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THE STORY OF 4 RUSSIAN NEWSPAPER,
The oldest newspaper In Russia ceased to
appear few days ago. It is not dead, but
sleeping. It Is soon to b revived. The
cause Of tho suspension Is peculiar. There
was no lack Of money the Russian Treasury
supplied overy want There WAS no lack of
renders The one thing needfu1 was an ed
itor, and 10, Russia could not supply ono.
The article, 80 abundant in tho United States,
is scarce in tho domains Of the Czar. And
yet We would not advise mighty host Of
impecunious Bohemians to migrate beyond
seas. Before tho vanguard could reach st.
Petersburg the demand will probably bo
supplied, and the st. Petersburg Gaeette will
again appear.
This paper was tho lending liberal journal
of Russia few months sgo. It had q
bright future before It and an honorable
career behind It, PETER the Groat founded
it; and PAUL ths Little published In 1t his
amusing proposition to "mitigate tho evils
Of war" by royiying the medieval tourna-
,nent, and having the respective soyereigns,
attended by their Ministers OF Foreign A.
{aira. fight out any quarrel without putting
armies into the field. Had this boen adopted,
NApoIxoN and the Duo DE GnAnMosr would
hive had small chance In hand-to-hanl
fight with WILHELM and B1aMAncK. The
staG Of contributors md correspondents was
able; tho readers were many; aud the
Gazette made money and public opinion.
Unfortunately for its editor, Mr. Bonscn, the
opinion he inspired was strongly liberal.
The Government took q hint from the course
Of tho Central Pacific Raiload towards the
Sacramento Union, and " invited the owner
Of the Gdzetb To sell out BE did 40, under
protest. Then the whole staff Of the paper
took hint from Mr.. ALBERT ARNOLD course
in rssigniug tho cditorahip Of the London
Echo a. soon "a the notorious SHARON "
GRANT bought that paper, and unanimously
resigned. Some Government protege tried
to run the tho GasettS alone, but 1t is easier
for one swallow to make GUNNER than for
ono man to make newspaper. Ho gave up
the task In despair. Nobody can be found
who Is willing to take his place. 80 We have
tho anomaly Of paper with unlimited capt.
tai and plenty Of readars which has TO sus-
pend for lack Of editors, It's old proprietor
must laugh In his sloevs at the discontinue
Of his powerful adversary. He got round
priee for his paper, has been feasted and fiat
tered for his Independence, and has become
one Of the best known and most prominent
men In Russia
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QUESTION AND ANSWER,

Ono JoHN MuAu1u7k writes to the wildcat
organ On the subject Of currency fluctuations as
fo1lowss
quoted Il 12 sis &ecount should read "aeld 4 p,r
groonbacts 88-12 balow par" II remember rightly
ron, 100, and 70 purchasing value Tem.o. except
4s,ln, seld wss auossd Il $50; Aseordine . Taz
rR1BuxE's logic. sresnbaeks feu below nothing. A.
lowing ons eeat : hs ysiue of gteenbsetss, paper
Will TIM Ta1uuNk answer this question: When
with 1ess than nothtnR7
On that dark day In July, 1864. whom gold was
quoted At $50, the soldiers wero holding cur
rency worth but 35 conta on the dollar, because
1t took 280 paper dollars 10 equal in value 100
real de1Ars+ but 1t II very apparent that poor
MoAuLuTK's educat1on waa sadly neglected. II
be had been taught 10 oipher - far ~ tho rules
OF premium and discount In hia arithmetic, he
would not thus expose his ignorance, but would
know how 10 compute the value Of groonhacks
IN their daily fluctuations. The only way he can
avoid ridioula Is To purchase IN arithmetic aad
attend nighs-school littto while. He will
thoro lea1n that II IL only necesaary to divide
the gold quotation into par or 100 conts, and
tho resulting quosseut viii give tho frso-
ton Of \ dollar tho ereenbank Ia worth.
Thus, Il gold Ia quoted at liz BY the rule
steted, greenbacks will be worth 89.29, which
means that they are worth 4 little over SO cents
oo the dollar, Or are 1t I discount Of nearly II
per cent on gold valuo. Yesterday gold waa
quoted In New York at 11s1G, which si4niaes
that any ono could buy &1l3H Of groeubacks
With $to0 In gold. But suppose atman had s1oo
Of sresnbaeia to soil, how much gold could he
hare not for them7 Hs would not roosl1e psr
certainly. but would get only that which beara
tho sams proportion to par that 1l31f bsara to
100, which would bs 8sk neaslYs hence bis
greenbhcks would only bring e8s.38, and, con.
sequen.ly hs suffered loaa Of e11.62, which
was the discount OF depreciation.
TIE TRIBUNE quotes gold And greenbscks IN
two vayp,-one for ths seller Of gold and the othor
for the soller Of grsenbacks. Tho frat Way
aiyss tho number Of greenbacks which elo0 in
gold or real monsy will purchase. Tho excess
over par II called premium. Tho second way
res how muoh gold can be had for sl00 Of
freenbRcks. The amount subtraeted from tue
faca Of tho Rreeubaeks shows the discount Or de-
probation on tho latter.
Thus, yesterday 1t rsqu!red e11sH Of green
baoka to exchange for sl00ln gold. which means
that RraenbAcks weEa worth about 88H per cent
Of what thar fAco cal!od for. Thess two wAyH
Of yuotiug tbs vaus Of tho currency "a very con-
ventant to the public.
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FRANK BLAIR AZ 4 REPUBLICAN,.

