St. Louis Post-Dispatch
January 1, 1884

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> & * — „„ „ ST. LOUIS, , TURSDA\ WILL NOT BE OPEN To-Morrow, Wednesday, Great Bargains MARK-DOWN Lots of SUITS. AND OVERCOATS TO-DAY. in Our B THE GOLDEN S. W. COR. FIFTH AND PINE. DANIEL C. YOUNG 7 1 70 J i Mi 45 =— OAK __— 1 N | RNS =} 2 — 2 2 AND TINNERS STOCK OF ALL KINDS EXCELSIOR MANUFACTURING CO co — — — . — — 1 — en eS — — — STANDARD PRINTS: AT A LOW PRICE: WE ARE SHOWING ne eee — Buildin ing us to call and settle, funds to commence rebuilding. H. L. NIEDRINGHAUS, DECORATE and beautify your homes. Our Skillful Artists can make them cheerful and bright for the Holiday Season. YOUR WALLS CHAS, NIEDRINGHAUS, should be adorned with a selection exclusively our own. Wa Weather Strips a Specialty. Beet. ater hese ye me ws OF THH SEASON. DAML C. DAVIS & CO. FIFTH AND WASHINCTON INGTON AV. TO THE PUBLIC! Owing to the total destruction of our on Franklin Av.,we beg to in- form the Public that we have rented, temporarily, the stores 810 and 812 North Sixth St., where we will be pleased to re- ceive the favors of all our friends and customers. Also we request all parties ow- stock of novelties in Gold and Embossed Paper Hangings, among them many beautiful and artistic styles and designs Chas. Dauernheim, 214 NORTH FIFTH STREET. ——— —— — — — — — — | ALEXANDER’S DRUG STORE N. W. Cor. Fifth and Olive Streets. ; 7 > ** : EAGLE, Manager. 2 N —ů— a >

od * ny 2 — * 2 | at, 1887 wire Be er * 2 1 rin detail as they would have desired. | would report that the assets Me; 7. us shown by the ae from the of the holding securi or collaterals 8, as well as the actual count 5 h securities as are in the possession of are as follows: ASSETS. , ‘ „ assets of the Oregon Railway and ‘Company are 152,027 shares, | Pacific Railroad Company pre- Y 153, 700, Northern Pacific Railroad ny common 147,934, Wisconsin Cen- pilroad stock 187,142, Milwaukee and } Winnebago Railroad preferred 2,775, kee and ‘Lake Winnebago common gon and California Railway stock i 150, Oregon and California Raili- Rock common 400, Oregon Iron and ac 2 dompany 1,500, Orégon and California ay Company’s second mortgage bonds 100,000 lands earned and other estate as per ledger $236,363 53, Improvement Company, $5,428 53; Sound Railroad, under construction jot bended, $421,022 42; Northern Pa- aiiroad Company, balance of account, 0,206 06. Cash, $195,927 52. 1 LIABILITIES. ff 5 the liabilities of the company from t sources of the committee’s hands are wn to be, viz: Bills payable, $10,562,- g eredited vouchers, as reported by treas- » $396, 733 33: Oregon Railway and Navi- Company. $48,895 41. 15 THE COMMITTEE ARE INFORMED the bends yet to be re- from branch lines will meet the ements for construction. Your com- mittee nave deemed it proper to state the as- sets at their face or share value, not consid- within their province or desire to af- et values which are constantly liable fustuations. On closing the report the committee desire to express their apprecia- tion Of the readiness on the part of the of- employes of the company to facili- much as lay in their power the work = to the committee. ] E. P. FABBRI, „Wu. ENDICOTT, IR. R. G. RoLsTon, 1 ** York, December 31. 1883.“ Ur. Fabbri was met by a reporter as he through the hall to be at home be- midnight. „Have you taken any action to recover property from Mr. Villard?” was asked. No. Not that I know of,” he responded, us to get away. 5 en, has Mr. Villard transferred his to the company?“ an’t say anything about that; the re- % shows all,“ and he darted down the and was gone. MR. JAY GOULD was at his residence on Fifth avenue and Forty-seventh street yesterday, but as he was suffering somewhat trom a cold. which affected his throat, he would not see any one. A correspondent of the Post-DIsPpaTcnH, however, ascertained from Mr. George J. Gould that his fatner’s condition was not serious. In fact,“ said he, “my father sim- ply hasa slight attack of cold, contracted some time last week, which somewhat inter- feres with his swallowing, but otherwise he is all right.“ “How long has he been confined to the boucre’” asked the reporter. He did not go down town on Saturday on account of the inclemency of tne weather. but he expects to be at his place of business again on Wednesday if the weather is pro- pitious. HE IS UP AND AROUND the house all day, and so far from his voice being affected he talked to me throngh the telephone to-day. He merely remains in the house as a measure of precaution. What do you think of the resignation of Mr. Villard from the presidency of * Northern Pacific?“ “The fact is I have not drawn any conclusions other than that Mr. Villard was trozen out by several others who are heavily interested in the property.” „Who do you think will be the probable successor of Mr. Villard?” “It looks as if Mr. Billings, the former president, would be the next to take.the turn the wheel. He holds the majority of the stock, and unless his health 8 his ac- . he will be the man.“ “Is Mr. Gould interested in Nee Pacific to any extent? No. Neither one way nor the other. HE DOES NOT HOLD a dollars worth of the stock.” “What does your-fatner think of the pres- ent stock market?” He says stocks are too cheap and that the bottom prices have been reached. There has deen a very bearish movement of late, and especially to-day in many of the leading stocks. Missouri Pacific has had a big fall, and several of the other roads have suffered heavily.” There was a report current that your fath- er has been a heavy loser during the present ‘bear’ movement. Is there any truth in the rumor?” “There is mo foundation for are always, as the statement. you know, vague in the air concern- ing moneyed men, and especially has this been so about us, but it is always well to making her length over all 250 feet, which I believe is the longest yacht afloat.” * Wat speed is it supposed can be ‘gotten out of her in her remodeled state?’ . “I should say about eighteen e knots an hour, and possibly more than that under favorable circumstances,” . Where does the Atalanta expect to course in the spring?“ “That is a question which we cannot at present answer, as our plans for that time have not yet been perfectéd; but it is not likely we shall go far from the coast of Florida.“ A MISSING SALESMAN. The Employers of Leon Cronson Want Him. By Telegraph to the Post-Dispatch. New Tonk, January 1.—Goldsmith & Kuhn, diamond merchants, of Nos, 33 and 35 John street, offer a reward of $5,000 for the capture of Leon Cronson, a traveler, whe has not been seen by his employers since November 6, At that time Herman Gold- smith,the senior partner, was in Europe, and Adolph Kuhn, the junior partner, sent Cronson upon the road with a stock worth $30,000. On the llth of Noveuber Cronson wrote from Albany and received $5,009 worth of additional stock. He went westward on the Central Railroad to Buffalo, stopping to make sales at intermediate points. The firm wrote to him at Buffalo, asking for remit- tances, but Cronson answered on November 22d that the customers were short of cash and would send money in a few days. From Buffalo the errant salesman went to Toledo, Cleveland, Chicago, Detroit and Milwau- kee. HE WROTE FROM CHICAGO on December 1, still saying that sales were brisk, but buyers dilatoryin paying. Hav- ing visited St. Paul, Council Bluffs, Minne- apolis, St. Joe and Atchison, Cronson wrote to his employers from Lincoln, Neb., on De- cember 11. Another undated letter from Kansas City, supposed to have been writien about December 15, followed, and since then the firm have heard nothing from their traveler. They sent a letter to Kansas City, but it returned with the formal announce- ment that the person addressed could not be found. Cronson's father is in the cigar business at No. 52 Allen street, and lives at No. 143 Clinton street. The missing man’s wife lives with her father-in-law. It is said that she and her husband are not on truly conjugal terms. Goldsmith & Kuhn em- ployed a private detective to visit Cronson’s relatives to learn when they had LAST HEARD FROM HIM. They said that his last letter was dated De- cember 15. A salesman for another diamond house said that he saw Cronson with a woman in Detroit on the outward trip. Cronson is a native of Poland, and is*30 -years old. He bas been with Goldsmith & Kuhn abéut two years. He was educated in Berlin, and spoke half a dozen languages fluently. In person he was about 5 feet 8 inches high, broad shouldered and thin in the flanks. He had a fair complexion, curi- ing blonde hair, gray eyes, high cheek bones and sunken cheeks, whose contour is hidden by bushy, reddish whiskers. In the absence of all information the firm do not know whether Cronson has robbed them or been foully dealt with. Mr. Goldsmith called at police headquarters yesterday and stated the facts to Inspector Byrnes. (POSTAL TELEGRAPH. Reorganization of the Company and Klection of Officers. By Telegraph to the Post-Dispatch. New YORK, January 1.—A meeting of the stockholders of the Postal Telegraph and Cable Company was held on the 28th inst., and the following directors for the ensuing year were elected: Jonn W. Mackay of Virginia City, Nevada; Henry Cummins, H. L. Horton, Henry Resener and George S. Coe of New York; Gen. George W. Cass of Pittsburg: William K. Soutter and George S. Hart of New York; Allanson W. Beard of Boston; Ferdinand W. Peck and E. L. Gillette of Chicago; Hector De Castro, Paris, France; and David B. Davidson of New York. These delegates held a meet- ing yesterday and elected the following of- ficers: John W. Mackay, president; Geo. S. Coe, vice-president; Henry Cummins, second vice-president and general manager ; H. L. Horton, treasurer; Geo. R. William- son, secretary and auditor; Wm. H. Fair- banks, superintendent of construetion. This com yletes the reorganization of the POSTAL TELEGRAPH COMPANY, which is now operating its line to Chicago and has just completed pole lines to Wash- ington via Philadelphia and Baltimore, and from Chicago to St. Louis, and from Buffalo through the oil regions to Pittsburg, and from Fostoria to Toledo. The wires are being rapidly strung on these new lines, and they will be opened for public business about the middie of February next. Committee on Military Affairs, WASHINGTON, January 1.—There wasa meeting ofjthe House Committee on Allitary Affairs this morning. Gen. Siocum was authorized to report to the House favorably the Fitz John Porter bill, which passed the Senate at the last Congress. The committee also decided to report favorably on the House resolution calling for information from the War Department 1861, and 1877 to 1881. resolution was to asce discipline had taken place inthe arm to learn the causes of the — clem- 11 they sald, would again return to 1 „ RAV SPIRITUALIS: A Religious eee: ki a More Confidence Than Braing, Never Burying the Dead of Their Flock Uns less Compelied To—The Female Goblin - and Their Wild Gesticulations. Be By Telegraph to the Post-Dispatch. New York, January 1—Police French of New Lots, Long Island was notified yesterday that a man athis homein Brownsville, L. L ago, and had not yet been interrr vestigation brought to light? case of superstition. The de J. Haynes, was a member o: knowa as the faith believ. a a religious society that was first heard | 2 of in Brownsville about five years ago. Seve: 3 of the brethren, five men and tw men, settled in the town at the time mt house i} Centre street, and it was sometime before the community were aware that peo ple of the household. were Spiritualists of a new order It appears that the members of this sc Py never performed any manual labor and to the residents in the neighborhood the mam ner of their existence ea HAS BEEN A MYSTERY. ee It Is believed that money has been 3 og by them regularly from Chicago, fora large. number of letters passed through local Post Office for the faith-believers, ‘Fh house occupied by the society is a two-story frame dwelling. Within, the apartments were found to be poorly furnished, and ar entire absence of articles of ornament gav: to the room a cold, barren appearance. 1 basement is used as a meeting room, s there is little time throughout the ds evening that passers-by cannot hee sound of the inmates voices raised in - or song. To the town’s-people their mode of living seemed strar when the faith-believers to make converts to their people received them v Nevertheless they succeeded i. ning few semi-religious people to their ranks ams continued to live firm in the belief that they were under the especial care of God, to wkom they looked for food, clothing and shelter, apart from any effort of their own. About a year ago one of the women a and died, and, as they NEVER ALLOWED A PHYSICIAN 2 to prescribe for the members, it was neces: sary for the coroner to hold an inquest. The friends of the deceased member were satis- fied that the woman would be resurrected © in the course of a few weeks and demurred — * when ordered to bury the deceased, The a3 authorities finally took the bady and buried it. From that time Mr. Haynes — oe to decline until December 21, when he died, Two days subsequently the police were voit formed of his death. Justice Sherlock was notified and held an inquest, which recalled: in a verdict of death from consumption, The proper certificate was given and it a thought that the oody would be interred t oe following day. On Sunday, nine days after death, word reached the police that the boty x still remained in the care of the society. * Capt. French called at the house and was hs met by A LEADER OF THE LITTLE BAND. who said, Our brother is dead, but he 1 return again to life wben the spirit calls him Come and see how natural he looks.“ e members of the society escorted Capt. French to asleeping apartment on the s 2 ond floor, where the body lay stresched oug ~ upon a narrow cot near a bed occupied af night by a member of the believers, ; 4 body of the dead man was reduced almost to a skeleton. It was dressed in a d 15 suit and his hat was on his head aud on his feet. Mrs. Haynes, the wife of the 5 os deceased, was not about the house, and in- quiry revealed the fact that she had gone te Chicago the day before, where she would wait for her husband, who, they believed, would be able to join her during the coming week. The Society of Faith Bellevers clal’ to have received from the Spirit land a m sage informiug them that one of their n. ber would de punished by having his spirit leave his body for twenty days. This pun ae ishment, it is said, resulted from his ae DETERMINED FIGHT FOR LIFE. Bae: At the end of the period given the spirit, body and he would then be 5 , again. An undertaker, after some dif- a ficulty, induced the believers to allow a him to bury their companion. There was no church services other than the peculiar mode of worship which is daily held by the members of the household. The ignoran people living at Brownsville tell strang stories of the “crazy spiritualists,“ as the are called. About the hour of midnight, 7 lated pedestrians aver that, while bass the house, unnaturai sounds can be hear and brilliant flashes of light can be sa Minos Items.

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“ ; 3 j 89 * An 2 * n x ai 54 > heh, te st * F 7 2 * ASiLLVSCHEME. * brightest little fellow I ever saw ths it was fall of knowing trick: s smart antics would entertain wea — 22 Oe 2 t n a arta —— . : - . i ö n PERSONAL LOOKS. question “HAP: R.“ a He is one of the neatest dress- 1 ional Committee | ers in the House, was a Confederate general, The Customs Observed January 1 de Dress and Appear. and takes good care of his diftrict and the How the Caller Call, 4 people in it. 23 Every Visitor - Strange Story Vouched for by a Member of the I. R. B. ~~ THE Cn nir. Waiting on the Court of Appeals G. ing Will Not Vote for Harrigan. The two Chiefs of Police reported at Four Courts to-day as usual at the 11 o’ciock roll call, Chief Campbell, who was assigned to do patrol duty in Central District, failed time bei = 8 me being by young men w | bend before tie storm and al the 8330 thoroughbred to his best gait. Sieighing on F s 30 much of a nove vehicle on runners within the city limits will Plan to Kidnap Lord Chief-Justice Coleridge -The Southern Hotel the Place—Only the Scheme Did Not Succeed. 7 —— 1 MH, WILLIS OF KENTUCKY Some Embarrassments Which r „ ‘Lawyers, Messrs. 0 cke | the chairman of the Committee on Rivers : : ae cod Bind 8 ee 2 and Harbors, interests every one, for every] Must be Prepared to 8 or 2 38 5 No Wine 7— The Dude's Dilemma Day ee pew year yagi one is intérested in the improvement of ; Pag con Randall. He is a rather small, A St rather quiet, rather young, rather well- dressed and rather bald Democrat, who sel- dom says anything in the House unless he has something to say, a quality not pos- sessed by all Congressmen. His special to p- ies are civil service reform, education for the masses, and proper legislation for the whisky ana tobacco interests, of which he has a very largeconstituency. He has never exhibited any special weakness for river and harbor affairs except as they affected his district, but he is a hard worker and a man of liberal ideas, He is pretty sure to make a good man for the place. He expects @ great deal of verv bard work in his posi- tion and he will get it, too. RANDOLPH TUCKER, of the Judiciary Committee, impresses you as one of the ablest men on the Democratic side. He is 60 years old, tall, straight, good looking, a fine lawyer, a briillant orator, a good story teller, a gentleman, wears good clothing and gold bowed specs, and a credit as well as an ornament to his side of the House. 7 1 . 4 6 Ww ae | By Telegraph to the Post-Dispatch. >, SHIN „D. C., January 1.—The re- ma of a New York journal, that a few " peeond-rate village lawyers must not be per- tte to make a tariff platform this winter o party next year, suggests “me personalities about some Congressmen + were brought into prominence by the sup of the committees of the House. 1780 MORRISON OF ILLINOIS, irman of the Ways and Means Com- the central figure. He has the of having been the power behind n the make-up of the committees, Carlisle admits that he con- every move, all the way . .4orrison’s hand le so plainly’ m „ 2@8ult that itis evident that he the game for all it was worth. Mor- 4 ; A 1 * pale . 1 years in Congress and as long a ' in the illinois Legisiature, have failed 0 Wake anything else out of him as far as snal appearance goes. He is a brawny, niry-looking man, and you cau almost ty that you see the hayseed in his hair. is slouchy in his dress, his black broad- oh coat being, as a rule, anything bat new in appearance, and anything & compliment to the tailor wuo was nns author and finisher. He delights in a doft black hat, a slouch,“ not in the newest ‘fashion either, though to a friend who was chaffing him on it the other day he remarked that he had a good silk one at home. His wir, which is very much mixed with gray— 3 ig 58 years old—is usually very much dis- ranged, and though it is aoubtiess combed ‘roper lutervals, it seldom shows it. Lis ward is fast turning from iron gray to and there is sumetimes dandruff on ‘dy and shoulders of his coat. He has r sewing in his walk, throwing his side to side as he steps, while his eyes are usually fixed on the ditative way. He is rather approached, but can say pun- „ thin}., ad is not very choice in the se of his adjectives when he thinks the oc- éasion requires it. MR. MILLS, WHO IS SECOND ‘on the committee, is about as old as Morri- son, about as gray, except that his hair is very thin and not so coarse as Morrison’s. He sports a gray mustache. He is of lighter complexion than Morrison, and much more Volatile. He is a fier) fellow in debate, espe- ally on the tariff, and can make more noise Ob a slight tariff provocation than any man. iin the House unless it be Mr. Hurd. His |) @xtreme tariff views are shown ina recent " titterance of his that he thought the tariff on „ iron, steel and clothing ought to be all re- moved. He is perhaps a trifie neater in his personal appearance than Morrison, but can work his necktie around under his left ear » tha tariff speech three times to Morrison’s dne, On ali other matters he is reasonable, =) But the tariff is to him what a red rag is to a . COX, RANDALL AND SPRINGER May have all been described so often that ide average reader is probably familiar with ) their appearance Cox is the oldest of the trio, and the wittiest, though Springer inks he is very funny at times, and has » Bpringer is probably the neatest dresser, and, is has been remarked, seldom appears with- * Out a fresh boutonniere on his lapel. Ran- dall wears the worst clothes of the three. Mis coat and that of Morrison seem to have Hy come out of the same bag, and neither of em are often buttoned, but hang in a care- 1 less way from the shoulders. IIis smooth ~ face is lighted up by a very expressive Diack eye, which responds quickly. He does not speak often in the House, but when he does he is beard. A his remarks usually tell, too. Mr. Cox’s rks do not often have much weight, though they are usually listened to, for he is table to say something funny. Springer's ‘marks usually have about as much effect on the House as do those of a barnyard ster on the nearest Virginia hills. ant N MR. BUCKNER, ho heads the Banking and Currency Com- Mittee, would not strike the average observ- er as a financier. He looks like a farmer, > though he is, like Morrison and Mills, a vil- ) lage lawyer. He dresses—that is he wears \ Glothes—but what they are probably any- “body else could tell better than Mr. Buckner insel, for be appears to be a man who e no more attention to the matter of hing than to be sure that be has them on. Mis clothing is good enough—nothing mean * stingy about it, but is even worse than 14 forrison’s for general appearance, and cer- we tinly Morrison is sufficiently unfashionable f suit the most exacting in this line, Mr. * ekner is rather short, broad-shouldered, ther round-shouldered, and not especially ‘ etty. He does not strike you as a man on particular ability, and does not make ny special pretensions in that line aside from financial matters. He does not often speax any other topic. ge _ MR. BLAND, who heads the Committee on Coinage, | Weights and Measures, is a Missourian, too, dend looks as much like a farmer as Buckner. He is nearly as careless about his dress, and » . “by the time he is as old as Buckner will probably be quiteas much so. Hes more ne Milis in temperament, however, and is 22 noisy on the question of tariff or sil- 12 Veer dollars. Yet he is a lamb compared “) / with Mills when the tariff le up. He wears ‘brown beard, not verv well kept, all over his ae is very quiet when his favorite topics ese not under discussion, and is rather hard to be acquainted with. ae 1 Pug MR. KING, a : ebairman of the Committee on the Missis- i 2 River Improvements, is quite a young „ with a peculiar round head, which has tie appearance of being too large for his ‘Body. He is rather below medium height, ‘pat broad shouldered d well developed ph h is quite dark, some river or harbor. Paris, January 1.—Among the incidents of the anniversary services in honor of the memory of Gambetta, was the visit of about one hyndrei members of the Chamber of Deputies, and other friends of the de- ceased statesmanto his mortuary. Paul Bert delivered an address eulogistic of the patriotic aspirations of Gambetta. FERRY’S VOTING SCHEME. PARIS, January 1.—It is stated that the revision of the French constitution, as pro- posed by M. Ferry, the prime minister, chiefly aims at the abolition of the office of life senator and the restoration d. the scrutin de list system of voting. It is believed the party of the Right will support the latter proposition. — — Canada. OTTAWA, January 1.— Col. Snow, chief promoter of the European Great American and Short Line Railroad from Montreal to Cape Breton, is endeavoring to make ar- rangements with the Goverument respecting the subsidies granted the company.- It is reported that a proposal has been made to the Government to take the line, complete it, and recompense the Short Line company on all expenditures made and for the work already done. Ireland. DUBLIN, January 1.—Several bodies of Orangemen, with bands of music, are pro- ceeding to Dromore, County Down, under command of Grand Master Stewart Knox and Lord Caledon. A battery of artillery is on its way from Woolwich. Germany. BERLIN, January 1.—Ata New Year’s re- ception to-dey, the Emperor received the principal generals, headed by the Crown Prince, Prince Frederick Charles and Field Marshal Von Moltke. England. Lonpon, January 1.