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FATAL HEAT.
Further Reports frrtin th? Son Scorched
CitiesCool Breezes Gradually Temper-
ing the Death Dunlin if Bays tiesiden's
of K.iKtern ClU.s Seeking the Life iiv
ing Kreeze* of Lake Superior A Total
of One Hundred and Eighty-four Deaths
a it LOU IB Directly Due to Heat.
BT. LOUISFEARKUL FATALITIES.
8T. LOUIS, MO., July 20.There were nine
teen canes of heat and sickness arising there
from treated at the dispensary to-day, of which
the following were considered of sufficient se
verity to ,end to the hoHpital: Robert M.
Borne, Harry Shannon. Wm Shebar, Ed Ford,
Henry KVUIIH. Ned Bartley. Mary Krskine and
Wm. Kvans, Tn number of burial permits
issued to-day were only twenty-one, of
which only five were for sun
stroke caac- Th number of deaths
caused directly or indirectly by heat since the
hot term set in in an follows: July 8th and 9th.
8 10th, 3 llth, 8 12th, 12 13th,
25 14th, 3-1 15th, 23 ICth. 20 17th. 21 18th.
23 19lh. 11. Total. 184. The official record
for to-day is not yet, made out, but it will
probably not exceed three in number. it
cases received at, the dispensary daring the
name time, 190, of which only five died
while at the dispensary. It is
wort'i of note that the physicians at the hos
pital say the i-ases received by them from the
dispensary were in better condition than those
received from other sources, and that few of
them died. This seems to argue in favor of
the treatment adopted at the dispensary, al
though it has been criticised to some degree,
and it was unquestionably heroic, in the fullest
sense of that term. The total number of heat
cases received at tho hospital up to last night
are ninety-two, of which only nine died.
From these statements it will be seen that
about ninety per cent, of deaths by heat have
been in private practice or have been of those
persons who were suddenly and fatally stricken
down, or were found dead in bed. It may be
fairly stated that while there will be no imme
diate diminishment for several days, yet it can
be safely said tfr.it the wor-it is
not only passed, but there is every reason to
believe that there will but little fatality
this on. Total deaths for the week end
in? 6 P. M., 386, of which 135 were from the
effects of heat. Of the remaining 251
deaths, 124 were of children under five years
of age. For the corresponding week last year,
the deaths were only 109.
PHILADELPHIA.
PUILADELFIJJA, July 20.Although the ther
mometer marked ninety-four, there was a
alight breeze from the northeast, which ton led
t' m*ko the heit nvr endurable Notwith
standing there wore four deaths, John Dingle,
aged thirtv-ix, Bridget IJinnsr, twmty-five,
Hsary Killer, twenty--dvfht, and Charles Kudu,
forty-one. Margaret Bond, overcome at Glou
cester, died to-day.
IJCAYENWOttTH.
LEAVENWORTH. Kas., July 23.To-dav the
heat seemed more intense than at any time dur
ing the summer. Everybody feels the effect of
the continned hot weather, and should it last
a week longer business will be Beriously effect
ed. A colored woman was sunstroke this after
noon while walking un Miami street, but not
fatally.
HEKKINO LAKE SUPERIOR'S COOI.INO BREEZES.
BUFFAL O, N. Y., July 20.Tho hot weather is
driving the residents out of town. Every berth
on the fifteen Lake Superior boats is engaged
from two to five trips ahead. Several horses
have died. Specials' from points within the
radius of 100 miles east report the weather very
warm, ranging from eighty-five to ninety-five,
with 100 at Lockport.
NEW YORK.
NKVT YORK, July 20.The merenry fell con
siderably during the afternoon and at n-id
night marked seventy-five degrees. Eight
eases of sunstroke were reported up to mid
night and none fatal. Si deaths of persons
overcome by the heat on previous days are re
ported.
N MISCELLANEOUS.
TROT, N. Y., July 20.Two fatal owes of sun
.atroke to-day, Patrick Brennan, foundry man,
and Fred Kline, farm hand.
CINCINNATI, O., ily 20.Weather contin
ues excessively hot here. Nine case* of sun
stroke occuried to-day, three of which are
fatal.
Lrrrus KOCK, Ark., July 20.The thermo v.e-
ter reached ninety degress to-day. Light
showers near town.
BALTIMORE, July 20.Twelve cases of sun
stroke her to-day, one fatal. Tw of thoHe
affected yesterday, Balthaser Salaiff and Mr.-.
Sophia Aliller, have died.
THE NEW YORK CUSTOM HOUSE.
