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INTERESTING TO THE PRESS.

r. T. Rnrnunl'H Warming to the Press
Mnd PMIIlc-UiAcovcrY OF a Ernsldu-
lent Use OF Mr. l&tLrsallInss NninC-
Exposure OF AL Attempt 10 Impose
upon Newspapers.
To Ate Editor af The Chicago Ifiou,ss:
NEW Yum, April Ill have before had o.
casion to warn tho public through yorE columns
Of certain parttos claiming to have 1IirPodrome,
and advertising features which arc owned aud
produced by mo only, aud again must intrude
upon your space to caution tho press OF this
country against being deceived BY tho printed
money-orler blanks Of theao samo parties. 1t
has but lately como to my notice that those persons
are using q facsimile OF my newspaper
namo Of the TIoasurer. 1his order roads !:
"Upon rDtuIn Of cuts Aud cnpiea OF pnpcTa
containing advertisement Of Iarnum's Hippo
dromo, please pay" etc. Tho intcnt!on Of this
Is evident Having no credit Of thci. ona, thoy
make use Of my uamo to got orodit whore other
Wise they would have to pay cash in advance,
aud to convey tho impr0aslon that am oonnect-
cd with their concoru. In this dishonest nlnn-
nor do they endeavoT to carry themselves FROM
place to plsco. continually trading upon my
striking commentary upon the honor OF
tho manager In question, and sosvea ~
another OF tho maay illustrations Of
tho questionable honesty ot his dealings With
newspapers throughout tho country sgainst
| such attempts to gain their confidence, and fur
aher declare thnt al orlcra for money containing
| my namo. excepting tAoso glyon by my author
| izod agents, aro fraudulent and Intended to do
ceiye. This manager approprihtes my adver-
siaomonta in announcing my great spectacular
paseants Congress OF Nations, Fete at peain,
thereby to doludn tie public Ia ths
bolief that be actually. produces tlese mug.
niacent features, which G1o onlv to ho soon
At tho entertainments OF my Great Itomau
L'ppodsome.. E1pohence has taught tAe poople
shows, In which they proclaim N ocean Of won'
deEs. and produce bnt drop Of performance.
Lot th.s manager treat tho public fsir!y,-le'
to announce those 10 doca not perform,-thet
no may hope to receive Tho Recognition lnt
cord to true worth and merit but until 10 ilool
this, until ho eiovates tho character OF his shov
out OF its present lamontable condition. until b,
produces one good feature worth eteing, i,
must expect the public indifference, which Is th,
Just fate Of mediocrity. Ncspec.fllly. yours,
J., T. uAANUA,
, 1875-04-29
THE CITY.
GENERAL NEWS

