ASRAKGEStENTS NEARLY COXPZETEK
Preparing theJtemalns of the TtlsllngulsheA
Dead for Btirlal Selection of tiie Pal
Jioarcrs and Other Slallers.
Tlic secretary of the association of vete
rans of the Mexican war has received a
communication from Gen. Hancock stafr
ing that the delegation of veterans from
"that association will bo accorded a place
k- as mourners in tho funeral procession ol
-Gen. Grant , should they present them-
selves.
Gen. Burdette , commander-in-chief ol
tho G. A. Ry has sent a circular to depart
ment commanders as follows :
Major Gen. Hancock , U. S. A. , in charge
of the obsequies of our lato comrade
Gon. U. S.
Geant , has devolved upon m3 ,
as commander-in-chief of the G. A. R. ,
the arrangement of position in column
of the visiting body of tho grand
army. As far as practicable , tho at
tendance should be by departments assuch ,
all communications with the national
headquarters being through the depart
ment headquarters. Where from longdis
tance or other cause , only representatives
Irom posts and departments can be pres
ent , suitable-arrangements will bo made to
form them in line. Bo good enough to ad
vise mo at the earliest practicable day
whether your department will be present
and the number and strength of each post
attending. If a delegation only arc sent
please state the fact and number.
President Cleveland having been requested
by Mrs. Grant to name pall bearers for
General Grant's funeral , has appointed tho
following : General William T. Sherman ,
U. S. A. ; Lieutenant General Philip II.
Sheridan , U. S. A. ; Admiral D. D. Porter ,
U. S. N. ; Vice Admiral Stephen C. Rowan ,
U. S. N. ; General Joseph E. Johnston , of
Virginia ; General Simon Buckner , of Ken-
tuckey ; Hamilton Pish , of New York ;
George S. Boutwell , of Massachusetts ;
George W. Childs , of Pennsylvania ; John A.
Logan , of Illinois ; George J. Jones , of New
York ; Oliver Hoyt , of New York.
A circular signed by Chester A. Arthur ,
chairman , William R. Grace and Hamilton
Fish , vice chairmen , and Richard T.
Greener , secretary of the Grant memorial
committee , has been issued.
It says that action will soon be taken for
the organization of committees to repre
sent the entire country for the erection of a
suitable monument above Gefteral Grant's
grave. Pending this the committee calls on
all newspapers , railways , telegraph and
express companies , postmasters , banks ,
bankers , churches and municipal authori
j ties , commercial bodies and exchanges ,
manufacturingand business establishments
to co-operate in the immediate collection
of contributions , to be forwarded to Drexel ,
-Morgan & Co. , for this committee , or to the
mayor of New York. All contributions
will be acknowledged.
The Western Union Telegraph Company
also sent instructions to the managers of
all its offices throughout the country to re
ceive contributions from the public and
forward them to the committee.
Mt. McGregor dispatch 30th : Drapingof
tho car which will carry tho remains of
General Grant down the mountain is being
done to-day by two men from the firm
which made the casket. The mountain
photographer is making a negative of the
interior of the cottage where the body lies ,
showing thecanopy and flag-covered casket.
During the day the guests at the hotel ,
most all of whom arc now acquaintances
of the Grant family , were accorded an op
portunity to pay their last respects to tho
remains of General Grant.
Rev. Dr. Leech , chaplain of the state
senate and pastor of the Methodist church
at Saratoga , had an interview with Colonel
Fred Grant and Colonel Jones relative to
the alteration of present arrangements so
that the body of General Grant might lie in
state at Saratoga a few hours before pro
ceeding to Albany. It was not deemed
best , however , to delay the cortege at Sara
toga , and the lid of tho casket will not be
removed between Mt. McGregor and Albany.
Mrs. Grant , who heretofore has remained
in the upper rooms of the cottage , de
scended to the parlor last evening , whero
eho reviewed the remains of her husband
after they had been put in the casket.
To-day she is , as usual , mind-distressed ,
but physically she is in good health. Mrs.
Grant will probably , in order to spare her
self the fatigue of the throngs along the
route and two or three days' waiting in
New York before the interment of the re
mains of the general , deem it wise to defer
the departure from here until Friday , Au
gust 7.
It has been thought by those who will
have charge of the funeral car that it
would be appropriate if colored grand
army veterans should lead the thirty-eight
horses that will draw the car.
When the general's remains were placed
in the casket Col. Grant put a packet in
( he breast pocket of his coat. It now
transpires it was _ a letter written by Mrs.
Grant. It acknowledes the farewell letter
of tho general found in the coat pocket af
ter death , and added a farewell iintil both
should meet in a better world. The ring
placed on the general's finger was one Mrs.
Grant had given , but for which in life his
finger had grown too small.