Harper's Wsekly recalls an syont in The Life
Of the late FnANX P. BLA4 which had long
beon forgotten, but is worthy Of preserva-
ton. Upon referring to the phonogrnphic
report Of the proceedings OF the Republican
National Convention which met in Chicago,
May 16, 1860, aa published in TIN TRIBUNE
ut that time, we find tho record Of the impor-
tant part played by him in uniting the dis.
oordant wings Or divisions OF the Republican
party. That Convention contained within 1t
very large conservative clement, both Dem
opposed to the pro-slavery tendency Of the
Democzatio party, but large majority were
opposed to my diroot antta1avery policy.
Nevertheless, Is experience had shown, tho
party needed tho support Of the Abolition Or
avowedly Aggressive anu-slavery sentiment
in many States. The organization Of the
Convention waa conservative. The old-lins
Wings like Ev4aEn, Of New York. and
tho Anti-Nebraska Democrats like REED
xn, Of Pennsylvania, were strongly
opposed to having tho Republican party
identified with the Abolittonista. When the
Committee on Resolutions made their report
Of the platform, there was strong effort
made to have It adopted by aoolamation- Mr..
CARTIER. Of Ohio, moved tho previous ques-
ton. Above The noise, and din, and olamor
for vote. the harsh and unpleasant voice Of
JOSHUA r. GDbIHoa was heard, and the
Chair Or. AsHmuN, Of Masgachusetts) was
reluctantly compelled to recognize him. The
delegate from Ohio aaked to be heard, and to
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The project Of DrHoN memorial In Edpt,na
has not besn ebAndoned. Ths objection of tb,
poot'0 descendants to any public interference
with tho tablet In Mucknall-T Tori e.rd Church k,,
tndssd put an end to tbs original intention Of
tho persons Interested In this matter; but It h.,
been resolved, instoad, to erect a statue 10 III,
momoY Of D1noN in some conspicuous place Ia
the Metropolis. This action WAS decided upon
1t public mcsting held In London Oh tho 1Clb
inst. Mr. D1aRAE1I, AZ Chairman Of tue Dssoy
Fund, presided. and made one Of those folicitou.
speeches for which b. ia famous. He inquired
especially, got With tho caution Of
oue rho knew hmsots to be tresa.
ing on dangerous grouud, why haf.a.
century had been allowed 10 slapss before th,
English nation thou 9ht Of publicly expressing
admiration aud gratitude for ths transcendent
genius Of BYRON. To this question Mr. D,s-
nA1L1 did not giro Il satisfactory snswcr. II b.
had told the whole truth, Which = man In bin
position could not properly do. hs would ha,.
said that 1t took fifty years for English priRgsh.
uoss to forgive ths plain words Of D1non regard.
Ing public characters Of his tims; for Englha
prudery to overlook bis prodiRate life and ooc..
sloua1 literary indeeenoy, and for "John Bull
ism to reooRpize Al = great English poet %,
who would never consent to roooEnizs England
~ posseasod Of greatness
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0nII'UAHY.


