The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, June 13, 1878, Image 2
'" f t? ri . i R fr . y if- u If . I r.AA ..to mi THE RED CLOUD CHIEF. 1KD CIXKH). '' MKBRA8KA e IMTHAL BOTH. gMXSTABT BttMMAH thinks Re will have la Um Mil by January. 1st tfM,000,000 of colli to meet resump tion. He aow hM tM,000,000. The LegUUtare of OKIo, at lie late MMkm, passed Uw requiring a rigid Miul eienlRatlea of the Investments of laswraace companies. Amono the recent applicants for ill Toroe laRoston U Rath A. Porhoroy, other of Jmmm Pomeroy, the bay mttr tterer. Bhe oltimed a divorce from ThomM J. Powetoy for drunkenness. The court did not oonslriorthe allega tions sustained, and dismissed the petl- toa without prejudice. Son two year ago the people In the Yiclnlty of the Bale Mountain, In North Carolina, wars thrown Into great eon aterRatlon by rambling and Inexpllca hle noises heard In the Interior of the mountain. The natter attracted the Attention of selentlsU generally. The rumblings lasted for about.two week, and then ceMed. Benl estate became almost worthless In the Yiclnlty of tho Hystericus mountain. A few nights ago the noises commenced again. The mountain sheek.and noises like thunder were heard. On the morning of May 90th thoeo who ventured near found the Mountain literally split In twain, leav ing a chaam three hundred foot In length and from eight to ton foot In width. No smoke or lava was thrown from the crater, but there la aald to hare been a strong stench of sulphur about the place. John Sherman, Secretary of tho U. 8. Treasury, has wltten a letter to Rep reeeRtstlve Clarksoa N. Potter, chair man of the committee appointed to In Testlgato tho alleged Presidential cloo tloa frauds, In relation to the resolution passed by the House, under which the committee Is organised. He mentions the fact that ho Is slnglod out personally by name from among twenty or mora who were present at the request of President Grant and Uie Domooratlo National Committee to witness tho ac tion of tho Louisiana Returning Hoard, and asks a fair and candid scrutiny of all his acts In connection with his pros eaoe oa that occasion. He designates Hon. Samuel Shollabarger to cross examine witnesses before the commit tee la relation to charges against him. Near Cedar Mufls, In Cedar county, Iowa, on Scwoll (lower's farm.thoro aro three mounds, each about 2A foot In di ameter. They hnvu loug boon objects of curiosity among tho people in that vicinity. A fow days ago a trench was opened through tho center of ono of them, which resulted In tho discover' of human bones, tho larger ones Wing best preserved, nuil of such slzu as,)to indicate that thoy wore tho remains of a man of gigantic sizo. Dr. Simplo, of Tipton, on comparing thorn with sim ilar parts of a skeleton In his posses sion, which had belonged to a man known to havo been six feet In height, thinks tho newly-dlsoovered remains those of a man, nearly, If not quite eight feet in height, Tho smallor bones In the mound had orumbled to dust' Thoy doubtless belonged to a representative of the Mound Builders, who hare been a subject of so muoh speculation among scientists. Professors Peckham aad Peok, before the coroner's Jury la the Minneapolis mill disaster, summed ap their conclu sion to the effect that a firo originating between the atones of ono of the six setts used for grinding middlings on the east side of the mill smoldered for a few minutes until fanned Into a blase by the strong draught of air. Tho dust la the spout was Ignited, producing an explosion whloh blow out at tho end of the spout near the southeast corner, and also In tho ounoslta direction. burst the flour dust-room, producing at the same time a shook that iarred ) the dust into the air all over the mill, and also a mass of flame which passed a from story to story, until the dust In the mill was Ignited from top to bot tom. The finest dust burning instant ly, ignited the less fine particles, whloh, by their more gradual combustion, produced an increasing expansive force, whloh nothing could withstand. Prof. Peck's statements consists in the main of a report of an exhaustive series of experiments upon different sorts of mill dust, under various conditions, to test Us explosive capacity, the conclu alone agreeing with those above. He adds a long series of recommendations as to aaltabte precautions to prevent a reonmnoe of such explosion. VV CAN BE HAPPY U Mop