The Oli.'inse of Kfg-ime Deputies Sworn
su.tppointiiteut for Surveyor,
NEW YORK, July 20. At 4 o'clock this af
terno on Collector Arthur transferred of
fice to Geo. E A. Merritt, who thereupon
entered upon his duties aa collector i th
port, Tho first duty of the ne.v collector
WRH to swear in hia deputies, who were smm
woued before him for th.it parpose. The
following named deputy collectors were ap
pointed to their puitunv. llbhird Wia
clioof, fourth division Wai.'A. Morris, fifth
division Benj. Wyraan, Bixth division
Dudley Phelps, seventh division dam a el
Blutchford, oighth division and Knox
McAfee, deputy collector in the rotunda.
no. R. Lydecker, deputy collector in charge
of the third division, was not reappointed.
I his place Collector Merritt appointed Jno.
J. Osborne, lately deputy collector in the
rotunda. also appointed Gen. Nelson G.
Williams an entry clerk to fill the vacancy
caused by the promotion of Mr. Osborne.
When Deputy Collector Deranges was re
moved from charge of the tuird district in
the spring of 1875, after the exposure of his
complicity in silk smuggling frauds, Mr
Odborne was appointed his successor. I
Heptemlwr last, after the number of deputy
collectors was reduced, Mr. Osborne was re
moved by Collector Arthur, in order to
provide a place for Deputy Collector
Lydecker, who would otherwise have been
compell ed to retire. Mr Osborne was theu
appointed deputy collector in the rotunda.
His present appointment is simply a re-in
Htutement in his old position.
WASHINGTON, July 20.Gen. Chap. K.
Graham, of New York city, has been ap
pointed surveyor of customs at that port,
vice Gen. E A. Merritt, appoint ed collector
of customsHon Jas Fanner collector if
Grand Army Not Mixing in tne Charge s.
BROOKLY N, N Y., July 20.Gen. C.
Robinson and other members of the Grand
Army of the Republio say the report that
their organizrtiou iB concerned in seeking a
change of officers in this State, or is havii.g
anything to do with the matter, is false.
Still Fijrhiin i to a Governor.
NEW ORLEANS, July 20.The Galveston
Movra spec.al, Austin: After the thirteenth
MMIWUUHMIH mmimmttmj"nm'Mimit-v
ballot Throckmorton's name was withdrawn,
and Long's name again placed in nomination,
amid the wildest couf union, hisses and threats.
Long's name was withdrawn on the fifteenth
ballot, when Judge Oevine was placed in nom
ination. Th sixteenth ballot resulted Hub
bard 656, Devine 644:
WASHINGTON.
liouda Held for SecurityRemoval of Ute
IndiansMlseell ineous.
BONDS FOB SECURIY.
WASHINGTON*, July 20.The treasurer now
holds *34!),430,9J0 in United States bonds, to
secure national bank circulation, and $13,908,-
400 to secure public deposits.
U. S. Bonds deposited for circula
tion week ending to-day 1,135,000
Amount withdrawn 910,000
Natioaal bank circulation out
standing, currency notes 822,392,816
1.432,120
366,760
308,529
Gold notes,
Internal revenue
Cuntoms Keeeipts of national bank notes for
the week ending to-day, com
pared with the corresponding
week last year, 1877
187rf
tteceipts t.*-day
Subscriptions to four per cent,
loan to-day
REMOVAL OF UTEB.
WASHINGTON, July 20.The commission to
negotiate with the Utes in Colorado with a
view of their removal to the northern part of
the State, will meet at Fort Garland the 25th
inst., en route to the Southern Ute agency,
thence to Los Peros and White river. Th
commission consists of Gen. Edward Hatch,
United States army vYm. Stickney, of he
board of Indian commissioners and N. C.
McFarland, of Topeka, Kansas.
4,975,000 5,242,000
957,000
189.720
ASSISTING SUFFERING FRIENDLY INDIANS.
WASHINGTON, July 20.The Indian agent at
Umatilla agency having telegraphed that many
friendly Indians had lost their stock, crops and
provisions, and that he issued his private cattle
to them, and aat in that some arrangements he
made to feed them soon or they will either
starve bteal, acting Indian Commissioner
Lewis immediately replied: ''Purchase supplies
absolutely necessary, not to exceed $3,000. 1
isAue certified vouehei."
MISCELLANEOUS.
WASHINGTON, July 20.Under recent deci
sions of the secretary of the treasury there will
necessarily socn be a large quantify of gold and
silver moving about for its transportation by
express. As the government will have to dis
burse large sums of money the question has
been raised whether this coin canon be sent in
United States postal cars as well as through the
mails. Under such an arrangement the govern
ment wonld have to pay about only one-seventh
of what the expressage would be. The ques
tion was discussed at a cabinet meeting yester
day, but not definitely settled. Correspond
ence concerning it is going on between the
treasury and postofRce department.
