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, 1876-12-24
Some Clerical Gossip About tho King Of
italy and the Pope.


Rome Correspondence Hew Fork Ford.
I'VE all know that the address from the throne
OF constitutional sovereign Is prepared for him
BY his Ministers, not by himself; and that,
while Victor Emmanuel may be able to modify,
he cannot alter the spirit OF speech his Annis-
however, against that tiVeat to the Church, for
His Majesty Of Italy is at heart a true lover of
the Pope, and dislikes bis position toward tha
Church. In the afternoon, as it was my weekly
reception day, several persons met in my salon
who lad been at the opening Of Parliament, aud
the Kings speech, especially the passage have
alluded to, was talked over. There was dis
ttngtlished, handsome woman present, IN au-
thofess and Papa1ina Of the b1ackest dye. She
WAS scathing in her sneers against the Ministry
and their intentions toward the Chnrch.
''The King is to be pitied," she said. IA
story Is told by the Clerfcals-iudeed, have it
from distinguished Clerical: authority and I
believe it-that when the law was passed that
required even priests to the drafted, his Holi-
ness wrote to the King begging him fer bis own
souls sake not to sign the iniQuitous law. The
King replied: There is one thing can do
ahdicate; and II your Holiness says so will do
but am free to abdicate. Give me Jour orders.
II remain where am may stay the storm or
at least break its fury when,t comes. But nm
really to leave at any moment,'"
'sAud the Pope's replyl" a half dozen Of us
asked in one voice, as it were.
"'Rema1n where you are, bis Holiness wrote;
"the Holy Father could not take the RESPONSE
bility, Of advising the King to abdlcatc, and run
the risk Of causing revolution"
''H that story be true, the Clerical Journals
should not be SO severe on His. Majesty Of
Italy" said one Of those troublesome persons
ladies.
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intensity of woe I knew not what might fol-

1utCAsltJ OF "oG' H1I" 11o0 ;" 1ta" 7177
low.
Young man," said BeeIzcbuD, reiapslne
pleased with ms company"
Pleased with bis company! what refined
torture there Was IN those words bnt tr1eo
to emulate his genial manner, and replied that
he had taken me oy surprise. What was the
turcd abroad On Christmas morning! ln-
quired: =
dare DO anything that becomes oeVil,"
he answered With smile As Tor the onlect
OF my visit, may ten you that, whcn my az
tentaon was nrst u!rcctcu 20 Lhis doorstep, yo9
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burlington Uu1ck-{EVf
It was dreadfully cold last night, and .tha
street-car Was pretty we'll filled, when an elderly
party, rather embonpoint about the waistband.
entered, bringing with him enough cold air 10
freeze cellar full Of house-plants- He stood
up in the middle Of the car, and, fastening his
eyes upon the fare-bo1, began to feel for hfa
nickel He first united great sbawl-scarf that
eneircled his neck and hid all Of his tace bnt hin
eyes. Then he loosened the e2r-faDs OF his cap
and unlocked fur muft1er that huggcd biz
throat. Then he uDbuttoued the cape Of hls
overcoat and threw it back over his shoulders
submerg3ng tTo men who stood behind him.
Then he unbuttoued his overcoat and turned It
back, filling the car like lateen sail. Then be
unbnttone1 the lower buttons Of knit Jacket
and bis undercoat, ant, with a grunt that fright
ened the horses into run, tried to reach into
his hip pocket. The first effort was highly fnc-
cessf1 failure and at the second dFe he threw the
end OF his shawl scarf, spirits OF his CAPE and ta
OF bis oVercoat over the people on the seat be
hind them, and smotnered groan broke from
the whole community. Finally he got his hand
into the pocket, and his purple face and swollen
veins indicated approaching apoplexy, but The
hand came out before any fatal result, and the
passengers breathed more freely. But when
they saw him lean over to the other side, and
make reach for his other pocket, thev
groaned. After repeated efforts he brought
up out Of that pocket : ring Of keys, q
stump Of lcad-pencil, and tohaccobo1,
and the people groaned again. Then be
huuehed both shoulders and vent into his rest
pockets. Out Of one he brought little roll Of
newspaper scraps, saspender button, q frag-
menr Of postage stamp, anla quill toothpick
badly damaged. Out OF the other be pulled
piece Of string, and 4 brass screw, and two
cent piece. Then he felt in his watch-pocket,
and, with many sighs and puffs, be dragged upa
little dirty looking rTad Which threatened to be
money, but proved to be lint Then somebody
Uttered, and some one else gigggled, and finally
everybody but the old returning boaFder him
self laughed. He stood still and thought
moment, and then felt in his outside overcoat,
came up with handful Of handkerchiefs,
gloves, fractional currency, and nickels, and,
when be reached out to place one OF the latter
In the box, it fell from his fingers into the straw,
and the disgusted passenger doubled down and
scraped around for It for i've blocks before he
could find it. And then when he picked it up
and showed it into the box, he sank back on the
seat with groan Of satisfaction and began to
button, and hook, and wrap himself up again,
but started up with q sna1l Of disgust aud pull
ed the strap q though he had legacy at the
end OF it. Wh{c he was down on his hands and
knees in the straw he had been carried fye
blocks past his street.
, 1876-12-24

