potter, of the Green County Republican, it in roportad is to bo Chief Clerk of tuo School Land onco; A.

D. Alden, of Portage, Insuranco Clurk; and Cadwallader, of tho Milwaukce Narco, Printing Clerk. 'The California Senatorahip. BAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 20-Judgo lInger, of this elty, anti-railroadi candidate for the United States Senate for the short term, was electod to-day at Bacramento on tho second ballot, Anti-Monopolist Nomination in Iowa.

FORT MADISON, Deo, Convention at Franklin to rosulted in the nonination of Conrad Schwer, the present incumbont, who a prominent Granger, to All tho placo an tho Legitlature caused by tho death of the Hon, E. A. Layton CRIME. A Gift Enterprise" Man Robbed. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tritune.

OSALA, Doc, St. Louie man who bing been runniug a gift outerprise in this city for a fow days wan to-night robbed of a valise contaluing $300, the proccede of his bueinese. Tragic Death of Four Mon nt Lincoin, N. M. SAN FRANOISCO, Dee.

-Advices from Tucson. Arizona, state that a terrible tragedy occurred Dee. 10 at Lincoln, Now Moxico, by which David Warner, Mr. ITerrold, J. L.

Glynn, and Juan Mortia were killed. Martin was a and, with posse, tried to pr1 eat tho olliera, Wuruer killed him. The Shorting party killed Warnor, and the othor two varued were also found dead riddled with bullets. Murder Near Pleasantville, Mo. Sr, Louis, Dec, 24-A colored man numed Allen Low, who lived at Was murdered yesterday, about Ave from that town, and robbed of $80.

REINTERMENT OF UNION SOLDIERS. ST, LoUIS, Dev. bodies of roventyeight Federal solillera, who were killed at Centralla, the War, by Anderson' guerrillus, were removed to tho International Cemetery ut City yesterday, Maj. Iron, of the United Quartormaster's being in charge, A RECONDITE' HOAX. LITTLE ROOK, Dee, roport shed In the Memphis papers Monday that Charles Gluoolden, of this city, bud been kuocked in the bead and killed by his bartender, Joseph Murre, in hoar.

There is not the slightest foundation for the statenont, COMPROMISING REVENUE SUITS. NEW Your, Dev, Morrison, of South Brooklyn, whoso books were soized somo Chino ago on a charge that they had defrauded the Governmeal. have ollored to pay 835,000 and poualties. FOREIGN. Reported Death of Rochofort, the Communist, at Now Calcdonia.

The Emperor William of Germany Seriously Ill. FRANCE. PANIA, Doo. 23. -Tho rumor in current that Marshal Bazaine has Ned tho country.

It la also roported that Rochefort has died at Now Caledonia, LONDON, Deo, 21. -Tho Daily News reports that tho hostlio tone of tho recent issued by tho French Blahopa has couaod tho Gorman Government to renow Ila complainta to France, PARIA, Dec. 23. -Chovahor Nigra, Italian Miniator, bad an interviow with Presidont to-day, and proposed the resumption of cordial rolatione be1weon Franco and Italy. Thoro la strong opposition to tho proposed' grant of monor to the ox -Empress Eugonio.

PAIR, Doc. The roport of Dazaino's fight is unfounded. It is now stated that the ex-Marebal 18 to leavo Paris to-night for Bainto Marguerite, lia placo of imprisonment. GERMANY. LONDON, special from Deriin to the says that, in of thro alarming rumors lu regard to tho health of Emperor William, au anxious crowd Alled the square opposito the Royal Inlace tart night.

Tho peoplo were assured from tho balcony that tho Emperor was comparativoly well, although condued to his room, but they refused to disporao, The standard roporte that rumora were circulated yeatorday of tho Emporor'4 death, They undoubtedly false, but it la certain that Ilis caty in very Ill, GREAT BRITAIN. LONDON, Dec. la no truth th the roport that the British war-shipa in the Weak Indies had bcon ordered to the Cuban watera. ITALY. Roux, Dec, Toro will deliver anothor allocation in cousistory on tho 20th.

SPAIN. MADRID, Doc. Morionez and Lomn havo rc-entored tho Provinco of Biscoy with 15,000 OBITUARY. Isanc Scarritt, Alton, 111. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune.

