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EPITOME OF THE WEEK.
Condensed from Telegrams of Accompanying Dates.
Wkdnraday, February 18. A lata ar
rival from Honolulu brine Intelligence of the
death on tlie 3d of the Hawaiian King,
J.unalilo. The legislature had boon culled to
gether to consider Btate affairs and to name a
successor. ... A London dispatch says thnt Dr.
Boke, t lie English traveler, reports that he has
discovered the truo Mount Pinal. It Is situ
ated one dny's Journey northwest of the vil
Inge of Ahata, In Arabia, at an altitude of
r,(HX) feet above the level of the sea. Dr.
!cke snys thnt lie found the remains of ar.lmnls
that hud bean sacrificed, lie also discovered
Slnaltlo inscriptions which he cooled. ...Tho
autopsy In the esse of the Blamcse twins hss
been concluded at Philadelphia, and shows
thnt Chang and Kng were so vltnlly united
that death would have followed any attempt
to separate them during life. Tho membrane
which lines tho abdomen was one In
oth, extending through the mysterious
ligament th-tf bound them together. This
ligament wns also connected with the liver
and the heart of each.... The Philadelphia
municipal election occurred on tho 17tb. Tho
returns received up to midnight Indicated that
Stokely (Rep.) had been re-elected by about
10,000 majority. In Pittsburgh the Republi
cans elected their ticket by from 1,000 to 1,81)0
majority. In Allegheny City the Inde
pendent Republican ticket was eltctcd. In
Altoona, Wllkesbarre, Williamspnrt and
Allentown the Democrats Curried the diy, and
In Kaston the Republicans were successful.
The Democrats of Syracuse, N. Y., elected
their Mayor.... Tho State Grango of Ohio met
at Xenla on tho 17th. There were present 5V
delegates, all Masters of Granges. Worthy
Masters. II. Ellis presided. One hundred and
fifty visiting members were present. The
Secretary reported that 555 of the BOO Granges
In the State had been organized since hist
April. A motion to make the meet
ings open was voted down.... The Chi
cago' Intcr-Orenn of a recent date
says the firm of George B. Hodge fc Co., pro
prietors of what has been advertised as the
Union Funnelling Store, were bankrupt, and
their stock was In the hands of the othcers of
the law ; that they had been missing for a
week, and that tho express companies and
Fostofllce authorities were retalnlrg all pack
ages and letters addressed to the Union Fur
nishing Company, for ultimate return to the
senders.
' Thursday, February 19. Thr London
Time of the 18th says the final result of the.
election may be exactly stated as follows:
Conservatives returned, 351; Liberals and
Home-rulers, .102. Of these 406 were elected
after a contest. The total number of votes
polled in the United Kingdom and Ireland
was 2,500,000.... Disraeli has been ten
dered and has formally accepted the
Premiership of Great Britain The
Rev. Robert Moffat, the ' celebrated En
glish missionary to South Africa, is still in
doubt as to the correctness of tho report of
Dr. Livingstone's death.... At a recent mass
meeting in Chicago the saloon-keepers of the
city unanimously declared they would not
pay the recent advance In the price of beer
(the brewers having advanced the rates to
twelve dollars per barrel), but that they
would import frorn other cities.... The
first annual sesslou of the State Grange
of Missouri met at Booneville on the 18th.
Nearly every county in the State was repre
sented. The State Grange organized last
May, with 300 subordinate Granges, since
when their number has increased to over 1,
700. Master T. R. Allen delivered a long ad
dress, In which he gave the history of the
Order in Missouri, and made many suggestions
looking to the perfection of ihe organization
in the State, and touching the growth and
future prosperity of the Order.... The Ohio
State Grange on tho 18th unanimously passed
a resolution tendering the sympathy and aid
of the Order in Ohio to the women of the
8tite hi putting down the evil of intemper
ance. Columbus was chosen as the place of
holding the next meeting of the State Grunge.
AH the amendments proposed by the National
Grange, except Items first and second of
number three, concerning life members, were
adopted.
Friday, Feb. 20. A Madrid dispatch
announces the capitulation of Bilboa to the
Carli3ts....The United 8tates steamer Dis
patch has started from Key West for Havana,
in consequence of report that Consul-Genera!
Hall has been obliged to fly from a Spanish mob
and take refuge on board of a British iron-clad.
....The Ohio State Board of Agriculture baa
decided to locate the State fair al Columbus
for the next five years. ...The Kansas State
Grange commenced its annual session at
Topeka on the 18th. One thousand Granges
were represented. The reports of the officers
show the affairs of the Order to be in
an excellent condition, although but a
small amount remains in the treas
ury. The financial interests are shown
to have been economically managed, and the
State Business Agency is on a satisfactory
basis. On the 10th resolutions were adopted
requesting the State Legislature to pass a pro
hibitory liquor law.aud declaringthat no person
who retails liquor shall be admitted to the
Order; also declaring that the greatest good
and the highest happiness of an enlightened,
virtuous and prosperous people are the legiti
mate results of thorough and practical educa
tion diffused among the masses. Uou. M. E.
Hudson was elected Master of the State
Grunge.... Tho State Grange of Tennessee
assembled at Gallatin on the 18th in its first
annual session. Nearly 500 subordinate
Granges were represented, there being between
500 and GOO delegates present, many of them
ladies.
Satcrday, February 21. A London tel
egram gives the following official announce
ment of the new British Cabinet: First Lord
of the Treasury, Disraeli; Chancellor of the
Exchequer, 8ir Stafford N'orthcotc; First Lord
of the Admiralty, George Ward Hunt; Secre
tary of State for the Home Department,
Richard Assheton Cross; Secretary of
State for the Foreign Department, Earl
Derby; Secretary of 8tate for the Colonial
Department, Earl Carnarvon; Secretary of
State for War, Guthorne Hardy; Secretary
of State for India, Marquis Salisbury; Lord
High Chancellor, Lord Cairns; Lord of the
Privy Seal, Earl Malmsbury; Lord Presi
dent of the Council, Duke of Richmond; Lord
Johu Manners, Pustmuter General.... The
Massachusetts Supremo Judicial Court
has decided that, under the Constitution, a
woman can be a member of a School Commit
tee ...Tho Ohio Constitutional Convention
lias given the Governor veto power, subject to
reversal by a two-thirds vote of the Gen
eral Assembly. .. .The Executive Commit
tee of the Illinois btate Grango have
issued a call for a delegate meeting
of the Granges in the State to be
held at Bloomiugton on tho 14th day of April
next, to ratify some amendments to the by
laws in refereuco to organizing county
Grauges....Tlio Ohio and Missouri State
Granges have adopted declarations of princi
ples, each Grange fully indorsing the princi
ples set forth by tho lute NutiouiU Grange at
St. Louis.
' Mosday, February 23. Late dispatches
ffom Nagasaki, Japan, announce the preva
lence In that country of au insurrection
cttutcfl by the failure of the Government to In
augurate war against t'orea. At last aeeouuts
the Insurgents were so near Nagasaki that the
foreign residents were preparing to leave....
