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whipping ceased his knees trembled and his arms seemed to support his body. He was released. He leaned against the gun carriage tor support; but he was hot conquered. He still looked defiance at tho ofllcer. "How do you like that asked Bully Wilson.

"How do I llko it 7" crlod the sailor, "why my old mother in Liverpool has often give me a worse licking than that with a dlshrag." This sally brought a roar of laughter from the sailors, and the officer was beside liimself with rage. The rebellious Bailor was again ordered to "the run," thU time in double Irons. On tho afternoon of the same day the bill for the abolition of flogging in the navy waa signed by President Fillmore, and become a law. The last flogging had been sanctioned by American law. Two months later Peter Featherstone's Irons wero taken off, and ono night at 10 o'clock he was transferred to the Ship Saranac.

She was to sail on the following morning for the Gulf Stream, where Commodoro Wilson was to Join tho flagship of the squadron. "I will tako Foathorstone with me," he Is Bald to have remarked to Lleutonant KnsUaw, "and I will broak him or kill him." "That night, aboard tho Haranao, a Bontry saw a shadow pass him and heard a splash in tho water. Half an hour later a half dead sailor, with his bundle of clothes tied around his nock with a handkerchief, drew himself out of tho water. Ho looked across tho water whore lay tho black outlines of a ship, aud the last man flogged in tho Ainorlcan navy hurled out a curse and turned his laco toward the great city. CYnci'mictfi Com mtrcial.

VAGARIES OF SLEEP WALKERS. expectation that tho Houso would consent to tree coinage. The anthraolte coal trade is reported in good condition. The smaller sizes have become scarce and some pea coals have advanced 60 cents per ton. Broken and egg size3 are also becoming less plentiful.

A very encouraging feature is tho increase of fifty six blast furnaces in operation April 1 compared with the beginning of March. This will give the anthracito companios a longer extension in local business which will add greatly to their profits. It is believed that thus far this year fully 1,500,000 tons more of coal have gone into consumption than during the same time last year while the weather of tho past Winter was much more conduolre to coal consumption. So far the combination seems to hare worked better than any previous arrangement and there Is a moro strict observanee of the true spirit of the agreement than heretofore. Regarding bituminous coal the Engineering and Mining Journal, says: There is an enormous demand for bituminous coal, which is met by new districts at fancy pricos, or Is suppliejj by anthracite coal.

Tho strike embraces quite as many miners this week as It did last. There are some encouraging signs, but it is Btill Impossible to say when a resumption of work will take place. One of the most encouraging features is that the Cumberland miners havo appointed local committees to confer with each of tho companies. As these men know their own wants and the business of the companies that omploy them much hotter than outside leaders, there will be some chance of coming to a reasonable understanding and an early return to mining. If the strike continues much longer, many concorns that aro now using bituminous coal will contract for a year's Bupplyof anthracite, which will react as severely upon the striking miners as upon the companies." The following table Bhows the course of the atook market for the week ended April 17: dress a woman can be grand.

There is a guaohe drawing, by Melssonier, of a cavalier, that has all the Tim, spirit and character of that master, a speaking, sensient image, yet a man who does not tako hold on our hearts and understandings. Though photograghy and mechanism are the media for their presentation, ono feels a quioker interest In the exquisite portraits of Heredlaand Haschet, as true as naturo, as delicate as poroelain. Some beautiful tapestries, by the lamented Baudry, are depleted. There is a charcoal drawing of a Parisian yard with figures of men standing near a Are, throwing high and grotesque shadows on a neighboring wall. The Manuscript of a Village Doctor calls forth an interesting display of French types in its full page and Charles Yriarte in his detailed description of tho engraved swords of the Borglas, introduces a pen drawing of the stronghold of the Qaetani at Sermoneta that is easy, simple and picturesque.

Prang's Easter cards are filling tho shop windows, and Bomo of the designs aro quite attractive. If not entitled to quite tho serious regard given to pictures in the Acadomy, these humbler forms of art fulfill a certain missionary purpose among the Philistines. Painters of no mean attainments furnish tho designs, and the work of reproducing is marked by tho accuracy always pertaining to tho publications of the house of Prang. Tho "flowers that bloom In the Spring" aro pleasantly suggested by those little Easter tokens. Mr.

Prang has Just dlstributgd $525 in prizes for the six bost ossays In nearly GOO papers on the "educational character of Christmas cards." The big "Russian Wedding Feast" by Makovsky which is on exhibition at 24 John street, New York, Is now shown for charity's sake entirely, a foe for admission having been made necessary by the ruBh of visitors. Tho Brooklyn Training School for Nurses received the proceeds of the admissions last Thursday. C. M. S.

A KENTUCKY CHABACTER. Anecdotes of mi Old Brigadier Congreif man. GALLEEY AND STUDIO. Canadians Plotting a Raid on an Art Collection. Another Outbreak Against, the Nude The ImpressionistsMrs.

Wheeler's Lecture The Brooklyn Art Club and its Prospects Les Lettres ot les Arts Easter Cards. Some of the unco guid in Montreal have discovered in statuary representing goddesses, nymphs and heroes a fruitful source of Immorality. Nudity in art they find as reprehensible as nudity In nature, for ft is tacitly agreed in society that nature was wrong when alio brought man into the world without breeches and neckties. Those good Montroalovs or is Montrealeso the proper word 1 propose to begin operations by breaking Into the house of a certain millionaire and despoiling it of such of its ontonts us may appoar, in the eyes of this moral vigilance committee, to bo capable of exerting injurious influences on the millionaire, his family and his gueBts. Venus must go.

The cliaslo Diana may stay if she will desist from showing her calves. The unabashed Apollo, who in simple and delflc disregard of conventions that had not been Instituted when ho was brought into being, must go in for flg leaves and a shirt The train of nymphs in clay and marblo, who aro commonly supposed to bo regarded with the same passionate interest as bo many Joints of drain tllo, must at least go to the extent of shawls or ponchos. Mars, who in the heat of battle sometimes flings asldo his iron clothes and fights like a member of the Irish brigade at Bull Run, must present himself hereafter in full regimentals, and Vulcan, though perspiring from the hot air of his smithy, will not bo tolerated In the free deshabille permitted to laborers in sugar refineries. The deareBt privilege of an Englishman and Canadians are ultra KngllBh Is that of calliug hla home hia castle. The orgies of a Ueliogabalua may be enacted there; ho may beat his family bofore going to his office of a morning; be may paper his walls with the vilest pictures; It is none of tho public's business; tho house is his and he is king in it.

