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New-York tribune., 1874-05-16

That extraordinary fraud or remarkable antiquity,
Che Cardiff Giant has turned mp again. The Boston
Herald having stated that the aforesaid Giant had
been sold in New-Orleans for the insignificant sum
OF s. the proprietor of the Giant has brought an
action to recover considerable damages. He says
chat the Giant has not been sold in New Orleans or
anywhere else for IS or any other mOnev-that he Is
now and has long been IN Ftchburg, Mass.-that he
s. worth S50OOO-that he Is Mt fraud, but colos
cal monolith'-that purchaser for S3l0O0 scared by
this newspaper article, has backed Out-that he the
proprietor of the aforesaid Giant has thus suffered
great loss trouble, cost damage and general both
Grafton. We trust that this Will come to trial
and will be thoroughly tried. 1t cannot be denied
that q great many learned and intelligent people
believed the Giant, and it VIII be satisfactory 10
have his pretensions to antiquity passed upon by
fury. If the case only takes proper tuTn and the
right witnesses summoned il viii be not only an
entertaining but instructive one. so We beg thai
a. may 20 on.
New-York tribune., 1874-05-16
CALIFORNIA MINING STOCKS.

SAY vpRAvc7o. Nsy lj-miaiay SharesMirket s laei RAr
nond BIZ 2f Viiy lOis Opltr Sob uecier rDLE
Oy.ruaa 2ii ssyage 20 y Could Cgy, u s CfoNa Poa'
L,
New-York tribune., 1874-05-16
5usrial Ncrrfs

Croton Iudsop, vth sne rrer
hnru.hei 2stoY COffAuB = h -,
mi rn, t,nt. ,n yegsf.beS co.'s nor" A'
one nj iron station hour snd 'sen. ~ ~ ''''
seconds private family only Ken 'g ,ItGS 10 s,o,.,t
Po.r.Onice MAILS FoA stEops @ sf @e sssa
. ~ Mss 10 1874 VII close A. as ounce As S,cas
uu.rs l., M WEDNESDAY 20 II on THURS
DAl A. IL . a. n '11 U" ~ r. l. JAMEs P n.
------- NapoIeon's Cabinet
CHAMPAGNE
the pures ani most delicate.
ROJCnB Fills Co.
Sole Agents, No 81 Beaverst
-r,, -chnrz,s RuIogy ON Charles sumner iehsefeS "a
,o A,ri 20 published fall. together with the u'oacs - S"a
~ senators boswell rhuuaa ,ai aeps'ea'aa'. 1n~i IN
Tas TRIBUNE EXTRA No IL Puc per 'asf e'pf p'sipAa
se.s,. - coyles or 70 ecss. tseaJ aye ooPes or ST.
.tn.r rug <GIDGAG hes Y.sS
New-York tribune., 1874-05-16

sugniar Dream.-On Tuesday last gentleman bad |r'res
Dr. CoLrors IN the Cooper osHe ana 90 'A"s
exclaimed thought 10 heaven sure
New-York tribune., 1874-05-16

Ladies suffering Rupture iu'aiY rei,vf iai soes
rpr bv ta- tLAsric rRUss G,3 Broaws Prye Rooms bir
Metal prng, ron aagepa h'ar 'pons p- l' "''A
New-York tribune., 1874-05-16

Cancer Cured without the Knife Pain, By Praf L
NJ CoslSs NJ. D., l43 East Tsenty-aTth-st
New-York tribune., 1874-05-16

1a 2d g. ii6. 5,h. sih 7,h 9Th. 9.h. To:Al
Ad,aae....q 2 Q Q . . Q 0-5
r-,r NJ, Bnrcck Of Mutual Time Of game, Aoar 40
,,,nn,s, Rms esrnel-Boson. / Atlantic, l.
New-York tribune., 1874-05-16
THE LEXINGTON MEETING.

