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, 1873-12-26
RAILROAD NEWS.


TUE MILWAUKEE ST. PAUL.
THO Milwaukee & st. Paul nailrond has just
completed 9 largo transfor-house at tho Union
Stock Yards, just outside tho city, to facilitate
tho transfer Of freight between this road and the
Michigan Central. the Luke Shore Il Michigan
Southern, tho Rock Island, and the Illinois
Central Roads. It IL 800 feet in length by 81
foot in width, and was occupied for tho first tin,o
on tho 18th inst. This road is now Transporting
from milwaukee, to Chlcago from 15O to l75 cur
loads Of wheat per day
REDUCTION OF FARES TO THE EAST.
Tho Baltimore l. Ohio Ruilroal having ro-
dacod its faro from Chicago to Now York to sl5,
tl'e otlor roads in the city will undoubtedly be
compelled to roluco tlelr ra!os. which aro
No# s22. to tho same nnount, OF
loso the largest portion OF their passenger
trufic. The baltimore Il Ohio Railroad Las
hoon fighting tito Pennsylvania Railroad Tor
ycnra, alId tiny matlo this reduction to injuro
fAut line nj uucl, an possible. Dnt tho DliohIgan
Central anu Michigan Southern 1toadA will DO
damaged by ttaia aotiun to tha aayno oxteut aa
the Pennsylvania Ihnl, which is tie lessee of tho
Pittsburgh Il Fort Wayne. T!lis lurgo reduction
in ,aHHuHgor rateu will do much towards giving
tho dcatE.-Llow to tho "8calping" aud oommta-
sion business, the roads not being ablo to pay
commissions on such reduced ohurgos.
, 1873-12-26
A GENUINE SURPRISE.

Yesterday morning, Mr.. y. G. Seaton, tho
General Mnungor Of the American Express Com
pany in Chicago, repaired to tho Office rs usual,
and was coon buried In tho rnysterlcs and carcs
incumbont upon his position. D1en like Mr.
Scaton have but little tirno for dreaming, got
no doubtless was congratulating himself on tho
prosperous condition Of the Companya affairs in
this city, md on being aided in his work aby 80
competent and efficient 0 corps OF assistants.
About 10 o'clock, lie was aummonod mp stairs.
lie went up to tho general Office, expecting to 10
called upon, az he ofton is, to decide concerning
draft, check. or on aonle other niatter Of busi-
ness. Imagine his SURPRISE on entering tho
room, to find himself confronted by nearly fifty
of the corks and Office men Of the Company,
who, through Alr. John n. Floyd, as spokesman,
made the following unreasonable request
Mr. SEA1oS: Your acceptance Of this watch and chain
is pressed upon you by your associates andlfrends
co-worlers aid brothers In Gods great vineyard OF
labor ana usefulness 'e ak that you will nos take
into consideration tho intrinsic value OF tho gilt,
measure ol,r friendship mud esteem, thcreby; but
rather let the Lgh regard which we feel for you 10
ness Of tlia little souvenir OF friendship Count each
vibration Of tho bAanccwheel as tile beating Of fnith
ful hearts, pledged 10 friendship nndying. Looking
upon Its bright face, may you ever find 1t rcae1 of
your own, uncloulcl by single SORROW. That It Will
run slowly, In counting he hours of long and peaa-
Greatly aud wnitiug il tho heartfelt Wish Of your
friends, Tie employees Of the Chicago Office.
Mr. Floyd thon presented 1rr. Soaton with q
very handsome wntch, chain, and locket. The
Company, and tho cl,ain md locket arc naryela
Of workmanship, md aro inttinsically very valu-
able. Dir. Seaton was completely taken BY sur
prise, and verr much Infected. Flo WIS only ablo
to express his lcnrtfelt thanks and gratitude for
so boautifnl md valuable u gift. Friends, who
had boon lot into tho secret, called around and
congratulated Mr. Scaton. and all spent happy
Christmas morning over the affair. Accompany
ing tho watch was a copy of Alr: Floyds 70:
in the ollco.
, 1873-12-26