According to dispatches from Madrid severe
fighting has been going on In Biscay for
several days. Portugalite has been aban
doned, and the garrison of Vinurose,
numbering 00, were taken prisoners by the
Carlists. Gen. Dorrcgarray with 8,500 insur
gents hold the heights above Somorrosto. The
Republicans have tai en the first height with
heavy lob....Cimlinul Antonelll lias ad
dressed a circular letter to all Bishops, citing
them to Rome, as the Pope withes lo see them
before he dies.... According to telegrams re
ceived iu London the capltul of the Ashautees
has surrendered aud King Collet and his family
have been taken prisoners .... On t be afternoon
of the 32d an englue ran off the track atUulou
dale, Pa., on the Jefferson Branch, between.
lie
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PERRYSBUIIO, WOOD CO., OHIO, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1874.
II; PI
WTO
ill iff 1 1 m fiif (
$1.50 IN ADVANCE.
Susquehanna and Carbondale, and fell down
an embankment seventy-five feet, Inslantly
killing Conductor John R. Harding, Engineer
Cramer, Fireman David Cramer and Brakeinan
Thomas Rapley... A New York dispatch says
a praying crusade against intemperance has
commenced In that city and vicinity. The
churches are generally moving In the matter.
The Trnstcea of Trinity Church have decided
to no longer lease the property of tho church
for purposes of liquor selling, and other
churches are reqnesting their members to
stipulate .that their property shall not
hereafter be used as saloons.... A boy ten
t r twelve years old, the son of T. Jones, of
Windfall, Ind., while his parents were
at church a few nights ago, attempted to
kindle a fire with coal oil, with the usual re
sult. The boy died the next morning.... The
Missouri State Grange on the 21st adopted a
resolution requesting the Missouri Senators
and Represeuta'ivca in Congress to use their
Influcnco to secure the Improvement of the
Mississippi River and its tributaries.... Ac
cording to dispatches of tho 22d the Women's
Temperance movement was spreadlrf in
Iowa and Illinois. Iu Oswego, Lexing
ton and many other places In Illinois, and
Iu Raven port, Dubuque and elsewhere In Iowa
organizations had been formed and prepara
tions made for a determined assault upon the
saloon-keepers and their patrons. The same
condition of affairs prevailed iu Indiana. In
Chicago a praying band consisting of 8.000
women was about to be organized, according
to the Timr of the 22(1. The city was to be
divided into districts and each district given
over to a band of fifty praying women.
Tuesday, February 24. Late dispatches
state that 200,000 persons In India were fam
ishing for want of food, and that half a mill
ion would have perished had they not been
relieved by the Government At a luto
meeting of the Royal Geographical
Society Sir Bartlc Frere announced that
he had come to the conclusion, after
conference with Dr. Kirk, that the re
port of the death of Dr. Livingstone was true.
The Queen, at the Instance of Mr. Gladstone,
has granted a pension of 1,000 per annum to
the children of Dr. Livingstone.... A Wash
ington dispatch says the friends of temperance
in that city have determined to commence an
active crusade against liquor celling
in the capital.... A call has been
published for a convention of dele
gates from the Northwestern States to
be held at Rock Island on Tuesday, March 24,
on the subject of cheap tran.-portation. The
call is Issued by Major James M. Allan, dele
gate from tho Illinois Fanners' State Associa
tion to tho late Cheap Transportation Con
vention at Washington, he having been ap
pointed by the Decatur Convention.... Three
hundred men went adrift in East Saginaw
Bay on the morning of the Slid ou a cake
of ice, on which they had built a fishing vil
lage, and which was driven away from the
shore by a strong southwest wind. They were
carried out into the lake, when a change of
wind to the west brought them up to the east
ern shore of ihe bay, where two hundred of
them managed 10 escape at different points.
Two of the men were drowned in attempting
to reach land. One hundred men were still
on the ice up to the night of the 23d.
FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
Tuesday, February 17. Senate A.
petition was presented from the bankers and busi
ness men of St Louis, deprecating any increase
in the volnme of the currency, and favoring a
speedy rernrn to specie payments.... A substitute
for the bill to increase the pay department of the
army was reported from the Committee on Mili
tary Affairs . . . .Bills were introduced directing tbe
Secretary of the Interior to place on the pension
roll the name, of all persons heretofore Dropped
therefrom boAase of part'eipation in the recent
rebellion: to further protect the polls in the elec
tion of President and Vice-President and members
of Congress, by wearing Ihe use of the safety
ballot-box. at a cost not to exceed fifteen dollars
per box; to authorize the issue of a supply of arms
to the authorities of tbe State of Nebraska Tho
bill to equalize the distribution of the currency
came np, and the question of recommittal was de
feated ... . Adjourned.
Ilouxe. A bill was passed transferring
the military prison from Rock Island to Fort
Leavenworth, Kan.... The contested election case
from the Third Congressional District of Arkansas
was taken up, the majority report being that W.
W. VYiishire is entitled, prima Jade, to a seat, and
that of the minority being to recommit the matter,
with instructions to the - Committee of Elec
tions lo make a report on its merits.
After three hour' debate the resolution
of the minority to recommit was rejected yeas
116, nays 117. The resolution declunng Wllshire
entitled, prima facie, to the seat was then
adopted yeas US. nays 86. A motion to recon
sider and fay on the table having been made, in
order to make the last vote final, dila'ory motions
were made in order to have the question go over.
Motions to adjourn were made and voted upon, and
finally the yeas and nays were taken and adjourn
ment was curried 87 to 81.
Wednesday, Feb. 13. Senate. The
resolutions of the Legislature of Kansas, charging
misconduct on the part of tbe Union Pacific Rail
way Company by reason of alleged discriminations
avainst the Kansas Pacific Railway, were presented
and ordered printed.... Hills were Introduced
amendatory of the Soldiers and Sailors' Home
stead law; to extend the time for the com
pletion of the Wisconsin Central Railway....
A lively debate occurred on- tho hill to
equalize the distribution of the currency, after
which an amendment providing for the redemp
tion of the whole volume of tbe national bank
currency In specie or Interest-bearing bonds of the
Unl'ed States was defeated yeas 28. nays a0;
other amendments were offered aud rejected....
Adjourned.
Uoue. The motion t."H,consider and
lay on the table the vote declaring Wilshlre, of
Arkansas, entitled, prima facie, to the seat was
laid on the table 1M to 1S9 and he was sworn in,
taking the iron clad oath. ...Bills were passed
providing that any person who shall be convicted
of the crime of manslaughter in any United
States court. In any State or Territory, or in the
District of Columbia, shall be itnpri-oned not ex
ceeding twenty years, and linen not exceeding
f 1.000; making the pmiishmeut for extortion by
otllcers. or persons acting under authority of tho
United States, a fine not exceeding VJU, and im
prisonment not exceeding three years; providing
that where occupants of public land having color
of title have made valuable improvements thereon,
and their title be found afterward not good, they
shall be entitled to all their rights and remedies as
is provided in such cases in their respect
ive Slates or Territories; providing that in
the trial of all indictments, informations, com
plaints and other proceedings in United State,
courts, and in trials by courts-martial and
courts of inquiry, the person churged shall, at bi.
own request, but not otherwise, be a competent
witness, tbe law to apply to all prosecittlous uow
pending: to provide for holding terms of the Wesl
ern District Court of Missouri, one court to beheld
at Jefferson Ciijr and the other at Springfield....
Au adverse report was made from the Judiciary
Committee on the memorial for the acknowl
edgment of the Almighty God and Christian re
ligion in the constitution or the united states....