aU your extravagant aad wrong I doctoring yourself and families wltE snesorsor aumiHUeure-AlU, that do ral jraer ailments you will be wise, m and save great expense. The wn u, we aTVsuar Wrlajt aiwal you, Is Hop Mttan-beUeve It. r (st another eolutan. sttool districts in Nebraa gratis to pupils. A-i'h faatfafcaw Several bridges are being built over Lemp rim. The new ehurch at Osceola Is a hand- A o.Ofltcourt house Is to be built In FronkHa coeaty. There are now about 4A.000 temper sue workers In the ttats. Harlan county claims the finest peach orchard In tin we stem part of Uia BUU. The new school house at Grand Is land to be SMxM feet, and will seat 800 pupil. The B. A- M. Railroad Company re- really paid Into the Adsmada county treasury 7,W7.73. Mr. Richardson, of Red Cloud, ship pad sixteen rar loads of hog to Chicago a fw days ago. Within tho past three months over ono hundred building have item erected in Lincoln. John Carroll, Just released from tho penitentiary, after having nerved a 90 month' form, was Immediately arretted upon lila arri val In Nttbraaka City, hla old liomr, and will be trld on an old Indictment for araoit. John 11. Ilustcmyor and Otto Husto myer, wlio have bean on trial at Madlaon, have been found gpllty of murder In the aerond de gree, and each sentenced to ten year In the penitentiary at bard labor. Judgo Post has overruled thn motion for a naw trial In the ca of Dr. fit. Lnult, aad pasted Judgment that on the 90th day of September, 1878, ha be hung by tha neck until dead. Tha only chance remaining for hi Ufa I that tha Huprema Court may teo proper to grant him a new trial. James Croighton, of Omaha, who has a cattle rang on the Niobrara, estimates that at the height of the prrtent season there will ha In the Niobrara region 9ft,000 head of cat tle. Mr. Crelghton haa Just returned from a trip to that region. He describe the country aa vary attractive, and rMly settling up. f ho revenue collections In Nebraska for April were over 17,000, tho Urgent of any month In thn history of the Btale. The col lection In eliihteen Htate and nine Territo ries are lca annually than In Nebraska, tho next youngest Htate In tho Union. Tho collec tion In 1877 were o'ver 1000,000, at an expense of let than 18,000. Two borders named DnvU and Heed, were employed ten mile north of Howard, and had tome misunderstanding about their land and atock. About B o'clock,tho evening of May loth, they met, quarreled, and the reMilt wa tht Reel hnt Davit, killing him lnttntlr. Keed went directly to Reward and gave lilin elf up, atatlug that he committed the deed In aelf-dofcnte. There waa great eicltcment over affair, at Seward. A fow nights ago, at Kvanston, a young man named Theodore taunon waa in a houaenf proatltutlon In convention with one of the Inmate, wncn a fellow named Henry Cue entered the room, and drawing a revolver, hot Lannon three timet, killing him. After tha Drat ahot Lannon begged Cuo to pare hi life. Ttie canto of tho (hooting waa the fact that the woman with whom I-annon waa talk ing waa Cue' "girl." Cun fled the town at once. Frank I.annon, a brother of the mnr- murdered man, arrived home the tamo even ing, and learning of the tragedy, wat, at hi own requet, iworn In by tho sheriff aa a dep uty. Finding Out Cne had taken the train for Echo, Lannon followot him on train No. a. and arriving at Echo a search wat at once or ganised. Although it was atnlduoutly prose cuted, nothing could be found of Cuo until nearly daylight, when tannon, who had got upon hla track, accompanied by Kdensou, a cltlion, met the murderer face to face, on the U. r. railroad track, a mllo from Echo, and near the Wetter river. Lannon wa armed with a double-barreled fowling-piece, and at onco ordered Cuo to throw up hla hand. Cue thrust hla hand Into hi breaat, and attempted to draw a revolver, when tanno,! discharged both barrel at htm, striking hlra la the breast and killing htm Instan tly. This waa on Tues day morning. Iloth barrels were heavily load ed with buckOioU The men at once returned to Echo, and the body wa brought In Immcdlt ately after. When the U. P. train east arrived, an Inquest wss in progress at the depot. At tha request of the passengers the train stopped for a short time, and the verdict of the Jury justifiable homicide waa learned. Cue also went by the names of Reddy and Florence. He was a desperate character, and had not long talnce etca; ed from