WESTERN EIYEKS.
Annual Report of the Director In
Clinrgc.
Major A. N. Miller fn charge of the im
provements on the Western rivers has made
Dis annual report to the chief of engineers.
In the Mississippi river 1,592 snags were re
moved and 16,900 trees cut and 11 drift piles
removed. Of the failure of the river and har
bor bill for June 20.1SSS. Major Miller says :
"There can be but little more work.
It fs proposed that with the funds on hand
to do about six weeks work on the Missouri
Riverand six mouths work on the Mississippi.
'
An appropriation of § 101,003 is asked for'the
Mississippi and $36.000 for the Missouri.
\Vith an appropriation of § 5.003 , asked for
the Osace river lor the nest fiscal year , It is
propcs ° d to remove snacs , cut trees and
repair dams. An appropriation of 51,003 is
wanted for similar work on the Gasconade
river in Missouri. For improving the Wabash
river in Indiana and Illinois , an appropriation
of 590,000 i ? asked for , the creator portion
of which it Is proposed shall be expended on
a lock and dam at Grand Rapids , two miles
above the mouth of "WhiteRiver. . The sum
oC 515,000 is asked for Improving Kelley's
ripple in the White river , Indiana.
Some Suggest Ions Put Forth Relative to the
to Gen. Grant.
Ex-President Hayes has addressed tho
following letter to Gen. Burdette , Com
mander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the
Republic :
i . DEAR Sin : Yonr letter addressed to mo
through the public press on the subject of a
I t ) national monument to Gen. Grant is before
me. I am confident there is a , sentiment in
the .country which will lead to "a united
effort by all descriptions of people , citizens
and soldiers alike , for the erection of a
national monument to Gen. Grant. To
this end action should be promptly taken
while the feeling is fresh and strong. Posts
of the Grand Army of the Republic are
organized in all parts of tho country and
can at once enter upon the work of raising
funds. It has been suggested that each
- " post appoint at thcnext meetingacommit-
tee who will undertake to collect from the
soldiers and citizens an amount at least
equal to one dollar for each member of the
post , and more if practicable. This , with
what can bo raised in New York , will be
ample to build a monument worthy ol the
country , worthy of Gen. Grant and worthj
the cause of which ho was the great leader.
In regard to your proposition that the
Grand Army of the Republic erect a statue
for the capital at Washington , that also
will bo altogether fitting and proper. Let
us not , however , withhold from tho great
national monument at New York aid which
the Grand Army of tho Republic posts can
BO easily and effectively give. Two posts
of the Grand Army in Fremont have
already raised more than the sum indicated
and placed it on deposit in tho bank to bo
transmitted to tho proper committee in
New York. With promptness and unity of
action a national monument can be built
by tho people without a resort to the gov
ernment. Sincerely , R. B. HAYES.
ONLY FORTY DAYS GRACE.
Jim Cattlo Kings of IndianTerritory 3Iu
UToco On With Their Bovlncs.
Tho proclomation of the president warn
ing cattlemen and other intruders to leave
Indian territory within forty days , has
produced consternation that spreads from
Kansas to Washington. Tho president is
in constant receipt of telegraphic appeals
for the revocation of the order and protests
against so summary a proceeding. Ho is
also appealed to personally by influential
lawyers , who have been retained by tho
cattlemen mainly because of their sup
posed influence with tho administration.
These efforts are not likely to have apy
weight wfth the administration. The ac
tion complained of by tho cattlemen was
the result of deliberate consideration on tho
parb of tho president and cabinet , and
came to them as an'original motion from
Gen. Sheridan.
Tho cattlemen have no .right in the terri-
tory , and when they entered upon the lands
they knew the full "extent of tho risk they
were assuming. When tbeas people ap
plied to Secretary Teller for approval of
their lease with the Indians the secretary
declined to give them recognition and
warned them that they could remain there
only upon sufferance of tho Indians , and
that if any question arose between the In
dians and cattlemen requiring interference
the department's decision would dssuredly
be in favor of the former. With this
knowledge the cattlemen made leases and
Njcationa , believing that any controversy
that might arise would be taken to the
courts when they could with the aid of
money and smart lawyers cHay the pro
ceedings until the expiration of their leases.
The direct interference of the president by
a proclamation of summary expulsion sup
ported by a large military force was not
dreamed of by tho cattlemen. Senator
Plumb , who is believed to have large intsr-
ests in these cattle companies , is hero ac
tively working to obtain a modification of
the terms of the proclamation , but it is not
believed that he will succeed. The circum
stances under which the president acted
would make it difficult for him to changa
his order , even were he so disposed. Yj'ith
a threatened Indian outbreak which might
have extended from the Cheyennes and
Arapalioes to other tribes , the president
sent Gen. Sheridan to the scene of the
threatened strife with instructions to fully
inlorm himself of the causes for the troubles
and make eucli recommendations to the
president as would enable proper action to
be taken by the executive. After full in
quiry General Sheridan recommended dis
missal of tho Indian agent , tho removal of
the cattlemen within a period of forty
days , and placing tlio Cheyennes and Ara-
pahoca nnder tho caro of the army with a
competent military officer as agent. In
view of these facts it is not likely that the
proclamation Trill l > o modified or with-
tfuo cattlemen must go.