The attitude, therefore, of this millionaire, when a crowd of strangers shall invite themselves into his residence and begin the destruction of his statuary and pictures will be regarded with interest He will probably have recourse to police protection, but it is not impossible that somo of the Puritans may be hurt with the contents of a shot gun. Tho Idea is not entertained by any sane person that this crusade will result in any so called reform, either general or local. People aro not so horrified at undraped statuary as they used to be, and our sternly upright grandfathers would havo been severely disciplined had they dared to hang on tholr walls pictures that may now be shown in the parlor without being looked at sidewise and made a theme for whispered comment. Strong as the prejudice may be against the nude In art, society is beginning to discriminate between nudity and nakedness and also to be made aware, through tho agency of sporting papers, that figures may bo completely clothed yet made suggestive and disgusting by leer and attitude. It has been told to me that Anthony Comstock considers himself empowered by tho same law that allows him to open letters passing through tho United States malls, to fulfill the duties to society that the Montreal worthies havo taken on themselves.

Ho Is reported assaying that ho had a perfect right toeutor the houso of any citizen and to tako down from the walls such pictures as did not meet with hl3 approval. Happily for himself he has never undertaken to exerclso tins autocratic privilege a privilege that would never bo granted In Russia tor more than oue law abiding citizen when made aware of this claim of Mr. Comstock has said, with a flush of the cheek and a menace in the voice, "I'd like him to come into my houso on that errand. I'd blow his brains out." There Is less popular sympathy for Mr. Comstock than ho might gain for himself If he were to direct his energies against such literature as the Police.

Gazette, a single edition of which probably does more to brutalize than all the corrupt matter that he extracts from tho mails in a year. The impressionist oxiiibit at the American Galleries will be of comparatively short duration. Pictures for the prize competition are being collected and from the canvases I have seen that wore destined therefor I should have no hesitancy in declaring beforehand that it will outrank tho Acadomy in merit. Messrs. Insloy and Murphy will send to it the largest canvases they ver painted.

As a mark for ridicule the impressionist display has been a conspicuous success. Few hav regarded it as other than a display of monstrosities and crank sms, and ono artist writes to me that ho went home from the show and proceeded to havo a nightmare as soon as hehad fallen asleep. London is enjoying a French exhibition also, but it Is not so unconscionable an affair as that on Twenty third street, it tho London papors speak truly. H. J.

Paulson's huge picture of Niagara in Winter, which has been noticed In this column, is to be seen at the Vi'undorlich Gallery, 8G8 Broadway, New York, and thero is talk of bringing it to Brooklyn. The subject is difficult to handle, but Mr. Fat tison has made an interesting picture, and in the whirl and swoop of tho rapids below tho falls, with under currents heaving foam circled convexities out of the green current he has shown a masterly grasp of fluvian movement and aspect Mrs. Candace Wheeler, of the Associated Artists, lectured last evening to tho Gotham Art Students on textile fabrics, illustrating hor talk with beautiful and curious specimens of materials and em broldory, among them some examplos of old Peruvian textiles loaned by tho Smithsonian Instituto at Washington, whose agents found them in tombs and mummy cases. Those Peruvian relics aro not the only ones that prove that in the very infancy of a race tho feeling for beauty is ns apparent as the demands of appetite.

The degraded South Sea Islanders wo missionaries call them that, you know and the nnkod Zulus carve spears and war clubs, and make ornaments of shells and feathers that trained artists are delighted to get hold of for Introduction among tho works of art in tholr studios. The Gotham Art Students will benefit by to day's exhibition of the paintings by the French Impressionists at tho American Art Galleries. The rooms will bo open from 20 A. M. to 5 P.

and admission will bo reduced to twenty five cents. If a Philistine cannot extract a quarter's worth of fun out of the thing he is hard to please. It is an exhibitiou that everybody should see once. The Brooklyn Art Club cloaod its exhibition at the Sherk Gallery last night, the best and most remunerative exhibition It has ever made. There wore some pictures in it without rival in any current exhibition, notably the little figures drawn so delicately and painted so solidly by young Messrs.

De Comps and Rorke. Tho excellent showing made by lady artists has already boen commented on. Sirs. Steams' strong flguro ploce, Miss Barstow's thoughtful landscape and Miss Bunnister's pretty little girl, with sunlight dappling hor dress and her bright and healthy face an sho tako3 hor "Rest by the Way" these are full of satisfaction, and they bold out pleasant promises. It Is to be hoped that the club will continue its activity aud interest in its work, and to tho end that it should do so one of tho lady members has put forth a plea for weekly or fortnightly inoetings to be devoted to discussion, criticism, the reading of essays, drawing from models, tho submission of compositions and an 11 o'clock consummation of coffee, crackors and cheese and ice cream.

GatheriugB of that sort would he so full of prollt and enjoyment that the scheme can hardly fail of adoption. Mr. Lihou Is preparing another exhibition of works in oil, aquarelle, pastel and black and white at his gallery, which will open during the current week, and will be sold at auction later. The water color exhibition at the Stokum Gallery will open on May 3. Pictures will be diaposed of only at private sale.

The March number of Les Lettres el Les Arts Is somewhat less fully illustrated than tho preceding Issues, and there is no music in It; but It Is abundantly ontitled to blow Ita own trumpot over Its artistic triumphs. The most charming of its pictorial contents is a full page picture by Albert Aublet illustrative of a curious Franco Japanese story by Theodore Bontzon, ontitled "Figure Etrange." The picture is a delicate full page photogravure representing the corner of a Parisian salon, with decorations in Oriental style, a mass of flowers in the foreground, and a lovely woman seated in graceful attitude at a piano, while a young Japanese loans against tho instrument and gazes on hor with Just admiration. Sweet odors, Bweet sounds and sweet emotions are suggested by the picture. It expresses tho richness, elegance, beauty and refined voluptuousness of Parisian social life. Mme.

Koso Caron, ono of tho stars of tho French opera, is nobly portrayed by Toul mouche, who shows that oven in a corset aud a silk Mrs. J. E. Eiohtvrdson, of Pacific street, will Bpend the coming week at the home of Editor Sandison at Jamaica. Mr.

and Mrs. William Wiso have been sojourning lor some weoks in Southern Florida, where they expect to remain for some time. Mr. Walter A. Delane, the musical composer, has dedicated a sot of waltzes to Mr.

Henr G. Somborn, entitled "Melpomene." Mr. and Mrs. G. V.

Cartwright, of St Johns place, with thoir friende, Mr. and Mr. Prankard, of South Oxford street, sailed on the 15th on tho Adriatic, for England and tho continent They will be away two mouths. Dr. J.

B. Matthews, of Philadelphia, is the guest of' Dr. Thomas J. Edwards, of Kent avenue. Last Tuesday afternoon Miss Berths Norden, of Borgeri streot, was married to Mr.

Louis H. Selig, of Macon street The ceremony was performed at the residence of tho bride's mother, 388 Bergen street, by the Kev. William Sparger. About ninety guests sat down to a dinner. The bride was dressed In a whito Ithndamo silk, trimmed with duchesae laco and lilies of tho valley.