Torpedoes which explode by elock-work, like
plosion, are said to be favorite weapons in the
Russian navy. We found them when CUR fleet
was in the Baltic, and the vessels used to dredge
for them, bring them up and destroy them. It
devilish inventions was 6shed up and placed on
the quarterback Of an English ship-of-war,
where the officers proceeded to examine it, with
the usual recklessuess OF the British sailor.
Imagine the haste with which the inspection was
concluded when the Captains coxswain, who
mad been bending over The machine, pulled his
forelock and quietly observed: "Please, your
honors, the beggar's tickingl" meaning that
the clock-work was still going, and that an ex-
plosiou might occur at any moment.
, 1876-12-24
A Monday Christmas,


Christmas Day falls on Monday this year.
It fell on Monday also in 1865, and on that oc-
casion the following was unearthed from, it was
stated, the Harleian MSS, No. 2,252, folio
1854:
II Christmas Day on Monday be,
great winter that year you II see,
And fail OF winds both loud and shrill;
But in summer, truth to tell,
High winds shall there be, and strong,
Full OF tempests lastlng lung;
While battles they shsl( multiply,
And great plenty Ut beasts sha1l die.
They that be born that day, ween,
They shall be strong each one and keen;
He shall be found that stealeth anght;
Tho thou be sick, tnou die6t not.
The year 1886 was the year Of the Austro- Prus-
sian war, year Of disastrous gales, and q year
Of cattle-plague. Again in 1871 Christmas Day
fell on Monday. The twe1yemonth following
that day saw US with cattle-plague in the North
and some great storms; but as to s'battles"
we must 20 back a few months in 1871 for the
capitulatlon Of Paris and the conflict with the
Commune. We hare now Monday Christmas
for the third time within dozen years.
, 1876-12-24

