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Operations in lilo Now York Stock Exchange
1ast year in twenty-soven Of tie chief stocks,
amounted to fifty millions Of nharos valued at
nearly double tho bonded debt of the United
States. The Pacific nlail was the fayorito foot
ball for epoculatora, it having boon
bought and sold to nfty-five timos
tho amount Of ita capital atocls. West
orn Union stock was turned oyor 2011
times Northwestern common, 81 times Union
Pacific, Ii times; Lake shoro 81 timca; Eric
common, 8}s timea; Ohio l. MiHsissippi con,-
mon was turned oyor about once in oyery two
weeks. Now York Central, onco as mercurinl as
any, Inns now sunk into comparatively stoady
stock, standing seventh in tho ranks Of epccula-
tim
, 1873-01-11

In opposing tho proposal in tho House to
incronso tho appropriation for the Bureau
OF Education, Mr.. Book, Of Kontuchy, nasBod
tho figures of our National receipts and
expenditures for tho laBt seyon yoars in such a
way rs to produce startling totals. In that
timo, If his figures are correct, tho people have
paid in customs duties and informal royonuo
taxoa ncarly s3,o00,0o0,o0o. This, with tho ro-
coipts from tho sales Of atoroa, and from tho
Post Office and informal Royonuo Department,
raised tho amount received by tho Treasury to
80, ,4o2 25se,252. About one-eghtll of this immense
Sum, or s427, ,3o6, ,541 has COMO to tho reduction
Of the National do'bt, lowing s2,o75, ,13oo11, or
$425, 1887 yoar, to bo accounted for.
, 1873-01-11
CONTENTS OF To.DAY's TRIBUNE.

FIRST pAGE-wnshington Novs, Proceedings in Con.
grcsn--Tho 14ao Louis Napoleon.
SECOND pAGE-Washiagton Lottor-Rudo md Swift
Justico-St- Paul Lnttor-hfr Resds Criminal Dill
-.{lonoral News 1tems-Nfrs. toncA On Household
ANaEs-1mporant from Bolivia.
THIRD pAGl-Tfo uydo ParktnH IT, tho Strengthening
Interost-Railroal Noua-The uanmnn Trial for
Atlegod Mall Robbory-A Cur!ous Souvenir Of tho
Missing Dnnkor Wlnston-Tho City in Bs!of--Rai1
rort Tlmo Table.
FOURTH pAGl1-ldltorials: Tho Pacific Railway Act
Of 1851; 1atlroads and Warehouses tho Iowa TroAa.
uEy--Curront Npwa 1tona.
FIFTH FAGls-1 1nliann Iottor- porsonaf--The Law
Corrss-Maskots by Observation-Disclosures
SIXTH rAGIi-hfonotnry and Commercial
SEVENTH pAGE-Ti.e Eric Cannl: Extracts from tho
Message Of Governor Dix, Of Now York-lIurod
Into Gorgo-Niurdor and Sulcido-MothodIst
Preachers OF Now York Discuss tho Question Of
Etornal Damnaton-Smn1l Advertisements: Ncai
EEtnte, For Sale, To 1sont, Want'd Boarding. etu.
EIGHTH pAGE-Stato Lceislatures-Foroign Nows-
miscellaneous kilograms.
, 1873-01-11
THE IOWA TREASURER.

