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The only thing Of interest a. ths Custom
aouse yesterday was the visit which District
Attorney Bangs paid the Government officials in
hs morning. On this OCCASION he met nearly
ii the gentlemen connected with the severa
departments, bur the object Of his call was
1.se}y to fozn their acquaintance, and to have
friendly, sociablc chat. It is the prevailing i'm
reasinn among the officials that this diatHct
nov has An attorney who Il q talented lawyer
nd quiet but determined man, Who will see
thu no loopnole OF escape is left to
Dealers in the " crooked" He will have
adns opportunity to distinguish himself in the
Prosecution Of the whisky cases. ss there will be
so'ns Of the best legal talent a1rnFed On tho op.
Wase ssde that can be secured in this part Of
lie eountrT. While the work Of preparation
xN necessarily consume some Of Mr.. Bangs
Sae, thers is ever probability that the trials
nA come up on the l1th OF Jsnua1y, although it
34 been tumored4 and is quite natural, that the
ee'eose Ell endearor to delay the trials as long
poeaib[e, With view to postponing the inves-
eesecn until public opinion shall have died out
H. Bangs has not vet received his commits
eon but it is expected daily Upon its receipt
oPon the duties OF the Office. Until the COM
t1i a,saou Il received, no further steps will be
wen by the Government, but when tho docu-
aso; a'1iyes it is not improbable that council
" M viii be held between the District At
sane7, Gen. Webster, and Col. Matthew'S, and
isos'amme drawn up. the execution Of which
cause sor1ow in the breasts OF the wicked
M. Raner was at the Palmer House untl Last
<. s'ealnR, when he accepted the invitation OF
a' aas hnends to stay with them at their resi-
aeoca On the Nost Side He will remain IN Tho
~ to-day, and, II his commission should arrive
;.toosroE ~ morning, will probably take posses-
.S Ta q the Office At orce. Il not. he will prob
~ ~ 4eaEe for 14con tomorrow afternoon. and
'''afa to this city when his commission ARRIVES.
, 1875-12-19

1fCNt|t3fO O0.
rYHIILE DION AND GARNER.


Considerable discussion has arisen over the
fact that Cyrille Dion has forfeited the Delaney
championship medal to GARNER without con-
test or attempt to defend it. In letter to the
6poytsman Dion thus explains bis action. After
recitiug how the medal passed from one plaver
to another until it was finally won by himself,
Nr. Dion says:
l. do not think that GARNER acted properly in the
yiguaux case, or in allowing the medal 10 hpse to
Maurice DAILY without struggle, after having maaa
such point Of getting it from the original holder
GARNER has before and since shat time expressed his
iutsution Of declining match-pl2yng. both through
the presg and in couyersuhou. But no sooner do
win the medal in . match game from Day than he Ut
once comes to the front with challenge GARNER
wanted to be champion, why did he not defend It
aauinst Maurice Daly instead Of rcsgninE 1t without
struggle OF do did, play and absolutely WIN it in
declining to defend the Delaney medal agsiast Gar
ner und 1t ia 1ot from 2ny idea TINT an not capable
OF beatug linn, for IN the tournament proved myself
the better caan.
Perhaps Mr.. Ghrnier's reason for "coming to
the front with challenge 30 soon after Dlon's
SUCCESS Was because ha wished to prove his su-
re.ior;ty as q player. In the late tournament
AIr. Dion did not defeat Mr. Galuier, although
ho did win from every other player. IL all pro-
yious tournaments Mr. Dion stood but sorry
shoE With GARNER, and his claim Of superiority
is rot we'll established. He should not have de-
cIined an opportunity Of proving himself the
better man TWAS doubtless to decide this very
question that induced GARNER to publish his
challenge Tor tho medal.
, 1875-12-19