PREPARING FOR GRANT'S FUNERAL.
W7ien and How the Remains Will le Conveyed
to New York Tiie Guard of Honor.
Mt. McGregor dispatch : There were few
visitors on the mountain this morning ,
and the guard of detail and private body
guard were in charge of the cottage. Only U.
S. Grant , Jr. , of the general's ons is with
the family. Col. Fred Grant and Jesso
have left the direction of affairs here to him
and the private body guard. A handsome
cluster of roses came to the cottage thii
morning to be placed near the dead general.
They will Ijfe replaced to-morrow by lilies ,
and by other and fresh flowers each day.
This thoughtful tribute is duo to the detail
from U. S. Grant post and the body guard.
Eight men came yesterday and five moro
from Brooklyn will join them to-day.
The transfer of the remains will be made
at the Saratoga terminus of tho mountain
road , this being necessary because tho
mountain funeral car is mounted on a
narrow-gunge track , while the connecting
roads are of the usual broad-guage.
The body will be placed on what is
known as an observotor's car , which ia
thirty-five feet long , with posts on the cor
ners and sides , which supports the roof
over all. The car is enclosed on all sides
to a height of three feet from the floor ,
with the seats running lengthwise on each
side. These scats will be removed and the
rear of the car will be entirely open , and
every part of it draped in mourning. Tho
remains will bo placed upon the funeral
car from the rear , and will rest upon
heavy pedestals in the middle of the car.
Upon the car will be twenty-Eix men at
tending the remains , thirteen of whom will
comprise a guard of honor from U. S.
Grant Post and the other thirteen will be
selactcd from the regulars expected hero
from Fort Porter by order of General
Hancock. The car containing the remains
will be attached directly to an engine and
behind it will follow the ordinary passen
ger coach of the road in which the family
will be accommodated. This latter bears
the name of "Eastern Outlook , " which is
the point of observation to which General
Grant was last wheeled in his bath chair ,
the Monday before he died. It is the same
car in which the general ascended tho
mountain just seven weeks before the hour
on which his remains will arrive at Sara
toga , Thursday , August 4. If other cars
ire attached to the funeral train , they will
be for the convenience 01 those most nearly
noncerned in the conduct of the obsequies.
This train will consume an hour in running
3own to Saratoga from the mountain top ,
being 2G minutes more than usual time.
The reports which have been sent out in
regard to the condition of Mrs. Grant ara
unduly alarming. She expects to accom
pany the remains to Albany , and no rea
son is known to the family why she should
aot do so. Mrs. Grant had not , until tho
astdays , become convinced that no re
markable1 cure was to be effected in the
general's case , as she had believed , and
when his death occurred the effect of dis
appointed hope combined with the natural
shock of her bereavement produced a re
action from which she hasnotyet recovered
so as to enable her to mingle as freely with
; he family as before the general's demise.
She is not confined to her bed , but on the
: ontrary she yesterday felt that she would
ike to descend to the cottage parlor and
\iiew the general's remains. From this ,
lowever , Mrs. Grant was dissuaded by
ihose who felt that the experience would
ur her trouble and depress her. She can
not be said to be sick nor absolutely pros-
rated. There has been a reaction and no
musual pro traction from the causes stated
las followed.
A. WIFE BEATER'GIFEir A QUIETUi ,
Being Ta7en in Hand Ity a 3fob , Hung t > a
Tree , and Ilia Miserable Carcass Jtldd ed
with Shot. '
Bainbridge ( Ga. ) dispatch : A spot a few
miles from Bainbridge , in Decatur county
was at 4 o'clock yesterday morning th
scene of one of tho most sensational lynch
ings ever perpetrated in Georgia. At i
o'clock fifty or sixty masked men , armec
with guns and revolvers , surrounded the
jail and demanded thesurrenderof Thoma
M. Brantly , jr. , a young man charged wit !
ill-treating his wife. Jailer Draper refusec
to deliver the keys , andthomobbrandish.ee
crowbars and other instruments availabl
for battering down doors and forcing ai
entrance. The crowd making a move as i
to seize the jailor and take his keys from
him by force , he ran to tho rear of the jail
yard and leaped over tho fence in an effor
to escape. Five of the lynchers headed him
off and rushed to seize him , when he threv
the keys into a thicket where they coulc
not be found. The mob then battered their
way into the jail to Brantly's cell , whence
they led him to a distant tree. Ho
saw that resistance was useless , and was
completely cowed. Brantly had antici
pated the visit of the mob , and begged tho
other prisoners to stand by him , but they
refused. Arriving at an eligible tree tho
lynchers threw a plow lino over a limb
and , every man taking hold of tho rope
swung him off , with his feet within sever
inches of tho ground. All then levclec
their guns and pistols afc their victim anc
fired three volleys simultaneously , com
pletely perforating his body from head to
foot. The corpse hung until 8 o'clock anc
greatly startled the early risers who camo
upon it unawares.