The most pitiab1o circumstance attending tho
recent dofalcation Of tho State Troasurer of
Iowa is tho obligation which large number Of
tho Republican papora Of that State assumo to
rest upon tllom, Of denying, apologizing, OK
cuaing, and ovon juatifyiug tho act. Tho officer
In question was Treasurer Of tho State, and as
such under bonds for tho Rafo keeping Of tho
public money. Ho was also Treasurer Of tho
Agricultural College funds, which by some re-
marAablo proceeding were deposited with him
without any security. Tho fact seems to be
genoraly conceded TINT the Troasuror used
tho State funds, just as public Treaa-
uvors 10 in many other placon, to mako COMO
thing out Of thom III addition to his logal
salary, Whether tho money WAS 1oaned out or
invested in businoBs, or nsod In speculatiug in
stocks, or gold, Or othorwiee is not known. But
o largo sum was lost. Another Treasurer was
elected, and accounting day WIS close at hand.
Tho Troasuror, in fow days, made rapid dia-
position Of his own property. On somo ho oxe-
cuted mortgages othor> pieces ho sold, and
othcra ho disposed of yariously. Finally, whom
$Ao ApH +AGAoAloA HAo ohQAA uo IGtHlFEu
from the old ono tho books and papers, and tic
full amount Of all the stato money tint ought to
bo in the Troaaury, There was no dcfa!cation,
doficit, anything inconsistent with his official
trust. Aa State Treasurer, he hud cloan bill of
health. But, instead Of thcro beiug d
dohoit in tho State Treasury, which would
havo boon aocurod by d bond, thoro WAS dotcit
in tho Agricultural College fund.-. conHidor-
able portion Of the pasty proas Of Iowa hnvo
beloved 1t to DO their duty, because tho late
Treasurer was Republican, to draw diBtino-
tfon between dcf|cit in the College fund and
deficit in tho State Treasury, and they express
doep sympathy for tho nlisfortuuoa Of tho gon-
tlonan who Ind taken and lost the College fund.
1tmay not bo susceptible of proof, but tho fact
is, probAbly, that as tho Treasurera bontlsmon
woro all good party mon, tho funla OF tho Agri-
cultural College woro used to mako good tho
deficit In the Treasury, anl tho College fund, to
mako which good there was nobody bound WAS
left to taAo caro- Of itsolf. There is no way In
which tho Republican party in Town can be made
responsible for tho misconduct Of a State ot1icor
bnt ono, and that 10 by apologzing for extonu-
atlng, Or juatifying tho act.
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Wyoming co mos forward with prompt pro-
Colorado or any other Territory. Tie Cheyenne
Leader recently printed noyon reasons wly
Wyoming should not DO pulled to pieces, which
may be briefly Btnted as follows: /. It would
bo breach OF good faith on tho part Of Con-
greaa to those who had invested thor capital in
tho Territory on the faith Of the net that thoy
should have Government OF their own 2. THAT
tho duty of tho Government to protect its citizens
must prohibit tho ACKNOWLEDGMENT, aa one
third Of tho oitizons would be virtually without
protection OF law Several towns, 1t is claimed,
would DO romittod back to Dakota, and tho in
habitanta would haro to travel about 1900 miles
to tho capital Of their Territory to tlud Court
exceeding In juriaaition that Of @ Court Of Pro-
bate. Q. Tho Torritorinl Government Of Wyo-
ming Is economical, tho tax being only mills
on tho dollar. It would, therefore, bo unjust
to attach the pooplo to other Territories and
compel them to assist in the payment Of debts
Which thoy had not helped to contract. 4. 1t
would destroy tho proHont communion Of intor-
este. Merchants would have to refuse to trade
with their present customers, Or to incur the risk
Of enforcing their collections in four soparatou-
risdictions. +. Tho old roign OF terror would bo
revived, as the people. Of tho present Territory
would DO so much isolated from tho various
courts OF Justice that they could only look to
Vigilance Committees for their protection. Q.
Tho people Of Wyoming arc now contentcd md
prosperous; tho towns aro all increasing rapidly
and making permanent and valuable improvo-
monts. 7. The same reasons that prompted tito
creation of tho Territory Of Wyoming o1ist to-
day. Tho principal of these reasons vas, that
thero was Il largo section OF tho country with {.
considerable population and important property
intorosts, which needed tho protection Of Il
Government.
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THE PACIFIC RAILWAY ACT OF 1904

