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Tho third entertainment under tho auspices OF
the Lnales' Lecture Association WAS tho read
ings OF Mrs. Foea, In tho Methodist Church,
Monday avoulng. She WAS greeted by goodly
audience. aud hor efforts gave evident satisfac-
tton. Two of her aoections were from Dickens
Viii Carlton'a "Gono with Handsome Man, !"
"Charge Of the Light Brigade" " Charlie Nc
CreA, aud other readings. gave the lady oppor-
tanaty to display qfito a varied talent.
The annual defamation contcBt between the
junior and sophomore classes Of tho University
for tho Mann prizes occurred Tuesday evoniug
A. the Presbyterian Church. Tho interest felt
BY the csizeus in the FREQ literary entertainments
furnished from time to timo by tho studonts
wss manifested by the immense concoutse by
which tho house was hlled to rBpletion some time
before tho appointed hour.
Tho two prizes, furnished through tho eener-
ostty Of Dr. 0. II. Mann, consist respectively OF
92O and $40 the frat being open to all tho COM
petitors, white the second can only DO awarded
to one who selects defamation OF tho forensic
style.
The Judges who ofl!ciated on this momcn.ous
OCCASION were Judge II. e. Miller, Joasph Clark
sou, Esd, ". M. Rayalond, Dr.. N. 8. DAVIS, and
Prof. Edwin Il. S!,rader. Some lttle time being
necoasary TOR dcllberation, the award will not bo
inside for several daYs.
The music furnished by Prof. dnsh VIVA ex-
eo1able. d.. Fowler presided, Divine blessing
being luyoked by tile liey. @. G. Eoyss. The
list u speakers and taoir Hubjects was a. lol-
lows soeno 10 tho senate" .. P. McCool,
II; "CEisnc lis own Detootor,"F F. H. Scott '7G
"Eniogy on Adams and Jefferson" A. W.
Mcphorson. rs; 1.-THE Face Against tho Pane"
aIiss N. A. Cowles IT; "1Ier0lsm Of tho pll-
grim Fathers" O. W. Thornton, TT; "Viclor
llu8os befensa Of his Son." q. ". Hudson, '76;
"Daciaration OF ltighta," r. I. knappen ~;
Tue Famine, Miss T.. e. Parks, III; "IIora-
thus at tho H.tdge," ?. NJ. Bristol. n; "Cata-
lines Dobhaco" i. II. Taylor, 70.
Tho two young iadtos acquitted themselves
very credttably. ThoIr selections wero Of tho
pathetic order, and consequently, Rayo them al
that style being peculiarly womanly. Among
tho gentlemen, 3lesBrs. hoott. Kuappen, bristol,
and Taylor had tue best delivery. and left rather
tho ulost favorable impression upon the audi
enee. The tfst prize was awarded to BLISS Parks,
aud the second 10 A1r. Scott, both juniors.
The great drawback to tue entertaiumout was
tho utter disregard to BeRsonsbio luutA, The
Faculty should 500 that those exercises are not
10 tedlous!y heightened out. Either cact, speak
o1'n time should be restricted, or there should be
At least four less contestants.
Tomorrow evening, in the same place, some
OF the Adasphic Literary 8oclety's best talent
will celeorate Llncoln's birthday by Grating on
topica suitable to such au occasion. Tho speak
ors arc gentleman OF ability, aud, i antnethlng
good IL not Forthcoming, they will belle thoir
Apollo Club, OF thls city.
Prof. Oliver Mascy returned from Wiloraham,
Mass, yesterday morning.
wAuKE9AH.
soms pasty q parties uuknoHn aSs credited
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native on wortblnaa hand had generally hc,+o,
begin BY raiAtttg Wl1en lie goca IN. or olae uobnv
will be likely 10 bolieyo In hIs pretended stron5,
hand. 'o"s
REtArIvE VALUE OF EANns IN THEIR ORDER. mr..
