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SACRAMENTO DAILY RECORD-UNION. niili rsdiN ftERIKK— VOL. LVIII.-.VO. MM.%. BAIL* KECOKDSEKISB-VOL.XXVI.— NO. 481*. HALE BBOS. & CO. OUR FANCY GOODS DEPARTMENT! We have been calling ycur attention of late to every Depart ment of our House-none more particularly than our FANCY GOODS DEPAETMENT. This is not because it is lacking in merit-for we have a large assortment, at bottom prices— but because our attention has been called in other directions, and we feel that this Department is under such good management, and the assortment kept up so well, that it will demand public attention and comment anyway. This is a fact, and we hold it up as an example of what can be accom plished, and how quick the public appreciate a stock that is thorough in every particular. It fully demonstrates that trade is not obtained by flashy advertisements and rematkably low quotations on paper ; but that the people look for merit, and do their trading where they can find the best assortment, and goods marked at a uniformly small profit. IN THIS ISSVK wr. IYKII MEKELV TO CAIL VOIB ATTENTION TO O IX li£B. LINES KNITTED and MUSLIN" IiIOVGS , Ribbons, Laces, Neckwear, Fringes, Ornaments, Trimmings, Buttons, Etc. In fact, ws woald iita to spsak of everything pertaining to FAICT BtlOD3 ; hit n neither spaca nor tine will aHow it wb will call yoar attention putbnladf to our line of Knitted Underwear! And trust you will make it a point to examine, IX THIS LINE in: HIVE PBOBABLY THE LARGEST STOCK IN THE CITY! And consists of COTM, MSRINO, ALL-WOJL AND CASHMERE. Kiese lines we make a specialty of and shw in ME&IfiO UNDERWEAR, from a low price garment to the highest grade of English, Patent and Norfolk, and New Brunswick Goods, all of which are exceptional .AJI-wool and Cashmere UNDERWEAR! IS COMPLETE IN EVERY RESPECT. We hav3 large lines of WHITE and SCARLET (Medicated), of the best California and Eastern makes, The " Reinforced Seam," in some of our garments, is a new feature ; and we consider it an improvement worthy of commendation. It ha^ the smoothness of the MI-fashioEßi, but ia much stronger, making the garment just as comfortable and mm durable, OUR FANCY GOODS DEPARTMENT My shares in the great advantage we possess, and the values given at these counters will be found to be equal to any in the house. OEDEES BY LETTEE, from the country, receive oar immediate and careful attention. A trial order solicited. HALE BROS. & CO., 829, 881,833, 835 1 street, 1026 NINTH STREET, SACRAMENTO. SACRAMENTO, SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 21, 188& HOME HAPPENINGS. lour M.n and a Woman Banged— Tke Bcovllle lasanlty Case -Politic! In Vir ginia—Death or Ki.hop Paine — The Jrauii.'tir Inqulrj « 'ngrrstlonal v..m lonllon* !■..- i]...n. imi, i or an lul<r.-i ing Turr Evrnt -New .■•■» l-li Organlzi llon—Strike or Colllrrs — TronMe at Moumoulh College— Ele. [SPBCIAu OIBPATCHIS TO THI IHCoRD-Umo.v ] The Jfaniniii Inquiry. Washington, October 20tb.— Lieutenant I 'jr.' r.i :wtr resumed his narrative before the Jeacnette Board if Inquiry this morning. He stated that about 4 o'clock in the i:i >rn iug ha was awakened by a seaman, who w&a calliDg hia relief, and saying. "Harry up, for the ship's going down ! ' Witness heard a crash, and the remarks i f one man as they watched her go down. That morning, after all hands w- ' • called, the spot where the ship sank was visited by the party, and £ eibin chair, a signal box aed a piece of wood were fuun.V The i.in ■< was atkad : "Whit waa t'e condition of the ice on the 12 .h of June?" Ha replied : "It wag very much brofceu and thrown up in ridges. Tbe largo Hoe ia which we had been drifting for ten months k> •"!:!-. 1 to be broken up by banging on Henrietta 1.-il.i- -d, and tiwiaging around 1 1 the northwest. The width oi the lea was ab v* tea feet, and the greatest draft of w.i ter of ivay Lice I saw measured was 23 '■■-i Ia aDHWdr to a question as to the condition of tha Jeannette betore the beiv> pressure of June 12;b, witness said : "It was a very gtrong ship, and in the same con dition as when sbo left San Francisco, with the inception that her forefoot was twisted." II Knowirg her condition at that time, would you, if you had been ia comxiand oi the ex p?ditiou, have deemed it expedient to con tinue tho expedition f " No, for she had bean fitted out originally for three years, and the supply of clothing and provisions, etc., would not warrant another year in the ice. if -■< '!■">" of coil also w.iuld have been i"-ii!!i iei.t for the cjmiug winter, as the crew already had been exposed for two year 3to the rigors of an Arctic climate. Furthermore, it is the custom, whsn a chip U fitted out for three years tor the Arctic seas to, first return at the end of the second summer." In reply to further questions, witness sf.id : " Had it heaa any other vessel, however perfect, ray judgment would hjra -been the same." Tlie entry ia the ship's log for the List day pre vious to her abandonment wis identitieJ by witness an in the handwriting of Capiiin Ds hong, and maua p*rt of the record. Tue Court ai j mrneJ uutil tomorrow. New York. October 20th.— A sportius paper say-* th« Gentlemen's Driving Ass. civ tion of New York propo es a purja of $2,000 for three-year-i>lds. to ba trotted Ust:.b:-r 25;h. Presi 'eat D.vid '13 mne.- has tele graphed to K-.ntucky, and Mirvii said he would enter and start Wilcfiower. Colonel Pepper said he would probably scud Cole in, but afterwards declined to do s->, and Me- Fjrrii hid got Alga.h ready to sbip to JNe* Y.nk when he was telegraphed to wait. B.ker <fc Hirrigan eend word that Meander woutU not enter, aud Judge Tracy hid ordered Atroy home. Mackay had Leen nv:. ir. .;. ! •! to Europs, on recount of tee serioui illness of hi* wife, acd uider the circurufetaucaa the nomination of Kva was not expected. Therefore the puna was with- j drawn yesterday, and McKerrin was notified by wire to keep Algath at homo. Gjvernor Stanford will be in Naw Yietk soon, and he has directed that hia stable of young trotters shall ba kept here until farther orders. Mackay sailed for Europe yesterday. He said he had some youngsters coming on which he regarded as more promising than Sweet heart and Era. He has faith that Calif on. ia will eclipse Kentucky in breeding the trotting horse. Mm. >i ■inllli-'. Insanity. Chicago, October 20;h.