Behind Cakes Amos' distribution Of Crodit
Mobi1ior stock "where 1t will do rls tho most
good, y stands tho great original fraud without
which tlero could havo boon no Credit A1obilior
congross, 1t will bo remembered, granted this
Company a compact bolt Of land oqual to ten
miloB wilo tho whole distance Of the road. It
alao granted them subsidy Of nnttonal bonds
Of $4,000 por milo for tho first 207 milos, of
432, 900 per milo for tho noxt GOO mios, and then
for the mountain region $4,000 per milo. A
stock company was organized witt, capital of
many millions of dollars, upon which por cont
cash was paid in. Subsequent disclosures Of
tho actual cost Of constructing and oquipping
the road show TINT tho Goyornmont subsidy Of
bonds was alone sufficient for TINT purpose.
But tho managers Of this corporation wero
not content with building tho roaa at tho cost of
tho nation, md having 10000 squire miles of
public land aa profit, 10, towards tho close Of
tho session Of Congress- in 1864, they presented
to Congress- bill which proposed to roloaBe tho
railway from tho Government mortgage, anl to
glyo tho Company authority to issue Its own
bonds, to an amount equal to tho Government
subsidy, aud to secure tho samo by first mort
gago upon tho road, ita franchises md its
property, tho Goyornmont to accept 4 second
mortgage. This bill Was urged upon tloir
Holemn declaration anl protostations that tho
road could not DO built with tho amount Of tho
Government subsidy. sonators and Ropro-
sontatives took upon Themselves, honcst]y or
otherwIso, tho responsibility Of declaring tint,
unloHa this extraordinary mcnH,ro was passed.,
the road could not 10 built. Whon tho bill COLI
timing thH groat fraud waa put upon It's pns-
Aago. in tho uouso OF Representatives, tho yoau
and naya woro called for by Aomo momber, but
tho House rofuuod to hare tho roll called, and
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rxnMH OF sunHcR1rrioN trAYAnlE IN ADVANCED.
r! ram Xxi * ...stH.81 SanlE1y c.Ey
.fars ol ycar at tho Rnlno rate.
To proycnt delay mud mIstakos 10 bro anh glyo Post
Cfice adtlsoss In full, including Bnto anil County.
Retttanccs may o rso other by draft oxpruas, Post
Oaico oEdor, Or In Registered ]cters nj our ssk.
TENMs clTY RuBaCn1IiEns.
JAtly, fleyeseh hunny excepted 26 cents pcs wock.
daily, dctsosUd snnny inci,ied u cnntA jar wook.
Ahdress THE TRIBUNE COMPANY.
C0rurr Madison aud Ncal botu. .ats., Chtcnno, Ill,
TRIBUNE Branch Of1co, No. 40 Wabash.av IN tho
noukstnra Of Messrs. Col,b, Andrews / Co., whoro
advertisements md subscriptions will bo rcec!vod and
will layo tho snme nttunion Al II left at tho Main
OtHce.
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nnmoa Of thoso WHO yotod for IT,
Whflo tli1s bill was pon1ing, md In anticipation
Of 1t, MossrH. Atnos, Durant, and others p,r-
ol'asod chartor granted by tho Legislature Of
PonnRy'vania, and under 1t organized tho Com
r9py known MS tho "Crctlit Moblior Of Amori-
ca'' Tho oftcors of this Company woro tho
aamo peraons who woro tito executive officers Of
tho Union Pacific Railroad Company; tho latter
acting Tor tho Railroal Company, nado I. con-
traot with tllomeclvea az officers Of tho Credit
Mobiior, by which tho Crodit Mobl1or under
took to bnild tho roa, receiving therefor all tho
bonds granted by tho United statos, oil tho
bonds issued by tho Company known rs first
mortgage bonds, all tho casl capital Of tho COM
pany, and all tho 1andB, receipts, and oarn-
inEH Of tho Company. Tic frat mortgage bonds
Of tho Company sold rapidly ut par;
tho proceeds thereof wns all TINT VIVA
noodcd to pay for constructing tho roati,
lowing tho Government subsidy, tho lands,
and tho capital, receipts, md earnings of tho
road In tho hands Of tho Credit Mobilior. Tho
not profit Of tho transaction may bc understood
from tho fact tlat tho nmount Of national bont}a
In tho hands Of tho Union Pacific Railway was
27,237,o 1000; first mortgage bonds, a27 ,237, 1000;
land grant bonds, 91o,ooo,oo0; income bonds,
s1o,ooo,oo0 total bonda issuod and sold, s74,-
474, 900; length Of road, 1852 miles; actual ox-
penaitnro for construction, $40, 900 per milo, or
total $40, ,s32, 600; nmount Of lands granted to
the Company, s12,o8o.oOo acros. OF this land
tho Company llaa sold 400, 900 acres, ut MI avor-
age price Of e4.29 per aero. Tho difference be-
twcon tho amount expended on tho road and
tho amount Of tho proceeds of the bonds Issued
was tho oxtcnt Of tho robbery committed
through tho agency Of the Credit Mobilior.
It will BIO aoen TINT none Of this wholesale
plundor could havo been porpotratod were 1t not
Tor tho arnendatory net OF Congross, changing
the Hen Of the Government from q frat to q Soc
ond mortgage, and allowing tho Company to is
sue first mortgage bonds and eoll thom. Hero
was tho beginning Of tho fraud. Tho Credit
hlobilior arrangement had boon planned and ma-
turod In advance 0ales Amos was member Of
Congress, and on tho Committee on Pacific
Railroads. It iH difficult, in tho light Of
oil that has Rinco transpirod, to under
atand how such an enormity as tho
Of tho first mortgage in fayor Of tho
Government, and tic authority to mako first
mortgage for the aano amount III favor Of nn-
other creditor, should have boen passed through
both Houses Iof Congross without some actual
showing Of tile probable cost Of tho road. Yot
1t was done.
There is another Committee appointed to in
vontigate not the moro question OF the bribery Of
nombora Of Congress in 1868, but tho ontito
history of the Pacific roads, and wo respectfully
commend to TINT Committee that they devote
Home attention to this supplementary act Of
1864. That was tho liconBo under which all tho
Subsequent acts were perpotratod. That WIS
Tho Congressional authorization Of the great
fraud, whoroby the country waa robbed Of over
thirty millions Of dollars
, 1873-01-11