INNING WITH TIE nESr.
l. Sequence FIHsh-Whicli is acuuenca r.,
five cards. and all OF tho ean,n c1llt. VI
:, =, Fonrn-Whis!I II four of tho ilvo carilc NJ
tbs enne denomination. ~
8. Fnll-WAoh is Il ilant1 consisting OF t,,o,
carf!a of tho Fano denomination ni,l two Of Iitn'
wiEo oanal denomination. 'A''
!. NuHh-WAich Is all five cards Of Tim tnp.
Buit. 'Ao'0
&. 4 Sogucnce+~-Which ts all flvs cards not =,
the Aafllo nut hut fn sequence. fln co,nr,t;ns
tho value OF Ho1tlcnce, mn nee counts either a.
tho higliost or lowest card, that is, bclnw !.
Deuce or above kinE.l
Q. TI,rccs-Wblcl IN three cnrtla Of tho s.,,o
denomination, but tho other two OF different o 1a'
nominations from eac other.
Z. Two pairs.
3. Dle pair.
0. Whn. d band has neither Of the aboro H..
count is by tho cards Of hg,eat yAluo or demon. IN.
inaliut1. 'A4'
Wien parties oppoaea each hold pair II.
higleht patr wins. aud the Ha'nu when each party
holds threcs or fo1rs.
When each narty holds two pairs, tho highest
palr of tia two determines tho roiutvo value Of
tho hnuda.
yl.en eacl rasty holds peqnonce, tho hand
commencing with tlln highest cnr.l III gc,,uensa
wins: 30 also wl,ou two or mora parties hon
nnhhcs agninbt eacl other. O'a
That full counts highest of which tho thrc,
oards of tho sarno denomination are highest,
Tho two cards Of tho snne touorp,nalion i,n,.
only to cons:ituto tho full but do hot ail to Tin
valuo Of tho linnd. sA'
When hands Rre equal 80 fnr TINT Zach mart,
holds patr. or two pairs, Of exactly tho s.,nt
value, thon tho next highest card or cards ia
aacll hand m"Ht be compared with the next hieh,
est cnrd or cards III tho other hand to dete1ufn,
which wing.
III case of tho highest hhntls Is (which very sel.
Y,dod. N'
The mhn clements of SUCCESS In tho ram,
arc ~ good luck (2) good cards {3 ple,iy Of
check and az good temper.
Many experts rate thrccs IN relative yaus a'yoy. .
sequence, mi tho bcl.er opinion is that rcn;epcs
should rank frat, "a bolng In itsulf Of the cym-
pete hands,
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GENERAL NEWS,

The Illinois Central Railroad has decided to
put on their road an extra Hyde Park train on
and Aftor Monday next. The train leaves the
Central depot at 8:3s p. M, and returns At 10
o'clock p. ,n."
Complaints arc promulgated that Mr. Tostpr,
the nun In charge Of tho Iodgiug-houso on Union
etroet, in shs old police station exercises cruelty
in turning lod3sss out Into tile cold At the dawn
Of day and before they caa find shelter or en-
ploymcut.
A correspondent writes; evil cur worthy
Mayor euforce the ordinance in reference to
clearng tho Hnow from tho aldewAlks, aud will
llo zee that tho city sttends to the crossings
such IN sttentIon to duty on his part will give
work to maay. Will Colyln do 1t?
John Flynn yesterday tlled his bond with tho
County C!ork a. Justice OF tha Peace for tue
Town OF Lomont. to Which he was elected last
month by special election to I'LL vacancy occn-
Btonotl by tho rsBtguatioa II JOHN r. Derby. His
| surotios were Timothy O'Connell and Edwin
Wulkor.
Gen Liob, the County Clork will do we'll to In
vestlEato tho conduct Of William Young, bis
deputy IN tho County Court nnd, IL csrtaln
charges against hin arn true, 70 accept Lls resig-
nation. With tLo exception Of Young, the en-.
ploycs In tho County Clerk's oft1ro aro uniformly
trahtwnEthy and otticlene, but Young appears to
n,aao soot,. for soma ono who IL moro competent.