—Ten minor failures were reported in the iron trade in Birming- ham, There were also other small failures in the same trade elsewhere. BULLION WITHDRAWN. LONDON, January 1.—The amount of bull- ion withdrawn from the Bank of England on balance to-day is £50,000. Indications. WASHINGTON, D. C., January 1.—For the South Atlantic States, genera! rains, varia ble winds shifting to northwesterly, falling followed by rising barometer and falling temperature Wednesday morning. For Gulf States, fair weather, rising baremeter, falling temperature, freezing weather in the sugar regionc, northerly winds, For Ohio Valley and Tennessee, rain or snow, followed by clearing weather,winds generaily shifting to north, slightis colder, rising barometer. For the Upper Mississippi Valley, local snow storms, followed by cooler, clearing weather, northerly winds, rising barometer. For the Missouri Valley, fair weather, preceded by light local snow storms, slightly colder in the southern portion, northerly winds becom- ing variable, rising followed by falling bar- ometer. Generally clearing weather will revailin all districts during Wednesday. he rivera will continue falling at Cincin- nati and Louisville, and rising from Cairo to Vicksburg. Cautionary off-shore signals are ordered fur Indianoia aud Galveston. A Broken Contract. CHEYENNE, W. T., January 1.+The Union Pacific Railroad Company failing in its cogtrast with Laramie, Wyoming, to con- struct a road north from Cheyenne to the Black Hills and Montana, for which the company was to get $100,000in aid of the scheme, with twenty months to begin work, the County yesterday, by the action of its Board, abrogated the contract. The $300,- 000 of said bonds were turned over into the hands of the Cheyenne, Black Hills and Montana Company, which will commence work at once. News Year’s Day at Washington. Wasmineron, D. C., January 1.—New Year's Day opened dark and gioomy, with occasional showers, which finaily set- tled into 1 steady rain. The President's reception began at 11 o’clock, and the official programme thus far bas been carried out without a hitch or unusual incident. The families of the Cab- inet officers will receive this afternoon. Left to a School District. CLAREMONT, N., January 1.—Edward Keyes, who died in Unity, N. H., a few days ago, left tothe school district of his town $12,000, all his property except $45, which he gave fo his only daughter. Will Not Be interviewed. Kroxvug, Iowa, January 1,.~Judge Me. Crary refuses to-day to be interviewed or to make any statement concerning his reported resignation as Judge of the Eighth Judicial District. — to Death. aged 80 years, burned to death this morning — her room on East Sixteentn street. : e iF 2 3 1 New Tonk, January 1.—Anple Kelly, : in St. Louis and Elsewhere. The custom of “calling” upon New ¥ ear’s Day has become so‘ universal that the man without lady friends to whom to pay his de- volrs is left more solitary than ever on Jan- uary 1. That so few are condemned to solitude may be regarded as a healthful sign of the times. The list of ladies wuo will receive, as pub- lished in the papers, must not be taken as containing the names of all society; on the contrary, the list, twelve or fifteen columns long,and arranged with the nicest regard for the convenience of the intending caller, is only a published proof that ail womanhkKind will be glad to receive and entertain all man- kind on New Year’s Day, Neither must it be concluded that the only men bent upon observing the kindly custom of the day are those who, in dudish costume, make the rounds in coupe or carriage, witha stoek of gaudy cartes de visite concealed in some not readily accessible pocket. These are but the butterflies whose attentions mean tittle and conversation less. The caller whom every woman delights to see on New Years’ As on every day of the . year, is the man whose friendship is sincere and constant; whose attentions are a genume compliment and whose conversation is a tieat, aud such men rarely aifect evening dress andan arabesque visiting card, The dude, however, is everywhere, and while in sume houses he pushes aside every other male person about the premises, his own manners are the subject of no little merri- ment to the fair ones before whom they are displayed. Women, and especiaily young wonien, fresh from the perusal of some pre- cise book of etiquette, are fond of testing in bow far suen a caller is conforming to the ruies there laid down. EVERY TRANSGRESSION is noted and commented on, aud every lapse from urawing-room elegance becomes a fund of lauguter for many weeks aiterwards. So complex has the etiquette precribed for the New Year’s cailer become tuat it is no wonder so very few are able to conform literally to every requirement of it. This morning a young man just about to enter a stately mansion on Washington avenue where a considerable number of the fairest belles of the city were arrayed in grand tenue, was heard to murmur to his friend: “I wonder if every one of those girls will ex- pect a card.“ Before his question could be answered, the vestibule doors swung, open and the Nudian lodge-keeper was waiting for the card referred to. One wasthe number which each youth deposited inthe salver held out to them. That problem was solved at any rate. On leaving the house a haif- hour afterwards, the young men compared notes and then resolved that during the rest of the day they would leave one card ‘each for every lady whom they visited, What __— transpired to bring abont such a revolution was a quiet hint from an elderly matron, whose knowledge of the ways of polite society is that of an adept to the effect that unless a card is left for every lady, none are able to say for whom the cull is meant. Ere nightfall those young men will have dispensed with all their paste+ b ards, and then they will be left in a worse dilemma than before, for their supply, Uke their information, was not proportioned to the exigencies of the occasion. Tie loud and effusive caller is an infliction whom every woman dreads, and the ready tact with which such are at once conducted to the refreshment room is an admirable proof of woman’s capacity to appreciate tie belore mentioued exigencies. To wine or not to wine on New Year's Day” is still a vexed question. No lady iikes to be accused of niggardliness, aud the absence of drinkables from the New Year's refreshment table, in tae eyes oi the incon- siderate, would lay them open to such a sus- picion. Therefore the drinkables are pro- vided, and the visitor pressed to partake thereof. Were American manners mod@éd after those of Continental society, where a glass of wine is provided for every visitor on every day of the year, the,result might be that American moralists would be spared the necessity of deploring woman's att tude as an accessory before the fact to drunkenness. Sa ** * 7 „ ¥ ay » & * ae aes * r . * 1 18 ma Oe ** „ J J Lord Coleridge is probably unaware of the fact that he came very near being kidnaped while in St. Louis; The abduction was planned, all the preparation carefully made, a house secured in which to secrete him, and all that remained was to put the scheme into execution. Why this was notdone will be seen before the close of this article. It seems strange that any body cf men could have the hardinood and audacity to organize an outrage such as this would have been had it been successful. The Lora Chief Justice was the guest of the American Na- tion, aud under the protection of its flag for the time being. He is an honored gentle- man and scholar in his and in this country, and there can be no good reason why any- body should wish to do him harm. But there is in this city a number of men leagued for the destruction of everything and anything English. They were among the number who had the school of Instruc- tion in the manufacture of dynamite and internal machines, whose sessions were held in the neighborhood of Stolle’s Hal!, Thir- teenth and Biddle streets. They were wem- bers of the Irish Republican Brotherhood or some organization of that kind, and their own was an organization within the larger one, Toa Posr-Dis raren 1eporter who inter- viewed one of these disciples of the school of dynamite, some time ago, the revelation was made that St. Louis shipped nota few infernal machines to New York, white he was at the same time made acquainted with the process of manufacturing tne deadly force stored in these machines. The young lrishman—for he was a mere boy—seemed familiar with all tne methods and furmulas of this chemical compound, aud stated that so sanguine were they of the success of their scheme, ther had made arrangements to bring a celebrated Russian professor, who also combined the business of nihilism with his legitimate cali- ing, over to St. Louis to deliver a series of lectuies. The reporter does not know that the Russian professor ever came, but whether he did or not, the school remains or- ganized as of yore, although there may be no more active work among its members. The manufacture of dynamite and infernal ma- chines may have stopped, but the old spirit Irish nationalism 18 there yet, as will be seen. It was iu this school, or among its mem- bers, at least, that the plot to KIDNAP LORD COLERIDGE originated, was put into shape, and came very near being carried into execution, The lan was to capture the Lord Chief Justice u his room at the Southern Hotei late in the night, carry him away in a carriage to a place provided for bis detention, and hold him there uoder guard until the purpose af his capture was accomplished. A haif dozen of the men implicated in the scheme are known here as refugees from English justice, principally, of course, on account of polit- ical erimes, and they are well-known organ- izers and workers here, From one of them, whuse experiences in attempting to over- throw the british throne is probably a littie more brilliant than any others, a Post-Dis- PATCH reporter yesterday learned sume of the particuiars of the enterprise. “We thought of this thing,” said he, ‘when we rst heard of Lord Coleridge's in- tention of visiting St. Louis, and if he had not made up his mind to come here, we would nave advised Irishmen in some other city to make the attenrpt. After a few of us deiermined upon the thing a meeting ofa dozen or so was called, where we discussed the ieasibily of the underiaking, and what was to be gained by the abduction.” Aud what conclusion did you arrive at?“ the reporter asked. “Why did you want to kidnap the lord?“ To hold him as a hostage, was the an- swer. „As a hostage for whom and what!“ “Why for the Irishmen in English prisons, of course.“ To effect their liberation?“ „That's it exactly.” „Aud could you have imagined that such a thing was possible?“ We did imagine it,” said the Fenian, not only imagined it, but felt pretty sure that it couid be done, if not in its entirety in part at least. And you thousht it possible, too, to keep the Lord Chief Justice in concealment all the time, While you were waiting for the opening of the doors of Eugiish prisons for your triends.“ Me were quite confident i „Woll, what was the pian?’ As far as | care to disclose it, it was this: We located Lord Coleridge’s room, which, of course, was an easy matter to do. Then we discussed the best way of effecting an en- trance. Thatdid not take long. You know there’s a wide cornice running along the to of the first story. You can walk ail aroun he hotel on this, if you go at it carefully. ell, four of us took rooms at the hotel rooms on the first floor, for which we paid $8 a day. We have two carriages- drivers in our organization. One of these we utilized for the occasion. Six men stood at or near the ladies’ entrance to the hotel on Walnut street, with our forces arranged in this manner. of n that regard.“ THE PLAN was for one of us- no, not myself—to pass through one of the parlors, get out on the cornice, creep along and enter the window of the Lord Chief Justice’s room and chloro- form nim. The attempt was to have been made between 2 and 3 o’clock.” Hh did you try it?” és 0 IL “Why not?“ The night patrol in the hall prevented anything like the accomplishment of our de- sign.“ “Did you make any kind of an attempt?“ Nothing more than closely watching the night patrol for a good opportunity.” “You were otherwise prepa y Oh, indeed, yes. All our men were on hand; the carriage was in waiting with every thing fixed,” “How were 1 to get him out after ehloro- forming him Carry him to the elevator and into the carriage, taking the elevator boy with us a viock or 80 to prevent hin from giving an “Was there no other way?“ „Weill, we did discuss the matter of letting him down frum the window with ropes, but there are too many passers-by on Walnut street, and then the od Lord was feebie and we did not want to injure him.“ “Where were you going to take him?“ Jo a house we had bired and fitted up in the western. part of town. [Naming u weil- known Irish patriot] is living in it now. He’s the only one of us got any good out of our attempt to capture and hand Lord Cole- ridge. But that’s the way of Fentantsm, and Im d—d if lam not preity well tired of it, on this side of the water at least.” Joe Clifton's Dog. „see that my old chum Clifton and his wonderful dog are here, and I must go and see them, said John Overton to-day. “Ire- member when Joe got that dog. It was just such a day as | leasant. W a 5 * Dre d n 1 ' ig 5 1 * ; 12 ae £0", ; * ‘ i Ky 4 ä * Rs * 7 4 to answer to his name and was again marked “absent without leave.” Everything is waiting on the Court of Appeals, before which tribunal the of the Police Board will be laid for review. In the meantime the candidates rospective vacancy are bringing every in- uence to bear on the individual members of the Board. The Mayor and Commissioners cautiously refuse to state what their prefer- ences are, and the friends of the candidates are making serious miscaiculations in this respect. It was very generally supposed among Harrigan’s friends that Mayor Ewe ing and Gen. Gooding would favor Harri- gan’s appointment. The fact that Ewing personally favored “Harrigan for Sheriff is UN the foundation for the impression hat he will also favor him for Chief. It Was also believed by Harrigan's constitu- PATCH that Gen. Gooding will be for Harrigan when there is no longer any chance for Campbell. Gen. Gooding Was seen this morning and requested the publication of the stateineni that under no circumstances will he ever vote for Harri- gan for Chief of Police. The Court of Appeals will meet to-mor- row. WONDERFUL PLAYING. — of Chess Simultaneously.” An extraordinary exhibition of skillful chess playing will be given to-night, at 7 o’clock precisely, at the Liederkranz Hall, corner Thirteenth street and Chouteau ave- nue. Dr. J. H. Zukerturt, who secured the first prize of $1,500 in the late London Inter- national Chess Tournament, announces that he will conduct tiirty or more games of performed similar and New 1 of them. He has through, tho eats in Louisville, Baltimore York City during his tour United States. obtained at the door. Every one who desires to play must bring his board and men, and come at the appointed hour, as it will require half of the night to complete the contest. The chess-piayers of St. Louis may never again have the opportunity of witnessing such a performance. Left a Step Ladder. A burglary was committed last night at 2640 Chestnut street. It appears that whilst Mr. Hey Frank and his family were at sup- per, a step-ladder was placed up to the sec- ond story window by some unknown parties. After supper Mr. Frank’s sister suggested that he go up stairs and see how the fires were oy On adding the room he foung the door locked. Cutting his way in with his knife he found toe furniture scattered in various directions and the window wide open. A ket-book with $20 in it had beea stolen and the step-ladder, which is a good one, left in lieu of it. ' Mississippi River Convention. Mr. George L. Wright, secretary of the Exchange Committee on the Improvement of the Mississippi, expects to leave for Washington to-night, to establish headquar- ters in preparation for the great river con- vention in February. The ‘object in estab- lishing the headquariers is to have a centra point where communication may besent out to the Governors of State expecting dele- gates, and where all inforMation regarding the convention may be obtained. ne ABOUT TOWN. — DeTEecTiye WM. BAuNnETT’s wife is just . covering from a serious illness. THE Madison Social Circie gave its first part New Year’s eve, at the rooms 1213 South Seventh street. AT 12:30 o’clock this moruing a false alarm of fire was turned on by some unknown person from box 393. Orricers of Grand Couneil will visit Mozart Council, No. 991.. A. L. of H., toemorrow evening ter body. The fracas in which Wm. Dudgeon was in- volved, and which was reported by the police as oecurring at 919 Collins street, did not oecur as 919, Dut at 917. Ur T01 o'clock this morning only one arrest had been made in that part of the city north of Washington avenue comprising the Third, Fourth and part of the Fifth Police Districts, AT the annual meetiog of the St. and Fur Association held yesterday, ing officers were elected: Mr. Chas. Blenenstok . Bienenstok & Co., president: Moses Sum- merfieid of S. & M.Summerfield.vice-president,and Julius Rashky of J. Rasuky & Co., re-elected, see- retary and treastrer. THE instailation of officers of Victoria Counell No. 10, L. of H., will take place at Pickwick Hal! on Friday evening, January 11. A musical and literary entertaiament will foliow. in which Mra. Frank Peebles; Miss Landsden. Mrs. Pauline Schuler-Bollman, Mrs. John R. Scott, the West 4 Artette, apa Messrs. Herrich, . tal Louis Wool the follow. Tleselhorst and Prof. Ed. McDowell will tal} „ Tickets may be obtained from members Council. Tun following new officers will be installed Metta Lodge. No. 19, A. O. U. W., to-morrow evd ing: P. M. W.. Jacob Cochran; M. W.. Da 1 ad foreman, John H. Pohlmann: oversed Wm. F. Brnen; recorder, George W. Johns financer, Wm. C. Rice; reeeiver, Aodrq, Franklin; guide, Thomas Fox: medical 28 Dr. G. M. Armstong; J. W., F. Burk; 0. . James Mooney; representatives to Grand Lodge T. J. Forgey and Andrew Franklin; alternates, J. C. Knoliin and Issac Davis. VALLEY CounNcIL, No. 438, Royal Arcanum, has elected the following officers for the ensuing year: Regent, H. W. Chandler; vice-regent, L. 8. Met- „Jr.; orator, Francis Ek. Cook; past regent, Chas. Miller; secretary, Charles B. Cox; collector, P. 8. Bantz; treasurer, Robert II. Whitelaw; chaplain, John R. Triplett: guide, Thomas Jd. hands; warden, Joseph I. Swan; sentry, H. H. t; trustees, Charles W. Barstow. James 0. Churehill, Charles L. Thompson; me dle ex aminer, Dr. G. A. Moses; representative to Grand Council, H. W. Chandler: alternate, Joseph W. Goddard. AT the last meeting of Tuscan Chapter, No. 68. Order of the Eastern Star, the faltowing omficers were lostalled by Grand tPatron{ William MeCuliy: Thomas J. T. Stone, W. patron: Mrs. W. Arent bald, W. matron; Mra. F. 0. Bauen, associate Mra. Helen M. MeCoy, treasurer; J. 1. MeCoy, secretary; Miss Ida V. Hagaman: con- ductress; Miss Fannie E. Williams, asscoclate con- ductress; Miss Lillie Mack, Adah; Miss Auna Smyth, Ruth; Mrs. Lizzie Boyd, Esther; Miss Fannie J. Hagaman, martian; Miss Jennie Irvine, ; George Boyer, warden; M. Donahue, sen- iinel. After the instaiiation, Benjamin Lynds Mra. Sarah E. MeQuliy, the retiring potron matron, were each presented with a hand ee re 1 the offices which they have filled with honor to themselves and credit to the order. A musica! entertainment which lasted til midnight ended the programine. —— ee — “CITY PERSONALS. Dr, Wm. & Gee and wife, Chicago, are stayine at the Lindell. Martin Brown * , Kaness Ci : mit, "Tucbes Li. and ww Ireland. Scotts The friends 8 1 9 will de tbat w iyi rousl a Mr. W. W. Walsh of Beileville was ebony cane this morning 46 Mil days. : from tue Nall aot action for the ents, and stated in yesterday’s Post-Dia Dr. Zukertort to Contest Thirty Games chess at one time, and promises to wina ma-. Tickets of admission can bo at Lightstone’s Hall, to Install officers of the lat- *

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GUERNSEY FURNITURE COMPANY, 500 North Fourth Streel, ALSO FULL LINE OF OFFICE DESKS. * Glad youth 5 Aud idols of each all shattered lie On shrines where we BCOK CASES. Library and Secre- tary, Walnut, Ebo- ny and Mahogany. Bible Stands. PEDESTALS, Ebony, Cocobola and Mahogany. SCREEN FRAMES In Mahogany, 8 * color iir — 9555555 a5 two days of hatching out her eggs is the quickest. Fly her before 2 o’clock and she tries to get back in time to get on her nest at 3:30 to relieve the male, which has been on duty since 9o’clock. A male bird flies best when the female is laying her eggs, over which operation he usually exercises the most lofty superintendence. They are lov- ing, jealous birds, and the attachment to the spot of their birth and breeding-place is 80 great that they will rather starve than leave to fly a match, a female bird who wants only The British aristocrat has a great head and is not such a fool as he looks. But there is st one little factor left out of the caleula- on which bids fair to knock the whole bus iness end ways, and that is the democratic spirit of the people of America, who will not tolerate any nonsense of the kind. You can secure anything you want through the Post-DiIsPATCH want colums at a half a cent a pheasant $6; rabbits 40@45c—sale yesterday aft- érnoon, 167 doz, part undrawn, at 2380; squirrel 25 30; deer—Western carcasses 5@6 aud saddles . aii tb; Minnesota carcasses 7@8 and saddles 2413. v¥ KA LS—In fair request. Choice small &, me- 1 6% H, and heretics 325; carcasses at 1011 HIDES—Green stock arriving in poor condition (grnbby), and market quiet and weak, while dry was firm. We uote: Drv flint 164,@164%; damaged 13½ 13; bulls of stags 10; dry salted 11%. do damaged 10; glue e RAILROAD TIME-TABLB Departure of ins Union Depot (St. soon — 22 on and after Dec. 2, 18%, trains wilt run as follo~ Except Sunday, Daily: ‘xe an ; Sunday: Monday. 