Two years ago Brantly moved from Ala
bama , to Bainridge , and six months later
married Mrs. James O'Neal , the widow o !
a prosperous physician , who left her a com
petency. Brantly was a man of fine ap
pearance and pleasant manners , and tho
match was looked"upon a society event o :
unusual brilliancy and promise. Six months
later it became known that Brantly was
shamefully ill-treating his wife. Ground
less jealousy was at the bottom of his
conduct , which continued for eighteen
months. If the wife spoke to any of her
gentlemen acquaintances Brantly would
knock her down , kick her when lying pros
trate , and beat her with the first article
that came to hand. During one of these
jealous fits Brantly compelled his wife on
pain of death to lend her weak hand in aid
ing him to ravish a colored woman. A
week ago Brantly and his wife attended a
picnic. During the afternoon she accepted
a slice of watermelon tendered her by a
[ entleman present. Brantly immediately
hustled her into a buggy and beat her with
his buggy-whip during his entire drive of
eight miles to his home. Arriving at his
house he knocked her down and in kicking
her broke two of her ribs. Ho then com
pelled her to undress and go to bed and
otherwise shameftillv abused her.
OUEClf OF THE TURF.
3Tatid ; . Downs Ker Own Record and HIa1es
a Slilo on tiie Clcccland TracJt in " : OS
3-4.
At Cleveland , Ohio , on the 30th , Maud
S. , went a mile over the Glenville track in
2OSX. : Her time by quarters was 32&
1:04J and 1:35 } . Maud began her work
before the distance stand was reached. She
struck a splendid clip , and twenty rods
[ rom the judge's Bair nodded for the word.
Splan held a watch and followed four or
five lengths behind the marc to post Bair
as to the speed that was being made more
than as a help to the mare. The queen
went away fast , and the first eighth post
was reached in 1C seconds. She rounded
bhe turn and headed for the quarter. The
burn was a trifle too sharp and she went
into tho air. Bair stopped her and went
back for another start. When she came
down the stretch for the second time she
appeared to be unsteady , but Bair wanted
the word and it was given. The mare re
covered before she had gone far
and settled down into an even
clip that was like a whirlwind. She
reached the first quarter in 32& a 2:10
jait. Then Bair began to urge her and she
trotted the next 'quarter in 32 seconds , a
2:08 gait , reaching the half in 1:04J . She
flew on like a bird , and old-timers began to
declare that she was breaking her wonder
ful record. Passing the half , she increased
lier speed and went over the back-stretch
at a terrific gait. The third quarter was
trotted in 31 seconds , the fastest one of
the mile. On the lower turn she was seen
to.raise her head suddenly , and it seemed
certain thatshe would go off her feet. Bair
caught her , however , and on she flew. Com
ing up the home-stretch a full strain began
to tell on her and she slowed up. Bair ap
plied the whip , however , and she re
sponded quickly. She dashed under the
wire at a tremendous clip , having finished
the last quarter ia 33 % seconds and the
mile in 2QS % . No one except tho judges
ind reporters knew that the record had
3een broken. There was great excitement
n the judges' stand. The watches of tho
: hree official timers , President Wm. _
Edwards , C. F. Emory and N. L. Hunting
lad stopped at 2OSXMr. : . Edwards made
; he announcement and a wild scene fol-
owed. Bair was loaded down with roses
and the mare was presented with a beauti
ful floral collar.
AGAOf COJUZYG TO THE FRONT.
'jthe Great London Scandal Again Being
Stirred Up.
London dispatch : A radical member
of tho house of commons and of
the lato cabinet , is seriously annoyed
by the prevalent scandal. According
to the current story this statesman ,
who is a widower , took to his private
residence a few weeks ago a wife of another
well-known London gentleman. They en
tered a room , when to the horror of tho
lady she discovered another woman in the
apartment. This compromised the lady so
much that she bitterly upbraided the
statesman , and there was a terrible scene.
