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Ancient Masonry.

DR.. lie Ploueeon, a distinguished archaOI-
ogis', writes the Toll wing interesting letter
from Merida, lucatan:
81 have discovered the ruins of all ancient
Mosonie temple, " here the priests and ma
giciars used to gather in order to &c 'ebraie
thelr mysteries. Tit , asrnic lodge of those
belonging to the first degree fronts toward
the north; that of Masors belonging to the
second and third degrees points to The south.
| have found a few of tie mystical dice. a
stone OH which il carved an apron with a
hand on it, and a caballstic stone (the stone
is of such a description that your correspond
ent is of the opinion that he found a similar
stone in the temple Of H~eliopolis). nave
taken copies in clay, and shall try to estab-
lish The relation between these discovered
Masonic attribute ard those found at Mem
pins and Thebrs. | think L may not be mis-
taken if suspect a relation as well With those
attributes discovered by Gorringe OH The PED
estal OF the Cleopatra obelisk at present in
Central Park, New York"
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BGIsToI.. y. H., Oct. 6.--Tne shock Of an
earthquake was felt here a litlle after mid
might. 1t passed from west to east and made
a noise like the rumbiing OF a heavy train of
cars, and shook buildings ~perceptibly.
RALEIGH, \. e., Oct. 5.-The tobacco
crop of this section is reported badly injured
by the first frost last night.
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The American Swell in London.

There is a. cool deal Of this Amer can
soon as he gets here he begins to eut every
thing American He agrees With the average
BIZ fisher that Americans are doubtful cattle,
aud he drops his acquaintance with them in
order to square himself with the portsrs, 'bns
drivers and hotel walters with whom he
comes in conta act Onea " his fancies-his
pet fancy-is that nobody you'd suspect him
of being an American He hugs this dear de-
fusion to his bosom til some day when, bav.
ing repelled with what he c 'Dceives to be
aural hauteur, the prefer of a r4d-s hirted
boot-bIack, "Give 'em a riggiier Yankee
Doodle shine, sir??" The very first shop he
drops iuto, he is asked by the suave clerk,
"Wot kind u weather ave you bin q 'avin on
the other side, sir?"
Less than a week of tins sort of thing does
for the American swell. He begins to hate
the British. He makes no impression in a So
cial way. save on the ladies Of the Strand and
OF Hay market. He concludes that the po-
| litical and social system of Great Britain is a
sham. and he hies himself away to Paris.
There are still others who form a part of
this American inuidation, who are neither
swells nor asses, but unmistakable Americans
who are not ashamed OF their country, and
Whose conntrymen here are not ashamed OF
them. They stay here for "A time, they find
much to admire and much more which they
note down as something TO he avoided. and
when they leave they have made no enemies
among the English whom they have enroua-
tered, but have learned to like better the
country to which they belong.-Lonaon tette,
to Ckicdg0l Times. sF1. %4@m"I -.a
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Astronomy is a beautiful science. We ale
told thai if a railway was run from the earth
TO the nearest fixed sssf, aBdtlia fare was ole
penny for every on~cuhandred miles, and if
youtook'a mass of gold to the ticket office
equal to the national debts 800 DOC, 900
it world not be sufficient to pay for a ticket
to the nearest fixed star aforesaid Ii this be
the case it matters very little to us whether
such a railroad is ever constructed. 1t would
be mighty discourasing to go TO the ticket Of
flee with = mass eff gold equal to s., 100000
900 and be informed that the fare was s5,67S,-
O32, 900. If he ticket, agent wouldn't trust
until we got up we'd be compelled TO torego
the trip. --Eorristown Herald.
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InterWswd.

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Mi. ecu aoes NOV LIes'ppose a cnange OF
'osII; our II. "e.e ueen anxious anu
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brilliant career - . member Of cpgeDtssi y
a part Of the political history q the buntrJ
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term expired on the 4th Of last March, He
never took his seat in the Senate, hasing
bean nominated -hY The lRepAb!ican. national.
convention at Chicago FOR the presidency,
and elected by the people on the second day,
of November, 1880. sis
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DR.. BliSS' RepC TT.