1 81 CHICAGO, ALTON AND 8ST. LOUIS Ran t Saturda stock 5; Kip and calf classed as maged. | was when he came to this cit es to — 5 — — — e question of cruelty w Warrick gave 23 82 Seren es care | Auer olds and . band, urther hearing, — nere the flowers that bloom ried off in a basket by Mr. Key. Ww bere a. es autumn is Are g er meadow-land. A CHRYSANTHEMUM PARTY. —m b , 5 re Where the Flower Now Fashionable And over the o n Lies a yellow sheet of the golden arising from Is Seen at Its Best. All with te dart vervain” Letter Boston Transcri without any inflictien of a change in its in-“, — yy tee Em 5 t the | See! the stairs are lit in the sky, dear love; tablished by the State| The Emperor and Empress reques And the winds as they softly biow, tent or purposes as eg a pleasure of your company to see the chrys- | seem a worldiess pray't to the God above Legislature, and defined by the 8 N — a 2 he —— Vibe. = From thé heart of the world below. were received a alace Curators, Tus sound position taken by fore the Imperial pair, being presented in] Let the past be dead, aye, evermore! curators of the university, and reiterated a turn and receiving a slight bow of recogni- For the present alone is ours: „, their last meeting in June, as to the func-| tion from each. The Mikado is of medium Tenn ed the garlands life’s summer tions and obligations ef this department, is | height, black hair and full beard, an immov- Spa wilh gather tte entamn Sowers. yeing now more nearly realized than has | able pale face and and a quick, restless eye. Hanar Hormon. been possible heretofore. Every effurt is He was dressed in a dark-colored hussar being made, and the whole energy of the | uniform, with white trimmings. The Eu- MESSENGERS OF THE AIK. organization is being directed toward pro-| press, who is quite petite, was dressed in moting and increasing the efficiency of the | court costume of scarlet brocade. The re- Birds Which Travel to Their Cotes With distinctive work of this school in the diree-] ception hall opened te the gardens and fin- the 8 e E Trai tion of engineering and metallurgical sei- ger-boards indicated the paths to be fol- e Speed of Express Trains. ence. A casual observation of the present | towed. From the Baltimore Sun. i actual internal Fine old trees, ponds, rustic bridges, old J have often watched my birds,” said Dr. WORKINGS OF THE INSTITUTION stone lanterns, sof flowers, pretty tea Clegg yesterday, “coming home. They are is sufficient to show that in the character of | housee, wide-spreading dwarf trees three or up in the air until they look about as big as its instruction and in the object aimed at it | four feet high, and long bamboo sheds filled | sparrows. About a quarter of a mile off is not in competition with any existing in- | with chrysanthemums, formed but a few ol they set their wings, and with ‘a stitution of the State. ‘The great objects of | the attractions of the scene. Little tables | rush they come into the window, never going this school as evidenced by the established | were found at intervals, each with a pretty | a foot past it or evincing the slightest uncer- eurricula and reflected in the aims and pur- | jacquer box of cigarettes on it, and a keeper | tainty astothe locality of their home. oses of the young men who seek its advan- | leading a pair of superb Siberian blood- have one hundred pair or so now. All around es clearly distinguish it from other insti- | hounds was a feature. A moderately long | this neighborhood people are breeding and tutions of learning about us. walk through winding paths brought the flying heming pigeons. I use mine often to The success of the current year,marked by | guests to a large plateau, reached by a short send messages home to my family. I write the interest and even enthusiasin of the | and rather steep ascent. Reaching the top | the message upon tissue pa ard roll it up students and seen In the increased | of the elevation, a large area of flower beds | untll Ican st ck it in a quill. This I tie to enrollment in the technical courses, | was found—all of chrysanthemums in all | the leg of the bird between the foot and knee, undoubtedly foreshadows the future | shades—while in ornamental bamboo sheds | with yarn. Thread would cut in and stop the usefuiness of this school. The proportion | were thousands of the loveliest and choicest | ¢jrcyiation. They never seem to mind the of those who are preparing themselves to] specimens imaginable of this superb flower, | joag and never pick it off. If you are going meet the increasing demand for trained in- | which grows in great perfection in Japan. telligence and skilled labor to direct and su- All colors, shapes and varieties were here in pervise the engineering and mining opera- profusion, while several bushes had upwards tions of the rapidiy developiug West is now | of 300 flowers each, and one something over largely in excess of what it has been iu form- 400. Probably the display of chrysanthe- er years. mums was the finest in the world. li may not be amiss to call attention to | Some time was spent in admiring the flow- some of the work in detail. For instance at fers, chatting and listening to the music, the present moment there are large classes | when the imperial party led the way to a receiving instruction in the determination of | beautiful bamboo pavilion, fully one hun- the characteristic properties dred and fifty feet long, decorated with fes- AND CHEMICAL COMPOSITION toons of white and red silk, and the sup- and in = estimating the absolute | porting columns being covered with masses it.“ word. and commercial values of the va- of flowers. In this fairy-like structure “How can you tell when your pigeon ar- | | rious minerals, coals and ores, especially tables were spread, loaded with all the deli- rives in a match * was asked. A Silver Shield. Green— Salted 88 ; damaged 668: bulis and Springfiel ‘accommodation 8 those found in Missouri and the Southwest. | cacies both in and out of season. “By this electric bell,“ replied Dr. Clegg, While Sergeant Fox of the Third Sub-Dis- | 2.755 554: ott (uncured) 6%; damaged 5; green i renpire te Ex — This work is carried on qualitatively and stepping to the mantel and touching a tiny trict 22 1 th tre a —_ skins—No.1 at 11; No. 2 at9; glue Kansas City Nigh oe t Guantitatively, both tn the wet apd by the Love in Chicago. striking apparatus, “I have a board on the „ eee e WOOL—Quiet and steady. We quote: Tub- CHICAGO, BURLINGTON ANL aid of the blow-pipe, as well as by the meth- Frem the Chicago Tribune. entrance to the window set ona spring. The | Mr. Charles Yaman, on the northwest cor- washed Thees agg; fair giga common AGO. BURLINGTON AND i od of fire assays in crucible and cupola T weight of a pigeon that alights on it presses | ner of Jefferson avenue and Gamble street, | 28430. Unwashed—Choice medium 23@24; fair | Bock Isla t. Pau 7 | ; * hey stepped into the apartment, and |; . ö 424 ing 22: sland, St. Paul and ee, dae begun ct e car. | after Beryl had seated herself at the piano it down so that is completes the cireult and | a¢ about 9 o'clock , :::... . ‘September last, 2 new assay laboratory and played a few bars from 8 — while I go and catch my pigeon. | by either arm, and in this helpless position . 125 ee | medium ha, Peoria and Chicage Exp. | 1 8:00 pm! ¢ 7:50 amg been fitted up with three new | ninth symphony in order to clear the neigh- | Somatimes I take a whole besketial of yous was drawn into the mansion. When freed — 18613. Black, burry, cottea, Stb, 410 7 tLLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD. 2 e bei i borhood of beggars and organ-grinders she |“. — de G f littl 415. ck, burry, cotted. etc., 5@10 # } — ILR a 8 aa vemicnees for | cuddied herself up cosily on a hassock beside ee to Hav Hues oan ieee inlet ®jifrom his captors the Sergeant iD lens, 3 — Express 1 12 f 730 am “ich as balances, reagent cases, mor, ber eben wt am im love_..| Ve miles under the her easily.” Y"|oank into an armchair and . T.... ‘Yes, vapa,” she began, “I am in love. ‘“‘What colors are the best?“ ed his doom with stoical fortitude. Beaver Y Ib 50ce@$1 75; Otter No 1, 8 2 85 Pm fle: Bp 5 ixing tables, ete. Along with ren 15 N —— : 1 5 VI in- nay, more than that, I have plighted my os heckered are | Presently Mr. P. J. Dieterichs approache ; No. 2, Saab. No. 3, $2@3; No. 4, 50e@s1. Rac- | New Orleans and Texas Exp rk, the students are receiving in creel © ’ Well. the white, silver and checke P ntly Mr. P. J ete ppre d coon—No. 1, large, Gh ic; No. 1, medinm, 586: Cairo and Nashville Expre:s + 7:35 m. 7:00 pi 1 in engineering, including survey- 5 ’ about the best colored birds.“ him and relieved his suspense by the deliv- Senne. al bd; N 4 Way Express and rast Mali 32 f construction of roads aud railroads, ‘How much did you get on it?” asked the “Why will not a common blue rock pigeon | ery of a ~ little speech, at the conclusion aon Mink NST aoc; No. 2, 30: g 2 3, tbe: No. ILLINOIS AND ST LO — » Of engineering instruments; in banker. d ” lied Beryl do just as well to train in this way?“ was the of which he presented the astonished officer | 4 Je. sxkunk—Black, cased, 65@75¢; short stripe, Belleville A —— . __wanism or the principles involved in the | „Lou misunderstand me,“ rep pride query. with a handsome silyer shield with raised | 40@45c: varrow stripe, z0@30; broad, B@l0c. | Belleville Aceemmadatlan. FE 125 onstruction of machinery; in mathematics, | “! have pledge myself to become the bride “They lack the intelligence and instinct, | gold letters, the legend being Sergt. Fox's Wolf z-Soc 2 50. Fox—Red, 50#@75c; arey. Belleville Accommodation... |* 9-5) fm 3227 of the only man I can ever love— Arthur was the reply. name and rank. Speech making is perhaps | 6c. Musk Rat—7@l0c. UOpossum—S@10c. House | Belleville Accommodation 17 5 — * 2437 including trigonometry, special and an- ; . a ot a — Age 7 Airsleigh.’ , Cat—10c. Pole Cut—5@10ce. Wild Cat—15 c. alylical geometry, the differential and the hot Sergt. Fox’s strong point, but he found Badger—20a30c. Foreyving are for Western and | 8 — sere 1 and St. KE trains I. 2, 7 integral calculus ; in mechanics, the strength | | * aw 4g — 7 7 shouted the banker, that f RNa⁰ the Pust-DisPaToH want columns. where Words enough in his vocabulary to thank his | Nerfhere (Southern 20 Y cent lower). of materials; in descriptive geometry and . Gs ler th ly in clear, resonant twenty words cost only ten cents—nalf a cent per friends for their gift, and then at the request | ~ 4 pp_ES—There was only a moderate local in- draugiting. es, was tne ped lear, word. of Mr. Jamme ordered every one present to | quiry for choice stock, and offerings were about There is also a department of pre- tones. “I love him, and despite your sneers “move on“ towards the dining-room. Here ample. Ben Davis range at $3@3 50, and gent paratory instruction, whose leading ob- 1 — 111 him. It is no crime to bea dry- a — repast wae up the * ODRIED FREI. Apples Strong and m brisk ee ; * ont | SOO k. N ich 8 i 1 DFRUI1— 8 ject is to fit puy ils to take up with profit “No.” said Mr. Setback thoughtfully, “but of an evening whic rgt. Fox is not likely request. Peaches dull and easy. We quote: Ap- the technical courses; and vet the elementa- |. , gntiuity, N hat th has decided to ever to forget. 1 by ‘y instruction essential to success in any de- | it ought to be,” and fora moment silence fell] Now that the Queen has dec erect a pee eee Sa ee ee. eee 1 lig te The father was the first to speak, “I do | Brown, it may be hoped that it will not ex- : ixed tall ; good to prime halves 5851. . — —ͤ— at this course, designed primarily to pre- — ee ’ ite h f t ised th h- Frank Erskine. the special agent offthe St. POTATOES—Offerings light and no demand; VANDALIa LINK. we students for more advanced scientific not care for wealth,” he said, When the sub- eite suc i — A * hich — , nominal at 30@35 P bu. Cincinnati and Louis ville a ork, is without a doubt as well adapted to | Ject . your — 2 husbaud is 2 214 + awd Br — 2 — 1 1802. The Louis and San Francisco, arrived in the city ONIONS— Very quiet at 81 151 25% brifor | New York Express rants | : and I could overlook his paper-on-the-wa 2. 1 1 tay r | red. Effin ie wants of those pupils whose time 0. r eich * —— this morning after having achieved another DEER SKINS—Steady; dry 27: salted, meaty | Fast inscription on one side of this memorial re- Fust eans limit them to an academic educatio ~~ 4 4 “Tis false!“ cried the girl. Prove your | cord Ze © 5 Cairns Erected by Victoria, From the London Truth. * + oo ; that it was To the beloved memory of the successes which have made him a terror | and dumaged 18020: green 12@13; green sailed 10. If AND MISSiS: 1 the English language ene be true and I Will renounce him of Albert, the Great and good Prince Con- | to evil-doers in the Southwest. John Wil- SHEEP TEL. I8—Steady. Green 60@70; ary 40 | Through Accommodation. vended, that could be devised. — ted dy bis beart-broxen widow : . | 40@60,as to amount and quality of wool; green | fey — I WOULD SUGGEST forever, but should you not do so, I will ful-|§ Tt erected Dy e n ow, on and Bill Wilson, living at Plymouth, in shearttngs 20% 80; drv do 1020 o young men who desire to secure a sys- | 4!! my promise to him at once.” Victoria R. On the other side was the] Barry County, have long been suspected of eFEATHERS—Quiet ana steady. tematic training in practical science, whether “Llaccept the test,” was the reply, and Verve: He being made perfect in a short robbing freight trains. A swoop was made | live geese at 50 in large and 51 in small sacks: un- Cincinnati Express. . 11 7x hey have before received a literary educa- | kissing his daughter fondly Harold Setback time fuifilled a long time: for his soul upon their vouse after a robbery two weeks | ripe, quilly, ete., 38@43; mixed 10@35; tare 3@10 LOUISVILLE AND NASHVILLE lion or not, the desirability of their inform- | ‘eft the house. pleased the Lord, therefore hasted He to ago, and a lot of velvet, boots, gloves, blank- | Per cent. (St. Louis Divis ing themselves as tothe advantages offered 2 * take him away from among the wieked.“ At ets and gents’ furnishing goods were recov- —— wWAX—In demand and firmer at 30@31 for by this institution. IH. W. c “So I can have the detective?” the next meeting of the Assembiy of the | ered) They were taken before the Circuit | “Dna . * y W. C. * Fr ‘hurch, Dr. Candlish mad iolent : - BROOM CORN —Steady. We quote: Fancy Yes. One of our best men will ingratiate Free Chure . Candlisn made à violent | Court on Saturday and held in $2,000 bonds | seli-working Sies: choice 46; fair to prime Coughs. Brow’’s BroncaraL Trocues are | himseif with this a. man of whom you [attack on the Queen for permitting such a | after a preliminary examination. 214@3'% ; crooked 2@2%. e has the slightest | Verse—one, too, from the Te —to 9 HOPS-—Choice N. V. scarce ard firm at 28@30; s0T gsed with advantage to alleviate Coucis, Sore | have spoken, and if Ihroat, and Brouchial Affections. Sold only in tendency towards dissipation he is lost.“ be placed on the monument. Barcaple The Museum of Comparative Zoolo a | prime 2425. Lead-Steady and quiet. Refined and bard Loxes. “Very well,” said the banker. Good then intimated his intention of withdrawing cambridge has received a erab from Japat ainble at &2 a4. bas mene cameras , 4 from the Free Church, as he considered that | that measures, from claw to claw, neary RO PI CAL PRU it 7 ousiana $8 80 N. — the members of the Assembly ought to have | twelve feet. In some observed by Professor | @9, Jamaica $8@8 50 J bri. Valencia $6 75@750| Ompibas leaves ticket office. Furth an p. otested against Dr. Candlisn's censures. | Ward the claws were five feet in length. by case; Florida $4 254 bo P box. Lemons— — MISSOURI PACIFIU RAHLWAX. * * “Dad wasn't so much to blame, after all.“ “Enough! This is horrible ” r. Candlish thereon wrote that Whatever Messina $5 50@6 and Malaga $4 50 P box. Mal L the learned Judge’s mode of punishing one Do rod want te reach the greatest number of grapes $7.49 7 keg Fies 14815 U ib in — 9 exclaimed a boy of 12 as an officer walked |. Beryl Setback speaks almost appealingly to the old man towards the station house her — as ok chemin with tp in 4 in many and many in one may say for people? Advertise in the Pos1t-DISPATCH want and 9 in Kegs. Cocoanuts 850 # thousand. G: am ‘Christmas forenoon, It all come about | of a gilded haunt of vice and beholds Arthur | bis law or his logic, it speaks volumes for | columns; 20 words for 10 cents; a halt a cent a CALIFORNIA FRUIT—Pears 44 on | through that turkey.” Ainsleigh leaning against the bar in a state | his loyaity.” He added, “it was relevaut | 5.14 cme green dried selling from store at 5 “Why, last evenin’ a cutter driv’ up to the | with such a passionate fervor that at times leanings in influential quarters to adduce | WI. a xoriepon . M. Honron. | inferior stock dull at 15@25. SAUER KRAUT—City on orders, bris at $9 80, door and a high-toned lady sent in a seven- | she forgot about her corn. ‘Let us go away, | #5 an instanee tne inscription on an ‘Apoc- — 9274 by 1 a em . He said it _ papa.” she said in tones that were almost pee — on the ae 1 cairn of a Prot- bale bets 96. * 1 1 Kriss Kringle, or jingle-jangle, or some suc , 15 . ; ” estant Prince—a novelt am u l ITIER-Market very quie ub steacy an oo rs asob, “I shall never see him again. 35 — tn EGGS—Overvientiful and dull; free sellers of thing meant to mak olk * 5 — e poor iolks happy. Then our country’s monumental literature, for „ ty by ype the trubbie began.” „How much is Dill 2” which it will be hard to find edent pe 1 your bill? & Preceden GAME—Cold and favorable weather, lighter | ee. dali) . .... How? The detective stood by the banker’s desk. | 5#tisfactory, I say, not toa es * — we a 40D FINANCIAL AGENTS. roceipts and firmer Eastern markets had a | MISSOURI, KANSAS AND TEXAS RAILWA3. “Why, dad wanted to trade it for beer and | “Five dollars for my time.” i , even to a mere antiquarian.” St. Louis, Mo | strengthening effect on quail, which sold quite | Houston and Galveston Exp... 1? $4 wes | — freely at 75@80 @ doz. Rabbits were also a little | San Antonio Fxpraes 8:30 pm and the turkey was hang up fora Christmas | “Soh yeu “weblion The deen “forty |* 2 lin Indigaaiion” whoever else ft Diaries for SGA, Gematd only fair ge Lee Grouse ie ‘good e. ee SPOKUK AND 8 LOM" UNE ———— 4 1 ves,“ replie e detective, orty potty * — St. Louis press If ay by at on cents for that 1 ol it. I had to buy twe may be.” New Year Calling Cards, S 2 — Burlington Express 1 lemonades and a package of cigaretts before] Twxxrrrivx cents for three lines is the rat DI WESTERN DIVISION. oda * „ Quote: Prime | Louisville Express A “Kringled” Famify. ay. er From the Detroit Free Press. Good day. > a © S SS 333135355535 — — — — * 14 881 SS 58153515 ere 888288 2 FE ui ** a4 — e225 28888 3317 83555 A Mexican Trait. Mexican Cor. ofthe New York Post. ae oe n “aa — d wv 5 the turkey was stuffed. “Weil, this mornin’ some of us wanted it | he w ; : end 7 y e was full enough to hav uite readily at tc Y lb. Pheasant in stead — biled and some baked, and we had another Im. 1 e young lady charged for marriage and death netices in the Jemand at $6 Squirrel plentiful and very slow sale | Fetzuson Accommodation... 3] + see him. . $6 Sq P y Ferguson Ac’n, Sund. ony shindy. When we decided to bake it ma’m Post-DISPATCH. fat 25@30. Deer were in good supply, but demand | Mail and Express............. } went out to buy stuftin’ and lost a quarter. 218 and 215 N. Third St. was also good—Western 5@6c P 1D for carcasses | Moberly Accommodation... |+ 2 dad went out tu buy stuffin’ an’ come and Sali for saddles; 2 7@8 for car- Omaha Ex > ome tight. Then wa’m borrowed some Established 1858. CASO ANC 12Mis lor Saddles. ’ ; : DRESSED POULTRY—Tuarkeys light receipts, 4 | crackers au’ got trusted fur some oysters,an 5 T can best illustrate the Mexican character “Every time I look at this china.” said one W A IDE, | sale and demand em: the hefd-over stock on + 2 y telling a story which is vouched for by a | of the physicians who visited the Pittsburgh RODD & 9 | the market ts neglected, and dealers are looking Wot : Then, what?’ well-known Mexican railroad builder, with Homeopathic Hospital fair, “I think of — Financial agents for Fastern capitatists, die Olive st. | for tresh receipts. Quote choice at 12@12% Pl 2 9% am!“ &25 ome We couldn't git fire ‘nuff in the old | Which I will close this letter: the girls have sutfered Lavender i — Real estate loans at 6 per cent. and privflege of par- | and rough and thin 11@114¢.Chickens are ajmost stove to bake it, and we hadn’t no platter to | ,, 4 Tailread was building in Chihuaha and i in Ge and sg principal before maturity. either in part or whole | unsalable at any price; supply Is liberal and safes EASTERN DIVISION putiton, and there wasn't nuff dish | | the contractor advertised for a large number | tr bentine are Used in working on CHINA, | eS | slow at $1 7542 P doz for the best, and 811 50 — a 1 ee Puc | of raliroad ti A Mexi Everybody knows what turpentine is, and ANNUAL REPORTS [for very smali auc thin to fair sized. Ducks fair r f table! and „e oe by vad e i answered the | the oduy of lavender oil is a combination of ee SMALL ORDERS—The following prices are for | Pafeug 4 New erk be : s hand in tryin’ to seme ' Rapidly and elegantly prepared at Typewriting ice home-grown stock li orders: Horse- | ¢ l carve it, aud when he kicked the table over | ‘flow many can you supply?” asked the 12388 — Pick ang 323 Deere radish $59 bel; beets $100: N nd Be Dede — cabbaxe 842534 50 Pp erate, COMM ERCE. G EESE—Duill at $2 ö fer rough; Sage for and left the house he was mad. I reckon | Contractor. ichs f this chap who got a black exe said sumthin| ‘‘Excellenza can have so — as de shall —— who bore 3 aon ug of the | cal wrecks threugh the china craze, have lost good aud $7 for choice. their beauty and animation, and I will be Country Produce. ROOTS—Ginseng $1 50@1 55; choice $1 60; Sen- Dad about Merry Christmas, and I reckon Wish, with au expressive s 2 wait two seconds before he hit wo ye hould m, “Well, if we should want 500, what would é 7@40: blue flag 4%; Blood root 2; golden seal And where is the turkey?” they cost us? glad when two daubsof paint on a tea cup] DRIED FRUIT—Apples arm and in good re. Oe ae th “brine Diack 34@4: May apple ‘ iLtver-s 6: 50 pm. en m ; be ; E> ed at he Ramsey Accommodation doos not run. Siete nines - Reckon the dog has got it. Ma’m | After much figuring the Mexican replied |"! D0 longer De Meught charming. Gasis’ for common apvles, S54@6 for good to | Zi, pink 14215: lady-siipper . 8 ‘ the river rown herself, % could furn em a cents y rs, evaporated 8@ Sas: columbo 2%; Sarsapar ; Ww ; 8 he’s locked up, the children are bog ** — American money, each. y ’ Why Clara Was so Very Unhappy. choice, and 6% for fancy quarters, evapora @ | x@ RAILWAY. ; 41,@4% for mixed, to 5@5% for | angelica 4. ö u', and I feel like runnin’ away an’ goin’ to And suppose we — want 5,000 of I = Sr Mall nger radish $5 P bri; beets $150: Nansemond Sweet Potatues $3@3 25; carrots 81 75: parsnips 62 25; From the lers Siftings. ime halves. Depet, and 40 mete e Buffalo. It another Kriss Kringie strikes them?“ said the officia „O, Clara,” he said, “how I have longed PYPOTATOES—No demand. Nominal at 30@35 Y sTEAMBOATS. Debot to take on casconeers and b our shanty, we might as well let the fire “Bolga me Dios!“ cried the astonished | for this happy hour, when we two should ‘ON — and ze to death in a decent man. ere come * wry immense . sap together alone. Haven’t you also longed, * A dea 1et but steady. Sale, 25 bris prime LOW dk MiIs6IseI PPI. * gain he ficu and concluded he woul ara? le; offer- | renee have to charge sixty cents each. 4 6s very much” ines i * 2 Nie fait 1 60 FOR NEW ORLEANS VIA BELMONT, A Headless Chick in Court. OS — We Bag as least 500,000 ties,” p And why, re haven't you longed? | @i 80, aud weevily, dark and otherwise inferior — pow rs Lay Ginincion a Fur sini eis ELET From the Wasnington Post. said the contractor, While a look of -urprise Do you rea nk so much’’— 181 50. | ; ht rates te New Orleans via — Xr : N aud astonishment overspread the Mexican’ „O, yes, Henry, I do think everythin PEAS—Choice green dried selling from store at a BR yen roy oe 12 2212 5 ns 108" — a Belmont “Ja's. P. BURDEAU. Agent. _ | eee ek 5 M. P. Key, agent for the Society for th Prevention of Cruelty to Animale Lor tag | face. and after more pantomimie calculations $1 30@1 55. 8, walked | the native soi ; 0 9 CRANBERRIES—Chotce Wisconsin jobbing at — —— pm. Bioore at the Poles Cont peste cain orney | “such an immense Seder, such an uuhesed | ““E¥eryebing in the world of theagt— | 2400.8 br, for Bell and Bugle, . . ogg Naxt lnre tober Aranee Depot Ing, carrying a basket containing a BA haa = * — should have to charge at 2 happy, blissful moments 7. stock sell for much less. str. ii leave Vieksbarg Anchor Line | 2:30, 3:35. 4:20, 4:55. 6:55 rooster, alive and well. “This curious bird“ 0 Wo dollars apiece for the ties! No, these oysters. They're the first T ve BUTTER—No change to note in the genera wharfboat Tuesday, Jan. |, at 5 5. — 0 had a chance to bite into since last fall. tone of this market, 2 continued light business u. USS ——— The Freak of a Chimney Sweep. be expiained, “has been for several da exh ‘ : ys on Ehibition — oat Feunsyivania avenue, and | One Hundred Dollars P supply DIED. 11 — : 2 Randolph War- From the London Telegraph. 1 rs Per Blight, excessive cruelty to animals Fgulndſe west under Yesterday, ge A n We quote: ery at 0G! ie | CASEY—MaRy, beloved wife of Michael 4. basey, seconds the ee of Men atious.” Inu a few in one of the young lady in Ulster County called ata for fancy se i@2e more; at 11:30 this a. m., aged 42 y 5 a vith curious | hho ne Was thronged | oughfares lawyers office in Kingston yesterday and ; Funeral from residence, N, E. corner Fourteent hicken When the — wanted to see the asked to have suit begun against a former and Spruce, to St. John’s Church, thence to Calvary hee is bast Was opened th long fo reach ot Dan ee — ; egs 0) marry me four times, 1-on Monday, December 2i. 1883,at 3 clock ‘re 1 A neck, but ead on the top of a she said, but he hasn * N word, and ed part 9 25 CAHILL, sed d years. 2 n 8 — 1 same time performing m1. ections are all biigh . The funeral will take place Wednesday, — on » but on examination it on A 4 fr move- * are Ber ee me oy al wish to: 1 ining: offerings meavy and st., at 8 2 a. = Lee 22 peed to 150 cases sh at 19¢. * „ church, thence to Calvary Ceme- searce, in ter. 2 the family are invited to attend. own that oniyx theeyes and beak were amage Well, I was bligh and ne, the base of the brain and cars being and causing —— 3 think 1100 — blight Is sone too much.” : have narrow esca from injury, while the 2 — entered at $400 damages for | . + . 3 — ö . . . r N — * * ; ~ : . : " 2 Ee 4 . ‘ " 7 12 ” . 2 ö : ; . 1 . — 4 1 — . 5 — . 9 — * * 2 4 : a . 2 . jad a N for ' ‘ ö ö | ; ; ' f age’ 22 4 - 1 " — 5 8 . . —— Pe ® a ? . 5 Y g it. 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8 — eer. 24 N 7 ; * * Ae 75 r 1 . * ac * = or THE DAILY. 7 * * 22 65 1b * „„ e eee 0 8 DY carrier). . . . . £3 WEEKLY. r, postage . 