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my THE TmES FinLADELFHIA, SUNDAY MOIiNIKG, APBEL 2, 1882. 6 THE CHESS BOARD. M'MANES? MAX ELECTED. MARKS BROS' SPRING MILLINERY Baste np the gallery stairs and soon appeared An the rarling hr a state of ntter bewilderment. Somebody undertook to hstoi him off of the railing, bat succeeded only in pushing him down among the congregation, where he startled a very respectable family by alighting in their pew.

The deacons and others then undertook to take him. In hand, but with, yelps and howls, which set at defiance ell attempts at devotion, he eluded their grasp. After chasing the dog til rough the aisles, for a little white in a very spirited manner, a large deacon got near enough to him as he turned into tlie vestibule to administer to him a well directed kick. This unchurched the wretched quadruped, and sent him flying into the street. It is thought by those who ehiira to know best that this dog will not again appear in a house of worship, if he can help it TTIE MAXIA FOB COLUrCTISG.

i v. OPENING A MYSTERY OF CRIME, A Story from the Italia Court that Suggest an Old VaslUaned Romance. From the Pall Mall Gazette. All through the spring the Italian public has leeu eagerly interested iu the trial for mnrder of Count Alessandro Faella. Day by day the gradual Unwinding of the plot became more fearful and more complicated.

Suddenly, in the Inst days of February, Count Faella died in prison. The story is strange no less so than the murder trials of the Kenaismtnee which it recalls to mind and the actor is difficult and complex iu character. Count Alessaudro Faella, of Imola in the Marches, was a poor nobleman with an extravagant passion for riches. Many creditable informants tell us that he used to have an equally vehement sense of honor; and whenever any peculiarly delicate problem arose in Imola, Count Faella was the arbiter. This opinion of him seems to have bocn confined to neighbors of his own rank.

The distillers and merchants, of Imola whispered contrary suspicious among themselves. But these whispers were low, for no Italian is loud of making enemies, and Faella was a mail to inspire fear irascible, violent and given during his sudden anger to strange contortions and tremors. Nevertheless, his friends esteemed him highly; and Count Faella had many and one intimate tlie parish priest of Imola; a rough and awkward man, kind and ready to help, and move able than moat of his class to put his good deeds into words for Don Virjrilio Costa had a patrimony of one hundred thousand francs, and was, indeed, considerably richer than his well born friend, Alessaudro "Faella. The two were great friends, though ill assorted iu position, and Don Virgilio, naturally a retiring and little expansive devoted in his admiration ami affection for FaeVifc Sometimes the neighbors would say, "He is.laying a plot for you, take care;" but Don Virgilio was too expert a confessor not to know that envy may often take the form of good advice. APRIL FOOLS.

ThA Thrilling; Adventure of Two Philadelphia Boya Vhm Fought Indians. "Hyriads of bright stars were shining from the dark bine sky above. A soft breeze played among the branches of the noble cotton woods and from the depth af Dead Man's gulch, there eame the wild note of a prowling bird, which lent to the beautiful scene that weirdness characteristic of the unpeopled gorges of the Rocky Mountains. "Hist," said Tom Dasher, placing his right land upon Harry O'Brien's arm, I thought I heard tho sound of an approaching footstep; Indians, by my good gnn "Ha Harry, placing his ear to the earth. Then calmly resuming his place upon: his cosy couch of moss and leaves, he said that is a panther cracking through the Cottonwood let us sleep there is work ahead fur to morrow." And the brave boys slept in peace.

Harry and Tom bad passed their early boyhood in Philadelphia. They had arrived at the age of thirteen and had learned to despise the dull, hum drum life of the scholar, tho tosser of tho rubber ball and the flyer of the small kite. A month before their arrival in Dead Man's Gulch, oue of the wildest and most dangerous regions to bo fonnd in the wild West, they had determined to quit forever the scenes of their former monotonons existence and to become such famous Indian, fighters as the world hitherto never had seen. Their fathers supposed that these daring cousins were passing a few days at their grandfather's farm in Lancaster county but with money enough to pay railroad fare and pluck enough to rough it on tho plains, these determined kids found themselves at the edge of a hostile country, armed aud ready to slay every red mau who should cross their path. The April morning came gloriously out of the dewy East.

The boya bathed, in. a sparkling stream, ate their hard breakfast without cooking aud moved cautiously but steadily up the gulch. Harry," said Tom, waving his hand towards a beautiful little grove, that picture reminds mo of tho woods where Natty Leather stocking "Be still!" hissed Harry, dropping to the earth I hear them bloodthirsty villians, sure as I'm alive Tom also dropped upon tho grass, and the adventurers crept noiselessly into tho protecting shade of a woodland st rip. Reaching the trunk of a fallen tree they kuelt behind it, fixed their riilcs tor instant use aud waited. Many anxious moments passed, but after a while tlie boys were disposed to think the alarm an unnecessary one.

How little they knew of tho danger lurking within elbow touch Behind a tree stood a tall savage, watching the hoys with a steady gazedemouiacal in its keen, cold power. "I don't believe we heard Indians," said poor Harry at hist. I guess we didn't," replied Harry, all unconscious of the cruel fate in store for hinx; would that we had. I shan't eat any dinner until I drop a half dozen of the red varmints." It would have beeu clear to an observer that the Indian behind the tree understood every word that had been said. The tremor that passed through his frame, smiking him all over, the peculiar light in his eye, his grim smilo satanic in its silence together they bespoke a terrible purpose of revenge.

Tho critical moment had come. As Harry began to rise the savage leaped forward with a wild yell and caught Tom and Harry by the backs of 'their necks, throwing them with such force that their rifles flew a dozen yards away. Then the Indian held the boys iu a firm grip, glanced at them as a cat looks at a captured muuse and said Urn Oh exclaimed Tom. My my my whispered Harry, as he felt an icicle shoot down his spinal column. "I'lease don't kill us, noble red man," urged Tom.

Kill, kill, kill," grunted the savage three times, biting the knife in his mouth so fiercely that his teeth made marks in the steel blade. Then, with a quick, dextrous movement, he pinioned Harry to theearth with one knee, aud, throwing Tom across the other, he began to sharpen his scalping knife Umn the sole of his moccasin. Perspiration streamed from Tom's face. As he heard the awful scrip, scrap, scrip, scrap of the cold steel against the leather, he felt a burning circle upon tho top of his head, where the cruel knife was to pass Horror of horrors the Indian's right hand is in the air and down it comes! Uni Squaw spankee, spankce, spankee," said the savage, as his right hand came down upon Tom, inllicting several painful but by no means deadly blows. Then Harry was spread out across the knee and he, too, was spanked.

When the hoys regained their feet they were somewhat abashed. "Where come from, little fools?" asked the Indian. "Philadelphy," replied Tom, in a weak voice, as he held his head down. "Now, git!" said the savage; "go and catch cat fish oU" Smith's Island; git!" The boys got; They will pass tho coming summer at their grandfather's, in Lancaster county. BEVEJf NEW PXTZZLES.