A bill reported bv Ihe Po-'lotllce Committee In re
gard to the distribution of public document, came
up, and a dlscussiun followed as to the effects of
the abolition of Ihe franking privilege, it b'-iug con
tended by some members that nothing had been
saved by such repeal.... Au evening session was
held for ihe consideration of the bill to revise the
statutes.
Thursday, Feb. 19. Senate. A bill was
passed amendatory of the act to revise, consoli
date and amend the statutes relating to patents
and copyright..... Tbe currency question was
ai?alu taken up, and an amettdmeut to the pending
bill, repealing all acta of Congress liiuiiltig tbe
amount of the circulating note, of National
Banks, was rejected yeas IM, nays 82: other
proposed amendments were discussed aud
a substitute for one of them was agreed to. In
structing iho Committee ou Finance to report a
bill providing for the convertibility of United
Slates Treasury note. Into gold coin or ft per cent,
bond, of Ihe I uited Slates, aud also for free bank
In under the provisions of the Nutlonal Dank act.
i lie question then recurrea on the motion to re
commit ihe hill, and a motion was made4o recou
sidur the vote by which the foregoing substitute
was adopted, aud after debate the Senata ad
journed. Jloune. Bills were passed extending
to April ft the time for completing the Green Bay,
Bt urgeon Bay & Lake Michigan Ship Canal ; to pro
vide for the election of the twoRepresentstlvea-at-Larire
for Alabama miles, tho Legislature shall
ntherwlss provide, by law before the lime fixed
for the election; requiring United Slate.
Marshal, aud Clerks of the Uulted Slates
Courts who have received fees and etnolu
men l. in excess of their legal cuuipen
saiion to depo'it Ihe same with the 1'rea.urer of
the Uuited Stales.... An animated discussion
occurred on Ihe hill for Ihe free distribution of
public documents printed by authority of Congress
seed, furnished by lb Agricultural Department,
for the free exchanga of uswspajxsrs between pub
lishers, and for the free transmission of weekly
newspapers witbln the ennnly where published,
after which a recess was taken, the evening
sesrlnn to be devoted to the bill revising the
statutes.
Friday, February 20. Senate. The mo
tion was sgreed to 81 to 8 to reeonsldor the
vote by which the substitute was adopted Instruct
ing Ihe Committee on Finance to report a
hill providing for the convertibility of
United States Treasury notes Into gold coin
or 5 per cent, bonds of the United Slates,
and also for free hanking under the pro
visions of the National Bank act, Bnd the sub
stitute was then reoctod, and an amendment was
agreed to 58 to v-lnslrnc ing the committee to
reWrt as soon as practicable a bill providing for
an Increase nf the National Bank circulation so
that the whole volnme thereof shall nol exceed
f t)0,0 fl.ODO An amendment was then rejected
Instructing the committee to report so as to pro
vide for free hanking under the present Rational
Ban a law.... Adjourned to the Wd.
Howie. Several committee reports of a
private character were made... .Chief-Justice
Walle was present and a recess was taken, during
which he was formally introduced by the Speaker
to earh member. ... Hills relating to affairs of tho
District of Columbia were considered.... Ad
Jonrncd. Saturday, February 21. Senate not in
session. ...In the House, a petition was presented
to have the anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's
birthday declared a public holiday . Several pri
vate bills were reported from Committee of the
Whole and passed.... A motion was atrreed to
ltn lo 88 to adjourn or until the Suh, on the
ground that the &M was to be generally observed
as the birthday of George Washington.
THE MARKETS.
NEW YORK.
FEBRUARY 24, 1874.
Cottok. Middling npland, IS ft 16c.
LtVK STOCK.-Beef Cattle-'.!. 0U.5. Hags-
Live, .').2:(f.50; Dressed, tn.5O(&7.00. Sheep
Live, $ri.5(a8.00.
BuSAnsrvrrs. Flonr-Oood to choice, $fc.!i0
"!.(; white wheat extra, $7.W7. Wheat No,
Chicago, tl.M31.!; Iowa spring, 91.fiSffM.ftfl;
No. S Milwaukee spring. 91.r;t.'8. Rye West
ern and State, $l.0&1.08. Barley I.75&1. 85.
Corn Mixed Western afloat Ti'i":. Oats New
Western. SlfiitWc.
Provisions. Pork New Mess, 915.M&15.70.
Lard At4R9HC.
Wool Common to extra, 40S70c,
CHICAGO.
Liva Stock. Beeves Choice. t.V30(!5; good.
9l.8a5; medlnm, 94.G0f3t.75; butchers'
stock, 93.254.KS; stock cattle, 9 l.00!J,4..
Hogs Live, 94.7fiffi5.85; Dressed, 9.an6.2S.
Sheep Good to choice, 94.75.75.
Provisions. Butter Choice, 85ffi40c. Eggs
Fresh, l0e. Pork New Mess, 914.10
14.80 Lard BJit&S'ic
Brxadstufts. flour White Winter extra,
9H.fTS.25; spring extra. 95.12SS6.00. Wheat
Spring, No. . 91.20ffiH.!!l. Corn No. 2, b8
ar,8!,4c. Oats No. S, 4jq.42'4c Rye No. a, 84
85c. Barley No. , 91.70ffr.175.
Wool,. Tub-washed, 4S358c. ! fleece, washed
3Ki48c. ; fleece, unwashed, &V&34C ; pulled,
CINCINNATI.
BRKADSTrrrs. Flour t7.fOS7.3S.
91.43. Corn 58(3 iBc Rye tl.t.
53c. Barley 91.85 1.80.
Provisions. -Pork 914.50!!. 75.
Wheat
Oats 4tffi
Lard 3f
ST. LOUIS.
Live Stock. Beeves Fair to choice,
94.50&
Hogs--Llvc. 94.50.V45.
Breadstctts. Klonr, XX Fall, 96.50ffr.7.00.
Wheal No. i Red Fall, 9t.nTVlQl..V). Com No. 1
BOffiblc. Oats No. S, 44fft49c. Eye No. 8, 87
S8C Birley 91.8 1.95.
Provisions. Pork Mess, 914.504J15.ro. Lard
MILWAUKEE.
Briadstttts. Flour Spring XX. 9..0Ctt.5'
Wheat Spring No. l,914'ril.; No. 1, $1.319
1.2J. Corn No. 8, boffjrjSHc Oats No. 2, 4o?i
40c. Rye No. 1, 70&30c. Barley No. 2, $1.70
DETROIT.
Bre ADSTtrFTS. Wheat Extra, 91.621.63.
Corn 6162c. oats 4747Hc
TOLEDO.
BREAnsTtmn. Wheat Amber Mich., 91.47ffi
1.48; No. 2 Red, 9I.4.MS1.46. Corn Mixed,
3c. Oats No. 1, 46S47c.
CLEVELAND.
Breads tufts. Wheat No. 1 Red, 91.53
1.57; No. 2 Red, 91.45fftl.46. Corn 6466c.
Oats 4SIHC.
BUFFALO.
Live Stock. Beeves 9 Hogs
Live, 93.25(&5.87'. Sheep Live, 5.00(S6.25.
BITTEN BY MAD DOGS.
Fearful Career of a Couple of Mad Dogs
in Chicago—Over Twenty Persons
and More than Forty Dogs Bitten—
Great Excitement Among the Denizens
of the North Side.
The existence of a mad dog excitement in
the city of Chicago is unfortunately not rare.