ALTON, Dec, Isaao Scarritt, President of the First National Bank, of this city, died at his rosidenco this morning of congestion of tho brain. a Mfr. Scarritt was one of our most cateemod citizens, and has held many publio truste, and at the time of bis dosth was Prosident of tho Board of tho Insano Asylum nt Jackson villo, one of tho Trustoca of Blaokburn UnfVaralty, at Carliuville, and Secretars of tho Board of Education of this city. His death will bo deoply felt by the whole community, both rich and poor. Charles F.

Simmons, San Francisco. SAN FRANCIACO, Dec, F. Simmons, the well-known telegraplior of New York, and for many oars connected with tho Ore-alarm telegraph of this city, died last night of Mrs. Alexandor Agassiz. BOSTON, Dec.

wifo of Alexandor Agassiz, sou of tho lato Professor, died last night of pucumonia, superinduced by fatigue in attending upon her fatherin-law. FIRES. At Dubuquc. Special Dispalch to The Chicago Tribune, DUBUQUE, Dec. -A fire ou Firat stroct this evening destroyed a frame butiding used as a carriagetrimming room, Loss, $300 insured.

At Windsor Locks, Conn. HAUTFOND, Dec. large manilla paper mill of C. A. Dextor Gous, at Windsor Locks, WAS burned last night, togother with tho machine-shop, Tue lose la catimated at $83,000 tho insurunce at $50,000.

In St. Louis. ST, LOUIR, Dec, Collier White Lead OIl Works, corner of Clark avenue and Tenth strect, caught Are at balf-just 7 to-night, and all tho manufacturing part of tho oxtensivo building was destroyed. Loss on machinery, about $60,000 stock, $10,000 building, inaured for $150,000, but tho names of the ofices cau not be obtained to-night. At Clinton, Do.

St. Louis, Doc. tiro at Clinton, last uight, consumed half of the western side of the square. The loss is about $50,000. CASUALTIES.

Bitten by a Mad Dog. Special Dispatch to The Chicano Tribune. FOND DU LAO, Dec. Thero 18 much 0I- chomeut in Horicon over tho discovery that the rabid dog by which Van Brunt's racehorse Ripon Boy was bitten, also loft his poison in the desk of Speucer Davis, Van partuer, Davis had tried to got tho dog to perform some tricks, but ho 1 refueed, aud was whipped. was during tho whipping that Davis was bitten.

Aa tho bito killed tho horse, there is little ground for hopo that Daria will escape. Three Persons Killed by Escaping Gas. CINCINNATI, Deo. evening, Edtrard Schwarzvoegel, his child and wife, all Prussians, and receutly from Ballinore, were their room at a hotel, at the coruer of Pearl and Central avenue, tho two formor dead, and the latter dying, from inhaling the gas, which thoy had neglected to turn off beforo retiring. Scalded to Denth.

Special Dispatch to The Chicano Tribune. SPRINGFIELD, Dec. young man Robert Harris, while engaged in stirring the feed in uno of the boiling vata at tho Howlolt Dietillory, In this city, this morning, slipped and fell into tho vat, head foremost, aud was scalded to death, It was a horrible elgut. FINANCIAL. Rovivni of Manufacturing Interests in New England.

BOsTON, Dec. around there are sounds Special Dispatch to The Tribune. of action in the fuctories. Lawrence and Full River are rejoicing in full time again. Tho of tho several print clothe mills la Fall River, now running on short time, havo decidod to sturt their mills 011 full timo Qt10 week front Dec.

29. Lawreuco bag suffered only fu small degreo from tho busiucaa depression of the country, and the mills thore, with tho oscoption only of the Washington, ure all as full and busy as at any period. Three of tho Spruguo milla nt Natick. R. Dave been startod up 011 full tine.

Tho Columbian Manufactury Company, of Greenville, N. aud thoir mills at Now Ipswick, RTO on full time aud wages. Outstanding Tenders. WANTINATON, D. Dec.

legalteudere, Outstanding Lonn-Certificates. NEW YOUR, Dec, loan-certificates, $3,335,000 decreaso since yesterday, $70,000. WASHINGTON COUNTY (IA.) ANNUAL STATISTICS. Sperint Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune. DAVENPORT, Doc.

tho year ending Doc. 20, 1873, 4,000 car londa of various commoditica were from Wushington County, this Stute. Tuo slumenta from the town of Washington, sumo county, were 596 cara livo stock, 070 cara grain, and 542 cura merchandise. The amount of merchandiso received uggregated 600 car-loads, The value of stock and produco shippod from that county reached $1,200,000, NEBRASKA ITEMS. Special Dispatch la The Chicago Tribune, OSTARA, Deo.