Seven new puzzles are presented this week and the render is invited to forward solutions. The first is an enigma, by A. W. S. the second an enigma, by Clara J.

Holbrook; tho third an enigma, by Charles Earl Simpson the fourth and fifth diamonds, by Nemo the sixth a cross, by Master Blank, and tho seventh an anagram, by Theodore L. Zepp. 1. I inn composed of 82 letters. My (is, 55, is, xi, is the author of "The Cotter's Saturday Night." My 77, 1, tW is the inventor of the steam engine.

Sly 13. fc, 18, at is tlie (ioddess of Spring. Sf t7, 4.H, 72, 5D, 3, 77, 41 is a Saxon King. My 3o, 63. 1, 7, 18 is the author of Maud Muller." My4ti, IB, fi.

5, 51, 37, 76, 22isthe most noted English poet now living. My 42, 72, W. 8, 18, 40 is the thirteenth President of the United Mv lo. IS, 2, 67 is one of the most brilliant of English poets. My 45, 54.

73. 53, 81, 41, 17, 7, 18 fs one of the most noted characters in Burns' works. Mv is, lit, 2, ft5 is a famous Scriptural woman. My 74, 23, 43, 4S, 9, 02, 18, 75, 53 is tt celebrated story writer. My 70, 27, 33, 25, 76, 10 is the inventor of the steamboat.

My 20, 28, 38, 4j (Hi, 18 Is a Bible woman who averted a grout Jewish massacre. My 56, 18. 71, 78, 26, 12, IS is a celebrated martyred English Reformer. My 18. 31, 15, 24.

61, 30, 2, 34, 40 Is the most notorious of English outlaws. My whole is a quotation from Hamlet. 2. I am composed of 27 letters. My 24, 18, 4 is a pleasure.

Mv 1. 0, 12. 7, 4 is jovons. Mv 15, 8, 17, 17, 11, 1, 6 is a help. My 10, 11, 23, 13, 3, 25, 15, 26 is the opposite of harshness.

My 10, 2, 21, 27 means absence of that which is necessary. My 16, 22, 21, 5, 14 is the mount from which God spake unto Moses. My 20 2, 27 is to lake food. My whole is a trite and true saying. 3.

My first is in cold, but not in warm. My second i9 in had, but not In good. My tliird is in eup. but not in plate. My fourth is in light, but not in dark.

My tilth is In hit, but not in bit. My whole is what we often do, 4. 5. THE MYSTERIOUS CISTERN. Last summer and during the early autumn Count Faella was occupied iu building a villino outside the Porta Bologuese of Imola.

Early in August the chief work was done even the summer house was built, and iu it there was a largo well, which perplexed the rustic gardeners and workmen but Count Faella told them it was a cistern for cooling wine, and in that case there was certainly nothing strange about it. On the vigil of San Casciano he sent his steward to Venice on business, having borrowed his key of the Bumiuer hoiisc and lie ordered different workmen to fetch him some long slender pieces of wood, a hurdle, and thirty three sacks of rice husksfrom Imola. This done, hcpaidtheui, and told them he had no further need of them for a day or two, so that be was left in the house with no one but the housemaid, Giovanni and even lier he sent out to the post iu the town, for the oulv visitor he exnectcd was his intimate friend, the'priest Don Virgilio Costa. That day, the mil of August, ltS81, several people saw Don Virgilio, walking towards the. Porta Bologuese, iu his usual long black cassock, his cloak tucked round his arm to be out of the way, and his three cornered beaver on his head.

A peasant met him near Faclla's villino, reading a letter or sonio pieceof writing, very intently; and that might well be, for the priest had taken with him a purse known to hold important documents. One fanner, too, whose land joined the count's, saw liim showing a priest round the estate and talking eagerly and the man wondered, for many gentlefolks had come to see the new villa, but a priest, never. WIIEHE IS PON VIRGILIO? On San C'asciauo's Day, therefore, many saw Bon Virgilio looking quite natural, and not as if he were on the brink of any great determination; but after that no one ever saw him alive again. People wondered loudly, and his sister, (iiulia Costa, fretted herself ill about it but there was no sign of Don Virgilio. Only, several days afterwards, tho sub prefect of the town, Cav.

Augelo Ilianchi, received a very singular document, a pamphlet on locomotives, out of which selected printed words joined with thosa written abovo them in manuscript, united iu a message to the effect that Don Virgilio had gono to Geneva that lie felt a call to proceed thence to tho uttermost parts of the earth, preaching the gospel, and that lie constituted his dear friend, Count Alessaudro Faella, the sole executor of his will, for the beuefit of the poor of Imola. A strange announcement, surely; strangely sent. The sub prefect, much perplexed, went to consult Signorina Giulia, who made a solemn deposition that she did not believe a word of tho message and shortly after died. Hut before her deatli a very singular and awful discovery was made. Tho conjuction of Faella's name in the anonymous message, and the fact that Faella was tho last man seen iu the priest's company, seemed at first simple onougn, lor ine two were Known 10 oo great friends, and Faella would say Don Virgilio had gone off just in time to avoid repaying a heavy loan that he had lent him.

No doubt the priest intended this executorship as a slight return. But by and by the more curious spirits began to wonder why Costa, who rich, should borrow of Faella, who was poor, and who, moreover, must be heavily weighed with the expensesof building his new house. And some even went so far as to say that I'aella's bills of exchange, even had he given one to tho priest, were not the most solid form of wealth. TUB M.YBTKRY OF THE WELL. The peasants marveled, too, that the well in tho Stanzoue had suddenly disappeared, and when, as autumn drew on, a very evil smell arose from the spot the muneipality declared their in tention of investigating the matter.

On the 7th of October last the well was excavated in the presence of many witnesses. The well was filled to tho brink; with earth and stones, with husks and gravel a hurdle on one side, some long slender sticks, chiefly broken a paving stone that Faella had bought of the municipality early in August, and lowest of all, kneeling, one hand still raised as if to keep olf tho pelting shower of stones, a battered corpse hi a long priest's cassock, a mantle still tucked round one arm, and a three cornered beaver hat. It was, of coursu, Don Viruilio Costa. From the position of the eornsa it was rertified Mint f.hfl hn.Ive.nnM nit, hve hen RELIGI0C3 NEWS. Notes trom the Churches ami Parishes Heading fur Falw Sunday.

The last piece of scaftolding has just been taken down from Lb northern spire of the Cologne Cathedral. Evangelist Harrison's con versions in Cincinnati are estimated at eleven hundred, with a good many inquirers yet to be heard from. A convention is to lie held at Sound Lake, N. in the Interest of the prenration of holiness. AH people of any denomination, who want to be holier than they are, may freely attend.

To day is the Sunday before Easter, generally csjled Tulm Sunday, from the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem when the applauding multitude Waved palm branches to welcome him. Mr. Sankey hnd trouble with his throat and was for a while obliged to give up singing. But his voice is now in as good order as before, and he is again at work with Moody. Both are making a good Impression among the Scotch.