Miss S. Louise Tooker retires from St. James Churoh to take the position of soprano in the Baptist churoh, Fifth avenue, near Oue Hundred and Twenty sixth steoet Now York. Mr. Chapln, the bass, and Mr.

Hall, the tenor of St James, go to the same church In New York. For a time tbe congregation is to worship in the Theater Comlque, pending tho erection of a now church edifice. Miss Tookor will sing at Steinway Hall on the ovening of the 58th Inst, at Jeromo Hopkins' Twentieth Springtide lu New York. Alfred C. Irving, of Sackett street, will move to Bayside, L.

I. The He v. Crauclall North, the newly installed castor of the DeKalb M. E. Church, is the guest of Mr.

David S. Tompkins, of Sklllman street, wher he will remain until the parsonage, which Is St present being renovated, Is ready for occupancy. Mrs. W. P.

Conyers, of Livingston street, and hor sou norbert M. are stopping at tho Battle Houso, Mobile, where they will remain about a month. Miss Mary E. Salter, the organist of th Carroll Park M. E.

Church, and Mr. George Edwards, of this city, wero united in matrimony on Thursday afternoon at che All Saints P. E. Churoh, by the rector, Itev. Melville Boyd.

Owing to th recent demise of tho bride's father thero was no wedding reception. At the conclusion of the cere money Mr. and Mrs. Edwards started on their wedding tour, which will include Niagara Falls, Toronto, Montreal and Albany. Aftor visiting tho abovo plncos they will take up a perma'uent rest donco in this city.

William F. Garrison, of this city, sailed in tho National Line Btoamer America for Europe on Wednesday, the Hth Inst Mr. Garrison goog abroad partly for health and pleasure, also to re now old associations with many of the large manufacturing establishments whose acquaintance ho mado on a former visit Mr. Henry J. Hall, was the recipient of a vory pleasant surprise In tho shape of several valuable and beautiful souvonirs of their esteem and their appreciation of the Justice and oourteBy with which he discharged his duties, consisting of an elegant silver mounted umbrella, a beautiful card table of antique design ami an elaborate parlor writing desk, with other tokens of their good will and the friendship they havo for him.

Mr. Louis B. Schulor, of Graham avonns and Mosorolo street, sailed yesterday by the steamer Hheinland for Antwerp, on his annual visit to the vineyards of tho Rhine. John J. Leary has returned to tha oity from his wedding trip to Bermuda, where he passed tho last threo wooks.

Tho friends of bride and bridegroom will be somewhat surprised, as it was understood that tho marriage would not come off until immediately aftor Lent, at St Luke's Church. But Mr. Loary being called to Bermuda on business changed his arrangements so that he was able to tako his bride along with him. The ceremony took place at the resldehco of Miss Phelps, 504 Clinton avenue. Mr.

Mar Hartinan, of Atlantic avenue, has roturnod homo aftor an extended European tour which he undertook last fall for the benefit of his health. On Thursday evening last Mr. Hartman was surprised by tho visit of several friends, who presented him with an elegant gold watch and chain. Mr. Charles H.

Thompson, who for the past seven yoars has been the loading tenor of Dr. Cuyler's church, has severed his connection thero 'with and has assumed the musical direction of tu Church of the Eplphauy, New York. Mr. Thompson leaveB Brooklyn on Monday for Norfolk, to fill an operatic engagement, aud will Join in tho Petersburg festival during the week beginning May 10. Deputy Sheriff Charles Bartow, after a hard Winter's work, fludlhg his health broken, proposo soon to make a short visit to the Adlrondacks, where he will indulge in hla favorite sport of trout fishing.

Coroner Menninger, who has been ill for tho past week, roturned to hla office on Friday, where he was ca lied upon by hosts of his friends, who congratulated him upon his recoveiy. Mr. Albert W. Zeitlow, of this city, who has Just returned from a prolonged tour In tho West, presented Frederick Warde, the actor, with handsome meerschaum pipe last Monday at his residence, 413 Cumberland street Dr. John Quee, son of Dr.

James Qnee, of Fulton Btreot, has Just returned from his honeymoon, and will be found hereafter at 140 Willow street MesBrs. Isaac Duffy and Frederick Robinson returned laat week from a Southern trip. The register of the Lungham Hotel, London, contains the names of Messrs. A. Taylor and II.

Hoare, of this city. Mr. Lee Suudburg, of Bedford avenue, ex pocts to sail for Europe In a few weeks. He will extend his absence over the heated term. A comfortable Summer residence, which Mr.

Goorgo Shields, of this city, Is having erected at Bath Beach, will soon be ready tor occupancy. At a dinner given by the Universalist Club ot Now York last week Mrs. F. S. Emmerson, of thi city, entertained tho company with an original recitation.

Mr. and Mrs. Adfer Eddy, of 100 Smith streot, have arranged to spend the coming SummoT In Virginia. Mrs. 'Ida E.

Williams, who so ably performed the character of Deborah In the play of "May Blossoms" at the Amaranth entertainment on Wednesday ovening, left her sick bed to keep her ongagoment Miss Eoea Marcomiier, of this city, will approach the altar of Hymen after Easter In company with Mr. Johu B. Flenry, of Jamaica, L. I. The steamer Adriatio which sailed for Europe on Thursday, included among its cabin passengers Mr.

and Thomas Ould, of Keap street Their Transarlazitlc tour comprises tho principal cities of England, France aad Switzerland. A pleasant country wedding took place on Wodnoaday afternoon in St George's L'plscopal Church, I I. Tho contracting couple were Mis Eva ltapelyea of that towu and Mr. S. Sidney Lar rainore of thia city.

They will roeldo in Brooklyn upon their return from the honeymoon trip. The bridegroom Is a nephew of Judge Larramoro of tho Now York Court of Common Pleas. Artist Edward A. Itorke, of Johnson street, lies a new study on his easel called "The Designer." HYMENEAL. Fleet (iolclsmith.

The wedding bells sounded sweetly in the pretty Village ot Cutchogue on Wednesday last at tho mnrriage of William A. Fleet, tho son of Henry Fleet, one of Ixng Island's largest farmers, and Miss lmogene Goldsmith, daughter of the late Austin 11. Goldsmith. Many prominent Long Islanders wore present. The ceremony was porformed by Hav.

A. Couklln, of tho Fourth Univorsalist Society, Brooklyn. Mr. Floet, as tho owner of a model farm aud tho raisor of celebrated trotting and blooded horses, is well known in agricultural circles. The wedded couple will visit Niagua txA other nlacea.

An Unpleasant Element in Recent Naval Discipline. How Peter Fentherstone Bore the Last Blows Struck with It on an American Vessel. Peter Peatherstone was an English oriminal. Ho was one of that large class who are oriminal by Instinct, by Inheritance and by acquirement. Born of criminal parents, ho soon took to the streets of London, and by tho time he was off his mother's knee ho had boen imprisoned aud flogged for theft Before ho was 25 years old he had served five terms In prison; ho had boen transported to Van Diemen's laud, and had there suffered, more because of hiB good qualities than ills bad ones, tho horrors of the absoluto despotism of martial law governing a criminal community.