She finally left the house in desperate anger
and confessed the whole circumstance to
her husband. The scandal becoming pub
lic , the aggrieved husband begged aid of a
noble earl and a most popular commoner ,
both members of the late cabinet to sup
press the reports. Both ex-members con
sented to try , and they have been employed
for the past fortnight in efforts to make a
settlement. The friends of the accused are
willing to pay any sum to prevent exposure.
Both houses of parliament are fully pos
sessed of facts , and the scandal is the sole
topic of conversation in all West End clubs.
The tones are gleeful and the present
ministers have high hopes of ruining by
exposure a famous citizen and diplomat
who is inculpated. The tories are straining
every nerve to sectire an exposure so ns to
destroy the chance of radical success at
general election. They are urging the hus
band not to recede and are promising him
legal aid and social protection. It is al
leged that the accused gentleman refrained
from addressing a great political meeting
recently which he had intended to address.
Much surprise has been caused by the sud
den abandonment of the radical meeting
which had been arranged by Sir Charles
Dilke and at which he was to have been the
principal speaker. At tho last moment
Sir Charles excused himself , saying he was
utterly prostrated in consequence of the
mental strain o ! the past few weeks.
XTTERBIDE PARKXOT SATISFACTORY.
A Sleeting to Protest Against the Burial of
Gen. Grant at that Place.
Washington dispatch : A meeting of citi
zens was held here to protest against tho
burial of Gen. Grant in Riverside park ,
New York city. Among thoso present TTore
ex-Congressman Desendorf , of Virginia , who
presided ; Gen. Whitaker , Hon , A. M. Clapj )
and Dr. Bliss. A committee of five on res
olutions , consisting of A. M. Clapp , R. G.
Bell , Dr. Pursell , H. J. Mohan and A. B.
Cunningham , was appointed. It presented
a long preamble and resolution which was
unanimously adopted , protesting against
the interment of Gen. Grant in Central or
Riverside parks , New York , on the grounds
that the selection of a place of amusement
and recreation for this purpose will violate
"the eternal fitness of things , " and such in
terment will "localize his ashes to a single
state and city , " instead of entombing them
at the "national capital , the Mecca of
American people. " ' 'That his ashes should
sleep on soil over which the United States
have exclusive jurisdiction and control , "
and that tho erection of a monument to
his memory by congress will bo greatly
embarrassed , if not defeated , by his in
terment in a locality of owned ground.
Rcsolutfons also aver that "while it is
not surprising that the great commercial
city of New York should covet the remains
of General Grant as an additional adorn
ment to its pleasure seeking resort , whero
luxury , poverty and vice make their con
stant display and secured this advantage
by precipitate action. It is a matter of
deep mortification to tho moro elevated
and patriotic sentiment of the nation , that
this important question should have been
determined without a wider , a more de
liberate consultation of that sentiment.
They , therefore , earnestly appeal to those
with whom the determination of this im
portant question is reposed to consider
whatever action may be taken in this behalf
and suggest the Soldiers' home , in this dis
trict , as a most fitting place for the tomb.
Gen. Beal , Gen. J. A. J. Crcsswell and Gen.
Burdette , commander-in-chief of tho Grand
Army of tlic Republic , were reappointed a
committee to go to Mt. McGregor and pre
sent the resolutions to the family of Gen.
Grant.
toss of Property and tifo Near Colorado
Springs.
One of the most disastrous cloudbursts ever
known cfn Colorado struck , a point a
few miles north of Colorado Springs. But for
the fact the storm struck the crest of the hill
where the water flowed in opposite directions ,
the loss of life must have been appallin
Several railroad and wagon fridges la the vi
cinity were carried away aud a large amount
of track swept out.
The house of B. A. P. Eaton , superintend
ent of schools , in the northwest part of the
city , was lifted from its foundation and car
ried down the stream with ureat veloc-itv.
In the house at the time were Mr. and Mrs.
Eaton , who had just retired for the niicht. As
soon as the former realised the sit lation , he
jumped from the door of the float'nsr dwell-
ill' , instructing his wife to do tiie same.
After a hard struggle he succeeded in reach-
Ing a place of safety. In = tead of jumping his
wife climg to the house , which struck the
Denver te New Orleans railroad bridge , a hun
dred yards below and ( lashed to pieces. A
diligent search failed to discover any trace of
Mrs. Eaton's body. Several families livinir
Turthur up the creek barely escaped with their
lives. Later reports from the luckless vail y
north of Colorado Springs indicate the de
vastation and loss of life greater than first
supposed.
On the slopes of Shock's run were a. num
ber of summer campers. Many of their tents
were seen floating ia the stream , and as the
[ lood ca ie down in the dead of the night , It
/cwred manhave perished. One body ,
i'nat of a Swede woman , is reported as being
found several miles below town. News from
shock's Run Is awaited with intense anxiety.
The damages by the Hood in Cherrj Creek at
Denver will reach § 10,000.