Several of tho religious papers give it as their opinion that if the Chinese bill becomes a law the Chinese Government will retaliate not only by withdrawing its Embassy from Washington, but by ordering all American missionaries iu China to leave the country. Cardinal Don net, Archbishop of Bordeaux, in b's Lenten Pastoral, provides, for the cases of those who think they cannot last; "As it is not in our power to dispense from the obligation of satisfying the justice of Clod, tlie various permissions already enumerated can only be regarded as a computation of the fast and the abstinence for other works of satisfaction. Therefore we prescribe in favor of our seminaries and other diocesan institutions an alms proportionate to the means of each person. The alms we declare to be ofstrictobligationcau either be remitted in person to the cures or given oil the day of the general collection." A question of unusual importance is to he discussed to morrow by the Baptist ministers. It is as to the wisdom or folly of requiring from each candidate for baptism a personal statement of religious experience.

Some of the brethren are very set in their preference for the keeping up of this old custom. Others regard it as a relic of barbarism, which should be dispensed with. Generally these experiences are unsatisfactory because of tlie natural cm harassment of those who give them. They are given verbally in presence of the congregation. Weak aud hysteric women and nervous girls are often prostrated by these exercises.

In a pariah church in Lincolnshire) England, there hud been a suicide. Some of the more superstitious of the pcopla thought that this invalidated the consecration of the church, and therefore held that the building ought to be consecrated anew. The Bishop was not quite prepared to adopt such radical measures, yet he suggested something. like a bit of ecclesiastical ventilation, so they held uspoclnl service, which was penitential throughout, beginning with the chanting of the tlfly rirst Psalm. After this was over and aacrnfbn preached it was agreed tlmt for ail practical purposes tlie church was as good as new, and that the disadvantages resulting from the unhappy man's suicide wen; now happily washed out.

The Churehman notices the apparent demand in some portions of the Presbyterian Church for a liturgy, lu this it sees the influence of the Protestant Episcopal prayer book and says that notliing' but that book will satisfy such men as President Hitchcock and Professor Hopkins. It adds Just as soon as the Presbyterian grasps the prayer book principle he ceases to bea Presbyterian, nud the alarming fact about tho present drift is that the Presbyterians, in their effort to reach a broader religious basis, a re embracing the prayer book principle. Liturgical worship is always identified with the historical Church, nnd has never been cordially maintained where the people have been simply individualists in religion." It will be remembered that when the Cftuirhman uses Church with a big it means the Protestant Episcopal Church, which it regards as the church in contrast to the "individualists" who, though they muy be as rerigious as they please, are not ehurchly. One of the religions papers has a department of letters from children who like to see their names in print. What they write is more curious than important or interesting.

An Iowa youngster of ten thus chorouiclcs his exploits We have lots of rats around here, and so we borrowed a trap and set it in the cellar and caught a very large one then we set it in the baru and caught a hen by the head aud it killed her, and tlie next day we caught a rut aud tlie day after a rooster. Then ma thought we hud better set it somewhere else, and we have not caught anything more." After such a miscellaneous catch ma" could not be blamed for wanting the trap set out of harm's way. A Connecticut child tells the religious orld that she has two pet pigs, ten little pigs and three nice ducks." Also that she "goes to Sabbath school and has twenty little lambs and recites Scripturcverscs." A Nebraska girl "expects to milk eighteen cows next summer," and an Illinois boy writes that his fnther has cows, pigs, turkeys and hens." The advantage of printing such rubbish as this is very questionable, even if under the name of religion. The Hinman Hure ca.se has for another week been worrying along its tedious way in New York. The net result thus far brings no great advantage to the cause of religion among the Indians nnd others of the Niobrara Diocese.

It is well established by the evidence given that the Kev. Mr. Hinman's enemies think him a bad man, but that his friends think him as good as anybody. It is also established that the liight Uev. Hiunp Hare coiled the Key.

Mr. Hin mnn a beast," and that the Kev. Mr. Hinman said that tho Right liitr. Bishop was an old woman." It is becoming every day more evident that the luibits of gossiping which had heretofore been supposed to belong chiefly to certain social circles hi the East have gone West with civilization, and have implanted themselves among the siuipie miniied children of the forest, it does not yet appear whether or not the money spent in tlie nominal conversion of these Indians has been wisely invested.

It would seem from the testimony thus nir presented in this case that at least half of them are perversely sinful in the matter of telling lies, while the other half arc incorrigibly impure. It is hoed that another wttek or two. will bring this long winded trial to some sort of a conclusion. Although the work of missions for the conversion of tlie Jews seems to many good people to be a costly and impracticable business, many of the bishops of the Protestant Kpiscopal Church think otherwise. A number of them have Issued letters to their clergy recumuendins; collections to bo taken next Friday.

Bishop Whitehead says: "With regard to the Church. Society for Promoting Christianity among the Jews, I can truly say that it would give me very great pleasure to know that all the clergy and laity iu this diocese were interested iu this work, and that on Good Friday the alms ot the people in every assembly of worshippers would be received in its behalf. Surely nothiug on thut day could be more in harmony with the spirit of the Crucified than this, that our prayers and our alms should come up as memorial before iod in behalf of His ancient nnd covenant people." The secretary of the society says: The Jewish people in our land are largely forsaking their old faith." This statement is stoutly denied by the Jews, who insist Unit the only ones of their race who ever become converts to Christianity arc renegades and hypocrites who yield to tlie pecuniary advantages offered thorn, and who are not worth the money iqicut on their alleged conversion. The em harrassmcnts under which charitably disposed people frequently labor re shown by the case of a iwor family applying for relief iu Krle. Tho mother rume on a iutry day, clad In thin calico, and received twelve dollar, with which to minister totlie necessities of her poverty stricken household.

The poor woman was so pleased with this stroke of good luck that she immediately Invested seven dolhirs in a nice new bonnet. Some time ago a Bucks county charitablo committee gave a poor family fifteen dollars. The family consisted of a mother and three good luokiug children. On receiving tlie money they went in a body to the photographer's, in order to secure a picture showing how huppy they looked while they bad plenty of ciuli. They it like millionaires as long as the appropriation lasted, which, of course, whs not a great while.

In Nevada a liberal man, who took a notion to do a good deed, gave a melancholy looking one an order on the grocer for twenty live dollars payable In goods. The liberal man cxiwctcd the melancholy man to make the best use of this in providing creature comforts for his suffering family. Instead of this the prodigal beneficiary succeeded in worrying ont of the grocer ten dollars In cash and In getting from him fifteen dollars' worth of wine nnd chocolate. Such cases are enough to make Hie liberal look elosetyot their cash before parting with it, or else follow it sharply to sea what goes with it. Several thoughtful writers have during the present season of Lent been raising a pertinent question as to the annual recurrence of tlie fast and its operations on tlie physical system.