In 1S51 he set foot upon the docks of New York, a free man for the first time since his boyhood. The inhumanity of society's laws had embittered his mind against society. Still, wishing to bo honost, ho onlisted as a common seaman In the U. S. Navy.

The United Stato3 war vesool North Carolina was then anchored at tho Brooklyn Navy Yard, having boen converted into a receiving ship. Peter Feather stone was placed aboard of hor, and there Jie on terod upon his first attempt at reform. He had some exporlonco as a sailor, was strong, braTe and willing, and soon gained the favor of Lleutonant Enshaw and the boatswain. Glittering opportunities to return to crime always present themselvos to the reformed, and Fetor Peatherstone was not exempt. He had been known to tho sporting fraternity of London as a clovor boxer "and a "hard hitter." Among his old time friends thore was John McGraw, at ono time light weight pugilistic champion of England.

McGraw had como to New York and opened a free and oasy at 85 Division street, which he had called the Old House at By some chance he learned that Peter Peatherstone was aboard the North Carolina. Knowlug him to bo a valuable adjunct to a boxing resort, ho planned Foter's escape from the vessel, and aftor some correspondence the sailor yielded to the promises of a gay life. Among the other visitors to tho North Carolina Ouo afternoon, was a tailor. By arrangement ho met Poter FoatherBtone between decks and secretly measured him for a suit of clothes. A week lator another visitor smuggled aboard the veB3el a package which Peter Feathorstono received.

It contained a suit of clothes of fashionable mako, a silk hat a pair of fine boots, a white shirt, a silk necktie and a largo handkorchlef. In the afternoon of tho same day a New York swell paraded the dock of the North Carolina and mlnglod with the visitors. One of his eyes was evidently sore, for whenever a sailor approached him he bowed his head and pressod his handkerchiof to the aide of his face. Shortly after ho appeared on deck a party of visitors loft the vossel and among them was the dapper gentleman with the soro eye. As he descended the stairs on tho vessel's side and was uearlng the small boat below, a sailor on dock hurriedly approachod Lieutenant Knshaw, who was looking over tho Bide.

"Do you sea that man with a silk hat 1" inquired tho sailor, pointing below. "Yes." Well, he's a mossmate of mine and belongs to this boat His name is Poter Feathorstono." Halt!" crlod tho ofllcer. Evory member of the party descending tho stairB stopped and looked up, except the young man in the silk hat It Is truo," muttered the officer. Bring back that man with tho handkerchief la his haud," ordered the Houtouant Tho young man clinched to the deck, looking cool and defiant You are Poter Featherstone and belong to this vessel," said the lieutenant I am not," was the bold response. The unusual scene attracted Commodore Wilson, ohlof ofllcer of the boat Ho was commander of a squadron and carried his title of Commodore by courtesy only, that office not existing then In tho United States Navy.

Ho was an efficient ofllcer, bnt passionate, and had been dubbed Bully Wilson by the sailors. Who Is this man?" he asked. 11 Ho is suspected of being a sailor attempting to escape," replied the lieutenant, looking curiously at the defiant face before him, which he recognized. Call the roll," ordored the Commodore. In a moment the long roll of the drums waB heard and six hundred sailors poured out of the vessel upon tho upper deck.

They formed themselves around the vessel's sides in regular lines. The call of the roll brought response to every name but one. When Peter Featherstone wa called no voico said Here The officers looked at tho culprit silently, as if waiting for his defense, ne stood In the center of the deck, his arms folded, still erect and defiant Ho saw that ho was trapped and his only desire was for revenge. Who is the man who reported me he asked, quietly. John Simmons," called the lieutenant.

Ay, ay, sir," replied a young sailor, supping forward in front of a mast and saluting. Foathorstone apprehended him: Do you say my name is Peter Featherstone 1" I do." Well, tako that, you," and, with the quickness of the skilled pugilist, Feathertono struck his mess mato three times In tho face. Tho sailor's head struck an iron band around the mast aud he fell senseless to the dock. As ha fell Featherstone kicked viciously at his head, but in an instant the offender was seized by the master of arms and two marlnos. "Put him in irons," yelled Bully Wilson.

"I'll flog the life out of him." The struggling sailor was manacled hand and foot and thrown into that Iron barred cage botweon the lower docks which tho sailors call "tho run. Dore he was guarded as is a murdoror durinj his last hours. A sentry, like a death watch, paced continually before tho cage. Day by day the sailor awoke to anticipate his impending punishment, but It did not come. He grew reHtless and impatient of restraint as the days passed.

Ho longed for the mental relief which would follow his punishment Ho did not dread tho physical pain. His back had felt the lash. lie did not know that thero was then pending In tho Congress of tho Unitod States a bill for a law to save him from tho whip. He did not know that he was being kept by his commandor to he offorod up a3 the last sacrifice on the altar of the "cat niue talls," in tho event of that Instrument of torture being abolished from the navy. Ono morning, nlno weeks after Potor Featherstone had etruck hie messmate on tho dock, he was aroused by the guard and told that he was to be hogged.

His iroiie were removed and he walked quickly to tho third dock. The entire crew of the North Carolina haA? boon summoned to witness tho flogging. The marine? presented fixed bayonets. Commodore Wilson and the boatswain, aivnod with the cat, stood noar a gun carriage, which formed tho whipping stockB. Peter Feathorstono was well aoquaintod with the method of flogging sailors on board ship.

He walkod to tho gun carriage, and with a quick motion pulled his blue shirt over his head. He threw it at the feet of the officer and oxclalmed Now, I'm ready." "Notsofast thundorod tho Commodoro. "Walt till you got orders. Put on your olilrt." Tho sailor obeyed. Thou the oDlcer road from a paper tho chargo, Assaulting a seaman and attempted escape," and asked if tho prisoner had anything to say.

In reply, the sailor again pulled off his uhlrt and approached tho carriage. Tho boatswain lashod tho culprit's feet to the timbers of tho carriage and his hand to the hammock hook above. At a nod from tho officer the boatswain raised his arm, and once, twice, and again the nlue thongs fell upon the white llosh with a cruel "swish." At first blow tho muscles of the Bailor's hack Involuntarily contracted and his shoulders slightly shrugged. Then his hoad fell forward, his teeth sot and his breath caino fast But tho boatswain had admired the pluck of the young sailor, and his arm, respondent to his sympathy, seemed to loso its usual strength. Tho blows, sovoro as they wero, did not satisfy tho commander.