for reelection. Other candidates spoken vel,
Of are 4. 81. Wright, commission merchant ~.
Police Commissioner Manuel Talcott, ex-Aid
Campbell, and Alexander Bisbee, attorney 1'
THE THIRTEENTH.
AID. Cleveland, whose term eypires nh.
solutely declines to enter the Council aoaio IN
He seems to prefer the quiet routine of priyate
life. 4 movement of propertv-wners is on fnct
It Is said, to induce c1-Ald. Gill to bccome. !.
candidate. But there is another equally enes =
getSs gS,9s e1Aaernan 5 who Hss would oot not &c run
Gnl and Quirk can be hardly said 70 be enamor' NOR
ed OF each other. The names OF II. q, Dobao,,-
Thomas McNamara, tank and cistern mannfec
turers, and John ]: Kelly, general contractor.
were also mentioned. -.
THE FOURTEENTH.
Aid. Ryan says he will not run again Politics
have injured his business a host OF aspirants
will b. found, however, to help Aid. Banmoars s1.s
ten out. An lri5h1nan and German Get al5ne
very well In this ward. and If another Rya9
who's whose ffst 4Ea name oanns is Timothy would
surprise anybody: 4 candidate ties spokea kea''l9y y
as prominent up there near the Rollfne-MiI}s T. is
John Norton, contractor and builder. Tha
name OF the same person Is also used bv his
friends as candidate for the position Of Nest
TIE OTHERS.
The present Adermen-Niesen and Waldo
and lengacher aud Linsenbarth-seemt to ~ o;ve
satisfaction. It IL not improbable that N;ss4eS
and Leugacher can stand another term. len.
gachcr. however, is mentioned in connection
with the Appraisership Of Merchandise, with
headquarters at the Custom-House. 49,
No election will be held before spring III thts
ward to fill the vacancy created By the death Of
All. Murphy. The candidates most promfnent -
" spoken: Of are eIAld< and. er.Justtcn
Cannon, ex-Ald. Carney" Honest Tom Car
neyn. they call him,-Edward Barrett, an &
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FdTts Correspondence tNeto Orleans P4cqu7ene.
The fayorite names now for bulls and dogs are
Trochu and Bismarck; the latter especially, to
show the hatred borne to the German Prince,
Bismarck nom dun chiea{ After the Franco
German treaty OF peace had been sigued, Prince
dc Bismarck, while on his way home, stopped
one night in chateau in Lorraine. Al, ad1nira-
bic pointer, evidently the pet Of the house, lay
basking on the rug before the large wood fire Of
the dining-rooua. Dinner was ordered. The
Prince sat at the table, bis feet turned towards
the fire. An officer entered and began: g Prince
de Bismarck !" - At this name the dog looked
tie Princes eye, and the Prince, e1peeting 3 e the
truth Bismarck nom dun chien .! said, in atone
Of command: ";Here, Bismarckl'' To the en-
barrassment and CONSERVATION OF the family the
dog rose and laid his head on the Princes knee,
The Prince took lump of sugar from the
sugar,dish aud gave It 70 the dog: Ct Poor fel-
lowl see you have good teeth and good claws;
try your best to use them as I lave mine, in
your masters service, and God keep +ha~t tor
Us both, poor fellowl''
, 1876-12-24
PREVENTION OF THEATRE-D|SASTERS.
thA I.nft1z. 1F 7sbA Trfh1,us


TuYcHREDAH, Wis, Dec. 18.-The terrible
Brooklyn tragedy, which has shocked humanity
to its innermost confines, will be followed, no
doubt, by energetic Legislative action; but IN
what direction remedy or preventive is TO be
looked for, is matter not ouly presenting
some physical difficulty, but is also loaded
with other psychologist; for, unless the wild
passions OF terrorstricken multitude can be
governed Or allayed by instant and evident as-
surance OF safety, an exit rs wide as street
would not suffice to prevent serious disaster.
There will, no doubt, be numerous plans pro-
posed to prevent similar recurrence, the Chief
OF which will naturally have reference toa speedy
means OF escape; but how far invention in that
direction might assure safety to panic-strlcken
crowd, rushing with reckless efforts from fear
full death, is problem hitherto unsolved, and
with little probability Of a satisfactory conclu-
sion.
Allow me, In few words, and as close to the
original rs can remember, to repeat PROPOSE
tion / offered many years ago. upon the occasion
of similar disaster In the north OF England,
when several lives were lost in frantic efforts to
escape
As far back rs my recollection carries me be-
lfeve all theatre-tires have had their origin
among the machinery Of the stage, or, at all
events, in that part Of the building specially re-
served 1or the business OF the drama, ana which
part, except the space occupied by the prosce-
mum, is supposed to bc SO arranged as to pro-
tect, in some measure, the auditorium from mis-
chance. Or how little avail such protection has
proved has been fearfully exemphtled in nu-
merous instances; nevertheless, the ldea Is
worthy Of attention, and would II carried out to
its full extent be sufficiently protective to allow
ample time for q whole audience to retire in as
quiet and orderly manner as under ordinary
circumstances.
To accomplish this, it would be: necessary
that, except the proscenium, the stage portion
Of the building should be isolated from the
auditorium by strong party-wall, reaching
from the foundation to a sufficient height above
the roof; and that the prosccnium should be
provided with q drop-curtain Of double sheet
iron with air-space between. This great valve
should be balanced ty weights with chains run
ming over large pillars, round which wire rope
might be wound, a pull on which would cause
tue curtain to descend IN tew seconds, its bot
tom edge resting in a groove prepared Tor it
Just behind the tootlights.
Doorways from under the stage to the orches-
tra should, il possible, be avoided; or other
wise the doors should be made OF iron, similar
to the drop, and self-losing, and 1atching suth-
cient to resist rush Of air In case Of fire.
The arrangement for lighting the auditorium
should be distinct from that Of the stage, so
that the sthouse" =" might not be suddenly de-
priyed Of light.
In theatre SO arranged, an audience would
feel comfortably assured Of escape In case Of
fire, and there would consequently be no cause
JOIN ". Wuxr1E1D, c. E.
, 1876-12-24