Vicnna letter to the Cincinnati Co,n7nerctai.
We nec many CURIOUS. Sights, and hear many
10 auull iutorost appeared at tho clinla iu Hkin
Diseases, Il fow days since" tito tattouetl man,"
who made hiH first appearance Aore lust winter,
but caunot fail to bn subject Of interest, oven
il aeen Or written Ut many times. He is Gro
cian by birth. aud, IT appears: has lod q wild,
rowing lifo from his curly days. few years.
Bincc, whilo in Asa, ho waa taken prisoner by
ono Of tho Tartarian tribes, with two other conl
rales. During tloir imprisonment they were
tat!oood. This man subsequently matlo bis eA-
cape. and las since become famous through tllih
singular misfortune. lie il indeed literally tat
tooed from head to foot, tho p!gmont used In
tho process being bluo aud red In Color tho blue
predominatng, and tho work il most sklllfully
done, atd il artistic almost III It's mort.
Tho appearance IL aB II tin n'a'. llntl on pair
OF tightH Or toshings, Bllch as aro wofn by nero
bats ana trained gy,n..assa, only as L these were
woyon in most Fantastic designu: The 1nan il ~
most wonderful specimen Of physical tloyelop-
ment and beauty, qalto qaa feet high, and WY
skin covered with curIouB and multiludlnolla
figures, presents u curious yet by no 1nenlH
ugly appearance. What Is most remarknble il
that tho proce8H WIS begun anl tinislod III about
eight hours ut tho work in every twonty-four,
until tho entire dcrmoid surface was completely
covered, and tho ssrangeat und most unusual
thing Of 1t nj wls that tlloro were 10 unpleasant
consequences III this case, no dcrtl,atitiB, no
swollngof tho glands, und no apparent III Objects
wlsatoyUr, while Ills Two companions wore most
seriously atfooted. IN ono 1t causing death,
md tilo other total blindness resulting. The
lattooing In dono IN representation Of a,imals,
brlls, reptiles, anl nlso soyoral figures Of mon
aud woman, nnl nl thu Bpacos filed iu with in
tlicato a.atoHqllo designs. On tho pa,ns Of tho
ha,Nla aro tablots lIned a1l script tlioreon i'll
scribed, being tho history Ut tho nala imprison-
mont aud punishment, and this llRa afforded
many learned European philosophers much in-
tcrosting study. On tho haok of tho loft hand Ia
a most beautiful cnglo with outstreteAod wings.
Tho ontire body il coyorod witt, the hguros and
arabeBque dcsigus, large and small, completely
, 1873-12-26

Correspondence u The london Netes,
Dang, hang, bnng, roll after roll Of smoke,
nnd all GOT into tho strangcst, most weird, at1d
most confused Of thingA-a bllsh-Nglt with i'll
visible enemiou. Our good Houfsas (n1uhomo-
tanA) bold III mon need bo, ARC ws!d also. They
fnl,oy that they aco iu every bush Il foo. No
sooner have they tLtts seen or imagined him
hofore them, tlian with wild shrek, - plsl.,
Ashantee and glaring oyo, up eoea tho Snl-
der, and tint lataat product Of civilization In
these most uuciyillzol hands ia made to pour
volley after vollcy high into tho mir.
Nothing wildor. NOTHING moro ungoy-
ernnble by mortal nun, nothing more
impossible to dcsuribo, thal. tic
whole affain now bocalno onn bo convinced. Tho
1IoussA interpreter was shot In tho lirat fow
moments. HArllY auy communication was poB-
siblo betweon tho officers and tl9ell. or but by II
stick sharply brought down hoforo thcm at timos
upon their knucklos, wl.on their xeul for tho ona-
ptovmont Of tho weapon had rcoachcd the point
Of utter Indifference to tho object aimed ut.
Who plail nay all tho risks tllnt woro run TINT
day by officers or lnen from friendly Hllota III
tl,at nll-concoaling luBh2 Whateyor danger
there may hayo boon from shots from tho foe
WIS at Ioast magntled in aecmtng tonfod by
the incesBant tiriug OF tho lloussaas It vas inl
possible to Judge whetAor tho Ashantoos Ind
boon driven buck or not, but at lougtl, at all
events, 1t WAS evident tlcy lad yieluod some.
what.
Wien 1t length Oapt. Draokenbury and Capt.
Chagter1a wore able, on tho cessation Of tho
, 1873-12-26
RAFFERTY,.