2 he, postage r 0 ese or news letters or telegrams should be POST DISPATCH, is and 4517 Market Street. vSSDAY, JANUARY 1, 1884. — * USEMENTS THIS EVENING. rie- Roland Reed Cheek.“ 0 STANDARD—" Her Atonement.” ne THEATRE Comiqre—Variety Olio, Fur sr. Dun MusEum—l0a m. to 10 p. m. MATINEES TO-DAY. | * E75 @RaND— “Lights o“ London.” rorre=neserley- Inflation.” För Nobody's Claim.” STANDARD—“Her Atonement.” Wrru an increase in business and a de- ' @rease in losses during the past year St. Louis shows up pretty well. Tux Senatoria! situation in Obio is, so to Wenk, PaAyne-ful, There are symptoms of 'I. — Vew Year's gift to the citizens of St. An indictment brought by the gam- ‘against a Commissioner who re- -ede all their demands. —— — ss u Democratic Convention will .acinnati if Cincinnati represents we under dog in a Senatorial fight in which the Standard Oil Company represents the * — — Houtman is going to ask Pension Commis- sioner Doptr to revise his estimates. While he is about it he might ask Attorney- General Brewster to revise the estimates of the Department of Justice. — THE announcement of the failure of the assachusetts Organ Company does not ter to any of Ben BuTLeR’sorgans. Some of the wind has been knocked out of them, but they still pipe in a wheezy and subdued tone. DD Tann is a little war-cloud arising be- tween the Postmaster-General and the First. Assistant Postmaster-General. The latter @fficial publishes lottery advertisements, and the former wants to exclude newspapers publishing lottery advertisements from pound rates, —_—_—_—_— Tax reduction in the national debt for the u month is said to be some $12,000,000, i this brings the net debt, less cash in the sury, to something less than $1,500,000,- If it would please their honors in Con- 38 we would take the liberty of sucgest- that the present generation has paid ethan its share of the national debt, that a reduction in taxation is now in r. —ů—151 i.Q• CEoB-AQ— A record of American journalism would be complete without mention of the sew Year's number of a journal which comes to wish us “A Happy New Tear.“ This is The Shroud, incorporating The American Undertaker with The Burial Case Manufacturer. One would naturally expect such a publication to be free from even the suspicion of levity, but there are wit and humor, cartoons and facetious departments, and a general air of jolulty and recklessness vhich leads us to suppose, that the custom- - estimate of the pndertaker is widely mis- , and that the business of furnishing we world with coffins is a cheerful and ‘pleasurable one. — ͤ äbwlß.— A PROPER amount of indignation has been excited by Gen. Howanp's proposition to rund deserters from the army, but there s never any great danger that his proposi- would de adopted. It is, however, not hit more cruel and barbarous than the 4 which prevails in the management of St. Louis Work House, under which de- tere from that ragged army are brought Heir senses by a charge of bird-shot. Our oer yesterday contained a report of a case ich is not only disgraceful, but which reals the city authorities and the guard- is of the law in the attitude of making a for themselves. A Work House guard notempowered by any law of Missouri to not prisoners, and the barbarous policy which was illustrated last Saturday should be oad eee PresipentT ARTHUR has been remarkably successful in his juaicial appointments, and the retirement of Judge MoCrary gives him an opportunity to add another credita- die appointment to the list. There could be a more proper recognition of long service ad distinguished ability than in bestowing je vacant Circuit Judgeship upon Judge jauvny Treat of this city, There is such minent fitness in this appointment that no fgument is needed to enforce it. In a ju- dicial career of unusual duration, the purity and dignity of Judge TREat’s official record ‘ave been not less conspicuous than his ju- ietal qualities of mind, bis legal learning, s fairness, his incorruptibility and his eadfast devotion to the trying and arduous uties of his exaited office. We look to the w of St. Louis to take proper action to 95 18 — or uss Here needed, te whole ty of St. Lau '% | would join in urging on the President the 1 ee * e * THE HEWITT vw nse ‘We reprint an admirable letter on the tariff from A. S. Hewitt, and recommend its attentive perusal to every one who takes an intelligent interest in the question of the tariff, The present position of our manufacturing interests gives especial force and value to the letters. Mr. Hxwrrr is bimself a manu- facturer, a representative, personally, of those interests which are protected by the tariff. When heis found urging upon the country the need of protection against over- production, his sincerity is no more to be doubted than his judgment. It is an admirable letter because itis sound Democracy all through. If its suggestions should be adopted in the legislation of the pending session,the Democratic party would secure the confidence of the country and greatly strengthen its position in the coming national campaign. THE PROSPECT. Will the vear 1884 be a good year? Will it be a year of general prosperity in business, or will it be a year of depression? It is not easy to give an answer that will cover the whole case. A great many debts of last year remain to be paid. The shrink- age in stocks has been tremendous. The business of rallroad building is experiencing an interval of reaction after an interval of overproduction; the kindred industry of iron making is going through one of its periodical attacks of depression. There have been great losses in the dry goods trade. Speculation has forced the prices of many of our leading articles of export to a point which stops exportations. Hostile legisla- tion in Europe has further checked exports. Then thisis to bea Presidential year, and the years of national campaigus are tra- ditionally years of duliness in business. This is one side of the picture, but there is another side of it. There has been a decline in prices, but not in commodities. We still have the stucks, and the railroads, and the grain, and the dry goods, and the disappearance of the speculative values does not destroy the in- trinsic values. The people of the United States are advancing in comfort and well- being more rapidly than any other people in the world. No other country is increasing so rapidly in wealth and population. We have a lighter debt, a lighter burden of taxatiop, wider opportunities, a better fut- ure. Our prosperity is merely a question of degree. It advances more rapidly at some times than at others; it never halts, nor goes back wards. On one point we can speak with confidence. We can tell every read- er of the Post-DisPpatcu that dur- ing the coming year he will succeed if he desires to succeed. On this point we speak from experience. The Post-Dis- PATCH looks back on a year of unusual growth and success, and the least we can do for our readers who have made that success possible, is to assure them that the same success awaits them under the same condi- tions. People who speculate must take the conse- quences of speculating; we leave them to their fate. But to every man engaged in an honest, legitimate, producing business or in- dustry, we say that, with good sense, energy and hard work, he may count on success with certainty. It does not need infallible wisdom, superhuman powers, good fortune or accident; industry, economy, steadiness, integrity, a resolution to look facts in the face, and to square one’s way of living and trading with one’s resources—these arv the simple but certain conditions of success which lie within the reach of every one. To all who comply with these conditions we do not hesitate to say that the coming year and all years will be years of prosperity, — McCOIM’sS BILL. A bill proposed by Representative McCorp of the Judiciary Committee and providing that Presidential electors shall retain their functions with power to fill vacancies in the office of President and Vice-President to the end of each Presidential term, is said to be meeting with much favor in Washing- ton, We are told that this carries out the idea of the Constitution and insures for four years acontinuance in power of the party that carries the Presidential election. But instead of carrying out the idea of the Con- stitution it materially alters the election scheme provided for by that instrument. It confers on the Presidential electors func- tions not conferred by the Constitution, which authorizes them to meet but once and record their votes but once for a President and but once fora Vice-President. If they fail to elect, the Constitution provides that the House shall elect the President and the Senate the Vice-President. ‘This power cannot be taken away from the two Houses and intrusted to another body without an amenament of the Consti- tution, and the power conferred on Congress to deciare what officer shall act as President wher the offices of both President ana Vice- President become vacant by death, removal or disability, until the disability is removed or a President is elected,” does not author- ize the institution of a permanent body un- known to the Constitution to fill vacancies by a different process. Presidential Electors are disqualified if they hold any office of trust or profit under the United States, and Electoral Colleges continued for four years would be quickly revolutionized by death and disqualification. The idea of the Constitution, plainly ex- pressed, is that Congress shall by law de- clare what eee President new President by an Electoral College to fill a vacancy is not contemplated by the Consti- tution, and cannot be provided for by a valid act of Congress until the organic law is amended, and the amendment we want ts one that will simplify rather than compli- cate the Presidential election an d succession in all possible cases. SE AMERICAN TYPES. ; There is a theory among ethnologists that the Caucasians of this country are in every respect, save color, rapidly approximating the type of the aboriginal American, physic- ally and morally. Tall, straight and slender white men, with high cheek bones, eagle noses and keen eyes, are continu- ally startling the foreign visitor to this coun- try by their resembiance to “the noble red man.” His differentiation from the original Caucasian type is ascribed to our climate and the ozone in our atmosphere, while the development of a peculiar intensity in our intellectual and moral character is ascribed to the moral ozone of our political and social life. Whatever the cause, it really does seem that we are be- coming more emotional, and, if not more passionate, certainly more tragic in our passions than any other people on the earth. Col. RATHBONE, one Of the few Americans residing with his family in Ger- many, by killing his wife and committing suicide the other day directed Euro- pean attention to the frequency of such tragedies in the United States. Daliy the columns of our papers teem with emo- tional murders and suicides, such as are of rare occurrence even among the hot-blooded Latin nations of Europe. Our naturalized citizens are oftener surprised than delighted by the unruly willfulness and daring of their American-born children. No doubt there is a good deal of the same fundamental human pature everywhere, but we are certainly developing a marked and distinct variety of humanity here, as well as a distinct type of social and political life. Moreover, it is painfully apparent that the tendency of this development is to make ours The land where the cvpress aod myrtle Are embiems of deeds that are donein their elime: Where rage of the vulture, the love of the turtle, Now meit into sorrow, now madden to crime, THE LAND QUESTION. Members of the Publie Lands Committeg are giving out that wirile there are 25,000,000 acres of land grants which should certainly be declared forfeited, there are some 75,000, 000 acres more as to which the question is not so clear. This kind of talk will be ge cepted by the land grabbers as formal notice that if they want that land they must „see“ somebody about it, Ww There is one infallible rule to which all these land grant questions are referable and unless it is applied alike to all of them there will be scandal. Every grant of which the conditions have not been honestly and squarely complied with by the grantees, is legally and equitably subject to forfeiture and should be at once declared forfeited, and the public is entitled. to the benefit of all doubts in the premises. It is well-known that this rule will restore to the public domain not less than 100,000,000 acres that should never have been granted in the frst place. Public opinion is unmistakably, emphatic- ally, overwhelmingly against any further land grants to railroadg, and therefore in favor of the revocation of all that are legally and fairly revocable. Not to deciare for- feited any grant thatis forfeitable on ac- count of the grantee’s failure to fulfill the conditions on which he accepted is prae- tically the same as making a new grant. The monster evil now afflicting some por- tions of this country and threatening the entire Union is the immense areas of land clutched in the “dead hand” of cor- porations. We want no more of it, and this Congress should not only rescue all the land that can be restored to the people, but it should enact all laws nec- essary to subject railroad lands to local tax- ation, and to enforce the original terms of the grantsin regard to the sale of the land. It is known that Washington will swarm with bribers this winter as never before, and that all the venal members will be hired to do the bidding of millionaire monopolists and log-rolling land-grabbers. No ha!f-way work will vindicate the character of this Congress. It was elected to drive the lobby out of Washington disappointed, defeated and howling. A failure todo this will put this Democratic House ona level with its Republican predecessors, and bring a form- idable independent anti-imonopoly party into the field next year. — ee The Bloody Shirt Urgans. , From the Springfield (Mass.) Republican. Three giant newspapers of the West, the Cin- cinnati Commercial-Gazette, the Chicago Tribune and the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, have recently sent correspondents into the South on a general outrace nunt, and the enterprises taken together make a curiosity. The Cincinnati paper, which claims position as standard-bearer in the bloody- shirt campaign, leads in the business, and covers one of its broad pages with a couple of letters from its emissaries, one in South Caroling and the other in Kentucky. The Globe-Democrat’s man wept to Mississippi, and election frauds make the burden of his communicaijion. One man interviewed says that the State 18 ‘sepubhican on a fair vote “with no earthly doubt,“ anda dis- gusted old Democratic wheel-horse goet on to de- moan the ways of men of his own party-vho give him no fat place—through two moral col- umus, But the whole amounts to no more than a rehash of familiar things, The Western newspaper which s a dispo- and sensa- eneour- sition to publish news—even or tional news—ought to have the agement, but gathering and printing (his sort of stuff, is another business, The work id not jour- to repeat , and it is editors. Shere in m m 10 Southern violence. The cases with | The truth is sad enough; to seek to mag - nify it can accomplish nothing except to make the remedy for the evil more dificult. Woman and the Anamese War. From a New York Letter. It seems now, as in the time of Mme, Pompa- dour, whose jealousy and Jesuitry broke France to pieces, a woman has influenced the present warlike operations. A certain Mile. Valtesse, who had been the intimate of a French Consul at Ton- quin, came back to France, plied her arts on Gam- betta and induced him to interfere violently in the Anam Government. Therefore the severe measures were taken which led the Anamese to revolt, aud compelled in turo the French to be more aggressive; and so we have a Freuch war in Anum, with the Chinese stirred up on one side and the British sbaking on the other in anticipation of losing their profitable trade in the Chinese seas. The only French public man who is pro- testing against the Anam war is Clemenceau, who married an American wife, Advices from Europe intimate that Bismarck means to pounce on the French again if he can catch them napping. ‘Felt Better After the Papers Apologised. From the New York Tribune. Joseph Hatton, in his neat reply to the poem and toast in honor of Miss Terry, atthe Papyrus dup Ladies’ Night, in Boston, said that the only time in his visits to the United States when he felt like a stranger in a strange land, was when he met the triumphal procession on Evacuation Day. marching (in real London weather) to cele- brate a victory over the British. But after read- ing the speeches next moroing, in which he found bow kindly England and her Queen were men- tioned, he was at home again. POLITICAL DRIFT. MAHONE, it is said, is coming out as a Presi- dential candidate. JUDGE THORNTON is prominently mentioned as a Democratic candidate for Governor of Illi- nols. MORRISON does not know just what Springer intends to do to him, but, tobe on the safe side, be will get out a warrant and have him searched for razors. SECRETARY CHANDLER has made up his mind that there is no money for his friend Roach in this Cengress. The navy will be rebuilt, but not by Chandler. THE colored folk at Washington have resolved that the Freedmen’s Bank swindle was “the most sinful swindle that eyer stained earth or shocked high heaven.“ “WuatT Boston needs,” says the Journal of that city, “is aschool in which the practical art of counting and returning votes can be taught with a degree of proficiency that will insure accuracy.” Mr. CARLISLE is reported as saying that there are fifty-six members of the House who think that the Committee on Ways and Means would not be a proper body without it contained their names. THE Philadelphia Press repeats its declaration that James Russell Lowell would make one of the ablest ministers the British Government ever had at Washington. He loves England, and is never in a hurry. BEN HARRISON has started his literary bureau. He admits bis kinship to William Henry Harrison, but dwells more at length on his descent from the Piantagenet kings of England. Heis the only Hoosie: who has a coat of arms. WASHINGTON parties are mailing circulars and blank petitions to Soldiers’ widows in Maine, urg- ing them to ask for an increase of pension on the ground that as the present House of Representa- tives is Democratic the opportunity is especially good for obtaining such an increase, A WATER-MAD organ at Des Moines warns Mr. Logan that he may expect no aid and comfort for his Presidential aspirations in that State because he refused to take the stump there last fall when the Prohibition issue was pending. When Logan takes the field next year the Iowa brethren will not dare smell his breath. THe Wheeling (W. Va.) Intelligencer (Rep.). contains along article from the pen of ex-Gov. Pierpont respecting what he considers “the fool- ish scheme of some gentiemen in high political positions of merging West Virginia into Old Vir- ginia, or of repealing the national charter of West Virginia.” “Ir may not suit everybody to Know it,” says the Des Moines Register (Rep.), but it Is very plain that the cause of woman su/Trage is gaining quite rapidly in public favor in Iowa. We have been surprised at the number or influential papers which are claiming adherence to it, and at the very few papers which are. decidedly op- posing it.“ MEN OF NOTE, Mr. IRVING has left a Lost of admirers in Bos- ton. He always heaped his bean spoon. WILLIAM WARREN, the veteran comedian of Boston, has declined a tempting offer to reappear ou the stage. LORD HARTINGTON is described as an aristo- crat of the most exclusive class, with a baughty languor which tinges all he says or does. JAMES MCHENRY was once the financial bot- tom of a scheme to put the young Prince Napo- leon on the throne of Spain. Dow CARLOS owns one of the finest gondolas on the canals of Venice, manned by four gondoliers in red and black uniforms. MATTHEW ARNOLD delivered his lecture on Emerson in Philadelphia to an audience that com- pletely filled Association Hail. GEN. SHERIDAN, Col. Taylor, Col. Benjamin and Dr. John Billings, all of the regular army, stationed at Washington, are the happy fathers of twins. Porr LEo XIII daily dines at a cost of 37 cents on a simple soup, a little bread, a leg or wing of a chicken, six or seven grapes and one pear, with a big glass of best Marcia. Mr. LABOUCHERE, in the Christmas number of London Truth, “drops into poetry’’to remark that “the ‘poet’—now flouted by fame—who was once Oscar Wilde, has become Oscar tame.” Mr. BLAKE, inventor of the telepbone trans- mitter so mueh used, livesin a palatial home in the suburbs of Buston, and amuses himself by working as an amateur blacksmith and machinjst. ISAAC S. SPRAGUE, the living skeleton, who is forty years old, aud bas just been reduced by atrophy to forty pounds weight, has just complet- ed arrangements for giving bis body after death to the Harvard Medical College in the interests of science. g THE London World says: “Genius is not bered- itary—titles are; and Mr. Tennyson would be a less fond parent than he has the reputation of bo- ing if he were to have refused to consider the wishes of those wo bear his name.” Rey. ALPHOXSO VILLIERS, 8. J., who was re- cently ordained to the priesthood, is a son of the Comte de Villiers, who was Ministerof War inthe Cabinet of Napoleon III., anda brother of the present Comte de Villiers. He has been assigned to missionary work at Spekane Falls, W. T. | THE most orilliant book of the season in Lon don is the “Directory of American Heiresses,” just published. It purports to givea 1 list of all American girls worth individuahy from 950,000 up. „ ä ment that five new and swift e 7 Tut Salt Lake Tribune says’ says that a wife in Utab is a vulgar fraction. | THE Langtry met with no better success in Bal- timore than at Washington. Ir has been discovered that some of the Texas wire fence cutters are women. SARA BERNHARDT doesn’t often swear, but sometimes she says to herself, “Big ad.” A CONNECTICUT girl writes toa Hartford paper to saythat she caught a mouse with her hands and strangled it. Mrs. LANGTRY received a gift of a $1,000 dia- mond ring in Washington, but has no idea who it came from. Bayard is suspected. BERNHARDT, it would appear from the dis- patches, proposes tofight fire with fire, and will publish a book about Colombier. A NEWSPAPER correspondent writing from Springfieid, Ohio, says “every man’s beart yearns for the deep-voiced, masculine-looking Anna Dickinson.” Miss CLARA MORRIS expended over $1,200 on Christmas presents in New Orleans to be shipped to friends in New York and various parts of the country. She is as generous as wealthy. ° ONE of the London dramatic eritics says of Lotta that “she is old, vulgar and ungraceful,” and it would be well for him to remember her kick and keep at a respectful distance. AT least fifty needy Bohemians are waiting with sharpened pencils the arrival of the first copy of Cotombier’s story of Sarah Barnum.” It will be translated and sold like hot cakes to the flash newspapers. Mns. BONAPARTE, the wife of Col, Jerome Na- poleon Bonaparte, has assumed the “Mme.” so long used in connection with the name ot Col. Bonaparte’s granamother, who died in Baltimore not many months ago. LITTLE Lotta will make no money out of her London engagement, but sbe will carry with her tothe grave the sweet recollection that Lady Lonsdale presented her with areal bouquet on the opening night. ALMOST all the Mormon converts madein Eu- rope are Auglo-Scandinavians and Germans. The Latin races are uncompromisingly opposed to Mormonism, and not one French woman is to be found among the wives of Utah. „OR. help this poor, miserable reporter,“ prayed a Salvation Army woman at Philadelphia wheu she spied a young man taking notes; help this reporter. The devil holds the furt in his brain. He is going to hell. Hallelujah.” The re- porter ambled away and got another assignment. Miss ANDERSON gave occasion for a Christmas burlesque at the Gaiety Theater in London. Ihe burlesque was a parody on the Americau's per- formance of “Galatea.” “Mr. Terry,“ as a dis- patch tells, “assumes Mary Anderson’s poses and admires his own beauty in.a mirror, raising shouts of laughter by his pretended innocence. THE denial by Miss Jennie Flood, the daughter of the California millionaire, that she is engaged to marry an English peer, recalls the fact that she once refused a New Yorker because, as she con- temptuously told him, he had not energy enougn to spatter the mud on bis trousers in rainy weath- er. THE hatchet with its clever accessories of verse and water-colors which Was presented to Speaker Carlisle on the day of his inauguration, was from Mrs. and Miss Snead. Mrs Sneaa writes the chatty letters tothe Loulsvilie Courier-Journal over the signature of Fav.