At tho third lash he cried, "Stop!" Thou, glaring at tho boatswain, he said: "If you don't do your duty by that man I will find a man aboard who will do it by you." Tho sailor turned his fae defiantly to the boatswain and cried "Lay on I You can't hurt me." Tho boatswain understood his superior ofllcer and was nettled at tho boastlug tone of the culprit He plied tho cruel "cat as he never had before. Tho blood spurto'd from the lacoratod back; the perspiration streamed from the sallor'a face; he gasped lor breath, but he uttered no cry, and when the The Labor Agitation Again Unsettling Trade. Effect Upon Speculation of the Threats of Grand Master Workman Powderly Movement In Stocks for the Week Exchange Stronger and Gold Exports Renewed The Decline in Silver. Wall Street, Saturday Evening, April 17. The agitation of the labor question is again having an unsettling effect upon trade and speculation.

The refusal of tho genoral manager of the Missouri Pacific to in any manner recognize the Knights of Labor, and tho fact that the railroad officials in tho Southwost were daily becoming bettor able to move their trains without the aid of those of their former employes who remained with the organization, tondod to mako tho Knights desperate and inclined to resort to extraordinary means to force recognition and to prevent the gradual withdrawal of members from the order. Tho warning to tho traveling public not to patronize the trains of the Missouri Pacific because they wore alleged to be unsafe had no effect; the attempt to prevent tho movement of cars at East St Louis, which is the terminus of some roads not in the Gould system, was resisted, and, in consequence of the riot which ensued, tho militia of the State of Illinois was summoned to guard tho property of the railroads; the public no longer sympathized with the defeated strikers and the councils in tho SouthweBt demanded that something should be dono to show the power of tho organization. The demand was obeyed and Mr. Powderly published his threat to retaliate upon Mr. Gould, holding him Individually responsible for the refusal of Mr.

Hoxie to reemploy the strikers. The threat was couched in such language as to convey the impression that a genoral aggressivo movemont had boen determined upon, and this excited fears that the power of the order, ao far as it extended, would bo used to injure not only tho property of Mr. Gould but that of other individuals and corporations directly or otherwise connected with him. The publication of a schome for boycotting tho Western Union Telegraph Company, which is one of the most important of the Gould properties, led to the conviction that this was part of the plan of the Knights of Labor. The demand made upon the managers of tho Lake Shore, the Chicago, Burlington aud (iulncy, the Rock Island and the Baltimore and Ohio for the discharge of those employes of these roads at Chicago who wore not members of the organization was believed to be tho commencement of a movement against all non uuion employes of railroads throughout tho country.

Demands of skilled aud unskilled workmen in various trades for increased wages or for new regulations governing their work had an unsettling effect upon certain manufacturers who wore engaged in filling contracts for the Fall trade, and tbe renewal of demands by car drivers in this city and vicinity convinced the public that the requirements of the various labor organizations were becoming so exacting as to mako exceedingly hazardous tho prosecution of trades, manufactures or other enterprises depending for tholr successful operation upon the employment of labor. As illustrating tho extent of those exactions it may be stated that almost every branch of the boot aud shoe trade is affected by striken of the various classes of laborers engaged iu the manufacture of those goods, some resisting the use of machinery, others requiring work to be done under certain conditions, and all demanding more pay and less hours for labor. The manufacturers of ladies' cloaks have recently Buffered from the demands of their laborers. Contractors have boen forbidden to engage to do more work than could bo done in the shops, thus preventing them from giving out garments to bo made by parties having small capital. The use of machinery was sodght to be regulatod bo that only a certain amount of work could be prepared iu a day, and those who had a machine for cutting garments which is capable of working through thirty two thicknesses of cloth, were forbidden to operate on more than ten thicknesses.

The result in some cases has been that work for which our manufacturers have superior facilities has boen abandoned, and orders given to have the goods made in Europe, and If this condi. tiou of affairs 1b allowed to continue laborers will ere long tlnd that they have driven away from this country capital that would willingly be employed In extending manufactures thus enabling us to compete with foreign goods. The stock market opened on Monday with an unexpected "boom." The events of tbe previous week were genorally of such an encouraging chai acter, indicating the settlement of nearly all the differences oxisting among the various corporations, that the bulls wore disposed to push their adversaries aud the market had become so largely ovorsold, through the Btubborn resistance of the bears, that it needed but a comparatively slight impulse to send prices rapidly upward. The movement in the early trade showed tho bears that thero was danger of their being "twisted" and some of them commenced, to oovor their short contracts, thus giving a further upward Impetus to the markot. Industriously circulated points started some of tho fancy stocks and the movement was strong for the remainder of tho day.

These operations resulted In closing out an important portion of the short interest and in establishing a higher range of prices, so that on the following day tho bears resumed their speculative sales with considerable confidence, and the Cull movement culminated. Then came the disquieting rumors from various sources, and the fact that the outsldo speculators took little or no interest in the market aided in" carrying leading stocks downward. On Wednesday the Grangers were unfavorably affected by the failure to adjust tho rate war, and in the afternoon the collapse of the bull movemont iu Richmond and West Point Terminal had an unsettling effect. On Thursday the publication of tho correspondence between Mr. Gould and Mr.

Powderly made the market feverish and the declino was assisted by the demonstrations of tho bears upon Western Union and Lake Shore. One feature In the afternoon was a rapid rise In Richmond and Danville, but the other stocks on the list were heavy. On Friday tho market was affected by rumors of impending strikes at Chicago and by free selling of Lake Shore, Western Union aud the Grangers, and the tone was unsettled at tho close. The Inclination was downward at the opening this morning, but tho fall was chocked and, after a fractional recovery, tho markot became dull and it so continued until the late trade, whau thero was first a feverish and weak tone and then a moderate recovery. Comparing sales of stocks at the opening on Monday with those at the cloae to day, tho following changes appear: ADVANCE.

For cent 4 Ind Minn, and St. Louis 2.4 Minn, and St. Louis prof. Northern Pacitio For cont. Peoria Richmond A .17 Richmond Terminal 11 Texas Pacitio DECLINE.

Percent. Canadian Paoific 1 Texas Canada Southern Y. Central ft I TnL. tt tr Chic. Bur.

Ouincy Ebb. Dol. rHuduon 1 INortborn Pacific pref. l.acK ana weatrn. EastTonn )i East Term, prof Erie 34 Omaha Omnba preferred.

12 Oregon Nav llo Oregon Pacific Moil Reading St. Paul Union Pacific lt Western Union 2Ji fcrieprolerreu Hocking Valley Lake Erie IS Lake Shore 1) Louisville Manhattan con i Exchauge has been quiet, but generally strong this week, and rates for sight sterling are approaching tho gold oxportlng point under the Influence of a scarcity of bills, a good demand for remittance and a little dearer money in London. Francs are within a small fraction of the gold shipping, point, and exports were resumed to day, $255,799 being shipped to Paris. Money is in good supply, and, unless affected by gold shipments, the rates will gradually fall, being influenced by tho accumulations In the banks, which are increasing by reason of the return of funds from the interior, where thoy have been employed In the April settlements. Commercial paper Is growing less plentiful, trade being so dull that very little is made, and (the demands of the banks for this class of security will tend to force rates quite as low as thoBe ruling in February.