LEXINGTON, Ky, May 15.-COntinued fine
weather and the prospect for exciting sport attracted
large crowd 10 the Association Co to-day The first
the Citizens stake for three year-od. $50 ca eh
p p, $3.50 added two and oneeighth miles, for which
there II AMI starters. Big Fellow won
the race by length. The following Is the sum mary:
New-York tribune., 1874-05-16

Ruptured Persons DR. SIBERIAN A. a. aer tea
Park. row anl Ann-s., opposite Astor House.
New-York tribune., 1874-05-16

There Is already little dssension among the
Grangers. Some of the embattled farmers want
~ know where all the money goes which is PAID
Into the Grange treasures There are 1900 Oranges
h Is urged IN existence, with average OF % mem
bers each, and 10000 it is estimated, have been
paid In initiation fees and dues. What has become
OF all this cashf Who is enriching himself by has
grangership !" are questions which the curious are
beginning TO ask. Its not point upon which we
can Qye any information. Perhaps the estimates
are too high and possibly the Oranges are too much
. bk1 sgUpeT-ciubs
New-York tribune., 1874-05-16

CoIstons ch Big Fellow. by Wir Dance.
Hap-rs b. C. Excel by tndorser.
McGraiIs Aaron Pennington, By TpperlrY.
Ss-eSs br e. Pat Dolsn BY
McugIes b. C. warrior. by War
Dixon Wilmelssb Lagrange by Versailles. .........O
Time 800.
The following is a summary Of the second race
Acibbons c T.. b. Aseroi
Bsi1rl D. :, By Uncle Va.
Time, la
New-York tribune., 1874-05-16

In the beginning of the Joint Communion discus
sion the Rev DR.. r. r. Booth of the University
place Presbyterian Church addressed a letter TO
THE TRIBUNE which called out numerous replies
The correspondence occupied far more space in our
columns than was at all anticipated; a space ac-
corded with difficulty and only because of our desire
% give both sides a fair hearing. 1t has happened
that the Episcopal side Of the question has been
more fully presented than the Presbyterian view.
At last. however, were reluctantly compelled by
the exgencies of space to close our columns TO the
discussion Dr. Booth has sent us reply to the ar
suments of his opponents, which we yanly tried fol
como weeks to make room for. The interest IN The
subject having meantime died out, we were al last
reluctantly compelled TO return the letter ms ex
nlan,tion !. due alike 10 Dr. Booth and our readers
a. there has been no lack of Willingness on the par
OF the Doctor 10 reply 70 the attacks which his argu
nents had evoked.
New-York tribune., 1874-05-16

That = very talented fountain in the City Hall
Park between the City Hall and the Post Office. 1t
a not a moist institution to be sure, but jt stands
there under the and looks pretty and gares and
suggests water and makes every body feel thirsty and
hot and uncomfortable and does a great deal Of
business in that way At intervals during the past
two OF three years there have come about it little
gangs Of persons with pickaxes and shOyels, who
have dug holes and trenches around 1t in kind Of
promiscuous way and then, after several thousand
people have come up and looked in and wondered
what they were doing they have filed mp the holes
and gone away. Occasionally additions have been
made 20 it in the shape Of side lights Sometimes
people have hung around and hammered at II for
two days at a time. Great numbers of people with
q talent for sedentary pursuits have occupied the
benches around it day after day watching for the
water TO begin 10 squirt Olce in a while sed-
entary person goes to sleep looking at it; seden-
Sary persons have been known sometimes 10 get up
IN weary way and go across the street to sOlace
themselves with mild decoctions of gin and water
ayhile they waited. and one who had watched it
with signs Of inpatience several weeks arose from
ais bench. went up 10 the basin, calmly threw IL a
cigar stump went away, and never came back. 1t
IS one OF the most ornamental institutions in the
Park. 1t great pity, though TO leave it out
nights Some n ght there viii come up rain and it
VIII got wet.
New-York tribune., 1874-05-16
Tine, 2.3jla 2:34a 2:32h 232la
LAsT DAY OF TILE MYSTIC PARK RACES.