Thu wornan-snfrt,oa aoftstor. havn ,o,t v.z,
z..ous and anthns,sstio voykar in ,ha a..,t ~
Mra. CR1.A arnrr,au. which occ,,,r.d a. ax,..
eneo. N. r.. on Monday laat gba x.a hronoh.
IN smour yerv humbls surroundinen, md b,d
yory fev educational sdyautaees. and was in Il,
rsepects eolf.mAde woman. uar frat m.rri,ss
proyad to be a vary unhappr ona. and va andsd
py . divorces. Her second mardao. vas tn tbs
rell.knorp CuAusoxx Buzz. snd thi, also Va,
suudered by divorce. Her third marriage. u,th
Wtt11Ax N. Dua1x1oB, tho suti-slayerv lecturer
AMI voroan.snffrara adyooata. nrovad i h.nnv
onp. por son,e Tins previous 10 bar do.tb III
h.d travelled through the country deli yarinp ,eo.
tures On yarioua topica connected with won.
aus advancement. d In 1s7a she received 1
oall to tho psstorsta Of tho Uuita,taa
Church Ia Brooklyn. N. r.. previously presided
oyer by SAMUEL, D. MAJ. During the ssms
yenr .ho edited = volume Of bar hrsbands
poems, Eho WAS also the founder of the Brook.
ivn Womsu'e Club aud ths Ylos-prealdout q
the Nav York gorouis. Two 7ears AGO aho nv,
up her psstorsts on account of failing tes]th,
and hss eInce been 10 charge Of I deyotsd friend
Mise HuspAsp, =. Byraouss.
oun1s71As RUBEN.
Cus1s71Au RunxH, the Director Of tho Acads-
my Of Pine Arts 1t vienns, died In that city o.
tho 9th inst, 1t tho age Of II years. He waa
pup,l Of tho celebrated oopxz11ua, and CON-
msocod biz studles In 1872. In 1s41 10 hsd
obtained such renown ~ An artist that he w.s
called to Prague 70 reorgauiro its Art Institute,
vbiot, bo did With great success. He remslucd
In Prague oloven years, suti wss then elected b
thu position which NO have mentioned sboys,
and which bo hold At The tiuas Of bta death. Hs
was best known ~ tho painter Of the .Ays
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what name it shall be sold in this city, or Mt
what valua 1t shall DO received into wnrr-
house md shipped hcnce. Inspection Under
0 ur law docs not menn merely technical
grading, 1t means valuation; and the valua-
ton placed upon 1t by the Inspector becomes
arbitrary and tnal thereafter, tho GRIM itself
not being oapahle Of being solicited and sold
by sample or upon its inertia after once going
into warehouse,
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The English Channel Tunnel Charter hill
received its final passago yesterday in the
British House of Lords. 4 similar bill is
pending in the French Assembly, with good
prospect for it's raBsngc.
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Rhoda 1s1and 10 gaining fast IN Population
puon Vermont and New Hampshire In 1880,
sha will probably DO ab1s to mako battsz shox-
Ing than sithef. There ars 8tates lass deser4inz
Of two United E&asss 8snatorz than Litdp
nhody. svsn though II ba truo thsa shp IL small
for hoY aixo.
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THURMAN, and tho other Ohio rag-monoy In
flasionists aro practlciug fraud upon tho
Democratic people Of Ohio by palming Of
upon them "A lotal I.auo doctrine which
thoy know will be ropudiatod In tho National
Convention.
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It Is rather ngAinst the KEELr motor TINT
no application for patent hns been filed at
Washington, and not 50 much M cnvcat
Issued. The officers OF tic Pntent-O -OiIice be-
Geve KEE1Y,s motor to bo a humbug.
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ANDREW JOHNSON, Of Tennessee, Senator
and e1-Presidcnt, BuTcred stroke Of paral-
ysis week ago last Wednesday, and is now
lying at tho residence Of his daughter in Cur
Ter County, Tennestseu, in critical conli-
t;nn.
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OH GbleaDo Uribu,st.
Saturday Morning, July II, 1873.
WITH SUPPLEMENT.