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ment III I9le!iess III S9uASi 1aas ,,.;-;nr ali con
mem9efed, posslolo, oy ie4un ea4Ian,,iSorv n
ylceed pefsons s,. TO-, 20 eonpcfi ~ pcnnfinement,
@ gor % ouraaS tneif Term ,;. 1,nssi,Je y" nntii The
Ine boarn 20 no. tnlnk th.s PossfoTI IS aI nersons
state ltseiL s1an nave Gon5ror , y nIr b. n5aces
anu .nas ene Sounsy ya vans souu 9rho are awating
Mnfrc persons ore connneu oomu;ets WIZ sonId be
Ira ~ hnu ia aAe ar a .nor nantre1 ~ he State and
tn9s alo IN bearing tne expense u 'nen
and trial. :; so 49,, coon oo,:,:rx
rho ~ stb bs;o fpn eJva e1ae ~ willie charities
~ ~ a a m sn1 .yf ~ insIy I'd
- Joon Lounsy San W Gsne1 taut W. ~ evsiem.
nnn ;tnst,at, uuuv tha; .M nn;n,, iy the man
- l. ~ c,,"ro - o,a - t. ,ae+ 1r;son-1rceners
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, 1876-12-24

| BELoIT, Wis, Dec. 15.-Haying read the let
! ter from G. II. Braun in your issue Of Dec. :,
would take the liberty Of trespassng on your
| columns to correct few mistakes made By him.
| Though not Turk, hare ITel iu Turkey over
fifteen years, and must say that u large aumber
Of his statements about Asiatic Turkey are in
correct.
l. He states: t'The Asiatic Turk is armed
with two reyolyere." Nine out OF every ten OF
the Asiatic Turks never have seen revolver,
and, Of those who have, very few have ever
owned one Outside Of Constantinople and the
seaport towns, it is almost impossible to procure
one. 4 large part Of the peasantry, and those
in the rural districts, carry two large horse
pistols more as ornaments than for anything
else; for, If any one should try to fire them of,
they would either not go Oft, or would burst.
In the laree cities, all the better class wear
European clothing, and are not armed as e1ten-
siyely as Americans.
2 'tIf you meet Tu rk in the morning be,
fore be has had his opie, coffee without sugar,
and rahe (whisky), be will not speak to you,
and if you speak to him, be will strike and
passage. A Turk never breakfasts or takes any
Kind Of refreshment till II q. H.. while his bust-
ness hours commence at z l. N. AT II he
Notwithstanding little coffee without milk
Or sugar, and some sour bread This is seldom
Yery 1 heavy m " dinner. IN regard to whisky, =
TnTk yerv seldom drinks anything stronger
than cntfee and when he docs. it is at his own
home. os II is ara;nst his relioion to drink auy-
thing alcoholic, The onIY class Of men
eyer seen drink in the street arc Greeks who
have the reputation OF q hard set throughout
Turkey-in-Asia- As for the word " opie, p it is
never used in Asiatic Turkey. The work almost
e s3Ynu NAV sneak to him bv ca11inr him
sEffendi.' fmasferf.n THIS is only tr11e when he
ia of rank higher than yourself. II you are his
sunerior. be vii cali you stERyndi. y which. in
this CONNECTION, means little more than Sir.
4 s.Yon cannot traye1 in Asiatic Turkey
,r;thout being nrotecfed br twn Of thcm. as
thev are nearly ali zee5ecs tthieycs,.n The
100 se.h.e t. stranoe ~ ne hnt sonnds ria
Rnto,r;an word Thc rurai neonIe ara ycrv
oeaceable. and yerv seldom attaclS travellers.
The robbers are nearly nit either KoorfIs.
Who are a wild race, acinowlcdgine no govern
ment exccnt that Of TIER own tribe. aud the
Creeks. who infrst Asia Minor in lorrn NM
hers, robhinp The rfrb mainiy. and not the
moor. There we're two Creek rohhcrs ahont ten
FFeera ao-n IN Western sia W;nor Mnnn1f and
SeiterTi by name, who were the pest OF that
Monolh escaped into Greece, and sefterrt was
killed. Can 6. y. Braun show any Turks who
fnr the last ten vears Then. as 70 the
use Of these tgr1artis i to ken OIL zee5ecs.-
Syhi,.h word bv the wav il nrver
used IN TI,rlTev.-G M. Rrann IL nuitp nn;s-
taken. As nv father, m American. has Travelled
many thousand miles on horsebrrk with INT
one % attendant and neither but slightly armed. .
Nv father newer lad to nae his revolver on INV
occasion.
1T q Christian snen1-a ia n 7nr,-;sh u,nar
he Ia shot m sivht s;l.h "a RE 1ow ~ rreau,, ;,
, 1876-12-24
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.