The Oulniiio Market. ,
New Tork Sun.
The immediate exciting interest in
the drug : market is the movement in
quinine. It is an activity upon an un-
usually low market. The demand for
the drug has been rather lower than is
usual at this season of the year. But
t\vo ne\v creating firms have come into
competition. The Klopstock , of Leip-
sic , and the Amsterdam Qiiinhie Fabrik
company are new factors in the prob
lem that heretofore 1ms been wholly
controlled by American producers. It
is known that Meyers , of London , who
is the greatest importer of the bark in
Europe , has been , to serve his own pur
pose , stimulating the marker , and has
bought up a vast proportion of the qui
nine"of Europe. Primarily starting
with his interests , and following with
those of the Bohringer house , of Mi
lan , a sudden movement at present ex
ists for forcing European quinine upon
this country. The importation , outside
the ordinary amount , in the present
movement is about 100,000 ounces ,
nearly all of which has been sold by a
commission merchant named St. John ,
at $1.50 per ounce. When that impor
tation began the price of the best Amer
ican quinine was $2 per ounce. Pow
ers and Weightman , who run the Amer
ican market , have cut their price down
to $1.80 , and are still in doubt as to
whether temporary necessity may not
enforce a greater decline. That manu
facture can be conducted here as cheap
ly as in Europe ( $1.55 periouncc ) is not
by large drug dealers deemed possi
ble. It is not believed that , as affirmed
by the importers , the present price paj-s
the German or Dutch manufacturers.
"There have been , " said a member
of one of the largest wholesale houses ,
"large transactions lately in quinine ,
and a great deal has been done outside
the drug houses on speculation. Wheth
er it is a cold show for the speculators
or not we are not prepared to say. We
nave no reason to believe that the rise
will be immediate. The stock in Lon
don is large , the stock in India is large ,
and the supply in this country is equal
to the ordinary demand. At the same
time the present price , that at which
the imported article is sold , is below
the actual value of the market , and
there is a strong probability that the
men who have invested from specula
tive purposes will win. "
ST. NICHOLAS FOU AUGUST comes to
Kind filled as usual with a great array
f good things. The old , middle-aged
iid young can find in its pages much
0 please and instruct , prepared by the
est writers the country affords. No
ifibrt seems to be spared to make eacii
number an improvement over the pre
ceding one. The magazine is copious-
iv illustrated throughout and it is a de-
ided favorite with the rising genera
tion. It has now been about twelve-
rears before the public and has become
1 fixture in thousands of households all
ivo.r the country. Price , $3 a year ,
iddress the Century Comoany ,
fork.
LITl'LE ROMANCE.
A. Child In Scarcli or a Father and a
Fortune ,
Ch'caso Tribune.
A very small child with a very long
name Gertrude Frances Wilhelmina
Hollar is complainant in an equity
suit to establish her identity and get
the property of Gotlieb Fr.edr ch Wil
liam Hollar , whoso daughter she
claims to be. As the claimant is not
yet two years of age , and is described
as the "weest baby ever born alive. "
she cannot be said to take an active
interest in the matter herself , but one
Axel Chytraus represents her as next
friend. "The will of Gottlieb was pro
bated after his death in February ,
18d : ) , and the court found that ho died
clrldless. By the will , all Ifs property
was left to Ins mother , h s brother and
sister , who are made defendants to tho
present bill. The cla'm of Gertrude to
bo a posthumous child requ'res some
examination of the evidence already
taken in the ca e from which the fol
lowing particulars appear :
In May , 1877. Oottl.eb Hollar , , the
testator , took one Ida King to be tho
companion of his bed and board.
There seems to have been 110 formal
marriage ceremony , but it is claimed
that mutual promises and cohabitation
amounted to a common law marriage.
At all events , Ida King was afterward
known as Ida Hollar , and by some re
puted to have a lawful claim to that
name , Gottlieb died February 7 , 18S/5 / ,
leaving real estate worth JjiG.GOO and
personal property rather more valua
ble. Tho complainant in the bill al
leges that she was born about four
months later , but that her father's pa
rents and other relatives , all of whom
lived in Buffalo , formed an insiduous
plot to debar her of her legal portiou.