“ Miss Snead, her daughter, is the well-known “Miss Grundy” of several papers. Mrs. Mattie Eddy, known as Kit, the tramp, the only female tramp printer In the United States, died in Cleveland on Christmas Day. She arrived in that city last March from New Orleans, after working in New York, Washington, Chicago, Memphis, Chattanooga and other cities. She was avery fast compositor, and was born in James- town, N. Y., thirty-two years ago. IN a carefully considered criticism of Mary An- derson’s acting, the London Truth says: At 18. so to say, machine-made. The machine is perfect, and turns out excellent workmanship, but one hears the sound of the wheels, The lady loses her own individuality without entering into that of the person who she is personating. The intona- tion is right, the gesture is right: but underlying these there is nothing but a well-trained and beautiful woman.” THE METROPOLITAN PRESS. What the Editors of the New York Journals Are Saying To-Day. By Telegraph to the Post-Dispatch. New York, January 1.—The WoRLD says: “Republican predominence has not only made revenue reform necessary, but it has made reform in the civil service, honest government, economy in expenditure, the stop- page of official corruption and the pun- ishment of public robbers nece also. Reve- nue reform is desirable, but there are more dan- gerous evils to remove than tariff blunders—evils which threaten free government, the purity of eleetious. the hovor and integrity of the Supreme Conrt of the United States, the final arbiter in the interpretation of the Constitution. The people will never subordinate these great and ove rshadowing issues to the question of tariff reform.” THE SUN. The Sun says: “It is reported that Sergeant Mason, after an exhibition at an Ohio Fair, has agreed with a Philadelphia manager to put Lim- self on show for wages. One fails to see how this can be a very profitable contract for the manager. Mason is a negative sort of curiosity. There 18 a had something by all more the derelict la Washington hangman was faithful to bis — he accomplished what he undertook.” THE TRIBUNE. The Tribune, speaking of lynching in the South says: “Nobody ever heard ot a white man be- ing lynched for the murder of a negro. We might almost go so tar as to say that very few have ever heard of a white man’s being punished in any way for the murder of a negro. But ifa negro killsa white man, even in self-defense, a lynching party is at once organized and the sudden bemp — pistol once more conveys to the colored comm * that les subordination which | old aren slave dri not the true explanat no doubt our Southern contemporaries wiil cor- remain in ewe ag Bo must soo the legal Rune of | of the holders to rul bond. he the market all the 2 from bond time being reached wil nous 814,500,000 ; of France, $4,683,340,000; of the Unlt ed States, to date, net debt, less cash in treasury, less than 61, 500, 000. 000. CONSTANT SUBSCRIBER—An Englishman res, dent in St. Louis can obtain a legal divorce im St. Louis from his wite who resides in England. It is not necessary to serve notice on — cept by publication. C. D. P.—It is not a violation of the Ras send money through the mails to a lottery company. 2. The publisher of a paper in this State is nadie to fine and imprisonment for publishing a jottery advertisement. 3. The law on this subject is not uniform in the different States. THE PEOPLE’S FORUM. Where the Readers of the Post-Dispate Find a Searing. Sr. Louis, January 1, 1884. To the Editor of the Post- Dis pateh : Please inform me and many others why tl ladies of the Flower Missiou do pot visit the Ma rine and bestow their gifts of kinanes there 2 W ag at all the other institutions in th city, and oblige, A River MAN. Frigidity. From the Courier-Journal. What is celder than a cold book, in a cold room on a cold day?—{Courier-Journal. Boarding-bouse a Suuday morniog; achat with your e+ citizen: ary Anderson; cb: rity; frozen Pigs fe feet; a kiss from a Louisville girl, and mas 1855 Give us a harder ac. —[{Philade hia If you want a harder kiss than a ulsville Ari can plant, you had better sue a young lady from Fiatbusu. Vanderbilt's Christmas. From the Springfield Republican. Pierre Lorillar2 gave a Christmas present on Rl py to the employes of his Jersey City to co factory. It averaged a week’s wages tc each of the 3, men, women, boys and girls. W. H. Vanderbdilt's Curlstmas gift was a $60,000 one to himself. He paid that sum for a Filty- fourth street lot, so that nobody could interfere with the view from his bay window. Russell Sx#ge. From the Wall Street Daily News, On the road Christmas Day quite a little excite- ment was occasioned by the stopping of a sieizh and the driver geiting out, running back a halt- mile, looking inteutly at the road. Inquiry brought oui the fact that the man was no othe than the Hon. Russell Sige. He had missed fou — out of his horse’s tall aud was trying to flm Blushers. From the Courier-Journal. Henry James says that Tourgenieff used to dlush “Tike a boy of sixteen. Where did Mr. James ever see a boy of sixteen biush? In these degenerate days, itis only with the urmost di ~ culty that a gir) "of sixteen, much less a bo that age, can start >i gate that is even remo connected with a blush. Fattening taives on Sawdust. From the New York Journal. Mr. Bergh was horribly guiled the oth a report that ata certain place in the cit periments were being made to fatten saw-inust. On going to the designated found it Was the green.room of a theater great ular play is running. Republics Ungrateful. From the Courier-Journal. The Government ourht to be glad if it has beer supporting only thirteen of Mr. Brownlow’s rela tives. An official whois determined to Keep al his relatives except thirteen from imposing oi the Government should be presented with a gold headed cane. A More Restful Condition. From the Boston Post. The Philadelphia Times feels better. The Ra: | plaster and the Curtin lotion: have done rant’s name now ars im its rolumus as 8 dom as Holman’s in the 2 of our esteen contemporary, the New York Sa — The Infamy of Silence. From an Exchange. “What is the infinity of silence?” asked a phil osopher of a married man. “I don’t know, vut think it would be whata man bad to say to hi wife when she caught him trying to kiss the hire Serious Problem. From the Ciacinnati Commercial-Gaze:te If John Swinton’s paper prospers there is dar r that John Swinton may become a capitalist wae Will then be left to throw bricks at Vander MAGOOGIN AND FOPI. The Talking Puvliceman Listens to a New Tears Story by the Italian. Officer Magoogin was at Fopiano’s stand at the usual hour thismorning. The gerial policeman had just tackled a voluptuous looking peanut and made the remark, The top av the mornin’ to ye, Fopi,” when the Italian got up from his chair in the nook behind the charcoal furnace, and, taking his hands out of the pockets of his velvet coat and throwing away his cigarette, swung himsel forward as briskly as his nature would allow. „Magoog' said he, “you eat-a de peanutti; me tenl-a de New Ye’r stor'.““ “Fwhat’s that?” the officer asked. „Me tell-a de stor’.’ 0, you'll tell me a siitory,”’ said the polteeman. „wel, foireé away an’ don't be too long. bekase the sarjint’ Ude acrass here iu a few minits.” “Me tela de stor’ o’ de monk’ un de org’,” Fopiano explained, „May the divii blow me nose,“ said the officer “aff there’s a word ye say that I know anythin! avout. The moonk an’ the org? Fwhat in the blew blazes ar’ they any way?’ “De org make-a de mus“, the Italian answered, “de monk make-a demon. De org, you-a know, dis-a way, turn-a bim ‘Way down-a Swanee,’ see-a?”’ “© yis, I see,” the officer sald, “You mane a hand orgin an’ a moonkey The feuit merchant nénden assent. “Well. were me b’y,” said the policeman, “tt muslit urt melancho-ly shtory. fwha there’s * — orgin and a monkey in it, bat tell it, = + 0 bless you aff ye don’t be two long on ent -a de peanutti; me tell-a de stér’,” and he bw at his shoulders as he ee, 0 to the officer. “Des-a man had-ade org’ 22 2 to monk; played-a him roun’ de-a strit; u- — yard some-a de time in-a ae al. org have sex-a tune—one, de-a ‘Shoo-a Fiy.’ k all?” the officer inquired, 4 a ut from under bis m it merchant, bowing his heaa a nn ert ee ee 1 if 4 4 a: . 2 1 7 N Ae r x meng * 7 ‘ 8 * 4, d “3 1 ae * * og pet * 1 * ie : A* ty lA * wa eS * * 4 0 * — 1 24 J * 8 N 7 * * ‘Se m4 “ i. 22 5 * yr * 1 an d * x eo at * 7 * “ * * € 5

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—— — — — 33 On EE ee i~* K PRR a OS A. eee ve we ON THE CURB. Lind Trading in Grain by St Louis Speculators. How Corn Grades in Chieago- The Janu- ary Grain Deliveries. The Merchants’ Exchange was closed to business to-day, but whena reporter dropped into the first floor of the Cnamber of Com- merce this morning, the noise that greeted his ears drew him into one of the “bucket shops” where he found a large crowd of the Exchange members. St. Louis was one of the few markets that shut up shop for two days’ holiday. Chicago and Toledo had their Boards of Trade open as usual. The Chi- cago quotations were. received as usual by the telegraph companies and posted on the biackboards at the different “bucket shops.” Most of the leading lights of the St. Louis grain market assembled in Fred Von Phul’s open exchange, nd for a while there was pretty lively trading among them. They started in jubilant, for the earliest tele- grams from Chicago reported a drop in wheat and corn, the May option selling off to $1 02% for wheat and 58% for corn. A Liverpool cable was received that gave de- clines in both wheat and corn and dull markets. Emboldened by this the St. Louis crowd of bears sailed in to hammer the home market. They sold May wheat down to $108% and May corn to 51%, and large lumps of fifty and hundred thousaud bush- els were freely offered around for sale. The bears had large arrivals of grain to favor them. Much to the astonishment of most traders, the receipts of wheat here footed up some seventy-five cars. As it has been claimea that the surplus in the country tributary to this market was about cleared up, these large receipts rather surprised every one. Most of this wheat came over the North Missouri road, having been picked up at different stations along the road, Corncame in to a large amount. saw a train about a mile long come in on the Frisco this morning,” said Joe Mat- thews; and all of it treight loaded with corr.” The inspections at an early hour this morning were near 300 cars, and of this fully three-fourths inspected No. 3, Receipts in Chicago were heavy,too, private telegrams reporting 256 cars wheat and 745 cars corn. Of the latter 317 cars inspected No. 2. But the weakness with which the grain markets startedin did not last long. Pro- visions in Chicago were stronger all the forenoon, and finally wheat and corn turned and went upover a cent. This turned the tide here. There had been one party buying on the “curd” and taking in considerable of both wheat and corn. His purchases it was learned were for—Chicago parties. This steady demand and the reaction in Chicago finally resuited in au advance here, May wheat going up to $1094, February selling at $1 0544 and May corn was sought after at 524. *This up turn put the blocks on trad- ing. The parties who had been so eager to sellearly inthe day, pulled out and finally sellers became so scarce that trade and traffic,’ as Tom Akin observed, “came toa halt.“ ‘Then the crowd commenced to thin out, and by the time the Chicago close caine in the reguiar customers of Von Phul were left in the room. _ CHICAGO'S CORN INSPECTION. “Why don’t you write up that blamed Chicago inspection of corn?“ asked a mem- s “It would make a mighty fine item. I te you that it’s one of the biggest swludles ever pepetrated upon a long suffering peo- pia. The rigid inspection of corn in Chicago this winter has been an unending source of complaint from the country shipper. The Chi- cago grain inspectors for some time absolute- ly refused to inspect new corn ot this year’s crop as No, 2. Finally the principal receivers of that market combined in a remonstrance t brought the State inspection com- iittee to the front. This com- iittee, after a careful examination the new corn,expressed itself so decidedly against the manner in which it was being in- rpected in Chicago that the grain inspectors ere obliged to give way. Siuce then the mee as been less rigid, but is now iigher than anyother market in the coun- try, A deal is running in January corn in Chicago, and of course the less No. 2 corn that arrives there the better for the parties manipulating the market. but whether this Heal in corn has anything to do with the dPiesent strict inspection can not be found out. A considerable amount of No.2 corn as been sent trom St. Louis to Chicago, us Sthe difference in price between the two smarkets has been about 12e a bushel. But ue parties shipping this corn find that it is Almost © Sossible to have the Culcago in- Spectors grade this St. Louis No. 2. Private inspectors have been seut here by Chicago irms toexamine the St. Louis No. 2 coin ind they have all united in the statement Chat the No. 2 corn in elevators here should Wande that high anywhere. Yet a la | rge mount of this corn fails to grade upon 1 trivaiin Chicago. This is not the case ith ail shipments, and it seems to depend a reat deal upon the road it 1s shipped over d the elevators it foes into upon arrival at othe Lake market. early all the No. 2 corn hipped via the Iilinois Central and received nto that road’s elevator at Chicago grades No. 2. The greater part going by the Chica- % and Alton road aud emptied into what ee known as the National and the Keith evator, fail to grade. Speaking of this a rain inspector said: “i Know of corn that was shipped from eve in Which a conveyor was used to load nto the cars. The No. 2 corn was taken out Pmt the same bins, part being loaded into liiuois Central cars and part iuto C. & A. ‘ars, OU see it Was exactly the same corn, but going by diferent roads. Now, when that corn arrived in Chicago, neariy all tue liinois Central shipment graded No. 2, and little of the C. & A. jot inspected that „ In order to test the matter still urther, we loaded one of the C, & A. cars ith old No. 2, yet even it failea to “rade. Now how do you explain that?’ seine wy man standing arouad replied, It is believed that the Chicago inspecto * ust relax their present rigid n itrong pressure is being brougut to bear b receivers to have the inspection lowered. jhe fact that over 40 per cent of the receipts corn in Chicago to-day graded No. 2-is be- ved to indicate a letting up by the inspect- upon the high standard they have lutained. Tue country is only — iting for this to flood Chicago with corn. ces are so high in that market that the anxious to take advantage of N e fear that their corn will not le is holdiug them back now. St. Louis ids ready to send up several huudred dusand bushels No. 2 corn. Other points St ang south are chipping or ready to sup wily. It issaid that Halnday Bros. of » have a large amount of fine bone-dry that cannot fail to grade, and wii! be hippec hong A St. Louis firm ls under- Pe to have bought a round amount of the corn of New Madrid that is for Chica- here that the Chi ie ie believed cago ngs wilf be buried beneath the avalanche into their market ’ | Will be rus anuary ends. **. pee dla deliveries of near 8 el al wales 0,000 bushels 0 mis- If at once be ship to Chicago. eries will undoubtedly be small, and all of it is well pla Chicago advices are that fairly la deliveries of corn are expected, but it will all center in the hands of parties holding the January deal, It is believed they are strong enough to carry all given them. Puy B. H. — — & Sons’ Capsicum Cough Drops for your children: they are harmless,pleas- ing in the taste and will cure their coulds. and Trade Mark on every drop. Pleasant Party at St. Charles. One of the most enjoyable parties that has evertbeen given at St. Charles was tendered by the young ladies of the Coffee Club to their friends last evening. The party took placeat the residence of Captain Austin Owen, whose daughter, Miss Addie, is one of the mem ders of the club. Au elegant sup- per was seryed at midnight, after which Leap Year privileges were the rule, The leasant party did not separate until morn- ng. There were many charming toilets worn by the ladies. Among those present were Prof. and Mrs. Wilbur Smith of Lex- ington, Ky.; Mr. and Mrs. Johu Owen of St. Louis; the Misses Goebel, McDeamon, Fray- ser, Friedrichs, Fielding, Redmon, Breiere, Gill and Misses Stonebraker, Christy, Addie and Mittie Owen, Ciouss, Banoise, Hurdes- ty, Edwards, Aiken, Branconier, Rush and Biackburn; Messrs. Martin, Lee, South- worth, Stonebraker, Corby, E. Martin, Rush, bel, Chamard, Buwards, George and Banks Van Name and Johns of St. Louis; Messrs. Gill aud Corney of Kansas City; Mr. Birch of Boonville, and Messrs. Banvise, T. Vinke, Gauss, Irwin, Johnson, Goodlet, Blackburn, McDeamon, Faut, Wilson, Me- Ciure and Dr. Vinke of St. Charles. Neuril Cures Neuraigia. A few drops applied kill the pain instantly. Sold by all druggists at 50c. CITY NEWS. The stockholders of the Carondelet Home Mu- tual Insurance Company held their annual meet- ing yesterday and elected nine directors. Yesterday the delinquent tax-payers made haste to pay up and escape the penalty attaching to a longer delay, and over $4,000 were paid in. Yesterday evening the employes of Mr. Richard Ennis presented him with a handsome silver ser- vice as a New Year’s gift and a token of their esteem and regard. Mr. Henry T. Kent has returned from Jefferson City, where he has been engaged in the work of taking depositions in reference to the burning of the penitentiary shops last February. The Florene Social Circie give their first an- nual bati at Social Turner Hall, corner Thirteenth and Moproe streets, Saturday evening, Jauuary 12. Appropriate music is provided and a good time is anticipated. J. C. Snodgrass & Co., gene ye of the Vienna Model Bakery, invited their friends toa sociul New Year's spread at their bakery, eorner Kighih and Walnut streets, from 9a. m. to 3p. m. The invitations were printed on neat Cards and bore the wish of a happy New Year, Some of the social wateh meetings last night were of a rather lively character and hardly com- plimentary to the old year, inasmuch as they were made the occasion of pretty lively rejoicing. A tew jovial young gentiemen who watched out the vid year were not in a condition to salute the new year with lucid intellects aud uuciouded fan- cies, There was a fire this morning at 1:45 in the stable of the Wischmeyer box factory, in the alley between Seventeenth and Eighteenth and Wasn and Carr streets. The stable was consumed and the box factory adjoining damaged, but the de- partment extinguisued the fire before further damage was done. A concert and literary entertainment was given last night under the auspices oi the St. Patrick’s Young Meu's Glee Ciub, at the St. Patrick's School Hall. The exercises were varied and leasant. and the recitation by Miss Lillie B. ~erce, The Ballad of the Shamrock,” was espe- cially well received. There was an impromptu wrestling match last night at Tom Allen's saioon for 850 a side. The wrestlers were Tom Allen, ex-champion gprize- fighter of the United States, and Capt. Wm. Rici- ards, champion sprint runner of the world. Allen weigis 245 aud Kichards 160. The result was in favor of Richaras,who threw his antagonist twice in succession. The members of the old St. Louis Sketch Club watched out the old year last 1. and the occa- sion was a very pleasant one. he club occupied the rooms of the art students at Washington University. There was no special subject of M- lustration, but the pictures exhibited were of a creditabie character. The following sketches were presented: A Thirteenth Century Rondeau,” decorated in water colors by Will Schyler; “Evangeline,” sketch in oil by F. Liffety. “The Daughter of the Sphynx,” by H. R. Heaton; an oll sketch ofagirl anda cat by Cari Gutherz; “Iu the Owl Car,” by John Husecamp; pen and ink head of Will Chase by F. Duverueck; “Coming from Church,“ by Charles Holloway; Au Engineers’ Camp on the Boston) Mountains,” and other good sketches. The eveniug was pleasantly spent with a variety of amusements. THE East wind that blows nobo ay gooa, did its best to break up a singing school by inflicting the members with bad colds, coughs and sore throats, but Coussen’s Honey of Tar, that super- lor remedy, cured them all. White’s Cream Vermifuge the best worm killer. TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. The Ztna Fiour Mills at Akron, Ohio, were destroyed by fireon Monday. Loss, §75,000; in- surance $40,000, T. H. Weatherby, Sheriff of Madison County, Miss., bitten by a rabid dog two months ago, died on Sunday of bydrophobia. Rev. Samuel Andrews, on his way to fill a re- ligious appointment in the Choctaw Nation on Saturday was shot and killed by unknown parties. A negro, named Joe Jackson, was caught in the act of burglarizing the saloon of C. C. Bradford. in Round Rock, Tex., on Sunday night, aud danger- ously shot. Dr. Morrow, a prominent citizen of Gadsden, Alu., committed suicide by drowning himself in the Coosa River on Sunday evening. Bad health was the cause. At Villa de Guadaloupe, Mexico, in broad day- light, recently, a woman presented a pistol at the breast of a promenader and compelled him to give up his valuables. Wing Lee, a hideous Chinaman, and Nellie Bur- ton, a handsome girl, eloped from Louisville, Ky., on Monday, crossed over to Jeffersonville, Ind., and were married. In New York City on Thursday. Mr. Chureh Cashier of John Dwight & Co.'s” soda — ‘ was knocked down and robbed of $2,200 in cash, which he had drawn to pay emplove. Mike Leif, night watchman of Bradford Bro.’s chair factory in Goshen, Ind., was assaulted by two roughs, Cripe and Bosse on Sunday. He wag fatally suot, but wounded both of his assailants. Chester H. Prentice, formerly book-keeper for Abraham Burlingame, an iron dealer of Worces- ter, Mass., has been arrested for embezzling trond from his employer in June last. He con- essed, Rev. Mr. Stansbury, new pastor of the Bethel African Methodist Kpiscopal Chureh in New Ha- ven, Conn., was forcibly ejected from his pulpit on Sunday by two deacons, who have secured. a minister more to their liking. Rabbi N. J. Benson of Little Rock has self disliked by sayifg in a denate h Prot, 8 — — Court that a number of cireu temperance petitio snuff-dippers aud opium-euters. dent: elem Ou Suna in Favoriten . Vie stoned it th * . 0 lidren were killed, The interior was destroyed. 7 “BOUGR ON TOOTHACHE,” instant relief. ise. For Ten Days, Madras Laces at 60 cents on the dollar. CARPET Company, — * ys 1 2 j 607 North Fourth street, ery : * ‘es ‘ae r * 8 ef — L. ? ° ali tee C : 4 * . Ps A Gentleman From Texas Suggests. ere a Lynching Bee. He Has 40 Men Ready to Assist in the Work The Argument Progressing — Sentiment Veering Now Towards Probable Acquittal. Special Correspondenee of the Post-Disnatch. HL Lsnono, II., December 31.