Sree;at DispateA to The Chicago 1Sfbuzr-
mens died here to-day. The deceased Was a
brother of Col. John Dement,, and was fayora-
bly known to all the early settlers IN the North
west, having settled here eome forty years ago.
He was also largely interested in Chicago real
estate, and owned several Thousand acres In this
(Lee) county. The funeral takes place Tuesday
ne1t.
, 1875-12-19

RUNNING RACES At NEW oRIEANa.
New ORLEANS, dec. l8.-At the Louisiana
Jockey Club meeting, fourth and last day, the
weather was clear and cool, attendance fair, and
uack heavy from Thursday nights rain.
The frst race, Howard stakes for 2-year-olds,
s25 entrance, play or pay, with $500 added. sec
oud horse 800. third $50, / mile, was won by
Aalmistlc, Mediator second, Secola third. bea:
Jug Charley Rowett, Harry Edwards Crab Or
chard, Ashby, and Amanda Warren. Time, 1853.
Crab Orchard led II the start and until entat1nR
the bone stretch, whero he was colared By Nal
mistic, who non by q neck- In the pool Scotia
and Malmistic sold at 800, Mediator, $50, Grab
Orchard and Ashby. el05, and The field. $50.
The second race, for ! consolation purse OF
$500, for beaten horses first, s225 second,
$50 third, 325, mile, WAS Won by klburn.
Puss Broduax second, Jennie Rowett third.
beating Laura, Carrie Fish, Falmouth, Port
Leonard, Stampede. and Mollie B. Time 1:52H.
Kilbuzn led at the start, and Won by three
lengths. In the pools sold on the track Klbura
sold at Se5 Pnss RzodnA1, 941 Jennie RoTett,
SIS the field, $50.
The third race, club purse OF $1,000, all ages,
first ho1ae $500. 4-mile heats. resulted As fol-
lows
George Graham.
Col N6dgan. '9st"
Pompeys Pillar. .o1et
1.1'00'' Tine -s:oi a:sa
In tha pools Harper sold at $500; Graham,
s11o kslissn @ es2; Gt o1n10r'' $50 Falmouth and
Ar1EA18 DECIDED.
Hxv To1&a Dee. 18.-The Boted tf Ap2ss1s os
, 1875-12-19
GRANGERS.



. asszQl Dfspatch to The Chicago 7t.oun<.
!, es4AfA1ox, I'll, Dec 18.-Ihe 1nirois State
s0ge practically dniehed it's labors last even
hessrs- Armstrong. Foster, Gry, and An
~ 'n we're elected "a the Executive COMMITTEES
.' eaoers, with the exception OF the Master,
ae u installed last evening. Mr.. Forssthe
...' Summoned from home to be installed
~: e,oEmnE, sickness in the family preventing
~ ..a .eodioE the regular sesson- There were
ha.;ns ;aonona OF any importance presented, the
a,a.ns: ss OF The Grange seeming to centre in the
o6cese. "'N''''~'-' ~
~ sute humber of manufacturers OF 1nachine-
IL W. IMPLEMENTS were prsseut and bustonholed
S,,sa aanennetz natz between seas1ons. The office OF
49, s. smcaasinE Agent xAs abolished, it having
q no oy d1pexlence that 1t In not practicable
naes.ss aesssessate tbs busness Ut purchaaiug the
~ IT, tof shs me1nb>x4 III over ths SEATS tn
~8as q ons psssan4 In fsob ths Agent
, 1875-12-19