They presented her fathers will for pro
bate , she says , and by the payment of
a round sum , bribed Ida Hollar to ad
mit that she was never the wife of the
testator. This , at leastis sure , that
she presented a claim of SIGOO for her
services as housekeeper , and thereby
virtually admitted that she had no
claim to a widow's portion. .She
swears , however , that she thought she
was getting the money as widow. She
made her affidavit , to be sure , of the
correctness of the claim , but then , she
says , "they always make you swear ,
as a general thing. "
The defendants claim that Gertrude
is a suppost tlous child , and in support
of their averment they produce 'some
potent evidence , from which it appears
that Ida Hollar went to the residence
of Mrs. Stark , on Evergreen avcmie ,
June 24 , liSS.'J , and said she wanted a
baby to adopt. Mrs. Stark kept a so-
celled "lying-in hospital. " and said she
would procure an infant for Mrs. Hol
lar. Having no el-gible child in the
hou-e , she resorted to the abode of
Mrs. Ida Mueller.No G55 West Monroe
Street , who pursued a similar vocation
anl found that a new arrival was ex
pected in a day or two. The child
came to light two days later , Juue 2 ( .
It is descnbeed as a diminutive bloude
with blue eyes , and a little wart on
one ear which , as in many famous
dime romances , has an influence upon
the owner's destiny quite incommen
surate with its apparent value. The
mother of little Gertrude is declared
by Mrs. Mueller to have been a music
teacher , the daughter of wealthy pa
rents in Kentucky , and she gave her
name as Marv Calvary. Mrs. Mueller
kept a record of the b rths occurring
in her house , however , and in this the
mother's name is given as Jenny lle.st-
ing , and that of the infant as Luella
He > ting. When the infint was born
Mrs. Stark came with her young
granddaughter and conveyed it to the
room of Mrs. Hollar , who just had a
still-born child. This evidence seems
fatal to the claim of Gertrude. Mrs.
Hollar appears to have known that
in order to get the benefit of her hus
band's property she must have a liv
ing child. Three witnesses , however
Mrs. Stark and her daughter and Mrs.
Mueller identified the suppositions
child by the unfortunate ear mark. So
strong did this evidence appear to be
that the defendants' counsel requested
Judge Tuley to sign a decree finding
that the complainant's claim was
groundless. He refused , however , to
forestall the usual course of litigation ,
and the matter will come up at a fu
ture day.
Several circumstances in this little
romance c.ill to mind the more sensa
tional history of George Peck , whose
claims to the estite of Mrs. Clarissa
C. 1'cck were fully f-ct forth in the
Tribune so.ie months ago. Mrs. Peck ,
it must be remembered , left some
§ 400,000 for charitable purpose ? , and
the boy George afteward turned
up , claiming to be her grandson and
heir. It may be proper to state in this
place that the attorneys of this 3'outh
have by no m ans abandoned the
threatened legal proceedings to recov
er his alleged rights , but have de
ferred the matter from week to week
with the moment iry expectation , as
they declare , of setting the suit on
foot. Affidavits have been collected
in formidable numbers , and it is insist
ed by them that they have not the re
motest idea of abandoning the claim.
The Latest Xe-.vs from Jupiter.
1T.T. Sun. >
When the great red spot suddenly
appeared on the surface of the g ant
planet Jupiter seven years ago the as
tronomers were non-plu-sed. The
prince of planets had never worn quite
so gorgeous a decorat on before. With
its peculiar color variously described
as purple , pink , blood-red and deep
orange and its curious aureole of a
creamy hue , the spot , covering an
area about equal to the whole surface
of the earth , was pla nly visible w.th
small telescopes , while with large
glasses it presented a succession of
interesting and beautiful phenomena.
The spot was in the southern hemis
phere of the planet , and the astron
omers were not long in discovering
that it took a few minutes longer to ,
complete a revolution around the '
Elanet than did a white spot which ,
ad in the meantime made its appear- |
ance near Jupiter's equator. So evi- |
deuce was obtained that the visible
surface of this huge globe does not
consist of a solid thellTike the earth's ,
but that it is either vaporous or liquid ,
and that it moves with a creator an-
gular velocity at the equator than In
the middle latitudes. It is just 03 if
upon the earth Mexico rotated faster
than the United States. Of course , no
such motion would bo possible in a
solid globe unless it were sliced
through in such a wav that the differ
ent parts of the dtek could slide
I past one another , an inadnvssiblo sup-
1 position in tho case of a planet.
But while the great spot was thus
giving a clue to the constituton ofJu _
piter , surprising changes were noticed
in its appearance. Two or three years
ago it quite suddenly grew dim. Still
it retained its regular rate of rotation
and its oval form. Tho obscuration
increased until only a few observers ,
armed with exceptionally powerful
telescopes , were able to see it. Many
drawings of the planet made during
the past year or two show onlvablank
space whore tho lirey spot formerly
existed.