Representatives, gratis. Tloy aro tlotoctod and
brought boforo MI investigating committee, and
thoy any, "'fo l'ad no intcntlon Of briblng thogo
gentlelneri, hut wo wanted tl.om to look into the
morlto Of tl'ia proposed limo, and 500 for ttom~
sevoa how much 1t would bonoflt tho country 10
havo 1t atartel, for oxporicnco haB taught us
that tlloro Ia no difficulty In Inducing mon to
look after thoir own property" Would this 1,o
bribery or would 1t not7 II yoa, tllon Ia oakos
Amoa convicted of bribery out Of Lis own
mouth,
, 1873-01-11

About 81 100000 will DO needed to mako tic
lllinois 1liyor navigablo to its mouth Among
othor waysof gotting ths sim, Ills Buggostotl Tint
tho stato appropriate s2oo,ooo md lovy tax of
four-tcnttu Of mill for four years, which
would yiold ssoo,ooo. Add to thia tito annual
canal royonue Of $4,000 for foar yoaro, and
got the appropriation Of 915o,o00 from Con-
grces for wllicl, 1t haa boon asked, an1 tho
necessary a, ,760 600 ia tho ensy total.
, 1873-01-11

Parla haa ReuAo tles Merveitlss Scientiaques
and IT MI ita artioloa arc III startling III rooont
contribution from the pon Of NJ. HarnoiH-Cou-
damno, 1t certainly haa good claims to tho title,
Ihis gentleman has discovered actual oyilonco
Of anow departure among tic human reco by
which nai lii eventually to talto to himself
wings and lily through tho mir. TIlo application
Of faith IN tho Darwnian theory Of tho Ho1action
Of apocloa to tho phenomenon that H. I[arnois-
Cosnla1nno doscriLog Is all that is necessary to
forocaAt an ostrioll-ll4o creature "a tho Coming
MISUNDERSTANDING Aalf-ayiug through thu
, 1873-01-11

Now thst Louis Napoleon III doad, the news
papers Of London aro writing Of him in strain
Of high praise. l. different tono Is taken by tho
Flats Unis Lan found among tho prominent
Fronchmon in New York no otAor feeling than
of indifference or disdain. La Messager, detor-
nainod to speak only good Of the dead, says that
tho ox-Emporor VAS q good comedian.
, 1873-01-11

In answer to tho Interpolation of members of
tho PruRsian Dict, who aHkol OH what pretoxt
tho Government prosecuted tho newspapers that
published tho papal allocution, the Minister OF
lhe interior replied yesterday that tho purpose
of tho proceedings WIS simply to ascertain
whether or not auch publication Of mattor cal
umniating tho country was loyal.
, 1873-01-11