BosroS, May 15.-The Spring meeting at
Mystic Park closed to-day. The attendance was very
large. There races the programme. both OF
which were well contested. The following the
mares:
New-York tribune., 1874-05-16

Al Notices Of Marriages must be Endorsed U'A fau
~ ne and address.
New-York tribune., 1874-05-16


Perhaps it is hardly fair, after all, 30 hurry Mr..
Richardson It's not improbable that he may be
hacking his things to 90, at the present moment.
although for that matter he has been packing and
unpaoking that carpet bag ever since he came into
Office. According 10 the gossips he has been per
Detualy handing IN his resignation 10 the President
who uniformly declined II, and who, Just as the
Secretary had settled down again, dazzled his
ewes and confused his intellect with the offer Oh
some lofty OF lowly positions, all Of which Mr. hlch-
ardson impartially refused. generally turning up
about three days after with brand new resignation
But now il Is hinted that the offer and resignation
are 10 come together and that the President always
aDxiors that Mr. Richardson should be well pro-
vided for is only waiting for him to determine what
he would like TO have. If we understand the sltua-
tion it is about this The President was perfectly
willing to recognize Mr.Richardson as Governor of
Arkansas. the only obstacle being that he had no
:n his name though there plenty in his bonnet
out he took too long TO make up his mind, and BaX-
scr was taken as the next best man; now the Secre-
farv can be admitted To the Senate from Louisiana
q there would be no difficulty IN getting certIh-
cate from Gov. Kellogg a sufficient number OF
kilograms from Acknowledgement Williams; or he
can be made COmmIndant of the Marine Corps,
a post for which his experience in telling
shings TO the marines in Treasury statements would
admirably qualify him; OF he can 90 10 the 81 James
10 Berlin, OF TO Vienna each of the crowned heads
there situated being eager to learn the fve-dolar
system of finance from It's author himself II he
prefers queter post than any Of these, he can have
Registership in Bankruptcy, though putting people
snto bankruptcy more IL his line than taking them
out. Either this or the postmastership in his ma
tive town. or the privilege Of running against Gen
Butler next Fall, If he should be a candidate or
Cor him if he shouldn't, are equally at his disposal
And then there are plenty Of elegant triles TO be
had in the way of a Secretaryship of Legation,
nomination for the Presidency an appointment As
Justice of the Peace, Judge of the Court of Claims
Indian or Pension Agent. or Civil Service Commits
eioner. SO that MI Richardson's perplexity is not
unnatural. he is really suffering from an embar
Tassment of prospective riches.
New-York tribune., 1874-05-16
BARON HENRI DE TRIQUETI.
DANIEL FRENCH.

Daniel French, one or New-f forkS on resi-
dents died last Wednesday at the advanced age OF 30
ME- French served as g soldier n the war Of 1872 Fifty
years ago he presided over school in this city, and
many gentlemen whose names are now prominent IN
commercial life we're among his pupils For many yoars
Mr French 4 member or the Assoclltloh TOT I'm.
rhe condition OF the Poor, aud at the time OF
gis 1h was Chairman OF the Advisory Committee OF
lie Sinth ward The funeral will take place az II i M
toda ro the .to residence OF tAe deceased. No 2j3
W. fI.tt~fa rlf hit
New-York tribune., 1874-05-16
fEsrERDArs JOURSEI

Toial number u miles saike.i, J6I.
Total number OF lours, - lj.3I.
Average tune per mile. lJ.IA
Notwithstanding the great c
day and Yesterday. he has yet
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-10-15
THE GREAT S1Lr IAKE