Regular miscellaneous bids for carrying the
mails on upwards of 700 routes were closed by
the postoffice department this afternoon. Th
awards will be made soon. Owing to reduc
tions in the appropriations for the patent office
twenty-three clerks were dismissed to-day.
SUMMER SPOUTS.
Kurtis Adds to His Ileeord by Making the
Fastest Mile on a Half Mile TrackHall
PoundingSHllI ng Kegatta at 31 adison.
Wis.--Kowiug Match.
liner* and Other J"7j/er at Toledo, Ohio.
TOLED O, July 20.Races, last day. Protine
won the 2:20 race, postponed from yesterday,
taking the second and third beats in 2:21%
and 2:21 John seco nd i ney, Ma Queeu
third Adelaide fourth. I the 2:26 clanf,
purse $1,500, ni ne horses started.
SUMMARY.
Lucille Ill
Wolford 3 2 3
Deck Wright 2 7 4
Lady Voorhees 7 8 2
Nelia 6 6 8
Rose of Washington 5 3 6
Sadie Bell 4 4 7
Monarch rule 8 5 5
Time, 2:24, 2:253^, 2:28.
Itarus trotted bis third trial heat against
tim e, going to the quarter pil in thirty-four
seconds, the half mile in l:08j*C, three-quar
ter in 1:41}^ and the mile in 2:16, being the
fastest le ever trotied on a half mile
track. wont without a running mat e.
The meeting has been a success in every re
spect.
Sailing Httjutta at Madlnon.
[Special Telegram to the Globe
MA' 1BON, Wis., July 20.The grand sailing
regatta which takes place here Wednesday and
Thursday next, is exciting considerable inter
est. Three yachts will be here from Geneva
lake, tne Agiineumon, the Geneva and the
Whisper from Oshkosu, and the Sennet] ua and
Niohii. Comniodore ftlunger, of Chicago, and
the crew of the Cora will also be here. Half
fare has been secured for all crews and friendn
desiring to see the race, and boats will be
transpo ted free. Some fifteen or twenty
yachts will be enteral fro.n ta'u city, the
principul ones being the Lala, Eclipse, Sadie.
Idler, and Gray Hawk. Th weather his been
delightful to-day, an east wind blowing, with
delightful showers during the afternoon.
Itoit-itta Mutch.
NEW ORLEANS, La., July 20.The Timcx says:
One thousand dollars has been deposited in the
hands of Mr. Joe W-ilker, as an earnest for
O'Donnell, of the Hope club, to row a single
scull match with Crotty, of Galveston. I is
understood Judge Myer, of Texas, will cover
this $l,000,'and add thereto $1,500 more.
The National Team.
INDIANAPOLIS, July 20.Indianapolis 0 provi
dence, 4.
HORNELLSVILLE, N. Y., July 20.Hornells-
villes, 8 MancheBters, 0.
CINCINNATI, O., July 20.BaseballBostons,
1 Cin cinnati, nothing.
ROCHESTER, N. Y., July 20.Base ballSiars,
1 Rochesters, 0.
ZiiiCrosjte.
BUFFALO, N. Y.. July 20.The Tuscra In
dians won the best three out of five games of
LaCrosse, defeating the Union club of Port Col
bourne, Ont.
The Jay Cooke Kstt.le.
PHILADELPHIA, July 20.Tho creditors of tho
Jay Cooke estate meet the 22d, when tho final
report will be made by Mr. Lewis, tho trustee.
It is understood an additional dividend will be
declared on money in hand. Th trustee has
realized nearly $4,000,000 from claims due the
estate.
Badly Bankrupt.
INDIANAPOLI S, Ju'y 20.Ai'am Minsor &
Co., retail carpet s.orr, fi'e I a tition in
bankruptcy to-d^y. L.aLi.ities %.16_,000
assets $154,500.
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VOLUME I. ST. PAUL, SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 21, 1878.
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GLADSTONE'S SCOLD.
The Brelln Treaty Denounced as an In
sane Covenant Made of Absurdity
and Duplicity, and Calculated to Alien
a te the Friendship of Firelgn Powers
Miscellaneous Ol World News,
GLADSTONE'S SCOLD.
LONDON, July 20.At the anniversary of the
establishment of the Liberal association of Bir
mondsey street, London, to-night, Mr. Glad
atone made a long speech in which he begged
to decline resuming the leadership of the Lib
eral party. powerfully attacked the man
ner in which the people had lately been gov
erned. No despotic government in Europe
would have vlarcd to do what this cabinet had
done in accepting such responsibility unknown
to the people. criticised the treaty of
Berlin, whereby England consented to replace
under the despotic rule of Russia, Bessarabia
which belonged to free Roumania. Russia -re-
tain.* her claim to heavy indemnity, which she
can always make a pretext for war. at the
same time the treaty destroys the integrity
and independence of Turkey. With regard to
the convemion with Turkey, only one epithet
is possible, namely, an insane covenant.