NEW YORK. Oct. 5.-The Medical Record
next Saturday will contain the report of DR..
Bliss of the case of President Garfield also
an illustrated account OF the autopsy. Bliss
concludes his report by saying it is but just
to myself to state that my prOgDostic OF the
case was based on a lesion of minor import
ance. Had one diagnosis been correct, mod
trn surgery should have conducted the case
to II successful terminati"l. | believe the
medical profession whom | address will bear
me out that the prognostics were correct if
the diagnosis had also been correct.
was not always able during the progress
OF the case to account for many of the more
complicated symptoms and yet | conld not
succeed in learning OF any more extensive or
conplica,ing LESSONS than were first suspected.
Hecalls upor the professions to declare wheth-
er the knowledge of the relative position Of
the patient to the assassin, the character of
the missile and condition Of the lesion and
symptoms which followed would have di-
rected investigation toward the actual track
and Judgment of the ball..
FoRr Ross, Manitoh., Oct. "a gale
Tuesday night aud Wednesday morning
handled severely the smaller craft on the
coast. Nearly all report losses of sails and
spars and SO ~ were driven ashore. One
schooner lost seven men; another two. tt e
lite saving crews rescued many seamen
WASHINGTON. Oct. 5.-rhis has been a
quiet day al the temporary executive man
sion Oh Capitol Hill. General Sherman and
Benjamin F. Butler dined with the President
and after dinner tn" President and General
Sherman took a drive: Secretary kirkwood
also called on the President to-day.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5.-District Attorney
Corkhill is expected to have the indictment
against Guiteau rea dy for final presentation
tomorrow. Geo. NJ. Scuville is Gniteau's
counsel. He was on motion of the District
Attorney to day admitted to the bar of the
! Supreme court OF the District.
OswEGo, N Y, Oct. GA fire broke GU,
this morning in the business part of the vii
iase of Pulaski aud several buildings on boil
sides Of Main street burned. !. steamer ha!
been sent there from this city I'D
BosToN, Oct. 3.-Wolfsboro reports til,
thermometer has fallen 50 dogs. n the sam,
day afternoon. IL marked IS this morning
Snow squalls are frequent Today. Fruit i
frozen Oh the trees and blown oil.
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Haidee sends in a poem beginning:

liaidee sends in a poem beginning:
My brain is pulrerized with woe;
My heart is stepped in sorrow;
And death dark beam n ny Ger me flow
. Before this time tomorrow.
The waves of agony and pain
Are round me hercely beating,
Because nv John took Mary Jane
Pendennis home from meeting"
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Dismayed.

W~AsnlNGToN, Oct. S. The dismay of
the parties implicated was unconcealed TO-
day when Conk opened The prosecution in
the Star rou e cases by information in tesd
Of waiting to obtain Indictment. The fact
that one day more of non action on the part
of the prosecution would have been fatal to
this particular set Of gases was not unknown
TO the accused, and it is more than suspected
it. furnished Il clue to the motive which led 10
the adjourn ment Of the grand jury from Sep
tamber 18th to October Sd. No sufficient
reason was given fr this action Of t t Dis
trict Attorney, and the courts purpose to do
so was not suspected by McVeagi. and his
indignation has never ceased. Many are now
convinced that the adjourn" ent filed is too
closely III with the Interests OF every %int!uen-
tial combination.
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CUItAGO. Oct. 7-Rattle Sreek Ills DOs-
sesses a cas-. which attracts mach attention. in
th. medical world. Mrs Sslie Graham
wear MOO lad a tooth extracted Tha nns,a
ton was 40 painful that II caused , nervous.
SHOCK and n.r.,vsiS of tho sto,n,ch vh;ct,
has continued ev.r since For . v.ar mn fnol
las nasspd her Inns. She has h.an zen, alive
hy iniac,ions and nntr;t;nus hattie 10,
we;obt is reduced from 1SO tn 70 nonnds
| She 81 ems two or three bours uiy,,tlv and
unnn awaken,pg IL seiz.d with itching which
cout;nues throueb the dav. She has lost her.
,eason and voice and dsaih ia daijv an;c;na-
ted. The case has been frequently described
anu ~ ~ Wy nel p"ss'c'Sns 'roh
LII "'' '"o o""' ''"'oS
W~AsAiNGToS, Oct. 3.--rhe Presid' ut
wishes TO avoid a dead-lock. Senators OF both
parties here since the announcement that
there Will be TWO Democratic Senators paired,
Slater ana FAR, It's seen the Republicans can,
II they sc mt, prevent the election OF a Dem
ocratic presiding officer by breaking a quorum
The rules OF the Senate provide that a quorum
sworn Senators a majority win he 81 in tnIl
Sep.,e. Tine DamUcr.is hsve AZ without
N,hora and including David Davis With
on, the two n.irad Sana,ors thay h.va m ono
shor, of a o,,nr,,r,. 80
"A>IitNGToN' Oct. AT IL Il. nj. the
,nn.,"Iad G"i,a.n,s nas Thn WV. &c.
rn,n;,nnnsIv a tam. biII hut i, lid No, %
mar, -, n,,o,o tha oour, soma hnl;or, 90,
aaesn viii no orr,i,n.i bsfora ,ho ann, , 3D.
,ou,,s ,o-d.v Ahnnt IN. oIc,nnL Enra,nau
Chtrchman placed III the hands of Corkhill
the presentmenl against Gulteall for the
murder of james A. Garfield, by wounding
him with a bullet fired fIom a pistol III the
hands OF llas. j. Guiteau, at the Baltimore
INV
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-Captain Howgate
was brought into the criminal court this
morning in obedience to a writ OF habeas
corpus. District Attorney Corkhil stated
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SIDE DAsHEs.