Among tho pleasant events In West Side
snulaty was tho marriage laat evening OF Alisg
Eill staEoy nnl Mr.. William siyycr, Jr. The
catcmony Was performed At the First Con8rega-
tonal HhHrci., tbs ltay. Mr. Goodwin officiating.
aecapt1on followed at tha residence Ut the
br!,lo'a paronts, at which the intlmAte friends
flad IN opportunity OF wishing the haupy phr q
Ileasant life 1ourney. They left 1t 0 O'Clock for
81. Louis Rnd tho South.
Astatomnnt appeared in Yesterdays TR1nusE
10 the ofact that tie Associated Press dispatch
| announcln. that the National Board Of Under
| writer's waB breaking up was wrong, Az tile
trouble was not with the National board, but tho
Local Ioar1 OF Now Yo,k. 1t ia duo to tho Az
BoclHtHt PrcRs to slate that It WAS not their dis
patch hut private one. Tho wording Of Il was
yory indcGnitn as to which board waa meant, aad
Arnce t.la misunderstanding.
Our French citizens hare held meeting tor
the purpose uf collecting aid for the Kansas
sufferers, aud organized . committee for that
purpose. The lJuvxiug pesaeu4 usrs s!sessa
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wt,n rxx.1 I..r xL...
Aae nIa"o Jury lFeaeHtea Inree Dis'e against
Joseph sinlnB for promoting lottery aud selling
lo.tory tickets. Sinlrna was brought into court
and cnye l,ai, in s5of, M each tnaictmnnt ,rith
sro,,ana,, a,a I'D a,,.".,n. ''es'-''"'' "''a
,ro,, co,,o,,,n s,,o.,-.oa.
1u1' oousns,"' sa'oon-heepor ~ Tue corner
OF f1tth avenue anu quincy street. was arroBLed
Yesterday at the instance Of Bnpt. billings, Of
tlo Newsboys' Home. who charges him with
sailing Eonnr tn ,n;,ora a-,b, hnv4 AZ tl,a ,o.,,
s ,,,ua,1 s,le ''o' '"e "''' ~ ''e 1lasl-
"a''oo na'nco'
roter Shielda was In tho 'goosobcyrying"
business yesterday, according to tho complaint
~ h1,,,,o, r,,,r1o. ,,1,. go, 4..t
OF a clothes-line mi NJ parmonts fron, hia y, NJ
-, r,vo1fth .,roat nasr C1.r,. r;,f.t1,. ..s.
49,, y. =. :s's.a as. no". oialA' eo1e'as "as
p'aceo III ou1ahce a. ine A1morS.
Detectives nlattner and AIc1arigls arrested
Joseph and j. D. simms yoaterdnv aftorr,oon ~,
tha eL.rca ~ nron,ot;r9 ,attasn s.,,sa.. ~ ~
sa,,,.. snn un~t6 " ioos iuetery-senemo IN
ottegv na acausa uoo M RIDE n9ay
tIatrn,,,,,.a,, no oo'. "oon1sa moro to ~ loon -
Sa1.'., t1a". mS .ut. p.,a " aa3a!e Mnu Nan
4o' ws,.s e ~ Ssa ~ Ill., nusoss unoas .ne Urn W
ia. - ~ ~, o pt,nous!n Enso pai ioe
Inon ap'e9'A"'o 'hS A'"'n'oe pe1ose 1aet'ce
'os"'". .......-.
The Grand Jury returnel into court Tuesday
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cd. Also to ascertain whas measures might. In

cd. Also to aacorsnin whns measures might, IN
their opinion, bo nccnssary to prevent further
tepotilfon Of such ercapts.
After receiving thoso instructions, tbs Jury
retired, anil III tho afternoon, accompanied BY
sheriff Agnow and two or tl,ren membo's of The
County Donrtl. tlioy virited tho building and
carefully inspected tho cell OF The escapod crint-
nal ind shote adjoining. It ia to he hopod that
tho proper authorities will take some stepa to
make tho pines moro socnre and prevent future
cArapeH.
Sheriff Aennw'a mon nro diligently aeArr1ing
the city for Richards, end it Ia pretty ccrtan 10
has not loft Cliirago and WILL iii all probability
not lave that opportunity.