Friday last the Prairie Club had = pleasant
meeting at the Dexter Park grounds to settle
tho possession of three very handsome prizes OF
ailyerware and bronzes- The dieagreeable char
actor Of the day prevented largo attendance,
aad only ten members ente1ed. They were
handicapped by Messrs. johnson. White, and
Felton,, and tho party then proceeded to shoot At
fifteen birds per man, handicap distance and so
yards boundary The result WAS as follows:
johnson tG yards. .1sWells "a yards).. ...13
Kern 26 yn1ds) rs yards>. 10
Williams {25 yards}.. Mllgan (25 yards
FELTON, {o6 yards} rs yaras,.
White rs ya1ds.-.. .1lfF4tch (26 yards.
Some other members shot part Of their birds
and then withdrew. Mr. G. E. Felton's excellent
score Of Is straight tooE first prize and the sec
ond aud third went to Mess1s. johnson and Wells.
THE GUN CLUB.
Fourteen members OF the Gun Club enjoyed
a shoot at Tom Stasg's grounds Friday for the
diamond chsllenga bad ge winch had been re-
signed by Greene Smith, the last holder. The
conditions were fifteen birds from five traps. 50
yards rise, three minutes to gather. Only four
Of the party finished their scores, as follows:
Maft1n Ains'!
Auff1u - htte't
nI1co -. he'.
" A41eE SO AAo'1
This awarded the badge to Mr. Brce. After
the Club shoot had been finished 8 couple Of in
terestipg sweepstakes were shot aud the party
, 1875-12-19
DIA3ONDS. JE WELRY. &c.

DONT FORGETi Goods are extremely
low, and GILES, BRO. T. CO. are Offering
an immense Wholesa1e stock OF Fine Goods
Prices.
, 1875-12-19

Rabbi, of Peoria, win deliver bis celehEstsd 1reurs
a The Talnud, the ancient Hebrew Iter.turs 10
Fti1fcs and Literary Beauties. sunday evening" Dec
ID At TX O'Clock At Central Hail. northeast cornar d
Ysbash w. and Twenty-aecond-st Admission 23 ct1.3
, 1875-12-19

TIE PIGEONS At DEXTER PARK.
Mention has been made receutiy OF move
nent to oust Mr. William Wachter from the gu
perintendency and care Of the extensive pigeon
coops at Dexter Park, whore there are at present
about 3. 500 domessicated birds, or doves as they
are commonly called. aud some 1000 or :, 200
wild pigeons. The supervision of this extensive
collection involves the exercise in no small de-
gree of patience, skill, watchfulness, and q nico
knowledge of the habits and neeis OF the feath-
cred boarders, whose appetltes are difficult and
e1acting. and for whose health and comfort the
most thorough sanitary regulations are requl,
site None but sportsnen Know how essential
it Is that the birds Kept on hand
for trsp-shooting should be we'll cared
for, and how quickly tho effects Of
ignorance or slovenl1ness are visible. Hitherto
no fault has teen found with the management
of tho birds in the Dexter Park coops, and the
shooting clubs using the admirable grounds and
couveniences provided By Col Mansur have had
no occasion to desire q change in any respect
OF course the movement to ouBt 1lr. hachter
from the charge Of the pigeon-coops ia in the
interest of An individual, and not Of the clubs.
A recent visltssof inspection by party OF un-
biased gentlemen, including several reprosenta-
uves Of the press estab1iahed beyond question
the fact that the pigeons are in excellent hands.
The ooops are models OF cleanliness and con-
venient arrangements, and the result is visible at
glance in the clean. pure, tine plumage Of the
birds, which are in perfect feather. They are IS
fat. sleek, and strong as any trap-shooter could
wish to see brought upon the field in IN i'm
portant match-in short, % fine q lot Of birds
a5 ever we're seen.
ANNOUNCEMENT.
Tuesday the second part OF the home-and-
home match between selected tens Of the Chi
cago and Detroit Gun Clubs will be shot 1t
Dexter Park, the conditions being Twenty-Five
birds per nun.
, 1875-12-19
4 FEMALE WAIKTB.


the Ohio Valley and Lake region, rising barom-
eter, colder northwest winds. cloudy or partly
cloudy weather.
LOCAL OBSERVATION.
CHICAGO, Dec. Is.
, 1875-12-19
Liberalization OF a French Officer.