30, -Ton cain of conco for St. Louie, and ten cpra of barley for Chicago passed through thin city to-day from Sun Francisco, session The Nebraska State Instituto in in thie week at Tecumsch. A large delegation in present. A dispatch from Evanston, Wyoming, state that the mirita of tho Wyoming Coul Company at that place aro on Are, and have been burning for three days, RAID ON OMAHA GAMBLERS. Special Dispatch to The Chicano Tribune.

OMAnA, Dev, The police this of this afternoon, elty mado another raid on tho gambling dens urresting heavily dined about and liberated, Tho nutoritica are ovituirty professional gumbicra, who were dontly determined to culprits, pinko a war of extermination upon this class of SUICIDE. Dec. Ellie, aged as 70 yours, who has lived hero for sovoral last years, nigut, working wood- sawyer, committed suicide old warehouso, by cutting his thront with a penknife, llo da supposed to bavo fricude la Now Jersey. ARTESIAN WELL IN OMAHA. ONLITA, Special Doo, Olty Conucil to-uight to The Chicago Tribune.

voted 10 elude au well, mud to reralvo from contractors up Jau, 5. Thu bid abould specify the amount charged for cach 500 feet, and whother for tho plunge or diamond drill. LIVE-STOCK WATERTOWN, MANS, 803 prices WATERTOWN, last quoted, Trade de very dull, Sales Den. 40-CATTLE-Receipte, of choice were mado at $10.00 10,25 extra, $9.00 frat quality, $8.00 second do, third do, SHEEr AND 2,044 supply light at Inat weok's prices. Enien, nacop In lota, cucb oxtra, $4,60 spring lambs, por the KANRAS OITY, NO, Special Dispatch to The Chicano Trthune.

KANRAR CITY, Dor. -Market weak, with fow offered, and salea of rough palivo stecra at $2.00 wintered Tozan cowa at good nativo stoora at $4,35. 3,430. Buyers are satire in the market, but disposed to hold off. Ballers aro Arm in thoir demanding $4.00, which was Anally conceded, with all good hogs at that Opure; fighter wolghis at $4,85, 4 DUBUQUE.

The Aridge Over the Minaissippi. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. DUBUQUE, dreaded diacase, small pox, baa brokon out in the town of Cassade, near thin city, It was brought there by a German man. Ho communiented it to tho family with which ho was stopping. It is now aproading rapidly.

A largo number of citizona mot at tho Courtto-night for the purpose of tho project of buildlug a wagon bridgo ovor the Mississippi River: nieo manufactorien. Spcoches wero mado by Mayor Peaalco, the Hou. D. Cooly, Judge Bart, and other Influontial citizona; alao by Mr. Olark, of Philadelphia.

BOSTON. The Eloction of Women to the School Committco Said to No Unconstitu- tional. DORTON, Dec. 20, -The School Committoo at Ita moating toluight received communication from tho City Solicitor declar1ng tho cloction of women to tho School committee to bo unconstitutional, This communicalion did not trouble the Board much. They caro tittle for tho City Solicitor, and without much talk roforred the queation to tho Board.

It was alao roted to aboltab corporal punishmout in the High Schools, BRIGHAM'S WIVES. Who Wan His First and How Many Are There 1 -An Intcrosting Inquiry by an English Plumbor and Ginzier. To the Editor of the New York Herald: Ir my conjectures aro right, and you aro 800- cossful in bringing to light the proofs of this I am about to write, it will astonish the public horo and in America, aud, at the same time, do great doal to oxpose one of the greatest roligione impostures that over disgraced trumanity, and thnt in Mormonism. Joo Smith, Its founder, was a bad man and a great impostor, and ho came to an untimely oud; but it is his succossor, Brigham Young that I wish to writh about. To begiu, thon, I will aak the question, Who is Brigham Young? Whoro did ho come from What age is he i and can you procuro bia presont and a likences of him takon yeara.

ago Tho farthor back tho better, for I shall go baok forty yours, I should like to havo, ir possiblo, somo of hia photographa, takon at intorvala during the last forty yours. Now, I will proceed to givo my A fow daya ago I wan vielting an old friend in tho Aimehouso at Stockton-ou-Tees, County of Durham, and I cannot do bottor than to tell you a little of hor history. This friond, a Dire. Brighom by namo, has boon intimato with our family since sho was littlo girl, This makes mo take au interest in her welfare. Sho was bred and born in a village called Norton, near Stockton-ou-Toes, and later on a man married ber in the namo of William Brigham, a cooper and lath-splitter, who had sorvod his time to tho same trado with a man of tho name of Goorgo Allan, by trade a anopor and lath-splitter, in Paradise row, in tho County of Durban.