Tim 6rt c.rlosd nj bananas shippc dlroct TO CHI
e,eo WA ,eeel,e ,cstcray from Mp7ieo via New Or
leans. -
william w.encr bay years old. was rim orcr by
bruuY On Weed street, last evening" and aichtly In
futt, Tim accident tic Feanit Of lila own CARE
lcaacBs.
Tic tcmperatn7o yosscrday, aa Observed by Mknaasc.
op.!eian st Madison ssrcct tTnIRusE buildina was
4:aa. m fl degrees: III a. n, c5; 12m 6s: T. H.,
70; r. ,n., GS; Bp. n. e..
1ts stated t.,n Tho Van Durcn section Of the West
ni,,eion Hallway, which haa rnlcr Tim recent moro
,enr ,ou. management proved Itself paying concern.
= aucn tn DO supplied with open cars.
t4ca gn:sh, sle reecnt1s-arrointcl Grim inspector
hss net Ut set v!aite Tho department. ITO ak,n9
hts nrrarFeftefltr however, to hssnnt conta aot"y
morning Ifo e1pccts hia commission aud blank bonu
to-,ay, end Mill qualify st once.
All unknown wns k'l1e1t q n early hour yestsr
tsy :nn:,lln. tho Michigan Central Ita!lroad noas
Wsnhsustot ttrcct. Ills laAy. whrh wns eseoycse4
by awischsn.n, frtshInl!y n,angs1 Diseased
lad Of, silver r!ng naEksd ~. T. W." Ao ""s
elunt " years old.
Mn1out O'Clock sestcsday c1rntnR The Van Dasen
car Going west and cruising tho npon prairie eftwcoi,
Thraop street nu Ashland nrrnne where tho tfaek u
elevated ep1plo rf fcas, OF tho tfark and cAn.o
within m arc nf ny.rtntnIng. Tho rails aro lttlc
rrrea era III twu places, and should 10 t'suo-
l!Ately attended to.
through tho body on ihc night 81 tho I'm inat' on
'c.t Harrison street, near 1us 1rlaua ayene y ti.
y sa y s ws at III I s
lid, ycro lonE mud painful In sho eIrcla, lie has nu
saat!veH Ia thla city.
The following limo Of tlarel Will 10 observed t;y tho
J.aseFront west on Madison 10 State. euut1 to ysn
1re west to Gtafk, heuth tn f%elsh' weat 10 i1Iue
'a , ~ Fanan % s,s e. Mrie norh to
lA1H, md East to starting point.
A 2-ycar-old daughter Of 4. Williams, pawn.
broor at No. 3a7 South Clark ststtt VA rn usst
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Mrs Alice s.oekcr, matrimonial epic. Tho FRI an4
that tho attendance will nsify tho effort. Tho hall !.
1arge one, anil no need remain a~hy tor tcar q
not being nblo to Ret sent. Thc entertainment WILL
commenco promptly kt . O'Clock.
, 1875-04-29

Ladiea' and Childton's Hats.
Opened sl,is morning s1tenslvo stoek Of French
chip, LcghoEn, and straw hats for ladies', t.srs and
children also large variety at lace hhts aud caps far
the Mtts oncs. uotchk!n, Palmer h Co., lJ7 aud l3
Etnto street.
, 1875-04-29

0l4N FIoT6s
uss d!sn Tloss mineral vases ltIs tex ssls By III
ths druggists u Chicago,
, 1875-04-29

Heoond-HAnd Qrgana,
Vary aus noed b Hous. Estey. t.tnce L d., aud
Durdet orgsns hut little used. for sale 1t Needt Tenn.
pls Of atusic, n Van buren, btreet, 1t Lalt.psee.
, 1875-04-29

SATURDAY, MAY i, ut 10 a. IL.
A. 30 and u East landolph.st.. Regular EAs Of
liSu.shSla :Fnsatats ct1,saN H1dainf ~ att
, 1875-04-29

FRIDAY, April 80, 1t 10 q. m.
At EVANSTON, 1t the rttvate Ioaidsncv Of j. NATE,
ksq: Oh AsbusfAv head q gtanaat., all tho 4louss
dance. .. DlN0EE CO.. Auotioueoss.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-22
loan but perish, IL ] go,
! am resolved TO try,
For il l stay away 1 know
must forever die.
Truth Stranger than Fiction.

The Washington Republican tells this
story: Many of the most startling pen
pictures In the romance OF the past ages
and novels of the present have for the
most striking and prominent figure a
person who had been mourned for as
dead, and whose memory, though cher
ished and entwined with many fond re-
collections, though seldom spoken, yet
often presented to the minds of fond rel
atiyes, had become In the deep vista of
the past years reality lost forever to
the vision OF the eye in this life, and only
to be hoped for in the great hereafter.
Such was the case In family who
have resided for several years in the
First ward of this city. A young man
gifted with many talents, resided with
his widowed aunt and her younger sis
ter, and was looked upon as a son, his
mother having died in his infancy, and
his father, Frenchman by birth, Mon
sieur LIE Tort, whose profession required
constant absence from home. having
been reported as dead in distant part
of Europe some twenty years ago. The
aunts then were residing in the city Of
London, and having friends in the Uni
ted States came to this country, where
they have since resided, firmly believing
that their nephew was really an orphan,
in which belief he of course partook.
1t was lately announced In this city
that Monsieur lie Tort, an accomplished
prestidigitateur, would, on a certain
evening, make his appearance at one Of
our theaters. The announcement, full OF
many attractions and extraordinary
feats in his art, brought, of course, a
large audience, and among the rest our
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-22