In that city attempts have been made to take
a dug census, but those who have made the
undertaking have always been obliged to give
up before its completion because of its mag
nitude. It is safe to estimate tbe number of
dogs In that city at 100,000, and it is not sur
prising therefore that an excitement occasion
ally sweeps over the city like an east wind over
the prairies. In this case there was reason for
it, as the following facts abundantly justify.
About seven o'clock on a recent morning a
large yellow dog was seen running frantically
along Starr street, in tbe North Division of the
city, frothing at tho mouth and snapping at
every person or animal that came la its way.
There were but few pedestrians on the street,
and the most of these were children who were
out at play or going on errands. The grown
people who saw the mad animal teemed
paralyzed with fear, and, instead of endeavor
ing to stay the animal's deadly career, sought
safety in (light. The brute rushed upon num
bers of little children whom it met in its rabid
career, aud bit them wi h more or less
severity. Every dog that it met received its
peculiar attentions, and Starr street resounded
with the yelping of the poor bitten brutes. The
" yaller dog" was having things ita own way,
and made a triumphal progress down tbe street,
driving everythlug before it and inspiring ter
ror far and wide. The news .finally reached
tbe police station, and an ofllcer was detailed
to look after the animal. lie found it and at
once gave chase. Tbe dog ran out on the
prairie, south of North avenue and west of
Clybourne, keeping Just out of pistol range
and stopping now and then to bite a brother
dog or a child. Ouce the officer came near
enough to fire with effect, but be only wounded
the animal, and the frantic beast sped along
faster than before. Reinforcements dually
arrived in tbe persons of two additional offi
cers, and tbe three men assumed their speed
iest gait in their efforts to overtake the brute.
But it still kept out of range, aud jogged
along, (napping at real end imaginary
enemies, and yelping wliu the puiu that
tbe wound gave it. Tbe cbase was a long and
exciting one, and all tbe observers who were
old enough to be aen-lble of danger " cleared
the track" and made themselves exceedingly
scarce. The officers were pretty thoroughly
exhausted before they overhauled the dog at
last. They were Hearing tbe city limits, and
were pressing bard upon bltn, when the ani
mal suddenly jumped over a fence aud rau into
a house, bringing consternation to the women
folks, aud sought refuge under a bed, where
it (flowered aud growled at its persecutors as
they surrounded It. A well-aimed bullet gave
it its quietus. It had crowded Into two hours
a big day's work even for a mad dog. It hud
planted its fangs in tbe flesh of more than
twenty persous, bad bitten nearly forty dogs
and bud led the officers who pursued It a
chase of several miles aud au hour aud a half
in duration.
About tbe same time in tbe morning, in tbe
precinct a little further south, a large dog,
fruuzled with hydrophobia, attacked a little
boy wbo was delivering morning papers ou
Clybourne aveuue aud bit bltn severely ou tbe
hand. Policemen were soon ou its track, aud
it was killed before it bad wrought such ap
palling mischief as did the animal whose ex
ploits have just been narrated. Its ravages
were fearful enough, to be sure, for It suc
ceeded la biting five pot so us, all children, and
about fifteen dogs. Both animals seemed, as
a general thing, to avoid adults, though the
list of sufferers Includes several grown peoplo,
and passed many children unnoticed, but they
bit every cur they chanced to meet, and curs
arc numerous In Chicago,
Medical assistance was promptly summoned
for the suffering children, nnd the best reme
dies for alleviating their pains and killing the
seeds of the horrible Infection were at once
applied. Policemen were engaged during a
good share of the day In bunting down and
killing the animals which were bitten, and
which, If unmolested, would probibly be on
the war path themselves In two or three days.
Citizens also lent a helping hand, and many
of them during the day sacrificed their pet
"Fidos" and "Kovcrs" for the public safety.
The Mayor, too, issued his proclamation, and
forslxtydays every unmuzzled canine found
upon the streets, mad or otherwise, will bis
quietus receive at the hands of tho prosaic
policeman. At the present writing no case of
hydrophobia has been developed in any of tho
three score victims. Their wounds were
cauterized and the most efllelent remedies
known to the profession used to, if possible,
prevent the horrible disease.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
Unw rlcomr brrenadeur Mosquitoes.
Typoorapuical errors Printers'
Strikes.
Whkn Is a match frivolous? When it
makes light of things.
Why is a retired carpenter like a lec
turer f Because he is an ex-planer.
A Pa it is correion dent saya that
scarcely any color but black is worn for
street toilets.
A milkman at Elmira, N. Y., has Intro,
duced the plan of delivering milk iu
glass bottles.
A Sabbath day's journey is 1,1. w
yards, which is a trille less than two
thirds of a mile.
Boston has more corns than any other
city. Her popular corn doctor has gath
ered $800,000 worth.
Tub Mayor of St. Louis has vetoed an
ordinance providing free baked beans for
tne inulgent classes.
Tun Persians say of noisy, unreason v
We talk: "I hear the sound of the mill
stone, but I see no meal."
A malicious person says that cotton
sheets and newspaper sheets are alike in
the respect that a great many people lie
in them.
The newest veil is Brussels net, dotted
with jet beads. The veil is left unhemmed
merely covers the face, and is not trimmed
with lace.
It Is stated that r.w oysters contain
sufficient pepsin to digest themselves.
Pepsin is the active element in the gas
tric juice.
People who figure very closely make
their checks payable one day alter date,
and thus cheat Uncle Sam out of a two
cent stamp.
A New York paper has an article on
"What to eat." A good many people in
that vicinity would prefer to be shown
how to get something to eat.
The apiarians throughout Kentucky
will suffer heavy losses by the coming
spring, as nearly all the bee colonies on
hand have starved to death, and many
more will do so.
TnE.?iA 3feienger says no Jewess,
so far as is known, longs to join the
Woman's Hights Reform, and thinks, this
may be an evidence either of their degen
eracy or of their common sense.
A female lecturer in California, speak
ing in behalf of her sex, says : "Man's pleas
ures would never suit us, and his profits
we have. We allow him enough to dress
respectably, and lo take him to lectures
and other intellectual circuses; but the
bulk of his income we appropriate."
The Legislature of Georgia has been
memorialized by persons who represent
that the songster of the South, the mock
ing bird, is indanirerof extirpation on
account of the number captured and sold.
They ask that the capture and sale of
young mockin-r birds be prohibited for a
season to give the birds an opportunity to
increase.
The Bishop of Montreal had prohibited
dancing. Two officers, wishing to obtain
permission to dance the polka at a mili
tary ball, danced it together to show the
Bishop how it was done. After the ex
hibition the Bishop gave his permission
in these terms: "You can dance the
polka as long as you please with each
other!"
During the winter the amount of china
and glassware broken on the transatlantic
steamships is very great. It is almost im
possible to prevent some breakage, and
during an unusually rouub. voyage the
loss of tableware often amounts to several
thousand dollars. And jet, say the own
ers, if we use common stone china and
pressed glass, our patrons would grumble
and say we were altogether too econom
ical. Rhode Island is waking up to the folly
of setting a man adrift on the world, when
he has completed a term in State prison,
without a cent in his pocket, and expect
ing him to lead a virtuous lite. A bill
has been introduced into the Legislature
providing that one-tenth of the earnings
of every convict shall be given him at the
expiration of his term, unless the amount
has been given to his family previously,
in case of sickness.