The said George Allon had brought the said Mire. Brighom's husband, William Brigham, up as a child, and taught him his trado; but tho said William Brigham was an illogitimate child, and, when a boy, up to the time of his marriage, was known by tho name of Allon; but, on his marrying, hie guardian, Goorgo Allen, told him ho was to marry in his mothor's name, viz: Brigham; his father's was Young. I will now pasa swiftly on. Aftor a fow years, the said William Brigham, known formerly by tho name of Allen, loaves his wife -viz: tho proaunt Mra. Brigham, now living at her and hor childron, and they become chargoable to the parish.

After a timo my own father, Thomas Kirtley, brod and born at Nortou, near Stockton, was living in London, and searchod aud found out the said William Brigham. My fatuer, who was a tallor, was working in London, and, finding out Brigham, I boliovo, working at the docks 88. a coopor, mado him write homo to his wite and family. He did 80, aud the pariah sout his wife and childron up to London, and, I beliove, they lived togethor again for about three yoare. Thoy thou camo back to nad thon tho snid W.

Brigham again leaves lie wife and four childron, bis wife being ouccinte with tho fifth. Dire. Brigham, after hard lighting and severe struggles, is atill living with her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. But what of Brigham? It is just upon forty years ago since he left his family tho Inst time, and they could nover make out what bocame of him until a few woks ago. Mra.

Brigham came to the conclusion in her own mind that Brigham Young was her husband, and this is hor reason for thinking so: Ono night a short timo ago oue of hor granddaughters' busbands was in a public house, and in the company thoro was a atraugor, and the conversation happened to turn upon the Latter-Day Suinte and Brigham Young. Tho etranger said ho know him very well. lio workod, with him in London as a cooper bofore ho weut to America and became the lendor of tho Mormons. This couvoreation, through tho young man hearing it accidontally, ho told to his wife aud then to Mrs. Brighum, who, lowing hor husband had worked in Loudon as a coopor, camo to the conclusion that Brigham Young is her husband that left her forty years ago.

I asked hor if she thought she could romombor anything about him if she would recognize him by anything. I might just say hore that sho is now in perfoot good health and still an activo woman. "Hor own ago is 81 yours, and Brigham was Ava years younger, She Enge ho will bo 76 noxt Valentino's Day, tho 14th of Februnry, 1874. Ile 1a8 a man strongly built, bad a woaknces in tho aight of one of his eyos, a mark or molo behind his shouldor, and on 0110 of his fingore ho had a of a out ho got whou a boy. Whou a boy, whilo standing beside tablo where his master, G.

Allen, was preparing the food for his birds, -nomoly, cutting up 8 bard-boilod egg, young Brigham snatched at place, and the kuife caught big Ongor-oud and out it deep, and his nail grOW in an outward direction. just say I cau gather moro information rospecting him, but it a hasty visit 1 paid Mre. Brigham. I had gonG to BOO my own mother, who lives at Stockton, who also know W. Brigham.

My fathor is dend is G. Allon. I thiuk I bavo now told you to satisfy you that wo are right in thinking that Brigham Young has wito living in this' country. If no, whore will the soyenteenth wife be ju hor divorce caso Perhaps sho could tell un of his works and figWIre, In foot, where are all his wives when the fret uppeare? Perhaps thoy all can, givo a little information. Ir ho is the right 10AD ho wigut something for hie first wifo and children, they having tho frat claim on him, But if he wore hora tho authorities would and could punish him for bigamy and negloct of wife aud family, If it is tho man in question ho is hardly worth powder and shot; but, for tho sako of truth and justico, and the oxposure of villainy, it in worth finding out.

Also, I bavo it from good authority, 8 Aret-close English workman, Brigham Young was all English Mormon, making it appoar wore litoly to bo tho same man. I should liko to know it you could send his likenoss and any furthor particulars respectidg somo of these things I have written about you possibly might establish. Our supposition is hero that ho has changed his nomo from W. Brigham to Brigham Young, Wis mothor's aud father's unino. Mr.