the Wyoming peni tentiary, where he was confined for another murder. Nebraska Crepe. Mr. J. T. Allan, who lias boon for years statistician for tho turrioultural department at Washington, says his correspondence from nil parts of Ne braska Is most encouraging. Tho cool wot spring has mado wheat ami outs "stool out'' to an astonishing extent. Tho fall wheat, rye and barley In tho southern counties are hoadiug out, and wiu spring wuoni covers mo ground nmi is waving in tho wind. Alio tmriv fitrn tuiiiiitnir will inumi u crop which will thoroughly rlpon, and will not havo tho soft corn of last year. All tho present prospects will cnoour- nu mu iiiuusiuuis u new nuuiera woo come hero this spring. From tho Nio brara to tho Kansas lino crop reports are excellent, while In the irroat nasto- ral region grass never was so far ad vanced, or tho great honls of cattlo In such fine condition. We would ask our eastern markets to test tho Juicy, rich ueei ui mo piains, iauenou on mo natu ral grasses; food which nature has pre arpetl In its purity without tho need of phosphates or guano. Is not this meat for the emwiiuit rltln nl that nut f greater value in a hvgionio view than still aad slop f od. The groat west rises up vo-uav aim says wo wtu gtvo you good healthy meat and broad, the great staples of existence. Wo will laud our beef and mutton in your cities from re frigerator curs with pure butter, and tons of tho groat staple of living for tho English workingman, cheese, Ameri cana aro a little slow to lonrn how much "broad and cheese" at Uie noon time puts power in tho work at tho forgo, and the factory. American cheoso Is finding a groat market in Kuropo and tho increased demand is stimulating chooso factories which aro starting up in our State. And as wo said the out look for Nebraska in tho spring time of 1878 is glorious. Cardinal MtCkMSeykas arrived Id New Tork from Europe. The Pennsylvania legislature adjourn ed May Hth.. A fire in Pittsburg, Pa., May 20tb, de stroyed prarrty valued at 40,tm. Daniel Wilcox, editor and proprietor of the Qulncy WMg, diet la that city on May 19th. Homo nineteen business house in Clspksvllle, Teiaa, were burned May!d. Ixxu, 00,000. A flro at Corning, N. Y., May 20th, caused a lot af S.K),000 by the burning of rail road car-thop. Denver, Deadwood, and other places In Colorado and the lllack Hills, have lately suffered by freshets. Two men were killed and three badly Injured by Uie fall of a third floor, In New York, May 3Mh. Watson's stvam forgo and axlo facto ry, at Locust Point, near lUltlinore, Mil., burn ed May 90th. Lots, 930,000. Henry Roberts (colored) was hanged at (Shelby, N. C, May 2Mb, for a murder last fall. He affirmed his Innocence. General Thomas H. Dakln, Captain of the American Itlfln Team, New Tork, died suddenly In that city, May lJUh. Tho largo tobacco factory of Buchan an A Lyall, llrooklyn, N. Y., haa been seised on a charge of defrauding tha revenue. By tho falling of an upper floor of a building In New York, May !Mth, two men were killed, and three others badly Injured. Lnwrcnco Ilroi., ropo makers, Now York, have failed. Liabilities, 1182,000; noin trial assets, fZKi.OOO; real assets, VOO.OOO. Bashaw Chief, tho trotting stallion, died at Cleveland, Ol.lo, May 'JMh. aged twen ty .lire years. He waa valued at S'iVKX). Tho Legislature of Ohio adjourned May 1Mb, until next January. tine day the legislature of New York adjourned slno die. At Bollford, Pa., May 24th, two men drank, by mistake, from bottle of carttollc acid. One died toon after, and Uie other was not exacted to recover. Gov. Colquit, of Georgia, has com muted the denth sentence of Mrs. Kate South ern, of 1'lckvus county, to Imprisonment In tho penitentiary for ten year. The Minneapolis Globo planing mills burned May itd, taking lire, It I supposed, from sparks from a locomotive. I-o on mill and lumber, fao.OOO Insurance, 15,000. (lov. Smith, of Wisconsin, hss called an extra session of tho legislature of that Htate, to covene Juno 4th, to act on tho rcjiort of the Commission to Itovlso the Btatutea. A building known ns "John's Block," In Hartford, Conn., burned May 34th. An ex plosion Uiruw down a portion of the wall, kill ing three llremen and wounding atx other. Koysor's dlstllllery, at Cincinnati, running W0 bushel of grain per day, and the wholesale liquor house of John I. Hcdalnsvllle, of tho same city, havo been seized by the rev enue officers. Tho .Senate lias continued tho nomi nation of Htephcn II. Packard, of Louisiana, as United Btatc Consul at Liverpool, and Lucius Falrchlld, of Wisconsin, aa United Staler Con sul General at Paris. Tho General Conference of tho M. E. Church Houth, In session at Atlanta, (is., May SIM, unanimously adopted resolutions pledg ing the church to do alt In their (tower to cdu ucate tho colored teoplo In tho South. Tho Republican Stnto Convention of Vermont, at Hurllngton, May 1XM, nominated Col. Hcdflcld Proctor for Oocrnor; K. P. Col ton for Lieutenant-Governor, and John Apgee, present Incumbent, for Htate Treasurer. A tcrrillu atorm of wind and rain passed over Vlcksburg, Mis., May 18th. The velocity of Uie wind reached flfty-flvo mllea an hour, and lasted seven minute. Many store and other building were unroofed. Josso Walker (colored) was hanged at Farmersvllle, La., May 94th, for the murder of Violet Hlmmons on Uie 19th of February last. He declared hi innocence, and Intimat ed that John Hlmmona wa tho guilty party. A lire at Suncook, N. II., May 24th, destroyed nine buildings. Ixtsa 900,000, On Uie same morning a fire, at Petersburg, West Vs., destroyed Ave dwelling and ten business houses, involving a lota of not If ss than 960, 000. There Is soon to bo n wedding at tho White House Uen. Russell Hastings, of Rock ford, III., and Miss Piatt, nteco of President Hayes. Uen. Hsstlng wa formerly Marshal In Ohio, and during tho war waa Lieutenant Colonel of Hayes regiment. Tho Democratic Stnto Convention of Pennsylvania, at Pittsburg, May SM, nominat ed 1)111 tor Oovcrnor, and Boss for Juilio of the Supreme Court. The resolutiousdcclareagalntt further contraction of legal tender notes as unwise and unnecessary. Early on tho morning of May 23d, L. It. Andrew, a fanner near Detroit, heard a noiso la Uie lower part of htt bouse, and going below lie saw a man whom he shot and Instant ly killed. Tho coroner's Jury rendered a ver dict of Justifiable homicide. It now transmju that tho man shot by Lyman B. Andrews, Jfear Detroit, a few nights ago, under thetoprMttgn that ha wa a burglar, was an Insane 'bjS named John O'Donnell, seventy years of age, and who had wandered away from hlaiome. P. W. Gates, a Chicago contractor, has filed a peUUoa lu bankruptcy. Preferred debt, 1170,000; secured debts, 1404,000; un aetured, 940,000; aaaets In lands valued at 9300, 000, but mortgaged for 93S&.000; alto Interest in several patents of uncertain sad unknown value. On tho 20th of May a small band of Indian raided two ranchea la the Smith River Valley, Montana, driving off tome horse. Soldier from Camp Baker pursued aud had a fight with the Indiana, two of whom are re ported killed, and tho other were driven Into Uie mountains. Tho Republican Stnto Convention of PcuusylranU met at Harritburg, May 15th. The platform adopted opposes free trade and the pending tariff bill; favors tho protection of labor, Uie fottrrlag of America ensaeaerre, reserving Uie public land for aetaal ertUtra, oppoetUoa to payment of Confederate rlslms; opposes discrimination In freight and trans portation, favors eqaal right la the Southern States, aad eulogises Gov. Hartrsoft. Oen. Harry M. Hoyt was nominated for governor on the am ballot; CbarUs W. tttone, for lluUn-sot-governor, sod James P, Rterrrtt for Judge of the Supreme court. On tho evening of May 23d a terrible tornado psssed over a portion of Wisconsin causing great damage and Iom of life. In the vicinity of Primrose, twenty-Are miles south of Madison, frni twenty-fire to thirty bams and bouse were blown down, some of the tim bers were carried twelve or fifteen mile away. From twelre to eighteen persons are known to have bren killed. Near Oregon many hou were blown down, and three or four ioiis killed. At Mineral Point, Immense damage was done and sme ten or more persons killed. Many other places suffered, and the loes of life and damage to property seem to have leen widespread. On tho night of tho 17th of May a fire occurred at Msulllon, Ohio, which de stroyed the Iron-working, belting, and wagon making department of HumjII ,t Co' exten sive machine works, Involving a loss to them ol 9100,009. The next dsy that energetic buil nesa firm announced to their friends that they had already arranged to replace themarhlnery destroyed by the fire, and would resume work with undiminished xeal, and with a delay of only one day caused by the terrible fire. This