A Paris dispatch to the London Daily Ns,os
dated Nov. 20 savs: THE military deerada-
ton OF Lieut.. Maurin, Who has been sentenced
to ten years penal servitude for nine robberies,
oua Of which waa aggravated by house-breskng,
took place on Saturday at Tonlon. The convict
is deecribed as a tall, fneIy-built handsome
man OF rs. His military antecedents are
h1ghly honorable. He Was promoted from
the ranks for lis heroic conduct at Woerth and
Wiasembourg, but he seems to have been ~
thieyish as magpie, stealing money, trinkete,
spoons, forks, pipes, spu&fbo1es, and cigars
Whenever he had an opportunity, and hording
them in his quarters Before the trial he twice
attemptad to escape from Forts Care and
I,amaroue md dislocated bis ankle in jumping
from wall Being unable to walk, he was car
lied into the barrack-ystd for degradation 4
he ree1ment. his comrades were most painfully
affected ~ his sword wss broken. No private
offered to kick him, but when handed over to
the civi authorities, tho RtodArnes after ALP
ps5tua"
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Selett poetm,
OCTOBER.

-
n..,h.y,s blushlng sun has chased away
Tse modes. Dian, ever cold and shy;
,,,a ,be bright PROMISE Of iaulsless day
lASp
TD,n swaying trees the dropping nuts we hear:
pod apples glow upon the orchard ground;
Tn. paths are strewn with brilliant leaves tho sere
"h'''' N'
S,,, boar frost falls upon world OF green,
Ana A vast wealth ofYaried oolon crowd
Tho rnead. the forest, every Autumn scene,
n,,gb,sning towards sunset like the evening cloud
Il, ,hs frssh breeze the graceful willows stir,
,pA cranes IN purple festoons grace the vines:
wbile from each rustic fence the gossamer
FLOATS on the sweet breath Of the singing pines.
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a,r;,o 4. nioh, l., han s,en nnon ~
wo;oh;,n go :. a., 49, II 80.
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s;,a,o on..o 80 -, :. - a. -
T. roou, !, vii, = u,.,.,.,,, = ~,
=. ,,;,h - ~. r., i. ~. A.
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think you could take II by force2 Here
is something that shoots FIVE times. Go.
ing, are your Very well, don't think
you will be molested, If you will leave this
part Of the country and never return 10 II.
II is barely possible that the estate of
Philip Merwin may really owe you four
thousand dollars. If so, l advise you not
to try aud collect the debt, US such an at
tempt would land you in the penitentiary.
Good night, Mr., Campbell, and farewell. /"
What is IL? What does this mean9"
asked Clara, as Mr.. Pierce, rubbing his
hands and smiling, hustled about to fll
his pipe.
=" Are you so dull, my child? Why,
the fellow is a swindler, and has been
found out. | guessed as much when |
first heard of the affair, and was sure of
ii when you told me his name. You will
soon be able to pay me my two hundred
and then we will straighten up matters.
Thank you, Mary, you are very kind to
give me light"
/" Don't you mean to punish him ?"
asked Mary.
:" It would hardly pay. We could put
him in the pcnitentiary, but you might
lose four thousand dollars by the job.
By trying for forty thousand he has lost
the four that may have been justly bis
due. He will be far from here by NOR
ming, / have no doubt, and good radiance
to him. All this is comfortable.
know that feel better, and l hope you
do"
The girls were sure that great weight
had been lifted from their minds and
hearts. Alexander Campbell, alias Bell,
decamped, and Abner Pierce stayed
week with the orphans, during which time
he arranged all their affairs satisfactorily
and won their lasting gratitude and love.
How can we ever thank you for all
you have done for US ?" said Clara, when
he was about to leave.
1t was for your mothers sake, my
child. And for her sake, il | can ever help
you, all | have is at your service
Abner Pierce has made visits to the
orphans frequently since the event above
narrated, and they have always had cor
dial welcome for "ma's old beau"
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How the RN