Cleveland was startled recently by a
singular discovery made by some work
men. They were repairing a building
known as the Woolsey House, situated in
the lower part of the town, and in taking
down the chimney a skeleton was dis
covered wedged in the flue. It was pro
nounced by the physicians who examined
it to be the skeleton of a woman, appar
ently about eighteen years of age, and it
had probably been in the place where it
was discovered about a year.
John Morlet says, in a recent essay :
44 It is the turn which a man takes about
the age of flve-and forty that parts him oil'
a.nong the sheep on the right hand or the
poor goats on the left. This is tho time
of the grand moral climuctericj when
genial, unvarnished selfishness, or coarse
and ungenial cynicism, or querulous de
spondency, finally chokes out the gener
ous resolve of a fancied strength which
had not yet been tried in. the furnace of
circumstances."
The New York Tribuns of a recent date
says: "It is not often that man, ground
down by years of tyranny, ventures to lilt
his voice in complaint against his op
pressors. But once in a while he breuks
his dumb submission, and a subdued, sad
shriek goes meandering along the aisles
of Time. Such a one is echoed from the
Boston Glube, wherein a gloomy editor
mourns over the inequality of man and
woman as Bhown in cases of breach of
promise of marriage. He takes note of
the frantic alacrity with w hii;h the aver
age jury iiian soothes the sorrows of an un
appreciated lady with a verdict of glitter
ing damages. And then he poiuts out a
fiendish and unjust distinction in law.
Does a mere man, whose timid heart has
been persuaded to throw Itself at the feet
of a coquette only to be cast aside, ever
get a thousaud dollars or a hundred dol
lars, or oue dollar even, with which to
mend the rents and tatters in the same?
Never I The balm of gold is denied him:
even the poor cocsolatlon of making a
graceiui ana an impressive appearance in
court and the illustrated papers is not for
him. There is a stony an J barbaric air
of oppression about this state of things
that lakes us back to the dark aires, ana
causes the disinterested philosopher to
shudder at the wretched, crushed aud help
less condition of niau." i
TEN THOUSAND A YEAR.
Wr. present this bit of wrspprrl np philosophy to
our feverl-ti wciilih-lniiiiers who sacrifice every
atwi of life In llieir mad desire for sudden for
tune. It Is rrom a London couiic paper I j
If f had ten thoit-snd a year
f tlilnk I could manatrn n, spend it;
Conltl squander the half, very near,
And as for the rest 1 conld lend It.
Conltl sqnannor the half, t shonld say,
On folly, nn vice, and on sorrow.
On dreary debauches to-dsy
Hopentjince and headache to-morrow.
Conld purchase with half nf my wealth,
Or less. If 1 cared lo ribnli.lsh.
Bad morals, bud conscience, bad heillh.
And a bad l-h lookout al the Anlsh,
And the resl of my fold f ennld lend
The friend who In want had stood by me,
And lose both my money and friend
Fur thenceforward forever he'd shy me.
If I had ten thousand a year.
The sentlmentwioy seem clap-trappy,
I'm blest If I ihlnk It's so cle ir,
I should not be sick and unhappy.
At present I've friends very dear
Heal ih and comfort, as long as I'm thrifty:
So I don't, want leu thousand a year.
I'm oontsnt with my hundred aud fifty.
THE PISTOL SHOT.
I.
Thk daily routine of an officer In the
army is not unknown. Drills and the
riding school in the morning; dinner at
the commandant's quarters or in a Jewish
eating house, and cards and punch )n the
evening;, Constitute the day's work. There
was no society at - , nof were there
any marriageable girls; wo used to meet
at each other's rooms, where only men in
uniform were to lie seen.
One civilian, however, wag admitted
within our circle. lie might have reached
the age of five-and thirty, and we there
fore looked upon him as greatly our senior
in years. His large experience secured to
him a certain amount of deference, -and
hfs usual moroseness, his stern and sar
castic disposition, exercised a powerful
influence over ouryou'hful imaginations,
His past career seemed shrouded in mys
tery. Though bearing a foreign name he
was apparently a Russian. He had served
at one time in the Hussars, and had even
j been fortunate in professional advance
ment. INoneot us knew the reason why
he had retired from the service and taken
up his abode in this wretched neighbor,
hood, where he lived penuriously and yet
extravagantly. He invariably went out
on foot, and he was always seen in a black
surtout the worse for wear, but at tue
same time he kept open house for ail the
officers of our regiment. Truth to tell,
two or three djshes, cooked by an old
pensiom..,' constituted his dinner, but on
the other hand champagne flowed at his
tahie.
His chief pastime consisted in pistol
practice. The walls of his apartment
were riddled and perforated like a honey,
comb. A valuable collection of pistols
formed the only luxury of his humble
habitation. Tho degree of perfection he
had attained in th's art was inconceiva
ble, and had he required to shoot at a pear
on any one's head, not fWo of our fellows
would have hvsitated to offer himself.
Our conversation often touched on the
subject of dueling. Silvio (as I shall
name him) never joined In it, and when
asked whether he hud ever had occasion
to fight, would answer dryly that he had;
but he entered upon no details, and it was
evident that these and similar questions
were distasteful to him. We concluded
that the recollect.iou of some unfortunate
victim to this dreadful accomplishment
troubled his conscience, the idea of cow
ardice never even suggesting itself. There
are people whose exterior atone, suffices to
disarm such suspicions. An unexpected
occurrence disconcerted us all.
Some ten of us were one day dining
with Silvio. We drank as m,ual - that is,
excessively and alter dinner we en
deavored to prevail upon our host to be
the banker in a game of faro. For some
time he persisted in declining, for he sel
dom played, but at length he ordered the
cards to be brought, threw fifty ducats on
the table, and commenced to deal. We
all took our places and the game began.
Silvio was wont to keep the strictest si
lence upon such occasions, never
discussing or explaining anything. It
the punter chanced to make a mistake, he
either paid up the balance immediately
or noted the surplus. We were already
aware of this, and therefore never inter
fered. But of our number there was a
young officer who had lately joined. He
took part in the game, and In a tit of ab
sence bent down one corner too many.
Silvio took up4he chalk and rectified the
score, as was his custom. The officer,
thinking he was mistaken, began to ex
plain matters. Silvio continued dealing
in silence. The offlcpr, losing patience,
rubbed out what to him appeared unnec
essary. Silvio, taking up the chalk,
aeain marked the score. The officer, ex
cited with wine, and by the game and the
laughter of his comrades, imagined him
self cruelly offended, and in his passion
he lifted a metal candlestick off the table
and threw it at Silvio, who had barely
time to evade the blow. We felt confused.
Silvio rose, and with fire in his eyes
said : " Please to walk out, sir, and thank
your stars that this has happened under
my roof."
fWe did not doubt the consequences;
and we looked upon our new comrade as
a dead man. He walked out, declaring
himself ready to answer for the affront in
such manner as the banker might elect.
The game was continued for a few mo
ments longer, but, feeling how little our
host's thoughts were in it, we left, one by
one, and repaired to our quarters, dis
cussing the possibility of a speedy va
cancy. When we met in the riding-school on
the following day we immediately in
quired of each other if our poor ensign
was still alive. When he himself ap
peared, we greeted him, putting the same
question! He replied that he bad heard
nothing nf Silvio as yet. This surprised
us. We went to Silvio, and found him in
the yard, sending bullet after bullet into
an ace of cards, which he had fixed to the
gate. He received us as usual, not allud
ing to the event of the preceding evening.