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ThSa1rst thing that some wssSnslsil VBnt
TO dSwhen they get to hi6Fen pill TO
hunt Up . broom and dust In md & to
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Italians. from Earl Cowpers unsurpassed
gallery at Panshanger, and an equally magnificent
assemblage Of Dutch masters. Other owners con-
tribute literally fine paintings by Reynolds and
Gainsborough. The exhibition altogether is among
the richest and most varied get opened The atten-
dance of the paying public is yearly increasing.
Mr.. PULEsToNs DINNER TO Mr.. GowRN.
Nr. PulestOn's dinner on Tuesday at the Conserva-
tive Club to Franklin B. Gowen of the Reading
Railroad, proved to be an important and significant
demonstration, collecting numerous distinguished
guests, including Earl Dunmore. Viscount Bury,
Lord Ashley, Sir Alexander Gait. Sir Drummond
Wolff, Sir Edward Reed. the Lord Mayor, WiamJ.
Hoppin. Secretary OF the American Legation, and
Canon FaTrar. Minister Lowell and Mr.. Walter of
The Times. who were unavoidaby absent. wrote
in terms of marked compliment to Mr.. Goweu.
Most of the above named persons made
speeches congratulating Mr.. Gowen on his fnan-
cial success Frequent references to his services
in suppressing the "Moy Maguires" in Pennsyl-
vanla elected great applause and expressions of
wish that he would take charge Of Ireland.
BOOTH'S TRIUMPH IN THE FOOLS REVENGE"
Booths success in 1.-THE FOOLS Revenge" was
much more brilliant than the newspapers Indicate.
The audience on Boxing Night. though noisy and
hilarious, was enthusiastic and many excellent
judges have since privately expressed the opinion
that this original and picturesque performance is
not less powerful than daring. CIV. s.
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FouR D.IYS MORE TO LIVE.

PREPARING FOR TIE HANGING or LAMMENs AND
MRS. MtIERHOEEFER
Deputy sheriff Davis. of Essex County, n.
j. % oc, eIcd TO Es,N County Ja ate Friday after
noon and nformeI Franz L,uImens. who, with Mrs.
he murder John eierhoeer that the Chancellor Of
the tate au refused to grant writ Of error In his
aud that there nuS remained legal resort for mis-
COUNSEL IamIuens was with his spiritual advisors
wnrn the deputy called Since the morning he had re-
fus d food lie was taken from his cell 10 u room
ubove wncre he met Deputy Davis, who told
hIm he lad an Important communication
for him from the Governor. Lammens
instantly brghtcucd up, II anticipating good news.
Wnen the deputy informed hun Of the action OF the
Cbancellor he shuddcreG. Immediately afierward ne
reap,ed into MS former cuuuOn OF mOrOsencss. He
WAS takcn ba To Hi- CELL a1d watchers ap-
for but prlsuncrs keep them III constant sur
yeillance.
FIR day morning Mrs MeierhOefer had three v!Sitors
The frat w.s ncr youngest SIe not nn ected
10 any degree by the n.rVicw. but gave MN mOthcry
advice aud ~ Irsented HIM with u Bible. she made no
eercucc 10 ,ua!iOu. IIrr other sou called after
wnrtI ana con vcrsru wh her for time. Later an
NJ, interview was affecting Mr.. McIerhVenrr ~cpC
several times Yrs,eruay both the prisoners we've quiet
Linipcus, VINO smokes Pl c0nilhuF lay on MS cnt
AL day lie nil.Ii 10 reuse 1uOh en- tho ucpuV
INF ruch MrIcruUehcr that there was no Iurher
hons Tor nrr she va, apparently NOT disturbed.
1ue for LbC hanging Are The same as at
thr nnsiig Of an o chwo.d IN tir same JAIL IHe
gAlluw- Nncn viii nO hc taAth 10 Tue J uh,l' tN ga"
ieture ne hanging. wIlI he erected III tn1 ialn alI
rupe noidIrg weight viii pass through me huOr 10
"A we'll beneath. A'ter brraK. 1st next Ilnrsudy tne
priIoners will br removed their present Cels 10
cella o. The Oti OF The cOrridur No Onc ~ alO"'u
to see plsuner The prlsohcfs VIII Dc nahscu
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Thursday night, the men taking turns to slip away