reporter subsequently, tried to talk with him but
was received coldly.
FATHER GAVIN pnrNos GOOD NEWS.
At 8 o'clock q dlapatch was brought TO tho Jail
for BhorlG Dartlotl, mud Immediately afterwards
Father Gavin cnmo In md askod to 800 nafforty.
Ho was ushorod into Tho corridor, mud whispered
go,nothing To tho murderer md then can1o out
As le loft tho door, tito TRIBUNE reporter askel
him. in n, respectful mannor, how nafrcrty folt.
Mq replied IN , sneppiHh way. saying; !;
ue was equally curt to tho othcr renortorB
RAFFERTY, NE1o1cEo.
Subsequently n Mr; togart; ,, brohmakor Of
mother, and Bald lo gleased tho "old man felt
80 bnd that Ae couldn't como up. Then lie
laughed, mud was in such good l,unlor that Mr.,
Logart thought TINT ho must hare heard eomo-
Futher Gavin lind told linn, but tho erraud Of
tho priest was to inform him TINT a euporsedoas
had been granted. aud ho Tns to have another
tYial.
Tho dispatch roforred to was aa follows:
saprraocs III Iafferty's ordered by three Jutg.
f. H. aMALL.
Mr.. Smafl would not have sent such mcsnage
unless tho Supreme Court Ind intorfored. THO
fact Goon became known in tho town, and Sigh
OF roliof was uttered by many.
There Ind bcen no excitolnont, tho people mp
peariug TO ake very litt|o interest In tho con-
te,nncd man. No one hero lad exertod himself
to influence tho Governor in llafforty'a favor, the
gonora1 opinion hoing that ho deserved to lo
hanged. Some folt grioyed TINT an execution
was to take placo, ana enid tint Chicago should
keep her m,1rdercrs within l1er own limits.
othors thought tho hanging would havo a good
effect, aud deter nlurt1ereys from applying for a
change Of venue to Lako County.
NArFEnTY's FATHER ARRIVES.
Rafforty's father camo up on the o'clock
train, arriving ut Wnukcgan ut Gao. Ho brought
tho s,pcrscdons and tho Supreme Court Clerks
cortifcato and Rafferty, was Informed Of tho fact
Mt O'Clock. Iio was not surprised aud did not
express himself rs thankful His father con-
vorsed with him nh hour, and ho has boon in
huoyant apirita all tho ovoninE. The writ ia re-
turpabo at tho September torn, 187i
TIE nnlDoEronT loEs.
It was reported at tho Ccntlnl Police Station
Inst hight that a largo crowd Of Rafrcrty'g
Bridgeport friends, not having heard OF Ills
good-lucl had started for Waukogan in wagons,
with tho intention Of taking him out Of tho tail
during the night. While it Was known by the
police 1ero that stay OF proceedings had boen
grnntcd, dispatch was nevertheless sent to the
Tailor warning him Of the reported attempt to
take tho criminal out Of his bands.
, 1873-12-26

Wishing hin, aucccss. adding in poatscrIpt,
"Don't forget to bring back somo 1al,." / saw
Don 1'ofro's reply: AZ won't forget tho ilslce.
my good frend."' Nor did ho Tho l;mporor'ss
1inhoH nro now In tho Cambridge Museum. Wlon
family woro always prosolt. and ut tho cIono thoy
all gathered rou,id lin to warmly thank him Tor
the instruction lc Ind given than,. nm snto
TINT when tho Aad nowA Of Ills dcat hroachcs Dla
I'll, not only Don podro, but worry many Of Ills
brance, will 10 found among tho aincore mourn
etH who iphnbit evory quarter Of tho Blnbo
wllero tue namo Of AgaBsiz has m iinperishablo
rcfIown. J. @.
, 1873-12-26

Mortimer. It can bo Ind by applying at tho
oillco Of tho Sanitary Superintendent, In tho
City Hall.
The Judges and clorlts At the Last olootion will
receive their pay in about wook. Ono OF tl,s
doputtos Of tho County Clerk Ii making out tho
necessary cortiiloateB, OF whioh thoro ure 1,6u0,
Tllen they will hayo to DO signed by tho Treasur-
or md rogistored, d bnBinoss wLioli will talo
several days.
Yesterday afternoon u boy natncd srnrlcrs,
who lived at No. 81 Finnell street, waa run ovor
BY tho cars at Thirty-iirst street, and instant!y
killed. 1Io was gotting of the car whom his
ooat oanRht, a.u lie was thrown nndor tho
wheols. Tho body WAS takon to tho boy'e homo,
and tho Corouer notified.
, 1873-12-26
Ecnrfnl Leap of IL F0unE Woman
from the Etftfl Story 0f u Etact0ry.