Jesus Christ did, indeed, fast for forty days. It Is fn koeplng up the memory of this fast that Lent has Its origin. It is the respect ful following of an example, and Is not claimed even by the most devout observers of the fast to be in obedience to a positive snd divine command. But it is not anywhere stated that onr Saviour more than once kept such a forty day fast. Had he repeated it during each of tlie years of his ministry the yearly fast might have socined more Incumbent on his followers.

Ho observed this prolonged fast once, at the outset of consecration to tlie most singular ministry ever known on earth. The fact that he did not annually observe It gives good reason sur asklng.why his followers, seeking to honor his example, should feel obliged to observe it every year. The amount of actual flisting by the most devout and regular of Christians seems to grow less and lejw each year. Indeed, it Is chiefly among persons of leisure that prolonged uhatlnence from food or serious diminution of quantity is possible without great damage to health, experience hsn shown that except In rare cases it Is almost Impossible (br men who are actively engaged in the work of tlie busy world to carry out the full ehurchly ideas and regulations as to the Lenten fast. Most people do not gene rally take their dogs to church.

The experience of those who do so Is that while the dog is sometimes an apparently devout animal he cannot always be relied on. Thus it was la the case of a previously good dog who wentto church at Grand liaplils. Michigan. Either from having a bad dream, or else being displeased at something said by the clergyman, this dog suddenly arose during the sermon and ran up tho aisle to the platform on the edge of which a deacon had placed tlie collection basket. Tho overturning of this sacred vessel and the emptying out of the contributions it had contained stimulated the dog to flee down Uio other aiile with a view of escaping Into the street Finding the outer door closed, however, he ran with maddened How the Twraamnt is Progressing PetrelTe 6eat Game Ct! Vote.

A very interesting departure from the regular chess is the circulation game, and a first claw specimen of the art fs now travttilng from city to city. The game in question, in wbieh eiwifct move is to Be made by a dUTcrent player, was started by Me. U. Cbadwick, of Brooklyn, wiin tne tiheme: Whitm. Bursr.

LPtoKi PtoK4. J. Kt to 3. Ht to fl 3. Sf r.

Oiwlwllc then nent Hie eame In Mr. ftellman, of BaUiniure, and Mr. tseilniaa etk foe white: 3. to Kt 5. faT of hi.

LauI, was tile nrat to plays and he took black third move, rwpuodliiK ilk: a. I'tous. Captain Mackenzie then affixed liik siznntnre fn thl record oi Die first rates, by handling whiWa iourtti move aud playiiiK: 4. to After this move the gome left sf. Lonis and moved eastward, cominK into th hmtdHof the well known W.

J. Jterry, of Beverly, wku took his turn by playing: 4. P. With fills capture the (tame came to Philadelphia and Mr. B.

sr. XWII twk while's Hfta move thimly 5. Kur. To which r. Itefchhelm, who took charge of the next move, hue just responded with 5.

to 2. This Is the position in wMeh the Rome now stands: Tt will pan around to other fii Mt cfass pfitynrH of tiwwim try, eueh of whom wiu moke one move und no more, and be bus played until a winninu advantage shall have bt en gained tin one side or the other, or else a Uruwa battle ensue. THK HmiB TOFBIf AMBTST. Showing the return gaaie in the boras tournament, between those experts, Jacob Eison and James Roberts: ft'itiTic Elsoa. Bi.Ai Roberta, 1.

to 4. Ui ti. 2. tn (i 4. to 4.

3. KttuB3. KKttoBS. 4. P.

P. 5. ntoti 3. il tuC43. fl.

Kt to B3. Caslles. 7. OostleH, Kt to 3. It tu Kt S.

Ji Co K. a. 9. Kt to 'J. to It 3.

10. flto H4. to Kt5. 11. rtoita.

BxKt. 12. Px H. toti i 13. li Kt.

Fx H. 14. Kt to Kt .7. Qto Kit 1 5. to It so.

I to 2. 111. (JtoB'i toll so. 1 7. to Kt nq.

to lit sit. 1H. 11 to KfJ. to Kt4. 10.

(J to Kt so, ti tn Kt so, 2. tl to 2. 1' to It 4. This proiutises something, but w.hite escupes with the sacrifice of a pawn. SI'.

to KB 4. RtoKtiS, 2 2. to 3. P. 2it.

to Iv a 11 to Kt 4. 24. It to KBS. tn It it. 2ft.

Kt to m. tfl 5. 2H. Kt to K13. to Kt2.

27. li to wj, to a 5. 2rt. to li to sq. The piwilion is iicpptihlc of fnrtlier plnv, hut both parties cnnctuiM that, wiih hishups on iltUVrent colors, the ultimate mailt must lie a draw, ami as a draw it was accordingly abandoned.

HOW T11CT SCORES ST A The scores now stand: Roberta, Mictioclia. ft; Klson, 6r Barrett, my, Frlester, S. Madu. lloskins, 41: NCwniari, Wells, Thompson, Huruiau, Miller, 1 Wbitton, THK Fli'TII HOUND. Play in the fifth round will be done by Elson vs.

Whit, ton, ltoborts vs. Hoskins, Micbiwlis vs. W. lUaila, Thompson vs. Miller, Priester vs.

Ilaroiuii, and Wells vs. Jicw nian. BRKSfTANO WTLI, GO OX. The BTcntanos have decided to issue the magazine another year and to even improve it in point of quality. The Murrh nnmber has been delayed we understand, on account Of some delect in the wood cuts.

PSTROFF'S 6HJAT GAMB. Next we give PetrotTs greatest game, in which occurs an astounding sacrifice of a out en WntTE Hoffman. Ht.aok Petroff. 1. Ul 4.

2. Kt to 3. Kt to 3. 3. to 4.

to li 4. 4. Pto B3. Ktto US. 6.

to 4. P. 6. Pto K5. Ktto S5.

7. toQ 5. Kt P. 8. Kt.

eh. t. to Kt 3. P. 10.

II P. Kt to 2. 11. Kt to KtS. Kt B.

12. Kl P. Castles; The irrand coup The biggest thing in chess ever done in iiussia. 13. Kt Q.

checks. 14. to K3. Pto3ch. 15.

to 6. Kt checks. 10. to 4. Kt P.

17. Kt Kt. Ktch. 18. to Kl fl.

to 4 ch. 1U. Kto Kt 4. checks. 2a to li 3.

mutes. A BA1.TIMOUE BKILI.IAN'T. A brilliant, expressly composed fur Th TrMES by W. E. Arnold, of Baltimore, next comes to view, with It3 tostelul lU'raugemeot of six men ogiuimt two: No.

224. Black. 'mm mm ''tiiVJ! MVA iw4. I'M! pfi 1 a WW WW mm Yj'Wf PtfVZ 0 WW, emu mm prf ww, ifpf ww wm mm sm Ui mA Mm Vllri'K. White to play and mate in two moves.