— In the Seville insanity case to-day the Courtroom was crowded with crariks and sightseers. Sco villa testified to traceß if insanity in the Guiteau family from the grandfather down. Mrs. Scoville first showed bigns i>t insauity when their Bon became Dick. Bne fell ia love with the physician and confessed is. She subsequently denied the c nf?3*ijo was made. She soon became violen, nervous, irritating and attempted to leave tho h'.i.si 1 , and loat affection for he^ faiiii y, cxc p: to him. Within the nast bix mon !ia she na.l deserted him too. He related iv detail t.ia recent well-known troubles with har. Sho formed a friendship with Giorge \V. E iriic, an alleged newspipe- ms •, and c nfe^ed to wit ness that she loved Sadie. They wro'e and sold letters t« Mri. Graißsid trnil others. Witness said Mr?. &>; nriila »..- wry intimate with G?r.rs-) Francii Trim in X»w York. Sha '.Via very sly doit, th-.uga foroaeily frank. SPe wa lately chitifoablj, ii.kle aud often provoked him. (SECOND DISrATCU.I Chicago, October 20th. — At the afternoon session Soovitta continued his te*tiuiory. He believed her i: -:.;•■ because she was some times quite fen»iUve, irritable and neiviiug. She once siid if Guiteau was takes >w .y her cothn should be got ready, and if the went her daughter bertha should not remain. She said she was afraid to iiva in the same house with witnea 1 . as if he should dia suddenly peple wr.uld believe she poisoned him. She showed less feeling and indifference to stnti ixenta which affect ordinary people. Tha tx ecu'ion of Guiteau had little effect npio her. When cress-examined, Scoville asserted that he had always been a kind and devoted Lu'.band, acd all his tliorts were directed to restrain her from going about into gentle men's offices add ranking acquaintances in irregular ways. Ho rtver accused her if impr j*er intin:acy wi:h oth?r men. She had an idta that sb« was erowir.g younger, and got ia the habit of undrfs-iog and 6'e3piDg in her room with the. do-:r op«n, an iiripro priety abou'. which ha remouatrated with her. The ntxt witafes was Mia. Facnis Sco ville Harper— Mrs. Scovillt's daughter. Her teitimooy was as to the queer actions and epileptic fits of her mother ciuce witues3 was 10 years old. Her evidence in the main cor roborated that of h'jr father. Adjourned until to morrow. Krglnla I'olitlCK. Chicago, October 20;h.— A Washington special aays : The Republicans »rd K:ad iu,t?r3 will cwry yirgiiiia by 30, WO, acd eleci seven of this nine CoEgressmen. That i? tiie oonftdeot assertion of Senator Mahone. The statemeat ia concurrtd iv by Gjvarnor Cameron, Cul'.ector D^ady, PrcfLS^or Ling stoa and a 6core of Republican and X ■» : juster leaders, who hiva been here in confer ence with Mahoce for the last two diys. There cm bs little doubt that Mahcna will be sne?e»sful. Spiskin;; of the eff.ct of tho Oiio c-l:ction» u;>oa the Kopublicin ;iuso in other Stites, Govorror Cameron has fast stid that it will have no ifl^ct npon Virginia, aud he predi;t^d tbat the Readj iste.-a would cbet six of the tina Coo-jreisaiei:. and th.t the majority for C->agrcs3;nan-jitL-.r^ Ji.hu IX Wise would hi greater than tor Limse'f (UameroL) as Govera'r a tpsw »go. "The Bourbon leaders of Vi.yiLia," ai.ied Gov ernor Cameron, " r.re an dead as they cm b^, but do not know it.' Kominalfoaw for ( ..nv.-i ... St. J.OUIB October 20, h — Tne aati-F.Hey Repatiican Conversion of the Ninth Cor. erflsbioud Uistrici have nominitel Dr. J. H. McLean lot the long term, and G.'orga Barn for tha short term. Noew.ch (Conn ), O:tob2r 20 ,h. — Tie D-.mocrats . f th« Tr.ird District have oomi nated John J. Peaiose for Congress. New Yobk. Qatate 20;h.— The Irving Hall Lou j-ressioaal CjLveation if tue Fi<'th District hava normiuated John Hardy for Corgre»». Williamsport (Pa.), 0.-tobsr 20th.— The Uomocrata of the Sixteenth Dietrict have nominated General H. W. Eirlyfor Con- New Yobk October 20th.-Tfae following OongresMonal nominations were made to night: Republican-Eighth District. John JV atts Kassell ; Eleventh District William L. Strong; Tammany Hill, Ninth D:strict, John Hardy. The three Democratic Confer ence Committed from the Eleventh Con gressional DUtri.-t nominated Ro9w»ll P Flowar. I n the Tenth District the German! American lo<?epende=tCit;z?ns'OoEgreaViocal Convention ch^se Abraham S. Hawitt. N « w r , YoRK . October 20ih.— The Demo cratic Congrewional Convention of the Sec ond District, Brooklyn, nominated William r.. Kobmson. The Death Pcaallr. Eastman (Ga ), October 20ih.-A.tl o'clock to-day Ridgely Powell. Simoa O. Q^lnn! Joe KiDK, Bob Donalleeon and EUa Moore (ne groes) were hanged in the jail yard, for com plicity in the not here August 6-J» at a camp meeting, in which a young white man named James Harvard, w«i set npon by an infuri ated mob, and after being shot by one of the men wm beaten aim set to a jelly by the othere. The women raise 1 the first howl, which excited the mob to its desperate work. Baton RocoK(La), October L'Oih.— G»o. I>. Reid, Peter Tn«in»» and Laura Bright will be hanged at Maiufield December 15th. Ktport or (be Directors or the Veologlral Survey. Wabhisgton, Oetobfr 20ih.— The report of the Directors of the Geological Survey for the fiscal year euded June 30 -h ia now nearly complete, and exhibits jmpsrttnt progress in that branch of the public service. From the report it appeara that Director Powell, at Ilia beginning of the fiscal year, resolved to curtail the tisld work, in vitw . f the large mass nf unprepared matter which was ac cumulated, aij.l determined to give more eapecial attention to the t.rtie« acd laboratory work necessary for its publicitior. This work cossisted in the identification, classifi cation .i-j.i description of f. .-. in, the chemi cal and microscopic examination of rockp, minerals and ores, the cmstruclion cf geo logic tections, the preparation of chart*, diagrams and other illustration!!, the preparation of reports on the various subjects which had occupied the att°ntion of the scientific men of the suiv^y. Tho ex lorimeata have been m»de under the ra»n --»geme-..t ef the former Dlr^'i r, Clarence K'nij, on tho various phenomena c unected with rock formation. Ac examination, chit fly ia the labora'ory, has t< r en made of th« structural Reotagy of tho Kureka mioiug di» t'i;t of Colorado, of thfl vi.lcir.ic rocks n t! c Gr^at Bisip, an 1 of Mounts Shaiti, Hood aud lt'iner. Acothtr department cf the work h>» been the ktudy of rertnin lake ba sins ia U;»b, Nevad* and California. These l-kv« are now me atly extinct. Great Salt Like being one of the few exceptions, and their history, which U now heir* studied, includes the a'uly of the quartenary climate, which le»ds in turn to the ftiidy of the cli mate of the arid portion of the United Stitei 1 . Another field of investijs&tioa has heen the J study of th} glacial formation extending from j the Atlantic coast to tie , .