None of the great English statesmen
of the last forty years would have
signed it. It is to our shame a convention of
absurdity and duplicity. It is odious to every
valuable feeling of the country and has allien
ated the friendship of all foreign powers. Eng
land has sold Bhssarabia to Russia. The brave
Montenegrin's conquests to Austria's jealousy
and selfishness, tho Greeks to Turkey and
lastly Turkey herself to England. Gladstone
concluded by hoping the ministry would shortly
be judged by an appeal to the country.
FAVORABLY RECEIVED.
LONDON, July 20.The Paris and Vienna
newspapers generally comment favorably upon
Lord Boaconsfield's statement in explanation
of the treaty of Berlin in.the House of Lords
Thursday. The Italian government and con
servative organs continue to attack England.
The Italian radical newspapers do not notice
the subject of English occupation of Cyprus,
but exclusively devote their attention to Aus
tria.
BU88IAN PRESS DISSATISFIED.
LONDON, July 20.The Russian unofficial
press is more or less dissatisfied with the
treaty. Before its conclusion Akvakoff. a
Paulovist agitator, made such a violent speech
at Moscow at the Russian concessions that he
was warned that its repetition would be re
garded as a personal attack.
RUN INTO AND SUNK.
QDEENSTOWN, July 20.While the steamer
Adriatic, from Liverpool for New York by way
of this port, was coming up the lower channel
yesterday in the fog, she ran into and sunk a
coasting schooner. The crew of the schooner,
with the exception of one person, were
drowned.
PACIFIC SETTLEMENT.
CONSTANTINOPLE, July 20.There iB reason to
believe that a pacific settlement will be effected
with Greece.
A DRIVE.
BERLI N, July 29.Emperor William's condi
tion continues favorable he took a carriage
drive to-day.
GAZETTED.
OTTAWA, Ont., July 20.The appointment of
E. B. Chandler as lieutenant governor of New
Brunswick is gazetted.
Elsastrnutf Storms in Mower County.
Special Telegram to the Globe.
AUSTIN, July 20.The rain storm which
visited this section yesterday morning was
more disastrous and destructive than has
been knowu here since 1858, when it was
caused by rain. Nearly a 1 the small bridges
througho ut the country were wash ed out
All grain suffered, especially on low lands,
and hay in large quantities destroyed. The
greatest damage was done to Warner, Crane
& Co., millers, whose dam went out, and
damaged the mill Ie8ides The town had
one of its best bridges swe pt away so clean
ou would not know there had ever been one
there. The railroad bridge of the C. &
St. railroad was badly damaged.
Removal of Chief Joseph and Band.
LEAVENWORTH, KS July 20,The Nez Perces
prisoners were removed from their camp yes
terday to Fort Leavenworth railway depot,
where they spend the nij ht previous to their
removal. They will be put on board a special
train to-morro.v morning and be taken to their
home near Baxter Springs. Chief Joseph's
wile, Alarnate. was quite ill this afternoon,
having been prostrated by heat. Mr. A. J.
Chapman, interpreter, was also prostrated.
Both will recover. Tw companies of the
Twei-ty-third Infantry, under command of
Ijient.-Colonel K. George, loft this after
noon a special for Fort Hayes,
iinyes at Columbus.
COLUMBU S, O., July 20.President Hayes
arrived here at R:10 this afternoon on a
special car over the Baltimore Ohio rail
road. was accompanied by Attorney
General DevetiH und Webb C. Hayes. There
was no public demonstrati on on his arrival.
About one hundred or one hundred and fifty
persons gathered at the depot to see the
train come in. The party rema in here
over Sunday the guests of Jno. G. Mitchell.
The present is the first visit made to Colum
bus by the Preside nt since his inauguration.
Mexican and rid Dollars.
WASHINGTO N, July 20.Mexican
silver dollars and United States trade
dollars are purchased as bullion at Phi l
adelphia mint and assay office, New
York, at the equivalent of the London rate
for silver on the day of purchase, less one
half per cent per ounce, payable in standard
silver dollars. I is expected that the New
Orleans mint will be ready to commence
purchasing Mexic an and trade dollars on
above ter ms about the first of August
proximo.
Ocenn Steamships,
NEW YORK, July 20.Arrived steamship City
of Richmond from Liverpool.
QUiCENSTOWN, July 20.Arrived steamship
Wisconsin, from New York.