TUB MATKR. to 8, solving No. 222, found by Alpha, Araert cus, Anonymous, Amateur, 8. Bacrett, Henry C. Brown, Kd.

Kulon, Kli, Jacob Elson, George Goitshnll, C. K. Henderson, J. Willie Junes, J. A.

Kaiser, Amnist Krueirer, B. M. Xeitl, A. 11., Jos. Huberts.

Sufith, U. II. Slout, H. Wells, iio. Rirkenliauer, J.

Yoiiiuf. Pnllrnacher's beautiful emkitiulv, No. 223. starts with 1. lo 2, to 3: 2.

to li etc. Solved by s. It. Barrett, Henry ('. Iiruwu.

Va. ilalon, Kli, (leurge iid stmll. Dr. Flllmer, J. Willie Join's, J.

A. Kaiser. Aiurtrst Krueger, James P. fMor, Jos. Huberts, iSalilh, H.

Wells, W. H. Warwick. J. Voiiuif.

Ko. '220 aud 221 solved by 1311, B. Mossey and M. SliiHoii. Kt tu 4 wiu not solve 3u.

222. ANOTHKU critlo HY LOYD. Another three by live curio from Loyd (Xo. 225) White at 8, at fl, at li 5. Black at It sq, Kt at 4, Pawns at R2, and Kl.

3. White to play and mate In three moves. Table Talk. Every lady who presides at a table is interested to know how she can depend upon having things come upon the table as she would like them. How often are remarks like this made: Thti it just viy fait: when I especially want a.

nice thing, mnnchum or other, it turns out poor A lady, expects company for ten. She orders, for instance, biscuits, snd they are brought to the table heavy and indigestible. How many housekeepers can testify to mortification as well as disappointment, under such circumstances! It may not, however, have occurred to them, that It is not always the "cook's fault. Your biscuits, cakes, potrpies, puddings, cannot be raised with earth or worthless substitutes, and it becomes your own fault when you permit any linking Powder to come into your kitchen about which you know absolutely nothing as to its purity or heatthf'ulncss. Tlie market is flooded with "low priced" BukingPow dcrs, gotten up to make an unjust profit by unscrupulous manufacturers anil dealers, and it is worthy the attention of all housekeepers to note there is at least one brand of Baking Powder distinctly sold upon its merits, and which can be relied upon for uniform strength and purity.

The Royal Buking Powder, now known almost the world ovel as a standard article, lias stood the test of nearly a quarter of a century, and its friends uniting the ladies are legion. A CELEBRATED lecturer, upon bcinir complimented for the clearness of his voice, remarked: Why, nothing is easier! All you've got to do is to use fines' Hynip of Tar, Wild Cherry aud Hoar hound." Aiixvr. Absolutely Pure. Thin nnwilor norrr VnHps. A mwvot of iMirlfv.

Rtrt'MKth hikI whilitw)iiicui'HH, Mure minothlriu lima flip ordinary kliuls, mxl rati not ho ooM tit conipHttinn with th multltmH of tow tvnt, n)mrt weight, tuiuu or phosyhatP powtliTM. ttotdonJi in can, HOY AL BAK1XO POWKKKIU. New York. MUSICAL BOXES Wehavs some of th Finest Quality, only I arge and Medium Hlr.es, yet In stock. Wishing to close out the entire stock before closing lor the umiii, we makt great reductions.

Call, examine and gel prices, C. GAUTSCHI Manufacturers, CBOIX tan UENKVB, MWITSKKLAND Salesrooms, 1020 Chestnut St. A Park Appointment That Causes Dissatisfaction in the Commission. For several days past a rumor has been cup rent to the effect that there was some dissatisfaction in the Fark Commission, or rather in the committee on superintendence, over what has been termed the dragging of politics into tho It appears that the committee on superintendence gave, public "notice that they would reeeive applications from parties desiring to lease the new boat house, the lease to be for one year and to be subject to certain restrictions, as to the number of boats to bo kept for the service of the public, the price to be charged per hour and such other details as would insure the carrying out of the object for which the house was erected. The applicants who responded to the notica were Kllis Ward, the well known oarsman George Popp, who is also well known to Schuylkill boating people; M.

Hopper, vice president of the Giraid College Alumni Association, and Martin Hurke, an Eighteenth ward resident. The committee having charge of the matter of leasing the boat house consisted of Messrs. Mc Manes, Wolbert, Dixey, Les.Bo.ker, Reinak and Phillips. Tho applicants were all required to come before he committee with credent ials from responsible citizens and also to undergo some verbal examination as to theirmoaiisand ability for carrying out the terms of the contract. After they had all been heard Mr.

Boker and Mr. Re mak favored Kllis Ward, Mr. Phillips, president of tho Park Commission and member ex officio of the committee, favored George Popp and Mr. Lex favored Mr. Hopper's claims, whilo Messrs.

McManes, Wolbert and Dixey favored Martin Burke. When tho matter canio to be voted upon Burke was chosen by a majority of one, Henry M. Phillips voting with Messrs. McManes, Wolbert and Dixey. The choice of Hurke was a surprise to Messrs.

linker and Itemak, who afterward said they would have been much better satisfied if cither of tho other three had been chosen. Burke had also been strongly pressed for the position by A. S. L. Shields, president of tho Republican city After the meeting was over Messrs.

Boker and Reniak, it is said, questioned Mr. Phillips as to his reasons for supporting Burke, and his reply was, according to one of the members of the committee, that he had been asked by Mr. McManes to vote for Burke provided he could not get enough votes for Popp and that lie had promised. "The thing," said Mr. Reinak yesterday," had evidently been preconcerted.

Both Mr. Boker and myself, and I think Mr. Phillips and Mr. Lex, would have preterred to have seen either of the other threa chosen. After the meeting I met Mr.

Wolbert on the street and he apologized to me for voting against my man and said his reason for voting for Mr. Burke was that Mr. McManes had asked him to do so as a personal favor and he had given him his promise." "The matter is very simple," said Mr. Boker. "Mr.

Burke was elected because he was Mr. McManes' man. Wo always try to keep politics out of tho Commission, but sometimes it appears in somo way or other to get in in spite of us. I must say, however, that since Mr. Burke has been chosen as the tenant I have had a talk with him and have been more favorably impressed by him than I was when I first saw him." Mr.

Lex said ho. had heard it said that Mr. Burke was Mr. Btnnm' man and had gathered further that her watt a man of some political in' flueuce up town. PAKISIAX NOVELTIES.