From N0 H0lflNt0Fc 4 atcr3fAfI, Dec, u.
On Saturday lust, shortly after noon, a lnas,
pasuing iii Wow OF tile powhatan COTTON Fac-
tory, ut powI,atan, Baltimore County, WAS hor-
riliod ut HeoinE u young woman, AppoHr ut
window OF tho fifth story Of tint lofty building,
Of tl,is story receding somo distance from tho
line Ut tho lover stories, tho unfortunate wo-
man first struck tho slopiug roof, and then
making Hoyoral bounds pitched forward sheer
over tho oavcs Of tho factory, md plunged
down sxty-tlyo tout to tho groll,,tl, where she
struck upon her feot with supl force as to drive
the hools OF her ahoes aono inchoa into tho firm
, 1873-12-26

and absolutely, and to tho oyo tho whole pro-
HontH a ra!scd appoaranco, yet to pasa tho hand
ovor tho surface 1t is perfectly smooth, mud al
intact. Tho 1nnn ia migratory in its l,ablta and
Zoos from city to city, md those with mcoicnl
schools Of celebrity ARC most ATTRACTIVE to him
30 it il not Impossible that o1lr medical colleges
may yet bo favored with llis proaonco. mid truly
1t Is wonderful Hight to 800 and most intcrost-
Ing to a medical student mixing apccialty OF
dorinatology. Uns L. Y. II,
, 1873-12-26
LOCAL ITEMS.

Tho alarm of fro from lo1 "a ut 7 o'clock last
oyouing was false.
1Ienry Harmon and August solatrer wore ar
rested yesterday afternoon for boating Martin
Brhoerer In eaoon at No. 10l East Polk street.
A pocket-hook wns found yesterday. supposed,
from papcrH III IT, to belong to a lllss Bridget
, 1873-12-26

Think Of fnttoning hogs on Mgs! The San
Diego (Cal.) World advises groater cultivation
Of tho ilg-trce because tho food is 80 good Tor
1og-focd. An aero of figs will fatten more hogs
tAan will an aero OF corn, antl 1t scoms all that is
necessary is to stick 4 ilg cutting down aud in
three or five months tho plant will bear fruit
three crops q year,-and in three years tho treo
attainB tho size OF 4 12-year old applo-treo. The
Baulo paper rays firm OF floney-raiaerH, tho ti1ot
year Of their cultivation Of bees, cleared 12 900
on tloir honey crop.
, 1873-12-26

"A Paris paper announces tint Meissonier's
weli-known picture, "TAe Three Friends" was
lost in tho Villo du Havro. It bud been en-
graved, and WIS exhibited in Paris in 1913 aud
ngan in 1864. It WAS insured.
, 1873-08-03
THE BAGGAGE-FlEND.

Twas feroe!ous baggnge-nhn, with Atlantoan back
And bieers on each arm pod III formidable stack.
That Piled his dsoad vocation beside railroad track.
Wildly hs tossed tho baggage round the platform horo
And crushed q nepght the trsu band-bo. wnerc'or 1t
Or stove tho "saratcgan uko tho i1neest egg-ahol.
On iron-clads, especially, he fell full ruthiess'y,
And eko the trunk derlbivsy called Cottage BY tho
And pulled, and hauled. and sAmmed, and jammoa tho
sane ylndict1ysly,
un ;Ess yasnng breach 'pp''r'' or fractures "0 or
Or strsps wero burst. or lids fell OF, or soma catas-
Crowned Ills aatanio 1c. or moved his tabolo gloo.
The passengers surveyed the wreck with diverse dis
And some vituporatcd him, and some maao loud
Dul wrath Or iamcntatson on him wero van1y spent.
To him theFe camo shambling man, ead-eyed and
Bearing N humble carpot-bag with acanty stur
And untP a. Sa aereo 'ass'se"'n he 'pas' with uv
"ushold this scanty carpct-bagi atartcd month
"wit. dozen sa1.tos. trunks, hat-bo1, and port
but bnggage.neu along the route have brought mo
down thus low
Do careful with this carpot.bag kind sIr, said ho to
him,
The taggago.man received It with smile extremely
grim, , ...... ..-
And soitly wat1od Arother may 60 ont 10 swim n
Then icrcey jumped upon that bag, in wild, sardon!c
spleen,
And into countless fragmeuta fl0W-to hls profound
chngrin--
For that lank bag contained pint Of ntroglyeerinaf
Tho stranger heavcd gentle Sigh and a.roted his
qulyoring chin, -..-
And then ho wInksd with one aad eye, and sad, With
sntlo ssrcno,
"Ths stun to check baggage-mAn is ulsro-gycee-
iuoi"
-Ffank C7ips IN tn 1u9alo Courier.
, 1873-08-03