Bar sllvor has this week fallen in London 4U 3 16 pence por ounce, tho lowest on record. This affects trade with tho East, as tho declino in India exchange has prevented the execution of orders, and the demand for China is poor. Tho fall in silver was very decided, on the announcement that tho House of Representatives had refused either to suspend or to increase the coinage of the standard sllvor dollar, and this probably influenced the Loudon markot by inducing the sale of stocks silver hold in Some CuriouH Freaks of Unconscious Nocturnal IZarablers. The vagaries of somnambulists are proverbially notorious, and within the past day or two a vlllago near Gainsborough has boen the scone of an amusing froak of oue of the sleep walking brotherhood. An old resident thore was discovered at ono o'clock in the morning in a neighbor's garden engaged in prayer, evidently under the Impression that ho was in church, but otherwise in a deep Bleep.

He was, fortunately, reconducted to his bed by some frleuds, none the worBe for his little oscapnde and conaoquont exposure to tho cold. Compared, howevor, with the amusing and inexplicable things recorded of other somnambulists, tho freak of tho Gainsborough village li quite commonplace Dr. Haycock, the eminent Oxford dlvino, would often rise from his bed at night, give out his text, and, while sound aBloop, deliver an excellout sermon upon it He was frequently watched, but no amount of tugging, pulling or pinching ever succeeded In rousing him. Dr. Macnish, ot Edinburgh, giveB an account of an Irish gentleman who swam more than two miles down a river, got ashore and was subsoqudntly discovered sleeping by the roadside altogether unconscious of tho extraordinary feat he had accomplished.

Dr. Prltchard had a patient who was particularly fond of horse exercise, and used to rise at night, find his way to tho stable, saddle his horae, enjoy a gallop, and finally come back knocking at his own front door in a somnambulist condition. He was cured in a manner sufficiently funny to bo worth recording his servants tickled tho Boles of his foot. The memory of Bleep walkers Is occasionally prodigious under tho influence of the dominating impulse that moves them. Morltz gives an instance of a poor aud Illiterate baokot maker, who was unable to road or write; yot iu a state ot sleep vigil he would preach fluent sormous, which were afterwards recognized as having formed portions of discourses he was accustomed to hear In tho parish church as a child more than forty years before.

Quite as Btrange a case of uuconscloua memory is referred to by the eminent Dr. Abercromble. A young girl given to sleep talking was In the habit of imitating tho violin with her lips, giving tho preliminary tuning and scraping and flourishing with the utmost fidelity. It puzzled the physician a good deal until he ascertained that when an Infant the girl lived iu a room adjoining a fiddler, who often performed upon this lnatrumont In her hearing. On the other hand, It must bo admitted that Bomuambulista occasionally do vory foolish things and make odd mistakes.

A young man of whom Petrus writes used to got up in hla sleep, climb on to his castle battlements, seat himself aetrlde thorn aud then spur and whip tho wall, under the Impression that he was mounted upon his steed. But sleep walkers have made more serious errors than this by far, and crimes committed while in the somnambulistic condition are far from being rare. No more than six years ago an unhappy mechanic residing in Edingburgh was tried before tho high court thore for the murder of his own child. It was proved that he roBe from his bed at night and, fast asleep, took the Infant from beside ita mother and dashod It furiously against the wall. The evidence showed that the wretched father was addicted to somnambulism, and his own explanation of the matter was that ho dreamed he was attacked and had struggled with his assailant Of course, the man was acquitted.

Stranger than this, by roason of tha complicated circumstances attending it, was tho trial of the notorious Lord Culpepper's brother, in 1SS8, for tho murder of one of the guards, while in a Btate of sleep vigil. He got up, saddlod his favorito charger and went for a rido in tho park, being all tho time sound asleep. Ouo of the sentries on duty, being unaware of the condition in which the ofllcer was, refusod to allow him to pass, whereupon the Hon. Mr. Culpopper drew his pistol and deliberately shot the poor man dead on the spot When tried at the Old Bailey forv murder he pleaded somnambulism, and as It provod that ho was addicted to the habit, and that he was found to be asleep when arrested immediately after tha tragody, ho was acquittod.

In Saxony only threo years ago a young woman was charged with having attempted to murder hor Illegitimate child. She was observed to rise one night and leave her room, carrying the infant along With her. Shortly afterward sho roturnod alono, and when questioned as to the whereabouts of the baby mado no reply, and was found to be asleep. When aroused she afflrmod sho knew nothing of what she had dono with tho child, of which sho was extremely fond. A careful search instituted led to the discovery of the Infant at tho bottom of an old and dried up well in the vicinity, apparently not much the worse for a fall of not more than thirty feot.

Tho mother was acquittod. To como to a more amusing instance of a Bomuambullstic freak, Professor Fiachnell.of Basol, writes of a young student of Wurtombiirg College, who used to play hide and seek while fast asleep. His follow students knew of his propensity, and when ho began "walking" throw bolstersat him which ho always eluded, Jumping over bedsteads and other obstacles placed In his way. Once upon a time somnambulists wore supposed to be affected by the moon, hut tho belief Is long exploded, as also that which attributes to them the singular power of always Sliding their way unaided to the place whonce they started. About a fortnight ago a policeman ou duty In Islington came upon a gentleman in cool undress and fast asleep, perambulating tho streets, and certainly unable to discover his horae.

He waa taken to the station and carefully awakntied, aud then reconducted to his homo and bed, aftor givlug his address. Of tho I'ausos that prodlspoBO to sleep walking little is known with certainty; hut, despite tho dramatic Instance of Lady Macbeth, It might safely be affirmed that indigestion aud a nervous organization have a good doal moro to do with it than re morso. London Post. CABINET SALARIES IN KSOLASD. The sitlnrieK attached to the offlaes hold by Cabinet Ministers need revision.

The amount is a matter of haphazard, and is in no way dependent upon tho importance of tho office. The Chancellor of the Exchequor and the Secretaries of State receive 5,000 por annum; tho prosldont of tho Board ot Trado and of th Local Government Board, and the Scottish Secretary, who, although provided with a seal of otfico, is not a Secretary of State, receive only ,000 per annum. The result of this has been an ignoble Btrugglo among several of tho eminent statesmen who form the Cabinet to oecure Clio bost pnld officers, Irrespective of their llcness for them. If a Cabinet Minister of the intelligence and position of Mr. Chamberlain can got for 2,000, there seems no reason why the taxpayers should be called upon to pay any Cabinet minister niore.than this with tho exception, porhaps, of the Prime Minister.