Three days elapsed, aud the eusign still
lived. We asked in astonishment: "Can
it be possible that Silvio will not fight?"
Silvio did not fight. A very slight ex
planation satisfied him, and peace was
restored.
Such conduct might have injured him
excessively in the " estimation of youth.
The want of pluck is what young men
excuse least, for they consider it the high
est of human virtues one that covers a
multitude of sinsl However, little by
little, all was forgotten, aud Silvio re.
gained his former influence.
I alone could not become reconciled to
him. Being naturally of a romantic turn
of mind, I had, more than anybody, at
tached myself to the man whose very ex
istence was an enigma, and who appeared
to me to be the hero of some mysterious
event. He liked me, at least it was with me
alone that he laid aside his usual cutting,
ill natured observations, and that he
conversed upon various subjects with
perfect good nature and rare pleas
antness. But I could not, subse
quent to that unfortunate evening,
rid myself ot the idea that his honor had
been tarnished, and that It waa his own
doing that the stain bad not been re
moved. This thought prevented my feel
ing toward him as I hud hitherto done,
and I felt ashumed to look upon him.
Silvio was tar too clever and too shrewd
not to notice this and not to divine the
cause. lie appeared hurt, and I fancied
that I hau more than once detected a
wish ou his part to come to an under
standing with me; but I avoided each op
portunity, and Bilvio withdrew. There.
"
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I
after I only met him In the pfegence of
my comrades, and our former Intimacy
came to an end.
The busy Inhabitants of a capital can
have no conception of the many excite
ments go familiar to those who live In
small towns or in villages for example,
the looking out for the periodical po.4
day; on Tuesdays and Fridays our regi
mental office was crowded with officers;
some expecting remittanres, gome letters,
and gome newspuners. Letters Bnd par
cels were openetl on the spot, hews cm
municaled, and the office presented the
most animated appearance. Silvio's let
ters were addressed under cover to our
regiment, and he was therefore usually
firesent. Upon one of these occasions a
elter wag handed to him, the se tl of
which he broke with a look of tho
greatest Impatience. His eyes bright
ened Up as he perused it. The
officers were themselves too much
engaged to notice anything. "Gentle,
men," said Silvio, " circumstances re
quire mo to leave without delay. 1 go
this night, and hope you will not refuse
to dine with me tor the last time. 1 ex
pect you also," he continued, turning to
me; " I expect you without fail." With
these words he hastened out, and we
shortly dispersed, having agreed to meet
at Silvio's.
I arrived at the appointed hour, and
found neariy the whole of my brother offi
cers. Silvio's movables were all packed,
and little remained but the bare and bat
tered walls. We gat down to dinner; our
host was in high spirits, and his cheer
fulness was soon participated in; the
corks flew incessantly, and we wished the
traveler with all possible sincerity God.
speed and every blessing. It was already
late when we rose. While the caps were
being sorted, Silvio, bidding evury one
"good by," took me by the hand and de
tained me, just as I was upon the point of
leaving. " I must speak to you," said he
in a low voice. 1 remained.
The guests had left; being alone, we gat
opposite to each other, and silently began
to smoke our pipes. Silvio was care
worn, and there were no longer, any
traces of his aflected cheerfulness. The
pallor of his somber face, his sparkling
eyes, and the dense smoke issuing from
his mouth gave him a truly demoniacal
look. Several minutes passed away, and
Silvio broke silence:
" We may perhaps never meet again,"
said he; "I wish to have an explanation
with you before we part. You must have
noticed how little I value the opinion of
the world ; but I like yon, and 1 feel that
it would prey upon me were I to leave an
unjust impression respecting myself on
your mind." .
He stopped and began to refill his emp
tied pipe; I remained silent with lowered
eyes.
" You thought It strange," he continued,
"that I did not demand satisfaction from
that tipsy fool R . You will doubtless
own that, the right to choose weapons
being mine, bis life waa in my hands, my
own being almost beyond the reach of
danger. I might ascribe this forbearance
to pure generosity, but I will not deceive
vou. Had it been in my power to punish
R without risking my own life in the
least degree I would by no means have
let him off."
I looked at Silvio in surprise, and was
completely taken aback by such a confes
sion. Silvio went on :
" That's just it. I have no riuht to Im
peril my life. I received a box on the ear
six years ago and my enemy still lives."
My curiosity was thoroughly awak
ened. " You did not fight him?" asked I.
Circumstances probably parted you?"
" I did fight him," answered Silvio;
and here is the memorial of our duel?"
Silvio rose and took out of a hat box a
red cap ornamented with a gold tassel
and braid (what tbe French would call
bonnet de police) ; he put it on ; it had a
hole about an inch from its edge.
" You know," continued Silvio, " that I
served in the Hussars. My disposition
known to you. I am accustomed to
take the lead, but in my early days it was
passion. At that time practical jokes
were in fashion, and I was the greatest
sea i-p in the whole army. We prided
ourselves upon our drinking powers. I
outdid the famous Bourzoff, whom Denis
Davidotf has sung. Duels took place
constantly in our regiment. I took a port
all ot them, either as a witness or as a
principal. My comrades idolized me, and
the regimental commanders, who were
constantly changing, looked upon me as
unavoidable evih
"I was thus quietly enjoying my popu
larity, when there joined us a wealthy
youth, a member of a well-known family.
Never in my life have I met such a favored
child ot fortune! Imagine to yourself
youth, talent, good looks, tbe most exuber
ant cneertuluess, tne most undaunted
courage, a high-sounding name, wealth to
which he knew no bounds, and
you will lorm some idea of the impression
his presence produced among us. My
pre-eminence received a check. Dazzled
by my reputation, he would have sought
my friendship, but I received him coldly,
and he turned from me without any show
of regret. I began to hate him. His suc
cess in our regiment and in the society of
ladies threw me into complete despair. I
sought opportunities for a quarrel, but
my epigrams were answered by epigrams,
which always seemed to me more unex
pected and more stinging than my own;
they were of course immeasurably more
lively. He was facetious; I was vicious.
At last, upon the occasion of a ball given
by a Polish gentleman, seeing that he was
the object of attention of the ladies, and
especially of the hostess herself, who was
an ally of mine, I whispered to him some
grossly rude remark. He warmed up and
gave me a box on the ear. We flew to
our swords. The ladies fainted; we were
separated, but that same night we drove
off to fight a duel.
" The day was breaking. I stood at the
appointed spot, attended f my three
seconds. I awaited with inexpressible
impatience the arrival of my opponent.
The sun had already risen, and its rays
were gathering heat. I observed him in
the distance. He wason foot, in uniform,
wearing his sword, and accompanied by
one second. We walked on to meet him.
He approached, holding in his hand his
cap, which was full of cherries. Our
seconds proceeded to measure twelve
paces. I was to have fired first, but my
raire was so great that I could not rely
upon the steadiness of my hand, and to
gain time I conceded to him the first
shot. My opponent would not consent to
this. It was decided that we should draw
lots; he, with his usual good luck, won
the toss. He aimed, and his ball went
through my cap. It was now my turn.
His Hie was iu my hands al last. I looked
eagerly at him, trying to detect even a
shadow of uneasiness. He stood covered
by my pistol, selecting the ripest cherries
out of his cap, and spitting out the stones,
which nearly reached me as they fell.