—The last day of the year was spent by the attorneys in the Bond case here in an endeavor to win over the minds of the jury to their way of thinking. Fiveof the eight lawyers in the case have now got their work in on the hon- est twelve, and to-morrow, New Year's day, Judge Thornton, the Demosthenes of the defense, and Judge Edwards, the Cicero of the prosecution, will make the greatest efforts of their lives. There has been no really good speech made yet. The lawyers that have spoken so far have demonstrated that whatever else they excel in they cannot lay much claim to the possession of that priceless pearl, the gift of oratory. Their arguments have been strong and for- cible, but not 80 strong or forcible as to weaken the impervions- ness of the jury. There is a constant allega- tion and denial, an exaggeration of circum- stances on the side of the State, and a ridi- cule of them on the side of the defense. James J. McBride of the defence, a youn Taylorville lawyer. has made the best speec so far, though Judge Vandever, this even- ing, isarguingin an able manner, r. M. Taylor of the prosecution made the most acceptable address, as he only took up two hours time. Judge McCaskell of the de- fense spoke nearly all afternoon, He began, to use a trite expression, like alion and con- cluded like alamb. The * appear to have an idea that time is the criterion of an argument; that is tosay, that THE LONGER THEY SPEAK the better is the speech. Speculation, since the close of the evidence has been altogether as to the length of time each attorney would take in speaking, and it has been rather amusing to observe how far these reckoners went astray. It was predicted that Amos Miller would not speak more than an hour; he made a five-hours’ speech. J. J. McBride was to take up two hours; he saw the prophets two better. J. M. Taylor was to speak for an hour and ten minutes, but he beat that record by forty minutes. Judge MeCaskell was to take six hours or more, but he only spoke for three. Judge Vande- ver was expected to worry through on a day, but his speech was not a long one—for him. McCaskell has a great reputation as a con- sumer of time in speaking. and they tella very funny story about this failing of his, in which story J. M. Taylor of the prosecu- tion figures. Mr. Taylor was announced to de- liver a temperance ſecture at a hall in Taylor- ville one night, and Judge McCaskell was to introduce him. The evening came around IN GOOD SHAPE, the audience assembled, and the lecturer and his introducer were present. The Judge came to the front in proper time and began his speech of introduction. The speech last- ed just fifty-tive minutes. When he had finally introduced Taylor the latter bowed his ecknowledgements, boiled his lecture down to a three minutes’ speech, and with- drew. The trial draws well. Tne court-room all day was packed, farmers having come in from all around here to listen to the argu- fying,” as one of them termedit. They ap- ared to be highly edified by what they had — and 1 satisfied with the speeches. ach of the spectators has a speaker selected as a champion, and the uestionis not so much as to whether the efendants are guilty or not so much as to who is going to make the best argument. It is enerally conceded that Judge Thornton will make the crack speech of the trial, though it is whispered that the Rev. Ben Edwards will work the jury up to a terrible pitch of excitement. The Rev. Ben is a refined gentieman, a fin- — scholar, and an orator of the deepest ye. THE JUBY pay close attention tothe arguments, and evidently note all the points made. If they convict the defendants at all, they will rec- ommend light sentences. But it is now hardly likely they will convict. The evi- dence for the prosecution has had time to cool, and there is nothing in it now but the identification of John Montgomery by Miss Bond. This identification has lost consider- able of its strength since it was shown be- yond a doubt that John Montgomery was not at the school house the day the girl was out- raged. But the fact of the crime remains and this is likely to so horrify the jury as to blind them to the weight of evidence. Me- Bride made several good points in his argu- ment. He said that, according 88 Bond’s story, the man who X down from the loft behind ner and choked her had to go to the other side of the school-room for achair. That while he was gone and while he first caught hold of her, Miss Bond made no outery, though the thing was done in broad daylight and Mrs. Pettus’ house was only 200 yards away. No outery was made while the villain tied the shaw! around her, and handed her up to the man above. Then he said, it had never been proved, beyond Miss Bond’s mere statement, that she had been improperly treated. The two persons, who could best testify to her condition when she got home that night, both indorsed on the indictment, Mrs. Bond and Dr. Cornell, had never been presented by the prosecution, and he asked why two persons who could supposably testify to the most important facts should have to give Way to witnesses who detailed little, trivial circumstances. He said there was no sign of a struggle in the loft, although the platform where Miss Bond said she was laid was only three feet wide, and there was nothing else to stand on but joists and plaster. Then, Miss Bond testified that she had been chiero- formed. How couid turee farm hands, the la ot baad asked, have obtained chloroform without the fact having been mede known. The prosecution did not prove that they had bought chioroform. He made a great many strong hits in his — The prosecution more largely endeavor to instil a sense of horror of the crime into the minds of the young than to prove that the defendants committed the crime, To an outsider it would seem that the prosecution ought to have a stronger case than have. In case the jury should hang, there is hardly any probability that the case will N again unless een strong- : Urb UP against the accused. trial has cost Christian County _ ABOUT $3,000 already, and the defendants will be out about that much, too, Altogether, the affair is very unfortunate, and no matter what the verdict of the jury will be, the mystery of the Bond outrage will be as great as ever for all dispassionate observers of the trial are convinced that the defendants are not ullty. The court will work all ay, to-morrow, and the trial will be brought toa close by Wednesday cvening. There is hardly any danger of a lynching bee should the defendants be acquitted or the jury fail to agree, asthe vassion of the people has subsided. The greatest feeling — the defendants exists in far-off places. Letters are received daily from the South proff assistance should a lynching matinee pring order. One writer in Texas states that he has forty armed men ready to come here at any time and handle the prisoner. — A Patent Suit. A. J. Vandegrift of St. Louis brought suit in the United States Olroult an in 1 he hes A 1 a : - * W Enn . 2 1282 be 5 rk 4 3 ; ve 5 _ Loe 15 * ~ “Beebe: : 9 3 N 3 ’ ia * : ra eu sy ae, 8 - aN bd _ 8 fe as 1 7 Ss thal? e is ea shall account to him r Bistrit of Aflawour, and f datinges in bree tines that amoiiat.. Mr — fell is the complainant's solici- 22888. Ol” — est. pels-cure known, is St' OUR NEIGHBORS. GRANBY, Mo., December 31.—Misses Jen- nie and Agnes De Witt of Springfield are visiting their brothers here.——Miss Allie 4 2 and Clare Ellis have been home for holidays.—— Miss Price of Neosho — eating Mies Minnie Tabor here. a Kate Green is a guest of her Kansas, III. Correspondence of the Post-Dispateh. Kansas, ILL., December 31.— Mr. Tom Mitchell and wife of Evansville, with Mack and Rob Mitchel! of Charleston, spent Sun- day with their parents in this city.——Mr. Ira Langford of Terre Haute spent the Sab- bath with friends here.——Misses Lizzie Bell and Lizzie Vale are visiting friends in Paris.——Miss Lillie Paxton is visiting rela- tives in Terre Haute.——Mrs. Sanders of Terre Haute is visiting at Mr. T. I. Evin- 8 M. Riley visited Paris turday.—— W. Valkers and family have moved to Paris.—— Mrs. Rob Scott and R. ene returned to their home Mra, Newcomb re- at tiand last week amuel Payne. maining to visit Mrs. * Charleston, Mo. Correspondence of the Post-Dispatch. CHARLESTON, Mo., December 31.—Charles- ton has organized a fire company. ——Miss Irene Bethune of Vassar College is spending the holidays at home.——Miss Emma Tur ner of Mount Carmel), III., who has been the guest of T. C. Watkins’ family during the holidays, returned home to-day.——Miss Maggie Watkins left our city on Monda for an extendedjvisit North and East.—W ‘1, Jackson, one of our leading farmers has sold out his farming interests and engaged in the mercantile business in this city .——Messrs. Bethune and Deal have opened an abstract office in the bank building, having a com- plate set of abstracts of this county. Okaw ville, III. Correspondence of the Post-Dispatch. OKAWVILLE, ILL., December 31.—Last Friday the following town trustees were elected for the ensuing year: Christ Buch- miller, Jacob Lintz, Julius Klostermann, Henry Klanke and Jacob Janger. After or- ganizing, the old constable, J. W. Adams, was again elected constable, and S8. C. Krebs clerk.——-Mr. T. T. Tindale of St. Louis is visiting here. ——Messrs. Betts and Jacks of Belleville are here, negotiating for the Okaw- ville Coal Mine.——Christ Neunlist of Mt. Olive is home on a visit to his parents and friends..——-Mr. A. J. Morgan, who was mar- ried on Christmas day at Mascoutah, is pre- paring to move to the vid Morgan mansion. ur public schools will open again on Tuesday, after the holiday week’s recreation. — ally one saloon-keeper out of seven in this town took ont the full license under the Harper bill.——Mrs. M. A. White is spend- ing the holidays with relatives at Centralia. For Ten Days, We offer 75 pieces Extra Supers at 75 cents. a SCABRITT CARPET COMPANY, 607 North Fourth street. McCHHSNEY TALKS. He is Ready for Trial and Denies Com- plicity in Kinkead's Arrest. The case of Warren F. McChesney will be the first held inthe Criminal Courtin the January term. It is set down for the 7th. and the défendant announces himself ready for the “‘vindication” to which he looks for- ward at the trial. In the meantime Kin- kead, the principal prosecuting witness, will bave a 128 hearing in the Court of Criminal Correction on a charge of NN for which he thanks McChesney. r. Me- Chesney was seen to-day, and, speaking of Kinkead’s arrest said: “I see Kinkead says his arrest was made in my interest, and to damage his testimon in my pend- ing trial. In 3 e is in error. I was not aw of Mr. Kinkead's arrest or his intended arrest until | read it in the Post-Dispatcu. I exceedingly re- gret that any obstacle should be thrown around him to lessen the weight of his testi- mony at my trial, as Lam desirous that he shall have full scope whenonthe witness stand, when the puvlic can judge who is the man and whe is the hypocrite.” DIED. Marriage and death notices will be inserted at the rate of twenty-five cents for three lines. COUDY—On December Zl. at I o’clock. at his late residence, MATHEW COUDY, aged 70 years. Due notice of funerai will be given. DIETERICH—Monaay, December 31, at 7:45 o’clock a. M., KLIZABBTH DiSTERICH, daughter of Jacob aud Clara Dieterich, of diphtheria, aged | year and7 months. Funeral from residence, 3049 Cass avenue, Wednes- day, January 2,2 p. m. REFINEKE—MAMIE REINBKE, beloved aaughter of Joseph and Sophie Reineke, nee Von der Abe, De- cember 31, ists, aged t vente 9 months. Due n otice of funeral will be given. RY AN—Or Monday, December 31, 1883, at 9:15 a. m., THOMAS, son of Thomas Ryan (lately aeceased), and Caroline Kyan (nee Wuift), aged 2 years aud months The funeral will take place Wednesday, January 2, at 2 o'clock p. m., from family residence, No. 1225 Clinton street, to Calyary Cemetery. Friends are in- vited to attend. RAT. December 31, at 1:30 a. m., Junniz S., oldam — py Robert J. and Jennette Stirrat, aged 23 years, II months and 13 days. Funeral Wednesday, 2 v. m., 2834 Olive street. AS—On „December 29, 1883, WIL. Byres 4. ande ot Romaine and Carrie J. ‘hhomas, aged | year, (months and 23 days. TRY CROWN | CEREALINE. The New Food. Better than Cracked Wheat, Oats, Grits or Hominy. 25 cents a Sack. For sale by all Grocers. VIENNA MODEL BAKERY, SOLE AGENTS. Y 60, ~». a, * P 5 I 1 ; 5 5 * rs ? ; f ess — — — ent rn venience a ‘Your Grea ane o. 1 DOWN GO THE PRICES UNTIL JANUARY 1, 1884, Regardless of cost. We must sell to make room for alterations in building. Ex- tra bargains in Carpets, Stoves, Furniture, Household Goods, ete. for cash or easy a Time Payments at : do (Farner Stove, Purnitursand Carpet Company — Northwest Cor. 14th St. and Clark Ay. No humbag. We mean what we say. Open every evening until 9 velock. * . 2 Ne lave the Largest and Best Selected Stock in St. Louis. Our P 1 the LOWEST. 6 offre & KOCH, (0 uA. he OS, N Poe 1 1 K . an roe 8 a * . * Fey ng THE LEADING ART DEALERS. . TT . — a — — ERS 1 28H. LN AN LNIC aiid S31 av. 204 181 νν,ỹ HS PRICE 50 CENTS IN BOTTLES, 75 CENTS IN TUBES. * 384 204 The ONLY McNICHOLS, the man you sheuld meet, | All over the town buying bargains in trash, Has an elegant Furniture Store up the street, Who might better treatment receive for his cash, With Carpets and Curteins and Brackets galore, If advice not too late to help any in doubt, And plenty of signs at the window and door, Just go to Mc NICHOLS, and he'll see you ont, The houses he fits out are classe d with the best, . Put yourself in his hands, state what you can pay, He buys ali that’s stylish from the East and the West. | And he'll be your friend and not give vou away. His Beds and his Sotas are as low or as high Don't forget that his store’s in the middle of towa, As any one wants who goes that way to buy. Near Fieventh, ou Market just a nice walk down, All grades and all prices in Carpets or Stoves. His numbers are 10272 and 24. Unlucky the man who simlessly roves The ONLY McNICHULS, his name over the door. EDWARDS’ THEATRE COMIQUE, 606, 608, 610 and 612 South Fourth Street. DON’T FORGET IT. NEW YEAR MATINEE To-Day at 2:30 p. m. tertai t with New, Novel and Pleasing ~ 2— — 5 Company of Sterling Artists. A remarkable funny after a iece full of Wit, umor and Absurdities, entitled “O’Rillleys — aughter Ellen.” Evening Entertainmeat at 8. Admission 15, | and c: Box Seats, 50c. AM UGEMENTS. PICKWICK THEATER, FRIDAY, JANUARY 4. YALE GLEE CLUB. | a Songs} 8 ue e AMUSEMENTS. OLYMPIC | TO-DAY at 2. TO-NIGHT at 8, MR. ROLAND REED In Marsden’s best comedy, CHEEER. GRAND HOLIDAY MATINEE, Flegant New Year’s Caras to eyery lady and child. Next week — Roman Rye. OLYMPIC. Commencing Monday, January 21. CARD—Mr. Henry EK. Abbey begs to snneunce that the subscription for the season of SIX NIGHTS TO BE GIVEN BY MR. HENRY IRVING, MISS ELLEN TERRY, AND run LONDON LYCEUM THE&TER COMP’Y, A will begin at the box office of the Olympic Theater on ing to the degrees of civil and mining eae 4, at 10 a.m. The subscr for the sea- erm begins — : ee Jon will be #\3 50 for the six nights. he subecription — * February 5, * n e sale will close on Wednesday evening. January s, an Di 1 the sale for single nights will open oa Friday. Janue- rector. | a ry ll. Price for reserved seats, single performances, 82 50. h rtoire will comprise LOUIS XI. THE BIE TS tak MERCHANT Or VENICE OHABLES I., THE BELLE’S STRATAGEM. and Choruses New Warbles. a Reserved Seats, $1; at Balmer and Weber's Musia Be SCHOOLS. = 43 : * SCHOOL OF MIN ES, ROLLA, MO. i This department of the Missouri State Uni offers courses in Analytical Chemistry. and Gtaphica, ete., — —— — — — HOTEL BROWN, Formerly Ives House.) epee Corner Twe and Olive sts., St. Louis, ¥ 9 block from new Exposttion Bullding. New r PEOPLE’S THEATER, block bee we ES $2 K . : eae + a ’ ha vei. ay : Pty A res? 2 2 » 5 vs 2 an | ws 9 ‘ NOBODY’S CLAIM BEM nV AL! Evening at 8. 4 4 Grand New Year’s Matinee! Popular Prices—0c, BHOOK & COLLIER’S is li | a | ee s 1 a and mechanical ap- 280, Children löe. New Tear's Day. have removed to their new RAT A 3 The Great hit! The great bit! The Sensational Play Renovated, sepeintad. —— h mt 0 Sunday, Jan. Richard Mansfield. GRAND OPERA HOUSE. 111 and 118 8. Second st. Warerooms 748 and 750 8. Second Season! e Blue Line cars at Union Depot to 12th ana 2 PERFORMANUES To- DAT. 2. ll the scenery, 124 —.—— er — Uuten uare Theater, New York. tinee— urday. 0 — week—Rice’s Surprise Party. : POPE’S | SEAT SRY HAPPY NEW AR. Matinee at 2 to-day. MW.HANLEY’S COMPANY McSORLEY’S INFLATION! © 2 — ¶ —.: !:! ¶ . ⁵— . EE ee fe . McMUNN’S ELIX! 9 ‘ ant 3 . dat. ——— 2 ran 3 ‘7 .

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FARMS FOR SALE. —— Sed, SPELLS COUN Na, er e! 2 1. - of our y the officers to issue y — J 8 4. wheu be present to Sy a ae eee E. J. 2 Chief Ranger. : 2 1. N N. el Read. | ™ eve at their hal 0. q 7:30 p. m; ali members in good Kn DANCING. * —— sere ‘by Le Be Mone —— r, corner Ubouteau a av. and {sth s es ope OF PROF. XN. N. 8. FRANKEL nen A Saturday afternoon a and. a Set Dec. - —— and Friday evening at Teutonia Hall, Wednesday and Saturday evening. = tal anton PERSONAL 6UNDRIES. . * * — ~ 3 3 a i * ; >. * ee Anti- Monopoty Drug Store. cor. 6th and Marke t tent medicines are sold 10 to 2 per cent other place in the city hmaan’s i Pectoral Cd lic a bottle b H. Koehnle, Sg 5 —FONIEST — of the worid. Keeps iG A. over a hundred different styles 2 1 i from ce, WEBERT 318 N. Sixth st., te Barr's. Dek neatly done. NEVITT. spiritualist medium, irbural clairvoyant, test and Zulde for business. b. W Kr wilets truest fortune-teller, can be con- . on matters of love, business and matri- am also bring separated lovers together. N. ‘oid 16 16th st. Hours, 9a. m. to 9 p. m.; no sign VI b . ladies’ physician and mid- 8 50 7 an terme 5 823 N. 18th 8412 * LANKTON, Indian fortune cover, 108 N. i3th Gey 74 Chestnut and Pine. — NAL- Madam Blanch. 3 and trauce —.— 7168. e 74 ei AND VYDEVELUPED PARTS or Tae HUMAN developed * ete., is an interesting sheen. say that there is" n06 Iu reply to inquiries we there is no evidence of humbug about * ~ 4 the advertisers are ve aos gestipe may get santos i ail partic 8, by addressin g Erie 6. box 513, Buffalo, N. I. Toledo Even BUSINESS WANTED. expert hookkee r and ac- roid 20 Car ay) Partner- ements made, complicated boo books balanced. is of business und corporation books , opened or ctosed; best“reference given diecretion guaranteed: moderate terms. 2 „ So es 2 > = 2 a Fics ce 8 S eee ». ¥ — * * — | aA — * — * 2 2 3 22 Tous A. BECKER, e ecountant, 1429 Lux st, — n 2 = BUSINESS FOR SALE. 4 f F™ SALE—Small notion store. 12320 N. Broadway. SALE—A new hotel in South Central Kausas, rooms, ciegautiy furn ned. English base- Want to sell on account of ill-nealth in family; for any one. Ad. Hotel, thisoffice. 4 . eng business — 1 for selling. NS. 9, 1 5 5: 7 class daa: 6925 § FOR SALE-—MIACELLANEOUS. route on Post-Dispatch,in first- in Garondelet. Address, way. Carondelet. 5 ange in ly B mond es IM kt: another gie, kt: a ear-rings 8500. t; an- 100, 2 7 omy $55, i kt. and several dia- r-ri ust taken out of pawn, will be put sale Monday; these are rare . Ton te 820,000 ona euted or money refunded. BOO’ 8 and shoes 50c on the dollar. ai: — .— . — = the city. Dunn's loan office, A. pate D ey uD. for in Company, ZII N. 4th st. 1028 Broadway and 113] N. sto st. 2 = & Co., 2137 Morgan; 10 bush- 5 ty fo 5 rone dollar. Send postal. (new) 1303 Franklin av., sells pic- 1 ine) 13 Franklin ay sala ie Ots; pictures framed in good style at low prices trunks, mirrors. » wringers and fiuters go to Dunn’s loan office. 912 Framklin av. 5 LE—Furniture and general household goods sold on time ments at John Neuroth’s 1,700 1702 Franklin av., cor. of old isth st. 5 SALE—Tricycle, almost new; u inch , Wheels; p. Inquire No. 2305, South ln st. R SALE—Building engine ava beter. — pulverizer. revolving reaster.chlorine gas gen- „ leaching tubs. assay furnace and appurte- „all set up in complete working order, preseut- —— to test ores by the lixiviation — process. The building aud power be made aval able for manufacturing purposes. be sold low for cash. Address Temple building, or call between 10 ana lz the forenoon, m5 in he fore Fairbank floor scale, hancing and aie and two desks. Apply at 5 Market AOR SALB— lass mocking bird. Inquire at 1108 Ohio av., south of Chouteau av., up-stairs. Tr oR SALE—A walnut bed-room suit of furniture cheap; parties leaving city. Call at 2640 Rosatti 7 1 A combination safe, folding bed, Epar- carpets and kitehen furniture, Ste.; chea if taken —— ; secoud- men keep —— * as i “pe mf “STOVES, clp Bt For cash or time 1232 - @DOBE FURNITURE, STOVE AND CARPET oo. 1119 Olive street. PT eam every wight nots 5 SALE—One miil-stone derrick. compiete. One vesant Biower. in good order. Eureka Go., 112 N. 2d st. 5 atesds, mattresses, bureaus, cots, and all ‘household furniture, cheap, on ac- JOHN | uginess. Brandon, 707 Wash st, & ARDENHEIER, — * ae 3 and Liquors, 220 Market St. „ m Belmont hand-made sour mash and rye 7 ; also first mium native white apd red 4 Remem N * N i . W ber, I have no interior goods. RS will find 2 bargatiut in bie extra plate kal table | 240 Unnots; long time; * acres; — 3 — HORSES AND VEHICLES. buggies —— sur roys, da⸗ n . Address 1106 N. Sth TWELFT — een Pine and Olive. Loot tL — 2 — ished, for rent, for two gents. en hy 21 12 8. 3 ‘Ht ST. —Three mee yoomages second 60) - new No,)—Two n 607 4 U . a suitable for light SIG wat Ina nioe family, tls 7 WALNUT ST.—Ffurnished room, second stery front, with fire; suitable for two gen- 316 also one unfurnished ; rent low. t 13 1208 — WASHINGTON AV.—Nicely rooms with board; also day boarde IN ST, Furnished room, suits le for 1213 tent 1 house 1 hy respectabie par- ties, cheap; — hall room. ) N. SEVANTH ST. — furnished 1410 front room. tl3 ; OLIVE 8T.--Four unfurnished rooms on 41 first floor, with all conveniences for housekeeping; 2 newly furaished tnird-story room for geutand wife, or geatliemen; given and required. Is references MORGAN 8T.—Handsome double parlors 422 * and second floors, with or with- out beara. WALNOTS Te Opposite Feopde s Theater e furnished front room, for gentle, with fire, ti3 ‘CARR Furnished roo rooms to rent; gentle- men oply. tid 1516 housekeeping; ref. requir te WASH 8ST. — two gents, or gent | ents, ened as gg : AL—Go to . Launch Room: everyt first class. 1017 Utive st PERSONAL — |W —,With your Movfaormery's, ton and 218 ef" Pr for ih for theater ana fo- is one — * Ta ares Ges SERSONAI E. D.. Let know y, through Post- “a Dispatch where I can 1 11. Presents “ie rail to Heyer’s, corner © 5th and De mak vr the choicest New let — odor seta, , Canada, Press AL—-Nev ears go to or to-morrow, where bottles, colognes nates es and — r highly per- fumed . etc., etc. wit. 2 d for less than cost to sae peat A consignment. aL—Two — rae geuts sin com- — circumstances ie oe ac- Gpaintance of two nice and VP ee A 2 this office. object — and improvement. 6121 Mrs. Laplant is in the city, leave address at this office; business of im 2. 8 17, this office. tl ERSONAL—Wanted to know where Sadie iast * — — trem was at 917 Locust street. Aad. K lä, office. t * ERSUNAL—Mr. Joe Gorden: There 16 letter in the Post Office for you. land get :° “Myrtle. DERSONAL—Lady v with re u hat who noticed nt at dime museum on N evening, please send address to X 18, this office, . ae eee Come home. Llesve 8 day; everything is allright. Harry tate! bust od Catholic in PERSONAL—Highly respectable ie gent, | from England, with #4,000, about ness, wishes to correspond wi a young lady witha view to matrimony. strict confidence, R I. this offfee. ERSONAL—Grand Shooting Gal of * Bowling — —1 and e Monday December 31, Ju us — his fitted up the nest 2 — ane A the Weat, oan shooting gallery m first-class. It is a nice 15 for gentlemen tospend their leisure time exercise. He invites all to call and se* for ‘the — WANTED_PARTNERS. was TED—No. 1 carriage blacksmith, wood-wor ker and painter, whé can each furnish $500, to join a carriage-trimmer with $1000 in starting a carriage shop: rare chance; give name, where tuterview may be iad, aud address L 16, tnis office. AN TED—A partuer iu an established manufact- uring. business, with cash capital $2,000. Ad- dress T 42. this office. — WAN rn ro EXCHANGE. 7 ANTED— Merchant tailor’s stock of fine and trim mings for a house and tot in this city or Address F 15 this office. 4 \ a farm in III. BOOGS. 190 and wife, to — ony furnished front room, with or without boar OLIVE 8T.—Kooms, Terniebed or untur- 2 2626 nished; everything new and firs first-class. OLIVE “ST.—Nicely furnished rooms; 3031 southern exposure. als OLIV ST.—Three or four furnished or 303 unfurnished rooms; suitable for light hou eeping; southern exposure, reasonable reat ; references exchanged. WASHINGTON AV.—An elegantly tur- 3103 nis hed front room. desirable for married couple, aiso, rooms for gents: first-class board. ts ror ~ RENT—Two unfurnished rooms for light r on Easton, near Graud ev. G 1s, this office. F ERKUOHEN, anise and springeriee and other L fancy cakes at L. Mobr’s confectionary, 15th and Chouteau av. 13 ANDSOMELY furnished front room to ngnt party; no 1 For particulars, address A 15. tnis office. FOR RENT- OWELLINGS. FOR RENT. DWELLINGS, 2024 Chestnut street, seven rooms, $35: 314 Glasgow avenue, six rooms, $25, Dia Market street, 6 rooms, S27 80. 1217 Garrison avenue, seven rooms. 828. 4057 Bell avenue, seven rooms, new building, 7 80. 2329 Chouteau avenue. six rooms, 1136 North Second street, four rooms, gu. 1510 Poplar street, nine rooms, Ame street, ten rooms, 870. 2710 Locust street, ten rooms, £75. CHARLES H. TURNER & CO., ti4 706 Pine St. UR RENT—Houses 422 and 424 Montrose ay.; 5 and 6 rooms; $18 aud #22. 813 OR RENT—A two-story brick house with mansard roof, situated on Buena Vista st., No. Is, con- taining 6 rooms, bath-room, and all modern tm prove- ments; rent g per month. Inquire- 119 Pine st. 114 3004 ay MCNAIR AV.