A Salt Lake City letterto the Chicago blt---
Ocean says.
tsThere seems to be general impression
among strangers that the city Of Salt Lake Is
located on the margin Of the great Salt Lake,
and the tourist on his arrival here Is surprised
and disappointed to find that It is not The
popular visiting place on the lake Is what Is
called Black Rock, lying directly west twenty
miles distant from this city, on the old over
land mail road going toward California. Il Is
most interesting spot to visit, and It Is very
strange that out Of the many who travel across
the continent, DESTROYS Of seeing everything Of
interest, there are so few who viii take the
time and trouble to see this most wonderful
and beautiful sheet of water. The ssze Of the
lake is about eight miles from east to west,
and about one hundred miles from north to
south. It Is the great reservoir for all the
waters that empty into the surrounding val
leys. without any known outlet, except what
the gentle rays Of the summer sun draws up
to the cloudy strata of the heavens The
water is exceedingly salty, more so than any
body Of water in the world, aud its buoyancy
is fully 100 per cent. more than that of the
ocean. In the crudest manner the MOrmOns
make pail Of salt from three pals Of water,
and the bouyaney is very perceptible in bath
ng, when the ordinary swimmer finds he can
float as easily and securely as walking on tho
sure and irm-sst earth. Sinking Is impos-
sible. The water IN the lake is gradually RS
ing, and some estimates have put it at ten
inches each year; but no means have been
taken to measure It until about two months
since, when granite monument was erected
at Black Rock, q short distance from the shore.
"The lake as q thing Of beauty is almost un-
surpassed. The water at times is Of the deep
est green at others Of the purest blue; and,
varying from the shallow to the deep water,
from the lightest to the darkest shades, and at
all times like the grand old ocean. The sea
gull and the pelican scale just overhead, rid
ing gracefully the waves upon It's smooth or
rolling surface.
"When the sky Is cloudy, and the air dark
with heavy storm clouds, you look across the
lake at the widest part, and II viii remind you
CT old Atlantic as you may have seen Il from
the Jersey coast. Il was about the middle Of
September when Mr.. McCundy, of New York,
and the writer saw the lake when q gale was
rolling in the breakers on the shore not unlike
the waves at Long Branch, when the winds are
blowing gales from the east. When the winds
are stin and the summer sunshine is resting
quietly upon It 1t Is Ike q mirror, with It's
Islands rising up from it quite abruptly, seYe-
raj thousand feet, clothed with Yerdure, max
ing, indeed, lovely sight"
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-10-15
gatiuuaI gpnbIifan
DA F0ors PAIyTIEG OF rHs LASr



SUPPER.
The Last Supper Of LEONARDO da Vinci, IS Il
Is, is thus described BY correspondents Of the
Areadiaa, writing from Milan: stopped to
see the "Cenaeolo," or tsLast Supper, 2 By
LEONARDO da Yinci, at Santa Maria dele Grazie.
the other day. In justice to the present mu-
nicipal authorities l found that they have
really done great deal toward preserving It,
and it Is now covered with glass. They sen
photographs Of it the size Of the original.
which is-as Of course you are aWare-verT
large, What apicture It is Notwithstanding
all its misfortuues-and It has been grisvOuslT
Injured by time and BY having parts Of Il NJ
painted oyer-itfs stfl greatest picture IN the
world, Raphael's 'eTranshg uration" alone ex-
eepted The siLast Supper" occupies one end
Of an apartment which was formerly the 70
fectory Of a Dominican convent. Il IL now
preserved as q kind Of museum, and every
preeaution has been taken to prevent the entry
of damp, or the further taking OF OF parts Of
the coloring. Obi that these precautions had
been undertaken two hundred years ago; then
we should have had, instead Of grand ruin.
the most perfect Of pictures.
This glorious work Of art was Commenced by
order Of the Duke Ludovico Il Moro, In 1923,
and LEONARDO da Vinci took over sixteen years
to finish It. The head Of the Saviour was never
completed, because the painter declared him
self incompetent to realize what he conceived
In his mind was the real beauty of the cOunte-
nance Of the Son of God. And yet this unfin-
ished head is now the finest part of the whole
work. having been the least retOuched. Lion
ardo painted this fresco with new process,
and to this, doubtless, Il owes great deal ct
its ruin. The ground is plaster imDresnated
with mastic or pitch, melted il BY means Of =
hot iron. This ground he covered with 3
species Of printing, composed of a mixture Of
whitehead and some earthly eOlOrs, which took
fine polish, but from which the oil eolors
faxed OF. The wall on which il Is executed
was badly built, and susceptible of injury from
damp. In 1900 the refeetOry was flooded. The
vicinity to the kitchen smoked the painting,
which exhibited at very early period symp-
toms Of decay, so that writer in 1880 declared
1t was difficult to discover the subject
In ITO a terrible misfortune overcame il
when an indifferent artist, named Mazza,
painted it all over, with view, he said, Of res
tOration. The year 1895 saw Napoleon SC
Milan, and be gave orders for the refectofy 70
be exempted from military occupation, but,
unhappily, he was disobeyed, and il was con
Terted into hay magazine. In 1907 Prince
Eugene, then Yieeroy Of Rally, caused the
place to be repaired, and everything done to
preserve the painting, but, notwithstanding
all possible contriyanees suggested both BY
science and art, much fear this is the last
generation which viii behold its beauties--
beauties even yet transcendent in their ire
parable decay.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-10-15
pY t. wonmLEY,