, 1875-02-11
PIGEON SHOOTING At FERU, I'LL,

SFfr71l DlsplEc6 II 7Hf Ehic7R0 TF}bNfs
LAsALLE, H.. Foh. 10.-The LaSalio mud retu
sportsmsns Tournament, liol4 at the Porn Tros.
ting to.day. was grand success, notwlth,
standing \ continual snow.stoIn. LII tho match
between W. I. Mason. Of this city, aud uoo,eS
IL. Cocfnan, OF Peru, for s2j n silo, agresable
to postponenlcnt from tho I'd inst. cacl. shot
1G Btrniyht birds. Nereatlug yards ;1each shps
ont Of birds, and tho Bamo was the rosu], at
q yards, but Oh the fourth trial Coleman sAos
bfrdB mud Mason 4.
Frank Mason, of LaSa1to, about is years Of
age, took this principal PURSES in tho two granl
swsorHtakes. Over 200 attended the tourns-
ment
, 1875-02-11

BnE1GCtt " Tom MOnFB. Mem6otb And 1Fl9hlb
OF tho Association invited.
A. NJ. roncc, ESQ.,, Of tile tlrm OF 1losenthnl 4
fence, will dclivsF The public lecture before tho
College OF Law on SATURDAY. Fob. -, at 4 y. m.
Subject. "ltinta Rospcctirg tho rovera and
Limitations uf Eon.ts.". Tho succeeding Aatur-
day lecture Fob. 20) Will bo by Obadiah jackson,
Ea,1., ot "Taxatlon."
Chnr1ca Hrndlaugl,, whose !octnro hero couple
Of months ago c,oatea such \ sensation Among
tho Star ourso, hhs onen ro-onyhHca by tho n,all-
sRor to appear hers noxt Moniay. Tie lecture
which ho Ii cnIia,l to deliver Is now ono, and
contains q Hcatdiug srbilirpic agnrst the modern
form OF Rrlstooracy, md DradlauFis idea Of 1io-
pnh!icanish. 1t ls said to 10 ono OF tho m,at
brilliant and caustc tatfo.tn efforts Of l,s life,
and ita dollvasg loro will undoubtedly crcnte u
eenea' fon THO lecture occurs next Monday, and
the Balc Of tickets bcgna to morrow morning.
, 1875-02-11
ANOTHER JAIL ESCAPE.

THIS TutNo IL nECoM1Nn MONOCHROME.
During the past threo mouths thoro have boon
no less than five cscs3cs from tho County JAIL
and on each occasion tho papors havo made
mention If tho insutilciouoy OF the building for
tho purpose for which 1t was intended. Not
witllstanding tho nuneroua OHcapes, noithnr tho
Grand Jury or tho County Board lavo, until ro-
GENTLY, taken any means to remedy tic natter
aud make the promises moro gecure, until finally
another has occurred, which certainly demon
stratcs beyond doubt the total untitncss Of the
Institution for tho purposes Of n Jail. Yesterday
mornirg botwcen the hours OF / and o'clock,
the notorious Charles Richards, alias " Bucky"
Drown, succeeded In ef1ecting hia escape
Richards In tho fellow who burgarized the resi-.
dence Of Mr. Dan O'lIara Bevoral weeks ago.
IIo was brought into the Criminal Court Tues-
day afternoon to bo tried on three indictments.
--ons tor having bnrgarlous implements iu hiA
possession, oEe for committing burglary, md
another for AasaMting Policeman Cullertou,
guilty to the indictment for having burglars
touls, and was to have heell tried yesterday on
tho other indictments. Tho circumstances de-
velopod IN tho Court Tuesday afternoon lndi-
porato man, and tho crimes for Which ho was to
bo tried were Of q scrous nature. ilicharls, 1t
seems, waH all along plotting and planning to
escape fiom the clutches Of tiio law by exra Ju-
dlcal means feeling sure tint ho would stand a
poor Chance II triGd before Jury. Tho u.annor
OF his escape WIS siniIrr to thosu Of Lis predo-
EesHore.
Tho omrioyeB In tho Jal! stnte TINT 1!charslson
regularly visltnd by scycral women, and it IL
probable that they conveyed to him the meal,s Of
escape, which CONSISTED simply Of drill and q
pieeu Of clotlee-ine.