—2d-floor, private residence, cellar, front garden. (rooms, front and back porches, garret, E. Boileau. ti4 352 PINE sT.—New eleven-room stone * front house; all modern conven- iences. Apply to PF. G. Gerhart 4 Co., real es agents, No. IAN. 8th st. 14 LACLEDE Av. Elegant eleven room stone-front house, partiy furnished. Apply to F. G. Ger & Co., real estate agents, lia N. sth st. 14 TO LET—FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES. FOR RENT. OFFICES. 104 N. 4th street, front room. 5th floor, g20 104 N 4th street, rear room, 4th floor, 825 0: . 4th street, front room. 5th floor, $2. 102 N. 4th street. front room, 4th floor, 820. 12 N. éth street, rear room, 4th floor, $15. 12 N. 4th street, rear room, 3d floor, $20. CHARLES H. TURNER & CO., tl7 706 Pine St. HIRD floor, suitable for light manufacturing bu ma si nessa. 7h and zi N, 6thst. f17 61 1 MARKET ST.—Hotel of 22 rooms; can be partitioned into 32 rooms; old and prosperous stand; monthly or for years. Apply — M. Viliteu, Hotel Bri ti7 — ee SOAK DIN G. 90 PINE ST.—Eor rent, one room on first 7 fioor. front; one on 3d floor: room and board #4 4 per week, day board fa. beds 8! per week. 1208 ras “WASHINGTON AY —Nicely | furnisned rooms, with board; also aay-boarders. 122 MORRISON AV.—10 or 12 boarders wanted; neat and elegantly fur. — 122.1 board. 18 * RS. L. OFFERMANN’S tirst-class boarding- house, 1705 Parkav., near Lafayette Park. is now completed, elegantly fur. and containing all modern improvements: furnished rooms, w ith or with: ut board — — — en ladies should know that I. Mohr. corner [5th and Chouteau ay., sells fine candies at #c a Also some at 180. 20c pound, or three pounds for §1. and e. 18 AMERICAN Hor El., Sixth and M hn sts., nicely fur. rooms and first- class board; fair rates wis ANSION HOUSE, corner Seventh and Morgan N streets. Board and Mages - r week; day. T. Keefe, Pr 18 * 1 Ape — —— — LL Ce enteai HOUSES, ROOMS. ETC. WANTED. — Gale ee room with famil ; must be cheap. Ad. WI fice, 21 IN and wife (no children), three four uufu rooms suitable for light — be within four or — e of Ad , 16, this owning this of- — —— AN TED—Te rent, by A. + ae i a carriage nter, a nts rom factory. Ada. . this some estadiished carriage , office. wal cards die to 2 K. diner. ts te 005 ana winter overcoats at — Franklin av. 5 f | wr OITT PROFERTY FOR SALE choice „ also beauf- Carpenter & Co., 206 ‘ Westminster 22 — sell on north wes ay 2m. 7 8 x Cs Sy. r he aS REAL ESTATE WANTED. Waseem 1 — SHINGLE, TIN. IRON AND repair. Written guarantee given for all work. ay 122 FIRE AND WATERPROOF 44 MARKET 2 AND no COMPANY, OF FIOR — Us WANTS. to build send 25 cents for “A Home iWouces. chon 46 for ally FR | + ec lished * fs ‘en “B. Legg, ar . N 9 . — 18 par- set. carpets ately 6 7 ton re, ot me D not forget that all kinds of new books are nn at half price at Archer's, 515 Pine st. W 4N TED—5.000 standard old books. Drop note co Dan Linanan, bookseller. 4thand Washington — —ů — EDUCATIONAL. GENTLEMAN wishing private German lessons A will negotiate with a thoraughlx competent teacher; no others need answer. T 15, this office. t29 T. LOUIS. SHORT-HAND INSTITUTE—Stad shorthand with the only teacher west ef the Alle eny Mountains who is an expert. Arthur J. ow Stenographer, Principal Olive st. 2 Our stock contains all classes of Pianos, from the cheapest to the very best. on e have Pianos tor the — Planos for the poor Pianos for salaried men ianos fer wor „ e sell at the very low prices for cash, or ‘on easy yments, petty every instrument we —, and guarantee satisfaction. Send for catalogues. =| STORY & CAMP, 203 North Fifth Street, ST. LOUIS, M0. THEO. EACLE Jeweler, Fourth and Pine, Next to Globe-Democrat. Established 1664. Quadruple-plate Butter Dishes, 68 75. Quadruple-plate Dinner Casters. $3 75. Solid Gold Spectacies, $3 75. 14-carat Gold Pens, G3c up. Stem-winding Nickel Watches, $4 5®. Solid Gold Waltham Watches, $25 up. 9-carat Solid Gold Swiss Watches, $13 50, Diamonds, all prices, from $3 to $500. In Rings, Pins, Stads, Ear-rings. All Goods Guaranteed. Of taba (by e ear or note) taught by comp. gent: 4 easy and rapid method. Ad. * 15, this this office. £27 | Are rapidiy becoming the leading Pianos. Sold on $12 monthly payments, without interest, at H. KOERBER'S. 1103 Olive St 8 boy 16 years old. situation at any- ANTE 6 of work of any Wiz. n ANTED— 16 years old would like to get a sit- W XII 0 4, this o ne aS = | Waste ee of busi tact desires any kind of employment; highest reference as to character and honesty. T 7, this office, W ation as bug washer a urs asher; thoro 2 his busi- 3 ont 17, w this office. w rect | WW Nb Position by a first-class dry goods ter; ; Can give . ref. Ad. N I. this othee, * ANTED—Married man wishes a situation for himself and wife in some pg farnily; no objection to go to the country. Freakin av. (new number). w43 ANTED-Sit — —— kind ayo — i = 1 ; first- 6 = office. speaks and wri „ German Ad. L I6, this office. oa U ANTED—Family sewing by class ref. fur. if 17 fe: Ad. K Wund steud v “wk man, @ situation at any kind of work, or — elp at 2 tor board, IT, this office. ANTED-—Situation = a boy, for any kind of work around hause; can cook; wages no ob- ject; @ good home desired. 2877 Franklin av. w43 7 ANTED—Situation of any kind by a young man of good education. C 17, this off wii ANTED-—Situation by — sober man; 15 years’ experience amongst ludians in the far Weat. F P 17. this office. wi3 J ANTED-—wsituation by a youth of 16 years, in 4 grocery. W i7, this office. wi3 2 to do at home. Aad. D 18, this office. w43 — ANTED—Printer and wa ees wants a situa- tion. H 16, this office. W 43 W ANTED—Situation by graduate — as ro- Het clork. T 16, this office. wt K by a strong, Abbe man. rter, fireman, or would make bimselt f al e well used to hotel work. Add. F&F ANTED-— Situation to travel for groceries or ci- gare and tobacco; rer. good. O13, this office, WIA D—By a young man employ poens in tin it” Spans years’ experience. Ad. 15, office. ANTED-—Situation by a good bartender with firs:-class city feterence; speaks German and English. W 15, this office. t 4 TANTED—A young man of 13 wishes a situation of any kind. 0 15, this office. t ia PIANOS hed: fi Fe I HAZLETON, R A DECKER & SON, G N PEEK & SON, PS © READ & THOMPSON, 210 N. sth. N ; | | t+ | | - ORGANS 1. BAHNSEN. manufacturer of upright pianos, lil4 Washiugton av. Patronize home institutions and save double commissions by buying direct from factory. The Critic says of my pianos: “In design and finish they equal any yet seen, and in purity au d quality of tone can not be ‘equaled. 27 SHORTHAND, The Bryan 4 Stratton College, corner Fifth ’ Market streets, is the td agent of the U. Stenograph Co. for qualifying operators on the Sten- ograph or shorthand machine,and affords advantages, not to be obtained elsewhere. Students quali an! one-third the time voqeeres by the old system, week free. Califor circulars. tz 418 Olive street. 2 E SHORTHAN In stitute, Open day and eveging. Established 1876 Students assisted (o positions. 39 ana type-writing. 1O8T AND FOUND. OST—Sunday noon, near Grand av. end Morgan st., a Yorkshire terrier—a sick child’s pet; please return to 3340 Morgan st. iis OST—December sit. onyx cuff button, with conf? on lith st. bet. Poplar and Clark av, or 22 Av. between lithand 27th sts.; suitable reward if te- turned to this office. 1*vT1xꝛ 28. gentleman’ a gold —+ | * de * Gratiot st. and Grand av. finder rewa returning to W. M., n. e. cor. Grand and Lindell avs. OST or destroy ed—Certificate No. 138 for one share of the St. Louis 2 and Mechanical Association, issued May 20, 188. to John H. Sbackel- ford. I shall e * certificate at the next eaten of the Trustees. John H. Shackel- or 08T—0n Otive st., an epony golda-headed cane. A reward will be given to the finder. 8 3, this office. 30 — $2! 2 removal: lewest rates; business co otal F. Betts. 208 N. 6th st. MONEY TO LOAN. $25,000, $10,000, 25,000, 82,000 on City and County rea pure 31 JOHN LADY, No. 305 Olive st. ONEY TO LOAN—From §1.000 to $10,000 on good security, without commission. harles Kuho. fs ONEY LOANED—On furhiture in residence; bust ness confidential: no “es or making ican. rolaski & Voorhis. 63 Pine. UNEY to loan on ae wal jowsiry guns, pisiels, musical instruments aa all other Ven property in sums from 25 cents to $5.00), at VanuRaalie’s, I and 14S. ith at. 41 oN loaned on watches, diamonds, jewelry, firearms. Merchants’ Exchange memberships, — to $10,000, at lowest rates of interest; business con 211 N. ah st. entml. St. Louis Jewelry and Loan Company, Fed ‘wae desire good jewelry, and will be F at- FIR A CIAL. AND UPWARDS leaned on furniture with. „Dan I. Keller, Secretary. 31 ea with styles a little bit off. will consult their terests by seeing what the St. Louis Jewelry and Loan Company, 211 North Fourth street, will do Mon- day. They have marked down all of — late Mr. 8. 2! sets which at £5 to : . for #1. 225 sleeve-buttons, clocks, etc., ater They all must go. Don'ttyou get left. 31 — ALL sonTs. wth st. John Allen. 689. SK to see those new French rings at 92 E which coat #4 50 to manutacture; also imitation diamond — mn on yo #4; ele 2 on ow prices t uis Jewe an mpany, 21h N. dthet. 32 anges a assorted chromo cards, De, not print- 0 TT. Printer, 1732: rranxtio av. USINESS men desiring corres ents and 7y iters are een lied fre M > wr ar eat Mar- - 8 sborvhand aad Type-riting institute. 613 Olive BUTTER © WA. X. «4 2 42. J. CORNS foot weated in s skilled’ ine ene sox sg ©. n Olive 288. J. SWAINE, aattintaee a — 12 e dies, models, e rimental and sinall machinery, etc., 208 Chestant st. Fi hand-stitching hackel werk, all kinds, made to order at 1999 (new No.) Franklin av. ‘op stairs. ULIANNA SCHERRER fovetelis the tutare by planets and cards. Residence 8 S. 4th » Un DAN L KELLER, formerly with Ben Walter. is Secretary of St Jewelry and Loan Com- ny, 211 N. Fourth; he 6 ly invites his friends visit him when in — of d@amonds, watches, interests.” 32 loans; 1s positive he will make it to their 1 A= cast-off and second-band clothing bought at 707 5 nt goods at ridiculously PARROTS. e — TUVE OF HEALTH the pee ease in the — — iith and Angelroat sts. M ü 8 7 e ean net b PIANOS and organs for sile at $15 to 5130; also for rent; at 2802 Lo- cust st. was bb - buy for cash, secona- hand pianos and organs. Old No. 1619 Franklin av.. new No. 1517% 27 PROFESSIONAL. ACCINE virus received daily atofficeof St. Louis- Manchester Vaccine Farm. Dr. J. M. Ciopton, Manager. t34 R. E. A. DE CAILHOL, office, No. 514 Pine st.; from 10 a. m. to 3 p. m. Residence 3008 McNair av. R. J. I. FITZPORTER—Offices, Nos. 203 S. léth * and 227 S. 7th st. Female diseases a special STORAGE. ?} ANTED—Piace by a colored man to take care of furnace, clean up rooms. or any kind of work; will give good satisfaction. 15113; Morgan st. \ ANTED—Situation at any kind of employ ment. | Call on James Hamblez, 701 S. 2ist st. t43 V ag! . as bar-keeper or waiter Dy a mat speaking English, German and French P 3, this office. t43 WV ANTED—Man that theronghly understands and can take charge of dress-trimming, button and none oher need an- notion stock in dry goods store; swer. H 12, this office. t43 7ANTL“D—By young man of cood education and not afraid of work, a position at anything. H II. this office. 143 } ANTED—By first-class artist, stranger, some- thing to do. Lil, this office. t43 WIr TED—By 9 — German, a place in a saloon ; speaks English, E il. this office, HELP WARNTED--MALE. BKBeok-keepers. NTED—A young man under?! years as st- * bookkee * and for er) office work; must give ref. O 17, this office. w53 — Pine st. ta W alone. applying at 2610 E. Mii st. ANTED-—Girl tor general house N a= ti about 16 years old to assist with general housework. Thomas st. t66 — good girl for nouse — 55 ID ! 258 no Wright st., (ne (new No. was ANTHD—A male bias from 12 to l years te as. TE an 22 at 117 est. t66 eaged woman te do whom «a wages. | housework — ‘a email Ar one to home is more of au object than high F, this office. 166 ANTED—Girl to — wash and ir iron, do dren. at 3200 Lucas av. t66 W ANTED—Good girlto do general housework ia smal! famiiy; 3 required. 232 8. Beau- mont st., near Clark av av. wos ANTED— German to do general housework, Apply to Lyons, 1823 Cass av., new number. w66 ANTED—Good girl for general housework. WS tod dard st. = - WASTED = cosa giti or woman for general work. 1421 N Park Place. wht ANTED-—Girl for general housework. Mid Le “ayers a7. ay. Ws WASTED—At 2 t 260: Pine t. d neat girl for general work; must bring references. No others need apply. eed — — Lannéresses. ANTED—Good washer and ironer the first of the * week. Call at once at 372 Washington av. té7 AN TED—First-class laundreas two in the week. Call Monday and Tuesday be noon; bringreferences. 1435 Missouri av. N woman (one that is quick) te wash and iron two days of the week for private iromediately at 233 8. Jefferson av. tr Women to wash in a lodging-house. ss *. ts? — for one day in the week, 1514 2 — st. ANTED-—Good laund Arewe at 1564 Wisbington ur. Call tight away. 167 ~ „ Cooks. —— ͤ—— — 2 000,00 — ———— — ee 6a r girlto cook, wash and iron fee — family; good wages. 240 Clark av. t68 Good cook at 936 Washington av. te AN TED—Young man who writes fair hana: good at rea give best reterence.Ad. in own hand- his office. t54 * writing. ANTED—Servant for small — who . — K img: German ms st WANTED=Girt to co to cook, wash and iron. 143 Choa- taau av. w68 Ceacamen and Drivers. * ANTED— Porter and coachman at 703 Pine st. t55 Soho W. soar furniture: — dry and cheap. Johs W. Sparge, 906 N. 6th st. 82 — 1 SITUATIONS WANTED-—-MALE. “clean, ary and iowess Pine st. — was TED—A voung man 17 or 18 years of age who can attend horse and is willing to make himself 2012 Olive st. 55 Walters. 9 at 1609 Washington av. t57 p useful. Beook-kee pers. } 1A nee by barkeeper of 4 years’ ex- posts reference. J. M. Evans, Gar- field House, math — Market sts. 5 -ANTED—By book-keeper of fifteen years’ ex- erience, a position; no objection to country. TI, tais office. wi6 was TED—situation by a barkeeper; speaks Ger- man and English; best of reference given. Ad. A, Thurau, this office. t36 1 — The Trades. ANTED—First-class colored barber at $7 ver week and : must be neat, clean and po- lite. W. E. Steele, Montgoinery City, Mo. w58 TANTED—Compositor, at St. Louis Newspaper Union, 513 Elm at. 58 r experienced shaftin who has made shaftinga a and 3 where experience was acquired, office N 4 one — — 2 and Saleamen. BUSINESS MEN GEN ERALLY We supply with reliable competent help of any kind free of charge. 1 or write to Commercial Employment Agency, 22 N. 4th at. Wo ANTED-—Situetion as traveling sales man ceries preferred; experienced in Minnesota and towa; * give required reference. S., Hotel num. — W ANTED-—Situation by industrious. aober dus ness man in grocery store or coliecting; refer- ence. C 14, this office. ws TED—Situation bya y oung man quick and ac- curate at figures and ag er. willing to R 12, this office. work for low wages. Wees TED— situation as clerk in 2 eek Xk had ex- ence. Apply 2053 Wash s t37 Arp By a young. — * man a position as collector or clerk: 1 te work; wa of ref.; wages no object, but A gp tuation, 10, this of- fice. A TED—Situation by young man acqnainted with grocery business, good reference. J 15, this office. t37 W AN TED—Situation ef any kind in boot and shoe business by experienced shoe man; wholesale or retail. Ad. C., 1330 Chestnut st. ta Wb a a young. man, situation as stock- 4 — in whulesale dry goods store. © 15, this office. riß Situation by a young man as clerk; can give the very best ref; quick at figures. Ad. G 16, this office. #7 WV ANTED— Situation by youth of 16 as collector; can furnish best of ref. M F. this office. wi? W 47 ANTED—By a good salesman and stock keeper, situation in wholesale or retail dry gooas de; ean furnish first-class testimonials from Kr houses. M 16, this office, wii \ TANTED—By a ary $ aud situation: 8 rman aud window dresser; best of references given. office. W ANTED—Position as traveling sales man in West Kentucky and Tenuessee 1 in some dry goods house; have |? years’ rience; can give best reference, B. A. Dav — ucah, Ky. wi ANTED—Travellng salesmen, with several vears experience, wishes a position in some Louls house, to travel south or southwest for year 1884. Adpress J. W. Futreli, Paducah, Ky, suit salesman, * N15, this ANTED—By an experienced foreman smith —— best of city reference given. K 14, this o t38 Seye. ee a ee eee ee was TED—Office boy 16 to 18 years old; one that understands architectural drawings pre ferred; C 12, this office. 361 ANTED—Boy 15 years of age for work and er- m Apply at office of tne Electric Lamp, 609 N. 7th st. tél WAIT boy, in office; wages §3. 1 i h st ANTED—Small boy at 2329 Olive st.; call imme- diately. tél ANTED—Colored boy, about 15 years old; me | at once. Corner Eugenia and Jefferg on ar. refs. Miscellaneous. 00 MEN to stop at Galt Heuse, 1029 N. 3d st. ] (former! r Iingie beds. 15c; single rooms 250 per night ; open day and night 862 NTED—Two y men to sell aie papers, Wier en ie te 8p. M., Ai 8. lath ws NTED—Operators and basters * see coats, te commence Thursday morning. 410 Morgan st., second floor. Wes ANTED—Man and wife without children, place ia the — man to understand house- building and woman for housework Adress, with references and — — ——— F 15, this office. — SITUATIONS WANTED-—-FEMALE. Clerks and Saleswomesn. XA’ ANTED—By a lady of experience and abilit V nung at office or at home. N 12, tnis office. li WANTED—By 8 youn lady. fancy wait ts aban . Mrs. I, I Olive s Ar as — — is willing to be useful: does not object to leaving the city. R II. this office. t46 AN TED—Situation as seamstres NY ity. A Adéress Seamstress, 408 S. i6th st. Heaserkce pers. ANTED--By a middieaged lady. with son M4 years old, 9 — h age e t for a wn aie er on a farm; son e farm; ve ref. if uired. Ad. Box $65, East St Louis is, in. 8 f req r ANTED—Situation as weeting —— tor W — — children by ddle-aged w 3 Address, for t three days, R li, si vate s in pri 8 Ar — first-class ope and We 4 D in. this of- rer in phetograph gallery. fice, AN Defrb-Atustion by a voung man of 18 as sec- ond engineer: 8 iad three years’ eaperience in the business. G F, this office. * 18 2 — as dlacksmith or ho by a sober. industrious young man. Ing 519 3 Market St., Conrad House. hoer at @enerai Reasewerk. VAN? to — By a neat, 1s housework. i409 1d. situs avenue., old number. Hy 8 situation to do housework. 100 Carr st., in the rear. w4 oom — * — —— Ceacumes and Drivers. NTED~ Situation by 6 young man of 9 ina pri- W as driver and work Neun 2 house; ref. given. Ad. 3414 Olive st. tay W N D—Situation by an English An — best of 1 —— * office. t39 ED--Situation by married man W ee for whotecale house; can — peed ret. office. 800 O U. this XR —— situation as vD—By youn ANTE y 4 rand ; eoachman ; 5 = man, situation te horses or cows, Addres Wr and cattle and work around the erate; total abstainer. 8 15, this * K 1 ED—Ry hte pe — | house; - Situation to care far mse; low wages. F. tau of. Coons. a WANTED Situation a as cook in a — —— EB ws ED—Situation first-class colored acl the city. 1 Lindell av. t49 W py oc dene to cook, 2 and iron. at St. John’s Hospital. 8 ED — Situation t2 cgnk, wash and trou good | « first-class cook, situation in a he W Dressmakers and Scamstresses. 2 wr Seat ere youne rl to sew —— — ome every — to 2649 Olive st. %69 as TED—AU housekee have been greatly corner Chuutean toner, corne — v— — Sursee, Tito nurse @ bapy. Apply N al . D—Girl to: Laclede Hotel to-day Protestant German girl as nurse; WII whois a sewer. Appl with refere to 3037 Woshiagton av. tv site Mincetiancoaus. t R. address Rel i ood chamber dining. room. Call at No. ADIE® can get good girls.and ris laces, L*Ax Mrs. M. Scharfenberger, 27 Market st. — 1 1 nr v 3 e for milliner; wi WwW TOIN. dthiet. tit 7 willing AGENTS WANTED. ; iso to 119 N. 8th et. t7! r for every county in the — $75 and nees: goods sold by sample; stamp. La e Manufacturing Co., Chicago, ni” ANTED—Lady outs for the best selling line Ir tor ladies’ and children’ 9 — ever Landl. „54 ent tre new; universa demand, 1.00 u An —— ö erage $100 Jmonthiy. “add u May st.. DOCTOR | WHITTIER 617 St. Charles Street, St. Louls, Mo, of two medical co hag en in the of 881 N- city papers 222 — opty office or b 189 Sn ecity for mail or —Good, middle-aged colored womas or orphan orl, cam find good home by > ‘Aa. ingand trom ne | ; ee dishes and to do house. work. W work. Apply at 603 Mark at 603 Market t. wii ers § to pew thas 8 AV, an ‘ : : A e all the the you Rave the ¥ ng the stet death bil ehtest und fairest ; thes night THE New Year's Much More Written few years age ing from the ng on a resp to their hor gal, unfrequen nces at a tail, hed in grey ut prominent posi ith av iron railir commoner fre . two stain h thelr dl of a hall o men were nk in the uptt New Year's thia comfortab brilliantly il! After all,“ ily blame me ideas ut themselves happiness, ll is starving e $a man, dout hing. St. Lou old chaps, give anybody apply to them a: carve out ve that it is on » this chance e . 5 By this time t and when » had become Well, I am no orge. Let e ; L should, I dangerous to antry, and I s around loose, Had these mon ve seen a pale, Ito the front y ing on the turf, of his whereabouw area gate and list heart beat 80 lo to frighten him. : 8 when af l undecided what ment determined any of the neight tried the gate, which had often boy when steal companions. He 60 It was an old ste back in his ol dozens of well-t scattered from C street, for coll speak to any or had sunk a step t ng stops, and ne a thief to his f new year, whic ng his social morbid maunder through teeth hard. would believe h robbed a father, old man who haf ppeainstays of ju PEL town. 14 Tue young m f hed softly 17 it of : ‘if