QUEBEC, July 21.Arrived steamship Denan
from Bremen, and Tara from Newcastle.
Take a Breathing Spel l.
MILWAUKEE, July 20.At the non session of
the chamber of commerce to-day, the following
resolution was unanimously adopted:
JRtwloed, That the afternoon sessions of the
board be discontinued until September first,
excepting the last business days of July and
August, on which days settlements may make
it desirable to have afternoon sessions.
Little Phil in the Black Hills.
DEADWOOD, T., July 20.Gen. H.
Sheridan arrived at Crook City, and will go. off
to Gen. Bradley's headquarters on the .Litt le
Missouri river, sixty miles from this place,
to-morrow, escorted by Capt. Guy and four
companies of the Third cavalry. I is reported
Sheridan will select a locitiu tor a permanent
military post in the Black Hills before return
ing.
The Bear Paws mountain gold excitement is
carrying many restless gold Beekers from Dead
wood. A band of twenty men left yesterday
for the new eldorado.
LYING LOUISIANIANS.
Witnesses Before the Fraud Sub-Commit-
tee Denviug the Truth of Affidavits Pre-
viously Made by Them as to Intimida-
tion, etc.,Pirate Sherman Given Per-
mission to Present his Witnesses on the
Intimidation Point.
N EW ORLEANS, July 20.Before the sub-com
mittee to day further testimony was taken us
to the general bad charac er of Hiram Smidley
who testified before the committee some days
ago. Law Dalton. Amie Mitchell and Riley
Nortiess, formerly of West Feliciana parish, all
of whom had made affidavits in the custom
house and testified before the Howe Senate
committee, were on the stand to-day. Their
testimony was the same in character. They
each recanted their previous affmdavitb and
testimony given hefore the Howe Senate com
mittee, saying their statements were not true,
and that they were made at the instance ot
others for political purposes. Testimony was
introduced to show that the efforts made by
the parish authorities to secure the return of
Ainie Mitchell TO the parish after the murder
of her husband, was frustrated by the Metro
politan police authorities. She was wanted
there as a witness.
PIRATE SHERMAN AGAIN.
NEW ORLEANS, July 20. The following cor
respondence passed between Hon. John Sher
man and Hon. Wm. Stenger, chairman of the
sub-committee, to investigate the alleged elec
tion frauds in Louisiana.
NEW ORLEANS, La., June A. 1878.
Hon. W. 8. Stenger, C. 8. Blackburn and
F. B. Reed, sub-committee of investigation:
GENTLEMEN: As attorney for the Hon Jno
Sherman, authorized to represent him before
this sub-committee, I respectfully herewith
submit a written request of Mr. Srteiman, to
gether with a full explanation of its objects
and purposes. I is desirable if this
request would be granted, that Mr. Sherman's
counsel should be notified of it at as early a
day aB possible, in order that with the aid of
subpoenas from your committee the attendance
of witnesses may be procured as soon as possi
ble. (Signed) Very respectfully,
JOHN RAY, attorney.
N EW ORLEANS, La.Sir: In reply to your
communication without date, delivered some
days ago, in which, as the attorney of Hon
Johu Sherman, you submit to the sub-com
mittee of which I am the chairman a written
request, first presented by him to Hon C. N.
Potter, chairman of the whole committee, at
Washington, that certain witnesses wuoee names
were thereto appended, be summoned to testify
on the question of intimidation. I
the parishes of East and West Feliciana,
in the State of Louisiana, I have the honor
to say that the same has been considered by
(he sub-committee, and I am directed to in
form you that they are now ready to furnish
subpoenas for any or all of the seventy-three
witnesses whose names are appended to the
written request of John Sherman, and any
other that he or you may desire to have called
to testify with reference to the matter of in
timidation in the parishes named. I am furth
er directed to say that it is the purpose of this
sub-committee to afford the taking of any
testimony upon this subject that may be had
on the one aide or on the other.
I am Bif, very respectfully your obedient
servant,
W. S. STENOER.
To John Ray, attorney for John Sherman.
The letter of Mr. Sherman mentioned in Ray's
communication has already been printed. Tn
action of the sub-committee is not antagonistic
to that of the full commit tee, because the full
committee has never passed upon "Sherman's
request other than to defer and refer it to the
sub-committee here. Tnsubcommittee how
ever, acted" for itself, it having been recognized
by the attorney of Sherman, who, in i he name
of his client dem mded action thereon.
WINONA.
Grateful KainnThe Ariz ScandalNew
Developments.
{Special Telegram to the Globe.]
WINONA, Minn., July 20.The heavy rains
rejoice the lumbermen. Dispatches to-day
report a three foot rise on Chippewa, and
a four foot lise on* Black river, with logs
running finely.