Spring Fashions in iEstlietio Robes, Wonderful Costumes and Graceful Wraps. From the Now York Universal Fashion Journal. It is a notorious fact that the most celebrated European artists create designs of and effect certain color combinations in costumes which arc specially intended for American trade, and surely they have for years successfully catered to the taste of certain society classes in New York and New Orleans but so soon as the merchants of Philadelphia became direct importers of manufactured garments it was observed that exclusive models and special colors were ordered for that city, whore, although most unique styles and the newest hues are generally accepted, still tho Quaker element asserts itself in most lashionablo circles by tho restrictions and limitations iu extreme styles and the subduing of brilliant colors by the delicate shadings, as in pink softened with dovo tints, blue with pearl or smoke, amber with bronze and cardinal with myrtle green. Indeed, every rich defined color is subjected to the neutralizing effect of having tho tinge of another hue over it. The first grand opening of the season's novelties occurred in Philadelphia a day in advance of any prominent exhibition in New York, and a more brilliant display than it was cannot easily be imagined.

In the two cities, only one representative house has a room for the correct exhibition of evening aud reception toilettes, that is by gas, or rather artificial light Arnold Constable New York, and Sharpless Sons in Philadelphia. In the crimson tapestried, brilliant illuminated room of the latter establishment, over fifty Parisian costumes were artistically arranged, and among them were gorgeous and exquisite gems, from such celebrities as Worth, Felix, Dusuzeau, Hautcnaar aud Grange AMagontics. A Cat as a Salamander. From the Atlnnta Constitution. An eye witness tells the Constitution a most curious story of the burning of Mrs.

A. J. Howell's residence dny before yesterday in tiwinnett county. When Mrs. Howell left the house the day of the fire she locked a valued and plethoric cat in the house.

When the fire came this was the only living being in the house. When the fire was over it was supposed that the cat had, of course, been burned tu ilealli, when suddenly she emerged from the second story flue of the chimney badly singed, but still in the ring. She jumped from the Hue into the bed of hot ashes, uttered a fearful squawk and flew into the woods, She has since been seen, and is as well as conld lie expected, having fcutl'ered no serious injury. Persons who saw the lire say the flames swept through the chimney to a height of ten feet above the opening, and thut the brinks wereintensely heated clear to the outside. The question is how did she stand the rueket." Forty Snow in Two Canyons.

From the San Francisco Chronicle. On the 15tliin.st. a snow slido occurred in Lake canon.burying many peraoiis.fnnr of whom were killed. These bodies were recovered and left on the snow, and were again buried by another slide the following night. Between Inst Wednesday and Saturday more than forty snow slides occurred In lake anil Mill creek Christian llubletzol was buried beneath eight feet of snow for nineteen hours.

He whs exhumed and found to ho ktill alive, but there is faint hope of his recovery. At Tioga dis trirt a snow slide buried twentv iine persona. All were dug out, but sevenil are fatally injured. At Mill creek a snow slide covered up ten people, five of whom died. The storm impedrd all travel.

The stiife from Hawthorne to ltoilic, a distance of thirty eight miles, was thirty six hours on the mad, and the stauc from ltriigi'Kirt to lUidie. was six hours making the lust ImlliuUc into town. Congressman Ward's Vote Indorsed. From the Deluware County Republican. As there are very many reasons, in an international and humanitarian sense, why one class of Immigrants should not be excluded from the presumed benefits that the American Republic In its widespread invitation to nil iilliinls, it is no wonder that the far sighted.

luUdltyuul and useful member from this district where, time out of mind, the question of huinun rights has biien more powerful than thut of base expediency lin recorded bis vote in the negative. That Mr. Ward was entirely right iu voting uguiiut this iniquitous bill none will dispute. SclfMice and IUdigiou. What evidence lies round about The soul in lis eternal inra With Doiiht? For snmetimm prying Doubt Would thrust bis lingers iu the scars Count every nnll hole, touch tho wound Made In the body; ere he heed Tlie words of witnesses around This is tho very Lord indeed Facts keep our mounting fnilh In awe; Linked by stern sciences they sit, And rather lean upon Ihe law Tliuu on tlie hand that lasbiomid it Small com fort omnia from gathered weeds, Or sums of years, or cloven stones, Or nil the dry material creeds That siithcr round the mammoth's bones, Tlie Soul, not blindly, but with eves Tlmt search through darkness Air tho day, Looks round tho circle of the skies From the dim windows of the clay, She a stianite, uncertain light, Perhaps the dawn of tiny to come; She questions Science, on her lieluht, Jtut the proud Sybil mouth Is dumb.

Bhe can but loose her offspring, Doubt, t'pon the Soul, to mend her cause, And haunt the spirit lu and out, And pralu of matter and its laws. Let (Mencc and her sceptic child Walk humbly ninomtst earthly things; For all heaven's whiteness in drilled When beaten with her dusty wings. Give Science nil thnt she perceives. Nor let her pride by thnt be blown; For what the dullest soul believes in more of worth than all Hint's known. timryt U.

Boker. A Sharp Attack. The Inrgcst Ink house in the world (Thsddens Davids Co.) Is at l'J7 William street, New York, and Mr. ueorge uiivini wu lnuoireu to employ nt. Jacobs (ill In seeking relief from the pangs of rheu.

malic soot, a diaeami which be inherited, mid which at times proves very troublesome. He linn used lha remedy with very great natlsfacUou, Indeed, it relieved III in in twenty four noun after commencing to apply It of a pretty sharp atuick of his hereditary foe. lie was, therefore, disposed to think kindly of ft as an extremely elnum'luiis liniment. Mr. Davids further stated that St.

Jacobs Oil had boon used by members of his family for neuralgia, and in one oara lor lb mumps, with the most gratifying results. Gathering All Sorts of Useless Things, From Tin Cans to Autographs. From the Providence Journal. It was born withm main to collect something and this something's usualljnet money. Bvery boy has been through the various collection manias as he endured the dilTereut ailments known to childhood.

None were fatal, except to time and money. Some of these things collected have been classed under tho head of "rubbish." But this is met and disproved by the statement tliat whatever adds to man's happiness is not rnbbisli. There was a man well known in this city who collected tin boilers. His plea was that they would come in play some time. He did not live long cnongh to see the old boilers made useful.

Collectors of autographs still worry public men and women, but with less aeal, 'tis said, than flvo and ten years ago. Some persons collect monograms, all with paste to go iu a book. Others collect trademarks and devices of various kiuds. Heraldry has some devotees. Budge collectors form new species of the same genera.

all of silk, some must have, and others will take any the market affords. Medals belong to coins properly and with them aro classed. Hair albums are among the new (to some persons) freaks and fancies. Single hairs or locks of noted men and women are pinned en the album page and labeled. A hair from the head of George Washington and one from that of Henry (Jlay are found iu an album in this city.

It is hardly worth space to mention that young men of more or less intelligence are collecting hair pins, putting them in a book and labeling them with the wearer's name. But that has its advantages. It keeps fools out of worse employment. The quilt piece search goes on still, and the card mania is not dead. Old or new post stamps are in demand still.

A Waterspout on Virginia Mountain. From the Martinsville HernM. A gentleman from Patrick reports a waterspout, Sunday afternoon last, in the Peters creek neighborhood. A great volume of ater, accompanied by wind, thunder aud lightning, came roaring down the mountain side with terrific force, and spreading desolation in its track. K) witnesses say the scene was one of awnil sublimity people rushed from their houses iu dread apprehension, and stood terror stricken as the dense column of water rapidly advanced aud spent itself in the valley below.