The affair was carried out with great skill,
Richards md his partners frescoeil tho relI,ug
with bits OF paoer, cut in fancy nnApes like lha
- fl 4, rt,avo
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f1xA ill - n.Dn
~ ~, .,'""So oso' va. '"u.s ~ ~ gov
seras N ""0 0""' "'''Ae'A - '"' wy ''''N
o'''s'' ,..-..
Tho Committee on Wharves and Public Grounds
will meet Thursday afternoon at o'clock, TO
consider bids far ynr,ous tracts OF city nronorty
tt,t ,,.r, r.,,,t,,, hoo,, ,an.r,,..a <a..I.
'n"' n"'e ''s'o''s ''''' @"'oss'o" ''' '"'o'
fudge Dlclsoy, Compensation Counsel, was yes
tct1ay no,i1ot TINT, owing 10 tho eartv and unox-
ncctcl odt,nrnmcns ri tho s,,nroro Court thn
citg lax appeal cascs would not hc hoard until
fl, NAV torn
'
Assistant Corporation Counsel Frank Adams
was Yesterday 30 {nr recovered from l{s 1ccent
Illness a. to DO able to continue the nrosocutiou
OF TIM Stain Htrcot condemnation enao, now m
l1enrlur In thu Hunotor t,u,rk.
r.l. 49,. -. - 1,D,.N
!, 1ne npalu nl ioHGG aaye nnany comnoscu
Of nowdor, From tho jacts in tier ps,ssoasi,l,.
thu I>oayd decline to allow tho biIl uulosa I,ir.
piucot ,]rBk oxl1bits vouchers from t,o difrercnt
rowlor houses from whom he received these lo5
kegs. Ii Tho Colonel will call IN the Board, theY
proulIso to explain matters AZ best they can.
mt. t,...,
ing a{ee9al committee ON i'eRisfaltoh mot n
private pt. sehs!on Sestetaas ana ta'nno over clty
!nas,sss % aoF neaIy sMo nonsh. ING ptnelpal
paslnesA uoto.e tuo committee was olf Provld-
M i,!m LOT ..lo ptt1ol caiieeoh o1 clsy lakes INC
III ~ 'ot 5os tu'uEIcsces' MN euishe'luentY III
E9i.. rom tlc nuohc. ihe GoMniatco aa]onfal-
ea 70 ,heet "sa'. so'no aaS curing tue carly por-
ton OF next Week.
Tie roscro cold of the present winter has
frnzen tho ground to n depth Of nearly foet.
In nlAiy places tho wator-lnaina arc completely
frozen up, nccesBitatng tho inauguration og tho
old Bystem Of water-,Yagons for yupplyIp7 Tue
ctizols. The water. Wagons arc very largely pat
,,,uizad in somo portions of tI,s Suuth and West
Divisions and will probably ba continued until
rome time in March, ~ II will take to tAa &itno
for tho wator-maiue to tbaw out.
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other 1aymon, shall DO admitted, nndcr tho GER
tfcato OF tho 1l'al,op az itH lay aclngatea, NTH
tho rlBual privileges" There being no bishop
70 srnns tito required cosslilcasc to tho two
either ln;n,cn.' tllu Chanculor Of thu Cathedral
wns LETT alpno 10 represent tho Cathedral con-
gresnton. Tho question Of tho right Of tho
representative ri The Cathedral to voto vas not
brought formally before tho Convention, but the
right II tho Chancellor Of tho Dloceae Was de-
c'l-Ked anu put To dnoct voto, by orders, whicl,
resulted In favor Ct that officer, MS follows:
Clerical yoLo-A1irmatiyo, u; negative, is.
Lay vpse-Allirn,atlYe, 30; negative, 19. Thus
moro than two to ouu OF the clersy, and nearly
twn to ono Of The laty. dceidei that lilo Chan-
ccl,r nf tho Dipceso had tho rlgEt to vote. yos
yo'.r correspondent sioes not hesitate TO de-
clare "fr.udlttent " bpt his vo,o and tint by
whuh the Cathedral congregation Was repre-
Bcntod.