Brigham, I boliove, has a black likouoss of bia, 'ono of tho old stylo, just showing the outlines, I mean to get it copiod, if I can, the next time I tor Stockton, It might be of some sorvice. you CAu do anything iu finding out that our suspicious are right in reforenco to Brigham Young it will bo a great satisfaction to us bore, and, porhaps, some good will result in my writing thie. I would liko to Imow the ago of Brigham Young, that ho proto bo, and his birthday. Some one in Utah will toll us, I should think, something which might bo of 1180, I shall be happy to give any information that lice in my power. I romain yours, respectfully, K.

TOATE, Yorkabire, England. Max Muller in the Pulpit. the Neto York Preming From Post. Thero is now exultomont in Engliah churol circles-au excitoment which threatens to to a tempost, Dean Btanloy, who hon always boon too liboral-mludod a man to suit most of his ministorial brethren, has awakoned their ire by inviting a layman to acoupy the pulpit of And tho layman in queation is none othor than tho celobrated Mar Mullor, A man who, if not suspected of Moratical notions, has cortaluly novor beon looked upon BE a burning and a elining light in tho church. might serve AB an for innovation, Tho subjoot of Max Muller' leature, howaver, sud tho fact that ho is au Oxford professor, whol is the noxt thing to being 0 duly ordsined alergyman, might invo givon a quasi sabotity Ito his Anyway, ho wan invitod to proach in Westminster Abhoy, Donn Stanloy and others of tho clorgy attanding in thoir nendomical roboa.

Tho choir sang, From Groonland's Icy Mountaina," and Prof. Muller then, from tho lactorn, dolivered Missione." nu address on the subjoat of "Foreign Ho divided all religions Into two missionary and the -missionary, the throo former boing the Buddhist, tho Mohammedan, and tho Christian. Bottoon the battlo of truth would ultimately ba fought, and tho victory would be on tho sido of Ohristianity. Thoro could nothing in this addross to excito the, iro mombern of tho Churob of England; prench but the fact that 0 layman could from A pulpit has stunned The frat effect of this audacious stroko," oditorially romarka a prominent London paper, to lako away one's breath. It ia tho only whou wo rocover calmness and appronch what subject without porturbatiou that iva porcolvo can bo anid on tlio Dean's behalf.

of course, 110 oxplauation, howover ingenious, can do away with the fact thnt Prof. Mullor 18 not a clorgyman, and, thorofore, an In thoso times, when the etiquette of church mattors sooma to ocoupy so much public attention, and loads oven to tho formation of new Boots, tho liberal action of Dean Stanloy will probably oxcito far moro comment than "tho woightior mattora of tho law." HORSE-CAR GALLANTRY. What a Woman's Eights Woman Says About It. Miss E. Stuart Phelps in the Independent.

I havo had occasion to travorso tho City of Boston in the at longt ofton twice that day this winter. I caunot suppose that I havo beau pecullarly anfortunate in tho solcation of my roads or my hours; rathor tho contrary, Indood, baving boon ed by to uso on of the best lines in tho town, and to And myself in the company of the beat class of its patrons. Aud I do deposo and any, at tho' couclusion of wintor's pationt improvement of my opportunitice, and caroful investigation of those of tho subject opon to study in Auch conditions, that of that instinctivo considoration of the weaknosa or woaridoes of women, lof that quiok and delicato desire to promoto their comfort, of that gontlo courtosy which dolights to rollovo them of inconvenionco in an agreeablo and unobtrusivo way, which wo have been born and bred to believe is as inhoront in tho largo and noble-souled natura of mon, and as clinging dosperatoly to ita birthright antil our political or othor indopondence of it aball force the grioved thing, like a wounded dove, to perish in tho desort of the gront masculine hoart, I have soon ouly onough to romind ono that such thing has been, aud impress one (in one's pootical mooda) with tho and grandour of a dying dynasty, or the pathos of a falling roBe. 1 atiirm that, it women bad alroady sognirod their polltical righte: if they had thoroby mado intolligent and olfectivo usu of their numorical suporiority in political it they had driven mon from active trado; it they hnd monopolizod tho pulpit; if they queened it in litorature: if thoy had rivaled and defeated other Box in science, art, industry; if huebands had long since sowed on thoir own buttons, and fathore, as a rulo, had tended sick childron, and brotbora, for the moat part, made the prosorvca and wont to sowing-circlos, and bloomors tho mode, and Congrosswomen in the majority, sad the rum-shopa closed and it, in short, all the woes which are prophesiod as to follow upon the woman's ora were already become familiar facte, tho troatmont of women by mon in publto places could scarcely dior from that which thoy receivo to-day. That one may havo individually little to complain of in such a matter, only stirs one's soul to froor (because more candid) expression.