Sin ce the death of Mrs. Barbara Koemer,
formerly Artz, it has been discovered that
iloemer has a wife now living in Hannibal,
Mo., whom he married in 18U7. Tue exis
tence of this woman was not known during
the late proceedings against Koemer fur big
amy. His marriage thereafter to the widow
Ariz was not legal,and he is entitled to no part
of her estate, valued at $10,000, whicu will
now a divided among the ten surviving
children of the late Nicholas Artz, the ra
cally doctor being frightened into signing a
quit claim deed and release to any property
left by Mrs. Artz, including a $1,200 caecK
sighed by her the day before her death, and
believed to be fraudulent.
Senator Voorhees,
TER RE HAUT E, Ind., July 2J.The Illinois
State Register iving published an alleged in
terview with Senator Voorhees, statins among
other things that he disapproved of the Potter
committee. Senator Voorhees says that he had
no such interview, and prouonnces the utter
ances imputed to him a fabrication.
.AH: fc^Heothen Chinee for Peru.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 20..The Alasha, for
Panama, took the first lot of Chine se labor-
ers sent from here under three year's con-
tract to wo rk on sugar plantations in Peru.
Cooler To-Day.
WASHINGTON, July 211 A. M.Indications
for the upper Mis issippi valley, clear or partly
cloudy weather, winds mostly northerly aLtt
rising barometer.
Drowned.
MEMPHIS, July 20.Finny McGrath, aged
ten. was drowned this evening while bathing
in the river.
.Leading .ea *se.*u.
LOUISVILLE, 2 .Richar Burge, a lead
ing citizen, died y?s'erd it f*--v isn Springs.
Readyto Dia.v a in r*y.
NEW ORLEANS, July 19.Gen. Louis
Saner, appointed appraiser of merchandise
for the port of New Orleans, vice Jackson,
day received his coram ssion, was qualified and
entered upon the duties of his office. f
2}
The work of the Wesley an iMiusionary sociely,
idon, in Australia con last year $b'9,500. of
w.iich only 8J,20Jjdevolved upon the present
soaiely.
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STORIES OF A KING.
The Private Life of Victor JZmmanuet^
A little book entitled the "Private Life of
King Victor Emmanuel" is having great sale
Italy. I is written by a man of ability,
who hides himself under the pseudonyme of
Fausto. seems to have been an intima te
friend of the king, and tells many a funny
story abo ut him.
Victor Emmanuel was accustomed to rise
at 4 o'clock A. M., and his life was as regular
as a clock. had fixed hoars for recep
tions, walking, private audiences, fur
theatres, which he often visited, though he
did not like music, and for reading, which
he delighted in Bjoks containing hunting
and horses were his favorites. dined at
midnight before going to bed, and it was
often his onty meal. wore the same
clothes winter and summer. When he was
seen with an overcoat on, he was sick.
detested a dress coat, and looked upon it as
a Democratic invention. a despised
gloves, and if he wore them at all it was only
upon his left hand. was never seen with
an umbrella, and rode in an open curriage,
whethered it snowed or rained. was ac
customed to go to the theatres in a loose coat,
and preferred the popular theatres, where he
could smoke, for he was only comfortable
when with a cigar in his mouth.
One evening, when he entered his private
box, he was told that the empre ss of Itossia
was in theatre,
the king '*I am
back to the palace:
press." All at once an idea struck him.
palled off his sack coat and put on the dress
ooat of the marquis Baguasco, who was in
the box Bat he still needed a white cravat.
looked about, and perceiving that the
cravat of the valet who guarded the royal
box was the least massed, be went up to
hi m, and palling off the desired object, tied
it around his own neck, remarking at the
name time, I think I lo ok enough like a
king of Italy."
Another tim e, at the same theatre, the
king suddenly saw behind the glass door in
his box the shadow of Col. Galletti, one of
his intimate friends. '-Don't move, Gal
letti," said the king of Pledmontese, I want
to make yonr portrait." With this the king
pulled on to his pocket a lead pencil (he
carried them in all his pockets) and outlined
the face of the colonel on the glass. The
next evenin g, between acts, the king, on
leavincr his box for a moment, noticed a
servaj t:y ing to *ab out this portrait with a
cloth. "What are you doing there asked
the kin g. "Your majesty, I am trying to
clean this glass which some fellow has
dirtied," replied the servant. "Don't' take
tlse tronble. I am the fellow," answered the
king, convulsed with laughter.
was familiar with his domestics, and
never called them with a bell, ftit with his
voice, which could be heard a long way off.
would whistle for them when they did
not come immediately. I was a common
thing in the palace to hear the valet of the
king running about looking for a domestic,
exclaiming that "his majesty is whistling."
loved to talk with the people, especial
ly at Naples, where the people Bpeak out
what thev think. A in Spain, there exists
in that city the peculiar custom of offering a
visitor anything he may express his liking
for. If yoa express admiration for anything
I whatsoever belonging to a Neapolitan, he
immediately answers, "It is yours." If you
say to a jiady or to a common woman.