Iiut II these two votes o1,sht not to be- count
cd. still Dr. De koven Inns majority Of tho
thrown ont, the tatni 1ny veto remaining would
bn only II. Or. Dc knven received 11. Deduct
tho TWO, and wo hnvo 10. or majority OF tho
81: lionce 1t will DO seen how much Of TRUTH
fitness there III In "Leyman's" declaration
shn,. with these votes mt counted thoro was
"a majority Of ono against DR.. De knvou.
Your "Layman also rnsblv and wilfllIy over
laopa tho truth in rega'a TO bishop Doano. lilo
scs tho action Of D.hor ponne. Of Albany. ne tc1e-
lie is nntcrio!s Throughout tic ~holo
reply, f.st, lhn. It ,s faso Tint Bishop Doaue
s 'ne1t door to Hume" f1o IL As far f,oul
home az hny bishop Of tho American Church.
This thing of calling hard names IN boy'H play
ani n nun1bsku.rs argument. Aud reply, roc.
ondfv. that not univ ih bishop Dome nat known
ns 'an extreme Nltuast,' bu. ho il known not
to he Rltialist nj a III tho common ,lntlor-
st'm'ilng Of sle term; /. o., tba contrary 4 is
Of tie Pastoral Letter of tho House Of isls-
ops delivered in Octobor, 1911, in which he
, 1875-02-11

Twenty-avc ycars' catai'lIahol reputation. Fricu
reasonable. Torn,a cash time, to suit the nurchIs
Or. Old rinnos anl organs taken In part paymcn.
Reeds Tonplc Of atuslc, Of Dearbarn mud yaa
Buren streets.
, 1875-02-11

Linen Goods and Cloths.
All linen hNck towGs Mt centN, old prirc 20 CENTS:
all wop eahHneres Is conts worth s125 aIl Gpe tt.
bic daInaek III crnts, cont 63 cents to import Anoha
invoice of those II anil 40 cent blsc1 nracas ua IL
rived. Parlrltlge's, Nos. III and 1lG State street.
, 1875-02-11

r.anoudn, ao,roI.,v, ca.s-1S, r...s.,ra.
Tnn,r,i.tna ~. a',.s,,,, J.. ~ 'sts.i.
An tfa,,,rn";., ' ~ = T.r ~ - ,,,.s. =,
Tnlna r., 1'a,i,,,,, tV..a n.' t'o1I.; iIu ~
Wis ~ ttn,, ua,sa ."1 Fl. itI.u; -
r,r,.'o !; f. 1;.sor ~ n,,.a a.,." M
In}ima echwnrz ,ncp Nm ment .s. ~, s"m. ",,.
Az ,'o1t y. AM9S W. 'eGs ia aes" ' nt, n.n
st:!o,t t''As a. ~ '''' ~ So' A'' oo'''" e'a'@
"''.0''
An adjourned blriness maoting Of tho Flret
!sapttat Church wns liefd u Gt' Wabash ave'll,c
last evening. Tho object OF the sncotrg was to
listen to a apoctal report From tho Building
~ rn,,n. ~ to "osc"co VI '"e en"'f"'a''
NV 'rpU,it rpls,i,,t;, ""n 'naue. .". r.u,.
,a uat ~ we ro "scn,o M .
,as,on.h,n h,I% r. ''' - ~ '"eoDo LII" oeco'no
Tf'o rau,.;ndcr, ~ n, ,,a,;,o r,,o,, ,,o
1 H. ~ t.o Hess Was glso" !" mo
n ~" "t,,,r s,,1 ,,l"tar ~, ~ .'o,a. .I,""t
20 to tho building Of . the crc m % on Tnirlyr %
cnrrj, s% NJ o.... ,,ao ta" pfup'seu ,4.i';,, Gn
WNat NV .,r;v,a,, ~, 'ua.o ~ "ue;p.
ati,,,noI 's ~ '''' |'AS'DH'0'' '''' "''e''Ne
."0 .....-. .......