TRUSTEES SALE or VALUABLE PROP
EkTY. IMPROVED WITH A THREE.STURY
BRICK HOUSE, ON FIFTH. STREET EAST.
BhTMEEN A AND STREETS SOUTH. AT
BY virtue Of deed OF trust to Daniel L. EATON
and myself, doied March -, A. ID. 49,, and duly
rcorded in Liber No. 6i, folio 81, one OF the land
records for Washington county, District Of Uolum-
Dia- and at the request or the party thereby Sc
cured. / the surviving Trustee. will sell, IN
mont OF the premises. on ) TURDAl. October
~ ls71, at 4;s0p. m. the Following described real
estate. Etuatefn tie city Of WASHINGTON. ID. c.. 10
city OF Washington. ID. c. and being all that part
Of iot numberer thirteen. C2. in square numbered
eight huudi ed ana eighteen, ISIS. coniuined within
the following metes and bounds. Beg Inning for the
same point seventeen and one half "a ~ feet
Irom the southeast corner or lot No. - and
thence running north seventeen and one half no
feet: thence west TO The rear line OF said lot thence
south seventeen aud one half (i7izl feet, and
thence easf 10 the place OF beg lnliing.
Trims; Eight hrndred d0ilar1- with intere c a.
ten per cent. per from January -. 1871. and
expense OF sale in each; haisnce NJ six and twelve
months, for Wfirh tile notes Of the purchaser,
bearing Interest from the DAY or sale, aud secured
by = deed " trust On the properly sold, must De
given. A deposit Of two hundred dollars win b.
required or the purchaser 1t the slime of sale. All
conFeyauciuF a. the expense q purchaser. n
amer sale he trustee reserves TIE rleht % resell
the property a The risk and cost % the dcfiutiul
purehaser, after I'VE days, nofl-e in come on or
more ncuef apfrs published N WaelInglont ID. G.
GEORGE ". eTiCItEEl.
SURF vlae Trrtt'c.
TT. WO1NLtl.
oct-aA0 Auciloneer.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-10-15
RY JOSEPH +. KELLEY,
ID Real Estate Agent and Auctioneer,
Office, No. 9o2 Eighth street northwest.