"That's a nice ring you have," she will take
it from her finger and say "The ring is
yours." A in Spain, too, politeness re
quires that yoa reply, "No, I thank you."
Bat if you take the ring, it is giv en to you
The king hunting one day stopp ed at a farm
and expressed admiration for the farmer's
two little boy s, who wer looking at him
with astonished eyes, "Are those your isons?"
"Sire, they are yours," responded the farmer.
"But," replied the king with a smile, "1
don'i remember of ever having been here be-
fore."
Victor Emmanuel was always ready to
give decoratious. -He looked upon it as a
means of separating the high born from the
people, both of whom were placed upon the
same level by the Democrat ic dress suit.
He only hesitated once. This was when
Baron Nicoteza brought him on one occt-s.on
seventy parchmen ts to sign. "This is a
^reat many at one time," said the king.
"Sire," responded the minister, "these art
all eminent men, profoundly attached to
yourpersu." 1 didn't know I was loved
40 much," answered the king, as he com
menced to sign the papers. had the
courage to decorate a comedian, Antonio
Petito, who died tragically a few years ago
on the stage, amid the laughs of the audi
ence. Somebody questioned the propriety ol
making a comedian a knight, one day, in the
presence of the king. "Ah, he is not the
drst clown who has been decorated," said
the monarch. remarked one day that
neither a cigar nor a cross should ever be
refused. The cigars he gave were very ex
pensive. Once he opened his cigar-case
enormous one made of Russian leather
to the mayor of a neighboring tow n, who
aad come to pay his respects. "Sire, this
cigar will be the glory of the town and of its
magistrates: I Bhall smoke it all my life," re
olied the mayor, as he pat a massive cigar in
his pocket.
in the spring of 1870 Victor Emmanuel
went frequently to one of the popular
theatres at Florence. The employes would
await his arrival in a crowd at the door ot
the theatre. The flower-girls were also
there in force, and Beppa, the oldest in the
business, never failed to offer the kina
bouquet. I accepting it he always said,
Thanks, Beppa." and from time to time he
^ent her a bank-bill. One day, instead of^ a
bouquet, a heavy embroidered cushion wat
thrown into the royal carriage, striking the
ring's head and knocking his hat off. The
young girl who made it a Binger in the
chorus of the theatre, was discharged forth
with,for it a noticed that the king was vexed
at her action. When Victor Emmaneul
heard of her misfortune, he sent her a large
sum of mon*y and this messag e: "Tell her
uoi to aim at my bead next tim e, and io be
kind enough to let me know befor.baid
vbn she is going to throw something at
me.'*
j.'ue king's liberality was continually op
posed by the ministry, especially by the
Household minister, Commander Visone. to
tyrannical in h'H economy. The ng
did not dare to ask him for money. I or
der to propitiate mui in Cise of need, he was
accustomed to send him game. First one
pheasant, then two, then three, and wh'n
the minister was gott en in a good moid, the
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ki ng would ask him for a small advance of
e'ght or ten thousand dollars. The minister
soon beca me habituated to thiB kind of
solicitation, and when he saw a pheasant
coming from the palace, be was in the habit
of remarking to his friends, "Ah, apparently
the king wants some money." One evening
at the theatre, the scene represented, among
other thing s, an equestrian statue. The
ki ng believed that both the man and the
horse were of pasteboard. One of the party
differed with him, and the manager of this
theatre was sent for to decide the question.
I was found that the kinc was in the wrong,
the horse was pasteboard bat the rider a live
i ng man. The king was loud in htB praisoa
of the wonderful ingenuity with which the
horse was made. "Sire," said the manager
"if it .please your majesty, I will send the
horse to your palace." Everybo dy began to
laugh, and when he manager had left the
box the king remarked, "How unfortunate it
is that my stewar i is not here. would
have accepted that offer. A pasteboard horse
would fill a sail, and it would cost nothing to
feed him!"
I 186 5 Victor Emmanuel visited one day
the cholera patients in the Naples hospital.
Che king took the ha nd of one of the sick,
saying: "Have courage, my good frierTd try
to get well." The man beg an forthwith to
improve, and did actually get well. The
ople beg an to say that it was a miracle,
which greaily amus ed the king, who naively
said: A miracle, if yoa please, provided
yoa don't break me in pieces for relics."