:, pleasant episode occurred last ogenng nt
tho Residence OF Conrad kal,ier, No. 6sO Carroll
avcuue. that gentleman il. and has been for
tnat1y years, IN chargo Ut THE TRIBUNE prces-
room. niitl Ii wall known for his excellent skill
aud kindly nlnnncrE. The employees tu his de-
partn,ent bcthonght themselves that it WAS duo
him. and In accordance With The true feeling
of lrtcHsehlp which they boro him, Tint
shsy sinnl'. plesent him with momeuto which
he could look upon with PRIDE Ill alter years, and
feel that his assocates held lin in high esteem.
Therefore &hey consulted Mcssrs. 1,oAeberry a.
fa!ch, the wc!l~known jewelers., md selected
handsome stlser lea-het. wl.lch was appro-
lsr's honao last evening, Mr. 7. Carroll headed
tho employees mid made hrlet and pleasant pro-
n:aton Epcnch, to which tho SURPRISED rocipl-
cnt replied i'll good tosn,s Mrs. kal'ler feastea
the hnl'py party. and utter sllnss tim" spont in
DltAEAltt iuterEOlfNH E1h tDTH rafurDAI tn tItA
, 1875-02-11

Mnny ospcra rate thrces IN relative valls as,oya
sequence, ',slt the better opinion IL that rcnepca
should rank frat, IA bong In itsult ono Of the cym
nlete hands St"
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1875-02-26

tate importation of the Khedive. These
diamonds are valued at $4,000 each,
weigh twenty carats apiece, and are per-
feet in cut and without flaw or blemish
of any description, are unniounted and
are "gcms Of the purest ray serene"
About six hundred other unset dia-
monds complete this Constellation of the
Gemini. a wealthy diamond fancicr,
Mr.. N. Lancaster, is the owner of this
banana, the collection of which has
occupied his time and means for the
past fifteen years. All the large cities
of England and the Continent have
been visited by him, and his several
trips to the South African diamond
fields have resulted i'll his securing the
finest gems from that yield. Altogeth-
err the collection is an extraordinary
one, and was it not for his retiring ma
ture, a quality very raro in these days
of triple-plated brass, would become
famous throughout the country. Her.
mann, the New York diamond cutter,
pronounces it the finest private collec-
ton ever brought to this country.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1875-02-26
TIL; COMING AGE.

n well known speaker in q recent
speech said that the time was coming
when We might communicate Instantly
with San Francisco without wire or OPP
orator. The audience laughed ut him.
Perhaps his statement is not SO cNtraV-
:gant as it seemed. Had the ordinary
work now done by tho magnetic tclc-
graph been predicted forty years ago,
it would have been received with the
Same Incredibly. Tho truth is that
science, like politics and love, always
develops in unexpected directions.
Modern science is u paradox. Water,
which was always considered tho most
incombustible matter in nature, pro-
duccs the greatest heat know. Watch
springs burn like pitch. The chemist
prepares delicate muslin so that it can
be clcansed by fire. Arsenic is pres
cribcd for dangerous diseases. Frozen
feet are saved by plunging them into
snow. Children are told to keep away
from iron during Il thunderstorm, yet
hardware stores are never struck by
lightning. Persons suffering from n.y.
drophcbia go into commissions at the
sight of water. y French physician,
however, has cured fifty cases of this
maIady by hot baths. An editor OLA New
York newspaper lost his sight until a
pun u huilS lH(o Ills tSSDstliS,
whereupon the man recovered and went
about his work. The widest magma
ton is unable to predict the discoveries
of the future. For all we know, fami-
lies in the next century may pump
fuel from the river, and illuminate
their houses with ice and electricity.
Iron vessels, properly magnotized, may
sail through the air like balloons. An
intelligent farmer may turn the soil of
q thousand acres in II day. American
grain may be shot into Liverpool and
Calcutta through iron pipes laid under
the sea. By means of condensed air
and cold vapor engines, excursion par
ties may tavel along the floor of the
ocean, sailing past ancient wrecks and
mountains of coral. In these coming
days our present mode of biography
will be classed with the wooden ploughs
of Egypt, and the people will look
back to steamships and locomotives as
we do now look back to sail-boats and
stage coaches.