Thursday night, the men taking turns to slip away
to get food and drink.
Thursday evening Detective Healey was sent to
inspector Byrne9 as q deputatiOn to inform him OF
the desperate position of the men, and the apparent
hOpeessness of their task. The Inspector briefly
trudged back wearily with his message. The pros
pect OF another night in a snow-bank was almost
lntolerable. but the detectives crOuched be-
hind their sign-hoard till 1 o'clock in
the morning. when small. wiry man passed them
and ascended the stOop of the lonely house. It
and the officers rushed upon the criminal and made
him prisoner before he could recover from the
surprise of the sndden assault. Then they
set their faces toward the city and took
up the nearest way home at a
quick trot that restored circulation to their
at bis capture locked upa Police Headquarters
early yesterday evening. Information of their cap
ture was telegraphed to Florence. The dispatch
was crossed bv one from Consul Crosby who had
been advised or Engalss arrest 1t contained the fol-
lowing words:
"The Italian Government will send pxtradtion papers
immediately. Use all efforts to arrest Becker"
Charles Becker s well known to the police as
the man who perpetrated the $4,000 forgery
on the Union Trust Company III 1873.
He was arrested by Captain Alare. at the time
captain Of the Fourteenth Precinct and the plate OF
the forged check was found at his house. He was a
prisoner in the rombI and Ludlow Street Jail
for long ime hut escaped punishment. Before that
time be had been imprsncd in COnstantlnople for
forging Turkish bonds but escaped with two con-
toderates Elliot aud Draper. He is also. according
to information gained by the police, CHARGED with
commit ting u murder in Europe some years ago.
Edward Burns, who ia at large, Is a liquor dealer
at NJ rcer AMI HoustOn-sts in this city. Ho is uu-
der pole" surveillance.
The prisoners will be taken to co lrt to-day
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FOREIGN NOTES.

LONDON. Saturday. Jan. l. 1881.
The report OF NJ Blanqui death seems to haNo been
capard speciai correspondents at Paris say NJ Banqu
"a hnnelea. .Iy H. nud deatu IA nourly expected
The National Line 'steamcr Hevetla which arr yea
here Yesterday had been in collision Her port quarter
vas eousderabIy damaged aud the afterhold Dlled
with water. will DO locked at Birkenheau TOT re-
pairs.
Alfred New the proprietor OF extensive ironworks AZ
Trowel near Nottingham. failed. ana bis liabilities
are heavy James Bfierey Co., cotton spnners' OF
RJchiaie, have also failed. Liabilities siated ~
$4,000
IIanau aud Ross. the oarsmen, have issued cha
Ienae 10 auy two men Id the world for double scu
race for or 900 side. the race to take place
IN tho early part OF the ensuing season. They VIII allow
n falr portion Of tho stake for expenses In going 70
America 60 row. III inlau and LaycOck did good work
yes erday B0Ch are IN excellent hetitn'
The gross revenue OF the United Kingdom TOT 1851
was Rs3,2e0390 The receipts from customs decreased
during the year a4s2.O00, and from excise duties
e5o7,O00. Tho recsipts hom stamps increased
eaAs oo In eonseaueuee OF the changes In the probate
aus devised by Stafford Norbeote IN ns iast bua
CT Tine Post OhBce revenues SHOW nn lncrense VI
s2si 900 and the receipts from nlrgrspns klso,VVo
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TIE CONTESTS ATAABANK.
GrNEP4L sHtRPEs PROSPECTS, GOOD-MR PLATT
AND MR. CR WILEY N TOWN.
rRI IEGRAPu To THE TRIBUNE.l