I am surprised that so eminent an economist as Mr. Gladstone has not already porcolved this and acted upon it; all the' moro as ho was with difficulty Induced to give up tt proposal to cut down tho salaries of somo of tho minor parliamentary official fry notably those of tho Secretaries of the Board of Trade and of tho Local Government Board. If anyone will toll me why Mr. Chamberlain Is worth only 3,000, and Lord Kimberly, Lord Granville, Sir William Harcourt, Mr. Childors and Mr.

Campbell Ban nermau each, lie will enlighten jno upon a point in regard to which like most others, am In the dark. London Tmth. Stocks and bond. Canadian Pacific Canada Southern Central. Novr'Jeraey Central Pacific Chattanooiia Chesapeake Ohio Olios, and Ohio 1st pref Olios, and Ohio '2A pref ChicaKo and Alton Chic, Bur.

and Quincy O. and lnd Colorado Coal Delaware and Hudson Delaware, Lack, and Western, Denver and Rio Grande East Tennessee Kast Toiin6uoo prof Erie preferred Hacking Valley Illinois Central Bloom, and Western Lalco Rrio and Western Lako Shore Lonp Island Louisvillo and Nashvillo Manitoba Manhattan Beach Manhattan Elevated 63S 39i 00 1 45 645i BUS 51." 46" 4IM 11 10H 17 iai 23 13J6 49 25, 101 Jul WW Y.KM 133 51 I 49 S' 25 1SS 49J4 iiifiii HI2JI 231 26 IV. 2M 5 25 69', 31 5 2 ciH I 3Mt 140 83J4 92i 40i 117 18 f)H i aw 139 80 I 91J41 14U 24 1 iH 8132 92 38'A IIJa 80S 110S4, 110 .1 120 Memphis and Luas Michigan Central Minn. A St. Louis Minn.

A St. Louis, pref Missouri. Kansas and Texas. MiBBouri Pacific Now York Central N. Y.

Chic and St. Louis N. Y. Chic, and St. Louis Now York and New England.

Now York, Sua. and Westorn. New York, Sits, and West. pref. Northwestern Northwestern preferred Northern Pacific Northern Pacific preferred Ohio Omaha Omaha preferred Ontario and Western Oregon Navigation Oregon Transcontinental Pacific Mail Peoria Pullman Heading Pviohmond and Danville Richmond Terminal Roch.

and Pitts Rock Island St. Louis and San Francisco. St. L. and San Fran, prof St.

L. and San Fran 1st pref St. Paul St. Paul preferred Texas Pacific Union Paoitio Wabash Pacific Wabash preferred Western Union U. S.

ittsof 1891, reg U. S. 43 of 1891, ooupon U.S. of 1907, reg U. S.

Is of 1907, coupon U.S. 3 22 16, 18S4 45 Vi 27 10:1 101 nr. 15 35 ai 41 4Slt 105 49 I0.W 7 10 37X1 23 109M1 U0)t Wit BHK 24V 3G 35.i 71 2Ii 1071 138 25ai 5o; 2X'. 102 i 284 1 5454' way, 139 25 6BV 22S 102V 29 65 23 25? 5GX 4UHI 103; 104 101M 31 25 I 133 134 103 1 34 13,1 23 8(i 31 23 103 33 Ho ai 127J4 20 HH 103 89K 121 u. 51'.

10K 125 19 41 101 125 19 43 102 I 87 8CK 119 10 48i 118 10.V A9 8341 in 48 IB 63 112i tjO fi7fi 112S 112' 112 lif, I 120J 126V 12li 112 iioM 120V 126 126V Total sales of all stocks for tho week, 1,685,830 shares. A WEEK'S WORK. BttBiueas Transacted in the Surrogate's Court During: that Time. The following business was transacted by Surrogate Lott during the past week: Wills proved Jane S. Baratow, of Brldgevrater, Massachusetts; John Dinsmoro, Herman F.

Frank, John Schlereth, Xathan Southwick, George I. Sulli Tau, Mary W. Webster, Jacob Staigele, John Doei Magdalona Schorer, formorly Magdalona Rolkert; Heury Peters, all of tho City of Brooklyn. Letters of administration were grauted in the estates of the following named deceased persons: Hannah Michaels, Anna Hulle, Arthur Kotten bacher, Charles Oberly, Sarah Elizabeth Watson, Mary Webster, Matgaret Mintor, Martha Kaston, Mark Ilolns, Jane Z. Lauroa, Frederick W.

Wage man, Enoch J. Klohardson, all of the City of Brooklyn. Letters of guardianship of the persons and estate of Francis L. Froldevank to Fannie IS. Frolde vank, of Angelina F.

McCann to Kichard J. McCan, of Sophia Kadloff to William Radloir, of Amelia A. Campbell to tho Brooklyn Trust Company, of Johu C. Fay to Abba M. Fay, of Minnie li.

Coraon to Cornelius Corson, of Alice J. Brown and Alanaon Clifford Brown to George Brown, of Mary Jane Mullen Kate Mullen and John Mullan to Catharine Mullen, all of the City of Brooklyn. FLOWERS IJf SAN FRANCISCO. SalviaB, Fuchsias, Scarlet Geraniums aud PelarKOniumti Gay flowers meet the eye on all sides in the early Winter salvias, fiery as the sou, and fuchsias In all shades of crimson and red; in later Winter, and In fact In allseaBons, scarlet geraniumB and polargoniums, as the large flowered specie3 are always called to distinguish them from the common fish goranlum. Of fuchsias, which are in their prime from July to January, thero is a tiresome abundance.

Very often five or six varieties grow side by side in the same garden, forming alloys or covering porches, or trained about a bay window. There is literally no end to them. Only the heaviest rains of the late Winter forco them to rest awhile. Where anything will grow nasturtiums will; and if thoy aro not blooming, they are clambering around in riotous profusion, spreading their pale, umbrella liko leaves to tho sun. Iiosos blossom all Winter, If they are allowed to.

In tho Intervals of the heaviest rains we gather safrauos aud pink noisettes; poor Wiutor roses we call them, because they fall short of the luxuriance of Spring, but they aro not wholly mean. About ctober there is a second season of fine roses, which linger through tho Winter, as those of Spring last through the dry Summer. Ono of the very prettiest of the Winter flowers lshe plumbago, from the Cape of Good Hope, witli long, slender thyrses of rare, pale lavender flowers a tall, handsome, free blossoming shrub; this lastB through tho holidays, and until the violets take up the talo. There are pansles aad mlgnonetto and alyesum always, and stocks, and bright flg marigolds, and a few carnations, and brilliant wall flowers that continue through the whole Winter. Vick's Magazine.

BRICKS. The Serious Question ot Their Origin Wrapped in Hlyutery. Next, let ns consider a very simple article, which most poople would hardly deem worthy of notice as an Invention, and yet which occupies a most important place iu the history of the human race. I allude to bricks. Whoever first pressed clay into the form of a paralleloBram, and dried It in tho sun, was a genius.