-. .uiv pottUm of the great plains in the northern latitudes. TLis investigation, also, is a research relatirg to the qnarrenary ciimate anj to the charac ter and origin of the present topographic fcaturei of tha arer. involved. Investigations have al»o been coaduc-e.l relating to the economic geology of Ten Mils district, Sum mit county, Colorado, and of the Hnrtfi mesaß at Golden, which «ill be extended to cover the entire Denver coal basin. Much ' time has been spent ia the preparation of tha report on the Leadville district. In Nevada, Kureka district has been carefully surveyed, and a report has baeu prppired on the Com stock lode and Waehoe di^t ict. The Director says all the in^estiita'ioLe in economic geo!og7 h:«v t partial Tabu i.i dateruiicing the ch»r enteristics of ore dopoi-iU, &nd will advance thi mining inchi'trita l>y piinting out the best n e'hotis i.f s;ste -laic development. Eatly ia the fi.:<"J y, ar tnt> geographical woik w.as comaiercad i a New M, x'co and Arizona, ■bieil U prslimiccry tj a gteiagjml exa tiiaa tion of tha couctry. In c inclusion Powell Sijs tVa^ the rarvej he liopu c: gaged during a K r _e»t part of t!is year in the prep. ration of statistics re!a*,i\e to ths v iuiag iudujtriej of the United S r ,»?t-s, which aro c.imp'e"e r.nd fxhamtive in every rc.-]o:r, and which cie Intended for the use of the Ceoaai Ur.reau. The roitllral Oullnuk In Illlnol*. Chicago, October CO;h — Governor Cullom say.-, ia answer to a Tri'mne reporter : " I have been ovei he State (•ou.ewhat, and am siti : fiei we are Roiag to el c; our State tick.t by a good in: jori'y aad carry the L'disl.tu. • Thare is no gre»t uuiouut oi disafftctinn in t!ia p-»rty, and our uhacc;a of success are good." " What about the Prohlbltioa i-sne?" " I think we occupy a different position on that question f rom the party in O^io, and the Republican vote, in my ju 'gnoeat, will zo\ ba iff cted by that question ia Illinois as :t was iv Ohio. The question is not before the psopla as it was in Oaio, unu it is not so likely to effect tbe relative position of the parties as it did there." A »w Jewi»k Orsauizatlon. _ Cincinnati, October SO a.— An organiza tion known a.s tha Macc<abeea has been started in thiri city. The ).ur;>o^e is to encourage and assist in the promotion of agriculture among the Israelite?. The plan is to enroll iv sections all Israelites ov«r 13 year* of ago, who shall pnv annual dues of $1. X ich sec tion in the Stafo shall crns'.itute a division, and represents ii-es of riivi«u.ns sbal! consti tute a Krand divißion. Liter, i: will hire 8n executive couacil, which »'iall control atd di^burß9 all funrs. A proii^ional council, t. act until ar. ex?cuMve couacil is organized, has been chosen. It ""'"till of M l>)1h, Moses K.hi. M. H. M*rk«, Hsary ?ti» Joseu'a Abraham, Joseph Troucsline. Ales. I Strnu3s, Max Isaacs aid ll?rry Lowtnsteiu. | Trouble at Xonmuulli Collrse. Mdkmovth, O.:V.b-r 20. h— Tha BtuJini* of Monmouta College ai.l the faculty are at war. They had nrrarge ito hold a reception yesterday in the eh »;.el in h >uor of M*. Ko (■, who recsctly won tha oratorical prizj ia Chicago. Tne faculty tried to etop it, but tho prucerdind were cor.duc'ed in spite of them, and Mr. Matchett, matter of ceremo nieH, was bus; e; d'd in'.efiait.ly. Yesterday 200 stuiei:ta absented thomsilvep, giving notice that thpy would not recite until Matchett was takan bftek. But few of the stuilents rcm&ined in the classes. There is much interest in the contest. Itralh or Henry Oar Maynard. Chicago, October 20 h. -- Henry Clay Maynard, for the nn.-t ti^-ht years Manager of the Western Union Telegraph OfHce in this city, died at Geneva Lake, Wis., this morning, at 10 o'clock. Sice tha death if his wife last FiniDg ha h-.s been much broken in spirit and health, and was obliged to lea c bis otE^a two w. ek« ngn, •■iuce which time he hao rapidly failai. IU fiiffirad from a puzzlirg cjmpiic.tion < f d nordcrs, and die! in a congestive chill. He was widely knoaii, acd re-pec f ed l>y a!l. A t .;.,.: n! t'aasht. Omaha, Octobsr 'J').h — Eajil Pepperkorn, tne mu-ic teacher win clopsd last July from tort Caihoun, Washington couaty, with his pupil. May Anhsm, s« d about 15, has been arrented ia Sv LmU with the j;irl. The Sl:eriff of Washington cousty left for St. Liu's to t'ay, to bring them back. Papper knrn deserted hi« wifs r.r.d family. The father of Misj A'aham offered $500 f.r h:s capture. Sale or rhnrlborn Cattle. Lexi.noto.n (Ky). October 20 .h. — The sbcrthorn s*le in L:u:'s Station yesterday produced eood pries?. Kightv-live head hr..n?ht 128 000 -an av.r.-.qe of $300. Will ful brought SI 100 ; WQd Eyet, Duchess fifth, $1,100; Wild Kye«, Duchess fourth, $1,400; Cherry CoDstai.ee, Dache?s fifth. SflOO ; B»r --one?s Belie, D.ich<sas fourth, §1 OUO : Kirk Livir.gst .n, SOCO. «.inlij. win. a Rrciiniaieadallon Tor M<T<y. Thento.n(>\ J.) October 20vh.— The jury in Uie c»ee of Ch»rl s li. Hi>u»h*.on, charged by the Govetuoiaut wiih making false re turns while <"« lector oi the pnrt of l'arth A-nbny, rc'n^rei a violet of gui'.ty, wit> a reconimenaalion to n.ercy. Arm* for T;>r?i<"y. PilimiMHM (R. I ), Odtota 20th.— Tho Turkish Goverum-at has made a de;ia:d tiDia the Providence T > ,1 Co.npanyfir ii, --017 rifles, with biyor.e'.^ m 4 scabbard?, ruau ufic'ured by tho tool c unpioy for tha Xu>-k --ish Government, and h*l !, ..- tlle^ed, in (.tors by siid company for th<j Tukish Govern ment. Cabinet "(Jertlns-Tht Prr-I<lent at the ftolillor* Iforni;. WashisgTON, 0.-toher 20 ;h.— A meefii ;; nf the Catiioet was h*ld at the Wi.i c House this cvenirg. T!ia PrcH-d;nt han trrtvod at tie Selfßen Ho.ne, wh-re hi will reside dur ing hia temporary stay in th? ci'y. A Sanxnlai; IV«I. -•: i ]n . New York, October 20'.h.--Tae Turf, Field and Farm says Rowell cif-red to bet «20.000 that he will wia the cotcine six-day pe'lesUi.n rac<». The ean^ui^e belicva 010 ■An will be make. Hand li to go to Cioclnnall. Yobk, October 20th.— Maud S. will be shipped to Cincinnati sr.mi time in Ue ce-jibe'. Her nld driver is confident of low ering the record with her. Sicaih or the ipni >r Ki-hop or the "li-tliO' <li-i Church Ponth. Abebdken (Miss ), October 20:!!.— dcv. Robert Paice, eer.ior Bithop of the M. K. Church South, is dead. Bank Burglarized. GiiiiiD Rapids (Mich.), October 20th.