His coolness exasperated me. what is
the use, thought I, of depriving him of
his life, when he values it so little? A
wicked thought (titled across my mind.
dropped the pistol. 'You are not think
ing ol death now,' said I; 'you prefer to
enjoy your breakfast; I do not wish to
disturb you I ' ' You do not disturb me in
Ihe least," replied be, ' please to fire away ;
but, by the way, that is just as you
please; your Are remains with you; I am
always ready aud at your service! I
turned to the seconds, declaring I did not
intend to proceed at present, aud thus our
meetiug ended.
" I quitted tho service and retired to
this place. But not a day has since passed
without a thought of vengeance. Now
my time has come."
Silvio drew out of his poeket the letter
he had that morning received and handed
It lo m!. Pomeborl v forobsblv the person
intrusted with the care of his business
matters) wrote word to him from Moscow
that a certain individual wag goon about to
be united In lawful wedlock to a young
ami beautiful girl.
" You guess," said Silvio, " who is
mertnt by this sr't' iiulinidtial. I go to
Moscow. We shall see whether he will
meet death as coolly ofi the pve of his
marriage as ho once awaited Hat his meal
ot cherries."
Tho servant walked in nnd reported the
horses ready. Silvio pressed my hand
warmly; we eftllrrae?d each other. He
took his place in the tetrnn, wherein lay
two boxes, one containing his pistols the
other his necessaries. We bade each
other good by once more and the horses
were on.
II.
Several year had elapsed and my pri
vate affairs necessitated my settling in a
poverty stricken Utile village Iri the nls
trict of W , Though occupied with
the duties of landlord I could not help
silenlly signing atls-r rny lormer rackety
and reckless existence, I found it ?o dif
ficult, to get accustomed to spend tbe long
dismal spring and winter evenings in
such complete seclusion.
Four versts from mc lay a very vnlnable
estate belonging to the Countess B - ;
It was occupied by the agent onlv: the
Countess had visited it but once, aud that
in the first year of her marriage, when
she had not stayed over a month. During
the second year of my seclusion rumors
were current that the Counters and her
htlsband were cominir to spend the sum
mer. They really did arrive at about the
beginning of June.
The appearance ot a well-to-do neigh
bor Is an important event to rustics.
Landlords and tenants speak of it for two
months previously, and for three years
subsequently. I confess that, so far as I
was concerned, the presence of a young
and beautiful neighbor seemed a matter
or considerable importance to me. I
burned with impatience to see her. and
betook myself therefore after dinner, the
first Sunday subsequently to their arrival,
to pay my respects to their excellencies,
as tneir nearest neighbor and most de
voted of servants.
A footman showed me into the Count's
library and went to announce me. The
spacious apartment was furnished with
the greatest possible luxury; the walls
were lined with bookcases, each of which
was surmounted by a bronze bust; over
the marble chimney-piece was placed a
large mirror; tue noor was covered witu
green cloth nnd spread with carpets.
Having lost all habits of luxury in mv
poor retreat, and having ceased to be fa
miliar with the effects produced by the
riches of others, I became timid, and
awaited the Count with a certain trepida
tion, like a provincial petitioner expect,
ing the approach of a minister. The door
opened., and a handsome man of two-and-
thirty cume in. T he Count, approached
me witn iraukness ana iritndliness. 1
endeavored to muster courage and to ex
plain the object of mv call: but he antic.
ipated ine. We sat down. His easy and
agreeable conversation soon dispelled my
awkward shyness. I had already resumed
my usual manner, when suddenly the
Countess entered, and my perturbation
became greater than before. She was
beautiful indeed. Ihe Count introduced
me ; I wished to seem to be at my ease,
but the more I tried the more awkward
did I feel. My new acquaintances wish
ing to give me time to recover, and to feel
myself more at home, conversed together,
dispensing with all etiquette, thus treating
me like an old friend. I had risen from
my seat in the meanwhile, and was pacing
the room inspecting the books and pic
tures. I am no judge of paintings, but
one there was which specially attracted
my attention. It represented a landscape
in Switzerland ; but I was struck, not by
the beauty of the artist's touch, but be
cause it was perforated by two bullets, one
hole being just above the other.
" This is a good shot," said I, turning
to the Count.
"Yes," said he; "a very remarkable
shot. Do you shoot well ?" he went on.
" Pretty well," I replied, overjoyed that
the conversation had turned upon a sub
ject of interest. " I mean I could not
miss a card at thirty paces; of course,
when I know the pistols."
" Indeed," said the Countess, with a
look of great attention ; " and you, my
dear, could you hit a card at thirty
paces?"
" Some day," answered the Count, " we
shall try. I was not a bad shot in my
time, but it is now four years since I held
a pistol."
"Oh," remarked I, "that being the
case, I do not mind betting that your Ex
cellency will not be able to hit a card at
twenty paces even; pistol shooting re
quires daily practice. I know this by ex
perience. I used to be considered one of
the best shots in our regiment. It so hap
pened once that I had not touched a pistol
for a whoie month : my own were under
going repair, and will your Excellency
believe it, when I took to shooting again, I
missed a bottle four successive times at
twenty paces ? Our riding-master, a
sharp, amusing fellow, happening to be
present, cried out, 'I say, old boy, thou
canst not lift thy hand against the bottle,
eh?' No, your Excellency, It is a prac
tice that ought not to be neglected, if one
does not wish to become rusty at it The
best shot I ever happened to come across
practiced every day, and would shoot at
least three times before dinner. This was
a rule with him, as was his gloss of
vodka."
The Count and Countess appeared
pleased at my having become talkative.
"And what kind of a shot was he?"
asked the Count.
" Of that sort, your Excellency, that if
he happened to see a fly on the wall. . . .
You are smiling, Countess. But it is true,
indeed. . . . When he chanced to see a fly,
he would call out 'Kooska, my pistols!'
Kooska brings him a loaded pistol.
Bang I and there is the fly flattened to the
wall!"
" That was wonderful," said the Count.
" What was his name?"
" Silvio, your Excellency."
" Silvio!" exclaimed he, jumping up;
"you knew Silvio?"
"Knew him? Of course, your Excel
lency. We were friends ; he was consid
ered by the regiment as being quite one
of ourselves; but it is now rive years
since I heard anything of him."
"I knew him knew him very well.
Did he ever relate a very strange occur
rence to you ?"
" Your Excellency cannot possibly
mean a box An the ear which some young
scamp gave him at a ball ?"
" And did he name that scamp to
you ?"
"No, vour Excellency, he did not; but
your Excellency," continued I, the
truth beginning to dawn upon me " I
beg your pardon I was not aware can
It be yourself?"
" I, myself," answered the Count, with
an exceedingly perturbed countenance;
"and the perloratod picture is the remi
niscence of .ur last meeting."
"Oh I pray, dear," said the Countess,
" pray do not speak of it. 1 dread hear
ing the story."
"No," replied he, " I shall relate the
whole of it. He knows how I otlended
his friend, let him now also know how
Silvio took his revenge."
The Count bade me be seated, and I
listened with the liveliest curiosity lo the
following recital:
" I was married five years ago. The
first month, the lunymoons was spent in
this village. It is to this house that I am
indebted lor the happiest as also for one
of the sa Idest moments of my life.