AND MIR. CR WILEY N TOWN.
lPY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.
ALBANY, Jan. 1.-The Republican politicians
NJ the State Interested In the Sp akcrshp and Scnatora
contest are arriving by every tram DELAYED by
tho fnOwsorm ana the festivities Of New Years Day.
the members OF TIE Legislature are slow IN corning TO
the city Not than forty OF the 1GO members Of
both houses yet here.
The members in the city have been subjected to vigOr
ous canvass. There been strenuous attempt made
dsontanple the Senatorial contest from that over
the Spcakcrshp, but the attempt has not yet sue
ceeded.
universally believed tonight that General Sharpe
has majority OF the members In favor Of his election
IA Speaker A canvass OF the votes OF the Assembly
men here shows that he IL ahead In the race. Mr.
sharpes friends claim that they have advccs which In
drate that be has sxtyhye Of the eghtyone votes OF
the Republican Assemblymen.
chi DennsOn. OF Utica. directs General sharpe's
campaign with all the skil that he showed In manag
ing CUnkl g. candidacy for the Prcsdcncy at
the Cincinnati Convention IN 1876 Among others VINO
show an interest In the for speaker also are
United States VI lrsna Pawn, Superintendent OF PUBIC
Works butcher, Canal Auditor Place. Police Justice
Patterson Ex-C0u2ressmdn Dayy, General Henry A.
Bainum Chester A. CO.e
Mr. sklnne,'s friends despondent early this
morning. At the utmost they have not claimed more
than 3 for him for speaker and tney lost some OF
these during asi night Senator RODeit~On arrived III
the afternoon, and INSPIRED them with fresh courage.
Mr. Crowley says that he Ia candidate Tor SENATOR,
ana blicyes hot he has powerful support among the
members OF tho Legislature.
Thomas G. Fitt an tlrr candidate reached here by
late tram t0nIgni. Mr. Plat. While not Announcing
himself publicly candidate, mnk"s no secret or the
fact that has come here To discover his prospects
Chauncey ST. pew tor sinator. also arrived here to-
night MANY friends ~ the oincr candidates, Levi T.
apItcn, Ycr.PIcsid NJ Wheeler and sherman b. Rogers
arc also heic.
ffsro,her Albqny N,cs SEE 19n Iagcl
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ARREST OF NOTED FORGERS.

BOLD WORK IN EUROPE AND AMERICA.
OBTAINING MONEY IN EUROPE ON FORGED LETTERS
OF CREDIT-FoRGERs TRAVELLING AS TOURISTS
"A PART OF THE GANG RETREATS TO THE
UNITED sTATEs-oPERATIoNs OF THLR BRAVER
COMPANIoNs-ARREsTs IN THIS COUNTRY AND
ABROAD.
band of skilful forgers. whose operations
have been carried on successfully in this
country and in Europe by means of forged
letters of credit presented by criminals travel
ling as American tourists, has been broken up
by the efforts of the police in Florence, Italy,
and of the detectives in this city and Balti-
more. Three of the members of the band
were arrested in Florence last week, and
yesterday two of their fellows were lodged at
Police Headquarters, leaving only one man
out of prison. The career of the captured
fOrgers forms o remarkable chapter in the
history of criminals, and their arrest is con-
sidered by the police as of greater Importance
than any others which have been made for
years.
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4 HOUSE S7RICKEN WITH DIPHTHERL4.

Samuel Crump owns a handsome house at Mont
clair, ~ j. The house is fitted up with all the
modern convenlences aud appliances supposed to
insure the health of occupants. short time ago
was atIacksd with dIphtheria and he died last Sun
day. "Wednesday another son, age eight, died from
the same disease. Friday night 2 little daughter
18th the disease and IS not expected to live. and
Mrs. Crnmp has also been Frustrated. The source
If the disease has bsen traced to the ventiatlng
Ninea which. being placed too close to tho sewer
ppes received the poisonous gases aud intro
iluced them into tue house.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-02
TELEGRAPHIC NOTES.
AUBURN PRISON REPORT.

AuBuRN, n Y, JAM 1.-The report OF Auburn
Priaon Tor December shows surplus OF fb9OSl.
BOILER TENDER FATALLY soALDED
sPRINGEIELD. Mass. Jan. 1.-EraDcIS Cole.
her Tender Al tho seymour Cutlery WORKS. Hoyoke was
scaded BY escaping steam this morning. and ded soon 1te
AS GOOD AS AN ELECTION.
Or TouIs Ian. l.-Michaei bicEanis was nomi-
mated president OF Merchants Exchange There was
no opposition ueket -
puIIADeIPHIA, Jan. 1.-ln Decemoer e,O97 .z6o
peces were coined the United states Mint IN hs c
re 28 lao eagles 0S70iD half eages lOOO uEeeOuar
pieces aud 700, $50 silver dollarA.