I am so fortunato as soldom to ba obliged to stand in a public conveyance. Gonorally, I recoive the offer of a goat from a woman. As a rule, I do not accept oue from a man. I do not suggest (be it always undorstood) that ADY woman has the ghost of a right to complain that a man does not sacrifico his convouience to her becauso he is a man and bocouso she is a woman. Sho has no such right.

Ho is undor no such obligation. What I to explain" is simply that his denial that he is undor euch obligations is no longer misty throat, but I8 becoming fixed fact, and this before women have acquired that position upon the ylolding of which no baa mado the code of his dovotion to their womanhood contingent. Ho wait till ho may bully us at the ballot-box. He will inaugurato the now system of suppression while wo are still out shopping for Berlin wools and baby edgings. Ho will don the order of the now knighthood while as yot wo are taxed to aupport his colleges and compalled to potition from him 48 a priviloge, rather than to vote away from him a right, the repeal of such laws of hie making aa that racont enactment known 09 the shame of St.

Louis. Illustrative of some of those thoughts, my notebook offers the following comments ou the winter's travel Pretty, hoalthy school wall rufiled and porfectly able to stand and perfootly oxpecting a seat, recoire it. havo thought that, after all, there may bo 8 subtle rolio of masculine tenderness for genuino noed in this soloction, when one pausea to conaider tho of woight carried by these sufforing oroaturos in their pauniore, chiguons, and hilt-plaiting. I throw this nut as wellintentioned attompt to bo as candid as the circumstauces require. Washwemon with bundica stand.

Old womon, so froquently aa to land ono to say, at a venturo, gonorally, are noted by the courtosy of their 01D A young mothor, who always goos down-town with three children and a bag, usually obtaios a seat, and usually by the prompt pushing and plotting of anolbor mothor, who espion bor halt a dozen car-longths phond. A woman with a very little baby in bor arms is novor allowed to stand by either sex. An old and feeble gentloman is mora likely to yield his right to a boat thou a young and onergelio one. Littlo Irish boys will not allow a little lady to stand; but do not offor tho courtesy to hor 0X- prosed gratitude, slipping, outaide shyly in tho dignity and delicacy of unchanked servico. A doformed dwarf, whom I wot of ou our road," is fond of ansieting cripplos up the stops, aud apt to bo upon the platform it tho car is full.

The regulation numbor of passengers upon A eldo being pine, ten goutlomen will crowd one lady (sho being among the carlior arrivals, and thore boing no more agracable Hont for bor olgewhore) till, for very eako, she is driven to stand and lonve the fold to them. Tho passongers being divided on tho truo Boston priuciplo of soparate educatiou of tuo vino mon will sit and expoctorato upon tho dress of vino women (for tho use of the straw AB a spittoon amounts to that) the whole way into town and noither tho arm of the law nor the soul of the corporation will grant tho cleanmouthed sido of tho car redress. I intond Do gloomy pan, gentlomon. havo had too many drosaca spoiled. I wonder what you would think," said young lady to mo, other day.

of what HP Boo overy day of my life. My sister and I 60 into town ou tho train. (They brO school-teachere.) Whoro wo get upon it there is 10 platform. We tako 'tho long stop from the ground to the car. Evory morning the goutlomien of Gingor Hill stand in tilo aud pub their way boforo ua, When the last man is upon the car aud seated, we can get on; note bofore." Why don't you take your turn with tho rest You are not so physically weak 0.8 to be driven to aubmit to such treatment." I wouldn't touch such mon.

I wouldn't my way through such a crowd. I'd rather wait all I on get on without brushing so much as my dross-hom againet them." l'his happeus avory moruing nt a station not many minutos out from Buston, on the Providence Rond. I refrnin from giving tho real name of tho place only out of consideration for the ladies, who objout. These aro not Woman's Rights Womou," it will be understood. They do not go into town to attond suDrago convontions.