As Merry Christmas draws near every one
looks about him for some one with whom to
share its pleasures. Oae cannot find a more de-
serving or appropriate object for bencvolence
than the Halt-Orpla.j Asylum Ct No. Its Burlng
, 1876-12-24
CHRIST'S DAY.
How It Will Be Celebrated in
Chicago To-Day.
List Of Choral and Other Church
Services.
A Bit Of Story for Young Hen Of the
Period,
TIE DAY IN THE CHURCHES
PROGRAMMES FOR THE SERVICES.

TIE DAY IN THE CHURCHES.
PROGRAMMES FOR THE SERVICES
Lest there should be any misunderstanding, It
may be stated that Christmas occurs tomorrow.
The bells Will ring, the carols will be sung, and
the sermons will be preached, just the same as
last year aud the years before. There will, Of
cou.s,, be a general lollidcation, mingled with
some little disappointment On the part OF those
who expected great many presents ana go1
o,Iy lew The programmes presented by the
churches are varied and interesting.
ST. JAMES EPISCOPAL.
At St. James Episcopal Church, corner OF
Cass and Union streets, the decorations VIII
form special feature Of the services On this
joyous occasion. At the present writing 1t IS
easier to speak Of what they will be than "nat
they are, for the main pat OF the decorating Is
to be done tomorrow morning before cary
church services. As this in the last Sunday in
Advent, the Christmas festivities do not prop
erly be..in until Christmas morning. Hcnce It
has been thought n1ure IN accordance With tue
7roprlc1ies TO postpone the larger part Of the
work OF decorating until Tomorrow. The heavy
part u the work, however, vas attended
ng, 1be large iestoons Of evergreen
and other portions Of the display being put in
place. One ot the notable effects Of the pro-
posed decorations will be produced by heauti-
iul and elaborate rood screen consisting Of
series Of Gothic arches running across the
chaucel recess in front of the chanccl rail. The
general effect OF this will be to give great depth
II perspective to the large and beautiful chan-
eel Of St. james THIS screen will be tastefu]ly
covered with evergreens, and the altar and
ether parts OF the sanctuary will also be deco
rated with evergreecs and various devices.
FllEers Of various kinds will Fie with each
other in adding beauty to or scattering fra
GRANGE upon the scene Perhaps the most
striking feature in connection with these decoza-
tic7s will be set Of very rich banners Of various
hues and colors, with evergrccns,- texts, and
other ecclesiastical devices to set them of. The
combined effect Of this feature in the decora-
ton will be to light up the sanctuary and give
it a peculiar richness 10 coloring.
Tie new chimes at st. Jamcs' will probably
be rung ss early es o'c ock Christmas morn
Ing, aud again at o'clock, after the morn
Ing service. At tho latter hour Mr. Bredburg,
the permanent ringer, will ente rtain the resi-
dents in the vicinity Of The church with several
choice airs ruug out On the new bells.
The services will be held at II g. m. Follow
ing Will be the musical programme:
l. Qrcan yoluutary-tt Marche Re-
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-11