it appears to us now, that for colot
no stained glass or splendid fabric, not
even brilliant gems or sunset skies,
could be more beautiful than this vast
and golden solitude of the deep woods.
Shakespeare, in one of his sonnets,
speaks of the essence Of flowers as ali
quid prisoners pent in walls of glass;"
which
"Lose but their chow,
Their substance still lives sweet"
Fortunately Tor us, our autumn leaves
retain their colors with little abatement
for long period, and in stormy, foggy,
dark, cold days of winter, little taste
and less trouble can cover dis
agreeable windows overlooking back
yards with screens of most exquisite
shape and color; naple-leaves, dark
maroon tWigs Of oak, mounta:.@ash with
their delicate, tinger-shaped clusters a
foliage, and green pine-tips, forms hav-
ing the absolute charm Of Nature, and
colors as vivid as flame. These leaves,
tackled upon thin gauze or Opaque mus
lin, or placed in punches of twigs group
ed in vase of sand, form really legiLl-
mate decoration, and are certainly a
source OF immense. pleasure to those to
whom mere palette Of bright color is a
stimulant to the spirits, independent Of
the association OF thought of the more
than imperial mansions whence they
came.
There is a certain charm In objects Of
permanent beauty, in glass and carving,
that have endured through centuries,
and will still retain their loveliness 80
long as their substance endures. or an
other kind is the attraction of natural
objects, that have been transformed by
artistic management into formal but sug-
gestive combinations of shape, such as
symmetrical ornament of stone-c carving
on buildings when it is good, or the for
NAL beauty of stained glass. But, unfor-
tunately, the taste OF the present time is
too corrupt for US often to trust this ar
tistic transformation, while certain COM
mon substances and growths as directly
satisfy our instincts for color or form, as
sugar gratities the palate or fire warns
the veins.
This matter of simple decoration may
seem trifing to some, but assuredly it
has its value in the civilization OF the
nation, besides the unbounded pleasure
that cared-tor and tasteful surroundings
naturally afford.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-22
Re0I Estate IransIers.

Michael Bird to Maggie Bird, lot 25 by ~ feet
on the east side Of Gilbert avenue, north of
Eighth street; $S6O.
fne German Catholic Cemetery Society to
OF St. Johns Cemetery; $37 go.
j. 8, Bates and wife to Susie A. Ramp, 2.71
acres, on the C0lerain pike, In Section 6, in
Green Township; $1,000.
David Arnet and wife to Henry Foss, lot us
by lac feet, on the east side of Carr street. 10
feet sourh of Gest street; $l7,5UO.
John Webb to l.. A. Webb, the undivided
fourth Of AK acres, in Survey 1,l20, Anderson
Township; $500.
Lauretta B. Reakirt to G. P. Bassett, three
years. lease of brick building, on the east side
of Auburn street, north Of Saunders street, at
at annual rent OF $500.
John Diorheimer to r. E. Price, leasehold 80
by 100 feet, on the west side Of Price street,
Twcnty-first Ward-sl and other cOnsidera-
tions.
John Crawford and wife to Thomas Pogue,
lot ~ by 80 feet, on the south side Of Slack
street, 40 feet east of Young street-$600.
John Gaiser and wife to Philip Steinman, lot
80 by 95 feet, on the east side Of Spring Grove
avenue, $50 feet notsh OF Harrison avenue
$500.
German Protestant Cemetery to J, F. Berg
meier Lot ,4l6, in section a. on the plat of the
Cemetery GrOund-sSG.
Louis Cornnelle and wife to Christian Mil
Ter, sO acres, in Survey 1854, Anderson town.
ship-$9O.
ii. p. straub and wife to Joseph McDougal,
the undivided third Of lot 1b by 50 feet, on the
south side Of Longworth street, between Gem
trail avenue and Plum sGreets-$80O.
Georges Reeder and wife to Albert Young, Lot
8. in Buckets additlon to Madisonville, 53X by
24O feet-Sl, ,15O.
Charlotte L. Jones to Ludlow Apjones, two
lots in Burgoyne's subdivision, in Cummins-
ville-S1, love and affection. :
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-22
Court Csttlin0S.