attitude OF womon alo obtains no peculiar
rights ahe slakcs on no olaiua slIo does hut
gain the position and the powor which enable
her to discharge tho duties which tleyolye upon
her, Foremost amongst those duties ia tho OBJ
legation to 1uaintain her eocint place. 6ha likes
the obligation it costs her no effort to dis
charge it; and, In most cases, she would annoy
and diBnppoint her husband If sho neglected it.
So they 20 about together and amuso thoal-
solves, rs right and proper thing to do;
TITS ONE OF THE onJEc7a
for which thoy o.ro married..
In iinlita H,,ch IN thasa II nan acarea7v In ar-
loced that thu bnhit nf aocia1 ;ntarcn,rao Irl,lv
ieyolopod thouch It ho in Frame: nonstitutea =
danrer far i1ome noace' T1,aro ara cToSds of
mnrrsd noonln thare who nnyar atnn Mt homo.
whose Ife ts almost exoll,siyoiv wv rn,ssed viii,
otLors .: but II thoy nil Ike Il thnro a no harm
in tiat: It Ia only wI,en mn sJo IL i;acontanta1
with the practice whilo tic nthnr ,gi1lfuily con-
tinmes II. that It xrows fnto m obataeIo.' Thip
caao axieta hf coursa hnt n !. are. r1nst
Trancbnon and woman j,ko socictv y tn 1nrch for
either Of tholn to shrink away from t. T.
This conytant contact with othor nooplo
haa' howoyer. tho inconvoniance ~ nrovokins
vnnities and anvies. md conaennopt1v ~ n''
~r,n,s, ,n.s-,, s.,s'a, ~ srn,,,:a
nho~. ,;oa ara,a "pM1H H. ~ ~ 1nrESss ,,.,o
itos a', ~ snd oa.y aottoua op1eutso,
IN n mnrro o Il esnno m a.I aaia y
, 1873-08-03