— DenherJer's li ink. at Zselaad, Ottawa cr-un tv, wes burglarized !as; nigh l -, acd ?7,000 to $9,000 in currency secured. There Uno clue to the burglars. rnlrcnallHt fcrnernl C«nrrntl«D. Philapelphia. October 20ih. — In the UnU versilistGsoera! Convention n resolution was adopted condemning the death penalty, and recommending a mere humane punishment ; declaring etrocgly in favor of constitutional prohibition, and Mking etricgent law* to pre vent cruelty to animal*. Po»t»l laformatlea. Washis-;iom, October 20th.— Stamped en velopes will be sold to the public ef ;er Janu ary 1, 1883, at a reduced rate of ten per coot, on present prices. The Postt flioa Dapart ment has aiso arranged to print special re turn minest notices npon envelopes without additional charge, when ordered in qu»nti ties of £00 or more. General Haz -n states a fact not generally known, that stamped en velopes, when spoiled through misdirection or other cansfs, can be exchanged for postage stamps of the same denomination at the near- I est pojtoffice. The Trial or Bob Ford far Murder. PLArraBURG (Mo.), October 20ih.— The Court-room this morning was crowded to the utmost as the testimony commenced in the lord ca*e for the murder of Wood Hite. Charles bayera, a merchant of Richmond, testinsd that he, ia company with Joe San derson and J. E. Ba'l, called upon Bob Ford while he was held in jnil at St. Joseph for killing Jepe James, aud that Ford then told him that he killed Hite ; that Dick Little was in one corntr of the room, .nd Hite cime ri at a door ouposite and commenced firing. Mrs. Bolcer, Ford'a sister, and her twochildrer were in the third carutr, and he in the fourth, near the staircase. As the room was filled with smoke, he was afraid hiß sister would be irjured, and drew his revolver and shot Hite, killing him almost instantly. A rigid cro?s examination failed to break down S«yer»' testimony. Joseph Sanderson, a merchant of Richmond, tejtifiad that he was with Savers at St. Joseph, and corroborated the lattei'« narration c<f the converaation. Mra. Bi.ltcr testified that she was standing in the southeast corner < f the room when the firing began. Hite was in the northeast enruer, and LiJdtll between them, and Bob was in the fouthwefct corner. She did not know who fired the iirat shot. Before the conclusion of her evidence the Court acj turned. «. Is niiilr Swindling Operations. Philadelphia, October 20>.h— The neeord to morrow will publish an additional exposure 'df the thefts committed by Kllia Phipps, ex Superintendent of the Philadelphia Alm? houa?, who t! ;d to Canada and now contests tho proceedings for his extradition. The arti cle Bays Phippa' thefta reached a total cf ?050,000, extending cvar a period of nine je»rs ; that Phipps made a bargain, when elected Superintendent in July, 1573, to di vide the profits of hU office with four mem bers of the Board of Guardians of the Poor, ; and that under this agreement $75,000 was stolen every year. During the present jear, from January ti July, by maana of duplicate bills and by forgeries and concivance with contractor*, Phipps managed to steal .J40.C00. Tcij theft occurred after the City Council had instituted an in vestigation into the tliegations of f4-sud. Phipps kept fifteen famlHw s (< \"o. among them btiug four hcusea of Gunrdiacs of the Poor, five contractor, two disch».rped cm- I'loyes aud four other peraoca, offieM and otlnrwiss, who had obtained h >!d on the Superintendent's fears or stf ections. A pass book has been made public, in whkh a| ji ars entries for warketirg supplied to various per sons at the Mayoi'a expense, agifregatiug a t t,,l c f $2D,00b. The ar»ic'e saya that in l>7ii Phipps exp3nd("d $10,000 In cigars, which he scattered with a lavi-h hand, this bciog hu favorire method of elec:ioaeeriag. A « ... i. til t.M1111.11. CKABLomJN. C), Ojtober 20^1.— W. H. Bailey, tte De iiocratic cmciidate for the House from Meckiioburg c ninty, was as saulted this i ■. .!:!;■ ; hy A. B. uHlrwpio, a revaLue 9?ett, and bsd!y wounded. Tae ft tack was inaJe because Uailey stated that he was informed that Gillespie was usin? money to carry the election for th? iitpub'.icaas. Further trouble ia ar prehecded. World's < cull iinl.il Cotton Fxßosltlun. Little Rock (Vrk.), Octob.'r 20:h.— The Natiotal Cotton Planters' A-mciation re eo'.ved to hold » world's centenrial cotton ex position io ISB4, thit year beinc desisnated because of the B'.izire by the King of K?g land, in 1784, i f eight baif a of Cotton as OOC trabaud, it having been charged that America could not produce ao large a quaotity. Arreittrd (ir tiimi.r. Milwackie, October 20th. — A dipp-»tch from Wausau, Wi?., says : Sheriff Brings, of Waupaca couaty, and oae cf the l'mkertoo'd men, have arrested two men for the murder of H. C. Mead, a banker of Waucac«. The m'cerß admit tho arrest, but decline to give the detail?, as grave fe«rs are eutertained that the iin'n.icers wiil bo lycchod if their arrival at W;.upica is known. t ■ i-in-i .4.r in Fire. New YbkK. Oetobet 20,.—T he furniture warcaor.se of T! v co & Uhl. Third iivennf, wai burned t'-iu m)rt,ing. L^?, $1.\000 ; fawmed. ' '"Ram;o( Jcl.), October 20;h.— The larg- I est fire ev?r known in the history cf Duran^o ' ":nrred thi* evei inp\ corsuming sixty frame u.ii!.!ing«. The fira odgiaatad in a Oliirese Kundry. The lof .' is estima'.ed at §25,000; insurance not kcowr. Death or a gcrnlc Artist. St. Louis, Oc ob.r 20 .h.— Malmsh», the scenic artist at M:Vnko;'i!, reputed the b:st in his p:ofeseion, disd I'i-t nigh^. Appolated by ilir PreHldrnt. Washington, Onober 20th.— The Presi dent has appointed Edward P. Ferry, of Utah, Government Director of tha Union Pacific Railway, vice Kobert Baker. Change of > 'Minn iil-. Burlington (li.), October 20:h.— The Tribune, htretoforj » Kepublican paper, this evening comes out for tha entire Damocratic ticker, saying editor i iliy that they can't close their eyes to the fact that the Democratic party is tho Hie -ai one, and holds out to all lovers of personal rights the right hand of fellowship, and they gladly join hands against f.inVi-vU legislatioa snd the abuses aud extravagance of the Itepublican party. Collision or FrelcUl Trains. Rosdout (X. V.), Oetobei 20 ;h.— Two freights nf tha Hudson Kiver road collided it Rhine Cliff this morning. Tha engines and twelve cars were thrown into the river. No lives were losi. L us, §80.000. Strike or Coal Miner*. Cumbebla>ii (lad.), October 2O.h— The miners io thu TejMadalii c. a 1 ngion have s rick fur sn a'lvauco uf from 40 to 50 cents per ton. Only one miue was working to day. Railroad Opened r»r Business. Chicago, October '.'Oili. — The New York, Chicago and St. L via road will todiy open for paa3?c;e sr.d freight buiirew between Fort Wayns aid linffal", but the opocing at the end(f tha road wiil be dtHyed two Keeks iDore, the coirpany deuiring to got everything in BiaVelßM condition. Failures Tor the ttmt Week. Hn Yoiik, October 20.h. — Th-s fa-lures f t the pust week were 117, of which 7 nere la this cUy, eiu 110 in the vaii.un States and Tefrit.iie". 