Notwithstanding this remark Victor Em
manuel was a believer and a church-goer.
tent and say mass. always took off his
bat before a cross or a funeral procession.
carried abo ut his neck a little gold chain,
to whi ch was fastened the medallions of
saints and the Virgin Mary. held this
chain and the medallions in high esteem.
was sincere when he swore to support
the constitution, of whi ch the first article is
coached in these words: The Catholic re
ligion, apostolic and x'.oman, is the religion
of this state." A OBOWL FROM RBADK.
Uoto the Great EnalinhNovelUt Criticise*
Hi* Critics.
Charles Reade, the novelist, has been pub
lishing in an English paper a series of let
ters in whi ch he has undertaken to prove
that it is all wrong that men should be right
handed, and has advocated the cultivation of
ambidexterity, Mr Bradbury, of Ci n
cinnati, having read some of Mr. Reade's ut
terances, and bei ng possessed of some in
formation on the subject, wrote a civil letter
to the novelist, taking the opposite ground,
and showing what a vast inconvenien ce it
would be to maukind to make a change all
at once. Mr liea de responded with the re
markable letter printed below. The Cin
cinnati Commercial prints the entire cor
respondence, givi ng Mr. Bradbury's original
letter and his rejoinder to Beade, and there
certainly is nothing perceptible in Mr. Brad
bury's letter whi ch could '.ave called forth
the novelist's wrath. Keade's letter is as fol
lows:
No. 16 ALBERT TERRACE, KNIOHTSBBIDOH,
April 13.SIR: privacy has been in
traded on by a letter from yon, in which you
tell me that you have only read garbled ex
tracts from my letters denouncing the lop
handed mania and disprovi ng it by a mass
of evidence and that yoa are utterly-ignorant
of anatomy and physiology really staud in
the argument. If, havi ng thus announced
your disqualification, you had gone on to
say, "and therefore I will not have the folly
and the arrogance to speak positively on the
matter," I should have said, "this dance is
not a fool," and in a world where nearly all
the dances are fools, I should have wel
comed yoa as a novelty.
But instead of that, havi ng announced
your incapacity, you proceed to sit in judg
ment on your intellectual superior i i a mat
ter whe re he is profoundly learned, and you
are as ignor an as dirt.
Your letter is in thiee divisionsirrele
vant truth, a deliberate lie, a uiece of imbe
cile twaddle.
TOUB BAD LOGIC. i it
Every fool knows that the musical per
former is an honorable except to the lop
handed niauia. He re both hands do skilled
work, and exercise the whole brain, which is
all that I require. I have never proposed to
reverse the skill of the two 1 ands. You are
forking a fol out of your own head, and
forging my nam" to it.
70UB MBNDAOTTT.
That the left-Jjuaoa OI. J^ the pugilist
owes its fore* to the right side of the body.
vVere this so
s-. ^a- -f^^ls -s
right-handed blow of the
pugilist would owe its force to the left side
the body. It' a lie When a blow is
struck with a sword, a stick, a cricket bat,
etc., the reverse foot is advanced, un the re
verse side is the fulcrum. But i the pu
gilist's blow, whether with right ha nd i
left, the corresponding foot is advanced, and
the blow takes all its force from the sub
clavicular muscles and the flexor and exten
sor muscles of the arm that gives the blow.
Of course you may not be a liar. You may
oe Bim ply a chattering noodle, with no eyes
,n your beaj but one or the other yoi must
be, to utter so stnpid a falsehood as the
above, and send it to me of all people.
TOUR IMBEOTLITT.
Who doubts tho existence of the lop
mania? And so Ion as it does exist, of
course many tools will be made to fit it but
even here your mendacity must creep in.
You suppress the reaping hook, the plane,
the sa#, the gauge, the knife, the hatchet,
che scissors, the pen, the Bword. Correct
your ignorance, my good sir and as your
ignorance declines your self-sufficiency will
ibate, and you will not ba so ready to hurl
chem both at your intellectual superiors on
natters whe re they are men and you are a
.ihild. CHARLES READE.
If Mr Bradbury had been familiar with
Eteade's repa ation he would have known
refrained from addressing
letter.
3^1 1 i 1
him a civil
Mr. Inaac K. Yokohama, the Bon of an emi
lent Japanese physician, and who has been a
.tudent in thiB country for the past six years,
las been appointed missionary of the Protest
Episcopal board of missions in Japan.
The most remarkable results of evangelistic
vork-amon? the Jews are found i a Sweden.
Ireat multitudes attend the public service of
.he Rev. Mr. Wilkinson, of England, and Mr.
"tr, at Gortenberg, the. chief aeaport of 8wo-.
den.
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