Is certainly one of the most remarkable In stance of buslnesa energy and recuperation on record. Thn Indiana Nationals met In State Convention at Indlanapolu, May 23d. The fol lowing nominations were msdei Herrrtary of Htate, Henry Jones; Auditor, Jacob J. Bird; Treasurer, It. P. Msln; Attorney (leneral, D. Mosa; Bucrlntemlent of Public Instruction, J. Young. The resolution favor the Untie by the government of legal tender paper and the abolition of all bank Issues; oppose resump tion; oppose the perjtetuatlon of government bonded Institutions; favor legislation to Insure rewaril to labor; denounce the communists; favor reduitlon of Interest, economy and the abolition of uselcssttiffices. They also favor an amendment of the bankrnpt law to present frauds, a direct vote for president mid senators, and oppose Increasing the arm Cnthurino E. Bcccher, sister of Honry Ward Bcccher, died at Klmlra, N. V., at the residence of Thomas K. Bcccher, May liJlh. She was the oldest ot thirteen children, being 78 yeara of age. Bile devoted her life to the good of others, and eseclally her own sex. Among her first works was the cstablUhtnent ot a school at Hartford, Conn , In which she was verv sticcesaful. Many of her writings were published, numt of them being lutended for the benefit of her stholars. In 18.TJ she es tablished a seminary for )oung ladles In Cin cinnati, Mrs. Btowe, her sister, being one of her teachers. She wrote some fifteen books, all educational or domestic works, of Dewltt. Tho coroner's Jury recommended that both lie held without ball. sVorHsrsn Bxoumt. In tho House of Commons, Sir John Halker, discussing the purchase of shlds by Kussla In America, said there Is no reason to suppose that the ships will tie employed, In tho event of war, aa privateers, In coiitraveutlon of tho Paris declaration. There la no reason to believe that the United States will depart from the observance of the rules of tho Wash ington treaty. There Is no necessity for dis cussing Uie responsibility resting on the gov ernments of Kussla and the United States, since there Is no reason to suppose they would vio late their respective agreements. The London Btandard announce that it le now more than probable that the Congress will meet during the first tlortnlght la June. Also that owing to tho unsettled condition of affairs In Constan tinople tho Kngllsh fleet will probably return to Princess Island. Tho Duko of Atholo, May 21st, had two Interviews with the Queen at Balmoral Castle, and afterwards addressed a public meet ing declaring that Uie prospects for peace were very favorable. Tho London Times, ot May 23, says: It becomes every day more and more an Im perative necessity for Russia to obtain recognl Uon by the other powers of tome modified ar rangement under which the will be relieved of what Is practically a ttate ot war. Thl can only be done fully by a discussion of the San Stefano treaty In a European Congress. Rut la already knows the simple condition on which alone England will enter tuch a Con greas. It' may be modified, possibly in form but in tubttance It must bo conceded. THB ORIBMT. A Constantinople dispatch of May 2Ist aays: An official dispatch to the Turkish representaUvo abroad In relation to the trouble which took place In that city Is, that about 30 refugee entered the Oardcn of Isalace, Inhab ited by the ex-Sultan Murda, and raided shouts ot ''Loug live the Sultan." The sentinels of tho palace opposed tho entry of these men and tired upon them, one being killed. Tho troops arriving, tho assailants wore beaten. Some were killed and wounded on both side. All Buvta, who appears to have acted a the leader and organizer of tho attack, was killed. Tho aQalr had no other consequences, anh the pub lic tranquility wa undisturbed. A Pcrmtpeclal say twenty-one were klllek and seventeen wounded tu Uio affair. Tho Husso-Turklsh commission which It waa reported hail failed to agree upon a line ot demarkatlon between Uie Turkish and Rut dan force, consisted ot Russian and Turkish corps commanders appointed at Oen. Todle ben's suggestion, to fix a new line of demark aUon and make uew reguIaUona tor Uie better praaervaUou of the peace in the present dan gerous proximity ot the two armies. The Rus sian and Turkish soldiers, where toe line are In coutact, fraternise cordially, and no trouble It apprehended, despite the failure ot the com mission to agree. But It waa thought