1 lie President at the. Capital. Washington, October 20ih. — Tne I\-(-ei daoS baa nwd ifl txcollent hi'al'h. T"e Try ir's fiut re is suffering from Blight's dis ease are incorrect. >•■?.•••!■ I » Itilll.i I i {•; '. '. :ll !.-i..- •■, Chicago. Ootoutr 20.h —It U a le: ed thnt tfc« ir4?giiificeu t scheme if bniUfag a fir;e city and bummc rtßr.rt, to be called X ,nt C'iieano, i*. 'ha hw»d of li%k» ICiaHigan, i\ F,nV>me wbici iriginit'l by N«w Yn-k pwlie?, his beeii aSindun. il < :i r..c.;uav tf tho iamittfl^e c:. r »' L.iiture nrc?.?- ir; . Two men Killed and Ano'.her F.itullr Little Rock ( VrV ) Ostabst 20 h.— Tp-.ih effican ■.'. .'iicerii S|j ■■ ::<•-, ia tui-i ;3 l i.te, in attempting ti uxeas :;v i ;:ion n -m.'.-l Gd - .rc;c, killed ko old man r.rul [«a &o:i, and f-taliy v.' a d»J a-u'.her y.->;i£; man wiio hipyened to bo pm n: ca ■ visit. Hue Ma no Mate Refursn School Inveitl cation. PoRTI.ANt>, O;t'.oer 20th. — I-i the cx&mi nvi >n of the cn»r,'ei uv,.!a (.g.irifit tha man a:ement of tha Bt«ta R-fjrsa Szhn. 1 by Gov ernor I'UisUd, Siipe-inteniieit Farrington raida a |rtMr»] re ii! of the cri»rg?B, an-i in timate 1 that Iho Gove.n.r haJ f, -i-'.->i the boys ia thtir wickadn'»->, and thought tbe boys rc.'p.c'.sl him ('ha Hujerintenden' ) n. 're thaa they did the Governor. lcllow Fever. Pejjsacola (Fla.). O^bar 20 ,h.—Forty two new cwas were reported to-^ny, and t»o death*. Among tha cases are tha Collect r of tbe Pert, tbe Major of tte city, his wife and ton. A Swindling Bank Cathler. Charitoh (I».), Ojtcb ?r 20SS.— Tha rece-t collipse c:f the Monroe Conn'-y Biak, it AtbU. la., wi'b i -is-itx cf $17 003 at.d liibiii ties of over $100,000, was f jhowedby th* hit ■ : of D. M. Mill- r, tho Ojfhier, for forgery, up-jn which cbar^e he wae vnt to jail at Cbaritoa. Ho is al-m wanted for swindiinK a national bank ia Vermont. Confection or a Marderer. CiscurSATl, Oot b^r 2*)ch. — I' rid Captain, the colored mai arrostei on tu»p;cion of the murder of A. W. li xw, of Glea lilj, confesses that he was cocceri.eJ in the i ff*ir, but that the murder was iaitigstcd and the fatal blow ■track by Huria, the terro arrested a few days ago. Th« police believe that tbe mur der wae dose b j Captain sad hia father. FOREIGN EVENTS. tn.ilrs la Ireland— KeorKanlzatlon or the Csypiian Army— Arctic Veuel* In Peril —British Soldier* Welcomed Home— Emperor William Convalescent— Cotton Mill Burned- Phylloxera In »paln— Creat Strike or English Mlntra Threat ened—Etc. [SPKCIAL DI3TATCUE3 TO Till RKCORD-UMOS.] Beorganlzatlon or the Army. Caiec, October 20th. — The Council of M ii inters has adopted the preliminary scheme Buker Pasha for the reorgacizition of tbe Egyptian army. Baker Pasha recommends tbat the field officers of each regiment, bat tery, battalion, etc , be half British and half !'. > ■ :i,ui, and the other officers, irom the ratk of Captain downward, he selected from Egyptian*, Albanians and others already in the serv;c3 of the Khediva. The stiff will consist of an equal cumber of British and Earvptians. The expvnoe ( f the army will be fSCS.OCO yearly. {Th- gendarmerie will be ohiu-ered by Egyptian*, but will havo two British inspectors. Baker Pasha considers that one of the prircipal advantages of his s^home will be & healthy emulation between the regiments commanded by British officers and tiiose commanded by native effuera. The army will number 11,000 men. Tbe Indictment Axalnnt Aralil Paitha. Cairo, October 20,h.— 1t is believe-1 that the following will constitute the chief counts of the indictment a^airnt Arabi Psuha : First, in « iolation of the • i 'ht of nations he hoisted a white fl >g in Alexandria, and under cover thereof retired with hid troops and gave up the city to tire and pillage ; second, that he excited tha Egyptians to arm agaicst tin Khedive ; third, that he continued tho war, despite the news of peace ; fourth, with hav ing excited civil war, devastation, maajacre and pillage in Egyptian territory. The Herman Elections. ISeblin, October 20 :h.— ln all the great towns where Cath >li=a p-edominate, tbe elec tions resulted m favor of the Liberal*. The Liberals gain thirty votes in the Diet from the Conrervativen in several new d strict*. In the vicinity of Berlin and Potsdam the Conservatives havj been victorious. No one party will have a majority in the new Cham ber. In order to obtnin ame j >rity it will ba recea»ary fjr the Government to enter into rt. alliance with the Clericals and Conserva tives. The Bible a* a - < h :t Text-Book. Hamilton (Ont.), October 20ih.— The im poitant Convention of Baptist clergymen acd laymen, which has been ia s-t.-siou hero for the pa^t few dayo, has had voder considera tion tlip proposed mtrcdaotloa oi tho Bible ss a text-book iato the public schools of Oat trio, ana DM declined to take p»rt in a deputation which will wait upon the Premier of Ontario !>! -l.y next, ass : griiz.g as a reason that while hsarti'y epprcvinij the proper use of the Bibla in the pnblii schools, it hesitates to np prora a movement that will interfero in ary wty witn the religious liberty of tfce people. Arctic Vessels in Danscr. Lonhos, October 20th. — From a report maie by the commander of the Btean.er L misc. a trading vfasel which endeavored to reach the mouth of the Yenisei river, Si bsria, in oonpesj with the Dutch Arctic ex- I_e litiou ship Varna, it is considered that both the Varna and a vessel of tho Danish Arctic expedition are in a dangerous position, as they were both betet by ice in the Kara t », about eighty miles from the continent, lbe L visa endeavored to a'aiat them during two days, but fearing to be ultimately heset in a similar manner she f fleeted her esca[>e Sep tember 22 J. Her commander saya if the veasela are not by this ti.ne free "ttcy will have to paea the winter in the movitg pack ice. The Chief Secretary r r Ireland Makes a Cpeccli. Londos, OL-tober 20th.— G?o. Otto Tre veliyan, Chi-.f Secretary for Ireland, in a fpiech at Selkirk, Scotland, list evening, sai-1 the resident masi-.trat-:a in Ireland, in their list reports, were singularly unanimous in stating that tbe relations between landlord and tenant were improving, rents being fairly piM and intin.idalion decreasing. " Another tubjeet for thankfulness." aaid Trevellyan, "is that it hss betn ne:'.ily six months tince tiiere lias been a collision between tbe con tt^ljulary and people in tbe Irish provinces.' Confederate Bond*) JLgnln. hmotm, October 20 ,h.