BURSTING OF A FLY WHEEL.

shortly before ten o'clock yesterday morning the
large Gy wheel OF the engine in the brewery Of l.
r. Kuntz the OF 6sth street and Third ave
nue. burst The wheel vas eight feet In diameter aud
weighing 1000 pornds The fragments were hurled in
every direction large piece dying through the roof
tearing the boards away aud making hole three icct
square. Another piece, weighing 200 pounds,
broke through the thick BRICK wall i'm.
medialciy above the window aud madc a
vacant space oI four feet IN breadth and seven in
height, besides maShing the window into a hundred
pieces Another piece weighing about 100 pounds was
hurled across The street distance OF 200 feet landing
BY the side OF Turnc Halle a weight attached TO the
window Of the engine room was sent flying through
the arr and struck the dwelling house OF j. Ducharts
Immediately opposite tearing away FOO, OF the front
Some OF the windows OF Turnc Halle smash d. AZ
also few IN tho lager beer saloon In front OF aud
attached to the brewery. No other damage was done
and no person was IN anywisc injured. The cause OF
the accident Is not definitely known
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-11

The police authorities werc notified yesterday after
that Judge Donuhuc had dissolved tho injun
restraining the force from entering Gilmores Garden
to-day except by paying an admission fec Inspector Nc
Dormot accordingly notified Captain Steers
the Excise law previously instructed In the other
precincts change will be made in the OF en-
iorccment IRON ihat adopted last Sunday.
AGITATION COMMITTEE or LIQUOR DEALERS
The agitation mliittec OF the liquor dealers which
was appointed al tho Cooper Union mass meeting
held meeting YESTERDAY afternoon Gcrmania
Hail Bowcry. Mr. Michael Ham announced that ex.
Judge Freedman had boon retained counsel to the
liquor dealers 10 whom no has given the following IN
strucons when arrested 20 quietly with the officer
aud u arrested for selling lager protest agcinst 1t at
the station house II the Captain disregards the pro-
test request note OF entry and procure the name Of
Inc Captain, on the ground that lager bccr not
intoxicating Insist on right Of discharge at
pol CO station. ~ police justice should order
discharge then bring the before the commit tee.
see that the affidavit Of policeman aud commitment
nothing hut sale of lager beer Refuse u gitn
bail notify committee OF and refuse bail
and await result OF hsboas corpus dvcussion ensDcd
regarding the closing Of doors day, the
tee recommend strongly that al places should 10
closed ~ front with only side entrance open. The
committee consisting ~ Major Sancr and Mr. Holt
andcr. VIII st this afternoon al Gcrmana Hail. and all
cases may be referred 20 them y
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-11
CREEDNOOR.

The range at Crcedmoor comparatively deserted
during the earlier part OF yesterday, for the rst time
in many weeks little knot OF long range marksmen
gathered at the 500 yards firing point about eleven
O'Clock and shot that and tho succeeding ranges
before the arrival of the o'clock rain which bore
the short range marksmcn who were Interested IN the
contest for the Turf Field and Farm, badge at 200
yards distance. The party shooting at long range
included General Dakia Mr. Rathbonc and Colonel
Schaer Of the toam who reducing their practice
to account by keeping minute record and by shoot
ing carefully enabled to establish record for
guidance in future competitions. quarter past three
o'clock Colonel wingatc announced that the entry
was Open and shor y nlterward thirty took their
positions at the 200 yards firing point Most OF the
men werc armed with military rifles, State model and
Mr. Pyle carried OF the trophy with OF this class
which, from long disuse had grown rusty, and The
trigger OF which pulled nearly fifteen pounds Tho