In the case Of the State of Ohio against
Lafayette Stockum, charged with high
way robbery, the jury disagreed after
seven hours deliberatiOn.
Wood & Boyd on Saturday obtained
judgment for 1927 against w. r. Fell for
legal services i'll obtaining an extension
of a patent.
The will of Sarah j. Markland was
probated on Saturday. Joseph ii. Hayes
was appointed executor. Personally,
$500; realty, $500.
james c. Mclaughlin was appointed
administrator of Mary Mcdonnell, de-
ceased. Personally, 5000; realty, $685.
600.
Elizabeth and George B. Smith were
appointed admpistrators of Geo. Smith,
deceased. Estate, $1,000 in personally
S. p. Bowles was appointed admins
traitor of r.. Garner, deceased. Estate,
$500 in personally.
In the case of Skillman V. The Execu-
tor of T. @. skillman, a suit brought by a
son to recover for labor and services per-
formed for his father for several years
proceeding the death OF the latter, the
Jury, after having the case under delib-
GRAFTON since Thursday afternoon, were
discharged on Saturday at noon by Judge
Avery, not being able to agree to YER
dict. 1t was stated eleven were in favor
of verdict for the plaintiff, and arrived
at that conclusion shortly after they en-
tered the jury room. The dissenting
Juror who held out was Thomas Moran.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-22

friend, young Mr.. Green, (who is known
by his aunps name.) He had, however,
been i'll for some time, and his aunt en-.
deayored to persuade him not TO venture
out, Tearing relapse; bur he had de-
termined to 60 and he did. He witness
ed the performance, and he was drawn
by some unaccountable feeling to con-
slider the performer as a person that was
not stranger to him, but one III whom
he had deep interest, somewhat akin 10
person he had met before IN long past
years or III Il dream.
He looked again and again at the name
appearing in the progrname, that was
somewhat similar TO the name o! his pa
rent. The age, too, was about the saue,
and the profession identicai.-W it'll
these thoughts in his miud he returned
to his home and communicated them TO
his relations, who partook soon Of his in"
.arest, and it was resolved TO seek the
stranger on the next day, and ask for an
interview to satisfy their anxiety. The
anxiousIy looked Tor ai,@alrning at length
came, and the parties souyhI talo'sleuf
II. at his hotel but he had gone 10 Tie re-
hearsal. AT The theater they presented
themselves and after some hesitation Oh
the part OF the Monnieur he consented
to an interview. which he had declined
at first on the ground that he had no ac-
quaintances in Washington.
Immediately on seeing him the young
mans aunt at once recognized their long
lost brother-in-law aud the father OF
their nephew, and he them, when mutu-
al explanations followed They had
heard positively of his death i'll Europe,
and afterwards when he returned to
London he was informed that they had
all gone to America; that on arrival In
New Orleans they were struck down
by yellow lever and all persisted togeth-
er; so he wandered over and over Eu-
rope for years lonely and sad man,
though always in The midst of company
and the attraction OF the gay multitude.
AT length he would visit the new world
and, of course, should see the capital in
it's gayest season. Here the denoument:
A father finds his long-lost son--that son
a father, and the aunts, a brother, dear
to them as the husband Of dear sister,
to whose memory he had ever been true,
for he never remarked. Monsieur lie
Tort will return here In few weeks to
rejoin his relatives and make arrange
ments for having his son near him, who
can not, however, think Of leaving his
aunts who have been so fond OF him.
Verify one may say with Hamlet
"There are more things III heaven and
on earth than are dreamt of IN thy ply
losophy, Horatio."
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-22
BOZ POKER.