— Dealings in Ccn fedrfrate font's are again reported, tha price being 81 CO per nominal $100. Prlee or Beer to be Increased. TOBOSTO (Ont) October 20th —The pro vincial brewers have decided to advance the price of ale from twmty five to twenty-seven c:nts per wine galkn, on account of the trgh price of hops. A City Enveloped In Smoke. St. FErEBMiURO, October 20:h.— A thick fog, smelling of burnirg turf, has enveloped the whole of Sf. Petersburg since yesterday. A vast circle of incendiary fires, extending from Finland to the Baltic, ia said to surround the Capital acd to iuclu'le in itß circumference GUechiaa, where the Emperor now is. The fires are in the woods, under which are turf pit?, and t^cy may laat for a long time. They are attributed to the Nihili ts. The Frozen Xorlli. Paris, October 20:h. — An Irkntsk corre spondent telecxaT-ihR : DeFarave, the Ispra venik of Kolim«k. arrived here, en route for S. Petertbarp, 0.-tobfr 17ch. lie left Ir kut»k in Sept-mher, when news from the i -it delta had arr.vei', which snid that tho Hubcr p3rty were all 'xe'.l. Nothing had been ascerteined i f the file of !.'■ v • in: t Chippy, of '. h3 Jeanne' te. The tteamer I<?na was expected daily s.t Yakutsk, bringiug let ters from the delta. Cermsry and Bclslam. _ Brussels. October 20th.— At the final sit ting of the International Arbi'ration Confer ence, Herr L^ker, a member of the German Reichstag, and one of the delegates to the Conference, declared that Germany was espe cially liberal — Germany was at heart pacific. "If the country which is our western neigh bor wishes peace as sincerely aa we do, pe^ce is aaiured." Conference or Irish Leader* Called. Dublin, October 30th. — ParceU haa issued a whip to hii supporters, invitirg them to meet in the Conference Room of the House of Commons, previcni to the reassembling of Parliament, v/hen business of great import ance, including th»t concerning the re>*nt imprison "nent of E, Dwyer Grey, will be ci-cussed. Thrrmometrleal. New York, October 20th— Midnight — Highest temperaturo to-day, 53" ; lowest, 44 J . Chicago, October 20th. — Highest tem perature to-day, CO 3 ; lowest, 42°. The tit-turned Ilerorft. LOHDOVi October 20:h. — The Ho.-se Guards who retu^jed from Sopt, marched through London to-day, t.-.kicg unex&fctedly th? lonta by wiy of Islington. Tha weather ww fine. Tr.e rec?pti-.'T; lloog thq v,hoj? route, ov^-r mx rcils lonp, w.ia enthutiaatic t> a retn»r'c3bb erteat. Oi arrival at the Aliiany B.rrack? ia London th..y w»r« re n-ivejby th* P.-inco a-.d Princf-s of Wales. Tae life Guards met with a no less heatty greeting at Wir.iisjr. Wolsrl-j at ill fell la Alexandria. October 201h. — fl tunnel Wol pV, f y iiis arrivi d hera irum Cuiio and hasre viewed t':e troopt. . !; r.mpcror .11 f.; ; i.i Aaalii. Bades. OoU)t>£r 20: li. — Emperor William has entirely recovertd from hia recent indis po:i'.io^. RlotnUD Miner*. Pauis, Octobsr 20; i. —A cispa'ch from the Motto an Li 3 mines reports that the riotous miner* m:.'l9 an u - :enrc:ajful htte.:p* Timrs dir to bltw up the p.-iesi'a hoti«e wi.h djna mite. ■■■ im;> . in •;iu. Madrid, Oetobei £o ,h.— A p lit'c-.l faf Mon uaJer tha lsad of Sen-ira Mmtos and Khe taray decline to join Marshal Ssrato's cew i-'Tty. < .>: (Ur.iit'd !.inrl. to br ReMoretl to Their Formrr Owaer*. St. Pftersbcbg, Ootobar 20:h. — The Her n'd saya : Dnriu^ the 1»b'» ■ e :«ion of the Coun cil of the Empire, it wai reeolved to restore to tbe former owners ■>- their heirs a large portion of the c tafiacaied estatea in the wi .-t --era goven intnts. Staleaent Corrected. Paws, October 20ih— Volteire, aarrech'ng tbs ftaten eat th»c De Brazzi went to the Congo liver mere yaa atren* oi the Interna tional African Association, declare* that De Brazza haa hvl a mmioo from the French Government siac9 1875. ■•rages ot PkTllszera. Saraocssa, October 20:h.— A Congress U sittiug here to consider tbe best method of arresting the raragej oi phylloxera. It ie sa'sfl that in Malaga alone vines covering 60,000 hectares of land have been invaded. Colton 51.1 l Itamed. London, October 20th.— The Oik Bank cotton mill, n»»r Macclentield, was burced to-day. LotafoO.OOO. Crest stril <■ Threatened. Bmnslet (Eng.), October 20ch.— Twenty thousand miners iv South and West York shire have given notice of a strike if they fail to receive an increase of wages. Writ or Habea* Corpn» Granted. Toronto (Ont ), October 2O;h.— A writ rf habeas corpus in the Phipps extradition c&ss his been granted, returnable next week. COAST AND STATE. The Merced Star says a single hunter killed 254 ducks in ons day's shootiup laat week on the San Joaquin river, near Fire baugh's ferry. The iirat of this year's raiain crop was brought into the city on Thursday by G. B. Adams, of the Alhambra tract, San Gabriel. They are of good color and large and plump. — [Log Angeles Express. The Semi-Tropic siys Colton is to be tbe chief railroad center of southern California by the junction of the California Southern and CarsoD, Nevada and Bodie Railroad and tb.9 Toptka and Santa Fe, so a« to nuke Colton tho base for all action and transfer. Profefisor George Dividacn his just fir- We.ci ihe geodetic and astronomical work on Mount Tamalpais. The party in his charge will now prepare for work in New Mexico, at the Transit of Yenua station— Cerry Robleru— situated near Fort Selden, about fifty miles from El Paao. About all the grain in sUck that got wet during the late rains haa now been thrashe<'. Mr. Roberts, of Sutter county, had 3,000 aacka of untbraahed grain exposed to the wet. He lost 700 Backp. The damage to thrashed grain in sacka, piled on the river banks and elsewhere for hhipment, has not been great.— [Marysvillc Appeal. We are told that on Tuesday laat a nug. get weighing seventeen ounces waa taken from the Western claims in Newtown llat, owned by tho California Prospecting Com pany, and that the remit of oae man's work on that day waa §400. The nusrget waa broken in getting it out, one part weighing thirteen ounces and the other four. The company Beem to have got on the coarse cold lead, and they are likely to find any quantity of the ore in a short time. — [Plumas National, October 14tb. Daring the week we have talked with several gentlemen »rom Indian valley, and from their reporU conclude that the late heavy rains have proved a very scrioua damage to the farming intere3ts over that way. The late spring put the grain crop a long ways behicd, and the early frosts in jured it severely, and the utormp, in many cases, completed tho destruction. EL MJ- Cutobeon and Jerry Kvan3 arc spoken of a3 the heaviest lo^er?, ttuir ;;rain being in the tielda when the rain comnriCDced. Nearly all tho ranchers suffered more or Itss, and the outlook with them is not flittering.