Mr. Alloy says TINT Oal<os Amos is an honest
man, and that he ought to havc monument
erected for him. Wo agroo with Mr. ALLEY that
q monument ought to bo oreoted for Amos, mud
we think the best place for 1t would bo directly
III front Of tho Capitol. Tho mo1nbors Of Cou-
gross who had Crodit AIobl]ior stock would un-
dosbtcdly subscribe iberallyto orcot 1t. provided
it wore placed Slero they could 300 1t oyory day,
, 1873-01-11

Governor Baker, in his message TO the Indi-
ma Legislature, atatos the foreign dobt Of tho
stato to be 9744 ,93012, aud the domestic debt
s3,o05, ,90G.25. Tho expenses of tho State for
1878 will 10 S785, 1888, to moot which no RECON-
mouds q levy Of Is conts OIL tho $t00,
, 1873-01-11

Slate Attorney Reod'a bill for tho amendment
OF tho criminal code, to WHICH we have called
attention. waa brought boforo the Legialaturo
yesterday, togethcr with q bill similar to tAoae
lately introduoodin the Ohio and New York Legis-
ls!ures, providing TINT whes> manalayor seeks
,''oltes behind tlp plea Of inaanity he shall bo
, 1873-01-11

Six members Of tho Kellogg Senate withdrew
yesterday from that body, and announced TINT
hereafter thoy wore to DO considered ag Fu-
eiDniata
, 1873-01-11

Nr. John T. Early WIS nominated for
!hc Republican caucus, on tho second formal
ballot. Tho yotc stood: Early, 18; Short, o.;
Sanford, 2 Richarluon, 2 Hampton, l..
, 1873-01-11

EIXON's N'sANrH1THEATlsE-C Clinton street. bstwoon
Washington and Randolph. Engagement Of Mr..
md Mrs. a, Q. h1ilior Hidden llaud.n Afternoon
knd evening.
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TO.DAf'S AMuSE MENTS.

ACADEMY OF MUSIC Ha,sted sroot, south Of
MatlIson. Tho Bcgn!n11orsco English Opera Troupe.
afternoon. "Bohomlan Girl" Esouug, 'Trn Diavalo"
, 1873-01-11

AtfVTGKER'S TIIEATRE-1Iadton stroot, betwsou
E!Eto and Dearborn. Engagement of Miss Charlotte
Cushnan Henry V111." and ~ Simpson Co." AZ
tesnoun and ovenIng,
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lIOOLEY'S OPERA lIOUEE-Ranioiph street, be-
tween Glare and I-aSao. Now Comedy Company,
"Babea In tho Woods" Aftoruoon and evening.
, 1873-01-11

eottal Increase In tho nnnbor of Residences
Quo house accommodates nuslGor Of ,oh,iuu 70,
or residences. On Dec. L. 1871, tltoro wore
l4,478 houaea ,,god for dwelling pulposcH. and
those woto aubdividol Into t7s, 501 roailcncos OH
tho apartment plan, In which $40 000 pooplo lad
TO find living accommodations rs out stlov coul1
Taking tho relative ncrcauo OF lo.,Hos md popu-
lation. 2o3 rorAonB maut havo boon nn-
Rigned to ovory ho4so Tint 1saB been
erected dnring tho Inst five yoara. It Is not
difficult to perceive t1at thiH In a worry serious
btato OF things, Among tho natural results In.
boon MI enormous inorcaso III rents, In 1929,
1t was oatinlatcd that tho average ront ropra-
sontod only from IA to IL por cont Of tho aycrago
incomo, while 1t now amounts to 25 and so por
cent. Berlin was originally markcd out by
Frederick tho droat as largo city, md lo
caused tho city to bo mado without tho poop1o.
Originally unattractivo, 1t required worry largo
amount Of time to induce an Immigration In
proportion to tho housing accommodations, It
IS only within comparatively fow yoars TINT
Berlin haa Increased rapidly in population, and
tho eifoctB are such ~ llavo boon described, II
tho samo enterprise existed tllon tllat Is found
III Chicago, tl1o cauao for complaint would not DO
OF long Htanding, for Berlin has, like Chicago,
mn unlimited oxpanao Of loyol territory IN which
to oxtcnd tho city.
, 1873-01-11

The jury in tho Tweed case has boon CON-
plctcd. The trial bogins Monday.
, 1873-01-11