" We were out riding one evening; my
wife's horse became unmanageable; she
got frightened, gave me hi . bridle, and
set out homeward nn foot. I w upon
entering the slabln yard a traveling telega, v
ana was inlormcd that a gentleman, who
had refused to give his name, and had
simply said thnt he hud some business to
transact, wag wailing for me in fhe
library. I entered the room, and In the
twilight saw a man covered with onst
and wearlntf a long beard. Hsj wasj
standing by the fireplace. 1 approached
him, trying tofecall to mind his features.
'Thou dost not recognize mo, Count,'
said he, with trembling" voice. 'Silviot
xclaimedl; and I confess I felt my
hair gland on end ( ' Yes, it is I,' he con
tinued ' the shot remains with me ; I have
come to discharge my pistol; art thou
ready?' The pistol protruded out of his
side pocket. I measured twelve paces Bnd
stood there In that corner, begging him
to Are quickly, before my wife returned.
Tie hesitated he asked for lights'. Can
dles were brought in. I shut the door,
gave orders that no one should come In,
and again begged blm to fire. He took
out his pistol and proceeded to take aim.
....I was counting tlm 4 seconds. .. .1
thought of her. ...One dreadlul minute
passed! Silvio let his arm drop. I re
gret, said he, 1 that my pistol Is not
loaded with cherry stones. .. .The bullet
is heavy. This sppeurg to me not a duel
but. murder; I am not accustomed to aim
atanunarmtd man; let us lspg:n anew;
let us draw lots who is to have the first
fire,' My head swam. . . .1 suppose I was
not consenting. ,. .At last another pistol
was loaded I two bits of paper were rolled
up; he placed them In the cap I had once
shot through ; I again drew the winning
number. 'Thou art devilish lucky,
Count,' said he, with an ironical smile I
can never forget. I do not understand
what possessed me and by what means be
forced me to it. ...but I flred and hit
that picture there."
The Count pointed to tbe perforated
picture) his face was crimson; the Count
ess had become whiter than her handker
chief; I could not suppress an exclama
tion. " I fired," the Count went on, " and,
thank God, missed. Then Silvio (he
looked really drerdful at Uiat moment)
Silvio aimed at me. Suddenly the doors
opened, Masha rushed in, and with a
scream threw herself on my neck. Her
presence restored tome all my courage.
' Darling,' said I, ' don't you see that we
are joking? How frightened you are I Go
and take a glass of water and come back to
me ; I shall introduce an old friend and com
rade to yod.' Masha still doubted. 'Tell
me, is what my husband says true? ' said
she, turning to the somber Silvio ; ' is it
true that you are both in fun.? ' ' He is
alwaj's in" fun, Countess,' replied Silvio.
'Once upon a time he gave me a box on
the ear, in fun; in fun, he shot through
this cap; in fun, he just now missed me;
now I have a fancy to be in fun also.'
So saying, he was about to take
aim before her! Masha threw herself at
his feet 'Get up, Masha, for shame!' I
exclaimed, enraged; 'and you, sir, will
you cease jeering at a poor woman 1 Are
you, or are you not, going to fire? 'I
am not going to,' answered Silvio; I am
content. I have seen your hesitation,
your timidity. I made you fire ati me. I
am satisfied. You wi'll remember me.
I leave you to your conscience J
Here he was about to take his departure,
but, stopping in the doorway, he
looked at the perforated picture, fired his
pistol at it, almost without aiming, and
disappeared. My wife had fainted;
the servants dared not stop him,
and looked at him with terror; he walked
out, called the iarmhtchik anil drove off,
before I had even time to recover my
self." The Count concluded. Thus did I
learn the ending of a story which had so
interested me at ita commencement I
did not again rvet its hero. It was said
that at the time of tbe revolt under Alex
ander Ypsilanti, Silvio commanded a
detachment of the Hertrtra?. and was
killed in the combat before Sknlleni.
1 'raiutoted from the Russian for St. Paul'
Magazine.
ASPHYXIATED.
A Horrible Discovery in the Town of
Lake, Cook County, Ill.—An Entire
Family Poisoned by the Inhalation
Family Poisoned by the Inhalation of Coal Gas--Three Children Dead,
and the Mother Made Insane—A Terrible
Case of Asphyxiation.
horrible discovery was made in the town
of Lake, Cook Co., III., on tbe afternoon of
Feb. 14. In a small cottage on Forty-third
street, near the Union Stock Tarda, resided
Mr. Thompson, his wife and four children,
one an Infant about ten days old, and a Ger
mau woman wbo bad been4iired to act hi the
capacity of nurse. For several days before
Mr. Thompson had been absent, and it was Ihe
custom of some of the neighboring women to
call In every day to see thai the fam
ily lacked for none of the little attentions
necessary to mother and babe. Those calls
were usually made lu tbe morning, but for
some reason, on tbij day, the visit was de
ferred until tbe afternoon. When the woman
tapped at the door thete was no response at
drBt, and It was only after repeated knocking?
that the nurse was aroused sufficiently to
stagger to the entrance and let in the wonder
ing visitor. The woman acted as if dazed
and seemed to be wonderfully stupid, but
this only excited momentary remark on
the part of the good lady, and she pushed
on Into the Inner apartment. On opening the
door a scene of horror presented itself. Two
little children were lying dead in different
positious upon the floor, aud a third waa
almost hi tbe same condition. Mrs. Thomp
son was raviug and raging in her bed, evi
dently a maniac, aud the baby too was
apparently suffering from some deadly nnr
cotlc. She quickly ran to the windows, let in
a little fresh air, aud shouted for assistance.
This was quickly forthcoming, and physicians
were summoned lo aid tboae who still were
living. That same night the third child died.
An investigation was made into tbe circum
stances of the case, and it was discovered that
some time during thepreccdinguightthe nurse
had lifted tbe top from tbe coal stove and set
in a tin pan filled with water to heat for the
use of the mother aud her babe. The damper
in the pipe was closed, and the conclusion waa
reached by (he Coroner's jury that tbe gas,
escapiug into the room, bad worked all this
mischief. Such was also the opinion of the
physicians who made the post mortem exami
nation. At last accounts the nurse had recovered, as
also had the babe. Mrs. Thompson still re
mained Insane, and did not kuow ot the terri
ble bereavement which had befallen her.
A distinguished President of a college
said, in a recent leclure: " I was obliged
once to sit two whole hours at a dinner
beside a lady with a blazing crimson
gown loaded all over with jewelry. The
lady had an awful incapacity for conver
sation, and I never see that gaudy color
without thinking of the lady and yawning
as I recall the terrible two long hours I
had with her, starting topic after topic
without a response." It is now in order
to hear what the crimson lady thought of
tho college Presideut
A four yeah old lad iu Boston la of an
inquiring turn of mind. A few duys ugo
he was possessed by a desire to know
whether his younger sister's head would
go into the family bean pot. It did go in
beautifully, but it would m come out
again, and a surgical operation was per
formed upon the pot, from which it will
never recover, the instrument used being
a hammer, 'ihe marvelous iufant now
wishes to try another experiment with a
larger bean pot, but a utrii.. guard is kept
over that utensil.
In preparing boned chicken, one
cracker pounded very fine and added to
the water the chickens were boiled in,
aud mixed thoroughly with the chopped
meat, is a decided improvement. For
two medium-sized chickens there should
not be more than a cup of water. Season
with salt and pepper.
Fbom the openiug of tho New Hamp
shire State prisou, about sixty years
ago, there has not been umouir the iu
unites oue clergyman, lawyer, physician,
or editor, nor deacon, steward, church
warden, class-leader, nor sou of a clergyman.