The transformations in
butterfly are so evident than
school-boy may try the expei
observe the truth Of II for himsl
the rust the objects are so very Sd
The changes can only be seen by /
eyes of skilled observers, aided by Il
powers of the microscope. Begi
with the spores Of the mature rust-p
as seen in the black stains on the
stubble Of any grain-feld, Il win be fod
that when the warm and moist days
spring come these spores germinate, pr,
ducing in a few days a short stem bearins
a crop Of other spores Of very much small
Ter size. To avoid confusion, these must
be called by their scientific name, sporidia,
while the parent spores are the teieutospores.
The sporidia have never been seen or made
10 grow upon the grain; but when they
find their way to the leaves Of barberry
bush, they soon begin to terminate and
make themselves manifest on the under
surface Of the leaves in what are com
monty known as 'cluster cups The
interior of these pretty little cups is close
ly packed with spores of still different
kind, styled the iecidium spores. These
will not grow upon the barberry, but when
they fall upon blade or stalk of grain,
they soon produce the yellow rusty cover
ing so often seen as the grain is begin.
ming to ripen, and caused by a multitude
Of uredo spores. Later 10 the season this
uredo state produces the final, perfect
teleutospOres, thus completing the circuit
Of life in this little rustplant Long be-
fore this rust was discovered to be plant,
farmers had noticed that there was close
relation between it and the barberry, and
at present the latter is being rapidly des-
troyed with good results, though 1t can
scarcely be expected that the rust-plant
will thereby become extinct, as probably
the ecidium state grows on other than the
barberry, though not yet discovered else
where. This is an excellent illustration OF
polymorphtm, so common among fungi,
aud it also answers well to show the vast
number Of spores these microscopic plants
produce. The teleutospore usually bears
from five TO ten sporidia, and allowing that
only one Of these finds the barberry leaf,
there may be from one to fifty cluster cups
as the result In our case suppose only
one, and a low estimate for its contents
would be 100000 ecidium spores, and If
only one in thousand finds a place on
the grain-stalk, and each brings forth its
$50, 900 fold, there would be under such
circumstances 62,50O,OOO spores from the
single one with which we started. Taking
the same teleutospore, and supposing every
spore in all the stages found its place to
fill it, the result would be / ,562, SOC, 0O0,-
DOC, 100000 spores, which may be looked
upon as its true descendants for the sea-
son. Or giving each inhabitant of the
globle his equal share of these reproduce
tive bodies, he would have nearly as many
as there are individuals in the whole hu-
man race. This may seem like very
large story about very small matter, but
it is not the only strange truth the micro
scope has revealed.-Scri5ner for October.
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AT certain towns in Switzerland rrap

At certain towns in Switzerland grapes
are grown solely as medicine, and the
vineyards are put to no other use In
stead Of drinking water, as at other pla-
ces, the patient is sent out to eat grapes,
and must pick them himself from the
vines. Where the doctor ordinarily in
structs the patient to drink so many glas-
ses Of water, he is here instructed to eat
just so many punches of grapes, and no
more. II is assumed to be dangerous TO
60 beyond the doctors prescription sim
gle grape. As strange as it may appear,
invalids experience the best of good effects
from the "rasin cure" or at least think
that they do, and 80 away very well salts
fed.
Another popular treatment Is found at
the mud baths Of Schwalbach and other
places, where the patients are immersed iu
soft black mud for some hours. Most Of
them have floating table before them
upon which they keep books, cigars, or
refreshments, according to the taste Of
the patients After remaining two or
three hours in the mud one is washed of
with hose pipe and put into tepid bath.
The operation is continued the next morn
ing, and is repeated until the patient il
cured or tired
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One of the most wonderful cities in the
world is Bankok, the capital Of Siam. On
either side Of the wide, majestic stream,
moOred in regular streets and alleys ex-
tending as far as the eye can reach, are
upwards Of seventy thousand neat little
houses, each house floating on a compac,
raft Of bamboos; and the whole interme-
diate space Of the river is one dense mass
Of ships, junks and boats Of every couceiy-
able shape, color and size.
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Ancient Jewelry.