It looks simple enough now. One might say "A child would think of that but many generations of men lived and died on the face of tho globe without thinking of It. Consider the millions of millions of bricks composing our dwellings and factories and churches; think of the inestimable benefits conferred upon mankind by this simple invention, and of the load of gratitude due to the memory of the great discoverer. But again the question arises, Who was ho? Where did ho live and In what ago of the world? Alas! there is no answer to these questions: silence covers up his history. Lotus hope that he lived long enough after his luvoutlon to build himsolf a ooin fortable brick dwolllug in which to end his usoful life.

May we not hope that in some other sphere he Is reaping the reward ot his inestimable gift to his fellow creatures. While ho has, passed away from the world lust to dust, ashes to ashes tho benefits of his Invention will continue as long as the world lasts, and all generations should call him blessed. Let us, as soon as the Grant Monument fund Is completed, open a new subscription, to raise a brick column whOBO head "shall reach oven into heaven," in honor of the great benefactor. Outing. One of the characters in the House is General Wolford, of Kentucky.

When he is home he wears an old flannel shirt and pantaloons strapped about his waist When he came hero he found he had to change his costume aud put on a "biled" shirt and black clothes. At first he was averse to this, but somo friends bought him a black suit. He has worn it ever since, and this Is his second term. But he would not dare go home dresBed as he is now, for his constituents would think he had become offemlnate. Several good stories aro told of his first campaign, when he took tho stump against General Fry.

His speech on tho Fltz John Porter caBe revivos them. When he was first nominated by tho Democrats for Congress, General Fry asked him to unite with him and make several speecheB together. Wolford accepted the invitation. The first meeting was enough for Genoral Fry. General Wolford commanded the first Kentucky Cavalry In tho Union army, and the regiment was known as the "critterbacks." Ho had several of his men on tho platform with him when ho made his speech.

He opened most brilliantly, but suddenly Btartlod General Fry by asking the assemblage if they knew what the Union had done with Genoral Loe after he surronderd at Appomattox "Why, gentlemen, will you believe it? When he was out walking under an tree, near the very house whore he surrendered, they grabbed him. Yes, the men who had granted him a parole, seized him, and they not only did that, but they hung Gonoral Lee to tho very apple tree under Which he was walking I Hung him dead Genoral Fry at first was so surprised ho could not speak, but Jumping to his feet he said: "General Wolrord, you know that is not so. General Lee was never hung." "But, sir," exclaimed General Wolford, I wss there and I know It is so. Wasn't It John? and he turnhd to one of his "orltterbaoks." The man nodded his head, as did the others who sat near him. General Fry sank back in his chair overcome.

"This Is not all," said General Wolford, turning to the crowd in front of him, "The Union men locked Jeff Davis up in Fortress Munroe, and one beautiful moonlight night, when the tide was low, they took him out and tied him to a stake on the beach. Tho oa came in and gradually the waves swept over him and ho wa3 drowned, and they stood and heard his cries. This was too much for General Fry. Again he protested and said that Jeff Davis wa3 alive still but the "critterbacks" indorsed Goneral Wolfora, and seeing that his opponent indonded to keep the thing up General Fry withdrew and General Wolford was elected by a rousing majority. Another story is told of Gonoral Wolford when he was trying a case in hiB nativo town In Adair County, Ky.

His client had been charged with poisoning some one. The chemist for the had testified to finding arsenic in the stomach of the deceased, and General Wolford took the witness in hand. "Did you find any flies wings in the Btomach asked the General. "No, sir, for I did not look for any. I fouud arsenic," answered the chemist.

"Could you swear that there were no flies wings in tho stomach he askod. "No, sir, because I did not look for them." "How did you know they wore not thero "I don't say they were not. "That's fuuny; you say you found arsenic but no fly wingB. Yet you are not certain as to their not being there," said General Wolford The witness in vain tried to explain, the lawyer had twisted tho wltnosB up, and so he addressed the Jury: "Gontlemen, I demand the acquittal of my client This chemist says he found arsenic In the stomach of tho deceased, but no fly wings. Yot everybody knows that when any one swallows one or two flies they turn to arsenic In the stomacli, yet no fly wings wore found therefore I doubt if there was any arsenic there either." The man was acquittod.

Minneapolis Tribune, RECEPTION DAY IN A FRENCH PRISON. Visitors to Culprits All Ungraded in Coa veraatlou at tbe Same Time. If the slightest attention were ever given to the sufferings of tho prisoner's kinsfolk, surely the inventors of schemes of civilized prisons would not have invented the reception halls of the modern dungeons. They would have said to thomselve3 that the only consolation of tho prisoner's wife Is to see her husband, and they would not have inflicted on her newand quite useless sufferings, and planned those halls where everything has been taken iuto account everything excepting the wife who comes once a week to cast a glance on hor husband and to exchange a few words with him. Imagine a circular vaulted hall, miserably lighted from above.

If you enter it at the reception hours, you are literally stunned. A clamor of Bomo hundred voices speaking, or rather crying, all at once, rises from all parts of it toward the vault, which sends them back and mingles them into an infernal noise, togother with the piercing whlBtlos of the warders, tho grating of the locks and the clashing of the keys. Your eyes must be first accustomed to the darkness before you recognize that the clamor of voicos comes from six separate groups of women, children and men, crying all at once to be heard by those whom they address. Behind these groups you perceive along the walls six other groups of human faceB, hardly distinguishable In the darkness behind iron wire networks and iron bars. You cannot divine at once what is going on in those groups.

The fact is that to have an interview with his kinsfolk the prisoner is introduced, together with four other prisoners, into a small, dark coop, the face of which is covered with a thick network of Iron bars. His kinsfolk are introduced Into another coop opposite, also covered with iron bars, and separated from the former by a passage three feet wide, where a warder is posted. Each coop receives at once Ave prisoners; while In the opposite coop some fifteen men, women and childrenthe kinsfolk of the Ave prisoners are squeezed. The interviews hardly last for more than fifteen or twenty minutes; all speak at once, louder and louder, and amid tho clamor of voicos, each of which is raised louder and louder, ono soon must cry with all hla strength to be heard. After a few minutos of such exorcise my wife and myself wore volcelesB, and were compelled simply to look at each other without speaking, while I climbed like a tiger on tho iron bars of my coop to raise my face to tho height of a small window which feebly lighted tho coop from behind, and then my wife could perceive in the darkness mp profile on the gray ground of the window.

She used to leave the reception hall ssying that such a visit is a real torture. Fortnightly Eeview. On a flag by the curbstone a little peel sat A banana, banana, banana 1 And a dignified gentleman laid him down flat Oh, banana, banana, bananal He laid him down flat on the length of his spine, And none from his speech would bo like to incline believe, that d. g. was a noted dl vice On, banana, banana, bananal Puck..