GLOBE Observation-Disclosures street. botwoeu Madt.
son and Washington. Dramatic and Musical Varieties
Afternoon and ovening.
, 1873-01-11

MYERS OPERA llousE-Monroo streot, between
State and Dcarburn. Arlington. Cotton Il Kolnbles
Minstrel and Burlosquo Troupe. Tho Black Pocket
nupk." WANTED: A Nurao." ''Potor Ppor." At.
ternoon aud oyouipg.
, 1873-01-11

A1KEN'5 TI1EATRIs-WAbnsh avenue, corner Of Cen
Hrc5. sroot. Engagement Of Joseph Proctor. "The
lied PocketDook." Aftdonooa aud evening.
, 1873-01-11

Mrs. Woodruff and Colonel Blood were cent
back to Ludlow stroot Jail, yesterday, in default
~ Ins1
, 1873-01-11

Tho excItomont which las beon reported from
Lime to timo as oxisting in Dar!n OIL account Of
tho great inilax Of strangers, and tho inadequate
uBo-accoulmot1ation, in proved to 10 natural
enough by tlao collsta md tho municipal statis-
tics which hayo just boon Issued, from 1867 to
1874 thoro were only 7s9 lew llousos eroctcd,
whi'o tho population had Increased 1G0,426 por-
sons. OF course, this docs not reproaeus tho
, 1873-01-11

The custom of petition must bo great boon
to tho people Of England. Ever since tho tino
Of tho throo tailora ,7ho announced themselves
as "Wo, tho People," all tra>loamon have resort
cd to the conao]ation of visiting their grievances
upon tho Government. Blr. Gladstone has fuBt
been obliged to listen to, though ho has not yot
hooded, most aorious complaint from tho Ereon-
grocers of England. As II tho 'larlships
Of corporation wero not lad enough,
tLolr sacrcd privilege Of whiting
Oh dinnor-parl!os In tull.dross, in housos where
the number OF domosIics fulla short, has been
lnvadod by tho messengers In Tho Public depart
ments. Tho Goyorn.uont IL called upon to ro-
dress thiH grievance, but the Ministers cannot
aoo tholr way clear to solution Of tho problem.
II the people who gyo dianor-partios l,ayo tho
poor taste to prefer department. messengers to
gruen~grocera, tho Government In ct q lous to
know how to corroet II: However. tho groom
grocora l'aYo potitio1ed, md tltIa circumstance
a!ono will rolIeyc their minds il 1t loou not help
tlior pockctn.
, 1873-01-11

imprisoned for d torn corresponding 10 tho
grade Of Lis crlrno.
, 1873-01-11

Tho illnoaH Of Mrs. Elizabeth Patterson. of
baltimore, tho vito Of Jerome Donaparto llap
rocallod sono Interesting events Of hor oarllor
hfo. Tie lady was tho roigning bo1o Of Bal-
tlmoro moro than seventy years ago, was mar
ROD In 1903, nnd, consequently, must DO at 1cnst
w yoara old. Whom Joromo Donapar:o went to
baltimore, ho was 30 deeply pn1itton with MiHa
Patterson that ho proposed at once, aud tlioir
marriage was celebrated by tho Catholic Bishop
OF tho diocoso. Napoleon was furious when ho
heard OF It, He was at that Incorporating to soizo
the throne Of Franco. md doarod to strengthen
his rulo by alliance with royal familioss of
other countries through tho narriago of M,
relatives. Under law passed. during his Con-
aulato, his consent was required for tho mar-
lia3o Of all tho mombcrs of the Donaparto
family. uot therefore, forbaao Joromo bring
Ing his vito into Franco, and she WIS loft in
England. Shonoyer aaw hor husband aftor this,
Tho Emperor declared tho marriage void, and
1t was not long aftor TINT jerome Vas
united to tho daughter of tho King OF
Wurtcmborg and placed on the lhrono Of
Westphalla. His first wifo returned to Dalti-
moro with her Bon, who Lad boon born in Eng
land, who has loft doscondant Of tho Bona
parties in the diroct line. Jerome Donaparto had
several children by his Bccond vito, two Of
whom aro living, and who figured prominently
in the days Of tho Second Emplro,-princo Ma
poleon and tho Princess Mathi1do.
, 1873-01-11

Saturday Morning, January II, 1873.