advisa ble to have Uie Bne further apart and store precise regulaUon. Constantinople dispatches of May 22, give tome further parUculars ot the affair be fore Tcheragan Palace, May 90th. Aa far aa can bo gathered there waa an organised con spiracy to restore Murad, who was tn the Tch eragan Palate at Uie time, Murad denies any knowledge of the conspiracy reported, but hat since been removed to Topkafon. The num ber of revolutionists it variously esUmated at front 100 to 500, though the government In a circular to the Turkish, representative abroad says Uie number was SO. Correspondents agree that Uie attempt, a a political demonstration, was s complete failure. All Siert, Uie leader and organiser of the osovetaeat, was a hM beaded ad rente ret who bad Wen several time exiled. He lived toss yesrs la London and Parts and engaged la Journalism: wss recalled to Constantinople after the aeress'tm to Uie throne of Abdnl Hamld. appointed director of titt Lyceum, and waa dlimiased for misman agement, ne became popular among the ref ugees; pretending to orgaolte an expedition Ui aid the Rbodopbe Insurgents, he secured s sufficient number of adherents to nuke the attempt- The pet sons arretted are said to be cimromfed by papers found In All Suart's bouie after his death. The affair crested utter rotiatcrnatlon lu commercial and flnsnclsl cir cles In Constantinople. Theoutbreak wacrc fully timet! for a day when the Oeneraliand prominent offlrlslsof the Bensklerate were ab sent at Buyukdere. at'sst. At a reception given by tho Russian Amtaadnr In Constantinople, tn resident Hu'Klans, May 19, he made a speech and ex preed strong hopes of peace. He recom mended them, however, not to I too sanguine, a the situation was still oue of grest tension The KuMiant Insist thst the movements of their troop are not Intended as hostile, hut the Turks are, notwithstanding, hard at work, strengthening their lines and bringing up gust This Is ii ot easy, as the Turkish line of defense from the Bra of Marmora to the Black Sea Is so long, and while the Turkish force about the capital Is superior to the Russian, It Is hardly tifllclent to man such a length of line. The Turks will he mon reinforced however, by the forty battalions released In Thessly and 20 battalions from Versa. A correspondent at Pera rays there are no apprehensions of a Rus sian coup de main. A St. Petersburg dispatch of May 20, says: While there Is reason to believe Uie foundation of arrangement have brrn laid be tween the cabinet of London and St. Peters burg, a small group of parsonages who know whst ha occurred maintain extreme reerve and It Is extremely difficult to sy how fsr, It various rumors are to lie relied on. Hm.lan official psjwrs relterste the statement that the moemcnU of the army before Constantinople are not hostile and menacing. Reports nro current at Vienna of fresh complications In ttoumanla. It l stated tl.st the Russlsn Kleventb Army Corps lias du ring the past week lcen pressed forwsrd so as to entirely btolate Burhsrrst from Little A'al lachla, where the Itotimsnlon army Is concen trated. The Rnsslai' diplomatic representative used every effort to prewnt Prince Charles from going tn the army, but the tatter's posi tion will he made Intolerable by the military and political control aisurnrd by the Rtinstans ill the capital and the country. It Is uurrtcd that tho Russians are mylng the Roumanians to refuse to pay taxes and to dethrone Prince Charles, whom they denounce ns a Herman and a Catholic; but popular feeling Is entirely In sympathy with the Prince. Roumstila Is look ing anxiously tn Austria, which does not seem disposed, for the present, at least, to go beyond the concentration of troops and strengthening the Transylvaulan frontier. A 8t. Petersburg dispatch of May 22, says: The Agence Russeand Journal de St. Pctcrthurg warn the public against pessimist 'news from Constantinople, where endeavors are being made to prevent an understanding tie tween England and Russia. The Cxunnwltch, In a telegram, thanks the Moscow Association of Merchants for a coutrlbutlou of 400,0)10 rouj blea toward Uio formation of a volunteer fleet. The Emperor, on Uie 'i'H. received the Sliah ot Persia. A St. Petersburg dlspnth of May 23d says: A St. Petersburg correspondent writes : We are stilt far from a certainty of peace, though the general conviction and sentiment are In favor thereof. There are powerful mili