— [I'lumas National, October 14:h. We believe that Nevada county can boast of tbe 1-irjf-t people in the State. Our reporter, while on his trip to the mountains a week or so a^o, had the pleas ure of meeting a few of these people. We are not exaggerating when we state that there is a girl in Colambia Hill, aged 12 years, and who weighs ISS; pounds. She is not tall, but is gracefully built, and has a very pleasant face. We saw this joung lady, and were informed by her parents as to her aye and weight. Near Moore's Flat there is a (Jyearold child who weighs 10t> pounds, and at Eureka there is a yo.-ng man under .'i2 years of age who stands (i feet 7 inches in hight, and another man, at the came place, whose loot measures IS inches. Ke is k^own aa the "Big- footed Ditch-tender," and he seems to be proud of his cognomen. We were proud of him, for we sat in front of Allison's Hotel, and the sun was p uricg dowu upon us, when the big footed maa took a chfcir and sat beeide us, hoisted oae of hia foot ibove our heads and shielded us fro'n the burning sun. As that foot threw its protecting shadow all around us, we realizjd what a blessing it was to have big feet. —[Grass Valley Tid ings. CIGARETTE SMOKING. Scarcely less injurious, in a subtle aud generally unrecognized way, than the habit of tokiut! "nips" of alcohol between meals, is the growing practice of smoking cigarettes incessantly. We have not a word to say about smoking at suitable tii ii t s and in moderation, nor do oar re marks at this moment apply to the use of cigars and pipes. It is against the habit of smoking cigarettes in large quantities, with the belief that these miniature doie; of nicotine are innocuous, we desire to enter a protett. The truth is that, perhaps ow ing to the way the tohacco leaf in shredded, coupled with the fact that it ia brought iuto more direct relation with the mouth and air passages thau when it is smoked in a pipe or cigar, t!.e effects produced on the nervous system by a free consumption of cigarettes are mote marked and character istic thau those recognizable after recourse to other methods of smokine. A pulse tracing made aft'.r the subject has smoked fay a drz n cigarettes, will, as a rule, be tl itter and more indicative of depression than one taken after the smoking of cigars. It is no uncommon practice fcr young men who amoke cigarettes habitu ally to conßume from eight to twelve in an hour, and to keep this up for four or five houra daily. The total quantity of tobacco consumed may not seem large, but beyond question the volume of smoke to which tne breath organs of the Emokcr are ex posed, and the characteristics of that smoke as regards the proportion of nicotine intro duced into the system, combine to place the organism very fully under the influence of the tobacco. A considerable uumbtr of cases have been brought under our notice during the last few months, in which youths and young men who have not yet completed thn full term of physical dcvtl opment have had their health seriously im paired by the practiceof almost incessantly smoking cigarettes. It is well that the facts should be known, as the impression evidently prevails that any number of these little "whiffle" rmut v ■„■".■< ba per fectly id&ocuoos, whereas they often do in finite harm. — [London Lincet. r.ixio SOLTXD a Pkobi.km. — Dumas arid (iail'.ardet fought a ilutl by reason of some qu.irrel tl:py had. It was in 1534. They fought with pistols, at fifty paces, advanc ing to tif .ten DMOK, and tiring at will afttr the word. Neither wai tenoned. Although both desired la cocHnuo the duel, the r.lc o-.jil>. l*ing of the re_u!at.i')M French stripe, refn ed to allow it. Ail hut me Bixio. This gentleman wa* a good deal likp Pr. Siaminer, ('f the Ninety-sevtnth. Bebe- Eouzht Dumas (who was an excellent ahot) to kill Ciiliardet at tho first lire— " not that I have any feelirs; against him," ijuoth Bixio, " but I have heard tha 1 ; every man receiving a f.VaI tna-eliot wound turns aroutd heforo he falls. I would like to know if that be true — purely from a se;rn tific standpoint. Kill him, please." But Gaillardet lived until IN>2 And how with Bixio! During the revolution ff 184*5 he «is leading a charge againt-t a barricade in the live Soartlot. A ball from a house top struck him in the shoulder, passed through his lung, making a wound fifteen inches long, and came out near the dcrtal vertebra;. Bixio lsaped convnlsively into the air, spun around three times and fell upon his face. "It is true ; they do turn," he muttfred, as the b'.ood gushed from his mouth and nostrils. Me solved the problem. L->tdon Truth saya of the future husband of M'.le. Berthc Rothschild : "Alexander Berthier was rather wild, but he has tamed down. The rmjorat, or perpetual annuity, which descends in hit family from father to eldeat ton, amount* to 300,000 francs. The Berthien of Wagram are connected with the reigning families of Sweden and Bavaria, and with the ducal family of Lsuchteaberg. Prinoe Alexander ia heir to the title and the annuity." ■^ssiraußMs* PERSONAL. Mrs. Maxwell, better known as Misa M. h Braddon, is just passing the prime of life and enjoys the most vigorous, robust health. Sne livts in a fine hoi9e near London, and is fond of driving a team of spirited chestnut horses. Although Mr. Tur'.e, for fifty years organist of Westminister Abbey, lies buried according to his own directions beside his wife in Norwood Cemetery, his memory is to be honored at the scene of his labors by an elaborate window, placed aporopri ately above the graves of Henry I'ureell and Sterndale Bennett. Sims Reeves sang in the choir of York Minster on a recent Sunday on the occa. sion of a special collection for the benefit of a hospital, and so great was the crowd to hear him that several personß were seri ously crushed. Mr. Reeves sang from " The Messiah " with much of the power and richness of his palmiest days. Nicoli, Prince of Montrnegro, is the most favored royal visitor there has been at St. Petersburg for many years. The Czar and the (irand Dukes lavish upon him every possible attention, probably thus hoping to hold him back from the much talked-of Austrian alliance, and