Grcenbacks declined Mt New York yester-
day from ss3 to ssa, but afterwards recov-
sred to tho former figure.
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THE NEXT SPEAKER.
4 Washington dispatch, printed In the last
isaue Of TnR TRIBUNE, set8 forth that tho
Democratic Congressional wire.pul1ers have
already been at work In tho interests Of SAM
RAspAI1 for the Spsakerahip OF tho next
Honso, and that they claim as the result Of
correspondence with Democratic members
they can count 100 votes out Of the total of
t75 on tho first ballot. They Furthermore
got forth as the argumenta why he should bo
elected, although Il they have 100 pledged
we do not nee why it ia necessary to make
any arguments at n,l,-that his skill rs pnr.
Humanitarian has been teatcd, especially at
the close Of the last session, in which he
narshnlcd and led tho Democratic members !;
that be has been longer In continuous service
than my other member on the Democratic
side; that he has good judgment aud quick.
ness Of perception in making decisions !;
that he Is sound in wind and
limb; that his record ia clear in tho matter Of
subsidies, lind grants, and tobberies u;
md, lastly, that he has progressive and
anti-Bourbon opinions in politics, and con
sorvative views on political issues. With re-
gard to his parliamentary skill, we presume
no issue will be made. His term Of service
Ia Of course q matter Of record but we do not
regard great length Of term Of service as an
indispensable qualification for the Speaker
ship Of the House. He ulav be sound In
wind and limb, but 80 is pedestrian, or a
psize-nghter, or baseball butter. The Inst
qualification We do not clearly understand.
Tint ia We do not understand exactly the
condition Of man who hos progressive
opinions and conservative Vows" This
must mean, it 1t means anything, that ho
holds back rs much IS be pulls forward, aud,
consequently, stands still or is stuck in the
mud. But assuming that all these conditions
are essential, and that Air. SAM RANDALL
Why do hia wire~pullers stop short at this
point? Why do they not finish up
the l;st OF his qualifications ? In con-
Quoting his affairs, wo Rro informed TINT his
managers have vary naively and studiously
made no alluRion 10 tariff or currency. This
is rather remarkable, considering the fact
that those two subjects are agitating the
country 1noEt tllau auJ olAeFr tuht tuey arc
made political issue in Ohio by Fog Horn
ALLEN, and that the rag-money inHationists
md high-tarif g1abbers arc trying to mike
them national Issues for the no1t Presidential
campaign. While they wore summing up
his qualifications for the speakership, why
did they omit to stato TINT be is rag-monoy
inhntionist, In favor Of still further increasing
the volume OF shinplasters which can never
bo redeemed, and in favor Of periling the
business interests of the country still further
by compelling merchants and manufacturers
to gamble on uncertainties : Why did they
omit to state TINT SAM RANDALL is high
tariff advocate Of the Pennsylvania dcscrip-
tion, which is the worst Of the class Why
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THE Cus1OM-HoUsE BUILDING,