A writer thus describes some Ancient
Italian Jewelry Close to the celebra-
ted fountain of the Aqua Trevi-to which
visitors 80 to drink in accordance with an
old superstition to the effect that whoever
drinks at that fountain viii assuredly re-
turn to Rome-the stranger win see the
name of Castellani over a peculiarly
painted doorway and entrance. They,
together with the entirety Of the staircase
by which the artists studio is reached, are
colored in imitation of the ornamentation
of the old Etruscan walls and of those of
which we have so many examples still
remaining at Pompeii. The Studio" on
the first floor, is, as l have said, to all
intents and n opposes shop, and any casual
purchaser viii be served with very special
courtesy, encountering no difficulty save
from the vast variety of objects, all almost
equally tempting, submitted to his choice.
And the. very first coup doll win show the
least skilled that the brilliant display Of
objects beneath his eyes is wholly unlike
any display of jewelry which he ever saw
before. The fact is that for some genera
tons past French taste has governed the
world in this respect. And this style of
work and Of taste Signor Castellani holds
to be altogether and irredeemably barbar-
GUS and yulgar--an opinion in which it
may be safely predicted the great ma
jority Of his visitors will agree with
him when they have seen what he has
to show them, and have heard his criti-
cisms on the work in question. II would
be totally impossible for the most unin-
structed eye not to be struck by the
generic difference between the show Of
jewelry which Signor Castellani places
before him and similar exhibitions Of the
jewelry which he had seen elsewhere. All
the articles which he sees before him,
diadems, necklaces, bracelets, brooches,
pendants for the ears, rings, lockets, are
accurate and conscientious copies from the
forms and methods Of workmanship that
were known--not exclusively in Italy, but
in the Mediterranean--from 1000 to 5000
years ago, and who shall say how much
more7 Gold, and in some cases precious
stones, though the material may be, the
workmanship, the human fancy, skill an6
abor which have been expended on
material constitute the greater part
value Of the completed article, / \
to the category Of personal ornu
They consist Of articles In gold
in bronze, in amber, In ivory, 4
even In clay. II Is not witt
ment Of the keenest curiosi
that we and that these wo,
to artists belonging to
people whose very name
strikingly superior
those Of the Etrpsa
be seen in such
Of Europe.
the
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There have just been discovered in a
house in Great Peter street, London, a
sideboard, bookcase, and an iron chest,
which were made by Peter the Great When
he was living as workman in England
and which arc said to have remained there
and as he left them in 1903. They have
now become, from having been considered
rather as lumber, the property Of Russian
pobleman-Grcgoire TschertkoiF--who in.
tends presenting them to the Emperor Of
Russia, in order that they may be placed
among other relics Of Peter the Great, a,
Moscow.
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thttOn' N STONE Drehk8
near the guano beds, he said, -
evident for what purpose the sad
used. He sailed to another island
miles away, and there he found the aduI-
iteration even worse; SO he came home
without any load
"a few years ago" said an old farmer
to Times reporter yesterday, nwe could
not SOW more than two hundred pounds Of
guano TO the acre, for il would make the
grain SO heavy and thick that it would
break and tangle. But now man can
SOW half a ton to the acre, and he don't
get much better crop than If he didn't
SOW any at all. It's all owing to the
authorization. I bought hundred and
fifty dollars worth Of guano last year, and
it didn't do me hundred and fifty cents
worth Of good. This year il seems to be
worse than ever, and | think its getting
poorer every year. Last yesrthey charged
eighty dollars a ton, in gold, for it. This
spring they made great fuss about re-
ducing the price, and now We buy It for
ffty.fve dollars ton, in currency. But
il has been reduced in quantity ten times
as much as in price. We farmers lose
not only what We pay for the worthless
sand, but we lose the value Of the crops
that We would raise If we used good ferti-
lizers. --Phi7adelphia Times, Sept. IS.