to save from being lost the $5,000,000 Russia ha?, at various times, tpent in maintaining close relations with Montenegro. On his way to Creeeon Springs, Hubert Spencer stopped in PittEbarg M* a short time, and was much interested in the great iron works there, but was glad to get away quickly from the noise and smoke There were only a few ruille running there then, and he thought that if they made so mcch tmnfcw, that produced when they are all in operation muat be too much for his pros trated nerves to endure. Bismarck is a man " that hath no music in his soul." Talking recently witli the painttr Lsnbach, his guest at Varzio, he fraukiy owned that neither he nor any of his children possessed even the rudiments of mueical feeling. Now atd then he did not object to hearing a good Italian band- OTg&a, cr an accordecn, but as for orches tras, pianos, the opera, prime dorme — bah ! he had no time to waste over such non sense : an 1 as for tenor singers, over whom so many went into ecstasies, he could cot endure then 1 . Dr. Parker, pastor of the City Temple, London, preaches from a platform nbcut S f;et square and 12 feet high. Ou thia lofty perch, in the dim light, his tall, mis sive figure presents a striking appearance. He wcara a loDg black robe, and brushes his black hair out on every fide until it >u cir^leß his face like a gloomy nimbus, lit c juntitance is mobile, bis voice is singu lar ly resonant Ad penetrating, and his gestures are dramatic in the highest de gree, Iv his sermons he depends larpely upi>u csrefnUy-prepared notca, and seldom faib to l.aye i.n audience that fills tho church, tre seating cjpacity cf which is about 3,000. Franklin Simmons, the American sculp tor, now in Rome, has nearly completed the statue of Oliver P. Morton, Indiana's "War Guvernor," on which he bas long been engaged. The figure is about eight feet high, and represents Mr. Morton in the act of speaking. Mr. Simmons has also recently modeled a statue of Medusa, shewing her at the moment when first she sees the incipient transformation of her locks, and the pained, shrinking expression graven by the artist upen her face is de scribed aa singularly truthful and lifelike. The figure is life-siz-id, and will ba twice copied in marble, one copy being destined for London and the other for this country. CAN SLEEP RELEASE THE SOUL LIKE DEATH? In illustration cf the mysterious train or " will " power supposed to exist, this story appears to me more remarkable than any of the narratives that have yet appeared in your columns. A friend of mine tcld me that it was related to him ninny years aao by rry mother — the "Ann Taylor" c( "Origraa] Poems," "Hymns of Infant Minds," ttc. — and that fcLe mentioLed the name cf tho family concerned. Certain circumttatces leil me to btlieve that the family referred to was that of the Watkin sonc, resident at Livenham, in Suffolk. A son of this family had gone to Ameri ca. One summer Sunday afternoon they were attending service, and occupying i large, square pew near the pulpit, in what I take to have teen a nieetiDg-house. It was hot, the door of the small buildirg was wide open, and one of the party, who sat looking down the ai6le, could see out into the metting-honse yard, which was shaded by tall trees. Suddenly, to his intense surprise, he saw the absent brother ap proaching through the trees, enter at the chapel door, walk up the ais'e, ceme to the very door of the pew itself, and lay his hand upon it, as if to take bit seat among them. At this moment others of the fam ily, sitting to that he was only then within their sight, saw him also, but at the same moment he vanished. This strange occurrence naturally raised sad forcbouirgs, but in cenrse of time a let ter arrived from the subject of them of later date t'.ian that oi the vuion, and it appeared that he was ttill alive and well. He wa3 thfn written to, and a'ked if any thing peculiar bad happened to him on that particular Sunday. He rsplied that it was odd he should remember anything about a Sunday then so lons pissed, but that certainly something peculiar had hap pened to him that day. He had come hi, overpiwercd with heat, and bad thrown himself upon his b?d, had fallen into a sound sleep, and had a strange dream. He found him»elf among the trees before the country chape! ; service was going on ; he 'iff them all, the door being open, sitting in their pew ; he walked up the aislo, put his hand on the pew door to open it, when he suddenly, and to his great chagrin, awoke. The question arises, Can ele>p re lease the soul like death ?— [London Spec tator. DROP THAT HAT. We were running through South Caro lina when a great big giint of a fellow with a terrible eye ar.d a voice like a fog horn boarded the train at a Mnail station. I think most of the paß3en;ers sized him up .is a chap whom it wonld be dangerous u> ar^ue with, hat the giant wani'l eathiied with tliat. 11-; blustered at the conductor, growled at the brakeman, and looked around as if seeking jome one to pick a fnas with. Kvcry one answered him civ illy, and he had two or three feats to hira- Eelf, but the man who wants a row can generally fiod eotne pretext. About the center of the car a pale- looking chap, about 25 years old, occupied a seat and was read ing a newspaper. After a time the giint rubbed along to wheic the ycucg man eat and ifiowled out : 11 > f .rangor, what may be the firbt cost of auch a hat as yours ? ' The young man looktd up with a flash in his big blue eyes, and then turned to h:s paper without replying. " iley ! Did you htar me?' roared the other, aa he leaned over the seat and lifted the hat eff the youug man's head. Quicker than one could count six a shin ing revolver came from, you couldn't tell where, lifted itself on a level with the big man's eye, and tha white fingers cln'ching the bu'.t never trembled a hair's breadth ta a quie? voice uttered the words : "Drop that hat!" The hat fell from the giant's grasp, and the quiet voice exclaimed : ' Kaw you sit down, or I'll kill you f Tne muzzle of the weapon was not six inches from the man's eye, and I saw him turn from red to white in ten seconds. He backed away at the command, sat dorn in a peat opposite, and sever stood up or spoke another word during the ride of twenty miles. He had a " navy " under his coat, but something in that quiet voice and blue eye warned him that the move of a finger on his part would crash a bullet into his head.— [M. Qaad. It is ataUd that the State coffers of Italy now contain 550,000,000 of coin laid up torard the abolition of the tor.cd paper currency.