o e ~ O'A""h0 ''"N"A|S~s" "f-
pointed 10 Investigate the custom-llouse
building on the part OF the city, md of u ro-
port favorable TO the continuation OF the
WORK. viii oe fecciVed with unalloyed gFatlii.
cation W everybody interested in tho welfare
md progress OF chicago, M well ns every
BODY elsewhere who contributes to tho sup-
port OF the National Government. It ia true
that this dec'alon will havo no official effect
Oh tue washington anthoritlos' but 1t Will
carry Win II 30 much morn forco rs in ali
probability to prevent the walls from being
torn down. 1t may and VIC think ought
10, induce the Secretary Of tho Treasury to
modify his determination to suspend opera
tions TIL after the meeting OF Congress. and
persuade tho President to authorize the lm-
mediate resumption Of work.
In Weighing tee relative Importance Of the
two opinions asas have been given, ono by
the Government Commission OF engineers
and tue other by the Commission Of local
architects, 1t must be remembered that tho
latter ase more competent to judge Of this
particular caso than any sovon men that
could DO found anywhere. There arc not
seyon other architects In this city whose
opinions would be received with as much
confidence and ceTsnlnly chicago architects,
be their special studles and experience, are
batter abla to judge OF local structure than
equally competent men who do not live in
Chicago. The Government will be forced to
start out, therefore, with the admission that
tho seven nrchitscts are, aside from every
other circumstance, entitled to special
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hMuSE MENTS.

AnTLr111 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. s&rtes, cornct
McnroA tbs Ico-Wch." Afternoon and evening,
, 1875-07-31
sl regular syatem Of exchange In this respect
The WesteIu Doctors OF LAVE reported ars =.

K. Thresher, Of Dayton, o., by Dtuison uns,erut,
Wills, O., By Frsntsn Collage, 1ndisna Prof hsbs
nutis, e touis.'ls Ky y nsao'sf oose .a
University. b. syracuse Untve.r!ty, Syracuse, N II
bishop Thomas H. vail. Of Tokska, Ran, ty ths TIL
verty Of Ranaas Prof. Mosea Coll Tyler. Of Michigan
un!Tsrstty, by the Universally Of Wonatef Col VIII
lam r. Johnston, Of Kentucky, hy Warrington L.
University Gan. ueoras HosdieJ, Of Cino!puau. b.
Western 1laaeFyo ColIeHa -
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-06-17
DUFF GREEN,

| The following sketsh of Gen. Duff
Green, who died lately at Dalton, Gcor-
gia, has been going the rounds OF the
press, and contains some interesting facts
about the deceased.
lie conducted the first party organ ever
established in Washington. Il was the
predecessor of the famous Globe of Blair
and Rivcs. II was conducted by Duff
Green before General Andrew jackson
was President of the United States, IN
1929. 1t was the jackson paper, but In
year or two thereafter, when the per-
sonal QUARREL arose between General
jackson and Vfcc-Prcsitent John G.. CAL
houn, IN regard to certain matters which
had occurred In the Cabi.
net Of President James Mon
roe, IN 1919. when Calhoun
was secretary of War. when n ccnsurc
was proposed TO be Imposed upon Can.
JACKSON on account OF his Invasion of the
Spanish province of Florida as a Major
General of the Army, Green took the
part Of Calhoun. lie lost the favor of the
administration. and Francis =. Blair was
called from Frankfort, KY, where he was
then conducting the Arg,4s, to establish,
the Globe in opposition to the
Telegraph. That was forty-fiyc
years ago. In 1885 the TsteDuph
was merged in the Washington Mirror.
Gen. Green then wrote fora paper called
the Reformation up to 1888. After this
time he was sent to Europe on a public
mission by President Tyler. While
there he met Chevalier Wycoff, and re-
turning to the United States Inc and wy
colt published free-tratlc paper, the Re
public, in New York. This lie aban-
doned In lSis, and it was the last paper
with which he was identified.
For many years previous to his death
General Green lived in retirement, almost
forgotten outside the immediate circle of
his acquaintance by those who have
grown to manhood and womanhood
within the past thirty years. Thurlow
Weed and Francis l.. Blair. ST., repre-
sent the class who best remember him As
one of the prominent men
of their day. General Green
was in Memphis in 1869 during the ses-
sion OF the Commercial Convention. lie
presented a carefully written paper on
national finances. We believe 1t was. his
last public appearance in life. lie WA
bern In Kentucky in 1890. His wife was
Miss Lucretia Edwards, daughter OF N.
Edwards, Esq, who afterward became
Governor of Illinois.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-06-17
A FEARFUL STORM.
QUINCY, ILL.,, STRUCK BY A, FEARFUL
WIND.
\ Number OF Houses Shattered, One
Person ktllcd ana n Large NunsDer
Injured.