England has our sympathies. She feels
uhockingly scandalized with the Missis-
dppi game Of poker, which Minister
Hehenck has introduced into her best
society. Poor Schenck is "catching it'
right and left. He has so demoralized
English morals that his epitaph will not
ksscue his memory from the scandal.
We are sorry for 1t. We seem to be
sesponsible for giving schenck the min
hterial outfit, salary and prestige by
which he got into good English society
only to debauch it with poker. Still 1t is
unly a small measure Of retribution.
England has given us Lord Chester
Held, the divine teacher of social de-
oorum, and with him came the whole
deck Of fatal cards with endless games Of
moral depravity. He honored the sport
mot only by his high title but by having,
himself, won 100000 in single night at
Paris.
Still we do not apologize for Bob
sehenck. He was always known as
"Bob" here, and the best the English
press can do is to christen the game
ssBob Poker" and shame the aristocracy
out of it.
Poor Bob got into the good graces Of an
English lady Of high birth. A sort of
mutual admiration sprung up between
them. Bob was always fond Of the sex
and the sex of him. Whether the lady
rat on his knee, looked bewitchingly in
70 his tender eyes and called him "fath-
sr Schenck," we are not certain. At all
events he and the lady got "thick," and
after exhausting all other diversions he
taught her poker, and she was SO delight
cd with poker that he wrote out for her
private entertainment the laws and rules
Of the game. That little private docu-
nent, that was probably expressive Of
much else besides poker, got into the pa
pers as Bob's treatise on the fascinating
American game Of poker. And so. for a
ANAL trife of social diversion poor Bob
has become famous all over the globe as
the poker playing Minister of the Great
Republic to the first national Court on
earth. What great fire small spark
kindleth.
Bob is, however, complicated with the
Emma Mine game of chance, that was
not played under the laws of poker.
Some English capitalists who detest the
traitor but love the treason, who are in
digpant because their own greed of un-
earned gain was not gratified, asso-
ciate Emma Mine with the genuine po-
her, and thus greatly magnify the
gambling propensity of poor Bob, much
to his discomfort and the honor of the Re-
public. We hope, however, to survive
IN spite of"Bob Poker" among the court
Indies of Great Britain.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-22
How Twenty Ears Of Corn Yielded Twenty Hi
lions Of Dollars,

Anthracite coal was discovered in
Pennsylvania soon after the settlement
of the Wyoming valley, but it's first
practical use was by Obadiah Gose in
his blacksmith shop, in the year 1798. In
1871 Philip Ginter discovered anthracite
on the Lehigh. In 1902 Robert Morris, OF
Philadelphia, formed company and pur-
chased 5000 acres Of the property on
which Ginter discovered the coal. The
company was called the "Lehigh Coal
Nine" This company opened the mine
and found the vein to be so feet thick,
and the very best quality OF coal. The
company made every effort to secure q
demand for the coal but without success,
and having become thoroughly disgusted
with their speculation, leased the 5000
acres Of this mammoth coal to Messrs.
White & Hazard, OF Philadelphia, for
twenty years, at an annual rental of ore
ear of corn. Messrs. White & Hazard
tried to use the coal in the blast furnace
in 1926, but failed; the furnaces chilled.
In 1881 Nelson conceived tas idea of the
hot blast for saving fuel, and in 1888
David Thomas adopted the idea OF using
the hot blast and anthracite together.
White & Hazard had, previous 70 this,
formed company and bought the prop
erty. In 1889 David Thomas made the
use Of anthracite for making pig metal
success, by which the twenty ears of
corn were transformed into twenty mil
lions of dollars. And this is the early
history OF the great Lehigh coal mines Of
the present day.
remember well the banquet given by
Burd Patterson and Nicholas Blddle, at
Mount Carbon, in 1910, at which time
they paid VIM. Lyman, proprietor of the
Pioneer furnace, So, 600, the premium they
had offered for the first successful use of
anthracite coal as fuel in the blast fur
mace. But David Thomas was the lion
Of the day; it was he. who showed them
how to do it, and hale and hearty today,
ss then, he stands worthy representa-
tive of science. Long may he live, and
peaceful be his death, and may the men,
ory Of his deeds never be forgotten BY
Pennsylvania. He is master me echanic,
and should be glad to see the chair OF
metalurgy in the Mechanics High
Schools Of Pennsylvania marked Thom-
az.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-22
IHE INCOME TAXA SNEER FROM
ROSTOE.