GUARDIAN SALE OF VALUABLE UNIAI-
PROVED REAL ESTATE ON / STREET,
BETMEEN EIGHTEENTH AND NINE
TENTH STREETS NORTHWEST. AOJOIN-
ING THE RESIDENCE OF MARSHAL
BROWN, AT AUCTION.
BY virtue Of an order Of the Supreme Court Of the
District OF Columbia, holding Court OF Probate
business, ratified by decree In equity Of said
preme Court, the sth day OF October 1874. equity
guardian of Mary g. McSherry and James ..
MeSherry, viii offer for sale at public auction
TO the highest bidder, on MONDAY, the 18th day
of October, A. ID. 1874 at O'Clock D. m, IN front
OF the premises, all the right, title interest and
estate Of the said minOrs-the same being undi-
part OF lot OF land lying and being in the city or
Washington, District Of Columbia, the same being
the west part Of Original lot numbered two, q in
square numbered one hundred and six, (iUd. said
part Of said lot having frOat OF Thirty () feet
street, and running bsck seventy (TJ) feet the
and place the rem lining one third in said prop
city viii be sold, giving the purchaser the whole
Terms Of sale: One third Of the purchase money
to be paid in cash, and the residue In two equal
stsllments. payable at nine and eighteen months
his promissory notes, bearng interest from day OF
sale, the purchaser TO receive deed and execute
deed OF rust 10 secure said notes AdepOsit OF 500
is required Immediately after the property Is sold.
ConYeyancing at cost OF the purch 1ser. And II the
purchaser falls TO comply with the terms Of sale
within seven days alter day Of sale, tue said prop
erty may be resOld at the risk and cost OF the de-
faulting purchaser by giving ten (0) days notice OF
such resale in THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN, news
paper, published in said city.
oc14-d JOS. +. KELLEY. Auetioneer.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-10-15
DY EDWIN J. SWEET,
II Real Estate Broker and Auctioneer,
No. 5il Seventh street, opposite u s Post ONCE.
DYR.HM ARNER.

Federal Building, corner Seventh and = sts. N. w.
TRUSTEES, SALE OF SQUARE OF GROUND,
NO. 5g7, SITUATED BETWEEN n AND N
STREETS SOUTH AND SECOND STREET
WEST AND CANAL STREET, AT AUCTION.
BY virtue OF a deed OF trust, dated May ., AID.
1870 duly recorded IN Liber No.6l5, folio 3, OF
the land records for Washington county, In the
District OF Columbia. and At the request OF the
pary secured thereby, We viii sell At public auc-
ton, In 'front.' Of the premises, on MONDAY, OetO-
Der - 1874, at 40 p. M, the following described
real estate, situate In the city OF aahngt Dis
t1ct OF Columbia, to wit: all Of square Numbered
i've hupdred and ninety-seven, OIL containing
eighty-one thousand six hundred and seventy-nTe
tSl,675) square feet.
Terms; One-half cash, balance at six and twelve
months, for which the notes Of the purchaser,
bearing interest from the day OF sale and secured
by deed Of trust on the property sold, will be
taken. A deposit OF 800 VIII be required on the
day Of saes All conveyancing At purchasers cost.
fterms Of sale are not complied with in seven days
ater sale, the trustees reserve the right TO resell
the property at the risk and cost OF he defAultng
purchaser. alter i've days advertisement in some
one Or more 1ewspapers published in the city Of
"''---H HiLIET KILBoURN, r.,.,..,
JAMES NJ. LATTA. tIuseees'
o.,--IvEnTEds - l. OOAD s y. sis.s
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-10-15


enth street, Star Once Building.
ADMINISTRATORS SALE OF THE ENTIRE
EFFECTS OF THE MAKSTON HOUSE, COM
PkIsING FIFTY ROOMS, AT AUCTION.
On MONDAY AND TUESDAY MORNINGS.
october 10 and %. commencing at 10 O'Clock, shall
sell the entire effects OF the arstOn house, south
east corner o. Fifteenth street and New York ave-
nue, opposite the United States Treasury Depart
ment- one Of the best locations in the city for q
hrst-elass BOardine-house. The Furniture is all
Erst-class. consisting Of
Solid Black Walnut Marble-top Chamber Suites,
Ok and Painted Marble-top and Plain Chamber
Sets.
Fine Hair Mattresses, Feather Pillows and Boil
stPrs,
Zine Brussels, Three-ply and Ingram Carpets
Window H4ngings, Stair Carpets and OIL Cloths,
Together with general assortment OF hne Furni-
tnre to be found In hrst-class house.
Terms. One hundred dollars cash; over that sum
credit OF thirty and sixty days, with satisfactorily
Endorsed paper.
N. B.-1he above effects can be purchased Is an
entirety up to the day Of salr. at private sale.
A. p. MARSTON. Adminisfr ttor.
LATIMER & CLEARLY,
cc7-d&ds AuctiOneers.