tary preparations ttelng pushed forward ener getically, and the Ruslans continue to exhibit a tendency to gradually creep up towanls Uie capital, keeping tho Turks constantly on Uie alert. Fresh reinforcements aro constantly going to Bulgaria and Roumella. Odessa Is swarming with soldiers and shipping troops, guns and stores, which are going thence to ljur gas,on the Black Sea, or by the Central railway to Roumanla and Bulgaria. The Turks ore not Idle. They have brought troop across tho Bosphorusfrom Scutari, until one hundred and thirty battalion now mar northern lines. OUnMANT. Semi-official Provincial Correspon dence tnUclpatea favorable results from Coun 8chouva!off's efforts. It says the latest deelm rations of Uie British Ministers, aa well as views manifested at St. Petersburg, are full of wishes and hopea for renewed consolidation ot European peace. Count Schouvaloff, in con versation with other diplomatists, described the proposal he was carrying to England a pacif ic He teemed confident that they would not be rejected. Baden Baden la again proposed as the place for the Congress to meet. It Is thought the proposal will be generally ac cepted. ax:. The relations between Austria and Roumanla have become closer, and, Smperor Wtlhelm advised Prince Charles to yield Bessa rabia and abdicate If the Roumanians raised any difficulties, but the Prince refused. Gen. Mantufel has arrived In Vienna, aud It is re ported that he ta the bearer of an autograph letter from Emperor William to Emperor Fran el Joseph. It scemt'certala tho feellug la Austrian ministerial circles Is becoming dis trustful of a peaceful lsue,and more and more antl-Ruslan. A dispatch from Berlin of May 23, say a: Count Andrassy and hit colleagues have gradually come around to England's view about Uie terms on which the Congress should meet, aa well aa on many other points. Ger many la distrusted. Prince Bismarck, whoa Influence was once a potent one, now frequent ly tenders unheeded advice, rsuxes. The Shah of Persia is expected at Paris about the 10th ot June, and will restate one month Incognltlo. He will then visit Lon don, Madrid and Lisbon. Hit European Jowr- ney will last six months, cut an a. A dispatch from Montreal says Earl Duffertn, ta aa address to Uie soldiers, charac terise Uie Fenian rumors and demonstration as mere CelUc effervescence. He did not think the Fenian movement would amount to say thing, but If It did It mutt be repressed. Chris. Reese, a farmer four miles south of Buillngton, committed suicide a few day ago by hanging himself to a tree. It 1 supposed he wot deranged. In tho year 1828 there were but thrco miles of railroad in the whole United States. Chtaa aad Taht Uaea. As for china, there are to be seen egg shell cups of the wster green of Cela doa: pieces of Chelsea with a golden glint in lu rosy transparency the in tense blue and violet of some costly bit ofl'alisiy'sware; plates decorateil with Persian designs and traceries; tea sets of the Cashmere pattern In the scarlet, gold and green of India shawls; tho white enamel on a turquol.se ground, and hand painted fruits and flowers. There are some charming specimens of Lambeth faience msde simply for orna mental purposes t asea of quaint shaito flat bottles tankards, platters, two lipped Jug, ami Jan which arc intend d fortne fashionable hanging cabi nets. Tile painting and encaustic tiles for mural decoration are not so dear as they were, owing to tho taste for this stjfo of ornamentation being on tho wane. The handsomest fruit services are of raru old Dresden china; thu plates show thn finest decoration of flowers, carelesly arranged, a graceful passion-flower drifting across tho sur face, the honeysuckle and convolvulus with Interlaced chains and nil manner of line and curve", leafago and birds. The (ireek border has become very hacknejed, especially since Indian, Japanese, and Egyptian decoration presents so wido a field for unique de sign. Fashion orders tho purest white table linen, lit order that thrso beauti ful objects may Iks seen to better ad vantage arranged In picturesque relief. Among draperies and upholstery fab rics there nro some magnificent speci mens of cloth of gold. The designs are figured circles, medallion and ara besques, in Intense Vandyck red on a golii ground, and circular florintlon of rich crim-on, interwoven with shiuing gold threads, forming thu background Superb rnw silk