An income tax is thought of, and Mr..
Grassland, Of Kentucky, on Monday,
brought a bill into the House of Repre-
aentatiyes, pro yiding for tax on all in.
comes that exceed $4,000. This is q prop
oslti0n, from a Democrat, to revive war
tax.-[Boston Traveller.
The editor of the Traveller may think
hat he looks at an income tax candidly
snd through suggestions of seli-interest.
II IL so easy to believe in what is for our
pecuniary advantage; that one may feel
m honest Indignation at what would
seem clearly true to him, were it not for
The insidious influence ofselfshness upon
his reasoning.
The editor OF the Traveller may not
have an income large enough to contri-
butte much under such tax; and yet he
may have clear $4,000 or more year.
Personal interest or not, he Is In the
midst of a greater number of taxable In
comes than can be found in any other
section of the globe, and his popularity,
patronage and emoluments depend upon
'promoting the interests of this class. He
accordingly sneers at proposition to
restore 1t under the enormous exempt
ION of 81, 900; and speaks of it contempt
tously as the proposition Of Democrat
ssto raise war tax"
We thank thee, Jew, for that word.
War taxes have generally been such as
were levied in great financial exigency
upon the rich, and intended to be main.
tanned only until the normal or usual
condition was restored. The rich have
consented to such taxes only when the
ration could not dispense with them.
Iaey have never consented in times Of
pescs to any taxes that they could get
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-22
The English Farm LabOrers.

\ The English farm laborers have risen
within q couple Of years to be power in
England. Thanks to one brave man, Jo-
seph Arch, who has grown from their
ranks, they have awakened from serfd ON
to perceive their degradation. They
have united pretty generally all over the
agricultural districts of England; have
got their average wages raised from nine
shilllngs to twelve and fifteen shillings
a week; have established talented, able
journal, the Laborers' Union Chronicle,
which is sold for penny, and has cir
culation Of 10000 copies week. This
paper advocates the breaking up of large
landed estates into small farms; to give
the laborers the soil to till for them
selves, especially the waste and game
lands, Of which there are fifteen million
acres in England. They demand univer-
sal suffrage, voting, and a new distribu-
tion of parliamentary tests. This is
what's coming in England. These la
borers subscribe 3D.. week to the GEN.
trail fund to keep the agitation going.
Their scattered funds yield forty to
sixty pounds week. They have staff
of travelling secretaries and lecturers,
who have eloquence, poetry, and songs
at their command. Tie following "Labor
Song" will give an idea OF their inner
thoughts:
Brothers Of the plough,
The power is with you;
The world In expectation waits
For action PROMPT and true.
Oppression stalks abroad,
Monopolies abound,
Their giant hands already clutch
The tillers of the ground.
CHoRus-Awake! then, awake!
The great world must be fed,
And Heaven gives the power,
To the hand that holds the bread ;
Yes, brothers of the plough,
The people must he fed,
And Heaven gives the power
To the hand that holds the bread.
Brothers of the plough!
In calm and quiet might,
You've waited long and patiently
For what was yours by right
A fair reward for toll,
A free and open field,
An honest share for wife and home
OF what your harvests yield.
CHoRUs-Awake! etc.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-22

In o little village OF France dwells a
good dame named Leremois, who be-
lleves firmly in ghosts, and in all the
hearing a loud noise at her door, she de-
scended and found herself in the pres
ence OF ghost clad in white and crown
ed with a circle of gold, "Jesus. Mon
Dieu," stammered the poor woman.
s.None ofyour nonsene," curtly replied
the phantom. ~ am the King of the
Moon, which will forthwith appear, not
withstanding the bad weather, and in or
der to make room for his beams you
must immediately repair to your, cellar,
mon Dieu, mon Dieu," groaned the old
lady. $50 on, and be quick about it,"
cried the ghost. Trembling with terror.
Madame Leremois hurried down into her
cellar in which the phantom locked her
up at once. On the following morning
the house was found completely ran
sacked and plundered. The ghost, whose
name was Levasseur, was arrested in a
wine shop, where he was found slightly
inebriate1,