They havo no desire for the ballot. Thoy loft no neglected homes bohind thom, Thoy pursuo thoir profeasiona a8 quiotly, as modestly (and at much' a disadvantago) as a woman may. Thoy bare aovor potitioned fu the green-room on A henring for tho consideration of the fact that ous-eighth of tho teachers of Massachusetts, boing mop, average halt an much again in salary as being women. Thoy do not ask for the nomination of female school committocs, to them in their wrongs. They do not strive nor ory, neither is their volco heard in the streets.

Tuoy do not infringo upon those conditions ou which the gallantry of mou la supposed to rost. A Tamo' From Our Dumb Animals. Ono cold, bleak November morniug, when tho sky, the air, and all nature voro that sullen and dosponding look so peculiar to our climate at this season, A lady, who for tho dirst time had risen from a bed of sicknoss, wout luto pu adjoining apartment, where elio porcoived a gAT und benutiful butterfly fu the widow. Astonivied at finding this croaturo of flowera and sunshino in do uncongonial situation, sho watched its movomonts and operations. As the sun came out for a bright, brief spaco, it nuttored joyously about tho window, and imparted to tho alck-room on air of and hopo.

Toward evening, tho tiny croaturo droopad its winge; tho lady thon placod it in a glass tumblor on the ploca. During tho nigut, bard froat camo OD, and the room was in consequouco vary cold. Iu the morning the buttorfly in tho the griovod tumbler, that hor goutlo apparently companion doad. of Tho tho lavalla, oua day abould soon poriab, modo somo effort to restore its fragilo oxiatouco. Sho put it on bor warm band, and, breathing upon it, porcolved it givo signs of returning animation; sho Chon onco moro placed it In ita glass houso on tho rug beforo the firo.

Soon the olegant littlo ineoct aprond out its many-colored wings and flew to the window, whero the sun was abining brightly. By and by the sun rotired; and, tho window-panos gotting cold, tho creaturo sank down on the carpot again, apparotly lifeless. Tho samo monne wore used to restore animation, and with tho BAmO This altornation of life and donth went on for many days, till at last tho gratoful little thing becamo quite Lamo, and scomed to be 80- quainted with its bonofactress. When sho wont to tho window and hold out hor Anger, it would, of its own accord, hop apou it somotimos if, would settio for an hour at a time upon hor hand or nock, whop alto was roading or writing. Ite food couslated of honoy a drop of which the lady would put upon bor hand, whon tho buttordly would uncurl ite auckor, and gradually sip it thou it usually sippad up a drop of wator in tho anmo way.

The feoding took place only once la three or four days. In this manner its oxietenco was prolonged through the wintor and part of the following spring. As it approachod the and of its caroor a its wings bocame quite transparont, and its spirite apparontly dejooted. It would rest quiotly in ita crystal palaco," even whon the sun was wooing it to come out and at lost, 000 morning in April, it was found quito doad. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.

Special Dispatch to The Chicano Tribune. MANISTEE, Dec. J. McDonald, bookkoopor of Mossra. Tyson, Swoot attempted suicide, yeatorday, while his family wore at oburch, by shooting himself in the bond with amall revolvor.

He is etill living. Ho 4 was undoubtedly lusano at the time, as his accounts were all correct. DETROIT, Doc. Manistoo spocinl anya Mr. J.

McDonald yesterday atlomptod suicido by shooting himself with a rovolvor just below the right car, The bullet did not ponetrato tho brain, and ho still survives. Cause, domestio difficulty. Ito was for Dyson, Swroot de Co. His accounts are all right. His recovory is very doubtful.

Ho has a wife and two children. Mark Twain and the Ladics. Mark Twain, at a publio dinner in London. recently, responded to tho toast Tho Ladies," and in the courso of his remarks sold Ab, you romombor, you remember well, what a throb of pain, what a great tidal wave of griot, swept over us all whoruJoau of Aro foll Watorloo. Who doos not sorrow for tho losE of Sappho, the aweet singer of Terael? Who among us doca not uniss the gontlo ministrationa, the softoning influences, tho humblo pioty, of Lucrozia Borgia Who can join in the heartless libol that woman de extravagant in dress whom we can look back and call to mind our simplo and lowly Mothor Eve arrayed in her modification of the Highland coatume -A correspondent of tho London Lancet, the most important madical Journal published in England, relates the following curious foot: A man in his noighborhood had three daughters.