Trees uprooted, fences torn to pieces and scattered, aud scenes ot great desolation marked its pathway. Fortunately there was not dwelling in its line of progress, nnd only one barn, which was swept awuy, together with six head of cattle, a distance of two hundred yards and lodged in a drift made by the rushing water. A Professional Butterfly Catcher. From the Hamilton Journal. Louis Bollsbon, a young French gentleman, a resident of Hamilton, and an artist, devotes some of his spare time quite profitably to catching butterflies; these he sells to.

correspondents at New York, Philadelphia, Boston and other Northern cities, and occasionally he makes a shipment to London and Paris. Those he ships across the waters are packed in sawdust. The average price paid by his correspondents is about five cents each though rare specimens bring much more, some of a very rare species thut grow only in Spam, being valued as high as forty dollars a pair. Uist year he realized eighty dollars or more from his sales, aud he expects to got twelve dollars for his catch of last Monday. The great difficulty in the way of making the business very profitable is the limited demand.

Some of the Anli Chlnese Sentiment. To the Editor of Tub Trans: What riht have you to presume to advise Arthur to veto the Chineso bill you pretend to voice the sentiment of the People not the bosses you are A contcmpttible foe you are advising the President to make himself odious to the working people of tho whole Country and If he is fool ennttirh to cut off all his chances of being again elected you would bo the first to crow over it you abuse him when he is right as well as when he is wrong if you are not as mean as you ore maliguaut you will this opiuiou of Philadelphia, March M. Kim Malokb. Mice Build a Costly Nest From the Madison Democrat. Joseph Kilia, a wealthy farmer residing in the town of Carlton, secreted five hundred dollars in currency in his cellar.and the micegotat it nnd destroyed it, using the costly pn for making their nests.

Kiha became insane ut the loss of his money and died yesterday. ALL, FOOLS' DAY JOKES Not im egotist Pa," asked little Johnny, what does the teacher mean by saying that I must have inherited my bad temper?" "She meant, Johnny, that you are your mother's own boy." Boa tun Transcribe The poetical and the practical Sentimental diner: Eat a fark I Partake of oue of the quiring songsters at heaven's gate I would as soon eat iv hyuiul" Practical friend: as, nevertouch small birds they all feed on worms. "funny Fulks. Modesty: "Do you pretend to have as good a Judgment as I have?" exclaimed an enraged wife to her husbaniL Well, no," he replied slowly, "onr choice of partners for life shows tliat my Judgment is not to be compared with yours." Bunion Trmucript. An unprofitable bid: "I understand that Brown is in trouble," said Smithson.

Yes," replied Fogg. Brown was at the auction shop the other day. They had a silver pitcher, and Brown offered to take it ottered to take it for nuthing, you know. Well, the Sheriff took him up. That's lilV'Uoetua Transcript.

A new agony: It is quite the proper idea for a young lady to paint a bunch of pansies on a fresh laid egg and forward it by special messenger to her best gentleman friend. Thissignities Pa is hatching another scheme against you. Come 'over the garden wall this evening." The interest now begins. Acta Haven Kajitter. Had met before: The fashion of giving balls at public places lias its advantages, but it ought to make one careful.

At the Kensington Vestry Hall, lately, a young daudy accosted a gentleman who was standing near the I think I have met you before several limes a. Probably, sir," he replied I'm (JuiUer's head waiter." London Truth. Earned the dime: "Well, my little man, aren't you barefoot rather early this season said a benevolent gentleman to a New Haven youngster this morning, "(juess not. Wuss born barefoot, 1 wuz." "1 declare, so you whs; so you was. What a pity; what pitv.

Well, Nature Is unkind to the poor, really," und he gave the youngster a dime to atone fi ir the neglect of the mother of us all." llaxcn A crocodile outdone: A crocodile stole a bnbyoncc in the days when animals could talk and was nbotft to make a dinnerof it. The poor mother begged piteoiisly Sir her ehild. "Tell me one truth," said the crocodile, "and you shall have your baby auuin." The grief stricken raotlier thought lor a moment nnd then said, between her sobs: I shall buy a new bonnet next spring." Take the baby," said the alligator, clubbing himself as be spake, 1 am not fly enough for you." Chuxigo Tribwit. Saved: Isn't it delightful, Horace, to think of the awakening of nature, after her long sleep 1 A few weeks ngo and nil was buried beneath tlie cold, while blanket of winter, and the frost kiug held the life giving snp of the trees and flowers In his mighty grip. Now ull is chnngeiL The sun, with Its pene trntlng rays, revivifies the kiim dormant principles of growth, and In short time a tew days at most the earth will be clad in her spring suit of green, beautifully figured with dandelions and daisies." "Ull, Almira said he, as he looked Into her eyes a look of wrapt admiration, "if I thought you would always sling English like that I'd I'd hut then you might turn your language batteries on me." A moment more he would have been lost, but his guardian angel did not forsake him.

Xtw Haven Rtgiiter, A Troiitinc Idyt "I go a ilshliig." Joint xxL, 3 A Hue, A hook, A rod, A brook, A man absorbed in fishing i A east, A bite, A trontf" "You're right: For this I have been, wishing." In camp To lie, With trout To fry, Farewell to cares and sadness! No care, No strife In such A life, What health aud rest and gladness I Then coma With ma, Away We 11 flee, And spend a month together, lly stream And lake My trout Weil take. And sleep in stormy weather. Vambrulgt Trttnint. Own COI.D is sometimes contracted on ton of another, the accompanying cough becoming settled and confirmed, and the lungs so strained and racked that the production of tubercles frequently follows. Many exfstlngcnsesot pulmonary disease can be thus acouunted for, and yet how many others are now carelessly allowing themselves to drift through the preliminary symptoms, controlled by the fnu.il policy of allowing a void to take cam ef Itself I On tlie Unit Intimation of a cough or cold, or any throat or lung trouble, resort promptly to Dr.

Jayne's Expectorant, a safe curative of long established reputation, and you may avoid the ooiumiueuaos of tuna, dangerous toiiUng. uVo WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5 TRIMMED FINE FLOWERS, RIBBONS, SILKS, LACES, LADIES WHO DID NOT EBCEIVB OTJB OPENING CARD ARE MOST CORDIALLY INVITED. MARKS BROS Leading Millinery and White Goods House, 108 1 14 NORTH EIGHTH FOR $20. Our lin of New and Elegant Styles for SPRING SUITS, juss opened, exceed any thing we bave offered for $20. Made to order and guaranteed to fit.

FOR $5. The Handsomest Selection of SPRING TROUSERINGS In all the New Patterns and Colorings. Call and examine early before the assortment Is broken. FOR $6.50. A large range of ENGLISH WORSTED HAIR LINES and FINE STRIPES that are acknowledged by the trade to be the Greatest Eargains ever offered of the) kind in Philadelphia.