tapestries, snowing figure of olive and citron tints, nro brightened byxmall medallions embroi dered in scarlet, blue, and mustard color. In floss silk. Other raw silk fab rics have the pcculinr color of a Cash mere shawl. Soft, silkv tnpettrie aro shown lu Persian and Egyptian sale of quiet color. A less costly window drapery Is called Tollo Imprint!; llii Is painted on canvas iullowcr. foliage, and uraloqueof gny colors, with fringu and baud to match, and only costs t'-'O a window. Jutu Is greatly" Improved sine j its first introduction n an upliol stroy faliric.aud in it glossy checks ami plaiils tdronglyrocmhics satin damask. Tho color arc mostly nil shade of drab, light brown, and olive tint. For strong aud liamKonio furniture cover ing it I uuequnllcd, considering Its price, 51 a yard, and width, fifty inches. It is proof against moth, dampncis, and sunshine. While thero arc fairy like point lace, thread laces as line a cobweb, wlthjprlcc to correspond, ono is glad to welcome other curtain a low ns 58 a window, and dclicnto enough to adorn tho most tasteful homo. Thu matctial, lenn, is as fine a gau.o or tnllo, and oter it stray, in thick work, ferns, lilies, drooping lilies of tho valley, roses, or graceful garland. Leno belong to tho Nottingham luce family, but is verv much finer, and less stiff in design. .V. 1. Tribune. Physical Education among tho (I reeks. Thu nature of ancient weapon and tho use of heavy defensive armor madu tho development of physical torcuntiiib jeet of national importance, but m'li tary efficiency wa by no mean tho ex clusive object of gymnastic exercise. Tho law of Lycurgus provides freo training-school for tho thorough phy!cal education of botli sexes, and cautions ttnrents ngainst giving their daughters in iiitirriugu before thoy had nttaincd tho prescribed degree of protfciuncy In certain exorcises, which were less ornamental and probably lcs popular than what wo call callisthenics. Greek physicians, too, prescribed a course, of athletic sports against various com plaints, and had invented n special cur riculum of gymnastics, whloh, ns JEWan Inform us, never failed to euro obesity. When tho increase of wealth and cul ture threatened to affect tho manly spirit of tho Hellenic race, physical education was taken in hand by tho public author ities In almost every Grecian city; and the ablest statesmen at Athens, Thebes, and Corinth, emulated tho Spartan leg islator In founding paltestrse, gymnasia and International race-courses, and de vising measures for popularizing these institutions. Four different localities Olympla, Corinth, Nomea, and tbo Dionysian race-course near Athens wore consecrated to tho "Panhellonio games," at which the athletes of all tho Grecian tribes of Europe and Asia met for a trial of strength at intervals vary ing from six months to four years, tho latter being tho period of tho great Olympic games which formed tholtasls of ancient chronology. Tho honor of being crowned in the presonce of an assembled nation would alone havo suf ficed to enlist the competition of all able-bodied men of a glory-loving rocs, but many additional Inducement matlr tho Olympic championship tho day dream of youth and manhood, and serv ed to increase tho ardor of gvrnnnstla emulation. The victors of the Isthmian and Xrmenn games wens exempt from taxation, became tho idols of their no tivo towns, were secured against tho vicissitudes of fortune and the wants of old age, by a liberally-endowed annuity fund, and enjoyed all tho advantage4 and Immunities of the privileged class es. Popular Science Monthly. Tke Late Mr. A. T. Stewart. The millionaire once came to the conclusion that, although advertising waa a good thing as a ladder, it was o7t no great benefit to him, as his name old the goods. As a test, ono depart ment only of his establishment was ad vertised. Its business overtopped that of the others so immediately and so lanrely that Mr. Stewart concluded that to get the full power of his name It must appear in printer's ink. Ills ad vertising managers say, "from that time he advertised more largely than ever in the papers." The dog that will follow anybody Isn't worth a cuss. "Thero is no truth lu men," said a lady In company; "thoy nro liko musical - instruments which sound a variety of tones." "In other words, madarae," said a wit who chanced to bo present, t'you bellovo that all men are lyres." v f f ' I m m -t'i.1. . k.rti