But it is there yet , and lately a still
more rcma 'kablo change has taken
place. The spot is now * covdrcd by a
huge white cloud many millions of
square miles in extent , which , lying
centrally over the red wonder , hides
all of it from sight except a narrow
rim completely encircling the eilgo of
thu cloud. The concealing" veil is
shaped exactly like the spot under
neath , but looks as if it had been cut
too small. If the red spot is a half-
molten mass thrust up from tho lirey
bowels of the planet , the possible nu
cleus and frame-work of a future con
tinent , as has been suggested , then tho
smoke of its burning may have grad
ually gathered over it until thick
enough to conceal it. If , on the other
hand , it is , as some think , merely a
cloud of the planet's atmosphere ,
possessing for some unknown reason a
dill'ercnt color from the surrounding
vapors , then another cloud , no less
remarkable , has been suspended over
it an astonishing display of meteor
ological forces vis.ble to us in the at
mosphere of this distant planet. If
again and this seems in some respects
the most probable hypothesis of all
the red spot is merely a part of tho
crust of the planet revealed to our e\es
by the formation of an opening in its
enveloping cloud-shell , then the forces
that parted the curtain and gave us a
glimpse of the unfinished world be
neath have cea-ed to operate , and tho
drifting vapors arc shutting the won
derful spectacle once more from sight.
In any view of these gigantic phe
nomena , visible in a foreign planet
across 400,000,000 miles of open space ,
must possess absorbing interest for all
who love to carry their thoughts occa-
sionly beyond the narrow boundaries
of tins little earth. The existence of
other worlds is no longer a mere spee-
ulatve question as it once was.'e
know that they are as re il. as substan
tial as our own globe. There is as lit
tle excuse for ignorance of the facts
that astronomers have discovered
about Jupiter , Mar ? , or Venus , as there
is for not knowing what modern trav
elers have leari.eil of the interior of
Africa or the ice Lottnd approaches to
the poles. These Other planets , how
ever dillerent the } ' may be from ours
in respect to habitability or geological
development , are worlds all the same ,
and must henceforth be admitted into
the circle of human interest. The
light rellected from their surfaces ,
which are illuminated by the same sun
shine that iloods our landscapes , car
ries to the astronomer , with more
than telegraphic speed , intelligence of
their condition and their changes. In
the case of such phenomena as those
thr.t Jupiter now presents there can
hardlt be a doubt that we arewilncs-es
of what no human 03-0 co ild ever have
beheld upon our planet the develop
ment of a world out of chaos. With
our telescopes we can see. as it were ,
the fiitiuc globe of Jupi'er glowing
under the shaping hammar of the Al
mighty Wond mith , and detect the
imprint of the blows that are slowly
fashioning the grandest planet of our
system out of the cooling mass of an
extinguished sun.
Some Famous Old Plaids ,
Xorlh Brl I3li Advertiser.
Look at the list. Elizabeth of Eng
land , one of the most illustrious mod
ern sovereigns. Her rule over Great
Britain certainly comprised the most
brill ant literary age of the English-
speaking people. Her political acu
men was certainly put to as severe
tests as that of any other ruler tho
world ever saw. Maria Edgeworth
was an old maid. It was this woman's
writings that first suggested the
thought of writing similarly to Sir
"Valtcr Srott Her brain in ght well
be called the mother of the \ \ avcrly
novels. Jane I'orter lived and d.cd an
old maid. The ch Mren of her busy
brain were "Thaddeus of Warsaw' "
ami "The Scott'sh Chiefs , " wh ch have
moved the.hearts of m 11 ons with ex
citement and tears. Joanna Baillie ,
poet and p'ay-writer , was "one of
em. ' ' H nence Nightingale , most
gracious lady , heroine of Jnkerinann
and Bala lava hosp tals has to pre
sent written "Miss" before her
name. The man who should marry
her might well crave to take the name
of Night"ngale. Sister Do : a. the
brave sp'rit of Engli-h pest houses ,
whose story is as a h-lpful evangel ,
was the br do of the world's sorrow on
ly. And then what names could the wri
ter and the reader add to those whom
the great ; world may not know , but we
know , and the little world of the vil
lage , the chur"h , the family know , and
prue beyond all worlds.
.Malaria Altitudes.
While malaria belongs clrefly to
low-lying d str.cts , it ma } * , under fa
vorable coudit.ons. exist at great cle-
vat'ons. At the Tuscan Appenincs it
is found at a he ght of 1,100 feet above
sea level : on the I'yreunees and Mexi
can Cordilleras , 5,000 feeton ; the H m-
alayas , G.400 feet ; on thelsla-idof Cey
lon , 6,500 feet ; and on the Andes , 11-
000 feet. Under ordinary circumstan
ces , however , a certain moderate alti
tude affords immun.ty from malaria.
The elevation of security is not posi
tively known , but it has been approxi
mated as follows : In Italy. 40U to 500
feet ; in California ; 1,000"feet ; in the
Appalachian chain , of the United
States , 3,000 feet : in the West Indies ,
1,400 to 1,800 feet ; in India , i',000 feet.
In anj * of these regions malaria may
drift up ravines to aa indefinable
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