Wiahing for a son, be mado a solemn vow that, it his noxt child should bo a girl, ho would novor speak to her. The noxt child proved to boa BOD, AB ho wished, but curiously enough, nover would speak to his father, although he lived thirty-flve years with him. Ho always talked frooly wito his mothor and sletora, but with no one else until after tho death of his father, whon ho talked readily with every ono. Ho was called Dumb MARRIAGES. the Second Presbytoran Oburch, Chicago, on Monday, Dec.

21, by the Hov. R. W. Pattorson, D. Mr.

John C. Patterson and Joanlo, daughter of Goo. H. L. Stowart.

PHILLIPS-On Tuesday, 23d 155 North More gan-at. Edward F. Phillips, and Infant Boat J. 1t, and W. aged 3 months 25 days.

Fuaotal At 165 Nortli at 1 o'clock p. by carria gos to loso AUCTION SALES. By ELISON, POMEROY CO. Diamonds, Watches, AND FINE JEWELRY, AT AUCTION. WEDNESDAY MORNING, Dec.

34 at 10 o'clock, afternoon o'clock, and ovening at o'clock, at our store, And 86 Randolph-st. Magnificent Diamouda in Ladies' Brooches, Bar-Rings, and Pins: Solitaire and Cluster Itings, Diamond Studs, 'Ladles' and Gouts' Find Gold Watchoa. A Amorican and Siriss manufacture. gaut Jowelry in all the latest and most fasbionablo atylos. A largo colloction of London.

Parla and Vienna Fancy Goods, suitable for the Holidays. Solid Silver and SilrorPlated Waro, Olocks, Bronzes, ote. All the most elegant goods, and the latest styles and qual. ILy, equal to any houso in tho city. Consigned to us by one of tho largest Now York houses, with positivo lostrue.

Lions to sell, ELISON, POMEROY 84 and 86 Randolph-at. Our Regular Friday's Sale. Friday Morning, Dec. 20, at 9 1-2 o'clock. will offor the usual Immense assortment of Now and Second -hand FURNITUILE, which has mado our sales so spocessful.

Rich Parlor and Chamber Sate, Tables, Carpota, Walnut Crockery, Estousion Bodding, Tablos, Blankate, Loungos, Storus, Hurosus, largo lot of Platodwara and General Morchandiso. ELISON, POMEROY 81 and 86 Randolph -at. By BRUSH, SON CO. Continued Salo of Mr. D.

Gale's Su. perb Collection of OIL PAINTINGS At 108 East This Wednesday, nt 10, and o'olock THE STANDARD COLLECTION. BRUSH, SON Auctloncers. We shall sell, THIS MORNING, at 10 o'olk, 4 full lino of First-Class Furniture. NOW IS THE TIME TO BUY CHIEAP.

BRUSH, SON Anotinnoors, South By Wil. A. BUTTERS AUCTIONEERS, (ESTABLISHED 1856.) Nos. 15 and 17 Bales rendered and paid 4 anya aftor sulo. solicited.

DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, FURNISHING GOODS, WEDNESDAY, Dec. 24, at 100'clk, at 15 17 flandolph.st. BOOTS, SHOES, BUFFALO OVERS, RUBBERS, GLOVE GAUNTLETS, WEDNESDAY, Dec. Bh, at100'olk, at 16.4 17 Randolph CARRIAGES, HARNESS, ON WEDNESDAY, Doo. 34, at 10 o'clock, BOOKS! BOOKS! FOR THE HOLIDAYS, AT AUCTION THIS AFTERNOON (Wednonday), at 2 o'clock, at our 15 and 17 WAI.

A. BUTTERS Auotioneers. HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE AND GENERAL MERCHANDISE, ON SATURDAY, Dec, 97, at 94 o'clook. BY GEO. P.

GORE 08 70 Wabash-av. NEW YEAR'S Is near at band, and with it the Tide trill tura, and up go the prices again. WEDNESDAY, DEO. at 10 Die, we suall offer, ta closo, 600 CASES WELL ASSORTED Boots and Shoes. Aro.

P. GORE and 70 Auciza. DEATHS. DELANEY-Doo. 22, Tonton J.

Delanos, aged 82 years and 9 months. Funoral to-day. Doe, 34, at 11:30, from his late realdonco, 88 Fostor-at. Cars to Calvary..