New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-08-27


the spectators set up cry that he shot whereupca
bis opponent took TO his heels leaving his hat and
| on the ground.
| The Pail Mall Gazette finds in an Italian er-
change an interesting account OF recent pilgrimage to
Rome. An old French lady had for time suffered
from affection OF tho leg Of serious nature that
acting under the advice OF eminent physicians ut las.
consented to have tho limb apuased the only chance
OF restoration to health. On the day, however. before
that which the operation was take place one Of her
friends persuaded her to defer IL until she had tried tina
effect Of stocking in his possession that bad been worn
by the Pope and which he asserted would nfaby curs
her. She accordingly put on the stocking, and at the
end OF few days able % walk about Having made
that II the remedy proved successful she would
perform pilgrimage to Rome, she lost no time 10 re-
deemng this PLEDGE and on being ushered into tho
presence OF tho Pope Frustrated herself with emotion
before His Holiness, enthusiastically thanking him Tor
the benefit she had derived from the Of his stocking
After nearing her story the Pope coldly replied You
most fortunate. One OF my stockings has healed Won
and restored you leg As for myself put two OF them
on each morning, yet am not able TO walk or even
stand upright on my legs, and am obliged 10 be wheeled
about IN a chair"
Wendell Phillips's open letter TO Lord DUFF
FERN in relation the surrender OF Sitting Bull VIII
certainly attract public attention. and that Is what the
author is always anxious do His in behalf OF the
oppressed Outruns his discretion One OF these days he
will be publishing opon letter TO the angel Gabriel in
behalf OF down-trodden Satan, who has his rights even
he be devil But is concerning sitting Bull that no
now moraZes. The Indian policy OF the United States
has failed according 10 HIS view. because have al
ways put force in the place Of law and shutting tho In
dian out from the shelter OF law have treated him Ike
alien and outlaw. In such circumstances VIC have
right ask Englands help subdue him. Her grant
ing would be dsoyay 10 all her traditions, and con-
fesson that she had ceased to be what poet
statesman have so long claimed for berthe refuge Of
the wronged. am speaking only or an Insignificant
and quarter million Of people But the principle touches
Could the DC brought to the notice Of the English
people and fully understood would be in the blaze
OF q months discussion by your journals. I
power on earth would ever drag the Indian chief from
the shelter OF English law Every reason when made
England refuse give up the fugitive slave exists m the
Indians case, and there some considerations which
make his claims protection stronger than the
rIa%d, in his yyay fails he in The cass
down alike by the greed aud the neglect Of powerful
and grasplng people,"
DR.. Henry Schemann, in a letter to The Lon
don Times refers somewhat bitterly to tho attacks which
the critics have made upon him. He says "Ihaye been
continually represented ignorant, visionary enthu
sast humbug and an mpostor so that have often
questioned myself IT, indeed. my lbeers not right
and wrong; IT, indeed, guilty Of foul play aad
had got all the treasures fabricated to impose upon the
world In fact, IL sometimes took several minutes TO
become convinced that always played fair, that had
always stated the sacred truth which only lately had in
atterng terms, been publicly acknowledged by the
high authority Of Charles NewtOn further, that had
always worked merely from pure love for science aud
that could not have possibly proved my disinterested
better than the 30th OF April, 1874 when, my
Trojan collection being in great danger, offered it sra
tuously the French Government, provided it were
ceyed at once" He has resolved TO send his Trojan col
lection including the treasure in gold and silver, to Eng
land and to exhibit it Professionally at the South Kensing
ton Museum. He has taken great TO note every
OF the thousands Of objects OF which the collection
composed the exact depth at which it found and it
may therefore, at glance be to which Of the four
prehistoric cities. built upon the other on Mount
Hessarlk, each Of them belongs. All the pottery, he
says is handmade except about iity very rude wheel
made plates which found in the city second in sue
ccssion from the virgin soil No wheenadc pottery at
an bong found in the two upper prehistoric cities t APP
pears that only unsuccessful attempt had been
made the pOters wheel. DR.. Schliemann Is
BOuOg ue-surMer correcting the English and German
sheets OF mis- work Myccn9; but he expects 70
finish the JOB this month"; aud then he viii hasten 70
Athens to fetch his collection to London