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——— ee a * 9 may sin of tbe 0, fast wreneh the heart with the pains of travail went on ma mirthful strain; Ar with us all, yet under your laugh- ter I could catch a minor note of pain— «As we watch ] watched the curtain drop. Well. ap? 1 — the rest, Take is rer — Take all the joys of the land of the blest— And you have the Wholquf the passionate story. But among the pictures ou inemory’s wall, That death himself cannot steal away, Brightest and fuirest and saddest of ai . — Hangs that uicht in the p par ween. THE ROAD TO RUIN, A New Year's Story Which Contains Much More Truth than Fiction. Written forthe Post-Dispatcn. A few years ago many less lucky beings walking from the terminus of a street car running on a respectable and all-patronized line to their homes. across miry lots and dismal, unfrequeuted byways, cast envious glances at a tall, handsome red brick house, finished in grey undressed stone, occupying a prominent position on a western avenue, with an iron railing and gate, shutting out the commoner from the palatial front door, with two stained-glass panels, emitting through their different lights the subdued beams of a hall chandelier. Two men were passing with their chins sunk in the upturned collars of their over- coats New Year’s eve, when the whole front of this comfortable, if not stately, residence was brilliantiy illuminated. “After all,” said the latter. “you can hardly blame men who entertain commu- nistic ideas when the wealthy few shut themselves up with their wealth and happiness, Whlie many a poor devil is starving outin the darkness. Here lives a man, doubtless, who also arose from nothing. St. Louis is full of so-called self- made old chaps, and I notice they don’t intend to give anybody elsea lift. They say, when you apply io them, ‘Go, young man, do as I did: carve out your own pathway,’ forget- ting that it is only when cities are being made this chance occurs—not when they are full grown.“ By this time they had passed two lamp- posts, and when the other answered the house had become part of the solid gloom be- hind. “Well, lam not of your way of thinking, George. Let every man do his will with his own; I should, think. That talk of yours dangerous to the peace and welfare of this ountry, and I advise you not to throw opin- lons around loose.“ Had these men lingered a little they could have seen a pale, care-worn young man steal into the front yard of that house, and, walk- ing on the turf, “lest the very stones prate of his whereabouts,”’ like Macbeth, go to the area gate and listen for a moment, while his heart beat so loudly against his breast as to frighten him. He feared even to breathe. Finally, when about to turn away again as f undecided what to do, a step on the pave- ment determined him to go on—not permit lany of the neighbors to see his face—and he tried the gate, a common latticed affair, which had often closed after this wayward boy when stealing off at night to join wild companions, He had GONE TOO OFTEN. It was an old story. Now he could not come back in his old way—never again—with dozens of well-bred, splendid young feliows, scattered from Chouteau avenue to Stoddard street, for college chums. He dared not speak to any one of them in daylight. He had sunk a step below where decent royster- ing stops, and now he came with the stealth fa thief to his father’s house on the eve of new year, which might be the stone mark- ing his social grave. It was too late for morbid maunderings now. He dashed his hand through his boyish locks, and shut teeth hard. Too late, too late. Who ould believe his repentence; the son who robbed a father, aforger against an honest bid man who bad been for years one of the ainstays of justice and retribution in the town. The young man, whom we may call Charley, tratched softly on tho gate with a pit of dead honeysuckle growing there. Anda step was heard almost as stealth as sown. A young woman rather smart in | nce, denoting ingher dress the upper maid, or dining-room girl, opened the rea gate. “Is it you Master Charley“ “Yes; confound it Lou. Why did you keep Standing here while it’s cold as blazes? & that old Swab?” “Hush, you oughtn’t to talk so of your ther. Hes in the library, I couldn’t come sooner. The folks are at suprer now. 1 hall be missed.“ At supper! Ihaven’t had anything but th s for two weeks, aud this is my home rights; I’ve a good notion to haul the crib some nightand get what belongs * me. He evidently knew that Lou could not re- what he was mad enough to say on the — 5 I'm called; it’s awful dangerous » out here, Charley, but I'll try to something to eat.“ u your cold victuals, do you take atramp? I want to see mother, tell 2 out here lu the alley way, like a dog; she'll like it.“ entered the kitchen with flushed and downcast eyes. She felt a deeper than she dared to show, as it had foolish wisn once to appear above her a but a sec- ond—only long enough to push into his trembling hand her last two months’ wages, intended as the nucleus of a bank account, but which she gave up willingly to the out- cast. f “Your mother is coming. Take this, Mas- have, and may help you a little,” putting a small chamois-skin bag in his hand. “Pshaw! Don't ery and whimper, Lou— that’s a good girl. day,. with a smile of irony in the dark. Lou fled, and his mother, a stately, middle- aged lady, identified with many charitable associations and labors, silentiy reached for his cold hands and drew him in the back yard, almost under the faint pencil of light streaming from the library, where his in- jured father sat. “Why did you not come before Charley? You know bow little pin-money I have, after preparing for New Tear's calls. I have only $10, and that I have promised to Lau- ra’s dressmaker to-morrow, but I can put her off.” “You haven’t any of you seemed to look tor me, or to save me a Christmas present,” he said with sarcasm. “I hoped you were at work somewhere, and notin need. Charley, you will break my heart. Why have I reared children for such an hour as this?“ For Heaven's sake, don’t begin that! That's a woman all over in an emergency — ery, cry. Have you got the money? I must be off now.“ In a moment he had gone, and the heart- broken mother entered the house to assume an aspect far from compatible with her feel- ings, while Charley slouched over veyond Garrison avenue, and waited in a certain spot for three companions, who presently joined him, and, crossing to a saloon in a side street, they called for cheap whisky. They accused Charley of having made a raise, and not being man enough to divide, This, with the hot room and the bad liquor, raised bad blood, and the barkeeper finally threatened to throw them out. When they separated each carried the dia- gram ofa THREE-STORY RED BRICK house, a bulldog revolver and a dark lantern, agreeing on a signal when they should meet again at a back fence, where one of the party knew of a picket being loose. The family remained up late, preparing for the receptions on the morrow, as they had invited three well-known ladies to assist the girls. They had tried on their new dresses, thin gloves, and laid everything out in the spare bed-room on the bed. Laura, the elder, a very beautiful brunette, who was once a prominent belle at all assemblies in her set, and rode on horseback like a Diana, seemed particularly anxious that her pink satin should show off her beautiful figure to the best advantage. „Isnan't sleep with you to-night, Kate,” she said, standing with her back to her sister, who was drowsily doing up her front hair in hair pias. “T want to read a while and I shall disturb you, beside I have to baste some lace in the bottom of my dress. Good night.” Kate opened her eyes a little as her sister threw both arms around her and wiped a tear away. “What's the matter? Why, Laura—” “Nothing; only one always feels so when the old year dies; at least 1 do. Good bye, Kate.“ Don't say good bye— that's foolish. We shall both be up bright and early; those Longuento boys always call before break fast is off the table.“ “God knows when we shall meet again,“ Laura whispered, like Juliet, as she closed the door and, crossing the thickly carpeted hall, entered her room. She drew the heavy damask curtains down all over her windows and began to toss things out of her wardrobe, hurriedly selecting a dark blue cloth dress, her sealskin dolman, and a close, dark bonnet. Hastily dressing, while her heart beat loudly, she did not stop until she stood looking in her glass, a white-faced, frbght- ened woman, muffled in a veil, listening if any one moved in the house. She heard the library door open, and heard her father speak something, and her mother answered. He came out and passed her door. Her heart bounded to her throat; she began to tear off the veil. He came back and rapped softly. Laura, gone to bed? I want you to un- bolt the hail window forme. These pistols have been loaded so long lam afraid that Eddie will hurt himself with them to-mor- row; I wan’t to put blank cartridges in. Do you hear?“ She hardly dared trust her voice. She felt that it would betray her agitation, but she was a woman keen and cold in an hour of peril. “I am so sorry, papa. I was so tired you know, Perhaps Kate is still dressed, or shall I put on something?“ How it made her heart throb to deceive that good, noble father; but she had not act- ually told him a lie—only equivocated. “Never mind, dear. I can do it myself. I want to shoot off these charges; go to sleep, Happy New Year, and pleasant dreams.” Oh, Heavenly Father! if he should shoot and kill some one at that moment waiting for her at the back of the house! She stood as if petrified and heard, one after the other. those dreadful shots fired down into the yard. Was that a shriek on the cold night air, beginning to whiten with snowflakes? Her father passed her door again and went down to examine the fastenings, then retired for the night as a policeman struck his ciub on the iron railing, attracted by the shots, Her father raised his window, “Is that you, Doole y? I was only discharg- ing two*%usted pistols for fear of my son’s hurting himself to-morrow.” “All right Mr. G.,“ Dooley answered back. „I thought you might have some New Year’s callers to-night; but 1 guess you cad take care of them.” Another half hour, Laura stood in the same spot listening to the clock tick, and those nameless sounds heard at night in every house, the cracking of boards, soft sighs, the passing of ghostly footsteps, the creaking of cellar stairs and the whistling of the wind through key-hoies, She nad put on ber rubbers to deaden her footfalis, and, e | turning out her light, she opened het door hy * a , 1 c 5 ft 1 * N * ter Charley. It isn't much, but it's al I: In pay you back some She gathered it up and took another, two mere, and came near , PITOHING HEADLONG down the servants’ stairs. She put out her hand and it ghded down the trade. She reached the back door safely lessly, and a kitten mewed—a ki out, who dashed in the u and locked it, having laid the other key on the floor inside. At last she stood where she could breathe, but as a shadow stealing from her father’s house, to fly with a comparative stranger, one who could not have loved her to have urged her to such a step, but, like Charley, her wayward brother, she felt that see had gone too far to go back. If she should re-enter the house and be seen in that garb-—no, besides, she loved this man, 3 prominent young broker, who did business on Second street. Her father had forbidden him the house, and there was nothing left to do, so she picked her way to that loose picket in the fence, which she alse had observed. She stumbied on a something which felt bulky and warm, but beforeshe could scream or speak, a man seized ber arm and she was hurried into a carriage, the snow deadening all sounds. “Laura—my own—how brave! I feared after those shots you would not come; then I was a block away. Where were they?“ „Here; father did it.“ Then, perhaps, instead of being drunk, that man at your fence has been wounded by him. Let us hasten away.“ “Oh, he only fired to keep Eddie from shooting off those old bullets, that’s all.“ And as the carriage rolled down Franklin avenue, then overon Twentieth to Locust, down Locust rapidly to the river, then across the bridge to a little relay hotel, Laura was lost forever as the pride of that happy home whose only blight bad been a wicked daugh- + ter’s boy. Her new life began many miles from nome, and its tears and sighs of regret she must keep to herself. To return to the red brick house, which stood black and tall agalnst a snowy sky. Officer Dooley and another fellow-rounds- man, who had been warming their hands at astovein an allnight beer saloon, took a short cut just back of Mr. G.’s house, and there stumbled over a wounded man lying doubled up in a puddle of his own blood, moaning and unconstious. The po- liceman, tired out and half frozen, hardly knew what to do with the poor wretch, who, when turned out, disclosed a masked face, and in bis band a kit of burglar’s tools. “I don’t see as how we can do anything better than for one of us to go for the wagon and turn him in at the Wispensary, poor ornery devil.“ 3 Why, wake up this man that lies here,” said Shorbinger, the other officer. “He may bear a telephone, anyway he weuldn’t re- fuse to let a dying man in at day-break.” Wouldnu't he, a rich man like old G., take inachap as was about to burglarize his house.“ Finally, after along wait for Shorbinger and the ambulance to come, during which the burglar grew rapidly nearer his end, Dooley and his comrade bundled the un- fortunate man into the wagon, and when the lights were turned up and the mask re- moved, five or six officers recognized him as Gentleman Jack,” a young criminal who had narrowly missed the State’s Prison through the intercession of Judge L. and high influence. Officer Dooley cave a great sigh, and turned away without a word, for he knew this handsome young chap as boy and man on his beat, and he it was who pulled the lids down over Charley G.’s glazed eyes an hour later. Poor, ill-fated Chariey occupied aslab in the private room of the Morgue, just east of the horrible place with its glass front where three floaters were then lying. Before breakfast, Officer Dooley made the first call at the red brick house, leaving his large track in the new- fallen snow from the gate to the white stone steps, and around to the area gate whereafew hours before the dead man had stood forming this horrid res- olution to enter his father’s house and steal the plate. Mr. G. hastily visited the Morgue in Doo- ley’s company, and returned at 10 o’clock an aged and broken old man. That was why the G. house was not kept open according to the papers, and the discovery of Laura’s tiight was even harder to bear than the aw- ful death of that wild youth, shot accident- ally by his father while waiting for the light in Laura’s room to go out. How much stranger is truth than romance. Two years after, Kate, the younger daugh- ter, was wedded toa gentlemanly, well-bred fellow, an attorney well known in St. Louis, who had helped himself to a comfortable fortune, and their marriage was the talk of soclety for weeks; celebrated as it was in an Episcopal church, with six bride’s maids and best men; the bride, a pretty brown haired girl, looking very lovely in her white silk and jasmines. They left the same night for Hagarstown, N. V., where the groom’s sister lived, and on the way the “eccentric” of the engine broke, and entailed a stop of a few hours at a little wayside station in Pennsylvania, when, on looking out of the window at last, just as the repairs had been finished and the train about to move, Kate saw a miserably clad woman walking up and down carrying in an@gid shaw! pressed to her bosom a pale, sleeping infant. Her dress was tattered, her bonnet misshaped, her eyes wild, cease- lessly tramping over the slippery boards of the platform. It was the once beautiful Laura! With a shriek Kate dashed open the window, the car gave a leap and glided swiftiy away, soon flying down through the long dark siding among the coal mines and Kate sank back ina swoon. They returned from the next station but Laura was not to be found. The telegraph meé@Senger, describing her, said she was looking for her husband, a drunken uo-account brakesman, and had gone away with her baby on No, 6, a cattle train, in the caboose, And to-day as callers enter the parlors of that red brick house, they are met by the pictured faces of two sisters on the wall, and below them, the crayon head of a biue-eyed boy, with Char- ley” written underneath. RoBINET. For Ten Days, f We offer Curtains and Upholstery Goods at 40 per discount. * cent | SCARRITT CARPET ComPANY, softly. It had never made a noise’ like that ‘ * * Bs to, 37 2 j . y min 5 kindness of one of the city | 5 affected him, and if he to take some our seat until the theater a Starting out at 8 o’clock one Ss 3 * 6 1 1 ae > 1 Passing through = — 1 d is left to cl. ere slopes towards the rr. Ihave been 8 4 3 . 4 * 3 * - : ae — * i t ee . r 1 * 4 *. bn Ag uf mein a a 3 ec * 8

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Beam, Call- ma and Jack Stuart, ashington, are at the VW. 8. Voris, Waterloo, III.; W. C. Jackson, Fay- * Ark., R. . Holder, Jackson, Miss., are at Baruum's. N ©, Calltornta, Mo.; J. J. Montague, III., and G. W. Reynolds, Pekin, verett. Geo. F. Flay, New York: K. L. Wetherell and New leans, and E. H. Hillman, Little are at the Southern. W. F. Baker, Bingham, [a.; W. W. Patterson, 8. G. Griffin, Keene. N. H., and C. A. are at the Laclede. g _* P That of Enticing Contracted Play: | second ers to Break Contracts. Sporting Sundries—Diamend Chips—Terf Notes Personals and Gossip. The Union Association has had a hard time in making up its teams, and yet the several clubs, considering how late they were in the field, have done remarkably well in securing players. It was their avowed pur- pose to honor all contracts, and this cer- tainly was a great point in their favor, which has been strictly observed by Mr. Lucas of the St. Louis club and other managers. In regard to thelr infractions against the re- serve rule no one could or did take note of, outside of a very few personages who are wrapped up in that line of policy. Indeed, public sentiment was very largely with any association which was calculated to do away with an _ injustice. It was a feeling of this nature which gave the American Association its first strength and indorsement, as it was looked upon as an in- novator against some of the hidebound abuses of the League. Now, up to a few days ago there bas been a mutual respect paid to contracts made in g faith, and this was as it should be. But the Cincinnati Commercial-Gazette makes a very serious and explicit charge ainst the Union managers of that city, which, if true, will culminate in a very bitter and dangerous phase of the rivalry already begun, and which will, if it spreads, work an enormous injury to all base-ball Interests. The Commercial-Gazette says: The only one to be tempted was Charles Barber, whom the Cincinnati Unions signed after persuading him to break his contract in Fort Wayne. This boy received a salary of $50 per month, or $300, for his services in the East last year, and had signed with the Fort Waynes for a tittle more. So when the Cin- nati Unions bribed him with $1,400 it was too great a temptation. Outof pity for the young man the Fort Waynes were induced to release him instead of expeiling him—the more so as he was not a player of much value to bother about.“ That the Union clubs, and especially the Cincinnati Union avengers, have been trying to bribe Association and League players to break existing contracts and sign with them there is not the shadow of a doubt. The proof exists. A gentleman of this city re- marked to the writer Thursday evening: I understand the Union Ciubof this city is trying to get Mountjoy away from you.’ “We replied: Oh, Mountjoy has signed, you know, with the Cincinnati Club, and has accepted considerable advance money.’ That makes no difference,’ insisted he; ‘they are tempting him.’ “The writer knew full well that no such attempt on their part would avail them any- thing tor their pains, but to settle the truth of the ramor, he sent the following telegram to Mountjoy Friday: „Has any Union Association Club ap- proached you to sign with them?’ His answer came yesterday, promptly and to the point, in the following words: „es. Was offered twenty-nine hundred dollars.“ This is nota oa matter to regard, and, as it is in direct opposition to what has been given to the fablie by Mr. Lucas, Mr. Warren White the secretary, Mr. Hender- son and the other leaders in the Union move- ment, it is to be hoped thatin the interests of base-ball they will put a curb on their Cincinnati confreres. No damage can be done except in a general way and a defec- tion of that kind would work injury to all. in a struggle for players of this nature, it would be much easier for the League and the American Association to bring their men over than it would be for the Union clubs te do so, and the latter would have the argument against them. Observe all con- tracts, gentiemen, when made in good faith, aud do not begin a policy of breaking them. Remarkable Games of 83. Al H. Wright in the Clipper, has compiled some curious and interesting figures, and amongst these are the following: * In 1883 there were 182 games played of ten or more innings, and fourteen of these re- sulted in the score stiil remaining tied. The most prolonged game ofthe season was the one played at South Orange, N. J., October 11 between nines of St. John’s College and Seton Hall, the latter making the winning run in the last Half of the fifteenth inning, the score at the finish being 6to5. There were ten fourteen inning — seven games of thirteen innings each, eighteen of twelve innings each, two of which were drawn on account of darkness; fifty-elght eleven in- ning games, including one between the Ind- janapolis and Springtieid Clubs, August 23, in which neither was able to score a run, and the one between the Philadelphia and Chi- cago Clubs, July 25, in which Chicago scered nine runs in the last inning, thereby coming off victorious by a score of llto2. There were eighty-eight teninning games, eleven — 8 were stopped by darkness and end- na tie. In over 200 games one side failed to score a run, 128 being championship games. The most ouvue-sided games include the one played at Graud Forks, Dak., May 30, the home team making fifty-four runs, while the visit- ing Larimore Club was blanked. The Mer- ritt Club of Camden defeated the Alaska of New York, April 14, by a score of 36 to 0, and the Providence demolished the Philadel- phia, August 21, by a score of 28 to 0. The score remained a tie at the conclusion of thirty-live games last season, including two of twelve innings, two of eleven in- nings, eleven of ten innings, thirteen of nine innings, ‘three each of eight and seven innings, and one of five innings. In twenty- nine of these games darkness intervened béfore the question of superiority could be settled. Four games were stopped by ruin, one terminated on account of a dispute over a decision of the umpire, and another one was left unfiluished by reason of the visiting club’s desife to catch a train.“ Blacklisted Players. The following is a list of the players thus far recorded as being disqualified from fut- ure service in any American Association clubs: Frank Larkin, John Sweeney, Harry T. Pyle, Frank Cunlif, James Egan, Henry S. Moore, John Grady, B. MeLaughli — 1. nee and W ihiaun Welsh. aed ose uali y the ne are o. Bechtel. G. W. Hall, A. H. Nichols, W. H. Craver, Richard Higham and Herman Dos- cher. , Those disqualified by the Northwestern W. FE. Lott, Harry Arundell, are George Baker, H. E. Overbeck and E. Lock wood, The following have been reinstated 55 e ; also Jo 8 — 1 gan n mith 1, Luk, suspended for the season of ‘ A Promising Sparrer. The Philadelphia Record says: “Dominic McCaffrey-of Pittsburg, Pa., who has just returned East from a Western tour, says he is prepared to spar any man in America, bar Sullivan, fer $1,000 aside,; Pendergast pre- ferred. MoCaffrey is now 22 years of age, 5 feet 8½ inches in height, and is in condition at about 170 pounds. He has made consider- able money while on his tour, and yet has done but little fighting, His first pugilistie experience in the West occurred at Den- 104 cCativoy went to | theme often is in the original—are of th match with | most extravagant and absurd nature. Itis indeed a very broad burlesque in some parts, the | and I often wonder how remarkable it is that it takes men of Irish birth to so laugh- ably ‘exaggerate the peculiarities of their fathers and mothers. I will go beyond this, and say that none laugh as heartily at their whimsical libels as an audi- ence of those of Irish extraction, „MesSorley's Inflation” kept the audience roaring with laughter from beginning to end last night, and it depends more upon grotesque action of the people on the stage for its suecess than for any plot, rhyme or reason. It is indeed a series of scenés in the dialogue, characters burlesqued from local life, and a great deal of pantomime business and trickery thrown in. The songs intro- duced were invariably “catching” and tak- ‘and created an uproar, several of them being demanded over and over again. There was very little pretense to fine or clever act- ing, but fora good, prolonged and hearty laugh Mesorley's Inflation” does all it pro . Mr. Jas. Kearney as Al- derman MeSorley, J. H. Ryan as Brid- t McSorley, Max Arnold as August Funke; Jas. Fox, as Rufus Rhubarb, Jas. Tierney, asCaroline Metrose, gave some very funny reugh-and-tumble comedy, and there was an abundance of singers, dancers and comedians to fill out a very lengthy cast. John Williams and Joseph Hurley deserve especial mention for a pair ot grotesque characters—a poet and an actor—which were very laughable. “‘McSoriey’s Inflation” will run the balance of the week. 5 9 * Roland Reed in Cheek,“ at the 8 „Lights o' Londen,” at the Grand; Her Atonement,” at the Standard, and No- body’s Claim,“ at the People’s are all drawing fine business. Edwards’ Theater Comique is doing an excellent business with its new olio, and Grezory’s Dime Museum is reaping a holiday harvest. * * * . packedifrom pit to dome. f wasted in the selection of a ene had been obtained Hand and McCaffrey was * SPECIAL NOTICES. Sr. Lovis, December 28, 188,,. HE stockholders of the Phenix insurance Cam- .. pany of St. Louis will meet on Tuesday, January 8, 1884, for the election of seventeen directors to serve for the ensuing year. Kiection will be hela at the company’s office, 222 Pine street. on from 12 m. to z o'clock p.m. C THO 1 — NTER NATIONAL BANK OF ST. LOOTS., Decem- ber 3], 1883.—Yhe Board of Directors of this bank have declared a dividend ot four dollars r share out of the net earnings of the past six months, paya- ble to the stockholders on demand. : WM. C. LANGE, President. 1 2 — NOTICE.—Office of Simmons Hard- ware Company, St. Louis, December 2. 138%. The annual meeting of the stockholders of this company for the election of three directors to serve for the ensuing year, win be held at the. office of the com- tf #00 Washington av., on Monday, Jauuary 7, 1664. ommencing at 9 o'clock a. m. E. C. SIMMONS, President. R. H. STOCKTON, Sec’y , 8 ELECTION NOTICE! 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