\ Number q Houses shattered. One
Injured.
QUINCY, liz, June l5.-Never In the
history OF our city has so terrible and
disastrous u storm visited us as that of
last night. AT 5p. m, after u sultry and
NOT day. the storm-clOnds began gath
ering, and by Gp. IN. 1t was too dark to
see without lights. From that
lightning played, thunders roared,
ana rain poured, almost without inter-
mission. The storm first came from n
southerly direction, but soon the wind
changed to northwest. About o O'Clock
II was IN Its fury, and during the remain
der OF Its continuance the like NAV again
DE seen but never surpassed in grandeur
ana inagniticence, II was one uninter.
Iuptea roar with almost incessant light
nhs, SO VIVA that the eye could not bear
y; cht-iialf We time tearfully brilliant
Illumination, the other half worse than
EGYPTIAN DARKNESS,
and all the time the rain pouring In tor.
rents. This morning all our macadaIn.
ized streets look as IL they had beer
scrubbed with brick and SOAP.
| In connection with this fearful general
storm q hurricane struck the city about
Fourth street, and between Oak and
Cedar, taking q southwesterly direction,
Il damaged some twenty-five or thirty
houses, among them the large brick
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-06-17
THE wAH AGAINST GENrE.L
NMo'(s(snuN0

The art of getting through the New
York custom house with any number of
trunks filled with silks. laccs. and other
fine fabrics of European manufacture,
free Of duty, which has been one easily
mastered by tourists returning from the
old country, will he practced under diff
cultics hereafter, IL the efforts made BY
the customs bureau Of the treasury lie
partment do not prove futile. Travellers
landing In this country. now have the fol-
lowing questions put to them which they
answer under oath:
l. Are you alone. or If accompanied
by any OF your Family, cnumerate them.
:. How Dany trunks and other pack
ages do you declare as personal baggage:
=. OF this number declared. does any
trunk or package, or the contents there
Of, belong to any other person. or was it
bought by you for any other person?
4. Does any trunk or package declared
by you contain any wearing apparel
which has not been In use.
.. Does any trunk or package declared
by you contain any piece of goods, laccs,
jewelry. or other like effects, belonging
to yourself, or brought by you for any
other person?
@. Have you any dutablc articles upon
your person!
The Beecler trial, according to several
of the noted lawyers engaged as counsel
therein, has developed that the
practice of perjury is by no means
the uncommon crime it has
been supposed TO be. But the ordinary
tourist, except in unusual eases. Is neither
q Bcecher nor a Tilton, nor q mutual
friend, and will not therefore care to per-
inre himself or herself for the sake of rare
laces, fine iewelry or rich silks. Bris.
tOw's questions AMI the oath under which
they must be answered, will stop IN Il
large measure, the surrcptitious SNUG.
Cling INDUCED in by the large majority
of wealthy European tourists.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-06-17
ANOTHER MOTOR.

The Louisville Comiey-Jou,nai ridi-
cules the rather loud prctensions of the
keely motor in the following racy style
"Anothcr new motor, quite as wonderful
and trustworthy rs thatof Mr.. Keely, has
lust been invented by n JeiicrsonvlllC
man, who has gone after the patent.
The revolution 1t will create in travelling
promises to be of the most extraordinary
sort. Every man his own balloon, Is
the idea of the inventor, and when he
gets back he will demonstrate the perfect
simplicity Of his plan by given an cxhi-
bitiOn, In which he will lift himself by
his trowsers 1.-THE trowers being on him
Mt the time) and pass swiftly up and
downward, going directly to Chicago or
Whereabouts, where he will descend and
send back telegram seven hours after
wards. lie will use neither fuel nor
steam-only biscuit, with which he
will check the treshened appetite insepa.
rable from so hasty journey through
the air. A large stock company is await
ing the developments, and refusing to
sell at any price,"