Samples freely given for comparison. GEO. A. CASTOR Co. 730 4 732 CHESTNUT ST.

COitSEit 09 EIUIITH. ROSENBAUM Co. 205 N. EIGHTH. Easter Cards DISCOUNT TO Sl'SDAY 3CUOOU.

NEW GOODS. We have lu store Etejgant New Designs ot the following soo4: CORNICES, CURTAIN POLES, EBONIZED FRAMES, PLUSH FRAMES, ENGRAVINGS, PLAQUES. Prices re about Forty Per Cent, below last Season. ROSENBAUM 6 CO 208 N. EIGHTH ST.

THE SUCCESS OF THE SEASON IS THE NEW SHAPE GENTS' SHOE At $5.50. FORTY PAIRS SOLD YESTERDAY P. M. They are made of one continuous piece of Fine Fiench Calfskin, from toe to heel. No side seams.

The diamond tip over the toe extends on each side In graceful curves to the centre of the shoe. The hooks for lacing fasten to narrow strips of Patent Leather on uppers of Invisible green or very dark brown cloth. The toe Is pointed and the heel broad, flat and comfortable. We have every size and width. HALLAHAN'S 35 and 37 NORTH EIGHTH STREET SECOND EDITION NOW READY.

Mrs. MAYBURN'S TWINS J5y JOHN HAMJERTOX, Author of 1IELE1TS BAB IKS." Price 30c. In Paper, or $1 In Cloth. Mils. MAVni'RN'H TWINS III mnl by ovit mother Hiit! Iiv every futlirr, uml no fmtiily MuniM 1 without a enp'y of It, mid no family will iilter merit bueimiD known.

Jfrn. 7iWim Ah mU Tty att RnnktrUfrt an4 at alt mJ iitMbirU muifor mir ln T. It. TETKKSON BROTHERS aetl t'hntaat Htrrvl, PhUaaslphla, Pa. Who will md ooplH to any ou on noolpt yf prhi HaMonMs thrown in by force the hole must have been concealed by the hurdle, supported on sticks and I hidden with the rice hnsks that strewed all the Hour.

And there, as the friends pa sscd through I. t.ii.,0.. on things most difficult to understand, the earth must have given way under Don Virgilio, and suddenly have let him down into the oubliette. Count Alessandro Faella was immediately imprisoned, despite the most passionate protestations of innocence. Ho was indicted on two counts forgery of the bills of exchange and wilful murder.

IN ISGKMOUS. DEFENSE. The lino of defense was complicated and daring. Faella declared that while at his villa at Foliguo he had received an anonymous letter telling him that the corpse of Costa had been thrown into his Well at Iuiola, and that finding this to bo true he had buried it there out of fear, and lest ho should be considered an accomplice. IIo declared that Come torn papers fonnd in his basket, which corresponded with a torn page In the singular pamphlet sent to Bianchi, were not of his writing, and had been placed there with intent to do him barm.

He pronounced the wholo accusation an an i lice to destroy him, devised by the really guilty parties, and protested that the bills of exchange were genuine. Tho trial began on the 1st of February, Count Faella being too ill to attend personally. From the first it was evident that all the defense could do was to gain time, and in tho attempt it proved that, although the Fnglish may have classified ob Struction the thing itself is perfectly well known abroad. Most of the witnesses for the defense hroko down in their statements or expressly rejected them on better understanding the case. The evidence for the prosecutiou included Gnir uxH'rts of handwriting and one hundred and two of the persons most highly considered in Imola and Bologna.

It was proved that Faella had forged no less than twenty three bills of exchange for Very large amounts and, as far as an intention can be proven, it became clear that the trap which so successfully caught Don Virgilio wan baited for another victim a friend and creditor of i'aella's, named A 1 pi. But Faella to tho last maintained his Innocence; proof alter proof only made his protestations of honor and purity of purpose grow the louder but even ho perceived the game waH lost. Ono day, when tho trial was very arly at an end, tho Contessa Faella went to see her husband in prison. The next morning they could not waku him, ho was dead and though a rumor was set ntlout that tho strain on his heart had finally killed him it is generally i believed that be died by poison. Material for 4.

a vowel; 2, quick; 3, a month; 4, to fasten 5, a consonant. Material for 51, a consonant; 2, the name of a reptile 3, plural of aword much used 4, tlie whole; 5, a letter. 6. Material Flrrt upright, applied to a day of this month second upright, what the day Is cross, the real name of the boy who composed the pmczlc. 7.

Theodore L. Zcpp's anagram "Ah, lead, Philip." ASSWERS TO PUZZLES. The answer to No. 1 of last week is Here ward, the Last of the English." It was solved correctly by a Wilkins, J. E.

Cotter, F. W. C. and Puzzler, of Philadelphia, and Nemo, of Trenton. The answer to No.

2 is: "Philadelphia and Beading Bailroad Goweu, President." Correct solutions wore made by Theodore L. Zepp (who also solved 3 and 41, Jacob White, lioscbud, Harry Dodd and 8. Wilkins, of Philadelphia; Nemo, of Trenton; Robert Hill, of Chester, and E. C. of (Jermnntown.

Tho answer to No. 3 is "Minneapolis" and to No. 4 "Oscbij Wilde." These, as well as 6, 6 and 7, were solved by 9. Eosebud, Bessie Green, Fred Schwartz, Harry and Puzzler, of Philadelphia, and 1L 11., of Chester. B.

ft. hSb BAA QUILT GASPS ELL APS T. I 8 LOSS RUIN I 8 I I I (i Julia F. Dowllng, of Philadelphia, found the correct answer for the cross. Punlcs of tho preceding week: were solved by May Ulading, T.

h. Zepp, J. (. G. and E.

C. F. Good puzsloa wen received from Cicero and Bosebud, Ronm and blooming health in TTop Bitters, and no family can aflbrd to be without them. Adver. The Dull Hoy and the Bad Hoy.

From the Norwich Bulletin. Iu a country school not far distant from Korwich was a half witted pupil, who, though a very poor reader, was obliged to read his juwhaku of Scripture during the exercises preceding the opening prayer. Behind him ml a brighter kid, lu whom lie placed great confidence a helper when he wrestled With a new verse. One pleasant morning a verse In job rending "And (toil KtnoUi Job with sore fell to the half itted lull lot. The bright boy helped him, ntid tin delivered It Hum, to the axlonlstied school: "And ah 'lixlnhahiitnh Job all wlth nh four ah bull nh The ntiouiieement created tho wildest tumult, and while the wlrnnl wns convulned the bright lad whispered to the render: "Thai was an hnlglily heavy elm rue, 'want' it 7" Order had no onner neen restnrcn man me reaner.

parrot lino, nil the query to the tencher: "That wiw almighty heavy charge, 'wan t' It?" tad order could not be reaWired again that morning long enough for (Ho wual deroUvui, i..