find full satisfaction iu most French marriages.
tho affections aro ontentod-fanily dutien are
atteutively and eyon eagerly performed d-homo
ia decorated, no fur as tho purse allows, with tho
but thoro il little culture Of tho intelligence, and
tho pleasures which that culture is capable Of
producing in marriage arc relatively unknown.
Even III the country reading does not aasumo
Of the day; there is moro Of it than in tho
towns, but not enough to justify tho statement
that it constitutes au element Of lilo. As there.
is less society in tho chateau and the village
than in tho centres Of population, wives have to
them to pass their hours. Homo cares absorb o
considerable portion of their timo Visits to the
sick and poor, which fow women Of
employ aeo 5eaang uSaa gs0m E rsps bs.
Tho Reuue des Deu1 Mondes, or the Correspond
ant, according to the opinions Of tue louse, and
translations Of = fow Engllsh novels, constitute
tho habitual limit of felnalo study. With all
thoir i,ventivonosB, tho French have not discoy-
ered that roalng iB not only tho most natural,
but also tho moat useful Of homo occupations;
10, as q rulo, thoir marriages do without T;
There ID ono more point toglanoo ut. What la
tho influence OF
on married lifo in Franco. and how doea marriage
influence tue practice Of rel!gion7 The solution
OF such question depends on personal opinion
In every caao, but 1t iB not, perhaps, impossible
to give proxisnately correct reply to 1t M q
whole. Ali french children begin by faith;
many OF tho girls preserve 1t, most Of tho boys
abandon it. ii varying degscos on both sdes
Tho result ia, that when man aud woman
como together IN marriage, tho woman froquont-
" believes, tho man habitually docs not. They
Therefore protty ofton. start in liio
with tolerabiy complete divergence on
gravo subject, which, il they thought
aliko upon it, would Borve, on tho
contrary, to create further tie botwoon them
But there IL abundant evidence to show that this
divergence exercises but Huall eiIoct on tho aeu-
timoata Of vito md husband towards each
othor, and even that tho divergence itsclf is
often more apparent than real. II wo apply to
tho bottor sort Of women for information, NO
nro generally informed that their husbands loaYo
them alono, do not interfere with their dis
charge Of thoir religious duties, and ovon. III
certain casos, accompany thorn to church AZ Q
u,ntter OF proproty. In the olucatod olaHaes 1t
il raro to meet with mon who nro
actively hostile to religion. Many OF thom
Guy that they regard 1t as worn-out means Of
civilization, as an unnecessary complication, a.
a bar to progroaH but, wl,atovor thoy may say
III words, scarooly any OF them 20 boysnd raa-
giyo intlineronco In aots. No simpler or more
conclusive proof Of this can be adduced ttaR the
fact that ono hardly ovor BooB father, whatc7er
bs tho iutonhisy Of hia ylcws, prevent Ills aon
, 1873-08-03

have iost I'LL right to throw stoned at othors.
Wo are uuabio to iudgo oursolyos On s,,ch sui.
iect; wo must submit to tho verdict Of lockers
On /; aud very painful ono it IL for US to sup-
mort.
But II the French aro loBs attaokablo than va
arc on this olo1uout Of tho workinga-out Of mar
riago, they aro open in another direction to o
founded i1nputatlon, to which alluBion has boen
already maao, and which IL almoat gravor still.
because itB application, instead OF he!ng e1cop-
rnopuoE soAnoslx Any onlsplrs.
Here discussion III nkeless hero differences Of
The New York herald., 1873-09-26

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ss sss s ss:sss;
iSs ssna %'rSs sps:sss
betWesn he White marble aud blue marble proposed
The stone must be uniform In co,or and texture Of
great aarss pSsssessSns ss sSs the capacity OF working
Each proposal ior material Inut be accompanied BY
% % s n% 1""s Sns saS sS es S
viii III sa.s g s Tas sSS %
II II. ?: s % bes ea with the
ne that he bidder Will Sys and petsr% tss
Zoe n such amount approve Sy ,hs
ncadnE y G TSagsa vsd @ ss sna SpSpS S
them security for the faithful performance OF the con
rna plans togesr with scHsan; , ,Ss Of
ss s SSap hs%r. ~ Is and
every information necessary 70 mli understanding Of
f is s%s x.fT s' ' S the right
fsS % s q e.. s. q sT o
the Erection Of PUBLIC pgdns PhnsffsHsp President
PnAycIs De HAEs JAsvIrn, Secretary.
DRoPosAIs FOR THE CONsrRUCrIoH or FIRE
Alarm Telegraph i" the cities Of Washington and
o''or %.s9s,,9s SH.sD q sg,s.s sss, MoTss rs. o.
sn the pISpHsS's i sy o. oeos.r
: .l HanT 'sS
s;s n s"e
hs e the D.t'c 0, ; TSlr% y.
spec and mainly in accordance with diagram
both which be seen ard will be explained ~ room
NO. II, Columbia Buildings.
The system 10 be furnished shall he In every respect
eauai 10 the In that. the success
MI will he required 10 enter into good and
Bids must bc accompanied BY penal bond @ Legally
eertfed in the Of hve thousand o. 0U dollars
that ibc bidder viii accept aud perform the contract Il
awarded him
PAYMENT will be made when the whole work shat
have been CONNECTED and accepted hy tse Board :"
proper working order.
The contractor shall keep the system in good WORKING
twenty (aO ccntum Of the amount contracted fcr VII
be retained until the end OF the said two ~ year a.
guarantee therefor. -. -.
dorse Proposas for Construction CT Fire Alarm loe
| graph" and addressed to - ,uyr.,,c
Vice resdent Board OF Public Works